The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Screech-Owls, Owls | 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: Screech-Owls, Owls |
| Barred Owl(Strix varia) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Summer | The only Barred Owl's nest seen was one discovered by Ralph Woolsey near Shakopee, on April 13th. The contents were three eggs, all of which hatched on the 17th. | ||
| 1932 | Summer | On July 11th I ran ncress a far.1ily of Bc.rred Owls at Sturgeon L.'1ke. The young were full grown. | ||
| 1933 | Summer | Th.'ree nests of the Barred Owl, whose eerie noc,turnal ululations havo struck texTor into the hearts of many a (~rcdulous person and cowering rodent, were found this year. The fj~st, located by Stein on March 24th, contained.3 eggs. It wa!! later deserted. '!'he second, found by stein and the writer on l·fu.rch.3oth• con• tained 2 eggs, and the last, discov~ed by th(~ writer on April 21st, held 2 eggs. All of these nests were ill the vicinity of .Shakopee. | ||
| 1934 | Summer | Two nests found near st. Cloud are interesting not only because they nrc the earliest ttnd latest recorded but also booo.uso they were both opon nests. On April 2nd, Hanson and Hiemenz located a nest with 2 young about a vel3k old. A nest with 2 young almost ready to fly was found by Hanson on May 5th. | ||
| 1935 | Summer | Robert Haas, Horace Paul, Risser and Turner were wa.lldng among some largo trees at Frontenac May 25th when Paul spotted a half-grown downy Barred Owl standing outside its nest hole, 15 feet above.the ground in a big tree trunk. Risser, always adventurous, climbed to tho holo and found 2 more young inside. The parent birds both flew and perch ed within 100 feet of the observers, hooting and howling nll tho time in protest. At Lake Minnetonka June 5th, Mrs. F.ra.nklin Crosby, Jr. pointed out another half-grow Barred Owl to the bird class. | ||
| 1938 | Summer | R. M. Berthel found one young Barred Owl in Houston County on June r r; it was just able to fly. | ||
| 1945 | Winter | Present throughout the year. | ||
| 1961 | Spring | Ole Finseth heard one calling at Chub Lake near Carlton, during two weekends in March. Jan Green saw one in Duluth on 4 May. Gordon Gullion saw one on 7 April at the Cloquet Forest Research Station. Dr. Rysgaard saw one at Vasa, Goodhue County on 10 May. Long-eared Owl seen 17 April at Duluth by Jan and John Green. Two adults and four young found in nest in Hennepin County by R. Grant on 9 May. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | On 12 July Dean Honetschlager observed three young in May Township, Washington County. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | One seen 8 Nov. and another 24 Nov., both in downtown Duluth. Pictures appeared in Duluth News-Tribune. A. C. Rosenwinkel saw one at Lake Vadnais, Ramsey County on 11 Nov. | ||
| 1962 | Winter | Jan. 2, Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; Feb. 22, Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; Feb. 23, Etter, Dakota Co., R. Janssen. Long·eared Owl: Feb 18, one found dead on road just S. of Elk River, on Wright Co. side of MMississippi River, R. Huber. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | March 31, Pine County, Kettle River, Avifaunal Club; May 18, Winona, R. Janssen. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Seen twice in July and 4 times in August, near Ely, St. Louis Co., Jan Green. | ||
| 1963 | Winter | Far more reports than usual this winter; reported from Lake· of-the-Woods, Beltrami, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, Goodhue, Winona, Olmsted and Fillmore Counties. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 7-30, Lake Co, JCG; seen regularly, Cook Co, HH; breeding St. Louis Co, JWG. | ||
| 1964 | Winter | Many reports from Stearns (RPR), Wadena (RO), Crow Wing (MSB), Ramsey (ELC, ACR), Wabasha (FN, DGM), Hennepin (MHM, EMB, RDT, DB), Dakota (BL, ACR), Goodhue (WRP, RG), Cook (HH), St. Louis (ED, ROK, AKA), Anoka (WHL, XC) and Winona (XC) Co's. | ||
| 1965 | Winter | North: reported by 3 people in Cook, S. St. Louis, Aitkin. Central: reported by 10 people in Washington, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Stearns. South: reported by 3 people in Winona, Wabasha, Olmsted. Great Gray Owl. See article in this issue. Short-eared Owl. 12/4, Lutsen, Cook Co., LES, (latest record for North). 1/9 (RG) 1/19 (EMB) Dakota. 1/30 (F. Cruzen)2/ 25 (Mpls. Aud.) (1-2 with 3 on 2/2, MHM. and 2/6, WL) International Airport, Hennepin Co. Boreal Owl. See article in this issue. Northern Saw-whet Owl. 12/25, Aitkin, CEP. 2/3, Duluth, Jane Highum. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | reported from Washington, St. Louis and Crow Wing Co's. | ||
