Red-throated Loon(Gavia stellata) |
Year | Season | N | S | |
1945 | Winter | | | One on the river at St. Cloud, February 22, 1942, (N. M. Hiemenz). |
1962 | Fall | | | Oct. 31, Lester River, Duluth, St. Louis Co., one in fall plumage, Bob Janssen; Dec. 6, same place, same plumage, Janet C. Green. |
1963 | Spring | | | May 31, Duluth, St. Louis County, Dennis Meyer. |
1963 | Fall | | | Oct. 13, Two Har bors, 1 in fall plumage, Avifaunal Club. |
1964 | Spring | | | only record, 5-28 Duluth, JCG. |
1964 | Summer | | | 6-10, Duluth, St. Louis Co, BT. |
1965 | Fall | | | 9-19 Duluth, 2, MIG. |
1966 | Summer | | | 6-7 Duluth one found dead, Don Higgins fide JCG. |
1966 | Fall | | | One bird seen at Two Harbors, Lake Co., on 10-20 (JCG, ELC) and again on 11-5 (DB, EHH). |
1967 | Spring | | | 5-27 Duluth, St. Louis Co., 3, RBJ, JCG, many others. |
1969 | Spring | | | 5-1 St. Louis Co., MMC; and 5-21 (3) St. Louis Co., MMC; only reports. |
1969 | Summer | | | 6-4 & 5, Duluth, MMC. |
1969 | Fall | | | 9-26 St. Louis JCG. |
1970 | Spring | | | 4-17 Hennepin GES (good details); 5-7 Duluth (2) MMC; 5-26 Duluth MMC; only reports. |
1971 | Spring | | | 2 reports from Duluth (2) and 5-25 (2) JG, MMC. |
1971 | Fall | | | 10-23 Lake (1) KE, PE; only report. |
1972 | Summer | | | 6-4 Duluth MMC. |
1973 | Summer | | | 6-7 Duluth JAB. Red•necked Grebe Nested in Itasca; seen in Marshall, Todd, Wright, Hennepin and Nicollet (7-15 JWP) |
1973 | Fall | | | Two reports: 9-16 Two Harbors (JAB); 11-20 Mille Lacs (TS). |
1975 | Spring | | | 5-16 Cook (2) MMC-only report. |
1975 | Summer | | | Two were picked up dead at Duluth on the very late date of 6-25 (fide P. Hofslund). |
1976 | Spring | | | 1 report 5-29 St. Louis (1) FN. |
1977 | Fall | | | 10-25 Mille Lacs Lake, Crow Wing Co. (RJ, KE). |
1978 | Summer | | | 10-21 St. Louis Dick Ruhme, Bill Pieper. |
1978 | Fall | | | 10-21 St. Louis Dick Ruhme, Bill Pieper. |
1980 | Fall | | | 11-1 Otter Tail GMO. |
1981 | Spring | | | 4-29 Duluth KE, 5-24 Lake J. Church and 5-25 Duluth KE only reports. ; |
1981 | Summer | | | TWELVE seen on 7-3 at Minn. Pt., Duluth (Loon 53:168). |
1981 | Fall | | | 11-1 Anoka KL, 11-13 Itasca MS. |
1982 | Spring | | | 5-18 Duluth KE, others, 5-24 Duluth JD (5), 5-28 Cook SDM. |
1984 | Spring | | | Reported 3/31 through 4/7 Duluth KE, many obs. |
1984 | Summer | | | Through 6/17 Duluth (2 -m.ob.); 6/18 Grand Marais (KE). |
1985 | Spring | | | 5/30 Duluth NH (4). |
1986 | Spring | | | 5/22 Duluth B. Penning; only report. |
1987 | Spring | | | 5/24 St. Louis SDM; only report. |
1988 | Spring | | | 5/14/27 Duluth KE, m.ob. |
1989 | Spring | | | All reports 5/4 Cook fide OSL, 5/28 Cook AB, BL (The Loon 61:152) and 5/29 Duluth MH. |
1990 | Spring | | | Only report 5/26 Duluth KE, PB (The Loon 62:170-171). |
1991 | Summer | | | One in alternate plumage seen on 7/1 in St. Louis MDE (The Loon 63:210). |
1991 | Fall | | | Reported 10/1-2 Duluth KE, PS. (The Loon 63:273). |
1992 | Spring | | | Reported 4/29 Steele RG (The Loon 64:165). |
1993 | Spring | | | Reported 5/10 Duluth LE. |
