| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher(Polioptila caerulea) |
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1934 | Summer | | | One of the nost iL'lportant finds of the ycr:;.r was nesting gnatcatchers. On Mn.y 25th, a. bird was seen gathering nesting naterial near Clearwater by Hiaoenz. A nest with 2 youne about a week old and 3 addled eggs was fotmd bear St. Cloud by Hanson and Hiemonz on Jtme 17th. The youne left the nest when it wa.s approached on June 22nd. Details of these interesting records will bo published in a sepnrnte article. |
| 1936 | Summer | | | One of the year's prize finds \om.s the nest of this graceful little body by Dr. and Mrs., l11.hle• The nest wns discovered on May 16th ncar South St. Paul ond at this tline hold no eggs. On May 23rd when viewed by Alden Risser, f~nold Erickson, Don ~d l~s. Mahle and George Ryseaard, it held n total of five oees. Since 1$94 but one other ~ctual nest hns been reportGd, that being found at St. Cloud on Jtmo 17, 1934 by Jack Hanson and Nester Hiemenz. The nest contained throe addled eggs and t•w young. |
| 1938 | Summer | | | On August I I Breckenridge and Berthel saw 2 adults but no young near Taylor's Falls. |
| 1961 | Spring | | | Seen 13 May by Avifaunal Club members near Whitewater Park. Observed building nest near Vasa by Brother Theodore on 11 May. Seen 30 April at Red Wing by Dr. Rysgaard. |
| 1962 | Spring | | | May 16 Vasa, Goodhue Co., pair buiding nest out of cobwebs, W. R. Pieper and R. Huber; May 20 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. American Pipit; April 28 near Jasper, Rock Co., Avifaunal Club; May 12 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. |
| 1962 | Summer | | | May 16 Vasa, Goodhue Co., building nest out of cobwebs, W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. |
| 1963 | Spring | | | May 4, Vasa, Goodhue Co., Avifaunal Club; May 5, Washington Co., D. Honetschlager; May 9, Washington Go., A. C. Rosenwinkel. |
| 1964 | Spring | | | 4-23 Hennepin Co, EWJ; 4-28 Hennepin Co, EWJ; 5-2 Goodhue Co, RBJ. |
| 1964 | Summer | | | 8·13, Rice Co, MAS; 7·7, Winona Co, 2 ad and 2 y, fide GD. |
| 1965 | Spring | | | more reports than usual: 5-2 Chisago Co, EMB and Minneapolis, FL; 5-4 Minneapolis, EWJ, MHM, FN; Winona Co, DB; 5-9 Washington Co, DH and Collegeville, RPR; 5-16 St. Cloud, NH. May prove to be a regular resident in the St. Cloud area. |
| 1966 | Spring | | | 5-7 Hennepin and Dakota Co's, EMB and Goodhue Co, BL; 5-10 Goodhue Co, DB, EHH; 5-11 Winona Co, GD, GG, FV; 5-15 Winona Co, JRR; 5-17 Goodhue and Chisago Co's, EMB. |
| 1966 | Summer | | | 5-15 Vasa, Goodhue Co, male on nest with female inches away, photographed by HFH (male perhaps shaping nest-cup?); 6-10 Sherburne Co, nest with 5e but on 6-13 nest empty, being dismantled by adults, NH; 6-20 Whitewater Park, Winona Co, nesting, GG. |
| 1967 | Spring | | | early 5-1 Hennepin Co., PE; 5-7 Hennepin Co., VL; 5-13 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 5-20 Winona Co., FGD; 5-30 Wabasha Co., DB. |
| 1967 | Summer | | | 7-3 Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston Co., 1 ad + 2 y, FL; 7-12 Whitewater State Park, Winona Co., 1, FL. |
| 1968 | Spring | | | Houston Co., 5-4, EHH, DB, 5-10, FL, 5-11, HSH, VL, 5-12, RLH, GNR, ELC; Goodhue Co., 5-4, AFR, 5-11, BL, 5-12, MHM, 5-19, EMB, 5-21, EWJ, FN/MAS; Hennepin Co., Minneapolis, 5-11, TKS. |
| 1968 | Fall | | | 8-20 Goodhue BL. |
| 1969 | Spring | | | 5-3 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 5-4 Minneapolis, DB. |
| 1969 | Summer | | | 6-15 Houston Co., several nests EC; also reported from Winona Co. |
| 1970 | Spring | | | early south 4-27 Goodhue KE; 5-2 Chisago EB; 5-5 Winona TV and Goodhue RG; peak 5-7 Goodhue (10) EB. |
| 1970 | Summer | | | nested in Goodhue and WASHINGTO~ Co's (St. Croix, EC); also reported from Houston Co. (Beaver Creek SP). |
| 1970 | Fall | | | 9-1 Wright ES; only report. |
| 1971 | Spring | | | early south 4-24 Goodhue KE, PE; 5-2 Houston FL; 5-4 Goodhue JAB. |
| 1971 | Summer | | | nested in Carver and Winona; also reported from Hennepin, Goodhue and Houston. |
| 1973 | Summer | | | Nested in Washington & Wabasha; seen in Hennepin, Ramsey, Nicollet, Goodhue, Houston. |
| 1973 | Fall | | | One report (none last year): 8-16 Nicollet (5) (GN). |
| 1974 | Spring | | | Early south 5-3 Wabasha JF; 5-4 Goodhue RBJ; 5-5 Hennepin DB. |
| 1974 | Summer | | | Nested in Washington, Goodhue, Nicollet; also reported from Olmsted, Winona, Houston, Fillmore, Stearns (6-19, NF). |
| 1975 | Spring | | | Early south 4-29 Cottonwood (1, Mt. Lake) E. Duerksen, one of the few southwest records; 5-3 Mower RK; 5-4 Stearns NMH. |
| 1975 | Summer | | | Nested in Goodhue; also reported from Sherburne, Wabasha and Houston. |
| 1975 | Fall | | | 8-20 Houston (4) KE; 8-24 Goodhue RJ; 8-30 Ramsey GC; 9-6 Washington BB. |
