Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Warblers 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
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
 Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
 Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
 Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
[Golden-winged Warbler X Blue-winged Warbler]
[Lawrence's Warbler]
[Brewster's Warbler]
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
 Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Kirtland's Warbler
Cape May Warbler
 Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
[Cerulean Warbler X Northern Parula]
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
 Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Painted Redstart
Wilson's Warbler(Cardellina pusilla)
YearSeasonNS
1963SpringMay 7, Washington Co., D. Honetschlager; May 8, Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper; May 10, Wright Co., Erma Christopher; May 14, Cass Co., the Mathisens.
1964Spring5-7 Stearns Co, peak 5-12, RPR; 4-21 Diamond Lake, Mpls, Ruth Akeley; 5-9 Wright Co, EC; 5-5 Ramsey ELC; 4-22 Hennepin Co, EWJ; 5-6 Washington Co, DH; 5-5 Rochester, JPF; 5-9 Ramsey Co, ACR; 5-8 Duluth, JCG.
1964Summerfall dates, 8-20, Min neapolis, RBJ; 8-24, Hibbing, HM; 825, Two Harbors, RK; 8-26, Duluth, JCG; 8-27, Lake Co, JCG.
1964Fall9-2 Crow Wing Co, TEM; 9-5 Ramsey Co, ACR; 9-9 FargoMoorhead, EGA; 9-29 Two Harbors, RK.
1965Springearliest 5-5 Rochester, JPF; interesting late date of 5-31 at Moorhead, LWJ.
1965Falllatest 9-25 Rochester, JPF, St. Paul, ACR and Hennepin Co, MHM, 9-29 Minneapolis, VL.
1966Springearliest 4-23 St. Paul, MIG; 5-4 Rochester, JPF and Washington Co, WWL; 5-5 Wabasha Co, DGM; latest 5-24 Bemidji, EBH; 5-25 Hennepin Co, TKS and Kanabec Co, RHJ; 5-30 Hennepin Co, VL and Hibbing, SM.
1966Summer6-6 Duluth (JCG), 6-6 Lake Co (RK) late migrants; 8-29 Lake Co, fall migrant, JCG.
1966FallLatest 9-21 Hennepin Co., JAJ; 9-23 Fargo, MGA; 9-25 Cottonwood Co., LAF.
1967Springearly 4-30 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-10 Hennepin Co., RDT and Morrison Co., LSR; 5-11 Ramsey Co., BL, Wright Co., EC and Anoka Co., PE.
1967Fall latest 9-18 Morrison Co., LSR; 9-29 Washington Co., WWL and Minneapolis, VL.
1968Spring early 5-8 Mille Lacs Co., MIV; 5-9 Minneapolis, VL, Morrison Co., LSR, Pope Co., WH; 5-10 Minneapolis, EHH, · GES, Stearns Co., KE and Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-11 Houston Co., KP and Hennepin Co., TKS; late 5-27 Morrison Co., LSR; 5-28 Minneapolis, FN/MAS; 5-29 Minneapolis, VL; 5-30 Cottonwood Co., LAF and Ramsey Co., TKS; one exceptional record, 6-15 Welch, Goodhue Co., RG.
1968Summer 6-15 Welch, Goodhue Co, RG, late spring migrant; 8-12 FargoMoorhead,. fide EGA; 8-30 Wright Co, GES; fall migrants.
1968Fall9-7 Duluth JCG, RBJ; 9-10 Stevens JAH; 9-27 Morrison LSR; 10-18 Hennepin FN/ MAS.
1969Spring4-30 Minneapolis VL (Exceptional; 5-4 Winona Co., BT, and Carver Co., MHM; 5-13 Morrison Co., LSR; 5-15 Mille Lacs Co., MI; 5-17 (6) Minneapolis, JAJ; 5-22 Duluth, PBH; 5-24 Itasca Co., HM; 5-25 St. Paul, MIG.
1969Fall9-2 Morrison 11 LSR; 8-15 Morrison 5 LSR; 8-22 Wright ETS; 8-24 Hennepin DB; 9-1, 9-6 Duluth MC, RBJ; 9-13 Morrison LSR; 10-2 Winona BTV.
1970Springearly south 5-5 Olmsted HW; 5-7 Hennepin RG and Dakota DB; early north 5-8 Morrison LR; 5-9 Crow Wing J B; late 5-30 Hennep in BL and Duluth MMC an d St. Louis LM.
1970Falllate north 9-17 Duluth MMC and Morrison LR; 9-18 Duluth )G; late south 10-1 Hennepin VL; 10-10 Hennepin FN; 10-18 Hennepin WKE; early 8-7 Duluth MMC; 8-20 Morrison LR.
1971Springearly south 5-13 Goodhue FN WKE; 5-14 Nobles HH; early north 5-~0 Morrison LR; 5-21 Mille Lacs MI; late 5-31 Wright BH and Duluth JG and Cook JP.
1971Fallearlv 8-14 Wright; 8-16 Hennepin · late south 9-11 Wabasha; 9-25 Lyon; 9-27 He,;,neoln; late north 9-8 Mille Lacs and Duluth; 9-16 Morrison. Canada Warb!er: early south 8-22 Wright; 8-23 Ramsev and Watonwan; late south 9-16 Carver; 9-26 Hennepin; late north 8-15 St. Louis; 8-20 Morrison.
1973Spring31 REPORTERS REPORTING• EARLY SOUTH 5-85 GOODHUE DBJ ;S ·iiS GOODHUE DRJ 5-8S 11LLHOR£ RB.JJ EARLY NORTH 5-18 MORRISON LSRJ 5~19 ;CLAY LCfJ 5•26 ST. LOUIS JCGJ PEAK 5-e3 WASHINGTON (31!11f) Wl.J ;LATE SOUTH S-29 HENNEPIN VLJ 5·26 ANOKA SCJ LATE NORTH S~a9 ST. LOUIS ;J CGJ S-28 ST. LOUIS ETS. ;
1973Summer 6-5 St. Louis (Minn. Pt. (JCG).
1973Fall Seen in ten counties. Early 8-2 Lyon (EKE). Peak 9-16 St. Louis (35) (JAB). Late 10-22 Rock (KRE) (latest on record?).
1974Spring Early south 5-4 Stearns NMH; 3 reports on 5-10; early north 5-11 Crow Wing TS; 5-14 Pine ML; 5-15 Mille Lacs MI; late south 5-28 Hennepin VL.
1974Summer Migrants noted 6-1 Clearwater (KZ) and 6-2 St. Louis (JG).
1974Fall Early south 8-19 Stearns NH; 8-23 Rock KE; early north 8-15 Becker KBZ; 8-17 Clay LCF; late north 9-4 Morrison LSR; 9-10 Crow Wing JB; late south 9-28 Rock KE; 10-14 Le Sueur GR; 11-9 Lyon PE.
