| Field Sparrow(Spizella pusilla) |
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1930 | Summer | | | This species docs not seem to be very generally distributed about the Twin Cities and only two nests were found, Th~ first was seen by the writer near Minneapolis on May 28th and held four eggs, three of the owner nnd one of the Brown-headed Cowbird. Ralph Womsey found a nest near Shakopee on July 6th containing two eggs. |
| 1931 | Summer | | | An adult wa;s observed building on May 22nd (E. D. Swedenborg). |
| 1932 | Summer | | | Stro.nge to say, the only nest of this ~stern bird was found at ~~ntevideo. The nest was found on June 17, when it had 4 eggs. Ten days later it had been destroyed by a storm. It was seen by Mrs, Wilson &~~s. Peterson. |
| 1933 | Summer | | | Three nests found, all on May 21st. Two were found by Risser ond Swanson nt Frontenac and held 1 egg and 3 eggs respectively. The other was found by Eisele at Minneapolis. The contents of this nest were 4 eggs, and the finder says that he "had to mae this nest with tho aid of a shovel 2 times because the field was being plowed and harrowed. The eggs all hatched 3 days later. |
| 1934 | Summer | | | Mr. and Mrs. Swcdenborg reported the en.rlicst nest, which held 4 eggs on !·by 30th; nlso the lntost nest, contn.ininc 2 fresh eggs, on June 29th. Prosser found young out of the nest but unable to fly on August 14th nt Kinikinic, Washington County. |
| 1935 | Summer | | | While Erickson, Mahon, Pa.ul and Turner were sitting_ in their ca.r 1'30.ting their l~ch at Frontcnc.c, May 12th, Erkckson spied a Field Sparrow incubating on a nest about 10 feet from tho co.r. The nest, when investigated, was found to contain 2 Field Sparrow egg and 1 Brown-headed Cowbird egg. On May 25th, this same nest contained 2 eggs and 2 yotmg of the Field Sparrow, and en May 26th, 4 young seen by a.ll the Bird Club. On the same date, May 26th, and also at Frontenac, Mahle sa\1 a nest with 3 young and 2 Brown-headed Cowbird eggs. The last nest wns one with 4 eggs seen May 29th, by Turner. WHIIE-THROATED SPARROW Rysgo.a.rd reports tho only nest. He saw it July 24th \then thoro were 4 eggs in it. Sturgeon Lake wo.s the locality. |
| 1936 | Summer | | | Arnold &-ickson saw adults feeding young in Pine County June 14th. Swedenborg saw young being fed out of nest on June 28th. Risser, Don arid Mrs. Mahle, Erickson, Rysga.{ri-d located a nest of two native eggs and two Brown-headed Cowbird. 1 a eggs at Frontenac on May 24th. 45 -The Flicker, 1936 |
| 1937 | Summer | | | E. Swedenborg found field sparrows building on May 2. On June 21 Breckenridge saw young awing. |
| 1938 | Summer | | | Near Hastings, Breckenridge and Upson found a nest of one egg and 2 Brown-headed Cowbird eggs on May r2; broken Field Sparrow's eggs lay nearby. On May 24 Upson found a nest and 4 eggs at Minneapolis. Rysgaard saw adults carrying food on June r r in Anoka County. |
| 1942 | Spring | | | 5/31 Marshall (first county record) |
| 1943 | Summer | | | June 11, 4 eggs, Snelling Reservoir, St. Paul. Bros. l.,ewis and Piws. |
| 1945 | Summer | | | 4 eggs in nest in wild rose bush. near Afton, May 29, W. J. Breckenridge. |
| 1959 | Winter | | | 1/2 Ramsey (first winter record) |
| 1962 | Spring | | | April 17 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; April 21 Rice Lake, Henepin Co., Bob Janssen; May 14 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. |
| 1962 | Fall | | | last dates, Oct. 20 Morris ·, Stevens Co., R. Grant; Oct. 29, Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel. |
| 1962 | Winter | | | 12/25 Cass (first county record) |
