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

Seasons
Species: Gulls, Terns
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ivory Gull
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull
Ross's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Short-billed Gull
 Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Herring Gull (American)
Herring Gull (Vega)
Iceland Gull
Iceland Gull (Thayer's)
Iceland Gull (Kumlien's)
Iceland Gull (Iceland)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
 Slaty-backed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
[Herring Gull X Glaucous Gull]
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
 Arctic Tern
Forster's Tern
[Sterna tern]
[Royal Tern]
Sandwich Tern
Elegant Tern
[Thalasseus tern]
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
YearSeasonNS
1932Summer Cornon Tern Caspian Tern.
1961Springseen on 15 April, quite early, an adult and one in winter plumage near Flying Cloud Airport, west of Minneapolis by A vi faunal Club members. Of special interest are several California Gulls seen on 10 May in Steele County, North Dakota, barely 25 miles west of the Minnesota border, by William Pieper. They were along the very edge of the Red River Valley.
1961FallLast report was a single bird on 28 Oct. at Duluth, seen by members of Avifaunal Club. ;
1962SummerJuly 23, Mille Lacs Lake, Mille Lacs Co., two in fall plumage seen, Bob Janssen.
1963SpringApril 6, Hennepin County, R. Janssen; May 18, Duluth, about 3,000, Jan Green; May 22, Shot ley, Beltrami County, Mabel Goranson.
1963Falllatest, Oct. 13, Duluth, Avifaunal Club.
1964Spring4-21 Hennepin Co, LJ; 4-24 Duluth, JCG; 5-2 Frontenac, RBJ.
1964Summerlatest spring date, 6-6, Duluth, JCG; fall dates, 8-10, Lake Co, JCG; 8-22, Duluth, DP, HFH.
1964Fall9-22 Duluth, JCG; 1022 Mille Lacs Co, 200, ELC; 10-25 Beltrami Co, 14, WRP, RO, RLH; 11-1 Mille Lacs Co, many, RBJ; 11-7 Artichoke Lake, Big Stone Co, RBJ.
1965Springearliest 4-19 Hennepin Co, TEM; latest 6-1 Duluth, WRP, RLH, DP.
1965Fallearliest 9-1 Sugar Loaf, Cook, Co, JNG and 9-6 Stearns Co, 5, NMH; latest 11-13 French River, JCG and 11-22 Alexandria, Douglas Co, 5, EHH (exceptional).
1966Springearliest 4-15 Minneapolis, RBJ; 4-16 Minneapolis, EMB; 4-17 St. Paul, BL; latest 5-17 French River, St. Louis Co, JGH; 5-25 Stearns Co, NMH; 5-28 Duluth, JCG.
1966Summer6-7 Cass Co, 4, RPR; 6-25 Duluth, St. Louis Co, 1 imm, BL; 7-23 Nicollet Co, 1, DB, RG; 7-26 Crow Wing Co, 20 and Mille Lacs Co, 5, RBJ.
1966FallEarliest (see previous Summer Season also) 8-28 Duluth, JCG; 9-5 Hennepin Co., RDT; latest 10-23 Cass Co., JCG; 11-5 and 11-11 Crow Wing Co., MSB.
1967Springearly 4-7 Wabasha Co., DGM; 4-20 Ramsey Co., BL; 4-22 Carver Co., RBJ and Lyon Co., PE; late 5-15 Hennepin Co., EHH; 5-20 Goodhue Co., EMB.
1967Summer6-18 Lake Mary (W. of Alexandria), Douglas Co., 3, BC, LC, RLH.
1967Fall earliest 8-8 Itasca Co., JAH; 8-13 Mille Lacs Lake, MIG; latest 10-2 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 10-14 Ottertail Co., JAH; 11-9 Lake Co., RK, late that far north.
1968Spring early 4-7 Minneapolis, FN/ MAS; 4-12 Traverse Co., JAH; 4-20 Hennepin Co., 50+, FN/ MAS; late 5-21 Stevens Co., EHH; 5-25 Mille Lacs Co., 125, FN/ MAS.
1968Summer 6-4 Mille Lacs Lake, 1, NMH.'
1968Fall8 -25 Big Stone (Odessa) JAH; 10-20 and 11-10 Mille Lacs 50 MSB; late 11-12 Douglas RBJ; 11-23 Mille Lacs MSB.
1969Spring4-12 Wabasha Co., DWM, and Carver Co., MHM; 5-6 Duluth, MMC; 5-8 (2,000) Duluth, KS; 5-12 (2000) Duluth, MMC; 5-14 Mpls., CLH; 6-1 (100's) Clearwater Co., Dwain Warner; 6-4 Duluth, MMC.
1969Summerlate migrants reported from Duluth on 6-1 (25, JJG) and 6-5 (10, RL).
1969Fall11-5 Mille Lacs 50 EC; 11-9 Aitkin 500 KE; 8-9 Ramsey EC; 11-2 Winona FL; 9-6 Duluth TH and RBJ; 11-1 Aitkin RHJ.
1970Springearly south 4-6 Nobles HH; 4-8 Goodhue KE and Wabasha WDM; early north 4-18 Morrison LR; 4-24 Mille Lacs Ml; peak 5-18 (800) Duluth MMC; late 5-28 Duluth MMC.
1970Summer6-2 to 6-3 Duluth RL.
1970Falllate north 10·31 Duluth )G; 11·8 Mille Lacs )B; late south 10·25 Houston FL; 11·15 Hennepin Es; peak 9·19 Marshall (1750) AR.
1971Springearly south 4-12 WashingtonBL; 4-17 Wright BH; 4-22 Hennepin ES; early north 4-20 Traverse LW; 5-9 Beltrami KE, RR; late 5-27 Red Lake ES; 5-29 Duluth JG, CH; peak 5-10 Duluth (4000) KE, RR.
1971Summer2 reports Perkins (late migrants); 6-25 Duluth (a few), H. Roberts (still migrating?).
1973Summer 6-11 Mille Lacs (NMH), 7-31 Crow Wing 400 (TS), 6-7 & 9 St. Louis (Minn. Pt. JCG & RR), 6-21 Lake (JAB).
1973Fall More reports; seen in Lake, Hennepin, Goodhue, Becker, St. Louis, Wright. Peak 8-7 Crow Wing (2000) (TS). Late 11-30 Mille Lacs (30) (TS).
1973Winter Late migrants on Mille Lacs L. on 12-2 and 12-4 (JJ, TS).
1974Spring Early south 4-6 Douglas PCHS; 4-10 LeSueur GR; 4-16 Hennepin ETS; early north 5-3 St. Louis MMC; 5-4 St. Louis DE; 5-5 Aitkin GJN; late 5-26 St. Louis CH; peak 5-12 St. Louis (1000's) PBH.
1974Summer Migrants seen at Duluth from 6-8 to 6-21 (JG, RJ) and on 7-7 (MMC); early fall migrant seen 7-28 Marshall (SV).
1974Fall Early 8-11 Duluth KE; 8-12 Mille Lacs Ml; late north 11-10 Crow Wing KE; 11-24 Mille Lacs JB; late south 1022 Hennepin CH; 11-9 Pope.
1975Spring Early south 3-30 Freeborn RK; 4-13 Lyon HCK; 4-16 Yellow Medicine GLO; early north 4-21 St. Louis MMC; 4-27 Wilkin PG and Aitkin JB; late 5-28 St. Louis GJN; peak 5-2 St. Louis ( 400) MMC.
