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 |
| Long-billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus scolopaceus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Summer | W. J.Breckenridge saw six long-billed dowitchers near Osseo, July 13. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | Same as for Dunlin, except that at least 50 were seen, in fall plumage, near Elbow Lake. On 1 Oct., near Windom, Cottonwood County, 38 were seen by Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | April 28 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., six in spring plumage, call note was keek, Avilfaunal Club )owitcher, species undetedmined: April 29 near Windom, Cottonwood Co., no call-notes heard, Avifaunal Club; May 11 Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||
| 1962 | Summer | July 11, Swan Lake Nicollet Co., 11 seen and heard ("keek") by Bob Janssen, Brother Theodore. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | April 27, Salt Lake, 2 seen and heard, Avifaunal Club; May 17, Graceville, Traverse County, 5 seen and heard, R. Grant. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | earliest, July 2, Stevens Co., R. Grant; latest, Sept. 22, Stevens Co., R. Grant. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-7 Stevens Co, RAG, 15 identified by call note. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 5-7, Stevens Co, RAG; 6-28, Stevens Co, RAG; 8-2, Mahnomen Co, DP. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 5-7 Carver Co, RBJ and 5-11 Washington Co, 2, EMB; both records based on call-notes. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-14 Cottonwood Co, RBJ. Dowitcher, species: 7-8 Agassiz refuge, Marshall Co, 1, DLO; 7-30 Carver Co, 2, VL. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 10-1 Brown, Nicollet and Lac qui Parle Counties, RBJ; 10-23 Lac qui Parle Co., 4, PE; all records based on call-notes. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 4-29 Wabasha Co., RBJ; 5-6 Jackson Co., EHH, HFH; since this and the preceding species can only be differentiated by call-note, I have used here only those reports which indicated call-note. Dowitcher, species ?: 5-11 Blue Earth Co., EDK; 5-16 Wilkin Co., fide EGA; 5-20 Winona Co., FGD and Duluth, JGH. 91 September 1967 | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 8-26 Lyon Co. , PE; 9-6 Big Stone Co., JAH; 9-16 Lyon Co., DB; all records based on call-notes. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 5-18 Washington Co., 10, BL and Hennepin Co., GES; 5-28 Big Stone Co., 1, JAH; only reports with call-note data. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-20 Wright 8 ETS; 9-28 Houston 5 FL. Dowitcher, species?: 8-19 Grant JAH; 9-29 Aitkin MSB. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-14 Goodhue Co., WKE; 5-17 (21) Wabasha Co., BT; 5-24 (7) Marshall Co., EIS. · | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 9/29 Hennepin 3 VL; 9/30 Hennepin ETS. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 5-3 Lyon HK; 5-9 Lyon (2) PE; 5-9 Watonwan {25) BL; only reports will call note data. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 10·4 Lyon (3) PE; 10·10 and 12 Duluth {2) )G; only reports with call note data. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | only 2 reports with call note data: 5/13 Lyon HK; 5/15 Lyon KE, PE, RR. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | early 7/10 Hennepin; 9/6 Grant; late south Hl-2 Lyon; 10/16 Pope; late north 10/16 Grant. | ||
| 1972 | Fall | were identified in Duluth, Lyon, Hennepin, Clay, Pope and Grant Cos.. the latest in Grant Co. on 11-5 (KE). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | No reports, due to lack of call-note data. All observers should include this information with dowitcher reports. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | No reports with call note data. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 8-17 Rock KE, RBJ; call-notes heard. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 2 reports with call not data: 5/3 Waseca (2) RBJ; Hennepin (1) M. Johnson. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 7-7 Hennepin OJ; 7-31 Wright ES; late south 10-18 Lincoln RJ; 11-1 Nicollet PE, KE; 11-8 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 4/24 Lac qui Parle several observers; 5/10 Wright ETS only ones with call note data. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Early north 8-8 Duluth; early south 8-8 Olmsted; late north 9-26 Otter Tail; late south 10-16 Rock, 10-21 Anoka. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 4-23 Lac qui Parle (1) RJ only report with call note data. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Early north 7-9 Marshall (DGW), 7-10 Otter Tail (GO); peak 9-23 Crow Wing (40) (WL). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early north 4-29, 5-7 Otter Tail GO, SM. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Early migrants South 7-6 (OLJ), 7-9. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Early north 8-20 Marshall ANWR and 8-28 Duluth KE; late south 10-14 Carver RJ. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Early migrants 7-18 Otter Tail (GO), 7-28 Marshall (S&KS). | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Early north 8-2 Otter Tail GMO; early south 8-4 Waseca RJ, 8-11 Olmsted JF; late north St. Louis 9-29 OJ, 9-30 JG; late south 10-5 Waseca RJ. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 5-10 Murray JH, RJ, Winter 1980 5-13 Swift JS, Olmsted JB, JF; early north 5-13 Otter Tail GMO, Pennington KSS. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 8/21 Stearns NH. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 4-15 Stearns NMH, 4-26 Lac qui Parle KE, 5-2 Sherburne RJ; early north 4-29 Grant SM, 5-2 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-16 Anoka KL, 5-20 Dakota JD; late north 5-17 Marshall KSS, 5-29 St. Louis RR. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Early migrants South: 7-30 · (KRE, RBJ), 7-30 (EB-K). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Early north 8/2, 8/9 St. Louis KE, 8/8 Pennington KSS, 8/23 Wilkin KL; early south 8/11 Cottonwood KL, 9/4 Nicollet JCF, 9/8 Lac qui Parle CMB; late north 9/9 Aitkin WN, 9/13 Lake RJ, 9/18 Otter Tail KL; late south 10/6 Lyon P. Egeland, 10/7 Blue Earth JCF, 10/19 Hennepin VL, 10/31 Cottonwood RJ. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south Lac qui Parle 4-25 SC, 5-2 AB, Nicollet 4-30 JCF, 5-4 MF, 5-2 Wabasha DWM; early north 4-25 Otter Tail GMO, 4-29 Aitkin WN; late south Yellow Medicine 5-16 CMB, 5-18 HK; late north 5-12 Otter Tail SDM, 4-25 Steele EK sp.? 4-30 Aitkin JB sp.? | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/3 ~t. Louis KE, 8/7 Pennington KSS, 8/.13 Nicollet JCF, 9/12 Clay LCF, 10/15 Nicollet JCF-all reports. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 4/29 Mower RRK, 5/6 Nicollet JCF, 5/8 Lyon HK, KL, 5/14 Stearns MF; late south 5/25 Blue Earth JCF. Only reports north 5/10 Pennington KSS, 5/22 Mahnomen MHa, Clay TT. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | There is a need to document July sightings. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Reported from nine counties. Early north 8/6 Polk AB, 9/7 Becker DB ; early south 8/23 Steams NH; late north 10/1 Cass NH, 10/22 Pennington KSS ; late south 10/28 Nicollet JCF, 11/6 Le Sueur RG, 11/11 RJ. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 5/4 Mower RJ, 5/6 Lac qui Parle DGW, 5/7 Olmsted RE; late south 5/18 Dodge JEB, 5/26 Nicollet JCF. Only reports north 5/12 Polk AB, 5/21 Ottertail GMO. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | first fall date 7/11 Waseca. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/10 Nicollet JCF, 8/21 and 8/26 Hennepin OJ, 9/15 Cottonwood RJ, 9/16 Anoka RH, RJ, 9/22 Lake of the Woods AJ, 10/20 St. Louis KC -all reports. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/20 Olmsted AP, 4/27 PP, 5/3 Nicollet JCF; early north 4/29 Polk RJ, 5/8 Clay LCF; late south 5/20 Cottonwood WH, Hennepin OJ, 5/21 Hennepin ES; late north 5/19 Clay LCF, 5/20 Itasca J BITS. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | All reports: 8/7-9/16 St. Louis m.ob., 8/25 Wright ES, 8/30 Clearwater AB, 9/17 Cook KMH, 9/21 Hennepin SC, ES, 9/25-10/ 1 Blue Earth JCF, 9/27 Stearns NH, 10/12 Pipestone RJ. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Hennepin SC, ES, 4/26 Kandiyohi Tiu, 4/28 Mower RRK; late south 5/18 Nicollet JCF, Rice FKS, 5/24 Nicollet JCF, 5/31 RJ. One north report: 5/13 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Early migrants 7/4-5 Faribault (JD, JP/ AM). Only reports. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | 9/6 Duluth D. Kienholz, 9/27 Nicollet JF. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/29 Winona AP, 5/2 Cottonwood RG, RJ; late south 5/15 Nicollet JCF, 5/20 Brown KR. No north reports. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Early migrants: North, 7/12 Clay; South, 7/17 Hennepin, 7/18 Nicollet. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Early south 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/16 Mower RRK; late south 10/19 Anoka GP, 10/31 Winona RSE; two north reports 8/31 Polk AB, 9/6-28 Duluth m.ob. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/29 Lac qui Parle OJ and Meeker AB, DB, 4/30 Big Stone RJ, KR; early north 4/24 Clay LCF, 5/3 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/15 Lyon HK, 5/18 Wright ES; late north 5/22 Clay TI and Cook TW, 5/27 Marshall KE. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | All reports: 8/15-19 Nicollet JF, 8/15 Freeborn NHO, 8/30-10/8 Wright ES, RJ, 9/25 Watonwan AB, 10/2 Beltrami AB, 10/13 Freeborn AP, 10/15 Anoka DZ and Fillmore AP. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | All reports: 5/5 Rock ND, 5/6 Le Sueur LF and Steele AP, 5/13 Blue Earth JCF, 5/1416 Olmsted m.ob. 5/15 Dakota JD, 5/21 Kandiyohi AB and Lac qui Parle SC, GP. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Early south 9/24 Ramsey and Scott AB, 9/28 Freeborn and Waseca AP; late south 10/20 Blue Earth AP, 10/25 Rice AP; only north reports 9/16 Duluth KR, PS, 10/9 Duluth KE. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | All reports: 4/17 Murray ND, 4/24 Rock PG, 4/26 Pennington PS, 4/28 Lac qui Parle CMB and Yellow Medicine RJ, 4/30 Mower AP, 5/1 Hennepin SC, 5/6 Rock PG, 5/10 Steele AP, 5/12 Cottonwood ED, 5/17 Lyon HK, 5/20 Olmsted JB, BSE. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Early north 9/4 Lake DPV, 9/9 Clay LCF, 9/20 Grant (100 +) RG; late north 10/14 Otter Tail MO, 10/28 Wilkin MO; all south reports 9/14 Stevens RG, RJ, 10/1 Dakota KB and Olmsted AP, 10/4 Hennepin SC and Mower RRK, 10/6 Winona CS, 10/12 Pipestone JP. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/16 Rock NO, 4/19 McLeod KR, 4/23 Big Stone DB; late south 5/12 Lac qui Parle DB, 5/14 Dodge and Steele AP; all north reports 5/11 Marshall KSS, 5/13 Carlton RJ, 5/15 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | First summer report since 1987. All records: 7/10 Polk, 7/22 Hennepin, 7/25 Marshall. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Early north 8/14 Marshall PS, 9/8 St. Louis KE; early south 9/13 Lyon HK, 9/27 Dodge RJ; late north 10/22 Wilkin RJ, 10/23 Clay KR; late south 10/20 Winona (7) CS, 10/22 Meeker AB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | All reports: 4/29 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle SC, 5/1 Olmsted JB, BSE and Rock PS, 5/2 Lac qui Parle DN, 5/3 Cottonwood AB and Mower RRK. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Only report: 7/30 Houston. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Early north 8/14 Roseau PS, 9/3 Wilkin RJ; early south 9/27 Le Sueur FKS and Rice PS; late north 10/18 Kittson, Koochiching and Roseau RG, RJ; late south 10/2 Carver DM, 10/24 Houston (2) RG, FL. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | All reports: 5/1 Rock RJ, 5/2 Lyon AB, 5/6 St. Louis TD, 5/8 Houston RJ, 5/19 Olmsted JB, 5/19 LeSueur RJ. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | All reports 8/1 Murray DSM, 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/8 Washington PC, 8/10 Goodhue SK, 9/18 McLeod KB, 9/15 Rice FKS, 10/8 Roseau PS, 10/9 Chippewa RJ, 10/16 Roseau KB, 10/21 Waseca OJ. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | All reports: 4/24 Kandiyohi RF and Lyon AB, 5/2 Pipestone JP, 5/10 Nobles RG,RJ and Rice TB, 5/11 Olmsted JSt, JBo; 5/14 Swift TJ, Anoka PKL and Lac qui Parle DN; 5/21 Goodhue AB. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | All reports north: 10/6 Douglas KB. Late south 10/16 Watonwan RJ, 10/29 Benton Dbr, 11/12 Stevens (1) RG/RJ (record late date). | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 4/29 Olmsted CK, 4/30 Lincoln AB, 5/6 Big Stone KB; only report north 5/16 Polk SKS. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 9/23 St. Louis PBu, 9/27 Douglas RG, RJ, 9/28 St. Louis KB. Late south 9/23 Rice FKS, 10/7 Chippewa ABo, 10/18 Brown BB. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/17 Pipestone JP, 4/21 Brown RG, 5/4 Yellow Medicine TT. Only north report 5/22 Polk SKS. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Only north report 10/19 Polk BBe. Late south 10/25 Winona CS, 10/27 Lincoln and Lyon RgS. Peak numbers 9/21 Waseca (15) JSe, 10/6 Big Stone (11) LE. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 4/27 Hennepin ABo, 5/5 Mower RRK and Olmsted DA, BE. No reports north. Peak 5/12 Jackson (14) PS. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 9/28 Marshall PS, 9/28–10/5 Polk PS, 10/5 Lake of the Woods PS. Late south 10/23 Hennepin SC, 10/26 Big Stone LE. The dowitcher reported 10/31 McLeod RbS was most likely this species, as Short-billed Dowitchers generally depart the state by mid-September. Peak count 10/16 Carver (67) WM. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/18 Jackson DBM, 5/15 Olmsted CK, 5/17 Dakota SWe. Only (?) north report 5/13 Marshall PS. Late south 5/23 Lincoln RgS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | First summer reports in six years: 7/28 Becker (2) BBe, 7/30 Clay (3) AH, 7/30 Marshall JJ. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late north 10/25 Polk WM, 10/27 St. Louis KE. Late south 10/24 Lyon RgS, 11/1 Faribault (35) JDa. Peak count 10/16 Faribault (158 at Minnesota Lake) KB. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Few reports, similar to recent spring migrations. No April records anywhere in the state; first reported 5/8 Big Stone TEB. Late south 5/18 Meeker DF, 5/21 Lyon RgS. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Only two north reports, where last seen 9/25 Wilkin (32) AH. Most south reports were in October, but early reports 8/8 Big Stone TT and Carver SWe. Late south 10/25 Jackson CMa and McLeod RbS, 10/29 Dakota DBS. Very few of either these or the Short-billed Dowitcher reports were documented in any way. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Observed in 15 south counties but none in southeast. Early south 4/1 (earliest ever by 12 days!) Lincoln (3) †PBu, †TT, 4/6 Dakota (2) NJ, 4/19 McLeod DF. Peak counts 5/8 Dakota (23) DBS, TT, 5/13 Lyon (18) and Yellow Medicine (53) RgS. Last reported in south 5/14 Carver CMa and Freeborn ABa. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Only report: 7/31 Big Stone (6) †KJB. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Three reports in north: 9/15 Lake KRE, 10/1 Polk PHS, 10/13 Grant RBJ. Early south 8/8 Big Stone (27) SLC, KJB, 8/20 Freeborn AEB, but see summer season. Aside from one late September report, all others south were in October. Late south 10/27 Dakota ADS, 10/28 Kandiyohi ABo. High count 71 on 10/13 in Lac qui Parle (BEO). | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Very scarce. Early south 4/24 Freeborn AEB and Rice JGL, 4/28 Lac qui Parle CRG. No north reports. Last seen 5/12 Meeker DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Only report: 7/28 Marshall (1) PHS. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Only north reports: 9/16 St. Louis m.obs., 10/23 Polk EEF. Early south 8/10 Big Stone RJS. High count 10/18 Big Stone (95, Akron Twp.) PHS. Late south 11/4 Wright DFJ, 11/5 Steele (30) NFT. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Observed in 12 south and 4 north counties. Early south 4/22 Jackson KJB, 4/29 Dakota ADS. Early north 5/2 Traverse (43 at Mud L.) KJB. Late south 5/10 in three counties, 5/11 Murray (calling) AXH, PHS. Late north 5/18 Carlton (20) and St. Louis (calling) AXH, PHS, 5/19 Polk JMJ. Record high count 5/8 Traverse (203 at Mud L., all in Minnesota) KJB. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Only report: 7/25 Meeker JJS. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from 19 counties in all regions except the North-central. Early north 8/14 Todd JSK, SDu, 9/3 St. Louis (juvenile) KJB. Early south 8/5 Jackson (17) KJB, but see summer report. High count 9/15 Marshall (54 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 10/19 Norman and Polk PHS. Late south 10/20 Blue Earth CRM, LBF, 10/22 Olmsted PWP. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Observed in ten south counties. Early south 4/24 Redwood fide AXH, 4/27 Fillmore JJS and Olmsted PWP. Only north reports: 4/24 (ties earliest date north) Todd JSK, SID, 5/3 Marshall ALE. Late south 5/15 Lac qui Parle BJU, 5/19 Big Stone (1) KJB. Highest reported count 4/29 Big Stone (34) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Observed in nine north and nine south counties. Early north 8/9 (14), 8/24 (3) Marshall PHS et al. Early south 8/16 Big Stone (39) PCC, 8/26 Carver EO. First juvenile 9/14 Marshall PHS. Record-high counts 10/4 (304), 10/11 (312) Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R., ~90% of these at Tamarack Pool) PHS, SAS, JMJ. Numbers up in Brown (max. 72, 10/8) BTS et al. and Dakota (26–32 birds on three dates 9/27–10/12) ADS, JPM, TAT. Late north 10/18 Polk PHS, 10/20 Marshall (82 at Agassiz) PHS, JMJ. Last reported 10/22 Big Stone BJU, 10/27 Olmsted PWP. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Less widespread than the preceding species; reported from 14 south counties, plus (no date) Lake of the Woods and Todd (5/10–13, JSK, SID, BWF) in the north. All reports less than a dozen birds, except for hundreds in Lac qui Parle (none reported as vocalizing). Record-early arrival 3/27–28 Nobles (one associating with three snipe in a partly flooded athletic field in Worthington) KRE et al. Additional early south 4/18 Lac qui Parle (1) BJU, 4/19 Winona JJS. No late south reports of vocalizing birds. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Reported from only three north and six south counties. Early north 8/14 Marshall (3 at Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS. Early south 9/5 Big Stone (4) PHS. First juveniles 9/18 Yellow Medicine PHS, 9/19 Big Stone PHS and Lac qui Parle PCC. Highest reported count 10/12 Big Stone (97) PHS. Late north 10/21 Polk (5) PHS. Late south 10/20 Big Stone (47) and Lac qui Parle (20) PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Late and scarce. Reported from 13 south and 4 north counties, including north birds identified by call 5/8 Traverse (2) PHS, 5/17 St. Louis (1) PHS. Early south 4/30 Dakota SWe and Rock m.obs., 5/1 Big Stone (1) and Lac qui Parle (4) PHS. Late south (vocalized) 5/19 Big Stone (1) and Lac qui Parle (4) PHS. Highest reported count 5/8 Big Stone (30) PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Single individual reported 7/31 Lac qui Parle PCC. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from 4 north and 11 south counties, none in Northeast. Early north 8/28 Wilkin (4) BJU. Early south (but see summer report) 8/6 Big Stone (one identified by call) PHS. Vocalized 10/2 Hennepin (10) DWK, 10/8 Dakota (1) DWK. First juveniles 10/2 Big Stone and Yellow Medicine PHS. Highest reported counts 10/2 (91), 10/21 (84) Big Stone PHS. Late north 10/13 Clay BJU. Late south 11/6 (4) Yellow Medicine PCC, 11/14 (6 at South Landfill Reservoir, record-late date, no details) Olmsted JWH. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Also relatively scarce. Found in 10 south counties beginning 4/14 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/18 Dakota JLO. No north reports. Late south (vocalized) 5/9 Lac qui Parle (21) BJU. High count (vocalized) 5/5 Big Stone (31) BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Reported from 6 north and 15 south counties, none in East-central. Early north 9/20 St. Louis (juvenile) †SLF, 9/24 Marshall (14) PHS. Early south 8/11 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU, 8/25 Renville BJU; identified by voice 8/26 Big Stone (6) PHS, 9/15 Swift (2) DWK. First juvenile 9/17 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC. High count 10/1 Lac qui Parle (40) BJU. Late north 10/14 Cook AXH, PHS, 10/27 Polk PHS. Late south 10/28 Scott (2) BAF, 10/29 Meeker (8) DMF. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 3 | 7 | Early south 4/21 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) CMB, 4/22 Faribault CRM et al., 4/23 Meeker DMF. Early north 4/30 Marshall (calling) JHu, TAN. Very scarce north; all other reports: 5/18 Marshall MHe, 5/18, 5/20 Lake of the Woods MHK, JMo, 5/19 St. Louis (calling) MLH. High count of birds identified by voice 5/8 Brown (28 at Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS. Late south 5/19 Lac qui Parle (calling) BJU. |
| 2007 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2007 | Fall | 4 | 15 | Early north 8/11 Marshall (1) PHS, JMJ, 8/24 Marshall (5, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Early south 9/2 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, Nobles BTS, 9/3 Big Stone BJU. First juvenile 9/2 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC. Late north 9/16 Marshall JMJ, 9/22 St. Louis MCA. Late south 10/13 Martin RMD, Lac qui Parle (4) and Big Stone (6) PHS, PCC, 10/23 Cottonwood (7) JLO, DWK. No significant counts. |