1975Spring Early south 5-4 Freeborn RK; 5-6 Hennepin OLJ, JC, DY, PG; 5-8 Rock KE; early north 5-13 St. Louis GJN; 5-14 Morrison LSR and Itasca MS; late south 5-31 Hennepin WKE and Rock RBJ, GLO, LAF.
1975Fallearly 8-8 Murray AD; 8-18 Clay LCF; late north 9-21 Duluth DM; 9-28 Itasca MS; late south 9·18 Cottonwood LF; 9-20 Ramsey BS; 10-13 Hennepin CH.
1976Spring Early south 5-5 Wabasha WM; 5-8 Goodhue BDC and Hennepin ETS; 5-9 Hennepin BE; early north 5-13 Crow Winter 1976 Wing JB; 5-14 St. Louis PD; 5-15 Morrison LSR; late south 5-23 Lincoln KE and Hennepin BE.
1976Summerreported in late June in Cook Co. by J. Hart; a very late migrant or possible breeder?
1976Fall Early north 8-8 Lake, 8-13 Marshall; early south 8-13 Wright, 8-15 Murray; late north 9-15 Duluth, 10-1 Clay; late south 9-21 Washington, 9-23 Rock, 9-26 Lyon.
1977Spring Early south 3 reports on 5-6; early north 5-8 Otter Tail GO; 5-9 Clay LCF; 5-10 Marshall SVA; late south 5-30 Lac qui Parle CB.
1977Summer Migrants seen 6-1 Hennepin, 6-11 Lac qui Parle and Duluth; possible summering birds seen 6-15 and 6-30 in St. Louis Co. (Babbitt, T. Hargy; Echo Trail, T. Kemp), and 7-13 in Clearwater Co. (Itasca St. Pk., B. Fall).
1977Fall An unusual number of early migration dates, early north 8-2 Clay (LCF); early south 8-12 Mower (R. Jessen), 8-13 Houston (EMF), 8-14 Cottonwood (LF), 8-16 Hennepin (DB).
1978Summer Seen in Cook (6-24 -6-25 singingmale, N. Brule River) and Beltrami (6-28 -6-30 singing male, Waskish). Ca,nada Warbler Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami (Waskish) and Anoka (Cedar Creek NHA, JLH).
1978Fall Early north 8-15 Clay LCF and 8-17 Otter Tail GW; early south 8-1 Hennepin WKE; late north 9-23 Clay LCF; late south Anoka KL.
1979Spring Early south 5-5 Washington DR, 5-6 Anoka KL, Olmsted JSD, 5-7 ten reports; early north 5-15 Otter Tail SM, 5-16 Otter Tail GMO, 5-17 Clay LCF; late south 5-31 Hennepin ES; Washington DR.
1979Fall Early north 8-18 Otter Tail GMO; early south 8-18 Anoka KL, 8-20 Hennepin VL; late north 9-18 St. Louis KMH, 9-21 Pennington KSS; late south 9-21 Houston EMF, 9-30 Hennepin SW.
1980Spring Early south 5-5 Anoka KL, 5-9 Washington DR; early north 5-14 Pennington KSS, 5-16 Marshall ANWR, Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-23 Olmsted JF, 5-31 Washington DR; late north 5-23 St. Louis DA, 5-25 Lake SW.
1980Summer Breeding (first for state) reported from Lake (Loon 52:182-3); also at another location in Lake, Cook.
1980Fall Early north 8-10 Clay LCF, Cook KMH, 8-13 Pennington KSS; early south 8-12 Olmsted JEB, 8-14 Hennepin DB; late north 9-26 Cook KMH, 10-19 Clay LCF; late south 9-17 Hennepin SC, 9-22 Murray AD.
1981Spring Early south 4-28 Hennepin VL, 4-30 Rice RJ, 5-1 Fillmore GBE; early north 5-3 St. Louis D. Green, 5-7 Beltrami JP, Crow Wing JB, TS, 5-8 St. Louis TL; late south 5-28 Hennepin SC; late north 5-25 St. Louis JG, 5-27 Cook KMH, St. Louis KE.
1981Summer Late migrants North: 6-2, 6-3.
1981Fall Early north 8-12 Clay LCF, 8-17 Cook KMH; early south 8-12 Ramsey RBA, 8-21 Hennepin SC; late north 9-7 Beltrami JP, 9-9 St. Louis LW; late south 9-19 Renville FKS, 9-25 Lincoln JMP.
1982Spring Early south 5-8 Hennepin DB, OJ, Martin EBK, Olmsted JEB, BE, Stearns NH, 5-9 Goodhue DGW, Hennepin ES, Houston JP1AM, 5-11 Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, Nicollet MF, Washington WL; early north 5-8 Clearwater AB, 5-10 Clay LCF, 5-11 Crow Wing JB, Mille Lacs CF I KB, St. Louis KE; late south 5-28 Dakota JD, 5-29 Hennepin SC, late north 5-23 Aitkin WN.
1982Summer Seen in Lake, Cook.
1982Fall Early north 8/14 Clay LCF, 8/18 Pennington KSS, 8/26 St. Louis LE; early south 8/23 Hennepin SC, 8/25 Hennepin DB, 8/27 Washington DGW; late north 9/21 Crow Wing JB, 9/25 Beltrami JP, 9/29 Polk RJ; late south 9/17 Hennepin SC, 9/18 Brown JSp, 9/25 Houston FL.
1983Spring Early south 5/5 Mower RRK, 5/6 Murray AD, 5/7 Brown JSp, Le Sueur EK; early north 5/9 Clay LCF, 51 II Aitkin WN, Becker TNWR, 5/12 Polk TT; late south 5/29 Lyon HK, 5/30 Washington EC; late north 5/29 Otter Tail SDM, 5/31 Lake SWIMS, St. Louis AE.
1983Summer Seen in Lake. Late migrants South: 6/3, 6/4; North: 6/4. Early migrant: 7/30.
1983Fall Early north 8/24 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SDM, 9/6 Beltrami AB, 9/7 Beltrami JSP; early south 8/20 Brown JSp, 8/21 Murray AD, 8/29 Hennepin DB, SC, Mower RRK; late north 9/24 Clay LCF, Cook KMH, St. Louis VR; late south 10/2 Houston EMF, Rock RG, RJ.
1984Spring Early south 4/28 Hennepin CH, 5/3 Cottonwood WH, 5/5 Mower DGS; early north 5/8 Otter Tail GMO, 5/11 Clay LCF, 5/12 St. Louis fide KE, VR; late south 5/22 Washington SSt, 5/25 Hennepin DB, SC, 5/26 Brown JSp, Nicollet JCF; late north 5/27 Polk AB, Roseau KSS, 5/28 St. Louis SNP, 5/31 Lake of the Woods TW.
1984Summer6/5 Cook (KMH); 6/7 Lake (SWIMS).
