Ash-throated Flycatcher

Ash-throated Flycatcher perched on a thin branch with red winter berries in the background.

Lane’s Farm Way, Rockport.
Photograph by Sean M. Williams.

46 records

MARC numberDecisionCountLocationCountyArrivalDepartureObserversNotesReport
1989-006A1Gay Head, Martha's VineyardDukes11/5/198911/5/1989George Daniels*, Allan Keith*24
1993-017A1Meadowbrook Park and Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, ArlingtonMiddlesex11/7/199311/13/1993L. Taylor1
1997-024NA1South Monomoy Island, ChathamBarnstable9/14/19979/14/199715
1998-023A1Locust Lane, BarnstableBarnstable12/20/199812/26/1998R. Pease, Blair Nikula, Jeremiah Trimble4
2001-007A1BelmontMiddlesex8/30/20018/30/2001Marj. Rines6
2001-017AA1Rowley Shore, GloucesterEssex11/15/200111/15/2001J. Paluzzi et al.7
2001-017BA118 Revere Street, GloucesterEssex12/16/200112/22/2001Ron Lockwood et al.7
2003-029A1Fells Reservoir, off Woodland Road, in Stoneham section of MIddlesex Fells, StonehamMiddlesex11/7/200311/16/2003D. Jewell, Marj. Rines (dtls)9
2004-030A1Halibut Point State Park, RockportEssex11/26/200412/19/2004T. Burke et al.10
2005-022A1World's End, HinghamPlymouth5/20/20055/20/2005Glenn d'Entremont, D. Brown10
2005-037A1Parker River NWR--Plum IslandEssex11/6/200511/14/2005Curtis Marantz*, Phil Brown (ph)11
2006-057A1Leonard St., AnnisquamEssex12/9/200612/19/2006Fred Bouchard, J. Barber (ph)12
2007-052A133 Acton St., CarlisleMiddlesex11/8/200711/28/2007Schaeffer, Marshall Iliff †, many photos13
2011-027A1Winthrop Greenway, WinthropSuffolk10/11/201110/12/2011Paul Peterson*, Ryan Schain (ph), Matt Garvey (v)16
2011-075A1Cuttyhunk IslandDukes10/16/201110/16/2011Mike Sylvia* (ph)18
2011-076A1Salisbury Beach State ReservationEssex10/28/201111/4/2011J. Fenton (ph), m. ob.18
2011-077A1Fort Hill, EasthamBarnstable11/11/201112/30/2011Jeremiah Trimble (ph) et al.17
2011-078A1King Farm, South DartmouthBristol11/28/20111/2/2012Alice Morgan, Geoff Dennis18
2012-092A1Salisbury Beach State ReservationEssex12/16/201212/22/2012Barbara Volkle*, Margo Goetchkes (ph)17
2012-146A1Nickerson Rock Park, QuincyNorfolk11/3/201211/5/2012Mike McWade*, Liam Waters (ph), Ryan Doherty (ph), Marshall Iliff (ph), Vin Zollo (ph), m. ob.18
2015-044A1Squam Farm, NantucketNantucket11/25/201511/28/2015Ginger Andrews* (ph)20
2015-057A2Ware Field/Lane's Farm, RockportEssex12/4/201512/26/2015Sean Williams* (ph)20
2015-058A1Manomet, Inc., ManometPlymouth12/10/20151/4/2016Brian Harrington (ph)20
2015-059A1Danehy Park, CambridgeSuffolk12/28/20151/6/2016Jason Forbes (ph)20
2017-083NA1Turkey Hill, CohassetNorfolk12/8/201712/8/201722
2017-113A1North Shore Community GardensEssex10/23/201710/28/2017Suzanne Sullivan* (ph)22
2017-114A1High Head, TruroBarnstable11/27/201712/3/2017Sue Finnegan* (ph.)22
2017-115A1Drumlin Farm, LincolnMiddlesex11/26/201712/2/2017Pam Sowizral* (ph.)22
2017-116A1Great Neck Road, WarehamPlymouth12/11/201712/11/2017Nathaniel Marchessault* (ph)22
2019-115A1Parker River NWR--Plum IslandEssex11/12/201911/13/2019Marjorie Watson* (ph), Margaret Viens* (ph)24
2019-150A1Salisbury Beach State ReservationEssex11/15/201911/16/2019John Keeley* (ph)24
2020-104A1Salisbury Beach State ReservationEssex11/8/202011/8/2020John Keeley*, Suzanne Sullivan* (ph)25
2020-105A1OrleansBarnstable12/20/202012/20/2020Luke Seitz* (ph), Jeremiah Trimble* (ph)25
2021-002A1Savary Ave, Sagamore BeachBarnstable1/10/20211/25/2021Rob Timberlake*, Susan Finnegan (ph)25
2021-078A1Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, BostonSuffolk11/15/202111/16/2021Moss Lynch*, m. ob. (ph)26
2021-087A1Weir Hill FarmPlymouth/Norfolk12/7/202112/21/2021Sally Avery* (ph), m. ob.26
2022-095A1Spencer Peirce Little FarmEssex12/28/202212/28/2022Jo-Anne Bagley* (ph)27
2023-031A1Sunny Meadow FarmMiddlesex9/10/20239/15/2023S. Sweeney*(ph) m.ob.27
2023-043A1High Head, Pilgrim HeightsBarnstable10/29/202310/29/2023Jeremiah Trimble*, Peter Trimble*, Tim Spahr*(ph)27
2023-045A1Halibut Point SPEssex11/3/20231/1/2024Sam Zhang*(ph), m.ob.27
2023-051A1Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary--Meadows Conservation Area (Mass Audubon)Hampshire11/18/202311/18/2023Nate Marchessault* (ph), Chris Liazos*27
2023-052A1Cuttyhunk IslandDukes11/19/202311/19/2023Sam Zhang*(ph), m.ob.27
2023-055A1Danehy Park, CambridgeMiddlesex11/25/202312/20/2023K. Hartel*, J. Forbes(ph), m.ob.27
2023-057A1Laurel Street Powerline and Bogs, HalifaxPlymouth12/12/20231/13/2024Judd Carlisle* (ph), Elizabeth Vacchino*, m. ob.27
2023-061A1Squibnocket PondDukes12/17/202312/25/2023Nancy Nordin* (ph), m. ob.27
2023-098A1Boston Harbor Islands National and State ParkSuffolk12/13/202312/17/2023Sebastian Jones* (ph), m. ob.29

 

Ash-throated Flycatchers are annual fall vagrants/migrants along the east coast. Massachusetts has over two dozen records, nearly all in the October to December timeframe. The Committee also has several records of multiple birds (!) from the big 2011 irruption. There is the possibility that at least 3 separate Ash-throated Flycatchers spent time on Plum Island during October of 2011.

Separating Ash-throated from other Myiarchus (Great Crested, Dusky-capped, Brown-crested, La Sagra’s and Nutting’s Flycatchers) can present a difficult identification challenge.