Cardinalidae 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

July 8, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, red to orange, small, Urban or Cropland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Pheucticus ludovicianus L 8″ (20 cm). Song or calls: Listen (UNL audios) Your browser does not

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Cardinalidae 

Painted Bunting

July 6, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu blue to aqua, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, green to olive, red to orange, Sandhills region, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie

Passerina ciris L 5 1/2″ (14 cm). Song or calls: Loud, rich “chip.” Song is lively warbling whistle with phrases

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Cardinalidae 

Northern Cardinal

July 3, 2010July 27, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, red to orange, Sandhills region, small, Urban or Cropland

photo by Phil Swanson Cardinalis cardinalis L 8 3/4″ (22 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

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Cardinalidae 

Lazuli Bunting

June 29, 2010July 27, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu blue to aqua, Deciduous Forest, red to orange, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Passerina amoena L 5 1/2″ (14 cm). Song or calls: Song is series of varied phrases,

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Cardinalidae 

Indigo Bunting

June 29, 2010July 27, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, blue to aqua, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, Sandhills region, small, Urban or Cropland

photo by Phil Swanson Passerina cyanea L 5 1/2″ (14 cm). Song or calls: Listen (UNL audios) Your browser does

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Cardinalidae 

Dickcissel

June 25, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, Prairie grassland, Sandhills region, small, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Spiza americana L 6 1/4″ (16 cm). Song or calls: Listen (UNL audios) Your browser does

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Cardinalidae 

Blue Grosbeak

June 8, 2010July 31, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, blue to aqua, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie

photo by Phil Swanson Guiraca caerulea L 6 3/4″ (17 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

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Cardinalidae 

Black-headed Grosbeak

June 7, 2010July 31, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, red to orange, Sandhills region, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Pheucticus melanocephalus L 8 1/4″ (21 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio)

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