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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1986-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 1986 Don Bolduc, Steve Carlson, Oscar Johnson and Dick Ruhme |
Sixty-one contributors reported a total of
290 species; 28 1 regular, 4 casual and 5 accidentals
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Alternate clouds, rain and sunshine, very little of the sunshine, were produced by unusual weather patterns from August first to mid-October. Consequently the temperatures were well below normal and precipitation much above normal. This September was the wettest since 1942. Early snow in the north in October greatly contrasts with the very warm spell for the middle of the month. Oc- tober 19th had the second record high for the state.
We were back to near normal in November when cold weather broke old records and snow fell again. During the last few days of the month, the temperatures again went 10° to 15° above normal and the snow disappeared.
The warbler migration was well on its way by the first part of August. Many record breaking early dates were reported for many species. The East Central peak was August 28 and 29 with 20 and 21 species respectively.
Noteworthy were southward migrations of Gray Jays and Boreal Chickadees. Winter finches were noticed in the northern part of the state at one time, but the expected mass movement south failed to materialize.
Some interesting sightings during the season were: Pacific Loon, Ramsey County; Eared Grebe, Minneapolis; Tricolored Heron, Marshall County; Eurasian Wigeon, Wood Lake; Long-tailed Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye and Black Scoter, Minneapolis; Mississippi Kite, Fillmore County; Rufous Hummingbird, Wabasha County; Clark's Nutcracker, Mower County; Rock Wren and a McCown's Longspur, Duluth.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Early north 9/7 Cook SL, 9/14 Duluth fide KE; early south 8/6 Hennepin JP/AM, 9/15 Anoka GP; late north 11/22 Clay MMo , 11/25 Pine BE; late south 11/30 Hennepin AB, OJ,Ramsey DS | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 9/9 Marshall ANWR, 9/28 Cottonwood BF, 10/5 Polk DS, 10/17 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Reported from 17 counties north, 24 counties south. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early north 8/29 Marshall ANWR; early south 8/20-9/5 Steams NH; late north 11/9 OtterTail SDM, 11/10 Hubbard JL; late south 11/25 Chippewa RG, RJ, 11/30 Wabasha, Winona AB; peak 11115 Wabasha, Winona, Houston KE (10,000 + ). | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Late north 10/11 Aitkin WN, 10/30 Otter Tail SDM, 11/9 Cook KMH; late south 11/21 Wright 00/SS, 11/24 Mower RRK, 11/29 Hennepin AB. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Late north 10/4 Cook SL, 10/13 Aitkin WN, 10/16 Clay LCF; late south I 0/26 Anoka DS, 11/1 Hennepin Tfu, 11/3 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Late north 10/16 Duluth AP, 10/25 Grant AB, 10/30 Otter Tail SDM; late south 11/13 Stearns NH, 11/27 DakotaTTu, 11/29 Hennepin SC, RJ. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Late north 8/27 Marshall AB, 10/30 Otter Tail SDM; late south Wabasha, Winona AP, 11/29 Hennepin PP, 11/30 Houston FL. | ||||
| EURASIAN WIGEON (Mareca penelope) | 10/4- 11/3 Wood Lake Hennepin, m.ob. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Late north 9/16 St. Louis SS, 10/8 Cook KMH, 10/25 Grant AB; late south 11/16 Houston Wabasha AP, 11/27 Dakota Tfu, 11/30 Hennepin AB, SC, RJ, OJ. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Reported from 16 counties north, 22 counties south. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Early south 9/11 Mower RRK, 10/5 Olmsted B E, 10/9 Ramsey KB ; peak 9/23 Lake MH (500). | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Late north 8/27 Marshall ANWR, 11/28 Duluth KE; late south 11/9 Olmsted BE, 11/15 Scott ES, Winona AP. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Late north 10/23 Koochiching RJ, 10/ Kanabec AB, 10/28 Cook KMH: Late south 11112 Olmsted BE, 11117 Nicollet JF, 11/30 Winona AB, OJ. Early south 9/11 Mower RRK, 10/5 Olmsted BE, 10/9 Ramsey KB; peak 9/23 Lake MH (500). | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Late north I0/25GrantAB;latesouth 11/26 Waseca JF, 11/20 Houston FL, Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Late north I 0/25 Grant AB, Red Lake RJ, 11/9 Cook KMH, WP, 11/30 OtterTail SDM; late south 1 II 14 Ramsey KB, 11/16 ScottTTu, 11/29 Hennepin AB, SC, PP. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Late north I 0/11 Aitkin WN, Lake SW I MS, 10/27 Cook KMH, 11/30 Otter Tail SDM; late south 11/26 Waseca JF, Hennepin SC, RJ, Ramsey OS. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Reported 10/15 Winona AP, 11/18-30 Hennepin SC, RG, GP. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Late north 11115 Crow Wing WN, 11/19 Harlequin Duck, October 18, 1986, Grand Marais, Cook County. Photo by Chuck Buer. Cook KMH, 11/30 OtterTail SDM; late south 11/28 Lac qui Parle FE, 11/30 Hennepin m.ob., Ramsev ns | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 10/18- 11/2 Cook m.ob., 11118 Mower RRK m.ob. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 9/25 Cook P. Backstrom, B. Penning, 10/18-25 Pine RG, BE, 11/2 Grant RG. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | Reported 8/21 Beltrami BE, 9/25- 11/22 Cook P. Backstrom, R. Penning et al, 10/13 Lake Calhoun Hennepin SC, I0/25Todd KL, 10/26 Carlton KL, 11/2 Stearsn DO/SS. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | Reported 10/17- 11/3 Cook m.ob., Mille Lacs 10/21-11115 ES, m.ob., 10/27 Lake Harriet Hennepin m. obs., 10/28 Aitkin SC, 1112 Grant RG, 11115 Crow Wing BL, WN. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | Reported 10/26 Cook BE, 10/29 Freeborn NHo, 11110-30 Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun Hennepin SC, m.ob., 11115 Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, BL, 11/20 Ramsey JP/ AM. | ||||
| Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | 11/29 Lake Calhoun Hennepin SC, GP (The Loon 59:55-56). .Common Goldeneye Early south 10/15 Anoka SC, Hennepin GP, 10/21 Washington TBB. Buffiehead Early north 10/4 Cook SL, Polk DS; early south 10/5 Ramsey KB, 10/15 Faribault NHo; late north 11119 Cook KMH, 11/21 Duluth KE; late south 11/26 Waseca JF, 11.30 HEnnepin AB, SC, OJ. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Late north 11/fl Becker BK, 11/16 Otter Tail SDM, 11/22 Beltrami TK; late south 11/30 Houston FL, Olmsted JEB, Ramsey DS. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Early south 10/30 Ramsey KB, 11/1 Dakota SC, GP, 11/2 Lac qui Parle AB; peak 11/22 Wabasha AP (2000 + ). | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Late north (not including Lake Superior) 10/15 Crow Wing WN, Mille Lacs RJ; early south 1111 Hennepin SC, GP, 11/2 Mower RRK; Late south 11/30 Hennepin AB, SC, RG. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Late north lOIII Aitkin SC, WN, 10/25 Grant AB, 10/29 Wilkin GAM; late south 11/10 Olmsted JEB, 11/29 Hennepin AB, SC 11/30 Ramsey DS. Thrkey Vulture Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 249 (1985:780) ; late north lOIII Aitkin SC, 10/14 Cook KMH, 11116 Duluth ; late south 10/1 Olmsted BE, 10/8 Houston EMF, 10/14 Fillmore AP. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Reported from 16 north and six south counties . | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | All reports: Lake (5 +)SWIMS, 10/3 Lake MH, 10/20 Cook (3) KMH, 10/24 Koochiching RG, RJ, 10/28 St. LouisSS. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Reported from Aitkin, Clearwater, Koochiching, Marshall and St. Louis counties . Wild Thrkey All reports: 8/3- 11/20 Houston (max. ll) EMF, JM, 8/31 Fillmore AP. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Reported from Cass, Clay and Wilkin counties . | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Reported from two counties north, 16 counties south. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Reported from nine north and 21 south counties. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Late north 10/25 Mahnomen RJ, I 0/26 Kanabec AB, 10/29 Wilkin GAM; late souti:J 11/15 Wabasha, Winona AP, 11120 Ramsey KB, 11130 Hennepin RG. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Late north 10/18 Lake SWIMS, 10/26 Cook WP, St. Louis KB, BE, 11 12 OtterTail SDM; late south lOIII Pope RG, 10/25 Stevens AB, 11/30 Hennepin AB, SC, OJ. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Late north 11/9 Crow Wing AB, II 121 Lake SS, SWIMS, 11/22 St. Louis BL; south 8128 Anoka SC, 9/19 Nicollet JF, 10/14 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Late north 9/4 Polk RJ, 9/28 Clay LCF, 10/25 Grant AB; late south 9/1 Lac qui Parle GS, 11/18-29 Lake Calhoun, Hennepin SC, GP, m.ob. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Late north 10/22 Otter Tail GAM, 11 12 Todd RG (10), 11 16 Becker BK; late south 10/25 Stearns NH, 10/31 Nicollet JF, 11 12 Lac qui Parle AB. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Reported from ten north and 20 south counties . | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Late north 10/18 Wilkin GAM, 11/24 Clay JN, 11/28 Cook SL. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 9/20-28 Olmsted PP, BE, 9/26 Houston EMF. COMMON BARN-OWL 8/20 Polk: (The Loon 59:47-48). | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Late north 8/31 Clearwater AB, 9/8 Cook KMH, 9/26 Wadena DB; late south 9/12 Houston EMF, 9/19 Wabasha PP, 9/28 Olmsted BE. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Late north 9/2 Clay LCF, 9/26 Morrison AB, 10/3 Otter Tail SDM; late south 10/5 Houston EMF, 10/10 Ramsey KB, 10/14 Olmsted AP; peak 8/16 Duluth (16,494) K. Cambum (The Loon 58:197). | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | All reports: 8/1 Lake SWIMS, 813-9/12 Houston EMF, 8/3-9/29 Cook SL, 8/15 Aitkin WN, 8/27 Anoka SC, GP, 10/2 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Late north 8121 Cook KMH, 8131 Polk AB, 9/6 Clay LCF; late south 10/ I Washington TBB, 10/14 Fillmore AP and Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Late north 9/12 Hubbard HJF, 9/22 Cook KMH, 10/7 Wilkin GAM; late south 9/23 Mower JM, 9/24 Cottonwood BF, 9/27 Rice and Steele AP. | ||||
| RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus rufus) | 9/16-23 Zumbro Falls, Wabasha Co. (I male) L. Martinson, m.ob. (The Loon 58: 200-201). | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | All reports: 8/2 Aitkin WN, 817 Hennepin PP, 8/24-27 Marshall RJ, AB, 9/7 DakotaTT, 10/14 Fillmore AP. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Late north 8/17 Isanti AB, 8/27 Marshall AB, 9/23 Lake MH; late south 9/13 Scott RJ, 9/18 Hennepin SC, 9/25 Freeborn NHo. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Late north 10/25 Grant AB, 10/29 Wilkin GAM, 11 13 Cook KMH; late south 11 123 Lyon HK, 11 126 Waseca JF, 11 130 Hennepin m. obs.; peak 10/28 Lac qui Parle (30,000) FE. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 8/2 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Reported from 13 counties. Late north 10/7 Norman (1000) BK, 10/25 Wilkin AB, 11 14 Clay MM; late south 10/23 Blue Earth MF, 11 18 Olmsted and Winona RJ, AP; peak 9/15 Marshall (2000) ANWR. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | All reports: 8125 DakotaTT, 8126 PolkAB, 9/8-10119 St. Louis m.ob., 9/27 Cook KMH, 10/18 Lake m. ob. Lesser Golden.Piover Early south 8125 Dakota TT, 9/ I Anoka SC, GP; early north 9/9 St. Louis SS, 9/13 Cook KMH; late south 9/26 Hennepin OJ, lOll LeSueur RJ; late north 11/5 Otter Tail SDM, 11/9 Duluth J. Green. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Late north 9/26 Wadena AB, 10/8 Clay LCF, 10/29 Wilklin GAM; late south IIIII Murray NO, 11 123 Lyon HK, 11/27 Houston FL. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Late north 9/29 Lake KL, 10/16-19 Duluth m.ob. ; late south 9/2 Hennepin OJ, 9/3 Nicollet and Waseca JF. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | All reports: 8/2 Wilkin BL, 817 Dakota TT, 8119 Mower RRK. ; | ||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | All reports: 9/4-27 Park Point, Duluth m.ob., 9/13-23 North Shore, Duluth m.ob. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 9/10 Beaver Bay, Lake Co. SWIMS. ; | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 8/12 Dakota (150) JPIAM, 8/22 Duluth (25) M. Hendrickson. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 814 Wilkin GAM, 8125 Dakota TI, 8/19-27 CookWP, KMH, 9/20-21 Duluth OJ, BE and 10/12 KB. | ||||
