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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Finches | 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: Finches |
| Hoary Redpoll(Acanthis hornemanni) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Winter | Two near Duluth, last week of December, 1940, (Marius Morse). REDPOLL. Present every winter in greatly varying numbers. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | First seen on 28 Oct. near Virginia, St. Louis County, by Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1961 | Winter | On December 9, R. Huber and R. Oehlenschlager collected a specimen 5 miles west of Kelliher, Beltrami County and saw another one two miles north of there. On January 6, members of Avifaunal Club saw two with a flock of Common Redpolls on Minnesota Point, Duluth. | ||
| 1962 | Winter | Jan. 1, 5 mi. SE Waskish, Beltrami Co., 1 seen with 20 common Redpolls, Avifaunal Club; Feb. 16, 3 seen at Grand Marais, Cook Co. and 1 seen at Knife River, Lake Co. by Janet Green, Gloria Peleaux and Avifaunal Club; Mar. 2, Waskish, 4 out of 13 Redpolls in one flock were Hoarys, D. Dorn and R. Huber; Mar. 9, French River, St. Louis Co., 4 out of about 60 were Hoarys, Avifaunal Club; Redpolls were generally restricted to northern parts of state this winter. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Nov 18, Fargo-Moorhead area, with Common Redpolls, Elizabeth Anderson; Nov. 25, Ramsey Co., with Common Redpolls, A. C. Rosenwinkel. | ||
| 1963 | Winter | Dec 9 thru Feb 21, Duluth, A. K. Arndt; Dec 28, Duluth, Avifaunal Club; early Jan, Verdi, Pipestone Co., 1 collected, Bert Anderson; Jan 5, Morris, Stevens Co., R. Grant; Jan 18, Traverse Co., R. Grant; Feb 15, Washkish, Beltrami Co., R. Grant; Feb 15 Grand Marais, Cook Co., Jan Green, et al; F eb 16, Tofte, Cook Co., R. Grant and Tom Jegla; far more reports than usual. See also Christmas counts. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | latest dates 4-22, Two Harbors, with Common Redpolls, RK. | ||
| 1964 | Winter | 2-13, Schroeder, Cook Co, RBJ; 2-14, Mpls, 2 with flock of 20 Common Redpolls, EMB. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | latest 4-3 Knife River, with Common Redpolls, FN, TEM. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 10-30 Knife River, 1, JCG, only report. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | latest 3-19 Minneapolis, EWJ; 3-24 Stearns Co, NMH; 3-31 Hennepin Co, FN/ MAS. | ||
| 1966 | Winter | 12-22 Beltrami Co., 30 miles N. of Bemidji, 5 in flock of Common Redpolls, DP; 1-14 Beltrami Co., DB; 1-29 St. Louis Co., RBJ; 2-23 Hennepin Co., SW; 2-25 Stevens Co., JAH; 2-28 Traverse Co., JAR. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 3-4 Lake Co., EHH; 3-4 Cass Co., JAM; 3-11 Lake Co., RK; 3-11 Cass Co., JAM; 3-13 to 3-20 Cook Co., MOP; 3-25 Itasca Co., BL; 3-28 Carver Co., VL; 4-23 Roseau Co., PEB. | ||
| 1967 | Winter | 1-5 Gunflint Trail, Cook Co., 1, MIG; only report. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 3-2 Ponemah, Beltrami only report. seen and heard, VL; 3-25 Cook Co., MOP; 3-26 Beltrami Co., MG; exceptional 4-24 Cook Co., 100's, MOP and 4-29 Fargo-Moorhead, 1 fide EGA. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 11-5 Duluth JCG; 1/9 Lake JCG. | ||
| 1968 | Winter | A very good year present in groups, 1-4, in redpoll flocks, 15-40, in the northeast: St. Louis (Duluth), Lake, Cook Counties in Feb.-first 1-27 (Duluth) MMC; last 2-27 Cook (Tofte) JP; more abundant in the northwest throughout the winter: in Wadena Co., RO collected 36 from 11-8 through 3-23, with peak numbers 2-24, 10, and 3-9, 12, and in Roseau Co., PEB reported 5-10 sporadically. A few reports from the south: 11-23 Mille Lacs (Onamia) specimen, Bell Museum; 1-14 (Minneapolis) RG; 2-2 Hennepin (Champlin) 2 MHM. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | Late dates Co., MA, and Winona Co., BT; 4-6 Chisago Co., FVS. | ||
