| Bohemian Waxwing(Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1945 | Winter | | | Several records, winter visitant, apparently no large migration into southern Minnesota in the past ten years. |
| 1961 | Fall | | | As with the Redbreasted Nuthatch, it appeared that an invasion of this species would occur. But all reports have been for small numbers. P. B. ofslund saw two on 21 Oct. at Duluth. Jan Green reported them present in smal groups all through November, but never more than six per group. A. C. Rosenwinkel reported six in a spruce thicket near Lake Vadnais, Ramsey County on 11 Nov. That same day, in the western part of the state, Avifaunal Club members saw a single bird at the north end of Lake Traverse. Vireonidae: Five of seven species were reported. |
| 1961 | Winter | | | Apparently one of the largest invasions in years. Mrs. J. M. Dahm of Winona, Winona County saw a flock of about 200 feeding on hack-berries between January 19 and 27. D. Honetschlager saw a flock in Mahtomedi, Washington County on February 17. R. F. Green and W. Ul vang saw a flock of 185 on December 30 near Duluth. By January 21, the only report at Duluth was a flock of nine seen by J. K. Bronoel. |
| 1962 | Spring | | | Mrs. Paul G. Kief of Montevideo, Lac qui Parle Co., re ports an invasion there all winter up until the last week of March; March 20 Hibbing, Harriet Micensky; April 17 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April Duluth,.P B. Hofslund. |
| 1962 | Fall | | | Oct. 30, Duluth, 4 seen, Janet C. Green; Nov. 23, Isabella area, Lake Co., 3 small flocks, R. Oehlenschlager. |
| 1962 | Winter | | | Dec. 22, 40 seen, Hibbing, Harriet Micensky; Jan. 5-26, flocks 5 to 30, Duluth area, Nels Hervi, Janet Green, P. B. Hofslund; all Feb., flocks 20 to 70 seen occasionally, Duluth, Janet Green; first week of Mar., large flocks up to 100, Duluth, Janet Green, Avifauna] Club. |
| 1963 | Spring | | | March 25, FargoMoorhead area, various observers; last report for Duluth, April 14, L. Patterson; May 16, Shotley, Beltrami Co., Mabel Goranson. |
| 1963 | Fall | | | Nov. 10, Duluth, Dr. A. E. Allin; Nov. 19, Fargo-Moorhead area fide Elizabeth Anderson; Dec 1, Faribault Co., W. R. Pieper. |
| 1963 | Winter | | | Scarce this win· ter; one flock of about 65 wintering in Duluth; Dec 18, small flock in St. Paul, A. C. Rosenwinkel; Dec 26, Dec 31, two seen in Washington Co., D. Honetschlager; Jan 16, Minneapolis, about 50, Mpls Audubon Society; Jan 21, Ramsey Co., Mpls Audubon S-o· ciety; Jan 31, Pickwick, Winona Co., about 20, fide Grace Dahm; scattered ::-long North Shore of Lake Superior ("not common") fide Jan Green. See Christmas counts. |
| 1964 | Spring | | | Latest Dates, 4-5 reoord for refuge," DLO; 5-10 Ramsey Hennepin Co, 9, MAS; 4-15 Duluth, Co, ACR; 5-2 Frontenac, HFH; 5-6 Two DM. Harbors, RK. |
| 1964 | Fall | | | 9-21 Fargo-Moorhead, 2, EGA; 11-1 Fargo-Moorhead, ECA; 11-1 Ely, St. Louis Co, 5, JCG; 11-8 Two Harbors, GEC; 11-11 Duluth, 1, PBH; 11-18 Cloquet Forest, GWG; 11-21 Stevens Co, 1, ES, his 2nd record in 30 yrs; 11-22 Becker Co, 20-30, RLW. |
| 1964 | Winter | | | Dec, Blackduck, Beltrami Co, small flock, MG; 1-2, Duluth,!, PBH; 1-3 Hennepin Co, 1, MAS; 1-8, Winona, 27, AS; 2-4, Anoka Co, 1, TEM; 2-9, Anoka Co, 2, MAS; 2-12 to 2-14, Kanabec Co, 16, peak of 25 on 2-13, RHJ; 2-17 to 2-24, Hennepin Co, 1, EWJ; 2-19, Duluth, 22, PBH; 2-25, Minneapolis, 1, MHM; XC period, 1, FargoMoorhead. |
| 1965 | Spring | | | 3-24 St. Paul, ACR; 3-25 Ironton, Joe Perpich; 3-27 Minneapolis, EWJ and 3-31 Lake Andrew, OP. |
| 1965 | Fall | | | 11-6 Duluth, 30, JCG; 11-7 Motley, CW; 11-18 Motley, 20, CW; 11-29 Stearns Co, NMH. |
| 1966 | Spring | | | latest 3-20 Virginia, St. Louis Co, NJH and 3-30 Duluth, PBH; one very exceptional record: 5-12 Faribault, Rice Co, 10, OAR (details?); this species has usually departed northward from our state by mid-April. |
| 1966 | Fall | | | 10-29 Split Rock Lighthouse, 1, HFH, RG, EMB, BL; 1/9 Duluth, 10, JCG; several reports in Nov. from Cook Co.; also 11-23 Mora, Kanabec Co., 25, RHJ; farther south later in winter. |
| 1966 | Winter | | | about 46 records from 17 counties; present throughout period in Kanabec, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Cook Co's.; also Fargo; scattered records from Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Morrison, Lake, Marshall, Rice, Cook, Beltrami, Roseau, Wright, Benson and Yellow Medicine Co's.; 14 Dec. records from 11 counties, 17 Jan. records from 12 counties and 15 Feb. records from 13 counties; largest concentrations were in St. Louis Co., 1000 on 12-28 and 1300 on 2-1, K. Jaros fide JCG. |
| 1967 | Spring | | | Swift Co., 3-23(3), HSH; Hennepin Co., 3-1(12, WJB), 3-2 ( 30, CKS); Ramsey Co., 3~5 (20, ACR), THE LOON 94 3-10(1, RLH); Washington Co., 3-14 (17) to 3-21(30), WHL; Aitkin Co., 3-2 (100), CEP; Stevens Co., 3-1(25) to 3-20(25), JAH; Clay Co., 3-1(300), 3-26(50), 3-27(25), LWJ; Duluth, 3-9 (50), HEP; Virginia, 3-27(14), NJH; Two Harbors, 3-30(70), RK; Kanabec Co., 3-6, RHJ; Marshall Co., 3-1 (20), AWR. |
| 1967 | Fall | | | 11-28 Cass Co., 20, EHH; only report. |