1975Summer 3 reports: 7-12 Lake of the Woods (BB); 6-29 Wright (ES); 7-6 Pipestone (KE, PE); only the 2nd and 3rd summer records south.
1975Fallearly 8-5 Mille Lacs RJ; 8-9 Marshall SV; 8-12 Aitkin ES; late north 11-9 Ottertail LCF; 11-17 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE; 11-5 Big Stone KE.
1976Spring Early south 3-27 Goodhue ETS; 4-9 Lyon GO; 3 reports on 4-10; early north 5-9 St. Louis JCG; 5-10 Marshall SV and St. Louis (1000) Tom Peek; 5-11 St. Louis GN; late 5-25 St. Louis JCG, GN.
1976Summer3 reports Mille Lacs L. (100 plus) (NH); 200-300 in late July at Mille Lacs L. (T. Savaloja); up to 8 at Duluth, 7-25 and 7-28 (KE).
1976Fall Early north 8-6 Marshall, 8-9 Duluth; early south 9-12 Stearns; late north 11-7 Aitkin, 11-14 Mille Lacs; late south 10-31 Swift, 11-1 Anoka.
1977Spring Early south 4-9 Dakota BE; 4-11 Cottonwood ED; 4-16 Dakota ES, DGW; early north 4-4 Traverse KE earliest date on record; 4-13 Wilkin SM; 4-15 Marshall SVA; peak 5-11 St. Louis (1,478) GN; late 5-30 St. Louis DA.
1977Summer Late migrant 6-3 Duluth (ES); early migrants 7-29 Marshall (SV) and Mille Lacs (DGW).
1978Spring Early south 3-31 Cottonwood RG.
1978Summer Seen in June in Roseau (6-17, KRE) and Duluth (thru 6-20, KRE) plus all summer on Mille Lacs Lake (7-23, 250).
1978Fall 8-10 Otter Tail GO, 8-12 Wilkin KE; early south 8-17 Wabasha WDM, 9-20 Washington WL; late north 11-11 Mille Lacs RJ, Otter Tail GO, 11-18 Mille Lacs JB.
1979Spring Early south 3-26 Goodhue LH, 4-14 Cottonwood RG, LF, Mower RRK; early north 4-23 Marshall ANWR, CMB; late south 5-20 Hennepin OJ; late north 5-21 Lake SW.
1979Summer Late migrants 6-9 (25), 6-16 Duluth. Early? migrants, late June-July (100+) Mille Lacs Lake (TS), 7-5 (4) Lake of the Woods.
1979Fall Late north 11-4 Mille Lacs RJ (30+), 11-11 Aitkin DB; late south 11-11 Blue Earth JCF, 11-22 Anoka KL.
1980Spring Early south 4-19 Washington DR, Lyon LJF; early north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 4-22 SM; late south 5-17 Olmsted JF, 5-29 Anoka KL; late north 5-16 St. Louis DA (200+), 5-30 SM.
1980Fall Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE, 8-7 Crow Wing DB, 8-11 Clay LCF; early south 8-10 Olmsted JEB, 8-26 Anoka KL; late north 11-13 Aitkin KE, 11-16 Mille Lacs JP, 11-24 BL; late south 11-15 Wright RJ, 11-22 Brown RJ.
1981Spring Early south 3-31 Sibley RJ, 4-4 Hennepin OJ, 4-11 Sherburne EH, Stearns NMH; early north 3-27 Grant FKS, 4-4 Beltrami AS, SY, 4-23 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-30 Yellow Medicine JPI AM; late north 5-27 St. Louis JG, 5-30 JW, ES.
1981Summer Late migrants North: 6-5 Pine, 6-6 Duluth, 6-6 Itasca. Early migrants North: 7-19 -27, two to seven, Lake Bemidji, Beltrami Co. (AS).
1981Fall Early north 8-8 Aitkin WN, 8-19 St. Louis KE, 8-29 ES, 9-11 Pennington KSS; early south 9-10 Dakota MW, 9-25 BSNWR, 9-28 Hennepin VL; late north 11-7 Beltrami AS, Mille Lacs ES, 11-22 Mille Lacs DB, 11-28 Crow Wing WN, 11-29 SC.
1981Winter Very late migrants from Mille Lacs Lake; 12-2 Crow Wing (60) and Mille Lacs (10) (RBJ) and Mille Lacs 12-6 (21) (TS). Latest dates on record.
1982Spring Early south 4-14 Hennepin AB, 4-17 Kandiyohi RJ, Lyon HK, 4-19 Wabasha DWM; early north 4-12 Pennington KSS, 4-16 Marshall ANWR, 4-17 Otter Tail SDM, 4-22 St. Louis TL; late south 4-30 Wabasha DWM, 5-18 Anoka SC; late north St. Louis 5-20 DB, 5-22 OJ, FL, 5-23 Lake of the Woods TW, 5-28 St. Louis AB.
1982Summer Scattered reports in the northern regions plus Grant in June and July; more numerous in late July. Peak at Mille Lacs 7/25 (500) JB.
1982Fall Early north 8/3 St. Louis KE, Beltrami JP, 8/4 Roseau JR, 8/14 Aitkin WN; early south 9/12 Hennepin ES, 9/15 Anoka KL; late north 11/14 Mille Lacs SC, 11/17 JB, 11/14 Crow Wing AB, 11/21 WN, 11/24 TS; late south 10/30 Hennepin RA.
1983Spring Early south 4/16 Wabasha WDM, 4/20 Blue Earth JCF, 4/22 Nicollet JCF, Lac qui Parle 4/22 RH, 4/23 AB, DB, OJ; early north 4/25 Douglas RJ, 4/28 Otter Tail SDM, Marshall KSS, 5/1 St. Louis JP. Late south 5/13 Nicollet JCF; late north 5/21 Pine RJ, St. Louis MH, 5/23 Polk MHa, KSS.
1983Summer late migrants: 6/7 Lake of the Woods; 6/3-10, 6/25 Duluth; 6/17 Polk. Early migrants: 7/27 (12) Lake of the Woods.
1983Fall Early north 8/6 Crow Wing JB, Lake of the Woods KE, 8/15 St. Louis BDC; early south 8/31 Lincoln HK, 10/8 Dakota JP/ AM; late north 10/28 Beltrami JSP, 10/30 Crow Wing JB, 11/4 Mille Lacs DB, 11/7 AB, 11/25 AJ; late south 10/22 Pope RJ, 10/25 Hennepin SC, 11/1 VL; peak 9/2 Crow Wing (I000) JB.
1984Spring Early south 41 I0 Ramsey DGW, 41 II Wabasha WDM, 4/12 Chippewa HK, Dakota JPIAM; early north 4/10 Marshall ANWR, 4/24 Crow Wing DB, 4/25 St. Louis KE, Wilkin SDM; late south 5/26 Hennepin OJ, 5/28 Anoka KL; late north 5/27 Polk AB, St. Louis DB, 5/29 Cook KMH; peak 5/9 St. Louis (2000) KE.
1984Summerseen in Aitkin, Crow Wing, Lake of the Woods, Chisago and Anoka.
