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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 2008-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 2008 Ann E. Kessen, Peder H. Svingen, and Paul E. Budde |
The summer season of 2008 was not distinguished by any spectacular sightings, as has been the case in some recent summers, but it nonetheless had its share of good birds, starting with a late Greater White-fronted Goose that was still present in St. Louis County on 1 June. A Cackling Goose found in Itasca County in early June provided Minnesota's first summer record for this species. An adult male Cinnamon Teal was reported from Lac Qui Parle County in late June. Unusual away from Lake Superior was the appearance of a female Long-tailed Duck at Agassiz N.W.R. on 1 June.
Red-throated Loons were observed off Park Point throughout much of the season, with 14 July being the latest spring/summer date on record. Another unusual sighting off Park Point was Western Grebe, observed on two dates in June. Also in June, a Golden Eagle made an unexpected appearance in Cass County. Also exceptional were the Franklin's Gulls found in Duluth in early June. Ring-billed Gulls again bred on Interstate Island W.M.A., with 10,000 breeding pairs estimated. A White-winged Dove showed up at Grand Portage, providing the 15th record of this species for the state. The Burrowing Owl found in Clay County in the spring was still present in early June.
In July, a White-eyed Vireo in Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park provided a new county record. Also in July, a Yellow-throated Warbler showed up along the St. Croix River near Otisville. The season saw Hooded Warblers found for the first time in Isanti and Pennington counties. Yellow-breasted Chats were found at three locations in June; the individual in Baker Park Reserve lingered, providing good looks for many observers. Two mid-summer reports of White-crowned Sparrow — both photographed — were rather unusual. Finally, a Blue Grosbeak was found at Louisville Swamp, providing a first Scott County record.
Weather Summary: The summer started with temperatures that were close to or slightly above average in most regions of the state. The exceptions were found in many areas of western Minnesota, where mean temperatures were as much as 2° F below average, and southeastern Minnesota, where mean temperatures in many places were about 2° F above average. Rainfall during June was abundant in most parts of the state. The Southeast was noteworthy for recording as much as three inches more rainfall than normal. The central and east-central parts of Minnesota, however, fell short of average rainfall amounts.
Weather conditions were more consistent statewide during July. With the exception of the Northeast, average temperatures were close to or higher than normal in most places. The Twin Cities area saw an average July temperature 2.4° F above the mean. Drought conditions prevailed during July for most of the state. The only exception was the Northeast, which enjoyed approximately normal rainfall.
Undocumented reports: Greater White-fronted Goose 7/2 Hennepin; Gray-cheeked Thrush 6/14 Pine; Western Tanager 6/4 Faribault.
Maps: Maps are included in each account for those species with at least one breeding record. A county filled in with black indicates confirmed breeding while medium gray indicates probable breeding. Light gray shows occurrence in a county.