| 1967 | Winter | | | reported from Beltrami, Marshall, St. Louis, Kanabec, Lake, Stearns, Morrison Co's., also Fargo- Moorhead; highest numbers, 2-4 Ely, St. Louis Co., 200+, MSB. |
| 1968 | Spring | | | 3-19 Marshall Co., AWR; 4-18 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-21 Bemidji, Beltrami Co., 26, JAM, undoubtedly latest date on record. |
| 1968 | Fall | | | 11-14 Cook (Hovland) 35 EL; 11-16 Beltrami (Red Lake) MG; 11-21 and 11-22' Morrison, Hildur Dalquist; 11-26 Watonwan DMF; 11-28 Duluth 30+ MC. |
| 1968 | Winter | | | Only a minor influx- 2 observations by 11 people of usually 10-35 birds from Hennepin, Carver, Rice, St. Louis, Chisago, and Beltrami Counties. First -(north) 12-4 St. Louis (Duluth) JKB; 12-5 Beltrami (Bemidji) J&AM; (south) 12-18 Hennepin AJ. Greatest number-2-26 Carver (Excelsior) 120 RG; throughout Jan. St. Louis (Duluth) 50-75 MMC. |
| 1969 | Spring | | | Late N. 3-8 (70) Duluth, KS; 4-9 Duluth, E. Putnam; Late S. 3-30 (150) Carver Co., RBJ; 4/2 (20) Sherburne Co., BL, DB. |
| 1969 | Fall | | | 10-25 Duluth MC; 11-22 Morrison LSR. |
| 1969 | Winter | | | First seen 12-4 Morrison HD; 12-4 Duluth A. K. Arndt. Flocks of 20-80 reported from Crow Wing, Morrison, Nobles, Beltrami, Marshall, mid-St. Louis. Large numbers (up to 2000) in Duluth in Jan. and early Feb. Last report 2-27 Morrison HD. Cedar Waxwing.: Small flocks (less than 100) reported erratically throughout the state from Cook to Winona to Cottonwood to Polk Counties; 13 observations in Dec., 11 in Jan., 22 in February. |
| 1970 | Spring | | | late 3-29 Duluth (39) RL, MMC; 4-2 Crow Wing (18) J B, 4-6 Washington (40) WHL. |
| 1970 | Fall | | | 11-7 Tofte, Cook Co. (4) BL; only report. |
| 1970 | Winter | | | only reports JB; 12-6 {6) Duluth MMC; 1-3 (22) Duluth MMC; 1-23 Duluth D. Struthers; 2-21 Carver MHM; 4-8 (12) Ramsey, E. M. Campbell. |
| 1971 | Spring | | | 4-5 Vineland, Mille Lacs Co. (20) MI, only report. |
| 1971 | Fall | | | 4 reports: 11-7 Duluth (31 JG; 11-7 Lake (11) DB; 11-8, 11-23. 11-30, 12-1 Crow Wing (450) JB; 11-26 Grant (1) KE. |
| 1973 | Fall | | | Seen only in St. Louis and Koochiching. |
| 1973 | Winter | | | Not as common as most winters: seen from 1-8 to 2-9 in Crow Wing Co. (peak of 52) (TS); 1-20 in Duluth (2) (D. Engstrom); also reported (details?) on the Albert Lea Christmas Count. |
| 1974 | Spring | | | 4 reports: 3-1 Cass (7) HJF; 3-6 St. Louis (50) KS; 3-30 Clay (9) LCF; 4-4 Anoka (1) SC. |
| 1974 | Fall | | | 11-2 Mille Lacs MI; 11-12 Duluth MMC; 11-9 Koochiching KE; 11-9 Cook ES 11-14 Marshall (35) AR. |
| 1974 | Winter | | | Reported from Marshall (32), Pennington (70), Clearwater (15), Duluth (peak of 65), Crow Wing, Sherburne (3 on 12-18, OJ) and Rice Co's (2 on 2-15, OR). |
| 1975 | Spring | | | 8 reports: 3-1 St. Louis (20) GJN; 3-8 Cook JC, DY; 3-12 St. Louis (100) M. Peek; 3-16 Cook (200-300) ETS & PVK; 3-22 Crow Wing (10) TS; 4-5 St. Louis (1) J. Gallian; 4-8 Olmsted (1 dead) VH. |
| 1975 | Fall | | | 10-27 St. Louis JG; 11-2 Ottertail SM; 11-8 Cook KE; 11-7 Koochiching KE; 11-5 Swift HH. |
| 1975 | Winter | | | reported from Cook, Lake, Duluth, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Polk, Marshall, Otter Tail, Clay (31), Swift, Lyon, Anoka, Hennepin (53), Ramsey (peak of 300 on 2-21, DH) and Washington; more reports than usual. |
| 1976 | Spring | | | 12 reports: 3-4 (75), 3-23, 3-24 (8) Crow Wing JB; 3-8 to 3-30 (9) Washington DGW; 3-17, 3-18 St. Louis (150) P. Hofslund; 3-20 Washington (105) GA; 3-29, 3-31 Hennepin Brad and Mark Johnson; 3-29 Hennepin (8) RBJ; 4-10 Dakota (4) MW. |
| 1976 | Fall | | | 3 reports: 10-21 and 10-23 Duluth DS, MK; 11-12 St. Louis TS; 11-25 Otter Tail GO. |
| 1976 | Winter | | | Reported from 17 counties south to Stearns, Anoka, Hennepin, Washington and Olmsted Co's; more reports than usual. |
| 1977 | Spring | | | 23 reports from 3-2 to 4-13 from Clay, Stearns, St. Louis, Hennepi!l, Washington, Cottonwood, Otter Tail, Crow Wing and Marshall; peak of 250. |
| 1977 | Fall | | | Early north 10-26 Hubbard (HF), 10-27 Cook (JG, KE, RJ), 10-28 Marshall (SV). |
| 1977 | Winter | | | A good winter with reports from 16 counties south to Washington, Dakota, Le Sueur, Kandiyohi, Chippewa and Lac qui Parle; peak of 852 on the Duluth CBC. |
| 1978 | Summer | | | Early north Cook 10-29 DGW, 10-31 KE, RJ; early south 10-20 Cottonwood J. M. Smith fide LF. Ceda1r Waxwing Late north 11-25 Otter Tail GM, GO. |
| 1978 | Fall | | | Early north Cook 10-29 DGW, 10-31 KE, RJ; early south 10-20 Cottonwood J. M. Smith fide LF. Ceda1r Waxwing Late north 11-25 Otter Tail GM, GO. |
| 1978 | Winter | | | Eleven reports from Clay, Otter Tail, Aitkin, Duluth, Cook (largest concentration of 300 on 12-9), Hennepin and Redwood (2-9-11, LJF). |
| 1979 | Spring | | | Reports from 7 counties. Late south 4-2 Ramsey RH; late north 4-13 St. Louis KE. |
| 1979 | Fall | | | Four reports 11-3 St. Louis KE, RJ, 11-4 Beltrami SM, 11-10 Aitkin BL. Cedar Wa~wing Reported from 26 counties. |
| 1979 | Winter | | | Reported from five north counties plus Ramsey 1-1 (REH) and Hennepin 12-15 (BJ) in the south. |
| 1980 | Fall | | | Early north 10-6 St. Louis KE, 10-8 LW, 10-15 RJ, 10-15 Cook KMH, 10-22 Crow Wing JB; only south report 11-27 Anoka KL. |