1984Fall Early north 8/11 Cass RJ, 8/25 Beltrami JC, 9/16 Crow Wing ES; late north 11/4 Crow Wing WN, 11/5 Cass RJ, 11/10 Aitkin KL, 11/11 Pine KL. All south reports : 10/10 Hennepin SC, 1/14 Martin EBIK, 11/4 to 11/23 Dakota TT, M.ob.
1984Winter Black Dog L., Dakota Co. on 12-3 (TT).
1985Spring Early south 4/10 Carver RJ, 4/11 Blue Earth MF, 4/12 Olmsted PP; early north 4/13 Traverse KL, 4/17 Otter Tail SDM, 4/23 St. Louis KE; late south 4/28 Hennepin DB, OJ, 5/4 Freeborn RJ; late north 5/23 Polk KE, 5/24 Marshall ANWR.
1985Summer Late migrants 6/1 Crow Wing, 6/2 Duluth. Visitants(?) in Roseau, Lake of the Woods (no date, AJ). Early migrants: North, 7/26 Mille Lacs (400, SC), 7/27 Cass; South, 7/22 Nicollet (earliest south date on record, MF).
1985Fall Early north 9/15 Crow Wing DB, 10/3 St. Louis WDM; early south 8/17 Lyon AB, 9/11 Steams NH; late north 11/4 Beltrami RJ, 11/10 Crow Wing DB, 11/16 Mille Lacs KL; late south II/16 Pope DR, II/17 Washington DS.
1986Spring Early south 4/3 Ramsey KB, Fillmore AMP, 4/6 Olmsted RE; early north 4/13 Otter Tail SDM, 4/26 St. Louis M. Hendrickson; late south 5/14 Hennepin SC, GP, 5/20 Pine GS; late north 5/19 Hubbard JL, 5/24 Marshall K. Overman. American Woodcock nest, containing European Starling egg, May 2, 1986. Greenfield Township, Wabasha County. Photo by D.G. Mahle. Winter 1986 179
1986Summer Early migrants 7/20 Lake of the Woods, 7/24 Crow Wing and Mille Lacs. Al l reports.
1986Fall Early north 8/2 Mille Lacs JP/AM, 8/27 Aitkin SC; early south 10/1 Hennepin OJ, 10/16 Ramsey AP; late north 11/8 Crow Wing WN, 11/9 Mille Lacs AB; late south II I I Lac qui Parle AB, 11/28 Goodhue BL.
1987Spring Early south 4/10 Goodhue BL, 4/11 Wright ES, 4/12 Murray HK; early north 4/19 Otter Tail SDM, 4/25 Duluth M. Hendrickson and Crow Wing KR, 4/26 Aitkin WN.
1987Summer Reported only from Lake of the Woods.
1987Fall Early north 8/16 Cook EH/RB, 8/22 Aitkin WN; early south 8/19 Meeker TM, 8/27 Anoka RH and Yellow Medicine HK; late north 11/8 Otter Tai I KE, 11/II M i lie Lacs AB, 11/128 Crow Wing WN; late south 10/17 Sherburne AB, 10/28 Wabasha AP.
1988Spring Early south 4/9 Big Stone DO, 4/16 Dakota TT, 4/21 McLeod RH; early north 4/10 Otter Tail SDM, 4/30Traverse RJ, 5/2 Duluth BP.
1988Summer Mid-summer records from Roseau, Cass and Crow Wing; late July migrants in Beltrami, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Duluth, Goodhue.
1988Fall Early north 8/10 Beltrami AB, 8/21 Crow Wing DB; early south 8/6 Anoka RH; late north 11/10 Duluth DK, 11/24 Aitkin AB ; late south 11/14 Washington WL, 11/28 Hennepin SC; peak 10/4 Aitkin (1200 +) SC.
1989Spring Early south 4/9 Houston FL, 4/11 Houston AP, 4/13 Freeborn RJ and Meeker SC; early north 4/16 Mille Lacs AB, 4/22 Todd PH, 4/23 Wilkin RJ.
1989Summer More records than usual. Late migrants 6/9 Hennepin SC, 6/14 Olmsted AP; early migrants 7/23 Aitkin, 7/29 Isanti, 7/30 St. Louis; plus mid-summer records from Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Polk, 6/25 Big Stone CMB.
1989Fall Early north 8/1 Beltrami DJ, 8/12 Aitkin WN; early south 8/4 Carver RJ, 9/21 Steams AB; late north 11/11 Beltrami DJ, 11/18 Aitkin WN; late south 11/3 Hennepin SC, 11/21 Dakota KR.
1990Spring Early south 4/5 Lyon HK, 4/13 Dakota BL and Winona CS, 4/14 Wright BH; early north 4/15 Mille Lacs GS, 4/21 Beltrami DJ, 4/22 Aitkin WN.
1990Summer All reports: 6/9 Washington, 7/21,31 Crow Wing, 7/21Aitkin, 7/28LakeoftheWoods.
1990Fall Early north 8/8 St. Louis KE, 8/9 Roseau PS; early south 8/4 Ramsey BL, 8/7 Steele RJ ; late north 11/10 Aitkin WN and Otter Tail MO, 11/23 Crow Wing (145) and Mille Lacs (25) SC; late south 11/12 Hennepin SC, Meeker RJ.
1990Winter Mille Lacs L. yielded ten late migrants in Crow Wing 12/1 PKL. Latest dates for this species tend to occur in north with birds overflying the south or perhaps heading southeast to L. Michigan.
1991Spring Early south 3/28 Freeborn JM, 4/4 Henne pin KB, 4/6 Goodhue BL; early north 4/6 Becker MO, 4/20 OtterTail SDM, 4/27 Mille Lacs WL.
1991Summer Many reports. Seen in Roseau (no date); late migrants 6/1 Blue Earth, 6/9 Lac qui Parle; early migrants 7/21 Becker, 7/27 Lake of the Woods, 7/29 Beltrami. Mid-summer records: 6/30 Crow Wing, 7/20 Mille Lacs.
1991Fall Late north 10/25 Otter Tail SDM, 10/26 Beltrami DJ and Mille Lacs MB, 10/27 Aitkin WN and Becker MO; late south 11/9 Hennepin KB, 11/10 Hennepin SC.
1992Spring Early south 4/6 Big Stone RJ, 4/11 Martin BBo, 4/12 Carver MB and Hennepin SC; early north 4/5 Otter Tail MO, 4/26 Aitkin WN; peak of 2500 5/14 St. Louis KE.
1992Summer Late migrants 6/4 Beltrami, 6/10 Washington WL; early migrants 7/23 Ramsey, 7/25 Beltrami. Mid-summer records: 6/26 Red Lake, 7/11,15 Hennepin OJ, SC, 7/18 Lake of the Woods SSt.
1992Fall Late north 11/5 Beltrami DJ, 11/6 Crow Wing DB, 11/19 Aitkin and Mille Lacs KB; late south 11/8 Kandiyohi (25) CJ, 11/27 Ramsey BL, 11/30 Hennepin (2) SC.
1992Winter Record late migrants 12/6 Winona (1) PKL and 12/15 Dakota (4) RG & (5) JD.
1993Spring Early south 4/10 Hennepin SC, SK, LeSueur PS and Pipestone RJ. Early north 4/26 Aitkin WN, 4/27 Kanabec CM, 4/29 Wilkin SDM.
1993Summer All records: 6/2 Hennepin, 6/5 & 7/23 Aitkin, 6/5 & 7/28 Beltrami, 7/23 Koochiching, 7/24 Crow Wing, 7/31 Lake; plus St. Louis and Cottonwood (no dates).
