| Pacific Loon(Gavia pacifica) |
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1969 | Fall | | | 11-22 St. Louis 1 JCG. |
| 1974 | Fall | | | 11-1 Mille Lacs Lake (1) RBJ, PE; 11-3 Mille Lacs Lake (2) JB. |
| 1976 | Summer | | | first seen on 6-13 on L. Harriet in Minneapolis by E. Batchelor, with positive identification first made on 6-20 (DB); from then on seen and photographed by many, and last seen on 8-1 (KG); all previous Minnesota records from L. Superior in fall. |
| 1978 | Summer | | | Possible 9-11 Duluth KE, 9-25 St. Louis MC. |
| 1978 | Fall | | | Possible 9-11 Duluth KE, 9-25 St. Louis MC. |
| 1981 | Summer | | | One seen on 6-25 in Jackson (Loon 53:219). |
| 1981 | Fall | | | 9-12,13 Duluth JG, many obs., 10-24 to 11-10 Mille Lacs RA, JB, TS. |
| 1982 | Summer | | | ' One seen on 6/5 Clearwater (The Loon 54: 178-179). |
| 1982 | Fall | | | 9/16, 28 Crow Wing TS. |
| 1983 | Fall | | | 10/16 Cass (Leech Lake) KL (The Loon 56:65) |
| 1984 | Fall | | | 10/14 Duluth, M. Haire, (The Loon 56:276-277), 11/3 Duluth KE. (The Loon 57:61). |
| 1986 | Spring | | | 5/25 Duluth, BL, m.ob.; 5/7 Duluth KE (The Loon 58:128). |
| 1986 | Fall | | | Lake Vadnais, Ramsey 10/10-28 KB, m.ob. (The Loon 59:50-51). |
| 1987 | Fall | | | 10/17 Duluth KE et al. (The Loon 59:221 ). 10/25 Kandiyohi RG (The Loon 59:213). |
| 1988 | Fall | | | Reported 10/21 Duluth KE; (The Loon 61: 11 ). |
| 1989 | Summer | | | One bird in winter plumage 6/2-14 Duluth (The Loon 61: 154). |
| 1990 | Fall | | | Reported 10/27 Duluth KE. |
| 1991 | Fall | | | Reported 9/22-24 Duluth PS et al. (The Loon 63:280-281), 10/11 Ramsey KB et al. (The Loon 64:63-64), 10/22 Ramsey/Washington EL. |
| 1993 | Fall | | | Reported 9/18 St. Louis AH, 9/25–26 KB, mob, 10/15–24 Crow Wing WN, mob, 10/18–20 Washington KB, RJ, 10/30–11/7 Lake KE, mob, 11/15–16 Freeborn RG, SM. |
| 1994 | Fall | | | Reported 10/29–30 Lake KE et al, 11/8–12 St. Louis KE. |
| 1995 | Fall | | | At least three birds were found and all were relatively early: one or two birds 9/21–10/7 St. Louis mob; an adult 10/10 Lake George, Anoka Co. KB (The Loon 68:74); a juvenile 10/17 Lake Winona, Winona RJ, CS. |
| 1996 | Summer | | | Fifth summer record for the state. Single bird in breeding plumage observed 7/2–16 on Lake Harriet in Hennepin (CMy et al.; The Loon 68:135–136). |
| 1996 | Fall | | | Reported 10/21 Lake Superior, St. Louis Co. (adult) PS et al. (The Loon 68:244–245); 10/25 Mille Lacs Lake, Crow Wing Co. (1 bird) KB; 11/7 White Bear Lake, Ramsey Co. (juvenile) KB. |
| 1997 | Fall | | | All reports: 9/6 St. Louis BL, 10/24 St. Louis KR et al., 11/8 Mille Lacs (Vineland) KE et al. |
| 1998 | Spring | | | Only report: 5/30 St. Louis JLi, SLi, CM. |
| 1998 | Fall | | | The three individuals seen off Park Point on 10/18 St. Louis KB, PS were unprecedented in number in one location. First county record 11/8 Itasca (L. Winnibigoshish) PS, KSu. Singles were also reported 10/5–20 Mille Lacs AH, PS, 10/11–11/12 Crow Wing AH, 10/11–11/12 Lake KE et al. |
| 1999 | Fall | | | Only two reports, down from last fall's remarkable seven: 9/13–10/17 St. Louis (L. Superior) MH, †PS, †KE et al., 11/12 through 11/20 (latest south date) Hennepin (L. Calhoun) BBa, †PBu, mob. |
