Date: 11/10/26 2:47 pm From: Dan McDougall-Treacy via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Vermilion Flycatchers at Northern Latitudes
Yep. I recall seeing that bird. From the days of the hotline when a caller
needed to know how many species of chickadee are found in Washington in
order to leave a message..
Upon arrival there were a number of automobiles already parked there. My
first chase. There was some idle morbid chat among the assembled about the
possibility of a Cooper's Hawk swooping in and destroying the poor loner.
Dan McDougall-Treacy
On Tue, Nov 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> Dana, that bird was the first for Washington, seen from 25 January to 17
> March 1988. I saw that bird also, and it is the only one that has been seen
> in late winter and the only one seen over such a lengthy period. I wonder
> how many people saw it, as you say long before eBird. Those fortunate
> people are welcome to respond!
>
> Dennis Paulson
> Seattle
>
> On Nov 10, 2026, at 1:49 PM, Dana Greeley via Tweeters <
> <tweeters...> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> -Dana, Seattle, La Conner
>
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