Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Grebes 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: Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
 Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
 Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
 [Western Grebe X Clark's Grebe]
[Aechmophorus grebe]
Horned Grebe(Podiceps auritus)
YearSeasonNS
1936Summer Ralph Woolsey located eight nests_ with. four to six egg~_apiece on June 1oth in Becker County o A:•.cten Risser, Leondcl~ r~scher and their party of canoeists observed a brood of small young July 9th at Lac Ln Croix. _____..._....._..,._
1938SummerThe only record of this Grebe comes from Gustav Swan­ son, who saw adults with young at Thief Lake on July 26.
1961Springseen by Robert Ulvang on 5 April at Duluth. In that area, the peak of abundance was 7 May when Jan Green reported about 200 of them. On 15 April the Huber brothers saw one on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis and we saw them again on 23 April in Traverse, Wright, Big Stone, and Meeker Counties. On 21 May one was seen near Herman, Grant County by William Pieper and the Huber brothers.
1961FallSeveral seen 28 Oct. near Two Harbors, Lake County, by members of the Avifaunal Club. ;
1961WinterOne seen at Pleasant Lake, Ramsey County on December 2 by A. C. Rosenwinkel.
1963SpringApril 7, Minneapolis, H. Huber; April 13, Frog Lake, Stevens County, E. Strubbe; April 26, Duluth, about 1200, Jan Green.
1963Falllatest Dec. 8, Minneapolis, Avifaunal Club.
1963WinterDec 6, Ramsey Co., Mpls Audubon Society; Dec 12 and 15, Duluth, Jan Green; Jan 12 and 26, Two Harbors, Dr Church; Feb 15, mouth of Encampment River, Lake Co., Jan Green and others; all birds were in winter plumage.
1964Spring4-10 Wright Co, EC; 4-12 Hennepin Co, MAS; 4-17 Pope Co, RPR; 4-18 Two Harbors, GEC; 4-19 Douglas Co, MVS; 4-20 Wadena Co, RO; 4-24 Marshall Co, DLO; 5-2 Beltrami Co, JAM.
1964Summer6-20, Lake Superior, Big Sucker River, RLH; 8-5, Farm Lake, Lake Co., JCG.
1964Fall9-25 Duluth, 12, JCG; 11/2 Wright Co., 5; EC; 11-19 Mpls., RBJ; 12-3 Duluth, JCG.
1964Winterlast reported 12-3, Lester River, St. Louis Co, 1, JCG.
1965Springearliest 4-14 Rice Co, OAR.
1965Falllatest 11-9 Mpls, FN and 11-25 Mpls, 3, RBJ. Huber
1966Springearliest 4-1 Minneapolis, RBJ, 4-3 Two Harbors, RK and 4-10 Hennepin Co, EMB, MHM.
1966Summer8-11 Twin Lakes, Kittson Co, ad ly, PE; also reported from Lake Hubbard, Mahnomen, St. Louis, Marshali and Roseau Co's.
1966FallLatest 11-16 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 11-16 Ramsey Co., BL; 11-26 Hennepin Co., VL.
1967Springearly dates 3-25 Wabasha (DGM) and Dakota (EMB) Co's.; 4-6 Co., DB; 4-16 Wright Co., EC.
1967Summer6-9 St. Louis Co., 2, JCG, probably late migrants.
1967Fall late 10-11 Becker Co., JAH; 10-24 Duluth, JCG; 11-12 Minneapolis, RBJ.
1967Winter 12-30 Duluth, St. Louis Co., 1, BB.
1968Spring earliest 4-4 Minneapolis, DB, V!--, FN/ MAS; 4-9 Mi~eapolis, EHH; m north, 4-12 Crow Wmg Co., MSB; 4-21 Lake Co., RK; 4-24 Duluth, JCG.
1968Summer 7-18(2), 7-29(11) Hovland, 7-29(5) Grand Marais, Cook Co., JCG.
1968FallEarliest 9-6 Cook (Lake Superior) RLG; 9-6 St. Louis HM; latest 11-3 St. Louis (Duluth) MC; 11-11 and 11-17 Hennepin (Lake Harriet) ETS, RBJ.
1969Spring4-5 Dakota Co., EMB; 4-8 Hennepin Co., FN fMAS and VL; 4-11 Morrison Co., LSR; 4-15 St. Louis Co., MMC.
1969Summer6-1 (1) late migrant at Duluth (JJG) and 6-13 from Pennington Co. (JJG).
1969FallLatest 11-8 Lyon PE; 11-19 Duluth MC; 11-29 Hennepin ETS; concentrations, 8-19, 9-16 Cook, 10 and 6 respectively, MAF.
1969Winter12-26, 1-10 Lake Superior, St. Louis Co. JCG.
1970Springearly south 4-10 Dakota RG; 4-11 Wabasha KE, PE; 4-13 Hennepin DB; peak 4-30 Duluth (2,000) MMC; early north 4-13 Morrison LR; 4-15 Duluth MMC; late south 5-12 Hennepin WL; 5-16 Swift BH.
1970Summer6-1 Duluth JCG, late migrant. Also reported from Marshall Co. Once neste d throughout the midwest; this and the following species (which nested farther west) have never recovered from the plume hunters of the early 1900's.
1970Falllate south 11-8 Houston FL; 11-14 Hennepin (21) ES; late north 11-7 Duluth BL; 11-8 Lake PH ; 11-14 Duluth )G; peak 1028 Hennepin (38) VL.
1970Winter12-1 Hennepin VL; 1-23 Cook T. Dyke.
1971Springearly south 4-7 Watonwan EK; 4-9 Wabasha WDM; 4-11 Lyon PE; early north 4-6 Duluth, D. and P. Sheer; 4-13 Duluth MMC; 4-13 Morrison LR; late south 5-2 Winona TV; 5-2 Sherburne RLD; peak 5-3 Duluth and Lake (4000)JG.
1971Summernested In Roseau; also reported from Marshall and Clearwater.
1971Falle~rly south 9-20 Pope; 9-25 Lyon; late south 10-24 Wri P."ht; 11-19 HennePin; late north 10-25 St. Louis; 10-30 Lake; 11-19 Duluth.
1971Winter12-12 Hennepin FN, VL; 12-26 Duluth JCG.
1972Summerseen in Clearwater (RCD).
1973Summer Seen in Marshall (RBJ & KE)
1973Fall Reported from Marshall, Hennepin, Cook. Late north 11-6 St. Louis (JCG); 11-9 Crow Wing and Mille Lacs (TS). Late south 11-3 Hennepin (ETS); 11-11 Hennepin (CLH); 11-13 Hennepin (VL).
1973Winter 12-23 and 1-19 at Black Dog L., Dakota Co. (RR, RBJ).
1974Spring Early south 4-10 Rice OAR; 4-11 Hennepin VL; 4-12 LeSueur GR; 4-12 Olmsted JF; early north 4-14 Morrison LSR; 3 reports on 4-17; late south 5-14 Hennepin VL; peak 5-3 Lake Superior (540) JG.
1974Summer Reported only from Lake Superior.
1974Fall 9-28 Carver PZ; 10-26 Hennepin CH; 10-27 Wright ES; late north 11-10 Crow Wing (50) JB; 11-14 Lake JG.
1974Winter 12-2 Hennepin (BJ).
