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Ring-necked Duck x scaup sp. (hybrid)

Photograph (top) of a Ring-necked Pheasant in Lincoln Co, 6 Feb 2017, courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

RING-NECKED PHEASANT

Ring-necked x Tufted Duck (hybrid) in northeastern Cherry Co 10 Jul 2019 by Paul Timm

Ring-necked x Tufted Duck (hybrid)

ROCK PIGEON

Rock Wren in Kimball Co by Joel G. Jorgensen

ROCK WREN

Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 21 May 2014 by Phil Swanson

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK

Rose-breasted X Black-headed Grosbeak (hybrid) at Omaha, Douglas Co 1 May 2018 by Richard Pouchert

Rose-breasted x Black-headed Grosbeak (hybrid)

ROSEATE SPOONBILL

ROSS’S GOOSE

Ross’s Goose x Canada Goose (hybrid)

Ross’s Gull at Gavins Point Dam, Cedar Co 1 Dec 2010 by Cory Gregory

ROSS’S GULL

Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid) with Cackling Geese in Dawson Co 10 Feb 2019 by Boni Edwards

Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid)

Rough-legged Hawk in Harlan Co 21 Dec 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

Royal Tern at Lake North/Babcock, Platte Co 9 Sep 2007 by Joel G Jorgensen

ROYAL TERN

Ruby-crowned Kinglet in Richardson Co 1 Apr 2016 by Joel G. Jorgensen

RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET

Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, 24 May 2009 by Phil Swanson

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD

RUDDY DUCK

RUDDY TURNSTONE

Ruff at Sacramento-Wilcox WMA, Phelps Co, 19 Apr 1994 by Joel G. Jorgensen

RUFF

RUFFED GROUSE

Rufous Hummingbird at Lincoln, Lancaster Co 20 Nov 2013 by Joel G Jorgensen

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

usty Blackbird at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 5 Apr 2008 by Phil Swanson

RUSTY BLACKBIRD

Sabine's Gull at Pawnee Lake, Lancaster Co. 16 Sep 2011 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SABINE’S GULL

Sage Thrashers in Kimball Co Aug 2012 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SAGE THRASHER

SAGEBRUSH SPARROW

Sanderling at Bazile Creek WMA, Knox Co 22 May 2013 by Mark A. Brogie

SANDERLING

SANDHILL CRANE

Sandhill x Common Crane (hybrid)

Savannah Sparrow at Prairie View Lake, Douglas Co 5 Oct 2012 by Phil Swanson

SAVANNAH SPARROW

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SAY’S PHOEBE

Scarlet Tanager at Platte River SP May 2016 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SCARLET TANAGER

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Johnson Co 14 Jun 2016 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER

SCOTT’S ORIOLE

Sedge Wren at Dead Timber SRA, Dodge Co 3 May 2017 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SEDGE WREN

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER

Semipalmated Sandpiper at North Lake Basin WMA, Seward Co 12 May 2007 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK

SHARP-TAILED GROUSE

Sharp-tailed Grouse x Greater Prairie-Chicken (hybrid) in Hall Co 9 Apr 2019 by Rita Flohr

Sharp-tailed Grouse x Greater Prairie-Chicken (hybrid)

SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER

Short-billed Dowitcher at Hultine WPA, Clay Co 19 May 2007 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER

Mew Gull at Harlan County Lake, Harlan Co 14 Dec 2017 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SHORT-BILLED GULL

Short-eared Owl at Funk WPA, Phelps Co 14 Apr 2007 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SHORT-EARED OWL

Smith’s Longspur at Spring Creek Prairie, Lancaster Co 11 Oct 2014 by Sam Manning

SMITH’S LONGSPUR

Snow Bunting at Pawnee Lake, Lancaster Co by Joel G. Jorgensen

SNOW BUNTING

SNOW GOOSE

Snow x Cackling Goose hybrids near Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co 26 Mar 2020 by Steve Mlodinow. The grin patch and size larger than associating Cackling Geese (right center) but similar to associating small Canada Geese (parvipes) (top left, right rear) are apparent.

