The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
|
Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | 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: Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons |
|
American Bittern Least Bittern Great Blue Heron |
Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron |
Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron |
Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
| Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Spring | One adult, non-breeding plumage seen on June 8 at Swan Lake, Nicollet County, by R. Huber and W. R. Pieper. A Note of Interest will appear in a future issue. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | See Notes of Interest. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-4 and 7-15 Agassiz Refuge, Marshall Co, 1, DLO, good details. This would probably be fifth Minnesota record. (See Notes of Interest). | ||
| 1967 | Spring | what with the occurrence of the other unusual herons here, it seemed noteworthy to mention a record of this species on 5-25 from Valley City, North Dakota, seen by Leo Grim. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 5-10 Cottonwood, Lyon Co., PE, see Notes of Interest. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 2 reports, the 8th and 9th state records: 5-14 Marshall, Lyon Co. (photographed), Liz and Rex Campbell; 6-1 Lake Vadnais, RamseyCo., Alice Johnson. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | see account under Little Blue Heron. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 8-14 Pope (1 ad.) BH, see account under Little Blue Heron. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | One report of this casual species, 521 Houston Co. (Reno) W. Smith. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 2 reports: 4-17 Murray (Currant Lake) BL, R. Glassel, H. Huber, R. Rhume; 5-14 Goodhue (1) DGW. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | 2 reports Shakotan, Lincoln Co. (H. Kyllingstad); from 6-28 on, Agassiz N. W. R., Marshall Co. (SV). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Only report: one bird seen until 9-9 Marshall SV. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 1 report: 5~12 Big Stone Co. Big Stone NWR (1) Bradley D. Ehlers, see Loon 49:185. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | First confirmed nesting for the state at Big Stone N.W.R. (10 nests found, B. Ehlers; 6 pr. with 7 young on 7-19 and 7-24, CMB); also seen twice in July near Pelican L., Grant Co. (GO, S. Millard). | ||
| 1977 | Fall | 8-10 Big Stone (CMB). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-22, 23 Otter Tail (1) GO, L. Woolson; 5-29 Lac qui Parle (2) CMB. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Lac qui Parle (12 nests, Big Stone NWR, CMB); also seen in the same county at Salt Lake. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Summer resident Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge; reported 8-2 Lac qui Parle CMB, 8-12 Lac qui Parle (3) CMB, KE, 8-26 Big Stone (15) DB, OJ, 9-2 Lac qui Parle (11) CMB, 9-9 Lac qui Parle (14) RJ, 10-12 Lac qui Parle (2) CMB. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | 5-9 Lac qui Parle (2), 5-29 Nicollet JCF. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Seen in Nicollet (5-28 to 6-5), Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR, up to 6), Grant (7-15, Ashby). | ||
