The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | 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: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks |
| Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Fall | Jan Green reports that from two to five were seen at Duluth between 17 and 28 Oct. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | Two were seen on May 24 at Duluth by Janet C. Green. The two were again seen on May 26 by P.B. Hofslund. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 23-24, Duluth, three females, one male, Jan Green. Common Seater: April 28, Duluth, 1 female, Jan Green. | ||
| 1963 | Winter | Jan 18-19, Two Harbors, Lake Co., 1 immature, Jan Green, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 10-15 Stearns Co, 4 imm, good details, NH; 10-31 Lake Co, JCG; 11-4 Rice Lake, Sherburne Co, 1 shot, DE; 11-14 Lake Superior, St. Louis Co. 1 imm, JCG. Common Scoter: 10-10 Two Harbors, 2, JCG; 10-18 Two Harbors, 3, RK; 10-20 Duluth, 2, FN; 11-7 Beltrami Co, 1 shot, Joe Young; 11-14 Two Harbors, 2, JCG. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 10-17 Knife River, 2, JCG. Common Scoter: 10-24 and 11-7 Knife River, 1 each time, JCG. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 5-30 through 6-3 Lake Co, pair, JGH. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 10-21 Duluth, 1, JGH; 1029 Two Harbors, Lake Co., 1, BL, HFH, EMB, RG. Common Scoter: 10-29 Grand Marais, Cook Co., 1, BL, HFH, EMB, RG. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 5-27 Lake Co., 1, RBJ, JCG, RLH. Common Scoter: 5-27 Lake Co., 1, RBJ, RLH, JCG; 6-2 St. Louis Co., 4, BL. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 10-8(2,RK), 10-28{1,JCG) Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. | ||
| 1967 | Winter | 12-16 Duluth, St. Louis Co., 2 females, RL; good details; probably only second winter record for state. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 5-7 Duluth, 1, PBH; 5-26 Duluth, 1, AB, RLH; 5-31 Two Harbors, Lake Co., 1 male, JCG. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-1 Burlington Bay, Lake Co, 4, EHH; late spring migrants. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-6 Duluth, MMC; 5-9 Duluth, JCG; 5-17 Duluth, JCG; 5-19 (7) Duluth, MMC; 5-25 Lake Co., MMC. Common Scoter: 4-29 (10) Duluth, PBH; 5-5 Duluth, MMC; 5-21 Cook Co., MMC; 5-22, Duluth, PBH. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 10-19 St. Louis 6 MC; 10- 19 Lake JCG; 10-29 St. Louis MC. Common Scoter: 10-25 St. Louis BL; 10-25 Cook 7 BL; 11-2 Cook 2 DB and KP. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 5-9 and 12 Duluth MMC; only report. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 5-19, 5-22 (25), 5-25 Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. KE, RR, MMC. Common Sco+er: 5-l (5) 5-25 (3), 5-27 (1) Duluth KE1 RR, JG, MMC; also 5-7 Waskish, Beltrami Co. (1 1mm. male) KE, RR; more scoter reports than usual. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Only two reports; 10-27 Beltrami (1 shot) R. Kohlbry; 10-29 St. Louis (3) (JAB). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 5 reports, all from Lake Superior; 5-15 (5) MMC, 5-17 (1) DE, 5-18 (2) KE; 5-20 (5) TS, JB; 5-25 (6) RBJ. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 9-24 Cook (3) T. Dyke; 10-19 Cottonwood 1 shot by hunter fide LR; 11-2 Cook RBJ; 11-10 Cook ES; also GR reports 1 shot by hunter in Le Sueur County. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 2 reports: 5-8 St. Louis (1), 5-17 Cook (8) MMC. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 10-18 Lyon (14) RJ, BL; 10-31 Ramsey BDC; 10-12 Cook PF; 10-24 and 10-25 Lake and Cook RJ, JG. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | a very late migrant was at Grand Marais, Cook Co. from 12-10 to 12-24 (JH, JJ, SS). | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 2 reports 5-22 St. Louis RBJ, KE, TS; 5-23 Lake (2) LH. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 4 reports from 10-22 to 11-7 Mille Lacs L., Crow Wing Co., 4 reports from Lake Superior, also 10-28 Lyon (1 shot) CH. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 2 reports: 5-11 & 5-20 St. Louis (1) GN; 5-16 St. Louis (3) DA. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Early north 9-17 Duluth (2) (DGW, BE); also reported from Lake Mille Lacs, Cook and Douglas Counties. | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-13 to 5-28 St. Louis. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | 10-21 Cook (2) KE, 10-22 Crow Wing TS, 10-27 Crow Wing TS, 11-1 Cook KE, RJ. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | 10-21 Cook (2) KE, 10-22 Crow Wing TS, 10-27 Crow Wing TS, 11-1 Cook KE, RJ. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Late migrant in St. Louis (6-14, N. Shore, Hoffman). | ||
| 1980 | Spring | 4-14 Scott RJ. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Late migrants: 6-1 Ramsey (D&GW), 6-6 St. Louis (Stoney Point, P&M). | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 9-9 Cook KMH, 10-4 St. Louis KE, 10-12 Mille Lacs JB, 10-15 Duluth KE, JG, RJ, 10-18 St. Louis WN, 10-24 Polk Greg Lambeth, 11-8 Hennepin OJ, 11/5 Hennepin RJ. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 5-10 St. Louis JG, 5-25 St. Louis LW, only reports. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 10-14 Cook KMH, 10-17, 20 KE, 1031 St. Louis WN. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | One on 6/12 Grand Marais, Cook Co. (BL). | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 10/5 through 11/27 Cook, KMH, KL, DGW. 10/16 through 11/6 Mille Lacs Lake JB, KE, TS, 10/22 Beltrami TS, 11/5 Cass JS. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 10/13 Cook KMH, 11/5 Duluth KE, Ill 19 Waseca RG, RJ. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Early north 9/28 Cook KMH, 10/5 Lake KL, St. Louis KL, 10/7-18 St. Louis m obs.; early south 10/19 Goodhue BL; also I0/31 Mower John Morrison, Todd KL, 11/3 Traverse RJ, 11/25 Mille Lacs KL. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | 5/18 Duluth AB. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | One at Grand Marais, Cook Co. from 6/16-6/23 (latest dates on record, sev.ob). | ||
| 1985 | Fall | 10/19 St. Louis RJ, 10/20 Marshall ANWR, 10/27 Murray E. Duerksen. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | 9/25 Cook P. Backstrom, B. Penning, 10/18-25 Pine RG, BE, 11/2 Grant RG. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | 5/3-5 Freeborn RSE, RG, AP, 5/16-17 Duluth KE, m.ob. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Reported I 0112 to 11/11/26 Ramsey KB, SC, 10/23 St. Louis BE, PB, 10/27 to 11/30 Washington BDC et al. 11/10-14APWabasha. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Reported in Washington, 12/1, 3 (m.ob.). | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 5/14 and 5/24 Cook KMH, 5/19-29 Duluth m.ob. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | 10/13 Duluth KE, 10/20-23 Waseca m.ob., 10/21 Freeborn AP, 11/4-16 Ramsey m.ob., 11/26,30 Cook m.ob., only reports. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Only reports: 5/6 Freeborn RJ, AP, 5/17-20 Duluth m.ob. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Reported 10/11-11/5 Cook KMH, mob, 10/12 Duluth KE, 10/13 Becker and Mahnomen RJ, 10/25 Winona AP, 11/10 Wright AB. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | SIS Duluth KE, S/20 Duluth MSt, 5/23-27 Hennepin mob (The Loon 62:166). ; | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Late migrant: 6/9 Paradise Beach, Cook Co. HT. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported 9/26 and 10/20 Cook KMH, PB, KR, 11/24-25 Goodhue RG, BL. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Only report 5/7 St. Louis SS. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Immature male present from 6/23 to 7/30 at Paradise Beach, Cook Co. mob. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported 9/22 Duluth mob, 10/16-20 Lake PB, KR, PS, 10/16-27 Cook PB, PS. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Reported 4/25–26 Chippewa and Lac qui Parle mob, 5/11–14 Duluth KE et al. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported 10/10 Itasca TL, 10/19 Cook DM, 11/24 Anoka KL, 10/28 Meeker RG, 10/29 St. Louis TW. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Recorded on Grand Marais CBC, 12/19 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported 5/3–7 Ramsey KB, DN, 5/25 St. Louis TW. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Late migrants: 6/1–2 Lake RG (one female at Beaver Bay), 6/2 Cook PS (two males at Paradise Beach). | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported north 9/22–10/16 Lake mob, 10/6-31 Cook mob, 10/17–24 Wilkin mob, 10/23–11/13 Mille Lacs mob, 10/24 Crow Wing KE, 10/30 Duluth CM. South 10/16 Faribault RG. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 4/9–11 Carver TBr et al., 5/21 St. Louis DBe, KE, 5/29 Cook CS. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | All reports: 9/26–11/5 Cook mob, 10/10 Anoka (1) KB, 10/14 Ramsey (3) KB, 10/21 Otter Tail (4) DS, 10/29 Hennepin (1) PBu, SC, 11/19 Wabasha (1) BF. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Reported 5/9–10 Hennepin County (one female, Lake Calhoun) SC, mob. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Two reports of late migrants: four birds observed on 6/3 at Paradise beach in Cook Co. PS, and two birds seen on 6/4 at Duluth in St. Louis Co. RRS. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | All reports: 10/17 Winona RJ, CS, 11/3 Chisago RG, RJ, 11/12 Reads Landing, Wabasha Co. DA, mob, 11/19–24 Lake City, Wabasha Co. (2) JT, BL. Only north reports: 10/8 Aitkin KB, 10/13 Roseau (1 female) PS. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | All reports: 5/7–5/19 Fort Snelling, Hennepin County (2 imm. males and 1 female) mob, 5/11 French Lake, Hennepin County (female) SC. [Corrected] | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All reports: 10/20–21 Lake Winnibigoshish, Cass Co. (9) KB, PS, 10/24 St. Louis (2) MB, 11/24 Lake Calhoun, Hennepin Co. (1) KB, SC. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | One report: 5/17 St. Louis fide KE. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 10/6 Itasca (Lake Winnibigoshish) PS, 10/15 Lake (8) DV, 10/18 Lake (2) and Cook (4) AH; 10/20-–27 Cass (3) and Itasca (6) AH, KSu, PS, all on Lake Winnibigoshish; 10/25 Lake (2) WM, 10/29 St. Louis (3) SL. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 4/24 Big Stone (Big Stone Lake) KR, 5/6 Hennepin (French Lake) SC, 5/29 St. Louis (Duluth) AH. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Only four reports from Lake Superior. Unusual reports from Mille Lacs L. on 10/11–20 Crow Wing (2) AH and 10/20 Aitkin (2) AH. Also seen 11/7–14 Sherburne (L. Mitchell) mob. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | All reports: 5/7–22 St. Louis (max. 4) mob. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Reported north 10/3 Cass (L. Winnibigoshish) PS, 10/16 Cook AH, PS, BSe and Lake AH, 10/30 Lake WM, 11/3 Cook (3) DSp. Three south reports: 10/28–11/21 Rice (2) TBo, mob, 10/30 Faribault JSt, 11/26 Houston (Reno Bottoms, not in Wisconsin?) mob. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Reported 12/6 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Lake) KB, AH, PS. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | One report: 4/15 Lake JLi. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Low numbers reported on L. Superior (Table 1). Two south reports: 10/25 Olmsted (Rochester) †CAK, JJS, and 11/18 Houston (Pool #8) PEJ. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | All reports: 5/2 St. Louis (Duluth) KJB, 5/19–29 St. Louis (Duluth) mob, 5/25–29 Cook (2–3) DCZ, DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Scarce on L. Superior for second consecutive fall. Early north 9/17 Lake (2) and St. Louis (2) PHS, 10/12–13 Cook (2–4) m.obs. All reports away from L. Superior: 10/22–23 Polk (East Grand Forks) EEF, 10/27 Meeker (L. Ripley) †RJS, 11/14 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs L.) RLE, 11/17+ Winona (Prairie Is.) DBz et al. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Minnesota's ninth winter record: 12/1–5 Winona (Winona, also see fall report) DBz, RBJ, JEB (record late south date). | ||
