Yellow-billed Cuckoo(Coccyzus americanus) |
Year | Season | N | S | |
1933 | Summer | | | A nest of this rather uncor.llilon bird vras found by Hienenz at St. Cloud on June 7th. It held 2 fresh eggs. The findor s~tes that this and two previous nests, found in 1931 and 1932, were located near the same farnhouse and were the only ones found in the vicinity to his knowledge. |
1936 | Summer | | | The only report for the ''Rain American Crow11 was that turned in by George Rysgaard. Near Minneapolis a nest containing three eggs of the Yellow-billed and one of the Black-billed was found on June 7th. |
1937 | Summer | | | Bob Up3on and R. Berthel found a nest at Afton on June 23; two eggs were in it. |
1938 | Summer | | | The only nest reported was found by W. J. Breckenridge IO miles south of Wabasha on June 17. It held several young. |
1940 | Summer | | | A nest contammg 2 eggs was found near St. Cloud on June 18, by the T. S. Roberts Club. |
1944 | Summer | | | 2. June 13, two eggs, Fillmore County, Mrs. A. J. Trainor and Julia Grebin. Another reported by Eastman. |
1961 | Summer | | | Forest Strnad found a nest with two eggs on 3 July near Kasson, Dodge County. The nest was later destroyed. |
1962 | Fall | | | Sept. 16, Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel, last report. |
1963 | Spring | | | May 25, Minneapolis, H. Huber; May 25, Washington County, D. Honetschlager. Black-billed Cukoo: May 11, St. Paul, A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 16, Minneapolis, many observers. |
1963 | Summer | | | Rock Co., Manley, Sep. 1, ad, 1y poorly flying, short· tailed, Avifaunal Club. |
1963 | Fall | | | latest, Oct 20, Winona, Grace Gordon. |
1964 | Spring | | | 5-6 Hennepin Co, MAS; 5-10 Frontenac, JPF; 5-14 Washington Co, DH; 5-16 Wabasha Co, RBJ, JCG; 5-19 Stearns Co, RPR; 5-20 Wright Co, EC; 6-6 Wadena Co, 1 collected, RO; definitely extending range northwestward. |
1964 | Fall | | | 9-24 Duluth, 1, FN; 10-4 Schroeder, Cook Co, MAF. |
1965 | Spring | | | earliest 5-25 Washington Co, DH; scarce this spring. |
1966 | Spring | | | earliest 5-10 Rochester, JPF; 5-31 Nobles Co, HSH and Winona Co, EHH. September, 1966 |
1966 | Summer | | | 7-26 Rock Co, 1 ad and 1 short-tailed y, HSH; 7-28 Hennepin Co, 1 ad and 1 y, VL; also reported from Cottonwood, Rice, Ramsey, Wright, Anoka, Winona, Washtington, Stearns Co's; two northerly records: 6-13 FargoMoorhead area, EGA; Douglas Co, MVS (heard, not seen; could have been blackbilled?). |
1966 | Fall | | | Latest 8-23 Jackson Co., PE; 9-12 Rochester, JPF. |
1967 | Spring | | | early 5-21 W.ashington Co., DS; 5-27 Hennepin Co., JAJ and Jackson Co., HSH; 5-30 Wabasha Co., DB and Winona Co., FGD. |
1967 | Summer | | | reported from Washington, Hennepin, Houston, Wright, Winona Co's. |
1967 | Fall | | | late 9-6 Morrison Co., LSR; 9-29 Hennepin Co., MHM. |
1968 | Spring | | | early 5-11 Rice Co., OAR; 5-16 Minneapolis, FN/ MAS, EHH; 5-17 Minneapolis, DB. |
1968 | Summer | | | reported from Washington, Rice, Anoka, Wright, Hennepin, Morrison, Lake (JCG), Winona Co's. |
1968 | Fall | | | 9-27 Watonwan DMF. |
1969 | Spring | | | 5-17 Hennepin Co., VL; 5-20 Hennepin Co., DB, MHM, EIS; 5-28 Lake Co., JJ. THE LOON 74 |
1969 | Summer | | | reported from Stearns, Traverse, Rock, Rice, Hennepin, Ramsey and Wabasha Co's. Reported by JJG on 6-13 from Polk, Red Lake, and Marshall Co's. |
1970 | Spring | | | 5-21 Hennepin GES; 5-26 Hennepin WL; 5-28 Wabasha KE; 5-29 Hennepin DB; only reports! |
