Parkesia noveboracensis Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10770, 8 May 1909 South Bend, Cass Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2022, Whitaker and Eaton 2020). Spring: Apr 23, 24, 24 <<<>>> May 27, 28, 28 Earlier dates are 9 Apr […]
OVENBIRD
Seiurus aurocapilla aurocapilla, S. a. cinereus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder northwest, north and east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6885, May 1900 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): cinereus, breeding in the Rocky Mountains from southern Alberta to Colorado and Nebraska, aurocapilla, breeding […]
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common breeder north-central and west, locally fairly common east and south. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6964, 18 May 1901 Nebraska City, Otoe Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Feb 15, 16, 17 <<<>>> summer […]
HERMIT WARBLER
Setophaga occidentalis Status: Rare casual spring migrant. Documentation: Photo: 15 May 2002 male 5.5 miles north of Creighton, Knox Co (Brogie 2002, 2003). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). This species and Townsend’s Warbler hybridize commonly in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon (Morrison and Hardy 1983). Although not reported for […]
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER
Setophaga nigrescens halseii Status: Rare casual spring migrant west, accidental east. Rare casual fall migrant west and central. Documentation: Photograph: 16 May 2008 Crescent Lake NWR, Garden Co (Brogie 2009). Taxonomy: Although two subspecies have been recognized (Pyle 1997), they are poorly differentiated and current authors treat the species as monotypic (Guzy and Lowther 2020, […]
GRACE’S WARBLER
Setophaga graciae graciae Status: Rare casual spring and fall visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 4 May 2008 Crescent Lake NWR, Garden Co (Brogie 2009). Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized, three of which occur from Mexico south to Nicaragua, and one in the US: graciae, breeding from southwestern US and northwest Mexico south to northern Sinaloa (Gill et […]