Boreal Chickadee(Poecile hudsonicus) |
Year | Season | N | S | |
1930 | Summer | | | Gustav Swnnson eaw a young bird of the northern species being fed, near Deer River, on June 2oth, |
1945 | Winter | | | Two in Glenwood Park at Minneapolis, winter of 1943-44; three in same park, winter of 1946-47, (Miss L. M. Aler); several records in the Duluth region. |
1961 | Winter | | | Present throughout January at Encampment Forest, Lake County, seen by Myrtle Penner, and at Hibbing, St. Louis County, seen by Harriet Micensky. Red-breasted Nutcatch: A. C. Rosenwinkel saw one at Lake Vadnais, Ramsey County on January 27. Myrtle Penner reports them present all December and January at Encampment Forest. Robin: Jan Green received scattered re· ports in the Duluth area from December 12 thru 31. |
1962 | Fall | | | Aug. 14, Hibbing, St. Louis County, Harriet Micensky; Sept. 25 and 30, Hibbing, Harriet Micensky; Nov. 1, Hibbing. Forest Strnad; numerous reports during all seasons of the year indicate that Mrs. Micensky has a "monopoly" on these brown-capped little fellows. |
1962 | Winter | | | At Hibbing, Harriet Micensky had 22 observations at her feeder during Dec.; Dec. 28, Cloquet Forest Research Center, Carlton Co., Gordon Gullion; during Jan., Harriet Micensky again had 21 observations; Feb. 16, Lutsen, Cook Co., 3 at feeder, Gloria Peleaux, Janet Green; Feb. 24, Northwest Angle, Lake-of-thewoods Co., 2 seen, Museum staff. |
1963 | Spring | | | March 23, 9 mi. S. Waskish, Beltrami Co., 7 seen and heard, Avifaunal Club. |
1963 | Summer | | | Lake Co., S. Kawishiwi River, Endless Waters Road, June 17, pair nesting about six inches from top of dead, 9 foot snag in open bog. Hole faced east, contents not noted. Robert Stein, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Tufted Titmouse: Ramsey Co., Bald Eagle Lake, June 12, ad with 5 y at feeder. Remained until at least Aug. 29. Elizabeth Campbell. |
1963 | Winter | | | Usual reports from Lake-of-the-Woods, Beltrami, St. Louis, Cook and Cass Counties. |
1964 | Summer | | | 7-26, McNair, Lake Co, 2 ad and 4y, RG, WRP, RLH. |
1964 | Fall | | | At feeders in Hibbing (HM), Cloquet (GWG) and Cook Co (HH). |
1964 | Winter | | | Except for an unusual occurrence on 1-15 at Long Lake, Hennepin Co, at feeder of Mrs. C. L. Graham, all reports were restricted to Cook (EMB, MIG) and St. Louis (LJ, VFB, NJH) Co's; 1 to 3 birds each time. |
1966 | Summer | | | 6-4 Lake Co, RG; 7-11 St. Louis Co, RBJ; 7-23 Lake Co, RLH; 8-20 Lake Co, RG; 8-28 Cook Co, RG. |
1966 | Fall | | | Southwestward movement onto our "prairies" may be without precedent; 10-24 Morrison Co., 1, LSR; 10-30 (7), 11-13 (5) and 11-28 (2) Morris, Stevens Co., JAH, RAG; 11-1 Donnelly, Stevens Co., DHR; 11-23 to 11-27 Benson, Swift Co., 2 at feeders on opposite sides of town, HSH; 11-26 to 1/28 Birchwood (St. Paul), at feeder, fide WWL; moved even further south later in winter. |
1966 | Winter | | | invasion continues; 12-5 to 12-27 Brooklyn Center, Hennepin Co., fide DW; all winter at feeder, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine Co., Mrs. Paul Schmidt, fide PE; all winter, Little Falls, Morrison Co., 2, LSR; 12-25 Benson, Swift Co., 2 at feeders, HSH; all winter, Morris, Stevens Co., Mrs. T. S. Long fide JAH; 1-6 to 2-20, Excelsior, Hennepin Co., 1 at feeder, fide RDT; 2-26 Waite Park, Stearns Co., DB; this unprecedented movement southward and westward resulted, almost in predictable fashion, in the first Iowa record for this species; it would be interesting to note if a parallel situation existed in Wisconsin or Michigan this winter. |
1967 | Spring | | | usual records from northeast, with 2 westerly records: 3-2 Moorhead, Clay Co., 1, LWJ; 3-9(5), 3-26(3), 5-29(3) Morris, Stevens Co., JAH, last remnants of the flock that wintered there. |
