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 - Rails, Gallinules, Coots | 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: Rails, Gallinules, Coots |
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King Rail Virginia Rail |
Sora Common Gallinule |
American Coot Purple Gallinule |
Yellow Rail Black Rail |
| Virginia Rail(Rallus limicola) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1930 | Summer | Nest, ten eggs, at Oxboro Pond, May 29th (the writer. Dc\·.rny young, one-third grow, were seen by Alden Risser, near St. Paul on August 11th. | ||
| 1932 | Summer | Dobie found the first nest, l-1ny 22. It harbored 7 eggs. Tr.o last one was found on Juno 11 with 9 eggs, most of which were pipped (the writer). | ||
| 1933 | Summer | We have reports of three nests of this bird. Mr. Swedenborg flushed a female from a finished but empty nest near Minneapolis on May 22nd. On May 29th a nest containing 4 eggs was found by Eisele & Downey near Minneapolis, while the last, containing 6 eggs, was located on June.3rd noo.r Long Mendow by Upson, Cnrlander, Evans and Du.Toit. §.2M Five nests reported. Eisele discovered the first on May 24th, near Minneapolis. It held 9 eggs, and was subsequently destroyed by rising water. Throe nests wQJ."e found nenr Bakus by Hiemenz on June 5th (7 eggs), Juno 8th (10 eggs) and on June 15th {12 eggs). Morse reports the last nest, found on June 2oth near Robbinsdale and containing 8 eggs. l'ho Flicker, 1933 | ||
| 1934 | Summer | Woolsey reported tho earliest nest of this species, one 'With 8 o{;;gs £ound near Vergas on Juno 3rd. The last nest was found near St. Cloud by Hiemenz o.nd Hanson on June 12th, when it contained 9 eggs. | ||
| 1935 | Summer | Barthel saw 10 eggs of an early bird o.t Lake Kl.:tito May 9th. May 30th Turner saw 9 eggs lO Brackenridge saw 3 eggs Mny 31st, 8 eggs June 21st, and 10 eggs June 28th. Breckenridge found 3 nests, the first 2 on May 28th contained 12 and 5 eggs respectively. On May 31st he found another with.3 eggs. | ||
| 1936 | Summer | E. D. SwCdenborg located a nest of nine eggs on May 28th. Anest completed but empty was found two days later by Swedenborg. A nest containing six eggs wns fcund on May 31st by Robert Upson. | ||
| 1937 | Summer | On May 27 B. Up-son found a nest near Minneapolis that held six eggs. | ||
| 1938 | Summer | Milton Thompson and Bob Upson found 2 nest near Minneapolis; the first, on May 26, held 2 eggs; the second, on June 30, held 3 eggs. | ||
| 1940 | Summer | Four observers re ported this species. On June 7, Mr. DuBois found two nests with IO eggs each at Lake Minnetonka. Arno1d Erick son and Dana Struthers located a nest with I newly hatched young and 2 eggs at Mendota on June 29, and Rhoda Green found a nest near St. Paul which contained 9 eggs on May 29. | ||
| 1943 | Summer | May 31 and June 6, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Mpls., 5 young, July 4, F. S. Davidsoo. | ||
| 1946 | Summer | 2 large young, July 7, Ramsey Co., Moore. 5 young, Aug. 1, Hennepin Co., Barrett. | ||
| 1947 | Summer | Broken eggs in nest, May 30, Heron Lake, Jacobs; 6 young, June 23, Hennepin Co., Jacobs; 2 eggs and young, June 29; 9 eggs, July 5, Lac qui Parle Co., Willis. | ||
| 1961 | Spring | "abundant" at Swan Lake, on 20 May when six were seen by R. Janssen. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | On 8 July, A. C. Rosenwinkel saw five young in Washington County. The Huber brothers found a nest with five eggs at Swan Lake on 24 June. Avifauna} Club members saw two chicks near Waubun on 4 July and four chicks at Syre, on the same day. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | One was seen at Heron Lake. Jackson County by the Avifaunal Club on 1 Oct. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | May 24 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 20 Hennepin Co., R. Huber and R. G!assel; May 27 Swan Lake, Nicollet Co., one heard, Avifaunal Club; May 30 one flushed in Becker Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Summer | Aug. 28, Minnneapolis, 4 young, Brother Theodore; late Aug., Winona, 7 young, Mrs. Lamberton. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Sept. 8, Swan Lake, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Anoka Co., Carlos Avery Refuge, Aug. 10, ad, 1 downy black y, R. B. Janssen. Stevens Co., Alberta, several ad with 8-10 large y, R Grant. Ramsey Co., Bald Eagle Lake, ad, 3 downy y, Elizabeth Campbell. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | latest Oct. 5, Nicollet Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-15 Ramsey Co, ACR; 5-21 Duluth, PBH; 5-23 Ramsey Co, MAS. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 6-6, Minnepolis, ad and y, MAS. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-5 and 9-18 Ramsey Co, ACR; 10-6 to 11-3 Hennepin Co, 1 imm, Irene Dahl. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 4-8 Olson Lake, DS and Hennepin Co, EMB, RBJ. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 4-27 Rice Co, OAR; 5-1 Rochester, JPF; 5-5 Forest Lake, Washington Co WHL; 5-9 Stevens Co, ES. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | reported from Hennepin, Nicollet, Faribault, Wright and Benton Co's; one seen at Island Lake, St. Louis Co, on 6-20 PBH. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Latest 9-13 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; 9-22 Redwood Co., PE. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 4-16 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 4-18 Winona Co., GD; 4-29 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | nested in Hennepin, Carver Co's; also reported from Crow Wing, Wright, Houston, Swift Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | latest 8-29 Nicollet Co., EHH; 9-18 Yellow Medicine Co., PE. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 5-l 0 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-11 Sherburne Co., KE.; 5-18 St. Paul, BL; 5-19 Ramsey Co., RJC. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | Nested in Clearwater Co (LWJ); also reported from Anoka, Morrison, Hennepin, Wright Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-14 Watonwan 1 imm. DMF; 9-4 -9-5 Crow Wing 1 imm. found in back yard MSB; 9-7 Carver RDT; 9-14 Watonwan DMF; 9-14 Hennepin KP. Four reported during the season in Wright by ETS. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-18 Anoka Co., CKS, and Sherburne Co., DB; 5-25 Watonwan Co., WF. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | nested at Crosby Beach, Crow Wing Co.; at Sugar Lake, Wright Co.; and in Watonwan Co. New nesting locale was PINE Co. (along Route 23), 1y in the road, VL. Also reported in Anoka, Sibley, Mahnomen, and Nicollet Co's. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 9-7 Wright ETS; 9-21 and 11-6 Carver TH; 10-21 Watonwan EDK; 10-30 Lyon PE. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 5-2 Nicollet KE, PE; 5-9 Cottonwood BL; 5-9 (20} and 5-16 Lyon KE, PE; no date Clearwater RD; only reports. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | nested in Hennepin (Long Lake) and Wright (Pelican Lake) Co's; also reported from Ramsey Co. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | late south 9-10 Hennepin, Marv Borell; 9-13 Hennepin VL; 9-26 Lyon PE; only report north 9-1 Crow Wing )B. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 10 reports BDC, DB; 5-6 Lyon HK; 5-12 Ramsey DM; 2 reports north: 5-16 Duluth, D. Sheer; no date, Clearwater RCD. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in Wright, Hennepin and Houston; also reported from Marshall, Carver and Lyon. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | late south 9-3 Cottonwood; 10-2 Pope; 10-12 Hennepin; late north 9-6 Crow Wing TS. | ||
| 1971 | Winter | 1-8 Winona RBJ, RG -third winter record. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | nested in Nicollet; seen also in Mahnomen, Aitkin, Pope, Hennepin, Wright. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Nested in Wright; seen in Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Aitkin, & St. Louis (6-23 St. Louis River JCG). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Fewer reports than usual. Seen 8-18 St. Louis (RBJ); 9-30 Wright (ETS). One very late date: 11-17 Aitkin Mark Carlson. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 13 reports: early south 4-20 Houston KE; 4-28 Hennepin DR; 4-30 Hennepin ETS, VL; only report north 5-25 Cass MS. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Only reported from Clay, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Hennepin. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Late south 8-16 Wright ES; 8-24 Blue Earth RBJ only reports. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 5-4 Hennepin KG and Stearns NMH; 5-5 Hennepin RAG: 5-6 Hennepin VRL; early north 5-7 Marshall AR; 5-15 Morrison LSR and Clay ABNGP. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested in Marshall and Aitkin; also reported from Cass, Hubbard, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Wright, Hennepin and Freeborn. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | late north 9-28 Marshall SV; 10-21 Duluth D. Evans; late south 9-29 Washington GA; 10·1 Wabasha DWM; 10-19 Wright ES. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | 1 present at Long Meadow Slough, Hennepin Co. from 2-21 to 2-28 (BDC, RJ); 4th winter report on record; why it showed up in late February is hard to figure unless it was an extremely early spring migrant. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 3-2 Hennepin RBJ (wintering?); 4-19 Hennepin JG; 4-28 Cottonwood LR; 2 reports on 4-30; early north 4-29 Aitkin JB; 5-7 Marshall SV; 5-11 St. Louis JCG. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in St. Louis (Duluth), Kandiyohi, Anoka, Hennepin and Houston; also reported from Marshall, Wright and Ramsey. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Late north 9-11 Marshall; late south 9-12 Anoka, 10-20 Hennepin. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 4-16 Hennepin HCP; 4-17 Goodhue DGW; 4-23 Hennepin OJ; early north 4-17 St. Louis DA; 5-5 St. Louis GN; 5-7 Wilkin GO. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Morrison, Chippewa, Wright and Hennepin; also reported from Roseau, Marshall, Otter Tail, Aitkin, Anoka and ~ouston. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Watonwan; also seen in Marshall, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Aitkin and Anoka. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Late north 9-1 Otter Tail GO, 9-8 Duluth KE; late south 9-19 Martin EB. | ||
| 1978 | Winter | Reported on the St. Paul N. E. CBC; only about the fourth winter record. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-19 Ramsey RH, 4-21 Anoka KL, 4-29 Ramsey DGW; early north 4-20 Marshall ANWR, 5-16 Otter Tail GMO, 5-29 Aitkin SM. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Anoka, St. Louis (Alden Twp.); also seen in Crow Wing, Otter Tail, Lyon, Hennepin, Washington, Olmsted. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | 8-2 Lac qui Parle CMB, 8-16 Hennepin VL, 8-22 Hennepin OJ, "present" Sept. Otter Tail GMO, 9-15 Ramsey DGW, 9-29 Washington DS, 10-2 Anoka BH. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-28 Mower RRK, 5-4 Olmsted JF, 5-8 Stearns NH; early north 4-21 St. Louis KE, 5-1 Marshall ANWR, 5-9 Red Lake KSS. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from LeSueur, Hennepin, Stevens; also seen in Wabasha, Nicollet, Washington, Anoka, Sherburne, Wright, Stearns, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Wadena, Aitkin. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 8-6 Kandiyoh~ RH, 8-10 Hennepin VL and Isanti RJ, 8-21 Blue Earth JCF 8-30 Hennepin OJ, 9-11 and 9-2i Wright ES. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 4-19 Hennepin (TSR) DB, 4-26 Mower RRK, 5-1 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 5-13 St. Louis KE (rare here), 5-21 Lake of the Woods KSS. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Le Sueur. Seen within range plus Koochiching (NE of Waskish, JH) and Lake (Silver Creek Twp.). Son Nesting reported from Beltrami. Seen throughout state except the Northeast. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 9-2 Duluth KE, 11-21 Ramsey MW, only reports. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 4-26 Hennepin SC, 4-30 Houston JPI AM, 5-2 Wright ES; early north 4-27 St. Louis KE, 5-9 Polk MH, 5-17 Marshall ANWR. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Marshall, Lake (Hog Creek; SW). Seen in II other counties throughout the state. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/8 Scott AB, 8/22 St. Louis KE, 8/25 Stearns NH, 8/28 Swift RJ. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 4/19 Anoka KL, 5/3 Hennepin SC, 5/6 Stearns NH; early north 5/8 Beltrami AS, 5/13 Marshall ANWR, 5/14 Polk MH. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Breeding data from Stearns, Hennepin. Seen in 14 other counties in all regions including the Northeast (Duluth). | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Three north reports: 8/1 Clearwater AB, 8/24 St. Louis KE, 9/1 Wadena DB. Late south 10/1 Wright ES, 10/9 Washington TBB, 11/6 Hennepin ES. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/19 Anoka SC, 4/21 Washington DZ, 5/1 Cottonwood WH; early north 5/2 Marshall ANWR, 5/12 Polk AB, 5/16 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 5/21 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | seen in 20 counties. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/22 St. Louis KE,MH, 9/1 A. Schimpf, 9/20 Hennepin VL, 9/28 Cook KMH, Lyon (no date) HK-all reports. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/11 Blue Earth MF, 4/15 Anoka GP, 4/17 Hennepin SC; early north 4/20 Otter Tail SDM, 4/23 St. Louis KE, 5/16 Marshall ANWR. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Polk, Hennepin, Ramsey (RH), Waseca, Brown (RJ); probable nesting in Anoka. Also seen in 13 other counties mostly in the northwest and east central regions; scarce in the north~ast and north central (only Duluth, Itasca) and absent from the west central and southeast. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | All reports: 8/2 Blue Earth JCF, 8/7 Hennepin SC, 8/21 Wright ES, 10/1 Mower RRK, 10/2 (Duluth) JN, 10/13 Clay NH, Marshall (no date) ANWR. | ||
