The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Sandpipers | 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: Sandpipers |
| Dunlin(Calidris alpina) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Fall | A fairly late Dunlin was seen 12 Oct. by Avifaunal Club at Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle County and another the same day near Elbow Lake, Grant County. Both were in fall plumage. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | May 24 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund saw about 100; May 12 and 27, Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., spring and fall plumages, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | latest date, Nov. 11, Blackdog NSP Plant, Dakota Co., in company with above species, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 18, Lac qui Parle County, Avifaunal Club; May 19, Duluth, Bill Litkey and R. Huber; May 25, Minne· apolis, R. Janssen; May 30, Dorer Pools, Winona-Wabasha County line_. the Dahms. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Sep 29, Big Stone and Lac qui Parle Co.'s, Avifaunal Club; latest, Nov 9, Sibley Co., Avifaunal Club; Nov 17, Stevens Co., R. Grant. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-17 Hennepin Co, MAS; 5-7 Duluth, JCG; 5-10 Salt Lake, RG. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | latest spring dates, 6-5 Minneapolis, MAS; 6-6, Duluth, JCG; 6-6, Lac qui Parle Co, DP; 6-11, Stevens Co, RAG; fall dates, 8-5, Frontenac, Goodhue Co, CMJ. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9/24 Duluth, 2, FN; 11/6 to 11/9 Moorhead, 1, EGA; 11/7 Madison, Lac qui Parle Co, 2, RBJ. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 5/9 Stevens Co, ES; latest 6/1 Duluth, DP, WRP, RLH. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 8/28 Washington Co, 2, ACR (only report). | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 5-11 Washington Co, EMB; 5-14 Carver Co, EHH; 5-15 Washington Co, DB and Scott Co, JRR; latest 5-18 Sauk Centre, 42, RPR; 5-19 Jackson Co, NMH; 5-22 Carver Co, MHM. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-5 Dakota Co, RBJ; 7-6 Traverse Co, 1, RG, may be earliest fall date on record? December, 1966 | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 8-13 Mille Lacs Lake, 1, MIG; only fall report. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 4-25 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-11 Carver Co., RTH; 5-12 Wabasha Co., DGM and Duluth, JPP; 5-15 Marshall Co., A WR; late 5-29 Carver Co., RTH; 5-30 Stevens Co., JAH; 6-4 Duluth, KE. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-4 Hennepin Co., EMB; 5-5 Nicollet Co., BL; 5-20 Duluth, RL; 5-24 (150+) Duluth, CLH, PBH; 5-25 (25+) Carver Co., JH, RDT, and (18) Wash ington Co., DS; 5-27 Rice Co., FN/ MAS; 5-31 Pine Co., MIG; 6-1 Duluth, J CG. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 6-1 Duluth 4 JJG; 6-5 Duluth 4 RL; 6-9 Duluth MMC; fall: 8-8 Clay Co. EA. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 8-31 Cass 6 BAH; 9-1 Cass BAH; 9-20 Duluth BL, DB, BTV; 10- 10 Mille Lacs MI; 11-5 Hennepin RGL. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | early south 5-2 Washington GES; 5-10 Lyon PE; early north 5-12 Duluth MMC; 5-16 Duluth P. Getman, fide JG; peak 5-23 Duluth {150+) CH; late 5-31 Cottonwood LF; 5-31 Duluth RL; 6-2 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 6-2 Mille Lacs Ml; 6-3 Duluth RL. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 4 Duluth reports 10-28 (62), 11·2 (29) )G, MMC. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 4-18 Lac qui P arle KJG; 4-27 McLeod BDC; 5-2 Lyon HK; early north 5-14 Clay LW; 5-15 Morrison LR; late 5-30 Clay LW and Lyon PE; peak 5-25 Duluth (300) KE, JG, RR. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-5 Duluth, J. P. Perkins; 6-3 to 6-12 Aitkin TS, JB. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | early 7-3 Duluth; late south 9-29 Wright; 10-30 Lyon; late north 10-16 Grant; 10-22 Clay; 10-31 Duluth. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 6/6 Duluth; 7/10 Lyon, 7/23 Lake. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-3 Clay; 7-24 Hennepin. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Early 8-14 Anoka (10) (WHL). Peak 9-4 St. Louis (14) (JAB). Late 10-24 Mille Lacs (MI). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 5-4 Lyon KG, HCK; 5-11 Wabasha VL; 5-11 McLeod RBJ; early north 5-13 Aitkin L. Paynter; 5-14 St. Louis UMD, KE; 5-14 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Early 7-21 Rock KE; 10-6 Duluth LP; 10-12 Marshall AR; late north 10-24 Marshall AR; 11-2 St. Louis JG, RBJ; late south 10-19 Dakota PZ; 11-6 Big Stone KE. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 4-19 Lyon HCK; 5-5 Wabasha ETS, KG; early north 5-11 Aitkin JB; 5-13 St. Louis MMC; 5-17 St. Louis JJW; late 5-28 St. Louis GJN. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 8-10 Lyon HK; 8-25 Mille Lacs MI; late north 11-11 Mille Lacs MI; 11-16 Duluth DS; late south 10-18 Lincoln RJ; 11-1 Nicollett PE, KE. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 4-22 Lyon HK; 5 reports on 4-24; early north 5-7 Marshall MS; 5-13 St. Louis DS; 5-18 St. Louis JCG; late 5-26 St. Louis JG. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Early north 8-19 Duluth; late north 10-21 Aitkin and 10-31 Duluth; late south 10-31 Swift and 11-1 Anoka. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Late migrants 6-6 Otter Tail and Anoka; 6-13 Roseau and Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Late migrants South 6-1; North 6-6, 6-11, 6-20 (KRE). | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-27 Mower RRK, 5-4 Redwood LJF; early north 5-6 Otter Tail GMO and 5-13 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-31 Nicollet JCF and late north 5-31 Otter Tail SM. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Late migrants South: 6-3 Nicollet, 6-9 Lac qui Parle; North: 6-15 Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Early north 9-6 St. Louis KSS, 9-7 St. Louis KE; late north 10-20 St. Louis DGW, 10-30 St. Louis KE; late south 10-9 Hennepin PF, 11-7 Dakota SC. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-26 Lyon HK, Lac qui Parle BDC, JH, BL, ES; early north 5-7 Marshall ANWR, 5-17 St. Louis KE; late south 5-24 Rice RJ. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Late migrants: 6-7 Wilkin. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Early north 8-16 Pennington KSS; early south 8-29 Anoka KL; late north 10-18 St. Louis WN, LW, 10-23 KE; late south 10-18 Olmsted JF, 10-24 Nicollet JCF, 10-25 Rice RJ. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Early migrants North: 7-29 Pennington. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Early north 8/23 Wilkin KL, 8/24 Polk KL; early south 8/10 Chisago KL, 8/11 Cottonwood KL; late north St. Louis 10/1 KE, 10/22 RG, 10/27 Itasca TL; late south 10/25 Ramsey KL, 10/31 Cottonwood RJ. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Late migrants South: 6/1; North: 6/1; Duluth 6/5, 6/9, 6/24 (JCG). Early migrant (?): 7/5 (HCK). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/4 Lyon HK, 8/22, 9/6 Pennington KSS, 9/17 St. Louis DB, JP, 9/19 TBB, 10/9 LE, 10/19 KE, 10/24 Watonwan RJ, Marshall JM (no date) -all reports. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Late migrants South: 6/4, 6/5; North: 6/3, 6/7-9. Summered 6/13 -7/13 Duluth. Early migrants: 7/21 Nicollet, 7/22 Clearwater. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/28 Big Stone SWIMS, 5/5 Goodhue RJ; early north 5/6 St. Louis L. Hanson, 5/8 Ottertail GMO; late south 5/26 Nicollet (200) JCF, 5/31 Hennepin OJ, Anoka KL; late north 5/26 Polk, Clearwater AB, Roseau AJ, KSS, 5/27 St. Louis DB, DGW, 5/28 Aitkin JB. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | through 6/27 Duluth; 7/19 Anoka (KL). | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Early north 8/30 Lake of the Woods AJ, 10/2 Pennington KSS ; early south 8/14 Watonwan EB I K, 8/26 Washington RE; late north 11/3 St. Louis BL, 11/7 KE; late south 11/10 Fillmore RJ, 11/11 Dakota AB, ES, 11/12 TT, OZ. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Reported from seven counties. Early north 8/31 St. Louis KE, 9/29 Lake SWIMS; early south 8/18 Goodhue DZ, 9/11 Hennepin SC; late north 11/17 Cook KMH; late south 10/26 Watonwan RJ, 11/6 Blue Earth JCF. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Late Migrants: South, 6/1 Murray; North, 6/2, 4, 12 Duluth. Early migrants 7/20 Murray and Yellow Medicine (HK). All reports. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | All reports: 9/2 Cook KMH, 10/16-31 Duluth m.ob., 11/5 Duluth KE, KL, 10/18-23 Pine RG, RJ, 10/29 Lyon HK. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/25 Lac qui Parle AB, 5/2 Cottonwood RG, RJ; early north 4/24 Aitkin KR, 5/4 Wilkin GAM; late south 5/26 Steams NH and Le Sueur EK, 5/27 Blue Earth JCF; late north 5/22 Lake MM, 5/24 St. LouisAB. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | All reports : 8/28 Lyon HK, 9/19-20 St. Louis RSE, 9/27 - 10/22 Steele RJ, AP, 10/25 Cook RJ, 11/1-3 Anoka m.ob., 11/6 Mille Lacs WL, 11/8 Dodge AP. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/25 Mower RRK, 5/1 Goodhue DZ and Lac qui Parle SC; early north 4/25 Duluth GN, 4/30 Traverse RJ; late south 5/22 Winona AP and Wright ES, 5/23 Stearns NHi and Stevens AB; late north 5/28 Marshall BSE, 5/29 Polk and Red Lake AB. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Early north 8/12 Clearwater RJ, AP, 9/10 St. Louis AB; early south 8/16 Washington WL, 8/22 Dakota JD; late north 10/13 Becker RJ, 10/29 Cook KE; late south I Oil Freeborn AP, 10/25 Rice AP. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Scott RJ, 4/28 Lac qui Parle AB, CMB and Lyon HK, 5/2 Rock PG; early north 4/26 Pennington PS, 5/13 Clay LCF, Grant SDM and Wilkin MO; late south 5/26 Blue Earth MF, 5/27 Anoka GP, Goodhue and Wabasha AP, 5/3 1 Washington DS; late north 5/27 Red Lake AB, 5/28 Clearwater AB, 5/30 Lake DV. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Only reports: 6/7,9 Dakota. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | All reports: 6/1 Becker and Wilkin, 6/4 Cook, 6/9 Winona. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Early north 9/14 St. Louis RH, 9/17 Beltrami KB; late north 10/20 Lake KR, 10/21 St. Louis KE, 10/23 Polk PS; only south reports 10/18 Hennepin SC, 10/30 Meeker AB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 4/11 Lac qui Parle DN, 4/23 Martin BBo, 4/25 Big Stone TEB; early north 5/10 Kittson MCBS and Wilkin MO, 5/16 St. Louis DN; late south 5/27 Ramsey KB, 5/30 Stevens RJ, 5/31 Hennepin mob and Lac qui Parle HK; late north 5/27 Clearwater PS, 5/31 Marshall MCBS and St. Louis EL. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | All records: 6/5 Clay, 6/10 Roseau and St. Louis and Hennepin. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Early north 9/28 Cook KMH; early south 8/21 Renville; late north 10/4 Roseau PS, 10/17 Kittson RJ, 11/3 St. Louis KE; late south 10/9 Lac qui Parle AB, 10/29 Carver KR, 11/7 Goodhue BL. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 5/3 Kandiyohi CJ, 5/13 Olmsted JB, 5/19 LeSueur RJ. Early north 5/16 Clay LCF, 5/20 Becker DJ, 5/25 St. Louis DN. Late south 5/24 Ramsey KB, 5/31 Hennepin SC. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Only report: 7/19 Lyon. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Late north 10/16 Roseau KB, 10/16 Cook PB, 10/29 Cook RJ; late south 10/10 Carver WM, 10/24 Rice TB, 11/11 Sibley KB. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/30 Martin RG,RJ, 5/7 Hennepin TB, 5/9 Rice TB; early north 5/15 Roseau PS, 5/21 Clearwater DJ, 5/21 St. Louis TW; late south 5/24 Goodhue PBu, 5/27 Winona CS, 5/30 Anoka DN. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Only record: 6/1 Anoka. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | All reports north: 8/12–9/24 St. Louis mob. Late south 11/3 McLeod RG, 11/11 McLeod TT, 11/12 Stevens RG/RJ. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 4/9 (earliest date on record) Carver DBM, 4/16 Goodhue BF, 4/29 McLeod TT; early north 5/16 Cass SM/CE, 5/17 Polk SKS, 5/27 St. Louis DN. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Only reports: 6/1 Anoka, 6/3 Dakota. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 9/16 St. Louis WM, 9/28 St. Louis KB, 10/24 Cook KMH. Late south 10/14 McLeod TT, 10/27 Blue Earth (5) RJ, 11/4 McLeod KB. Fewer reports than usual. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/23 Rice RJ, 4/26 Brown DBM. Early north 5/18 Clearwater ABo and St. Louis TW. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Only report: 6/3 Dakota. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 10/21 Polk (peak of 180) KB, 10/26 Cook and Lake AH, PS. Late south 10/16 Hennepin SC, 10/26 Goodhue BL, 10/30 Winona CS. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 4/16 McLeod RJ, 4/19 Hennepin SC, 5/12 Jackson PS. Early north 5/18 Roseau NJ, 5/20 Wadena PBi. Peak count of 50 on 5/21 Sherburne fide AH and 5/24 Anoka DZ. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | All reports: 6/1 Clearwater and Polk, 6/2 St. Louis. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 11/1 Lake KE et al., 11/3 Cass PS, 11/10 Lake (same bird as 11/1?) AH, PS. Late south 11/4 Hennepin SC, 11/5 Meeker CMa. Peak count 10/18 Carver (32) PBu. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/3 (record early date) Jackson (1) KB, 4/25 Winona CK, 5/4 Nicollet DS. Early north 5/10 St. Louis PS, 5/11 Polk PS. Late south 5/31 Nicollet BBo. Peak count 5/16 Marshall (80) AH, PS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Record high number of reports. Spring migrants observed in eight counties; late migrant 6/9 Big Stone. Only fall record 7/27 St. Louis. Spring peak 6/2 Renville (40) AH. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late north 10/10 St. Louis KB, 10/25 Polk WM. Late south 10/24 Hennepin SC, 11/1 Faribault JDa. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Earliest date on record: 3/28 Le Sueur JDa fide KB. Otherwise arrived later than usual south and north, with all other reports in May. Peak counts 5/5 Meeker (50) DF, 5/28 Lyon (87) RgS. Higher than usual numbers were also reported 5/21–28 Dakota (max. 35) mob. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Spring migrants recorded in six counties; late migrant 6/8 Stearns. Peak count 6/1 St. Louis (20) PS. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Only one report before October. Early north 10/9 Polk PS. Early south 9/26 Lyon RgS. Late north 10/31 Cook mob. Late south 11/1 Lyon RgS, 11/3 Rice MF. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | More observations and higher counts than usual. Reported from 24 south and 12 north counties throughout the state. Early south 4/8 Nobles KE et al., 4/26 Houston KK and Meeker DF. Early north 4/30 Kanabec CM, next seen 5/9 in two counties. Many reports during 5/13–19 in Yellow Medicine, including a record high count 5/17 (450 at Miedd L.) PS, with 141 still present on 5/19 (PC). Other noteworthy counts 5/12 Faribault (125) PS, 5/13 Lyon (113) RgS, 5/17 Big Stone (185) PS. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | June migrants observed in Marshall, Becker; plus late migrants 6/12 St. Louis PHS, 6/19 Big Stone KJB (both records one adult in alternate plumage). | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Only north reports: 10/1 Polk PHS, 10/30–31 Aitkin CRM, WEN. Found in eight south counties. High count only 14 on 10/13 in Lac qui Parle BEO. Early south 8/11 Anoka KJB. Late south 11/1 Lac qui Parle BEO, 11/3 Meeker RBJ. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from 15 south and 9 north counties, and in all regions except Southwest. Early south 4/23 Dakota ADS, CRM, 4/24 Freeborn AEB. First seen north 5/11 Norman RBJ, 5/13 St. Louis PHS. Numbers down compared to last spring; peak 5/25 Wabasha (50) CRG. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | All reports: 6/1 Meeker, 6/2 Clay and Wilkin, 6/3 Marshall. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Only north reports: 10/6 Lake JWL, 10/13, 10/29 St. Louis m.obs. Seen in only six south counties; latest 11/4 Lyon RJS. All counts single digits. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | First winter record 12/15–16 St. Louis (Park Pt., Duluth) ph. †MS. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Seen in 27 south and 16 north counties. Early south 4/7 Dakota ADS, SWe, 4/20 Meeker DMF, 4/22 Lincoln KJB. Early north 5/2–4 Traverse (1 at Mud L.) KJB et al., 5/8 Traverse (147 at Mud L.) KJB. Late south 5/31 Dakota ADS and Rice TFB, also see summer report. Record high count 5/22 Traverse (523 at Mud L.) KJB. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | More than twice the usual number of reports, all early June migrants; seen in Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Todd, Douglas, Hennepin, Washington, Dakota, Brown. Late migrant 6/16 St. Louis (2) BCM; peak count 6/2 Hennepin (7) SLC. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Numbers down for the second consecutive fall. Reported from only 16 counties. Early north 8/20 Marshall SAS. Early south 9/7 Carver RMD and Dakota ADS. First juvenile 9/12 Lincoln KJB. High count 10/20 Blue Earth (22) CRM, LBF. Late north 10/27 Cook JWL, 11/2 Lake CRM et al. Late south 11/11 Brown BSm, 11/12 Houston (4) FZL, 11/12–13 Dakota ADS. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Seen in 18 south and 9 north counties. Early south 4/19 Stearns PCC, 4/22 Winona JJS. Early north 5/3 Marshall ALE, 5/6 Traverse (5/2 on South Dakota side of Mud L.) KJB. Late south 5/31 Dakota, Hennepin and Rock m.ob., also see summer report. High counts 5/26 Big Stone (379) KJB, 5/27 Marshall (609 at Agassiz N.W.R., record-high count) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Spring migrants observed in nine counties; late migrant 6/11 Todd BWF. Exceptional mid-summer record 7/1 Hennepin OLJ. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Except at L. Byllesby in Dakota County, scarce for the third consecutive fall, especially in the Northwest and along the North Shore of L. Superior, where single birds on one or two dates were typical. Reported from only 14 counties (16 last fall). Early north 9/14 Marshall (1) PHS, JMJ, 10/2 Lake (only one this season) JWL. Early south 8/30 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, 9/10 Olmsted PWP. Highest reported count 11/4 Dakota (275 at L. Byllesby) fide AXH. Late north 11/2 St. Louis (1) TWa fide DRB, only Duluth report. Late south 11/14 Goodue (1) and Sherburne (1) BRL, 11/18 Dakota (39, latest south date and second latest for state) ADS. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Excellent numbers reported from 30 south and 13 north counties in all regions. Record-early basic-plumaged bird 3/20 Dakota (L. Byllesby) ph. JPM. Additional arrivals 4/8 Big Stone KJB, 4/10 Freeborn AEB. Early north 4/18 Traverse †KJB, 4/29 Otter Tail EJE, 5/2 Douglas SPM. Highest reported counts 5/22 Big Stone (1183 on survey route) PHS, JMJ, 5/24 Lac qui Parle (815 at Perry W.M.A.) BJU. Counts >200 on four conscutive Big Stone Surveys and >100 in Dakota, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Polk, Traverse. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Spring migrants 6/1 Big Stone (206) PHS, 6/1, 6/6 Lac qui Parle (570 on 6/1) BJU, as well as Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Brown; fall migrants reported in Becker, Big Stone, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Relatively scarce for the fourth consecutive fall, especially along the North Shore of L. Superior. Reported from 15 counties (14 last fall, 16 in Fall 2002). Early north 8/21 Traverse (1) PCC, then no reports until October. Early south 8/28 Lac qui Parle (juvenile — rarely found in Minnesota) ph. PHS, JMJ, 9/18 Cottonwood (1) HCT. Highest reported count 10/20 Lac qui Parle (101) PHS. Late north 10/21 Polk PHS, 10/26 Mille Lacs CRM. Late south 11/6 Dakota (3) BRL, 11/8 Brown (2) BTS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Excellent showing in western regions for the second consecutive spring; reported from 22 south and 10 north counties. Early south (median 4/21) 4/30 Dakota JOt, ADS and Rock m.obs. Early north (median 5/10) 5/7 Grant JEB, 5/8 Traverse PHS. Highest reported counts 5/29 Big Stone (527) KJB, 5/30 Grant (560 at Towner Slough) and Traverse (375 at Mud L.) KJB. Counts in Grant > 320 on four consecutive days in late May KJB. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Northbound migrants 6/4 St. Louis JLR, JiS, 6/4 Rice DAB, 6/4 Lac qui Parle DWK, 6/7 Meeker DWF, 6/16 Swift BJU, 6/28 Marshall BWF. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Relatively scarce for the fifth consecutive fall, especially along the North Shore of L. Superior, where only a handful seen in early October. Reported from 15 counties (15 last fall, 14 in Fall 2003, 16 in Fall 2002, 8 in Fall 2001). Early north 9/13 Wilkin RBJ. Early south 10/2 Big Stone (1) PHS. High count 10/21 Big Stone (147) PHS. Late north 11/4 Beltrami (6) JEB, RBJ. Late south 11/7 Dakota (4) JPM, 11/5–9 Brown (1) BTS. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Poor showing in western regions compared to last two springs; reported from 25 south and 5 north counties. Early south 4/12, 4/19–20 Dakota JPM, m.ob., 4/22 Brown BTS and Lac qui Parle m.ob. Early north 5/17 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) GT, 5/19 Todd BWF. Highest reported count 5/21 Dakota (230) SWe, but all other counts <100. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Seen in 12 counties. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Lac qui Parle (2) PCC, PHS; late north 6/10 Becker (3, Hamden Slough N.W.R.) PHS. Potential record-early fall migrant 7/15 Becker †PHS, JMJ; next reported 7/25 Cook KCR. All counts <12 birds. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Scarce for the sixth consecutive fall, especially along the North Shore of L. Superior. All counts <15 birds. All north reports: 8/15 Crow Wing (2) JSB, 9/23 St. Louis MLH, JLS, 9/24 Marshall (1) PHS, JMJ. Observed in 11 south counties beginning 9/4 Lac qui Parle (4) BJU, 9/14 Yellow Medicine BJU. Late south 11/10 Brown BTS and Hennepin DWK, 11/11–15 Dakota (max. 5) m.ob., 11/12–15 Brown (5) BTS. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 9 | 25 | Early south 4/19 Rice DAB, 4/20–21 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) CMB, 4/21 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 4/21). Early north 5/15 Marshall (48) PHS and Todd JJS, 5/18 Lake JWL and Marshall m.ob. (median 5/10). High counts 5/20 Traverse (61, Mud Lake) PHS, 5/21 Marshall (80, Agassiz N.W.R.) TCL, PHS, CLW. Relatively poor showing in western regions for second consecutive spring. |
| 2007 | Summer | 2 | 4 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/9 Big Stone PHS and Brown BTS; late north 6/13–14 St. Louis PHS. Only fall migrant: 7/30 Big Stone BJU. |
| 2007 | Fall | 6 | 9 | Early north 8/30 St. Louis (juvenile) ph. PHS. Early south 9/16 McLeod PRH, 9/17 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 10/21 St. Louis (2) FKB, Lake of the Woods (6) BJU. Late south 10/13 Yellow Medicine (25, high count), Lac qui Parle (3), and Big Stone (8) PHS, PCC. |
| 2008 | Spring | 15 | 24 | Early south (median 4/19) 4/17 Dakota (5, Lake Byllesby) JLO, 4/18 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) CMB. Early north (median 5/10) 4/27 Lake (Two Harbors golf course) JWL and Polk (2, Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) LS, ALD, KRE. High count 5/27 Lac qui Parle (137) PHS. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2008 | Summer | 2 | 8 | Most reports ever. Found in St. Louis, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Renville, Wright, Hennepin, Brown, Blue Earth, Steele. High count 6/1 Wright (30) †DWK. Northbound migrants: late south 6/6 Lac qui Parle BJU; late north 6/12 St. Louis (4) PHS. |
