Melospiza georgiana georgiana, M. g. ericrypta Status: Common regular spring migrant east and central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Uncommon regular breeder north, rare elsewhere. Rare regular winter visitor southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7526, 15 Dec 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList […]
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
Zonotrichia albicollis Status: Common regular spring migrant east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Common regular fall migrant east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Rare regular winter visitor east and south, rare casual north and swest. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2015, 2 Jun 1915 Inland, Clay Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). This […]
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys, Z. l. gambelii, Z. l. oriantha Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, fairly common elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Common regular winter visitor west, uncommon south and east, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimens: gambelii, UNSM ZM7489, 19 Apr 1890 Crete, Saline Co; leucophrys, UNSM ZM7484, 3 May […]
FIELD SPARROW
Spizella pusilla Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and east central, uncommon west central, rare casual west. Rare regular winter visitor south. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7452, Apr 1888 Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Carey et al 2020, AviList 2025). Although two subspecies […]
LARK SPARROW
Chondestes grammacus grammacus, C. g. strigatus Status: Common regular breeder and spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: strigatus, UNSM ZM7348, 16 Jun 1901 Badlands, Sioux Co; grammacus, UNSM7353, 16 May 1914 Cass Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): strigatus, breeding from British Columbia to Manitoba south to California and west Texas, wintering […]
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular winter visitor North Platte and Platte River Valleys south. Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7513, 22 Apr 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), albeit poorly differentiated (Pandolfino et al 2023): gracilis, […]