Vireo cassinii cassinii Status: Uncommon regular fall migrant west, rare casual west-central. Rare casual spring migrant west, accidental east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11878, 8 Sep 1911 northwest of Crawford, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized by Gill et al (2022): cassinii of southwest Canada through the western USA to northern Baja California, and lucasanus […]
BELL’S VIREO
Vireo bellii bellii Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder central, fairly common east, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10541, 12 Aug 1907 (two birds) Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are four subspecies recognized, including pusillus, which has been proposed as a separate species, V. pusillus […]
NORTHERN SHRIKE
Lanius borealis BOREALIS Status: Fairly common regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6747, Mar 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Chesser et al (2017) recognized separate species in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, L. excubitor Great Gray Shrike of Eurasia, and L. borealis Northern Shrike of North America with five subspecies, only one of which, borealis, […]
LEAST FLYCATCHER
Empidonax minimus Status: Common regular spring migrant statewide. Common regular fall migrant east and central, fairly common west. Rare casual breeder north and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6391, 9 May 1903 Havelock, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Apr 25, 26, 26 <<<>>> Jun 4, 4, 5 Later dates […]
EASTERN KINGBIRD
Tyrannus tyrannus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11592, 10 May 1892 Jamaica, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: A recent revision by Chesser et al (2018) changed the order of subfamilies within the Tyrannidae, placing Tyranninae (Nebraska-occurring genera Myiarchus, Pitangus, Tyrannus) ahead of Fluvicolinae (Nebraska-occurring genera Contopus, Empidonax, Sayornis, Pyrocephalus). We […]
WESTERN KINGBIRD
Tyrannus verticalis Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder west and central, fairly common east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM13464, 10 May 1903 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: A recent decision by Chesser et al (2018) rearranged the order of subfamilies within the Tyrannidae, placing Tyranninae (Nebraska-occurring genera Myiarchus, Pitangus, Tyrannus) ahead of Fluvicolinae (Nebraska-occurring genera […]