| 2008 | Spring | 4 | 10 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/5 Steele (Spindler's Pond) JWH, 4/23 Lac qui Parle (13) BJU. All north reports: 5/10 Otter Tail (12) DST, 5/13 St. Louis (3, Grassy Point, Duluth) PHS, 5/16 Aitkin ASc and Clay (8, Sabin W.T.P.) RHO. High count 5/11 Lac qui Parle (20, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. Late south 5/17 Mower JEM, Stearns MJB (median 5/19). |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | Only report: 7/26 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 4 | 11 | Early north (median 8/28) 8/9 Marshall PHS, 8/31 Marshall m.ob. Early south (median 8/1) 8/2 Yellow Medicine PCC, 8/4 Brown BTS. First juvenile 8/23 Yellow Medicine PCC, RSF. High count 10/18 Lac qui Parle (162) PHS. Late north 9/17 St. Louis PHS, 10/19 Wilkin BWF, RMD (median 10/15). Late south 10/18 Lac qui Parle PHS, 10/23 Lac qui Parle (31) BJU (median 10/26). |
| 2009 | Spring | 2 | 17 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/17 Dakota (4) LEC, 4/23 Dakota LS, CMB and Nicollet RMD. Only north reports: 5/6 Polk (8) RWa, 5/9 Douglas JPE. Late south 5/17 Stearns BWF, DRB, JWH, RMD, 5/18 Sherburne ASc (median 5/19). |
| 2009 | Fall | 6 | 10 | Early north (median 8/14) 8/8 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, 8/30 St. Louis KRE. Early south (median 8/1) 8/21 Lac qui Parle PLJ, 9/1 Brown BTS. Late north 9/7 Lake (Castle Danger W.T.P.) JEB, JWH and Polk LS, 10/15 Marshall (25, Agassiz N.W.R.) MAn (median 10/15). Late south 9/28 Meeker DMF, 10/4 Hennepin MDu, HCT and Nobles (11) BTS, 10/9 Hennepin SLC (median 10/25). |
| 2010 | Spring | 20 | Early south 4/24 (median) Lac qui Parle CAB, 4/25 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF. Late south 5/16 Lac qui Parle BJU and Renville (Fairfax W.T.P.) DWK, 5/21 Carver JCy (median 5/19). No north reports and no significant counts. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 1 | 10 | Only north report: 9/26 Carlton DBz. Early south (median 8/1) 8/7 Lac qui Parle (2) PCC, 8/9 Lincoln JJS. High count 10/6 Nobles (27) BJU. Late south 10/29 Dakota (1) JPM, 10/31 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF, 11/1 Dakota LEC (median 10/25). |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | 14 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/17 Lac qui Parle (4) BJU, 4/23 Big Stone (2) BJU, Fillmore (Preston Twp.) DBz, JWH. Only north reports: 5/16 Kittson (5) TrB, 5/19 Kittson RAE. Late south 5/11 Freeborn (5, Newry Twp.) RPR, 5/20 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU (median 5/19). |
| 2011 | Fall | 9 | 15 | Early north (median 8/14) 9/9 Itasca SC, EEO, 9/14 Lake KRE, JWL. Early south (median 8/1) 9/4 Pipestone (2) BJU, 9/18 Big Stone BJU. High count 10/1 Meeker (11) DPG. Late north 10/21 Otter Tail KRE, m.ob., 10/22 Wilkin RZi (median 10/15). Late south 11/6 Carver (New Germany) JCy, 11/8 Hennepin (2, Bass Ponds) CMB (median 10/25). |
| 2012 | Spring | 5 | 19 | Record early south 3/17 Dakota JLO, 3/31 Lac qui Parle (4), followed by many reports before recent median 4/24 beginning 4/9 Jackson (Toe W.M.A.) KSm. Early north (median 5/9) 5/6 Polk RZi, 5/11 Carlton BWF. High count 4/28 Lac qui Parle (30, Cory Lake) MBS, ACr. Late south 5/17 Blue Earth (Lincoln W.P.A.) ChH, 5/20 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 5/19). Late north 5/19 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) JVe, 5/20 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) DBM, REH, ENu (median 5/17). |
| 2012 | Summer | 2 | 2 | Fall migrants are exceptional before late July / early August (The Loon 74:65–82). Documentation including description of calls is requested for all summer reports. Southbound migrants: early north 7/28 Grant PCC; early south 7/25 Lac qui Parle DLP. Also see undocumented reports. |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | 18 | See summer report for early southbound migrants before recent medians north (8/14) and south (8/1). High count 9/26 Grant (19) DBM. Late north 10/19 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) RBJ, 10/21 Grant DBM (median 10/15). Late south 10/24 Faribault RBJ, RAE, DAC, 10/26 Blue Earth HHD, MGo, SBM, Faribault RAE, Lac qui Parle DLP (median 10/25). |
