The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Rails, Gallinules, Coots | 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: Rails, Gallinules, Coots |
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King Rail Virginia Rail |
Sora Common Gallinule |
American Coot Purple Gallinule |
Yellow Rail Black Rail |
| Common Gallinule(Gallinula galeata) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1930 | Summer | No neat ot this species was reported, but downy young were seen by Marius Morse at Crystal Lake on July 7th and by Alden Risser at St. Paul on July 3oth, | ||
| 1931 | Summer | A nest \-dth 6 eggs on June 14th by Stanley Stein (adult birds not seen}; another with two eggs on June 2oth (Risser and Donald Fischer), | ||
| 1932 | Summer | 2 nosts were found, both on Mo.y 29, One had 5 eggs, and was seen by John Dobie at Swan Lake, while the other had 10 eggs, ru1d was found by s. Stein. | ||
| 1933 | Summer | Two nests reported. The first was found nt Fort Snelling on May 20th by Upson, when it held 6 eggs. The other ~rns discovered nt the same place on May 24th by CUlnr:lin[Ss, and contained 9 eggs. | ||
| 1934 | Summer | Rissci-and Rysga.nrd found a nest 'With 9 egc;s of' th13 gallinule on June.3rd. Another nest with 2 pipped eggs o.ncl 2 l:i.,rely youngsters 'Was loco.ted by Irene Jensen o.nd the writor on June ;~,3rd. | ||
| 1935 | Summer | George Rysgaard found a nest on May.30th. It had 1 egg when he first sa,., it, and 4 on June 2nd. Brecl~enriclge saw a nest with 12 eggs on June 21st.. Evans and Upson sn.vr the lo.tcst nest on July 4th. It contained 6 eggs. | ||
| 1938 | Summer | The first Gallinule nest was located by Gus Swa!l son at Heron Lake on May 29; it held 4 eggs. Two days later Bob Upson found 2 nests at Minneapolis; each contained 8 eggs. Two quarter-grown young were seen by Arnold Erickson at Long Meadow on August 7· | ||
| 1940 | Summer | The single record of this species was submitted by A. D. DuBois, who found at Lake Minnetonka on June 3, a nest with IO eggs. | ||
| 1943 | Summer | May 31, 5 eggs, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Several nests with small young. West city limits of Mpls. F. S. Davidson. June 29 and July 3. | ||
| 1944 | Summer | 4. June 6, built, Hennepin, Eastman. June 22, two nests, nine eggs and two eggs, St. Paul, Brother Hubert and Brother Pius. June 27, four small young, Hennepin, Hoistead and Olson. | ||
| 1945 | Summer | Nest with 9 eggs, June 16, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs. | ||
| 1947 | Summer | 6 eggs, June 1, Lac qui Parle Co., Willis; 3 eggs, June 25; 8 eggs, June 29; 2 broods, June 29, Hennepin Co., Jacobs; 5 young July 15, Pope Co., Barrett. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | An adult with four young was seen on 8 July at Swan Lake by members of A vifaunal Club. Dave Pearson reports young on Diamond Lake, Hennepin County on 25 July and still other young in the Carlos Avery Refuge on 30 July. SHOREBIRDS: Only five species were reported as nesting, but at least 28 species seen during the summer months because of late spring migrants and early fall migrants. The overlap of these hegirae makes it possible to record a few of these species during each and every month of the summer. | ||
| 1962 | Summer | Sept. 8, Tiger Lake, Carver Co., one sub-adult, Avifaunal Club; two more sub-adults same day, south of Gaylord, Sibley Co. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 11, Swan Lake, Nicollet County, Avifaunal Club; May 25, Ramsey County, A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 29, Washington County, A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 30, Young America, Carver County, R. Janssen. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-29 Ramsey Co, Mrs. Swedenborg. Semipalmated Pl01Jer: 4-14 Hennepin Co, MAS; 4-25 Salt Lake, RG, RLH; 5-7 Grand Marais, Cook Co, JCG. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 7-4, Anoka Co, ad and 6y, RBJ. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-18 Ramsey Co, A CR. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | 5-5 Hennepin Co, TEM; 5-7 Holt, DLO; 5-10 Hennepin Co, MHM and Duluth fide RN; 5-15 Alberta, ES; 5-25 Hennepin Co, FN, TEM. Northward strays are especially noteworthy. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 9-26 Ramsey Co, TKS and 10-9 Hutchinson, McLeod Co, RLH. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 5-14 LaCrescent, 1, EMB; 5-31 Goodhue Co, 1, EHH. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-8 Goodhue Co, 2, RPR; 6-21 through 7-9 Hennepin Co, EWJ, VL, RL, FN/ MAS; 7-11 Cass Co, nr Grand Rapids, PE, see Notes of Interest in previous issue; 7-23 Swan Lake, Nicollet Co, ad-7y, RG, DB, BL; 8-2 Hennepin Co, ad-5y, VL, SW; 8-13 La Crescent, Houston Co, 6 ad, many y, RG; most reports we've had in years. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Latest 8-16 Hennepin Co., 2 ad., 5 imm., VL; 9-18 Stearns Co., 3, RPR. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 5-7 Winona Co., GD; 5-12 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 5-21 Houston Co., FL; 5-27 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-7 Bloomington, Hennepin Co., 1, VL; 6-10 Dorer Pools, Wabasha Co., 1, HFH; 6-10 La Crescent, Houston Co., 2, FL; 6-12 Wacouta, Goodhue Co., 3, EHH; 8-15 Carver Co., 6, DB. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 8-6 Washington Co., 1, ACR; only report. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 5-15 LaCrescent, Houston Co., 2, FL; 5-19 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., 3, EMB; only reports. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-7 LaCrescent, Houston Co, 3, DB; 7-28 Young America, Carver Co, 2 ad+ 6y, DB ; 8- 11 LaCrescent, Houston Co, 1, VL. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | Summer nesting Ramsey 7 y, 9-21 2 y BL. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-3 (3) Houston Co., FL; 5-17 Houston Co., BT. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | only record, 7-24 Winona, 7,'BT. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 9-21 Winona BTV. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 2 birds each on 5-9 and 5-16 Houston Co. FL, BL; only reports. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | nested in july at LaCrescent, Houston Co. (7 y) and at Whitewater, Winona Co. (6 y) BTV. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | only 3 reports FL; 5-25 Hennepin KJG; 5-27 Hennepin DB. Coot: early south 3-14 Goodhue, Winona KE, PE and Dakota KJG; 3-19 Olmsted FS; early north 4-7 Marshall AR; 4-9 Clearwater RCD and Crow Wing JB. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in Stearns and Hennepin; only reports. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 4 reports KG; 10-2 Cyrus, Pope Co., RBJ; 10-12 Hennepin (3) PE. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | nested in Hennepin, Houston; seen also in Ramsey. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Nested in Houston; seen in Anoka. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Reported from 8-21 through 9-22 (23 individuals) in Houston by (KRE, FL, RBJ). Also, one report on 10-14 Lake R. Kohlbry. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Only 3 reports: 5-2 Houston (2) FL; 5-5 Hennepin (1) VL; 5-5 Stearns (1 dead) NMH. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested at the La Crescent marshes, Houston Co.; no other reports. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 8-24 Houston (11) FL; 9-14 Sibley KG; 9-24 Houston KBZ. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 1 report: 4-26 Houston (1) FL. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 9-15 Hennepin ES; and 10-27 Wabasha DWM. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 4 reports: 5-9 Anoka (1) KL· 5-16 Houston and Hennepin (2) BB: 5-29 ' Houston (7) DGW. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in Houston (La Crescent); also seen by many for the second year in a row at Wood L., Richfield, Hennepin Co.; also seen in Kandiyohi (7-17, Sunburg, OJ) and Stearns (Linneman L., 6-10, NH); there have been very few reports in recent years away from La Crescent. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 3 reports: 8-7 Houston RJ, 9-8, 9-10 Anoka PKL, 9-12, 10-3 Hennepin MM. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 9 reports: 5-3 Hennepin AJ, VL; 5-15 Houston TS; 5-21, 5-24 Washington DGW and Anoka (1) KLF; 5-29 Houston KE; 5-29 Houston FL; 5-31 Washington RJ. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Houston (La Crescent), Washington (6-13, Oakdale Twp., 4 young, EC, DGW), Ramsey (6-27, 2 young, JF) and Hennepin (7-28 to 7-30, Wood L., 3 broods, BE, RJ); also reported in Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A., KL); more reports than usual for the second summer in a row. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Reported from 8-5 to 10-2 Washington (BL, DGW); until 8-20 Anoka (KL), and 8-7 to 9-14 Hennepin (LJF, BE). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-21, 5-31 Washington DW, RBJ. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Houston (LaCrescent); also seen in Washington, Anoka and Ramsey. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | 5-11 Ramsey BDC, 5-12 Cottonwood LJF, 5-16 Hennepin RA, 5-18 Stearns NH, 5-27 Anoka KL, 5-28 Houston GS. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Todd (Lake Osakis, NMH), Anoka; also seen in Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Nicollet, Houston. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | 8-7 Anoka RJ, 8-20 Houston DGW, 8-22 Wabasha WDM, 9-8 Washington SC, 9-9 Ramsey DGW, 9-24 Wabasha WDM, 10-5 Wabasha WDM. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | 5-17 Houston KG, 5-18 Ramsey BL; only reports. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding in Todd (Lake Osakis); also seen in Anoka, Wabasha, Houston. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 8-8 Nicollet JCF, 10-5 Wabasha WDM, 10-10 Dakota JD, 10-14 Wabasha WDM. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 5-2 Hennepin RA, 5-15 SM, 5-19 Mower RRK, 5-26 Anoka GP. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Seen in Anoka (Carlos Avery), Scott (Fisher Lake), Houston (Reno). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 10-12, 13, 15 Wabasha! (6) WDM, only report. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 4-28 Olmsted BE, 5-12 Wabasha DWM, 5:'!7 Hennepin ES. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Seen in Hennepin (Minn. River Valley NWR), Aitkin (Rice Lake NWR), Marshall (Agassiz NWR). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/13, 9/10 Nicollet JCF. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Reported 5/1 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 5/28 Houston KJ. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Seen in Houston, Hennepin, MAHNO MEN (one, 7/9, east of Waubun, D. Vosick) . | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 8/23 Houston (I ad., 4 juv.) FL, 8/28 Chisago (3) RG, 9/26 Wabasha DWM, 9/27 Hennepin (2) JD -all reports. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 5/9 Hennepin SC, 5/13 ES, 5/19 Houston AB. Wabasha BL, DZ, 5/23 Cottonwood WH, 5/26 Houston DGW, 5/26 and 27 KE -all reports. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | seen in Anoka, Hennepin, Houston and Watonwan (7/l RJ). | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/28 to 8/30 Wabasha (2 ad., 5 y.) WDM, 9/29 Watonwan (3) RJ. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | All reports: 5/6 Hennepin (I) SC, 5/9 Wabasha WDM, 5/17 Carver (I) KL, 5/26 Scott TTu, 5/28 Marshall (I) ANWR. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Sherburne (Clear Lake, RJ), Brown (Linden Lake, JP/AM). Also seen in Marshall (Agassiz NWR, JM), Anoka, Wabasha. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | All reports: 8/1-817 Isanti (one ad., two y.) RJ, KL, 9/18-9121 Wabasha (4) WDM. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | All reports: 4/28 Wabasha WDM, 5/7 Washington (1) JD, 5/8 (1) RG, 5/23 Ramsey RJ, 5/26 Hennepin fide SC, 5/27 Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (1) KE. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Seen only at Wood Lake, Hennepin Co. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | All reports: 5/14 Goodhue RG, 5/17-18 Wabasha (3) AP | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Seen in Wright and Hennepin. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | All reports: 8/22 - 9/9 Wright (max. 3) m.ob., 9/3 Wabasha (3) AP. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 5!30 Blue Earth MF; only report. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Nesting in Todd (L. Osakis, two adults with five young on 7/24, KE). Seen also at Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (6/ 1, JM), Anoka, Hennepin, Steele. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | One report: 8/8 Anoka (1) OS. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | All reports: 4/29 and 5/27 Kellogg, Wabasha Co. m.ob., 5/27 Houston KE, 5/29 Weaver, Wabasha Co. (2) m.ob. and Winona (2) fide AP. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Probable nesting in Houston; also seen in Winona, Blue Earth, plus 6/27 Polk AB. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | All reports: 8/6-28 Anoka (2) GP, SC, 8/30 Winona (2) CS. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Only report: nested in Houston. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | All reports: 5/4-5 Wabasha (max 8) AB, PS, 5/1 l Houston FL, 5/20-22 RiceTB, PB. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Observed in Martin, Rice, Meeker, Winona. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | All reports: 8/3-11 Anoka (two adults, two young) TT, KB, EL, 8/24 Winona CS, 9/4 Sherburne N. W. R. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | All reports: 5/17–30 La Crescent, Houston County KE, mob, 5/25 Winona CS. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Observed in Wright, Cottonwood, Blue Earth. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 Chippewa RG, RJ, 8/15–22 Cottonwood, Lyon County PE et al. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | All reports: 5/4–5/11 Houston FS, JB, 5/6 Steele KB, 5/16 Winona CS, 5/20 Winona KB. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Nested in Anoka (Carlos Avery WMA); also seen in Rice, Winona, 7/27 Stevens (fide PB). | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Only reports from Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area from 8/19–8/28 mob. Downy young seen in late August. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | All reports: 5/2 Winona CS, 5/10 Cottonwood ED, 5/20 Anoka DBM, 5/22 Winona CS, 5/24 Sibley RG. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Nested in Anoka, probable nesting in Houston; also seen in Hennepin, Blue Earth, Faribault. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | All reports: 8/27–9/28 Wood Lake Nature Center, Hennepin Co. (max 2) mob, Anoka (no dates) mob, 9/10 Winona JW, 9/25 Wright (3) ES. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | All reports: 4/25 Carver MB, 4/28 Hennepin TT, 5/7–14 Winona CS, JW. Number of reports down from last year. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Reported from Nicollet, Winona, Houston. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Number of reports up. Early south 5/3 Winona CS, 5/10 Freeborn ABa, 5/15 Rice JL; also reported from Anoka, Hennepin, Houston. Only north report 5/31 Otter Tail (2) SDM. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Pair seen throughout season near Fergus Falls in Otter Tail SDM; also observed in Wabasha. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Only reports: 4/11 Winona fide AH, 4/12 Washington DS. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Probable nesting in Wabasha; also observed in Olmsted, Winona. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Only reports: 8/23 Wabasha KO, 8/23–24 Winona (2) CS. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 5/19 Winona CS, (no date) Wabasha AH. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Only report: possible nesting in Wabasha. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Singles reported 5/21 Olmsted (Eastside WMA) SE, 5/22 and 5/31 Wabasha (Whitewater WMA) JLU, PS. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | New nesting record in Kandiyohi RE, RJF; also observed in Anoka, Washington, Wabasha, Houston. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Reported through 8/5 Kandiyohi (see summer report) DF and 9/6 Anoka (family group at Carlos Avery WMA) fide AH. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Four reports of single birds: 5/16–22+ Dakota (Vermillion Twp.) KG et al., 5/17 Kandiyohi (Prairie Woods near Willmar, same location as 1999) RE et al., 5/20 Rice (near Circle L.) TBo, 5/29 Wabasha (Whitewater WMA) MBW. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Two reports of lone birds: 6/23–24 Wabasha (Whitewater WMA) JLU, DBz, and 7/5 Dakota (140th St. marsh, same as spring report) SEL, mob. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Seen 8/26 – 9/3 Meeker (Minnesota L.) DMF et al., 9/4–9 Blue Earth (Beauford) DMA, RLE, MJF. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Singles seen 5/11 Olmsted (county road 9 marsh) JJS, 5/25 Winona (Whitewater W.M.A.) CRG. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Only reports from Meeker and 7/21 Nicollet ChH. [Corrected] | ||
| 2001 | Fall | All reports: through 9/28 Meeker (pair with 7 young, Minnesota L.) DMF et al., 9/28 Nicollet (Swan L.) RWS. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | All reports: 6/3 and 7/1 Wabasha (Whitewater W.M.A.) PHS, JLU, 6/4 Meeker (L. Hanson) DMF, 6/16 Meeker (Minnesota L.) DMF, 7/11 Houston (no location) OWB. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | All reports: 5/6 Freeborn AEB, DDM, 5/12 Mower RDK, RCK, 5/16 Olmsted PWP, 5/31+ Becker (Hamden Slough N.W.R.) †RHO, m.ob (The Loon 75:235). | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Pair observed throughout the summer in Becker (Hamden Slough N.W.R., originally found 5/31 †RHO) †PHS, m.ob., followed by early August reports of adults with six young at same location. Also reported 7/27+ Hennepin (Old Cedar Avenue Bridge) BBB, m.ob. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | All reports: family group lingered through 9/15 Becker (Hamden Slough N.W.R., please see summer report), one adult found 7/27 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave., BBB) observed through 9/17 m.obs. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All reports: 4/17 Olmsted OWB, 5/15 Winona (2 along state highway 76) KAK, 5/30+ Brown (nesting pair at Rosenau-Lambrecht W.M.A.) PRH et al., 5/31 Washington (100th St. S., east of Jamaica Ave.) PH. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Observed 6/1–7/21 Brown (pair with 8 chicks, Rosenau-Lambrecht W.M.A.) BTS, DAB, BWF, m.ob., 7/16 Stearns (Getty Twp.) BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Progeny of nesting pair (see summer report) last seen 9/28 Brown BTS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | All reports: 5/15 Rice TFB, 5/17 Kanabec (Rum River S.F.) †BWF, HHD, MKr, CAS, JJS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Record high number of reports: seen 6/19 Meeker (2 adults at East Lake Ripley) DMF, 7/16 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir) JWH, PWP, LS, 7/17–18 Le Sueur (Huoy L. and L. Jefferson) BJU, 7/20 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 7/27 Wright (Willma L.) DMF, 7/27+ Stearns (pair with up to six young at St. John's University) BR, HHD, m.ob. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | All reports: adult through 8/3 and six young through 8/25 Stearns (St. John's Arboretum) PCC, m.ob., adult with four young 9/3–17 Stevens (Morris) RBW. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Seen in 12 coun-ties. First nesting records for Otter Tail SPM, Yellow Medicine (Miller L.) BJU. Additional first county occurrences 6/11–29 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, ph. PHS, 7/4 Swift (Lubenow W.M.A.) ph. BJU, 7/16 Big Stone (West Toqua L.) BJU. Also reported from Chippewa, Nobles, Meeker, Le Sueur, Scott, Anoka, Olmsted. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Only north report: through 8/15 Otter Tail (pair with 4 young near New York Mills) TMc, †JMJ, SPM, m.ob. South reports from Big Stone (West Toqua L.), Lac qui Parle (Hantho W.M.A.), Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.), Waseca (max. 3 adults and 8 juveniles at Moonan Marsh, †JPS, m.ob.), Yellow Medicine (Miller Lake and Upper Sioux Agency S.P.). Last reported 10/5 Yellow Medicine BJU. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | Unusual location 5/29–31 St. Louis (Indian Point, Duluth) ph. LME, m.ob. | |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | 6 | Observed 6/1 St. Louis (Duluth, same bird as late May) JCG, 6/11 Watonwan (Antrim Twp.) MCBS, 6/17 Nicollet (Duck Lake) BJU, 6/25, 7/30 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 7/4 Meeker (Forest City Twp.) DMF, and throughout the season in Waseca (2, at Moonan Marsh) JPS, m.ob. |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | At least one bird from summer at Moonan Marsh in Waseca County last reported 8/4 RMD, 8/19 JWH. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | 6 | All south reports: 5/8 Nicollet (Swan Lake W.M.A.) RMD, 5/11–15 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 5/16 Big Stone ASc, 5/21 Blue Earth (2, Indian Lake W.M.A.) ChH, 5/28 Meeker (Belle Lake) DMF, 5/31 Houston DPG. Only north report: 5/21–23 Otter Tail (Underwood) PEi, DST. |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | Only record: 6/23 Meeker (East Lake Ripley) DMF. | |
| 2008 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 5/25+ Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ. | |
| 2009 | Summer | 2 | Pair with 8 young at Sherburne N.W.R. (Big Bluestem Pool) m.ob. Only other report: 6/13 Sibley ph. MSw. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 2 | Reported from two locations: 8/2–9/21 Sherburne (up to 8 individuals present at Sherburne N.W.R., likely a family group from summer season) PLJ, 10/16 Yellow Medicine LS. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | All reports from Lac qui Parle: 5/1 (location?) ASc, 5/7–8 Big Stone N.W.R. BJU. | |
| 2010 | Summer | 4 | Seen 6/2 – 7/9 Sherburne (Big Bluestem Pool, Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ, ASc, 6/12 – 7/3 McLeod PRH, ph. CMB, m.ob. 7/16–24 Sibley RBW, m.ob., 7/24 Houston (7, 3 ad. and 4 juv.) APa. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 4 | All reports: 8/2 Houston DBz, 8/2 – 9/30 Sherburne (three immatures resulting from breeding during summer season, Sherburne N.W.R.) AXH, PLJ, ASc, 8/4 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 9/10 McLeod RZi. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 4 | All reports: 4/27 Sherburne ASc, 4/30–5/3 Rice (River Bend N.C.) DAB, m.ob., 5/5 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 5/7 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) MJB, 5/9–10 Hennepin (Veteran's Memorial Park, Richfield) SBM, m.ob. | |
| 2011 | Summer | 4 | Found in Blue Earth, Brown, Lac qui Parle, Sherburne. First county breeding records for Blue Earth RMD, Nicollet (August observation) DBM. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 6 | Observed south in Blue Earth (535th Ave. south of Hwy. 60), Brown (Milford Twp.), Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.), Nicollet (Swan Lake), Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.), Swift (Lubenow W.P.A.). High count 8/28 Blue Earth (8, 1 adult and 7 young) JWH, DAB. Late south 10/10 Nicollet (winter-plumaged adult) RPR (median 9/8). | |
| 2012 | Spring | 3 | All south reports after recent median 5/7: 5/19 Blue Earth (Maple River W.M.A.) AnK, ChH and Houston (Blue Lake, La Crescent) WCM, 5/24–30 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) m.ob. | |
