The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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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 |
| Species: Sandpipers |
| Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Fall | earliest, July 6, Bel· trami Co., R. L. Huber and July 10, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; latest Nov. 9, Sibley Co., Avifaunal Club, exceptionally late. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-12 Hennepin Co, RBJ, RG; 4-19 Wright Co, EC; 5-7 Winona Co, LJ; 5-8 Duluth, DM; 5-12 Hennepin Co, MAS. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | fall dates, 7-8, Stevens Co, RAG; 7-24, Duluth, JPP; 7-26, Duluth, WRP; 8-15, Duluth, JPP. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 8-28 and 9-5 Ramsey Co, 6, ACR. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 5-1 Dakota Co, FN; latest 6-1 Duluth, WRP, DP, RLH. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | latest 9-17 (3) and 10-29 (1) Holt, Marshall Co, DLO. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 4-8 Dakota Co, ACR; 4-24 Washington Co, WWL; 5-5 Washington Co, BL; latest 5-19 Jackson Co, NMH; 5-24 Lac qui Parle Co, DB; 5-26 Dakota Co, BL. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-14 Lac qui Parle Co, RBJ. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 8-7 Nicollet Co., DB; 8-28 Duluth, JCG; 9-3 Morrison Co., LSR; 9-21 Lyon Co., PE; 10-1 Brown Co., RBJ. Donlin: 10-8 Lyon Co., PE, only report. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 4-29 Wabasha Co., RBI, HFH; 5-2 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-3 Carver Co., VL; late 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-28 St. Louis Co., MIG; 6-1 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA. Donlin: early 4-11 Dakota Co., DB and Goodhue Co., BL; 4-12 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 4-29 Wabasha Co., HFH: late 6-1 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 6-3 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 6-10 Lyon Co., PE. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 7-30 Stevens Co., 10, JAH; 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20, LWJ. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | earliest 8-4 Lyon Co., PE; 8-5 Stevens Co., JAH; latest 9-18 Lyon Co., PE; 10-1 Stevens Co., JAR; 10-3 Minneapolis, VL. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 4-14 Nobles Co., HSH; next 4-29 Wilkin Co., MSB; 5-2 Hennepin Co., GES; 5-3 Stearns Co. KE; late 5-25 Stevens Co., DB, Morrison Co., LSR; 5-27 Lac qui Parle Co., KE; 6-3 Cook Co., 4, RLG. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 7-4, 7-6 Dakota Co, VL; 7-20 Wilkin Co, DB; 8-17 Roseau Co, GES; 8-25 Wright Co, GES; 7-22, 8-7 Clay Co,fide EGA. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-1 and 8-2 Cook 2 JCG; 8-19 Grant 3 JAH; 8-25 Wright 2 ETS; 8-28 Crow Wing 2 RBJ; 8-29 Watonwan DMF. Donlin: 10-5 Houston FL; 10-20 Aitkin (Rice Lake Refuge) MC. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 4-26 Cook Co., RIG; (no details) 5-3 Houston Co., FL; 5-4 Hennepin Co., EMB; 5-7 (20+) Watonwan Co., EDK; 5-17 Duluth, MMC; 525 Washington Co., DS; 5-30 (20) Pope Co., WH. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 8-8 & 9 Clay Co. 15 EA. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 8-25. 8-29 Anoka 8, 9 WHL; 8-8 McLeod MHM; 8-10 Nobles HSH; 9-23 Carver TH; north 8-10, 8-11 Duluth MC, J. P. Perkins; 10-4 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | early south 5-2 Lyon, Jackson KE, PE and Washington GES and Lyon KH; early north 5-12 Duluth MMC and Mille Lacs Ml; late 5-24 Dakota TH; 5-26 Morrison LR. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 7-25 Mille Lacs 5 Ml; 8-2, 8-8 Clay Co. EW. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | early 7·25 Mille Lacs Ml; 7·26 Le Sueur DB; late south 9·12 Wright ES; 9·27 Lyon PE; late north 10-4 Clay WL; 70-75 Marshall AR. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 4-24 Hennepin CH; 4-25 Lyon HK; 4-27 McLeod BDC; earlly north 5-7 Clay LW; 5-8 Polk KE, RR; late 5-25 Lyon HK; 5-30 Clay LW. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-14 Aitkin TS. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | early 7-10 Lyon; 7-12 Sherburne; late south 9-5 Wright; 9-6 Stearns; 10-3 Lyon; late north 9-10 Mille Lacs; 10-10 Grant. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 6-6 Cottonwood; 6-25 Chisago, 7-2 Lyon. 7-5 Duluth. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-3 Cottonwood; 7-3 Anoka; 7-5 Clay; 7-8 Hennepin; 7-16 Aitkin; 7-31 St. Louis. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Few reports; seen in St. Louis, Clay, Mille Lacs. Early and peak 8-1 Anoka (100) (SC); 8-4 Hennepin (12) (OLJ). No late dates. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 4-20 Cottonwood LR; 4-23 Cotonwood RD; 4-27 Lyon KG, RBJ; early north 5-2 Clay LCF; 5-12 Aitkin JB, TS; late 5-28 Le Sueur GR. Winter 1974 | ||
