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
Pectoral Sandpiper(Calidris melanotos)
YearSeasonNS
1962Falllatest report, Nov. 11, Blackdog NSP Plant, Dakota Co., Avifaunal Club.
1963SpringMarch 30, Salt Lake, 5 seen, (early) Avifaunal Club; April 10, Ramsey County, A. C. RosenwinkeL
1963Fallearliest, July 20, French River, Avifaunal Club; latest, Nov. 16, Sibley Co., Avifaunal Club and Nov. 17, Stevens Co., R. Grant.
1964Summerspring-fall overlap of dates, 6-6, Rock Co, DP; Stevens Co, 6-7, 6-11, 6-18, 6-27, 6-28, 7-8, 7-12, RAG; 7-21, Minneapolis, MAS; 7-30 Clay Co, LWJ; 8-12, Clay Co., LWJ.
1964Fall8-12 to 11-17 Moorhead, 10-15, EGA; 9-5 Ramsey Co, ACR; 10-3 Ottertail Co, RO, RLH; 10-18 Virginia, NJH; 10-24 Stevens Co, 30 plus, RAG; 11-1 Stevens Co, MIG.
1965Falllatest 10-9 Ramsey Co, MIG and Washington Co, ACR.
1966Springearliest 4-9 Stevens Co, JAH; 4-16 Washington and Dakota Co's, BL and Hennepin Co, EMB; latest 5-17 Wright Co, EGC; 5-18 Sauk Centre, RPR; 5-19 Jackson Co, NMH and Dakota Co, ACR.
1966Summer7-12 Hennepin Co, VL; 7-14 Cottonwood Co, RBJ; 7-23 Carver Co, FN/ MAS; 7-30 Dakota Co, FN/ MAS. White-rumped,Sandpiper: 7-6 Traverse Co, 6, RG; rare as a fall migrant here. Baird's Sandpiper. 6-8 Agassiz Refuge, Marshall Co, 4, DLO.
1966FallEarliest (see previous Summer Season also) 8-7 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS, Carver Co., MHM and Nicollet Co., DB; latest 10-22 Traverse Co., JAH; 10-23 Lyon Co., PE; 11-1 Washington Co., BL.
1967Springearly 3-30 Wabasha Co., DGM; 3-31 Clay Co., LWJ; 4-1 Carver Co., 4, EST; late 5-18 Carver Co., FN/MAS and Aitkin Co., CEP; 5-20 Winona Co., FGD and Duluth, BB; 5-28 Dakota Co., ACR. White-romped Sandpiper: early 5-4 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; 5-8 Winona Co., GD and Carver Co., EHH; 5-13 Jackson Co., BL; late 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 6-10 Lyon Co., PE.
1967Summer7-17 Nobles Co., many, HSH; 7-30 Stevens Co., 10, JAH; 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20-30, LWJ.
1967Fall earliest 8-5 Stevens Co., JAH; 8-7 Hennepin Co., VL; latest 10-21 Anoka Co., PE; 11-3 Stevens Co., JAH and Stearns Co., KE; 11-11 Stearns Co., KE.
1968Spring early 3-31 Watonwan Co., DB, EHH; 4-5 Washington Co., BL; 4-12 Traverse Co., JAH; late 5-25 Stearns Co., KE; Morrison Co., LSR and Carver Co., RTH; 5-28 Big Stone Co., JAH; 6-2 Moorhead, fide EGA.
1968FallEarliest 8-11 Carver MHM; 8-19 Grant JAH; largest numbers 8-27 Wright 8 ETS; 9-9 Duluth 14 JCG for J. P. Perkins; 8-2811- 1 Wabasha 4 or 5 daily DGM; latest 10-20 Aitkin MC. White-romped Sandpiper: 8-23 Wright 2 ETS.
1969Spring4-13 Wabasha Co., DWM, and McLeod Co., FN / MAS; 5-3 (100's) Nicollet Co., KP; 5-7 (100+) Wabasha Co., DWM; 5-23 Wabasha Co., DWM; 5-24 Kandiyohi Co., KP, and Duluth, PBH.
1969Summer7-18 Dakota Co.; 8-9 Clay Co. 30 EA.
1969Fall9-23 Mille Lacs 22 MI; 10-28 Hennepin 23 ETS; 8-27 Mille Lacs MI; 9-13 Duluth BTV; 10-29 Lake MC; 11-9 Morrison KE; 8-14 Nobles HSH; 8-30 Carver KH; 11-8 Dakota RGL; 11-11 Hennepin ETS.
1970Springearly south 4-5 Redwood KE, PE and Lyon HK; 4-6 Blue Earth HT; early north 4-24 Mille Lacs Ml; late 5-18 Duluth MMC; 5-22 Mille Lacs MI.
1970Summer7-26 Mille Lacs Ml; 7-17 Duluth {4) J.P. Perkins.
1970Fallearly 7·26 Le Sueur DB and Mille Lacs Ml; late south 9-21 Carver KH; 10·1 Stearns KE, RR; 10-4 Lyon PE; late north 10·16 Clay LW; 10·28 Duluth JG; peak 8-30 Ramsey (100)EC.
1971Springearly south 4-8 Watonwan EK; 4-11 Hennepin OJ; 4-16 Lyon HK and Washington VL; early north 4-9 Wilkin DB; 4-16 ClayLW; late 5-30 Lyon PE and Clay LW; 6-7 Duluth MMC; peak 4-21 Wabasha (500) WDM.
1971Summer6-4 Carver FN, WKE; 6-6 Lyon, L. Paynter; 6-7 Duluth, J. P. Perkins; 6-3 to 6-12 Aitkin TS, JB.
1971Fallearly 7-9 Duluth; 7-10 Hennepin; late south 10-3 Lyon; 10-24 Freeborn; late north 10-17 Ottertail; 10-31 Grant and Duluth.
1972Summer6-19, 30 Aitkin; 7-15 Marshall, Hennepin, 7-16 Lac qui Parle; 7-25 (55) Duluth. ;
1973Summer 6-15 Ottertail; 7-4 & 7-31 Clay; 7-10 Hennepin; 7-13 (1 adult & 1 young) Cottonwood (LAF).
1973Fall Reported from Lyon, Wright, Wabasha, Clay. Early 8-1 Anoka (6) (SC); 8-2 Hennepin (4) (OLJ). Peak 8-18 St. Louis (50) (FL). Late 10-21 St. Louis (2) (ETS); 10-24 Mille Lacs (2) (Ml). White-rumped SandpiperSeven reports of 14 individuals (four last year) from St. Louis, Anoka, Cottonwood, Mille Lacs, Clay.
1974Spring Early south 4-4 Wabasha DWM; 4-8 Lyon HCK; 4-17 Le Sueur GR; early north 4-27 Aitkin TS; 5-4 Morrison DCF; 5-12 Aitkin JB; late 5-25 Le Sueur GR; 5-25 Lake RBJ; peak 5-19 Clay (200+ ) KZ.
1974Summer 6-10 Clay (EA).
1974Fall Early 7-3 Lyon VL, Chippiwa C. Henderson; 7-7 Duluth MMC; late north 10-24 Marshall AR; 11-5 Clay FMAS; late south 10-6 Freeborn DG, Hennepin CH, 10-19 Le Sueur GR.
