Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Flycatchers Occurrence
This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members. 		Seasons
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
 Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
 Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
 Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Flycatchers
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
[Tropical/Couch's Kingbird]
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
 Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
[Empidonax flycatcher]
 [Black Phoebe]
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher(Empidonax virescens)
YearSeasonNS
1967Summernesting pair found, Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston Co., on 7-3 by FL; seen by many observers for the next few weeks; feeding 4 y on 7-29 (BT); nest empty, adults gone, 8-13 (RLH); this is the first verified Minnesota Record.
1968Summer 6-2 Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston Co, FL, near last year's nesting site.
1969Summer6-15 Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston Co., female incubating eggs EC; 6-30 Beaver Creek 1 egg, 7-11 incubating (different nest?) FL.
1971Summerstill occuring at Beaver Creek Velley St. Pk.: 3 seen on 6-2 by FL, and 1 seen by KE, PE on 7-17 and 7-31 (still singing).
1973Summer Houston (6-16 FL & 7-24 RBJ).
1974Spring 2 reports: 5-25 Houston (1) FL; 5-31 Houston (2) KE.
1974Summer Apparently increasing and spreading its range northward; nested at Vasa, Goodhue Co. (observed 6-1 to 6-8, RJ, KG, JG); also seen 6-23 at Nerstrand Woods St. Pk., Rice Co. (PH); in its old area at Beaver Creek Valley St. Pk., Houston Co. a peak of seven singing males counted on 6-2 (KE).
1975Summer Again nested at Vasa, Goodhue Co. (RJ, ES); also seen 7-20 to 24 at Whitewater W.M.A., Winona Co. (JF), and 7-20 at Beaver Creek Valley St. Pk. (DM).
1975Fall8-20 Houston (3) KE; 8-24 Goodhue RJ_
1976Spring 1 report: 5-16 Goodhue ETS earliest date on record.
1976Summercontinues to ex pand its range: nested again at Beaver Creek Valley St. Pk. (2 adults and 1 young at nest, F. Lesher); also se~n on 6-12 at Whitewater W. M. A., Wmona Co. (JF); on 6-27 at Forestville St. Pk., Fillmore Co. (JF); and from 6-8 to 6-29 at Franconia, Chisago Co. (BB, JG).
1976Fall 8-7, 1 ad. feeding 3 y. at Beaver Creek Valley St. Pk., Houston Co., RJ. ;
1977Spring 1 report: 5-28 Beaver Creek Valley State Park Houston Co. (12 singing) KE.
1977Fall Only report 8-6 Houston (BE).
1978Spring Reported from Houston, Olmsted, Goodhue and Hennepin (5-27, ES).
1978Summer Seen in Houston, Hennepin (6-23, ETS), and Anoka (6-17, Carlos Avery, KJL).
1979Spring 5-23 Hennepin ES, Washington DMB.
1979Summer Seen in Chisaco, Rice (Nerstrand Woods, RBJ), Olmsted (Marion, JF); breeding reported from Houston.
1980Summer Breeding reported from Rice (Nerstrand Woods SP), Houston.
1981Spring 5-15 Houston FL. Willow Flycatche,r Early south 5-1 Lyon HK, 5-14 Ramsey RJ, 5-19 Hennepin DB, 5-20 Dakota KG; only north reports, 5-10 Otter Tail DCF, 5-24 Douglas GS.
1981Summer Breeding data from Houston
1982Spring 5-27 Houston BL, 5-30 Beaver Creek Park FL -all reports.
1982Summer Breeding data from Houston.
1983Spring 5/28 Houston KJ.
1983Summer Breeding data from Houston.
1983Fall One report: 8/27 Anoka R. Kremer.
1984Spring All reports: 5/19, 20 Houston DGS, 5/27 KJ, 5/20 Olmsted JPIAM, 5/31 JEB.
1984Summer617 Forestville S. P., Fillmore Co. (I singing male -BL).
1985Spring Only reports; Houston 5/12 SWIMS, 5/21 BDC (3).
1985Summer Seen in Ramsey (617 North Oaks, KB), Goodhue (Welch; AB, TTu), Houston.
1986Spring All reports: Houston 5/18 GS, 5/25 TM, 5/31 KE, SSt.
