Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles 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: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
White-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Goshawk
Bald Eagle
Mississippi Kite
[Common Black Hawk]
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)
Red-tailed Hawk (Northern)
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's)
Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk(Buteo lineatus)
YearSeasonNS
1943SummerAp·ril 26, 3 Y'Oung, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius.
1945SummerNest with young, June 26, Washington Co., Brother Hubert.
1945WinterNear St. Paul, February 22, 1943, (Longley and Harrell); same region, December 28, 1941, (Brother Hubert Lewis). AMERICAN ROUGH- LEGGED HAWK. Present throughout almost every winter in the Minnesota valley near Minneapolis.
1946Summer3 so large young, June 2, Washington Co., Longley; May 13, 3 young, Hennepin Co., Eldeen and Don Jacobs. The fact that as many nests of this bird as of the red-tailed hawk have been found in the last six years may be explained by the concentration of observers in the southeast and central part of the state where the red-shoulder is most common. The first nest of this species was found in 1934.
1961SummerOn 30 March, R. Grant saw a pair adding fresh twigs to a nest used three of the last four years in Ramsey County. Dave Pearson reports a nest nine miles north of Anoka, Anoka County; no date given.
1962SpringMarch 27 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; March 31 Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; April 19 Hibbing, St. Louis Co. Harriet Micen· sky.
1962FallOct. 13, Breckenridge, Wilkin Co., one adult moving south, R. Grant.
1962WinterJan. 15, Homer, Winona Co., Austin Shira; Jan. 19, Wabasha and Winona Counties, Avifaunal Club; Jan. 20, Winona Co., Gwen Miller, Mar. 8, Wayzata, Hennepin Co., R. Huber.
1963SpringMarch 14, Washington County, D. Honetschlager; March 16, Whitewater Park, Winona County, R. Janssen; March 24, Minneapolis, R. Janssen; April 2, Cokato, Wright County, Erma Christopher; May 5, Murdock, Swift County, Ben Thoma.
1964Spring3-2 and 3-21 Washington Co, DH; 3-14 Dakota Co, RBJ; 3-27 Ramsey Co, BL; 3-27 Hennepin Co, EWJ; 3-27 Hibbing, HM, SM; 3-31 Washington Oo, JO; 4-4 to present, Collegeville, Stearns Co, RPR, EAH, probably nesting.
1964Fall10-13 Olmsted Co, JPF.
1964Winter1-1, Afton, Washington Co, 1, XC; 2-18, Kellogg, Wabasha Co, 1, FN; 2-20, Dorer Pools, WabashaWinona Co line, 1, FV; 2-26, Dakota Co, 1, BL; 2-27, just N. of Mankato, but in Nicollet Co, 1, RLH; 2-28, Washington Co, 1, DH.
1966Springmore reports than usual; 3-19 Dakota Co, RBJ; 3-19 Stearns Co, RPR; 3-21 Ramsey Co, BL; 3-28 Olmsted Co, JPF; 4-4 Ramsey Co, ACR; 4-6 Goodhue Co, ACR; 4-9 Pope Co, JAH; 4-22 Stevens Co, ES; 5-10 Wabasha Co, GD, GG, FV; 5-14 Collegeville, NMH; 5-18 Dakota Co, EWJ; 5-31 Wabasha Co, EHH.
1966Summer6-3 Goodhue Co, 1, EWJ; 7-17 Ottertail Co, JAH (details ?); only two reports.
1966Fall10-25 Ramsey Co., VL, EWJ; 10-27 Hennepin Co., MHM.
1966Winter1-1 Winona Co., RBJ.
1967Springobservers in Iowa have commented on the scarcity of this species in their state during the past four or five years so it comes as a surprise that this March we had records from Washington, Olmsted, Winona, Stevens, Stearns, Goodhue, Wabasha, Dakota, Hennepin and Carver Co's., plus Fargo-Moorhead; in THE LOON 88 April it was reported from Nobles, Anoka and Hennepin Co's.; in May it was reported from Goodhue, Wabasha and Lake Co's. (5-3 Two Harbors, 1, RK).
1967Summerreported from Wabasha, Winona, CROW WING (NR) Co's.
1967Winter 2-3 Whitewater Park, Winona Co., DB; 2-6, 2-20 Ft. Snelling State Park, Hennepin Co., VL.
1968Spring reported from Washington, Stearns, Dakota, Chisago, Winona, Hennepin, Carver Co.'s plus several westerly and northerly records: 3-30 Morrison Co., DF; 3-20 Crookston, Polk Co., fide EGA (very northerly); 3-31 Marshall Co., A WR (very northerly); 4-11 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 4-23 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-18 Nobles Co., 3, HSH; a total of 12 records in all, more than we've had for a long time.
1968Summer reported from Hennepin (FN/MAS), Anoka (WHL), Winona (BT,GD) Co's.
1968Fall9-14 Anoka 3 CLH; 9-30 Anoka WHL; 10-20 Chisago EL.
1968Winter12-18 Hennepin VL; 1-11 Goodhue 2 FN/MAS; 1-26 Goodhue MHM; 2-7 Chisago (Taylors Falls) EL; 2-13 Winona (Whitewater Park) 3-4 DMF; 2-16 Dakota EMB; 2-23 Winona (Whitewater Park) RG.
1969Spring5-27 (2) Duluth MMC. '
1969SummerMay, Collegeville Stearns Co., female incubating on nest (Dr. Norman Ford, St. John's University). Northernmost breeding for state. 6-28 & 7-19, St. Francis, Anoka Co. (CH); also recorded in Winona, Goodhue, and Wabasha Co's.
1969Fall9-20 Winona BTV; 10-8 Washington WHL; 10-28 Carver MHM.
1969WinterWintered in Winona, Wabasha. Rough-leg.ged Hawk: Wintered South
1970Springreported from Houston, Wabasha, Goodhue, Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Chisago Carver Fillmore, Freeborn and Ste~rns; on~ northerly report 5-2 Mille Lacs BDC.
1970Summerreported from Wabasha, Winona Co's. and 7-25 St. Francis, Anoka Co., CH.
1970Fallreported from Winona, Wabasha, Mcleod, Cottonwood, Anoka, Stearns; 1 northerly report 9-19 Duluth PH.
1970Winterreported in Winona (12-2, BTV; 2-6, RG; 2-13, RBJ; 2-14, K&JG) Wabasha (12-31, DGM).