1974Winter One very late migrant on 12-24 on the Cottonwood (Lyon Co.) Christmas Count; latest date on record by about a month. (P. Egeland, H. Kyllingstad).
1975Spring Early south 4-13 Lyon HCK; 4-17 Le Sueur RAG; 4-19 Murray RBJ; only report north 5-25 Aitkin JB; late 5-27 Lyon HCK.
1975Fallearly 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-6 Pipestone PE, KE; 7-11 Lake of the Woods BB; late north 11-2 Marshall SV: 11-7 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-1 Nicollet PE, KE; 11-2 Wright ES; 11-8 Yellow Medicine PE.
1976Spring Early south 3-24 Goodhue RBJ; 4-2 Lyon HK; 4-7 Lyon GO; early north 4-4 Crow Wing DK; 4-22 Marshall SV; 5-17 Cook JH; late 5-22 Lyon SG, PS.
1976Summerlate migrants 6-2 Marshall (SV) and 6-18 Lyon (WKE).
1976Fall Early north 7-2 Marshall SV and 7-12 Duluth; early south 7-12 Cottonwood and 7-15 Rock; late north 11-2 Duluth and 11-6 Crow Wing JB; late south 10-31 Rock and Swift, 11-1 Hennepin, and 11-7 Anoka.
1977Spring Early south 3-21 Lyon HK earliest date on record; 4 reports on 3-26; early north 3-25 Otter Tail SM earliest date north; 4-10 St. Louis TS; late 5-30 Clay RJ.
1977Summer Late migrants 6-8 Clay, 6-9 Lyon and 6-12 Lac qui Parle.
1977Fall Early north 7-6 Marshall (SV); early south 6-26 Lyon and Yellow Medicine (DGW), 7-2 Grant (RJ, GO); late north 10-25 Polk (KL).
1978Summer Late migrants North 6-1, 6-4. Early migrants North 7-14, 7-16; South 7-9, 7-14.
1978Fall Late north 11-6 Marshall SV, Mille Lacs KE; 11-22 Marshall ANWR; late south 11-11 Wabasha VH.
1979Spring Early south 4-2 Big Stone DGW, 4-14 Olmsted JF, JSD, Wabasha DWM; early north 4-27 Wilkin FKS, 4-29 Otter Tail SM. Peak 5-12 Sibley RJ (500+); late 5-25 Lac qui Parle CMB.
1979Summer Late migrants 6-3 Lac qui Parle, 6-5 Lyon. Early migrants South: 6-30 Ramsey, 7-14 Stevens; North: 7-11 Todd, 7-14 Wilkin.
1979Fall Late north 10-24 St. Louis KE, 10-26 Marshall KSS, 11-5 Beltrami SM; late south 11-2 Ramsey BL, 11-4 Cottonwood RG and Olmsted JF.
1980Spring Early south 4-7 Dakota JH, 4-16 Lyon HK; early north 4-23 Otter Tail SM, 5-1 Lake of the Woods TA; late dates 5-20 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-21 Lake SW.
1980Summer Late migrants: 6-5 Lac qui Parle. Early migrants North: 7-12; South: 629 (MJF), 7-10, 7-13.
1980Fall Late north 10-31 Cook KE, 11-2 Polk DS, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 11-7 Nicollet JCF, 11-11 Mower RRK, 11-15 Rice Ray Glassel.
1981Spring Early south 3-29 Cottonwood LAF, 4-3 Nicollet JCF, 4-4 Dakota MW and Houston JP1AM; early north 3-28 Otter Tail GMO, 4-4 Marshall KSS, 4-15 Pennington RJ; peak 4-21 Washington WHL (20).
1981Summer Early migrants North: 6-29, 7-18; South: 6-25 (MJF), 7-17, 7-18 (two locations each).
1981Fall Late north 10-25 Lake RG, RJ, SDM, 10-31 Crow Wing WN, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 10-26 Mower RRK, 10-28 Blue Earth JCF, 10-31 Cottonwood RJ.
1982Spring Early south 4-15 Lyon HK, 4-16 Wabasha DWM; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SDM, 4-29 Aitkin JB, WN; late south 5-16 Cottonwood CMB, Rice KJ, 5-18 Nobles GS; late north 5-13 Marshall ANWR, 5-29 Pennington JSP.
1982Summer Early migrants North: 6/24 (JCG), 7/9, 7/11; South: 7/14, 7/19, 7/23.
1982Fall Late north 10/31 Pennington KSS, 11/6 Mille Lacs KE, 11/16 Cook KE, KMH; late south I0/15 Nicollet JCF, IIII Cottonwood LAF and Le Sueur RJ.
1983Spring Early south 4/9 Nobles BL, 4/23 Rock KL, Lac qui Parle JS, RH, BDC, TBB, 4/27 Blue Earth JCF, Dakota JD, Wabasha WDM, Lac qui Parle MH; early north 3/28 Otter Tail SDM, 4/21 Marshall ANWR. Late south 5/24 Olmsted RE, 5/27 Blue Earth JCF; late north 5/23 Lake SWIMS, 5/28 Wadena RJ. Dun lin Early south 4/28 Hennepin OJ, 5/6 Nicollet KL, 5/7 Fillmore RJ, 5/9 Cottonwood WH ; early north 5/14 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/15 Otter Tail JP/AM 5/18 Marshall ANWR, 5/19 St. Louis SDM, 5/20 St. Louis AB. Late south 5/30 Anoka
1983Summer Late migrants: 6/3 Duluth. Direction? 6/7 & 17 Lake of the Woods, 6/27 Clay. Early migrants North: 7/1, 7/2, 7/10; South: 7/14, 7/16.
1983Fall Late north 10/22 Pennington KSS, 10/29 Lake KE, 11/11 Pennington JSP; late south 10/20 Houston JP/AM, 11/5 FL, 11/11 Le Sueur RJ. Dun lin Reported from eight counties. Early north 9/25 Lake of the Woods KSS; early south 8/2 Dakota JD: late north 10/3 Cook KMH, 10/27 Roseau AJ, 11/11 Pennington JSP; late south 11/4 Nicollet JCF, 11/8 Le Sueur RG, 11/11 RJ.
1984Spring Early south 4/1 I Wabasha WDM, Mower DGS, 4/12 Mower RRK; early north 4/21 Ottertail GMO, 4/26 Marshall ANWR, 4/28 Kanabec KL; late south 5/26 Chippewa SC, Lac qui Parle PL, 5/30 Anoka KL; late north 5/14 Lake SWIMS, 5/19 Aitkin WN, 5/27 JB.
1984Summerfirst fall date 7/4 Lake of the Woods.
1984Fall Late north I0/18 Otter Tail DB, OJ, I01 21 St. Louis SWIMS, 10/27 St. Louis RE, Lake of the Woods AJ; late south I I /13 Houston FL, 11/10 Mower RJ, IIIII and 11/12 Dakota m.ob., 11/25 ES, IT.