| 1999 | Winter | | | First winter report: picked up near Marshall, Lyon Co. on 1/5 (fide JSc), then released on nearby Redwood River on 1/5 or 1/6, but subsequently died by 1/7 †RgS (The Loon 72:178–179). |
| 2000 | Spring | | | One adult in alternate plumage reported 5/29–6/2 St. Louis (near Brighton Beach) †SL, †SWe, †KE. |
| 2000 | Summer | | | Sixth summer record for the state; one adult in alternate plumage, originally found in late May (The Loon 72:205), seen 6/2–3 on L. Superior near Duluth, St. Louis Co. †TPW, †KRE et al. |
| 2000 | Fall | | | Record high number of reports, exceeding the seven in Fall 1998. All reports: 9/30 Cass (L. Winnibigoshish) †PHS; 10/18 St. Louis (2, near French R. and Stoney Point) †KRE; 10/20–28 Lake (10/20 Flood Bay, presumably the same bird relocated 10/28 Agate Bay) †KRE, JWL et al.; 10/26 – 11/4 St. Louis (Canal Park in Duluth) †PHS; 10/29 Aitkin (Farm Island L.) †WEN, WMS; 11/5 St. Louis (2, side-by-side in Duluth) DRB; and 11/5–6 Beltrami (L. Bemidji) †DPJ, mob (The Loon 73:127–128). |
| 2000 | Winter | | | Only the second winter record: 1/20 St. Louis (Duluth) †SP. |
| 2001 | Fall | | | Documented 9/15–22 St. Louis (Duluth) m.obs., 10/13–29 St. Louis (Duluth) †CRG et al., 11/3 Lake (Iona's Beach) †KRE et al. Also reported without details 11/3 Cook, 11/3 L. Pepin, 11/5–8 St. Louis (2). |
| 2002 | Spring | | | One in basic plumage 5/11–17 Murray (L. Shetek) ph. AXH, †PHS, †JEB, †RBJ, CRM was unusual for spring and unexpected in the Southwest. |
| 2002 | Fall | | | Five documented reports: 10/3 Dakota (juvenile at Black Dog L.; The Loon 75:119) †ADS, †TAT, †CRG, ph. CFa, 10/26–27 Cook (Five Mile Rock)†CBe et al. 10/31–11/2 Lake (Burlington Bay) †JWL et al., 11/16 Cook (Five Mile Rock) †JPE, 11/17 Lake (adult at Burlington Bay) †PCC, †PHS. Observers were unable to refind Pacific Loons at the Five Mile Rock and Burlington Bay locations on subsequent dates. |
| 2003 | Fall | | | Singles reported on L. Superior 10/25 Cook (Paradise Beach) †DRB et al., 11/1 Lake (Iona's Beach S.N.A.) †KRE et al., 11/29+ Lake (Burlington Bay — vent strap seen) JSt, PJ, †PHS, ph. JWL. |
| 2003 | Winter | | | Reported 11/29–12/7 Lake (Two Harbors) PJ, JSt, ph. JWL, m.ob. Only the third winter record. |
| 2004 | Spring | | | Only report: 5/25–28 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) †MH, †MSS. |
| 2004 | Fall | | | More reports than usual, with singles reported on L. Superior 9/30 Cook (Tofte) †KRE, 10/10–30 St. Louis (Park Point) †MH, m.ob., 10/23 Cook (Paradise Beach) MH, MTA, 10/26 Lake (Agate Bay) DA, 10/31–11/7 Cook (Grand Marais; same as 10/23?) KRE, m.ob., 11/20–27 Lake (second latest north; Agate Bay; same as 10/26?) ph. JWL. Inland reports 10/11–12 Beltrami (L. Bemidji, vent strap and incomplete chin strap seen) †BJU, 10/23–28 Mille Lacs (Wigwam Bay and Vineland Bay, Mille Lacs L.) KRE, CRM, 10/24 Itasca (Plug Hat Point, L. Winnibigoshish) KRE, 11/3 Otter Tail (Molly Stark L.) †RBJ, 11/21 Crow Wing (Garrison Bay, Mille Lacs L.; same as 10/23–28?) †CAM. |
