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 - Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | 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: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys |
| Spruce Grouse(Canachites canadensis) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Summer | Hanson found a brood of young just hatched nenr Ely on July 12th, o.nd thUs furnishes us the only rocord of this disnppoa.ring bird. | ||
| 1936 | Summer | On July Z?th at lake Burntside Dr. anP, I1ts. Mahle observed saveral f'locks of half-grown young with adl.\lts. ·When 'Don Mahle did an imitation distress whistle or abird, tho,~amale would tly at him, stoppidg a few feet before him "clucking" and snapping its tail open and shut like a collapsible fan. | ||
| 1945 | Winter | Two near Grand Marais, December 22, 1943, (Mr. and Mrs. Jacques and Wm. Kerfoot); five on Gunflint Trail, December, 1939, (C. T. Rollings).' | ||
| 1962 | Summer | Aug. 24, Isabella, Lake Co., adult male, adult female, ten miles apart, seen by Richard Oehlenschlager. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Nov. 3, Teamster Lake, about 10 miles NW of Isabella, Lake Co., 1 female on road, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Winter | Mar 2, about 9 mi. S., Waskish, Beltrami Co., 2 males and 1 female picking gravel on edge of Hwy. 72, D. Dorn and R. Huber. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | March 23, 9 mi. S Waskish, Beltrami County, 3 males, 7 females, feeding in a Black SpruceWhite Cedar swamp and picking gravel on the highway. Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Lake Co., Moose Lake, July 3, female, 6y in Jackpine, Black Spruce, aspen area, John C. Green. On Aug 24, about 35 miles N. Two Harbors, Lake Co., short-tailed immature male found dead, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Oct. 31, Gunflint Trail, Cook Co., 1 female, R. B. Janssen. | ||
| 1963 | Winter | Jan 4, Carp, Lake-ofthe- Woods Co., 1 male collected, Bert Anderson; Feb. 16, Isabella, Lake Co., 1 female seen picking gravel, R. Grant and Tom Jegla. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-25 St. Louis Co, 1 seen, NJH. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 10-8 Roseau Co, JLR, PEB; 10-10 Cook Co, fide JNG; 10-14 Beltrami Co, MG; 10-25 Beltrami Co, WRP. | ||
| 1964 | Winter | 1-4, Shotley, Beltrami Co, 1, MG; 1-30, Gunflint Trail, Cook Co, 1, HH- | ||
| 1965 | Spring | 3-15 Cook Co, HH. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 10-17 Shotley, Beltrami Co, MG, only report. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-20 Cook Co, ad female 3y, DS; 8-20 Fernberg Tower, Lake Co, ad female-1y, DB, RG, BL. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 8-20 Lake Co., 2, DB. | ||
| 1966 | Winter | sometime between 11-25 and 12-1, Everett Clem took a survey in the Beltrami Island State Forest and in a single day counted 1/8 along roads near Norris Camp; undoubtedly highest single count for the state; usual other reports from northeastern part of state throughout the winter. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 4-16 Beltrami Co., 4, MG; 5-17 St. Louis Co., 1 male, LTM. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-23 Sea Gull Lake, Cook Co., 1, DS. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 8-26 St. Louis Co., 2, DB; 10-10 near Cook, St. Louis Co., 2, RBJ; 10-21 Blackduck, Beltrami Co., 2, DS; 11-19 Faunce, Lake of the Woods Co., 2, JAH. | ||
| 1967 | Winter | resident, Roseau Co., PEB; 12-17(9, LTM), 2-15(1, PE) Lake Co.; 2-29 Shotley, Beltrami Co., MG. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 3-3 Faunce, Lake-of-theWoods Co., 1, JAH; 3-8 Beltrami Co., 4, MG; 4-21 Norris Camp, Lake-of-theWoods Co., 1, JAH. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-3 Lake Co, 1 female near spruce bog, JAH. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 10-19 St. Louis 8 RBJ; 10-25 Cook MC; 11-23 Beltrami 6 EHH; also reported from Roseau by PEB. Rufied Grouse: Reported from 13 counties. | ||
