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 |
| Pectoral Sandpiper(Calidris melanotos) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Fall | latest report, Nov. 11, Blackdog NSP Plant, Dakota Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | March 30, Salt Lake, 5 seen, (early) Avifaunal Club; April 10, Ramsey County, A. C. RosenwinkeL | ||
| 1963 | Fall | earliest, July 20, French River, Avifaunal Club; latest, Nov. 16, Sibley Co., Avifaunal Club and Nov. 17, Stevens Co., R. Grant. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | spring-fall overlap of dates, 6-6, Rock Co, DP; Stevens Co, 6-7, 6-11, 6-18, 6-27, 6-28, 7-8, 7-12, RAG; 7-21, Minneapolis, MAS; 7-30 Clay Co, LWJ; 8-12, Clay Co., LWJ. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 8-12 to 11-17 Moorhead, 10-15, EGA; 9-5 Ramsey Co, ACR; 10-3 Ottertail Co, RO, RLH; 10-18 Virginia, NJH; 10-24 Stevens Co, 30 plus, RAG; 11-1 Stevens Co, MIG. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | latest 10-9 Ramsey Co, MIG and Washington Co, ACR. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 4-9 Stevens Co, JAH; 4-16 Washington and Dakota Co's, BL and Hennepin Co, EMB; latest 5-17 Wright Co, EGC; 5-18 Sauk Centre, RPR; 5-19 Jackson Co, NMH and Dakota Co, ACR. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-12 Hennepin Co, VL; 7-14 Cottonwood Co, RBJ; 7-23 Carver Co, FN/ MAS; 7-30 Dakota Co, FN/ MAS. White-rumped,Sandpiper: 7-6 Traverse Co, 6, RG; rare as a fall migrant here. Baird's Sandpiper. 6-8 Agassiz Refuge, Marshall Co, 4, DLO. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Earliest (see previous Summer Season also) 8-7 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS, Carver Co., MHM and Nicollet Co., DB; latest 10-22 Traverse Co., JAH; 10-23 Lyon Co., PE; 11-1 Washington Co., BL. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 3-30 Wabasha Co., DGM; 3-31 Clay Co., LWJ; 4-1 Carver Co., 4, EST; late 5-18 Carver Co., FN/MAS and Aitkin Co., CEP; 5-20 Winona Co., FGD and Duluth, BB; 5-28 Dakota Co., ACR. White-romped Sandpiper: early 5-4 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; 5-8 Winona Co., GD and Carver Co., EHH; 5-13 Jackson Co., BL; late 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 6-10 Lyon Co., PE. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 7-17 Nobles Co., many, HSH; 7-30 Stevens Co., 10, JAH; 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20-30, LWJ. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | earliest 8-5 Stevens Co., JAH; 8-7 Hennepin Co., VL; latest 10-21 Anoka Co., PE; 11-3 Stevens Co., JAH and Stearns Co., KE; 11-11 Stearns Co., KE. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 3-31 Watonwan Co., DB, EHH; 4-5 Washington Co., BL; 4-12 Traverse Co., JAH; late 5-25 Stearns Co., KE; Morrison Co., LSR and Carver Co., RTH; 5-28 Big Stone Co., JAH; 6-2 Moorhead, fide EGA. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | Earliest 8-11 Carver MHM; 8-19 Grant JAH; largest numbers 8-27 Wright 8 ETS; 9-9 Duluth 14 JCG for J. P. Perkins; 8-2811- 1 Wabasha 4 or 5 daily DGM; latest 10-20 Aitkin MC. White-romped Sandpiper: 8-23 Wright 2 ETS. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 4-13 Wabasha Co., DWM, and McLeod Co., FN / MAS; 5-3 (100's) Nicollet Co., KP; 5-7 (100+) Wabasha Co., DWM; 5-23 Wabasha Co., DWM; 5-24 Kandiyohi Co., KP, and Duluth, PBH. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 7-18 Dakota Co.; 8-9 Clay Co. 30 EA. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 9-23 Mille Lacs 22 MI; 10-28 Hennepin 23 ETS; 8-27 Mille Lacs MI; 9-13 Duluth BTV; 10-29 Lake MC; 11-9 Morrison KE; 8-14 Nobles HSH; 8-30 Carver KH; 11-8 Dakota RGL; 11-11 Hennepin ETS. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | early south 4-5 Redwood KE, PE and Lyon HK; 4-6 Blue Earth HT; early north 4-24 Mille Lacs Ml; late 5-18 Duluth MMC; 5-22 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 7-26 Mille Lacs Ml; 7-17 Duluth {4) J.P. Perkins. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | early 7·26 Le Sueur DB and Mille Lacs Ml; late south 9-21 Carver KH; 10·1 Stearns KE, RR; 10-4 Lyon PE; late north 10·16 Clay LW; 10·28 Duluth JG; peak 8-30 Ramsey (100)EC. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 4-8 Watonwan EK; 4-11 Hennepin OJ; 4-16 Lyon HK and Washington VL; early north 4-9 Wilkin DB; 4-16 ClayLW; late 5-30 Lyon PE and Clay LW; 6-7 Duluth MMC; peak 4-21 Wabasha (500) WDM. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-4 Carver FN, WKE; 6-6 Lyon, L. Paynter; 6-7 Duluth, J. P. Perkins; 6-3 to 6-12 Aitkin TS, JB. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | early 7-9 Duluth; 7-10 Hennepin; late south 10-3 Lyon; 10-24 Freeborn; late north 10-17 Ottertail; 10-31 Grant and Duluth. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 6-19, 30 Aitkin; 7-15 Marshall, Hennepin, 7-16 Lac qui Parle; 7-25 (55) Duluth. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-15 Ottertail; 7-4 & 7-31 Clay; 7-10 Hennepin; 7-13 (1 adult & 1 young) Cottonwood (LAF). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Reported from Lyon, Wright, Wabasha, Clay. Early 8-1 Anoka (6) (SC); 8-2 Hennepin (4) (OLJ). Peak 8-18 St. Louis (50) (FL). Late 10-21 St. Louis (2) (ETS); 10-24 Mille Lacs (2) (Ml). White-rumped SandpiperSeven reports of 14 individuals (four last year) from St. Louis, Anoka, Cottonwood, Mille Lacs, Clay. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 4-4 Wabasha DWM; 4-8 Lyon HCK; 4-17 Le Sueur GR; early north 4-27 Aitkin TS; 5-4 Morrison DCF; 5-12 Aitkin JB; late 5-25 Le Sueur GR; 5-25 Lake RBJ; peak 5-19 Clay (200+ ) KZ. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | 6-10 Clay (EA). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Early 7-3 Lyon VL, Chippiwa C. Henderson; 7-7 Duluth MMC; late north 10-24 Marshall AR; 11-5 Clay FMAS; late south 10-6 Freeborn DG, Hennepin CH, 10-19 Le Sueur GR. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | One very late migrant on 12-24 on the Cottonwood (Lyon Co.) Christmas Count; latest date on record by about a month. (P. Egeland, H. Kyllingstad). | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 4-13 Lyon HCK; 4-17 Le Sueur RAG; 4-19 Murray RBJ; only report north 5-25 Aitkin JB; late 5-27 Lyon HCK. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-6 Pipestone PE, KE; 7-11 Lake of the Woods BB; late north 11-2 Marshall SV: 11-7 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-1 Nicollet PE, KE; 11-2 Wright ES; 11-8 Yellow Medicine PE. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 3-24 Goodhue RBJ; 4-2 Lyon HK; 4-7 Lyon GO; early north 4-4 Crow Wing DK; 4-22 Marshall SV; 5-17 Cook JH; late 5-22 Lyon SG, PS. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | late migrants 6-2 Marshall (SV) and 6-18 Lyon (WKE). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Early north 7-2 Marshall SV and 7-12 Duluth; early south 7-12 Cottonwood and 7-15 Rock; late north 11-2 Duluth and 11-6 Crow Wing JB; late south 10-31 Rock and Swift, 11-1 Hennepin, and 11-7 Anoka. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 3-21 Lyon HK earliest date on record; 4 reports on 3-26; early north 3-25 Otter Tail SM earliest date north; 4-10 St. Louis TS; late 5-30 Clay RJ. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Late migrants 6-8 Clay, 6-9 Lyon and 6-12 Lac qui Parle. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Early north 7-6 Marshall (SV); early south 6-26 Lyon and Yellow Medicine (DGW), 7-2 Grant (RJ, GO); late north 10-25 Polk (KL). | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Late migrants North 6-1, 6-4. Early migrants North 7-14, 7-16; South 7-9, 7-14. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Late north 11-6 Marshall SV, Mille Lacs KE; 11-22 Marshall ANWR; late south 11-11 Wabasha VH. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-2 Big Stone DGW, 4-14 Olmsted JF, JSD, Wabasha DWM; early north 4-27 Wilkin FKS, 4-29 Otter Tail SM. Peak 5-12 Sibley RJ (500+); late 5-25 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Late migrants 6-3 Lac qui Parle, 6-5 Lyon. Early migrants South: 6-30 Ramsey, 7-14 Stevens; North: 7-11 Todd, 7-14 Wilkin. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Late north 10-24 St. Louis KE, 10-26 Marshall KSS, 11-5 Beltrami SM; late south 11-2 Ramsey BL, 11-4 Cottonwood RG and Olmsted JF. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-7 Dakota JH, 4-16 Lyon HK; early north 4-23 Otter Tail SM, 5-1 Lake of the Woods TA; late dates 5-20 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-21 Lake SW. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Late migrants: 6-5 Lac qui Parle. Early migrants North: 7-12; South: 629 (MJF), 7-10, 7-13. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Late north 10-31 Cook KE, 11-2 Polk DS, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 11-7 Nicollet JCF, 11-11 Mower RRK, 11-15 Rice Ray Glassel. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 3-29 Cottonwood LAF, 4-3 Nicollet JCF, 4-4 Dakota MW and Houston JP1AM; early north 3-28 Otter Tail GMO, 4-4 Marshall KSS, 4-15 Pennington RJ; peak 4-21 Washington WHL (20). | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Early migrants North: 6-29, 7-18; South: 6-25 (MJF), 7-17, 7-18 (two locations each). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Late north 10-25 Lake RG, RJ, SDM, 10-31 Crow Wing WN, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 10-26 Mower RRK, 10-28 Blue Earth JCF, 10-31 Cottonwood RJ. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 4-15 Lyon HK, 4-16 Wabasha DWM; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SDM, 4-29 Aitkin JB, WN; late south 5-16 Cottonwood CMB, Rice KJ, 5-18 Nobles GS; late north 5-13 Marshall ANWR, 5-29 Pennington JSP. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Early migrants North: 6/24 (JCG), 7/9, 7/11; South: 7/14, 7/19, 7/23. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Late north 10/31 Pennington KSS, 11/6 Mille Lacs KE, 11/16 Cook KE, KMH; late south I0/15 Nicollet JCF, IIII Cottonwood LAF and Le Sueur RJ. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 4/9 Nobles BL, 4/23 Rock KL, Lac qui Parle JS, RH, BDC, TBB, 4/27 Blue Earth JCF, Dakota JD, Wabasha WDM, Lac qui Parle MH; early north 3/28 Otter Tail SDM, 4/21 Marshall ANWR. Late south 5/24 Olmsted RE, 5/27 Blue Earth JCF; late north 5/23 Lake SWIMS, 5/28 Wadena RJ. Dun lin Early south 4/28 Hennepin OJ, 5/6 Nicollet KL, 5/7 Fillmore RJ, 5/9 Cottonwood WH ; early north 5/14 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/15 Otter Tail JP/AM 5/18 Marshall ANWR, 5/19 St. Louis SDM, 5/20 St. Louis AB. Late south 5/30 Anoka | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Late migrants: 6/3 Duluth. Direction? 6/7 & 17 Lake of the Woods, 6/27 Clay. Early migrants North: 7/1, 7/2, 7/10; South: 7/14, 7/16. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Late north 10/22 Pennington KSS, 10/29 Lake KE, 11/11 Pennington JSP; late south 10/20 Houston JP/AM, 11/5 FL, 11/11 Le Sueur RJ. Dun lin Reported from eight counties. Early north 9/25 Lake of the Woods KSS; early south 8/2 Dakota JD: late north 10/3 Cook KMH, 10/27 Roseau AJ, 11/11 Pennington JSP; late south 11/4 Nicollet JCF, 11/8 Le Sueur RG, 11/11 RJ. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/1 I Wabasha WDM, Mower DGS, 4/12 Mower RRK; early north 4/21 Ottertail GMO, 4/26 Marshall ANWR, 4/28 Kanabec KL; late south 5/26 Chippewa SC, Lac qui Parle PL, 5/30 Anoka KL; late north 5/14 Lake SWIMS, 5/19 Aitkin WN, 5/27 JB. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | first fall date 7/4 Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Late north I0/18 Otter Tail DB, OJ, I01 21 St. Louis SWIMS, 10/27 St. Louis RE, Lake of the Woods AJ; late south I I /13 Houston FL, 11/10 Mower RJ, IIIII and 11/12 Dakota m.ob., 11/25 ES, IT. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 3/30 Hennepin OJ, 41 I 0 Olmsted AP; early north 4/13 Traverse KL, 4/21 Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/26 Cottonwood, Murray SSt, 5/31 Lyon HK, Hennepin ES; late north 5/26 Clay TT, 5/27 Aitkin WN. Winter 1985 Dun lin Early south 4/15 Olmsted PP, 5/6 Hennepin OJ, 5/7 Olmsted RE, AP; early north 4/28 Clay LCF, 5/8 St. Louis KE, Marshall ANWR; late south 5/26 Hennepin ES, 5/27 Lyon HK; late north 5/26 Marshall AJ, 5/27 Aitkin WN, St. Louis JBITS. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Late migrants 6/6 Lyon, 6/9 Wright. Early migrants: North, 7/5 Polk, 7/10 Cook; South 7/4 Dodge, 7/5 Brown. Dun lin Late migrants: South, 6/1 Wright, 6/2 Chisago; North, 6/7 Duluth. Early migrant 7/26 Roseau (AJ). Also seen in Marshall (no date). Stilt Sandiper Early migrants: North, 7/5 Polk, Norman; South, 7/12 Ramsey, 7/19 Lyon. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Late north 10/19 Cook KMH, 10/19 St. Louis RJ, FL, 10/20 Clay LCF; late south 9/27 NicolletJCF, Stearns NH, 10/31 Hennepin SC, 11/3 Brown JS. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/5 Dakota JD, 4/9 Chippewa RG, RJ; early north 4/20 Aitkin WN, 4/26 St. Louis M. Hendrickson; late south 5/26 Hennepin OJ, 5/31 Cottonwood RJ; late north 5/15 Marshall ANWR, 5/21 Aitkin WN. Donlin Early south 4/25 Wabasha WDM, 4/26 Lac qui Parle FE, HK; early north 5/7 St. Louis KE, 5/11 SS, SSt, 5/12 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/31 Nicollet JCF, Hennepin OJ, Redwood RJ, Wright ES; late north 5/27 Carlton LW, 5/30 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Late migrants: South, 6/7 Benton; North, 6/3 Duluth, 6/8 Cook. Early migrants: North, 7/9 Marshall, 7/12 Clay, 7/16 Cook; South, 7/3 Faribault, 7/12 Blue Earth. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Late north 10/23 Pine RJ, 10/24 Grant SDM, 10/25 Wilkin AB; late south 10/9 Hennepin ES, 10/12 Chisago KB, 11/16 Lincoln HK. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 3/23 Wabasha KR, 3/27 Waseca AP; early north 4/18 Wilkin GAM, 4/20 St. Louis MH/JS; late south 5/26 Steams NH, 5/31 Hennepin SC; late north 5/24 St. Louis AB, 5/30 Douglas RJ. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Late migrants: 6/3 Hennepin, 6/8 Steams. Early migrants: North, 7/6 Lake of the Woods, 7/12 Clay; South, 6/28 Steele (AP), 7/11 Hennepin, 7/14 Stevens and Pipestone. Dun lin Late migrant: 6/8 Steams. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Late north 9/25 Lake SW, 10/25 Clay LCF, 11/1 Cook KE; late south 11/8 Goodhue DZ 11/9 Hennepin SC, 11/14 Wabasha DZ. ' | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 3/30 Blue Earth JF, 4/4 Watonwan KV; early north 4/24 Clay LCF, 5/13 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/23 Lac qui Parle AB, 5/28 Freeborn NH; late north 5/29 Polk and Red Lake AB, 5/30 Douglas BSE. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Seen in 28 counties throughout the state except northeast and most of north central. Late migrants: South, 6/7 Winona, 6/13 Lac qui Parle (BHa); North, 6/1 Todd. Early migrants: North, 6/27 Roseau (AB); South, 7/4 Dakota, 7/10 Cottonwood and Watonwan. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Late north 10/29 Lake KE, 11/4 Mille Lacs AB, DB, 11/13 Aitkin WN; late south 10/16 Lac qui Parle AB, Steams DO and Brown JS, 10/20 Ramsey TSo, 11/5 McLeod RJ. Donlin All reports: 8/14 Dakota JD, 8/25-10/31 Cook WP, m.ob., 8/26 Wabasha AP, 9/22 Duluth KE, 10/3TraverseAB, 10/15 Fillmore AP, 10/30 Fillmore AP, RJ, 11/3 Aitkin KE, 11/4 Mille Lacs AB, DB. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 4/1 Nobles KE, 4/2 Goodhue AP and Olmsted AB; early north 5/7 Aitkin WN, 5/19 Lake of the Woods KH; late south 5/27 Anoka SC, Nicollet JCF and Wabasha RJ, AP, 5/31 Brown JS, Dodge BSE and Goodhue JD; late north 5/27 St. Louis AB, 5/31 Clay LCF Dun lin Early south 5/5 Nicollet JCF, 5/7 Cottonwood ED; early north 5/12 Duluth DK, 5/19 Lake of the Woods KH; late south 5/27 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted BSE, Wabasha and Goodhue RJ, AP and Wright EL, ES, 5/31 Goodhue JD; late north 5/21 Aitkin WN, 5/31 Wilkin KB. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Seen in 15 counties; mostly fall migrants. Late migrant 6/14 Duluth; early migrants 6/25 Big Stone CMB, 6/30 Blue Earth MF. Dun lin Only reports; 6/1 Brown, 6/3 Wilkin. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Late north 10/15 Lake PS, 10/21 Wilkin KE, 10/29 Cook KE; late south 10/29 Ramsey EL, 11/11 Rice AP, 11/14 Winona CS. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/5 Cottonwood GS, 4/13 Blue Earth MF, 4/15 Nicollet JCF; early north 4/22 Aitkin WN, 4/23 St. Louis MST, 4/29 Clay LCF; late south 5/20 Wabasha AP 5/26 Big Stone GS; late north 5/14 Otter Tail SDM, 5/20 Clay GS. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Seen in 20 counties in all regions except northeast and southwest; late migrant 6/6 Olmsted, early migrant 7/8 Wilkin. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Late north 10/15 St. Louis DPV, 10/28 MO; late south 10/28 Le Sueur AP and Winona CS, 11/6 Olmsted AP. Donlin Early north 9/22 Hubbard RJ, 9/23 St. Louis AB; early south 10/21 Winona CS; late north 10/26 Wilkin MO, 11/4 Mille Lacs KE, 11/9 Cook KMH; late south 10/26 Chippewa AB andLe Sueur RG, AP, 10/28 Martin BB. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 3/24 LeSueur RG, 3/26 Carver KR, 4/1 Lyon RJ and Winona AP; early north 4/13 Clay MO, 5/15 Aitkin WN and Mille Lacs RJ; late south 5/18 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5/28 Olmsted BSE; late north 5/24 Kittson KB, 5/26 Clay LCF, 5/27 Norman PS. Dun lin Early south 4/27 Big Stone AB, KR and Lac qui Parle CMB, 4/28 Carver PS; early north 5/15 Aitkin WN and Becker MO, 5/18 Clay JL; late south 5/27 Lyon HK, 5/28 Olmsted BSE, 5/30 Winona CS; late north 5/25 Lake DPY and St. Louis AB, 5/26 Marshall KB, 5/27 Clay and Norman MO. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Seen in 16 counties; all reports from July. Early migrants 7/7 Clay and Yellow Medicine. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Late north 10/26 Becker MO and Beltrami DJ, 10/28 Cook AB, 11/4 Lake DPV; late south 10/24 Brown JS, 10/25 Anoka DS and Hennepin SC, 10/30 Meeker AB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 3/28 Wabasha KR, 4/5 Goodhue TEB, 4/6 Chippewa RJ; early north 4/19 Red Lake KSS, 5/9 Becker BBe and Roseau NJ, 5/10 Wilkin MO; late south 5/27 Ramsey KK, 5/28 Hennepin TT, 5/30 Stevens RJ; late north 5/24 Itasca AB, 5/31 Marshall MCBS and St. Louis EL. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Seen in 17 counties; late migrant 6/10 St. Louis, early migrant 6/30 Pennington MCBS. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Late north 10/21 Polk PS, 10/31 Lake AH, and 11/1 Clay County LCF; late south 10/31 Brown JS, 11/3 Waseca CS, and 11/6 Winona CS. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Lac qui Parle RH, 5/1 Olmsted JB and LeSueur PS. Early north 5/10 Kanabec CM, 5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/16 Clay LCF. Late south 5/20 Stevens BBo, 5/25 Dakota SD. Late north 5/28 Clearwater AB. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Fall migrants observed in 16 counties; early migrant 7/10 Watonwan. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Late north 10/8 Roseau PS, 10/16 Roseau KB, 10/25 Polk RJ; late south 10/9 Chippewa RJ, 10/22 Olmsted JB, 10/24 Rice TB. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/1 Hennepin SC, 4/3 Mower RRK, 4/9 Anoka PKL; early north 4/18 Kanabec CM, 5/8 Roseau PS, 5/21 St. Louis TW/MH; late south 5/24 Brown JS, 5/26 Hennepin SC; late north 5/30 Clearwater DJ. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Observed in 17 counties; late migrant 6/4 Roseau, early migrant 6/28 Anoka fide PBa. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Late north 9/10 Clay CF, 10/29 St. Louis SS, 10/30 Cook KE. Late south 11/11 McLeod TT, 11/12 Goodhue BL and Stevens RJ. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 4/1 Nobles RJ, 4/8 Goodhue BL, 4/23 Big Stone KB, OJ; all reports north 5/5 Kanabec CM, St. Louis DBe (no date). | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Fall migrants seen in 13 counties; early migrant 6/28 Rock ND. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 10/15 Lake of the Woods KB, 10/23 Pennington SKS, 10/28 Lake mob. Late south 10/7 Chippewa ABo, 10/22 Dakota (2) TT, 10/27 Blue Earth RJ. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/5 Cottonwood ED, 4/7 Brown CMa, 4/13 Olmsted JSt. Early north 5/7 Mahnomen MN, 5/18 St. Louis TW, 5/21 Marshall SKS. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Fall migrants observed in 18 counties; early migrants 7/6 Big Stone and Sibley. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 10/26 Cook and Lake AH, PS, 10/27 Polk PS, 11/3–11/8 St. Louis DSa, TW. Late south 11/2 Hennepin SC, 11/6 Le Sueur KB, 11/7 Winona CS. Peak numbers 8/3 Roseau (450) PS and 10/17 Polk (350) KB. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 4/5 Lac qui Parle DN, 4/12 Jackson KE, 4/14 Le Sueur RJ. Early north 4/30 Aitkin WN, 5/16 Kanabec CM, 5/20 Wadena PBi. Peak 4/26 Lac qui Parle (48) TT. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Very few reports; roughly half the typical number. Late migrants 6/1 St. Louis, 6/8 Swift. Fall migrants observed in six counties; early migrant 7/6 Big Stone. Mid-summer record 6/21 Lyon RgS. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 11/2 Otter Tail DS, 11/3 Cass PS, 11/10 Lake (1) AH, PS. Late south 11/1 Stearns BL, 11/4 Hennepin SC, 11/5 Meeker CMa. Peak count 8/22 Dakota (250) AH. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/3 Jackson KB, 4/10 Lac qui Parle SC and Olmsted CK. Early north 5/7 Clay CN, Todd JSK/SDu, 5/16 Marshall AH, PS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | All spring records: 6/2 Renville, Watonwan, and St. Louis. Fall migrants seen in 15 counties; early migrant 7/1 Dakota. Fall peaks 7/5 Big Stone (40+) LE, 7/25 Big Stone (36) KB. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late north 10/25 Polk WM, 11/6 St. Louis JN. Late south 11/2 Lyon RgS, 11/6 LeSueur RJ, 11/25 (ties record late date) Dakota DBS. Peak counts 8/8 Faribault (350 at Minnesota Lake) KB, 10/13 Polk (304 at Crookston) KB. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Early south 3/28 Faribault and LeSueur counties JDa, followed by many early April reports (recent median south arrival date 4/1). Few north reports; earlier than usual 4/10 Polk NWi. No significant counts. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Migrants observed in 20 counties. Late migrants 6/10 Chippewa and Hennepin, early migrant 6/27 St. Louis NWi; mid-summer record 6/18 Big Stone (spring or fall?) MCBS. Peak count 7/26 Big Stone (92) KB. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Peak concentrations 8/18 Lac qui Parle (713 at Big Stone NWR, record high count) BOl, 9/27 Jackson (371 at South Heron L.) KE et al. Reported throughout the state from all regions during October. Only north report after October: 11/6 Lake KE et al. Four November reports south, the last being 11/11 Lyon RgS. These dates are approximately a week later than recent median departures. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Observed in 30 south and 9 north counties in all regions except north-central. Early south 3/18 (record early) Waseca DBM, 3/25 Stevens SDM, 3/26 in two counties, 3/27 in three. Compare these arrivals with the recent median date (4/1). Arrived north on time, where first seen 4/22 Wilkin mob. Peak counts 4/29 Lyon (409) RgS, 5/17 Yellow Medicine (~400 at Miedd L.) PS. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in 18 southern counties, primarily in July. Late migrant 6/7 Big Stone (15) KJB, early migrant 7/1 Big Stone (3) KJB; also reported 6/19–26 Big Stone (1–2 oversummering) KJB. Peak count 7/31 Big Stone (414) KJB. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | See the summer report for first fall migrants. On 8/15 KJB found a record high count of 1164 in Big Stone, plus 521 in Lac qui Parle. Other noteworthy counts: 8/21 Polk (460) EEF, 8/6 Polk (445, Crookston sewage ponds) PCC. Late north 10/28 Lake JWL, WCM, 10/30–31 Aitkin CRM, WEN. Late south 11/2 Steele RBJ, 11/8 Jackson BRB. These dates comparable to recent median departures both north (11/1) and south (11/6). | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Observed in 30 south and 8 north counties. Arrived within two days of recent medians. Early south 4/2 Martin CRM. Early north 4/20 Wilkin CRM. Peak 4/29 Wilkin (150) KJB. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Only late spring migrant reported 6/2 Clay. July reports from 17 counties statewide; early migrant 7/2 Freeborn. Peak count 7/25 Lac Qui Parle (330) BEO. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Please consult summer report for earliest fall migrants. Found in 7 north and 30 south counties. First juvenile 8/25 Big Stone PCC. Highest reported count 9/2 Big Stone (492) PHS. Late north 10/27 Lake JWL, 10/29 St. Louis JRN. Late south 11/7 Anoka RBJ, TAT, 11/16 Lac qui Parle BEO. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Observed in 32 south and 14 north counties. Early south 4/7 Freeborn AEB, 4/7–9 Dakota m.ob. Early north 4/17 Kanabec CAM, 4/19 Otter Tail DTT, SMT. Late south 5/29 Big Stone KJB, also see summer report. High count 5/2 Traverse (850 at Mud L.) KJB. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Most reports since 1988; observed in 24 counties in the west and south (almost identical to pattern described for Lesser Yellowlegs). Reports in early June, including 6/8 Traverse (75) PCC, 6/11 Rock RBJ, 6/16 Traverse RSF et al., were likely late/lingering spring migrants. Early migrant 7/4 Meeker DMF; peak count 7/25 Lac qui Parle (183) BEO. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Seen in 18 north and 24 south counties. See summer report for first fall migrants. Record-high count 8/1 Jackson (13,000+ at North Heron L.) KJB (The Loon 75:58–59). Noteworthy counts 8/4 Roseau (1098 near Sprague Creek) PHS, 8/5 Jackson (3231 at North Heron L.) KJB. First juvenile 8/15 Jackson KJB. Late north 10/26–27 Cook m.obs., 10/28 Clay RHO. Late south 11/7 Olmsted PWP, 11/18 Le Sueur CRM. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Observed in 20 south and 12 north counties. Early south 4/6 Rock fide AXH, 4/8 Houston KJB. Early north 4/3 Polk (2) EEF, 4/12 Otter Tail HCT. Please see summer report for late spring migrants. All counts <50. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in 22 counties; late migrant 6/10 Traverse PCC, early migrant 7/5 Meeker. Peak count 7/29 Big Stone (520) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Observed in 14 north and 19 south counties statewide. Please see summer report for first fall migrants. First juveniles 8/9 Marshall PHS, 8/12 Big Stone KJB. Totals >1100 on three consecutive mid-August surveys in Big Stone/Lac qui Parle; highest reported count 8/12 Big Stone (1354) KJB. Late north 10/24 Marshall PHS, 10/25, 11/1 Lake JWL, KRE. Late south 11/11 Dakota JPM, 11/19 Olmsted PWP. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Observed in 29 south and 14 north counties. Early south 3/24 Rice TFB, 3/27 Renville BTS. Early north 4/8 Aitkin PEJ and Traverse (15) KJB. Highest reported count 5/9 Big Stone (2847 on survey route) PCC, PHS. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Observed in ten north and nine south counties. Recorded at weekly intervals on shorebird surveys in western Minnesota throughout June and early July, suggesting possibility of attempted summering by a few birds, e.g., 6/12 (1), 6/19 (2) Big Stone PCC, JGG, 6/26 Traverse (2) PCC, 7/3 Traverse (8) PCC, 7/11 Big Stone (7) PHS. Please see fall report for high counts. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Observed in 12 north and 18 south counties statewide. First juvenile 8/2 Marshall PHS. Totals >1000 on five consecutive surveys in Big Stone County between 8/7 (1116) and 9/5 (1384); highest reported counts 8/22 Big Stone (3179) PHS, 8/28 Traverse (2466 at Mud L.) PCC. Late north 10/29 St. Louis PHS, 10/30 Lake JWL. Late south 11/6 Brown BTS and Dakota BRL, 11/13 Dakota JPM. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Observed in 29 south and 13 north counties. Early south (median 4/1) 4/5 Cottonwood CRM and Stearns LS, 4/6 Dakota, Meeker, Steele. Early north (median 4/20) 4/9 Polk JMJ, 4/16 Aitkin KWR. Highest reported count 5/1 Big Stone (223) PCC, PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Northbound migrants 6/1 Sherburne PLJ, 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/11 Polk SAS, 6/24 (non-breeding or early fall migrant?) Dakota DWK. Southbound migrants: early north 7/5 Grant LS; early south 7/1 Lac qui Parle BJU. Highest reported count 7/24 Lac qui Parle (396) PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Observed in 9 north and 23 south counties statewide. First juveniles 9/4 Lac qui Parle and Yellow Medicine PCC. High counts <10% of last fall's totals; peak 8/13 Lac qui Parle (364) PCC, BR. Late north 10/13 Lake of the Woods JEB, RBJ, 10/15 Lake AXH, PHS. Late south 11/9 Dakota JPM, 11/14 Olmsted (2) JWH. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Observed in 34 south and 7 north counties. Early south 3/30 Freeborn AEB, 4/1 Meeker (4) DMF. Early north 4/1 Mille Lacs ASc, 4/2 Traverse KJB. Please see summer report for late spring migrants. Highest reported count 5/7 Lac qui Parle (250) PCC; all other counts <100. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Observed in 32 counties in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS; late north 6/10 Becker and Polk PHS, 6/12 Crow Wing JEB, RBJ. Unclassified reports 6/17 Dakota JPM, 6/19 Sherburne ASc. Possibly summered at Big Stone N.W.R., where surveys consistently found a few birds; e.g., 6/17 (2), 6/24 (2), 6/26 (4), 7/1 (5). Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Marshall PHS, 6/30 Becker PHS; early south 7/3 Sherburne ASc, 7/4 Meeker (3) DMF. High count (but see fall report) 7/25 Lac qui Parle (935) PCC. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Observed in 16 north and 34 south counties. First juveniles 8/11 Marshall (1) PHS, JMJ, 9/3 Lac qui Parle (2) PCC, PHS. High count 8/12 Lac qui Parle (1,496 including 1,224 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, PHS, JMJ. Late north 10/28 Mille Lacs JLO, 10/29 St. Louis (2) SLF. Late south 11/11 Dakota DWK, JLO, 11/14 Dakota CMB. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 6 | 29 | Early south 3/20 Dakota LEC, 3/22 Dakota JLO, 3/23 Meeker (3) DMF, 3/25–26 Dakota m.ob. (median 4/1). Early north 3/29 Beltrami DPJ, 4/1 Beltrami PJR, 4/26 Polk DAC, RBJ (median 4/20). High counts 4/22 Dakota (250) JPM, 4/26 Big Stone (417) BJU. Please see summer report for late spring migrants. |