1971Springmore reports than usual: reported from Wabasha, Washington, Goodhue, Winona. OlmstPd, Nicollet. Houstnn. Carver. Chisago, Jackson (5-16 Kilen Woods St. Pk., TV), Lac qui Parle (4-11 LQP St. Pk., HK), Wadena (5-6, trapped and banded, R. Oehlenschlager), and Crow Wing (5-29 Brainerd, nest with 2 eggs, NMH: probably the northern most nesting in the state).
1971Falllate south 10-27 Hennepin; north and west reports: 9-4 Lower Red Lake, Beltrami Co. DB; 10-10 and 11-6 Deerwood, Crow Wing Co., TS; 9-15 Pope, J. Hart.
1971Winter1-3 Winona RG; 2-23 Winona RBJ; 2-26 Winona HLB.
1972Summernested in CROW WING (2 nests near Deerwood TS); seen also in Mille Lacs (6-7 Onamia MI), Anoka (St. Francis CLH). Broad-winqed Hawk: nested in Isanti. Anoka Chisago, S. St. Louis, (Clearwater), (Mille Lacs)' (Crow Wing), (Hennepin); seen also in Cook' Lake, Becker, Sherburne, Washington. '
1972Winter12-16 Sherburne RefugeChristmas Count; 12-31 Rochester JAB; 1-23 and 2-17 Crow Wing TS.
1973Summer Seen in Itasca, Cass, Aitkin, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Washington, Dakota.
1973Fall Five reports: 8-11, 8-18 Anoka (CLH); 9-31 Lac qui Parle (AFE) (rare this far west. Two northern reports, one very late: 8-4 Aitkin (RBJ); 11-25 Crow Wing (TS).
1973Winter Much more common than usual: seen on the Afton, Hastings, Faribault and Rochester Christmas Counts; also reported from Stearns on 1-29 (NH) and Crow Wing into February (S. Blanich).
1974Spring Appears to be still expanding it's range in state to include southwest and northwest: early in south 3-9 Rice OR; 4-6 Anoka SC; early north 3-27 Crow Wing TS; 4-2 Crow Wing JB; other reports 5-4 Lyon HCK, and 4-5 Crow Wing (bird on nest) TS; 4-8 Mille Lacs MI; 4-16 Clay LCF.
1974Summer Nested in Crow Wing and Washington; also reported from Stearns, Anoka, Wabasha, Aitkin (8-8, NJ).
1974Fall All reports 8-17 Anoka CH(2); 10-11 Hennepin OJ; 11-12 Mille Lacs OJ; 1027 Dakota GC.
1974Winter Reported on the Willmar Christmas Count (details?), in Goodhue Co. (all winter, CF and 1-5, RG), and on 2-8 in Houston Co. (FL).
1975Spring Early south 3-1 Goodhue CF; 3-8 Hennepin OLJ; 3-9 Hennepin ETS; ear- Winter 1975 ly north 3-18 Kanabec M. Link; 3-24, 3-25 Crow Wing JB; 4-30 Carlton BDC; 5-17 Crow Wing (bird on nest) KE, HCK, TS; also reported from the southwest: 3-22 Lyon HCK and late April and early May Cottonwood RD.
1975Summer 3 reports: 7-2 and 7-6 Cass (AS), 7-19 Anoka (CH) and Goodhue (CF).
1975Fallreports north 8-5 St. Louis BDC; 10-4 Crow Wing PVK; 10·13 Duluth _JG; reported in south from Anoka, Washington, and Goodhue counties.
1975Wintercontinues to increase in winter; 12-28 Goodhue (RJ); 1-14 Stearns (NMH); early spring migrant on 2-24 in Crow Wing Co. (J. Blanich); overwintered in WhitelOB water Wildlife Area, Winona Co.; also on the Afton Christmas Count.
1976Spring Early south 3-8 Washington GA; 3/8 Hennepin OJ; 3-22 Goodhue KE; reports north 3-1 Crow Wing Steve Blanich; 4-1 Crow Wing DK; 5-14 Cass AS northward extension.
1976Summernested in Crow Wing (T. Savaloja); also reported from Anoka, Ramsey, Washington and Winona.
1976Fall North reports on 8-23 Morrison and 8-28 Otter Tail MM; 7 reports south from Stearns, Hennepin, Winona, and Anoka Counties.
1976Winter 6 reports: Afton Christmas Count; 1-2 Dakota (DGW); 2-5 Wabasha (DWM) and Winona (JF); 2-22 Le Sueur (HC); 2-26 Winona (FL).
1977Spring Early south 3-6 Winona SM, BE, and Wabasha DM; 3-11 Hennepin HCP; 3-12 Anoka KLF; reports north 3-16 Aitkin TS; 3-16 Otter Tail and 3-20 Becker SM, GO; still increasing north and west. Broad•winged Hawk Early south 3-24 Dakota GSP (details?); 3-25 Lyon HK (details?); 4-10 Stearns LH; early north 4-21 Crow Wing TS; 4-22 Aitkin GN; 4-23 Lake CNS.
1977Fall Reports north and out of range 8-13 Duluth (KE), 10-15 Otter Tail (BL), 10-21 Otter Tail (fide GO).
1977Winter Reported from Chisago, Goodhue, Wabasha and Winona.
1978Spring Still expanding west and north.
1978Summer Breeding reported from Otter Tail (Maplewood State Park, GLO); also seen in Clearwater, American Crow Wing, Aitkin, Pine (Hwy. 23, KJL), Morrison, Stearns and Anoka.
1978Fall Late north 9-27 Crow Wing TS, 10/9 Aitkin NJ, 11-26 Duluth Hawk Ridge; late south 11-1 Dakota JD, 11/8 Anoka KL.
1978Winter Reported from Winona, Wabasha, Washington and Aitkin (1-16, TS). Rough-legged Ha,wk Reported from 20 counties; fewer reports than usual.
1979Summer Breeding reported from Hubbard (Loon 51:148), Crow Wing (Loon 51: 43), Otter Tail; also seen in Becker, Stearns, Chisago (Co. Rd. # 16, TS), Wabasha, Houston.
1979Fall Late north 8-18 Carlton DB, 10-23 St. Louis, banded at Hawk Ridge by Dave Evans, 11-25 Becker WL. Late south 10-5 Hennepin OJ.
1980Spring Early south 3-14 Sherburne EH, 3-22 Goodhue BL, 3-30 Chisago RJ; early north 4-2 Otter Tail SM, 5-10 Crow Wing OJ, 5-21 Aitkin WN; also 4-25 Swift KE.
