The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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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 |
| Species: Sandpipers |
| Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1932 | Summer | A downy chick was seen on J~mc 1S, and a nest with 3 eggs on the following day by Evans &Risser in Polk County. Details of these findings will appear in the next nunber of the Common Flicker. | ||
| 1933 | Summer | Two long-legged little God'Wits <:bout 4 days ol.c1 led Stein and the writor a merry chase over the sizzling pra.:irie of Nor:nan County on June 18th~ When they were at last ca.ught they re.t'used to sit for n photogrnph, and further complicated matters by cn.lling nearly every Godwit in Minnesota. to protes:t the outrage•. · Those arrivals created a bedlam that thorow:;hly distressed the captors, but greatly increased the vito.lity of' the captured; making them so entirely unmanageable thnt they were vdllingly liberated, | ||
| 1962 | Spring | April 29, near Windom, on Jackson/ Oottonwood Co. line, Avifaunal Club; May 12 Salt Lake, Avifaunal Club; May 30 Becker, Clay and Mahnomen Counties, common, breeding, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | April 12, Rothsay, Wilkin County, R. Oehlenschlager; April 14, Roscoe, Stearns County, Jim Muggli; April 20, Salt Lake, Avifaunal Club; April 20, Ortonville, Big Stone County, R. Grant. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | July 4, Stevens Co., R. Grant (first migrants for his area); latest, Aug. 3, Cottonwood Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-17 Stearns Co, 2, RPR; 4-18 Salt Lake, 1, Wilkin Co, 30, RG, RLH; 4-27 Warroad, JR; 5-1 Mar shall Co, DLO. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 4-16 Roscoe, Stearns Co, JIM. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | latest 8-14 (7) and 8-21 (7) Lyon Co, PE. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 4-11 Rock Co, RO; 4-17 Wilkin Co, EHH; 4-21 Polk Co, GSM. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-1 Jackson Co, HSH, spring migrant usual summering birds reported from Stearns, Becker, Mahnomen, Traverse and Clay Co's. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Latest 7-26 Stevens Co., JAH; 7-30 Lac qui Parle Co., PE; 8-2 Moorhead, Clay Co., LWJ. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 4-14 Stearns Co., RPR; 4-16 Stevens Co., JAH; 4-25 Marshall Co., AWR; 4-29 Traverse Co., EHH; 5-21 Roseau Co., flock of 75 + RLH. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-18 Clay Co., nr Ulen, many, BC, LC, RLH. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 4-10 Lac qui Parle Co., BL; 4-11 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 4-15 Big Stone Co., JAH and Stearns Co., KE. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | reported from Becker, Mahnomen, Clay, Norman Co's; also 7-6 Swift Co, HSH, perhaps early fall migrant? | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-19 Grant JAH. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 4-12 Kandiyohi Co., BL, DB; 4-20 Lac qui Parle Co., FN I MAS; 5-4 Wilkin Co., EC; 5-16 (85) Wilkin Co., RBJ; 5-30 (10+) Clay Co., DMF. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | reported from Clay, Mahnomen, Wilkin, Becker, Polk, and Pennington. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | early south 4-18 Lyon PE; 5-2 Meeker RG and Swift KH; peak 5-23 Becker {15) KE, PE; early north 4-24 Marshall AR; 5-4 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | reported only from Sw1ft Co. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in Clay; also reported fron1 Stearns, Marshall, Kittson and Roseau. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 7-16 Clay, E. Welter; 8-9 and 19 Lyon (5) PE; 8-29 Lyon LP; only reports. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | seen in Becker, Mahnomen. Lac qui Parle (7-16 Salt Lake RBJ), KANDIYOHI (6-10 Regal BAH). | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Nested in Big Stone, seen in Lac qui Parle (KE), Wilkin, Ottertail, Becker, Clay, Norman, Polk, Marshall, Roseau, & Lake of the Woods, (6-18 Baudette MMC). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | 8-8 St. Louis (15) (OLJ), only report. (Large number for Duluth, where the species is rare). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 4-14 Lac qui Parle JS; 4-20 Wabasha DWM; early north 4-13 Wilkin DCF; 4-20 Wilkin CH; 4-20 Otter Tail PF. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Reported from Marshall, Polk, Clay, Duluth (7-2, MMC), Big Stone, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 4-19 Murray RAG, RBJ, BL and Lyon HCK; 4-20 Cottonwood LAF, RD; 2 reports north 4-27 Wilkin JC, DY; 5-2 Marshall AR. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Reported from Marshall, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Swift and Meeker. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | only reports 8·2 Big Stone RJ; and 8-30 Lyon HK. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle RBJ, KE, CB; 4-25 Lac qui Parle ETS; 2 reports north 4-22 Mahnomen MS; 527 Norman JCG. Hudsonia,n Godwit Early south 4-23 Lyon HK; 8 reports on 4-24 Lac qui Parle; reports north 5-9 (1), 5-16 (130) Marshall SV; 5-18 (2) St. Louis JCG. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in Marshall and Mahnomen; also reported from Roseau, Pennington, Clay and Duluth (6-20, T. Garvey). | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 4-21 Anoka KLF; 4-22 Lincoln KE; 5 reports on 4-23; early north 3-26 Otter Tail GO earliest date on record, first March record· 4-9 Wilkin DF; 1 report in SE 5-14 'Goodhue (1) TS. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Clay and Big Stone; also reported from 11 other counties south to Lac qui Parle, Pope and Stearns. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | All reports 8-4 Marshall (SV), 8-13 Otter Tail (GW), 8-16 Big Stone (17) (RJ), 8-18 Swift (KE). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early north 4-7 Grant DW; 4-13 Wilkin SM; 4-15 Polk, Wilkin SDL, GO. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Polk; also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Beltrami (KRE), Mahnomen, Norman, Clay, Wilkin, Douglas (near Osakis), Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR), Lincoln (7-2, KRE), Cottonwood (6-18 three, Expandere WMA, EBK). | ||
| 1978 | Fall | 8-12 Marshall ANWR 40, 9-9 Marshall ANWR and 9-9 Yellow Medicine RJ. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-15 Lac qui Parle SM, 4-21 Lac qui Parle RE; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, DGW. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Clay, Becker, Lac qui Parle; also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods (KRE), Pennington, Otter Tail, Wilkin, Stevens, Swift. Early migrants 7-14 (16) Otter Tail (GO). | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-13 Swift AT, 4-15 McLeod Ray Glassel, 4-16 Lyon HK; early north 4-13 Wilkin SM, 4-15 Otter Tail GMO, 4-16 Marshall ANWR, 5-19 St. Louis KE, Roseau RJ (50+). | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Wilkin; also seen in Kittson, Clay, Becker (Zmmerman Prairie), Traverse, Big Stone, Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Stearns (Lake George, T124R34, 6-17, three). | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 8-18 Pennington KSS, 8-23 Otter Tail GMO; only reports. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 4-12 Traverse SM, 4-24 Chippewa RH, 4-25 Lac qui Parle, Stevens OJ, Big Stone HK, 4-26 Big Stone FL; early north 4-12 Otter Tail GMO, 4-15 Mahnomen RJ, 4-17 Pennington KSS, 4-25 Wilkin JPI AM, 4-26 Marshall FDS; other reports from Nicollet, Grant Beltrami, St. Louis, Kittson, Clay, Norman and Roseau counties. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Marshall. Seen throughout range plus Lac qui Parle (two pr., Big Stone NWR), Jackson (one, 6-24-26 Heron Lake, S. Maxson). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | All reports: 8-2 Yellow Medicine KE, 8-7 Pennington KSS, 8-16 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 4-25 Martin EB/ K, 5-2,3 Wabasha DWM, 5-8 Chippewa CMB; early north 4-11 Polk fide MH, Pennington 4-12 KSS, 4-17 JSP, 4-14 Marshall ANWR, 4-18 Otter Tail SDM, 5-1 Red Lake RJ; late south 5-15 Cottonwood DB, JEB, 5-20 Renville FKS; rare in these counties 5-20 Duluth KE, 5-23 St. Louis AE, 5-26 Cook MKH. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Kittson, Clay. Also seen in Roseau, Marshall, Red Lake, Polk, Norman, Wilkin, Ottertail. Early migrants 7/1 Pine/Curry Is., Lake of the Woods Co.(TW). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Marshall JM, no date, 9/12 Roseau KSS. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | South 4/22 Chippewa JD, Lac qui Parle RH; north 4/16 Otter Tail GMO, Wilkin (41) SC, 4/19 Polk TT. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Breeding data from Roseau. Seen throughout the Northwest. Migrants South: 6/2 Cottonwood; 7/23 Lac qui Parle. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 8/7 Faribault RJ, 8/17 Faribault MF. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/17 Chippewa GMO, 4/28 Lac qui Parle MH, HK, 5/5 Steams PL; early north 4/1 4 Ottertail SDM, 4/18 SDM, 4/20 Marshall ANWR, Wilkin PP. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | seen in Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Norman, Clay, Becker and Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/4 Chippewa BL, 8/4 Lake of the Woods KSS, 8/11 AJ, 8/12 St. Louis KC, KE, 10/12Marshall (4) GSK (needs details)- all reports. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/14 Pope DR, 4/15 and 4/19 Stearns NH, 4/26. Hennepin SC, GP, Lac qui Parle RH; early north 4/10 Otter Tail SDM, 4/16 Clay TT, 4/17 Marshall ANWR. Also reported 4/27 Hennepin ES, and 5/12 to 5/27 Duluth (13 max.) KE. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Marshall, Polk. Also seen in Lake of the Woods (AB, DB), Roseau, Mahnomen, Clay, Wilkin. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | 8/17 Stearns RJ. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/9 Lincoln SSt, 4/12 Lac qui Parle DO ISS, 4/21 Lyon HK; early north 4/13 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SDM, 4/17 Clay MN, 4/20 Otter Tail RJ. Also reported 5/12 St. Louis P. Backstrom, 5/24 SSt, 5/25 SDM. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Probable nesting in Agassiz NWR. Also seen in Duluth (6/11, one, RJ), Roseau, Kittson, Pennington, Red Lake, Polk, Clay, Big Stone, Swift, Jackson (7/16, DB, OJ), Faribault (7/2, fide AP). | ||
| 1986 | Fall | 8/12 Dakota (150) JPIAM, 8/22 Duluth (25) M. Hendrickson. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 8/4 Wilkin GAM, 8/25 Dakota TI, 8/19-27 CookWP, KMH, 9/20-21 Duluth OJ, BE and 10/12 KB. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/11 Pope DO, 4/24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4/26 Big Stone TBB; early north 4/13 Otter Tail SDM, 4/14 Wilkin GAM and Clay MMM, 4/18 Clearwater AB. Also reported 5/13-19 Duluth KE, 5/18 Washington RG and CookWP, 5/21 Ely, St. Louis Co. SS. Ruddy Thrnstone Early south 5/18 Winona AP, 5/19 Stearns NH; early north 5/14 Aitkin WN; late south 5/26 Stearns NH, 5/27 Hennepin SC; late north 5/21 Marshall ANWR, 5/30 St. Louis SC. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Seen in Lake of the Woods (7/6, 5, Pine and Curry Is.), Roseau, Marshall, Beltrami, Pennington, Clearwater, Norman, Clay, Wilkin. Ruddy Thrnstone Late migrants: South, 6/2 Hennepin; North, 6/12 Lake of the Woods. Early migrants 7/6 Lake of the Woods (KH). | ||
| 1987 | Fall | 8/14 Lyon KE; only report Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/30 Goodhue DB, 9/4-9 Dodge m.ob., 9/6-20 St. Louis m.ob. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/17 Brown AB and Cottonwood TI, 4/21 Meeker RH, 4/22 Lac qui Parle TM; early north 4/5 Marshall ANWR, 4/10 Clay LCF and Wilkin RG, 4/15 Otter Tail SDM; also reported 5/21 Hubbard RJ. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 5/14 Lincoln RJ, 5/14-23 Big Stone EL, AB, 5/19 Todd PH, 5/22 Clay TI and Marshall ANWR, 5/26 Lake of the Woods KH, 5/27 Polk AB, 5/28 Pennington BSE. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | More reports than in recent years; seen in eight counties in northwest and west central, plus Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, Todd, Stearns, McLeod (6/25, RH), Hennepin (7/ 30, SC). | ||
| 1988 | Fall | All reports: 8/1-3 Carver (1) SC, ES, 8/1314 Yellow Medicine BSE, KE. Ruddy Thrnstone One report: 9/24 Mille Lacs DB. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 4/20 Meeker RH, 4/22 Big Stone EL, Chippewa OJ and Lac qui Parle AB, CMB; early north 4/15 Kittson TR and Otter Tail SDM, 4/19 Marshall SKS; late south 5/23 Nicollet MF, 5/31 Stearns BR. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 5/14 Carver RG, 5/16-23 Hennepin ES, DC, 5/20-27 Duluth m.ob., 5/22 Crow Wing and Itasca RG, 5/25 Wabasha AP, RJ, 5/27 Blue Earth MF, Goodhue/Wabasha AP and Olmsted m.ob. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Nested in Wilkin; seen in nine other counties in northwest and west central plus Clearwater, Stearns, Kandiyohi. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | One report: 8/9 Polk (2) PS. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 8/12 Beltrami, Clearwater (I) RJ, AP. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/7 Lac qui Parle SMB, 4/14 Lyon BL, 4/15 Redwood DC; early north 4/11 Becker PS, 4/13 Mahnomen RJ, 4/15 Otter Tail SDM. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 5!14 Steele KV, 5/15 Duluth PC, 5/16 Redwood PS, 5/18 Nicollet JCF, 5/19 Wabasha BL, 5/20 Goodhue SC, GP and Olmsted mob, 5/21 Lac qui Parle GS, 5/23 Redwood RJ, 5/26 St. Louis TW, 5/27 Cook KMH, Goodhue AP, 5/28 Clearwater AB. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Only half the usual number of reports; seen in Marshall, Pennington, Mahnomen, Clay, Otter Tail, Lac qui Parle. Ruddy Thrnstone Only records: 6/7 St. Louis, 7/26 Pennington. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/13 Lac qui Parle DO, Stearns RG, RJ and Wilkin KE, 4/22 Cottonwood Winter 1991 ED, 4/24 Pipestone NO; early north 4/13 Becker MO, 4/14 Wilkin KB, 5/15 Polk KSS. Two unusual reports: 5/27Two Harbors, Lake Co. DPY, 5/29 Sand Pt., Goodhue Co. PS. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 5/ll-20 Marshall KSS, 5/18 Clay LCF, JL, 5/19 Becker MO, 5/22 Norman PS, 5/22-25 Roseau KB, 5/25 St. Louis AB. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Nested in Pennington; also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Polk, Red Lake, Clay, Lac qui Parle. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Only report 9/22 Lyon HK. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 4/18 Dakota TT and Swift DO, 4/25 Lac qui Parle mob, 4/26 Big Stone TEB; early north 4/12 Becker MO and Clay LCF, 4/14 Red Lake MCBS, 4/17 Polk BBe. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Nested in Marshall; also seen in Kittson, Pennington, Red Lake, Clay, Otter Tail. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | One report: 8/1 Chippewa (2) RJ. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/12 Big Stone AB, RJ, 4/28 Ramsey mob. Early north 4/18 Wilkin (56) SDM, 4/21 Polk PS, 4/25 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Nested in Kittson; probable nesting in Clay. Also seen in Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Norman, Becker, Wilkin, Otter Tail. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | All reports 8/1 Murray DSm, 8/11 Becker PS, 8/15 Cottonwood ED, 9/18 St. Louis TBr. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/9 Lac qui Parle DO, 4/16 McLeod AB, 4/30 Lyon HK; early north 4/11 Wilkin SDM, 4/17 Marshall AJ/MH, 4/23 Pennington KSS. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Nested near Eagle Lake in McLeod MS; also observed in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Red Lake, Norman, Wilkin, Otter Tail, Stearns. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Only report: 8/14 Jackson KE. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 4/15 Olmsted CK and Lac qui Parle DO, 5/22 Anoka (24) KB; early north 4/13 Wilkin SDM, 4/17 Pennington SKS, 4/21 Clay MN. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Reported in eight northwest counties plus Otter Tail, Big Stone. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/13 Kandiyohi RJF, 4/21 Big Stone PJ and Dakota TT. Early north 4/10 Wilkin DBM, 4/15 Pennington SKS, 4/16 Becker BBe. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Observed in Marshall, Polk, Norman, Clay, Wilkin, Kandiyohi. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Only report 8/3 Roseau PS. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 4/19 Big Stone DN, 4/25 Renville DBM, 4/26 Lac qui Parle mob. Early north 4/13 Wilkin SDM, 4/15 Otter Tail SDM, 4/20 Clay RO, DW. Peak counts 4/26 Wilkin (20) BBe, 5/21 St. Louis (24) MEv. Nested in Clay EG, WM. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Seen in 11 counties from Kittson, Roseau, Beltrami south to Big Stone; probable nesting in Clay. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Only reports: 8/17, 9/1 Big Stone LE. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/11 Lac qui Parle BL, 4/18 Big Stone DN and Fillmore (1) CK. Early north 4/12 Polk DJo, 4/21 Red Lake RJ, 4/24 Clay RK. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Observed in ten northwest and west central counties; plus 6/2–4 St. Louis PS, CB. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | All reports: 8/9–22 Clay (max. 9) mob, 8/23 Cottonwood (1) ED. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Early south 4/10 Kandiyohi (5) RJF. All other south reports were later than the recent median arrival date (4/13). Early north 4/10 Polk NWi. Peak counts 4/25 Kandiyohi (flock of 19) RJF, 4/24 Clay (13) DF, and a well-described flock of 30 on 5/23 St. Louis (40th Ave. West in Duluth) WM. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Reported in Kittson, Roseau, Clay, Becker, Wilkin, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle; plus 6/6 Meeker (3) RJ, DF, 7/3 Renville DF, 7/18 Stearns PC. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 Traverse JJ, 8/2 Becker PS, 8/18 Traverse CMa. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported from 15 south and 13 north counties, including St. Louis in northeast, but none in southeast region. Arrived exactly on median dates south and north. Early south 4/13 Meeker DF, 4/18 Renville DF and Stearns PC. Early north 4/13 Otter Tail SDM, 4/17 Wilkin RJ. First county record (no date) Benton HD. Peak 5/18 Martin (40–50 at Pierce L.) FL. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in nine western counties from Roseau to Lac qui Parle; plus 6/8 St. Louis (Duluth) DRB. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | All reports: 8/4 Lac qui Parle (10) KJB, 8/8 Lac qui Parle CRM, 8/15 Big Stone KJB, 8/21 Polk EEF, 8/26 Becker KRE. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from 10 south and 14 north counties. Early south (median 4/13) 4/14 Lincoln, Redwood and Stearns. Early north 4/5 Wilkin SPM, 4/14 Polk DPJ. Only eastern report: 5/19 Dakota (14–16) ADS, TAT. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Most reports since 1989. Observed in 11 western counties as far south as Lyon; plus 6/16 Meeker DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | No north reports. High count 8/8 Lac qui Parle (48 at Big Stone N.W.R.) BEO, DB. Also reported from Lyon, Meeker, and (late south) 8/27 Big Stone PHS. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Seen in 11 south and 13 north counties, mostly in western regions. No reports from Southeast. Early south 4/17 Freeborn AEB, 4/20 Meeker DMF. Early north 4/17 Polk EEF, 4/19 Wilkin (31) KJB. Additional counts 5/2 Dakota (15 at L. Byllesby) ADS, TAT, 5/8 Traverse (17 at Mud L.) KJB. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Reported in nine western counties plus Beltrami, Stearns, Meeker. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | All north reports: 8/4 Roseau (31 near Sprague Creek) PHS, 8/4–11 Grant (max. 31 near Barrett) EJE, DTT, SMT. Late south 8/27 Lac qui Parle (21) KJB, 8/31 Meeker (2) DMF, 10/2 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R., latest date on record) JEB, RBJ, BEO. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Reported from only seven south and ten north counties in all regions except the Southeast. Arrived exactly on median dates. Early south 4/13 Dakota CBr, LM, 4/15 Stearns STW. Early north 4/13 Clay (2) PCC, Polk (2) EEF et al. and Wilkin (15) PCC. Highest reported count 5/27 Marshall (50 at Agassiz N.W.R.) KJB. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Record-high number of reports. Seen in 13 Northwest and West-central counties plus Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, and 7/1 Hennepin OLJ; peak count 6/21 Marshall (67 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, PCC. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Only north reports: 8/2 (17), 8/9 (1) Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, SAS. All south reports were of single birds in Big Stone/Lac qui Parle; last reported 8/23–24, 8/30 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) PCC, BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from 13 south and 16 northy counties in all regions except the Southeast. Early south 4/9 Cottonwood (Sham L.) PME, 4/12 Big Stone PCC. Early north 4/14 Wilkin SPM, 4/16–17 Polk MH et al. Highest reported count 5/17 St. Louis (65 at Interstate Is., Duluth harbor) ph. PHS. Additonal reports along the North Shore where normally rare included 5/12 Cook (about a dozen) JGW, 5/18 Lake (4) PHS. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported from ten north and two south counties, all in the western half of the state. Highest reported count 6/20 Roseau (64) PHS. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | All north reports: 8/2 Roseau (28) PHS, 8/6 (3), 8/12 (1) Traverse KJB, plus three observations at Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall County 8/2 (4) PHS, 8/7 (1) JMJ, 8/16 (2) EEF. No south reports. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported from 9 south and 13 north counties in all regions except the Southeast. Arrived several days earlier than normal (18-year median 4/13 south and north). Early south 4/9 Big Stone SPM, 4/10 Meeker DMF. Early north 4/8 Wilkin GLS, 4/9 Wilkin (20 at Rothsay W.M.A.) CMB. For the second consecutive spring, a large flock stopped over at Interstate Island in the Duluth harbor (75 birds, 5/21 St. Louis ph. PHS); according to RPR, they were probably part of the population breeding around Hudson Bay, Canada. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Reports tie 2003 for most ever: observed in 13 Northwest and West-central counties, plus 6/8 Stearns RPR, 6/9, 6/15 Lake of the Woods fide JMJ, 6/11, 7/28 Stearns, 6/25 Beltrami JMJ. First juvenile 7/16 Big Stone PCC, PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | All north reports: 8/13 Traverse (2) PHS, 9/3 Roseau (4) KRE et al. Except for 8/4 Lincoln BJU and 8/13 Big Stone PHS, all south reports from Lac qui Parle, including max. of 10 at Salt L. on 8/13 PCC, BR; late south 9/9 (Salt L.) PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Reported from 14 south and 15 north counties in all regions except the Southeast. Early south 4/10, 4/14 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/15 Meeker (2) DMF. Early north 4/12 Mahnomen (2) BWF and Wilkin KJB, 4/13 Douglas BDS. Only report from Northeast: 5/20 St. Louis (6) TPW. Highest reported counts at Glacial Ridge N.W.R. 5/6 (flock of 66, James Bay migrants?) PHS, 5/8 (79, including 59 territorial birds found by 20 observers during walking surveys) Polk m.ob. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Reported from only six south and eight north counties. None found in eastern regions. First juveniles 7/8 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS, 7/9 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC et al. High count 6/24 Lac qui Parle (59, Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | No north reports. All south reports from Lac qui Parle, including second highest fall count of 79 at Big Stone N.W.R. (8/1, BJU). Only report after August: 10/1 (second latest) BJU. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 13 | 10 | Early south 4/14 Big Stone WCM and Lac qui Parle WCM, BJU, 4/17 Meeker DMF (median 4/13). Early north 4/15 Clay (6) PBB, Polk JMJ, and Wilkin (2) SPM, LS, 4/19 Polk NGE (median 4/13). First county record 4/22 Kanabec NSc. High counts 5/9 Polk (65 at Glacial Ridge N.W.R., probable migrant flock of 14, remainder on territory) fide RPR, 5/21 Marshall (29 at Agassiz N.W.R.) TCL, PHS, CLW. |
| 2007 | Summer | 8 | 8 | None found in eastern regions for second consecutive summer. First juveniles 6/30 Big Stone PCC and Clay AXH. High counts 6/3–9 Clay (33 at Felton Prairie) CMB, BJU, 6/9 Polk (29 at or near Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) BJU. |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | 4 | All north reports from Marshall, where last seen 8/11 (3, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. Late south 8/3 Meeker (3) DMF, 8/11 Big Stone (3) and Stevens (2) PHS, RSF. |
| 2008 | Spring | 13 | 15 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/12 Dakota (180th St. marsh) JLO, BAF, JPM, 4/15 Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north (median 4/13) 4/15 Polk NGE. High count 5/21 Marshall (24, Agassiz N.W.R.) LBF. First county record 5/15 Itasca ph. EEO. |
| 2008 | Summer | 3 | 4 | Reported from Polk, Clay, Becker, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Stearns, Meeker, and 6/17 Aitkin WEN. High count 6/6 Clay (31 at Felton Prairie) CMB. First juvenile 7/6 Lac qui Parle PCC. First county breeding record for Stearns RPR. |
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | 3 | High count 8/1 St. Louis (21, Park Point) KJB. Observed in Marshall and St. Louis in the north as late as 8/31 Marshall (2) PHS (median 8/18). Observed south in Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine as late as 9/13 Big Stone PBB (median 8/20). |
| 2009 | Spring | 13 | 13 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/10 Stearns PCC, 4/16 Stearns (2) DPG. Early north (median 4/13) 4/11 Wilkin LS, KRE, 4/12 Polk NGE. High count 5/31 Clay (34, all mobbing a coyote) DBW. |
| 2009 | Summer | 11 | 6 | Observed in Northwest, North-central, West-central, Central. Unusual report 6/6 St. Louis (seen in flight and vocalized at 40th Ave West, Duluth) PHS. High counts 6/12 Marshall (32, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ, 6/4 Clay (24, Felton Prairie area) CMB. First juvenile 7/12 Lac qui Parle PCC. |
| 2009 | Fall | 2 | 2 | High count 8/8 Marshall (18, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 8/28 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 8/18). Only south reports: 8/2 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie) CMB, SLC, 9/5 Big Stone PCC (median 8/20). |
| 2010 | Spring | 14 | 13 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/12 Stearns (2, Zion Twp.) PCC, 4/14 Stearns (Paynesville W.T.P.) MJB. Early north (median 4/13) 4/3 Clearwater KLa, 4/11 Clay (5, Felton Prairie) RHO. High count 5/22 Chisago (25, Rush Lake) DWK, PEB. |
| 2010 | Summer | 10 | 4 | Reported from all northern regions, West-central and Central. High count 6/8 Clay (30, Felton Prairie and surrounding area) CMB. Unusual report 7/8 St. Louis (Island Lake, near Duluth) †JLK. |
| 2010 | Fall | 2 | Only reports: 8/3 Lac qui Parle (5, Perry Twp.) BJU, 8/12 Big Stone (2, Akron Twp.) BJU, 8/26 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU (median 8/20). | |