| 1969 | Winter | First seen on 12-20 Stearns KRE; 12-22 Redwood KRE, PE; 12-27 Duluth MMC. No other reports until Feb. (2-3 Hennepin VL; 2-4 Rice GNR) when seen by 13 observers 67 JuNE 1970 through 2-28 (Hennepin, CKS: and also EMB). Greatest number: 4 in Duluth MMC. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 6 reports (banded); 3-12 Hennepin CH; 3-1,3-13,4-2, 4-20 Duluth RL, MMC, ]G. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 4 reports Cook DB; 11-21 and 26 Grant (4) KE. | ||
| 1972 | Winter | NORTH 12-17 St. Louis MMC; 1-26 (5) Crow Wing TS; 1-27 Pine DB; 2-3 Pine RBJ, DR; 2-8 Crow Wing TS. No reports SOUTH. | ||
| 1973 | Spring | 1 REPORTERS REPORTING. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | One report; 11-30 St. Louis (JAB). | ||
| 1973 | Winter | No less than 24 reports from 17 counties; 11 Christmas Counts recorded them (peaks of 7 on the Moorhead count and 6 on the St. Paul Northeast count); seen south to Washington, Ramsey, Hennepin, Olmsted, Lyon and Lac qui Parle; birders should not be afraid to identify this species which is regular in small numbers with Common Redpolls in the northern half of the state, but at the same time caution is in order since redpolls can vary quite a bit in whiteness and misidentifications often result. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 14 reports: late south 4-12 Washington WHL; late north 4-15 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | Only two reports: Duluth Christmas Count and 2-22 Clay (LCF). | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 2 reports: 3-8 and 4-6 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | all reports 10-28 Duluth DS; 11-15 Yellow Medicine GO; 11-24 St. Louis JG. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | reported from 15 counties south to Ramsey, Washing ton, Blue Earth, Freeborn, Dakota, Steele, Hennepin and Yellow Medi· cine Co's; even though this species is rare in the South and sometimes hard to tell from paler Common Redpolls, none of the South reports above had details with them. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 11 reports 3-5 (1), 3-24 (2) Clay LC~; 3-9 Washington DGW and Hennepm PCHS; 3-18 Itasca NMH; 3-20 (4) St. Louis PD; 3-20 to 3-27 Marshall SV; 3-21 (7) St. Louis DS; 3-23 Hennepin ETS; 3-24 to 3-26 Anoka KL; 3-31 (2) Cook JH. | ||
| 1976 | Winter | 5 reports: 12-31 and 2-5 Wilkin (KE, SM); 1-18 Beltrami (TS); 2-4 to 2-19 Otter Tail (GO, SM); 2-13 Lake (DGW); 2-15 Marshall (SV). | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 5 reports: 3-1 Crow Wing (1) JB; 3-4, 3-10 Marshall SVA; 3-5 Otter Tail (2) GO; 3-11 Otter Tail (2) SM. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | All reports 11-23 St. Louis (3) (KE), 11-26 Clay (3) (LCF). | ||
| 1977 | Winter | Reported from 24 counties south to Fillmore, Mower, Freeborn and Lyon; perhaps the most reports ever (a natural result of the large Common Redpoll invasion) and perhaps the first time there was no need for skepticism over reports in s. Minn. | ||
| 1978 | Winter | Only three reports from Marshall, Clay and Cook. | ||
| 1979 | Winter | Only report: Lake 1-20 (DGW). | ||
| 1980 | Fall | One report: 11-26 Aitkin KE. | ||
| 1980 | Winter | Reports up sharply from last year; reported from 12 counties south to Dakota. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Three reports: 3-9 Crow Wing JB, 3-23 Beltrami AS, 4-12 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Two reports: 11-16 Mille Lacs KE, 11-29 Crow Wing JB. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | A major invasion year. Forty-one reports from 11 north and 11 south counties throughout. Distributionwise, this season was about on par with the invasion of 1977-1978; however, this year seemed to have more individuals with several reports of up to five at once. , Hoary Redpoll, Aitkin, Aitkin County. Photo by Warren Nelson. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Late south 4-15 Anoka (at feeder) SC; late north 4-23 Aitkin WN, 4-24 Lake SW/ MS, 5-11 St. Louis KE. | ||