1980Summer Breeding reported from Aitkin (3y, WN); also seen in Becker, Wadena, Crow Wing, Chisago, Anoka. Not reported from the Southeast (traditional breeding area) at all. Broad~winged Hawk Breeding reported from 11 counties; also seen in 17 other counties west to Blue Earth (Mankato), Otter Tail, Red Lake, Roseau.
1980Fall 8-24 Otter Tail RBA, 10-8 Wabasha OJ, 11-1 Houston JP, 11-29 Wabasha OJ.
1980Winter Three reports: Crow Wing 1-17 (JoB) in the north and two Anoka reports from the south.
1981Spring Early south 3-11 Anoka BH (3) KL, 3-22 Houston JP1AM, 4-11 Winona JEB, JSD; early north 3-18 Otter Tail GMO, 3-25 Becker TNWR, 3-28 Todd RJ.
1981Summer Breeding data from Aitkin. Also seen in Clay, Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Anoka, Washington, Winona.
1981Fall 8-3 Ramsey R.J, 8-12 Hennepin SC, 8-15 Carlton R.J, 8-21 Wabasha GS, 9-28 Hawk Ridge (1 imm.), 8-30 Becker DJ, 10-6 Aitkin RJ, 11-29 Winona OJ. Broad-winged Ha;wk Hawk Ridge total 30,905 (1980: 16,307); peak 9-14 9020; late north 10-14 Lake SWI MS, St. Louis (Hawk Ridge), 10-19 Marshall JP; south 9-20 Nicollet MF.
1981Winter Four reports: Crow Wing 12-19 (TS) in the north and Dakota, Goodhue and Waseca in the south.
1982Spring Early south 3-26 Dakota AB, Goodhue DGW, 3-27 Anoka SC; early north 3-27 Aitkin WN, 3-28 Crow Wing JB, 3-31 Otter Tail SDM.
1982Summer Breeding data from Wabasha; nesting reported from Pine (Northwoods Audubon Center; M. Link). Also seen in Clearwater, Becker, Ottertail, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Washington, Hennepin, LeSueur, Lac qui Parle.
1982Fall 9/7 Cottonwood GS, 9/26 Otter Tail SDM, 10-16 Washington RA.
1982Winter A north report from Pine, 1/13, Feb.(ML) and south reports from Goodhue 1/30 (JP/AM) and Mower (RRK).
1983Spring Early south 3/2 Wabasha WDM, (wintering?) 3/5 Dakota OJ, Winona DB; early Winter 1983 north 3/12 Beltrami AS, 3/14 Crow Wing 18, 3/28 Otter Tail SDM.
1983Summer Breeding data from Mahnomen, Pine (Northwoods Audubon, DHJ). Also seen in Wabasha, Goodhue, Anoka, Hennepin, Wright, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Cass, Beltrami (pair, Bemidji, AS).
1983Fall 9/7 Wadena RJ, 9/24 Douglas RG, 10/8 Duluth Hawk Ridge, 10/9 Beltrami AS, 10/23 Otter Tail SDM, 11/26 Winona OJ.
1983Winter Reported on the Mpls. North and Hast ings CBC (also overwintered) and m Fillmore and Houston in the southeast.
1984Spring Early south 3/13 Wabasha WDM, 3/16 Dakota DB, JD, OJ, 3/31 Lac qui Parle DZ; early north 3/23 Otter Tail GMO, 4/10 Aitkin WN, 5/9 Clay LCF.
1984Summernested in Becker and Stearns; also seen in Beltrami, Otter Tail, Crow Wing, Todd, Sherburne and Dakota.
1984Fall "8/ 11 Clearwater KL, 8/25 Houston FL, 10/21 RJ, 10/22 Duluth Hawk Ridge.
1984Winter Reported on the St. Paul NE CBC and in Sherburne 2-15 (SS), Ramsey 2-24 (EC), Wabasha 2-23 (WDM) and Winona 1-5 and 2-17 (JPAM).
1985Spring Early south 3/9 Goodhue, Winona, JPI AM, 3/10 Ramsey KB; early north 3/13 Becker MBW, 3/17 Otter Tail SDM, 4/25 Wilkin GAM. Broad-winged Hawk Early south 3/10 Olmsted, JEB, AP (a record early date), 3/26 Rice FKS, 4/19 Washington OS ; early north 4/5 Otter Tail NJ, 4/14 Aitkin WN, 4/19 Morrison KL.
1985Summer Seen in Becker, Sherburne, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Goodhue.
1985Fall Late north 9/7 Aitkin WN, 9/24 Duluth KE, also 10/16 Hawk Ridge; late south 10/13 Goodhue JP/AM, 11/3 Washington DS, 11/7 Ramsey KB.
1985Winter Reported on the Bloomington and St. Paul northeastern CBCs. January and February reports from Anoka, Washington, Wabasha, Winona and Houston Counties.
1986Spring Early south 3/9 Fillmore AMP, 3/16 Ramsey KB, 3/19 Dakota JD, Olmsted AMP; early north 3/29 Aitkin WN, 4/2 Otter Tail SDM, 4/6 Becker SDM.
1986Summer Seen only in Crow Wing - unusually scarce.
1986Fall Late north 9/18 Itasca T. Lamey, 10/20 Duluth KE, 11/10 Hawk Ridge; late south 10/16 Ramsey KB, 11/2 Washington OS, 11/19 Winona RG.
1986Winter Reports from Freeborn 1/3 (AB) and Houston 2/28 (AB). Also reported on the St. Paul NE, St. Paul and Rochester CBC's.
1987Spring Early south 3/6 Ramsey KB, 3/11 Anoka GP, 3/20 Washington OS; early north 4/3 Ottertail SDM, 4/18 Clearwater AB.
1987Summer Nested in Winona (G. Cress); probable nesting in Scott. Also seen in Beltrami (7/8, SKS), Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Washington, Ramsey, Wabasha.
1987Fall Reported 8/4 St. Louis DBC, 8/16 Stearns AB, 8/23 Scott AB, 10/28 Wabasha AP.
1987Winter Reported on the New Ulm, Hastings and Winona CBC's. Also reported from Goodhue 2/20 (DZ), Winona 12/19, 2/4 (RJ, AP), 2/27 (DB), Brown 12/19 (JS), and Cottonwood 1/22 until 1/30 (BF) (ED).