| 1966 | Winter | scattered reports from Blue Earth, Washington, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Stevens, Morrison, Cook, Goodhue, Stearns, Olmsted, Winona and Wabasha Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | reported from Cook, Washington, Wabasha Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | reported from Morrison, Becker and Sterns Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Winter | reported from Chisago, Washington, Goodhue, Wabasha, Ramsey, Hennepin, Carver, Rice and Stearns Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | reported from Hennepin, Rice, Washington, Anoka, Stearns, Lake, Crow Wing, Chisago and Wabasha Co.'s. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | nested in Itasca Co; also reported from Anoka, Morrison, Wabasha, St. Louis, Washington, Crow Wing Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-22-11-10 Wabasha DGM; 9-8 -10-19 Pine (Grindstone Lake) MIG; 9-17 and 9-18 Crow Wing MSB; 10-29 Duluth MC; 11-6 Itasca ACR. | ||
| 1968 | Winter | Reported from Wabasha, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, Chisago, Rice, Aitkin, Blue Earth, Cook, and St. Louis Counties. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | seen in Becker, Goodhue, Hennepin, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, Wabasha and Winona Counties. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | nested in Ramsey and Wabasha Co's.; also reported from St. Louis, Rice, and Mille Lacs Co's. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 8-28 Cook JJ; 10-1 Chisago EL; 11-9 Blue Earth EDK; 11-17 Duluth MC; 11-23 Pine MIG. | ||
| 1969 | Winter | Reported from Crow Wing, Aitkin, Wabasha, Winona, Stearns, Hennepin, Houston, Goodhue, Fillmore. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | reported from Winona, Wabasha, Goodhue, Hennepin, Washington, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Clearwater, and Chisago. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | nested in Ramsey and Winona Co's; also reported from Wabasha, Crow Wing, Aitkin and St. Louis Co's. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | reported from Carlton, Crow Wing, Morrison, Anoka, Carver, Washington, Ramsey, and Winona. | ||
| 1970 | Winter | reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Washington, Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Wabasha, Goodhue, Winona, Fillmore, Pope (Cyrus WH). | ||
| 1971 | Spring | reported from Ramsey, Wabasha, Hennepin, Morrison, Marshall, Winona, Stearns, St. Louis, Anoka, Carver, McLeod, and Washington. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in Winona; also reportedfrom Crow Wing, Carver, Wabasha and Rice. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | reported from Crow Wing, Cook, Ait kin, Stearns, Morrison, Wabasha, Washington, 0-2 St. Louis.JAB z_. enn Win na arver and oo ( | ||
| 1972 | Summer | nested in Wright; seen in 9 other counties as far SW as Big Stone (Marsh Lake BAH). | ||
| 1972 | Winter | NORTH Reported from five counties. SOUTH Reported from ten counties. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Nested in Wabasha; seen in Sherburne, Crow Wing, Aitkin. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Six reports (eight last year: seen in Cook, Crow Wing, Wabasha, St. Louis, Le Sueur, Sherburne. | ||
| 1973 | Winter | Reported from 11 counties north to Stearns. GR.EAT GRAY OWL One reported on the Sax-Cotton Christmas Count, and what was possibly the same bird was at Canyon on 12-26 and at Meadowlands on 1-26 (TS); one at 1-16 in Lakewood Twp., St. Louis Co. and another on 1-19 at Greenwood L. in Lake Co. (G. Olson). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Reported from St. Louis, Crow Wing, Wabasha, Winona, Sibley, Le Sueur, Wright and Stearns. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested in Olmsted; also reported from Lake of the Woods, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Washington, Le Sueur, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Houston. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Reported from Itasca, Marshall, Clay, Le Sueur. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | Reported from 10 counties west to Kandiyohi (Willmar Christmas Count). | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Reported from 14 counties. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested in Mower; also reported from St. Louis, Aitkin, Itasca, Washington, Goodhue and Olmsted. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | reported from 13 counties. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | reported from 18 counties west to Clay, Stearns and Freeborn Co's; more reports than usual. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in Olmsted; also reported from Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, St. Louis, Pine, Wright, Ramsey, Washington, Houston and Mower. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Reported only from Clay and Anoka. | ||
