The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | Occurrence | |
| This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
Seasons |
| Species: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks |
| Harlequin Duck(Histrionicus histrionicus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Winter | The male seen on the Christmas count at Duluth was seen again on January 6 by Avifaunal Club members and last seen on January 14 at Lester River, Duluth, by Jan Green. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Nov. 3, French River, St. Louis Co., 3 females seen by John and Janet C. Green and Avifaunai Club members; Nov. 23, same area, one female seen by R. Oehlens'chlager. (See Notes of Interest) | ||
| 1962 | Winter | Jan 8, Knife River, immature male seen, Janet Green. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Nov. 11, French River, St. Louis Co., 1 female, Avifaunal Club. White-winged Seater: Nov. 11, Clifton and French River, St. Louis Co., Avi· faunal Club; Nov. 17, north shore of L. Superior, D. Meyer. Surf Seater: Oct. 13, Two Harbors, Lake Co., Avifaunal Club; Oct. 30, Two Harbors, R. B. Janssen; Nov. 11, Two Harbors, Avifaunal Club; presumably all observations of the same imm bird. Common Seater: Oct. 13, Two Harbors, 1 imm female, Avifaunal Club; Nov. 1, Two Harbors and Talmadge River, R. B. Janssen; Nov. 11, Two Harbors, Stoney Point Road, and French River, Avifaunal Club; Nov. 10·11, Grand Marais, Cook Co., 1 female, A. E. Allin; Nov. 17, north shore of L. Superior, D. Meyer. | ||
| 1963 | Winter | Jan 6, Two Harbors, Lake Co., 1 male seen, Dr. Church. (See Notes of Interest). | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-1 mouth of Cross River, Lake Superior, one male, JGH. (See Notes of Interest). | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 10-16 Lester River, St. Louis Co, female or imm, JCG. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 11-28 French River, 1 sub-adult male, JCG, JNG. | ||
| 1965 | Winter | 11/28 -1/18 subadult male, "Ironstone House," Duluth Twp., St. Louis Co., JCG, JG, RK, RAK. et al. 1/23, sub-adult male (different bird because of markings on head), Clifton, Duluth Twp., St. Louis Co., JCG. 12/31 pair, Two Harbors, Lake Co., RK, RAK: | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 11-27 Virginia, St. Louis Co., game warden Ray Sanbeck, fide VFB; reported initially as a female, but later observations indicate first year male. | ||
| 1966 | Winter | 12-7 thru Feb., Virginia, St. Louis Co., 1 sub-adult male, seen by many observers and photographed in color by HFH and GNR. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 3-4 Virginia, St. Louis Co., 1 male, overwintered, EHH. | ||
| 1967 | Winter | 1-4 Stoney Point, Lake Co., 2 subadult males, JCG,RG; 1-16 (DB,EHH), 2-3(BL), 2-5(MIG) St. Louis Co., Virginia powerplant, one adult male. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 10-29 St. Louis 2 imm., 11-15 3 imm. MC; 11-1 St. Louis (Lester River) 2 imm., 11-20 3 imm. JCG; 11-11 St. Louis, Steve Gilbertson. 21 March 1970 | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 12-5 (2 fern.) Duluth John Green; 12-6 (sub-adult male) French River, St. Louis MMC; 1-3 (2 fcm.) Duluth KRE; 1-21 (different sub-adult male) Stoney Pt., St. Louis JCG. | ||
| 1970 | Winter | 12-5 (2 fern.) Duluth John Green; 12-6 (sub-adult male) French River, St. Louis MMC; 1-3 (2 fcm.) Duluth KRE; 1-21 (different sub-adult male) Stoney Pt., St. Louis JCG. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 4-18 Duluth harbor (pair) KE; an unusual late date. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Two reports: 10-29 St. Louis (JAB); 10-27 Itasca (1 shot) R. Kohlbry. This species is highly-unusual away from L. Superior. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | Single females seen 12-12 and 12-14 at Grand Marais, Cook Co. (JG, BJ, DB) and at Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. on 2-1 (CF). | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 9-30. 10-1 Grand Marais, Cook county 2 females seen by L. and M. Confer. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | All reports 10-31 Duluth (1 imm.) and 11-5 Duluth (1 sub-adult male) JG, GN, 11-11 to 11-27 (2 imm.) seen by many observers, 11-27 Cook (1imm. male) KE. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 2 reports 3-30 Goodhue (1 female) JD, Bette Jung, see Loon 49: 183; 4-25 Goodhue (1) Harlan Fierstine, Jeff Diltrich. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | 10-4 Minnesota River, Redwood Co. 1 imm. female shot by L. Huiras; 11-28 Duluth (2) (KE). | ||