1988Spring Early south 3/16 Cottonwood ED, 3/19 Winona SC, 3/20 Rice AB; no reports north.
1988Summer Nested in Washington; also seen in Anoka, Aitkin, Roseau (AB).
1988Fall Unusual north reports 8/18 Cass RJ, AP, 9/10, 9/27, 10/31 Duluth HR; late north 10/8 Aitkin WN, 10/10 Otter Tail SDM, 10/31 Duluth HR; late south 10/18 Dodge AP, 10/29 Winona JB 11/19 Wabasha KE. Broad-winged Hawk • Hawk Ridge count: 18,868; late north 10/1 Aitkin WN, 10/2 Duluth HR, 10/25 Clay LCF; late south 9/25 Nicollet AB, 9/27 Olm
1988Winter Reported from five east central and SE region counties.
1989Spring Early south 3/9 (wintering bird?) Winona OJ, 3/24 Ramsey KE, 3/25 Dakota, Renville, Washington; early north 4/2 Aitkin WN.
1989Summer More reports than in recent years; nested in Washington and seen in 12 other counties within range plus Polk AB.
1989Fall Reported 10/10 and 11/7 Washington WL, DS.
1989Winter Reported from the Owatonna and Excelsior CBCs and from Fridley, Anoka Co. 2/3 PS, SB; and Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth 1/31 and 2/2 (early migrants?). MT reported two birds overwintered atWhitewaterWMA, Winona Co.
1990Spring Early south 3/11 Houston FL, 3/20 Washington WL, 3/25 Dakota PS, Goodhue AB, Hennepin RA; early north 3/10 Crow Wing WN, 3/25 Otter Tail SDM, 5/12 Morrison DO.
1990Summer Nested in Anoka; probable nesting in Otter Tail, Washington. Also seen in Clearwater, Aitkin, Morrison, Isanti, Sherburne, Ramsey, Goodhue.
1990Fall Hawk Ridge count: 1; late north 8/5 Aitkin WN, 9/21 Clearwater AB, 10/27 Hawk Ridge; late south 9/17 Sherburne SWR, 10/24 Ramsey KB, 10/26 Washington WL.
1990Winter Overwintered in Winona mob, with a peak of three 2/2 PKL. A bird released eight years ago and which has occasionally bred locally was found on the Excelsior CBC.
1991Spring Early south 3/10 Washington KB, 3/12 Sherburne SWR, 3/13 Anoka GP; early north 3/17 Clay MO, OtterTail SDM, 3/19 Aitkin WN.
1991Summer Fewer reports than previous two years. Nested in Ramsey KB; also seen in Lake of the Woods MK, Clearwater, Becker, Aitkin, Washington.
1991Fall Late north 9/1 Aitkin WN, 11/19 Becker BB; late south 10/15 Ramsey KB, Martin BBO, 11/1 Washington DO.
1991Winter Overwintered in Winona mob, plus reports in Becker 12/1 BBe (a very late date for the north), Anoka 12/29 DJ, Blue Earth 1/6 BBo, and Washington 2/1 KB. Two on the Excelsior CBC and three on St. Paul NE CBC.
1992Spring Early south 3/4 Olmsted JB, 3/14 Dakota TT and Hennepin DZ; early north 3/14 Aitkin WN, 3/15 Becker BBe and Otter Tail SDM; also 5/30 St. Louis mob.
1992Summer More reports than usual. Nested in Hennepin DM; seen in 15 other counties roughly along a line from Mahnomen to Olmsted.
1992Fall Hawk Ridge count: eight. Late north 8/15 Mahnomen AB, 10/3 Becker DN, 10/24 Duluth SDM; also reported 9/27 Houston LL, 11/8 Washington WL.
1992Winter Only reports 1/10 Hennepin (St. Louis Park) fide PB, and the Excelsior CBC.
1993Spring Early south 3/18 Rice TB, 3/22 Washington WL, 3/26 Mower RRK, 5/15 Pipestone RJ. Early north 3/20 Aitkin WN, 3/21 Otter Tail SDM, 3/28 Becker BBe.
1993Summer Nested in Becker, Ramsey; also seen in Aitkin, Anoka, Washington, Hennepin, Carver, Scott, Brown.
1993Fall Hawk Ridge count: six. Late north 8/14 Aitkin WN, 10/4 Becker DN, 11/5 Hawk Ridge. South 10/3 Washington WL, 10/21 Anoka KB, 11/11 Hennepin TT.
1993Winter Only reports 1/1 Hennepin fide SC, 1/28–2/28 Washington BS (visiting suet feeder), and 2/13 Washington DN.
1994Spring Early south 3/5 Winona CS, 3/12 Ramsey KB and Rice TB; early north 3/5 Aitkin WN, 3/13 Otter Tail SDM, 3/18 Becker BBe.
1994Summer Nested in Morrison SM, where 16 nests were found at Camp Ripley, possibly the highest concentration ever recorded for the state (The Loon 66:122); also nested in Anoka. Seen in Otter Tail, Aitkin, Hennepin, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Goodhue.
1994Fall Hawk Ridge count: 3. Late north 10/1 Becker DN, 10/19 Aitkin CMG, 10/29 Hawk Ridge. Late south 11/2 Washington WL, 11/4 Olmsted AP, 11/14 Wabasha CS.
1994Winter Reports were up. About ten individuals reported from seven south counties.
1995Spring Early south 3/11 Dakota PJ and Wabasha CK, 3/12 Carver RB; early north 3/15 Otter Tail SDM, 3/16 Becker BBe, 4/23 Clay RO. Total of eight locations (one nest) in Mahnomen MCBS.
1995Summer Many reports, similar to 1992. Nested in Hennepin; probable nesting in Mahnomen, Goodhue. Observed in 13 additional counties roughly along a line from Beltrami to Wabasha; no reports from the northeast, southwest, or south central regions.
1995Fall Reported from two north and seven south counties; total of seven flew over Hawk Ridge.
1995Winter About 14 individuals reported from 7 counties south and east of Anoka, plus 12/22–29 Otter Tail CM. Overwintered in Anoka and Hennepin; other observations were as late as early January.
1996Spring Reported from 11 south and 7 north counties. Overwintered at least in Winona CS with four seen 3/26. Also seen 5/17–18 (immatures) two locations, Hennepin Co. SC. Early north 3/30 Otter Tail SDM, 4/6 Aitkin WN, 4/9 Crow Wing PP and Becker BBe.
