Buff-breasted Sandpiper

August 1, 2015August 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Urban or Cropland, Wetland, white to buff

photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Tryngites subruficollis Length 8¼” (21 cm) Song or calls: Usually silent, calls are

Vireonidae

Yellow-throated Vireo

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, Rivers or Lakes, small, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Vireo flavifrons L 5 1/2″ (14 cm). Song or calls: Slow phrases separated by long pauses,

Parulidae

Yellow-rumped Warbler

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Coniferous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, Sandhills region, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff, yellow

NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Dendroica coronata L 5 1/2″ (14 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your

Icteridae

Yellow-headed Blackbird

July 15, 2010July 27, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, Sandhills region, small, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus L 9 1/2″ (24 cm). Song or calls: Hoarse “krruck.” Song is loud, nasal

Ardeidae

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, large, Rivers or Lakes, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Nyctanassa violacea L 24″ (61 cm) W 42″ (107 cm). Song or calls: Short “woc,” higher

Gaviidae

Yellow-billed Loon

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, large, Rivers or Lakes, white to buff

Gavia adamsii L 34″ (86 cm). Song or calls: Utters wild, ringing laugh like common loon but harsher. Yodels like

Cuculidae

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Coccyzus americanus L 12″ (31 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does not

Tyrannidae

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, small, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Empidonax flaviventris L 5 1/2″ (14 cm). Song or calls: Song is liquid “che-lek.” Distinctive call

Parulidae

Yellow Warbler

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, red to orange, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, yellow

Photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Dendroica petechia L 5″ (13 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your

Rallidae

Yellow Rail

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, small, Wetland

photo by Phil Swanson Coturnicops noveboracensis L 7 1/4″(18 cm). Song or calls: “Tick-tick” notes in series of two or

Parulidae

Worm-eating Warbler

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Helmitheros vermivorus L 5 1/4″ (13 cm). Song or calls: “Zeep-zeep.” Song is series of sharp,

Anatidae

Wood Duck

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, green to olive, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland

photo by Phil Swanson Aix sponsa L 18.5″ (47 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does not

Parulidae

Wilson’s Warbler

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, green to olive, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Wilsonia pusilla L 4 3/4″ (12 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

Scolopacidae

Wilson’s Phalarope

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

Phalaropus tricolor L 9 1/4″ (24 cm). Song or calls: Low grunting “ca-work.” Description: Long thin bill. Breeding female is

Tyrannidae

Willow Flycatcher

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Empidonax traillii L 5 3/4″ (15 cm). Song or calls: Listen (UNL audios) Your browser does

Picidae

Williamson’s Sapsucker

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Coniferous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, red to orange, small, yellow

Sphyrapicus thyroideus L 9″ (23 cm). Song or calls: Descending soft, nasal “churrr.” Description: Male has black head, breast, and

Scolopacidae

Willet

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, large, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Catoptrophorus semipalmatus L 15″(38 cm). Song or calls: Noisy “pill-will-willet.” Description: Sexes similar. Mottled brownish-gray above

Phasianidae

Wild Turkey

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, large, red to orange, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie

Photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Meleagris gallopavo L 46″(117 cm) Female L 37″(94 cm). Song or calls: Listen(UNL

Gruidae

Whooping Crane

July 15, 2010August 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, large, red to orange, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Wetland, white to buff

photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Grus americana L 52″(132 cm) W 87″(221 cm) Song or calls: Shrill

Anatidae

White-winged Scoter

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, large, red to orange, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Melanitta fusca L 21″(53 cm). Song or calls: Both male and female utter a whistling note

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