| 2008 | Fall | 3 | 9 | All north reports: 8/31 Marshall m.ob., 9/1 Marshall HHD, 9/21 St. Louis PHS, 10/16 Cass DAY. Early south (median 8/28) 8/22 Big Stone PHS, 9/13 Pope (3) MJB. First juveniles 10/11 Lac qui Parle (11) PCC. High count 10/18 Lac qui Parle (61) PHS. Late south 11/9 Dakota DAB, ADS, JWH (median 11/5). |
| 2009 | Spring | 13 | 32 | Early south (median 4/19) 3/27 Brown (2, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) ph. BTS, 4/17 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) CMB. Early north (median 5/10) 5/9 Douglas PEJ, DFN, 5/13 Cass BAW. See summer report for late migrants south and north. High count 5/24 Marshall (480) m.ob. |
| 2009 | Summer | 4 | 16 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 in 3 counties, 6/20 Yellow Medicine (1) PCC; late north 6/12 Marshall (3) PHS, JMJ, 6/14 St. Louis (1) PHS. High count 6/1 Kandiyohi (275, Olson L. WPA) DBW. |
| 2009 | Fall | 3 | 3 | All north reports: 8/2 Otter Tail FVS, 8/11 St. Louis JKa, 9/19 Cass BAW, 9/22 St. Louis KRE, 10/15 St. Louis MJB, 10/27 St. Louis KJB (median 10/31). All south reports: 9/21 Ramsey CRM, 10/18 Ramsey (9, White Bear Lake) RBW, 10/19 Dakota JLO, 10/24 Brown BTS, 11/8 Ramsey DBz (median 11/5). |
| 2010 | Spring | 13 | 26 | Early south (median 4/19) 4/16 Dakota (3, Lake Byllesby) CMB, 4/18 Dakota CRM, SWe. Early north (median 5/10) 5/16 Cass (12, Boy Bay, Leech Lake) BAW, 5/17 Douglas JEB. High counts 5/23 Marshall (1,055 at Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, SAS, PHS, 5/22 Dakota (240) JPM. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2010 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Northbound migrants 6/1 Lac qui Parle (3) BJU, 6/4, 6/5 Cook RBJ, SLP, JWH, JaL, JEB. |
| 2010 | Fall | 3 | 7 | All north reports: 9/19 Cass (2) DAY (after early median 9/2), 10/5 St. Louis (40th Ave. West) JWL, 10/30 Douglas JPE and St. Louis (Superior Entry) PHS (before median late north 10/31). Early south (median 8/25) 8/20 Dakota RZi. Late south 11/6 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) BAF (median 11/5). |
| 2011 | Spring | 16 | 29 | Early south (median 4/19) 4/29 Dakota CMB, then 4/30 in several counties. Early north (median 5/10) 4/28 Morrison (Bowlus) MJB, FGo, 5/16 Otter Tail DST. High count 5/25 Becker (100) KVH. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2011 | Summer | 2 | 3 | Northbound migrants in Aitkin, Cook, Lac qui Parle, Stearns, Watonwan. Late south 6/10 Lac qui Parle BJU; late north 6/5 Aitkin LS. |
| 2011 | Fall | 5 | 8 | Early north (median 9/2) 8/27 Marshall (3, Warren) and Polk HHu, 9/15 St. Louis ABL, KJB. Early south (median 8/25) 8/21 Dakota SWe, 9/4 Lincoln (2, Gislason Lake) BJU. No significant counts. Late north 10/6 St. Louis (Duluth) SCZ, 10/24 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge / Lester River Census) KJB (median 10/31). Late south 11/8 Big Stone DLP, 11/12 Big Stone (2) BJU (median 11/5). |
| 2012 | Spring | 17 | 36 | South reports 3/28 Dakota (3, Randolph) BRL, 3/31 Carver and Hennepin CMB, 4/3–6 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 4/7 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) PDK followed by several reports all before recent median 4/19. Record early north 4/10 Otter Tail GO, followed by several reports before recent median 5/10. High count 5/11 Dakota (25, Lake Byllesby) BAF, SHF. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2012 | Summer | 5 | 3 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Carver KDS; late north 6/11 Becker (8) PaT, PrT. Mid-summer reports 7/8 Nicollet (1) RAE, 7/13 Aitkin MJB, cannot be satisfactorily classified (The Loon 74:65–82). Only southbound migrant 7/26 Lac qui Parle PLJ. |
| 2012 | Fall | 5 | 10 | See summer report for early southbound migrants well before recent median north (9/2) and south (8/25). Late north 10/28 Cook WCM, BWF, 11/13 Lake JWL. Late south 11/14 Ramsey BRL, 11/18–22 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 11/5). |
| 2013 | Spring | 11 | 30 | Two south reports well before recent median 4/19: 4/4 Jackson PEJ, 4/7 Brown BTS. Early north (median 5/10) 5/10 Crow Wing ANy, JSB, 5/16 Grant WCM. High count 5/22 Sherburne (57, Princeton W.T.P.) PLJ. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/6) and north (median 6/4). |
| 2013 | Summer | 3 | 4 | Seen in Becker, Big Stone, Lake, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Wright. Late spring migrants 6/8 Wright (3) PCC, 6/15 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) ph. CMn. |