1996Summer Observed in Becker, Otter Tail, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Morrison, Stearns, Hennepin, Anoka, Washington, Wabasha, Winona.
1996Fall Seen in three north and seven south counties. All north reports: 9/8 Becker SDM, 9/28–9/30 Height of Land Twp., Becker Co. (2) DN; 10/10 Aitkin DN, 10/31–11/1 HRNR, St. Louis Co. (5) FN, 11/10 HRNR (1) SDM. Regularly overwinters south. Only October/November reports: 10/19 Hennepin TT, 10/24 Houston (2) FL, 11/23–30 Hennepin (adult) SC.
1996Winter Record number of reports (all accurate?). As many as 17 individuals reported from 12 south counties. Overwintered in Kandiyohi RJF, Hennepin SC, and Winona mob. A number of reports were received from odd locations; for example, a well-described adult wintered at the Meadowbrook golf course, Hennepin Co.
1997Spring Reported from 17 south and 10 north counties. Early north 3/16 Becker BBe. Unusual records north 3/28 Clay DW and 5/31 St. Louis FN.
1997Summer Probable nesting in Stearns; also seen in Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Anoka, Hennepin, Washington, Scott.
1997Fall All reports north: adults at HRNR on 10/15, 10/16 (2), and 10/23 St. Louis FN, 8/31 and 10/4 Becker SDM. Overwinters south.
1997Winter Approximately 14 individuals reported from 9 counties. Unusual were north reports 1/1–8 Otter Tail SDM and 2/12 Aitkin WN. CBC total 3.
1998Spring Reported from ten south and eight north counties. Early north 3/8 Aitkin WN, (but see Winter report), 3/19 Otter Tail SDM, 3/20 Becker BBe. Other unusual records north: 4/4 Duluth FN, 5/17 Marshall (Warren) AH, PS.
1998Summer Observed in 14 counties roughly along a line from Cass to Houston; new nesting record in Todd SDu, JSK.
1998Fall Reported within usual range from five north and nine south counties.
1998Winter Late north 12/16 Otter Tail SDM. Overwintered south in Hennepin, Washington, Dakota, Wabasha, and Winona. CBC total 5.
1999Spring Reported from 15 south counties, including 5/6 Meeker DF. Early north 3/14 Otter Tail SDM, 3/15 Morrison SMr. Also reported north 4/11 Polk (Fertile) KE, MBW, plus Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin.
1999Summer New nesting records in Kandiyohi RE, RJF. Also observed in Clearwater, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Todd, Stearns, Stevens, Sherburne, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota, and Washington. [Corrected]
1999Fall All north reports: 8/14 Mahnomen (3) BK, 8/15–30 Aitkin WN, 9/11 Todd (4) JSK, SDu, 10/4 Becker DN, and total of five at HRNR in Duluth between 10/10 and 10/23 (FN et al.). Reported from 10 south counties.
1999Winter At least 19 individuals reported from one north and nine south counties. Only north report 12/18 Detroit Lakes CBC, but no details were provided. Peak 12/26 St. Paul (northeast suburban) CBC (8). Most south reports appear to represent overwintering birds.
2000Spring Reported from 17 south and 9 north counties in all regions except southwest and northwest. Early north 3/5 (ties earliest north) Otter Tail SDM, 3/7 Morrison WB, 3/18 Cass MRN. Also reported north in Douglas, Clearwater, Mille Lacs, Aitkin, Itasca, and 3/23–26 St. Louis (total 4 at West Skyline Hawkwatch in Duluth) FN. Unusual location 4/23 Lac qui Parle PS.
2000Summer Record high number of reports. Observed in 19 counties as far north as Clearwater and Aitkin, as far west as Becker, Otter Tail, and Kandiyohi, and as far south as Goodhue.
2000Fall Observed in 7 north and 10 south counties, including 9/2 Swift RBJ. Late north 10/20 St. Louis (HRNR) FN, 10/24 Lake †RBJ.
2000Winter At least 17 individuals were reported from 14 south counties. Only reports after mid-January: 1/30 Wright fide AXH, 2/9 Anoka KJB.
2001Spring Reported from 20 south and 13 north counties, but only St. Louis (West Skyline Hawkwatch in Duluth) in Northeast, where total of three adults seen 4/10–13 (Table 1). Only report from the Southwest: 3/20 Murray CRM. Early south 3/1 Hennepin RBJ, 3/3 Winona PWP. Noteworthy count 3/14 Rice (6) TFB; remarkable total of 90 for season at Hastings-Prescott Bird Count, including peak 32 on 3/20, though many actually in Wisconsin (KJB). Early north 3/22 Morrison/Cass (Camp Ripley) WLB, 3/23 Todd JSK. First county record 4/8 Traverse SPM; additional north reports from Wilkin, Otter Tail, Mahnomen, Polk, Clearwater, Wadena, Crow Wing, Aitkin.
2001Summer Fewest reports since 1991, and half that of the previous three years. Observed in Beltrami, Aitkin, Stearns, Anoka, Wright (3 locations), Hennepin, Scott, Dakota, Wabasha. [Corrected]
2001Fall Reported north from Becker, Otter Tail, Todd, and St. Louis (total of 4 at H.R.N.R. in Duluth, where last seen 10/26). Observed in eight south counties, all within usual range.
2001Winter At least 17 individuals reported from 9 south counties, plus 12/15 Crosby CBC and 2/18 Grant (immature) SPM in the north. There were no February reports south. Peak 12/29 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) CBC (7).
2002Spring Observed in 21 south and 7 north counties, and in all regions except the Southwest. Early south coincided with peak migration at H.P.B.C. (34 on 3/12, mostly in Wisconsin) KJB. Early north 3/12 Grant SPM, DKM, 3/14 Becker MWy fide BAB. First county record 4/5 Steele NFT. Total of four seen at W.S.H.C., Duluth (Table 1).
2002Summer Seen in the counties of Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Todd, Stearns, Isanti, Wright, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota, and Goodhue.
2002Fall Reported north in Becker, Cass, Kanabec, Morrison, Otter Tail, St. Louis (9/3, 10/13, 10/19 at H.R.N.R., Duluth, FJN, DSC et al.), and Todd. Observed in 11 south counties as far west as 8/1 Pope RBJ.
2002Winter Maximum 21 individuals reported from eight southeastern counties.
