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The 2009-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 2009 Robert M. Dunlap, Douglas W. Kieser, James W. Lind, William C. Marengo, and Paul E. Budde |
Counts of Ross's Geese were down, but Cackling Geese were found in a majority of counties. Five Harlequin Ducks was a good total, comparable to the six found the prior fall. All three species of scoters were well-represented both on and away from Lake Superior. An adult male Barrow's Goldeneye was at Park Point in November.
As many as eight Red-throated Loons were found at Park Point through the season. Pacific Loons were more widespread across the state, with two on Lake Superior, two on Mille Lacs Lake, and one on Lake Osakis.
Two each of Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret, and Yellow-crowned Night-Heron were found, while seven ibis were also reported — one of which lingered into the winter season. None of the Plegadis was identified to species.
For the third consecutive autumn, Northern Goshawk numbers at H.R.B.O. were in the 200s — less than half the average seasonal count. A record late Broad-winged Hawk flew by Hawk Ridge in mid-November. At the other extreme, a Rough-legged Hawk was seen in Chisago in early August. Golden Eagles were reported from ten counties. A dark-morph Gyrfalcon was banded in Duluth. Three Prairie Falcons — all in the southern half of the state — was an excellent total for the season.
A family of Common Moorhens at Sherburne N.W.R. was last seen in late September. Another moorhen was found in Yellow Medicine in mid-October.
Piping Plovers were in Rice and St. Louis counties. Only one Hudsonian Godwit and one Red Knot were found. Buff-breasted Sandpiper totals were low. Just over 400 Red-necked Phalaropes were reported, with 145 of those being at the Warroad W.T.P. in early September. A Red Phalarope at the Gaylord lagoons was the sixth record of this species since 2000, matching the six reports from the 1990s.
Superior Entry at the tip of Park Point in Duluth was the larid hot spot for the season. A Black-legged Kittiwake was discovered there at the end of October. This was the 35th state record — all first-cycle birds and all but four found in the fall/winter seasons. Two Sabine's Gulls found in the second half of September in central Minnesota proved that Duluth wasn't the only spot in the state for exceptional gulls, but otherwise they were all in Duluth: a first-cycle California Gull at the end of November, record high counts of Iceland Gulls, a sixth state record Slaty-backed Gull, and an impressive total of seven Great-Black-backed Gulls! It was also a good season for Parasitic Jaegers, with six found along Lake Superior in Duluth, stretching from late August to mid-October.
One of two first state records for the season was a most unexpected visitor — a first-year Black Guillemot discovered at Taconite Harbor in Cook County. Not only was this a first for Minnesota, it was also a first for the Great Lakes region. Less than 24 hours after its discovery, the bird died, and it is now a specimen at the Bell Museum of Natural History. With the prior autumn's discovery of a Long-billed Murrelet on Lake Superior, observers should be watchful for what 2010 might bring! Pigeons and doves also seemed to prefer northern Minnesota. A Band-tailed Pigeon was a first county record for Hubbard, while St. Louis produced two White-winged Doves. Northern Hawk Owls began an incursion into the state, but stay tuned for the winter report for more details on their movements. Snowy, Great Gray, and Boreal owls, however, were found in unremarkable numbers. A Rufous Hummingbird spent most of August near Camden State Park in Lyon County. The second new bird for the state this season was an Acorn Woodpecker photographed at Crow Wing State Park While many searched for this bird on subsequent days, this colorful individual could not be relocated. Our two common Tyrannus kingbirds were overshadowed by two of their spectacular cousins, as both a Scissor-tailed and a Fork-tailed Flycatcher were found in the state. The former was a holdover from the summer season, while the latter spent about a week near a farm in Pine County before word and photos of this striking bird made their way into the birding community (see The Loon 82:93–95). Several swallow species produced near record late migration dates. American Pipits, on the other hand, were found south over a month earlier than the prior record. While no notable species of warblers were discovered, there were quite a few late dates for these songsters. Yellow-breasted Chats, first found in Hennepin in May, were finally seen with a juvenile in early August. Two Summer Tanagers were photographed, both in late November. Several record high counts of Purple Finch were tallied in early October along the North Shore. White-winged Crossbills stayed north this season, and redpolls were scarce. Weather summary: Below-normal temperatures from the summer extended into August, with mean temperatures 2º–4º below average. Most of the state failed to reach 90º during the month. Rainfall totals varied widely across the state, with some regions setting month records and others below normal. September was the 6th warmest on record. The eastern half of the state was quite dry, while the western half had near normal levels of precipitation. On 27 September, a strong, stormy low moved through the state, bringing wind gusts as high as 66 mph and much cooler northern air into the state. October was quite the opposite of September. It was among the coldest in the modern record, with temperatures averaging 4º–7º below normal. Precipitation in the southern two-thirds of the state was about double the long-term average, and statewide it was among the wettest five Octobers on record. November brought more change — mild temperatures and relatively dry weather. Temperatures were 9º to 12º above the historical average, and most communities had little to no snow. Undocumented reports: Red-throated Loon 9/26 Crow Wing, 10/17 Mille Lacs (2); Pacific Loon 10/17, 10/31 Mille Lacs; Plegadis Ibis 8/25 Lac qui Parle (2, Salt Lake); Little Gull 10/31 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Lake); Hoary Redpoll 11/8 Cook. Acknowledgements: We thank Karl Bardon and H.R.B.O. for migration data from the Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve in Duluth. Also, special thanks to Anthony Hertzel, Jeanie Joppru, and Jim Lind for providing transcripts of Minnesota's weekly birding reports. Special thanks to Dave Cahlander for building and maintaining the MOU seasonal reports submission website <http://moumn.org>. Medians of recent arrivals and departures were calculated by Paul Budde from published and unpublished seasonal report data from 1985 through 2008. Most importantly, many thanks to all of our contributors. We are especially grateful to those who respond to our requests for details and who submit observations online.
One of two first state records for the season was a most unexpected visitor — a first-year Black Guillemot discovered at Taconite Harbor in Cook County. Not only was this a first for Minnesota, it was also a first for the Great Lakes region. Less than 24 hours after its discovery, the bird died, and it is now a specimen at the Bell Museum of Natural History. With the prior autumn's discovery of a Long-billed Murrelet on Lake Superior, observers should be watchful for what 2010 might bring! Pigeons and doves also seemed to prefer northern Minnesota. A Band-tailed Pigeon was a first county record for Hubbard, while St. Louis produced two White-winged Doves. Northern Hawk Owls began an incursion into the state, but stay tuned for the winter report for more details on their movements. Snowy, Great Gray, and Boreal owls, however, were found in unremarkable numbers. A Rufous Hummingbird spent most of August near Camden State Park in Lyon County. The second new bird for the state this season was an Acorn Woodpecker photographed at Crow Wing State Park While many searched for this bird on subsequent days, this colorful individual could not be relocated. Our two common Tyrannus kingbirds were overshadowed by two of their spectacular cousins, as both a Scissor-tailed and a Fork-tailed Flycatcher were found in the state. The former was a holdover from the summer season, while the latter spent about a week near a farm in Pine County before word and photos of this striking bird made their way into the birding community (see The Loon 82:93–95). Several swallow species produced near record late migration dates. American Pipits, on the other hand, were found south over a month earlier than the prior record. While no notable species of warblers were discovered, there were quite a few late dates for these songsters. Yellow-breasted Chats, first found in Hennepin in May, were finally seen with a juvenile in early August. Two Summer Tanagers were photographed, both in late November. Several record high counts of Purple Finch were tallied in early October along the North Shore. White-winged Crossbills stayed north this season, and redpolls were scarce. Weather summary: Below-normal temperatures from the summer extended into August, with mean temperatures 2º–4º below average. Most of the state failed to reach 90º during the month. Rainfall totals varied widely across the state, with some regions setting month records and others below normal. September was the 6th warmest on record. The eastern half of the state was quite dry, while the western half had near normal levels of precipitation. On 27 September, a strong, stormy low moved through the state, bringing wind gusts as high as 66 mph and much cooler northern air into the state. October was quite the opposite of September. It was among the coldest in the modern record, with temperatures averaging 4º–7º below normal. Precipitation in the southern two-thirds of the state was about double the long-term average, and statewide it was among the wettest five Octobers on record. November brought more change — mild temperatures and relatively dry weather. Temperatures were 9º to 12º above the historical average, and most communities had little to no snow. Undocumented reports: Red-throated Loon 9/26 Crow Wing, 10/17 Mille Lacs (2); Pacific Loon 10/17, 10/31 Mille Lacs; Plegadis Ibis 8/25 Lac qui Parle (2, Salt Lake); Little Gull 10/31 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Lake); Hoary Redpoll 11/8 Cook. Acknowledgements: We thank Karl Bardon and H.R.B.O. for migration data from the Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve in Duluth. Also, special thanks to Anthony Hertzel, Jeanie Joppru, and Jim Lind for providing transcripts of Minnesota's weekly birding reports. Special thanks to Dave Cahlander for building and maintaining the MOU seasonal reports submission website <http://moumn.org>. Medians of recent arrivals and departures were calculated by Paul Budde from published and unpublished seasonal report data from 1985 through 2008. Most importantly, many thanks to all of our contributors. We are especially grateful to those who respond to our requests for details and who submit observations online.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 11 | 15 | Early north (median 9/11) 8/30 Marshall fide JMJ, 9/14 St. Louis SLF. Early south (median 9/13) 8/1 Lac qui Parle (present since June) PHS, 9/21 Sherburne ASc, 9/24 Carver JCy. Late north 11/7 St. Louis CRM, 11/12 Aitkin PEJ, Roseau TFo (median 11/30). Please see winter report for late south migrants. | ||
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | 1 | 5 | Only north report: 9/23 St. Louis (2, H.R.B.O.) KJB. All south reports: 9/28 Blue Earth ChH, 10/4 Waseca ChH, 10/16 Yellow Medicine (Canby W.T.P.) KRE, LS, 10/17 Chippewa (2, Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) KRE, LS, 11/7 Houston (2, Pool #8) PEJ, DFN, 11/22–29 Waseca (Loon Lake) DAB, m.ob. | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 1 | 6 | Only north report: 9/29 Traverse DBM. All south reports: 8/9–15 Lac qui Parle (present since late July) PCC, 10/11 Meeker DMF, 11/1 Freeborn DAB, JWH, 11/21 Pipestone HHD, 11/22 Waseca DAB, 11/27 Houston BAF. | ||