1993 | Summer | | | Two birds in breeding plumage observed on L. Superior at Stony Point, St. Louis Co. (6/28, TNB). This represents the fifth summer sighting since 1980. |
1993 | Fall | | | Reported 9/17 Cook PS, Duluth PB, 10/17–20 St. Louis mob, 10/24 Cook TD. |
1994 | Spring | | | Only report 5/5 Duluth (minimum of ten individuals) TD, KE, MH (The Loon 66:104–105). |
1994 | Fall | | | Reported from Duluth 9/20-22 PS et al, 10/22 St. Louis (2) MOc et al, 10/25 Lake DPV, 11/9–13, Carver RG, AB. |
1995 | Fall | | | One report of a juvenile on 10/6 Duluth, St. Louis Co. fide KE. |
1996 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/23 Carlton (first county record) MSt, 5/28 St. Louis (4) TW. |
1996 | Fall | | | Reported 9/27 Lake Superior, St. Louis Co. (juvenile) KE. |
1997 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/24–6/1 St. Louis (max 5) mob. |
1997 | Summer | | | Holdovers from late May observed on L. Superior: 6/1–2 St. Louis (8 on 6/1) mob. |
1997 | Fall | | | All reports were single birds: 9/1 St. Louis (Stoney Point) PBu, 10/11 St. Louis (Duluth) fide KE, 10/27 Cass (Lake Winnibigoshish) PS. |
1998 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/16–31 Duluth (max. 5) mob, 5/27 Cook KMH. |
1998 | Summer | | | Several reports of late migrants, all at Duluth in St. Louis County; 6/4 (2) KB, 6/15 (3) fide KE, 6/25–26 LF, 6/30 KB. |
1998 | Fall | | | Only report: 9/29 St. Louis (juvenile in Duluth) KB. Bardon considered the presence of a reddish throat patch somewhat unusual for a juvenile and referred to an illustration of this in the 1986 identification article by Appleby et al. (British Birds 79:365–391). |
1999 | Spring | | | All reports from Duluth: 5/16–17 (max. 5) SWo, PS, 5/29 (12) KE, MBW. |
1999 | Summer | | | Unprecedented 26 individuals -counted on 6/2 from Park Point, Duluth in St. Louis Co. KB. Two birds also observed on 6/3 at Grand Marais, Cook Co. KB. |
1999 | Fall | | | No reports. |
2000 | Spring | | | All reports from Park Point in Duluth, St. Louis County. First seen 5/22 (12) SWo. Two were documented 5/28 †TW. Record high count 5/31 (30) SWo. |
2000 | Summer | | | Migrants reported for fourth consecutive summer. Unusually high numbers seen 6/2–8 on L. Superior, off Park Point in Duluth, St. Louis Co. KRE, †CRM et al.; peak counts 6/2 (18) KRE, 6/8 (15) MH and 6/5 (8) CRM. Note that record high numbers were reported in late May (The Loon 72:205). |
2000 | Fall | | | Juvenile reported 10/10–13 St. Louis (on L. Superior, Duluth Twp.) MH, †KRE et al. |
2001 | Spring | | | More reports than usual, all from Park Point in Duluth, St. Louis County. First observed 4/30 (3) †PHS. One to three birds reported on six dates during May, but KJB tallied 28 on 5/2 and 39 on 5/9 (The Loon 73:248–249), the latter surpassing the state's record high count (30 at Park Point on 31 May 2000). |
2001 | Summer | | | Only reports: 6/1 St. Louis JJS, 7/8 St. Louis (4 on L. Superior) †SWo. [Corrected]
