The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Gulls, Terns | 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: Gulls, Terns |
| Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Summer | Cornon Tern Caspian Tern. | ||
| 1961 | Spring | seen on 15 April, quite early, an adult and one in winter plumage near Flying Cloud Airport, west of Minneapolis by A vi faunal Club members. Of special interest are several California Gulls seen on 10 May in Steele County, North Dakota, barely 25 miles west of the Minnesota border, by William Pieper. They were along the very edge of the Red River Valley. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | Last report was a single bird on 28 Oct. at Duluth, seen by members of Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Summer | July 23, Mille Lacs Lake, Mille Lacs Co., two in fall plumage seen, Bob Janssen. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | April 6, Hennepin County, R. Janssen; May 18, Duluth, about 3,000, Jan Green; May 22, Shot ley, Beltrami County, Mabel Goranson. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | latest, Oct. 13, Duluth, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-21 Hennepin Co, LJ; 4-24 Duluth, JCG; 5-2 Frontenac, RBJ. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | latest spring date, 6-6, Duluth, JCG; fall dates, 8-10, Lake Co, JCG; 8-22, Duluth, DP, HFH. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-22 Duluth, JCG; 1022 Mille Lacs Co, 200, ELC; 10-25 Beltrami Co, 14, WRP, RO, RLH; 11-1 Mille Lacs Co, many, RBJ; 11-7 Artichoke Lake, Big Stone Co, RBJ. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 4-19 Hennepin Co, TEM; latest 6-1 Duluth, WRP, RLH, DP. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | earliest 9-1 Sugar Loaf, Cook, Co, JNG and 9-6 Stearns Co, 5, NMH; latest 11-13 French River, JCG and 11-22 Alexandria, Douglas Co, 5, EHH (exceptional). | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 4-15 Minneapolis, RBJ; 4-16 Minneapolis, EMB; 4-17 St. Paul, BL; latest 5-17 French River, St. Louis Co, JGH; 5-25 Stearns Co, NMH; 5-28 Duluth, JCG. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-7 Cass Co, 4, RPR; 6-25 Duluth, St. Louis Co, 1 imm, BL; 7-23 Nicollet Co, 1, DB, RG; 7-26 Crow Wing Co, 20 and Mille Lacs Co, 5, RBJ. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Earliest (see previous Summer Season also) 8-28 Duluth, JCG; 9-5 Hennepin Co., RDT; latest 10-23 Cass Co., JCG; 11-5 and 11-11 Crow Wing Co., MSB. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 4-7 Wabasha Co., DGM; 4-20 Ramsey Co., BL; 4-22 Carver Co., RBJ and Lyon Co., PE; late 5-15 Hennepin Co., EHH; 5-20 Goodhue Co., EMB. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-18 Lake Mary (W. of Alexandria), Douglas Co., 3, BC, LC, RLH. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | earliest 8-8 Itasca Co., JAH; 8-13 Mille Lacs Lake, MIG; latest 10-2 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 10-14 Ottertail Co., JAH; 11-9 Lake Co., RK, late that far north. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 4-7 Minneapolis, FN/ MAS; 4-12 Traverse Co., JAH; 4-20 Hennepin Co., 50+, FN/ MAS; late 5-21 Stevens Co., EHH; 5-25 Mille Lacs Co., 125, FN/ MAS. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-4 Mille Lacs Lake, 1, NMH.' | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8 -25 Big Stone (Odessa) JAH; 10-20 and 11-10 Mille Lacs 50 MSB; late 11-12 Douglas RBJ; 11-23 Mille Lacs MSB. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 4-12 Wabasha Co., DWM, and Carver Co., MHM; 5-6 Duluth, MMC; 5-8 (2,000) Duluth, KS; 5-12 (2000) Duluth, MMC; 5-14 Mpls., CLH; 6-1 (100's) Clearwater Co., Dwain Warner; 6-4 Duluth, MMC. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | late migrants reported from Duluth on 6-1 (25, JJG) and 6-5 (10, RL). | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 11-5 Mille Lacs 50 EC; 11-9 Aitkin 500 KE; 8-9 Ramsey EC; 11-2 Winona FL; 9-6 Duluth TH and RBJ; 11-1 Aitkin RHJ. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | early south 4-6 Nobles HH; 4-8 Goodhue KE and Wabasha WDM; early north 4-18 Morrison LR; 4-24 Mille Lacs Ml; peak 5-18 (800) Duluth MMC; late 5-28 Duluth MMC. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 6-2 to 6-3 Duluth RL. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | late north 10·31 Duluth )G; 11·8 Mille Lacs )B; late south 10·25 Houston FL; 11·15 Hennepin Es; peak 9·19 Marshall (1750) AR. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 4-12 WashingtonBL; 4-17 Wright BH; 4-22 Hennepin ES; early north 4-20 Traverse LW; 5-9 Beltrami KE, RR; late 5-27 Red Lake ES; 5-29 Duluth JG, CH; peak 5-10 Duluth (4000) KE, RR. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 2 reports Perkins (late migrants); 6-25 Duluth (a few), H. Roberts (still migrating?). | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-11 Mille Lacs (NMH), 7-31 Crow Wing 400 (TS), 6-7 & 9 St. Louis (Minn. Pt. JCG & RR), 6-21 Lake (JAB). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | More reports; seen in Lake, Hennepin, Goodhue, Becker, St. Louis, Wright. Peak 8-7 Crow Wing (2000) (TS). Late 11-30 Mille Lacs (30) (TS). | ||
| 1973 | Winter | Late migrants on Mille Lacs L. on 12-2 and 12-4 (JJ, TS). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 4-6 Douglas PCHS; 4-10 LeSueur GR; 4-16 Hennepin ETS; early north 5-3 St. Louis MMC; 5-4 St. Louis DE; 5-5 Aitkin GJN; late 5-26 St. Louis CH; peak 5-12 St. Louis (1000's) PBH. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Migrants seen at Duluth from 6-8 to 6-21 (JG, RJ) and on 7-7 (MMC); early fall migrant seen 7-28 Marshall (SV). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Early 8-11 Duluth KE; 8-12 Mille Lacs Ml; late north 11-10 Crow Wing KE; 11-24 Mille Lacs JB; late south 1022 Hennepin CH; 11-9 Pope. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 3-30 Freeborn RK; 4-13 Lyon HCK; 4-16 Yellow Medicine GLO; early north 4-21 St. Louis MMC; 4-27 Wilkin PG and Aitkin JB; late 5-28 St. Louis GJN; peak 5-2 St. Louis ( 400) MMC. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | 3 reports: 7-12 Lake of the Woods (BB); 6-29 Wright (ES); 7-6 Pipestone (KE, PE); only the 2nd and 3rd summer records south. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 8-5 Mille Lacs RJ; 8-9 Marshall SV; 8-12 Aitkin ES; late north 11-9 Ottertail LCF; 11-17 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE; 11-5 Big Stone KE. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 3-27 Goodhue ETS; 4-9 Lyon GO; 3 reports on 4-10; early north 5-9 St. Louis JCG; 5-10 Marshall SV and St. Louis (1000) Tom Peek; 5-11 St. Louis GN; late 5-25 St. Louis JCG, GN. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | 3 reports Mille Lacs L. (100 plus) (NH); 200-300 in late July at Mille Lacs L. (T. Savaloja); up to 8 at Duluth, 7-25 and 7-28 (KE). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Early north 8-6 Marshall, 8-9 Duluth; early south 9-12 Stearns; late north 11-7 Aitkin, 11-14 Mille Lacs; late south 10-31 Swift, 11-1 Anoka. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 4-9 Dakota BE; 4-11 Cottonwood ED; 4-16 Dakota ES, DGW; early north 4-4 Traverse KE earliest date on record; 4-13 Wilkin SM; 4-15 Marshall SVA; peak 5-11 St. Louis (1,478) GN; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Late migrant 6-3 Duluth (ES); early migrants 7-29 Marshall (SV) and Mille Lacs (DGW). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early south 3-31 Cottonwood RG. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Seen in June in Roseau (6-17, KRE) and Duluth (thru 6-20, KRE) plus all summer on Mille Lacs Lake (7-23, 250). | ||
| 1978 | Fall | 8-10 Otter Tail GO, 8-12 Wilkin KE; early south 8-17 Wabasha WDM, 9-20 Washington WL; late north 11-11 Mille Lacs RJ, Otter Tail GO, 11-18 Mille Lacs JB. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 3-26 Goodhue LH, 4-14 Cottonwood RG, LF, Mower RRK; early north 4-23 Marshall ANWR, CMB; late south 5-20 Hennepin OJ; late north 5-21 Lake SW. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Late migrants 6-9 (25), 6-16 Duluth. Early? migrants, late June-July (100+) Mille Lacs Lake (TS), 7-5 (4) Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Late north 11-4 Mille Lacs RJ (30+), 11-11 Aitkin DB; late south 11-11 Blue Earth JCF, 11-22 Anoka KL. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-19 Washington DR, Lyon LJF; early north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 4-22 SM; late south 5-17 Olmsted JF, 5-29 Anoka KL; late north 5-16 St. Louis DA (200+), 5-30 SM. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE, 8-7 Crow Wing DB, 8-11 Clay LCF; early south 8-10 Olmsted JEB, 8-26 Anoka KL; late north 11-13 Aitkin KE, 11-16 Mille Lacs JP, 11-24 BL; late south 11-15 Wright RJ, 11-22 Brown RJ. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 3-31 Sibley RJ, 4-4 Hennepin OJ, 4-11 Sherburne EH, Stearns NMH; early north 3-27 Grant FKS, 4-4 Beltrami AS, SY, 4-23 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-30 Yellow Medicine JPI AM; late north 5-27 St. Louis JG, 5-30 JW, ES. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Late migrants North: 6-5 Pine, 6-6 Duluth, 6-6 Itasca. Early migrants North: 7-19 -27, two to seven, Lake Bemidji, Beltrami Co. (AS). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Early north 8-8 Aitkin WN, 8-19 St. Louis KE, 8-29 ES, 9-11 Pennington KSS; early south 9-10 Dakota MW, 9-25 BSNWR, 9-28 Hennepin VL; late north 11-7 Beltrami AS, Mille Lacs ES, 11-22 Mille Lacs DB, 11-28 Crow Wing WN, 11-29 SC. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | Very late migrants from Mille Lacs Lake; 12-2 Crow Wing (60) and Mille Lacs (10) (RBJ) and Mille Lacs 12-6 (21) (TS). Latest dates on record. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 4-14 Hennepin AB, 4-17 Kandiyohi RJ, Lyon HK, 4-19 Wabasha DWM; early north 4-12 Pennington KSS, 4-16 Marshall ANWR, 4-17 Otter Tail SDM, 4-22 St. Louis TL; late south 4-30 Wabasha DWM, 5-18 Anoka SC; late north St. Louis 5-20 DB, 5-22 OJ, FL, 5-23 Lake of the Woods TW, 5-28 St. Louis AB. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Scattered reports in the northern regions plus Grant in June and July; more numerous in late July. Peak at Mille Lacs 7/25 (500) JB. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Early north 8/3 St. Louis KE, Beltrami JP, 8/4 Roseau JR, 8/14 Aitkin WN; early south 9/12 Hennepin ES, 9/15 Anoka KL; late north 11/14 Mille Lacs SC, 11/17 JB, 11/14 Crow Wing AB, 11/21 WN, 11/24 TS; late south 10/30 Hennepin RA. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 4/16 Wabasha WDM, 4/20 Blue Earth JCF, 4/22 Nicollet JCF, Lac qui Parle 4/22 RH, 4/23 AB, DB, OJ; early north 4/25 Douglas RJ, 4/28 Otter Tail SDM, Marshall KSS, 5/1 St. Louis JP. Late south 5/13 Nicollet JCF; late north 5/21 Pine RJ, St. Louis MH, 5/23 Polk MHa, KSS. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | late migrants: 6/7 Lake of the Woods; 6/3-10, 6/25 Duluth; 6/17 Polk. Early migrants: 7/27 (12) Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Early north 8/6 Crow Wing JB, Lake of the Woods KE, 8/15 St. Louis BDC; early south 8/31 Lincoln HK, 10/8 Dakota JP/ AM; late north 10/28 Beltrami JSP, 10/30 Crow Wing JB, 11/4 Mille Lacs DB, 11/7 AB, 11/25 AJ; late south 10/22 Pope RJ, 10/25 Hennepin SC, 11/1 VL; peak 9/2 Crow Wing (I000) JB. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 41 I0 Ramsey DGW, 41 II Wabasha WDM, 4/12 Chippewa HK, Dakota JPIAM; early north 4/10 Marshall ANWR, 4/24 Crow Wing DB, 4/25 St. Louis KE, Wilkin SDM; late south 5/26 Hennepin OJ, 5/28 Anoka KL; late north 5/27 Polk AB, St. Louis DB, 5/29 Cook KMH; peak 5/9 St. Louis (2000) KE. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | seen in Aitkin, Crow Wing, Lake of the Woods, Chisago and Anoka. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Early north 8/11 Cass RJ, 8/25 Beltrami JC, 9/16 Crow Wing ES; late north 11/4 Crow Wing WN, 11/5 Cass RJ, 11/10 Aitkin KL, 11/11 Pine KL. All south reports : 10/10 Hennepin SC, 1/14 Martin EBIK, 11/4 to 11/23 Dakota TT, M.ob. | ||
