Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Nightjars Occurrence
This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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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
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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
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Vireos
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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: Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
[Common Nighthawk (Eastern)]
 [Common Nighthawk (Sennett's)]
Common Poorwill
 Chuck-will's-widow
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Eastern Whip-poor-will(Antrostomus vociferus)
YearSeasonNS
1937SummerOn July 22 at the St. Croix Nat'!. Park, Erickson found a young whip-poor·will that was begin­ning to feather.
1961Springheard 23 May in Washington County by Dean Honetschlager and seen 26 May at Dunraven, Washington County by Brother Theodore. Common Nighthawk seen very early by Brother Theodore at Dunroven, Washington County on 21 April, about 30 birds. Dr. Ward Tanner saw them 19 May at Kasota. Dean Honetschlager saw them on 13 May in Washington County. Chimney Swifts first arrived in Duluth on 18 May when seen by Jan Green. Dean Honetschlager saw them in Washington County on 12 May. Dr. Rysgaard saw them on 15 May near Northfield and A. C. Roenwinkel saw them on 6 May near the Twin Cities. Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
1961FallA. C. Rosenwinkel reports that John Hall heard one calling near Highwood, Ramsey County on 3 July.
1962SpringMay 12 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 23 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager.
1962SummerLast half of June, Coon Rapids, Anoka Co., nest with eggs, then young, Larry Hassing, Jr.
1963SpringMay 1, Willmar, Kandi yohi County, Ben Thoma; May 5, Anoka County, Avifaunal Club; May 11, Rice County, 0. Rustad; May 13, Washing ton County, D. Honetschlager.
1963SummerMabel Goranson heard one calling near her home in Shatley, Beltrami County, near the south shore of Lower Red Lake in mid-June. She did not record any subsequent to that time. Those that usually nest in the Anoka Sand Prairie just north of Coon Rapids have called into late July, but Avifaunal Club members have been unable to locate them into August. Common Nighthawk.-Lake Co., Fernberg road, near u"'ncle Jud's Creek, July 24, nest on open rock ledge with 2 downy young, John C. Green. Winona, rooftop nest with 2 eggs on May 26, Henry Fegre. Ramsey Co., June 17, several young flying clumsily about with adults and on July 6, 2 large young in a rooftop nest, gone by July 11, A. C. Rosenwinkel.
1963FallSept. 26, Washington Co., heard singing, Oliver Charley fide A. C. Rosenwinkel
1964Spring4-25 Pickwick, PW; 5-3 Duluth, DM; 5-4 Rochester, JPF; 5-7 Two Harbors, RK; 5-8 Cloquet Forest, GWG; 5-15 Anoka Co, LJ; 5-16 Goodhue Co, RBJ; 5-17 Washington Co, DH; 5-17 Beltrami Co, MG; 5-19 Warroad, JR.
1964SummerWinona Co, Gilmore Valley, all summer, GD; 6-27, Ely, St. Louis Co, HEP.
1965Springearliest 4-12 Warroad, JLR (exceptional); next record 4-29 Mpls, MEH.
1965Falllatest 9-1 Washington Co, WWL; 9-13 Holt, Marshall Co, DLO and 9-25 Rochester, JPF.
1966Springearliest 5-7 Hennepin Co, DB; 5-8 Winona, GD, GG, FV; 5-12 Olmsted Co, 1 banded, JPF.
1966Summer6-4 Pine Co, RG; 6-10 to 6-12 Washington Co, WWL; present in Wabasha Co, DGM. Reported heard from Greenbush, Roseau County during June and July, Mrs. Stanley.
1967Springearly 5-20 St. Louis Co., NJH and Roseau Co., PEB; 5-21 Hennepin Co., HFH and Washington Co., DH; 5-24 Marshall Co., A WR.
1967Summer6-29, 7-16 Wabasha Co., heard, DGM; also reported from Crow Wing Co.
1968Spring early 5-1 Anoka Co., WHL; 5-9 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-10 Houston Co., FL and Sherburne Co., KE; 5-11 Houston Co., VL; 5-12 Beltrami Co., MG.
1968Summer reported only from Winona, Pine and Beltrami Co's.
1968Fall9-15 Beltrami MG.
1969Spring5-6 (2) Washington Co., WHL; 5-14 Winona Co., BT; 5-27 Wabasha Co., DWM.
1969Summerscarce, reported only from Wabasha and Marshall Co's.