1993Fall Late north 11/9 Mille Lacs WC, 11/20 Aitkin WN, 11/21 Crow Wing KB; late south 11/7 Carver WM, 11/8 Dakota DJe, 11/11 Sibley KB.
1994Spring Early south 4/4 Olmsted JBo, 4/8 Winona CS, 4/9 Pipestone RG; early north 4/17 Otter Tail SDM, 4/21 Douglas SWa, 4/22 Beltrami DJ.
1994Summer Only reports: 7/22 Beltrami, 6/22 Anoka fide PBa.
1994Fall Late north 10/28 St. Louis SDM, 11/17 Beltrami DJ, 11/20 Aitkin WN. Late south 11/18 Brown JS, 11/20 Carver DBM, 11/30 Hennepin PBu.
1994Winter One seen on 12/3 at Lake Calhoun, Hennepin Co. SC and three seen on 12/8 along Mississippi River, Ramsey Co. JD. Fourth and second latest dates on record, respectively.
1995Spring Early south 3/28 Goodhue BL, 3/29 Dakota DBS, 3/31 Rice TB; early north 4/2 Itasca BN, 4/19 Douglas KKW and Otter Tail SDM. Peak 2000 reported 4/27 Washington TEB (The Loon 67:115–116).
1995Summer Most reports in 10+ years. Observed in nine northern counties plus Carver; peak numbers 7/24 Mille Lacs (50+), 7/30 Beltrami (40+).
1995Fall Late north 10/16 Cass SCM, Koochiching County (100) KB and Marshall County SKS. Late south 10/15 Dakota County JSt, 10/16 Blue Earth County LF, 10/25 Hennepin County PBu. 11/13 Aitkin (200) KB.
1996Spring Early south 4/3 Washington WL, 4/10 Hennepin PJ. Early north 4/12 St. Louis NJ, 4/25 Todd JSK, SDu.
1996Summer All reports: 6/1–15 Marshall SKS, 7/20 Roseau (3) PS, 7/22 Crow Wing (2) MRN.
1996Fall Late north 11/2 Aitkin WN, 11/3 Wadena PBi, 11/17 Mille Lacs KB. Late south 11/14 Ramsey KB, 11/22 Brown and Nicollet BBo.
1997Spring Early south 4/4 Watonwan RJ, 4/5 Dakota TT and Lac qui Parle DN, PJ, 4/12 Jackson MBW. Early north 4/20 Todd JSK/SDu, 4/24 Crow Wing WB, 4/29 St. Louis TW. Peak count on 4/21 Wabasha (650) KB.
1997Summer All records: 6/16 Roseau, 7/11 St. Louis and Marshall, 7/13 Pope, 7/27 Beltrami, 7/29 Big Stone.
1997Fall Late north 11/15 Aitkin WN, 11/16 Itasca PS, 11/22 Mille Lacs AH. Late south 11/10 Dakota DBS, 11/15 Carver PJ, 11/22 Wabasha KB. Peak counts >2,500 on Lake Winnibigoshish 10/6–20 Cass/Itasca AH, KSu, PS.
1998Spring Early south 4/3 Jackson KB, 4/4 many reports. Early north 4/7 Douglas and Grant KB, 4/10 Becker BBe. Late south 5/23 Lincoln RgS.
1998Summer June and July observations in six northern counties plus 6/23 Big Stone KB, Olmsted (no date) DA, BE. Peak of 30 counted on 6/26 in Todd Co. RJ.
1998Fall Lingered into December on Mille Lacs L. Late south 11/19 Jackson, McLeod, and Sibley KB; also see winter report. Record high count of approximately 5,000 on 8/27 Beltrami (Lower Red Lake) DJo (The Loon 70:243).
1998Winter Late north 12/2 Beltrami DJo, and 12/17 Mille Lacs Lake, Aitkin Co. CMG (record late date north). Late south 12/19 Afton, Washington Co. BL (record late south date).
1999Spring Arrived slightly earlier than usual south and north. Early south 3/31 Murray RgS and Dakota KB, 4/2 Lac qui Parle WM. Early north 4/5 Kanabec CM, 4/7 Douglas KB. Late south 5/25 Hennepin SC; also see summer report. Peak count 5/3 St. Louis (975) PS.
1999Summer All reports: 6/2 St. Louis, 6/12 Beltrami, 7/24 Lyon, Aitkin (no date); plus peak count 6/4 Beltrami (50+) DJo.
1999Fall Lingered into December on Mille Lacs L., where counts peaked at 2,239 on 10/14 (AH, PS). Similar surveys on L. Winnibigoshish peaked at 2,120 on 10/3 (PS). Many November reports south, including 11/27 Scott JSt and 11/29 in three more counties.
1999Winter All reports: Late north 12/6 Mille Lacs Lake (721) KB, AH, PS, 12/9 Beltrami (8) DJo, and 12/13 Mille Lacs Lake (112) KB. Late south 12/6 Meeker DF.
2000Spring Seen in 20 south and 7 north counties. Early south 4/2 Lac qui Parle PBu, TT, 4/3 Renville CMa. Early north 4/2 (ties second earliest north) Traverse PJ, 4/11 Beltrami DJo. Peak 5/14 St. Louis (800 in Duluth) TD. No south reports after 5/10 Hennepin SC.
2000Summer All reports: 6/6 Le Sueur, 6/11 St. Louis (8) PHS, 6/18 Polk PHS, 7/19 St. Louis ALE, 7/23 Crow Wing and Douglas, 7/31 Beltrami (38) DPJ.
2000Fall Early south 8/17 Freeborn AEB. Highest count from Mille Lacs L. on 10/18, when AXH, PHS, and RBJ counted 1953. Subsequent counts by these observers were over 1000 on 10/29 and 11/13. Late north 11/25 Aitkin WEN and Crow Wing PSP. Late south 11/24 Wabasha PEJ, DFN, and 11/24–25 Dakota mob (but also see winter report).
2000Winter Late south 12/2 Washington (15 at Afton) BRL.
2001Spring Seen in 26 south and 13 north counties. Arrived within two days of recent medians. Early south 4/5 Nobles KJB and Lyon RBJ, 4/7 in four counties. Early north 4/15 Douglas SPM, DKM, 4/19–20 in four counties. Late south 5/22 Hennepin SLC, 5/31+ Dakota (adult) ADS. Peak count 5/9 St. Louis (1380 in Duluth) KJB.
2001Summer All reports: 6/1 Dakota, 6/2 Marshall and Roseau, 6/7 Koochiching, 7/22 Beltrami, 7/27 Otter Tail; plus St. Louis (no date).
2001Fall Reported from 13 north and 15 south counties, and in all regions. Early south 8/18 Carver RMD. High count 11/11 Cass/Itasca (3175 at L. Winnibigoshish) PHS. Late north 11/30 Beltrami DPJ, but see winter report. Eight November reports south, including 11/30 Benton (30) HHD.
2001Winter Late north (only report) 12/9 Mille Lacs L. PHS (third latest north date). Late south (all reports) 12/1 Meeker DMF, 12/5 Winona JEB, 12/5 Goodhue and Wabasha (L. Pepin) RBJ, 12/7 Wright (2) DFJ, 12/15 Washington (2 at Afton) BRL (ties second latest south date).
