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 - Finches | 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: Finches |
| Redpoll(Acanthis flammea) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fall | 18 | 14 | Early north (median 10/16) 10/14 Lake (2) ebd, 10/15 St. Louis (Stony Point) StK, NGi, 10/16 St. Louis (3, Sax-Zim Bog) BHw, (4) H.R.B.O. Early south (median 10/31) 10/20 Renville BTS, MiO, Washington BDo, LiH, 10/21–22 Hennepin BAF, 10/22 Cottonwood PCC, KEm, JWH. High counts 11/21 St. Louis (1,682, Stony Point) SeM, 11/18 St. Louis (1,180, Stony Point) StK, 11/22 Cook (495, Taconite Harbor) JWL. Only two reports of “Hoary”, both north: 10/31 Marshall (Warren) HHu, 11/24 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) ebd. |
| 2023 | Winter | 28 | 20 | The recently lumped Redpoll species was seen in all but six north counties, and in 20 south counties. No observations were made in Southwest or any county bordering Iowa. High counts 12/18 St. Louis (1,632, Stony Point) SeM, 12/17 St. Louis (510, Stony Point) StK, 2/4 Aitkin (500, Aitkin) ebd. CBC high counts 12/17 Two Harbors (1,202), 12/31 Isabella (670), 12/30 Fredenberg (315). Hoary subspecies (A. f. exilipes) reported from 12 north counties. |
| 2024 | Spring | 27 | 5 | High counts 3/31 St. Louis (412, Stony Point) SeM, NGi, StK, 3/30 St. Louis (295, W.S.H.C.) SeM, 4/5 St. Louis (249, Park Point) SeM, StK. Late south 4/7 Hennepin (Minnetonka) KBu, TBu, Meeker PKF, 4/14 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ebd, 5/8 Sherburne ebd. Late north 5/1 St. Louis (Cook) ebd, 5/5 St. Louis (Park Point) SeM, StK, 5/6, 5/9 Aitkin ebd. Hoary subspecies A. f. exilipes reported from 11 north counties as late as 4/7 Koochiching EvP. |
| Irruptive winter visitant mostly north and central. | ||||
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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. |