1970Springonly 5 reports HC; 5-15 Goodhue KE and Clearwater RD; 5-17 Goodhue DB; 5-23 Pine BL.
1970Summerscarce; reported only from Wabasha and Winona Co's.
1971Spring7 reports Campbell; 5-7 Lake of the Woods KE, RR; 5-9 Murray AD; 5-12 Washington WL and Sherburne RLD; 5-17 Washington BDC; 5-20 Lyon HK.
1971Summerreported from Crow Wing, Cass, St. Louis, Marshall, Sherburne, Pine and Goodhue.
1971Fall2 reports Marshall HK.
1973Summer Nested in Sherburne; seen in Crow Wing, Aitkin, Anoka, Cook, Lyon, Cass.
1974Spring 9 reports: 4-24 Blue Earth GR; 4-30 Anoka (3) RBJ; 5-4 Morrison LSR; 5-6 Murray ADK; 5-12 Lyon HCK; 5-15 Winona DS; 5-18 Lyon TS; 5-21 Rice OR; 5-24 Chippewa CLH.
1974Summer Reported from Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, St. Louis, Cook, Aitkin, Ramsey, Wabasha, Houston.
1974Fall 9-12 Houston FL; 9-21 Duluth (netted by Dave Evans).
1975Spring 10 reports: 4-29 Hennepin VRL, BDC; 5-4 Houston FL; 5-5 Wabasha ETS; 5-8 Anoka SC; 5-11 Crow Wing TS; 5-20 Sherburne PF; 5-11 to 5-15 Marshall SV; 5-12 and 5-26 St. Louis N. Lundquist; 5-15 Clearwater RDC; 5-28 St. Louis GJN.
1975Summer Reported from Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, Itasca, Lake, Mille Lacs, Sherburne and Wabasha.
1976Spring Early south 4-10 Hennepin BE earliest date on record; 5-3 Hennepin Jim Crist; 5-7 Fillmore GE; reports north 5-11 Otter Tail NJ; 5-14 St. Louis PD; 5-21 Marshall and 5-15 Roseau SV.
1976Summerreported from Crow Wing, Lake (6-26, Isabella, JG), Wright, Anoka, Hennepin, Olmsted and Winona.
1976Fall 8-31 Marshall SV; only report.
1977Spring Early south 4-15 Washington DS; 4-20 Houston EF; 4-25 Houston FL; early north 5-2 St. Louis HPD; 5-13 Roseau SVA; 5-14 Crow Wing JB.
1977Summer Reported from 10 counties including Lake and Big Stone.
1977Fall More fall reports than normal, in August from Lake of the Woods (BE), Marshall (SV), Anoka (DGW), and 9-6 Houston (EMF).
1978Spring Early south 4-9 Hennepin BE.
1978Summer Breeding reported from Polk; also seen in Marshall, Beltrami, Lake, Anoka, Wright, Washington, Wabasha, Olmsted, and Houston.
1979Spring Early south 4-22 Anoka JLH, 4-23 Houston FL; early north 5-15 Marshall ANWR, 5-22 Otter Tail GMO.
1979Summer Seen in Lake (Tomahawk Trail), St. Louis (Alden), Crow Wing, Otter Tail (Aurdal), Anoka (Bunker Hill), W abasha, Olmsted, Houston.
1979Fall Seven reports 8-3 Houston EMF, 822 Washington DS, Rock CMB, 8-26 Benton RJ, 8-30 Houston EMF, 9-17 Houston FL, 9-28 Cass CMB.
1980Spring Early south 4-25 Houston EMF, 4-28 Winona FL, 4-29 Wabasha WDM; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 5-21 St. Louis DA, 5-22 Lake of the Woods KE.
1980Fall Only reports: 8-31 Anoka KL, 9-8 Houston EMF, 9-21 Itasca A. Bolduc fide DB.
1981Spring Early south 4-12 Houston EMF, 4-20 Fillmore GBE, 4-25 Dakota TC; early north 5-2 Hubbard DJ, 5-3 Otter Tail GMO, 5-5 St. Louis KL, 5-6 Otter Tail SM, Lake SW / MS. Other reports from Anoka, Cook, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Marshall, Pennington, Rice and Wabasha counties.
1981Summer Reported from 11 counties within range.
1981Fall All reports: 8-19 Winona CMB, 8-27 Pine KL, 9-2 Sherburne EHI SS, 9-5 Olmsted KL, 9-13 Houston EMF, 9-16 Pennington KSS, 9-28 banded at Hawk Ridge.