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) | 14 | 31 | Early north (median 9/17) 9/15 St. Louis †PHS, KJB, ABL, 9/21 Hubbard DCH. Early south (median 9/19) 9/23 Hennepin †DDo, 9/24 Pope RBJ, Swift RBJ. High counts 11/28 Freeborn (150, Albert Lea Lake) DAB, JWH, 11/21 Sibley (75, Gaylord W.T.P.) †JCC. Late north 11/28 Douglas, Todd JPE, 11/30 Kanabec CAM (median 11/20). See winter report for late south migrants. New county record: 10/1 Morrison HHD. Observers are asked to document all sightings with notes, photographs, or recordings to improve our understanding of this species in the state. | ||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 32 | 52 | Reported throughout the state and the season. | ||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 4 | Birds of uncertain origin 8/1–10/18 Carver/Scott (Rapids Lake/Louisville Swamp N.W.R.) BAF, m.ob., 11/7–24 Ramsey (Snail Lake) ELC, RBW, m.ob., 11/15–22 Hennepin (Lake Rebecca) DWK, HCT, HHD. | |||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 17 | 25 | High counts 11/28 Sherburne (37, Sherburne N.W.R.) MDN, 11/22 Wadena (18, Jim Cook Lake) PJB. | ||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | 14 | 21 | Early north (median 10/1) 10/11 Pennington JMJ, St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, ABL, 10/14 Marshall fide JMJ. Early south (median 10/12) 10/17 Houston NBO, 10/19 Dakota JLO. High counts 11/27 Houston (6,000, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) BAF, Aitkin (1,500) ASc, 11/14 Wabasha (500, Weaver Marsh) BAF, 11/30 Carver/Hennepin (450, Rice Lake) DWK. Late north 11/28 Todd MDN, 11/29 Aitkin MJB (median 11/28). Please see winter report for late south migrants and over-wintering birds. | ||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 22 | 42 | High counts 9/30 Houston (110, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 9/24 Sherburne (87, Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ. Late north 10/18 Douglas JPE, 10/30 Aitkin PEJ, 11/1 Cass DCH (median 12/15). | ||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 26 | 34 | High counts 8/16 Rice (200, south of Millersburg) MDu, 9/12 Lac qui Parle (140) PHS, 9/13 Hennepin (140, Purgatory Creek) DWK. Late north 10/15 Aitkin PEJ, 10/16 Roseau TFo, 10/18 Carlton HHD, Douglas JPE (median 10/25). Late south 10/31 Carver JCy, Hennepin PEJ, 11/21 Houston DFN, PEJ, 11/27 Dakota PEJ (median 11/3). | ||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 20 | 34 | High counts 9/12 Hennepin (200, Long Meadow Lake) BAF, 10/13 Houston (135, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS. Late north 10/31 Traverse DPG, 11/15 Todd DBM, 11/20 Otter Tail DST (median 11/7). Please see winter report for late south migrants and over-wintering birds. | ||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 19 | 30 | High counts 11/3 Houston (21,515, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 8/21 Marshall (224, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 10/31 Traverse DPG, 11/1 Douglas JPE, 11/15 Todd DBM (median 11/17). | ||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 19 | 24 | High counts 10/13 Houston (3,915, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 9/12 Hennepin (125, Long Meadow Lake) BAF. Late north 10/19 Cook DBM, 11/1 Douglas JPE, Mille Lacs HHD, 11/11 Aitkin PEJ (median 11/28). Please see winter report for late south migrants. | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 32 | 50 | Reported throughout the state. High counts 11/12 Houston (9,855, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 11/22 Marshall (3,000, Agassiz N.W.R.) MAn. | ||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 8 | 12 | All north reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Lake, Mille Lacs, St. Louis. Early south (median 8/25) 8/3 Hennepin CMB, then no reports until 9/27 Scott PEJ, 10/4 Murray DBM. | ||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 11 | 18 | High counts 11/12 Houston (510, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 9/5 Hennepin (20, Long Meadow Lake) BAF. Late north 10/22 Aitkin PEJ, 10/28 St. Louis DDo, 11/15 Todd DBM (median 11/25), but also see winter report. | ||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 20 | 25 | High counts 10/13 Houston (925, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 11/13 Hennepin (235) PEJ. Late north 10/29 Aitkin PEJ, 10/31 Lake LS, 11/9 Pine CRM (median 11/9). Please see winter report for late south migrants and over-wintering birds. | ||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 13 | 24 | High count 10/13 Houston (61,275, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS. Late north 11/15 Beltrami DPJ, 11/19 Crow Wing JSB, 11/28 Douglas, Todd MDN, JPE (median 11/25), but also see winter report. | ||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 19 | 25 | High counts 10/31 Stearns (75, Pearl Lake) MJB, 10/17 Rice (52) FVS. Late north 11/20 Otter Tail DST, 11/28 Douglas, Todd JPE, 11/30 Crow Wing JSB (median 12/10), but also see winter report. | ||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 25 | 28 | High counts 11/16 Houston (16,020, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 11/14 Wabasha (3,000, Weaver Marsh) BAF, 11/20 Itasca (999, Bowstring Lake) EEO. Late north 11/21 Mille Lacs MJB, 11/22 St. Louis ABL, 11/28 Douglas, Todd JPE (median 12/4), but also see winter report. | ||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 11 | 7 | Early north (median 9/30) 10/6 Becker CRM, 10/9 Cook PCC, PHS, 10/17 St. Louis HHD. Early south 10/11 Stearns PCC, 10/16 Meeker DMF. High count 10/20 St. Louis (116, Duluth harbor) PHS. Late north 11/20 Pine DMF, 11/24 Mille Lacs DBM, 11/29 Cass BAW (median 12/3), but also see winter report. | ||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 19 | 28 | Late north 11/24 Mille Lacs DBM, 11/29 Aitkin MJB, Cass BAW, 11/30 Crow Wing JSB (median 12/17), but also see winter report. | ||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 4 | All reports: 9/10–15 Cook (record early female at Grand Marais) SLi, m.ob., 10/5 St. Louis (female/immature in Duluth harbor) PHS, 11/15 Todd (2 females/immatures at Lake Osakis) †BWF, 11/28 Mille Lacs (male at Liberty Beach, Mille Lacs Lake) †PEB, m.ob. | |||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 4 | 4 | All north reports: 10/14 Marshall (4 immatures, Agassiz N.W.R.) GKn, 10/19 Cook DBM, St. Louis ASc, 10/20–11/4 St. Louis (max. 5, Duluth) PHS, m.ob, 10/24–11/1 Lake (Bayside Park, Silver Bay) RCA, m.ob., 11/28 St. Louis KJB. All south reports: 10/10–17, 11/27 Meeker (max. 9 immatures/females, Lake Ripley) DMF, 10/20–23 Anoka (Peltier Lake) BRL, m.ob., 10/24–28 Freeborn (Pickerel Lake) RGo, m.ob., 11/7–21 Houston (Pool #8 Mississippi River) PEJ, DFN, 11/24–27 Meeker (immature/female, Lake Ripley) DMF. | ||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 5 | 2 | All north reports: 10/16–11/8 Cook (max. 8 between Paradise Beach and Hovland) MHe, m.ob., 10/15–11/24 St. Louis (max. 3, Duluth) MLH, m.ob., 11/5 Cass (2, Plughat Point, Lake Winnibigoshish) BAW, Marshall (6, Agassiz N.W.R.) MAn, 11/15–16 Todd (2, Lake Osakis) DBM, JLO. All south reports: 10/17 Swift (2 immatures/females, Lake Johnson) †DPG, 11/18 Meeker (immature/female on Lake Washington) DMF. | ||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 9 | 4 | All north reports: 10/10 Wilkin (2, Breckenridge W.T.P.) CRM, m.ob., 10/16–11/28 St. Louis (max. 7, Duluth) m.ob., 10/19–11/8 Cook (max. 8, Paradise Beach) DBM, m.ob., 10/22 Becker (2, N. Stakke Lake) BDS, 11/1 Cass (Steamboat Bay, Leech Lake) DCH, 11/7 Mille Lacs (3, Father Hennepin S.P.) DAB, JWH, 11/8 Crow Wing (Garrison) MDu, DAC, 11/14 Pine (2, Grindstone Lake) DMa, 11/16 Todd JLO. All south reports: 10/12–11/3 Meeker (max. 9, Lake Ripley) †DMF, ph. RWS, 11/10–12 Benton (3, Rice W.T.P.) JJS, m.ob., 11/15 Wabasha (3, Camp Lacupolis) JWH, 11/27–29 Freeborn (3, Albert Lea Lake) HHD. | ||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 4 | 2 | All north reports: 10/15–11/17 St. Louis (male, Park Point, Duluth) MHe, m.ob., 10/19–11/7 Lake DBM, m.ob., 10/25 Cass (female, Lake Winnibigoshish) BAW, 10/31–11/8 Cook (max. 77 between Good Harbor Bay and Paradise Beach) KRE, m.ob. All south reports: 11/19 Dakota (female, Lake Byllesby) ADS, JPM, 11/27 Meeker (female, Lake Ripley) DMF. | ||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 25 | 29 | Early south (median 10/2) 10/10 Hennepin PEJ, DFN, BAF, Meeker DMF, 10/11 Stevens RBW, 10/14 Sherburne ASc, PLJ. High counts 11/3 Houston (1,590, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 10/23 Crow Wing (300, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB, 11/14 Wabasha (300, Weaver Marsh) BAF, 10/21 Cass (182, Walker W.T.P.) BAW. | ||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 24 | 19 | Early south (median 10/16) 10/10 Meeker DMF, 10/23 Stearns STW, 10/24 Ramsey LS. Peak counts 11/30 Houston (6,665, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. USFWS, 11/20 St. Louis (650, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 11/20 Cass (600, Leech Lake) EEO. | ||
| Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | 1 | Adult male seen 11/17+ in St. Louis (between Park Point and 21st Avenue East, Duluth) †PHS, †DDo, ph. EBr, m.ob. may have been the same individual that over-wintered from November 2008 to March 2009. | |||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 26 | 31 | High count 11/14 Todd (110, Lake Osakis) MJB. Late north 11/24 Mille Lacs DBM, 11/25 St. Louis NAJ, 11/28 Douglas, Todd JPE, 11/29 Aitkin MJB, but also see winter report. | ||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 16 | 11 | Early south (median 10/24) 10/23 Sherburne PLJ, 10/31 Meeker DMF, 11/1 Carver JCy. Peak count 11/28 Wabasha (4,000, Lake Pepin) BAF. | ||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 6 | 9 | All north reports: Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Mille Lacs, St. Louis. All south reports: 11/7 Stearns (14, Pearl Lake) PCC, 11/15 Wabasha JWH, 11/16–23 Meeker (max. 17, Lake Ripley) DPG, 11/17 Houston RTP, 11/19 Dakota ADS, 11/23 Rice CRM, 11/23–29 Waseca CRM, DAB, JWH, 11/26 Carver JCy, 11/28 Freeborn DAB, JWH. | ||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 7 | 32 | High counts 10/26 Carver (140, Lake Waconia) JCy, 10/24 Goodhue (70) LEC. Late north 10/31 Traverse DPG, 11/1 Douglas JPE, 11/24 Crow Wing JSB. Please see winter report for late south migrants. | ||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 15 | 33 | Reported as far north as Clay in the Northwest, Hubbard and Cass in the North-central, and Itasca, St. Louis and Carlton in the Northeast. Some north reports probably refer to recently released birds. High count 10/31 Traverse (85) DPG. | ||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 17 | 3 | Only Southeast report: 11/1 Fillmore NBO. | ||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 5 | All reports: 10/12–11/7 Lake of the Woods (max. 13, near Gustafson Camp S.N.A.) MHK, GMM, 10/16 Roseau TFo, 11/8 Cook (3, Lima Mountain Rd.) DWK, JLO, 11/9 Cook (9, Sawbill Trail) RBW, 11/10 Itasca RAE, 11/21 Lake (max. 3) SMC. | |||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 4 | All reports: 9/5 Roseau (12) KRE, m.ob., 9/12 Aitkin KCR, 10/24 Polk JMJ, 11/1 Lake of the Woods GMM, 11/12 Roseau TFo, 11/27 Roseau (50) fide JMJ. | |||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 2 | 1 | All north reports: 10/9–10 Otter Tail, Wilkin CRM, m.ob. Only south report: 9/6 Yellow Medicine (3, Tyro and Omro Twp.) DPG, presumably related to D.N.R. releases at Plover Prairie. | ||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 1 | 12 | Only north report: 10/8 Red Lake (6) SAS. High counts south 8/2 Dakota (12) LS, 9/6 Lyon (9) DPG. Also reported from Big Stone, Blue Earth (2), Goodhue, Jackson (4), Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle (2), Meeker (2), Nicollet, Rice, Sibley. | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 12 | 37 | Reported as far north as Otter Tail in the Northwest, Wadena and Cass in the North-central, and Pine in the East-central region. | ||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 24 | 44 | High count 9/23 Hennepin (167, Lake Harriet/Lake Calhoun) CMB. Late north 10/31 Traverse DPG, Wadena RBW, 11/1 Douglas JPE, 11/14 Todd MJB, 11/15 Cass MRN (median 11/27). Late south 11/21 Houston DFN, PEJ, 11/25 Blue Earth ChH, 11/28 Mower HHD (median 12/21), but also see winter report. | ||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 10 | 18 | Early north (median 8/18) 8/8 Marshall (adult, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ, 9/5 Roseau KRE, m.ob., Lake JWL, 9/7 Cook JWH. Early south (median 9/14) 8/23 Big Stone KRE, 9/12 Big Stone PHS, 9/27 Rice DAB. High count 10/24 Mille Lacs/Aitkin/Crow Wing (60, Mille Lacs Lake) PHS. Late north 11/13 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/16 Todd JLO, 11/24 St. Louis SLF, KJB (median 11/19). Late south 11/15 Goodhue JWH, 11/21 Houston DFN, PEJ, 11/27 Rice DAB (median 11/27), but also see winter report. | ||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 12 | 8 | High count 8/22 St. Louis (60, Sand Point Lake) DMK. Late north 11/1 Lake PLJ, 11/8 Cook KRE, m.ob., 11/16 Todd JLO (median 12/3). Late south 10/20 Wright DPG, 10/31 Stevens DPG, 11/8 Hennepin BAF (median 11/10). | ||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 3 | 9 | All north reports: 8/29 Traverse HHD, 9/2 Hubbard HHD, 9/5 Roseau (3, Greenbush W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob. Late south 9/20 Lac qui Parle WCM, 10/7 Stevens CRM, 10/24 Ramsey LS (median 10/31). | ||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 6 | 11 | High counts 8/22 Big Stone (71, West Toqua Lake) PHS, 8/23 Big Stone (40, Thielke Lake) KRE. Late north 11/16 Todd JLO, 11/17 St. Louis (Duluth) SLP, 11/28 Douglas JPE (median 11/3). Late south 10/24 Meeker DPG, Nicollet RMD, 11/8 Ramsey DBz, 11/29+ Faribault DAB, JWH (median 11/17). | ||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 30 | 50 | Observed statewide. | ||
