Mareca penelope x americana Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant Records: There are five reports, four with details: 29 Mar 2021 Dakota Co (Huser, eBird.org) 6-7 Apr 1994 Funk WPA, Phelps Co (Silcock and Rosche 1994) 9 and 22 Apr 2000 Massie WPA, Clay Co 13 Oct 2020 Sutherland Reservoir, Lincoln Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org). […]
Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid)
Mareca strepera x Anas platyrhynchos Status: Rare casual spring and fall visitor statewide. Records: There are nine records: 14-15 Feb 2024 Heartland of America Park, Douglas Co (Christian Baker, eBird.org); probably same bird as Nov 2023 this location 6-13 Mar 2023 Madison Co (Thiele, eBird.org) 19 Mar 2022 Swanson Reservoir, Hitchcock Co (Wright, eBird.org) 10 […]
Blue-winged x Green-winged Teal (hybrid)
Spatula discors x Anas crecca Status: Accidental in spring Record: The only record is of one photographed in Seward Co 25 Apr 2019 (Strycker, Hack; eBird.org). Comments: Wild hybrids involving Green-winged Teal are rare but have been reported with American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Pintail, and Northern Shoveler (Johnson et al 2020). Hybrids of Green-winged Teal […]
Broad-tailed x Ruby-throated Hummingbird (hybrid)
Archilochus colubris x Selasphorus platycercus Status: Accidental in summer Record: 6 May-late Aug 2014, Dawes Co (Whittecar, eBird.org). Comments: A male hummingbird present 6 May-late Aug 2014 at the Juanita Whittecar yard a few miles southeast of Chadron in Dawes Co was photographed 8 May by a motion-triggered camera; it was suggested by Ross Silcock […]
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)
Spatula discors x cyanoptera Status: Rare regular spring visitor statewide Spring: Apr 7, 9, 9 <<<>>> May 5, 9, 9 Earlier dates are 11 Mar 2016 Washington Co, 27 Mar 2009 Lincoln Co, 27 Mar 2012 Sarpy Co, 30 Mar 2022 Deuel Co, and 4 Apr 2013 Johnson Co. Later dates are 1 Jun 2021 […]
Barnacle Goose x Cackling Goose (hybrid)
Branta leucopsis x BRANTA hutchinsii Status: Accidental in winter Record: A mounted specimen (photograph above) was shot from a flock of about 40 “Hutch” Canada Geese (now known as Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii) 2 Nov 1968 in Otoe Co (Cortelyou 1969). Comments: The specimen cited above was thought to be a Barnacle Goose rather than […]