1970 | Summer | | | nested in Winona Co; also reported from Freeborn, Aitkin, Washington, Hennepin, Winona, and Wabasha Co's. One NE record: 7·2 Floodwood, St. Louis Co. (2) MMC. |
1970 | Fall | | | 8·8 Winona TV; 8-16 and 29 Carver KH; only reports. |
1971 | Spring | | | onlly reported from Hennepin: 5-18, 20, 31, many observers. |
1971 | Summer | | | reported from Morrison, Freeborn, Carlton, Clearwater, Hennepin, Wabasha, Winona, Rice and Clay. |
1971 | Fall | | | only 1 report RHJ. |
1972 | Summer | | | seen in Clearwater (RCD), Clay, Hennepin, Anoka, Washington, Rice. |
1973 | Summer | | | Seen in Clay, Mille Lacs, Stearns, Sherburne, Anoka, Hennepin, Goodhue, Murray, St. Louis (6-24 Duluth BB). |
1973 | Fall | | | Only one report (eight last year). The loon |
1974 | Spring | | | Only report 5-27 Hennepin (1) ETS. |
1974 | Summer | | | Reported from 13 counties north to Duluth (J. Lyons and J. Swain). |
1974 | Fall | | | Late south 8-24 Waseca RBJ; 9-17 LeSueur GR; 9-30 Cottonwood LF. |
1975 | Spring | | | 8 reports, all south: 5-15 Hennepin BDC and 5-27, 5-29 WKE; 5-20 Houston ETS; 5-27 Goodhue CF; 5-31 Yellow Medicine GLO; 5-31 Rock HCK and Goodhue FN. |
1975 | Summer | | | Reported from Lincoln, Lyon, Rock, Pipestone, Murray, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Olmsted, Goodhue and Cass; unusual that most reports from the southwest. |
1975 | Fall | | | only reports 8·23 Redwood KE, PE; 8-24 Olmstead JF; 8-30 Carver RJ. |
1976 | Spring | | | 5 reports: 5-25 Anoka JBB; 5-26 Hennepin ETS; 5-29 Norman RBJ; 531 Olmsted JF; 5-30 Wabasha Ray F. Bochmen. |
1976 | Summer | | | reported from 15 counties north to Cass (7-2, AS) and Pine (6-28, DA). |
1976 | Fall | | | 4 reports: 8-19 Murray AD, 9-1 Olmsteed WE, 9-11 Winona JF, 9-26 Rock KE, PE, RJ. |
1977 | Spring | | | 5-9 Hennepin ES; 5-11 Washington RJ; 5-16 Ramsey SH; also reported from Houston, Clay, Wabasha, Mower, Lac qui Parle, Houston, Murray, Winona and St. Louis (5-22 and 5-28 DA details?). |
1977 | Summer | | | Reported from 15 counties north to Duluth (6-11, DA) and Lake (6-17, GO). |
1977 | Fall | | | Late north 10-4 St. Louis. (JG). |
1978 | Spring | | | 5-27 St. Louis FL. |
1978 | Summer | | | Seen in 14 counties as far north as Otter Tail (RBJ; GLO), American Crow Wing (OLJ), and Aitkin (NMH) plus in Marshall (6-9 Agassiz NWR, SV). |
1978 | Fall | | | Late north 9-9 Duluth KE; late south 9-3 Anoka KL, 9-11 Houston EMF. |
1979 | Spring | | | Five reports: 5-10 Hennepin BDC, 5-26 Hennepin TD, 5-28 Murray AD, 5-30 Hennepin DB, ES. |
1979 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Clay, Goodhue and St. Louis (Duluth, K. Hoffman); also seen throughout the South plus Otter Tail, Beltrami (Waskish). |
1979 | Fall | | | Late north 8-7 St. Louis JG, 8-13 Otter Tail GMO; late south 9-22 Renville RJ, BL, 9-30 Houston EMF. |
1980 | Spring | | | Early south 5-21 Winona FL, 5-22 Stearns NH; early north 5-18 Red Lake RJ, 5-24 Otter Tail GMO, 5-28 Marshall ANWR. |
1980 | Summer | | | Breeding reported from Olmsted; also seen in 22 other counties throughout the state except in the Northeast and North Central Regions where it was observed only in the southern part of these regions. |
1980 | Fall | | | 8-1, 9-24 Houston EMF, 8-8 O~msted JF, 8-10 Mower RRK, 9-1 Washmgton RJ, 9-6 Olmsted JEB, 9-12 Nicollet JCF -only reports. |
