Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Sandpipers 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: Sandpipers
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Eskimo Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
[Calidris sandpiper]
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
[Limnodromus dowitcher]
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope

Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla)
YearSeasonNS
1963Fallearliest, July 6, Bel· trami Co., R. L. Huber and July 10, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; latest Nov. 9, Sibley Co., Avifaunal Club, exceptionally late.
1964Spring4-12 Hennepin Co, RBJ, RG; 4-19 Wright Co, EC; 5-7 Winona Co, LJ; 5-8 Duluth, DM; 5-12 Hennepin Co, MAS.
1964Summerfall dates, 7-8, Stevens Co, RAG; 7-24, Duluth, JPP; 7-26, Duluth, WRP; 8-15, Duluth, JPP.
1964Fall8-28 and 9-5 Ramsey Co, 6, ACR.
1965Springearliest 5-1 Dakota Co, FN; latest 6-1 Duluth, WRP, DP, RLH.
1965Falllatest 9-17 (3) and 10-29 (1) Holt, Marshall Co, DLO.
1966Springearliest 4-8 Dakota Co, ACR; 4-24 Washington Co, WWL; 5-5 Washington Co, BL; latest 5-19 Jackson Co, NMH; 5-24 Lac qui Parle Co, DB; 5-26 Dakota Co, BL.
1966Summer7-14 Lac qui Parle Co, RBJ.
1966Fall8-7 Nicollet Co., DB; 8-28 Duluth, JCG; 9-3 Morrison Co., LSR; 9-21 Lyon Co., PE; 10-1 Brown Co., RBJ. Donlin: 10-8 Lyon Co., PE, only report.
1967Springearly 4-29 Wabasha Co., RBI, HFH; 5-2 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-3 Carver Co., VL; late 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-28 St. Louis Co., MIG; 6-1 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA. Donlin: early 4-11 Dakota Co., DB and Goodhue Co., BL; 4-12 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 4-29 Wabasha Co., HFH: late 6-1 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 6-3 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 6-10 Lyon Co., PE.
1967Summer7-30 Stevens Co., 10, JAH; 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20, LWJ.
1967Fall earliest 8-4 Lyon Co., PE; 8-5 Stevens Co., JAH; latest 9-18 Lyon Co., PE; 10-1 Stevens Co., JAR; 10-3 Minneapolis, VL.
1968Spring early 4-14 Nobles Co., HSH; next 4-29 Wilkin Co., MSB; 5-2 Hennepin Co., GES; 5-3 Stearns Co. KE; late 5-25 Stevens Co., DB, Morrison Co., LSR; 5-27 Lac qui Parle Co., KE; 6-3 Cook Co., 4, RLG.
1968Summer 7-4, 7-6 Dakota Co, VL; 7-20 Wilkin Co, DB; 8-17 Roseau Co, GES; 8-25 Wright Co, GES; 7-22, 8-7 Clay Co,fide EGA.
1968Fall8-1 and 8-2 Cook 2 JCG; 8-19 Grant 3 JAH; 8-25 Wright 2 ETS; 8-28 Crow Wing 2 RBJ; 8-29 Watonwan DMF. Donlin: 10-5 Houston FL; 10-20 Aitkin (Rice Lake Refuge) MC.
1969Spring4-26 Cook Co., RIG; (no details) 5-3 Houston Co., FL; 5-4 Hennepin Co., EMB; 5-7 (20+) Watonwan Co., EDK; 5-17 Duluth, MMC; 525 Washington Co., DS; 5-30 (20) Pope Co., WH.
1969Summer8-8 & 9 Clay Co. 15 EA.
1969Fall8-25. 8-29 Anoka 8, 9 WHL; 8-8 McLeod MHM; 8-10 Nobles HSH; 9-23 Carver TH; north 8-10, 8-11 Duluth MC, J. P. Perkins; 10-4 Mille Lacs MI.
1970Springearly south 5-2 Lyon, Jackson KE, PE and Washington GES and Lyon KH; early north 5-12 Duluth MMC and Mille Lacs Ml; late 5-24 Dakota TH; 5-26 Morrison LR.
1970Summer7-25 Mille Lacs 5 Ml; 8-2, 8-8 Clay Co. EW.
1970Fallearly 7·25 Mille Lacs Ml; 7·26 Le Sueur DB; late south 9·12 Wright ES; 9·27 Lyon PE; late north 10-4 Clay WL; 70-75 Marshall AR.
1971Springearly south 4-24 Hennepin CH; 4-25 Lyon HK; 4-27 McLeod BDC; earlly north 5-7 Clay LW; 5-8 Polk KE, RR; late 5-25 Lyon HK; 5-30 Clay LW.
1971Summer6-14 Aitkin TS.
1971Fallearly 7-10 Lyon; 7-12 Sherburne; late south 9-5 Wright; 9-6 Stearns; 10-3 Lyon; late north 9-10 Mille Lacs; 10-10 Grant.
1972Summer6-6 Cottonwood; 6-25 Chisago, 7-2 Lyon. 7-5 Duluth.
1973Summer 6-3 Cottonwood; 7-3 Anoka; 7-5 Clay; 7-8 Hennepin; 7-16 Aitkin; 7-31 St. Louis.
1973Fall Few reports; seen in St. Louis, Clay, Mille Lacs. Early and peak 8-1 Anoka (100) (SC); 8-4 Hennepin (12) (OLJ). No late dates.
1974Spring Early south 4-20 Cottonwood LR; 4-23 Cotonwood RD; 4-27 Lyon KG, RBJ; early north 5-2 Clay LCF; 5-12 Aitkin JB, TS; late 5-28 Le Sueur GR. Winter 1974
1974Summer 6-1 Carver (ES); 6-2 Wright (ES). Dun lin 6-1 Clay (KZ); 6-1 Carver (ES); 6-2 Henepin (OJ).
1974FallEarly 7-4 Duluth JG; 7-11 Lincoln KE, Clay FMAS; late north 9-20 Mille Lacs Ml, Duluth DB; 10-16 Clay KZB; late south 9-10 LeSueur GR; 10-6 Freeborn DG.
1975Spring Early south 4-14 Lyon HCK; 4 reports on 5-5; early north 5-5 St. Louis GJN; 5-10 Marshall AR; 5-11 Aitkin JB; late 5-20 Yellow Medicine GLO; 5-28 St. Louis GJN.
1975Summer Late migrants 6-13 and 14 in Big Stone, Lac qui Parle and Lyon Co's (PE).
1975Fallearly 7-6 Pipe stone PE, KE; 7-7 Hennepin OJ; late north 9-21 Marshall SV; 9-21 Duluth KE; 10-25 Mille Lacs MI; only late report south 9·28 Yellow Medicine GO.
