Pheucticus melanocephalus melanocephalus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, rare southeast, rare casual northeast. Common regular breeder west and south, uncommon north, rare casual east. Rare casual winter visitor east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7085, 13 Jul 1901 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022): maculatus, […]
WESTERN TANAGER
Piranga ludoviciana Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual east-central and east. Fairly common regular breeder Pine Ridge. Accidental in winter. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7051, 26 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). See discussion regarding hybridization with Scarlet Tanager here. Spring: […]
DICKCISSEL
Spiza americana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, locally common west. Common, locally abundant, regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Rare casual winter visitor south and east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12132, 22 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Apr 28, […]
NORTHERN CARDINAL
Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Status: Common regular resident south and east, uncommon north, locally rare west. Rare regular spring, fall, and winter visitor outside breeding range.Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7063, Dec 1884 Unadilla, Otoe Co. Taxonomy: The number of recognized subspecies varies between 16 and 19 (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022, Halkin et al 2021), the […]
SCARLET TANAGER
Piranga olivacea Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Uncommon regular breeder east, rare north. Uncommon regular fall migrant east and east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11098, 20 Jun 1907 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Short (1961) and Ford […]
WILSON’S WARBLER
Cardellina pusilla pusilla, C. p. pileolata Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and west, uncommon central. Common fall migrant west, uncommon east and central. Accidental in summer. Spring: Fall: Documentation: Specimens: pusilla, UNSM ZM10790, 4 Sep 1909 Roca, Lancaster Co; pileolata, UNSM ZM6916, 13 Sep 1919, Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are three […]