The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Nightjars | 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: Nightjars |
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Common Nighthawk Common Nighthawk (Eastern) |
Common Nighthawk (Sennett's) Common Poorwill |
Chuck-will's-widow Eastern Whip-poor-will |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will(Antrostomus vociferus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Summer | On July 22 at the St. Croix Nat'!. Park, Erickson found a young whip-poor·will that was beginning to feather. | ||
| 1961 | Spring | heard 23 May in Washington County by Dean Honetschlager and seen 26 May at Dunraven, Washington County by Brother Theodore. Common Nighthawk seen very early by Brother Theodore at Dunroven, Washington County on 21 April, about 30 birds. Dr. Ward Tanner saw them 19 May at Kasota. Dean Honetschlager saw them on 13 May in Washington County. Chimney Swifts first arrived in Duluth on 18 May when seen by Jan Green. Dean Honetschlager saw them in Washington County on 12 May. Dr. Rysgaard saw them on 15 May near Northfield and A. C. Roenwinkel saw them on 6 May near the Twin Cities. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | A. C. Rosenwinkel reports that John Hall heard one calling near Highwood, Ramsey County on 3 July. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | May 12 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 23 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. | ||
| 1962 | Summer | Last half of June, Coon Rapids, Anoka Co., nest with eggs, then young, Larry Hassing, Jr. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 1, Willmar, Kandi yohi County, Ben Thoma; May 5, Anoka County, Avifaunal Club; May 11, Rice County, 0. Rustad; May 13, Washing ton County, D. Honetschlager. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Mabel Goranson heard one calling near her home in Shatley, Beltrami County, near the south shore of Lower Red Lake in mid-June. She did not record any subsequent to that time. Those that usually nest in the Anoka Sand Prairie just north of Coon Rapids have called into late July, but Avifaunal Club members have been unable to locate them into August. Common Nighthawk.-Lake Co., Fernberg road, near u"'ncle Jud's Creek, July 24, nest on open rock ledge with 2 downy young, John C. Green. Winona, rooftop nest with 2 eggs on May 26, Henry Fegre. Ramsey Co., June 17, several young flying clumsily about with adults and on July 6, 2 large young in a rooftop nest, gone by July 11, A. C. Rosenwinkel. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Sept. 26, Washington Co., heard singing, Oliver Charley fide A. C. Rosenwinkel | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-25 Pickwick, PW; 5-3 Duluth, DM; 5-4 Rochester, JPF; 5-7 Two Harbors, RK; 5-8 Cloquet Forest, GWG; 5-15 Anoka Co, LJ; 5-16 Goodhue Co, RBJ; 5-17 Washington Co, DH; 5-17 Beltrami Co, MG; 5-19 Warroad, JR. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | Winona Co, Gilmore Valley, all summer, GD; 6-27, Ely, St. Louis Co, HEP. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 4-12 Warroad, JLR (exceptional); next record 4-29 Mpls, MEH. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | latest 9-1 Washington Co, WWL; 9-13 Holt, Marshall Co, DLO and 9-25 Rochester, JPF. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 5-7 Hennepin Co, DB; 5-8 Winona, GD, GG, FV; 5-12 Olmsted Co, 1 banded, JPF. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-4 Pine Co, RG; 6-10 to 6-12 Washington Co, WWL; present in Wabasha Co, DGM. Reported heard from Greenbush, Roseau County during June and July, Mrs. Stanley. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 5-20 St. Louis Co., NJH and Roseau Co., PEB; 5-21 Hennepin Co., HFH and Washington Co., DH; 5-24 Marshall Co., A WR. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-29, 7-16 Wabasha Co., heard, DGM; also reported from Crow Wing Co. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 5-1 Anoka Co., WHL; 5-9 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-10 Houston Co., FL and Sherburne Co., KE; 5-11 Houston Co., VL; 5-12 Beltrami Co., MG. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | reported only from Winona, Pine and Beltrami Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 9-15 Beltrami MG. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-6 (2) Washington Co., WHL; 5-14 Winona Co., BT; 5-27 Wabasha Co., DWM. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | scarce, reported only from Wabasha and Marshall Co's. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | only 5 reports HC; 5-15 Goodhue KE and Clearwater RD; 5-17 Goodhue DB; 5-23 Pine BL. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | scarce; reported only from Wabasha and Winona Co's. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 7 reports Campbell; 5-7 Lake of the Woods KE, RR; 5-9 Murray AD; 5-12 Washington WL and Sherburne RLD; 5-17 Washington BDC; 5-20 Lyon HK. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | reported from Crow Wing, Cass, St. Louis, Marshall, Sherburne, Pine and Goodhue. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 2 reports Marshall HK. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Nested in Sherburne; seen in Crow Wing, Aitkin, Anoka, Cook, Lyon, Cass. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 9 reports: 4-24 Blue Earth GR; 4-30 Anoka (3) RBJ; 5-4 Morrison LSR; 5-6 Murray ADK; 5-12 Lyon HCK; 5-15 Winona DS; 5-18 Lyon TS; 5-21 Rice OR; 5-24 Chippewa CLH. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Reported from Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, St. Louis, Cook, Aitkin, Ramsey, Wabasha, Houston. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 9-12 Houston FL; 9-21 Duluth (netted by Dave Evans). | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 10 reports: 4-29 Hennepin VRL, BDC; 5-4 Houston FL; 5-5 Wabasha ETS; 5-8 Anoka SC; 5-11 Crow Wing TS; 5-20 Sherburne PF; 5-11 to 5-15 Marshall SV; 5-12 and 5-26 St. Louis N. Lundquist; 5-15 Clearwater RDC; 5-28 St. Louis GJN. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Reported from Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, Itasca, Lake, Mille Lacs, Sherburne and Wabasha. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 4-10 Hennepin BE earliest date on record; 5-3 Hennepin Jim Crist; 5-7 Fillmore GE; reports north 5-11 Otter Tail NJ; 5-14 St. Louis PD; 5-21 Marshall and 5-15 Roseau SV. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | reported from Crow Wing, Lake (6-26, Isabella, JG), Wright, Anoka, Hennepin, Olmsted and Winona. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 8-31 Marshall SV; only report. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 4-15 Washington DS; 4-20 Houston EF; 4-25 Houston FL; early north 5-2 St. Louis HPD; 5-13 Roseau SVA; 5-14 Crow Wing JB. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Reported from 10 counties including Lake and Big Stone. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | More fall reports than normal, in August from Lake of the Woods (BE), Marshall (SV), Anoka (DGW), and 9-6 Houston (EMF). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early south 4-9 Hennepin BE. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Polk; also seen in Marshall, Beltrami, Lake, Anoka, Wright, Washington, Wabasha, Olmsted, and Houston. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-22 Anoka JLH, 4-23 Houston FL; early north 5-15 Marshall ANWR, 5-22 Otter Tail GMO. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Seen in Lake (Tomahawk Trail), St. Louis (Alden), Crow Wing, Otter Tail (Aurdal), Anoka (Bunker Hill), W abasha, Olmsted, Houston. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Seven reports 8-3 Houston EMF, 822 Washington DS, Rock CMB, 8-26 Benton RJ, 8-30 Houston EMF, 9-17 Houston FL, 9-28 Cass CMB. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-25 Houston EMF, 4-28 Winona FL, 4-29 Wabasha WDM; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 5-21 St. Louis DA, 5-22 Lake of the Woods KE. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Only reports: 8-31 Anoka KL, 9-8 Houston EMF, 9-21 Itasca A. Bolduc fide DB. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 4-12 Houston EMF, 4-20 Fillmore GBE, 4-25 Dakota TC; early north 5-2 Hubbard DJ, 5-3 Otter Tail GMO, 5-5 St. Louis KL, 5-6 Otter Tail SM, Lake SW / MS. Other reports from Anoka, Cook, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Marshall, Pennington, Rice and Wabasha counties. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Reported from 11 counties within range. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | All reports: 8-19 Winona CMB, 8-27 Pine KL, 9-2 Sherburne EHI SS, 9-5 Olmsted KL, 9-13 Houston EMF, 9-16 Pennington KSS, 9-28 banded at Hawk Ridge. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south Houston 4-23 EMF, 5-10 JPI AM, 5-5 Hennepin, Anoka SC, 5-11 Scott RJ; early north 4-29 Marshall ANWR, 4-30 Crow Wing TS, 5-3 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Marshall. Seen in Roseau, Koochiching. St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Pope (Moe Woods TNC), Sherburne, Anoka, Houston . | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Late north 8/30 Marshall RJ, 9!9 Lake SWIMS, 9/26 Pennington KSS; late · south 9/7 Hennepin SC, 9/15 Houston EMF, 9/18 Anoka SC. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 4/26 Houston EMF, Mower RRK, 4/30 Washington BL, 5/6 Olmsted RE; early north 5/9 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/13 Cook SL, 5/18 St. Louis J. Newman, Becker TNWR. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Seen in Kittson, Marshall, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Anoka, Dakota, Houston. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 8/4 Mille Lacs DG, 8/15 Roseau AJ, 9/1 Cook SL, 9/19 Houston EMF, 9/20 and 10/3 Hennepin SC -all reports. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/26 Houston EMF, 5/2 Dakota JD, JP/AM, 5/12 Washington TBB, 5/14 Lac qui Parle FAE: early north 5/5 Polk KSS, 5/15 Roseau AJ, 5/16 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Lake and Sherburne; also seen in Cook, Marshall, Crow Wing, Anoka, Sherburne, Dakota and Houston. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/2 Lake (ad., 2 y) SWIMS, 8/9 (2) fide SWIMS, 8/25 Roseau AJ, 8/29 Lac qui Parle FE, 8/31 Anoka (2) SC, 9/1 Cook SL, 9/12 Houston EMF, 9/21 Fillmore FL, 9/22 Wadena DB, Koochiching (no date) GM -all reports. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/21 Olmsted JEB, 4/24 Houston EMF, 4/29 Olmsted AP, Washington SSt; early north 4/29 Cook WP, 4/30 St. Louis L. Erickson, 5/8 Cook SL, Polk TT, 5/9 Pennington TT. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Anoka (JH), Washington (SSt, JG). Also seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis (Burntside Lake), Aitkin, Marshall, Sherburne, Hennepin, Dakota, Houston. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 to 9/13 Houston (1) EMF, 8/3 Lake SWIMS, until9110 Cook SOL, 9/26 Olmsted JEB. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Houston EMF, Washington DS, 4/25 Hennepin ES, 4/26 Martin RG, RJ, Rice FKS; early north 5/6 St. Louis M. Nevers, 5/11 Clay LCF, 5/12 Lake SWIMS. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Nested in Anoka. Also seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin, Cass, Marshall, Dakota, Fillmore, Houston. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 Lake SWIMS, 8/3-9/12 Houston EMF, 8/3-9/29 Cook SL, 8/15 Aitkin WN, 8/27 Anoka SC, GP, 10/2 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/26 Houston EMF, 4/27 Winona FL, 4/28 Washington DS; early north SIS Lake SWIMS, 5/8 Cook SOL, 5/9 Polk RJ and Red Lake RG, RJ. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Heard in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Agassiz NWR, Kanabec, Anoka, Wabasha, Olmsted, Winona, Fillmore, Houston. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | All reports: 8/1-9/9 Houston EMF, 9/2 Roseau TT, 9/4 Cook SOL. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/29 Houston EMF, 5/4 Wright ES, 5/6 Brown JS; early north 5/4 Cook OSL, 5/8 Clay LCF, 5/13 St. Louis SS; also reported 5/21 Duluth BU. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Nested in Anoka (The Loon 60:133-134). Also seen in Marshall, Pennington, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Fillmore, Houston. Chimney Swfit Nested in Stearns; seen in 53 other counties statewide. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | All reports: 8/1-9/7 Houston EMF, 8/17 Cook SOL, 9/4 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Fillmore NAO, 4/25 Dodge fide AP and Houston EMF, 4/29 Washington DS; early north 5/12 Cook OSL, 5/13 St. Louis AE, 5/20 Duluth DAB. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Reported in six northern counties plus Anoka, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood, Houston. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | All reports: 9/6-9 Anoka JH, GP, SC, 8/5-9/ 8 Houston EMF. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Fillmore NAO, Sll Goodhue HH, Sl2 Washington WL; early north Sl9 St. Louis BA, Sl20 Aitkin WN, Sl23 Cook OSL and Pennington KSS. Nested in Houston CH (The Loon 62:1S8-1S9). | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Nested in Houston (The Loon 62:158159); also reported from Marshall, Polk, Beltrami , Itasca, Aitkin, Lake, Cook, Sherburne, Anoka, Nicollet, Fillmore. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | All reports: 8/4-917 Cook SOL, 8/9 Houston EMF, 8/12 St. Louis KB, 9/7 Houston EMF. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/28 Washington TEB, 4/29 Cottonwood ED, 5/1 Rice AP; early north 5/7 Clay LCF, 5/10 ltascaTS, 5/13 Cook SOL and Lake RJ. Winter 1991 | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Seen in eight northern counties plus Anoka, Goodhue, Winona, Houston. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | All reports: 8/1-30 Cook SOL, 8/1-7 and 9/22 Houston EMF. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 5/1 Houston EMF, 5/8 Olmsted BSE, 5/10 Washington TEB; early north 4/30 Otter Tail CS/KC, 5/1 Cook SOL, 5/8 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Reported in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Red Lake, St. Louis, Cook, Morrison, Anoka, Houston. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Late north 8/14 Roseau PS, 9/6 St. Louis KB, 9/11 Cook SOL; late south 8/6 Anoka SC, 9/12 Houston EMF. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/27 Dakota KB, 5/1 Lac qui Parle BL, 5/2 Houston EMF. Early north 5/9 Cook OSL, 5/28 Barber BBe, 5/29 Lake of the Woods PS. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Reported in Roseau, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Cook, Anoka, Carver, Winona, Houston. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | All reports 8/2 Anoka JH, 8/27 Cook KMH, 9/1 Houston EMF, 9/2 Cook SOL, 9/4,10 Anoka SC. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Houston EMF and Anoka PKL, 4/26 Ramsey TBr; early north 5/14 Cook SOL and Aitkin WN, 5/20 Kanabec CM. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Observed in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Cook, Kanabec, Goodhue, Winona, Houston. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Late north 8/20 Lake of the Woods KSS, 8/28 Otter Tail CSC, 9/16 Cook SOL. Late south 10/6 Stearns KB, 10/20 Hennepin AB (both latest dates on record). [Corrected] | ||
| 1995 | Spring | All reports: south 4/28 Anoka PKL, 5/2 Houston EMF, 5/6 Winona CS, 5/16 Ramsey RH; north 5/12 Kanabec CM, 5/17 Cook OSL, 5/23 Cook KMH, 5/27 Roseau PS. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Most reports in more than fifteen years. Nested in Marshall; recorded in 15 other counties in all regions of the state except west central and southwest. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | All north reports: 8/5 Marshall PS, 8/9 Cass MN, 8/26 Pennington SKS. Also reported 8/10–14 Houston EMF, (no date) Winona CS. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 5/15 Lac qui Parle WM, 5/18 Sherburne JJB, 5/24 Winona CS. Early north 5/18 Pennington SKS, 5/21 Cook OSL, 5/25 Kittson PS, 5/28 Aitkin CB. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Nested in Cass MRN (The Loon 68:186–188); also reported in Koochiching, Lake, Cook, Crow Wing, Morrison, Dakota, Houston. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Only reports 9/1 Roseau PS, 9/2 Cook OSL, 8/25 Houston EMF, and one found dead 9/20 Freeborn ABa. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 5/6 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/11 Hennepin SC, 5/14 Brown JSp. Early north 5/25 Cook OSL, 5/31 St. Louis AH, PH. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | More reports than usual; seen in 14 counties as far south and west as a line through Kittson, Marshall, Todd, Houston. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 Anoka RH, (no date) Cook OSL, 9/6 Marshall PS. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/15 Houston EMF, 4/28 Hennepin PN and Washington DS. Early north 5/7 Crow Wing PP, 5/12 Cook OSL, 5/17 Marshall PS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Observed in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, St. Louis, Cook, Pine, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Olmsted, Houston. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | All south reports were later than the recent median arrival date (4/27). First reported 4/29 Houston KKW. Unusual location 5/1 Lac qui Parle FE. Reported north 5/18 Roseau, 5/22 St. Louis. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Reported in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Cass, St. Louis, Cook, Pine, Stearns, Le Sueur, Goodhue, and Houston. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | No north reports. Only south reports: 9/9 Hennepin SC, 9/18 Stearns MJ/DT, 9/19 Houston MFo. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported from six south counties beginning 4/26 Nicollet MF, only April report. Early north 5/16 St. Louis MH, 5/19 Becker AH, PH, PS, 5/23 Lake (Two Harbors) JLi. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Lake, Sherburne, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Goodhue, Houston. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | All reports: (no date) Lake of the Woods MK, and 9/9 Houston MHF. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Arrived south 4/21 Houston MHF, 4/24 Stearns MAJ, DCT; also observed in Lyon, Freeborn, Dakota, Hennepin. All north reports: 5/17 Crow Wing MCBS, 5/17+ Marshall CRM et al., 5/19+ Roseau mob, 5/19 St. Louis mob. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Observed in the counties of Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Lake, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota, Goodhue, and Houston; also recorded 6/4 and 6/20 Freeborn AEB. [Corrected] | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Only north report: one calling 9/4 St. Louis KJB. All south reports: 8/17 Brown JSS, 9/8 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) KRE et al. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Reported from 12 south and 6 north counties. No reports from Southwest or West-central regions, and only St. Louis in Northeast. Early south 4/18 Houston KAK, 4/25 Rice TFB, only April reports. Early north 5/4 Clay RHO, 5/5 Todd SDu. First county occurrence 5/18 Meeker (Litchfield N.C.) DMF. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Observed in Lake, St. Louis, Todd, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota, Houston. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | No north reports. All south reports: 8/10 Sherburne JJS, 9/11 Sibley RWS, 9/18 Ramsey AXH. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Reported from eight south and five north counties. No reports from Southwest. Early south 5/4 Swift (flushed) RBJ, 5/9 Houston KAK. Early north 5/9 Carlton LAW, 5/14 Clay (2) RHO; also reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook (max. 4 on 5/29, RBJ). | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Sherburne, Anoka, Carver, Scott, Redwood, Brown, Le Sueur, Goodhue. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Only north report: (no date) Lake of the Woods MHK. All south reports: 8/13 Washington RMD, 8/8 (2), 9/12 (3) Sherburne PLJ, 9/27 Nicollet DDM, BJM. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from eight south counties beginning 5/1–2 Rock RMD, JJS et al., 5/2 Rice TFB. Early north 5/8 Clay WCM, 5/18 Kanabec BLA; also reported from Itasca, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported from Cook (†DLPW), St. Louis, Lake of the Woods, Kittson, Pennington, Red Lake, Wadena, Todd, Sherburne, Dakota, Houston. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Only north report: 9/13 Lake of the Woods MHK. All south reports: 8/15 Sherburne PLJ, 9/26 Hennepin (male at Cedar L.) SLC. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported from six south counties beginning 5/7 Dakota SWe and Nobles JJS, 5/9 Sherburne PLJ. Exceptional location and second-earliest north date 4/15 Wilkin (300th Ave, 0.5 miles N of 2/0th St, Tanberg Twp.) CRM et al. Next north arrival not until 5/10 Carlton MSS; also reported from Lake of the Woods, Marshall, St. Louis, Todd. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Reported from five north counties and eight south counties. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Only north report: 9/1 Hubbard BJU. All south reports: 8/13 Sherburne PLJ, 8/28 Big Stone BJU, 9/22 Hennepin TV. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Reported from eight south counties beginning 4/22 Houston FZL, 5/4 Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north 5/5 Cook BWS, 5/9 Wadena PJB; also reported from Cass, Hubbard, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Reported from Kitt-son, Marshall, Lake of the Woods, Wadena, Cass, Swift, Renville, Sherburne, Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | All reports: 8/4, 9/12 Sherburne PLJ, 8/24 Chippewa BJU. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 8 | 5 | North reports preceded south arrivals by well over a week. Early south 5/8 Wabasha JPM, 5/9–10 Sherburne RBJ, PLJ (median 4/27); additional south reports from Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue. Early north 4/27–5/6 Wadena PJB, 5/7 Cook BWS, SMc and Cass BAW (median 5/9). |
| 2007 | Summer | 4 | 9 | Reported from Hubbard, Cass, Lake, Cook, Sherburne, Anoka, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Sibley, Dakota, Brown, Goodhue. |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | 1 | Only north reports from Cass; vocalizing bird last observed 9/2 BAW. Only south reports from Sherburne 8/12 and 9/7 PLJ. |
| 2008 | Spring | 5 | 12 | Early south 5/4 Carver (Laketown Twp.) WCM, 5/6 Sherburne (2) PLJ. North reports from Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Itasca, and Lake of the Woods, beginning 5/7 Aitkin KCR. |
| 2008 | Summer | 6 | 7 | Found in all regions except West-central, Southwest, South-central. |
| 2008 | Fall | 1 | 4 | Only north report: 8/3 Cass BAW. All south reports: 8/22 Sherburne PLJ, 8/29 Ramsey (migrating in the early afternoon) AXH, 9/6 Stearns MDN, 9/11 Lac qui Parle BJU. |
| 2009 | Spring | 3 | 6 | Early south (median 4/28) 4/29 Dakota ADS, 5/5 Sherburne PLJ. Early north (median 5/8) 5/4 Cass BAW, 5/16 St. Louis SLF. Only other north report: 5/23 Marshall HHD, JCC, CRM. High count 5/6 Anoka (7, Cedar Creek) PEB. |
| 2009 | Summer | 5 | 7 | Scattered reports from Northwest, North-central, Central, East-central, and Southeast regions. |
| 2009 | Fall | 1 | 3 | Only north report: 9/5-12 St. Louis (Bear Island Lake) SLF (median 9/4). Three south reports: 8/18 Sherburne (Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ, 8/26 Ramsey (2) AXH, 9/23 Lac qui Parle FAE (median 9/12). |
| 2010 | Spring | 6 | 10 | Early south (median 4/28) 5/2 Goodhue LS, 5/3 Rice TFB; also observed south in Anoka, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Renville, Rock, Sherburne, Yellow Medicine. Early north (5/8) 4/24 Cass (Deep Portage Conservation Reserve) BAW, 5/17 Lake of the Woods GMM; also observed north in Clearwater, Crow Wing, Lake, St. Louis. High count 5/30 Chippewa (7, C.R. 40) DBM. |
| 2010 | Summer | 10 | 8 | Reported from all northern regions plus Anoka, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Sherburne. [Corrected] |
| 2010 | Fall | 3 | 3 | All north reports: 8/2 Cass (Ponto Lake Twp.) BAW, 8/11 Roseau (Hayes Lake S.P.) CMK, 8/21 St. Louis SLF, 9/8 Cass (Ponto Lake Twp) BAW (median 9/4). All south reports: 8/5 Anoka (Nowthen) CKB, 8/17 Sherburne (2, Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ, 8/24 Anoka (Andover) CKB, 9/12 Sherburne (2) PLJ, 9/26 Cottonwood (Windom, injured male) BRB (median 9/12). |
| 2011 | Spring | 6 | 9 | Early south (median 4/28) 4/30 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) TAT, 5/4 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU. Early north (median 5/8) 5/5 Cass (Ponto Lake Twp.) BAW, 5/7 Clearwater CoC. High count 5/16 Goodhue (7, Florence Twp.) SWe. |
