Setophaga townsendi x virens Status: Accidental in spring and fall. Records: There are two: 8 May 2022 Wilderness Park, Lancaster Co (Shari Schwattz, John Carlini; eBird Checklist – 8 May 2022 – Wilderness Park – 40 species (+2 other taxa). 31 Aug 2018 Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Scotts Bluff Co (Mark Brogie; King et al […]
Summer x Scarlet Tanager (hybrid)
Piranga rubra x olivacea Status: Accidental in spring. Records: There are two records, around 130 years apart. An adult male collected by L. Skow at Omaha 20 May 1892 (USNM 128032) is labeled a “possible hybrid” between this species and Scarlet Tanager, although Ridgway was more definite, and considered it “an unmistakable case of hybridism […]
Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid)
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant east. Documentation: Brewster’s Warbler: photograph, 18 May 2020 Madison Co (Brogie, in gallery); Brewster’s Warbler apparent backcross (F2 Brewster’s and Golden-winged) with Blue-winged Warbler: photograph, 21 May 2020 Sarpy Co (Swanson, in gallery). Taxonomy: This species and Blue-winged Warbler V. cyanoptera hybridize frequently and […]
Bullock’s x Baltimore Oriole (hybrid)
Icterus bullockii x ICTERUS galbula Status: Uncommon regular summer visitor west and west central, rare casual elsewhere. Summer: May 8, 8, 9 <<<>>> Jul 25, 26, 28 Later dates are 4 Aug 2012 Red Willow Co, 7 Aug 2020 Keith Co, 29 Aug 2021 Rock Creek SRA, Dundy Co, two there 29 Aug 2022, and […]
Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser (hybrid)
Bucephala clangula x Lophodytes cucullatus Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant and winter visitor. Winter: The observer of the 1997 and 1999 Cunningham Lake birds suggested they were the same individual. Given the paucity of Great Plains records of this hybrid, several records cited below, especially those at Lake Ogallala, may be of the […]
Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid)
Bucephala albeola x clangula Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant statewide Records: There are three records: 31 Mar-1 Apr Gavin’s Point Dam area, Knox Co (Strand, E. Brogie, eBird.org) 19 Apr 2020 Dodge Co (Croshaw, eBird.org) 18 Aug 2020 Garden Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org). Comments: This hybrid is often reported in North America; eBird has […]