Vireo flavifrons Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Fairly common regular breeder east. Fairly common regular fall migrant east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10537, 28 Apr 1888 (two birds) Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Apr 23, […]
WHITE-EYED VIREO
Vireo griseus griseus Status: Rare regular spring visitor southeast, rare casual northeast, central, and west. Rare casual summer visitor east, rare casual central. Rare casual fall visitor east and central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11885, 19 May 1910 Sarpy Co. Taxonomy: There are six subspecies currently recognized, three of these in Mexico and Bermuda (Gill et […]
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides, L. l. migrans Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder central and west, uncommon east. Rare regular winter visitor southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6750, 5 Jun 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are seven or eight subspecies recognized, three of which are […]
PLUMBEOUS VIREO
Vireo plumbeus PLUMBEUS Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant west, accidental central. Uncommon regular breeder Pine Ridge. Uncommon regular fall migrant west, rare casual west central, accidental east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6773, 21 May 1900 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: The former “Solitary” Vireo was split into three species by Banks et al (1997) based on studies by Murray […]
CASSIN’S VIREO
Vireo cassinii cassinii Status: Uncommon regular fall migrant west, rare casual west-central. Rare casual spring migrant west, accidental east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11878, 8 Sep 1911 northwest of Crawford, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized by Gill et al (2022): cassinii of southwest Canada through the western USA to northern Baja California, and lucasanus […]
BELL’S VIREO
Vireo bellii bellii Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder central, fairly common east, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10541, 12 Aug 1907 (two birds) Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are four subspecies recognized, including pusillus, which has been proposed as a separate species, V. pusillus […]