1981 | Spring | | | Early south 5-14 Blue Earth MF, 5-17 Le Sueur HFC, 5-18 Mower RRK, 5-19 Ramsey FKB; early north 5-23 Otter Tail SM, 5-29 St. Louis RR. |
1981 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Houston. Reported from 14 other counties including Marshall (JP), Carlton (Kettle Lake, RBJ), St. Louis (Stoney Pt., JCG). |
1982 | Spring | | | Houston 5-16 JPI AM, 5-30 FL, 5-18 Lyon HK, 5-19,28 Hennepin ES, 5-22 Olmsted JEB, 5-23 Anoka KL, 5-28 Nicollet JCF -all reports. |
1982 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Wright, Hennepin. Seen in the southern half plus Mille Lacs (CF), Clearwater (AB), Polk (K&SS). Yellow-billed Cuckoo nest, French Lake, Hennepin County -Photo by Don Bolduc Eastern Eastern Screech-Owl Breeding data from Renville, Olmsted. Seen in Cottonwood, LeSueur, Hennepin, Ramsey. |
1982 | Fall | | | 8/1 Hennepin AB, Mower RRK, 8/2 Houston EMF, 8/6 Hennepin OJ, DB, Nicollet JCF, 8/21 Clearwater AB, 8/29 Brown JSp, 8/30 Murray AD -all reports. |
1983 | Spring | | | Only report 5/12 Crow Wing JB, WN. |
1983 | Summer | | | Breeding data from Brown, LeSueur. Seen throughout the South plus Mille Lacs, Aitkin, Carlton, Clearwater. |
1983 | Fall | | | Reported from 14 counties; north 8/1 Hubbard OJ, 8/4 Clearwater AB, 10/3 Grand Marais, Cook Co. (2) KMH (The Loon 55: 178); late south 9/30 Brown JSp, 10/2 Rock RG, RJ, Lyon HK. 10/8 Goodhue JPIAM, 10/9 Houston EMF, Scott SWIMS. |
1984 | Spring | | | 5/18 Hennepin fide SC, 5/22 Nicollet MF, 5/27 Houston KE -all reports. COMMON BARN-OWL 5/11 Wood Lake Nature Center, Hennepin Co. m.ob. (The Loon 56:159-160) |
1984 | Summer | | | nested in Brown; also seen in 21 other counties including Aitkin. |
1984 | Fall | | | 8/11 and 8/12 Wright ES, 8/18 Blue Earth JCF, 8/21 Lake SWIMS, 8/25 Mower RRK, Houston FL, 9/4 Brown JSp, 9/8 Olmsted RE, 9/10 Houston EMF, 9/13 Olmsted PP, 9/29 Watonwan RJ, 10/3 Murray AD-all reports. |
1985 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/9 Hennepin fide SC, 5/12 Houston SWIMS, 5/15 Olmsted AP, 5/23 Cottonwood WH, 5/27 Olmsted JEB, Murray NO, Brown JSp. |
1985 | Summer | | | Nested in Brown. Seen in nine other counties in the south plus Beltrami, Polk. |
1985 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/1-8117 Mower JM, RRK, 8/11 to 9/6 Olmsted AP, 8/29-9117 Hennepin TTu, SC, 9/19 Brown J S, 9/25 McLeod RJ. |
1986 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/6 Freeborn NHo, 5/1 1 Mower RRK, 5/17 Nicollet BDC, JCF, Blue Earth ES, 5/19 Olmsted RE, 5/21 JEB, 5/28 RE, 5/20 to 5/31 Fillmore AMP, 5/26 Hennepin OJ, 5/27 ES. |
1986 | Summer | | | Seen in 12 South counties plus Wadena, Clearwater, Beltrami. |
1986 | Fall | | | 9/20-28 Olmsted PP, BE, 9/26 Houston EMF. COMMON BARN-OWL 8/20 Polk: (The Loon 59:47-48). |
1987 | Spring | | | All reports : 5/16 Olmsted PP, RSE, 5!16 Clearwater AB, 5/23 Dakota AB, 5/24 Hennepin OJ and Lyon BL, 5/29 Brown JS. |
1987 | Summer | | | Probable nesting in Brown. Also seen on three Breeding Bird Surveys in Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Cass; plus Mahnomen (county first sighting, AB), Aitkin and II south counties. |
1987 | Fall | | | Late south 9/6 Mower JM, 9/10 Freeborn NHO, 9/11 Fillmore ANO; two north reports 9/5 Duluth KR, 9/27 St. Louis DJ. |
1988 | Spring | | | Early south 5/10 Blue Earth MF, 5/14 Pipestone JP, Rice FKS and Steele KV; two north reports: 5/24 Clearwater AB, 5/27 Marshall KE. |