| 1968 | Winter | Reported from Roseau Co. PEB. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 9-27 St. Louis 5 RBJ. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 3-7 Cook GES; 5-29 St. Louis NH; only reports. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | july, Lake Vermillion, St. Louis Co., ad and 2 y, DWM. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 8-2 and 12 Duluth (1) ]H; only report. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 2 reports 3-23 and 3-25 Lake (2), S. Gilbertson. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in St. Louis (10 young seen on the Ash River Trail on 6-26 by D. Casper); also seen in Cook (6-8 Bingschick Lake, JG). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Six reports of six individuals (three last year): 10-10 (2) 10-18 Koochiching (FN, TS); 10-27 Cook (RBJ, RPR); 11-7 Hubbard (KRE); 11-10 St. Louis (GN). | ||
| 1973 | Winter | 1 female seen near Little Marais, Lake Co. on 1-26 (VL); only report. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Only 1 report 3-11 Isabella ELC, St. Louis (1) GJN. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested in Lake of the Woods (7-3, Lost L., three young, PH); also seen on 6-19 in BWCA, St. Louis Co. (GN) and on 6-23 in Lake Co. near Whyte (JG) and on Co. Rd. 2 near Sand L. (R. Huber). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 9-19 Langley River J. Greenberg; 10-5(2), 10-27(3) Itasca ~B; 11-8 Lake of the Woods KE; 11-9 St. Louis, John Green. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 3-15 Cook and Lake (3, 1 dead) ETS. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested in St. Louis (2 broods along the Echo Trail, GN); also reported from Lake (6-1, Sawhill Trail, BDC) and Cook (6-30, near Grand Portage, GC). | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 8-30 Big Fork Itasca county 1M DB; 10-12 Hovland Cook county PF; only reports. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | no less than 5 reports: present at Babbitt, St. Louis Co. (PD); 2 on 1-25 on Hwy. 1 in Lake Co. (DGW, MW); along Co. Rd. 2 in Lake Co. on 12-28 (J. Sublett); in Cook Co. on the Grand Marais Christmas Count; and 3 in Hubbard Co. on the Itasca Christmas Count. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 3-20 Cook (2) ETS. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in St. Louis (several broods near Babbitt, PD); also reported from Lake of the Woods (M. Taylor). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Only one report 9-20 Cook ES. | ||
| 1976 | Winter | 4 reports: 12-28 L. Alice, Hubbard Co. (KE); 12-30 Roseau Co. (2; SM); 1-27 Ely area, St. Louis Co. (LP); 2-7 and 2-8 Hwy. 1, Lake Co. (6; LP). | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 2 reports: 3-22 St. Louis (2) HPD; 5-19 Cook (1) NH. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Lake of the Woods (7-5, female and 1 young, G. Hodnefield) and Cook (6-29, adult with 1 young, T. Kemp); also seen near Babbitt, St. Louis Co. (LP, T. Hargy). | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Reported three times, Itasca, Cook, and St. Louis Counties. | ||
| 1977 | Winter | Four reports: 12-15 and 2-15 near Babbitt, St. Louis Co. (TH); 12-31 Itasca St. Pk. CBC; 2-13 Voyageurs Natl. Pk., St. Louis Co. (LG). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 4-27 Lake TH, JS; 5-7 Cook Glenn Maxham; 5-17 Hubbard (2) GO. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Beltrami (Waskish); not seen elsewhere. Ruffed-Grouse Breeding reported from Marshall, Beltrami, Hubbard, Morrison, Stearns, Sherburne, Anoka, Lake and Cook; also seen in Roseau, Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, American Crow Wing, Aitkin, St. Louis, Washington, Olmsted (Byron), Fillmore and Houston. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | St. Louis seen frequently throughout the season near Babbitt, TH, 11-1 Cook (Lima Mt. Road) KE, RJ. | ||
| 1978 | Winter | Two reports: 12-18 Babbitt, St. Louis Co. (TH); Itasca CBC (4). | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Permanent resident. Reported resident Lake sw, seen occasionally St. Louis TH. Only reports. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis; also seen in Beltrami (Waskish). | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Reported "resident" Lake County SW. Other reports: 9-21 Beltrami SL, MV (15), 10-21 Cook DGW, 11-11 Beltrami SL, MV. | ||
| 1979 | Winter | Reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis and Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | 4-16 Cook (10) TB; also reported as permanent resident Lake of the Woods TA. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from Lake of the Woods; St. Louis; also seen in Itasca (Scenic SP), Lake, Cook. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 8-7 St. Louis SS, seen frequently August TL, 8-8 Itasca DB, 9-23 Cook REA, 10-3 Hubbard TCS. | ||