| 1974 | Summer | 6-1 Carver (ES); 6-2 Wright (ES). Dun lin 6-1 Clay (KZ); 6-1 Carver (ES); 6-2 Henepin (OJ). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Early 7-4 Duluth JG; 7-11 Lincoln KE, Clay FMAS; late north 9-20 Mille Lacs Ml, Duluth DB; 10-16 Clay KZB; late south 9-10 LeSueur GR; 10-6 Freeborn DG. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 4-14 Lyon HCK; 4 reports on 5-5; early north 5-5 St. Louis GJN; 5-10 Marshall AR; 5-11 Aitkin JB; late 5-20 Yellow Medicine GLO; 5-28 St. Louis GJN. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Late migrants 6-13 and 14 in Big Stone, Lac qui Parle and Lyon Co's (PE). | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 7-6 Pipe stone PE, KE; 7-7 Hennepin OJ; late north 9-21 Marshall SV; 9-21 Duluth KE; 10-25 Mille Lacs MI; only late report south 9·28 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 4-10 Ramsey DGW; 4-20 Lyon HK; 3 reports on 4-24; early north 5-8 Marshall SV; 5-11 Mille Lacs MI; 5-17 Cook JH; late 5-28 Hennepin CH. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Early north 7-2 Otter Tail and 7-4 Marshall; early south 7-3 Lyon KE and 7-4 Lac qui Parle; late north 9-4 Otter Tail and 9-12. Duluth; late south 9-22 Hennepin, 9-26 Lac qui Parle and 1 0-24 Anoka PKL. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 3-21 Lyon HK earliest date on record; 4-8 Lyon GO; 3 reports on 4-23; early north 5-7 Grant GEW; 5-9 Aitkin TS and Marshall SVA; late 5-23 Winona VH. Dun lin Early south 4-24 Hennepin HCP; 5-7 Lyon GSP and Goodhue JF; 5-8 Lyon KE; early north 4-28 Otter Tail SM; 5-7 Grant GEW and Otter Tail GO; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Late migrants 6-3 Duluth and Lac qui Parle; 6-5 Otter Tail. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Early north 6-26 St. Louis (RJ); early south 6-23 Lac qui Parle (CMB). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early north 4-30 Otter Tail GO. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Late migrant North 6-4. Early migrants North 7-9, 7-14; South 7-9, 7-15. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Late north 9-2 Lac qui Parle CMB· late south 10-7 Renville RBJ. ' Dun lin Early south 9-2 Big Stone NWR CMB; late north 10-21 Mille Lacs TS· late south Wabasha JEB, JF, VH and 11-18 Houston FL. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-21 Lyon HK; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-31 Lac qui Parle CMB and Nicollet JCF. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Early north 8-2 St. Louis KE, Otter Tail GMO; early south 8-5 Mower RRK, 8-7 Hennepin OJ; late north 9-20 Pennington KSS, 10-4 Wilkin GMO; late south 9-3 Hennepin OJ, 10-5 Waseca RJ. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-16 Lyon HK, 5-3 Lac qui Parle SC; early north 5-5 Marshall ANWR, 5-14 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-27 Stearns NH. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Early migrants North: 7-4, 7-12; South: 7-2, 7-5 (two locations). Lingering in Houston 6-11, 18, 21 (M&EF). | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE, 8-9 Wilkin GW; early south 8-1 Olmsted JEB, 8-2 RJ; late north 9-22 Pennington RJ, 10-26 KSS; late south 9-12 Nicollet JCF, Anoka KL, 10-19 Winona JP. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4-25 Lyon HK, 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE, OJ; early north 4-30 Otter Tail SM, 5-3 GM, 5-2 Beltrami JP; late south 5-26 Stearns NMH, 5-27 Cottonwood LAF. Dun lin Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle OJ, HK, FL, 4-30 Mower RRK; early north 4-29 Grant SM, 5-2 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-30 Lac qui Parle OJ, Ramsey JW, 5-31 Hennepin ES; late north 5-25 St. Louis (75) JG, 5-31 St. Louis SC, Wilkin SM. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Late migrants South: 6-3 Big Stone; North: 6-8 Pennington. Early migrants North: 7-10, 7-12; South: 7-7, 7-9, 7-14. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Early north 8-3 Itasca TL, 8-4 Cook KMH, 8-15 Otter Tail KL; early south 8-1 Ramsey KL, 8-3 Blue Earth MF, 8-8 Chisago DB, 8-10 Waseca GS, Chisago KL; late north 9-4 Pennington KSS, 9-13 Aitkin WN, Lake RJ; late south 9-17 Pope KL, 9-25 BSNWR, 107 Blue Earth JCF. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south Lac qui Parle 4-24 HK, 4-25 BL, 5-6 CMB, 4-30 Nicollet JCF, 5-2 Wabasha DWM; early north 5-3 Otter Tail SDM, 5-9 St. Louis KE, 5-12 Aitkin WN, 5-13 Marshall ANWR; late north 5-21 Lake of the Woods TW, 5-22 St. Louis MH, LW, Pennington 5-26 KSS, 5-29 JSP. Dun lin Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle SC, 5-6 Wabasha DWM, 5-7 Nicollet JCF, 5-10 Lyon HK; early north 4-17 St. Louis KE, 4-30 Otter Tail SDM, 5-1 SS, 5-10 Aitkin TS; late south -!"~2=/t!'.'abasha DGW; late north 5-24, 5-2'# 30 Lake of the Woods TW, 5-26 Polk KSS, 5-29 Pennington JSP. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Late migrant South: 6/4; North: 6/4. Early migrants North: 7/1, 7/2, 7/4; South: 7/3, 7/5, 7/6. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Early north 8/7 Pennington KSS, 8/18 St. Louis BDC, 8/21 FL; early south 8/1 Olmsted JEB, 8/3 Hennepin SC, 8/4 Lyon HK; late north 9/10 Polk KSS, 9/16 St. Louis LE, 9/19 JP; late south 9/10 Steams NH, 9/11 Renville RJ, 10/1 Nicollet JCF. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 4/23 Lac qui Parle TBB, 4/29 Mower RRK, 4/30 Cottonwood WH, Goodhue BL; early north 4/29 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/10 Pennington KSS, 5/11 Otter Tail SDM, 5/12 Cook EH. Late south 5/25 Hennepin AB, DB, 5/27 Olmsted RE; late north 5/31 St. Louis AE. Stragglers into June. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Late migrants Soouth: 6/11 (100) Lac qui Parle; North: 6/11, 6/21, 6/27. Early migrants North: 7/2, 7/9, 7/10; South: 7/14, 7/16. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Early north 8/6 Polk AB, 8/8 Lake SW/ MS ; early south 8/1 Waseca JCF, 8/2 Dakota JD, Stearns NH; late north 10/1 Cass NH, 10/6 Roseau AJ, 10/8 Clay JSP; late south 9/30 Nicollet JCF, 10/2 Dakota MW, 10/15 Cottonwood RJ. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/26 Hennepin SC, 4/29 Lac qui Parle KE, 5/2 Dodge JEB; early north 5/7 Cook KMH, 5/8 Ottertail GMO, 5/9 Clay LCF; late south 5/30 Hennepin ES, 5/31 Anoka KL; late north 5/26 Roseau KSS, 5/27 Aitkin JB. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | last spring date 6/18 Duluth; first fall date 7/6 Mower. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Early north 8/4 Lake of the Woods KSS, 8/11 Hubbard FL; early south 8/2 Anoka DB, 8/5 Hennepin OJ, Wright ES, Brown JSp; late north 9/30 St. Louis KC, 10/18 Lake of the Woods KSS; late south 10/6 Steams KL, 10/26 Dakota TT. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/18 Olmsted AP, 4/26 PP, 4/28 Lyon, Redwood HK; early north 4/28 Clay LCF, 5/5 Polk AB, 5/7 Cook KMH; late south 5/25 Olmsted RE, Hennepin OJ, 5/31 Lyon HK; late north 5/19 Clay LCF, 5/30 Wilkin GAM. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Late migrants: South, 6/2 Hennepin, 6/4 Stearns; North, 6/7 Duluth. Early migrants: North, 6/30 Duluth, 7/3 Cook; South, 7/4 Dodge, 7/5 Brown. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Early north 8/10 Aitkin WN, 8/11 St. Louis DB I, 8/ J 3 Clay LCF; early south 8/1 Olmsted JEB, Hennepin OJ, 8/2 Lyon HK ; late north 10/17 St. Louis DB; late south 9/27 Nicollet JCF, Stearns NH, 10/4 Dakota TTu. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/5 Dakota JPIAM, 4/24 Hennepin SC, ES ; early north 4/28 Wilkin GAM, 5/4 St. Louis B. Penning; late south 5/24 Hennepin DB, 5/31 Nicollet JCF, Wright ES; late north 5/21 St. Louis AE, Aitkin WN, 5/25 Clearwater AB. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Late migrant 6/2 Duluth. Early migrants: North, 7/3 Hubbard, 7/6 Cook; South, 6/30 Dakota, 7/2 Faribault, 7/4 Jackson. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Early north 8/2 Cook WP, 8/23 Lake of the Woods RJ; early south 8/1 Hennepin SC and Anoka SC, GP, 8/2 Dakota TI; late north 8/31 Polk AB, 9/7 Cook KMH; late south 9/27 Hennepin DZ, 10/29 Lyon HK. White-rumped Sandpiper. Many more reports than usual: 8/10 St. Louis Co. 8/27 Marshall AB, 10/9-20 Duluth (max. 7) m.ob., 10/18-23 Pine RG, RJ, 10/18-23 Lake m.ob., 11/1 Cook KE, 11/5 Duluth D. Kienholz. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/19 Cottonwood JB, 4/25 Lac qui Parle AB, DB, OJ, Anoka SC, GP and Winona RG, RJ, AP; early north 4/18 Wilkin GAM, 4/20 St. Louis MH/JS; late south 5/23 Hennepin AB, 5/26 Steams NH; late north 5/17 Clearwater AB and Clay LCF, 5/24 St. Louis AB. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Early migrants: North, 6/28 Cook; South, 7/3 Nicollet and Steele, 7/6 Steams, 7/7 Dakota. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Early north 8/1 Lake SW, 8/17 Clay LCF; early south 8/4 Brown JS, 8/5 Wright ES; late north 9/3 Marshall TT, 9/20 St. Louis RSE; late south 9/27 Lyon HK and Steele RJ, AP, 10/3 Hennepin SC. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/5 Lyon HK, 4/30 Big Stone KR and Meeker AB, DB; early north 4/30 Grant RJ, 5/3 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/21 Brown JS, Nicollet JF and Olmsted BSE, 5/23 Big Stone AB; late north 5/26 Lake of the Woods KH, 5/29 Polk AB. White-romped Sandpiper Early south 5/1 Lac qui Parle SC, 5/11 Dodge AP; early north 5/5 Clay LCF, 5/10 Norman RJ; late south 5/23 Swift AB, 5/24 Stevens EL; late north 5/28 Pennington BSE, 5/29 Polk AB, BSE and Red Lake AB. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Seen in 22 counties throughout state. Early migrants: North, 6/29 Kittson, 7/3 Duluth; South, 7/1 Dakota, 7/2SherbumeandGrant. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 4/21 Mower AP, 4/24 Pipestone JP; early north 5/11 Mille Lacs SC, 5/13 Pennington RJ; late south 5/30 Olmsted AP, 5/31 Brown JS, Goodhue JD and Pope BR; late north 5/28 Clay LCF and St. Louis AB, 5/31 Wilkin KB. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Reports from 21 counties, mostly southern; late migrant 6/l 0 Big Stone, early migrant 6/27 Duluth. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Late north 8/21 Cook KMH, 9/10 St. Louis AB, 9/27 Lake DPV; late south 9/23 Freeborn AP, 9/27 Sherburne SWR, 10/25 Rice AP. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Murray ND, 4/25 Le Sueur AP, 4/26 Mower JM and SNWR; early north 4/23 St. Louis DK, 5/13 Clay LCF and Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/23 Houston EMF, 5/24 Winona CS, 5/26 Le Sueur MF and Washington DS; late north 5/26 Aitkin WN and Clay GS, 5/27 Red Lake AB. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Observed in 20 counties in all regions except northeast and southwest; late migrant 6/4 Winona, early migrant 7/2 Polk. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Late north 9/3 Clay MO, 9/23 Marshall KSS, 9/24 Lake DPV; late south 9/23 Winona CS, 10/1 Dakota KB, 10/28 Martin BB. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/6 Cottonwood ED, 4/10 Pipestone JP, 41 II Mower JM; early north 5/9 Clay MO, 5/14 Lake DPY, 5/15 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail SDM and Todd GS; late south 5/19 Lyon HK, 5/28 Olmsted BSE; late north 5/22 Marshall KB and Norman PS. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Seen in 17 counties; late migrant 6/9 Winona, early migrant 6/23 Winona CSc. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Late north 10/13 Clay MO, 10/18 Becker BB, 10/26 Mille Lacs MB; late south 9/14 Stevens KB, 10/6 Brown JS and Le Sueur PS, 10/11 Chippewa AB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 4/25 Big Stone TEB and Lyon HK, 4/28 Rice TB, 4/29 Hennepin SC; early north 5/8 Pennington MCBS, 5/10 Wilkin MO, 5/11 Clay LCF and Lake DPV; late south 5/24 Stearns JR, 5/26 Hennepin SC, OJ, 5/27 Sherburne DO; late north 5/27 Beltrami DJ, 5/30 Roseau NJ, 5/31 St. Louis EL. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Fewer reports than in recent years. Seen in 14 counties; late migrant 6/8 Wright, early migrant 6/30 Pennington. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Late north 9/13 Wilkin MO, 9/22 Lake DPV, 10/21 Polk PS; late south 10/6 Le Sueur RG, 10/25 Brown JS, 10/29 Carver KR. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/30 Cottonwood RJ, 5/7 Anoka KB, 5/8 Lac qui Parle DN. Early north 5/6 Kanabec CM, 5/8 Becker TEB. Late south 5/25 Hennepin SC, 5/29 Benton JR and Dakota SK. Late north 5/25 Polk AB, 5/28 Clearwater AB, 5/30 Lake of the Woods KB. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Fall migrants seen in 16 counties; early migrant 7/4 Winona. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Late north 9/18 St. Louis RH, 9/26 Aitkin WN, 10/8 Roseau PS; late south 9/11 Martin RJ, 10/7 Carver KB, 10/20 Blue Earth MF. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/9 Anoka DN, 4/24 Hennepin SC and Lyon AB; early north 5/8 Roseau PS, 5/12 Kanabec CM, 5/14 Aitkin WN; late south 5/26 Hennepin SC, 5/24 Brown JS; late north 5/29 Clearwater AB. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Observed in 20 counties; late migrant 6/13 Anoka, early migrants 7/2 Koochiching, Anoka, and Scott. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Late north 8/20 Cook FKS, 8/28 Clay CF, 9/27 Pennington KSS. Late south 8/13 Winona CS, 8/28 Carver PB, 10/6 Traverse KB. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 5/6 Lac qui Parle TEB, Nicollet JW and Sibley BL; early north 5/6 Beltrami PS, 5/7 Kanabec and Pine CM. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Late migrant 6/1 Anoka. July migrants seen in 14 additional counties; early migrants 7/1 Anoka, Clay, and Cook. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 9/4 Aitkin WN, 9/24 Beltrami DJo, 10/23 Pennington SKS. Late south 9/10 Winona CS, 10/14 McLeod (2) mob, 10/22 McLeod KB. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/9 Pipestone JP, 4/15 Murray RgS, 4/16 Blue Earth MF. Early north 5/18 Aitkin WN, Clearwater ABo and St. Louis mob. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Fall migrants seen in 15 southern and one northern county; early migrants 7/6 Carver, Big Stone, Watonwan, and McLeod. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 9/1 Clearwater DJo, 9/7 St. Louis CM, 9/19 Polk PS. Late south 10/2 Renville KB, 10/7 Wabasha RJ, 10/28 Winona CS. Peak migration 8/31–9/15 Big Stone (100s) LE. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 5/3 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/6 Blue Earth MF and Rice TBo. Early north 5/20 Wadena PBi, 5/24 Kanabec CM and St. Louis DN. Peak 5/31 Nicollet (350) DS. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Late migrants 6/1 Clearwater, 6/2 St. Louis. July reports in 14 additional counties; early migrant 7/6 Big Stone. Fall peak on 7/15 at Breckenridge lagoons (more than 200) in Wilkin Co. GO. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 9/2 Cook KMH, 10/19 Otter Tail DS, 10/24 Itasca (1) PS. Late south 9/19 Sherburne RJ, 9/20 McLeod PBu, 10/18 Big Stone (4) WM. High count of 350+ on 8/24 Clay CN. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/15 Carver CM, 4/18 Lyon RgS, 4/25 Lac qui Parle OJ. Early north 5/7 Clay CN, 5/10 Kanabec CM, 5/11 Polk PS. No counts of greater than 20 birds. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Spring and fall migrants reported in 16 counties statewide; late migrant 6/10 Marshall, early migrant 6/30 St. Louis. Fall peak 7/12 Marshall (30) PS. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late north (only October date) 10/24 Polk NWi. Late south 10/24 Hennepin SC, 11/1 Faribault JDa, 11/3 LeSueur RJ. Peak count 9/6 Faribault (414 at Minnesota Lake) KB. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Except for 4/20 Dakota SL and 5/5 Otter Tail SDM, arrived later than usual, both south and north. Peak count 5/14 Winona (~100) FL. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Observed in 20 counties. Late migrants 6/2 in St. Louis, Chippewa and Meeker; early migrants 6/18 Big Stone MCBS, 6/22 Hennepin TBo. During census work, the gap in sightings between 6/2 and 6/18 suggests latter date represents southbound birds (KB). Peak count 7/16 Lac qui Parle (293) BOl. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Record high count (1,787) at BSNWR on 8/12 Lac qui Parle BOl. The only north report after mid-August was two months later: 10/20 Polk (2) PS. Late south 10/20 Renville CMa, 10/25 Jackson CMa. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Observed in total of 27 south and 15 north counties. Arrived south near median date (4/19), first seen 4/18 Meeker DF. Early north 4/23 Wilkin SDM, 4/29 Polk DJo. Peak counts 5/10 Hennepin (301) SC, 5/13 Lyon (248) RgS. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Late spring migrant 6/11 St. Louis CM. Fall migrants observed in 20 additional counties, primarily in the south and west; early migrant 6/23 Big Stone KJB. Peak count 7/25 Lac qui Parle (408) BEO. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | See summer report for early fall migrants. Record high count of 885 on 8/3 in Lac qui Parle (BSNWR) BEO. Most north reports were in August, but later seen 10/9 Polk PHS. Found in eight south counties during October, last observed 10/29 Meeker DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Observed in total of 20 south and 15 north counties. Early south 4/21 Dakota ADS, 4/26–30 in eight counties. No April reports north, where first seen 5/6 Todd JSK. Peak count 5/11 Stearns (120 at Albany) KJB. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Seen in 20 counties throughout state. Late migrant 6/8 Aitkin, early migrant 6/25 Becker CRM. Peak counts 7/14 Marshall (809 at Agassiz NWR) PHS, 7/20 Lac Qui Parle (670) BEO. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Please see summer report for first fall migrants. Record high count 8/8 Lac qui Parle (2105 at Big Stone N.W.R.) BEO, DB. First juvenile seen 8/12 Lac qui Parle PCC. Mostly undated reports from seven north counties; last seen 9/7 St. Louis. Observed in 25 south counties; late south 10/23 Watonwan CRM. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Reported from 30 south and 20 north counties. Early south 4/18 Dakota TAT, 4/19 Meeker DMF. Early north 5/2 Traverse KJB, 5/4 Grant RBJ. High count 5/13 Traverse (748 at Mud L., all in Minnesota) KJB. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Record-high number of reports; seen in 29 counties primarily in the west and south (almost identical to pattern described for Lesser Yellowlegs). Only spring migrant 6/7 Todd RBJ; all other reports from July. Early migrant 7/4 Meeker DMF; peak count 7/23 Lac qui Parle (1000+) DB. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from 17 north and 22 south counties. See summer report for first fall migrants. First juveniles 8/5 Jackson KJB, 8/7 Traverse PCC. High counts 8/7 Traverse (409 at Mud L.) KJB, PCC, 9/12 Lac qui Parle (378 at Big Stone N.W.R., mostly juveniles) KJB. Late north 10/12 Becker JMJ et al., 10/13 Clay PHS. Late south 10/5 Winona PWP, 10/8 Lac qui Parle BEO. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Seen in 19 south and 7 north counties. Early south 4/15 Brown BSm, 4/25 Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north 5/2 Traverse KJB et al., 5/3 Marshall ALE. Late south 5/31 Hennepin HCT and Rock KRE et al., also see summer report. Highest reported count 5/23 Marshall (337 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in 24 counties; late migrants 6/3 Rock and Beltrami RBJ, DPJ, early migrant 6/28 Big Stone (3) KJB, PCC. Peak count 7/6 Marshall (570 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. First juveniles 7/23 multiple locations KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 21 south counties in all regions. Please see summer report for first fall migrants and first juveniles. Migration of juveniles well-developed by 8/12 Big Stone (~80% of 336) KJB — compare with only 10% juveniles amongst Semipalmateds that same day. Highest reported count 8/16 Big Stone/Lac qui Parle (534) PCC. Late north 10/20, 10/24 Marshall PHS et al. Late south 10/25 Big Stone, Lac qui Parle and Winona, 11/13 Brown (latest south date) BTS. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from 28 south and 20 north counties. Early south 4/9 Dakota JJS, 4/16–17 Winona CA et al. Early north 4/8 Traverse (one at Mud L., earliest north) †KJB, 4/29 Otter Tail EJE, 5/1 Otter Tail DTT, SMT and Traverse (14) PHS. Late south 5/31 Lac qui Parle BJU, also see summer report. Highest reported count 5/16 Big Stone (2056 on survey route) PHS et al. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Seen in seven north and ten south counties. Late south 6/5 Lac qui Parle (1) PHS; only additional spring records Big Stone, Stearns. Fall migrants 6/27 Roseau PHS, 7/3 Traverse PCC, 7/4 Lac qui Parle PHS, JMJ. Highest reported count 7/18 Big Stone (754) PCC, PHS, but also see fall report. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Reported from 13 north and 17 south counties. Highest reported counts 8/28 Traverse (1561 at Mud L.) PCC, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (1306) PCC, PHS, 9/5 Big Stone (1496) PHS. Late north 10/2 Wilkin DTT, SMT, 10/13 (1), 10/21 Polk (5) PHS. Late south 10/20 Lac qui Parle (28) PHS, 10/21 Nobles (2) LBF. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported from 24 south and 16 north counties. Early south (median 4/18) 4/6 Meeker DMF, 4/13 Dakota ADS. Early north (median 5/6) 5/5 St. Louis MTA, 5/7–9 in four counties. Late south 5/29 Big Stone KJB, 5/30 Steele NFT. Late north 5/30 Grant, Traverse and Polk (total of 22) KJB. Highest reported count 5/18 Traverse (335 at Mud L.) PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Matches record number of reports from 2003: reported from 29 counties in all regions except Southeast. Late spring migrant 6/11 Polk SAS. An individual found 6/18 Stearns PCC was in poor condition, and may not have completed spring migration. Early fall migrants north 6/26 Traverse PCC, 6/28 Marshall BWF, early fall migrants south 7/1 Benton LBF, 7/1 Lac qui Parle BJU. Highest reported count 7/24 Lac qui Parle (1197) PHS, but also see fall report. First juveniles 7/27 Traverse KJB, 7/31 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle PCC. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 23 south counties. Please see summer report for high counts and first juveniles. Late north (median 10/11) 9/13 Wilkin RBJ, 9/17 Clay BWF. Late south (median 10/24) 10/30 (14), 11/6 (2) Lac qui Parle PCC. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Seen in 31 south and 10 north counties. Early south 4/15 Meeker DMF, 4/16 Carver JLO. Early north 5/8 Crow Wing RBJ, 5/10 Mille Lacs ASc. Late south 5/30 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north (but see summer report) 5/28 Marshall (8) JMJ, PHS. Highest reported count 5/22 Marshall (64 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Observed in 36 counties statewide. Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Anoka CRM et al.; late north 6/12 Crow Wing JEB, RBJ. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Marshall PHS, 6/30 in five counties; early south 6/24,29 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS, BJU. First juveniles 7/25 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, 7/28 Marshall (dozens) PHS, JMJ. High count (but see fall report) 7/9 Lac qui Parle (1,929 at Big Stone N.W.R., plus 387 elsewhere in county) PCC, RSF, JMJ, PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Reported from 16 north and 36 south counties. Please see summer report for first fall migrants and juveniles. High count (but see summer report) 8/6 Lac qui Parle (1,738 including 1,673 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, PHS. Late north (only October report) 10/24 Marshall (4) PHS. Late south 10/22–23 Brown BTS et al., 10/25–26 Lac qui Parle PHS, BJU. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 14 | 35 | Early south 3/24 Dakota (2, second earliest) JPM, 4/15 Lac qui Parle BJU and Meeker DMF, 4/22 Faribault WAF. Early north 5/3 Traverse (2) RBW, 5/5 Marshall PHS and Crow Wing JSB. High count 5/21 Marshall (483, Agassiz N.W.R.) TCL, PHS, CLW. Late south (but see summer report) 5/28 Big Stone (2) PHS, 5/29 (1), 5/30 Lac qui Parle PHS, BJU. Late north 5/27 Marshall (22) PHS and Hubbard (4) PBB, 5/30 St. Louis (3) PHS. |
| 2007 | Summer | 6 | 24 | Only northbound migrants: 6/1 Lac qui Parle (3) BJU. Southbound migrants: early north 6/27 St. Louis (2) KRE, RPR, 6/28 St. Louis (4) PHS; early south 6/21 Stearns PCC, RPR, 6/25 Lac qui Parle BJU. First juveniles 7/21 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS, 7/23 St. Louis (6) PHS. High count (but see fall report) 7/28 Lac qui Parle (438) PHS, DAY. |
| 2007 | Fall | 19 | 33 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. Late north 9/26 Traverse BJU, 10/14 Marshall (30, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. Late south 10/13 Yellow Medicine (23), Lac qui Parle (17), and Big Stone (4) PHS, PCC. High counts 8/11 Marshall (1,132 at Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PCC, 8/18 Marshall (578, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. |
| 2008 | Spring | 18 | 33 | Early south (median 4/17) 4/6 Rock LS, 4/13 Meeker DMF. Early north (median 5/6) 5/7 Kittson LW, 5/8 Mille Lacs ASc. High count 5/20 Lac qui Parle (196) PHS. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2008 | Summer | 7 | 23 | Found in all regions except Northwest, Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/9 Dakota SWe; late north 6/8 Beltrami DPJ. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28 Beltrami HHD, CRM, JJS; early south 7/1 Brown (5) BTS. High count 7/13 Lac qui Parle (396) PCC. First juvenile 7/25 Big Stone PHS. |
| 2008 | Fall | 21 | 41 | High count 8/30 Lac qui Parle (851) PCC, PHS. Late north 9/27 St. Louis HHD, LS, 9/28 Lake JWL (median 10/13). Late south 10/30 Brown BTS, 11/1 Rice DAB, JWH (median 10/25). |
| 2009 | Spring | 22 | 38 | Early south (median 4/15) 3/24 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 3/25 Cottonwood (4) DHr. Early north (median 5/6) 5/1 Douglas JPE, 5/5 Itasca (4) EEO. See summer report for late migrants south and north. High count 5/18 Hennepin (300, Long Meadow Lake) MDu. |
| 2009 | Summer | 10 | 23 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/5 Dakota DAB, 6/11 Brown (one identified by plumage and call) BTS; late north 6/6 Cook (2) RBJ, MHe. Mid-summer reports: 6/20 Kandiyohi (1) PCC. Southbound migrants: 6/30 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, Faribault (1) MCBS, 7/4 Hennepin SLC, 7/5 total of 24 birds in 3 counties PCC. High counts 7/26 Lac qui Parle (148) and Big Stone (129) PCC. |
| 2009 | Fall | 18 | 40 | High count 8/14 Marshall (498, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS. Late north 10/10 Hubbard HHD, 10/11 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 10/13). Late south 11/1 Freeborn (Hayward W.T.P.) DAB, JWH (median 10/25). |
| 2010 | Spring | 14 | 33 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/7 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) CMB, 4/16 Dakota (3, Lake Byllesby) CMB, 4/18 Brown BTS. Early north (median 5/6) 5/8 Morrison FGo. High count 5/16 Dakota (300, Lake Byllesby) BAF. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2010 | Summer | 12 | 25 | Seen in all regions of the state. Late south northbound migrants 6/8 Blue Earth ChH, 6/9 Sherburne PLJ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/4 Otter Tail LSp, 7/9 Morrison MJB; early south 7/5 Dakota DWK and Sherburne PLJ. First juvenile 7/25 Grant PCC. High count 7/31 Lac qui Parle (381) PCC. |
| 2010 | Fall | 22 | 33 | High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (463) PCC. Late north 10/10 Kittson (3, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr and Polk JWH (median 10/13). Late south 10/25 Blue Earth DBM (median 10/25). |
| 2011 | Spring | 18 | 36 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/15 Fillmore DBz, 4/16 Swift JOr. Early north (median 5/6) 5/8 Cass (4, Kego Twp.) BAW, 5/10 St. Louis (5, Indian Point, Duluth) JLK. High count 5/13 Wright (319, Smith Lake) PCC. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2011 | Summer | 11 | 24 | Found in all regions except Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Carver DMA; late north 6/5 Aitkin ASc. Southbound migrants: early north dates not representative; early south 6/27 Goodhue SWe, 7/3 Fillmore and Mower JWH. High count 7/10 Wright (190 at Smith Lake) PCC. First juveniles (2) 7/31 Lac qui Parle PCC. |
| 2011 | Fall | 23 | 42 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/27 Big Stone (256) PCC. Late north 10/6 Beltrami RBW, 10/8 Pine (2) RBW (median 10/13). Late south 11/1 Winona ANy, 11/9 Olmsted (2) JPr (median 10/25). |
