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 - Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | 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: Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks |
| Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Spring | 5-12 to 5-17 one young male, almost in full breeding plumage, at the feeder of MER in Bloomington, Hennepin Co, seen by many observers. Appears to be the fourth Minnesota record. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 5-19 to 5-25 Duluth, feeder of AKA; photographed by JCG 5-22. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 5-26 Morris, Stevens Co., Frank and Mary Breen (see Notes of Interest in previous issue). | ||
| 1971 | Summer | 6-28 Agassiz Refuge, Marshall Co., 1 adult male, MMC; good details. (SeeNotes of Interest). ' | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-12, 13, 14 St. Louis (1) Molly Kohlbry m.ob.; 5-13 Martin (1) EBK; 5-7 Mower (1), Michael Beatrice. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | South 5-9 Hennepin RE (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3); North 5-10 Beltrami Steven Mueller (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3). | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 4-30 through 5-9 Ramsey RJ, OJ, DB, BDC, RR, DS, see The Loon, Vol. 53, No. 3, p. 169; 5-4 Mower Terry Dorsey. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Two reports 5/14 Beltrami AS, 5/17 Beltrami JP (the Loon 55 : 122). | ||
| 1983 | Summer | One, 6/1 Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (K&SS). | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Three reports 5/10 Washington, 5/11 Washington JD, (The Loon 56: 133), 5/5 Ramsey (The Loon 56:269). | ||
| 1985 | Spring | 5/13 Clay LCF (The Loon 57:140-141). | ||
| 1986 | Spring | 5/10 Morrison L. Ryan (The Loon 58:99). | ||
| 1989 | Spring | 5/7 thru 5/14 Olmsted FW, (The Loon 61:91). | ||
| 1989 | Fall | 9/16 Duluth PS (The Loon 61:198-199). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | 5/16 Otter Tail SDM (The Loon 62:154). | ||
| 1991 | Spring | All reports 4/28-511 (earliest date on record) Becker PB, SDM et al. (The Loon 63:204), 5/11 Goodhue EL, HH (The Loon 63:203). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Found injured 5/30 Hennepin DZ (specimen). | ||
| 1993 | Spring | One report 5/2 Becker BK. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | One report 5/4–7 Willmar, Kandiyohi Co. (photographed at feeder) BKa (The Loon 66:151–152). | ||
| 1995 | Spring | An invasion in May, with 19 reports of 20 individuals in 14 counties, between 5/4 and 5/24 (The Loon 67:180). Only seven of these records have been documented by written details or photos: Blue Earth MF, Faribault WF, Crow Wing (Crosby) RJ, Mille Lacs RG, RJ, Olmsted RG, RJ, JSt, Todd JSK, and Wright RJ, KM. Unsubstantiated reports were from Anoka, Crow Wing (Cross Lake), Goodhue, Hennepin, Nobles, Ramsey, Roseau and St. Louis counties. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | All reports: 5/15–20 Wealthwood, Aitkin Co. CMG, mob, 5/18 International Falls, Koochiching JeH. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | All documented reports: mid-May in Otter Tail (male photographed by Dave Erwin, near Battle Lake) DST, 5/14–19 Sibley (videotaped by Dolores Hagen, Hender-son) fide AH, 5/14–15 Olmsted (near Ro-chester) CK, mob, 5/16 Olmsted (Byron) DA, BE, 5/19 Roseau (near Greenbush) JA. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 4/27–5/1 Becker (Monson Lake) PBe, BBe, 5/9 Goodhue (Sand Point) DN. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Only documented reports: 4/30–5/1 Kandiyohi (male near Willmar) mob, 5/8–9 Goodhue (male at Hok-si-la Park) PPa, BBa (The Loon 71:235). | ||
