Fringilla montifringilla Status: Rare casual winter visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 14-19 Apr 1999 Scottsbluff, Scottsbluff Co (Dinsmore 2000, Jorgensen 2001, 2003). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Winter: There are three accepted records: 14 Dec 2014-31 Jan 2015 female Lincoln Co (Brogie 2016; Brogie 2015 cites incorrect initial date as 14 Feb). 8-16 Jan 2017 […]
EVENING GROSBEAK
HESPERIPHONA verspertina vespertina, H. v. brooksi, H. V. WARRENI Status: Rare casual summer visitor northwest. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: brooksi, UNSM ZM7114, 29 Oct 1900 Long Pine, Brown Co; Photograph: vespertina, Sarpy Co 1 Feb 1986 (Swanson, this account); Recording: warreni, Wayne, Wayne Co 8 Nov 2022 (Ed Brogie, eBird.org). Taxonomy: The […]
LESSER GOLDFINCH
Spinus psaltria psaltria, P. p. hesperophilus Status: Increasing. Uncommon regular summer visitor Panhandle, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual breeder Panhandle. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 20 May 1984 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co (Swanson 1984, Williams, 1984). Taxonomy: Spinus, a former sub-genus of Carduelis, was raised to generic status based on genetic data (Chesser […]
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Calcarius lapponicus alascensis, C. l. subcalcaratus Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: lapponicus (=subcalcaratus), UNSM ZM7676, 8 Feb 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co; alascensis, UNSM ZM7603, 16 Nov 1901, Haigler, Dundy Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (Hussell and Montgomerie 2024, AviList 2025), two of which occur in Eurasia […]
PINE GROSBEAK
Pinicola enucleator leucura, P. e. montana Status: Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: montana, UNSM ZM10416, 30 Nov 1910 Crawford, Dawes Co; leucura, UNSM ZM7127, 29 Nov 1932 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Eight subspecies are recognized (Young and Adkisson 2020, AviList 2025), five in North America: flammula, breeding from southern Alaska to British Columbia, wintering […]
RED CROSSBILL
Loxia curvirostra Status: Rare regular breeder west and north, rare casual elsewhere. Common regular spring, summer, fall, and winter visitor west, uncommon elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: benti UNSM ZM7187, winter 1886 Fairbury, Jefferson Co. Call Type Recordings: Type 2 Ponderosa Pine Red Crossbill, 26 Aug 2015 Chadron SP, Dawes Co (LeFever 2015); Type 3 Western Hemlock […]