Snow x Cackling Goose (hybrid)

Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid)

Snow x Greater White-fronted Goose

Snow x Ross’s Goose (hybrid) at Carter Lake, Douglas Co 3 Mar 2013 by Sam Manning

Snow x Ross’s Goose (hybrid)

Snowy Egret at North Lake Basin WMA, Seward Co 10 Aug 2007 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SNOWY EGRET

Snowy Owl in Burt Co 25 Dec 2010 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SNOWY OWL

SNOWY PLOVER

Solitary Sandpiper in Otoe Co 3 May 2017 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SOLITARY SANDPIPER

Song Sparrow at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 10 Oct 2008 by Phil Swanson

SONG SPARROW

Sora at Pintail WMA, Hamilton Co 10 May 2007

SORA

Spotted Sandpiper at Smith WPA, Clay Co 9 May 2008 by Joel G. Jorgensen

SPOTTED SANDPIPER

SPOTTED TOWHEE

Spotted x Eastern Towhee (hybrid) in Scotts Bluff Co 1 Jun 2019 by Steven Mlodinow

Spotted x Eastern Towhee (hybrid)

Sprague’s Pipit at Spring Creek Prairie, Lancaster Co 20 Oct 2007 by Phil Swanson

SPRAGUE’S PIPIT

Steller’s Jay at Sowbelly Canyon, Sioux Co 9 Dec 1989 by Mark A. Brogie

STELLER’S JAY

STILT SANDPIPER

SUMMER TANAGER

putative Summer x Scarlet Tanager by Michael Willison 18 May 2020

Summer x Scarlet Tanager (hybrid)

SURF SCOTER

SWAINSON’S HAWK

Swainson’s Thrush at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 18 Sep 2010 by Phil Swanson

SWAINSON’S THRUSH

Swainson’s Warbler at Wilderness Park, Lincoln, Lancaster Co 15 May 2018 by John Carlini

SWAINSON’S WARBLER

Swallow-tailed Kite at Kearney, Buffalo Co 25 Jul 2016 by Dave Gleason

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE

Swamp Sparrow at Papillion, Sarpy Co 16 Apr 2016 by Phil Swanson

SWAMP SPARROW

Photograph (top) of a Taiga Bean-Goose at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, Washington Co, 5 Jan 1985 by Phil Swanson

TAIGA BEAN-GOOSE

Tennessee Warbler at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 9 May 2011 by Phil Swanson

TENNESSEE WARBLER

Thick-billed Longspur south of Harrison, Sioux Co 15 May 2010 by Phil Swanson

THICK-BILLED LONGSPUR

Townsend's Solitaire in Greeley Co Dec 2016 by Joel G. Jorgensen

TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE

Townsend’s Warbler in Banner Co 4 Sep 2017 by Michael Willison

TOWNSEND’S WARBLER

Townsend’s x Black-throated Green Warbler (hybrid) at Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Scotts Bluff Co 31 Aug 2018 by Mark A. Brogie

Townsend’s x Black-throated Green Warbler (hybrid)

Tree Swallow at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 24 Apr 2005 by Phil Swanson

TREE SWALLOW

Tricolored Heron in Clay Co 30 Aug 2003 by Joel G. Jorgensen

TRICOLORED HERON

TRUMPETER SWAN

Tufted Duck at Lake Ogallala, Keith Co 14 Jan 2004 by Marshall Iliff

TUFTED DUCK

Tufted Duck x Lesser Scaup at Gavin’s Point Dam in Knox Co 13 Apr 2021 by Caleb Strand

Tufted Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)

Tufted Titmouse at Neale Woods, Douglas Co 9 Dec 2008 by Phil Swanson

TUFTED TITMOUSE

Tundra Swan with Canada Geese at Carter Lake, Douglas Co, 30 Jan 2015 by Phil Swanson

TUNDRA SWAN

TURKEY VULTURE

UPLAND SANDPIPER

Varied Thrush in Lincoln, Lancaster Co 26 Mar 2021 by Joel G. Jorgensen

VARIED THRUSH

Veery at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 13 May 2010 by Phil Swanson

VEERY

Vermilion Flycatcher at Buffalo County Lake, Buffalo Co 11 Apr 2018 by William Flack

VERMILION FLYCATCHER

Vesper Sparrow at LaPlatte Bottoms, Sarpy Co 21 May 2010 by Phil Swanson

VESPER SPARROW

Violet-green Swallow in West Ash Creek Canyon, Dawes Co 14 Jul 2003 courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW

Virginia Rail at North Platte, Lincoln Co 18 Feb 2018 by Boni Edwards

VIRGINIA RAIL

Virginia’s Warbler in Kimball Co 17 May 2015 by Paul Dunbar

VIRGINIA’S WARBLER

Warbling Vireo at Papillion, Sarpy Co 6 May 2014 by Phil Swanson

WARBLING VIREO

WESTERN BLUEBIRD

WESTERN CATTLE EGRET

Cordilleran Flycatcher on a nest in Sowbelly Canyon 9 Jul 2008 courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

