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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1974-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 1974 by Paul Egeland |
This season saw 271 species reported
of which 10 are either on the casual
or accidental list. There were 48 observers
who submitted seasonal reports,
which is an unfortunately low
total considering there are more than
800 subscribers to The Loon. I am sure
this report would be much more complete
if more people could take the
time to send in their records.
As usual, the weather had its effect on migration. Killing frosts covered the entire state on Labor Day weekend and cooler than normal weather lasted throughout September. However, October and November were warmer than normal and therefore in sharp contrast to September. The warm late fall resulted in some record late dates, particularly for warblers. There was a Black-throated Green in Minneapolis on 1111, a Blackburnian in Murray County on 10/12, a Connecticut in Minneapolis on 10/3, a Cape May in Lake County on ll/2, an Ovenbird in Lac qui Parle County on 10/28, and a Wilson's in Lyon County on 1119.
The entire fall season was extremely dry in most areas. This may have accounted for the poor shorebird migration evidenced by the few shorebirds listed on the reports submitted.
The highlights of the fall season indicated that western birds were wandering east. There was a Cinnamon Teal in Yellow Medicine County, Prairie Falcons were seen in Duluth and Carlos Avery in Washington County, a Rufous Hummingbird was seen near Grand Rapids, Itasca County, a Rock Wren showed up at Pipestone National Monument, and the Black-throated Sparrow at Duluth during the Hawk Count gave many a new life bird.
Other highlights included an Arctic Loon on Mille Lacs Lake, Surf Seaters in southern Minnesota, more Peregrine Falcon records than for several years, an Iceland Gull near Duluth, a Gyrfalcon banded at Hawk Ridge, and 300--r Northern Saw-whet Owls banded at Hawk Ridge. A Thayer's Gull was in Dakota County, a rare fall Hudsonian Godwit showed up in Mille Lacs County, Spragues Pipits were seen at the Moorhead sewage lagoons, and a Smith's Longspur was seen in Duluth. These are not all the good reports, a thorough reading of the report will reveal more.
The style of this report goes back to that used by Kim Eckert and myself in 1970 and 1971, with an attempt to list early and late migrants split between the North and South. I rather doubt this format can continue because of the number of hours necessary to do the compiling.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 11-19 Olmsted JF (only report) Snow/ Snow Goose (blue phase) Early 9-15 Lac qui Parle AFE; 9-17 Marshall AR; late south 11-17 Murray LR; 11-24 Lac qui Parle AFE; 11-27 Wabasha PZ; late north 11-3 Cook RBJ; 11-7 Marshall KE. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Late north 11-21 Mille Lacs MI; 1123 Duluth D. Hojnacki; peak 10-15 Lac qui Parle (46,000) AFE. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early 9-27 Marshall AR; late south 11-15 Olmsted JF; 11-17 Hennepin ES; 11-30 Wabasha WDM; late north 11-18 St. Louis fide JG; 11-23 Mille Lacs Ml; Peak 11-2 Wabasha (4000) WDM. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Late south 11-16 LeSueur GR, Wabasha WDM; 11-24 Hennepin ES; 11-7 Marshall KE. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Late south 10-19 Wright BH; 10-21 Hennepin VL; 10-27 Anoka GC; late north 11-11 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | All Reports: 8-17 Tyson Lake Yellow Medicine (1) RBJ, PE. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Late south 10-6 Freeborn DG; 11-2 Dakota KG; 11-21 Hennepin CH; late north 11-7 Marshall KE. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Late south 11-2 Wabasha WDM; 1112 Hennepin EF; 11-16 Winona FL; late north 11-7 Marshall KE; 11-9 Crow Wing JB; 11-10 Ottertail LCF; peak 1017 Marshall (32,000) AR. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Late south 11-14 Le Sueur GR; 1117 Hennepin ES, FN and Wabasha WDM; late north 11-10 Ottertail LCF; peak 10-10 Marshall (3,400) AR. ; | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Peak 10-7 Marshall (67,000) AR. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Early south 8-11 Hennepin FN; 9-25 Ramsey GC; late north 11-17 Duluth MMC. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Late south 11-11 Hennepin VL; 1121 Wabasha WDM; late north 11-7 Marshall KE; peak 10-10 Marshall (3,600) AR. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Late south 11-7 Wabasha WDM; 1112 Hennepin EJ; late north 11-9 Crow Wing JB; 11-10 Ottertail LCF; peak 10-10 Marshall (4,400) AR. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Late south 11-24 Wright DH; 11-28 Cottonwood LR; 11-30 Le Sueur GR; late north 11-10 Duluth JG; 11-10 Crow.: Wing JB; peak 11-1 Houston (70,000) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service count. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Late south 11-7 Hennepin VL; 11-24 Wright BH; late north 11-10 Crow Wing JB, Ottertail LCF. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 11-14 Wabasha WDM; 11-23 Hennepin VL; late north 11-10 Crow Wing JB, Ottertail LCF; 11-29 St. Louis RBJ; peak 10-10 Marshall (8,000) AR. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 11-2 St. Louis RBJ; 11-10 Cook ES only reports. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Late south 11-24 Wright BH; 11-25 Wabasha WDM; 11-30 Le Sueur GR; late north 11-24 Duluth JG; 11-24 St. Louis RBJ; peak 11-7 Marshall (14,000) AR. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 9-24 Cook (3) T. Dyke; 10-19 Cottonwood 1 shot by hunter fide LR; 11-2 Cook RBJ; 11-10 Cook ES; also GR reports 1 shot by hunter in Le Sueur County. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 11-2 St. Louis, Cook, Lake RBJ; 1110 Cook ES. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 10-26 Mille Lacs JB (5); 11-2 Cook RBJ; 11-3 Mille Lacs Lake JB (14); 11-8 Beltrami KE; 11-10 Cook ES. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 11-2 Lake Cook RBJ; 11-8 Beltrami The loon KE; 11-7, 11-11 Marshall AR, KE; 1110 Cook ES. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Late south 11-17 Hennepin ES, Le Sueur GR, Murray LF; late north 1110 Duluth JG, KE, Crow Wing JB, Ottertail LCF. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Early south 11-21 Hennepin CH; 1123 Ramsey. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Late south 11-13 Hennepin FM; 1123 Hennepin OJ; late north 11-10 Duluth JG, Crow Wing JB; 11-13 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Early south 10-27 Ramsey AC; late north 11-13 Marshall AR; 11-27 Hubbard HS. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Late south 11-9 Pope RBJ (only report south); late north 10-17 Marshall AR; 11-16 Duluth JG. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Late south 10-4 Meeker RBJ; 10-10 Wabasha WDM; 11-3 Hennepin KG, PZ; late north 11-7 Marshall KE; peak 10-10 Marshall (4.000) AR. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | 10-17 Faribault OR (1) only report. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 9-7 Houston (7ad. 28y) Herbert Zarwell fide FL. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Reported from Marshall, St. Louis, Lake, Mille Lacs, Becker, Itasca, Hubbard, Kanabec, Benton, Morrison, Cook, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, Pine Counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 9-19 Langley River J. Greenberg; 10-5(2), 10-27(3) Itasca ~B; 11-8 Lake of the Woods KE; 11-9 St. Louis, John Green. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Marshall-several October sightings AR; 8-10 Aitkin KE, ES; 11-6 SaxZim JG, MMC. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 9-12 Becker (12) EW; 10-3 Wilkin (2) RBJ; 11-6 Polk (60) KBZ. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Reported from Clay, Faribault, Murray, Lac qui Parle. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Reported from Duluth, Clay, Hubbard, Faribault, Benton, Cottonwood, Brown, Ramsey, Murray, Hennepin, Wilkin, Rock, Chisago, Le Sueur, Wa- seca, Blue Earth, Steele, Freeborn, Traverse, Stevens, Wright, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Dakota. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Late south 11-17 Hennepin ES; Wright BH; 11-29 Le Sueur GR; late north 11-8 Marshall AR; 11-9 Pope RBJ; 11-16 Lake JG. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 9-28 Carver PZ; 10-26 Hennepin CH; 10-27 Wright ES; late north 11-10 Crow Wing (50) JB; 11-14 Lake JG. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Late south 9-19 Wabasha WDM; 929 Hennepin FN; late north 9-22 St. Louis RBJ; 10-10 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Only report south 8-17 Lyon RBJ, PE; all reports north 9-2 Clay KBZ; 1017 Marshall HR; 11-16 Duluth MMC. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Late south 9-14 Carver KG; 10-9 Freeborn DG; 10-12 Murray LR; late north 10-25 Marshall AR; peak 9-21 Marshall (200) AR. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Late north 10-28 Duluth JG; 11-6 Polk KBZ. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Late south 8-24 Waseca RBJ; 9-17 LeSueur GR; 9-30 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Late north 9-28 Kanebec DB; 10-5 Koochiching DB; late south 9-18 Cottonwood LF; 9-28 Wright RBJ. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Late north 9-3 Clay FMAS; 9-14 Duluth JG; late south 9-24 Houston FL; 9-25 Goodhue LF; 9-26 Hennepin OJ; early November Murray AD (more details needed). | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 9-12 Houston FL; 9-21 Duluth (netted by Dave Evans). | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Late north 9-8 Clay KBZ; late south 9-13 Le Sueur GR; 9-17 Washington WKE; 9-18 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Late north 9-15 Itasca MS; 9-19 Duluth JG; late south 9-17 Cottonwood LF; 10-5 Rock KE. | ||||
| RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus rufus) | 8-4 Itasca Mrs. Elizabeth Wachsberger. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Late south 8-16 Wright ES; 8-24 Blue Earth RBJ only reports. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Late south 9-2 Carver; 9-20 Wabasha WDM; 10-6 Freeborn DG; late north 9-8 St. Louis NH; 9-14 Crow Wing RBJ. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 8-24 Houston (11) FL; 9-14 Sibley KG; 9-24 Houston KBZ. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Late south 11-30 Hennepin PF, CH; 11-30 Wabasha WDM; late north 11-10 Crow Wing JB, KE, Ottertail LCF; 1111 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 7 reports: 8-11 Aitkin; 9-13 Crow Wing; 10-3 Wilkin RBJ; 10-7 Marshall AR; 10-24 Clay, Norman KBZ; 11-10 Clay EW; 10-12 Norman (2000) JB. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 8-17 Lyon PE, RBJ. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early north 8-10 Duluth MMC; 9-15 Clay KBZ; late north 11-2 Duluth JG, RBJ; 11-5 Clay FMAS; only reports south 9-15 Rock KE; 10-6 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early south 9-15 Rock KE; early north 7-30 Duluth MMC; 8-22 Clay LCF; late north 11-2 Duluth JG, RBJ; 11-7 Lake of the Woods KE; late south 10-26 Rock KE; 10-27 Ramsey GC; 1117 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Late south 10-26 Rock KE; 10-27 Ramsey GC; 11-17 Hennepin ES; late north 10-17 Marshall AR; 11-5 Clay FMAS. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early 7-20 Marshall AR; 7-27 Cottonwood, Lyon, Lac qui Parle RBJ; 8-5 Mille Lacs MI; late south 9-3 Dakota MW; 9-10 Le Sueur GR; late north 9-3 Mille Lacs MI; 9-8 Duluth GC. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 4 reports from Duluth 8-6 to 8-14 JG, MMC, ES, KE. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Late 8-1 Duluth MMC; 8-3 Wilkin RBJ; 8-17 Lyon RBJ, PE; 8-24 Aitkin JB. | ||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 8-10 Duluth MMC. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Unusual fall record 9-19 Mille Lacs MI. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Only reports 9-21 Duluth RBJ; 9-22 Duluth GC; 9-27 Duluth LP. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early 7-4 Duluth JG; 7-7 Hennepin OJ; 7-11 Lincoln KE; late north 9-3 Mille Lacs Ml; 9-15 Clay KBZ; no late south dates. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early 7-3 Lyon VL; 8-14 Duluth JG; late north 9-27 Marshall AR; 10-20 Duluth GR; no reports of late dates south. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early 7-21 Rock KE; 10-6 Duluth LP; 10-12 Marshall AR; late north 10-24 Marshall AR; 11-2 St. Louis JG, RBJ; late south 10-19 Dakota PZ; 11-6 Big Stone KE. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early 7-3 Lyon VL; 7-11 Clay KBZ, Lincoln KE; late north 9-15 Clay KBZ; 9-22 Duluth KE; late south 9-29 Hennepin VL; 10-5 Le Sueur GR; 10-20 Anoka GC. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early 7-4 Duluth JG; 7-11 Lincoln KE, Clay FMAS; late north 9-20 Mille Lacs Ml, Duluth DB; 10-16 Clay KZB; late south 9-10 LeSueur GR; 10-6 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 6 reports which is well above normal 7-3 Lyon VL; 7-30 Mille Lacs MI; 8-6 Duluth MMC; 9-2 Ramsey GC; 9-3 Clay FMAS; 9-5 Mille Lacs MI. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 5 reports from Duluth from 7-30 to 9-22 RBJ, OJ, KE. MMC, also 7-20 Anoka CH; 7-28 Cook (30) MMC; 8-30 Aitkin LP. ; | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early 7-3 Lyon VL, Chippiwa C. Henderson; 7-7 Duluth MMC; late north 10-24 Marshall AR; 11-5 Clay FMAS; late south 10-6 Freeborn DG, Hennepin CH, 10-19 Le Sueur GR. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early 7-3 Lac qui Parle VL; 7-7 Duluth; 7-11 Lincoln KE; late north 9-27 Marshall AR; late south 9-15 LeSueur GR; 10-6 Freeborn DG; 11-1 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | 7-3 Lac qui Parle VL; 7-11 Clay KBZ; 8-5 Mille Lacs MI; 8-11 Olmsted JF; 8-31 St. Louis RBJ; 9-5 Dakota MW; 9-7 Aitkin LP; 10-13 Clay JB (24); many more reports than normal. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 7/27 Lyon, Lac qui Parle RBJ, PE, KE; 8/18 Lyon KE; call-notes heard. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 8-17 Rock KE, RBJ; call-notes heard. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Late north 11-2 St. Louis RBJ; 11-9 Mille Lacs MI; only report south 8-27 Wright ES. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Late south 10-25 Wabasha WDM; 1030 Hennepin VL; 11-23 Ramsey GC; late north 10-29 Mille Lacs MI, Duluth JG. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Early north 7-7 Duluth MMC; 7-20 Marshall AR; early south 7-7 Hennepin OJ; 7-11 Lincoln KE; late north 8-30 Mille Lacs MI; 9-27 Marshall AR; late south 9-10 Le Sueur GR; 9-29 Hennepin VL; peak 8-29 Mille Lacs (18) MI. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Early 6-28 Rock KE; 7-1 Clay FMAS; 7-3 Lac qui Parle VL; late north 9-15 Clay KBZ; 9-19 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-1 Hennepin KG, VL; 11-2 Cottonwood LR. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 8-3 Wilkin RBJ; 8-25 Freeborn DG; only reports. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Early north 7-4 Marshall P. Hofslund; 7-17 Clay FMAS; early south 7-15 Hennepin OJ; 7-21 Rock KE; late north 11-7 Marshall AR; late south 10-27 Dakota GC; 10-30 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 8-4 Cook MMC; late August St. Louis (6) Mike Link. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early 8-11 Duluth KE; 8-12 Mille Lacs Ml; late north 11-10 Crow Wing KE; 11-24 Mille Lacs JB; late south 1022 Hennepin CH; 11-9 Pope. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Late north 10-16 Clay LCF; 10-21 Marshall AR; late south 10-29 Cottonwood LF; 11-4 Hennepin PF; 11-9 Pope RBJ. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Late north 11-10 Ottertail LCF; 1118 Hubbard HF; 11-22 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-29 Le Sueur GR; 11-30 Hennepin CH, Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Peak 9-3 Duluth (3000) MMC. | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | 11-17 Eagle Lake, St. Louis JG (1 imm.). | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus g. thayeri) | 11-23 Dakota RBJ, PE. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 11-10 Eagle Lake, St. Louis JG. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 8-30 to 9-16 Mille Lacs MI; 8-31 Le Sueur GR; 9-5 Marshall AR; 9-14 Benton RBJ; all reports. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Late north 9-27 Marshall AR; late south 9-14 Cottonwood LF. ; | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | No late dates reported. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Latest 9-28 Marshall AR; 10-4 Pope RBJ. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | 11-1 Mille Lacs Lake (1) RBJ, PE; 11-3 Mille Lacs Lake (2) JB. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Late south 11-4 Freeborn DG; 11-18 Hennepin ES; 11-28 Le Sueur GR; late north 11-9 Hubbard HF; 11-24 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Late south 10-14 Le Sueur GR; 11-6 Lac qui Parle KE; late north 9-16 Itasca MS; 10-10 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Late south 9-25 Lac qui Parle AFE; 9-28 Carver PZ; late north 10-23 Silver Bay, Lake J. Gallian; 10-24 Marshall AR; Peak 9-16 Jackson (1000-t) LF. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | All reports 8-18 Rice OR; 8-25 Wright BII; 8-31 Hennepin PZ; 9-3 Dakota (3) MW; 9-5 Marshall AR. Flamingo 9-25 Marshall AR -an escape from zoo in Winnipeg. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Late south 9-20 Wabasha WDM; 9-25 Ramsey GC; 11-2 Wright B. Johnson; late north 9-15 Itasca DB; 10-28 Marshall AR. ; | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 9-17 Houston (1 immature) FL. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Late south 9-21 Chisago BH; 9-26 Hennepin OJ; 10-6 Freeborn DG, late north 10-14 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Late south 9-25 Ramsey GC; 9-29 Hennepin OJ; 10-29 Wabasha WDM; late north 9-26 Carlton D. Engstrom. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Late south 10-1 Hennepin EF; 10-19 Dakota PZ; late north 9-7, 9 St. Louis fide JG; 10-10 Marshall AR; Peaks 8-21 Le Sueur (77) GR; 8-31 Dakota (90) MW. | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | All reports 8-3 Grant (1) RBJ, 9-11 Dodge J. Heather (2); 9-21 Marshall (2) AR; 10-12 Marshall (1) AR; 11-20 Cottonwood one immature found dead in Spruce Tree fide LF. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Late south 10-25 Hennepin OJ; 11-3 Houston FL; late north 10-9 Itasca MS; 10-24 Marshall AR. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Late south 9-30 Wabasha WDM; 1013 Olmsted JF; late north 9-28 Morrisson LR; 10-12 Crow Wing EC. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Late north 10-28 Hubbard HF; 10-28 Sherburne MC; 11-17 Duluth DM; also reported from Mille Lacs, Itasca, Dakota, Big Stone, Le Sueur, Houston, Cass, and Beltrami Counties; peak 8-30 to 10-14 Duluth (75). | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 9-27, 10-17, 10-27 Marshall AR; 10-5 Hennepin CCS; 11-30 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Late south 11-13 Le Sueur GR; 1128 Wabasha WDM; late north 11-10 Aitken KE; 11-11 Mille Lacs MI; 11-21 St. Louis B. Hojnacki. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Late south 11-4 Hennepin PF; 11-17 Le Sueur GR; 11-30 Wabasha WDM; late north 11-3 Hubbard HF; 11-17 Duluth DM. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | All reports 9-7 Rock KE; 9-15 BO Wright ES, EH; 10-19 Le Sueur GR; 11-27 Hennepin OJ; 8-17 Duluth MC. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Only reports south 11-14 Hennepin OJ; 11-23 Dakota RBJ; peak 8-31 to 1211 Hawk Ridge (1,300). | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Reported from Hubbard, Lake, Mille Lacs, Le Sueur, Winona, Wabasha, Houston, Murray, Itasca and St. Louis, 9-3 to 12-10 (89) migrated past Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | All reports 8-17 Anoka CH(2); 10-11 Hennepin OJ; 11-12 Mille Lacs OJ; 1027 Dakota GC. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Late south 9-22 Le Sueur GR; 9-27 Hennepin GL; 10-27 Ramsey OJ; late north 10-25 Duluth CH; peak 8-27 to 10-25 (32,000) Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 8-17 Pipestone, Murray RBJ, KE, PE; 8-13 Rock KE; 8-6 Dakota DH; all reports. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Late north 11-6 St. Louis MFC; 11-17 Lake JG; 11-21 St. Louis B. Hojnacki; 10-16 Hennepin OJ (Krider's). | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Early south 9-6 Marshall AR, 9-24 Hennepin EJ; 9-30 Wabasha WDM; late north 11-21 Duluth; 11-24 Carlton JG; 11-30 Mille Lacs MI. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reported from Clay, Hennepin, Renville, Le Sueur, Olmsted, and Rice counties. Great-horned Owl Reported from Rice, Itasca, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Lyon, Rock. Chippewa, Meeker, Wright, Hubbard, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, Wabasha, Murray. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Early 10-12 Hennepin CH; 10-12 Carver MM; 10-18 Clay FMAS; 9 additional reports from Duluth, Marshall, Aitkin, Mille Lacs, Clearwater. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 11-17 Cotton, St. Louis (3) G. Flaim. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from Itasca, Marshall, Clay, Le Sueur. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 9-18 Duluth 1 shot fide JG; 10-19 Roselake, St. Louis E. Spencer; 11-25, 26 Kelliher, Beltrami G. Borud. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 10-11, 11-4 Duluth JG. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 8-10 Aitkin KE, ES; 9-22 Duluth JG; 10-22 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 10-10 Duluth MMC; 10-17 Hubbard DM; also about 300 banded by Dave Evans at Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Late north 10-13 Itasca MS; 10-19 Aitkin JG; 10-25 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Late north 9-19 Clay LCF; late west 10-3 Murray AD. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from Carver, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Wabasha, Cottonwood, Dakota, Wright, Rice. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Late north 10-7 Hubbard HF; 10-8 Duluth JG; 10-24 Crow Wing EC; late south 10-3 Stevens RBJ; 10-5 Cottonwood LF, Rock KE. | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 10-11 to 11-14 Crow Wing (up to 7) EC; 10-12 Duluth Dave Evans; 10-15 Duluth JG; 11-30 Clearwater LCF. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 9-15 to 10-25 Duluth (11) various observers; 9-22 Lake (6) RBJ, PE; 10-5 Pine PZ; 10-19 Aitkin JB; 10-23 to 1114 Crow Wing (2) EC; 11-9 Mille Lacs MI. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Late north 10-15 Marshall AR; 1025 Itasca MS; 10-28 Duluth JG. Pi leated Woodpecker Reported from Itasca, St. Louis, Mille Lacs, Polk, Morrison, Hubbard, Le Sueur, Pine, Wright, Lake of the Woods, Lake, Wabasha, Hennepin, and Rice Counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Late north 10-10 Marshall AR; 10-18 Itasca MS; 11-3 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 8-21 Itasca MS; 9-7 Rock KE; 9-8 Hennepin OJ; 10-4 Crow Wing JB; 1028 Stearns MC; 8-31 to 9-22 Duluth for reports by RBJ, CH, JC, and KE. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | 11-20 Duluth, Hawk Ridge-banded by Dave Evans. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 9-21 Le Sueur GR; 9-18 Hennepin ES; 9-28 Clay KBZ; 10-5 Clay, Mary Wyatt; 11-6 Clay KBZ; 11-8 Clearwater KE; 9-14 to 10-11 Duluth, Hawk Ridge (8). | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 8-6 Duluth MMC; 9-4 Carlos Avery Game Refuge W. Shively. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Late north 9-3 Marshall AR; late south 9-8 Murray AD, Wabasha WDM; 9-9 Olmsted JF; 9-11 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | All reports 8-17 Rock RBJ; 8-19 Murray AD; 8-21 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Late north 9-12 Duluth JG; 9-13 Beltrami MS; late south 9-15 Le Sueur GR; 10~1 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Late north 9-2 Cook DB; 9-14 Morrison, Crow Wing RBJ; late south 9-11 Hennepin VL, Cottonwood LF; 9-13 Hennepin WKE. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Late north 8-24 Duluth MMC, Koochiching DB; late south 8-29 Wright ES; 9-2, 9-15 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 8-24, 9-14 Itasca DB. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 9-12 Morrison LSR. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 9/11 Marshall AR; 9/21 Lake DB; late south 9/9 Olmsted JF; 9/28 Hennepin CH. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Late north 9-14 Crow Wing, Mille Lacs RBJ; 9-15 Marshall AR; late south 10-4 Meeker RBJ; 10-5 Wabasha WDM; 10-16 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 9-1 5 Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co. KE. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Late north Morrison LSR; 9-8 Marshall AR; late south 9-7 Winona FL; 9-11 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Late north 9-29 Duluth DM; 10-6 Crow Wing JB; late south 9-28 Cottonwood LF, Rock KE; 9-29 Hennepin PZ; 10-3 Stevens RBJ. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 8-29 Wright ES; late north 9-21 St. Louis RBJ; 9-29 Duluth DM; late south 9-24 Hennepin ES; 10-4 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Late north 9-11 Marshall AR; late south 9-9 Murray AD, Lac qui Parle AFE; 9-24 Hennepin FN. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Late north 9-15 Clay LCF; Itasca MS; 9-29 Duluth DM; late south 9-9 Olmsted JF; 10-26 Hennepin CH. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Late 8-3 Clay RBJ; 8-23 Rock KE; 11-14 Duluth MMC. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Early 10-12 Duluth fide JG; 10-13 Rock KE; 10-19 Lac qui Parle AFE; also report from Hennepin, Stearns, Wabasha, Big Stone, Itasca, Marshall and St. Louis. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported from Itasca, Cook, St. Louis, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, and 11-7 Carlos Avery, Chisago Dr. Tordoff (2). | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Early, late September Marshall AR; 10-17 Hubbard DM; also reported from Mille Lacs, Aitkin, Polk, Becker, Duluth, Wilkin, Roseau, and 11-21 Hennepin RBJ, KG. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from St. Louis, Itasca, Marshall, Hubbard, Lake, Pine, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Cook and 10-26 Hennepin OJ (call heard and was seen with Common Crows). | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 9-2 Cook DB; 10-11 to 11-5 Duluth (7) JG, MMC; 10-27 Itasca DB; 11-6 Sax-Zim, St. Louis (14) JG; 11-22 Lake RBJ. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 11-19 Hennepin VL only report this fall this bird seems to be decreasing in numbers. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Late north 10-10 Marshall AR; 11-6 Norman, Polk KBZ; 11-13 Duluth JG. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Late 9-4 Marshall AR; 9-7 Freeborn DG; 9-20 Ottertail KBZ. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Late north 9-30 Aitkin JB; late south 10-24 Le Sueur GR; 10-26 Wright ES. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Late 9-29 Wright ES; 10-7 Freeborn DG; 10-11 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Late north 9-14 Mille Lacs MI, Duluth JG, Clay KBZ; late south 9-15 Cottonwood LF, Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Late north 10-8 Marshall AR; 11-2 Cook RBJ, PE; late south 10-24 Le Sueur GR; 10-19 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 9-7 Aitkin ( 1000) JB; 9-19 Marshall AR. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 9-2 Hennepin CCS; late north 10-20 Marshall AR; 10-25 Duluth JG; late south 11-11 Cottonwood LF; 11-15 Wabasha WDM; 11-16 Le Sueur GR. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 10-1 Ramsey EM; late north 11-11 Marshall AR; 11-14 Crow Wing EC. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | 11-2 Mille Lacs MI; 11-12 Duluth MMC; 11-9 Koochiching KE; 11-9 Cook ES 11-14 Marshall (35) AR. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Reported from 21 counties. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Early south 9-4 Hennepin ES; 9-11 Ramsey B. Saunders; 9-16 Murray AD. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Early south 9-12 Lac qui Parle AFE; 9-21 Cottonwood LF; late north 11-1 Hubbard DM; 11-15 Itasca MS; 11-26 Hubbard HF. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| ROCK WREN (Salpinctes obsoletus) | 8-23 Pipestone KE. | ||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Late north 10-5 Clay LCF; 10-1 S Clay LCF; late south 10-4 Meeker RBJ; 10-5 Rock KE; 10-14 Murray AD. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 9-21 Hennepin BH; 9-30 Rock KE, Washington EC; late north 10-12 Clay JB; 10-22 Duluth JG; late south 10-20 Jackson LR; 10-22 Hennepin VL; 10-26 Rock KE. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Late south 9-15 Rock KE; 9-15 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Late north 9-3 Itasca MS; to late September Marshall AR; late south 9-15 Rock KE; 9-22 Hennepin CH; 10-4 Pope RBJ. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Late north 9-26 Morrison LSR; 1029 Duluth MMC; late south 10-5 Rock KE; 10-6 Freeborn DG; 10-8 Murray AD. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 9-29 Rock KE; 10-8 Murray AD; 11-1 Hennepin VL; no late dates north. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 9-15 Duluth J. Telfer; 9-25 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Late north 10-19 Aitkin JG; 10-24 St. Louis C. Frink; late south 10-20 Lac qui Parle AFE, Rock KE; 10-24 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Late north 9-20 Duluth DB; 9-21 Lake GC; 10-12 Mille Lacs MI; only report south 10-2 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Only reports 10-10 Duluth JG; 10-13 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Late north 9-18 Beltrami MS, 10-3 Duluth JG; late south 10-9 Hennepin WKE; 10-13 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Late north 10-6 Marshall AR; 10-10 Duluth JG; late south 10-16 Murray AD; 10-30 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Late 9-26 Morrison LSR; 10-13 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Late north 11-6 Polk KBZ; Duluth JG; 11-8 Marshall AR; late south 11-16 Lac qui Parle AFE, Rock KE; 11-29 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | 9-26 Hennepin N. H. Lasley (good details). | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early 9-19 Mille Lacs MI, Duluth JG; late 10-4 Lake JG; 10-16 Hennepin OJ; 10-20 Rock KE; peak 9-29 Duluth LP (200). | ||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | 8-3 Clay RBJ; 10-13 Clay (3) JB; 1016 Clay KBZ (1); the last two observations were at the Moorhead Sewage Lagoons. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | South reports from Olmsted, Stearns, Hennepin, Wabasha, and Cottonwood counties. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Early north 10-22 Duluth P. B. Hofslund; 10-27 Itasca DB; also reported Lake, Cook, Becker, and Lake of the Woods Counties. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from 14 counties. | ||||
| Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | Early north 10-20 Marshall AR; 1020 Duluth GC; early south 11-4 Dakota Mrs. R. Buelow; 11-26 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 8-13 Hubbard FL; 9-3 Stearns MC; 9-1 Cook DB; 9-22 Duluth JAB; 10-28 Duluth (50-H MMC; all reports. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 9-1 Cook DB; 10-25 to 11-22 5 reports from Duluth; 11-2 Lake RBJ; all reports. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Early south 10-16 Hennepin VL; 1017 Lac qui Parle AFE; 11-21 Wabasha WDM; few reports south this fall. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Late north 11-16 Pine GC; 11-17 Clay FMAS; 11-24 Mille Lacs MI. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early 9-14 Duluth JG; 9-30 Marshall AR; late north 11-2 Duluth JG; 11-6 Polk KBZ. | ||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | 8-3 Clay (30) RBJ. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | 9-21 Duluth RBJ, PE. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Early north 10-6 Marshall AR; 10-13 Crow Wing JB; late south 10-19 Lac qui Parle. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 8-3 Wilkin RBJ; only report. | ||||
| BLACK-THROATED SPARROW (Amphispiza bilineata) | Found by JG, RBJ 9-20 Stoney Point St. Louis Co.-seen by many 9-21 to 9-23. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Late north 10-6 Duluth JG; 10-11 Hubbard HF; 10-12 Morrison RBJ; late south 9-8 Le Sueur GR; 10-14 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 9-28 Rock KE; 10-6 Duluth JG; 1014 Cottonwood LF; 10-19 Big Stone, Swift RBJ, PE. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 10-7 Freeborn DG; 10-15 Wabasha WDM; 10-20 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| BREWER'S SPARROW (Spizella breweri) | Possible sighting 9-28 Rock KE. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early north 9-21 St. Louis RBJ; early south 9-8 Hennepin OJ; 9-29 Ram sey GC, Carver PZ; late north 10-18 Marshall AR; 10-30 Duluth JG; late south 11-3 Houston FL; 11-10 Carver RBJ; 11-16 Hennepin PF. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Late north 11-30 Morrison LSR, Duluth JG; early south 9-15 Hennepin OJ; 9-21 Ramsey DM. Tree Sparrow Early north 9-20 Clay FMAS; 9-22 St. Louis JAB; early south 9-29 Rock KE; 10-8 Murray AD; late north 11-9 Duluth MMC; 11-10 Ottertail LCF. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early north 9-13 Duluth JG; 9-22 Clay LCF; early south 9-24 Hennepin ES; 9-28 Murray AD; late north 10-14 Duluth JG; 10-18 Aitkin LP; late south 10-13 Rock KE, Murray AD. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early 9-27 Murray AD; 9-17 Marshall AR; 9-15 Clay KBZ; late north 1024 Clay KBZ; 11-8 Clay LCF; late south 11-7 Murray AD; 11-9 Pope RBJ; 1129 Anoka JAB. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Late north 11-11 Duluth JG; 11-17 Clay LCF; late south 11-23 Olmsted JF; 11-28 Stearns MC. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Late north 10-7 Marshall AR; 10-15 Clay FMAS; late south 10-5 Rock KE; 10-9 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 8-3 Wilkin RBJ; 8-10 St. Louis MMC; 8-11 Aitkin ES. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Late north 10-8 Duluth JG; 10-16 Clay KBZ; late south 10-12 Hennepin CCS; 10-13 Olmsted JF. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Late north 10-12 Marshall AR; 10-13 Clay KBZ, Duluth JG; late south 10-27 Dakota MW; 10-29 Cottonwood LF; 113 Hennepin KG. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early north 8-31 Marshall AR; 9-10 Duluth JG; early south 9-7 Rock KE 9-1 3 Hennepin KG; late north 10-6 Clay LCF; 10-10 Duluth JG; 10-11 St. Louis JAB; late south 10-9 Hennepin VL; 10-26 Rock KE. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Late north 10-27 Marshall AR; 11-9 St. Louis ES; late south 10-25 Stearns MC; 11-3 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 9-18 Beltrami MS; 9-26 Morrison LSR; 10-12 Pine FL; 10-3,10 Rock (2 "spotted" subspecies) KE. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Late north 9-9 Cook W. Breckenridge; 11-5 Marshall AR; late south 9-15 Hennepin VL 9-29 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Late north 8-29 Marshall AR; late south 9-7 Freeborn, Steele RBJ. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Late north Mille Lacs MI; late south 10-14 Hennepin CH; 10-20 Wright BH. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Late north 11-6 Polk KBZ; 11-7 Marshall AR; late south 10-20 Hennepin OJ; 10-26 Rock KE. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 8-17 Murray KE, RBJ, PE; 8-23 Rock KE. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Late north 9-15 Itasca MS; 9-17 Crow Wing JB; late south 9-8 Lac qui Parle AFE; 9-11 Cottonwood LF; 9-13 Hennepin WKE. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Late north 11-6 Polk KBZ; 11-11 Marshall AR; late south 11-20 Cottonwood LF; 11-23 Ramsey GC; 11-28 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Late north 11-6 Polk KBZ; late south 10-5 Hennepin CCS; 10-19 Big Stone RBJ; 10-20 Ramsey GC. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early south 9-16 Stearns MC; 9-28 Hennepin VL; late north 11-10 Ottertail LCF; Crow Wing JB; late south 11-3 Hennepin KG; 11-16 Rock KE. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Late north 9-23 Itasca MS; 11-6 Polk KBZ; late south 10-19 Le Sueur GR; 10-20 Ramsey GC; 11-2 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Late north 11-17 Duluth JG; 11-28 Morrison LSR; late south 11-29 Cottonwood LF; 11-30 Wabasha WDM; peak 800,000-1,000,000 Palmer Lake Slough Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Late north 9-26 Morrison LSR; 9-29 Duluth DM; 10-15 Duluth JG; 10-1 Hennepin VL; 10-28 Lac qui Parle A FE. | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 8·12 Chisago (2) KE; 8-23 Chisago RBJ; 8-28 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 8-14 Wright ES; late north 9-13 Marshall AR; 9-22 Carlton RBJ; late south 9-15 Wright ES; 9-18 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 8-21 Marshall AR; 9-5 Morrison LSR; late south 9-8 Hennepin VL, Anoka GC. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Late north 9-12 Crow Wing JB. Marshall AR; 9-20 Duluth DB; late south 9-30 Cottonwood LF; 1 0-14 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 8-24 Le Sueur RBJ; late north 9-26 Morrison LSR; 10-9 Duluth JG; late south 9-25 Cottonwood LF; 10-5 Rock KE; 10-13 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early south 8-26 Hennepin WKE; 827 Cottonwood LF; late north 10-13 Marshall AR; 10-16 Clay FMAS; late south 10-27 Hennepin VL; 11-3 Carver JAB. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 8-20 Hennepin VL; late north 10-13 Clay LCF; 10-22 Duluth JG; late south 10-13 Rock KE; 10-18 Hennepin ES; 10-27 Lac qui Parle AFE. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 5 reports 8-9,11 St. Louis WDM; 8-12 Duluth MMC; 9-2 Ottertail KBZ; 9-4 Duluth JG; 10-3 Hennepin WKE (details were submitted). | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Late north 9-2 Cook DB; 10-3 Duluth JG; late south 9-2 Rock KE; 10-11 Hennepin WKE. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Late north 10-6 Marshall AR; 10-12 Mille Lacs MI; late south 10-5 Rock KE; 10-12 Cottonwood LF; 10-13 Rock KE. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Late north 9-24 Clay LCF; 10-10 Duluth JG; 10-12 Marshall AR; late south 9-24 Hennepin FN, PF. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Late north 10-13 Marshall AR; 1 0-16 Duluth JG; 11-2 Lake RBJ; only report south 9-11, 12 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Late north 9-22 Duluth KE; late south 9-24 Hennepin FN; 9-29 Ramsey GC. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 8-28 Hennepin VL; late north 10-3 Duluth JG; late south 9-29 Rock KE; 10-6 Lac qui Parle AFE; 1013 Murray AD; note that all late dates are west. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Late north 9-28 Mille Lacs Ml; 10-4 Clay LCF; late south 9-19 Wright ES; 9-22 Hennepin WKE, Olmsted FKS. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 8-24 Le Sueur RBJ; 8-31 Hennepin WKE; late north 9-15 Clay LCF; late south 10-12 Murray AD. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Late north 9-10 Clay FMAS; 9-13 Marshall AR; late south and only report 9-11 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Late north 9-8 Clay FMAS; 9-20 Duluth JG, RBJ; late south 9-13 Hennepin WKE; 9-15 Rock KE. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Late north 9-13 Marshall AR; 9-22 Duluth KE; late south 9-19 Wright ES. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 9-8 Hennepin OJ; 10-3 Wilkin RBJ. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Late north 10-12 Mille Lacs Ml; 1014 Duluth JG; late south 10-13 Cottonwood LF; 10-23 Hennepin PF; 11-3 Ramsey JAB. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 9-17,26 Hennepin VL; 10-8 Duluth JG. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Late ~orth 11-2 St. Louis RBJ; 11-15 Crow Wmg EC; 10-17 Cottonwood LF; 10-23 Hennepin WKE; 11-18 into Dec. Dakota JAB. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | E~rly south 9-2 Ramsey GC; 9-8 Hennepm OJ; late north 9-19 Crow Wing JB; 9-21 Duluth GC; late south 10-5 Rock KE; 11-1 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 8-23 Rock KE; 8-24 Le Sueur RBJ; late north 9-5 Morrison LSR; 9-10 Duluth JG; late south 9-8 Murray AD; 9-15 Hennepin PF. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 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. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Late north 9-10 Crow Wing JB; 9-26 Morrison LSR; late south 9-2 Rock KE; 10-9,10 Hennepin WKE. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reports north 11-10 Clay FMAS; November Duluth JG, MMC. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Late north 9-21 Carlton PZ; 11-5 Duluth JG; late south 9-14 Lac qui Parle AFE; 9-28 Hennepin CH; 11-10 to 14 Ramsey Miss L. Gilfillan. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 8-17 (5) KE, RBJ, PE, 8-23 to 9-15 (2) KE, 9-29 & 10-5 (1 imm.) KE. all reports from Blue Mounds State Park in Rock County. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Late north 9-14 Crow Wing RBJ; late south 8-22 Wabasha WDM; 8-24 Kandiyohi BH. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 8-3 Clay, Wilkin RBJ. | ||||