Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Sandpipers Occurrence
This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members. 		Seasons
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
Sandpipers
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
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
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: Sandpipers
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Eskimo Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Ruff
 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
 Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
[Calidris sandpiper]
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
[Limnodromus dowitcher]
American Woodcock
 Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Hudsonian Godwit(Limosa haemastica)
YearSeasonNS
1961SpringTwo were seen on 6 May at Salt Lake by members of the Avifaunal Club. Jan Green saw them at Duluth on 15 May.
1962SpringApril 28, Salt Lake, 3 gray, 1 red, Avifaunal Club; May 12 Salt Lake, 4 gray, Avifaunal Club; May 15 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 24 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund.
1963SpringApril 20, Dakota County, R. Janssen; April 20, Beardsley, Big Stone County, Avifaunal Club; April 23 thru May 12, Lac qui Parle and Traverse Counties, R. Grant; April 27, Kandiyohi County, Pauline Lastine; May 20, Delano, Wright County, 5 seen, H. Huber. Sanderling: April27, Salt Lake (early), Avifaunal Club; May 19, Duluth, Bill Litkey and R. Huber.
1964Spring5-9 White Rock Dam, above Lake Traverse, EGA; 5-10 Salt Lake, RG; 5-14 Marshall Co, 10, "rare spring migrant," DLO; 5-15 Hennepin Co, 30, good details, MEC; 5-17 Aitkin Co, 6, PBH.
1964Summerlatest spring dates, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, Stevens Co, RAG, DP.
1965Spring4-24 Swift Co, RAG; 5-9 Stevens Co, ES; 5-11 Moorhead, LWJ; 5-15 Dakota Co, FL; 5-16 Stevens Co, RAG; 5-17 Lac qui Parle Co, DB; 5-21 Moorhead, LWJ.
1966Spring5-5 Washington Co, BL; 5-15 Washington, DB; 5-18 Sauk Centre, 18, RPR; 5-19 Jackson Co, NMH and Douglas Co, 10, MVS; 5-20 Roscoe, THE LOON Stearns Co, JIM; 5-29 Traverse Co, EMB.
1967Spring4-22 McLeod Co., DB; 5-6 Lyon Co., PE; 5-7 (RBJ), 5-15 (EDK) Watonwan Co.; 5-9 (FN/ MAS), 5-14 (RDT), 5-18 (FN/MAS), 5-20 (MHM, RBJ) Carver Co.; 5-16 and 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-20 Lake Co., RK, BB.
1968Spring 4-10 Lac qui Parle Co., BL; 4-25 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-4 Swift Co., HSH; 5-15 Carver Co., RTH; 5-18 Washington Co., EMB; 5-20 Carver Co., RDT; 5-25 Carver Co., RTH; only reports . .
1969Spring5-16 (5) Wilkin Co., RBJ; 5-17 (10) Lac qui Parle Co., EC, and Hibbing, HM; 5-24 Beltrami Co., EIS; 5-31 Pine Co., MIG, 6-4 Duluth, .MMC.
1969Fall8-12 St. Louis PBH. (Very few fall dates for this species)
1970Spring9 reports; 5-8 and 9 Lyon {5) KE, PE; 5-9 Jackson BL; 5-10 Lyon {7) HK; 5-16 Sibley, Stevens, and Lyon {20) KE, PE; 5-17 Rice RG; 5-24 Lac qui Parle {3) DB; 5-21 and 28 Mille Lacs MI. A total of at least 33 individuals of this rare species.
1970Summer8-8 Morehead Lagoon, Clay Co. EW. Details?A rare bird in fall. Northern Phalarope: 6-7 Mille Lacs MI.
1971Springmany reports Stearns NMH; 4-28, 29 Sibley, many observers; 4-29 McLeod BDC; 4 reports north: 5-l Wilkin KH; 5-8 to 5-15 Clay LW; 5-21 Becker KE, RR; 5-23, 25, 26 Duluth KE, RR, JG, MMC; also reported from Jackson, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Wabasha, and Sherburne.
1973Summer 7-8 Big Stone (Big Stone Wildlife Refuge Mgr.), 7-11 Clay (Elsie Welter).
1974Spring Early south 4-15 Lyon HCK; 5-9 Chippewa CLH; 5-10 Hennepin OJ; only reports north 5-16 Aitkin (28+) TS; 5-19 Clay KZ.
1974FallUnusual fall record 9-19 Mille Lacs MI.
1975Spring Only reports south 4-19 Murray RBJ, RAG, BL and Lyon HCK; 5-10 Nobles KE; 5-16 Wabasha RL; 1 report north Aitkin (1) JB.
1975Fall2 reports for this rare fall migrant 8-26 Mille Lacs MI; and 10-18 Lincoln RJ, BL.
1976Fall 2 reports: 9-11 Ramsey MM, 9-25 Lincoln KE, PE, RJ.