1988 | Summer | | | Nested in Rice (FKS). Seen in 21 other counties; no reports from northeast or east central but numerous in southern regions. More reports than in recent years. |
1988 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/13 Dodge AP, RJ, 8/17 Brown JS, 8/20 Redwood AB, 8/24-30 Houston EMF, 9/5 Olmsted BSE, 9/7 Hennepin SC, 9/17 Duluth m.ob. |
1989 | Spring | | | Early south 5/13 Lyon TG and Olmsted PP, 5/20 Murray ND, Rice OR and Scott AB, 5/21 Faribault KWB; one north report 5/21 Beltrami DJ. |
1989 | Summer | | | Many reports, similar to previous year. Seen in 15 southern counties plus Clearwater, Crow Wing, Pine. |
1989 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/3-11 Cook OSL, 8/15 Rice OR, 8/29 Sherburne SWR, 10/6 Brown JS. |
1990 | Spring | | | Early south 5/23 Washington DS, 5/26 Winter 1990 Fillmore NAO, 5/27 Goodhue AP and Le Sueur EK; one north report 5/27 Polk AB. |
1990 | Summer | | | Nested in Brown. Seen in 20 other counties as far north as OtterTail, Kanabec; plus Clearwater AB, Itasca DA, 7/1 Lake BBa. |
1991 | Spring | | | Early south 5/14 Blue Earth MF, 5/19 Ramsey AB, 5/20 Lac qui Parle CMB; one north report 5/27 St. Louis (2) PS. |
1991 | Summer | | | Seen in 17 counties as far north as Clay, Crow Wing and Kittson 6/11 RG. |
1991 | Fall | | | All reports: Cottonwood ED, 8/17 Rice TB, 8/29 LeSueur EK, 9/8 Hennepin SC, TT, 9/20 Brown JS. |
1992 | Spring | | | Early south 5/20 Blue Earth LF, 5/22 Brown JS, Dakota JD and Hennepin DB, 5/23 Kandiyohi JR; one north report: 5/25 Otter Tail SDM. |
1992 | Summer | | | Nested in Brown; seen in 13 additional southern counties plus Aitkin and Clear-water. |
1992 | Fall | | | No north reports; late south 9/7 Brown JS, 9/15 Winona CS, 9/17 Houston EMF. |
1993 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/28 Houston FL and Blue Earth LF. |
1993 | Summer | | | Seen in 11 southern counties plus Todd, Becker, Roseau. |
1993 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/1 Cottonwood DSm, 9/7 Winona CS, 9/11 Jackson RJ, 10/11 Houston JD (3rd latest date on record) |
1994 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/15 Hennepin DZ, 5/19 Rice TB, 5/22 Chippewa AB, 5/24 Ramsey TBr, 5/26 Washington DS, 5/26 Mower RRK, 5/29 Clearwater AB, 5/30 Olmsted JSt. |
1994 | Summer | | | Only reported in 11 southern counties (less than half the number reported in 1990). |
1994 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/15 Jackson KE, 8/29 Hennepin SC, CB, 8/30 Winona CS, 9/17 Brown JS and Kandiyohi RF. |
1995 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/18 Scott DZ, 5/29 Olmsted JSt and Houston FL. |
1995 | Summer | | | Most reports since 1990. Observed in 18 southern counties plus Polk, Clearwater, Aitkin. |
1995 | Fall | | | All north reports: 8/5 Beltrami PS, 8/27 Aitkin CB. Late south 8/21 Anoka DJe, 9/4 Goodhue BL, 9/13 Brown JSp, (no date) Kandiyohi RF. |
1996 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/20 Hennepin OJ, 5/25 Cass MN, 5/31 Washington TEB. |
1996 | Summer | | | Reported in ten southern counties plus Todd, Kanabec. |
1996 | Fall | | | Only reports: 8/2 Washington WL, 8/7 Hennepin DN, 8/9 Scott GS, 10/15 Hennepin OJ. |
1997 | Spring | | | No reports. |
1997 | Summer | | | Observed in ten southern counties plus Kanabec, Aitkin, Kittson; also 7/22 Itasca ABo. |
1997 | Fall | | | All reports: 8/10 Dakota TT, 9/14 Washington TEB, 9/15 Brown JSp. |
1998 | Spring | | | Early south 5/16 Olmsted DA/BE, 5/17 Fillmore CK. Only north report 5/25 Douglas SDM. |
