Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Flycatchers 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: Flycatchers
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
[Tropical/Couch's Kingbird]
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
[Empidonax flycatcher]
[Black Phoebe]
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher

Say's Phoebe(Sayornis saya)
YearSeasonNS
1974Spring This accidental species was seen in Blue Mounds Park from 4-13 to 5-19 by RBJ, KE, DR, JB and TS.
1974Summer Same pair seen in spring at Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co. lingered there until July; singing male seen on 6-4 and 7-14 and both birds seen on 6-10 only (KE); nesting evidence was never found; third state record.
1975Fallthis bird was seen by Marj Carr in rural Duluth on 9-24.
1979Spring 5-12 Wilkin LCF.
1979Fall One report 9-10 Big Stone NH.
1981Spring Seen 5-17 at Felton in Clay County, KE.
1982Spring 5-22 Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co. N. DeKam -only report. See Notes of Interest, THE LOON, Vol. 54, No. 3, p. 188.
1983Spring Grand Marais, Cook Co. 4/30 KMH, 51 I KE (I im) (The Loon 55:90).
1988Spring 5/9-19 Murray NO, (The Loon 60:92); 5/29 into June, Rock J.H. and m.ob. (The Loon 60: 129).
1988Summer An individual still at Blue Mounds S P Rock (6/6-11, m.ob.). (The Loon 60:129). ..,
1988Fall 9/26 Olmsted JB (The Loon 60: 180)
1990Spring 5/5 Big Stone NWR, Big Stone Co. TM (The Loon 62: 164).
1991Spring 5/1 Polk DSv (The Loon 63:198-199). 
1997Spring Only report: 4/27 Clay (Keene Twp., The Loon 69:226) CF.
1997Fall Only report: 9/9 Cook KMH (The Loon 70:121–122).
1998Spring Only report: 5/16 Clay (Bicentennial Prairie) AH, PS.
1998Fall Only report: 9/3 Dakota (Resurrection Cemetery) TT.
2001Spring Reported 5/11 Big Stone (BSNWR) †MKn.
2002Spring One individual observed 4/29 Clearwater (near Gonvick) †TD et al.
2004Spring Observed 5/8 Clay (east of Felton) †WCM, 5/19 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) †NED.
2005Spring A pair found at Felton Prairie 5/15 Clay †CMB et al. lingered through at least 7/2 (ph. JJB, †PCC, ph. JPM, ph. †PHS, †DTT, SMT).
2005Summer Two individuals from spring lingered through 7/2 Clay (gravel pit at Felton Prairie) CMB et al. (The Loon 78:56–57). One seen at east end of county road 108 on 7/27 Clay †BJU may have been a third individual.
2005Fall One was briefly seen 10/25 Aitkin (Rice Lake N.W.R.) †MMc. Latest date ever for this Casual species.
2006Fall One bird seen in two counties: 9/4 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., Auto Tour Route) ph. †BJU.
2007Fall11 Casual species reported during the fall season for the third consecutive year. New county record: 9/9 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †SMC. North report 9/25–26 St. Louis (Park Point) ph. †KRE, †JWL, ph. †PHS, LBe was a second county record.
2008Spring1 First spring report since 2005, 4/25 Cook (Artist's Point, Grand Marais.) †LGr.
2009Spring3 Two individuals provided three new county records: 5/2 Cottonwood, Jackson (on either side of Cottonwood CR 6, Jackson CR 7) ph. †KRE, HHD, 5/12–13 Anoka (Ramsey) ph. †DPG.
2010Spring11 Reported for the third consecutive spring. New county record 5/14–15 Nobles (near Worthington W.T.P.) †DOK, ph. †KRE, ph. DAC, m.ob. One north 5/8 Clay (north of Sabin, Elkton Twp.) †RHO.
2010Summer1 [1 South] Two individuals in Florida Twp., Yellow Medicine first found 6/16 ph. †RMD and subsequently documented 6/26 †WCM, 7/3 †HHD, 7/17 ph. †AXH, 7/26 ph. BJU. First state and county breeding record for Yellow Medicine (nest with four eggs) ph. AXH (The Loon 83:6–9).
2011Spring1 Pair at summer 2010 Yellow Medicine nesting location, first reported 5/28+ RLW, SWe. See summer report for documentation.
2011Summer1Observed 6/13 – 7/11+ Yellow Medicine (Florida Creek) DBM, RLW, SWe, MJB, JCC, ph. BJU, (used same nest as previous year, producing a clutch of six) AXH.
2011Fall1 Only report was of a summering individual through 8/3 Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp.) ph. BJU.
2012Spring1 First county record 4/21–22 Fillmore HHD, ph. †ANy, m.ob. Individual was present for two days at a small farm pond southeast of Preston.
2012Fall1 One individual present 10/711 St. Louis (McQuade Public Access/Safe Harbor) ph. †KRE, ph. †KRo, ph. MLH, ph. †PHS, ph. BU, ph. JLK, ph. DWK, ph. AMi, m.ob. Third county record (The Loon 85:46).