1967 | Fall | | | reported from Lake of the Woods, St. Louis and Lake Co's.; one southerly record; 11-23 Glen Lake, Hennepin Co., 1, at feeder, Jim Coyner, good details verbally by telephone. Bloomington, Hennepin Co., MEH; 9-16 Hennepin Co., MHM; 9-16 Marine, Washington Co., MIG; 10-20 Houston Co., 7, MIG; 11-6 Minneapolis, VL. |
1967 | Winter | | | usual reports from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching Co's. |
1968 | Spring | | | 4-21 Norris Camp, Lake-of-the-Woods Co., 4, JAH, only report. |
1968 | Summer | | | reported from Lake, Cook, Carlton (GWG), Clearwater (TCD) Co's. |
1968 | Fall | | | Reported from Cook, Itasca, Lake and St. Louis. THE LOON 20 Concentration of 25 on 9-28 in Two Harbors reported by MC. |
1968 | Winter | | | Reported from St. Louis, Crow Wing, Cook, and Lake Counties. |
1969 | Spring | | | 3-1 (2) Duluth, MMC; 3-24 (4) Duluth, MMC; 4-10 (1) Duluth, MMC. |
1969 | Summer | | | 6-29 Duluth 2, RL, VL, only report. |
1969 | Fall | | | St. Louis reports 8-1 and 11-25 HM; 10-6 DB and JCG. |
1969 | Winter | | | Reported from Cook, St. Louis, Beltrami (Turtle River, ETS). |
1970 | Spring | | | 4-4 St. Louis (2) RG ; only report. |
1970 | Fall | | | reported from Duluth from 10-1 to 11-21 by )G, PH, KS; also one report from Lake Co. |
1970 | Winter | | | reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis and BUFFALO CO., WISC. (12-23, BTV; 1-21, DGM). |
1971 | Spring | | | all winter until 4-5 Duluth, 1\1. Hessen; all winter until 3-31 Lake KE. |
1971 | Summer | | | 6-12 Lake of the Woods RBJ, only report. |
1971 | Fall | | | 6 reports 10-6 Koochiching DB; 10-16 St. Louis NH; 10-21 Lake RBJ; 10-22 St. Louis RBJ; 11-1 Duluth, T. Peck. |
1971 | Winter | | | reported by 4 people in Lake Cook, St. Louis (Hibbing). ' |
1972 | Summer | | | 7-10 to 8-8 one at feeder, LYON Co. HCK. |
1972 | Winter | | | NORTH Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Lake, Mille Lacs and St. Louis. SOUTH Hennepin 12-30 thru 2-24, Lac qui Parle and Ramsey. |
1973 | Summer | | | Breeding cards from Aitkin (TS), Hubbard (JAB); seen in Lake (7-10 ME). |
1973 | Fall | | | Only two reports after last year's invasion: 9-15 St. Louis (JAB); 11-11 St. Louis (2) (DB). |
1973 | Winter | | | Reported on the Itasca (8), Sax-Co~ ton (21), Hibbing and Gra1_1d. Marais Christmas Counts; also 1-1 A1tkm (RR), 1-26 St. Louis (10) (TS). |
1974 | Spring | | | Only report 3-22 Hennepin OJ. |
1974 | Summer | | | Four reported; 7-7 to 7-10 in Lake Co. (ME, JG), Cook Co. (no date, MMC), and 7-19 on the Echo Trail, St. Louis Co. (JG). |
1974 | Fall | | | 9-2 Cook DB; 10-11 to 11-5 Duluth (7) JG, MMC; 10-27 Itasca DB; 11-6 Sax-Zim, St. Louis (14) JG; 11-22 Lake RBJ. |
1974 | Winter | | | More reports than usual: reported from Marshall, Hubbard, Aitkin, Clearwater, St. Louis (Duluth and Hibbing Christmas Counts, 8 at Ely, 6 at SaxZim), Lake, Cook, Ottertail (Fergus Falls Christmas Count) and Kandiyohi Co's (Willmar Christmas Count; details?). |
1975 | Spring | | | 3 reports: 3-1 St. Louis GJN; 3-8 Hennepin OLJ; 4-24 Cook HFC. |
1975 | Summer | | | Reported from St. Louis (6-11 and 22, GN), Lake (from 6-23 to 7-4, 4 birds, JG) and Cook (7-1, GN). |
1975 | Fall | | | 8-31 Itasca (4) DB; 10-18 Becker GO; 11-24 Sax Zim St. Louis JG; 11-30 Stearns NMH. |
1975 | Winter | | | reported from Cook (4 reports, peak of 5), Lake (1 report), St. Louis (4 reports, peak of 4) and Stearns (1-1 to 1-11 at Sartell, NMH); an unconfirmed peak of 52 in late December in the Sax·Zim area of St. Louis Co. was not substantiated by others birding the area who found no more than 5. |
1976 | Spring | | | 3 reports: 3-13 to 3-19 Hennepin (3) ERW; 4-2 Cook JH; 5-22 Carlton TS, RBJ, KE. |
1976 | Summer | | | nested in Lake (found on 6-24 along National Forest Road 424, GN); also reported from Itasca, St. Louis and Cook (peak of 7 on 7-30, KE). |
1976 | Fall | | | North reports from Marshall, Becker, St. Louis and Cook; unusual south report 11-15 to 11-25 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. EW. |
1976 | Winter | | | Reported from Roseau, Hubbard, Koochiching, Clearwater, St. Louis, Lake and Cook Co's. |
