Molothrus ater ATER, M. A. Artemisiae Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Rare regular winter visitor south and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11867, 10 Oct 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): artemisiae of interior western Canada and western US, ater of the […]
COMMON GRACKLE
Quiscalus quiscula versicolor Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east, rare North Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7029, 25 Mar 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): versicolor, breeding from Northwest Territories and northern New Mexico east […]
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
Quiscalus mexicanus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant southeast and south-central, uncommon elsewhere. Common regular breeder southeast and south-central, uncommon western Sandhills, rare elsewhere. Uncommon regular winter visitor North Platte River Valley, south, and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM17601, May 1998 Ceresco, Saunders Co. Taxonomy: Eight subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three […]
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
Icterus galbula Status: Common regular spring migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and central, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7017, 30 Nov 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Hybridization occurs between this species and Bullock’s Oriole; see https://birds.outdoornebraska.gov/bullocks-x-baltimore-oriole-hybrid/. […]
BULLOCK’S ORIOLE
Icterus bullockiorum Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual elsewhere. Fairly common regular breeder west and extreme southwest. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7010, 19 Jun 1901 Indian Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Flood et al 2020, AviList 2025). It has recently been suggested that because the species […]
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
Oporornis agilis Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual central. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 25 May 1988 near Chambers, Holt Co (Grenon 1990). Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: May 13, 13, 14 <<<>>> May 27, 30, 30 A later date is 6 Jun 1981 Cuming Co. There […]