Uncommon Birds in Nebraska
Our list for Nebraska has 85 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 27 summer visitors, 18 winter visitors, 31 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Nebraska in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 85, most common first
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraSummer visitorUncommon36–43 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Oct
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisScarceUncommon26–28 cm
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaResidentUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantUncommon27–33 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaPassage migrantUncommon10–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusSummer visitorUncommon58–85 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
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