| American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1961 | Spring | | | seen 23 April at Salt Lake by Avifaunal Club members. Seen there periodically through April and May. On 21 May a nest with four eggs was found. As many as 20 adult birds were seen in the area at one time. A lone individual was also seen near Big Lake, east of Herman, Grant County on the same day. Gulls and Terns: Nine species were seen; the terns arrived normally. A few unusual dates are listed below for the gulls. |
| 1961 | Summer | | | Nested at Salt Lake. (See Flicker, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 41, 57, 58, June 1961.) Birds seen again 17 June by members of Avifaunal Club, at least 20 adult birds seen; probably largest single group of this species ever seen in Minnesota. Birds gone by 4 August, at which time lake was almost dry. |
| 1962 | Spring | | | April 28 Salt Lake, about 20, Avifaunal Club; April28 near Gaylord, Sibley Co., Bob Janssen; May 12 Salt Lake, besaved as if nesting, Avifaunal Club; May 19 Salt Lake, probably nesting, various M.O.U. members; May 19 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., Avifaunal Club.. |
| 1962 | Summer | | | July 29, Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., one flying immature with cinnamon-brown head, R. Huber. |
| 1962 | Fall | | | approximately third week in Oct., sizeable flock at Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., seen by Goodman Larson of Conservation Dept. |
| 1963 | Spring | | | April 21, near Beardsley, Big Stone County, 2 seen, A. C. Rosenwinke}; April 23 thru May 12, Salt Lake, as many as 9 at once, R. Grant. |
| 1964 | Spring | | | 5-5 Duluth, 2 PHB; 5-10 Salt Lake, RG; 5-16 Fargo, 2, DRL. |
| 1964 | Summer | | | Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co, 2 nests, 4 eggs each, RAG. |
| 1965 | Spring | | | 5-17 White Bear, ELC, RLH; 5-18 St. Cloud, DHG; also reported from Thief Lake Refuge (Bud Garrish) and Roseau Refuge (Jack Jensen) but no dates given. |
| 1965 | Fall | | | 9-20 Cottonwood Co, 3, PE, exceptional. |
| 1966 | Spring | | | 5/24 Salt Lake, EHH, DB; 5/29 Lake Traverse, EMB. |
| 1966 | Summer | | | 6-11 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co, 1, ELC, RLH. |
| 1967 | Fall | | | 8-27 Lyon Co., 1, PE; only fall report. |
| 1968 | Spring | | | 4-19 Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-2 Duluth, 1, fide JCG; 5-10 Marshall Co., 19, AWR; 5-26 Big Stone Co., EMB; only reports. |
| 1968 | Summer | | | 6-22 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co, 1, PE. |
| 1968 | Fall | | | 11-1 Nicollet (Middle Lake) DB fide A. Bolduc. This is one of very few fall dates for this species. |
| 1969 | Summer | | | only report; 8-9 Clay Co. 4 EA. |
| 1970 | Spring | | | 7 reports HK; 4/25 Houston (2) FL; 5/2 and 9 Lyon (5) KE, PE; 5/9 Jackson BL; 5/10 Martin (6) Mrs. W. R. Luwe; 5/16 Sibley (2) KE, PE; at least 20, none last year. |
| 1971 | Spring | | | 4 reports VL; 5-l Sibley (15) ES; 5-15 Lac qui Parle (4) KE. PE. RR; 4-27, 5-2 (a peek of 30 by T-fK), 5-15 5-16, 5-18 Marshall, Lyon Co., many observers. |
| 1971 | Fall | | | 7-16 Clay, E. Welter;10-31 Duluth (2) BL; this bird is seldom reported in fall. |
| 1973 | Summer | | | 6-1 LeSueur (St. Peter GN), 6-2 Nicollet (Swan Lake); 6-3 & 7-14 Clay (Moorhead Lagoons); 6-28 Big Stone (1 adult and 2 downy youn~ Big Stone Wildlife Refuge Mgr.). |
| 1974 | Fall | | | 8-17 Lyon PE, RBJ. |
| 1975 | Spring | | | 10 reports: 4-19 Lac qui Parle (4) PVK; 4-20 Yellow Medicine (2) GLO; 4-24 Big Stone (20) DWS; 4-26 (3) HCK; 5-24 (1) BL, Lyon; 4-27 (3) CF, 5-29 (6) ETS, 5-31 (2) RBJ, Lac qui Parle; 4-29 (1) Cottonwood LR; 5-26 Aitkin (1) TS. |
| 1975 | Fall | | | 8-24 Lyon KE, PE, HK; 8-16 Clay (4) fide E. Ander son; 10-18 Lincoln RJ, BL; only re ports. |
| 1977 | Spring | | | 14 reports from 4-23 to 5-29 from Lac qui Parle, Olmsted (5-1, 36) see Loon 49:182, Clay, Otter Tail, Grant, Lyon, Big Stone and Marshall. Winter 1977 |
| 1977 | Summer | | | Nested at Wells, Faribaut Co. (2 pair with 7 young; J. Smith); also reported from Clay (until 6-15, Moorhead, many observers), Marshall (6-8 and 7-5, Agassiz N.W.R., SV), 7-17 Grant (GO), Lac qui Parle (until 7-23, Salt L., peak of 6, many observers) and Traverse (an amazing concentration of 76 on 7-9 at Mud L., KE, PE); easily the best summer for this species in memory! |
| 1978 | Spring | | | Reported from Lac qui Parle and Otter Tail. |
| 1978 | Summer | | | Seen in Faribault (6-10, two, Wells, RBJ), Lac qui Parle (6-20, 6-22, Big Stone NWR, CMB; 7-16, two, Salt Lake, DGW). |
| 1978 | Fall | | | 8-2 Hennepin OJ, 8-10 Wilkin GO, 8-26 Big Stone DB, OJ. - ~-\~ !«tf-+ The Loon |
