The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | Occurrence | |
| This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
Seasons |
| Species: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks |
| Black Scoter(Melanitta americana) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Fall | Between 17 Oct. and 5 Nov., Jan Green reports that from two to seven Black Scoters were seen at Duluth. Three were seen at Grand Marais, Cook County on 25 Nov. by the Huber brothers. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 10-8 Stoney Point, St. Louis Co., 1 RK, JCG; 11-13 Mille Lacs Lake, 1 imm shot, fide ELC; 11-25 Duluth, 1, JCG. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 6-14 Duluth one seen MMC. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Fewer reports than usual. Nine individuals were reported from L. Superior from 9-17 through 10-27. One report inland: 11-2 Aitkin (TS). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 8 reports from Lake Superior,.4-30 to 5-20, many observers; 4-10 to 4-16 (1) Wabasha Co. DWM. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 10-26 Mille Lacs JB (5); 11-2 Cook RBJ; 11-3 Mille Lacs Lake JB (14); 11-8 Beltrami KE; 11-10 Cook ES. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 2 reports: 5-16 Cook (4) MMC; 5-17 St. Louis (1) KE, TS, HCK. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 10·18 Lyon RJ, BL; 10-25 to 11-11 Duluth 3 reports; 10-17 to 11-8 Cook 4 reports with 15 seen on 11-8 by KE, BL. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 3 reports: 5-18 St. Louis (1) GN; 5-19 St. Louis (1) JCG; 5-25 Lake (1) JH. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 8 reports from Duluth, early 9-27 GN, late 11-25, 5 reports from Cook Co., early 10-7, late 11-27 KE; 10-29, 30 Mille Lacs L. many observers; peak 10-8 Cook (16) KE. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 2 reports: 4-26 St. Louis (1) GN; 5-7 Lake (2) KE. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Reported from Lake Mille Lacs and Cook Counties, peak 10-26 Cook (55) (KE, JG, RJ). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-13 to 5-20 St. Louis. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Late migrant 6-5 (KRE) thru 6-21 (BDC) Stoney Point, Lake Superior. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | 10-21 Cook (3) KE, 10-22 Aitkin ES, 10-28 Aitkin TS, Cook (5) DGW, 10-31 and 11-1 Cook (15) KE, 11-1 Cook (3} RJ, 11-18 Mille Lacs (2) JB, Aitkin TS, 11-25 Wabasha OJ, RJ. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | 5-8 St. Louis KE, 5-10 St. Louis MMC, 5-12 St. Louis KE, BL, 5-21 Lake SW, 5-31 Kittson DNR, St. Louis BB. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | 5-2 Cook KMH, 5-12 St. Louis KE, 5-17 Cook KE. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 9-16 Cook KMH, 10-4 St. Louis LW, 10-15 Duluth KE, JG, RJ, 10-18 St. Louis WN, 10-20 Hennepin RBA, 10-23 Mille Lacs EC, 10-30 Cook KE, 11-1 Crow Wing DB, OJ, 11-4 Cook KMH, 11-28 Lake KE. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 5-10 St. Louis JG, only report. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 10-16 St. Louis KL, 10-20 Cook KE, 10-23 Itasca TL, 10-24 Lake DGW, 10-25 Anoka KL, 11-7 Houston JPI AM, 11-25 Wabasha KL. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 10/9 through I 0131 Mille Lacs Lake JB, TS, 10/21 through 11/2 Cook KE, LE, KMH, DGW, 10/22-24 Beltrami AS, TS, 11/20 Wabasha WDM. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | 4/30 Cook KMH, 5/26 Cook KL. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 10/6--7 Crow Wing KL, 10/17-18 Duluth KE, 10/22, 11/2 Cook many obs, 11/5 Pipestone KL, II/11-21 Beltrami JSP. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Many unusul locations: 10/4 Cook KMH, 11/7-18 St. Louis m obs., 11/14 Washington KL, 10/20 Itasca KL, 10/25 Mile Lacs KL, 10/27 Todd KL, 11/7 Otter Tail KL, ll/11 Pine KL, 11/18 Ramsey m obs, | ||
