| Loggerhead Shrike(Lanius ludovicianus) |
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1930 | Summer | | | Three shrike's nests were found, the earliest containing two eggs on April 26th (tho writer), the latest at Shakopee, held five young on June 15th (Leander Fischer), |
| 1931 | Summer | | | Ralph Woolsey reports a nest with one egg on April 2?th and Hr. Swedenborg reports another with five eggs on May 2nd, and a third nes1; in which the fourth egg was laid on AprU 29th and the birds hatched on May 13th and 14th. |
| 1932 | Summer | | | A nest with 5 eggs was found on April ·~~-.~.; ' 26th (Swedenborg). When it was visited by Gustav Swanson on May 25th, it again held 5 eggs, eveidently a second brood. |
| 1933 | Summer | | | Thirteen nests were reported. Hiemenz located the first near st. Cloud on May 1st, when it contained 5 eggs. The last was found by Morse near Robbinsdale on Jur1c 28th. Its contents, a second brood, consisted of 4 young and 1 egg. |
| 1934 | Summer | | | Mr. and Mrs. Swedenborg found the earliest nest of 1ihis species on May 4th, when it held 4 ~ggs~ For the latest nest we must turn to St. Cloud, where Hanson found one on June 14th with 5 young ready to leave. |
| 1935 | Summer | | | Upson furnishes an interesting record. He came across a completed but empty nest April 19th that had a jublinnt mo.le singing nearby. Two eggs wore in tho nest which Prosser saw in Hennepin County May 1oth. And on May 19th Swodonborg saw 2 nests containing 5 and 6 eggs. |
| 1936 | Summer | | | Alden Risser and Charles Evans captured the early date for the "Butcher-bird" when they located a completed nest April 19th at Rushford. A nest of s.ix eggs was found on May 10th by E. D. · Swedenbarg. On May 24th both Bob Upson and Swedenbo~g found nests. Upsonts nest at Lake Traverse h~ld five large young; Swedenborg's discovery was of small young. Mrs., C. E. Peterson at Madison observed three grown young June 14th. |
| 1937 | Summer | | | A nest of one egg was found on May 9 by E. D. Swedenborg. D. Struthers and Upson found a nest on May 3 I that held three eggs and two young. |
| 1938 | Summer | | | Dana Struthers found a nest of 4 eggs on May ro. Mr. E. D. Swedenborg found a nes~ of 6 eggs on May I5. Both occurred in Minneapolis. |
| 1940 | Summer | | | A nest of this interesting bird was found near Avon on June 12, by the T. S. Roberts Club; it contained 4 small young. |
| 1945 | Summer | | | Nest with 6 young, Hennepin Co., May 12, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with 6 eggs, Hennepin Co., May 5, Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan. |
| 1962 | Spring | | | April 14 Shakopee, Scott Co., Bob Janssen; April 28 Ivan hoe, Lincoln Co., Avifaunal Club; May 30 south of Felton, Clay Co., five nest lings banded, R. Huber. |
| 1962 | Summer | | | May 30, between Felton and Ulen, Clay Co., nest with 5 young, banded by R Huber. |
| 1963 | Spring | | | March 24, Cass Co., Avifaunal Club; March 30, Dakota Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 20, McLeod Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 20, Shakopee, Scott Co, R. Janssen. |
| 1964 | Spring | | | 4-10 Sherburne Co, RPR; 5-12 Wright Co, EC; 4-18 Washington Co, IG; 4-10 Pope Co, WH; 4-1 Ramsey Co, ACR; 4-18 Lake Travverse, RG. |
| 1964 | Fall | | | 9-18 Hennepin Co, fide FN. |
| 1965 | Spring | | | earliest 3-7 Wabasha Co, EMB (exceptional; see Notes of Interest in previous issue); next record 4 10 Red Wing, FL, RBJ. |
| 1965 | Fall | | | none reported! |
| 1966 | Spring | | | earliest 3-20 Nobles Co, HSH; 3-24 Pope Co, WH; 3-27 Polk Co, GSM. |
| 1966 | Summer | | | nested in Stearns Co; also reported from Morrison, Ramsey, Sherburne, Beltrami, Rock, Dakota, Winona, Lac qui Parle and St. Louis Co's. |
| 1967 | Spring | | | early 3-9 Hennepin Co., 1, singing, VL, exceptionally early; next 3-30 Hennepin Co., HFH; 3-31 Wabasha Co., 3, DGM; 4-1 Renville Co. DB. ' |
| 1967 | Summer | | | reported from Hennepin, Anoka, Morrison, Redwood, Big Stone Co's. |
| 1967 | Fall | | | latest 8-23 Hennepin Co., VL; 9-16 Lyon Co., BL; 10-29 Ramsey Co., RJC. |
| 1967 | Winter | | | 12-10 Adrian, Nobles Co., 1, EHW (observer not aware of normal winter absence of this species, but details fairly good); 12-30 Barden, Scott Co., Xmas Count, Goodman Larson and Lester Badger, excellent details; these are probably first winter records for state. Wacouta, Goodhue Co., 1 at feeder, MH; 1-1 Roseville, Ramsey Co., 1 at feeder, MIG (may have stayed longer ?); 12-23 to 2-14 Edina, Henepin Co., 1 at feeder, Mrs. Telfer (see Notes of Interest in previous issue); apparently only one previous winter record (not well-documented) for state. |
| 1968 | Spring | | | early 3-9 Marshall Co., AWR; 3-11 Anoka Co., FN/MAS (both exceptional); 3-17 Rice Co., OAR; 3-24 Goodhue Co., EMB and Chisago Co., FVS. |
| 1968 | Summer | | | nested in Morrison Co; also reported from Scott, Isanti, Wright Co's. |
| 1969 | Spring | | | 3-22 Faribault, OAR; 4-12 Carver Co., MHM; 5-5 Duluth, MMC; Late N. E. Clay Co., RBJ; 5-26 Morrison Co., LSR. |
| 1969 | Summer | | | nested in Morrison Co.; also reported from Clay, Carver, Wright, Benton, Ramsey, Dakota, Wabasha, and Rock Co's. More reports than usual. |
| 1969 | Fall | | | 8-31 Cottonwood LAF; 9-6 Hennepin CH; 10-28 Washington WHL; 11-2 Carver KH. Starling: 10-13 50 WKE. |