1998 | Summer | | | Reported in 13 counties as far north as Aitkin; unusual was only one (Jackson County) record from all western regions. |
1998 | Fall | | | No north reports. All south reports: 8/1 Fillmore (3) FL, 9/16 Houston EMF, 9/18 Houston FL, RJ, and 9/21 Olmsted DA, BE. |
1999 | Spring | | | Early south 5/15 Rice TBo, 5/19 Houston BBr. No north reports. |
1999 | Summer | | | Record high number of reports. Seen in 22 southern counties, plus Todd, Becker, Kittson. One unusual report in St. Louis (no date) JLi. |
1999 | Fall | | | No north reports. Only south report after mid-September was 10/6 Hennepin OJ. |
2000 | Spring | | | First seen 5/11 Houston AH, PS, 5/13 Nicollet SL; also reported from Swift, Kandiyohi, Dakota. No north reports. |
2000 | Summer | | | Many reports, like last year. Observed in 22 counties as far north as Kittson, Roseau in the west and Aitkin, Pine in the east. |
2000 | Fall | | | Only report north: 8/18 Becker ASM. Reported south in nine counties. Only September reports were 9/9 (SLC) and 9/13 (CMM), both in Hennepin. |
2001 | Spring | | | Seen in five south counties starting 5/13 Washington DFN, 5/14 Houston MHF; also reported from Brown, Meeker, Sherburne. Only north report: 5/19 Roseau AXH, PHS. |
2001 | Summer | | | Near record-high number of reports, similar to 1999. Seen in 25 counties in all regions except Northeast. [Corrected]
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2001 | Fall | | | Observed 8/13 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, only north report. Reported from eight south counties, all in August except 9/9 Yellow Medicine RJS. |
2002 | Spring | | | Arrived south 5/24 Carver RMD and Dakota TAT; also reported from Meeker, Scott. Only north report: 5/22 Morrison WLB. |
2002 | Summer | | | Seen in 20 counties as far north as Polk in the west and 6/16 St. Louis (Duluth) KRE in the east; new nesting record in Becker BAB. |
2002 | Fall | | | No reports in the north. Seen in seven south counties, none in the Southwest. Late south 9/8 Dakota SWe, 10/2 Freeborn AEB and Hennepin CRG. |
2003 | Spring | | | Early south (median 5/15) 5/18 Anoka CBr, LM and Houston FZL; also reported from Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle, Sherburne. All north reports: 5/26 Beltrami DPJ and Otter Tail (4 at North Turtle L.) EJE, 5/31 Otter Tail DTT, SMT. |
2003 | Summer | | | Observed in 12 southern counties plus Kittson, Cass, and 7/2 St. Louis (Embarrass) CN. |
2003 | Fall | | | None in the north. Late south 9/12 Rice DAB, also observed in Houston, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Waseca. |
2004 | Spring | | | Reported from six south counties beginning 5/13 Big Stone BJU, 5/22 Lac qui Parle BJU; also found in Chippewa, Houston, Murray, Scott. Only north report: 5/21 Douglas SPM. |
2004 | Summer | | | Record low number of reports: seen in three north and seven south counties. |
2004 | Fall | | | Only north report: 9/6 St. Louis (40th Ave. West) MTA. South reports from Big Stone, Brown, Freeborn, and (late south) 9/4 Rice DAB, FVS. |
2005 | Spring | | | Reported from nine south counties beginning 5/21 Hennepin HCT (18-year median 5/15). All north reports: 5/17 Kanabec CFa, 5/30 Lake of the Woods MHK. |
2005 | Summer | | | Record high number of reports: seen in 27 counties in all central and southern regions. |
