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
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
[Snow Goose X Ross's Goose]
Greater White-fronted Goose
[Snow Goose X Greater White-fronted Goose]
[Taiga Bean-Goose]
Brant
[Brant (Atlantic)]
[Brant (Black)]
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
[Snow Goose X Canada Goose]
[Greater White-fronted Goose X Canada Goose]
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
[Cygnus swan]
Wood Duck
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
[Blue-winged Teal X Cinnamon Teal]
Northern Shoveler
[Blue-winged Teal X Northern Shoveler]
Gadwall
[Northern Shoveler X Gadwall]
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
[Gadwall X American Wigeon]
Mallard
Mallard
[Northern Shoveler X Mallard]
[Gadwall X Mallard]
American Black Duck
[Mallard X American Black Duck]
Mottled Duck
Northern Pintail
[Gadwall X Northern Pintail]
[Mallard X Northern Pintail]
Green-winged Teal
[Green-winged Teal (Eurasian)]
[Green-winged Teal (American)]
[Cinnamon Teal X Green-winged Teal]
Canvasback
Redhead
[Canvasback X Redhead]
Ring-necked Duck
[Redhead X Ring-necked Duck]
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
[Ring-necked Duck X Greater Scaup]
Lesser Scaup
[Ring-necked Duck X Lesser Scaup]
King Eider
Common Eider
[Somateria eider]
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
[Bufflehead X Common Goldeneye]
Barrow's Goldeneye
[Common Goldeneye X Barrow's Goldeneye]
Smew
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser
[Common Goldeneye X Hooded Merganser]
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

Cinnamon Teal(Spatula cyanoptera)
YearSeasonNS
1963SpringReports from Washington, Wright and Big Stone Coun ties; see Notes of Interest.
1963FallOct. 26, Lake Emma Ottertail Co., male shot by Gerald Green.
1964Spring4-25 Agassiz National Refuge, Marshall Co, male seen at less than 50 feet by 0. E. Janzen, Roseau High School science teacher, fide JR; 5-11 Downer, Clay Co, 4 seen, fide EGA, details given to RBJ. (See Notes of Interest)_
1967Spring4-9 to 4-11 Eggleston, Goodhue Co., 1 ad male hybrid with Blue-winged Teal, EMB, HFH, ELC, RLH, many others; 5-6 New Sweden, Nicollet Co., ad male, DB, BT, EHH. 
1969Spring5-17 (1 m.) Frog Lake, Stevens Co., RBJ, RG,.THH. 
1974Spring 4-23 and 4-24 Cottonwood Co., (possible hybrid male) LR, RD and E. Duerksen.
1974FallAll Reports: 8-17 Tyson Lake Yellow Medicine (1) RBJ, PE.
1975Spring 5-10 and 5-11 Blue Earth (Butternut) 1 male and possible female RBJ & KG.
1975Fall10-25 Cyrus Pope county (shot by hunter).
1976Spring 2 reports 4-17 to 4-29 Mower RKJ; 4-5 Grant GO.
1977Spring 3 reports: 5-7 Grant (2) SM, GO, see Loon 49:177-178; 5-23 Clay (1) Ron Nellermoe; 5-22 Clay Virginia Sheel.
1978Spring 4-29 Watonwan D. Olson, N. Fladen.
1978Summer Reported 10-8 Dakota by Nick Dempsey fide JD.
1978Fall Reported 10-8 Dakota by Nick Dempsey fide JD.
1980Spring 5-11 Murray JH, 5-18 Anoka KL, 5-20 Pipestone LJF.
1980Summer Male in Lyon County, 6-22 -7-6 (HCK et al.).
1981Spring 4-25 to 5-20 Douglas SM, many observers.
1982Spring 4-16 through 18 Nicollet JCF.
1983Spring 4/1 Cottonwood KL, 4/15 to 18 Nicollet JCF.
1984Spring 5/1 through 17 Hennepin (Lake Rebecca) m. ob., photographed.
