Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Flycatchers Occurrence
This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
Seasons
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Flycatchers
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
[Tropical/Couch's Kingbird]
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
[Empidonax flycatcher]
[Black Phoebe]
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus)
YearSeasonNS
1977Fall One adult male seen 11-6 and 11-7 on Rustad farm near Elizabeth, Otter Tail County, first state record.
1991Fall Second state record. 10/13-14 Park Point, Duluth (imm. female) TS et. al. (The Loon 64:57).
1994Fall 11/25–27 Kandiyohi (immature female, photographed) JWC, RF (third state record, The Loon 67:57–59).
2015Fall2 An amazing three individuals found this season, representing the fourth and fifth state records, and providing the first reports of this species since 1994. A juvenile male or adult female was spotted at the Lutsen Resort 11/2 Cook †KRE, ph. DBM. Two individuals were present at a ranch near Richwood in Becker. One of these was first seen by the landowner on 10/21, and the last report was 11/16 RZi. Documentation: ph. DBM, ph. †SBM, ph. †PEB, ph. †DAB, †PBB, ph. DWK, ph. SAu, ph. JPR.
2017Fall1 Sixth state record and first county record, a year-old male 10/12 Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp., 1/0th St. south of 250th Ave.) ph.† KRE, KMS, SSc. Unfortunately the bird could not be refound shortly after the initial sighting.
2020Summer1 Seen 6/6 Cook ph. †GFa.
 
 Seven records: one summer and six fall. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently 2020. Formerly Accidental.

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.
Column N  Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North.
Column S  Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South.