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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1967-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1967 Ronald L. Huber |
March was extremely cold but we still Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 4-8 Hennepin
exl?erienced some unusually early duck
arn~al dates. The bleak beginnings of migratiOn
gave way to a sudden short warm
spell the last few days of March when
tempertures soared to 78 degrees (or
warmer ?) and some astonishingly early
dates were gleaned for some species of
migrants. Hibernating butterflies such as
the Mourning Cloak and the Hop Merchant
came out to bask and Earl Kopischke
noted the first signs of vertebrate
hibernators awakening : Eastern Chipmunk,
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
and Leopard Frogs became active from
March 24 onward. April did a turnabout
with more cold weather (four degrees below
normal at Fargo!) thereby producing
a noticeable gap in the migration before
the later migrants finally arrived. May,
too, was very cold (six degrees below normal
at Fargo!). On May 6, Avifauna!
C~ub members noted honeybee activity in
Ntcollet County, but no other insects.
May 7, we found Dutchman's Britches in full bloom in Winona County and on May 17 the Trilliums were in bloom in southern Pine County. In spite of the colder than normal weather in May, a number of unusual southern species turned up in our state and apparently some of our surrounding states as well.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 3-22 Nobles Co., 6, HSH, MSB; 3-25 Lac qui Parle Co., 9, JAH; 4-8 (EHH) and 4-15 (DB) Lac qui Parle Co. Blue-Snow Goose: early 3-22 Nobles Co., enormous numbers, some estimates running to 50,000 birds, HSH, MSB; 3-25 Lac qui Parle Co., 20, JAH; 3-29 Seams Co., RPR and Olmsted Co., CMI, JPF; late 5-17 Wabasha Co., DGM, Marshall Co., A WR and Stearns Co., RPR; 5-20 Carver Co., RBJ; 5-23 Lake Co., JGH. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | early 3-19 Clay Co., 50, LWJ; 3-21 Traverse Co., 30, JAH; 3-23 Watowan Co., EDK. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | early 3-5 Stearns Co., 1, EMB (almost certainly the same bird that overwintered there); 3-19 Wabasha Co., RJC; 3-27 St. Cloud area, 2, fide BOT; 3-29 Wabasha Co., 50, DGM; 3-30 Stevens Co., JAH; late 5-6 Marshall Co., AWR, St. Louis Co., VFB, NJH, Cook Co., MOP; 5-13 Reservation River, Cook Co., LC. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | early 3-8 Wright Co., EC; 3-12 Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS; 3-15 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-19 Olmsted Co., MHM. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | early 3-26 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-28 Dakota Co., 15, ACR; many reports by 3-31. | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 4-9 to 4-11 Eggleston, Goodhue Co., 1 ad male hybrid with Blue-winged Teal, EMB, HFH, ELC, RLH, many others; 5-6 New Sweden, Nicollet Co., ad male, DB, BT, EHH. ; | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | early 3-25 Lac qui Parle, JAH, Hennepin, RBJ, Wabasha, DGM and Dakota, EMB Co's.; many reports by 3-31. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | early 3-21 Rice Co., OAR and Hennepin Co., RBJ; 3-29 Nobles Co., 35, HSH and Marshall Co., A WR. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | early 3-22 Nobles Co., MSB; 3-23 Rice Co., OAR; 3-25 Lac qui Parle and Traverse Co's., JAH and Hennepin Co., RBJ. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | early 3-1 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-5 Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS; 3-19 Olmsted Co., RIC; 3-21 Ramsey Co., ACR; 3-30 Aitkin Co., CEP. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | early 3-22 Nobles Co., MSB; 3-23 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 3-24 Hennepin Co. RBJ and Stevens Co., 30, JAH. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | early 3-28 Dakota Co., ACR, BL; 3-29 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 3-30 Aitkin Co., 12, CEP; 3-31 Clay Co., LWJ and Nobles Co., 125, HSH. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | early 3-20 Rice Co., OAR; 3-22 Wabasha Co., DGM; 3-25 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | early 3-4 Nobles Co., 8, HSH; 3-7 Goodhue Co., 2, FN/ MAS (these may be the two earliest dates on record?); next records 3-19 Rice (OAR), Olmsted (RJC) and Dakota (EMB) Co's. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | early 3-4 Nobles Co., HSH; 3-10 Wabasha Co., DGM; 3-15 Dakota Co., EMB. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | early 4-1 Carver Co., EST; 4-2 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 4-15 Swift Co., JAH; 4-18 Washington Co., DS; late 5-21 Washington Co., DS; 5-23 Stearns Co., RPR; 5-28 Duluth, HFH and Lake Co., RBJ. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | early 3-4 Nobles Co., HSH; 3-8 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-10 Wabasha Co., DGM. | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 3-4 Virginia, St. Louis Co., 1 male, overwintered, EHH. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 5-27 Lake Co., 1, RBJ, JCG, RLH. Common Scoter: 5-27 Lake Co., 1, RBJ, RLH, JCG; 6-2 St. Louis Co., 4, BL. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 5-15 Marshall Co., 3, AWR; 5-27 Lake Co., 1, RBJ; 5-30 Cook Co., EMB. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | latest 4-24 Cook Co., 10, RLG; 5-28 Cook Co., 7, RBJ. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | early 3-1 Dakota Co., 2, EMB (wintering ?); next 3-22 Ramsey Co., BL; 3-23 Nobles Co., 8, HSH; 3-24 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC; 3-25 Rice Co., OAR; lastest 5-24 Washington Co., DS; 5-27 Duluth, ME; 5-31 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA. | ||||
| Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | 3-8 and 3-12 NSP Blackdog Plant, Dakota Co., 1 male, EMB; 4-12 Chisholm, St. Louis Co., 1 male, FVS. (See Notes of Interest) | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | early 3-18 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 3-21 Wabasha Co., DGM; 3-23 Rice Co., OAR. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | early 3-7 Wabasha Co., 8, FN/ MAS; 3-8 Wabasha Co., 36, VL; 3-10 Wabasha Co., 18, DGM; 3-18 Goodhue Co., 35, EMB, Nobles Co., 4, HSH and Hennepin Co., 4, RBJ. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | early 3-22 Wabasha Co., 4, DGM; 3-24 Rice Co., OAR; 3-26 Anoka Co. fide BOT; one northerly record in March: 3-31 Duluth, 6, LTM. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | early 3-27 Ramsey Co., BL; 3-29 Rice Co., OAR; 3-21 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF and Watonwan Co., EDK. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 5-21 Clay Co., 3 miles SE of Felton, 1 ad male and 1 ad female seen together at the virgin prairie spot where the Chestnut-collared Longspurs usually nest, RLH, HEH; clean, crisp plumage; both ran swiftly when pursued; presumed to be a mated pair; successfully introduced by conservation forces in northeastern South Dakota and also also introduced by sportsmen's clubs near Dilworth, a few miles to the south of Felton. Observers in the westernmost counties should keep an eye open for this one. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 4-16 Beltrami Co., 4, MG; 5-17 St. Louis Co., 1 male, LTM. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 3-4 (3), 3-8 (6), 3-23 (7) Marshall Co., A WR; 3-25 Lakeof- the Woods Co., BL; occasionally throughout March, Aitkin Co., CEP; 4-9 Beltrami Co., 4, MG· A ril-Ma St. Louis Co., 6, VFB-ate April, Col eg -Mt ~~;~hite: throughout March, Wabas~~.n Co., 1 to 5 birds, DGM; 4-3 Wabasha ttffJL Co., 4, DGM. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 4-9 Wilkin Co., 9, EHH; 5-20 Becker Co., 1, DB. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | March, Nobles Co., HSH; 3-1 (8), 3-12 (4) Dakota Co., EMB; 3-25 Dakota Co., 4, RBJ; 4-10 Dakota Co., 1, EHH; 4-19 Dakota Co., 3, VL; 5-1 to 5-16 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | early 3-1 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-8 Goodhue Co., VL; 3-11 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-14 Wabasha Co., DGM. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | early dates 3-25 Wabasha (DGM) and Dakota (EMB) Co's.; 4-6 Co., DB; 4-16 Wright Co., EC. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | early dates 4-13 Hennepm (FN/ MAS) and Morrison (LSR) C<;>'s.; 4-15 Hennepin Co., HFH; 4-16 Ntcollet Co., EMB; 4-17 Hennepin Co. DB. ' | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 3-30 Alberta, Stevens Co., 4, ES (very few March records) "March" in Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; next records 4-23 Crow Wing Co., 8, JGH; 4-26 Carlton Co., 6, JGH; 4-27 Becker Co., LJK; 4-28 Stevens Co., JAH; 4-29 Hennepin Co., TKS; 5-4 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; 5-6 Lyon Co., PE; 5-12 Marshall Co., AWR; 5-13 to 5-16 Hennepin Co., EHH, FN/ MAS, RBI; 5-16 to 5-23 FargoMoorhead, EGA, L WJ; northeasterly records are most unusual. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 4-16 Big Stone Co., JAH; 4-21 Marshall Co., AWR; 4-23 Ramsey Co., 1, Art Wilde, good details; 4-29 Lac qui Parle Co., EHH, DB; 5-12 Nobles Co., HSH and Marshall Co., 12, AWR; 5-24 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | early 3-5 Nobles Co., HSH; 3-12 Nobles Co., many, HSH and Washington Co., WWL; 3-18 Ramsey Co., ACR; one March record for Cook Co., 3-31, MOP; 4-1, Lake Co., JCG. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | early 5-21 W.ashington Co., DS; 5-27 Hennepin Co., JAJ and Jackson Co., HSH; 5-30 Wabasha Co., DB and Winona Co., FGD. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | early 5-9 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-23 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 5-25 Murray Co., WHL. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | early 4-29 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-5 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 5-10 Winona Co., GD. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | early 5-20 St. Louis Co., NJH and Roseau Co., PEB; 5-21 Hennepin Co., HFH and Washington Co., DH; 5-24 Marshall Co., A WR. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | early 4-29 Wabasha Co., DGM and Lincoln Co., EHH; 5-1 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC, Morrison Co., LSR and Duluth, RL. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | early 5-8 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-9 Cottonwood Co., LAF; 5-12 Nobles Co., HSH. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | early 4-16 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 4-18 Winona Co., GD; 4-29 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | early 4-19 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 4-20 Beltrami Co., JAM; 4-23 FargoMoorhead fide EGA. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 5-7 Winona Co., GD; 5-12 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 5-21 Houston Co., FL; 5-27 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | early 3-1 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-8 Wright Co., EC; 3-19 Ramsey Co., RJC. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 3-25 Hennepin Co., VL; 3-31 Washington Co., WHL; 4-1 Lac qui Parle Co., 16, DB; 4-9 Wilkin Co., 250, EHH; 4-14 Stevens Co., JAH; 4-15 Lac qui Parle Co., 1, DB, BL; 4-22 Marshall Co., 10, AWR; 4-26 Roseau Co., PEB; 5-23 Marshall Co., 2, A WR; 5-29 Aitkin Co., 2, CEP. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | early 5-15 FargoMoorhead fide EGA; 5-16 Carver Co., RDT; 5-20 Clay Co., DB; 5-27 Duluth, ME, MIG; 6-2 Norman Co., RPR; 6-7 Duluth, BB. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | early 3-27 Pig's Eye Sewage Disposal Plant, Ramsey Co., 1 in winter plumage, BL, RLH, probably earliest date on record; 4-18 Big Stone Co. and Stevens Co., JAH; 5-2 Blue Earth Co., EDK; 5-5 Lyon Co., PE; late 5-23 Marshall Co., A WR; 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-28 St. Louis Co., MIG. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | early 3-2 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 3-10 Wabasha Co., DGM;. 3-11 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-19 Olmsted Co., JPF, CMJ. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | early 4-16 Nicollet Co., EMB; 4-24 Swift Co., JAH; 4-29 Lac qui Parle Co., DB, EHH; late 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-27 Duluth, ME; 6-7 Duluth, BB. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 5-4 Lac qui Parle Co., 10, JAH; 5-16 Carver Co., 1, RDT; 5-17 (EHH), 5-18 (FN/ MAS), 5-19 (DB), 5-20 (HFH) Carver Co.; 5-27 Duluth, ME; 5-27 Wilkin Co., JAH; 5-23 FargoMoorhead, fide EGA; 6-7 Duluth, BB. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 5-27 Duluth, 1,RBJ, JCG, RLH, many other observers. Upland Plover: 4-28 Scott Co., 2, JIM; 5-2 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 5-4 Watonwan Co., EDK; 5-6 Brown Co., HFH and Nicollet Co., EHH. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 4-22 McLeod Co., DB; 5-6 Lyon Co., PE; 5-7 (RBJ), 5-15 (EDK) Watonwan Co.; 5-9 (FN/ MAS), 5-14 (RDT), 5-18 (FN/MAS), 5-20 (MHM, RBJ) Carver Co.; 5-16 and 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-20 Lake Co., RK, BB. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 4-14 Stearns Co., RPR; 4-16 Stevens Co., JAH; 4-25 Marshall Co., AWR; 4-29 Traverse Co., EHH; 5-21 Roseau Co., flock of 75 + RLH. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 5-7 Winona Co., GD; 5-14 Swift Co., HSH; 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-27 Duluth, ME; 6-8 Duluth, BB; 6-9 Lyon Co., PE. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 4-8 Big Stone Co., JAH; 5-9 Carver Co., FN/MAS, RDT; 5-16 Wilkin Co., fide EGA; 5-20 Carver Co., MHM; 5-27 Wilkin Co., JAH and Duluth, ME. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | early 4-29 Lac qui Parle Co., EHH; 5-2 Carver Co., FN/MAS; 5-4 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; late 5-28 Duluth, HFH; 6-7 Duluth, BB. American Avocet:4-15(VL), 4-29(EHH), 5-4(JAH) Lac qui Parle Co.; 5-7 Nicollet Co., HFH; 4-22 to 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | early 3-31 Clay Co., LWJ; 4-1 Carver Co., 3, EST and Lac qui Parle Co., HFH; 4-4 Stevens Co., JAH; late 5-20 Carver Co., MHM; 5-21 Clay Co., LWJ; 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | early 4-29 Wabasha Co., RBI, HFH; 5-2 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-3 Carver Co., VL; late 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-28 St. Louis Co., MIG; 6-1 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA. Donlin: early 4-11 Dakota Co., DB and Goodhue Co., BL; 4-12 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 4-29 Wabasha Co., HFH: late 6-1 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 6-3 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 6-10 Lyon Co., PE. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | early 3-30 Wabasha Co., DGM; 3-31 Clay Co., LWJ; 4-1 Carver Co., 4, EST; late 5-18 Carver Co., FN/MAS and Aitkin Co., CEP; 5-20 Winona Co., FGD and Duluth, BB; 5-28 Dakota Co., ACR. White-romped Sandpiper: early 5-4 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; 5-8 Winona Co., GD and Carver Co., EHH; 5-13 Jackson Co., BL; late 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 6-10 Lyon Co., PE. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | early 4-14 Chippewa Co., RPR; 4-22 Lyon Co., PE; 4-29 Lac qui Parle Co., EHH; late 6-2 Becker Co., RPR; 6-7 Duluth, BB; 6-10 Lyon Co., PE. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 4-14 Chippewa Co., RPR; 5-6 Nicollet Co., DB, EHH; 5-20 Carver Co., HFH, RBJ and Lake Co., RK; included here are only those reports which bear call-note citation. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 4-29 Wabasha Co., RBJ; 5-6 Jackson Co., EHH, HFH; since this and the preceding species can only be differentiated by call-note, I have used here only those reports which indicated call-note. Dowitcher, species ?: 5-11 Blue Earth Co., EDK; 5-16 Wilkin Co., fide EGA; 5-20 Winona Co., FGD and Duluth, JGH. 91 September 1967 | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | early 3-28 Anoka/ Washington Co., WHL; 3-29 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 3-30 Duluth, JGH. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | early 3-25 Ramsey Co., ACR; 3-29 Rice Co., OAR; 3-31 Washington Co., WHL, Blue Earth Co., EDK and Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 4-25 Beltrami Co., JAM; 4-29 Houston (HFH), Anoka (PE), Wright (EC) and Lac qui Parle (EHH) Co's.; 4-30 Ramsey Co., BL and Stearns Co., RPR. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | early 4-16 Nicollet Co., EMB; 4-24 Rice Co., OAR, Washington Co., DS and Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 4-29 Goodhue Co., RBJ; late 5-19 Dakota Co., RJC; 5-21 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-22 Carver Co., VL and Hennepin Co., RDT. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | early 3-25 Lyon Co., PE; 3-31 Nobles Co., HSH; 4-1 Lac qui Parle Co., DB and Stevens Co., JAH; late 5-10 Wabasha Co., DGM; 5-21 Clay Co., LWJ; 5-23 Marshall Co., AWR. Knot: 5-27 Duluth, St. Louis Co., RBI, ME, JCG, RLH, many other observers. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 5-2 Olmsted Co., JPF, CMJ, Carver Co., FN/ MAS, Dakota Co., FN/ MAS and 4-30 (2), 5-5 (5), 5-20 (1) Duluth, JCG, 5-4 Stevens Co., JAH and FargoMoorhead fide EGA; 5-6 Lyon Co., PE; 5-13 Martin Co., BL; 5-14 Carver Co., RDT; 5-15 Marshall Co., AWR; 5-21 Clay Co., LWJ. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | early 3-31 Marshall Co., 7, AWR; 3-31 Nobles Co., HSH; 4-1 Lac qui Parle Co., HFH, Houston Co., FL, Wright Co., MHM and Carver Co., 3, EST; late 5-18 Aitkin Co., CEP; 5-21 Washington Co., DH; 5-23 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA. THE LOON 90 | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 5-16 Wilkin Co., fide EGA. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | early 4-7 Wabasha Co., DGM; 4-20 Ramsey Co., BL; 4-22 Carver Co., RBJ and Lyon Co., PE; late 5-15 Hennepin Co., EHH; 5-20 Goodhue Co., EMB. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | early 4-1 La qui Parle Co., HFH; 4-4 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 4-8 Traverse Co., JAH and Cottonwood Co., LAF. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | early 3-24 Wabasha Co., DGM.; 3-25 Nobles Co., many, HSH and Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; 3-28 Goodhue Co., 10, ACR. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | early 3-20 Nobles Co., 4, HSH; 3-24 Houston Co., 17, FL and Rice Co., OAR; 3-25 Lake Vermilion, St. Louis Co., MMP and Lac qui Parle Co., JAH. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | early 5-7 Duluth, BB; 5-11 Wabasha Co., DGM; 5-13 Hennepin Co., RDT and Goodhue Co., RBJ; late 5-27 Duluth, ME, MIG and Cass Co., JAM; 5-29 Ramsey Co., RJC. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | early 4-30 Hennepin Co., VL and Stearns Co., RPR; 5-1 Ramsey Co., RJC; 5-2 Olmsted Co., JPF, CMJ and Carver Co., MHM. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | early 4-16(RJC), 4-19 (MHM), 4-20(VL), Hennepin Co., 4-22 Lyon Co., PE and Jackson Co., HSH. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | early 4-8 Nicollet Co., DB and Ramsey Co., BL; 4-9 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 4-12 Wright Co., EC. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 5-27 Duluth, St. Louis Co., 3, RBJ, JCG, many others. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | early dates, 4-1 Kanabec C~., RHJ; 4-3 Washington Co., BL; 4-5 Wmona (FV / HVBC), Hennepin (FN/ MAS) and Morrison (LSR) Co's. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | early 4-1 Lac qui Parle Co., DB, HFH; 4-8 Traverse Co., EHH; 4-11 Marshall Co., AWR; 4-12 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 4-14 Pope Co., RPR. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 4-5 Nobles and Jackson Co's., HSH; 4-7 Stearns Co., 50, FN/ MAS; 4-14 Traverse Co., RPR; 4-15 Jackson Co., DB; 4-18 Big Stone Co., JAH; 4-22 Lyon Co., PE, and Marshall Co., AWR; 4-24 Rice Co., OAR; 4-25 Wabasha Co., EHH; 4-29 Cottonwood Co., LAF; 4-22 to 5-10 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-1 (25), Duluth, Mrs. H. Q. Sims; 5-6 Jackson Co., 500, EMB; 5-7 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-8 Faribault Co., EDK; 5-9 Winona Co., FL; 5-11 Rice Co., OAR; 5-12 Ottertail and Grant Co's., JAH; 5-14 Winona Co., GD and Jackson Co., HSH; 5-20 Jackson Co., 50, TEM; 5-21 Stevens Co., JAH. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | 5-1 Itasca Co., JAM; 5-26 Ramsey Co., FN/ MAS. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | early 4-12 Marshall Co., AWR; 4-15 Duluth, JGH, Dakota Co., RIC, Lac qui Parle Co., DB; 4-16 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC and Nicollet Co., EMB. | ||||
| LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea) | 4-18 Prairie Island, Winona Co., 1 ad + 1 imm, FV, GD; compares nicely with one photographed at Valley City, North Dakota, by Leo Grim on 5-28. (See Notes of Interest) | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | what with the occurrence of the other unusual herons here, it seemed noteworthy to mention a record of this species on 5-25 from Valley City, North Dakota, seen by Leo Grim. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 4-29 to 6-1 LaCrescent, Houston Co., RBI, FVI HVBC, HFH, EHH, FGD; 5-5 Ramsey Co., RJC; 5-11 Wright Co., EC. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | early 3-28 Carver Co., 1, VL, EWJ, SW; 4-14 Stearns Co., RPR, Washington Co., DS and Marshall Co., AWR; 4-15 Swift Co., JAH, Nobles Co., DB, and Hennepin Co., HFH; 4-16 Nicollet Co., EMB. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | early 4-23 Hennepin Co., JAJ; 4-25 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 4-27 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC; 4-29 Goodhue Co., RBJ. | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | 4-15 to 4-26 Root River near Hokah, Houston Co., 1 seen in the exact same spot where another was seen several years ago by Avifaunal Club members, FL, GD, RLH, HFH, WRP, many others; coincidence of locale raises the possibility that this could even have been same individual bird both times? Common Egret: early 4-1 Houston Co., FL; 4-10 Hennepin Co., PE; 4-13 Wabasha Co., DGM and Marshall Co., A WR; 4-14 Carver Co., RPR. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | early 3-19 Pope Co., THE LOON 86 WH; 3-22 Rice Co., OAR and Ramsey Co., BL; 3-25 several reports, north to Aitkin Co., CEP. | ||||
| Ibises | |||||
| GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus) | 4-24 to 5-7 Heron Lake, Jackson Co., 1 ad with white face, found by Mr. Herman Becker and seen by DB, 87 September 1967 HFH, BT, EHH, RBJ, WRP, BL, RLH. (See Notes of Interest) | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | early 3-31 Wright Co., 1, EC; 4-1 St. Louis Co., LTM; 4-8 Traverse Co., JAH; 4-9 Goodhue Co., RBJ. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | early 3-26 Washington Co., 2, DH; 4-3 Stearns Co., RPR; 4-15 Hennepin Co., VL; 4-19 Goodhue Co., DB. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 3-1 Marshall Co., 2, AWR; 3-28 Hennepin Co., 1 imm, EWJ; 4-7 Marshall Co., 7, A WR; 4-9 Washington Co., 1 imm, DH. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | early 3-3 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 3-5 Nobles Co., HSH; 3-8 Watonwan Co., EDK and Rice Co., OAR; 3-10 Blue Earth Co., EDK. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | early 3-2 Wabasha Co., DGM; 3-9 Washington Co., DH; next 3-25 Hennepin Co., CKS and Dakota Co., EMB. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | early 3-25 Hennepin Co., WJB; 3-28 Dakota Co., BL; 3-29 Sterns Co., RPR; 3-30 Roseau Co., PEB. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | throughout March, Aitkin Co., CEP; 3-22 Marshall Co., AWR; 3-31 Stevens Co., ES; 4-15 Itasca Co., ACR; 5-23 Clearwater Co. fide RPR. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | numbers in March varied as follows at the two best-known wintering spots: Read's Landing, Wabasha Co., 3-6 (25), 3-7(30), 3-8 (20), 3-11 (6), 3-12 (26), 3-18 (8), 3-19 (15) and Red Wing, Goodhue Co., 3-6 (5), 3-8 (6), 3-18 (22), 3-28 (1); also reported in March from Stearns, Roseau, Aitkin, Lake, Cass, Itasca, Beltrami and Washington Co's. plus Fargo-Moorhead; reported in April from Hennepin, Wabasha, St. Louis, Beltrami, Cass, Lac qui Parle, Morrison, 89 September 1967 Cook, Marshall and Winona Co's. plus White Rock, South Dakota, which is right on the Traverse County border. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | observers in Iowa have commented on the scarcity of this species in their state during the past four or five years so it comes as a surprise that this March we had records from Washington, Olmsted, Winona, Stevens, Stearns, Goodhue, Wabasha, Dakota, Hennepin and Carver Co's., plus Fargo-Moorhead; in THE LOON 88 April it was reported from Nobles, Anoka and Hennepin Co's.; in May it was reported from Goodhue, Wabasha and Lake Co's. (5-3 Two Harbors, 1, RK). | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | early 3-25 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 3-28 Washington Co., WWL; 3-28 Goodhue Co., ACR; 4-8 Roseau Co., PEB; unless there is some confusion with the preceding species, this marks the earliest flight period on record for Minnesota; the March records in T. S. Roberts have been discounted for that very reason, plus the fact that there are no specimens in the collection from earlier than mid-April. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 4-8 Washington Co., EMB; 4-15 Lincoln Co., BL; 4-15 Nobles Co., DB; 5-13 Wilkin Co., JAH; 5-20 Pine Co., MIG; 5-30 Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | early 3-1 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-4 Washington Co., DS; 3-5 Rice Co., OAR; 3-8 Washington Co., WWL and Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | reported in March from Fargo-Moorhead plus Goodhue, Rice, Aitkin, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Stearns, Nobles, Wabasha, Roseau, Lac qui Parle, Ramsey, Dakota, Traverse, Olmsted, Marshall, Hennepin, Carver and St. Louis Co's.; reported in April from Wright, Goodhue, Wabasha, Ramsey, Marshall, Olmsted, Beltrami, Lac qui Parle, Traverse and St. Louis Co's.; latest dates 5-5 Dakota Co., RJC; 5-16 FargoMoorhead, fide EGA. | ||||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | 5-12 Collegeville, Stearns Co., 1 light-phase adult seen, RPR. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | reported in March from Pope, Stevens, Nobles, Washington, Hennepin Co.'s; in April from Stearns, Washington and Olmstead Co's.; in May from Hennepin and Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | five reports in March; latest dates 4-21 Marshall Co., AWR; 5-5 Duluth, J. Bronoel 5-16 Beltrami Co., MG. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | 5-20 Traverse Co., DB. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 4-2 Cook Co., MOP; 5-7 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-14 Hennepin Co., JAJ. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 3-19 Hennepin Co., EHH, EMB; 3-20 Watonwan Co., EDK; 3-25 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 4-15 Swift Co., JAH and Nobles Co., BL; 423 Marshall Co., A WR; 4-24 Big Stone Co., JAH; 4-29 Anoka Co., PE; 5-3 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 5-13 Stearns Co., RPR; 5-20 Duluth, JGH. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 3-11 Winona Co., 1, FL; 5-28 Roseau Co., PEB. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | early 3-24 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 3-25 Dakota Co., EMB and Ramsey Co., RJC; two northerly records in March: 3-30 Crow Wing Co., MSB and Marshall Co., A WR. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 3-10 Blue Earth Co., EDK; next date 3-31 Hennepin Co., MHM. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | usual reports from southeast; northernmost March record, 3-20 Kanabec Co., 1, RHJ. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | early 3-26 Dakota Co., ACR; 3-29 Stevens Co., good details, JAH; 3-30 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 4-1 Wright Co., EC. Black-backed American Three-toed Woodpecker: 3-8 Sucker River, St. Louis Co., 1 DOR, THE LOON 92 JCG; 3-12 Tofte, Cook Co., 1, MOP; 3-21 Grand Marais, Cook Co., LC; 5-12 St. Louis Co., NJH; 5-23 Itasca Park, Clearwater Co., fide RPR. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 3-24 Cyrus, Pope Co., 1 female from description, WH and Pomme de Terre Lake, Stevens Co., 1 good description, JAH. Two reports on same date is an interesting coincidence. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | early 3-1 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-2 Wabasha Co., DGM; 3-4 Hennepin Co., VL; 3-7 Nobles Co., HSH; 3-10 Blue Earth Co., EDK. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | early 3-15 Nobles Co., HSH; 3-25 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 4-5 Kanabec Co., RHJ; 4-7 Wabasha Co., DGM. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 5-2 Sterns Co., 1, RPR; 5-6 Watonwan Co., 1, DB, EHH; 5-9 Marshall Co., 1, A WR; 5-12 Marsha!J Co., 2, AWR; 5-20 Aitkin Co., 1, RHJ; 5-20 Marshall Co., 2, A WR. ; | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | early 5-11 Rice Co., OAR; 5-13 Jackson Co., HSH; 515 Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS; 5-16 Hennepin Co., RDT. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | early 5-3 Wabasha Co., photographed, DGM; next date 5-17 Rock Co., HSH; 5-18 Hennepin Co., HFH and Stevens Co., JAH; 5-19 Dakota Co., MRL. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | early 5-4 Wabasha Co., DGM; 5-6 Nicollet Co.. EHH; 5-11 Wright Co., EC and Washington Co., DH. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | early 5-10 Carver Co., FN/ MAS; 5-12 Hennepin Co., RDT; 5-15 Wabasha Co., EHH; 5-20 Anoka Co., PE and Goodhue Co., EMB. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | early 4-28 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-6 Duluth, ME; 515 Goodhue Co., EHH; 5-20 Pine Co., MIG. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | early 4/29 Nobles Co., HSH; 5/8 Hennepin Co., MHM; 5/9 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC. | ||||
| Empidonax flycatcher (Empidonax sp.) | early 5-10 Dakota Co., MRL and Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-11 Wright Co., EC; 5-14 Rice Co., OAR and Dakota Co., RJC. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | early 3-28 Dakota Co., ACR; 3-29 Stevens Co., JAH; 3-30 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS, Washington Co., WHL, Morrison Co., LSR and FargoMoorhead fide EGA. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 5-31(FGD),6-1(FV/ HVBC) Winona Co. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | early 5-14 Goodhue Co.: HFH; 5-18 Stearns Co., RPR; 5-20 Wmona Co., FGD and Pine Co. MIG. ' | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | early 5-10 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF and Hennepin Co., RDT, EHH, RBJ; 5-12 Ramsey Co. ACR' 5-13 Martin Co., BL, Goodhue Co., MIG and Winona Co., FGD. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 5-10 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-17 Stevens Co., JAH· 5-19 Hennepin Co., EHH and Stearn~ Co., RPR; 5-20 St. Louis Co., VFB. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | early 4-30 Houston Co., DB, EHH; 5-11 Stevens Co., JAH· 5-12 Hennepin Co., VL, MHM; 5-13 R~msey Co., ACR, Winona Co., FV/ HVBC, Goodhue Co., MIG. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | early 5-8 Kanabec Co., RHJ; 5-14 Wabasha Co., RLH; 5-20 Hennepin Co., RDT and Goodhue Co. EMB. ' | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | early 3-9 Hennepin Co., 1, singing, VL, exceptionally early; next 3-30 Hennepin Co., HFH; 3-31 Wabasha Co., 3, DGM; 4-1 Renville Co. DB. ' | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | reported in March from Wabasha, Dakota, Hennepin, Cass, Ait~ kin, St. Louis, Lake & Cook Co's.,; latest dates 4-1 Nobles Co., HSH and Lac qui Parle Co., DB; 4-2 Lake Co., RK; 4-3 Duluth, BB; 4-13 St. Louis Co., MMP. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | usual records from Cook, Lake, Itasca & Beltrami Co's.; southermost records, 3-12 Duluth, LTM; 3-11 McGregor, Aitkin Co., CEP; throughout March, Collegeville, Stearns Co., 1, RPR. | ||||