1976Spring Early south 4-10 Ramsey DGW; 4-20 Lyon HK; 3 reports on 4-24; early north 5-8 Marshall SV; 5-11 Mille Lacs MI; 5-17 Cook JH; late 5-28 Hennepin CH. ;
1976Fall Early north 7-2 Otter Tail and 7-4 Marshall; early south 7-3 Lyon KE and 7-4 Lac qui Parle; late north 9-4 Otter Tail and 9-12. Duluth; late south 9-22 Hennepin, 9-26 Lac qui Parle and 1 0-24 Anoka PKL.
1977Spring Early south 3-21 Lyon HK earliest date on record; 4-8 Lyon GO; 3 reports on 4-23; early north 5-7 Grant GEW; 5-9 Aitkin TS and Marshall SVA; late 5-23 Winona VH. Dun lin Early south 4-24 Hennepin HCP; 5-7 Lyon GSP and Goodhue JF; 5-8 Lyon KE; early north 4-28 Otter Tail SM; 5-7 Grant GEW and Otter Tail GO; late 5-30 St. Louis DA.
1977Summer Late migrants 6-3 Duluth and Lac qui Parle; 6-5 Otter Tail.
1977Fall Early north 6-26 St. Louis (RJ); early south 6-23 Lac qui Parle (CMB).
1978Spring Early north 4-30 Otter Tail GO.
1978Summer Late migrant North 6-4. Early migrants North 7-9, 7-14; South 7-9, 7-15.
1978Fall Late north 9-2 Lac qui Parle CMB· late south 10-7 Renville RBJ. ' Dun lin Early south 9-2 Big Stone NWR CMB; late north 10-21 Mille Lacs TS· late south Wabasha JEB, JF, VH and 11-18 Houston FL.
1979Spring Early south 4-21 Lyon HK; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-31 Lac qui Parle CMB and Nicollet JCF.
1979Fall Early north 8-2 St. Louis KE, Otter Tail GMO; early south 8-5 Mower RRK, 8-7 Hennepin OJ; late north 9-20 Pennington KSS, 10-4 Wilkin GMO; late south 9-3 Hennepin OJ, 10-5 Waseca RJ.
1980Spring Early south 4-16 Lyon HK, 5-3 Lac qui Parle SC; early north 5-5 Marshall ANWR, 5-14 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-27 Stearns NH.
1980Summer Early migrants North: 7-4, 7-12; South: 7-2, 7-5 (two locations). Lingering in Houston 6-11, 18, 21 (M&EF).
1980Fall Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE, 8-9 Wilkin GW; early south 8-1 Olmsted JEB, 8-2 RJ; late north 9-22 Pennington RJ, 10-26 KSS; late south 9-12 Nicollet JCF, Anoka KL, 10-19 Winona JP.
1981Spring Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4-25 Lyon HK, 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE, OJ; early north 4-30 Otter Tail SM, 5-3 GM, 5-2 Beltrami JP; late south 5-26 Stearns NMH, 5-27 Cottonwood LAF. Dun lin Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle OJ, HK, FL, 4-30 Mower RRK; early north 4-29 Grant SM, 5-2 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-30 Lac qui Parle OJ, Ramsey JW, 5-31 Hennepin ES; late north 5-25 St. Louis (75) JG, 5-31 St. Louis SC, Wilkin SM.
1981Summer Late migrants South: 6-3 Big Stone; North: 6-8 Pennington. Early migrants North: 7-10, 7-12; South: 7-7, 7-9, 7-14.
1981Fall Early north 8-3 Itasca TL, 8-4 Cook KMH, 8-15 Otter Tail KL; early south 8-1 Ramsey KL, 8-3 Blue Earth MF, 8-8 Chisago DB, 8-10 Waseca GS, Chisago KL; late north 9-4 Pennington KSS, 9-13 Aitkin WN, Lake RJ; late south 9-17 Pope KL, 9-25 BSNWR, 107 Blue Earth JCF.
1982Spring Early south Lac qui Parle 4-24 HK, 4-25 BL, 5-6 CMB, 4-30 Nicollet JCF, 5-2 Wabasha DWM; early north 5-3 Otter Tail SDM, 5-9 St. Louis KE, 5-12 Aitkin WN, 5-13 Marshall ANWR; late north 5-21 Lake of the Woods TW, 5-22 St. Louis MH, LW, Pennington 5-26 KSS, 5-29 JSP. Dun lin Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle SC, 5-6 Wabasha DWM, 5-7 Nicollet JCF, 5-10 Lyon HK; early north 4-17 St. Louis KE, 4-30 Otter Tail SDM, 5-1 SS, 5-10 Aitkin TS; late south -!"~2=/t!'.'abasha DGW; late north 5-24, 5-2'# 30 Lake of the Woods TW, 5-26 Polk KSS, 5-29 Pennington JSP.
1982Summer Late migrant South: 6/4; North: 6/4. Early migrants North: 7/1, 7/2, 7/4; South: 7/3, 7/5, 7/6.
1982Fall Early north 8/7 Pennington KSS, 8/18 St. Louis BDC, 8/21 FL; early south 8/1 Olmsted JEB, 8/3 Hennepin SC, 8/4 Lyon HK; late north 9/10 Polk KSS, 9/16 St. Louis LE, 9/19 JP; late south 9/10 Steams NH, 9/11 Renville RJ, 10/1 Nicollet JCF.
1983Spring Early south 4/23 Lac qui Parle TBB, 4/29 Mower RRK, 4/30 Cottonwood WH, Goodhue BL; early north 4/29 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/10 Pennington KSS, 5/11 Otter Tail SDM, 5/12 Cook EH. Late south 5/25 Hennepin AB, DB, 5/27 Olmsted RE; late north 5/31 St. Louis AE. Stragglers into June.
1983Summer Late migrants Soouth: 6/11 (100) Lac qui Parle; North: 6/11, 6/21, 6/27. Early migrants North: 7/2, 7/9, 7/10; South: 7/14, 7/16. ;
1983Fall Early north 8/6 Polk AB, 8/8 Lake SW/ MS ; early south 8/1 Waseca JCF, 8/2 Dakota JD, Stearns NH; late north 10/1 Cass NH, 10/6 Roseau AJ, 10/8 Clay JSP; late south 9/30 Nicollet JCF, 10/2 Dakota MW, 10/15 Cottonwood RJ.