| 2002 | Spring | All reports: single birds observed 5/7–11 St. Louis (Duluth) m.ob., 5/22 Lake (Two Harbors) JWL. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Scarce on L. Superior, where first reported 9/30 St. Louis JJS, 10/9 Lake JWL. Unprecedented number of “inland” reports — all discovered between 10/3 Itasca (2 at Island L.) RHy and 11/5 Rice (2 at French L.) TFB. Most involved small numbers of immature/female birds at sewage lagoons. High counts 10/19–22 Cottonwood (5 at Mountain Lake lagoons) CRG, JWH et al., 10/20 Blue Earth (6 at Lura L., probably not same as 3 at Mapleton lagoons the previous day) CRM, LBF. First county records 10/19–22 Brown (Boise L.) RBW et al., 10/20–26 Pennington (Thief River Falls lagoons) †JMJ, SKS, 10/22 Nicollet (Nicollet lagoons) CRM, LBF, 10/26–29 Dakota (Gun Club L.) PEJ. One to three birds also reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Traverse. [Corrected] | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Three observations north: 4/16–17 St. Louis (Park Point in Duluth) MH, PHS, 5/17 St. Louis (same bird?) fide DRB, 5/24–29 Cook (max. 5 in 3 locations) MCBS, KRE et al. One report away from L. Superior: 5/19 Lyon (Runholt Slough) RJS. Also see summer report! | ||
| 2003 | Summer | First summer record since 1995; observed 6/1 Pipestone (probable first-summer male at Pipestone sewage ponds) †KRE et al. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Eleven reports from L. Superior including early north 9/29 St. Louis PHS, late north 11/15 Lake JWL, and high count 10/23 Cook (9 at Hovland) JMP. Record number of inland reports for second consecutive fall. All inland reports were of one to three birds, between 9/30 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R., earliest date south) BJU and 11/26 Hennepin (single at L. Calhoun) KJB. All other inland reports: Beltrami (†DPJ), Big Stone, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Dakota/Goodhue, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Pennington, Rice. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Only report: 4/8 Big Stone (Peterson L., record-early) BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Many north reports from L. Superior: 9/30–11/14 Cook (max. 9 at Paradise Beach and one at Good Harbor Bay) m.ob., 10/3–31 St. Louis (max. 10 at Duluth) MH, m.ob., 10/15–11/6Lake (max. 8 at Two Harbors, 10/24) DPJ, m.ob. All south reports: 11/13–16 Winona (single at Prairie Island) DBz, 11/14+ Meeker (max. 5 at L. Ripley) DMF, 11/21 Houston (female near Reno) DFN, PEJ. Also see winter report. | ||
| 2004 | Winter | All reports: 12/5 Houston (one at Pool 8, U.M.R.N.W.F.R.) PEJ, 12/8 Houston (2 at L. Pepin) FZL, 12/12 Meeker (one at L. Ripley, record-late south date) DMF. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported 5/13–23 St. Louis (max. 3 at Duluth) KRE, MTA, m.obs. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Many north reports from L. Superior: 9/18–11/11 St. Louis (max. 10 on 10/23, KRE) PHS, m.ob., 10/15–30 Cook (max. 8 near 5-Mile Rock on 10/30, JPM) m.ob., 10/29–11/5 Lake (2 at Two Harbors) SLL, ASc. Two reports away from L. Superior: 10/22–11/12 Meeker (L. Ripley) DMF, 10/30 Cass (L. Winnibigoshish) BJU. Also see winter report. | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Only report: 12/1–2 Washington (immature, Pt. Douglas) JPM, TEB, KRE, RPR. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | All reports: 5/8 St. Louis (adult male and female on L. Superior) PHS, 5/25 Lake (adult male in Two Harbors) JWL. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Only L. Superior report: St. Louis 10/3–11/18 (max. 9 at Duluth) MLH, m.ob. Numerous inland reports: 9/27 St. Louis (4 on Crane Lake) fide JWL, 9/28 Cass (4 on L. Winnibigoshish) BAW, 10/8 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) PCC, 10/9 Goodhue (L. Byllesby) JPM, m.ob., 10/10–22 Meeker (L. Ripley) DMF, m.ob., 10/12 Swift (4 on Lac qui Parle L.) BJU, 10/14 Crow Wing (Gull L.) DAY, 10/15–21 Pennington (4 at Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JMJ, 10/15–22 Stearns (Paynesville W.T.P) PCC, HHD, 10/16 Big Stone (Otrey L.) BJU, 10/19 Lac qui Parle (7 on Marsh L.) BJU;10/21 Anoka (Centerville L.) BRL, Polk (Oak L.) BWF, RMD, m.ob. and Wright (Spring Lake) DMF; 10/23 Ramsey (2 on Bald Eagle L.) CSt, JWi, BWo, 10/24–27 Polk (Crookston W.T.P.) PHS, 10/30 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 11/3–24 Washington (White Bear L.) BRL, 11/18 Beltrami (L. Bemidji) PJR. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 5/23–31 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) MSS, m.ob. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 7 | 4 | All Lake Superior reports: 9/29–11/9 St. Louis (Duluth harbor) PHS, m.ob., including 21 (record high fall count) 10/8 KJB, 10/14 Cook (4 at Taconite Harbor) SLF, JWH, 10/27–11/17 Cook (Grand Marais harbor) m.ob. Seven north reports away from Lake Superior: 10/11 St. Louis (2 on Crane L.) DMK, 10/13 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob., 10/14–15 Cass (1 on Leech L.) DAY, ALB, 10/14–20 Todd (max. 6 on L. Osakis) BWF, m.ob., 10/20 Cass (8 on L. Winnibigoshish) BJU, 11/10 Beltrami (1 on L. Bemidji) DPJ, 11/11 Kittson (Twin Lakes W.M.A. area) BWF, JWH, DBz. All south reports: 10/11 Lac qui Parle (1 at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 10/16–11/25 Meeker (1 on L. Ripley) DMF, 11/12 Houston (1 at Reno bottoms, Mississippi R.) PEJ, DFN, 11/12–13 Ramsey (1 on Bald Eagle L.) CRM, m.ob. |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | — Only report 5/4 Goodhue (2 on Lake Pepin) BLy. | |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | Reported 7/13 Cook (2 on Lake Superior, 7 miles east of Grand Marais) †HFH. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 4 | 3 | All north reports: 9/14 St. Louis (flyby at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/28–11/19 St. Louis (max. 6 at Park Point) KRE, m.ob., 10/9 Cook (2 at Taconite Harbor) KRE, 10/13–15 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) DAY, JSB, 10/19 St. Louis (flyby at McQuade Road) MLH, 10/25 Cook (Paradise Beach ) DBM, 11/6–13 Cass (Lake Winnibigoshish) BAW. All south reports: 10/17, 11/9 Meeker (female on Lake Ripley) DMF, 10/19 Dakota (imm./female at Black Dog Lake) ADS, †BAF, 11/1 Rice (Lake Mazaska) †DAB, JWH. |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | 2 | Two south reports: 5/5 Olmsted (4, East Landfill Reservoir) DMA, JWH, 5/7 Hennepin (female, Lake Calhoun) TAT, †CMB, †PEB, ph. †ALD, m.ob. All north reports: 5/6 St. Louis (female, Park Point) PHS, 5/17 St. Louis (2 males and 2 females, Park Point) PHS, 5/27 St. Louis (2) KJB. |
| 2009 | Fall | 4 | 4 | All north reports: 10/14 Marshall (4 immatures, Agassiz N.W.R.) GKn, 10/19 Cook DBM, St. Louis ASc, 10/20–11/4 St. Louis (max. 5, Duluth) PHS, m.ob, 10/24–11/1 Lake (Bayside Park, Silver Bay) RCA, m.ob., 11/28 St. Louis KJB. All south reports: 10/10–17, 11/27 Meeker (max. 9 immatures/females, Lake Ripley) DMF, 10/20–23 Anoka (Peltier Lake) BRL, m.ob., 10/24–28 Freeborn (Pickerel Lake) RGo, m.ob., 11/7–21 Houston (Pool #8 Mississippi River) PEJ, DFN, 11/24–27 Meeker (immature/female, Lake Ripley) DMF. |
| 2009 | Winter | 1 | One lingered from the fall season through 12/2 Meeker (immature, Lake Ripley) DMF. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All reports: 4/5–7 Stearns (record early, first-spring male, Albany W.T.P.) PCC, m.ob., 4/26–27 Otter Tail (2, Jewett Lake) SPM, 5/8 St. Louis (adult male, Park Point) PHS, MLH, 5/17 St. Louis (female, Morgan Park, Duluth) PHS. |
| 2010 | Fall | 4 | 3 | All north reports: 9/27–11/9 St. Louis (max. 5, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, m.ob., 10/14 Lake (two at Knife River, one at Two Harbors) KRE, JWL, 10/15 St. Louis (2, Stoney Point) JCC, 10/24 Pennington (4, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JMJ, 10/27–11/9 Lake (max. 7, Two Harbors) JWL, 10/30–11/10 Cook (2, Grand Marais) KRE, m.ob. All south reports: 10/18 Lac qui Parle (2, Lac qui Parle Lake) BJU, 10/29–11/3 Carver (female, Lake Waconia) ph. JCy, m.ob., 11/2–11 Hennepin (female, Lake of the Isles) NiT, ph. DAC, †PEB, †BAF, m.ob. |
