The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Screech-Owls, Owls | 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: Screech-Owls, Owls |
| Great Horned Owl(Bubo virginianus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Summer | Two nests of this species were reported, the first at Hyland Lake, near Minneapolis, on April 26th (the writer). It was situated at least fifty feet from the ground and held two well-developed young. The other nest was found by Ernest Stein and Ralph Woolsey and was placed in a more unusual location, on the ledge of a cliff. It contained one YO\Ulg bird. | ||
| 1931 | Summer | Two young still in the nest on March 29th (S'"-"r..l.ey Stein) a11d another nest with two young on Nay 3rd (Stanley Stein and R:·.lph Hoolsey). | ||
| 1932 | Summer | The earliest nest of this villainous hooter was found on Harch 25th by Stanley & EJ.onest Stein and Leander Fischer. There were 2 smll young in it. The latest was seen May 1at at which time the young wore.3/4ths grown ( B reckenridge) • | ||
| 1933 | Summer | Elovon nests of old baleful-eyed Bubo were reported. Breckenridge found tho first in Anoka County on February 18th. The contents wore 2· eggs. The last was f ound in Rcse(l.u County by Fryklund on April 5th ru1d contained 3 eggs in which incubation was advanced. Him:1enz found 2 largo young of this species in an old Heron1-s nest in the mdst of a Great Bluo Heron colony on l-io.y 4th. The degree of runity -J4 experienced is left to conjecture, but as thex~e were no yotmg herons at this date the two species probably got along fairly well. Stein and the writer found the oustom.a:t:-y stercoraceous pugence permeating the interiors of several hollow--tree habi taions of their acquaintance, but do not feel that it should be classed as an inducement to find owl•s nests. | ||
| 1934 | Summer | A number of obaeryers reported nests of this power:f:\11 terror of tho ni@t, but our friends from St. Cloud aaain lead th | ||
| 1935 | Summer | Dobie saw a nest in the vicinity of Pnrk Rapids April 2nd. In a nest that hadibeen used for the last several years, BraCkett found 3 downy young one-third grown April 21st about 2 miles west of Shakopee. The nest lay in a large hollow snag of a huge basswood tree. | ||
| 1937 | Summer | On April 7, near Red Wing, Breckenridge saw two young cat owls that could fly; Dr. Mahle found a nest ~hat held one downy owl on April I8, near Plainview, Minn. | ||
| 1938 | Summer | The earliest nest of this species was found at Minneapolis on Washington's birthday by D. Struthers, B. Upson, and W. Zimmerman; it held one egg. R. Voth found the second nest on February 28 at St. Joseph; it was complete but empty. At Bush Lake, Hennepin County, on March 24, K. Carlander located a nest with eggs. The first young were found by G. C. Kutz at Stillwater on April 3· On April 12 at Upsala, A. B. Madden found a nest with one egg; subsequently it har~.:hed. On April 14 at Minneapolis, Struthers and Upson saw 2 young Great Horned Owls. | ||
| 1940 | Summer | On February 27, a nest with 3 eggs was found at the Heron colony near St. Cloud, by the T. S. Roberts Club. A. D. DuBois found on April 22, at Minnetonka, a nest with 3 young. The 2 young St. Paul ornithologists, Harrell and Longley, found a nest with 3 young on May 4· | ||
| 1943 | Summer | May 1, Minnesota River, He-nnipin County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||
| 1944 | Summer | March 5, one egg, Hastings, Hofstead and Ofson. | ||
| 1945 | Summer | 2 larg~ young, April 20, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; 1 young, Hennepin Co., Jun~ 3, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; young, Apr. 15, Hennepin Co., William Longley. | ||
| 1945 | Winter | Present throughout the year. | ||
| 1949 | Winter | Flicker, Evening Grosbeak, and Tree Sparrow. Due to the fact that the mountain ash trees were denuded of berries by American Robins and other species in migration, Grosbeaks were scarce in the area covered by the trip. During the winter in Duluth about seventy-five Evening Grosbeaks came daily to a feeder. There was an influx of Evening Grosbeaks in southern, w e s t e r n and central Minnesota, due partly, no doubt, to the severity of the weather in January but the scarcity of food in the north was the main reason for their :t]pearance in such unusual numbers. In St. Paul A. C. Rosenwinkel saw several flocks of Evening Grosbeaks, some of them eating sunflower seeds at feeders. One flock fed on seeds of | ||
