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

COMMON CRANE

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

WHOOPING CRANE

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

CHIMNEY SWIFT

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

CLARK’S GREBE

GRAY PARTRIDGE

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)

Common x Barrow’s Goldeneye (hybrid)

Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)

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

Northern Shoveler x Gadwall (hybrid)

Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)

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

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER

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

LONG-TAILED DUCK

EURASIAN WIGEON

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)

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

[Swan x Graylag 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)

Anna’s Hummingbird south of Fremont, Saunders Co 6 Oct 2018 by Joel G. Jorgensen

ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD

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

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

GARGANEY

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

Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)

Prairie Warbler at Oliver Reservoir Recreation Area, Kimball Co 5 Jun 2020 by Steven Mlodinow

PRAIRIE WARBLER

[BOREAL CHICKADEE]

Black-throated Gray Warbler at Crescent Lake NWR, Garden Co 16 May 2008 by Cory Gregory

BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER

Eurasian Tree Sparrow at Lake Enola, Madison County 3 Feb 2007 by Mark A. Brogie

EURASIAN TREE SPARROW

CURVE-BILLED THRASHER

WHITE IBIS

RED PHALAROPE

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

RED KNOT

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE

ROSEATE SPOONBILL

Great Black-backed Gull (center, standing) with Herring and Ring-billed Gulls at Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster Co 15 Feb 2015 by Michael Willison

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL

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

YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD

Trumpeter Swan x Whooper Swan (hybrid)

Brown Creeper at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 10 Apr 2009 by Phil Swanson

BROWN CREEPER

Golden-crowned Kinglet by Joel G. Jorgensen

GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET

Mountain Chickadee at Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County 21 Dec 2014 by Michael Willison

MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE

Belted Kingfisher in Hall Co 31 Jan 2008 courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

BELTED KINGFISHER

Red-throated Loon at Conestoga Lake, Lancaster Co, 28 Oct 2020 by Steve Kruse

RED-THROATED LOON

Gadwall x Northern Pintail (hybrid)

Glaucous Gull at Lake Ogallala, Keith Co 26 Mar 2017 by Joel G. Jorgensen

GLAUCOUS GULL

Bonaparte's Gull at Lake Ogallala, Keith Co 20 Apr 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

BONAPARTE’S GULL

WESTERN GREBE

EARED GREBE

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

RED-NECKED GREBE

HORNED GREBE

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

RING-NECKED PHEASANT

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

Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser (hybrid)

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

Redhead x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid)

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

Mallard x Northern Pintail (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)

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

Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid)

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

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

Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid)

Snow x Greater White-fronted Goose

HOODED 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

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

BLACK SCOTER

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

HARLEQUIN DUCK

KING EIDER

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

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

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

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

TUNDRA SWAN

Laughing Gull at Oak Lake, Lancaster Co 22 Oct 2006 by Joel G. Jorgensen

LAUGHING GULL

Eastern x Western Meadowlark (hybrid)

Glossy x White-faced Ibis (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)

Western x Clark’s Grebe (hybrid)

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

American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid)

Muscovy Duck (domestic type) x Mallard (hybrid)

Pine Warbler at Holmes Lake, Lancaster Co 27 Apr 2019 by Joel G. Jorgensen

PINE WARBLER

Henslow’s Sparrow at Spring Creek Prairie, Lancaster Co 16 May 2008 by Phil Swanson

HENSLOW’S SPARROW

Nelson's Sparrow in Lancaster Co 6 Oct 2021 by Stephen Brenner

NELSON’S SPARROW

Cassin’s Finch courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

CASSIN’S FINCH

Olive-sided Flycatcher in Gage Co 17 Aug 2017 by Joel G. Jorgensen

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER

Red-tailed x Rough-legged Hawk (hybrid)

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER

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

CANADA GOOSE

American Three-toed Woodpecker in East Ash Canyon, Dawes Co 24 Oct 2014 by Joel G. Jorgensen

AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER

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

WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER

Acorn Woodpecker in Hayes Co 15 Jun 2013 by Byron and Deb Alberts

ACORN WOODPECKER

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

SNOWY OWL

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

SNOWY EGRET

Brown Pelican at Sutherland Reservoir, Lincoln Co 10 Jan 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

BROWN PELICAN

Anhinga at Swan Creek WMA, Saline Co 18 May 2017 by William Flack

ANHINGA

Common Loon at Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster Co 26 March 2008 by Joel G. Jorgensen