1984Spring Early south 4/26 Hennepin SC, 4/29 Lac qui Parle KE, 5/2 Dodge JEB; early north 5/7 Cook KMH, 5/8 Ottertail GMO, 5/9 Clay LCF; late south 5/30 Hennepin ES, 5/31 Anoka KL; late north 5/26 Roseau KSS, 5/27 Aitkin JB.
1984Summerlast spring date 6/18 Duluth; first fall date 7/6 Mower.
1984Fall Early north 8/4 Lake of the Woods KSS, 8/11 Hubbard FL; early south 8/2 Anoka DB, 8/5 Hennepin OJ, Wright ES, Brown JSp; late north 9/30 St. Louis KC, 10/18 Lake of the Woods KSS; late south 10/6 Steams KL, 10/26 Dakota TT.
1985Spring Early south 4/18 Olmsted AP, 4/26 PP, 4/28 Lyon, Redwood HK; early north 4/28 Clay LCF, 5/5 Polk AB, 5/7 Cook KMH; late south 5/25 Olmsted RE, Hennepin OJ, 5/31 Lyon HK; late north 5/19 Clay LCF, 5/30 Wilkin GAM.
1985Summer Late migrants: South, 6/2 Hennepin, 6/4 Stearns; North, 6/7 Duluth. Early migrants: North, 6/30 Duluth, 7/3 Cook; South, 7/4 Dodge, 7/5 Brown.
1985Fall Early north 8/10 Aitkin WN, 8/11 St. Louis DB I, 8/ J 3 Clay LCF; early south 8/1 Olmsted JEB, Hennepin OJ, 8/2 Lyon HK ; late north 10/17 St. Louis DB; late south 9/27 Nicollet JCF, Stearns NH, 10/4 Dakota TTu.
1986Spring Early south 4/5 Dakota JPIAM, 4/24 Hennepin SC, ES ; early north 4/28 Wilkin GAM, 5/4 St. Louis B. Penning; late south 5/24 Hennepin DB, 5/31 Nicollet JCF, Wright ES; late north 5/21 St. Louis AE, Aitkin WN, 5/25 Clearwater AB.
1986Summer Late migrant 6/2 Duluth. Early migrants: North, 7/3 Hubbard, 7/6 Cook; South, 6/30 Dakota, 7/2 Faribault, 7/4 Jackson.
1986Fall Early north 8/2 Cook WP, 8/23 Lake of the Woods RJ; early south 8/1 Hennepin SC and Anoka SC, GP, 8/2 Dakota TI; late north 8/31 Polk AB, 9/7 Cook KMH; late south 9/27 Hennepin DZ, 10/29 Lyon HK. White-rumped Sandpiper. Many more reports than usual: 8/10 St. Louis Co. 8/27 Marshall AB, 10/9-20 Duluth (max. 7) m.ob., 10/18-23 Pine RG, RJ, 10/18-23 Lake m.ob., 11/1 Cook KE, 11/5 Duluth D. Kienholz.
1987Spring Early south 4/19 Cottonwood JB, 4/25 Lac qui Parle AB, DB, OJ, Anoka SC, GP and Winona RG, RJ, AP; early north 4/18 Wilkin GAM, 4/20 St. Louis MH/JS; late south 5/23 Hennepin AB, 5/26 Steams NH; late north 5/17 Clearwater AB and Clay LCF, 5/24 St. Louis AB.
1987Summer Early migrants: North, 6/28 Cook; South, 7/3 Nicollet and Steele, 7/6 Steams, 7/7 Dakota.
1987Fall Early north 8/1 Lake SW, 8/17 Clay LCF; early south 8/4 Brown JS, 8/5 Wright ES; late north 9/3 Marshall TT, 9/20 St. Louis RSE; late south 9/27 Lyon HK and Steele RJ, AP, 10/3 Hennepin SC.
1988Spring Early south 4/5 Lyon HK, 4/30 Big Stone KR and Meeker AB, DB; early north 4/30 Grant RJ, 5/3 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/21 Brown JS, Nicollet JF and Olmsted BSE, 5/23 Big Stone AB; late north 5/26 Lake of the Woods KH, 5/29 Polk AB. White-romped Sandpiper Early south 5/1 Lac qui Parle SC, 5/11 Dodge AP; early north 5/5 Clay LCF, 5/10 Norman RJ; late south 5/23 Swift AB, 5/24 Stevens EL; late north 5/28 Pennington BSE, 5/29 Polk AB, BSE and Red Lake AB.
1988Summer Seen in 22 counties throughout state. Early migrants: North, 6/29 Kittson, 7/3 Duluth; South, 7/1 Dakota, 7/2SherbumeandGrant.
1989Spring Early south 4/21 Mower AP, 4/24 Pipestone JP; early north 5/11 Mille Lacs SC, 5/13 Pennington RJ; late south 5/30 Olmsted AP, 5/31 Brown JS, Goodhue JD and Pope BR; late north 5/28 Clay LCF and St. Louis AB, 5/31 Wilkin KB.
1989Summer Reports from 21 counties, mostly southern; late migrant 6/l 0 Big Stone, early migrant 6/27 Duluth.
1989Fall Late north 8/21 Cook KMH, 9/10 St. Louis AB, 9/27 Lake DPV; late south 9/23 Freeborn AP, 9/27 Sherburne SWR, 10/25 Rice AP.
1990Spring Early south 4/24 Murray ND, 4/25 Le Sueur AP, 4/26 Mower JM and SNWR; early north 4/23 St. Louis DK, 5/13 Clay LCF and Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/23 Houston EMF, 5/24 Winona CS, 5/26 Le Sueur MF and Washington DS; late north 5/26 Aitkin WN and Clay GS, 5/27 Red Lake AB.
1990Summer Observed in 20 counties in all regions except northeast and southwest; late migrant 6/4 Winona, early migrant 7/2 Polk.
1990Fall Late north 9/3 Clay MO, 9/23 Marshall KSS, 9/24 Lake DPV; late south 9/23 Winona CS, 10/1 Dakota KB, 10/28 Martin BB.
1991Spring Early south 4/6 Cottonwood ED, 4/10 Pipestone JP, 41 II Mower JM; early north 5/9 Clay MO, 5/14 Lake DPY, 5/15 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail SDM and Todd GS; late south 5/19 Lyon HK, 5/28 Olmsted BSE; late north 5/22 Marshall KB and Norman PS.
1991Summer Seen in 17 counties; late migrant 6/9 Winona, early migrant 6/23 Winona CSc.
1991Fall Late north 10/13 Clay MO, 10/18 Becker BB, 10/26 Mille Lacs MB; late south 9/14 Stevens KB, 10/6 Brown JS and Le Sueur PS, 10/11 Chippewa AB.
