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 |
| Dickcissel(Spiza americana) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Summer | Alden Risser found the only nest reported of this species, at, Frontenac, June 21st, with four eggs. Scarlet Tanager; No nest was found but the writer saw a young bird being fed near Excelsior on Juno 4th. | ||
| 1931 | Summer | Harius Horse reports two nests of this interesting species. The first contained four dickcissel eggs and one of the cowbird on July 13th and the other contained five eggs on July.31st. | ||
| 1933 | Summer | That this nomad appeared in such nuobers as to mAke 1933 a "Dickcissel Year" is evinced by the numerous reports of its abundance which have cooe fron many parts of the state. Six nests wore reported. Grir.1es found a nest in Pennington County on June 23rd, when it held 1 egg..Another nest vrhich he found on the 24th held 3 eggs. Hieruenz found a nest on July 6th near Piertz which contained 3 hatching eggs and a Brown-headed Cowbird egg. Swedenborg reports young out of tho nest being fed on July 8th (near Minneapolis). Risser found tho bird nesting ip the Ca.na":'dinn Zone at Sturgeon ~~e, where he discovered a nest containing 3 eggs on July 1st. This occurence is nost interesting onc1 unexpected. | ||
| 1934 | Summer | A1though this was not a "Dickcissel year11, Hianenz managed to locate five nests of this species in one day, near Pierz, on July 5th. "The contents were as follows: 3 large young and 1 n.ddled egg; 3 eggs; 4 eggs; 2 f'resh eggs; and 1 egg. The nests \-tore all placed in bushes or weeds from 10 inches to ~feet from the ground. There also were two pai~s present with young just out of the nest and barely able to fly. 11 ~o other nests were reported. | ||
| 1936 | Summer | The onJ.y repo-rts were those of' Mrs. C. E. Peterson. At Lac quiParle on July 28th she saw three young out of' nest. Again on August 5th she observed adults feeding young out of nest. | ||
| 1938 | Summer | Between' Worthington and the Dakota line Mr. Berthel saw 30 Black-Throated Buntings on June 15; they were seen less frequently as he traveled northward. They were probably nesting in the region. | ||
| 1940 | Summer | A nest with 2 eggs was found on June I9 by Harrell and Longley near St. Paul. The T. S. Roberts Club observed 2 nests, only one of which was successfuJ. It contained 3 eggs and a cowbird's egg on June 25. | ||
| 1947 | Summer | Feeding young, July 2, Lac qui Parle Co., Willis. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | On 9 to 20 June Dean Honetschlager found a male singing over alfalfa field in Washington County. Another was seen near Donnelly, Stevens County on 17 June by Del Holdgrafer. Several seen on 10 June south of Hastings, Dakota County by Huber brothers. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | May 20 Eden Prairie, Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; May 26 East Union, Carver Co., Bob Janssen; May 27 numerous throughout southwestern Minnesota, Avifaunal Club. Evening Grosbeak; Mrs. Paul G. Kief reports several in Montevideo, Chippewa Oo., from February 17 until April 2. Mrs. Lee E. Payne of Willmar, Kandiyohi Co., reports that a flock spent all of March at her feeder. Mrs. Allan had them at her feeder in Ramsey Co., until May 12. Ray Naddy saw them at Duluth as late as May 31. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Sept. 2, Carlos State Park, Lac qui Parle Co., Richard K. Olson; a very late date was Oct. 4, Graceville, Traverse Co., R. Grant. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 12, East Union, Carver Co., R. Huber; May 18, Houston Co., many, R. Janssen; May 25, Traverse Co., R. Grant; May 29, Rice Co., 0. Rustad. Evening Grosbealc: March 5, FargoMoorhead area, variousobservers; April 22, Shotley, Beltrami Co., Mabel Goranson; May 23, Duluth, 30 seen, R. Janssen; May 31, Duluth, Mrs. S. N. Erickson. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Lac qui Parle Co., Salt Lake, July 27, ad feeding 1 y out of nest, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | latest, Sept. 1, Rock Co., Avifaunal Club. Evening Grosbeak: Fargo-Moorhead area, Nov. 5, fide Elizabeth Anderson. Hubbard Co., Sept. 15, A. W. Peterson. Wadena Co., Oct. 1, R. Oehlenschlager. Washington Co., Nov. 16, Elizabeth Campbell. Washington Co., Nov. 29, D. Honetschlager. Winona Co., Sept. 15, James Walz. Winona Co., Nov. 6, Walter Schmidt. Winona Co., Nov. 16, Isabelle Kukowski. The extent of southward penetra· tion is delineated by a line drawn ap· proximately from the southeast corner of the state to the northwest corner. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-18 Anoka Co, LJ; 5-10 Stearns Co, RPR; 5-13 Goodhue Co, MAS; 5-23 Wright Co, EC; 5-10 Dakota Co, IG; 5-24 Douglas Co, MVS; 5-16 Washington Co, ACR; 5-10 to 5-13 Schroeder, Cook Co, Marie Aftreith. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | reported as very numerous by observers in southern half of state; Northern-most records were Wadena (RO) and Clay (EGA) Counties. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-20 Fargo-Moorhead, EGA; 10-3 Washington Co, ACR and 6 other observers, good details. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 5-1 Dakota Co, FN; next 5-6 Princeton, WJH. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 5-4 Wabasha Co, EMB; 5-15 Faribault, OAR; 5-17 Rochester, JPF. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | truly a good year; nested in Pope Co; also reported from Norman, Mahnomen, Goodhue, Winona, Anoka, Stevens, Wright, Carver, Rice, Hennepin, Dakota, Hubbard, Nobles, McLeod, Nicollet, Faribault, Waseca, Rock, Pipestone, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray and Yellow Medicine Co's. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Latest 9-10 Lincoln Co., 5060, DB, BL, RLH; 9-21 Lyon Co., PE. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 5-2 to 5-5, Duluth, JCG; 5-9 Olmsted Co., JPF, CMJ; 5-J 1 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-16 Hennepin and Carver 97 September 1967 Co.'s, FN/ MAS; 5-18 Goodhue Co., EWJ. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | reported from Anoka, Isanti, Lyon, Washington, McLeod, Wright, Carver, Hennepin, Wabasha, Rock, Nobles, Martin, Pope, Clay, Stevens, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Pipestone, Lincoln, Redwood Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | latest 9-3 Pipestone Co., BL; 9-15 Lyon Co., PE; 9-29 Traverse Co., JAH. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 4-20 (exceptional) Fargo- Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-3 Stearns Co., KE; 5-10 Wright Co., EHD; 5-19 Goodhue Co., EMB and l.ake Co., Two Harbors, 1 at feeder, RK (may be only record for Lake Co.?); 5-21 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-25 Lac qui Parle Co., DB. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | reported from Stearns, Washington, Morrison, Lyon, Wabasha, Ramsey, Carver, Clay, Todd, Crow Wing, Winona, Stevens, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Rice, Pope, Nobles, Jackson, Anoka, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Roseau (GES) Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-3 and 8-8 Cottonwood 9 and 4 LAF; 8-29 Wabasha 6 DGM; 8-25 Watonwan DMF. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-4-6 Tofte, Cook Co., OP; 5-6 Watonwan Co., EDK; 5-12 Watonwan Co., DMF; 5-24 Marshall Co., EIS and Two Harbors, Lake Co., RK; 5-30 (many) Nobles Co., HSH; 5-31 Cass Co., BT. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | reported in 18 counties north to Isanti and POPE (WH) Co's. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 8-8 Cottonwood LAF; 8-30 Lac qui Parle KP. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | only 7 reports (abundant in Illinois and Iowa): early south 4-24 Watonwan EK; 5-8 Rice OR; 5-17 Faribault HK; one NE report 5-20 to 5-30 Tofte, Cook Co., 1 at feeder, same location as last year, JP. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | reported from Carver, Hennepin, Cottonwood, Meeker, Pope, Freeborn, Dakota, Anoka, Washington, Wabasha, Winona, and Wright Co's. Most observers reP.,zrt the bird had left {or become secretive?) by late July. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 4 reports 8-2 Anoka EC; 8-13 Winona TV. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 5-15 Jackson ES and Cottonwood 1-IK; 5-16 Jackson DB and Nobles RBJ. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | no nests found but reported from 21 counties north to Pope, Crow Wing and Pine. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 8-3 and 4 Watonwan LF; 8-29 Rice BDC; 9-8 Grant KE; only reports. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | seen In Clay RBJ water (EW), Morrison (EC), Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Nobles, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Nicol let, Rice, Carver, Hennepin, Wright, Dakota. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Reported from 27 counties including Aitkin. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Seen only in Rock, Mower, Freeborn, Faribault. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 4-15 Freeborn DG; 5-9 Murray AD; 5-19 Rock KE, TS, JB. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested in Wabasha and Rock; also reported from 21 other counties north to Clay, Todd, Stearns. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 8-3 Clay, Wilkin RBJ. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 4-23 Hennepin JC, DY, earliest date on record; 5-2 and 5-4 Lyon NH; 5-15 Murray ADK. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Reported from 19 counties north to Clay, Stearns and Mille Lacs. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | only report 8-6 Rock KE. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Only 6 reports 5-14 to 5-30 reported from Lyon, Murray, Freeborn, Olmsted, Mower and Polk (5-29, 1, ETS). | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in Murray; also reported from 30 other counties north to Kittson, 7-2, WKE), Aitkin (6-15 to 7-15, T. Savaloja) and Morrison (7-4, KL); more reports than usual. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 3 reports: 8-1 Cottonwood LF, 8-7 Rock KE and Winona RJ. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early 5-5 Cottonwood LAF; 5-12 Fillmore JF; 5-15 Freeborn HK and Winona TS; also reported from Carver, LeSueur, Goodhue, Wabasha, Murray, Mower and Otter Tail Co's. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Olmsted; also reported from 26 other counties north to Otter Tail (6-1, GO) and Kittson (6-11, RJ). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Very few reports. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Martin; seen in 20 other counties north to Anoka, Morrison (Buckman), Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) and Clay (KJL). | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Five reports: 8-1 Carver VL, 8-15 Sherburne EH, 8-19 Rock RJ, 8-21 Lac qui Parle CMB and 8-30 Cottonwood LF. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Three reports: 5-13 Houston EMF, 5-18 Stearns NH, 5-27 Rock DGW. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Rock; also seen in 18 other counties north to Hennepin, Grant. Evening Grosbea·k Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine (Oak Lake), Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Five reports: 8-4 LeSueur RJ, 8-11 Mower RRK and Olmsted JF, 8-12 Olmsted JSD, 9-18 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Five reports 5-18 Murray AD, 5-24 Olmsted RJ, 5-25 Olmsted JF, 5-26 Dakota KG, 5-30 JCF. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Seen in the southern part of the state north to Anoka, Stearns, Grant, Wilkin, Clay. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Five reports: 8-1 Nicollet JCF, Nobles LCF, 8-2 Olmsted RJ, 8-3 Mower RRK and 8-6 Jackson LJF. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Four reports: 5-20 Wright DCF, 5-28 Olmsted JEB, 5-29 Nicollet JCF, 5-31 Mower RRK. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Seen throughout the South half plus Clay (7-17 Moorhead L&CF). Evening. Grosbeak Breeding data from Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis. Seen throughout range. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Two reports: 8-23 Nobles GS, 9-5 Dodge RJ. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | One report: 5-30 Dakota JD. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Seen in 22 counties in the southern half of the state as far north as Chisago, Sherburne, Traverse. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Two reports: 8/5 Cottonwood LAF, Murray AD. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Four reports 5/7 Renville MLF, 5/7 thru 5/9 Cook Mike and May Shere observed a pair at feeder, 5/25 Brown JSp, 5/28 Murray AD. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Very widespread. Seen in 31 counties in the South plus Crow Wing, Wadena, Clay, Norman, POLK (7110, fifty males, SS), PENNINGTON. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Late south 8/14 Pipestone KE, 8/21 Wright KL, 9/2 Olmsted BE. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | All reports 4/27 Sherburne SSa, 5/6 Cottonwood WH, 5/19 Rice KJ, 5/24 Scott PL, 5/25 Pipestone AD, 5/26 LeSueur GS. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | seen in 24 counties. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Late south 8/18 Sibley TT, 8/19 Pipestone JPa, 9/29 Watonwan RJ. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 5/9 Faribault KWB/HLW, 5/22 Rock ND, 5/24 Rock SSt. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Seen in 29 counties throughout the south half plus Clay (LCF), Wadena (AB). | ||
