Myadestes townsendi townsendi Status: Rare casual breeder northwest. Common regular winter resident and spring and fall migrant west, uncommon central, rare east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6699, 19 Feb 1896 Harrison, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025) one in Mexico and the other, townsendi, breeding and wintering throughout the North America range. Nebraska […]
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
Corthylio calendula calendula Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular winter visitor south and southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6713, 13 Apr 1901 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Ruby-crowned Kinglet taxon calendula of the New World was split as genus Corthylio from remaining New and Old World species […]
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Catharus minimus aliciae Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11018, 11 May 1910 South Bend, Cass Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): aliciae, breeding from Alaska to northern Alberta and Labrador, and minimus, breeding in Newfoundland and northeast […]
VEERY
Catharus fuscescens levyi/salicicolus, C. F. Fuscescens? Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east and west, rare central. Rare regular fall migrant east and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11022 (salicicolus/levyi?), 25 May 1909 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), subpallidus, breeding from northern Washington east of the Cascades south to northeastern Oregon and […]
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD
Sialia currucoides Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, rare east-central, rare casual east. Fairly common regular breeder west. Uncommon regular winter visitor west and central, rare casual east. Documentation: UNSM ZM6695, 24 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). See The Eastern x Mountain Bluebird […]
HERMIT THRUSH
Catharus guttatus faxoni, C. g. auduboni, C. g. guttatus/OROMELUS Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon west and south, rare casual north. Uncommon regular fall migrant east and west, rare central. Rare winter visitor southeast and Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: faxoni: UNSM ZM6670, 9 Apr 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Eight […]