| 1980 | Winter | | | Reports from 22 counties south and west to Dakota (Hastings CBC), Hennepin, Wright, Douglas, Otter Tail and Wilkin. |
| 1981 | Spring | | | All reports: 3-13 Beltrami JP, 3-22 Pennington KSS, 3-24 Cook KMH, 3-27 St. Louis LW, 3-28 Washington WHL, 3-29 Crow Wing MN, March and 4-5 Crow Wing JB. |
| 1981 | Fall | | | Early north 10-15 St. Louis KE, 1022 Cook RG, 10-24 DGW, KMH, 10-25 RJ, 10-25 Lake SDM. Also reported from Beltrami County and one reportfrom Hennepin 1 0-4 VL. |
| 1981 | Winter | | | Thirteen reports from Polk, 100's (REA), Beltrami, Clay, Otter Tail, Crow Wing, Duluth, peak of 1000 on 1-3, scarce by mid Feb. (KE), Lac qui Parle 12-18 (CMB) and Washington. |
| 1982 | Spring | | | All reports -Pennington 3-9, 4-8 KSS, Otter Tail 3-13, 3-23, 4-5 SDM, 3-22 Marshall ANWR, 4-9 Beltrami JSP, St. Louis 3-27 TW, 4-2 LW, 4-7 KE, 4-19 TL. |
| 1982 | Fall | | | All reports: 10/22 Beltrami TS, 11/14 JP, 11/7 Otter Tail SDM, 11/13 St. Louis fide KE, 11/19 LW, 11/22 Crow Wing JB (50), 1/124, 29 Cass JC. |
| 1982 | Winter | | | Reports from the three northern regions indicate the species was common in Jan. and Feb. north and east of a line from Pen nington to Aitkin. Peak numbers were 1,000 in Duluth on 2-5 (JC). In the east central two were in Hennepin on 2/9 (SC) and one was with a flock of 10 Cedars in Blaine, Anoka Co., on 12/26 (PKL). A month of so later the Iowa RBA also re |
| 1983 | Spring | | | All reports: 3/21 Beltrami JP, St..Louis Mob, 4/2 MH, 4/7 Crow Wing JB, 4/22 Aitkin WN. |
| 1983 | Fall | | | Reported from 13 counties north, 3 south. Early north 10/14 St. Louis KE, 10/17 HRNR, 10/20 Roseau AJ, 10/22 Beltrami JSP; early south 11/7 Ramsey KL, IllII Blue Earth RJ. |
| 1983 | Winter | | | The 19 December, 16 January and six February reports indicate this species was widespread and common from north east of a line from the Twin Cities area to Fargo. Scattered south reports from the Willmar, Cottonwood, Mankato, Owatonna and Rochester CBC's. A statewide CBC total of 1452 with a peak of 459 at Duluth. |
| 1984 | Spring | | | Late north 3/7 Crow Wing JB, 3/16 Polk KE (20), 3/23 Cook KMH, 3/24 Wadena Becker, Hubbard RJ, 3/31 St. Louis KE; late south 4/2 1 Washington DGW, 5/14 Anoka A. Hawkins, 5-29 Hennepin VL; reported from ten counties. |
| 1984 | Fall | | | Reported from 12 counties north. Early north 10/20 Koochiching GM, 10/22 St. Louis W. Russell, 11/2 Lake SW/ MS. |
| 1984 | Winter | | | Reported from 15 north, 1 1 central and three SW region counties. The SW reports were Cottonwood, Jan-Feb (LF); Lincoln 1-25 (RBJ) and the Cottonwood (Lyon Co.) CBC (12-22). Peak of 1083 on the Duluth CBC and an amazing total of 5000 ± in Duluth on 2-8, (The Loon 57:59-60). |
| 1985 | Spring | | | Late south 3/17 Ramsey KB, 3/23 Dakota AB, 3/26 Hennepin ES, 4/7 Dakota JD; late north 4/13 Cook KC, 4/15 St. Louis M. Stensaas, 4/24 Cook KMH. |
| 1985 | Fall | | | Reported from seven north counties and 10/2 Dakota (earliest date on record). JD. Early north 10/11 St. Louis KE, 10/12 Cook KMH, 10/16 Crow Wing RJ. |
| 1985 | Winter | | | Reported from 11 north, 15 central and three south region counties. The south reports were of one with a flock of Cedars in Yellow Medicine 1/1 (KL) and Cottonwood 11/1, E. Duerkson, and Freeborn, 2/23 (MRBA). Peak CBC count of 347 at Duluth and a statewide total of 1386 ( 1417 L. y.). |
| 1986 | Spring | | | Only reports south 3/2 Washington BE, 3/10-12 Hennepin OJ (70 on 12th), 4/5 Ramsey KB; late north 3/27 Wilkin GAM, 4/6 St. Louis KE, 4/13 Cook KMH. |
| 1986 | Fall | | | Reported from eight counties north and two south: 1/15 Hennepin ES, 11/15 Stearns RJ. Early north 9/30 Hawk Ridge D. Meyer, KE, 10/4 Koochiching GM, 10/18 Lake SWIMS. |
| 1986 | Winter | | | Reported from 33 counties in all but the southeast region. Most numerous in Duluth and the northwest region. The south region reports were from Redwood, Brown, Nicollet, Lesueur and Rice. A statewide CBC count of 3/93 (1386 L.Y.) with 878 recorded on the Duluth count. |
| 1987 | Spring | | | Late south 41 I Hennepin AB (20) and Dakota JD, 4/10 Olmsted AP; late north 4/4 Clay LCF, 4/9 Cook KMH. |
| 1987 | Fall | | | Early north 9/15 Koochiching GM, 9/22 Duluth WE, PB, 10/24 Cook RJ ; early south 10/23 Washington WL, 11/15 Dakota TT, ll/24 Cottonwood BF. |
| 1987 | Winter | | | More numerous but not as widespread as last year. Reported from 25 counties in all but theSE region (33 L. Y.). A statewide CBC total of 4620 (3193 L.Y.) with a high count of 3090 at Duluth. |
| 1988 | Spring | | | Late south 3/19Washington WL, 4/11 Hennepin KR, 4/19 Olmsted AP; late north 4/2 Beltrami AB, 4/10 Duluth DG, 4/14 Cook KMH. |
| 1988 | Fall | | | Early north 10/5 Duluth KE, 10/6 Cook KMH, 10/24 Aitkin WN; only south report 11/6 Olmsted BSE. |
| 1988 | Winter | | | Reported from 12 north, five central and one south region counties (251.y.). Statewide CBC total of 3,288 (4,620 l.y.), with 2,168 on the Duluth count. |
| 1989 | Spring | | | Late south 3/25 Anoka GP, 4/2 Dakota JD; late north 4/3 Pennington SKS, 4/16 Duluth KE, 4/27 Cook KMH. |
| 1989 | Fall | | | Early north 10/7 Cook WP, 10/10 Duluth PB, 10/15 Pennington KSS; only south report 11/4 Renville ( 1) RJ. |