| 2011 | Spring | 12 | 11 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/9 Big Stone, Lac qui Parle KRE, m.ob., 4/10 Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north (median 4/13) 4/11 Kittson TrB, 4/12 Marshall MA. High counts 4/24 Lac qui Parle (39, Augusta Twps.) BJU, 5/29 Roseau (30, Greenbush W.T.P.) JWH. |
| 2011 | Summer | 11 | 3 | Found in Northwest, North-central, West-central, Central. First county breeding record from Clearwater BWa. High count 6/9 Clay (27, Felton Prairie area) CMB. |
| 2011 | Fall | 2 | 3 | Two north reports: 8/20 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) BJU, 8/21 Traverse (2, Walls Twp.) BJU. Observed south in Big Stone, Chippewa, and Lac qui Parle as late as 8/27 Big Stone (David H. Steen W.M.A.) PCC (median 8/20). |
| 2012 | Spring | 11 | 11 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/11 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU, 4/14 Blue Earth (Lincoln W.P.A.) RBW. Early north (median 4/13) 4/9 Becker (Becker) BDS, 4/17 Red Lake GT. High count 4/30 Kittson (34, Joe River S.W.A.) TrB. |
| 2012 | Summer | 14 | 3 | Found in Northwest and West-central, plus Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Stearns. All counts ? 20 birds. |
| 2012 | Fall | 2 | 3 | High count 8/3 Lac qui Parle (32, Salt Lake) RBJ, m.ob. Late north 8/19 Grant (Ash Lake) PCC, 8/26 Grant (Mustinka W.M.A.) PCC (median 8/18); only north report away from Grant was 8/8 St. Louis (21, Park Point) ph. EBr. Late south 8/7 Jackson (6, North Heron Lake) KJB, 8/28 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) BJU (median 8/20). |
| 2013 | Spring | 16 | 18 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/16 Dakota PEJ, GJM and Goodhue SLP, 4/20 Cottonwood RAE, Dakota CMB, SMy, BAF, Faribault PEJ, Olmsted SHo, Wabasha AlJ. Early north (median 4/13) 4/21 Marshall LyK, 4/23 Becker ASM. New county record 4/26 Houston (C.R. 26 and the Root River) DBz. High count 5/18 St. Louis (20, Hearding Island) JLK. |
| 2013 | Summer | 9 | 5 | Observed in Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Stearns, Swift. |
| 2013 | Fall | 2 | 2 | All north 8/2, 8/3, 8/8 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) CRM, HHD, RAE, 8/23 St. Louis (8, Superior Entry) TRK. All south 8/7 Fillmore DAC, RBJ, 8/9 Nicollet DPG. |
| 2014 | Spring | 18 | 12 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/22 Big Stone DLP, 4/26 Lac qui Parle JFR, Stearns (2) DPG. First north reports all from Clay, beginning (median 4/13) 4/13 Clay (5) WCM; first report away from Clay was 4/20 Polk JMJ, SAu. High counts 5/20 Marshall (20) LFr, 5/10 Clay (17, Felton Prairie) RSh. |
| 2014 | Summer | 8 | 4 | Observed in all western regions plus Central. High count 6/9 Clay (est. 25, Felton Prairie) GHo, KDS. ; |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | 1 | The only north reports were of up to 3 juveniles in Grant at the North Ottawa Impoundment 8/1–4 HHD, PCC, DWK, CNn. One south report 8/2 Stevens (Donnelly Twp., C.R. 20 at 580th Ave.) PCC, DWK. |
| 2015 | Spring | 15 | 15 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/19–21 Lac qui Parle DLP, 4/23 Dakota BRL, 4/24 Yellow Medicine KMS, DLP. Early north (median 4/13) 4/12 Clay RHO, 4/15 Becker ShG, HeH, 4/17 Kittson, Marshall, Polk SC,ANy, DAB, Roseau SC, DAB. High counts 5/21 Rice (31) TFB, 4/26 Polk (28, Agassiz Valley) SAu. |
| 2015 | Summer | 12 | 2 | Reported from northwestern corner of state, plus Faribault, Stearns. High count 6/9 Clay (24) JLK. |
| 2015 | Fall | 2 | 2 | All north 8/1 Marshall (2, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) SAu, 8/8 St. Louis (2, Park Point R.A.) ph. AM. All south 8/4–12 Renville (Bird Island W.T.P.) KDS, ph. GHo, m.ob., 11/8–11 Lac qui Parle (2, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP. |
| 2016 | Spring | 19 | 17 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/12 Swift DLP, 4/16 Big Stone ALw, DOr, Chippewa (2) WCM, Lac qui Parle (2) WCM, DOr, Swift DOr. Early north (median 4/12) 4/15 Marshall (2) AxL, 4/16 Wilkin (3) ToL, 4/17 Marshall (2) SAu. Additional notable north reports 5/4 Koochiching RMD, 5/17 Itasca SC. High count 5/16 Hennepin (30, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) CRM, m.ob. |
| 2016 | Summer | 13 | 5 | Reported from all western regions plus Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Stearns. High count 6/11 Roseau (40, Roseau W.T.P.) RBW. |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | 2 | All north 8/12 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl. All south 8/13 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) RBW, DFe, 10/5 Renville (C.R. 21 and U.S. 2/2) RBW. |