| 1976 | Winter | Reported from 19 counties west to Otter Tail and Big Stone Co's; more reports than usual. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Reported from 12 counties. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Crow Wing, Ramsey and Washington; also reported from 12 other counties west to Grant, Big Stone and Kandiyohi. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Reported from eight counties. | ||
| 1977 | Winter | Reported from 18 counties including Big Stone (CBC period) and a mild invasion along the North Shore of L. Superior in February. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Anoka and Ramsey; also seen in Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Washington, Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin, Beltrami and Becker. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Reports from 7 counties. | ||
| 1978 | Winter | Reported from 17 counties. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Reports from 15 counties. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Wadena, Crow Wing, Ramsey; also seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Otter Tail, Wright, Anoka, Olmsted, Mower, Houston. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Reports from 18 counties. | ||
| 1979 | Winter | Reported from 12 counties. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Permanent resident; reported from 20 counties. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from Houston, Ramsey, Anoka, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Becker; also seen in 16 other counties in the eastern regions, Central and North Central Regions. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Reported from 15 counties. | ||
| 1980 | Winter | Reported from 25 counties. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Resident reported from 15 south counties and nine north counties. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Beltrami, Hubbard, Crow Wing, Anoka; nesting reported from Cook. Seen throughout the wooded portions of the state. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and six south counties. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | Reported from 23 counties throughout the state except the southwest region. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Permanent resident reported from 19 south and nine north counties. Great Gray Owl ? 3-4 Beltrami DJ, 3-23, 5-24 Hub1:,ard JC, St. Louis 4-14 R. Fields fide JG, 5-22 AE, 5-26 fide KE, 5-29 D. Zumeta, 5-20 Roseau KE -all reports. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Hubbard, Crow Wing. Seen in 17 other counties in the wooded eastern and northern regions plus Pope (Moe Woods TNC). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Permanent resident reported from eight north and nine south counties. | ||
| 1982 | Winter | Reported from 20 counties throughout the state with the exception of the central and SW regions. Two reports from the western prairies, Clay 12/30 (LCF) and Wilkin 1/17 (PKL). | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Reported from II counties south, 7 north. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Breeding data from Becker, Hubbard, Cass, Pine. Seen in 14 other counties east of a diagonal from Mower and LeSueur to Kittson. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from nine north and eight south counties. | ||
| 1983 | Winter | Probably the most reports ever; about 63 individuals in 16 north and 18 south counties. Peak of 10 on the St. Paul NE CBC. Most common in the east central, north central and northeast regions. Western reports from Clay, 12-17 (LCF), Stevens, 12 (RBJ) and Lyon, December and mid January (HK). | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from 13 north and 13 south counties. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Hubbard; also seen in 20 other counties. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from eight north and ten south counties. | ||
| 1984 | Winter | Forty-three individuals reported from 26 counties throughout the state. West region reports from Moorhead, Clay Co. 2-3 (LCF); Lac qui Parle 12-29 (FE) and the Fergus Falls, Cottonwood and Mountain Lake-Windom CBCs. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from ten north and nine south counties. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Probable nesting from Duluth. Seen in 15 counties east of a diagonal from Marshall to Becker and Houston. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from seven north and nine south counties. | ||