| 1989 | Winter | | | Reported from ten north, eight central, and one south (Fillmore) counties (18 l.y.) with a statewide CBC total of 4,947 (3,288 l.y.); 4,171 found on Duluth CBC. |
| 1990 | Spring | | | Late south 3/2 Blue Earth AP, 3/6 Chisago JD, 3/16 Brown JSp; late north 4/2 Lake DV, 4/11 Beltrami DJ and Otter Tail SDM, 4/16 St. Louis MC. |
| 1990 | Fall | | | Early north 10/20 Cook KR, 10/21 Lake KR, 10/28 Beltrami DJ; no south reports. |
| 1990 | Winter | | | Reported from 1 1 northern counties and Hennepin (2/1 Cedar L. SC); Washington (Afton CBC, 2, HL); and Lac qui Parle (28 on CBC, CMB). Statewide CBC total of 867 (4,947 l.y.). |
| 1991 | Spring | | | Reported from only eight counties. Late south 3/21 Winona (6) CS, 4/7 Redwood AB; late north 4/3 Aitkin WN, 4/5 Beltrami DJ and St. Louis TW. |
| 1991 | Fall | | | Early north 9/28 St. Louis KE, 10/1 Cook KMH, 10/16 Beltrami DJ; two south reports 10/19 Hennepin (one) TT, 11/14 Ramsey KB. |
| 1991 | Winter | | | Again very scarce with reports from only 14 counties north (14 l.y.), but 1,800 seen in Duluth on 1/25 KE. Only south reports on Fairmont CBC and Cottonwood 12/20 ED. CBC total 1,437 (867 l.y. and 4,947 the year before), 887 of which were on Duluth CBC. |
| 1992 | Spring | | | Reported from only seven north counties. Late north 4/4 Pennington KSS, 4/7 Cook KMH and Mahnomen RJ, 4/19 St. Louis KE. |
| 1992 | Fall | | | Reported from six north counties; early north 10/16 Cook PB, PS, 10/29 St. Louis SS, 11/5 Aitkin WN; one south report 10/25 Hennepin (one or two) fide PB. |
| 1992 | Winter | | | Scarce again. Reported from only 13 counties (14 l.y.). Numbers down in Duluth, but numbers up in Two Harbors and Ely. Large flocks noted 1/16 Roseau (500) SDM, and 2/25 Beltrami (400+) DJo. Only two south reports: 12/28 Carver (2) DM, and 1/26 Washington (60) WL. CBC total 559 (1,437 l.y.). |
| 1993 | Spring | | | Reported from seven north counties. Late north 3/31 Pennington KSS, 4/18 Duluth AH, 4/27 Lake DPV. One south report 4/26 Ramsey (1) DZ. |
| 1993 | Fall | | | Reported from nine north counties. Early north 9/21 St. Louis fide KE, 10/10 Aitkin WN, 10/16 Cook mob. |
| 1993 | Winter | | | Reported from only 13 counties (13 l.y.) but numbers high in north with a peak of 2225 in Duluth on 2/6 St. Louis PBa (second highest count ever in state). Reportedly none in Duluth after early Feb. fide KE. Only south report 12/16 Goodhue KB, RG (1). |
| 1994 | Spring | | | Reported from ten north counties; late north 4/10 Pennington KSS, 4/13 Red Lake KSS, 4/14 St. Louis SS. One south report 5/13 Winona JPo. |
| 1994 | Fall | | | Reported from nine north counties. Early north 10/5 St. Louis KE, 10/29 Lake MH, 10/31 Koochiching GM. |
| 1994 | Winter | | | Reported from 13 counties north with numbers down in Duluth but high in a number of other northern towns, including flocks of 400–800+ in Aitkin and Crow Wing counties. Only south report on the Wild River CBC (4). CBC total a below average 1,939. |
| 1995 | Spring | | | Reported from eight north counties; late north 4/1 Koochiching GM, 4/21 Carlton LW, 5/24 (latest date on record) Ely, St. Louis Co. SS. |
| 1995 | Fall | | | Early north 9/23 (fourth earliest on record) Cook KMH, 10/22 Lake DV, 10/24 St. Louis mob. Only south report 11/11 Dakota TT. |
| 1995 | Winter | | | Reported from 15 north counties plus south reports on the Sherbune NWR and St. Paul (northeast suburban) CBCs. CBC total a low 7/0. |
| 1996 | Spring | | | Reported only from eight north counties: Aitkin, Beltrami, Kanabec, Morrison, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau and St. Louis. Largest concentration 3/23 Roseau (250) PS. Late north 5/2, 5/4, 5/5 St. Louis fide KE, ME, TW, respectively. |
| 1996 | Fall | | | Early north 9/29 Lake KR, 10/13 Roseau PS, 10/14 St. Louis LW. No south reports. |
| 1996 | Winter | | | Even scarcer than last year; the lowest numbers in over 13 years. Reported from 10 north counties (15 l.y.) with a peak of 130 on 2/23 Roseau PS. In Duluth and Two Harbors, vastly outnumbered by Cedar Waxwings (!) but more healthy numbers noted to the north in Ely and Hoyt Lakes, St. Louis Co. (50–70 individuals). The only south report was 1/27 Scott AH. CBC total 5/9 (low 7/0 l.y.). |
| 1997 | Spring | | | All reports: 3/2 St. Louis (50) ME, 3/3 Morrison WB, 3/5 Beltrami (40) DJo, 3/9 Aitkin WN, 3/22 Beltrami (20) DJo, 3/23 Pennington JJo, 4/3 Beltrami (80) DJo. |
| 1997 | Fall | | | Early north 10/22 Cook (300) KMH, 10/24 St. Louis SS, TW. Peak numbers 10/25 Cook (1,000+) mob, 11/16 Aitkin (700) WN. |
| 1997 | Winter | | | Reported from 18 north counties. CBC total 1,432, with only 75 at Duluth (lowest total in 20 years fide KE), but higher numbers elsewhere such as on the Bemidji (350), Crosby (231) and Two Harbors (210) CBCs. |
| 1998 | Spring | | | All reports: 3/7 Aitkin WN, 3/8 Lake DV, 3/28 St. Louis (860) JN, 3/29 St. Louis (2,875) JN, 3/30 St. Louis (125) JN, 4/2 Aitkin WN and St. Louis LW, 4/5 St. Louis TW. Peak 3/5 St. Louis (Duluth — 3,928) FN. Total for the season at the spring hawk watch in Duluth (Enger Tower) 9,578 FN et al. |
| 1998 | Fall | | | Early north 9/21 St. Louis (Hoyt Lakes) AE, 10/3 Beltrami DJo, 10/7 St. Louis LW. Peak counts 11/16 St. Louis (465) FN, 11/21 Aitkin (1,000) WN. |