1986Summer Probable nesting in Scott (late May, nest building at Murphy-Hanrahan Park, B. Fall). Also seen at Murphy-Hanrahan 7/3-4 (SC, TT; first summer sighting in Scott), Houston.
1986Fall Two reports: 8/9 and 8/15 Goodhue TT, BLand 8/10 Houston JP/AM.
1987Spring 5/23-25 Murphy Hanrahan Pk. Scott Co. m.ob.; 5/28-30-31 Goodhue m.ob.
1987Summer Nested in Scott (3 nests including one double brood, Murphy-Hanrahan Park, The Loon 59:117-121). Seen also in Goodhue (Frontenac, m.ob.), Houston.
1987Fall All reports: 8/13 Scott DB, 8/18 Fillmore AP, 9/2 Gillmore AP, RJ, (calling).
1988Spring All reports: 5/14 Scott TT and 5/25 KR, 5/17 Dodge AP, 5/30 Houston GS.
1988Summer Possible singing male in Brown (6/23-7/3, Flandrau S.P., JS). Seen in Scott (MurphyHanrehan Park, m.ob.) and Goodhue (7/25, Frontenac S.P., BL).
1989Spring All reports: 5/13 (earliest date on record) Winona MF, 5/20 Scott DB, 5/20-29 Hennepin SC et al., 5/21-28 Houston m.ob.
1989Summer Seen in Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan Park), Hennepin (Elm Creek Park), Winona, Houston ; plus an individual at Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi Co. and another on 7/14 near Winsted, McLeod Co. RG.
1989Fall One report: 8/3 Scott DB.
1990Spring All reports: 5/18-30 Scott DC, DZ, AB, S/23 Brown JSp and Hennepin SC.
1990Summer Seen in Houston (Beaver Creek Valley S.P.), Rice (Nerstrand Woods S.P.), Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan Co.P.), Hennepin (Elm Creek Co.P.).
1991Spring All reports: 5/25 Hennepin SC, 5/26 Houston FL, 5/29 Goodhue PS.
1991Summer Seen in Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Houston.
1991Fall All reports: 8/8 Hennepin KB, 8/9 Washington WL.
1992Spring All reports: 5/16–31 Houston KE, mob, 5/16 Blue Earth LF, 5/17–31 Hennepin SC, HT, 5/18 Olmsted JD, AP, 5/23–30 Goodhue AB, KB, 5/25 Scott DN.
1992Summer Roughly twice the usual number of reports. Seen in Houston, Goodhue, Dakota, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Anoka; plus 6/6,8 Wright RJ, MSt and 7/12–25 Clay PB, mob (The Loon 64:164).
1992Fall All reports: 8/2 Hennepin (one) SC, 8/22 Goodhue (one) KB, until 8/27 Ramsey (three young fledged) KB.
1993Spring All reports: 5/10–18 Houston SDM, mob, 5/10–31 Hennepin OJ, mob, 5/15–31 Nicollet mob, 5/16 Winona CS, 5/31 Rice DZ.
1993Summer Probable nesting in Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek County Park DBo et al.); also observed in Hennepin (Elm Creek Park and Wolsfeld Woods), Scott (Murphy-Hanrahan Park), Winona (Fremont Township).
1993Fall All reports: 8/1 Winona CS, 8/10–16 Hennepin KB, SC, 8/15 Rice KBu, 9/2 (ties record late date) Houston MCBS.
1994Spring All reports: 5/7 (record early date) Fillmore MH, MOc, 5/12 Winona JPo, 5/14 Goodhue BL, 5/21–29 Nicollet mob, 5/22 Hennepin SC, 5/24 Houston PBu, FL, 5/28 Scott TT.
1994Summer Many reports, similar to 1992. Nesting confirmed at three locations: Elm Creek Park Reserve in Hennepin Co. OJ; Cannon River Wilderness in Rice Co. TB, GB; and an undisclosed location in Winona Co. HVA. Also observed at Beaver Creek Valley S.P. in Houston Co. (three birds); Seven Mile Creek County Park in Nicollet Co.; Murphy-Hanrahan Park Reserve (one male each in Scott and Dakota Co.); and Monson Lake S.P. in Swift Co. (6/10 RG, RF).
