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

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

LEAST SANDPIPER

Baird’s Sandpiper in Douglas Co 22 Apr 2006 2010 by Phil Swanson

BAIRD’S SANDPIPER

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

DUNLIN

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

SANDERLING

Curlew Sandpiper at Funk WPA, Phelps Co 21 Jul 1997 by Joel G Jorgensen

CURLEW SANDPIPER

STILT SANDPIPER

SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER

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

RUFF

Red Knot at Sinninger WPA, York Co 13 Aug 1995 by Joel G. Jorgensen

RED KNOT

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

RUDDY TURNSTONE

HUDSONIAN GODWIT

LONG-BILLED CURLEW

ESKIMO CURLEW

Whimbrel at Enders Reservoir, Chase Co 2 May 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL

UPLAND SANDPIPER

SNOWY PLOVER

Mountain Plover in Kimball Co, 10 Jun 2003, courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

MOUNTAIN PLOVER

PIPING PLOVER

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER

AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER

AMERICAN AVOCET

BLACK-NECKED STILT

Hooded Crane with a Sandhill Crane in Hall Co 7 Apr 2011 by Paul Dunbar

HOODED CRANE

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

WHOOPING CRANE

SANDHILL CRANE

Common Crane with Sandhill Cranes near Grand Island, Hall Co, 29 Jan 2012 by Phil Swanson

COMMON CRANE

LIMPKIN

BLACK RAIL

YELLOW RAIL

Purple Gallinule at Hastings, Adams Co, 13 Sep 2019 by Eric Javins

PURPLE GALLINULE

American Coot adults and young at Marsh Duck WMA, York Co 18 Jul 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

AMERICAN COOT

Common Gallinule at Niobrara Confluence WMA 11 Aug 2019 by Paul Roisen

COMMON GALLINULE

Sora at Pintail WMA, Hamilton Co 10 May 2007

SORA

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

VIRGINIA RAIL

King Rail at North Lake Basin WMA, Seward Co 4 Jun 1996 by John Sullivan

KING RAIL

CLAPPER RAIL

Broad-billed Hummingbird at Wilderness Park, Lancaster Co 15 May 2021 by Caleb Strand

BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD

Broad-tailed Hummingbird at Lincoln, Lancaster Co 15 Aug 2016 by Joel G. Jorgensen

BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD

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

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

Calliope Hummingbird at the University of Nebraska State Farm at North Platte, Lincoln Co 26 Sep 2017 by Boni Edwards

CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD

Costa’s Hummingbird at Lake McConaughy, Keith Co 7 Sep 2013 by Kathy DeLara

COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD

BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD

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

WHITE-THROATED SWIFT

Chimney Swift at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, on 4 May 2008 by Phil Swanson

CHIMNEY SWIFT

[MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL]

EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL

CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW

Common Poorwill on a nest in West Ash Canyon, Dawes County 14 Aug 1999 by Wayne Mollhoff

COMMON POORWILL

Common Nighthawk in Sheridan County 25 May 2021 by Joel G. Jorgensen

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

Groove-billed Ani in Cherry Co 10 Oct 2023 by Kayla Sconyers

GROOVE-BILLED ANI

BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO

Yellow-billed Cuckoo by Phil Swanson

YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO

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

WHITE-WINGED DOVE

COMMON GROUND DOVE

Inca Dove at Bellevue, Sarpy Co 18 Mar 2006 by Paul Roisen

INCA DOVE

EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE

Band-tailed Pigeon at Ceresco, Saunders Co 23 Feb 2008 by Joel Jorgensen

BAND-TAILED PIGEON

CLARK’S GREBE

WESTERN GREBE

EARED GREBE

SNOW GOOSE

Red-necked Grebe at Stagecoach Lake State Recreation Area, Lancaster Co 19 Apr 2021 by Larry Porter

RED-NECKED GREBE

HORNED GREBE

PIED-BILLED GREBE

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

RING-NECKED PHEASANT

GRAY PARTRIDGE

GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN

SHARP-TAILED GROUSE

GREATER SAGE-GROUSE

RUFFED GROUSE

Wild Turkeys 14 Oct 2012 by Joel G. Jorgensen

WILD TURKEY

NORTHERN BOBWHITE

RUDDY DUCK

Red-breasted Merganser at Base Lake, Sarpy Co, on 5 Apr 2014 by Phil Swanson.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER

HOODED MERGANSER

COMMON MERGANSER

Barrow's Goldeneye

BARROW’S GOLDENEYE

Common Goldeneyes flying over the Missouri River at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, 2 Jan 2009 by Phil Swanson

COMMON GOLDENEYE

BUFFLEHEAD

Long-tailed Duck at Carter Lake, Douglas Co, on 20 Nov 2017 by Phil Swanson

LONG-TAILED DUCK

Black Scoters at Gavin's Point Dam, Cedar Co 14 Oct 2018. Photo by Mark A. Brogie

BLACK SCOTER

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER

SURF SCOTER

Harlequin Duck at Summit Lake State Recreation Area, Burt Co, on 2 Jan 2018 by Phil Swanson

HARLEQUIN DUCK

COMMON EIDER

KING EIDER

Lesser Scaup at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, on 22 Mar 2011 by Phil Swanson

LESSER SCAUP

Greater Scaup in the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District canal downstream of Lake Ogallala, Keith Co, on 24 Mar 2018 by Boni Edwards

GREATER SCAUP

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

TUFTED DUCK

Ring-necked Ducks at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, on 29 Mar 2009 by Phil Swanson

RING-NECKED DUCK

Redheads at Chappell Lake, Deuel Co 15 Feb 2013 by Joel G. Jorgensen

REDHEAD

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CANVASBACK

Green-winged Teal at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, on 22 Mar 2011 by Phil Swanson

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

Northern Pintails in Phelps Co March 2008 by Joel G. Jorgensen

NORTHERN PINTAIL

MOTTLED DUCK

American Black Duck with female Mallard at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, 20 Nov 2013 by Phil Swanson

AMERICAN BLACK DUCK

Mallards at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, 22 Apr 2009 by Phil Swanson

MALLARD

EURASIAN WIGEON

American Wigeon at Retriever Marsh, Sarpy Co, 30 March 2018 by Phil Swanson

AMERICAN WIGEON

Gadwall pair at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co, 6 Mar 2009 by Phil Swanson

GADWALL

Northern Shovelers, Sheridan Co, 13 Apr 2016. Photo by Joel G. Jorgensen

NORTHERN SHOVELER

CINNAMON TEAL

Blue-winged Teal, Sioux Co., 25 Apr 2014 by Joel G. Jorgensen

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

Garganey (left) with Blue-winged Teal at Wild Rose Ranch, Hall Co 4 Apr 1998 by Joel G. Jorgensen

GARGANEY

[Whooper Swan]

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

TUNDRA SWAN

TRUMPETER SWAN

MUTE SWAN

Canada Geese at Memphis Lake SRA 7 Apr 2018 by Joel G. Jorgensen

CANADA GOOSE

CACKLING GOOSE

Brant at Lake Hastings, Adams Co 3 Feb 2013 by Mark A. Brogie

BRANT

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE

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

TAIGA BEAN-GOOSE

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

ROSS’S GOOSE

EMPEROR GOOSE

FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK

Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler

Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid) in Dawes Co 19 Jul 2012 by Sam Manning

Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid)

Myrtle Warbler x Audubon’s Warbler (hybrid)

Bullock’s x Baltimore Oriole (hybrid) in Keith Co 20 May 2017 by Noah Arthur

Bullock’s x Baltimore Oriole (hybrid)

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

Spotted x Eastern Towhee (hybrid)

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

Yellow-bellied x Red-naped Sapsucker (hybrid)

Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)

Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull

Western x Clark’s Grebe (hybrid)

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)

American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid) at Cochran Lake, Scotts Bluff Co 20 Mar 2021 by Steven Mlodinow

American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid)

Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)

Swan Goose x Graylag Goose (hybrid) at Fremont Lakes SRA, Dodge Co 7 May 2019 by Charlotte Croshaw

[Swan x Graylag Goose] (hybrid)

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

Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid)

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

Snow x Ross’s Goose (hybrid)

AUDUBON’S WARBLER

Golden-winged Warbler x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid)

Red-tailed x Rough-legged Hawk (hybrid)

Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser (hybrid) at Holmes Lake, Lancaster Co 16 Nov 2014 by Dan Leger

Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser (hybrid)

Common x Barrow’s Goldeneye (hybrid)

Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)

Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose (hybrid) at Carter Lake, Douglas Co 12 Jan 2014 by Sam Manning

Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose (hybrid)

Photograph (top) of a Greater White-fronted Goose x Cackling Goose (hybrid) in Dundy Co 26 Dec 2020 by Steve Mlodinow. Note pinkish legs and small size.