| 1985 | Winter | Reports from 13 east, nine central and two west region counties total about 45 individuals (43 L.y.). A statewide CBC total of 28 ( 43 L. y.). with a peak of 10 at Rochester. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from nine north and 15 south counties. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Nested in Todd (L. Bilbro), Rice Brown (JSp; most southwesterly nesting record in state); probable nesting in Duluth, Olmsted, Fillmore. Also seen in 12 other counties east of a diagonal from Agassiz NWR to Wright and Fillmore. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Reported from five north and ten south counties. | ||
| 1986 | Winter | About the same as last year with 42 individuals reported from 25 counties. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Reported from seven north and 13 south counties. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested in Brown. Also seen in 17 other counties throughout the northern and eastern regions, plus Otter Tail, Scott, Rice. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Reported from ten north and nine south counties. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Reports of about 33 individuals ( 42 L. Y.) from 19 counties (25 L.Y.). | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Reported from six north and 15 south counties. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Nested in Brown; probable nesting in Aitkin. Seen in 17 other counties as far southwest as a diagonal through Marshall, Sherburne, Mower; also seen in Le Sueur. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Reported from six north and ten south counties. | ||
| 1988 | Winter | Reports from 24 counties (19 l.y.) in all but the SW region with a total of about 45 individuals (33 l.y.). | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Reported from seven north and 15 south counties. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Nested in Brown. Seen in 15 additional counties in north central, northeast, east central and southeast; plus Scott, Rice, Blue Earth. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Reported from six north and nine south counties. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | Reported from 27 counties (24 I. y.) but scarce on CBCs with only 28 found (45 I.y.). Seen outside normal range in Clay, Douglas, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, and Otter Tail. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Reported from nine north and 19 south counties. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Nested in Brown; probable nesting in Rice. Seen in 15 other counties within north-central , south-central, and eastern regions. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported from seven north and II south counties. | ||
| 1990 | Winter | Reported from 21 counties (27 l.y.) but more common on CBCs with a statewide total of 35 (28 l.y.). Not found west of Blue Earth Co. in south. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported from 13 north and 17 south counties. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Nested in Brown; probable nesting in Olmsted. Seen in 12 other counties as far west as Clearwater, Kandiyohi. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported from six north and 12 south counties. | ||
| 1991 | Winter | Reported from 22 counties (21 l.y.) in eastern and central regions, plus Detroit Lakes CBC, Tamarac NWR CBC, and Pennington 1/14 KSS as the only reports in the west. CBC total 29 (35 l.y.). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Reported from 18 south and 8 north counties. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Nested in Aitkin WN, Brown; probable nesting in Anoka. Seen in 21 additional counties as far west as a line through Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail, Brown. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported from 9 north and 12 south counties. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Reported from 25 counties (22 l.y.) as far west as Roseau, Becker and Brown counties CBC total 18. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported from 16 south and nine north counties. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Nested in Hennepin KB, Brown; probable nesting in Winona. Seen in ten additional eastern counties plus Becker, Aitkin, Carver, Scott, Rice. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reports from 11 south and ten north counties. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Reported from 19 counties (25 l.y.) in range. Numbers up in St. Louis and Anoka. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported from 20 south and six north counties. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Nested in Nicollet LF; probable nesting in Kandiyohi, Anoka. Seen in 14 other counties in all regions except west central and southwest. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported from 11 counties in the south and eight counties in the north. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Reported from 20 counties in range plus unusual southwest report: 1/13 Murray ND, JP. CBC total 26. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Reported from 15 south and 12 north counties. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Nested in Blue Earth (Mankato Free Press), Brown, Aitkin; probable nesting in Kandiyohi, Washington, Nicollet. Seen in 12 additional counties in all regions except southwest. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Reported from nine north and eight south counties. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Reported from 30 counties in range, the most since 1983–84. CBC total an above average 43. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Reported from 14 south and 10 north counties. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Nested in Beltrami, Brown; probable nesting in Mower. Observed in 16 other eastern and central counties; plus Becker. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 12 south counties. | ||
| 1996 | Winter | Reported from 29 counties in range. CBC total 32 (43 l.y.). | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Reported from 17 south and 8 north counties. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Reported in 18 counties within normal forested range. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Reported from 8 north and 11 south counties. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Reported from 26 counties throughout the state. CBC total 36. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Reported from 14 south and 9 north counties. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Probable nesting in Fillmore; seen in 17 additional counties in all regions except northwest, west central, and southwest. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 20 south counties. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Reported from 23 counties in range. CBC total 38. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Reported within its range from 19 south and 8 north counties. Peak count 5/12 Winona (10) AH, PS. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Reported in 22 counties in all regions of the state except west central and southwest. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 18 south counties, in all regions except the west-central and southwest. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Reported from 25 counties throughout the state. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Observed in 19 south and 10 north counties, and in all regions except southwest, but only Otter Tail in west-central and Becker in northwest. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Record high number of reports. Observed in 27 counties as far west as a line through Itasca, Otter Tail, Stearns, Brown. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 13 south counties in all regions of the state, except the southwest. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Found in 24 counties and in all regions except the Southwest. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Seen in 22 south and 15 north counties, and in all regions except Southwest, but only Otter Tail in West-central and Mahnomen, Roseau in Northwest. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Observed in 21 counties as far west as Becker, Brown, and as far north as Beltrami, Cass, Aitkin, Carlton. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Observed in 9 north and 11 south counties. No reports from Southwest, and only Otter Tail in West-central, Becker in Northwest. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Observed in 27 counties in all regions except the Southwest. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Reported from 18 south and 13 north counties within usual range. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Seen in 19 counties as far west as Otter Tail; new nesting record in Carlton ESH. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Observed in 11 north and 15 south counties within usual range. No reports from the Southwest, and only Otter Tail in West-central, Becker in Northwest. | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Reported from 25 eastern and central counties plus Becker in the west. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Reported from 17 south and 11 north counties including 3/15 Clay (Moorhead) DDW. No reports from Southwest or West-central. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in 21 counties as far west as a line through Polk, Meeker, Nicollet, Fillmore. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Observed in 11 north and 11 south counties as far southwest as Pope, Swift, Brown. No reports from usual range in the Northeast. | ||