1982Spring Early south Houston 4-23 EMF, 5-10 JPI AM, 5-5 Hennepin, Anoka SC, 5-11 Scott RJ; early north 4-29 Marshall ANWR, 4-30 Crow Wing TS, 5-3 Lake of the Woods TW.
1982Summer Breeding data from Marshall. Seen in Roseau, Koochiching. St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Pope (Moe Woods TNC), Sherburne, Anoka, Houston .
1982Fall Late north 8/30 Marshall RJ, 9!9 Lake SWIMS, 9/26 Pennington KSS; late · south 9/7 Hennepin SC, 9/15 Houston EMF, 9/18 Anoka SC.
1983Spring Early south 4/26 Houston EMF, Mower RRK, 4/30 Washington BL, 5/6 Olmsted RE; early north 5/9 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/13 Cook SL, 5/18 St. Louis J. Newman, Becker TNWR.
1983Summer Seen in Kittson, Marshall, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Anoka, Dakota, Houston.
1983Fall 8/4 Mille Lacs DG, 8/15 Roseau AJ, 9/1 Cook SL, 9/19 Houston EMF, 9/20 and 10/3 Hennepin SC -all reports.
1984Spring Early south 4/26 Houston EMF, 5/2 Dakota JD, JP/AM, 5/12 Washington TBB, 5/14 Lac qui Parle FAE: early north 5/5 Polk KSS, 5/15 Roseau AJ, 5/16 Lake of the Woods TW.
1984Summernested in Lake and Sherburne; also seen in Cook, Marshall, Crow Wing, Anoka, Sherburne, Dakota and Houston.
1984Fall 8/2 Lake (ad., 2 y) SWIMS, 8/9 (2) fide SWIMS, 8/25 Roseau AJ, 8/29 Lac qui Parle FE, 8/31 Anoka (2) SC, 9/1 Cook SL, 9/12 Houston EMF, 9/21 Fillmore FL, 9/22 Wadena DB, Koochiching (no date) GM -all reports.
1985Spring Early south 4/21 Olmsted JEB, 4/24 Houston EMF, 4/29 Olmsted AP, Washington SSt; early north 4/29 Cook WP, 4/30 St. Louis L. Erickson, 5/8 Cook SL, Polk TT, 5/9 Pennington TT.
1985Summer Nested in Anoka (JH), Washington (SSt, JG). Also seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis (Burntside Lake), Aitkin, Marshall, Sherburne, Hennepin, Dakota, Houston.
1985Fall All reports: 8/1 to 9/13 Houston (1) EMF, 8/3 Lake SWIMS, until9110 Cook SOL, 9/26 Olmsted JEB.
1986Spring Early south 4/24 Houston EMF, Washington DS, 4/25 Hennepin ES, 4/26 Martin RG, RJ, Rice FKS; early north 5/6 St. Louis M. Nevers, 5/11 Clay LCF, 5/12 Lake SWIMS.
1986Summer Nested in Anoka. Also seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin, Cass, Marshall, Dakota, Fillmore, Houston.
1986Fall All reports: 8/1 Lake SWIMS, 8/3-9/12 Houston EMF, 8/3-9/29 Cook SL, 8/15 Aitkin WN, 8/27 Anoka SC, GP, 10/2 Clay LCF.
1987Spring Early south 4/26 Houston EMF, 4/27 Winona FL, 4/28 Washington DS; early north SIS Lake SWIMS, 5/8 Cook SOL, 5/9 Polk RJ and Red Lake RG, RJ.
1987Summer Heard in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Agassiz NWR, Kanabec, Anoka, Wabasha, Olmsted, Winona, Fillmore, Houston.
1987Fall All reports: 8/1-9/9 Houston EMF, 9/2 Roseau TT, 9/4 Cook SOL.
1988Spring Early south 4/29 Houston EMF, 5/4 Wright ES, 5/6 Brown JS; early north 5/4 Cook OSL, 5/8 Clay LCF, 5/13 St. Louis SS; also reported 5/21 Duluth BU.
1988Summer Nested in Anoka (The Loon 60:133-134). Also seen in Marshall, Pennington, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Fillmore, Houston. Chimney Swfit Nested in Stearns; seen in 53 other counties statewide.
1988Fall All reports: 8/1-9/7 Houston EMF, 8/17 Cook SOL, 9/4 Clay LCF.
