Setophaga coronata coronata Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare regular winter visitor from North Platte and Platte River Valley counties south and Missouri River Valley in northeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6857, 20 Apr 1901 Havelock, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: The subspecies coronata and auduboni were at one time considered separate species, Myrtle and […]
AUDUBON’S WARBLER
Setophaga auduboni auduboni Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant west and west central, uncommon east central, rare casual east. Uncommon regular breeder northwest. Rare casual winter visitor west central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6847, 21 May 1900 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: See discussion under Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler here. Birds breeding in Nebraska were assigned to […]
Ring-necked Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid)
Aythya collaris x marila Status: Accidental in fall. Record: The only record is of one along the south Shore of Lewis and Clark Lake, Knox Co 11 Dec 2020 (Strand, eBird.org). The observer’s description reads: “Adult male. Scaup with clean pale whitish flanks and a contrasting black back, similar in size to the female GRSC […]
BONO gets a facelift
If you are visiting the Birds of Nebraska – Online for the first time in a while, you are likely noticing an updated appearance and a slight redesign. First, it is important to point out that all the great content about Nebraska’s birds is still here and should be easier to access. We have simply […]
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AGeopelia cuneata Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: No subspecies recognized. Comments: A singleton was photographed at a feeder in Lincoln, Lancaster Co 27 Jul 2021 by Richard Kern; it had been there since at least 15 Jul. This individual was certainly an escaped or released bird as this species is native to Australia and is commonly […]
WESTERN GULL
Larus occidentalis Status: Accidental in spring. (Note- yet to be reviewed by NOURC) Documention: photograph and description: 7 Apr 2023 Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, Brenner; eBird.org). Taxonomy: There are two subspecies (Gill et al 2022), occidentalis of the Pacific Coast from Farallon Islands north to northwestern Washington, and wymani of the Pacific Coast […]