Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon
The 1945-Summer Season
1 June through 31 July 1945
compiled by Mary Lupient

In spite of the fact that gas rationing was in effect during almost all o1 the 1945, nesting season, more than 2,000 nesting records of 107 species were reported by 25 observers. Interesting notes accompanied the records, but due to lack of space it was impossible to include them. The reports were well written, in good order, and contained all of the necessary information.

Nesting records for 1945, are as follows:

Key to the Seasonal Report
1.Upper case (LEAST TERN) indicates a Casual or Accidental species in the state.
2.Species are listed in brackets [Whooping Crane] when there is a reasonable doubt as to its origin or wildness.
3.Bracketed text following a species’ name indicates the total number of north and south counties.
4.Dates listed in bold (10/9) indicate an occurrence either earlier, later, or within the three earliest or latest dates on file.
5.Counties listed in bold (Aitkin) indicate an unusual occurrence for that county.
6.Counties listed in bold and with an underline (Becker) indicate a first county record.
7.Counties listed in italics (Crow Wing) indicate a first county breeding record.
8.Totals in bold (150) indicate a total within or exceeding the top three high counts for that species.
9.Totals in bold-italic (55) indicate a CBC total within or exceeding the top three high counts for that species.
10.Dagger “†” preceding observer’s initials denotes written documentation was submitted.
11“ph.” denotes a species documented with a photograph.
12.“v.t.” denotes a species documented by video.
13.“a.t.” denotes a species documented by audio.
14.High counts that are multiples of 100 are assumed or known to be estimates, unless otherwide noted.
The Seasonal Report  is a compilation of seasonal bird sightings from throughout Minnesota. We particularly invite reports from parts of the state that have been neglected or covered lightly in past reports. To become a contributor, contact the Editor of The Loon (editor AT moumn.org).

Species

Information
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Wood Duck
(Aix sponsa)		2 nests, 5 mi. N. of Camden, Minneapolis, 1 nest with 25 eggs, April 15, 35 removed May 16, 12 more removed June 29, W. J. Breckenridge; nest with eggs, May 13, Frontenac, nest with eggs, May 30, Washington Co., 7 young, June 27, Clearwater Lake, 6 young, July 14, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; female with 4 young, June 6, Hennepin Co., Lulu M. Aler.
Blue-winged Teal
(Spatula discors)		Nest with 12 eggs, June 9, Hennepin Cq., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 2 nests with eggs, May 27, June 26, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan; nest with young, July 4, Wallace E. Hamilton; 2 nests with eggs, May 25, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert.
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)		Nest with 12 eggs later destroyed, May• 27, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with 12 eggs, May 19, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan; nest witt )ggs, Washington Co., May 19, nest with eggs, Ramsey Co., May 20, Brothel' Hubert.
Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)		6 young with female, Aug. 2, Cook Co., William Longley.
Common Merganser
(Mergus merganser)		10 small young, June 7, Cook Co., Brother Hubert.
Red-breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)		6 young with female, July 21, E. Beaver Bay, Olga Lakela, Mary I. Elwell.
Ruddy Duck
(Oxyura jamaicensis)		Young with parents, July 26, nest with eggs, Aug. 12, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)		3 nests with eggs, later destroyed, Hennepin Co., May 27, Don and Eldeen Jacobs;.nest, 7 eggs, April 28, Hennepin Co., William Longley; 2 nests with eggs, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch, Larry Flahavan.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
(Podilymbus podiceps)		2 nests with eggs, May 27, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 2 nests with eggs, May 26, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch anj Larry Flahavan.
Red-necked Grebe
(Podiceps grisegena)		3 nests with eggs, June 25, Wright Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Pigeons, Doves
Mourning Dove
(Zenaida macroura)		11 nests with eggs, first date April 20, last date August 25, Ramsey Co., Russell Hoistead; 4 nests, Hennepin Co., May 7-18, 4 nests, June 29, Wright Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with young, Hennepin Co., May 16, Lulu M. Aler; 6 nests with eggs, Ramsey Co., May.ll to 25, William Longley; nest with eggs, May 1, Hennepin Co., Severena Holmberg; 15 nests with eggs and young, May 7 to June 3, Hennepin Co., Larry Flahavan, Fred Blanch.