1989Spring Early south 4/24 Fillmore NAO, 4/25 Dodge fide AP and Houston EMF, 4/29 Washington DS; early north 5/12 Cook OSL, 5/13 St. Louis AE, 5/20 Duluth DAB.
1989Summer Reported in six northern counties plus Anoka, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood, Houston.
1989Fall All reports: 9/6-9 Anoka JH, GP, SC, 8/5-9/ 8 Houston EMF.
1990Spring Early south 4/24 Fillmore NAO, Sll Goodhue HH, Sl2 Washington WL; early north Sl9 St. Louis BA, Sl20 Aitkin WN, Sl23 Cook OSL and Pennington KSS. Nested in Houston CH (The Loon 62:1S8-1S9).
1990Summer Nested in Houston (The Loon 62:158159); also reported from Marshall, Polk, Beltrami , Itasca, Aitkin, Lake, Cook, Sherburne, Anoka, Nicollet, Fillmore.
1990Fall All reports: 8/4-917 Cook SOL, 8/9 Houston EMF, 8/12 St. Louis KB, 9/7 Houston EMF.
1991Spring Early south 4/28 Washington TEB, 4/29 Cottonwood ED, 5/1 Rice AP; early north 5/7 Clay LCF, 5/10 ltascaTS, 5/13 Cook SOL and Lake RJ. Winter 1991
1991Summer Seen in eight northern counties plus Anoka, Goodhue, Winona, Houston.
1991Fall All reports: 8/1-30 Cook SOL, 8/1-7 and 9/22 Houston EMF.
1992Spring Early south 5/1 Houston EMF, 5/8 Olmsted BSE, 5/10 Washington TEB; early north 4/30 Otter Tail CS/KC, 5/1 Cook SOL, 5/8 Clay LCF.
1992Summer Reported in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Red Lake, St. Louis, Cook, Morrison, Anoka, Houston.
1992Fall Late north 8/14 Roseau PS, 9/6 St. Louis KB, 9/11 Cook SOL; late south 8/6 Anoka SC, 9/12 Houston EMF.
1993Spring Early south 4/27 Dakota KB, 5/1 Lac qui Parle BL, 5/2 Houston EMF. Early north 5/9 Cook OSL, 5/28 Barber BBe, 5/29 Lake of the Woods PS.
1993Summer Reported in Roseau, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Cook, Anoka, Carver, Winona, Houston.
1993Fall All reports 8/2 Anoka JH, 8/27 Cook KMH, 9/1 Houston EMF, 9/2 Cook SOL, 9/4,10 Anoka SC.
1994Spring Early south 4/24 Houston EMF and Anoka PKL, 4/26 Ramsey TBr; early north 5/14 Cook SOL and Aitkin WN, 5/20 Kanabec CM.
1994Summer Observed in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Cook, Kanabec, Goodhue, Winona, Houston.
1994Fall Late north 8/20 Lake of the Woods KSS, 8/28 Otter Tail CSC, 9/16 Cook SOL. Late south 10/6 Stearns KB, 10/13 Ramsey TT, 10/20 Hennepin AB (all latest dates on record).
1995Spring All reports: south 4/28 Anoka PKL, 5/2 Houston EMF, 5/6 Winona CS, 5/16 Ramsey RH; north 5/12 Kanabec CM, 5/17 Cook OSL, 5/23 Cook KMH, 5/27 Roseau PS.
1995Summer Most reports in more than fifteen years. Nested in Marshall; recorded in 15 other counties in all regions of the state except west central and southwest.
1995Fall All north reports: 8/5 Marshall PS, 8/9 Cass MN, 8/26 Pennington SKS. Also reported 8/10–14 Houston EMF, (no date) Winona CS.
1996Spring Early south 5/15 Lac qui Parle WM, 5/18 Sherburne JJB, 5/24 Winona CS. Early north 5/18 Pennington SKS, 5/21 Cook OSL, 5/25 Kittson PS, 5/28 Aitkin CB.
1996Summer Nested in Cass MRN (The Loon 68:186–188); also reported in Koochiching, Lake, Cook, Crow Wing, Morrison, Dakota, Houston.
1996Fall Only reports 9/1 Roseau PS, 9/2 Cook OSL, 8/25 Houston EMF, and one found dead 9/20 Freeborn ABa.
1997Spring Early south 5/6 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/11 Hennepin SC, 5/14 Brown JSp. Early north 5/25 Cook OSL, 5/31 St. Louis AH, PH.
