The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
|
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. |
| 2023 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All south 5/4–8 Hennepin (female, Bde Maka Ska) ABL, m.ob. All north 4/22 – 5/19 St. Louis (max. 8, Park Point) HTo, m.ob., 5/18 Cook (Grand Marais) ebd. |
| 2023 | Fall | 7 | 16 | Early north 9/20–23 St. Louis (1, female type, Park Point) KRE, m.ob. Four north reports away from Lake Superior 10/14 Koochiching (max. 4) ph. AMe, JMn, Pine (1, Pine City W.T.P.) ebd, 10/21 Cass/Itasca (1, female type, Lake Winnibigoshish) LiH, KnM. Late north 11/11–13 St. Louis (max. 5) MLH, KRE, PeM, JLK, ebd. All south (16 south reports is the highest number ever) 10/14 Dodge (C.R. G Quarry Ponds) RBW, DAB, RAE, followed by additional reports from Carver, Goodhue ph. PEJ, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle ph. DLP, Lyon, Meeker ph. PKF, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Stevens ph. DLP, Wabasha, Washington, Wright. High count 10/4 St. Louis (18, Duluth) KRE. See winter report for late migrants. |
| 2023 | Winter | 1 | 2 | Reported from three counties: 12/6–17 Washington (Mahtomedi Beach) JHe, m.ob., 12/9 St. Louis (Duluth) MLH, ebd, 12/10–11 Wabasha (Lake City) ToM, m.ob., 2/9–11 Washington (Afton Marina) BDo, m.ob. |
| 2024 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All reports: 3/31 Hennepin (female, Lake Harriet; record early) DWK, ebd, m.ob., 5/6–23 St. Louis (max. 2, Park Point) LoA, PAl, PC, CUn, ebd, 5/11–16 Lake (max. 4, several locations) JWL. |
| Migrant primarily on Lake Superior, rare elsewhere. | ||||
| Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird. | |
| 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. |