1985Spring Early south 3/30 Hennepin OJ, 41 I 0 Olmsted AP; early north 4/13 Traverse KL, 4/21 Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/26 Cottonwood, Murray SSt, 5/31 Lyon HK, Hennepin ES; late north 5/26 Clay TT, 5/27 Aitkin WN. Winter 1985 Dun lin Early south 4/15 Olmsted PP, 5/6 Hennepin OJ, 5/7 Olmsted RE, AP; early north 4/28 Clay LCF, 5/8 St. Louis KE, Marshall ANWR; late south 5/26 Hennepin ES, 5/27 Lyon HK; late north 5/26 Marshall AJ, 5/27 Aitkin WN, St. Louis JBITS.
1985Summer Late migrants 6/6 Lyon, 6/9 Wright. Early migrants: North, 7/5 Polk, 7/10 Cook; South 7/4 Dodge, 7/5 Brown. Dun lin Late migrants: South, 6/1 Wright, 6/2 Chisago; North, 6/7 Duluth. Early migrant 7/26 Roseau (AJ). Also seen in Marshall (no date). Stilt Sandiper Early migrants: North, 7/5 Polk, Norman; South, 7/12 Ramsey, 7/19 Lyon.
1985Fall Late north 10/19 Cook KMH, 10/19 St. Louis RJ, FL, 10/20 Clay LCF; late south 9/27 NicolletJCF, Stearns NH, 10/31 Hennepin SC, 11/3 Brown JS.
1986Spring Early south 4/5 Dakota JD, 4/9 Chippewa RG, RJ; early north 4/20 Aitkin WN, 4/26 St. Louis M. Hendrickson; late south 5/26 Hennepin OJ, 5/31 Cottonwood RJ; late north 5/15 Marshall ANWR, 5/21 Aitkin WN. Donlin Early south 4/25 Wabasha WDM, 4/26 Lac qui Parle FE, HK; early north 5/7 St. Louis KE, 5/11 SS, SSt, 5/12 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/31 Nicollet JCF, Hennepin OJ, Redwood RJ, Wright ES; late north 5/27 Carlton LW, 5/30 Cook KMH.
1986Summer Late migrants: South, 6/7 Benton; North, 6/3 Duluth, 6/8 Cook. Early migrants: North, 7/9 Marshall, 7/12 Clay, 7/16 Cook; South, 7/3 Faribault, 7/12 Blue Earth.
1986Fall Late north 10/23 Pine RJ, 10/24 Grant SDM, 10/25 Wilkin AB; late south 10/9 Hennepin ES, 10/12 Chisago KB, 11/16 Lincoln HK.
1987Spring Early south 3/23 Wabasha KR, 3/27 Waseca AP; early north 4/18 Wilkin GAM, 4/20 St. Louis MH/JS; late south 5/26 Steams NH, 5/31 Hennepin SC; late north 5/24 St. Louis AB, 5/30 Douglas RJ.
1987Summer Late migrants: 6/3 Hennepin, 6/8 Steams. Early migrants: North, 7/6 Lake of the Woods, 7/12 Clay; South, 6/28 Steele (AP), 7/11 Hennepin, 7/14 Stevens and Pipestone. Dun lin Late migrant: 6/8 Steams.
1987Fall Late north 9/25 Lake SW, 10/25 Clay LCF, 11/1 Cook KE; late south 11/8 Goodhue DZ 11/9 Hennepin SC, 11/14 Wabasha DZ. '
1988Spring Early south 3/30 Blue Earth JF, 4/4 Watonwan KV; early north 4/24 Clay LCF, 5/13 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/23 Lac qui Parle AB, 5/28 Freeborn NH; late north 5/29 Polk and Red Lake AB, 5/30 Douglas BSE. ;
1988Summer Seen in 28 counties throughout the state except northeast and most of north central. Late migrants: South, 6/7 Winona, 6/13 Lac qui Parle (BHa); North, 6/1 Todd. Early migrants: North, 6/27 Roseau (AB); South, 7/4 Dakota, 7/10 Cottonwood and Watonwan.
1988Fall Late north 10/29 Lake KE, 11/4 Mille Lacs AB, DB, 11/13 Aitkin WN; late south 10/16 Lac qui Parle AB, Steams DO and Brown JS, 10/20 Ramsey TSo, 11/5 McLeod RJ. Donlin All reports: 8/14 Dakota JD, 8/25-10/31 Cook WP, m.ob., 8/26 Wabasha AP, 9/22 Duluth KE, 10/3TraverseAB, 10/15 Fillmore AP, 10/30 Fillmore AP, RJ, 11/3 Aitkin KE, 11/4 Mille Lacs AB, DB.
1989Spring Early south 4/1 Nobles KE, 4/2 Goodhue AP and Olmsted AB; early north 5/7 Aitkin WN, 5/19 Lake of the Woods KH; late south 5/27 Anoka SC, Nicollet JCF and Wabasha RJ, AP, 5/31 Brown JS, Dodge BSE and Goodhue JD; late north 5/27 St. Louis AB, 5/31 Clay LCF Dun lin Early south 5/5 Nicollet JCF, 5/7 Cottonwood ED; early north 5/12 Duluth DK, 5/19 Lake of the Woods KH; late south 5/27 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted BSE, Wabasha and Goodhue RJ, AP and Wright EL, ES, 5/31 Goodhue JD; late north 5/21 Aitkin WN, 5/31 Wilkin KB.
1989Summer Seen in 15 counties; mostly fall migrants. Late migrant 6/14 Duluth; early migrants 6/25 Big Stone CMB, 6/30 Blue Earth MF. Dun lin Only reports; 6/1 Brown, 6/3 Wilkin.
1989Fall Late north 10/15 Lake PS, 10/21 Wilkin KE, 10/29 Cook KE; late south 10/29 Ramsey EL, 11/11 Rice AP, 11/14 Winona CS.
1990Spring Early south 4/5 Cottonwood GS, 4/13 Blue Earth MF, 4/15 Nicollet JCF; early north 4/22 Aitkin WN, 4/23 St. Louis MST, 4/29 Clay LCF; late south 5/20 Wabasha AP 5/26 Big Stone GS; late north 5/14 Otter Tail SDM, 5/20 Clay GS.
1990Summer Seen in 20 counties in all regions except northeast and southwest; late migrant 6/6 Olmsted, early migrant 7/8 Wilkin.
1990Fall Late north 10/15 St. Louis DPV, 10/28 MO; late south 10/28 Le Sueur AP and Winona CS, 11/6 Olmsted AP. Donlin Early north 9/22 Hubbard RJ, 9/23 St. Louis AB; early south 10/21 Winona CS; late north 10/26 Wilkin MO, 11/4 Mille Lacs KE, 11/9 Cook KMH; late south 10/26 Chippewa AB andLe Sueur RG, AP, 10/28 Martin BB.
1991Spring Early south 3/24 LeSueur RG, 3/26 Carver KR, 4/1 Lyon RJ and Winona AP; early north 4/13 Clay MO, 5/15 Aitkin WN and Mille Lacs RJ; late south 5/18 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5/28 Olmsted BSE; late north 5/24 Kittson KB, 5/26 Clay LCF, 5/27 Norman PS. Dun lin Early south 4/27 Big Stone AB, KR and Lac qui Parle CMB, 4/28 Carver PS; early north 5/15 Aitkin WN and Becker MO, 5/18 Clay JL; late south 5/27 Lyon HK, 5/28 Olmsted BSE, 5/30 Winona CS; late north 5/25 Lake DPY and St. Louis AB, 5/26 Marshall KB, 5/27 Clay and Norman MO.
