The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Sandpipers | 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: Sandpipers |
| Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Fall | earliest, July 4, Marshall Co., R. L. Huber; latest, Sept. 29, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | See Notes of Interest; 4-25 Salt Lake, RBJ. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | last spring date, 6-6, Rock Co, DP; fall dates, 7-26, Duluth, WRP, RG; 8-18, Duluth, DM. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-5 Ramsey Co, ACR; 9-20 Duluth, 7, JCG; 9-29 Duluth, JCG; 10-24 to 11-9 Moorhead, 3, EGA. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 5-1 Dakota Co, FN; latest 5-31 Moorhead, LWJ and Ramsey Co, TEM. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | latest 9-21 Lyon Co, PE and 11-6 Salt Lake, 2, RBJ (see Notes of Interest in previous issue on the latter observation). | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 4-16 Salt Lake, EHH; 4-19 Dakota Co, ACR; 5-5 Lac qui Parle Co, DB; latest 5-14 Frontenac, MIG; 5-15 Washington Co, EMB; 5-19 Jackson Co, NMH. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 8-17 Duluth, 1, PHB; 8-22 Duluth, 6, JCG. Least Sandpiper. 7-25 Grand Marais, Cook Co, 4, AEA; 7-26 Hennepin Co, 1, RDT; 7-27 McLeod Co, many, FN. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Earliest 8-28, 9-8 Duluth, JCG; 9-10 Lac qui Parle Co., DB, BL, RLH; latest 10-1 Lyon Co., RBJ; 1023 Lac qui Parle Co., PE. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 3-31 Clay Co., LWJ; 4-1 Carver Co., 3, EST and Lac qui Parle Co., HFH; 4-4 Stevens Co., JAH; late 5-20 Carver Co., MHM; 5-21 Clay Co., LWJ; 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20, LWJ. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | earliest 8-8 FargoMoorhead, EGA; 8-10 Carver Co., FN/ MAS; latest 10-2 Anoka Co., WHL; 10-3 Minneapolis, VL; 10-17 Big Stone Co., JAH. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 3-20 Wabasha Co., DGM, good details; 4-11 Lac qui Parle Co., 3, BL; 4-20 Wabasha Co., DGM; 4-25 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; late 5-24 Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-27 Lac qui Parle Co., KE; 5-30 Stevens Co., JAH. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 7-18, 7-24, 8-15 Clay Co,fide EGA; 8-17 Roseau Co, GES; 8-20, 8-23 Wright Co, GES. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-1 and 8-2 Cook 1 and 10 JCG; 8-19 Grant JAH; 8-20 Wright ETS; 9-30 Watonwan DMF. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-2 Hennepin Co., EIS; 5-11 (12) Carver Co., VL; 5-24 Kandiyohi Co., DB, and (25+) Duluth, CLH; 5-25 Carver Co., JH, RDT. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 9-20 Duluth 8 DB; 10-18 Lac qui Parle 6 BL; 9-1 Cass BAH; 9-6 Duluth TH; 8-19 Wright ETS; 8-26 Dakota EWJ; 11-1 Lac qui Parle RGL and RBJ. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 4-5 Lyon {8) KE, PE; 5-2 Wilkin RG; 5-9 Lyon HK; 5-16 Lac qui Parle KE, PE; 5-24 Lac qui Parle (6) DB; only reports. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 7-16 Mille Lacs Ml; 8-2,8-8 Clay Co. EW. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | early 7·16 Mille Lacs Ml; 7·29 Duluth DB; late south 10-31 Lyon PE; late north 9·19 Duluth CH; 10·16 Clay LW. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 4-9 Lac qui Parle DB and Hennepin OJ; 4-10 Lyon PE; only reports north: 4-16 Clay LW; 5-25 Duluth JG; late 5-30 Clay LW and Lyon PE; 6-6 Lyon HK; peak 5-18 Lyon (90) HK. The Loon | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-4 Carver FN, WKE; 6-10 Hennepin VL. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | early 7-16 Clay; 7-26 Mille Lacs; late south 9-20 Wright; 9-25 Lyon; 9-28 Carver; late north 10-23 Cook; 11-6 Grant. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 6-3, 6-19, 6-28 Aitkin; 7-15 Marshall, 7-16 Wright. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-1 LeSueur; 6-1 & 7-31 St. Louis; 7-24 Hennepin; 6-3 & 7-31 Clay. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Fewer reports than usual; seen in Marshall, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Clay. Early 8-6 St. Louis (3) (OLJ). Peak 8-14 St. Louis (10) (GN). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 4-6 Lyon KE; 4-8 Lyon HCK; 4-13 Lyon RBJ; early north 4-23 St. Louis UMD, GJN; 4-24 Clay LCF; late 5-23 Hennepin OJ; peak 5-18 Lyon (50+ ) BH. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | 6-12 Lyon (VL). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Early 7-3 Lyon VL; 7-11 Clay KBZ, Lincoln KE; late north 9-15 Clay KBZ; 9-22 Duluth KE; late south 9-29 Hennepin VL; 10-5 Le Sueur GR; 10-20 Anoka GC. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-14 Mille Lacs MI; 7-18 Hennepin OJ; late north 9-8 Mille Lacs MI; 10-25 Duluth JG; late south 11-1 Nicollet PE, KE; 11-8 Yellow Medicine PE. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 3-31 Dodge RBJ; 4-7 Lyon GO; 4-9 Lyon HK; 1 report north 5-22 Marshall SV; late 5-20 Hennepin BE. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Late north 9-19 Duluth and 9-21 Aitkin; early south 7-24 Lyon and 7-26 Wright; early north 7-20 Duluth; late north 9-19 Duluth and 9-21 Aitkin; late south 10-23 Lincoln, 10-31 Rock and 11-2 Anoka. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 3-25 Hennepin JG; 3-26 Lac qui Parle RJ; 4-4 Big Stone KE; early north 4-8 Grant SM; 5-7 Grant GEW; late 5-25 St. Louis GN. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Late migrants 6-3 Lac qui Parle. 6-4 Pope and 6-12 Clay (RJ). | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Early 7-9 Anoka (KL), 7-16 Grant (GO), 7-17 Lac qui Parle (BE); late north 10-12 Clay (KE); late south 1025 Olmsted (T. Lindquist), 10-27 to 11-2 Wright (ES). | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Late migrants South 6-1; North 6-2. Early migrants South 7-15 (KJL). | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Late south 9-17 Lac qui Parle CMB 10-7 Renville RJ. ' | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-21, 22 Lac qui Parle RE, DGW; early north 4-27 Otter Tail GMO, 5-18 Marshall ANWR; late 5-31 Nicollet MF, St. Louis BB. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Late migrants 6-3 Lac qui Parle, 6-4 (100) Lyon. Early migrants 7-9 (5) to 7-16 (4) Dakota (MW) -only report. Lea.st Sandpiper Late migrants 6-4 Hennepin, 6-4 Lyon (200). Early mig,rants North: 7-5 Lake of the Woods, 7-14 Wilkin; South: 6-30 Ramsey, 7-8 Dodge. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-5 Goodhue BL, 4-25 Lac qui Parle BDC, 4-26 JH; early north 4-15 Pennington KSS, 4-21 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-18 Dakota MW. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Late migrants: 6-3 Lake. Early migrants North: 7-4 (KRE), 7-12; South: 6-29 (MJF), 7-10, 7-26. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE, 8-23 Lake SW, 9-4 St. Louis JG (30); early south 8-1 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted JEB, 8-2 Dodge RJ, 8-15 Dakota SC; late north 10-7 Otter Tail GMO, 10-18 St. Louis LW, 10-23 KE; late south 9-19 Nicollet JCF. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4-28 Olmsted JEB; early north Marshall 4-4 KSS, 5-10 FDS; late south 5-26 Stearns NMH, 5-31 Wright DCF; late north 5-26 Otter Tail GMO, 5-31 St. Louis SC. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Late migrants South: 6-3 Big Stone; North: 6-6 Duluth. Early migrants North: 7-25, 7-29; South: 7-28. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Early north 8-3 St. Louis KE, 8-15 Otter Tail KL, 8-19 Cook KMH; early south 8-3 Blue Earth MF, 8-7 BSNWR, 8-10 Chisago KL, 8-11 Brown KL; late north 9-11 St. Louis SC, 9-12 JPI AM, 10-17 KE, 9-13 Lake RJ, Aitkin WN; late south 9-25 BSNWR, Blue Earth JCF. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 4-24 Watonwan RJ, Lincoln BL, Lac qui Parle SC, HK, 5-4 Nicollet MF; early north 4-25 Otter Winter 1982 Tail SDM, 5-1 Douglas AB; late north 5-26 Pennington | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Late migrant South: 6-4 (NMH). Early migrants North: 7/20, 7/21, 7/28. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Early north 8/ I Aitkin WN, 8/7 Pennington KSS, 8/10 Cook KMH; early south 8/10 Steams NH, 8/11 Waseca JCF, 8/21 Hennepin VL; late north 9/16 St. Louis LE, 9/17 RA, 9/20 Cook KMH; late south 9/10 Nicollet JCF, 9/11 Renville RJ. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 4/22 Chippewa JD, 4/23 Lac qui Parle TBB, AB, DB, BDC, MF, MH, RH, OJ, 5/6 Cottonwood WH, Nicollet KL; late south 5/17 Martin EBIK, 5/21 Lac qui Parle JS, Steams ES. Only reports north 5/12 Polk TT, 5/14 Clearwater AB, 5/15 Otter Tail, Wilkin JPI AM 5/22 Lake SWIMS. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Late migrants: 6/10 (5) Lac qui Parle. Early migrants: 7/21 Rock, 7/23 Lac qui Parle, 7/25 Cook. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Early north 8/ I Pennington KSS, 8/4 St. Louis KE; early south 8/2 Dakota JD, Stearns NH; late north 9/17 St. Louis JP/ AM, 9/20 Cook KMH, 10/1 Cass NH, Pine KL; late south 10/6 Dakota MW, 10/7 SC, 11/11 Le Sueur RJ. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/28 Lac qui Parle KE, Big Stone SWIMS, 5/4 Rice RJ, Anoka KL; early north 4/10 Ottertail GMO, 4/16 Pennington KSS ; late south 5/30 Hennepin ES, 5/31 Anoka KL; late north 5/26 Roseau KSS, 5/27 St. Louis DB, 5/28 Aitkin JB. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | last spring date 6/12 Duluth; first fall date 7/12 Cook. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Early north 8/9 St. Louis KC, 8/17 Otter Tail KSS ; early south 8/4 Chisago IT, 8/5 Anoka SC; late north 9/19 Cook KMH. I0120 St. Louis BL; late south 9/15 Carver MS, Anoka DZ, I013 Le Sueur RJ. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/13 Chippewa RJ, 4/19 Olmsted AP; early north 4/13 Traverse KL, 4/25 Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/24 Olmsted RE, Cottonwood SSt, 5/28 Lyon HK; late north 5/22 Marshall ANWR, 5/3 I Cook RJ. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Late migrants 6/3 Cook (KMH), 6/7 Duluth (NH). Early migrants: North, 7/9, 7/21 Cook; South, 7/21 Cottonwood, 7/25 Lac qui Parle. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Early north 8/28 St. Louis SS, 9/1 Polk AB ; early south 8/8 Lyon HK, 8/8 Dakota TTu, 8/17 Stearns RJ; late north 10/1 Cook KMH, 10/17 St. Louis DB, OJ; late south 9/22 Lyon HK, 10/12 Pipestone RJ. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/13 Steele AB, 4/26 Lac qui Parle m.ob. ; early north 5/15 Marshall ANWR, 5/17 St. Louis P. Backstrom; late south 5/1 8 Nicollet BDC, RE, 5/24 Brown JS; late north 5/21 Aitkin WN, 5/30 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Late migrants: South, 6/1 Murray; North, 6/8 Cook (KMH). Early migrant 7/27 Nicollet. All reports. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Early north 8/27 Marshall AB, 8/30 St. Louis SS; early south 8/9 Anoka KB, SC, 8/25 Dakota TT; late north 9/15 Duluth TM, Cook WP and Lake SWIMS, 10/16 OtterTail TI; late south 9/15 Hennepin SC, 9/20Watonwan RJ. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/21 Pipestone JP, 4/25 Lac qui Parle AB, DB, OJ; late south 5/26 Washington TBB and Steams NH, 5/30 Goodhue TI. All north reports: 5/2 and 5/16 Duluth KE, KR, 5/15 Carlton RG. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Late migrants: South, 6/4 Steams; North, 6/3 Cook. Early migrants: 7/15 Lyon, 7/29 Blue Earth. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Early north 8/24 Cook KMH, 8/25 St. Louis SW; early south 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/14 Dodge RSE; late north 9/13 Duluth AB, 9/14 Cook KMH; late south 10/3 Wright ES, 10/23 Steele RJ. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 3/25 Pipestone JP, 4/15 Lyon HK; early north 3/27 Otter Tail SDM, 4/30 Grant RJ; late south 5/15 Nobles AB, 5/21 Winter 1988 Nicollet JF, Olmsted BSE and Stearns TI; late north 5/27 Marshall ANWR, 5/28 Todd PH. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Late migrants: 6/11 Winona. Early migrants: 7/30 Hubbard and Duluth and Faribault. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Early north 8/9 Kittson AB, 8/18 Cook KMH; early south 8/4 Hennepin SC, 8/14 Dakota JD and Lyon BSE; late north 10/2 Beltrami AB, 10/3 Traverse AB; late south 9/14 Hennepin TSo and Brown AP, 10/13 Freeborn AP. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 4/ I Pipestone KE, 4/5 Murray JP; late south 5/23 Hennepin OJ, 5/31 Dodge BSE and Goodhue JD; only north report 5/2028 Duluth m.ob. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Seen in nine counties; late migrant 6/14 Duluth fide KE, early migrant 7/14 Anoka. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Early north 8/3 St. Louis PS, 8/13 Kittson AP; early south 8/5 Isanti RJ, 8/8 Ramsey RJ; late north 9/10 St. Louis AB, 9/12 Cook KMH; late south 11/4 Goodhue BL, 11/11 Rice AP. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 3/24 Pipestone ND, JP, 4/8 Dakota JD, 4/16 Rock PG, 4/21 Martin BB, Redwood AB and Yellow Medicine PS; late south 5/26 LeSueur MF, 5/29 Sherburne KR; only north report 5/6 Wilkin MO. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | All reports: 7/20 Stearns, St. Louis, and Pennington; 7/21 Clearwater, 7/23 Winona, 7/30 Olmsted. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Early north 8/26 OtterTail MO, 8/29 Cook KMH; early south 8/3 Lyon HK, 8/5 Dakota Whimbrel, 15 September 1990, Park Point, Duluth. Photo by Peder Svingen. Stilt Sandpiper, 2 September 1990, Grand Marais, Cook County. Photo by Peder Svingen. AB; late north 9/16 Clay MO, 9/19 Cook KMH; late south 9/8 Blue Earth MF, 11/4 Winona CS. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/2 Pipestone JP, 4/6 Yellow Medicine RJ ; early north 4/17 Marshall RJ, 5/9 Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/25 Anoka DZ, 5/26 Houston AP and Olmsted BSE, 5/30 Winona CS; only late north reports 5/15 Becker MO and Otter Tail SDM, 5/18 St. Louis KR. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | All reports: 7/10 Polk, 7/24 Clay and Cook, 7/28 Yellow Medicine. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Late north 10/26 Becker MO and Beltrami DJ, 10/29 Lake AB; late south 9/12 Lyon HK, 9/30 Dodge AB, 10/11 Chippewa AB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 4/6 Chippewa RJ, 4/11 Lac qui Parle DN, 4/23 Cottonwood ED and Martin BBo; early north 4/11 Polk KE, 4/17 Marshall MCBS; late south 5/28 Olmsted AP, 5/30 Stevens RJ; late north 5/24 Itasca AB. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Only reports: 6/5 and 7/19,20 Clay, 7/13 Polk. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Late north 9/22 Lake DPV, 10/19 Pennington RJ, 10/21 Polk (3) PS; late south 9/29 Le Sueur and Scott RJ, 10/24 Goodhue AB, 10/29 Carver KR. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | All reports: 5/2 Lyon BBo, 5/13 Olmsted JB, 5/13 Steele KV, 5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/16 Anoka PKL, 5/25 Polk AB. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Only late migrant: 6/2 Lake of the Woods. Fall migrants seen in six counties; early migrant 7/19 Lyon. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Late north 9/9 Clearwater PS, 9/13 Cook KMH, 9/14 St. Louis PBu; late south 9/6 Lyon DSm, 9/7 Rice TB, 9/11 Watonwan RJ. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/16 Carver SWe, 4/22 McLeod RJ, 4/24 Lyon AB; all north reports 5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/28–31 Marshall MH,KSS, 5/29 St. Louis WM, 5/30 Clearwater DJ; late south 5/23 Goodhue TEB. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Seen in six counties; late migrant 6/5 Cottonwood, early migrant 7/19 Lake. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Late north 8/24 Clearwater RJ, 9/15 St. Louis TW, 9/27 Pennington KSS. Late south 8/20 Carver SK, 9/16 Lac qui Parle KB, 10/8 Lac qui Parle AB. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 4/8 Le Sueur RG, 4/22 Lac qui Parle PB, 4/29 McLeod TT; all reports north 5/8 Pennington SKS, 5/20 St. Louis PS. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Late migrants 6/15 Lake of the Woods (12) PB. Fall migrants observed in six other counties including early migrant 7/1 Anoka PKL. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 9/16 St. Louis KB, 9/28 Pine RJ, 9/30 St. Louis WM. Late south 9/4 Washington TEB, 10/7 Hennepin WM, 10/14 McLeod (4) mob. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 3/30 Murray ND, 4/6 Stevens DR, 4/9 Pipestone JP. Early north 4/21 Wilkin SDM, 5/18 St. Louis PBu, 5/26 Lake of the Woods PS. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Early migrants 7/6 Big Stone, Watonwan, and McLeod; July migrants also observed in Carver, Sibley, Kandiyohi, Winona. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 10/12 St. Louis SCM, 10/27 Polk PS. Late south 10/12 Wabasha RJ, 11/6 Le Sueur KB. Peak number 10/17 Polk (10) TT. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Few reports. Early south 4/12 Jackson HT, 4/26 Lac qui Parle TT and Stevens ABo. Early north 4/27 Aitkin WN, 5/20 Wadena PBi, 5/27 Pine AH, PH. Peak 5/18 Big Stone (11) LE. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Only spring migrant: 6/1 Wright. Fall migrants seen in Wilkin, Big Stone, Renville, Dakota; early migrant 7/7 Olmsted. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 9/18 St. Louis SS, 10/10 Clay AH, 11/9 (ties latest north date) Cass (1) PS. Late south 10/18 Chippewa ABo, 10/26 Brown JSp, 11/8 Lac qui Parle (1) PJ, DN. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/18 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle DN, Lyon RgS. Early north 4/19 Traverse (200) PJ, 5/11 Polk PS, 5/14 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Spring and fall migrants observed in nine counties; late migrant 6/7 Big Stone and Pennington; early migrant 7/12 Marshall. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late north 9/2 St. Louis AE, 9/6 Clay GEN, 10/13 Polk PS. Late south 9/17 Hennepin SC, 9/22 Olmsted DA, BE, 11/1 Faribault JDa. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Early south 3/28 Lincoln and Lyon RgS, 4/3 Meeker DF, 4/7 Blue Earth MF; the recent median south arrival date is 4/8. Also arrived north earlier than usual: 4/10 Polk MBW, 4/25 Douglas ABo. No significant counts. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Reported in nine counties. Late migrant 6/7 Big Stone, early migrant 7/5 Stearns SWi; peak count 7/24 Lac qui Parle (13) PC. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | No significant peak counts. Only north reports: 8/16 Becker PS, 9/13 Cook KMH. Reported from 17 south counties, where last seen 11/1 Lyon RgS. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported from 18 south counties, though not in southeast. Early south 3/26 Dakota (1) TT, 4/2 Lac qui Parle (3) PBu, TT, then 4/8, 4/9 — compare with the recent median south arrival date (4/7). All north reports: 4/23 Clay (2) RO, 4/29 Polk (20) DJo, then Wilkin, Morrison, Kanabec. Peak counts 4/24 Lac qui Parle (111) PC, 4/30 Lac qui Parle (149) PC, PS. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Late migrant 6/14 St. Louis DPJ, early fall migrant 7/8 Big Stone DBz; also observed in Becker, Benton, Lac qui Parle, Dakota, Winona. Peak count 7/31 Big Stone (5) KJB. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Please refer to the summer report for earliest fall migrants. High count 9/7 Big Stone (33) KJB. Only two north reports after mid-September: 10/14 Lake mob and 10/18 Polk EEF. Late south 10/14 Winona JJS, 11/1 Lac qui Parle BEO. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from 12 south and 4 north counties. Few reports and low counts compared to last spring. Arrived well after recent median dates. Early south 4/21 Freeborn AEB. Early north 5/13 Becker AAB; subsequently seen in Marshall, Polk, Aitkin. Peak count 5/18 Big Stone (42) KJB. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Record high number of reports, more than twice the previous ten-year average. Seen in 16 counties primarily in the west and south; late migrant 6/10 Freeborn DDT, early migrants 7/14 Marshall PHS, 7/16 Renville DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Refer to summer report for first fall migrants. Reported from only five north counties; late north 10/23 Polk (62) EEF. Seen in 17 south counties, including first juvenile 8/12 Lac qui Parle PCC. Late south 10/23 Jackson and Watonwan CRM, 11/16 (record late) Lac qui Parle BEO. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Reported from 20 south and 12 north counties. Early south 4/7 Freeborn AEB, 4/7–9 Dakota m.ob. Early north 4/23 Wilkin KJB, then record high count 5/2 Traverse (256 at Mud L., all in Minnesota) KJB. Late south (median 6/1) 5/26 Dakota SWe. Late north 5/26 Beltrami DPJ and Roseau MSS. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Reported in 11 counties; late migrant 6/7 Becker DPJ, early migrants 6/28 Traverse and Lac qui Parle PCC. Peak counts 7/25 Lac qui Parle (14) BEO and 7/21 Big Stone (14) PCC. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from 8 north and 12 south counties in all regions. See summer report for first fall migrants. First juvenile 8/12 Traverse KJB. High counts 8/4 Roseau (55) PHS, 9/6 (71), 9/12 (93) Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) KJB, BEO. Late north (median 10/13) 9/18 Traverse KJB. Late south 10/5 Winona (5) PWP, only October report. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Reported from 13 south and 9 north counties. Early south (median 4/8) 4/13 Big Stone, Dakota, Lac qui Parle and Lyon. Early north 4/19 Traverse (16) PCC, 4/27 Wilkin (4) PHS. Late south 5/28 Hennepin and Wright SWe, also see summer report. Record-high count 5/2 Traverse (473 at Mud L., all in Minnesota and nearly double the previous high of 256 at this location exactly one year earlier) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Observed in 13 counties; late migrant 6/4 Wadena JJS, early migrants 7/6, 7/12 Marshall (max. 2) PHS, JMJ, 7/16 Lac qui Parle (2) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 13 south counties in all regions. See summer report for first fall migrants. First juvenile 8/16 Big Stone PCC. Highest reported count 9/6 Marshall (103 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. Late north 10/11 Marshall (1) PHS, SAS, JMJ, 10/12 Douglas and Wilkin CRM et al. Late south 10/25 Big Stone (2) PCC, 11/11–12 Dakota (2, second latest south) JPM, RBJ. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from 20 south and 9 north counties in all regions. Early south 4/5 Lac qui Parle (3) BJU, 4/8 Big Stone (4) KJB. Early north 4/17–18 Polk MH et al., 4/19 Traverse RBJ, BRL. Late south 5/26 Big Stone PHS and Olmsted PWP, 5/27 Nobles DBz. Late north 5/21 Polk (2) PHS. Highest reported count 5/9 Big Stone (486 on survey route) PCC, PHS; noteworthy concentration 5/6 Lac qui Parle (185 in section 35, Perry Twp.) BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Fewest reports since 1992: only spring migrants 6/2 Big Stone BJU, 6/12 Stearns PEB. Early south 7/17 Lac qui Parle (3) PCC, PHS. Early north 7/23 Lake and St. Louis JWL. Fall migrants also reported from Big Stone, Swift, Traverse. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 13 south counties in all regions. Best migration ever documented in West-central, e.g., total of 784 in two counties 8/28 and total of 896 in three counties 9/4. First juvenile 8/12 Traverse KJB. Record-high count 8/28 Traverse (625 at Mud L.) PCC; noteworthy tallies 8/22 Big Stone (256) PHS, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (445 at Salt L.) PCC, PHS. Late north 9/28 Crow Wing JEB, 10/2 Lake JWL and Wilkin DTT, SMT. Late south 10/28 Dakota JPM, 10/29 Brown BTS, Dakota ADS and Mower RCK, RDK. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Excellent showing in western regions for the second consecutive spring. Reported from 18 south and 8 north counties; none in the Northeast, and only Olmsted in Southeast, Aitkin in North-central. Early south 4/5 Cottonwood CRM, Hennepin DWK and Rock KRE, 4/6 Dakota JPM and Lyon KRE; also note early surge of 2/4 in Lac qui Parle 4/10 PCC, BR. Early north (median 4/23) 4/3 Clay (12) PB, 4/24 Traverse (52) PCC, PHS. Late south 5/26 Olmsted PWP, 5/28 Sherburne SMC. Late north 5/30 Grant and Traverse KJB. Highest reported counts 4/24 Lac qui Parle (315, including 220 at Salt L.) PCC, 5/1 Big Stone (515 on survey route, record-high spring count) PCC, PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Late spring migrant 6/3 Olmsted PWP. Southbound migrants: early north 7/23 Traverse (4) PHS; early south 7/3 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, 7/16 Rock (3) PHS. Fall migrants reported from six additional counties second half of July. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from 6 north and 15 south counties in all regions. First juveniles 8/13 Big Stone PHS and Lac qui Parle PCC. High count 9/4 Lac qui Parle (182 at Salt L.) PCC, following 134 there 8/28 PCC, PHS. Late north dates not representative (median 10/12): last reported 9/10–12 St. Louis PHS. Late south (median 10/29) 11/4 Renville (2) †WCM, 11/6 Big Stone (3) PCC, 11/14 (second-latest) Olmsted JWH. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Numbers way down in western regions compared to last two springs. Reported from 15 south and 6 north counties. Early south (median 4/8) 3/30 Freeborn AEB, 4/14 Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north (median 4/23) 4/2 Traverse KJB, 5/7 Norman (40, also highest reported count) JMJ. Late south (but see summer report) 5/29 Carver DWK and Dakota ADS. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Reported from 17 counties, primarily in Central, West-central, Northwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/17 Lac qui Parle PCC; late north 6/3 Cook JEB, RBJ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/8 Becker (3) PHS; early south 7/4–5 Swift BJU, LS. See fall report for high counts. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 19 south counties in all regions. First juveniles 8/6 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS, 8/11 Marshall (3) PHS, JMJ. High count 8/20 Lac qui Parle (157 at Big Stone N.W.R. and 1/0 at Salt L.) PHS, JMJ. Late north 9/24 Marshall PHS (median 10/3). Late south 11/5, 11/9–10 Brown BTS (median 10/29). | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 5 | 22 | Early south 3/22 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 3/23 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) CMB, 3/25 Faribault (3) WAF, 4/8 Martin RBW (median 4/7). Early north 4/27 Mille Lacs NSc, 5/13 Todd JSK (median 4/22). No significant high counts; relatively low numbers in western regions for second consecutive spring. Late south 5/23 Sherburne PLJ, 5/27 Pipestone (3) KRE, CRM et al. Late north 5/20 Traverse PHS, 5/30 St. Louis EEO. |
| 2007 | Summer | 3 | 10 | Southbound migrants: early north 7/12 St. Louis (2) PHS, 7/17 Cass BAW; early south 7/14 Dakota HHD, Kandiyohi DWK, and Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS. First juvenile 7/27 Lac qui Parle KJB. |
| 2007 | Fall | 14 | 20 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. Late north 10/21 Lake of the Woods (4) BJU, 10/29 Clay (2) RBW. Late south 10/13 Yellow Medicine (3), Lac qui Parle (10), and Big Stone PHS, PCC. |