| 1979 | Spring | | | Early south Lac qui Parle 4-20 KE, JS, 4-21 CMB, LJF; early north 4-27 Wilkin FKS, 5-13 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-27 Jackson DGW. |
| 1979 | Summer | | | Late migrant 6-5 Lyon. Early migrant 7-29 Otter Tail. |
| 1979 | Fall | | | Two reports, 8/2 Otter Tail GMO, 9/2 Olmsted JF. |
| 1980 | Spring | | | Early south 5-12 Lac qui Parle JS (28), 5-13 Cottonwood LF, 5-14 RG, Big Stone JS; early north 5-2 Marshall ANWR, 5-13 Wilkin GMO, 5-21 Becker TNWR, Pennington KSS. |
| 1980 | Summer | | | Nesting attempted in Marshall (Agassiz NWR, one infertile egg) and Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake, three nests destroyed by rain, early June, KRE). |
| 1981 | Spring | | | All reports: 4-17 Rock (16) BL, 4-29 Otter Tail SM, GMO, 5-3 Marshall FDS, 5-19 KSS, FDS, 5-31 FDS, 5-4 Pennington KSS, 5-9 Olmsted JEB, JSD, 5-14 Stearns NMH, 5-16 Carver RJ, 5-17 Clay KE, 5-31 KE, 5-20 Cottonwood LAF, 5-31 Wilkin SM, JPI AM. |
| 1981 | Summer | | | Late migrants: 6-6 Duluth; 6-9 (2) Sibley (Lake Washington). Summer records: 6-11, two, Clay (Clay WMA), 6-15, two, Marshall (Thief Lake WMA), 6-29, eight, Clay (KRE). |
| 1981 | Fall | | | 9-11 and 9-18 BSNWR, only reports. |
| 1982 | Spring | | | All reports -Lac qui Parle 4-25 SC, 5-2 AB, 5-1 Otter Tail GMO, 5-6 S eele EK, 5-19 Yellow Medicine HK, 5-:2 a e oi the Woods TW, 5-29 Pennington JSP, 5-31 Grant SDM. |
| 1982 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Polk (E. Grand Forks; S&DL). Greater Y ellowlegs Early migrants North: 6/30, 7/2, 7/7; South: 7/15, 7/16. |
| 1983 | Spring | | | South 4/22 Lac qui Parle DGW, 4/30 Mower RRK, 5/1 Chippewa KL; north 4/28 Otter Tail SDM, 5/9 Marshall ANWR, 5/29 Duluth many observers. |
| 1983 | Summer | | | Nested in Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake, MNH). Seen at Crookston, Polk Co. (four, 6/17, AB). |
| 1984 | Spring | | | Numbers up; early south 4/10 Lake Calhoun, Hennepin Co. (5) CH, 4/24 Lac qui Parle KL; early north 4/22 Lake of the Woods AJ, 4/27 Polk KSS ; late south 5/26 Lac qui Parle SC, 5/31 Watonwan EBIK; late north 5/18 Marshall ANWR, 5/26 Polk AB. Also reported from Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Martin, Rice, Waseca, Crow Wing and Ottertail. |
| 1984 | Summer | | | 6/4-7/23 Crookston sewage ponds, Polk Co. (max. 8 AB, DB); 6/13 Big Stone (SC); 6/6 Waseca (JF). |
| 1984 | Fall | | | 10/19 Goodhue (16) BL, 10/21 Duluth, St. Louis Co. P. Egeland. |
| 1985 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/22 Duluth m.ob., 4/22 Marshall ANWR, 4/22 Olmsted M.ob., 4/27 Lac qui Parle m.ob., 4/28 Pennington (3) RJ, 4/29 Polk (2) RJ, 5/4 Polk AB, 5/10 Marshall (7 nests, 24 birds), ANWR, 5/15 Swift (4) RJ. |
| 1985 | Summer | | | Nested at Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (5/22, seven nests with eggs, JM) and in Lyon (HK, The Loon 57: 142). Also seen in Polk (Crookston, AB). Greater Yellowlegs Early migrants 7/5 Polk, Norman, Brown. |
| 1985 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/2 and 8/28 Lyon HK, 10/23 Clay (1) NH. |
| 1986 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/26 Lac qui Parle KE, RH, 4/27 Blue Earth (I) MF, RG, 5/1 Mower (5) RRK, JM, 5/3 Lac qui Parle (14) TM, 5/13 St. Louis (4) fide KE, 5/15 Marshall (1) ANWR, 5/26 and 5/27 Aitkin (1) WN. |
| 1986 | Summer | | | Single birds seen in Agassiz NWR (6/ I,JM) and Lac qui Parle (6/14, BBS). |
| 1987 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/25 Big Stone (2) KE, 4/28 Pennington GS, 5/5-9 Marshall ANWR, TK, 5/6-29 Duluth P Backstrom, m.ob., 5/16 Lyon HK, 5/17 Polk AB, 5/17 Renville RG, 5/23 Brown BL. |
| 1987 | Summer | | | Nested in Polk (Johnson Twp., nest with two eggs, AB). Also seen in Clay (7112, KR), Cass (7/10 Leech Lake, 2, KB), Nicollet (7/ 3-24, max. 5, JF). |
| 1988 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/27 Wright RG, 5/1 Lyon HK, 5/9-28 Todd PH, RG, 5/10 Aitkin WN, 5/14- 23 Big Stone EL, AB, 5/21-28 Marshall ANWR, BSE, 5/27 Polk AB, 5/28 Norman RG and Pennington KE. |
| 1988 | Summer | | | Nested in Todd (Browerville). Also seen in Marshall, Dakota (7/2 Black Dog L., seven birds, TT). |
| 1988 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/10 Hennepin (4) OJ, m.ob., 8/20 Dakota (7) TT, RG, 8/27 Big Stone (1) RJ. |
| 1989 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/17-5/25 Olmsted m.ob., 4/23 Big Stone TEB, 5/17-23 Nicollet RG, MF, 5/19-31 Duluth m.ob., 5/21 Lac qui Parle SC,GP. |
| 1989 | Summer | | | Seen in Polk, Clay, Clearwater, Traverse, Big Stone, 6/9-14 Duluth mob, 6/22 Sibley RG. |
