The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Rails, Gallinules, Coots | 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: Rails, Gallinules, Coots |
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King Rail Virginia Rail |
Sora Common Gallinule |
American Coot Purple Gallinule |
Yellow Rail Black Rail |
| Yellow Rail(Coturnicops noveboracensis) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1961 | Summer | Seen by Avifaunal Club members on 17 June on Becker-Mahnomen County line, just south of Waubun. Heard again in same area on July 4. This was the first time we recorded their presence in the month of July. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | Karl Hankins found one, alive, in the Silver Bay Taconite Plant, Lake County. No date given as yet. He took it to the U. of M., Duluth, where the specimen was put up as a museum skin. ; | ||
| 1962 | Spring | One captured and banded on May 30 in Becker Co., just south of Waubun, Mahnomen Co. Six others heard ticking in sedge meadow. Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Summer | June 9, several heard, 3 seen along Becker-Mahnomen Co. line, south of Waubun, Mahnomen Co., Avifaunal Club; June 23, same area, several heard, one collected, Avifaunal Club; on same day, we found nest with eggshell fragments, easily identifiable by reddish-brown caps on larger ends of eggs, second Minnesota nest; July 30, north of Gonvick, Clearwater Co., one heard in partially mown June-grass field, R. Oehlenschlager and R. Huber. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Becker-Mahnomen Co. line, south of Waubun, present all summer and presumed breeding although no nests located. R. Grant, Avi· faunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Sept. 21, Watonwan Co., T.V. Tower kill, 2 specimens found, Avifaunal Club. Ptu-ple Gallinule: Nov 11, one imm found dead, 18 mi SE of Hibbing St. Louis Co., by a hunter. The specimen was sent to the Museum of Natural History on Minneapolis campus. Although this species is listed on the hypothetical list for our state, all previous records are completely unsubstantiated. Amplifying details will appear in a future issue of The Flicker. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-23 Becker Co, south of Waubun, none seen or heard at usual spot, but their presence was detected by a fresh nest with eggs, which was unfortunately destroyed underfoot, RLH. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 5-23, Becker Co, nest and eggs destroyed under foot, RLH; 6-14, Mahnomen Co, one heard, Mr. Joseph Hagar. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 5-21 usual spot south of Waubun on the Becker/ Mahnomen Co line, BL, RG. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-12, G. Stuart Keith of the American Museum of Natural History accompanied RG, ELC, and RLH to the usual spot on the Becker-Mahnomen county line south of Waubun. We found the rails to be more numerous than at any time since we found them first in 1959. Probably at the peak of their cycle after several years of pronounced paucity. Mr. Keith secured several excellent tape-recordings of sustained call-note performances. Still abundant on 8-1, DP, WRP. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 10-26 Grass Lake, Minneapolis, 1, VL, good description but exceptionally late date. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-18 Becker-Mahnomen Co. line, 4 mi. S. of Waubun, 4 heard calling at usual spot, BC, LC, RLH. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 9-8 Lutsen, Cook Co., 1, JNG; 10-3 Duluth, 1 found injured fide JCG. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-3 Becker Co, at usual spot 4 mi. S. Waubun, 1 seen, several heard, ' ' EHH; 6-8 Becker/Mahnomen Co Line,just W. of usual spot, 3 heard, Dr. Jean Piatt. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-24 (2) Mahnomen Co., KP, DB. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 6-10 Waubun, usual spot, 1 seen, 3+ heard FL; 6-12 Waubun 2-3 JJG; 6-11 Felton, CLAY Co., call heard (EA). | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 10-16 Agassiz Refuge, Marshall Co. (1) MMC; details do not preclude immature Sora. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | reported In the greatest numbers ever at the Waubun marsh location; Unlv. of Minn. students conducting a study of this speciescaptured at least 10 with the aid of a dog, and heard at least 20 more. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-12, usual spot near Waubun, 1 seen and several heard, RBJ. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | -8 (EW). 7-31 (KRE) Mahnomen. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Aitkin (6-13 OJ) (7-6 RBJ). See Note of Interest (TS). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Three reports: 8-4 Aitkin (2) (RBJ); 8-28 (1), 8-30 (2), Crow Wing (TS). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 4-28 Aitkin (11 + calling) TS; 5-18 Aitkin (several heard) KE; 5-25 Benton (1) NMH; May (calling in over 20 different marshes) Aitkin TS. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Again reported from Aitkin Co. where 20-30 were h~ard calling in 8-10 marshes (TS); no reports from the Waubun marsh. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early April Aitkin Co. TS. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Heard 6-7 near McGregor, Aitkin Co. (ES); also heard in a new location at Hook Lake, St. Louis Co. (DoM); second summer in a row with no report from Waubun. Common Gamnule Nested in Houston; also reported from Goodhue (6-18 and 7-9; CF, RJ). | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early May Aitkin TS; 5-22 Aitkin RBJ, KE, TS (2 heard). | ||
| 1976 | Summer | present early in the summer in the Aitkin Co. marshes (T. Savaloja), but later on the drought dried up these marshes and some were being hayed and plowed! -also no report for the third summer in a row from the Waubun marsh; the only bright spot for this species was a stray found on 6-10 at North Oaks, Ramsey Co. (good details, J. Fitzpatrick). | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 5-18 Aitkin (1) TS; 5-21 Aitkin, Rice Lake NWR (2 heard) RJ, KE, TS. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Again reported in Aitkin Co. at Rice Lake N.W.R. (until early June) and McGregor (all summer) by JB and T. Savaloja. | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-11 (10), 5-13 Aitkin TS, JB; 5-20 Aitkin KE. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Heard in Beltrami (Waskish, Common Loon 50:205), Aitkin and Mahnomen. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | 9-21 Aitkin TS and Kevin Wassen. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | 5-18 Aitkin KE, 5-20 Pennington SS, last week of May Aitkin TS (15+). | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Seen in Mahnomen, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | 8-25 Anoka KL, 10-7 Itasca TL; only reports. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | 5-20 and 5-23 Lake of the Woods JHMN; only reports. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Seen in Aitkin, Wilkin (Akron Twp.), Pennington (Bray Twp.), Beltrami (Waskish). | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Reported 5-16 Anoka KL, 5-23 Wilkin KE, SM and 5-30 Aitkin KE. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Seen in Aitkin, Cass (JB), Wilkin (Anna Gronseth Prairie, Town Hall Prairie). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 8-6 Norman, Lee Pfannmueller, only report. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 4-30 to 5-2 Houston JPI AM, FL. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Seen in Marshall, Polk (three locations), Cass (Swamp Lake; RBJ), Aitkin. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | 20 + reported 5/29 Aitkin TS. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Seen in Aitkin, Marshall. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 8/29 Norman KL, 9/29 Nicollet (hit by car, specimen obtained) MF. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 5/17 Marshall (3) ANWR, 5/21 Aitkin JB, WN, 5/25 Waubun marsh, Mahnomen Co. and Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. KE -all reports. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | seen in Pennington and Aitkin. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/12 Aitkin (2) WN, 9/17 Marshall (I) ANWR. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | 5/14 Marshall ANWR, 5/23 Waubun Marsh, Mahnomen Co. (# up) KE all reports. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Seen in Marshall, Mahnomen. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | All reports: 5/25 Kittson RG, 5/27 Holt, Marshall Co. KE, 5/27 Hayes Lake S.P., Roseau Co. KE. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Seen in Aitkin, Agassiz NWR, Wilkin. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | 8/2 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | All reports: 4/25-26 Lac qui Parle KE, 5/1-5114 Aitkin (max. 2) TK, KE, WN, 5/11 Marshall (many) RG, RJ. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Seen in Aitkin, Agassiz NWR, Mahnomen. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | 9/10 Wood Lake Nature Center, Hennepin Co. DB; only report. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | All reports: 5/21-28 MarshaliANWR, KE. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Seen at McGregor marsh, Aitkin Co. (6/9, m.ob.) and Waubun marsh, Becker Co. (KE); numbers down. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Apparently numbers still down; only reports from Aitkin. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | One found dead at Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Scott County on 10/3 (The Loon 61 :204). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Only report: 5/7-5131 Aitkin mob, maximum 24 calling 5/20. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | More numerous than in past two years. Nested in Aitkin WN; also heard near Bemidji, Beltrami Co. DJ. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | All reports: 4/27-28 WabashaTSa, AP, PS, 5/4-7 Hennepin GSw, SC, 5/14 Aitkin WN, 5/19 Kittson KB, 5/21 Roseau KB. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | More reports than in recent years. Observed at many locations in Roseau and Kittson KB, MH/AJ; at least ten heard at Swamp Lake, Cass Co. DH; also reported in Clearwater, Aitkin. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | All reports: 5/10 Marshall MCBS, 5/15 Pennington MCBS, 5/18 Aitkin (12) WN, 5/19 Morrison MCBS. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Discovered in many areas within the northwestern counties of Roseau, Pennington, and Marshall by MCBS personnel; also found at several sites within Morrison MCBS, and reported at usual McGregor Marsh area in Aitkin. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | All reports: 5/4–5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/25 Otter Tail (2) PS, 5/29 Lake of the Woods (1) PS, 5/30 Cook (2) KE et al. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Seen at usual McGregor Marsh area in Aitkin. As many as 14 individuals heard throughout most of summer in the Sax-Zim bog area, St. Louis Co.; plus three or four calling birds located in July just south of Hwy 70 in Pine Co. (KR et al. The Loon 65:196–199). In addition, two migrants(?) first discovered in May lingered into early June near Grand Marais, Cook Co. (KE et al.). | ||
| 1993 | Fall | One report from Zim area 8/9 St. Louis KR. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | All reports: 5/21–28 St. Louis mob, 5/24 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Observed at traditional McGregor Marsh area in Aitkin Co.; also present at same Sax-Zim bog site in St. Louis Co as last year (see The Loon 65:196–199), and at sites discovered in 1992 within Morrison Co. (The Loon 66:117–126). | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Only report: 8/27 Cass SK. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | More reports than last year; reported from Aitkin, Becker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Polk, Roseau, and St. Louis counties north; also reported 5/7–20 Kandiyohi (max. four on 5/10) RF/JC. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Many reports, in part due to MCBS work in northwest. No fewer than 40 occurrences at 14 sites in Polk Co. (MCBS, PS); at least three birds at Waubun Marsh in both Mahnomen and Becker Co. (MCBS, CF); recorded at Sandhill R. and at Neal WMA in Norman Co. MCBS; at least two birds discovered near Swamp L. in Cass PS; plus reports from Roseau Co. PS and the traditional McGregor marsh site in Aitkin Co. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | All reports: 5/18 St. Louis mob, 5/25 Aitkin (4) WN, 5/25 Kittson (12) PS. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | At least 20 individuals found on 7/20 at various locations in Roseau PS; also recorded at McGregor marsh site in Aitkin. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All reports: 8/3 Kittson (2) PS, 8/24 Roseau (1) PS. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | All reports: 5/17–24 Aitkin (max. 3) WN, 5/25 Roseau (3) mob, 5/31 St. Louis (1) mob. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Recorded in Marshall, Cass, Aitkin, Morrison. Overly wet conditions greatly reduced the presence (or vocalization) of this species in the northwest. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | All reports: Kittson, Marshall, Aitkin. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | All reports: 4/27–5/15 Kandiyohi (max. 3) RE, RJF, 4/29 Morrison WB, 5/18 Roseau (4) AH, PS, 5/20 and 5/27 Aitkin (max. 5) WN, 5/22 St. Louis (west of Sax) MSt. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Heard of seen in Kittson, Roseau, Cass, Aitkin, and St. Louis. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | All north reports: 8/13 St. Louis (Sax-Zim) PWe, 10/6 Cook (Spruce Creek) KMH (unusual location and second latest north date). All south reports: 9/22 Jackson (Cotton-Jack WMA) †BBo, 10/10 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan Park) †SC. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | All reports: 5/16+ Aitkin (McGregor) WN, 5/20 St. Louis (CR 3/9 in Sax-Zim bog) PBu et al. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Only reported in Roseau, Polk, Aitkin. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Only report was a second county record 9/28 Jackson †BRB (The Loon 73:127). | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported 5/19+ Roseau (Roseau River W.M.A.) AXH, PHS, 5/30+ Aitkin (McGregor) MCBS. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Seen or heard in Kittson, Roseau, Aitkin. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Third county record 9/24 Jackson (Toe W.M.A.) †BRB. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | All reports: 5/3 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) KJB, 5/26 Roseau (4 at Roseau River W.M.A.) AXH, PHS. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Only reports from Roseau, Polk, Aitkin. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Only report: one seen skulking in grass surrounding a small pond 10/22 Cook (Grand Marais, record-late north date) AXH, PHS. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | All south reports: earliest dates on record 4/18 Anoka (heard only, near Carlos Avery W.M.A. headquarters) †TAN, JH, 4/22 Jackson (Toe W.M.A.) †BRB; also reported 5/7 Anoka (pool #4 at Carlos Avery W.M.A.) KJB. Early north 5/11 Aitkin CLB, 5/17 St. Louis (county road 3/9) KWR et al. High count 5/23 Norman (min. 51 along a one mile stretch of county road 39 at Neal W.M.A.) AXH, PHS. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in Norman, Mahnomen, Aitkin. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Only report: 10/3 Jackson (Timber Lake W.M.A.) †BRB. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Marsh bird surveys at Rice Lake N.W.R. turned up 24 individuals 5/4 Aitkin WEN. Also heard at McGregor Marsh, Aitkin County beginning in early May, 5/19–22+ St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) AXH, PHS et al., 5/28 Kittson (three locations) AXH, PHS. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | All reports: 6/3 Pine RPR, 6/19–7/6 Aitkin KTP, KRE, DAB, BWF, 6/20–29 Roseau (12+ along county road 123) PHS, KLP, SSP, 6/26 Red Lake PHS. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | All reports: 9/22 or 9/23 Swift (tower kill near Appleton) DSo fide CH, 9/24 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan Park) †SLC, 9/24 Mille Lacs (Four Brooks W.M.A.) †BH, 10/5 Cottonwood (Expandere W.M.A.) BRB, 10/7 Jackson (Timber Lake W.M.A.) BRB. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | One captured in downtown St. Paul was turned in for rehabilitation 4/8 (record-early date) Ramsey fide AXH. Also reported 5/4 Aitkin (total of 7 during survey at Rice Lake N.W.R.) MMc, WEN, 5/6+ Cass (Swamp L.) BJU, RPR, 5/16 Polk (Tilden Twp.) NGE, 5/21 St. Louis (4, Sax-Zim Bog area) m.obs., 5/29 Lake of the Woods (along CR 80) MHK, 5/30 Polk (Dugdale W.M.A.) fide KRE, 5/31 Aitkin (8 near McGregor) ChM, KO. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Most reports ever: 6/4 Morrison BWF, 6/6–7/3 Polk BWF, SAS, NGE, JMJ, JEB, MAW, 6/9 Marshall MA, 6/18 Aitkin KWR, 6/19 Aitkin ASc, 6/25 Pennington PHS, 6/25 Beltrami JMJ, 6/26 Kittson and Roseau JMJ, PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | First county record 9/12 Brown (near Bashaw W.M.A.) †BRB. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | All south reports: heard 4/23–27 Anoka (2 or 3 at Carlos Avery W.M.A.) WCM, SBM and 4/27 Lac qui Parle (Louisburg Road) BJU; one seen 5/16 Lac qui Parle (Augusta Twp.) †BJU. Early north 5/2 Aitkin KCR, 5/9 Polk RPR; also reported from Clay, Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | All reports: 6/2 Kittson RRz, 6/8 Hubbard (Badoura Twp.) DAY fide BAW, 6/27, 7/1, 7/2 Cass (Swamp L.) BAW, HHD, CRM, and throughout the season in Aitkin (McGregor) m.ob. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Only report: 9/20 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) MA. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 3 | 2 | All south reports: 4/30 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) JHu, TAN, 5/12–13 Hennepin (Baker P.R.) PEB, DWK, HCT, m.ob. All north reports: 5/9 Polk (Pembina Trail Preserve) NGE, 5/12 Mille Lacs (Milaca W.T.P.) NSc, 5/27 Aitkin (12) CAM. |
