Riparia riparia riparia Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10606, 10 May 1913 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized, only one of which occurs in the Western Hemisphere, riparia of North America (Gill et al 2022). This species is known […]
CLIFF SWALLOW
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota pyrrhonota Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10610, 10 May 1913 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Brown et al 2020, Gill et al 2022): pyrrhonota from Alaska to central California east to Newfoundland and Virginia, tachina from central California to northern New Mexico east […]
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
Sitta canadensis Status: Common regular resident north-central and west, rare casual elsewhere. Rare regular summer visitor statewide away from known breeding areas. Uncommon irregular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6563, 20 Feb 1896 Harrison, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Changes Since 2000: There are numerous Jun-Jul reports in […]
BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH
Sitta pusilla pusilla Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Video, voice recording: 13 Nov 2010, Lincoln, Lancaster Co (Brogie 2011). Taxonomy: Pyle (1997) recognized two weak subspecies, pusilla over most of the range, and caniceps in Florida, but recent authors (Gill et al 2022, Slater et al 2021) consider the species monotypic. Winter: There is one […]
CAROLINA WREN
Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus Status: Common regular resident southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Rare regular summer and winter visitor north and west of resident range. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11643, 27 Dec 1911 Rulo, Richardson Co. Taxonomy: Recent authors recognize 10 subspecies; of five that occur entirely north of Mexico, ludovicianus is found over most of the eastern US […]
TUFTED TITMOUSE
Baeolophus bicolor Status: Fairly common regular resident southeast. Rare casual fall, winter and spring visitor elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6547, 30 Nov 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: This species and Black-crested Titmouse (B. atricristatus) were split as full species by Banks et al (2002). No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). See Comments for notes […]