Date: 11/10/26 2:00 pm From: Dana Greeley via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Vermilion Flycatchers at Northern Latitudes
In regards to the Vermilion flycatcher. I recall way back when I used to phone into the rare bird hotline to hear the recorded message telling us nerds what rarities were seen in the area recently. 1 day, on that recorded message, a vermilion flycatcher was reported out in Redmond. I went and picked up my father, who lived in Bothell at the time. He taught me to birdwatch and was always better in recognizing the calls, etc. We drove out to the location, no other cars or people around, and as we got out of the car my dad pointed up to a tree and said, "there it is." I hadn't even closed my door on the car yet. He took all the 'fun' out of it ; )
At any rate, the point of this story was, this was way before ebird. My dad passed in 2000. If I had to guess, I'd say this was 1988. And I think it was February... but my memory is a bit fuzzy as to the actual month and year - maybe someone else on here remembers the date better than I?
It was hawking insects and flying back to the same limb. Classic behavior that I've seen down in Arizona. And if I recall correctly, it was a male in vermilion plumage.