| 2010 | Winter | |||
| 2011 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2011 | Fall | 4 | 7 | All north reports: 10/1–18 St. Louis (max. 2, Park Point) RAE, KRE, m.ob., 10/4 Pennington (5, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) RLE, 10/25–11/11 St. Louis (Indian Point, Duluth) JLK, m.ob., 10/29–11/7 Cook (max. 2, Taconite Harbor) KRE, m.ob., 11/15–11/25 St. Louis (Park Point) PHS, m.ob., 11/19 Douglas (Lake Osakis) JPE. All south 10/27 Sibley (2, harvested near Winthrop) fide AXH, 10/28–11/1 Wright (max. 4, Howard Lake) DWK, HCT, m.ob., 11/10–11 Carver (Lake Waconia) WCM, CMB, 11/12 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) ph. BJU, 11/12–14 Winona (3, Prairie Island Spillway) DBz, 11/24 Mower (East Side Lake, Austin) ph. BPl, 11/25 Houston (3, Pool 8), Winona (3, Pool 5A) PEJ, DFN. |
| 2011 | Winter | 3 | All reports: 12/3 Carver (female/immature, Lake Waconia) †DWK, †PEB, †RTe, JCy, 12/11 Winona (female, Lock and Dam 5) ph. ANy, JWH, 1/4 Winona JPr. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All reports: 4/28–5/1 Winona DBz, m.ob., 5/4 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) MJM, 5/7 St. Louis (Park Point) SBM, ACr, 5/16 St. Louis (2, Park Point) JLK. |
| 2012 | Fall | 4 | 8 | Early north (median 9/30) 9/23 Cass (Blackwater Lake) ABi, BAW, DAY, 10/7 Lake (female, Burlington Bay) KRo, KRE. Seen in St. Louis and Cook counties the remainder of the season. All south 10/13–23 Carver (Lake Waconia) ph. DWK, ph. JCy, ph. CMB, ph. JTe, ph. RCB, ph. RTe, m.ob., 10/19 Lac qui Parle (adult male) ph. BJU, 10/20–23 Lincoln (Perch Lake) RZi, ph. BJU, m.ob., 10/21–27 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) DBz, m.ob., 10/22 Blue Earth (Stokman W.M.A.) ANy, JWH, 10/22–27 Pope (Lake Minnewaska) DBM, MJB, 10/23 Yellow Medicine (Del Clark Lake) ph. BJU, 10/23–11/11 Hennepin (Lake Harriet) CMB, m.ob. |
| 2012 | Winter | 1 | One report: 12/1 Cass (female plumage, Leech Lake, Walker Bay) BAW. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | All reports from St. Louis: 4/29–5/18 (max. 2, Park Point) MSS, m.ob., 5/17 (Spirit Lake) KRE, 5/22 (record high count of 27, Park Point and Leif Erikson Park) KJB, JLK. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 4 | 3 | All north 10/6 St. Louis (2, Superior Entry) KRE, ALo, 10/13 St. Louis (Park Point) JFR, 10/17 Beltrami (3, Black Duck Lake) RAE, HHD, CRM, 10/24 St. Louis (Bear Island Lake) †SLF, 11/3 Cook RZi, 11/8 Lake of the Woods (Wheelers Point) DBM. All south 10/18–20 Cottonwood (Mountain Lake W.T.P.) KRE, ANy, LS, RSA, 11/3 Houston DBz, 11/6 Lyon ph. RJS. |
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 5/11 Freeborn (Geneve Lake, sub-adult male) PEJ, 5/8 St. Louis (2, Brighton Beach) JLK, 5/17 St. Louis (Hwy 61) JLK. |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | 1 | Many north reports 10/9–11/3 St. Louis (max. 3, between Canal Park and Superior Entry) KRE, m.ob. One south 11/6–13 Anoka (2 immatures, Centerville Lake) CRM, †PEB, m.ob. |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | All reports: 5/17–19 St. Louis (2, Park Point) KJB, JLK. | |
| 2015 | Summer | 1 | Found 6/2–26 Lake (Two Harbors) PAs, JyH, ph. JWL, ph. GHo, KDS, ph. JPR. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 3 | 4 | Early north (median 9/30) 10/1 St. Louis DFe, 10/2–4 St. Louis (2, Stoney Point) DFe, m.ob., 10/9 Lake (2, Flood Bay State Wayside) JLK. Seen in Cook, Lake and St. Louis counties the remainder of the season. All south: 10/26 Hennepin (3, Lake Harriet) CMB, m.ob., 10/29–11/12 Dakota (Orchard Lake) ADS, m.ob., 10/31–11/7 Rice (Cody Lake) DFe, m.ob., 11/2 Olmsted (Silver Creek Reservoir) JWH. |
| 2015 | Winter | 1 | One report: 1/8 Cook (Paradise Beach) DRB, LBe. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All reports: 5/1–15 Steele (adult male in alternate plumage, Rice Lake) JPr, †DAB, m.ob., 4/28–5/4 St. Louis (male and female, Park Point) BMu, m.ob., 5/18 Lake (1, Two Harbors) JWL. |