| 1977 | Winter | A maximum of three females or imm. at downtown Duluth from 12-6 to 1-2 (KE); an imm. male at French R., St. Louis Co. from 1-21 to 1-29 (m.ob.). | ||
| 1978 | Winter | Three reports: 1-20 Cook (imm., TS); 1-20 Two Harbors, Lake Co. (FL); 2-8 14 French R., St. Louis Co. (possibly same as Two Harbors bird, KE). EIDER, SP. An immature male 12-27 at Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. seems to bes~ fit the description of the Common Eider (C. Bergman). | ||
| 1979 | Spring | No reports for this period. | ||
| 1979 | Winter | Female or imm. present until 12-9 at Duluth (m.ob.). | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Nine reports from 9-10 through 1/29, all from Duluth, St. Louis or Lake KE, RJ, SM, Dean Schneider, others. | ||
| 1980 | Winter | Only report Lake 12-13 (2) (KE). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | All reports from St. Louis: 11-22 SW / MS, KE, 11-27 KL, 11-29 TL. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | Two reports: Duluth 12-11 a female and an immature male M. Carr and Lake 1-11 an adult male (SWMS). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | I0123 Cook DGW, also I 0124 many obs. and 10/30 through 1/12 KMH. | ||
| 1982 | Winter | Reported in Beltrami, 12/4, 12/5 (JP, AS). Details in The Loon 55:37. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 10/19, 10/25 Cook KMH, 11/5, 11/7 Duluth M. Stack, KE. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 3/26, 27 Lake (Winton) SNP. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | I0/4 Cook KL, 10/6-8 St. Louis (French River) MH, Il/8 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Second and third summer records for state; Grand Marais, Cook Co. (7/8, male; KMH, WP) and Lake of the Woods (7Ill, AJ, The Loon 57:135). | ||
| 1985 | Fall | 11/9-12 Cook (2) KHM. WP. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | 10/18- 11/2 Cook m.ob., 11/18 Mower RRK m.ob. | ||
| 1986 | Winter | A female overwintered on a creek in Mower, first seen 12-16 (RRK), subsequently by m.ob. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Overwintered, seen until 4/4 Austin, Mower Co. RRK, m.ob. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Reported 10/6 Duluth BE. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Two reports: Hennepin and Dakota Counties, 12/17 until 1/1 (ETS, m.ob.) and again on 2/27 (TT) and the Whitewater WMA, Winona County 11/4, J. Huhnerkoch (The Loon 60:47). | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 5/5-7 Duluth KE et a1. (adult male); only report. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | 11/20 Duluth SG, DK; only report. | ||
| 1988 | Winter | One near the Lester River in Duluth 12/171119 m.ob. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Only reports: 4/16-20 Duluth KE and 5/25 (few May records) Duluth m.ob. Winter 1989 | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Reported 10/6-11/3 Cook KMH, mob. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | Two recorded on the Grand Marais CBC. Also found at Two Harbors, Lake Co. from 1/13 to 2/4 with four females present 1/31 to 2/4 mob. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported 10/20-11/1 Cook (Grand Marais) PS, mob. | ||
