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Pine Siskin at Neale Woods, Douglas Co 25 Feb 2009 by Phil Swanson

PINE SISKIN

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

TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE

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

WOOD THRUSH

Northern Mockingbird at Papillion, Sarpy Co 16 Apr 2016 by Phil Swanson

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD

Red-breasted Nuthatch at Camp Maha, Sarpy Co 19 Dec 2007 by Phil Swanson

RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK

NORTHERN HARRIER

GLOSSY IBIS

GREAT EGRET

Least Bittern at La Platte Bottoms, Sarpy Co 6 Aug 2010 by Phil Swanson

LEAST BITTERN

Forster's Tern at Alexandria SRA, Jefferson Co 12 May 2014 by Joel G. Jorgensen

FORSTER’S TERN

BLACK TERN

Juvenile (front) and adult Caspian Tern at Pawnee Lake, Lancaster Co 26 Sep 2017 by Steve Kruse

CASPIAN TERN

Herring Gull at Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster Co 19 Mar 2015 by Phil Swanson

AMERICAN HERRING GULL

American Woodcock courtesy of NEBRASKALAND/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

AMERICAN WOODCOCK

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

SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER

Pectoral Sandpiper at Hultine WPA 19 May 2007 by Joel G. Jorgensen

PECTORAL SANDPIPER

STILT SANDPIPER

AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER

AMERICAN AVOCET

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

Connecticut Warbler near Chambers, Holt Co 25 May 1988 by Loren “Bub” Blake. The photograph was originally submitted to the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee and was provided by Mark A. Brogie.

CONNECTICUT WARBLER

Pacific Loon at Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster Co 24 Oct 2009 by Joel G. Jorgensen

PACIFIC LOON

DUSKY FLYCATCHER

YELLOW RAIL

Cerulean Warbler at Hummel Park, Douglas Co 22 May 2005 by Phil Swanson

CERULEAN WARBLER

Eastern x Western Meadowlark (hybrid)

Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)

Ross’s Goose x Canada Goose (hybrid)

Ring-necked Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid)

Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler

Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid)

Western Grebe x Clark’s Grebe (hybrid)

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

BLACK PHOEBE

Adult Cooper's Hawk in Papillion, Sarpy Co 24 Feb 2008 by Phil Swanson

COOPER’S HAWK

Neotropic x Double-crested Cormorant_(hybrid)

Double-crested x Neotropic Cormorant (hybrid)

European Starling at Papillion, Sarpy Co 1 May 2008 by Phil Swanson

EUROPEAN STARLING

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

Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid)

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

American Wigeon 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 type)] 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)

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

Snow x Ross’s Goose (hybrid)

DICKCISSEL

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

TOWNSEND’S WARBLER

Hooded Warbler at Omaha, Douglas Co mid-May circa 2015 by Richard Pouchert

HOODED WARBLER

Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid)

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

WORM-EATING WARBLER

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

VESPER SPARROW

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

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

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

VARIED THRUSH

Gray-cheeked Thrush at Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co 9 May 2009 by Phil Swanson

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH

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

VEERY

[Black-capped x Mountain Chickadee (hybrid)]

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

WHITE-EYED VIREO

Lewis’s Woodpecker at Schramm Park SRA, Sarpy Co 20 Dec 2019 by Joel G. Jorgensen

LEWIS’S WOODPECKER

BLACK VULTURE

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

SOLITARY SANDPIPER

HUDSONIAN GODWIT

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

HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL

Eastern Bluebird at Schramm State Park, Sarpy Co 7 May 2006 by Phil Swanson

EASTERN BLUEBIRD

BLACK RAIL

Baird’s Sparrow north of Harrison, Sioux Co 16 May 2010 by Phil Swanson

BAIRD’S SPARROW

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

VIRGINIA’S WARBLER

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

ANHINGA

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

PRAIRIE WARBLER

Harris’s Hawk near Niobrara State Park, Knox Co 5 Nov 2017 by William Flack

HARRIS’S HAWK

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

YELLOW-BILLED LOON

Arctic Tern at Marsh Duck WMA, York Co 31 May 2015 by Joel G. Jorgensen

ARCTIC TERN

Magnificent Frigatebird in Madison Co 28 Aug 2007 by Bruce Trindle

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD

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

COMMON CRANE

Reddish Egret in Hall Co 24 Jun 2018 by Joel G. Jorgensen

REDDISH EGRET

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)