2003Spring Observed in 23 south and 9 north counties; none in the Southwest or Northwest. Total of 29 at H.P.B.C. (peak 13 on 3/14) down from previous years (KJB). Early north 3/2 (earliest north date) Morrison BWF, 3/16 Todd JSK, SID, 3/17 Wilkin SPM, DKM. All other north reports: Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, St. Louis (total 3 at W.S.H.C., Duluth) FJN, DSC.
2003Summer Seen in Hubbard, Aitkin, Todd, Stearns, Meeker, Anoka, Hennepin, Scott, Dakota, Fillmore, Houston; plus 6/13 St. Louis M.C.B.S., Cook (no date, Grand Portage State Forest) M.C.B.S. Please see the lead article in this issue for a review of this species' breeding distribution in the state (The Loon 76:3–8).
2003Fall All north reports: 8/28–11/2 Otter Tail m.obs., 9/20 Todd SID, 9/27 Becker DFN, and total of five at H.R.N.R., Duluth between 8/25 (banded) and 10/16 (FJN, DSC, TSm). Observed in seven south counties as far west as Stearns.
2003Winter As many as 24 individuals reported from 10 south counties throughout the season. Only north reports: 12/21 Little Falls CBC and 2/14 Aitkin WEN. Photos provided of birds from Cottage, Grove Washington County ph. JFr, WNi and Shorewood, Hennepin County ph. MKj.
2004Spring Reported from 16 south and 7 north counties, including 3/2 Faribault (Bat L.) CRM et al. No reports from Southwest. Early north 3/14 Crow Wing JSB, 3/15 Todd JSK, SID. All other north reports: Aitkin, Becker, Douglas, Otter Tail, St. Louis (total of 4 at W.S.H.C., Duluth) FJN, DSC.
2004Summer Seen in three north and eight south counties.
2004Fall All north reports: 8/3 Douglas JPE, 8/3–9/14 Todd JSK, SID, 8/30 Otter Tail JEB, RBJ, 9/26 Becker DFN, plus total of three at H.R.B.O. in Duluth between 10/2 and 10/17 (FJN, DSC). Observed in seven south counties as far west as Carver.
2004Winter Only north reports: 1/1 Morrison (Pillager CBC) fide MRN, 1/23 Aitkin SPM, 1/12 and 2/1 Pine (1) JMP. Most south reports from Hennepin: 1/4 (Bass Ponds) TAT, 1/8 RBW, 1/15 PEB, 1/1 (Coleman L.) SLC, (no date) LSi. Also reported 1/3 Sherburne PLJ, 1/22 Sherburne ABi, 1/14 Rice TFB.
2005Spring Reported from 17 south and 13 north counties, though none in the Southwest. Early north 3/10 Crow Wing JSB. Unusual locations 3/19 Clay (near Glyndon) DPJ, RHO, 3/19 Clay (Moorhead) DWi, 3/20 Red Lake (Red Lake Falls) †PHS, JMJ, 5/20 Wilkin (2 near Kent) AXH, PHS. All other north reports: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Mille Lacs, Morrison, St. Louis (total 4 at W.S.H.C., Duluth) FJN, DSC, Todd.
2005Summer Observed in seven north and four south counties, as far north as Becker, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin.
2005Fall All north reports: 8/2–9/26 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/6, 9/1 Hubbard ABi, BJU, 8/22 Otter Tail DTT, JEB, RBJ, 8/28 Clay BJU, 9/4 Clearwater BJU, 10/1 Becker DFN, 10/8 Mahnomen BJU, 10/15 St. Louis H.R.B.O., Duluth) FJN, RSB, 10/15 Cook AXH, †PHS. Observed in nine south counties as far west as Lac qui Parle.
2005Winter All north reports: 12/18 Morrison (Little Falls CBC) HHD, 1/25 Grant BJU. Reported from 10 south counties, including 12 birds on 8 south CBCs. An immature was present 2/2–23 Dakota (Rosemount) SWe, KJB.
2006Spring Reported from 21 south and 11 north counties, none in the Southwest. Early north 3/1 Mille Lacs ASc, 3/19 Grant SPM. Unusual location 5/31 Cook (immature at Grand Portage S.P.) RBJ. All other north reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Morrison, Otter Tail, St. Louis (2 at W.S.H.C., Duluth DSC and one 5/20 in Brimson DAG), Todd.
2006Summer Found in 16 counties in all regions except Northwest, Northeast.
2006Fall All north reports: 8/2–9/14 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/5 Crow Wing ADB, 9/25 Douglas RBW, 9/30–10/1 Becker DFN, 10/1–8 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, 10/9–26 St. Louis (total of 3 at Duluth) H.R.B.O. Observed in 19 south counties as far west as Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine.
2006Winter6 Documented 12/16 McLeod (NW McLeod CBC) †KE. Unusual location 12/24 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU. Late January and mid-February reports suggested overwintering in Hennepin (Bass Ponds, MVNWR) DWK.
2007Spring1126 High count 3/12 Dakota (12, migrating near Prescott) JPM. Early north 3/16 Todd JSK, 3/17 Otter Tail SPM (median 3/14). All other north reports: Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, St. Louis (1, W.S.H.C., Duluth) DSC.
2007Summer513 Unusual location 6/1 Redwood (one mile east of Yellow Medicine County line along Minnesota River, Swede Forest Township) PME. Also reported from Central and East-central regions, plus Otter Tail and Winona.
2007Fall612 All north reports: 8/1–10/3 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/1–10/21 Otter Tail DTT, JMJ, DWR, 8/24 Beltrami DFN, 9/17–27 Cass BAW, 9/29 Becker DFN, 10/9 Todd MSK.
2007Winter11 January reports of at least eleven different individuals from Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Sherburne, and Washington. A total of 16 recorded on ten CBCs statewide, double that of the most recent 20-year average.
2008Spring1019 Early north (median 3/14) 3/23 Hubbard JMJ. All other north reports: Aitkin, Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, and Otter Tail.
2008Summer511 Found in all central regions plus Itasca, St. Louis.
2008Fall210 All north reports: 8/4–10, 9/12 Otter Tail DST, 9/20, 10/18 Otter Tail SPM, 10/1, 10/20 St. Louis (singles at H.R.B.O.) KJB.
2008Winter10 January reports: 1/1 Hennepin RBW, 1/2 Hennepin DWK, 1/3 Ramsey AXH, 1/14 Dakota JPM, 1/21 Hennepin CMB, 1/22 Nicollet RMD, 1/31 Blue Earth ChH, Hennepin DWK, MDu, Rice and Steele JWH.