| 1979 | Fall | 8-14 Jackson RJ and 9-25 Lac qui Parle CMB; only reports | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Single bird seen at Big Stone NWR Lac qui Parle Co., June and July. ' | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 4-10 Anoka (Carlos Avery) KL. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Seen at Big Stone NWR, Lac qui Parle Co. (6-8, one; 7-21, two; C&MB). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 9-17 Lac qui Parle CMB; only report. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 4-24 Lac qui Parle HK, 4-25 Big Stone BL. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Single birds on 6/25 Kuester Slough, Nicollet Co. (JCF), 7/31, Crow Hassan Park, Hennepin Co. (RBJ). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/1 Hennepin AB, 8/3 Hennepin RA, 8/22 Traverse (2) SDM. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | 4/26 Cottonwood WH, 5/18 Marshall ANWR. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 5/18 LeSueur JEB, 5/21 through 25 Marshall ANWR. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | 6/3 Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (3 -JM); 6/24 Long L., Kandiyohi Co. (2 -SC); 6/1-2 Carlos Avery WMA, Anoka Co. (KL). | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/13 Grant (Pelican Lake) KL. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | 4/21 Otter Tail SDM, 4/22 St. Louis KE (first county record, The Loon 57: 141-142), 5/3 Marshall ANWR, 5/7 Lyon HK, 5/9 Olmsted JEB. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Single birds at Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (6/29, 7/2, JM) and Stacy, Chisago Co. (6/2-3 m.ob.). | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Reported 81l4 Sibley DB, OJ, 9/22-25 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | 5/10 Marshall ANWR; only report, later nested. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Nested at Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (JM, The Loon 58 :134; second county in state with nesting record). | ||
| 1987 | Spring | 5/13 Marshall ANWR; only report. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Seen at Agassiz NWR (JM et a!.), Grant, Washington (6/17 and 23, DSo). | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Reported 8/4-16 Grant AB, BSE,RG, 8/8 Brown RG,RJ,AP, 8/14 Murray RJ,AP, 8/24 Big Stone EL, 8/25 Lyon HK. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 4/17 Lincoln AB, IT, 5/6 Hennepin SC, 5/8 Lyon HK, 5/10 Wright SC, ES. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Seen at Black Dog L., Dakota Co. (7 /1314, AB, TT); Eden Prairie, Hennepin Co. (6/8, SC, ES); four birds at Pelican L., Grant Co. (7/23, KE). | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Only reports: 4/22 Ramsey DC, 5/9 HoustonAP (The Loon61 :91) and Mower RRK. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | All reports 4/28 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/7 Rock PG, 5/11 Yellow Medicine RJ. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported 8/7 Marshall PS, 8/18 Carver RG. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported 4/27 Big Stone PB, KR, 4/28 Swift EL, 5/4 Traverse FKS, 5/8 Kandiyohi JR. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | After two-year summer absence, single birds seen 6/29 Rock RJ, 7/2 Kandiyohi SE, 7/9 Grant PS. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported 8/1 Lyon HK, 8/14 Traverse DB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Reported 4/25–26 Lac qui Parle EL, KR, 5/6 Rice GS, 5/15 Marshall KSS, 5/23 Houston mob. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Only report: one bird on 7/12 in Pelican L. area, Grant Co. PB. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported 8/28 Sherburne RG, 9/9 Lac qui Parle FE. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported 4/24 Lac qui Parle mob, 4/24 Yellow Medicine JH. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Two reports: one bird discovered on 6/23 and present for about two weeks near Willmar, Kandiyohi Co. SE; three birds observed on 7/30 near Bellingham, Lac qui Parle Co. FE. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported 8/21 Cottonwood fide ED. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 5/1 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/12 Carver DBM. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported 10/23 (latest date on record) Winona JW. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Only report 5/6 Big Stone KB. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Two birds discovered at Pigs Eye L. in Ramsey Co. on 7/9 (TT, mob.) and remaining into September; same birds (presumably) seen on 7/11 at nearby location in Washington Co. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Two found in the summer at Pigs Eye Lake, Ramsey Co. TT, stayed through 9/4 BL. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | All reports: 4/25 Renville RJ, 4/27 Lac qui Parle (4) mob, 5/4–15 Kandiyohi RE, RJF, PP, 5/11 Big Stone N.W.R., Lac qui Parle County (2) PJ, DN, and 5/12 Washington DS. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | All reports: 6/9 Roseau AE, 7/28 Big Stone LE, 7/13–? Ramsey fide CS. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Only report: 9/10 Red Rock Lake, Ramsey Co. (1) BL. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Only report: 5/1 Hennepin DBM. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Only record: 7/3 Kandiyohi RJF. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 4/19 Jackson (Heron Lake) KE, DBM, 4/24 Lac qui Parle (Co. Rd. 5/24) ChM, 4/24 Big Stone (Lyseng Lake) KR, 5/10 Lac qui Parle WM, 5/18 Kittson (Lake Bronson) AH, PS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Only report: 6/10 Marshall (Agassiz NWR) BK, BBe. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | All reports: 5/2–9 Kandiyohi (3–4) RJF, 5/2 Anoka (Carlos Avery WMA) KL, AH, 5/7–30 Ramsey (max. 3, Pigs Eye L.) PA, TN et al., 5/8 Waseca (near Janesville) RG, 5/15 Dakota (190th/Biscayne Ave.) TT. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Two reports: 6/8 Dakota (Schmitt L.) AH, 6/14 Hennepin (E. Minneapolis) AH. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | All reports: 9/23 Stevens (near Morris) fide AH, 10/1–3 (third latest south) Lac qui Parle WM. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Unprecedented influx (12 records) beginning 4/22 Ramsey †TN. Others documented 5/8–20 St. Louis (max. 4 at 40th Avenue West in Duluth) KE, †PS, †TW, 5/17+ Otter Tail (max. 4 at L. Alice) †SDM. First county records 5/12 Stearns (Roscoe WMA) HD, 5/14 Scott (New Market Twp.) CMa et al. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Holdover from spring (The Loon 72:206) reported 6/14, 6/21 Otter Tail SDM et al.; one seen 6/7–13 Dakota (Farquhar L.) †RJS et al. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | All reports: 9/24 Jackson (Heron L.) RHy, 10/1 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) WCM, 10/3 Lyon (Amiret Twp.) RJS. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Total of six birds in five counties: 5/5 Hennepin (Maple Grove) †SLC, 5/8 Kandiyohi RAE, 5/11 Otter Tail SPM, 5/12 Yellow Medicine (2) RJS, 5/25 Stearns (near St. Joseph) †MAJ, †DCT. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Single report: 6/13 Meeker (L. Koronis) DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Immature seen 8/7–8 Houston (near Reno) FZL, RZ et al. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Eight records involving at least 13 birds. Most reports since the Spring 1999 influx (The Loon 73:3–7). All south reports: 4/13 Le Sueur (near St. Peter) DPS, 5/4 Lac qui Parle (3 in Cerro Gordo Twp.) BRL, 5/7 Yellow Medicine (Spielmann L.) PME, 5/9 Kandiyohi (Swan L.) RPR, 5/15 Murray (Slayton) DFJ, 5/15 Rice (Dennison) TFB. All north reports: 4/23+ Otter Tail (max. 4 at L. Alice) SPM, DKM, m.ob., 5/15 Douglas (L. Christina) DDM. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Only report: 6/11 Kandiyohi (6 miles north of Pennock) fide AXH. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | All reports: 8/24 Douglas (3 in Evansville Twp.) †JPE, 10/8 Otter Tail (Rush Lake W.P.A., record-late north date) EJE. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | All reports: 4/19 Swift (near Benson) †MAD, 5/10 Meeker (Greenleaf Twp.) DMF. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Two reports in adjacent counties: 6/11–12 Pope (2) RPR, BWF and 7/21–26 Douglas (adult) DDM, BJM et al. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | All reports: 8/30 Douglas (adult) PLJ, 8/30 Big Stone (immature in Odessa Twp.) PCC, 9/27 Big Stone (immature in Otrey Twp., possibly same bird) PCC, 10/5–11 Otter Tail (latest north date, Rush L.) KRE, CRM et al. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Sixteen records of 36 birds in 10 counties, the most ever, and far exceeding the Spring 1999 influx of 24–28 individuals (The Loon 73:3–7). Early south 4/19 Steele (Spindler's Pond) ph. RLE, 4/20 Big Stone (3 at Thielke L.) BJU; six additional birds seen at three locations in Big Stone. Also reported in Hennepin, two locations in Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi (2), Meeker, and Rice. All north reports: 14 birds at three locations in Otter Tail, including 8 at Mavis W.P.A. on 5/14 (EJE); also reported in Douglas (max. 4) and two locations in Grant. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | More reports than usual, following record-high numbers in spring (The Loon 76:193). All reports: 6/2–3 Douglas/Grant (2 at Bah Lakes W.M.A.) BWF, CBr et al., 6/3 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 6/24 Big Stone (Odessa Twp.) BJU, 6/25 Chippewa (Lac qui Parle L.) BJU, 7/9 Lincoln (East Twin L.) and Yellow Medicine (Bohemian W.M.A.) BJU, 7/19 Lac qui Parle (Hantho Twp.) BJU, 7/25 Swift (3 at Shible L., 1 at Holloway W.T.P.) BJU, 7/28 Otter Tail (near Spitzer L.) †JMP. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | All reports: 8/14 Grant (two in Pelican Lake Twp.) KRE, 8/27 Traverse (Bois de Sioux R.) fide AXH, 8/28 Lac qui Parle (Manfred Twp.) BRL, 8/31 Murray (Lake Sarah Twp.) RJS, 9/1 Lyon (Sham L.) SMo, 9/21 Lyon (Island L.) RJS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Statewide total of 10 birds (36 last spring). Early south 5/6 Winona (Mud L.) JJS, 5/14 Murray (L. Wilson) NED. Singles also reported in Big Stone (Otrey Twp.), Kandiyohi (Nest L.), Meeker (L. Hanson), Brown (New Ulm), Steele (Rice Lake S.P.), Wright (Howard L.), and Olmsted (near Rochester). Only north report: 4/24 Otter Tail (1) SPM. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Seen 6/5 Grant (2) BJM, DDM, 6/8 Lyon RJS, 6/18 Lac qui Parle BJU. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | All reports: 8/28 Wilkin (flyby at Breckenridge W.T.P.) BJU, 10/10 Houston (Wildcat Creek) ph. FZL. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Statewide total of 26 individuals (10 last spring). Early south 4/9 (record early) Big Stone (Otrey Twp.) PCC, 4/13 Olmsted (Rochester) CCB. Also seen in Big Stone (4 at Kleges W.M.A., 5/7 DWK), Carver (2 in Laketown Twp.), Dakota (singles at 180th St., L. Byllesby, and Cliff Rd.), Kandiyohi (3 at Swan L.), Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R. and one at Madison W.M.A.), Lincoln/Yellow Medicine (CR 15), McLeod (Clear L.) Meeker (Schoolhouse L.), Nicollet (Swan L.), Rice (near Cedar L.), Rock (Hills lagoons), Scott (Shakopee), Steele (near Rice L.), and Swift (L. Hassel). No north reports. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Unusual location 6/1–3 St. Louis (40th Ave. West, Duluth) LWM, SLF. Also reported 6/6 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/12 Carver WRa, 6/16 Le Sueur BJU, 7/15 Douglas JPE. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | All reports: 8/9 Swift (Marsh L.) ph. BJU, 8/30 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) BJU, 9/1 Stearns (2 near Paynesville) RAE, 9/3 Big Stone (imm. at Big Stone N.W.R.) DWK, 9/4–17 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, MM, 9/21–10/1 Big Stone (3 near Ortonville) ph. BJU, PHS, PCC, 10/4 Anoka DPG. [Corrected] | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 2 | 5 | All south reports: 3/25–26 (record early) Dakota (L. Byllesby) †CMB, m.ob., 4/20, 5/20 Lac qui Parle (near Louisburg) BJU, 4/29 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R. at Hwy 75 dam) WCM, 4/29 Big Stone (2, Horseshoe L.) PCC, HJF, 4/29–30 Dakota (L. Byllesby) JLO, m.ob., 5/5 Meeker (Stella L.) DMF, 5/25–29 Carver (Chaska L.) ph. RMD, m.ob., 5/31 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. All north reports: 5/6 Traverse (Arthur Twp.) DFN, PEJ, 5/27 St. Louis (40th Ave. W.) MSS, JLR. |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | 3 | New county record 6/1 Clay ABi. Also 6/20–22 Carver (Chaska Lake, possibly the same bird as reported in late May) RMD, JLO, DWK; 7/7, 7/15 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, BJU; 7/30 Big Stone (Otrey Lake) BJU. |
| 2007 | Fall | 3 | All reports: 8/17–20 Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) BJU, 8/27 Benton and Stearns (Mississippi R. in Sartell) HHD, 9/16 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, 10/11 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | 7 | All south reports: 4/23 Big Stone (Peterson Lake) SVa, 4/24 Stevens (Scott Twp.) DBM, 4/27 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BBB, m.ob., 5/8 Lac qui Parle (Hantho Twp.) BJU, 5/9 Brown (New Ulm) BRB, 5/10 Meeker (Pidgeon Lake) DMF, 5/15 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. Only north report: 5/28 Hubbard (channel off Fish Hook L.) MAW. |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | Only report: 6/8 Douglas BWF. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | Only report: 8/26–10/3 Lac qui Parle/Big Stone (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, †PHS, m.ob. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | 4 | All reports: 4/21 Pope (2, Gilchrist Twp.) DPG, 4/25 Lyon (Coon Creek W.M.A.) ph. RJS, 4/26 Lac qui Parle (Caerulean W.M.A.) fide BJU, 5/10 Grant (3, Pelican Lake) BWF, 5/13 Lac qui Parle (Marsh Lake) BJU, ASc, 5/21 Olmsted (South Landfill Reservoir) JWH. |
| 2009 | Summer | 1 | All reports: 6/11–7/31 Hennepin (max. 2 at Purgatory Creek Wetlands, Eden Prairie) ph. †DWK, †PEB, m.ob. High count 7/21 Grant (8 adults, Pelican Lake) RPR. [Corrected] | |
| 2009 | Fall | 1 | 1 | Only north report 9/7 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) †KRE, m.ob. South reports all from Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie, Hennepin, where one or more had been present since June: 8/1–21 †DWK, SLC, m.ob., 9/9 WCM. |