| 1983 | Winter | Reported on the Fergus Falls, Bemidji, Crosby and Duluth CBC's. Additional north reports from Clay, 1-21 (LCF), Roseau, no date (AJ), Pennington, overwintered (SS), Carlton, 1-26 (KL), Lake 1/5 (KE), Cook, 1-16 (SS) and Duluth 2-16 (KE). The only south report from Hennepin 2-24 (DB). | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Late north 3/25 St. Louis KE, MH, 4/1 Clay LCF, Lake SWIMS. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | All reports I I /4 Kittson RJ, Marshall RJ, St. Louis KE, 11/17 Todd KL, 11/23 Polk AB. | ||
| 1984 | Winter | Probably the most reports ever. Most common in the north regions ( 13 counties) with several reports of pure flocks of I 0-15 individuals. Also reported from four central region counties and in the SW from Lincoln 1-25 ( I) (RBJ). | ||
| 1985 | Spring | All reports 3/1 Marshall ANWR, 3/10 Cook KMH, Pine AB, 3/17 Clay LCF, Cass RJ, 4/1 Otter Tail SDM, 4/2 St. Louis AE, 4/7 Crow Wing WN, 4/10 Becker MBW, 4/14 Roseau AJ. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | All reports 10/24 Lake SWIMS, 10/28 thru 11/21 St. Louis KE, 11/24 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1985 | Winter | Reported from eight north region counties, Isanti 1/11 (KL) in the central and Olmsted 1/18 (AMP) in the southeast. Statewide CBC count of 11 (45 L.y.). Fall1986 | ||
| 1986 | Spring | One report south 3/9 Fillmore AMP; late north 4/7 Cook SL, 4/9 Becker MBW, 4/12 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Early north 10/18 Cook RJ, 10/24 Lake of the Woods RJ, 11/27 Clearwater AB; early south 11/16 Olmsted RE. | ||
| 1986 | Winter | Reported from seven north region counties and adjacent Otter Tail and Pine Co's in the central region. Brewer's Blackbird, February 1987, Isabella, Lake County. Photo by Steve Wilson. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | All reports: 3/2, 3/10 and 4/7 St. Louis KE, MHIJS, 3/7-17 Aitkin WN, 4/3 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | One report 11/28 Beltrami AB. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Reports of up to four individuals in seven north region counties. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Late south 3/20 Washington WL; late north 3/27 Aitkin WN, 4/4 Duluth fide KE. | ||
| 1988 | Winter | Reported on the Baudette and Crosby CBCs and in Koochiching 2/14 KL, 2/12AB, Cook, late Feb. KMH and at two Duluth feeders in mid Feb. fide KE. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Late north 4/8 Lake DC, BSE, APr, 4/9 Lake m.ob., 4/12 Duluth KE. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Three reports 11/24 Kittson AB, Mahnomen RJ, ll/26 Cook KE. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | Widespread but small numbers reported from 12 north, four central, and eight south region counties. Absent southwest of a line from Clay to Waseca; 39 reported on the Grand Rapids CBC (number seems high). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Late south 3/3 Lyon AP, 3/11 Cottonwood AP, 3/12 Sherburne SNWR; late north 3/19 Aitkin WN, 3/25 Clay LCF, 4/2 Duluth KE. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Early north 10/16 Aitkin WN, 11/8-9 Cook PB, KR, PS. | ||