| 1980 | Winter | Reported only from Lake of the Woods (TD) and Lake 12-29 (SS) and 2-17, 2-22 (KE). Absent from its usual area in Babbitt, St. Louis County (TH). | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 4-17 Lake of the Woods R.J, 5-7 Cook KMH, only reports. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Cook. Also seen in Lake, Itasca (Scenic SP, displaying male, JPI AM). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Permanent resident; 9-16, 9-27 Lake SWI MS, only reports. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | Only report: Cook, Lima Mountain Road, four on 2-16, T and H Hallett. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Permanent resident; reported 4-18, 4-26, 5-6 Cook MKH, 5-6 Lake SW/ MS. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Cook. One seen 6/20 Chengwatana SF, Pine Co. (The Loon 54:200-202). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/21 Lake SWIMS, 10/15 Lake SWIMS, 1/127 St. Louis (Echo Trail) KE. | ||
| 1982 | Winter | Reported only from Cook in the NE m Dec. and Jan. (KMH). | ||
| 1983 | Spring | 4/28 Lake SWIMS, only report. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Breeding data from Lake. Also seen on Echo Trail, St. Louis Co. (JCG). | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 8/1 to 10/5 Lake SWIMS, 9/12 Beltrami (I) RG, 10/20 Lima Mt., Cook Co. KMH, 10/29 Lake (2) SS, 1/120 Cook SWIMS. Also reported "October" Cook SL. | ||
| 1983 | Winter | Reported from Cook on the Gunflint Trail (KMH); Lake County, Road #2, 42 1/2 miles north of Two Harbors, 1-26 thru 2-11 (mob) and Lake-of-the-Woods, M. Kehoe, no date. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported 4/4 St. Louis (1) SNP, 4/11 Poplar Lake, Cook Co. KMH, 5/15 Lake Twp., Roseau Co. AJ, Lake (no date) SWIMS. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Itasca (7/31 Scenic S.P., l young-JM) and Lake (8/l, 2 young -SWIMS); also seen in Cook. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 10/28 Cook RE, 10/29 St. Louis (l) KC, 11/5 Lake (2) KE, 11/5 Lake (4) MH, 11/7,11/8, 11/20 Cook KMH, 11/24 Koochiching (2) KL, Lake (no date) SW/ MS -all reports. | ||
| 1984 | Winter | Reported from four far north counties; Lake of the Woods 1-3 (2) (M. Kehoe), Koochiching, eight miles south of Birchdale, 12-8, one male, (KL), Cook, North Brule River (KMH) and Lake, up to 18 in January and February along Lake Co. Rd 2 from one to five miles south of Trunk Highway #I (mob). KE describes this species as "a virtual certainty" in early A.M. in this area the past two years. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported 3/2 Cook (6) KMH, 3/7 Lake SWIMS, 3/9 Cook WP, 3/17 Lake D. Johnson, 3/17 Roseau RJ, 4/15 Lake SWIMS, 4/23 Winter 1985 Lake (I) SS, 4/27 Koochiching RJ. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Probable nesting in Lake (7112, male in full courtship display with female and two chicks, SWIMS). Also seen in Cook. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported 8/16 Cook (1) M. Stensaas, 8/23 Cook (4) M. Stensaas, 10/9 St. Louis (1) MHIJS. | ||
| 1985 | Winter | A report from northern St. Louis County on 1/1 (KB)andLakeCountyreportson 1/31, five individuals four miles south of the Kawishi River (SWMS) and up to eight along County Road 2 on 1/8 and 11/1, fide (KE). | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported 3/9 Lake (6) R. Peterson, 3/11 Lake SWIMS, Cook (no dates) EH. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Nested in Lake, Koochiching, ( 156N R28W, female with 3 young, FS). Also seen in St. Louis. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | All reports: Lake (5 +)SWIMS, 10/3 Lake MH, 10/20 Cook (3) KMH, 10/24 Koochiching RG, RJ, 10/28 St. LouisSS. | ||
| 1986 | Winter | Reported on the Beltrami Island and Isabella CBC's. Also reported along the Gunflint Trail in Cook County during February (KMH) and in Lake Co. again along County Highway #2, 3.5 miles south of Trunk Highway #I, up to 18 (m.ob.) and in T59N, RIOW on 1/3 (10, SS). | ||
