Rare Birds in Nebraska
Our list for Nebraska has 37 rare birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 5 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nebraska in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 37, most common first
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorRare62–68 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorRare58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorRare28–38 cmRegularly May–Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentRare37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorRare17–21 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantRare53–69 cmRegularly Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorRare140–160 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentRare54–67 cmRegularly Jun–Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentRare16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantRare23–32 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common CraneGrus grusScarceRare100–130 cmRegularly Apr
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made