Date: 11/10/26 7:19 pm From: Matt Bartels via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Vermilion Flycatchers at Northern Latitudes
To build off Carol & Dennis’s conversation —
We’ve had 8 prior Vermilion Flycatchers in Washington State -
As Carol mentioned, most have been south of the current bird, though there is one Skagit County record from 1999.
1 from King Co
1 from Skagit Co
1 from Thurston Co
2 prior one from Snohomish County
and 3 from Clark County
All arrived in the window from Oct 23 - Jan 25 [with that first one lingering until Mar 17
Details on the 8 previously accepted records here:
VEFL-1988-1, Redmond, King County, 25 Jan-17 Mar 1988 adult male, photo, Robert Overly, Jeff Skriletz, JoAnne Rosen [p] [WBRC #2 (WA Birds 5:15)] -YES
VEFL-1995-1, Ridgefield NWR, Clark County, 31 Dec 1995-25 Jan 1996 female, photo, Joe Engler [p], Harry Nehls [WBRC #3 (WA Birds 6:24)] -YES
VEFL-1999-1, Fir Island, Skagit County, 23 Oct-10 Nov 1999 adult female, photo, Steve Mlodinow, Robert Kuntz, Dick McNeely [p] [WBRC #5 (WA Birds 8:11)] -YES
VEFL-2002-2, near Florence, Snohomish County, 1 Nov 2002 immature male, Gail Aslanian [WBRC #6 (WA Birds 9:47)] -YES
VEFL-2003-1, Nisqually NWR, Thurston County, 30 Nov 2003 immature male, photo, C. Standridge [p] [WBRC #7 (WA Birds 10:33)] -YES
VEFL-2011-1, Ridgefield NWR, Clark County, 24 Oct-11 Nov 2011, 10,27 Feb 2012 immature, female, photo, Lyn Topinka [p], Gregg Thompson [p], Ryan Shaw [p], Roger Windemuth [p]
[WBRC #10 (Western Birds 47(2): 100)] -YES
VEFL-2013-1, Ridgefield NWR, Clark County, 26 Nov - 6 Dec 2013 immature, photo, Ron Friesz[p], Jack Williamson [p], Brian Pendleton [w, p] [WBRC #11 (Western Birds 50(4): 211)] -YES
VEFL-2018-1, 98th Ave SW, Stanwood, Snohomish County, 3-28 Dec 2018 photo, Maxine Reid [w, p], Tom Mansfield [p], Ryan Merrill [p], Jordan Roderick [p] [WBRC #13 (forthcoming)] -YES
Best,
Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA
> On Nov 10, 2026, at 3:11 PM, Carol Riddell via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote:
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> Dennis, plenty of birders have documented the 1988 Redmond Vermilion Flycatcher in eBird. I did not include it in those I listed from the species map that I made because it was south of the current Everett bird. To answer the earlier question posed, I just looked for birds north of Everett.
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> Carol Riddell
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> 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!
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