Cuckoos
Black-billed Cuckoo
(Coccyzus erythropthalmus)		1 young in nest, Aug. 12, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)		2 young on roof Hennepin Co., July 3, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Sora
(Porzana carolina)		2 nests with eggs, May 27, and nest with young, July 3, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 2 nests with eggs, May 23, Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan; nest with 4 eggs, May 25, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert.
Common Gallinule
(Gallinula galeata)		Nest with 9 eggs, June 16, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
American Coot
(Fulica americana)		6 nests with eggs, May 19, 3 nests with eggs, May 27, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 3 nests with eggs and young, May 23, 26, 30, Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan; nest with eggs, Ramsey Co., May 25, Brother Hubert.
Plovers
Killdeer
(Charadrius vociferus)		2 young, May 30, 4 young, July 4, Duluth, Olga Lakela; young, May 24, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with 4 eggs, Hennepin Co., Lulu M. Aler; nest with young, May 1, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton; nest with 4 eggs, May 7, nest with 4 eggs, May 20, nest with 2 eggs, 2 young, July 3, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert.
Piping Plover
(Charadrius melodus)		14 young, Duluth, July 25, Olga Lakela, Mary I. Elwell; 2 nests with eggs, Duluth, July 8, Olga Lakela.
Sandpipers
American Woodcock
(Scolopax minor)		4 young with female, St. Croix State Park, May 16, Arnold Erickson, William Marshall.
Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularius)		3 young, Duluth, July 25, Olga Lakela, Mary I. Elwell.
Gulls, Terns
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)		132 nests containing 329 eggs and 30 young, Beaver Island, Lake Superior, May 26, Olga Lakela, Evelyn Jones; 146 nests, 327 eggs besides young, May 24, Lake Superior on Pancake Island, Olga Lakela, Mary I. JDlwell.
Black Tern
(Chlidonias niger)		Nest, July 4, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; 20 nests with eggs, Hennepin Co., dates from May 24 to June 16, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 2 nests with eggs, Hennepin Co., May 26-30, Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan.
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)		1 young, Duluth Harbor, July 25, Olga Lakela, Mary I. Elwell.
Forster's Tern
(Sterna forsteri)		1 young, Hennepin Co., June 18, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Loons
Common Loon
(Gavia immer)		2 young with parent, Cook Co., Aug. 1, William Longley; 2 young, Cook Co., June 12, Brother Hubert.
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
American Bittern
(Botaurus lentiginosus)		Nest with 3 eggs, June 16, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with 1 egg, May 26, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan.
Green Heron
(Butorides virescens)		17 nests, some only 20 feet apart, dates from May 24 to Aug. 12, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 3 nests, Hennepin Co., Lulu M. Aler; 8 nests with young, May 14 to 25, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan.
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)		Colony on Dunlap Island, young in 30 nests, June 3, Don and Eideen Jacobs; 100 nests with eggs and young, May 30, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert.
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Cooper's Hawk
(Accipiter cooperii)		Nest with 2 eggs, Hennepin Co., May 13, William Longley.
American Goshawk
(Accipiter atricapillus)		Nest with two young, June 3, 14 miles N. of Duluth, Olga Lakela.
Red-shouldered Hawk
(Buteo lineatus)		Nest with young, June 26, Washington Co., Brother Hubert.
Broad-winged Hawk
(Buteo platypterus)		5 nests with eggs, 1 in Washington Co., May 12, 2 in Ramsey Co., May 15, 2 in Cook Co., June 20, Brother Hubert; nest with 2 young, June 3, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)		2 nests, one with young, June 26, one with eggs, May 5, Washington Co., Brother Hubert.
Screech-Owls, Owls
Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)		2 larg~ young, April 20, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; 1 young, Hennepin Co., Jun~ 3, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; young, Apr. 15, Hennepin Co., William Longley.