1984Fall Early north 8/5 Lake of the Woods, 8/20 Clay LCF, 8/21 Itasca DB; early south 8/19 Lac qui Parle TT, 8/22 Anoka JH, Hennepin SC, 8/24 Hennepin DB, Nicollet JCF; late north 9/18 Otter Tail SDM, 9/22 Clay LCF, 9/25 Cook KMH; late south 9/16 Brown JSp, 9/19 Ramsey RH, 9/20 Hennepin SC.
1985Spring Early south 5/4 Freeborn RJ, 5/5 Cottonwood LAF, 5/7 Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, Ramsey DZ; early north 5/9 Clay LCF, 5/12 Norman BK, Polk AB, St. Louis KC, 5/13 Cook WP, Otter Tail SDM, St. Louis KE; late south 5/25 Nicollet JCF, 5/27 Hennepin DB, 5/30 Hennepin ES.
1985Summer Seen in Cook (6/1, RJ), Lake (6/20 Whyte Road, three singing males, SWIMS).
1985Fall Early south 8/16 Cottonwood LAF, 8/16 Hennepin SC, 8/18 Brown JS, 8/20 Lac qui Parle FE; late north 9/15 Lake JP/AM, 9/19 St. Louis MH/JS, 9/29 Cook KMH; late south 9/26 Hennepin SC, 9/28 Dakota TTu, 9/30 LeSueur HJC.
1986Spring Early south 5/4 Hennepin SC, DZ, 5/5 Hennepin DB, 5/7 Olmsted PP; early north 5/5 Pennington KSS, 5/11 Clay LCF, Clearwater AB, Cook KMH, St. Louis fide KE, 5/12 Beltrami ANWR, Hubbard JL; late south 5/23 Hennepin SC, 5/24 Lac qui Parle FE, 5/28 Murray NO.
1986Summer Seen in Cook (6/8, BBS; 6/23, one, KE), Lake (6/19 Whyte Rd., SWIMS), St. Louis (6/8 Ely, SS).
1986Fall Early south 8/1 Hennepin OJ, 8/11 Brown JS, 8/16 Cottonwood BJ; late north 9/9 Clay LCF, 10/8 Cook KMH, 10/15 Duluth SDM; late south 9/26 Olmsted JB, 9/27 Nicollet JF, 9/29 Hennepin SC.
1987Spring Early south 5/9 Murray NO, 5/11 Mower RRK and Olmsted RSE, 5/12 Hennepin SC, ES, Houston EMF, Freeborn NHo; early north 5/9 Otter Tail SDM, 5!14 Marshall ANWR, 5!16 Duluth fide KE and KR; late south 5/23 Brown JS, 5/24 Winona TM and AP, 5/26 Hennepin SC.
1987Summer Seen in Cook (6116, n.e. of Hovland, BBS), Lake (four singing males, 6/19 Whyte Rd., SWIMS).
1987Fall Early south 8/16 Pipestone KE, RH, 8/17 Brown JS, Freeborn NHO, Hennepin SC, Mower RRK; late north 8/30 Clay LCF, 8/31 Polk AB; late south 9/15 Brown JS, 9/18 Hennepin IT, Murray NO, Pipestone JP, 9/27 Hennepin SC.
1988Spring Early south 5/5 Mower JM, 5/6 Nicollet JF; early north 5/7 Todd PH, 5/8 Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/23 Lac qui Parle AB, 5/28 Rice TT; late north 5/24 Clay LCF.
1988Summer Only report from Lake.
1988Fall Early north 8/9 KittsonAB, 8/13 Clay LCF, 8/18 Crow Wing AP; early south 8/14 Brown JS, 8/18 Hennepin SC, 8/19 Hennepin DB, Nicollet JF; late north 8/26 Cook KMH, 9/3 Clearwater AB and Jackson AP 9/17 Clay LCF; late south 9/11 Olmsted BSE, 9/20 Brown JS, 9/23 Hennepin SC, Murray ND.
1989Spring Early south 4/23 Fillmore GMD, 5/5 Anoka GP, Ramsey AB, 5/7 Hennepin OJ, DZ; early north 5/11 Hubbard JL, 5/13 Beltrami DJ, 5/14 Clay LCF; late south 5/22 Dakota JD, 5/25 Hennepin SC, Lac qui Parle FE, 5/27 Houston EMF.
1989Summer Seen 6/17, 7/3 Lake SW /MS, 7/20 Pennington SKS.
1989Fall Early south 8/15 Brown JS, 8/20 Lac qui Parle CMB, Washington TBB, 8/21 Hennepin SC; late north 8/26 OtterTail SDM, 9/9 Clay LCF, 10/17 Lake DPV; late south 9/15 Hennepin DC, 9!20 Fillmore NAO, Hennepin GP, PipestoneJP, 9/2 1 Brown JS, Hennepin SC.
1990Spring Early south 4/30 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5/7 Brown JSp, Winona JD; early north 5/14 Beltrami DJ, 5/15 St. Louis KE, 5/16 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SDM, Todd RJ; late south 5/26 Fillmore NAO, 5/27 Goodhue AP, 5/29 Hennepin SC.
1990Summer Reports from Lake, Cook; also 6/1 Itasca (late migrant?).
1990Fall Early south 8/14 Lac qui Parle FE, 8/18 Hennepin SC, 8/20 Brown JS, Murray ND; late north 9/17 Lake DPV, 9/20 Cook KMH, 10/6 Lake KR; late south 9/15 Anoka GP, 9/19 Brown JP, 9/21 Hennepin SC.
1991Spring Early south 5/3 Brown JS, Goodhue WP, Hennepin DZ, Winona AP, CS, 5/4 Hennepin DC, OJ, Martin BB, Mower RRK, Olmsted BSE, Wabasha AB; early north 5/9 Becker BK, Beltrami DJ, Clay LCF, MO, Grant SDM; late south 5/21 Dakota AP, 5/29 Hennepin SC; late north 5/21 St. Louis SWIMS, 5/27 Lake DPY.
1991Summer Only reports: 6/1 St. Louis, 6/22 Lake.
1991Fall Early south 8/9 Hennepin SC, 8/13 Ramsey KB; late north 9/14 St. Louis KR, 9/25 Clay LCF; late south 9/27 Hennepin SC, 9/30 Cottonwood ED, Pipestone JP.
1992Spring Early south 5/1 Hennepin KB, Olmsted JB and Winona CS, 5/2 Goodhue DZ, Wabasha WDM and Washington TT; early north 5/7 Kanabec CM, 5/8 Beltrami DJ, Cass PS; late south 5/24 Hennepin TT, 5/28 Washington WL.
1992Summer Only reports: 6/6 Lake and Murray, 6/9 Grant, 6/12 Becker.
1992Fall Early north 8/7 Pennington SSt, 8/12 Clay LCF; early south 8/20 Hennepin SC, 8/21 Ramsey RH; late north 9/25 Lake DPV, 10/3 Becker BK; late south 9/13 Hennepin TT, 9/19 Hennepin SC.