1985Spring 4/13-21 Otter Tail SDM, 4/19 Morrison, Benton KL, 4/19 Goodhue JP/AM.
1986Spring 3/31-4/1 Freeborn m.ob., 4/17 and 5/25 Marshall m.ob., 4/19 Nicollet JCF, 5/31 Jackson DS.
1987Summer Pair reported from Murray (6110 - 6/26, m.ob). Second summer sighting in state.
1991SpringReported 3/26 (earliest date on record) Chippewa RG, GSw, 5/24–25 RiceTB, FKS.
1992Spring Reported 4/12 Cottonwood fide ED, 4/17 Marshall MCBS, 4/25 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/10 Kittson MCBS, 5/18 Kittson (two) KB.
1993Spring Reported 4/24–25 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/2 Lyon HK, 5/3 Lac qui Parle (different location) JD.
1994Spring Reported 4/6 Cottonwood ED, 5/4–6 Freeborn RG et al., 5/8 Wilkin MO, SDM, 5/11 Hennepin JiP, mob.
1995Spring Reported 3/31 Otter Tail HD, 4/14 Lincoln fide AH, 4/21 Big Stone fide AH. An apparent hybrid CinnamonXBlue-winged Teal 4/22 Lac qui Parle KR et al. (The Loon 67:179).
1996Spring All reports: 4/11 Hennepin JPo, 4/13–23 Chisago NM et al., 4/28 Lac qui Parle FE. Undocumented hybrid with Blue-winged Teal 4/13 Nicollet DC, DBS, TT.
1997Spring All reports: 5/9 Otter Tail AE, 5/10 Dakota SWe.
1998Spring No reports.
1999Spring No reports for the second consecutive spring.
1999Fall No reports — but this species would be exceptional during fall migration.
2000Spring First spring report since 1997. A pair seen 4/10 Lac qui Parle (Louisburg Rd.) LE. The report of a male lingering for several weeks on a pond in Manfred Twp., Lac qui Parle County, may actually refer to the presumed hybrid Blue-winged Teal X Cinnamon Teal which was carefully identified and documented by Chu on a nearby wetland 5/6.
2000Summer Third summer record since 1980. Probable late migrant; adult male observed 6/8 St. Louis (Embarrass rice paddies) †MJF et al.
2000Fall No reports.
2001Spring No reports.
2001Summer Late migrant male observed 6/3–4 in a small flooded field two miles north of Ortonville in Big Stone County †RJS et al.
2002Spring More reports than usual for this barely Regular species. Adult males 3/29 Cottonwood (Mountain L.) EPD, 4/28 – 5/7 Hennepin (Old Cedar Avenue, Bloomington) JEP, †PCC, m.ob., 5/13 Renville (Fairfax) PME, WCM, DDM, 5/26–27 Polk (Crookston) AXH, PHS, JMJ, SAS.
2003Spring Two reports of this rare, soon-to-be Casual species: adult males 4/22 Lac qui Parle (no details) JEB, RBJ, 4/23–25 Benton (Gilman lagoons) †HDD, m.ob.
2003Summer Adult male observed 6/7–16 Dakota (140th St. marsh) CHo et al., †PEB, †JPM, †ADS; also first county record 6/14–28 Kandiyohi (well-documented male and probable female west of L. Lillian) †RSF, †DMF, RAE, PCC.
2004Spring Single adult males 4/15 Lac qui Parle (Caerulean W.M.A.) †BJU, 5/9–17 Big Stone (section 17, Otrey Twp.) †PCC, ph. †PHS, †BJU, m.obs (The Loon 76:236–237).
2004Summer Adult male 6/1 Lac qui Parle (section 35, Hantho Twp.) †BJU. Fourth summer record in five years.
2005Spring An adult male 5/26–27 Mahnomen (Oakland Twp.) aggressively courted a female Blue-winged Teal (HHD, RAE, JJS; ph. †PHS).
2006Spring Single adult males reported 4/12–13 Cass (Brockway L.) LO, †CMB, ph. DAY, ph. †PHS, 5/26 Nobles (Worthington lagoons, second county record) †BTS.