| BAND-TAILED PIGEON (Patagioenas fasciata) | 1 | One in Hubbard (Kabekona Lake, visiting a feeding station) 10/27?29 ph. RAl. | |||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 4 | 20 | North reports from Grant, Otter Tail, Traverse, Wilkin. South reports from Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn (high count of 23 on 11/1, DAB, JWH), Jackson, Lincoln, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Pope, Renville, Rice, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Waseca, Yellow Medicine. | ||
| White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) | 1 | Two reports from St. Louis: 8/24 (54th Ave. E. and Superior St., Duluth) †CRu, 10/4–10 (40th Ave. W./Erie Pier, Duluth) CRu, ph. †PHS, †DOK, ph. †JPM, m.ob. (The Loon 82:94). | |||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 31 | 52 | Observed statewide. High count 9/12 Big Stone (509) PHS represents the highest count for the state. | ||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 5 | No north reports. Late south 9/12 Watonwan (Eagle Nest C.P.) RBW, 9/13 Goodhue (Miesville Ravine) LEC (median 9/17). | |||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 2 | 2 | Reported north 8/23 Wadena PJB, 9/1 Cass ABi (median 9/7). Reported south 8/1 Meeker DMF, 8/30 Washington DFN (median 9/25). | ||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 18 | 27 | High counts 8/25 St. Louis (13,154, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 8/24 St. Louis (10,379) CRu, KJB. Late north 9/25 Otter Tail (15) fide JMJ, 10/7 Clay (2, Moorhead) RHO (median 9/27). Late south 9/19 Swift WCM, 9/20 Scott DAB (median 10/9). | ||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 1 | 3 | Only north report: 9/5-12 St. Louis (Bear Island Lake) SLF (median 9/4). Three south reports: 8/18 Sherburne (Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ, 8/26 Ramsey (2) AXH, 9/23 Lac qui Parle FAE (median 9/12). | ||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 9 | 28 | High count 9/11 Dakota (327, entering evening roost near Lake Marion) SLP. Late north 9/1 St. Louis ABL, 9/3 Hubbard (10, Park Rapids) JCC (median 9/14). Late south 10/30 Hennepin (Lake Nokomis) DDo, 11/13 Scott PEJ (median 10/6). | ||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 22 | 30 | High count 8/29 Hennepin (12) MDu. Late north 9/16 Lake JWL, 9/18 Hubbard MAW, 9/23 Otter Tail BDE (median 9/25). Late south 10/18 Olmsted OWB, 10/24 ph. †JPM (median 10/13). | ||
| RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus rufus) | 1 | Adult male at feeder near Camden S.P. in Lyon 8/2–28 BMe, ph. BSc. First record in 10 years. | |||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 5 | 7 | Few reports and no significant counts. Late north 10/15 Aitkin PEJ (median 9/10). Late south 9/12 Big Stone PHS, 9/13 Hennepin CMB (median 10/7). | ||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | 9 | 12 | High count 9/25 Hennepin (10, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge, Bloomington) BAF. Late north 9/7 Marshall JCC, LS, 9/11 Mille Lacs RBJ (median 10/1). Late south 10/4 Hennepin (5, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF, 10/17 Hennepin SLC (median 10/11). | ||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 2 | Reported from two locations: 8/2–9/21 Sherburne (up to 8 individuals present at Sherburne N.W.R., likely a family group from summer season) PLJ, 10/16 Yellow Medicine LS. | |||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 24 | 36 | High counts 10/31 Stearns (5,000 at Pearl Lake) MJB, 11/14 Wabasha (5,000, Weaver Marsh) BAF. Late north 11/28 Todd (Lake Osakis) MDN (median 12/15). Reported south throughout the season. | ||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 22 | 21 | High count 11/7 Sherburne (450, Santiago) MJB. Last reported north 11/30 Mille Lacs (83) ASc (median 11/4). Last reported south 11/30 Sherburne (98) ASc (median 11/8). See winter report for late migrants north and south. | ||
| WHOOPING CRANE (Grus americana) | 1 | Two banded birds from the Wisconsin flock observed 11/10–13 Steele m.ob. | |||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 3 | 2 | All north reports: 8/2 Otter Tail FVS, 8/22 Traverse KRE, 9/6 Roseau (Roseau W.T.P.) JCC, KRE, LS. All south reports: 8/1–15 Lac qui Parle (Arena Twp., Haydenville W.M.A.) PCC, PHS, 9/15–18 Steele (Spindler's Pond) m.ob. | ||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 5 | 8 | Early north (median 8/9) 8/9 Itasca EEO, 8/14 Marshall (5) PHS, JMJ. Early south (median 8/8) 8/6 Kandiyohi (3) RBJ, 8/15 Lac qui Parle (4) PCC. Late north 10/10 St. Louis DWK (median 10/26). Late south 9/20 Wright DWK, 10/2 Meeker DMF (median 11/5). | ||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | 8 | 18 | Early north (median 8/17) 8/19 Aitkin RAE, 8/23 St. Louis PHS. Early south (median 8/4) 8/1 Lac qui Parle PHS. High count 9/12 Rice (52) DAB. Late north 10/26 St. Louis KJB, 11/21 Otter Tail DBM (median 10/27). Late south 10/18 McLeod PRH (median 11/3). | ||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 23 | 41 | High count 8/9 Lac qui Parle (698) PCC. Late north 10/18 Carlton HHD and Douglas JPE, 10/19 St. Louis (Duluth) PHS (median 10/26). Late south 11/13 Hennepin PEJ, 11/20 Carver JCy (median 12/4). | ||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 13 | 21 | High count 8/8 Marshall (64, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 10/4 St. Louis KJB (median 10/2). Late south 9/24 Hennepin SLC, 9/25 Hennepin (3, Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie) SLP and Rice HHD (median 10/8). | ||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 1 | 1 | Two reports: 8/1 Rice TFB, 9/24–29 (record late) St. Louis (2, Park Point, Duluth) CRu, PLJ. | ||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 5 | No north reports. Late south 8/23 Lac qui Parle KRE, 8/24 Carver DMF (median 8/15). | |||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 1 | Only report: 10/4 Murray DBM. | |||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 2 | 2 | High count 8/8 Marshall (18, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 8/28 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 8/18). Only south reports: 8/2 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie) CMB, SLC, 9/5 Big Stone PCC (median 8/20). | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 3 | 5 | Early north (median 8/7) 8/3 Crow Wing (2, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. Early south (median 8/5) 8/1 Lac qui Parle PHS, 8/5 Chippewa (Shakopee Lake) RBW. Late north 9/19 Cass (Little Pelican Island, Leech Lake) BAW (median 9/27). Late south 9/8 Rice TFB (median 8/30). | ||
| Red Knot (Calidris canutus) | 1 | Only report: 9/6 Cass (basic-plumaged adult near Pelican Island, Leech Lake) ABi, BAW. | |||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 11 | 25 | High count 8/1 Lac qui Parle (130) PHS. Late north 9/6 Cass ABi, 9/7 Lake JEB, JWH, Marshall JCC, St. Louis PHS (median 9/21). Late south 10/17 Renville RBW, 10/18 Kandiyohi LS (median 10/10). | ||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 5 | 10 | See summer report for early migrants north and south. Late north 10/17 St. Louis KJB, 10/26 Cass BAW (median 10/11). Late south 10/18 Ramsey (White Bear Lake) RBW (median 10/22). High count 9/15 St. Louis (38, Duluth) PHS. | ||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 3 | 3 | All north reports: 8/2 Otter Tail FVS, 8/11 St. Louis JKa, 9/19 Cass BAW, 9/22 St. Louis KRE, 10/15 St. Louis MJB, 10/27 St. Louis KJB (median 10/31). All south reports: 9/21 Ramsey CRM, 10/18 Ramsey (9, White Bear Lake) RBW, 10/19 Dakota JLO, 10/24 Brown BTS, 11/8 Ramsey DBz (median 11/5). | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 15 | 22 | High count 9/5 Lac qui Parle (60) PCC. Late north 9/19 Cass BAW, 10/10 Wilkin CRM (median 10/3). Record late south 11/3–18 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 10/31). | ||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 18 | 40 | High count 8/14 Marshall (498, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS. Late north 10/10 Hubbard HHD, 10/11 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 10/13). Late south 11/1 Freeborn (Hayward W.T.P.) DAB, JWH (median 10/25). | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 2 | 4 | All north reports: 8/2 St. Louis (40th Ave. W./Erie Pier) JLK, 8/31 Crow Wing (2, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB, 9/8 St. Louis (juv.) DDo, 10/26 St. Louis KJB. All south reports: 8/22 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS, 8/25 Ramsey CRM, 8/28 Stearns PLJ, 10/2 Meeker DMF. | ||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 4 | 7 | Observed north in Aitkin, Douglas, Polk, St. Louis as late as 9/7 Polk RLE (median 9/22). Observed south in Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Ramsey, Rice as late as 9/15 Rice (Wagner Sod Farm) RBW (median 9/20). Only 51 individuals reported for the season. | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 17 | 31 | High count 8/15 Lac qui Parle (318) PCC. Late north 10/23 Crow Wing JSB, 11/3 St. Louis KJB (median 10/30). Late south 10/26 Freeborn JWH, 10/27 Anoka BRL (median 11/12). | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 12 | 20 | High count 8/14 Marshall (376, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS. Late north 9/23 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 9/27). Late south 10/4 Nobles BTS, 10/17 Renville RBW (median 10/12). | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 2 | 9 | Late north 8/14 Marshall JMJ, PHS, 9/5 Crow Wing JSB (median 9/7). Late south 9/6 Stearns PLJ, 9/12 Martin RBW (median 9/11). | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 6 | 10 | Early north (median 8/14) 8/8 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, 8/30 St. Louis KRE. Early south (median 8/1) 8/21 Lac qui Parle PLJ, 9/1 Brown BTS. Late north 9/7 Lake (Castle Danger W.T.P.) JEB, JWH and Polk LS, 10/15 Marshall (25, Agassiz N.W.R.) MAn (median 10/15). Late south 9/28 Meeker DMF, 10/4 Hennepin MDu, HCT and Nobles (11) BTS, 10/9 Hennepin SLC (median 10/25). | ||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 7 | 6 | High count 10/20 Hubbard (5, Shingobee) DCH. Late north 11/5 Marshall MAn (median 10/29). Late south 10/4 Carver JCy, 10/28 Rice TFB, 11/18 Lac qui Parle FAE (median 11/3). | ||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 17 | 25 | High count 8/8 Marshall (90, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 11/20 Otter Tail DST, 11/23 Aitkin KCR (median 11/9). Late south 11/6 Pope RBJ, 11/7 Houston RTP (median 1/19). | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 18 | 33 | Late north 9/27 St. Louis PHS, 10/17 Cook HHD (median 10/13). Late south 10/10 Hennepin PEJ, DFN, 10/25 Dakota SLP (median 10/10). | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 17 | 33 | Late north 9/20 Crow Wing JSB, 9/26 Carlton RBW (median 10/1). Late south 9/26 Houston JCC, 9/27 Rice DAB, JWH, 10/1 Hennepin SLC (median 10/5). | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 22 | 35 | High count 8/14 Marshall (649, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS. Late north 10/6 Becker CRM, 10/9 Otter Tail CRM (median 10/25). Late south 11/1 Hennepin BAF, 11/7 Nicollet RBW, 11/10 Hennepin SLC (median 11/2). | ||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 1 | 1 | Three reports: 8/14 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS, 8/16 and 8/25 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS. | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 18 | 33 | High count 8/14 Marshall (80, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 11/1 Mille Lacs DWK, 11/2 Cook KRE (median 11/3). Late south 11/7 Nicollet and Sibley RBW, 11/16 Stearns (Eden Valley W.T.P.) DPG (median 11/9). | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 7 | 9 | High count 8/15 Lac qui Parle (61) PCC. Late north 9/5 Kittson LS, 9/6 Polk JMJ (median 9/6). Late south 9/12 Lac qui Parle PHS, 9/20 Lac qui Parle (17) WCM (median 9/15). | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 12 | 12 | High count 9/6 Roseau (145, Warroad W.T.P.) JCC, KRE. Late north 9/17 Carlton (Barnum W.T.P.) HHD, 10/2 Cass (Walker W.T.P.) BAW (median 9/22). Late south 10/11 Kandiyohi HHD, 10/18 Blue Earth (Mapleton W.T.P.) DAB, JWH (median 9/26). Total of 401 individuals reported for the season. | ||
| RED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus fulicarius) | 1 | Adult in basic plumage observed and photographed 10/17 Sibley (Gaylord W.T.P.) †RBW, ph. †RMD, †PEB, †DAB, ph. CH, m.ob. Seventeenth state record. | |||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 1 | Seven individuals along Lake Superior in Duluth: adult light morph 8/24-30 ph. †PHS, †DBM, CRu; sub-adult light morph 8/24-29 †PHS, CRu; two light-morph adults 9/18-21, at least one through 9/24 †PHS, ph. MSS; two sub-adult light morphs 9/20-24 †PHS, ph. MLH; 10/15 (immature light morph) MJB. High count 9/21 (3) PHS. | |||
| Stercorarius jaeger (Stercorarius sp.) | 1 | Unidentified jaegers observed 9/10 St. Louis (Minnesota Point) PHS, 9/18 St. Louis (Superior Entry) †PHS. | |||
