Numenius borealis Status: Extinct. Formerly abundant regular spring migrant central. Formerly rare regular fall migrant central. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2469, Apr 1880 Hamilton Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Records: Eskimo Curlew is probably extinct; there are no accepted records for North America since 1962 (O’Brien et al 2006), although Gill et al […]
PIPING PLOVER
Charadrius melodus circumcinctus Status: Locally fairly common breeder central and east, rare casual west. Uncommon spring and fall migrant away from breeding sites. State and federally listed as Threatened. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6102, 17 Jun 1902 Keya Paha Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized, melodus of the Atlantic Coast and circumcinctus of interior US, including […]
MOUNTAIN PLOVER
ANARHYNCHUS montanus Status: Fairly common regular breeder southwestern Panhandle. Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant southwestern Panhandle, rare casual elsewhere. State listed as Threatened. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 3053, 7 Apr 1917 Whitman, Grant Co. Taxonomy: Genetic studies resulted in a transfer of this species from genus Charadrius to genus Anarhynchus (Chesser et al 2024). […]
AMERICAN AVOCET
Recurvirostra americana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, fairly common east. Uncommon, locally common, regular breeder west and west central north of North Platte River Valley (east to Lincoln Co), and Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor away from breeding locations. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6614, 17 Jun 1902 […]
KILLDEER
Charadrius vociferus Status: Common regular breeder statewide. Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally rare regular winter visitor North Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere south and east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6117, 30 Mar 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are three subspecies, vociferus of North America south to northwest Mexico, ternominatus of the […]
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
Charadrius semipalmatus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6155, 5 Oct 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 9, 10, 11 <<<>>> Jun 4, 4, 5 An earlier date is 28 Mar 2019 Kearney […]