| 2010 | Spring | 4 | All reports: 5/7 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek) WCM, Lac qui Parle (Marsh Lake) BJU, 5/13 Rice TFB, 5/15 Lac qui Parle (Florida Creek W.M.A.) BJU, Watonwan ph. †ChH. | |
| 2010 | Summer | 3 | Reported 6/10 Big Stone BJU, 6/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/16 Hennepin JMo. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 1 | Only report: 9/4 Big Stone (Otrey Twp.) BJU. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 2 | 7 | All south reports: 4/24 Jackson (near Little Spirit Lake) †DPG, 4/30–5/1 Lac qui Parle (3, Salt Lake) ph. ANy, m.ob., 5/6 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) BJU, 5/15 Faribault WAF, 5/16 Blue Earth (Minnesota Lake) ph. RMD, AnK, ph. †ChH, m.ob., Murray (Buffalo Lake) WCM, Ramsey LMS. All north reports: 4/17 Grant (2 near Thorstad Lake) †DFN, PEJ, 4/26 Grant (Pelican Lake) RAE, 5/8 Otter Tail (Tumuli Twp.) CAM. |
| 2011 | Summer | 2 | Observed 6/11 Kandiyohi (Keller Ranch W.M.A.) †MJB, 6/12 Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle W.M.A. near Plover Prairie) ph. BJU. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 2 | 3 | All north reports 8/20–24 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. BJU, RBW, 10/22 Douglas (latest north date, no details) JPE. All south reports 9/19 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU, 10/9 Le Sueur (Waterville Fish Hatchery) RBW, 10/17 Chippewa (near Watson) †DAB, JWH, JEB. |
| 2012 | Spring | 3 | All reports: All south 4/15 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) DBM, 5/3 Lac qui Parle (Mehurin Twp.) BJU, 5/9 Swift CWG, 5/20 Hennepin (Veterans Memorial Park) JEg, TPB, †CMB, †BAF, †MDu, ph. LMS, m.ob. | |
| 2012 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Observed 6/7 Stearns (Paynesville W.T.P.) RPR, SBM, 6/10, 7/21 Grant SBM, DWK. |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | All reports: 8/11–26 Grant (Mud Lake and Ash Lake) where as many as 4 individuals were present on 8/19 PCC and 8/24 KRE, m.ob., 9/1 Becker (north of Frazee) BDS. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | 4 | All south 4/26–27 Houston (2, Root River) †MPn, †DSt, †MyH, m.ob., 5/7 Blue Earth (Lake Ida) ph. fide ChH, 5/10 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) †CRM, 5/15 Houston ANy, DBz, MGo, JWH, 5/22 Big Stone (2, Long Lake) DLP. All north 5/3–5 Marshall (Agassiz Valley Watershed Impoundment) WHB, ph. †SAu, PEB, DAC, RBJ. |
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | Seen 6/4 Big Stone (5) DLP. | |
| 2013 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Spring | 3 | 9 | All south reports 4/19 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) †MPi, Lac qui Parle (2) LGl, (4, Salt Lake) PEJ, m.ob., 4/20 Stevens (Clear Lake) DLP, 4/25 Wright (Albion Twp.) †PLJ, 4/26 Lac qui Parle (Bailey Slough) †DWK, †SBM, Yellow Medicine SGa, 5/4 Fillmore †JWH, ph. CWG, 5/8 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir) JWH, JJS, m.ob., 5/14 Cottonwood (near Westbrook) †DHr, 5/18 Wabasha (C.R. 24 and C.R. 30) JMs, DBz, †DWK, RBW, †JmP. All north reports 5/26 Marshall/Polk (Agassiz Valley Watershed Impoundment) KRE, m.ob., 5/29 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) RAE. |
| 2014 | Summer | 1 | 2 | Observed 6/6 Pope (C.R.15 and S.R. 55) ALD, CRM, 6/8 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) DWK, ph. SBM, 6/18 Swift (C.R. 22 east of Clontarf) RMD, HHD, RAE. |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | 3 | All reports: 8/6 Washington (in flight near Downs Lake) JLO, 9/2 Hennepin (Long Meadow Lake) JHh, 9/7–9 Mille Lacs (Hwy 169 & C.R. 13) JCC, †HCT, ph. PKa, m.ob., 9/7 Yellow Medicine (Spellman Lake) GWe. |