1992Spring Early south 4/25 Big Stone TEB and Lyon HK, 4/28 Rice TB, 4/29 Hennepin SC; early north 5/8 Pennington MCBS, 5/10 Wilkin MO, 5/11 Clay LCF and Lake DPV; late south 5/24 Stearns JR, 5/26 Hennepin SC, OJ, 5/27 Sherburne DO; late north 5/27 Beltrami DJ, 5/30 Roseau NJ, 5/31 St. Louis EL.
1992Summer Fewer reports than in recent years. Seen in 14 counties; late migrant 6/8 Wright, early migrant 6/30 Pennington.
1992Fall Late north 9/13 Wilkin MO, 9/22 Lake DPV, 10/21 Polk PS; late south 10/6 Le Sueur RG, 10/25 Brown JS, 10/29 Carver KR.
1993Spring Early south 4/30 Cottonwood RJ, 5/7 Anoka KB, 5/8 Lac qui Parle DN. Early north 5/6 Kanabec CM, 5/8 Becker TEB. Late south 5/25 Hennepin SC, 5/29 Benton JR and Dakota SK. Late north 5/25 Polk AB, 5/28 Clearwater AB, 5/30 Lake of the Woods KB.
1993Summer Fall migrants seen in 16 counties; early migrant 7/4 Winona.
1993Fall Late north 9/18 St. Louis RH, 9/26 Aitkin WN, 10/8 Roseau PS; late south 9/11 Martin RJ, 10/7 Carver KB, 10/20 Blue Earth MF.
1994Spring Early south 4/9 Anoka DN, 4/24 Hennepin SC and Lyon AB; early north 5/8 Roseau PS, 5/12 Kanabec CM, 5/14 Aitkin WN; late south 5/26 Hennepin SC, 5/24 Brown JS; late north 5/29 Clearwater AB.
1994Summer Observed in 20 counties; late migrant 6/13 Anoka, early migrants 7/2 Koochiching, Anoka, and Scott.
1994Fall Late north 8/20 Cook FKS, 8/28 Clay CF, 9/27 Pennington KSS. Late south 8/13 Winona CS, 8/28 Carver PB, 10/6 Traverse KB.
1995Spring Early south 5/6 Lac qui Parle TEB, Nicollet JW and Sibley BL; early north 5/6 Beltrami PS, 5/7 Kanabec and Pine CM.
1995Summer Late migrant 6/1 Anoka. July migrants seen in 14 additional counties; early migrants 7/1 Anoka, Clay, and Cook.
1995Fall Late north 9/4 Aitkin WN, 9/24 Beltrami DJo, 10/23 Pennington SKS. Late south 9/10 Winona CS, 10/14 McLeod (2) mob, 10/22 McLeod KB.
1996Spring Early south 4/9 Pipestone JP, 4/15 Murray RgS, 4/16 Blue Earth MF. Early north 5/18 Aitkin WN, Clearwater ABo and St. Louis mob.
1996Summer Fall migrants seen in 15 southern and one northern county; early migrants 7/6 Carver, Big Stone, Watonwan, and McLeod.
1996Fall Late north 9/1 Clearwater DJo, 9/7 St. Louis CM, 9/19 Polk PS. Late south 10/2 Renville KB, 10/7 Wabasha RJ, 10/28 Winona CS. Peak migration 8/31–9/15 Big Stone (100s) LE.
1997Spring Early south 5/3 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/6 Blue Earth MF and Rice TBo. Early north 5/20 Wadena PBi, 5/24 Kanabec CM and St. Louis DN. Peak 5/31 Nicollet (350) DS.
1997Summer Late migrants 6/1 Clearwater, 6/2 St. Louis. July reports in 14 additional counties; early migrant 7/6 Big Stone. Fall peak on 7/15 at Breckenridge lagoons (more than 200) in Wilkin Co. GO.
1997Fall Late north 9/2 Cook KMH, 10/19 Otter Tail DS, 10/24 Itasca (1) PS. Late south 9/19 Sherburne RJ, 9/20 McLeod PBu, 10/18 Big Stone (4) WM. High count of 350+ on 8/24 Clay CN.
1998Spring Early south 4/15 Carver CM, 4/18 Lyon RgS, 4/25 Lac qui Parle OJ. Early north 5/7 Clay CN, 5/10 Kanabec CM, 5/11 Polk PS. No counts of greater than 20 birds.
1998Summer Spring and fall migrants reported in 16 counties statewide; late migrant 6/10 Marshall, early migrant 6/30 St. Louis. Fall peak 7/12 Marshall (30) PS.
1998Fall Late north (only October date) 10/24 Polk NWi. Late south 10/24 Hennepin SC, 11/1 Faribault JDa, 11/3 LeSueur RJ. Peak count 9/6 Faribault (414 at Minnesota Lake) KB.
1999Spring Except for 4/20 Dakota SL and 5/5 Otter Tail SDM, arrived later than usual, both south and north. Peak count 5/14 Winona (~100) FL.
1999Summer Observed in 20 counties. Late migrants 6/2 in St. Louis, Chippewa and Meeker; early migrants 6/18 Big Stone MCBS, 6/22 Hennepin TBo. During census work, the gap in sightings between 6/2 and 6/18 suggests latter date represents southbound birds (KB). Peak count 7/16 Lac qui Parle (293) BOl.
1999Fall Record high count (1,787) at BSNWR on 8/12 Lac qui Parle BOl. The only north report after mid-August was two months later: 10/20 Polk (2) PS. Late south 10/20 Renville CMa, 10/25 Jackson CMa.
2000Spring Observed in total of 27 south and 15 north counties. Arrived south near median date (4/19), first seen 4/18 Meeker DF. Early north 4/23 Wilkin SDM, 4/29 Polk DJo. Peak counts 5/10 Hennepin (301) SC, 5/13 Lyon (248) RgS.
2000Summer Late spring migrant 6/11 St. Louis CM. Fall migrants observed in 20 additional counties, primarily in the south and west; early migrant 6/23 Big Stone KJB. Peak count 7/25 Lac qui Parle (408) BEO.
2000Fall See summer report for early fall migrants. Record high count of 885 on 8/3 in Lac qui Parle (BSNWR) BEO. Most north reports were in August, but later seen 10/9 Polk PHS. Found in eight south counties during October, last observed 10/29 Meeker DMF.
2001Spring Observed in total of 20 south and 15 north counties. Early south 4/21 Dakota ADS, 4/26–30 in eight counties. No April reports north, where first seen 5/6 Todd JSK. Peak count 5/11 Stearns (120 at Albany) KJB.