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)		2 owlets, 1 egg in nest, Ada Minn., May 11, Arnold Erickson, William Marshall.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
(Megaceryle alcyon)		2 large young in nest, Dakota Co., July 5, Brother Hubert.
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)		nest, Sturgeon Lake, June 6, George A Rickert.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus varius)		2 young with parent, Itasca Park, July 21, William Longley.
Downy Woodpecker
(Dryobates pubescens)		2 young, July 11, Duluth, Olga Lakela.
Hairy Woodpecker
(Dryobates villosus)		Young, May 5, Hennepin Co., William Long· ley; nest with young, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch, Larry Flahavan.
Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)		6 nests with eggs, Ramsey Co., May 6, Russell Hofstead; 3 young, Duluth, Aug. 3, Olga Lakela; 2 nests with young, May 18 and June 9, Washington Co., nest with young, Wright Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with young, July 23, Cook Co., William Longley; nest with eggs, May 24, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton.
Pileated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus)		Young in nest, Hennepin Co., June 10, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Flycatchers
Great Crested Flycatcher
(Myiarchus crinitus)		Young, near Alexandria, Aug. 12, J. K. Bronoel; 2 nests with eggs, June 15, and July 6, Hennepin Co., W. J. Breckenridge; nest with young, Hennepin Co., Don and Eildeen Jacobs; 4 young, Itasca Park, July 14, William Longley.
Eastern Kingbird
(Tyrannus tyrannus)		Young in nest, July 3, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; 2 young in nest, July 25, Duluth, Olga Lakela, Mary I. Elwell; nest, Hennepin Co., June 9, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 3 young with parents, Cook Co., Aug. 18, William Longley.
Least Flycatcher
(Empidonax minimus)		2 nests, Cook Co., June 15, Brother Hubert.
Eastern Phoebe
(Sayornis phoebe)		Nest with young, Hennepin Co., May 6, nest with 5 young and 2 nests with eggs, Washington Co., May 30, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 3 nests, Washington Co., June 3. William Longley; 3 nests, Ramsey Co., May 6 to 25, 4 nests, Washington Co., June 3. Russel Hofstead; 2 young with adult, Hennepin Co., Aug. 6, Lulu M. Aler; 1 nest with eggs, Washington Co., May 12, 2 nests, Cook Co., June 11, Brother Hubert.
Vireos
Red-eyed Vireo
(Vireo olivaceus)		Young with parent, Cook Co., Aug. 24, nest, rtasca Park, June 23, William Longley.
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
(Lanius ludovicianus)		Nest with 6 young, Hennepin Co., May 12, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with 6 eggs, Hennepin Co., May 5, Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan.
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Canada Jay
(Perisoreus canadensis)		2 nests with young, Cook Co., June 22, Brother Hubert. (Eld's Note: Remarkably late, possibly a second nesting. -W.J.B.)
Blue Jay
(Cyanocitta cristata)		2 nests, one with 4 eggs, one with 5 young, Ramsey Co., May 23-26, Brother Hubert.
American Crow
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)		1 young, Duluth, July 4, Olga Lakela; 3 young, Washington Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; eggs and young, Washington Co., May 26, William Longley; nest, 5 eggs, May 11, Ada, Minn., Arnold Erickson, William Marshall.
Chickadees, Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee
(Poecile atricapillus)		5 young, Duluth, July 11, Olga Lakela; nest, Hennepin Co., May 27, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 2 adults with young, Hennepin Co., Lulu M. Aler; nest with 6 eggs, Ramsey·Co., Brother Hubert.
Larks
Horned Lark
(Eremophila alpestris)		Nest with 3 eggs, March 25, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; nest with eggs, Apr. 4, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton.
Martins, Swallows
Bank Swallow
(Riparia riparia)		Nest with eggs, Washington Co., June 3, nest with young, Dakota Co., July 3, Russell Hofstead; nest with eggs, Hennepin Co., June 8, Wallace E. Hamilton; 92 nests, Ramsey Co., May 26, 8 nests, Dakota Co., eggs and young Dakota Co., July 5, Brother Hubert.
Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)		7 nests in Ramsey Co., 3 in Washington Co., April 29 to May 23, Russell Hofstead; 2 nests with young, Washington Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; young, Hennepin Co., June 23, Lulu M. Aler; 2 nests with young, Washington Co., June 17, Jacobs.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)		1 nest, Ramsey Co., May 30, and 2 nests Washington Co., June 3, Russell Hofstead; 4 nests, Washington Co., May 20, many at Ft. Snelling, May 26, Brother Hubert.
Purple Martin
(Progne subis)		Young in nest house, Hennepin Co., June 18, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)		Nest with 4 young, Duluth, July 7, Olga Lakela; nest with young, Hennepin Co., Aug. 5, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)		10 nests in St. Louis Co., June 10, 63 nests ten miles N. of Duluth, June 10, Olga Lakela; nest with young, Pine Co., July 17, Arnold B. Erickson.
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)		Young with parent, August 6, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; nest with young, August 5, Wright Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; young with parents, Hennepin Co., Aug. 24, Lulu M. Aler; nest with young, July 27, Cook Co., William Longley.
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta carolinensis)		Nest with young, May 13. Frontenac, nest with young, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Wrens
Northern House Wren
(Troglodytes aedon)		7 nests, two with eggs, Washington Co., June 3, 3 nests with young, Ramsey Co., June 24 to July 4, 1 nest with young, Dakota Co., July 8, Russell Hofstead; nest with 5 eggs, Hennepin Co., June 20, W. J. Breckenridge; nest with young, Duluth, July 15, nest with 2 young, E. Beaver Bay, July 21, Olga Lakela, Mary I. Elwell; 5 nests, Washington Co., June 24, 2 nests with 7 young each, Wright Co., June 24, 7 young in nest, Hennepin Co., July 4, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with eggs, Itasca Park, June 18, William Longley; nest with eggs, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton.
Sedge Wren
(Cistothorus stellaris)		2 nests, July 12, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert.
Marsh Wren
(Cistothorus palustris)		2 nests, May 25, July 12, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert.
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Gray Catbird
(Dumetella carolinensis)		Nest with eggs, Washington Co., 4 nests with eggs, Ramsey Co., June 3 to July 4, Russell Hofstead; nest with 1 egg, May 30, nest with 4 young, June 29, W. J. Breckenridge; nest with young, Duluth, July 7, Olga Lakela, Mary I. Elwell; nest, 4 eggs, June 10, Hennepin Co., 8 nests with eggs and young, June 27, Wright Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with eggs, Hennepin Co., June 1, nest with eggs, Moose Lake, May 20, George A. Rickert; nest with eggs, Washington Co., June 3, William Longley; nest with young, June 26, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton.
Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufum)		4 nests with eggs, May 13 to June 20, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; 2 nests with eggs, May 22, nest with young and eggs, June 29, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; nest with young, July 4, Duluth, Olga Lakela; 2 nests with eggs, Ramsey Co., June 5, William Longley; 9 nests with eggs, May 5 to June 3, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan; nest with young, May 29, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton; nest, 4 eggs, Frontenac, May 13, 2 nests with eggs, May 14, June 6, Hennepin Co., nest with young, Wright Co., June 28, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Starlings
European Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)		1 young, May 13, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; 3 nests, Hennepin Co., May 14, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest, Hennepin Co., May 1, George A. Rickert; young, Washington Co., June 3, William Longley; nest, 5 young, May 19, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch, Larry Flahavan.
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)		Nest, 4 eggs, Frontenac, May 13, nest with young, Washington Co., June 17, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 2 nests with eggs, Washington Co., May 2, and July 10, nest with eggs, Ramsey Co., May 15, Brother Hubert. BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Building nest, Washington Co., May 30, Don and Eldeen Jacobs. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. Young with parents, Cook Co., Augusi 25, William Longley.