1975Spring Early south 4-7 Olmsted VH, JF; 4/0 Hennepin BDC; 4-12 Anoka SC; 4/2 Henepin PVK; early north 4-14 St. Louis JCG; 4-16 Marshall AR; 4-19 St. Louis MMC, GJN; Peak 5-2 Marshall (243) AR.
1975Summer Only one report on 7-9 in St. Louis Co. (JG).
1975Fallearly south 8-23 Lyon HK; 9-21 Hennepin CH; late south 11·16 Washington DGW; 11-16 Hennepin EM; late north 11-8 Cook KE; 11-26 St. Louis JG.
1975Wintera late migrant until 12-30 at Rochester (VH, JF).
1976Spring Early south 3-25 Lyon HK; 4-5 Hennepin CH; 4-7 Lyon GO; early north 3-31 St. Louis DS; 4-5 Mille Lacs MI; 4-8 Marshall SV. 157 Winter 1976
1976Summerreported only from Marshall (SV) and Cook (7-31, KE and BJ).
1976Fall Early south 9-4 Lyon; late north 10-30 Crow Wing, 11-25 Duluth; late south 10-24 Ramsey and·Anoka, 11-20 Hennepin.
1977Spring Early south 3-4 Dakota Donn S. Mattsson earliest date on record; 3-12 Freeborn RK; 3-26 Olmsted JF; early north 3-26 Crow Wing DK earliest date north; 4-12 St.. Louis GN and Clay JB; 4-16 Grant SM.
1977Summer Reported from Marshall, Roseau and Duluth (6-3, DA).
1977Winter 1-21 Knife River, Lake Co. (m.ob.); only report.
1978Summer Seen in Roseau, Marshall, Becker and St. Louis (6-16, 17, Lake Superior, JCG).
1978Fall Early south 9-30 Washington DMB; late north 11-1 Cook KE, 11-8 Marshall ANWR; late south 11-16 Stearns NH, 11-25 Wabasha OJ, RJ.
1979Spring Early south 4-10 Olmsted JB, 4-12 Hennepin RA and Olmsted JF; early north 4-18 St. Louis KE and Otter Tail GO, 4-20 Beltrami JM and Wilkin GS. Peak 5-8 Marshall ANWR (590).
1979Summer Seen in Marshall (Thief Lake WMA, Agassiz NWR), Becker (Tamarack NWR). Visitants reported from Duluth (6-2, 6-9) and Lake (7-31).
1979Fall Early south 8-18 Renville RJ, 9-13 Anoka JH; late north 11-2 St. Louis DGW, 11-3 Pine RJ, 11-5 and 11-11 Cook KMH; late south 11-11 Goodhue JSD, 11-24 Wabasha DB, OJ.
1980Spring Early south 4-4 Murray RJ, 4-12 Anoka SC, GP, 4-18 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-19 St. Louis KE, SNF, SW, 4-20 Beltrami JM, SY, 4-23 Grant SM.
1980Summer Breeding in Marshall; also seen in Roseau, Pennington. Migrants in Duluth, 6-6 (3).
1980Fall Early south 10-3 Nicollet JCF, 10-26 Stearns NH; late north 11-11 Aitkin EC, 11-24 St. Louis KE; late south 11/5 Hennepin AJ and Meeker RJ.
1980Winter Reported on Lake Superior from Cook 12-26 (2) (KL) and Lake 1-25 (3) (mob).
1981SpringEarly south 3-29 Washington DR, 4-7 Hennepin VL, 4-10 Houston JP/ AM; early north 4-11 St. Louis TL, 4-12 Cook KE, 4-14 Morrison RJ; peak 4-24 Pine DB, RJ (500).
1981Summer Late migrant: 6-2 Stony Pt., St. Louis Co. Seen in Marshall, Pennington.
1981Fall Early south 8-24 Pipestone GS; late dates 11-3 Mille Lacs ES, 11-7 Beltrami AS, 11-13 St. Louis TL, TW.
1981Winter Two reports: a late migrant in Mille Lacs on 12-2 (RBJ) and a January report from Duluth, 1-3 (TS).
1982Spring Early south 3-27 Dakota BL, 4-8 Wabasha DWM, 4-14 Anoka SC; early north 4-4 Otter Tail SDM, 4-17 Aitkin WN, 4-22 Beltrami JSP.
1982Summer Seen in Marshall (Agassiz NWR), Pope (Lake Amelia; HCK).
1982Fall Late north I 013 I Polk KSS, I I 16 Cook BL, Crow Wing WN, 1/121 Lake SWIMS ; late south 1/14 Nicollet JCF, 11/21 Ramsey DZIMC.
1982Winter A Lake Superior report from Lake Co., 1/23 (BDC).
1983Spring Early south 4/9 Nobles BL, 41 II Hennepin BDC, 4/13 Olmsted JEB, BE; early north 4/21 Polk TT, 4/22 Beltrami JP, Crow Wing JB, Marshall KSS, Mille Lacs MLWMA.
1983Summer Seen in Polk, Marshall.
1983Fall Late north 10/22 Aitkin DB, OJ, 10/30 Otter Tail OS, 11/13 Beltrami JSP; late south II I !9 Freeborn RJ, 11/22 Houston RG,
1983Winter Three NE reports from Lake Superior; Duluth CBC (2); Cook, 12-26 (2) (SS) and Lake, 1-1 (2) (SWMS). An east central report from Hennepin, Lake Calhoun 12-2 (mob).
1984Spring Early south 4/7 Hennepin PL, 41 II Ramsey OS, ES, 4/14 Blue Earth RJ, Nicollet JCF; early north 4/12 Polk KL, 4/14 Lake SWIMS, Otter Tail G MO.
1984Summernested in Pennington and Marshall; also seen in St. Louis and Cook.
1984Fall Late north 10/28 Cook RE, I 0/30 Roseau AJ, 11/11 Pine KL; late south 11 I 10 Freeborn RJ, II/1 I Hennepin SC, Ill 24 Ramsey RH.
1985Spring Early south 3/25 Dakota AB, 4/7 Hennepin VL, 4/10 Nicollet RJ; early north 4/14 St. Louis fide KE, 4/17 Norman BK, 4/18 Marshall ANWR.
1985Summer Nested in Marshall. Seen in Wilkin, Cook (one all summer; KMH, WP).
1985Fall Late north 11/2 Mille Lacs KL, 1/19 Roseau AJ, 11/14 St. Louis KE; late south 11/13 Mower RRK, JM, 1/1l4 Ramsey KB, 11/27 Hennepin ES.
1986Spring Early south 3/22 Wabasha BL, 3/29 Houston JPIAM, 4/5 Cottonwood RJ, Washington TBB; early north 4/6 St. Louis KE, Otter Tail SDM, 4/11 Becker MBW.
1986Summer Seen in Agassiz NWR. Early migrant 7/27 Duluth (KE).
1986Fall Late north 10/18 Lake SWIMS, 10/26 Cook WP, St. Louis KB, BE, 1/12 OtterTail SDM; late south lOIII Pope RG, 10/25 Stevens AB, 11/30 Hennepin AB, SC, OJ.
1986Winter Two December reports: Lake Harriet, Hennepin Co. 12/5 (SC) and Duluth Township 12/6 (2,AB).