| 1963 | Spring | | | March 23, Winona, (early) Grace Gordon; March 30, Rice Co., 0. Rustad; April 6, Hennepin Co., R. Janssen; April 6, Washington Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 11, Washington Co., D. Honetschlager; May 5, Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club. |
| 1963 | Fall | | | latest, Oct. 5, White· water State Park, Winona Co., R. B. Janssen ; Nov. 16, Henderson, Sibley Co., exceptionally late, R. B. Janssen. |
| 1963 | Winter | | | 12/29 Winona (first winter record) |
| 1964 | Spring | | | 5-7 Anoka Co, LJ; 5-11 Sherburne Co, EAH; 4-11 Ramsey Co, BL; 4-28 Wright Co, EC; 4-19 Douglas Co, MVS; 4-17 and 4-25 Ramsey Co, ACR; 4-11 Hennepin Co, RG, RBJ. |
| 1964 | Fall | | | 10-10 Frontenac, Goodhue Co, RBJ. |
| 1965 | Spring | | | earliest 3-11, Pope Co, MVS (too early, too far north -almost certainly a Tree Sparrow); next 4-9 Rochester, JPF and 4-10 Washington Co, DS. Harris' ·Sparrow: earliest 4-7 Ramsey Co, ACR; next 4-24 St. Louis Co, VFB: latest 5-23 Hibbing, SM. |
| 1965 | Summer | | | reported from Hennepin, Wabasha, Rice, Dakota, Yellow Medicine, Winona and Houston Co's; one northerly report: 6-24 Itasca Co, singing, ACR. |
| 1965 | Fall | | | latest 9-25 Ramsey Co, VL; 10-17 Wabasha, DGM; one exceptionally late, 11-29 Pickwick, Winona Co, GD, good details; one northerly record on 10-16 Orr, St. Louis Co, NJH, is most unusual; this bird is rare north of the latitude of St. Cloud; it is also easily confused with the Tree Sparrow. |
| 1966 | Spring | | | 4/12 Norman (first county record) |
| 1966 | Summer | | | 6/24 Itasca (first county record) |
| 1966 | Fall | | | Latest 9-20 Anoka <::o., EWJ; 9-27 Hennepin Co.,. MHM; 9-28 Stevens Co., JAH (northerly record). |
| 1967 | Spring | | | early, "March" Wabasha Co., DGM; 4-1 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 4-2 Hennepin Co., EMB and Cottonwood Co., LAF; 4-4 Rice Co., OAR and Washington Co., JO. |
| 1967 | Summer | | | small nesting colony found near Starbuck, POPE Co., JAH; may represent significant range extension northwestward; other reports from Houston, Fillmore, Winona, Wabasha, Anoka, Ramsey, Sherburne, Jackson, Washington Co's. |
| 1968 | Summer | | | 6/18 Hubbard (first county record) |
| 1968 | Fall | | | 8 -25 Hennepin 5 MHM; 9-21 Duluth KP; 9-23 Washington banded 2 y ELC; 10-18 Winona BT. |
| 1969 | Spring | | | 4-4 Winona Co., BT; 4-12 Washington Co., KP. Harris Sparrow: 5-2 Waseca Co., WF, Pope Co., WH, and Lake Co., RK; 5-3 Dakota Co., RBJ; 5-4 Cook Co., OP, and Mille Lacs Co., MI; 5-5 (10) Nicollet Co., BL; 5-14 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-20 Duluth JCG, and Cook Co., RIG; 5-21 OP; 5-26 Wabasha Co., DWM. |
| 1969 | Summer | | | nested in Watonwan and Hennepin Co's.; also reported from Washington, Wright, Freeborn, Swift, Houston,.. AnO-ka, Rice., Winona, Wabasha, and Carver Co's. |
| 1969 | Fall | | | 9-25 Carver MHM; 11- 30 Winona BTV. |
| 1969 | Winter | | | 12-19 through winter, Winona BTV; seen by RG on 1-1. 12/20, 1/2 Otter Tail (first winter record), 12/28 Winona (second winter record) |
| 1970 | Spring | | | early 4-4 Olmsted HW; 4-6 Washington WHL; 4-7 Ramsey AW. |
| 1970 | Summer | | | reported from Anoka Washington, Wabasha, Winona, and Hennepin Co's: |
| 1970 | Fall | | | late north 9-27 Crow Wing )B; 9-27 and 10-2 Cook JP; late south 10-14 Hennepin VL; 10-16 Wabasha DB; I 1-15 Cottonwood LF. |
| 1970 | Winter | | | 1/3 Goodhue (first winter record), 1/1 Washington (first winter record) |
| 1971 | Summer | | | nested in McLeod and Sherburne; also reported from Hennepin, Dakota, Nicollet, Sibley, Scott, Washington, Wabasha, Rice, Anoka and Winona. |
| 1971 | Fall | | | late south 10-17 Wright; 10-23 Traverse; 10-31 Nobles; only report north 9-18 Duluth BH. |
| 1972 | Summer | | | nested In Sherburne; seen In Lyon, Lac ~ui Parle, Pope, Hennepin, Dakota, Anoka, Isanti, Washington. |