Acknowledgements: Thanks to all those who submitted summer season reports and breeding records. Their data make this report possible. Special thanks to Steve Stucker and the Minnesota DNR for providing MCBS data and to Jerry Niemi and Jim Lind for sharing NRRI data. Thanks also go to Anthony Hertzel, Jeanie Joppru, and Jim Lind for providing transcripts of weekly birding reports, to Paul Budde for compiling early and late dates, and to Dave Cahlander for his work on the online seasonal report. Anthony Hertzel and Dave Cahlander produced the maps used in this report.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 2 | Observed 6/1, 7/18, 7/19, 7/26 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU, RPR, PCC, 6/14, 7/19 Lac qui Parle (individual with injured left wing, Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, 7/16 Olmsted RBW. | |||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 1 | One lingering spring migrant reported 6/1 St. Louis DBM. | |||
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) | 1 | First summer record 6/5 Itasca MCBS, ph. MSS. | |||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 26 | 41 | |||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 3 | Seen 6/7, 6/21 Sherburne (2 at Sherburne N.W.R.) JPE, RBJ, 6/10 Carver (MN Valley N.W.R.) CRM, 7/15–20+ Dakota (Schaar's Bluff) ph. †JPM, JLO, ADS, ALD, LS. | |||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 15 | 10 | |||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 24 | 36 | |||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 16 | 31 | |||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 1 | Only report 6/22 Lac qui Parle County (adult male, Walter Township.) †PCC. | |||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 8 | 18 | |||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 3 | 10 | |||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 4 | 2 | Observed 6/1 Aitkin LS, JMJ, 6/1, 6/3 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/5 St. Louis SES, 6/14, 6/16 Itasca MCBS, 6/15 St. Louis FKB, 6/17 Stearns PCC, 6/18 St. Louis (2) SLF, 6/21 Cass BAW, 6/22 St. Louis (4) SLF, 6/22 Lac qui Parle PCC, 6/25 Lac qui Parle RPR. | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 27 | 39 | |||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 3 | 2 | Found 6/5, 6/7 Cook RBJ, JEB, JWH, 6/5 Lake SES, 6/22 St. Louis (3) SLF, 6/22 Lac qui Parle PCC, 6/29 Scott DFN, PEJ. | ||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 3 | 5 | |||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 8 | 10 | Observed in all regions except Northwest, Southwest, East-central. | ||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 2 | 7 | Reported from Traverse, Douglas, Stevens, Pope, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Wright, Olmsted. | ||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 7 | 19 | |||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 18 | 13 | |||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 2 | Reported 6/1 St. Louis SLF, 7/1 Itasca MCBS, ph. KJB, EMG. | |||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 6 | 8 | Seen in all regions except Northwest, East-central. | ||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 1 | Reported 7/13 Cook (2 on Lake Superior, 7 miles east of Grand Marais) †HFH. | |||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 2 | Found 6/1 Marshall (female-plumaged individual at Farmes Pool, Agassiz N.W.R.) ph. BSt, BrS, 6/1 Cook (2, Good Harbor Bay) WCM. | |||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 3 | 1 | Seen 6/5 Cook RBJ, 6/10 Itasca MCBS, 6/14 Pope ph. DPG, 7/28 Cass BAW. | ||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 12 | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 15 | 25 | |||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 8 | 3 | |||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 5 | Most reports since 1993. Seen 6/1 Cass (7, Pelican Island) BAW, 6/1 St. Louis SLF, 6/5, 6/7 Cook RBJ, JEB, JWH, 6/7 St. Louis (2) PHS, 6/15 St. Louis (7) PHS, 7/4 Beltrami PBD, and 7/4 Lake JWL. | |||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 6 | 26 | |||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 10 | 32 | |||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 15 | 6 | |||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 1 | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 4 | 1 | Found 6/1 Aitkin LS, JMJ, 6/2 St. Louis KRE, 6/3 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/14 Pine HHD, LS, CRM, 6/23 Polk fide JMJ. | ||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 3 | 1 | |||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 11 | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 11 | 40 | |||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 15 | 25 | |||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 1 | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 13 | 17 | |||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 3 | 9 | |||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 6 | 16 | |||
| Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) | 1 | ||||
| Western Grebe X Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis X A. clarkii) | 1 | Mixed species pair with one chick 6/10 Douglas (Lake Osakis) MRN. Probable hybrid mid-July to 7/23 Cass (Leech Lake, Kabekona Narrows) †JPr, GPr, ph. †BAW, DAY. | |||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 25 | 40 | |||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 2 | 10 | |||