1977 | Spring | | | 3 reports: 3-31 St. Louis (2) HPD; 4-21 Lake (3) CNS; 5-23 St. Louis (1) DA. |
1977 | Summer | | | Nested in Clearwater (7-2, nest with 5 young, D. Pearson); also reported from St. Louis, Lake and Cook. |
1977 | Fall | | | Fewer reports than usual, only reported from Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook counties. |
1977 | Winter | | | Reported from Becker, Crow Wing, Koochiching, St. Louis (peak of 16 on the Voyageurs Natl. Pk. CBC), Lake and Cook (peak of 16 on the Grand Marais CBC). |
1978 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Beltrami (Waskish); seen also in Cook and St. Louis (Babbitt). |
1978 | Fall | | | North reports from Cook, Itasca, Lake, Mille Lacs and St. Louis. |
1979 | Spring | | | 3-25 Cook TS, 3-30 Lake SW, 4-13 St. Louis KE, 5-19 St. Louis DA, TH. |
1979 | Summer | | | Only report: 7-14, family group, Clearwater (Iron Springs Bog), D&MB. |
1979 | Fall | | | North reports from Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Lake and St. Louis. |
1979 | Winter | | | Seven reports from Cook, St. Louis, Lake of the Woods and Hubbard. |
1980 | Spring | | | 3-1 St. Louis TH, RBA 75, 3-14 DA, 4-5 Cook KE, 4-17 Lake SW, 5-9 Koochiching JHMN. |
1980 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from St. Louis; also seen in Cook, Lake, Itasca (Scenic SP), Koochiching, Lake of the Woods. |
1980 | Fall | | | Reported from Cook, Itasca, Lake and St. Louis counties. |
1980 | Winter | | | Seven reports from Cook, Lake, St. Louis and Lake of the Woods. |
1981 | Spring | | | Reported from Cook 3-28 ES, 5-13 KE, 5-29 KG, 4-28 St. Louis JG, 5-8,10 Lake SW/ MS, 5-10,12,30 Itasca TL, 5-21 Lake of the Woods KSS. |
1981 | Summer | | | Seen in Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods. |
1981 | Fall | | | All reports: 10-14 Lake SW /MS, 10-15,22 St. Louis KE, 10-21 Cook JB and Itasca County TL. |
1981 | Winter | | | Reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami and Roseau. |
1982 | Spring | | | Present entire period Cook MKH, SL, Lake SW/ MS, St. Louis TW, 3-27 Duluth TL, 4-10 St. Louis KE, MHall reports. |
1982 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Cook. Also seen in Lake, Itasca (Scenic SP), Beltrami (8 miles n. of Bemidji), Hubbard. |
1982 | Fall | | | All reports: 9/29 St. Louis KE, 10/14 LE, 10/23 Cook DGW, 11/27, 28 DZ/MC, 11/13 Itasca AB, permanent resident Cook KMH, Lake SWIMS. |
1982 | Winter | | | Reported from Hennepin 1/3 until 1/8 (VL, SC) in the south and Itasca, St. Louis, Lake and Cook in the north where it was much more common than usual. |
1983 | Spring | | | Reported from Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties. |
1983 | Summer | | | Seen in Cook, Lake, Carlton. |
1983 | Fall | | | All reports: 9/24 Cook MH, 10/2 St. Louis KE, MH, 10/20 HRNR, 10/17 Beltrami AS, 10/29 Lake JSP, 10/30 SS, 11/2S Marshall KSS ; present all period Cook KMH, Lake SWIMS. |
1983 | Winter | | | The Duluth CBC recorded 12 and Grand Marais had II. Also reported from Lake, northern St. Louis, Koochiching, Beltrami, Itasca, Aitkin and NE Kanabec counties. |
1984 | Spring | | | Permanent resident in Cook and reported from Aitkin, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis. |
1984 | Fall | | | 8/20 Itasca DB, 9/13 Lake SSt, 10/5 St. Louis MH, 10/27 St. Louis RE, SDM, 11/25 Roseau, also Cook. |
1984 | Winter | | | Reported from seven counties in the NC and NE regions. A statewide CBC total of 23 (30 last year). |
1985 | Spring | | | Present entire period in Cook KE, KMH, WP, 3/2 Lake DZ, 3/10 Carlton AB, 3/25-4115 St. Louis SWIMS, 4/25 Lake SWIMS. |
1985 | Summer | | | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis. |
1985 | Fall | | | Reported from Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. |
1985 | Winter | | | Reported on the Hibbing, Isabella, Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail North CBCs. Also reported in Aitkin and Pine, 1/18 (RG). |