| 1987 | Spring | All reports: 3/31-5/30 Lake m.ob., 4/29 Clearwater MM, Cook (no date) EH. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested in Cook, (Pine Mt. Road, female with 3 young, TW). Also seen in Lake. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | All reports: St. Louis (3) MH/JS, 9/3-11/24 Lake JMM, SW, 9/25 Beltrami (5) KH, 11/12 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Reported in Cook during the Grand Marais count week and 2/28 on the Gunflint Trail (KMH); Lake, all winter near Isabella, (SW MS), northern St. Louis 12/17 (SWMS) and on the Beltrami Island CBC. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | All reports: 3/17-5/27 Cook KMH, MS; 4/15-24 Lake m.ob. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Seen in Lake of the Woods, Lake, Cook. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | All reports: 8/14-11/11 Cook m.ob., 10/1311! 30 Lake(6) SWIMS, 11/25 BeltramiAB. | ||
| 1988 | Winter | Reported from near the Brule River in Cook KMH and from numerous locations in Lake mainly along Co. Rd. 2, TH #1 and Forest Road 102 m.ob. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Only report: 3/5 Lake DJ. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Nested in Koochiching; also seen in St. Louis, Lake, Cook. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | All reports: 8/26 St. Louis (6) SWIMS, 8/28-11130 Cook KMH, OSL, 9/22 St. Louis (1) MHIJS, 10/5-11129 Lake (10 +)SWIMS. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | Reported from Seagull Lake, Cook Co; Isabella, Lake Co. ; along SR310, Roseau Co. two miles south of Canadian border MO; and Red Lake State Forest in Beltrami Co. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | All reports: 3/3!.4/18 Lake mob, 3/7 St. Louis fide KE, 3/30 St. Louis KMH, 4/23 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Nested in Lake of the Woods, Itasca; also seen in Lake. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | All reports: 9/12 Cook KMH, 9/15 Lake SWIMS, 10/6 Lake KR, 11/2 Cook KMH, 11/7 Lake of the Woods (6) MK, 11/18 Beltrami DJ. | ||
| 1990 | Winter | Recorded on the Isabella and Beltrami Island CBCs; also found at Silverdale, Koochiching RG and in Cook along the Gunflint Trail (5) KMH. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | All reports: 3/12-415 Cook KMH, 4/20-21 Koochiching KB, 4/20-21 Lake (up to 9 displaying males!) PB, KR, 5/2 Lake PS. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Nested in St. Louis, Roseau; probable nesting in Cook. Also seen in Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | All reports: 8/13 Cook KMH, 10/4-5 Itasca AB,DB, 10/26 Lake SW/MS, 10/30 St. Louis and Cook KB, 11/16 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1991 | Winter | Reported from Lake mob with 10–20 along Co. Road 2 several miles south of Hwy 1. Also reported from Cook 12/23 KMH (6), St Louis (found dead near Babbitt fide KE), Beltrami 1/4 KB, SSt (1), Koochiching 12/22 KB (5), and on Beltrami Island CBC (3). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | All reports: 3/5–4/24 Gunflint Trail, Cook County KMH, 3/22 Beltrami DJ, 3/29 Lake SS, 4/12 Lake KR, 4/28 Cook SOL; last sighted along Lake County Road 2 on 3/7 fide KE. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Only reports from Roseau, Lake. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | All reports: 10/10 Roseau KB and 10/30 Cook SOL. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Reported 1/10 through Feb. along Lake Co. Rd. 2 (max. of 7) KE, et al. Also seen 2/28 Cook KSS and 2/27–28 Koochiching KB (4 different locations, max. only 4). | ||
| 1993 | Spring | All reports: 3/3 Cook CR/CD, 3/13 St. Louis, 3/22 Koochiching KB, 4/3 Lake KE et al., 4/17 Lake AH, WN. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Nested in St. Louis; also seen in Cook. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | All reports: 8/7 St. Louis KB, 10/8 Roseau PS. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Reported in January and February at four locations along Lake County Road 2, with a maximum of six seen. Also reported along the Echo Trail, 1/30 St. Louis SS, and near Big Falls, 2/15 Koochiching KB (4). | ||
| 1994 | Spring | All reports: 3/1 Lake TEB, 3/3 Lake MH, 3/12 Lake DSm and St. Louis KE, 4/24 Lake SDM,WN. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Only reports: nested in Lake of the Woods, probable nesting in Lake. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | All reports: Itasca (no date) AB, 8/18 Cook SOL and from Whyte Road, Spruce Road, Tomahawk Trail, and County Road 2, Lake County KE, mob. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Reported as usual from a number of locations in Lake mob. Also seen in December along the Echo Trail, St. Louis Co. SS, 1/16 Roseau (Hwy 3/0) SDM, and on the Beltrami Island CBC (10). | ||