| 2008 | Spring | 9 | 22 | Early south (median 4/6) 4/6 Rock LS, 4/13 Mower JWH. Early north 4/30 Aitkin KCR, 5/8 Mille Lacs ASc. High count 5/8 St. Louis (213, 27th Ave. West and Hearding Island, Duluth) PHS. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2008 | Summer | 2 | 11 | Observed in all regions except Northwest, Southwest, Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC; late north 6/4 St. Louis (1) EEO. Southbound migrants: early north 7/13 Cass (4) BAW; early south 7/8 Sherburne ASc, 7/9 Nicollet RBW. |
| 2008 | Fall | 15 | 28 | First juveniles 8/10 Lac qui Parle (9 at Salt L.) PCC. High count 8/20 Stearns (86) PCC. Late north 9/27–29 St. Louis (Park Point) m.ob. (median 10/3). Late south 11/3–15 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 10/31). |
| 2009 | Spring | 6 | 21 | Early south (median 4/6) 3/24–27 Brown (3, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 4/25 Lac qui Parle FGo, MJB. Early north (median 4/23) 5/6 Polk RWa, 5/8 Morrison MJB. See summer report for late migrants south and north. |
| 2009 | Summer | 3 | 12 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/7 Big Stone (1) and Lac qui Parle (3) PCC, 6/10 Brown (1) BTS; late north 6/12 (2), 6/13 (1) Marshall PHS, JMJ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/11 Cass (1) BAW, 7/17 Lake (5) JWL; early south 7/8 Blue Earth (1) ChH, 7/12 Brown (1) BTS, Lac qui Parle (4) PCC. |
| 2009 | Fall | 15 | 22 | High count 9/5 Lac qui Parle (60) PCC. Late north 9/19 Cass BAW, 10/10 Wilkin CRM (median 10/3). Record late south 11/3–18 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 10/31). |
| 2010 | Spring | 3 | 18 | Early south (median 4/6) 4/11 Blue Earth (Perch Lake W.P.A.) RMD, 4/12 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) CMB. All north reports: 5/22 Cass (2, Dry Sand W.M.A.) BAW, 5/23 Becker DBM, Cass ABi, Marshall (4, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, SAS, PHS. Late south 5/27 Stearns MJB, 5/31 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 6/1). No significant counts. |
| 2010 | Summer | 2 | 9 | Late south northbound migrants 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/10 Sherburne PLJ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/24 Clay HHD; early south 7/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 7/17 Dakota JPM. |
| 2010 | Fall | 15 | 22 | High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (75) PCC. Late north 9/20 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 10/3). Late south 11/6 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF (median 10/31). |
| 2011 | Spring | 3 | 14 | Early south (median 4/6) 4/10 Lac qui Parle (4) BJU, 4/12 Blue Earth (2) ChH. All north reports well after early median of 4/23: 5/19 and 5/22 Becker DBM, 5/28 Aitkin (Cedarbrook) BU, 5/31 St. Louis (Duluth) ALo. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2011 | Summer | 4 | 7 | Observed in all regions except Northeast and Southwest. Northbound migrants (all reports) 6/1 Olmsted (2) JWH, 6/5, 6/6 Aitkin BU. Southbound migrants: early north 7/11 Pennington DWK, RBW; early south 7/10, 7/12 Lac qui Parle BJU. No significant counts. |
| 2011 | Fall | 15 | 28 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 9/3 Lac qui Parle (30) PCC. Late north 10/3 Morrison FGo, 10/20 Douglas RAE (median 10/3). Late south 10/26 Big Stone (12) BWF, 10/27 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/31). |
| 2012 | Spring | 9 | 27 | Record early south 3/14 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, also reported before recent median (4/6) 3/20 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU, 3/29 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) BAB. Early north (median 4/23) 5/3 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) GAK, 5/6 Red Lake (Red Lake Falls W.T.P.) JCC. High count 5/27 Lac qui Parle (52, Cory Lake) KLn. See summer report for late migrants. |
| 2012 | Summer | 6 | 16 | Seen in scattered locations in all regions of state. Northbound migrants: late south 6/2 Murray SC; late north 6/2 Pine DBM. Southbound migrants: early north 7/12 Aitkin CRM; early south 7/4, 7/5 Carver JCy. |
| 2012 | Fall | 12 | 29 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/26 Grant (88, 72 of which were at Ash Lake) PCC. Late north 9/26 Grant DBM, 10/13 Douglas JPE (median 10/3). Late south 10/19 Lac qui Parle BJU and Yellow Medicine KRE, m.ob., 10/21 Yellow Medicine (Curtis Lake) JCC (median 10/31). |
| 2013 | Spring | 7 | 20 | Early south (median 4/6) 4/4 Jackson PEJ, 4/6 Brown BTS. Early north (median 4/23) 4/27 Otter Tail ALo and Wilkin RZi, ALo. High count 4/7 Brown (24, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, DWK. Late south 5/26 Sherburne DWK, PEB, 5/27 Stearns RPR (median 6/1), but see summer report. Late north 5/31 Itasca SC, EEO (median 6/2). |
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | 11 | Found in Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Nicollet, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Wright. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Big Stone DLP; no late north dates. Southbound migrants (no north reports): early south 7/2, 7/7 Carver JCy, 7/9 Sibley PRH. |
| 2013 | Fall | 17 | 30 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. Late north 9/13 Itasca SC, 9/15 St. Louis TRK (median 10/3). Late south 10/27 Brown BTS, 10/30 Dakota (13, southbound high count at Great Western Industrial Park) DAT, JHl (median 10/31). |