| 1985 | Fall | 10/20 St. Louis RJ, 11/1 Clay fide NH, 11/2 Lake KE, I l/9 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Reported 10/17- 11/3 Cook m.ob., Mille Lacs 10/21-11115 ES, m.ob., 10/27 Lake Harriet Hennepin m. obs., 10/28 Aitkin SC, 11/2 Grant RG, 11/15 Crow Wing BL, WN. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | 5/5 Duluth K. Camburn, M. Hendrickson. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Reported 10/23 St. Louis BE, PB, 11/7-8 Wabasha AP, 11/8-11 Waseca RG,RJ,AP, Ill 12 St. Louis KC. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 5/19-29 Duluth m.ob.; only report. Winter 1988 | ||
| 1988 | Fall | 10/13 Duluth KE, 10/29-30, 11/5-6,24 Cook m.ob., 11/28 Hennepin SC; only reports. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Only reports: 4/22-23 Lac qui Parle m.ob. (TheLoon61:149), 5/20,21 Hennepin m.ob. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Reported 10/9-18 Duluth KE, PS, 10/13-29 Cook mob, 10/21-22 Winona AP, CS. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported 9/2-11 /1 1 Cook mob, 10/24 St. Louis BL. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported 10/8-11/18 Cook KB, PB, MH, 10/19 Kanabec RJ, 10/16-20 Lake PB, KR, PS. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported 10/9–23 Lake DPV, PB, 10/10 Cook PB, 10/12–14 Wilkin SDM, PS, 11/19 Mille Lacs KB, 11/26 Ramsey KB. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported north 9/22 Lake fide KE, 10/8 Roseau PS, 10/9–17 Duluth PB, WL, 10/15 Pennington KB, 10/16 Cook mob, 10/23–11/13 Mille Lacs TEB, PKL, Crow Wing 10/24 KE, WN, Otter Tail 10/24 DS. South 10/19 McLeod RG, 10/27–11/9 Rice mob, 11/26 Isanti PRL. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 4/22 St. Louis DPV, 5/7–9 Winona CS et al., 5/29 St. Louis WM, TW. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported 9/21–11/30 Cook mob, 10/4–30 St. Louis mob, 11/12 Mille Lacs (1) AH. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Two unusual December reports of late migrants: 12/2 Cook DS and 11/9–12/10 Wabasha BF. These are the latest dates on record; only one previous winter record in January 1972. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | All reports: 9/28 St. Louis mob, 10/31 Lake Byllesby, Dakota Co. (1) DBS, 11/3 Chisago (1) RG, RJ, 11/12 Aitkin MCG, 11/15 Cook mob. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All reports: 10/20–26 Cook (1–2) mob, 10/24 Anoka fide AH; 10/25 Mille Lacs Lake, Crow Wing Co. (2) KB; 11/4–6 Lake Pepin, Wabasha Co. (1) CS; 11/25 Reads Landing, Wabasha Co. (1) KB. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Seven reports from Lake Superior, from 10/16 Cook (2) BL through 11/17 Lake (5) FKS. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Only report: 12/1 Lake Calhoun, Hennepin Co. (3) KB. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 4/6 Cass/Itasca (Lake Winnibigoshish) PS, 5/14 St. Louis fide KE. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Record high count 10/20 Aitkin (230 on Mille Lacs L.) AH. Eleven reports from Lake Superior, including early arrivals on 9/24 St. Louis (5) mob. Eight reports away from Lake Superior, including 10/2 (earliest date south) Lyon KE et al., 10/23 Swift (female at Lac qui Parle WMA) ABo, 10/25 Norman (two at Ada lagoons) KE et al., 10/29 Goodhue (female on L. Byllesby) DBS, 11/14 Carver (two on L. Waconia) mob. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Reported 12/5 Lake (Two Harbors) JLi and 12/12 Washington (White Bear Lake) KB (record late date). | ||