| 1985 | Winter | Reported on 1-19 near the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge in Bloomington for the state's sixth winter record (TI). | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/15 Ramsey KB, 4/16 Hennepin SC, 4/25 Washington RG; early north 5/2 Marshall ANWR, Otter Tail SDM, 5/11 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Seen in Agassiz NWR, Clay, Grant, Pope, Todd, Aitkin, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Hennepin, Watonwan, Lyon. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | All reports: 8/2 Aitkin WN, 8/7 Hennepin PP, 8/24-27 Marshall RJ, AB, 9/7 DakotaTT, 10/14 Fillmore AP. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/13 Scott AP, 4/21 Hennepin SC, ES, 4/23 Fillmore AP; early north 5/5 Marshall ANWR, 5/16 Duluth m.ob., 5/17 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested in Crow Wlng(T. Kogut); probable nesting in Duluth, LeSueur, Blue Earth. Also seen in 13 other counties in all regions except the southeast, and only Duluth in the northeast. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | All reports: 8/8 Brown RJ, AP, 8/16 Grant AB, 8/25 St. Louis EL, 9/5 Hennepin TI. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/27 Anoka WL, 4/30 Hennepin TI, 5/10 Dakota JD; early north 5/12 Marshall ANWR, 5/22-25 Ely, St. Louis SS. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Fewer reports than in recent years. Nested in Anoka,.Hennepin; also seen in Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Clay, Todd, Steams, Mille Lacs, Washington, Steele. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | One report: 10/16 Lac qui Parle AB. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 5/2 Winona AP, 5/5 Houston AP, 5/6 Dodge RJ, AP, Freeborn AP, Mower JM and Steele AP; early north 5/10 Wilkin KB, 5/13 Clay LCF, 5/20 Duluth TW. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Nested in Mahnomen AB; probable nesting in Hennepin. Also seen in Clearwater, Itasca, Aitkin, Traverse, Swift, Ramsey, Blue Earth, Houston. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Late north 8/13 Kittson RJ, AP, 10/23 Beltrami DJ, 11/6 Lake fide SWIMS; late south 8/15 Hennepin PS, 9/24 Scott AB, 10/21 Stearns DO. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/24 Mower JM, 4/28 Cottonwood RJ, Freeborn AP and Waseca AP; early north 5/2 St. Louis SWIMS, 5/20Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Nested in Aitkin; probable nesting in Polk. Seen in II other counties as far north as Marshall; no reports from northeast. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Only north report 9/10 Becker BK; late south 8/25 Big Stone RJ, 8/26 Hennepin BH, 9/28 Winona CS. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/22 Sherburne SWR, 4/23 Mower JM, 4/27 Lac qui Parle CMB; early north 5/13 Carlton AB, 5/18 Kittson KB, 5/25 Marshall EL. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Seen in 11 counties in all regions except central and northeast. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Only reports: 8/5 Cass (with young) RJ and 8/31 Hennepin DZ. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 4/11 Carver PS (earliest date on record), 4/19 Hennepin DN, 4/22 Mower JM; early north 5/11 Pennington MCBS, 5/17 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Most reports since the mid-1980's. Seen in 20 counties in all regions except west central and northeast. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Late north 8/14 Kanabec CM; late south 8/1 Chippewa RJ, 9/1 Hennepin (2) KB, 10/29 Carver KR. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/3 (earliest date on record) Dakota KG, 4/18 Rock PS, 4/24 Lac qui Parle MB, 4/25 Hennepin TT. Early north 5/6 St. Louis DBe, 5/6 Becker BBe. [Corrected] | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Probable breeding in Cottonwood; seen in 15 additional counties in all regions except south central and southeast. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Only reports: 8/4 Anoka KB, 8/27 Hennepin TT, 9/12 Kanabec CM, 10/7 Washington, 10/7 Dakota SK. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/21 Hennepin WM, 4/22 Carver DBM, 5/6 Blue Earth MF; early north 4/23 Kanabec CM, 5/3 Otter Tail SDM, 5/6 Polk KSS. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Fewer reports than usual. Nested in Anoka; probable nesting in Hennepin, Blue Earth. Also seen in Roseau, Otter Tail, Aitkin, St. Louis, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Martin, Winona. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Only report north: 9/15 Kanabec CM. Reported from five south counties. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | State's seventh winter record was discovered when odd tracks were investigated in the snow at the Bass Ponds, Hennepin Co. 2/9–12 SC, JD. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 4/14 (third earliest date on record) Winona CS, 4/15 Washington PM, 4/19 Olmsted CK; early north 4/26 Kanabec CM, 5/1 Clay RO, 5/7 Polk MCBS. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Seen in 12 counties primarily in northwest, east central, and southeast; plus a bird calling on territory on 6/3–4 in Cook PS (only second Cook record). | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 9/7 Roseau PS, 9/24 Todd JSK. Late south 9/23 Rice FKS, JL, 9/25 Hennepin TT. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/16 Hennepin PJ, 4/18 Winona CS, 4/24 Anoka PKL. Early north 5/17 Aitkin WN, 5/18 St. Louis PBu, 5/19 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Nested in Steele CH, probable nesting in Otter Tail; seen in 15 additional counties statewide, including St. Louis in northeast. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 8/28 Cass RJ, 9/6 Todd JSK, 9/9 Kanabec CM. All south reports: 9/24 Ramsey TT, 10/18 Hennepin TT. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | All reports: 4/25 Kanabec CM, 4/30 Dakota TT, 5/4 Hennepin SC, 5/9 Olmsted CH, 5/25 Roseau KE et al. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Observed in 13 counties scattered throughout all regions except northeast and southwest; probable breeding in Olmsted. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 Nicollet BBo, 9/17 Kanabec CM, 9/21 Hennepin TT. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Record early south 4/5 Anoka KB. Also seen 4/14 Hennepin PJ, 4/18 Fillmore CK and Jackson DBM. Early north 4/19 Beltrami DJo, 4/23 Kanabec CM, 5/17 Becker OJ and Cass EP. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Observed in 14 counties in all regions except southwest and south central. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late south 9/23 Freeborn (dead) ABa, 9/26 Olmsted DA, BE, 10/18 Hennepin (Old Cedar Avenue) SC, 10/22 Hennepin TT. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Reported 1/21 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave Bridge) SC. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Fewer reports than usual and arrived south about a week later than normal (recent median 4/16). Early south 4/24 Rice TBo and Dodge JSt. No April reports north. One unusual report 5/30 Cook MBW. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Heard of seen in 12 scattered counties in all regions except north central and southeast. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Only north report: 8/18 Traverse CMa. All south reports after August: 9/8 Meeker DF, 9/18 Hennepin CMa, 9/21 Meeker CMa, 10/4 Hennepin TT. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported from 13 south and 6 north counties. First migrants 4/9 McLeod DF, 4/13 Hennepin (location?) TT. No north reports before 5/8 Kanabec CM. Exceptional reports from Hennepin on 3/5 (Bass Ponds) PJ, 3/14 (Old Cedar Ave.) †BBa, 3/15 (Bass Ponds) and 3/21 (2 at Bass Ponds) SC, suggest overwintering although none were reported here during winter season. Compare recent median arrival (4/19) and dates of earliest known migrants: 4/3 (1993, Dakota) and 4/5 (1998, Anoka). | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in 15 counties scattered statewide; new nesting record in Otter Tail DST. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | All observations: 8/12 Cottonwood JJS, 8/14 Freeborn AEB, 8/26 Becker MBW, 10/5 St. Louis (Duluth) JnH. It was the earliest “late south” date since before 1985. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | One was found 12/19 Hennepin (Mound Springs) †SLC. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from 23 south and 8 north counties. Early south (recent median 4/16) 4/9 Anoka KJB, 4/21 Meeker DMF. Early north 5/8 Kanabec CAM and Roseau PHS. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Very few reports, nearly half the previous ten-year average. Observed in Roseau, Beltrami, Norman, Otter Tail, Sherburne, Meeker, Carver, Freeborn. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Reported from Otter Tail in north, plus four south counties. No representative dates (all in August). | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Reported from 21 south and 9 north counties. No reports from Southeast or North-central, and only St. Louis in Northeast. Early south (median 4/15) 4/14 Rice, Scott and Sherburne. Early north (median 5/6) 4/20 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, 5/11 Clay RHO and Todd JSK, SDu. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Most reports since 1992; seen in 20 counties as far north as a line through Polk, Cass, Carlton. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from six north and nine south counties. Late north 9/1 Kittson m.obs. Late south (median 10/6) 9/17 Waseca JEZ, 11/19–21 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) SLC, BBB, but also see winter report. | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Reported 1/10 Hennepin (calling) TAT. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Reported from 20 south and 11 north counties in all regions, but only St. Louis in Northeast. Early south (median 4/15, overwintered?) 