N.O.U. Field Card

(partial listing of species)

The purpose of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union Records Committee is to provide a procedure for documenting unusual bird sightings and to establish a list of all documented birds for Nebraska. The following list is of species for which the Records Committee requests photographs and/or written reports. Send photos and/or reports to:

NOU Records Committee Chairperson or the Librarian


Class - AVES
Order/Family/Common Name

Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae
________Clark's Grebe *

Anseriformes/Anatidae
________Tundra Swan *
________Eurasian Wigeon *
________Black Scoter *
________Surf Scoter *
________White-winged Scoter *
________Barrow's Goldeneye *

Falconiformes/Accipitridae
________Mississippi Kite $*

Falconiformes/Falconidae
________Gyrfalcon #*

Gruiformes/Rallidae
________Yellow Rail *
________Black Rail $*
________King Rail $*
________Common Moorhen $*

Charadriiformes/Charadriidae
________Snowy Plover *
________Mountain Plover %*

Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
________Whimbrel *
________Eskimo Curlew #*
________Red Knot *
________Red Phalarope *

Charadriiformes/Laridae
________Laughing Gull *
________Thayer's Gull *
________lceland Gull *
________Lesser Black-backed Gull *
________Great Black-backed Gull *
________Black-legged Kittiwake *

Apodiformes/Apodidae
________Broad-tailed Hummingbird *
________Rufous Hummingbird *

Piciformes/Picidae
________Red-naped Sapsucker *
________Pileated Woodpecker %*

Passeriformes/Tyrannidae
________Yellow-bellied Flycatcher *

Passeriformes/Corvidae
________Clark's Nutcracker *

Passeriformes/Troglodytidae
________Bewick's Wren *

Passeriformes/Muscicapidae
________Varied Thrush *

Passeriformes/Mimidae
________Sage Thrasher $*

Passeriformes/MotaciIIidae
________Sprague's Pipit *

Passeriformes/Emberizidae/Subfamily Parulinae
________Blue-winged Warbler *
________Cape May Warbler *
________Black-throated Blue Warbler *
________Townsend's Warbler *
________Pine Warbler *
________Worm-eating Warbler *
________Connecticut Warbler *
________MacGillivray's Warbler *
________Hooded Warbler *

Passeriformes/Emberizidae/Emberizinae
________Green-tailed Towhee *
________Cassin's Sparrow *
________Baird's Sparrow *
________Henslow's Sparrow $*
________Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow *
________Smith's Longspur *

Passeriformes/Fringillidae
________Pine Grosbeak *
________Cassin's Finch *
________White-winged Crossbill *


Species names are from the Sixth A.O.U. Checklist (1983) and supplements through 1995. THE OFFICIAL LIST OF THE BIRDS OF NEBRASKA was last published in 1996 (see current updated list). This list included 427 species whose occurrence in Nebraska has been documented to the satisfaction of the NOU Records Committee. To obtain a copy of this document, please contact the NOU Librarian.

REPORTING YOUR SIGHTINGS: Unusual sightings should always be documented by notes taken at the time of observation and with photographs if possible. Species which should be documented for the N.O.U. Records Committee include those marked with an * on this card AND Casual or accidental species not listed. Written documentation and photos, if available, should be forwarded to:

Librarian
Nebraska Ornithologists' Union
University of Nebraska State Museum
Lincoln, NE 68588-0514.

Please send information, including date and location of observation(s), for species identified by the following symbols:

# Sightings (This is a partial listing from the full list.)
$ Nests (This is a partial listing from the full list.)
% Nests and/or sightings (This is a partial listing from the full list.)
TO: The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Wildlife Division, 2200 North 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503. Include your name address and phone number.

NEBRASKA BIRDLINE: Share your unusual sightings with others by reporting them as soon as possible to the Nebraska Birdline (402)292-5325.

INFORMATION: The Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU) is a non-profit organization committed to the study, appreciation and protection of birds. Membership information, field cards and report forms may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the NOU Librarian, University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514.

N.O.U. FIELD CARD PRINTED BY THE NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION WITH FUNDING FROM THE NONGAME WILDLIFE INCOME TAX CHECKOFF.


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