| 1995 | Spring | All reports: 3/19 Koochiching SD, 4/13 Lake RG, Cook OSL (no date). | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Nested in Lake; also seen in Koochiching, St. Louis. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | All reports: 8/28 Lake SS, 9/7 Roseau PS, 9/17 Koochiching SD. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Reported from Lake of the Woods, St. Louis and Lake. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | All reports: 3/23 Lake JSt, 3/23 Roseau PS, 4/7 Lake SW/MS, 4/10 Roseau KB. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All reports: 9/22 St. Louis SS, 9/28 Itasca ABo, 10/11 Beltrami DS, 11/26 Lake fide KE. | ||
| 1996 | Winter | Only reports on the Grand Marais and Isabella CBCs, and in the Hwy 1/County Road 2 area of Lake Co. mob. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Only report from Lake (Co. Road 2) KE. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 9/10-11 Cook (Alpine Lake) FL, 9/13 Lake DS and Itasca ABo, 10/25 Cook OSL, 11/27 Lake DV. [Corrected] | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Numbers down in Lake fide KE. Also reported 1/17 Koochiching SDM, 2/21 Beltrami DJo, and the Beltrami Island (14) and Isabella (3) CBCs. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 5/29 Cook KMH, (no date) Lake JLi. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Reported in Itasca, Lake, Cook. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | All reports: 10/10 St. Louis (Comstock Lake) DEv, ME, (no date) Lake fide KE. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Only reports from Lake. Peak 2/22 Lake (27 males on Co. Rd. 2) DE (The Loon 71:166–167). | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Reported only from Lake. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Only reports from Lake of the Woods, Beltrami. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Reported from Lake and St. Louis. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Reported from four locations in Lake, with a peak 1/29–30 near Isabella (20) GSk. Also reported 12/12 Itasca (Scenic State Park) PS and 1/2 Beltrami (Red Lake Peatland SNA) DJo. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Only reports from St. Louis, Lake. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Reported from Cook, Lake, and Lake of the Woods (Norris Camp GM, JFo, and Gustafson SNA MK). All reports noted few numbers of birds. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Reported from Lake (state highway 1, county road 2, and Isabella), Lake of the Woods (Norris Camp) JFo, GMe, and St. Louis (near Cook) KJB. Maximum count only two birds. The report near Kelsey, within the Sax-Zim bog area of southern St. Louis County, is suspect as there are no modern records from this area. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Only reports: Roseau (U.S. highway 3/0) and Lake. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Reported from Cook (Lima Mt. Road) PHS, Koochiching (peak 4, near Big Falls) DPS, and Lake of the Woods (three locations) GMM, JMF, MHK. None could be found at usual Lake County locations. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Seen only in Lake. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | All reports: one or two birds in each of five Lake of the Woods locations during May (BRB, GMM, JMF, MHK). | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Only report from Lake. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Only reports from Lake of the Woods (near Norris Camp) GMM. | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Many reports from Lake County, plus 12/30 Lake of the Woods (3) MHK and 2/14 St. Louis (T65N, R14W) SES. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | All reports: small numbers in four Lake and two Lake of the Woods locations, plus 5/21 Beltrami (Waldo Road) JWL. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Reported from Lake of the Woods (max. 5 in three locations, GMM, plus up to 7 near Gustafson Camp S.N.A., MHK). | ||