| 2013 | Spring | 3 | 15 | Early south (median 4/24) 3/30 Cottonwood (3) BRB, 4/26 Houston ANy, RBW, DBz. All north reports: 4/30 Crow Wing JSB, 5/4 Marshall PEB, 5/13 Norman TCL, 5/23 Marshall CCr. High count 5/1 Houston (9) ANy. Late south 5/15 Olmsted JPr, 5/16 Dakota RaM and Rice LEC (median 5/19). |
| 2013 | Fall | 2 | 11 | All north 8/18 Becker DLP, 8/28 Marshall (2) JLK. Early south (median 8/1) 8/7 Big Stone DLP, 9/8 Freeborn DBz. High counts 10/17 Sherburne (20, Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ, 10/19 Jackson (19) ANy. Late south 10/20 Big Stone DLP, Hennepin PEJ, and then only reports from Sherburne through 11/1 (3, Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ (median 10/25). |
| 2014 | Spring | 3 | 11 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/19 Lac qui Parle PEJ, DFN, 4/20 Dakota JHh, EzH, 4/21 Lyon (Sham Lake) GWe. All north 4/20 Otter Tail LS, 5/9 Itasca SC, 5/17 Morrison MJB, FGo. High counts 5/7 Lac qui Parle (12, Salt Lake, Minnesota side) BMc, 5/11 Wabasha (10, Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., Pool 4) LHl. Late south 5/16 Olmsted (6) CRM, m.ob., 5/17 Stearns RZi, 5/25 Goodhue JSP (median 5/19). |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | 11 | Only north report 9/30 Wadena (4, Thomastown Twp.) PJB. Early south (median 8/1) 8/20 Rice DAT, 9/2 Nobles HHD, 9/14 Yellow Medicine KMS. High counts 9/29 Hennepin (70, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) CMB, 10/12 Hennepin (40) CMB. Late south 10/23 Dakota RMD, (14, Lake Byllesby) ADS, 10/25 Sibley BAb (median 10/25). |
| 2015 | Spring | 4 | 13 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/17 Dakota (2) DVe, Stearns HHD. Early north 4/18 Marshall BSi, 5/1 Becker HHD, RAE. High count 5/2 Yellow Medicine (max. 81, Miller Lake) SBM, PCC. Late south 5/22 Jackson (2) KJB, Stearns (2) PCC, 5/26 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) †KJB (median 5/19). Late north 5/10 Cass (2) ABi, 5/24 Crow Wing ph. EGa. |
| 2015 | Fall | 5 | 13 | Early north 8/21–29 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) KRE, m.ob., 9/3 Lake of the Woods CRM, m.ob. Early south (median 8/7) 8/23–25 Stevens KRE, m.ob., 9/16 Stearns (3) DPG, 9/21 Renville (Bird Island W.T.P.) HHD. High counts 9/24 Dakota (15) LEC, 10/17 Redwood (15) BTS. Late north 9/7 Koochiching HHD, Lake of the Woods KRE, m.ob., 10/1 Becker RAE. Late south 10/21–22 Dodge RBW, m.ob., 10/19–23 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 10/27 Yellow Medicine (2, Spellman Lake) GWe (median 10/26). |
| 2016 | Spring | 2 | 24 | Early south (median 4/19) 4/1 Scott JLO, 4/15 Yellow Medicine GWe, 4/17 Chippewa WCM, Rice DAT. All north 5/16 St. Louis (9, Meadowlands W.T.P.) TPM, 5/19 Marshall CCr, 5/22 St. Louis (Duluth) ClN, JPR. High counts 4/24 Yellow Medicine (30, Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/24 Lac qui Parle (21, Salt Lake) KeL. Late south from six counties on 5/16, then 5/17 Pipestone HHD, Stearns DOr (median 5/19). |
| 2016 | Fall | 4 | 14 | Early north 8/11 St. Louis RHg, 9/5 Marshall (identified by call) KRE, m.ob. Late north 9/12 Traverse (3) KnM, 9/13 Grant RAE. Early south (median 8/7) 9/7 Stearns HHD, 9/9 Kandiyohi (2) JWd. High count 9/13 Yellow Medicine (73, Miedd Lake, vocalized) GWe. Late south 10/16 Blue Earth APi, ChH, Carver (6) RHe, Yellow Medicine (14) JLf, 10/18 Blue Earth (38) WCM (median 10/27). |
| 2017 | Spring | 5 | 19 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/8, 4/13 Lyon GWe, 4/23 Scott JEB. Early north 4/15 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) DWK, LiH, 4/20 Itasca SC, 4/21 Grant (Herman W.T.P.) †CRM, JMs, NaH. High counts 4/29 Lac qui Parle (12, 2/0th Street just east of C.R. 7) DOr, 5/8 Grant (12, North Ottawa Twp.) WPl. Late north 5/20 Becker FGo, 5/20–22 Koochiching CRM, RAE, HHD. Late south 5/16 Ramsey REH, Scott BHe, RiC, 5/17 Carver (7) DGu, 5/18 Olmsted (6) JoP (median 5/19). |
| 2017 | Fall | 6 | 12 | Early north (median 8/16) 8/5 Grant HHD, 8/10 Marshall HHD, RAE. Early south (median 8/7) 8/10 Carver (New Germany Area; gray-toned bird, sharp juvenile plumage with solid, unmarked tertials) WCM, 9/10 Stearns HHD. High count 10/8 Grant (132, North Ottawa Impoundment; counted individually) HCT. Late north 10/20 Grant MO, 10/24 Polk (4) HCT (median 10/16). Late south 10/14 Redwood BTS, 10/31 Sherburne PLJ, (median 10/27). |