| 1970 | Spring | | | 11 reports 3-29 Anoka RD; 3-30 Rice OR; 4-15 Washington WHL; 1 northerly report 3-37 Clearwater RD (possibly Northern?); many misidentified shrikes this spring; only positive mark is mask over bill; not all Northerns show barring and some Northerns show dark bills in spring. Size not relia ble without direct comparison. |
| 1970 | Summer | | | reported from Dakota (Rosemount), Sherburne, and Wright Co's. Starling: nested in Swift, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, and Anoka Co's. |
| 1970 | Fall | | | no reports! |
| 1971 | Spring | | | 16 reports, therefore a totai of 38 shrike observations; however many of these still seem to be misidentified: early south (4 were reported in March with no details and were probably Northerns) 4-21 Scott VL; early north 4-5 Ottertail ES; 4-17 Wilkin KJG; 5-15 Duluth MMC and.Morrison JB. |
| 1971 | Summer | | | nested in Olmsted; also reported from Stearns, Marshall, Dakota, Wright, Morrison, Rice, Hennepin and Clay. |
| 1971 | Fall | | | only 1 report (none last year): 8-24 Duluth MMC. |
| 1973 | Summer | | | Nested in Pipestone & Morrison; seen in Dakota, Wright, Mille Lacs, Aitkin, Clay & Polk. |
| 1973 | Fall | | | Only one report: 9-16 Aitkin (KBZ). Starling Reported from 11 counties. |
| 1973 | Winter | | | Marge Carr verbally reported one at her feeder in Duluth well into Jan- uary; hopefully details are forthcoming since this is probably the first Minnesota winter record. Starling Present. |
| 1974 | Spring | | | 11 reports: early south 4-6 Stearns NMH; 4-14 Scott VL; 4-17 Lyon HCK; early north 3-1 St. Louis MMC; 4-20 Morrison BH; 5-4 Wadena DB; 5-12 Aitkin TS. Starling Reported from 13 counties. |
| 1974 | Summer | | | Reported from Clay, Ottertail, Stearns, Benton, Chippewa; fewer reports than usual. Starling Nested in Stearns, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rock; also reported from 23 other counties. |
| 1974 | Fall | | | Late 8-3 Clay RBJ; 8-23 Rock KE; 11-14 Duluth MMC. |
| 1974 | Winter | | | One reported with good details on 1-10 at Carver Park, Carver Co. (RG, K. Heidel); only the second winter record. Starling Reported on all Christmas Counts. |
| 1975 | Spring | | | 6 reports: 3-8 Dakota ETS; 3-22 Hennepin EPRD; 4-5 Carver JJW; 4-7 Goodhue RAG; 4-19 Murray BL; 5-12 St. Louis (2, male singing) MMC. Starling Reported from 25 counties. |
| 1975 | Summer | | | 3 reports: 6-15 Wright (BH); 6-21 Scott (PE); 6-24 Mille Lacs (NH); continues to decline in summer. Starling Nested in Hubbard, Mille Lacs and Hennepin; also reported from 25 other counties. |
| 1975 | Fall | | | late north 10-26 Ottertail SM; 11-6 St. Louis JG; 11-9 Ottertail LCF; late south 11-27 Fillmore G. Erickson. |
| 1976 | Spring | | | 17 reports: more than for several years 3-27 Nicollet RBJ and Stearns NMH; 3-27 to 4-22 Dakota several observers; 4-9 Clay LCF; 4-10 Fillmore RBJ; 4/1 Murray AD; 4-24 Lac qui Parle OJ and Yellow Medicine HK; 5-8 Cottonwood ED; 5-19 Clay DGW; 5-29 Lake of the Woods GO; 5-30 Roseau KE, RBJ; 5-31 Cook JH. Starling Reported from 30 counties. Winter 1976 |
| 1976 | Summer | | | nested in Clay (Buffalo River St. Pk.) and Dakota (R. Erickson); also reported from Marshall, Duluth (6-8, DA), Lac qui Parle, Pipestone, Wright, Olmsted, Mower and Stearns; an encouraging number of reports. Starling: nested in Hubbard, Lac qui Parle and Anoka; also reported from 30 other counties. |
| 1976 | Fall | | | La tee north 1 0-23 Otter Tail BE, 10-30 Wilkin GW, 11-6 Becker GW; late south 10-24 Wabasha, 11-6 Dakota. Starling Permanent resident. |
| 1976 | Winter | | | One reported with good details on 12-18 in Lyon Co. (LJF), and another was in the Duluth Christmas Count Period (details needed). Starling Reported from 27 counties. |
| 1977 | Spring | | | 28 reports from 3-19 to 5-21 fro_m Goodhue, Wilkin, Mille Lacs, St. Loms, Lac qui Parle, Stearns, Olmsted, Hennepin, Murray, Scott, Swift and Blue Earth. |
| 1977 | Summer | | | Nested in Anoka and Dakota; also reported from Clay, Wright, Sherburne, Lac qui Parle and Rock; not quite as many as last summer. Starling Nested in Itasca, Anoka and Olmsted; also reported from 22 other counties throughout the state. |
| 1977 | Fall | | | Late north 10-30 Pine (DA). |
| 1977 | Winter | | | One reported with good details 12/7 Eden Prairie, Hennepin Co. (VL, MW); don't assume all winter shrikes are Northerns, but take a careful look before calling one a Loggerhead. Starling Reported from 26 counties. |
| 1978 | Spring | | | Early south 3-8 Hennepin VL; reports north 4-8 Marshall DW, Beltrami, Koochiching RBJ. |
| 1978 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Sherburne and Anoka; seen also in Fillmore and Lac qui Parle. |
| 1978 | Fall | | | 8-3 Lac qui Parle CMB, 8-11 Big Stone KE, 8-12 Big Stone RJ, 10-29 Ramsey BH. Starling Permanent resident. |
| 1978 | Winter | | | Possibly seen 12-21 Otter Tail and on the Bloomington CBC. Starling Reported from 33 counties. |
| 1979 | Spring | | | Early south 3-16 Nicollet JCF, 3-21 Martin EB; early north 4-19 Otter Tail KE, 5-14 Clay LCF. Starling Permanent resident. |
| 1979 | Summer | | | Seen in Wilkin, Otter Tail, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Rock, Sherburne. Starling Breeding reported from Stearns, Anoka, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. |
| 1979 | Fall | | | Five reports 8-2 Lac qui Parle CMB, 8-3 Mower RRK, 8-15 Sherburne EH, 9-17 Olmsted JSD, 10-12 St. Louis DA, 10-28 Olmsted JF (sp?). |