1991Summer Seen in 16 counties; all reports from July. Early migrants 7/7 Clay and Yellow Medicine.
1991Fall Late north 10/26 Becker MO and Beltrami DJ, 10/28 Cook AB, 11/4 Lake DPV; late south 10/24 Brown JS, 10/25 Anoka DS and Hennepin SC, 10/30 Meeker AB.
1992Spring Early south 3/28 Wabasha KR, 4/5 Goodhue TEB, 4/6 Chippewa RJ; early north 4/19 Red Lake KSS, 5/9 Becker BBe and Roseau NJ, 5/10 Wilkin MO; late south 5/27 Ramsey KK, 5/28 Hennepin TT, 5/30 Stevens RJ; late north 5/24 Itasca AB, 5/31 Marshall MCBS and St. Louis EL.
1992Summer Seen in 17 counties; late migrant 6/10 St. Louis, early migrant 6/30 Pennington MCBS.
1992Fall Late north 10/21 Polk PS, 10/31 Lake AH, and 11/1 Clay County LCF; late south 10/31 Brown JS, 11/3 Waseca CS, and 11/6 Winona CS.
1993Spring Early south 4/24 Lac qui Parle RH, 5/1 Olmsted JB and LeSueur PS. Early north 5/10 Kanabec CM, 5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/16 Clay LCF. Late south 5/20 Stevens BBo, 5/25 Dakota SD. Late north 5/28 Clearwater AB.
1993Summer Fall migrants observed in 16 counties; early migrant 7/10 Watonwan.
1993Fall Late north 10/8 Roseau PS, 10/16 Roseau KB, 10/25 Polk RJ; late south 10/9 Chippewa RJ, 10/22 Olmsted JB, 10/24 Rice TB.
1994Spring Early south 4/1 Hennepin SC, 4/3 Mower RRK, 4/9 Anoka PKL; early north 4/18 Kanabec CM, 5/8 Roseau PS, 5/21 St. Louis TW/MH; late south 5/24 Brown JS, 5/26 Hennepin SC; late north 5/30 Clearwater DJ.
1994Summer Observed in 17 counties; late migrant 6/4 Roseau, early migrant 6/28 Anoka fide PBa.
1994Fall Late north 9/10 Clay CF, 10/29 St. Louis SS, 10/30 Cook KE. Late south 11/11 McLeod TT, 11/12 Goodhue BL and Stevens RJ.
1995Spring Early south 4/1 Nobles RJ, 4/8 Goodhue BL, 4/23 Big Stone KB, OJ; all reports north 5/5 Kanabec CM, St. Louis DBe (no date).
1995Summer Fall migrants seen in 13 counties; early migrant 6/28 Rock ND.
1995Fall Late north 10/15 Lake of the Woods KB, 10/23 Pennington SKS, 10/28 Lake mob. Late south 10/7 Chippewa ABo, 10/22 Dakota (2) TT, 10/27 Blue Earth RJ.
1996Spring Early south 4/5 Cottonwood ED, 4/7 Brown CMa, 4/13 Olmsted JSt. Early north 5/7 Mahnomen MN, 5/18 St. Louis TW, 5/21 Marshall SKS.
1996Summer Fall migrants observed in 18 counties; early migrants 7/6 Big Stone and Sibley.
1996Fall Late north 10/26 Cook and Lake AH, PS, 10/27 Polk PS, 11/3–11/8 St. Louis DSa, TW. Late south 11/2 Hennepin SC, 11/6 Le Sueur KB, 11/7 Winona CS. Peak numbers 8/3 Roseau (450) PS and 10/17 Polk (350) KB.
1997Spring Early south 4/5 Lac qui Parle DN, 4/12 Jackson KE, 4/14 Le Sueur RJ. Early north 4/30 Aitkin WN, 5/16 Kanabec CM, 5/20 Wadena PBi. Peak 4/26 Lac qui Parle (48) TT.
1997Summer Very few reports; roughly half the typical number. Late migrants 6/1 St. Louis, 6/8 Swift. Fall migrants observed in six counties; early migrant 7/6 Big Stone. Mid-summer record 6/21 Lyon RgS.
1997Fall Late north 11/2 Otter Tail DS, 11/3 Cass PS, 11/10 Lake (1) AH, PS. Late south 11/1 Stearns BL, 11/4 Hennepin SC, 11/5 Meeker CMa. Peak count 8/22 Dakota (250) AH.
1998Spring Early south 4/3 Jackson KB, 4/10 Lac qui Parle SC and Olmsted CK. Early north 5/7 Clay CN, Todd JSK/SDu, 5/16 Marshall AH, PS.
1998Summer All spring records: 6/2 Renville, Watonwan, and St. Louis. Fall migrants seen in 15 counties; early migrant 7/1 Dakota. Fall peaks 7/5 Big Stone (40+) LE, 7/25 Big Stone (36) KB.
1998Fall Late north 10/25 Polk WM, 11/6 St. Louis JN. Late south 11/2 Lyon RgS, 11/6 LeSueur RJ, 11/25 (ties record late date) Dakota DBS. Peak counts 8/8 Faribault (350 at Minnesota Lake) KB, 10/13 Polk (304 at Crookston) KB.
1999Spring Early south 3/28 Faribault and LeSueur counties JDa, followed by many early April reports (recent median south arrival date 4/1). Few north reports; earlier than usual 4/10 Polk NWi. No significant counts.
1999Summer Migrants observed in 20 counties. Late migrants 6/10 Chippewa and Hennepin, early migrant 6/27 St. Louis NWi; mid-summer record 6/18 Big Stone (spring or fall?) MCBS. Peak count 7/26 Big Stone (92) KB.
1999Fall Peak concentrations 8/18 Lac qui Parle (713 at Big Stone NWR, record high count) BOl, 9/27 Jackson (371 at South Heron L.) KE et al. Reported throughout the state from all regions during October. Only north report after October: 11/6 Lake KE et al. Four November reports south, the last being 11/11 Lyon RgS. These dates are approximately a week later than recent median departures.
2000Spring Observed in 30 south and 9 north counties in all regions except north-central. Early south 3/18 (record early) Waseca DBM, 3/25 Stevens SDM, 3/26 in two counties, 3/27 in three. Compare these arrivals with the recent median date (4/1). Arrived north on time, where first seen 4/22 Wilkin mob. Peak counts 4/29 Lyon (409) RgS, 5/17 Yellow Medicine (~400 at Miedd L.) PS.
2000Summer Reported in 18 southern counties, primarily in July. Late migrant 6/7 Big Stone (15) KJB, early migrant 7/1 Big Stone (3) KJB; also reported 6/19–26 Big Stone (1–2 oversummering) KJB. Peak count 7/31 Big Stone (414) KJB.
