Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Hummingbirds Occurrence
This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
Seasons
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Hummingbirds
Mexican Violetear
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
[Selasphorus hummingbird]
Broad-billed Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird(Archilochus colubris)
YearSeasonNS
1931Summer.An unfinished nest foUnd on May.31st (Risser) and a fenale seen incubating on a nest near Robbinsdale on Jvne 22nd (~1arius Morse).
1933Summer Two nests of this winged gan were seen. Grimes saw an almost finished nest in Pennington County on June 5th. It was later desortod.. On Jul,y ?th the writer observed a nest near Shakopee which harbored 2 "very smalltt young1 two or three days old. -35 -The Flicker, 1933
1934Summer Two nests of this nnimated gen wc..•re included anong the records. The first was found by Swnnson and Prosser at Root Lake, Anoka County, on July 1oth, when it hold 1 egg. The second nest vm.s found by Prosser near Linwood Ul.ke on July.31st, when it wo.s under construction. On August 5th the bird was incubating.
1935Summer Upson saw a nest June 12th which he thought contain.ed young because the mother bird mad.e pumping motions with her head as if regurgitating food. On tho sruno dato, Presser at Lnke Lim-rood saw an incubating female. On Juno 19th he saw a nest being built also at Linwood. On July 9th he teturned to this last nest and found it occupied by 2 young.
1936Summer J. P. Jonson found a specimen o:f' that gam amonc nests on June 1Sth at Dassel. It held two er,gs at this time. Upson fcund a nest (contents unknown) on June 24th. Mrs. Petersen nt Madison obs~rvod youne out of the nest on July 2frth. BELTED KINGFIS,li"m Anest of four eggs ~n the side of a gravel pit was found by Marius Morse on June 1Oth at CloquetQ
1937SummerDana Struthers saw a young hum­mer on July 23, near Afton.
1938SummerTwo young, still in the nest, were studied by G. Swanson at Itasca Park on July 31.
1940SummerWe have two reports for the hummer. Miss Ruby Morine (Mpls.) found a nest with 2 eggs at Nissawa, Minnesota. On August 14, Mrs. Olin found a young bird in a nest at Duluth. She first observed the nest on July 19.
1943SummerJune 3, carrying nesting mater­ial, Mpls. F. S. Davidson.
1944SummerJuly 20, two large young, St Cloud, Mrs. Davis.
1946Summer2 eggs, June 17, Chisago Co., Thompson. A nest found at Itasca Park in 1945, by Dr. Ralph Dawson was not included last year.
1959Fall0 n e was seen on September 11 by Dorothy Allin although the minimum temperature the previous night fell to so·0 Horned Larks : This species has never been common at the Lakehead though a few are usually seen each autumn and even fewer in the spring. There is no evidence the Prairie form breeds here. No spring larks have been taken. Those collected in the fall have been Hoyt's Horned Larks although we have seen larks on both spring and fall migration which we suspected belonged to the northern race. This fall Horned Larks were very common for two weeks, commencing September 27. A few were pale, suggesting "hoyti" but the majority seemed to belong to the Northern race. One found by H. Rydholm and another killed by a train and collected by T.
1962SpringMay 14 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; May 16 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 23 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club.
1962FallSept. 24, Ramsey Co., A C. Rosenwinkel; Oct. 6, Duluth, P. B. Hofslund; Oct. 13, Orr, St. Louis Co., Nels Hervi.
1963SpringMay 8, Vasa, Goodhue County, H. Huber; May 15, Rice County, 0. Rustad; May 16, Minneapolis, R. Huber.
1963SummerCook Co., Tofte, Aug. 10, 2ad, 2 y, feeding on birch sap, R. Grant.
1963FallSept. 10, Squaw Lake, Cass Co., Mrs. E. A. Schmid; latest, Oct. 6, Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel. Yellow-shafted Flicl:er: latest, Nov. 25, Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; Dec. 1, Faribault Co., W. R. Pieper.
1964Spring5·2 Da· kota Co, RBJ, HFH; 5·5 Ramsey Co, ELC; 5·7 Anoka Co, LJ; 5-7 Wright Co, EC; 5·8 Stearns Co, "common by 5-12," RPR; 5-10 Duluth, JCG; 5-12 Hennepin Co, MAS; 5-18 Marshall Co, DLO; 5-23 Crow Wing Co, TEM.
1964Summerbreed· ing in CI'ow Wing (ELC) and Hubbard (LWJ) Counties.
1964Fall9-22 FargoMoorhead, EGA; 9-24 Duluth, AKA; 9-26 and 10-1 Ramsey Co, ACR.
1965Springearliest 5-2 Stevens Co, RAG.
1965Falllatest 10-2 Virginia, St. Louis Co, VFB and 10-5 Hennepin Co, VL.
1966Springearliest 55 Winona, GD, GG, FV; 5-8 Nobles Co, HSH; 5-9 Olmsted Co, JPF.