| 1979 | Winter | | | One in Duluth 12-3 (MC). Starling Reported from 23 counties. |
| 1980 | Spring | | | 3-23 Anoka KL, 4-23 Stearns NH; early north 5-3 Morrison RJ, 3-13 St. Louis KE. Starling Permanent resident reported from 33 counties throughout the state. |
| 1980 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Clay, Morrison, Benton, Dakota, Mower; also seen in Grant, Swift, Sherburne, LeSueur. Good increase over the last two years. Eastern Bluebird nest, May 15, 1981 St. Cloud, Stearns County Starling Breeding reported from Lake, Stearns, Dakota, LeSueur; seen also throughout the state. |
| 1980 | Fall | | | Two reports: 8-2 Mower RRK, 8-8 Otter Tail SM. Starling Reported from eight counties north and 11 counties south; with a peak of 10,000 on 10-26 Anoka KL. |
| 1981 | Spring | | | Early south 3-14 Hennepin ES, 3-28 Dakota JD, Goodhue KG, 3-30 Mower RRK; early north 4-6 Pennington RJ, 4-28 Clay LCF, 4-29 Otter Tail SM. Starling Permanent resident reported from 17 counties south and nine counties north. Winter 1981 |
| 1981 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Morrison, Benton. Also seen in Clay, Wadena, Renville, Carver, Le Sueur, Blue Earth. Starling Breeding data from Stearns, Le Sueur. Seen throughout the state. |
| 1981 | Fall | | | Three reports: 8-2 Lac qui Parle KE, 8-14 Mower RRK, 8-25 Renville FKS. |
| 1982 | Spring | | | Early south 3-27 Faribault RJ, Olmsted JEB, 3-30 Stearns NH, 4-2..B.al:l:l.RH; early north 4-9 Mille Lacs DJ, 4-18 Grant SDM. Starling Permanent resident reported from 40 counties south and 27 counties north. |
| 1982 | Summer | | | An encouraging number of reports which include five nesting locations (Morrison, Benton, Anoka, Dakota, Clay), plus eight other locations in Polk, Clearwater, Clay, Todd, Sherburne, Blue Earth, Lyon, Yellow Medicine. |
| 1982 | Fall | | | Four reports: 8/14 Cottonwood LAF, 8/15 Yellow Medicine KE, 8/25 Stearns NH, 10/15 St. Louis KE. |
| 1982 | Winter | | | Reported on the Crookston CBC (Needs details). |
| 1983 | Spring | | | Early south 3/12 Brown JSp, 3/22 Carver VL, 3/23 Sherburne EHISS; early north 3/6 Hubbard DJ, 3/18 Clay LCF, 3/19 Wadena TT, 4/4 Clay LCF. |
| 1983 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Lac qui Parle, Morrison . Also seen in Clay (Felton), Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux WMA), Sherburne (Becker; Clear Lake, family group, 6/25, RBJ), Hennepin (Mpls Airport, SC), Mower. |
| 1983 | Fall | | | Three reports: 8/14 Lincoln KE, 9/4 Koochiching KL, 9/5 Clay TT. |
| 1984 | Spring | | | Early south 4/16 Dakota JD, 4/24 Yellow Medicine KL, 4/28 Lac qui Parle FAE: only report north 5/9 Clay LCF: reported nesting in Clay, Sherburne and Washington Counties. Winter 1984 |
| 1984 | Summer | | | nested in Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur and Sherburne; also seen in Steams, Washington, Ramsey, Dakota, Wright and Clay; more reports than usual. |
| 1984 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/4 Hennepin GNS, 8/5 Clay LCF, 8/18 Todd KL, 10/31 Cook SL, ll/10 Aitkin WN. |
| 1985 | Spring | | | Early south 3/17 Anoka KL, 3/23 Scott TIU, 3/24 Chisago Tiu, 3/25 Washington TBB; all north reports: 4/12 Clay TI, 4/30 Morrison NH, 51 I I Morrison WN, 5/19 Clay LCF. |
| 1985 | Summer | | | Nested in Morrison, Benton, Washington (TBB, TTu); probable nesting in Sherburne. Also seen in Clay, Anoka, Dakota, Redwood, Lac qui Parle. |
| 1985 | Fall | | | All reports: 9/20 Carver KL, 10/27 Clay LCF, 11/3 Olmsted JEB. |
| 1986 | Spring | | | Thirty-three reports. Early south 3/16 Goodhue TRF, 3/22 Blue Earth MF, 3/25 Sherburne DO/SS, 4/2 Washington TBB, Chisago BDC; early north 3/23 Morrison NH, 3/29 Wilkin GAM, 4/13 Clay LCF; also 5/23 Cook KMH (The Loon 58:97). |
| 1986 | Summer | | | Nested in Clay, Morrison, Benton; probable nesting in Meeker and nine other counties (The Loon 58:151-154). Also seen in Polk, Olmsted, Mower. |
| 1986 | Fall | | | Late north 9/21 Wilkin SDM, 10/19 Clay LCF; late south 8/16 Lac qui Parle RGJ, 8/22 Benton AB, 9/19 Dodge JB. |
| 1986 | Winter | | | Very early migrants in Anoka 2/20 (KL) and Fillmore 2/28 (1. Hockema and A. Risser). The one recorded in McDougall Township, Morrison County on 2/3 (P. Svingen) may also be a very early migrant or could it have overwintered in the area? Whichever it was it needs documentation (Ed.). |
| 1987 | Spring | | | Early south 3/10 Houston AP, 3/12 Dakota and Goodhue JD, 3/13 Ramsey RG, 3/15 Scott AB; early north 3/29 Clay LCF, 5/3 Traverse GAM, 5/11 Cook WP. |
| 1987 | Summer | | | Nested in Morrison, Benton; probable nesting in Lac qui Parle. Also seen in Clay, Washington, Dodge, Olmsted. |
| 1987 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/2 Freeborn NHO, 8/7 Washington TBB, 8/9 Clay LCF and Mower JM, 8/12 Dodge RJ, AP, 11/4 Steams NH. |
| 1988 | Spring | | | Early south 3/10 Winona AP, 3/16 Dakota JD, 3/28 Mower RRK; early north 4/26 Clay LCF, 5/11 Marshall ANWR and Aitkin WN, 5/16 Becker DO. Also reported nesting 5/24 Blue Earth MT. |
| 1988 | Summer | | | Nested in Clay, Morrison, Lac qui Parle; probable nesting in Polk, Murray. Also seen in Warroad, Roseau Co. (7/31, RP), Washington, Watonwan, LeSueur, Goodhue. |
| 1988 | Fall | | | Only report: 8/4 Murray ND. |
