Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos Status: Rare casual spring and fall visitor central and east. Records: There are five records from three locations: 8 Apr 2023 Pier Park, Hall Co (Keeshan, Flohr; eBird.org) 7-11 May 2022, Deep Well WMA, Hamilton Co (Flohr, eBird.org) 28 Nov 2021, Pier Park, Hall Co (Flohr, eBird.org) 6-17 Dec 2023 […]
[MUSCOVY DUCK]
Cairina moschata Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Comments: Wild Muscovy Ducks occur in the US only in the Rio Grande River Valley, Texas, where they became established around 1984 after expanding their range northward (Eitniear et al 2020). According to eBird.org (accessed Apr 2023), established feral Muscovy Duck populations […]
Eastern x Western Meadowlark (hybrid)
Sturnella magna x Sturnella neglecta Status: Rare casual resident or visitor. Records: There are three reports (eBird.org, accessed Jan 2022), all of individuals exhibiting a mix of phenotypic characters. 2 Feb 2019 Lake McConaughy, Keith Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org) 26 May 2016 Brownlee Road, Cherry Co (Peterson, eBird.org; photo below) 29 Nov 2019 Carter Canyon, Scotts Bluff […]
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
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, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6857, 20 Apr 1901 Havelock, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: The subspecies coronata and auduboni were at one time considered separate […]
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: Rare casual fall migrant. Record: There are two records. The first was 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 […]