Coccyzus erythropthalmus Status: Rare regular breeder and spring and fall migrant east and central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM 6243, 6 Jul 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies recognized (Gill and Donsker 2017). Spring: May 10, 11, 11 <<<>>> summer Migrants appear in mid- to late May. Half of the spring arrival […]
BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
Selasphorus platycercus Status: Uncommon regular fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual east-central and east. Rare regular spring migrant and summer visitor west. Documentation: Photograph: 22-30 Aug 1987 Hastings, Adams Co (Grenon 1990). Taxonomy: Some authors (AOU 1957, Pyle 1997) have recognized two weakly-differentiated subspecies, platycercus in North America north of Mexico, and guatemalae of […]
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
Chordeiles minor minor, C. m. sennetti Status: Common regular spring migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Abundant regular fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: minor, UNSM ZM 10632 Child’s Point, Sarpy Co 22 May 1911; sennetti, UNSM ZM6253 Indian Creek, Sioux Co 5 Jul 1901. Taxonomy: Nine subspecies are recognized, seven in North America and two […]
AMERICAN COOT
Fulica americana americana Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common, locally abundant, regular breeder northcentral, fairly common elsewhere. Uncommon regular local winter visitor North Platte River Valley, lower Platte River Valley from Platte Co eastward including Lancaster Co and adjacent Missouri River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12607, 4 Aug 1911 […]
SORA
Porzana carolina Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common, locally common, regular breeder statewide, rare south of Platte River Valleys. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6106, 17 Sep 1902 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 4, 5, 5 <<<>>> summer Most arrive in mid- to late Apr and peak movement […]
WILD TURKEY
Meleagris gallopavo subsp. Status: Common, locally abundant, regular resident statewide. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 550, Holt Co 25 Oct 1980. Taxonomy: Six subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2022), two in Mexico and four in North America: silvestris Eastern Turkey, osceola Florida Turkey, intermedia Rio Grande Turkey of the central plains from Kansas south, and […]