| 1961 | Spring | R. Grant reports a female incubating in Anoka County on 23 March. Heard 9 March by Gordon Gullion at the Cloquet Forest Research Station. William Pieper reports adult with two young at the Dorer Pools. Snowy Owl: Joe Antonio saw one 21 March at Embarrass, St. Louis County. Sam Cox saw one the entire month of March on Minnesota Point, Duluth. Seen as late as 22 April at Duluth by Jan Green. Barred Owl: Ole Finseth heard one calling at Chub Lake near Carlton, during two weekends in March. Jan Green saw one in Duluth on 4 May. Gordon Gullion saw one on 7 April at the Cloquet Forest Research Station. Dr. Rysgaard saw one at Vasa, Goodhue County on 10 May. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | John Hall saw a half-grown young one in a nest on 9 June near Afton, Washington County. R. Grant reports an adult incubat- I ing on 28 April in Anoka County. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | Gordon Gullion reports one at the Cloquet Forest Research Center on 5 Oct. A. C. Rosenwinkel reports one at Lake Vadnais, Ramsey County on 11 Nov. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Traverse Co., Lake Traverse, 1y in nest with ad, Avifaunal Club. Hawk-Owl: June 21, Vermillion Lake, St. Louis Co., 1 seen, V. F. Barrows. July 13, Stewart Lake, near Two Harbors, Lake Co., 1 seen, John G. Hale. July 16, Vermilion Lake, St Louis Co., 1 seen, V. F. Barrows (same bird June 21?) July 26, Kelsey area, St. Louis Co., 4 seen (family group?), F. V. Strnad. July 29, Kelsey area, St. Louis Co., 6 seen (same group), F. V. Strnad. Aug. 11, Kelsey area, St Louis Co., 1 banded, F. V. Strnad. Aug. 12, Kelsey area, St. Louis Co., 1 seen, 1 found dead, F. V. Strnad. Aug. 24, Kelsey area, St Louis Co., 1 seen, Avifaunal Club. In March and April, 2 nests were found in Douglas County, Wisconsin. One was deserted (parent killed) but | ||
| 1963 | Fall | the Arctic subspecies was found injured by a hunter near St. Cloud on Nov. 8 and brought to Jane Olyphant. She nursed it back to health and released it a short time later, after securing some excellent photographs. The facial discs were snowy white and perhaps the best iden tification character was the iris color -pale lemon-almost a whitish-yellow. On Nov. 24 in Stevens Co., R. Grant reported a very pale Great Horned Owl which he thought may have been the Arctic subspecies. Dr. Warner of the Museum staff also received a re- port of what may have been one just north of Pipestone, in late fall. Does this subspecies move southward in conjunction with the periodic Snowy Owl invasions? | ||
| 1964 | Summer | breeding in Da· kota (MAS), Stevens (RAG), Blue Earth (EK) and Roseau (PEE) Coun· ties. | ||
| 1965 | Winter | North: reported by 5 people in Lake, S. St. Louis, Aitkin, Crow Wing. Central: reported by 12 people in Stearns, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Kandiyohi, Stevens. South: reported by 6 people in Rice, Olmsted, Wabasha, Nobles, Murray, Lyon. Snowy Owl. Only a few this winter (March data included): 12/20-3/ 11, Hibbing, HM. 12/23-1/23, Polk, G&SM. 12/8, S. Beltrami, MG. 1/4 (RPR)-2/ 9 (A. Grewe), St. Joseph, Stearns Co. 12/10 (1), 12/21 (different one?) 3/1 (2). Rice, OAR. 2/5, Sax, St. Louis Co., JCG. 1/23/ 7, Duluth, J. K. Bronoel. Last week Dec. (2), Taconite Hbr., Cook Co., W. Nelson. 3/26, Stevens, RAG. Hawk-Owl. All winter, Cloquet Valley | ||
| 1966 | Summer | reported from Marshall, Becker, Washington, Dakota and Itasca Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | nested Traverse, Big Stone Co's; also reported from Washington, Beltrami, Wabasha, Carver Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | reported from FargoMoorhead and Washington, Morrison, Pope, Stevens, Becker, Beltrami, Stearns, Itasca and Cottonwood Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Winter | reported from Hennepin, Dakota, Winona, Ramsey, Lake, Wright, Rice, Marshall, Watonwan, Blue Earth, St. Louis, Lyon, McLeod, Lakeof- the-woods, Goodhue, Chisago, Wabasha, Itasca, Stevens, Big Stone, Washington, Nobles, Anoka, Olmsted Co's:; also Fargo-Moorhead. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | reported from Hennepin, Cottonwood, Nobles, Rice, Washington, Goodhue, Carver, Anoka, Wright, Beltrami, Big Stone, Stevens, Traverse, Stearns, Wabasha, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted Co.'s. and Fargo-Moorhead. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | nested in Olmsted, Washington, Stevens, Traverse, Mille Lacs, Beltrami Co's; also reported from Lyon, Rice, Blue Earth , Anoka, Washington, Crow Wing, Clearwater, Sherburne, Wright Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | Reported from Blue Earth, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, St. Louis and Watonwan; 11-12 Traverse 4 RBJ. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | seen in Blue Earth Carver, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, and Winona Counties. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | nested in Wabasha and Hennepin Co's.; also reported from Mahnomen, Winona, Ottertail, Hennepin, Marshall, Crow Wing, Rice, Cass, Isanti, St. Louis, Mille Lacs, and Becker Co's. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | Cass, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Wright. | ||