1987Spring Early south 3/11 Dakota TI, 3/22 Nicollet KR, 3/25 Hennepin m.ob.; early north 4/11 Grant RJ, 4/15 Becker BK, 4/20 Marshall ANWR.
1987Summer Probable nesting in OtterTail (Lake Lizzie, MMM). Also seen in Agassiz NWR, Hubbard , Becker.
1987Fall Late north 10/13 Cook KMH, 10/27 Duluth RJ, ll/11 MilleLacsAB,DB; latesouth 11/8 Wabasha AP, 11/18 Blue Earth JF, 11/30 Hennepin SC.
1987Winter Up to five reported in Minneapolis until 12/16 (m.ob.).
1988Spring Early south 3/22 Wabasha WDM, 3/23 Dakota RG, 4/1 Hennepin SC; early north 4/9 Duluth KE, 4/16 Beltrami TK, 4/21 Becker BK.
1988Fall Late north II/6 Cook WP, 11/9 Pine AB, 11/22 Aitkin WN; late south 11/1 Washington WL, 11/5 WrightRJ, 11/25 WabashaWDM.
1988Winter Reported in Minneapolis on U /5 DC, IT.
1989Summer Only report: 6/18 Cook WP.
1989Fall Late north 11/1 Douglas RJ, 11/3 Mille Lacs AB, 11/4 St. Louis AP; late south 11/9 Wabasha AB, ll/JO Hennepin SC and Rice FKS.
1989Winter Lake Superior records from Two Harbors, Lake Co. 1/27 KE, MH; Croftville, Cook Co. 11/4 PS, SB.
1990Spring Early south 3/30 Hennepin AB, 4/5 Washington TEB, 4/15 Murray PS; early north 4/15 St. Louis KE, 4/20 Lake DV, 4/22 Aitkin WN.
1990Summer Only report from Roseau.
1990Fall Late north ll/4 Mille Lacs KE, 11/10 Beltrami DJ, 11/30 Lake DPV; late south 11/12 Hennepin KB, SC, 11/25 Brown JS.
1990Winter Reported from Lake 12/ I AB and the Duluth CBC.
1991Spring Early south 3/22 Washington WL, 3/26 Carver KR, 3/30 McLeod PS; early north 4/16 Cook KMH, 4/18 Clay RJ, 4/20 Pine AB, Becker BK.
1991Summer More reports than usual; seen in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Becker, St. Louis KE, Cook MK.
1991Fall Late north 10/27 St. Louis SS, 10/29 Pine AB, 10/30 Beltrami DJ; late south 11/16 Goodhue RB, 11/25 Olmsted JB, 11/26 Hennepin KB.
1991Winter Only report on the Grand Marais CBC.
1992Spring Early south 3/25 Olmsted JB, 3/29 Hennepin SC, 3/30 Winona CS; early north 4/17 St. Louis TW, 4/19 Otter Tail MO, 4/25 Grant RJ.
1992Summer Only reports: Marshall, 7/15 St. Louis (L. Superior) KE.
1992Fall Late north 11/1 Beltrami DJ, 11/7 Pine RG, 11/19 Mille Lacs KB; late south 11/10 Mower RRK, 11/19 Carver DM, 11/24 Hennepin SC.
1992Winter Only report 2/4 Cook (overwintering?) fide PB.
1993Spring Early south 4/2 Hennepin DB, SC, CH, and Kandiyohi CR/CD, 4/3 Anoka KB. Early north 4/20 Beltrami DJ, 4/24 Aitkin WN, 4/26 Lake DPV and Otter Tail CS/KC.
1993Fall Late north 9/18 St. Louis RH, 10/2 Lake KB. Late south 10/10 Ramsey KB, 11/4 Rice TB, 11/27 Hennepin SC.
1994Spring Early south 4/2 Goodhue BL, 4/3 Rice TF, 4/5 Hennepin SC; early north 4/10 Mille Lacs KB and Wilkin SDM, 4/15 Kanabec CM.
1994Summer Only report from Marshall.
1994Fall Late north 10/23 St. Louis SS, 11/4 Itasca JB/TS, 11/5 Cook MH. Late south 11/11 Washington WL, 11/12 Stevens RJ, 11/21 Hennepin SC.
1994Winter Two reports: 1/15 on Lake Superior, St. Louis Co. JG (overwintering?), and more unusual, on the Grand Rapids CBC (no details).
1995Spring Early south 3/23 Dakota RG, 3/29 Ramsey KB and Lincoln RJ; early north 4/5 Kanabec CM, 4/17 Douglas SW, 4/19 Aitkin WN.
1995Summer Only reports from Marshall, Otter Tail. Growing concern about the breeding status of this species has prompted the Minnesota DNR to propose changing its status to threatened.
1995Fall Early south 9/26 Hennepin RJ, 10/7 McLeod KB; seen in nine north and five south counties with a late sighting on 11/ — 25 St. Louis CM.
1996Spring Reported from 39 counties. Early south 4/14 (ten-year median 3/24) Winona CS and Rice TB, 4/18 Anoka DJ. Peak 5/5 Hennepin (100+) SC.
1996Summer Seen in Roseau, Marshall, Polk; plus Lake Superior in St. Louis (6/28 LF, 7/7 AH).
1996Fall Seen in 11 north and 6 south counties. Late north (median 11/22) 11/1 Morrison MJ/DT, 11/7 St. Louis TW. Late south (median 11/26) 11/12 Winona CS, 11/18 Wabasha KB, 11/24 Hennepin (3) SC.
1997Spring Reported from 40 counties. Peak counts 4/18 Hennepin (100+ on Lake Harriet) PBu, 4/26 St. Louis (1000+ on Lake Superior) ME. None found 5/24–26 in northwest region MBW.
1997Fall Reported from 12 north and 6 south counties. Late north 10/29 Cass RJ. Late south 11/25 Hennepin KB.
1998Spring Reported from 40 counties. Peak 4/23 Washington (160) WL.
1998Summer Only reports: 6/10 Clay (Hotsie L.) NWi et al.; 6/6 and 7/12 Roseau (up to 3 at Roseau River WMA) KB, PS; 6/28 Roseau (Roseau sewage ponds) PS.
1998Fall Early south 9/25 Hennepin PBu, 9/26 Olmsted DA/BE, 10/3 Freeborn ABa. No representative late north dates compared to the 13-year median departure date (11/19). Late south 11/29+ Hennepin SC, 11/30 Dakota SL; also see winter report.
1998Winter All reports: Late north 12/16 Mille Lacs KB (record late north date away from L. Superior). Late south 12/12 Houston RJ, 12/22 Hennepin SC (record late south date).
1999Spring Arrived south and north at least one week later than usual. No March reports south, where the recent median arrival date is 3/25; the earliest this year was 4/1 Hennepin ABo, SC. Early north 4/3 Mille Lacs KB, 4/11 Douglas NWi. Late south 4/28 Dakota DBS, 4/29 Hennepin SC. Late north 5/19 Kittson AH, PS, 5/23 St. Louis ABo. Peak count on Lake Superior 4/14 St. Louis (463 in Duluth) KB.
1999Summer Late migrants 6/2 St. Louis (Duluth) KB and 6/3 Cook (Grand Marais) KB; plus 7/18 Roseau (two at Roseau River WMA) PS.