| 1989 | Spring | | | Early south 4/1 Washington TBB, 4/2 Houston AB and Dakota JD, 4/4 Hennepin OJ; early north 4/5 Beltrami KH, 4/18 Clay DJ. |
| 1989 | Summer | | | Probable breeding in Murray; also seen in Clay, Swift, Washington, Dakota, Blue Earth, Olmsted. |
| 1989 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/2 Washington TEB, 8/2-11 Hennepin OJ, 11/U Dakota AP, 11/26 Mower RJ, AP (The Loon 62:58). |
| 1990 | Spring | | | Early south 3/21 Nobles ND, 3/25 Fillmore AB, 3/27 Hennepin OJ; early north 4/25 Clay LCF, 5/13 Wilkin MO, S/19 Morrison AB; also reported 5/26 Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. KE, et al. 5/28 Lake SWIMS. |
| 1990 | Summer | | | Nested in Rice KB; probable nesting in Clay, Brown, Dakota, Goodhue. Also seen in Lac qui Parle, Morrison, Washington, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Olmsted. |
| 1990 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/1 Goodhue/Rice (6) and Dakota (5) AP (The Loon 62: 164-5), 8/5 Dakota (1 ad., I imm.) AB, 8/8-22 Washington TEB, 8/11 Clay (4) MO, 8/19 Wilkin (I) MO, 9/3 Murray ND, 10/7 Clay LCF. |
| 1991 | Spring | | | Early south 3/18 Blue Earth BB, 3/28 Winona CS, 4/5 Le Sueur LF and Sherburne DO; early north 4/13 Becker BK, 4/17 Marshall RJ, 4/26 Clay LCF; also reported 5/14 Cook KMH, 5/25 Lake DPV. |
| 1991 | Summer | | | Probable nesting in Washington, Dakota, Rice, Goodhue; also seen in Clay, Hubbard, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Le Sueur, Mower. |
| 1991 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/3 Dakota (1) EL, 8/4 Dakota (3) PB and Rice (7) TB, 8/9 Becker (1) DO, 8/25 Jackson (1) TEB, KE, 9/22 Otter Tail (1) MO, 10/13 Clay LCF, 10/14 Murray ND. |
| 1992 | Spring | | | Early south 3/7 Murray HK, 3/12 Lyon (two) HK, 4/5 Wabasha KB, reported from 16 south counties; two north reports 4/19 Clay (three) LCF, 5/27 Clay PS. |
| 1992 | Summer | | | Probable breeding in Washington, Dakota, Olmsted; also seen in Norman, Clay, Rock, Lyon, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue. |
| 1992 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/1 Dakota (seven) EL, TT, 8/7 Scott DM, 8/13 Fillmore (one) RG, 9/7 McLeod (two) BF, 9/9 Traverse SDM, 10/8 Clay LCF. |
| 1993 | Spring | | | Reported from five north and 15 south counties, with 26+ individuals. Early south 3/22 Anoka PKL, 3/27 Lac qui Parle KE, 4/15 Dakota DSm. Early north 4/10 Clay DJ, 4/29 Wilkin SDM, 5/9 Douglas JW. |
| 1993 | Summer | | | Nested in Scott DC; also observed in Marshall AJ, Clay, Wilkin, Lyon, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Carver, Dakota, Washington. |
| 1993 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/8 Otter Tail (one) SDM, 8/16 Dakota SK, 8/20 Rock (one) ND, 10/13 Washington WL, Lyon (no date) HK. |
| 1994 | Spring | | | Reported from three north and 15 south counties, with 25+ individuals; early south 3/19 Washington TEB, 3/20 Carver DBM and Sibley RG; all north reports 4/11 Clay BBe, 5/14 St. Louis BT, 5/22 Cook SDM. |
| 1994 | Summer | | | Probable nesting in Wilkin, Otter Tail, Hennepin, Scott, and Washington counties. Also observed in Clay, McLeod, and Dakota counties; a single bird was reported near Winton on 7/2 in St. Louis Co. SS. |
| 1994 | Fall | | | All reports: Lyon (no date) HK, 8/5 Rice TB, 8/5-14 Dakota (three young on 8/6 SK) mob, 8/20 Clay CF. |
| 1995 | Spring | | | Early south 3/12 Dakota TT and Lyon HK, 3/24 Martin DBM, 3/26 Anoka PKL; early north 3/25 Pine DW, 4/22 Marshall RJ, 4/29 Clay CF. Also 5/22 Lake KE, PS. A minimum of 42 birds reported from 27 (four north and 23 south) counties. |
| 1995 | Summer | | | Many reports, due to intensive survey work. Nested in Big Stone ME, Lincoln ME, Meeker ME, Goodhue ME, Dodge ME, Fillmore ME, Clay, Lac qui Parle, Sherburne, Scott, Dakota, Le Sueur; probable nesting in Douglas, Washington, Blue Earth. Also reported 6/11 Aitkin fide AH. |
| 1995 | Fall | | | Reported from four south counties (3 l.y.). Late south 8/19 Lincoln (1) KE, 8/27 Washington (max. 3) TEB, JF, 8/27 Dakota TT. Also reported 8/9 Scott RG. |
| 1996 | Spring | | | Early south 3/12 Anoka PKL and Brown JSp, 3/16 Dakota RH; nested in three Dakota Co. locations WL. All north reports: 3/11 Pine DW, 5/11 Todd JSK, SDu, 5/17 Morrison (3) WM, 5/18–19 St. Louis TD et al. Grand total of 13 counties in the south and 5 north counties; minimum of 35 individuals. |
| 1996 | Summer | | | Nested in Dakota, probable nesting in Blue Earth; also reported in Clay, Lac qui Parle, Washington, Scott, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca, Steele. |
| 1996 | Fall | | | Only north report 8/5 Clay (1) TBr. All reports south: 8/7 Kasota Prairie, Le Sueur Co. (1) WM; 8/7 Hwy. 55/Fahey Ave., Dakota Co. (4) ABa; 8/7–14 180th St. between Hwy. 55 and Goodwin Ave., Dakota Co. (max. 5) DBS; 8/10–17 Oakland Twp., Freeborn Co. (1) ABa; 8/17 Dakota TT. Also reported (early August?) Blooming Prairie Twp., Steele Co. (1) ABa and Lake Elmo, Washington Co. (2) CO. |
| 1997 | Spring | | | Early south 3/11 Rice FKS, 3/18 Le Sueur SWe, 3/20 Hennepin fide AH. All north reports: 3/31 Clay (1) RO, 5/9–18 Clay mob. Reported from the following counties: Blue Earth, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota (nested — incubating on 4/28 TT), Freeborn, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, and Scott. Total of at least 27 birds (minimum of 35 l.y.). Reported from only 12 counties, down from the five-year spring average of 20. |
