The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Plovers | 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 |
| Species: Plovers |
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Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover |
[PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER] Killdeer |
Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover |
Wilson's Plover Snowy Plover |
| American Golden-Plover(Pluvialis dominica) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1961 | Spring | seen 6 May near Montevideo, Chippewa County by Avifaunal Club members. Jan Green reported them at Duluth on 21 April and 22 May. William Pieper saw them on 11 May near Wheaton, Traverse County. He also saw them on 16 May in Lyons, Lincoln and Yellow Medicine Counties. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | April 28 Lake Benton, Lincoln Co., Avifaunal Club; April 28 Sibley Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 29 Windom, Cottonwood Co., Avifaunal Club; May 5 Dodge Co., Avifaunel Club; May 11 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 12 and 27, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. Blacl:·bellied Plover: May 24 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 30 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund saw about 20. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Nov. 6, Duluth, Janet C. Green; Nov. 17, Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | April 27, Salt Lake, 5 seen Avifaunal Club; April 28, Lake Traverse, 30 seen, R. Grant. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | earliest, July 2, Stevens Co •., R. Grant; latest, Nov. 16, Sibley Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-4 Lac qui Parle Co, RBJ, very early; 4-18 Stevens Co, RG, RLH; 5-7 Duluth, JCG. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | spring-fall overlap of dates, Stevens Co, 6-7, 6-11, 6-18, 6-28, 7-1, 7-8 and 7-12, RAG; Traverse Co, 8-30, RAG and 9-6, RAG, RLH. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-13 Roseau Co, 15, JLR, PEB; 9-19, 9-22 (34) and 9-27 Duluth, JCG, EMB; 10-3 Norman Co, RO, RLH; 10-21 through 11-17 Moorhead, 15, EGA. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 4-24 Swift Co, RAG; latest 5-23 Stevens Co, RAG. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | latest 11-1 Rice Lake Refuge, Aitkin Co, CEP and 11-6 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co, 4, RBJ. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 5-8 Nobles So, HSH; 5-14 Stevens Co, 80, ES· 5-19 Jackson Co, 571, NMH; latest 5-24 Renville Co, DB, EHH; 5-29 Traverse Co, EMB; 5-30 Nobles Co, HSH. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-6 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co, RG; good details. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Earliest 9-15 Lyon Co., PE; 9-20 Cook Co., JCG; latest 10-20 Two Harbors, JCG and Grant Co., JAH; 10-22 Traverse Co., JAH; 10-31 Virginia, St. Louis Co., feeding on angleworms on lawn, Mrs. Tom Carey fide VFB. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 3-27 Pig's Eye Sewage Disposal Plant, Ramsey Co., 1 in winter plumage, BL, RLH, probably earliest date on record; 4-18 Big Stone Co. and Stevens Co., JAH; 5-2 Blue Earth Co., EDK; 5-5 Lyon Co., PE; late 5-23 Marshall Co., A WR; 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-28 St. Louis Co., MIG. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | earliest 9-6 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; 9-9 Fargo-Moorhead, EGA; latest 10-29 Duluth, KE; 11-11 Stearns Co., KE. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 4-20 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 4-21 Nobles Co., HSH; 4-27 Nicollet Co., KP, DB; 4-29 Wilkin Co., MSB; late 5-20 Nobles Co., 100, HSH; 5-21 Lac qui Parle Co., EHH; 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-11 Carver MHM; 9-8 Lac qui Parle 15 KE; 10-5 Lyon 80 PE; 10-20 Aitkin (Rice Lake Refuge) 16 MC; 11-3 Lyon HCK. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-6 Waseca Co., WF; 5-7 Watonwan Co., EDK; 5-15 (100's) Lincoln Co., BL; 5-16 (500) Traverse Co., RBJ; 5-21 Duluth, MMC; 5-24 Lac qui Parle Co., DB; 5-25 Lac qui Parle Co., JLS. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 8-24 Nobles 35 HSH; 10-2 Clay 24+ ETS; 9-13 Duluth BTV; 11-9 Duluth KE; 9-11 Mille Lacs MI; 9-24 Washington WHL; 11-12 Lyon PE. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | early south 4-29 Lac qui Parle MM; 5-2 Lyon KE, PE; 5-2 Swift KH; peak 5-16 Stevens and Swift (700} KE, PE; late 5-29 Grant EB; 6-2 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | early 9-10 Duluth DB; late north 10-24 Itasca jG; 11-4 Duluth MMC; only report south 77-74 Lyon PE; peak and early 8-23 Clay (400) LW. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 4-27 McLeod BDC; 4-28 Washington BL; 4-29 Sibley ES, FN, WKE; 3 reports north: 5-8 Polk KE, RR; 5-25 and 5-26 Duluth KE, RR, JG; late 5-27 Red Lake ES; 5-29 Lyon PE; peak 5-14 Watonwan (1000) EK. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-3 to 6-10 Aitkin TS, JB; 6-6 Lyon, L. Paynter. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | early 8-22 Clay (1000) EA; 9-1 Duluth; late south 9-25 Hennepin; 10-30 Renville; late north 9-27 Duluth; 10-16 Grant; 10-26 Ottertail. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 6-2 Aitkin, 6-4 Duluth; 7-31 (35) Duluth. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-15 Marshall (Agassiz). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Reported from Rock, Mille Lacs, Hennepin. Early 8-3 Aitkin (TS). Peak 9-18 St. Louis (60) (JCG). Late 10-21 St. Louis (8) (ETS). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 4-20 Cottonwood LR; 4-26 Chippewa CLH; 4-27 Murray RBJ; only report north 5-19 Clay KZ; late 5-18 Lyon HCK; 5-18 Grant DR; peak 5-5 Cottonwood (750) RD. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Early south 9-15 Rock KE; early north 7-30 Duluth MMC; 8-22 Clay LCF; late north 11-2 Duluth JG, RBJ; 11-7 Lake of the Woods KE; late south 10-26 Rock KE; 10-27 Ramsey GC; 11/7 Hennepin ES. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 4-19 Rock RAG, RBJ, BL; 4-20 Rock KE; 4-23 Cottonwood RD; early north 4-26 Clay ABNGP; late 5-25 Aitkin JB. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 8-7 Goodhue CF; 8-16 St. Louis RJ; 8·20 Swift HH; late north 11-18 Duluth JG; late south 10-20 Washington GA; 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE; peak 10-4 Rock (400) KE. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 3-24 Dakota RBJ; 4-10 Rock KE; 4-19 Freeborn HK; early north 4-25 Otter Tail GW; late 5-31 Marshall SV. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Early north 7-12 Duluth TD; early south 7-6 Lac qui Parle KE, 7-17 Jackson; late north 10-22 St. Louis, 10-30 Mille Lacs; late south 10-18 Traverse, 10-30 Lyon, 10-31 Swift. Blc:ck-bellied Plover Early south 8-1 0 Yell ow Medicine KE, 8-11 Anoka PKL; late north 10-30 Crow Wing, 10-31 Duluth, 11-6 Mille Lacs; late south 10-30 Lyon and Dakota, 10-31 Swift, 11-5 Anoka. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 3-27 Lyon HK; 4-17 Lincoln KE, Goodhue RJ; 4-18 Watonwan ED; early north 4-24 Otter Tail TS, JB; 4-25 Otter Tail SM; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Late migrants 6-5 Anoka, 6-9 Lyon and 6-18 Duluth (RJ). | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Early south 6-26 Lyon (DGW). 7-17 Lac qui Parle (DGW, BE). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early north 4-23 Otter Tail SM; 4-29 Grant GO; peak 5-15 Dodge (2,0003,000) VH. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Early north 8-6 St. Louis DB; early south 8-3 Anoka KL; late north 10-21 Grant DGW, 11-2 Marshall SV; late south 10.27 Houston OJ. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Early north 8-6 St. Louis DB; early south 8-3 Anoka KL; late north 10-21 Grant DGW, 11-2 Marshall SV; late south 10.27 Houston OJ. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-20 Nicollet JCF, 4-21 Cottonwood LF, McLeod EW; early north 4-28 Mahnomen JM, 4-29 Otter Tail SM; late date 5-27 Jackson DGW. Peak 5-17 Big Stone PF (100). | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Early north 8-11 Wilkin GMO, 8-29 St. Louis KMH; early south 8-8 Dakota JD, Douglas SM (200); late north 11-4 Beltrami SM, 11-7 Roseau SM; late south 11-3 Anoka KL. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-4 Le Sueur HC, 4-5 Stearns Ken Palmersheim fide NH 4-20 Big Stone SC; early north 5-2 Otter Tail GMO, 5-5 Marshall ANWR· late date 5-25 Wilkin DGW. ' | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Early migrants North: 7-24 (23) GO. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Early north 9-9 Cook KMH, 9-11 St. Louis KE; early south 8-17 Anoka KL, 9-6 Houston JP; late north 10-23 St. Louis KE, 10-30 Pennington KSS, 11-5 Otter Tail GMO; late south 11-21 Nicollet JCF. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle OJ and Yelow Medicine HK, 4-29 Blue Earth JCF and Mower RRK; early north 4-26 Grant SM, 4-28 Otter Tail GMO; peak 4-26 Yellow Medicine FL (150). | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Late migrants North: 6-29 Clay (KRE). Early migrants North: 7-27 Duluth. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Early north 8-28 St. Louis KE, ES, Wilkin DB; early south 8-7 Nicollet JCF, 8-11 Le Sueur RJ, ES; late north 10-29 Pennington KSS, 10-31 St. Louis KE; late south 10-31 Cottonwood RJ, 11-13 Blue Earth JCF. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 4-15 Houston EMF, 4-24 Redwood RJ; early north 4-28 Aitkin JB, 5-4 Clay LCF; late south 5-18 Houston EMF and ·c KJ; late north 5-23 St. Louis ES, 5-25 olk KSS. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Early migrant North: 7/20 Roseau (TS). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Early north 8/10 Cook KMH, 8/30 St. Louis LE; early south 8/6 Washington BL and 8/14 Hennepin ES; late north I0/3 Cass NH, 10/19 St. Louis KE; late south 10/22 Lac qui Parle BL. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 3/14 Cottonwood WH, 4/27 Wabasha WDM; early north 5/21 St. Louis TL, 5/22 Wilkin DGW; late south 5/20 Martin EBIK, Nicollet KL; late north 5/25 Cook KL, 5/27 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Late migrants North: 6/7 Polk. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Early north 8/7 Roseau KE; early south 8/2 Stearns NH, 8/19 Yellow Medicine DB, OJ; late north 10/17 Pennington KSS, 10/28 Aitkin JB, 10/30 St. Louis KL; late south 10/8 Olmsted BE, 10/17 to 10/30 Hennepin M. ob.; peak 10/8 Pennington (1500) KSS. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/25 Swift RJ, Chippewa KL, 4/26 Lincoln SMIMS; early north 5/6 Ottertail GMO, 5/22 St. Louis KE, Cook KMH; late south 5/26 Nicollet JCF, Lac qui Parle PL, 5/27 Anoka KL; late north 5/27 Clay SC, 5/28 Lake SWIMS. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | last spring date 6/4 Duluth. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Early north 8/4 St. Louis KE, 8/16 Cook OJ; early south 8/25 Hennepin AB, DB, Houston RJ, FL, 8/27 Dodge RE; late north 10/19 St. Louis MH, 10/27 RE, 11/3 KE; late south 10/11 Nicolle JCF, Ill 2 Rock RJ. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/18 Olmsted m.o.b., 4/26 Big Stone JD, Lac qui Parle RH; early north 4/25 Otter Tail SDM, 4/26 Traverse M. Stensaas; late south 5/20 Murray ND, 5/26 Watonwan SSt; late north 5/19 Clay LCF, 5/26 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Late migrant 6/6 Lyon. Early migrants 7/4 Lac qui Parle (P. Lehman), 7/6 Brown (RJ). All reports. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Early north 8/17 St. Louis KE, 8/25 Roseau RJ; early south 8/20 Stearns NH, 9/11 Hennepin SC; late north 10/20 St. Louis FL; late south 10/5 Houston FL, 10/7 Hennepin sc. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/19 Faribault RG, 4/20 Martin AB; early north 4/29 Aitkin WN, 5/3 Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/21 Murray ND, 5/31 Redwood RJ; late north 5/26 Aitkin WN, 5/28 Marshall ANWR. Peak 5/17 Traverse (lOOs) RJ. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Late migrants 6/12 Wadena, 6/16 Marshall, 6/21 Cook (KMH). Early migrant 7/4 Faribault (m.ob.). | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/25 Cottonwood GS, 4/26 Swift TBB; early north 4/17 Wilkin SC, 4/19 Otter Tail SDM; late south 4/16 Lyon (500) Winter 1987 HK, 5/18 Pipestone JP; late north 5/17 Marshall ANWR and St. Louis KR, 5/22 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Late migrants 6/8 Steams, 6/11 Big Stone, 6/13 Cottonwood. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Early north 8/24 Cook KMH, 9/13 Duluth AB; early south 8/19 Blue Earth MF, 9/4 Dodge RSE; late north 10/25 Clay LCF, 11/1 Cook KE; late south 10/11 Anoka GP and Hennepin SC, 10/17 Chippewa RJ. ; | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/4 Murray ND, 4/22 Steams KE; early north 4/30Traverse RJ, 5/24 Duluth DK; late south 5/21 Olmsted BSE, 5/24 Steams NHi; late north 5/27 Cook WP and Polk AB. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Migrants: 6/2 Nobles, 6/22 Stevens, 6/22 Duluth. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Early north 8/9 Kittson AB, 8/26 Cook KMH; early south 9/2 Nicollet JF, 9/13 Hennepin SC; late north 10/13 Cook KMH, 10/22 Mille Lacs BSE; late south 9/25 Cottonwood BF, 9/26 Blue Earth and Fillmore AP, 9/30 Brown JS. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 4/10 Cottonwood ED, 4/21 Lac qui Parle TEB; late south 5/21 Kandiyohi AB and Lac qui Parle SC, GP, 5/23 Cottonwood GS ; only north reports 5/20-27 Duluth m.ob., 5/23 Wilkin KB. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Two reports: 6/1 Traverse, 6/10 Big Stone. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Early north 9/10 St. Louis AB, 9/19 Cook WP; early south 8/SWashington PS, 8/20 Yellow Medicine CMB, KE; late north 10/15 Clay LCF, ll/1 Duluth KE; late south 10/22 Chippewa AB, 10/25 Pipestone ND, JP | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/2 Cottonwood ED, 4/21 Redwood AB, BL, Renville and Yellow Medicine PS; late south 5/12 Pope and Steams RJ, 5/18 Lyon HK, 5/20 Wabasha RJ, AP; only north reports 4/26 St. Louis TW, 4/28 Clay MO, 5/6 Wilkin SDM. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Early north 9/10 Beltrami DJ, 9/14 Cook KMH; early south 8/8 Swift KE, 8/20 Carver PS; late north 10/6 Lake KR, 10/27 Wilkin MO; late south 11/11 Carver RG, 11/24 Nobles RG, RJ (latest date on record). | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/20 Lac qui Parle CMB, 4/22 Hennepin KB, 4/27 Lyon HK and Meeker RJ; late south 5/l6 Murray ND and Watonwan (30) BB, 5/18 Jackson (50) AP; only north reports 4/14 (earliest date on record) Wilkm MO, 4/28 Otter Tail SDM, 5/l9 Polk PS. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Only reports: 7/26&29 Traverse, 7/30 Yellow Medicine. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Early north 8/22 Clay LCF, 9/2 Wilkin MO, 9/7 Lake DPV; early south 8/10 Dakota KE, 9/5 Hennepin KB; late north 9/29 Itasca AB, 10/13 Clay MO, 10/21 Otter Tail RJ; late south 10/5 Rock (200+) JPa, 10/12 Hennepin SC, 10/22 McLeod AB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 4/23 Martin BBo, 5/2 Watonwan RJ, 5/3 Cottonwood ED; early north 5/7 St. Louis DPV, 5/8 Roseau MCBS, 5/13 Polk RJ; late south 5/15 Mower RRK, 5/16 Pipestone JP; late north 5/24 Itasca AB, 5/30 Becker BBe, 5/31 St. Louis EL. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Early north 8/15 Wilkin, 9/5 Aitkin WN and St. Louis SS; early south 8/13 Hennepin KB, OJ, 9/27 Rice PS, 9/28 Le Sueur OR, FKS; late north 10/21 Polk (3) PS, 10/24 Wilkin DC, HT, 10/30 St. Louis KE; late south 10/23 Chippewa AB, 10/24 Redwood TL. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/27 Nobles ND, 5/8 Steele KV, 5/9 Cottonwood ED. Early north 5/5 Otter Tail SDM, 5/10 Lake DPV, 5/29 Lake of the Woods PS. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Early north 8/11 Becker PS, 8/29 Wilkin SDM; early south 8/14 Jackson KB; late north 10/10 Roseau KB, 10/26 Lake PB; late south 10/22 Lac qui Parle AB, 10/25 Martin BBo, 11/11 Sibley/Le Sueur KB. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/30 Swift AB, Yellow Medicine DBM and Chippewa OJ; early north 4/23 Grant RJ and Polk RJ, 527 Marshall KSS. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Only observation: 6/4 Roseau. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Late north 9/13 Cook KMH, 9/26 St. Louis MG, 10/6 Douglas KB. Late south 10/16 Watonwan RJ, 10/29 Sherburne DBM, 11/6 Brown JS. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | All reports: 4/29 Yellow Medicine (6) TT, 4/30 Cottonwood (7) ED and Lyon AB, 5/6 Lac qui Parle TEB and Traverse KB, 5/7 Brown JW, 5/9 Hennepin OJ, 5/13 Dakota (20) DBS, 5/29 Wabasha (5) BL. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Only report 7/22 from Jackson County. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 9/22 Itasca ABo, 9/28 Lake DV, 9/29 St. Louis RJ, DBS. Late south 9/23 Dodge JSt, 10/1 Hennepin (10) TT, 10/4 Ramsey KB. Peak count 98 on 9/6 Dieter Township, Roseau County PS. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/26 Lac qui Parle FL, 4/27 Yellow Medicine (23) DBM, 4/28 Dakota RG. Largest flock 5/18 Jackson (92) BBo. Early north 5/18 Clearwater ABo and St. Louis mob, 5/20 Aitkin WN and Marshall SKS. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Only record: 6/1 Marshall. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 10/19 Wilkin BBo, 10/24 Lake MB, 10/27 Polk PS. Late south 10/18 Dakota DBS, 10/23 Lyon RgS, 10/25 Chippewa ABo. Peak counts 9/15 Roseau (62) PS, 10/12 Waseca (40) JSe. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 3/29 Dodge (3) DC, RG, 4/26 Lac qui Parle TT, 5/10 Cottonwood ED. Early north 5/18 Marshall GS, 5/22 Otter Tail and Wilkin DN. Peak count 5/11 Rock (175) PS. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | All records: 6/1 Polk, 6/24 (latest north date for an apparent spring migrant) Otter Tail RJ. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 9/28 Wilkin SDM, 10/5 Polk PS, 10/29 Traverse KE. Late south 10/18 Rice JLa, 10/25 Chippewa ABo, 11/8 Lyon (injured) RgS. High counts 9/7 McLeod (115) SWe, 9/8 Carver (120) CMa, 9/28 Polk (132) PS. At least 14 additional flocks of 20 or more birds were reported. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/18 Jackson DBM, 4/25 Lac qui Parle WM, TT, 5/4 Pipestone PS. Early north 5/16 Clay and Marshall AH, PS, 5/18 Lake of the Woods AH, PS. Late south 5/27 Olmsted CK. Peak counts 5/18 Dakota (30) DBS and 5/23 Clay (30) CK. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | All reports: 6/4 St. Louis, 6/7 Swift, 7/30 Dakota. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late north 10/9 Aitkin CB, 10/13 Cook KMH and Polk KB, PS. Late south 10/13 Hennepin TT, 10/21 Hennepin SC, 11/3 Faribault RG. Peak counts 9/12 Faribault (200) JDa, 10/4 Lyon (107) RgS. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Like the preceding species, relatively few reports and late. One exception was 4/10 Polk (earliest north date) KE, MBW. Early south and only significant peak count 4/29 Lyon (366) RgS. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Only one report: 6/1 St. Louis. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Most north reports were mid-September to mid-October; most south reports were October. Early north 8/18 Traverse CMa. Early south 8/6 Lac qui Parle (BSNWR) BOl. Late north 10/20–24 Aitkin WN. Late south 11/13 Big Stone (3 locations) PC, 11/11–16 Hennepin SC, 11/17 (ties the second latest south date) Dakota DBS. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported from nine south and three north counties, earliest 4/22 Lac qui Parle (47) TT, 4/23 Wilkin SDM. Peak flock size smaller than normal: 5/13 Murray (75) ND. Unusual location 5/26 Houston RJ. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | All reports: 6/19 Big Stone (4 in basic plumage; probably second-year birds and also late spring migrants) †KJB, 7/1 Big Stone (4, different birds?) KJB, 7/28 Dakota DBS. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Early north 8/31 Polk fide BAB, 9/2 Becker (7) BAB. One south report in July (see summer season), then 8/8 Lac qui Parle CRM and 8/20 Freeborn AEB. Highest counts 10/1 Polk (148) and 10/9 Big Stone (112), both PHS. Latest north 10/30–31 Aitkin CRM, WEN, 11/9 Cook JJS. Late south 11/1 Lac qui Parle BEO, 11/5 Meeker DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from only seven south and two north counties. Several active observers (SLC, RBJ, SPM, ADS, PHS) found none. Early south 3/20 (second earliest) Brown †RJS, 4/20 Freeborn AEB. Early north 4/29 Wilkin (3) KJB; only other north reports from Aitkin. Peak flock size (20) down for second consecutive spring. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Only reports: 7/21 Lac Qui Parle (2) and Big Stone (6) PCC. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Reported from all regions except North-central. Early north 8/25 Wilkin (138) TAT. See summer report for early south migrants. High count 10/9 Marshall (800 at Warren) BAB. Unusual local concentration 9/23 Dakota (142) SWe. Late north 10/23 Polk EEF. Late south 10/27 Dakota CRM and Watonwan (20) ADS, TAT. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Relatively scarce for the third consecutive spring. Bardon's eight May shorebird surveys in western Minnesota turned up only 94 individuals. Reported from only seven south and three north counties. Early south 4/8 Redwood RBJ, 4/10 Lincoln and Lyon KJB. Early north 4/16 Wilkin RBJ, 5/2 Traverse KJB. High count 4/21 Meeker (135 in Cedar Mills Twp.) DMF. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Recorded during several surveys 6/8–30 Traverse PCC, PHS; evidence suggests these are late spring migrants or non-breeding summer visitors (see The Loon 74:65–82 for a review of migration data for this and other shorebird species). Peak count 6/30 Traverse (14) PCC, PHS; also reported 6/30 Polk JPM, 7/7 Traverse (8) PHS (also likely in same category as above). Harder to categorize was the report 7/14 Polk fide BAB. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from all regions except the North-central. Early north 8/11 Aitkin WEN, but see summer report. Early south 8/4 Anoka KJB. First juvenile 9/6 Lincoln KJB. High counts 9/18 Traverse (163 at Mud L.) KJB, 10/13 Traverse (116 at Mud L.) PHS. Late north 10/27 Wilkin SPM. Late south 11/2 (6), 11/13–19 (max. 4 at Sleepy Eye lagoons) Brown †BSm. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Relatively scarce for the fourth consecutive spring. Reported from only five south and three north counties. Early south 4/15 Lac qui Parle (1) BJU, 4/29 Big Stone (8) and Stevens (2) KJB. Early north 4/27 Traverse (30) ABL, 5/2 Traverse (7) PLJ. Highest reported count 5/6 Big Stone (32) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Only reports: 6/15 Traverse (2) PCC, 7/20 Big Stone PCC, 7/23 Yellow Medicine KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Total of 74 reports from 15 north and 17 south counties, including systematic counts in Cottonwood (Red Rock Prairie, BTS) 9/28 (52), 10/1 (68), 10/5 (140), 10/8 (105), 10/11 (205), 11/3 (4). Early north 8/18 Grant PEB, 8/30 Pennington KRE et al. Early south (but see summer report) 8/2 Big Stone/Lac qui Parle PCC, 8/7 Lac qui Parle KJB. First juvenile 8/30 Big Stone PCC. Highest reported count 10/18 Polk (299 at Crookston W.T.P.) PHS; peak migration late September through mid-October when counts >100 in Cottonwood (see above), Kittson (Hallock), Lac qui Parle (Salt L.), Red Lake (Red Lake Falls), and Wilkin (Rothsay W.M.A.). Late north 10/24 Marshall (4) PHS, 11/16 St. Louis (20 at Duluth) SWe. Late south 11/10–13 Brown (1) BTS, 11/13, 11/17–18 Dakota (2) BRL, ADS, JPM. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from only nine south and five north counties. Scarce except in West-central region, where highest reported counts 4/28 Lac qui Parle (350 at Plover Prairie) BJU, 5/16 Big Stone (184 on survey route) JWL, PHS et al. Early south 3/24 Wright (one near Montrose) DDM, 4/10 Brown (2) BTS. Early north dates not representative of this species' usual migration — first reported 5/17 St. Louis (2) DRB. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | All reports from Traverse (Mud L.): spring migrants 6/26 (6) PCC, 7/3 (11) PCC; fall migrant (non-breeding?) 7/31 (1) PCC et al. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Observed in 8 north and 15 south counties. Early north (all at Mud L. — also see summer report) 8/12 Traverse (1) KJB, 8/21 Traverse (10) PCC et al. First reported away from Mud L. 9/7 St. Louis (6) PHS. Early south 8/10 Carver OLJ, 8/14 Hennepin DWK. First juvenile 9/4 Traverse PCC. Numbers up in St. Louis, especially at H.R.B.O. in Duluth, where 280 in three flocks 9/23 were followed by an amazing 4/5 on 9/30 (FJN, DSC). Noteworthy counts 10/2 Wilkin (125 in three flocks) DTT, SMT, 10/11 Clay (102) BWF, 10/11 Lac qui Parle (224 at Salt L.) PHS, 10/14 Cottonwood (160 near L. Hanska) JPM. Late north 10/23 Lake PHS, 10/29 St. Louis (7) KTP. Late south 11/6 Dakota (1) BRL, 11/8 Brown (1) BTS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported from 15 south but only 3 north counties. None in North-central, and only 5/4 (1), 5/13 (4) Olmsted PWP in Southeast, 5/13 Lake (1) JWL in Northeast, and 5/16 Polk (8) in Northwest. Early south (median 4/19) 3/31 Le Sueur KJB, 4/5 Pipestone KRE, 4/10 Lac qui Parle (12) PCC, BR. Early north 4/17 Wilkin CRM. Late south 5/21 Nobles (59 in four flocks) BTS. Highest reported count 4/16 Jackson (180) DDM, BJM. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Three reports: northbound migrants 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/26 Traverse PCC. Presumed early south migrant 7/18 Nicollet BJU. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Found in 8 north and 11 south counties. Early north 8/20 St. Louis SLF, 8/31 St. Louis ALE. Early south 8/6 Le Sueur AXH, 8/8 Sibley WCM. First juveniles 9/22 St. Louis PHS. High count 10/15 Lac qui Parle (146 at Salt L.) PCC. Late north 10/15, 10/17 St. Louis NAJ, DOB. Late south 11/13 Dakota (2 at L. Byllesby, only November report) DWK. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Scarce except for high counts 4/23 Lac qui Parle (94) SWe and Lincoln (80) PEJ, 5/2 Lac qui Parle (117) BJU. Early south 4/3, 4/14 Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north 4/12 Clay (3) RHO. Only other north reports: 5/5 Kittson ABL, 5/28 Cook ABL. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Record-high number of reports. Late south 6/5 (1), 6/24 (2) Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/22–28 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, SAS, PHS; early south 7/24 (Walter Twp.) BJU, 7/25 Carver RMD and Lac qui Parle (2) PCC. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Found in 11 north and 15 south counties. Early north 8/26, 9/1 Marshall BWF, PHS, 9/5 St. Louis JWL. Early south 8/4–5 Lac qui Parle RBJ, JEB, 8/9 Swift BJU. First juveniles 9/6 St. Louis (1) PHS, 9/9 Lac qui Parle (7) PCC, PHS. High count 10/15 Traverse (159 at Wheaton W.T.P.) WCM. Late north 10/28 Cook and Lake KRE, JWL et al., 10/28 Mille Lacs ASc. Late south 11/10 Stearns RPR, 11/11–14 Dakota (L. Byllesby) m.ob. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | 16 | Early south 3/25 Dakota SWe, 4/8 Lac qui Parle BJU and Martin RBW, 4/20 Chippewa BJU (median 4/18). Only north report: 5/18 Marshall LEC. High counts 4/21 Cottonwood (70 at Red Rock Prairie) JWH, 5/13 Big Stone (68) PCC, PHS. |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | 2 | [1 North, 2 South]. Late south 6/9 Big Stone (2) PHS. Late north 6/9 Wilkin (2) BJU. |
