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

Parulidae

Yellow-throated Warbler

July 15, 2010July 22, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, small, Wetland, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Dendroica dominica L 5 1/2″ (14 cm). Song or calls: Song is series of clear, downslurred

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

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

Ciconiidae

Wood Stork

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, large, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Mycteria americana L 40″ (102 cm) W 61″ (155 cm). Song or calls: Usually silent. Gives

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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.

Scolopacidae

Western 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, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Josef Kren Calidris mauri L 6 1/2″ (17 cm). Song or calls: High, grating “keeep,” often squeaky. Description:

Podicipedidae

Western Grebe

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

photo by Phil Swanson Aechmophorus occidentalis L 25″ (64 cm). Sexes similar. Song or calls: Loud, two-noted “keek-kreet” Description: Narrow,

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

Anatidae

Tundra Swan

July 13, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, large, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Wetland, white to buff, yellow

photo by Phil Swanson Cygnus columbianus L 52″ (132 cm). Song or calls: Mellow, high-pitched “hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo,” often given in

Anatidae

Trumpeter Swan

July 13, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, large, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Cygnus buccinator L 60″ (152 cm). Song or calls: Series of loud, low-pitched, buglelike notes on

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