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 |
| Stilt Sandpiper(Calidris himantopus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Spring | May 23, Duluth, Jan Green; May 25, Morris, Stevens County, 20 seen, R. Grant. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | earliest, July 4, Stevens Co., R. Grant and July 10, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; latest, Sept. 21, Sibley Co., Avifaunal Club and Oct. 10, Stevens Co., R. Grant. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-7 Winona Co, BT; 5-10 Salt Lake, RG. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 6-10, 7-1, 7-8, Stevens Co, RAG; 7-28, Brown Co DB· 8-5 Frontenac, Goodhue Co, CMJ; '8-22: Duluth, JPP. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 10-7 to 10-10 Stevens Co, 10, RAG. Se·mipalmated Sandpiper: 9-1 to 9-18 Stevens Co, RAG; 9-5 Ramsey Co, ACR; 10-15 Moorhead, 1, EGA. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | 5-29 Superior, PBH; no other reports! Truly scarce this spring. Semipal·mated Sandpiper: earliest 5-7 Moorhead, LWJ; latest 6-1 Duluth, WRP, DP, RLH. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | latest 9-11 Washington Co, ACR; 9-22 St. Paul and Washington Co, BL. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 5-13 Dakota and Washington Co's, BL; 5-19 Jackson Co, NMH; 5-24 Swift Co, DB, EHH; 5-28 Lac qui Parle, EMB. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-6 Lac qui Parle Co, 3, RG; 7-14 Cottonwood Co, RBJ; 7-28 Traverse Co, 1, EHH. SE•mipalmated Sandpiper: 7-14 Lac qui Parle Co, RBJ. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 9-4 Lyon Co., PE; 9-10 Lac qui Parle Co., BL, DB, RLH; 10-1 Brown Co., RBJ. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 4-8 Big Stone Co., JAH; 5-9 Carver Co., FN/MAS, RDT; 5-16 Wilkin Co., fide EGA; 5-20 Carver Co., MHM; 5-27 Wilkin Co., JAH and Duluth, ME. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | earliest 7-29 Duluth, BL; 8-12 Lyon Co., PE; latest 9-17 FargoMoorhead, EGA; 9-18 Lyon Co., PE. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 5-8 Carver Co., RTH; 5-18 Carver Co., RBJ; 5-25 Morrison Co., LSR; 5-28 Big Stone Co., JAH; only reports. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 7-23 Clay Co, fide EGA; 7-28 Carver Co, DB; 8-25 Wright Co, GES. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-25 Wright ETS; 8-29 and 9-3 Watonwan 1 and 3 DMF. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | (only reports) 5-15 (4) Lincoln Co., BL; 5-16 (4) Winona Co., BT. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 7-19 Clay Co. DB; 8-8 Clay Co. EA. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 8-1 Sibley DB; 9-2, 9- 11 Mille Lacs 5, 2 MI. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 6 reports KE, PE; 5-8 and 16 Lyon KE, PE; 5-9 {12) and 5-10 {10) Lyon HK, PE; 5-24 Lac qui Parle {4) DB. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 7-26 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | early 7·26 Mille Lacs Ml; 8·13 Hennepin RG; late south 9·6 Lyon PE; 9·7 Nicollet (10) RG; late north 9-25 Clay LW. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | onlv 5 reports many observers; 5-15 Jackson, many observers; 5-18 Lyon (100) HK; 5-30 Lyon PE; 6-6 Lyon HK. Semio~lmated Sandpiper: early south 4-18 Lac qui Parle KJG; 4-20 Lyon HK; 5-1 Lyon PE and Lac qui Parle BH and Sibley BL, ES; early north !i-R Polk KF.. RR: 5-14 Ottertail RR; late 5-30 Lyon PE; 6-7 Duluth MMC; peak 5-22 Lyon (200) BDC. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-13 Clay RBJ. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | early 7-9 Duluth; 7-10 Hennenin, Lyon and Yellow Medicine; late south 9-13 Hennepin; 9-26 Lyon; late north 10-10 Grant KE; 10-17 Ottertail KE, PE (may be latest date on record); pe~k 8-22 Lyon (1000) LP. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 7-16 Lac qui Parle, 7-26 Duluth. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-15 Ottertail; 7-11 Clay; 7-28 Hennepin. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | 12 reports, six from Duluth. Early 8-3 Hennepin (OLJ); 8-8 Lyon (4) (CLH). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 10 reports all from the south: 5-4 to 5-18 Lyon many observers; 5-12 Cottonwood LR. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | 6-1 Clay (KZ). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Early 7-4 Duluth JG; 7-7 Hennepin OJ; 7-11 Lincoln KE; late north 9-3 Mille Lacs Ml; 9-15 Clay KBZ; no late south dates. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 8 reports all from south: 5-3 Sibley ETS; 5-11 to 5-19 Lyon KG, ETS, HCK; 5-17 Lac qui Parle OLJ, PAZ; 5-15 Wabasha RAG. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-20 Hennepin OJ; 8-9 Ottertail OJ; late north 9-21 Duluth KE, JG; 11-4 Mille Lacs BDC; late south 9-13 Martin RJ; 9-28 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 4-25 Lac qui Parle ETS; 9 reports from Lyon Co. from 5-4 to 5-25; peak 5-12, 5-14 Lyon (200) HK; no reports north. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Early north 7-4 Marshall SV; early south 7-6 Lac qui Parle, 7-12 Cottonwood; late north 9-30 Duluth; late south 9-26 Lyon, 9-28 Anoka. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 4-24 Lyon KE, SM; 5-7 Lyon GSP; early north 5-21 Otter Tail GEW; late 5-30 Clay RJ. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Late migrant 6-8 Clay. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Early north 7-2 Grant (RJ), 7-9 Marshall (DGW), 7-10 Clay (DGW), 7-13 Duluth (GN); early south Lyon (DGW); late north 10-12 Clay (KE). Buff-brea·sted Sandpiper Early Duluth 7-29 (RJ), late Duluth 9-25 (LJF), only other reports away from Duluth 8-16 to 8-31 Anoka (1) (KL), 8-16 Traverse (RJ). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early north 5-11 Otter Tail GO. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Late migrant North 6-2. Early migrants North 7-22, 7-23; South 7-9, 7-15. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Late south 10-7 Renville RJ. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-18 Lyon HK, 5-12 Renville RJ; early north 5-7 Otter Tail GMO, 5-19 Clay KE, JM. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Late migrant 6-7 Lyon. Early migrants South: 7-14 Meeker, Stevens; North: 7-24 Otter Tail. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Early north 8-2 Otter Tail GMO, 8-12 Clay LCF; early south 8-5 Olmsted JF, 8-8 Dakota JD; late north 9-15 Beltrami JM, 9-16 St. Louis DGW; late south 9-22 Lyon RJ, Renville BL. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 5-10 Murray JH, 5-14 Cottonwood RG, 5-15 Stearns KP fide NH; early north 5-12 Marshall ANWR, 5-13 Otter Tail GMO. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Early migrants South (only): 7-12, 7-15, 7-18. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Early north 8-9 St. Louis KE, Wilkin GW, 8-16 Aitkin JB; early south 8-8 Nicollet JCF, 8-16 Rice DB; late north 9-3 St. Louis KE, 9-9 Cook KMH; late south 9-2 Stearns NH, 9-6 RJ. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Only reports: 5-3 Marshall KE, 5-5 Pennington KSS, 5-20 RJ, 5-9 Pipestone RJ, 5-15 Stearns NMH, 5-20 Anoka KL, 5-23 Norman SM, Cottonwood 5-24 JEB, 5-27 LAF. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Early migrants South: 7-25 (two locations), 7-31. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Early north 8-8 Pennington KSS, 8-10 Cook KMH; early south 8-2 Lac qui Parle KE, 8-9 Ramsey KL, 8-10 Chisago KL; late north 8-19 Cook KMH, 8-29 Wilkin OJ; late south 9-9 Blue Earth JCF, 9-22 Nicollet RJ. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 5-7 Nicollet JCF, 5-16 Rice KJ, 5-20 Carlton RJ, DB, 5-24 Marshall ANWR, 5-30 Red Lake RJ -all reports. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Late migrant North: 6/12 Lake (RBJ). Early migrants North: 7/7, 7/18, 7/20; South: 7/24. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Early north 8/ I Aitkin WN, 8/3 St. Louis KE, 8/13 LE; early south 8/4 Lyon HK, 8/11 Waseca JCF, 8/15 Hennepin SC; late north Pennington 9/6 KSS, 9/11 JP, 9/19 St. Louis TBB; late south 9-11 Renville RJ, 9/20 Steams NH. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 5/6 Nicollet KL, 5/14 Watonwan RJ, Lac qui Parle BL; late south 5/23 Nicollet JCF, 5/24 Hennepin OJ. Only north reports 5/16 Polk MH, 5/22 Clay TT. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Early migrants North: 7/1, 7/13, 7/10; South 7/23, 7/30. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Early north 8/7 Roseau KE, 8/8 Cook KMH; early south 8/11 Waseca JCF, Stearns NH, 8/19 McLeod DB, Big Stone OJ; late north 9/6 Polk AB, 9/7 Wilkin DB, 9/15 Hubbard WL; late south 10/7 Dakota SC, 10/15 Cottonwood RG, RJ, 10/16 Dakota MW. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 5/15 Cottonwood WH, 5/18 Marshall ANWR, 5/19 Pope RJ, 5/21 Ottertail GMO, 5/25 Olmsted RE, Anoka KL, 5/26 Nicollet JCF, Hennepin OJ, 5/27 Polk AB, 5/30 Hennepin ES -all reports. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | last spring date 6/2 Nicol- let; first fall date 7/3 Duluth. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Early north 8/3 Cook KMH, 8/6 Roseau AJ; early south 8/4 Chisago IT, 8/5 Anoka SC; late north 8/30 St. Louis SWI MS, 9/5 Lake of the Woods AJ; late south 8/25 AB, DB, Houston FL, 9/16 Washington, Dakota OZ. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | All reports: 4/21 Otter Tail SDM, 4/27 Olmsted AP, 4/28 Lac qui Parle, 4/29 Marshall ANWR, 5/10 Olmsted RE, AP, 5/11 JEB, RE, 5/11 St. Louis KE, 5/19 Olmsted AP, 5/20 Cottonwood WH, 5/21 Scott RJ, 5/22 Chippewa HK, 5/26 Scott TTu. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Early north 8/2 Cook KMH, 8/29 Polk AB; early south 8/2 Nicollet JCF, 8/2 Lyon HK; late north 9/15 St. Louis DB!, JP/AM; late south 9/25 Blue Earth JCF 10/13 Pipestone RJ. ButT-breasted Sandpiper All reports; 8/10 Frontenac, Goodhue Co. (1) BL, 8/10 to 9/22 St. Louis m.ob., 8/13 Meeker (6) KL, 8/28 Cook (4) KMH. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | All reports: 5/6 Dakota AB, 5/16-18 Nicollet m.ob., 5/17 Grant RJ, 5/20 St. Louis KE, 5/21 Marshall ANWR, 5/24 K. Overman, 5/24 Hennepin DB, 5/26 Morrison RG, 5/27 Wright RJ. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Early migrants: North, 7/9 Marshall, 7/12 Clay, 7/19 Duluth; South 7/2-3 Faribault, 7 I 19 Yellow Medicine, 7/20 Benton. All reports . | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Early north 8/2 Cook WP, 8/26 Polk AB; early south 8/1 Anoka SC, GP, 8/23 Nicollet JCF; late north 9/8 Cook KMH, 9/21 Duluth BE; late south 9/5 Anoka SC, ES and Nicollet JCF, 9/13 Martin RJ. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/25 Lac qui Parle AB, OJ, 5/3 Olmsted AP; late south 5/22 Cottonwood LAF, 5/26 Stearns NH. All north reports: 5/3 Traverse GAM, 5/15-17 St. Louis KR. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Early migrants: North, 7/12 Clay, 7/14 Marshall; South, 7/14 Olmsted, 7/17 Hennepin. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Early north 8/19 Cook KMH, 8/25 St. Louis SW; early south 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/8 Brown RJ, AP; late north 9/14 Duluth DB 9/25 Otter Tail RG; late south 9/9 Dodge RJ : Steele AP and Wright ES, 9/23 Pipestone JP. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 5/l Lac qui Parle SC, 5/11 Dodge AP; early north 5/3 Marshall ANWR; 5/21 Todd PH; late south 5/15 Lyon HK, 5/16 Hennepin AB, DB; late north 5/27 Polk AB, 5/28 Marshall BSE. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Seen in 12 counties as far northeast as Wadena and Duluth. Early migrants: North, 7/27 Grant; South, 7/13 Fillmore, 7/17 Waseca, 7/24 Hennepin. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Early north 8/11 Kittson AB, 8/14 St. Louis AB; early south 8/1 Hennepin SC, 8/5 Nicollet JF; late north 10/3 Traverse AB and Becker RJ, 10/9 Clay LCF; late south 9/14 Hennepin TSo and Brown AP, 9/17 Fillmore AP, 9/26 Blue Earth, Faribault AP. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | All reports: 5/5 Hennepin OJ, 5/14 Brown AB, 5/21 Lac qui Parle SC, GP, 5/21-27 Wright ES, 5/25 Blue Earth JCF, 5/27 Nicollet JCF, MF, 5/28 Mower RJ, AP. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | No late spring migrants; fall migrants 7/15- 22 Stevens, 7/16 Clay, 7/29 Isanti. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Early north 8/3 St. Louis PS, 8/13 Kittson AP and Pennington RJ; early south 8/13 Hennepin SC, 8/19 Swift and Yellow Medicine CMB; late north 9/3 Cook WP, 9/10 St. Louis AB; late south 9/23 Freeborn AP, 9/28 Waseca AP. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | All reports : 5/12 Rock PG, 5/13 OtterTail SDM and Wilkin MO, 5/14 Hennepin SC and Murray ND, 5/23 Redwood RJ. ButT-breasted Sandpiper Only report: 5/19 Polk (2) PS. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Fall migrants seen in ten counties; early migrant 7/7 Lac qui Parle. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Early north 8/8 Pennington PS, 8/12 Cook KMH, 8/17 Wadena AB ; late north 8/26 Otter Tail MO, 9/2 Cook PS ; all south reports 8/24 Lyon HK, 8/25 Hennepin SC, 8/26 Dakota EL, 9/1 Nobles RJ. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | All reports: 5/11 Rice SC, 5/11-15 Becker MO, 5/16 Marshall KB and Winona AP, 5/19 Polk PS, 5/24 Kittson KB, 5/26 Clay LCF, 5/27 Lyon HK. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Early migrant 6/27 Roseau KB; plus July reports from eight other counties. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Early north 8/1 St. Louis KE, 8/2 Clay (200+ on 8/15) MO; early south 8/1 Mower RRK, 8/15 Hennepin TT, 8/24 Rock KE; one late north report 9/1 Becker MO; late south 9/12 Lyon HK, 9/30 Dodge AB, 10/1 Hennepin KB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | All reports: 5/3 Cottonwood AB, 5/8 Pennington MCBS, 5/9 Carver PS, 5/15 Koochiching RJ, 5/16 Cottonwood ED, 5/17 Mower JM, 5/20 Hennepin SC, 5/23 Watonwan RJ, 5/31 Lac qui Parle HK. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | All reports: 6/5, 7/18–20 Clay; 6/10 Roseau, 7/18 Renville. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Early south 8/1 Chippewa RJ, 8/15 McLeod TT; late north 9/5 Beltrami AB, 9/6 Aitkin DN, 9/19 St. Louis LE; late south 9/5 Hennepin SC, 9/12 Martin RJ, 9/28 Le Sueur OR. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | All reports: 5/17, 21 Rice TB, 5/20 Stevens BBo and Olmsted JB, 5/25 Polk AB. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Fall migrants seen in five counties; early migrant 7/11 Dakota. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Early north 8/4 Kanabec CM, 8/27 St. Louis DN; early south 8/7 Chippewa RJ, 8/11 Becker PS, 8/18 Hennepin SC; late north 9/5 Polk PS, 9/18 St. Louis TBR, 10/7 Roseau PS; late south 9/6 Carver DSM, 9/8 Rice FKS, 9/19 Ramsey RH. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | All reports: 5/1 Lac qui Parle DN, 5/2 Kandiyohi RF, 5/13 Benton RG,RJ, 5/14 Lac qui Parle DN, 5/15 Rice TB, 5/16 Waseca OJ, 5/29 Marshall MH. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Seen in eight counties; late migrant 6/4 Roseau, early migrant 7/9 Anoka. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Late north 8/28 St. Louis CM and Clay CF, 9/27 Pennington KSS. Late south 8/25 Renville RJ, 9/9 Carver MB, 9/10 Olmsted JW. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 5/13 Dakota DBS and Mower JM, 5/20 Rice TB; all reports north 5/6 Roseau PS, 5/14 St. Louis PS. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Fall migrants observed in seven counties; early migrant 7/3 Sherburne. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 8/22 Otter Tail RJ and Lake of the Woods PS, 9/3 Otter Tail RJ. Late south 9/4 Washington TEB, 9/5 Le Sueur WM, 9/24 Big Stone KB. Peak counts 150 on 8/13 Heron Lake, Jackson Co. KB, 50 on 9/2 Carver RG. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 5/4 Pipestone JP and Watonwan DBr, 5/5 Houston DS. All north reports 5/18 Clearwater ABo and St. Louis PS, 5/20 Polk SKS. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Early migrant 7/6 Big Stone; July migrants also observed in Brown, Renville, Kandi-yohi, Carver. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 9/14 St. Louis TT, 9/19 Polk PS. Late south 9/25 Winona CS, 10/2 Big Stone KB, 10/9 Le Sueur KB. Peak numbers 8/23–24 Duluth (120) mob and 8/25–9/15 Big Stone (50) LE. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 5/5 Olmsted (peak of 6) DA, BE, 5/11 Rock (4) PS, 5/13 Houston (2) PS. All north reports: 5/22 Wilkin DN, 5/31 Clearwater ABo. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Late migrant 6/18 (latest date on record) Winona KB. Fall migrants observed in Rock, Renville, Big Stone, Yellow Medicine, and McLeod counties; early migrant observed 7/7 Olmsted. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 9/6 Polk PS, 9/13 Clay CN. Late south 9/26 Dakota DBS, 10/21 (second latest date on record) Carver RG. High count only 42 on 8/24 Clay CN. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 5/15 Stearns GS, many reports on 5/16. Only north report: 5/24 Clearwater ABo. Late south 5/20 Lac qui Parle WM. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Fall migrants seen in Rice, Faribault, Becker, Clay, Big Stone (peak of 43 on 7/19 KB), Marshall (peak of 85 on 7/12 PS); plus early migrant 7/4 Jackson KB. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late north 9/6 Clay GEN, 10/23–25 Polk (2) mob. Late south 9/11 Hennepin TT, 10/10 Faribault JDa. Peak count 9/6 Big Stone (197 at Marsh Lake) LE. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | No significant arrival dates or concentrations noted. Early south 5/8 Big Stone TEB and Meeker DF. Reported from two additional south counties, including a relatively late report 5/30–31 McLeod DBM, RJ. Early north 5/16 Otter Tail SDM, 5/18 Roseau AH, PS. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Fall migrants observed in 11 counties; early migrant 6/28 (record early date for south) Big Stone MCBS. Peak count 7/26 Big Stone (133) KB. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Peak concentrations 8/18 Lac qui Parle (432 at BSNWR) BOl, 9/27 Jackson (500 at South Heron L.) KE et al. Only north reports: 8/16 Becker PS, 9/20 Cook DBM. Early south 8/6 Carver OJ, WM, 8/7 Lac qui Parle WM. Late south 10/6 Meeker DF, 10/15 Lyon RgS. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Seen in eight south and two north counties. Early south 4/20 Meeker (1) DF, 5/3 Dakota DBS, 5/6 Lac qui Parle PC. Only north reports: 5/15 Traverse WM, 5/19 Becker RJ. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Only spring migrant 6/8 St. Louis MH. Fall migrants reported in seven additional counties; early migrants 6/26 Big Stone KJB, 7/3 Polk (4 adults in alternate plumage) PHS. Peak count 7/31 Big Stone (272) KJB. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | See summer report for early fall migrants. Peaks 9/1 Lac qui Parle (285) KJB, 8/4 Big Stone (268) KJB. Late north 9/14 Lake JWL, 10/1 Polk PHS. Late south 10/9 Big Stone (7) PHS, 10/28 Lac qui Parle (1) BRL, and (record late date) 11/1 Lac qui Parle (15) BEO. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Seen in six south and three north counties. First reported 4/30 Freeborn AEB and Dakota ADS, TAT. All north reports from Northwest, beginning 5/17 Marshall PHS. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Most reports since 1988. Only late migrant reported 6/2 Clay. July reports from 12 counties; early migrants 7/7 Meeker and Marshall. Peak count 7/20 Lac Qui Parle (229) BEO. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | See summer report for first fall migrants. Observed in 8 north and 15 south counties. First juvenile 8/12 Lac qui Parle PCC. High counts 8/8 (615) and 8/23 (503) Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BEO. Late north 8/30 Lake JWL. Last observed 9/28 Watonwan RBJ, 10/23 Watonwan CRM. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | More reports than usual from 11 south and 6 north counties. Early south (median 5/5) 4/26 Dakota ADS, 5/2 Big Stone KJB. Early north 5/4 Traverse (2) PCC et al., 5/8 Traverse (4) KJB. Late south 5/27 Cottonwood CRG, 5/29 Stevens (2) KJB. Late north 5/29 Traverse (6) KJB, also see summer report. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Observed in 12 western and southern counties. Only June report 6/8 Traverse (5) PCC; early migrant 7/6 Meeker DMF. Peak count 7/28 Traverse (54) PCC. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 11 south counties. See summer report for first fall migrants. First juveniles 8/5 Jackson KJB, 8/7 Traverse PCC. Record-high count 9/12 Lac qui Parle (1363 at Big Stone N.W.R.) KJB. Noteworthy counts 8/5 Jackson (897 at North Heron L.) KJB, 9/6 Lac qui Parle (550 at Big Stone N.W.R.) KJB, BEO. Late north 10/12 Becker JMJ. Late south 10/8 Lac qui Parle (2) BEO. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Reported from six south and three north counties. Early south 5/1 Hennepin WCM, 5/6 Big Stone KJB. Early north ~5/17 Pennington RHy, 5/23 Marshall PHS. Late south 5/29 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU. Please see summer report for late north migrants. Highest reported count 5/19 Big Stone (34) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Seen in 12 counties; late migrants 6/10 Traverse PCC, 6/15 Polk CAS, 6/17 Marshall SAS, OWB, early migrant 7/3 Big Stone BJU. First juveniles 7/24 Marshall KJB. Peak count 7/30 Marshall (652 at Agassiz N.W.R.) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 12 south counties. Please see summer report for first fall migrants and juveniles. Numbers at Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall County declined markedly after a peak in late July (see summer report), then began building in late August with a second crescendo 9/6 (697) PHS, JMJ. Late north 10/9 Polk CRM, 10/11 Clay, Marshall and Otter Tail. Late south 10/11 Brown KTP, 10/14 Big Stone BJU, 10/17 Anoka BRL. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Observed in 14 south and 5 north counties. More reports than usual for this uncommon spring migrant. Early south 4/30 Lac qui Parle BJU, 5/1 Carver WCM. Early north Otter Tail SPM and Traverse JJS, 5/9 Todd LBF, JSK, SID. Late south 5/31 Lac qui Parle BJU, PHS, also see summer report. Highest reported count 5/28 Lac qui Parle (46) BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Spring migrants last reported 6/12, 6/19 Big Stone PCC, JGG. Southbound migrants 6/26, 7/3 Traverse PCC, 7/4, 7/10 Lac qui Parle PHS, JMJ. First juvenile 7/25 Big Stone PHS. Highest reported count 7/30 Big Stone (545) BJU. Fall migrants also reported from Chippewa, Swift, Winona. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Reported from 10 north and 11 south counties. Please see summer report for first fall migrants. Highest reported counts 8/7 Big Stone (1177) KJB, PCC, 8/21 Traverse (1185) PCC et al. Only north report after early September: 10/15 Lake (1) KTP. Only south reports after mid-October: 10/20 Big Stone (2) and Lac qui Parle (3) PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Observed in 12 south and 2 north counties. More reports than usual for the second consecutive spring. Early south (median 5/5) 4/28 Scott †CMB, 5/5–7 in three counties. Early north (median 5/15) 5/12 Polk PHS, 5/18 Traverse (3) PHS. Late south 5/29 Big Stone (12) KJB and Steele (1) KV. Late north 5/30 Grant (22) and Polk (2) KJB. Highest reported counts 5/19 Lac qui Parle (87) PHS, 5/23 Rock (121 at Luverne, second highest spring count) PHS, 5/27 Grant (37 at Towner Slough) KJB. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Late spring migrant 6/11 Polk SAS. Fall migrants seen in four north and ten south counties. Early north 7/24 Marshall JMJ. Early south 7/3 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle PCC. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from 10 north and 12 south counties. See summer report for high count and first juveniles; secondary peak 9/4 Yellow Medicine (276) PCC. Late north (median 9/20) 9/17 Cass BJU. Late south (median 10/1) 10/26 Olmsted JWH, 10/27 Big Stone (16) and Yellow Medicine (1) PHS, 10/30 Big Stone (20) and Yellow Medicine (2) PCC, 11/6 Yellow Medicine (2, record-late) PCC. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Observed in nine south counties beginning 4/27 Sherburne PLJ, 4/29 Dakota (2) JPM, ADS, 4/30 Lac qui Parle BJU. No north reports. Late south (but see summer report) 5/30 Chippewa and Lac qui Parle BJU. Highest reported count 5/23 Lac qui Parle (19) PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Reported from 20 counties, primarily in central and western regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/5 Lac qui Parle (5) PCC; late north 6/1 Marshall PHS. Southbound migrants: early north 6/30 Marshall (1) PHS; early south 6/24 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS, 6/29 Lac qui Parle BJU. First juveniles 7/28 Marshall (several) PHS, 7/29 Lac qui Parle (3) PCC et al. High count (but see fall report) 7/16 Lac qui Parle (492) PCC, JMJ, PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Reported from 8 north and 19 south counties. High count 8/6 Lac qui Parle (889 including 845 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, PHS. Late north 9/8 (29), 9/24 (30) Marshall PHS (median 9/20). Late south 10/27 Blue Earth (2) RBW and Brown BTS, 10/30 Brown †BTS (median 10/8). | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 2 | 16 | Early south 4/26 Big Stone (2) BJU, 4/27–28 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/28 Meeker (3) DMF, 4/30 Sherburne PLJ (median 5/4). Early north 5/7 Crow Wing JSB, 5/10 Cass BAW (median 5/15). All counts single digits. Late south (but see summer report) 5/30 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 5/18 Crow Wing JSB not representative of normal migration. |