1997Summer More reports than usual; seen in 14 counties as far south and west as a line through Kittson, Marshall, Todd, Houston.
1997Fall All reports: 8/1 Anoka RH, (no date) Cook OSL, 9/6 Marshall PS.
1998Spring Early south 4/15 Houston EMF, 4/28 Hennepin PN and Washington DS. Early north 5/7 Crow Wing PP, 5/12 Cook OSL, 5/17 Marshall PS.
1998Summer Observed in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, St. Louis, Cook, Pine, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Olmsted, Houston.
1998Fall No reports.
1999Spring All south reports were later than the recent median arrival date (4/27). First reported 4/29 Houston KKW. Unusual location 5/1 Lac qui Parle FE. Reported north 5/18 Roseau, 5/22 St. Louis.
1999Summer Reported in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Cass, St. Louis, Cook, Pine, Stearns, Le Sueur, Goodhue, and Houston.
1999Fall No north reports. Only south reports: 9/9 Hennepin SC, 9/18 Stearns MJ/DT, 9/19 Houston MFo.
2000Spring Reported from six south counties beginning 4/26 Nicollet MF, only April report. Early north 5/16 St. Louis MH, 5/19 Becker AH, PH, PS, 5/23 Lake (Two Harbors) JLi.
2000Summer Reported in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Lake, Sherburne, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Goodhue, Houston.
2000Fall All reports: (no date) Lake of the Woods MK, and 9/9 Houston MHF.
2001Spring Arrived south 4/21 Houston MHF, 4/24 Stearns MAJ, DCT; also observed in Lyon, Freeborn, Dakota, Hennepin. All north reports: 5/17 Crow Wing MCBS, 5/17+ Marshall CRM et al., 5/19+ Roseau mob, 5/19 St. Louis mob.
2001Summer Observed in the counties of Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Lake, Hennepin, Dakota, Goodhue, and Houston; also recorded 6/4 and 6/20 Freeborn AEB.
2001Fall Only north report: one calling 9/4 St. Louis KJB. All south reports: 8/17 Brown JSS, 9/8 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) KRE et al.
2002Spring Reported from 12 south and 6 north counties. No reports from Southwest or West-central regions, and only St. Louis in Northeast. Early south 4/18 Houston KAK, 4/25 Rice TFB, only April reports. Early north 5/4 Clay RHO, 5/5 Todd SDu. First county occurrence 5/18 Meeker (Litchfield N.C.) DMF.
2002Summer Observed in Lake, St. Louis, Todd, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota, Houston.
2002Fall No north reports. All south reports: 8/10 Sherburne JJS, 9/11 Sibley RWS, 9/18 Ramsey AXH.
2003Spring Reported from eight south and five north counties. No reports from Southwest. Early south 5/4 Swift (flushed) RBJ, 5/9 Houston KAK. Early north 5/9 Carlton LAW, 5/14 Clay (2) RHO; also reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook (max. 4 on 5/29, RBJ).
2003Summer Reported in Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Sherburne, Anoka, Carver, Scott, Redwood, Brown, Le Sueur, Goodhue.
2003Fall Only north report: (no date) Lake of the Woods MHK. All south reports: 8/13 Washington RMD, 8/8 (2), 9/12 (3) Sherburne PLJ, 9/27 Nicollet DDM, BJM.
2004Spring Reported from eight south counties beginning 5/1–2 Rock RMD, JJS et al., 5/2 Rice TFB. Early north 5/8 Clay WCM, 5/18 Kanabec BLA; also reported from Itasca, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis.
2004Summer Reported from Cook (†DLPW), St. Louis, Lake of the Woods, Kittson, Pennington, Red Lake, Wadena, Todd, Sherburne, Dakota, Houston.
2004Fall Only north report: 9/13 Lake of the Woods MHK. All south reports: 8/15 Sherburne PLJ, 9/26 Hennepin (male at Cedar L.) SLC.
2005Spring Reported from six south counties beginning 5/7 Dakota SWe and Nobles JJS, 5/9 Sherburne PLJ. Exceptional location and second-earliest north date 4/15 Wilkin (300th Ave, 0.5 miles N of 2/0th St, Tanberg Twp.) CRM et al. Next north arrival not until 5/10 Carlton MSS; also reported from Lake of the Woods, Marshall, St. Louis, Todd.