| 2012 | Summer | 6 | Observed in Blue Earth, Dakota, Sherburne, Sibley, Wabasha, Winona. First county breeding records for Dakota (7 or 8 young) SWe, Swift (1 young, September record) DBM. | |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | 6 | Only north report: 9/10 Grant (ad. in winter plumage, North Ottawa Impoundment) DBM. High counts of 9 on 8/3 Dakota JLO and 8/5 Dakota BAF refer to 2 adults with 7 young at 180th St. Marsh; last reported there 9/28 GJM, well past the recent south median 9/8. Also reported south in Sherburne (Big Bluestem Pool, Sherburne N.W.R.), Stevens (Morris Wetland District auto loop), Swift (Lubenow W.P.A.), Wabasha (Whitewater W.M.A.), Wright (Peyton Ave. SW). |
| 2013 | Spring | 4 | All reports: 5/13 Winona (Bartlet Lake) DBz, m.ob., 5/15 and 5/18 Houston (Mound Prairie Marsh) ANy, DBz, MGo, JWH, HHD, 5/21 and 5/26 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ASd, DLP, 5/26 Sherburne DWK. | |
| 2013 | Summer | 5 | Nested again in Sherburne. First county breeding record for Freeborn RPR. Also seen in Blue Earth, Nicollet, Winona. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 2 | Only reports were of one or two juveniles in Nicollet (Swan Lake, north boat access) 8/13 (2) through 9/3 (1) MiO, m.ob. and 10/5 Winona (2, Praire Island Campground) ph. JIs (median 9/8). | |
| 2014 | Spring | 3 | Found 5/8+ Sherburne (3, Sherburne N.W.R., Big Bluestem Pool where this species has been found annually since 2009) TLa, ph. JlB, ph. JPR, m.ob., 5/11+ Wabasha (2, Whitewater W.M.A., Dorer Pools) DBz, ANy, m.ob., 5/17 Fillmore (Kapper's Pond) JWH, ph. CWG, RMD, BWF, ChH. | |
| 2014 | Summer | 5 | Seen in Dakota, Sherburne, Washington, Winona, Wright. First county breeding from Wabasha (August record) ANy. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | 5 | Only north reports were 8/20–9/8 Todd (2 adults and max. 5 juveniles, Long Prairie, Imperial Rd.) ph. †BWF, m.ob. South reports 8/1–9/12 Sherburne (max. 3 ad. and 5 juv., second nesting this year at Big Bluestem Pool) PLJ, PMJ, JlB, m.ob.; 8/2–4 Washington (1 ad. and 3 juv., Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) MJB, JWH, m.ob.; 8/6 Nicollet (2, Swan Lake, north access) RBW; 8/8 Meeker (1 ad. and 2 juv., Poplar W.M.A.) MJB; 8/19 Wabasha (1 ad. and 4 juv., Whitewater W.M.A., Dorer Pools) ANy. |
| 2015 | Spring | 3 | All south 5/8–13 Olmsted (Kalmar Reservoir) ph. JPr, m.ob., 5/20 Dakota (180th St. Marsh) DVe, AlV, 5/23 Sherburne (Orrock) THl, VDo. | |
| 2015 | Summer | 3 | Observed in Houston, Nicollet, Wabasha. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 4 | All south 8/8 Wright (Albion W.M.A.) MJB, 8/9 Houston (2, La Crescent) ToL, 9/25, 10/1 Nicollet (Swan Lake W.M.A., adult) MiO, 10/24 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A., Pool 5) REH. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 1 | 2 | One north report 5/31 Grant (Niemacki Lake Park) †JFl. All south reports: 5/7–9 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) †TJo, †CMB, m.ob., 5/21 Wabasha (3, Whitewater W.M.A.) SHo. |
| 2016 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2017 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports 5/27–28 Houston (La Crescent) ph. KRE, m.ob., 5/29 Todd (West Union Lake) LiH. |
| 2017 | Summer | 1 | 7 | Seen in Grant, Houston, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington. First county breeding record 7/18 Stevens WPl. |
| 2017 | Fall | 1 | 4 | One north report 8/12 Todd (Quistdorff W.M.A.) AaL, m.ob. Four south reports were of family groups continuing from the summer: through 8/5 Houston (2, Shepard†™s Marsh) MJB, through 8/19 Kandiyohi (7, two adults with five young at Olson Wetland Restoration) KnM, m.ob., through 8/27 Stevens (3 juveniles, Alberta Marsh W.M.A.) DWK, HCT, PEB, through 9/25 Nicollet (max. 5, one adult and four young at Swan Lake) HHD, MiO, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Spring | 7 | All south 4/30–5/6 Cottonwood (C.R. 16, Mountain Lake) JuJ, m.ob., 5/5–12 Wabasha (2, Whitewater W.M.A.) JWH, m.ob., 5/6 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) KRo, 5/8 Wright (Albion W.M.A.) HHD, ToL, 5/12–21 Chippewa KRE, m.ob., 5/13–15 Freeborn (Arrowhead Point C.P.) RAE, HHD, 5/22 Cottonwood (Bat Lake) DAk, 5/26–28 Sherburne (Big Bluestem Pool) JCC, RCl. | |