2002Spring Seen in 21 south and 15 north counties in all regions. Early south 4/7 Dakota m.ob. and Hennepin OLJ, 4/8–13 in eight counties. Early north 4/13 Otter Tail SPM, DKM, 4/14–19 in five counties. Late south 5/25 Hennepin SLC, 5/27 Lac qui Parle FAE, also see summer report. High counts 5/4 (1200, FJN) and 5/8 (1600+, MH) at Duluth.
2002Summer Only reports: 6/1, 6/10 and 7/28 Beltrami (max. 4) DPJ, 6/3 St. Louis CRM.
2002Fall Reported from 16 north and 13 south counties, none in the Southeast. Early north (but see summer report) 8/3 Lake of the Woods (2 adults) PHS, 8/4 Lake (juvenile) JCG and Roseau (juvenile) PHS. Early south 8/9 Stevens HHD, 8/12 Stearns STW. High counts at Lakes Winnibigoshish (1337 on 10/7) and Mille Lacs (519 on 11/2) down from last five years PHS. Late north 11/18 (median 11/21) Mille Lacs L. PHS. Late south (median 11/22) 11/11 Kandiyohi CRM.
2003Spring Seen in 21 south and 10 north counties in all regions. Fewer reports than usual and no significant high counts. Early south 4/3 Chippewa KJB, 4/5 Freeborn AEB, peak migration 4/12–14 (10 south counties). Early north 4/18 Aitkin WEN, 4/24 Todd JSK, SID. No south reports later than 5/12 Hennepin and Ramsey m.ob.
2003Summer Observed 6/3 St. Louis (31 at Duluth) PHS, 6/15 St. Louis ALE, 6/28 Freeborn AEB, 7/17 Otter Tail KJB, 7/24 and 7/31 Beltrami DPJ.
2003Fall Reported from 17 north and 7 south counties, none in the Southwest. Early south 9/9 Sherburne PLJ, 9/30 Dakota JPM. Fall staging peaked 10/5 L. Winnibigoshish (1063) PHS, 10/25 Mille Lacs L. (1354, including 163 immatures) AXH, PHS. Late north 11/24 Crow Wing (2) DWK, 11/25 Mille Lacs L. (1) KJB. Late south 11/16 Hennepin TAT, 11/28 Wabasha (1) KJB.
2004Spring Reported from 27 south and 15 north counties in all regions. Early south 3/28 Hennepin (1) SLC, 3/29 Dakota (6 at H.P.B.C.) KJB. Early north 3/31 Grant SPM, 4/5–6 Otter Tail EJE, DTT, SMT. Numbers down at Duluth, where highest reported count 5/14 St. Louis (300) MH.
2004Summer More reports than usual. Observed 6/1 Todd KJB, 6/16, 7/11–12 Crow Wing EOr, CRM, 6/20 Beltrami DPJ, 6/20, 6/27 Roseau (216 on 6/27, high number for mid-summer) PHS, 7/25 Itasca EOr, 7/26 Douglas EOr, 7/31 Big Stone SWe.
2004Fall Reported from 15 north and 10 south counties, none in the Southeast. Juvenile photographed 8/22 Cook (Grand Portage) TN. No August reports south (but see summer report). Fall staging peaked 10/9 L. Winnibigoshish (2113, including 304 immatures) PHS, KRS; numbers down at Mille Lacs L. AXH, PHS. Late north 11/19 Beltrami RBJ, 11/21 Crow Wing CAM. Late south 11/23 Dakota JPM, 11/30 Ramsey (1) BRL.
2005Spring Reported from 22 south and 17 north counties in all regions. Early south (median 4/4) 4/3 Yellow Medicine WCM, 4/5–9 in six counties. Early north (median 4/13) 4/4–5 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, LS, 4/9 Mille Lacs ASc, Traverse SPM and Wadena HHD. Highest reported count 5/13 St. Louis (flock of 1.400 counted by tens, with an additional 600+ estimated nearby) KRE; largest flock away from Duluth 4/17 Big Stone (450) PHS.
2005Summer Observed 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 7/16, 7/22–27 Beltrami PJR, PBD. Also observed with no date given Lac qui Parle FAE.
2005Fall Reported from 26 north and 14 south counties in all regions, but only Olmsted in Southeast. See summer report for late July observations north; unusual report 8/5 Lake JWL. Early south 8/7 Lac qui Parle BJU. High count 10/26 Mille Lacs L. (1,111) PHS. Late north 11/24 Aitkin KWR and Crow Wing KJB. Late south 11/13 Dakota CRM, 11/17 Stearns HHD.
2006Spring Found in 25 south and 15 north counties in all regions. Early south 3/31 Dakota (6) JPM, 4/1 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU, 4/5–9 in seven counties. Early north 4/6 Douglas BDS, 4/11–13 Otter Tail m.ob. Highest reported count 5/6 St. Louis (1,300 at Hearding Is.) MLH; largest flock away from Duluth 4/12 Big Stone (750 roosted on Big Stone L.) KJB.
2006Summer All south reports: 6/7 Murray MCBS, 6/20, 7/29 Lac qui Parle BJU. All north reports: 6/3 St. Louis JMJ, SLF, 6/30 Marshall PHS, 7/4 Beltrami DPJ, 7/15 Mille Lacs ASc.
2006Fall Reported from 19 north and 24 south counties in all regions except Southeast. Unusual reports from Lake County 8/25, 9/8, 10/7 (2) JWL. Early south (but see summer report) 8/27 Isanti JWH and McLeod RJS, 8/30 Big Stone BJU. High count 10/18 Mille Lacs L. (1,923) AXH, PHS. Late north 11/24 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/26 Aitkin DWK. Late south 11/18 Dakota JLO; also see winter report.
2006Winter1 Only report: 12/3 Chippewa (adult, Lac qui Parle Lake) BJU.
2007Spring1726 Record early south 3/25 Hennepin (6) PEJ, then 3/26 Dakota, Jackson, Nobles. Early north 4/17 Otter Tail (2) DTT, 4/19 Cass DAY and Crow Wing (15) JSB. Late south 5/20 Mower JWH. Late north (but see summer report) 5/30 St. Louis (100 in Duluth) EEO. High counts 4/30 and 5/2 Crow Wing (400) JSB, 5/2 Dakota (165, Lake Byllesby) CMB.
2007Summer52 Observed 6/20 Lac qui Parle BJU, 7/17 Beltrami DPJ, 7/21 Cass (36, Walker W.T.P.) RBW, Mille Lacs (12) ASc, 7/27 Polk fide JMJ, 7/27 Cass (26) BAW, 7/28 Otter Tail DTT, 7/30 Big Stone (4) BJU.
2007Fall2618 See summer report for early north and west-central observations. Early south 8/9 Goodhue (juvenile) BRL. High count of 950 found 10/21 on Mille Lacs L. in Crow Wing, Aitkin and Mille Lacs counties (AXH). Late north 11/23 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/24 Crow Wing JLO. Late south 11/22 Carver (L. Waconia) WCM, 11/25 Wabasha (3, L. Pepin) RBW.