1994Fall All reports: 8/4 (feeding young in nest) -8/9 (young fledged) Rice TB, 8/6–20 Hennepin 8/18 (adult feeding 2 fledged young) OJ, 8/27 Winona CS.
1995Spring All reports: 5/17 Winona CS, 5/23 and 5/29 Goodhue KB, BL, 5/24 Houston FL, 5/27 Hennepin SC and Washington DZ, 5/29 Nicollet DN and Scott BF.
1995Summer Probable nesting in Winona. Three birds on territories at Murphy-Hanrahan Park in Scott and Dakota Co.; plus three birds on territories at Nerstrand Big Woods in Rice Co. Also observed in Hennepin, Nicollet, Goodhue.
1995Fall All reports: 8/1 Winona CS, 8/2 Goodhue KB, 8/22 Winona CS, 8/27 (ties third latest; calling) Hennepin SC, 9/2 (ties latest date on record; calling) and Hennepin OJ.
1996Spring All reports: 5/18 Scott DN, 5/22 Ramsey (3) and Hennepin (2) AH, 5/23 Rice TBo, 5/25 Houston JSt and Scott DBo, 5/26 Houston (3) FL, 5/31 Hennepin OJ.
1996Summer Nested in Winona; also reported in Hennepin (Elm Creek Park Reserve), Rice, Wabasha, Fillmore.
1996Fall Only report 9/7 (latest date on record — singing bird!) Goodhue BL.
1997Spring Only reports (both from Elm Creek Park Preserve, most likely the same bird): 5/24 Hennepin SC, 5/27 Hennepin OJ.
1997Summer Most reports ever for this species — twice the previous ten-year average. Nested at Murphy-Hanrahan Park Reserve in Scott Co.; also observed in Anoka, Hennepin, Carver, Nicollet, Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Houston.
1997Fall Only report: 8/13 Goodhue KB.
1998Spring All reports: 5/19–27 Hennepin (Elm Creek Park) SC, OJ, 5/19 Rice TBo, 5/25 Wabasha (Millville) BL, 5/30 (two at Murphy-Hanrahan Park) DN, mob.
1998Summer Few reports, less than half as many as last year. Recorded in Hennepin, Scott, Rice, Houston.
1998Fall Only report: 8/2 Rice TBo.
1999Spring All reports: 5/16 Scott (Murphy-Hanrahan Park) DN, 5/21 and 5/30 Rice TBo, 5/22+ Houston (max. 4, Beaver Creek Valley S. P.) mob.
1999Summer Recorded in Hennepin, Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Olmsted, Houston.
1999Fall All reports: 8/1 Rice TBo, 8/10 Hennepin SC. This is much earlier than the median south departure date (8/27).
2000Spring All documented reports: 5/11+ Houston (3 at Beaver Creek Valley S. P.) AH, †PS, 5/17+ Rice (Nerstrand Woods S. P.) †TBo, †PS, 5/23 Hennepin (Elm Creek Park) †SC.
2000Summer First occurrence in the county 6/7 Freeborn (Big Island S.P.) RBJ; also reported in Hennepin (Elm Creek Park and Wolsfeld Woods), Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek County Park), Scott, Washington, Rice, Winona, Fillmore, and Houston.
2000Fall No documented reports.
2001Spring All reports: 5/5 Freeborn RBJ, 5/13 Hennepin (Elm Creek Park) †WCM, 5/16+ Houston mob, 5/19 Rice †TFB, 5/28 Dakota/Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan Park) †ADS, †TAT.
2001Summer Observed in Nicollet, Scott, Hennepin, Dakota, Rice, Olmsted, Winona, Houston. Nine territories found at Murphy-Hanrehan Park in Scott and Dakota counties BAF.
2001Fall One documented 8/20 Rice †TFB. Another from Houston in late August was from a breeding area, but how identified was not noted. Note: During migration undocumented reports of silent Empidonax flycatchers are not published in this report. Please be sure to indicate singing or calling birds on your seasonal report submission.
2002Spring Vocalizing birds first reported 5/14+ Houston PHS, 5/17 Washington DPS. Second county occurrence 5/26 Carver (east edge of Carver) †RMD. Also reported from McLeod, Rice, Scott.
2002Summer Observed in Wright, Nicollet, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Fillmore, Houston.
