| Yellow-breasted Chat(Icteria virens) |
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1938 | Summer | | | A nest of 4 eggs was located on June I3 bv ·Russel M. Berthel in Houston County. T he nest, about twice as large. as a Yellow Warbler's, was built about three and a half feet up m a box elder tree. Mr. Kilgore found large embryos in the eggs. |
| 1961 | Summer | | | Four adults seen on 1 July at Reno by Huber brothers. |
| 1962 | Fall | | | A record to end all records: on Oct. 15, Harding Huber found a chat flying around inside the Dunwoodv Institute basement in Minneapolis. He tried to capture it for banding purposes and on several occasions he was close enough to almost brab the bird bare-handed. The chat finally escaped through an open window, however. This occurred on the last day of a week-long warm spell with southerly winds that undoubtedly brought some migrants back north again. The following day, however, a week-long cold spell began, quieting insect activity and probably affecting the demise of many of these late-lingering warblers. |
| 1963 | Summer | | | Houston Co., Reno, June 8, 1 singing adult seen, Avifaunal Club. Presumeably breeding, although actual nest or young not found. Wabasha Co., Dorer Pools, June 8, 1 singing, R. B. Janssen. |
| 1964 | Spring | | | 5-16 Reno, Houston Co, RBJ, MB, JCG. |
| 1965 | Spring | | | 5-2 Rochester, JPF (early; details?); 5-8 Rice Co, JB, PE, CE; 5-29 Wabasha-Winona Co line (Dorer Pools), WRP. |
| 1966 | Spring | | | 5-30 Dorer Pools, Winona/ Wabasha Co, RG, only report. |
| 1969 | Spring | | | 5-5 Olmsted Co., CCW; 5-6 Waseca Co., WF. Two reports only. |
| 1969 | Summer | | | 7-24 Winona Co., 1 female, no brood patch TV, only report. |
| 1970 | Spring | | | 5-10 Anoka (2) AW; only report. |
| 1971 | Spring | | | .1 r~port Nobles Co. (1) HH; th1s b1rd has become rare in recent years. |
| 1974 | Spring | | | 2 reports: 5-15 Olmsted (1) C and T Johnson; 5-29 St. Louis (1) MMC. |
| 1974 | Summer | | | This now almost casual species was seen twice; 6-17 Dakota (banded, RC) and mid-June at Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co. (M. Olson). |
| 1976 | Summer | | | first nesting report in many years at Whitewater W. M. A., Winona Co.; adults seen by many, nest and eggs found by RK; also reported with good details from Le Sueur on 6-27 (fide HC). |
| 1977 | Spring | | | 1 report: 5-15 Anoka Carlos Avery (1) KLF. |
| 1978 | Spring | | | 5-13 Marshall (2) B. Bengston. Winter 1978 |
| 1980 | Spring | | | One report: 5-24 Houston EMF. |
| 1980 | Summer | | | Male, 6-2-20 Savage, Scott Co. (Loon 52:114). |
| 1981 | Summer | | | Two, possibly three, birds 6-27 -7-4 Black Dog Lake area, Dakota Co. (KG, MW, et al.). |
| 1982 | Spring | | | 5-18 St. Louis KE. |
| 1983 | Spring | | | Two reports 5/30 Ramsey EC, 5/31 Ramsey RJ. |
| 1983 | Summer | | | One, Shoreview, Ramsey Co., 6/3-6/8, many observers. |
| 1983 | Fall | | | Two reports 9/16 Nicollet JCF. 9/23 Cook KMH (The Loon 56:65-66). |
| 1984 | Summer | | | 6/9-19 Black Dog L., Dakota Co. (m.ob.); 7/21 Clay (KL). |
| 1985 | Spring | | | All reports 5/12 Olmsted RE, JP, 5/13 Olmsted JEB, 5/19 Cottonwood fide LAF (dead), 5/23 Olmsted JP. |
| 1985 | Summer | | | Three birds seen in Burnsville, Dakota Co. (m.ob.). |
| 1986 | Summer | | | Singing male at Reno, Houston Co. (no date, SSt). |
| 1987 | Spring | | | Four reports all from Black Dog Lake, Dakota County 5/23-31 m.ob. |
| 1987 | Summer | | | Two males 6/5-22 at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. (m.ob.). |
| 1988 | Spring | | | Two reports: 5/10 Carver JE, 5/25 Dakota KR. |
| 1988 | Summer | | | A female in breeding condition banded in Ramsey (early July, Maplewood, RC). |
| 1989 | Spring | | | One report: 5/27 Wilkin KB. |
| 1990 | Fall | | | One report 8/27 Murray ND. |
| 1992 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/9 Steele TC, 5/12 Rice TC. |
| 1993 | Spring | | | One report 5/9 LeSueur AB. |
| 1994 | Spring | | | Only report 5/18 Otter Tail CS/KC. |
| 1995 | Spring | | | One report 5/28–29 Moulton Township, Murray Co. ND. |
| 1995 | Summer | | | First summer report since 1988. Single bird discovered on 6/25 at Cannon River Wilderness Park in Rice Co. fide TB, PB; reported through 7/2. |