| 1976 | Spring | | | Early south 4-30 Goodhue RBJ; 5-7 Goodhue DB; 3 reports on 5-8. |
| 1976 | Summer | | | reported from Washington, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Houston and Fillmore. |
| 1976 | Fall | | | 3 reports: 8-12 Houston FL, 8-31 Anoka PKL, 9-11 Winona JF. |
| 1977 | Spring | | | Early south 4-20 Houston FL; 4-23 Houston EF; 4-30 Houston DGW; also reported from Stearns Co. |
| 1977 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka and Wabasha; also reported from Carver, Washington, Goodhue, Olmsted, Winona, Houston and Chisago (7-22, PF). |
| 1977 | Fall | | | _Late south 9-7 Houston (EMF), 9-10 R1ce (RJ). |
| 1978 | Spring | | | Early south 4-22 Olmsted JSD. |
| 1978 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Houston and Wabasha; also seen in Goodhue, Olmsted, Carver and Anoka (CarlosAvery, KJL). |
| 1978 | Fall | | | 8-18 Sherburne EH and 9-9 Houston EMF. |
| 1979 | Spring | | | Early south 4-18 Rice LB, 4-22 Carver TD, Dakota KG. |
| 1979 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Goodhue, Hennepin, Washington, Otter Tail (Maplewood State Park); also seen in Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Nicollet, Stearns, Chisago (Co. Hwy. 16). |
| 1979 | Fall | | | Seven reports, latest are: 9-7 Mower RRK, 9-8 Goodhue BL, 9-20 Houston EMF. |
| 1980 | Spring | | | Early south 4-17 Murray AD, 4-20 Anoka KL, Olmsted JSD, 4-26 Houston FL; early north 5-3 Mille Lacs R. Glassel. |
| 1980 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Olmsted; also seen in Houston, Winona, Ramsey, Sherburne (NMH), Nicollet (St. Peter, MJF), Blue Earth (Mankato, MJF). |
| 1980 | Fall | | | All reports: 8-8 Nicollet JCF, 8-17 Wright ES, 8-23 RBA, 8-29 ES, 8-24 Olmsted JF, 8-27 Hennepin SC, 9-1 Washington BL, RJ, 9-21 Houston EMF. |
| 1981 | Spring | | | Early south 4-18 Houston EMF, 4-19 Wabasha JSD, 4-24 Freeborn J. Zakelj fide JG, 4-26 Goodhue GS, 5-27 nest Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co., EB. |
| 1981 | Fall | | | All reports: Houston 8-8 FL, 9-11 EMF, 8-19 Winona CMB, 8-21 Wabasha GS, 9-5 RJ, 9-4 Nicollet JCF, 9-13 Wright ES, 9-16 Hennepin DB, SC. |
| 1982 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Houston, Brown (Flandrau SP). Seen in Winona, Olmsted, Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek), Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Wright (Sugar Lake), Washington, Chisago. |
| 1982 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/1, 10 Wright ES, 8/13 Nicollet JCF, 9/3 Goodhue BL, 9/4 Houston , Fillmore RJ, 9/6 Brown JSp, 9/15 Hennepin SC, 9/17 Houston EMF, 10/27, 29 St. Louis B. Ulvang. |
| 1983 | Spring | | | Early south 4/28 Hennepin ES, DB, 4/29 Brown JSp, 4/30 Goodhue BL, Olmsted JF, Houston EMF, Hennepin SC. Reported in Crow Wing, Swift and Yellow Medicine RJ. |
| 1983 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Brown, Renville, Morrison (Bellevue Twp.). Also seen in Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Nicollet, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Houston. |
| 1983 | Fall | | | 8/6, 9/1 Wright ES, 9/4 Brown JSp, 91 II Washington DZIMC, 9/13 Anoka SC, 9/29 Houston EMF. |
| 1984 | Spring | | | Early south 4/20 Washington WL, 4/26 Dakota JD, Houston EMF, Brown JSp, 4/27 Anoka SC, 4/28 Olmsted JEB, RE, Hennepin CH, DZ, Winona SSt; also reported from Pope 5/19 RJ. |
| 1984 | Summer | | | nested in Anoka, Sherburne, Scott, Nicollet, Brown and Olmsted; also seen in Washington, Dakota, Hennepin, Blue Earth and Houston. |
| 1984 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/23 Olmsted PP, 8/25 Winona RJ, Hennepin TT, 8/26 Brown JSp, 8/30 Anoka SC, JH, 9/3 Hennepin TT, 9/4 Dakota JD, Mower RRK, 9/15 Houston EMF. I |
| 1985 | Spring | | | Reported from 19 counties; early south 4/24 Houston EMF, Hennepin RH, Brown JSp, 4/26 Ramsey KB, Winona JH, Hennepin OJ, SC, GP, 4/27, Goodhue BL, Blue Earth TIU; two reports north 4/27 Aitkin MHIJS, 5/9 Morrison NH. |
| 1985 | Summer | | | Nested in Morrison (Bellevue Twp., NH), Brown (at least four nests New Ulm area, JSp); probable nesting in Anoka, Washington, Ramsey, Scott. Seen in II other counties throughout range plus Lyon (6/29, RJ). More reports than in previous years. |
| 1985 | Fall | | | 9/22 Cook KMH (The Loon 57: 182); late south 9/4 Winona RJ, 9/7 Goodhue BL, 9/8 Mower JM, 9/14 Brown JS, 9/24 Houston EMF. |
| 1986 | Spring | | | Early south 4/25 Fillmore AMP, 4/26 Hennepin SC, GP, Houston EMF, 4/27 Goodhue TRF, 4/28 Dakota JD; only reports north 5/14 Crow Wing RJ (building nest) and 5/18 Wilkin RJ. |
| 1986 | Summer | | | Nested in Ramsey(KB), Brown (fifth consecutive year, JSp) ; probable nesting in Anoka, Mower. Also seen in Washington, Scott, Wabasha, Olmsted, Winona, Fillmore, Houston. |
| 1986 | Fall | | | Reported from ten counties including Duluth KE (2nd co. record); late south 9/ ll Houston EMF, 9/20 DakotaTT, 10/5 Fillmore AP |