3/24 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) SLC, 4/18 Hennepin REH, 4/22 Big Stone, Lac qui Parle and Winona. Early north (median 5/6) 5/7 Polk EEF, 5/8 Otter Tail DTT, SMT. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Observed in 10 southern counties plus Clay, Otter Tail, Wadena, Hubbard. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | No north reports. Reported from ten south counties. Record-high count early August Lac qui Parle (21 in section 26, Walter Twp.) BJU. Only reports after mid-September: 10/14 Hennepin SLC, 11/16 Hennepin (Bass Ponds, heard only) DWK. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from 21 south and 11 north counties, including 3/26 Hennepin (no details, overwintered?). Early south 4/19 Hennepin SLC and Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/21 Mower JEM and Winona JJS. Early north 5/5 Todd BWF, 5/8 Traverse JJS. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported from eight north and nine south counties. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | One north report: 8/1 St. Louis SLF. Reported from only four south counties; late south 9/28 Hennepin SLC. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported from 25 south and 17 north counties in all regions. Early south 4/12 Hennepin HCT, 4/13 Sherburne ASc. Early north 4/15 (ties record-early north) Clay fide JMJ, 4/20 Marshall JMJ. Numbers up at Manston W.M.A. and Rothsay W.M.A., Wilkin County, (AXH, PHS). | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Reported in 17 counties in all regions of the state except the North-central and Northeast. First nesting record for Rice FVS. Highest reported count 7/8 Brown (8 heard at Rosenau-Lambrecht W.M.A.) DWK. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from three north and six south counties. Late north 9/4 Roseau CRM, 9/8 Itasca RBJ. Late south 10/3 Freeborn AEB, 10/25 Waseca fide OLJ. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Reported from 30 south and 15 north counties. Early south 4/5 Blue Earth (Gilfillin L.) RMD and Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave.) DDo, GBS, 4/6 Hennepin (same location) DOB. Record-early north 4/14 Morrison HHD; then 4/24 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) MA. High count 5/7 Otter Tail (5) JMP. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Observed in 40 counties in all regions except Northeast. New nesting record for Clay PBB. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | All north reports: 8/10 Douglas RBW, 9/1 Kittson HHD, 9/6 Aitkin WEN. August reports from seven counties through 8/25 Sherburne ASc (median south departure 10/11). | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 8 | 37 | Early south 4/15 Brown BTS, 4/18 Rice TFB, 4/20 Watonwan CRM et al. (median 4/15). Early north 4/23 Mille Lacs HHD, 4/26 Otter Tail DTT, 4/29 Itasca EEO, 4/30 Cass DAY (median 5/5). High count 5/3 Itasca (4) EEO. |
| 2007 | Summer | 11 | 18 | Reported from all regions of the state. First county breeding record for Sherburne PLJ. |
| 2007 | Fall | 11 | 8 | Last north report 9/15 Cass ALB, 9/17 Lake (Little Marais) EEO (median 9/10). Last reported south 9/24 Ramsey JBB, 9/28 Jackson BJU (median 10/7). |
| 2008 | Spring | 10 | 30 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/19 Hennepin BAF and Murray DBM, 4/23 Hennepin DAC. Early north (median 5/5) 5/4 Morrison MJB. |
| 2008 | Summer | 15 | 21 | Record high number of reports. Found in all regions except Southwest. First county breeding record for Dakota ADS, JPM. |
| 2008 | Fall | 5 | 20 | Late north 8/28 Becker JCC, 8/30 Lake of the Woods LS and Roseau LMS (median 9/10). Late south 9/12 Murray RBW, 9/14 Stearns DMF (median 10/7). |
| 2008 | Winter | 1 | Most unusual was a well-described individual 12/19 and 1/1 Scott (Wilkie Unit, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) †DWK. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 11 | 27 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/16 Faribault RBW, 4/17 Hennepin CMB. Early north (median 5/5) 5/6 Otter Tail TJa, 5/9 Otter Tail DST. High count 5/30 Hennepin (9, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) ALD. |
| 2009 | Summer | 17 | 15 | Found in all regions of state. First county breeding record from Carver JCy. High count 7/4 Anoka (6) DWK. |
| 2009 | Fall | 5 | 7 | Few reports and no significant counts. Late north 10/15 Aitkin PEJ (median 9/10). Late south 9/12 Big Stone PHS, 9/13 Hennepin CMB (median 10/7). |
| 2010 | Spring | 11 | 26 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/5 Olmsted JWH, 4/10 Anoka MHe, Chisago DWK, PEB, HCT. Early north (median 5/5) 4/17 Douglas HHD, Marshall MA, Polk KLa, 4/18 Cass ABi. |
| 2010 | Summer | 16 | 21 | Reported from all regions except Southeast. First county breeding record from Washington fide BBA. |
| 2010 | Fall | 2 | 9 | Only north reports: 8/16 Cass LMS, CRM, 8/20 Douglas (Alexandria) RTe (median 9/10). Late south 10/2 Carver (2, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) JCy, 10/4 Martin CRM (median 10/7). |
