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

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

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

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

Picidae

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, red to orange, small, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Sphyrapicus varius L 8 1/2″ (22 cm). Song or calls: Soft, slurred “whee-ur” or “mew.” Do

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

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,

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

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

Troglodytidae

Winter Wren

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu 0 Comment brown to tan, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, small, Urban or Cropland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Troglodytes troglodytes L 4″ (10 cm). Sexes similar. Song or calls: Song is rapid series of

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

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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