Cygnus buccinator x CYGNUS cygnus Status: Accidental in winter Record: A single bird was observed and photographed at Gavin’s Point Dam, Cedar Co 7 Dec-1 Jan 2026 (Gregory Pavelka, eBird.org). Comments: The photographs show a yellow ill-defined but fairly extensive yellow patch on the bill of an otherwise Trumpeter-like adult swan (eBird Checklist – 17 […]
[Mourning Warbler x Common Yellowthroat (hybrid)]
Geothlypis philadelphia x GEOTHLYPIS trichas Status: Hypothetical. Record: See eBird Checklist – 1 Jun 2025 – Burchard WMA). The single record is of a bird singing a perplexing song at Burchard WMA, Pawnee Co 1 Jun 2025 that sounded much like a Mourning Warbler, but the only bird known to be present was a Common Yellowthroat, […]
Gadwall x American Wigeon
Mareca strepera x americana Status: Accidental in spring. Records: The only record is of one at Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co 14 Mar 2022 (Mlodinow, eBird.org). The observer’s notes are: Long silver tertials and lack of long tail point to GADW rather than NOPI as non-AMWI parent. Also, note small white area in front of […]
Redhead x Greater Scaup
Aythya americana x marila Status: Accidental in fall. Taxonomy: Redhead is known to have hybridized with several North American Aythya in the wild, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, and Ring-necked Duck (Woodin and Michot 2020). Record: One was identified as this hybrid and photographed at Lake Ogallala, Keith Co 18 Nov 2024 (Mlodinow, eBird.org). The […]
Gadwall x Northern Pintail (hybrid)
Mareca strepera x Anas acuta Status: Rare casual spring visitor statewide Records: The only record is of one at Mormon Canal, Knox Co 29 Mar 2024 (Tommy Childers, Joni Rauert; eBird.org). Comments: Including the Nebraska record, there are only four Great Plains records, the others one in western Minnesota and two in eastern Colorado, along […]
Cinnamon x Green-winged Teal (hybrid)
Spatula cyanoptera x ANAS CRECCA Status: Casual in spring. Records: There are two records: 7 May 2017 Father Hupp WMA, Thayer Co (Jorgensen photos, ebird.org) 16-18 Mar 2024 Wagon Train SRA, Lancaster Co (Straus et al, photos, eBird.org) Comments: This is a rare hybrid; the two Nebraska records are the only ones on the Great […]