| 1972 | Winter | | | 12/17 Freeborn (first county record), 12/17 Marshall (second winter record), 1/1 Washington (second winter record) |
| 1973 | Summer | | | Reported from 15 counties, including Ottertail (6-6 KE), Clay (7-1 PBH). |
| 1973 | Fall | | | More reports; Seen in six counties. One north report: 10-13 Otter Tail (5) (KBZ). |
| 1973 | Winter | | | 12/16 Freeborn (second winter record) |
| 1974 | Spring | | | Early 3-19 Murray AD; 4-6 Rice OR; 4-9 Olmsted JF. |
| 1974 | Summer | | | Nested in Winona; also reported from 20 other counties north to Big Stone and Stearns; more reports than usual. |
| 1974 | Fall | | | 10-7 Freeborn DG; 10-15 Wabasha WDM; 10-20 Hennepin OJ. |
| 1975 | Spring | | | Early 4-16 Goodhue KG, ETS, RAG and Hennepin PG; 4-17 Goodhue CF. |
| 1975 | Summer | | | Nested in Sherburne, Lyon and Pipestone; also reported from 14 other counties north to Pope and Stearns. |
| 1975 | Fall | | | late south 10-14 Olmstead JF; 10-17 Hennepin ES; 10-21 Rock GO. |
| 1975 | Winter | | | seen in Goodhue Co. on 12·4 and 2-1 (MW, DGW, RG); also one at RG's feeder in Bloomington. Hennepin Co. from 1-3 to 2-13; only the 2nd and 3rd February reports on record. 1/4-2/6 Hennepin (first winter record) |
| 1976 | Spring | | | Early 3-13 Hennepin ERW (2nd earliest date on record); 3-18 Hennepin HPR. |
| 1976 | Summer | | | nested in Pope; also reported from 20 other counties north to Lac qui Parle, Stearns and Pine (6-28, Northwoods, DA). |
| 1976 | Fall | | | Late north 10-9 Otter Tail GO; late south 10-13 Washington, 10-24 Goodhue, 11-16 Hennepin. |
| 1976 | Winter | | | Seen all winter at the EW feeder in Minneapolis; only the 4th Minnesota February record. |
| 1977 | Spring | | | Early 4-9 Rock KE; 4-10 Watonwan ED; 3 reports on 4-11; also reported from St. Louis (4-21 GN) and Clay Co's. |
| 1977 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Winona, Otter Tail (until 6-15, Aurdahl Twp., adult seen carrying nest material; GO); also reported from 12 other counties north to Lac qui Parle and Sherburne. |
| 1977 | Fall | | | Two reports north 8-12 Rice Lake NWR (OJ), 10-6 Otter Tail (GO); late south 11-1 Houston (EMF). |
| 1977 | Winter | | | 1/1 Washington (third winter record) |
| 1978 | Spring | | | Early north 4-11 Otter Tail GO. 5/24 Beltrami (first county record) |
| 1978 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Sherburne and Anoka; seen also in 13 other counties north to Stearns and Otter Tail (Fergus Falls, GLO). |
| 1978 | Fall | | | Late north 8-1 Otter Tail GO only report north; late south 11-20 Washington DMB. |
| 1978 | Winter | | | Late migrants 12-16 Houston (BJ) and on the Rochester CBC. 12/16 Houston (first winter record), 12/16 Olmsted (first winter record) |
| 1979 | Spring | | | Early south 4-11 Hennepin RJ, 4-12 Washington DMB; two reports north: 4-20 Otter Tail GMO, 5-5 Otter Tail SM. |
| 1979 | Fall | | | One report north: 8-11 Otter Tail GMO; late south 10-19 Washington DMB, 10-22 Houston EMF, 10-27 Ramsey BL. |
| 1979 | Winter | | | 12/15 Ramsey (second winter record) |
| 1980 | Spring | | | Early south 3-8 Ramsey BL, 3-19 Houston EMF; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 5-12 Otter Tail GMO. |
| 1980 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Anoka, Sherburne; also seen throughout the southern half of the state plus Otter Tail, Clay (Buffalo River SP, KRE), Beltrami (Bemidji, JM). 6/3 Beltrami (second county record) |
| 1980 | Fall | | | Late north 10-2 Morrison EC; late south 10-11 Houston JP, 10-22 Houston EMF. |
| 1980 | Winter | | | Reported on the St. Paul CBC. 12/20 Ramsey (third winter record) |
| 1981 | Spring | | | Early south 3-28 Olmsted JEB, Stearns SE, 3-31 Hennepin RJ, 4-3 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-17 Otter Tail SM. 5/1-31 Cass (second county record) |