1977Spring Early south 4-10 Lyon LF; 4-14 Lyon HK; early north 5-10 Otter Tail SM; 5-11 Aitkin TS and St. Louis GN; late 5-28 Clay SM; several reports from the eastern part of the state; 5-14 Goodhue (3) TS; 5-15 Ramsey (1) LH; 5-21 to 5-24 St. Louis DA, RJ, KE, JB.
1977Summer Late migrant 6-13 Lake of the Woods (KE, T. Savaloja).
1978Summer 9-13 Duluth KE.
1978Fall 9-13 Duluth KE.
1979Spring Early south 4-21 Lac qui Parle RE, Kandiyohi BL, 4-22 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-16 Clay LCF, 5-13 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-28 Nicollet JCF.
1979Summer Late migrants 6-3 (3) Wilkin (GO).
1979Fall Only report 10-4 Duluth KE.
1980Spring Early south 4-19 Pipestone LJF, 4-25 Lac qui Parle JD, 5-10 Winona BDC; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 5-10 Beltrami JM, 5-14 Big Stone NH (35+), 5-21 St. Louis TH.
1980Summer Early migrants North: 7-31 Pennington (SS).
1981Spring Early south 4-15 Stearns, 4-17 Nobles BL, 5-4 Dakota KG; early north 5-5 Pennington KSS; late south 5-15 Stearns NMH, Wabasha WDM, 5-16 Wabasha JSD, Hennepin OJ; late north 5-19 Marshall FDS, 5-20 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-23 KE, SM; also reported from Blue Earth, Clay, Lincoln and Swift counties.
1982Spring Early south 4-24 Watonwan RJ, 5-6 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5-10 Martin EB/ K; early north Aitkin 4-30 TS, 5-4 WN, 5-4 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-16 Yellow Medicine CMB, 5-29 Ramsey KL; late north St. Louis 5-18 JG, 5-20 KE, 5-22 BL, 5-23 JG, 5-19 Wilkin GS, 5-24 Marshall ANWR. Peak number 5-15 Polk KSS (300).
1982Summer Late migrants North : 6/5 Duluth (KRE), 6/12 Marshall (K&SS).
1983Spring Early south 4/14 Steams MF, 4/23 Murray KL; early north 4/22 Marshall KSS, 5/17 Lake of the Woods TW; late south 4/24 Hennepin OJ, 4/25 Blue Earth JCF; late north 5/22 Clay LCF, Otter Tail DGW.
1983Summer Late migrants South: 6/4 Nicollet. Direction? 6/23-24 Duluth. Early migrants North: 7/17 Lake of the Woods.
1983Fall 10/21 and 10/28 Nicollet (1) JCF.
1984Spring Early south 4/28 Lac qui Parle FAE, 4/29 Lyon HK, 5/10 Olmsted RE; early north 4/29 Wilkin SDM, 5/12 Polk AB, 5/15 Marshall (150) ANWR; late south 5/26 Hennepin OJ, 5/28 Lac qui Parle GS, 5/30 Waseca JCF; late north 5/27 Polk AB, Aitkin JB, WN, 5/28 Aitkin JB.
1984Summerlast spring date 6/4 Polk; 7/4 Mower RRK; 7/14 Watonwan (RJ).
1984Fall 8/24 Pennington KSS, 9/29 Aitkin (I) KL, WN, 10/18 Pennington KSS.
1985Spring Early south 5/7 Nicollet MF, 5/9 Olmsted AP; early north 5/8 Clay LCF, 5/9 Marshall (50) ANWR, St. Louis fide KE, Aitkin WN; late south 5/23 Brown JSp, 5/26 Cottonwood SSt, 5/28 Chippewa RGJ ; late north 5/21 Aitkin GS, Clay TT, 5/27 Lake of the Woods AB, Aitkin WN.
1985Summer Early migrants 7/21 Lyon (HK). Only report.
1985Fall 11/1 Minnesota River Valley, Nicollet Co. (I) JCF.
1986Spring Early south 4/20 Martin AB, 4/26 Lac qui Parle AB, DB ; early north 4/23 Aitkin WN, 5/3 Marshall KSS ; late south 5/22 Anoka K. Overman, 5/27 Wright RJ ; late north 5/21 St. Louis (5) KE, 5/24 (1) KE, 5/21 Aitkin WN, 5/24 Hubbard RG, Marshall K. Overman .
1986Summer Late migrant 6/18 Agassiz NWR (JM). Only report.
1986Fall9/10 Beaver Bay, Lake Co. SWIMS. 
1987Spring Early south 5/9 Nicollet JCF and Stearns NH, 5/10 Hennepin OJ; early north 5/9 Marshall TK, 5/10 Red Lake RG, RJ; late south 5/25 Goodhue AB and Dakota TI, 5/31 Hennepin SC; late north 5/30 Douglas RG, RJ, 5/31 Aitkin SC.