2005 | Fall | | | More reports than usual. All north reports: first county record 8/28 Wilkin BJU; unusual reports from the North Shore of L. Superior 9/18 Cook (Taconite Harbor) SLL, †JWL, 10/1 Lake (near Two Harbors) JWL. Reported from 15 south counties, including (late south) 10/9 Sibley RMD, BWF, JWH, 10/15 & 10/19 Hennepin (third latest, Wood Lake) †DWK, †CMB. |
2006 | Spring | | | Reported from 13 south counties beginning 5/18 Renville RMD, BJU and Stearns HHD, 5/21 Lac qui Parle BJU. All north reports: 5/28 Pine JMP, 5/31 Morrison DFN and Otter Tail DTT, SMT. |
2006 | Summer | | | Found in 42 counties in all regions except Northeast. |
2006 | Fall | | | No north reports. Observed in 14 south counties; only report later than recent median (9/17): 9/26 Lac qui Parle BJU. |
2007 | Spring | 4 | 20 | Early south 5/8 Olmsted JWH, 5/9 Scott BAF and Yellow Medicine JEB, JJS, 5/10 Nicollet and Le Sueur RMD. All north reports: 5/12 (ties earliest north) Todd JSK, 5/17 Cass DAY, 5/30 Mille Lacs ASc, 5/31 St. Louis LS. No significant high counts. |
2007 | Summer | 8 | 29 | Reported as far north as Pennington and Cass. |
2007 | Fall | 2 | 6 | Only north reports: 9/23 Cook (Schroeder) DSp, 10/27 St.Louis MLH. All south reports: 8/2 Fillmore NBO, 8/15 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/16 Rice DAB, 8/23 Carver JCC and Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/26 Meeker DMF, 8/28 Hennepin OLJ. |
2008 | Spring | 1 | 17 | Early south (median 5/16) 5/12 Carver (Rapids Lake Unit, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy and Swift (Monson Lake S.P.) BJU, 5/14 Sibley RMD. Only north report 5/30 Cass BAW. |
2008 | Summer | 5 | 20 | Found in all central and southern regions plus Cass. |
2008 | Fall | | 1 | Only report: 8/9 Lac qui Parle BJU. |
2009 | Spring | 2 | 11 | Early south (median 5/15) 5/14 Hennepin CMB, 5/16 Blue Earth ChH and Hennepin TAT. Only north reports: 5/27 Mille Lacs ASc, 5/29 Todd DPG (median 5/25). |
2009 | Summer | 6 | 21 | Observed in all regions except Southwest, Northeast. All north reports: Red Lake, Clay, Otter Tail, Douglas, Aitkin, Kanabec. |
2009 | Fall | | 5 | No north reports. Late south 9/12 Watonwan (Eagle Nest C.P.) RBW, 9/13 Goodhue (Miesville Ravine) LEC (median 9/17). |
2010 | Spring | 2 | 17 | Early south 5/15 (median) Sherburne ASc and Steele PSu, 5/17 Rice DAB, TFB and Yellow Medicine (2) WCM. Only north reports: 5/24 Douglas ARW, 5/30 Cass CMB, 5/31 Cass LEC. High count 5/23 Yellow Medicine (4, Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) BJU. |
2010 | Summer | 5 | 15 | Found in all central regions plus South-central, Southeast. |
2010 | Fall | 1 | 7 | Only north report: 8/7 Otter Tail ChA. Late south 8/25 Yellow Medicine BJU, 9/4 Big Stone (Big Stone Lake) BJU (median 9/17). |
2011 | Spring | 2 | 12 | Early south (median 5/15) 5/7 Goodhue JLO, SWe, RTe, 5/8 Sibley (Vale W.M.A.) LS. Only north reports (median 5/25) 5/4 Morrison FGo, 5/28 Grant HHD, RAE. |
2011 | Summer | 4 | 26 | Found in all central and southern regions plus Aitkin, Cass. High count 6/5 Dakota (5) RTe. |
2011 | Fall | 1 | 6 | No north reports. Late south 8/25 Dakota RZi, 9/8 Meeker JEB (median 9/17). |
2012 | Spring | 3 | 15 | Early south 5/1 (record early) Goodhue LEC, 5/10 Stevens DBM. All north reports: 5/21 Mille Lacs ASc and Morrison CRM, 5/22 Morrison FGo, 5/25 Pine RBJ, DAC, 5/27 Pine (2) EMH. |
2012 | Summer | 11 | 22 | Reported from all regions except Northeast. |