| 1987 | Spring | | | Early south 4/19 Mower RRK, 4/21 Hennepin GS, 4/23 Houston EMF. Reported from 16 other south counties including Lac qui Parle and Pipestone. |
| 1987 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Brown, Mower (RRK). Also seen in II other counties from Hennepin, Scott, Dodge and Mower in east, plus Nicollet, Blue Earth and Hubbard (The Loon 59:216). |
| 1987 | Fall | | | Reported from 16 south counties; late south 9/7 Meeker SC and Fillmore ANO (25), 9/12 Houston EMF, 9/22 Murray NO. |
| 1988 | Spring | | | Only report north 5/7 Todd PH; early south 4/20 Dakota JD, 4/30 Houston EMF and Fillmore NAO, 5/1 Ramsey AB, Olmsted JEB, Goodhue and Washington DZ. |
| 1988 | Summer | | | Nested in Brown, Anoka, Mower; probable nesting in Fillmore. Seen in 10 other counties in east central and southeast regions plus Steele, Rice, Scott, Steams, Wadena (7/30, RJ). |
| 1988 | Fall | | | North reports: 8/6 Crow Wing RJ, 8/19 Beltrami RJ, 10/3 Todd PH; late south 9/10 Stevens RJ, Brown JS, 9/12 Hennepin SC, 9/13 Houston EMF. |
| 1989 | Spring | | | Early south 4/21 Houston AP, 4/24 Ramsey KB, 4/25 Rice OR; all reports north: 5/5 Duluth MH, 5/8 Grant and Otter Tail RG, 5/15 Morrison GS. |
| 1989 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Brown; seen in 15 other counties as far north as Wright, Washington and as far west as Renville. Wood Thrush at nest, 17 June 1989, Lac qui Parle State Park, Lac qui Parle County. Photo by Warren Nelson. |
| 1989 | Fall | | | One north report 9/21 Duluth PS; late south 9/10 Fillmore NAO, 9/18 Winona CS 9/20 Hennepin PS. ' |
| 1990 | Spring | | | Early south 4/20 Rock DG, 4/24 Winona CS, 4/26 Dakota JD, Olmsted BSE and Rice TB; all north reports 5/10 Clay BO, 5/19 Crow Wing GS, 5/20-31 Otter Tail SDM. |
| 1990 | Summer | | | Nested in Otter Tail, Brown, Blue Earth LF; seen in 14 other southern counties within range. |
| 1990 | Fall | | | Three north reports 8/9 OtterTail SDM and Pine RG, 8/12 Becker MO; late south 9/14 Winona CS, 9/16 Washington BL, 9/28 Hennepin RB. |
| 1991 | Spring | | | Early south 4/26 Blue Earth LF, 4/27 Brown JS, Goodhue BL, Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, Rice TB and Winona AP; all north reports 5/9-15 Wilkin SDM, 5/13 Pine RJ, 5/20 Duluth DBe. |
| 1991 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Brown, Winona HVA; seen in 13 other counties as far north as Sherburne and as far west as Renville. |
| 1991 | Fall | | | Four north reports 8/11 Becker BB, 8/21 Clay MO, 8/25 OtterTail MO, 8/31 Douglas RJ; late south 9/10 Hennepin SC, 9/12 Winona CS, 9/21 Dakota TT. |
| 1992 | Spring | | | Early south 4/21 Houston EMF and Winona counties CS, 4/24 Hennepin RCD, 4/30 Olmsted JB; early north 5/9 Becker BBe, 5/11 Pennington MCBS, 5/12 Kanabec CM; also reported 5/2 in Lincoln and Pipestone counties PS. |
| 1992 | Summer | | | Most reports in ten+ years. Nested in Clay DZ, Brown at Buffalo River S.P.; probable nesting in Scott, Goodhue. Seen in 18 additional central, east central, south central and southeast counties; plus Otter Tail DZ, 6/11,24 Marshall MCBS, 6/28 Red Lake MCBS. |
| 1992 | Fall | | | Two north reports 8/15 Kanabec CM, 8/21–24 Clay LCF; late south 9/12 Ramsey KB and Houston EMF, 9/19 Brown JS and Winona CS, 9/21 Hennepin TT. |
| 1993 | Spring | | | Early south 4/23 Rock ND, 4/24 Goodhue BL and Lyon HK, 4/27 Carver DN. Two north reports 5/19 Grant SDM, 5/31 Crow Wing WN. |
| 1993 | Summer | | | Nested in Washington, Brown; probable nesting in Carver, Nicollet, Winona. Seen in 13 additional counties roughly along a line from Houston to Todd and bordering the Minnesota River as far west as Brown; plus Crow Wing JS/MN, Otter Tail RJ, 6/27 Clay PS. |
| 1993 | Fall | | | Only north reports 8/11 and 22 Aitkin MG, WN, 8/24 Kanabec CM. Late south 9/14 Rice TB, 9/19 Hennepin SC and Winona CS. |
| 1994 | Spring | | | Early south 4/22 Winona JPo, 4/23 Anoka CF, JH, Hennepin CF and Olmsted JSt; all north reports 5/15 Otter Tail SDM, 5/21 Norman MO, 5/30 Pine TT. |
| 1994 | Summer | | | Nested in Grant SDM, Anoka, Brown, Winona; probable nesting in Blue Earth. Also reported in Swift, Kandiyohi, Nicollet, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Olmsted, Houston. |
| 1994 | Fall | | | Reported from five northern counties (two last year). Late north 8/21 Aitkin CMG and Becker BBe, 9/6 Kanabec CM, 11/6 (latest date on record) Cook, MH et al. Late south 9/18 Hennepin SC, 10/1 Washington TEB, 10/20–28 Winona CS, mob. |
| 1995 | Spring | | | Early south 4/25 Brown JS, 4/29 Fillmore DN, 5/1 Hennepin OJ; all north reports: 5/7 Kanabec CM, 5/7 and 5/29 Douglas SW, 5/14 Grant SDM, 5/21–27 Clay CF, 5/23 Todd (2) JSK, 5/29 Otter Tail SDM. |
| 1995 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka; probable nesting in Brown, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, Winona. Seen in 14 additional counties as far west as Kandiyohi, Otter Tail and as far north as Mahnomen mob., Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin. |