| 1981 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Stearns, Kandiyohi; nesting reported from Anoka. Seen throughout the South half plus Douglas, Otter Tail, ST. LOUIS (near Floodwood, LP). |
| 1981 | Fall | | | One report north: 10-4 Cass RG; late south 10-8 Rice KJ, 10-10 Houston RG, BL, FL, Mower RRK. |
| 1982 | Spring | | | Early south 3-27 Stearns SE, 4-2 Nicollet JCF, 4-7 Hennepin SC, VL; early north 4-17 Otter Tail SDM. |
| 1982 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Pope, Sherburne, Houston. Seen throughout the southern half of the state and as far north as Crow Wing (n. of Crosby; TS), Clay (Buffalo River SP, JCG; near Moorhead, L&CF). |
| 1982 | Fall | | | Late north 10/4 Otter Tail SDM, 10/13 Grant RJ ; late south 10/20 Houston EMF, 10/24 Watonwan RJ, 10/29 Nicollet JCF. Vesper Sparrow. Late north I 0/11 St. Louis L W, I 0/13 Grant RJ, I 0/ 17 Clay LCF; late south I 0/ 15 Hennepin OJ, 10116 Washington BL, 11/7 Isanti KL, 11/25 Cottonwood WH. |
| 1982 | Winter | | | 12/18 Olmsted (second winter record) |
| 1983 | Spring | | | Early south 4/10 LeSueur HC, 4116 Olmsted RE, 4117 Houston EMF, Martin EB/K, Mower RRK; early north 4/29 Otter Tail GMO, 517 Otter Tail SDM, 5116 Mille Lacs MLWMA. |
| 1983 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Sherburne, Anoka, Brown. Seen throughout the South as far north as Morrison, Ottertail. |
| 1983 | Fall | | | Two reports north 8/8 Clearwater AB, I0/ I Pine KL; late south I 0/ I0 Isanti RJ, 10/13 Anoka SC, 10/20 Houston EMF. 8/8 Clearwater (first county record) |
| 1983 | Winter | | | One photographed in Two Harbors, Lake Co. on 12-18 (AB). 12/18 Lake (first county record) |
| 1984 | Spring | | | Early south 416 Scott PL, 4111 Brown JSp, Washington TBB, 4113 Renville FKS; early north 4122 Otter Tail SDM, 4128 Otter Tail GMO, 5/12 St. Louis fide KE. |
| 1984 | Summer | | | nested in Sherburne, Anoka, Ramsey, Brown, Le Sueur and Olmsted; also seen in 16 other counties. |
| 1984 | Fall | | | Three reports north 8/5 Clay LCF, 8118 St. Louis HR, 10/20 St. Louis KL; late south 10/23 Olmsted RJ, 10/29 Hennepin SC, 11/30 Houston EMF. |
| 1984 | Winter | | | One in Grand Marais until 1-14 (The Loon 57:61) and a Houston County report on 12-1 (EMF). 12/15 Cook (first county record) |
| 1985 | Spring | | | Early south 4/4 Olmsted AP, 4/10 Sherburne SS/DO, 4111 Hennepin SC, GP; early north 4/30 Morrison NH, 5/5 Otter Tail SDM. |
| 1985 | Summer | | | Nested in Morrison (northernmost nesting record, NH), Sherburne, Anoka, Ramsey, Dodge, Blue Earth (MF), Brown; probable nesting in Dakota. Also seen in ten other counties in the south half west to Redwood. |
| 1985 | Fall | | | One report north 918 St. Louis fide KE; late south 10/13 Houston JPIAM, 10/16 Hennepin SC, 10/18 Brown JS. |
| 1985 | Winter | | | One at a Rochester feeder from 12/10 until 12/30 (AMP). 12/21 Olmsted (third winter record) |
| 1986 | Spring | | | Early south 3/25 Brown JS, 3/28 Dakota TTu, 3/29 Houston JP/AM, Nicollet BL; one report north 4/26 Otter Tail SDM. |
| 1986 | Summer | | | Nested in Brown, Mower(RRK); probable nesting in Anoka, Olmsted. Also seen in 19 other counties throughout the South plus Morrison, Otter Tail, Cass. |
| 1986 | Fall | | | Only report north 10/24 Cook KMH; late south 10/20 Chippewa RGJ, 10/21 Mower AP, 10/24 Brown JS. 10/24 Cook (second county record) |
| 1987 | Spring | | | Early south 3127 Dakota TT, 414 Mower JM and Ramsey DZ, 416 Wabasha AP; early north 4/25 OtterTail SDM, 4126 Becker BK. |
| 1987 | Summer | | | Nested in Sherburne, Anoka, Brown. Also seen in 20 other counties within range plus Clay (Tansem Twp., LCF), Cass (Backus, BBS). |