2001Summer Seen in 20 counties throughout state. Late migrant 6/8 Aitkin, early migrant 6/25 Becker CRM. Peak counts 7/14 Marshall (809 at Agassiz NWR) PHS, 7/20 Lac Qui Parle (670) BEO.
2001Fall Please see summer report for first fall migrants. Record high count 8/8 Lac qui Parle (2105 at Big Stone N.W.R.) BEO, DB. First juvenile seen 8/12 Lac qui Parle PCC. Mostly undated reports from seven north counties; last seen 9/7 St. Louis. Observed in 25 south counties; late south 10/23 Watonwan CRM.
2002Spring Reported from 30 south and 20 north counties. Early south 4/18 Dakota TAT, 4/19 Meeker DMF. Early north 5/2 Traverse KJB, 5/4 Grant RBJ. High count 5/13 Traverse (748 at Mud L., all in Minnesota) KJB.
2002Summer Record-high number of reports; seen in 29 counties primarily in the west and south (almost identical to pattern described for Lesser Yellowlegs). Only spring migrant 6/7 Todd RBJ; all other reports from July. Early migrant 7/4 Meeker DMF; peak count 7/23 Lac qui Parle (1000+) DB.
2002Fall Reported from 17 north and 22 south counties. See summer report for first fall migrants. First juveniles 8/5 Jackson KJB, 8/7 Traverse PCC. High counts 8/7 Traverse (409 at Mud L.) KJB, PCC, 9/12 Lac qui Parle (378 at Big Stone N.W.R., mostly juveniles) KJB. Late north 10/12 Becker JMJ et al., 10/13 Clay PHS. Late south 10/5 Winona PWP, 10/8 Lac qui Parle BEO.
2003Spring Seen in 19 south and 7 north counties. Early south 4/15 Brown BSm, 4/25 Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north 5/2 Traverse KJB et al., 5/3 Marshall ALE. Late south 5/31 Hennepin HCT and Rock KRE et al., also see summer report. Highest reported count 5/23 Marshall (337 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS.
2003Summer Reported in 24 counties; late migrants 6/3 Rock and Beltrami RBJ, DPJ, early migrant 6/28 Big Stone (3) KJB, PCC. Peak count 7/6 Marshall (570 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. First juveniles 7/23 multiple locations KJB.
2003Fall Reported from 11 north and 21 south counties in all regions. Please see summer report for first fall migrants and first juveniles. Migration of juveniles well-developed by 8/12 Big Stone (~80% of 336) KJB — compare with only 10% juveniles amongst Semipalmateds that same day. Highest reported count 8/16 Big Stone/Lac qui Parle (534) PCC. Late north 10/20, 10/24 Marshall PHS et al. Late south 10/25 Big Stone, Lac qui Parle and Winona, 11/13 Brown (latest south date) BTS.
2004Spring Reported from 28 south and 20 north counties. Early south 4/9 Dakota JJS, 4/16–17 Winona CA et al. Early north 4/8 Traverse (one at Mud L., earliest north) †KJB, 4/29 Otter Tail EJE, 5/1 Otter Tail DTT, SMT and Traverse (14) PHS. Late south 5/31 Lac qui Parle BJU, also see summer report. Highest reported count 5/16 Big Stone (2056 on survey route) PHS et al.
2004Summer Seen in seven north and ten south counties. Late south 6/5 Lac qui Parle (1) PHS; only additional spring records Big Stone, Stearns. Fall migrants 6/27 Roseau PHS, 7/3 Traverse PCC, 7/4 Lac qui Parle PHS, JMJ. Highest reported count 7/18 Big Stone (754) PCC, PHS, but also see fall report.
2004Fall Reported from 13 north and 17 south counties. Highest reported counts 8/28 Traverse (1561 at Mud L.) PCC, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (1306) PCC, PHS, 9/5 Big Stone (1496) PHS. Late north 10/2 Wilkin DTT, SMT, 10/13 (1), 10/21 Polk (5) PHS. Late south 10/20 Lac qui Parle (28) PHS, 10/21 Nobles (2) LBF.
2005Spring Reported from 24 south and 16 north counties. Early south (median 4/18) 4/6 Meeker DMF, 4/13 Dakota ADS. Early north (median 5/6) 5/5 St. Louis MTA, 5/7–9 in four counties. Late south 5/29 Big Stone KJB, 5/30 Steele NFT. Late north 5/30 Grant, Traverse and Polk (total of 22) KJB. Highest reported count 5/18 Traverse (335 at Mud L.) PHS.
2005Summer Matches record number of reports from 2003: reported from 29 counties in all regions except Southeast. Late spring migrant 6/11 Polk SAS. An individual found 6/18 Stearns PCC was in poor condition, and may not have completed spring migration. Early fall migrants north 6/26 Traverse PCC, 6/28 Marshall BWF, early fall migrants south 7/1 Benton LBF, 7/1 Lac qui Parle BJU. Highest reported count 7/24 Lac qui Parle (1197) PHS, but also see fall report. First juveniles 7/27 Traverse KJB, 7/31 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle PCC.
2005Fall Reported from 11 north and 23 south counties. Please see summer report for high counts and first juveniles. Late north (median 10/11) 9/13 Wilkin RBJ, 9/17 Clay BWF. Late south (median 10/24) 10/30 (14), 11/6 (2) Lac qui Parle PCC.
2006Spring Seen in 31 south and 10 north counties. Early south 4/15 Meeker DMF, 4/16 Carver JLO. Early north 5/8 Crow Wing RBJ, 5/10 Mille Lacs ASc. Late south 5/30 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north (but see summer report) 5/28 Marshall (8) JMJ, PHS. Highest reported count 5/22 Marshall (64 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS.
2006Summer Observed in 36 counties statewide. Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Anoka CRM et al.; late north 6/12 Crow Wing JEB, RBJ. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Marshall PHS, 6/30 in five counties; early south 6/24,29 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS, BJU. First juveniles 7/25 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, 7/28 Marshall (dozens) PHS, JMJ. High count (but see fall report) 7/9 Lac qui Parle (1,929 at Big Stone N.W.R., plus 387 elsewhere in county) PCC, RSF, JMJ, PHS.
2006Fall Reported from 16 north and 36 south counties. Please see summer report for first fall migrants and juveniles. High count (but see summer report) 8/6 Lac qui Parle (1,738 including 1,673 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, PHS. Late north (only October report) 10/24 Marshall (4) PHS. Late south 10/22–23 Brown BTS et al., 10/25–26 Lac qui Parle PHS, BJU.