| 1997 | Summer | | | Disturbingly few reports. Probable nesting in Clay, Rice; also reported in Yellow Medicine, Nicollet, Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted. |
| 1997 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/7 Dakota (4) DBS, 8/10 Dakota GS, 8/17 Dakota (2) TT, 9/13 Hennepin OJ, 10/22 (an unusual date — all October Loggerhead Shrike reports should be documented) Anoka RH. Total of only nine birds reported (19 l.y.). |
| 1998 | Spring | | | Early south 3/29–30 Olmsted (1) mob, 4/1 Jackson (Heron Lake) MJC, 4/2 Anoka (1) PKL. Only north reports: 4/24 Clay (Felton Prairie) RK, 5/23 Clay (location?) CK. Others were in Dakota (three locations), Goodhue, Houston, Jackson (Round Lake), Mower (max. 2), Sherburne, Swift (2), and Yellow Medicine. Approximate total of 21 individuals reported from 11 counties (27 in 12 counties last year). Note: Please give exact locations and numbers for all seasons (per instructions on Seasonal Report form) so that accurate numbers can be determined. |
| 1998 | Summer | | | Probable breeding in Dakota, Waseca, Dodge, Freeborn; also seen in Clay, Sherburne, Rice, Blue Earth. |
| 1998 | Fall | | | All north reports: 8/4 Clay (one near Downer) RO, 8/16 Clay (two at Felton Prairie) RO, 10/3 Wilkin SDM, DST. All south reports: 8/6 Washington (Cottage Grove) TEB, 8/12 Washington (White Bear Twp.) fide AH, plus at least nine birds reported 8/1–12 Dakota mob. Most of the latter were in Vermillion Twp. along Emery Avenue, between 160th and 180th Streets. Note: Please continue to give exact locations and numbers for all seasons (per instructions on Seasonal Report form) so that accurate numbers can be determined. |
| 1999 | Spring | | | Approximate total of 21 birds reported from 14 counties. Early south 3/16 Rice FKS, 3/25 Anoka (Carlos Avery WMA) PKL. Others were in Lac qui Parle, Renville, McLeod, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Olmsted, Blue Earth. Reported from four different locations in Dakota Co., including a maximum of five birds along 140th St. in Nininger Twp. All north reports: 5/1+ Clay (2 at Felton Prairie) RO et al., 5/2 Douglas (Solem Twp.) SWa, 5/20 Wilkin SDM, 5/31+ St. Louis (Cotton) BY et al. Note: Please continue to give exact locations and number of shrikes for all seasons. |
| 1999 | Summer | | | Reported in Clay, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Renville, Meeker, McLeod, Blue Earth, Waseca, Rice, Dakota, Washington, and Wabasha. |
| 1999 | Fall | | | Very few reports. Only north report: 8/22 Wilkin FKS. Late south 8/16 Blue Earth MF. Also reported from Lac qui Parle (4), Meeker, at least two different locations in Dakota, and Washington. Note: Please continue to give exact locations and numbers for all seasons (per instructions on Seasonal Report form) so accurate numbers can be determined. |
| 2000 | Spring | | | Approximately 15 individuals found in 10 south counties, plus Clay. Numbers down for the fourth consecutive spring compared to previous five-year average (1992–1996) of reports from about 20 counties. Early south 3/18 Fillmore (near Forestville S. P.) DN, 3/19–25 Dakota (pair along 140th St.) TT. All other south reports: Pipestone (Osborne Twp.), Lac qui Parle (Manfred Twp.), Kandiyohi (Roseville Twp.), Meeker (Ellsworth Twp.), Brown, Scott, Rice, Washington (Grey Cloud Is.), plus singles in three additional Dakota locations. Only north reports: 4/24+ Clay RO, mob. Note: Please continue to give exact locations and numbers of birds for all seasons (per instructions on Seasonal Report form) so that accurate totals can be determined. |
| 2000 | Summer | | | Relatively scarce; observed only in Clay (2 at Felton Prairie) PHS, Otter Tail, Lyon (Island L. Twp.) RBJ, Le Sueur (Kasota Prairie) KRE, CRM, Dakota (Co. Rd. 85) mob, Rice (3 birds near Dennison) TFB, and Olmsted. |
| 2000 | Fall | | | All north reports: 8/3 Clay CRM, 8/6 Clay (2) BRB, 10/29 Cook (Grand Marais) †KRE. South reports from Dakota through 8/6, and then 11/13 ADS. Only other south report: 8/13 Scott (MVNWR, Wilkie Unit) RMD, TJD. Note: Please give exact locations and numbers of this threatened species for all seasons. |
| 2001 | Spring | | | Approximately 23 individuals reported from 11 south and 6 north counties; numbers up compared to last four springs. Early south 4/6 Lyon RJS, 4/8 Jackson MJC; also Big Stone (Otrey Twp.), Kandiyohi/Pope, Brown, Meeker (Acton Twp.), Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.), Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave.), Freeborn, and six locations in Dakota. All north reports: 4/15 Becker BAB, 4/20 Otter Tail (Norwegian Grove Twp.) CRM et al., 4/26+ Clay (2 at the Felton Prairie) mob, 5/6–7 Pennington (Thief River Falls) SAS, JMJ, PHS, 5/18 Wilkin (Tauberg) OLJ, 5/19–27 St. Louis (Duluth) RPR et al. Note: Please give exact locations and numbers of birds for all seasons. |
| 2001 | Summer | | | Nesting evidence in Clay (max. 4 at Felton Prairie) PHS et al., Dakota (adults with 3 young in Randolph Twp.) ADS et al., Le Sueur (adults with 2 young near Kasota Prairie) LWF et al. Also reported 6/2 Fillmore (Forest-ville Twp.) DOK; 6/23 and 7/21 Big Stone (Otrey Twp.) DMF, PCC; 6/24 Polk (2 in Liberty Twp.) PCC, PHS; 7/14 Stearns REH; 7/15 Kandiyohi (3 in Roseville Twp.) DMF; 7/15 Wilkin (2 near Rothsay WMA) TAT, ADS.
