| Sprague's Pipit(Anthus spragueii) |
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1933 | Summer | | | According to Dr. Roberts,. 11Birds of Minnesota.", only one known nest of the Missouri Skylark has been r~oordod for the state• a1,though the bird breed~ extensively all over the Red River Valley. A second was fOl.Uld in Pennington County on June 20th of this year by Grimes. On that dnte tho nest contained 1 :f'rosh egg, and when revisited on the 24th it held 5 eggs. |
| 1937 | Summer | | | On June IB one newly fledged young was seen awing by Rysgaard and Dr. Risser, near Warren. |
| 1961 | Summer | | | Seen by Avifaunal Club members on 17 June, 4 and 15 July near Felton. Several males, singing about 200 feet in the air, dropped occassionally to meet females some 20 feet in the air. Although no nests were found, these exchanges of food would seem to indicate breeding. |
| 1961 | Fall | | | Richard Oehlenschlager collected one specimen five ' miles east of Nimrod, Wadena County on 22 Sep. This locality is on the very fringe of the Boreal-coniferous zone. Bombycillidae: Both species were reported. |
| 1962 | Spring | | | May 30 between Felton and Ulen, Clay Co., two singing males, Avifaunal Club. |
| 1962 | Summer | | | May 30, between Felton and Ulen, Clay Co., abandoned, water-filled nest with one egg found, Avifaunal Club; June 9, same area, empty nest found near where female flushed from ground, male singing high overhead, Avifaunal Club. |
| 1963 | Spring | | | May 30, between Felton and Ulen, Clay Co., 1 seen and heard, Avifaunal Club. |
| 1963 | Summer | | | Clay Co., between Felton and Ulen, present all summer and presumeably breeding although actual nest not located. Avifaunal Club. |
| 1964 | Spring | | | 5-13 Dakota Co, 2, FN, EWJ; 4-25 Felton, Clay Co. RG, RLH. |
| 1964 | Summer | | | all summer near Fe!· ton, Clay Co, at usual spot, undoubted· ly breeding. |
| 1965 | Fall | | | 10-25 Cokato, Wright Co, EC (no details; exceptionally late). |
| 1966 | Summer | | | 7-31 (RLH) and 8-1 (DP, WPR), 3 mi SE Felton, Clay Co, 1 singing male at usual spot. |
| 1966 | Fall | | | 8-13 Clay Co., usual spot, DB. |
| 1967 | Summer | | | 6-18 Clay Co., usual spot near Felton, 1 singing male, RLH. |
| 1968 | Spring | | | 5-30 Felton, Clay Co., 1 singing male at usual spot, AB, RLH. |
| 1968 | Summer | | | 6-3 Clay Co, at usual spot Blue-winged Warbler SE ofFelton, 1, EHH. Co, ad with y, VL; also reported from |
| 1969 | Summer | | | 6-13 usual spot near Felton, Clay Co., singing male JJG, RBJ; 6-10 Buffalo River State Park, Clay Co. 2 VL. |
| 1969 | Fall | | | 10-15 St. Louis JCG. |
| 1970 | Spring | | | 5-23 usual spot in Clay Co. (2) KE, PE. |
| 1970 | Summer | | | 6-13 Felton, Clay Co. (4) DB. |
| 1970 | Fall | | | 9-23 (one collected) Wadena, R. Oehlenschlager. Robin: a few (groups 1-6) winter~d in Hennepin, Carver, Ramsey, Winona, Goodhue, Cottonwood, Nobles; flocks (10-50) along North Shore in Cook Co., invasion began 12-5, more birds noticed in late Feb. when a few also spilled over into Lake, St. Louis to Duluth. |
| 1970 | Winter | | | 9-23 (one collected) Wadena, R. Oehlenschlager. ; |
| 1971 | Spring | | | 5-14 Felton, Clay Co. (1) RR; 5-l 5 mi. se Nimrod, Wadena Co. (1 adult male collected), R. Oehlenschlager. |
| 1972 | Summer | | | 6-25 (2) Felton, Clay Co. RBJ. ~~~kE~~~~on~AXWING: 6-20 (flock) Cass Co., |
| 1973 | Summer | | | 6-10 Lac qui Parle (F & AE), 6-16 Clay (RBJ). |
| 1973 | Fall | | | More reports: 8-15 Clay (3) (FL); 10/0 (2) Clay (EA). |
| 1974 | Spring | | | 4-28 (1) and 5-5 (1) Rock Co. KE. |
| 1974 | Fall | | | 8-3 Clay RBJ; 10-13 Clay (3) JB; 10/6 Clay KBZ (1); the last two observations were at the Moorhead Sewage Lagoons. |