| 1987 | Fall | | | Late north 10/14 thru 10/ 16 Duluth fide KE; late south 10/8 LeSueur HJC, 10/15 Fillmore ANO, 10/18 Anoka JH, 10/22 Washington TBB. |
| 1988 | Spring | | | Early south 3/29 Fillmore NAO, 3/30 Brown JS, 4/2 Houston EMF and Olmsted JEB; early north 4/24 Otter Tail SDM. |
| 1988 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Brown. Seen in 25 other counties as far north as Clay, Wadena, Crow Wing. 7/30 Wadena (first summer record) |
| 1988 | Fall | | | Late north 9/17 Duluth KE, 10/3 Douglas AB; late south 10/15 Houston EMF, 10116 Fillmore NAO, 10118 Dodge AP. |
| 1988 | Winter | | | One in Willmar from 12/25 until 2/10 RS and in Houston 12/17 RJ. 12/17 Houston (second winter record), 12/25-2/10 Kandiyohi (first winter record) |
| 1989 | Spring | | | Early south 411 Washington TBB, 417 Anoka JH, Houston EMF, 4112 Olmsted JB; early north 4/16 Clay LCF, 4/17 Cook OSL 515 Kittson TR. ' 4/17 Cook (third county record), 5/5 Kittson (first county record) |
| 1989 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Brown; seen in 18 other counties in south plus 6/ 11 Clay LCF, 6110 Crow Wing KR. |
| 1989 | Fall | | | Late south 10/23 Rice FKS, 10127 Houston EMF, 10/31 Winona CS. |
| 1990 | Spring | | | Early south 3/28 Olmsted JB, 417 Anoka JH, 4113 Brown JSp; early north 4/19 Otter Tail SDM, 4/28 Clay MO. |
| 1990 | Summer | | | Nested in Brown, Washington WL; proba- ble breeding in Anoka. Seen in 27 other counties as far north as Clay, Becker, Isanti. |
| 1990 | Fall | | | Late south 10/18 Washington TEB, 10/23 Houston EMF, 10/24 Winona CS. |
| 1990 | Winter | | | One at a feeder in Ramsey U /U-1111 BH was a rare winter find. |
| 1991 | Spring | | | Early south 3125 Rice TB, OR, 4/2 Hennepin DB, DC, Olmsted AP, 4/3 Houston PS; early north 4/18 Cook SOL, 4/21 Clay LCF. |
| 1991 | Summer | | | More reports than usual, for second straight year. Nested in Anoka, Brown; seen in 29 additional counties as far north as Clay, Becker, Crow Wing; plus 6/14 Pennington RJ. 6/14 Pennington (first county record) |
| 1991 | Fall | | | Late north 9/13 St. Louis RH, 9/15 St. Louis TEB; late south 10/29 Houston EMF, 11/30 Kandiyohi (at feeder) CJ. |
| 1992 | Spring | | | Early south 4/11 Cottonwood ED and Olmsted AP, 4/12 Mower AB; early north 5/1 Douglas GS, 5/11 Clay LCF. |
| 1992 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Washington, Brown, Blue Earth; probable nesting in Winona. Seen in 17 additional southern counties plus Morrison, Crow Wing, Otter Tail, Clay; also one singing on 6/7–8 at L. Bronson S. P. in Kittson MCBS. 6/7-8 Kittson (second county record), 6/14 Pennington (second county record) |
| 1992 | Fall | | | Late north 10/5 Pennington SSt; late south 11/27 Olmsted JB, 11/28 Washington RJ. 10/5 Pennington (third county record) |
| 1992 | Winter | | | Overwintered at feeder in Eagan, Dakota Co. MO et al. (and recorded on the Bloomington CBC count week). |
| 1993 | Spring | | | Early south 4/6 Hennepin SC, 5/9 Goodhue BL and Rice TB. Early north 4/27 Otter Tail SDM, 5/4 Clay LCF. |
| 1993 | Summer | | | Nested in Brown, Goodhue, Winona; probable breeding in Anoka, Washington. Observed in 26 additional counties as far north as Clay, Becker, Crow Wing. |
| 1993 | Fall | | | Late north 10/10 Lake DPV, 10/27 St. Louis JG. Late south 10/16 Brown JS, Houston JD, EMF, 10/18 Winona CS. |
| 1994 | Spring | | | Early south 3/27 Olmsted JSt, 4/1 Washington TEB; early north 4/23 Clay LCF, 4/28 Becker BBe. |
| 1994 | Summer | | | Nested in Winona; probable nesting in Anoka, Brown. Observed in 18 other southern counties plus Otter Tail. |
| 1994 | Fall | | | Late south 10/14 Houston, 10/20 Brown JS, Winona CS. |
| 1995 | Spring | | | Early south 4/8 Houston FL, JST, 4/14 Washington TEB; early north 4/17 Douglas SW, 4/22 Clay RO, 4/24 Polk MCBS. |