1987Fall All reports: 8/7 Lyon (3) HK, 9/27 Cottonwood BF.
1988Spring Early south 4/17 Brown AB, TT, 4/22 Lyon KE; early north 4/24 Clay LCF, 5/9 Duluth m. ob.; late south 5/22 Winona AP and Wright ES, 5/23 Big Stone AB; late north 5/24 Duluth m.ob., 5/28 Marshall BSE.
1988Fall All reports: 8/19 Beltrami AP, RJ, 10/3 Traverse (2 injured) AB.
1989Spring Early south 4/20 Cottonwood ED and Olmsted BSE, AP, 5/6 Le Sueur LF, MF; early north 5/11 Wilkin KB, 5/19 Lake of the Woods KH; late south 5/29 Olmsted BSE, 5/31 Brown JS; late north 5/20 Todd PH, 5/21 Aitkin JBl.
1989Summer Only report: 6/l Brown.
1989Fall All reports: 8/19-20 Big Stone mob, 10/6-9 Duluth (2) OK.
1990Spring Early south 4/15 Redwood DC, 4/20 Rock PG, 4/24 Scott RJ, 5/1 Hennepin CHo (The Loon 62: 1/4); late south 5/20 Olmsted JB, 5/23 Redwood RJ, KV, 5/24 Nicollet JCF; all north reports 4/19-26 Duluth mob., 5/13 Grant (80) SDM, 5/20 Becker MO, 5/27 Polk AB. On 5!11 300 present in Lac qui Parle County RJ.
1990Summer Only record: 6/6 Lyon HK.
1991Spring Early south 4/21 Pipestone PS, 4/22 Cottonwood ED, 4/28 Lac qui Parle mob, Stearns KR and Stevens KR; early north 4/27 Grant RG, RJ, 5/5 Becker MO, 5/11 Marshall KSS ; late south 5/12 Redwood AB, 5/18 Jackson BL; late north 5/23 Roseau KB, 5/25 Marshall EL.
1991Summer Only record: 6/9 McLeod.
1991Fall All reports: 9/23 Hawk Ridge, St. Louis County KE, 10/1-2 Hennepin KB, SC.
1992Spring Early south 4/25 Lac qui Parle HK, 5/1 Rock PS, 5/3 Cottonwood ED and Nobles AB; early north 5/7 Grant MCBS, 5/11 Clay LCF, 5/12 St. Louis KE; late south 5/24 Stearns JR, 5/30 Hennepin SC, OJ and Stevens RJ; late north 5/28 Pennington MCBS, 5/31 St. Louis KE.
1992Summer Late migrant 6/14 St. Louis TW; also reported 6/1 Hennepin, 6/8 Pennington.
1992Fall All reports: 8/9 Wegdahl, Chippewa County (27) SC, 8/17 St. Louis LE, 10/18 Roseau RG, RJ, 10/31 Weaver Bottoms, Wabasha County BF.
1993Spring Early south 4/18 Yellow Medicine KB, 4/24 Lac qui Parle RH, HK, 5/3 Jackson (4) RG. Early north 5/14 Otter Tail SDM, 5/16 Clay (5) LCF. Late south 5/14 Nobles (9) JP, ND, 5/19 LeSueur RJ, 5/20 Stevens (15) BBo.
1993Summer Only records: 7/18 Yellow Medicine, 7/19 Lyon.
1993Fall All reports 8/16 Pennington HK, 9/17 Cook KMH, 9/19 St. Louis mob.
1994Spring Early south 4/18 Olmsted JBo, 4/24 Lyon AB, 5/10 Martin RJ; early north 5/13 Norman (17) WM, 5/14 Wilkin SDM, 5/15 Roseau PS; late south 5/22 Chippewa AB, 5/23 Anoka PKL; late north 5/28 St. Louis WM.
1994Summer Only report; late migrant 6/14 St. Louis fide KE.
1995Spring Early south 5/12 Faribault RG, 5/16 Mower RRK, 5/19 McLeod RJ; early north 5/1 Clay SLM, 5/14 Clay RO, 5/16 Polk SKS.
1995Fall Only reports: 9/15–16 St. Louis (1) mob.
1996Spring Early south 4/18 Pipestone (18) JP, 4/27 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/10 Jackson MF. Early north 5/16 St. Louis (13) TD, 5/18 Pennington SKS, 5/26 Lake of the Woods (2) AH, PS.
1996Summer Only report: 6/1 Marshall.
1996Fall All reports: 9/1 St. Louis (1) AH, 9/2 Clay CF, 9/7 Olmsted (1) BE, 9/14 Chippewa RG, 10/12–13 Lyon (1) RgS, 10/13–19 Roseau (1) PS, KB, 9/29–10/21 (second latest date north) Polk (1) PS, KB (The Loon 68:245).
