Sturnella magna x Sturnella neglecta Status: Rare casual resident or visitor. Records: There are three reports (eBird.org, accessed Jan 2022), all of individuals exhibiting a mix of phenotypic characters. 2 Feb 2019 Lake McConaughy, Keith Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org) 26 May 2016 Brownlee Road, Cherry Co (Peterson, eBird.org; photo below) 29 Nov 2019 Carter Canyon, Scotts Bluff […]
MYRTLE WARBLER
Setophaga coronata coronata Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare regular winter visitor from North Platte and Platte River Valley counties south and Missouri River Valley in northeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6857, 20 Apr 1901 Havelock, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: The subspecies coronata and auduboni were at one time considered separate species, Myrtle and […]
AUDUBON’S WARBLER
Setophaga auduboni auduboni Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant west and west central, uncommon east central, rare casual east. Uncommon regular breeder northwest. Rare casual winter visitor west central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6847, 21 May 1900 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: See discussion under Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler here. Birds breeding in Nebraska were assigned to […]
Ring-necked Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid)
Aythya collaris x marila Status: Accidental in fall. Record: The only record is of one along the south Shore of Lewis and Clark Lake, Knox Co 11 Dec 2020 (Strand, eBird.org). The observer’s description reads: “Adult male. Scaup with clean pale whitish flanks and a contrasting black back, similar in size to the female GRSC […]
WESTERN GULL
Larus occidentalis Status: Accidental in spring. (Note- yet to be reviewed by NOURC) Documention: photograph and description: 7 Apr 2023 Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, Brenner; eBird.org). Taxonomy: There are two subspecies (Gill et al 2022), occidentalis of the Pacific Coast from Farallon Islands north to northwestern Washington, and wymani of the Pacific Coast […]
Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)
Aythya collaris x affinis Status: Rare casual spring migrant. Record: There are six records. 10 Mar 2022 Lake Ogallala, Keith Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org) 13-14 Mar 2023 North Platte, Lincoln Co (Manning, eBird.org) 21 Mar 2023 Lake McConaughy, Keith Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org) 1 Apr 2021 Gavin’s Point Dam in Knox Co (Strand, eBird.org) 7-26 Apr 2023 […]