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
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Acadian Flycatcher
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[Black Phoebe]
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Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher (A) (Pyrocephalus rubinus)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
1MOU1977-11-061977-11-07near ElizabethOtter TailThe Loon 50:45Accepted
avian
information
1977-11-061977-11-07Otter Tail11/6-7 Otter Tail (first state record) (first county record)
One adult male seen 11-6 and 11-7 on Rustad farm near Elizabeth, Otter Tail County, first state record.
50:451978indexVermilion Flycatcher, Otter Tail County
54:421980-10-261980-11-08DuluthSt. Louis(vote 2-5) Although an adult male Vermilion Flycatcher is an unmistakeable species, there were strong reservations about the described behavior of this bird, since it came to a feeder with crecked corn and foraged on the ground; it was felt that a Vermilion Flycatcher would be most unlikely to do that, and that the inexperienced observer may have been influenced too much by the field guide. Not Accepted
264:151991-10-131991-10-14DuluthSt. Louis(vote 7-0; The Loon 64:57,58). Accepted
avian
information
1991-10-131991-10-14St. Louis10/13-14 St. Louis (second state record) (first county record)
Second state record. 10/13-14 Park Point, Duluth (imm. female) TS et. al. (The Loon 64:57).
64:57-581992indexMinnesota's Second Vermilion Flycatcher
367:451994-11-251994-11-27near WillmarKandiyohi(The Loon 67:57-58). Accepted
avian
information
1994-11-251994-11-27Kandiyohi11/25-27 Kandiyohi (third state record) (first county record)
11/25–27 Kandiyohi (immature female, photographed) JWC, RF (third state record, The Loon 67:57–59).
67:57-591995indexA Vermilion Flycatcher in Kandiyohi County
488:32015-10-212015-11-16near RichwoodBecker(record #2015-039, vote 7–0). Two sub-adult males were both photographed and accepted. First county record, fourth state record, and first occurrence of more than one individual. At least one of the males arrived on 21 October. The exact arrival of the second male is uncertain, but most likely the birds arrived together. At least one bird remained through 16 November, but the exact departure date for both birds is uncertain. All four records have been in the fall season. Accepted
avian
information
2015-10-212015-11-16Becker10/21-11/16 Becker (fourth state record) (first county record)
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.
588:32015-11-02Lutsen ResortCook(record #2015037, vote 7–0). Presumed juvenile or adult female, photographed. First county record and fifth state record. Accepted
avian
information
2015-11-02Cook11/2 Cook (fifth state record) (first county record)
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.
690:32017-10-12Yellow Medicine County (record #2017-044Yellow Medicine(record #2017-044, vote 7–0). Photos are diagnostic. Accepted
90:862017-10-12Yellow Medicine County (record #2017-044Yellow Medicine(record #2017-044, vote 7–0). Photos are diagnostic. Duplicate
avian
information
2017-10-12Yellow Medicine10/12 Yellow Medicine (sixth state record) (first county record)
Sixth state record and first county record, a year-old male 10/12 Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp., 110th St. south of 250th Ave.) ph.† KRE, KMS, SSc. Unfortunately the bird could not be refound shortly after the initial sighting.
792:922020-06-06private residence in TofteCook(record #2020-041, vote 7–0). Adult male, photographed. Seventh state and first summer record. All other records have occurred in the fall during the months of October or November. Accepted
avian
information
2020-06-06Cook6/6 Cook (seventh state record) (second county record)
 Seen 6/6 Cook ph. †GFa.
 
 Six fall records. Recorded in two (2015, 2017) of the last ten years.

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