1993Spring Early south 4/29 Winona AM, 5/4 Murray ND and Winona CS. Early north 5/6 Clay LCF, 5/10 Lake DPV. Late south 5/25 Houston EMF, 5/28 Hennepin SC. Late north 5/25 Clay LCF, 5/29 Lake of the Woods PS.
1993Summer Reported in Lake, Cook; plus late migrant 6/5 Hennepin.
1993Fall Early north 8/3 Koochiching GM, 8/19 Clay LCF. Early south 8/18 Anoka CF, Hennepin TT, Washington WL, 8/19 Hennepin DB. Late north 9/12 Clay LCF, Cook KMH, 9/19 Aitkin WN. Late south 9/29 Dodge JBe, 10/10 Anoka CF.
1994Spring Early south 5/8 Chippewa AB and Hennepin SC, 5/9 Houston EMF; early north 5/13 Becker BK, Beltrami DJ, Otter Tail CS/KC, Polk KSS and St. Louis AE, 5/14 Wilkin SDM; late south 5/22 Dakota TT and Winona CS, 5/23 Hennepin SC.
1994Summer Midsummer observations in Cook, Lake; also seen in St. Louis (no date).
1994Fall Early south 8/14 Hennepin SC, 8/17 Brown JS. Late north 9/16 Kanabec CM, 9/25 Pennington KSS. Late south 9/17 Winona AM, 9/24 Hennepin SC, DZ.
1995Spring Early south 5/6 Goodhue RB, 5/7 Rice TB; early north 5/12 Polk MCBS, 5/16 Kanabec CM; late south 5/28 Hennepin SC, 5/30 Anoka KB; late north 5/29 Clay CF, St. Louis SS.
1995Summer Singing males observed in Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake; plus late migrant 6/14 Clay MN.
1995Fall All dated north reports 8/30 Kanabec CM, 8/31 Beltrami DJo, 9/1 St. Louis TW, 9/2 Carlton LW. Early south 8/12 Murray ND, 8/19 Hennepin DBo, PBu, SC. Late south 9/25 Ramsey TT, 10/1 Hennepin SC.
1996Spring Early south 5/5 Waseca JZ, 5/8 Hennepin SC, 5/12 Dakota DBS. Early north 5/16 Cass MN and Todd JSK, SDu. Late south 5/30 Hennepin PBu, SC and Rice TBo. Late north 5/24 Aitkin CB, 5/26 Clay RO.
1996Summer Mid-summer observations in St. Louis, Lake and Cook; plus late migrants 6/1 Pennington, 6/2 Hennepin.
1996Fall Early north 8/29 St. Louis TW, 9/2 Carlton LW. Early south 8/1 (ties earliest south date) Winona CS, 8/18 Dakota TT. Late north 9/6 Todd RJ, 9/7 Kanabec CM. Late south 9/23 Brown JSp, 9/25 Hennepin SC.
1997Spring Early south 5/5 Henepin TT, 5/7 Ramsey RH and Rice TBo. Early north 5/7 Hubbard GS, 5/10 Becker BBe, 5/15 Beltrami DJo and Grant SDM. Still present in several southern counties on 5/31.
1997Summer Observed 6/4 Lake; plus one non-singing bird seen on 6/30 at Boot Lake SNA in Anoka Co. KB (this individual was not relocated on later dates).
1997Fall Early north 8/16 Crow Wing PP, 8/18 Carlton LW, 8/21 Lake DV. Early south 8/20 Hennepin SC, 8/21 Brown JSp, 8/22 Rice TBo. Late north 9/13 St. Louis AE, 9/18 Cook KMH, 10/24 (latest north date) Lake fide KE. Late south 9/10 Dakota DBS, 9/19 Hennepin TT, and 9/23 Brown JSp.
1998Spring Early south 5/9 Olmsted DA/BE, 5/11 McLeod RbS. Early north 5/13 Cass EP, 5/14 St. Louis TW, 5/15 Kanabec CM. Late south 5/31 Washington DN. Late north 5/30 St. Louis PBu, PS.
1998Summer Recorded in Lake, Cook; plus late migrants 6/3 McLeod, 6/4 Fillmore, 6/7, 9, 10 Hennepin.
1998Fall Early north 8/7 Aitkin CMG, 8/8 Lake TT, and 8/15 Clearwater ABo. Early south 8/15 Lac qui Parle WM and Anoka CF, 8/16 Hennepin SC. Late north 9/5 Lake RO, 9/7 St. Louis KB, and 9/8 Clay CN. Late south 9/14 Brown JSp, 9/24 Hennepin TT, 11/27 (latest date for the state) Hennepin SC.
1999Spring Arrived two–three days earlier than usual south and north. Early south 5/2 Rice TBo, 5/4 Meeker DF and Hennepin SC, 5/5 Mower DSm. Early north 5/6 Todd JSK, SDu, 5/11 Otter Tail SDM, 5/12 St. Louis JN. Late south 5/27 Hennepin SC, 5/28 Rice SL, also see summer report.
1999Summer Observed 6/12 Lake (two singing males along Whyte Rd.) SW/MS, 6/23 Lake (singing male near Greenwood L.) KE, 7/3 Cook (Taconite Harbor) KB; plus late migrant 6/2 Hennepin.
1999Fall Early north 8/16 Aitkin WN, 8/19 Otter Tail SDM. Early south 8/14 Hennepin SC, 8/18 Stearns SWi, 8/19 Brown JSp. Late north 9/4 Cook KMH, 9/6 Polk EF, 9/7 Aitkin CB. Late south 9/21 Hennepin SC, 9/26 Fillmore NO and Freeborn ABa.
1999Winter Reported 12/3–4 Ramsey (St. Paul) †SWa, TT. First winter record.
2000Spring Reported from 20 south and 11 north counties throughout the state. Arrived at about the same time south and north. Early south 5/5 Murray ND, followed by daily arrivals over the next week. Early north 5/6 Otter Tail SDM, 5/8 in two counties. Last reported south 5/28 Hennepin SC.
2000Summer Reported 6/7–24 Lake (as many as 6 singing males along Whyte Rd.) SGW, MSh et al.
2000Fall Twenty-four north reports concentrated between 8/24 Clearwater ABo, and 9/11 Clearwater RBJ and St. Louis CRM, TPW. Compare to median north arrival (8/12) and departure (9/25). South reports began 8/15 Freeborn AEB and Lac qui Parle FAE. Three lingered past the median late south date (9/26): 10/1 Meeker DMF, 10/2 Brown JSS, 10/5 Lac qui Parle FAE.
2001Spring Reported from 27 south and 17 north counties statewide. Arrived within one day of recent medians south and north. Early south 5/6 Cottonwood ED and Rice TFB, 5/7–10 in seven counties. Early north 5/9 Carlton MCBS, 5/12–15 in ten counties. Last reported south 5/29 Hennepin SLC.