| 1969 | Winter | Reported from Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Dakota, Lyon, Hennepin, Olmsted, Wright, Nobles, Winona, Rice, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Mille Lacs, Aitkin, Marshall, Clearwater. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | reported from Wabasha, Goodhue, Washington, Hennepin, Carver, Rice, Chisago, Nobles, Redwood, Lyon, Stearns, Mille Lacs, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Cass, and Clearwater. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | nested in Winona, Swift and Mille Lacs Co's; also reported from Marshall, Aitkin and Stearns Co's. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | reported only from Mille Lacs, Wright, Carver, and Wabasha. | ||
| 1970 | Winter | reported from St. Louis, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Wright, Sherburne, Carver, Hennepin, Wa· basha, Winona, Rice, Olmsted, Blue Earth, Watonwan, Nobles, Cottonwood, Ramsey. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | reported from St. Louis, Lake of the Woods, Stearns, Mille Lacs, Hennepin, Wabasha, Sherburne, Carver, Winona, Freeborn, Nobles, Rice and Olmsted. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in Sherburne and Hennepin; also reported from Cook, Aitkin, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Dakota, Morrison, Wright, Wabasha, Rice and Clay. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | reported from Aitkin, Grant, Duluth, Crow Wing, Cass, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Waseca, Olmsted, Lac qui Parle. Wright, Dodge, Stearns, Carver, Hennepin, Sherburne and Pope; only 4 reports last fall. | ||
| 1971 | Winter | North reported by 7 people in 7 counties; South reported by 16 people in 14 counties. Snowv Owl: North a minimum of 8 owls In Duluth 12-6 to E>nd Feb. plus 12 owls in Cook, Lake. Ot• o.rt~n ('1~" St T.oni.~ fMes:tbi Ran~"e). MillP T.:H$ frorn 11-21. 28 (fide HMl and 12-9 (JPl to 2-29 (MI). South 14 owls in Wrig-ht, Nobles, Hennepin. Dakot•. Cottonwood. Mnrray, Goodhue, Ramsey from 12-11 (ETS) to 3-4 (FN). '"'~m..,..n"'tl! 1?.?7 w~~' | ||
| 1972 | Summer | nested in Sherburne, Isanti, Anoka, Hennepin; seen in 9 other counties. | ||
| 1972 | Winter | NORTH Reported by twelve observers from eight counties. SOUTH Twenty reports from seventeen counties. Northern race reported from Aitkin and Crow Wing 2-7 thru 3-3. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Nested in Pope, Crow Wing; seen in 6 other counties. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Only 13 reports (20 last year). | ||
| 1973 | Winter | Reported from 35 counties; "arctic" subspecies noted on 1-23 in Stearns (NH) and on 1-26 in Hennepin (L. Erikson); more common than usual. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Reported from Mille Lacs, Hubbard, Clay, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Rice, Olmsted, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, Rock, Lyon, Anoka, Cottonwood, LeSueur, Wabasha, Pope and Stearns. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested in Morrison, Chippewa, Rock, Mower; also reported from 15 other counties; more common than usual. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | Reported from 23 counties. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Reported from 29 counties. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested in Lake of the Woods, St. Louis and Freeborn; also reported from 11 other counties. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | reported 20 counties. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | reported from 33 counties throughout the state including a peak of 14 on the Rock Co. Christmas Count. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Reported from 30 counties. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in Kittson, Clay, St. Louis, Pope, Swift, Olmsted and Mower; also reported from 17 other counties; more reports than usual. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Permanent resident. | ||
| 1976 | Winter | Reported from 33 counties throughout the state. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Reported from 24 counties. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Grant and Anoka; also reported from 16 other counties throughout the state. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | From reports numbers of this owl seem to be down. | ||