| 2015 | Spring | 2 | Two south reports: 5/19 Hennepin (1, Long Meadow Lake) PEJ, 5/30 Rice TFB. | |
| 2015 | Summer | 1 | Only report: 6/2 Marshall (Agassiz Valley Impoundment) JPr, GHo, KDS, ph. SAu. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 2 | 1 | All reports: 8/11–22 Swift (Appleton Twp.) GHO, KDS, m.ob., 8/21–30 Grant (max. 2, North Ottawa Impoundment) KRE, m.ob., 8/21 Traverse (1, flew across road from Grant County) RZi. |
| 2016 | Spring | 7 | All south 4/23 Big Stone (six miles south of Thielke Lake) DLP, 4/24 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) KvM, DGu, 4/25 Renville (Bird Island W.T.P.) SBE, LiH, 4/29 Lyon (375th St. marsh near Runholt's Slough) ph. GWe, 5/1 Freeborn (Bear Lake) PEJ, 5/13 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) ph. †DAB, 5/16 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) ph. JBu, 5/20 Olmsted (South Landfill Reservoir) RLE, m.ob. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 2 | Observed 6/7 Lac qui Parle (3, Madison W.M.A.) DPG, 7/27 Yellow Medicine (2, Oshkosh) GWe. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | 4 | All north 9/5–6 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) †DWK, †HCT, †SAu, †SBM, m.ob. All south 8/6 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) ph. JPR, 8/13–15 Sibley (Gaylord W.T.P.) WCM, ph. †DWK, ph. †JWd, †HCT, †BAb, m.ob., 8/24 Lyon (Island Lake) GWe, 9/13 Pipestone (Osborne Twp.) ph. †KEm, 9/20 Lyon (3, Island Lake) GWe, 10/3 Lyon (Island Lake, presumably one of the 9/20 birds) GWe. |
| 2017 | Spring | 1 | 11 | All south 4/15 Anoka (Lino Lakes) †JCr, Le Sueur (Eggert Lake) BHe, m.ob., 4/26 Hennepin KyR, 4/28–29 Scott (C.R. 12 and C.R. 17) ph. BAb, m.ob., 4/29 Lincoln (Twin Lakes) DWK, SBM, 5/3 Martin (Fairmont) ph. RMD, 5/11 Dakota GLa, 5/12 Swift (Henry X W.M.A.) ph. KeM, 5/14 Stevens (slough east of US 59 along C.R. 4) ph. DWK, HCT, PEB, SBM, 5/21 Scott (Haas Lake) BHe, 5/24 Blue Earth (C.R. 14 north of Minnesota Lake) ph. JFz, TPu, 5/26 Washington (Forest Lake) ph. BRL, m.ob. All north 4/15–17 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †DWK, KRE, m.ob., 4/20 Grant (4, season high count, Doughty Lake ) CRM. |
| 2017 | Summer | 1 | 2 | Found in Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle (3 in 2 locations). |
| 2017 | Fall | 3 | All south 8/24–26 Big Stone (2, Marsh Lake, near Correll Public Access) DLP, 9/27 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 9/28 Brown (Somsen W.M.A.) STa, BTS, MiO. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 2 | 10 | All south 4/28–29 Lac qui Parle (Louisburg) BrT, m.ob., 5/1 Big Stone (3, Otrey Twp.) DLP, Hennepin (2, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) DGu, Watonwan, (Fieldon Twp.) ph. BTS, 5/3–23 Big Stone (south of Ortonville; max. 14, season high count, on 5/9–10 FGo, DLP) CRM, m.ob., 5/8 Meeker (2, Grove City) JWd, m.ob., Redwood (2, Westline W.M.A.) WCM, 5/10–11 Lac qui Parle (Dawson) PRH, m.ob., 5/19 Nicollet (C.R. 21) RBW, m.ob., 5/25 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 5/26 Big Stone (Hillman North W.P.A.) ASu, DLP, 5/28 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) PCC, m.ob., 5/30 Pope (Blue Mounds W.P.A.) ASu. All north 4/22 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl, m.ob., 4/25 Otter Tail (2) LYg, 5/25 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) MO. |