2001Summer Only report: 6/6 Lake SES.
2001Fall Early north (away from potential breeding areas in Northeast) 8/12 Polk EEF, 8/25 Clay RHO. First observed south 8/13 Ramsey TAT, 8/14 Hennepin SLC. Late north 9/19 St. Louis ALE, 10/6 Becker BRK, 11/3 (record late north) Lake KS, CRG. Late south 9/21 Brown JSS, 9/23 Hennepin SLC.
2002Spring Reported from 34 south and 22 north counties. Early south 5/4 Freeborn AEB, Hennepin SLC and Meeker DMF, 5/5–6 in six counties. Early north 5/11 Beltrami DPJ, St. Louis JRN and Todd JSK, 5/14–15 in seven counties. Late south 5/27 in five counties, 5/29 Washington DPS. High count 5/17 Goodhue (39) KJB.
2002Summer All reports: 6/2 Marshall JMJ, 6/21 Lake (3 singing males along Whyte Road) SGW, Lake (singing male on several June dates at Greenwood Creek — different location from Whyte Road) KRE.
2002Fall Early south 8/16–17 Hennepin ChM, SLC, 8/19 Freeborn AEB, Dakota TAT and Rice TFB. High count 8/30 Anoka (13) KJB. Late north 9/7 Clay GEN, 9/14 St. Louis SWe, 9/24 Pine JMP. Late south 9/22 Hennepin SLC, 9/23 Scott DWK.
2003Spring Observed in 23 south and 21 north counties. Early south 5/3 Freeborn AEB, 5/8–10 in 11 counties. Early north 5/10 Clay, Douglas, Kanabec, 5/14–18 in 13 counties. Late south 5/29 Hennepin SLC.
2003Summer Reported in St. Louis and Lake (no dates, M.C.B.S.); plus 6/15 Lake of the Woods GMM, JMF.
2003Fall Found in 8 north and 14 south counties in every region except the North-central. Early north (away from known breeding locations) 8/21 Otter Tail SPM, 8/22 St. Louis SLF (median 8/12). Early south 8/19 Lac qui Parle CRM, 8/20 Hennepin ChM (median 8/15). Three September reports north: 9/8 St. Louis PHS, 9/16 Pine JMP, 9/19 Lake JWL. Frequent south reports through mid-month, then only 9/20 Dakota ADS, 9/22 Rice DAB, 9/28 Hennepin SLC.
2004Spring Observed in 28 south and 20 north counties in all regions. Early south 5/4 Hennepin SLC, 5/6 Olmsted OWB and Rice TFB, peak migration 5/8–15 (16 counties). Early north 5/11 Clay (4) RHO, Kanabec CAM and Otter Tail EJE, 5/12 Otter Tail DTT, SMT and Todd JSK, SID. Late south 5/30 Lac qui Parle BJU. Highest reported count 5/28 Kittson (55) AXH, PHS.
2004Summer Reported 6/1 Ramsey NSp, 6/4 Cook RBJ, 6/6 Polk (Rydell N.W.R.), 6/13 Brown JSS, 6/23 Lake KRE, 7/3 St. Louis DAB.
2004Fall Found in 7 north and 14 south counties in every region except Northwest. Only two early north August reports: 8/27 St. Louis SLF and 8/29 Cook JWL (median 8/14). Early south 8/19 Hennepin ChM and Carver WCM, then frequent after 8/21. North reports through 9/9, then 9/16 St. Louis SLF and Otter Tail DTT, SMT. Late south 9/24 Hennepin SLC, Ramsey NSp, Mower LBF and Brown JSS.
2005Spring Observed in 25 south and 15 north counties. Early south 5/5 Freeborn AEB, 5/7 Jackson LS, Meeker DMF and Dakota ADS. Early north 5/14 Clay RHO, DPJ, 5/17 Kanabec HHD. Late south 5/27 Fillmore NBO. Highest reported count 5/24 Lincoln (15) PHS.
2005Summer Two reports: 6/4 Koochiching AXH, 7/2 Lake MCA.
2005Fall Reported from 17 north and 25 south counties. Early south 8/20 Benton and Stearns HHD, 8/20 Dakota JPM. Late north 9/14 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/18 Douglas HHD. Late south 10/1 Hennepin DWK.
2006Spring Found in 23 south and 10 north counties. Early south 5/3 Olmsted JWH, PWP, 5/7 Meeker DWF and Nicollet RMD. Early north 5/12 Lake JWL, 5/20 Marshall, Pine, St. Louis. Late south 5/26 Fillmore NBO and Olmsted LAV.
2006Summer Found in four counties: 6/3 Koochiching AXH, 6/10 Lake of the Woods JMJ, 6/16, 6/20 Lake JCG, KRE, 7/29 Cook JPa.
2006Fall Reported from all regions. Early south 8/15 Brown BTS, 8/16 Anoka JBB, 8/18 Goodhue HHD. High count 9/2 Anoka (8 at Linwood L.) DWK. Late north 9/15 St. Louis SLF, 9/19 St. Louis CRM. Late south 9/24 Anoka DPG and Hennepin CMB, DWK.
2007Spring1426 Early south 5/1 Steele KRV, 5/5–6 Lac qui Parle HHD, LS (median 5/4). Early north 5/10 Cass BAW, 5/11 Mille Lacs DAC, RBJ (median 5/10). High count 5/10 Rice (16) DAB. Late south 5/26 Carver JCy, 5/27 Pipestone JCC, LS, RTH (median 5/29).
2007Summer3 All records: 6/6 Cass ABi, 6/14 Lake (4) SGW, 6/20 Lake of the Woods fide JMJ.
2007Fall1728 Late north 9/19 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/27 St. Louis SLF, 9/30 St. Louis KJB (median 9/22). Early south (median 8/15) 8/17 Sherburne ASc, 8/18 Meeker DMF, 8/19 Dakota ADS. Bulk of south migrants occurred from mid-August to mid-September. Late south 9/24 Hennepin JWH, 9/30 Lyon HHD, LS, JJS, 10/7 Hennepin BAF, Le Sueur JJS (median 9/25).
2008Spring2037 Early south (median 5/4) 5/5 Ramsey BNW, Wabasha HHD, JWH, 5/7 Hennepin DWK, CMB, Ramsey LS, Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/10) 5/11 Cass DAY, 5/13 Kanabec CAM. Late south 5/28 Dakota RLW, Olmsted JWH, 5/31 Hennepin PEB (median 5/29).
2008Summer41 Seen 6/1, 6/4 St. Louis PHS, SES, 6/5 Itasca MCBS, 6/8 Anoka (banded at Springbrook Nature Center) RLR, 6/9 Roseau BSi, 6/17 Lake FKB.