1997Spring Early south 5/11 Rock (6) PS, 5/12 Jackson (4) PS, 5/13 Houston (1) PS. Early north 5/22 Otter Tail and Wilkin DN, 5/24 Marshall (8) mob. Peak counts 5/18 Big Stone (20) LE, 5/24 Lac qui Parle (15) BL, 5/25 Roseau (23) mob. Total at least 125 birds in 25 counties.
1997Fall No reports.
1998Spring Early south 4/25 Hennepin SWe and Lyon RgS, 5/11 Olmsted CK. Early north 5/13 Roseau PS, 5/16 St. Louis FN, 5/17 Marshall (peak of 8) AH, PS. Late south 5/20 Renville WM, 5/21 Dakota DBS.
1998Summer All reports: 6/4 St. Louis (holdover from late spring) KB, 6/9 Big Stone (3) RJ.
1998Fall All reports: 8/9–14 Clay (max. 5) mob, 9/6 Big Stone (3) LE.
1999Spring Arrived south on time, where first reported 4/23 Faribault RJ. Early north 4/10 (ties earliest date on record for the entire state) Polk KE et al., 5/16 Otter Tail SDM. Peak counts 5/18 Roseau (102) AH, PS, 5/19 Marshall (14) AH, PS. One in St. Louis was the only report for the northeast region. Late south 5/25 Meeker (6) DF, 5/28 McLeod (1) DF. Also reported in Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi (6), Dakota (6). Grand total of at least 142 godwits in 12 counties.
1999Fall No reports.
2000Spring Statewide total more than 280 individuals in 18 south and 8 north counties. Reported from all regions but only Goodhue in southeast, Aitkin in north-central, St. Louis in northeast. Early south 4/22 Yellow Medicine (5) TT, near median arrival date (4/21). First county record 5/13 Waseca JSt. Only April report north 4/23 Wilkin (1) CM, then 5/9 St. Louis JLi. Concentrations reported during mid-May at Miedd L. in Yellow Medicine (peak 75 on 5/13, RgS), Lone Tree L. in Lyon (peak 43 on 5/17, PS), and Pierce L. in Martin (peak 80+ on 5/18, FL).
2000Summer All observations: late migrants 6/2 St. Louis KRE, 6/7 Big Stone †KJB, 6/11 St. Louis PHS; plus mid–summer record 6/26 Big Stone †KJB.
2000Fall Only reported from Big Stone, where found by †KJB on 8/15 (4) and 8/21.
2001Spring Statewide total 73+ individuals in 11 south and 7 north counties, down from last spring's 280+ birds. Found in all regions except Northeast. Arrived on time. Early south 4/21 Blue Earth LWF, 4/22 Hennepin SLC. Early north 5/8 Roseau PHS, 5/11 Polk JEB. All counts less than a dozen.
2001Summer Only report: 6/1 Big Stone RJS.
2001Fall All north reports: 8/25 Wilkin (3) CRG and Otter Tail (3) †DTT, †SMT, 9/22 – 10/3 St. Louis (40th Ave. West in Duluth) m.obs. This species normally occurs in very small numbers during fall migration but in August, double digit counts were routine in Big Stone (maxima 27 on 8/16, Toqua Twp., and 17 on 8/25, Odessa) and Lac qui Parle (maximum 15 at Big Stone N.W.R.) counties. Also seen 8/13 Lyon JJS, 9/28 Lac qui Parle (2) BEO, 10/26–27 Dakota (1) ADS et al.
2002Spring Statewide total no fewer than 740 birds in 19 south and 11 north counties, far exceeding the 274+ birds (19 counties) during Spring 2000 migration. Earliest date on record 4/7–8 Dakota (4 at L. Byllesby) ADS, TAT, SWe, 4/18 Olmsted (1) TAT. Early north 5/4 Traverse (1) PHS, 5/7–12 Clay (max. 24 at Sabin) RHO et al. Late south 5/29 Big Stone (1) KJB. Late north 5/29 Traverse KJB, also see summer report. Second county occurrence 5/16 Benton (Foley lagoons) HHD, JJS. High counts 5/13 Traverse (168 at Mud L.) KJB, 5/14 Lincoln (96 at L. Benton) RJS, 5/20 Big Stone/Stearns (123) KJB, 5/26 Marshall (140 at Agassiz N.W.R.) AXH, PHS.
2002Summer Early fall migrants 7/28 Traverse (4) PCC.
2002Fall Only north report: 8/7 Traverse (10 at Mud L.) KJB, PCC. Only south reports: 8/1, 8/5 (2) Jackson (Heron L.) KJB.