| 1991 | Winter | About 25 reports from 17 counties, a near record number. Aitkin 12/26 WN, 1/13 KE, 2/5 PS, & 2/8 WN, Marshall 12/4 AJ/MH, Becker 12/29 BBe, St. Louis 1/7 KE, Pennington 2/10 KSS, Roseau 2/14 PS, Carlton 2/22 BJ, Lake 2/23 DPV, SSc. Most reports of one or two individuals, but at least 10–15 in Kittson 2/16 SSt, and Koochiching 2/8 KB. CBC reports from Baudette, Bemidji, Crookston, Crosby, Detroit Lakes, Grand Marais, Hibbing, Roseau, Sax Zim, and Warren (8) for a total of 24 individuals. Only south reports in Washington and Anoka in January fide RJ. As usual, very few of these were well documented. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Late north 4/12 Marshall MCBS, 4/29 Koochiching GM. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported 10/30 Cook MH, 11/21 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Only reports in Cook SOL, KMH, Marshall AJMH, 12/18 St. Louis MH, 1/14 Beltrami KB, PS, 1/15 Roseau KB, PS, 2/18 Roseau SDM. Several south reports questionable. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Late north 4/4 Aitkin WN, 4/7 Koochiching GM. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Only one report during a generally non-redpoll winter: 12/31 Lake DPV (no details). | ||
| 1995 | Fall | All reports: 11/4 Tofte, Cook Co. KE, 11/11 Whipholt, Cass Co. PS, 11/13 St. Albans Bay, Crow Wing Co. AH. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | About 28 individuals were reported from 13 counties in the north. Also reported 2/11 Carver Co. DBM, 2/12 Lyon Co. RSc and on the Cottonwood CBC. Largest group reported only three individuals. As usual, most reports were not documented. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | All south reports 3/4–4/10 Lyon RgS, 3/11 Anoka JBe. North reports from Aitkin, Beltrami, Kanabec, Kittson, 4/20 St. Louis MH, 4/24 Becker BBe. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1996 | Winter | No reports. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 10/26–11/1 Cook KE, 11/2–4 St. Louis (Duluth) fide KE, 11/10 Lake AH, PS, 11/16 St. Louis (Hoyt Lakes) AE, 11/22 Beltrami (2) DJo, 11/25 Marshall fide AH. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Reports of 25 individuals as far south as Hennepin and Washington (no reports l.y.). Only the following reports had adequate details: 2/2 Stearns MJ/DT, 2/8 Kittson KB, 2/8 Hennepin WW, 2/9 & 2/28 Beltrami DJo. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Only one documented south report: 3/28 Stearns MJ/DT. All north reports: 3/3 and 3/31 Beltrami DJo, 3/7–15 Aitkin WN, 3/11 St. Louis fide KE, 3/21 Crow Wing fide PP, 3/22 Lake of the Woods County (Baudette) PS, 3/23 Otter Tail (3) GB, 3/24 Aitkin CB, and 3/28 St. Louis (Duluth) RRS. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Two reports: 1/7 Ramsey AH and 1/25 Lake KE. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | All reports: 10/22 Cook AH, †PS, 10/30 Cook (2) AH, 10/30 Mille Lacs †PC, 11/2 Becker BK, 11/6 Lake CMa, 11/7–14 Aitkin †CB, WN, 11/14 Cook JSt, 11/21 Becker BBe. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | As many as 38 individuals reported from at least 18 counties, but only three south reports. All documented reports: 12/9 Aitkin CB, 12/18 Hubbard (Bemidji CBC) DJo, 12/18 Minneapolis CBC, 12/23 Beltrami DJo, 12/20 & 2/22 Becker BK, 12/25 Cass (3) MRN, 1/15 Lake (Two Harbors) PS, 1/21 Stearns MJ, DT, SD, 1/26 Kanabec CM, 1/29 Lake CM. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Observed 3/12 Aitkin †CB, 4/1 Clearwater †DJo, plus several undocumented reports from St. Louis. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | All reports: 12/18 Lake CRM, 12/19 St. Louis KJB, plus singles on the Baudette, Beltrami Island, and Isabella CBCs. None had details. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Reported 10/27–28 Cook (at least 3 locations) m.obs. Also discovered 11/8 Itasca BRN. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Approximate total of 12 individuals reported from Todd, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. Documented reports: 1/20 Lake †PHS, 1/28 Cook (Croftville) †PHS, 2/23 Lake ph. JWL, and 2/25 St. Louis †DOK. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Approximate total of 11 individuals reported from Beltrami, Lake, St. Louis, Todd. Documented 3/1–3 Beltrami (Bemidji) †DPJ, 4/11 Beltrami (different bird) †DPJ. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | None. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Two reports from Lake: 11/15 (record-early) KRE, 11/28–29 Stewart River ph. JWL. | ||