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| 2001 | Fall | | | One north report: 8/25 Wilkin (2) CRG, TAT. Also observed 8/5 Rice (2) JGL, 8/8 Carver (Chaska) RMD, 8/14 Dakota (Vermillion Twp.) fide AXH, 8/31 Jackson MJC. |
| 2002 | Spring | | | Approximately 26 individuals reported from 12 south and 4 north counties, similar to last spring (23 birds in 17 counties), but below the 1992–96 spring average of 20 counties for 6th consecutive year. Early south (median 3/17) 4/8 Dakota TAT and Freeborn AEB. First county occurrence 5/4 Stevens (Morris) JEB, RBJ et al. All other south reports: Brown, Carver, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Murray, Pope, Rice, Winona. All north reports: 4/14 Wilkin (Rothsay W.M.A.) fide BAB, 4/17+ Clay m.ob., 5/3 Grant SPM, DKM, 5/26 Pennington (Polk Centre Twp.) AXH, PHS. Note: Please provide exact locations and numbers of shrikes for all seasons. |
| 2002 | Summer | | | All reports: 6/3–22 Pope (no location) M.C.B.S., 6/15 Big Stone (along county road 67) PHS, 6/16 and 6/28 Rice (near Cannon City) TFB, 6/20 Mower (south of Austin) RJe, 6/25 – 7/22 Clay (2 adults and nest with 3+ young at Felton Prairie) TAT et al., 6/29 – 7/20 Dakota (max. 12 in north-central portion of county) ES et al., 7/14 Wilkin (near Clay Co. line) MO, 7/18 and 7/30 Otter Tail (max. 2 in Western Twp.) DTT, SMT, SPM; plus Blue Earth (no date or location) KRE. |
| 2002 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/1 Otter Tail (2 in Western Twp.) RBJ, 8/4–5 Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp.) DDM, BJM, and as late as 8/10 Clay (max. 4 at Felton Prairie), Dakota (up to 7 in Vermilion Twp.) and Kandiyohi (2 at Regal Meadows Nature Conservancy Area) m.obs. |
| 2003 | Spring | | | Observed in nine south counties, including two locations in Meeker, three in Rice, five in Dakota. Early south (median 3/18) 3/24 Dakota (3) †CBr, 4/1 Meeker DMF. Also reported from Big Stone, Chippewa, Jackson, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Rice and Sherburne (auto drive at Sherburne N.W.R.). Only north reports in Clay, beginning 4/17 RHO. Statewide total about 21 birds. |
| 2003 | Summer | | | Observed 6/4 Olmsted (Bear Cave Park) PWP, 6/8 Yellow Medicine (near county roads 4 & 15, Florida Twp.) KLP, 6/11 – 7/4 Mower (max. 3 at Lansing) RDK, RCK, 6/21 Goodhue (3 along Goodhue Ave.) DAB, 6/27, 7/26 Polk (max. 2 at Glacial Ridge Project) KLP, SSP, SAS, 7/12 Benton (no location) DMF, 7/21 Clay (2 at Felton Prairie) CRM; plus nesting in Dakota (families of 3 and 4 along Emery Ave. at 160th and 180th St.) CFa et al., nesting in Sherburne (nest with one young at Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ, possible nesting in Lac qui Parle (2 adults with one young in Freeland Twp.) BJU. |
| 2003 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/3 Steele (east of Owatonna) DAB, FVS, 8/4 Dakota (2 along 140th St.) ChM, 8/6–9 Dakota (max. 3, Vermilion Twp.) m.obs., 8/22 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) DCa, LRe. Also reported during the expected arrival time for Northern Shrike in St. Louis and Isanti — details requested. |
| 2004 | Spring | | | Early south 3/27 Olmsted PWP, JJS et al., 3/28 Dakota JPM, 3/29 Cottonwood CRM and Freeborn AEB; also reported from Big Stone (2 locations), Blue Earth, Dakota (2 additional locations), Isanti, Lac qui Parle (4 locations), Rice, and Yellow Medicine. Early north 4/9 Clay RHO, followed by additional sightings in Clay (multiple locations), Otter Tail (near Perham), Traverse (Mud Lake), and three Northeast locations: 5/3 St. Louis (Park Point) MTA, 5/4 Cook (Schroeder) CJT, and 5/27 Lake (Castle Danger) ph. AXH, PHS. Two early March reports in Lac qui Parle (3/1) and Blue Earth (3/3) were without sufficient details to distinguish them from still present Northerns. |
| 2004 | Summer | | | All north reports: 6/28 Kittson (St. Joseph Twp.) †SSP (The Loon 77:49–50), Clay (Felton Prairie), Norman (7/23, adult feeding young), Todd (2). Also seen in nine south counties. |
| 2004 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/1 Le Sueur (Kasota Prairie) WCM, 8/2 Dakota (2 at 160th and Emery, Vermilion Twp.) JPM, 8/4 Dakota (3 at 170th and Emery, Vermilion Twp.) JPM, 8/7 Dakota (location?) ADS, 8/27 Meeker (Darwin Twp.) DMF. |
| 2005 | Spring | | | Statewide total of 31+ birds in 16 counties (5 reports lacked location and count data). Reported from 13 south counties beginning 3/30 Rice TFB, 3/31 Dakota WMS; also seen in Fillmore (2), Freeborn (no data), Hennepin (4/1, Three Rivers Park), Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur (no data), Olmsted (no data), Rock (2), Sherburne (no data), Steele (2), Wabasha (2). North reports included Clay, where as many as four were at Felton Prairie beginning 4/23 (CMN, PHS), 5/15 Morrison (McDougal Nature Conservancy) BWF, HHD, and 5/16 St. Louis (Ely) BET. |
| 2005 | Summer | | | Adults with young in Clay and Rice. Also reported from Morrison, Pope, Lac qui Parle (3 locations), Renville, Yellow Medicine, Dakota (max. 6), Le Sueur, Steele, Olmsted, Rock, Fillmore. |
| 2005 | Fall | | | North reports of birds in Traverse (2) and Wilkin (3) in late August, then 9/1 Beltrami BJU. South reports from Dakota (2), Fillmore (1), Kandiyohi (1), Lac qui Parle (singles at 3 locations), and Rice (5), then late south 9/4 Lac qui Parle (different location in Arena Twp.) PCC. |
| 2006 | Spring | | | South reports from Big Stone, Dakota (3 locations), Freeborn, Lac qui Parle (8 locations), Le Sueur, Lincoln, Meeker (3 locations), Rice Steele, Wabasha, Waseca. Early south 3/26 Lac qui Parle BJU and Wabasha JWH. All north reports: 3/27 Douglas BDS, 4/17+ Clay (Felton Prairie, near E. end of CR 108) PBB, m.ob., and 5/14 Clay (Felton Prairie, 0.5 miles N. of the gravel pit) DPJ. An undocumented early March report from Dakota was not included due to possible confusion with Northern Shrike. |