| 1989 | Fall | | | One report: 10/28 Austin, Mower Co. (2) RRK. |
| 1990 | Spring | | | All reports 4/19 Duluth (7) PS and Pine (2) LD (The Loon 62:153-154), 4/21 Carver (6) SC, GP, Redwood AB, BL and Yellow Medicine PS, 4/28 Big Stone (13) PS, 4/30 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5/11 Big Stone RJ, 5/12 Yellow Medicine RJ, 5/16 Lyon PS, 5/28 Clearwater AB. |
| 1990 | Summer | | | Only two records: nested in Clearwater AB, seen 7/4 Olmsted AP. |
| 1990 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/9 Washington (4) WL, 8/24 Lyon (6) HK, 9/8 Blue Earth (4) MF, 9/9 Clay LCF. |
| 1991 | Spring | | | All reports 4/27 Olmsted (6) and Winona (8) AP, CS, 4/27-517 (max 8) Big Stone PB, KR, 5/9 Jackson (25) ED, 5/16-19 Polk mob, 5/16-25 Marshall mob, 5/19 Kittson KB, 5/23 Roseau KB. |
| 1991 | Summer | | | Nested at Thielke L., Big Stone Co. mob and Crookston, Polk Co. PS; also seen in Marshall, Becker, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Lyon. |
| 1992 | Spring | | | All south reports: 4/24 Rock ND, JP, 4/25–5/2 Lac qui Parle (peak of 20) mob, 5/3 Cottonwood AB; all north reports 4/29–5/12 St. Louis mob, 5/7 Clay MCBS, 5/9–5/31 Roseau NJ, MCBS, 5/13 Clearwater (two) RJ, 5/16–21 Kittson MCBS, GS, 5/20 Marshall KSS, 5/28 Clearwater PS. |
| 1992 | Summer | | | Only reports: Clay, 6/17 Dakota (Black Dog L.) DM, 6/22 Wright MSt. |
| 1992 | Fall | | | One report: 8/21–23 Renville KR, KE. |
| 1993 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/22 Roseau (ties second earliest date north) PS, 4/25 Lac qui Parle CJ, 4/29 Rice TB, 5/28 Clearwater (5) AB. |
| 1993 | Summer | | | Only report: nested in Becker, deserted in early June due to heavy rain. This is the fewest number of reports since 1982. |
| 1994 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/14 Olmsted JBo and Rice (19+) OR, FKS, 4/21 Yellow Medicine (4) HK, 5/21 Roseau (2) PS, 5/29 Polk AB. |
| 1994 | Fall | | | Only report: 10/22 Cottonwood County (2) ED. |
| 1995 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/22 Big Stone (1) fide AH, 4/28 Pipestone (2–3) ND, JP, 4/29 Olmsted (2) mob, 4/29 Mower (1) RRK, 4/30 Douglas (7) SW. |
| 1995 | Summer | | | Only reports: 7/13 Polk (2) PKL, 7/15 Wabasha (2) CS. |
| 1995 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/10 Dakota (5) TT, same birds reported 8/10 Ramsey mob. |
| 1996 | Spring | | | Over 1/5 birds reported from 10 south and 5 north counties. Early south 4/21 Carver DBM and Olmsted JSt, also Kandiyohi RJF. Peak numbers 4/27 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co. (27) FL, mob, 4/27 Lincoln (25) PJ, 5/2 Washington (min. 20) TEB. Early north 4/21 Wilkin SDM, 4/27 Traverse SDM. |
| 1996 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/3 Big Stone (1) LE, 8/5 Lac qui Parle (6) TT, 8/17 Renville (1) RF and Traverse (1) WM, 9/5–6 Wadena (8) PBi, 9/22 Dakota PBu, 10/6 Lac qui Parle (1) LE, 9/29–10/17 Polk (3) mob. Although there were no summer reports, this was the end of an incredible avocet year! |
| 1997 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/15 Blue Earth (2) MF, 4/19–20 Rock (3) fide AH, 4/28–5/1 Aitkin fide AH, 5/5 Olmsted DA, BE, CH, 5/10 Kandiyohi (11) RJF, 5/12 Jackson PS, 5/18 Renville PS, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (2) WM. Total of 22 birds, numbers down from last spring. |
| 1997 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/16–24 Clay (1) mob, 9/21 Pennington (2) PS, 9/26 Jackson (7) SR, 10/9–17 Carver (4) mob. |
| 1998 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/18 Big Stone (1) TBr, 4/23 Kandiyohi (20) RJ, 4/24 Winona (19) CS, 4/26–5/2 Lyon (1) TGu, 4/30 Mower (1) RRK, and 5/7 Todd JSK/SDu; 5/9 Big Stone (2) TEB, RJ, Meeker (2) PBu, CO, and McLeod (2) BL; 5/13 Marshall (one at Stephen) PS, 5/14–19 St. Louis (1) MH, 5/16–17 Marshall (two at Agassiz NWR) mob, 5/24 Clearwater ABo. Total of at least 54 avocets seen in 11 counties. |
| 1998 | Summer | | | First summer reports in three years: 6/3 Roseau (2) BSi, 6/5 Olmsted DA, BE, 6/11–15 Kanabec CM, 6/8 Big Stone (total of three at two different locations) RJ, 7/19, 25 Big Stone (up to five at Barry) KB. |
| 1998 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/9 Meeker (1) RTF, 8/22 Faribault (4) MT. |
| 1999 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/19 Hennepin (2 at Medicine L.) OJ, 4/25 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/18 Roseau (one at Roseau R. WMA) AH, PS, 5/30–31 McLeod (Glencoe) DBM, RJ. Numbers down dramatically compared to recent spring migrations (The Loon 70:11–20). Also see summer report. |