| 2010 | Winter | |||
| 2011 | Spring | 11 | 28 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/13 Swift BJU, 4/18 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/23 Wright PEB. Early north (median 5/5) 5/4 Hubbard MAW, 5/5 Marshall MA. |
| 2011 | Summer | 15 | 26 | Found in all regions of state. First county breeding record from Blue Earth ChH. |
| 2011 | Fall | 6 | 19 | Late north 9/9 Douglas JPE, 9/18 Traverse BJU (median 9/10). Late south 9/19 Big Stone BJU, 11/9 Olmsted JPr (median 10/7). |
| 2011 | Winter | |||
| 2012 | Spring | 13 | 39 | South reports 4/1 Dakota JFR, 4/2 Washington (3, Valley View Park) SBe, 4/6 Waseca DBM, 4/10 Anoka ELC, 4/11 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 4/14 Fillmore DBM and Meeker PRH all before recent median 4/15. Early north 4/14 Douglas JPE, 4/21 Otter Tail DST, 4/23 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) MA, 4/27 Kanabec JPr, 5/4 Itasca SC, EEO all before recent median 5/5. High count 5/5 Hennepin (6, Old Cedar Ave. bridge) GHo. |
| 2012 | Summer | 13 | 22 | Found in all regions of state. |
| 2012 | Fall | 7 | 18 | High count 8/7 Meeker (8, Eden Valley) MJB. Late north 9/3 Marshall KRE, m.ob., 9/4 St. Louis AM, 9/10 St. Louis JLK (median 9/10). Late south 10/7 Rice TFB, 10/12–20 Hennepin (Bass Ponds, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JSh, m.ob. (median 10/7). |
| 2012 | Winter | |||
| 2013 | Spring | 13 | 34 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/20 Dakota SLP, LEC, DwS, KFi, 4/21 Hennepin RAE. Early north (median 5/5) 5/10 Crow Wing ANy, 5/15 Grant WCM. High count 5/12 Washington (5, Lake McKusick) MJB. |
| 2013 | Summer | 29 | 31 | Found throughout state. |
| 2013 | Fall | 13 | 14 | High count 8/4 Hennepin (9, Wood Lake N.C.) ASi. Late north 9/12 Becker ToL, 9/20 Douglas JPE (median 9/10). Late south 10/5 Olmsted DMs, 10/22 Sherburne PLJ (median 10/7). |
| 2013 | Winter | 1 | One report: 1/26 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) †DWK. There are only a few previous midwinter reports of this species for the state. | |
| 2014 | Spring | 16 | 34 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/11 Hennepin (2) LWn, 4/22 Anoka SBM, DWK. Early north (median 5/5) 5/1 Roseau fide JMJ, 5/2 Clearwater CRM, KMS, Crow Wing JPR. High counts 5/14 Hennepin (5, Wood Lake N.C.) SBM, 5/7 Hennepin (4, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) RDE. |
| 2014 | Summer | 15 | 18 | Found in all regions of state. |
| 2014 | Fall | 4 | 11 | High counts 8/4 and 8/10 Hennepin (11, 5 adults with black, downy chicks, Wood Lake N.C.) CMB. All north 8/15 Pennington HHD, CRM, 8/21 Cook HHD, RAE, CRM, 8/29 Beltrami HCT, JMs, LMS, DWK, PRH, CRM, KDS, 9/1 Lake of the Woods LMS. Late south 9/18 Hennepin CMB, 9/27 Yellow Medicine (3) GWe (median 10/7). |
| 2015 | Spring | 14 | 30 | Early south (median 4/15) 4/17 Nicollet RBW, 4/18 Rice TFB, 4/19 Hennepin TAT, (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF, SHF, SBM. Early north (median 5/5) 4/16 Pennington SC, 5/1 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) SAu, 5/2 Cass SC. High counts 5/20 Pope (6) CRM, 5/9 Anoka (5, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) RMD. |
| 2015 | Summer | 19 | 18 | Found in all regions. High count 7/12 Lyon (13, family groups foraging near marsh edge, including an adult and young crossing 375th St., Cottonwood) GWe. First county breeding record for Clearwater DPJ |
| 2015 | Fall | 7 | 18 | High count 9/17 Freeborn (6: 4 adults, 2 juveniles; Two Island W.P.A.) KEm. Late north 9/14 Crow Wing EGa, 10/3 St. Louis KRE, m.ob. Late south 10/3 Redwood RAE, Wabasha MJB, 10/4 Scott BAb, 10/6 Lyon JtH, GWe (median 10/4). |
| 2016 | Spring | 18 | 40 | Early south (median 4/14) 4/16 Hennepin THa, Isanti JWH, ELC, 4/17 Blue Earth ChH, Faribault RBW. Early north (median 5/4) 4/24 Hubbard JWH, DBz, ANy, SC, 4/30 Otter Tail HHD, RAE, 5/1 Aitkin JdB. High counts 5/12 Lyon (5, 375th St. marsh) GWe, 5/24 Marshall (5, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM. |
| 2016 | Summer | 12 | 24 | Found in all regions except Northeast, Southeast. High count 6/11 Roseau (6, Roseau Lakebed) EBd, JmS. |
| 2016 | Fall | 8 | 14 | High count 8/11 Kanabec (5, Quamba Marsh) CRM. Late north 9/6 Itasca SC, 9/7 St. Louis (Lake Agnes) AaL, 9/16 Crow Wing (Kiwanis Park) EGa. Late south 9/23–10/6 Hennepin (reported from three different locations) ADr, CWB, MaK, 10/6 Rock (Battle Plain) KEm (median 10/5). |
| 2016 | Winter | |||
| 2017 | Spring | 18 | 47 | Early south (median 4/14) 4/4 Rice GHo, 4/6 Sherburne (2) DlB, KMa, 4/8 Hennepin JcM. Early north (median 5/3) 4/27 Douglas JPE, 4/28 Crow Wing EGa, 4/29 Wilkin LSl. High counts 5/5 Brown (8, found in various marshes between New Ulm and Essig) WCM, 5/11 Sherburne (6, Sherburne N.W.R.) ToL. |