1966Summernested in Stearns and Rice Co's; also reported from Cass, St. Louis, Goodhue, Wabasha, Lake, Roseau, Morrison, Crow Wing, Ramsey, Cook, Clay and Cottonwood Co's. Belted Kingfishe·r: reported from Washington, Wright, St. Louis, Watonwan, Goodhue, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Wabasha, Lake, Beltrami, Hubbard, Stearns, Roseau, Ramsey, Dakota, Winona, Clay, Morrison, Itasca, Hennepin, Goodhue, Carver, and Nicollet Co's.
1966FallLatest 9-27 Cook Co., MOP; 9-29 Ramsey Co., MIG; 10-3 Washington Co., WWL.
1967Springearly 5-8 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-9 Cottonwood Co., LAF; 5-12 Nobles Co., HSH.
1967Fall latest 9-21 Cook Co., MOP; 9-29 Ramsey Co., MIG; 10-2 Cottonwood Co., LAF.
1968Spring early 5-9 Anoka Co., WHL; 5-10 Houston Co., FL, Cottonwood Co., LAF, and Crow Wing Co., MSB; 5-12 Aitkin Co., CEP and Lake Co., RK.
1968Summer nested in Mille Lacs Co; reported also from Stearns, Clearwater, Morrison, Wabasha, Hennepin, Brown, Beltrami, Anoka, Washington, Crow Wing, Nobles, Carlton, Pope, Goodhue, Hubbard, Cook, Winona Co's.
1969Spring5-7 Goodhue Co., FN jMAS, and St. Louis 75 September 1969 Co., KS; 5-8 Chisago Co., FVS; 5-14 Cook Co., OP.
1969Summernested in Cook and Beltrami Co's. (2y fledged there as late as 8-30); also reported from Marshall, Clearwater, St. Louis, Hubbard, Cass, Goodhue, Wabasha, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Morrison, Mahnomen, Cottonwood, Ramsey, Sherburne, Isanti, Blue Earth, Ottertail, Wright, Houston, and Pope Co's.
1970Springearliest in north : 4-30 Crow Wing J B; 5-4 Duluth MMC; early south 5-8 Winona TV and Rice JAH; 5-9 Hennepin DB and Wright BH.
1970Summernested in Winona and Mille Lacs Co's; also reported from Cook, St. Louis, Beltrami, Marshall, Crow Wing, Stearns, Wright, Hennepin, Washington and Wabasha Co's.
1970Falllate north 9·21 Crow Wing JB and Mille Lacs Ml; 10-9 Duluth KS; late south 9-23 Hennepin ES; 9-26 Wabasha WDM; 9-27 Lyon PE.
1971Springearly south 5-7 Washington WL; 5-15 Stearns KE, PE, RR; early north 5-13 Crow Wing JB; 5-14 Lake RK; 5-16 Morrison LR and Mille Lacs MI.
1971Summernested in Carver and Crow Wing; also reported from 18 other counties.
1971Falllate south 10·1 Stearns; 10-2 Cottonwood; 10-5 Rice; late north 9-21 Mille Lacs; 10-5 Cook.
1972Summernesting reported in 4 counties; seen in 14 other counties.
1973Summer Seen in 25 counties.
1973Fall Seen in 15 counties. Late north 9-30 St. Louis (GN), K. Sundquist. Late south 9-27 Hennepin (WKE).
1974Spring Early south 5-9 Olmsted JF; 5-10 Freeborn DS; 5-16 Lac qui Parle OE; early north 5-4 Crow Wing TS; 5-15 Crow Wing JB; 5-17 St. Louis JG.
1974Summer Nested in Wright and Olmsted; also reported from 25 other counties.
1974Fall Late north 9-15 Itasca MS; 9-19 Duluth JG; late south 9-17 Cottonwood LF; 10-5 Rock KE.
1975Spring Early south 4-22 Freeborn DG; 5-3 Hennepin PG, OLJ: 5-5 Stearns MC; early north 5-11 Mille Lacs Ml; 5-12 Marshall SV and Hubbard HJF.
1975Summer Reported from 25 counties.
1975Falllate north 9-10 Itasca MS; 9-20 St. Louis BDC; late south 9-29 Cottonwood LF; Dakota MW; 10-4 Lyon HK; 10-8 Wabasha RL.
1976Spring Early south 4-29 Kandiyohi DA; 5/0 Wabasha RL; 5-13 Hennepin PCBS; early north 5-1 Clay LCF; 5-13 St. Louis GN; 5-14 Crow Wing JB and St. Louis JCG.
1976Summernested in Olmsted; also reported from 29 other counties.
1976Fall Late north 9-21 Otter Tail and Hubbard; late south 9-26 Dakota and Cottonwood, 9-29 Hennepin, 10-7 Olmsted.
1977Spring Early south 5-6 Blue Earth VR; 5-7 Hennepin JRG; 3 reports on 5-8; early north 5-8 Otter Tail GO; 5-9 Cass AES and Itasca MS; 5-10 Morrison PM.
1977Summer Nested in Roseau; also reported from 23 other counties throughout the state.
1978Summer Breeding reported from Stearns; also seen throughout the state.
1978Fall Late north 9-16 Duluth SM, Otter Tail GW; late south 9-26 Ramsey BH.
1979Spring Early south 5-9 Houston EMF, 5-10 Mower RRK; early north 5-15 Otter Tail SM, Itasca WL.
