Sitta carolinensis carolinensis, S. c. nelsoni Status: Common regular resident east, central, Pine Ridge, and North Platte River Valley, uncommon elsewhere west. Uncommon regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: carolinensis: UNSM ZM11608, 23 Mar 1895 Lancaster Co; nelsoni: UNSM ZM6557, 14 Jun 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Gill et al (2022) recognized seven subspecies, […]
PURPLE MARTIN
Progne subis Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east, uncommon central, rare casual west. Common regular breeder east, locally common east central, rare west central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10234, 30 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are three subspecies recognized (Gill et al 2022): arboricola of coastal British Columbia to southern California and New […]
BARN SWALLOW
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6456, 27 Apr 1904 Falls City, Richardson Co. Taxonomy: Eight subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), seven of which occur in Eurasia and Africa; the only subspecies breeding in North America is erythrogaster of Alaska, Canada, and the USA […]
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW
Tachycineta thalassina thalassina Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant west, rare casual west central, accidental east central. Uncommon regular breeder west. Documentation: UNSM ZM6449, 22 Jun 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are currently recognized (Brown et al 2020, Gill et al 2022): thalassina from Alaska and Canada south through western USA […]
FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK
Dendrocygna bicolor Status: Rare casual summer visitor. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (Hohman and Lee 2020). Records: 5-24 Jun 2018 Wagon Train Lake SRA, Lancaster Co (Haugen; Brogie 2019) 28 Oct 2020 Clear Creek WMA, Keith Co (Brogie 2021). A group of four was first discovered at Wagon Train Lake SRA, Lancaster Co by […]
SEDGE WREN
Cistothorus stellaris Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant east and east-central, rare casual west-central and Panhandle. Rare regular breeder east and east-central (May-Jun; “early peak”). Uncommon regular breeder east and east-central (Jul-Aug; “late peak”). Accidental in winter. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6605, 28 Aug 1902 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: The North American taxon stellaris differs from all […]