| White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) | 1 | Fifteenth state record 6/15 Cook (Grand Portage) SSm, DCo, ph. SVe. | |||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 27 | 44 | |||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 5 | 20 | Found in all central and southern regions plus Cass. | ||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 14 | 27 | Reported from all regions of state. | ||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 11 | 23 | |||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 6 | 7 | Found in all regions except West-central, Southwest, South-central. | ||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 23 | 38 | |||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 22 | 30 | |||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 15 | 21 | |||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | 17 | 31 | |||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 1 | Only record: 6/23 Meeker (East Lake Ripley) DMF. | |||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 6 | 24 | |||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 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. | |||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 22 | 17 | |||
| WHOOPING CRANE (Grus americana) | 2 | Observed 6/1 Freeborn (2 released birds south of Albert Lea) ph. RPR, 7/5 Cottonwood (4 released birds seen by Gary Anderson southeast of Windom) fide RPR. | |||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 1 | 2 | Found 6/1 Becker (seen by Scott Kahan, Hamden Slough N.W.R.) fide JMJ, 6/6 Stearns STW, 7/18, 7/25, 7/31 Big Stone (6) PHS, RBJ. | ||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 3 | 1 | Northbound migrants 6/1 Cass BAW, 6/1 St. Louis (2) PHS, (2) SLF, 6/1 Traverse (4) RBW, 6/1, 6/6 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/6 St. Louis (1) MLH, PHS. | ||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | 2 | Late south migrants 6/2 Big Stone (3) BJU, 6/8, 6/17 Lac qui Parle (the latter in alternate plumage) BJU. One in mostly basic plumage 6/22, 7/19, 7/26 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS probably summered south of its breeding range. | |||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 23 | 44 | |||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 6 | 11 | Record high number of reports. Reported from all regions except Southwest. Northbound migrants 6/5 Itasca (2) EEO, 6/21 St. Louis (Duluth) PHS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/24 Marshall (1) JMJ; early south 7/13 Lac qui Parle (8) PCC, 7/14 Nicollet (1) CRM. | ||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | No reports. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 5 | 10 | |||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 3 | 4 | |||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 3 | Northbound migrants 6/1 Cass (15) BAW, 6/1, 6/4–10 St. Louis (max. 4) m.ob. Presumed southbound migrant 7/11 Douglas JPE. | |||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 1 | All reports from St. Louis (Duluth): 6/1 Park Point (3) DCr, 6/1 40th Ave. West (1) SLF, 6/4–6 Park Point (2) PEJ, EEO, PHS. | |||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 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. | ||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 2 | 2 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/1 Lac qui Parle (1) BJU; late north 6/6 St. Louis (85 at Park Point, Duluth) PHS. High count away from Duluth 6/1 Cass (15 at Pelican Is., Leech Lake) BAW. Southbound migrants: 7/13, 7/19 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS, 7/15, 7/16 Brown (2) BTS. | ||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 2 | 8 | Most reports ever. Found in St. Louis, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Renville, Wright, Hennepin, Brown, Blue Earth, Steele. High count 6/1 Wright (30) †DWK. Northbound migrants: late south 6/6 Lac qui Parle BJU; late north 6/12 St. Louis (4) PHS. | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 2 | 11 | Observed in all regions except Northwest, Southwest, Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC; late north 6/4 St. Louis (1) EEO. Southbound migrants: early north 7/13 Cass (4) BAW; early south 7/8 Sherburne ASc, 7/9 Nicollet RBW. | ||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 7 | 23 | Found in all regions except Northwest, Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/9 Dakota SWe; late north 6/8 Beltrami DPJ. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28 Beltrami HHD, CRM, JJS; early south 7/1 Brown (5) BTS. High count 7/13 Lac qui Parle (396) PCC. First juvenile 7/25 Big Stone PHS. | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 5 | 6 | Seen in Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Douglas, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Wright, Blue Earth. Late south 6/23 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/24 Kandiyohi MJB. Late north 6/10 Cass RBW. Only southbound migrant (possibly a non-breeding adult): 7/18 Big Stone †PHS. | ||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 2 | 1 | All reports: 7/25 Big Stone (2) PHS, 7/26 Aitkin (1) ASc, NSc, 7/29 Cass (1) BAW. | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 4 | 17 | Reported from all regions except Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/14 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC; late north 6/6 