1979Summer Breeding reported from Goodhue, Houston; also seen throughout the state.
1979Fall Late north 9-11 Lake SW, 9-15 St. Louis DGW; late south 9-19 Hennepin WKE, 9-21 Hennepin ES.
1980Spring Early south 5-4 Murray AD, 5-6 Stearns MC, 5-10 Hennepin SC; early north 5-17 Beltrami SY, St. Louis KE, Becker RJ, 5-18 Lake of the Woods TA.
1980Summer Breeding reported from Olmsted; seen also throughout the state. Belted Kingfisher. Breeding reported from Cook, Morrison; seen also throughout the state.
1980Fall Late north 9-22 Otter Tail GW 9-16 St. Louis KE, 10-17 JG; late south 10-1 Olmsted JEB, 9-26 Hennepin RJ 10-2 W. Jiracek. '
1981Spring Early south 5-3 Mower RRK, 5-4 Wabasha WDM, 5-5 Olq1sted JSD, 5-10 Washington DR; early north 5-3 Cook TB, 5-4 Crow Wing jB, TS, 5-8 St. Louis JG, 5-12 Hubbard HJF.
1981Summer Breeding data from Houston. Seen throughout the state.
1981Fall Late north 9-13 Cook KMH, Lake SW / MS, 9-15 Mille Lacs RJ, DB, 9-19 St. Louis KE, Otter Tail GW; late south 9-20 Nicollet MF, 9-21 Wright ES, 9-22 Olmsted JEB. Belted Kingrfisher Reported from 46 counties. Late north 11-2 Otter Tail GW, 11-16 GMO, 11-13 Carlton LW.
1982Spring Early south 5-8 Houston EMF, JP1 AM, 5-9 Blue Earth JCF, 5-12 LeSueur HC; early north 5-4 Beltrami AS, 5-11 St. Louis M. Evans, 5-12 Lake of the Woods TW, Crow Wing JB. ;
1982Summer Breeding data from Clearwater, Houston. Seen throughout the state.
1982Fall Late north 9/18 Hubbard HJF, 9/22 Cook KMH, SL, Pennington KSS, 9/24 St. Louis LE; late south 9/23 Dakota MW, 9/24 Wright ES, 9/25 Olmsted RE, 10/18 Renville FKS.
1983Spring Early south 5/7 Nicollet MF, Cottonwood KL, 5/9 Mower BJ, 51 I 0 Sherburne EHISS, Houston EMF, 5/11 Lac qui Parle FAE; early north 5/10 Crow Wing JB, 51 II Clay LCF, Hubbard DJ, 5/12 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/13 Beltrami AS, Itasca MSc.
1983Summer Breedfing data from Anoka. Seen throughout the state but scarce in the South Central, Southwest, West Central.
1984Spring Early south 5/9 Washington RJ, Wabasha WDM, 5/10 Houston EMF, 5/11 Washington JP/AM, Mower DGS; early north 5/10 Pennington KSS, 5/12 Ottertail GMO, St. Louis K. Sundquist, 5/14 Crow Wing JB, Clay LCF, Aitkin WN.
1984Summernested in Clearwater, Anoka and Cottonwood; also seen in 31 other counties.
1984Fall Late north 9/15 St. Louis BL, 9/16 Cook T. Webb, 9/20 Cook KMH, Pen nington KSS; late south 9/23 Olmsted JEB, 9/24 Dakota JD, 9/29 Hennepin ES. Late nesting report: 8/25 Itasca State Pk. (female on eggs) G. Olson.
1985Spring Early south 5/4 Washington DS, SIS Cottonwood LAF, Olmsted AP, 5/6 Hennepin OJ, GP; early north 5/7 Aitkin WN, 5/8 Lake SWIMS, 5/9 Hubbard HJF, 5/10 Roseau AJ. Belted Kingfisher. Some overwintered in the south and m Otter Tail SDM; early north 4/5 Beltrami JC, Douglas RJ, 4/6 St. Louis KE. Aitkin WN.
1985Summer Nested in Ramsey (KB), Brown (JSp). Seen in 36 other counties throughout the state. Usually restricted to northern regions.
1985Fall Late north 9/17 Clay LCF, 9/19 Hubbard HJF, 9/19 Koochiching GM, 9/23 Wilkin GAM, 10/1 Cook KMH; late south 9/28 Olmsted PP, 10/3 Le Sueur HJC, 10/5 Mower JM, 10/8 Dakota JD.
1986Summer Nested in Koochiching (MS). Also seen in 32 other counties in all regions except the southwest.
1986Fall Late north 9/12 Hubbard HJF, 9/22 Cook KMH, 10/7 Wilkin GAM; late south 9/23 Mower JM, 9/24 Cottonwood BF, 9/27 Rice and Steele AP.
1987Spring Early south 5/7 Houston EMF, 5/8 Pope DR, 5/9 Goodhue JD, 5/11 Olmsted PP; early north 5/9 Duluth, M. Hendrickson and Becker BK, 51 I 0 Koochiching GM and Aitkin WN, 5/11 Cook KMH.