1986 | Spring | | | All reports: 3/1 Stearns NH, St. Louis 3/1 I SS, 5/26 KB, resident MH/JS, Cook resident KMH. |
1986 | Summer | | | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis. |
1986 | Fall | | | Reported from ten north counties with a peak of 40 on 10/8 Duluth KE. Also reported 10/16 Ramsey KB and 11/16-22 Wabasha m.ob. Thfted Titmouse Reported 8/2, ll/16, 11/30 Houston m.ob., 10/5 Fillmore AP and 11/30 Olmsted JEB. |
1986 | Winter | | | Two south reports of overwintering individuals: Cottonwood (m.ob.) and Wabasha Co. (m.ob.). Two central region reports from Morrison 2/21 (RJ) and Mille Lacs (RG). Also reported from nine north region counties with a statewide CBC total of 105. High counts of 34 at Isabella and 31 at Duluth. |
1987 | Spring | | | Reported from seven north counties with a peak of 20 on 4/4 Aitkin WN. Thfted Titmouse 3/1, 3/8, 5/31 Houston AP, EMF, 3/27-4/18 Washington DS, 5/2 Fillmore AP. |
1987 | Summer | | | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin (II birds in S.l6 ofT50N, R25W; first summer sighting in 14 years, WN). Thfted Titmouse Seen in Houston. |
1987 | Fall | | | Reported from eight north counties. Thfted Titmouse All reports: Houston EMF, 11/1 Olmsted AB. |
1987 | Winter | | | Reports from seven NE and north central region counties. A CBC total of 40 (105 L.Y.). Thfted Titmouse Reported on the Hastings and Fillmore CBC's, and in Houston at the (EMF) feeder throughout the period. |
1988 | Spring | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis Counties. |
1988 | Summer | | | Only reports from Hubbard (7/25, HJF), Aitkin (6/29-7117, WN), Lake, Cook. Thfted Titmouse Only report from Olmsted; none seen in Houston ("unusual" according to EMF). |
1988 | Fall | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Thfted Titmouse All reports: 8/11, 11/30 Houston EMF, 10/15, 18 Olmsted BSE, 10/19 Wabasha DWM, 11/6 Anoka DS, 11/20 Houston KE, 9/28- 11/30 Olmsted AP |
1988 | Winter | | | A statewide CBC total of 46 ( 40 1. y.) and reports from six northeast and north central region counties. Thfted Titmouse Observed at five different locations in Rochester JB throughout the period and one or two seen daily in Houston EMF. |
1989 | Spring | | | Reported from Aitkin, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Thfted Titmouse All reports 3/8 Olmsted JB, 3/12 Houston AB, 5/22 Scott AP. |
1989 | Summer | | | Reported in Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. |
1989 | Fall | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Thfted Titmouse All reports: 8/1-11130 Houston (max. 3) EMF, JM. |
1989 | Winter | | | Reported from nine north counties as far south as Pine with a statewide CBC total of only 17 (46 l.y.). 20 noted in Aitkin, Aitkin Co. 1/13 WN. Thfted Titmouse Despite recent series of mild winters, this species has never recovered its former range of the 1940-1975 period. Reported only from two areas in Houston (Winnebago Township EMF and Root RiverTrai1 AP) and three areas in Olmsted. |
1990 | Spring | | | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook and Lake Counties. |
1990 | Summer | | | Reports from Cook, Lake, Itasca, Aitkin. Thfted Titmouse Only report from Houston. |
1990 | Fall | | | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Thfted Titmouse One report: 8/1-ll/28 Houston (max. 4) EMF. |
1990 | Winter | | | Rather scarce with reports from only seven north counties and a statewide CBC total of 17 (17 I.y.). Thfted Titmouse Perhaps still decreasing, reported only from the Rochester CBC, and Houston 1-2 almost daily EMH. |
1991 | Spring | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and St. Louis Counties. Thfted Titmouse All reports: 3/17-5111 Olmsted mob, 4/215/ 9 Goodhue AP, WP, 5/15 Mower AP; Houston (resident, max. 4) EMF et al. |
1991 | Summer | | | Reported in Roseau, Aitkin, St. Louis, Cook. |
1991 | Fall | | | Reported from Aitkin, Clearwater, Cook, Itasca, Lake and St. Louis Counties. |
