Tyrannus forficatus
Statewide Status: S:9 IBRC Review Species
eBird Species Map

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All Reports (Review Species Only):
- 6-7 and 17 August – Wood River, Blaine County, Latilong 19 – Florence Thornburg – Birds of Idaho, Condor 58(1) 1956 – 15 miles from Sun Valley
- 24 June 1982 – Grand View, Owyhee County, Latilong 23 – Thom Cook, Marty Berg and Kerry Provance – AB36(6):999
- ♦29 July 1985 – Cambridge, Washington County, Latilong 11 – Al Larson
Rare Bird Report #:4-B-85
Voting: 6-1 - ♦24-25 May 1986 – Spencer, Clark County Latilong 15 – Al Miller and Sylvia Reichel – AB40(3):;501,
Rare Bird Report #:5-A-86
Voting: 5-1 - ♦20 September and 9-14 October 1998 and 11 November 1998 – American Falls Hatchery (west of), Power County, Latilong 27 – Linda Wood (20th) and relocated 9th-14th) Marty Collar, Dave Trochlell+ (photo) – NAB53(1):80, and Dave and Elise Faike – and Gary Stitsinger and others (Nov. 11th) Status Change Report
Rare Bird Report #:18-B-98
Voting: 7-0 - 16 May 2000 – Bonneville County, Latilong 22 – Mike Fisher – NAB(3):304
- ♦3 September 2001 – Gooding, Gooding County, Latilong 25 – Knapik, Dwight – NAB56(1):76,
Rare Bird Report #:13-B-01
Voting: 5-2 - »1 January 2006 –
Rare Bird Report #: 1-B-06 – Report missing - χ5 July 2013 – 1 -Two Rivers neighborhood at the corner of W. Island Woods Drive and S. Channel Way in Eagle Idaho – LesliePancoast
Rare Bird Report #:39-B-13
Voting: 2-5, 2-5 - χJune 2012– 1 – Garden Valley near Payette River in the vicinity of Mills
Mountain View Drive, Boise County, Latilong 12 – Josh and Darci Niles (Photo taken but lost)
Rare Bird Report #:39-B-2015
Voting: 4-3, 1-6 d - ♦15 June 2016 – 1 – road # 1600 S – 1/4 mile E. of Big Cottonwood
WMA, Cassia County, Latilong 25 – Jay Carlisle, photo by Heidi Ware and on several eBird checklists with photos
Rare Bird Report #:20-B-2016
Voting: 7-0 - ♦9-10 October 2016 – 1 – 1100 E.125 S. Six S.Ranch Road, Declo, Cassia County, Latilong 26 – Kathy Eklund+, Patricia Weber (on the 10th) – photo
Rare Bird Report #:33-B-2016
Voting: 7-0 - ♦1 October 2016 – 1 – Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Latilong 25 – Melody Asher – photo
Rare Bird Report #:34-B-2016
Voting: 7-0 - ♦12 June 2017 – 1 – northeast of Camas National Wlldlife Refuge, Jefferson County, Latilong 21 – Darren Clark – photo
Rare Bird Report #:19-B-2017
Voting: 7-0 - ♦31 May 2018 – 1 – Harriman State Park, Fremont County, Latilong 16 – David Spencer Lau+, Jim Snyder – photo posted to iNaturalist.com to verify identification
Rare Bird Report #:37-B-2019
Voting: 7-0