| 2005 | Spring | | | Only report: 4/22 Crow Wing (Mille Lacs L. at Garrison) †AXH. Record-early and one of the few spring occurrences away from L. Superior. |
| 2005 | Summer | | | Adult in alternate plumage 6/4 St. Louis (Park Point) JLR, JiS. Probably the same individual photographed in Superior, Wisconsin a week later, TLa. |
| 2005 | Fall | | | Singles reported on L. Superior 9/21 St. Louis ChM, 10/2 Cook SMc, 10/12 St. Louis (Stoney Point) JCG, 10/21 Cook (Paradise Beach) MLH, 10/29–11/5 Lake (Burlington Bay) AXH, †PHS, †KRE, m.ob., 10/30–11/6 St. Louis (Park Point) MLH, DWK. Inland reports 10/5 Beltrami (L. Bemidji, adult) ph. †BJU, 10/22 Meeker (L. Ripley, age?) †DMF. |
| 2006 | Fall | | | Only L. Superior report: 9/29–10/7 St. Louis (imm. and ad. at Park Point) MLH, m.ob. Inland reports: 10/6–8 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs L.) JLO, †DWK, m.ob., 10/15 Itasca (L. Winnibigoshish) †PHS, 10/15–21 Crow Wing (ad. on Mille Lacs L. at Garrison and St. Albans Bay) BJM, DDM, †PHS, ph. AXH, JQ, 11/25–26 Washington (L. St. Croix, no details) BRL, JWH. Details requested for all reports of this species away from the North Shore. |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | 2 | Only Lake Superior report: 10/7–20 St. Louis (ad. at Park Point) KRE, †PHS, m.ob. Inland reports: 10/14 Meeker (juv. on L. Ripley) †DMF, 10/27–30 Stearns (juv. on Pearl L.) †PCC, m.ob. |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | 1 | Only Lake Superior reports: 5/13 St. Louis (juvenile at Park Point, Duluth) MLH, 5/27–29 St. Louis (adult in alternate plumage at Park Point, Duluth.) CMB, †PHS. Only inland report: 4/11 (record early) Olmsted (adult in alternate plumage, East Landfill Reservoir) ph. †RLE, JJS, JWH, RBJ. |
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | | All documented reports: 10/19 St. Louis (juv. at Park Point) †ALD, †MLH, 10/24–11/6 St. Louis (2 adults at Park Point) †PHS, †MLH, m.ob., 11/2–7 Lake (Two Harbors) †KRE, m.ob. |
| 2009 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2009 | Fall | 5 | | All north reports: 9/26 St. Louis (juvenile, Park Point, Duluth) †KRE, †CMB, m.ob., 10/31 Cook (Hovland) DRB, m.ob., 11/12 Crow Wing RBJ, DAC, 11/14–15 Todd (Lake Osakis) †MJB, DBM, 11/21–24 Mille Lacs (adult, Mille Lacs Lake) †MJB, DBM. Also see undocumented reports. |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | | Only reports: 5/26–27 St. Louis (adult, Park Point) KJB, PHS. Possibly the same adult was seen on 5/28 at Stoney Point flying northeast (KJB). |
| 2010 | Fall | 2 | 2 | All north reports: 10/18 – 11/1 St. Louis (Minnesota Point) †PHS, †JWL, m.ob., 11/5 Morrison (Fish Trap Lake) †MJB, †FGo, 11/26 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth; possibly same bird seen in late October) †KJB. Also reported from Aitkin, Crow Wing and Douglas with minimal or no details. Two south reports at the end of October in Carver and Stearns also included few details. [Corrected] |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports were away from Lake Superior: 5/5 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU, 5/28 Cass (Boy Bay, Leech Lake, no details) BAW, ABi. |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | | Only reports 9/23–24 St. Louis (juvenile at Superior Entry and Park Point) KJB, m.ob. |