1999Fall Two extremely early migrants south. Early north 8/31 St. Louis TW, 9/3 Beltrami DJo. Early south 8/25 Hennepin †SC, 8/26 Lac qui Parle (3) RgS, 9/21 Meeker CMa. See winter report for late migrants.
1999Winter All reports: Late north 12/5 Mille Lacs KB, AH, PS. Late south 12/2 Wright KB, 1/1 Afton CBC (2). Mid-winter report 1/15–16 St. Louis (Lake Superior) AH, PS.
2000Spring Observed in 21 south and 11 north counties. Earliest south (only two March reports) 3/11 Winona PJ, DN, 3/29 Rice TBo. Early north 4/1 Traverse CN, 4/7 Lake WM. Peak count 4/15 Carver (105) RJ; very low numbers on Lake Superior. Only two May reports south, where last seen 5/13 Lac qui Parle WM. Late north 5/13 St. Louis TW, 5/28 Polk ABo.
2000Summer Three reports: 6/19 Roseau (5 adults at Roseau River WMA, no nesting evidence) PHS; 7/6 Becker (Tamarac NWR) BAB; plus late migrants 6/5–8 St. Louis (maximum 2 at Duluth) KJB, CRM, PHS.
2000Fall Reported from nine north and seven south counties. Early north 8/16 St. Louis JWL, followed by two northeast reports in early September, then none until October. Early south 9/23 Renville DFJ, CRM. Late north 11/18 Otter Tail CMN. Late south 11/19 Freeborn AEB, 11/22 Hennepin PEB.
2000Winter Up to four individuals overwintered from 12/31 through mid-February on Lake Superior between Stoney Point, St. Louis County and Two Harbors, Lake County mob.
2001Spring Observed in 25 south and 24 north counties. More reports than last spring but numbers remain low on L. Superior. Early south 3/19 Olmsted PWP, 3/21 Freeborn AEB. Early north 4/5 Cass and Morrison (Camp Ripley) WLB, 4/12 St. Louis JWL. Peak concentrations 4/17 Hennepin (268) KJB, 4/22 Grant (156+ on Pelican L.) CRM. Only May report south: 5/2 Hennepin SLC. Many late May reports in Northwest. Late north 5/25 Cook DFN and Pennington JMJ, 5/27 Roseau WCM and Marshall JMJ, but see summer report.
2001Summer Only reports: 6/3 Kittson (pair in wetland near Halma) PHS, 7/30 Polk DRu. [Corrected]
2001Fall Reported from nine north and eight south counties. Early north 8/29 Lake JWL, 9/2 Cook DFJ. Early south 8/26–27 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir) JGL, PWP, 9/3 Hennepin SLC. Late north 11/23 Aitkin AXH. Late south 11/30 Goodhue ADS.
2001Winter Only reports: 12/17 Cook (Horseshoe Bay, L. Superior) PCC, PHS, 1/20 & 2/24 Lake (11–12 near Stewart R. mouth, L. Superior) JWL.
2002Spring Observed in 21 south and 21 north counties. Early south 4/10 Rice TFB, 4/12–14 in six counties. Early north (away from L. Superior in Lake County, where 10+ loitered near mouth of Stewart R. through 3/11) 4/12 St. Louis JWL, 4/14 Cass SWS. Late south 5/14 Hennepin SLC, 5/19 Big Stone (6) NSp, 5/31 Lac qui Parle (4) FAE. High count 4/21 Hennepin (1400 at Lakes Calhoun & Harriet KJB, plus 461 at L. Nokomis TAT).
2002Summer All reports: 6/30 Lake (Stoney Point) ph. BCM, 7/9 St. Louis (Duluth) JRN, 7/28 St. Louis (L. Superior) JCG. There were no reports from the traditional breeding range in the Northwest.
2002Fall Reported from only seven north and four south counties. Early north 8/8 St. Louis (3 at Stoney Pt.) JWL, only August report. Early south dates not representative. Late north 11/30 Lake JWL, also see winter report. Late south 11/16 Dakota JPM, 11/17 Hennepin m.obs.
2002Winter Reported 12/8 (one) and 2/17–18 (three) Lake (Two Harbors) JWL, CRM.
2003Spring Observed in 19 south and 11 north counties. Early south (median 3/25) 4/2 Wright RBJ and Hennepin JPM, 4/8 Anoka KJB. Early north (median 4/12) 4/5 Mille Lacs MRN, 4/14 Kanabec CAM. Late south 5/7 Olmsted PWP and Redwood JJS, 5/14 Hennepin WCM. Late north 5/24 Lake JWL and Pennington JMJ, PHS. Peak count 4/29 Lake (120) JWL.
2003Summer Only reports: 6/3 Polk (2) EEF, 6/3 St. Louis (L. Superior) PHS.
2003Fall Observed in 13 north and 9 south counties, none in Southwest. Early north 8/3 (oversummered?) Roseau DDM, BJM, 8/19 St. Louis JWL. Early south 9/6 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 11/14 Becker BRK, 11/30 Lake JWL, but also see winter report. Late south 11/22 Brown BTS, 11/30 Hennepin TAT.
2003Winter Only reports from Lake Superior: 12/1–1/19 Lake (5) JWL, plus 12/4 St. Louis (2) KJB and 2/24 St. Louis (1) JRN.
2004Spring Observed in 18 south and 9 north counties. Early south (median 3/25) 3/28 Yellow Medicine BJU and Dakota PEJ, 4/5 Freeborn AEB and Olmsted PWP. Early north (median 4/11) 3/22 Lake (may have overwintered on L. Superior) NAJ. Late south 5/3 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 5/12 Cook DJS, 5/24 Lake JWL, but see summer report. Peak counts 4/12 Lac qui Parle/Chippewa (385 on Lac qui Parle L.) BJU, 4/23 St. Louis (230 on L. Superior) JWL.
2004Summer Unusual report 6/19 Lake (2 on L. Superior) RSF.
2004Fall Observed in nine north and seven south counties, none in Southwest. Early north 8/22 Lake JWL, 9/11 Clay fide JMJ. Early south 9/12 Hennepin SLC. Late north 11/3 Otter Tail JEB, RBJ, 11/12 Cook SLF. Late south 11/26+ Meeker DMF, 11/29 Houston FZL, but also see winter report.
2004Winter Only report: 12/10 Houston (Pool 8, U.M.R.N.W.F.R.) FZL.
2005Spring Seen in 13 south and 17 north counties. Early south 3/30 Hennepin OLJ and Washington BRL, 4/1 Dakota JPM. Early north 4/6 Lake JWL, 4/9 Mille Lacs ASc. Late south 5/10 Olmsted PWP, 5/25 Big Stone PHS. Late north 5/26 Mahnomen JJS, HHD, 5/29 Cook DFN, but see summer report. Peak counts 4/18 St. Louis (240 on L. Superior) MTA, 4/25 St. Louis (830 on L. Superior) JWL.
2005Summer Seen 6/15, 6/22 St. Louis fide JWL, KRE.
