Species

Calidris ferruginea Status: Accidental in fall. Documentation: Photograph: 19 Jul 1997 Funk WPA, Phelps Co (Brogie 1998). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Record: The lone record is of an individual molting into basic plumage found and photographed by Joel Jorgensen, accompanied by Ross Silcock and seen by many, at Funk WPA, Phelps Co 19-21 Jul […]

Arenaria interpres Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east and central, rare casual west. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12626, 16 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are generally recognized, interpres, of Eurasia from Greenland east to northwestern and western Alaska, and morinella, of North America from northeastern Alaska to eastern Canada […]

Numenius americanus americanus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant central and west, rare casual east. Fairly common regular breeder north-central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6609, 20 Jun 1901 Indian Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Treated as monotypic by Gill and Donsker (2017) and Pyle (2008), based on Dugger and Dugger (2020). Two poorly […]

Limosa haemastica Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Rare casual fall migrant central and east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12692, 12 Jun 1910 Ceresco, Saunders Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized. Spring: Apr 7, 7, 7 <<<>>> Jun 5, 5, 6 (Jorgensen 2012) Earlier dates are 30 Mar […]

Limosa fedoa Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant central and west, uncommon east. Rare regular breeder west and Cherry Co. Uncommon regular fall migrant west and west-central, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM15300, 10 May 1908 Dorey Lake, Cherry Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, beringiae of Alaska and fedoa of central and south-central […]

Bartramia longicauda Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11419, 18 Jun 1931 Atkinson, Holt Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Apr 10, 11, 13 <<<>>> summer Migrants usually arrive during the latter half of Apr, with peak migration occurring in early and […]