| 2011 | Summer | 11 | 6 | Reported north and east of a line from Roseau to Wadena to Goodhue, plus Chippewa. High count 6/4 Washington (15 at Afton S.P.) SeH. |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | 3 | All north reports: 8/11 St. Louis SLF, and 9/17 St. Louis SLF (late median 9/4). All south reports: 9/3 Chippewa (Gniess Outcrops S.N.A.) BJU, 9/4 Houston (Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) ACr, Sherburne (Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ (late median 9/12). |
| 2012 | Spring | 7 | 14 | Early south (median 4/28) 4/14 Chisago SGM, RSg, 4/23 Waseca (Maplewood Park, Waseca) KSm. Early north (median 5/8) 5/3 Cass (Deep Portage) DAY and Todd JLK, 5/6 Cass JWM. High counts 5/6 Anoka (14, Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH, 5/8 Anoka (8, Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH. First county record for Grant on 5/9 DBM. |
| 2012 | Summer | 13 | 6 | Reported from all regions except West-central and South-central. High counts 6/23 Kittson (20) LW, 6/3 Anoka (10, Bunker Hills R.P.) S. Hirsimaki. [Corrected] |
| 2012 | Fall | 3 | 2 | All north reports: 8/28 Cass JWM, 8/31 Pine DaE, 9/1 Pine (3) MJM, 9/24 Lake JWL (late median 9/4). All south reports: 8/28 Sherburne PLJ, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU (late median 9/12). |
| 2013 | Spring | 11 | 11 | Early south (median 4/28) 5/6 Anoka SaH, 5/8 Dakota RPR, Sherburne PLJ, Washington PNi. Early north (median 5/8) 5/16 Hubbard MAW and Kittson DSm, 5/18 Cass BAW, Grant DWK, PEB, HCT, Itasca SC. High count 5/20 Anoka (9, Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH. |
| 2013 | Summer | 13 | 4 | Reported north of a line from Marshall to Houston. First county breeding record for Renville JoS. |
| 2013 | Fall | 3 | 2 | All north 8/7 Crow Wing (Barrows) MJB, 8/24 Itasca BWF, 8/31 St. Louis SLF. All south 8/4 Carver (Carver P.R.) ABl, 8/10 Sherburne (3, Orrock) MJB. |
| 2014 | Spring | 8 | 7 | Early south (median 4/28) 4/27 Washington DFN, 4/28–29 Steele PSu, 5/3 Rice TFB. Early north 5/6 Pine TSM, 5/9 St. Louis AM, 5/15 St. Louis SLF. High counts 5/13 Anoka (7, Bunker Hills R.P.) SaH, 5/23 Lake of the Woods (5, Zippel Bay S.P.) AFo. |
| 2014 | Summer | 7 | 2 | Found in all northern regions plus Anoka, Pine, Sherburne. High counts 6/8 Sherburne (10, Orrock) ToL, 7/15 Crow Wing (9, southwest Baxter) HHD. |
| 2014 | Fall | 4 | 2 | All north 8/3 Lake (Tettegouche S.P.) GrN, 8/6 Kittson (Twin Lakes W.M.A.) DPG, 8/24 Crow Wing PSP, 9/11 St. Louis SLF. All south 8/9 Sherburne (Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ, PMJ, 8/23 Ramsey (St. Paul) BWF. |
| 2015 | Spring | 12 | 18 | Early south (median 4/28) 4/18 Houston ICF, 4/29 Mower PMM, 5/1 Washington LMS, 5/3 Sherburne (5) ToL. Early north (median 5/8) 5/2 Cass (4) DAY, Marshall CCr, St. Louis SLF, 5/3 Wadena PJB. |
| 2015 | Summer | 9 | 7 | Reported from scattered locations in all northern and central regions, plus Goodhue, Houston. High count 6/4 Chippewa (6, county road 40) JWd. |
| 2015 | Fall | 3 | All north 8/8 St. Louis (Ban Lake) ASi, 8/29 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R.) JSE, 9/12 Pine (St. Croix S.P.) JyS, 9/12, 9/16, 9/26 St. Louis SLF. No south reports. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 7 | 15 | Early south (median 4/29) 4/21 Houston KAB, 4/23 Lac qui Parle BMu, 4/26 Sherburne JOs. Early north 5/11–13 Pine SC, 5/18 Carlton (2) GWe, St. Louis (3) SLF. High counts 5/24 Chippewa (7, Pete's Point Rd.) GWe, 5/17 Chippewa (5) WCM. |
| 2016 | Summer | 15 | 9 | Reported from all regions except South-central. |
| 2016 | Fall | 7 | All north 8/16 Roseau (Hayes Lake S.P.) FKo, 8/17 Crow Wing MJB, Kittson RBJ, 8/22 Morrison FGo, 9/9–11 Pine (Saint Croix S.P.) AAz, JyS, 9/13–21 St. Louis SLF, 9/18 Clay KaS. No south reports. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 13 | 15 | Early south (median 4/29) 5/4 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) SMC, 5/4–5 Washington (Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) PNi, KvM, m.ob., 5/6 Houston KAB, Meeker GLr. Early north (median 5/7) 5/6–9 Crow Wing JnP, PSP, 5/8 Clay PBB, Lake of the Woods GMM, 5/9 Cass (2) DAY, Otter Tail HSh. High counts 5/14 Anoka (7, Fish Lake) JH, 5/11 Sherburne (4, Orrock) ToL, 5/13 Washington (4, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) LKt, GJa. |
| 2017 | Summer | 9 | 14 | Found in all regions except South-central. |
