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BirdsIn Columbiana County, Ohio

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895

Alder Flycatcher in all of Ohio
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Empidonax
Near Columbiana County

Range

Where it is recorded

Not enough evidence yet

Recorded in 10 of Ohio's 88 counties, with too few records in each for a result. Its published mapped range covers 88 of Ohio's 88 counties.

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (78)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (10)
  • Recorded, season not shown (0)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Alder Flycatcher by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Franklin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Columbiana County

Not enough evidence

Not enough records in Columbiana County yet to show a season. A season needs at least 20 records from 5 different years. Missing records do not mean it is absent.

In Ohio

Mid-May to late June, middle week May 24–30

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 35 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 28 dates. Latest record: June 2025.

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Records of Alder Flycatcher in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Alder FlycatcherYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–2311557,698
May 24–308654,651
May 31 – Jun 63153,099
Jun 7–137453,700
Jun 14–202156,625
Jun 21–273255,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–110061,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–251169,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe36 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus34 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii31 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens29 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 2 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: no record
  9. Sep: no record
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in August to April, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 32 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

35 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.