| 1995 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Brown; probable nesting in Clay. Seen in 19 additional southern counties plus Traverse, Otter Tail, Douglas; also observed on 7/24 at Agassiz Dunes SNA in Polk Co. MCBS. |
| 1995 | Fall | | | Late south 10/23 Mower RRK, 10/24 Dakota CS, 11/19 Hennepin JBe. |
| 1996 | Spring | | | Early south 3/29 Hennepin fide AH, 3/30 Dakota (3) TT, 4/11 Hennepin SC and Winona CS. Early north 5/5 Polk SKS, 5/11 Todd JSK, SDu, 5/13 Becker BBe. Also 5/31 Red Lake SKS. 5/24 Red Lake (first county record) |
| 1996 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka, Brown, Blue Earth; probable nesting in Becker. Seen in 25 additional southern counties plus Clay, Todd, Morrison. |
| 1996 | Fall | | | All north reports: 10/16 Wilkin Co. TT, 11/6 (latest north date) and Two Harbors, Lake Co. MH. Late south 10/23 Brown JSp and Hennepin SC, 10/27 Murray RgS. |
| 1997 | Spring | | | Early south 4/2 Houston EMF, 4/5 Dakota PBu, TT and Hennepin OJ. All north reports: 5/10 Becker BBe, 5/27 Pine (nest with four eggs) AH, PH. |
| 1997 | Summer | | | Observed in 28 southern counties plus Norman, Otter Tail, Todd, Crow Wing, Kanabec; probable breeding in Anoka, Washington. 6/1-31 Norman (second county record) |
| 1997 | Fall | | | No north reports. Late south 10/25 Olmsted CH, 11/4 Hennepin SC, 11/5 Freeborn RJ. |
| 1997 | Winter | | | Reported 1/25–2/8 Dakota DBM, mob. |
| 1998 | Spring | | | Early south 3/29 Freeborn ABa, 4/7 Rice TBo, 4/9 Brown JSp and Olmsted DA/BE. Early north 4/10 (earliest north date) Cook (Taconite Harbor) mob, 4/23 Morrison WB, 5/1 St. Louis (Duluth) KE. |
| 1998 | Summer | | | Observed in 25 southern counties plus Todd, Otter Tail, Clay. New nesting record in Rice JL, JLa; probable nesting in Todd, Fillmore. 6/23 Nobles (first county record) |
| 1998 | Fall | | | Only north report: 10/3 Morrison MJ/DT. Late south 10/25 Brown BBo, 10/26 Stearns MJ/DT. 9/6 Hubbard (second county record) |
| 1999 | Spring | | | Arrived south later than usual, where first reported 4/2 Dakota TT and Fillmore NO, AO, 4/3 Goodhue JSt. Early north 4/18 Otter Tail SDM, 5/6 Kanabec CM. Unusual report 5/30 Cook (Grand Marais) TN. 4/20 Nobles (second county record) |
| 1999 | Summer | | | Reported in 27 southern counties plus Traverse, Otter Tail, Todd, Morrison; new nesting record in Rock RbS. |
| 1999 | Fall | | | No north reports. No stragglers in the south, as indicated by these latest dates: 10/18 Chippewa ABo, 10/19 Hennepin SC, 10/20 Renville DF. |
| 1999 | Winter | | | Overwintered 12/21–2/22 at Mound Springs Park, Hennepin Co. †SC, KB et al. 12/21-2/22 Hennepin (second winter record), 2/6 Sherburne (first winter record) |
| 2000 | Spring | | | Observed in 25 south counties beginning 4/4 Scott RJ, then daily arrivals 4/8–16. Early north (recent median 4/24) 4/22 Cass MRN. Also seen in Douglas, Otter Tail, Clay, Polk (5/3 near Maple L., EF), Todd, Morrison. 5/3 Polk (first spring record) |
| 2000 | Summer | | | Record high number of reports; observed in 39 counties as far north as Polk in the west and Benton, Isanti in the south. |
| 2000 | Fall | | | Unexpected locations 10/19 St. Louis KRE, 11/23–27 Lake JWL, KRE, †PHS; no other north reports. Late south 10/29 Hennepin TAT and Wabasha JJS, 11/4 Isanti DPS. |
| 2000 | Winter | | | 12/16 Chisago (first winter record) |
| 2001 | Spring | | | Observed in 36 south counties beginning 3/17 Houston FZL, then none for three weeks until 4/8–10 in five counties. Early north (median 4/24) 4/15 Aitkin †CLB, 4/22 Cass MRN. Other north reports: Otter Tail, Todd, Morrison, St. Louis (5/19, MH and 5/29, CRM). |
| 2001 | Summer | | | Observed in 28 counties as far north as a line through Clay, Crow Wing, Chisago.