| 1998 | Winter | | | Reported from 17 counties north, plus Anoka, Sherburne, and Olmsted in the south. Very large numbers noted throughout the north, with peaks 12/14 Croftville, Cook Co. (3,500) BF, and unusually far west 1/5 Thief River Falls, Pennington Co. (1,000) SKS. CBC total 3,646, with the highest count at Duluth (1,498). |
| 1999 | Spring | | | Peak counts 3/28 St. Louis (980 in Duluth) JN, 4/18 St. Louis (400+ at Enger Tower in Duluth) FN. Also reported during April in Clay, Norman, Beltrami, Aitkin, but no reports after 4/19 St. Louis LW. |
| 1999 | Fall | | | Reported from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis; first seen 10/16 Cook AH, PS, 10/19 St. Louis LW. |
| 1999 | Winter | | | Decent numbers reported from 20 counties north, plus two south reports: Afton CBC and 1/10 Ramsey (60 in St. Paul) fide AH. Peak 1/17 Two Harbors, Lake Co. (1000) fide KE. |
| 2000 | Spring | | | All reports from St. Louis, through 4/22 (50) PS. Peak counts 3/23 (620) and 3/26 (825) FN at West Skyline Hawkwatch in Duluth. |
| 2000 | Fall | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Lake, Otter Tail, St. Louis. Early north 10/14 Cook PHS, 10/22 Lake CRM. Peak counts 11/20 Cook (300) PHS, 11/22 Otter Tail (125) SDM, and 11/28 St. Louis (100) JRN. This sought-after species became increasingly difficult to find later in the season (please see winter report). |
| 2000 | Winter | | | Reported from 13 north counties. Peak 12/16 Duluth CBC (1258). Only south report 12/29–31 Fillmore (60) NBO. Scarce by February. |
| 2001 | Spring | | | Scarce as noted during previous season. Peak counts 3/1 Kittson (183) KJB, 4/9 Aitkin (50) WEN. Late north 4/17 Kanabec CAM, 4/18 St. Louis (18) TPW. |
| 2001 | Fall | | | Reported from seven north counties, beginning 10/13 Cook (5) PHS, 10/16 Beltrami DPJ. Only south report 10/28 Carver †RMD. |
| 2001 | Winter | | | Reported from 17 north counties, plus 3 south reports: 12/15 Wild River CBC, 12/29 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) CBC (9), and 1/1 Afton CBC (1). Reduced numbers in north except 12/16 Crosby CBC (1045). |
| 2002 | Spring | | | Late north 4/14 in three counties, 4/15 St. Louis PHS. High counts 3/15 (600) and 4/6 (465) St. Louis (Duluth) FJN. No south reports. |
| 2002 | Fall | | | Scarce. Highest number reported only 20 (11/13 St. Louis NAJ). Early north 9/24 Hubbard HJF, JLF, then none until 10/15 Lake JWL (median 10/5). One south report: 10/18 Scott †RMD. |
| 2002 | Winter | | | Reported from 17 north counties plus 2/8 Meeker (Litchfield Nature Center) DMF. Maximum reported number 1/28 Cook (2,000) RBJ. |
| 2003 | Spring | | | All reports from northern third of the state: Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Polk, and late north 4/13 St. Louis (35) TPW, 4/15 Cook RBJ. High count 3/6 St. Louis (225) FJN. |
| 2003 | Fall | | | Observed in nine north counties, including unusually early reports 9/28 St. Louis (8 at 40th Ave. West, Duluth) KRE et al., 9/29 Lake (12 at Two Harbors) JWL, PHS, 9/30 St. Louis (Duluth) MH. All north reports away from the Northeast: Crow Wing, Kanabec, Kittson, Otter Tail, Pine, Red Lake. Highest reported count 10/27 Lake (150) PHS. Two south reports of single birds 11/8 Benton HHD, 11/17 Dakota TAT, JPM. |
| 2003 | Winter | | | Reported from 13 north counties plus the following south report: 1/17 Lac qui Parle †BJU. |
| 2004 | Spring | | | North reports from Grant, Marshall, Beltrami, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Cook, plus (late north) 4/6 Pennington JMJ, 4/11 Lake JWL. High count 4/2 St. Louis 652 at W.S.H.C., Duluth) FJN, DSC. Only south report: 3/6 Chippewa (3 at Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) BJU. |
| 2004 | Fall | | | Only found in northern regions, including Marshall, Polk, Beltrami, Cass, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook. Highest reported counts 11/10 St. Louis (20) RBJ) and 10/30 Cook (17) BWF. Early north 10/17 Cook EEO, MTA and St. Louis SES (median 10/5). |
| 2004 | Winter | | | Reported from 20 north counties plus the following 3 south counties: 12/5–7 Rice (2) TFB, 1/15 Kandiyohi (10) RSF, 1/30 Benton HHD, |
| 2005 | Spring | | | No south reports. North reports from Douglas, Polk (3/26 at Gully Fen), Red Lake, Becker, Crow Wing, Pine, St. Louis, Lake. Highest totals included 500 in Pine (3/14, BBr), and several reports from the W.S.H.C. in Duluth: 3/16 (300+), 3/23 (725) and 4/2 (450+) FJN et al. Last reported 4/15 St. Louis JWL. |
| 2005 | Fall | | | Early north 10/3 St. Louis ALE, 10/8 Norman (8) BJU (median 10/5). All south reports: 11/23 Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medicine BJU. |
| 2005 | Winter | | | Reported from 20 north and 6 counties, including south reports on the Hastings-Etter (2), Lac qui Parle (1), Marshall (1), and Wild River (8) CBCs. Also reported south 12/26 (1), 1/6 (25) Sherburne ASc, 1/1 Dakota (2) †MBl, 1/12 Rice TFB. Significant influx into Grand Marais beginning late January, where highest reported count 2/20 Cook (est. 900) BWS. |