| 2013 | Fall | 2 | 11 | Early north 8/18 Grant JMJ, then none until 10/26 Cook (Lutsen W.T.P.) when reported by 9 individuals. Early south (median 8/25) 8/29 Jackson (3) JSn, Lac qui Parle DLP, 9/5 Nicollet MiO, Steele DWK. High count 10/13 Freeborn (6) ANy. November reports south 11/3 Mower (4) JWH, 11/6 Brown BTS, 11/14–11/16 Dakota (Lake Byllesby R.P.) BRL, †BAF (median 11/5). |
| 2014 | Spring | 22 | 29 | Early south (median 4/19) 4/18–19 Dakota GHo, m.ob., 4/19 Lac qui Parle LAG, CRM, JMs, 4/20 Dakota PEJ, 4/21 Lyon (3, Sham Lake) GWe. Early north (median 5/10) 5/12–14 St. Louis KJB, m.ob., 5/17 Morrison MJB, FGo, 5/18 Clay DFe. High counts 5/22 Grant (150, North Ottawa Impoundment) MO, 5/19 Sibley (120, Sand Lake) DWK. See summer report for late northbound migrants. |
| 2014 | Summer | 5 | 3 | All reports were of northbound migrants 6/1–3 with all counts single digits. Observed in Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lake, St. Louis, Stearns. |
| 2014 | Fall | 4 | Few reports, and none from the north. Early south (median 8/25) 9/29–10/1 Brown BTS, 10/5 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) BAF. Highest tally only five. Late south 10/25 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) DPa, Stearns PCC, 10/29 Dakota (2) BAF (median 11/5). | |
| 2015 | Spring | 12 | 31 | Early south (median 4/19) 4/17 Dakota GHo, DVe, 4/18 Nicollet WCM, 4/19 Big Stone DLP, Hennepin PEJ, Stearns ToL. Early north (median 5/10) 4/18 Marshall BSi, 5/7 St. Louis (4) JLK, 5/9 Becker (2) HeH, ShG. High counts 5/22 Jackson (638, Heron Lake area) KJB, 5/25 Hennepin (400, Bass Ponds, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.; conservative estimate, counted by fives) BAF. Late south 5/31 Big Stone DLP, Brown BTS, MiO (median 6/6). Late north 5/31 Itasca SC, St. Louis LMS, ToL (median 6/4). See summer report for latest migrants, north and south. |
| 2015 | Summer | 4 | 3 | Reported from Benton, Brown, Cook, Douglas, Marshall, McLeod, Todd. Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Benton HHD, RAE; late north 6/7 Cook JPR. |
| 2015 | Fall | 4 | 12 | One north report in late July, then none until 9/17 Carlton JEB, 9/25 St. Louis (Park Point) m.ob. Early south (median 8/29) 8/2 Isanti MJB, 9/25 Redwood JEB. High count 10/23 Dakota (102, Lake Byllesby, counted individually) BAF. Late north 10/20 Grant (7) RAE, HHD, 10/26 St. Louis JLK. Late south 11/11 Lac qui Parle (30, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP, 11/21 Lyon GWe (median 11/7). |
| 2016 | Spring | 14 | 38 | Early south (median 4/16) 4/10–14 Goodhue / Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BDo, m.ob., 4/12 Swift DLP, 4/15 Hennepin (2) CMB, KvM, Yellow Medicine (4) GWe. Early north (median 5/11) 4/17–20 Crow Wing ph. EGa, PSP, 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/12 Wilkin ANy, DBz. High count 5/8 Yellow Medicine (68, Miedd Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/31 Cook (4) JWL, St. Louis (2) PNi, but also see summer report. |
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | 6 | Reported from Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, St. Louis, Stevens, Wright, Yellow Medicine. Late spring migrant 6/11 Lac qui Parle JCC. Mid-summer reports 7/14 Big Stone (4) CRM, 7/16 Wright PLJ would rank amongst the earliest ever if representing fall migration; these are best left unclassified since age, molt and condition of plumage were not described. |
| 2016 | Fall | 4 | 10 | See summer report for early south migrants well before recent median (8/28). Early north 9/12 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ALx, 9/22 St. Louis BMu. High count 10/29 St. Louis (96, Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. Late north 11/3 Lake (Castle Danger W.T.P.) JLK, 11/8 Grant (2) WPl. Late south 10/30–31 Carver DWK, WCM, 11/2 Big Stone (8) DLP, 11/6 Big Stone (7) DLP, 11/25 Blue Earth (south of Lake Crystal) ph. APi (median 11/8). |
| 2017 | Spring | 21 | 35 | Early south (median 4/16) 4/12 Scott RBW, Stearns DBz, 4/13 Dakota (2) BAF, Lyon (4) GWe. Early north (median 5/10) 4/10-17 Grant (increasing numbers at North Ottawa Impoundment) DBz, ANy, m.ob., 4/28 Wilkin (Rothsay W.M.A.) MO. First north report away from West-central region 5/13 Aitkin SC. High counts 5/23 Clay (161, in two flocks, Ulen) ShG, HeH, 5/18 St. Louis (118, in two flocks, Park Point R.A.) JLK. See summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2017 | Summer | 7 | 5 | Observed in all regions except North-central, Southeast. Late spring migrants 6/12 Marshall KnM, 6/16 Grant LiH, ASu. Unclassified mid-summer report 7/2–11 Watonwan (1) LiH, ASu, m.ob. Southbound migrants: early north 7/30 Marshall JMJ; early south 7/30 Lyon GWe. |