COMMON LOON

WESTERN GULL

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

CURLEW SANDPIPER

SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER

LIMPKIN

BLACK RAIL

[MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL]

SHARP-TAILED GROUSE

COMMON EIDER

EMPEROR GOOSE

WESTERN BLUEBIRD

Cave Swallow legally captured and banded in Garden Co 31 May 1991 by Charles Brown (see Brown and Brown 1992)

CAVE SWALLOW

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

BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD

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

VESPER SPARROW

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

STELLER’S JAY

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

VERMILION FLYCATCHER

ANCIENT MURRELET

RUFFED GROUSE

MOTTLED DUCK

[Mourning Warbler x Common Yellowthroat (hybrid)]

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

SPOTTED SANDPIPER

BLACK TERN

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

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

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

WHITE-THROATED SWIFT

SURF SCOTER

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

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

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

SABINE’S GULL

Parasitic Jaeger in Dawes Co 2 Sep 2013 by Susan Vastine

PARASITIC JAEGER

Pomarine Jaeger chasing a Ring-billed Gull at Pawnee Lake, Lancaster Co 16 Nov 1997 by John Sullivan

POMARINE JAEGER

Yellow-rumped Warbler in Saunders Co April 2018 by Joel G. Jorgensen

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER

Hepatic Tanager at West Point, Cuming Co 6 Jan 1999 by Loren and Babs Padelford

HEPATIC TANAGER

Hermit Warbler at Crescent Lake NWR, Garden Co 21 May 2010 by Cory Gregory

HERMIT WARBLER

SCOTT’S ORIOLE

Hooded Oriole at Garrison, Butler Co 28 May 2013 by Joel G. Jorgensen

HOODED ORIOLE

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

SNOW BUNTING

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

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

Black Rosy-Finch at Scottsbluff NM, Scotts Bluff Co 5 Jan 2013 by Paul Dunbar

BLACK ROSY-FINCH

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch in Dawes Co 29 Dec 1996 by John Sullivan

GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH

Brambling at Bellevue, Sarpy Co 8 Jan 2017 by Phil Swanson

BRAMBLING

AMERICAN DIPPER

Bewick’s Wren in Lincoln Co 15 Jul 2012 by T.J. Walker

BEWICK’S WREN

CANYON WREN

Brown-headed Nuthatch at Holmes Lake, Lancaster Co 13 Nov 2010 by Phil Swanson

BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH

PHAINOPEPLA

CANADA JAY

Northern Shrike in Lincoln Co 10 Jan 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

NORTHERN SHRIKE

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

WARBLING VIREO

Black Phoebe at Morrill Sandpits, Scotts Bluff Co 26 Apr 2020 by Kathy DeLara

BLACK PHOEBE

GREAT KISKADEE

American Kestrel at Chadron State Park 29 Aug 2014 courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

AMERICAN KESTREL

CAROLINA PARAKEET

Gyrfalcon in Cherry Co 25 Nov 2021 by Carlos Grandes

GYRFALCON

See

BOREAL OWL

GREAT GRAY OWL

NORTHERN HAWK-OWL

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

ZONE-TAILED HAWK

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

WOOD STORK

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

YELLOW-BILLED LOON

Glaucous-winged Gull at Lake Ogallala, Keith Co 16 Feb 2013 by Carlos Grande

GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL

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

ROSS’S GULL

Little Gull at Gavins Point Dam, Cedar Co 2 Sep 2014 by John Carlini

LITTLE GULL

Black-headed Gull at Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster Co 14 Nov 2015 by Michael Willison

BLACK-HEADED GULL

ESKIMO CURLEW

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

HOODED CRANE

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

PURPLE GALLINULE

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

KING RAIL

CLAPPER RAIL

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

GROOVE-BILLED ANI

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

INCA DOVE

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

BAND-TAILED PIGEON

[JAPANESE QUAIL]

GREATER SAGE-GROUSE

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

TUFTED DUCK

FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK

Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler

Myrtle Warbler x Audubon’s Warbler (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)

Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull

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)

Western x Eastern Wood-Pewee (hybrid)

Gadwall x American Wigeon

Redhead x Greater Scaup

Ring-necked Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid)

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

Blue-winged x Green-winged Teal (hybrid)

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

Eurasian Collared-Dove x Mourning Dove (hybrid)

Redhead x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)

Cinnamon x Green-winged Teal (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)

Canvasback x Redhead (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)

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

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