Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Yellow-breasted Chat Occurrence
This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasons
Species: Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat(Icteria virens)
YearSeasonNS
1938SummerA nest of 4 eggs was located on June I3 bv ·Russel M. Berthel in Houston County. T he nest, about twice as large. as a Yellow Warbler's, was built about three and a half feet up m a box elder tree. Mr. Kilgore found large embryos in the eggs.
1961SummerFour adults seen on 1 July at Reno by Huber brothers.
1962FallA record to end all records: on Oct. 15, Harding Huber found a chat flying around inside the Dunwoodv Institute basement in Minneapolis. He tried to capture it for banding purposes and on several occasions he was close enough to almost brab the bird bare-handed. The chat finally escaped through an open window, however. This occurred on the last day of a week-long warm spell with southerly winds that undoubtedly brought some migrants back north again. The following day, however, a week-long cold spell began, quieting insect activity and probably affecting the demise of many of these late-lingering warblers.
1963SummerHouston Co., Reno, June 8, 1 singing adult seen, Avifaunal Club. Presumeably breeding, although actual nest or young not found. Wabasha Co., Dorer Pools, June 8, 1 singing, R. B. Janssen.
1964Spring5-16 Reno, Houston Co, RBJ, MB, JCG.
1965Spring5-2 Rochester, JPF (early; details?); 5-8 Rice Co, JB, PE, CE; 5-29 Wabasha-Winona Co line (Dorer Pools), WRP.
1966Spring5-30 Dorer Pools, Winona/ Wabasha Co, RG, only report.
1969Spring5-5 Olmsted Co., CCW; 5-6 Waseca Co., WF. Two reports only.
1969Summer7-24 Winona Co., 1 female, no brood patch TV, only report.
1970Spring5-10 Anoka (2) AW; only report. ;
1971Spring.1 r~port Nobles Co. (1) HH; th1s b1rd has become rare in recent years.
1974Spring 2 reports: 5-15 Olmsted (1) C and T Johnson; 5-29 St. Louis (1) MMC.
1974Summer This now almost casual species was seen twice; 6-17 Dakota (banded, RC) and mid-June at Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co. (M. Olson).
1976Summerfirst nesting report in many years at Whitewater W. M. A., Winona Co.; adults seen by many, nest and eggs found by RK; also reported with good details from Le Sueur on 6-27 (fide HC).
1977Spring 1 report: 5-15 Anoka Carlos Avery (1) KLF.
1978Spring 5-13 Marshall (2) B. Bengston. Winter 1978
1980Spring One report: 5-24 Houston EMF.
1980Summer Male, 6-2-20 Savage, Scott Co. (Loon 52:114).
1981Summer Two, possibly three, birds 6-27 -7-4 Black Dog Lake area, Dakota Co. (KG, MW, et al.).
1982Spring 5-18 St. Louis KE.
1983Spring Two reports 5/30 Ramsey EC, 5/31 Ramsey RJ. ;
1983Summer One, Shoreview, Ramsey Co., 6/3-6/8, many observers.
1983Fall Two reports 9/16 Nicollet JCF. 9/23 Cook KMH (The Loon 56:65-66).
1984Summer6/9-19 Black Dog L., Dakota Co. (m.ob.); 7/21 Clay (KL).
1985Spring All reports 5/12 Olmsted RE, JP, 5/13 Olmsted JEB, 5/19 Cottonwood fide LAF (dead), 5/23 Olmsted JP.
1985Summer Three birds seen in Burnsville, Dakota Co. (m.ob.).
1986Summer Singing male at Reno, Houston Co. (no date, SSt).
1987Spring Four reports all from Black Dog Lake, Dakota County 5/23-31 m.ob.
1987Summer Two males 6/5-22 at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. (m.ob.).
1988Spring Two reports: 5/10 Carver JE, 5/25 Dakota KR.
1988Summer A female in breeding condition banded in Ramsey (early July, Maplewood, RC).
1989Spring One report: 5/27 Wilkin KB.
1990Fall One report 8/27 Murray ND.
1992Spring All reports: 5/9 Steele TC, 5/12 Rice TC.
1993Spring One report 5/9 LeSueur AB.
1994Spring Only report 5/18 Otter Tail CS/KC.
1995Spring One report 5/28–29 Moulton Township, Murray Co. ND.
1995Summer First summer report since 1988. Single bird discovered on 6/25 at Cannon River Wilderness Park in Rice Co. fide TB, PB; reported through 7/2.
1996Spring All reports: 5/26 Beaver Creek S. P., Houston Co. KE et al., 5/26 Cannon River Wilderness Area, Rice Co. JL.