2000Fall See the summer report for first fall migrants. On 8/15 KJB found a record high count of 1164 in Big Stone, plus 521 in Lac qui Parle. Other noteworthy counts: 8/21 Polk (460) EEF, 8/6 Polk (445, Crookston sewage ponds) PCC. Late north 10/28 Lake JWL, WCM, 10/30–31 Aitkin CRM, WEN. Late south 11/2 Steele RBJ, 11/8 Jackson BRB. These dates comparable to recent median departures both north (11/1) and south (11/6).
2001Spring Observed in 30 south and 8 north counties. Arrived within two days of recent medians. Early south 4/2 Martin CRM. Early north 4/20 Wilkin CRM. Peak 4/29 Wilkin (150) KJB.
2001Summer Only late spring migrant reported 6/2 Clay. July reports from 17 counties statewide; early migrant 7/2 Freeborn. Peak count 7/25 Lac Qui Parle (330) BEO.
2001Fall Please consult summer report for earliest fall migrants. Found in 7 north and 30 south counties. First juvenile 8/25 Big Stone PCC. Highest reported count 9/2 Big Stone (492) PHS. Late north 10/27 Lake JWL, 10/29 St. Louis JRN. Late south 11/7 Anoka RBJ, TAT, 11/16 Lac qui Parle BEO.
2002Spring Observed in 32 south and 14 north counties. Early south 4/7 Freeborn AEB, 4/7–9 Dakota m.ob. Early north 4/17 Kanabec CAM, 4/19 Otter Tail DTT, SMT. Late south 5/29 Big Stone KJB, also see summer report. High count 5/2 Traverse (850 at Mud L.) KJB.
2002Summer Most reports since 1988; observed in 24 counties in the west and south (almost identical to pattern described for Lesser Yellowlegs). Reports in early June, including 6/8 Traverse (75) PCC, 6/11 Rock RBJ, 6/16 Traverse RSF et al., were likely late/lingering spring migrants. Early migrant 7/4 Meeker DMF; peak count 7/25 Lac qui Parle (183) BEO.
2002Fall Seen in 18 north and 24 south counties. See summer report for first fall migrants. Record-high count 8/1 Jackson (13,000+ at North Heron L.) KJB (The Loon 75:58–59). Noteworthy counts 8/4 Roseau (1098 near Sprague Creek) PHS, 8/5 Jackson (3231 at North Heron L.) KJB. First juvenile 8/15 Jackson KJB. Late north 10/26–27 Cook m.obs., 10/28 Clay RHO. Late south 11/7 Olmsted PWP, 11/18 Le Sueur CRM.
2003Spring Observed in 20 south and 12 north counties. Early south 4/6 Rock fide AXH, 4/8 Houston KJB. Early north 4/3 Polk (2) EEF, 4/12 Otter Tail HCT. Please see summer report for late spring migrants. All counts <50.
2003Summer Reported in 22 counties; late migrant 6/10 Traverse PCC, early migrant 7/5 Meeker. Peak count 7/29 Big Stone (520) KJB.
2003Fall Observed in 14 north and 19 south counties statewide. Please see summer report for first fall migrants. First juveniles 8/9 Marshall PHS, 8/12 Big Stone KJB. Totals >1100 on three consecutive mid-August surveys in Big Stone/Lac qui Parle; highest reported count 8/12 Big Stone (1354) KJB. Late north 10/24 Marshall PHS, 10/25, 11/1 Lake JWL, KRE. Late south 11/11 Dakota JPM, 11/19 Olmsted PWP.
2004Spring Observed in 29 south and 14 north counties. Early south 3/24 Rice TFB, 3/27 Renville BTS. Early north 4/8 Aitkin PEJ and Traverse (15) KJB. Highest reported count 5/9 Big Stone (2847 on survey route) PCC, PHS.
2004Summer Observed in ten north and nine south counties. Recorded at weekly intervals on shorebird surveys in western Minnesota throughout June and early July, suggesting possibility of attempted summering by a few birds, e.g., 6/12 (1), 6/19 (2) Big Stone PCC, JGG, 6/26 Traverse (2) PCC, 7/3 Traverse (8) PCC, 7/11 Big Stone (7) PHS. Please see fall report for high counts.
2004Fall Observed in 12 north and 18 south counties statewide. First juvenile 8/2 Marshall PHS. Totals >1000 on five consecutive surveys in Big Stone County between 8/7 (1116) and 9/5 (1384); highest reported counts 8/22 Big Stone (3179) PHS, 8/28 Traverse (2466 at Mud L.) PCC. Late north 10/29 St. Louis PHS, 10/30 Lake JWL. Late south 11/6 Brown BTS and Dakota BRL, 11/13 Dakota JPM.
2005Spring Observed in 29 south and 13 north counties. Early south (median 4/1) 4/5 Cottonwood CRM and Stearns LS, 4/6 Dakota, Meeker, Steele. Early north (median 4/20) 4/9 Polk JMJ, 4/16 Aitkin KWR. Highest reported count 5/1 Big Stone (223) PCC, PHS.
2005Summer Northbound migrants 6/1 Sherburne PLJ, 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/11 Polk SAS, 6/24 (non-breeding or early fall migrant?) Dakota DWK. Southbound migrants: early north 7/5 Grant LS; early south 7/1 Lac qui Parle BJU. Highest reported count 7/24 Lac qui Parle (396) PHS.
2005Fall Observed in 9 north and 23 south counties statewide. First juveniles 9/4 Lac qui Parle and Yellow Medicine PCC. High counts <10% of last fall's totals; peak 8/13 Lac qui Parle (364) PCC, BR. Late north 10/13 Lake of the Woods JEB, RBJ, 10/15 Lake AXH, PHS. Late south 11/9 Dakota JPM, 11/14 Olmsted (2) JWH.
2006Spring Observed in 34 south and 7 north counties. Early south 3/30 Freeborn AEB, 4/1 Meeker (4) DMF. Early north 4/1 Mille Lacs ASc, 4/2 Traverse KJB. Please see summer report for late spring migrants. Highest reported count 5/7 Lac qui Parle (250) PCC; all other counts <100.
2006Summer Observed in 32 counties in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS; late north 6/10 Becker and Polk PHS, 6/12 Crow Wing JEB, RBJ. Unclassified reports 6/17 Dakota JPM, 6/19 Sherburne ASc. Possibly summered at Big Stone N.W.R., where surveys consistently found a few birds; e.g., 6/17 (2), 6/24 (2), 6/26 (4), 7/1 (5). Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Marshall PHS, 6/30 Becker PHS; early south 7/3 Sherburne ASc, 7/4 Meeker (3) DMF. High count (but see fall report) 7/25 Lac qui Parle (935) PCC.
2006Fall Observed in 16 north and 34 south counties. First juveniles 8/11 Marshall (1) PHS, JMJ, 9/3 Lac qui Parle (2) PCC, PHS. High count 8/12 Lac qui Parle (1,496 including 1,224 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, PHS, JMJ. Late north 10/28 Mille Lacs JLO, 10/29 St. Louis (2) SLF. Late south 11/11 Dakota DWK, JLO, 11/14 Dakota CMB.
