Setophaga coronata x SETOPHAGA Auduboni Status: Uncommon spring and fall migrant west and central, rare east. Rare casual winter visitor east. Taxonomy: The subspecies coronata and auduboni were at one time considered separate species, Myrtle and Audubon’s Warblers respectively, but since 1983 have been treated as conspecifics due to the presence of hybrid zones from […]
Yellow-throated Vireo x Blue-headed Vireo (hybrid)
Vireo flavifrons x VIREO solitarius Status: Accidental in fall. Record: A single bird identified as this hybrid was photographed at Ash Hollow State Historical Park, Garden Co, 6 Sep 2022 (Steven Mlodinow, https://ebird.org/checklist/S118246264). Comments: This hybrid appears to be exceptionally rare (McCarthy 2006); eBird (eBird.org, accessed Mar 2024) shows only two other records, from Oswego […]
BONO adds Limpkin species account
The Birds of Nebraska – Online added a new species account following Karen Kader’s astounding discovery of a Limpkin in Sarpy County on 23 June. The Limpkin has been seen and enjoyed by many since the initial discovery. A Limpkin in Nebraska would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, but this species has […]
LIMPKIN
Aramus Guarauna Status: Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 23 Jun 2022, Wehrspann Wetlands mitigation pond, Sarpy Co (K. Kader et al., eBird.org). Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized, one of which, pictus, occurs north of Mexico (Gill et al 2021). The Nebraska records presumably are of pictus. Records: There are two records. One was found […]
Western x Clark’s Grebe (hybrid)
Aechmophorus occidentalis x AECHMOPHORUS clarkii Status: Rare regular spring and fall migrant west and west central. Rare casual breeder Keith Co. Documentation: Photograph: 25 May 2020 Box Butte Reservoir SRA, Dawes Co (Leukering, Dunning; eBird.org). Taxonomy: Hybridization occurs between the two Aechmophorus species. Konter (2011) found around 3.5% of birds in sympatric breeding populations in […]
Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Anser caerulescens x Branta CANADENSIS Status: Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Winter: There are 17 records from 26 Oct- 23 Mar, only two from the east central and east: two were at Glenn Cunningham Lake, Douglas Co 26-27 Oct 2018 and two were at Stoneridge Lake, Buffalo Co 31 Dec 2023. One remained at Scottsbluff […]