WESTERN FLYCATCHER

WESTERN GREBE

WESTERN GULL

Western Kingbird at Omaha, Douglas Co 6 Jul 2010 by Phil Swanson

WESTERN KINGBIRD

Western Meadowlark in Sioux Co Apr 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WESTERN MEADOWLARK

Western Sandpiper at Lake North, Platte Co 25 Apr 2016 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WESTERN SANDPIPER

Western Tanager at Chadron State Park, Dawes Co 25 May 2012 by Phil Swanson

WESTERN TANAGER

Western Wood-Pewee in Sioux Co 31 Jul 2013 courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE

Western x Clark’s Grebe (hybrid)

Western x Eastern Wood-Pewee (hybrid)

WHITE IBIS

White-breasted Nuthatch at Neale Woods, Douglas Co 22 Jan 2008 by Phil Swanson

WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH

White-crowned Sparrow at Papillion, Sarpy Co 9 May 2013 by Phil Swanson

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

White-eyed Vireo at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 2 May 2009 by Phil Swanson

WHITE-EYED VIREO

White-faced ibis in Johnson Co 8 May 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WHITE-FACED IBIS

White-rumped Sandpiper at Hultine WPA, Clay Co 19 May 20017 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

White-tailed Kite in Lincoln Co 29 Jun 2009 by Paul Dunbar

WHITE-TAILED KITE

White-throated Sparrow at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 9 May 2013 by Phil Swanson

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW

White-throated Swift at Scottsbluff National Monument, Scotts Bluff Co, 24 May 2010 by Phil Swanson

WHITE-THROATED SWIFT

White-winged Crossbill at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha, Douglas Co 15 Nov 2012 by Phil Swanson

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

White-winged Dove at North Platte, Lincoln Co 29 Mar 2018 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WHITE-WINGED DOVE

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER

Whooping Cranes at Wilkinson WMA, Platte Co, 2 April 2016 by Lauren R. Dinan

WHOOPING CRANE

Wild Turkeys 14 Oct 2012 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WILD TURKEY

WILLET

Williamson’s Sapsucker at North Platte, Lincoln Co 13 Nov 2017 by Boni Edwards

WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER

Willow Flycatcher at Memphis Lake Wildlife Management Area, Saunders Co 1 Jun 2018 by Phil Swanson

WILLOW FLYCATCHER

WILSON’S PHALAROPE

Wilson's Snipe in Cherry Co 17 April 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WILSON’S SNIPE

Wilson’s Warbler at Papillion, Sarpy Co 15 May 2013 by Phil Swanson

WILSON’S WARBLER

Winter Wren at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 27 Mar 2009 by Phil Swanson

WINTER WREN

Wood Duck at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, 3 Apr 2009 by Phil Swanson

WOOD DUCK

Wood Stork in Saunders Co 3 Aug 2006 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WOOD STORK

Wood Thrush at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 3 Jun 2006 by Phil Swanson

WOOD THRUSH

Worm-eating Warbler at Schramm State Park Sarpy Co 28 May 1994 by Phil Swanson

WORM-EATING WARBLER

YELLOW RAIL

Yellow Warbler at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 6 May 2008 by Phil Swanson

YELLOW WARBLER

ellow-bellied Flycatcher at Papillion, Sarpy Co 28 May 2017 by Phil Swanson

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Lincoln, Lancaster Co 8 Feb 2021 by Joel G. Jorgensen Nebraska

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER

Yellow-bellied x Red-naped Sapsucker (hybrid) at Roscoe, Keith Co 9 Dec 2020 by Steve Mlodinow

Yellow-bellied x Red-naped Sapsucker (hybrid)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo by Phil Swanson

YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO

Yellow-billed Loon at Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster Co, on 8 Dec 2019 by Steve Kruse

YELLOW-BILLED LOON

Yellow-breasted Chat in Box Butte Co 24 May 2012 by Phil Swanson

YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON

Yellow-headed Blackbird in York Co by Joel G. Jorgensen

YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD

Yellow-throated Vireo at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 18 May 2014 by Phil Swanson

YELLOW-THROATED VIREO

Yellow-throated Vireo x Blue-headed Vireo (hybrid)

Yellow-throated Warbler at Papillion, Sarpy Co 17 Apr 2005 by Phil Swanson

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER

Zone-tailed Hawk at Lake Ogallala, Keith Co, 25 Apr 2007 by Sarah Knutie

ZONE-TAILED HAWK

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