| 2003 | Winter | Total of 27 reports of 31 individuals from 17 counties, only 3 of which were in the south. Only the following had details: 12/14 Clearwater (Itasca State Park CBC) †DPJ, 12/29–1/10 Lake (Two Harbors) †JWL, 1/9 St. Louis (Sax-Zim bog) †GW, 1/19 Pine (Hinckley) †JMP, 1/15 Cook †JGW, 1/25 Lake (Greenwood Lake) †JWL, 1/28 & 2/12 Kanabec (Arthur Twp.) †CAM, 2/14 Beltrami †DPJ, 2/14 Lake (Two Harbors) †JWL, 2/15 Polk (Wetlands, Pines and Prairie Audubon Sanctuary) †PHS, JMJ. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Total of seven banded 3/8–4/5 Itasca (Big Fork) DRM; also documented 3/12, 3/24 Beltrami †DPJ. Reported without details from Aitkin, Cook, Lake, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wilkin. Of related interest was the leucistic redpoll 3/11 Pennington (Thief River Falls) ph. JMJ. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | No reports (but see winter report for exceptional numbers). | ||
| 2004 | Winter | A total of 15 individuals reported from 12 north and 2 south counties. Details provided only for the following: 12/22 Aitkin †CLB, KWR, 1/23 Douglas †JPE, 1/29 Lake †JWL, 1/31 Otter Tail (2) †DST. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Two documented reports: 3/12 St. Louis †MTA, 3/23 Aitkin †KWR. Reported without details from Crow Wing and Lake. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Only reports with details: 12/17 St. Louis (Duluth CBC) KRE, 2/26 St. Louis (Cook) JWL. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | All reports: late February through 3/6 Lake (Isabella) RAE, and through 3/8 St. Louis (near Cook) ph. DAC, RBJ, m.ob. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 8 | Reported from eight far north counties, none documented. Observers are encouraged to supply documentation on all reports of this species. | |
| 2007 | Spring | 2 | All reports: 3/4, 3/16 Kittson LW fide JMJ, 3/23 Beltrami DPJ. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 2 | All north 11/4 Cook HHD, KRE, LS, 11/6 Cook CRM. | |
| 2007 | Winter | 4 | All documented reports include 12/18 Cass †BAW, 1/1 St. Louis (Britt) †KRS, 1/19 Itasca †WBa, CoK, 1/30–2/24 St. Louis (3 in Sax-Zim Bog at Blue Spruce Rd.) ph. MLH, †KRE, †PHS, m.ob., 1/26 Itasca †SC, 1/30–2/29 Crow Wing ph. †JSB. See Undocumented Reports for additional observations. As always, documentation is requested by the editor and compilers for all reports of this species. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 5 | All north reports 3/1–29 St. Louis DWK, JLO, m.ob. 3/13–31 Crow Wing JSB, 3/20 Cass DAY, 3/27 Cass BAW, Mille Lacs RBJ, 4/10 Aitkin KCR (median 4/6). | |
| 2008 | Fall | 4 | 1 | All north 11/1 Lake HHD, 11/18 Cass DAY, 11/22 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/23 Kittson LW, JMJ. Only south 11/24 Dakota †JLO. |
| 2008 | Winter | 8 | 8 | A major invasion by this species, the largest since Winter 1999–2000. Reported from the far Northwest and Northeast regions and spearheading through the state deep into the South-central region, 1/26–31 Blue Earth †RMD, ChH, JCC. Absent from the West-central, Southwest, and Southeast regions. Numerous reports throughout the season in the northern regions and from Sax-Zim Bog, as expected. The high count there of six documented individuals spanned the reporting period, and were observed by numerous birders. Accidental in the South, there was a new county record 1/31 Brown †BTS; and another notable record 1/7 Meeker †DMF. Most observations south occurred from late