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

Seasons
Species: Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
[Golden-winged Warbler X Blue-winged Warbler]
[Lawrence's Warbler]
[Brewster's Warbler]
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Kirtland's Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
[Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)]
[Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)]
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Painted Redstart

[Golden-winged Warbler X Blue-winged Warbler](Vermivora chrysoptera X V. cyanoptera)
YearSeasonNS
1968Spring two reports of the "Brewster's" phenotype: 5-15 Minneapolis, FN/ MAS; 5-22 Alma, Wisconsin adjacent to Wabasha Co., Minnesota, DGM.
2011Spring “Lawrence's” hybrid 5/26 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) RBJ.
2013Spring A “Brewster's” Warbler was photographed 5/23 Pine County ph. DAC.
2014Spring5More reports than usual of these apparent hybrids: 5/7 Ramsey (Vista Hills Park) †MJM, 5/8–12 Hennepin (Veterans Memorial Park, Richfield) ph. SBM, 5/13 Hennepin (Rock Garden near Lake Harriet) KvB, ToL, 5/16 Fillmore TAT, 5/17 Hennepin (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden) GrS, 5/21 Steele (Saco Farm Woods & Fields) †PSu, 5/21–24 Carver (possibly the same bird seen spring 2013 at the same location) JCy. All were described or photographed as a variant of the Brewster's backcross form, except for the Rock Garden bird which was not described.
2014Summer1"Lawrence's" Warbler seen 6/14 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) ph. ChH.
2015Spring1 Apparent hybrids, both of the “Brewster's” form, were found 5/11 Steele (2) ph. †PSu.
2015Fall1 One “Brewster's” found 8/19 Carver JCy.
2016Fall1 All reports were of Brewster's-type hybrids: 8/14 Carver (Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) JCy, 8/21 Carver (Rapids Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.; with a male and female/immature Golden-winged) JCy, 8/22 Benton MJB, 8/25, 8/28 Dakota (Spring Lake P.R.) KDS, AJF.
2017Spring3 All reports 5/11 Hennepin (Lakewood Cemetery, Brewster's) TAT, 5/16 and 5/24 Carver (Carver P.R., mostly resembled Brewster's) JCy, 5/23 Washington (William O'Brien S.P., Brewster's) BDo, PNi.
2017Fall3 Brewster’s-type hybrids were reported south: 8/18–19 Ramsey (Sucker Lake) LiH, ASu, MiS, DnS, 8/27 Stearns PCC, 9/19 Dakota (Lilydale R.P.) JDv.
2018Spring11 All reports of this hybrid pertained to the “Brewster's” form: 5/10 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BrT, TSk, 5/26 Pine KrM.
2018Fall1 One report of “Brewster’s” Warbler” 8/30 Hennepin (Lone Lake Park) MJM.
2019Spring26 All reports describe the “Brewster’s” form: 5/18 Pine (Snake River Campground) KrM, LiH, 5/20 Brown (Flandrau S.P.) SLH. 5/23 Otter Tail (Maplewood S.P.) WPl, 5/24 Hennepin (Wood Lake N. C.) ebd, (Veterans Memorial Park) MGi, 5/25 Isanti DWK, 5/26 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy, 5/30 Wright (Stanley Eddy Park) ToL, 5/31 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) MwT.
2019Summer1 Only report 6/2 Houston (Richard J. Dorer S.F., Gordon Anderson R.A.) IVa.
2019Fall2 One “Lawrence’s” reported 8/31 Carver (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy. One “Brewster’s” seen 9/2 Anoka (Linwood Lake) CF.
2020Spring6 One “Lawrence’s” 5/4 Houston SHo. Five “Brewster’s” 5/17 Stearns †PCC, Steele PSu, 5/19 Dakota (Red Oak Park) AFo, 5/22–29 Isanti (Irving and John Anderson C.P.) JCC, ph. DWK, DPG, 5/24 Dakota (Whitetail Woods R.P.) DVe. Two didn’t fit either type well: 5/13 Ramsey (Hidden Falls R.P.) JbS, 5/16 Steele PSu.
2020Fall3 All “Brewster’s” type unless specified otherwise: 8/12 Washington (Afton S.P.) ELi, 8/21 (Oakdale Nature Preserve; unknown type) JDS, 9/1 Olmsted (Quarry Hill N.C.) JPr, 9/9 Ramsey (Lake Como) JKu.
2021Spring5 Two “Lawrence’s”: 5/11 Washington (near Stillwater) ph. CWg, 5/29–31 Olmsted (Chester Woods) ph. BLa, JPr, ebd. “Brewster’s” reported 5/12 Rice TFB, 5/14 Carver (Carver P.R., Grimm Rd.) JCy, 5/15 Rice (Cannon River Wilderness Park) NiR, 5/28–30 Wright (Stanley Eddy Memorial Park) ph. DRL.
2021Summer2 Hybrids of unspecified phenotype reported 6/1 Olmsted ebd, 6/9–10 Hennepin LSy, SGt. “Brewster’s” Warbler seen 6/3–7 Wright DCk, 6/19 Washington ebd, 6/23 Dakota ebd.
2021Fall14 Best fall season in at least the past decade. All are Brewster’s type unless noted otherwise. Only north 8/12 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ph. †IDv. All south 8/12 Stearns (Mississippi River C.P.) DOr, 8/24 Ramsey (Lawrence’s, Chatham Open Space) ph. †LiH, 9/2 Washington (Afton S.P.) ph. PAl, 9/6 Hennepin (unknown type, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ebd.
 
 Hybrid Species.

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.
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.