2003Spring Statewide total of 277+ in five south and six north counties, down 63% from last spring. Arrived 7–9 days later than the recent medians. Early south 4/28 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) BJU. Early north 5/17 Pennington JEB, RBJ. Please see summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/31 Becker PLJ. Highest reported count 5/18 Marshall (240 at Agassiz N.W.R.) JEB, RBJ, JMJ.
2003SummerAll reports: 6/1 Rock KRE, 6/15 Big Stone PCC, 7/27 and 7/30 Marshall (3) PHS, KJB.
2003Fall Only north report: 8/2 Marshall (one at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, SAS. Only south report: 8/24 Lac qui Parle (24 at Salt L., white rumps and tail pattern seen in flight) BJU.
2004Spring Grand total of 347 individuals in 19 south and 8 north counties. Early south 4/16 Winona (4 at Lewiston W.T.P.) CA et al., 4/18 Sibley (Swan L.) WCM. Early north 4/27–28 Douglas (2) DDM, BJM et al., 4/29–5/8 Otter Tail (max. 5, Western Twp.) DTT, SMT, EJE. Late south 5/24 Lac qui Parle BJU, 5/26 Big Stone PHS. Last reported 5/28 Kittson (3) AXH, PHS. Highest reported counts 5/9 (87) & 5/16 (98) Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) PCC, PHS et al., 5/13 Lac qui Parle (74 at Perry W.M.A.) BJU.
2004Summer Observed 7/30 (1), 7/31 (4) Traverse (Mud L.) KJB, PCC et al.
2004Fall All north reports from Traverse (Mud L., also see summer report): 8/6 (3) KJB, 8/21 (1) PCC et al. Only south report: 10/1 Olmsted (3 at East Landfill Reservoir, Rochester) JWH.
2005Spring Total of 82+ inviduals (347 last spring) in seven south and seven north counties. Early south (median 4/21) 4/24 Big Stone (1) PHS. Early north (median 5/2) 4/20 Aitkin (1) PHS et al., 5/6 Cass (2) BJU. Late south 5/23 Rock (11) PHS, 5/25 Lac qui Parle (1) PHS. Late north 5/30 Traverse (12) KJB, 5/31 Pennington (3) NAJ. Highest reported counts 5/19 Lac qui Parle (15 at Borchardt Rosin W.M.A.) PHS, 5/27 Polk (15 at Crookston W.T.P.) PHS.
2005Summer Only report: 6/2 Lac qui Parle BJU.
2005Fall One north report: 8/28 Becker (2) GHo fide JMJ. All south reports: 8/4 Lincoln BJU, 8/26 Hennepin (27 at Purgatory Creek Wetland, Eden Prairie) †CMB, 9/17 Lac qui Parle KRE et al., 10/4 Hennepin (2) ADS, 10/15 Big Stone PCC.
2006Spring Statewide total of 59+ individuals, down for the second consecutive spring compared to 347 in Spring 2004. Reported from 12 south counties including record-early 4/6 Lincoln (1) BJU, then 4/15 Meeker (3) DMF. Highest reported count 5/9 Lac qui Parle (8 in Arena Twp.) BJU. All north reports: 5/21 St. Louis (3 at 40th Ave. West, Duluth) SLF, 5/28 St. Louis (2 at Agassiz N.W.R., Pool 8) SB, JMJ, PHS.
2006Summer All reports of single birds: 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU and Marshall PHS, 6/1–2 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) m.ob.
2006Fall Only north report: 10/18 Aitkin (Mille Lacs L.) AXH, PHS. August reports from four south counties, then 9/3 Lac qui Parle (24 at Big Stone N.W.R. and 6 at Salt L.) PCC, PHS, DWK, 10/16 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) BJU.
2007Spring310 Statewide total of 205 individuals, up from last year's 59+, but still low compared to 347 in Spring 2004. Early south 4/22 Meeker (2) DMF, 4/27 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU (median 4/21). Early north 5/14 St. Louis (14 at Hearding Is., Duluth) JCC, 5/15 Marshall (68, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS (median 5/8). All other counts ?16 birds. No reports from Southeast. Late south 5/26 Rock KRE et al., 5/31 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 5/27 Marshall PHS.
2007Summer4 All reports: 6/23 Big Stone PCC and Wright PRH, 7/24–26 Jackson (2) KJB, 7/30 Lac qui Parle BJU.
2007Fall22 All north reports: 8/24 Marshall (10, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, 8/31 Marshall (5) ASc, BJU, 9/4 Traverse (Section 19, Croke Twp.) BJU. All south reports: 8/14 Big Stone BJU, 8/23 Lac qui Parle (2, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU.