| 1999 | Summer | | | Colony of six adults and eight young found in Big Stone MCBS; also observed in Lac qui Parle. Unusually far east was a report on 6/9,10 in Dakota County (probable late spring migrant) DBS. |
| 1999 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/18 Lac qui Parle (3 at BSNWR) BOl, 9/10 Lac qui Parle (4 at BSNWR) BOl, 9/13 Jackson (3 at North Heron L.) BBo, 9/27 Jackson (2 at South Heron L.) mob, 10/17 Chippewa ABo. |
| 2000 | Spring | | | All south reports: 3/31 (record early date) Lac qui Parle (2 at Salt L.) BF, 4/15 Steele (2 near Rice Lake S. P.) BrT, 4/23 Dakota (L. Byllesby) JDa, TT, 4/30–5/14+ Lac qui Parle (pair at Thielke L.) PC, PS, WM, 5/22 Yellow Medicine (Miedd L.) CMa. All reports for the north: 4/21 Clearwater ABo, 4/22 Traverse (14) RJ, late April Becker (4 at HSNWR) fide BBe, 5/3 St. Louis (Duluth) fide KE, 5/15 Traverse (nesting pair) WM (The Loon 72:239–240), 5/28 Polk ABo. |
| 2000 | Summer | | | All reports: 6/3–16 St. Louis (maximum of 3 at Duluth) mob, 6/18 Polk (Crookston sewage lagoons) PHS, Traverse (nesting pair; see The Loon 72:239–240) WCM, 6/23–7/31+ Big Stone (3 adults with 4 young) KJB, 7/26–31 Rice TFB et al. |
| 2000 | Fall | | | Reported 8/4 and 9/1 Big Stone (different locations) KJB, 11/11 (record late by ten days!) Wabasha (Weaver) BAF. |
| 2001 | Spring | | | Statewide total 43+ birds in 11 counties, similar to last spring. All south reports: 4/22–23 Dakota (max. 5 at L. Byllesby) mob, 4/23 Goodhue (5) CRG, 4/28–29 Wabasha mob, 5/3 Hennepin (Diamond L.) PMJ, 5/7 Hennepin (18 at Rogers) WCM et al. Early north 4/25 Traverse SPM, 4/26 Wilkin KJB and Todd JSK, 4/30 St. Louis (Duluth) PHS. Also reported in May from Pennington (2), Polk (2), Red Lake, Roseau (4). |
| 2001 | Summer | | | Most reports since 1991. Observed 6/2 and 7/15 Clay (2 at Moorhead sewage lagoons) TAT, ADS, 7/3 Rice (3) FVS, 7/3 Houston (4 at Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge) fide AXH, 7/21–29 Big Stone (max. 3) PCC, PHS, 7/21 Marshall (6 at Agassiz NWR) PHS, 7/23–29 Winona (2 at Lewiston sewage lagoons) CBe.
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| 2001 | Fall | | | No north reports. Numerous observations through 9/9 Big Stone (county road 61/state highway 28) including peak count 8/30 (11) KJB. All other reports: 8/22 Big Stone (4 at Clinton) DDM, BJM, Lac qui Parle (max. 3 in August at Big Stone N.W.R.) m.obs., 10/1 Dakota (2 at L. Byllesby) ADS, 10/13 Winona (Lewiston) CBe, JJS. |
| 2002 | Spring | | | Statewide total 167+ birds in 30 counties, the most ever in a single season (The Loon 70:11–20). Early south 4/15 Dakota (6 at H.P.B.C.) KJB, 4/18 Freeborn (30 at Geneva) WJP. Early north 4/29+ Becker (2 at Hamden Slough N.W.R.) m.ob., 5/2 Traverse (17 at Mud L.) KJB. Only report from Northeast: 5/11–15 St. Louis (3 at Duluth) DRB, DSC, FJN. First county occurrences 5/13 Pope (9 at Long Beach) KJB, 5/25–26 Scott (Louisville Swamp) CRM, SWe. |
| 2002 | Summer | | | Record-high number of reports (following an exceptional number of spring sightings). As many as five adults and three fledged young observed on various June dates at Hamden Slough N.W.R., Becker Co. BAB et al. All other reports: 6/8 and 6/16 Traverse (max. 7 at Mud L.) PCC, RSF, PHS; 6/15–7/14 Big Stone (max. 4 near Graceville) PHS; 7/10 Dakota (Eagan) ADS; 7/12 and 7/22 Winona (max. 2 at Lewiston sewage lagoons) CAS, CRM; 7/14 Meeker (L. Hanson) DMF; 7/17 Houston (2 at Heron/Trapping Islands) FZL; 7/28 Murray (3 at Eastlick Marsh, Shetek) fide RJS. |
| 2002 | Fall | | | All north reports: 8/4 Roseau (7) PHS, 8/7–13 Traverse (max. 6 at Mud L.) m.obs., 9/11 Traverse (3 at Mud L.) KJB. All south reports: 8/1–19 Jackson (max. 3 at North Heron L.) KJB et al., 8/2 Dakota (male at L. Byllesby) ADS, 8/9 Stearns (juvenile at Albany lagoons) †RPR, 9/12 Lac qui Parle (5 at Big Stone N.W.R.) KJB, 9/21 Jackson (one at Sandy Point C.P.) KRE et al., 10/1 Lac qui Parle (one at Big Stone N.W.R.) BEO, 10/5 Jackson (22 at Sandy Point C.P.) RBW. |
| 2003 | Spring | | | Statewide total ~42 birds in 8 counties (compare with record-high 167+ in 30 counties last spring). Early south 4/20 Lyon (2) TGu, 4/21 Lac qui Parle (3) BJU. Early north 4/29+ Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) KA, m.ob., 4/30+ Becker (pair at Hamden Slough N.W.R.) m.ob. Highest reported counts 4/27 Stearns (9–11 at Albany sewage ponds) PCC, HHD, 5/21 Big Stone (11 in vicinity of county road 61/state highway 28) KJB. |
| 2003 | Summer | | | Reported 7/19 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) BJU, 7/27 Winona (5 at Lewiston sewage ponds) CAS; also multiple nests in Big Stone County (peak of 16 adults and young in Toqua Twp.) PCC and one nesting pair in Marshall County (Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, PCC, JMJ. |