| 1977 | Winter | Reported from 29 counties. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Marshall, Sherburne, Wabasha and Nobles also seen in 13 other count;ies throughout the state. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Reported from about 17 counties. | ||
| 1978 | Winter | Reported from 29 counties; there is some feeling that this the most common of all Minnesota owls may be down in numbers. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Permanent resident; reports from 26 counties. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Lake, Crow Wing, Stearns, Olmsted; also seen in 18 other counties throughout the state. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Reported from 23 counties. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Permanent resident. Reported from 33 counties. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from Olmsted, LeSueur, Pope, Stearns, Ramsey, Aitkin, Crow Wing; also seen in 25 other counties throughout the state but scarce in the Northeast. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Reported from ten north and 14 south counties. | ||
| 1980 | Winter | Reported from 47 counties throughout the state including Roseau 2-27, nest with 3 eggs (FS). | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Permanent resident reported from 26 counties south and 17 counties north. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Lake, Hubbard, Wadena, Crow Wing, Stearns, Anoka; nesting reported from Aitkin. Seen throughout range. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Reported from 15 north and 18 south counties. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | Reported from 28 counties throughout the state. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Permanent resident reported from 24 south and 15 north counties. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Hubbard, Stearns, LeSueur. Seen in 31 other counties in all regions. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from 13 north and 22 south counties. 36 banded Hawk Ridge all season with eight on Ill 23. | ||
| 1982 | Winter | More reports than ususal; 41 counties throughout the state including an Arctic race individual in Otter Tail and 13 on the Duluth CBC. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Reported from 22 counties south, 15 north. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Breeding data from 12 counties. Seen in 22 other counties in all regions except the Southwest. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from nine north and I3 south counties. Three reports of Arctic race: 11/9 and 11/11 Clay SDM, II112 Stearns EH. | ||
| 1983 | Winter | About 121 individuals were reported from 47 counties throughout the state. Peak numbers were 16 on the St. Paul N.E. CBC and II on the Marshall CBC. Arctic race individuals reported from Lake, St. Louis and Lyon. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from eleven north and 28 south counties. One report of Arctic race 3/2 Renville (I) KE. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Red Lake, Clay, Lyon, Ramsey and Le Sueur; also seen in 18 other counties. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from 12 north and 14 south counties. Three reports of Arctic race : I I 12 Hennepin OJ, 11/18 Benton KL, 1/122 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1984 | Winter | About 140 individuals reported from 46 counties throughout the state. Peak CBC counts of 12 at Fargo-Moorhead and ten at Austin. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from 14 north and 20 south counties. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Traverse (FKS), Ramsey, Rice; probable nesting in Aitkin, Polk, Becker, Anoka. Also seen in 21 other counties throughout the state but mostly in the westem and east central regions. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from nine north and 18 south counties. | ||
| 1985 | Winter | About 105 individuals (140 L.y.) reported from 42 counties throughout the state. A peak of 18 on the St. Paul northeast count and a statewide CBC total of 80 (106 L.y.). | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from 10 north and 26 south counties. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Nested in Traverse, Steams, Hennepin, Ramsey; probable nesting in Duluth, Carver, Dakota, Blue Earth. Also seen in 24 other counties in all regions, but scarce in the north central and northeast. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 22 south counties. | ||