| Alcids | |||||
| BLACK GUILLEMOT (Cepphus grylle) | 1 | First state record found 11/7 Cook (Taconite Harbor; specimen of this juv. female at the Bell Museum of Natural History) CLu, ph. †KRE, ph. SBM, ph. LTA, , †BWF, ph. †LS, †AXH, m.ob. Unfortunately, the bird passed away before more birders could see it the following morning. | |||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (Rissa tridactyla) | 1 | First-cycle bird observed 10/31 St. Louis (Minnesota side of Superior Entry) †MLH, †PHS. | |||
| Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) | 1 | 1 | Two reports: 9/19 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) ph. †JSB, 9/27 Rice (juv., Cannon Lake) †DAB, †JWH. | ||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 16 | 28 | Early north (median 7/23) 8/1 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/2 Otter Tail DST and St. Louis JLK, but also see summer report. Early south (median 8/6) 8/7 Stearns STW, 8/30 Rice FVS. High count 10/24 Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs (612, Mille Lacs Lake) PHS. Late north 11/29 Aitkin (10, Mille Lacs Lake) MJB and Cass (7, Leech L.) BAW, 11/30 Crow Wing (50, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 11/23). Late south 11/27 Blue Earth (2) ChH, Faribault and Waseca HHD, 11/28 Freeborn (Geneva Lake) DAB, JWH (median 11/24). | ||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 13 | 35 | High count 10/17 Swift (2,000) DPG. Late north 10/31 Traverse DPG, 11/1 Douglas JPE (median 10/24). Late south 11/27 Freeborn and Waseca HHD, 11/30 Hennepin ChM (median 11/11), but also see winter report. | ||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 28 | 46 | High count 11/21 Hennepin (total of 4,000 at Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet) BAF. Reported north and south throughout the season. | ||
| CALIFORNIA GULL (Larus californicus) | 1 | First-cycle bird observed 11/21 St. Louis (Minnesota side of Superior Entry) †MLH, †PHS then again on 11/24, 11/25, 11/30 ph. †KJB. | |||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 10 | 13 | Observed north throughout the season. First reported south 8/11 Watonwan CRM, 9/13 Dakota BAF. High count 11/29 St. Louis (2,900, Minnesota side of Superior Entry) KJB. | ||
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | 1 | Six different individuals, all reported from St. Louis (Superior Entry): 10/28+ (first-cycle, Minnesota side of Superior Entry) ph. KJB, ph. PHS, ph. MLH; 11/5+ (first-cycle) ph. PHS, ph. MLH, ph. KJB; 11/15+ (first-cycle) ph. vt. PHS, ph. KJB; 11/21+ (adult) MLH, PHS, ph. KJB; 11/23 (adult) ph. KJB; 11/28 (first-cycle) PHS. Two record high counts, both from Minnesota side of Superior Entry in St. Louis: 11/22 (4, one adult and three first-cycles) KJB, 11/28 (4, all first-cycle) PHS. | |||
| Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus g. thayeri) | 5 | 2 | Observed in Cass, Cook, Lake, St. Louis in the north beginning 10/1 Cass (Leech Lake) BAW (median 10/15). Observed south in Dakota and Hennepin beginning 11/15 Dakota (2, Black Dog Lake) BAF. High count 10/31 St. Louis (16, consisting of five adult, one second-cycle, ten first-cycle all on the Minnesota side of Superior Entry) PHS, MLH represents the record high count for the state, followed by similar high counts on 11/21 (11) and 11/28 (13). | ||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) | 1 | 1 | Found in St. Louis in the north 10/3-31 (first-cycle, Minnesota side of Superior Entry; also seen at Port Termainal 10/19 †PHS) CRu, ph. KJB, ph. †PHS, 10/31+ (adult, Superior Entry and Canal Park) ph. †PHS, †KJB, 11/21-29 (first- cycle) PHS, ph. KJB. Only south report: 10/11 Stearns (adult, Pearl Lake) †PCC. | ||
| SLATY-BACKED GULL (Larus schistisagus) | 1 | Third-cycle bird present in St. Louis (Minnesota side of Superior Entry) beginning 10/28 ph. †MLH, ph. †KJB, ph. †PHS, ph. †KRE, ph. EBr and observed intermittently through the end of the season. Sixth state record, all since 2006. | |||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 2 | 2 | Observed north in Cook and St. Louis beginning 10/22 St. Louis (first-cycle, Canal Park, Duluth) PHS, KJB (median 10/31). Observed south in Dakota and Ramsey beginning 10/27 Dakota (record early south, second-cycle, Spring Lake P.R.) †JPM (median 11/25). High count 11/21 St. Louis (5, Minnesota side of Superior Entry) MLH, PHS. | ||
| Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) | 1 | Seven individuals differentiated by KJB's photos of tail pattern in St. Louis, principally at Duluth's Superior Entry and Canal Park (median arrival 11/15): 10/4–11/7 (first-cycle) ph. KJB, PHS; 11/7–21 (second-cycle) KJB, †PHS, ph. MLH; 11/14+ (adult, joined by second adult at Canal Park 11/19+) MLH, ph. KJB, ph. PHS; 11/21+ (second-cycle) ph. KJB; 11/22–25 (first-cycle) ph. KJB; 11/22+ (second-cycle) ph. KJB. Record high counts 11/21, 11/22 (4, one first-cycle, one second-cycle, two adults) KJB, MLH, PHS. | |||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 4 | 9 | Late north 9/11 Mille Lacs RBJ, 9/20 Mille Lacs DBM (median 10/2). Late south 9/25 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie) JCC, SLP (median 10/2). | ||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 4 | 22 | High count 8/1 Anoka (115, Round Lake) DWK. Late north 9/7 Marshall JCC (median 9/7). Late south 8/29 Renville JCC, 9/22 Washington BRL (median 9/15). | ||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 5 | Late north 10/17 Mille Lacs ASc (median 10/1). Very few reports. | |||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 11 | 5 | Late north 10/5 Traverse CRM, 11/1 (record late) Douglas JPE (median 10/11). Late south 9/6 Rice DAB (median 9/27). | ||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 1 | Up to 8 seen in St. Louis near Park Point: 10/12 (1, juvenile) †PHS, 10/21 (1, Canal Park) KJB, 10/26-27 (1) PHS, 11/16 (3, Superior Entry) KJB; 11/19 (1, Park Point) PHS, 11/28 (1, record late) KJB, PHS. No reports away from Lake Superior were documented. | |||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | 5 | All north reports: 9/26 St. Louis (juvenile, Park Point, Duluth) †KRE, †CMB, m.ob., 10/31 Cook (Hovland) DRB, m.ob., 11/12 Crow Wing RBJ, DAC, 11/14–15 Todd (Lake Osakis) †MJB, DBM, 11/21–24 Mille Lacs (adult, Mille Lacs Lake) †MJB, DBM. Also see undocumented reports. | |||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 22 | 23 | Peak count 10/24 Mille Lacs/Aitkin/Crow Wing (679, Mille Lacs Lake) PHS. Late north 11/22 St. Louis SLF, 11/24 Mille Lacs DBM, 11/29 Cass BAW (median 11/25). Late south 11/27 Carver WCM, JCy, 11/29 Freeborn DBM, Waseca DAB, JWH (median 11/29), but also see winter report. | ||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 22 | 42 | High counts 9/27 Dakota (850, Black Dog Lake) BAF, 9/27 Anoka (200, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) DPG. Late north 10/31 Traverse DPG, 11/8 Lake JLO, 11/29 Mille Lacs MJB (median 11/24). Late south 11/23 Anoka DWK, 11/29 Dakota BAF, Waseca DAB, JWH, 11/30 Rice TFB (median 12/28), but also see winter report. | ||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 13 | 44 | High counts 8/8 Marshall (346, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, 8/1 Anoka (320, Rice Lake) DWK, 10/17 Houston (300) NBO. Late north 10/12 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/18 Douglas JPE, 11/5 Cass (injured) BAW (median 10/25). Please see winter report for late south migrants and over-wintering birds. | ||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | 3 | All reports: 8/1 Lyon (2, Black Rush Lake W.M.A.) JCC, Sherburne PLJ, 8/23 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) KRE. | |||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 5 | 5 | All north reports: 8/1 Aitkin ASc, 8/6 Marshall JMJ, 8/7 Itasca EEO, 9/7 Hubbard DCH, 9/14 St. Louis CRM, 10/16 Aitkin PEJ. All south reports: 8/3 Meeker DMF, 8/8 Nicollet ChH, 8/10 Jackson CRM, 8/23 Hennepin TM, 9/12 Big Stone PHS. | ||
| LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea) | 2 | All reports: 8/11 Anoka REH, 8/24–9/21 Ramsey (immature, Turtle Lake) ECo, ph. †CMB, †JLO, †MDu, m.ob. | |||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 1 | 1 | Only north report 9/7 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) †KRE, m.ob. South reports all from Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie, Hennepin, where one or more had been present since June: 8/1–21 †DWK, SLC, m.ob., 9/9 WCM. | ||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 2 | All reports: 8/1–3 Hennepin (present since July in Minnetonka) m.ob., 8/18 Lyon (immature, Coon Creek W.M.A.) ph. MOs. | |||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 1 | 4 | High count 9/22 Hennepin (12, Lake Hiawatha) DDo. Only north report: 8/2 Otter Tail (5, Fergus Falls) FVS. Late south 10/3 Hennepin BAF (median 11/8). | ||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 14 | 30 | High counts 8/14 Carver (11, Carver Park) JCy, 8/1 Hennepin (9, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) ALD. Late north 9/17 Carlton HHD, 9/29 Traverse DBM, then record-late north 11/9 Otter Tail (injured?) DST (median 10/1). Late south 9/25 Dodge HHD, Hennepin BAF, DWK, 9/26 Sherburne BAF, 10/26 Dakota SLP (median 10/20). | ||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 6 | 38 | High counts 8/22 Blue Earth (146, Perch Lake) ChH, 8/1 Anoka (85, Rice Lake) DWK. Late north 10/9 Otter Tail CRM, 10/15 Marshall MAn, 10/27 Kittson LW (median 10/14) | ||
| Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | 2 | All reports: 10/11 Cottonwood (Germantown Twp.) RAE, 11/14 Chisago (Wyoming) HHD, RAE, †LS, m.ob. | |||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 28 | 47 | Late north 10/29 Pennington, Polk RBW, 10/30 Aitkin PEJ, 11/9 Carlton CRM (median 12/1). | ||
| Ibises | |||||
| Plegadis ibis (Plegadis sp.) | 3 | 2 | All north reports: 10/7 Grant (2 immatures, Spink W.M.A.) CRM, 11/20–21 Otter Tail (Western Twp.) SPM, m.ob., 11/27 Clay fide JMJ. All south reports: 11/30+ Blue Earth (Roberts W.P.A.) RKa, ph. †RMD, m.ob. | ||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 24 | 45 | High counts 10/8 St. Louis (256 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/28 Blue Earth (82) ChH. Late north 11/2 Cook KRE, DBM, 11/7 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 10/30). Late south 10/17 Meeker PRH, Renville RBW, 10/18 Blue Earth, Waseca DAB, JWH, 11/1 Mower DAB (median 10/21). | ||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 18 | 16 | High count 9/14 St. Louis (36 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 10/7 Mille Lacs PEJ, 10/17 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/18 Douglas JPE, 11/21 Hubbard MAW (median 10/24). Late south 10/20 Rice FVS, 10/23 Stearns STW, 10/25 Dakota SLP (median 11/11). | ||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 4 | 6 | Early north 10/9 St. Louis ABL. Early south 10/4 Dakota ADS. Last reported north 11/27 Aitkin PHS. Also reported north from Lake, Polk, and south from Carver, Houston, Meeker, Sherburne, Winona. | ||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 25 | 34 | High count 8/21 St. Louis (25 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 11/12 Aitkin PEJ, 11/15 Clay RHO, Morrison MRN, St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/29 Mille Lacs MJB (median 11/25), but also see winter report. | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 21 | 33 | Early south (median 8/10) 8/23 Chisago ABL, 8/24 Sherburne PLJ, 8/29 Hennepin MDu. High count 9/15 St. Louis (797 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 11/1 Douglas JPE, 11/18 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/29 Polk fide JMJ (median 11/29), but also see winter report. | ||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 12 | 34 | High count 9/13 St. Louis (12 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 10/4 Becker, Morrison DFN, 10/9 Douglas JPE, Lake PCC, PHS, 10/27 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 11/2), but also see winter report. | ||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 7 | All reports: Carlton, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis. Seasonal total of 239 from H.R.B.O., Duluth well below average of 680. | |||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 28 | 44 | High counts 11/5 St. Louis (296 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/21 Houston (100) NBO. | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 4 | 14 | All north 8/22 Pennington JMJ, 10/3 Becker DFN, 10/16 Cass DAY, 11/1 Douglas JPE. | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 13 | 27 | High count 9/14 St. Louis (7,730 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 10/4 Wadena PJB, 10/31 St. Louis ABL, then record-late north 11/15 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 10/16). Late south 10/8 Blue Earth ChH, Nicollet RMD, 10/17 Dakota SIv (median 10/10). | ||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 2 | 7 | All north reports: 8/17 Polk SAS, 8/22 Polk JMJ, 10/4 Otter Tail NAJ, 10/24 Polk JMJ. Late south 9/12 Meeker DMF, 9/28 Nicollet RMD (median 10/3). | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 31 | 51 | Peak count 10/31 St. Louis (1,134 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. One Krider's reported 10/31 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB; six Harlan's found in St. Louis near H.R.B.O. 10/18–11/3 fide KJB. | ||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | 22 | 11 | Early north (median 9/17) 8/22 Polk JMJ, 8/30 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/9 Pennington SAS. Early south (median 10/2) 8/2 Chisago FJN, 10/10 Meeker DMF, 10/17 Dakota SIv, 10/24 Le Sueur, Nicollet RMD. High count 10/24 St. Louis (47 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. | ||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 2 | 11 | Two north reports: 8/29 Traverse HHD, 11/3 Carlton DCr. Observed south in Brown, Carver, Fillmore, Hennepin, Jackson, Lyon, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Steele, Stevens. | ||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 12 | 22 | Observed statewide. | ||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | 3 | Early north (median 11/7) 11/12 Mille Lacs KAp. Only other reports: 11/22 Beltrami KVH, 11/27 Aitkin DPG, PHS. | |||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 6 | Early north (median 10/22) 10/31 St. Louis ABL. Observed throughout the remainder of the season in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching , Lake, St. Louis. Approx. 