Toxostoma curvirostre curvirostre, T.c. palmeri Status: Rare casual erratic resident. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6646, 2 May 1936 North Platte, Lincoln Co (identified by H. C. Oberholser). Taxonomy: Gill et al (2022) recognize seven subspecies, but other authors (Pyle 1997, Tweit 2020) recognized two subspecies, corresponding to the two phenotypically recognizable groups (Rojas-Soto 2003, Rojas-Soto et […]
AMERICAN ROBIN
Turdus migratorius Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Common but erratic regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: migratorius, UNSM ZM6653, 18 May 1914 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Seven subspecies are generally recognized, based on Phillips (1991); five occur north of Mexico (Gill et al 2022), nigrideus of eastern Canada, migratorius […]
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
Polioptila caerulea caerulea, P. c. obscura Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and west, uncommon central. Common regular breeder east, fairly common north-central, south, and west. Documentation: Specimen: caerulea, UNSM 11734, 1 May 1888 Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: Pyle (1997) recognized seven subspecies, three breeding north of Mexico: obscura, of California to […]
MARSH WREN
Cistothorus palustris plesius, C. p. iliacus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder north and west (western song type). Uncommon regular breeder northeast, rare southeast (May-Jun; eastern song type). Uncommon regular breeder east and east-central (Jul-Aug; eastern song type, late summer breeders). Rare regular winter visitor North Platte and Platte […]
NORTHERN HOUSE WREN
Troglodytes aedon parkmanii Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Accidental in winter. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6577, 24 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are some 31 subspecies recognized in five groups, all but three occurring in Mexico and southward to South America; those north of Mexico are parkmanii of […]
WESTERN BLUEBIRD
Sialia mexicana Status: Accidental in spring (Burke, Pheneger; Brogie 2024) Documentation: photograph: 7 Apr 2023 along County Road 5, Kimball Co at 41.005 -104.011 (Burke, Pheneger; eBird.org). Taxonomy: Six subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), three in Mexico and these north of Mexico: occidentalis, breeding from southern British Columbia to south-central Montana and south […]