Charadrius vociferus Status: Common regular breeder statewide. Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally rare regular winter visitor west, rare casual east and south. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6117, 30 Mar 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are three subspecies, vociferus of North America south to northwest Mexico, ternominatus of the Bahamas and Greater Antilles, […]
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
Charadrius semipalmatus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6155, 5 Oct 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 11, 11, 11 <<<>>> Jun 4, 4, 5 Earlier dates are 28 Mar 2019 Kearney Co, and 9-10 […]
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Pluvialis dominica Status: Locally common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6121, 23 Sep 1916 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Mar 14, 15, 15 <<<>>> May 31, Jun 1, 1 Arrival is in late Mar and peak migration occurs towards the end of Apr and […]
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
Pluvialis squatarola Status: Uncommon, locally common, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6127, 24 Oct 1897 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 15, 17, 17 <<<>>> Jun 5, 5, 6 There are earlier dates 16-23 Mar 2012 Smith WPA, Clay Co, 3 Apr 2012 Saunders Co, 5 Apr 2012 […]
BLACK-NECKED STILT
Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, uncommon east. Locally uncommon regular breeder western Sandhills, rare Scotts Bluff Co and Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 28534, 12 May 1956 Adams Co. Taxonomy: Two or three subspecies are recognized, only one in North America, mexicanus; the […]
SNOWY PLOVER
ANARHYNCHUS nivosus nivosus Status: Rare regular spring visitor central, rare casual elsewhere. Rare regular breeder northeast, rare casual southcentral and Lake McConaughy, Keith Co. Rare casual summer visitor central and west. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6114, 16 May 1903 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Kentish Plover C. alexandrinus has been traditionally treated […]