| 1995 | Fall | | | Reported from five north counties (same as l.y.). Late north 8/26 Hubbard CF, 9/6 Kanabec CM, 9/17 Clay CF. Late south 9/16 Anoka KB, 9/25 Houston EMF, 10/7 (fourth latest on record) Hennepin SC, JDa. |
| 1996 | Spring | | | Early south 4/24 Hennepin TT, 4/26 Houston EMF, 4/27 Freeborn ABa. Early north 5/26 Morrison MJ/DT, 5/29 Otter Tail SDM; also reported 5/16 Big Stone CMa, 5/18 Benton RJ, 5/18 Kandiyohi RJF. |
| 1996 | Summer | | | Probable nesting in Houston. Seen in 17 additional counties roughly along a line from Fillmore to Todd and along the Minnesota River as far west as Brown. |
| 1996 | Fall | | | Late north 9/29 Lake fide KE, 10/15–16 St. Louis FN et al., 10/26 Lake mob. Late south 9/20 Brown JSp, 9/25 Goodhue KB, 10/5 Houston FL. |
| 1997 | Spring | | | Early south 4/27 Freeborn ABa and Houston EMF, 5/1 Washington TEB. Early north 5/15 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/19 Morrison WB, 5/20 Kanabec CM. |
| 1997 | Summer | | | Probable nesting in Brown, Anoka, Winona. Seen in 18 additional counties as far west as Lyon, Big Stone and as far north as Otter Tail, Cass, Aitkin. |
| 1997 | Fall | | | Late north 9/18 St. Louis (HRNR) FN, 9/26 Cook (Schroeder) RRS, 10/26 Lake (Knife River) RRS. For the second fall in a row, three were found along the North Shore where unexpected. Late south 9/12 Olmsted CH, 9/18 Houston EMF, 9/23 Hennepin SC. |
| 1998 | Spring | | | Early south 4/19 Scott ABo, 4/24 Brown JSp, 4/25 Lac qui Parle RgS (also seen there 5/19 WM, 5/25 BS, LE). All north reports: 5/25 Douglas SDM, 5/9–20 Todd JSK, 5/31 St. Louis (Duluth) DMe. |
| 1998 | Summer | | | Probable nesting in Todd, Lyon, Nicollet, Rice, Olmsted. Seen in nine additional southeast and east central counties as far north as Chisago; plus Brown, Scott, Big Stone, Stearns, Aitkin. |
| 1998 | Fall | | | All north reports: 8/1 Crow Wing (2) PP, 8/12 Aitkin CMG, 8/16 Aitkin WN, 8/31 Becker (1) BBe, 9/8 Becker (1) BK. The absence of late fall reports from the North Shore of Lake Superior is unusual for recent years. Late south 9/7 Hennepin SC, 9/13 Anoka RH, 9/18 Hennepin LE and Houston mob. |
| 1999 | Spring | | | No south reports before the recent median arrival date (4/22). First reported 4/25 Brown JSp, 4/26 in four south counties. Unusual locations 5/8 Big Stone TEB, 5/9 Lac qui Parle (Boyd) FE. Early north 5/6 St. Louis (Park Point) ME, DG, 5/8 Clay (Moorhead) RO and Todd JSK, SDu. Also reported north in Otter Tail, Becker, Wadena, Cass, Crow Wing. Peak count 5/8 Goodhue (75) AH, PS. |
| 1999 | Summer | | | Most reports ever for this species. Recorded in 20 southern counties as far west as Lyon, Jackson; plus Kanabec, Todd, 7/4 – 8/1 Aitkin CMG, 6/10,26 Wadena PBi, 6/20 Clearwater ABo. New nesting record in Cass MRN, PP. |
| 1999 | Fall | | | North reports in Cass, Crow Wing, Grant, Otter Tail, and Todd through August, then 9/5 Otter Tail DST, 10/22 Cook †KMH (The Loon 72:53–54). The latter record continues this species' pattern of late fall reports along the North Shore (The Loon 69:106–107). It is a month later than the latest south date this season and it's later than all but one south date ever recorded in the state. Late south 9/16 Fillmore NO, 9/18 Dakota TT and Scott SL. |
| 2000 | Spring | | | Reported from 24 south counties beginning 4/23 Brown JSp. Early north 5/6+ Cass MRN, 5/13 St. Louis (Stoney Point) DBe. All other north reports: Douglas, Otter Tail, Becker, Wadena, Kanabec, plus 5/21–22 St. Louis (Park Point in Duluth) fide KE. |
| 2000 | Summer | | | A record high number of reports; the number of counties in which this species is currently found has roughly doubled in the past ten years. Observed in 26 southern counties as far west as Big Stone and Murray; plus Otter Tail, Wadena, Cass (10–12 pairs building 9 nests) MRN, Aitkin, Mille Lacs, and Pine. |
| 2000 | Fall | | | First county record 8/13 Polk (Maple Lake) †EEF. Also observed in Cass, Wadena, Kanabec, and two St. Louis locations: 9/12 (HRNR) FN, 9/17 (Park Point in Duluth) TPW. Seen in 19 south counties, including exceptional reports 10/28 (ties previous latest south date) Anoka †AWJ, 11/3 Brown JSS, and 11/15 Houston (near Reno) †FZL. Only other November record is 6 November 1994 in Cook! |
| 2001 | Spring | | | Observed in 34 south counties beginning 4/20 Brown, Steele and Dakota. Early north 4/28 Clay MO and Otter Tail SPM, DKM, 4/29 Crow Wing JPR, 4/30 Crow Wing (3) MRN, 5/1 Cass MRN, 5/5 Wadena PJB. All additional north counties: Douglas, Todd, Morrison, Kanabec. |
| 2001 | Summer | | | Observed in 29 counties as far west and as far north as Brown, Kandiyohi, Douglas, Polk (second county record, 7/14 †CRM), Hubbard, Cass (pairs at 8 locations) MRN, and Aitkin.