2009Spring921 Early north (median 3/14) 3/21 Otter Tail SPM, 4/9 Cass BAW. All other north reports: Beltrami, Crow Wing, Douglas, Isanti, Morrison, St. Louis (total of 4 at W.S.H.C.) KJB, Todd.
2009Summer515 All north reports: Beltrami, Cass, Otter Tail, Douglas, Mille Lacs. Found in central and southern regions except Southwest. First county breeding records from Douglas fide BBA, Houston KAK.
2009Fall414 All north 8/22 Pennington JMJ, 10/3 Becker DFN, 10/16 Cass DAY, 11/1 Douglas JPE.
2009Winter11 Reported on 10 CBCs statewide. All January reports: 1/1, 1/25 Ramsey (Arden Hills) BNW, 1/18 Dakota (Cliff and Dodd Rds) JPM, 1/28, 1/31 Hennepin PEJ.
2010Spring1021 Early north (median 3/14) 3/26 Cass ABi, Douglas JPE, Mille Lacs RBJ, 3/28 Otter Tail DST. All other north reports: Aitkin, Becker, Clay, Morrison, St. Louis (total of 3 at W.S.H.C.) KJB, Todd.
2010Summer510 Reported from Cass south to Rice. First county breeding record from Rice fide BBA.
2010Fall1013 Late north 10/7 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/16 Douglas JPE, St. Louis PEB, 10/20 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/29 Carlton (adult, east of Moose Lake) RPR (median 10/28). Other north reports from Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Douglas, Mille Lacs, and Morrison.
2010Winter110 All north 2/4 Cass (Woodrow Twp.) BAW, but also see undocumented reports. South reports limited to the East-central and Southeast regions. SLC noted one overwintered in Hennepin (Bass Ponds).
2011Spring1121 Early north (median 3/14) 3/11 Mille Lacs ASc, 3/19 Morrison FGo, 3/26 Todd JeM. All other north reports: Becker, Carlton (no details), Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Otter Tail.
2011Summer159Reported from Northeast, North-central, East-central, Central, plus Douglas and 6/11 Kittson (Twin Lakes W.M.A.) BSc.
2011Fall914 Late north 10/2 Becker DFN, 10/6 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/11 Todd JeM (median 10/28). Other north reports from Aitkin, Crow Wing, Douglas, Marshall, Morrison, and Otter Tail.
2011Winter212Reported from more counties than in any of the previous 5 years. All north reports (none documented): 1/2 Morrison KEm, 2/1 Douglas ARW, 2/18 Douglas (Holmes City) CAn. South reports from 6 East-central counties plus Carver, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Winona. CBC high count 12/31 Northeast Suburban (3).
2012Spring922 Early north (median 3/14) 3/4 Crow Wing JSB, 3/9 Todd DTM, 3/12 Morrison LaM. New county record: 3/21 Watonwan (near Madelia) ph. †AnK. Unusual Northeast report: 4/1 Lake (immature) MJI. All other north reports: Becker, Douglas, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena.
2012Summer1515 Seen in all regions except South-central, Southwest. Unusual location 7/10 Kittson (2, Beaches Lake W.M.A.) RCa.
2012Fall919 High count 9/23 Olmsted (5, Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center) MHn. Late north 10/29 St. Louis KJB, 11/2 Becker MO (median 10/28). Other north reports from Aitkin, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd.
2012Winter119One north report: 12/23 Douglas (adult) DBM. Reported from more south counties than in any of the previous five winters (19 vs. 12 last year). There were numerous January-February records from a total of 13 counties (Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Winona).
2013Spring926 Early north (median 3/14) 3/16 Morrison KEm, 3/29 Crow Wing JAn, Douglas JPE, 4/8 Cass BAW.
2013Summer1016 Found in all regions except Northwest and Southwest, but primarily in the central portion of the state.
2013Fall717 Late north 10/11 Morrison CRM, RZi, 11/15 Todd JSP (median 10/28). Other north reports from Otter Tail, Becker, and Hubbard.
2013Winter113One north report: 12/4 Morrison †KEm. Post-December reports included Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Winona. CBC high counts 12/15 Cedar Creek Bog (2), 12/21 Sherburne N.W.R. (2). [Corrected]
2014Spring1224Early north (median 3/14) 3/24 Morrison ph. KEm, 3/25 Aitkin KCR, 3/28 Cass BAW. Unusual Southwest report 3/29 Lyon HHD, RAE.
2014Summer514Reported from every region except Northeast, Southwest, but primarily found in East-central and Central.
2014Fall716 Late north 9/29 Todd JLK, 10/14 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/15 Morrison PSP, 11/12 Morrison KEm (median 10/28). Additional north reports from Becker, Clearwater, Lake, Otter Tail, St. Louis.
2014Winter19 Overwintered north in Morrison (Little Falls) KEm, JEm, MEm. Post-December south reports from Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Washington, Winona.
2015Spring1025 Early north (median 3/14) 3/4–8 Morrison KEm, m.ob., 3/15 Clay PBB.
2015Summer217 Reported from all central regions plus Goodhue, Nicollet, Rice, Wabasha.
2015Fall722 Late north 10/4 Morrison (4, Charles A. Lindbergh S.P.) DLP, m.ob., 10/13 Becker HeH, 10/16 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 10/31). Additional north reports from Carlton, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Todd.
2015Winter115 One north report: 2/29 Morrison MEm. January–February south reports from ten counties (Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Wright), all singles except 2/26 Chisago (3) MJM. CBC high counts 12/20 Cedar Creek Bog (2), 12/26 Hastings-Etter (2).
2016Spring1425 Most reports from the Southeast, East-central, and Central regions. Early north (median 3/14) 3/6 St. Louis (W.S.H.C.) FJN, m.ob., 3/7 Crow Wing (2) EGa, 3/9 Otter Tail KPe, Pine TJo.
2016Summer1215 Reported from every region except Southwest, Southeast. Unusual location 6/10 St. Louis (Admiral Rd., Sax-Zim Bog) KRE, m.ob.
2016Fall1124 High count 9/18 Washington (5, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) LiH, GJa, PNi. Late north 10/6 Todd HHD, DFe, Traverse (2) KeM, 10/20 St. Louis (the only individual seen this season at H.R.N.R.) H.R.B.O., 11/10 Morrison FGo, 11/14 Todd SDi (median 10/31).
