The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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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 |
| Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Spring | May 12 and 27, Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; May 24 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 31 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund saw about 75. American Woodcock; March 31 Bass Ponds, Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen and Ray Glassel flushed one out of the snow; April 4 Duluth, John G. Hale. Upland Plover: April 28 Sibley Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 28 Madison, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; April 29 Jackson Co., Avifaunal Club; May 30 Becker, Mahnomen and Clay Counties, common, breeding, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Summer | Aug. 25, Duluth, one in fall plumage, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | latest date, Oct. 5, Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 3, Duluth (early), Jan Green; May 18, Morris, Stevens County, R Grant; May 21, Minneapolis, R Janssen. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Aug. 24, Duluth, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-9 Duluth, JCG; 5-22 Marshall Co, DLO; 5-23 Mille Lacs Lake, TEM; 5-24 Hennepin Co, RBJ. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | last spring dates, 5-31, Stevens Co, RAG; 6-6, Duluth, JCG; fall dates, 8-14, Duluth, JCG; 8-22, Duluth, FL, DP; 8-24, Duluth, DB. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-14 Duluth, 8, RAG; 9-26 Duluth, fide JCG. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 5-11 Fargo, LWJ; latest 6-1 Duluth, WRP, DP, RLH. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 5-10 Carver Co, MHM, VL; 5-16 Duluth, JCG; 5-21 Norman and Lac qui Parle Co's, BL; latest 5-24 Salt Lake, EHH; 5-26 Agassiz Refuge, DLO; 5-29 Lake Traverse, EMB. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-6 Lac qui Parle Co, earliest fall date on record; 6-8 Agassiz Refuge, Marshall Co, 3, DLO, late spring migrants. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 8-23 Jackson Co., PE; 8-28 Duluth, JCG. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 5-7 Winona Co., GD; 5-14 Swift Co., HSH; 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-27 Duluth, ME; 6-8 Duluth, BB; 6-9 Lyon Co., PE. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 5-4 Swift Co., HSH; 5-12 Duluth, JPP, KE; 5-18 Carver Co., RTH, RBJ and Hennepin Co., GES; 5-19 Beltrami Co., JAM; late 5-26 Grant Co., EMB; 5-27 Stearns Co., KE; 6-4 Duluth, KE. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-4 Mille Lacs Lk, NMH; 7-30 Marshall Co, AWR. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-22 Duluth BL; 9-6 Duluth JCG. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-16 Traverse Co., RBJ; 5-17 Lac qui Parle Co., PEC; 5-23 Wabasha Co., DWM; 5-24 (10) Duluth, CLH, and (30) PBH; 5-25 Lac qui Parle Co., JLS; 5-26 St. Louis Co., RL. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 6-1 Duluth 75 JJG; 6-4 Duluth, MMC; 6-4 Lyon Co., HCK; 6-11 Duluth 3 FL. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 9-13 Duluth 6 BTV; 8-1 Anoka WHL; 8-16 Nobles HSH; 9-6 Duluth TH and RBJ. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | early south 5-5 Wilkin LM; 5-9 Lyon PE; 5-16 Lyon KE, PE; peak 5-29 Duluth (125) GES; late 5-29 Grant EB; 5-31 Duluth RL. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 6-2, 6-8 Duluth RL. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | early 8-14 Mille Lacs Ml; 8-27 Duluth RL; late north 11-2 Duluth ]G; no reports south. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 5-15 and 5-16 Lyon, many observers; early north 5-20 Duluth KE, RR; late 5-29 Duluth RBJ, JG; 5-30 Lyon PE; peak 5-29 Duluth (150) CH. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-3 Aitkin TS, JB. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 4 reports 9-8, 9-10 Mille Lacs MI; 9-6 Lyon LP; 9-25 Lyon PE. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 6-2 Aitkin, 6-14 Lake; 7-27, 29 Duluth. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-3 Clay (Moorhead Lagoons), 6-9 St. Louis (Duluth). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 5-12 Lyon HCK; 5-14 Cottonwood LR; early north 5-14 St. Louis JG; 5-16 St. Louis MMC; 5-16 St. Louis GJN; late 5-27 St. Louis GJN, JG. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | 6-6 Lyon (JG). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Only reports 9-21 Duluth RBJ; 9-22 Duluth GC; 9-27 Duluth LP. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 5-10 Lyon HCK; 5-13 Wabasha WDM, BDC; 5-16 Carver RBJ; early north 5-18 Clay E. Welter; 5-19 St. Louis MMC; 5-23 Marshall AR; late 5-30 Lyon and Murray RBJ. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | early 8·10 Lyon HK; 8-16 Duluth RJ, PE; late 11-8 Cook KE, BL; only reports. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 5-8 Lyon ED; 5-10 Lyon HK; 5-12 Lyon GO; early north 5-18 St. Louis DS, JCG; late 5-23 Lyon KE; 5-31 Marshall SV. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Early north 8-9 Duluth; late north 9-27 St. Louis GN, 10-8 Cook KE. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 5-7 and 5-8 Lyon HK, KE; 5-10 Lyon GO; early north 5-15 St. Louis DA; 5-17 Otter Tail SM; 5-18 St. Louis GN; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Late migrants 6-9 Lake, 6-12 Clay and 6-13 Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Early south 7-23 Hennepin (RJ); late north 10-23 Cook (D. Carrol), 1025 Duluth (KE, RJ). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early north 5-3 St. Louis KE. ; | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Late migrants South 6-12 (Anoka, KJL), North 6-6, 6-11. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | 8-23 Washington JD, 9-16 St. Louis GO, SM, 10-7 Renville RJ, 10-20 St. Louis KE, 10-21 Lake KE. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 5-11 Anoka KL, 5-23 Todd NH; early north 5-15 St. Louis KE, 5-17 Marshall ANWR; late 5-31 St. Louis BB. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Late migrants South: 6-1 Anoka, 6-4 Nicollet; North: 6-2 Cook. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | 8-6 Wilkin GMO, 8-18 Wilkin SM, 9-18 Cook KMH. All other reports from St. Louis County; late dates 10-31 KE, 11-2, 3 BL, RJ, DGW. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-16 Nicollet JCF 5-15 Hennepin ES; early north 5-13 Wilkin GMO, 5-19 St. Louis KE; late 5-27 St. Louis SM. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 9-3 Cook KMH, 9-6 Crow Wng WN, all other reports from St. Louis, late date 9-18 KE. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Eary south 5-13 Hennepin DB, SC, 5-14 Stearns NH; early north 5-18 Wilkin RJ, 5-20 Marshall RJ; late south 5-26 Stearns NH; peak 5-25 Duluth JG (75). | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Late migrants North: 6-5; 6-13 Duluth (KRE). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 8-9 Dakota· RG, 8-12 Dakota RJ, 8-16 St. Louis KE, 8-29 ES, 9-11 St. Louis TW. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early north 5-fi ~Jk KSS, 5-12 Aitkin WN; late south -f6 Yellow Medicine CMB, 5-22 Martin EBI K; late north 5-28 St. Louis AB, 5-31 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Late migrant North: 6/1, 6/5. Early migrant North: 7/21 Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/26 St. Louis MH, 9/7 St. Louis LE, 9/12 Lake of the Woods KSS, 9/18 St. Louis MF, 9/19 Duluth DB. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 5/14 Dakota AMIJP, Lac qui Parle BL, 5/15 Rock RJ; early north 5/12 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/15 Crow Wing TS, Duluth KL; late south 5/29 Anoka KL, Nicollet JCF, 5/31 Martin EBIK; late north 5/29 St. Louis DGW, 5/30 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Late migrants South: 6/1 ; North: 6/3, 6/4, 6/7-9; 6/25 Lake of the Woods. Early migrants North: 7/24-30 Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 8/1 Roseau AJ, 8/4 St. Louis KE, 8/6 Lake of the Woods KE, 8/17 St. Louis MH, 8/21 Crow Wing SC, 9/6 St. Louis SC, Cook KMH, 9/16 St. Louis DB, 9/17 JSP -all reports. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 5/8 Dakota JD, 5/16 Dakota PL; early north 5/9 St. Louis fide KE, 5/16 Marshall KSS; late south 5/30 Anoka PL, Hennepin ES, 5/31 Anoka KL; late north 5/27 Polk AB, St. Louis DB, 5/28 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | last spring date 6/14 Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 9/16 St. Louis ES, 10/1 Cook KMH, 10/4 KL, 10/12 Lake SWIMS, 10/15 St. Louis DZ, 10/17 Cook KMH -all reports. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 5/6 Olmsted AP, 5/15 Swift RJ; early north 5/8 St. Louis KE, 5/19 SSt, 5/21 Aitkin GS, Wilkin GAM; late south 5/27 Cottonwood LAF, 5/31 Hennepin OJ; late north 5/30 St. Louis NH, FL, Cook RJ, 5/31 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Late migrants: South, 6/4 Stearns; North, 6/13 Lake. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | All reports: 8/17 Stearns RJ, 8/18 St. Louis KE, 8/25 Roseau RJ, 8/29 St. Louis WP, 9/8 St. Louis FL, 9/27 Marshall ANWR. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 5/16 Nicollet JCF, Stearns NH, 5/17 Dakota TRF, Nicollet m.ob.; early north 5/11 St. Louis KE, SSt, 5/17 Clearwater AB; late south 5/28 Jackson RJ, 5/31 Wright ES; late north 5/27 St. Louis L W, 5/30 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Late migrants 6/1 Marshall, 6/8 Cook, 6/12-6/26 Duluth (KE; latest date on record). Early migrant 7/29 St. Louis. All reports. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Only report: 6/1 Murray. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | All reports: 8/8 Polk PS, 8/20 Steele AP, reported from Lac qui Parle and St. Louis Counties PS. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | All reports from Duluth, St. Louis County 8/25 AB, 9/13 KR, 9/17 DB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 5/14 SNWR, 5/15 Goodhue JF, 5/17 Hennepin SC; early north 5/8 Penning-ton MCBS, 5/14 Kittson RJ and Lake DPV, 5/16 St. Louis DN; late south 5/24 Dakota TT and Yellow Medicine HK, 5/25 Hennepin TT, 5/30 Stevens RJ; late north 5/27 Polk PS, 5/28 Clearwater PS, 5/31 St. Louis EL. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | All reports: 6/5 Clay and Lake, 6/10 Goodhue. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | All reports: 8/12 Martin DM, 8/23–29 Carver mob, 8/30 Dakota PB, PS, 9/9 Lake DPV, 9/19–20 St. Louis mob, 10/4 Cook PB, 11/7 Cook KE et al. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | All reports: 5/21, 28 Rice TB, 5/2, 30 St. Louis mob, 5/20 Winona KB, 5/24 Olmsted JB, 5/25–29 Hennepin (16) SC, OJ, 5/26 Waseca (2) RG, 5/28 Clearwater AB, 5/29–30 Cook TEB, 5/29 Lake of the Woods PS, 5/31 Crow Wing KD. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Only record: 6/6 Crow Wing. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | All reports 8/23 Carver RJ, 9/27–10/10 St. Louis mob, 10/16 Cook PB, 10/21 Cook PS, 11/6 Cook KE. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 5/18 Kandiyohi RF and Anoka PKL, 5/21 Olmsted JSt; early north 5/14 St. Louis MH, 5/27 Beltrami DJ and Marshall KSS; late south 5/28 Anoka SC; late north 5/29 St. Louis DSm. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Only reports: late migrants 6/1 Grant and Anoka. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Only report: 8/23 Carver RJ. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 5/13 Le Sueur PS, 5/19 Mower JM, 5/20 Big Stone KB; early north 5/11 Cass SM/CE, 5/20 St. Louis CM, 5/21 Clearwater DJ. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Only records: late migrant 6/13 Cass, early migrant 7/22 Jackson. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 5/11 Big Stone LE, and 5/18 Lac qui Parle PJ. Early north 5/18 St. Louis mob, 5/20 Marshall SKS, and 5/30 Cass SCM. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All north reports: 8/1 Cass SCM, seen off and on from 8/24–10/6 St. Louis mob and 10/24 St. Louis KB. Early south 8/5 Yellow Medicine TT, 9/22 Big Stone LE. Peak number 10/6 St. Louis (24) mob. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 5/15 Blue Earth RJ, 5/17 Carver WM, DBM and Dakota DBS, PBu. Early north 5/20 Cass SCM, 5/22 Otter Tail DN, 5/31 St. Louis mob. Peak counts 5/17 Carver (13) WM, DBM, 5/20 Scott (11) WM. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | All records: 6/1 Polk, 6/2 St. Louis, 7/21 Lyon. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 8/16 Lake DV, 9/1 Clay (2) CN, 9/3 Lyon RgS, 9/7–8 St. Louis SL, TT. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 5/15 McLeod RbS, 5/19 Olmsted DA/BE, 5/24 Winona CS. Also seen 5/26 Faribault RJ. Early north 5/16 Marshall (6) AH, PS, 5/22 St. Louis GS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Record number of late spring reports; seen in eight counties. Late migrant 6/9 Wilkin KB. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | All reports: 8/22 Marshall JJ, 8/24 Faribault FL, 9/5–7 St. Louis mob, 10/10 St. Louis KB. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | All reports were from the second half of May. Reported from only four south counties, plus St. Louis, Cook. Early south 5/16 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/20 St. Louis PS. Peak counts 5/17 Dakota (9) BL, 5/27 St. Louis (flock of 65 at 40th Ave. West in Duluth) DBe. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | All reports: 6/1,2 St. Louis, 6/6 Swift, 7/18 Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Only eight reports, from opposite corners of the state! All north reports: 8/20 St. Louis DN, 9/25 Cook DBS, 10/16 Cook AH, PS. Early south 8/15 Big Stone AH, PS, PC, 8/29 Lac qui Parle RgS. Late south 9/12–27 Jackson (third latest south) CMa, mob. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | All reports were in May. Early south 5/13 Olmsted mob, also seen in Lyon, Kandiyohi, Dakota, Goodhue. Early north 5/7 St. Louis PS, also observed in Douglas, Becker, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs. Only significant count 5/29 St. Louis (115 in Duluth) PS. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Only reports: 6/2 Becker fide BAB, 6/3–5 St. Louis mob. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | North reports from St. Louis on 8/22 PHS, 10/19 DFJ, 10/22 BrM; also seen 9/3 Lake JWL. Reported south 8/3 Lac qui Parle BEO, 8/5 Dakota (L. Byllesby) ADS, TAT. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Early south 5/7 Big Stone KJB; also seen in Murray, Meeker, Olmsted, Dakota, Hennepin. Early north 5/13 Polk DPJ and St. Louis PHS; also observed in Wilkin, Marshall, Lake of the Woods, Aitkin, Lake. Peak count 5/19 Meeker (12) DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | All reports: 6/3 Polk PHS, 6/3 Clay TAT. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Scarce along North Shore of L. Superior. Early north 8/25 Lake JWL. Late north 9/22 St. Louis CAM, PCC. All south reports: 8/4–5 Lac qui Parle m.obs., 8/25 Big Stone CRG. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Seen in 15 south and 12 north counties in all regions. Scarce along North Shore of L. Superior. Earliest date on record 4/28 Big Stone (Thielke L.) NAJ, then no south reports until 5/11 Goodhue KJB. Early north 5/4 Traverse PCC, AXH, PHS, 5/7–13 Clay RHO et al. Late south 5/27 Brown CRG, 5/28 Dakota (14) ADS. Late north 5/30 Roseau KJB, also see summer report. First county occurrence 5/18 Meeker DMF. High counts 5/22 Big Stone/Lac qui Parle (33) KJB, 5/26–27 Polk (19 at Crookston) AXH, PHS et al. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Spring migrants observed in Brown, Dakota, St. Louis, Hennepin; late migrants 6/8 Traverse (7) PCC. Only fall migrant 7/29 Swift CRM. Peak count 6/1 Brown (45) BS. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Scarce statewide. Only north report: 9/10 St. Louis KJB. All south reports: 8/1–5 Jackson (max. 4) KJB, 8/3 Lac qui Parle (2) BEO, 8/6 Dakota (1) BBB. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Reported from only eight south and five north counties. Scarce again along the North Shore of L. Superior. Early south 5/10 Wabasha NAMC, 5/10–11 Dakota ADS, KJB. Early north 5/14 Grant/Traverse KJB, 5/18 St. Louis CAM. Late south 5/29 Big Stone BJU, 5/31 Rock (Luverne) KRE et al. Late north 5/30–31 Marshall m.ob., also see summer report. All counts <14 birds. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported on 6/1 in Renville, Rock, Lake of the Woods, and Big Stone; late migrant 6/3 St. Louis (Duluth) PHS. All fall reports: 7/20 and 7/24 Marshall PHS, KJB, 7/23 Becker BWF. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Scarce statewide for the second consecutive fall. Only north reports were singles at Duluth on five dates 9/10–10/5 St. Louis m.obs. All south reports were of single birds 8/1–2 Lac qui Parle KTP, PCC, 8/21 Yellow Medicine BRL, 10/9 Brown JEB. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Scarce (again) along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Seen in 12 south and 8 north counties. Early south 5/13 Brown BTS and Stearns RPR, 5/14 Dakota BRL. Early north 5/14 Otter Tail EJE, 5/18 Aitkin and Lake m.obs. Highest reported counts 5/26 Big Stone (24) PHS, 5/31 St. Louis (25+) KJB. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Observed 6/1 Big Stone (5) PHS, 6/3 Marshall GHu, 7/30 Big Stone KJB, Mille Lacs (no date, Mille Lacs N.W.R.), MN DNR. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Scarce statewide for the third consecutive fall; all singles, except 9/5 Big Stone (3) PHS. Only north reports: 8/2 Douglas JPE, 9/18 St. Louis JMP. Early south (but see summer report) 8/24 Hennepin WCM. First juvenile 9/4 Lac qui Parle PCC. All other reports: 9/5 Freeborn AEB, 9/11 Lac qui Parle PCC et al. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Scarce (again) along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Early south 5/17 Lac qui Parle PHS, 5/18–19 Dakota (max. 8) JPM; only other south reports from Big Stone, Kandiyohi (12). Observed in 12 north counties beginning 5/17 Crow Wing CRM et al., 5/20 Wilkin PHS. Late south 5/29 Big Stone (5) KJB. Highest reported count 5/30 Polk (18 at Crookston W.T.P., also late north) KJB. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Northbound migrants 6/1 Lake JMP, 6/2 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/4, 6/5, 6/19 St. Louis JLR, JiS, JCG. Fall migrants: early north 7/27 Clay BJU, early south 7/24 Lac qui Parle PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Scarce statewide for the fourth consecutive fall; weekly shorebird surveys in West-central region found none (PCC, PHS). All north reports: 8/26–27 St. Louis RSB et al., 9/16 Beltrami BJU, 9/26 St. Louis PHS. All south reports: 8/22 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/23 Lincoln BJU, 8/24 Olmsted JWH. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Scarce (again) along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Found in 11 south counties beginning 5/1 Dakota (L. Byllesby) †DWK, 5/7–8 Dakota m.ob. All north reports: 5/20 St. Louis m.ob., 5/22 Marshall (1) PHS, 5/27 Polk (4) PHS and St. Louis (4) DWK. Late south (but see summer report) 5/26 Hennepin HCT, 5/28 Sibley DWK. Highest reported count 5/12 Lac qui Parle (11 in Cerro Gordo Twp.) BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Northbound migrants: late south 6/5,11 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS; late north 6/3 St. Louis PHS. Early south (no fall migrants north) 7/25–27 Lac qui Parle (max. 3) PCC, BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Scarce statewide for the fifth consecutive fall. Only north report: 9/14 Cook (1) EEO. All south reports from West-central region except 8/1 Brown BTS. Please see summer report for first fall migrants; additional early south 8/1 Big Stone, Brown, Lac qui Parle. High count 8/9 Swift (4) BJU. First juveniles 9/17 Lac qui Parle (2) PCC. Last seen 9/30–10/1 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) PHS, BJU. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 5 | 10 | Early south 5/7 Hennepin (2) JCC, 5/8 Lincoln m.ob, 5/12 Meeker (3) DMF. Early north 5/9 St. Louis (2) RBW, 5/18 Marshall MHe, 5/19 Crow Wing ASc. Scarce along the North Shore of Lake Superior; high count 5/25 Cass (11, Pelican Is., Leech Lake) BAW. First county record 5/27 Nobles (2, Worthington W.T.P.) RMD, JWH. Late south 5/28 Blue Earth HHD; also see summer report. Late north 5/27 Crow Wing (6) JSB, 5/31 St. Louis (6) DWK. |
| 2007 | Summer | 2 | 1 | All reports: northbound migrants 6/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/1 Clay ABi; southbound migrant 7/19 Cass BAW. |
| 2007 | Fall | 4 | 4 | See summer report for early southbound migrants north. All south reports: 8/18 Meeker (2) DMF, 8/22 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) BJU, 8/31 Stearns HHD, 9/29 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS. First juveniles 8/25 St. Louis (2) KJB, 8/31 Stearns (1) PCC. Late north 9/23 St. Louis PHS, 9/30 St. Louis KJB. No significant counts. |
| 2008 | Spring | 5 | 11 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/8 Lac qui Parle (5) BJU, 5/10 Meeker (2) DMF. Early north 5/6 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 5/14 Cass (Gull Island) BAW. High count 5/27 St. Louis (30, Park Point) CMB. Late south 5/30 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 6/1). See summer report for late migrants north. |
| 2008 | Summer | 3 | Northbound migrants 6/1 Cass (15) BAW, 6/1, 6/4–10 St. Louis (max. 4) m.ob. Presumed southbound migrant 7/11 Douglas JPE. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 5 | 1 | Early north (median 8/12) 8/28 St. Louis (2) PHS, 8/31 Pennington PHS. Late north 9/28 St. Louis (juvenile at Park Point) KRE, PHS (median 9/25). Only south report: 9/12 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. |
| 2009 | Spring | 10 | 14 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/9 Murray (Lake Wilson) KRE, 5/10 Murray LS and Renville (Fairfax W.T.P.) JCC. Early north (median 5/14) 5/9 Douglas JPE, 5/16 Otter Tail SPM. See summer report for late migrants south and north. High count 5/30 St. Louis (23) KJB. |
| 2009 | Summer | 4 | 4 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/4 Pope (3) AXH, 6/7 Big Stone (1) PCC; late north 6/8 Mille Lacs (1) CRM, 6/10, 6/13 Marshall (1) RMD, PHS. High count 6/3 Cass (11, Pelican Island) BAW. |
| 2009 | Fall | 3 | 5 | Early north (median 8/7) 8/3 Crow Wing (2, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. Early south (median 8/5) 8/1 Lac qui Parle PHS, 8/5 Chippewa (Shakopee Lake) RBW. Late north 9/19 Cass (Little Pelican Island, Leech Lake) BAW (median 9/27). Late south 9/8 Rice TFB (median 8/30). |
| 2010 | Spring | 6 | 8 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/7 Rice TFB, 5/14 Lac qui Parle (Haydenville W.M.A.) BJU. Early north (median 5/14) 5/14 St. Louis (4, Park Point) PHS, 5/16 Cass (8, Pelican Island) BAW. High counts 5/23 Cass (16, Pelican Island, Leech Lake) BAW, 5/20 Dakota (11) JPM. |
| 2010 | Summer | 3 | 1 | Northbound migrants 6/1 Stearns PLJ, 6/2 Cass (5) BAW, 6/2, 6/4, 6/6 St. Louis PHS, 6/4, 6/5 Cook RBJ, SLP, JWH, JaL. |