2008Spring811 Statewide total of 132 was well below last spring's 205 individuals, but birds were better spread across 19 counties (13 in 2007). Early south (median 4/21) 4/20 Lincoln PEJ, DFN, 4/23 Faribault WAF. Early north 5/10 Otter Tail (8) DST, 5/15 Itasca ph. EEO. High count 5/18 Becker (22) PBB. Late south 5/27 Mower (2, Le Roy W.T.P.) ARW, JEM, 5/28 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 5/31). Late north 5/28 Marshall (2, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS.
2008Fall23 Early north (median 8/25) 8/24 Marshall (2) PHS. Early south (median 8/14) 8/4 Olmsted (2) JWH, 8/24 Brown BTS. Late north 9/1 Marshall HHD, 10/19 Wilkin BWF, RMD, the latter record one month later than the median (9/19). Late south 9/2 Lac qui Parle (3) BJU, 9/6 Lac qui Parle PHS, JMJ (median 10/2).
2009Spring818 Early south (median 4/21) 4/21 Stearns DPG, 4/25 Lac qui Parle FGo, MJB. Early north (median 5/8) 5/16 St. Louis JWL, 5/17 Marshall DBM, JMJ. Late north 5/30 Douglas JPE, 5/31 St. Louis (3) KJB (median 5/30). Late south 5/30 Blue Earth m.ob. (median 5/31), but also see summer report. High count 5/23 Marshall (170, Minnesota side of Red River) REM, m.ob. First county record: 5/29 Koochiching EEO.
2009Summer1 Only report: northbound migrants 6/1 Kandiyohi (11, Olson L. W.M.A.) DBW.
2009Fall1 Only report: 10/4 Murray DBM.
2010Spring313 Early south (median 4/21) 4/25 Yellow Medicine (Miller Lake) BJU, 4/27 Pope DPG. All north reports: 5/14 Pennington SAS, 5/20 Cass (Walker W.T.P.) BAW, KRE, 5/23 Marshall (23, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, SAS, PHS. Late south 5/22 Blue Earth (Perch Lake) ChH, PRH, Chisago (Franconia Twp.) DWK, PEB, Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF, JPM, 5/24 Dakota JWH and Lac qui Parle CRM (median 5/31). See summer report for late migrants.
2010Summer2 Northbound migrants 6/3 Brown (2) BTS, (4) MCBS, 6/5 Sibley (1) DWK, RBW.
2010Fall1 Only report: 9/17 Lac qui Parle (2, Walter Twp.) BJU (median 9/29).
2011Spring311 Early south (median 4/21) 4/17 Dakota (2, 180th St. marsh) ThM, RTe, 4/23 Dakota (9, 180th St. marsh) BAF, SHF. High count 4/27 Redwood (25, west of Delhi) RAE. All north reports: 5/22 Becker (2) DBM, 5/25 Becker (6) KVH, 5/27 Otter Tail (6) DWK, Wilkin JWH, BWF. Late south 5/20 Waseca (2) AnK, ChH, 5/28 Lac qui Parle (2, Perry Twp.) BJU (median 5/31). See summer report for late migrants north.
2011Summer1Only report: northbound migrant 6/5 Aitkin LS.
2011Fall12 One north report: 8/20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) BJU. All south reports: 9/19 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 10/3 Lac qui Parle (2, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 10/7 Nobles (juv., Graham Lakes Twp.) BTS.
2012Spring616 South reports 4/8 Lincoln (2, Lake Benton) LS, 4/14 Dakota (12, Lake Byllesby) GHo, 4/15 Blue Earth (40, Lincoln W.P.A.) DWK, Carver (9, Rice Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) WCM, Lac qui Parle (9, Cory Lake) DBM followed by several reports all before recent median 4/21. Early north (median 5/8) 5/3 Kittson (Joe River S.W.A.) TrB, 5/5 Polk JOJ. High count 4/15 Blue Earth (40, Lincoln W.P.A.) DWK. Late south 5/26 Blue Earth (2) ChH and Dakota MJM, 5/27 Dakota DAB, RDE and Pipestone m.ob. (median 5/31). Late north 5/21 Morrison CRM, 5/22 Marshall ANy (median 5/30), but see summer report.
2012Summer2 All reports: 6/1 Lake of the Woods RAE, 6/2 Roseau RAE.
2012Fall3 Only reports: 9/25–28 Hennepin (Bass Ponds, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) CMB, m.ob., 9/26 Chippewa (4, Shakopee Lake) DBM, 10/16 Carver (juv., Chevalle neighborhood wetlands, Chaska) JCy.
2013Spring615 Early south (median 4/21) 4/15 Olmsted (Rochester) JSn, m.ob., 4/16 Dakota CMB and Olmsted CRM. Early north (median 5/8) 5/13 Norman TCL, 5/15 Grant WCM. High count 5/15 Wright (17, Malardi Lake W.M.A.) PCC. Late south 5/22 Sherburne PLJ, 5/26 Houston DBz (median 5/31). Late north 5/23 St. Louis KDx, 5/24 Marshall DWK, PEB (median 5/30).