| 1984 | Winter | Black Dog L., Dakota Co. on 12-3 (TT). | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/10 Carver RJ, 4/11 Blue Earth MF, 4/12 Olmsted PP; early north 4/13 Traverse KL, 4/17 Otter Tail SDM, 4/23 St. Louis KE; late south 4/28 Hennepin DB, OJ, 5/4 Freeborn RJ; late north 5/23 Polk KE, 5/24 Marshall ANWR. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Late migrants 6/1 Crow Wing, 6/2 Duluth. Visitants(?) in Roseau, Lake of the Woods (no date, AJ). Early migrants: North, 7/26 Mille Lacs (400, SC), 7/27 Cass; South, 7/22 Nicollet (earliest south date on record, MF). | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Early north 9/15 Crow Wing DB, 10/3 St. Louis WDM; early south 8/17 Lyon AB, 9/11 Steams NH; late north 11/4 Beltrami RJ, 11/10 Crow Wing DB, 11/16 Mille Lacs KL; late south II/16 Pope DR, II/17 Washington DS. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/3 Ramsey KB, Fillmore AMP, 4/6 Olmsted RE; early north 4/13 Otter Tail SDM, 4/26 St. Louis M. Hendrickson; late south 5/14 Hennepin SC, GP, 5/20 Pine GS; late north 5/19 Hubbard JL, 5/24 Marshall K. Overman. American Woodcock nest, containing European Starling egg, May 2, 1986. Greenfield Township, Wabasha County. Photo by D.G. Mahle. Winter 1986 179 | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Early migrants 7/20 Lake of the Woods, 7/24 Crow Wing and Mille Lacs. Al l reports. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Early north 8/2 Mille Lacs JP/AM, 8/27 Aitkin SC; early south 10/1 Hennepin OJ, 10/16 Ramsey AP; late north 11/8 Crow Wing WN, 11/9 Mille Lacs AB; late south II I I Lac qui Parle AB, 11/28 Goodhue BL. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/10 Goodhue BL, 4/11 Wright ES, 4/12 Murray HK; early north 4/19 Otter Tail SDM, 4/25 Duluth M. Hendrickson and Crow Wing KR, 4/26 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Reported only from Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Early north 8/16 Cook EH/RB, 8/22 Aitkin WN; early south 8/19 Meeker TM, 8/27 Anoka RH and Yellow Medicine HK; late north 11/8 Otter Tai I KE, 11/II M i lie Lacs AB, 11/128 Crow Wing WN; late south 10/17 Sherburne AB, 10/28 Wabasha AP. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/9 Big Stone DO, 4/16 Dakota TT, 4/21 McLeod RH; early north 4/10 Otter Tail SDM, 4/30Traverse RJ, 5/2 Duluth BP. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Mid-summer records from Roseau, Cass and Crow Wing; late July migrants in Beltrami, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Duluth, Goodhue. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Early north 8/10 Beltrami AB, 8/21 Crow Wing DB; early south 8/6 Anoka RH; late north 11/10 Duluth DK, 11/24 Aitkin AB ; late south 11/14 Washington WL, 11/28 Hennepin SC; peak 10/4 Aitkin (1200 +) SC. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 4/9 Houston FL, 4/11 Houston AP, 4/13 Freeborn RJ and Meeker SC; early north 4/16 Mille Lacs AB, 4/22 Todd PH, 4/23 Wilkin RJ. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | More records than usual. Late migrants 6/9 Hennepin SC, 6/14 Olmsted AP; early migrants 7/23 Aitkin, 7/29 Isanti, 7/30 St. Louis; plus mid-summer records from Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Polk, 6/25 Big Stone CMB. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Early north 8/1 Beltrami DJ, 8/12 Aitkin WN; early south 8/4 Carver RJ, 9/21 Steams AB; late north 11/11 Beltrami DJ, 11/18 Aitkin WN; late south 11/3 Hennepin SC, 11/21 Dakota KR. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/5 Lyon HK, 4/13 Dakota BL and Winona CS, 4/14 Wright BH; early north 4/15 Mille Lacs GS, 4/21 Beltrami DJ, 4/22 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | All reports: 6/9 Washington, 7/21,31 Crow Wing, 7/21Aitkin, 7/28LakeoftheWoods. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Early north 8/8 St. Louis KE, 8/9 Roseau PS; early south 8/4 Ramsey BL, 8/7 Steele RJ ; late north 11/10 Aitkin WN and Otter Tail MO, 11/23 Crow Wing (145) and Mille Lacs (25) SC; late south 11/12 Hennepin SC, Meeker RJ. | ||
| 1990 | Winter | Mille Lacs L. yielded ten late migrants in Crow Wing 12/1 PKL. Latest dates for this species tend to occur in north with birds overflying the south or perhaps heading southeast to L. Michigan. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 3/28 Freeborn JM, 4/4 Henne pin KB, 4/6 Goodhue BL; early north 4/6 Becker MO, 4/20 OtterTail SDM, 4/27 Mille Lacs WL. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Many reports. Seen in Roseau (no date); late migrants 6/1 Blue Earth, 6/9 Lac qui Parle; early migrants 7/21 Becker, 7/27 Lake of the Woods, 7/29 Beltrami. Mid-summer records: 6/30 Crow Wing, 7/20 Mille Lacs. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Late north 10/25 Otter Tail SDM, 10/26 Beltrami DJ and Mille Lacs MB, 10/27 Aitkin WN and Becker MO; late south 11/9 Hennepin KB, 11/10 Hennepin SC. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 4/6 Big Stone RJ, 4/11 Martin BBo, 4/12 Carver MB and Hennepin SC; early north 4/5 Otter Tail MO, 4/26 Aitkin WN; peak of 2500 5/14 St. Louis KE. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Late migrants 6/4 Beltrami, 6/10 Washington WL; early migrants 7/23 Ramsey, 7/25 Beltrami. Mid-summer records: 6/26 Red Lake, 7/11,15 Hennepin OJ, SC, 7/18 Lake of the Woods SSt. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Late north 11/5 Beltrami DJ, 11/6 Crow Wing DB, 11/19 Aitkin and Mille Lacs KB; late south 11/8 Kandiyohi (25) CJ, 11/27 Ramsey BL, 11/30 Hennepin (2) SC. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Record late migrants 12/6 Winona (1) PKL and 12/15 Dakota (4) RG & (5) JD. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/10 Hennepin SC, SK, LeSueur PS and Pipestone RJ. Early north 4/26 Aitkin WN, 4/27 Kanabec CM, 4/29 Wilkin SDM. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | All records: 6/2 Hennepin, 6/5 & 7/23 Aitkin, 6/5 & 7/28 Beltrami, 7/23 Koochiching, 7/24 Crow Wing, 7/31 Lake; plus St. Louis and Cottonwood (no dates). | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Late north 11/9 Mille Lacs WC, 11/20 Aitkin WN, 11/21 Crow Wing KB; late south 11/7 Carver WM, 11/8 Dakota DJe, 11/11 Sibley KB. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/4 Olmsted JBo, 4/8 Winona CS, 4/9 Pipestone RG; early north 4/17 Otter Tail SDM, 4/21 Douglas SWa, 4/22 Beltrami DJ. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Only reports: 7/22 Beltrami, 6/22 Anoka fide PBa. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Late north 10/28 St. Louis SDM, 11/17 Beltrami DJ, 11/20 Aitkin WN. Late south 11/18 Brown JS, 11/20 Carver DBM, 11/30 Hennepin PBu. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | One seen on 12/3 at Lake Calhoun, Hennepin Co. SC and three seen on 12/8 along Mississippi River, Ramsey Co. JD. Fourth and second latest dates on record, respectively. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 3/28 Goodhue BL, 3/29 Dakota DBS, 3/31 Rice TB; early north 4/2 Itasca BN, 4/19 Douglas KKW and Otter Tail SDM. Peak 2000 reported 4/27 Washington TEB (The Loon 67:115–116). | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Most reports in 10+ years. Observed in nine northern counties plus Carver; peak numbers 7/24 Mille Lacs (50+), 7/30 Beltrami (40+). | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 10/16 Cass SCM, Koochiching County (100) KB and Marshall County SKS. Late south 10/15 Dakota County JSt, 10/16 Blue Earth County LF, 10/25 Hennepin County PBu. 11/13 Aitkin (200) KB. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/3 Washington WL, 4/10 Hennepin PJ. Early north 4/12 St. Louis NJ, 4/25 Todd JSK, SDu. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | All reports: 6/1–15 Marshall SKS, 7/20 Roseau (3) PS, 7/22 Crow Wing (2) MRN. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 11/2 Aitkin WN, 11/3 Wadena PBi, 11/17 Mille Lacs KB. Late south 11/14 Ramsey KB, 11/22 Brown and Nicollet BBo. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 4/4 Watonwan RJ, 4/5 Dakota TT and Lac qui Parle DN, PJ, 4/12 Jackson MBW. Early north 4/20 Todd JSK/SDu, 4/24 Crow Wing WB, 4/29 St. Louis TW. Peak count on 4/21 Wabasha (650) KB. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | All records: 6/16 Roseau, 7/11 St. Louis and Marshall, 7/13 Pope, 7/27 Beltrami, 7/29 Big Stone. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 11/15 Aitkin WN, 11/16 Itasca PS, 11/22 Mille Lacs AH. Late south 11/10 Dakota DBS, 11/15 Carver PJ, 11/22 Wabasha KB. Peak counts >2,500 on Lake Winnibigoshish 10/6–20 Cass/Itasca AH, KSu, PS. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/3 Jackson KB, 4/4 many reports. Early north 4/7 Douglas and Grant KB, 4/10 Becker BBe. Late south 5/23 Lincoln RgS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | June and July observations in six northern counties plus 6/23 Big Stone KB, Olmsted (no date) DA, BE. Peak of 30 counted on 6/26 in Todd Co. RJ. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Lingered into December on Mille Lacs L. Late south 11/19 Jackson, McLeod, and Sibley KB; also see winter report. Record high count of approximately 5,000 on 8/27 Beltrami (Lower Red Lake) DJo (The Loon 70:243). | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Late north 12/2 Beltrami DJo, and 12/17 Mille Lacs Lake, Aitkin Co. CMG (record late date north). Late south 12/19 Afton, Washington Co. BL (record late south date). | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Arrived slightly earlier than usual south and north. Early south 3/31 Murray RgS and Dakota KB, 4/2 Lac qui Parle WM. Early north 4/5 Kanabec CM, 4/7 Douglas KB. Late south 5/25 Hennepin SC; also see summer report. Peak count 5/3 St. Louis (975) PS. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | All reports: 6/2 St. Louis, 6/12 Beltrami, 7/24 Lyon, Aitkin (no date); plus peak count 6/4 Beltrami (50+) DJo. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Lingered into December on Mille Lacs L., where counts peaked at 2,239 on 10/14 (AH, PS). Similar surveys on L. Winnibigoshish peaked at 2,120 on 10/3 (PS). Many November reports south, including 11/27 Scott JSt and 11/29 in three more counties. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | All reports: Late north 12/6 Mille Lacs Lake (721) KB, AH, PS, 12/9 Beltrami (8) DJo, and 12/13 Mille Lacs Lake (112) KB. Late south 12/6 Meeker DF. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Seen in 20 south and 7 north counties. Early south 4/2 Lac qui Parle PBu, TT, 4/3 Renville CMa. Early north 4/2 (ties second earliest north) Traverse PJ, 4/11 Beltrami DJo. Peak 5/14 St. Louis (800 in Duluth) TD. No south reports after 5/10 Hennepin SC. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | All reports: 6/6 Le Sueur, 6/11 St. Louis (8) PHS, 6/18 Polk PHS, 7/19 St. Louis ALE, 7/23 Crow Wing and Douglas, 7/31 Beltrami (38) DPJ. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Early south 8/17 Freeborn AEB. Highest count from Mille Lacs L. on 10/18, when AXH, PHS, and RBJ counted 1953. Subsequent counts by these observers were over 1000 on 10/29 and 11/13. Late north 11/25 Aitkin WEN and Crow Wing PSP. Late south 11/24 Wabasha PEJ, DFN, and 11/24–25 Dakota mob (but also see winter report). | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Late south 12/2 Washington (15 at Afton) BRL. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Seen in 26 south and 13 north counties. Arrived within two days of recent medians. Early south 4/5 Nobles KJB and Lyon RBJ, 4/7 in four counties. Early north 4/15 Douglas SPM, DKM, 4/19–20 in four counties. Late south 5/22 Hennepin SLC, 5/31+ Dakota (adult) ADS. Peak count 5/9 St. Louis (1380 in Duluth) KJB. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | All reports: 6/1 Dakota, 6/2 Marshall and Roseau, 6/7 Koochiching, 7/22 Beltrami, 7/27 Otter Tail; plus St. Louis (no date). | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Reported from 13 north and 15 south counties, and in all regions. Early south 8/18 Carver RMD. High count 11/11 Cass/Itasca (3175 at L. Winnibigoshish) PHS. Late north 11/30 Beltrami DPJ, but see winter report. Eight November reports south, including 11/30 Benton (30) HHD. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Late north (only report) 12/9 Mille Lacs L. PHS (third latest north date). Late south (all reports) 12/1 Meeker DMF, 12/5 Winona JEB, 12/5 Goodhue and Wabasha (L. Pepin) RBJ, 12/7 Wright (2) DFJ, 12/15 Washington (2 at Afton) BRL (ties second latest south date). | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Seen in 21 south and 15 north counties in all regions. Early south 4/7 Dakota m.ob. and Hennepin OLJ, 4/8–13 in eight counties. Early north 4/13 Otter Tail SPM, DKM, 4/14–19 in five counties. Late south 5/25 Hennepin SLC, 5/27 Lac qui Parle FAE, also see summer report. High counts 5/4 (1200, FJN) and 5/8 (1600+, MH) at Duluth. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Only reports: 6/1, 6/10 and 7/28 Beltrami (max. 4) DPJ, 6/3 St. Louis CRM. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from 16 north and 13 south counties, none in the Southeast. Early north (but see summer report) 8/3 Lake of the Woods (2 adults) PHS, 8/4 Lake (juvenile) JCG and Roseau (juvenile) PHS. Early south 8/9 Stevens HHD, 8/12 Stearns STW. High counts at Lakes Winnibigoshish (1337 on 10/7) and Mille Lacs (519 on 11/2) down from last five years PHS. Late north 11/18 (median 11/21) Mille Lacs L. PHS. Late south (median 11/22) 11/11 Kandiyohi CRM. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Seen in 21 south and 10 north counties in all regions. Fewer reports than usual and no significant high counts. Early south 4/3 Chippewa KJB, 4/5 Freeborn AEB, peak migration 4/12–14 (10 south counties). Early north 4/18 Aitkin WEN, 4/24 Todd JSK, SID. No south reports later than 5/12 Hennepin and Ramsey m.ob. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Observed 6/3 St. Louis (31 at Duluth) PHS, 6/15 St. Louis ALE, 6/28 Freeborn AEB, 7/17 Otter Tail KJB, 7/24 and 7/31 Beltrami DPJ. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Reported from 17 north and 7 south counties, none in the Southwest. Early south 9/9 Sherburne PLJ, 9/30 Dakota JPM. Fall staging peaked 10/5 L. Winnibigoshish (1063) PHS, 10/25 Mille Lacs L. (1354, including 163 immatures) AXH, PHS. Late north 11/24 Crow Wing (2) DWK, 11/25 Mille Lacs L. (1) KJB. Late south 11/16 Hennepin TAT, 11/28 Wabasha (1) KJB. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from 27 south and 15 north counties in all regions. Early south 3/28 Hennepin (1) SLC, 3/29 Dakota (6 at H.P.B.C.) KJB. Early north 3/31 Grant SPM, 4/5–6 Otter Tail EJE, DTT, SMT. Numbers down at Duluth, where highest reported count 5/14 St. Louis (300) MH. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | More reports than usual. Observed 6/1 Todd KJB, 6/16, 7/11–12 Crow Wing EOr, CRM, 6/20 Beltrami DPJ, 6/20, 6/27 Roseau (216 on 6/27, high number for mid-summer) PHS, 7/25 Itasca EOr, 7/26 Douglas EOr, 7/31 Big Stone SWe. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Reported from 15 north and 10 south counties, none in the Southeast. Juvenile photographed 8/22 Cook (Grand Portage) TN. No August reports south (but see summer report). Fall staging peaked 10/9 L. Winnibigoshish (2113, including 304 immatures) PHS, KRS; numbers down at Mille Lacs L. AXH, PHS. Late north 11/19 Beltrami RBJ, 11/21 Crow Wing CAM. Late south 11/23 Dakota JPM, 11/30 Ramsey (1) BRL. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported from 22 south and 17 north counties in all regions. Early south (median 4/4) 4/3 Yellow Medicine WCM, 4/5–9 in six counties. Early north (median 4/13) 4/4–5 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, LS, 4/9 Mille Lacs ASc, Traverse SPM and Wadena HHD. Highest reported count 5/13 St. Louis (flock of 1.400 counted by tens, with an additional 600+ estimated nearby) KRE; largest flock away from Duluth 4/17 Big Stone (450) PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Observed 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 7/16, 7/22–27 Beltrami PJR, PBD. Also observed with no date given Lac qui Parle FAE. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from 26 north and 14 south counties in all regions, but only Olmsted in Southeast. See summer report for late July observations north; unusual report 8/5 Lake JWL. Early south 8/7 Lac qui Parle BJU. High count 10/26 Mille Lacs L. (1,111) PHS. Late north 11/24 Aitkin KWR and Crow Wing KJB. Late south 11/13 Dakota CRM, 11/17 Stearns HHD. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Found in 25 south and 15 north counties in all regions. Early south 3/31 Dakota (6) JPM, 4/1 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU, 4/5–9 in seven counties. Early north 4/6 Douglas BDS, 4/11–13 Otter Tail m.ob. Highest reported count 5/6 St. Louis (1,300 at Hearding Is.) MLH; largest flock away from Duluth 4/12 Big Stone (750 roosted on Big Stone L.) KJB. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | All south reports: 6/7 Murray MCBS, 6/20, 7/29 Lac qui Parle BJU. All north reports: 6/3 St. Louis JMJ, SLF, 6/30 Marshall PHS, 7/4 Beltrami DPJ, 7/15 Mille Lacs ASc. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Reported from 19 north and 24 south counties in all regions except Southeast. Unusual reports from Lake County 8/25, 9/8, 10/7 (2) JWL. Early south (but see summer report) 8/27 Isanti JWH and McLeod RJS, 8/30 Big Stone BJU. High count 10/18 Mille Lacs L. (1,923) AXH, PHS. Late north 11/24 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/26 Aitkin DWK. Late south 11/18 Dakota JLO; also see winter report. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 1 | Only report: 12/3 Chippewa (adult, Lac qui Parle Lake) BJU. | |
| 2007 | Spring | 17 | 26 | Record early south 3/25 Hennepin (6) PEJ, then 3/26 Dakota, Jackson, Nobles. Early north 4/17 Otter Tail (2) DTT, 4/19 Cass DAY and Crow Wing (15) JSB. Late south 5/20 Mower JWH. Late north (but see summer report) 5/30 St. Louis (100 in Duluth) EEO. High counts 4/30 and 5/2 Crow Wing (400) JSB, 5/2 Dakota (165, Lake Byllesby) CMB. |
| 2007 | Summer | 5 | 2 | Observed 6/20 Lac qui Parle BJU, 7/17 Beltrami DPJ, 7/21 Cass (36, Walker W.T.P.) RBW, Mille Lacs (12) ASc, 7/27 Polk fide JMJ, 7/27 Cass (26) BAW, 7/28 Otter Tail DTT, 7/30 Big Stone (4) BJU. |
| 2007 | Fall | 26 | 18 | See summer report for early north and west-central observations. Early south 8/9 Goodhue (juvenile) BRL. High count of 950 found 10/21 on Mille Lacs L. in Crow Wing, Aitkin and Mille Lacs counties (AXH). Late north 11/23 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/24 Crow Wing JLO. Late south 11/22 Carver (L. Waconia) WCM, 11/25 Wabasha (3, L. Pepin) RBW. |