| 2014 | Spring | 11 | 25 | Early south (median 4/6) 4/3 Carver JCy, 4/4 Brown ALo, and in Cottonwood, Jackson and Swift on 4/6. Early north 4/19 Otter Tail LS, 5/14 Mille Lacs JEB, 5/17 Morrison MJB, FGo. High counts 5/25 Yellow Medicine (45, Miller Richter W.M.A.) KeL, 5/22 Grant (30, North Ottawa Impoundment) CNn. Late south 5/26 Yellow Medicine RAE, 5/27 Carver RAE, Dakota TAT, Kandiyohi (5) JWd (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 Aitkin (7) JPR, but also see summer report. |
| 2014 | Summer | 7 | 12 | Reported from all regions except North-central, Southeast. Late spring migrant 6/2 St. Louis JLK. Southbound migrants: early north 7/18 Wilkin HHD, RAE; early south 7/15 Rock (3) DAT, Stearns MJB. All counts ≤ 4 birds. |
| 2014 | Fall | 16 | 26 | See summer report for early migrants north and south. Late north 9/19 Carlton (3) RBW, Itasca SC, 9/20 St. Louis (2) KaM, 9/28 St. Louis KRE, m.ob., 9/29 Morrison RAE (median 10/3). Late south 9/27 Sibley JCC, Yellow Medicine DLP, 10/17 Murray DFe (median 10/31). |
| 2015 | Spring | 7 | 22 | Early south (median 4/6) 3/17 Dakota (Randolph) BRL, 4/2 Pipestone TKa, Redwood KRE. Early north 5/1 Becker (4) HeH, ShG, 5/7 Crow Wing (2) ABi, 5/9 Clay (8) RHO. High count 4/28 Yellow Medicine (157, Miller Lake) KJB. Late south 5/28 Hennepin (4) BeH, 5/30 Lac qui Parle DLP (median 6/1). Late north 5/30 Aitkin (12) ToL, 5/31 Itasca SC, St. Louis ToL. See summer report for more late migrants, north and south. |
| 2015 | Summer | 4 | 11 | Observed in all western and central regions plus Brown. Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Benton HHD, RAE; late north 6/15 Marshall (5) AXH. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/18 Carver, Stevens, Yellow Medicine. High count 7/18 Yellow Medicine (75, Miedd L.) ph. GWe. |
| 2015 | Fall | 12 | 23 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/28 Grant (40, North Ottawa Impoundment) MO, 8/10 Yellow Medicine (15, Miedd Lake) GWe. Late north 9/8 St. Louis (2) JLK, 10/18 Grant DWK, HCT (median 10/2). Late south 11/2 Lac qui Parle DLP, 11/3 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby R.P.) DVe, KDS (median 11/1). |
| 2016 | Spring | 11 | 28 | Early south (median 4/5) 3/9–10 Brown (record early, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, ph. MiO, 3/27 Yellow Medicine (5) KRE, LS, 4/5 Big Stone DLP. Early north (median 4/27) 4/14 Crow Wing (2) PSP, 4/15 Beltrami DPJ, 4/16 Crow Wing SEm, Grant ToL. High count 4/24 Lac qui Parle (30, Salt Lake) KeL. Late south 5/31 Lac qui Parle DFe. Late north 5/27 Clearwater, Polk and Red Lake SC, 5/29 Lake JWL, but also see summer report for more late migrants north and south. |
| 2016 | Summer | 3 | 10 | Seen in all regions except Northwest, East-Central, Southeast. Late spring migrants 6/4 Grant (1) ToR, 6/5 Lac qui Parle (6) DAk. Early fall migrants 7/5 Lac qui Parle (2) GWe, 7/10 Benton HHD. High count 7/18 Yellow Medicine (200, Miedd L.) GWe. |
| 2016 | Fall | 10 | 27 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 9/11 Yellow Medicine (100, Miedd Lake) GWe, 8/17 Dakota (20, Jirik Sod Farms) PEB, 8/25 Dakota (20, Jirik Sod Farms) PRH. Late north 9/15 St. Louis SMC, (Grassy Point, Duluth) JLK, (Park Point R.A.) JWL, 9/15–16 Cook CLW, JeB (median 10/10). Late south 9/29 Redwood JEB, 10/16 Carver (4) RHe, 10/21–23 Yellow Medicine (max. 11, Miedd Lake) GWe (median 11/1). |
| 2017 | Spring | 10 | 26 | Early south (median 4/5) 3/26 Dakota (Lake Byllesby R.P.) LiH, CEl. First south away from Lake Byllesby: 4/5–8 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 4/9 Lac qui Parle DLP. Early north (median 4/27) 4/15 Grant (2) LiH, DWK. First north reports away from Grant: 4/28 Wilkin (22) MO, 5/13 Aitkin SC, Morrison FGo. High counts 4/28 Lac qui Parle (230, Mehurin Twp.) KeL, 5/14 Murray (28, near Murray/Lyon county line) GWe. Late south 5/30–31 Benton (Foley W.T.P.) MJB, RBW (median 6/3). Late north 5/30 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JPR (median 6/2). Also see summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2017 | Summer | 8 | 12 | Found in all regions except Northeast, East-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Rice GHo, RZi; late north 6/11 Grant (2) JCr. Fall migrants 7/5 (2), 7/7 (11) Lyon GWe. |
| 2017 | Fall | 19 | 26 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/4 Lyon (75, Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 8/2 Lac qui Parle (50, Salt Lake) LiH, ASu. Late north 9/23 Polk (2) SAu, 10/9 Grant NaH, 10/20 Grant (3) MO (median 10/2). Late south 10/1 Yellow Medicine GWe, 10/13 Redwood KRE, 11/20–25 Brown (juvenile, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) ANy, ph. BTS, MiO (median 11/1). |
| 2018 | Spring | 11 | 24 | Early south (median 4/5) 3/29 Yellow Medicine (13) GWe, 4/12 Rock HHD, 4/21 Dakota AJF. Early north (median 4/27) 4/20 Grant RAE. First north reports away from Grant: 4/30 Todd (4) TLu, 5/1 Morrison FGo. High count 5/7 Lyon (140, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. Late south 5/30 Big Stone ASu, Dakota JPr, Lyon GWe, Yellow Medicine GWe (median 6/3). Late north 5/26–28 Koochiching (2, near Northome) EzH, IsH, DOr, MJB, 5/28 Grant JmP, 5/30 Traverse ASu (median 6/2). Also see summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2018 | Summer | 5 | 13 | Observed in scattered locations in all regions. Spring migrants 6/6 Wright PLJ, St. Louis JPR. Fall migrants 7/8 Traverse (2) LiH, Big Stone (1) LiH. High count 7/31 Lyon (27, Lone Tree L.) GWe. |
| 2018 | Fall | 20 | 23 | Â See summer report for early north and south migrants. High count 8/14 Lyon (42, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. Late north 10/6 Clay (6) CMk, 10/8 Grant (2) ToR (median 10/2). Late south 10/29 Dakota (4) DVe, 11/1 Faribault WAF (median 11/1). |
| 2019 | Spring | 6 | 23 | Early south (median 4/5) 4/13–15 Rock (max. 6) MJB, m.ob., 4/20 Yellow Medicine (2) GWe, 4/24 Lyon (4) NMe. Early north (median 4/27) 4/20 Wilkin RZi, KRE, 5/10–11 Grant (max. 2) MO, m.ob., 5/12 Todd (2) JLK. High counts 5/25 Mower (20, Brownsdale W.T.P.) SWm, 5/6 Dakota (14, Lake Byllesby R.P.) AJF. Late south 5/27 Wright (2) ToL, 5/31 Steele JHl (median 6/4). Late north 5/30 Clay (4) CMk, St. Louis (Cook W.T.P.) JPR, 5/31 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JLK (median 6/2). Also see Summer Report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2019 | Summer | 9 | 8 | Â Reported from every region except Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/12 Blue Earth (1) GHo, KDS; late north 6/15 Kanabec (1) SPS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/18 St. Louis (2) AJF; early south 7/14 Yellow Medicine (2) GWe. |
| 2019 | Fall | 16 | 30 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/30 Lyon (35, 140th St., Balaton) GWe, 8/24 Grant (30, North Ottawa Impoundment) ToR. Late north 9/21 Grant (10, North Ottawa Impoundment) ebd, 9/29 Koochiching ebd, 10/9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WCM (median 10/8). Late south 9/25 Lyon (U.S. 59, Cottonwood) GWe, 10/12 Lyon (Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe, 10/30 Le Sueur RBW (median 11/1). |
| 2020 | Spring | 5 | 37 | Early south (median 4/4) 4/1 Lyon (7, C.R. 5) GWe, 4/5–7 Lyon (max. 3, Russell gravel pit) NMe, m.ob. Early north (median 4/23) 4/27, 5/1 Clay (max. 4) PBB, 5/1–2 Grant MO, m.ob. High count 5/13 Yellow Medicine (150, Timm Lake) RJS. Late south 5/26 Big Stone (4) DLP, Goodhue PEJ, Yellow Medicine (2) GWe, 5/27 Kandiyohi (5) MJB (median 6/6). Late north 5/23 Grant ebd, 5/25–27 Kanabec (max. 4) MJB, m.ob (median 6/3). Also see summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2020 | Summer | 6 | 13 | Observed in scattered locations in all regions except North-central. Late spring migrants 6/4 Mahnomen NaH, 6/11 Stearns (4) DnS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/6 Clay (3) PBB; early south 7/6 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe, 7/6 Carver (5) JCy. High count 7/19 Big Stone (45, Marsh Lake) EzH. |
| 2020 | Fall | 22 | 36 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/26 Big Stone (107, Marsh Lake) KJB, 9/10 Lac qui Parle (60, Marsh Lake) WCM. Late north 9/17 Douglas (2) CRM, m.ob., Lake JGW, 9/23 Todd JLK, 10/3 Grant (3) ToR (median 10/8). Late south 11/6 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 11/6–7 Dakota (max. 2) KDS, JCa, 11/11 Lyon (Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe (median 11/1). |
| 2021 | Spring | 19 | 31 | Early south (median 4/4) 4/2 Lyon (12, Lines W.M.A.) GWe, (Lone Tree Lake) GWe, (8, 375th St. Marsh) GWe, 4/3 Lyon (3, C.R. 15) NMe, Pipestone (max. 8) VVD, LVD, HVD, Yellow Medicine (4) ASu. Early north (median 4/23) 4/9, 4/18 Polk (max. 2) HHu, 4/25 Wilkin (2) ebd, 4/26 Clay (2) TKa. High count 4/30 Yellow Medicine (250, Curtis Lake) NMe, m.ob. Late south 5/27 Pipestone (4) VKl, 5/27–28 Watonwan JWH, KEm, APi, BHe, 5/30 Stevens (2) DLP (median 6/7). Late north 5/31 Lake JWL, Polk (4) TWe, BWe, HHu (median 6/4), but see summer report for additional late migrants north and south. |
| 2021 | Summer | 11 | 19 | Found in every region. Northbound migrants: late south 6/7 Big Stone, Olmsted, Watonwan; late north 6/8 Polk (3) HHu. Southbound migrants: early north 7/5 Todd (2) REn, RLF; early south 7/11 Sibley (2) JWZ, Yellow Medicine (2) GWe. |
| 2021 | Fall | 22 | 42 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High count 8/19 Stearns (167, Paynesville Twp.) PCC. Late north 9/13 Polk HHu, St. Louis (6) IDv, 9/29 Cook ebd, 10/8 Marshall HHu (median 10/9). Late south 10/9 Pipestone KEm, JWH, 10/18 Lincoln ANy, 11/7–10 Brown RBW, m.ob. (median 11/1). |
| 2022 | Spring | 6 | 30 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/9 Houston EHi, ebd, 4/10 Mower LiH, 4/12 Dakota DFN. Early north (median 4/23) 5/7 Aitkin (3) KWR, CLR, 5/8 St. Louis (6) ALw, m.ob., 5/9 Traverse (5) ebd. High count 5/9 Carver (30, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) ebd. Late south 5/29 Carver TWe, 5/30–31 Scott (max. 5) BHe, ebd, Sibley (5) TWe, m.ob. (median 6/7). Late north 5/28 Marshall (4) EHi, TWe, 5/28–29 Wilkin (max. 2) TWe, SC, 5/28–30 St. Louis (max. 9) MLH, JLK, ALw (median 6/4). |
| 2022 | Summer | 4 | 17 | Found in all regions except North-central, Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Dakota (1) ebd; late north 6/3 St. Louis (6) JEl. Southbound migrants: early north 7/21 Traverse DLP; early south 7/5 Big Stone DLP. All counts were single digits. |
| 2022 | Fall | 13 | 28 | See summer report for early north and south migrants. High count 8/17 Redwood (20, C.R. 8, Westline Twp.) RJS. Late north 9/17 Marshall (4) HHu, 9/19–21 St. Louis ebd, 9/22 Lake HCT (median 10/9). Late south 11/6 McLeod DWK, Olmsted ebd, 11/7 Brown BTS, 11/11 Stearns MtS (median 11/1). |
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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. |