| 2007 | Fall | 8 | 25 | Early north 8/6 Traverse BJU, then no reports until 8/18 Marshall PHS, JMJ and St. Louis JCC. Early south 8/1 Lac qui Parle BJU. First juveniles 9/8 Marshall (3) PHS. High counts 10/13 Martin (160) RMD and Yellow Medicine (100) PHS, PCC. Late north 10/25 St. Louis DAB, 11/5 Marshall GKn. Late south 10/18 Cottonwood (50) LS, 11/18 Scott (3, Belle Plaine W.T.P.) RBW. |
| 2008 | Spring | 4 | 8 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/5 Mower HHD, 4/20 Lincoln (8) PEJ, DFN. Early north 5/9 Marshall fide JMJ. High count 5/13 Lac qui Parle (33, Riverside Twp.) BJU. Late south 5/22 Lac qui Parle (18, Lake Shore Twp.) BJU, 5/26 Rice TFB (median 6/1). Late north 5/28 Polk fide JMJ, 5/29 St. Louis PHS. |
| 2008 | Summer | 2 | Late south migrants 6/2 Big Stone (3) BJU, 6/8, 6/17 Lac qui Parle (the latter in alternate plumage) BJU. One in mostly basic plumage 6/22, 7/19, 7/26 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS probably summered south of its breeding range. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 8 | 16 | Early north (median 8/18) 8/7 Wilkin EEO, 8/30 Lake of the Woods m.ob. Early south (median 8/2) 8/2 and 8/8 Lac qui Parle m.ob. First juveniles 9/4 (1), 9/7 (5) St. Louis PHS. High count 10/19 Wilkin (404) BWF, RMD. Late north 10/4 Cook PHS, 10/19 Wilkin BWF, RMD (median 10/27). Late south 11/4 Dakota ADS, JPM (median 10/27). |
| 2009 | Spring | 8 | 11 | Early south (median 4/17) 3/24 Brown (2, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) ph. BTS, 3/25 Kandiyohi RSF. Early north (median 4/29) 5/9 Morrison FGo, 5/21 Wilkin RBJ, DAC. High count 5/18 Swift (80) WCM. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2009 | Summer | 2 | 4 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/7 Kandiyohi (1) PCC, 6/9 Dakota (2) JPM, ADS; late north 6/2–3 St. Louis LS, PHS. Also in full alternate plumage, but probably a record early fall migrant, was an adult at Haydenville W.M.A. 7/5, 7/12 Lac qui Parle PCC; by 7/26 this individual showed prebasic molt, supporting its classification as southbound (but see The Loon 74:65–82). Further evidence of early fall migration or breeding failure was provided by single molting adults 7/18–19 Dakota JPM, DWK, 7/31 Marshall PHS, JMJ. |
| 2009 | Fall | 8 | 18 | Early north (median 8/17) 8/19 Aitkin RAE, 8/23 St. Louis PHS. Early south (median 8/4) 8/1 Lac qui Parle PHS. High count 9/12 Rice (52) DAB. Late north 10/26 St. Louis KJB, 11/21 Otter Tail DBM (median 10/27). Late south 10/18 McLeod PRH (median 11/3). |
| 2010 | Spring | 2 | 5 | Early south (median 4/17) 4/6 Dakota (2) JPM, 4/7 Dakota (4, Lake Byllesby) CMB; other south reports from Big Stone, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Nobles. Only north reports: 5/19 Mahnomen JEB, 5/23 Marshall (12, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, SAS, PHS. High count 4/24 Lac qui Parle (42) BJU. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2010 | Summer | 2 | Late south 6/3 Big Stone (4) RMD, 6/8 Blue Earth ChH. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 10 | 18 | Early north (median 8/17) 8/16 Todd (4) LMS. Early south (median 8/4) 8/3 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) BJU. High count 10/10 Sibley (140) DWK. Late north 10/30 Douglas JPE (median 10/27). Late south 11/4 Lac qui Parle PEJ, 11/6 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF, BRL (median 11/3). |
| 2011 | Spring | 3 | 11 | Early south (median 4/17) 4/8 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) BJU, 4/9 Blue Earth (2) ChH and Lac qui Parle HHD. All north reports: 4/8 Otter Tail (Western Twp.) DBz, ph. RMD (earliest north date on record, well before median of 4/29), 5/24 Cass JEB, 5/30 Aitkin (13, Cedarbrook) BU (median 6/4). High count 5/5 Lac qui Parle (63, Agassiz Twp.) BJU. Late south 5/12 Blue Earth (25) ChH, 5/20 Lac qui Parle (2, Perry Twp.) BJU (median 6/4). |
| 2011 | Fall | 13 | 26 | Early north (median 8/17) 8/20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) BJU, 9/2 Polk LMS. Early south (median 8/4) 8/13 Lac qui Parle PCC, 8/20 Big Stone (2) PCC, PHS. High count 9/18 Wilkin (62) DAY. Late north 10/29 Itasca SC and Pine DWK, 11/3 Pine JJS (median 10/27). Late south 11/9 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 11/13 Blue Earth AnK, ChH (median 11/3). |
| 2012 | Spring | 3 | 15 | South reports 3/24 Lac qui Parle (6, Salt Lake) JF, 3/25 Blue Earth AnK, 3/27 Blue Earth (27, Lincoln W.P.A.) AnK, ChH, 3/28 Dakota (2, Randolph) BRL, 3/30 Blue Earth (30) ChH, 3/31 Lac qui Parle (18, Freeland Twp.) BJU followed by many reports well before recent median 4/17. Only north reports: 5/8 Becker ASM, 5/24 St. Louis (Duluth) PHS, JLK, 5/26 Douglas JPE. High count 5/11 Carver (~150) WCM. See summer report for late migrants south. |
| 2012 | Summer | 1 | Northbound migrant 6/8 Big Stone DLP. | |
| 2012 | Fall | 15 | 35 | Early north (median 8/17) 8/5 Grant (probably a one-year old bird oversummering) PCC, 8/19 Grant (ad., Towner Lake) PCC. Early south (median 8/4) 8/7 Jackson KJB, 8/9 Carver JCy. High count 10/10 Lac qui Parle (127, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. Late north 10/14 Marshall JMJ, 10/21 Douglas DBM (median 10/27). Late south 11/11 Brown BTS, 11/21 Lac qui Parle DLP (median 11/3). |