2002Fall Only report: 8/14 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) KJB.
2003Spring Vocalizing birds reported 5/17+ Dakota/Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) ADS et al., 5/21 Rice TFB, 5/25 Wright (Harry Larson County Forest) HHD. Also reported from Houston.
2003Summer Thirteen territories established at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R. in Scott and Dakota counties (more than in recent summers) BAF; also reported in Rice, Fillmore, Houston.
2003Fall Only report: 8/25 Houston (Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) FZL.
2004Spring Only four reports of singing birds: 5/17 Rice TFB, 5/29 Houston NAJ, 5/30 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) PHS, 5/31 Dakota (Miesville Ravine) RBW.
2004Summer Eight territories at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., Dakota/Scott BAF. Also reported 6/2 Rice TFB, 6/5, 6/26, 7/20 Anoka KJB, 6/8, 6/9, 6/27 Houston DAB, 6/21 Fillmore NBO, 6/13 Hennepin OLJ.
2004Fall South reports of vocalizing birds: 8/6 Rice TFB, 8/14 Hennepin DWK, 8/15 Dakota DWK, 9/2 Fillmore NBO, 9/13 Fillmore NBO.
2005Spring Early south 5/26 Dakota JPM, 5/29 Houston PHS. Reported as early as 5/18, but without details.
2005Summer Eight territories at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R. (2 in Dakota, 6 in Scott) BAF. First county records 6/9+ Sherburne (vocalizing along Mahnomen Trail at Sherburne N.W.R.) ASc, m.ob., 6/10–11 Aitkin (vocalizing in Spencer Twp.) WEN, WMS et al. Also reported in Houston, Rice, Blue Earth, Hennepin.
2005Fall Three south reports, but none documented.
2006Spring The only reports with details were from Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve: 5/25 Dakota JPM, 5/27 Scott DAC, PEB.
2006Summer Reported from 13 counties mostly in southeastern portion of state, plus first county records 6/4 Lyon (Camden S.P.) and 6/27 Lincoln (Archerville W.M.A., vocalizing) MCBS, ph. KJB.
2006Fall No reports.
2007Spring3 Early south 5/13 Rice DAB, 5/25 Scott CMB. High count 5/26 Rice (4) DAB. Also see summer report.
2007Summer8 Reported from Anoka, Hennepin, Scott, Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Blue Earth, Houston. Territories not established at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R. for the first time in 20 years BAF.
2007Fall1 Only report from RBJ on 9/17 in Carver, where heard and seen in his backyard.
2008Spring5 Early south 5/13 Rice TFB, 5/24 Hennepin CMB, DWK, PEB, Houston JCC, KRE, LS. Also found in Le Sueur and Scott. High count 5/24 Houston (5, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) KRE.
2008Summer8 Reported from Scott, Hennepin, Dakota, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Rice, Fillmore, Houston.
2008FallReported from Rice and Winona, but without identification details.
2009Spring3 All south with details: 5/17 Washington (singing at Falls Creek S.N.A.) DFN, 5/29 Houston (Reno S.F.) DFN, (6, high count) NBO.
2009Summer6 High count 6/21 Fillmore (4–5 birds heard and seen on Fern Loop Trail, Forestville S.P.) JWH. Also reported from Scott (first territory at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R. since 2006, BAF), Dakota (failed nest at Ritter Farm Park, JPM), Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.), Hennepin (Elm Creek P.R., SLC), Rice (Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.).
2009Fall2 All south 8/1 Houston (3) HCT, 8/30 Le Sueur (Sakatah Lake S.P.) DAB, JWH (median late 8/25). Undocumented reports from an additional two south counties.
2010Spring4 New county records: 5/17-18 Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) WCM, 5/23 Steele PSu. Additional south reports (median early 5/17) 5/15 Rice DAB, TFB, 5/23 Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) BJU, 5/30 Hennepin (2, Elm Creek P.R.) RLR. Also reported without details from Houston, Washington.
2010Summer18 Reported from Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Scott. Unusual report 6/10 Pine RMa. [Corrected]
2010Fall2 All reports: 8/2 Rice TFB, 8/5, 8/9 Goodhue (Cannon Valley Bike Trail) SLP. Median late 8/25. Reported from 2 additional south counties without details.