| 2006 | Spring | | | All south reports: 3/8 Big Stone (2 at Big Stone Lake S.P.) BJU, 3/9–17 Lac qui Parle (Nassau) BJU, 3/26 Isanti FKB. North reports from Kittson, Polk, Norman, Otter Tail, Kanabec, St. Louis, and Lake. High count 3/27 St. Louis (1,300 at Duluth) fide JWL. Late north 4/6 St. Louis (500) JRN, 4/18 Lake fide JWL. |
| 2006 | Fall | | | Reported from 12 north counties beginning 9/20 Lake (2) EEO, then none until 10/13 Lake (5) JWL, 10/14 Cook (65) AXH, PHS (median 10/5). All south reports: 10/29 Watonwan (Madelia) ph. RMD, 11/4 Carver (MN Landscape Arboretum) BAF, 11/17 Stearns (2 in Sartell) HHD. |
| 2006 | Winter | 17 | 3 | No significant high counts; largest concentration 12/1 St. Louis (160) SLF. In the south, reports were all from the western and central regions: 12/4 Swift (14) BJU, 12/8 Swift (15) BJU, 1/8 Lac qui Parle (5) BJU, 1/21 Meeker (3) DMF, and 1/26 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU. |
| 2007 | Spring | 5 | | Departed Northwest and North-central regions by late March; last reported 4/14–17 St Louis (median 4/16). High count 4/10 St. Louis (255) JRN. |
| 2007 | Fall | 16 | 1 | Early north (median 10/4) 9/21 St. Louis ABL, H.R.B.O., 9/22 St. Louis fide JWL, 9/26 Lake (10 at Knife River, including 2 juveniles) JWL, KRE. Arrived throughout the north region by late October. Only south report three birds in a flock of Cedar Waxwings 11/17 Sherburne ASc (median 11/6). High counts 11/16 Cook (120, Grand Marais campground) DWK, 11/22 Lake (120, Knife River) fide JWL. |
| 2007 | Winter | 20 | 4 | Reports up slightly from last year. Widespread across the north with reports spanning the season, m.ob. Several flocks numbered in the 100s, including 12/1 Lake (614) JWL, 12/9 St. Louis (400) SZi, and 12/19 Cook (400) fide JWL. In the south “flocks” were much smaller and reports limited to 12/27 Lac qui Parle (4) BJU, 12/4–2/11 Sherburne ASc m.ob., 12/7 Stearns (6) RPR, 1/5 Meeker (11) DMF, and at a diffrent location 1/19 and 2/6 Meeker (3, Litchfield) DMF. CBC high count Duluth (987). |
| 2008 | Spring | 14 | 2 | All south 3/2 Stearns (100, Sartell) MDN, 3/3 Meeker DMF. High counts 4/20 St. Louis (500, Duluth) fide JWL, 3/9 Crow Wing (200) JSB. Latest reports: Northwest 4/10 Pennington (20) fide JMJ, North-central 4/25 Itasca (18) CKK, Northeast 4/27 St. Louis (one at Southworth Marsh, Park Point, Duluth) PHS (median 4/16). The last two dates are record late north. |
| 2008 | Fall | 5 | 1 | Very few reports this season. All north 11/1 Lake (8, Two Harbors) HHD, CMB, KRE, 11/3 Koochiching (9) BJU, 11/14 St. Louis SES, 11/17 Cass (2) BAW, 11/21 Hubbard (125) MAW (median 10/4). Only south report 11/14 Dakota, (1 adult with about 300 Cedar Waxwings) †JPM, JLO. |
| 2008 | Winter | 6 | 2 | North reports from Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. All south reports: 12/8 Sherburne CRM, 1/9 Chisago (25, Taylors Falls) RMa. High counts excluding CBCs: 12/23 St. Louis (289) SLF, 2/16 St. Louis (100, Ely) LS. |
| 2009 | Spring | 3 | | Scarce, only reports 3/5 St. Louis (16, Ely) fide JWL, 3/7 Itasca (2) MJB, Koochiching FGo, 3/12 St. Louis (40, Duluth Township.) fide JWL, 4/8 St. Louis (18) TPW, 4/17 St. Louis (Ely) fide JWL. |
| 2009 | Fall | 5 | | All north (median early 10/3) 10/11 St. Louis (Duluth) KRE, 11/7 Lake (Knife River) m.ob, 11/8 Cook (8, Taconite Harbor) JCC, Lake MHe, 11/12, 11/26 St. Louis (15, Hoyt Lakes) NAJ, 11/15 St. Louis (149 in several flocks, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 11/22 St. Louis (40, Floodwood) DWK, 11/28 Aitkin KCR, St. Louis SES, late Nov. Hubbard (Nevis) MAW. |
| 2009 | Winter | 14 | | Reported from about twice as many counties as last year, from Northwest to Northeast regions, and throughout the season. High counts 12/20 St. Louis (850, Virginia) SLF, 2/3 Cook (Two Harbors, 350 but “many other flocks of 100+ along Minnesota 61”) JWL, 12/2 St. Louis (300, Meadowlands) SKS. CBC high counts 12/20 Virginia (373), 12/19 Duluth (371). |
| 2010 | Spring | 5 | | Reported from Carlton, Cass, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, St. Louis. High counts 3/29 St. Louis (150) KJB, 3/30 Carlton (60) MSS. Late north 4/1 St. Louis KJB. |
| 2010 | Fall | 17 | | Best fall showing for this species in several years, with reports from the northeast, far northwest, and as far south as the southern tier of north counties. Early north (median 10/4) 9/24 Lake (3, Beaver Bay) KRE, ALo, 9/25 Cook DAB, JWH, Lake (3) KRE, LS, RTe. High counts 11/20 St. Louis (450, Virginia.) SLF, 11/29 St. Louis (300, Virginia) fide JWL. |
| 2010 | Winter | 26 | 11 | Much more widespread that usual. Average county counts of last five winters only 15 north and 3 south counties. High counts north 2/15 St. Louis (800, Duluth) MSS, 2/17 St. Louis (400–500, Ely) fide JWL. South reports began 12/1 Sherburne ASc, 12/2 Lac qui Parle (14) ph. BJU, 12/3 Ramsey (60) AXH, 12/8 Sherburne (90) ASc. Additional documented reports south 12/19 Dakota (2) †ADS, Kandiyohi (7) ph. ARa, JoS. CBC high counts 12/18 Duluth (1,294), 12/19 Virginia (688). Also notable was 12/18 Wild River (153). Very few south reports after December. |