2005Fall Seen in 15 north and 13 south counties, including 10/1 Rock KRE. Early north 8/24 Polk JEB, RBJ, 9/4 Clearwater BJU (median 8/16). Early south 9/30 Freeborn AEB. Highest fall count on Mille Lacs L. 10/26 (198) PHS; notable count 10/13 Lake (50 on L. Superior) JWL. Late north 11/12 Mille Lacs WCM and Polk EEF, 11/25+ Lake JWL. Late south 11/18 Houston FZL, 11/19 Brown BTS, but see winter report.
2005Winter Reported throughout period near mouth of Stewart River, Lake (peak of 13 on 12/27) JWL. Only other north report: 12/17 Cook (2, Grand Marais CBC) fide JK. One lingered at Black Dog Lake, Dakota, from 12/7 ph. JPM through 1/9 KJB.
2006Spring Observed in 17 south and 17 north counties. Early south 3/14 Dakota DOB, 3/19 Freeborn AEB (median 3/26). Early north 4/9 Carlton JWL and St. Louis PHS, 4/11 (median date) Cass JWL. Late south 5/13 Steele DAB, KRV, 5/26 Ramsey REH. Late north 5/21 St. Louis SLF, 5/26 Cook DFN, but see summer report. Peak count 4/21 Lake and St. Louis (498 on L. Superior) JWL.
2006Summer One report of a late lingering individual 6/1 St. Louis (Park Point) fide JWL.
2006Fall Found in 16 north and 19 south counties, including 10/21 Jackson JWH. Early north 8/19 Lake JWL, 9/2 Roseau HHD. Early south 9/15 Yellow Medicine BJU, 9/16 Stevens HHD. Late north 11/4 Cook HHD, 11/11 St. Louis PEB, but also see winter report. Late south 11/19 Hennepin CMB, 11/21 Waseca JPS.
2006Winter2 All reports from North Shore of Lake Superior, including multiple observations in Lake: 12/12, 1/4, 1/21 (mouth of Stewart River), 12/17 (Two Harbors), 12/23, 2/11 (Flood Bay) fide JWL. Also reported 12/14 St. Louis (near Stoney Point) fide JWL.
2007Spring1925 Early south 3/21 Stearns HHD, 3/27 Dakota ADS, LEC and Rice TFB (median 3/26). Early north 3/29 St. Louis SLF, 4/15 Mille Lacs DFN, PEJ. Peak counts 4/24 Lake (118) JWL, 4/20 Hennepin (80) CMB. Late south 5/6 Lac qui Parle LS and Stearns DFN, 5/8 Lincoln HHD, JEB, JJS (median 5/14). Late north 5/23 Lake of the Woods DAC, RBJ, 5/25 St. Louis DWK, JLO (median 6/3).
2007Summer11 Seen 7/4 St. Louis (off 22nd Street access at Park Point) PHS, 7/29–30 Big Stone (adult in basic plumage, near Ortonville) HHD, KRE, BJU.
2007Fall1719 Early north 8/6 Cook JPE, 8/12 St. Louis FKB (median 8/19). Early south reports included an adult in basic plumage first reported in Big Stone in late July, still present 8/22 (BJU), and then 9/8 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 11/12 Cook SLF, 11/18 Lake JWL. Late south 11/12 Houston PEJ, DFN, 11/16 Blue Earth RMD, but also see winter report.
2007Winter11 All north 1/7 St. Louis (2, Lake Superior along Scenic 61) JWL. All south 12/15–16 Dakota (Black Dog Lake) PEJ.
2008Spring2840 Early south (median 3/25) 4/1 Dakota JPM, 4/6 in four counties. Early north (median 4/9) 4/13 Lake JWL, 4/16 Otter Tail DST, St. Louis (335 at Park Point, Duluth) PHS. High counts 5/6 St. Louis (902 at Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 4/20 Hennepin (438 on Lake Nokomis and Diamond Lake) DWK. Late south 5/14 (median) Yellow Medicine BJU, 5/20 Sherburne ASc. Late north 5/21 St. Louis PHS, 5/30 Cook WCM (median 6/3), but also see summer report.
2008Summer1 Seen 6/8 St. Louis (2, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 7/15 St. Louis (4) LS, 7/27 St. Louis (2, Floodwood W.T.P.) SWe.
2008Fall1210 Early north (median 8/19) 8/17 Lake MSw, 8/24 Marshall PHS. Early south 9/26 Big Stone PHS, 9/30 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 11/3 Cass, Lake of the Woods BJU, 11/12 St. Louis PHS (median 11/19). Late south 11/22 Carver WCM, Winona PEJ, DFN, 11/29 Hennepin JCC (median 11/27).
2009Spring2126 Early south (median 3/26) 3/24 Dakota JPM, Lac qui Parle BJU, 3/29 Houston DAB, RMD, JWH. Early north (median 4/10) 4/3 Marshall JMJ, 4/12 Cass BAW, Otter Tail LS, St. Louis PHS. High counts 4/29 St. Louis (325) KJB, 4/13 Hennepin (71, Minneapolis) CMB. Late south 5/2 Kandiyohi JoS, Steele DAB, NFT, Stevens DBM, 5/4 Carver JCy, Lac qui Parle CRM, Rice TFB (median 5/14). Late north 5/3 Cook EEO, Red Lake JMJ, 5/21 St. Louis PHS (median 6/3).
2009Fall1018 Early north (median 8/18) 8/8 Marshall (adult, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ, 9/5 Roseau KRE, m.ob., Lake JWL, 9/7 Cook JWH. Early south (median 9/14) 8/23 Big Stone KRE, 9/12 Big Stone PHS, 9/27 Rice DAB. High count 10/24 Mille Lacs/Aitkin/Crow Wing (60, Mille Lacs Lake) PHS. Late north 11/13 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/16 Todd JLO, 11/24 St. Louis SLF, KJB (median 11/19). Late south 11/15 Goodhue JWH, 11/21 Houston DFN, PEJ, 11/27 Rice DAB (median 11/27), but also see winter report.
2009Winter12 All north 12/17 Lake (7, 4 at mouth of Stewart R., 3 at Two Harbors) JWL, 12/20 Two Harbors CBC (10), 2/3 Lake (3, over-wintering near mouth of Stewart River) JWL. All south 12/1 Meeker (Lake Ripley) DMF, 12/5 Waseca RMD.
2010Spring1422 Early south (median 3/26) 4/1 Dakota JPM, Hennepin CMB, 4/2 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/4 Freeborn PEJ, Rice DAB. Early north (median 4/10) 3/23 (second earliest north date) Cass ABi, 3/27 Douglas DPG, 4/8 Traverse BJU. High counts 4/23 St. Louis (2,416, Park Point; highest count since the early 1970s when 3,000–5,000 were found on western Lake Superior) PHS, 4/13 Hennepin (151, Lakes Harriet and Calhoun) CMB. Late south 5/7 Lac qui Parle BJU, 5/8 Hennepin m.ob., 5/15 Murray DAC, RBJ (median 5/14). Late north 5/18 Kittson JEB, Marshall MA, 5/31 St. Louis PHS (median 6/3), but also see summer report.
2010Summer11 Reported 6/1 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU, 6/2 St. Louis (2) PHS, 6/5, 6/13 St. Louis PHS.
