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 east, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimens: gambelii, UNSM ZM7489, 19 Apr 1890 Crete, Saline Co; leucophrys, UNSM ZM7484, 3 May […]
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 regular winter visitor south. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7452, Apr 1888 Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Carey et al 2020, AviList 2025). Although two subspecies […]
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 (AviList 2025): strigatus, breeding from British Columbia to Manitoba south to California and west Texas, wintering […]
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular winter visitor North Platte and Platte River Valleys south. Rare casual summer visitor. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7513, 22 Apr 1890 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), albeit poorly differentiated (Pandolfino et al 2023): gracilis, […]
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. Uncommon summer visitor east central, rare casual east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12193, 30 May 1895 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr […]
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 (Vickery 2020, AviList 2025), eight in the West Indies and from Mexico to South America and four north of […]