| 2003 | Winter | Reported from 31 counties in range. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Observed in 21 south and 11 north counties as far southwest as Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine. No reports from usual range in Northwest region. Surveys in Northeast 3/15–31 detected 14 birds (15 during same period last year) WHL. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Lowest number of reports since 1991: reported from nine north and eight south counties, including 6/25 | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Observed in 11 north and 12 south counties within usual range. Number of reports almost identical to last fall. | ||
| 2004 | Winter | Reported from 14 north and 14 south counties. Rare leucistic individual banded and photographed in St. Louis (Duluth) fide PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Observed in 20 south and 15 north counties as far southwest as Cottonwood and Jackson. Highest reported count 5/29 Houston (11 in Houston Twp.) AXH, PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Continuing downward trend: detected in six north and nine south counties. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Observed in 13 north and 15 south counties including 8/23 Lincoln (West Twin L.) BJU. | ||
| 2005 | Winter | CBC total of 45 birds on 19 counts. Non-CBC reports of about nine individuals in 9 north counties and 15 birds in 12 south counties. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Observed in 21 south and 18 north counties as far southwest as Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood. High count 5/19 Todd (12) BWF et al. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Observed in 26 counties in all regions except Northwest, Southwest. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Found in 10 north and 15 south counties as far southwest as Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 13 | 16 | Reported statewide, with most reports coming from the south throughout the season. |
| 2007 | Spring | 18 | 29 | Observed in all regions, but no farther southwest than Brown and Yellow Medicine. High counts 4/17 St. Louis (6) SLF, 5/12 Koochiching (4) AXH and Steele (4) NFT. |
| 2007 | Summer | 8 | 17 | Reported from all regions of the state. |
| 2007 | Fall | 11 | 12 | Reported in all regions and as far southwest as Brown. |
| 2007 | Winter | 10 | 20 | Reports spanned the season and were concentrated in the central and eastern regions, with the majority coming from the southern regions as usual. The only reports from the western regions were on the Battle Lake and Fergus Falls CBCs, both in Otter Tail County. CBC high count Austin (10). |
| 2008 | Spring | 16 | 27 | Observed in all regions of the state as far northwest as Clearwater and as far southwest as Brown. High count 5/15 Sibley (10 along Minnesota River) WCM. |
| 2008 | Summer | 10 | 13 | Found in all regions except North-west, Northeast. |
| 2008 | Fall | 13 | 18 | Observed throughout the season in all regions of the state as far southwest as Brown. |
| 2008 | Winter | 8 | 19 | An impressive 21 tallied 12/8 Stearns (Cold Spring) MDN. Statewide, 38 recorded on CBCs which is equal to 20–year average. None reported north of a line from Carlton to Clay counties. |
| 2009 | Spring | 18 | 27 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state except the far southwest. |
| 2009 | Summer | 12 | 15 | Reported from all regions except Southwest. Unusual location 6/19 Norman (near Frenchman's Bluff S.N.A.) KRE et al. First county breeding records from Le Sueur RMD, Scott BAF. |
| 2009 | Fall | 9 | 16 | Observed in all regions of the state as far southwest as Brown. |
| 2009 | Winter | 16 | 24 | A total 61 individuals reported on 13 CBCs north (21), and 16 CBCs south (40). CBC high counts 12/26 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) CBC (8), 12/19 Bloomington CBC (6), 12/20 Austin CBC (6), 12/20 Grand Rapids CBC (5). |
| 2010 | Spring | 18 | 27 | Observed statewide as far southwest as Brown and Watonwan. High count 5/2 Lake (5) JWL. |
| 2010 | Summer | 16 | 17 | Found in all regions except Southwest. First county breeding record from St. Louis DMK. |
| 2010 | Fall | 15 | 18 | Observed in all regions of the state but only as far southwest as Lac qui Parle. |
| 2010 | Winter | 14 | 22 | Reports spanned the season and the state except absent from the Southwest. CBC high count 12/19 Austin (6), which typically has one of the higher counts. Individual high counts were 1/5 Rice (5) TFB and 2/4 Hennepin (5 at Pond Dakota Mission Park and Mound Springs Park, Bloomington) SLC. |
| 2011 | Spring | 21 | 33 | Observed statewide as far southwest as Brown. High count 5/3 Freeborn (22, Myre-Big Island S.P.) RPR. |
| 2011 | Summer | 17 | 18 | Found in all regions except Northwest. First county breeding records for Dodge TEB, Itasca PCo. |
| 2011 | Fall | 17 | 25 | Observed in all regions of the state as far southwest as Pipestone (10/5 JPr). |
| 2011 | Winter | 13 | 26 | Reports spanned the season and most of the state, but was absent from nearly all the westernmost counties, except for 12/3 and 2/23 Lac Qui Parle BJU. The CBC high count was 12/18 Austin (9). |
| 2012 | Spring | 19 | 32 | Observed statewide as far southwest as Jackson. |
| 2012 | Summer | 19 | 18 | Reported from all regions of state. First county breeding record from Lake of the Woods BWa. |
| 2012 | Fall | 17 | 24 | Observed in all regions of the state but only as far southwest as Lac qui Parle and as far northwest as Becker. |
| 2012 | Winter | 22 | 29 | Significantly more reporting counties than any of the previous five winters. Reported east of a broad arc from Lake of the Woods to Otter Tail to Faribault. Within that vast area, it was reported in every county except five southern counties! High count 1/15 Meeker (17) JAn. Interestingly, all CBC high counts were in the north: 12/17 Tamarac N.W.R. (22), 1/1 Pillager (8), 12/27 Crosby (6). |
| 2013 | Spring | 16 | 31 | Observed in all regions of the state but only as far southwest as Brown and as far northwest as Pennington. High count 5/22 Cass (5) MRN. |
| 2013 | Summer | 16 | 23 | Reported from all regions except Northwest, West-central. First county breeding record for Lyon SWe. |
| 2013 | Fall | 13 | 24 | Observed east of an arc from St. Louis to Becker to Brown, plus 11/29 Big Stone RBJ, 10/20 Jackson RZi. |
| 2013 | Winter | 14 | 19 | Far fewer reports than those of the prior winter, when found in 51 counties. Observed east of an arc from Beltrami through Otter Tail and Blue Earth. CBC high counts 12/21 Austin (8), 12/14 Bloomington (5), 12/21 Minneapolis (North) (5). |
| 2014 | Spring | 20 | 33 | Observed in most counties northwest of a line from Watonwan through Polk. High count 5/17 Mille Lacs (12, Mille Lacs W.M.A. and Mille Lacs-Kathio S.P.) HCT, PEB. |
| 2014 | Summer | 15 | 20 | Found in all regions except Southwest. ; |
| 2014 | Fall | 16 | 23 | Found statewide, though fewest reports from the Northwest and Southwest regions. |
| 2014 | Winter | 14 | 21 | Found statewide, though fewest reports from the western third of the state. CBC high counts 12/21 Austin (7), 12/20 Faribault (6), 12/20 Bloomington (5). |
| 2015 | Spring | 21 | 28 | Most reports from the western two-thirds of the state. No notable high counts. |
| 2015 | Summer | 14 | 20 | Found in all regions except Southwest. |
| 2015 | Fall | 20 | 27 | Observed statewide as far southwest as Redwood. |
| 2015 | Winter | 19 | 22 | Reported from 41 counties statewide, but no reports from Southwest or Northwest north of Becker and Clay. All north reports were of 1–2 individuals; all south reports were of 1–3. CBC high count 12/20 Austin (7). |
| 2016 | Spring | 34 | Observed statewide, though fewest reports from the Southwest region and northernmost tier of counties. Unusual report 5/14 Rock DAB. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 22 | 18 | Found in all regions except Southwest. |
| 2016 | Fall | 19 | 27 | Found in every region, though very few reports west of a line from Marshall to Redwood to Faribault counties. |
| 2016 | Winter | 18 | 31 | Reported from 49 counties statewide, above the average for the past five winters (40). Few reports from Northwest, Southwest, so 12/7 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) DAk was notable. All north reports were of 1–2 birds; south reports of 1–3. CBC high counts 12/17 Henderson (4), 1/2 Austin (4). |
| 2017 | Spring | 25 | 33 | Found in almost every county northeast of a line from Faribault to Brown to Clay, and southwest of this line only in Lac qui Parle and Jackson (two locations). |
| 2017 | Summer | 20 | 23 | Found in all regions. |
| 2017 | Fall | 20 | 28 | Reported from almost every county east of a line from Clay to Martin counties, but no reports west of this line. High count 9/22 Washington (5, William O†™Brien S.P.) GaJ. |
| 2017 | Winter | 23 | 39 | Reported from 62 counties statewide, the highest winter season total in at least the past ten years (average is 38). All north reports were of 1–2 birds; south reports of 1–3. New winter season county records include 1/1 Mahnomen SC, 12/31 Pennington GAn, 2/23 Red Lake fide JMJ, 2/17 Watonwan HHD, 12/18 Yellow Medicine WCM. CBC high counts 12/16 Excelsior (17), 12/17 Austin (11), 12/16 Bloomington (4). |
| 2018 | Spring | 23 | 39 | Found in almost every county northeast of a line from Faribault to Marshall, and also 3/3 Nobles BAb, 5/10 Jackson (Kilen Woods S.P.) BDo. |
| 2018 | Summer | 19 | 23 | Found in all regions, but least abundant in western regions. First county breeding record 7/6 Freeborn LiH. |
| 2018 | Fall | 22 | 36 | Â Found statewide, though scarce in the Northwest and Southwest regions. High counts 8/15 Washington (5, Otisville) JoF, 8/24–25 Wright (5, Lake Maria S.P.) MwT, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Winter | 19 | 27 | Reported from 46 counties statewide, somewhat above the 10-year average (41). Few or no reports from the western quarter of the state; in the south, no reports west of a line from Stearns to Martin. Counts both north and south were all of 1–3 individuals. CBC high counts 12/15 Excelsior (11), 12/16 Austin (10), 12/22 Wild River (5). |
| 2019 | Spring | 24 | 37 | Found in almost every county northeast of a line from Jackson to Polk, and also 3/21 Big Stone (Ortonville) RAE. |
| 2019 | Summer | 21 | 27 |  Found in every region, but only Lyon in Southwest. First county breeding record: 6/18 Morrison ebd. |
| 2019 | Fall | 19 | 28 | Observed east of a line from Marshall to Martin counties, plus 9/22 Big Stone DLP. High count 8/18 Washington (4, Hugo) ebd. |
| 2019 | Winter | 18 | 27 | Â Reported from 45 counties statewide, somewhat above the ten-year average (43). No Southwest reports, and only from Becker and Clay in the Northwest. All counts were of 1–3 individuals north, and 1–2 south. CBC high counts 12/14 Bloomington (4), five others with 2; this is the lowest in at least the past decade. |
| 2020 | Spring | 22 | 40 | Found in almost every county east of a line from Jackson to Roseau. Several high counts of up to five individuals. |
| 2020 | Summer | 16 | 30 | Reported from all regions. First county breeding record 6/24 Sherburne APi. |
| 2020 | Fall | 25 | 35 | Found in every region, though very few reports west of a line from Marshall to Redwood to Faribault counties. High counts 9/22 Washington (4, Afton S.P.) ebd, 9/26 Washington (4, Scandia) ebd. |
| 2020 | Winter | 21 | 38 | Reported from 59 counties, well above the ten-year average (44), although only two Southwest reports. All counts were of 1–2 individuals. Unusual winter records 2/27 Big Stone JWH, KEm, 2/15 Chippewa (Lac qui Parle S.P.) JQn. CBC high counts 12/19 Excelsior (7), Minneapolis (North) (5), 12/14 St. Cloud-Collegeville (4), 12/19 Rochester (4). |
| 2021 | Spring | 26 | 42 | Found in almost every county easy of a line from Jackson to Kittson. High counts 5/4 St. Louis (10, C.R. 49) GJN, 4/3 Pine (8, Gandy Dancer Trail) JuW. |
| 2021 | Summer | 26 | 34 | Found in all regions. First county breeding record: 5/16 Meeker PKF. |
| 2021 | Fall | 26 | 34 | Found in every region, though very few reports west of a line from Marshall to Redwood to Martin counties. High counts 8/12 Olmsted (4, Haverhill Twp.) ebd, 9/11 St. Louis (4, Greenwood Twp.) ebd. |
| 2021 | Winter | 20 | 31 | Reported from 51 counties statewide, but from only one Southwest and two West-central counties. All reports were of 1–2 individuals, except 2/12 Fillmore (3, Forestville/Mystery Cave S.P.) JQn. CBC high counts 12/18 Excelsior (5), 12/19 Austin (5), 12/18 St. Paul (North) (4), 12/19 Cedar Creek Bog (4), 12/26 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (4). |
| 2022 | Spring | 26 | 37 | Found in almost every county east of a line from Faribault to Kittson. High count 4/2 Hennepin (5) CMB. Unusual reports 3/5 Big Stone (Ortonville) ebd, 5/17 Mahnomen (Pembina Twp.) DvP, 5/27 Nobles (near Wilmont) VRL. |
| 2022 | Summer | 23 | 29 | Encountered in all regions except Southwest. High count 6/23 Hennepin (6, Staring Lake Park) BHw. |
| 2022 | Fall | 25 | 34 | Observed east of a line from Kittson to Clay to Martin counties, plus 10/29 Big Stone ebd. Several high counts of four individuals. |
| Permanent resident throughout, but rare southwest. | ||||
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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. |