2010Fall1417 Early north (median 8/18) 9/3 Roseau KRE, m.ob., 9/4 Kittson KRE, m.ob., 9/5 Lake JWL, Pennington KRE, m.ob. Early south (median 9/14) 8/12 (record early) Lac qui Parle (adult in alternate plumage at Marsh Lake) BJU, 9/3 Washington DFN, 9/15 Brown BTS. Late north 11/7 Cook KRE, m.ob., St. Louis PHS, ALo, 11/8 Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs BJU (median 11/19). Late south 11/17 Dakota PEJ, 11/26 Hennepin SIv, m.ob. (median 11/27).
2010Winter1 One report 2/16–17 Dakota (Black Dog Lake, record early by two weeks!) PEJ was possibly a very early migrant rather than overwintering.
2011Spring2343 Early south (median 3/26) 3/23 Dakota LEC, 4/1 Olmsted JWH, 4/2 Rice DAB. Early north (median 4/10) 4/2 St. Louis NAJ, 4/9 Douglas DPG, Grant, Traverse BJU, 4/12 Cass BAW, Morrison FGo, MJB. High counts 4/28 St. Louis (688, Park Point R.A., Duluth) PHS, 4/14 Hennepin (576, lakes Harriet, Calhoun, and Nokomis) CMB, 4/23 Stearns (477 in 3 locations). Late south 5/16 Murray WCM, 5/20 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 5/14). Late north 5/18 Norman DBz, St. Louis JLK, 5/22 Morrison GDJ (median 6/3).
2011Summer1Seen 7/3 Roseau SBa.
2011Fall1727 Early north (median 8/18) 8/3 Hubbard ANy, 8/14 Carlton AM, 8/20 Lake JWL. Early south (median 9/14) 9/4 Lac qui Parle PLJ, 9/21 Hennepin TAT. High counts 10/23 Mille Lacs/Aitkin/Crow Wing (170, west shore of Mille Lacs Lake) AXH, 10/13 Sherburne (52, Lake Fremont) PLJ. Late north 11/22 St. Louis PHS, 11/26 Aitkin ASc, 11/27 Mille Lacs DBM (median 11/19). Late south 11/28 Houston DBz, Rice DAB, 11/30 Hennepin CMB (median 11/27), but also see winter report.
2011Winter13One north record: 12/14–18 Lake (mouth of Stewart River) JWL, Two Harbors CBC. Three south reports: 12/4 Carver (Lake Waconia), Wright (Griffing Park) ACr, 12/7 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) CMB.
2012Spring2442 Early south (median 3/26) 3/16 Freeborn PEJ, 3/18 Dakota JoD, 3/19 Hennepin CMB. Early north (median 4/10) 4/3 St. Louis JSI, SIv, 4/5 Marshall SRo, Todd ANy, 4/7 Hubbard ANy. High counts 4/22 St. Louis (750, Park Point) MLH, 4/19 Hennepin (529, lakes Nokomis, Harriet, and Calhoun) CMB. Late south 5/18 Blue Earth ChH, 5/27 Hennepin SHF (median 5/14). Late north 5/30 Marshall GAK, 5/31 Koochiching RAE (median 6/3), but also see summer report.
2012Summer21 Found 6/2 Sherburne (Rush Lake) SMC, 6/2, 6/5, 6/22, 6/29, 7/3, 7/8 St. Louis (2, Lake Superior) JLK, ANy, ph. PHS, 6/10 Douglas (Jennie Lake) SBM. The mid-summer records from Lake Superior almost certainly represent non-breeding birds.
2012Fall2320 Early north (median 8/18) 8/2 Lake RAE, 8/5 Cass DAY, 8/12 Wilkin DST, 8/15 Cass BJL. Early south (median 9/14) 9/2 Brown ANy, 9/22 Ramsey ELC, 9/23 Hennepin CMB, Meeker RZi, m.ob. High counts 10/16 Mille Lacs (59) AXH, 10/28 Hennepin (18) CMB. Late north 11/13 Beltrami SVo, 11/19 Otter Tail DST, 11/25 St. Louis ACr, KJB (median 11/19). Late south 11/18 Lac qui Parle BJU, Meeker DPG, Rice DAB, Winona ANy, 11/21 Carver DBM, PRH, 11/25 Blue Earth ChH (median 11/27). But see winter report for late lingering migrants.
2012Winter31 All north: 12/4 Cook (2, Hovland) BRL, 12/15 St. Louis (Duluth) DRB, 12/16 Lake (mouth of Stewart River) JWL, 12/22 Lake (Two Harbors) DAG. CBC high count 12/22 Two Harbors (6). One south report: 12/11 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) CMB.
2013Spring3448 Early south (median 3/26) 3/3 (second earliest south spring record) Dakota (Black Dog Lake) †BAF, 4/3 Scott CMB, 4/6 Anoka ELC. Early north (median 4/10) 4/15 St. Louis SLF, 4/25 Lake JWL. High counts 4/28 St. Louis (4,137, second highest state count, Park Point) PHS, 5/5 Benton/Stearns (1,603, Mississippi River at Sauk Rapids/St. Cloud) MJB, PCC, 5/5 Hennepin (593, Lakes Harriet & Calhoun) CMB. Late south 5/21 Anoka DWK, 5/23 Lyon GWe (median 5/14). Late north 5/27 Clearwater DPJ, Morrison FGo, 5/31 Cook WCM, St. Louis CRM, m.ob. (median 6/3). Also see summer report.
2013Summer7 Seen in Beltrami, Cook, Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Roseau, St. Louis. Two pair established territories at Agassiz N.W.R. in Marshall during June AXH, where 6 young were found 7/11 SLn.
2013Fall1426 Early south (median 9/14) 8/19 Lac qui Parle (2, Salt Lake) BMc, 8/29 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) DLP, 8/31 Faribault (4, Clark) JPr. High counts 10/19 Mille Lacs Lake (68 counted in Mille Lacs, Aitkin, and Crow Wing counties) AXH, 11/2 St. Louis (57, flocks of 42 and 15 in the Duluth harbor) PEB. Late north 11/14 Lake (5, Burlington Bay) EBr, 11/15 St. Louis (Canal Park) JLK, 11/16 Aitkin (5, Wealthwood) AFo (median 11/19). Late south 11/10 Hennepin (2) CMB, (2, Lake Harriet) SOa, Houston PEJ, DFN, 11/15 Pope CRM (median 11/27).
2013Winter1 One report: 12/1 Wabasha (Maple Springs) JWH, HCT, PEJ.
2014Spring2744Early south (median 3/26) 4/5 Kandiyohi SGa, 4/6 Dakota BWF, Goodhue DAB, DBz, JWH. Early north (median 4/10) 4/12 Cass BAW, 4/13 Grant HHD, RAE, 4/19 Douglas PEJ, DFN, Grant PEJ, DFN, Todd SC, DBz, DAB. High counts 5/1 St. Louis (2,588, Lake Superior, between Lakewood Rd. and French River) PHS, 5/5 Hennepin (1,660, Lakes Harriet and Calhoun, counted individually) †CMB. Late south 5/21 Dakota PDK, 5/22 Stearns RMa, 5/23 Waseca GLa (median 5/14). Late north 5/26 Marshall CCr, 5/29 Grant ToL, St. Louis ALo, 5/30 St. Louis AM (median 6/3).
2014Summer31Seen 6/4, 6/7 Polk (2) SAu, 6/7 Cook (2, north of Grand Marais) KRE, HHD, RAE, RZi, 6/10–7/17 Hennepin (adult in alternate plumage, Lake Harriet in Minneapolis) TAT, DWK, 6/11 Roseau (2, Roseau W.T.P.) RMD.