| 2017 | Fall | 2 | 10 | First southbound migrants appeared north and south in July. Subsequent early north 8/10 St. Louis JPR, 9/22 St. Louis AxM, ALx, and early south 8/2 Lac qui Parle LiH, ASu, 8/4 Lyon GWe. High counts 11/5 Olmsted (10, Silver Creek Reservoir) JmP, 10/20 Grant (8, North Ottawa Impoundment) MO. Late north 11/5 Grant (4) CNn, St. Louis (2) ebd, 11/6 Beltrami REn. Late south 11/8 Mower (3) KnM, ASu, Olmsted (3) JmP, 11/13 Lyon GWe (median 11/8). |
| 2018 | Spring | 24 | 38 | Early south (median 4/16) 4/22 Watonwan ANy, DBz, 4/23 Dakota PEJ, 4/24 Dodge RBW, BAb. Early north (median 5/10) 4/19–29 Grant (max. 15, North Ottawa Impoundment) REn, m.ob. High counts 5/18 Wright (196, Pelican Lake) RCl, 5/21 Lyon (approx. 150, Marshall) GWe. See summer report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2018 | Summer | 2 | 6 | Found in Dakota, Grant, Lyon, St. Louis, Sibley, Stearns, Watonwan, Wright. Northbound migrants: late south 6/5 Sibley RBW; 6/12 St. Louis (1) ArL. Fall migrants 7/31 Lyon (4) GWe. |
| 2018 | Fall | 11 | 21 |  See summer report for early south migrants. Early north 9/17 St. Louis ClN, 9/19 Grant (2) JPr. High count 10/29 Steele (76, Armstrong Project) DAB. Late north 11/2 Grant (7) MO, 11/5 Grant (13) LiH, ASu, 11/6 Clay TCL (median 10/28). Late south 11/5 Big Stone (4) DLP, Cottonwood (5) LHl, 11/5–6 Steele (max. 7) RBW, m.ob., 11/7 Carver JCy (median 11/9). |
| 2019 | Spring | 11 | 31 | Early south (median 4/16) 4/15 Houston SHo, 4/22 Le Sueur (2) BHe, 5/2 Olmsted LHl, m.ob. Early north (median 5/10) 4/20 Wilkin KRE, m.ob., 5/9 St. Louis (3) RHg. High counts 5/17 Dakota (57) PEJ, 5/23 Watonwan (55, C.R. 1/0) JCC. See Summer Report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2019 | Summer | 3 | 2 |  Observed in Becker, Brown, Dakota, Grant, St. Louis. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Brown (1) STa; late north 6/24 Grant (1) RAE, CNn, †STa. |
| 2019 | Fall | 2 | 6 | All north reports: 10/19 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) KnM, m.ob., 10/30 St. Louis JuG, 11/5 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WCM. Early south (median 8/22) 8/20 Lyon (Sham Lake) GWe, 9/2 Lyon (Island Lake) GWe, Yellow Medicine (2) GWe. Highest tallies only of two individuals. Late south 10/17 Big Stone DLP, 10/20 Pipestone VKl, 10/31 Hennepin ebd (median 11/8). |
| 2020 | Spring | 14 | 40 | Early south (median 4/16) 4/8 Yellow Medicine GWe, 4/11 Dakota ASu, Freeborn (2) PEJ, Jackson KEm, JWH, Lyon (2) NMe, Yellow Medicine (7) FFa, m.ob. Early north (median 5/9) 4/28 Kittson MGi, 5/2 Clay ebd, Grant NaH. High counts 5/20 Redwood (180, Timm Lake) WCM, 5/15 Freeborn (170) PEJ. See summer report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2020 | Summer | 2 | 4 | Observed in Big Stone, Clay, Kanabec, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine. Late spring migrants 6/6 Kanabec SPS, 6/7 Stearns PCC. Only fall migrant 7/30 Yellow Medicine GWe. |
| 2020 | Fall | 6 | 21 | Early north (median 8/30) 9/4 – 10/5 Grant (max. 4) MTe, m.ob., 9/4–6 Otter Tail (max. 4) ShG, m.ob., 10/5 Lake JWL. See summer report for earliest south migrant; subsequently reported 8/4 Lyon (2) GWe, 8/22 Sibley (two locations) RJS, NMe. High count 10/1 Yellow Medicine (30, Timm Lake) RJS. Late north 10/25 Cook (2) PEJ, 10/26 St. Louis (9, Mud Lake) JLK, 11/7 St. Louis (Stony Point) TRK, StK (median 10/29). Late south 11/7 Dakota (3) PRH, m.ob., 11/8 Hennepin ebd, Sibley (3) DWK, m.ob. (median 11/8). |
| 2021 | Spring | 25 | 37 | Early south (median 4/15) 3/26 – 4/4 Meeker ph. PKF, m.ob., 4/6 Stevens REn, m.ob., 4/7 Dakota (3) TWe, BLz. Early north (median 5/7) 4/28 – 5/5 Grant (max. 15) WPl, m.ob., 5/2 Clay ebd, 5/5 Aitkin KCR, LBa. High counts 5/20 Yellow Medicine (165, Curtis Lake) RJS, 5/20 Sibley (120, High Island Lake) DWK. See summer report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2021 | Summer | 10 | 18 | Observed in all regions. High count 6/3 Lac qui Parle (150, Big Stone N.W.R.) ebd. Late spring migrants 6/10 Hennepin DWK, 6/10, 6/12 Grant JMy, ebd. Only fall migrant 7/31 Lac qui Parle PLJ. |
| 2021 | Fall | 4 | 12 | Early north (median 9/2) 9/6 Cook ebd, 9/13 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) IDv, 10/12 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) IDv. See summer report for earliest south migrant; subsequently reported 8/10 Wright ToL, 8/14 Kandiyohi (2) ebd. High count 10/22 Brown (22, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS. Late north 10/16 Marshall HHu, 10/26 St. Louis (3) StK, 10/30 Mille Lacs HHD (median 10/31). Late south 11/7 Big Stone (2) DLP, Brown (3) BTS, RBW, 11/14 Dakota PEJ (median 11/8). |
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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. |