Stercorarius longicaudus Status: Accidental in spring. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM13093, 1 Sep 1952 Lancaster Co (Baumgarten and Rapp 1953). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): longicaudus of northern Scandinavia and northern Russia, and pallescens of eastern Siberia, arctic North America, and Greenland. Nebraska birds are presumed pallescens. […]
PARASITIC JAEGER
Stercorarius parasiticus Status: Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12309, 23-24 Aug 1968 Sheridan Co (Gates 1969). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Fall: There are seven documented records. See Comments for additional records probably this species and reported as “Jaeger sp”. 23-24 Aug 1968 immature near Hay Springs, Sheridan Co (specimen cited above) […]
POMARINE JAEGER
Stercorarius pomarinus Status: Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: Olson Collection at UNK, 8 Oct 1917 Buffalo Co (Swenk, Notes After 1925; Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. This species, which has DNA almost identical to that of Great Skua (Stercorarius [Catharacta] skua), may have arisen from a hybridization event involving […]
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
Phalaropus tricolor Status: Abundant regular spring migrant central and west, common east. Uncommon regular breeder north-central and west, rare casual south-central and east. Common, locally abundant, regular fall migrant west, fairly common east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12705, 16 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 9, 10, 11 <<<>>> Jun 10, […]
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Phalaropus lobatus Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant west and central, uncommon east. Uncommon regular fall migrant west and central, rare east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6221, 23 Jun 1916 Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 27, 29, 29 <<<>>> Jun 1, 2, 3 An earlier date is 23 Apr 2008 […]
RED PHALAROPE
Phalaropus fulicarius Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant central and east. Documentation: Specimen: FMNH, 15 Oct 1921 Dad’s Lake, Cherry Co (Conover 1934; Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: There are three documented records: 28 Apr 2001 Wilkins WPA, Fillmore Co molting adult (Jorgensen 2004) 21 May 2011 York Co […]