2007Summer1 Reported 6/16 Yellow Medicine (male with a group of 5 Blue-winged Teal at the Canby W.T.P.) ph. †AXH.
2008Spring11 Adult males 4/7 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) ph. SLP, †CMB, †BAF, ph. DAC, 4/26 Polk (Crookston W.T.P.) ph. †ALD, †KRE, m.ob.
2008Summer1 Only report 6/22 Lac qui Parle County (adult male, Walter Township.) †PCC.
2009Spring No documented reports.
2010Spring1 Adult male 4/18–27 Carver (Norwood-Young America) ph. JCy, †DWK, †MDu, †PEB, ph. †CMB, m.ob.
2011Spring11 All reports: 4/9 Grant (male, near Herman) †RMD, †DAB, 4/18 Lac qui Parle (male, Cory Lake) ph. †BJU.
2012Spring12 Adult male 4/15–18 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) ph. CV, JF, m.ob., 4/28–5/13 Lac qui Parle (Haydenville W.M.A.) SWe, ph. ANy, m.ob. Possible hybrids with Blue-winged Teal 3/25 Lyon †PEJ, DFN, 4/25 Winona ANy, 5/26 Crow Wing ABi.
2013Spring1 All reports 4/8–10, 4/20 Olmsted (male at Silver Creek Reservoir) LAV, †ANy, †CWG, m.ob.
2014Spring21All reports: 4/12 Grant (drake, North Ottawa impoundment) ph. †DPG, 4/26 McLeod (drake found along US 2/2, east of Stewart) †DWK, ph. SBM, ph. †ANy, m. ob. 5/24 Norman (drake, C.R. 9 south of Wild Rice River) CAs, AFo.
2015Spring11 All reports: 3/21–22 Carver (male in a wetland near New Germany) WCM, ph. JWd, m.ob., 4/18 Becker (male, Balsam Lake) KLa, ph. †BWF, JWH.
2016Spring1 One south report 4/30–5/1 Lac qui Parle (drake with Blue-winged Teal, Lac qui Parle S.P.) ph. †CSc, GWe.
2016Fall September reports from Stearns and Stevens, but none with details to distinguish this species from a hybrid with Blue-winged Teal.
2017Spring2 All reports: 4/14–19 Washington (drake, Brown's Creek Nature Preserve, Stillwater) JEc, ph. RZi, ph. MTe, m.ob.; 4/23 Scott (drake in a farm pond near C.R. 21 and C.R. 42) BHe, ph. †BAb, m.ob.
2018Spring24 All reports: 4/21 Dakota/Goodhue (drake, Lake Byllesby) ph. JuW, m.ob., 4/29 Waseca(drake) ph. †JWZ, 5/13–30 Big Stone (drake, near Ortonville) RJu, ph. GWe, ph. DLP, m.ob., 5/27–30 Marshall/Polk (drake, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) ph. HoC, ph. HHu, m.ob.
2018Summer21 Observed 6/2 Big Stone (slough on north side of C.R.67, continuing from spring season) DLP, 6/3–15 Marshall/Polk (Agassiz Valley flood control impoundment SE of Warren, continuing from spring) ph. HHu, SAu, JMJ, REn.
2019Spring1 One north report 5/4 Hubbard (drake near Long Lake) ph. SVo.
2020Summer1 Seen 6/7 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) AyS.
2021Spring5 All reports: 4/5–10 Big Stone (drake, near Correll) ph. ASu, ph. DLP, ebd, m.ob., 4/5 Stevens (drake, Everglades State W.M.A.) ph. REn, RLF, 4/17 Lac qui Parle (drake, near Bellingham) DOr, 4/24 Stearns (drake, Getchell Lake) REl, †PCC, ph. DOr, m.ob., 4/25–26 Jackson (drake, near Lakefield) ph. FFa, m.ob.
 
 Rare summer visitant and migrant, primarily in spring.

Notes:

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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.