| 2003 | Winter | Numerous reports from Lake County where a maximum of 12 seen 2/14 DBz. Also reported 1/1 Cook Area CBC, 12/24 & 12/31 Lake of the Woods (Beltrami Island State Forest) MHK. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All reports: small numbers in two Lake (SWe) and seven Lake of the Woods locations (MHK). | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported from the counties of Lake, St. Louis, and Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching (max. 3 along C.R. 13) m.ob., Lake, Lake of the Woods (max. 3 in three locations) GMM, RBJ, MHK. | ||
| 2004 | Winter | All reports: three locations in Lake including 12/26 (Ely CBC) JWL, 12/29 Lake of the Woods (Beltrami Island CBC) fide MHK, 1/8 Koochiching JMJ, ph. PHS, 2/5 St. Louis (CR 16 and US 53) JWL. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | All reports: small numbers in two Lake (JMP) and five Lake of the Woods locations (MHK, GMM). | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Reported from Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, St. Louis, Cook, Carlton. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Exceptional report 11/12 Aitkin (one along CR 18) ASc. Also seen in Itasca, Koochiching (max. 8 along CR 13) m.ob., Lake of the Woods (max. 10 in three locations) MHK, GMM | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Reported from Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis counties. Four birds visited grit feeder at cabin 2/22 Lake of the Woods MHK. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | All reports: small numbers during May in four Lake of the Woods locations (BRB, MHK), plus 4/27 Itasca JEB. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Observed 6/6, 6/29 Lake of the Woods LBF, GMM, 6/16 Lake NRRI. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Seen in Cook (4 in three locations) ES, DWK, Itasca (8 in George Washington S.F.) BRB, Koochiching (4 in three locations) SC, Lake (5 in three locations) SES, EEO, Lake of the Woods (24 in five locations) MHK, GMM, BAW, St. Louis (9 in three locations) SC, KRS. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 3 | Unusual location 1/13 Aitkin (female, Hedbom Forest Road) DPG. High count 2/18 Lake (14) JCC. Also reported from Lake of the Woods. | |
| 2007 | Spring | 3 | All reports: 3/11 Lake (3) CHo, 3/17 Lake (20 in 3 locations along CR 2) JPE, 5/12 Koochiching AXH and Lake JWL, 5/25 Lake of the Woods (3) MHK. | |
| 2007 | Summer | 2 | All reports: 6/4 Lake (3) NRRI, 6/30 Cook KRE, 7/6 Lake JWL. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 5 | Reported from Beltrami BJU, Cook JLO, Koochiching (4) BJU, Lake (5 in four locations) SES, JCC, BET, St. Louis (2 in two locations) SES, DMK. | |
| 2007 | Winter | 4 | High count 12/30 Lake of the Woods (10, Beltrami Island CBC) fide JMJ. All other reports: 12/29 Roseau JMJ, 12/30 (4) and 1/5 Lake fide JWL, 1/27 Lake KRE, LS, 2/2 Lake (5) CMB, St. Louis (3) MLH. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 2 | All reports: 5/3–17 Lake (3 in 3 locations) JWL, 5/15 Lake of the Woods (4 displaying males in separate areas and 1 female incubating 8 eggs under leaning cedar tree) MHK, 5/31 Lake SES. | |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | Reported 6/26 St. Louis (seen by Dee Kruder along Norway Trail) fide JWL. Spring breeding record from Lake of the Woods (5/15 MHK). | |
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | All reports: 9/25 St. Louis (2 near Lake Vermilion) DMF, 9/30–10/20 Lake of the Woods GMM, MHK. | |
| 2008 | Winter | 3 | Several reports from Lake throughout period with a high count of 12 on 2/11 (Sand River area) MLH. Also reported 1/2 Lake of the Woods CWG, 1/27 St. Louis fide JWL. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 4 | High count 3/7 Lake of the Woods (9) MHK. Also reported from Itasca (Bear Lake) EEO, SC Koochiching (Toumey Williams Rd and CR 13) FKB, FGo, MJB, and Lake (SR 1) NLM. | |
| 2009 | Summer | 3 | Seen 6/24 Lake of the Woods (2) MHK, 7/4 Cook RPR, 7/11 St. Louis (2) SLF. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 5 | All reports: 10/12–11/7 Lake of the Woods (max. 13, near Gustafson Camp S.N.A.) MHK, GMM, 10/16 Roseau TFo, 11/8 Cook (3, Lima Mountain Rd.) DWK, JLO, 11/9 Cook (9, Sawbill Trail) RBW, 11/10 Itasca RAE, 11/21 Lake (max. 3) SMC. | |
| 2009 | Winter | 3 | Number of reports similar to recent years. Found on three CBCs: 1/1 Beltrami Island CBC (2), 1/2 Isabella CBC, 1/2 Cook Area CBC (2). | |