| 2007 | Summer | 4 | 10 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/9–11 Brown (2) BTS; none reported north. Southbound migrants: early north 6/30 Traverse (1) PCC; early south 6/28 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/30 Lac qui Parle (2) PCC. First juvenile 7/31 Douglas (1) KJB. High count (but see fall report) 7/26 Jackson (239 at South Heron Lake) KJB. |
| 2007 | Fall | 12 | 20 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 9/16 Big Stone (391) PCC, 8/24 Marshall (345, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 9/23 St. Louis PHS, 9/26 Traverse (2) BJU. Late south 10/13 Yellow Medicine (4) and Lac qui Parle (4) PHS, PCC. |
| 2008 | Spring | 3 | 10 | Early south 5/3 (median) Meeker (4) DMF. All north reports: 5/10 Otter Tail DST, 5/25 Marshall (2, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, 5/27 Traverse (4) PHS. Late south 5/31 Lac qui Parle BJU and Watonwan RBJ. No significant counts. |
| 2008 | Summer | 2 | 11 | Observed in all central regions plus Traverse, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted. Only spring migrants: 6/1 Lac qui Parle (8) BJU. Southbound migrants: early north 7/13 Cass (1) BAW; early south 7/6 Lac qui Parle PCC. First juveniles 7/25 Big Stone (3) PHS. High count 7/26 Lac qui Parle (329) PCC. |
| 2008 | Fall | 14 | 24 | High count 8/30 Lac qui Parle (996) PCC, PHS. Late north 9/13 Grant HHD, 9/17 St. Louis PHS (median 9/21). Late south 10/18 Big Stone (3) PHS and Lac qui Parle (8) PHS, 10/23 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/9). |
| 2009 | Spring | 4 | 16 | Early south (median 5/3) 4/23 Lac qui Parle DPG, 5/2 Kandiyohi DBM. Early north (median 5/13) 5/13 Cass BAW, 5/19 St. Louis PHS. See summer report for late migrants south and north. High counts 5/13 Lac qui Parle (35) BJU, 5/14 Brown (30) BTS. |
| 2009 | Summer | 1 | 13 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/12 Lac qui Parle PLJ, 6/13 Yellow Medicine (1) PCC; late north 6/2 Crow Wing (1) JSB. Southbound migrants: early south 6/30 Faribault MCBS, 7/5 Big Stone (5) and Lac qui Parle (1) PCC. High count 7/21 Brown (45) BTS. |
| 2009 | Fall | 11 | 25 | High count 8/1 Lac qui Parle (130) PHS. Late north 9/6 Cass ABi, 9/7 Lake JEB, JWH, Marshall JCC, St. Louis PHS (median 9/21). Late south 10/17 Renville RBW, 10/18 Kandiyohi LS (median 10/10). |
| 2010 | Spring | 2 | 9 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/9 Lac qui Parle BJU and Lincoln DBM, 5/13 Dakota ADS and Lincoln RJS. Only north reports: 5/23 Becker DBM and Marshall (2, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, SAS, PHS. High count 5/15 Lac qui Parle (14) BJU. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2010 | Summer | 3 | 6 | Northbound migrants 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/9 Brown (1) BTS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/17 Kittson JMJ; early south 7/7 Dakota JPM, 7/10 Big Stone PCC. |
| 2010 | Fall | 9 | 16 | High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (158) PCC. Late north 9/6 Marshall PRH, CRM (median 9/21). Late south 10/10 Redwood JJS (median 10/10). |
| 2011 | Spring | 3 | 8 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/5 Lac qui Parle BJU, 5/8 Wright PLJ. All north reports: 5/4 Morrison (2, Upsala) MJB, FGo, 5/22 Becker DBM, 5/24 Morrison JEB, 5/29 Kittson (Hallock W.T.P.) JWH, BWF. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2011 | Summer | 3 | 4 | Reported from Aitkin, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Roseau. Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU; late north 6/6 Aitkin DBM. Southbound migrants: early north 7/4 Roseau Scott Barnes; early south 7/10, 7/12 Lac qui Parle BJU. High count 7/31 Lac qui Parle (50) PCC. |
| 2011 | Fall | 18 | 28 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 9/10 Lac qui Parle (194) PCC. Late north 9/29 Grant (2, Pelican Lake) and Otter Tail RPR, 10/2 Morrison FGo (median 9/21). Late south 10/27 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/30 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 10/10). |
| 2012 | Spring | 8 | 18 | Early south (median 5/3) 4/23 Dakota GLa, LS, 4/24 Dakota ANy, RTe and Winona (6) ANy. Early north (median 5/13) 5/11 Cass DAY, 5/12 Grant RBW. High count 4/24 Dakota (12) ANy. See summer report for late migrants south (median 5/28) and north (median 5/26). |
| 2012 | Summer | 10 | 14 | Found in all regions except Northeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Carver JCy; late north 6/9 Grant PCC, Traverse DLP. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28 Kittson (1) TBr, 7/12 Aitkin RAE; early south 7/8 Meeker MJB. High count 7/28 Grant (365, including 292 at Ash Lake.) PCC. |
| 2012 | Fall | 15 | 28 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/19 Grant (496, 402 of which were at Towner Lake) PCC. Late north 9/23 Grant BWF, JWH, 9/26 Grant DBM (median 9/21). Late south 10/18 Brown BTS, 10/21 Olmsted JPr (median 10/10) . |
