Pluvialis dominica Status: Locally common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6121, 23 Sep 1916 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Mar 14, 15, 15 <<<>>> May 31, Jun 1, 1 Earlier dates are 6 Mar 2009 Tamora WPA, […]
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
Pluvialis squatarola CYNOSURAE Status: Uncommon, locally common, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6127, 24 Oct 1897 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized, two in Eurasia and one, cynosurae, in the Nearctic. AviList (2025) uses the English name Grey Plover. Nebraska birds are cynosurae. Spring: Apr 10, 11, 12 <<<>>> Jun […]
BLACK-NECKED STILT
Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus Status: Increasing. Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, uncommon east. Locally uncommon regular breeder western Sandhills, rare Scotts Bluff Co and Rainwater Basin, rare casual elsewhere. Rare, locally uncommon regular summer visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 28534, 12 May 1956 Adams Co. Taxonomy: AviList (2025) recognizes four species […]
SNOWY PLOVER
ANARHYNCHUS nivosus nivosus Status: Rare regular spring visitor east and central, rare casual west. Rare regular breeder northeast, rare casual southcentral and Lake McConaughy, Keith Co. Rare casual fall migrant east and central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6114, 16 May 1903 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Genetic studies resulted in a recent transfer of this species from […]
WHOOPING CRANE
Grus americana Status: Locally rare regular spring and fall migrant central, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual summer visitor central and west. State and federally listed as Endangered. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 3823 (two birds), spring 1899 Grand Island, Hall Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Changes Since 2000: Figure 1. Spatial distribution of […]
SANDHILL CRANE
Antigone canadensis canadensis, A. c. tabida Status: Increasing. Abundant regular spring and fall migrant central, common west, uncommon east. Rare regular breeder locally statewide. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Rare, locally common, regular winter visitor central Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7836, 19 Mar 1959 Overton, Dawson Co. Taxonomy: This species […]