| 2010 | Spring | 3 | High count 5/15 Lake of the Woods (5) MHK. Also reported from Lake (Stony River F.R.) DDo, JWL, St. Louis SES. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 4 | All reports: 8/15 Lake RTP, 8/17 Itasca (6, Scenic S.P.) BCS, 9/22 Lake (near Isabella) EEO, 9/24 Koochiching SC, 10/2 St. Louis SLF, 10/11 Cook (Gunflint Trail) fide JWL, 11/7 Cook (Lima Mountain Road) DWK, JLO, 11/9 Lake (MN Highway 1) BJU, 11/21 Lake (County Road 2) MSS. | |
| 2010 | Winter | 5 | Reports throughout the period from Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 2/27 Lake (6, county road 2, 2.3 miles north of Sand River) PEB, MAO. All other reports were of 1–3 birds. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 5 | High count 3/1 Lake (11 on county road 2) MLH. Also reported from Cook HHD, RAE, Koochiching m.ob., Lake of the Woods MHK, JEB, St. Louis m.ob. | |
| 2011 | Summer | 5 | Observed in Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 5 | All reports 10/11 Roseau (Highway 3/0) LeG, 10/12 St. Louis (Big Lake) WPe, 10/21–11/6 St. Louis (Bear Island Lake) SLF, 10/23 Cook (Grand Portage S.P.) PLJ, 11/5–7 Lake (Stony River F.R.) DWK, SBM, 11/6 Cook (Lima Mountain Road) DWK, 11/29 Koochiching (3, Tuomey-Williams Road) AMe. | |
| 2011 | Winter | 3 | Reported throughout the season from Lake, also reports from 12/23 Ely CBC, 12/30 Beltrami Island CBC, 2/11 Lake of the Woods fide JMJ. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 3 | All reports: 3/11 Lake (2) RAE, 4/19 Lake of the Woods SC, 5/12 Lake SES, Lake of the Woods MHK. | |
| 2012 | Summer | 3 | Reported 6/2, 6/17, 6/26 Lake of the Woods MHK, GMM, BWa, 6/16, 6/19 Lake NLM, 7/5 St. Louis NLM. | |
| 2012 | Fall | 3 | All reports: 9/6 Lake (Kawishiwi River) DaE, 9/15 Lake (Whyte Road) MSS, 9/29 Cook (South Brule Road) HHD, RAE, 11/2 Cook CRM, GLa, 11/4 Lake (Iona's Beach S.N.A.) ANy, m.ob., 11/5 St. Louis SLF. | |
| 2012 | Winter | 4 | Reported throughout the season from Lake, with a high count 2/24 (10, C.R. 2, 0.3 miles north of Sand River) MLH. Also reported from Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. Not reported on any CBCs. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 4 | All reports: 3/1 Lake of the Woods MHK, 3/3 Lake ALo, 3/29 Itasca (Scenic S.P.) EO, SC, 4/10 Koochiching AMe, 5/16 Lake (2) BDK. | |
| 2013 | Summer | 4 | Seen in Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 6 | Reports more widespread that usual (most counties since fall 2006). Found in Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook. Only reports of multiple birds: 10/3 Lake of the Woods (8) MHK, 8/7 Lake (3, Sucker Lake) AVa. | |
| 2013 | Winter | 3 | Few reports, only from Lake (C.R. 2), Lake of the Woods, St. Louis (3 near Ely), with high count 2/8 Lake (12, C.R. 2 north of the Sand River) fide KRE. | |
| 2014 | Spring | 5 | All reports: 3/8 Lake (9, C.R. 2 ) CAs, 3/19 Lake (1, C.R. 2 north of Sand River) JmW, 4/18 Koochiching (Toumey-Williams Rd.) AMe, 5/25, 5/29 St. Louis SLF, 5/30 Lake of the Woods fide JMJ, 5/31 Cook SLP. | |
| 2014 | Summer | 3 | Observed in Cook, Lake, St. Louis. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 4 | Reported from Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. High counts all from Lake: 11/23 (17) BAb, 11/22 (14 total along S.R. 1) ClN, 11/23 (9, C.R. 2) JRg. | |
| 2014 | Winter | 5 | Most reports from Lake, St. Louis; also reported from Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching. High counts 1/10 Lake (9) MLe, JMi, 1/25 St. Louis (9) JPr. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 3 | High count 4/28 Lake (3) JMa. Also reported from Lake of the Woods and St. Louis. | |
| 2015 | Summer | 3 | Seen in Itasca, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 7 | Reports more widespread than usual, found in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. High counts 10/9 Lake of the Woods (9, Beltrami Island S.F.) MHK, 8/24 Cook (6, Sawbill Trail) RMa. | |
| 2015 | Winter | 4 | Most reports from Lake, a few others from St. Louis, Roseau, Lake of the Woods. High count 12/8 Lake (30, Superior N.F.R. 377) RHg; other reports were of 6 or fewer individuals. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 6 | All reports: 3/12 Lake (2, F.R. 1902) NLM, 3/28 Koochiching AMe, 4/22 Itasca DBz, m.ob., 4/23–26 St. Louis WPe, 4/27 Lake GA, 5/10 Lake of the Woods BSi, 5/28 Cook DFN. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 5 | Seen in Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 6 | Reported north from Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. High count only 3 individuals. | |