1991 | Winter | | | Very scarce with reports from only five counties (7 l.y.) including Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, and Lake of the Woods. CBC total 15 (17 l.y.). |
1992 | Spring | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis counties. |
1992 | Summer | | | Reported in Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis, and Cook. |
1992 | Fall | | | Reported from Cook, Roseau and St. Louis counties. |
1992 | Winter | | | Reported from eight counties (five l.y.) including Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, and Aitkin. CBC total 18. |
1993 | Spring | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, and St. Louis counties. |
1993 | Summer | | | Reported in Beltrami, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Carlton PS. |
1993 | Fall | | | Reported from Cook, Itasca, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and St. Louis counties. |
1993 | Winter | | | Reported from six counties (8 l.y.) within range, including Cook, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin and Beltrami. Numbers up in Duluth where many reported at feeders. |
1994 | Spring | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties. |
1994 | Summer | | | Reported in Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake, Aitkin. |
1994 | Fall | | | Reported from Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis counties. |
1994 | Winter | | | Reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin and Lake of the Woods in normal range, plus the Crosby CBC and 2/22 Becker BBe (Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge). CBC total 29. |
1995 | Spring | | | Reported from Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis counties. |
1995 | Summer | | | Reported in Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake, Aitkin. |
1995 | Fall | | | Only south report (no date) Washington fide AH. Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis. |
1995 | Winter | | | Reported from only six counties in range. CBC total 21. |
1996 | Spring | | | Reported throughout the normal range. |
1996 | Summer | | | Reported in Koochiching, St. Louis, Aitkin. |
1996 | Fall | | | Reported throughout the normal range in the north. |
1996 | Winter | | | Noticeably scarce. Only about ten reports from seven counties in range. CBC total 17. |
1997 | Spring | | | Reported throughout the normal range. |
1997 | Summer | | | Only reports from St. Louis, Aitkin. |
1997 | Fall | | | Unusual number (24) reported 11/30 Aitkin WN. Otherwise, reported throughout the normal range. |
1997 | Winter | | | Reported from seven counties in range. Peak 12/7 Aitkin (16) WN. CBC total 26. |
1998 | Spring | | | Reported throughout the normal range. |
1998 | Summer | | | Probable nesting in Lake; also seen in Koochiching, Aitkin, St. Louis, Cook. |
1998 | Fall | | | Reported from four counties within the normal range. |
1998 | Winter | | | Reported from Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook counties, plus the Beltrami Island CBC. CBC total 16. |
1999 | Spring | | | Reported within usual range from Aitkin, St. Louis. |
1999 | Summer | | | Reported in Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake. |
1999 | Fall | | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis. |
1999 | Winter | | | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis. |
2000 | Spring | | | Only reports from Aitkin and St. Louis (4 locations in Sax-Zim bog, PBu et al.). |
2000 | Summer | | | Reported in Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. |
2000 | Fall | | | Reported within range from Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. |
2000 | Winter | | | Observed in Aitkin Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. |
2001 | Spring | | | Reported from Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. [Corrected] |
2001 | Summer | | | Observed in Roseau, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Carlton, Lake.