2007Spring629 Early south 3/20 Dakota LEC, 3/22 Dakota JLO, 3/23 Meeker (3) DMF, 3/25–26 Dakota m.ob. (median 4/1). Early north 3/29 Beltrami DPJ, 4/1 Beltrami PJR, 4/26 Polk DAC, RBJ (median 4/20). High counts 4/22 Dakota (250) JPM, 4/26 Big Stone (417) BJU. Please see summer report for late spring migrants.
2007Summer625 Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS; late north 6/9 Norman (2) BJU. Southbound migrants: early north 6/30 Traverse (1) PCC; early south 6/30 (1), 7/1 (9) Lac qui Parle PCC, BJU. See fall report for first juveniles and high counts.
2007Fall1734 See summer report for early southbound migrants. First juveniles 8/10 Jackson (1) KJB, 8/17 Stearns (1) PCC. High counts 8/5 Jackson (1,188 at South Heron L.) KJB. Late north 10/21 Lake of the Woods (17) BJU, 10/27 Pennington (4) JMJ. Late south 10/13 Yellow Medicine (55), Lac qui Parle (12), and Big Stone (10) PHS, PCC, 10/17 McLeod PRH.
2008Spring1230 Early south (median 4/1) 4/6 Mower JEM and Rock LS, 4/7 Meeker DMF. Early north (median 4/19) 4/4 Douglas JPE, 4/17 Mille Lacs NSc. High count 5/4 Lac qui Parle (157) PCC. See summer report for late migrants south and north.
2008Summer417 Reported from all regions except Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/14 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC; late north 6/6 St. Louis PHS. Southbound migrants: early south 7/6 Hennepin ALD and Lac qui Parle PCC. High count 7/26 Lac qui Parle (245) PCC, PHS.
2008Fall1437 First juveniles 8/30 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, 8/31 Marshall (2) PHS. High count 8/29 Big Stone (442) PHS. Late north 10/2 Traverse (4) PHS, 10/17 Cass (2) m.ob. (median 10/30). Late south 11/9 Dakota DAB, ADS, JWH, 11/14–15 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 11/12).
2009Spring1432 Early south all before the recent median (4/1): 3/21 Houston DFN, 3/24 Brown (14, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 3/25 Kandiyohi RSF, 3/28 Carver HHD and Meeker DMF, 3/29 Houston DAB, JWH, RMD. Early north (median 4/19) 4/18 Polk JMJ, 4/25 Douglas JPE. See summer report for late migrants south and north. High count 4/23 Dakota (200+) JPM.
2009Summer317 Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Big Stone (1) and Lac qui Parle (2) PCC; late north 6/12 Marshall (3) PHS, JMJ. Mid-summer reports 6/19 Blue Earth (2) ChH, 6/20 Kandiyohi (4), Lac qui Parle (4) and Yellow Medicine (2) PCC, probably represented the end of spring migration and if so, would be exceptionally late according to Bardon (The Loon 74:65–82); note that an injured bird with disheveled plumage 6/30 Lac qui Parle PCC was at the same location in Arena Twp. as 4 birds 10 days earlier. Southbound migrants: early north 7/18 Wilkin HHD; early south 7/10 Rice (1) FVS, 7/11 Meeker DMF, 7/12 total of 48 birds in 3 counties PCC, BTS. High counts 7/26 Lac qui Parle (188) and Big Stone (59) PCC.
2009Fall1731 High count 8/15 Lac qui Parle (318) PCC. Late north 10/23 Crow Wing JSB, 11/3 St. Louis KJB (median 10/30). Late south 10/26 Freeborn JWH, 10/27 Anoka BRL (median 11/12).
2010Spring832 Early south (median 4/1) 3/28 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF, 3/29 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) LS, RTe, 4/3 Blue Earth ChH, Dakota DFN, JLO, SKS, Goodhue PEJ, DFN. Early north (median 4/19) 4/14 Cass (2, Homebrook Twp.) BAW, 5/1 Norman JMJ. High count 4/24 Lac qui Parle (300) BJU. See summer report for late migrants.
2010Summer214 Reported from all western regions plus Central, East-central, South-central. Late spring migrants 6/7 Brown BTS, 6/10 Sherburne PLJ. Mid-summer report 6/25 Cottonwood RPR; earliest fall migrants 7/9 Dakota CMB, 7/10–13 in four south counties. High count 7/31 Lac qui Parle (983, including 906 at Hamlin W.M.A.) PCC.
2010Fall1527 High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (288) PCC. Late north 10/24 Kittson (3, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr (median 10/30). Late south 10/31 Renville RBW, DWK (median 11/12).
2011Spring1032 Early south (median 4/1) 4/6 Dakota CMB, Freeborn, Steele RBW. Early north (median 4/19) 4/30 Itasca SC, 5/3 Polk SAS. High count 5/6 Dakota (50, 180th St. marsh) SHF. See summer report for late migrants.
2011Summer817Found in all regions of state except Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Carver DMA, 6/10 Brown BTS; late north 6/6 Aitkin DBM. Southbound migrants: early north 7/11 Pennington DWK; early south 6/27 Goodhue SWe, 7/8 Big Stone BJU. High count 7/31 Lac qui Parle (344) PCC.
2011Fall2238 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/20 Big Stone (788, including first juv. of fall) PCC, PHS, 8/13 Big Stone (659) PCC. Late north 10/20 Douglas RAE, 10/24 Kittson (6, Joe River S.W.A.) TrB (median 10/30). Late south 11/13 Blue Earth AnK, ChH, 11/25 Blue Earth (Perch Lake W.P.A.) ChH (median 11/12).
2012Spring2643 Several reports prior to the previous record early date (3/17): 3/13 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) KSm, 3/14 Olmsted (2, South Landfill Reservoir) JWH, 3/15 Dakota (8, Lake Byllesby) CMB, JLO, BAF, GHo, 3/16 Dakota LEC, BRL; then many reports before recent median 4/1. Record early north 3/24 Douglas FGo, MJB, then reported before recent median (4/19) 3/30 Becker ASM, 4/7 Traverse PEJ, DFN, 4/12 Mille Lacs RBW, 4/14 Douglas JPE. High counts 4/29 Lac qui Parle (1,888) PCC, 4/22 Lac qui Parle (916) PCC, 4/21 Lac qui Parle (~500, Cory Lake) RTe, KSm, 4/28 Lac qui Parle (~500, Cory Lake) JFR. See summer report for late migrants.
2012Summer1335 Reported throughout state. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Sibley RAE; late north 6/14 Polk ANy, 6/15 Becker HHD. Southbound migrants: early north 7/12 Aitkin RAE, CRM; early south 7/4 Carver JCy. High count 7/28 Grant (1,842, includes 1,770 at Ash Lake.) PCC.
2012Fall1842 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/7 Jackson (8,439, North Heron Lake, second highest count on record) KJB, 8/1 Grant (4,351, Ash Lake, Denton Slough, and Towner Slough) KJB, 8/11 Grant (est. 3,500, Ash Lake) APa. Late north 10/13 Douglas JPE, 10/21 Grant DBM (median 10/30). Late south 11/12 Houston SHo, 11/16–22 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 11/12) .
2013Spring1740 Early south (median 4/1) 4/4 Faribault ANy, SC, JWH, then 4/6 in five more counties. Early north (median 4/19) 4/16 Morrison HHD, 4/19 Morrison FGo. High count 4/7 Dakota (80, Lake Byllesby) BAF. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/8). Late north 5/31 Itasca SC, EEO (median 6/5).