| 1999 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Male photographed 5/13 Stevens (Morris) †DSt. The second county record (see The Loon 40:57). | ||
| 2000 | Fall | No acceptable reports. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Most reports since this species' Spring 1995 invasion (The Loon 67:180–181). Males seen 4/25 Cook (earliest date north, Croftville Road) †SPe, 4/27 – 5/4 Wabasha (earliest date south, Wabasha) GK, †CBe, m.ob., ~5/6–13 Olmsted (Rochester) SH et al., ph. †PHS, 5/12–14 Cass (Pequot Lakes) JSB, m.ob., 5/12–16 Becker (Cotton L.) †KHa, †BAB, 5/16 Wilkin (Breckenridge) †SPM, DKM. Reported without details from six more locations. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Minnesota's third fall record: 8/18 Cook (Taconite Harbor) †JWL, †SLL. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Documented 5/11–15 Hennepin (male at Wood Lake) SA, †CBr, †PEB, m.ob., 5/14 Dakota (female at L. Byllesby) †ADS. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | First summer record since 1983; late migrant 6/1 Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) †SPM. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All documented reports: 4/25–26 Waseca (male at Waseca, second earliest south) ph. LLB, 5/18 Ramsey (male at North Oaks) †TAN, and “several days” through at least 5/20 Polk (NE of Crookston) JL, JMJ, ph. DCL, ph. †PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Documented 5/10 Waseca (male at Senn-Rich W.M.A., second county record) †JPS, 5/12–15 Beltrami (immature male at Bemidji, third county record) ES, †JMJ, †PHS, m.obs., 5/13 Todd (male east of Long Prairie, second county record) ph. BWF, 5/13–14 Olmsted (male at Oronoco) ph. GEc, 5/14 Pine (male at Duxbury, second county record) ph. TFA. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Adult males 4/30 Blue Earth (William's N.C.) †CRM et al., †CMB, 5/6 Douglas (near Carlos) LuW, ph. AEB, 5/10–11 Cook (Grand Marais) ph. RTF, 5/10–16 St. Louis (Embarrass) JuS, ph. BET, 5/11–15 Itasca (SE of Grand Rapids) BDe, ph. †EEO, †PHS, m.ob., 5/15 (Yellow Bank Twp.) and 5/22 (Walter Twp.) Lac qui Parle †BJU. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 2 | Accepted reports: 4/24–27 Freeborn (Clarks Grove) fide AEB, †CMB, ph. JEM, m.ob., 4/25–29 Anoka (Spring Lake Park) ph. TM, m.ob. | |
| 2007 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2008 | Spring | 2 | 4 | All reports 4/28–29 Pine ph. DSe, 5/11 Hennepin (Hyland P.R.) PEJ, 5/12–14 Stearns (Paynesville Twp) †PCC, ph. DAC, m.ob., 5/13 Freeborn AEB, 5/14 Crow Wing (Stark Lake) JSB, 5/16 Ramsey (Lake Vadnais) ph. GW. |
| 2009 | Spring | 5 | 2 | Eight reports, with five from the far northwest: 5/3 Brown/Cottonwood (Red Rock Falls C. P.) HHD, ph. †KRE, 5/8 Roseau (~4 miles S of Warroad) ph. DOl, 5/9 Cass BrS, 5/19–20 Roseau (Warroad) ph. BJS, 5/14 Douglas TAn, 5/19 Polk (Wetlands, Pines and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary) fide JMJ, 5/20–21 Kittson (Lancaster) ph. LW, 5/21 Marshall (~1 mile E of Middle River) GKn. |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | 2 | Three reports, all adult males: 5/3–9 Hennepin (NE Minneapolis) ph. CKa, 5/6–10 St Louis fide DOK, fide JWL, 5/9–13 Washington (West Lakeland Twp.) ph. fide PHS. |
| 2011 | Spring | 4 | All reports were from feeding stations: 5/1–2 Pine (Pine City) NJo, 5/11 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) MA, 5/14 Becker (Detroit Lakes) MMD, 5/27–28 ph. Polk JOJ. | |