2014Fall1723 Early south (median 9/14) 8/21, 9/8 Goodhue (1, Prairie Island) GJM, 9/7 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) GWe. High counts 11/11 Hennepin (41) CMB, 9/1 Marshall (36, near Warren) JLK, 10/2 St. Louis (29, Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. Late north 11/22 St. Louis (2) JLK, MLH, 11/29 Lake (3) JPR, St. Louis BAb, (3, Brighton Beach) ToL (median 11/19). Late south 11/21 Washington ADS, 11/29+ Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) TAT, JCr, MPi (median 11/27).
2014Winter11 All reports: 12/1 Hennepin CMB, 12/20 St. Louis (Park Point) †TLK.
2015Spring2837 Early south (median 3/26) 3/20–4/2 Hennepin CMB, m.ob., 4/2 Rice TFB, Winona DWl. Early north (median 4/10) 4/12–16 St. Louis KRE, JLK 4/14 Beltrami DPJ, 4/16 Cass SC, Morrison KEm, St. Louis JLK. High counts 4/24 Hennepin (1,913 on lakes Calhoun, Harriet and Nokomis, counted individually) CMB. Late south 5/22 Lac qui Parle DPG, 5/23 Stearns STW, 5/25 Lyon GWe (median 5/14). Late north 5/21 St. Louis DFN, 5/22 Cook DFN, 5/24 Pennington DWK, PEB, HCT, 5/25 Norman DWK, m.ob., 5/26 St. Louis KJB, 5/30 Pennington ANy (median 6/3).
2015Summer32 All reports: 6/2–7/4 McLeod (Clear L.) PRH, BHa, 6/6 Marshall (2, Thief Lake W.M.A.) WaB, 6/8 Pennington (2, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) †WaB, 7/1 Lake (alternate plumage, Burlington Bay, Two Harbors) †JWL, 7/4 Steele (basic plumage, Rice Lake) RZi.
2015Fall1325 Early south (median 9/5) 9/9–10 Brown (2, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, MiO, 9/16 Pope DPG, 9/18 Hennepin CMB. High counts 11/7 Mille Lacs (21, Mille Lacs Lake, circle route survey of the entire lake) WCM, 10/24 St. Louis (19, Park Point) JLK. Late north 11/18 Polk (East Grand Forks W.T.P.) DaL, 11/18–25 St. Louis ABi, OGo, JLK (median 11/22). Late south 11/28 Houston (Upper Mississippi River N.W.R,) BAF, 11/24–30 Hennepin CMB, m.ob. (median 11/29), but also see winter report.
2015Winter15 One north report: 1/4 Lake (2, Two Harbors) †JWL. All south reports: 12/1–12/9 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) m.ob., 12/3 Wabasha PEJ, 12/22 Rice TFB, 2/21 Anoka (Peninsula Point Two Rivers Historical Park) ph. †KnM, 2/28 Goodhue (Sturgeon Lake) PEJ.
2016Spring2540 Early south (also see winter report) 3/15–18 Hennepin CMB, m.ob., 3/18 Washington GJa. Early north (median 4/6) 4/13–15 St. Louis JLK, BMu, 4/15 Beltrami DPJ, 4/16 Hubbard AxB, Lake JWL, Marshall MSp, Pennington JMJ. High count 4/18 Hennepin (428, Lakes Harriet, Calhoun and Nokomis) CMB. Late south 5/15 Olmstead LAV, 5/18 Isanti DPG, 5/19 Pope ANy, DBz (median 5/20). Late north 5/23 Pennington CAs, St. Louis JLK, 5/25 Beltrami DPJ (median 6/3).
2016Summer51 Found in Beltrami, Big Stone, Douglas, Marshall, Roseau, St. Louis.
2016Fall2321 Early south (median 9/6) 9/18 Anoka RCl, 9/29 Hennepin (2) CMB, Lyon JEB, Redwood JEB, 10/2 Lyon (5, Cottonwood Lake) GWe. High counts 9/15 Cook (21, Five Mile Rock) CLW, 10/9 Anoka (16, Lake George R.P.) RCl. Late north 11/24 Itasca SC, Otter Tail (max. 9) KnM, 11/24–27 St. Louis MWi, m.ob. (median 11/22). Late south 11/27 Ramsey TTh, BAb, 11/28–30 Hennepin (max. 2, Medicine Lake) FlK, RiC (median 11/30). Also see winter report.
2016Winter23 All north: 12/2 Lake GHo, KDS, 12/4 St. Louis JLK, 1/24 Lake (Stewart River mouth) JWL, m.ob. All south: 12/1 Goodhue (2, Lake Pepin) CRM, DFe, SEg, 12/3 Washington (2, White Bear Lake) ELC, 12/4 Wright (2, Lake Pulaski) RCl.
2017Spring2545 Early south (also see winter report) (median 3/25) 3/5–26 Goodhue (Lake Byllesby) RMl, m.ob., 3/5–24 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) RiC, m.ob., 3/26 Nobles KRE, m.ob., Scott RiC, NWi, Washington PNi, BDo. Early north (median 4/6) 4/1–13 St. Louis (max. 20, Park Point) LME, JLK, m.ob., 4/12 Hubbard (4) REn, 4/15 Douglas (30) ToL, CEl, followed by reports from 5 additional counties. High count 5/4 St. Louis (4,600, Park Point, raft of grebes and ducks extended along 5 mile stretch of Park Point) KJB. Late south 5/13 Hennepin TLo, 5/15 Stearns (2) LKo, 5/29 Benton DOr (median 5/22). Late north 5/26 Cook (6) DFN, Itasca TCL, 5/28 St. Louis AXH (median 6/6).
2017Summer4 Reported 6/18 Roseau (Roseau River W.M.A.) KnM, 6/27 Lake of the Woods MBS, 6/30, 7/26, 7/27 St. Louis (Stoney Point) JLK, StK, 7/15–27 Marshall (2, Warren W.T.P.) HHu.
2017Fall1425 Early south (median 9/6) 8/11 Benton MJB, 8/18 Anoka LiH, 9/15 Steele JMs, DFe, (2) CRM, m.ob. High count 9/23 St. Louis (30, Stoney Point) StK, TRK. Late north 11/11 Lake (2) ClN, m.ob., Todd (2) RAE, 11/12–24 St. Louis (max. 3) StK, m.ob., (median 11/24). Late south 11/18–30 Hennepin (2, Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun) CMB, m.ob., (median 12/1). Also see winter report.
2017Winter1 One report: 12/1–7 Hennepin (2, continuing from 11/29, Bde Maka Ska) m.o b.
2018Spring3244 Early south (median 3/24) 3/18 Sherburne PLJ, 3/26 Kandiyohi RAE, 3/28 Anoka/Hennepin (Coon Rapids Dam) DEl, Winona DBz. Early north (median 4/5) 4/16–21 St. Louis JLK, 4/21 Morrison (8) SEm, FGo, Otter Tail (3) WyR, and from six additional counties on 4/22. High count 5/2 St. Louis (1,642, counted from 3 locations along Park Point and St Louis Bay) JLK. Late south 5/17–29 Hennepin CMB, m.ob. (median 5/23). Late north 5/27–29 Pennington Gla, LS, m.ob. (median 6/8).