| Red Knot (Calidris canutus) | 8/25 Dakota TI, 9/6-21 Duluth m.ob. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early north 812 Cook WP, 8/26 Polk AB; early south 811 Anoka SC, GP, 8/23 Nicollet JCF; late north 9/8 Cook KMH, 9/21 Duluth BE; late south 9/5 Anoka SC, ES and Nicollet JCF, 9/13 Martin RJ. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | All reports : 8/2 Nobles RG, 8126-914 Polk AB, RJ, 9/6 Blue Earth MF, 9/13-10/17 Duluth m.ob., 10/17 Cook KMH, 10/9 Hennepin ES, 10/29 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | All reports: 9/2 Cook KMH, 10/16-31 Duluth m.ob., 11/5 Duluth KE, KL, 10/18-23 Pine RG, RJ, 10/29 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early north 8/27 Marshall AB, 8/30 St. Louis SS; early south 819 Anoka KB, SC, 8/25 Dakota TT; late north 9/15 Duluth TM, Cook WP and Lake SWIMS, 10/16 OtterTail TI; late south 9/15 Hennepin SC, 9/20Watonwan RJ. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early north 812 Cook WP, 8123 Lake of the Woods RJ; early south 8/1 Hennepin SC and Anoka SC, GP, 812 Dakota TI; late north 8/31 Polk AB, 9/7 Cook KMH; late south 9/27 Hennepin DZ, 10/29 Lyon HK. White-rumped Sandpiper. Many more reports than usual: 8110 St. Louis Co. 8127 Marshall AB, 10/9-20 Duluth (max. 7) m.ob., 10/18-23 Pine RG, RJ, 10/18-23 Lake m.ob., 11/1 Cook KE, 11/5 Duluth D. Kienholz. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | All reports: 813 Aitkin (4) WN, 817 Dakota (2) TI, 8123 Lake of the Woods (2) RJ, 8128- 9/13 Duluth KE, 10/1 Duluth D. Kienholz, 8129-9115 Cook KMH, WP | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Late north 10/23 Pine RJ, 10/24 Grant SDM, 10/25 Wilkin AB; late south 10/9 Hennepin ES, 10/12 Chisago KB, 11/16 Lincoln HK. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early north 8/26 Polk AB, 9/13 Cook KMH; early south 8/1 Anoka Sc, GP, 8113 Mower RRK; late north 10/19 Duluth KE, RJ; late south 9/7 Mower AP, 10/20 Lincoln HK. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | 8126 Polk AB, 9/13 Nicollet RJ. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | All reports: Marshall ANWR, 8/26-30 Polk AB, 9/1 Chippewa GS, 9/13 Watonwan RJ, 9/15-10/9 Duluth m.ob. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 9/6 Duluth D. Kienholz, 9/27 Nicollet JF. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Late north 10/19 Cook SL, 10/23 Pine RJ, 10/26 Kanabec AB, DB; late south 10/31 Washington DS, Ill I Yellow Medicine DZ, 1112 Cottonwood (I found dead) BF. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Late north 10/26 Hubbard RJ, II/I Aitkin WN and Lake SWIMS, 11/9 Duluth K. Camburn ; late south II II Stearns DO ISS, II 12 Chippewa AB, 11 14 LeSueur EK. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Late north 9/13 Clay LCF, 9/15 Cook WP, 9/20 Duluth BE; late south 9/20 Olmsted PP, 9/26 Freeborn NHo, 10/5 Brown JS. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Late north 9/4 Red Lake RJ, 9/13 Duluth TBB, 9/20 Lake SWIMS; late south 8/17 Isanti AB, 9/1 Freeborn NHo, 9/29 Olmsted BE. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Late north 10/20 Pine AP, 10/25-29 Wilkin AB, GAM; late south 10/2 LeSueur RJ, 10/25 Stevens AB, 11116 Lincoln HK. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 9/6 Wright (I found dead) ES. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Late north 10/11 St. Louis SS, 10/13 Marshall TK, 10/25 Grant AB; late south 10/25 Stevens AB and Isanti OS, 11/13 Wabasha WDM, 11/18 Steele RJ. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | All reports: 8115-911 Anoka m.ob., 8117 Clay LCF, 8/3 1 Polk AB, 9/12 Duluth DB. | ||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | All reports: 8119 Kanabec RG, 8/26-31 Polk AB, 8/28 Cook KMH, 8/30 Sibley RG, 8/30-9117 Duluth (4) m.ob., 8/31 DakotaTT, 9/1-5 Anoka (max. 6) m.ob., 9/7 Mower (2) AP, 9/13 LeSueur (3) RJ. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 8/2 (I ad., D. Johnson)- 9/26 Duluth (max. 4 on 9/11) m.ob. Jaeger, sp. 8/20 and 9/10 Duluth (2) KE. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early north 8/2 Mille Lacs JP/AM, 8/27 Aitkin SC; early south 10/1 Hennepin OJ, 10/16 Ramsey AP; late north 11/8 Crow Wing WN, 11/9 Mille Lacs AB; late south II I I Lac qui Parle AB, 11/28 Goodhue BL. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Late north 10/6 Polk DS, 10/17 Wilkin TI, 10/25 Grant AB; late south 10/1 Faribault (10,000) JF and Hennepin OJ, 10/2 Waseca ( 1000s) RJ, 10/25 Pope AB. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Late north 11/8 Itasca KL and Crow Wing WN, 11111 Becker BK. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from seven north and nine south counties. | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus g. thayeri) | All reports: 10/25 Duluth (2 imm.) KE, 11/22 Lake (1 imm.) KE, 11/30 Hennepin (1 ad.) SC, GP. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | All reports: 10/26-11/30 Duluth (2) KE, 11/18 Mille Lacs D. Johnson, 11/23 Cook WP, 11/29-30 Hennepin m.ob., 11/30 Dakota TI. ; | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 8/2 Dakota TI, 8/12 Hennepin SC; late north 9/19 Marshall ANWR, 9/21 Duluth BE, 9/28 Crow Wing KL; late south 10/2 LeSueur RJ, 10/5 Hennepin ES, 10/7 Anoka KB. ; | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Late north 8/24 Marshall RJ, 8/31 Polk AB; late south 9/1 Lac qui Parle GS and Brown JHHS, 9/3 Hennepin SC, 9/15 Nicollet JF. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Late north 8/27 Aitkin SC, 8/28 Mille Lacs DB, 9/12 Duluth NH; one south report 9/16 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Late north 9/16 Duluth KE, 9/28 OtterTail SDM, 10/14 Grant KL; late south 8/30 Nicollet JF, 9/15 Ramsey KB, 9/27 Steele RJ. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | Lake Vadnais, Ramsey 10/10-28 KB, m.ob. (The Loon 59:50-51). | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Late north 1116 Kittson KL, 11122 Duluth, 11 127 Wadena AB; late south 10/28 Freeborn NHo, 1117RamseyKB, 11130HennepinRG. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Late north 11/12 Otter Tail SDM, Wilkin GAM, 11/7 Lake of the Woods KL; late south 11/25 Hennepin SC, Wabasha WDM, 11/30 Dakota TTu; peak 9/7 Freeborn NHo (200). | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Late north 9/6 Duluth fide KE, 10/8 Koochiching GM, 10/24 Lake of the Woods RG, RJ; late south II 18 Wright ES, 11/16 Carver RG ; peak 8112 Freeborn NHo ( 1500). | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | Reported 812 Hennepin SC, TTu, 9/1 Freeborn NHo, 9/19 Nicollet JF | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Late north 9/13 Carlton AB, 9/23 Lake MH, St. Louis SS; late south 8/29 Brown JS ; 10/17 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| TRICOLORED HERON (Egretta tricolor) | 8/24 Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Marshall, m.oh. (The Loon 59.49). ; | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | Reported 8/3 Hennepin SC. ; | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Late north 8/27 Marshall AB; late south 10/5 NicolletJF, I0/15Washington BL, OS. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Late north 9/15 St. Louis TM, 10/1 Mar- Anoka GP; late north 11/22 Clay MMo, 11/25 shall ANWR, 10/5 Itasca AP; late south 10/3 Pine BE; late south 11/30 Hennepin AB, OJ, Nicollet JF, 10/5 Anoka SC, GP, 10/6 Ramsey Ramsey OS. KB. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Late north 9/ I Duluth fide KE, Becker BK, 10/5 Otter Tail SDM; late south 10/23 Ramsey KB, 10/26 Wright ES, II/I Dakota SC.BL.GP. Snowy Egret. 8/12 Marshall ANWR, 8123-29 Otter Tail RJ, SDM. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Late north 11/15 St. Louis fide KE, 11/17 Cook KMH, 11/22 Lake BL; late south 11 128 Cottonwood E. Duerksen, Houston EMF, McLeod RJ, II 129 Martin KL, II 130 Mower AB,OJ. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 145 ( 1985: 146); late north lOIII Aitkin SC, WN, 10/18 Carlton RG, 10/22 Lake SWIMS; late south 10/19 Hennepin AB, 10/31 Washington DS, 11/21 LeSueur HJF | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 31, secondhighest total, (1985: 20); early north 10/3 Hawk Ridge, 10/6 Lake MH; early south Mower RRK, 10/16 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 400 (1985 : 606), late north IIIII OtterTail SDM, 11/16 Hawk Ridge, 11/29 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 11,595 (1985: 11.474); late north 10/25 Beltrami, 1116 Clay MMo, 11/14 Hawk Ridge; late south 11/25 Houston EMF, 11/27 Brown JS, DakotaTTu. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 88, 17 counted 9/6, a record daily high, (1985 : 68); late north 9/276WadenaAB, 10/18 Lake RJ, 11/3 Hawk Ridge; late south 9/28 Hennepin AB, 10/16 Ramsey KB, 11/30 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 354 ( 1985: 670); Early south 9/22 Fillmore JM, 9/27 Houston FL, 9/29 Olmsted BE. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 304 ( 1985: 159); late north 11/21 Cook SL, WP, 11/24 Hubbard HJF, 11/29 St. Louis CO; peak 11/30 Wabasha, Winona, Goodhue OJ (123). | ||||
| MISSISSIPPI KITE (Ictinia mississippiensis) | Reported 8119 Fillmore AP, (The Loon 58: 192-194). | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Late north 9/18 Itasca T. Lamey, 10/20 Duluth KE, 11/10 Hawk Ridge; late south 10/16 Ramsey KB, 11/2 Washington OS, 11/19 Winona RG. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 18,290 (1985: 24,819) down sharply, peak of 16,500 on 9/18; late north 9/21 ItascaAB, 9/27 Clay LCF, 10/5 Hawk Ridge; late south 9/29 Houston EMF, 10/1 Freeborn NHo, 10/2 Washington OS. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Late north 8/17 Clay TM; late south 9/23 Fillmore AP, 9/25 Mower RRK, 10/2 Sherburne 00/SS. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 2609, lowest since 1972 (1985: 4,259) ; reported from 13 counties north, 21 counties south. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 495 (1985:91), record high of 34 banded; early north 9/7 Clay LCF, 10/5 Hawk Ridge, 10/6 Cook KMH; early south 9/20 Lyon HK, 9/27 Wabasha TM, 10/1 Pipestone HK. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reported from Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Murray, Olmsted, Ramsey and St. Louis counties. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Reported from 12 north and 22 south counties. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | All reports: 11112 Marshall ANWR, IIIJ8- 28 Duluth (2) KE, 11/24 Wilkin SEM, 11/25 Cook fide SL, ll/26-29Aitkin (2) SeC, WN, 11/27 Clearwater (5) AB. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 10/24 Roseau RG, RJ. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from five north and ten south counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | All reports: 8/15- 11/29 Aitkin WN, 10/29 Loon Lake, Cook Co. SS, 11/28 Sax-Zim Bog, St. Louis Co. KE. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | All reports: 10/5 Polk DS, 11/14 Marshall ANWR, 11117-18 St. Louis fide KE. 112 banded at Hawk Ridge, Duluth. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | All reports: 8124 Marshall RJ, 10/5 Polk DS, 10/9 Fillmore AP, 10/10 Olmsted AP, 10/13 Duluth M. Stensaas, 11/11-12 Marshall (2) ANWR, 11/16 Wilkin (6) SDM, 11118 Duluth fide KE, 11/21 Carlton KL. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | All reports: 8/1-7 Lake (male still singing) SWIMS, 10/29 Hawk Ridge, Duluth (I banded) KE, 11/18 Duluth J. Newman (The Loon 59:52). | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | All reports: 818 Lake (4 juv.) SWIMS, 10/20 Clay MM, 11/16 Stearns (road kill) JPI AM. 328 banded at Hawk Ridge, Duluth. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Late north 10/21 Mille Lacs ES, 10/25 Mahnomen RJ, 11 123 OtterTail SDM. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Late north 9/4 Mahnomen RJ, 9/7 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from Duluth, Otter Tail, Aitkin and 11/17 Cass TK in the north and from 24 south counties. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Late north 10/9 Cook KMH, 10/14 Clay LCF, 10/16 Duluth DB, OJ; late south 10/14 Brown JS, 10/15 Anoka SC, GP, 11130 Freeborn NHo. | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | All reports: 9/12 Duluth SDM, 10/5 Duluth KE, 11/22 Cook KE. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | Reported from Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Pine and St. Louis. A peak of eight on 9/13 Hawk Ridge m.ob. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Reported from 16 north and 29 south counties. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Reported from 17 north and 31 south counties. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Late north 11/22 Wilkin SDM and 11/27 Clay LCF. The major movement was I 0/4-19. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from 18 north and 20 south counties . | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 927, secondhighest total (1985: 666); late north 10/22 Hawk Ridge, II I 19 Aitkin WN, 11/28 Wadena AB. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 115, secondhighest total (1985: 122); early south 8/13 Wright ES, 9/13 Blue Earth RRK; late north 11/9 Cook KMH, 11/21 OtterTail SDM; late south I0/170lmstedAP, I0/19HennepinGP. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 21 ( 1985: 27); late north 10/19 Cook TM, late south 10/6 Sherburne 00/SS, 10/13 HennepinSC, 11/22 Ramsey TTu. | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | Reported 10/16-11/16 Wilkin SDM, TTU, 11/6 Grant SDM. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Late north 8/28 Clay LCF, 8/29 Itasca DB, 8/31 Clearwater AB; late south 9/22 Hennepin SC, Ramsey KB, 9/28 Brown JS. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Late north 9/1 Duluth T. Savaloja, 9/3 Wilkin RJ, 11/2-3 Cook KE, KMH; late south 8/1 Hennepin OJ, 8/25 Lac qui Parle RGJ. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Late north 9/14 Cook KMH, 9/19 Mille Lacs AB; late south 9/7 Freeborn NHo, 9/20 Washington TBB, 9/23 Olmsted BE. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 814 Freeborn NHo, 8112 Hennepin SC, 8/13 Brown JS; late north 8/30 Clearwater AB, 9/1 Cook KMH, 9/4 Red Lake RJ; late south 9/19 Nicollet JCF, 9/23 Hennepin SC, 10/5 Dakota Tiu. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Late north 8131 Aitkin WN and Clearwater AB, 9/21 Clay LCF; late south 9/26 Olmsted BE and Freeborn NHo, 9/27 Nicollet JF, 9/28 Chippewa RGJ. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south 8/11 Ramsey KB, 8/15 Mower JM, 8121 Hennepin SC; late north 8/16 Clay LCF, 8/17 Marshall RJ; late south 9/12 Freeborn NHo, 9/21 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | Two reports: 8/9 and 8/15 Goodhue TT, BLand 8/10 Houston JP/AM. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Late north 8/17 Isanti AB, 8/31 Aitkin WN, 9/3 Traverse RJ; late south 9/4 Olmsted AP. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 8/1 and 9/29 Houston EMF, 8/8 Dakota DB, Fillmore AP, 8/16 Clay TM, 8/27 Marshall AB. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Late north 10/4 Duluth KB; late south 9/22 Hennepin SC, 9/27 Olmsted BE and Houston EMF. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Late north 9/21 Clay LCF, 9/27 Wadena AB, 10/5 Otter Tail SDM; late south 10/15 Ramsey KB and Freeborn NHo, 10/18 Dakota DZ. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | Only report 819 Wabasha JPIAM. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Late north 8131 Clearwater AB and Clay LCF and Aitkin WN; late south 9/20 Ramsey KB, 9/22 Brown JS, 9/24 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 8/20 Scott GS, 8127 Anoka SC and Brown JS; late north 9/13 Clay LCF, 10/19 Duluth T. Savaloja; late south 10/6 Houston EMF, 10/11 Chisago RJ, 10/16 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 8/23 Brown JS, 8/29 Hennepin SC; late north 9/15 Cook KMH, 10/14 Duluth KE; late south 9/22 Ramsey KB and Brown JS, 9/28 Fillmore AP, 9/29 Olmsted JB. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Late north 8/21 Clay LCF, 8/26 Polk AB; late south 9/4 Freeborn NHo, 9/12 Hennepin SC, 9/23 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Late north 9/14 Clay LCF and Duluth TM, 9/18 Cook KMH, 9/20 Itasca AB; late south 9/27 Nicollet JCF and Rice AP, 9/28 Houston EMF, 10/1 Brown JS. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Late north 9/21 Wilkin SDM, 10/19 Clay LCF; late south 8116 Lac qui Parle RGJ, 8122 Benton AB, 9/19 Dodge JB. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Early north 10/5 Wilkin SDM, 10/9 Duluth fide KE, lOIII Aitkin SC, WN; early south 10/8 Winona AP, 10/18 Dakota TT, I 0/21 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported from 14 north counties with a season total of 470 in Duluth (The Loon 59:41-44); reports from Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Ramsey and Washington counties south. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported from 17 north and 26 south counties ; peak 9/6-7 Duluth (2527) M. Hendrickson. | ||||
