NOTES: BREEDING VERMILION FLYCATCHERS IN CISMONTANE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Abstract

During the 2003 and 2004 breeding seasons I observed a pair of Vermilion Flycatchers (Pyrocephalus rubinus) make several nesting attempts on the campus of California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB; 34° 10′ 54″ N, 117° 19′ 03″ W), in San Bernardino County, California. Following two failed attempts in 2003, the pair’s second attempt in 2004 produced two juveniles. This paper briefly reviews the species’ breeding range in southern California, including extralimital occurrences, and provides details on the nesting efforts at CSUSB.