| 2012 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | 1 | All north reports from Park Point R.A. (except as noted) in St. Louis: 9/23 †PHS, 11/7 (adult) JLK, †PHS, 11/17 – 12/3 (Park Point and the Superior Entry) KJB. One south report 11/20–22 Carver (Lake Waconia) JCy, ph.JTe, MJM, ACr. [Corrected] |
| 2012 | Winter | 1 | | One record: 12/2 St. Louis (adult, Park Point) †PHS. |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | | Only report 5/6 St. Louis (Park Point) JLK. |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | | One documented report 9/29 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) †BAF, SHF. |
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | | Only report 5/26 St. Louis (basic plumage, Lester River) KJB. |
| 2014 | Fall | 3 | | All north 10/16 Aitkin (no details) DAC, RBJ, 10/31 Mille Lacs (Wigwam Bay, no details, perhaps same as 10/16 individual?) KRE, m.ob., 11/13–29 St. Louis (Duluth) CRM, ph. ALD, †PHS, †JLK, m.ob. |
| 2014 | Winter | 1 | | One record, continuing from November (see Fall 2014 Seasonal Report): 12/5–11 St. Louis (Duluth) †JLK, †ClN, †KCR, †GeH, m.ob. This is the third latest date on record for the state. |
| 2015 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2015 | Summer | 1 | | Reported 6/12 St. Louis (seen on L. Superior from Lafayette Square, Park Point) ph. BMu. |
| 2015 | Fall | 2 | | All north: 10/14 St. Louis (adult, Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) †KGa, †ALx, KJB; 10/15–17 Lake (max. 2, adult and juvenile, Knife River Marina) ClN, HHD, JLK, m.ob.; 10/24–11/25 St. Louis (Park Point and Canal Park) †PNi, †ClN, †JLK, †MLH, v.t. †JEd, v.t. †DTr, m.ob., with a tally of 5 at Park Point R.A. on 11/10 JLK; also 11/1 St. Louis (adult, Stoney Point) †MLH. |
| 2015 | Winter | 1 | | One report: 12/17–19 St. Louis (Canal Park) †JLK. |
| 2016 | Spring | 1 | 1 | An adult in alternate plumage was discovered just east of Blue Mounds S.P. in Rock 5/15–17 †RPE, ph. †DAB, ph. JWd, ph. JmP, ph. DWK, ph. JCk, ph. ChA, ph. KEm. A bird in basic plumage was found off Park Point in St. Louis 5/30 †PHS. |
| 2016 | Summer | 2 | | Continuing since 5/30 at Park Point, adult in basic plumage showing complete chin strap 6/2 St. Louis BMu, MLH, JLK, JPR. Also see undocumented reports. |
| 2016 | Fall | 2 | | All north 10/21–22 Lake (Two Harbors, Agate Bay) PNi, ph. JWZ, BAb, m.ob., 11/2–6 St. Louis (2, Park Point) PRH, †JLf, †JLK, ph. GHo, 11/12 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) LiH, 11/19 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB, 11/24–25 St. Louis (mouth of Lester River) LiH, ph. KvM, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Spring | 1 | | One report: 5/19 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) †JLK, ALo. |