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2001 | Fall | | | Observed in Cook, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis, including three in Duluth in late August (KRE). |
2001 | Winter | | | Found in Aitkin, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. |
2002 | Spring | | | All reports: Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. |
2002 | Summer | | | Reported in Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. |
2002 | Fall | | | Observed in Aitkin, Lake and St. Louis. |
2002 | Winter | | | Reported from eight counties in range. |
2003 | Spring | | | All reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods (9 birds 3/5, GMM, JMF), St. Louis. |
2003 | Summer | | | Observed in Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. |
2003 | Fall | | | Observed in Cook and St. Louis. |
2003 | Winter | | | Reported from Koochiching, St. Louis, Aitkin, Lake. |
2004 | Spring | | | Reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin, and Lake of the Woods (Pitt Grade F.R.). |
2004 | Summer | | | Reported 6/15 Lake NRRI, 6/22, 7/11 St. Louis NRRI, SLF, SES, 6/24, 6/29 Itasca CLB, KWR, NRRI, 7/5 Cass NRRI, 7/16 Beltrami BJU. |
2004 | Fall | | | Found in Beltrami, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis, and Lake. Apparent migrants found at the mouth of the Knife R. 9/25 Lake KRE, JWL, SLL. |
2004 | Winter | | | Reported from five counties in range. |
2005 | Spring | | | Reported from Beltrami, Cass, St. Louis. |
2005 | Summer | | | Reported within normal range in Beltrami, Koochiching, Cass, Itasca, and St. Louis. |
2005 | Fall | | | Reported from Cook and St. Louis in the Northeast, and Aitkin, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, and Koochiching in North-central. |
2005 | Winter | | | Reported from ten counties in range. |
2006 | Spring | | | Nine reports from a total of six counties: Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, and Aitkin. |
2006 | Summer | | | Most reports ever. Seen in Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Koochiching, Itasca, Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis, and Lake. |
2006 | Fall | | | All reports: St. Louis in August, Koochiching in early September, Lake of the Woods in September and October, Cook from late October until early November, and Aitkin in late November. In contrast to Fall 1986, when a major movement of this species along the North Shore of Lake Superior correlated with an irruption of Gray Jays (KRE), there was no evidence of increased numbers of Boreal Chickadees along the North Shore in Fall 2006. |
2006 | Winter | 10 | | Reported from 10 counties within range, the same as last year. |
2007 | Spring | 7 | | Reported from Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis prior to mid-April, and then only 5/25 Lake of the Woods MHK. |
2007 | Summer | 4 | | All reports: 6/1 Koochiching RBW, 6/14 Lake (4) NRRI, 6/20 St. Louis (3) NRRI, 6/30 Cook HHD, 7/1 Cook KRE. |
2007 | Fall | 12 | | Significant North Shore irruption including 27 counted on 10/27 between McQuade Road (St. Louis) and Iona's Beach (Lake) KRE, JWL, m.ob.; 17 reported from St. Louis that same day by JCC; and 15 found in St. Louis between Duluth and Knife River on 10/21 KRE. |
2007 | Winter | 5 | | Distribution more confined than the 10 counties reporting each of the past two years. Reported infrequently 12/23–1/26 Hubbard (2, first seen 1/19 at the same location) PBB, m.ob., 1/27 Cass BAW, numerous reports 12/15–2/24 St. Louis (Duluth and Sax-Zim Bog areas) m.ob., and infrequently 12/15–2/18 Lake m.ob. High count was 1/16 St. Louis (6) MCA. Only reported from one CBC away from St. Louis and Lake Counties: Grand Rapids (1). |
2008 | Spring | 5 | | Reported from Aitkin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. High count 3/1 Lake (10) JWL. |
2008 | Summer | 2 | | Reported 6/7 Cook JEB, JWH, 6/15, 6/17, 6/18, 6/22, 6/26 Itasca MCBS, 7/12 St. Louis KJB. |
2008 | Fall | 4 | | Very few reports. Single reports from Beltrami (11/2 BJU), Koochiching (11/3 BJU) and Lake of the Woods (9/30 fide JMJ), reported twice from St. Louis (9/25 DMF, 11/25 DPG). |
2008 | Winter | 6 | | Reported from Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis — comparable to the 2007–2008 winter season but well below the ten counties where reported in the two prior winters. High count apart from CBCs was 5 on 2/7 in St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) TJM. |