| 1990 | Winter | Found at the NSP plant in Washington on 12/28 and as late as 1/19 mob, a fine wintering bird for the Twin Cities. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported 3/7-20 Stearns KE, PS, (The Loon 63:140-141 ), 4/20 Cook MH, 4/22 Benton JR. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Two males observed on 6/2 at Roseau City Sewage Ponds, Roseau Co. KB (The Loon 63:211). | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported 9/26 Mille Lacs KE, 10/18-11/24 Cook KR, PS, mob. | ||
| 1991 | Winter | Overwintered in Otter Tail 12/23–2/28 SDM, MO, mob. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported 9/19–11/30 Duluth alt., mob, also 11/26 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Adult male overwintered in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co. SDM, mob (a different bird than the apparent female which wintered at this location last year). One first-winter male present until 1/18 in Grand Marais, Cook Co. TD, KMH, PS. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Overwintered through 3/27 Otter Tail SDM (The Loon 65:158–159); also reported 5/7 Duluth fide KE. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported 10/17 St. Louis MN, 10/23–11/20 Cook mob. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Imm. male seen at Lake Calhoun, 12/7 Hennepin KB et al (The Loon 66:101–102). Also reported 12/18 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 4/16 into late summer (wild?) Hennepin mob. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Second summer record in past four years. Single male, originally discovered on 4/16 (The Loon 66:175), observed throughout period at St. Anthony Falls in Hennepin Co. mob. Origin questionable. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported 8/24 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. JBe, 9/28–10/30 Cook mob, 11/8-11/26 St. Louis mob. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | More reports than usual, all on Lake Superior. Two to three present between French River and Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. all winter for the first overwintering record on the North Shore. The latest any previous North Shore bird was known to stay is 2/4. Two birds reported on 2/5 from Knife River, Lake Co. DPV (possibly same as St. Louis Co. birds?). Also two Cook Co. reports, possibly representing the same individual: 1/5–21 in Grand Marais mob, and on 12/9 at Paradise Beach SOL. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Reported through 3/15 St. Louis (overwintered) fide KE, 4/16 Hennepin DBS. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Reported 10/28 Hennepin TBr, 11/4–20 Lake (max. 4) mob. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Reported until 1/13 at Two Harbors, Lake Co. mob where a maximum of four seen on 12/1 DV. A female was reported on 2/7 along the Rainy River at Ranier, Koochiching Co. PKL. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Adult male and female seen 6/9–17 on Lake Superior at Tofte in Cook (MR/AP et al.; The Loon 68:178). Additional pair of adult males observed 6/17–18 at mouth of French River in St. Louis Co. fide KE. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All reports: 10/22–26 Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. (1–2) mob, 10/26 Grand Marais, Cook Co. (immature/female) mob, 11/3 Paradise, Cook Co. (male) KE et al. | ||
| 1996 | Winter | Immature male reported 12/19–21 Duluth, St. Louis Co. fide KE. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Injured female discovered on 6/7 near Grand Marais in Cook Co. PB et al. (The Loon 69:169–171). | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Only two reports: 11/2 Cook KMH, KE et al., 11/10–11 Kandiyohi (male at Olson Lake) mob. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Two separate individuals reported on 12/9 from Tofte, Cook Co. and Split Rock Lighthouse, Lake Co. both fide KE. Also reported at Lake Minnetonka, Hennepin Co. on the Excelsior CBC. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 3/2 Lake DV, 4/6 St. Louis fide KE, 4/12 Lac qui Parle (female at Big Stone NWR) KR. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Only reports: 10/3–26 St. Louis (Duluth) mob, 10/11 Lake of the Woods (two female/immatures at Rocky Point) KB, PS. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Reported from Lake Superior 12/12 St. Louis (2, Duluth) PS, and 12/20 Lake (Two Harbors) fide KE. Unusual reports on 12/16 Hennepin (Lake Minnetonka) fide AH, and 1/16 Sherburne/Wright (Monticello) KB, JD. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Unusual location 10/23–11/29+ Aitkin (Mille Lacs L.) KE et al. More reports than usual from Cook, where first seen 10/6 (Grand Marais) KMH. At least three birds were in Grand Marais during the second half of November and two were in the Hovland area all month. Other reports from Paradise Beach and the mouths of the Brule and Cascade rivers brought the seasonal total in Cook to 10–14 birds! | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Immature male from fall season reported through 12/6 Aitkin (Mille Lacs Lake) KB, AH, PS. Three individuals in Grand Marais harbor, Cook Co. lingered as late as 12/18 (Grand Marais CBC). | ||
| 2000 | Spring | All reports: 4/8 Cook (pair at Paradise Beach) WM, 4/15 Lake (female in Two Harbors) JLi, 5/7 Cook (female still in Paradise) PS. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | All reports were along the North Shore: 10/15 St. Louis (2 in Duluth) MH, PHS, mid-October Lake (2 on Flood Bay) mob, 11/4 one shot in Lake fide KRE, 11/6 Cook (location?) JJS, 11/20–27 Cook (Grand Marais) PHS et al. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Adult male seen on Lake Superior 12/29 – 2/3 St. Louis (French River area) mob. Also reported through 12/19 Cook KMH. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Unusual report 11/5 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs L.) †CRM et al. All other reports were along the North Shore of L. Superior: 10/26–27 St. Louis (3) WCM et al., 11/17 Cook (3 at Artists Pt., Grand Marais) NAW, 11/24+ Cook (adult male at Paradise) DPJ et al., 11/30+ St. Louis (Duluth) DAG, JWL. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Seen 11/30–12/28 St. Louis (female/immature at Duluth) m.ob., 12/17–21 Cook (female/immature at Grand Marais) PHS, PCC et al., 12/17 & 1/28 Cook (adult male at Paradise Beach) PHS, PCC, 1/29 Lake (3 females at Two Harbors) JWL. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Only reports: singles 3/29 – 4/14 Cook (Grand Marais) m.ob., 4/15 – 5/1 St. Louis (Duluth) MH et al. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Presumably the same flock of six immature/females at Artists Pt., Cook County, was found independently 9/26 (DPJ), 10/6 (KRE et al.), 10/10 (ph. TM) — record-high count. One was seen 10/26–27 Cook (Grand Portage) m.obs. | ||
| 2002 | Winter | All reports from Two Harbors, Lake Co. where one female was initially seen 1/19 PHS, JWL, then five females 2/2–8 PHS et al., one male 2/17–19 JWL, and four females 2/12–23 JWL. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | First summer record since 1997; reported 6/1 Lake (female at Agate Bay, Two Harbors) †SLF. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | All reports were from the North Shore of L. Superior: 9/28 St. Louis (Superior Entry) MH, 10/26–31 Cook (6 at Paradise Beach, ties record-high count set last fall in Grand Marais) MSS, m.obs., 11/8 Cook (one at Hovland) TZa, 11/13–18 St. Louis (immature at French River) CAK, m.obs. | ||
| 2003 | Winter | Immature male overwintered 12/14–2/24 Lake (Two Harbors) MH, JWL, m.ob. Different immature male reported 12/31–1/3 St. Louis (French River) DWK, CRM. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Two reports from L. Superior: 10/19–23 Cook (2 at Grand Marais) SLF, m.ob., 10/20–31 Lake (immature at Two Harbors) JWL, m.ob. | ||