| 2003 | Fall | | | All sightings: 8/9, 8/16 Big Stone (one, Toqua Twp.) PCC, 8/30 Pennington (one, Thief River Falls) KRE et al., 10/6 Lac qui Parle (6 at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 10/11 Marshall (36 at Lansing Parker Pool, Agassiz N.W.R., second highest count) PHS, JMJ, SAS. |
| 2004 | Spring | | | Statewide total of 74 individuals seen in 11 south and 5 north counties, including single birds in unusual locations 5/10 Lake (Flood Bay) ph. JWL, 5/16 Carlton (Moose Lake W.T.P.) †CBr, LM. Early south 4/19–5/5 Steele (Spindler's Pond) CAK, JJS, ph. RLE, 4/26 Winona (2 at Lewiston) CBe. Early north 5/7+ Otter Tail GLS et al. Highest reported counts 4/29 Wright (11 near Montrose) DDM, BJM, 5/6 Lyon (9 at Island L.) RPR, 5/9–16 Big Stone (8 or 9 in Toqua Twp.) PCC, PHS et al., 5/19 (9 at L. Byllesby) JPM. |
| 2004 | Summer | | | Observed throughout season in Big Stone (max. 14, 6/19) PCC, PHS et al., 7/3 Traverse (8 at Mud L.) PCC. |
| 2004 | Fall | | | All sightings: 8/1 Big Stone (2) PHS, 8/6, 8/12 Traverse (1) KJB, 8/9 Hennepin (1) DWK, WCM, 8/15 Anoka (3) JEH, 9/26 Yellow Medicine (1) PCC, PHS. |
| 2005 | Spring | | | Statewide total of 52 individuals in nine south and three north counties. Early south 4/10 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) SHu, 4/11 Murray (19 at Lake Wilson) JT; also reported from Big Stone (max. 13 in Toqua Twp. on 4/30 DFN, plus 1–3 birds in 3 other locations), Dakota (1), Lac qui Parle (1), Lincoln (1), Meeker (3), Nobles (1), Stearns (1). Early north 5/6 Cass (2 in Poplar Twp.) BJU, 5/7 Grant (2) JEB, RBJ; also seen 5/23 Polk (1) NGE. |
| 2005 | Summer | | | Seen through 7/3 Big Stone (max. 4, including adult with chick in Toqua Twp., PCC) m.ob., 7/9 Lac qui Parle BJU. |
| 2005 | Fall | | | All reports: singles 8/13 Chippewa (Wegdahl) BJU, 8/23 Lincoln (Lake Benton) BJU, 10/9 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) PCC, PHS, plus (late south) 10/16 Swift (2 at Lubenow W.M.A.) BJU. |
| 2006 | Spring | | | Statewide total of 89 individuals in 13 counties. Early south 4/9–12 Big Stone (4, west of Graceville) DFN, KJB, 4/13 Big Stone (5, near Ortonville) KJB; additional south reports from Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Olmsted, Rock, Stearns, Steele, Winona. All north reports: 5/5 Kittson ABL, 5/22 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Record-high spring count 4/14 Chippewa/Lac qui Parle (41, Minnesota River Valley) BJU. |
| 2006 | Summer | | | All south reports: 6/11 Lac qui Parle (4, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 6/28 Big Stone (2) LS, 7/27 Big Stone (juvenile near Ortonville) ph. BJU. All north reports from Agassiz N.W.R. 6/24 (1), 7/15 (2) Marshall PHS, JMJ. |
| 2006 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/1 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) BJU, 8/6 Nicollet (2 at Nicollet W.T.P.) JLO, 9/3 Nobles (Worthington W.T.P.) BTS. |
| 2007 | Spring | 5 | 9 | Statewide total of 90 individuals (89 in 13 counties last spring). Early south 4/14 Steele (14, Spindler's Pond) KRV, m.ob., 4/21 Kandiyohi (2) RSF and Lac qui Parle (11, three locations) PCC, BJU, 4/26+ Big Stone (max. 10, Toqua Twp.) m.ob. Additional south reports from Brown (8), Chippewa (2), Meeker, Nobles, Olmsted (4), Scott (5). Early north 5/6 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) GT, 5/7 St. Louis (Interstate Is., Duluth) DAG, PHS, 5/8 Crow Wing (5, St. Mathias Twp.) JSB and Todd JSK; singles also reported from Polk and Roseau. |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | 2 | Reported throughout the season in Big Stone (max. 14 on 6/15, PHS); additional south report 6/24 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU. Only north report: 6/9 Wilkin BJU. |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | 3 | First county record: 8/12 Sherburne (Big L.) ph. SWo. High counts 24 on 8/17 in Big Stone (Toqua Twp., PHS) and 19 on 9/3 in Traverse (Croke Twp., BJU). Only other report away from the west regions: 8/13 Freeborn (Geneva L.) JWH. Late south 9/22 Lac qui Parle (2 at Salt L.) PCC. |
| 2008 | Spring | 3 | 9 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/19–20 Hennepin (7, Bass Ponds, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JMu, 4/27 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) BJU, SWe. Only three north reports: 4/24 Wilkin (2, Manston Marsh W.M.A.) DBM, 5/4 Otter Tail SPM, 5/19 Clay (4, Sabin W.T.P.) WCM. High count 5/26 Big Stone (9) PHS. |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | 2 | Found 6/1 Becker (seen by Scott Kahan, Hamden Slough N.W.R.) fide JMJ, 6/6 Stearns STW, 7/18, 7/25, 7/31 Big Stone (6) PHS, RBJ. |