| 2007 | Summer | 2 | All reports: 6/1 Cass BAW, 6/9 Aitkin fide JWL, Cass JLO, JCC, 6/10 Aitkin LS. | |
| 2007 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2008 | Spring | 5 | 1 | First reported north 5/5 Aitkin (2, McGregor Marsh) KRE. Only south report: 5/17 Anoka (2, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) JWH. High count 5/28 Aitkin (27, McGregor Marsh) CMB, SLS. [Corrected] |
| 2008 | Summer | 3 | Reported 6/8, 6/27, 6/29 Cass BAW, MaH, RBW, 6/9 Aitkin (3) ph. KRE, 6/16, 6/23, 6/26, 6/30, 7/1 Itasca MCBS. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 1 | Only report: 9/13 Pope FGo, MJB. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 3 | 3 | All south reports: 5/2 Meeker (vocalizing birds) DBM, 5/17 Stearns (vocalizing bird) BWF, DRB, RMD, 5/17–18 Swift (vocalizing bird) WCM. All north reports: 5/6 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) NGE, 5/27 Aitkin (6, McGregor Marsh) CMB, 5/28 Cass (2, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW. |
| 2009 | Summer | 7 | All reports: Kittson, Marshall, Red Lake, Polk, Mahnomen, Cass (Swamp L.), Aitkin (McGregor Marsh). All counts but one were of fewer than four individuals. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 3 | 2 | Only south reports with details: 4/17 Winona (audio-taped) KAK, 5/22 Chisago (Fish Lake Twp.) PEB, DWK. Early north (median 5/11) 5/3 Marshall (2) JFr, 5/8 Morrison FGo. Also reported north 5/30 Cass (4, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW, LEC, LS. |
| 2010 | Summer | 4 | Found all June through 6/25 in Aitkin (all reports from McGregor Marsh?) m.ob., with high count of 15 on 6/23 CMB. Additional reports: 6/5 Cass (4, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW, 6/15 Roseau (4) JDr, 7/7 Roseau BCS, 7/9 Wilkin (2, Manston Marsh) BJU. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 2 | First county records: 10/2 Dakota (Lakeville) †MAO, 10/10 McLeod (Schaefer Prairie Preserve) †DWK. Both observations were of birds flushed from grasses. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 3 | 2 | South reports 4/22 Carver (MN Landscape Arboretum) JCy, 4/28 Lac qui Parle (voice-recorded pre-dawn at Plover Prairie) still present 5/6 BJU. Two other south reports lacked convincing details. All north reports (early median 5/11) 5/9 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) MA, 5/11 Cass (Battleground S.F.) ABi, 5/23 Aitkin (McGregor marsh) SLo. |
| 2011 | Summer | 2 | Reported from Aitkin and Roseau. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | 2 | Only north report 8/22 Aitkin KCR. Two south reports: 9/10 Hennepin †TAT, 9/20 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU. |
| 2012 | Spring | 2 | Early north 4/23 Aitkin KCR was well before recent median 5/11. Only other reports: 5/10 Aitkin (2, McGregor Marsh) KCR and Hubbard MAW, 5/17 Aitkin ASc. | |
| 2012 | Summer | 3 | Reported from usual Aitkin locations, plus 6/2 Cass (Swamp Lake) DWK, SBM, 6/21, 7/7 Becker (Hellikson Prairie W.P.A.) DBM. | |
| 2012 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 5/16 Hubbard (Shingobee Lake) MAW. | |
| 2013 | Summer | 2 | Reported from Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) and Clearwater. | |
| 2013 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Spring | 2 | An early migrant on 5/1 in Norman fide JMJ, followed only by 5/21 Cass ANy, SC, DBz, 5/24 Cass ABi. | |
| 2014 | Summer | 1 | Only report 7/16 Aitkin KCR. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | Only report 8/4 Roseau DPG. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All south 5/4 Stearns (St. Wendel Twp.) MJB, m.ob. Early north 5/9 Hubbard (Akeley Twp.) MAW, 5/22 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) JCr. High count 5/23 Aitkin (8, McGregor Marsh) DWK, PEB, HCT. |
| 2015 | Summer | 4 | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall. | |