| 2018 | Spring | 6 | 25 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/22 Lyon (2, southwest of Cottonwood) GWe, 4/24 Lyon (2, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) RJS, 4/30 Lyon (24, Lone Tree Lake) GWe, Waseca RAE. Early north (median 5/6) 4/30 Wadena ANy, 5/1–5 Morrison (max. 4) FGo, m.ob., 5/2 Todd TLu. High counts 5/1 Carver (68, total from two locations along S.R. 25) ANy, JWZ, 5/3 Cottonwood (55, Talcot Lake State W.M.A.) LHl. Late south 5/16 McLeod BHa, 5/19 Kandiyohi (2) JWd, 5/22 Stevens RAE (median 5/19). Late north 5/14–15 Morrison FGo, 5/17 Grant (3) ebd, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Fall | 3 | 11 | Â Early north (median 8/16) 8/20 Marshall ebd, 9/16 Cook ebd. Early south (median 8/10) 9/2 Lyon IVa, 9/8 Carver (2) FFa, m.ob., 9/29 Murray (3) KEm, JWH. Late north 9/30 Grant (40, season high count, North Ottawa Impoundment) CRa, 10/5 Grant (2) JCJ, SAu. Late south 10/20 Big Stone DLP, Cottonwood NMe, m.ob., 10/21 Nicollet ChH (median 10/27). |
| 2019 | Spring | 6 | 25 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/17 Watonwan (3) STa, 4/22 Redwood (3) NMe. Early north (median 5/6) 5/4 Grant (7) MaJ, Pennington AxB, m.ob., 5/11 Aitkin SC. High count 4/26 Dakota (20, Lake Byllesby) AFo. Late south 5/16 Kandiyohi (6) SGa, 5/24 Sherburne ebd (median 5/19). Late north 5/17 Becker CNn, Grant (max. 6) WPl, m.ob., 5/18 Kanabec SPS (median 5/19). |
| 2019 | Summer | 1 |  See insufficiently documented reports (The Loon 89:160–161). | |
| 2019 | Fall | 6 | 9 | Early north (median 8/18) 8/17 Grant ebd, 8/30 Roseau KRE, m.ob., 9/1 St. Louis ebd. Early south (median 8/10) 8/17 Nicollet BDo, LiH, 8/18 Benton RAE, 9/22 Lyon (8) GWe. Late north 10/8 Traverse (10) WCM, 10/9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WCM, 10/19 Grant (max. 30, season high count, North Ottawa Impoundment) KnM, ASu (median 10/15). Late south 10/20 Brown BTS, Le Sueur SSc, m.ob., Lyon (3) GWe, 10/21–25 Dakota (max. 2) KDS, m.ob (median 10/27). |
| 2020 | Spring | 4 | 31 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/7 Dakota MaJ, 4/11 Lyon (3) NMe. Earliest north reports (median 5/6) were from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant starting 5/3 (max. 5) LSl, m.ob.; subsequently reported 5/15 Becker NaH, Clay (8) TCL, Pine (5) ebd. High count 5/1 Yellow Medicine (71, Timm Lake; counted) RJS, m.ob. Late south 5/16 Olmsted LAV, Sibley RBJ, 5/16–17 Stearns (max. 2) PCC, m.ob. (median 5/19). Late north 5/17 Clay (max. 8) TCL, m.ob., Grant (4) WPl (median 5/19). |
| 2020 | Summer | 1 | Vocalizing 7/26–28 Big Stone (up to 8 adults in alternate plumage, 6/5th Ave, Correll) KJB. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 9 | 28 | Early north (median 8/18) 8/20–24 Grant (2) REn, m.ob., 9/3 Hubbard (3) REn, m.ob., 9/4 Otter Tail ShG, m.ob. See summer report for earliest south migrants (median 8/10); subsequently reported 8/3 Big Stone (38) †KJB. High counts 10/3 Swift (114, Marsh Lake) RAE, 10/4 Big Stone (73) DLP. Late north 10/9 Polk (7) HHu, 10/13 Becker (8) ebd, 10/18 Grant (4) MMk (median 10/15). Late south 11/4 Lyon GWe, 11/6 Olmsted ebd, 11/7 Dakota (2) ebd (median 10/27). |
| 2021 | Spring | 7 | 30 | Early south (median 4/17) 3/22–25 Ramsey ebd, †EzH, m.ob., 4/7 Hennepin ABL, 4/17 Yellow Medicine GWe. Early north (median 5/6) 5/1–2, 5/8 Grant (max. 11) PLJ, AAz, ebd, 5/1 Marshall HHu, 5/8 St. Louis ebd, m.ob. High count 5/1 Lyon (45, Lone Tree Lake) REn, RLF, ebd. Late south 5/15 Hennepin (2) ebd, Steele (20) LiH, Watonwan BTS, m.ob., 5/16 Wright RCl (median 5/19). Late north 5/20 Polk (2) HHu, 5/21–22 Grant (max. 10) WPl, 5/22 St. Louis FJN, HTo, IDv (median 5/19). |
| 2021 | Summer | 1 | Early fall migrant vocalizing 7/31 Yellow Medicine (Curtis L.) GWe. Note: Summer reports of this species without details are not published. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 7 | 19 | Early north (median 8/18) 9/16–17 Polk (max. 3) HHu, ebd, 9/28 (5) Becker NaH, Mahnomen (2) ebd. Early south (median 8/10) 8/8 Pipestone ebd, 8/12 Big Stone DLP, 8/15 Olmsted ebd. High count 10/5 Big Stone (34, C.R. 8) DLP. Late north 10/4 Grant (25) AFo, Norman TCL, 10/9 Otter Tail ebd, 10/6–19 Mille Lacs (max. 5) HHD, m.ob. (median 10/19). Late south 10/22 Olmsted (4) MiD, 10/23 Lyon GWe, 10/25 Big Stone (10) DLP (median 10/27). |
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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. |