| 1999 | Spring | All reports: 5/3 St. Louis (1) JN, 5/21 Koochiching (pair on Nett L.) RJ. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Lake Superior reports from Cook 10/16 (AH, PS) through 11/7 (mob). More reports than usual away from Lake Superior: 10/19 Roseau (3 female/immatures at Roseau lagoons) PS, 10/23 Crow Wing (Mille Lacs L.) AH, PS. First county record in Meeker with a female present on Lake Ripley from 10/25–11/2 and an immature male at the same location 11/2–11/5 (†DF). One of these, or perhaps a third bird was at this location 11/18 (†RbS)! The latest report was from the southwest: 11/24 Lyon (Lady Slipper L.) PE. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Numbers down on L. Superior (Table 1). No reports elsewhere! | ||
| 2001 | Spring | One seen 5/9 St. Louis (Duluth) KJB. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Scarce on L. Superior (max. 4 in any location) but more reports than usual from “inland” counties. Early north 10/8 St. Louis CRM et al. All north reports away from L. Superior: 10/22 Mille Lacs (1) CRM et al., 11/4 Mille Lacs (4) PCC, PHS, 11/4–12 Aitkin (max. 4) m.obs., 11/11 Cass (2, L. Winnibigoshish) PHS. All south reports: 10/13 Dakota (Lakeville) ADS et al., 10/27 Meeker (L. Ripley) DMF, 11/3 Wabasha (5, L. Pepin) RLE, 11/10 Dakota SWe, 11/17+ Winona (max. 6 at Prairie Is.) DBz et al., 11/18 Pope (Villard L.) RPR. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Reported 12/3–4 St. Louis (max. 2 at Duluth) CRM, PHS et al., 12/1–15 Winona (Winona, also see fall report) DBz, RBJ, JEB et al. (record late south). Only six previous winter records. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | All reports: one or two birds 5/7–18 St. Louis (Duluth) KJB et al. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Scarce on L. Superior for the third consecutive fall (max. 6 in any location). Early north 9/28 St. Louis fide AXH, 10/18+ Cook m.obs. Only reports away from L. Superior: 10/19 Meeker (L. Washington) DMF, 11/22 Hennepin (2 shot at L. Independence) fide JK, 11/30 Meeker (2 at L. Minnie Belle) DMF. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Only report: 5/17–20 St. Louis (Stoney Point) †RSc, NAJ, m.ob. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Many reports of small numbers of birds on L. Superior between 9/30 St. Louis (Park Point) MH and 11/21 Cook (Grand Marais) KJB, including high count 10/30 St. Louis (6 at Park Point) MH. Unusual number of inland reports: 11/4 Big Stone (immature male near Ortonville) BJU, 11/4 Lac qui Parle (adult male at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 11/11 Hennepin (2 at L. Calhoun) †PEB, 11/16–21 Rice (French L.) FVS, DAB, 11/18 Dakota (L. Byllesby) DDM, BJM, 11/29 Winona (2 at Prairie Is.) RMD et al. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All south reports: 3/6 Lac qui Parle/Chippewa (male at Lac qui Parle L., record-early) †BJU, 3/25 Houston (female at Reno) †KJB, 4/4 Rice (first-year male at Cannon L.) TFB. Only north report: 5/14 Pennington (Thief River Falls W.T.P.) BJM, DDM. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | All reports from L. Superior: 10/15–11/10 (max. 8 at Duluth) BWF, PHS, m.ob., 10/16 Lake (one at Silver Bay) PCC, PHS, 10/16–11/14 Cook (reports of 1–4 individuals from several locations) m.ob. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | All reports: 4/14–15 Dakota (male at Inver Grove Heights) DSc, 5/17–21 (2 at Park Point, Duluth) MSS, m.obs. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | All reports: 9/12 (second-earliest date) Beltrami (adult male at L. Bemidji) BJU, 10/8–11/23 St. Louis (Duluth harbor) MTA, m.ob., 10/15–11/5 Cook (1–5 individuals in several locations) m.ob., 11/19 Stearns/Benton (2 on Mississippi R. at Sauk Rapids) HHD, 11/23 Big Stone/Lac qui Parle/Swift (flock of 6 flying around Marsh L.) BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | All L. Superior reports: 10/5–11/17 St. Louis (max. 3 at Park Point) MLH, m.ob., 11/4–6 Cook (Grand Marais) KRE, m.ob. Three north reports away from L. Superior: 10/24–27 Polk (3 at Crookston W.T.P.) PHS, DOL, 10/24 Pennington (Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JMJ, PHS, 10/30 Beltrami (L. Bemidji) BAW. All south reports: 10/10 (second earliest south date) Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 10/12–22 Meeker (2 on L. Ripley) DMF, 11/9–14 Dakota (L. Byllesby) †JWH, 11/27 Chippewa (Lac qui Parle L.) BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 1 | Only report: 12/11 Cass (Ten Mile Lake) BAW. | |
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 4/9–15 Renville (Allie L.) ph. †RBW, m.ob., 5/19–29 St. Louis (max. 4, Park Point, Duluth) m.ob., 5/19 St. Louis (2, Stoney Point) m.ob. |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | Seen 6/1 Cook RBJ. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 6 | 1 | All Lake Superior reports: 9/22–11/12 St. Louis (max. 5 at Park Point, Duluth) SLF, KJB, m.ob., 10/5 Cook (1 at Five Mile Rock) JPE, 10/27 Cook (2 at Taconite Harbor) KRE, m.ob., 11/4–6 Cook (1 at Hovland) KRE, m.ob. Four north reports away from Lake Superior: 10/14 Todd (2 on L. Osakis) BWF, 10/20 Cass (1 on Leech L.) BJU, 10/21 Aitkin (58 on Mille Lacs L.) AXH, 11/11–22 Beltrami (1 on L. Bemidji) DPJ. All south reports: 10/27 Meeker (4 on L. Ripley) DMF, 11/3 Meeker (East L. Ripley) DMF, 11/9 Stearns (2 on Pelican L.) MJB, 11/26 Wabasha (3 on L. Pepin) DBz. |
| 2008 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All reports: 4/3 (record early north) to 5/5 St. Louis (Duluth harbor) KRE, PHS, 4/29 Meeker (Lake Ripley) DMF, 5/15 Todd BWF. |
| 2008 | Fall | 4 | 4 | All north reports: 10/4 Cook AXH, SC, 10/18 Lake (Palisade Head) MDu, 10/19–11/9 St. Louis (max. 2 imm./females at Park Point) ALD, m.ob., 10/24–11/8 Cook (max. 3 imm./females at Grand Marais) BAF, m.ob., 10/24–26 Lake (female at Two Harbors) BAF, m.ob., 10/25 Cook (2 females at Paradise Beach) BAF, 10/31–11/13 Cass (max. 4 imm./females on Lake Winnibigoshish) BAW, m.ob. All south reports: 11/1–2 Meeker (female on Lake Ripley) DMF, 11/1 Stearns (imm./female on Grand Lake) PCC, 11/9 Blue Earth (female on Loon Lake) †ChH, 11/16 Carver (imm./female on Lake Waconia) DWK. |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 4/19 Isanti (Lory Lake) DBM, 4/28 St. Louis KJB. |
| 2009 | Fall | 9 | 4 | All north reports: 10/10 Wilkin (2, Breckenridge W.T.P.) CRM, m.ob., 10/16–11/28 St. Louis (max. 7, Duluth) m.ob., 10/19–11/8 Cook (max. 8, Paradise Beach) DBM, m.ob., 10/22 Becker (2, N. Stakke Lake) BDS, 11/1 Cass (Steamboat Bay, Leech Lake) DCH, 11/7 Mille Lacs (3, Father Hennepin S.P.) DAB, JWH, 11/8 Crow Wing (Garrison) MDu, DAC, 11/14 Pine (2, Grindstone Lake) DMa, 11/16 Todd JLO. All south reports: 10/12–11/3 Meeker (max. 9, Lake Ripley) †DMF, ph. RWS, 11/10–12 Benton (3, Rice W.T.P.) JJS, m.ob., 11/15 Wabasha (3, Camp Lacupolis) JWH, 11/27–29 Freeborn (3, Albert Lea Lake) HHD. |