| 1986 | Winter | About 200 individuals ( 105 L. Y.) reported from 53 counties (42 L. Y.) throughout the state. A statewide CBC total of 132 (80 L. Y.) | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Reported from 15 north and 27 south counties. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested in Cook (TW), Cass (GR); probable nesting in Morrison, Anoka, Scott, Murray. Also seen in 29 other counties in all regions. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Reported from 13 north and 23 south counties. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Reported from 36 counties (52 L. Y.) throughout the state. A statewide CBC total of 1/6 (132 L.Y.). | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Reported from 11 north and 30 south counties. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Nested in Marshall, Pennington, Lake; probable nesting in Carver. Seen in 21 other counties statewide. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Reported from 14 north and 17 south counties . | ||
| 1988 | Winter | Reported from 41 counties throughout the state (36 I.y.) with a statewide CBC total of 81 (116 l.y.). | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Reported from ten north and 30 south counties . | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Nested in Lake, Anoka; probable nesting in Dakota. Seen in 25 other counties statewide. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Reported from 14 north and 20 south counties . | ||
| 1989 | Winter | Reported from 47 counties throughout the state (41 I.y.) with a statewide CBC total of 102 (81 I.y.). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Reported from 13 north and 30 south counties . | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Nested in Traverse, Sherburne, Anoka; probable nesting in Lake. Seen in 30 other counties statewide. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 19 south counties. | ||
| 1990 | Winter | Recorded from 41 counties throughout the state (47 l.y.) with a CBC total of 1/5 (102 l.y.). Arctic race found at Sax-Zim, St. Louis 11/2 KE, and Lake 11/7 DPY. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported from 13 north and 31 south counties. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Nested in Kittson, Aitkin, St. Louis, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington WL; probable nesting in Mower. Seen in 19 other counties statewide. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported from eight north and 19 south counties. | ||
| 1991 | Winter | Reported from 33 counties (41 l.y.) throughout the state with a statewide CBC total of 74 (115 l.y.). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Reported from 30 south and 14 north counties. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Nested in 11 counties including Roseau MCBS; probable breeding in Polk, Sherburne. Reported in 20 additional counties statewide. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 23 south counties. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Reported from 38 counties throughout the state with a CBC total of 1/4. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported from 24 south and 10 north counties. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Nested in Carver DBM, Brown; probable nesting in Lincoln, Hennepin, Washington, Olmsted. Seen in 24 additional counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported from 19 south and seven north counties. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Reported from 35 counties throughout the state (38 l.y.). | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported from 30 south and 12 north counties. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Fewest reports in ten+ years. Nested in Otter Tail SDM, Winona HVA, Aitkin; probable nesting in Lake of the Woods, Kandiyohi. Seen in 15 additional counties in all regions except northwest and south central. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported from 14 south and 13 north counties. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Reported from 37 counties throughout the state. CBC total 106. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Reported from 22 south and 17 north counties. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Nested in five counties including Mille Lacs JS/MN, Dakota RHf; probable nesting in Lac qui Parle. Observed in 21 additional counties statewide. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Reported from 14 north and 12 south counties. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Reported from 37 counties throughout the state. CBC total 88. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Reported from 27 south and 14 north counties; nested in Douglas SWa. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Nested in Wilkin SDM, Big Stone OJ, Goodhue JS/MRN, Carver; probable nesting in McLeod, Rice, Freeborn. Seen in 24 additional counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Reported from 10 north and 18 south counties. | ||