| 2011 | Winter | 1 | A remarkable first winter record for the state: 1/11–19 Hennepin (Maple Grove) ph. fide AXH. This species was observed coming to the feeder at a private residence. Latest previous date 9/16 (1989, in Duluth). | |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | One reported 5/7 Lac qui Parle (adult male, Hantho Beach, Lac qui Parle Lake) ph. BJU. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 2 | 3 | All south 5/12 Olmsted (male) SRi, 5/12–15 Chisago (male) ph. RRo, 5/17 Dakota (male, Farmington) ph. BSe. All north 4/30–5/1 Becker (male, Big Sugarbush Lake) KFM, ASM, ph. DAC, 5/1 Otter Tail (male, near Battle Lake) JsS, JSw. |
| 2014 | Spring | 3 | 5 | All south 4/20 Goodhue (west of Red Wing) VTh, 5/8 Dakota (Burnsville) NBn, 5/12–14 Hennepin (Champlin) ph. SvB, ph. PEB, m.ob., 5/13–17 Rice (Faribault) TFB, †DAB, m.ob, 5/14 Sherburne (near Princeton) ph. KNy, 5/18 Hennepin SKe, 5/21 Sherburne (Becker Twp.) BTe. All north 4/20 Crow Wing (Fort Ripley/St. Mathias) ph. fide PSP, 5/6 Douglas (Brandon) ph. SWt, 5/13 Crow Wing (north of Crosslake) ph. JPR, ABi, 5/16 Pennington (Thief River Falls) JMJ. |
| 2015 | Spring | 3 | 2 | All south 5/1–4 Anoka (East Bethel) KmC, ph. CRM, ELC, m.ob., 5/3 Hennepin ph. ABL. All north 4/14–28 Pine MMK, ph. TJo, ph. †DWK, ph. CRM, ph. CIN, ph. JRG, ph. RTe, ph. JWd, m.ob., 5/10 Otter Tail ph. MLi, 5/9–21 Lake (Thomas Lake) ph. MTo, JWL, ph. PHS. |
| 2016 | Spring | 2 | Two reports of this barely regular visitor: 4/26 Lac qui Parle (Mehurin Twp.) ph. KOd, CMz, 4/29 Kandiyohi (Pennock) ph. JoS, ph. JWd. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | Minnesota's fourth fall record 8/19 Douglas †JPE. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 3 | 3 | All south 4/25–30 Sibley (male) ph. ArS, 5/9–10 Ramsey (Reservoir Woods) ph. JoK, LiH, 5/21 Washington (William O'Brien S.P.) DnS, MiS. All north 4/24 Otter Tail (Battle Lake) ph. MwB, 5/10 Beltrami (Hines) ph. KVH, 5/23 Crow Wing ph. JhH, LnH. |
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All reports 5/5 Beltrami (near North Twin Lake) ph. SMe, 5/10 Washington (Denmark Twp.) ph. CBu and 5/12 Carver (Chanhassen) ph. BTh. |
| 2018 | Winter | 1 | Second winter record for this rare migrant 1/18–1/26 Chisago ph. JSa. | |
| 2019 | Spring | 5 | 5 | Six south and seven north individuals produced the highest number of records since spring 1995. All south 5/5 Stearns MJB, 5/6 Chisago ph. SHA, 5/7–10 Faribault BAy, WAF, 5/8 Hennepin (Champlin) SvB, 5/9–14 Anoka (Coon Rapids) PSl, ph. EzH, ph. REn, ph. GHo, 5/20 Hennepin (New Hope) SMC. All north 5/5 Beltrami PCn, St. Louis (Hermantown) ebd, 5/9–10 Pine KrM, LEv, 5/16–21 Polk ph. SAu, 5/18–20 Cass (Backus) ph. DoH, 5/27–28 Polk (male and female on 27th, only male on 28th, Agassiz Audubon feeders) ph. HHu. |
| 2019 | Summer | 2 |  Single adult males 6/5 Morrison (Little Falls) †FGo, 6/6 St. Louis (Duluth) fide PHS. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 3 | 4 | All reports this season came from birds visiting feeders. All south 5/1–2 Lyon (Ghent) RBg, 5/2 Ramsey (Vadnais Heights) ebd, 5/8 Fillmore (Harmony) ph. AJa, ASu, 5/28 Brown (New Ulm) fide BTS. All north 5/5–6 Wilkin (Breckenridge) fide EzH, RLF, ph. REn, 5/9 Otter Tail (Friberg Twp.) ph. IMF, 5/14 Morrison (Pike Creek Twp.) FGo, 5/23 Otter Tail (Newton Twp.) ph. ApH. |
| 2020 | Fall | 1 | Fifth fall record, 9/17 Dakota (Lebanon Hills R.P.) †KDS. | |
| 2021 | Spring | 1 | 3 | All south: 4/24 Stearns (Lake Koronis) ph. DSy, 5/4–6 Kandiyohi (Willmar) ph. †JWd, 5/12 Olmsted (Stewartville) ph. JGf. Sole north report 5/17 Polk (East Grand Forks) ph. SAu. |
| Rare migrant 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. |