| CLARK'S NUTCRACKER (Nucifraga columbiana) | 9/13 Austin, Mower County, D. Smaby (The Loon 58:199). | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Sixteen reports from 14 north counties. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 18 north and 24 south counties. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from 13 north and one south county: 11/21 Chisago RG. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Reported from 16 north and 29 south counties . | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Reported from ten north counties with a peak of 40 on 10/8 Duluth KE. Also reported 10/16 Ramsey KB and 11/16-22 Wabasha m.ob. Thfted Titmouse Reported 8/2, ll/16, 11/30 Houston m.ob., 10/5 Fillmore AP and 11/30 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Late north 11/9 Cook KMH, 11115 Kanabec RJ, ll/16 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Late north 8/31 Polk AB, 9/27 Becker BK; late south 9/1 Brown JS, 9/2 Freeborn NHo, 9/4 Winona AP. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Late north 8/31 Aitkin WN, 9/ I Wadena AB, 9/28 Clay LCF; late south 10/16 Ramsey KB and Houston FL, 10/18 Scott BL, 10/30 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Late north 8/30 Polk AB, 9/14 Clay LCF; late south 9/30 Hennepin DB, 10/18 Scott BL. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Late north 9/1 Wadena AB, 9/9 Wadena AB, 9/9 Clay LCF; late south 9/8 Olmsted PP, 9/20 Murray ND, 9/20 Washington DS. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Late north 10/4 Mille Lacs RJ, 10/7 Duluth KE, 10/14 Grant and Doublas KL; late south 10/15 Freeborn NHo and Wright ES, 10/18 Scott BL, 10/19 Chippewa AB. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Late north 8/31 Aitkin WN, 9/1 Wadena AB, 9/21 Clay LCF; late south 9/4 Hennepin AB, 9/7 Freeborn NHo, 9/8 Olmsted PP. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 8/20 Cottonwood BF, 8/21 Mower RRK; late north 10/8 Kanabec AB and Cook KMH, 10/23 Clay LCF; late south 11/3 Hennepin SC, 11 17 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 9/6 Houston JM, 9/13 Anoka SC; late north 11/9 Clay LCF, 11/15 Mille Lacs RJ, 11/28 Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Reported from eight counties north and two south: 11 15 Hennepin ES, 11/15 Stearns RJ. Early north 9/30 Hawk Ridge D. Meyer, KE, 10/4 Koochiching GM, 10/18 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Scattered reports throughout the state over the entire period. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Early south 8/23 Brown JS, 8/24 Steele RG. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported from 14 north and 27 south counties. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Early south 8/30 Hennepin TT, 9/7 Anoka SC, 9/16 Washington TBB. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Reported from ten counties including Duluth KE (2nd co. record); late south 9/ ll Houston EMF, 9/20 DakotaTT, 10/5 Fillmore AP | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| ROCK WREN (Salpinctes obsoletus) | 10/17 Duluth K. Camburn et al. (The Loon 58:199-200). | ||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Late north 9/26 Wadena AB, 10/5 Clay LCF; late south 10/12 Brown JS, 10/24 Murray ND, 10/26 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 9/6 Anoka GP, 9/13 Brown RG, 9/15 Fillmore AP; late north 10/12 Clay LCF, 10/18 Duluth TM, 10/26 Wadena DB; late south 10/25 Ramsey KB and Anoka GP, 11/24 Brown JS. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | North 8/2 Aitkin WN; late south lOll Hennepin SC, 10/4 Brown JS. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | North 8/27 Marshall AB; late south I 0/17 Dakota RG, 10/19 Lyon HK, 10/27 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Late north 10/1 Cook KMH, 10/5 St. Louis DZ, 10/23 Clay fide LCF; late south 10/4 Brown JS, 10/6 Houston EMF, 10/8 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Late north 9/16 St. Louis SS, 10/24 Lake of the Woods RJ; late south 109128 Sherburne DOISS, 1117 Hennepin DB, 11/16 Nicollet MF. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 10/18 Duluth P. Backstrom. | ||||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Reported from 10 north and 23 south counties. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Late north 10/19 Otter Tail GAM, 10/23 Clay LCF, 10/27 Cook TT. Peak migration 10/19-27. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | Still present 8/2-3 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | Only report 1111 Cook fide KE. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Late north 9/1 Cook KMH, 9/13 Duluth AB, TBB; late south 9/28 Washington DS, 10/19 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Early south 8/28 Hennepin ES; late north 9/13 Duluth TBB, 9/23 Cook KMH; late south 10/6 Mower RRK, 10/9 Washington TBB. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 9/ ll Hennepin SC, 8/23 Houston EMF, 8/27 Dakota TT and Sherburne GS; late north 10/5 Clay LCFand Cook SL, 10/15 Duluth KE; late south 10/4 Sherburne RJ, RG, 10/9 Hennepin ES, 10/ll Cottonwood BF. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 9/20 Ramsey KB, 9/28 Anoka SC, 9/30 Houston EMF; late north 10/26 Kanabec AB, 11/22 Duluth J. Newman; late south 10/25 Ramsey KB, 10/26 Chippewa RGJ, 11 17 Brown JS. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | All reports 8/29 and 9/23 Hennepin SC, ES, 9/2 Sherburne DO/SS, 9/ll Brown JS, 10/19 Freeborn NHo. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Late north ll /27 Clearwater AB, ll /28 Otter Tail SDM. I | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | All reports: 10/6 Cook KMH, 11/15 Benton RJ, RG; 11/20 1Carlton fide KE, 11127 Crow WingWN. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from thirteen counties north and twenty four counties south. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early north 9/2 Cook KMH, 9/13 Duluth KE, NH, 9/20 Lake SWIMS; late north 10/19 Lake TM, 1112 Douglas RG, 11 19 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Early south 10/15Wright ES, 10/16 Stearns NH, 10/19 Anoka SC. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Early north 10/25 Cook KMH, 10/30 Duluth MH, 11/8 Itasca DB; early south 10/25 Anoka JH, 11/26 Olmsted AP. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from fifteen counties north and twenty counties south. | ||||
| Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | Early north 10/8 Cook RJ, 10/15 Duluth KE, 10/17 OtterTail SDM; early south 10/16 Houston FL, 10/27 Ramsey KB, 11/2 Yellow Medicine OZ. | ||||
