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, AviList 2025): pyrrhonota from Alaska to central California east to Newfoundland and Virginia, except Tennessee to Oklahoma and Texas, tachina from central California to […]
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 (AviList 2025). Changes Since 2000: There are numerous Jun-Jul reports in recent years […]
BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH
Sitta pusilla Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Video, voice recording: 13 Nov 2010, Lincoln, Lancaster Co (Brogie 2011). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025, Slater et al 2021). Winter: There is one record: 8 Nov 2010- 31 Jan 2011 Holmes Lake, Lincoln, Lancaster Co (Einemann 2011, Brogie 2011). One of the more stunning finds […]
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: Ten subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025); of five that occur entirely north of Mexico, ludovicianus is found over most of the […]
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: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). See comments in Black-crested Titmouse account regarding relationships between Black-crested and Tufted Titmouses. See Comments for notes on use of plural “titmouses” or “titmice”. […]
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
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: Seven subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three […]