| 2013 | Spring | 4 | 9 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/4 Big Stone DLP, DFN, PEJ, 5/6 Rice JEB. Early north (median 5/13) 5/13 Traverse RAE, 5/15 Becker LiS. High count 5/20 Lyon (15) ANy. Late south 5/19 Big Stone DLP, 5/20 Lyon ANy (median 5/28), but see summer report. Late north 5/29 Itasca SC, 5/31 Itasca SC, EEO (median 5/26). |
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | 11 | Observed in Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Nicollet, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, Wright. Northbound migrant: late south 6/8 Wright PCC; no late north dates. Southbound migrants: early north 7/19 Becker (5) MO; early south 7/5 Brown (4) BTS, 7/6 Stevens (9) DBM, Big Stone and Lac qui Parle DLP. |
| 2013 | Fall | 12 | 27 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/2 Big Stone (20, C.R. 64 northeast of Ortonville Airport) LFr. Late north 9/10, 9/12 Becker ToL (median 9/21). Late south 10/13 Brown BTS, Lyon GWe (median 10/10). |
| 2014 | Spring | 6 | 14 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/7 Lac qui Parle (35, Salt Lake, Minnesota side) BMc, 5/8 Dakota CRM, Goodhue GLa, Yellow Medicine (2) PLJ, PMJ. Early north 5/14 Mille Lacs JEB, 5/20 Morrison (2) DWK, HCT, PEB, 5/23 Grant MO, Polk (3) KRE, m.ob. Late south 5/27 Kandiyohi (3) SGa, JWd, Lac qui Parle DLP (median 5/28); also see summer report. Late north 5/31 Aitkin JPR; also see summer report. |
| 2014 | Summer | 2 | 11 | Seen in West-central, Central, Southwest, South-central regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/1 Lac qui Parle DLP; late north 6/1 Douglas JPE. Southbound migrants: no representative north dates; early south 7/11 Lac qui Parle and Yellow Medicine DLP. |
| 2014 | Fall | 16 | 21 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/2 Grant (133, including four juveniles, the first reported this season; North Ottawa Impoundment) PCC, 8/9 Grant (106, North Ottawa Impoundment.) PCC. Late north 9/6 Becker HeH, ShG, 9/12 Mille Lacs HHD, RAE, 9/15 Otter Tail HHD, RAE (median 9/21). Late south 10/10 Jackson HHD, KMS, CRM, 10/11 Yellow Medicine DWK, 10/18 Nobles (52, Tripp Ave. just south of C.R. 18; a notable tally for so late in the season) BTS, 10/19 Lyon (Sham Lake) GWe (median 10/10). |
| 2015 | Spring | 4 | 15 | Early south (median 5/3) 4/29 Yellow Medicine PLJ, 5/3 Lac qui Parle (10, Big Stone N.W.R.) BMc, ODa. All north 5/15 St. Louis (3) JLK, ALo, 5/18 Kanabec DPG, 5/21 Norman RAE, 5/27 Polk SAu, 5/29 Norman (3) ANy. High counts 5/15 McLeod (100, Eagle Lake) PRH, 5/15 Jackson (72, Heron Lake area) KJB, 5/18 Lincoln (57) WCM. Late south 5/30 Yellow Medicine DLP, 5/30–31 Brown BTS, MiO (median 5/28), but also see summer report. |
| 2015 | Summer | 3 | 11 | Observed in West-central, Central, South-central, plus Crow Wing, Yellow Medicine. Late spring migrant 6/1–4 Brown m.ob. Southbound migrants: early north 7/17 Crow Wing EGa; early south 7/8 Big Stone, 7/11 Lac qui Parle DLP. |
| 2015 | Fall | 18 | 21 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/16 Polk (40, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) SAu, 8/16 Polk (20, Brandt-Angus Impoundment) SAu. Late north 9/13 St. Louis (Park Point) JLK, 9/17 Carlton JEB, 9/19 Marshall (4, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) SAu (median 9/19). Late south 9/22–23 Dakota (max. 3) BAF, KDS, 10/2–3 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, RAE, 11/8 Lac qui Parle DLP (median 10/15). |
| 2016 | Spring | 6 | 21 | Early south (median 5/4) 5/1 Hennepin DAk, 5/8 Yellow Medicine (4) GWe, 5/12 Hennepin (4) GrS, 5/13 Jackson, Le Sueur and Rock. Early north 5/13 Grant ANy, DBz, 5/18 Kanabec RMD, 5/20 Wilkin (Brown W.P.A.) BWF. High count 5/22 Yellow Medicine (31, Miedd Lake) GWe. Late south 5/31 Lac qui Parle DFe; also see summer report. Late north 5/23 Red Lake (2) DWK, PEB, HCT, SBM, 5/27 Clearwater SC, 5/29 Grant TiW. |
| 2016 | Summer | 2 | 7 | Found in Benton, Big Stone, Grant, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine. High count 6/4 Lac qui Parle (40, Salt L.) ChA. Late spring migrants 6/5 Lac qui Parle (3) RAE. First fall migrants 7/4 Big Stone (1) RAE, 7/5 Lac qui Parle (23, Salt L.) GWe. |
| 2016 | Fall | 11 | 25 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 9/12 Traverse (80, rough count by tens, C.R. 53) KnM, 9/24 Big Stone (43) DLP. Late north 9/12 Traverse (80) KnM, 9/13–15 St. Louis (Park Point) RZi, JPR, m.ob. (median 9/19). Late south 10/8 Yellow Medicine (2, Miedd Lake) GWe, 10/16 Carver (4, Tacoma Ave.) RHe (median 10/17). |
| 2017 | Spring | 5 | 18 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/8–16 Lyon (9 on 5/8) RJS, m.ob., 5/10 Faribault WAF, 5/12 Nobles DBz, Rock ANy, BWF. Early north 5/13 Grant (2) WPl, 5/19 Hubbard (2) REn. High count 5/17 Lyon (34, southwest of Balatan) WCM. Late south 5/27 Brown (9) WCM, Lyon GWe (median 6/4). See summer report for late north migrants. |
| 2017 | Summer | 6 | 11 | Observed in all regions except North-central, Northeast, East-central. Late spring migrants 6/11 Grant JWH, 6/14 Clay RBW. One at Lone Tree L. for nearly a month was last seen 6/28 Lyon GWe; this date overlaps with the normal start of fall migration. Southbound migrants 7/2 Kandiyohi JWd, Watonwan LiH, ASu. |