1996Fall Only report 9/8 Breckenridge, Wilkin Co. KB.
1997Spring No reports.
1997Summer Several reports: one on 6/9 along Yellow Bank R. in Lac qui Parle Co. RJ; two males and possibly one female on 6/24 near Pelican Rapids in Otter Tail Co. AEr; one 6/26 – 7/5 at Nelson's Fen in Olmsted Co. CK, mob.
1997Fall Only one report: 10/18 (latest date on record) Duluth, St. Louis Co. KE, mob.
1998Spring Only report: 5/26 Rice RJ.
1998Summer Single bird discovered on 6/15 at Great River Bluffs S. P. in Winona mob; last reported on 7/15.
1998Fall No reports.
1999Spring Two reports: 5/7 Ramsey TN, AH, 5/10–11 Hennepin TT et al.
1999Summer Seen 6/11–13 Kandiyohi (N. of Sibley S.P.) RJF, RE et al. and 6/16–22 Dakota (Black Dog L.) TBo, DBS.
1999Fall No reports.
2000Spring Only report: seen and photographed 5/11–14 Houston (Freeburg S. F.) †PS, †AH et al.
2000Summer Seen 6/17–7/3 Winona (Great River Bluffs S.P.) DMA, †PCC et al., 6/22–7/6 Fillmore (Amherst Twp.) NBO, †PCC et al., and 7/29 Carver (Carver Park) †RTD.
2000Fall No reports.
2001Spring All reports: 5/6 Pipestone (Osborne Twp.) CKr, JJS, 5/12 Rice (River Bend N.C.) TFB and Olmsted (Mayowood) AXH, PHS.
2001Summer Two reports: 6/13–15 Winona (Great River Bluffs S.P.) CBe, FZL and 6/29 Dakota (Lebanon Hills Co. Park) TAT.
2002Spring One seen 5/6 Rice (Northfield) †NRS.
2002Fall Only report: 9/3 Lac qui Parle RBJ.
2003Spring One observed 5/20 Clay (Gooseberry Park, Moorhead) †RHO (The Loon 75:175).
2003Fall Please see undocumented reports.
2004Spring Only report: 5/28–31+ Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) RBJ, †PHS.
2004Summer Most summer reports ever: one from spring was joined by a second bird 6/1, 6/6 Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) BWF, †BJU, 6/5–22 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) ASc, ph. JPM, †PLJ, m.ob., 6/6–7/8 Rice (2 locations, audio recording) TFB, 6/26 Clay (Felton Prairie) KRE.
2004Fall No reports.
2005Spring No reports.
2005Summer Reported 7/15 Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek County Park) †BJU.
2005Fall No reports.
2006Spring All reports: 5/22 Freeborn (Carex W.M.A.) †ARW, 5/23 Olmsted (Indian Heights Park, Rochester) LAV, 5/27 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R.) †BJU.
2006Summer No reports.
2006Fall No reports.
2007Spring13 All south reports: 5/22 Rice (no details, location?) TFB, 5/30–31 Lac qui Parle (2, Big Stone N.W.R., auto tour route) KLa, †BJU, 5/27+ Dakota (Black Dog S.N.A.) MP, †CMB, ph. DAC, ph. †JPM, m.ob. Only north report: 5/20 Polk (ties second earliest north, banded at Red River Natural History Area, near Crookston, The Loon 79:118) ph. LEB, JAB. [Corrected]
2007Summer12 New county record: 6/29–30 Aitkin (Auto Tour Route at Rice Lake N.W.R.) PHS et al. South reports through 6/23 Dakota (nesting attempt by a pair in Cliff Fen Park, Black Dog Preserve) †AXH, †CMB, †JPM, JLO, LS, m.ob., 6/23 Blue Earth (Minneopa State Park) RMD.
2007Fall No reports.
2008Spring1 Only report: 5/17 Mower RVJ.
2008Summer3 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.
2009Spring2 All reports: 5/24+ Hennepin (2, Hyland P.R.) RBy, ph. †CMB, m.ob. Also 5/31 Winona (Great River Bluffs S. P.) ANy.
2009Summer4 All reports: 5/31–6/2 Winona (Great River Bluffs S.P.) ANy, DBW, 6/5–10 Goodhue (Frontenac S.P.) JPE, WJS, 6/14 Washington (Afton S.P.) JPe and through 7/28 Hennepin (3, Hyland P.R.) ph. CMB, m.ob.
2009Fall1 Birds first found in late May were reported from Hyland P.R. in Hennepin until 8/8, including a juvenile on 8/5 †SLC, DWK.
2010Spring No reports.
2011Spring See Undocumented Reports.