| CLARK'S NUTCRACKER (Nucifraga columbiana) | 5-10 Fargo area, Dave Noezel fide EGA, good details. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 3-13 Cass Co., 4 JAM; 3-25 Lake-of-the-Woods Co., 1, BL; 5-4, Duluth, Bruce and Helen Hale; 5-6 Roseau Co., 1, PEB; 5-26 Stearns Co., 1, fide RPR; 6-4 Roseau Co., 2, EST. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | usual records from Cook, Lake, St. Louis and Itasca Co's., south and west to Aitkin Co., (CEP), Marshall Co., (AWR). | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | usual records from northeast, with 2 westerly records: 3-2 Moorhead, Clay Co., 1, LWJ; 3-9(5), 3-26(3), 5-29(3) Morris, Stevens Co., JAH, last remnants of the flock that wintered there. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | very Few March records north to Mpls.-St. Paul area; 4-12 Duluth fide ICG; 4-29 Houston Co., RBI; 5-14 Dakota Co., RIC; throughout period, Hennepin Co., 1 pair, MEH; many observers have commented on the scarcity of this species for the past several years. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | earliest in north, 3-1 Marshall Co., A WR; 3-2 Lake Co. fide RK; 3-4 Carlton Co., EHH; 3-5 Roseau Co., 30, PEB. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | early 4-21 Stearns Co., RPR; 4-22 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 4-28 Nobles Co., HSH. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | early 3-31 Washington Co., 5, WHL; 4-1 Winona Co., FVI 93 September 1967 HVBC; 4-2 Dakota Co., HFH; 4-5 Cass Co., JAM; 4-7 Lake Co., VF. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | early 4-9 Chisago Co., ACR; 4-16 Anoka Co., MHM; 4-18 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 4-20 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | early 4-4 Rice Co., OAR and Winona Co., FV/ HVBC; 4-5 Cottonwood Co., LAF and Anoka Co., WHL; 4-7 Wabasha Co., DGM. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | early 4-18 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 4-20 Washington Co., BL; 4-21 Lyon Co., PE. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | early 4-28 Nobles Co., HSH; 4-30 Goodhue Co., EMB; 5-1 Ramsey Co., BL; 5-2 Hennepin Co., VL. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | early 3-20 FargoMoorhead fide EGA; 3-29 Hennepin Co., VL; 3-30 Stearns Co., RPR and Clay Co., LWJ; 3-31 Washington Co., JO. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | early 3-4 Stearns Co., RPR; 3-10 Nobles Co., 3, HSH; 3-18 Ramsey Co., ACR. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Swift Co., 3-23(3), HSH; Hennepin Co., 3-1(12, WJB), 3-2 ( 30, CKS); Ramsey Co., 3~5 (20, ACR), THE LOON 94 3-10(1, RLH); Washington Co., 3-14 (17) to 3-21(30), WHL; Aitkin Co., 3-2 (100), CEP; Stevens Co., 3-1(25) to 3-20(25), JAH; Clay Co., 3-1(300), 3-26(50), 3-27(25), LWJ; Duluth, 3-9 (50), HEP; Virginia, 3-27(14), NJH; Two Harbors, 3-30(70), RK; Kanabec Co., 3-6, RHJ; Marshall Co., 3-1 (20), AWR. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | southern and western records: 3-2 Clay Co., L WJ; 3-27 Washington Co., WWL; 3-28 Goodhue Co., ACR; 4-17, 5-11 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-17 Hennepin Co., RDT, PE. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | early 5-1 Hennepin Co., PE; 5-7 Hennepin Co., VL; 5-13 Goodhue Co., RBJ; 5-20 Winona Co., FGD; 5-30 Wabasha Co., DB. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | early 4-29 Wabasha Co., DGM and Goodhue Co., RBJ; 4-30 Fillmore Co., DB; 5-2 Hennepin Co., MHM; 5-4 Washington Co., DH. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | early 3-31 Hennepin Co., 1, VL; 4-4 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 4-15 St. Louis Co., NJH; late in south 5-13 Hennepin Co., EMB; 5-21 Benton Co., JAH; unusual westerly record, 4-21, 5-10 Stevens Co., JAH. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | early 5-4 Blue Earth Co., EDK; 5-7 Duluth, BB; 5-8 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-9 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC.. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | early 4-1 Lake Koronis, Stearns Co., 1, RPR; next 4-30 Fillmore Co., EHH, DB; 5-5 Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS; 5-11 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-15, Duluth, JCG. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | early 5-5 Rice Co., OAR; 5-6 Washington Co., WWL and Duluth, ME. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | early 3-30 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 4-8 Stearns Co., RPR; 4-14 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS. Robin: early 3-9 Rice Co., OAR; 3-15 Olmstead Co., CMJ, JPF; 3-18 Nobles Co., HSH. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | no less than 13 reports!! 4-14 Wright Co., EC; 4-20 Cook Co., MOP; 4~22 Nobles Co., HSH; 4-24 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC; 4-30 St. Louis Co., BB; 5-1 Aitkin Co., CEP; 5-4 Winona Co., DGM; 5-4 Hennepin Co., CFC; 5-7 Jackson Co., RBJ; 5-13 Hennepin Co., A WD; 5-25 Beltrami Co., MG; 5-27 Anoka Co., RBJ; 5-27 Cook Co., DH. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | early 3-10 Rice Co., OAR; 3~23 to 3-25 many reports from Rice, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Swift, Nobles, Olmsted, Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Dakota, Stearns, Stevens and Clay Co's. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | 3-25 Clay Co., 10 miles NE Moorhead, 1 adult, good details, L WJ. Probably the sixth state record. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 3-14 to 317 Virginia, St. Louis Co., 1, good details, Everett Blomgren; 4-21 to 5-4 Sherburn, Martin Co., WRL. (See Notes of Interest) | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | early 5-5 Washington Co., WWL; 5-6 Goodhue Co., MIG; 5-9 Stevens Co., JAR. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | early 4-18 Pope Co., WH; 5-1 Washington Co., WWL; 5-3 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-5 Ramsey Co., BL; late 5-21 Ramsey Co., RJC, Winona Co., FV/ HVBC, Cass Co., JAM and Washington Co., DH; 5-23 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS and Crow Wing Co., MSB; 5-26 Clearwater Co., JAR; 5-28 Hennepin Co., JAJ. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | early 4-10 Hennepin Co., VL; 4-15 Winona Co., FVI HVBC; 5-1 Washington Co., WWL. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | early 3-30 Clay Co., LWJ; 3-31 Washington Co., 3, WHL; 4-1 Hennepin Co., VL, EMB. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | early 4-24 Hennepin Co., MHM; 5-1 Washington Co., WWL; 5-10 Rice Co., OAR; one very northerly record 5-28 Cook Co., RBJ. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | all winter thru third week of March, Iverson, Carlton Co., MGC; all winter until 4~14, Little Marais, Lake Co., VF. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 4-1 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 411 Goodhue Co., BL and Dakota Co., DB. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | usual northerly reports; only March records away from coniferous zone: 3-2 Clay Co., LWJ and 3-24 Fargo fide EGA; only April record away from northeast: 4-11 Morrison Co., LSR; latest record south of breeding range was 5-31 Crow Wing Co., MSB. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | latest 3-16 Cook Co., 4, LC; 3-18 Lake Co., RK. | ||||
| Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | latest 4-2 Lake Co., VF and Cook Co., MOP; 4-11 Crow Wing Co., MSB; 4-16 St. Louis Co., MMP. | ||||
| Redpoll (Hoary) (Acanthis f. exilipes) | 3-4 Lake Co., EHH; 3-4 Cass Co., JAM; 3-11 Lake Co., RK; 3-11 Cass Co., JAM; 3-13 to 3-20 Cook Co., MOP; 3-25 Itasca Co., BL; 3-28 Carver Co., VL; 4-23 Roseau Co., PEB. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | reported in March from Hennepin, Stearns, Clay, Marshall, Cass, St. Louis, Beltrami and Kanabec Co's.; reported in April from Hennepin, Cass and Stearns Co's.; reported in May from Pine, Cass, St. Louis and Cook Co's.(See Notes of Interest) | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | only report 3-26 Fargo-Moorhead, 1, fide EGA. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | latest 4-21 Lake Co., RK; 4-25 Traverse Co., JAH; 5-2 to 5-12 Cook Co., MOP. | ||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | 5-20 Clay Co., DB. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | latest 5-9 Lake Co., RK and Marshall Co., AWR; 5-12 Stearn:; Co., RPR; 5-19 Cook Co., MOP. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | early 4-27 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 4-29 Wabasha Co., RBJ; 4-30 Winona Co., FGD, KK. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | early 4-4 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 4-5(1), 5-13(2) Cook Co., MOP, excellent details; 4-14 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | early 3-25 Ramsey Co., 4, RJC; 4-3 Cottonwood Co., LAF; 4-7 Lake Co., VF; 4-8 Carver Co., DB and Pope Co., WH. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | early 5-3 Hennepin Co., PE and Lake Co., VF; 5-4 Dakota Co., DB and Washington Co., BL; 5-5 Dakota Co., MRL. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | early, "March" Wabasha Co., DGM; 4-1 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 4-2 Hennepin Co., EMB and Cottonwood Co., LAF; 4-4 Rice Co., OAR and Washington Co., JO. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | early 3-24 Rice Co., OAR and Hennepin Co., MHM; 3-25 Hennepin Co., VL; 3-26 Dakota Co., EMB and Olmsted Co., JPF, CMJ; late 5-10 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-11 Stearns Co., RPR; 5-20 Lake Co., VF. | ||||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | latest 5-15 St. Louis Co., MMP; 5-20 Cook Co., MOP; 5-22 Lake Co., RK; 5-27 Duluth, RBJ. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | reported in March from Wright, Kanabec, Stevens, Hennepin Carver and Washington Co's.; reported in April from Hennepin, Stearns, Marshall, Lake, Aitkin and Washington Co's.; reported in May only from Beltrami Co., MG. ; | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | early 4-16 Dakota Co., MRL; 4-17 Washington Co., WWL; 4-23 Lake Co., VF; late 5-24 Lake Co., RK; 5-25 Cook Co., MOP and Beltrami Co., MG; 5-31 Lake Co., VF. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | early 4-29 Traverse Co., DB and Roseau Co., PEB; 5-3 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-5 Winona Co., FN/ MAS; 5-6 Lyon Co., PE; late 5-26 Washington Co., DS; 5-27 Lake Co., RK; 5-28 Beltrami Co., MG; 5-30 Lake Co., VF. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | early, "March" Hennepin Co., MEH; 3-31 Hennepin Co., VL; 4-2 Hennepin Co., EMB; 4-2 St. Louis Co., MMP; 4-7 Hennepin Co., VL. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | early 3-31 Stevens Co., JAH and Aitkin Co., CEP; 4-1 Renville Co., HFH; 4-4 Washington Co., DH; 4-5 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 5-6, Cook Co., MOP, excellent details; 5-7 Jackson Co., RBJ and Duluth, BB; 5-12 Marshall Co., AWR. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 5-27 Becker and Mahnomen Co's., 3, JAH. | ||||
| BAIRD'S SPARROW (Centronyx bairdii) | 4-26 Warroad, Roseau Co., 3, PEB, very good details. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 5-26 Winona Co., GD. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | early 4-9 Nobles Co., HSH; 4-14 Stearns Co., RPR; 4-15 Nobles Co., DB; 4-18 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | early 3-6 Nobles Co., HSH (overwintering?); next 3-24 Rice Co., OAR; 3-25 Ramsey Co., RJC; 3-26 Dakota Co., 40, EMB. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | early 3-30 Hennepin Co., VL, EST; 3-31 Clay Co., LWJ; 4-7 Washington Co., DH; next 4-24 Hennepin Co., MHM; 4-29 Wabasha Co., HFH. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | early 3-28 Goodhue Co., ACR; 3-31 Olmsted Co., 10, JPF, CMJ; 4-1 Hennepin Co., EHH; 4-2 Hennepin Co., JAJ; 4-3 Washington Co., WHL. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | early 4-1 Nicollet Co., DB; 4-5 Wabasha Co., DGM; 4-8 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS, Lac qui Parle Co., JAH and Marshall Co., A WR. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | early 5-6 Jackson Co., EHH; 5-7 Jackson Co., RBJ; 5-10 Carver Co., VL and Kanabec Co., RHJ. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | early 3-11 Blue Earth Co., EDK and Cottonwood Co., LAF; 3-12 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-19 Olmsted Co., MHM.... | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | early 3-4 Npbles Co., HSH; 3-12 Wright Co., EC; 3-16 Stevens Co., JAH. ' THE LOON 96 | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 5-13 Rock Co., HSH; 5-17 Winona Co., GD; 5-21 Ramsey Co., RJC; 5-30 Wabasha Co., DB. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | early 5-1 Winona Co., GD; 5-6 Wabasha Co., DGM; 5-8 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC; 5-9 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | early 3-5 Hennepin Co., RBJ; 3-8 Washington Co., 60, WWL; 3-9 Nobles Co., 12, HSH. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | early 3-28 Goodhue Co., ACR; 3-31 Washington Co., JO; 4-2 Dakota Co., EMB; 4-3 Hennepin Co., RBJ. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | early 3-13 Lac qui Parle Co., 45, JAH; 3-15 Nobles Co., hundreds, HSH; 3-21 Hennepin Co., 6, VL; late 5-12 St. Louis Co., MMP; 5-13 St. Paul, RJC; 5-20 Beltrami Co., MG; 5-31 Lake Co., VF. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | early 3-24 Wahpeton- Breckenridge area, fide EGA; 3-25 Washington Co., DS; 3-26 Goodhue Co., EMB. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | early 3-1 Dakota Co., EMB; 3-8 Stevens Co., JAH; by 3-24 hundreds were reported by many observers. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | early 5-4 Winona Co., FVI HVBC; 5-6 Hennepin Co., JAJ; 5-10 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF, Rice Co., OAR, Hennepin Co., MEH, Winona Co., GD, and Stevens Co., JAH. | ||||
| WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | 5-13 Theodore Wirth Park, Hennepin Co., 1, good details, HFH. | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 5-10 Hennepin Co., DB, EHH; 5-12 Hennepin Co., RDT; 5-12 Ramsey Co., ACR; 5-13 Ramsey Co., RJC; 5-15 Washington Co., WHL; 5-18 Hennepin Co., EWJ; 5-20 Ramsey Co., RJC. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | early 4-29 Winona Co., RBJ; 4-30 Fillmore Co., EHH and Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-2 Wash ington Co., WWL. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | early 5-10 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-14 Winona Co., FGD and Rice Co., OAR; 5-16 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | early 5-20 Winona Co., FGD; 5-21 Goodhue Co., EMB; 5-23 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | early 4-12 Lake Co., VF; next 5-5 Morrison Co., LSR and Cook Co., RLG, 5-6 Washington. Co., WWL; 5-7 Jackson Co., HSH, Wnght Co., EC, Hennepin Co., JAJ and Duluth, BB. 95 September 1967 | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | early 5-13 Goodhue Co., MIG; 5-14 Goodhue Co., HFH, EMB; 5-18 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | early 5-5 Wright Co., EC; 5-10 Hennepin Co., RDT, Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF and Morrison Co., LSR; 5-11 Ramsey Co., BL. Orange -crowned Warbler: early 4 -16 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 4-18 Ramsey Co., BL; 4-23 Washington Co., JO; late 5-22 Ramsey Co., ACR; 5-23 Kanabec Co., RHJ; 5-26 Lake Co., VF and Clearwater Co., JAH. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | early 4-25 Ramsey Co., ACR; 5-10 Hennepin Co., RDT and Stevens Co., JAH; 5-11 Wright Co., EC, Morrison Co., LSR, Anoka Co., WHL and Stearns Co., RPR. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 5-21 Hennepin Co., JAJ and Washington Co., WWL; 5-22 Hennepin Co., DB; 5-23 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 5-25 Hennepin Co., RDT. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | early 5-13 Jackson Co., HSH; 5-18 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-20 Stearns Co., RPR and St. Louis Co., NJH. ; | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | early 4-10 Hennepin Co., MEH; next 5-1 Washington Co., WWL; 5-9 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-10 Stevens Co., JAH, Hennepin Co., DB, Olmsted Co., JPF, CMJ, Ramsey Co., RJC and Carver Co., VL. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | early 5-10 Hennepin Co., VL, EMB, Morrison Co., LSR, Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF, Washington Co., WWL and Ramsey Co., RJC; 5-11 Wright Co., EC, Stearns Co., RPR, Cottonwood Co., LAF and Rice Co., OAR. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | early 5-17 Rice Co., OAR; 5-18 Goodhue Co., EWJ; 5-19 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | early 5-2 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 5-5 Washington Co., WHL; 5-11 Wright Co., EC, Ramsey Co., BL, Stevens Co., JAH, Kanabec Co., RHJ, Stearns Co., RPR and Washington Co., WHL. C~pe May Warbler: early 5-11 Hennepm Co., MEH and Washington Co., WHL; 5-13 Goodhue Co., MIG, Hennepin Co., TKS and Kanabec Co., RHJ; 5-14 Goodhue Co., HFH, EMB. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | early 5-18 Washington Co., DH; 5-20 Goodhue Co., EMB and Pine Co., MIG; 5-21 Hennepin Co., HFH. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | early 5-10 Rice Co., OAR and Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-12 Hennepin Co., VL; 5-13 Ramsey Co., ACR and Jackson Co., HSH; 5-16 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | early 4-16 Anoka Co., ACR; 5-3 Winona Co., GD and Cottonwood Co., LAF; 5-6 Anoka Co., WHL and Crow Wing Co., MSB. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | early 5-2 Hennepin Co., FN/MAS; 5-11 Hennepin Co., DB; 5-12 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC; 5-13 Jackson Co., BL. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | early 4-30 Washington Co., WWL; 5-5 Morrison Co., LSR; 5-7 Washington Co., WWL; 5-8 Hennepin Co., DB; late 5-27 Washington Co., DS, Hennepin Co., TKS and Steams Co., RPR; 5-28 Hennepin Co., DB; 5-29 Kanabec Co., RHJ and Washington Co., WHL. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 5-16 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 5-26 Duluth, RL; 5-28 Cook Co., RBJ, JCG; 5-29 Cook Co., EMB; 6-2 Clearwater Co., Lake Itasca, RPR. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | early 4-29 Wabasha Co., HFH; 4-30 Hennepin Co., JAJ, Fillmore Co., EHH, Goodhue Co., EMB, Morrison Co., LSR, and Washington Co., WWL. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | early 4-25 Washington Co., JO; 4-26, Duluth, JCG; 4-27 Hennepin Co., RDT; 5~2 Washington Co., WWL; 5-5 Ramsey Co., ACR. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | early 3-31 Hennepin Co., HFH; 4-5 Hennepin Co., EMB; 4-8 Scott Co., RBJ; 4-9 Cook Co., MOP. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | early 429 Hennepin Co., EMB; 5-10 Hennepin Co., RDT and Morrison Co., LSR; 5-11 Anoka Co., PE, Washington Co., WHL and Hennepin Co., VL. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 5-16 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 5-18 Goodhue Co., EWJ; 520 Goodhue Co., EMB, VL; 5-21 Washington Co., WWL, DS, DH, Winona Co., FV/ HVBC, Hennepin Co., MHM, RDT, Ramsey Co., RJC, Sherburne Co., JAH and Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | early 4-30 Olmsted Co., CMJ, JPF; 5-10 Hennepin Co., RDT and Morrison Co., LSR; 5-11 Ramsey Co., BL, Wright Co., EC and Anoka Co., PE. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | early 5-7 Blue Earth Co., EDK; 5-15 Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS; 5-15 Cottonwood Co., LAF; 5-19 Lake Co., VF. | ||||
| Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | 5-19 to 5-25 Duluth, feeder of AKA; photographed by JCG 5-22. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | early 5-1 Winona Co., GD; 5-4 Hennepin Co., MEH; 5-6 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 5-7 Wright Co., EC. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | early 5-8 Winona Co., FDG; 5-10 Cottonwood Co., LAF; 5-14 Goodhue Co., HFH; 5-15 Hennepin Co., MEH. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | early 5-2 to 5-5, Duluth, JCG; 5-9 Olmsted Co., JPF, CMJ; 5-J 1 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-16 Hennepin and Carver 97 September 1967 Co.'s, FN/ MAS; 5-18 Goodhue Co., EWJ. | ||||