Histrionicus histrionicus Status: Rare casual winter visitor east and central. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2499, about 1901 Platte River a little west of Grand Island (Swenk, Notes Before 1925). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Winter: There are six accepted records. 6 Nov 1992 Calamus Reservoir, Garfield Co, photograph of a mounted sub-adult […]
COMMON EIDER
Somateria mollissima V-NIGRUM Status: Accidental in fall. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12341, about 29 Nov-2 Dec 1967 Maloney Canal, Lincoln Co (Tate 1969). Taxonomy: Currently six subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), four of which are native to North America: Pacific Common Eider S. m. v-nigrum, Atlantic Common Eider S. m. dresseri, Northern Common Eider […]
KING EIDER
Somateria spectabilis Status: Accidental in fall. Documentation: Photograph: 10-24 Nov 1985 DeSoto NWR, Washington Co (Mollhoff 1989, Kent 1987, Cortelyou 1986). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Record: There is one record of two birds that remained at DeSoto NWR 10-24 Nov 1985 (Kent 1987); identification of the birds as King Eiders […]
LESSER SCAUP
Aythya affinis Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor west, south, and east, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM 7679, 11 Apr 1913 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). For Nebraska records of hybrids see Ring-necked Duck […]
GREATER SCAUP
Aythya marila nearctica Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally uncommon winter visitor Platte and North Platte river valleys and east. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM14529, 9 Apr 1904 Waco, York Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized Eurasian A. m. marila and Nearctic A. m. nearctica (Gill et al […]
TUFTED DUCK
Aythya fuligula Status: Rare casual winter visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 14 Jan 2004 by Marshall Iliff of male discovered 3 Dec 1999 by Stephen Dinsmore at Keystone Lake, Keith Co (Dinsmore 2000, Brogie 2005). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). For Nebraska records of hybrids see Ring-necked Duck x Tufted Duck, and Tufted […]