Geothlypis tolmiei monticola Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant west and west-central, rare casual east-central and east. Rare casual summer visitor northwest. Uncommon regular fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual east-central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM9517, 29 May 1932 Cherry Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Pitocchelli 2020, Gill et al 2022): tolmiei, breeding on the […]
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
Molothrus ater ATER, M. A. Artemisiae Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Rare regular winter visitor southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11867, 10 Oct 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies were recognized by AOU (1957) and more recently by Gill et al (2022), western artemisiae, eastern […]
COMMON GRACKLE
Quiscalus quiscula versicolor Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7029, 25 Mar 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): versicolor, breeding from Northwest Territories and northern New Mexico east to Newfoundland and […]
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
Quiscalus mexicanus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant southeast and south-central, uncommon elsewhere. Common regular breeder southeast and south-central, uncommon western Sandhills, rare elsewhere. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM17601, May 1998 Ceresco, Saunders Co. Taxonomy: Eight subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), five south of […]
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
Icterus galbula Status: Common regular spring migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and central, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7017, 30 Nov 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Hybridization occurs between this species and Bullock’s Oriole; […]
BULLOCK’S ORIOLE
Icterus bullockii Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual elsewhere. Fairly common regular breeder west and extreme southwest. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7010, 19 Jun 1901 Indian Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two weakly differentiated subspecies have been proposed (Pyle 1997), but generally considered monotypic (Gill et al 2022, Flood et […]