| 2006 | Summer | | | Seen in Clay, Cass, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Meeker, Brown, Waseca, Rice, Dakota. Nesting confirmed 5/31 Lincoln MCBS. |
| 2006 | Fall | | | Only north report: 9/18 St. Louis (near Britt) KRS. Found in every region south (7 counties). Largest concentration in Dakota, where 4–6 birds reported in early August; also seen during the first half of the month in Lac qui Parle (Freeland Twp.), Meeker (Darwin Twp.), Yellow Medicine (2 near Canby). Late south 8/18 Goodhue and Rice HHD, 8/25 Chippewa (Tunsberg Twp.) BJU, 9/28 Dakota fide AXH (median 9/3). |
| 2007 | Spring | 2 | 11 | South reports from Dakota (4 locations), Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore (2 locations), Lac qui Parle (2 locations), Le Sueur, Meeker (3 locations), Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, and Watonwan, representing at least 22 individuals. Early south 3/25 Dakota (2) †PEB, 3/26 Faribault WAF (median 3/19). All north reports 4/1–6 Aitkin (2) WEN, ASc, NSc, 5/13+ Clay JCC, MHe, RHO (median 4/13). An early report from Hennepin lacked convincing details. |
| 2007 | Summer | 3 | 7 | Seen in Polk, Clay, St. Louis, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Stearns, Meeker, Dakota, Goodhue, Steele. First county breeding record for Polk AXH. |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | 3 | Only north report 8/31 Polk BJU. All south: 8/7 Pipestone BJU, 8/11 Dakota LEC, 8/17 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/19 Dakota ADS (median late 9/4). Also see undocumented reports. |
| 2008 | Spring | | 14 | Reported from Big Stone, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Dakota (4 locations), Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker (4 locations), Rice, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington. Early south (median 3/19) 4/2 Dakota LEC, 4/3 Blue Earth RMD. |
| 2008 | Summer | | 6 | Fewest reports ever. Seen in Dakota, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, Mower, Rice, Scott. |
| 2008 | Fall | | 3 | All reports 8/2 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/3 Sibley RMD, 8/7 Sibley RBW, 8/9 Lac qui Parle (two adults and begging juvenile) BJU, then only 8/22 Stearns DMF, two weeks before the 9/4 median departure. |
| 2009 | Spring | 3 | 13 | Early south (median 3/19) 3/23 Fillmore RTP, 3/27 Dakota JLO, Houston DPG, 3/28 Dakota BAF, Winona ABe,. All north reports (median early 4/13) 4/11 Wilkin LS, KRE, 4/20 Lake †JWL, 5/9 Clay RHO, 5/16 Clay (3, Felton Prairie) PLJ, 5/31 Clay MO. |
| 2009 | Summer | 1 | 5 | All north reports: 6/4, 7/4 Clay CMB, LS. South reports from Benton, Meeker, Le Sueur, Dakota, Olmsted. High count 6/11 Dakota (7) JLO. |
| 2009 | Fall | | 6 | Late south 8/15 Redwood RMD, JWH, 8/22 Lac qui Parle (4) DPG, Pope HHD, 8/29 Olmsted (3) RBJ, DAC. High count 8/22 Lac qui Parle (4) DPG. |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | 9 | Reports down from previous two springs. Early south (median 3/20) 3/18 Fillmore DBM, 3/23 Steele ARW, 3/24 Dakota JLO. Only north reports came from Clay (C.R. 26) 5/2 RHO, 5/16 DPW (median 4/13). High count 5/29 Dakota (5) JLO. |
| 2010 | Summer | 1 | 9 | Seen in Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Sherburne, Waseca, Washington, Yellow Medicine. |
| 2010 | Fall | | 3 | All south reports 8/3 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/14 Dakota (4) BAF, Lac qui Parle PCC, HHD, 9/4 Big Stone BJU (median late south 9/2). |
| 2011 | Spring | 2 | 11 | Early south (median 3/20) 3/31 Dakota (4) CMB, 4/6 Goodhue LEC, 4/7 Dakota JLO. All north reports (median early 4/13) 4/23 Clay (Felton Prairie) RHO, 5/14 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) TaB. |
| 2011 | Summer | 4 | 11 | Found in scattered locations in all regions except Northeast. Unusual location 6/23 Cass (2, Ten Mile Lake) First county breeding record from Otter Tail fide JMJ. High count 7/21 Dakota (8) MJB including 6 adults on 4 territories 7/2 BAF. |
| 2011 | Fall | 3 | 6 | All north 8/7 Otter Tail (4) fide JMJ, 8/13 Clay DPJ, (Bluestem Prairie) DPJ, 8/21 Polk HHu (median late 9/1). High counts 8/7 Otter Tail (4) fide JMJ, 8/13 Dakota (4) JLO. Late south 8/25 Dakota ADS, 8/29 Chippewa BJU (median 9/2). Also see undocumented reports. |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | 5 | Early south (median 3/20) 3/14 Lac qui Parle (Plover Prairie) DLP, 3/17 Dakota SWe, 3/18 Dakota ph. RTe, RDE. All north 3/30 Pine (Hinckley) RBJ. High count 4/2 Rice (4, two pairs one mile apart) TFB. |
| 2012 | Summer | 4 | 6 | Observed in Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Marshall, Otter Tail, Pope, Rice, Wilkin. High counts 7/7–13 Dakota (3) PEB, ADS, MiO. First county breeding record from Wilkin MCBS. |
| 2012 | Fall | | 2 | Reported from Dakota and Lac qui Parle. High count 8/7 Dakota (4) SVo. Late south (median 8/31) 9/1 Dakota SOa, 9/3 Dakota TAT, ADS. |
| 2013 | Spring | 8 | 10 | All early south reports from Dakota, beginning well after the 3/21 median: 3/30 TAT, 4/8 ADS; first reported outside Dakota county 4/26 Lac qui Parle DLP. Early north (median 4/13) 4/26 Traverse DBM, 4/27 Marshall JMJ, 4/28 Aitkin ph. BU, Clay TCL. |
| 2013 | Summer | 2 | 10 | Reported from Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Meeker, Olmsted, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Steele, Wabasha. |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | 4 | Only north report 8/1 Clay (3) PLJ. South reports from Dakota, Fillmore, Lac qui Parle, and Waseca, but only in Dakota during September where seen through 9/16 JLO (median 8/31). |
| 2014 | Spring | 4 | 7 | All early south reports from Dakota, 3/31 RaM, 4/10 DWK, DAd; first report away from Dakota 4/20 Kandiyohi JoS. Early north (median 4/13) 4/26 Wilkin PCC, 4/30 Clay PBB. |