| 2010 | Fall | 2 | 3 | Early north (median 8/7) 8/24 Lake fide JWL, also reported north in St. Louis as late as 9/21 (2, Park Point) EBr (median 9/27). Only south reports: 8/3 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) BJU (before early median 8/5), 8/15 Ramsey RZi, 9/4 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) BJU (after late median 8/30). |
| 2011 | Spring | 4 | 5 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/13 Wright (2, Smith Lake) PCC, 5/20 Lac qui Parle (2, Perry Twp.) BJU. Early north (median 5/14) 5/21 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) KuS, 5/23 St. Louis (5, Park Point R.A.) JLK. High count 5/27 St. Louis (19) DFN. Late south 5/28 Wright (2) PLJ, 5/30 Swift (Lubenow W.P.A.) BJU (median 6/1). See summer report for late migrants north. |
| 2011 | Summer | 1 | Only report: northbound migrant 6/1 St. Louis (Duluth) SCZ. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 2 | 4 | All north reports: 9/4 Marshall (Warren W.T.P.) RZi, JMJ, CRM and St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) EBr, 9/24–25 St. Louis (Superior Entry) m.ob. All south reports: 8/13 Lac qui Parle (Agassiz Twp.) BJU, 8/19 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 8/28 Lac qui Parle (Haydenville W.M.A.) ACr, 8/29 Dakota RTe, 9/3 Lac qui Parle (juv., Salt Lake) PCC, 9/4 Rock (Hills W.T.P.) BJU. |
| 2012 | Spring | 9 | 10 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/12 Big Stone (Wiley W.P.A.) DWK, 5/13 Swift (2, Lubenow W.P.A.) SBM. Early north (median 5/14) 5/18 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB and St. Louis (Morgan Park) JLK, 5/19 Clearwater (2, Clearwater River Impoundment) PEB, DWK. High count 5/23 St. Louis (121, Park Point, Duluth) PHS. Late south 5/23 Lac qui Parle DLP, 5/24 Blue Earth CRM and Dakota (3) DWK (median 6/1. See summer report for late migrants north. |
| 2012 | Summer | 2 | 1 | All northbound migrants: 6/1 Cook (Grand Marais) RBJ, Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake.) BJU, 6/4, 6/6 St. Louis (Duluth) ANy, DBr. All southbound migrants: 7/24, 7/26 (Salt Lake.) BJU, PLJ. |
| 2012 | Fall | 3 | 2 | All north reports: 8/21 Cass (Pelican Island, Leech Lake) DAY, 9/3 St. Louis (Park Point) EBr, 9/28 Itasca (2) SC, EEO, 10/7 St. Louis PRH. Only south reports: 8/1 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) BJU, 8/7 Jackson (North Heron Lake) KJB. |
| 2013 | Spring | 5 | 15 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/11 Fillmore ANy, HHD, JWH, 5/12 Faribault PEJ. Early north (median 5/14) 5/18 Grant DWK, PEB, HCT, 5/19 Aitkin and Crow Wing JCC. New county record 5/18 Houston (3, Blue Lake) HHD. High counts 5/22 St. Louis (40, Park Point) KJB, 5/22 Crow Wing (37, Garrison, second highest count away from Duluth) HHD. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/1) and north (median 6/5). |
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | 2 | Early June northbound migrants in Big Stone, Brown, St. Louis. High count 6/5 St. Louis (18, beach near Sky Harbor Airport, Park Point) PHS. |
| 2013 | Fall | For the first time since 1995 there were no fall reports. | ||
| 2014 | Spring | 10 | 14 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/9 Faribault ANy, DBz, RMD, ANy, 5/11 Sibley (2) KRE, m.ob., Wabasha m.ob. Early north 5/17 St. Louis (7) BCM, 5/19 St. Louis TPW, (5) KJB, (8) JLK, (18) PAs. First north reports away from St. Louis: 5/21 Crow Wing (8) JPR, 5/22 Aitkin (3) ANy, DBz, Grant (3) CNn. New county record 5/20 Isanti RAE. High counts 5/19 St. Louis (18, Park Point R.A.) PAs, 5/20 Brown (18, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS. Late south 5/27 Kandiyohi JoS, SGa, JWd, 5/29 Lac qui Parle DLP, 5/30 Washington DWK, PNi, GJa, KDS, GHo (median 6/1). Late north 5/25 Roseau CRM, m.ob., 5/26 Polk CRM, m.ob., St. Louis PHS, 5/29 St. Louis KMS, but also see summer report. |
| 2014 | Summer | 2 | Late spring migrants (all in St. Louis) 6/2 JLK, 6/3 DCZ, 6/29 KMS. Only southbound migrant 7/29 Grant ANy. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 3 | 2 | See summer report for earliest southbound migrant. All south 9/1–2 Hennepin (max. 3 juveniles at Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) SC, TAT, BAF, SHF, GrS, 9/12 Faribault KMS, CRM. All north reports 8/8–9 Grant (max. 2, North Ottawa Impoundment) ToL, JPR, ALo, 9/1 Hubbard (4, season's peak tally, Park Rapids W.T.P.) BWF, JWH, and from St. Louis (chiefly Park Point R.A.) on 8/30 JLK and then 9/17–24 (max. 3) m.ob. |