| 2007 | Summer | 6 | 25 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS; late north 6/9 Norman (2) BJU. Southbound migrants: early north 6/30 Traverse (1) PCC; early south 6/30 (1), 7/1 (9) Lac qui Parle PCC, BJU. See fall report for first juveniles and high counts. |
| 2007 | Fall | 17 | 34 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. First juveniles 8/10 Jackson (1) KJB, 8/17 Stearns (1) PCC. High counts 8/5 Jackson (1,188 at South Heron L.) KJB. Late north 10/21 Lake of the Woods (17) BJU, 10/27 Pennington (4) JMJ. Late south 10/13 Yellow Medicine (55), Lac qui Parle (12), and Big Stone (10) PHS, PCC, 10/17 McLeod PRH. |
| 2008 | Spring | 12 | 30 | Early south (median 4/1) 4/6 Mower JEM and Rock LS, 4/7 Meeker DMF. Early north (median 4/19) 4/4 Douglas JPE, 4/17 Mille Lacs NSc. High count 5/4 Lac qui Parle (157) PCC. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2008 | Summer | 4 | 17 | Reported from all regions except Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/14 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC; late north 6/6 St. Louis PHS. Southbound migrants: early south 7/6 Hennepin ALD and Lac qui Parle PCC. High count 7/26 Lac qui Parle (245) PCC, PHS. |
| 2008 | Fall | 14 | 37 | First juveniles 8/30 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, 8/31 Marshall (2) PHS. High count 8/29 Big Stone (442) PHS. Late north 10/2 Traverse (4) PHS, 10/17 Cass (2) m.ob. (median 10/30). Late south 11/9 Dakota DAB, ADS, JWH, 11/14–15 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 11/12). |
| 2009 | Spring | 14 | 32 | Early south all before the recent median (4/1): 3/21 Houston DFN, 3/24 Brown (14, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 3/25 Kandiyohi RSF, 3/28 Carver HHD and Meeker DMF, 3/29 Houston DAB, JWH, RMD. Early north (median 4/19) 4/18 Polk JMJ, 4/25 Douglas JPE. See summer report for late migrants south and north. High count 4/23 Dakota (200+) JPM. |
| 2009 | Summer | 3 | 17 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Big Stone (1) and Lac qui Parle (2) PCC; late north 6/12 Marshall (3) PHS, JMJ. Mid-summer reports 6/19 Blue Earth (2) ChH, 6/20 Kandiyohi (4), Lac qui Parle (4) and Yellow Medicine (2) PCC, probably represented the end of spring migration and if so, would be exceptionally late according to Bardon (The Loon 74:65–82); note that an injured bird with disheveled plumage 6/30 Lac qui Parle PCC was at the same location in Arena Twp. as 4 birds 10 days earlier. Southbound migrants: early north 7/18 Wilkin HHD; early south 7/10 Rice (1) FVS, 7/11 Meeker DMF, 7/12 total of 48 birds in 3 counties PCC, BTS. High counts 7/26 Lac qui Parle (188) and Big Stone (59) PCC. |
| 2009 | Fall | 17 | 31 | High count 8/15 Lac qui Parle (318) PCC. Late north 10/23 Crow Wing JSB, 11/3 St. Louis KJB (median 10/30). Late south 10/26 Freeborn JWH, 10/27 Anoka BRL (median 11/12). |
| 2010 | Spring | 8 | 32 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/28 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF, 3/29 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) LS, RTe, 4/3 Blue Earth ChH, Dakota DFN, JLO, SKS, Goodhue PEJ, DFN. Early north (median 4/19) 4/14 Cass (2, Homebrook Twp.) BAW, 5/1 Norman JMJ. High count 4/24 Lac qui Parle (300) BJU. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2010 | Summer | 2 | 14 | Reported from all western regions plus Central, East-central, South-central. Late spring migrants 6/7 Brown BTS, 6/10 Sherburne PLJ. Mid-summer report 6/25 Cottonwood RPR; earliest fall migrants 7/9 Dakota CMB, 7/10–13 in four south counties. High count 7/31 Lac qui Parle (983, including 906 at Hamlin W.M.A.) PCC. |
| 2010 | Fall | 15 | 27 | High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (288) PCC. Late north 10/24 Kittson (3, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr (median 10/30). Late south 10/31 Renville RBW, DWK (median 11/12). |
| 2011 | Spring | 10 | 32 | Early south (median 4/1) 4/6 Dakota CMB, Freeborn, Steele RBW. Early north (median 4/19) 4/30 Itasca SC, 5/3 Polk SAS. High count 5/6 Dakota (50, 180th St. marsh) SHF. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2011 | Summer | 8 | 17 | Found in all regions of state except Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Carver DMA, 6/10 Brown BTS; late north 6/6 Aitkin DBM. Southbound migrants: early north 7/11 Pennington DWK; early south 6/27 Goodhue SWe, 7/8 Big Stone BJU. High count 7/31 Lac qui Parle (344) PCC. |
| 2011 | Fall | 22 | 38 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/20 Big Stone (788, including first juv. of fall) PCC, PHS, 8/13 Big Stone (659) PCC. Late north 10/20 Douglas RAE, 10/24 Kittson (6, Joe River S.W.A.) TrB (median 10/30). Late south 1/13 Blue Earth AnK, ChH, 11/25 Blue Earth (Perch Lake W.P.A.) ChH (median 11/12). |
| 2012 | Spring | 26 | 43 | Several reports prior to the previous record early date (3/17): 3/13 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) KSm, 3/14 Olmsted (2, South Landfill Reservoir) JWH, 3/15 Dakota (8, Lake Byllesby) CMB, JLO, BAF, GHo, 3/16 Dakota LEC, BRL; then many reports before recent median 4/1. Record early north 3/24 Douglas FGo, MJB, then reported before recent median (4/19) 3/30 Becker ASM, 4/7 Traverse PEJ, DFN, 4/12 Mille Lacs RBW, 4/14 Douglas JPE. High counts 4/29 Lac qui Parle (1,888) PCC, 4/22 Lac qui Parle (916) PCC, 4/21 Lac qui Parle (~500, Cory Lake) RTe, KSm, 4/28 Lac qui Parle (~500, Cory Lake) JFR. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2012 | Summer | 13 | 35 | Reported throughout state. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Sibley RAE; late north 6/14 Polk ANy, 6/15 Becker HHD. Southbound migrants: early north 7/12 Aitkin RAE, CRM; early south 7/4 Carver JCy. High count 7/28 Grant (1,842, includes 1,770 at Ash Lake.) PCC. |
