An Alder Flycatcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/7/2018).
An Alder Flycatcher on territory in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/1/2008).
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An Alder Flycatcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/30/2006).
An Alder Flycatcher in Harford Co., Maryland (5/17/2018).
An Alder Flycatcher at Swan Harbor Farm in Harford Co., Maryland (5/17/2018).
Alder Flycatcher in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An Alder Flycatcher in Howard Co., Maryland (6/4/2012).
Alder Flycatcher in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/2/2024). (c) David Kidwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
An Alder Flycatcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/30/2020).
An Alder Flycatcher in Harford Co., Maryland (5/31/2017).
An Alder Flycatcher in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/24/2016).
Sonogram of an Alder Flycatcher in Howard Co., Maryland (5/23/2015).
Sonogram of an Alder Flycatcher in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2014).
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Alder Flycatcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/21/2011). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. - Bill Hubick.
Alder Flycatcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. - Kyle Klotz.
Status
The Alder Flycatcher is a breeding bird of wet thickets across northern North America and down the Appalachians. It is very similar in appearance to the Willow Flycatcher, and formerly the two species were combined into a species called Traill's Flycatcher. Alder Flycatchers migrate to South America for the winter.
Description
The Alder Flycatcher is an indistinct, olive-green bird with bold, white wingbars. The best way to tell Alder Flycatcher from Willow Flycatcher is by their songs. The Alder song sounds like "ray-deep," going upward on the second syllable.
Where To Find
True to its name, the Alder Flycatcher commonly nests in alder (Alnus) thickets.
Relationships
Alder Flycatchers do well in open settings, such as bog in which there are alder thickets. In May and June, look for Alder Flycatchers at Finzel Swamp in western Maryland, and at Cranesville Swamp, on the Maryland-West Virginia border. Listen for the distinctive song, issued from a high branch, from which it flies out to catch insects. Their nests at these sites are usually in Gray Alder.
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An Alder Flycatcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/7/2018).
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Mark Johnson.
An Alder Flycatcher on territory in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/1/2008).
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Bill Hubick.
An Alder Flycatcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/30/2006).
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Jim Stasz.
An Alder Flycatcher in Harford Co., Maryland (5/17/2018).
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Austin Jennings.
An Alder Flycatcher at Swan Harbor Farm in Harford Co., Maryland (5/17/2018).
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Josh Emm.
Alder Flycatcher in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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An Alder Flycatcher in Howard Co., Maryland (6/4/2012).
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Nancy Magnusson.
Alder Flycatcher in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/2/2024). (c) David Kidwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Dave Kidwell.
An Alder Flycatcher in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/30/2020).
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Jim Stasz.
An Alder Flycatcher in Harford Co., Maryland (5/31/2017).
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Josh Emm.
An Alder Flycatcher in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/24/2016).
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Daniel Irons.
Sonogram of an Alder Flycatcher in Howard Co., Maryland (5/23/2015).
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David Cummings.
Sonogram of an Alder Flycatcher in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2014).
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David Cummings.
An Alder Flycatcher being banded in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/29/1980).
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Jim Stasz.