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

Parulidae

Yellow-breasted Chat

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Deciduous Forest, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Icteria virens L 7 1/2″ (19 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

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

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

Turdidae

Wood Thrush

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, Sandhills region, small, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Hylocichla mustelina L 7 3/4″ (20 cm). Song or calls: Loud, liquid song of 3 to

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

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

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

Scolopacidae

White-rumped Sandpiper

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

photo by Phil Swanson Calidris fuscicollis L 7 1/2″ (19 cm). Song or calls: High-pitched “jeet,” insectlike. Description: Sexes similar.

Threskiornithidae

White-faced Ibis

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

photo by Phil Swanson Plegadis chihi L 23″ (58 cm) W 36″ (91 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio)

Emberizidae

White-crowned Sparrow

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

photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Zonotrichia leucophrys L 7″ (18 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio)

Sittidae

White-breasted Nuthatch

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

photo by Phil Swanson Sitta carolinensis L 5 3/4″ (15 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

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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