| 2004 | Winter | Immature male and female overwintered 12/29 through March in Lake (Agate Bay, Two Harbors) JWL, m.ob. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | All reports: overwintering immature male in Lake (Agate Bay, Two Harbors) seen through 3/15 SLF, m.obs., 3/21–4/28 Cook (3 at Grand Marais) KMH, 4/2–14 St. Louis (Duluth) JCG, MTA, 5/17 St. Louis (Duluth) JEB. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Two reports from Lake Superior: 10/15 Cook (adult male photographed at mouth of Cross River) fide AXH, 11/23 Cook (adult male in Grand Marais) KJB. | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Immature male and female first reported 1/8 Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) †SPM remained until at least 2/22 †DTT, SMT, m.ob. All other reports from North Shore of Lake Superior: 12/1 Lake (adult male, Knife River) SDa, 12/3 Lake (adult male, Two Harbors, same as Knife River?) JWL, SLL, overwintered through 2/20 Cook (2 males, Grand Marais, one of these present since 11/23) HSo, m.ob. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Two reports from L. Superior: 10/15 St. Louis (ad. male near Stoney Point) DBF, SLF, 11/4+ St. Louis (female-plumaged bird at Canal Park, second individual found on 11/11) DMA, RLE, †NSc, m.ob.; one of the latter two individuals eventually displayed male plumage in December. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 3 | Immature male and female in St. Louis (Canal Park, Duluth, see fall report) still present 1/28 ph. DWK, m.obs. On 2/2 JLR saw a Peregrine Falcon on the ice at Canal Park eating what was probably the female Harlequin Duck; the male was “bathing furiously” nearby. Male last reported 2/18 fide JWL. Only other reports: 2/10 Cook (adult male, Grand Marais) fide JWL, 2/16 Lake (female near lighthouse, Two Harbors) DMF. | |
| 2007 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | Only documented report: 10/5 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) †PHS. | |
| 2007 | Winter | 2 | Especially unusual were two reports away from Lake Superior. Incredibly, a male overwintered in Dakota/Washington from 12/16 through the end of the season. Enjoyed by hundreds, many of whom witnessed the progression of pre-alternate molt, this bird appeared healthy and even survived a nearby chemical spill (see spring report) ph. †BAF, †PEB, †NSc. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 2 | Overwintering male at Dakota/Washington (Prescott/Point Douglas/Mississippi River) lingered until 4/5 BAF. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 4 | All reports: 10/1 Cook (2 females at Grand Portage S.P.) BRL, 10/4 Cook (imm./female at Paradise Beach) AXH, PHS, 10/24 Lake (male at Two Harbors) fide JWL, 10/25–26 Cook (female at Grand Portage sewage ponds, possibly one of the birds from 10/1) BAF, 10/26 St. Louis (imm./female at Park Point) PHS, 11/15 Mille Lacs JSB, WEN, ASc. | |
| 2008 | Winter | 1 | 2 | Possibly the same female-plumaged bird present 12/11 and 12/20–21 at the mouth of the French River, St. Louis HWi, ph. †KRE, PHS. Most unexpected was a stunning alternate male, almost certainly the same individual that over-wintered at this same spot last year, present 12/13 through the end of the season in Dakota/Washington (Prescott, WI area) DWK, m.ob. This plumage is rarely seen in the state away from Lake Superior. |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | 1 | Over-wintering male at Washington (Prescott/Point Douglas/Mississippi R.) lingered until 3/11 †LS, DOB. Females in St. Louis at Park Point 5/5–6 ph. KJB, ph. PHS and 5/24 SMC may have been a single individual. |
| 2009 | Fall | 4 | All reports: 9/10–15 Cook (record early female at Grand Marais) SLi, m.ob., 10/5 St. Louis (female/immature in Duluth harbor) PHS, 11/15 Todd (2 females/immatures at Lake Osakis) †BWF, 11/28 Mille Lacs (male at Liberty Beach, Mille Lacs Lake) †PEB, m.ob. | |
| 2009 | Winter | 2 | 2 | All north 12/1 Mille Lacs (adult male on south side of Mille Lacs Lake; also see fall report) KJB, 12/16 St. Louis (male at mouth of French River) JWL, 12/19 St. Louis (Duluth CBC; same bird?). All south 12/2 – 2/6 Dakota/Washington (adult male in Point Douglas, MN – Prescott, WI area is doubtless the same bird present here the past two winters) BRL, JPM, †RCA, m.ob.; 12/12 Dakota (female, South St. Paul) HHD. |