| 2012 | Winter | 1 | One individual reported 12/7 Dakota (west end mudflats, Black Dog Lake) ph. †CMB and still present at the same location 12/8 †BAF, CAs. This is the latest date on record by two weeks. The bird was foraging actively and appeared healthy. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 8 | 15 | South reports 3/31 Dakota (Black Dog Lake) TSh, 4/6–7 Brown BTS, DWK, 4/7 Renville DAB, m.ob., 4/8 Dakota JLO, PEJ, HCT, BAb, KDS all before recent median 4/17. Early north (median 4/29) 4/28 Douglas JPE, 5/8 Clay TCL. High count 5/18 Grant (200) DWK. Late south 5/26 Brown MiO, 5/27 Benton JEB and Nobles BTS (median 6/4). Late north 5/25 Morrison JEB, 5/26 Wadena JEB (median 6/4), but see summer report. |
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | Northbound migrant 6/5 Itasca SC. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 16 | 17 | Early north (median 8/17) 8/19 Grant and Traverse (5) DWK, HCT. Early south (median 8/4) 8/2–4 Lac qui Parle RBJ, m.ob., 8/18 Faribault WAF, 8/22 Brown (2) MiO. Remarkable concentration in Steele County northeast of Owatonna, where counts equaled or exceeded 150 from 8/26–9/15; peak count 9/7 (800, “conservative estimate”) DAT, 716 (counted by ones, “way more birds than what I physically counted”) DAB. Late north 10/26 Lake ANy, BWF, JWH, 11/2 Lake JLK (median 10/27). Late south 10/7 Dakota (2) TAT, 11/6–11 Brown (3) BTS (median 11/3). |
| 2014 | Spring | 6 | 10 | Early south 4/22 Lac qui Parle (3) ToL, 4/24 Sherburne (2) ToL, 5/5 Pipestone JSc. Early north 5/14 Mille Lacs JEB, 5/16–17 Itasca SC, 5/18 Norman DFe, (4) JeL. High counts 5/7 Waseca (20) ANy, 5/7 Lac qui Parle (17) PLJ, PMJ. Late south 5/18 Dodge BWF, 5/20–24 Washington LMS, (4) BRL, RBW, m.ob. Late north 5/24 Norman RAE, 5/25 Hubbard JEB, Roseau KRE, m.ob., but also see summer report. |
| 2014 | Summer | 1 | Northbound migrant 6/2 St. Louis (Park Point) JLK. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 12 | 19 | Early north (median 8/17) 8/1 Grant (1, North Ottawa Impoundment) HHD, grew to 18 by 8/8 JPR, ToL. First north reports away from Grant 8/25 Koochiching (8) BHa, 9/3 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. Early south (median 8/4) 8/5 Washington JEB, 8/9 Faribault WAF, 8/10 Sibley (2) DWK, m.ob. High counts 10/23 Pennington (45) ANy, 9/17 St. Louis (36, Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. Late north 10/23 Pennington DBz, (45) ANy, Polk ANy, DBz, Red Lake DBz, ANy, 10/24 Kittson DBz, ANy (median 10/27). Late south 10/29 Dakota BAF, 11/1 Lac qui Parle (3) PCC (median 11/3). |
| 2015 | Spring | 3 | 20 | Early south (median 4/17) 4/1 Big Stone (3) DLP, 4/7 Pipestone HHD, RAE, 4/10 Mower (4) TAT. Early north 5/6, 5/7 Crow Wing JPR, 5/11 Cass JWM. High count 5/7 Freeborn (90, found in three flocks heading northwest) TAT. Late south 5/25 McLeod MJB, 5/27 Chisago JEB (median 6/4). Late north 5/11 Cass JWM, 5/23 Cook JaJ. |
| 2015 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Fall | 12 | 14 | Early north (median 8/16) 8/7 St. Louis BTS, 8/16 Grant RAE. Early south (median 8/3) 8/16 Ramsey JFR, REH, Yellow Medicine (3) GWe, 8/17 Brown BTS. High count 10/23 Dakota and Goodhue (104, Lake Byllesby, counted individually) BAF, GHo. Late north 10/20 Grant (8) RAE, HHD, 10/24 Marshall (2) SAu, St. Louis SiP, 10/24–25 Lake (Illgen City) JWL (median 10/27). Late south 11/4 Goodhue (Lake Byllesby) RBW, 11/15 Stearns PCC, RPR (median 11/7). |
| 2016 | Spring | 7 | 17 | Early south (median 4/8) 3/17 Faribault WAF, 3/18–26 Carver JuW, JCC, 3/29 Dodge JnS. Early north 4/23 Lake of the Woods BWF, Roseau JWH, m.ob., 5/2 Clearwater RMD, 5/21 Marshall SAu. High count 3/30 Freeborn (12) TAT. Late south 5/24 Big Stone DLP, but also see summer report (median 6/1). Late north 5/24 Grant DWK, PEB, HCT, SBM. |
| 2016 | Summer | 2 | Late spring migrants 6/2 McLeod BHa, 6/7, 6/11 Lac qui Parle DPG, JCC. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 13 | 22 | Early north (median 8/16) 8/28–9/1 St. Louis (max. 2, Duluth) RHq, m.ob., 9/3 Pennington JJS, JPr, 9/4 Marshall LGl, m.ob. Early south (median 8/3) 8/6 Jackson JWH, 8/7 Stevens DLP, 8/13 Chippewa (2) RBW, Lac qui Parle (3) MJB, m.ob., Rice TFB. High count 9/29 Brown (360, Sleepy Eye W.T.P., counted in flight) BTS. Late north 10/19 Marshall JMJ, 10/22 St. Louis (4) ASu, 10/29 Polk (2) SAu (median 10/27). Late south 10/11 Brown MiO, 10/21 Dodge (3) JnS, 10/23 Yellow Medicine GWe (median 11/7). |
| 2017 | Spring | 7 | 16 | Early south (median 4/6) 3/28–4/3 Carver (max. 5, Tacoma Ave.) BHe, m.ob., 4/3 Brown (19) KnM. Early north (median 5/6) 4/15 Grant (200, North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH, DWK, KRE, Traverse (230, near North Ottawa Impoundment) ToL, CEl. High counts 5/11 Rock (1,500, Touch the Sky Prairie) WCM, 4/30 Lac qui Parle (450, north of Madison) SMC, 4/17 Traverse (324, field near North Ottawa Impoundment, counted by 1s) HCT, SBM. |
| 2017 | Summer | 2 | 4 | Northbound migrants in Clay, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Scott, Stevens. Many reports of one or two birds in Grant through 7/1, then 7/7 (2) WPl. Early fall migrant 7/30 Lyon GWe. |
| 2017 | Fall | 14 | 29 | Early north (median 8/16) 8/6 Marshall JMJ, 8/8–10 Hubbard BEn, AxB, 8/10 Marshall HHD, RAE. Early south (median 8/4) 8/10–11 Dakota KvM, DVe, Stevens RBW, 8/13 Nicollet (2) RBW. High counts 10/8 Grant (760, North Ottawa Impoundment, counted by 10s) HCT, 10/22 Cottonwood (79, Red Rock Prairie) MEm, SEm. Late north 10/29 Cook DBz, 10/30 St. Louis (2, H.R.N.R.) ALx, 11/2 Grant (2) WPl (median 10/28). Late south 11/25–28 Brown (max. 4, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) DFe, MiO, BTS (median 11/10). |