January through February and beyond. All other south observations with good details include: 2/2 Anoka ph. †CKB and 2/4 Anoka (2) ph. †DPG at different locations, 2/16 Hennepin ph. †ABL, 2/19–23 and 2/26–28 (same bird) Dakota †ADS, ph. †JPM, m.ob., 2/21 Dakota (different location) ph. †MAO, 2/24 Kandiyohi †JoS, and 2/27 Stearns †MJB, where last documented in 1969! Also see the Spring Seasonal Report. The Seasonal Report editor and compilers would like to thank the many observers who took time to document their reports of this species. Reported from an additional nine north and four south counties with either no or insufficient details. |
| 2009 | Spring | 13 | 10 | All documented reports south: 3/1 Hennepin ph. ABL, 3/13 Rice (banded) ph. DAT, 3/15–29 Dakota †ADS, ph. JPM, 3/22 Chisago ph. †MHe, 3/25 Nicollet ph. †RMD, 3/26 Chisago ph. †MHe, 3/22 – 4/8 Anoka (peak of 4 on 3/28) ph. †CKB, 3/20–22, 4/9 Anoka †DPG. Documented north reports: 3/28 Lake †JWL, 3/29 St. Louis ph. †FKB, 4/1 St. Louis †PHS, 4/2 Morrison †MJB, 4/7 St. Louis KRE, 4/8 Kanabec ph. †CAM, 4/9 St. Louis JCG, 4/10 Cass BAW (median 4/6). Sightings ended abruptly; last seen 9 Apr south and 10 Apr north. |
| 2009 | Winter | 3 | No south reports, unlike last winter which was a major invasion year. Only one of the 15 individuals reported included details: 2/25 St. Louis †KRE. Undocumented reports from Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake. | |
| 2010 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2010 | Winter | 15 | Reported from more north counties than in any of the previous 5 years. All documented records include 1/2 St. Louis (Cromwell) ph. LSc, 1/5–2/17 Kittson (Lancaster feeder, multiple birds with a maximum of 8 on 1/4) ph. TrB, 2/5 St. Louis ChH, 2/16 Cook (Lutsen) ph. DBM, 2/26–27 St. Louis (up to 3, Sax-Zim Bog) †PEB, †WLe, ph. MLH. Observers are encouraged to include documentation of all reports of this species. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 13 | Numerous reports this season, though all confined to the northern third of the state. Late north 4/3 Beltrami DPJ, 4/9 Hubbard MaH, 4/16 St. Louis †JLK, JCG (median 4/7). Three additional sightings were documented: 3/1 St. Louis (Ely) ph. NLM, 3/6 Cass (Hackensack) †JWH, 3/7 St. Louis (Duluth) ph. MLH. | |
| 2011 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2011 | Winter | 11 | 1 | All south: 1/19–2/5 Anoka †DPG. North reports with documentation (more than usual) include 12/17 St. Louis (2, Duluth) ph. †JWL, 1/7 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) ph. RTe, 1/8 Hubbard (Bemidji) †DPJ, Lake (Isabella) †DWK, ph. RTe, 1/16 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) †KRo, 1/23 St. Louis (Ely) †CyB, 1/24 St. Louis (West Duluth) †PHS, 1/28 Itasca ph. †SC, 1/29 Cook (Lutsen) ph. DMB, 2/5 Lake (Gooseberry Falls S.P.) †CLW, 2/11 Beltrami †DPJ, 2/15 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) †MTo, 2/16 Lake (Gooseberry Falls S.P.) ph. MTo, 2/17–18 Lake †JWL. |
| 2012 | Spring | 8 | 2 | All south 3/6 Blue Earth AnK, 3/7 Anoka †DPG. All north 3/1–7, 3/16 Itasca SC, 3/1 Lake †JWL, Polk SAu, 3/2 St. Louis WLe, 3/3 Aitkin ASc, 3/10 Cook RAE, 3/15–16 Crow Wing JSB, 3/24 Cass DAY. |
| 2012 | Fall | 6 | 8 | More widespread than usual. Early north (median 11/4) 10/22 St. Louis †JLK, 11/3 Cook PRH, (Grand Marais) JFR, 11/4 Cook (3: 2 at Grand Marias, 1 at Lutsen Sea Villas) KRE, m.ob. All south 11/13 Pope †DBM, 11/15 Steele NFT, 11/18 Rice †DAB, Swift (Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) ph. BJU, 11/19 Pipestone (Pipestone N.M.) ph. †BJU, 11/24 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan P.R.) ph. ALD, 11/29 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) ph. BJU, 11/30 Goodhue (3, Prairie Island, Lower Island Conservation Area) †GJM. |