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2001 | Fall | | | Singles reported 9/15–23 St. Louis (Park Pt. in Duluth) †PHS, †PCC, m.obs., 10/9–21 St. Louis (Duluth) m.obs., 10/26–29 Cook (Five Mile Rock) DRB, †PHS, m.obs. |
2002 | Spring | | | Seasonal total (12) down in St. Louis; first observed 5/7 Duluth (2) KJB, high count 5/29 Duluth (5) JB. See summer report for late north migrants. Exceptionally well-documented reports south: 5/3 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir) †JPr, †CBe, ph. †RLE, †JWH, †CAK, †PWP, 5/20–26 Hennepin (Diamond L.) †WCM, †OLJ, †TAT, m.ob. |
2002 | Summer | | | Two reports from Lake Superior at Duluth: 6/11 St. Louis SWe, 6/14 St. Louis fide DRB. |
2002 | Fall | | | Only report: 10/8–10 St. Louis (juvenile at Duluth) †MH, †PHS (The Loon 75:118–119). |
2003 | Spring | | | Only three reports from St. Louis (Duluth), all singles: 5/16 fide DRB, 5/23 KJB, 5/31 MH. Another L. Superior bird seen 5/31 Cook (Hovland) †DRB. Two exceptional reports away from L. Superior: 4/22 Benton (2 at Little Rock L.) †HHD, †PCC, 5/17 Lyon (Sham L.) †PHS, ph. AXH, RJS. |
2003 | Summer | | | Most unusual was the bird in basic plumage observed 6/7 Murray (Moulton Twp., new county record) †JPM, NED. Also reported 6/1 St. Louis (Duluth) MSS, 6/3 St. Louis (6 at Duluth) PHS. [Corrected] |
2003 | Fall | | | Singles reported 9/28 Cook (juvenile at Grand Marais) †JWL, 10/7 Cook (adult at Good Harbor Bay) †KRE, 10/17 Lake (juvenile at Flood Bay) †KRE et al., 10/18 St. Louis (juvenile at Stoney Point) †KRE, m.obs. (same individual as 10/17?). |
2004 | Spring | | | Documented 5/10–27 St. Louis (max. 9 at Park Point, Duluth) MH, ph. PHS, m.obs. Exceptional observation away from Lake Superior 4/29 Dakota (in flight over Lebanon Hills R.P.) †JPM. |
2004 | Fall | | | Only reports: 10/3 Mille Lacs (Wigwam Bay, Mille Lacs L.) †ASc, 10/14 Crow Wing (St. Albans Bay, Mille Lacs L., same as 10/3?) AXH. Also note probable Red-throated 10/23 Mille Lacs (Vineland Bay) KRE et al. First fall without a report from Lake Superior since 1999. |
2005 | Spring | | | Only report: 5/13–27 St. Louis (max. 12 at Park Point, Duluth) MLH, MSS, ph. JWL, m.obs. |
2005 | Fall | | | Only documented report: 10/16 St. Louis (Brighton Beach, Duluth) †SLF. |
2006 | Spring | | | One south report: second county record 4/30 Dakota (adult in basic plumage at L. Byllesby) †JPM. Also seen 5/8–26 St. Louis (max. 8 at Park Point, Duluth) MLH, JLR, m.ob. |
2006 | Fall | | | All reports: 9/24–10/8 St. Louis (max. 3 at Park Point, including ad. and juv. 10/8) MLH, PHS, †SLF, m.ob., 10/18–28 Aitkin (Mille Lacs L.) AXH, PHS, ASc. |
2007 | Spring | 1 | | All reports: 5/15–26 St. Louis (max. 17, Park Point, Duluth) JCC, MH, KRE, m.ob. |
2007 | Summer | 1 | | Northbound migrant 6/20 St. Louis (Park Point) PHS. |
2007 | Fall | 2 | | All reports: 8/23–26 (record early) St. Louis (ad. in alternate plumage at Park Point) KJB, †PHS, †JWL, m.ob., 9/27–10/21 St. Louis (max. 3 at Park Point) KJB, †SLF, m.ob. |
2008 | Spring | 2 | | All Lake Superior reports from St. Louis: 4/29–5/29+ at Park Point, Duluth (max. 20 on 5/6 and 8 on 5/25) PHS, KRE. Only inland report 4/20 Douglas/Todd (L. Osakis) †JPE. |