| 2009 | Winter | 2 | One from late November lingered through 12/1 Freeborn (Albert Lea Lake) DBM. New county record and second latest south: 12/19–21 Olmsted (Silver Creek Reservoir) JPr, RBo, †JWH, CH. | |
| 2010 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2010 | Fall | 6 | 2 | All north reports: 9/15 Cook (3, Grand Marias) CE, 10/8–11/8 St. Louis (max. 5, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 10/14–11/10 Lake (max. 17, Two Harbors) KRE, JWL, m.ob., 10/23 Cook (max. 27 between Five Mile Rock and Hovland) JEB, JWH, m.ob., 10/23 Itasca (Plughat Point, Lake Winnibigoshish) SC, 10/23 St. Louis (6, Stoney Point) JTa, 10/30 Cook (20, Paradise Beach) DRB, Pennington (5, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JMJ, 11/6–8 Crow Wing (Garrison, Mille Lacs Lake) WCM, BJU, 11/12 Itasca (3, Round Lake) EEO, SC, 11/13–17 St. Louis (adult male, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, m.ob. All south reports: 10/29–11/2 Carver (2, Lake Waconia) JCy, m.ob., 10/30–11/6 Meeker (Lake Ripley) DMF, DBM. |
| 2011 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2011 | Fall | 3 | 5 | All north reports: 10/1 St. Louis (Park Point) KRE, m.ob., 10/23 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge / Lester River Census) KJB, 10/27–11/2 St. Louis (Duluth Harbor) KRE, m.ob., 10/29–11/7 Cook (Taconite Harbor) KRE, m.ob., 11/6 Cook (2, Paradise Beach) KRE, m.ob., 11/10–18 Aitkin (4, Malmo, Mille Lacs Lake) RBJ, 11/12–13 Cook (Grand Marais) JPr, ANy, 11/26–27 Aitkin (Wealthwood, Mille Lacs Lake) ASc, DBM. All south 10/23 Isanti (South Stanchfield Lake) HHD, 11/5 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU, 11/10 Carver (Lake Waconia) WCM, CMB, 11/25 Houston (Pool 8) PEJ, DFN, 11/26 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) ADS, 11/28–29 Houston (2, Reno Bottoms) DBz, ph. ANy. |
| 2011 | Winter | 2 | All reports: 12/2–4 Houston (adult male, Pool 8 from Reno dike) DBM, KJB, 12/5–8 Wabasha (female/immature, Lake Pepin, Lake City) KJB. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 2 | All reports: 4/17–19 St. Louis (5, Park Point) JLK, 5/25–26 Cook (Paradise Beach) DFN. | |
| 2012 | Fall | 6 | 8 | All north reports: 10/10–11/27 St. Louis m.ob., 10/14–11/7 Lake (max. 3, Two Harbors and Iona's Beach S.N.A.) JWL, DBM, m.ob., 11/2 Becker (Big Cormorant Lake) MO, 11/4 Cook DPJ, 11/8 Beltrami (Lake Bemidji) DPJ. All south reports: 10/21–26 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) DBz, m.ob., 10/22–27 Pope (Lake Minnewaska) DBM, MJB, 10/23 Yellow Medicine (Del Clark Lake) ph. BJU, 10/25 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU, 11/5 Winona ANy, 11/9 Mower (Brownsdale W.T.P.) DBz, Traverse (Wheaton W.T.P.) ph. BJU, 11/19 Lincoln (Lake Benton) ph. BJU, 11/26 Wabasha ANy, 11/26 Winona (Minneiska) MGo, 11/29–30 Winona (Lake Winona) ANy, m.ob. |