2005Summer Reported from five north counties and eight south counties.
2005Fall Only north report: 9/1 Hubbard BJU. All south reports: 8/13 Sherburne PLJ, 8/28 Big Stone BJU, 9/22 Hennepin TV.
2006Spring Reported from eight south counties beginning 4/22 Houston FZL, 5/4 Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north 5/5 Cook BWS, 5/9 Wadena PJB; also reported from Cass, Hubbard, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis.
2006Summer Reported from Kitt-son, Marshall, Lake of the Woods, Wadena, Cass, Swift, Renville, Sherburne, Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha.
2006Fall All reports: 8/4, 9/12 Sherburne PLJ, 8/24 Chippewa BJU.
2007Spring85 North reports preceded south arrivals by well over a week. Early south 5/8 Wabasha JPM, 5/9–10 Sherburne RBJ, PLJ (median 4/27); additional south reports from Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue. Early north 4/27–5/6 Wadena PJB, 5/7 Cook BWS, SMc and Cass BAW (median 5/9).
2007Summer49 Reported from Hubbard, Cass, Lake, Cook, Sherburne, Anoka, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Sibley, Dakota, Brown, Goodhue.
2007Fall11 Only north reports from Cass; vocalizing bird last observed 9/2 BAW. Only south reports from Sherburne 8/12 and 9/7 PLJ.
2008Spring512 Early south 5/4 Carver (Laketown Twp.) WCM, 5/6 Sherburne (2) PLJ. North reports from Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Itasca, and Lake of the Woods, beginning 5/7 Aitkin KCR.
2008Summer67 Found in all regions except West-central, Southwest, South-central.
2008Fall14 Only north report: 8/3 Cass BAW. All south reports: 8/22 Sherburne PLJ, 8/29 Ramsey (migrating in the early afternoon) AXH, 9/6 Stearns MDN, 9/11 Lac qui Parle BJU.
2009Spring36 Early south (median 4/28) 4/29 Dakota ADS, 5/5 Sherburne PLJ. Early north (median 5/8) 5/4 Cass BAW, 5/16 St. Louis SLF. Only other north report: 5/23 Marshall HHD, JCC, CRM. High count 5/6 Anoka (7, Cedar Creek) PEB.
2009Summer57 Scattered reports from Northwest, North-central, Central, East-central, and Southeast regions.
2009Fall13 Only north report: 9/5-12 St. Louis (Bear Island Lake) SLF (median 9/4). Three south reports: 8/18 Sherburne (Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ, 8/26 Ramsey (2) AXH, 9/23 Lac qui Parle FAE (median 9/12).
2010Spring610 Early south (median 4/28) 5/2 Goodhue LS, 5/3 Rice TFB; also observed south in Anoka, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Renville, Rock, Sherburne, Yellow Medicine. Early north (5/8) 4/24 Cass (Deep Portage Conservation Reserve) BAW, 5/17 Lake of the Woods GMM; also observed north in Clearwater, Crow Wing, Lake, St. Louis. High count 5/30 Chippewa (7, C.R. 40) DBM.
2010Summer96 Reported from all northern regions plus Anoka, Big Stone, Goodhue, Renville, Sherburne.
2010Fall33 All north reports: 8/2 Cass (Ponto Lake Twp.) BAW, 8/11 Roseau (Hayes Lake S.P.) CMK, 8/21 St. Louis SLF, 9/8 Cass (Ponto Lake Twp) BAW (median 9/4). All south reports: 8/5 Anoka (Nowthen) CKB, 8/17 Sherburne (2, Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ, 8/24 Anoka (Andover) CKB, 9/12 Sherburne (2) PLJ, 9/26 Cottonwood (Windom, injured male) BRB (median 9/12).
2011Spring69 Early south (median 4/28) 4/30 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) TAT, 5/4 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU. Early north (median 5/8) 5/5 Cass (Ponto Lake Twp.) BAW, 5/7 Clearwater CoC. High count 5/16 Goodhue (7, Florence Twp.) SWe.
2011Summer116Reported north and east of a line from Roseau to Wadena to Goodhue, plus Chippewa. High count 6/4 Washington (15 at Afton S.P.) SeH.
2011Fall13 All north reports: 8/11 St. Louis SLF, and 9/17 St. Louis SLF (late median 9/4). All south reports: 9/3 Chippewa (Gniess Outcrops S.N.A.) BJU, 9/4 Houston (Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) ACr, Sherburne (Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ (late median 9/12).