1987Summer Nested in St. Louis (M. Karstensen), Mower (RRK); probable nesting in Anoka. Also seen in 18 other counties throughout the North and 12 counties South in the east central, southeast, and south central regions.
1987Fall Late north 9/12 Koochiching GM, 9/13 Beltrami KH, 9/15 Cook SOL; late south 9/23 Lyon HK, 9/25 Cottonwood BF, 9/27 Wright ES.
1988Spring Early south 5/5 Washington WL, 5/7 Houston EMF and Steams NHi, 5/8 Olmsted BSE; early north 5/7 Becker BK, 5/8 Koochiching GM, 5/11 Aitkin WN.
1988Summer Nested in Crow Wing; probable nesting in Olmsted. Seen in 40 other counties statewide although scarce in west central.
1988Fall Late north 9/18 Koochiching GM, 91l9 Becker BK, 9/20 Cook SOL; late south 9/18 Dodge AP, 9/24 Cottonwood BF, 10/4 Dakota JD.
1989Spring Early south 4/26 Olmsted BSE, 5/6 Le Sueur MF, 5/9 Cottonwood ED, Houston EMF and Rice OR; early north 5/9 Hubbard JL, 5/10 Becker BK, 5/13 Beltrami KH.
1989Summer Nested in Crow Wing; probable nesting in Fillmore. Seen in 35 other counties in all regions except west central and southwest.
1989Fall Late north 9/16 Cook OSL and St. Louis PS, 9/20 Koochiching GM, 9/21 Clay LCF; late south 9/26 Nicollet LF, 9/29 Dakota JD, 10/2 Mower JM.
1990Spring Early south SIS Hennepin KR, Sl7 Rice OR, S/12 Goodhue BL, DZ; early north 5/5 Pennington KSS, 5/8 Becker BK, Sl9 Todd PH. On 4/22 an unidentifed hummingbird (most likely a Ruby-throated) was seen near Finland, Lake County by AS.
1990Summer Nested in Olmsted; probable nesting in Becker. Seen in 34 other counties statewide.
1990Fall Late north 9/15 Cook SOL, 9/25 Aitkin WN and Clay LCF; late south 9/14 Rice TB, 9/23 Houston EMF, 9/26 Nicollet MF.
1991Spring Early south 5/5 Winona CS, 5/8 Houston EMF, 5/9 Olmsted BSE; early north 5/9 Becker DEB, BK, Grant SDM and Hubbard HJF, 5/11 Koochiching GM, 5/12 Aitkin WN, Beltrami DJ, Cook KMH, Lake SWIMS and Otter Tail MO.
1991Summer Probable nesting in Becker, Crow Wing, Olmsted; seen in 37 other counties statewide.
1991Fall Late north 9/20 Becker BK, 9/21 Otter Tail MO, 9/25 Cook KMH; late south 9/25 Olmsted AP, 9/27 Nicollet MF, 10/20 Washington TEB.
1992Spring Early south 5/8 Dakota JD, Houston EMF and Nicollet LF, 5/9 Steele DZ, 5/10 Rock ND; early north 5/7 Becker BBe, 5/10 Aitkin WN and Kanabec CM, 5/11 Koochiching GM, 5/30 Houston, female on eggs PS. (For the second consecutive year, an April report (4/18 Olmsted fide AP) demonstrates the need for close observation and documentation since these birds may be non-Ruby-throateds.)
1992Summer Probable breeding in Crow Wing, Morrison, and Houston; seen in 39 other counties state-wide.
1992Fall Late north 9/16 Becker BK, BBe, 9/18 Pennington SSt, 9/20 Cook KMH and Koochiching GM; late south 9/20 Washing-ton DS, 9/27 Kandiyohi CJ and Mower RRK, lingered at a feeder in Dassel, Meeker County until 11/7 Bill and Michelle Marschall et al (The Loon 64:183–188).
1993Spring Early south 5/2 Olmsted AP, 5/6 Lyon HK and Nicollet LF. Early north 5/8 Kanabec CM, Otter Tail CS/KC and Koochiching GM.
1993Summer Probable breeding in Crow Wing, Scott, Winona; observed in 33 additional counties throughout state.
1993Fall Late north 9/14 Otter Tail KKW, 9/19 Kanabec CM, 9/19 Aitkin WN; late south 9/27 Olmsted AP, 9/30 Mower RRK, 11/6 Nicollet LF (2nd latest date on record).
1994Spring Early south 5/1 Lyon HK, 5/9 Winona JPo, 5/10 Houston EMF: early north 5/9 Hubbard HJF, 5/11 Becker BK and Otter Tail CS/KC.
1994Summer Nested in Grant SDM, Clearwater; probable nesting in Becker, Crow Wing, Scott, Rice. Seen in 29 other counties statewide.
1994Fall Late north 9/16 Becker BBe, 9/20 Koochiching GM, 9/21 Cook KMH. Late south 10/6 Chippewa AB, 10/13 Mower RRK, 11/8 Dakota fide PB (immature male killed when it hit a window). One female 11/13–12/7 Goodhue fide RJ (The Loon 66:213) is the latest date on record.
1994Winter One bird reported until 12/7 Goodhue fide RJ when it died, becoming the latest date on record by a month.