| 1985 | Fall | All reports 8/2 Lyon HK, 8/2 Nicollet JCF, 8/9 Murray AD, 8/11 OlmstedJEB, 8/18 Cottonwood LAF. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 5/4 Blue Earth MF, 5/12 Scott TTu, 5!14 Fillmore AMP. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Seen in 25 counties north to Dakota, Sherburne, Stearns and Swift plus Clay (JP/AM). Hundreds seen in Fillmore 7/16 (AP) and 40 in two square miles in Mower on 7/13 (AP). | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Late north 10/24 Duluth KE; late south 8/8 Fillmore AP, 8/12 Freeborn NHo, 8/132 Cottonwood BF. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 5/12 Washington TBB, 5/16 Murray NO and Pipestone JP, 5/17 Cottonwood RG, Mower RRK and Olmsted RSE. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Very widespread. Seen in 35 counties south and west of a diagonal from Dakota to Douglas , plus Clay (KR), Red Lake (BBS), Pennington (SKS). | ||
| 1987 | Fall | All reports 8/8 Freeborn NHO, 8/12 Murray NO, 8/15 Rock AP, RSE, RH, RJ. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 5/6 Steele KV, 5/19 Murray ND, 5/21 Brown JS, Mower AP, Nicollet JF, Olmsted BSE and Pipestone JP. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Possibly the largest invasion ever recorded in the state (The Loon 60: 143-144). No fewer than 140 reports from 73 counties as far north as Kittson, Roseau, and St. Louis, and including all counties in the northwest, south central, and southeast regions. Nested in Aitkin (WN), well north of usual range; despite abundance, no other nesting records. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Late north 8/11 Pennington AB ; late south 8/13 Dodge AP, RJ, 8/14 Wabasha AP, 8/20 Yellow Medicine AB. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 5/12 Cottonwood ED 5/14 Murray AB, ND, 5/16 Lyon TG. ' | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Extremely abundant relative to most years, although eclipsed by last year's record invasion . Seen in 53 counties as far north as Marshall, Aitkin, Pine; many observers reported very high numbers. Despite abundance, no nesting reports. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Late north 10/10 Duluth KE; late south 9/13 Mower AP, 9/28 Murray ND, 10/4 Pipestone JP. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 5/13 Murray ND, 5/18 Cottonwood ED, 5/26 Rice TB, OR. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Fewer reports than past two years, although still abundant. Seen in 42 counties as far north as Clay, Becker, Wadena, Mille Lacs. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Late north 8/19 Wilkin MO; late south 8/5 Carver GP, 8/8 Pipestone JP, 8/14 Brown JS. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 5/10 Rice OR, 5/14 Cottonwood ED, Pipestone JP, 5/15 Murray NO. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Gradual decline in reports continues, following peak in 1988. Seen in 39 counties as far north as a line through Marshall, Wadena, Sherburne, Anoka. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Late north 10/4 Cook KMH (The Loon 63:285); 8/16 Pipestone JP, 9/7 Rock JPa. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 5/10 Lyon HK, 5/12 Murray ND. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Gradual decrease in number of reports continues, following irruption peak in 1988. Seen in 35 counties as far north as Marshall in west and Anoka in east. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Late north 8/4 Clay LCF; late south 8/6 Rice OR, 8/20 Carver KB. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 5/6 Murray ND, 5/11 Brown JS. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Continued decrease in number of reports since 1988 high. Probable nesting in Stevens; seen in 27 other southern counties. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Late south 8/2 Cottonwood DSm, 8/13 Olmsted JB. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/21 (earliest date on record) Cottonwood ED, 4/30 Lyon HK. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Nested in Winona JPo; observed in 27 other southern counties plus Grant, Crow Wing, Otter Tail, Clay, Marshall. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | All reports: 8/11 Brown JS, 8/12 Rice TB, 8/15 Olmsted JB, 9/20 Duluth, St. Louis Co. KE. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 4/28 Lac qui Parle RH, 5/11 Rice OR, 5/29 Washington DS. Only report north 5/24 Clay MN. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Most reports since 1990. Nested in Sherburne KB; seen in 41 other counties as far north as Polk in the west and Aitkin in the east. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 8/7 Pennington SKS, 9/2 St. Louis FN. Late south 8/13 Jackson KB, 8/21 Pipestone JP, 8/22 Brown JSp. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 5/9 Jackson JCBC, 5/15 Murray and Rock ND. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Probable nesting in Blue Earth. Observed in 27 other southern counties plus Clay, Crow Wing; also reported 6/16 St. Louis (Sax-Zim bog) fide KE. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | No north reports. Late south 8/16 Dakota DBS and Jackson JCBC, 8/20 Lincoln RgS, JA, 8/31 Murray RgS. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | All reports: 5/13 Le Sueur MF, 5/21 St. Louis (Virginia) NJ, 5/27 Murray ND, 5/28 Lincoln RJ, 5/30 Jackson MJC, (no date) Brown BBo. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Reported in 24 southern counties plus Wilkin, Otter Tail, Clay. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 8/3 Brown JSp, Dakota ABo and Washington GS, 8/7 Renville CMa, 8/11 Jackson MJC, 9/19 Lyon RgS. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 5/18 Chisago RH and Murray ND, 5/19 Olmsted DA/BE. Reports from eight south counties with birds spreading eastward earlier than usual. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Relatively few reports; three consecutive years of decline since the most recent peak in 1995. Reported in 24 southern counties plus Becker in the northwest. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | All reports: 8/2 Lincoln, Pipestone and Rock KSu, PS, 8/2 Lyon RgS, 8/3 Redwood and Rock RJ, 8/22 Olmsted DA/BE. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Early south 5/8 Brown BBo, 5/16 Meeker DF, then scattered reports in late May. Only north report: 5/31 Carlton LW. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Reported in 26 southern counties, plus Traverse. Lack of northern reports implies that the population is at an ebb in its erratic cycle, for the third consecutive year; however, several observers reported increased numbers. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Late north 8/1 Traverse PS. Late south 8/6 Brown JSp, Goodhue SL and Lyon RgS, 8/10 Meeker and Renville DF. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Early south (median 5/10) 5/6 Meeker DF, 5/13 Cottonwood ED. Also reported from Rock, Murray, Freeborn, Dakota, Fillmore. No north reports. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | An irruptive year; twice the number of reports compared to the previous three years (the largest peak in recent years occurred in 1988, with a lesser peak in 1995). Observed in 54 counties as far north as a line through Polk, Red Lake, Crow Wing, Kanabec. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | After numerous summer reports of this irruptive species, only fall report: 8/12 Hennepin SLC. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | All reports: 5/12 Stearns RPR, 5/28 Murray NED, Blue Earth ChH and Olmsted PWP, 5/29 Lyon RJS. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Relatively few reports, similar to 1997–1999. Seen in 27 counties as far north as a line through Polk, Red Lake, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | All reports: Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Meeker, Murray, Pipestone, Rock, and Steele. Last observed 8/22 Hennepin SLC, 9/12 Steele RBJ (compare with recent median south departure 8/19). | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Only reports: 5/27 Anoka KJB, 5/29 Murray NED. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Reported from 48 counties, rivalling the recent peaks of 1995 and 2000 but falling well short of the huge irruption in 1988 (73 counties); seen as far north as a line through Polk, Red Lake, Wadena, Morrison, and Pine counties . | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Only north reports: 8/11 Traverse HHD, KRE, mid-August in Wilkin LBF. Reported south from Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Martin, Freeborn, Olmsted, and (late south) 8/19 Brown RBJ, 8/24 Dakota TAT. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | All reports: 5/25 Renville PME, 5/28 Yellow Medicine BJU, 5/31 Brown, Dakota, Rock. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Found in 30 counties as far north as a line through Polk, Cass, and Pine. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 Washington REH, 8/4 Mower RRK, 8/9 Brown JSS, 9/1 Lac qui Parle BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Early south 5/4, 5/28+ Lac qui Parle BJU, 5/15 Freeborn AEB; also reported from Carver, Murray, Rock. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Observed in 33 counties south and west of a line from Mahnomen to Houston. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Two reports: 8/20 Freeborn AEB, 9/16 Clay EEF. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Five reports from four south counties: 5/3 Steele NFT, 5/23 Rock PHS, 5/29 Houston PHS and Murray NED, 5/30 Steele (3) NFT. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Reported from 41 counties south and west of a line from Polk to Houston. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Only north report: 8/28 Clay BJU. Reported from six south counties including (late south) 8/23 Lincoln BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Reported from 15 south and 4 north counties. Excluding several undocumented reports up to three weeks earlier than recent median arrival (5/10), early south 5/23 Lac qui Parle BJU, 5/24 Brown RPR. Bulk of reports started 5/25. All north reports: 5/29 Clay RBW, 5/29 Pine JJS, 5/31 Clay CMN, PBB and Otter Tail SPM. Also, an amazing location of a flyover heard by four knowledgeable observers near Isabella (5/29 Lake JWL)! | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Reported from 78 counties in all regions of state. High counts north 6/17 Clay (12) PBB, 6/29 Wadena (13) PJB. High count south 6/24 Lac qui Parle (46) WCM. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | All north reports: 8/1 Wadena PJB, 8/4 Mille Lacs RBW, 8/4 Morrison RBW. Reported from 17 south counties. Second highest fall count 8/1 Lac qui Parle (40) BJU. Late south 8/21 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/25 Yellow Medicine WCM, 8/27 Olmsted LAV. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | 18 | Early south 5/19 Steele KRV, NFT, 5/21 Olmsted JWH, 5/23 Scott RBW. Only north report: 5/31 Mille Lacs NSc. Bulk of reports started 5/23. |
| 2007 | Summer | 17 | 44 | Observed in central and southern regions as well as Polk, Norman, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Wadena, Cass, Aitkin, Carlton. |
| 2007 | Fall | 2 | 12 | Only north reports: 8/1 Mille Lacs ASc, NSc, 8/20 Cass ALB. Late south 8/22 Rock DAT, 8/24 Swift BJU, 9/3 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/15 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) DWK (median 8/21). |
| 2008 | Spring | 2 | 6 | All south 5/19 Pipestone BJU, 5/25 Meeker DMF, 5/26 Dakota FKB, Sibley WCM, Wabasha KRE, 5/31 Lac qui Parle BJU. All north 5/25 St. Louis CCB, 5/26 Clearwater JMJ. |
| 2008 | Summer | 7 | 27 | Found in all regions of state including Carlton (7/9, DCr) in Northeast. |
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | 5 | All north 8/7 Wilkin EEO, 8/9 Traverse KRE. All south 8/1 Big Stone PHS, 8/2 Brown BTS, Lac qui Parle BJU, Meeker DMF, 8/9 Lac qui Parle MHe, Stevens HHD, LS (median 8/21). |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | 5 | South reports start with a very early migrant 4/24 Nicollet ph. †RMD, followed by 5/21 Dakota JLO, Nicollet RMD, ChH, 5/22 Olmsted JWH, 5/23 Meeker DMF, 5/28 Waseca DAB. Only north report 5/31 Carlton DCr. |
| 2009 | Summer | 4 | 28 | Reported from all central and southern regions. All north reports: Wilkin, Otter Tail, Carlton, St. Louis. First county breeding records from Washington TEB, Scott SLP. High count 6/20 Dakota (15) SWe. |
| 2009 | Fall | 3 | All reports 8/1 Meeker DMF, 8/9 Blue Earth ChH, 9/19 Pipestone DBM. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 24 | Early south (median 5/10) 5/14 Rice BHe, 5/19 McLeod CaR, 5/22 Blue Earth PRH, ChH, 5/23 Rock CLW, DCh, Wright DWK. North reports of this species do not occur until well into June (see summer report). | |
| 2010 | Summer | 8 | 36 | Observed in all central and southern regions, plus Aitkin, Clay. First county breeding records from Dakota LMS, Todd JLK. |
| 2010 | Fall | 7 | Late south 8/8 Blue Earth ChH, 8/11 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/14 Brown BTS, 8/15 Lyon DBM, 8/20 Dakota RZi, 9/4 Lac qui Parle BJU. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 7 | Early south (median 5/10) 5/9 Blue Earth ChH, 5/11 Dakota RLW, and then 5 more counties beginning 5/28. | |
| 2011 | Summer | 9 | 51 | Reported from all regions except Northeast. Unusual location 6/19 Itasca (Rush Lake) JEB. First county breeding records for Lac qui Parle JF, Stearns MJB. High counts 6/11 Rock (30, Blue Mounds S.P. campground area) ChA, 6/5 Yellow Medicine (25) CMB, 6/17 Dakota (25) TAT. |
| 2011 | Fall | 4 | 26 | All north 8/1 Hubbard ANy, 8/6 Douglas DBM, Grant DBM, Traverse (2) DPG, 8/27 Grant HHD, RAE. Late south 9/17 Hennepin (Ft. Snelling National Cemetery) TAT, and then record late 10/24 Hennepin (Eden Prairie) SLC, (median 8/21). Also see undocumented reports. |
| 2012 | Spring | 2 | 35 | Early south (median 5/10) 5/1 Goodhue BRL, 5/7 Pipestone LFr, Sibley JSc, 5/11 Carver WCM, RMD, 5/12 Washington (3) MDa. All north 5/26 Crow Wing ABi, 5/28 Otter Tail HHD. High counts 5/29 Dakota (28, males singing on territory at Randolph Great Western Industrial Park) CMB, 5/25 Rock (24, Blue Mounds S.P.) TMo. |
