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Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
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BirdsIn Meigs County, Ohio

Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818)

Acadian Flycatcher in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Empidonax
Near Meigs County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (55)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (32)
  • Recorded, season not shown (1)
  • 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
Acadian Flycatcher by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Summit County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Meigs County

Not enough evidence

Not enough records in Meigs 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

Early May to early September, middle week May 31 – Jun 6

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

Records per week from 176 records in 10 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 146 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Acadian Flycatcher in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Acadian 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 3–93352,952
May 10–1612553,785
May 17–2322957,698
May 24–3031854,651
May 31 – Jun 621653,099
Jun 7–1310653,700
Jun 14–2012656,625
Jun 21–277555,361
Jun 28 – Jul 49558,477
Jul 5–1110661,336
Jul 12–189564,722
Jul 19–254269,753
Jul 26 – Aug 16359,416
Aug 2–82259,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–293251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 54457,167
Sep 6–122259,075
Sep 13–195254,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 33243,180
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 Wood-Pewee Contopus virens61 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris61 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus44 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe19 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

Usually reported with a sound recording mid-May to late July, middle week late May.

Time of day
midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 24 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: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

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

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 165 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest76%31%
Developed13%49%
Wetland9%5%
Farmland2%11%

From 55 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

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

176 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.