Birds of North Carolina
their Distribution and Abundance
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TYRANNIDAE Members: Hammond's Flycatcher 12259

General Comments
Hammond's Flycatcher is a species of the Western states, breeding primarily in coniferous forests, and wintering mainly in Mexico. Though there are a good handful of recent records now for the East Coast, the Carolinas had no records until one was mist-netted, banded, measured, and photographed on private property in Randolph, on 12 Dec 2020; it was re-found and photographed at this site on 9 Jan 2021* (Chat 86:23). The NC BRC accepted the record on a second vote; photographs are on the CBC Photo Gallery.
Breeding Status
Nonbreeder
NC BRC List
Definitive
State Status
none
U.S. Status
Definitive
State Rank
SA
Global Rank
G5
Coastal Plain
No records.
Piedmont
One record (see above).
Mountain
No records.
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