1995Spring Early south 5/7 Houston EMF and Nicollet LF, 5/11 Carver WM; early north 5/12 Aitkin WN, Becker BK and Kanabec CM.
1995Summer Probable nesting in Crow Wing and Winona; observed in 32 other counties in all regions except the south-west.
1995Fall Late north 9/19 Aitkin CMG, 9/25 Becker BK, 9/29 Cook KMH. Late south 10/1 Martin BBo, 10/3 Houston EMF, 10/4 Hennepin DBM.
1996Spring Early south 5/4 Winona CS, 5/10 Freeborn ABa and Jackson JCBC. Early north 5/10 St. Louis AE, 5/11 Todd JSK, SDu, 5/12 Aitkin WN.
1996Summer Most reports in 12+ years. Probable nesting in Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Houston; seen in 40 other counties statewide.
1996Fall Late north 9/14 St. Louis County TW, 9/22 Todd JSK, 9/23 Hubbard HJF. Late south 9/30 Nicollet LF, 10/22 Carver MB, 10/27 Cottonwood ED. An unidentified hummingbird was reported 11/9 Rice fide FKS.
1997Spring Early south 5/6 Washington WL, 5/8 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/9 Houston EMF. Early north 5/10 Aitkin WN and Todd JSK/SDu.
1997Summer Observed in 43 counties statewide. New nesting record in Cass EP; probable nesting in Crow Wing, Watonwan, Olmsted. An individual of unusual coloration seen in St. Louis (The Loon 69:223).
1997Fall Late north 9/15 St. Louis AE, 9/17 Becker BBe, 9/23 Kanabec CM. Late south 9/27 Lyon RgS, 9/28 Washington BL, 10/12 Nicollet LF. Peak count 8/22 Becker (18) BK.
1998Spring Early south 5/8 Houston EMF, 5/9 Brown JSp and Freeborn ABa. Early north 4/27 Becker BBe, 5/9 Becker BK and Hubbard HJF.
1998Summer Reported in 39 counties statewide. New nesting record in Lake JLi; probable nesting in Hubbard, Aitkin, St. Louis, Olmsted.
1998Fall Late north 9/23 Cook KMH, 10/5 St. Louis (Duluth) ME, DEv, 10/7 Aitkin (Wealthwood) CMG. Late south 9/27 Washington TEB, 9/28 Hennepin PBu, 10/3 Hennepin LE. An unidentified hummingbird, most likely a Selasphorus species, was exceptionally late on 11/4 in Duluth fide KE.
1999Spring Early south 5/1 Houston FL, 5/2 Houston EMF, KK, 5/5 Lyon RgS. Early north 4/26 Pine SL, 5/3 Becker BK, 5/4 Cass PR and Kanabec CM, followed by earlier than usual reports from Aitkin, Todd, Itasca, St. Louis. These early arrivals made the report of a female Ruby-throated on 4/26 in Lake Co. quite plausible, but the description did not preclude other hummingbird species.
1999Summer More reports than usual. Observed in 46 counties throughout state; new nesting record in Otter Tail DST.
1999Fall Late north 9/22 Polk EF. Departed on time north and south, except for one that lingered until 10/19 in Nicollet MF (the recent median is 10/6).
2000Spring Seen in 27 south and 20 north counties statewide. Arrived before median dates south (5/5) and north (5/9). Early south 4/30 Houston MFo, 5/1 in three counties, 5/3 in three more. Early north 4/29 Otter Tail EE, 5/4 in three counties, then 5/5–9.
2000Summer Also a record high number of reports; observed in 50 counties throughout state.
2000Fall The vast majority of reports north and south were from September. Record high count 20 on 8/30 in Steele RBJ. Late north 9/26 Mille Lacs CM. Late south 10/1 Mower RRK. An unidentified hummingbird was very late 10/20 Carver RMD, TJD.
2001Spring Seen in 20 south and 22 north counties, and in all regions. Arrived before recent median dates south (5/5) and north (5/9). Early south 5/1 Houston KAK, 5/3–5 in eight counties. Early north 4/29 Otter Tail SPM, DKM, 5/3 Becker BRK.
2001Summer Seen in 46 counties in all regions except Southwest.
2001Fall Seen in 16 north and 31 south counties. Late north 9/28 Becker fide BAB. Late south 9/29 Meeker DMF.
2002Spring Seen in 33 south and 22 north counties. In spite of the cool, wet conditions, many reports within three days of recent medians south (5/5) and north (5/8). Early south 5/3 Nicollet MJF, 5/4 in four counties. Early north 5/5 Cass, Kanabec, Otter Tail and Todd, then 5/10–15 in 11 counties.
2002Summer Reported in 44 counties in all regions except Southwest.
2002Fall Seen in 22 north and 26 south counties. Late north 9/20–23 in four counties, then 9/27 Beltrami and Lake m.obs. Late south 10/3 Nicollet LWF, 10/7, 10/13 Rice FVS.
2003Spring Seen in 28 south and 22 north counties. Early south 5/1 Freeborn AEB, 5/3 Steele NFT. Early north 5/4 Becker BRK, 5/5 Otter Tail SPM, DKM. Peak migration 5/5–10 south (10 counties) and 5/8–13 north (7 counties).
