Scolopacidae 

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

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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

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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

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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

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Columbidae 

White-winged Dove

July 14, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, medium, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Zenaida asiatica L 11 1/2″ (29 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

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Accipitridae 

White-tailed Kite

July 14, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Deciduous Forest, gray, medium, Prairie grassland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Elanus leucurus L 16″(41 cm) W 42″(107 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser

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Caprimulgidae 

Whip-poor-will

July 14, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, medium, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, white to buff

female bird, photo by Phil Swanson Caprimulgus vociferus L 9 3/4″ (25 cm). Song or calls: Rolling “prrip-poor-rrill!.” First and

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Scolopacidae 

Whimbrel

July 14, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Numenius phaeopus L 17 1/2″(45 cm). Song or calls: Loud “whi whi whi whi whi” whistle.

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Rallidae 

Virginia Rail

July 13, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Rallus limicola L 9 1/2″(24 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does not

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Scolopacidae 

Upland Sandpiper

July 13, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Prairie grassland, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Bartramia longicauda L 27″ (69 cm) 69″ (175 cm). Song or calls: Listen (UNL audio) Your

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Scolopacidae 

Stilt Sandpiper

July 12, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Calidris himantopus L 8 1/2″ (22 cm). Song or calls: Hoarse low “querp,” and soft trilled

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Corvidae 

Steller’s Jay

July 12, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu blue to aqua, Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, gray, medium, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie

photo by Phil Swanson Cyanocitta steller L 11 1/2″ (29 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

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Scolopacidae 

Short-billed Dowitcher

July 11, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Limnodromus griseus L 11″ (28 cm). Song or calls: Mellow “tu-tu-tu.” Description: Sexes similar. Long snipe-like

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Accipitridae 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

July 10, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Central Mixed Grass, Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, medium, red to orange, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Accipiter striatus L 10-14″ (25-36 cm) W 20-28″(51-71 cm). Song or calls: A high “ke-ke-ke-ke.” Often

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Scolopacidae 

Sanderling

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson (winter) Calidris alba L 8″ (20 cm). Song or calls: Sharp high-pitched “twick,” sometimes given in

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Phasianidae 

Ruffed Grouse

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Deciduous Forest, medium, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Bonasa umbellus L 17″(43 cm). Song or calls: Drumming display of male, hollow accelerating beats made

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Scolopacidae 

Ruff

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu 0 Comment black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Wetland, white to buff

juvenile Ruff – photo by Phil Swanson Philomachus pugnax Male L 12″ (31 cm) Female L 10″ (25 cm). Song

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Scolopacidae 

Ruddy Turnstone

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Arenaria interpres L 9 1/2″(24 cm). Song or calls: Low-pitched guttural rattle, and low “cut-cut-cut.” Description:

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Anatidae 

Ruddy Duck

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Oxyura jamaicensis L 15″(38 cm). Song or calls: Usually quiet. Courting males, thumping note and weak

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Laridae 

Ross’s Gull

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, medium, Rivers or Lakes, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Rhodostethia rosea L 13 1/2″ (34 cm) W 33″ (84 cm). Song or calls: High pitched

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