| 2012 | Summer | 33 | 53 | Observed in every county except Cook. New county record 6/22 Koochiching RBJ. High counts 6/23 Carver (62, in nine locations) JCy, 6/12 Rock (41, Blue Mounds S.P.) KDS. First county breeding records Anoka AXH, Chisago SuL, Cottonwood JSc, Crow Wing PSP, Fillmore DOK, Hennepin fide BBA, Ramsey AXH, Sibley PRH, St. Louis SGW, Waseca PAl, Wright RLL. |
| 2012 | Fall | 4 | 24 | All north 8/5 Polk (2) SAS, 8/6, 8/9 Morrison (Long Lake) NKi, 8/17 Todd JeM, DTM, and first-ever reports from the Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census in St. Louis: total of 12 individuals 8/24 – 9/16 KJB. Late south 9/3 Dakota (Randolph Industrial Park) TAT, ADS, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU, 9/9 Dakota (2, Acacia Cemetery) TAT, 9/23 Olmsted (Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center) ph. MHn (median 8/21). |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | 8 | South reports began with an early migrant 5/8 Kandiyohi FGo, followed by 5/18 Le Sueur ChH, AnK, 5/23 McLeod DAs, 5/26 Murray GWe, 5/28 Ramsey MeJ, 5/29 Dakota DVe, Houston JEB, Lyon GWe. Only north report 5/28 Otter Tail (Busko W.P.A.) CSl. |
| 2013 | Summer | 11 | 49 | Not as widespread as the previous year. Reported south of a line from Polk to Kanabec and Chisago. High counts 6/26 Rock (36, Blue Mounds S.P.) GHo, KDS, 7/16 Lincoln (32, Northern Tallgrass Prairie N.W.R., Gislason Lake) CoN. First county breeding records from Freeborn EHl, Houston ShK, Le Sueur AXH, Meeker MJB. |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | 23 | Only north report 8/16 Traverse KRE, m.ob. High counts 8/10 Rock (25) RyM, 8/2 Rock (17) EPr, RJa. Late south 8/28 Faribault JSn, 8/29 Big Stone DLP, Mower RTP, 9/18 Mower BAb, 9/26 Mower RBJ (median 8/21). |
| 2014 | Spring | 2 | 13 | Early south (median 5/10) 5/11 Murray GWe, 5/12 Faribault WAF, 5/17 Goodhue PDK. Only north reports 5/30 Kanabec and Mille Lacs JEB. |
| 2014 | Summer | 12 | 43 | Found in all regions except Northeast. |
| 2014 | Fall | 21 | No north reports this season. Late south 8/19–21 Rock LDw, 8/30 Rock RSA and a very late 9/19 Olmsted (5, Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center) LAV (median 8/21). | |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | 12 | Early south (median 5/10) 4/25 Freeborn RTP, 5/9 Lac qui Parle CLd, 5/15 Goodhue CBu, 5/16 Dakota CTa, 5/17 Redwood ARW then, as typical for this species, reports began in earnest the last week of May. Only north report 5/18 Lake ph. PgR. |
| 2015 | Summer | 4 | 39 | Reported from all central and southern regions plus Carlton. Greatest concentration in southern regions. |
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | 21 | Only north report 8/4 Grant CNn. High counts 8/1 Pipestone (10, Pipestone N.M.) TKa, 8/1 Renville (7) JoS. Late south 8/22 Rock KEm, MEm, 8/24 Jackson KEm and a very late 10/2 Nobles RBW (median 8/27). |
| 2016 | Spring | 19 | First reports south 5/4 Brown BTS, 5/10 Rock KEm, 5/16 Olmsted JWH then, as typical for this species, reported much more frequently beginning the last week of May. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 24 | 53 | Reported from all regions. High counts 6/16 Lyon (58, 190th Gravel Pit) GWe, 6/15 Rock (50, Blue Mounds S.P.) CoM. First county breeding record 7/21 Rice JLt. |
| 2016 | Fall | 4 | 26 | All north 8/11 Grant CNn, 8/12 Beltrami (Upper Red Lake Twp.) KBe, 8/14 Grant LiH, 9/14 Polk (Rydell N.W.R.) JmB, 9/20 Lake (Two Harbors) ph. JWL. High counts 8/5 Lyon (10) GWe, 8/5 Yellow Medicine (7) GWe. Late south 9/4 Rock RBW, 9/7 Jackson DAk, Olmsted LAV (median 8/31). |
| 2017 | Spring | 2 | 22 | Early south (median 5/9) 5/9 Faribault WAF, 5/13 Blue Earth LiH, 5/14 Rock LiH. All north 5/18 Lake (Two Harbors High School) ArL, JWL, SLL, 5/26 Clay (Ulen wetlands project) CMN. High counts 5/18 Dakota (6, Great Western Industrial Park) BAF, 5/26 Olmsted (6, Rock Dell W.M.A.) LAV. |
| 2017 | Summer | 28 | 52 | Found in all regions. High count 6/25 Rock (47, Blue Mounds S.P.) LiH, ASu. First county breeding record 7/30 Steele PSu. |
| 2017 | Fall | 4 | 27 | High counts 8/3 Grant (10, North Ottawa Impoundment) RPR, 8/7 Rice (8) RMl, 8/13 Lincoln (8, Lake Benton) VKl, 8/1 Washington (7) JBu. All north reports 8/1–7 Todd ALu, 8/1–20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob., 8/8 St. Louis (H.R.N.R.) StK, 8/11 Traverse ASu, LiH, KnM, DFe, 8/19 St. Louis (Stoney Point) StK, 9/25 St. Louis (Stoney Point) TRK, 9/28 St. Louis (Stoney Point) TRd (median 8/20). Late south 8/24 Washington ebd, 8/27 Hennepin TAT, Waseca BHe (median 8/31). |
| 2018 | Spring | 8 | 35 | Early south (median 5/9) 5/6 Dakota DnS, MWS, Waseca DAB, ANy, 5/7 Cottonwood DAk, 5/8 Blue Earth STa. As usual, most of the south reports came late in the month beginning 5/24. All north 5/11 Wilkin ebd, 5/14 Grant CNn, 5/25 Pine KrM, 5/28 Otter Tail JsS, 5/29 Kanabec ANy, 5/30 Traverse ASu, 5/31 Cass HHD, Clay CMk, ASu. High counts 5/28 Olmsted (25, Rock Dell W.M.A.) BLa, 5/29 Yellow Medicine (17, Mound Spring Prairie) GWe, 5/28 Steele (15) JCC, 5/29 Rock (15) JmP. |