2008 | Summer | 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. |
2008 | Fall | 4 | | All reports: 9/27 (2 flyovers at H.R.B.O.) KJB, m.ob., 10/11–11/22 Crow Wing/Mille Lacs (2 at Mille Lacs Lake) ASc, m.ob., 10/12–18 St. Louis (ad., Park Point) MLH, ph. †KRE, m.ob., 10/16 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/24 St. Louis (2 juv., Park Point) †BAF, †PHS, 10/26–11/6 St. Louis (2 ad., Park Point) †PHS, †MLH, 11/1–2 Lake (Two Harbors) †KRE, m.ob. |
2009 | Spring | 1 | 2 | Two inland records: 4/22 Stearns (Sauk Lake) †PCC, 4/24 Benton (Little Rock Lake) RLE. All other reports from St. Louis (Duluth) beginning 4/25 (26 at W.S.H.C. and 3 at Park Point) KJB, PHS. Unprecedented numbers documented migrating past W.S.H.C., mostly in a westerly direction in the early mornings, with a peak count of 117 on 5/3 (KJB). Also see summer report. |
2009 | Summer | 1 | | Multiple early June sightings at Park Point, Duluth by PHS: 6/3 (1), 6/6 (1), 6/9 (7), 6/10 (1), 6/12 (1); then 6/13 (5) MLH, LS, 6/14 (high count of 16) St. Louis PHS, and no reports until 6/26 (4 adults in alternate plumage) PHS. Reportedly showing damage to its left wing was another adult 7/14 St. Louis (Canal Park, Duluth) ph. KJB. |
2009 | Fall | 1 | | Up to 8 seen in St. Louis near Park Point: 10/12 (1, juvenile) †PHS, 10/21 (1, Canal Park) KJB, 10/26-27 (1) PHS, 11/16 (3, Superior Entry) KJB; 11/19 (1, Park Point) PHS, 11/28 (1, record late) KJB, PHS. No reports away from Lake Superior were documented. |
2010 | Spring | 1 | | All reports from St. Louis (Duluth) beginning 4/22 (Park Point) KJB, including peak counts of 102 on 5/27 (Park Point, PHS) and 63 on 5/26 (Park Point, KJB). Also see summer report. |
2010 | Summer | 1 | | Observed 6/5 St. Louis (3) PHS, 6/13 St. Louis (7) PHS, 6/27 St. Louis (5) PHS. All individuals in alternate plumage, seen in the vicinity of Park Point, Duluth. |
2010 | Fall | 2 | | Reported from Park Point 10/1–5 (2), 10/16–17 (juv., also seen at Superior Entry), 11/7–12 (1) St. Louis †PHS, m.ob. Only report away from Duluth 11/1 Cook (2, Grand Marais) †KRE, m.ob. Also see undocumented reports. |
2011 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 5/7 Isanti (South Stanchfield Lake) HHD, 5/12 St. Louis (2, Park Point R.A.) PHS, 5/18–29 St. Louis (max. 5, Park Point, Duluth) JLK, ph. SCZ, m.ob. |
2011 | Summer | 1 | | All reports: single individuals 6/3, 6/7 St. Louis (Park Point) ph. SCZ, DBM; group of alternate plumaged birds 6/8 (8), 6/9 (7), 6/12 (6) St. Louis (Park Point) ph. CLW et al., ph. PHS; 6/24 St. Louis (2, Lester River mouth) JLK; and possibly one individual lingering at Park Point 6/26 (Lafayette Square) PHS, 7/3 (40th Street) fide JWL. |
2011 | Fall | 1 | | All reports: 10/23 St. Louis (1) EBr, 11/12–24 St. Louis (max. 8 at Superior Entry on 11/22, record high fall count,) KJB, m.ob. |
2012 | Spring | 1 | | All reports from Lake Superior in St. Louis: 4/18–5/31+ at Park Point and Lester River (max. 18 on 5/19 and 5/28) JLK, FJN, DWK. |