| 2018 | Summer | 1 | 4 | Seen 6/4, 7/31 Stevens ASu, 6/9, 7/3–9 Big Stone ASu, GWe, 6/19 Lyon NMe, GWe, 7/3 Lac qui Parle GWe, 7/16 Grant ASu. First county breeding record 9/9 Grant AXH. |
| 2018 | Fall | 2 | 4 |  All north 8/16–9/28 Grant (max. 13 on 8/20, season high count, North Ottawa Impoundment) DBi, m.ob., 8/18 Otter Tail ph. LYg (median 9/6). All south 8/3–4, 9/15 Lincoln (Twin Lake) GWe, m.ob., 8/14–15, 28 Lyon (max. 3, Balaton) GWe, m.ob., 8/16 Lyon (Green Valley W.M.A.) GWe, 8/25 Nobles (Leota Twp.) AaL, 9/18 Lac qui Parle (near Milan) RAE. |
| 2019 | Spring | 4 | All south 4/21–22 Sherburne (Mitchell Lake) PLJ, m.ob., 4/22 Olmsted (2, East Landfill Reservoir) LAV, m.ob., 5/1–2 Faribault (Minnesota Lake) WAF, m.ob., 5/14 Scott (Jeffer†™s Park, Prior Lake) BHe. | |
| 2019 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Â Found 6/15 Big Stone KRE, ph. CRM, m.ob., 6/24 – 7/3 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) AxB, REn, RAE, m.ob. |
| 2019 | Fall | 2 | All reports: 8/17 Lac qui Parle (Marsh Lake) GWe, 10/14 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) WAF, m.ob. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All south 4/18 Big Stone (Artichoke Lake) DOr, m.ob., 5/20 Redwood (near Milroy) ANy. Only north report: 4/28 Clay (Maria Lake) †PBB, ph. †TCL. |
| 2020 | Summer | 1 | 4 | All reports: 6/3 Steele (Armstrong Restoration Wetland) LHl, 6/12 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. ELC, ph. MSS, DnS, 6/20–21 Scott (Shakopee) RBW, m.ob., 7/1 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) ASu, 7/26 Stevens (Spooner Slough) LiH. |
| 2020 | Fall | 7 | All reports: 8/3 Ramsey (Grass Lake) EzH, 8/11 Lyon (Island Lake) RJS, NMe, 8/12 Lincoln (Hendricks) GWe, 8/28 Lyon (Camden Regional Bike Trail, Marshall) GWe, 9/4–5 Lac qui Parle (Marsh Lake) WCM, m.ob., 9/4–6 Swift (Marsh Lake, same bird reported from Lac qui Parle) WCM, m.ob., 9/29 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) ebd, 10/12 Blue Earth (Armstrong Lake) DBz. | |
| 2021 | Spring | 4 | 7 | All south 4/25–26 Renville (Preston Lake) ANy, DBz, m.ob., 4/26 Watonwan (2, 320th St. Marsh) JCC, m.ob., 5/2–8 Yellow Medicine (2, Tyson Lake) BAb, m.ob., 5/5–7 Faribault WAF, ph. †PEJ, 5/8–11 Rice (max. 2, 255th St. W, Morristown) TFB, m.ob., 5/15 Sibley (High Island Lake) DWK, 5/22 Olmsted (Eastside W.M.A.) JPr, m.ob., 5/23 Watonwan (Case Lake W.M.A.) ChH, m.ob. All north 5/12 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) HTo, m.ob., 5/13 Otter Tail (Lake Blanche) TFu, 5/14 St. Louis (W.S.H.C.) FJN, 5/19 Cass (Hackensack W.T.P.) DoH, m.ob., 5/20 Pennington (Thief River Falls W.T.P.) SC, JMJ, JCJ. |
| 2021 | Summer | 2 | 3 | Found in Clay, Grant, McLeod, Swift, Watonwan (2). All were the first half of June; the Watonwan record may have been continuing from spring. |
| 2021 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2022 | Spring | 2 | 10 | All south 4/23 Hennepin (2, Crow-Hassan P.R.) ebd, 4/26 Faribault PEJ, 5/7 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) EzH, IsH, 5/8 Hennepin (Powderhorn Park) ebd, 5/12 Stevens (C.R. 9 and 260th St.) DLP, 5/13 Pope (2, Lake Johanna) AaL, 5/14 Kandiyohi (Whitefield W.M.A.) JWd, 5/17 Big Stone (Ortonville Twp.) DLP, 5/19 Carver (2, Tacoma Ave.) BDo, m.ob., 5/21 Faribault (Catholic Bridge Rd.) WAF, BAy, 5/22 Jackson (Spirit Lake) SJD, m.ob. All north 4/23 Becker (Hamden Slough N.W.R.) BKa, ebd, 5/14–17 Traverse (max. 3, Folsom Twp.) PEJ, m.ob. |
| Rare migrant mostly south and west. Rare breeder. | ||||
| Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird. | |
| 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. |