2008Fall1129 Late north 9/9 Lake LBF, St. Louis PHS, 9/10 St. Louis SLF, 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis PHS (median 9/22). Early south (median 8/15) 8/3 Hennepin DDo, 8/18 Hennepin ALD, 8/22 Meeker DMF, 8/23 Anoka DWK. Bulk of records south are from the third week of August to mid-September. Late south 9/24 Steele RBW, 9/27 Stearns MJB, 10/3 Stearns MDN (median 9/25).
2009Spring2730 Early south (median 5/4) 5/4 Rice TFB, 5/5 Hennepin MDu, 5/6 Dakota JPM, 5/7 Meeker DMF. Early north (median 5/10) 5/7 Becker BJS, JMJ, 5/11 Mille Lacs ASc, 5/13 Hubbard DCH, St. Louis PHS. Late south 5/28 Nobles BTS, 5/30 Sherburne ASc, 5/31 Dakota BAF (median 5/29).
2009Summer3 Early June observations in Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Cook may represent the tail end of spring migration. One in potential breeding habitat 7/3 Lake (Stony River FR, between Osier Creek and Wilbar Creek) BTS.
2009Fall1125 Early south (median 8/15) 8/26 Hennepin SLC, Ramsey JWH, 8/27 Blue Earth ChH, Chisago MHe, Ramsey HHD, 8/28 McLeod PRH, Washington LS. Season high count 9/12 Carver (7) JCy. Late north 9/12 Mille Lacs ASc, St. Louis PRH, MDu, 9/13 Lake JWL, St. Louis CRM, 9/19–22 Mille Lacs ASc (median 9/22). Late south 9/20 Ramsey LS, Wright DWK, 9/21 Rice TFB, 9/26 Carver JCy, 9/27 Hennepin SLC (median 9/27).
2010Spring1125 Early south (median 5/4) 5/9 Washington DCa, 5/10 Rice TFB, 5/12 Anoka REH, Hennepin CMB, Ramsey BNW, Washington MDu. Early north (median 5/10) 5/16 Clay RHO, Marshall JMJ, Pennington JMJ. Late south 5/24 Big Stone BJU, Hennepin CMB, Lac qui Parle BJU, CRM, 5/25 Faribault HHD (median 5/29). Season high count 5/24 St. Louis (110) DWK. Bulk of reports south are from the last half of May.
2010Summer41 Observed 6/6 Lake DAG, 6/8 Lake SGW, 6/9 Lake SES, 6/10 St. Louis SGW, 6/11 Lake CLW, CDo, 6/12 Lake MCBS, 6/16 St. Louis SGW, 6/22 Lake (6) MCBS, 6/23 Lake (2) KRE, 6/24 Marshall fide JMJ, 6/26 Douglas fide JMJ, 6/27 Lake JWL, 7/7 Lincoln DBM, 7/31 St. Louis PRH.
2010Fall1329 Early north (median 8/16) 8/14 Kittson TBr, 8/16 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/20 Douglas JPE, RTe, 8/21 Carlton, Grant, St. Louis. Early south (median 8/15) 8/8 Lac qui Parle FAE, 8/14 Carver BeS, 8/15 Pope JCC, 8/16 Hennepin SLC. Late north 9/8 St. Louis ERo, 9/12 Douglas JPE, PJK, 9/16 Cass ABi, 9/21 Lake JWL (median 9/22). Late south 9/22 Anoka DvS, 9/25 Olmsted JPr, 9/26 Hennepin KRo, 10/6 Nobles BJU (median 9/27). Bulk of reports are from mid-August through the third week of September. Season high count 8/21 St. Louis (15) CRu.
2011Spring2543 Early south (median 5/4) 5/3 Carver JCy, 5/5 Anoka DWK, Big Stone BJU, Hennepin MDu, Lac qui Parle BJU. Early north (median 5/10) 5/7 Douglas ARW, 5/8 St. Louis ALo, 5/10 Aitkin RBJ, DAC, Douglas ARW, Itasca SC. Late south 5/30 Hennepin CMB, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle and Swift BJU (median 5/29). Noteable high counts 5/15 Hennepin (16) SBM, 5/23 St. Louis (11, Southworth Marsh, Park Point R.A. and hike past Sky Harbor Airport along Minnesota Point) PHS.
2011Summer7Seen in Northeast and North-central plus Roseau.
2011Fall1535 Early south (median 8/15) 8/14 Carver (2) JCy, 8/15 Hennepin SLC, 8/20 Brown BTS. High counts 8/21 Carver (8, Carver P.R.) JCy, 8/22 Carver (8, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) JCy. Late north 9/24 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) SHF, 10/29 Lake (Iona's Beach S.N.A.) RMD, ARW, JWH (median 9/22). Late south 9/19 Hennepin BeH, 9/22 Steele PSu, 10/3 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU (median 9/27).
2012Spring1533 Early south (median 5/4) 5/2 Anoka DWK, 5/3 Goodhue (2) GJM, Olmsted LAV, five additional counties on 5/4. Early north (median 5/10) 5/5 Douglas JPE, 5/10 Hubbard MAW, 5/11 Beltrami DPJ, Clay (2) RHO. High count 5/28 St. Louis (12, Park Point) DWK, SBM. Late south 5/25 Hennepin (T.S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary) TAT, (Minneapolis, Seward neighborhood) MDu, 5/26 Dakota RTe, 5/27 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 5/29). See summer report for late north individuals.
2012Summer71 Observed in Aitkin, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, and late south migrant 6/12 Dakota JLO.
2012Fall2135 Early north (median 8/16) 8/10 St. Louis JLK, 8/12 St. Louis (2, Park Point) SBM, 8/13 Polk SAu. Early south (median 8/15) 8/15 Redwood SVo, 8/17 Dodge RBW, Hennepin (3 locations) TAT, SBM, Rice TFB. High counts 9/9 St. Louis (7, H.R.N.R.) SmR, 8/31 Hennepin (6) CMB. Late north 9/13 St. Louis CRM, ALo, 9/15 Polk (2) SAu (median 9/22). Late south 9/23 Carver JCy, Hennepin JTe (median 9/27).
2013Spring2844 Early south (median 5/4) 4/25 Hennepin (Veterans Memorial Park, Richfield) WPe, 5/2 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) SHF, BAF. Early north (median 5/10) 5/13 Hubbard MaH, Todd JeM, 5/14 Cass BAW, 5/15 Beltrami DPJ. High count 5/30 St. Louis (48, Park Point R.A. and Southworth Marsh) PHS. Late south 5/30 Carver JCy, Chisago DBz, RZi, DAB, Dodge JWH, Hennepin CMB,PRi (median 5/29). See summer report for late south migrants and potential breeders north.
2013Summer102 Late south migrants 6/2 Carver JCy, Scott CLW. Late north (away from potential breeding locations) 6/4 St. Louis (5, Indian Point, Duluth) JLK, 6/5 Cook (Oberg Mountain) CLW, 6/5 Pine RPR.
