Bubo virginianus virginianus, B. v. subarcticus, B. v. lagophonus, B. v. pallescens Status: Common regular resident statewide. Rare regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: virginianus, UNSM ZM12752, 4 Nov 1902 Lancaster Co; subarcticus, UNSM ZM-16270 12 Mar 1990 Cuming Co. Taxonomy: Fifteen subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025); those whose ranges potentially include Nebraska are lagophonus […]
EASTERN SCREECH-OWL
Megascops asio maxwelliae Status: Common regular resident east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen, UNSM 12746, Beatrice, 22 Mar 1894. A specimen collected in Cherry Co May 1923 is KU74493 at the University of Kansas. Taxonomy: The use of Megascops instead of Otus for New World species of Otus (except for O. flammeolus Flammulated Owl, […]
NORTHERN HAWK-OWL
Surnia ulula caparoch Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 1231, Sheridan Co, 8 Dec 1912. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized, two in Eurasia and one, caparoch, in North America (AviList 2025). Record: There is one record. 8 Dec 1912, Sheridan Co (cited above). The single documented record, the specimen cited above, is a male […]
GOLDEN EAGLE
Aquila chrysaetos canadensis Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant west and central. Uncommon regular resident west. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, central, and northeast, rare southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12988, 8 Nov 1912 Comstock, Custer Co. Taxonomy: There are six subspecies recognized, five in Eurasia and one, canadensis, in North America and far northeast […]
FERRUGINOUS HAWK
Buteo regalis Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant west and central, rare casual east. Uncommon regular breeder west, rare west central. Uncommon regular winter visitor central and west, rare casual east. Breeding and migration Winter Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7687, Stapleton, Logan Co 24 Jan 1935. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). As with […]
BOREAL OWL
Aegolius funereus richardsoni Status: Accidental in fall. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2710, 5 Oct 1916 Inland, Clay Co. Taxonomy: Of seven recognized subspecies, all but one occur in Eurasia; the lone North American subspecies is richardsoni (AviList 2025). The Nebraska record is presumed richardsoni. Record: There is one record. 5 Oct 1916 Inland, Clay Co (cited […]