Calidris minutilla Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12672, 8 May 1890 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Mar 19, 19, 20 <<<>>> Jun 8, 10, 11 Earlier dates are 8 Mar 1999 Phelps Co, 13 Mar 2016 three Kearney Co, 13 Mar 2023 Lancaster […]
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
Calidris bairdii Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6163, 28 Mar 1902 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Mar 9, 10, 10 <<<>>> Jun 2, 3, 3 Earlier dates are 2 Mar 2024 Lancaster Co, and 6 Mar 2016 Lancaster Co. Late dates above are […]
DUNLIN
Calidris alpina hudsonia Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Uncommon regular fall migrant statewide. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12675, 14 Oct 1890 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Gill et al (2022) recognize 10 subspecies, seven of which are Eurasian breeders. In North America, arcticola breeds […]
STILT SANDPIPER
Calidris himantopus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant central, fairly common east and west. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12678, 29 Sep 1890 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 16, 16, 18 <<<>>> Jun 4, 4, 5 (Jorgensen 2012) Earlier dates are 30 Mar 2012 Clay Co (Jorgensen […]
SANDERLING
Calidris alba Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12694, 21 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 19, 19, 20 <<<>>> Jun 7, 7, 8 There are earlier reports 5 Apr 2015 Platte Co, 9 Apr 2016 Hitchcock Co, 11 Apr 2016 Saunders Co, 16 Apr […]
RED KNOT
Calidris canutus Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant statewide. State and federally listed as Threatened. Documentation: Photograph: 5 Sep 1986 Lake Babcock, Platte Co (Mollhoff 1987). Taxonomy: Six subspecies are currently recognized, although Pyle (2008) combined at least the North American breeders. Three of the subspecies are Eurasian. Those breeding in North America are […]