| 2008 | Fall | | 2 | All reports: 8/1 Big Stone (2, Toqua Twp.) PHS, 9/2–10/3 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) m.ob. (late south median 10/5). |
| 2009 | Spring | 5 | 14 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/13 Stearns (2, Albany W.T.P.) PLJ, 4/23 Dakota (7, Lake Byllesby) CMB, LS, JPM and Hennepin (2, Purgatory Creek) WCM. Early north (median 4/30) 5/17 St. Louis DAG, SG, 5/20 Norman CRM. High counts 5/3 Steele (33) Dave Williams, 5/23 Marshall (20) PHS. |
| 2009 | Summer | 1 | 2 | Only north report: 6/12 Marshall (2, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. Reported throughout season in Big Stone (max. 7) PCC, m.ob., 6/20 Lac qui Parle (1, Salt L.) PCC. |
| 2009 | Fall | 3 | 2 | All north reports: 8/2 Otter Tail FVS, 8/22 Traverse KRE, 9/6 Roseau (Roseau W.T.P.) JCC, KRE, LS. All south reports: 8/1–15 Lac qui Parle (Arena Twp., Haydenville W.M.A.) PCC, PHS, 9/15–18 Steele (Spindler's Pond) m.ob. |
| 2010 | Spring | 4 | 7 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/23 Big Stone (2) BJU, 4/30 Dakota (12, Lake Byllesby) m.ob. Also reported from Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Meeker, Stearns. All north reports: 5/2 St. Louis (Interstate Island W.M.A.) PHS, 5/23 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, SAS, PHS and Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) KRE, 5/25 Todd (2, Browerville W.T.P.) BWF. High counts 4/30 Dakota (18, Lake Byllesby) RTe, 5/13 Lincoln (17, Gislason N.W.R.) RJS. |
| 2010 | Summer | | 2 | Seen 6/10 Big Stone (7) BJU, 6/27 Big Stone (6) PCC, 7/3 Big Stone DBM, 7/10 Big Stone (7) PCC, 7/31 Houston DBM. |
| 2010 | Fall | | 4 | All reports: 8/3 Lac qui Parle (2, Cory Lake) BJU, 9/4 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) BJU, 9/12 Lac qui Parle (7, Hamlin W.M.A.) PCC, 9/18 Stearns (Eden Valley W.T.P.) DWK, 9/22 Lac qui Parle (2, Cory Lake) BJU, 10/6 Jackson (6, west of Skunk Lake) BJU (median 10/3). |
| 2011 | Spring | 3 | 12 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/9 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) BJU, Lac qui Parle KRE, m.ob., 4/10 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 4/17 Big Stone (7, Graceville) RPR. All north reports before recent median of 4/30: 4/9 Hubbard (Potato Lake) ph. ANy, 4/11 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) DBM, 4/24 Polk JMJ. High count 4/25 Goodhue (18, Prairie Island) CMB, RBW, BRL. |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | 3 | All north observations 8/20–9/18 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob. All south reports: 8/1 Lac qui Parle (Hantho Twp.) BJU, 8/20 Big Stone (4) PCC, PHS, 8/21 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) BJU, 8/27 Big Stone (2) PCC, 9/10 Big Stone (7) PCC, 9/18 Big Stone (2, Toqua Twp.) BJU, 9/30 Anoka REH. High count 8/20 Grant (15, North Ottawa Impoundment) BJU. |
| 2012 | Spring | 2 | 16 | South reports 3/31 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU; 4/7 Lac qui Parle PEJ, DFN, 4/12 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) BJU, 4/13 Lac qui Parle DLP, 4/14 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. bridge) RDa, 4/16 Blue Earth (3, Perch Lake) AnK, ChH and Rice (Millersburg) DAB all before recent median 4/20. All north reports after recent median 4/30: 5/2 Marshall (4) fide JMJ, 5/3 Marshall (2, Agassiz N.W.R.) GAK, 5/18 Morrison FGo, 5/21–22 Morrison (Pierz W.T.P.) DBM, CRM, BWF, 5/28 Marshall (Warren) HHu. Additional first county report 5/21 Benton CRM. |
| 2012 | Summer | 4 | 3 | Found in Carver, Faribault, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Pennington, Polk, Roseau. |
| 2012 | Fall | | 3 | Only reports: 8/9 Big Stone (Big Stone N.W.R.) and Lac qui Parle (2, Salt Lake) PLJ, 8/10 Lac qui Parle CRM, ALo, 8/15 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 9/21 Redwood (Willow Lake) HHD, RAE. |
| 2013 | Spring | 8 | 18 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/16 Murray NED, 4/20 Brown BTS, m.ob., Cottonwood TrF, Dakota (Lake Byllesby) m.ob., Murray GWe. Early north (median 4/30) 4/21–22 St. Louis (Duluth Harbor) JGB, PHS, 4/26 Traverse DBM. High northbound counts 5/15 Big Stone (59, record high) DLP, 4/20 Brown (30, Lone Tree Lake, Eden Twp.) BTS. |
