Pelecanus erythrorhynchus Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual breeder Sandhills. Uncommon, locally common, regular summer visitor central and west, uncommon elsewhere. Locally rare regular winter visitor south, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12393, 31 May 1959 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Changes Since […]
BROWN BOOBY
Sula leucogaster Status: Rare casual summer visitor central and east. Documentation: Photograph: 30 Jun 2014 Sarpy Co (Brogie 2015). Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): brewsteri of the Gulf of California and off western Mexico, leucogaster of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, plotus, of the Indian Ocean and central and western […]
WOOD STORK
Mycteria americana Status: Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 4 Jun 2014 Washington Co (Brogie 2015). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Summer: There are three accepted records: 4 Jun 2014 Boyer Chute NWR, Washington Co (cited above) 15 Jun and 2-3 Aug 2006 Saunders and Cass Cos (Silcock 2006) 29 Jun […]
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
Fregata magnificens ROTHSCHILDI Status: Rare casual fall visitor. Documentation: Specimen: 11 Nov 2020, UNSM ZM-19795, female, four miles north of Gothenburg, Dawson Co (Mark Peyton). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, magnificens, limited to Galapagos Islands, and rothschildi of the tropical western Pacific and Atlantic (Gill et al 2022). Nebraska birds are presumed rothschildi. Fall: There […]
COMMON LOON
Gavia immer Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Locally uncommon regular summer visitor west and central, rare east. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7652, 30 Oct 1919 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Mar 10, 11, 12 <<<>>> Jun […]
RED-THROATED LOON
Gavia stellata Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM-19794, 10 Nov 2020 Conestoga Lake, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: There are eight accepted records: 17 Mar 2018 basic adult Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster Co (Michael Willison photo; Brogie 2019) 21 Mar 2023 molting […]