| 1996 | Winter | Reported from 37 counties throughout the state. CBC total 62. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Reported from 27 south and 7 north counties. Nested in Fillmore RJ, Hennepin SC. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Reported in 30 counties in all regions except northeast; probable nesting in Yellow Medicine, Hennepin, Olmsted. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Reported from 8 north and 17 south counties. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Reported from 42 counties throughout the state. CBC total 105. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Reported from 23 south and 12 north counties. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Seen in 25 counties statewide. New nesting record in Todd JSK; probable nesting in Cass, McLeod. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 22 south counties. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Reported from 39 counties throughout the state. CBC total 102. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Reported from 24 south and 13 north counties. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Observed in 28 counties statewide; new nesting records in McLeod RbS, Steele JL, JLa. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Reported from 14 north and 23 south counties in all regions of the state. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Reported from 38 counties throughout the state. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported from 30 south and 12 north counties statewide.. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in 29 counties in all regions except northwest. First breeding record for Lincoln RJS, RWS. [Corrected] | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Reported from 16 north and 27 south counties statewide. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Reported from 38 counties throughout the state. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from 22 south and 14 north counties statewide. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Fewer reports than usual; seen in 23 counties in all regions except Northeast. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Reported from 11 north and 24 south counties statewide. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Reported from 48 counties throughout the state. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Observed in 23 south and 10 north counties. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Observed in 23 counties in all regions except Northeast and Southwest. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from 16 north and 15 south counties statewide. | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Reported from 38 counties throughout the state. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Observed in 24 south and 14 north counties. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Observed in 21 counties in all regions except Northwest and Southeast. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Reported from 13 north and 14 south counties in all regions except Northeast. | ||
| 2003 | Winter | Reported from 45 counties throughout the state. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Seen in 42 counties statewide. “Arctic” race reported 3/29 Polk DLT. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported from 23 counties in all regions of the state except South-central. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Reported from 14 north and 14 south counties in all regions except Southwest. | ||
| 2004 | Winter | Reported from 28 counties statewide. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Seen in 37 counties statewide. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Fewest reports since 1994: reported from 20 counties in all regions except Southeast. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 21 south counties in all regions. | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Reported from 34 counties statewide. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Seen in 50 counties statewide. Highest reported count 5/19 Jackson (7) AXH, PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Reported from 28 counties in all regions of state. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Observed in 15 north and 22 south counties in all regions. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 12 | 27 | Reported from 39 counties statewide. |
| 2007 | Spring | 21 | 28 | Statewide. |
| 2007 | Summer | 7 | 19 | Reported from all regions of the state. |
| 2007 | Fall | 20 | 22 | Reported throughout the state. |
| 2007 | Winter | 10 | 22 | Widely scattered reports throughout the state, missing only from the far southwestern and central northernmost counties. CBC high count Rochester (16). Unusual was a well-photographed individual most likely of the pale northern interior race subarcticus 1/27 Hennepin ph. DWK, along the Bluff Trail at Minnesota Valley N.W.R. Another pale individual was reported 2/23 Lincoln DBM, without details. |