2012Spring714 Early south (median 4/28) 4/14 Chisago SGM, RSg, 4/23 Waseca (Maplewood Park, Waseca) KSm. Early north (median 5/8) 5/3 Cass (Deep Portage) DAY and Todd JLK, 5/6 Cass JWM. High counts 5/6 Anoka (14, Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH, 5/8 Anoka (8, Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH. First county record for Grant on 5/9 DBM.
2012Summer136 Reported from all regions except West-central and South-central. High counts 6/23 Kittson (20) LW, 6/3 Anoka (10, Bunker Hills R.P.) MDu.
2012Fall32 All north reports: 8/28 Cass JWM, 8/31 Pine DaE, 9/1 Pine (3) MJM, 9/24 Lake JWL (late median 9/4). All south reports: 8/28 Sherburne PLJ, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU (late median 9/12).
2013Spring1111 Early south (median 4/28) 5/6 Anoka SaH, 5/8 Dakota RPR, Sherburne PLJ, Washington PNi. Early north (median 5/8) 5/16 Hubbard MAW and Kittson DSm, 5/18 Cass BAW, Grant DWK, PEB, HCT, Itasca SC. High count 5/20 Anoka (9, Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH.
2013Summer134 Reported north of a line from Marshall to Houston. First county breeding record for Renville JoS.
2013Fall32 All north 8/7 Crow Wing (Barrows) MJB, 8/24 Itasca BWF, 8/31 St. Louis SLF. All south 8/4 Carver (Carver P.R.) ABl, 8/10 Sherburne (3, Orrock) MJB.
2014Spring87Early south (median 4/28) 4/27 Washington DFN, 4/28–29 Steele PSu, 5/3 Rice TFB. Early north 5/6 Pine TSM, 5/9 St. Louis AM, 5/15 St. Louis SLF. High counts 5/13 Anoka (7, Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH, 5/23 Lake of the Woods (5, Zippel Bay S.P.) AFo.
2014Summer72Found in all northern regions plus Anoka, Pine, Sherburne. High counts 6/8 Sherburne (10, Orrock) ToL, 7/15 Crow Wing (9, southwest Baxter) HHD.
2014Fall42 All north 8/3 Lake (Tettegouche S.P.) GrN, 8/6 Kittson (Twin Lakes W.M.A.) DPG, 8/24 Crow Wing PSP, 9/11 St. Louis SLF. All south 8/9 Sherburne (Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ, PMJ, 8/23 Ramsey (St. Paul) BWF.
2015Spring1218 Early south (median 4/28) 4/18 Houston ICF, 4/29 Mower PMM, 5/1 Washington LMS, 5/3 Sherburne (5) ToL. Early north (median 5/8) 5/2 Cass (4) DAY, Marshall CCr, St. Louis SLF, 5/3 Wadena PJB.
2015Summer97 Reported from scattered locations in all northern and central regions, plus Goodhue, Houston. High count 6/4 Chippewa (6, county road 40) JWd.
2015Fall3 All north 8/8 St. Louis (Ban Lake) ASi, 8/29 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R.) JSE, 9/12 Pine (St. Croix S.P.) JyS, 9/12, 9/16, 9/26 St. Louis SLF. No south reports.
2016Spring715 Early south (median 4/29) 4/21 Houston KAB, 4/23 Lac qui Parle BMu, 4/26 Sherburne JOs. Early north 5/11–13 Pine SC, 5/18 Carlton (2) GWe, St. Louis (3) SLF. High counts 5/24 Chippewa (7, Pete's Point Rd.) GWe, 5/17 Chippewa (5) WCM.
2016Summer159 Reported from all regions except South-central.
2016Fall7 All north 8/16 Roseau (Hayes Lake S.P.) FKo, 8/17 Crow Wing MJB, Kittson RBJ, 8/22 Morrison FGo, 9/9–11 Pine (Saint Croix S.P.) AAz, JyS, 9/13–21 St. Louis SLF, 9/18 Clay KaS. No south reports.
2017Spring1315 Early south (median 4/29) 5/4 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) SMC, 5/4–5 Washington (Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) PNi, KvM, m.ob., 5/6 Houston KAB, Meeker GLr. Early north (median 5/7) 5/6–9 Crow Wing JnP, PSP, 5/8 Clay PBB, Lake of the Woods GMM, 5/9 Cass (2) DAY, Otter Tail HSh. High counts 5/14 Anoka (7, Fish Lake) JH, 5/11 Sherburne (4, Orrock) ToL, 5/13 Washington (4, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) LKt, GJa.