| 2018 | Summer | 25 | 53 | Found in all regions. High count 6/22 Yellow Medicine (62, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) GWe. First county breeding records 8/5 Redwood ASu, 7/18 Yellow Medicine GWe. |
| 2018 | Fall | 10 | 32 |  Highest number of north reports in over ten years, mostly in the Northwest and West-central, including 8/4 Norman SAu, 9/2 Polk KRE, m.ob. High counts 8/3 Otter Tail (15) JsS, 8/3 Grant (14, North Ottawa Impoundment) ebd, 8/8 Cottonwood (14, Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site) LHl, 8/29 Yellow Medicine (14, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) GWe. Late north 9/12 Todd SDi, 9/26 Grant REn (median 8/24). Late south 9/17 Ramsey RMD, 9/18 Lyon RJS, 9/24 Yellow Medicine GWe (median 8/31). |
| 2019 | Spring | 1 | 14 | Reflecting the irruptive nature of this species, reported in fewer than half the number of counties of spring 2018 and more typical of the past ten years. Early south (median 5/9) 5/13 Hennepin ASu, 5/15 Rock BDo, 5/16 Lyon BDo, Olmsted MiD, 5/17 Cottonwood LHI, Hennepin IVa. Only north 5/26 Becker BDo. |
| 2019 | Summer | 15 | 51 | Â Reported from every region except Northeast. Sparse in the Northwest and the North-central. |
| 2019 | Fall | 5 | 24 | All north 8/1 Clearwater (Clearwater Rice Paddies) REn, AxB, 8/1–11 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) m.ob., 8/3 Douglas LiH, 8/3–15 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob., 8/14–15 Traverse HHD, MAJ. High counts 8/3 Rock (30, Blue Mounds S.P.) ebd, 8/20 Mower (10, Le Roy Twp.) JPr. Late south 9/18 Yellow Medicine GWe, 9/22 Cottonwood ebd, 9/28 Lyon GWe (median 9/1). |
| 2020 | Spring | 24 | Early south (median 5/9) 5/8 Dakota DSh, 5/9 Rock ebd, 5/14 Steele JHl, 5/20 Washington ASu. High counts 5/29 Olmsted (5, Rock Dell W.M.A.) TCL, 5/31 Rice (5, Prairie Creek W.M.A.) GHo, 5/28 Scott (4, Geis Lake) ebd. | |
| 2020 | Summer | 30 | 53 | Found in every region as far north as Marshall and Kittson in Northwest, Lake of the Woods and Koochiching in North-central. High count 7/1 Pipestone (67, unduplicated 4-hour count in east-central and southeastern parts of county) RAE. |
| 2020 | Fall | 7 | 31 | Reported from most counties south of a line from Wilkin to 8/2 Pine (2, Pine City) LEv, plus 8/22 St. Louis (Stony Point) StK, 8/23 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) StK, IDv, and latest north 10/8 Lake (Two Harbors) ph. BMu, ph. JWL. High counts 8/12 Lincoln (8, Northern Tallgrass Prairie N.W.R.) GWe, 8/1 Lyon (7, 160th Ave, Russell) GWe. Late south 9/5 Jackson ebd, 9/6 Lyon GWe, 10/3 Lincoln (Fox W.P.A.) JWH, ph. KEm (median 9/1). |
| 2021 | Spring | 6 | 35 | Reported in a similar number of counties as during the 2012 and 2018 irruptions. By season’s end, reported from most counties south of a line from Clay to Houston County, plus Polk and Cass. Early south (median 5/9) 5/11 Rock KEm, 5/13–17 Rice NiR, REn, RLF, m.ob., 5/17 Blue Earth MiO, BTS. Early north 5/19 Clay ebd, 5/22 Grant (2) WPl, 5/23 Polk REn, RLF. |
| 2021 | Summer | 34 | 53 | Found in all 87 counties during a major irruption including 6/17 – 7/1 Cook (3 locations) PHS, m.ob. High counts 6/30 St. Louis (76, Sax-Zim Bog, S of Arkola Road) PHS, 6/13 Watonwan (75, county-wide) BTS, MiO, 6/7 Carlton (63, Firebird W.M.A. and Automba Road) ASu, 6/16 Aitkin (58, Kestrel Ave.) CLR, KWR. High counts in the Northeast were especially noteworthy given scarcity of suitable habitat compared to other regions; also note 6/8 Koochiching (14, concentrated along one bend of C.R. 6) ASu. In the Koochiching State Forest, two were found singing 6/12 in a clearcut about two miles off Toomey Williams Road TWe, BWe. Major irruptions are thought to be drought-related (The Loon 85:35–42). First county breeding record: 7/5 Benton DOr. |
| 2021 | Fall | 4 | 36 | Found in every region except the North-central. All north 8/3–4 Marshall (2, Agassiz Valley) HHu, 8/4–23 Polk (three locations) ThH, HHu, 8/4–14 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) ebd, 10/2 St. Louis (2, Stony Point) IDv, StK. High counts 8/6 Rock (19, county total) RAE, 8/2 Winona (12, Lewiston W.T.P.) ToM, 8/2 Pipestone (8, Pipestone N.M.) ebd. Late south 9/5 Olmsted SHk, 10/17 Sibley †TWe, †BWe, and latest record for state 10/28 Yellow Medicine ph. †TWe. |
| Breeds mostly south, irruptive breeder north. | ||||
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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. |