2013Fall1626 Probable summer resident 8/2 Lake CHl. Presumed early north migrants 8/18 Cook DMB, 8/19 Polk SAu. Early south (median 8/15) 8/22 Brown MiO, Carver JCy, Steele PSu, 8/23 Hennepin CMB, Kandiyohi JoS, Rice RBW. High counts 8/26 Lac qui Parle (5) BJU, 8/27 Marshall (5) JLK, 8/31 Carver (5) JCy. Late north 9/16 Polk SAu, 9/26 Cook CRM, 10/2 Lake ECo (median 9/22). Late south 9/20 Ramsey JWu, 9/22 Ramsey DPa, 10/1 Olmsted JPr (median 9/27).
2014Spring2444Early south (median 5/4) 5/5 Dakota JMk, Faribault WAF, Olmsted JWH, LAV, SHk, Ramsey BCh, AGu, Steele PSu. Early north (median 5/10) 5/6 Morrison MJB, 5/7 Hubbard MaH, 5/8 Becker GMe, Cass BAW. High counts 5/14 Hennepin (16) BAF, 5/7 Rice (15) DAB, 5/21 Hennepin (15) DSp. Late south 5/27 Hennepin JmM (median 5/29), but also see summer report for more late south migrants and potential breeders north.
2014Summer31Observed in Cook, 6/8 Pine (2, presumed migrants) BWi, St. Louis, plus late south migrant 6/1 Nobles BTS.
2014Fall2635 Early south (median 8/15) 8/9 Hennepin DCZ, 8/10 Isanti BKa, 8/11 Lac qui Parle FAE. High count 9/1 Nicollet (12, Seven Mile Creek C.P.) WCM. Late north 9/16 Polk SAu, 9/18 Otter Tail DBi, 9/19 St. Louis AM (median 9/22). Late south 9/26 Carver JCy, 9/28 McLeod BHa, Washington JLM (median 9/27).
2015Spring2743 Early south (median 5/4) 5/2 Rice TFB, 5/3 Anoka HHD, Rice DAB, 5/4 Dakota DVe then 11 reports on 5/6. Early north (median 5/10) 5/6 Crow Wing JPR, 5/8 Crow Wing EGa, Douglas ToR, BEc, Marshall KRi. High count 5/18 St. Louis (38) KJB. Late south 5/26 Lac qui Parle DLP, 5/28 Hennepin CMB (median 5/29). Late north 5/30 Douglas JPE, Lake WCM, St. Louis PAs (median 6/13) but also see summer report for more late south migrants and potential breeders north.
2015Summer6 Observed in Beltrami, Crow Wing, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis.
2015Fall2238 Early south (median 8/15) 8/7 Carver JCy, 8/17 Lyon JtH, 8/18 Hennepin CMB, Steele PSu. High counts 9/5 Morrison (8) MEm, KEm, 9/3 St. Louis (7) ClN, 9/7 Lyon (7, Camden S.P.) GWe. Late north 9/18 St. Louis ClN, ALo, 9/26 St. Louis HHD, JLK, 10/8 Beltrami LBF (median 9/21). Late south 9/27 Redwood BTS, 9/28 Hennepin RCo, Olmsted JHD (median 9/28).
2016Spring2144 Early south (median 5/4) 5/4 Rice TFB, 5/7–8 Goodhue m.ob., 5/8 Hennepin CMB, 5/9 Ramsey NMr. Early north (median 5/10) 5/12 Douglas ToR, 5/14 Douglas JPE, Lake JWL, St. Louis BMu. High count 5/28 St. Louis (21) ASn. Late south 5/28 Ramsey JZj, 5/29 Hennepin SWk (median 5/30). See summer report for late north migrants and potential breeders.
2016Summer4 Observed in Aitkin, Cook, Lake, St. Louis.
2016Fall2937 Early south (median 8/15) 8/13 Steele PSu, 8/15 Sibley HCT, 8/16 Hennepin TAT. High counts 8/27 Washington (8, Wilmes Lake Park) PNi, 8/21 Clay (7, Gooseberry Park) GMe, 8/28 Carver (7, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 9/19, 9/22, 9/27 (Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. (median 9/21). Late south 9/25 Hennepin EGB, 9/26 Goodhue DVe, 9/27 Steele PSu (median 9/28).
2017Spring2143 Early south (median 5/4) 4/28 Ramsey JZj, 4/30 Big Stone JWH, m.ob., 5/2 Sherburne PLJ. Early north (median 5/10) 5/5 St. Louis JLK, 5/9 Pine TJo, St. Louis JLK, 5/10 Douglas ToR, Polk CoM. High counts 5/21 Hennepin (9, Westwood Hills N.C.) SDz, 5/23 Yellow Medicine (8, Miedd Lake) GWe, 5/24 St. Louis (8, Indian Point, Duluth) JLK. Late south 5/31 Washington BMu (median 5/30). Late north 5/31 Carlton JLK (median 6/12). See summer report for even later south and north migrants and potential north breeders.
2017Summer52 Seen in Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis plus late migrants 6/1 Benton DOr, Pipestone VKl.
2017Fall2241 Early south (median 8/15) 8/18 Lyon NMe, 8/19 Steele PSu, 8/21 Hennepin HCT, Lyon (5) NMe. High counts 8/22 St. Louis (10, Hartley Park) JLK, 8/22 Lyon (6) NMe. Late north 9/20 Lake JWL, 9/22 Clay MO, 9/25 St. Louis TRd, TRK (median 9/21). Late south 9/30 Chisago JSa, 10/2 Chisago JlH, 10/5–6 Scott BHe (median 9/28).
2018Spring2846 Early south (median 5/4) 5/1 Chisago ebd, 5/2 Hennepin TAT, CMB, Stearns MKo. Early north (median 5/10) 5/7 Traverse HCT, 5/9 Crow Wing JLK, JhH, Douglas ToR, St. Louis JfD. High counts 5/12 Carver (27, Carver P.R.) DGu, 5/19 St. Louis (16, Stoney Point) StK. Numerous south reports through 5/22 then only 5/23 Carver JCy, Hennepin CWB, Martin DAk, 5/25 Sherburne JOs (median 5/30). Many late north reports through 5/27 then only 5/28 St. Louis BEA (median 6/8), but also see summer report.
2018Summer2 Seen 6/3, 4 Lake ebd, CEl, 6/11, 26, 29 Lake of the Woods REn.
2018Fall2648 Early south (median 8/15) 8/2 Meeker PKF, 8/11 Watonwan MiO, 8/14 Dakota GHo. High counts 8/21 Kittson (6, Lake Bronson S.P.) ebd, 8/25 Stearns (6, Paynesville, Crow River Nature Park) PCC, 9/2 Yellow Medicine (6, Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) IVa, 9/17 Wright (6, Lake Maria S.P.) LiH. Late north 9/24 Crow Wing JLK, 9/25 Grant CNn, 9/29 St. Louis NWn, StK (median 9/21). Late south 9/30 Dakota GUn, 10/6 Hennepin ebd, 10/7 Washington EBy (median 9/28).