2017Summer914 Found in all regions except South-central.
2017Fall41 All north 8/24 – 9/23 St. Louis (max. 2) AMs, SLF, 8/26 – 9/6 Cook (3) RBJ, ebd, 9/5 Marshall OGo, 9/8 Pine (Saint Croix S.P.) JyS. One south report 8/6 Sherburne HHD.
2018Spring1014 Early south (median 4/29) 4/30 Kandiyohi DOr, JoS, 4/30–5/2 Washington (3) LMS, m.ob., 5/2 Hennepin ebd, Wright ToL. Early north 5/2–8 Crow Wing PSP, m.ob., 5/9 St. Louis (2) SLF. High count 5/4 Washington (5, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) ASu, LiH.
2018Summer109 Reported from scattered locations in all regions except Southwest.
2018Fall45 All north 8/4 Pine JBu, 8/22 Lake (3) ebd, 8/28 Mille Lacs (3) KeM, 9/1 Hubbard DEv, 9/6 Pine (2) ebd. Late south 9/1 Olmsted LAV, 9/3 Anoka ebd, 9/18 Washington (2) PNi.
2019Spring915 Early south (median 4/29) 4/19 Sherburne RCl, 4/23 Houston SPS, Washington LMS. Early north (median 5/7) 5/10 St. Louis SLF, 5/13 Cass ebd, 5/15 Lake ebd. High count 5/7 Sherburne (8, near Orrock) ToL.
2019Summer810 Found in scattered locations in all regions except Southwest.
2019Fall61 All north 8/10 Cass JSt, Kanabec BDo, EzH, 8/12 Kanabec ASu, 9/4–5 Roseau RAE, 9/5–6 Lake of the Woods RAE, 9/7 St. Louis JoP, 9/23 Pine ebd. One south 8/28 Washington NMe.
2020Spring1119 Early south (median 4/29) 4/27 Houston KAB, 4/27–29 Scott ebd, RiC, 4/29 Lyon (Marshall) NMe, GWe. Early north (median 5/7) 5/1 Becker HeH, 5/2 St. Louis MPi, 5/5 Crow Wing PSP. High counts 5/22 Sherburne (5, Sherburne N.W.R.) DgM, 5/29 Cass (5, near Motley) ebd. New county record 5/20 Stevens (Morris) DEg.
2020Summer1211 Reported from every region except the South-central. Most widespread in counties along eastern border of state.
2020Fall64 Late north 9/5 Pine ebd, 9/6 Lake (3, near Two Harbors) ebd, 9/12 Lake (Sucker Lake) ebd. Deceased individual found 10/5 Carlton ClN was estimated to have died “a couple of weeks” earlier. All south 8/26 Lyon (Garvin Park) GWe, 8/27 – 9/4 Sherburne HHD, 8/29 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) ph. CMB, DWK, ClB, 8/31 Le Sueur (Ney N.C.) a.t. WCM.
2021Spring1516 Early south (median 4/29) 4/24 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) KAB, 4/28 Houston (C.R. 18) SHo, 5/1 Carver JCy, Dakota MAK, Washington (3) AKz, Winona ebd. Early north (median 5/7) 5/1 Hubbard (near Nevis) ebd, 5/4 Becker NaH, ebd, Hubbard (Paul Bunyan S.F.) REn, RLF, 5/5 Polk (2, near Beltrami) ebd. High count 5/7, 5/16 Dakota (6, Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A.) ebd, JCa.
2021Summer138 Reported from all regions except West-central, Southwest. Only report from South-central 6/28 Nicollet (C.R. 5) SHo. Most commonly found along northern and eastern borders of state.
2021Fall75 Late north 9/3–4 Kittson (max. 5, Caribou W.M.A.) DvP, 9/7–10 Polk (max. 2, near Crookston) DvP, 9/11 Pine (St. Croix S.P.) DvP, 9/22 Marshall (near Strandquist) HHu (median 9/11). All south 8/1–15 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) BLz, HHD, 8/4 Anoka (2, Fish Lake N.T.) GrN, 8/22 Carver (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy, 8/31 Washington (Afton S.P.) KIs, 9/4 Houston (3, Mound Prairie S.N.A.) ebd.
 
 Breeds mostly southeast, central, and north. Migrant throughout.

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.