Piranga flava Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Videotape: 6 Jan 1999 West Point, Cuming Co (Jorgensen 2001, 2003). Taxonomy: There are 15 subspecies recognized (Pyle 1997, Eddleman 2020), usually divided into three groups, each raised to species status by some authors (Gill et al 2022); in this treatment, two new species occur south of the […]
SWAINSON’S WARBLER
Limnothlypis swainsonii Status: Accidental in spring. Documentation: 15 May 2018 Wilderness Park, Lancaster Co; recordings: Stearns (2018), Leger (2018); photograph: Carlini (2018). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Record: The single accepted record is of one at Wilderness Park, Lancaster Co 15 May 2018 (cited above; Brogie 2019). This bird was located […]
BREWER’S BLACKBIRD
Euphagus cyanocephalus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, uncommon east. Fairly common regular breeder west. Rare regular winter visitor from the North Platte and Platte River valleys south and Missouri River Valley. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7025, 20 Jun 1901 Indian Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (Jaramillo and […]
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus, A. p. fortis, A. p. arctolegus Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common, locally abundant breeder statewide. Fairly common regular winter visitor south and east, uncommon west, rare north. Documentation: Specimens: phoeniceus, UNSM ZM6993, 11 May 1914 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; fortis, UNSM ZM6987, 1 Jul 1916 Scotts Bluff Co; arctolegus, […]
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Euphagus carolinus carolinus Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare central, rare casual west. Uncommon regular fall migrant east and central, rare west. Uncommon regular winter visitor east and central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM9568, 31 Oct 1919 Niobrara Valley Preserve, Cherry Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Avery 2020, Gill et al […]
VIRGINIA’S WARBLER
Leiothlypis virginiae Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant west. Documentation: Photograph: 17 May 2015 Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Co (Brogie 2016). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). It has been suggested that this species and Nashville Warbler are conspecific (Phillips et al 1964), or at least comprise a superspecies (Mengel 1964). Spring: […]