2013Summer No reports.
2013Fall11 All north 8/2 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) CRM, 10/27 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †DPG. All south 9/20–22 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek wetlands) CMB, SLC, m.ob.
2014Spring1114Early south (median 4/21) 4/19 Big Stone PEJ, DFN, 4/26 Lac qui Parle KMS, Yellow Medicine DWK, SBM. Early north 5/16 Becker (12, Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) LMs, Itasca SC, 5/18 Norman DFe, (4) JeL, High count 5/20 Marshall (25, northwest of Agassiz N.W.R.) LFr. Late south 5/28 Faribault WAF, 5/29 Carver JCy, DWK, 5/30 Lac qui Parle DLP, but also see summer report. Late north 5/25 Becker RAE, Roseau (20) KRE, m.ob., 5/25–26 Grant (Herman W.T.P.) DWK, m.ob., and Kittson CRM, m.ob., 5/26 Polk CRM, m.ob.
2014Summer1Late spring migrant 6/8 Faribault WAF.
2014Fall4 No north reports. All south 8/2 Stevens (17, Donnelly Twp., C.R. 20 at 580th Ave.) PCC, 8/8 Yellow Medicine (43, Miller Lake) DLP, 8/10 Sibley (59, Sand Lake) DWK, HHD, RAE, JCC, 9/7 Mower (Grand Meadow W.T.P.) JCC.
2015Spring614 Early south (median 4/21) 4/16–17 Stearns ANy, DAB, DBz, RMD, m.ob., 4/20–21 Lac qui Parle GHo, (max. 5) DLP, 4/23 Dakota (2) BRL. Early north 4/17 Polk SC, ANy, DBz, DAB, RMD, SAu, 4/19 Grant GHo. High count 5/23 Jackson (72, Heron Lake area) KJB. Late south 5/25 Brown WCM, JWd, 5/26 Jackson (7) KJB (median 5/31). Late north 5/22 Itasca (2) EEO, SC, 5/24 St. Louis (2) KJB, 5/30 Aitkin (2) ELC, RAE, DWK, KMS, BAb, ToL.
2015Summer No reports.
2015Fall24 All north 8/16–29 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ALu, KRE, m.ob., including a peak count of 64 on 8/22 ToL, CNn. All south 9/6 Olmsted JPr, 10/17–19 Lac qui Parle DLP, 10/22–28 Dakota/Goodhue (Lake Byllesby) ALw, m.ob.
2016Spring714 Early south (median 4/21) 4/13 Yellow Medicine GWe, 4/16 Big Stone PEJ, DFN, 4/17 Hennepin (2, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) DTr, DGu. All north 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/14 Hubbard AxB, 5/15 Itasca SC, Polk (max. 4) PEB, SAu, 5/19 Mahnomen SC, 5/20–22 St. Louis (Duluth) JPR, ClN, 5/24 Pine (Pine City W.T.P.) TJo. High count 5/15 Pipestone (12, Edgerton W.T.P.) SBM. Late south 5/30 Big Stone (2, Artichoke Lake W.P.A.) GWe, 5/31 Lyon DFe, RAE, GWe, but also see summer report (median 5/31).
2016Summer1 Northbound migrants 6/1 Lyon (flooded field on 300th Ave. south of Hwy 14) KMS, SSc, RBW, 6/5 RBJ.
2016Fall24 All north 8/3 Cass DAY, BAW, 9/4–5 Marshall (3, Agassiz N.W.R.) KRE, m.ob. All south 8/13 Kandiyohi (180th St. SE, north of S.R. 7) GJa, 8/29 Kandiyohi (C.R. 27 marsh) JWd, JoS, 10/8–9 Yellow Medicine (max. 13, Miedd Lake) GWe, KEm, 10/14 Stearns (Getchell Lake) DOr, MJB, 10/16 Blue Earth APi, ChH.
2017Spring1014 Early south (median 4/19) 4/15–17 Carver (2) GAn, m.ob. 4/16–17 Olmsted SHo, m.ob. Early north (median 5/13) 4/13–17 Grant (max. 6) CNn, m.ob. 4/20 Wilkin DFe. High counts 5/23 Clay (46, two separate flocks near Ulen) HeH, ShG, 4/21 Stevens (17, near Morris) DOr, 5/14 Murray (17, Murray/Lyon county line) GWe. Late south 5/19 Lincoln (11) GWe, 5/22–23 Washington (190th and Fenway) ELC, m.ob. (median 5/31), but also see summer report for another late south and several late north migrants.
2017Summer22 Found in Brown, Clay, Grant, Rice. Late spring migrant 6/8 Grant m.ob. Unclassified mid-summer report 7/2 Brown LiH, ASu, BTS.