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| 2001 | Fall | | | Numerous north reports from North-central region and Otter Tail through early September, followed by the almost expected North Shore report: 11/2 Lake (Knife River) JWL, SL. Peak number 9/1 Dakota (16, Scharr's Bluff) TAT. No south reports after 9/22 Carver SWe and Olmsted PWP, 9/24 Dakota CRM. |
| 2002 | Spring | | | Reported from 31 south counties beginning 4/14 (earliest date on record) Rice DAB, 4/17 Hennepin TAT and Ramsey CKu, 4/18 Washington TEB, 4/19 Freeborn AEB. Arrived north 4/21 (record early) Otter Tail SPM, DKM, 4/29 Todd JSK, SDu, 5/14 Mille Lacs JJS. All other north reports: Cass, Clay, Douglas, Wadena. |
| 2002 | Summer | | | Observed in 25 counties as far north and west as a line through Chisago, Cass, Hubbard, Pope, Blue Earth, Freeborn. |
| 2002 | Fall | | | August reports north from Cass, Otter Tail and Red Lake, then only 9/7 Mahnomen JJS, 9/10 Becker BRK. Late south 9/19 Dakota TAT and Swift RBJ. This is the first fall since 1998 without a report of this species from the North Shore. |
| 2003 | Spring | | | Reported from all regions except Northwest and Northeast, yet found as far north as Cass and Wadena in North-central. Early south 4/20 Fillmore JJS, 4/24 Brown JSS and Carver RMD, 4/25 in three more counties. Early north 4/26 Morrison BWF, 5/2 Cass MRN, 5/3 Otter Tail EJE. |
| 2003 | Summer | | | Reported in 25 counties in all regions except Northeast; extreme records include 6/2 Kittson (one at L. Bronson S.P.) †PHS, 7/21–23 Pennington (2 adults feeding fully-fledged juvenile at Thief River Falls) †PHS, JMJ, SAS, 6/28 Becker (2 at Tamarac N.W.R.) RMD, 6/27 Big Stone (3) BJU, 6/4 Murray (L. Shetek S.P.) NED. |
| 2003 | Fall | | | All north reports: 8/2 Marshall (Old Mill S.P.) DDM, BJM, 8/20 Cass MRN, 8/28 Polk †EEF. None were found along the North Shore of L. Superior for the second consecutive fall. Reported from eight south counties, including Big Stone and Lac qui Parle in West-central. Late south (median 9/23) 9/15 Brown CRM. |
| 2004 | Spring | | | Early south 4/15 (second earliest on record) Freeborn AEB, 4/17 Hennepin DCZ, 4/18 Brown JSS. Early north 5/4 Cass MRN, 5/8 Otter Tail EJE, DTT, SMT. Also found in Douglas, Todd, Aitkin, Crow Wing and Wadena in the north. |
| 2004 | Summer | | | Reported from 21 counties as far north as Cass, Crow Wing. |
| 2004 | Fall | | | Absent again from the North Shore of L. Superior, where this species had been a consistent late fall migrant 1999 through 2003. North reports 8/4 Wadena PLB, 8/8 Cass MRN, 9/8 Otter Tail JEB, DTT, SMT. Late south 9/23 Fillmore LBF, 9/24 Hennepin TAT, 10/7 Meeker DMF. |
| 2005 | Spring | | | Early south 4/11 (record early) Brown BTS, 4/15 Rice TFB. Early north 5/6 Otter Tail MO, 5/7 Grant JEB. Most northerly reports were 5/16 Clay DPJ and 5/18 Aitkin KWR. Unusual location 5/7 Jackson (Robertson C.P.) KRE et al. |
| 2005 | Summer | | | Most reports ever: observed in 34 counties as far north as Cass. |
| 2005 | Fall | | | Late north 8/28 Wilkin and Clay, 8/29 Beltrami, Cass and Hubbard BJU (median 9/19). Also found north in Pine and Otter Tail. Late south 9/16 Rice DAB, 9/17 Dakota JPM, then one straggler 10/19 Ramsey †JPS (median 9/23). |
| 2006 | Spring | | | Found in 64% of south counties but only 4 north counties. Early south 4/19 Fillmore NBO, 4/20 Rice TFB, 4/21 Dakota and Hennepin (median 4/22). An individual found 4/13 Douglas SPM was record-early for the entire state. All other north reports: 5/15 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, 5/18 Cass MRN, 5/19 Mille Lacs ASc (median 5/7). |
| 2006 | Summer | | | Most reports ever. Observed in 33 south counties plus Cass, Wadena, Crow Wing, Todd, Morrison, and Pine. |
| 2006 | Fall | | | Reported from Cass, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs in the north and 23 south counties. High count 8/1 Lac qui Parle (6 at Lac qui Parle S.P.) BJU. Late north 8/25 Cass MRN, 8/27 Mille Lacs JWH, well before recent median departure (9/17). Late south 9/23 Rice DAB and Wabasha HHD, 9/25 Dakota JLO (median 9/23). |
| 2007 | Spring | 4 | 43 | Early south 4/21 Hennepin CMB, 4/22 Rice FVS, Scott (3) JBB, BAF, and Winona (2) JWH (median 4/21). All north reports: 5/5 Mille Lacs ASc, 5/6 Cass MRN, 5/10 Cass (3) BAW, 5/11 Mille Lacs DAC, RBJ (median 5/7). High counts 4/29 Scott (13 at Louisville Swamp) BAF, 5/9 Scott/Dakota (24 at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., mostly in Scott) BAF. |
