Data supporting Least Flycatcher Nest Success Increases at Sites with Extensive Northern Hardwood Cover at the Landscape Scale

These data describe survival of Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) nests from discovery until either failure or fledging in seven forest stands in Northeastern Minnesota, USA, from May-July 1996. The data are formatted for analysis using the nest survival software MCestimate (https://www.epa.gov/chemical-research/markov-chain-nest-productivity-model-estimating-tool). They are being published now to support the manuscript "Least Flycatcher Nest Success Increases at Sites with Extensive Northern Hardwood Cover at the Landscape Scale" which is forthcoming (2026) in the Journal of Field Ornithology.