| 2018 | Spring | 6 | 28 | Early south (median 4/5) 4/7 Rock ASu, LiH, 4/22 Cottonwood ASu, LiH, Dakota (4) KDS. Early north (median 5/5) 4/28–5/16 Grant (max. 5, North Ottawa Impoundment) ToR, RJS, m.ob., 5/19 St. Louis NWn. JWz. High counts 5/1 Redwood (280, north of Sanborn.) WCM, 5/18 Big Stone (86, west of Graceville) HCT. Late south 5/28–31 Redwood DWK, RBW, 5/28 Steele JWH, m.ob., Wright MJB, m.ob., 5/29 Dodge RBW (median 6/8). Late north 5/27–28 St. Louis (max.2) JPR, JWd, 5/31 Marshall (3) ebd. |
| 2018 | Summer | 2 | Early south migrants 7/27 Freeborn (Freeborn L.) BAb, 7/28 Faribault WAF. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 15 | 20 | Â Early north (median 8/16) 8/22 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) DgM, 8/30–31 St. Louis (max. 3, Park Point) JLK. Early south (median 4) 8/6–8 Dakota (max. 3, Jirik Sod Farms) ebd, KDS, m.ob., 8/7 Anoka ELC, 8/8 Brown MiO, 8/8 Freeborn RBW, m.ob. High count 10/8 Roseau (111, exact count of flock in field.) KnM, Late north 10/19 Traverse LiH, 10/20 Norman (4) JCL, SAu, St. Louis (max, 18, H.R.N.R.) JPR, m.ob., 10/29 Cook ClN (median 10/28). Late south 10/24 Murray (8) TAT, 10/27 Pope (5) AaL, 10/29 Sherburne LKo (median 11/10). |
| 2019 | Spring | 6 | 20 | Early south (median 4/5) 4/20 Renville (18) LiH, SBE, 4/22 Faribault (21) MJB, RAE, Lincoln ANy, DBz. Early north (median 5/5) 4/27 Grant REn, AxB, 5/15 Pine KrM, 5/19 Aitkin (12) JST, KSz. High count 5/16 Faribault (70, near Bricelyn) BAy. Late south 5/19 Dakota (6) ebd, 5/22 Redwood RJS, 5/25 Chisago ELC, MJB (median 6/8). Late north 5/25–26 Becker LoK, HeH, ShG, 5/31 St. Louis (2) JLK. |
| 2019 | Summer | 1 | Â Late spring migrant 6/1 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 8 | 15 | Early north (median 8/16) 8/3–8 Grant (max. 4, North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH, NSg, MaJ, 8/12 Becker HeH, ShG. Early south (median 8/4) 8/8 Hennepin (15, Normandale Lake Park) AFo, 8/11 Benton BWF, 8/13 Stearns (2) DgM. High count 10/19 Grant (640, North Ottawa Impoundment) KnM, ASu. Late north 10/8 Traverse WCM, then only from Grant where last seen 11/5 Grant (16) WCM, WPl (median 10/29). Late south 10/25 Big Stone (13) DLP, 10/29 Dakota JMs, 11/3 Le Sueur RBW (median 11/7). |
| 2020 | Spring | 5 | 18 | Early south (median 4/5) 4/10–11 Yellow Medicine (Timm Lake) REn, RLF, GWe, 4/11 Dakota (4) ASu, 4/22 Steele LMS. All north 5/14–24 (max. 3, North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl, 5/20 (1), 5/30 (17) Marshall (Agassiz Valley Impoundment) HHu, 5/22–31 Kanabec (max. 2) HHD, m.ob., 5/23–31 St. Louis (max. 2, Park Point) JLK, m.ob., 5/31 Lake (2, Beaver Bay W.T.P.) JlB, ABm. High count 4/26 Lac qui Parle (69, near Madison) KeL. Late south 5/25 Yellow Medicine (2, Timm Lake) FFa, 5/29–30 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) MJB, AAL, CLu (median 6/8). See summer report for late north migrants. |
| 2020 | Summer | 3 | 2 | Northbound migrants in Clay, Grant, Kanabec, last reported 6/5 Clay PBB. Fall migrants 7/26–27 Big Stone (1), Olmsted (1). |
| 2020 | Fall | 16 | 34 | Early north (median 8/16) 8/6–20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) GHo, KDS, m.ob., 8/15 Kanabec BAb. Earliest south reports in July. High count 9/24 Lac qui Parle (688, Marsh Lake) WCM. Late north 10/29 Polk HHu, 10/30 Lake DnS, MWS, ebd, 11/8 Clay (20) JBo (median 10/29). Late south 11/8 Brown (18) BAb, BTS, Jackson (23) MWo, 11/8–9 Sibley (max. 80, High Island Lake) BAb, DWK, DFe, 11/8–10 Dakota (max. 5, Lake Byllesby) CRa, JCa, m.ob. (median 11/7). |
| 2020 | Winter | 2 | Two reports: 12/6–13 Scott (Blue Lake W.T.P.) ph. †LSy, m.ob., 12/9–10 Watonwan (south of Madelia) ph. JCF, RAm, ph. †KEm, m.ob. There is only one prior winter season record (7–8 December 2012, Dakota County). | |
| 2021 | Spring | 10 | 28 | Early south (median 4/5) 4/2 Lyon GWe, 4/4 Nobles RLF, REn, 4/5 Jackson ASu. Early north (median 4/29) 4/27 Wilkin (12) ANy, DBz, 5/1–2 Grant (max. 4, North Ottawa Impoundment) CNn, AAz, ebd. High counts 5/1 Lyon (117, Lone Tree Lake) LiH, SBE, 5/30 Wilkin (78) RAE. Late south 5/20 Watonwan ChH, 5/22 Lyon (4) NMe, 5/24 Stevens ANy, DBz (median 6/7). Late north 5/31 Clay (8, Felton Prairie) ebd, Polk (2, Brandt-Angus Impoundment) HHu (median 6/2); also see summer report. |
| 2021 | Summer | 6 | 5 | Found in scattered locations in all western regions plus Hubbard, Watonwan. Late spring migrants 6/18–26 Cottonwood (injured bird at Talcott W.M.A.) m.ob., 6/20 Big Stone (4) DLP, 6/21 Grant (5) TCL, 6/27 Marshall (1) ph. HHu. |
| 2021 | Fall | 16 | 20 | Early north (median 8/16) 8/14 Grant (2) ebd, 8/15–17 St. Louis (Park Point) IDv, 9/5 St. Louis (Port Terminal) JLK, IDv. Early south (median 8/2) 8/13 Big Stone (3) TAT, 8/17 Lyon NMe, 8/29 Dakota PEJ, Martin DBz. High counts 10/25 Big Stone (530, counted by 10s) DLP, 9/18 St. Louis (209, Park Point) IDv. Late north 10/16 Mille Lacs (2) MJB, 10/16–19 St. Louis (max. 5, Park Point) KRE, m.ob., 11/9 Cook (Grand Marais) ebd (median 10/29). Late south 11/13–14 Dakota (3, Lake Byllesby) DWK, EHi, PEJ, VRL, 11/16 Goodhue (2, Lake Byllesby) PEJ (median 11/8). |
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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. |