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

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

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

Emberizidae

White-throated Sparrow

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

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

Parulidae

Virginia’s Warbler

July 13, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, gray, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Vermivora virginiae L 4 3/4″ (12 cm). Song or calls: Sharp “chink.” Song is series of

Emberizidae

Song Sparrow

July 11, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Melospiza melodia L 6 1/4″ (16 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

Mimidae

Sage Thrasher

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, gray, Prairie grassland, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Oreoscoptes montanus L 8 1/2″ (22 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

Emberizidae

Sage Sparrow

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

Amphispiza belli L 6 1/4″ (16 cm). Song or calls: Song is jumbled series of finch-like notes with rising and

Regulidae

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

July 9, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Central Mixed Grass, Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, red to orange, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Regulus calendula L 4 1/4″ (11 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

Troglodytidae

Rock Wren

July 8, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Salpinctes obsoletus L 6″ (15 cm). Sexes similar. Song or calls: Listen (NGPC

Parulidae

Prairie Warbler

July 7, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, Prairie grassland, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Dendroica discolor L 4 3/4″ (12 cm). Song or calls: Song is rising series of buzzy

Ptilogonatidae

Phainopepla

July 6, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, gray, Shrubland, small, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Phainopepla nitens L 7 3/4″ (20 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

Parulidae

MacGillivray’s Warbler

July 2, 2010July 27, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, gray, Prairie grassland, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Oporornis tolmiei L 5 1/4″ (13 cm). Song or calls: Sharp “tik.” Song is buzzy trill

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,

Accipitridae

Harris’s Hawk

June 28, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, large, red to orange, Shrubland

photo by Phil Swanson Parabuteo unicinctus L 21″(53 cm) W 46″(117 cm). Song or calls: Harsh squeal. Description: Brown body

Emberizidae

Green-tailed Towhee

June 28, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Coniferous Forest, gray, green to olive, red to orange, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie

photo by Phil Swanson Pipilo chlorurus L 7 1/4″ (18 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does

Turdidae

Gray-cheeked Thrush

June 27, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, Rivers or Lakes, Shrubland, small, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Catharus minimus L 7 1/4″ (18 cm). Song or calls: Thin, nasal song, rendered as “wee-oh,

Mimidae

Gray Catbird

June 27, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Western Shortgrass Prairie

photo by Phil Swanson Dumetella carolinensis L 8 1/2″ (22 cm). Song or calls: Listen (UNL audios) Your browser does

Parulidae

Golden-winged Warbler

June 27, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Vermivora chrysoptera L 4 3/4″ (12 cm). Song or calls: Song is soft “bee-bz-bz-bz.” Longer than

Emberizidae

Dark-eyed Junco

June 27, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, Sandhills region, Shrubland, small, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (pink-sided varient) Junco hyemalis L 6 1/4″ (16 cm). Song or calls:

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