| 2012 | Winter | 29 | 16 | A major invasion year, with more reports than the last “significant” invasion in 2008 (a mere 16 counties). Reported from most counties northeast of a line from Stevens southeast to Steele. South reports with details include 12/15–17 Stearns MRe, MJB, †PCC, 12/27 Hennepin (Minneapolis) TFi, 12/29, 1/26, 2/8 Chisago (Harris) ph. DPi, 1/1 Hennepin (Corcoran) ph. ABL, 1/20 Anoka DPG, 1/31–2/2 McLeod (northeast of Hutchinson) PRH, †DWK. High count 1/10 St. Louis (12; also notable were 8 on 12/26 and 9 on 1/23 at this same location) KJB, 1/8 Kittson (8) TrB. |
| 2013 | Spring | 11 | 12 | More reports than is typical especially from the extreme southern third of the state. Late south 4/2 McLeod PRH, Ramsey †MJM, 4/6 Chisago DPi, Hennepin ABL, 4/14 Hennepin DBM (median 3/12). New county records: 3/23 Houston (Caledonia) HHD, RAE, GLa, 3/23 Nobles (Hawkeye C.P.) †KRE, ALo, BTS. Also unusual south 3/22 Lyon GWe, 3/2–28 Rice DAB, MJB, JLn. Late north 4/25 St. Louis AM, JLK, 4/30 St. Louis KRE, and one bird seen in East Grand Forks, Polk County since winter through 5/14 when it died ph. SAu. |
| 2013 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2013 | Winter | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Fall | 3 | All north 11/8 Cook JWd, 11/10 St. Louis KJB, 11/11 St. Louis ClN, 11/17 St. Louis ODa, 11/19 Mille Lacs KMa, 11/24 St. Louis DAk. | |
| 2014 | Winter | 18 | 1 | Following no reports in 2013, widely reported across northern counties. Only south report 2/28 Dakota †DFN. All north reports with adequate documentation: 12/22 St. Louis †DTr, 1/1 Lake of the Woods †DBW, 1/1 Kanabec †MJB, †RAE, 1/3 Clay †PBB, 1/4 Lake †JWL, 1/18 St. Louis (2, Sax-Zim Bog) ph. PHS, 1/20 Lake †JWL, 1/25 St. Louis ph. JLK. High counts 1/25 St. Louis (10, Sax-Zim Bog) †ClN, 2/7 St. Louis (6, Sax-Zim Bog) ph. †DTr, JEd. CBC high counts 12/20 Duluth (9), 12/20 Bemidji (6), 12/21 Bluestem Prairie/Buffalo River S.P. (5). |
| 2015 | Spring | 11 | Late north 3/29 Beltrami DPJ, Lake JWL, 4/4–9 St. Louis JLK (median 4/7). | |
| 2015 | Fall | 2 | Only a handful of north reports: 10/21 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB, 10/29 Beltrami CRM, RAE, 11/7 St. Louis (Stoney Point) TPM, 11/27 Beltrami DPJ. | |
| 2015 | Winter | 16 | 6 | Most reports since major invasion year of 2012. All south: 1/2 Yellow Medicine (Spellman Lake) †GWe, 1/31 Scott GLa, 2/1 Anoka KDR, 2/10 Blue Earth (Mankato) †ChH, 2/10–11 Hennepin (Marquette Plaza, Minneapolis) †DWK, TAT, 2/29 Sherburne ABm. High count 1/28 Hubbard (5, Kabekona Lake) AxB, REn. CBC high count12/19 Bemidji (4). |
| 2016 | Spring | 12 | 1 | Only south report 3/1 Sherburne ABm. Late north 4/9 St. Louis BAb, JLK, 4/14 Itasca EEO, 4/15 Hubbard REn, 4/22 Koochiching DBz, JWH, m.ob. (median 4/5). Documented records 3/4 Lake JWL, 3/18 Carlton MSS, 3/23 Pine TJo, 3/26 Polk SAu. |
| 2016 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Winter | 6 | Reported from only six North counties, the lowest number since 2013 when no observations were noted, and well below ten-year average of 14 counties. High count 2/17 St. Louis (3) SGp. CBC high counts 12/31 Isabella (2), 1/1 Hibbing (2). | |
| 2017 | Spring | 3 | This infrequent species was only reported 3/1 Cass DoH, 3/4 Koochiching BAb, ToL, 3/9 Koochiching AMe, 3/29 Hubbard REn. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 5 | Early north (median 11/4) 10/28 St. Louis ALx, 10/29 Cook (Grand Marais) m.ob., 10/30 St. Louis JLK, 11/2 Cook FGo, Lake (Knife River) m.ob., Roseau BSi. Reports continued throughout the season mainly from the North Shore of Lake Superior. | |