| 2017 | Spring | 19 | 16 | Early south (median 4/12) 4/11 Jackson (2) DAk, Swift (2) DLP, 4/13 Stearns (2) DOr. Early north (median 4/12) 4/10 Clay (3) ANy, DBz, 4/11 Otter Tail (2) WPl, 4/12 Norman HeH, ShG. Notable north record: 5/14 Carlton (3, Moose Lake W.T.P.) KnM. High counts 4/28 Wilkin (17, Rothsay W.M.A.) MO, 5/26 St. Louis (14, Park Point R.A.) JPR, BMu, DTr, JIf, StK. |
| 2017 | Summer | 15 | 4 | Observed in Northwest, West-central, plus Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Stearns. |
| 2017 | Fall | 2 | All north 8/14 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) BeA, 9/14 Crow Wing (2, Perch Lake) JhH. No south reports. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 15 | 18 | Early south (median 4/12) 4/20 Big Stone (6) DOr, ASu, LiH, Jackson KEm, Lac qui Parle DLP. Early north (median 4/12) 4/19 Grant (14) REn, 4/20 Polk REn, Wilkin BAn. High counts 5/28 Clay (24, Felton Prairie) ebd, 5/16 Wright (18) ToL. |
| 2018 | Summer | 11 | 8 | Observed in scattered locations in all regions except Southwest, Northeast. Highest concentrations (max. 12) in Northwest. Probable early south migrants 7/12 Freeborn † PSu, Goodhue † GJM. |
| 2018 | Fall | 1 | 3 | Â One north report 8/1 Marshall (Agassiz Valley Impoundment) HHu. All south 8/7 Watonwan (2, 280th St. and 850th Ave.) MiO, 8/8 Freeborn (Freeborn Lake) RBW, m.ob., 8/28–9/3 Big Stone DLP, DPG. |
| 2019 | Spring | 18 | 15 | Early south (median 4/12) 4/13–14 Rock JJS, m.ob., 4/16 Le Sueur RBW, BHe, 4/18 Kandiyohi BDo, JoS. Early north (median 4/12) 4/17 Clay (2) TCL, Grant WPl, 4/18 Wilkin (9) ebd. High counts 5/3 Roseau (15, Greenbush W.T.P.) RAE, 5/27 St. Louis (15, Park Point R.A.) JPR, JfD. |
| 2019 | Summer | 11 | 6 | Â Observed in all western regions plus Lake of the Woods, Stearns. |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | Only north report was record-late north by over a month: 10/9–20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. WCM, m.ob. No south reports. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 13 | 24 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/13 Big Stone DLP, 4/15 Rock (3) ebd, 4/16 Dakota PEJ, m.ob., Swift DLP. Early north (median 4/12) 4/21 Clay (2) PBB, Otter Tail ShG, HeH, 4/22 Grant (3) CNn. High counts 5/19 Yellow Medicine (22, Wood Lake Twp.) RJS, 5/13 Swift (15, Marsh Lake) DLP. |
| 2020 | Summer | 10 | 5 | Seen in Northwest, West-central, plus Le Sueur, Stearns. |
| 2020 | Fall | 3 | 6 | All north 8/8 – 9/6 Grant (max. 3, North Ottawa Impoundment) JGW, m.ob., 8/8 Marshall (6) SAu, 8/8 Polk (4) SAu. All south 8/1–2 Le Sueur DOr, m.ob., 8/2–17 Big Stone (max. 9, Marsh Lake) BAb, m.ob., 8/23 Lyon GWe, 8/26 Lac qui Parle KJB, 9/2 Redwood DWK, Yellow Medicine (2) DWK (median 8/29). |
| 2021 | Spring | 20 | 22 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/7 Lac qui Parle DLP, 4/10 Stearns MJB, m.ob., 4/11 Pope AaL, CLu. Early north (median 4/13) 4/7–8 Polk SAu, m.ob., 4/17 Clay (2, Felton Prairie) LSl, (2, Spring Prairie S.N.A.) PBB, Marshall RAE, Red Lake SAu, JCJ. High counts 4/26 Polk (52, Brandt-Angus Impoundment) HHu, 5/12, 5/19 Clearwater (40, Clearwater Rice Paddies) AxB. |
| 2021 | Summer | 12 | 7 | Seen in Northwest, West-central, plus Clearwater, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Stearns, Steele, Watonwan. High count 6/18 Kittson (88, Karlstad W.T.P.) AXH, TBH. |
| 2021 | Fall | 4 | 2 | All north 8/12 St. Louis (2, Park Point R.A.) IDv, 8/15 Grant (Mustinka Slough) ebd, 8/20 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) EHi, 9/4 Kittson (Joe River W.M.A.) ebd. All south 8/3 Big Stone (Hillman Prairie W.P.A.) ebd, 8/21–29 Anoka (2, Rice Lake) ELC, m.ob. |
| 2022 | Spring | 19 | 19 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/15–17 Dakota (max. 3) MwT, m.ob., 4/16–17 Goodhue MaS, m.ob., 4/17 Lyon GWe, Stearns DRL. Early north (median 4/13) 4/20 Clay (2) TCL, 4/21 Grant (3) CNn, Polk HHu. High counts 5/16 Faribault (32) PEJ, 5/27 Roseau (19, Greenbush W.T.P.) EzH. |
| 2022 | Summer | 9 | 6 | Seen in Northwest, West-central, plus Blue Earth, Dakota. High count 6/15 Roseau (73, Roseau River W.M.A.) PEJ. |
| 2022 | Fall | 3 | 3 | All north 8/2 Clay (Felton Prairie) ebd, 8/6 Marshall (Agassiz Valley) HHu, 8/19 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ebd. All south 8/1, 8/7 Lac qui Parle DLP, 9/14–17 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek Wetlands) AOp, m.ob., 9/24 Sibley (High Island Lake) EzH. |
| Breeds northwest, west-central, and central. Migrant mostly west. State designation: Special Concern. | ||||
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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. |