Anthus spragueii Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant central and east, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: USNM 79180, 30 Sep 1880 Papillion, Sarpy Co. There is a specimen, BMNH 1885.1.5.3, in the British Museum of Natural History that was donated by USNM; it was also collected at Papillion, Sarpy Co, but the collection date […]
EASTERN BLUEBIRD
Sialia sialis Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder east and central, uncommon west. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east, rare north, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6688, 23 Mar 1891 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are eight subspecies generally recognized (Gill et al 2022), four of these north of Mexico: […]
GRAY CATBIRD
Dumetella carolinensis carolinensis Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and east central, uncommon west central and west. Rare casual winter visitor south and southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11666, 18 May 1907 Omaha, Douglas Co. Taxonomy: There are two subspecies recognized: carolinensis, breeding from southeast Manitoba […]
EUROPEAN STARLING
Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Status: Common regular resident statewide, uncommon Sandhills. Common breeder (non-resident) statewide. Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular winter visitor south and east, uncommon north and west. Documentation: UNSM ZM6755, 7 Jun 1932 Saline Co. Taxonomy: There are 12-13 subspecies recognized, all but one in Eurasia (Pyle 1997, Gill et […]
PHAINOPEPLA
Phainopepla nitens Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Photograph: 1 Jan 1983 Alliance, Box Butte Co (Thomas 1983). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Chu and Walsberg 2020, Gill et al 2022): lepida, breeding from California east to west Texas and south to southern Baja California, and nitens, breeding in southwest Texas south into Mexico. The subspecies […]
EURASIAN TREE SPARROW
Passer montanus montanus Status: Rare casual winter visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 3 Feb 2007 Madison Co (Brogie 2008). Taxonomy: Nine subspecies are recognized throughout Eurasia (Gill et al 2022). The introduced North American population is derived from some 20 birds released in St. Louis, Missouri in 1870; these birds were thought to be from Baden-Wurttenberg, Germany […]