| 2014 | Summer | 2 | 8 | Observed in Clay, Dakota, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Redwood, Sherburne, Swift, Washington. |
| 2014 | Fall | 2 | 5 | Highest counts only of 3 birds. All north 8/13 Cass (C.R. 45) DAY, 8/28 Todd (Cedar Lake) RBJ. Late south 8/14 Dakota (3) DVe, 8/17 Yellow Medicine MHo, 8/20 Dakota DWK. |
| 2015 | Spring | 5 | 11 | Early south (median 3/20) 4/4 Dakota BRL, 4/5 Dakota SWe, 4/7 Dakota KvM, 4/8 Anoka DWK, ELC, Dakota KMS, BKa, SBE, Sherburne PLJ. Early north (median 4/12) 3/27 Morrison †FGo, 4/9 Becker HeH, ShG, 4/25 Clay HeH, ShG. Unusual north report 5/10 St. Louis (Ely) SES. |
| 2015 | Summer | 2 | 9 | Seen in scattered locations in all regions except North-central, Northeast, Central. |
| 2015 | Fall | | 2 | High count 8/17 Dakota (5) TAT. Only reported from Dakota and Winona, with last reports in each county 8/30 Dakota JLO, 9/11 Winona WPS (median 8/29). |
| 2016 | Spring | 2 | 12 | Early south (median 3/23) 3/23 Steele KRh, 3/26 Swift KRE, m.ob., 3/30 Dakota TJo. Early north (median 4/15) 4/30 Clay (2) ToL, Polk JPR, 5/3 Clay SAu. |
| 2016 | Summer | 4 | 5 | Seen in Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Mahnomen, Mower, Norman, Swift, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine. High count 7/24 Daktoa (8, near Emery Ave. / 180th St.) WCM. |
| 2016 | Fall | | 6 | No counts of more than 3 birds. Late south 9/9 Goodhue SjL, 9/29 Redwood JEB. |
| 2017 | Spring | 3 | 16 | Early south (median 3/24) 3/20 Dakota LiH, 3/25 Hennepin SOa, 3/31 Dakota ADS. All north (median 4/13) 4/12 Hubbard ph. REn, HHD, RAE, 4/30 Clay WCM, 5/23 Lake ph. JWL. High count 5/13 Dakota (5, 2 adults and 3 young in nest) AXH. |
| 2017 | Summer | 5 | 8 | Observed in all regions except North-central, Northeast, Southwest. |
| 2017 | Fall | 1 | 3 | High counts 8/10 Dakota (6, 180th St. Marsh) SKe, 8/6 Dakota (5, Emery Ave.) KDS. One north report 9/1 Todd TLu (median late 8/21). All south 8/3, 8/6 Dakota KDS, 8/10 Dakota SKe, 8/13 Wabasha (3) DBz, 8/20 Carver SKe, CRa (median 8/29). |
| 2018 | Spring | 7 | 13 | Early south (median 3/24) 4/10 McLeod RJS, 4/11 Kandiyohi TLu, 4/17 Sibley MGi. Early north (median 4/13) 4/19 Grant REn, 4/23 St. Louis StK, 4/25 Otter Tail ebd, 5/12 Todd AaL; rare north report 5/18 Lake (Two Harbors) REn. No counts of more than two individuals. |
| 2018 | Summer | 2 | 9 | Reported from Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Lyon, Pope, Sherburne, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha. |
| 2018 | Fall | 1 | 2 | Â High count 8/2 Dakota (5, Vermillion Twp.) WCM. All north 8/2–10 Clay MGo, SAu, MO (median 8/22). All south 8/1–3 Sherburne PLJ, 8/2–17 Dakota WCM, m.ob. (median 8/29). |
| 2019 | Spring | 2 | 10 | Early south (median 3/24) 4/8–9 Olmsted ASu, m.ob., 4/16 Dakota JMs, KMS, SSc, Wabasha DBz. All north (median arrival 4/13) 4/25, 5/5 Todd (Long Prairie) TLu, 4/28 Hubbard MaH. |
| 2019 | Summer | 5 | 3 |  Seen in Clay, Dakota, Lyon, Morrison, Murray, Norman, Todd. New county record: 6/18 Crow Wing (Corner Trail) PSP, ph. EGa, MJB, FGo. |
| 2019 | Fall | | 1 | All reports were from Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount. Last reports 8/11 RBW, TAT, 8/22 KvM (median 8/27). |
| 2020 | Spring | 2 | 6 | Early south (median 3/25) 3/24 Houston ASu, 4/14 Dakota (140th St. Marsh) NSg, 4/15 Dakota (Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A.) AJF. All north (median 5/15) 5/3 Mahnomen (Tulaby Lake) ebd, 5/11 Clay (Felton Prairie) TCL, (Bluestem Prairie) RLF, REn. |
| 2020 | Summer | 3 | 9 | Seen in scattered locations in all regions except Northeast, South-central. Unusual location 6/25 Crow Wing MJB. |
| 2020 | Fall | 1 | 2 | All north 8/15 Otter Tail ebd (median 8/22). All south 9/1 Wabasha ebd, 9/14 Ramsey (Tamarack N.C.) ebd (median 8/27). |
| 2021 | Spring | 8 | 18 | Very good spring for this species, although most reports were single-day sightings, and all reports were of single birds. Early south (median 3/26) 3/21 Wabasha DBz, 3/23 Blue Earth RLF, REn, 4/9 Lyon RLF, REn, RAE. Early north (median 4/16) 4/30 Grant HeH, 4/30 – 5/2 Otter Tail (Otter Tail S.N.A.) HeH, ShG, AAz, 5/7 St. Louis HTo, PHS, RyS, TRK. New spring record: 5/15 Norman (Sandpiper Prairie S.N.A.) AnA. Rare spring records: 5/24 Cass (C.R. 135) DAY, 5/22 Cook (Croftville Rd.) BWF. |
| 2021 | Summer | 4 | 8 | Seen in scattered locations in all regions except North-central, South-central. Unusual location 6/1 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog, near junction of Poplar and Arkola) JLK. |
| 2021 | Fall | 2 | 1 | All north 8/2–10 Polk (season high count of 5 on 8/3, 8/4) HHu, ThH, 9/5 Aitkin (Clark Twp.) JLa (median late 8/22). All south 8/4–13 Olmsted (Eyota) LAV, JHD, EHi (median 8/29). |
| 2022 | Spring | 7 | 12 | Early south (median 3/26) 3/21–23 Dakota (180th St. and Emery Ave.) KDS, MwT, 4/6 Dakota (Inver Grove Heights) CRe, 4/10 Olmsted ASu. Early north (median 4/18) 4/27 Clay (north of Glyndon) ebd, Polk HHu, 4/29 Becker MaS, Clay (Gruhl State W.M.A.) PBB, Mahnomen KRE, CRM, m.ob. Additional notable records 4/27 – 5/1 Ramsey (Holman Field) ArM, ph. DnS, ph. TGi, m.ob., 5/16 Carlton (Wright) ph. CLR, KWR. |
| 2022 | Summer | 2 | 8 | Seen in Benton, Clay, Dakota, Lyon, Murray, Olmsted, Polk, Rice, Sherburne, Wabasha. |
| 2022 | Fall | 2 | 4 | High count 8/6 Polk (3, Agassiz Valley) HHu. Late north 8/11 St. Louis FJN, 8/13–17 Polk (Agassiz Valley) LSw, HHu (median 8/22). Late south 8/19 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) HHD, MJB, MtS, DRL, NSg, 8/28 Fillmore LHl, 9/5 Dakota ebd (median 8/29). |
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| | Breeds locally west and south. State designation: Endangered. |