2013Summer324 Reported from all central and southern regions plus Becker. Southbound migrants: early north 7/19 Becker MO; early south 7/6 Big Stone DLP, Brown BTS, Sibley JCy, Stevens DBM.
2013Fall2538 See summer reports for early southbound migrants. High count 8/3 Wright (1,100, Malardi Lake W.M.A.) EBr. Late north 11/2 Lake (4, Beaver Bay W.T.P.) DWK, PEB, RSA, 11/11 Pine (2 locations) HHD (median 10/30). Late south 11/10 Brown BTS, Chisago DBz, JWH, Dakota RBW, Scott BAb, 11/11 Brown (3) BTS (median 11/12).
2014Spring2042Early south (median 4/1) 3/31 Carver JCy, Faribault WAF, Mower (2) DBz, Redwood JMs. Early north (median 4/19) 4/13 Clay (2) WCM, 4/19 Otter Tail LS, 4/25 Traverse DLP. High counts 4/21 Dakota (62, Lake Byllesby) GHo, 4/12 Lac qui Parle (53, Salt Lake) KeL. Late south 5/29 Lac qui Parle DLP, Sherburne (2) DAd, PNi, but also see summer report for additional late south and late north reports.
2014Summer722Observed in all regions except Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Dakota (5) TAT; late north 6/4 St. Louis (13) JLK. Southbound migrants: early north 7/10 Becker CRM, KMS; early south 7/2 Rice JHl, DAT, 7/4 Sibley (2) WCM. High count 7/25 Carver (81) JCy. ;
2014Fall2141 See summer report for early southbound migrants. Highest counts both from the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant: 8/2 (211) PCC, 8/9 (202) PCC. Late north 10/24 Becker HHD, Lake of the Woods ANy, Roseau ANy, 10/29 Carlton RAE, HHD, 10/30 Pine (Pine City WTP) RBJ, DAC (median 10/30). Late south 11/1 Lac qui Parle (3) PCC, Yellow Medicine DLP, 11/2 Brown BTS, Lyon (2) GWe (median 11/12).
2015Spring1539 Early south (median 4/1) 3/20 Yellow Medicine (2) DLP, 3/30 Watonwan (2) BTS, 4/2 Dakota (two locations), Faribault, Jackson, and Redwood. Early north (median 4/19) 4/2 Morrison KEm, Todd BWF, 4/3 Todd RAE, 4/12 Clay (2) RHO. High counts 5/7 Yellow Medicine (1,300, Miller Lake) KJB, 5/3 Hennepin (1,000, Bass Ponds, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.; total shorebirds = 2,500 counted by fives, approx. 40% were this species) BAF; this latter flock count was also estimated as 1,000 (without methodology notes) by NSa, SBM, JuW, though another observer put it at as high as 1,500. Late south 5/26 Brown BTS, Lyon RJS, 5/27 Hennepin CMB, BAF (median 6/8). Late north 5/17 Morrison JJS, JPr, 5/24 St. Louis (3) KJB (median 6/5). See summer report for more late migrants, north and south.
2015Summer823 Observed in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Lyon (2) GWe; late north 6/8 Marshall (13) JLK. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/3 Lac qui Parle DLP, 7/5 McLeod PRH. High count 7/28 Yellow Medicine (300, Miedd L.) GWe.
2015Fall1732 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/11 Lac qui Parle (164, Walter Twp.) KDS, 8/10 Yellow Medicine (125, Miedd Lake) GWe. Late north 10/20 Grant HHD, RAE, Wilkin HHD, RAE, 10/31 Lake JWH (median 10/30). Late south 10/31 Yellow Medicine (2, Spellman Lake) GWe, 11/1 Dakota (Lake Byllesby R.P.) RPR, RAE, 11/10 Lac qui Parle DLP, 11/18–19 Goodhue (Lake Byllesby) BAF, (2) KDS (median 11/11).
2016Spring1839 Early south (median 4/1) 3/22 Freeborn (2 locations) TAT, 3/29 Wright (4) DWK, 4/3 Hennepin RaF. Early north (median 4/17) 4/14–17 Crow Wing (3) PSP, m.ob., 4/16 Grant (2) ToL, DFN, Morrison (4) JEm, SEm. High counts 4/19 Dakota (312, Lake Byllesby R.P.) GH0, 4/23 Stearns (127, Getchell Lake.) PCC. See summer report for late south migrants.Late north 5/31 Douglas (5) DBi, but also see summer report.
2016Summer325 Found in West-central, Central, Southwest, South-central plus St. Louis, Washington. Late spring migrants 6/7, 6/11 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) DPG, DLP. Southbound migrants: early north 7/8 Grant DPG; early south 6/20–23 (1), 6/27–28 (2–4) Yellow Medicine (Miedd L.) GWe, MJB. High count 7/18 Yellow Medicine (est. 1,150, Miedd Lake) GWe, exceptionally early for a species which normally peaks mid-August.
2016Fall1639 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/15 Renville (700, 720th Ave.) SWe, 9/10 Yellow Medicine (150, Miedd Lake) GWe. Late north 10/22 Grant (4) CNn, 10/23 Itasca SC, DBz, 10/30 Lake RBW (median 10/30). Late south 10/29 Blue Earth DFe, 11/7 Carver WCM (median 11/11).
2017Spring1846 Earliest south reports (median 4/1) all from Lake Byllesby R.P. in Dakota County where first seen 3/19 (1) BAF and by 3/26 numbers had increased to 7; subsequently reported 3/27 Faribault (10) DBz. Early north (median 4/14) 3/31, 4/5, 4/8, 4/9 Grant (4 to 6) WPl, HCT, 4/9 Crow Wing (6) EGa, Wadena DBz, ANy. High counts 4/25 Carver (630, Tacoma Ave.) WCM, 4/3 Faribault (320) WAF. See summer report for late migrants north and south.
2017Summer1224 Found in every region. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Big Stone DLP; late north 6/12 Becker (5) ShG, HeH, 6/16 Clay (5) LiH, ASu, Grant (2) m.ob. Unclassified mid-summer reports 6/20 (1), 6/26 Lyon (same bird?) GWe. Southbound migrants: early north 6/29, 7/1 Grant (2) m.ob.; early south 7/4 Stevens (1) DLP, Watonwan (4) GUn.
2017Fall2543 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/10 Carver (611, New Germany Area) WCM, 9/9 Lincoln (300, Lincoln Wet Spot W.M.A.) LiH, ASu. Late north 10/24 Grant (6) WPl, Polk (5) DaL, 10/27 Pine ANy (median 10/30). Late south 11/3 Olmsted JJS, JmP, 11/5 Sherburne PLJ (median 11/12), but also see winter report.
2018Spring1948 Early south (median 4/1) 3/24 Yellow Medicine GWe, 3/30 Ramsey ASu, LiH, 4/11 Houston ASu. Earliest north reports (median 4/14) were from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant 4/20 ASu, LiH; subsequent north reports 4/23 Crow Wing (6) JhH, LnH, 4/24 Pine KrM. High count 5/7 Lyon (265, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/27 Koochiching (2) EzH, REn, m.ob., Marshall NWi, 5/28 Polk SAu, 5/30 Traverse (2) ASu (median 6/6), but also see summer report.