2012 | Summer | 1 | | All reports from St. Louis: 6/1 (8 seen from boat on Lake Superior) JLK, 6/4 (location?) ANy, 6/18 (3, 12th St. public access on Park Point) ELC. |
2012 | Fall | 2 | | All reports 10/6 St. Louis (Lester River) KJB, 10/9 St. Louis (Park Point) JLK, EBr, 10/13 St. Louis (Superior Entry) KJB, 10/22 St. Louis (3, Park Point) KJB, 10/26 St. Louis KJB, 10/28 Lake (Iona's Beach S.N.A.) ANy, m.ob., St. Louis (Superior Entry) KJB, 11/6 St. Louis (Park Point) KCo. |
2013 | Spring | 1 | | All reports from Lake Superior in St. Louis, beginning 4/22 Brighton Beach (2) †EBr, 4/23 Brighton Beach (5) †JLK, 4/26 Park Point PHS. Unusually early high count of 14 on 4/29 (PHS), then a string of record-breaking counts at Park Point including 174 on 5/5 (JLK, MLH, PHS), 287 on 5/7 (JLK, PHS), 288 on the morning of 5/8 (KJB) and 355 on the evening of 5/8 (JLK, MLH, PHS), and 132 on 5/22 (KJB). Reports continued into the summer season. |
2013 | Summer | 2 | | Seen 6/2 St. Louis (groups of 3 and 2, Park Point) JLK, PHS, 6/3 St. Louis (Park Point) CLW, 6/5 Cook (Grand Marais Harbor) CLW, St. Louis (Park Point) KRE, 6/12 St. Louis GLa. |
2013 | Fall | 1 | | All reports from St. Louis, beginning 10/20 (Canal Park) PHS, TRK, m.ob., a record-high fall count of 9 on 10/31 (Park Point) KJB, and final report 11/14–16 (Canal Park) JLK. |
2013 | Winter | | 1 | Second winter record for state 2/20 Isanti (north of St. Francis). Injured bird found in driveway, brought to Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Roseville; photographed. Successfully rehabilitated and released the following month in the Atlantic near other wintering Red-throated Loons (fide AXH). This remarkable occurrence may have been a consequence of near-record ice cover on the Great Lakes in late winter. A number of loons and diving ducks were also reported stranded inland in late winter in Wisconsin and Michigan. |
2014 | Spring | 2 | 1 | One inland report 4/24 Rice (no details) TFB. All other reports from Lake Superior in Lake 5/12 JWL, 5/29 DCo, CWi, and St. Louis 3/16 (record early date, Stoney Point, possibly overwintered) KJB, then 4/28–5/27 (max. 85 on 5/8, Duluth, small groups counted in flight along Brighton Beach) KJB, m.ob. Also see summer report. |
2014 | Summer | 1 | | Only report 6/2 St. Louis (5, Park Point) JLK. |
2014 | Fall | 1 | | Only report 10/16 St. Louis (1, Park Point R.A.) JLK. |
2015 | Spring | 1 | | All reports from Lake Superior in St. Louis 5/3–5/29, primarily Park Point, where the peak count was four on 5/21 DFN and 5/26 KJB. Also see summer report. |
2015 | Summer | 1 | | Only report: 6/11 St. Louis (3 in alternate plumage, Park Point) CLW. This species normally migrates well into June. |
2015 | Fall | 1 | | All reports from St. Louis, beginning 10/9 (Park Point) JPr, ph. JJS, high count of 5 on 10/24 (Park Point) JLK, and final report 10/30 (Superior Entry) JPR. |