2018Summer4 Found 6/13 Roseau (Warroad W.T.P.) REn, 6/14–15 Marshall (Agassiz Valley Impoundment, up to 2) RAE, REn, AxB, 6/29–7/1 Polk (Agassiz Valley Impoundment, up to 3) ph. HHu, 7/17 St. Louis (2, Embarrass rice paddies) SGW.
2018Fall2021 Early south 8/8 Faribault (1, Wells W.T.P.) MJB, RAE, 8/16 (4, same location) LMS, GHo, KDS, 8/28 Big Stone DLP. High counts 10/12 St. Louis (22, Park Point) JLK, 10/15 Lake (22, Knife River Marina) JWL. Late north 11/10–23 St. Louis (max. 2, Park Point) JLK, TCL, m.ob. (median 11/24).
2018Winter1 One report: 12/2 St. Louis (Duluth, Park Point) BEA.
2019Spring2943 Early south (median 3/24) 3/30 Yellow Medicine GWe, 4/5 Dakota (2) WCM, 4/6 Olmsted (2) KHg. Early north (median 4/5) 4/17 St. Louis (10, Duluth) ebd, 4/17–19 Grant WPl, m.ob., 4/18 Douglas RZi, Todd RZi, Wadena REn, AxB. High count 5/5 St. Louis (650, Park Point) JLK. Late south 5/12 Dakota (2) AJF, Wright (2) RCl, 5/12–13 Hennepin ebd, CMB, 5/15 Stearns MAJ (median 5/23). Late north 5/26–27 Cook ANy, 5/31 St. Louis StK (median 6/6).
2019Summer51 Seen 6/2 Stevens (2, Schultz W.P.A.) DLP, 6/3 Lake ebd, 6/9–10 Otter Tail (2, Fergus Falls) ShG, HeH, ebd, 6/11 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ebd, 6/16 Lake MLH, 6/17 Kanabec MAJ.
2019Fall1422 Early south (median 9/5) 8/8 Hennepin (2, Bde Maka Ska) CMB, 9/1 Benton (2, Little Rock Lake) RBW, m.ob., 9/2 Hennepin CMB. High count 11/6 Hennepin (18, East Medicine Lake Park) ebd. Late north from six counties on 11/2, then 11/4 Cook SBM, HCT, 11/10 St. Louis IVa (median 11/25).
2019Winter1 One report: 12/4 Wright (Lake Pulaski) HHD.
2020Spring2444 Early south (median 3/23) 3/13 Houston ASu, 3/27–28 Hennepin (2, Purgatory Creek Wetlands) CMB, m.ob. Early north (median 4/5) 4/8–11 St. Louis PSk, JfD, 4/10 Aitkin EEO, Becker ASM, Cass TCL. High count 4/27 Hennepin (186, counted individually) CMB. Late south 5/15 Anoka RP, RCl, 5/20–22 Hennepin CRa, ClB, CWB (median 5/24). Late north 5/24–26 Polk (max. 6, Agassiz Valley) HHu, JCJ, 5/30 Marshall (Agassiz Valley) HHu (median 6/6).
2020Summer  No summer reports, but breeding evidence reported 8/5 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ebd.
2020Fall1724 Early south (median 9/5) 8/16 Hennepin (2) DEl, 8/25 Olmsted MiD, 9/4 Mower LHl, Redwood (4) BTS. High counts 9/9 Lake (9, Two Harbors) DWe, 10/3 Hennepin (9, Bde Maka Ska) SOa, CMB, 10/24 Otter Tail (9, Battle Lake) TFu. Late north 11/15 Cass (2) ABi, REn, 11/17 St. Louis EBr, CRa, 11/17–19 Beltrami AxB, REn, ebd (median 11/25). Late south 11/24 Washington PNi, 11/25–26 Hennepin CMB, JCa, MZa, 11/27 Rice (2) MZa.
2020Winter  No reports for the first winter since 2008.
2021Spring2847 Early south (median 3/23) 3/22 Nobles ASu, 3/22–23 Hennepin MZa, m.ob., 3/25 Goodhue ebd. Early north (median 4/5) 3/23 Crow Wing ebd, 4/6 Grant ebd, 4/7 Douglas (4) RLF, REn. High count 4/23 St. Louis (3,519, counted individually except in flocks, then by tens; Park Point) PHS, SCB. Late south 5/9 Dakota ebd, 5/11 Faribault BTS, MiO, 5/15 Hennepin ebd (median 5/25). Late north 5/22–26 St. Louis (Duluth) HTo, FJN, m.ob. (median 6/8).
2021Summer4 All reports: 6/1 St. Louis ebd, 6/3 Pennington SPS, 6/3 Roseau SPS, 7/18 St. Louis JLK, 7/29–30 Lake ebd, MWS.
2021Fall1727 Early south (median 9/3) 9/5 Sibley (2) RBW, 9/9 Anoka GWe, Benton (7, Little Rock Lake) HHD, 9/11 Isanti ABL. High counts 10/12 St. Louis (191, Park Point) IDv, 10/12 Hennepin (63, total on lakes Harriet and Bde Maka Ska) CMB. Late north 11/25–28 Beltrami AxB, ebd, 11/28–29 St. Louis (2) TWe, JLK, ebd (median 11/24). Late south 11/26 Goodhue SDz, ebd, 11/27 Hennepin CMB, TGi, ClB (median 12/1). Also see winter report for latest migrants north and south.
2021Winter22 Two north reports: 12/17–18 Cook (2, Good Harbor Bay) JGW, 12/18 St. Louis (Duluth) KRE. Two south reports: 12/1 Goodhue (Lake Pepin) SDz, 12/1–5 Hennepin (Bde Maka Ska) PRH, m.ob.
2022Spring2947 Early south (median 3/21) 3/23 Hennepin (3) KOC, 3/24–25 Anoka MAJ, HHD, DFe, 3/25 Scott ebd. Early north (median 4/6) 4/9 Otter Tail ebd, 4/15–17 Grant ToR, ebd, 4/20 Douglas JPE, (82 at three locations) ToR. High count 5/1 St. Louis (851, Park Point) ClN, ebd. Late south 5/14 Stearns PLJ, ebd, 5/21 Scott (2) ebd, Wabasha KeM (median 5/24). Late north 5/27 Cook DFN, 5/29 St. Louis ALw (median 6/6).
2022Summer4 All reports were of single birds: 6/15 Roseau (Roseau W.T.P.) PEJ, 6/28 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ebd, 7/16 Pennington (Thief River Falls W.T.P.) ABL, 7/29 St. Louis (Stony Point) ALw, NGi.
2022Fall1431 Early south (median 9/3) 8/21 Chisago ANy, 9/3 Rock (2, Hills W.T.P.) PRH, 9/9 Big Stone DLP. High count 11/6 Wabasha (32, Pioneer Club) BDo, LiH. Late north 11/16 Beltrami (5) AxB, 11/26 St. Louis ebd (median 11/24). Late south 11/28 Hennepin MZa, Wabasha BLz (median 12/1) Also see winter report for latest migrants north and south.
 
 Rare breeder northwest. Migrant throughout. State designation: Endangered.

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