| 2012 | Fall | 18 | 42 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/7 Jackson (8,439, North Heron Lake, second highest count on record) KJB, 8/1 Grant (4,351, Ash Lake, Denton Slough, and Towner Slough) KJB, 8/11 Grant (est. 3,500, Ash Lake) APa. Late north 10/13 Douglas JPE, 10/21 Grant DBM (median 10/30). Late south 11/12 Houston SHo, 11/16–22 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 11/12) . |
| 2013 | Spring | 17 | 40 | Early south (median 4/1) 4/4 Faribault ANy, SC, JWH, then 4/6 in five more counties. Early north (median 4/19) 4/16 Morrison HHD, 4/19 Morrison FGo. High count 4/7 Dakota (80, Lake Byllesby) BAF. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/8). Late north 5/31 Itasca SC, EEO (median 6/5). |
| 2013 | Summer | 3 | 24 | Reported from all central and southern regions plus Becker. Southbound migrants: early north 7/19 Becker MO; early south 7/6 Big Stone DLP, Brown BTS, Sibley JCy, Stevens DBM. |
| 2013 | Fall | 25 | 38 | See summer reports for early southbound migrants. High count 8/3 Wright (1,100, Malardi Lake W.M.A.) EBr. Late north 11/2 Lake (4, Beaver Bay W.T.P.) DWK, PEB, RSA, 11/11 Pine (2 locations) HHD (median 10/30). Late south 11/10 Brown BTS, Chisago DBz, JWH, Dakota RBW, Scott BAb, 11/11 Brown (3) BTS (median 11/12). |
| 2014 | Spring | 20 | 42 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/31 Carver JCy, Faribault WAF, Mower (2) DBz, Redwood JMs. Early north (median 4/19) 4/13 Clay (2) WCM, 4/19 Otter Tail LS, 4/25 Traverse DLP. High counts 4/21 Dakota (62, Lake Byllesby) GHo, 4/12 Lac qui Parle (53, Salt Lake) KeL. Late south 5/29 Lac qui Parle DLP, Sherburne (2) DAd, PNi, but also see summer report for additional late south and late north reports. |
| 2014 | Summer | 7 | 22 | Observed in all regions except Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Dakota (5) TAT; late north 6/4 St. Louis (13) JLK. Southbound migrants: early north 7/10 Becker CRM, KMS; early south 7/2 Rice JHl, DAT, 7/4 Sibley (2) WCM. High count 7/25 Carver (81) JCy. |
| 2014 | Fall | 21 | 41 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. Highest counts both from the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant: 8/2 (211) PCC, 8/9 (202) PCC. Late north 10/24 Becker HHD, Lake of the Woods ANy, Roseau ANy, 10/29 Carlton RAE, HHD, 10/30 Pine (Pine City WTP) RBJ, DAC (median 10/30). Late south 11/1 Lac qui Parle (3) PCC, Yellow Medicine DLP, 11/2 Brown BTS, Lyon (2) GWe (median 11/12). |
| 2015 | Spring | 15 | 39 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/20 Yellow Medicine (2) DLP, 3/30 Watonwan (2) BTS, 4/2 Dakota (two locations), Faribault, Jackson, and Redwood. Early north (median 4/19) 4/2 Morrison KEm, Todd BWF, 4/3 Todd RAE, 4/12 Clay (2) RHO. High counts 5/7 Yellow Medicine (1,300, Miller Lake) KJB, 5/3 Hennepin (1,000, Bass Ponds, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.; total shorebirds = 2,500 counted by fives, approx. 40% were this species) BAF; this latter flock count was also estimated as 1,000 (without methodology notes) by NSa, SBM, JuW, though another observer put it at as high as 1,500. Late south 5/26 Brown BTS, Lyon RJS, 5/27 Hennepin CMB, BAF (median 6/8). Late north 5/17 Morrison JJS, JPr, 5/24 St. Louis (3) KJB (median 6/5). See summer report for more late migrants, north and south. |
| 2015 | Summer | 8 | 23 | Observed in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Lyon (2) GWe; late north 6/8 Marshall (13) JLK. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/3 Lac qui Parle DLP, 7/5 McLeod PRH. High count 7/28 Yellow Medicine (300, Miedd L.) GWe. |
| 2015 | Fall | 17 | 32 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/11 Lac qui Parle (164, Walter Twp.) KDS, 8/10 Yellow Medicine (125, Miedd Lake) GWe. Late north 10/20 Grant HHD, RAE, Wilkin HHD, RAE, 10/31 Lake JWH (median 10/30). Late south 10/31 Yellow Medicine (2, Spellman Lake) GWe, 11/1 Dakota (Lake Byllesby R.P.) RPR, RAE, 11/10 Lac qui Parle DLP, 11/18–19 Goodhue (Lake Byllesby) BAF, (2) KDS (median 11/11). |
| 2016 | Spring | 18 | 39 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/22 Freeborn (2 locations) TAT, 3/29 Wright (4) DWK, 4/3 Hennepin RaF. Early north (median 4/17) 4/14–17 Crow Wing (3) PSP, m.ob., 4/16 Grant (2) ToL, DFN, Morrison (4) JEm, SEm. High counts 4/19 Dakota (312, Lake Byllesby R.P.) GH0, 4/23 Stearns (127, Getchell Lake.) PCC. See summer report for late south migrants.Late north 5/31 Douglas (5) DBi, but also see summer report. |
| 2016 | Summer | 3 | 25 | Found in West-central, Central, Southwest, South-central plus St. Louis, Washington. Late spring migrants 6/7, 6/11 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) DPG, DLP. Southbound migrants: early north 7/8 Grant DPG; early south 6/20–23 (1), 6/27–28 (2–4) Yellow Medicine (Miedd L.) GWe, MJB. High count 7/18 Yellow Medicine (est. 1,150, Miedd Lake) GWe, exceptionally early for a species which normally peaks mid-August. |
| 2016 | Fall | 16 | 39 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/15 Renville (700, 720th Ave.) SWe, 9/10 Yellow Medicine (150, Miedd Lake) GWe. Late north 10/22 Grant (4) CNn, 10/23 Itasca SC, DBz, 10/30 Lake RBW (median 10/30). Late south 10/29 Blue Earth DFe, 11/7 Carver WCM (median 11/11). |
| 2017 | Spring | 18 | 46 | Earliest south reports (median 4/1) all from Lake Byllesby R.P. in Dakota County where first seen 3/19 (1) BAF and by 3/26 numbers had increased to 7; subsequently reported 3/27 Faribault (10) DBz. Early north (median 4/14) 3/31, 4/5, 4/8, 4/9 Grant (4 to 6) WPl, HCT, 4/9 Crow Wing (6) EGa, Wadena DBz, ANy. High counts 4/25 Carver (630, Tacoma Ave.) WCM, 4/3 Faribault (320) WAF. See summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2017 | Summer | 12 | 24 | Found in every region. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Big Stone DLP; late north 6/12 Becker (5) ShG, HeH, 6/16 Clay (5) LiH, ASu, Grant (2) m.ob. Unclassified mid-summer reports 6/20 (1), 6/26 Lyon (same bird?) GWe. Southbound migrants: early north 6/29, 7/1 Grant (2) m.ob.; early south 7/4 Stevens (1) DLP, Watonwan (4) GUn. |
