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 […]
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular winter visitor southeast. Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7513, 22 Apr 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): gracilis, breeding from coastal Alaska to British Columbia, wintering to California and […]
LARK BUNTING
Calamospiza melanocorys Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, uncommon east-central and northeast, rare casual southeast. Common regular breeder west, uncommon west-central, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12193, 30 May 1895 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Apr 27, 28, 29 <<<>>> summer An […]
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder west and central, fairly common east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7306, 12 May 1891 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Twelve subspecies are recognized, eight in the West Indies and from Mexico to South America (Vickery 2020, Gill et al 2022); the others […]
CASSIN’S SPARROW
Peucaea cassinii Status: Fairly common regular breeder and spring and fall migrant west and southern west central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM13090 (egg fragments), Jun 1974 Perkins Co (Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: This species was recently re-assigned from genus Aimophila to Pucaea (Chesser et al 2010). No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: […]
PINE SISKIN
Spinus pinus pinus Status: Common regular erratic spring and fall migrant statewide. Uncommon regular erratic breeder west, rare casual elsewhere. Common regular erratic winter visitor statewide. Breeding and migration Winter Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7161, 6 Feb 1897 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Spinus, a former sub-genus of Carduelis, was raised to generic status based on genetic […]