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | Seen 6/3 Cook (female, Judge C.R. Magney S.P.) RBJ, DCZ, NnS. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 5 | 11 | Early north 9/3–24 Lake (Two Harbors) RyS, EFC, JWL, 10/1–3 St. Louis AUm, AJF. Two north reports away from Lake Superior 10/13 Pennington (Thief River Falls W.T.P.) HHD, RAE, JMJ, 10/19 Itasca (Scenic S.P.) SC. All south 10/8 Washington (female, Pt. Douglas Park) BRL, 10/15–31 Waseca (2) BAb, KDS, 10/17 Carver (1, Lake Waconia) ph. WCM, m.ob., 10/21 Meeker (female, Lake Ripley) BNn, 10/23–29 Jackson (max. 9, Heron Lake W.M.A.) KEm, MEm, DAk. 10/24–11/28 Kandiyohi (max. 2, Lake Lillian ph. †JWd, m.ob., 10/28 Watonwan (3, Case Lake) RAE, 11/2–3 Hennepin (Lake Independence) HCT, RAE, 11/4–7 Ramsey (Bald Eagle Lake) ELC, m.ob., 11/11–12 Stevens (Clear Lake) DLP, 11/15 Lyon (2, Rock Lake) GWe. |
| 2017 | Spring | 1 | All reports: 5/4–23 St. Louis (max. 6, Park Point) LME, JLK. | |
| 2017 | Summer | 1 | Only report: late spring migrants 6/3 St. Louis (2, Brighton Beach) ebd. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 6 | 9 | Early north (median 9/30) 10/1 Lake ASl, 10/2 St. Louis (2) TRd, 10/4 Cook DLB. Three north reports away from Lake Superior: 10/30 Beltrami (1, female/juvenile, Lake Irving) AxB, m.ob., 11/3–8 Todd (3, Lake Osakis) HHD, m.ob., 11/26 (1, Gull Lake) DAY. All south 10/15 – 11/18 Hennepin (max. 6, Lake Harriet; also reported on Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun) and Medicine Lake) CMB, m.ob., 10/15 Washington (4, Big Marine P.R.) BDi, m.ob., 10/25–28 Faribault (female/juvenile, Wells W.T.P.) HHD, RAE, WAF, 11/2 Kandiyohi (1, Lake Lillian) DOr, Lyon (1, female/juvenile, Sham Lake) GWe, 11/3–14 Chisago (max. 4, Chisago Lake) ELC, m.ob., 11/5 Anoka (6, Centerville Lake) IsH, EzH, BAb, REn, 11/7 Carver (2, Lake Waconia) WCM, RBW, 11/7–20 Scott (1, Spring Lake) ANy, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Winter | 1 | One report: 12/23 Wabasha (immature male, Lake City) PEJ. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | All reports 5/1–19 St. Louis (max. 2, Park Point) BEA, m.ob. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 12 | 12 |  The highest number of fall reports statewide in the last ten years. Early north 9/7–25 St. Louis (max. 10, Park Point) JPR, ASu, 9/22 Lake ANy. Nine north reports away from Lake Superior which included three first-county records: 10/10–12 Hubbard (5, Garfield Lake) ph. REn, RAE, 10/6–11/2 Kanabec (2, Knife Lake) † SPS, ASu, m.ob., 10/8 Morrison (5, Lake Alexander) ASu. Also reported in Douglas, Kittson, Koochiching, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Pine. Early south 10/5 Hennepin (Lake Harriet) CMB, 10/9–22 Hennepin (Hyland Lake P.R.) RCo, m.ob. Two south first county records 10/13 Isanti (2, South Stanchfield Lake) ELC, 11/10–11 Le Sueur (max. 3, German Lake) JWH, m.ob. Also reported south in Big Stone, Meeker, Stearns, Yellow Medicine, Wabasha, Washington, Wright. Late north 10/28–11/10 Cook (max. 4) LS, IVa, m.ob. Late south 11/14–16 Washington GJa, m.ob. High count 10/5 St. Louis (23, small flocks passing by Park Point) KJB. |
| 2019 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All south 5/18 Winona DBz, SHo. All north 5/10 St. Louis (2, Park Point) JPR, MLH, 5/23–25 St. Louis (1, Park Point) JLK, BEA, JHn, JPR, ToL, 5/24 Cook (2 adult drakes, Five Mile Rock) DFN. |
| 2019 | Summer | 1 | Â Seen 6/10 – 7/7 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) EzH, ph. LiH, m.ob. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 3 | 5 | Early north (median 9/30) 9/29 St. Louis (1, Park Point) BEA, 10/2 St. Louis (5) H.R.B.O. One north report away from Lake Superior 10/14 Pine (1, Pine City W.T.P.) KrM. Late north 10/26 – 11/4 Cook HCT, SBM, m.ob., 11/9–10 St. Louis (Park Point) PEJ, BEA. All south 10/4 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) KEm, 10/18–25 Olmsted (1, East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) MwT, m.ob., 10/23–24 Carver (1, Lake Waconia) WCM, 11/1–2 Chisago (1, Chisago Lake) ELC, m.ob., 11/14–22 Wabasha (1, Pool #4) DBz, PEJ. |