2007Spring1435 Early south 3/24 Dakota (2, second earliest) JPM, 4/15 Lac qui Parle BJU and Meeker DMF, 4/22 Faribault WAF. Early north 5/3 Traverse (2) RBW, 5/5 Marshall PHS and Crow Wing JSB. High count 5/21 Marshall (483, Agassiz N.W.R.) TCL, PHS, CLW. Late south (but see summer report) 5/28 Big Stone (2) PHS, 5/29 (1), 5/30 Lac qui Parle PHS, BJU. Late north 5/27 Marshall (22) PHS and Hubbard (4) PBB, 5/30 St. Louis (3) PHS.
2007Summer624 Only northbound migrants: 6/1 Lac qui Parle (3) BJU. Southbound migrants: early north 6/27 St. Louis (2) KRE, RPR, 6/28 St. Louis (4) PHS; early south 6/21 Stearns PCC, RPR, 6/25 Lac qui Parle BJU. First juveniles 7/21 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS, 7/23 St. Louis (6) PHS. High count (but see fall report) 7/28 Lac qui Parle (438) PHS, DAY.
2007Fall1933 See summer report for early southbound migrants. Late north 9/26 Traverse BJU, 10/14 Marshall (30, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. Late south 10/13 Yellow Medicine (23), Lac qui Parle (17), and Big Stone (4) PHS, PCC. High counts 8/11 Marshall (1,132 at Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PCC, 8/18 Marshall (578, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ.
2008Spring1833 Early south (median 4/17) 4/6 Rock LS, 4/13 Meeker DMF. Early north (median 5/6) 5/7 Kittson LW, 5/8 Mille Lacs ASc. High count 5/20 Lac qui Parle (196) PHS. See summer report for late migrants south and north.
2008Summer723 Found in all regions except Northwest, Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/9 Dakota SWe; late north 6/8 Beltrami DPJ. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28 Beltrami HHD, CRM, JJS; early south 7/1 Brown (5) BTS. High count 7/13 Lac qui Parle (396) PCC. First juvenile 7/25 Big Stone PHS.
2008Fall2141 High count 8/30 Lac qui Parle (851) PCC, PHS. Late north 9/27 St. Louis HHD, LS, 9/28 Lake JWL (median 10/13). Late south 10/30 Brown BTS, 11/1 Rice DAB, JWH (median 10/25).
2009Spring2238 Early south (median 4/15) 3/24 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 3/25 Cottonwood (4) DHr. Early north (median 5/6) 5/1 Douglas JPE, 5/5 Itasca (4) EEO. See summer report for late migrants south and north. High count 5/18 Hennepin (300, Long Meadow Lake) MDu.
2009Summer1023 Northbound migrants: late south 6/5 Dakota DAB, 6/11 Brown (one identified by plumage and call) BTS; late north 6/6 Cook (2) RBJ, MHe. Mid-summer reports: 6/20 Kandiyohi (1) PCC. Southbound migrants: 6/30 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, Faribault (1) MCBS, 7/4 Hennepin SLC, 7/5 total of 24 birds in 3 counties PCC. High counts 7/26 Lac qui Parle (148) and Big Stone (129) PCC.
2009Fall1840 High count 8/14 Marshall (498, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS. Late north 10/10 Hubbard HHD, 10/11 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 10/13). Late south 11/1 Freeborn (Hayward W.T.P.) DAB, JWH (median 10/25).
2010Spring1433 Early south (median 4/15) 4/7 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) CMB, 4/16 Dakota (3, Lake Byllesby) CMB, 4/18 Brown BTS. Early north (median 5/6) 5/8 Morrison FGo. High count 5/16 Dakota (300, Lake Byllesby) BAF. See summer report for late migrants south and north.
2010Summer1225 Seen in all regions of the state. Late south northbound migrants 6/8 Blue Earth ChH, 6/9 Sherburne PLJ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/4 Otter Tail LSp, 7/9 Morrison MJB; early south 7/5 Dakota DWK and Sherburne PLJ. First juvenile 7/25 Grant PCC. High count 7/31 Lac qui Parle (381) PCC.
2010Fall2233 High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (463) PCC. Late north 10/10 Kittson (3, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr and Polk JWH (median 10/13). Late south 10/25 Blue Earth DBM (median 10/25).
2011Spring1836 Early south (median 4/15) 4/15 Fillmore DBz, 4/16 Swift JOr. Early north (median 5/6) 5/8 Cass (4, Kego Twp.) BAW, 5/10 St. Louis (5, Indian Point, Duluth) JLK. High count 5/13 Wright (319, Smith Lake) PCC. See summer report for late migrants.
2011Summer1124Found in all regions except Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Carver DMA; late north 6/5 Aitkin ASc. Southbound migrants: early north dates not representative; early south 6/27 Goodhue SWe, 7/3 Fillmore and Mower JWH. High count 7/10 Wright (190 at Smith Lake) PCC. First juveniles (2) 7/31 Lac qui Parle PCC.
2011Fall2342 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/27 Big Stone (256) PCC. Late north 10/6 Beltrami RBW, 10/8 Pine (2) RBW (median 10/13). Late south 11/1 Winona ANy, 11/9 Olmsted (2) JPr (median 10/25).
2012Spring2541 Early south (median 4/15) 3/20 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU, 4/11 Stevens DLP, 4/15 Carver (Rice Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) WCM, Dakota (Lake Byllesby) MJM, Martin (2) BRB. Early north (median 5/6) 5/3 Kittson (Joe River S.W.A.) TrB, 5/4 Norman (5) JCC. High count 5/5 Lac qui Parle (247) PCC. See summer report for late migrants.
2012Summer1433 Observed in all regions of state. Northbound migrants (no reports between 6/15 and 6/25): late south 6/10, 6/15 Blue Earth (1) ChH; late north 6/12, 6/15 Becker RAE, HHD. Southbound migrants: early north 6/25 Red Lake RAE, 6/30 Lake ACr; early south 6/25 Watonwan AnK. High count and first juvenile 7/9 Carver (326) JCy.
2012Fall2247 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/26 Grant (1,112 — 5/9 of which were at Ash Lake, and another 500 at Mustinka W.M.A.) PCC. Late north 10/1 Grant DBM, 10/13 Douglas JPE (median 10/13). Late south 10/21 Hennepin BAF, SHF, 10/26 McLeod CRM, ALo (median 10/25).
2013Spring2436 Early south (median 4/15) 4/7 Brown BTS, 4/8 Dakota HCT. Early north (median 5/6) 4/27–28 Otter Tail KRE, ALo. High count 5/15 Wright (1,347, Malardi Lake W.M.A.) PCC. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/3) and north (median 6/2).
