Setophaga cerulea Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual central and west. Rare casual summer visitor east. Rare casual fall migrant east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6860, 4 May 1901 Child’s Point, Sarpy Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). This species and Northern Parula (S. americana) are closely related, with similar plumage, song, […]
HOODED ORIOLE
Icterus cucullatus cucullatus Status: Accidental in spring. Documentation: Photograph: 26 May 2013 Garrison, Butler Co (Gubanyi 2013; photo above of the same bird 28 May 2013). Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized, two in Mexico and Central America, and three in the US (AviList 2025): nelsoni, breeding and wintering in California and southwest Texas, cucullatus, breeding […]
BOBOLINK
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6932, 29 Jul 1902 Carns, Keya Paha Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 28, 28, 29 <<<>>> summer Earlier dates are 13 Apr 2012 Buffalo Co, 16 Apr 2015 Madison […]
DARK-EYED JUNCO
Junco hyemalis Fifteen subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). There have been varying treatments of the subspecific taxa within this species over the years; some have been considered full species at times, and as stated by Nolan et al (2020): “The phylogenetic relationships of all junco taxa clearly involve more complex questions than can be answered […]
WESTERN MEADOWLARK
Sturnella neglecta neglecta Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Abundant breeder west, central, and northeast, common southeast. Fairly common regular winter visitor south and east, uncommon elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11049, 30 Oct 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): confluenta, breeding from coastal southwest British Columbia to southwest […]
ORCHARD ORIOLE
Icterus spurius spurius Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM8770, 14 Jun 1898 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), spurius, breeding throughout eastern US north to Canada and south to central Mexico, and fuertesi, breeding in eastern Mexico. Nebraska birds are spurius. Spring: Apr […]