| 2020 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 4/4–7 Winona (male, Lake Winona) LRd, m.ob., 5/14–17 St. Louis (1, Park Point) JGz, PSk, JLK, JPR. |
| 2020 | Fall | 6 | 11 | Early north (median 9/30) 9/29 Cook JWa, 10/3 St. Louis (Superior Entry) MaJ, 10/5 St. Louis (2, Park Point R.A.) JLK. Three north reports away from Lake Superior 10/28 Itasca SC, 11/6–10 Beltrami (2, Lake Bemidji) RAE, m.ob., and latest north 11/10–15 Cass (Lake Winnibigosish) REn, RLF, m.ob. All south 10/17 Blue Earth (1, Loon Lake) ChH, KEm, 10/17 Stearns (3, Pearl Lake) HHD, m.ob., 10/24–30 Sherburne (max. 3, Eagle Lake) PLJ, ToL, m.ob., 10/25 – 11/7 Kandiyohi (1, Foot Lake) RAE, m.ob., 10/25 Lyon (1, School Grove Lake) GWe, (3, Cottonwood Lake) GWe, RAE, NMe, 10/26 Murray (1, Lake Shetek) KEm, JWH, 10/29–11/7 Hennepin (max. 3, Medicine Lake) FFA, m.ob., 10/30 Isanti (1, Green Lake) ANy, BWF, m.ob., 11/3–7 Brown (2, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) STa, BTS, m.ob., 11/4–27 Dakota (1, Orchard Lake) BxP, m.ob., 11/21–28 Rice (1, Mazaska Lake) DBz, m.ob. 11/23–27 Lyon (Cottonwood Lake) GWe, RAE, NMe. High count 10/6 Cook (9, Taconite Harbor) JWL. |
| 2020 | Winter | 2 | Two reports: 12/7–8 Winona (3, near Minneiska) PEJ, 12/9 Kandiyohi (Green Lake, Spicer) RAE. | |
| 2021 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports 5/11–15 Steele (Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †NiR, LiH, 5/20–31 St. Louis (max. 2, Duluth) BWF, m.ob. |
| 2021 | Summer | 1 | Seen 6/4 St. Louis (female, Scenic Hwy 61 near French R.) ph. PHS, JLK. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 9 | 6 | Early north (median 9/30) 9/25 – 10/1 St. Louis (max. 5, Park Point) MwT, IsH, EzH, PHS. Six north records away from Lake Superior: 10/7–9 Itasca (Guile Lake) CRM, m.ob., 10/11–16 Polk (2, Oak Lake) JCJ, SAu, 10/24 – 11/5 Todd (max. 3, Lake Osakis) REn, RLF, m.ob., 10/25 Pennington (2) ANy, 10/28 Hubbard (Garfield Lake) RLF, REn, 10/29 – 11/7 Beltrami (max. 2, Bemidji) DPJ, ebd. All south 10/6–11 Ramsey (2, Bald Eagle Lake) ELC, GWe, DnS, m.ob., 10/16 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) DLP, 10/23 Kandiyohi (Green Lake) RAE, MJB, 10/28 – 11/7 Brown (max. 2, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) SLH, RAE, RBW, MiO, BTS, 11/3–15 Hennepin (max. 2, Medicine Lake) DAh, APi, NSg, m.ob., 11/6–10 Stearns (3, Grand Lake) HHD, DRL, TWe (median 11/24). High count 10/1 St. Louis (5, Park Point and Superior Entry) BKe, PHS. |
| 2022 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All reports 4/26, 5/7 St. Louis (Park Point) ebd, JLK, 5/10 Rice (2) TFB, 5/14, 5/26 Yellow Medicine (male, Miller Lake) KRE, DLP, m.ob. |
| 2022 | Fall | 6 | 13 | Early north (median 9/30) 9/25 – 10/3 St. Louis (max. 10, Duluth) TWe, HTo, BLz, KRE, JHe, ebd. Three north records away from Lake Superior: 10/23 Hubbard (3, Garfield Lake) ANy, DBz, 10/31 Otter Tail (2, Lake Crystal) ebd, 11/1 Cass ANy, DBz. Late north 11/1 Cass ANy, DBz, Cook (Taconite Harbor) KDS, GHo, 11/4 Cook (Grand Marais) ebd, St. Louis MLH. All south 10/7 Rice (2) ebd, 10/12–26 Ramsey (max. 3, Bald Eagle Lake) ELC, MWS, ebd, m.ob., 10/13 – 11/13 Hennepin (5 birds at three locations) ClB, m.ob., 10/15 Faribault (2, Wells W.T.P.) ph. PEJ, 10/20–21 Lac qui Parle (max. 7, Salt Lake) WCM, 10/20–23 Meeker (2, Lake Ripley) BNn, ph. PKF, 10/27 – 11/2 Carver (Lake Waconia) WCM, TWe, 10/27 – 11/20 Washington (8 birds at three locations) HCT, BDo, 10/28 – 11/13 Dakota (max. 2, Lake Marion) LrV, CJa, m.ob., 11/5–14 Olmsted (2, Silver Creek Reservoir) JPr, ebd, m.ob., 11/9–15 Goodhue (2, Lake Pepin) ph. PEJ, 11/13 Meeker (Clear Lake C.P.) MJB, 11/16–18 Wabasha (max. 5, Pool 5) PEJ, 11/22 Stearns (Grand Lake) PCC (median 11/24). High count 10/3 St. Louis (10, Lake Superior) HTo, ebd. |
| Migrant primarily on Lake Superior, rare elsewhere. | ||||
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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. |