| 2008 | Spring | 24 | 38 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/29 Waseca RMD, 3/30 Hennepin DWK. Early north (median 4/13) 4/17 St. Louis (3) PHS, 4/18 Cass (5) MRN. Record high spring migration count at Park Point in St. Louis when KRE and PHS found 4,153, and KCR tallied 7,782 later that same day. Late south 5/19 Hennepin (14, Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie) CMB and Lincoln (3) BJU, 5/21 Rice TFB (median 6/8). See summer report for late migrants north (median 6/10). |
| 2008 | Summer | 5 | Observed 6/4 Itasca MCBS, 6/9 Cass BAW, 6/10, 6/13, 6/14 (12), 7/25 St. Louis PHS, SLF, 6/14, 6/20, 6/26 Crow Wing ASc, RBJ, DAC, 7/7 Crow Wing (51) KJB, 7/12 Crow Wing (66) ASc, 7/27 Beltrami (3) DPJ. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 14 | 19 | See summer report for early southbound migrants north. Early south (median 8/2) 8/9 Nicollet (juv.) RMD, 9/10 Dakota DAC. High count 11/8 Aitkin (956, Mille Lacs Lake) WCM. Late north 11/17 Mille Lacs MHe, 11/26 Crow Wing MRN (median 11/22). Late south 11/19 Stearns DPG, 11/22 Carver WCM (median 11/25). |
| 2008 | Winter | 1 | 1 | One north report 12/1 Cass (3, Gull Lake) BAW. A rehabilitated first-cycle bird was released 12/9 at Black Dog Lake, Dakota, and documented later that day by BAF, JPM. |
| 2009 | Spring | 23 | 31 | Early south same as median: 4/3 Brown RJS. Early north (median 4/13) 4/12 Otter Tail LS, 4/14 Cass BAW. Late south 5/17 Anoka DWK, 5/24 Benton DAB, JWH and Hennepin DWK (median 6/6). See summer report for late migrants north. High count 5/14 St. Louis (2,020) KJB. Away from Duluth, highest total 5/9 Crow Wing (500 at Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. |
| 2009 | Summer | 6 | Observed 6/2 Lake of the Woods fide JMJ. Late north migrants 6/8 Mille Lacs (2) RBJ, 6/9 St. Louis (1) PHS. Non-breeding or summering bird 6/24 Norman MJB. Potential southbound migrant 7/30 Otter Tail DST. High count 6/2 St. Louis (84, Interstate Island W.M.A., Duluth) PHS. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 16 | 28 | Early north (median 7/23) 8/1 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/2 Otter Tail DST and St. Louis JLK, but also see summer report. Early south (median 8/6) 8/7 Stearns STW, 8/30 Rice FVS. High count 10/24 Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs (612, Mille Lacs Lake) PHS. Late north 11/29 Aitkin (10, Mille Lacs Lake) MJB and Cass (7, Leech L.) BAW, 11/30 Crow Wing (50, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 11/23). Late south 11/27 Blue Earth (2) ChH, Faribault and Waseca HHD, 11/28 Freeborn (Geneva Lake) DAB, JWH (median 11/24). |
| 2009 | Winter | 2 | 4 | All north 12/2 Cass (2, Gull Lake) BAW, 12/4 Mille Lacs ASc, 12/5 Cass (2, Leech Lake) BAW. All south 12/1 Meeker DMF, 12/5 Anoka (adult, Lake Peltier) DWK, Dakota (15 adults, Black Dog Lake) BAF, Ramsey (4, Pig's Eye, may be part of flock of 15 seen later at Black Dog) BAF. |
| 2010 | Spring | 12 | 30 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/1 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) DPG, 4/2 Goodhue LS. Early north (median 4/13) 3/31 Mille Lacs ASc, 4/8 Traverse BJU. Rare first-cycle variant 5/14 St. Louis (Duluth, plumage showed extensive dark upperwings, contrasting with normal gray mantle) ph. PHS. High count 5/8 St. Louis (1,000, Park Point, Duluth) MLH, PHS. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2010 | Summer | 5 | 2 | Found in Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Lake, Mille Lacs. |
| 2010 | Fall | 18 | 28 | See summer report for early migrants north and south. High counts 9/19 Brown (200, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 10/2 Crow Wing (200, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. Late north 11/16 Douglas ARW, 11/17 Beltrami ARW (median 11/23). Late south 11/22 Olmsted (4, Silver Creek Reservoir) JWH, 11/23 Hennepin (4, Lake Calhoun) DWK and Ramsey (2, White Bear Lake) BRL (median 11/24). |
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| 2011 | Spring | 20 | 39 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/2 Carver JCy, Cottonwood RTe. Early north (median 4/13) 4/8 Otter Tail RMD, DAB, JWH, 4/9 Grant, Traverse BJU, Kanabec CAM. High count 5/5 St. Louis (1,270, Park Point R.A.) KRE. Late south 5/17 Carver JTe, 5/22 Ramsey LS (median 6/6). Please see summer report for late migrants north. |
| 2011 | Summer | 3 | All reports: 6/6 St. Louis (flock of 70, all but one were first-summer birds) DBM, 6/9 Lake JSk, 6/12, 7/23 Beltrami PBD, DPJ. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 20 | 28 | See summer report for early migrants north. Early south (median 8/6) 8/13 Big Stone (5) BJU, 8/28 McLeod LS. High count 10/2 Crow Wing (340, Mille Lacs Lake) JLK. Late north 11/19 Mille Lacs MJB, 11/27 Mille Lacs (30) DBM (median 11/23). Late south 11/25 Blue Earth ChH and Houston PEJ, DFN, 11/29 Blue Earth ChH, AnK (median 11/24). |
| 2011 | Winter | 1 | 3 | All reports: 12/1 Hennepin (3, Lake Calhoun) SHu, IHu, Rice (Cannon Lake) DAB, 12/3 Mille Lacs ASc, Wright (Howard Lake) DWK, PEB. |
| 2012 | Spring | 15 | 29 | South reports 3/24 Redwood (6, Willow Lake W.M.A., record early) SVo, MJM, 3/25 Stearns (2, Raymond Lake) PCC, 3/27 Winona (7, Lewiston W.T.P.) ANy, NSg followed by many reports all before recent median 4/3. North reports 3/30 Mille Lacs RBW, 4/1 Todd (4, Browerville W.T.P.) BWF, JWH, 4/6 Crow Wing (36, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB and Grant ANy followed by several reports all before recent median 4/13. High count 5/25 St. Louis (365, Park Point, Duluth) JLK. Late south 5/19 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, MiO, PRH, SVo, 5/31 Redwood (Willow Lake W.M.A.) SVo (median 6/6). See summer report for late migrants north. |
| 2012 | Summer | 4 | 2 | Observed in Beltrami, Brown, Cass, Hubbard, St. Louis, Sibley. Probable fall migrants beginning 7/22 Beltrami (12), 7/25 Sibley FGo. |