2008Spring2438 Early south (median 4/3) 3/29 Waseca RMD, 3/30 Hennepin DWK. Early north (median 4/13) 4/17 St. Louis (3) PHS, 4/18 Cass (5) MRN. Record high spring migration count 5/6 at Park Point in St. Louis when KRE and PHS found 4,153, and KCR tallied 7,782 later that same day. Late south 5/19 Hennepin (14, Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie) CMB and Lincoln (3) BJU, 5/21 Rice TFB (median 6/8). See summer report for late migrants north (median 6/10). [Corrected]
2008Summer5 Observed 6/4 Itasca MCBS, 6/9 Cass BAW, 6/10, 6/13, 6/14 (12), 7/25 St. Louis PHS, SLF, 6/14, 6/20, 6/26 Crow Wing ASc, RBJ, DAC, 7/7 Crow Wing (51) KJB, 7/12 Crow Wing (66) ASc, 7/27 Beltrami (3) DPJ.
2008Fall1419 See summer report for early southbound migrants north. Early south (median 8/2) 8/9 Nicollet (juv.) RMD, 9/10 Dakota DAC. High count 11/8 Aitkin (956, Mille Lacs Lake) WCM. Late north 11/17 Mille Lacs MHe, 11/26 Crow Wing MRN (median 11/22). Late south 11/19 Stearns DPG, 11/22 Carver WCM (median 11/25).
2008Winter11 One north report 12/1 Cass (3, Gull Lake) BAW. A rehabilitated first-cycle bird was released 12/9 at Black Dog Lake, Dakota, and documented later that day by BAF, JPM.
2009Spring2331 Early south same as median: 4/3 Brown RJS. Early north (median 4/13) 4/12 Otter Tail LS, 4/14 Cass BAW. Late south 5/17 Anoka DWK, 5/24 Benton DAB, JWH and Hennepin DWK (median 6/6). See summer report for late migrants north. High count 5/14 St. Louis (2,020) KJB. Away from Duluth, highest total 5/9 Crow Wing (500 at Ironton W.T.P.) JSB.
2009Summer6 Observed 6/2 Lake of the Woods fide JMJ. Late north migrants 6/8 Mille Lacs (2) RBJ, 6/9 St. Louis (1) PHS. Non-breeding or summering bird 6/24 Norman MJB. Potential southbound migrant 7/30 Otter Tail DST. High count 6/2 St. Louis (84, Interstate Island W.M.A., Duluth) PHS.
2009Fall1628 Early north (median 7/23) 8/1 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/2 Otter Tail DST and St. Louis JLK, but also see summer report. Early south (median 8/6) 8/7 Stearns STW, 8/30 Rice FVS. High count 10/24 Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs (612, Mille Lacs Lake) PHS. Late north 11/29 Aitkin (10, Mille Lacs Lake) MJB and Cass (7, Leech L.) BAW, 11/30 Crow Wing (50, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 11/23). Late south 11/27 Blue Earth (2) ChH, Faribault and Waseca HHD, 11/28 Freeborn (Geneva Lake) DAB, JWH (median 11/24).
2009Winter24 All north 12/2 Cass (2, Gull Lake) BAW, 12/4 Mille Lacs ASc, 12/5 Cass (2, Leech Lake) BAW. All south 12/1 Meeker DMF, 12/5 Anoka (adult, Lake Peltier) DWK, Dakota (15 adults, Black Dog Lake) BAF, Ramsey (4, Pig's Eye, may be part of flock of 15 seen later at Black Dog) BAF.
2010Spring1230 Early south (median 4/3) 4/1 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) DPG, 4/2 Goodhue LS. Early north (median 4/13) 3/31 Mille Lacs ASc, 4/8 Traverse BJU. Rare first-cycle variant 5/14 St. Louis (Duluth, plumage showed extensive dark upperwings, contrasting with normal gray mantle) ph. PHS. High count 5/8 St. Louis (1,000, Park Point, Duluth) MLH, PHS. See summer report for late migrants south and north.
2010Summer52 Found in Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Lake, Mille Lacs.
2010Fall1828 See summer report for early migrants north and south. High counts 9/19 Brown (200, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 10/2 Crow Wing (200, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. Late north 11/16 Douglas ARW, 11/17 Beltrami ARW (median 11/23). Late south 11/22 Olmsted (4, Silver Creek Reservoir) JWH, 11/23 Hennepin (4, Lake Calhoun) DWK and Ramsey (2, White Bear Lake) BRL (median 11/24).
2010Winter
2011Spring2039 Early south (median 4/3) 4/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/2 Carver JCy, Cottonwood RTe. Early north (median 4/13) 4/8 Otter Tail RMD, DAB, JWH, 4/9 Grant, Traverse BJU, Kanabec CAM. High count 5/5 St. Louis (1,270, Park Point R.A.) KRE. Late south 5/17 Carver JTe, 5/22 Ramsey LS (median 6/6). Please see summer report for late migrants north.
2011Summer3All reports: 6/6 St. Louis (flock of 70, all but one were first-summer birds) DBM, 6/9 Lake JSk, 6/12, 7/23 Beltrami PBD, DPJ.
2011Fall2028 See summer report for early migrants north. Early south (median 8/6) 8/13 Big Stone (5) BJU, 8/28 McLeod LS. High count 10/2 Crow Wing (340, Mille Lacs Lake) JLK. Late north 11/19 Mille Lacs MJB, 11/27 Mille Lacs (30) DBM (median 11/23). Late south 11/25 Blue Earth ChH and Houston PEJ, DFN, 11/29 Blue Earth ChH, AnK (median 11/24).
2011Winter13All reports: 12/1 Hennepin (3, Lake Calhoun) SHu, IHu, Rice (Cannon Lake) DAB, 12/3 Mille Lacs ASc, Wright (Howard Lake) DWK, PEB.
2012Spring1529 South reports 3/24 Redwood (6, Willow Lake W.M.A., record early) SVo, MJM, 3/25 Stearns (2, Raymond Lake) PCC, 3/27 Winona (7, Lewiston W.T.P.) ANy, NSg followed by many reports all before recent median 4/3. North reports 3/30 Mille Lacs RBW, 4/1 Todd (4, Browerville W.T.P.) BWF, JWH, 4/6 Crow Wing (36, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB and Grant ANy followed by several reports all before recent median 4/13. High count 5/25 St. Louis (365, Park Point, Duluth) JLK. Late south 5/19 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, MiO, PRH, SVo, 5/31 Redwood (Willow Lake W.M.A.) SVo (median 6/6). See summer report for late migrants north.
2012Summer42 Observed in Beltrami, Brown, Cass, Hubbard, St. Louis, Sibley. Probable fall migrants beginning 7/22 Beltrami (12), 7/25 Sibley FGo.
2012Fall2030 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 9/25 Cass (146, Walker W.T.P.) BAW. Late north 11/21 Mille Lacs RAE, 11/24 Morrison JTe (median 11/23). Late south 11/18 Lac qui Parle and Swift BJU, 11/21 Carver HCT, PRH (median 11/24).
2012Winter2 All reports: 12/1 Cass (3, Gull Lake) BAW, 12/6 Mille Lacs (12, Lake Mille Lacs) KJB.
2013Spring2748 Early south (median 4/3) 3/30 Scott JEB, 4/4 Faribault WAF, 4/6 Dakota (4), Olmsted (10) and Washington (2). Early north (median 4/13) 4/25 Morrison FGo, 4/26 Grant DBM, Morrison RZi, Traverse DBM. Peak numbers were from Duluth in early May when KJB estimated 1800 on 5/6, and PHS and JLK tallied 1811 on 5/7. Late migrants north and south seen into summer season.