2016 | Spring | 2 | 3 | All south 4/3–4 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir) RLE, JPr, JmP, †LAV, ph. MiD, †JWH, m.ob.; 4/26–28 Sherburne (Lake Fremont) †PLJ, †DWK, †PRH; 5/15–16 Le Sueur (Eggert Lake) RBW, PRH, †DAB, ph. DWK. North reports included a record-early individual found 3/10 by Clayton Pederson in Baxter, Crow Wing County, where it apparently landed on wet pavement and could not take flight. It was brought to a rehabilitator, Katie Baratto, and released on 3/13 in Brainerd, and then was serendipitously refound 3/14–19 (PSP, ph. EGa, ph. LMS, m.ob.). Additional north reports from Park Point in St. Louis: 5/2 (1) MLH, 5/23, 5/25 (1) JLK, 5/29 (5) JLK. |
2016 | Summer | 2 | | Seen in Lake, St. Louis. High count 6/2 St. Louis (19, Park Point) MLH. Late migrants 7/14 St. Louis (5, Park Point) ph. JLK. |
2016 | Fall | 3 | | Reported from St. Louis County beginning 9/26, 9/28 (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB, with high count of 7 on 11/2 (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB, and a record late sighting 11/29 (2, Park Point R.A.) JLK. All records away from St. Louis: 10/10–11/7 Lake (juvenile, Two Harbors, Agate Bay) ph. BAF, ph. KRE, m.ob., including photos from six others via eBird; 10/17 Lake of the Woods (Zippel Bay S.P.) ph. SC. |
2017 | Spring | 1 | | All reports from Park Point in St. Louis County where first found (median 5/8) 4/27 (4) StK, JPR, 5/1 JLK, 5/4 KJB. Peak number 5/22 (15, Park Point, Lafayette Square) StK. Last reports 5/28 PHS, 5/30 (2) JPR, PHS (median 6/12). |
2017 | Summer | | | No reports. |
2017 | Fall | 2 | | Two reports from H.R.N.R. in St. Louis: 9/20 ALx, ABL, 10/14 ALx. Many reports from Stoney Point, also in St. Louis, beginning 10/10 (juvenile) TRd, StK, KJB, peaking on 10/16 (3) StK, TRd, with last reports 11/3–5 St. Louis (Stoney Point) AxB, REn, KRE, m.ob. Also found north 11/2–4 Lake (Agate Bay, Two Harbors) KRE, m.ob. |
2018 | Spring | 1 | | All reports were from St. Louis County where first found (median 5/8) 4/17 (Stoney Point) JWL, 4/29–5/2 (2, Park Point Nature Trail) NWn, 5/2 St. Louis (1, Park Point) JLK. High counts 5/7 (29, Park Point, Beach House) JPR, JDx, ClN, 5/22 (22, Park Point R.A.) JLK, Last reports 5/26 (2) RBW, KSz, 5/27 (3) JWd, 5/28 (22) JLK (median 6/12). Reports continued into the summer season. |
2018 | Summer | 1 | | Observed 6/3, 6/7 St. Louis (Park Point) BEA, DnS, MWS, ebd. |
2018 | Fall | 3 | | Â Reported from St. Louis beginning 9/25 (Park Point R.A.) ASu, with high count of 5 on 10/2 (H.R.N.R.) JPR, and final report 10/24 (3, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Also found north 10/14 Crow Wing SC, 10/15 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Lake) DOr, m.ob. |
2019 | Spring | 1 | | All reports were from St. Louis County where first found (median 5/8) 4/24 (2, Duluth Rose Garden) KRE, JLK, 4/25 (Leif Erikson Park) JDz, (W.S.H.C.) FJN, JPR. High counts 5/10 (100, Park Point R.A., estimate) JPR, 4/27 (39, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Last reports 5/29 (Park Point R.A.) JLK, 5/31 (8, Park Point R.A.) JLK (median 6/11), but also see Summer Report. |