| 1996 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/26 Beaver Creek S. P., Houston Co. KE et al., 5/26 Cannon River Wilderness Area, Rice Co. JL. |
| 1996 | Fall | | | Only report 9/8 Breckenridge, Wilkin Co. KB. |
| 1997 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 1997 | Summer | | | Several reports: one on 6/9 along Yellow Bank R. in Lac qui Parle Co. RJ; two males and possibly one female on 6/24 near Pelican Rapids in Otter Tail Co. AEr; one 6/26 – 7/5 at Nelson's Fen in Olmsted Co. CK, mob. |
| 1997 | Fall | | | Only one report: 10/18 (latest date on record) Duluth, St. Louis Co. KE, mob. |
| 1998 | Spring | | | Only report: 5/26 Rice RJ. |
| 1998 | Summer | | | Single bird discovered on 6/15 at Great River Bluffs S. P. in Winona mob; last reported on 7/15. |
| 1998 | Fall | | | No reports. |
| 1999 | Spring | | | Two reports: 5/7 Ramsey TN, AH, 5/10–11 Hennepin TT et al. |
| 1999 | Summer | | | Seen 6/11–13 Kandiyohi (N. of Sibley S.P.) RJF, RE et al. and 6/16–22 Dakota (Black Dog L.) TBo, DBS. |
| 1999 | Fall | | | No reports. |
| 2000 | Spring | | | Only report: seen and photographed 5/11–14 Houston (Freeburg S. F.) †PS, †AH et al. |
| 2000 | Summer | | | Seen 6/17–7/3 Winona (Great River Bluffs S.P.) DMA, †PCC et al., 6/22–7/6 Fillmore (Amherst Twp.) NBO, †PCC et al., and 7/29 Carver (Carver Park) †RTD. |
| 2000 | Fall | | | No reports. |
| 2001 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/6 Pipestone (Osborne Twp.) CKr, JJS, 5/12 Rice (River Bend N.C.) TFB and Olmsted (Mayowood) AXH, PHS. |
| 2001 | Summer | | | Two reports: 6/13–15 Winona (Great River Bluffs S.P.) CBe, FZL and 6/29 Dakota (Lebanon Hills Co. Park) TAT.
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| 2002 | Spring | | | One seen 5/6 Rice (Northfield) †NRS. |
| 2002 | Fall | | | Only report: 9/3 Lac qui Parle RBJ. |
| 2003 | Spring | | | One observed 5/20 Clay (Gooseberry Park, Moorhead) †RHO (The Loon 75:175). |
| 2003 | Fall | | | Please see undocumented reports. |
| 2004 | Spring | | | Only report: 5/28–31+ Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) RBJ, †PHS. |
| 2004 | Summer | | | Most summer reports ever: one from spring was joined by a second bird 6/1, 6/6 Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) BWF, †BJU, 6/5–22 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) ASc, ph. JPM, †PLJ, m.ob., 6/6–7/8 Rice (2 locations, audio recording) TFB, 6/26 Clay (Felton Prairie) KRE. |
| 2004 | Fall | | | No reports. |
| 2005 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2005 | Summer | | | Reported 7/15 Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek County Park) †BJU. |
| 2005 | Fall | | | No reports. |
| 2006 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/22 Freeborn (Carex W.M.A.) †ARW, 5/23 Olmsted (Indian Heights Park, Rochester) LAV, 5/27 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R.) †BJU. |
| 2006 | Summer | | | No reports. |
| 2006 | Fall | | | No reports. |
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | 3 | All south reports: 5/22 Rice (no details, location?) TFB, 5/30–31 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., auto tour route) KLa, †BJU, 5/27+ Dakota (Black Dog S.N.A.) MP, †CMB, ph. DAC, ph. †JPM, m.ob. Only north report: 5/20 Polk (ties second earliest north, banded at Red River Natural History Area, near Crookston, The Loon 79:118) ph. LEB, JAB. |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | 2 | New county record: 6/29–30 Aitkin (Auto Tour Route at Rice Lake N.W.R.) PHS et al. South reports through 6/23 Dakota (nesting attempt by a pair in Cliff Fen Park, Black Dog Preserve) †AXH, †CMB, †JPM, JLO, LS, m.ob., 6/23 Blue Earth (Minneopa State Park) RMD. |
| 2007 | Fall | | | No reports. |
| 2008 | Spring | | 1 | Only report: 5/17 Mower RVJ. |
| 2008 | Summer | | 3 | Observed 6/1, 6/21–23 Washington (William O'Brien S.P.) †DFN, †LS, DBM, BRL, 6/3–28 Hennepin (Baker Park Reserve, first found by Madeleine Linck) †ALD, †CMB, m.ob., 6/25 Dakota (Cliff Fen) JPM. |
| 2009 | Spring | | 2 | All reports: 5/24+ Hennepin (2, Hyland P.R.) RBy, ph. †CMB, m.ob. Also 5/31 Winona (Great River Bluffs S. P.) ANy. |