2012 | Fall | 2 | 13 | Only north reports: 9/6 Aitkin KCR, 9/23 Cook REr (late median 9/12). Late south 10/1 Hennepin TAT, 10/10 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 9/17). |
2013 | Spring | | 9 | Early south 5/15 Houston (2, mating) ANy, DBz, MGo, JWH, 5/18 Le Sueur RBW, 5/20 Washington CTS, 5/21 Fillmore (3) NBO. First spring with no north reports since 2000. |
2013 | Summer | 7 | 26 | Observed in all regions of state. Early north (none reported in spring) 6/6 Cass JyB and Kanabec DPG, 6/7 Becker MO. |
2013 | Fall | | 6 | No north sightings. Late south 8/25 Goodhue RZi, 8/29 Carver (Chaska Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy, 8/30 Faribault WAF, 8/31 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) SOa (median 9/17). This was only the second fall since 1990 with no reports after August. |
2014 | Spring | 1 | 11 | Early south 5/16 Wright JEB, then none until 5/25 Carver (2) JCy, 5/26 Chisago MJB, Washington DFN. Only north report 5/23 Morrison (Pine Ridge) MGo. |
2014 | Summer | 6 | 24 | Found along and south of a line from Becker to Pine. Probable spring migrants 6/1 Nobles BTS, 6/5 Lincoln JEB. First county breeding records from Ramsey AXH, Steele PSu. |
2014 | Fall | 1 | 12 | One north report 9/19 St. Louis (Beck Road, 1.5 miles south of intersection with I-35) †DCZ. Late south 9/6 Scott BAb, 9/8 Nicollet RBW, 9/25 Olmsted JPr (median 9/17). |
2015 | Spring | 3 | 18 | Early south (median 5/15) 5/7–8 Carver JCy, BAb, 5/8 Mower BPl, 5/15 Rice TFB, 5/16 Benton JPr, Nicollet ChH, AnK. Early north 5/16 Becker ShG, HeH, 5/29 Aitkin KMa, 5/31 Otter Tail ShG, HeH. |
2015 | Summer | 5 | 30 | Reported from all regions except Northwest, Northeast. |
2015 | Fall | 1 | 9 | No counts higher than 2. Only north report 8/5 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R.) CsB. Late south 9/3 Wright KMS, SSc, 9/5 Anoka TSI, MkK, 9/12 Hennepin DBz. |
2016 | Spring | 4 | 23 | Early south (median 5/15) 5/10 Steele PSu, 5/11 Washington PNi, 5/11–14 Carver JCy, ANy, DBz. All north reports: 5/21 Todd RSF, 5/23–28 Becker HeH, ShG, 5/28 Carlton JEd, DTr, Douglas FPE. High count 5/31 Goodhue (7, Prairie Island Indian Community survey, 1 seen, 6 heard) JEn. |
2016 | Summer | 14 | 40 | Reported from all regions except Northeast. High counts 6/2 Steele (5, Somerset Twp.) PSu, 6/16 Nicollet (5, Minnesota R. near C.R. 21) ClN. |
2016 | Fall | 3 | 17 | No counts higher than 2. Only north reports: 8/12 Aitkin KCR, 8/28 Otter Tail RMi, 9/9 Pine AAz. Late south 9/10 Dakota JBu, 9/14 Le Sueur MiR, 9/22 Fillmore ph. ToM (median 9/16). |
2017 | Spring | 3 | 22 | Early south (median 5/15) 5/12 Lyon LSm, 5/14 Nicollet RBW, 5/16 Carver WCM, Steele PSu, Winona BMu. All north 5/13 Morrison FGo, 5/16–28 Douglas (Lake Carlos S.P.) LSm, ToR, LGl, 5/26 Hubbard JEB. High count 5/21 Houston (3, Millstone Landing) KnM, LiH, ASu. |
2017 | Summer | 15 | 28 | Found in every region, including 2 St. Louis locations in Northeast. |
2017 | Fall | | 9 | No north sightings. High count only 3. Late south 8/29 Faribault WAF, 9/9 Sherburne TSi, 9/11 Scott ebd (median 9/16). |
2018 | Spring | 6 | 29 | Early south (median 5/15) 5/8–15 Ramsey DSh, LiH. 5/13 Washington DSh. All north 5/22 Grant ASu, LiH, 5/24 Morrison SEm, 5/25 Red Lake CRM, m.ob., 5/27 Douglas JPE, 5/28 Becker WPl, 5/31 Itasca RyS. High counts 5/26 Steele (4, Somerset Twp.) PSu, 5/27 Rock (4, Blue Mounds S.P.) LiH. |