| 2017 | Fall | 4 | 1 | All north 8/24 – 9/23 St. Louis (max. 2) AMs, SLF, 8/26 – 9/6 Cook (3) RBJ, ebd, 9/5 Marshall OGo, 9/8 Pine (Saint Croix S.P.) JyS. One south report 8/6 Sherburne HHD. |
| 2018 | Spring | 10 | 14 | Early south (median 4/29) 4/30 Kandiyohi DOr, JoS, 4/30–5/2 Washington (3) LMS, m.ob., 5/2 Hennepin ebd, Wright ToL. Early north 5/2–8 Crow Wing PSP, m.ob., 5/9 St. Louis (2) SLF. High count 5/4 Washington (5, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) ASu, LiH. |
| 2018 | Summer | 10 | 9 | Reported from scattered locations in all regions except Southwest. |
| 2018 | Fall | 4 | 5 | Â All north 8/4 Pine JBu, 8/22 Lake (3) ebd, 8/28 Mille Lacs (3) KeM, 9/1 Hubbard DEv, 9/6 Pine (2) ebd. Late south 9/1 Olmsted LAV, 9/3 Anoka ebd, 9/18 Washington (2) PNi. |
| 2019 | Spring | 9 | 15 | Early south (median 4/29) 4/19 Sherburne RCl, 4/23 Houston SPS, Washington LMS. Early north (median 5/7) 5/10 St. Louis SLF, 5/13 Cass ebd, 5/15 Lake ebd. High count 5/7 Sherburne (8, near Orrock) ToL. |
| 2019 | Summer | 8 | 10 | Â Found in scattered locations in all regions except Southwest. |
| 2019 | Fall | 6 | 1 | All north 8/10 Cass JSt, Kanabec BDo, EzH, 8/12 Kanabec ASu, 9/4–5 Roseau RAE, 9/5–6 Lake of the Woods RAE, 9/7 St. Louis JoP, 9/23 Pine ebd. One south 8/28 Washington NMe. |
| 2020 | Spring | 11 | 19 | Early south (median 4/29) 4/27 Houston KAB, 4/27–29 Scott ebd, RiC, 4/29 Lyon (Marshall) NMe, GWe. Early north (median 5/7) 5/1 Becker HeH, 5/2 St. Louis MPi, 5/5 Crow Wing PSP. High counts 5/22 Sherburne (5, Sherburne N.W.R.) DgM, 5/29 Cass (5, near Motley) ebd. New county record 5/20 Stevens (Morris) DEg. |
| 2020 | Summer | 12 | 11 | Reported from every region except the South-central. Most widespread in counties along eastern border of state. |
| 2020 | Fall | 6 | 4 | Late north 9/5 Pine ebd, 9/6 Lake (3, near Two Harbors) ebd, 9/12 Lake (Sucker Lake) ebd. Deceased individual found 10/5 Carlton ClN was estimated to have died “a couple of weeks” earlier. All south 8/26 Lyon (Garvin Park) GWe, 8/27 – 9/4 Sherburne HHD, 8/29 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) ph. CMB, DWK, ClB, 8/31 Le Sueur (Ney N.C.) a.t. WCM. |
| 2021 | Spring | 15 | 16 | Early south (median 4/29) 4/24 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) KAB, 4/28 Houston (C.R. 18) SHo, 5/1 Carver JCy, Dakota MAK, Washington (3) AKz, Winona ebd. Early north (median 5/7) 5/1 Hubbard (near Nevis) ebd, 5/4 Becker NaH, ebd, Hubbard (Paul Bunyan S.F.) REn, RLF, 5/5 Polk (2, near Beltrami) ebd. High count 5/7, 5/16 Dakota (6, Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A.) ebd, JCa. |
| 2021 | Summer | 13 | 8 | Reported from all regions except West-central, Southwest. Only report from South-central 6/28 Nicollet (C.R. 5) SHo. Most commonly found along northern and eastern borders of state. |
| 2021 | Fall | 7 | 5 | Late north 9/3–4 Kittson (max. 5, Caribou W.M.A.) DvP, 9/7–10 Polk (max. 2, near Crookston) DvP, 9/11 Pine (St. Croix S.P.) DvP, 9/22 Marshall (near Strandquist) HHu (median 9/11). All south 8/1–15 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) BLz, HHD, 8/4 Anoka (2, Fish Lake N.T.) GrN, 8/22 Carver (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy, 8/31 Washington (Afton S.P.) KIs, 9/4 Houston (3, Mound Prairie S.N.A.) ebd. |
| 2022 | Spring | 18 | 16 | Early south (median 4/29) 4/23 Stearns MtS, PCC, HHD, DRL, ebd, 4/26 Steele PSu, 4/29 Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/6) 5/4 Aitkin PEJ, 5/5 Clay LSl, 5/6 St. Louis JEl. High counts 5/28 Marshall (8, East Park W.M.A.) EHi, 5/29 Roseau (8, Beltrami Island S.F.) EHi. |
| 2022 | Summer | 8 | 8 | Found in all eastern regions plus Crow Wing, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne. |
| 2022 | Fall | 7 | 6 | High count 8/25 Crow Wing (5, Brainerd, Barrows C.P.) CRM, m.ob. Late north 9/8 Cook (2, Sea Gull Lake) BDG, 9/10 Lake (2, Fall Lake Twp.) ebd, 9/12 St. Louis SLF (median 9/11). Late south 9/8 Anoka (Bunker Hills R.P.) ebd, 9/9 Sherburne (Sand Dunes S.F.) ebd, MKp, 9/18 Anoka (2, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) MZa (median 9/9). |
| Breeds mostly southeast, central, and north. Migrant throughout. | ||||
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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. |