Greater White-fronted x Cackling Goose (hybrid)

Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid)

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)

Western x Eastern Wood-Pewee (hybrid)

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

Rose-breasted x Black-headed Grosbeak (hybrid)

Ross’s Goose x Canada Goose (hybrid)

Gadwall x American Wigeon

Redhead x Greater Scaup

Eastern x Western Meadowlark (hybrid)

Ring-necked Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid)

Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid) in Lincoln Co 28 Dec 2013 by Joel Jorgensen

Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid)

Paul Dunbar of an apparent male Mallard x Mexican Duck (hybrid) at Harvard WPA, Clay Co 20 Jul 2013; its identification was confirmed by Steven Mlodinow

Mallard x Mexican Duck (hybrid)

Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid) at Hansen WPA, Clay Co, 3 May 2014

Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid)

Blue-winged x Green-winged Teal (hybrid) in Seward Co 25 Apr 2019 by Noah Strycker

Blue-winged x Green-winged Teal (hybrid)

Muscovy Duck (domestic type) x Mallard (hybrid)

[Black-capped Chickadee x Mountain Chickadee (hybrid)]

Eurasian Collared-Dove x Mourning Dove (hybrid)

Redhead x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)

Gadwall x Northern Pintail (hybrid)

Cinnamon x Green-winged Teal (hybrid)

putative Summer x Scarlet Tanager by Michael Willison 18 May 2020

Summer x Scarlet Tanager (hybrid)

Northern Shoveler x Gadwall (hybrid) at Sinninger Waterfowl Production Area, York Co 9 May 2020 by Michael Willison

Northern Shoveler x Gadwall (hybrid)

Barn x Cliff Swallow (hybrid)

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

Downy x Hairy Woodpecker (hybrid) at Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co 21 Apr 2020 by Steven Mlodinow

Downy x Hairy Woodpecker (hybrid)

Redhead x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid) at Flanagan Lake, Douglas Co 4 Apr 2020 by Sam Manning

Redhead x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid)

Canvasback x Redhead (hybrid)

Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)

Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) at Kramper Lake, Dakota Co 29 Mar 2021 by Bill Huser

Eurasian Wigeon x American Wigeon (hybrid)

Mark A. Brogie of a Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid) in Antelope Co 17 May 2021

Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)

Barnacle Goose x Cackling Goose (hybrid)

(Swan x Graylag Goose) x Canada Goose (hybrid) at Pier Park, Hall Co 3 Feb 2013 by Bhalchandra Pujari

[Swan/Graylag Goose (domestic type)] x Canada Goose (hybrid)

Snow x Greater White-fronted Goose

Gray-crowned x Black Rosy-Finch (hybrid)

Ring-necked Duck x scaup sp. (hybrid)

American Wigeon x Northern Pintail (hybrid)

HOARY REDPOLL

Broad-tailed x Ruby-throated Hummingbird (hybrid) in Dawes Co 8 May 2014 by Juanita Whittecar

Broad-tailed x Ruby-throated Hummingbird (hybrid)

[Curve-billed x Brown Thrasher (hybrid)]

Red Crossbill x Pine Siskin (hybrid)

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)

[Western Kingbird x Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (hybrid)]

Neotropic x Double-crested Cormorant_(hybrid)

Double-crested x Neotropic Cormorant (hybrid)

Sandhill x Common Crane (hybrid)

Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup at Gavin’s Point Dam in Knox Co 1 Jan 2021 by Caleb Strand

Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)

Herring x Great Black-backed Gull

Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)

Eastern x Mountain Bluebird (hybrid)

Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid) with Buffleheads in Dodge Co 19 Apr 2020 by Charlotte Croshaw

Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid)

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

Ring-necked x Tufted Duck (hybrid)

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)

PASSENGER PIGEON

Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) at Lake Ogallala, Keith Co 9 Dec 2020 by Steve Mlodinow

Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)

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