2019Spring3350 Early south (median 5/4) 5/4 Goodhue (Hok-Si-La Park) ebd, Scott BrT, TSk, then on 5/5 in Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Rice. Early north (median 5/10) 5/4 Grant MKu, 5/9 Douglas ToR, 5/10 Otter Tail ebd. High counts 5/16 Hennepin (25, Wood Lake N.C.) ASu, 5/16 Goodhue (17, Hok-Si-La Park) PSm, 5/20 Fillmore (17, Forestville/Mystery Cave S.P.) ToM. Late south 5/30 Hennepin JBn, Lac qui Parle DLP, Ramsey ebd, Washington EzH, Watonwan RBW, STa, 5/31 Carver JCy (median 5/30).
2019Summer131 Seen in all northern regions plus Pine, Waseca. Spring migrants: late south 6/16 Waseca (male, Blowers Park) PSu; late north 6/12 Clay (Moorhead, Viking Ship Park) † DnM, 6/17 Aitkin (Rice Lake N.W.R.) ebd. Midsummer reports from 5 north counties.
2019Fall2642 Early south (median 8/15) 8/21 Ramsey JZj, 8/22 Brown MiO, Hennepin ebd, Ramsey ebd. Peak migration between the last week of August through mid-September. High counts 8/31 Carver (12, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy, 8/31 Anoka (5, Linwood Lake) ebd, 8/27 Steele (4) PSu. Late north 9/19 Cook RyS, 9/25 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 10/10 St. Louis (Park Point) DHn (median 9/22). Late south 9/28 Lyon GWe, Sherburne IVa, 9/30 Ramsey ebd (median 9/28).
2020Spring1852 Early south (median 5/4) 4/29 Hennepin ebd, 5/2 Carver JCy, NWi, Houston AaL, LAV, CLu, LHl. Early north (median 5/10) 5/7 Crow Wing BAb, WCM, 5/12 Otter Tail WPl, St. Louis ebd. High counts 5/17 Mower (30) SWm, 5/26 St. Louis (30, Park Point R.A.) JfD. Late south 5/29 Ramsey ebd, Scott HCT, 5/30 Pipestone VKl (median 5/30). Late north 5/30 Cook ebd, Lake JBu (median 6/11). See summer report for more late north migrants and potential breeders.
2020Summer7 Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, plus apparent migrants 6/3 Carlton ASu, 6/14 Cass ebd, 6/24 Beltrami (Washkish) JbS, ebd, 7/4 Hubbard (Akeley) ebd.
2020Fall2646 Reported statewide. Early south (median 8/15) 8/16 Steele LiH, 8/17 Ramsey JbS, 8/18 Hennepin TAT. Notable high counts 9/8 Hennepin (19, East River Flats Park) EHi, 8/28 Grant (15, Niemackl Lake Park) BBi, 9/2 Lyon (12, Garvin Park) GWe. Late north 9/16 St. Louis (Brighton Beach) ASu, EzH, (Western Waterfront Trail) JLK, 9/18 Lake (4) ebd, 9/28 Todd JLK (median 9/22). Late south 9/29 Anoka RSk, Dakota MwT, 10/6 Redwood GWe (median 9/28).
2021Spring2139 Found statewide. Early south (median 5/4) 4/28 Rice TFB, 4/30 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) REn, RLF, 5/2 Hennepin (Coldwater Spring) PRH, Olmsted JJS. Early north (median 5/10) 5/11 Otter Tail WPl, 5/12 Cass DPJ, ebd, Marshall JMJ, Polk SAu. High count 5/20 St. Louis (15, Park Point R.A.) HTo, TRK, IDv, StK, 5/19 Ramsey (8, Vadnais Snail Lakes R.P.) ebd. Late south 5/30 Hennepin (two locations) JQn, DSh, Ramsey (Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant trails) AHn, Washington ebd, 5/31 Ramsey (Crosby Farm R.P.) DSh (median 5/30). Late north 5/31 Cook MaJ, Lake JWL, St. Louis PHS, but also see summer report for late north migrants and possible nesters (median 6/11).
2021Summer4 Observed in Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. Last reported 6/19 Koochiching ebd.
2021Fall2749 Found in all regions. Early north 8/1 Cook JGW, Lake (Knife Lake, along Canadian border) ebd, 8/8 St. Louis JLK. Early south (median 8/15) 8/7 Anoka (Nowthen) RSk, 8/14 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) SRo, Hennepin ebd. High counts 9/1 Big Stone (12, county total) RAE, 8/25 Lac qui Parle (9, Lac qui Parle C.P.) WCM, 9/3 Stearns (9, Quarry Park S.N.A.) MJB, 9/21 St. Louis (9, Brighton Beach) IDv. Late north 9/22 Otter Tail ebd, 9/26 Todd JLK (median 9/22). Late south 9/27 Ramsey GWe, 10/3 Redwood KBg, 10/18 Houston ebd (median 9/30).
2022Spring3048 Found in all but 9 counties. Northern county representation increased by 27% from the ten-year average. Early south (median 5/4) 5/1 Hennepin GWe, 5/3 Anoka ebd, then 5/8 in many locations within 15 counties, m.ob. Early north (median 5/9) 5/9 Lake ebd, 5/10 Cass ebd, Crow Wing ebd, Pine LEv. High counts 5/29 St. Louis (24, Park Point R.A., exact count) StK, FJN, 5/13 Hennepin (16, Veterans Memorial Park) SBM, 5/22 Chisago (16, Braham Island) GaJ. Late south 5/31 Murray ebd, Ramsey ebd (median 5/30), but also see summer report for more late migrants statewide.
2022Summer82 Found in North-central, Northeast plus Clay. Late south migrants 6/2 Olmsted JPr, 6/5 Pipestone GWe.
2022Fall2649 Reported statewide. Early south (median 8/15) 8/15 Stearns ebd, 8/16 Anoka GWe, Rice GHo, Sherburne ebd. High counts 8/24 Anoka (17, Rice Creek Chain of Lakes P.R.) GWe, 8/28 Rock (9, Big John’s W.M.A.) ebd. Late north 9/18 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) FJN, Todd SDi, 9/19–22 St. Louis (Brighton Beach) SeM, IDv, HTo, m.ob., 9/22 Lake ebd (median 9/22). Late south 9/26 Hennepin (Veterans Memorial Park) ebd, (Mother Lake) JHv, 9/28 Ramsey ebd, BBr, 10/2 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ebd, Lyon GWe (median 9/30).
 
 Rare summer resident northeast. Migrant throughout. Two breeding records (1980, 2010).

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