| 2012 | Fall | 20 | 30 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 9/25 Cass (146, Walker W.T.P.) BAW. Late north 11/21 Mille Lacs RAE, 11/24 Morrison JTe (median 11/23). Late south 11/18 Lac qui Parle and Swift BJU, 11/21 Carver HCT, PRH (median 11/24). |
| 2012 | Winter | 2 | All reports: 12/1 Cass (3, Gull Lake) BAW, 12/6 Mille Lacs (12, Lake Mille Lacs) KJB. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 27 | 48 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/30 Scott JEB, 4/4 Faribault WAF, 4/6 Dakota (4), Olmsted (10) and Washington (2). Early north (median 4/13) 4/25 Morrison FGo, 4/26 Grant DBM, Morrison RZi, Traverse DBM. Peak numbers were from Duluth in early May when KJB estimated 1800 on 5/6, and PHS and JLK tallied 1811 on 5/7. Late migrants north and south seen into summer season. |
| 2013 | Summer | 4 | 1 | Found in Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Houston, St. Louis. Most of these were late spring migrants or non-breeding birds; most unusual was the adult with 3 first-cycle birds 6/6 Houston SHo. Probable fall migrants 7/26, 7/28 Beltrami ThH, DPJ. |
| 2013 | Fall | 20 | 26 | Early south (median 8/6) 8/17 Kandiyohi DBM, Stevens (2, Hancock W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob. High count 10/19 Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs (383 on Mille Lacs Lake) AXH. Late north 11/15 Traverse DLP, 11/16 Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs (Mill Lacs Lake) AFo (median 11/23). Late south 11/16 Carver (3, Lake Waconia) DWK, 11/17 Dakota PEJ, Scott BAb, 11/23 Houston PEJ, DFN (median 11/24). |
| 2014 | Spring | 23 | 42 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/6 Blue Earth ChH, Dakota m.ob., Faribault WAF, 4/8 Houston (4) DBz. Early north (median 4/13) 4/13 Traverse HHD, RAE, 4/15 Traverse DLP, 4/18 Clay PBB, and six more counties on 4/19. High counts 5/7 St. Louis (2,608, Duluth) KJB, 5/12 St. Louis (2,100, Duluth) KJB. KJB estimated that about 10,000 moved through Duluth this spring from 5/7–31. Late south 5/19 Pipestone TKa, Wabasha ANy, LMS, 5/21 Blue Earth ChH, AnK, AnK, Goodhue (2) PSm, DCZ (median 6/6). Late north 5/26 Marshall and Polk CRM, m.ob., 5/28 St.Louis (600, almost all immatures along Park Point) KJB, but also see summer report. |
| 2014 | Summer | 4 | 1 | Reported 6/1 Grant BAb, 6/11 Roseau (Roseau W.T.P.) RMD, 7/11 Stevens (5, Morris) JFl, 7/15 Cass (6) TCL, 7/30 Beltrami (28, Lake Bemidji) DPJ. |
| 2014 | Fall | 22 | 25 | Early south (median 8/6) 8/11 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF, 8/18 Hennepin JMs, 8/24 Sherburne (2) PLJ, PMJ, 8/31 Lyon (9, Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe. High counts 9/29 Cass (220, Walker W.T.P.) DAY, 8/24 Crow Wing (110, Mille Lacs, Garrison Walleye Wayside) RPR, Late north 11/8 Aitkin DWK, Crow Wing DWK, PEB, Mille Lacs (12) SBM, PSP, PEB (median 11/23). Late south 11/11 Goodhue (5) GJM, Hennepin ANy, DBz, 11/14 Houston (3) SRo, JRo (median 11/24). |
| 2014 | Winter | 1 | One record: 12/11 Itasca (Grand Rapids) †DVe. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 17 | 35 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/31 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek wetland) ToL, 4/1 Hennepin DWK, 4/2 Jackson HHD, 4/3 Faribault WAF, ClN. Early north (median 4/13) 4/15 Todd (8) ALu, CSh, 4/16 Cass SC, Crow Wing CRM, JPR, m.ob., St. Louis (42, Morgan Park) JLK. High count 5/14 St. Louis (2,230, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Late south 5/27 Carver (2) JTg, Meeker ANy (median 6/6). See summer report for late north migrants. |
| 2015 | Summer | 4 | 1 | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Crow Wing, Sherburne, St. Louis. Most unusual was the probable early south fall migrant 7/25 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) JCn. |
| 2015 | Fall | 25 | 34 | Early south reports began in late July, then 8/9 Ramsey ELC, 8/11 Big Stone (4) GHo, KDS, Lyon (2) GWe. High counts 10/10 Jackson (300, Skunk Lake W.M.A.) SYo, MYo, 10/11 Cass (300, Walker W.T.P.) DAY. Late north 11/21–22 Hubbard RAE, HHD, (4, Kabekona Lake) REn (median 11/24). Late south 11/27 Scott BAb (median 11/23). Also see winter report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2015 | Winter | 1 | 2 | All reports: 12/2 Carver (Lake Waconia) JCy, 12/3 Houston (Mississippi River Pool 8) PEJ, 12/12 Cass (Leech Lake) DAY, 12/13 Carver (Lake Waconia) WCM. |
| 2016 | Spring | 24 | 40 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/26 Rice (Cody Lake) BAb, 3/27 Rice (same location?) DAB, 3/28 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek wetlands) WFe, (2, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF, Pope MJB. Early north (median 4/12) 4/14 Crow Wing ABi, Todd DFe, 4/15 Cass, Crow Wing and St. Louis. High count 5/18 St. Louis (410, Park Point, counted by 10s) JGB, JLK, ClN, KSt, JPR. Late south 5/26 Faribault GLa, 5/30 Sherburne SOa, RCl (median 6/2). |
| 2016 | Summer | 7 | Reported from Beltrami, Cass, Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis. High count 6/2 St. Louis (190, Park Point, mostly immatures, feeding offshore) MLH. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 24 | 35 | Early south (median 8/8) 8/11 Meeker (8) BNn, 8/13 Kandiyohi (2) GJa, 8/14 Big Stone (7) LiH. High count 9/5 Cass (228, Lake Winnibigoshish) DAY; no other counts topped 80. Late north 11/20 Crow Wing (17, Mille Lacs Lake) KnM, 11/22 Itasca SC, 11/24 Otter Tail (31, four locations) KnM (median 11/24). Late south 11/26 Faribault (4) WAF, 11/27 Ramsey DWK, BAb, 11/30 Carver (20) JWZ (median 11/25). |
| 2016 | Winter | 4 | All reports: 12/1 Goodhue (68, Nelson Lake) CRM, SEg, DFe, 12/3 Wright (9, Ann Lake) DWK, 12/4 Waseca (4, Janesville W.T.P.) RBW, Wright (Maple Lake) RCl, 12/7 Benton (7, Little Rock Lake) DOr. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 28 | 45 | Early south (median 4/2) 3/25 Blue Earth ChH, 3/25–26 Dakota PNi, 3/26 Lac qui Parle (2) KnM, Lyon GWe. Early north (median 4/12) 4/2 Grant (2) WPl, 4/4 Grant DPG, 4/5 Otter Tail (2) ShG, HeH. High counts 5/12 St. Louis (3,120, conservative number counted from one spot at Park Point, all sitting on Lake Superior) JLK, 5/4 St. Louis (2,500, Park Point, Lafayette Square) RyS, StK. Late south 5/28 Stearns HCT, but also see summer report (median 6/1). |