2018 | Summer | 8 | 43 | Reported from all central and southern regions plus Aitkin, Becker, Clay, Crow Wing, Wadena. |
2018 | Fall | | 36 | Â No north reports. Late south 9/17 Olmsted (2, Chester Woods) LAV, 9/17–23 Washington (max. 2) PNi, LLM, 10/8 Hennepin (1, Wood Lake N.C.) DWK (median 9/14). |
2019 | Spring | | 8 | No north reports. Early south 5/4 Goodhue (Frontenac S.P.) LiH, 5/11 Hennepin ebd, Scott ebd, 5/14 Washington Kls. Highest count only two. |
2019 | Summer | 8 | 46 |  Found in all central and southern regions plus Aitkin, Becker, Clay, Crow Wing, Kittson. First county breeding record: 9/2 Chisago GMd, RSw. |
2019 | Fall | 3 | 33 | All north 8/2 Douglas (Lake Carlos S.P.) VKl, Red Lake (near Brooks) ebd, 8/12 Kanabec ASu. No counts higher than 3. Late south 9/19 Nicollet RZi, 9/29 Rice (Carleton College Arboretum) PRH, 10/2 Ramsey (adult, window-kill) RMD (median 9/14). |
2020 | Spring | 4 | 24 | Early south (median 5/15) 5/12 Houston (Reno) MaJ, 5/15 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy, 5/16 Ramsey (Arden Hills) CMu. All north 5/23 Pine (Chengwatana S.F.) ebd, 5/25 Pine KrM, Polk (Warren) HHu, 5/28 Douglas (Lake Carlos S.P.) ebd, 5/29 Kittson JMs. Highest tally only 2. |
2020 | Summer | 13 | 52 | Observed in all regions. High count 6/20 Carver (6, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake Unit) JCy. First county breeding record 7/16 Redwood GWe. |
2020 | Fall | 2 | 34 | All north 8/18 St. Louis (Stony Point) StK, ebd, 8/23 St. Louis (Park Point) EFC, RyS, 8/23 Aitkin SKS. No counts higher than 3. Late south 9/14 Hennepin (2) ebd, Mower JPr, 9/17 Blue Earth MiO, 9/23 Rice MZa. |
2021 | Spring | 7 | 33 | Early south (median 5/14) 5/11 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan P.R.) ebd, 5/14 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) NMe, TDv, 5/14 Houston FFa. Early north 5/19–25 Otter Tail (Maplewood S.P.) ebd, 5/21 Aitkin ebd, 5/22 Todd RLF, REn. Highest tally 3 on 5/22 Fillmore (Spring Valley W.M.A.) KHg and 5/23 Freeborn (Myre-Big Island S.P.) DAB. |
2021 | Summer | 14 | 45 | Found in all regions. High count 6/8 Martin (7 in four locations) ANy. First county breeding record: 7/10 Aitkin ebd. |
2021 | Fall | 2 | 24 | All north 8/8 Crow Wing (Crow Wing Twp.) MJB, 8/29 St. Louis (Park Point) IsH, EzH, ASu, HTo. No counts higher than 3. Late south 9/10 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) ebd, Olmsted (Girl Scout Woods) ebd, 9/27 Nicollet (Swan Lake W.M.A.) BTS (median 9/18). |
2022 | Spring | 2 | 23 | Early south (median 5/13) 5/9 Hennepin JhM, ebd, Scott LiH, m.ob., 5/11 Washington GWe, 5/12 Fillmore (2) ebd. All north 5/29 Clay (Buffalo River S.P.) ebd, Pine (near Pine City) ebd. Highest count only two. |
2022 | Summer | 13 | 42 | Encountered in all regions. High count 6/1 Wright (5, Lake Maria S.P.) ebd, likely reflected peak spring migration. Unusual report 6/11 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog, Admiral Rd.) †Herb Elliott. |
2022 | Fall | 4 | 21 | All north 8/13 Polk (near Foster) ebd, 8/14 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R.) ebd, 9/25 Lake (Silver Bay) JlB, 10/7 Otter Tail (Glendalough S.P.) RBW. No high counts greater than 2. Late south 9/17 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ebd, 9/22 Wabasha (Lake City) ebd, 9/30 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) HHD (median 9/18). |
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  | Breeds mostly south, central, and west. |