Piranga flava Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Videotape: 6 Jan 1999 West Point, Cuming Co (Jorgensen 2001, 2003). Taxonomy: Fifteen subspecies are recognized (Eddleman 2020, AviList 2025), usually divided into three groups, one northern consisting of five subspecies, two of which occur in the US: hepatica, breeding from northwest and central Arizona and southwest New […]
SWAINSON’S WARBLER
Limnothlypis swainsonii Status: Accidental in spring. Documentation: 15 May 2018 Wilderness Park, Lancaster Co; recordings: Stearns (2018), Leger (2018); photograph: Carlini (2018). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Record: The single accepted record is of one at Wilderness Park, Lancaster Co 15 May 2018 (cited above; Brogie 2019). This bird was located early in […]
BREWER’S BLACKBIRD
Euphagus cyanocephalus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, uncommon east. Fairly common regular breeder west. Uncommon regular winter visitor from the North Platte and Platte River valleys south and Missouri River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7025, 20 Jun 1901 Indian Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized […]
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus, A. p. fortis, A. p. arctolegus Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common, locally abundant breeder statewide. Fairly common regular winter visitor south and east, uncommon west, rare north. Documentation: Specimens: phoeniceus, UNSM ZM6993, 11 May 1914 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; fortis, UNSM ZM6987, 1 Jul 1916 Scotts Bluff Co; arctolegus, […]
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Euphagus carolinus carolinus Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare central, rare casual west. Uncommon regular fall migrant east and central, rare west. Uncommon regular winter visitor east and south, rare north, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM9568, 31 Oct 1919 Niobrara Valley Preserve, Cherry Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Avery 2020, AviList […]
VIRGINIA’S WARBLER
Leiothlypis virginiae Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant west. Documentation: Photograph: 17 May 2015 Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Co (Brogie 2016). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). It has been suggested that this species and Nashville Warbler are conspecific (Phillips et al 1964), or at least comprise a superspecies (Mengel 1964). Spring: There are […]