| 2007 | Summer | 5 | 40 | Record high number of reports. Observed in all regions of the state except the Northwest. |
| 2007 | Fall | 2 | 27 | Only north report 9/3 Traverse BJU. Late south 9/16 Brown JSS, 9/21 Renville RBW, 9/22 Fillmore NBO (median 9/24). |
| 2008 | Spring | 5 | 38 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/21 Washington CPK, 4/22 Rice TFB, 4/23 Lac qui Parle BJU, Meeker DMF. Early north (median 5/7) 4/16 Mille Lacs (Kunkel W.M.A.) ASc, 5/13 Kanabec CAM. High count 5/30 Scott (21, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. |
| 2008 | Summer | 6 | 29 | Found in all central and southern regions plus Clay, Wadena, Cass. |
| 2008 | Fall | 5 | 28 | High count 8/10 Scott (14, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails.) BAF. Late north 9/4 Mille Lacs RBJ, DAC, Morrison RBJ, DAC, 9/5 Pine RBJ, 9/27 Cook (Grand Marais campground) fide JWL. Late south 9/13 Hennepin (3) ALD, Watonwan DAB, JEB, 9/19 Scott (Louisville Swamp) BAF (median 9/24). |
| 2009 | Spring | 7 | 45 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/22 Winona ASM, 4/24 Cottonwood DHr, Hennepin CMB, Nicollet RMD. Early north (median 5/7) 5/7–8 Cass MRN, 5/9 Douglas JPE, Morrison FGo. North reports well outside normal range include 5/16 St. Louis JWL, and 5/22 Kittson (Lake Bronson S.P.) DBM, KRE, HHD, JCC, CRM. High count 5/9 Scott (27, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., most were pairs on breeding territories) BAF. |
| 2009 | Summer | 7 | 32 | Observed as far north as Otter Tail, Wadena, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec. First county breeding records for Isanti DPG, Kanabec SPS. |
| 2009 | Fall | 4 | 30 | High count 8/30 Carver (7, Carver P.R.) JCy. All north reports 8/1 Cass (2) BAW, 8/5 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/22 Traverse KRE, 8/31 Morrison (3) MJB (median late 9/10). Late south 9/16 Carver JCy, 9/19 Pipestone DBM, Yellow Medicine WCM (median 9/23). |
| 2010 | Spring | 5 | 45 | First south arrivals well ahead of 4/21 median beginning with record-early 4/4 Hennepin (Minnehaha Falls ravine) DDo followed by 4/15 Hennepin (5) CMB, Rice TFB, 4/17 Carver RDE, Dakota LMS, Freeborn AEB, Hennepin MDu, CMB, Steele AEB. Early north (median 5/6) 5/3 Cass (Sylvan Twp.) BAW, 5/8 Morrison FGo, Otter Tail fide JMJ. High counts 5/14 Scott (22, Louisville Swamp) BAF, 5/1 Carver (18, Carver P.R.) JCy. |
| 2010 | Summer | 7 | 36 | Found as far north as northern Cass. First county breeding records for Benton MRN, Carver DAB, Crow Wing JLK, Pope fide BBA, Rice fide BBA. |
| 2010 | Fall | 7 | 33 | High count 8/5 Carver (7, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 8/23 Douglas HHD, Polk JCC, then one well out-of-range bird 9/4 Kittson (Lake Bronson S.P., same location as May 2009) KRE, m.ob. Late south 9/19 Anoka DWK, 9/21 Hennepin LMS, Steele PSu (median 9/23). |
| 2011 | Spring | 13 | 48 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/28 Waseca DCu, 4/29 Hennepin (2) SBM, Mower BPl. Early north (median 5/6) 4/24 Todd DTM, 5/7 Douglas ARW, 5/10 Aitkin RBJ, DAC, Douglas ARW. High counts 5/8 Carver (16) JCy, 5/13 Scott (14) SHF. New county record 5/25 Koochiching (Bartlett Lake) JEB. Other unusual north reports 5/18 Norman DBz, 5/21 Hubbard (Spider Lake) ARW, Traverse (Lake Traverse) BJU, 5/23 St. Louis (Schultz Lake) AMc. |
| 2011 | Summer | 7 | 37 | Reported from all regions except Northwest, including as far north as Cass, Crow Wing, and Aitkin in North-central. High count 7/22 Goodhue (10, Cannon Valley Trail) LKL. |
| 2011 | Fall | 3 | 37 | High counts 8/13 Lac qui Parle (7, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 8/28 Carver (6, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 8/27 Grant HHD, 9/5 Todd (2) JLK, 9/7 Todd JeM, DTM. Late south 9/20 Carver JCy, 9/22 Dakota JBt, Hennepin SLC (median 9/23). |
| 2012 | Spring | 6 | 46 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/23 Anoka (Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH, Winona DBz, 4/24 Dakota CMB. Early north (median 5/6) 5/4 Todd JeM, DTM, JLK, 5/5 Mille Lacs DPG, Morrison FGo, MJB. High counts 5/8 Hennepin (22, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) TAT, 5/4 Scott (20, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Louisville Swamp Unit) BAF, SHF. |