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | 3 | Observed in Big Stone, Brown, Lac qui Parle, Traverse. High count 6/7 Big Stone (8, Thielke Lake) DLP. |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | 2 | Only north report 8/9 Traverse (16, season's high count) DLP. All south 9/29 Olmsted (2, East Landfill Reservoir) JPr, m.ob., 10/18 Nicollet (Duck Lake, North Unit of Swan Lake W.M.A). ChH. |
| 2014 | Spring | 2 | 15 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/12 Stearns PCC, 4/19 Big Stone (2) PEJ, DFN, 4/23 Big Stone (11, Thielke Lake) DLP, Kandiyohi (Atwater W.T.P.) JWd, SGa. All north 5/9 Morrison (11, Crane Meadows N.W.R.) MEm, 5/18 Wadena (2) PJB. High count 5/8 Mower (17, Grand Meadow W.T.P.) RAE. |
| 2014 | Summer | 3 | 3 | Observed in Big Stone, Faribault, Grant, Polk, 6/2 St. Louis (Minnesota Point) †JLK, Stevens. High counts 7/29 Stevens (25) ANy, 7/27 Grant (12) KRE. |
| 2014 | Fall | 4 | 5 | North reports from the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant (max. 11) through 8/17. Additional north reports 8/14 Traverse DPG, 9/15 St. Louis (Superior Entry) ClN, 10/24 Grant (2, near Ashby) HHD, 10/30 Pine (Hinkley W.T.P.) ph. DAC, RBJ. All south 8/1–2 Stevens (max. 27, season's high count) RAE, HHD, m.ob., 8/9 Hennepin (4, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) BAF, Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) RAE, 9/1 Hennepin (3, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) TAT, SHF, BAF, Isanti (Isanti W.T.P.) HHD, 9/21–22 Kandiyohi RSF, JoS, ph. JWd. |
| 2015 | Spring | 6 | 14 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/11 Lac qui Parle KeL, 4/13–18 Hennepin (Bass Ponds, Bloomington) NSa, m.ob. Early north 4/20 Crow Wing (Crosby W.T.P.) JPR, 5/1 Pennington (Thief River Falls W.T.P.) SAu, 5/2 Douglas (2, Clifford Lake Rd.) JLK. High counts 5/1 Lac qui Parle (32 in the same pool, Big Stone N.W.R.) BAF, SHF, DLP, 5/3 Carver (20, Wahibo Marsh) JWZ, MJa. |
| 2015 | Summer | 2 | 2 | Probable northbound migrant 6/1 Todd MJB, RAE. Reported throughout season in Big Stone, including high count 7/16 (24) DLP. Fall migrants 7/3 Polk (1) SAu, 7/18 Stevens (2) DAB, JEB, JWH. |
| 2015 | Fall | 2 | 4 | All north 8/22 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) RAE, ToL, CNn, BAb, 9/28 St. Louis (Superior Entry) JPR. All south 8/3–11 Big Stone (max. 8, season's high count, on 8/3) DLP, 8/10 Ramsey (AHATS observation deck) ELC, m.ob., 9/20 Brown (4, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, MiO, 10/24 Yellow Medicine (2, Miedd Lake) GWe. |
| 2016 | Spring | 7 | 18 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/13 Big Stone (2) DLP, Yellow Medicine (34, Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/15 Renville (21, Bird Island W.T.P.) TAT. Early north 4/20 Crow Wing (max. 10, St. Mathias rice paddies) ph, EGa, m.ob., Todd (4, Browerville W.T.P.) BWF, 4/23 Marshall (1, near Warren) SAu, Polk (1) SAu. High count 4/25 Yellow Medicine (37, Miller-Richter State W.M.A.) SBE, LiH, KeL. |
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | 3 | Found in Big Stone, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine. High count 7/5–7 Big Stone (15) DLP. |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | 4 | One north report: 8/14–10/17 Grant (max. 3) AaL, WPI. All south 8/13 Lyon (8, Cottonwood Lake) GWe, 9/7–12 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) MiO, BTS, 10/8–23 Yellow Medicine (max. 2, Miedd Lake) GWe, 10/29 Cottonwood (9, Talcot Lake State W.M.A.) DAk. |
| 2017 | Spring | 7 | 14 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/9 Yellow Medicine (Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/15 Dakota (2, Jirik Sod Farms) PNi, ph. CMB, ph. SBM, m.ob., Lincoln (11, Twin Lake) GWe, Olmsted (3, Silver Creek Reservoir) JmP, JPr. Early north (median 4/29) 4/17 Traverse (5, Traverse Pond) KnM, 4/25 Polk (2, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) DaL, 4/30 Aitkin (3, north of Aitkin) EGa, RAE, KCR. High count 4/30 Stearns (13, Albany W.T.P.) WCM, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Summer | 4 | 2 | Reported from Big Stone. Clay, Grant, Lyon, Marshall, Polk. High count 7/8 Polk (27, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) SAu represented onset of fall migration. |
| 2017 | Fall | 1 | 3 | One north report 8/10 Polk (East Grand Forks W.T.P.) RAE, HHD. All south reports 8/23 Mower (6) SWm, 9/1–13 Lyon (max. 4, Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 10/8 Rice (max. 12, near Warsaw) RAE, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Spring | 11 | 18 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/11–13 Lyon NMe, RJS, 4/20 Big Stone (max. 3) DOr, m.ob. Early north (median 4/29) 4/18 Clay TCL, 4/19 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl, REn. High counts 5/1 Lyon (72, 160th St., near Balaton) ph. GWe. First county record 4/23 Beltrami DPJ, ph. REn. |