2009 | Spring | 6 | | Reports from Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 3/28 Itasca (8, Old Hwy 6) EEO. |
2009 | Summer | 3 | | All reports: small numbers in St. Louis, Lake, Cook. |
2009 | Fall | 5 | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. |
2009 | Winter | 7 | | Reported from about the same number of counties as the two previous years, from Lake of the Woods to Cook. High counts 1/2 Lake (17) JWL, 12/26 Lake (12) JWL. These two counts were the majority of the totals from the CBC high counts at Ely (19 on 12/26) and Isabella (19 on 1/2). |
2010 | Spring | 6 | | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 3/26 Lake (6, east of Greenwood Lake) JWL. |
2010 | Summer | 6 | | Observed in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. |
2010 | Fall | 6 | | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. High count 8/23 Lake (20, Isabella) BWe. |
2010 | Winter | 5 | | Found in Aitkin, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High counts 12/26 Lake (17, along Spruce Rd. and S.R. 1) JWL, 12/25 Lake (8, Stony River F.R. between S.R. 1 and the Whyte Rd.) fide JWL, 1/3 Lake of the Woods (7, Faunce Rd., Beltrami Island S.F.) DWi. CBC high count 12/26 Ely (21). |
2011 | Spring | 7 | | Reported from 7 counties in the Northeast and North-central. |
2011 | Summer | 8 | | Found in northern regions as far west as Becker (Lake Eunice) and Roseau. First county breeding record from Lake of the Woods BWa. |
2011 | Fall | 6 | | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Koochiching, St. Louis. |
2011 | Winter | 5 | | Reporting counties down only slightly from last year, but the lowest number of the previous 5 years. Reported from Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis and Lake Counties. As expected, most reports were from the Sax-Zim Bog 12/1–2/25 St. Louis m.ob. High counts were all from the same location on consecutive days, 2/16–18 Lake (7–8, Moose Ridge Cafe, Isabella) ASt, DGl, LOl. CBC high counts 1/1 Isabella (16), 12/30 Beltrami Island (14). |
2012 | Spring | 4 | | Few reports, only found in Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis. |
2012 | Summer | 8 | | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. |
2012 | Fall | 5 | | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. |
2012 | Winter | 5 | | Reported from the same number of counties as the previous two years: Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, and Lake. The Sax-Zim Bog in St. Louis produced the most reports. CBC high counts 12/30 Beltrami Island (7), 12/30 Isabella (6), 12/21 Sax-Zim (3), 12/31 Baudette (3). |
2013 | Spring | 5 | | Reported from Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. |
2013 | Summer | 6 | | Observed in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. |
2013 | Fall | 6 | | Reports from Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. High count 9/2 St. Louis (6) GTa, CMg. |
2013 | Winter | 6 | | Many reports from Aitkin, Lake, and St. Louis (principally Sax-Zim Bog). Additional reports 12/10 Carlton (6) TiH, 1/5–2/5 Cook (Lutsen) DMB, 1/12 Itasca SC. CBC high counts 12/20 Sax-Zim (10), 1/4 Isabella (5), 12/28 Aurora (4). |
2014 | Spring | 3 | | Only reported from Cook, Lake and St. Louis. No reports of more than two individuals. |
2014 | Summer | 5 | | Observed in Aitkin, Cook, Hubbard, Lake, St. Louis. |
2014 | Fall | 5 | | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. High count 11/16 Lake (6, Stoney River F.R.) DWK. |
2014 | Winter | 4 | | Reported from fewest counties in past ten years with most reports from St. Louis (principally Sax-Zim Bog) and Lake. Additional reports 12/28 Itasca (Aurora) SC, 1/1 Lake of the Woods DBW. CBC high counts 1/3 Isabella (48), 1/1 Beltrami Island (15). |
2015 | Spring | 4 | | Reported from Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. High count 5/31 St. Louis (7, all one-day-old chicks in a nest cavity) AXH. |
2015 | Summer | 5 | | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. |
2015 | Fall | 5 | | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. Numerous high counts of 6 individuals. |
2015 | Winter | 5 | | Many reports from Lake and St. Louis (mostly in Sax-Zim Bog). All additional reports 12/31 Beltrami Island CBC, 1/2 Roseau CBC, 2/29 Carlton SC. CBC high counts 1/2 Isabella (7), 12/14 Sax-Zim (6). |
2016 | Spring | 6 | | Reported from Beltrami, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. High counts 3/5 Lake (6, East Tomahawk Road) NLM, 5/29 St. Louis (6, nest with six chicks) AXH. |