2013Summer1130 Seen in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/4 Stearns MJB; late north 6/2 Lake JWL. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28 Beltrami MBS, 6/29 Douglas JPE; early south 6/30 Carver JCy, 7/1 Dakota ADS. High count 7/22 Wright (176) CRM. First juveniles 7/21 Stearns (2) PCC.
2013Fall2743 See summer reports for early southbound migrants. High count 8/3 Wright (150, Malardi Lake W.M.A.) EBr. Late north 9/22 Carlton DWK, SBM, Hubbard ANy, 9/27 Carlton ANy (median 10/13). Late south 10/22 Sherburne PLJ, 10/28 Big Stone DLP (median 10/25).
2014Spring2045Early south (median 4/15) 3/31 Mower (5) DBz, 4/11 Dakota (8) GHo, Houston (10) ANy. Early north (median 5/6) 4/24 Red Lake RAE, 5/11 Itasca SC, 5/14 Mille Lacs JEB, Morrison HCT, PEB, St. Louis (2) JLK. High counts 5/14 Stearns (95, Albany W.T.P.) PCC, 5/18 Cass (46) BAW. Late south 5/25 Goodhue JSP, Lac qui Parle (13) and Yellow Medicine (6) KeL, but also see summer report. Late north 5/30 Kanabec JEB, 5/31 Aitkin; also see summer report.
2014Summer1028Seen in central regions and Southwest, South-central, plus Aitkin, Becker, Cook, Lake. Southbound migrants: early north 7/10 Becker CRM, KMS; early south 7/2 Sherburne TPM, RZi, 7/3 Carver JCy. ;
2014Fall2842 See summer report for early migrants north and south. High counts 8/9 Grant (244, North Ottawa Impoundment) PCC, 8/14 Scott (200: total of about 300 peeps, approximately 2/3 were this species based on study of those fairly close; Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Louisville Swamp) BAF, 8/2 Stevens (185, Donnelly Twp., C.R. 20 at 580th Ave.) PCC. Late north 9/12 Mille Lacs HHD, RAE, ALo, 9/16 St. Louis JLK, 9/29 Morrison RAE (median 10/13). Late south 10/14 McLeod PRH, Stearns MJB, 10/19 Lyon (10) GWe, 10/26 Big Stone DLP (median 10/25).
2015Spring1341 Early south (median 4/15) 4/11 Dakota DPa, 4/12 Lyon (2) GWe, 4/17 Stearns MJB. Early north (median 5/6) 4/20 Polk (9) RAE, 5/2 Becker (7) ASM, 5/7 Crow Wing (6) JPR, Morrison MJB. High counts 5/7 Yellow Medicine (400, Miller-Richter W.M.A.) JSf, 5/15 Yellow Medicine (300, Miller-Richter W.M.A.) ClN, 5/14 Hennepin (134, conservative count) TAT, 5/22 Stearns (120, Albany W.T.P.) PCC. See summer report for late migrants, north and south.
2015Summer1127 Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/15 (1), 6/16 (2) Stearns RPR, HHD; late north 6/8 Marshall (3) JLK, 6/11 Carlton (1) CRM. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/2 Big Stone, 7/3 Lac qui Parle DLP.
2015Fall2539 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/22 Grant (200, North Ottawa Impoundment) ToL, 8/11 Lac qui Parle (150, Walter Twp.) KDS. Late north 9/23 Clearwater RAE, 10/1 Becker RAE, 10/20 Wilkin HHD, RAE (median 10/11). Late south 10/25 Brown BTS, Carver (2) JCy (median 10/26).
2016Spring2544 Early south (median 4/12) 4/10 Lincoln (2) JPR, JWH, 4/12 Swift DLP, 4/13 Yellow Medicine (4) GWe. Early north (median 5/6) 4/20 Crow Wing PSP, 5/1 Traverse DLP. High count 5/13 Yellow Medicine (346, careful count, Miedd Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/30 Aitkin (5) DMu, Wadena PJB, but also see summer report.
2016Summer830 Seen in all regions except Northwest. Late spring migrants 6/5 Le Sueur RAE, 6/5–7 Lac qui Parle (4, Salt L.) DAk, RAE, PRH, ToL. Southbound migrants: early north 6/23 Grant HCT, 6/26 Otter Tail SSh; early south 6/20 Yellow Medicine (2, Miedd L.) GWe, 6/27 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe, Big Stone (6) DLP. High count 7/18 Yellow Medicine (200, Miedd L.) GWe.
2016Fall2239 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High count 8/10 Lac qui Parle (146, Salt Lake) EGB. Late north 10/6 Traverse (9) KeM, 10/13 Grant (12) CNn, 10/22 Grant (2) CNn (median 10/13). Late south 10/21 Yellow Medicine GWe, 10/24–25 Carver WCM, JCy (median 10/26).
2017Spring2844 Early south (median 4/10) 3/31 Martin GHo, KDS, 4/8 Lyon GWe, Rice (5) DAB. First north reports from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant beginning 4/10 DBz, ANy; away from this location: 5/3 Red Lake (2) RAE, HHD, 5/7 Otter Tail LS. High counts all from mid May: 5/13 Stearns (200, Albany W.T.P.) LKo, 5/17 Dakota (140, Lake Byllesby R.P.) GHo, 5/16 Carver (est. 130, Tacoma Ave.) WCM. See summer report for late migrants north and south.
2017Summer1734 Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Lincoln (2) ebd; late north 6/12 Becker (5), Clay (2) ShG, HeH. Southbound migrants: early north 6/26 Grant (2), 6/28 Kanabec DFe; early south 6/25 Faribault KnM, 6/26 Mower GHo, DAT. High count 7/21 Lyon (235, Lone Tree Lake) GWe.
2017Fall3146 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/5 Carver (420, New Germany area) WCM, 8/4 Lyon (415, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. All north reports after 9/27 from Grant, where last reported 10/20 Grant (14, North Ottawa Impoundment (median 10/13). Late south 10/21 Lac qui Parle (8) DLP, 10/25 Carver WCM, JCy, 10/28 Brown BTS (median 10/26).
2018Spring3048 Early south (median 4/10) 4/21 Scott BHe, 4/22 Lyon (2) GWe, 4/23 Kandiyohi (2) RAE. Early north (median 5/4) began with numerous reports from Grant starting 4/20 LiH, ASu; other north reports starting 4/29 Douglas JPE, 5/2 Morrison FGo. High count 5/10 Lyon (735, Lone Tree Lake.) PCC. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2018Summer1440 Reported from all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Chippewa (1), Lyon (4) GWe; late north 6/13 Grant (3) CNn. Unclassified midsummer reports in Grant 6/19 (5) MGi, 6/23 (2) MO most likely very early returnees. Fall migrants 6/30 Lac qui Parle (8) KRE, RPR, Stearns (1) LKo, MKo, 7/1 Big Stone (1) DLP. High count 7/10 Polk (200, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) SAu.