| 2008 | Spring | 18 | 37 | Observed in all regions of the state. |
| 2008 | Summer | 6 | 22 | Reported from all regions of state. First county breeding record for Meeker LS. |
| 2008 | Fall | 20 | 24 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. |
| 2008 | Winter | 11 | 27 | Reported throughout state except extreme northeast (Lake, Cook). Total CBC count below 20-year average and only 55% of last year's count. Earliest report of adult on nest 2/8 Ramsey AXH. |
| 2009 | Spring | 19 | 32 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. High count 5/16 Anoka (5, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) DWK. |
| 2009 | Summer | 12 | 16 | Reported from all regions except Southwest, Northeast. First county breeding records from Stevens MKu, Houston KAK. |
| 2009 | Fall | 12 | 22 | Observed statewide. |
| 2009 | Winter | 17 | 35 | Reported from an impressive 52 counties statewide. CBC high counts 12/19 Excelsior CBC (20), St. Paul (North) CBC (14), 12/26 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) CBC (14). B. v. subarcticus located 1/30 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) ph. RMD. |
| 2010 | Spring | 19 | 41 | Observed statewide. |
| 2010 | Summer | 12 | 20 | Reported from all regions except Northeast. First county breeding records from Scott DWK, Yellow Medicine PME. |
| 2010 | Fall | 13 | 29 | Observed statewide. |
| 2010 | Winter | 17 | 35 | Reported from 52 counties statewide, same as last year. CBC high counts 12/18 St. Paul (North) (13) and 12/26 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (11). A well described B. v. subarcticus located 2/19 Scott DWK (Mohoney's Marsh W.M.A.). |
| 2011 | Spring | 25 | 42 | Observed statewide. High count 4/5 Lincoln (11) BJU. |
| 2011 | Summer | 12 | 15 | Found in all regions of state. First county breeding records for Itasca fide BBA, Jackson DPG. |
| 2011 | Fall | 20 | 33 | Reported statewide. |
| 2011 | Winter | 17 | 41 | Reported from 58 counties statewide, well above the average of 42 counties over the previous five years. Very scarce north of an arc from Marshall County in the Northwest, southeast to Cass County in the North-central and Pine County in the East-central region, with all reports: 12/18 Two Harbors CBC, 2/16, 2/18 Itasca SC, and 2/18 St. Louis SWe. CBC high count 12/17 Rochester CBC (8), down significantly from high counts the past two years (13 in 2010; and 20 in 2009). Earliest report of an adult on a nest was 2/14 Dakota ADS. |
| 2012 | Spring | 20 | 42 | Observed statewide. |
| 2012 | Summer | 17 | 21 | Found in all regions of state. First county breeding record from Watonwan (April record) AnK. |
| 2012 | Fall | 15 | 29 | Statewide. High count 10/18 Nicollet (5) APi. |
| 2012 | Winter | 16 | 39 | Reported from 55 counties statewide, down slightly from last year (58), but the second highest number from the previous five winters. Early nesting was reported 2/16 Washington DSc, 2/18 Hennepin SWe. High counts 12/16 Washington (4) PNi, 1/1 Washington (4) ECl; CBC high count 12/29 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (18). |
| 2013 | Spring | 22 | 38 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests in 18 counties. |
| 2013 | Summer | 17 | 21 | Found statewide. First county breeding records from Chisago JFR, Faribault JSc. |
| 2013 | Fall | 20 | 36 | Reported statewide. High count 9/15 Morrison (3, Crane Meadows N.W.R.) KLi. |
| 2013 | Winter | 16 | 33 | Reported from 49 counties statewide, down significantly from the previous two years (55 and 58, respectively) to the lowest number of reporting counties since 2008 (38). Early nesting reported 2/15 Nobles BTS, 2/19 Stearns MJB. CBC high counts 12/14 Northwest McLeod (Hutchinson) (8), 12/28 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (8), 12/14 Willmar (7), 12/21 Mankato (7), 12/21 Austin (7). |
| 2014 | Spring | 20 | 42 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests in 16 counties. |
| 2014 | Summer | 9 | 19 | Reported from all regions except North-central, Northeast. First county breeding records from Cottonwood WCM, Douglas DAC. |
| 2014 | Fall | 20 | 33 | Found statewide. High counts 10/10 and 10/31 Washington (4, Cottage Grove) PNi. |
| 2014 | Winter | 21 | 32 | Found throughout the state and season. CBC high counts 12/20 St. Paul (North) (8), 12/20 Northwest McLeod (Hutchinson) (7). |
| 2015 | Spring | 18 | 41 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 8 counties. |
| 2015 | Summer | 10 | 21 | Reported statewide. First county breeding record for Beltrami MBS. |
| 2015 | Fall | 21 | 36 | Found statewide. |
