Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Status: Common regular resident south and east, uncommon north, locally rare west. Rare regular spring, fall, and winter visitor outside breeding range.Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7063, Dec 1884 Unadilla, Otoe Co. An earlier specimen, Nebraska’s first record for the species, is USNM 4854, Richardson Co 23 Apr 1856. Taxonomy: Nineteen subspecies are recognized […]
SCARLET TANAGER
Piranga olivacea Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east and Niobrara River Valley to Valentine, rare elsewhere. Uncommon regular breeder east, rare north. Uncommon regular fall migrant east and east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11098, 20 Jun 1907 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Short (1961) and Ford (1959) […]
WILSON’S WARBLER
Cardellina pusilla pusilla, C. p. pileolata, C. P. Chryseola Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and west, uncommon central. Common fall migrant west, uncommon east and central. Accidental in summer. Spring: Fall: Documentation: Specimens: pusilla, UNSM ZM10790, 4 Sep 1909 Roca, Lancaster Co; pileolata, UNSM ZM6916, 13 Sep 1919, Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Measurements: […]
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
Setophaga striata Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6873, 15 May 1901 Beatrice, Gage Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 20, 21, 21 <<<>>> May 30, 30, 31 Later dates are 3 Jun 2025 Dakota Co, 5 Jun […]
(NORTHERN) YELLOW WARBLER
Setophaga petechia aestiva, S. p. amnicola/RUBIGINOSA (includes parkesi) Status: Common regular breeder and spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimens: aestiva, UNSM ZM11952, 21 May 1895 Lancaster Co; rubiginosa (includes parkesi)/amnicola, UNSM ZM6823, 15 May 1901, Child’s Point, Sarpy Co (see Fig 1, below). Taxonomy: AviList (2015) recognized, as seperate groups, the temperate breeding group, […]
SUMMER TANAGER
Piranga rubra rubra Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant southeast, rare northeast and east central, rare casual elsewhere. Locally fairly common regular breeder southeast. Rare casual summer visitor statewide away from southeast. Uncommon regular fall migrant east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 1858, 10 May 1917 Fairbury, Jefferson Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized […]