The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | 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: Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks |
| Blue Grosbeak(Passerina caerulea) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Spring | 5-30 Rock Co, South of Manley, pair, RG, WRP, seen again on 6-6 by RLH, probably nesting. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | seen again all summer in Rock Co; has reached north and east to Blue Mounds State Park, about 7 miles N of Luverne, Rock Co, BWA. (See Notes of Interest) | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-4 Rock Co, Martin Township and Beaver Creek Township, BL· 7-16 Rock Co, DB; 8-9 and 8-10 Nobles Co, 1, HSH; apparently expanding its range northward and eastward from Rock County? (See Notes of Interest) | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 7-10 Rock Co., 1 singing male just E. of Beaver Creek and another at usual spot just S. of Manley, BC, ELC, RLH; this species is now expected to occur yearly. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 7-6 Rock Co., DB, species returned after one year's absence. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 5-23 (2 males) Murray, N. DeKam; 6-13 | ||
| 1970 | Winter | 5-23 (2 males) Murray, N. DeKam; 6-13 | ||
| 1971 | Spring | this species may be extending its range northeast; AD reports that this bird has been present since 1969 at Edg-erton, Pipestone Co.; she saw one this year on 5-20. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-20 Manley, Rock Co., 1 singing male, KE. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 6-4 Candler, Murray Co., D. W. Warner; 6-21 pair, 1 mi. N. #90, 1.3 mi. E. #23, Rock Co. KG. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 2 reports 5-11 to 5-21 Blue Earth Co. (1) C. Luwe; 5-26 Rock (1) KE. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Pair seen at Blue Mounds St. Pk., Rock Co. on 6-12 (KE) and 7-3 (B. Litkey); in August up to three pairs were seen here plus a female carrying nesting material and one or two juveniles; another male seen near Jasper, Rock Co. on 7-23 (KE). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 8-17 (5) KE, RBJ, PE, 8-23 to 9-15 (2) KE, 9-29 & 10-5 (1 imm.) KE. all reports from Blue Mounds State Park in Rock County. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 5-24 Rock (1) KE; MOU weekend 531, 6-1 up to 8 seen in 4 areas, many observers. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | One male seen near Leota, Nobles Co. (A. DeKam); another near Adrian, Nobles Co. (6-14, KE); two males near Jasper, Rock Co. (7-18 and 27; KE); a peak of 6 all summer at Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co. (KE). | ||
| 1975 | Fall | several reports from Blue Mounds State Park from 8-6 to 9-14 all from KE. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 1 report: 5-30, 5-31 Murray AD. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | first definite nesting record for the state: on 7-16 at Blue Mounds St. Pk., Rock Co., a pair was found at their nest which had 1 newly hatched young, 1 egg and 1 cowbird egg (KE, JG); the nest, placed 18 inches high in a burdock, was collected for the Bell Museum; 4 other reports from KE: 5 singing males in e. Rock Co. on 6-5 (migrants); 6-8, near Chandler, Murray Co. (singing male); 3 singing males on 7-15 in sw. Rock Co.; one male all summer near Cazenovia, Pipestone Co. (first county record). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 3 reports: seen into Aug. near Cazenovia, Pipestone Co., D. Long; 9-2 Murray AD; last seen at Blue Mounds St. Pk. on 9-26 KE, PE, RJ. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 4 reports: 5-18 Rock KE; 5-27, 5-30 Murray, 5-30 Nobles AD. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Reported from Murray (6-9 on, Chandler, 1 male; AD), Nobles (6-27, Adrian, 2 males; KE), and Rock (7 singing males in June, KE; 3 on 7-16, BE). | ||
| 1977 | Fall | 8-1 to 8-14 Murray (2) (AD), 8-6 Rock (RJ, OJ). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-15 Murray (2); 5-27 Pipestone (1) AD. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Rock; seen also in Pipestone (Edgerton), Murray (Chandler) and Nobles (Leota). | ||
| 1978 | Fall | One report: 8-19 Rock RJ. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | One report: 5-23 Murray AD. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Rock; also seen in Murray (Moulton Twp.}. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | One report, 5-27 Dakota KG (see The Loon, Vol. 52, No. 3). | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Seen in Rock. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Two reports: 5-21 Rock SM, 5-30 Rock JP/ AM. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Seen in Pipestone, Murray, Nobles, Rock. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Seen in Murray, Nobles, Rock. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | One report: 8/15 Rock KE. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Two reports 5/10 Murray AD, 5/24 Rock AD. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Seen in Rock. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | One report 10/2 Rock RG, RJ. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 5/27 Olmsted C. Juhnke (The Loon 56:197). | ||
| 1984 | Summer | seen in Rock, Nobles and Murray. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | One report 9/15 Redwood KL. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Two reports 5/20 Murray ND, 5/25 Rock SSt. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Murray (ND); probable nesting in Nobles. Also seen in Rock. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | One report 10/3 Murray AD. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Three reports 5/21 Murray ND, 5/22 Nobles ND, 5/29 Rock ND. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Probable nesting in Murray. Also seen in Pipestone, Nobles. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Only report 9/20 Murray ND. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | All reports 5/21 Nobles NO, 5/24 Murray NO, 5/27-30 Pipestone NO, JP, 5/29 Rock NO. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Seen in at least 13 different locations (NO et al.) in Murray, Pipestone (Edgerton), Rock, Nobles. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | All reports 8/8 Pipestone NO, 8/15 Rock KE, 8/16 Rock RSE, 8/23 Rock NO, 9/2 Nobles NO and 9/23 Murray NO. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 5/21 Rock ND, JP, 5/22 Scott BS, 5/26 Murray ND. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Nested in Murray; seen at Felton Prairie, Clay (The Loon 60:129-130); also seen in Rock, Pipestone, Nobles. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Two reports: 8/8 Nobles ND, 8/21 Murray ND. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 5/13 Murray ND, 5/23 Nobles ND, 5/27 Pipestone ND. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Nested in Pipestone ND, Murray, Rock; also seen in Nobles; one male 6/9 near Sacred Heart, Renville RG. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Late south 8/1 Pipestone ND, 8/13 Pipestone JP, 8/28 Nobles ND, 8/29 Rock ND, 9/20 Murray ND. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Two reports 5/21 Nobles ND, 5/22 Murray ND. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Nested in Murray; also seen in Rock, Pipestone, Nobles, 7/21 Renville mob. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | All reports: 8/24 Pipestone ND, 9/1 Pipestone JP, 9/30 Murray ND. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 5/21 Pipestone NO, 5/22 Rock PB, 5/24 Murray NO. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Nested in Nobles. Seen in Rock, Murray, Pipestone; plus five birds at Lake Benton on 6/2 in Lincoln PS. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Late south 9/5 Nobles ND, 10/4 Rock ND. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 5/22 Murray ND, 5/25 Rock ND. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Usual reports from Rock, Murray, Pipestone, Nobles. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | All reports: 8/7 Nobles ND, 8/8 Murray ND and Pipestone ND, 8/16 Renville HT, 8/21 Renville KE, 9/9 Rock ND. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Three reports 5/22 Nobles ND, 5/24 Murray ND, 5/26 Rock JP. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Reported in Pipestone, Murray, Rock, Nobles. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Two reports: 8/20 Nobles ND, 8/22 Rock ND. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 5/18 Murray ND, 5/21 Nobles ND. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Reported from traditional range of Pipestone, Murray, Rock, Nobles. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | All reports: 5/22 Nobles, Pipestone and Rock ND. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Reported in Pipestone, Rock, Nobles. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late south 8/20 Murray ND, 9/5 Pipestone RJ. Also reported 8/1 Cottonwood RG. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Two adult males seen and heard 7/26–31 near Springfield in Brown CMa, RJ; also reported in Rock. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All reports: 8/3 Brown CMa, JSp, 8/24 Rock ND, 9/19 Murray (female with young) ND. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | No documented reports. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Observed in Pipestone, Murray, Rock; plus 6/10 Lac qui Parle RJ, 7/31 Renville CMa (no details). | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Only report: 10/2 Rock ND. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 5/21 Rock PS, 5/24 Pipestone BL, 5/25 Rock BSe, 5/30 Murray ND. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Recorded in Pipestone, Murray, and Rock. Also observed 7/21 Renville JC; plus 6/10, 15 Lac qui Parle (pair gathering nest materials) RJ, PS. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Only reports: 8/2 Pipestone and Rock (3) KSu, PS, 8/3 Lincoln and Pipestone (2) RJ. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Reported in Rock, plus 6/6 Lincoln PS. First county record (and first record for seven-county metro area) on 7/9 in Dakota (immature male) RJ. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Reported only from Rock through 8/7, then 9/15 Murray (5) ND. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Exceptional report of male photographed at feeder 5/14–16 Cook (Grand Marais) †NBr, KMH. All south reports: 5/20–21 Rock PS, BL, 5/30 Murray ND. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in Murray, Rock; plus 6/12 Lac qui Parle RBJ, 6/28 Lyon RJS, 6/28 Redwood RBJ. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Most unusual was the male seen and photographed along State Line Road 5/13 Pine (Arna Twp.) †DUn, †CHk (The Loon 73:254). All south reports: 5/18+ Murray NED, 5/20+ Rock BRL et al. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Only report from Rock. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Observed in Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and (late south) 8/26 Rock (2) PHS. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Only report: 5/19+ Murray NED. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Only reports from Rock, Pipestone. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | All reports: 8/13 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) PLJ, 8/18 Rock (2) RWS. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | All reports: 5/17+ Murray NED, 5/17+ Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) AXH, PHS et al. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in Pipestone, Murray, Rock; plus 7/15 Yellow Medicine (Upper Souix Agency S.P.) fide AXH. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | All reports: 8/3 Rock (3 groups at Blue Mounds S.P. totaling 8 birds) JMP, 8/20 Nobles JJS, 8/22 Pipestone DCa, LRe. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All reports: 5/18+ Murray NED, 5/20+ Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) JJS, m.obs. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported within usual range from Murray, Nobles and Rock, plus 6/4 Lac qui Parle BJU, 7/18–22 Brown (pair at gravel pit south of Sleepy Eye) BTS, JSS, JEB, RBJ. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Pair reported at a gravel pit in Mulligan Twp. Brown County since 7/18 (see summer report) last seen 8/15 Brown BTS. All other reports: 8/1 Renville CRM, 8/6 Rock JuB, 8/19 Murray NED, 8/22 Brown (singing male, North Star Twp.) BTS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Observed 5/20 Brown BTS, 5/21 Rock NED, 5/24 Rock PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Record-high number of reports: seen in Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Rock, Murray, Brown, and 6/13 Dakota (first-year male near Vermillion) †BCM, ph. BHo. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | All reports: 8/12 Brown †BRB, 8/13 Chippewa (Wegdahl) BJU, 8/18 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) ChM. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Only reports: 5/24 Murray (Moulton Twp.) NED, 5/25 Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp.) BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Record-high number of reports. Found in Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Murray, Rock, Nobles, Brown. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | All reports: 8/11 Lac qui Parle (section 11, Augusta Twp.) BJU, 8/12, 8/21 Brown (three males at gravel pit in North Star Twp.) †BTS. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | 5 | Early south 5/17 Murray (Moulton Twp.) NED, 5/23 Lincoln (Drammen Twp.) and Pipestone (Split Rock Creek S.P.) BJU, 5/26+ Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) m.ob. Also reported from Nobles. Unusual north report 5/6 Clay (Moorhead, earliest date for entire state) ph. PBB, RHO. |
| 2007 | Summer | 7 | Seen in Lac qui Parle, Pipestone, Rock, Redwood, Cottonwood, Jackson, Brown. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 4 | All reports: 8/7 Pipestone (4 singing males in central Osborne Twp. and another singing male at the gravel pit in section 27, Rock Twp.) BJU, 8/10 Murray and Pipestone HHD, 8/11 Nobles BTS, Pipestone (gravel pits just northwest of Edgerton) RBW, Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) RBW, 8/22 Rock DAT. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | Only one report from an unexpected county 5/31 Martin RBJ. | |
| 2008 | Summer | 2 | Seen 6/4 Scott (Louisville Swamp) †JLO, 6/7, 6/13, 7/20 Brown BTS, DAB. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | All reports 8/4–16 Lyon (Lynd W.T.P.) CRM, RBJ, JLO, DWK, 8/6 Brown BTS. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | 4 | Several out-of-range reports this season. Topping the list was a first spring male found 5/20 St. Louis (Stoney Point) †KRE, †DOK, ph. †MLH, ph. †PHS. Also reported from along the Minnesota River Valley a record early, single female 4/30 Blue Earth RBJ, ph. DAC, plus singing males 5/21+ Nicollet (near Courtland, reported at this location through June, see summer report) RMD, ph. †CMB, m.ob., 5/23 Brown (North Star Twp.) BTS. Only report from its traditional range was 5/18 Rock CRM. |
| 2009 | Summer | 7 | One from spring through 6/28 Nicollet (gravel pits near Courtland) JCC, RBJ, LS. First county breeding record for Lyon RJS. Also found in Brown, Pipestone, Murray, Rock, Nobles, Jackson. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 4 | All reports: 8/1–11 Nobles (Leota Twp., adult feeding young) NED, 8/5–16 Lyon (confirmed nesting near Marshall) RJS, m.ob., 8/6–26 Pipestone (Osborne Twp.) NED, 8/13 Rock KRo, 8/15 Nobles BTS. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 4 | One unusual report 5/21 Dakota †KSc. Also many reports from more usual areas 5/22+ Rock CRM, m.ob., 5/26 Pipestone HHD. | |
| 2010 | Summer | 4 | Seen 6/1 Rock (5) RMD, 6/8 Yellow Medicine (2) RAE, SWe, 6/12 Brown (2) BTS, Lac qui Parle (2) BJU, Yellow Medicine (2) BJU, 6/15 Rock (5) MJB, 6/16 Rock fide BBA, 6/24 Brown (2) RBW, 6/26 Yellow Medicine WCM, 7/5 Rock GLa, 7/10 Brown (2) RMD. | |
| 2010 | Fall | All reports from one observer: 8/4 – 9/18 Pipestone (Osborne Twp., adult female feeding one young) NED, 8/7–13 Murray NED, 8/14–21 Nobles NED (Leota Twp., adult with a young bird) NED. | ||
| 2011 | Spring | 2 | Only reports for this late spring arriving species 5/24 Pipestone NED, 5/29 Yellow Medicine RMD. | |
| 2011 | Summer | 11 | Observed in South-central, Southwest, plus Dakota JLO, (first county breeding record) AXH, m.ob., Lac qui Parle, Stevens (first county record, 6/16 RPR). | |
| 2011 | Fall | 12 | Five prior fall seasons each reported birds in only 2–4 counties. Most reports were south of a line from Lac qui Parle through Blue Earth. Also found 8/12–21 Le Sueur ChH, ph. RMD, ph. CMB, m.ob., and Dakota through 8/9 SC (where documented breeding in the summer, The Loon 84:53–54). Late south 9/3 Nobles BTS, 9/4 Pipestone (2, near Ihlen) BJU, Rock (near Jasper) BJU, 9/13 Murray (4) NED, 9/15 Lyon CRM (median 8/26). | |
| 2012 | Spring | 4 | Reports confined to the four counties in the southwestern corner of the state. Early south 5/15 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) BWF, JWH, 5/19 Rock SC, 5/21 Nobles, Rock SC. High count 5/28 Rock (5, Blue Mounds S.P.) KRE. | |
| 2012 | Summer | 1 | 10 | Seen in Southwest plus Brown, 7/1–22 Clay (NE of Glyndon) DPW, Lac qui Parle, Renville. First county breeding records for Clay MM, Renville JoS. |
| 2012 | Fall | 2 | Only reports: 8/3 Brown (2) BTS, Renville ChH. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | 4 | Reported from its traditional range 5/17–18 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) GJa, ANy, 5/27 Nobles BTS. Out-of-range reports 5/19 Brown BTS, 5/25 Mower JWv, ph. JEM, and especially noteworthy 5/31 Itasca †SC, EEO. |
| 2013 | Summer | 9 | Seen in Blue Earth, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, and first county records 7/20 McLeod (Biscay sand pits along 150th St) DBM, 7/27 Watonwan (female near St. James) EHl. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 5 | All reports 8/3 Redwood DBM, Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) RJa, EPr, 8/4 Brown (North Star Twp.) BTS, 8/8 Brown (Stark Twp.) BTS, 8/9 Lyon (Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe, 8/10 Brown (Hoffmann Landfill) MiO, Rock RyM, 8/11 Brown BTS, 8/17 Pipestone (Pipestone N.M.) RSw, 8/19 Brown BTS, 8/22 Brown MiO. | |
| 2014 | Spring | 3 | All reports were from its traditional range: 5/21 Lyon GWe, 5/22 Rock DAC, RBJ, 5/25 Rock MSS, JmP, 5/26 Pipestone TKa. | |
| 2014 | Summer | 7 | Found in Blue Earth, Brown, Lyon, Nobles, Pipestone, Renville, Rock. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 9 | Well-represented this season by many reports away from its typical range in the extreme southwest: 8/1 Chippewa (Gneiss Outcrops S.N.A.) HHD, RAE, 8/2–9 Lac qui Parle (Manfred Twp.) KeL, m.ob., 8/9–15 Lincoln RAE, HHD, HCT, 8/6–16 Lyon GWe, HHD, 8/18 Martin (Cedar Twp.) DOB, 8/9–17 Redwood BTS, m.ob., 8/1–16 Renville (5) JWd, m.ob. Late south 9/7 Nobles JPr (median 8/26). | |
| 2015 | Spring | 4 | All reports from typical southwestern range: 5/22–23 Lyon (Cottonwood W.T.P.) ph. GWe, HHD, 5/25 Rock (Touch the Sky Prairie) JmP, 5/26 Watonwan KJB, 5/31 Nobles BTS. | |
| 2015 | Summer | 10 | Reported from Southwest, western counties of South-central, plus Renville. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 6 | Several individuals reported in July away from its typical range in the extreme southwest continued into the fall: 8/1–2 Martin RAE, HHD, JWH, 8/2 Watonwan RAE, HHD, KMS, SSc, 8/1–12 Renville ChH, JWH, JWd, DWK, m.ob. Late south 8/13 Pipestone DFe, 8/22 Rock KEm, MEm, 8/30 Redwood DWK (median 8/24). | |
| 2016 | Spring | 5 | All reports (median 5/21) 5/14 Lyon GWe, 5/24 Cottonwood JEB, 5/27 Steele (first-year male, Saco Farm) †PSu, 5/28–30 Rock CRM, m.ob., 5/29 Pipestone CRM, m.ob. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 11 | Reported from Southwest plus Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Dakota, Renville. First county breeding record 7/7 Yellow Medicine GWe. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 12 | Diligent searching along the Minnesota River valley resulted in many reports documenting this species' expansion away from its traditional range in the extreme southwest. New county records 8/13–15 Big Stone (4, adults feeding young at gravel pit in Odessa Twp.) MJB, LAV, m.ob., 8/15–25 Swift (gravel pit, 200th Ave. SW between S.R. 59 and 60th St SW) †DOr, m.ob. Also reported from Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, and Renville. Late south 8/28 Redwood BTS, 8/29 Murray KnM (median 8/24). | |
| 2017 | Spring | 2 | This late spring migrant (median 5/21) was only reported twice, both from counties where this species is expanding its range: 5/27 Brown (Hoffman Demolition area) WCM, 5/31 Renville (C.R. 15 north of Beckendorf Lake) ChH. | |
| 2017 | Summer | 19 | Seen in southwest corner of state plus 6/3–12 Anoka CF, m.ob., 7/27+ Hennepin TAT, m.ob., 7/23–30+ Washington BDo, PNi. First county breeding records 7/30 Hennepin ChP, 8/27 Scott RBJ. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 1 | 13 | Documentation and reports of this species’ expansion within the state continued this season, highlighted by two new county records: 10/29 – 11/3 Beltrami (record-late female at a feeder) ph. †KVH, ph. †REn, m.ob., 8/19 Kandiyohi (private gravel pit) ph. †JWH, JWd, m.ob. High counts 9/23 Rock (5) KnM, 8/27 Hennepin (4, Flying Cloud Airport fields) TAT. Late south 9/23 Rock KnM, 9/23–25 Washington ph. GHo, ebd, GUn (median 8/24). Other noteworthy counties where reported: Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, and Nicollet. |
| 2018 | Spring | 6 | All south 5/19 Washington (Lake Elmo R.P.) †KIs, 5/27–31+ Hennepin (Flying Cloud Fields) TAT, CMB, 5/27–29 Rock (2, Blue Mounds S.P.) LiH, JmP, 5/30 Kandiyohi (Gennessee Twp.) ph. JWd, Lincoln ph. GWe, 5/31 Blue Earth (Lime Twp.) LiH, m.ob. | |
| 2018 | Summer | 1 | 16 | Seen in all central and southern regions except Southeast. New county record: 7/8 Traverse (Calvary Cemetery) †LiH. |
| 2018 | Fall | 18 |  Reported from most of Southwest region and counties along the Minnesota River. Compare to Fall 2008 when only two counties had reports! New county record 8/19 Ramsey (St. Paul Downtown Airport) ph. DnS. Late south 8/29 Rock ebd, 9/2–4 Le Sueur (Kasota Prairie S.N.A.) APi, STa, JSt, 9/15 Lyon RJS (median 8/24). | |
| 2019 | Spring | 4 | All south 5/13–26 Hennepin (Flying Cloud Fields appearing for the third season in a row) SLC, ASu, m.ob., 5/15 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) BDo, 5/26 Pipestone (Pipestone N.M.) KRE, m.ob., 5/28–29 Blue Earth (near Minneopa S.P.) ChH, MiO. | |
| 2019 | Summer | 1 | 19 |  Reported south of a line from Swift to Washington, plus new county record: 7/27–31 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) a.t. †RMD, m.ob. High count 6/16 Rock (6, Blue Mounds S.P., 4 male, 2 female) GWe. |
| 2019 | Fall | 2 | 12 | This species has been recorded north in the fall season only once previously (2017 in Beltrami). This season had two such records: 8/1–4 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) EzH, ASu, MO, 8/5 Todd (Browerville W.T.P.) BWF. Late south 8/22 Nobles HHD, 8/25 Lyon GWe, Pipestone KEm, JWH, 8/26 – 9/4 Hennepin TAT (median 8/26). Also reported from Brown, Dakota, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, and Scott. |
| 2020 | Spring | 8 | Early south (median 5/20) 5/13 Redwood (Tiger Lake W.M.A.) RJS, 5/15 Hennepin (fourth consecutive year at Flying Cloud Fields and continuing into the summer season) m.ob., 5/17 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) ebd. Also 5/24 Blue Earth ChH, 5/25 Lincoln (near Lake Benton) KEm, JWH, JGW, 5/27 Lyon (near Russell) GWe, 5/27 Swift (fourth consecutive year at location near Appleton) DOr, 5/27 Yellow Medicine (near Granite Falls) GWe. | |
| 2020 | Summer | 20 | Found in all central regions, Southwest, South-central. Unusual report 6/28 – 7/31+ Scott (Shakopee Sioux Mdewakanton Community) WCM, m.ob. Nested again in Hennepin (Flying Cloud Fields). | |
| 2020 | Fall | 13 | Like the previous four years, well-represented this fall. Found in all southern regions except Southeast, though only single reports from Central and East-central. All reports outside of the Southwest region: 8/1–22 Scott BAb, 8/2 Nicollet APi, Big Stone RAE, Swift BAb, 8/3–24 Hennepin (max. 3, Flying Cloud Fields) DWK, ph. GHo, m.ob., 8/16 Steele LiH, 8/19 Blue Earth (near Minneopa S.P.) ChH. High count 8/22 Pipestone (5, Pheasant Terrace) VKl; no other count exceeded 3 individuals. Late south 8/25 Pipestone VKl, 8/26 Lyon GWe, NMe (median 8/26). | |
| 2021 | Spring | 5 | All reports: 5/11+ Hennepin (fifth year in a row at Flying Cloud Fields) HPe, MyP, m.ob., 5/21–31 Rock (multiple locations) ebd, m.ob., 5/23 Big Stone (Bituminous Paving gravel pit) DLP, 5/31 Brown (2, North Star Twp.) BTS, 5/31 Redwood (Sanborn) ph. BTS. | |
| 2021 | Summer | 18 | Reported from West-central, Southwest, South-central, plus Hennepin, Renville. Fifth consecutive year at Flying Cloud Fields in Eden Prairie. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 11 | Birds found mostly southwest of a line from Big Stone to Faribault; only exception was a continuing male in Hennepin (Flying Cloud Fields) JKu, m.ob. High count 8/6 Pipestone (8, county total) RAE; all other reports were of 3 or fewer birds. New county record 8/7–10 Faribault (Baker Gravel Pit) KEm, JWH, m.ob. Late south 8/31 Pipestone (Edgerton) LVD, 9/2 Pipestone (Split Rock Creek S.P.) KEm, JWH, 9/20 Rock LVD (median 8/26). | |
| Breeds locally mostly southwest and recently east-central. | ||||
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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. |