| 2015 | Winter | 14 | 39 | Reported from 53 counties statewide, similar to most recent previous winters. High counts north were three or fewer; south high counts were four or fewer. CBC high counts 12/19 Excelsior (13), Fargo-Moorhead (7), St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (7), 12/14 Cottonwood (6). Earliest reported active nests: 2/15 Hennepin BAF, Big Stone DLP. Several of the pale subspecies B. v. subarcticus were photographed: 12/13 Anoka ToL, 1/20 Polk SAu, 2/15 St. Louis JPR. |
| 2016 | Spring | 22 | 45 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 13 counties. |
| 2016 | Summer | 12 | 27 | Reported from all regions. |
| 2016 | Fall | 23 | 29 | Found statewide. |
| 2016 | Winter | 25 | 43 | Reported from 68 counties statewide, the most in at least the past 10 winter seasons (previous high was 58, winter 2011). North high counts were all 1–2 birds, and south high counts were all 1–3. Earliest reports of adult on nest: 2/6 Hennepin (Pamela Park) JAB, 2/11 Benton (Sauk Rapids) DOr. CBC high counts 12/31 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (7), 1/1 Afton (7), 12/18 Mankato (6), 12/31 St. Paul (North) (6). |
| 2017 | Spring | 25 | 49 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 4 north and 19 south counties. |
| 2017 | Summer | 21 | 27 | Reported throughout state. First county breeding records 5/20 Nicollet APi, 6/11 Norman KnM. |
| 2017 | Fall | 20 | 39 | Found statewide. |
| 2017 | Winter | 24 | 43 | Reported statewide from 67 counties, one fewer than last winter and well above the average for the previous ten years (51). North reports were all of 1–2 individuals and south reports of 1–3. Earliest reports of adult on nest: 2/7 Ramsey IsH, 2/8 Hennepin JAB. CBC high counts 12/16 St. Paul (North) (17), Northwest McLeod (Hutchinson) (6), 12/17 Austin (6), 12/30 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (6). |
| 2018 | Spring | 22 | 48 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 2 north and 11 south counties. |
| 2018 | Summer | 19 | 30 | Found in all regions of state. |
| 2018 | Fall | 18 | 35 | Â Found statewide. |
| 2018 | Winter | 20 | 40 | Reported from 60 counties statewide, somewhat more than the 10-year average (55). High counts 12/15 Olmsted (6) JWH, KEm, several other counts of 4. Several reports of the pale subspecies B. v. subarcticus, from Hennepin, Stearns. CBC high counts 12/29 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (17), 12/22 Mankato (15), 12/15 Excelsior (10). |
| 2019 | Spring | 22 | 47 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 5 north and 12 south counties. |
| 2019 | Summer | 14 | 22 | Â Reported from all regions. |
| 2019 | Fall | 25 | 38 | Found statewide. |
| 2019 | Winter | 17 | 39 |  Reported from 56 counties statewide, close to the ten-year average (57). North reports were all of 1–3 individuals, and south reports of 1–4. Two Hennepin reports of the pale subspecies, B. v. subarcticus. CBC high counts 12/14 Excelsior (7), 12/21 Lamberton (7), 12/28 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (7), 12/14 Rochester (6). |
| 2020 | Spring | 21 | 43 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 5 north and 11 south counties. |
| 2020 | Summer | 12 | 25 | Found statewide. First county breeding record 7/17 Grant CNn. |
| 2020 | Fall | 25 | 42 | Found statewide. |
| 2020 | Winter | 18 | 48 | Reported from 66 counties statewide, well above the ten-year average (57). North reports were all of 1–2 individuals, and south reports of 1–4. Reports of the pale subspecies B. v. subarcticus from Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Rice. CBC high counts 12/26 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (13), 12/19 Rochester (9), 12/20 Cedar Creek Bog (8), 12/27 Redwood Falls (8). |
| 2021 | Spring | 24 | 48 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 5 north and 18 south counties. |
| 2021 | Summer | 20 | 34 | Found statewide. |
| 2021 | Fall | 26 | 44 | Found statewide. |
| 2021 | Winter | 16 | 45 | North reports were all of 1–2 individuals except 1/12 Pine (4) NSn. South reports were of 1–4 individuals. Earliest report of occupied nest 1/23 Ramsey ebd. The pale subspecies (B. v. subarcticus) was reported 2/6 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) KTP. CBC high counts 12/26 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (19), 12/18 St. Paul (North) (15), 1/2 Redwood Falls (8). |
| 2022 | Spring | 26 | 46 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 3 north and 13 south counties. |
| 2022 | Summer | 21 | 20 | Found in all regions. First county breeding record: 6/14 Pipestone RMD. |
| 2022 | Fall | 22 | 42 | Found statewide. |
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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. |