| 2018 | Summer | 5 | 3 | Seen in Big Stone, Clearwater, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Polk, Red Lake, Traverse. High count 7/10 Polk (48, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) SAu. First county breeding record 6/13 Grant CNn. Presumed southbound migrants 7/12 Freeborn (3) PSu, 7/13 Goodhue (4) KDS, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Fall | 2 | 5 |  All north 8/25 Grant (5) DnS, MWS, 10/2 Cass (1, Lake Winnibigoshish) REn, 11/5 Grant (1, North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH, ASu. All south 8/1 Dakota (7, Mississippi Lock and Dam 2) Eli, Washington (6, also Mississippi Lock and Dam 2, but distinct from the 7 in Dakota Cty) ELi, 9/1 Scott (11, Spring Lake) JRg, ebd, 9/2 Brown (11, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) KEm, JWH, MiO, 9/12 Goodhue (5, Frontenac S.P.) ClB. |
| 2019 | Spring | 4 | 22 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/6–13 Rock (1 at a farm pond) KEm, JWH, RBJ, m.ob., 4/16 Wabasha DBz. All north 4/26 Norman (2, near Halstad) TCL, 4/29 Grant (11, North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl, 5/2–16 Clay (4) HeH, ShG, m.ob., 5/24 Pennington (2) AFo. High count 4/20 Lyon (14, C.R. 8 near Marshall) NMe, GWe, m.ob. |
| 2019 | Summer | 2 | 4 | Â Seen in Big Stone, Grant, Pennington, Red Lake, Sibley, Stearns, Watonwan. Southbound migrants 7/19 Watonwan STa, 7/27–29 Sibley RBW, m.ob. |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | 10 | All north reports were from Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) through 8/9, and then only 10/9 WCM, 10/19–20 CNn, m.ob. All south 8/3 Washington (12, Point Douglas Park) ebd, 8/4–6 Olmsted (max. 7, South Landfill Reservoir) PMP, JPr, m.ob., 8/31 Lac qui Parle KeL, 10/12 Big Stone ebd, Goodhue (7) LiH, m.ob., 10/13–14 (13, Minnesota Lake) KRE, m.ob., 10/15–27 Le Sueur (max. 5, Lake Sanborn) RBW, m.ob., 10/17–20 Dakota (1, Lake Byllesby R.P.) EzH, m.ob., 10/17–20 Lyon (max. 8, Cottonwood W.T.P.) WCM, m.ob., 10/19 Sherburne JMs. |
| 2020 | Spring | 4 | 24 | Early south (median 4/14) 4/15–16 Lyon (max. 7) NMe, m.ob., 4/17 Lac qui Parle DLP. All north 4/11–22, 5/14–18 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) REn, RLF, m.ob., 4/28 Kittson (4, near Karlstad) MGi, Marshall (4, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) HHu, JHs, 5/24 Todd (1, Browerville W.T.P.) AaL. High count 5/3 Olmsted (18, Willow Creek Reservoir) MiD. |
| 2020 | Summer | 1 | 5 | Reported from Big Stone, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Sibley, Yellow Medicine. High count 7/22 Big Stone (13, 6/5th Ave, Correll) KJB. |
| 2020 | Fall | 2 | 10 | All north 8/5 – 9/3 Grant (max. 10, North Ottawa Impoundment) KJB, m.ob., 8/17 Marshall (2) JHs. All south 8/2 – 11/7 Big Stone (max. 20, several locations) BAb, ANy, m.ob., 8/2 Dakota (Minnesota Zoo) MMr, 8/12–13 Stearns (3, Albany W.T.P.) KJB, m.ob., 8/16 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) LiH, 8/23 Cottonwood (Talcot Lake W.M.A.) BTS, 9/1 Olmsted (27, season high count, Silver Creek Reservoir) JPr, 9/4 – 10/3 Swift (max. 4, Marsh Lake) DLP, m.ob., 9/10 – 10/14 Lac qui Parle (max. 4, several locations) RAE, GWe, 9/21 Lyon (4, Coon Creek W.M.A.) GWe, 10/23 (max. 12, High Island Lake) RBW, DFe. |
| 2021 | Spring | 15 | 34 | Early south (median 4/14) 4/4 Big Stone (Correll Public Access) WCM, ebd, 4/17 Lincoln (6) RCl, Stevens ebd. Early north (median 4/29) 4/20 Traverse PEJ, DFN, 4/27 Wilkin ANy, DBz, ebd, 4/28 Grant (max. 4, North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl, BLz. High counts 4/23 Rice (39, west of Dundas) BHe, JBu, 5/13 Swift (29) DLP. |
| 2021 | Summer | 4 | 8 | Observed in West-central, Southwest plus Marshall, Olmsted, Rice, Roseau. Probable southbound migrants 7/12 Rice (4) GHo. It was otherwise difficult to separate migrants from those summering in w. Minnesota, especially the large numbers at Marsh Lake, e.g., 7/5 Lac qui Parle (50, Marsh Lake) DLP, 7/1 Swift (38, Marsh Lake) DLP, 6/27 Lac qui Parle (26, Marsh Lake) DLP. |
| 2021 | Fall | 3 | 7 | All north 8/5 Grant (max. 8, Elbow Lake) KRE, m.ob., 8/10 Todd (Browerville W.T.P.) REn, RLF, 8/21–22 Marshall (11) DLP, JMJ. All south 8/1–11 Swift (max. 76, Marsh Lake) RAE, DLP, 8/8 Olmsted (3, County 9 Marsh) LAV, JPr, ebd, 8/25 Kandiyohi (Swan Lake) JoS, 9/19 Lyon (2, Coon Creek W.M.A.) GWe, 9/23 Faribault (4, Walnut Lake W.M.A.) ebd. |
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| | Rare breeder west. Migrant mostly west. |