| 2010 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2010 | Fall | 4 | 1 | More reports than usual: adult male found mid-October in Clearwater (Upper Rice Lake) SCo, 10/19 St. Louis (female/immature, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 10/24 Morrison (3 imm. found by DNR wildlife specialist on Rice-Skunk-Mud Lake complex) BeL, 10/30–31 Cook (female/immature, Grand Marais) KRE, m.ob., 11/7–10 Cook (possibly same female/immature, mouth of Brule River) CAK, ph. CMB, m.ob., 11/22 Hennepin (male, Lake Calhoun) ChM, ph. DAC, m.ob. |
| 2010 | Winter | 3 | 2 | All reports of single female-plumage birds except as noted: 12/17–26 Scott (imm. male, Blue Lake W.T.P.) PEJ, †MJI, ph. RTe, m.ob., 12/18 Ramsey †KS, MJM, BaD, Otter Tail (Otter Tail River near downtown Fergus Falls) DST, 12/18, 12/28 St. Louis (Lake Superior at mouth of French River) ph. KRE, KRo, 2/6 Lake (Knife River harbor) †ChH. |
| 2011 | Spring | 2 | All reports: 4/1–13 Lake (2 imm. males, Silver Bay) BMy, 5/11 St. Louis (adult male, Brighton Beach, Duluth) ph. †JLK, ph. PHS. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | 1 | All reports: 11/5 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., East Pool) BJU, 11/25 Cook (Paradise Beach) LBe. |
| 2011 | Winter | 1 | One report 1/18 St. Louis (adult male, 16th Ave. East, Duluth) KJB, PHS. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 3/15–20 Cook (male, Grand Marais harbor) fide JWL, ph. ANy. | |
| 2012 | Fall | 3 | All north 9/20–29 Cook (Grand Marais Harbor) ECo, m.ob., 10/5 Lake (Burlington Bay, Two Harbors) KRE, PRH, ALo, 10/9 St. Louis (Canal Park) JLK, EBr, 10/27 Cook (2, southwest of Paradise Beach) AXH, PHS, 11/3 Cook (Artists' Point, Grand Marais) PHS, AXH, 11/4–5 Cook (Paradise Beach) LBe, DBM. | |
| 2012 | Winter | 2 | 1 | All reports north: 12/18 Cook (2, Grand Marais Harbor) KJB, 2/2 Cook (2 first–winter males, Grand Marais) CLW, m.ob., 2/20 St. Louis (female, near Lester River) JCG. One south report: 1/5–2/3 Wabasha (subadult male, Lock and Dam 4) ph. AnG, RoC, †SWe, †MGo, m.ob.; probably the same bird relocated 2/27 Wabasha (Camp Lacupolis) PEJ. |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | Only report was of a male discovered during winter and continuing through 3/2 Wabasha (Camp Lacupolis) JWH. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 3 | All north: 10/24 Lake (juvenile, Two Harbors) ph. JWL, 10/26–27 St. Louis (2, Superior Entry) MLH, JLK, 10/27 Cook (Taconite Harbor) RPR, 11/12–23 St. Louis (Canal Park) DEd, ph. MLH, m.ob. | |
| 2013 | Winter | 2 | All reports: 12/29–30 St. Louis (male, Duluth, McQuade Safe Harbor and Brighton Beach) MLH, ph. PHS, ph. AM, ph. JLK, BeH, AHr, 1/9–11 Lake (male, Silver Bay marina) EBr, m.ob. | |
| 2014 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | Only reports were of presumably the same individual seen at various locations in Duluth 10/24–11/24 St. Louis (female/immature) ph. SCZ, ph. JWd, ph. AXH, m.ob. | |
| 2014 | Winter | 3 | All reports: 12/7–9 St. Louis (adult male, Duluth) RHg, ph. JLK, m.ob., 12/15–17 Cook (female, Grand Marais) AEg, 2/2 Cook (first-year male, Good Harbor Bay) CLW, LSz, 2/2–10 Lake (adult male, Two Harbors, Agate Bay) CLW, m.ob., 2/12 Lake (male and female, Beaver Bay) TBl. | |
| 2015 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Fall | 2 | All north reports: 10/16 Cook (Tofte) ph. JDB; 10/30–11/2 St. Louis (female, Superior Entry) KCR, m.ob.; 11/30 St. Louis (male, Park Point) ph. JPR. | |
| 2015 | Winter | 2 | All reports: 12/19 Grand Marais CBC, 2/13–27 Lake (female, Two Harbors) m.ob. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 1 | Two north reports: 3/30, 4/19 Lake (female, Knife River Marina) ph. JWL. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | Only reports were of presumably the same female 11/20–30+ St. Louis at the McQuade Small Craft Harbor. | |
