ANARHYNCHUS montanus Status: Fairly common regular breeder southwestern Panhandle. Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant southwestern Panhandle, rare casual elsewhere. State listed as Threatened. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 3053, 7 Apr 1917 Whitman, Grant Co. Taxonomy: Genetic studies resulted in a transfer of this species from genus Charadrius to genus Anarhynchus (Chesser et al 2024). […]
AMERICAN AVOCET
Recurvirostra americana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, fairly common east. Uncommon, locally common, regular breeder west and north-central, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor away from breeding locations. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6614, 17 Jun 1902 Clear Lake, Cherry Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Mar 29, […]
KILLDEER
Charadrius vociferus Status: Common regular breeder statewide. Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally rare regular winter visitor North Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere south and east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6117, 30 Mar 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are three subspecies, vociferus of North America south to northwest Mexico, ternominatus of the […]
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
Charadrius semipalmatus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6155, 5 Oct 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 11, 11, 11 <<<>>> Jun 4, 4, 5 Earlier dates are 28 Mar 2019 Kearney Co, […]
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Pluvialis dominica Status: Locally common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6121, 23 Sep 1916 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Mar 14, 15, 15 <<<>>> May 31, Jun 1, 1 Arrival is in late Mar and peak migration occurs towards the end of […]
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
Pluvialis squatarola CYNOSURAE Status: Uncommon, locally common, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6127, 24 Oct 1897 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized, two in Eurasia and one, cynosurae, in the Nearctic, where the species is called Grey Plover (AviList 2025). Nebraska birds are cynosurae. Spring: Apr 15, 17, 17 <<<>>> […]