| 2011 | Spring | 15 | 6 | High counts 4/10 St. Louis (2,300, Lakewalk extension, Duluth) PHS, MSo, 4/10 St. Louis (1,000) AM. All south 3/11 Big Stone BJU, Stearns (25) BWF, 3/13 Wright MJB, 3/16 Sherburne ASc, 3/20 Lac qui Parle BJU, 3/21 Lincoln (5, Hendricks) BJU (median late 4/4). Late north 4/19 Itasca SC, 4/24 St. Louis (68) SLF, 4/25 St. Louis (7) SLF (median 4/17). |
| 2011 | Fall | 6 | | A weak fall showing for this species, with the majority of reports from Cook and St. Louis, and single reports from Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, and Otter Tail. Early north (median 10/4) 9/16 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge / Lester River Census) KJB, 9/20 Otter Tail DST. High count 10/30 Cook (40, Croftville Road) DBM. |
| 2011 | Winter | 14 | | All reports were from the northern third of the state, extending as far south as Becker, Hubbard, Wadena, and Cass. Most numerous in the Northeast region, as expected, with a high count 1/21 Cook (2,500 in Grand Marais) RSm. CBC high count was from the same area 12/17 Grand Marais (584). |
| 2012 | Spring | 2 | | Very few reports this spring, only reported from Cook and St. Louis. High count 3/2 St. Louis (310, West Knife River Road, Duluth Twp.) JWL. Late north 4/28 St. Louis AM, 5/10 St. Louis (2) MLH (median 4/17). |
| 2012 | Fall | 23 | 6 | Very well represented this season, with reports throughout the north, and scattered south reports as far south as 11/25 Blue Earth (Mankato) ph. ChH, 11/4 Winona DBz. Early north (median 10/4) 10/14 St. Louis ABL, KJB, 10/15 St. Louis ABL, 10/17 Cook SC. Early south 11/4 Winona DBz, 11/13 Ramsey (6) RMD. High counts 11/22 Hubbard (371, Park Rapids) PBB, 11/18 Kittson (200) RAE. |
| 2012 | Winter | 27 | 6 | More reports north than any of the previous five years. Observed north of an arc from Clay and Otter Tail in the west, south to Stearns, east to Isanti and Pine. Additional south reports with details: 12/11 Olmsted (1) †LAV, JPr, 1/6 Nicollet DBz, DAB. High counts, all from late in the season: 2/9 Lake (1,250, Scenic Hwy 61 near Two Harbors) TKe, 2/22 St. Louis (1,000, Duluth) NLe. CBC high counts 12/16 Virginia (569), 12/15 Duluth (290). |
| 2013 | Spring | 11 | 1 | Only south report 4/22 Stearns (17) MJB. High counts 3/29 St. Louis (1,598, W.S.H.C.) KJB, 3/13 St. Louis (1,100, H.R.N.R.) PSc. Several very late reports north 5/18 Itasca SC, 5/26 St. Louis (6) †TPW, 5/30 St. Louis LBe (median 4/17). |
| 2013 | Fall | 5 | | Few reports this season, only reported from Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. Early north (median 10/3) 10/26 Lake ANy, RZi, BWF, JWH, LS, 10/27 Cook ANy, St. Louis KJB. High count 11/2 St. Louis (21, Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. |
| 2013 | Winter | 12 | 1 | Fewest reporting counties since the meager total of 8 in 2008. All records north of a line from Otter Tail to Carlton, except for the lone south report: 12/21 Wild River CBC. CBC high count 12/14 Grand Marais (359). |
| 2014 | Spring | 2 | | Few reports, all from St. Louis except 3/21 Polk (1) SAu. High counts 3/16 St. Louis (100, Ely) LrM, 3/17 St. Louis (75, Ely) JmW. Late north 4/20–23 St. Louis AM (median 4/17). |
| 2014 | Fall | 10 | 1 | Early north (median 10/4) 8/26 Roseau (record-early individual in a flock of Cedar Waxwings) JMJ, then no further reports until 10/17 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. Only south report 11/12 Carver (Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, with Cedar Waxwings) KSo. High count 10/31 Cook (113, Grand Marais) SBE. |
| 2014 | Winter | 15 | | All reports were from the northern third of state, extending as far south as Crow Wing and Carlton. High counts 2/15 Lake (430) SkH, 1/18 St. Louis (300) LZi, 2/8 St. Louis (300) DTr, JEd. |
| 2015 | Spring | 7 | | High counts 3/21 Clearwater (150) MKj, 3/7 Roseau (75) BSi. Late north 4/10 Roseau BSi, 4/29–30 Lake JWL (median 4/17). |
| 2015 | Fall | 13 | | Early north (median 10/3) 9/20 Lake (3) HBr, 9/28 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. Most reports from the North Shore, but reported west to the Red River and as far south as Otter Tail. High counts 11/14 Lake (106) ClN, JMr, 11/1 Lake (80) JWL. |
| 2015 | Winter | 22 | 3 | Highest number of counties reporting since 2012. All south: 12/4 Washington (Oakland Cemetery) JLl, CNn, 12/19 Willmar CBC, 1/3 Goodhue (Richard J Dorer S.F.) JPR. High counts 1/5 St. Louis (475) JLK, MLH, ToL, 12/18 Marshall (300) JMJ. CBC high counts 12/18 Agassiz N.W.R. (300), 12/20 Virginia (211), 1/1 Hibbing (166). |
| 2016 | Spring | 13 | | Widespread north reports. Several high counts of over 1,000 individuals, including 3/17 St. Louis (2,000, Portman Park) ph. JPR, 3/28 St. Louis (1,751, W.S.H.C.) FJN, 3/29 St. Louis (1,685, W.S.H.C.) FJN. Late north reports from Lake and Itasca on 4/14, then only from St. Louis including 4/22 (18) EHi, JLK, 4/23 (2) KEJ (median 4/18). |
| 2016 | Fall | 5 | 1 | Early north (median 9/29) 9/20 Cook LiH, 9/28 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB, 10/19 Lake JWL, St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. One south report 10/16 Hennepin ph. DWK, CMB, SBM. High count 11/26 Hubbard (120) AxB, REn. |
| 2016 | Winter | 21 | 3 | Well represented throughout North from about same number of counties as last year. All south: 12/1 Goodhue (Red Wing) DFe, SEg, CRM, 12/13 Chisago (Franconia) MTe, 2/11 Stearns HHD. |
