Vermivora cyanoptera Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor east and central. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10813, 15 May 1888 Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). For a discussion of hybridization of this species and Golden-winged Warbler, see the Golden-winged x […]
MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER
Geothlypis tolmiei monticola Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant west and west-central, rare casual east-central and east. Rare casual summer visitor northwest. Uncommon regular fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual east-central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM9517, 29 May 1932 Cherry Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Pitocchelli 2020, AviList 2025): tolmiei, breeding on the Pacific slope […]
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
Molothrus ater ATER, M. A. Artemisiae Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Rare regular winter visitor south and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11867, 10 Oct 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): artemisiae of interior western Canada and western US, ater of the […]
COMMON GRACKLE
Quiscalus quiscula versicolor Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east, rare North Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7029, 25 Mar 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): versicolor, breeding from Northwest Territories and northern New Mexico east […]
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
Quiscalus mexicanus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder southeast and south-central, uncommon elsewhere. Uncommon regular winter visitor North Platte River Valley, south, and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM17601, May 1998 Ceresco, Saunders Co. Taxonomy: Eight subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three north of Mexico: nelsoni, breeding and wintering from southeast […]
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
Icterus galbula Status: Common regular spring migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and central, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7017, 30 Nov 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Hybridization occurs between this species and Bullock’s Oriole; see https://birds.outdoornebraska.gov/bullocks-x-baltimore-oriole-hybrid/. […]