2013Summer41 Found in Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Houston, St. Louis. Most of these were late spring migrants or non-breeding birds; most unusual was the adult with 3 first-cycle birds 6/6 Houston SHo. Probable fall migrants 7/26, 7/28 Beltrami ThH, DPJ.
2013Fall2026 Early south (median 8/6) 8/17 Kandiyohi DBM, Stevens (2, Hancock W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob. High count 10/19 Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs (383 on Mille Lacs Lake) AXH. Late north 11/15 Traverse DLP, 11/16 Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs (Mill Lacs Lake) AFo (median 11/23). Late south 11/16 Carver (3, Lake Waconia) DWK, 11/17 Dakota PEJ, Scott BAb, 11/23 Houston PEJ, DFN (median 11/24).
2014Spring2342Early south (median 4/3) 4/6 Blue Earth ChH, Dakota m.ob., Faribault WAF, 4/8 Houston (4) DBz. Early north (median 4/13) 4/13 Traverse HHD, RAE, 4/15 Traverse DLP, 4/18 Clay PBB, and six more counties on 4/19. High counts 5/7 St. Louis (2,608, Duluth) KJB, 5/12 St. Louis (2,100, Duluth) KJB. KJB estimated that about 10,000 moved through Duluth this spring from 5/7–31. Late south 5/19 Pipestone TKa, Wabasha ANy, LMS, 5/21 Blue Earth ChH, AnK, AnK, Goodhue (2) PSm, DCZ (median 6/6). Late north 5/26 Marshall and Polk CRM, m.ob., 5/28 St.Louis (600, almost all immatures along Park Point) KJB, but also see summer report.
2014Summer41Reported 6/1 Grant BAb, 6/11 Roseau (Roseau W.T.P.) RMD, 7/11 Stevens (5, Morris) JFl, 7/15 Cass (6) TCL, 7/30 Beltrami (28, Lake Bemidji) DPJ.
2014Fall2225 Early south (median 8/6) 8/11 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF, 8/18 Hennepin JMs, 8/24 Sherburne (2) PLJ, PMJ, 8/31 Lyon (9, Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe. High counts 9/29 Cass (220, Walker W.T.P.) DAY, 8/24 Crow Wing (110, Mille Lacs, Garrison Walleye Wayside) RPR, Late north 11/8 Aitkin DWK, Crow Wing DWK, PEB, Mille Lacs (12) SBM, PSP, PEB (median 11/23). Late south 11/11 Goodhue (5) GJM, Hennepin ANy, DBz, 11/14 Houston (3) SRo, JRo (median 11/24).
2014Winter1 One record: 12/11 Itasca (Grand Rapids) †DVe.
2015Spring1735 Early south (median 4/3) 3/31 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek wetland) ToL, 4/1 Hennepin DWK, 4/2 Jackson HHD, 4/3 Faribault WAF, ClN. Early north (median 4/13) 4/15 Todd (8) ALu, CSh, 4/16 Cass SC, Crow Wing CRM, JPR, m.ob., St. Louis (42, Morgan Park) JLK. High count 5/14 St. Louis (2,230, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Late south 5/27 Carver (2) JTg, Meeker ANy (median 6/6). See summer report for late north migrants.
2015Summer41 Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Crow Wing, Sherburne, St. Louis. Most unusual was the probable early south fall migrant 7/25 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) JCn.
2015Fall2534 Early south reports began in late July, then 8/9 Ramsey ELC, 8/11 Big Stone (4) GHo, KDS, Lyon (2) GWe. High counts 10/10 Jackson (300, Skunk Lake W.M.A.) SYo, MYo, 10/11 Cass (300, Walker W.T.P.) DAY. Late north 11/21–22 Hubbard RAE, HHD, (4, Kabekona Lake) REn (median 11/24). Late south 11/27 Scott BAb (median 11/23). Also see winter report for late migrants north and south.
2015Winter12 All reports: 12/2 Carver (Lake Waconia) JCy, 12/3 Houston (Mississippi River Pool 8) PEJ, 12/12 Cass (Leech Lake) DAY, 12/13 Carver (Lake Waconia) WCM.
2016Spring2440 Early south (median 4/3) 3/26 Rice (Cody Lake) BAb, 3/27 Rice (same location?) DAB, 3/28 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek wetlands) WFe, (2, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF, Pope MJB. Early north (median 4/12) 4/14 Crow Wing ABi, Todd DFe, 4/15 Cass, Crow Wing and St. Louis. High count 5/18 St. Louis (410, Park Point, counted by 10s) JGB, JLK, ClN, KSt, JPR. Late south 5/26 Faribault GLa, 5/30 Sherburne SOa, RCl (median 6/2).
2016Summer7 Reported from Beltrami, Cass, Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis. High count 6/2 St. Louis (190, Park Point, mostly immatures, feeding offshore) MLH.
2016Fall2435 Early south (median 8/8) 8/11 Meeker (8) BNn, 8/13 Kandiyohi (2) GJa, 8/14 Big Stone (7) LiH. High count 9/5 Cass (228, Lake Winnibigoshish) DAY; no other counts topped 80. Late north 11/20 Crow Wing (17, Mille Lacs Lake) KnM, 11/22 Itasca SC, 11/24 Otter Tail (31, four locations) KnM (median 11/24). Late south 11/26 Faribault (4) WAF, 11/27 Ramsey DWK, BAb, 11/30 Carver (20) JWZ (median 11/25).
2016Winter4 All reports: 12/1 Goodhue (68, Nelson Lake) CRM, SEg, DFe, 12/3 Wright (9, Ann Lake) DWK, 12/4 Waseca (4, Janesville W.T.P.) RBW, Wright (Maple Lake) RCl, 12/7 Benton (7, Little Rock Lake) DOr.
2017Spring2845 Early south (median 4/2) 3/25 Blue Earth ChH, 3/25–26 Dakota PNi, 3/26 Lac qui Parle (2) KnM, Lyon GWe. Early north (median 4/12) 4/2 Grant (2) WPl, 4/4 Grant DPG, 4/5 Otter Tail (2) ShG, HeH. High counts 5/12 St. Louis (3,120, conservative number counted from one spot at Park Point, all sitting on Lake Superior) JLK, 5/4 St. Louis (2,500, Park Point, Lafayette Square) RyS, StK. Late south 5/28 Stearns HCT, but also see summer report (median 6/1).
2017Summer82 Found in Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Traverse. High count 6/4 St. Louis (60, Park Point) represents tail of spring migration.
2017Fall2239 Early south (median 8/9) 8/12 Hennepin TSI, Scott BAb, BHe, Stearns PCC. High counts 10/28 Cass (900, estimate) RBJ, 9/8 Cass (370, Walker W.T.P.) DAY. Late north 11/19 Cass LiH, ASu, Crow Wing (max. 36, Mille Lacs Lake) PSP, MJB, DOr, 11/20 Crow Wing (5 Mille Lacs Lake) PSP, HHD (median 11/24). Late south 11/23 Carver ANy, 11/25–26 Washington ASu, SKe (median 11/25).
2017Winter No reports. This species was reported in seven of the previous ten winters.