| 2012 | Summer | 12 | 35 | Found south of a line from Norman to Cass to Pine. High counts 6/1 Washington (8, Afton S.P.) PNi, 6/26 Carver (8, Carver P.R.) JCy. |
| 2012 | Fall | 8 | 45 | High counts 8/18 Carver (13, Carver P.R.) JCy, 8/18 Faribault (12, Blue Earth River A.M.A.) ClN, CoN. Found as far north as Mahnomen and St. Louis. Late north 8/24 Grant RZi, JFR, LMS, 9/13 St. Louis LMS, CRM, ALo (median 9/8). Late south 9/24 Hennepin ThM, 10/5 Wright KFr, 10/21 Meeker JAn, all after the 9/23 median. |
| 2013 | Spring | 9 | 45 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/23 Wabasha RTP, 4/26 Wabasha GJM. Early north (median 5/6) 5/9 Otter Tail PEB, 5/15 Douglas JPr, Wadena DBM, 5/16 Grant WCM. Out-of-range north report 5/29–30 Polk (2, Red Lake River Greenway) ph. †SAu. High counts 5/15 Washington (21) PAl, 5/18 Scott (14) BAF, SHF. |
| 2013 | Summer | 10 | 36 | Found in southern two-thirds of state. High count 6/1 Scott (20, Louisville Swamp, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) AHy. |
| 2013 | Fall | 7 | 34 | High count 8/30 Dakota (6) AxG. Late north 9/1 Douglas HHD, 9/2 Mahnomen RZi, 9/9 Otter Tail (3) JsS. Late south 9/26 Carver JCy, 10/3 Brown MiO (median 9/23). |
| 2014 | Spring | 10 | 48 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/18 Goodhue DWK, 4/19 Dakota BDo, SWe, 4/20 Carver (3) JCy. Early north (median 5/6) 5/5 Otter Tail JsS, 5/13 Mille Lacs HCT, PEB. High count 5/11 Goodhue (25, Hok-Si-La Park) SPe. |
| 2014 | Summer | 6 | 31 | Observed along and south of a line from Mahnomen to Pine. |
| 2014 | Fall | 6 | 32 | High count 8/29 Carver (7) JCy. All north reports 8/14 Todd JeM, SMcK, 8/21 Kanabec DAC, RBJ, 8/23 Morrison KLi, 9/1 Pine DFe, Wadena BWF, JWH, 9/19 Mille Lacs KMa (median late 9/9). Late south 9/21 Carver JCy, 9/22 Goodhue GJM, Ramsey JEl (median 9/23). |
| 2015 | Spring | 12 | 46 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/16 Meeker PKF, 4/18 Scott DEv, 4/23 Ramsey JEl, BCh, Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/6) 5/1 Crow Wing JPR, 5/7 Crow Wing JPR, Pine BDo, 5/8 Itasca (2, Bass Brook W.M.A.) VJo. High count 5/8 Scott (14, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Louisville Swamp) BAF. |
| 2015 | Summer | 4 | 32 | Observed in all central and southern regions. |
| 2015 | Fall | 7 | 41 | High counts 8/14 Carver (10, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) JCy, 8/17 Washington (9, Afton S.P.) PNi. Late north 8/29 Becker JSE, Pine SBE, 9/1 Morrison HHD, 9/6 Morrison JEm, KEm (median 9/8). Late south 9/22 Hennepin BrW, 9/23 Hennepin BAF, then a very late individual 11/8–11 Hennepin (T.S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary) †DCZ, †CMB. |
| 2016 | Spring | 10 | 48 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/16 Winona DBz, 4/17 Goodhue KeA, 4/19 Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/6) 5/4 Cass MMd, 5/12–14 Pine SC, MJn. Out-of-range north reports 5/24 Beltrami FLe, Hubbard AxB, REn. High counts 5/14 Ramsey (20, Crosby Farm Park) OGo, 5/14 Scott (14, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Louisville Swamp) RCu. |
| 2016 | Summer | 6 | 43 | Observed in all regions except Northeast. High counts 6/21 Fillmore (12, Forestville / Mystery Cave S.P.) KnM, 6/11 Winona (10, Whitewater S.P.) KHg. |
| 2016 | Fall | 9 | 40 | Out-of-range reports 8/12, 8/14 Clearwater (Itasca S.P.) ASo, 8/12 Beltrami (Lake Bemidji S.P.) RMe. Numerous high counts of 6 individuals. Late north 9/5 Morrison DLP, 9/6 Grant CNn, 9/17 Kanabec JCC (median 9/8). Late south 9/20 Hennepin EGB, 9/22 Hennepin EGB, 10/5 Lyon GWe (median 9/22). |
| 2017 | Spring | 9 | 44 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/16 Hennepin CMB, Olmsted BLa, 4/17 Hennepin CMB, Olmsted JHD. Early north (median 5/5) 5/10 Crow Wing DBz, Pine JSP, KrM, 5/11 Crow Wing EGa, 5/12 Todd SDi. High counts 5/14 Ramsey (14, Crosby Farm R.P.) JEd, DTr, 5/21 Dakota (12, Carleton College Cowling Arboretum) GHo, 5/27 Washington (12, William O'Brien S.P.) BDo, KvM. |
| 2017 | Summer | 8 | 36 | Seen in every region. |