| Redpoll (Hoary) (Acanthis f. exilipes) | Early north 10/18 Cook RJ, 10/24 Lake of the Woods RJ, 11/27 Clearwater AB; early south 11/16 Olmsted RE. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Early north 8/2 Duluth KE, 9/4 Polk RJ; early south 8117 Washington KB, 10/19 Dakota TT. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Early north 8/27 Duluth KE, 10/26 Mahnomen RJ, 11115 Mille Lacs RG, RJ. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from eleven counties north and nineteen counties south. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from eleven counties north and twenty one counties south. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early north 9/6 Cook KMH, 9/12 Duluth DB, GS, 10/25 Clay LCF and Grant AB; | ||||
| THICK-BILLED LONGSPUR (Rhynchophanes mccownii) | 10/19 and 10/20 Duluth RJ, P. Egeland et al. (The Loon 58: 198-199). | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Early north 10/6 Duluth MH, 10/8 Cook KMH, 10/10 Aitkin WN; early south 10/15 Hennepin OJ and Olmsted RE, 10/21 Washington TBB. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Late north 8/2 Clay BL; late south 8/8 Fillmore and Mower AP. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Late north 9/1 Duluth T. Savaloja; late south 8/9 Dakota JP/AM, 8/15 Anoka JH, 9/27 Mower JM. | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | Unusual reports north 10/19 Cook KMH 10/29 Duluth J. Newman (TheLoon59:53). | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Late north 9/27 Wadena AB, 10/21 Cook KMH, 10/26 Clay LCF; late south 10/20 Chippewa RGJ, 10/22 Dakota JP/AM, 10/25 Anoka JH. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Late north 9/15 Duluth TM, 9/217 Wadena AB, 10/19 Cook KMH; late south 9/20 Chippewa RGJ, 9/27 Dodge RJ and Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Only report north 10/24 Cook KMH; late south 10/20 Chippewa RGJ, 10/21 Mower AP, 10/24 Brown JS. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early north 8/30 Cook SL, 8/31 Duluth MH, 9/19 Clay LCF; early south 9/7 Olmsted AP, 9/22 Washington DS, 9/23 Mower RRK; late north 11/14 OtterTail SDM, 11115 Duluth fide KE, 11/22 Crow Wing WN; late south 11/18 Houston EMF, 11/20 Lyon HK, 11122 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | Early north 10/3 Duluth KE, 10/6 Cook KMH, 10/12 Beltrami TK; early south 10/6 Houston EMF and Rice PP, 10/8 Murray NO and Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Early south 9/6 Anoka SC, GP and Olmsted RE, 9/18 Brown JS. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early south 8/26 Brown JS and Washington DS, 8/27 Anoka SC, 9/25 Dakota TT; late north 10/28 Cook KMH, 11/25 Becker BK; late south l0/9 Lac qui Parle FE, 10/26 Chippewa RGJ, 11/6 Murray ND. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early north 9/8 Duluth KE, 9/25 Koochiching GM, 9/27 Clay LCF; early south 9/26 Chippewa RGJ, 9/28 Washington TBB, 10/4 Brown JS; late north 11/9 Cook, 11/11 Duluth KE, 11/13 OtterTail SDM; late south 10/8 Lac qui Parle FE and Murray ND, 10/9 Hennepin DB, 10/26 Chippewa RGJ. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 8/26 Brown JS and Washington DS, 8/27 Anoka SC, 9/1 Hennepin DB; late north 11/5 Clay LCF, 1118 Cook WP, ll/16 Aitkin WN; late south 11/22 Hennepin ES, 11/26 Ramsey TT, ll /29 Lac qui Parle FE. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Late north 10/6 St. Louis DZ, 10/19 Clay LCF; late south 10/15 Freeborn NHo, 10/24 Mower RRK, 11/25 Cottonwood E. Duerksen. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Late north 8/3 Aitkin WN, 8/16 ClayTM. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Late north 10/19 Clay LCFand Cook KMH and Duluth TM, 10/25 Grant AB, 11/5 Otter Tail SDM·Iate south 10/21 FillmoreAP, 10/26 Hennepin' ES, 10/28 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Late north 10/25 Mahnomen RJ and Wilkin AB, 11/9 Cook KMH and Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 8/17 Isanti AB, 8/31 Hennepin TT, 9/19 Nicollet JF; late north 10/5 Clay LCF and Itasca AB, 10/22 Cook KMH, I 0/30 Beltrami; late south 10/18 Anoka JH, 10/25 Lyon HK, 10/27 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Late north 10/10 Clay LCF, 10/14 Cook KMH, 10/25 Wilkin AB; late south 10/27 Hennepin SC, 11/2 Washington TBB, 11/15 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Late north 8/24 Beltrami AB, 9/26 Becker BK; late south 10/4 Fillmore FL, 10/5 Ramsey KB, 10/12 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Late north 9/7 Clay LCF, 10/26 Grant TT; late south 10/31 Nicollet JF, 11/1 Lyon HK, ll /4 Chippewa RGJ. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Late north 8/9 Aitkin WN, 8/30 Polk AB, 9/14 Clay LCF; late south 8/16 Mower JM, 8/31 Fillmore AP, 9/1 Anoka TT, DZ. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Late north 11/6 OtterTail SDM, 11/9 Cook KMH, 11/23 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Only report north 8/17 Clay LCF, TM; late south 8/10 Chippewa RGJ, 8/23 Murray NO, 9/4 Winona AP. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Late north 9/ I Wadena AB, 9/3 Clay LCF and Norman RJ, 9/4 Koochiching GM; late south 9/27 Murray NO, lOll Mower AP, 10/4 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Late north 11129 Duluth KE, 11130 Aitkin WN and Cook KMH, SL and OtterTail SDM. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Late south 10/26 Olmsted RE, 10/31 Nicollet JF, 11/23 Dakota TI. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early north 10/4 Cook SL and Kanabec RJ, 10/5 Itasca DB and Otter Tail RG; early south 8/26 Fillmore AP, 10/5 Ramsey DZ, 10/16 Houston FL and Ramsey KB; late north 11/30 Cook KMH and Hubbard HJF and Otter Tail SDM; late south 11/20 Anoka GP, 11/21 Houston EMF, 11/23 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Late north 11/17 Cook WP and Lake SW/ MS, 11/21 Duluth KE, 11/27 Cook KMH; late south 10/12 Meeker AB, 10/24 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Late north 11/26 Aitkin SC and Duluth KE, ll /30Aitkin WN and Cook KMH, SL. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Late north 9/20 Clay LCF and Itasca AB, 10/17 Duluth RJ, P. Egeland; late south 9/27 Dodge AP, 9/27 Hennepin SC, GP, 10/4 Benton RJ. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 8/2 Hennepin TI, 8110 Brown JS and Ramsey KB; late north 9/1 Otter Tail SDM, 9/20 Itasca AB, 10/4 Mille Lacs RG, RJ; late south 9/27 Rice AP, 10/3 Hennepin SC, 10/4 Dakota TI. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Late north 8/16 Cass and Morrison RJ, 8/31 Clearwater AB; late south 8/30 Dakota TT, 9/1 Anoka TT, 9/22 Hennepin SC. ; | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | All reports: 8/1 and 9/4 Houston EMF, 8/9 Goodhue TT, 8/24 Ramsey KB and 9/20 Wabasha AP. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Late north 9/13 Clay LCF and Cook KMH 9/14 Duluth TM, 9/20 Itasca AB; late south 9/27 Rice RJ, AP, 10/4 Anoka SC, GP, 10/10 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Late south 9/3 Wabasha WDM, 9/23 Olmsted JB. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early north 813 Clearwater JPIAM, 8/14 Clay LCF; early south 8/l Houston EMF, 8/2 Hennepin TT; late north 10/10 Lake SWIMS, 10/20 Cook KMH, 10/21 Duluth KE; late south 10/8 Houston EMF, 10/9 Fillmore AP, 10/18 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early north 817 Clay LCF, 8/27 Marshall AB; early south 8/16 Lyon HK, 8117 Washington OS, 8/20 Anoka SC; late north 10/14 Cook KMH, 10/15 Duluth SDM, 10/16 Clay LCF; late south 10/8 Ramsey KB, 10/19 Brown JS, 11/5 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Early south 8/18 Freeborn NHo and Hennepin DB, 8/27 Dakota TI; late south 9/12 Freeborn NHo, 9/13 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 8/9 Anoka SC, 8/21 Brown JS; late north 8/28 Marshall AB, 9/6 Cook KMH; late south 9/12 Olmsted PP, 9/15 Ramsey KB, 9/16 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Late north 9/14 Clay LCF and Duluth TM, 10/12 Cook GS; late south 10/5 Olmsted PP, 10/7 Brown JS, 10/26 Lyon HK. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Late north 9/20 Itasca AB, 9/30 Cook KMH, lOll Clay LCF; late south 10/2 Hennepin SC, 10/3 Lyon HK, lOIII Dakota TT. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 8/2 Wabash WDM, 8/9 Goodhue TT, 8/10 Hennepin SC; early north 8116 Hubbard and Morrison RJ, RG and Clay LCF, 8/28 St. Louis SS; late north 10/23 Duluth KE, 10/27 Cook TT; late south 9/16 Hennepin SC, 9/20 Wabasha AP and Ramsey OZ. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Two reports: 8115 Goodhue BL and 8/30 Redwood RJ. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 8/20 Anoka SC, 8/24 Hennepin TT, 8/30 Redwood RJ and Nicollet JF; late north 9/20 Cook KMH; late south 9/20 Anoka SC, GP, 9/22Ramsey KB, 9/23 MowerRRK. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 8/11 Ramsey KB, 8/U Anoka JH, 8/15 Dakot TT; late north 9/20 Itasca AB, DB and OtterTail SDM, 9/21 Clay LCF, 9/27 Cook KMH; late south 10/4 Sherburne RG, RJ, 10/9 Hennepin ES, 10/16 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 8/3 Dakota TTu, 8/9 Anoka SC, 8/13 Wright ES; late north 9/27 Wadena AB, 10/25 Duluth m.ob.; late south 9/22 Cottonwood BF and Hennepin SC, 9/23 Wabasha AB, 10/5 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 819 Anoka SC and Houston EMF, 8/10 Ramsey KB and Brown JS ; late north 8131 Aitkin WN, 9/2 Clay LCF; late south 9/24 Houston EMF, 9/27 Rice RJ, AP, 10/4 Olmsted BE. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Late north 8131 Clearwater AB and Clay LCF and Aitkin WN, 9/11 Cook KMH; late south 9/16 Lyon HK, 9/27 Washington TBB, 9/30 Olmsted PP. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Early south 8/9 Anoka SC, 8/ II Ramsey KB, 8115 Dakota TT; late north 9/11 Duluth SDM, 9/13 Cook KMH, 9/20 Lake SWIMS; late south 9/28 Houston EMF, 10/7 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early north 8/15 Clay LCF, 9/12 Duluth DB; early south 8/10 Brown JS, 8/14 Anoka JH; late north 9/20 Itasca AB, 10/24 Cook KE; late south 9/22 Hennepin SC and Ramsey KB and Brown JS, 10/3 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Seventeen reports from eight counties. Late south 9/20 Lincoln RJ, 9/27 Brown JS, 10/2 Waseca RJ, 10/4 Anoka SC, GP. Most reports ever! | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early north 8/12 Cook SL, 8127 Marshall AB; early south 8/15 Hennepin DB, Chisago OJ, 8/17 Washington OS, 8/20 Murray NO; late north 10/16 Duluth OJ, DB, 10/18 Lake RJ, 10/19 Cook KMH; late south 10/12 Brown JS, 10/18 Wabasha AP and Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 8/15 Houston EMF, 8/17 Isanti AB, 8/18 Freeborn NHo; late north 8/30 Clay LCF, 9/4 Becker RJ (20 + ); late south 9/20 Lincoln RJ and Washington OS, 10/14 Fillmore AP | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 8/12 Anoka JH, GP, 8116 Lyon HK, 8/17 Isanti AB and Freeborn NHo and Olmsted AP and Washington OS; late north 10/16 Duluth OJ and Clay LCF, 10/18 Lake RJ, SWIMS; late south 11/2 Lyon HK and Wabasha WDM, II 16 Le Sueur EK. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 8/17Washington OS, 8/19 Hennepin ES, SC, 8/22 Anoka GP; late north 9/21 Duluth BE, 10/1 Lake SWIMS; late south 9/28 Olmsted BE, 9/29 Hennepin SC and Houston EMF. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 8/9 Anoka SC, 8/ I 0 Brown J S, 8/11 Ramsey KB; late north 8/25 Clearwater AB, 8/28 Clay LCF, 9/12 Duluth SDM; late south 9/20 Ramsey KB, 9/22 Hennepin SC, 10/2 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 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. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Late north 8/31 Aitkin WN and Clearwater AB, 9/13 Duluth SDM, 9/17 Cook KMH; late south 9/21 Hennepin SC, 9/22 Ramsey KB, 9/24 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from Aitkin and Clay counties north and west to Lyon and Redwood counties. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Late north 8/31 Polk AB, 10/18 Cook AP; late south 9/29 Ramsey KB, 10/2 Hennepin SC, 10/21 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | Only report 9/20 Murray ND. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Late north 9/19 St. Louis CO, 10/23 Duluth KE; late south 9/27 Houston EMF, 10/4 Hennepin TI, 10/25 Chippewa RGJ. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Late north 10/24 Duluth KE; late south 8/8 Fillmore AP, 8/12 Freeborn NHo, 8/132 Cottonwood BF. | ||||