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

HOODED ORIOLE

CAROLINA PARAKEET

Red Crossbill at Neale Woods, Douglas Co 28 Apr 2008 by Phil Swanson

RED CROSSBILL

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

HENSLOW’S SPARROW

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

CASSIN’S FINCH

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

GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH

CLARK’S GREBE

Ring-billed Gull at Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster Co 11 Mar 2007 by Joel G. Jorgensen

RING-BILLED GULL

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)

Western x Eastern Wood-Pewee (hybrid)

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

THICK-BILLED LONGSPUR

UPLAND SANDPIPER

CURVE-BILLED THRASHER

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

BEWICK’S WREN

Horned Lark in Cherry Co April 2014 by Joel G. Jorgensen

HORNED LARK

AMERICAN CROW

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

AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER

Easterm Screech-Owl at Papillion, Sarpy Co 8 Aug 2007 by Phil Swanson

EASTERN SCREECH-OWL

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

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE

CATTLE EGRET

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

MOUNTAIN PLOVER

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

COMMON POORWILL

CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW

PASSENGER PIGEON

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

RING-NECKED PHEASANT

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

EURASIAN TREE SPARROW

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

Spotted x Eastern Towhee (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)

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

NELSON’S SPARROW

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

SPRAGUE’S PIPIT

Gyrfalcon in Cherry Co 25 Nov 2021 by Carlos Grandes

GYRFALCON

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

SANDERLING

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

WHOOPING CRANE

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

HEPATIC TANAGER

Grace’s Warbler at Crescent Lake NWR, Garden Co 4 May 2008 by Cory Gregory

GRACE’S WARBLER

CANYON TOWHEE

Black-throated Sparrow in Creighton, Knox Co 8 Dec 2015 by Phil Swanson

BLACK-THROATED SPARROW

AMERICAN DIPPER

PACIFIC WREN

CANYON WREN

PHAINOPEPLA

See

BOREAL OWL

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

WHITE-TAILED KITE

ROSEATE SPOONBILL

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

TRICOLORED HERON

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

ROYAL TERN

ANCIENT MURRELET

Long-tailed Jaeger at Capitol Beach Lake, Lancaster Co 6 Sep 2016 by Michael Willison

LONG-TAILED JAEGER

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

RED KNOT

GROOVE-BILLED ANI

COMMON GROUND DOVE

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

Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid)

BOREAL CHICKADEE

CANADA JAY

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

LAUGHING GULL

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

HOODED CRANE

Redhead x Lesser Scaup (hybrid) in Nebraska Strand

Redhead x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)

putative Summer x Scarlet Tanager by Michael Willison 18 May 2020

Summer x Scarlet Tanager (hybrid)

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

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

Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)

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

Broad-tailed x Ruby-throated Hummingbird (hybrid)

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

Redhead x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid)

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

Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)

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

Blue-winged x Green-winged Teal (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)

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)

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

HERMIT WARBLER

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

SWAINSON’S WARBLER

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

BLACK ROSY-FINCH

Pine Grosbeak at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Douglas Co 24 Dec 2015 by Michael Willison

PINE GROSBEAK

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

BRAMBLING

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

BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH

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

CAVE SWALLOW

Clark’s Nutcracker at East Ash Creek Canyon, Dawes Co 25 Nov 2017 by Aaron Brees

CLARK’S NUTCRACKER

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

GREAT GRAY OWL

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

ZONE-TAILED HAWK

Brown Booby at Harlan County Reservoir, Harlan Co 31 May 2017 by Joel G. Jorgensen

BROWN BOOBY

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

WOOD STORK

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

ROSS’S GULL

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

BLACK-HEADED GULL

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

BONAPARTE’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

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

CURLEW SANDPIPER

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

RUFF

ESKIMO CURLEW

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

PURPLE GALLINULE

CLAPPER RAIL

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

COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD

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

INCA DOVE

Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)

SCOTT’S ORIOLE

Sandhill x Common Crane (hybrid)

Eastern x Mountain Bluebird (hybrid)

Eurasian Collared-Dove x Mourning Dove (hybrid)

Canvasback x Redhead (hybrid)

SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER

SAGEBRUSH SPARROW

FISH CROW

NORTHERN HAWK-OWL

[MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL]

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