2013Spring31 Four or five individuals reported this season, well above average. Only south report 5/4 Big Stone (Big Stone N.W.R.) †PEJ, †DFN. North reports commenced 4/30 Polk (DNR office on highway 32) ph. †EH, this bird reappeared 5/7; 5/2 Otter Tail ph. JSw, JsS; one was found by an MBW group 5/12 Clay (Felton Prairie) ph. †KRE, GHo, LS, JPr, RZi; a second record for Clay (perhaps the same individual) was seen just over a mile to the SSE, 5/22 †PEB, †DWK.
2014Spring11One south report 4/28 Big Stone (Ortonville) ph. †ANy. One north 5/7–8 Polk (University of Minnesota – Crookston) ph. VLa, ph. †SAu. Also see undocumented reports.
2014Fall1 One report: 9/9 Kanabec (just south of Erickson-Lidstrom Family W.M.A.) ph. DPG.
2015Spring11 One south report 4/25 Yellow Medicine (Miller-Richter W.M.A.) JFR, SWe, ph. NFr. One north report, new county record: 5/8 Lake (Two Harbors Lake Walk) †PHS.
2016Spring1 Only documented reports 5/8 Clay (2, Felton Prairie) ph. †JuW, 5/20 Clay (Felton Prairie) CRM, m.ob.
2016Fall1 New county record: 9/6 Lyon (2, Cottonwood W.T.P.) ph. GWe.
2017Spring21 One south report (median arrival 5/3) 4/21 Lyon †GWe. Two north reports (median 5/8): 5/5 Becker (Fig Lake Farm) ph. HeH, ShG, 5/12 Clay (Felton Prairie gravel pits) TCL.
2017Summer1 Seen 6/24 – 7/16+ Clay (1 or 2, Felton Prairie) KvM, TEg, LiH, ASu, m.ob.
2017Fall11 One north, 8/4–11 Clay (Felton Prairie, continuing from the summer season) CRM, †HCT, HHD, RAE. One south 9/23 Lac qui Parle DLP.
2018Spring1 One report 5/21 Big Stone (Ortonville Ravine) ph. DLP.
2018Summer21 Reported 6/16–24 Clay (Felton Prairie) ph. KEm, JWH, m.ob., 7/5–30 Traverse (2 adults feeding 2 fledglings, C.R. 2, Browns Valley) †GSh, RAE, ph. JWd, CNn, ph. ASu, m.ob., 7/9 Big Stone (220th St., Browns Valley, sparse details) GWe. First county breeding record 7/7 Traverse CNn, ASu.
2018Fall3 New county record 10/1–2 Itasca ph. ASu, KnM, TCL, SC. One found in summer was again reported 8/10 Traverse ph. DLP. Also found 9/24 Cook (Lutsen Mountain Chalets) NWn, StK.
2019Spring21 One south 5/1–2 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R. Auto Tour) ph. DOr, DLP. All north 5/13–17 Traverse (returning to last year’s site east of Brown’s Valley) ANy, DBz, ph. PEB, HCT, BDo, ASu, 5/28, 5/31 Clay (Felton Prairie gravel pits) ph. RMD, TCL, 5/28–31 Clay (MSUM Science Center) †CMk.
2019Summer3 Continuing from spring 6/1–19 Traverse (pair nested same site as last year, near Brown’s Valley) ClB, LiH, GWe, m.ob., 6/2–17 Clay (MSUM Science Center) NaH, MO, NRa, AFo, ebd, 6/5–29 (Felton Prairie) MGi, ebd. Found flycatching in gravel pit 7/13 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) ph. KHn.
2019Fall2 All north 8/8, 8/14 Traverse (C.R. 2 east of Browns Valley) RAE, MJB, DOr, HHD, 10/16 Cook (Grand Marais RV Park and Campground) ph. †KRE, JWL.
2020Spring15 Reported from a record 6 counties. Five south reports (median 5/4) 4/14–23 Dakota (140th St. Marsh) RkS, †PRH, †LS, ph. KDS, m.ob., 4/16 Isanti (Spencer Brook Twp.) ph. JPr, 4/18 Big Stone ph. DLP, 4/19 Lyon (Lynd) †NMe, GWe, RJS, 5/15 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) ph. DRL. One north (median 5/8) 5/25–31+ Clay (Felton Prairie) ANy, SC, m.ob.
2020Summer31 All reports: 6/4–24 Clay (Felton Prairie) TCL, †CMk, †SHo, m.ob., 6/12 – 7/27 Big Stone (2 adults, Big Stone Gravel Pits, fledged young photographed 8/2 BAb) †EzH, IsH, ASu, ph. KEm, m.ob., 6/26 Polk (Mentor Prairie) ph. RMD, 7/11 Traverse (C.R. 3, Browns Valley) GWe.
2020Fall11 One north report 10/6 Lake (Castle Danger W.T.P.) ph. JWL. All south 8/2 Big Stone (2 continuing at Odessa gravel pits) RAE, ANy, BAb.
2021Spring22 Another good spring for this species with reports from four counties, all along the western border of the state. All south (median 5/3) 5/2 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. TWe, BWe, 5/8–12 Big Stone (2, gravel pits north of Odessa) RLF, REn, FFa, GWe, GRe. All north (median 5/8) 4/30 Wilkin (Rothsay W.M.A.) PLJ, 5/24 Clay (Felton Prairie) LiH, SBE, KvM.
2021Summer12 Reported 6/21 Clay (continuing from May, Felton Prairie) LHl, 6/25 – 7/31+ Big Stone (up to 5, including 3 fledglings from pair found in May at gravel pits by Odessa) ph. DLP, LiH, DWK, GWe, WCM, EzH, 7/6 Stevens (2 adults and 2 fledglings, Damen Township) ph. †KEm, JWH. In addition to Stevens, first county breeding record 7/31 Big Stone EzH.
2021Fall1 One continued from the summer season through 9/12 Big Stone (Odessa gravel pits) DLP, TWe, BAb, ebd. Three juveniles observed here 8/1 DLP.
 
 Rare migrant and summer visitant mostly west. Two breeding records (2010, 2011). Formerly Casual.

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.