| 1975 | Fall | | | 8-10 Mahnomen R. Larson; 9-28 Rock KE; 10-3 Martin RJ. |
| 1976 | Spring | | | 2 reports 5-6 (Blue Mounds State Park) Rock Co. (1) KE; 5-30 (Marcoux) Polk Co. (1) DB new location. |
| 1977 | Spring | | | 2 reports: 5-25 Polk (1) RJ; 5-27 Clay (2) DGW. |
| 1978 | Spring | | | 5-14 Clay (3) GO; 5-28 Clay (1) Paul Greenfield. |
| 1978 | Summer | | | Seen in Clay (Felton, BDC). |
| 1978 | Fall | | | 10-1 Wilkin TS. |
| 1979 | Fall | | | Two reports 8-13 Hennepin OJ, 9-29 Wilkin RJ. |
| 1980 | Spring | | | 5-23 Clay NH, 5-26 Duluth KE, BL, M. Ob. |
| 1980 | Summer | | | Seen in Norman (Rockwell Twp., KRE), Clay (Keene Twp., KRE). |
| 1980 | Fall | | | 9-7 Duluth L. Pearson, M. Wigg, 10/8 Wilkin JB. |
| 1981 | Summer | | | One seen on 7-25 Felton, Clay Co. (C&MB). |
| 1983 | Spring | | | 51 I Lac qui Parle KL. |
| 1984 | Spring | | | Only report: 5/27 Clay SC. |
| 1984 | Summer | | | 6/4 Felton prairie, Clay Co. (DB, OJ); only report. |
| 1987 | Summer | | | Seen 7/22-30 at Felton Prairie, Clay Co. (P. Backstrom, K. Camburn et al.). |
| 1987 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/8 Clay RSE. |
| 1988 | Summer | | | Nested (first state nesting record since 1972) in Polk (The Loon 60:104-108); also a singing male seen in Aitkin (6/26, The Loon 60:187). |
| 1990 | Summer | | | At least two singing males north of Roseau, Roseau Co., 7/28-29 (The Loon 62:167). |
| 1990 | Fall | | | One report: Late July -9/1 Roseau (2) MO eta!. |
| 1991 | Spring | | | All reports: 4/27-5/31 Roseau (three returned to last year's site) MO et al., SIS Felton Prairie, Clay Co. (I) MO. |
| 1991 | Summer | | | Reported for second straight year in Roseau mob. |
| 1992 | Fall | | | One report: 8/22 Clay (two) PS (The Loon 64:231). |
| 1994 | Spring | | | One report: 5/18 Big Stone AH, PH. |
| 1994 | Summer | | | Single bird observed on 6/25 at Felton Prairie in Clay Co. BM/CG. |
| 1995 | Spring | | | One heard singing 5/31 Polk MCBS. |
| 1995 | Summer | | | Singing bird observed on 6/1 near Tympanuchus WMA in Polk County MCBS (same individual reported in spring). |
| 1998 | Fall | | | One seen and heard 10/24–25 Wilkin (Rothsay WMA) KE et al. was record late for Minnesota (The Loon 71:53–54). |
| 2001 | Fall | | | One found 9/21 Dakota (Resurrection Cemetery) †TAT was relocated the next morning †ADS. One of the very few Minnesota records of this species away from western regions. |
| 2003 | Spring | | | One seen 5/1 Stevens (Pomme de Terre City Park in Morris) †JMP. |
| 2004 | Fall | | | Third fall report in 12 years and one of the very few to be photographed in the state in recent decades; discovered at Red Rock Prairie 10/10 Cottonwood †RMD, †JGW et al. and refound 10/11 ph. †PHS. |
| 2006 | Fall | | | Fourth fall report in 14 years: 9/17 St. Louis (Duluth Twp., near Homestead Rd and Old North Shore Rd) †JCG, JGr. It could not be refound later that day. |
| 2011 | Spring | | | |
| 2012 | Summer | 1 | | Reported 6/8–29 Clay (Felton Prairie) BGi et al. (VENT); refound by m.ob., including †JoS, †PCC, ph. BU, †DAB (The Loon 85:43–44). |
| 2013 | Fall | | 1 | First fall record since 2006: 10/18–19 Cottonwood †KRE, †LS, ph. DBM, m.ob. Second county record, found by the Minnesota Birding Weekends group at Rock Ridge Prairie S.N.A. on 10/18, and relocated at the same location on the following day. |
| 2016 | Fall | | 1 | Second fall record since 2006: 10/5 Jackson (Heron Lake W.M.A.) †DAk. |
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| | Former summer resident northwest. Last breeding record 1988. Recorded in one (2016) of the last ten years. State designation: Endangered. Formerly Casual. |