| 2009 | Summer | | 4 | All reports: 5/31–6/2 Winona (Great River Bluffs S.P.) ANy, DBW, 6/5–10 Goodhue (Frontenac S.P.) JPE, WJS, 6/14 Washington (Afton S.P.) JPe and through 7/28 Hennepin (3, Hyland P.R.) ph. CMB, m.ob. |
| 2009 | Fall | | 1 | Birds first found in late May were reported from Hyland P.R. in Hennepin until 8/8, including a juvenile on 8/5 †SLC, DWK. |
| 2010 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2011 | Spring | | | See Undocumented Reports. |
| 2011 | Summer | | 1 | Reported 6/1 Hennepin (male in Hyland Lake Park, same location as 2009) †SLC. |
| 2011 | Fall | | 1 | Only report 9/4 Pipestone (Pipestone N.M.) ph. BJU. |
| 2012 | Spring | | 1 | Only report 5/27 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU. |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | 1 | A pair was found in Sherburne on 8/14 along the Wildlife Drive of the N.W.R. (JGb). Record late by over two weeks was a juvenile discovered in Duluth 11/3–7 TVi, ph. PHS, ph. JLK, ph. BU, †DOK, †ACr |
| 2013 | Spring | | 1 | Only report 5/24 Rice TFB. |
| 2013 | Summer | | 1 | Reported 6/8 Fillmore (NW of Rushford) and 7/14 Fillmore (Perkins Valley Road) ShK. |
| 2014 | Spring | | 1 | Only report 5/18 Jackson (Christiania Twp.) ph. BRB. |
| 2014 | Summer | | | No reports. |
| 2015 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2015 | Summer | | 1 | Reported 6/21–7/11 Olmsted (80th Ave. SW, Stewartville) DWK, JPr, m.ob. First county breeding record. Nestlings were heard 7/3, 7/4 ChH, JWH, but the only young actually seen was a fledged cowbird 7/7 MJM. |
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | | Only report 9/6 Clay †SAu. |
| 2016 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2016 | Summer | | 2 | Reported 6/17–18 Le Sueur ChH, SC, 7/2–7 Dodge (2, Bud Jensen W.M.A.) †BAb, GLa, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Spring | | 1 | One individual observed by many 5/29 Washington (Afton S.P.) KVM, ph. RZi, ph. GHo, m.ob. continued into June. |
| 2017 | Summer | | 2 | Seen 6/1–7/13 Washington (continuing from spring, Afton S.P.) ph. †KvM, m.ob., 6/2–14 Dakota (140th St. Marsh) †PNi, †DAd, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Fall | 1 | | Only report 9/26 Otter Tail SPM. |
| 2018 | Spring | | 3 | Three reports: 5/11–18 Wright (Buffalo) ebd, ph. MyM, 5/13–30+ Washington (Afton S.P.) ph. GHo, m.ob., 5/28 Mower (Honey Tree Farm) ph. SWm. |
| 2018 | Summer | | 1 | Observed 6/3–7/24 Washington (second consecutive year in Afton S.P.) BDo, JH, IsH, m.ob. |
| 2019 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2019 | Summer | | 3 |  All reports: 6/5 – 7/7 Washington (Afton S.P.) RTa, PNi, LMS, ph. MwT, m.ob., 6/16 – 7/7 Redwood (Cedar Rock S.N.A.) BDo, ASu, ph. JWd, m.ob., 6/29 – 7/10 Washington (Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) ELi, VRL, m.ob., 7/5, 7/27 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R., Blue Hill Trail) DvK, PLJ. |
| 2019 | Fall | | 1 | Only one report of an individual found in the summer 8/13 Washington (Afton S.P.) ebd. |
| 2020 | Spring | | 2 | All south 5/14 Fillmore (Forestville S.P.) ph. ToM, 5/29–31 Wabasha PEJ. |
| 2020 | Summer | | 5 | All reports: 6/4 Anoka (Cedar Creek) ph. KrC, 6/15–27 Winona (2, Great River Bluffs S.P.) ph. ToM, m.ob., possibly continuing from spring through 6/24 Wabasha PEJ, 7/2–23 Waseca (Senn-Rich W.M.A.) a.t. PSu, ph. PAl, m.ob., 7/5–13 Redwood (Cedar Rock W.M.A.) ASu, DnS, †JGW, ph. GWe. |
| 2020 | Fall | | 1 | Sole report is also a new fall record: 8/13 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) †GWe. |
| 2021 | Spring | 1 | | Only report was 5/16 Clearwater (Itasca S.P.) ph. KBa, AnA, SuR. This intriguing encounter entailed a mist-netted bird in a northern hardwood forest, atypical habitat for this southerly species. |
| 2021 | Summer | 1 | 2 | Detected 6/3 Todd RLF, ph. REn, 6/26–30 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) a.t. TWe, DWK, MiO, LiH, 7/5–24 Redwood (Cedar Rock S.N.A.) BAb, a.t., ph. DRL, m.ob. |
| 2021 | Fall | | 1 | Third fall in a row with a report; this individual continued from the summer: 8/22 Redwood (Redwood Falls) MaJ. |
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| | Rare spring migrant and summer visitant, mostly west and south. Rare breeder. |