| 2017 | Spring | 15 | 1 | Only south report 3/6 Chisago (75, Wild River S.P.) KrM. Widespread in the north. High counts all from a very large flock that lingered in the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth: 3/12 St. Louis (2,000) JPR, 3/24 St. Louis (2,000) JPR, 3/18 St. Louis (1,500) MAl, JPR. Late north 4/9 Itasca (25) DMz, DMu, St. Louis JMr, 4/10, 4/11 St. Louis AM, 5/3 St. Louis LAt (median 4/18). |
| 2017 | Fall | 11 | | Early north (median 9/29) 10/1 St. Louis (1, H.R.N.R.) AxM, 10/5 Cook (18) RSs, 10/8 St. Louis (4, Stoney Point) StK, TRd, TRK, JWL. High count 11/2 Lake (220, Two Harbors, Lakeview Park) CRM, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Winter | 12 | 6 | Reported from 18 counties, close to 10-year average of 21. Most south reports since 2012. All south: 12/13–14 Dakota (Lake Byllesby Park) GBu, m.ob., 12/14 Lac qui Parle CBC, 12/16 Wild River CBC, 12/16–29 Washington GJa, m.ob., 12/27–1/6 Dakota (Eagan) ph. KvM, m.ob., 12/28 Sherburne PLJ, 1/1 Chippewa (Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) GWe. High count 2/18 St. Louis (600, Two Harbors) PAl. CBC high counts 12/16 Duluth (292), 12/30 Roseau (96). |
| 2018 | Spring | 7 | | Scattered reports from the north. High count 4/2 St. Louis (75) JfD. Late north 4/12 Polk (15) HHu, 4/20 Roseau (30) BSi, St. Louis (15) DBF, 4/21 St. Louis (30) JfD (median 4/19). |
| 2018 | Fall | 18 | 1 | Â Early north (median 9/29) 9/22 Lake KRE, JWL, 9/28 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 9/29 Lake SLL, JWL. Only south report (median 11/23) 11/18 Sherburne PLJ. High counts 10/14 St. Louis (287 Stoney Point) StK, 10/27 Cook (200) DAB. |
| 2018 | Winter | 22 | 3 | Well represented throughout North from 22 counties (ten-year average 20). All south reports 12/3 Hennepin (Lake Rebecca P.R.) ASu, 12/3–12/5 Anoka ASu, MAJ, 12/5 Ramsey (Vadnais Lake) EZh. High count 1/19 St. Louis (200, Ely) ebd, m.ob. CBC high counts 12/16 Virginia (166), 12/15 Grand Marais (91), 12/29 Roseau (77). |
| 2019 | Spring | 8 | | High counts 4/22 St. Louis (1,801, counted from a digital image, Duluth) JPR, 3/13 St. Louis (470, Virginia) SLF, 3/2 Clearwater (190, Clearbrook) IVa. Late north 5/3 St. Louis (31) JPR, 5/5 St. Louis KRE, 5/6 St. Louis ebd (median 4/19). |
| 2019 | Fall | 3 | | The poorest showing in many years, only reported from Cook, Lake, and St. Louis. Early north (median 9/29) 9/18 St. Louis JLK, 10/13 Cook ASu, 10/16 Cook KRE, JWL, St. Louis ebd. High count 10/16 Cook (45, Grand Marais) KRE, JWL was the only flock of more than 15 birds reported. |
| 2019 | Winter | 14 | | Â Observed in 14 north counties as far south as Todd, the lowest total since 2013 (ten-year average 22). High counts 2/10 St. Louis (165, Cook) ebd, 2/29 St. Louis (100, Meadowlands) ebd. CBC high counts 1/4 Roseau (72), 12/31 Aurora (8). |
| 2020 | Spring | 4 | 1 | Very few reports, mostly from St. Louis County. Only south report 3/12 Stearns (Melrose) ebd (median 3/6). High counts 3/26 St. Louis (55, W.S.H.C.) FJN, JPR, 3/8 St. Louis (50, Ely) ASu. Late north 3/28 Polk SAu, 4/21 St. Louis ebd (median 4/19). |
| 2020 | Fall | 20 | 3 | Early north (median 9/29) 9/15 Lake JWL, 9/18 St. Louis JLK, 9/22 St. Louis JPR, NPu. All south (median 11/18) 10/30 Benton ANy, BWF, 10/31 Carver ebd, 11/2 Rice NiR. High count 11/28 Roseau (310) JWH. |
| 2020 | Winter | 21 | 2 | Reported from 23 counties, mostly in north, as expected. All south reports: 12/19 Lyon (Southwest Minnesota State University) GWe, 1/1 – 2/26 Blue Earth (Mankato, Calvary Cemetery) ChH, ph. ANy, m.ob. High counts 12/16 Carlton (500) HTy, 1/21 St. Louis (420) DBF. CBC high counts 12/20 Duluth (512), 12/16 Carlton-Cloquet (500), 1/1 Hibbing (206). |
| 2021 | Spring | 16 | 1 | Only south report 3/7 McLeod (Swan Lake C.P.) ebd. High counts 4/27 St. Louis (1,750, Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth) HTo, 4/6 St. Louis (1,360, W.S.H.C.) FJN, 4/8 St. Louis (1,200, Virginia.) SLF. Many reports of birds lingering into May, last reports 5/10 St. Louis FJN, JLK, 5/16, 5/18 St. Louis JPR (median 4/20). |
| 2021 | Fall | 9 | 1 | Although reported from 9 north counties, all counties west of St. Louis had only one or two reports. Early north (median 9/28) 10/3 St. Louis (13, Stony Point) JLK, 10/10 St. Louis (3, Leander) EHi, 10/16 St. Louis (4, Stony Point) IDv. One south report 11/25 Renville GWe (median 11/18). High counts 11/20 St. Louis (45, Moose Valley banding station) AVa, 11/22 (St. Louis (35, H.R.B.O. banding station) FJN. |
| 2021 | Winter | 23 | 6 | Observed in 29 counties (ten-year average 20), including six south counties, equaling the highest total for south counties since 2010. New county record: 2/20 Nobles (Centennial Park) ph. KEm, JWH. Unusual south records: 1/24 Grant (Delaware Twp.) CNn, 2/11 Wright (Monticello Bridge Park) EHi. High counts 1/16 Cook (2,200, estimated by 50s, Grand Marais) FJN, m.ob., 2/5 St. Louis (2,000, Salyard Mansion) AbA. CBC high counts 12/14 Virginia (290), 12/30 Carlton-Cloquet (203), 1/1 Fredenberg (107). |
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