| 2018 | Summer | 1 | 10 | Seen in scattered locations in central regions and South-central, Southeast. New county record 7/8 Traverse LiH. |
| 2018 | Fall | 6 | Â All south 8/2–9/2 Brown (5, two adults and three chicks, 2/5th St.) MiO, m.ob., 8/4–9/14 Kandiyohi (max. 5, one adult and four chicks, Olson wetland) RAE, GHo, 8/7–8 Faribault (390th Ave./150th St.) WAF, m.ob., 8/8 Freeborn (Arrowhead Point C.P.) RAE, MJB, 8/8–12 Watonwan (rural Lewisville) MiO, STa, 8/12 Steele (Ellendale wetland) HCT. | |
| 2019 | Spring | 4 | All south 4/27–5/8 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) DiS, m.ob., 5/5 Dakota (180th St. Marsh) DFN, 5/11 Wabasha (near Altura) JQn, 5/31 Nicollet (Swan Lake W.M.A.) ebd. | |
| 2019 | Summer | 8 |  Seen in Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Rice, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan. First county breeding records: 7/24 Carver WCM, 8/4 Waseca PSu. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | 5 | All north 8/14 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment, heard only) HHD. All south 8/1–12 Watonwan (320th St.) STa, BHe, ebd, 8/4–10 Freeborn (Arrowhead Point C.P.) DnS, m.ob., 8/4–25 Waseca (max. 2, Moonan Marsh) PSu, m.ob., 8/11 – 9/30 Carver (up to 6, Laketown Twp.) WCM, 9/21–24 Nicollet (2, Swan Lake) JJS, m.ob. |
| 2020 | Spring | 7 | All south 5/2 Nicollet (2, Swan Lake W.M.A.) KEm, JWH, 5/10–27 Sibley (1, Sand Lake) BWF, ANy, m.ob., 5/11–15 Steele (1, Ellendale W.T.P.) DBz, PSu, m.ob., 5/12–23 Lyon (2, Black Rush Lake W.M.A.) GWe, ph. †NMe, 5/20–25 McLeod (1, Ras-Lyn W.M.A.) ph. †DPG, DBz, 5/29–31+ Goodhue (2, Cannon Valley Trail) ebd, m.ob., 5/31 Waseca (1, Moonan Marsh) PSu. | |
| 2020 | Summer | 13 | Seen in all southern regions and Central. First county breeding record 8/9 Watonwan KEm. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 7 | All south 8/1–21 Meeker (max. 10, near Dassel) PKF, m.ob., 8/4–29 Nicollet (max. 2, Swan Lake) MJB, RBW, 8/9 Waseca (3, Moonan Marsh) PSu, 8/9 – 9/18 Watonwan (max. 7, 320th St.) KEm, STa, m.ob., 8/16 Steele (2, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) LiH, 8/23–29 Goodhue (max. 6, Cannon Valley Trail) GRe, KDS, ebd, 9/10 Lyon (1, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) MWS, JWa). | |
| 2021 | Spring | 1 | 9 | All south 5/1 Nicollet (Swan Lake W.M.A.) KEm, JWH, 5/5 Kandiyohi (Leif Mountain Preserve) RLF, REn, 5/8–17 Hennepin (Mother Lake) CMB, m.ob., 5/10 Freeborn (Freeborn Lake) EzH, LiH, 5/22–25 Olmsted (Eastside W.M.A.) SHo, m.ob., 5/23–26 Sibley (High Island W.P.A.) KEm, JWH, m.ob., 5/24 Stevens (Black Tern Marsh) KvM, LiH, TEg, 5/24–29 Washington (Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) GWe, m.ob. One north report 5/19–23 Becker (Bisson Lake W.M.A.) DBz, ANy, RMD, TWe, m.ob. |
| 2021 | Summer | 1 | 7 | Observed in Houston, Lyon, Otter Tail (2, Neumann W.P.A.), Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Washington, Wright. First county breeding records: 7/4 Sibley RBW, 7/26 Steele JmP. Map includes Wabasha breeding record from August. |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | 5 | One north report 8/5–28 Otter Tail (Neumann W.P.A.) KRE, m.ob. All south 8/1 – 9/5 Sibley (4, Sand Lake; family group continuing from summer) RBW, SLH, PRH, ebd, 8/14–27 Wabasha/Winona (max. 9, Whitewater W.M.A.) TWe, JtM, SDz, ebd, 8/30, 9/11 Wright (adult on 8/30, juvenile on 9/11, Clearwater Lake) HBu, 8/25–29 Sherburne (Stickney Lake) DOr, HHD, MJB, PLJ. |
| 2022 | Spring | 7 | All south 5/2–9 Meeker (2, Hurley Lake) PKF, SLH, BNn, ebd, 5/5–31 Wabasha (max. 2, Whitewater S.P.) DnS, EHi, MNb, 5/5 Waseca (1, Moohan W.M.A.) DFe, CRM, m.ob., 5/10–14 Lyon (max. 2, Black Rush W.M.A.) RJS, BDo, LiH, 5/13 Sibley RBW, 5/21–23 Hennepin (1, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) JMn, m.ob., 5/23 Freeborn (2, Arrowhead Point Park) JWH. | |
| Breeds locally south. State designation: Special Concern. | ||||
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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. |