| 2015 | Spring | 7 | 16 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/11 Yellow Medicine RJS, 5/15 Big Stone DLP, Dakota TAT, Hennepin (2) TAT, KMS, SBE. Early north 5/18 Crow Wing (several locations along Mille Lacs Lake) HHD, RAE, JPR, KCR, EGa, St. Louis (North Shore) KJB. High counts 5/22 Jackson (24, Heron Lake area) KJB, 5/20 Big Stone (22) DLP. Late south 5/27 Jackson (7) KJB, 5/27–28 Brown (max. 7) RBW KMS, BTS (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 Aitkin LMS, Cook (3) WCM, Crow Wing LMS, but also see summer report. |
| 2015 | Summer | 1 | 1 | All reports: spring migrant 6/2 Marshall (Warren W.T.P.) JPr, GHo, KDS, fall migrant 7/19 Yellow Medicine (Miedd L.) GWe. |
| 2015 | Fall | 3 | See summer report for earliest south migrant. Only other south report 8/11 Meeker (Cosmos W.T.P.) KDS. All north 8/9–10 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) RAE, m.ob., 8/10 St. Louis (Park Point) JLK, 8/18 St. Louis (Park Point) JPR, 8/19 Pine (Pine City W.T.P.) ELC, 8/22 Grant BAb, 8/29 St. Louis (Park Point) JLK. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 8 | 10 | Early south (median 5/13) 5/8 Stearns (2, Getchell Lake) nine observers, 5/16 Hennepin ASu. Early north (median 5/14) 5/12 Wilkin (10) ANy, DBz, 5/17 Douglas ToR, 5/20 St. Louis BMu. High counts 5/26 Crow Wing (21, Garrison Wayside) ABi, 5/22 Marshall (17, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) PEB, DWK, SBM, HCT. Late south 5/30 Lac qui Parle GWe. Late north 5/31 Crow Wing (2) PSP, but also see summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2016 | Summer | 2 | 2 | Seen in Big Stone, Crow Wing, Lac qui Parle, St. Louis. Late spring migrant 6/3 St. Louis (Duluth) JLK. Early fall migrant 7/17 Big Stone JCC. |
| 2016 | Fall | 2 | 1 | All north 8/27–28 St. Louis (juvenile, Park Point R.A.) ALx, StK, m.ob., 9/19 Cook (Grand Marais Campground) RRe, 10/8 St. Louis (McKinley Park Campground) TkL. See summer report for earliest south migrant. All subsequent south reports 8/25–28 Wright (juvenile, Illsley Ave. N of C.R. 37) DWK, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Spring | 10 | 14 | Early south (median 5/11) 5/11 Rock WCM, 5/13 Jackson LiH, Watonwan LiH. Early north (median 5/14) 5/14 St. Louis TMn, EFa, 5/17 Crow Wing (3) KMa, St. Louis JPR, 5/18 Red Lake HCT, DWK, SBM, PEB. Notable records: 5/29–30 Benton (Foley W.T.P.) HHD, 5/13–15 Watonwan (Madelia Twp.) LiH, ANy. High counts 5/16 Lyon (29, Lone Tree Lake) RJS, 5/26 Crow Wing (21, Garrison) RPR. Late south 5/30 Benton MJB, DOr, 5/31 Stearns (5) RCl (median 6/1). Late north 5/30 St. Louis (2) JLK (median 6/4). Also see summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2017 | Summer | 3 | 1 | Reported from Brown, Cass, Grant, St. Louis. Late spring migrant 6/8 Grant m.ob. Early fall migrant 7/23 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) †JLK. |
| 2017 | Fall | 2 | See summer report for first southbound migrant. All north 9/4 Marshall KRE, m.ob., 9/15 St. Louis (Park Point, Beach House) JWL, (Superior Entry) LiH. No south reports. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 15 | 16 | Exceptional season for this species. Early south (median 5/11) 5/4 Faribault PEJ, 5/5–7 Lyon (southwest of Marshall) NMe, m.ob. 5/9–15 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) RJS, m.ob. Early north (median 5/14) 5/12 St. Louis JfD, ClN, 5/14 St. Louis JDx, KCo. High counts 5/21 Nobles (31, Worthington; one of the highest counts away from Lake Superior) DAk, 5/25 Crow Wing (18, Garrison) RPR. Notable record 5/18–27 Koochiching (rice paddies, Shooks Twp.) DBz, ANy, m.ob. Late south 5/29 Washington PNi, 5/30 Stearns HHD, PCC (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 Hubbard REn, Marshall ebd (median 6/4). Also see summer report for late migrants north and south. |
| 2018 | Summer | 2 | 2 | Found in Dakota, Grant, St. Louis, Stearns. Northbound migrants 6/6 Stearns PCC, St. Louis JPR. Fall migrant 7/24 Grant LKo, MKo. |
| 2018 | Fall | 4 | 6 |  See summer report for earliest southbound migrant. All north reports: seen off and on 8/21–9/21 St. Louis (max. 4, Park Point R.A.) ebd, m.ob., 8/25 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) DnS, m.ob., 9/6 Cook (Artist†™s Point, Grand Marais) JLA, 9/15 Grant (3, North Ottawa Impoundment) JWZ, 9/25–10/1 Lake DFe, m.ob. All south 8/5–6 Freeborn (2, Freeborn Lake) DWK, m.ob., 8/16 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) LMS, KDS, GHo, 9/10 Lyon (Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe, 9/25 Hennepin ph. CMB, 9/27 Murray (Lake Shetek S.P.) LHl. |