2019 | Summer | 2 | | Â Seen 6/1, 6/3, 6/17 St. Louis (up to 3, Park Point R.A.) MwT, ebd, 7/8 Lake (2, Split Rock Trail Head Wayside Park) RZu, ph. OMo, EdK. |
2019 | Fall | 1 | 1 | One exceptional fall south report 10/10–12 Hennepin (Lake Harriet) † ClB, ph. PRH. All north 10/20 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) StK, m.ob., 10/23 St. Louis H.R.B.O. |
2020 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All south 4/19–20 Rice (Cannon Lake) ph. BHw, †DAB, 4/20–28 Sherburne (Lake Fremont) PLJ, ph. ToL, m.ob. All north reports were from St. Louis County where first found (median 5/6) 5/1 (Park Point R.A.) StK, SNe, 5/2 (16, season high count, Park Point R.A.) StK, 5/5 (max. 13, Park Point R.A.) ClN, m.ob. Last north report 5/30 (2, Park Point R.A.) MaJ (median 6/8), but also see summer report. |
2020 | Summer | 1 | | Spring migrants 6/1–30 St. Louis (max. 10 on 6/11, Park Point) ASu, PHS, BEA, JPR, ToL, ebd. |
2020 | Fall | 2 | | All north 9/12 St. Louis (Brighton Beach) PHS, m.ob., 9/24 St. Louis (H.R.N.R.) JPR, m.ob., 10/1 Lake (6, Palisade Head) TRK, StK, 10/15 St. Louis (2, H.R.N.R.) JPR, m.ob., 10/19 St. Louis (H.R.N.R.) JPR, m.ob., 10/24 St. Louis (7, Stony Point) HTo, StK, ebd, 11/8 St. Louis (Stony Point) MwT, m.ob. |
2021 | Spring | 1 | 3 | All south 4/23, 4/27–28 Benton (Little Rock Lake) HHD, m.ob., 4/28–30 Dakota/Goodhue (Lake Byllesby) AFo, ph. FFa, m.ob. All north reports were from St. Louis County where first found (median 5/5) 4/23 (2, W.S.H.C.) FJN, EBr, (max. 3, Park Point R.A.) PHS, SCB, StK, 4/28 (5, Park Point R.A.) JLK. High counts 5/10 St. Louis (77, Park Point R.A.) StK, 5/25 St. Louis (48, Park Point R.A.) IDv, m.ob. Last north reports 5/31 St. Louis (Stony Point) TLz, (13, Park Point R.A.) JLK, but also see summer report (median 6/11). |
2021 | Summer | 1 | | All reports: 6/1–3 St. Louis (up to 4, Park Point) IDv, EHi, m.ob., 6/3 St. Louis (17, Stony Point) IDv, 6/4 St. Louis (2, Brighton Beach) TLz. |
2021 | Fall | 1 | | All reports from St. Louis, beginning 9/18 (Park Point R.A.) IDv, a high count of 6 on 10/28 (Superior Entry) EHi, and a final report 11/7 (5, Park Point R.A.) MLH, m.ob. (median 10/28). |
2022 | Spring | 4 | 2 | All south 4/11 Goodhue (Sturgeon Lake) SDz, 5/3 Benton (Little Rock Lake) HHD, m.ob. Early north (median 5/3) 4/24 St. Louis (2, Park Point R.A.) SNe, StK, 5/2 Beltrami (Lake Bemidji) ANy, ph. DBz, Koochiching (3, Rainer City Beach) ANy, DBz, St. Louis (6, Park Point R.A.) ClN, m.ob. High count 5/5 St. Louis (215, Park Point R.A.) ALw, StK. Late north 5/25 Cook (2) DFN, 5/26–28 St. Louis (max. 11, Park Point R.A.) FJN, m.ob., but also see summer report (median 6/12). |
2022 | Summer | 1 | | Observed 6/1–10 St. Louis (up to 18, Park Point) ALw, PHS, NGi, ebd. |
2022 | Fall | 1 | 1 | All south 11/22 Washington (Afton Marina) †BDo, m.ob. All north 10/6 St. Louis (2, H.R.N.R.) JsC, 11/10 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JLK. |
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  | Rare migrant, primarily on Lake Superior in spring and early summer. |