| 2017 | Summer | 8 | 2 | Found in Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Traverse. High count 6/4 St. Louis (60, Park Point) represents tail of spring migration. |
| 2017 | Fall | 22 | 39 | Early south (median 8/9) 8/12 Hennepin TSI, Scott BAb, BHe, Stearns PCC. High counts 10/28 Cass (900, estimate) RBJ, 9/8 Cass (370, Walker W.T.P.) DAY. Late north 11/19 Cass LiH, ASu, Crow Wing (max. 36, Mille Lacs Lake) PSP, MJB, DOr, 11/20 Crow Wing (5 Mille Lacs Lake) PSP, HHD (median 11/24). Late south 11/23 Carver ANy, 11/25–26 Washington ASu, SKe (median 11/25). |
| 2017 | Winter | No reports. This species was reported in seven of the previous ten winters. | ||
| 2018 | Spring | 29 | 52 | Early south (median 4/1) 4/9–10 Dakota DVe, MiT, 4/11 Faribault (3) BAy, Lyon NMe, GWe, Rice (3) DAB. Early north (median 4/12) 4/20–22 Grant (max. 14) LiH, ASu, m.ob., 4/21 Morrison FGo, 4/22 Clay TCL, Kanabec ABL. High counts 5/16 St. Louis (2,600, counted by 10s, Park Point R.A.) KRE, JLK, 5/7 St. Louis (2,005, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Late south 5/18 Washington (3) ebd, 5/19–22 Pope (max. 3) VKl, m.ob., 5/20 Hennepin ebd (median 6/1). Late north 5/29 Pennington LS, St. Louis (13) JLK, 5/30 Traverse ASu, 5/31 Crow Wing (4) JnP (median 6/14). Also see summer report for more late migrants statewide. |
| 2018 | Summer | 5 | 4 | Found in Cass, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Faribault, Hennepin, Marshall, Polk, St. Louis, Stevens. |
| 2018 | Fall | 28 | 38 | Â Early south (median 8/9) 8/7 Faribault (2) BHe, 8/9 Stearns (5, Albany W.T.P.) DOr, 8/12 Stearns (79, Albany W.T.P.) MtS. High count 9/5 Cass (370, Walker W.T.P.) REn. Late north 11/11 Cass (180, Lake Winnibigoshish) REn, Hubbard (2) REn, Mille Lacs KEm, SEm, 11/12 Cass (15, Leech Lake) REn (median 11/24). Late south 11/16 Kandiyohi MJB, 11/22 Hennepin LiH, ASu, 11/24 Wabasha FFa, m.ob. (median 11/26). |
| 2018 | Winter | No reports; this species was reported in seven of the previous ten winters. | ||
| 2019 | Spring | 30 | 49 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/27 Kandiyohi (5) MGi, 3/28 Goodhue EzH, 3/29 Dakota ASu. Early north (median 4/12) 4/8 Traverse ANy, 4/17 Clay (2) TCL, m.ob., Grant (6) WPl. High counts 5/5 St. Louis (1,375, W.S.H.C.) FJN, JPR, 5/20 St. Louis (576, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Late south 5/20 Meeker (2) LiH, m.ob., 5/30 Jackson (2) KEm (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 St. Louis (4) JLK (median 6/12), but also see Summer Report. |
| 2019 | Summer | 5 | 2 | Â Seen in Cass, Crow Wing, Faribault, Marshall, Polk, St. Louis, Stearns. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Faribault MJB, FGo; late north 6/12 Marshall (2) CDB, MDB, Polk (5) HHu. Southbound migrants: early north 7/22 Crow Wing (5) SDz; early south 7/21 Stearns (7) ebd. High count 6/19 St. Louis (60, Park Point) ebd. |
| 2019 | Fall | 29 | 31 | Early south reports (median 8/9) began in late July, then 8/9 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) AFo, 8/17 Stearns (2) AUm, 8/24 Hennepin (French Lake) ClB, ANy. High count 10/3 Cass (452, Walker W.T.P.) ebd. Late north 11/8 Beltrami (3) REn, 11/9 Itasca SC, 11/10 Cass ebd (median 11/24). Late south 11/20 Wright HCT, 11/20–21 Hennepin CMB, m.ob. (median 11/26). |
| 2019 | Winter | 2 | Â First winter reports since 2016: 12/3 Wabasha (2, Lake City) MNb, ebd, Wright (2, Lake Pulaski) ToL. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 25 | 51 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/31 Lyon (2) ANy, Winona ebd, 4/1 Olmsted (5) MHn. Early north (median 4/12) 4/10 Carlton RAE, 4/11 Grant (6) MO, Kanabec SPS. High counts 5/13 St. Louis (1,860, Park Point R.A.) NMt, 5/4 Pine (510, Pine City W.T.P.) MJB. Late south 5/22 Carver (2) WCM, 5/25–28 Scott RBW, m.ob. (median 5/31). Late north 5/29 Kittson (3) CRM, m.ob., St. Louis (13) PAl (median 6/12). Also see summer report for additional late migrants statewide. |
| 2020 | Summer | 7 | 6 | Seen in North-central, Northeast, and in scattered areas in West-central, Central, South-central. Late south spring migrant 6/9 Sibley ebd; early south fall migrant 7/15 Faribault PEJ. Most unusual was 2 immature birds summering in flooded fields along S.R. 25, Carver (reported on 24 dates by m.ob.). |
| 2020 | Fall | 24 | 38 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/13 Cass (350, Walker W.T.P.) REn, m.ob., 9/26 Cass (350, Walker W.T.P.) ABi. Late north 11/24 Cass (2) ebd, 11/25–26 Otter Tail (max. 8) TFu (median 11/24). Late south 11/22 Meeker (3) PKF, 11/25 Chisago (3) ELC, 11/29 Sibley (2) RBW (median 11/26). |
| 2020 | Winter | No reports. Reported four of the previous ten years. | ||
| 2021 | Spring | 29 | 50 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/21 Dakota (140th St. Marsh, record early) KDS, AFo, MwT, 3/25 Blue Earth (2) BSa, Jackson KEm, Rice NiR. Early north (median 4/12) 4/6 Grant SC, 4/9 Douglas SC, 4/11 Traverse (max. 16) JWH, KEm. High count 5/8 St. Louis (1,025, Park Point R.A.) HTo. Late south 5/24 Winona ebd, 5/26 Pipestone (4) ebd, Sibley BHe (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 Crow Wing (13) NSg, Lake of the Woods ANy, St. Louis (4) TLz, ebd (median 6/12), but also see summer report. |
| 2021 | Summer | 9 | Found in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, St. Louis. Migrants not separable from summering birds. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 22 | 37 | Early south (median 8/7) 8/1–8 Stearns (max. 4) ebd, m.ob., 8/6 Rock RAE, 8/8 Benton ANy, m.ob., Goodhue SHo. High count 10/27 Beltrami (460, Lower Red Lake) DvH. Late north 11/30 Aitkin (25) PEJ, Crow Wing (77) PEJ, Mille Lacs (15) PEJ (median 11/25). Late south 11/27 Carver TWe, 11/28 Dakota (2) ebd, Wright DWK (median 11/28), but also see winter report. |
| 2021 | Winter | 2 | Two records: 12/2 Wright (Howard Lake) LSw, 12/8 Wabasha (Lake City) PEJ. | |
| Migrant throughout. | ||||
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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. |