| 2019 | Spring | 15 | 13 | Early south (median 5/11) 5/2 Pope BEc, 5/10 Redwood (3) TAT, 5/13 Stevens RAE, ANy, DBz. Early north (median 5/14) 5/3 Grant WPl, 5/16 Kanabec ph. SPS, Todd (2) CRM, m.ob. High count 5/18–19 Redwood (max. 27, Charlestown Twp.) BTS, m.ob. Late south 5/25 Jackson CRM, m.ob., Stearns HHD, DOr, Steele (8) DAB, m.ob., Watonwan (2) SLH, 5/27 Blue Earth (14) ChH (median 6/1). Late north all from St. Louis 5/28–31 (max. 15) JLK, m.ob. (median 6/5), but also see Summer Report. |
| 2019 | Summer | 2 | Â Spring migrants 6/1–5 St. Louis (up to 10, Park Point R.A.) MwT, JLK, Kls, HTr, ebd. Fall migrant 7/30 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) MJB. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 2 | See summer report for earliest southbound migrant. All north reports: 8/3 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH, 9/3 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ebd, 9/4 St. Louis RBW. No south reports. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 7 | 24 | Early south (median 5/11) 5/12 Cottonwood (2) KEm, m.ob., 5/13 Lyon (8) NMe, Redwood RAE, m.ob., Stearns DOr, m.ob. Early north (median 5/14) 5/14–15 Grant (max. 5) WPl, m.ob., 5/15 Marshall HHu, m.ob., Pine LEv. High counts 5/14 Pipestone (26, Pipestone W.T.P.) VKl, 5/14 Yellow Medicine (11, Timm Lake) NMe, GWe. Late south 5/23 Carver COg, Lac qui Parle (5) WCM, 5/26 Kandiyohi (max. 3) DWK, m.ob., Yellow Medicine GWe (median 6/1). Late north all from St. Louis 5/29–31 (max. 3) JLK (median 6/3), but also see summer report for additional late migrants north and south. |
| 2020 | Summer | 2 | 3 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/7 Swift KEm, JWH; late north 6/21 St. Louis (Duluth) KJB. Early fall migrants 7/26, 7/27+ Big Stone LiH, KJB. |
| 2020 | Fall | 4 | 2 | See summer report for earliest southbound migrants. All north 8/18 – 9/14 Grant (max. 2, North Ottawa Impoundment JmP, m.ob., 8/22–25 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) StK, m.ob., 9/3–28 Lake (max. 3, Two Harbors) JWL, m.ob., 9/27–28 Cook ebd. All south 8/3 Big Stone KJB, 8/8 Redwood BTS, MiO. |
| 2021 | Spring | 14 | 14 | Early south (median 5/11) 4/27 Yellow Medicine (Curtis Lake, record early) DgM, 5/11 Steele LiH, 5/12 Rock (max. 2) ANy, m.ob. Early north (median 5/14) 5/1 Grant (3, North Ottawa Impoundment, record early north) CNn, 5/11–12 Marshall HHu, m.ob., 5/12 Clearwater AxB. High counts 5/24 Yellow Medicine (60, Curtis Lake) WCM, 5/25 St. Louis (35, Park Point R.A.) TLz. Late south 5/29 Meeker MJB, m.ob., 5/30–31 Isanti (max. 3) ELC, m.ob., 5/31 Sibley (2) KEm, JWH (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 Crow Wing (11) NSg, Marshall (11) HHu, St. Louis ebd (median 6/3), but also see summer report for additional late migrants north and south. |
| 2021 | Summer | 3 | 5 | Found in Aitkin, Big Stone, Brown, Crow Wing, Grant, Meeker, Sibley, Stevens. Only fall migrant 7/24–26 Brown BTS, SLH. |
| 2021 | Fall | 4 | 7 | All north 8/14 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) IDv, ebd, 8/21 Marshall DLP, 8/23 Otter Tail (2, Lake Lida) ebd, 9/9–13 Cook (Grand Marais) ebd, 9/11 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ALw, m.ob., 9/22–24 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) TCL, m.ob. See summer report for earliest southbound migrant. All south 8/17 Lyon (Coon Creek W.M.A.) NMe, 8/20 Jackson (Heron Lake Twp.) ebd, Lyon (11, Sham Lake) GWe, Stearns HHD, 8/22 Yellow Medicine (Spellman Lake) GWe, 8/23 Sibley (High Island Lake) RBW, 8/25 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) WCM, 8/29 Wright (2, Pelican Lake) RCl. |
| 2022 | Spring | 15 | 23 | Early south (median 5/11) 5/13 Faribault WAF, Pipestone (2) RJS, Steele EHi. Early north (median 5/14) 5/7 Grant CNn, 5/8–10 St. Louis (max. 6, Park Point R.A.) ebd, 5/11 Douglas RAE, m.ob. High counts 5/28 St. Louis (44, Park Point R.A.) FJN, JLK, PHS, 5/21 Crow Wing (20, Gull Lake) JhH, 5/26 Marshall (20, East Valley Twp.) JWH, JGW. Late south 5/28 Sherburne PLJ, 5/30 Sibley TWe (median 6/1). Late north 5/31 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) FJN, m.ob. (median 6/3), but also see summer report for additional late migrants statewide. |
| 2022 | Summer | 3 | 3 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Sibley (2) DnS, 6/8 Stearns (3) ClB, HHD; late north 6/9 Cook (1) JGW, St. Louis (3) NAn. Southbound migrants: early north 7/29 Marshall HHu; early south 7/30 Lyon GWe. |
| 2022 | Fall | 4 | 2 | All north 8/2 Otter Tail (Orwell W.M.A.) BAr, 8/20–22 St. Louis (max. 2, Park Point R.A.) IDv, StK, m.ob., 9/5 Cook (Paradise Beach) EHi, 9/12 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ebd. All south 8/31 Goodhue (Frontenac S.P.) SDz, 9/8 Sibley (High Island Lake) RBW. |
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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. |