Haemorhous purpureus purpureus Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor east and central, rare west. Documentation: UNSM ZM7120, 1891 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): purpureus, breeding in south-central and southeast Canada and the northeast USA, wintering to southeast USA, and californicus, breeding in southwest Canada and western […]
REDPOLL
Acanthis flammea Status: Uncommon regular winter visitor north, east, and west, rare south. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7139, 11 Dec 1895 Crawford, Dawes Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), flammea of northern Eurasia and northern North America, rostrata of northeastern Canada, Greenland, and Iceland, wintering northeastern US and British Isles, cabaret recently expanding into […]
BRAMBLING
Fringilla montifringilla Status: Rare casual winter visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 14-19 Apr 1999 Scottsbluff, Scottsbluff Co (Dinsmore 2000, Jorgensen 2001, 2003). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Winter: There are three accepted records: 14 Dec 2014-31 Jan 2015 female Lincoln Co (Brogie 2016; Brogie 2015 cites incorrect initial date as 14 Feb). 8-16 Jan 2017 […]
EVENING GROSBEAK
Coccothraustes verspertinus vespertinus, C. v. brooksi Status: Rare casual summer visitor northwest. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: brooksi, UNSM ZM7114, 29 Oct 1900 Long Pine, Brown Co. Photograph: vespertinus, Sarpy Co 1 Feb 1986 (Swanson, this account). Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): brooksi, breeding from British Columbia to northern California and […]
LESSER GOLDFINCH
Spinus psaltria psaltria, P. p. hesperophilus Status: Uncommon regular summer visitor Panhandle, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual breeder Panhandle. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 20 May 1984 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co (Swanson 1984, Williams, 1984). Taxonomy: Spinus, a former sub-genus of Carduelis, was raised to generic status based on genetic data (Chesser et […]
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Calcarius lapponicus alascensis, C. l. subcalcaratus Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: lapponicus (=subcalcaratus), UNSM ZM7676, 8 Feb 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co; alascensis, UNSM ZM7603, 16 Nov 1901, Haigler, Dundy Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (Hussell and Montgomerie 2020, AviList 2025), two of which occur in Eurasia […]