| 2017 | Fall | 19 | 29 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 9/13 Lyon (78, exact count, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. Late north 9/5 Grant PLJ, 9/9 Cook JWL, SLL, 9/29 Grant (4) MO (median 9/20). Late south 9/17 Lyon (65, Lone Tree Lake) GWe, Waseca (3) PSu, Yellow Medicine (6) GWe (median 10/17). |
| 2018 | Spring | 8 | 26 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/1 Carver ANy, 5/1–5 Kandiyohi SGa, m.ob., 5/2–3 Meeker MJB, BNn. Early north (median 5/14) 5/12 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl, 5/14 Todd (3) JLK, 5/17 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) WCM. High counts 5/21 Nobles (11, Worthington) DAk, 5/22 Otter Tail (11, C.R. 15 and 150th St.) ANy, 5/19 Kanabec (10, Grass Lake Twp.) SPS. Late south 5/30 Lyon GWe, 5/31 Blue Earth (3) RAE, RBW; also see summer report (median 6/4). Late north 5/26–28 Koochiching EzH, JMJ, m.ob., 5/28 Grant JmP, 5/30 Traverse ASu (median 6/1). |
| 2018 | Summer | 4 | 11 | Found in scattered locations in all regions except Northeast, Southeast. Late spring migrants 6/2 Wright (8) ToL. Southbound migrants: early north 7/4 Polk (3) SAu; early south 6/28 Big Stone DLP, 7/8 Big Stone LiH. |
| 2018 | Fall | 18 | 18 | Â See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/6 Freeborn (50, Freeborn Lake) JmP, JPr. Late north 10/15 Carlton (2) ASu, 10/17 Grant (max. 4) CNn, MaJ, 10/19 Traverse LiH (median 9/20). Late south 10/11 Lyon GWe, 10/14 Stevens DLP, 10/15 Dakota (3) MwT (median 10/17). |
| 2019 | Spring | 3 | 14 | Early south (median 5/3) 4/27 Lac qui Parle (2) DgM, 5/5 Rice (4) DAB, m.ob., 5/6 Stearns (2) AaL. All north 5/15 Grant WPl, 5/18 Clearwater (14, Greenwood Twp., season high count) IVa, 5/22 St. Louis (2) JPR; also see Summer Report. Late south 5/23 Redwood (4) JCC, m.ob., Watonwan KRE, 5/24 Pipestone VKl, 5/25 Renville (3) LKo, MKo (median 6/3). |
| 2019 | Summer | 3 | 6 |  Seen in Clay, Grant, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley, Watonwan. Late spring migrant 6/12 Grant FFa, MaJ was at the same location (North Ottawa Impoundment) where the first fall migrants appeared 6/26 DOr, 6/28 LS, 7/2–3 m.ob. Early south 7/15 Renville RBW. |
| 2019 | Fall | 20 | 23 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/31 Cottonwood (25) BTS, 8/22 Lake (17, Beaver Bay W.T.P.) JLK. Late north 9/8 Koochiching (2) ASu, Lake SDz, 9/14 Kanabec SPS, 10/20 Cass REn (median 9/20). Late south 9/25 Lyon (5, U.S. 59, Cottonwood) GWe, 10/12 Lyon (Island Lake) GWe, 10/20 Lyon (6, Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe (median 10/17). |
| 2020 | Spring | 3 | 32 | Early south (median 5/1) 4/23–24 Yellow Medicine (max. 3) GWe, m.ob., 4/24 Redwood MJB, 4/27 Kandiyohi SGa. All north 5/15–31 Grant (max. 3) CNn, m.ob., 5/15–26 Kanabec SPS, m.ob., 5/16 Clay PBB. High counts 5/14 Yellow Medicine (78, Timm Lake) NMe, GWe, 5/14 Steele (40, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) DWK. Late south 5/26 Yellow Medicine (15) GWe, 5/28 Sherburne PLJ (median 6/3), but also see summer report. |
| 2020 | Summer | 4 | 20 | Seen in all Central and Southern regions plus Clay, St. Louis. Late spring migrants 6/2 Grant WPl, 6/4 Stearns PCC. Southbound migrants: early north 7/16 Clay (2) TCL; early south 7/6 Big Stone DLP, Lyon GWe. High count 7/25 Big Stone (312, 6/5th Ave, Correll) KJB. |
| 2020 | Fall | 19 | 31 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/30 Yellow Medicine (800, Timm Lake) JbS, 8/9 Big Stone (720, Marsh Lake) EzH, IsH. Late north 9/13 Cass (2) DoH, 9/13–14 Kanabec (max. 2) SPS, 9/22 Douglas REn, m.ob. (median 9/20). Late south 10/20 Lyon (9, Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 10/25 Lyon (2, Sham Lake) GWe, 11/3 Stevens DLP (median 10/17). |
| 2021 | Spring | 14 | 21 | Early south (median 5/1) 5/1 Hennepin (5) TAT, RTu, Lyon (2) REn, RLF, ebd, Renville REn, RLF, ebd, Sibley (4) JCC, Yellow Medicine LiH, SBE. Early north (median 5/13) 5/1 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) PLJ, 5/15 Marshall HHu, 5/16 Carlton RBW. High count 5/21 Yellow Medicine (87, Curtis Lake) GWe. Late south 5/29 Stearns (2) DOr, HHD, Watonwan ebd, 5/31 Stevens DLP (median 6/3). Late north 5/31 Lake of the Woods ANy, DBz, Polk (5) TWe, HHu, BWe, St. Louis (3) TLz (median 6/1), but also see summer report for additional late migrants north and south. |
| 2021 | Summer | 6 | 17 | Reported from all regions except Northeast. Late spring migrant 6/8 Big Stone DLP. Southbound migrants: early north 7/5 Marshall (1) HHu; early south 7/3 Big Stone (2) GWe. |
| 2021 | Fall | 16 | 36 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/15 Grant (150, Mustinka Slough) ebd. Late north 9/12 Cook ebd, St. Louis GWe, 9/20 Otter Tail (6) ebd, 9/19–28 Becker (max. 6, Hamden Slough N.W.R., Bisson Lake) NaH, (median 9/22). Late south 10/18 Lincoln (11) ANy, 10/23 Lyon GWe, 10/19 - 11/11 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, m.ob. (median 10/19). |
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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. |