2011Spring4 Only report with details 5/10 Rice TFB (median early 5/17). Reported without details from two additional south counties.
2011Summer8Found in Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Washington. All counts ≤ 3 territories.
2011Fall4 All south 8/1 Hennepin (Hyland Lake P.R.) CMB, 8/5 Rice RMD, 8/8 Hennepin SLC, 8/15 Hennepin SLC, 8/19 Hennepin CMB (median late 8/25). Also reported from Washington, Wright but without identification details.
2012Spring7 Reported with details from 5 south counties. Early south (median 5/17) 5/9 Rice TFB, 5/11 Houston KDS, KSm, LMS, ALo, 5/12 Rice DAB. High count 5/19 (8, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) WCM.
2012Summer212 Reported from south and east of a line from Hennepin to Brown, plus 6/19 Kittson (Caribou W.M.A.) KJB, 6/20, 6/23, 7/3 Otter Tail DBM, RBW, LS.
2012Fall5 All reports with identification notes 8/1 Hennepin CMB, 8/7 Rice TFB, 8/11 Hennepin CMB (median late 8/23). Reported from an additional 3 counties without details.
2013Spring8 All south reports with details (median arrival 5/16): 5/20 Rice TFB, 5/21 Dakota BRL, 5/27 Washington MHu, 5/31 Brown BTS.
2013Summer110 Reported from Brown, Dakota, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, Olmsted, Otter Tail (2nd consecutive summer at Maplewood S.P., beginning 6/10+ BGi), Rice, Stearns, Washington, Winona. First county records 6/2 Isanti (Cedar Creek Natural History Area) LGR, KMc, 6/11+ Stearns (Kraemer Lake Wildwood C.P.) MJB, †PCC, HHD.
2013Fall6 Reported with identification notes from 3 south counties. High count 8/10 Houston (4, Beaver Creek Valley S.P. campground) RMD. All south 8/3 Washington DFN, Scott KRo, 8/10 Houston RMD (median late 8/23).
2014Spring9Identification details included from all 9 south counties. Early south (median 5/16) 5/20 Dakota RMD, 5/21 Hennepin CMB, 5/22 Dakota WPo, 5/23 Rice TFB. High count 5/24 Washington (3, Falls Creek S.N.A.) ASi.
2014Summer110Found in East-central, South-central, plus Otter Tail (3rd consecutive year at Maplewood S.P.), Rice, Scott, Stearns (2nd consecutive year at Kraemer Lake-Wildwood C.P.).
2014Fall3 Reported with identification notes from 2 south counties: 8/4 Rice TFB, 8/25 Scott HHD.
2015Spring9 Reported with ID notes from 7 south counties. Early south (median 5/17) 5/13 Houston DBz, 5/16 Dakota BRL, Fillmore MHe, Washington JoF. High count 5/13 Houston (3) DBz.
2015Summer110 Reported in Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Otter Tail (4th consecutive year at Maplewood S.P.), Rice, Scott, Washington, and new county record 6/12 Sibley (singing male, county road 6, Jessenland Unit, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) ChH, †CRM. High counts 7/3 Houston (8, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) JCr, 7/25 Washington (7, Falls Creek S.N.A.) DCZ.
2015Fall4 Reported with ID notes from 2 south counties, 8/2 Dakota DFN, 8/4 Rice TFB (median late 8/23).
2016Spring7 Identification notes included from all 7 reporting counties! Early south (median 5/17) 5/14 Goodhue (2) ODa, 5/19 Rice DWK, JWH, BWF, 5/19 Houston ph. SHo. Found as far north as 5/21 Chisago (Interstate S.P.) RMa, MBg, ATa. High count 5/21 Washington (6, Falls Creek S.N.A.) DCZ.
2016Summer110 Reported in Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Otter Tail (5th consecutive year at Maplewood S.P.), Rice, Scott, Washington, Winona. High count 6/13 Houston (5, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) DSt.
2016Fall4 Reported with ID notes from 3 south counties. High counts 8/21 Hennepin (3, Elm Creek P.R.) TLo, 8/21 Rice (3, Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) DTr. Late south 9/3 Hennepin TLo, 9/7 Washington JoF (median 8/20).
2017Spring9 Reported with identification notes from six south counties. Early south (median 5/16) 5/13 Rice TFB, 5/14 Fillmore ph. MHn, 5/18 Rice WDR. Notable report 5/25 Le Sueur RBW.
2017Summer112 Reported from southeastern corner of the state plus Otter Tail (6th consecutive summer at Maplewood S.P.) MO, m.ob.
2017Fall1 No reports with identification details.
2018Spring13 Reported with identification notes from 4 south counties. Rare reports 5/19 Stearns (Stumpf Lake) RPR, 5/29 Anoka (Rice Creek Chain of Lakes R.P.) RMD. Early south (median 5/16) 5/14 Rice TFB, 5/16 Rice NiR, 5/19 Stearns RPR. High count 5/16 Rice (5, Cannon River Wilderness Area) NiR.
2018Summer110 Reported from Chisago, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Otter Tail (7th consecutive year at Maplewood S.P.), Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington.
2018Fall5  Only reports with identification notes: 8/1 Rice TFB, 8/11 Houston (3) JlS. Median late 8/23.
2019Spring7 Reported with identification notes from 2 south counties. All reports (median 5/15) 5/25 Houston TFe, 5/30 Houston (2) MJM, 5/30 Washington PRH.
2019Summer15 Found in southeastern corner of state. High counts 6/13 Winona (7, Whitewater WMA) MBS, SPS, 7/27 Rice (6, Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) TSI. First county breeding record: 7/4 Washington (Crystal Spring S.N.A.) CUn, GUn.
2019Fall3 Three individuals reported in early August, but only one with identification details: 8/6 Rice (Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) ebd.
2020Spring9 Reported with identification notes from 6 south counties. Early south median 5/22 Rice TFB, 5/23 Wright ToL, 5/24 Scott LiH. High count 5/27 Washington (3, Crystal Spring S.N.A.) APi.
2020Summer12 Reported from East-central, Southeast, plus 7/8–17 Lyon (Garvin Park) a.t. ph. †RJS, m.ob., Rice, Scott.
2020Fall5 All south reports with details: 8/1 Rice TFB, 8/3 Washington ebd, 8/4 Goodhue ebd, 8/26 Lyon GWe (median 8/17).
2021Spring13 Reported with details from 10 south counties. Early south (median 5/16) 5/15 Washington SLP, 5/16 Rice JCa, 5/17 Houston DFN. Unusual records: 5/19 Ramsey (Chatham Open Space) LiH, EzH, APi, 5/22 Lyon (Camden S.P.) NMe, Anoka (Kelling Woods) DWK, m.ob., 5/25 Steele (Rice Lake S.P.) NiR, 5/29 Brown (C.R. 10) KEm, JWH.
2021Summer15 Found in Central, East-central, South-central, Southeast. New county record: 6/19 Waseca (Waseca Courthouse Park, confirmed by voice) BAb. High counts 7/15 Rice (8, 2+ miles of trails at Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) MDu, 6/13 Houston (7, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) KRE, m.ob.
2021Fall8 Reported with identification notes from 6 south counties. Notable fall records 8/1–30 Anoka (Rice Creek Chain of Lakes P.R.; first found in late May) SRo, ebd, 8/26 Steele (Rice Lake S.P.) DAB. High count 8/24 Winona (4, Coolidge Creek A.M.A.) ToM. Late south 8/26 Steele DAB, 8/29 Houston ToM, 8/30 Anoka ebd (median 8/17).
2022Spring11 Reported with details from 9 south counties. First arrivals well before the 5/16 south median, 5/10 Houston DFN, 5/12 Anoka ebd, 5/13 Rice TFB. Highest tallies only two.
2022Summer13 Encountered in East-central, Southeast, plus Carver, Faribault, Rice, Scott. High counts 7/2 Fillmore (6, Rushford Village) ToM, 7/30 Houston (6, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) ToM. First county breeding record: 7/28 Fillmore ToM.
2022Fall5 Reported with identification notes from Anoka, Fillmore, Rice, Scott, Washington. Late south 8/10 Rice HCT, 8/17–28 Anoka (Rice Creek Chain of Lakes P.R.) ebd, JGW, EzH (median 8/17).
 
 Breeds southeast and east-central. State designation: Special Concern.

Notes:

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Column N  Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North.
Column S  Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South.