2018Summer1030 Observed in all regions, but least abundant north. Spring migrants through 6/6 Dakota, Wright. Unclassified midsummer reports 6/16–20 Grant (max. 8) m.ob. Southbound migrants: early north 6/23 Grant (1) MO, Otter Tail (1) LiH; early south 6/30 Lac qui Parle (1) DLP.
2018Fall2645  See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/15 Freeborn (est. 600) PSu, 8/2 Freeborn (est. 500, Arrowhead Point C.P.) PSu. Late north 10/28 Cook (Grand Portage W.T.P.) EzH, m.ob., 10/29 Cook (Grand Marais) LiH, KRE, 11/1–6 Clay (max. 6) TCL (median 10/30). Late south 11/2 Stearns (2) PCC, Steele JPr, JJS, JmP, 11/3 Dakota (2) JMn, 11/5 Big Stone DLP (median 11/11).
2019Spring1839 Early south (median 4/1) 3/29–31 Dakota (5) EzH, m.ob., 3/31 Scott (2) BAb, m.ob. Early north (median 4/14) 4/20 Wilkin KRE, m.ob., 4/23 Itasca SC, 4/27 Grant (14) AxB, m.ob. High counts 5/5 Rice (130, Wells Twp.) EzH, m.ob., 5/5 Yellow Medicine (118, Lyon/Yellow Medicine County easement) GWe. Late south 5/27 Wright (2) ToL, 5/29 Lyon GWe (median 6/10). Late north 5/25 Pine KEm, 5/27 Koochiching BDo, Roseau ABL (median 6/6), but also see Summer Report for additional late migrants statewide.
2019Summer828 Seen in all regions, but largely absent from far north. Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Blue Earth RBW, HHD, 6/16 Big Stone DLP; late north 6/10 Grant (6) CNn. Southbound migrants: early north 6/30 Grant (1) GUn, 7/2 Grant (4) ebd. High count 7/28 Grant (1,000 estimated, North Ottawa Impoundment) EzH, ASu (300 reported here the same day BDo, RMD, LiH).
2019Fall2344 See summer report for early north and south migrants. High counts 8/22 Swift (400, Marsh Lake) KJB, 8/3 Grant (300, North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH. Late north 10/20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) CNn, m.ob., Kanabec SPS, 10/25 Carlton MJB, m.ob., 11/5 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl (median 10/30). Late south 10/30 Dakota (12) IVa, Goodhue (12) IVa, 11/2 Le Sueur BAb, 11/3 Nicollet LHl (median 11/11).
2020Spring946 Early south (median 3/31) 3/23–24 Steele ebd, m.ob., 3/26 Scott (2) ebd, 3/31 Rock ASu. Earliest north reports (median 4/14) were from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant, starting 4/11 (4) SDi; subsequently reported 4/22 Morrison SEm, 4/27 Clay PBB. High count 5/14 Yellow Medicine (1,180, Timm Lake) NMe, GWe. Late south 5/29 Lac qui Parle (15) KeL (median 6/10). Late north 5/26 Kanabec LS, m.ob., St. Louis JPR, FJN (median 6/7), but see summer report for additional late migrants statewide.
2020Summer829 Observed in all regions except North-central. Spring migrants through 6/7 Swift, 6/9 Sibley m.ob. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Clay (1) PBB, 7/10 Clay (3) MO, BHw; early south 6/26 (3) and 7/1 (1) Yellow Medicine GWe. High count 7/22 Big Stone (1200, 6/5th Ave, Correll) KJB.
2020Fall2748 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/26 Big Stone (3,800, Marsh Lake) KJB. Late north 10/28 Cass (2) AxB, 10/30 Beltrami AxB, 10/30 – 11/4 Kanabec SPS (median 10/30). Late south 11/8 Lyon (2) GWe, Sibley (3) BAb, DWK, 11/8–9 Olmsted (2) LAV, m.ob. (median 11/11).
2021Spring2851 Early south (median 3/30) 3/12 Freeborn †PEJ, 3/13–14 Olmsted (South Landfill Reservoir) ebd, RLF, REn, 3/20 Olmsted (East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) ebd, Rock REn, RLF. Early north (median 4/14) 4/7–9 Polk (max. 4) SAu, 4/12 Pine (2) KrM. High counts 5/2 Yellow Medicine (500, Curtis Lake) BAb, 5/2 Hennepin (440, Rice Lake) WCM. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2021Summer1336 Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late north 6/12, 6/13, and probably the same bird 6/19 Grant (1 at North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob.; late south 6/17–18 Big Stone (5), 6/18 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe. Unclassified midsummer reports 6/19 Sibley (1) RBW, 6/21 Cottonwood (5) KEm, 6/23 Hennepin (1) RBW lacked details on plumage and molt. Southbound migrants: early north 7/5 Pennington (1) KEm, JWH; early south 7/1 Stearns HHD, 7/3 in three counties. High count 7/31 Yellow Medicine (400, Curtis Lake) EzH.
2021Fall2346 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/4 Sibley (2,000, High Island Lake) ASu, 8/8 Chippewa (338, Shakopee Lake) WCM. Late north 10/16 Grant ebd, 10/16–18 Mille Lacs (Ogechie Lake) HHD, MJB, 10/18–20 Marshall HHu, 11/2 Mille Lacs HHD (median 10/30). Late south 10/29 Olmsted (2) JHD, 11/4 Yellow Medicine WCM, 11/6 Lyon GWe (median 11/11).
2022Spring1947 Early south (median 3/29) 3/20–26 Dakota (max. 3, Spring Lake P.R.) LiH, MwT, 3/26–28 (max. 4, Lake Byllesby R.P.) JMn, m.ob., 3/28 Brown ANy, DBz, WCM. Early north (median 4/14) 4/23 Grant (5) BAr, 4/27 Clay (2) LSl, 5/1 Pine KrM. High counts 5/22 Lyon (1,330, 320th Ave., Cottonwood) GWe, 5/22 Yellow Medicine (110, Lyon Yellow Medicine Rd., Cottonwood) GWe. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2022Summer931 Observed in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/14 Dakota ebd, 6/15–17 Benton RBW, HHD, 6/18 Lyon (2, Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe; late north 6/10 Marshall (8) HHu, 6/11 Grant (1) BAr. Southbound migrants: early north 7/1 Traverse (4) DLP, 7/2 Grant (4) CnN; early south 6/29 Big Stone (4) DLP, 6/30 Brown (1) BTS. High count 7/24 Sibley (est. 600, High Island Lake) EzH, ASu.
2022Fall2247 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/20 Sibley (1,145, High Island Lake) EzH, IsH. Late north 10/23 Hubbard ANy, 10/23–25 Becker (max. 8) NaH, 10/28 Marshall (max. 14) AxB, m.ob. (median 10/30). Late south 11/7 Olmsted (3) LAV, Rice RBW, 11/10 Wright ToL, 11/7–12 Brown BTS (median 11/11).
 
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