| 2012 | Spring | 25 | 41 | Early south (median 4/15) 3/20 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU, 4/11 Stevens DLP, 4/15 Carver (Rice Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) WCM, Dakota (Lake Byllesby) MJM, Martin (2) BRB. Early north (median 5/6) 5/3 Kittson (Joe River S.W.A.) TrB, 5/4 Norman (5) JCC. High count 5/5 Lac qui Parle (247) PCC. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2012 | Summer | 14 | 33 | Observed in all regions of state. Northbound migrants (no reports between 6/15 and 6/25): late south 6/10, 6/15 Blue Earth (1) ChH; late north 6/12, 6/15 Becker RAE, HHD. Southbound migrants: early north 6/25 Red Lake RAE, 6/30 Lake ACr; early south 6/25 Watonwan AnK. High count and first juvenile 7/9 Carver (326) JCy. |
| 2012 | Fall | 22 | 47 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/26 Grant (1,112 — 5/9 of which were at Ash Lake, and another 500 at Mustinka W.M.A.) PCC. Late north 10/1 Grant DBM, 10/13 Douglas JPE (median 10/13). Late south 10/21 Hennepin BAF, SHF, 10/26 McLeod CRM, ALo (median 10/25). |
| 2013 | Spring | 24 | 36 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/7 Brown BTS, 4/8 Dakota HCT. Early north (median 5/6) 4/27–28 Otter Tail KRE, ALo. High count 5/15 Wright (1,347, Malardi Lake W.M.A.) PCC. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/3) and north (median 6/2). |
| 2013 | Summer | 11 | 30 | Seen in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/4 Stearns MJB; late north 6/2 Lake JWL. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28 Beltrami MBS, 6/29 Douglas JPE; early south 6/30 Carver JCy, 7/1 Dakota ADS. High count 7/22 Wright (176) CRM. First juveniles 7/21 Stearns (2) PCC. |
| 2013 | Fall | 27 | 43 | See summer reports for early southbound migrants. High count 8/3 Wright (150, Malardi Lake W.M.A.) EBr. Late north 9/22 Carlton DWK, SBM, Hubbard ANy, 9/27 Carlton ANy (median 10/13). Late south 10/22 Sherburne PLJ, 10/28 Big Stone DLP (median 10/25). |
| 2014 | Spring | 20 | 45 | Early south (median 4/15) 3/31 Mower (5) DBz, 4/11 Dakota (8) GHo, Houston (10) ANy. Early north (median 5/6) 4/24 Red Lake RAE, 5/11 Itasca SC, 5/14 Mille Lacs JEB, Morrison HCT, PEB, St. Louis (2) JLK. High counts 5/14 Stearns (95, Albany W.T.P.) PCC, 5/18 Cass (46) BAW. Late south 5/25 Goodhue JSP, Lac qui Parle (13) and Yellow Medicine (6) KeL, but also see summer report. Late north 5/30 Kanabec JEB, 5/31 Aitkin; also see summer report. |
| 2014 | Summer | 10 | 28 | Seen in central regions and Southwest, South-central, plus Aitkin, Becker, Cook, Lake. Southbound migrants: early north 7/10 Becker CRM, KMS; early south 7/2 Sherburne TPM, RZi, 7/3 Carver JCy. |
| 2014 | Fall | 28 | 42 | See summer report for early migrants north and south. High counts 8/9 Grant (244, North Ottawa Impoundment) PCC, 8/14 Scott (200: total of about 300 peeps, approximately 2/3 were this species based on study of those fairly close; Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Louisville Swamp) BAF, 8/2 Stevens (185, Donnelly Twp., C.R. 20 at 580th Ave.) PCC. Late north 9/12 Mille Lacs HHD, RAE, ALo, 9/16 St. Louis JLK, 9/29 Morrison RAE (median 10/13). Late south 10/14 McLeod PRH, Stearns MJB, 10/19 Lyon (10) GWe, 10/26 Big Stone DLP (median 10/25). |
| 2015 | Spring | 13 | 41 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/11 Dakota DPa, 4/12 Lyon (2) GWe, 4/17 Stearns MJB. Early north (median 5/6) 4/20 Polk (9) RAE, 5/2 Becker (7) ASM, 5/7 Crow Wing (6) JPR, Morrison MJB. High counts 5/7 Yellow Medicine (400, Miller-Richter W.M.A.) JSf, 5/15 Yellow Medicine (300, Miller-Richter W.M.A.) ClN, 5/14 Hennepin (134, conservative count) TAT, 5/22 Stearns (120, Albany W.T.P.) PCC. See summer report for late migrants, north and south. |
| 2015 | Summer | 11 | 27 | Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/15 (1), 6/16 (2) Stearns RPR, HHD; late north 6/8 Marshall (3) JLK, 6/11 Carlton (1) CRM. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/2 Big Stone, 7/3 Lac qui Parle DLP. |
| 2015 | Fall | 25 | 39 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/22 Grant (200, North Ottawa Impoundment) ToL, 8/11 Lac qui Parle (150, Walter Twp.) KDS. Late north 9/23 Clearwater RAE, 10/1 Becker RAE, 10/20 Wilkin HHD, RAE (median 10/11). Late south 10/25 Brown BTS, Carver (2) JCy (median 10/26). |
| 2016 | Spring | 25 | 44 | Early south (median 4/12) 4/10 Lincoln (2) JPR, JWH, 4/12 Swift DLP, 4/13 Yellow Medicine (4) GWe. Early north (median 5/6) 4/20 Crow Wing PSP, 5/1 Traverse DLP. High count 5/13 Yellow Medicine (346, careful count, Miedd Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/30 Aitkin (5) DMu, Wadena PJB, but also see summer report. |
| 2016 | Summer | 8 | 30 | Seen in all regions except Northwest. Late spring migrants 6/5 Le Sueur RAE, 6/5–7 Lac qui Parle (4, Salt L.) DAk, RAE, PRH, ToL. Southbound migrants: early north 6/23 Grant HCT, 6/26 Otter Tail SSh; early south 6/20 Yellow Medicine (2, Miedd L.) GWe, 6/27 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe, Big Stone (6) DLP. High count 7/18 Yellow Medicine (200, Miedd L.) GWe. |
| 2016 | Fall | 22 | 39 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High count 8/10 Lac qui Parle (146, Salt Lake) EGB. Late north 10/6 Traverse (9) KeM, 10/13 Grant (12) CNn, 10/22 Grant (2) CNn (median 10/13). Late south 10/21 Yellow Medicine GWe, 10/24–25 Carver WCM, JCy (median 10/26). |
| 2017 | Spring | 28 | 44 | Early south (median 4/10) 3/31 Martin GHo, KDS, 4/8 Lyon GWe, Rice (5) DAB. First north reports from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant beginning 4/10 DBz, ANy; away from this location: 5/3 Red Lake (2) RAE, HHD, 5/7 Otter Tail LS. High counts all from mid May: 5/13 Stearns (200, Albany W.T.P.) LKo, 5/17 Dakota (140, Lake Byllesby R.P.) GHo, 5/16 Carver (est. 130, Tacoma Ave.) WCM. See summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2017 | Summer | 17 | 34 | Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Lincoln (2) ebd; late north 6/12 Becker (5), Clay (2) ShG, HeH. Southbound migrants: early north 6/26 Grant (2), 6/28 Kanabec DFe; early south 6/25 Faribault KnM, 6/26 Mower GHo, DAT. High count 7/21 Lyon (235, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. |