| 2012 | Winter | 1 | One record: 12/14–17 Winona (Minneiska) †MGo, DWK, DBM. Also see undocumented records. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 2 | All reports: 5/6–22 St. Louis (max. 11, Park Point) ANy, JLK, m.ob., 5/12–14 Lake (2, Two Harbors) JWL. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 6 | 1 | Early north (median 10/7) 10/4 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB, 10/17 St. Louis (4, Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB, 10/18 Koochiching (Black Bay, Rainy Lake) RAE, HHD, CRM. Only one south report 11/30 Wabasha (female, Maple Springs) BRL. High count 11/1 Cook (5, S.R. 61 from Grand Marais to Paradise Beach) SuB. Late north 11/3 Cook (3, Grand Marais Harbor) DWK, PEB, RZi, ThM, 11/4 Cook (Taconite Harbor) DWK, SC (median 11/15). |
| 2013 | Winter | 2 | All reports: 12/1 Wabasha (female/immature, Maple Springs, continuing from 11/30) m.ob.; 12/1–7 Washington (female/immature, Pt. Douglas Park) DWK, HCT, m.ob., killed by Bald Eagle 12/7 ASi, PNi. | |
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | Only one report: 5/17 St. Louis (2, Hwy 61) JLK. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 2 | 4 | All north 10/10–11/3 St. Louis (max. 5, Park Point) ByS, JLK, m.ob., 10/26–11/2 Cook (max. 2) KRE, m.ob. All south 10/21 Stearns (4, juvenile, Paynesville W.T.P.) DPG, 11/3 Big Stone (female, Big Stone Lake) DLP, 11/11–12 Hennepin (female, Lake Harriet) CMB, BAF, 11/12 Dakota (female, Black Dog Lake) ADS, m.ob. |
| 2014 | Winter | 1 | One report: 12/11 Cook (female plumage, Good Harbor Bay) †KCR, GeH. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | One report: 4/24 St. Louis (female, Duluth) JLK. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 4 | Early north (median 10/4) 10/6–18 St. Louis (max. 2, Lake Superior) JPR, m.ob., 10/24 Cook (2, Taconite Harbor) BWF. High count 11/8 Cook (9, Paradise Beach) SBM, Late north 11/14 Cook ClN, JMr, 11/15–17 Cass (Lake Winnibigoshish) DAY, m.ob., (median 11/19). | |
| 2016 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | New county record 7/2 Lake of the Woods (Zippel Bay S.P., swimming and diving about 20 yards out, just east of Zippel Bay channel) ph. SOa. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 4 | 5 | Early north (median 10/5) 10/16–21 Lake (max. 8) KRE, PNi, JWZ, 10/17–18 St. Louis (max. 9, Duluth) JLK, JPR. One north report away from Lake Superior 10/23–11/2 Itasca SC, DBz. All south reports 10/24–11/19 Jackson (max. 3, Heron Lake W.M.A.) DAk, KEm, BAb, 10/29 Lincoln (2, Lake Benton) DAk, 11/2–3 Carver (Lake Waconia) WCM, m.ob., 11/2 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) ClN, 11/2 Hennepin (2, Lake Calhoun) CMB, m.ob. High count 10/22 St. Louis (10, Park Point) AJF. Late north 11/8 Lake (Burlington Bay) HHD, RAE, 11/23–26 Cook (Grand Marias) DLB, m.ob. (median 11/19). |
| 2016 | Winter | 4 | All reports (6 individuals): 12/1 Carver (Eagle Lake) JWZ, 12/4 Ramsey (2, Lake Johanna) LiH, 12/6–9 Carver (adult male, Lake Waconia) WCM, m.ob., 12/11–13 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) CMB, 12/11–13 Washington (Point Douglas Park) ph. PNi, MAl, m.ob. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 2 | All reports: 3/7–12 Dakota (female, Black Dog Lake) HHD, m.ob., 3/13–4/25 Hennepin (female, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge, presumably same individual previously seen in Dakota County) BAF, m.ob. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 8 | 4 | Early north (median 10/4) 9/28 Hubbard (1, Kabekona Lake) †REn, 10/2–17 St. Louis (max. 4, Lake Superior) TRd, m.ob., 10/23 Cook (1, Grand Marais Harbor) PLJ. Four other north reports away from Lake Superior: 10/2 Kanabec (2, Knife Lake) HHD, MJB, RAE, 11/7 Todd (max. 3, Lake Osakis) BWF, HHD, 11/8 Otter Tail GMO, 11/10 Douglas JPE. All south 10/27 McLeod (4, north of Hutchinson) RPR, 11/11 Scott (2, McMahon Lake) BAb, BHe, 11/12 Carver (4, Lake Waconia) ANy, m.ob., 11/20–21 Chisago (2, Chisago Lake) ELC, RAE. Highest counts only four. |