2011Summer1Reported 6/1 Hennepin (male in Hyland Lake Park, same location as 2009) †SLC.
2011Fall1 Only report 9/4 Pipestone (Pipestone N.M.) ph. BJU.
2012Spring1 Only report 5/27 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU.
2012Fall11 A pair was found in Sherburne on 8/14 along the Wildlife Drive of the N.W.R. (JGb). Record late by over two weeks was a juvenile discovered in Duluth 11/37 TVi, ph. PHS, ph. JLK, ph. BU, †DOK, †ACr
2013Spring1 Only report 5/24 Rice TFB.
2013Summer1 Reported 6/8 Fillmore (NW of Rushford) and 7/14 Fillmore (Perkins Valley Road) ShK.
2014Spring1Only report 5/18 Jackson (Christiania Twp.) ph. BRB.
2014SummerNo reports.
2015Spring No reports.
2015Summer1 Reported 6/21–7/11 Olmsted (80th Ave. SW, Stewartville) DWK, JPr, m.ob. First county breeding record. Nestlings were heard 7/3, 7/4 ChH, JWH, but the only young actually seen was a fledged cowbird 7/7 MJM.
2015Fall1 Only report 9/6 Clay †SAu.
2016Spring No reports.
2016Summer2 Reported 6/17–18 Le Sueur ChH, SC, 7/2–7 Dodge (2, Bud Jensen W.M.A.) †BAb, GLa, m.ob.
2017Spring1 One individual observed by many 5/29 Washington (Afton S.P.) KVM, ph. RZi, ph. GHo, m.ob. continued into June.
2017Summer2 Seen 6/1–7/13 Washington (continuing from spring, Afton S.P.) ph. †KvM, m.ob., 6/2–14 Dakota (140th St. Marsh) †PNi, †DAd, m.ob.
2017Fall1 Only report 9/26 Otter Tail SPM.
2018Spring3 Three reports: 5/11–18 Wright (Buffalo) ebd, ph. MyM, 5/13–30+ Washington (Afton S.P.) ph. GHo, m.ob., 5/28 Mower (Honey Tree Farm) ph. SWm.
2018Summer1 Observed 6/3–7/24 Washington (second consecutive year in Afton S.P.) BDo, JH, IsH, m.ob.
2019Spring No reports.
2019Summer3 All reports: 6/5 – 7/7 Washington (Afton S.P.) RTa, PNi, LMS, ph. MwT, m.ob., 6/16 – 7/7 Redwood (Cedar Rock S.N.A.) BDo, ASu, ph. JWd, m.ob., 6/29 – 7/10 Washington (Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) ELi, VRL, m.ob., 7/5, 7/27 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R., Blue Hill Trail) DvK, PLJ.
2019Fall1 Only one report of an individual found in the summer 8/13 Washington (Afton S.P.) ebd.
2020Spring2 All south 5/14 Fillmore (Forestville S.P.) ph. ToM, 5/29–31 Wabasha PEJ.
2020Summer5 All reports: 6/4 Anoka (Cedar Creek) ph. KrC, 6/15–27 Winona (2, Great River Bluffs S.P.) ph. ToM, m.ob., possibly continuing from spring through 6/24 Wabasha PEJ, 7/2–23 Waseca (Senn-Rich W.M.A.) a.t. PSu, ph. PAl, m.ob., 7/5–13 Redwood (Cedar Rock W.M.A.) ASu, DnS, †JGW, ph. GWe.
2020Fall1 Sole report is also a new fall record: 8/13 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) †GWe.
2021Spring1 Only report was 5/16 Clearwater (Itasca S.P.) ph. KBa, AnA, SuR. This intriguing encounter entailed a mist-netted bird in a northern hardwood forest, atypical habitat for this southerly species.
2021Summer12 Detected 6/3 Todd RLF, ph. REn, 6/26–30 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) a.t. TWe, DWK, MiO, LiH, 7/5–24 Redwood (Cedar Rock S.N.A.) BAb, a.t., ph. DRL, m.ob.
2021Fall1 Third fall in a row with a report; this individual continued from the summer: 8/22 Redwood (Redwood Falls) MaJ.
2022Spring2 Two reports: 5/9 Lyon (Marshall) ph. MOs, 5/12, 5/22–27 Fillmore (Magelssen Bluff Park and Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood S.F., presumably the same bird) ph. †ToM, BDo, LiH.
2022Summer1 Reported 6/18–25 Redwood (Cedar Rock S.N.A.) ChH, a.t. GWe, a.t. EHi, m.ob.
 
 Rare spring migrant and summer visitant, mostly west and south. Rare breeder.

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