Melospiza melodia melodia/euphonia/juddi, M. m. montana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and east-central, fairly common west-central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central, rare casual west. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east and North Platte River Valley, rare elsewhere.Documentation: Specimens: montana: UNSM ZM10614, 7 Dec 1910 Crawford, Dawes […]
SWAMP SPARROW
Melospiza georgiana georgiana, M. g. ericrypta Status: Common regular spring migrant east and central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Uncommon regular breeder north, rare elsewhere. Rare regular winter visitor southeast, Platte River Valley in central, and Republican River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7526, 15 Dec 1889, […]
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
Zonotrichia albicollis Status: Common regular spring migrant east and east-central, uncommon west-central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Rare regular winter visitor southeast and east-central Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2015, 2 Jun 1915 Inland, Clay Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et […]
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys, Z. l. gambelii, Z. l. oriantha Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, fairly common elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Common regular winter visitor west, uncommon south and southeast, rare northeast, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimens: gambelii, UNSM ZM7489, 19 Apr 1890 Crete, Saline Co; leucophrys, UNSM ZM7484, […]
FIELD SPARROW
Spizella pusilla Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and east central, uncommon west central, rare casual west. Rare casual winter visitor south. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7452, Apr 1888 Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies have been recognized (Pyle 1997): arenacea, breeding from Montana to North […]
LARK SPARROW
Chondestes grammacus grammacus, C. g. strigatus Status: Common regular breeder and spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: strigatus, UNSM ZM7348, 16 Jun 1901 Badlands, Sioux Co; grammacus, UNSM7353, 16 May 1914 Cass Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): strigatus, breeding from British Columbia to Manitoba south to California and west […]