Sayornis phoebe Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Fairly common regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central and Pine Ridge, rare elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6367, 21 Mar 1903 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2925). Eastern Phoebe occasionally hybridizes with Black Phoebe; this issue was discussed […]
WILLOW FLYCATCHER
Empidonax traillii CAMPESTRIS Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and central, uncommon 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: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three in the western US, brewsteri from southwest British Columbia to […]
ALDER FLYCATCHER
Empidonax alnorum Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and east central, uncommon west central and west. Uncommon regular fall migrant east and central, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: PSM 17452, 4 Jun 1992 Lancaster Co. One collected in Keith Co 27 May 1993 is UNSM ZM20522. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Alder Flycatcher […]
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 (AviList 2025). Spring: May 10, 11, 11 <<<>>> Jun 3, 3 (Silcock 2001), 3 (Brown et al 1996) Earlier […]
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
Contopus virens Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder east, uncommon east central, locally uncommon west central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10565, 4 Sep 1909 Roca, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Hybridization between Eastern and Western Wood-Pewees does occur in a narrow contact zone, see the Western […]
GRAY FLYCATCHER (AMERICAN GREY 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 (AviList 2025). AviList (2025) uses the name American Grey Flycatcher to avoid confusion with other “grey/gray flycatchers”. Spring: There are six accepted records: 2 May […]