Leocosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis, L. t. littoralis Status: Rare regular winter visitor west. Documentation: Specimen: tephrocotis, UNSM ZM7133, 15 Feb 1896 Harrison, Sioux Co. Photograph and description: littoralis, 30 Dec 2020 Toadstool Road, Sioux Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org). Taxonomy: Seven subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025) in two groups (Macdougall-Shackleton et al 2020). The Gray-cheeked group (“Hepburn’s Rosy-Finch”) […]
HOARY REDPOLL
Acanthis hornemanni Status: Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 5 Feb 1982 Ames, Dodge Co (Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: Gill et al (2022) refer to this species as Arctic Redpoll. A recent proposal to AOU to lump the redpolls, including Common and Hoary Redpolls has not yet been voted upon (AOU 2016), but […]
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE
Myadestes townsendi townsendi Status: Rare casual breeder northwest. Common regular winter resident and spring and fall migrant west, uncommon central, rare east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6699, 19 Feb 1896 Harrison, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025) one in Mexico and the other, townsendi, breeding and wintering throughout the North America range. Nebraska […]
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
Corthylio calendula calendula Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare regular winter visitor south and southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6713, 13 Apr 1901 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Ruby-crowned Kinglet taxon calendula of the New World was split as genus Corthylio from remaining New and Old World species […]
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Catharus minimus aliciae Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11018, 11 May 1910 South Bend, Cass Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): aliciae, breeding from Alaska to northern Alberta and Labrador, and minimus, breeding in Newfoundland and northeast […]
VEERY
Catharus fuscescens levyi, C. F. salicicolus Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east and west, rare central. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11022 (salicicolus/levyi?), 25 May 1909 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), subpallidus, breeding from northern Washington east of the Cascades south to northeastern Oregon and east to […]