2003Summer Seen in 46 counties throughout the state.
2003Fall Seen in 23 north and 23 south counties. Record-high count 8/25 Houston (±30 at Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) FZL. Peak migration 9/9–19 (12 north and 10 south counties). Late north 9/20 Wadena PJB, 9/21 Kanabec BLA. Late south 9/27 Dakota JPM, 10/10 Nicollet LWF.
2004Spring Seen in 25 north and 23 south counties. Early south 5/1 Carver RMD, 5/4 Freeborn AEB. Early north 5/1 Cook DJS, 5/4 Crow Wing JSB. Peak migration 5/8–11 statewide (19 counties).
2004Summer Observed in 40 counties in all regions except Southwest.
2004Fall Seen in 19 north and 25 south counties in all regions except Southwest. Highest reported counts 8/14 Itasca (9) EEO, 8/21 Lake (10) JWL. Late north (median 9/23) 9/24 Clay RHO and Otter Tail ARo, 9/27 Hubbard MAW. Late south (median 10/8) 10/1 Dakota JPM, 10/26 Blue Earth BRL.
2005Spring Seen in 28 south and 18 north counties. Early south 5/7 Rice DAB, 5/8 in five counties. Early north 5/7 Wadena PJB, 5/9 in three counties.
2005Summer Observed in 41 counties in all regions except Southwest.
2005Fall Seen in 23 north and 33 south counties. High counts 8/17 Pine (25 near Kerrick) MCA, 8/22 Fillmore (30 near Canton, ties record high) NBO. Late north 9/26 Lake JWL, 9/27 Otter Tail DTT, SMT. Late south 10/9 Hennepin BAF, 10/14 Scott JEB.
2006Spring Seen in 28 south and 20 north counties. Early south 5/3 Olmsted JWH, JJS, 5/4 Fillmore NBO. Early north 5/2 Hubbard MAW, 5/7 Becker SLe, Pine JMP and Polk EEF.
2006Summer Found in 51 counties in all regions except Northwest. First nesting record for Carlton NRRI.
2006Fall Seen in 20 north and 31 south counties. Record-high count 8/27 Goodhue (52 banded, plus many unbanded birds in backyard at Red Wing) DEM. Late north 9/30 Beltrami KLa, 10/1 Douglas fide JMJ. Late south 10/5 Scott JEB, 10/20 Goodhue DEM.
2007Spring2234 Early south 4/28–5/2 Fillmore NBO, 5/2 Sherburne ASc. Early north 5/3 Polk and Itasca fide JMJ, 5/4 Kanabec CAM and Otter Tail DTT. High counts 5/8 Rice (15) FVS, 5/31 Fillmore (10) NBO.
2007Summer2231 Observed throughout the state. High count 7/14 Fillmore (16) NBO.
2007Fall2535 Late north 9/28 St. Louis DWR, 9/30 Lake JWL, 10/12 Hubbard fide MAW. Late south 10/6–7 Olmsted LAV, OWB, then 11/1 Ramsey (female-type bird coming to a feeder in North Oaks since early October) AXH. No significant counts.
2008Spring2733 Early south (median 5/4) 5/1 Blue Earth ChH, 5/2 Fillmore NBO and Rice (2) DAT. Early north (median 5/7) 5/6 Hubbard MAW, 5/8 Itasca BLu and Otter Tail DST.
2008Summer2230 Seen in all regions except Southwest.
2008Fall2334 Late north 9/24 Hubbard MAW, 9/25 St. Louis DMF and Wadena PJB (median 9/25). Late south 10/13 Goodhue LEC, 10/22 Washington TEB (median 10/11).
2009Spring2735 Early south (median 5/4) 4/29 Hennepin DBM, 5/2 Mower RWa. Early north (median 5/7) 5/3 Becker MDa, 5/4 Otter Tail SPM.
2009Summer2734 Found statewide. First county breeding records from Cook MJB, Hennepin RLR.
2009Fall2230 High count 8/29 Hennepin (12) MDu. Late north 9/16 Lake JWL, 9/18 Hubbard MAW, 9/23 Otter Tail BDE (median 9/25). Late south 10/18 Olmsted OWB, 10/24 ph. †JPM (median 10/13).
2010Spring2338 Early south (median 5/4) 4/22 Wabasha (Maxville) GSw, 5/2 Washington WPe, Wright (Lake Sylvia) RBJ. Early north (median 5/7) 5/9 Pennington PMu. High count 5/25 Hubbard (10, Park Rapids) MGo.
2010Summer2539 Seen in all regions of the state. First county breeding records for Rice DAB, Todd JLK.
2010Fall2642 High count 8/22 Dakota (20, Miesville Ravine) SWe. Late north 9/24 Otter Tail BDE, 9/25 Polk SAu (median 9/25). Late south 10/10 Rice TFB (median 10/13).
2011Spring3045 Early south (median 5/4) 4/30 Steele NFT, 5/3 Olmsted JoP, Ramsey TJM. Early north (median 5/7) 4/30 Kanabec AXH, 5/7 Douglas JPE, Otter Tail BDE, DST.
