Vireo griseus griseus Status: Increasing. Rare regular spring visitor southeast, rare casual northeast, central, and west. Rare casual summer visitor east, rare casual central. Rare casual fall visitor east and central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11885, 19 May 1910 Sarpy Co. Taxonomy: Six subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three of these in Mexico and Bermuda; the […]
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides, L. l. migrans Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder central and west, uncommon east. Rare regular winter visitor southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6750, 5 Jun 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Seven subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three on the mainland north […]
[BLACK-CAPPED VIREO]
Vireo atricapillus Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Comments: The only report accompanied by tangible evidence is that of a specimen HMM 2866, collected by Wallace and Brooking near Meadow in Sarpy Co 19 May 1921 and now on display at the Hastings Municipal Museum (Bray et al 1986). We […]
PLUMBEOUS VIREO
Vireo plumbeus PLUMBEUS Status: Increasing. Uncommon regular spring migrant west, accidental central. Uncommon regular breeder Pine Ridge. Uncommon regular fall migrant west, rare casual west central, accidental east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6773, 21 May 1900 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), although differences between them are controversial (Goguen and Curson 2020). The only […]
CASSIN’S VIREO
Vireo cassinii cassinii Status: Uncommon regular fall migrant west, rare casual west-central. Rare casual spring migrant west, accidental east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11878, 8 Sep 1911 northwest of Crawford, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): cassinii of southwest Canada through the western USA to northern Baja California, and lucasanus of southern Baja California. […]
BELL’S VIREO
Vireo bellii bellii Status: Increasing. Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder central, fairly common east, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10541, 12 Aug 1907 (two birds) Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), pusillus of southern California, arizonae of the southwestern US into […]