Empidonax alnorum Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon central, rare west. Rare regular fall migrant east and central. Documentation: Specimen: PSM 17452, 4 Jun 1992 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Alder Flycatcher E. alnorum, and Willow Flycatcher E. traillii, were considered song types or subspecies within “Traill’s” […]
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
Empidonax flaviventris Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual central and west. Rare regular fall migrant east, rare casual central. Documentation: Specimen: WSC 1027, 13 Sep 1982 Albion, Boone Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: May 10, 11, 11 <<<>>> Jun 2, 3 (Silcock 2001), 3 (Brown et al […]
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
Contopus virens Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder east, uncommon east central, rare west central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10565, 4 Sep 1909 Roca, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Hybridization between Eastern and Western Wood-Pewees does occur in a narrow contact zone, see the […]
GRAY FLYCATCHER
Empidonax wrightii Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant west. Documentation: Description: 17 May 1999 Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Co (Dinsmore et al 2000, Jorgensen 2001). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: There are four accepted records: 4 May 2024 Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Co ( Mlodinow, eBird.org) 17 May 1999 Oliver Reservoir, […]
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens Status: Rare casual summer visitor west. Accidental breeder Kimball Co. Documentation: Photograph: 9 Jul 2007 Kimball Co (Mollhoff et al 2008, Brogie 2008). Taxonomy: A recent decision by AOS (Chesser et al 2018) rearranged the order of subfamilies within the Tyrannidae, placing Tyranninae (Nebraska-occurring genera Myiarchus, Pitangus, Tyrannus) ahead of Fluvicolinae (Nebraska-occurring […]
VERMILION FLYCATCHER
Pyrocephalus OBSCURUS Status: Rare casual spring and fall visitor central and east. Documentation: Photograph: 16 May 1995 Lancaster Co (Brogie 1996). Taxonomy: Twelve subspecies have generally been recognized (Carmi et al 2016), but recent genetic studies indicated separate species status for each of the two Galapagos Islands subspecies, apparently extinct San Cristobal Flycatcher (P. dubius) […]