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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, […]

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 […]

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 <<<>>> […]

Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus Status: Increasing. Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, uncommon east. Locally uncommon regular breeder western Sandhills, rare Scotts Bluff Co and Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 28534, 12 May 1956 Adams Co. Taxonomy: AviList (2025) recognizes four species within Himantopus, including H. mexicanus of the […]

ANARHYNCHUS nivosus nivosus Status: Rare regular spring visitor central, rare casual elsewhere. Rare regular breeder northeast, rare casual southcentral and Lake McConaughy, Keith Co. Rare casual summer visitor central and west. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6114, 16 May 1903 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Genetic studies resulted in a recent transfer of […]