| 2017 | Fall | 5 | 40 | High count 8/23 Hennepin (12, Westwood Hills N.C.) FFa, ASu. Late north 8/26 Crow Wing SSc, KMS, Otter Tail JsS, 8/29 Crow Wing MJB (median 9/9). Late south 9/15 Scott BAb, 9/16 Freeborn DFe, Hennepin CMB, JLl, Murray FKo, 9/20 Hennepin SBM (median 9/23). |
| 2018 | Spring | 13 | 48 | Two reports farther north than usual: 5/29 Clearwater (Itasca S.P.) AJF, 5/27 Koochiching (Warner Trail F.R.) MJB, FGo. Early south (median 4/21) 4/28 Ramsey AGu, Stearns MKo, LKo, Yellow Medicine GWe, also in Goodhue, Hennepin, Washington by 4/30. Early north (median 5/5) 5/5 Morrison MJB, m.ob., 5/8–10 Douglas BEc, ToR, 5/10 Clay HHD, RAE. High counts 5/12 Kandiyohi (25, Sibley S.P.) DOr, 5/6 Scott (24, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) ebd. |
| 2018 | Summer | 8 | 39 | Observed in every region except Northeast. High count 6/14 Dakota (11, Lebanon Hills R.P.) MKe. First county breeding record 7/1 Le Sueur BSa. |
| 2018 | Fall | 7 | 48 |  Notable records 8/8 Hubbard (Lake Alice Bog) KDS, 8/21 Kittson (2, Lake Bronson S.P.) CJB. High count 8/6 Carver (10, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 8/28 Morrison DLP, 9/8 Grant MO (median 9/9). Late south 9/24 Hennepin MaJ, Houston ebd, Pipestone RBJ (median 9/23). |
| 2019 | Spring | 10 | 52 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/18 Steele ebd, 4/19 Faribault BAy, 4/20 Dakota ebd, Scott MAK. Early north (median 5/5) 4/26 Morrison ebd, 5/10 Todd AaL, 5/12 Otter Tail LSl, Pine KrM. New county record: 5/19 Lake of the Woods (Beltrami Island S.F.) PEB. High counts 5/6 Houston (18, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) ebd, 5/14 Blue Earth (13, Minneopa S.P.) DSh. |
| 2019 | Summer | 7 | 42 |  Found in all central and southern regions plus Aitkin, Crow Wing. First county breeding records: 8/11 Freeborn NhS, 7/31 Steele PSu. High counts 6/2 Hennepin (8, Mississippi Gorge R.P., Winchell Trail) ASo, 7/22 Houston (8, Shepard’s Marsh) ToM. |
| 2019 | Fall | 8 | 44 | Rare fall record: 8/19 Kittson (2, Lake Bronson S.P.) KSz. High count 8/7 Carver (10, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 8/31 Douglas BEc, Kittson (2, Lake Bronson S.P.) KEm, JWH, 9/1 Becker ANy, DBz (median 9/9). Late south 9/20 Le Sueur CRM, m.ob., Rice NiR, 9/22 Freeborn ebd, 9/29 Waseca PSu (median 9/24). |
| 2020 | Spring | 9 | 50 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/18 Nicollet ebd, 4/19 Hennepin (Lake Harriet) ASu, 4/20 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds )AWi, Early north (median 5/5) 5/1 Pine KrM, 5/2 Todd RLF, REn, 5/3 Douglas LSl. High counts 5/7 Washington (21, Afton S.P.) ebd, 5/14 Scott (17, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Louisville Swamp) ebd. |
| 2020 | Summer | 12 | 47 | Observed in all regions except Northeast. Unusual report 7/21–30 Beltrami (Lake Bemidji S.P.) JDS, DPJ. First county breeding records: 7/26 Meeker PKF, 7/14 Yellow Medicine GWe. |
| 2020 | Fall | 12 | 47 | Unusual record 8/28 – 9/4 Kittson (Lake Bronson S.P.) AaL, CLu, CRM, m.ob. High counts 8/15 Carver (12) JbS, 8/31 Goodhue (12) JHl. Late north 9/6 Mahnomen ANy, 9/8 Grant CNn, Traverse BBi, 9/15 Todd REn, RLF (median 9/9). Late south 9/21 Goodhue GRe, 9/22 Hennepin SSp, CRa, Stearns SLH, 9/30 Ramsey EHi (median 9/24). |
| 2021 | Spring | 12 | 53 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/8 Chippewa MiO, 4/23 Washington DFN, Winona ebd, 4/24 Olmsted MiD. Early north (median 5/5) 5/9 Otter Tail WPl, 5/13 Cass SC, 5/15 Grant JSP, Todd AaL, TLu, CLu. High counts 5/9 Fillmore (15, Forestville S.P.) ToM, 5/15 Dakota (15, Lebanon Hills R.P.) LMo, 5/17 Houston (15, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) ToM. |
| 2021 | Summer | 12 | 43 | Reported south of a line from Marshall to Pine. Records continue to accumulate in far Northwest; e.g., 6/23 Marshall (Old Mill S.P.) PHS, JMJ. |
| 2021 | Fall | 10 | 46 | Unusual Northwest record 8/4 Pennington (Black River Twp.) DvP. High counts 8/22 Washington (8, Afton S.P.) JbS, 8/9, 8/20 Dakota (7, Spring Lake P.R.) CJE. Late north 8/30 Traverse ANy, 8/31 Aitkin MAJ, 9/4 Kanabec SPS (median 9/8). Late south 9/19 Lyon GWe, 9/21 Winona ebd, followed by a very late report 10/20 Scott (near entrance to Wilkie Unit) RBW nearly a month after the 9/24 median. |
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| | Breeds mostly south and central. Migrant throughout, but rare far north. |