| 2015 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Spring | 3 | All north 5/10 Todd (Hartford W.M.A.) SEm, 5/21 Roseau (Roseau Lake bed, likely several dozen birds heard calling, but could not distinguish one from another) PEB, DWK, SBM, HCT, 5/27–29 Aitkin (max. 3, McGregor Marsh) BBa, m.ob. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 5 | Reported from Aitkin, Cass, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | One south report: 9/30 Brown (Cottonwood River S.N.A) BRB. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 2 | 2 | All south 4/17 Rice TFB, 5/15–16 Meeker (2, 180th St. wetland) BAb, BNn, PKF. All north 5/12 Kittson (Sanctuary Road) JEe, DvM, 5/27 Aitkin (2, McGregor Marsh) ToL, CEl, ASu. |
| 2017 | Summer | 4 | Found in Aitkin, Kittson, Roseau, and 6/15 Douglas (Roger M. Holmes W.M.A.) LKo. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 1 | 2 | One north report 8/26 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) ebd. Three south reports 9/3–4 Lyon (Sham Lake) GWe, 9/27 Freeborn (Bhagyam W.P.A.) KEm, 10/17 Lyon (Glynn Prairie S.N.A.) BRB. |
| 2018 | Spring | 3 | 3 | All south 4/26 Rice TFB, 5/2 Redwood (flushed during a prescribed burn) BRB, 5/28 Yellow Medicine (Fortier Twp.) ASu. All north 5/7 Wilken (Rothsay) SKS, 5/24–28 Aitkin (high count 3, McGregor Marsh) ASu, KiH, JmP, 5/25 Roseau (Roseau River W.M.A.) CAs. |
| 2018 | Summer | 2 | Found in Aitkin, Roseau. | |
| 2018 | Fall | Â No reports. | ||
| 2019 | Spring | 2 | Reported north from three locations: 5/1–31 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) ebd, m.ob., 5/19–20 Hubbard (max. 6, south of Badoura) REn, AxB, ANy, DBz, 5/25 Aitkin (1, Rice Lake N.W.R.) KWR, m.ob. High count of 70 from McGregor Marsh on 5/16 † JGz, with additional conservative tallies of 50 on 5/20 EzH, IsH. | |
| 2019 | Summer | 4 | 1 |  North reports from Aitkin, Hubbard, Marshall, Pine. Probable late spring migrant 6/4 Lac qui Parle † RMD. |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | One north report 8/21 Aitkin (1, McGregor Marsh) ebd. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 5 | 1 | One south: 5/15–28 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) RMD, LiH, JGW. All north: 4/30 Itasca (private property) †SC, 5/6 Hubbard RLF, REn, 5/12–27 Aitkin (max. 6, McGregor Marsh) JuW, m.ob., 5/23 Roseau JPR, 5/24 Lake of the Woods (9, season’s high count, Norris Roosevelt Rd.) JPR. |
| 2020 | Summer | 2 | 1 | Reported from Aitkin, Anoka (continuing from spring through 6/3, Carlos Avery W.M.A.), Otter Tail. |
| 2020 | Fall | 4 | All south reports were of single individuals: 9/23 Scott (Bradshaw Lake W.M.A.) KeM, 9/26 Brown (Mulligan W.M.A.) KEm, JWH, 9/29 Pipestone (Holland Well Fields) KEm, 10/4 Olmsted (East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) MwT. | |
| 2021 | Spring | 3 | 2 | Two south: 4/26 Blue Earth (1, near Good Thunder) ph. fide KEm, 5/13 Hennepin (1, found distressed in Minneapolis and brought to a wildlife rehab center) ph. fide AXH. All north 5/7–22 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) RLF, REn, SC, 5/30 Kittson (2, also the season high count, along C.R. 7) ANy, DBz, 5/31 Hubbard (Akeley Twp.) fide MAW. |
| 2021 | Summer | 3 | Reported from Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Roseau. Unusual was the lack of reports from Aitkin. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | 3 | One north 9/29 St. Louis (Duluth, injured bird sent to rehab facility) FJN. All south 9/23 Ramsey (Tony Schmidt Park) †LiH, 9/26 Waseca (Lundquist W.M.A.) †KEm, JWH, 10/1 Nicollet (Middle Lake) †APi. |
| 2022 | Spring | 8 | 2 | The highest number of spring reports statewide in the last 11 years. Two south reports: 5/21–28 Stearns (max. 2, Lake Wobegon Trail) MtS, HHD, DOr, MJB, AaL, CLu, m.ob., 5/26–31 Anoka (max. 2, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) LBi, m.ob. All north 5/16–30 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) CLR, KWR, m.ob., 5/16 Carlton (near Kettle River) CLR, KWR, 5/16 Hubbard (near Laporte) AxB, ebd, 5/23–29 Morrison (max. 5, Swanville Marsh) SEm, HHD, FGo, RAE, MJB, m.ob., 5/23–30 Roseau (several locations) AFo, LHl, JWK, EHi, 5/27–30 Kittson (340th St.) LHl, JWH, JGW, EHi, 5/29 Lake of the Woods EHi. High count 5/21 Aitkin (57, McGregor Marsh) KWR. |
| Breeds northwest and north-central. Rare migrant throughout. State designation: Special Concern. | ||||
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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. |