2018Fall2544 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/13 Lyon (302, Lone Tree Lake) GWe, 8/16 Lyon (203, Green Valley W.M.A.) GWe. Late north 10/13 Cass (2) TCL, 10/17 Grant (3) CNn, 10/19 Traverse LiH (median 10/13). Late south 10/21 Nicollet (2) ChH, 10/22 Big Stone (2) DLP, 10/27 Sherburne PLJ (median 10/26).
2019Spring2543 Early south (median 4/10) 4/15 Rock ASu, 4/20 Renville LiH, 4/22 Le Sueur (4) BHe. Early north (median 5/4) 5/3 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) JLK, 5/5 St. Louis (2, Mud Lake) JLK, 5/7 Clay (8) ShG, HeH. High count 5/14 Faribault (75, 330th Ave.) BDo, ClN. See Summer Report for late migrants statewide.
2019Summer1534 Seen in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Blue Earth DWK, HCT, Faribault FFa, ebd; late north 6/12, 6/14 Grant FFa, MaJ, ebd. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28, 6/29 Grant LS, MaJ; early south 7/6 Martin (10) DWK, SBM, HCT, Olmsted ebd. High count 7/28 Grant (300, North Ottawa Impoundment) EzH, ASu.
2019Fall3145 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/22 Swift (250, Marsh Lake) KJB, 8/17 Lac qui Parle (238, Marsh Lake) GWe. Late north 10/9, 19, 11/5 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WCM, m.ob. (median 10/13). Late south 10/19 Redwood JSP, Yellow Medicine JSP, 10/20 Le Sueur DWK (median 10/26).
2020Spring1850 Early south (median 4/10) 4/4 Rock ABL, 4/5 Lyon (5, Russell gravel pit) NMe, m.ob., 4/6 Lyon (3, 190th St., Marshall) GWe. Early north (median 5/3) 4/29 Douglas ebd, 4/30 – 5/5 Grant (max. 5) MGi, m.ob., 5/5 Clay (8) PBB, m.ob. High counts 5/14 Yellow Medicine (2,040, Timm Lake) NMe, GWe, 5/13 Yellow Medicine (300, Timm Lake) RJS. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2020Summer1942 Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late north 6/4 Mahnomen NHa; late south 6/4 Sherburne (5) PLJ. Midsummer report 6/17 Steele lacked details and thus could not be classified on the basis of age or molt. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Clay (2) PBB; early south 6/26 Yellow Medicine (3) GWe. Record high count from 2 separate locations on drawn-down Marsh Lake 7/19 Big Stone (2,380) EzH, CLR, KWR, ASu.
2020Fall3049 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/30 Yellow Medicine (1,200, Timm Lake) JbS, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (930, Marsh Lake) WCM, 8/11 Big Stone (800, Marsh Lake) KJB. Late north 10/14 Grant (5) MO, 10/25 Douglas ToR, Otter Tail NaH (median 10/13). Late south 11/4 Lyon GWe, 11/5 Sherburne PLJ, 11/6–9 Brown (2) BTS (median 10/26).
2021Spring3350 Early south (median 4/11) 3/26 Meeker PKF, 4/6 Watonwan ChH, SyH, 4/7 Houston (2) SHo, DSt. Early north (median 5/3) 4/25 Douglas (2) ToR, 5/1–4 Grant (max. 100) BAr, WPl, m.ob., 5/4 St. Louis (2) ebd. High counts 5/12 Marshall (300, Agassiz N.W.R. Headquarters Trail) ebd, 5/23 Sibley (300, High Island Lake) ASu. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2021Summer2143 Observed in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 (5), 6/12 (2) Watonwan GUn, ChA; late north 6/10 Marshall (8) ebd, 6/10–12 Grant (max. 10) ebd, JSa. Unclassified midsummer reports 6/18 Yellow Medicine (2) RAE, 6/21 Watonwan (1) RAE; the latter may have been exceptionally late since it was at the same location as 6/11–12. Confounding this analysis were potential early fall migrants 6/1921 (8, North Ottawa Impoundment) Grant ebd, TCL. Early south 6/26 Big Stone (1) LiH, 6/28 in 3 counties. High count 7/16 Yellow Medicine (457, Curtis Lake) GWe.
2021Fall2849 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/4 Sibley (1,500, High Island Lake) ASu, 8/23 Stearns (501, Paynesville Twp.) PCC. Late north 9/23 Polk (2) HHu, 10/8 Marshall (2) HHu, 10/9 Otter Tail (12) ebd (median 10/14). Late south 10/23 Lyon (8) GWe, 10/23–24 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 11/3–6 Brown (juvenile, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 10/26).
2022Spring2650 Early south (median 4/10) 3/28–30 (max. 4) Brown ANy, DBz, BTS, 4/7 Stevens (3) KBg, 4/8 Big Stone (3) CRM, m.ob. Early north (median 5/3) 4/23 Grant (20) ebd, 4/25 Morrison (10) MJB, 5/6 Norman (4) JCJ, SAu, St. Louis (2) JuG. High counts 5/22 Lyon (160, 320th Ave., Cottonwood) GWe, 5/14 Goodhue (150, Lake Byllesby) JCa. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2022Summer1636 Seen in every region. Northbound migrants: late south 6/6 Stearns MtS, 6/11 Rice NiR; late north 6/11 Polk (1) SAu, 6/12 Marshall (2) TJJ. Unclassified midsummer reports 6/15–16 Benton RBW, HHD, 6/16 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe, 6/18 Nobles (1) BTS; none of these had details. Southbound migrants: early north 7/1 Marshall (1) HHu, Traverse (7) DLP; early south 6/29 Big Stone (2) DLP, 6/30 Brown (2) BTS.
2022Fall2548 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/21 Sibley (500, High Island Lake) KEm, 8/1 Sherburne (300, Sherburne N.W.R.) ebd, 8/14 Sibley (300, High Island W.P.A.) KEm. Late north 9/22 St. Louis KEJ, 9/23–24 Marshall (max. 2) HHu, 10/13–21 Aitkin (max. 8) LBa (median 10/14). Late south 10/25 Big Stone DLP, Olmsted (5, Silver Creek Reservoir) JPr, JmP, 10/29 Olmsted (5, East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) ToM, 10/27 – 11/3 Brown BTS, ARW (median 10/26).
 
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