2018Spring2952 Early south (median 4/1) 4/9–10 Dakota DVe, MiT, 4/11 Faribault (3) BAy, Lyon NMe, GWe, Rice (3) DAB. Early north (median 4/12) 4/20–22 Grant (max. 14) LiH, ASu, m.ob., 4/21 Morrison FGo, 4/22 Clay TCL, Kanabec ABL. High counts 5/16 St. Louis (2,600, counted by 10s, Park Point R.A.) KRE, JLK, 5/7 St. Louis (2,005, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Late south 5/18 Washington (3) ebd, 5/19–22 Pope (max. 3) VKl, m.ob., 5/20 Hennepin ebd (median 6/1). Late north 5/29 Pennington LS, St. Louis (13) JLK, 5/30 Traverse ASu, 5/31 Crow Wing (4) JnP (median 6/14). Also see summer report for more late migrants statewide.
2018Summer54 Found in Cass, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Faribault, Hennepin, Marshall, Polk, St. Louis, Stevens.
2018Fall2838 Early south (median 8/9) 8/7 Faribault (2) BHe, 8/9 Stearns (5, Albany W.T.P.) DOr, 8/12 Stearns (79, Albany W.T.P.) MtS. High count 9/5 Cass (370, Walker W.T.P.) REn. Late north 11/11 Cass (180, Lake Winnibigoshish) REn, Hubbard (2) REn, Mille Lacs KEm, SEm, 11/12 Cass (15, Leech Lake) REn (median 11/24). Late south 11/16 Kandiyohi MJB, 11/22 Hennepin LiH, ASu, 11/24 Wabasha FFa, m.ob. (median 11/26).
2018Winter No reports; this species was reported in seven of the previous ten winters.
2019Spring3049 Early south (median 4/1) 3/27 Kandiyohi (5) MGi, 3/28 Goodhue EzH, 3/29 Dakota ASu. Early north (median 4/12) 4/8 Traverse ANy, 4/17 Clay (2) TCL, m.ob., Grant (6) WPl. High counts 5/5 St. Louis (1,375, W.S.H.C.) FJN, JPR, 5/20 St. Louis (576, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Late south 5/20 Meeker (2) LiH, m.ob., 5/30 Jackson (2) KEm (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 St. Louis (4) JLK (median 6/12), but also see Summer Report.
2019Summer52 Seen in Cass, Crow Wing, Faribault, Marshall, Polk, St. Louis, Stearns. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Faribault MJB, FGo; late north 6/12 Marshall (2) CDB, MDB, Polk (5) HHu. Southbound migrants: early north 7/22 Crow Wing (5) SDz; early south 7/21 Stearns (7) ebd. High count 6/19 St. Louis (60, Park Point) ebd.
2019Fall2931 Early south reports (median 8/9) began in late July, then 8/9 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) AFo, 8/17 Stearns (2) AUm, 8/24 Hennepin (French Lake) ClB, ANy. High count 10/3 Cass (452, Walker W.T.P.) ebd. Late north 11/8 Beltrami (3) REn, 11/9 Itasca SC, 11/10 Cass ebd (median 11/24). Late south 11/20 Wright HCT, 11/20–21 Hennepin CMB, m.ob. (median 11/26).
2019Winter2 First winter reports since 2016: 12/3 Wabasha (2, Lake City) MNb, ebd, Wright (2, Lake Pulaski) ToL.
2020Spring2551 Early south (median 4/1) 3/31 Lyon (2) ANy, Winona ebd, 4/1 Olmsted (5) MHn. Early north (median 4/12) 4/10 Carlton RAE, 4/11 Grant (6) MO, Kanabec SPS. High counts 5/13 St. Louis (1,860, Park Point R.A.) NMt, 5/4 Pine (510, Pine City W.T.P.) MJB. Late south 5/22 Carver (2) WCM, 5/25–28 Scott RBW, m.ob. (median 5/31). Late north 5/29 Kittson (3) CRM, m.ob., St. Louis (13) PAl (median 6/12). Also see summer report for additional late migrants statewide.
2020Summer76 Seen in North-central, Northeast, and in scattered areas in West-central, Central, South-central. Late south spring migrant 6/9 Sibley ebd; early south fall migrant 7/15 Faribault PEJ. Most unusual was 2 immature birds summering in flooded fields along S.R. 25, Carver (reported on 24 dates by m.ob.).
2020Fall2438 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/13 Cass (350, Walker W.T.P.) REn, m.ob., 9/26 Cass (350, Walker W.T.P.) ABi. Late north 11/24 Cass (2) ebd, 11/25–26 Otter Tail (max. 8) TFu (median 11/24). Late south 11/22 Meeker (3) PKF, 11/25 Chisago (3) ELC, 11/29 Sibley (2) RBW (median 11/26).
2020Winter  No reports. Reported four of the previous ten years.
2021Spring2950 Early south (median 4/1) 3/21 Dakota (140th St. Marsh, record early) KDS, AFo, MwT, 3/25 Blue Earth (2) BSa, Jackson KEm, Rice NiR. Early north (median 4/12) 4/6 Grant SC, 4/9 Douglas SC, 4/11 Traverse (max. 16) JWH, KEm. High count 5/8 St. Louis (1,025, Park Point R.A.) HTo. Late south 5/24 Winona ebd, 5/26 Pipestone (4) ebd, Sibley BHe (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 Crow Wing (13) NSg, Lake of the Woods ANy, St. Louis (4) TLz, ebd (median 6/12), but also see summer report.
2021Summer9 Found in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, St. Louis. Migrants not separable from summering birds.
2021Fall2237 Early south (median 8/7) 8/1–8 Stearns (max. 4) ebd, m.ob., 8/6 Rock RAE, 8/8 Benton ANy, m.ob., Goodhue SHo. High count 10/27 Beltrami (460, Lower Red Lake) DvH. Late north 11/30 Aitkin (25) PEJ, Crow Wing (77) PEJ, Mille Lacs (15) PEJ (median 11/25). Late south 11/27 Carver TWe, 11/28 Dakota (2) ebd, Wright DWK (median 11/28), but also see winter report.
2021Winter2 Two records: 12/2 Wright (Howard Lake) LSw, 12/8 Wabasha (Lake City) PEJ.
2022Spring2745 Early south (median 4/1) 4/2–3 Lyon JWH, m.ob., 4/2 Ramsey ebd, 4/5 Pipestone (6) ANy. Early north (median 4/12) 4/2 Traverse LiH, 4/9 Otter Tail ebd, 4/11 Douglas ANy. High count 5/15 St. Louis (3,600, Interstate Island W.M.A.) PHS. Late south 5/26 Pope MJM, 5/30 Carver (3, Tacoma Ave.) ChP, ebd, 5/31 Carver (Wahibo Marsh) ebd (median 6/1). Late north 5/29 Cass SC, 5/29–31 St. Louis (max. 74, Park Point R.A.) ebd, ALw, FJN (median 6/12), but also see summer report.
2022Summer82 Found in all northern regions plus early south migrants 7/29 Le Sueur DOr, 7/30 Sibley ToL, TWe. High count 6/17 Lake of the Woods (200, flooded field south of Baudette) TBH, AXH.
2022Fall2738 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 9/24 Cass (350, Walker W.T.P.) TCL. Late north 11/16 Beltrami (max. 3) AxB, DvH, Cass (8) ebd, 11/17–22 Crow Wing (max. 20, multiple locations) MJB, DMz (median 11/25). Late south 11/23 Hennepin (Medicine Lake) ebd, 11/23–26 Washington (max. 89) EzH, m.ob., 11/26 Hennepin (Surfside Park) TWe (median 11/28).
 
 Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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