7/13 Norman (third county record) |
| 2001 | Fall | | | All north reports after mid-August: 9/22 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, 10/6 St. Louis (Park Pt. in Duluth) fide KRE, 10/10 Lake (Knife River) JWL, 10/20 Cook (Grand Marais) BRL, 11/3 Cook (Lutsen) KS. Late south 10/20 Redwood RBJ, 11/4 Lyon RJS. |
| 2002 | Spring | | | Observed in 33 south counties beginning 4/7 Freeborn AEB and Hennepin TAT, 4/10 Rice TFB. Early north (recent median 4/23) 4/14 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, 4/26 Douglas REH. All other north reports: Clay, Morrison, Todd. |
| 2002 | Summer | | | Observed in 34 southern counties plus Otter Tail, Clay; new nesting record in Fillmore NBO. |
| 2002 | Fall | | | Only north report 8/10 Clay GEN. Late south 10/22 Murray CRM, 10/26 Hennepin SLC, 10/31 Dakota TAT, but also see winter report. |
| 2002 | Winter | | | All reports: 12/30 Waseca JEZ, 1/5 Hennepin TAT, 2/5 Olmsted †JWH, 2/8 Nicollet ChH. 2/8 Nicollet (first winter record), 2/5 Olmsted (fourth winter record) |
| 2003 | Spring | | | Arrived in 28 south counties (but see winter report) beginning 3/31 Hennepin SLC, then 4/10 Freeborn AEB, 4/11–15 in six counties. Record-early north 3/31 St. Louis JRN, then 4/11 Pine JMP, 4/24 Crow Wing MRN. Only other north reports: Otter Tail, Todd. |
| 2003 | Summer | | | Seen in 27 southern counties plus Clay, Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd, Cass, Crow Wing; also 7/26–27 Polk (Agassiz Dunes S.N.A.) SAS, PHS. 6/1-31 Wadena (second summer record) |
| 2003 | Fall | | | More reports than usual along the North Shore of L. Superior, including 10/3 St. Louis (Duluth Twp.) JCG, 10/17 Cook (Lutsen) JWL, KRE, and (late north) 11/14 Lake (Beaver Bay) JWL, 11/29 Lake (Silver Bay) ph. JWL. Late south 10/5 Anoka JLH and Fillmore NBO, 10/10 Rice DAB, 10/12 McLeod PRH. |
| 2003 | Winter | | | winter Hennepin (third winter record) |
| 2004 | Spring | | | Arrived in 29 south counties as early as 3/20 Lac qui Parle BJU, 3/28 Rice DAB. Early north 4/25 Douglas and Grant PWP, 4/28 Otter Tail DTT, SMT. Unusual location 5/16 Cook (Schroeder) DJS; also observed in Clay, Todd, Traverse. |
| 2004 | Summer | | | Observed in 36 counties in all regions except Northeast, and as far northwest as 6/24 Polk (Agassiz Dunes S.N.A.) KLP; new nesting record in Chippewa BJU. |
| 2004 | Fall | | | Reported from five north counties; latest 10/18 Cook †SLF, 10/19 Otter Tail JEB, 10/20 Clay JEB. Late south 10/20 Hennepin JLH, 10/27 Winona FZL. Highest reported counts 9/9 Pine (7) JMP, 10/9 Houston (5) FZL. |
| 2005 | Spring | | | Observed in 35 south and 8 north counties, and in all regions except the Northeast. Early south (median 3/30) 4/5 Olmstead LAV, 4/7 Brown BRB and Hennepin LS. Early north (median 4/23) 4/20 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, then no reports until 5/5. 5/21 Nobles (third county record), 5/9 Norman (fourth spring record), 5/9 Polk (second spring record) |
| 2005 | Summer | | | Record high number of reports: observed in 42 counties south and west of a line through Polk, Mille Lacs, Washington, Houston. 6/21, 7/2 Norman (fifth county record) |
| 2005 | Fall | | | Reported from seven north counties, including unusual location 9/1 Beltrami BJU. Late north 10/9 Carlton JMP. Many reports August through mid-October in southern regions. Second-highest fall count 10/1 Steele (6 at Rice Lake S.P.) JWH. 10/9 Carlton (first fall record), 9/9 Crow Wing (first fall record), 9/7 Pine (first fall record) |
| 2006 | Spring | | | Reported from 42 south counties beginning 4/4 Hennepin JLO, 4/6–8 in 10 counties (recent median 3/30). Early north 4/15 Mille Lacs HHD, 4/16 Otter Tail DTT, SMT; also reported from Pine, St. Louis (5/10, MTh), Todd. |
| 2006 | Summer | | | Reported from 51 counties in all regions except North-central. |
| 2006 | Fall | | | All north reports: 8/8 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/1 Mille Lacs HHD, 10/28 Lake †JWL, KRE. Record-high fall counts 10/9 Washington (16) RBJ, 10/14 Scott (13 at Louisville Swamp) BAF. Late south 10/16 Freeborn JWH, 10/17 Big Stone RBJ, 10/20 Blue Earth BRB. 10/28 Lake (second county record) |
| 2007 | Spring | 7 | 46 | Early south 3/24 Goodhue BRL, 4/2 Dakota CMB (median 4/1). Early north 4/22 Otter Tail DTT, 4/23 Mille Lacs HHD (median 4/21). High count 4/22 Scott (19 at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. |