St. Louis PHS. Southbound migrants: early south 7/6 Hennepin ALD and Lac qui Parle PCC. High count 7/26 Lac qui Parle (245) PCC, PHS. | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 6 | 18 | Reported from all regions except Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/14 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC; late north 6/10 Cass RBW. Southbound migrants: early south 7/6 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, 7/10 McLeod DMF. High count 7/26 Lac qui Parle (331) PCC, PHS. | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 1 | 10 | Found in all central and southern regions except Southwest. Southbound migrants: early north 7/11 Douglas (only north report) JPE; early south 7/6 Lac qui Parle (7) PCC. High count 7/25 Big Stone (34) PHS. | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 1 | Only report: 7/26 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS. | |||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 8 | 5 | |||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 18 | 13 | |||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 16 | 28 | |||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 5 | 20 | Seen in all regions except Northwest, Southwest. Early south migrants (see The Loon 74:65–82) 6/26 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU, 7/1 Brown (2) BTS and Meeker (1) DMF. High count 7/19 Lac qui Parle (23) PCC, PHS. | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 7 | 21 | Found in all regions except Northwest, Southwest. Late south 6/8 Lac qui Parle PCC. Southbound migrants 6/21 Kandiyohi (2) DMF, 6/22 Lac qui Parle (7) PCC. Single juveniles arrived 7/25 Big Stone PHS, 7/26 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS. High count 7/26 Lac qui Parle (492) PCC, PHS. | ||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 2 | 3 | Found 6/1 St. Louis PHS, SLF, 7/15 Cass BAW, 7/17–18 Brown (1) ph. BTS, 7/22 McLeod DMF, 7/25–26 (max. 17 at Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, DBM, 7/31 Carver SWe. | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 4 | 15 | Found in all regions except Southwest. Southbound migrants: early north 7/6 Carlton JWH; early south 6/26 Lac qui Parle BJU. High count (but see fall report) 7/26 Lac qui Parle (32) PCC, PHS. | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 4 | 17 | |||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 1 | 6 | Seen in Cass, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Carver, Brown, Meeker, Nicollet. Late spring migrants 6/2–3 Lac qui Parle (1) BJU, 6/3 Meeker (1) DMF. Southbound migrants: early north 7/13 Cass (1) †BAW, DAY; early south 7/13 Lac qui Parle (12) PCC and Nicollet (1) DWK. | ||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 5 | Observed 6/4 Itasca MCBS, 6/9 Cass BAW, 6/10, 6/13, 6/14 (12), 7/25 St. Louis PHS, SLF, 6/14, 6/20, 6/26 Crow Wing ASc, RBJ, DAC, 7/7 Crow Wing (51) KJB, 7/12 Crow Wing (66) ASc, 7/27 Beltrami (3) DPJ. | |||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 5 | 16 | Reported from all regions except East-central. Two unusual reports from Duluth: 6/6 (2 adults in alternate plumage at Park Point) †PHS, 6/8 (adult with incomplete hood at Interstate Island W.M.A.) PHS. High count 7/31 Rock (500) AXH. | ||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 23 | 28 | |||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 10 | 2 | |||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 9 | 11 | |||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 21 | 31 | |||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 7 | 1 | |||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 8 | 22 | |||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 2 | Most reports ever. Observed 6/5, 6/9 Cook (seen by Jan Green at Taconite Harbor) fide JWL, 6/8 Cook (location?) RBJ, St. Louis (9) ph. MSS, PHS, 6/15 St. Louis (4) PHS, 6/22, 6/26 St. Louis (2) †PHS, 7/6 St. Louis FKB, 7/12 St. Louis (2) †PHS, 7/14 St. Louis (6, latest spring/summer date on record) †PHS, ph. BCM. St. Louis County records all off Park Point. | |||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 24 | 18 | |||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 14 | 36 | |||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 17 | 35 | |||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 12 | 11 | Reported from all regions except Southwest, Southeast. | ||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 3 | 10 | Found in all regions of the state except the Southwest. All north reports: 6/27 Norman RBW, 7/13 Wadena PJB, 7/27 St. Louis (2, Floodwood W.T.P.) SWe. | ||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 26 | 40 | |||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 6 | 33 | |||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 1 | Only report: 6/8 Douglas BWF. | |||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 2 | 8 | Most reports since 1993. Found in Grant, Douglas, Stevens, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Jackson, Brown, Fillmore. High count 7/6 Lac qui Parle (10, Garfield Twp.) PCC. | ||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 20 | 29 | |||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 3 | 15 | |||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 1 | Observed 7/1 Kandiyohi (Atwater) DMF. | |||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 24 | 41 | |||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 16 | 14 | |||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 1 | One adult reported without details 6/21 Cass MRN. | |||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 20 | 28 | |||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 8 | 1 | Observed in North-central and Northeast plus Pine, Ramsey (individual remaining since winter) AXH. | ||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 10 | 29 | |||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 2 | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 24 | 32 | |||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 5 | 11 | |||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 17 | 20 | |||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 1 | 8 | |||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 22 | 41 | |||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | 1 | One immature bird observed 6/5 St. Louis †KRE. | |||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 4 | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 6 | 22 | |||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | 1 | One from spring still present 6/7 Clay (southeast Moorhead) CMB. | |||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 10 | 13 | |||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 3 | Seen 6/4 Beltrami MCBS, Itasca MCBS, 6/5 St. Louis ph. KRE, 6/20 St. Louis BU. | |||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 2 | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 1 | Reported 6/1 Koochiching AXH. | |||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 22 | 34 | |||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 10 | 23 | |||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 12 | 33 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 22 | 26 | |||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 1 | Found 6/22 Itasca MCBS. | |||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 6 | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 21 | 34 | |||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 20 | 30 | |||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 23 | 35 | |||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 20 | 30 | |||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 22 | 38 | |||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 9 | 3 | |||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 4 | 15 | |||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 1 | Juvenile found 7/29 Cass (Longville W.T.P.) ph. †BAW. | |||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 24 | 39 | |||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 3 | 16 | |||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 27 | 44 | |||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 12 | 11 | Record high number of reports. Reported from all regions of state except Southwest. Late south migrant 6/10 Hennepin DDo, KRo. | ||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 23 | 38 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 9 | 1 | |||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 8 | Reported from Scott, Hennepin, Dakota, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Rice, Fillmore, Houston. | |||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 20 | 14 | Found in all regions except West-central, Southwest. Potential late south migrant vocalizing 6/21 Washington DWK. | ||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 5 | 32 | Reported from all regions except North-central, Northeast. | ||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 24 | 31 | |||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 24 | 33 | |||
| Vireos | |||||
| WHITE-EYED VIREO (Vireo griseus) | 1 | New county record 7/19–28+ Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan Park) †BAF, †DAB, ph. DAC, †JPM, m.ob. Audio recordings submitted by BAF. | |||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 4 | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 19 | 33 | Reported from all regions except Southwest. | ||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 12 | 2 | Record high number of reports. Observed in North-central and Northeast plus Becker, Pine, and late south migrants 6/1 McLeod PRH, 6/2 Rice TFB. | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 3 | 2 | Late south migrants 6/1 Dakota JLO, McLeod PRH. Also seen 6/5 Cook RBJ and St. Louis KRE, 6/17 Lake FKB, 7/13 St. Louis KJB. | ||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 22 | 38 | |||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 24 | 36 | |||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 6 | Fewest reports ever. Seen in Dakota, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, Mower, Rice, Scott. | |||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 7 | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 22 | 39 | |||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 7 | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 24 | 43 | |||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 16 | 2 | |||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 22 | 36 | |||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 2 | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 11 | 34 | |||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 17 | 33 | |||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 27 | 42 | |||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 16 | 31 | |||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 19 | 33 | |||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 27 | 43 | |||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 27 | 42 | |||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 8 | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 9 | 1 | Seen in Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Pine, Sherburne. | ||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 23 | 34 | |||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 16 | 6 | |||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 18 | 33 | |||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 8 | Reported from Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Pine. | |||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 6 | 29 | |||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 4 | All reports: 6/18–7/31 Ramsey JPS, DDo, 6/22 Hennepin JBB, 7/30 Washington TEB, 7/31 Dakota KSc. | |||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 28 | 42 | |||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 10 | Observed in Becker, Clearwater, Beltrami, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. | |||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 25 | 39 | Reported statewide. | ||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 20 | 38 | |||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 25 | 41 | |||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 18 | 36 | |||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 2 | 2 | |||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 26 | 38 | |||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 22 | 35 | |||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 23 | 16 | |||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 5 | 5 | Seen in Clay, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Scott, Ramsey, Brown, Stearns, McLeod. Late south migrant 6/6 Stearns STW. | ||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 15 | Reported from all northern regions plus Pine, Kanabec. | |||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 8 | 24 | Found in all regions except Northwest, Northeast, Southwest. | ||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 27 | 44 | |||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 24 | 43 | |||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 4 | Fewest reports ever. Seen 6/1, 6/19 St. Louis SES, (2) SLF, 6/7 Cook JEB, JWH, 6/15 Lake JWL, 7/22 Cass (2) BAW. | |||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 21 | 31 | |||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 17 | 2 | |||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 3 | 1 | Seen 6/6, 6/9, 6/10, 6/15, 6/30 Itasca MCBS, 6/15 Lake (5) JWL, 6/22 Dakota ph. LKr, 7/27 Aitkin (2) ASc. | ||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 12 | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 13 | 5 | |||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 23 | 43 | |||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | 1 | Found 6/6–7/4 Clay (max. 6) KRE, CMB, RBW, LS. | |||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 7 | 28 | |||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 2 | 22 | |||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 25 | 43 | |||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 21 | 35 | |||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 10 | 33 | |||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 3 | Observed 6/1 Lake JWL, 6/4, 6/5, 6/9, 6/17, 6/18, 6/22, 6/25, 6/26 Itasca MCBS, and 6/8, 6/14 Pine MCA, LS, CRM. | |||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 3 | Three late north observations: 6/14 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) fide JMJ, 7/8 Cass ph. HMS, SMP, and 7/15 St. Louis (at feeder, still present through 8/2) ph. WLi. | |||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | 1 | Observed 6/15 Hubbard (Marietta Twp.) MAW. | |||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 14 | 1 | |||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 14 | 32 | |||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 16 | 7 | Observed in all northern and central regions. | ||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 4 | Seen 6/8, 6/27 Cass (3) BAW, MaH, 6/9 Aitkin (2) KRE, 6/16 Itasca MCBS, 6/27 Polk NGE. | |||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 1 | 13 | Found in all central counties plus South-central, Southeast. Only north report: 6/9 Wilkin (Rothsay W.M.A.) ph. KRE. | ||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 22 | 33 | Found statewide. | ||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 25 | 42 | |||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 9 | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 26 | 34 | |||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 5 | 20 | |||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | 3 | Observed 6/1, 6/21–23 Washington (William O'Brien S.P.) †DFN, †LS, DBM, BRL, 6/3–28 Hennepin (Baker Park Reserve, first found by Madeleine Linck) †ALD, †CMB, m.ob., 6/25 Dakota (Cliff Fen) JPM. | |||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 18 | 30 | |||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 23 | 36 | |||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 13 | 26 | Found in all regions except Northwest, Southwest. | ||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 13 | 24 | Statewide. | ||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 6 | 32 | |||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 28 | 37 | |||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 26 | 45 | |||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 28 | 43 | |||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 15 | 16 | |||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 28 | 43 | |||
| Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 2 | Observed 6/2 Scott (male, vocalizing near Jordan) JEB, 6/7 Jackson BRB. | |||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 22 | 24 | |||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 4 | Observed 6/1 Rice DAB, JWH, Washington (2) DFN, 6/6 Winona JCC, 6/7 Sibley DBM. | |||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 9 | 1 | Reported from Wadena, Cass, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Pine,Anoka. | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 14 | 5 | Found in all northern regions plus Central and East-central. | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 20 | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 18 | 10 | Most reports ever. Reported from all northern regions and Central, East-central plus Rice. | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 10 | Most reports since 1994. Found in Sibley, Carver, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Brown, Blue Earth, Goodhue, Winona. | |||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 11 | 10 | Most reports ever. Reported from all regions except Southwest, Southeast. Late south spring migrant 6/20 Ramsey JPS. Early south fall migrants 7/20 Ramsey (3) KJB and Rice (adult female banded) DAT. | ||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 15 | 3 | |||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 9 | 2 | Reported from Roseau, Clay (6/1, Moorhead, RHO), Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Itasca, Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis, Carlton, plus late south migrants 6/1 McLeod PRH, Scott BAF. | ||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 17 | 7 | |||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | 2 | Found 6/4, 6/5 Scott (Louisville Swamp) JLO, JEB, JWH, 6/15, 6/18 Dakota (Lebanon Hills R.P.) †ADS, JLO, RBW, JPM. | |||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 24 | 43 | |||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 1 | 5 | |||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 23 | 33 | |||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 5 | Seen 6/3 St. Louis KRE, 6/5 Cook RBJ, Lake SES, 6/8 Pine MCA, 6/17 Lake FKB, 6/20 Aitkin ASc, 6/22, 6/25 St. Louis SLF. | |||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 14 | Reported from Stearns, Wright, Carver, Sibley, Scott, Hennepin, Dakota, Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice, Blue Earth, Winona, Houston. | |||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 11 | 3 | Record number of reports. Reported from North-central, Northeast plus Pine, Scott, Dakota, Washington. | ||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 10 | 4 | Record number of reports. Seen in North-central, Northeast, Central, East-central. Late south 6/11 Dakota (Fish Lake Park, Eagan) ADS. | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 15 | 3 | Record high number of reports. Found in all northern regions plus Central, East-central. Potential late south migrant 6/14 Chisago HHD. | ||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 26 | 40 | |||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 19 | 11 | |||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 5 | 3 | Observed in Pennington, Itasca, Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis, Hennepin, McLeod, Blue Earth. Late south 6/1 Blue Earth, McLeod, Hennepin. Late north 6/6 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 6/8 Cass (Woman Lake) BAW. | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 2 | Found 6/1, 6/7, 6/8 Cook (3) WCM, JEB, JWH, 6/12, 6/30 Itasca MCBS, 6/15, 6/17, 7/15 Lake JWL, FKB, Lake LS. | |||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 6 | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 10 | 5 | |||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 13 | 3 | Observed in North-central and Northeast regions, plus Morrison, Mille Lacs, Pine, Stearns, Sherburne, Chisago. | ||
| YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica) | 1 | Adult seen along St. Croix River 7/12 Washington (near Otisville) ph. JWF. | |||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 12 | 2 | |||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 6 | 3 | Reported from Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Meeker, Scott, and late south migrant 6/6 Hennepin BAF. | ||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 4 | 1 | Seen 6/1, 6/4 St. Louis PHS, SES, 6/5 Itasca MCBS, 6/8 Anoka (banded at Springbrook Nature Center) RLR, 6/9 Roseau BSi, 6/17 Lake FKB. | ||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 1 | Reported without details 6/3 Le Sueur (Chamberlain Woods S.N.A.) RBJ, 6/10 Le Sueur (Kasota Prairie) RBJ. | |||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 17 | 28 | |||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 16 | 39 | |||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 23 | 41 | |||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 2 | Seen 6/4 Scott (Louisville Swamp) †JLO, 6/7, 6/13, 7/20 Brown BTS, DAB. | |||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 22 | 40 | |||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 7 | 27 | |||