| 2017 | Fall | 31 | 46 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/5 Carver (420, New Germany area) WCM, 8/4 Lyon (415, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. All north reports after 9/27 from Grant, where last reported 10/20 Grant (14, North Ottawa Impoundment (median 10/13). Late south 10/21 Lac qui Parle (8) DLP, 10/25 Carver WCM, JCy, 10/28 Brown BTS (median 10/26). |
| 2018 | Spring | 30 | 48 | Early south (median 4/10) 4/21 Scott BHe, 4/22 Lyon (2) GWe, 4/23 Kandiyohi (2) RAE. Early north (median 5/4) began with numerous reports from Grant starting 4/20 LiH, ASu; other north reports starting 4/29 Douglas JPE, 5/2 Morrison FGo. High count 5/10 Lyon (735, Lone Tree Lake.) PCC. See summer report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2018 | Summer | 14 | 40 | Reported from all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Chippewa (1), Lyon (4) GWe; late north 6/13 Grant (3) CNn. Unclassified midsummer reports in Grant 6/19 (5) MGi, 6/23 (2) MO most likely very early returnees. Fall migrants 6/30 Lac qui Parle (8) KRE, RPR, Stearns (1) LKo, MKo, 7/1 Big Stone (1) DLP. High count 7/10 Polk (200, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) SAu. |
| 2018 | Fall | 25 | 44 | Â See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/13 Lyon (302, Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 8/16 Lyon (203, Green Valley W.M.A.) GWe. Late north 10/13 Cass (2) TCL, 10/17 Grant (3) CNn, 10/19 Traverse LiH (median 10/13). Late south 10/21 Nicollet (2) ChH, 10/22 Big Stone (2) DLP, 10/27 Sherburne PLJ (median 10/26). |
| 2019 | Spring | 25 | 43 | Early south (median 4/10) 4/15 Rock ASu, 4/20 Renville LiH, 4/22 Le Sueur (4) BHe. Early north (median 5/4) 5/3 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JLK, 5/5 St. Louis (2, Mud Lake) JLK, 5/7 Clay (8) ShG, HeH. High count 5/14 Faribault (75, 330th Ave.) BDo, ClN. See Summer Report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2019 | Summer | 15 | 34 |  Seen in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Blue Earth DWK, HCT, Faribault FFa, ebd; late north 6/12, 6/14 Grant FFa, MaJ, ebd. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28, 6/29 Grant LS, MaJ; early south 7/6 Martin (10) DWK, SBM, HCT, Olmsted ebd. High count 7/28 Grant (300, North Ottawa Impoundment) EzH, ASu. |
| 2019 | Fall | 31 | 45 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/22 Swift (250, Marsh Lake) KJB, 8/17 Lac qui Parle (238, Marsh Lake) GWe. Late north 10/9, 19, 11/5 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WCM, m.ob. (median 10/13). Late south 10/19 Redwood JSP, Yellow Medicine JSP, 10/20 Le Sueur DWK (median 10/26). |
| 2020 | Spring | 18 | 50 | Early south (median 4/10) 4/4 Rock ABL, 4/5 Lyon (5, Russell gravel pit) NMe, m.ob., 4/6 Lyon (3, 190th St., Marshall) GWe. Early north (median 5/3) 4/29 Douglas ebd, 4/30 – 5/5 Grant (max. 5) MGi, m.ob., 5/5 Clay (8) PBB, m.ob. High counts 5/14 Yellow Medicine (2,040, Timm Lake) NMe, GWe, 5/13 Yellow Medicine (300, Timm Lake) RJS. See summer report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2020 | Summer | 19 | 42 | Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late north 6/4 Mahnomen NHa; late south 6/4 Sherburne (5) PLJ. Midsummer report 6/17 Steele lacked details and thus could not be classified on the basis of age or molt. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Clay (2) PBB; early south 6/26 Yellow Medicine (3) GWe. Record high count from 2 separate locations on drawn-down Marsh Lake 7/19 Big Stone (2,380) EzH, CLR, KWR, ASu. |
| 2020 | Fall | 30 | 49 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/30 Yellow Medicine (1,200, Timm Lake) JbS, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (930, Marsh Lake) WCM, 8/11 Big Stone (800, Marsh Lake) KJB. Late north 10/14 Grant (5) MO, 10/25 Douglas ToR, Otter Tail NaH (median 10/13). Late south 11/4 Lyon GWe, 11/5 Sherburne PLJ, 11/6–9 Brown (2) BTS (median 10/26). |
| 2021 | Spring | 33 | 50 | Early south (median 4/11) 3/26 Meeker PKF, 4/6 Watonwan ChH, SyH, 4/7 Houston (2) SHo, DSt. Early north (median 5/3) 4/25 Douglas (2) ToR, 5/1–4 Grant (max. 100) BAr, WPl, m.ob., 5/4 St. Louis (2) ebd. High counts 5/12 Marshall (300, Agassiz N.W.R. Headquarters Trail) ebd, 5/23 Sibley (300, High Island Lake) ASu. See summer report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2021 | Summer | 21 | 43 | Observed in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 (5), 6/12 (2) Watonwan GUn, ChA; late north 6/10 Marshall (8) ebd, 6/10–12 Grant (max. 10) ebd, JSa. Unclassified midsummer reports 6/18 Yellow Medicine (2) RAE, 6/21 Watonwan (1) RAE; the latter may have been exceptionally late since it was at the same location as 6/11–12. Confounding this analysis were potential early fall migrants 6/19–21 (8, North Ottawa Impoundment) Grant ebd, TCL. Early south 6/26 Big Stone (1) LiH, 6/28 in 3 counties. High count 7/16 Yellow Medicine (457, Curtis Lake) GWe. |
| 2021 | Fall | 28 | 49 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/4 Sibley (1,500, High Island Lake) ASu, 8/23 Stearns (501, Paynesville Twp.) PCC. Late north 9/23 Polk (2) HHu, 10/8 Marshall (2) HHu, 10/9 Otter Tail (12) ebd (median 10/14). Late south 10/23 Lyon (8) GWe, 10/23–24 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 11/3–6 Brown (juvenile, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 10/26). |
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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. |