27 individuals reported. | |||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 9 | 16 | Observed in all regions of the state as far southwest as Brown. | ||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 3 | All reports: 11/5 Lake of the Woods fide JMJ, 11/19 Koochiching fide JWL, 11/23 Aitkin fide JWL, 11/30 Lake fide JWL. | |||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 2 | 3 | Two north reports: 10/4 Wilkin MO, 10/17 St. Louis ABL. Early south (median 11/2) 8/21 Carver JCy, then none until 11/15 Hennepin (Hyland P.R.) DWK, 11/20 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy, 11/25 Ramsey AXH. | ||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 6 | 4 | North reports from Cook, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, St. Louis. South reports from Carver, Dakota, Kandiyohi, Stevens beginning 8/21 Stevens (Morris Wetland District) KRE. | ||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | 1 | [1 North]. Individuals banded in St. Louis (Lakewood Twp.) 11/4, 11/15 FJN. | |||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 5 | No north reports. South reports from Blue Earth, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Washington beginning 10/20 Rice TFB. | |||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 24 | 40 | Last reported north 11/22 Wadena PJB. Reported south throughout the season. | ||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 12 | 20 | High count 8/27 Mille Lacs (10) DAC, RBJ. Late north 11/14 Mille Lacs WCM (median 11/7). Reported south throughout the season; late migrants difficult to distinguish from potentially over-wintering birds. | ||
| ACORN WOODPECKER (Melanerpes formicivorus) | 1 | First state record photographed by a South Dakota birder 11/9 Crow Wing (Crow Wing S.P.) ph. DoB. The bird could not be relocated the following day (The Loon 82:51). | |||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 18 | 44 | Observed in all regions of the state except the far northeast. | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 20 | 26 | High count 9/23 St. Louis (135, Park Point, Duluth) CRu, PHS represents the highest count for the state, more than tripling the previous record. Late north 10/20 St. Louis MLH, 11/26 Clay RHO (median 10/19). Late south 11/1 Hennepin SLP, LEC, 11/5 Hennepin SLC, 11/11 Washington DFN. Late migrants difficult to distinguish from potentially over-wintering birds. | ||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 2 | All reports: 10/4 Clearwater (3, Itasca S.P.) PBB, 11/19 Koochiching CRu. | |||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 10 | Observed in Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis beginning 9/5 Roseau JCC, KRE, LS. | |||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 28 | 47 | Observed statewide. | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 28 | 43 | Observed statewide. | ||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 29 | 46 | Last reported north 11/8 Lake DAB, JWH and St. Louis ABL (median 12/19). Observed south throughout the season. | ||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 25 | 34 | Observed in all regions of the state as far southwest as Murray. | ||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 29 | 47 | Last reported north 11/28 Aitkin RBW, Douglas and Todd JPE. Reported south throughout the season. | ||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 21 | 23 | Reported north throughout the season and well-represented at H.R.B.O., where totals were 25% above normal KJB. Early south (median 8/18) 8/1 Hennepin (south Minneapolis, where possibly over-summered) BAF, 8/9 Dakota KRo, Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge, Bloomington) BAF. | ||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | 1 | One documented report: 10/9 St. Louis (hatch-year dark-morph female caught and banded just east of Hawk Ridge, Duluth) FJN, ph. ABL. | |||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 11 | 15 | Record seasonal total of 116 at H.R.B.O. KJB. Last reported north 11/22 Marshall JoB. Reported south throughout the season. | ||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 4 | Three reports: 9/19 Pipestone (adult at Woodstock W.M.A.; no details) DBM, 10/5 Kandiyohi/Meeker DMF, 10/11 Yellow Medicine (Mound Springs S.N.A.; good details) RBJ. | |||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 11 | 32 | High count 8/22 Carver (5) JCy. Late north 9/5 Cook RBJ, 9/7 Red Lake JCC, 9/22 Clay RHO (median 9/19). Late south 9/19 Chippewa WCM, Kandiyohi JoS, 9/21 Ramsey CRM, 9/23 Hennepin SLC (median 9/22). | ||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 3 | 3 | Few reports. Found outside normal range 8/17 Aitkin JWL, other north reports 8/3 Polk fide JMJ, 8/29 Wilkin HHD (median late 9/10). All south 8/1 Lyon JCC, 8/2 Lincoln JCC, 8/25 Meeker DMF (median 9/8). | ||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 19 | 41 | Late north 9/7 St. Louis PHS, Wadena PJB, 9/10 St. Louis (2) PHS (median 9/18). Late south 9/14 Murray JEB, Nobles JEB, 9/21 Ramsey CRM, 9/22 Kandiyohi JoS (median 9/23). | ||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 1 | An individual first reported 7/31 in northeastern Dodge county continued through 8/3, ph. †DAB, ph. †LS, m.ob. | |||
| FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus savana) | 1 | Third state record, first since 1992. Initially observed 11/18 in a sheltered farmyard near Finlayson, Pine, continued through 11/25 †CEi, ph. HEi (The Loon 82:93–95). | |||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 9 | 19 | An individual summering at Sherburne N.W.R. was still present 8/3 Sherburne ASc. Early south migrants (median 8/3) 8/1 Dakota (2, Ritter Farm Park) JPM, 8/11 Rice TFB. Late north 9/7 Mahnomen (3) JCC, 9/11 Clay RHO median 9/7. Late south 9/14 Ramsey REH, 9/25 Blue Earth ChH (median 9/21). | ||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 19 | 38 | High counts 8/29 Anoka (8, Linwood Lake) DWK, 9/12 Scott (8, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. Late north 9/10 St. Louis PHS, 9/12 St. Louis PRH, 9/16 Carlton LAW (median 9/19). Late south 9/27 Carver JCC, 9/30 Sherburne DPG, 10/3 Hennepin SLC (median 10/3). | ||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 2 | 5 | All north 9/7 Cook ph. DMB, 9/10 St. Louis PHS well after the 9/1 median late date. All south 8/23 Carver JCC, 8/26 Hennepin SLC, 9/1 Hennepin DDo, Brown (2) RMD, 9/7 Hennepin SLC, 9/13 Dodge DBM, 9/19 Anoka DWK, 9/26 Pipestone DBM (median early 8/12, late 9/16). Reported without identification remarks from an additional 1 north and 7 south counties. Note: During spring and fall migration, undocumented records of silent Empidonax flycatchers are not included in this report. Observers are encouraged to include identification details in their reports. | ||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 2 | All south 8/1 Houston (3) HCT, 8/30 Le Sueur (Sakatah Lake S.P.) DAB, JWH (median late 8/25). Undocumented reports from an additional two south counties. | |||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 2 | 7 | All south 8/1, 8/2 Scott (territorial birds, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF, Washington DFN, 8/16 Anoka (2) DWK, 8/27 Sherburne PLJ, 8/28 Carver JCy, 9/9 Hennepin SLC, 9/13 Dodge DBM, well after the 8/30 median. High count 8/2 Scott (7, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. All north 8/6 St. Louis SLF, 8/8 Marshall (2, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Reported without details from an additional 3 north and 2 south counties. | ||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 5 | All south 8/1 Cottonwood JCC, Scott BAF, 8/2 Hennepin DWK, 8/3 Sherburne PLJ, 8/9 Hennepin SLC, 8/28 Carver JCy (median late 9/10). High count 8/2 Hennepin (5) DWK. Additional reports from 1 north, 4 south counties. | |||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 2 | 4 | In the north, reported with details only from Roseau and St. Louis, last reported 9/7 St. Louis PHS (median 9/20). Only south reports with details from Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, last reported 9/28 Fillmore NBO (median 9/26). Reported without details from an additional 16 counties. | ||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 23 | 46 | High count 10/18 Carver (6) JCy. Late north 10/10 Mille Lacs DBM, St. Louis DWK, 10/11 Wadena PJB, 10/15 St. Louis MJB (median 10/14). Late south 10/26 Fillmore NBO, Freeborn (3) JWH, Hennepin SLC, 11/1 Scott SLP (median 10/30). | ||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 1 | BAF documented singing males lingering at the traditional Black Dog Nature Preserve S.N.A breeding area on 9/7, 9/13, and 9/18 Dakota. A high count of 5 birds was present 9/13, with only one remaining 9/18. | |||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 11 | 36 | High count 9/12 Dakota, Scott (9, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., mostly males on territory) BAF. Late north, 9/13 Carlton LAW, 9/26 Mille Lacs ASc (median 9/19). Late south 9/23 Dakota SLP, 9/26 Hennepin SLC, Winona JCC (median 9/27). | ||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 15 | 24 | Early south (median 8/20) 8/29 McLeod PRH, 9/1 Anoka REH, Meeker DMF, 9/2 Hennepin SLC. Late north 10/5 Cook DMB, 10/10 Wadena HHD (median 10/10). Late south 10/10 Rice DPG, 10/16 Mower RBJ, 10/24 Hennepin SLC (median 10/16). | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 10 | 21 | Early south (median 8/19) 8/17 Hennepin ALD, 8/18 Blue Earth (2) ChH, 8/21 Swift (2) KRE. High count 9/7 St. Louis (5) PHS. Late north 9/20 St. Louis SMC, 9/26 Mille Lacs ASc, followed over a month later by the third-latest north report on file, 11/1 Cook (Grand Portage S.P.) KRE, DBM (median 9/26). Late south 9/26 Carver JCy, Winona JCC, 9/27 Hennepin SLC, 10/3 Anoka DWK (median 10/1). | ||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 11 | 25 | High count 9/5 Hennepin (total of 10 from two locations) BAF. Late north 9/7 Marshall JCC, LS, St. Louis (3) PHS, 9/11 Aitkin RBJ, 9/14 St. Louis CRM (median 9/11). Late south 9/18 Carver JCy, 9/19 Pipestone DBM, 9/26 Hennepin DWK (median 9/25). | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 21 | 39 | Third-highest fall count 9/7 St. Louis (34) PHS, CRu. Late north 9/22 Clay RHO, St. Louis LAW, 9/24 Cook EEO, 9/26 Mille Lacs ASc (median 10/1). Late south 9/28 Hennepin SLC, 9/30 Olmsted LAV, 10/4 Scott BAF (median 10/4). | ||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 6 | Late south 8/15 Redwood RMD, JWH, 8/22 Lac qui Parle (4) DPG, Pope HHD, 8/29 Olmsted (3) RBJ, DAC. High count 8/22 Lac qui Parle (4) DPG. | |||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | 18 | 14 | Early north (median 10/8) 10/16 Aitkin JLO, Roseau TFo, 10/17 St. Louis ABL, SLF, 10/19 Lake DBM. Early south (median 10/16) 10/4 Steele (Aurora W.M.A.) DAB, 10/14 Hennepin SLC, 10/22 Anoka JLO, Hennepin RLR. High count 10/28 Dakota (3) ADS. | ||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 10 | Reported from seven Northeast and North-central counties, plus Lake of the Wood, Marshall and Roseau in the Northwest. No seasonal movement was noted. | |||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 30 | 51 | Reported statewide. High counts 9/14 St. Louis (3,642, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/24 Blue Earth (60, single flock) ChH, 9/18 Dakota (54, 3 migrating flocks) BAF. | ||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 12 | Reported throughout normal range. High counts 8/26 Aitkin (19, along CR 15 northwest of Aitkin.) WEN, 8/8 Marshall (10) PHS, JMJ. | |||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 31 | 52 | Reported statewide. High counts 10/14 St. Louis (3,063, H.R.B.O., record high fall count) KJB, 10/9 Cook (313, migrating along the North Shore) PCC, PHS, 11/8 Roseau (200) JMJ, 11/28 Hennepin (200) ALD. | ||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 20 | 4 | South reports from Anoka, Benton, Isanti and Sherburne. High counts 11/7 St. Louis (118, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/27 Itasca (20) DPG. | ||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 31 | 52 | Reported from all regions. High counts 9/10 Chisago (56, Franconia Bluffs S.N.A.) RBJ, 11/5 Carver (56) RBJ, 9/7 St. Louis (36) PHS. | ||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 5 | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 5 | New county record: 11/5–6 Benton (Mayhew Lake Twp.) JSp. All other reports 8/20 – 9/2 Hennepin (Wayzata) JaW, DBM, 10/23 Olmsted OWB, 10/30–31 Hennepin (Minnetonka) RCA, 11/7 Winona DBz, 11/28 Houston BAF. | |||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 14 | 32 | No north reports after 11/1 St. Louis DBM. High counts 8/22 Chisago (200) MJB, 10/8 St. Louis (103) PHS. | ||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 7 | 21 | High counts 8/22 Traverse (2,000 on wires near Mud Lake) KRE, 8/19 Crow Wing (200) JSB. Late north 9/3 Otter Tail HHD, 9/6 Roseau JCC, LS (median 9/9). Late south 9/5 Faribault RBW, 9/6 Sibley WCM, 9/12 Nicollet ChH (median 9/16). | ||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 18 | 36 | High counts 9/20 Wright (1,200 at Albertville W.T.P.) DWK, 8/8 Marshall (575, CR 12 on west side of Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, 9/19 Mille Lacs (300) ASc. North reports well after the 10/3 median include 10/18 Douglas JPE, 10/19 St. Louis ASc, 11/1 Douglas JPE (second-latest north record). Late south 10/24 Carver (3) JCy, Washington BRL, 10/25 Carver DWK, Hennepin (30) DWK (median 10/17). | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 1 | 14 | Only two north reports, both a month after the 9/8 median departure: 10/8 Otter Tail CRM, 10/9 Otter Tail (5, Ottertail River, Fergus Falls) MO. Late south were also well after the median: 10/12–13 Carver (3) JCy, 10/28 Dakota (Black Dog Lake) ADS (median 10/3). | ||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 7 | 24 | No significant high counts. Late north 9/6 Lake of the Woods JCC, LS, Roseau (5, Roseau W.T.P.) JCC, LS, 9/7 Marshall JCC. Late south 8/26 Chisago MHe, 8/30 Rice DAB, 9/5 Wright HCT (median 9/15). | ||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 31 | 49 | High counts 10/11 Stearns (total of 617: 280 at Grand Lake, 231 at Albany W.T.P., 106 at Paynesville W.T.P.) PCC, 8/19 Crow Wing (200) JSB. Many birds lingered past the median departure dates both north and south. Late north 10/18 Clay DFN, Douglas JPE, 10/31 Lake (3) LS (median 10/9). Late south 10/28 Dakota (6, Black Dog Lake) ADS, 10/31 Stearns (5, Albany W.T.P.) PCC, for the second consecutive year a very late individual at the Blue Lake W.T.P, 11/13–15 Scott PEJ, CRM, DWK, and finally 11/25 Hennepin †SLC. | ||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 11 | 34 | High counts 8/18 St. Louis (2,793, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 8/19 Crow Wing (200) JSB, 8/22 Fillmore (100) NBO. Late north 9/6 Lake of the Woods JCC, LS, Pennington JMJ, Roseau JCC, LS, 9/7 Marshall JCC (median 9/15). Late south 9/12 Carver JCy, Nicollet ChH, 9/18 Carver (12) JCy, 9/20 Wright DWK (median 9/28). | ||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 21 | 40 | Early south (median 8/28) 8/3 Sherburne ASc, 8/29 Big Stone HHD, 9/2 Washington (3) TJM. High counts 10/16 Anoka (35) DWK, 10/9 Fillmore (30) NBO, 10/14 Hennepin (30) DWK. Late north 10/19 Cook, Lake DBM, 10/20 Cass DAY (median 10/30). Late south 11/3 Fillmore NBO, 11/5 Carver RBJ, 11/6 Pope, Swift RBJ (median 11/20), | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 20 | 30 | Early south migrants (median 9/17) 9/20 Ramsey REH, 9/25 Steele HHD. High counts 10/3 Crow Wing (18) CKB, 10/20 Carver (18) JCy. | ||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | 5 | All north (median early 10/3) 10/11 St. Louis (Duluth) KRE, 11/7 Lake (Knife River) m.ob, 11/8 Cook (8, Taconite Harbor) JCC, Lake MHe, 11/12, 11/26 St. Louis (15, Hoyt Lakes) NAJ, 11/15 St. Louis (149 in several flocks, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 11/22 St. Louis (40, Floodwood) DWK, 11/28 Aitkin KCR, St. Louis SES, late Nov. Hubbard (Nevis) MAW. | |||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 30 | 48 | Reported from all regions, present both north and south throughout the season. High counts 9/6 St. Louis (3,421, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/8 Blue Earth (300) ChH, 10/24 Hennepin (250) HCT. Seasonal total at H.R.B.O. was a very impressive 17,898 KJB. | ||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 22 | 30 | See summer report for south nesting records and early migrants. High counts 9/4 Cook (100) RBJ, 10/9 Cook (41, including 22 individuals in 1.5 mile stretch of Croftville Rd.) PCC, PHS. | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 31 | 50 | Reported from all regions. | ||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 17 | 31 | Early south reports away from known breeding locations (median 9/3) 8/3 Hennepin TAT, 8/6 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R., Blue Hill Trail) PLJ, 8/9 Anoka (Linwood Lake) DWK, 9/5 Carver (Chaska Lake) JCy. Late north 11/15 Beltrami DPJ, 11/19 Otter Tail fide JMJ, 11/27 Clay RHO (median 11/26). | ||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 4 | 30 | High count 8/30 Carver (7, Carver P.R.) JCy. All north reports 8/1 Cass (2) BAW, 8/5 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/22 Traverse KRE, 8/31 Morrison (3) MJB (median late 9/10). Late south 9/16 Carver JCy, 9/19 Pipestone DBM, Yellow Medicine WCM (median 9/23). | ||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 1 | Only report 11/27 Blue Earth (feeder south of Mankato) ph. †ChH. | |||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 13 | 40 | High counts 9/1 Dakota (9) ADS, 9/5 Carver (6) JCy. Late north 9/29 Traverse DBM, 10/3 St. Louis (Duluth) KRE, 10/5 Traverse CRM, 10/9 Hubbard MAW (median 10/3). Late south 10/13 Blue Earth ChH, 10/17 Carver JCy, Chisago RBJ, 10/19 Hennepin SLC (median 10/14). | ||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 6 | 17 | Early south (median 9/6) 8/23 Fillmore ARW, 8/24 Sherburne PLJ, 9/6 Hennepin PRH. High counts 9/26 Sherburne (5, Sherburne N.W.R., Blue Hill Trail) BAF, 10/24 Blue Earth (4) RMD. Late north 10/19 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/28 Kanabec CAM, 11/17 Hubbard DCH (median 10/23). Late south 10/26 Blue Earth (2) ChH, 10/28 Rice DAT, 10/31 Carver (3) DWK, 11/30 Hennepin SLC. | ||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 7 | 25 | Late north 9/4 Clearwater JCC, 9/7 Marshall JCC, LS, 10/9 – 11/11 Aitkin PEJ (median 10/11). Late south 10/9 Hennepin DWK, 10/11 Big Stone RBJ, Fillmore (Goethite W.M.A.) JWH, 10/17 Hennepin SLC (median 10/12). | ||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 8 | 25 | Late north 9/7 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) JCC, LS, 9/12 Douglas DST, 10/9 Douglas JPE (median 10/12). Late south 10/17 Kandiyohi DPG, 10/25 Hennepin (2) BAF, 11/1 Hennepin (2, Lake Hiawatha and Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF, SLC (median 11/3). | ||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 16 | 43 | High count 9/13 Hennepin (21, Black Dog Nature Preserve S.N.A.) BAF. Late north 9/26 St. Louis ChH, LS, 9/29 Traverse DBM, 10/4 Lake RBW (median 10/27). Late south 11/1 Winona DBz, 11/27 Wright (Montissippi C.P.) MJB (median 11/20). | ||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 10 | 22 | Late north 10/19 Lake DBM, then 11/15–21 Kanabec CAM (median 12/16). Late south 9/26 Winona (4, Prairie Island) JCC, 9/27 Sherburne MHe, 9/28 Olmsted LAV, 10/2 Hennepin SLC (median 12/19). | ||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1 | 2 | Only north report 9/27 St. Louis (Bayfront Park, Duluth) LS, KRE, SLP. All south reports: 8/1 Meeker (Litchfield golf course) DMF, 9/30 Olmsted (Rochester) CCB. | ||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 27 | 51 | Reports from all regions. High count 11/7 Dakota (3,000 at Black Dog Lake) MDu. | ||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 27 | 41 | High counts 10/10 Pennington (200, Thief River Falls) SAS, 9/25 Scott (51, Louisville Swamp) BAF, 10/17 Sibley (51) RMD. Late north 11/1 Douglas JPE, Mille Lacs DWK, St. Louis ABL, 11/9 Cass DAY (median 11/16). See winter report for late migrants and over-wintering birds south. | ||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 3 | 1 | All north (median arrival 10/11) 9/27 Cook (Carlton Peak) CRu, 9/29 Cook (Gunflint Trail) CRu, 10/13 Lake (Knife River) CRu, 10/18 St. Louis †TPW, 11/6 Aitkin KCR, 11/8 Lake (milepost 45, SR 61) PHS. All south reports came from Sand Dunes S.F. in Sherburne county – the sixth consecutive fall at this location! Reports 10/27 – 11/30 ASc, m.ob. A high count of 3 individuals found 11/7 MJB. | ||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 5 | 7 | All north 8/11 Hubbard DCH, Mille Lacs ASc, 8/29 Marshall JMJ, 9/3 Wadena DBM, 9/11 Carlton LAW (median departure 9/14). Late south 8/28 Stearns (2) MJB, 8/29 Anoka (2) DWK, Hennepin MDu, almost 3 weeks prior to the 9/17 median. | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | 1 | 6 | Only north report 9/11 St. Louis PHS (median early 9/3, late 10/3). All south 9/10 Sherburne PLJ, 9/20 Carver JCy, 9/25 Dodge HHD, 10/2 Meeker DMF, 10/3 Dakota SLP, 10/4 Ramsey CRM (median early 9/2, late 10/6). | ||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 11 | 19 | Early south (median 8/10) 8/2 Washington (Wind in the Pines Park) DBM, 8/23 Anoka DWK, 8/25 Sherburne PLJ. High count 9/7 St. Louis (11) PHS. Late north 10/10 Becker, Hubbard HHD, 10/17 Aitkin KCR, St. Louis SMC (median 10/17). Late south 10/10 Ramsey REH, 10/13 Brown (2) BTS, 10/18 Goodhue (2) LEC (median 10/14). | ||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 18 | 21 | Early south (median 9/12) 9/19 Anoka DWK, 9/24 Hennepin SLC, 9/26 Anoka DWK, 10/2 Meeker DMF. High count 10/10 St. Louis (37, S.F. roads 208 and 1551, foraging on roadsides due to snow) SLF. Late north 10/22 St. Louis SLF, 10/24 Polk fide JMJ (median 10/28). Late south 11/6 Hennepin SLC, 11/7 Rice DAT, 11/27 Carver (3) WCM (median 12/12). | ||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 3 | 4 | All north 8/31 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/1 Cass ABi, 9/12 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/11–12 St. Louis (Hoyt Lakes; ties record late north date) †NAJ (median late 9/7). All south 8/1 Meeker DMF, 8/3 Rice TFB, 9/9 Carver JCy, 9/22 Hennepin SLC (median 10/1). | ||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 29 | 50 | High counts 10/31 St. Louis (14,817, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/8 Fillmore (150) NBO, 10/13 Carver (150) JCy. | ||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 18 | 48 | Reported statewide. | ||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 13 | 20 | Early north (median 9/9) 9/14 Cook (3, Grand Marais) EEO, 9/15 Crow Wing (24) JSB. Six American Pipits near New Germany, Carver County, 8/6–8 were ahead of the previous earliest south arrival date by a full month (RLL, RBW, CMB, DWK); then, no new reports until 9/19 Ramsey (3) ELC. High count 9/18 Crow Wing (100) JSB. Late north 10/31 Lake LS, St. Louis ABL, 11/1 Crow Wing, Mille Lacs HHD (median 11/4). Late south 10/27 Ramsey BRL, 11/1 Mower (Brownsdale W.T.P.) DAB, JWH (median 11/5). | ||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 7 | All reports 9/1 St. Louis ABL, 9/3 St. Louis RJS, 9/13 Lake AXH, 9/25 Roseau BSi, 10/5 Cook RBW, 10/14 Cook DMB, 10/20 Aitkin KCR, 10/25 St. Louis BMn, 10/31 St. Louis ABL, 11/6 Hubbard DCH, 11/21 Itasca EEO, 11/27 St. Louis SLF. | |||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | 5 | All reports: 11/1 Cook LS, KRE, DBM, 11/7 Cook CRM, Lake SIv, St. Louis ABL, 11/10 St. Louis PLJ, 11/21 Cass BAW, 11/23 Lake MHe, 11/27 Itasca DPG. | |||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 13 | 35 | Reported from all regions. | ||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 19 | 26 | Reported north throughout the season. Early south (median 8/27) 8/2 Dodge LS, 8/27 Chisago MHe, 8/30 Le Sueur JWH, 9/5 Wright HCT. Record high count of 829 in Cook on 4 Oct, followed by 757 in Lake on 5 Oct (most moving northeast), and then a new record of 2,035 in St. Louis 12 October (most southbound) CRu. Also impressive were 845 in St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) 10/19 KJB. | ||
| Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | 7 | Very few reports, all confined to the north. Early north (median 10/15) 11/5 Polk SAu, 11/7 St. Louis ABL, 11/8 Cook (200, season high count) KRE, m.ob., 11/22 Cass (100) DAY, Polk SAu, St. Louis (35) DWK. | |||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 7 | 1 | North reports starting 8/19 St. Louis MLH, 8/27 Mille Lacs RBJ, DAC, 9/12 Carlton DPG, then reports increase starting in late October. Only south report 11/29 Sherburne †NAW. Season high count 11/7 Lake (40) KRE. | ||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 5 | Early north 8/25 St. Louis ABL, 9/6 Cook JEB, JWH, 9/22 Cook (13) LBF. Also found in Aitkin, Cass and Lake. High counts 11/8 St. Louis (463, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/7 St. Louis (18) JCC. | |||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 13 | 13 | Reported throughout the season north. Early south reports 8/5 Rice TFB, 8/21 Stearns DAC, RBJ, 9/26 Meeker PRH. South reports more frequent beginning in mid-October, though high count was only a paltry 5. | ||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 27 | 51 | Reported statewide. | ||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | 9 | 17 | Early north (median 9/13) 9/14 Lake CRu, St. Louis NLM, 9/15 St. Louis PHS, 9/19 Cass BAW. Early south (median 9/24) 10/4 Cottonwood DBM, McLeod DWK, Steele JWH, 10/10 Meeker DMF. Late north 11/2 Aitkin KCR, Cook PLJ, 11/8 Cook SIv, LS, CRM, 11/15 Clay RHO. There were also reports of this species north for the winter and many south (see winter report). Season high counts 11/15 Clay (2,000) RHO, 10/5 St. Louis (383) PHS, 10/8 St. Louis (350) PHS. | ||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | No reports. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | Only reports 10/3–4 St. Louis (40th Ave. West, Duluth) PHS, 10/1 St. Louis (Lakeview Cemetery, Duluth Twp.) JCG. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | 14 | 15 | Early north (median 10/5) 9/28 Lake of the Woods BSi, 10/10 St. Louis DWK, 10/16 Roseau TFo, 10/17 St. Louis SMC, 10/21 Cass BAW. Early south (median 10/17) 10/22 Kandiyohi DPG, 10/24 Brown BTS, Kandiyohi JoS, 10/25 Carver DWK. Season high counts 11/28 Todd (2,000) JPE, 11/28 Douglas (1,600) JPE. | ||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 3 | A paltry showing of only four south reports: 8/1 Meeker DMF, Sherburne PLJ, 8/4 Carver JCy, 10/7 Sherburne ph. DPG. | |||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 7 | No north reports. Late south 8/11 Sherburne LS, 8/16 Sibley HHD, 8/24 Anoka DPG, 8/27 Sherburne ASc, 9/19 Meeker DMF (median south 8/29). | |||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 25 | 44 | Late north 10/19 St. Louis ASc, 10/31 Lake LS, 11/1 Cass MRN, 11/21 Kanabec CAM (median 11/4). Late south 10/25 Ramsey MKK, 10/27 Blue Earth ChH, 11/1 Steele DAB, JWH, 11/2 Blue Earth ChH (median 11/10). Most reports of this species ceased after the third week in October. | ||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 10 | 17 | Late north 10/8 St. Louis PHS, 10/11 Pennington JMJ, 10/19 St. Louis ASc (median 10/16). Late south 10/8 Pope RBJ, 10/11 Yellow Medicine JCC, 10/16 Renville JoS, Yellow Medicine LS, 10/17 Jackson JEB (median 10/14). | ||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 2 | 32 | Season high count 9/6 Carver (20) JCy. Only north reports 8/5–11 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/19 Mille Lacs ASc and an unexpected individual 10/19 St. Louis PHS (median 10/20). Late south 10/13 Hennepin CMB, 10/14–16 Carver JCy, 10/17 Hennepin CRM, Jackson JEB, 10/18 Lac qui Parle HCT, Scott (7) BAF (median 10/26). | ||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | 21 | 33 | Early north (median 9/20) 9/23 St. Louis PHS, 9/29 Cass ABi, 10/1 Morrison HHD. Early south (median 9/19) 9/23 Sherburne ASc, 9/25 Carver JCy, 9/29 Hennepin DWK, SLC. Late north 10/29 Clay RHO, 10/31 Carlton LAW, 11/7 St. Louis BMn, 11/28 Todd MDN (median 12/15). Late south 11/14 Blue Earth ChH, 11/21 Carver JCy, Hennepin DWK, 11/28 Hennepin SLC (median 12/20). New fall record high count 10/17 Chisago (95) RBJ. Other season high counts 10/16 Chisago (30) MJB, 10/19 Fillmore (30) NBO. | ||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | 17 | 31 | Early north (median 9/25) 9/29 Cass ABi, 10/9 Cook PCC, PHS, 10/10 St. Louis DWK, Wadena HHD. Early south (median 9/30) 9/28 Ramsey REH, 10/7 Sherburne PLJ, 10/9 Carver JCy, 10/10 Meeker DMF. | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 28 | 40 | Early south (median 9/9) 8/29 Hennepin MDu, 9/1 Ramsey REH, 9/2 Sherburne ASc. Season high counts 10/9 Cook (133) PCC, PHS, 10/30 Anoka (128) CKB. Otherwise reported throughout the state and the season. | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 16 | 26 | Early north (median 9/10) 9/15 Cook CRu, 9/19 Cass BAW, 9/23 Aitkin KCR. Early south (median 9/16) 9/25 Hennepin BAF, 9/26 Sherburne BAF, 9/29 Hennepin DWK, Ramsey REH. Late north 10/19 Cook DBM, St. Louis ASc, PHS, 10/20 Crow Wing JSB, 10/22 St. Louis SLF (median 11/14). Late south 10/28 Dakota ADS, 10/29 Blue Earth ChH, 10/31 Olmsted JWH (median 12/13). Season high counts 10/8 St. Louis (46) PHS, 10/19 St. Louis (13) PHS. Bulk of reports for this species occur from the last week of September through the third week of October. | ||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | 16 | 23 | Early north (median 9/16) 9/23 St. Louis PHS, 9/26 Carlton RBW, 9/27 St. Louis SLP, LS. Early south (median 9/22) 9/28 Anoka REH, Nicollet RMD, 9/30 Mower RBJ, Steele RBJ. Late north 10/20 St. Louis PHS, 10/24 Polk SAu, 11/13 Aitkin KCR (median 12/16). Late south 10/22 Yellow Medicine DMF, 10/23 Scott ChG, 10/25 Lac qui Parle (6) FAE, 11/7 Carver JCy (median 12/19). Bulk of reports for this species occur from the last week of September through the third week of October. | ||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 23 | 40 | Early south 9/9 Hennepin SLC. New fall record high count 9/29 St. Louis (347) PHS. Other season high counts 10/17 Chisago (95) RBJ, 9/26 Sherburne (64) BAF. Late north 11/1 Douglas JPE, 11/12 Polk SAu, 11/27 Clay RHO (median 12/21). Late south 11/18 Hennepin SLC, 11/24 Blue Earth ChH, 11/27 Olmsted JWH (median 12/16). | ||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 11 | 35 | Late north 10/9 Cook PCC, PHS, Douglas JPE, Lake PCC, PHS, Otter Tail CRM, 10/10 Wilkin CRM, 10/12 St. Louis JCG, 10/18 Cass DAY (median 10/20). Late south 10/16 Carver JCy, Mower RBJ, Yellow Medicine LS, 10/17 Chippewa LS, Jackson JEB, Swift LS, 10/18 Blue Earth DAB, JWH, Lac qui Parle LS (median 10/27). | ||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 7 | 9 | Six north reports in August, then only 10/9 Otter Tail SLP, DDo, CRM (median 10/4). Late south 10/8 Pope RBJ, 10/8–10 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) SLC, 10/11 Big Stone RBJ, EEO, 10/15 Blue Earth ChH, 10/20 Rice TFB (median 10/18). Season high counts 8/8 Marshall (6, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, 9/24 Pope (6) RBJ, 10/4 Nobles (6) BTS. | ||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 3 | 2 | All north reports: 10/8 St. Louis PHS, 10/9 Douglas †JPE, Otter Tail SLP, DDo, CRM. All south reports: 9/26 Brown (Wood Lake W.M.A.) BTS, 9/27 Rice (River Bend N.C.) DAB, FVS, JWH. | ||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 1 | 2 | All reports 8/17 Carver (Rapids Lake Unit, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) MJB, 9/19 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/26 Brown BTS. | ||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 20 | 32 | Late north 10/17 Cook MHe, HHD, Wadena JEB, 10/18 St. Louis SCZ, 10/19 Cook DBM, St. Louis PHS, 11/12 Roseau TFo (median 11/2). Late south 10/17 Jackson JEB, Swift DPG, LS, 10/18 Lac qui Parle LS, 10/28 Hennepin SLC (median 11/5). Season high count 8/8 Marshall (43) PHS. | ||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 22 | 50 | Reported in all regions throughout the season, though only a few reports after the first week in November. Season high counts 10/16 Chisago (40) MJB, 9/26 Sherburne (34) BAF. | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 12 | 29 | Early south (median 8/31) 8/21 Sherburne ASc, 9/6 Sherburne BAF, 9/7 Carver RBJ. Late north 10/15 St. Louis MJB, 10/19 St. Louis PHS, 10/24 Polk fide JMJ (median 10/22). Late south 10/24 Anoka DWK, 10/28 Hennepin ADS, 10/30 Hennepin SLC, 10/31 Carver JCy (median 11/9). | ||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 18 | 35 | Late north 10/18 Carlton LAW, 10/19 St. Louis PHS, 10/22 St. Louis SLF, 10/31 Lake LS (median 10/30). Late south 11/7 Carver JCy, 11/21–29 BAF, 11/30 Hennepin SLC (median 12/8). Season high count 10/16 Chisago (70, Osceola bottomlands) MJB. | ||
| Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) | No reports. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 3 | 12 | Only north reports 9/21 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/15 Otter Tail ARo and one individual that over-wintered 11/30+ Cook ph. BLV (see winter report). Late south 10/4 Scott BAF, 10/7 Sherburne DPG, 10/13 Dakota SLP, 10/19 McLeod PRH (median 11/10). Season high counts 9/19 Yellow Medicine (5) WCM, 9/26 Sherburne (5) BAF. | ||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | 1 | Birds first found in late May were reported from Hyland P.R. in Hennepin until 8/8, including a juvenile on 8/5 †SLC, DWK. | |||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 6 | 14 | Late north 10/5 Traverse CRM, 10/14 St. Louis KRE (median 10/8). Late south 9/6 Sibley WCM, 9/10 Sherburne DPG, 9/12 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle PHS (median 10/25). Almost all reports were from the western half of the state. | ||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 7 | 17 | Late north 9/7 Marshall JCC, KRE, 9/11 St. Louis ABL, 9/26 St. Louis KRE, LS, 10/3 St. Louis PHS (median 9/20). Late south 9/12 Big Stone, Lac qui Parle PHS, Le Sueur ChH, Nicollet RMD, ChH, 9/14 Murray JEB, 9/19 Scott BAF, 9/23 Hennepin SLC, 9/27 Steele JWH (median 9/30). | ||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 2 | 13 | Only north reports: 9/19 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/13 Cass DAY. Late south 9/27 Sherburne MHe, 10/15 Blue Earth ChH, 10/16–17 Carver JCy, 10/18 Hennepin (calling) SLC (median 10/29). | ||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 7 | 18 | Late north 10/10 Wilkin CRM, 10/19 Otter Tail DST, 11/1 Otter Tail TSS, 11/12 St. Louis SLF (median 11/8). Late south 10/16 Mower RBJ, Yellow Medicine LS, 10/17 Jackson JEB, 10/18 Lac qui Parle and Swift LS (median 11/3). | ||
| Sturnella meadowlark (Sturnella sp.) | Likely Eastern Meadowlark wisely left unidentified 10/9 Carver JCy. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 2 | 10 | All north 8/20 St. Louis JCG, 8/22 Traverse KRE. Late south 8/11 Stearns MJB, 8/13 Rock KRo, 8/14 Dakota JLO, 8/20 Kandiyohi JoS (median 8/27). | ||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 11 | 24 | Late north 9/5 Morrison DFN, 9/7 Pennington JMJ, Polk BDF, Wadena PJB (median 9/14). Late south 9/10 Chisago RBJ, 9/11 Ramsey REH, 9/13 Hennepin SLC, 9/22 Hennepin DWK (median 9/23). | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 29 | 47 | Seen throughout the state and into the winter (mainly south, see winter report). Late north 11/28 Douglas JPE. | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 7 | 27 | Late north 9/5 Roseau JCC, LS, 9/7 Wadena PJB, 9/12 Otter Tail DST, 10/5 Traverse CRM (median 9/30). Late south 10/17 Chippewa LS, Chisago RBJ, 11/1 Freeborn DAB, JWH, Steele DAB, JWH, 11/25 Blue Earth ChH. | ||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | 12 | 24 | Early north (median 9/17) 9/26 Mille Lacs ASc, St. Louis ABL, 10/5 Cook RBW. Early south (median 9/21) 9/27 Sherburne MHe, 10/3 Dakota BAF, 10/8 Nicollet RMD, Ramsey EEO. Season high counts 10/19 St. Louis (1,447, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/16 Chisago (500) MJB, 10/8 Ramsey (200) EEO. Late north 11/20 Cass EEO, 11/25 Otter Tail DST, 11/28 Douglas JPE, Todd JPE (median 12/6). Late south 11/23 Waseca CRM, 11/25 Blue Earth ChH, 11/26 Hennepin ABL (median 12/15), but see winter report for over-wintering records. | ||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 11 | 14 | Season high counts 11/22 Waseca (400) DAB, 11/14 Pope (300) MJB. Late north 10/10 Wilkin CRM, 10/18 Douglas JPE, 11/19–20 Cass EEO (median 11/7). Late south 11/21 Dakota JLO, Hennepin HCT, 11/22 Waseca DAB, JWH, 11/25 Blue Earth ChH (median 11/11). | ||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 24 | 45 | Reported throughout the state in all regions. See winter report for over-wintering records. | ||
| Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 2 | Only reports 8/10 Jackson CRM, 8/11 Cottonwood (Windom) DoM. | |||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 16 | 21 | High count 9/19 Anoka (10, Linwood Lake) DWK. Late north 9/26 Carlton LAW, 9/29 St. Louis PLJ, 10/16 Roseau TFo (median 9/26). Late south 9/27 Carver (3) JCC, 9/29 Brown BTS, 10/2 Hennepin DWK, 11/28 – 12/2 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave.) †SLC (median 10/11). | ||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 1 | Only one report: 8/2 Washington DBM. | |||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 5 | 17 | Early south (median 8/7) 8/1 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF, 8/15 Rice TFB, 8/20 Hennepin SLC, 8/22 Blue Earth ChH, Hennepin (2) BAF. High counts 9/7 St. Louis (6) PHS, 9/12 St. Louis (6) MDu. Late north 9/14 St. Louis ABL, 10/1 St. Louis SLF, 10/3 St. Louis PHS (median 9/28). Late south 9/26 Hennepin DWK, Wabasha JCC, 9/28 Dakota (2) ADS, 10/3 Hennepin BAF, 10/4 Hennepin SLC (median 10/3). | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 10 | 20 | High count 8/27 Mille Lacs (20) RBJ, DAC. Late north 9/11 Mille Lacs RBJ, St. Louis PHS, 9/12 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/17 Aitkin HHD (median 9/8). Late south 9/19 Anoka DWK, 9/20 Scott BAF, 9/23 Dakota SLP, 9/24 Hennepin SLC (median 9/21). Female “Lawrence's Warbler” 9/14 Anoka DWK. | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 11 | Reported as far north as Chisago, Sherburne. September reports 9/4 Carver (3) JCy, Chisago DPG, Dakota RBW, Houston NBO, 9/7 Scott HHD, 9/11 Carver JCy (median 9/11). | |||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 18 | 34 | High count 9/7 St. Louis (10) PHS. Late north 9/22 Lake EEO, Mille Lacs ASc, 9/25 Kanabec RBW, 9/26 Crow Wing (3) JSB (median 10/1). Late south 9/26 Hennepin SLC, 9/27 Carver (2) JCy, Dakota ADS, then no further reports until 10/25 Rice TFB, three weeks after the 10/4 median. | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 2 | Only two reports. The first was a migrant found 8/2 in Washington at Wind in the Pines Park, DBM. The second was an extremely late individual discovered by RHi on the Bluff Trail, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Hennepin on 10/27. This exceeded the previous late date by over one month; the bird remained until 11/1 †BAF, SLC, m.ob. | |||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 23 | 33 | After one late July record (see summer report), no additional south reports until 8/6 Hennepin ALD, 8/9 Anoka (3) DWK, Hennepin BAF (median 7/17). High count 9/23 Anoka (60) DWK. Late north 9/17 Carlton HHD, 10/5 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/8 St. Louis (Bear Island Lake) †SLF (median 10/17). Late south 10/17 Carver JCy, 10/26 Hennepin SLC, 10/27 Hennepin BAF (median 10/15). | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | 17 | 36 | Early north (median 8/20) 9/4 St. Louis (B.W.C.A.W.) RJS, 9/7 St. Louis PHS. Early south (median 8/26) 8/26 Ramsey (3) DDo, 9/1 Fillmore ARW, 9/6 Carver JCy, Hennepin PRH. High count 10/17 Hennepin (25, Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis) MDu. Late north 11/1 Cook LS, Crow Wing HHD, then two separate stragglers 11/5 St. Louis (near Virgina) SLF, (40th Ave. W., Duluth) KJB (median 10/22). Late south 11/3 Hennepin RBJ, 11/5 Carver JCy, RBJ (median 10/25). | ||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 22 | 36 | Early south migrants (median 7/30) 8/1 Carver (Rapids Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy, 8/11 Jackson CRM, 8/12 Lyon RJS. High counts 9/7 St. Louis (42) PHS CRu, 9/23 Anoka (40) DWK. Late north 11/5 St. Louis (Duluth – tied previous late date) KRE, 11/13 St. Louis (Park Point, record-late date) ph. KJB (median 10/21). Late south 10/30 Hennepin BRL, 10/31 Hennepin DWK, Olmsted JWH, 11/3 Hennepin SLC (median 10/22). | ||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 3 | 8 | Only north reports: 8/4 Roseau TFo, 9/12 Carlton DPG, Mille Lacs ASc. Early south 8/26 Brown (Flandrau S.P.) BTS, 8/28 Anoka DPG, 8/29 Anoka DWK. Late south 9/13 Dodge DBM, 9/18 Carver JCy, Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) BAF. | ||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 6 | 12 | Late north 9/7 Cook JEB, JWH, Marshall JCC, St. Louis PHS, 9/10–11 St. Louis PHS, MDu (median 9/14). South reports of likely over-summering birds in Sherburne 8/3 PLJ, 8/10 ASc. Presumed early south migrants 8/4 Hennepin CMB, 8/10 Hennepin SLC, 8/21 Olmsted LAV, 8/22 Brown RMD (median 8/16). Late south 9/5 Anoka DWK, 9/13 Dodge DBM, 9/24 Hennepin SLC (median 9/29). | ||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | No reports. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 18 | 39 | High counts 9/7 St. Louis (21) PHS, 9/12 Carver (12) JCy. Late north 9/24 Cook EEO, 9/26–27 Itasca EEO, 10/9 Aitkin PEJ (median 10/13). Late south 10/25 – 11/29 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BAF, 11/28 Freeborn DAB, JWH (median 10/23). Also see winter report. | ||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 3 | Reported from its normal range in Murphy-Hanrehan P.R. 8/29 – 9/22 Dakota and Scott BAF, SLP. A season total of 30 breeding territories were found here by BAF. Only other report 9/7 Carver (Seminary Fen S.N.A.) RBJ. | |||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 27 | 36 | High counts 9/7 St. Louis (71, third-highest fall count.) PHS CRu, 9/12 St. Louis (30, Park Point) MDu, 9/11 St. Louis (26) PHS. Late north 9/21 Clay RHO, 9/26 Crow Wing (2) JSB, 10/15 St. Louis MJB (median 10/6). All south October reports came from Hennepin, 10/2, 10/3 (Westwood Hills N.C.) DWK, and a late-lingering female 10/31 – 11/2 (Bluff Trail, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BRL, †SLC, m.ob. (median 10/10). | ||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 6 | 4 | All south 8/30 Dakota DDo, 9/16 Carver JCy, 9/18 Meeker DMF, 9/26 Anoka DWK (median early 8/21, late 9/28). Late north 9/29 Crow Wing JSB, Lake (Knife River) KRE, 10/24 Crow Wing (Mille Lacs Lake at Garrison) PHS (median 10/27). | ||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 3 | All reports 8/3 Rice TFB, Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) ASc, 8/23 Dakota (2) LEC, SWe, 9/2 Rice TFB (median 8/29). | |||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 5 | 16 | Early south (median 8/18) 8/22 Goodhue LEC, 8/29 Anoka DWK, 8/30 Washington DFN. High count 9/7 St. Louis (14, second highest fall count) PHS CRu. Late north 9/12 Mille Lacs ASc, St. Louis (2) MDu, 9/14 St. Louis CRM, followed nearly two months later by record-late individuals 11/12–13 Lake CRu, ph. KJB (median 9/27). Late south 9/28 Rice LEC, 10/3 Dakota (Black Dog Lake) BAF, Hennepin SLC (median 9/28). | ||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 11 | 28 | Early south (median 8/14) 8/26 Ramsey JWH, 8/27 Dakota HHD, Hennepin SLC, 8/28 Washington LS. High count 9/12 St. Louis (15, Park Point) MDu. Late north 9/23 Carlton LAW, 9/27 St. Louis SLP, 10/10 St. Louis DOK (median 10/1). Late south 10/11 Fillmore NBO, 10/16 Carver JCy, 10/20 Sherburne (Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ (median 10/6). | ||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 4 | 20 | Early south (median 8/19) 8/23 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy, Goodhue SWe, 8/29 Carver (Rapids Lake) JCy, McLeod PRH. High counts 9/22 Dakota (6) ADS, 9/23 Anoka (5) DWK. Late north 9/12 Carlton DPG, Mille Lacs ASc, St. Louis PRH, 9/22 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/24 Carlton LAW (median 9/28). Late south 9/28 Dakota ADS, 10/2 Hennepin SLC, 10/10 Dakota KRo (median 10/1). | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 12 | 23 | Early south (median 8/9) 8/21 Swift KRE, 8/23 Anoka DWK, Dakota LS. High count 8/29 Anoka (6) DWK. Late north Mille Lacs ASc, St. Louis PRH, 9/14 St. Louis CRM (median 9/20). Late south 9/21 Rice TFB, 9/22 Hennepin SLC, 9/23 Carver (2) JCy, 9/25 Steele HHD (median 9/25). | ||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 16 | 28 | High count 9/7 St. Louis (36, second highest fall count) PHS CRu. Late north 9/12 St. Louis MDu, 9/13 Lake JWL, 9/14 St. Louis CRM (median 9/25). Late south 9/18 Carver (2) JCy, 9/19 Pipestone DBM, 9/24 Pope RBJ, 9/27 Hennepin SLC (median 9/29). | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 20 | 28 | High count 8/23 Anoka (12, Linwood Lake) DWK. Late north 9/22 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/26 Crow Wing (2) JSB, Kanabec RBW (median 9/27). Late south 9/26 Carver JCy, 9/28 Fillmore NBO, 10/4 Hennepin SLC (median 10/1). | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 5 | 11 | Early north (median 8/25) 8/29 Marshall JMJ, 9/4 Cook RBJ, St. Louis RJS. Early south (median 8/20) 8/24 Winona ASM, 8/27 Dakota LMS, Sherburne PLJ. High count 9/12 St. Louis (5) MDu. Late north 9/14 St. Louis CRM, 9/15 Lake CRM, three weeks ahead of the 10/7 median. Late south 9/25 Dodge, Steele HHD, 9/26 Carver JCy (median 9/29). | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 2 | 5 | All south 8/18 Anoka REH, 8/29 Anoka DWK, 9/19 Anoka DWK, 9/20 Anoka (hatch-year male banded) RLR, Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF, 9/23 Lac qui Parle (Boyd) FAE, 9/24 Ramsey BRL, 9/26 Anoka (2) DWK, 10/20 Rice (hatch-year male banded) ph. DAT, 10/25 Rice TFB (median early 9/2, late 10/6). All north 8/30 Carlton LAW, 9/11 St. Louis (female at Park Point Recreation Area, Duluth) PHS (median late 9/28). | ||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 13 | 22 | Early south (median 8/25) 8/23 Steele (5) NFT, 9/1 Dakota CRM, 9/18 Dakota (2) BAF, Meeker DMF. High count 9/28 St. Louis (102, Park Point, Duluth) PHS. Late north 10/19 St. Louis PHS, 10/22 St. Louis SLF, 10/26 Carlton LAW (median 10/24). Late south 10/19 Hennepin DDo, 10/24 Hennepin PEJ, DFN, Ramsey SLP, 10/30 Hennepin BRL, 11/1 Hennepin SLC (median 10/18). | ||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 10 | 11 | Late north 9/16 Carlton LAW, 9/17 Carlton HHD, 9/19 Crow Wing JSB, 9/29 Crow Wing JSB (median 10/2). Late south 9/9 Anoka DPG, 9/12 Ramsey REH, 9/19 Ramsey REH, then two months later 11/19 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) †SLC (median 9/23). | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 27 | 42 | Early south (median 8/21) 8/6 Hennepin (juv.) SLC, 8/28 Washington LS, 8/29 Anoka DWK, 9/1 Dakota CRM, Goodhue LEC. High counts 9/24 St. Louis (819, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/9 Fillmore (75, on Harmony-Preston Trail) NBO, 9/7 St. Louis (70) PHS. “Audubon's” race found 11/12 Lake CRu. Late north 11/1 Kanabec CAM, 11/21 St. Louis SCZ (median 11/23). Late south 11/15 Carver JCy, 11/27 Washington BRL, Wright (2, Montissippi C.P.) MJB. | ||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 10 | 18 | Early south (median 8/20) 8/26 Carver JCy, 8/29 Anoka DWK, Carver (2) JCy, Houston RBJ, DAC, Meeker DMF. Late north 9/19 Lake EEO, 9/26 Kanabec RBW, 10/5 Cook RBW (median 9/29). Late south 9/25 Dodge, Rice, Steele, Waseca HHD, 9/26 Anoka DWK, Carver JCy, 9/27 Hennepin SLC, 10/19 Hennepin NAJ (median 10/4). | ||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 11 | 24 | Early south (median 8/12) 8/21 Meeker DMF, 8/22 Pope HHD, 8/23 Dakota LS, BAF, 8/24 Sherburne ASc. Late north 9/6 Roseau JCC, 9/10 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/11 St. Louis PHS (median 9/15). Late south 9/15 Fillmore DBM, Hennepin SLC, Steele RBW, 9/16 Carver JCy, 9/19 Yellow Medicine WCM, 9/20 DWK (median 9/22). | ||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 11 | 25 | Early south (median 8/15) 8/26 Hennepin SLC, Ramsey JWH, 8/27 Blue Earth ChH, Chisago MHe, Ramsey HHD, 8/28 McLeod PRH, Washington LS. Season high count 9/12 Carver (7) JCy. Late north 9/12 Mille Lacs ASc, St. Louis PRH, MDu, 9/13 Lake JWL, St. Louis CRM, 9/19–22 Mille Lacs ASc (median 9/22). Late south 9/20 Ramsey LS, Wright DWK, 9/21 Rice TFB, 9/26 Carver JCy, 9/27 Hennepin SLC (median 9/27). | ||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 1 | 1 | All reports: 11/21 Otter Tail (near Fergus Falls) ph. SJa, 11/29 Hennepin (St. Louis Park) ph. CBa. | ||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 8 | 17 | Late north (median 9/20) 9/3 Wadena DBM, 9/4 Clearwater JCC, 9/13 Carlton LAW, 9/24 St. Louis NAJ. Late south 9/15 Fillmore DBM, 9/22 Dakota ADS, 9/30 Hennepin SLC, 10/3 Hennepin BAF (median 10/1). | ||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 15 | 43 | Reported widely as far north as Cass; also found in Pennington and Roseau. | ||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 18 | 29 | Late north 9/12 Marshall JMJ, 9/14 Cook EEO, St. Louis CRM, 9/21 Otter Tail ARo, followed by 11/11 – 12/21 Beltrami ph. DPJ. Late south 9/25 Dodge HHD, 9/26 Hennepin SLC, 10/4 Carver JCy, Hennepin DWK, 10/17 Hennepin MDu (median 10/15). Season high counts 8/31 Crow Wing (24) JSB, 9/18 Carver (24) JCy. | ||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 4 | All reports: 8/1–11 Nobles (Leota Twp., adult feeding young) NED, 8/5–16 Lyon (confirmed nesting near Marshall) RJS, m.ob., 8/6–26 Pipestone (Osborne Twp.) NED, 8/13 Rock KRo, 8/15 Nobles BTS. | |||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 6 | 26 | Very few reports north with the latest 9/11 St. Louis ABL, 10/27 St. Louis KJB (median 9/23). Late south 9/12 Carver JCy, Le Sueur and Nicollet ChH, 9/19 Hennepin CRM, 10/10 Carver JCy, 10/14 Hennepin SLC (median 10/9). | ||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 3 | All reports 8/1 Meeker DMF, 8/9 Blue Earth ChH, 9/19 Pipestone DBM. | |||