2017Fall2 No north reports. All south 8/17 Lac qui Parle (6, Salt Lake) WCM, Renville (2, C.R. 5 just north of C.R. 11) RBW. RBJ.
2018Spring718 Early south (median 4/19) 4/12 Rock HHD, 4/20–22 Big Stone DOr, m.ob., 4/22 Nicollet BAb. Early north (median 5/13) 4/21–22 Grant WPl, REn, 5/14 Clay DBz, ANy, Norman DBz, ANy. High counts 5/3 Big Stone (8, Hwy 75 & C.R. 4) CRM, 5/10 Lyon (7, Lone Tree Lake.) PCC, 5/19 Big Stone (6, C.R. 28) PEB. Late south 5/22 Stevens RAE, ASu, 5/25 Lyon (2) GWe, 5/29 Kandiyohi (2) JWd (median 5/31). Late north 5/21–25 Red Lake (near Plummer) REn, m.ob., 5/25 Roseau CAs, 5/28 Grant JmP (median 5/31).
2018Summer1 Only report 6/3 Clay TCL.
2018Fall11  Only north report: 8/25 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) DnS, MWS. Only south report: 10/13–27 Big Stone (2, Lake 14) DLP, DFe.
2019Spring712 Early south (median 4/19) 4/13 Rock JPr, 4/20 Big Stone (4) MGi, Cottonwood ebd. Early north 5/16 Aitkin (3) ANy, DBz, CLR, KWR, 5/17 Becker (2) CNn, 5/19 Clay IVa. High count 5/17 Big Stone (7, Akron Twp.) BDo, ASu. Late south 5/20 Big Stone (2) DLP, 5/22 Lyon (3) GWe, 5/23 Kandiyohi (2) DPG (median 5/31). Late north 5/27 Clearwater (5) ebd, St. Louis (2) LAt, 5/31 Polk HHu, but also see Summer Report.
2019Summer21 All reports: 6/1 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ClB, LiH, WPl, 6/1 Kanabec (2) SPS; late south 6/12 Faribault (C.R. 14) RAE, RBW.
2019Fall2 All north 8/29 Traverse (2, C.R. 4, Graceville) WCM, 9/14–17 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ASu, ph. BEA, m.ob. No south reports.
2020Spring730 Early south (median 4/19) 4/18 Big Stone DLP, Dakota CJE, Hennepin (3) BeH, Lyon (max. 6) NMe, m.ob., Redwood (max. 4) MaJ, m.ob., Rock (2) ASu, Yellow Medicine (max. 4) NMe, m.ob. Early north (median 5/11) 5/12 Grant REn, m.ob., 5/13 Clay (2) PBB, TCL. High counts 5/14 Yellow Medicine (71, Timm Lake) NMe, GWe, 5/16 Freeborn (44) DFN. Late south 5/26 Big Stone (3) DLP, Yellow Medicine GWe (median 5/31). Late north 5/26–27 St. Louis JLK, m.ob., 5/31 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) MO (median 5/31), but also see summer report for additional late migrants statewide.
2020Summer32 Late spring migrants 6/12 Grant ELC, DnS, 6/13 Polk (3) HHu. Fall migrants 7/26 Big Stone (2, West Toqua Lake) LiH, 7/26+ Big Stone (3, Correll) KJB.
2020Fall14 All north 8/8–24 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) JGW, KJB, m.ob., including a peak count of 51 on 8/20 REn, RLF. All south 8/9 Big Stone (5, Marsh Lake) EzH, IsH, 9/21–26 Chippewa (Shakopee Lake) DLP, m.ob., 9/24 Lac qui Parle (2, Marsh Lake) WCM, 10/2–12 Cottonwood (Talcot Lake W.M.A.) KEm, JWH, 10/3 – 11/7 Big Stone (Marsh Lake) RAE, DLP, 10/24 Lac qui Parle DLP.
2021Spring1630 Early south (median 4/19) 4/3 Yellow Medicine (Curtis Lake) GWe, m.ob., 4/4 Lyon (Lines W.M.A.) GWe, m.ob., 4/15 Faribault WAF. Early north (median 5/11) 4/18 Polk HHu, 4/27 Douglas LGl, m.ob., 5/1 Grant CNn. High counts 5/14 Swift (68) DLP, 5/19 Clearwater (25, Clearwater Rice Paddies) AxB. Late south 5/28 Rice NiR, 5/29 Stearns HHD, 5/30 Kandiyohi (2) JWd (median 6/1). Late north 5/30 Clay PBB, 5/31 Grant PLJ, JSf, Polk HHu, m.ob. (median 5/31).
2021Summer43 Northbound migrants in Big Stone (6/9, DLP), Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, Polk, Red Lake, Yellow Medicine.
2021Fall1 No north reports. Only south report 9/15 Chippewa DLP.
 
 Migrant mostly west, primarily in spring.

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