Empidonax traillii CAMPESTRIS Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon central and west. Locally uncommon regular breeder statewide. Uncommon regular fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Recording: 1 Jun 1968 Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co (Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized by Pyle (1997), and four by Gill et al (2022) who include campestris […]
ALDER FLYCATCHER
Empidonax alnorum Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon central, rare west. Rare regular fall migrant east and central. Documentation: Specimen: PSM 17452, 4 Jun 1992 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Alder Flycatcher E. alnorum, and Willow Flycatcher E. traillii, were considered song types or subspecies within “Traill’s” […]
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
Empidonax flaviventris Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual central and west. Rare regular fall migrant east, rare casual central. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 1027, 13 Sep 1982 Albion, Boone Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: May 10, 11, 11 <<<>>> Jun 2, 3 (Silcock 2001), 3 (Brown et al […]
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
Contopus virens Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder east, uncommon east central, rare west central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10565, 4 Sep 1909 Roca, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Hybridization between Eastern and Western Wood-Pewees does occur in a narrow contact zone, see the […]
GRAY FLYCATCHER
Empidonax wrightii Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant west. Documentation: Description: 17 May 1999 Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Co (Dinsmore et al 2000, Jorgensen 2001). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: There are four accepted records: 4 May 2024 Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Co ( Mlodinow, eBird.org) 17 May 1999 Oliver Reservoir, […]
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens Status: Rare casual summer visitor west. Accidental breeder Kimball Co. Documentation: Photograph: 9 Jul 2007 Kimball Co (Mollhoff et al 2008, Brogie 2008). Taxonomy: A recent decision by AOS (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 […]