| 2017 | Fall | 3 | 1 | All north with specific location information: 8/20 (record early by two weeks) St. Louis (Brighton Beach) † LiH, ASu, 9/22–23 St. Louis (McQuade Small Craft Harbor to Stoney Point) TRd, m.ob., 10/7 St. Louis (near 5000 London Rd.) ALx, KnM, 10/16 Lake (Split Rock Lighthouse S.P.) DdJ, 10/19–21 Lake (Burlington Bay) ToL, † JWL, m.ob., 10/25 – 11/5 St. Louis (McQuade Small Craft Harbor to Stoney Point) STK, KJB, m.ob., 10/28–29 Cook (2, Taconite Harbor; reported by 18 individuals, but details scant) JPR, m.ob. 11/3 Lake (Silver Bay) JLK, 11/13 Lake (Two Harbors) JLK, All south 11/6–8 Carver (Lake Waconia; again, few details) SCh, RBJ, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | | Only report 5/7 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JDx, JLK, ClN, JPR. |
| 2018 | Summer | 1 | | Reported 7/5 Lake (Silver Bay Marina) HHD. [Are we confident about this?] |
| 2018 | Fall | 4 | 3 |  All north 10/7 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JLK, 10/12 St. Louis (7900 block of Congdon Blvd.) EzH, m.ob., 10/14–16 Lake (Knife River Marina) MLH, m.ob., 10/14–15 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Lake) SC, ph. SEm, m.ob., 11/1 Douglas (Lake Osakis) † JPE. All south 10/18 Washington (White Bear Lake) † EzH, 10/24–27 Wright (Cedar Lake) RBW, RBJ, ph. BHe, 10/30–11/5 Stearns (Pearl Lake) MJB, ph. FFa, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Winter | 1 | | All north: 1/3–5 St. Louis (Duluth, Lester River mouth) † JLK, m.ob. Possibly the same individual reported 1/21 St. Louis (Duluth, Bluebird Landing) † JLK. There are only two other previous January records for the state. |
| 2019 | Spring | 2 | | All north 4/27–28 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JLK, m.ob., 5/25 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) EzH, m.ob., 5/26 Aitkin ph. JhH. |
| 2019 | Fall | 3 | | All north 10/8 Traverse (Lake Traverse) ph. WCM, m.ob., 10/13 Cook (Taconite Harbor) ASu, 10/20 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) KRE, ph. BEA, m.ob., 11/18 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JGz, m.ob. |
| 2020 | Spring | | | No reports. |
| 2020 | Fall | 3 | 2 | All north 10/3 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ASu, m.ob., 10/24 Mille Lacs (west of Wealthwood, Mille Lacs Lake) SC, m.ob., 10/25 Aitkin (Rocky Reef Resort, Mille Lacs Lake, 15 miles north of the previous day’s sighting in Mille Lacs County) EHi, 11/6–10 St. Louis (Stony Point) JLK, m.ob. All south 10/17–23 Blue Earth (Loon Lake) †KEm, m.ob., 10/31 Carver (Lake Waconia) ph. BHe, m.ob., 11/1 Blue Earth (Loon Lake, possibly the same bird found at this location a week earlier) †ChH. |
| 2020 | Winter | | | No reports; reported in four of the previous ten years. |
| 2021 | Spring | 1 | | All north 5/15–16, 5/22 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) StK, m.ob. |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | 1 | All north 10/30 St. Louis LHl, 11/1 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) MLH, 11/7 St. Louis (2, Superior Entry) BKa, 11/8 St. Louis (Canal Park) †ClB, m.ob., 11/10–12 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JLK. All south 11/14–20 Blue Earth (Madison Lake) †ChH, JWH, ph. †KEm. |
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| | Rare migrant, primarily on Lake Superior in fall. |
