Melospiza melodia melodia/euphonia/juddi, M. m. montana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and east-central, fairly common west-central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central, rare casual west. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east and North Platte River Valley, rare elsewhere.Documentation: Specimens: montana: UNSM ZM10614, 7 Dec 1910 Crawford, Dawes […]
SWAMP SPARROW
Melospiza georgiana georgiana, M. g. ericrypta Status: Common regular spring migrant east and central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Uncommon regular breeder north-central, rare elsewhere. Rare regular winter visitor southeast and Republican River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7526, 15 Dec 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three […]
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
Zonotrichia albicollis Status: Common regular spring migrant east and east-central, uncommon west-central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Rare regular winter visitor southeast and east-central Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2015, 2 Jun 1915 Inland, Clay Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et […]
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys, Z. l. gambelii, Z. l. oriantha Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, fairly common elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Common regular winter visitor west, uncommon south and southeast, rare northeast, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimens: gambelii, UNSM ZM7489, 19 Apr 1890 Crete, Saline Co; leucophrys, UNSM ZM7484, […]
FIELD SPARROW
Spizella pusilla Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and east central, uncommon west central, rare casual west. Rare casual winter visitor south. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7452, Apr 1888 Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies have been recognized (Pyle 1997): arenacea, breeding from Montana to North […]
LARK SPARROW
Chondestes grammacus grammacus, C. g. strigatus Status: Common regular breeder and spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: strigatus, UNSM ZM7348, 16 Jun 1901 Badlands, Sioux Co; grammacus, UNSM7353, 16 May 1914 Cass Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): strigatus, breeding from British Columbia to Manitoba south to California and west […]