| 2017 | Winter | 25 | 22 | Most significant invasion year since 2012, when observed in 45 counties, and highest number of south reporting counties on record. In comparison, only six reporting counties in 2016. Two new county records: 1/25 Renville (2, C.R. 16 & 870th Ave.) RBJ, 1/1 Wabasha (Lake City Marina) †DAB, ANy. Numerous unusual reports including 12/30 Alexandria CBC, 1/7 Meeker PKF, 1/9 Steele (Rice Lake S.P.) RBW, 1/21 Kandiyohi JWd, 1/29 Cottonwood LHl, 2/4 Stevens (Flax Lake) DLP, 2/9 Big Stone (Ortonville) RAE, HHD. High counts 1/2 St. Louis (5, Sax-Zim Bog) ASu, 1/12 Marshall (5) JHs, 1/20 Otter Tail (5) ASu, 2/16 St. Louis (5, Sax-Zim Bog) ebd. CBC high counts 12/30 Cook Area (5), 12/29 Carlton-Cloquet (3). |
| 2018 | Spring | 21 | 18 | Reported from a record number of counties for spring. Noteworthy south reports 3/2 Lac qui Parle MJB, 3/5–21 Cottonwood (Amo Twp.) LHI, 3/9 Lyon (Marshall) RJS, 3/21 Brown (New Ulm Cemetery) MIO, 4/7 Rock (Schoeman Park) ph. LiH, 4/12 Lyon (Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe. As with Common Redpoll, this species remained well beyond typical late departure dates. Record late south 4/15 Dakota ADS, Hennepin DEl, Scott BAb, 4/17 Ramsey AXH (median 3/18). Late north 4/18 Becker HeH, ShG, 4/20 Morrison FGo, Polk SAu (median 4/6). |
| 2018 | Fall | Â No reports. | ||
| 2018 | Winter | 17 | 3 | Reported from 20 counties, close to the ten-year average of 19, but far fewer than last year’s major invasion when seen in 47 counties. All south sightings occurred in late February: 2/17–2/18 Wright ToL, RAE, 2/18 Ramsey BDo, 2/26–2/27 Hennepin MaJ, ARh. High count 2/9 St. Louis (4) ASu. CBC high count 12/29 Roseau (2). |
| 2019 | Spring | 6 | 1 | Only south reports 3/2 Hennepin (Minneapolis, Cancer Survivors Park, where two overwintered 2017–2018) MwT, 3/6 Hennepin (Lesley Lane) JCC. Few reports north with latest sightings 4/2 Hubbard REn, AxB, 4/9 Polk SAu, 4/18 Roseau BSi (median 4/6). |
| 2019 | Fall | No reports for the second year in a row. | ||
| 2019 | Winter | Â No reports for first time since 2013. | ||
| 2020 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2020 | Fall | 6 | 1 | The most reports since 2012; most sightings scattered in northern half of state. Early north (median 11/6) 10/24–25 Cook MLH, PEJ, 10/27 Lake ASu, KCR. Also reported north in Cass, Polk, and St. Louis. Notable fall record 10/30 Pine (Pine City W.T.P.) †CRM, m.ob. Only south report was 11/30 Scott (Savage) †BAb. |
| 2020 | Winter | 15 | 8 | Following a winter season with no observations, found in a near-average 23 counties. Fewest reports from the southern and western regions. High counts 1/4 St. Louis (3, Sax-Zim Bog) ebd, 2/25 St. Louis (3, Sax-Zim Bog) EBr. |
| 2021 | Spring | 9 | Only reported north this spring. Late north 4/2 St. Louis (Hibbing) ebd, (Tower) SGW, 4/26 Lake PgR (median 4/9). | |
| 2021 | Fall | 4 | All reports 10/29, 11/6 St. Louis (Moose Valley Banding Station, 2 banded hatch-year birds) †AVa, 10/31 Cook (Grand Portage W.T.P.) m.ob., 11/6 Cook (Taconite Harbor) ClN, Lake (Lakeview Cemetery) MaS, 11/7 Cook (Chicago Bay) m.ob., 11/10 St. Louis (Boulder Trail) JLK, 11/11 Clay (Hawley) PBB, 11/23 St. Louis ebd. | |
| 2021 | Winter | 25 | 35 | A remarkable year for this species with reports from 60 counties, far exceeding the previous season-high of 45 in 2012 and the ten-year average of 19. Especially dramatic were the high number of reports from the Southwest (all counties except Rock, Jackson) and West-central (all counties except Big Stone, Douglas, Wilkin). New county records: 1/31 Chippewa (Louriston Twp.) DLP, 1/21 Murray (Ellsborough Twp.) ebd. Other notable records: 12/29 Grant (Delaware Twp.) CNn, 1/12 Traverse DLP, 1/21 Pipestone (Aetna Twp.) ebd, 1/21 Wabasha (Minneiska Twp.) EHi, 1/31 Nobles (Olney Twp.) KEm, JWH, 2/3 Redwood (C.R. 8) BTS, 2/19 Swift (near Clontarf) JoS, RAE. High counts 2/11 St. Louis (5, Sax-Zim Bog) FJN, 2/19 Cass (5, Deep Portage Learning Center) ebd. |
| Rare winter visitant mostly north and central. | ||||
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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. |