Recurvirostra americana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, fairly common east. Uncommon, locally common, regular breeder west and west central north of North Platte River Valley (east to Lincoln Co), and Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor away from breeding locations. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6614, 17 Jun 1902 […]
KILLDEER
Charadrius vociferus Status: Common regular breeder statewide. Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally rare regular winter visitor North Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere south and east. 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 […]
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 (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 9, 10, 11 <<<>>> Jun 4, 4, 5 An earlier date is 28 Mar 2019 Kearney […]
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Pluvialis dominica Status: Locally common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6121, 23 Sep 1916 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Mar 14, 15, 15 <<<>>> May 31, Jun 1, 1 Earlier dates are 6 Mar 2009 Tamora WPA, […]
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
Pluvialis squatarola CYNOSURAE Status: Uncommon, locally common, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6127, 24 Oct 1897 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized, two in Eurasia and one, cynosurae, in the Nearctic. AviList (2025) uses the English name Grey Plover. Nebraska birds are cynosurae. Spring: Apr 10, 11, 12 <<<>>> Jun […]
BLACK-NECKED STILT
Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus Status: Increasing. 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. Rare, locally uncommon regular summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 28534, 12 May 1956 Adams Co. Taxonomy: AviList (2025) recognizes four species […]