2016Winter317 Five north reports: 1/15 Mille Lacs RiC, 2/4 Mille Lacs ph. AaL, TLu, 2/17 Morrison FGo, 2/19 Todd JeM, 2/25 Morrison (2) †SEm. Midwinter reports from 11 south counties. No reports from West-central or Southwest regions.
2017Spring1426 Most reports from the Southeast, East-central, and Central regions. Probable earliest north migrants appeared in February. Notable records 3/24 Polk (Agassiz Valley Impoundment.) ph. HHu, 5/13 Jackson (Kilen Woods S.P.) PEB, HCT, DWK, SBM.
2017Summer1021 Seen in all regions except Northwest, Southwest.
2017Fall921 Most reports were from counties immediately on either side of a line from Becker to Wabasha. High count 11/2 Sherburne (4, Sherburne N.W.R.., Wildlife Drive) LKt, SKe. All north reports after September: 10/5 Todd JLK, 10/7 Morrison KEm, 11/3 Morrison SEm (median 11/1).
2017Winter316 All north: 12/17 Morrison FGo, HHD, 1/3 Morrison †FGo, 1/24 Kanabec DFe, 2/14 Mille Lacs MLk, 2/26–27 Morrison SEm. Reported from 16 south counties after December (all singles). CBC high counts 12/17 Cedar Creek Bog (3), 12/16 Wild River (2).
2018Spring1232 Most reports from the Southeast, East-central, and Central regions. Probable earliest north migrants appeared in February. Notable records 3/23 Yellow Medicine (Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/2 Brown (Eden Twp.) BTS, 4/11 Pipestone(Pipestone N.M.) KDS.
2018Summer915 Found in all regions except Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, but primarily in East-central. First county breeding record 5/4 Chisago JSa.
2018Fall1123  High count 9/22 Olmsted (4, Root River Park) MPe. Late north 10/17 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 10/19 Mille Lacs MKo, LKo, 10/28 St. Louis (2) H.R.B.O., 11/7 Morrison SEm (median 10/31).
2018Winter118 Two north reports, both from Morrison: 12/9 SEm, 2/10 ph. REn. Reported from 18 south counties, the most since 2012; all reports were of singles. CBC high count 12/15 Excelsior (2).
2019Spring1130 Most reports from the Southeast, East-central, and Central regions. Probable earliest north migrants appeared in February. High count 3/23 Washington (8, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) EzH, m.ob. Notable records 5/4 Big Stone (Big Stone N.W.R.) WPl, 3/26 Faribault (Kiester Twp.) RBJ, 3/25 Lyon (Marshall) GWe, 5/25 Watonwan (Rosendale Twp.) MKo.
2019Summer1416 Observed in every region except Southwest.
2019Fall923 High counts 9/15 Dakota (3) ADS, 9/26 Ramsey (3, Vadnais Heights) ebd. Late north 9/25 St. Louis JLK, 9/27–28 Becker HeH, ShG, 10/6 Morrison DLP (median 10/29).
2019Winter114 All north reports were from Morrison: 12/12 (Little Falls) NSg, PSP, 12/21 SC, 2/23 (Little Falls) SEm. South reports after December from 14 counties, with Hennepin providing the most, followed by Ramsey. CBC high counts 12/14 Bloomington (2), 12/28 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) (2).
2020Spring1129 Most reports from the Southeast, East-central, and Central regions. Probable earliest north migrant appeared in February. High count 3/26 Hennepin (4, Purgatory Creek Park) ebd. Notable records 4/25 Watonwan DAB, 5/7 Freeborn (Myre-Big Island S.P.) KHg.
2020Summer1619 Reported from all regions except Southwest. Unusual location 6/23 Koochiching (Fiero Rd) JbS, ebd. First county breeding record 8/4 Le Sueur ChH.
2020Fall1229 High count 9/4 Washington (4, Afton S.P.) ebd. Late north 9/26 Becker DFN, 9/26–27 Todd JLK, 9/28 – 10/16 Becker (max. 2, Cormorant Twp.) HeH, ShG (median 10/29).
2020Winter219 Reported from a season-record 21 counties statewide (prior high was 20; ten-year average 16). North reports from throughout the season Morrison (near Little Falls) SEm, KEm, MEm, 12/16 Becker (Stilke Lake) NaH, ebd. South reports after December (all singles) from 17 counties; most were from Hennepin, then Washington. Unusual winter records: 1/3 Mower (Austin CBC), 12/27 Redwood (Redwood Falls) GWe. CBC high counts 12/20 Cedar Creek Bog (4), 12/26 Hastings-Etter (2).
2021Spring1431 Reported throughout the winter season from Morrison, with first apparent north migrants arriving (median 3/14) 3/7 Becker ShG, HeH, Otter Tail ebd, m.ob. High counts 3/30 Scott (4, Credit River Twp.) TZt, 4/8 Scott (4, Shakopee) ebd, 4/30 Sherburne (4, Grams R.P.) RSk. Notable record 5/25 Brown (Flandrau S.P.) ebd.
2021Summer1622 Found in every region.
2021Fall1426 No counts of more than three individuals. Late north 10/16 Otter Tail (Clitherall Lake) BAr, 10/21 Otter Tail (Bluffton Twp.) JSi, 11/2 Douglas JPE (median 10/31).
2021Winter219 Reported from 21 counties statewide, tying last year’s record. North reports: 12/5 Morrison (Charles A. Lindbergh S.P.) ebd, 1/8 Pine (Pine City) ASl. South reports from 19 counties, including 12/26 Redwood, 1/4 Renville RAE, but none from the southern two tiers of counties except Olmsted, Winona, Houston. After December reported from 15 south counties, all singles except a few reports of 2 Hennepin, Ramsey. CBC high counts 12/18 Bloomington (2), Faribault (2), 12/19 Cedar Creek Bog (2).
2022Spring1532 Early north (median 3/14) 3/17 Morrison MJB, 3/19 Becker ShG, HeH, 3/20 Pine TJo. High counts 3/20 Anoka (4, Andover) ebd, 3/27 Stearns (4, Lynden Twp.) ebd, 5/12 Dakota (4, Whitetail Woods R.P.) BDo.
2022Summer818 Found in every region except Northeast, Southwest.
2022Fall1224 High counts 8/22 Washington (4, Big Marine Lake) ebd, 9/5 Washington (4, Oakdale Nature Preserve) ebd. Late north 10/9 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 10/17 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 10/9 St. Louis H.R.B.O. (median 10/31).  
 
 Breeds south, east, and central. Winter visitant mostly southeast. 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.