| 2016 | Winter | 3 | All reports (at least 4 individuals): 12/2 St. Louis (female, McQuade Small Craft Harbor, continuing from November) m.ob. and 2/14 same location JLK, JDx, 12/20 Cook (immature male, Grand Marais) DLB, then 1/17–2/22 (presumed same male) m.ob., 12/25 Lake (female, Stewart River mouth) JcM, 1/19 Lake (Silver Bay) JPR, FJN, 2/19 Lake (female, Silver Bay) ASu, KnM, 2/4–27 Lake (immature male, Two Harbors) m.ob. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 2 | Two north reports, both of individuals first reported during winter: 3/4–4/2 Cook (male, Grand Marais Harbor) ph. DLB, m.ob., 3/1–12 Lake (male, Two Harbors) HlB, JWL. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 3 | 3 | All north: 9/15 – 11/7 Cook (1, Grand Marais Harbor) MAM, DaM, m.ob., 10/19 – 11/11 Cass (1, Walker W.T.P.) ph. †REn, m.ob., 10/20 – 11/29 Lake (reported from Tettegouche S.P. and Two Harbors) DSh, m.ob. All south: 11/12 Carver (female, Lake Waconia) †RMD, 11/27 Stearns (female, Mississippi River, St. Cloud) ebd, m.ob., 11/28–30 Sherburne (Riverside Park, same bird reported previously on the Stearns County side) MJB, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Winter | 2 | 3 | All reports: 12/1–1/1 Sherburne and Stearns (female, continuing from 11/27, St. Cloud) ph. JuW, m.ob., 12/3–2/17 Lake (2, Two Harbors) ebd, m.ob., 12/4 St. Louis (McQuade Small Craft Harbor) JPR, 12/17–18 St. Louis (Brighton Beach) ebd, MwT, 12/23 Washington (female, Pt. Douglas Park) †IVa. |
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | Only reported 3/3–10 Lake (Two Harbors, Agate Bay) SBE, ASu, LiH, DEl. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 2 |  All north: 9/23–11/10 Cook (female, Grand Marais Harbor) ANy, m.ob., 10/21 Lake (female, Knife River) JWL, SLL, KRE. | |
| 2018 | Winter | 2 | Two reports: 1/9 Lake (Two Harbors, Agate Bay) AJF, 1/20 Cook (Grand Marais) MaJ. | |
| 2019 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2019 | Fall | 2 | Only found north: 10/4 St. Louis (Stoney Point) StK, 11/1 Cook (3 immature/females, Paradise Beach) PHS, ebd, 11/10–22 St. Louis (immature or female, Canal Park) PHS, m.ob. | |
| 2019 | Winter | 1 |  Only reports 12/9–2/7 Cook (1–2, Grand Marais) DFe, ASu, m.ob. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 2 | Two north reports: 3/27 – 5/9 Cook (2, Grand Marais Harbor; likely the same pair reported during winter) LWd, m.ob., 5/25 Koochiching (male, Rainy River; first reported on Ontario side 5/20) ph. JVM. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 2 | All north and quite possibly the same individual: 10/21 – 11/8 St. Louis (immature/female, reported from Stony Point and McQuade Small Craft Harbor) StK, m.ob., 11/5–22 Lake (immature/female, reported from east of Stony Point and Two Harbors) ph. MSS, m.ob. | |
| 2020 | Winter | 2 | All reports: 12/4 – 2/4 Lake (immature male, Two Harbors, Agate Bay) BxP, m.ob., 1/2 – 2/27 Cook (1–2 males, female, Grand Marais, East Bay) m.ob. | |
| 2021 | Spring | 3 | Northeast reports spanned the season with at least 3 males involved: 3/1 – 4/29 Cook (male and female continuing from January, Grand Marais) m.ob., 3/16 Lake (male, Two Harbors) JWL, 4/21, 4/23–24 St. Louis (male, McQuade Small Craft Harbor) ebd, MWS, 4/22 St. Louis (male, Western Waterfront Trail, same as McQuade?) JLK, 5/13–31 St. Louis (male, Park Point R.A.) JLK, m.ob., 5/22–31 Lake (male, Two Harbors) JWL, m.ob. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | All north: 10/23 – 11/7 Cook (immature or female, Grand Portage W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob., 10/26 Cook (adult male, Grand Marais Harbor) ebd, 11/19–21 Cook (adult male, Grand Marais Harbor) DFe, LWd. | |
| 2021 | Winter | 2 | Two records: 12/4–5 Cook (adult male continuing from November, Grand Marais harbor) BEA, JGW, LWd, 2/7 Lake (female plumage, Bayside Park) ABm, JlB. | |
| Rare migrant and winter visitant primarily on Lake Superior. | ||||
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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. |