| 2017 | Fall | 25 | 43 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/10 Carver (611, New Germany Area) WCM, 9/9 Lincoln (300, Lincoln Wet Spot W.M.A.) LiH, ASu. Late north 10/24 Grant (6) WPl, Polk (5) DaL, 10/27 Pine ANy (median 10/30). Late south 11/3 Olmsted JJS, JmP, 11/5 Sherburne PLJ (median 11/12), but also see winter report. |
| 2018 | Spring | 19 | 48 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/24 Yellow Medicine GWe, 3/30 Ramsey ASu, LiH, 4/11 Houston ASu. Earliest north reports (median 4/14) were from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant 4/20 ASu, LiH; subsequent north reports 4/23 Crow Wing (6) JhH, LnH, 4/24 Pine KrM. High count 5/7 Lyon (265, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/27 Koochiching (2) EzH, REn, m.ob., Marshall NWi, 5/28 Polk SAu, 5/30 Traverse (2) ASu (median 6/6), but also see summer report. |
| 2018 | Summer | 10 | 30 | Observed in all regions, but least abundant north. Spring migrants through 6/6 Dakota, Wright. Unclassified midsummer reports 6/16–20 Grant (max. 8) m.ob. Southbound migrants: early north 6/23 Grant (1) MO, Otter Tail (1) LiH; early south 6/30 Lac qui Parle (1) DLP. |
| 2018 | Fall | 26 | 45 |  See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/15 Freeborn (est. 600) PSu, 8/2 Freeborn (est. 500, Arrowhead Point C.P.) PSu. Late north 10/28 Cook (Grand Portage W.T.P.) EzH, m.ob., 10/29 Cook (Grand Marais) LiH, KRE, 11/1–6 Clay (max. 6) TCL (median 10/30). Late south 11/2 Stearns (2) PCC, Steele JPr, JJS, JmP, 11/3 Dakota (2) JMn, 11/5 Big Stone DLP (median 11/11). |
| 2019 | Spring | 18 | 39 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/29–31 Dakota (5) EzH, m.ob., 3/31 Scott (2) BAb, m.ob. Early north (median 4/14) 4/20 Wilkin KRE, m.ob., 4/23 Itasca SC, 4/27 Grant (14) AxB, m.ob. High counts 5/5 Rice (130, Wells Twp.) EzH, m.ob., 5/5 Yellow Medicine (118, Lyon/Yellow Medicine County easement) GWe. Late south 5/27 Wright (2) ToL, 5/29 Lyon GWe (median 6/10). Late north 5/25 Pine KEm, 5/27 Koochiching BDo, Roseau ABL (median 6/6), but also see Summer Report for additional late migrants statewide. |
| 2019 | Summer | 8 | 28 | Â Seen in all regions, but largely absent from far north. Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Blue Earth RBW, HHD, 6/16 Big Stone DLP; late north 6/10 Grant (6) CNn. Southbound migrants: early north 6/30 Grant (1) GUn, 7/2 Grant (4) ebd. High count 7/28 Grant (1,000 estimated, North Ottawa Impoundment) EzH, ASu (300 reported here the same day BDo, RMD, LiH). |
| 2019 | Fall | 23 | 44 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/22 Swift (400, Marsh Lake) KJB, 8/3 Grant (300, North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH. Late north 10/20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) CNn, m.ob., Kanabec SPS, 10/25 Carlton MJB, m.ob., 11/5 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl (median 10/30). Late south 10/30 Dakota (12) IVa, Goodhue (12) IVa, 11/2 Le Sueur BAb, 11/3 Nicollet LHl (median 11/11). |
| 2020 | Spring | 9 | 46 | Early south (median 3/31) 3/23–24 Steele ebd, m.ob., 3/26 Scott (2) ebd, 3/31 Rock ASu. Earliest north reports (median 4/14) were from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant, starting 4/11 (4) SDi; subsequently reported 4/22 Morrison SEm, 4/27 Clay PBB. High count 5/14 Yellow Medicine (1,180, Timm Lake) NMe, GWe. Late south 5/29 Lac qui Parle (15) KeL (median 6/10). Late north 5/26 Kanabec LS, m.ob., St. Louis JPR, FJN (median 6/7), but see summer report for additional late migrants statewide. |
| 2020 | Summer | 8 | 29 | Observed in all regions except North-central. Spring migrants through 6/7 Swift, 6/9 Sibley m.ob. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Clay (1) PBB, 7/10 Clay (3) MO, BHw; early south 6/26 (3) and 7/1 (1) Yellow Medicine GWe. High count 7/22 Big Stone (1200, 6/5th Ave, Correll) KJB. |
| 2020 | Fall | 27 | 48 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/26 Big Stone (3,800, Marsh Lake) KJB. Late north 10/28 Cass (2) AxB, 10/30 Beltrami AxB, 10/30 – 11/4 Kanabec SPS (median 10/30). Late south 11/8 Lyon (2) GWe, Sibley (3) BAb, DWK, 11/8–9 Olmsted (2) LAV, m.ob. (median 11/11). |
| 2021 | Spring | 28 | 51 | Early south (median 3/30) 3/12 Freeborn †PEJ, 3/13–14 Olmsted (South Landfill Reservoir) ebd, RLF, REn, 3/20 Olmsted (East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) ebd, Rock REn, RLF. Early north (median 4/14) 4/7–9 Polk (max. 4) SAu, 4/12 Pine (2) KrM. High counts 5/2 Yellow Medicine (500, Curtis Lake) BAb, 5/2 Hennepin (440, Rice Lake) WCM. See summer report for late migrants statewide. |
| 2021 | Summer | 13 | 36 | Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late north 6/12, 6/13, and probably the same bird 6/19 Grant (1 at North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob.; late south 6/17–18 Big Stone (5), 6/18 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe. Unclassified midsummer reports 6/19 Sibley (1) RBW, 6/21 Cottonwood (5) KEm, 6/23 Hennepin (1) RBW lacked details on plumage and molt. Southbound migrants: early north 7/5 Pennington (1) KEm, JWH; early south 7/1 Stearns HHD, 7/3 in three counties. High count 7/31 Yellow Medicine (400, Curtis Lake) EzH. |
| 2021 | Fall | 23 | 46 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/4 Sibley (2,000, High Island Lake) ASu, 8/8 Chippewa (338, Shakopee Lake) WCM. Late north 10/16 Grant ebd, 10/16–18 Mille Lacs (Ogechie Lake) HHD, MJB, 10/18–20 Marshall HHu, 11/2 Mille Lacs HHD (median 10/30). Late south 10/29 Olmsted (2) JHD, 11/4 Yellow Medicine WCM, 11/6 Lyon GWe (median 11/11). |
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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. |