2011Summer2739Observed in all regions of state.
2011Fall2744 High counts 8/27 Carver (30, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) ACr, 9/4 Houston (27, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) ACr. Late north 9/23 Marshall CSt, 9/24 St. Louis (Park Point) AM (median 9/25). Late south 10/9 Fillmore NBO and Hennepin BAF, SHF, 10/10 Rice TFB (median 10/13).
2012Spring2942 Early south (median 5/4) 4/25 Dakota GaB, 5/3 Carver WCM, Hennepin CMB, SBM, Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/7) 5/4 Todd DTM, 5/5 Douglas JPE.
2012Summer3144 Seen throughout state. First county breeding record from Morrison MRN.
2012Fall3142 High count 9/6 Hennepin (30, Westwood Hills N.C.) RZi. Late north 9/27 St. Louis AM, 10/6 Clearwater VLa (median 9/25). Late south 10/3 Carver JTe, 11/13–14 Winona AnL, ANy (median 10/13).
2013Spring2844 Early south (median 5/4) 4/30 Mower RJW, 5/3 Washington BAb. Early north (median 5/7) 5/7 Hubbard MaH and Otter Tail DST, 5/8 Cass FAB. High counts 5/21 Marshall (36) JPn, 5/19 Beltrami (11) PBD.
2013Summer2943 Seen in every region of state.
2013Fall3042 High counts 9/10 Washington (32, visiting a collection of 15 feeders) GJa, 8/27 Carver (20, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) GTa, CMg. Late north 9/22 Wadena PJB, 9/23 St. Louis KJB, 9/27 Pine SuB, 9/29 Douglas JPE (median 9/25). Late south 10/5 Hennepin SHF, BAF, Scott GLa, 10/6 Fillmore NBO, 10/17–18 Mower RJW (median 10/13).
2014Spring3045Early south (median 5/4) 4/30 Renville (3) KRi, 5/3 Isanti ASt, 5/4 Washington GJa. Early north (median 5/7) 5/8 Becker HeH, Morrison (2) MEm, 5/9 DouglasJPE. High count 5/23 Houston (10, Reno S.F.) SHo,
2014Summer2738Reported throughout state. First county breeding record from Chisago DPi.
2014Fall3244 High counts 9/7 Washington (45, visiting a collection of 19 feeders) GJa, 9/7 Sibley (20, Henderson) RyJ. Late north 9/26 St. Louis LME, 9/28 Cass MSc (median 9/25). Late south 10/8 Hennepin ChC, McLeod PRH, Mower RJW (median 10/13).
2015Spring2948 Early south (median 5/4) 5/1 Hennepin ChC, 5/2 Carver MJa, Dakota NMu, Rice DAB. Early north (median 5/7) 5/3 Becker GMe, 5/5 Crow Wing EGa, 5/6 Mille Lacs KNo.
2015Summer3042 Found in all regions. First county breeding record from Steele PSu.
2015Fall2945 High counts 9/10 Washington (35, Cottage Grove Ravine R.P.) RBd, 9/10 Hennepin (28) CMB, 9/1 St. Louis (26, Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. Late north 9/29 St. Louis (H.R.N.R.) JeR, 10/2–5 Morrison MEm, KEm (median 9/25). Late south 10/7 Blue Earth ChH, Dakota DVe, Hennepin TAT, 10/8 Blue Earth B.H.W., Scott GLa (median 10/18).
2016Spring2942 Early south (median 5/1) 4/25–5/2 Mower RJW, SWm, 5/4 Carver WCM, Hennepin GAn, Wabasha JHn. Early north (median 5/5) 5/6 Red Lake fide JMJ, 5/7 Becker NaH, 5/8 Itasca EEO, Morrison SEm, Otter Tail RTo. High count 5/29 Dakota (9, at home feeder) AlF.
2016Summer3039 Found in every region. High count 6/5 Fillmore (18, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center) SFH.
2016Fall3451 Reported throughout the state. High counts 8/6 Aitkin (25, Shovel Lake feeder stations) SEm, 9/14–16 Hennepin (20, Longfellow Gardens) BAF, TAT, 8/26 Carver (17, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) JCy. Late north 9/28 Otter Tail (2, Battle Lake) KKa, , 9/29–10/2 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB, m.ob. (median 9/26). Late south 10/10 Ramsey JEt, 10/12–16 Hennepin (max. 2) BAF, FGr (median 10/18).
2017Spring2846 Early south (median 5/1) 5/1–3 Le Sueur SyP, KSc, 5/4 Rice TFB, 5/6 Meeker GLr. Early north (median 5/5) 5/8 Itasca SC, 5/9 Crow Wing PSP, Grant PPE, Lake JWL, SLL, Pine TJo. High count 5/27 Clearwater (10, Itasca S.P.) SKu, NKu.
2017Summer3147 Reported throughout state.
2017Fall3051 High counts 9/9 Hennepin (19, T. S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary) IVa, SRG, 9/2 St. Louis (16, H.R.N.R.) ALx. Late north 9/27 Polk SAu, 10/1 Clay PBB, 10/3 Todd SDi (median 9/27). Late south 10/7 Blue Earth ChH, 10/8 Rice TFB, 10/30 Dakota GUn (median 10/14).