| 2007 | Summer | 11 | 40 | Observed in all regions except the Northeast. 6/4, 9, 10 Cass (third county record), 7/29 Pennington (fourth summer record), 6/15 Wadena (third summer record) |
| 2007 | Fall | 3 | 30 | All north reports 8/1 Mille Lacs ASc, Otter Tail DTT, 9/12 St. Louis fide JWL (median 10/20). Late south 10/14 Rice JLO, Scott BAF, 10/15 Olmsted LAV, 10/17 Dakota JEB, 10/21 Dakota BAF, Olmsted LAV (median 10/27). Season high count 9/9 Dakota (14) ADS. All reports of this species ceased after the third week of October. |
| 2008 | Spring | 9 | 44 | Early south (median 3/31) 4/4 Dakota JPM, 4/5 Brown BTS, Fillmore HHD, Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/6 Hennepin, Rice and Rock. Early north (median 4/22) 4/17 Itasca ph. EEO, 4/22 Otter Tail DST, 4/23 Mille Lacs and Morrison. Noteworthy high counts 4/27 Scott (20, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF, 5/13 Lac qui Parle (13, Lac qui Parle C.P.) BJU, 5/26 Scott (13, Louisville Swamp) BAF. 4/6, 17 Itasca (second county record), 5/25 Kittson (third county record) |
| 2008 | Summer | 10 | 33 | Observed in all regions except Northeast. First county breeding record from Carver JCy. 6/14 Cass (fourth county record), 6/30 Hubbard (third county record) |
| 2008 | Fall | 4 | 29 | All north 8/3 Otter Tail DST, 8/7 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/16 St. Louis fide JWL, 10/21 Douglas fide JMJ (median 10/20). Late south 10/11 Carver JCy, Chisago LS, Le Sueur JCC, Washington BAF, 10/12 Ramsey HHD, 10/19 Hennepin WCM, Scott BAF (median 10/27). Season high counts 8/7 Scott 26, BAF, 9/13 Pope 20, MJB. This season was typical in that this species left the state by late October. |
| 2008 | Winter | | | 12/13 Sherburne (second winter record) |
| 2009 | Spring | 9 | 44 | Early south (median 3/31) 4/11 Fillmore NBO, 4/12 Hennepin BAF, Washington DBM, 4/13 Hennepin CMB, Rice TFB. Early north (median 4/22) 4/14 Mille Lacs ASc, 4/25 Douglas JPE, 4/28 St. Louis FKB, 5/1 Otter Tail DST. Season high counts 5/2 Scott (18) BAF, 5/9 Carver (10) JCy. 5/28 Cass (fifth county record), 5/1 Nobles (fourth county record) |
| 2009 | Summer | 9 | 36 | Found in all regions of state. New county record: 6/6 Koochiching AXH. First county breeding records for Chisago AXH, Dakota SLP. 6/13, 17, 7/1, 9, 15 Cass , 6/11 Hubbard (fourth county record), 6/6 Koochiching (first county record) |
| 2009 | Fall | 2 | 32 | Season high count 9/6 Carver (20) JCy. Only north reports 8/5–11 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/19 Mille Lacs ASc and an unexpected individual 10/19 St. Louis PHS (median 10/20). Late south 10/13 Hennepin CMB, 10/14–16 Carver JCy, 10/17 Hennepin CRM, Jackson JEB, 10/18 Lac qui Parle HCT, Scott (7) BAF (median 10/26). |
| 2010 | Spring | 8 | 44 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/27 Rice TFB, 3/31 Olmsted JWH, 4/2 Goodhue LS, Winona ANy, 4/3 Houston KRo, LS. Early north (median 4/21) 4/5 Mille Lacs ASc, 4/15 Clay DPW, 4/17 Douglas JPE, 4/19 Otter Tail CSu. Season high counts 5/12 Washington (24) MDu, 5/9 Scott (14) BAF, 4/23 Carver (12) JCy. 4/28, 5/17, 23 Cass , 5/3 Lake (third county record) |
| 2010 | Summer | 12 | 38 | Found throughout state south of a line from Clay to Cass to Carlton. First county breeding record from Todd JLK. 6/5 Cass |
| 2010 | Fall | 6 | 32 | Unusual north report 9/26–28 St. Louis RTe, PHS. Season high counts 9/5 Carver (12) JCy, 10/9 Scott (11) BAF, 8/1 Carver (9) JCy.Reported throughout its normal range until mid-October. Late north 10/3 Mille Lacs SMC, 10/11 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/22 Douglas JPE (median 10/20). Late south 10/18 Hennepin TAT, Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/21 McLeod RTe, Sherburne JGb, 10/22 Hennepin ALD (median 10/26). |
| 2010 | Winter | | | |
| 2011 | Spring | | | 5/4 Kittson (fourth county record), 5/9 Pennington (fifth county record) |
| 2011 | Summer | | | 6/10 Beltrami (third county record), 6/4 Lake (fourth county record), 6/8 Roseau (first county record) |
| 2013 | Spring | | | 5/16 Martin (first spring record) |
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| | Breeds south and central. Declining. |