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | All reports 5/13–28 St. Louis (max. 2, Duluth) JPR, GJa, JLK. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 14 | 7 |  The highest number of fall reports in the last ten years. Early north (median 10/4) 10/2 St. Louis (Stoney Point) ebd, 10/4–5 Cook (Grand Marais) DFe, BMu. Eleven north reports away from Lake Superior: Aitkin, Beltrami, 10/20 Carlton (3, Moose Lake W.T.P.) ASu, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Pine. Late north 11/6–11 St. Louis (Park Point) KBg, m.ob., 11/10 Cook TCL, m.ob., 11/1 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Lake) KEm, SEm. All south 10/12–21 Ramsey (Pigs Eye Lake) MWS, m.ob., 10/16–11/10 Waseca (max. 5, Clear Lake) RAE, m.ob., 10/18 Goodhue (2, Lake Byllesby) BAF, 10/21 Cottonwood (3, Mountain Lake W.T.P.) JWH, KEm, LHl, 10/23–27 Wright (Sugar Lake) ToL, m.ob., 11/7 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) HHD, RAE, m.ob., 11/10 Big Stone DLP. High count 10/6 St. Louis (11, Park Point) BDo, ASu. |
| 2019 | Spring | 1 | One report: 5/3 St. Louis (Duluth) JLK. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 3 | 2 | Early north 10/19–26 Cook (Taconite Harbor) ebd, m.ob., 10/19–20 St. Louis (3, Park Point Harbor) ebd, ASu, 10/26 Lake BAb, St. Louis (McQuade Small Craft Harbor) JJS, JPr. No north reports away from Lake Superior. All south 10/27 Dakota (Lake Byllesby R. P.) MwT, Goodhue (adult male, Lake Byllesby) JuW, m.ob. High count only three. |
| 2020 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2020 | Fall | 7 | 17 | The highest number of fall reports in the last ten years. Early north (median 10/4) 10/3–5 St. Louis (10, Park Point) ASu, MaJ, JLK, 10/6 Cook (1, Taconite Harbor) JWL. Four north reports away from Lake Superior, in Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Todd. Two first county reports 10/26 Brown (3, Sleepy Eye Lake) BTS, m.ob., 11/14–15 Le Sueur (1, Lake Dora) †BAb, m.ob. Early south 10/19–23 Big Stone (2, Big Stone Lake) DLP, RAE. Late south 11/26 Lyon (1, Lyrock W.M.A.) NMe, 11/27–28 Rice (6, Mazaska Lake) MZa, BHe. Other south reports from Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine. |
| 2020 | Winter | 1 | One record: 12/11–14 St. Louis (3, Duluth, Leif Erikson Park) PHS, BEA, ToM. | |
| 2021 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2021 | Fall | 5 | 4 | Early north (median 10/5) 10/17 St. Louis (Stony Point) JWL, IDv, StK, 10/19 St. Louis (2, Park Point) IDv, 10/23 Cook (Hovland) KRE, m.ob. Two north reports away from Lake Superior: 11/19–23 Beltrami (max. 2, Bemidji) AxB, m.ob., 10/24 Todd (2, Lake Osakis) RAE. All south 10/15 Benton (Little Rock Lake West) HHD, DOr, 10/20 Ramsey (Vadnais Lake) LiH, 10/25–26 Chisago (max. 7, season’s high count, Green Lake) RAE, m.ob., 11/5–13 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) WCM, m.ob. See winter report for late migrants/overwintering birds. |
| 2021 | Winter | 2 | All reports (some or all may pertain to the same individual): 12/3 Wabasha (Pool 5), 12/12 Goodhue (Lake Pepin), 12/13 Wabasha (Camp Lacupolis) PEJ, 12/31 – 1/9 Wabasha (near Camp Lacupolis) REn, RLF, m.ob. | |
| Migrant primarily on Lake Superior, rare elsewhere. | ||||
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| Column N | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North. |
| Column S | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South. |