| 2016 | Winter | 7 | Reported from more counties than in the last 10 winter seasons. As usual, most reports were from Lake. High counts included 2/19 Lake (8, Tomahawk Road) KnM, ASu, 2/16 Roseau (6) KCR, JiH. CBC high count 12/31 Isabella (3). | |
| 2017 | Spring | 5 | All reports: 3/14–4/2 Cook (max. 3, Sawbill Trail and Lima Mountain Rd.) ph. DLB, HCT, DWK, SBM, 3/5 Itasca (1, Scenic S.P.) BJq, 4/7 Koochiching (1, near Big Falls) ph. AMe, HHD, RAE, 4/14–17 Lake (max. 2) ph. MSS, CRa, 3/4–5/8 St. Louis (max. 7) BDo, Asu, m.ob. | |
| 2017 | Summer | 6 | Observed in Beltrami, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 6 | Reported north from Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. High count only 2 individuals. | |
| 2017 | Winter | 5 | As usual, most reports were from Lake, but also reported from Cook, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. High count 1/18 Lake (14, state highway 1 south of Isabella) DvK. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 3 | All reports: 3/2–17 Lake (max.7) ASu, m.ob., 4/25–5/14 St. Louis BHo, LSh, 5/18 Itasca SC. | |
| 2018 | Summer | 8 | Seen in Beltrami, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 4 | Â Reported north from Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. High counts 10/7 Lake of the Woods (19, single flock eating grit) MHK, 11/22 Cook (5, Gunflint Trail) MWS. | |
| 2018 | Winter | 6 | Most reports from Lake; also reported from Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High counts 2/17 Koochiching (8) ASu, Lake (8, C.R. 2) JmP, ASu. CBC high count 12/30 Beltrami Island (6). | |
| 2019 | Spring | 3 | High count 3/31 St. Louis (6, Johnson Rd.) JuG. Also reported from Lake and Lake of the Woods. | |
| 2019 | Summer | 5 | Â Seen in Cook, Hubbard, Lake, Marshall, St. Louis. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 6 | Reported north from Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 10/14 Lake of the Woods (18, single flock eating grit) MHK. | |
| 2019 | Winter | 6 |  Reported from all counties bordering Canada except Kittson. As usual, most reports were from Lake. High counts 1/4 Lake (14, County road 2) ebd, 2/22 Lake of the Woods (10, Gustafson†™s Camp S.N.A.) MHK, 2/23 Cook (7) FJN, JPR, m.ob. Also reported from Roseau, Koochiching, St. Louis. CBC high counts 1/4 Isabella (11), Roseau (2). | |
| 2020 | Spring | 5 | Sporadic reports throughout the season from Cook, Lake, St. Louis. Also reported 5/8–18 Koochiching (max. 5, the season’s high count, all near Big Falls) ebd, 5/13 Itasca SC. | |
| 2020 | Summer | 8 | Found in Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 4 | Reported north from Cook, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis. High count 11/17 Lake (10, Whyte Rd./Stony River F.R.) ASu, KEi. | |
| 2020 | Winter | 6 | Reported from all counties bordering Canada except Kittson. Most records from Lake, as usual. High counts 12/1 Cook (8) ANy, 1/3 Lake (8) ebd. Also reported from Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, St. Louis, with counts of 3 or fewer. CBC high count 1/2 Isabella (10). | |
| 2021 | Spring | 5 | High count 3/10 Lake (16, C.R. 2) RLF, REn. Also reported in Cook, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. | |
| 2021 | Summer | 3 | Observed in Cook, Koochiching, St. Louis. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 6 | Reported north from Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. High count 9/12 Lake (6, 2 adults and 4 juveniles, north of Isabella) ebd. | |
| 2021 | Winter | 8 | Reported from all counties bordering Canada except Kittson. High counts 12/11 (11, Gunflint Trail south of Lima Mountain Road) AvB, JBh, 1/2 Lake (10, Wampus Lake ) JWL, SLL. CBC high count 1/2 Isabella (11). | |
| 2022 | Spring | 5 | High count 3/2 Lake of the Woods (13, Gustafson Camp S.N.A.) MHK. Also reported from Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. | |
| 2022 | Summer | 3 | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis. | |
| 2022 | Fall | 5 | Reported north from Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 11/5 Cook (8, Superior N.F.) ebd. | |
| Permanent resident far north. | ||||
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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. |