2016 | Summer | 7 | | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pine, St. Louis. |
2016 | Fall | 6 | | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. High counts 8/7 Beltrami (6) KeM, 9/5 St. Louis (6) SJa, ABo, 9/6 Koochiching (6) DWK. |
2016 | Winter | 6 | | Reported across normal range in northeastern MN with highest number of reports from St. Louis and Lake. High counts 1/15 Lake (11) FJN, 2/25 Lake (7) GPe, JLz, KWi. CBC high counts 12/31 Cook Area (7), 12/31 Isabella (4). |
2017 | Spring | 6 | | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. High counts 3/3 Koochiching (12, C.R. 13) HHD, 3/1 Lake (8) HlB. |
2017 | Summer | 7 | | Found in Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. |
2017 | Fall | 3 | | Scarce, only reported from Cook, Lake and St. Louis, with no reports of more than 3 individuals. |
2017 | Winter | 4 | | Reported from four counties in Northeast and North-central regions, slightly below 10-year average of five counties, with majority of reports from St. Louis and Lake. All additional reports 12/15 Itasca SC, 1/13 Cook ebd. High counts 2/14 Lake (11) BBa, TRd, 1/28 Lake (9) FJN. CBC high count 12/18 Sax-Zim (8). |
2018 | Spring | 4 | | Reported from Cook, Lake, Koochiching, and St. Louis. High count 4/13 Lake (4, Kawishiwi River/Tomahawk bridge) NLM. |
2018 | Summer | 6 | | Seen in Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. |
2018 | Fall | 6 | |  Notable record 10/26 Carlton LiH. Also reported from Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis. High counts 10/21 St. Louis (14, Stoney Point) RyS, StK, 10/23 St. Louis (6, Stoney Point) RyS. |
2018 | Winter | 9 | | Observed in nine north counties in coniferous zone, the highest number in past ten years. High counts 1/13 St. Louis (6) ebd, 2/9 St. Louis (6) ebd. CBC high counts 12/16 Sax-Zim (13), 12/30 Beltrami Island (13), 12/30 Isabella (6). |
2019 | Spring | 2 | | Reported from only Lake and St. Louis. High count 3/4 St. Louis (7, Sax-Zim Bog, Admiral Road feeders) NMt. |
2019 | Summer | 7 | | Â Observed in Beltrami, Cook, Hubbard, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 6/25 St. Louis (9, Sax-Zim Bog, C.R. 788) MlM. |
2019 | Fall | 7 | | Reported from Lake of the Woods and Beltrami east to Cook. High count 9/15 Cook (6, Eagle Mountain) KSz. |
2019 | Winter | 9 | | Â Observed in all nine counties east and north of a line form Roseau to Carlton, the same number of counties as last year (ten-year average six). High counts 2/9 Lake (10) ASu, ebd, 1/6 St. Louis (9) ASu, 2/5 Lake (8) ASu. CBC high count 1/4 Isabella (11). |
2020 | Spring | 3 | | Reported from Cook, Lake and St. Louis. High count 3/14 St. Louis (4) JuG. |
2020 | Summer | 7 | | Observed in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Hubbard, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. |
2020 | Fall | 5 | | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Lake, Roseau, and St. Louis. High count 11/17 Lake (10) ASu. |
2020 | Winter | 7 | | Observed in all north counties bordering Canada except Kittson, and in Itasca. All reports away from North Shore counties: 1/6 Roseau (Sprague Creek) BoA, 1/9, 2/11 Lake of the Woods (Beltrami S.F.) REn, RLF, 1/10, 1/16 Koochiching ASu, JGW, 2/13 Itasca ebd. High count 1/1 Cook (8, Grand Marais Campground) FJN. CBC high counts 1/2 Isabella (7), 12/14 Sax-Zim (6). |
2021 | Spring | 7 | | Reported Beltrami and Lake of the Woods east to Cook. Numerous high counts of 5 birds. |
2021 | Summer | 6 | | Found in Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. |
2021 | Fall | 6 | | Reported from Lake of the Woods and Beltrami east to Cook. No counts of more than 3 individuals. |
2021 | Winter | 5 | | Observed in Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake and Cook; the lowest total since 2017 when reported from four counties. High counts 1/3 St. Louis (10, Meadowlands Twp.) IaG, 2/14 St. Louis (7, Sax-Zim Bog) ebd. CBC high counts 1/2 Isabella (6), 12/20 Sax-Zim (3), 12/31 Beltrami Island (3). |
2022 | Spring | 3 | | Only reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis. High counts 3/12 Lake (12, Whyte Rd. / Stony River F.R) SNe, 5/23 St. Louis (7) ClN, KDN, JDx. |
2022 | Summer | 4 | | Found in Cook, Koochiching, Marshall, St. Louis. |
2022 | Fall | 4 | | Only reported from Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. High counts 8/18 Lake (5, Lake Polly) BSa, 10/26 St. Louis (5, Stony Point) StK, SNe, SeM, HTo. |
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  | Permanent resident north-central and northeast. |