| 2017 | Summer | 16 | 31 | Reported from all regions. |
| 2017 | Fall | 9 | 20 | High count 9/26 Jackson (7, Minnesota W.P.A.) KEm. Late north 9/4 Marshall KRE, m.ob., 9/13 Grant WPl, 9/30 Todd TLu (median 9/11). Late south 9/26 Jackson KEm, 9/29 Hennepin ADS, Renville RBJ, 9/30 Swift DOr (median 10/5). |
| 2018 | Spring | 23 | 44 | Early south (median 4/14) 4/22 Hennepin ASa, EzH, IsH, Washington ebd, Wright ToL. Early north (median 5/1) 5/2 St. Louis JLK, 5/3–5 Crow Wing (2) EGa, ABi, 5/5 Morrison SEm, Traverse CRM, m.ob. High count 5/6 Dakota (5, 140th St. Marsh) MwT. |
| 2018 | Summer | 23 | 28 | Reported from every region of state. First county breeding record 7/8 Pope JWZ. |
| 2018 | Fall | 10 | 28 |  High counts 8/12 St. Louis (4, Mud Lake) JLK, 9/10 Scott (4, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) ebd. Late north 10/5 Morrison (Lake Shamineau) RPR, 10/14 St. Louis (Hartley Park) JLK, 11/8 Lake ph. fide SGW (median 9/14). Late south 10/6 Washington (William O†™Brien S.P.) ebd, 10/7 Faribault WAF (median 10/6). |
| 2019 | Spring | 23 | 44 | Early south (median 4/14) 4/14 Hennepin RDa, 4/15 Watonwan ASu, 4/16 Dakota LiH, Dodge LAV. Early north (median 5/1) 4/26 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) JPR, 4/27 Otter Tail (2) REn, AxB, St. Louis (Duluth) JPR. High count 5/10 Sherburne (6, Sherburne N.W.R.) ebd. |
| 2019 | Summer | 26 | 40 |  First county breeding record: 7/20 Red Lake SAu. |
| 2019 | Fall | 11 | 23 | High counts 8/1 Marshall (3, Agassiz N.W.R.) ebd, 9/21 Nicollet (3, Nicollet Conservation Club) RZi. Late north 9/2 Mahnomen ABL, 9/15–16 Cass DoH, ebd (median 9/16). Late south 10/13 Lyon GWe, 10/19 Dakota ebd, 10/29 Hennepin AGu (median 10/6). |
| 2020 | Spring | 21 | 47 | All March reports south (median 4/15): 3/11–18 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) TAT, m.ob., 3/17 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) SMC, 3/22 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) ebd. Early north (median 5/1) 4/25 Otter Tail (Buse Twp.) ebd, 4/25–28 Otter Tail (Eagle Lake Twp.) JsS, 4/30 St. Louis JPR. High count 5/12 Jackson (6, Christiania W.P.A.) RLF, REn. |
| 2020 | Summer | 22 | 40 | Reported from all regions. First county breeding records: 8/20 Grant KIs, 6/26 Scott CRM. |
| 2020 | Fall | 15 | 20 | High count 8/15 Dakota (8, pond south of Farmington) TGi. Late north 10/6 St. Louis ebd, 10/6–25 Otter Tail (Campbell) WPl, NaH, DFe (median 9/16). Late south 10/24 Dakota JHa, 10/25 Lyon GWe (median 10/6). |
| 2021 | Spring | 22 | 39 | All March reports south (median 4/14) 3/17–30 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) RDa, GUn, m.ob., 3/23 Steele (Armstrong Wetland Restoration) LHl, 3/25 Renville MiO, BTS. Early north (median 5/1) 4/29 Hubbard (C.R. 109) RLF, REn, 5/5 Todd (3, Hartford W.M.A.) RLF, REn, 5/6 Becker (Becker State W.M.A.) TKa. High count 5/29 Washington (5, William O’Brien S.P.) ebd. |
| 2021 | Summer | 25 | 32 | Reported statewide. First county breeding records: 7/13 Benton DOr, 6/26 Cass PNi. |
| 2021 | Fall | 9 | 25 | High counts 8/5 Otter Tail (5, Neumann W.P.A.) KBg, 8/22 Lake (4, Flood Bay State Wayside) JWL. Late north 9/12 Aitkin SKS, 9/13 St. Louis (Hartley Park) JLK, (Voyageurs N.P., Sullivan Bay) ebd, 10/9 Douglas JEl (median 9/16). Late south 10/2 Washington (Belwin Conservancy) RMa, BCo, 10/2–4 Washington (Lake Elmo P.R.) BDo, 10/9 – 11/28 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave Bridge) ebd, m.ob. (median 10/13). |
| 2021 | Winter | 1 | Up to 3 individuals overwintered Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge). A single was reported starting 12/15 m.ob., and 2 birds were reported in late December through 2/28 m.ob. Three were seen 2/5 KEm, JWH. This is only the fourth February record for the state (the others were in 1959, 1976, and 1995). | |
| 2022 | Spring | 25 | 42 | Up to 3 overwintered south (median 4/14) in Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) with 1 reported at the same location from 3/1–15 CMB, ABL, m.ob. Early south migrants 4/10 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) ebd, 4/21 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge), Olmsted, Rice, Sibley. Early north (median 5/1) 4/24 Kanabec BAb, 5/1 Clay CMk, 5/3 Aitkin ebd, Cook ebd, Douglas JPE. High count 5/28 St. Louis (6, Darwin Myers W.M.A., exact count) ClN. |
| 2022 | Summer | 21 | 33 | Encountered in all regions. |
| 2022 | Fall | 16 | 20 | High count 9/16 Anoka (4, Carlos Avery Pool 9) ETw, MFl. Late north 10/4 Otter Tail WPl, 10/7 Pine ebd, 10/9 Douglas JEl (median 9/16). Late south 10/20 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) DWK, 10/23 Hennepin (Lake Camelot) ebd, 10/27 – 11/3 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ABL, LSw, ebd (median 10/13). |
| Breeds throughout. | ||||
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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. |