2018Spring3248 Early south (median 5/1) 4/25 Stearns FGo, 5/1 Dakota ebd, 5/1 Goodhue PEJ, Mower RJW, Olmsted JPr, Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/5) 5/5 Becker ebd, Todd SDi, 5/6 Clay KaS, Grant PPe, 5/6 Morrison SEm, Otter Tail WPl. High count 5/29 Lake (20, Wolf Ridge E.L.C.) ebd.
2018Summer3048 Seen throughout state.
2018Fall3151 High count 9/18 Hennepin (30, Longfellow Gardens, conservative estimate) BAF. Late north 9/30 St. Louis JPR, ebd, 10/6 Becker BTS (median 9/27). Late south 10/16 Hennepin BAF, Olmsted LHv, 10/22 Faribault BAv (median 10/14).
2019Spring2952 Early south (median 5/1) 4/22–23 Goodhue ebd, 5/3 Hennepin ChC, and in nine additional counties on 5/4. Early north (median 5/5) 5/5–7 Todd SDi, 5/8 Morrison SEm. High counts 5/30 Chisago (14, North Branch) JSa, 5/24 Ramsey (10, Crosby Farm R.P.) IVa.
2019Summer2948 Seen statewide.
2019Fall3249 High counts 9/15 Hennepin (30, Longfellow Gardens, Minneapolis) ebd, 9/9 Beltrami (27, Bemidji) ebd, 8/19 Washington (22, Cottage Grove Ravine R. P.) KIs. Late north 9/25 St. Louis JLK, 9/27 Todd SDi, 10/6 Cook JBs (median 9/27). Late south 10/25–27 Hennepin KEi, 10/30 – 11/1 Faribault (1) BAy (median 10/14).
2020Spring3151 Early south (median 5/1) 4/30 Houston KRz, Washington ebd, 5/1 Dakota GRe, Goodhue PEJ, m.ob., Hennepin ebd, Olmsted SHk, Ramsey PAl, Steele NFT. Early north (median 5/5) 5/3 Douglas JPE, Itasca (2) ebd, 5/4–5 Crow Wing MJB, m.ob., 5/5 Cass DoH, Todd SDi. High counts 5/28 St. Louis (18, Bergen Lake) NPo, 5/26 Lake (12, Two Harbors) ebd.
2020Summer3048 Reported throughout state. First county breeding record 7/31 Meeker PKF.
2020Fall3351 High counts 9/8 Sibley (30, Henderson Hummingbird Garden, estimated count) ToL, 8/11 Rice (25, Faribault) KCo, 8/16 Goodhue (25) PEJ, 8/30 Washington (25, Cottage Grove Ravine R.P.) KIs, 9/10 Hennepin (25, Longfellow Gardens) BAF. Late north 9/21 Grant (2) CNn, Todd SDi, Otter Tail ebd, 9/27 Pine ABL (median 9/27). Late south 10/11–13 Fillmore (1) ebd, 10/13 Lyon GWe (median 10/14).
2020Winter1 Record late date 12/24 Scott ph. W.R.C. Picked up in a weakened condition in Prior Lake, fide AXH.
2021Spring3151 Early south (median 5/1) 4/27 Hennepin ebd, 4/30 Carver ebd, Fillmore ebd, Goodhue LHl, Olmsted ebd, 5/1 also in Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Rice, Wright. Early north (median 5/5) 5/2–4 Todd (Long Prairie) SDi, 5/3 Morrison SEm, Todd (Birch Lake area) RLF, REn. High counts 5/26 Goodhue (25, at reporter’s eight feeders near Red Wing) PEJ, 5/20 St. Louis (15, Park Point) StK, TRK, HTo, IDv, 5/27 Wabasha (15, reporter’s yard, Lake City) MNb.
2021Summer3049 Found throughout state. High counts 6/6 St. Louis (20, Bergen Lake) NPo, 6/19 Aitkin (18, Jacobson) ebd.
2021Fall3453 Reported throughout the state. High counts 8/4 Goodhue (30, residence near Red Wing) PEJ, 9/12 Hennepin (26, Longfellow Gardens, Minneapolis) ebd. Late north 9/26 St. Louis (Park Point) PHS, IDv, 9/28 Itasca ebd, 10/22 Clay (female, Moorhead) LSl (median 9/27). Late south 10/4 Rice ebd, Washington (2) ebd, 10/6–8 Hennepin IVa, RMS, ebd (median 10/14).
2022Spring3451 Record early south (median 5/1) 4/10 Anoka (2 at a nectar feeder) AXH, followed by 4/28 Fillmore ebd, 4/29 Anoka MAJ. Early north (median 5/4) 5/4 Douglas JPE, 5/9 Becker NaH, Carlton ebd, Cass ebd, Clay PBB, Crow Wing ebd, Otter Tail TFu, Pine KrM. High counts 5/16 Goodhue (23, home feeders near Red Wing) PEJ, 5/22 Hubbard (20, home feeders near Big Bass Lake) JKr.
 
 Breeds throughout.

Notes:

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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.