MOURC Proceedings Archive - Flycatchers Accepted
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Proceedings
Species: Flycatchers
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
[Tropical/Couch's Kingbird]
Cassin's Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
[Black Phoebe]
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher

Cassin's Kingbird (A) (Tyrannus vociferans)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
185:32012-10-272012-11-12Grand Marais, near East Bay Hotel and SuitesCook(record #2012-025, vote 10–0, physical evidence vote 10–0). First state record. All ten members vote on potential first state records and, if Accepted, on the physical evidence. The latter vote only requires a majority for acceptance and decides whether or not the species can be identified from the physical evidence alone. The physical evidence vote obviates the “s” subscript on the state checklist. This species had been anticipated in the state for many years. It was seen and Mississippi Kite, record #2012-029, 6 September 2012, Duluth, St. Louis County. Photo by Cory A. Ritter. Black-legged Kittiwake, record #2012-042, 28 November 2012, Duluth, St. Louis County. Photo by Jan and Larry Kraemer. photographed at various locations within the city of Grand Marais by at least 67 observers over the course of its 17-day stay. In addition to the sightings near the East Bay Hotel and Suites, it was frequently observed in the vicinity of the Cook County Courthouse as well as the intersection of Third Street and Second Avenue West. Accepted
avian
information
2012-10-272012-11-12Cook10/27-11/12 Cook (first state record) (first county record)
First state record was discovered 10/27 by AXH and PHS in Cook near the East Bay Hotel and Suites, Grand Marais (The Loon 85:51–56). It was observed and photographed by many (ph. †AXH, ph. †PHS, †KRE, ph. ANy, ph. DAC, ph. †MJM, ph. RZi, m.ob.) through 11/12, generally east of the Cook County Courthouse.
 
 One fall record (2012).

Notes:

The information in the above table comes from several different sources. The count in column 1 indicates which of the sources is considered the primary source.
'Accepted' MOURC entries from The MOURC Proceedings
'Not Accepted' or 'Rejected' MOURC entry from The MOURC Proceedings
Accepted MOU records assembled by David Cahlander
Sighting records for ()
Avian information from the occurrence maps, in dark red, assembled by Robert Janssen. Seasonal report for the species/season published in The Loon or The Flicker has been added.
Information from The Loon index assembled by Anthony Hertzel and David Cahlander