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)		79 nests, eggs and young, first date, April 21, last date June 20, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; nest with 7 eggs, nest with young, June 23, Hennepin Co., W. J. Breckenridge; nest with eggs, April 20, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton; 11 young, Duluth, July 4, May 18, Olga Lakela; 12 nests, April 6 to May 22, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 34 nests with eggs, April 25 to June 3, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan; 3 nests, Hennepin Co., May 14, George A. Rickert; nest with young, Washington Co., May 26, William Longley; nest, 4 eggs, June 17, Itasca Park, William Longley; nest with eggs, Frontenac, May 13, nest with young, Hennepin Co., June 17, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with young, June 19, Hennepin Co., Severena Holmberg.
Finches
Purple Finch
(Haemorhous purpureus)		Building nest, Itasca Park, June 23, William Longley.
American Goldfinch
(Spinus tristis)		167 nests with eggs, first date, July 7, last date, September 2, nest with 1 young, Aug. 31, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; 4 nests, August 4 to 19, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 2 nests with eggs, August 30, Hennepin Co., Larry Flahavan, Fred Blanch; nest with young, August 22, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton.
Towhees, Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
(Spizella passerina)		Nest with eggs, May 18, Hennepin Co., Wallace E. Hamilton; 9 eggs and young from May 13 to July 14, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; 2 young, Duluth, July 8, Olga Lakela; 2 nests, Hennepin Co., May 22, nests with eggs, Washington Co., May 30, 3 nests with young, Wright Co., June 26, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with 2 young and 2 nests with eggs, Itasca Park, July 20, William Longley.
Clay-colored Sparrow
(Spizella pallida)		Nest, 3 eggs, Ramsey Co., July 8, Brother Hubert; nest with eggs, Ramsey Co., May 30, Russell Hofstead; young, Wright Co., June 28, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Field Sparrow
(Spizella pusilla)		4 eggs in nest in wild rose bush. near Afton, May 29, W. J. Breckenridge.
Dark-eyed Junco
(Junco hyemalis)		2 nests. 4 eggs each, June 7-12, Cook Co., Brother Hubert.
White-throated Sparrow
(Zonotrichia albicollis)		Nest with 3 eggs, June 9, near Biwabik, Olga Lakela.
Vesper Sparrow
(Pooecetes gramineus)		Nest with eggs, June 6, Hennepin Co., George A. Rickert.
Song Sparrow
(Melospiza melodia)		2 nests with 5 and 4 eggs, Ramsey Co., June 29 and July 27, Brother Hubert; nest with 3 eggs, Hennepin Co., May 18, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Lincoln's Sparrow
(Melospiza lincolnii)		3 nests, 5 eggs each, June 9, Cook Co., Brother Hubert.
Blackbirds, Orioles
Yellow-headed Blackbird
(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)		25 nests with eggs, May 19 to 27, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 17 nests with eggs, May 23 to 30, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan.
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)		Nest with eggs, May 19, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Orchard Oriole
(Icterus spurius)		Nest with young, July 3, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; nest with young, July 8, Dakota Co., Russell Hofstead.
Baltimore Oriole
(Icterus galbula)		3 nests, June 19 to 24, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; nest with young, Dakota Co., July 5, Brother Hubert; nest with young, Hennepin Co., June 26, Severena Holmberg.
Red-winged Blackbird
(Agelaius phoeniceus)		20 nests with eggs, Ramsey Co., May 25. 2 nests with eggs, Washington Co. May 19, Brother Hubert; 2 nestS with young, June 25, Duluth, nest with young, July 8, Duluth, Olga Lakela, 27 nests with eggs, May 19 to 27, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; 6 nests with eggs, May 23 to June 2, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch, Larry Flahavan.
Brown-headed Cowbird
(Molothrus ater)		The following species were hosts to the cowbird: chipping sparrow 7, veery, yellow-headed blackbird, red-winged blackbird, brewer's blackbird 3, rose-breasted grosbeak, cardinal, yellow warbler 2,
Brewer's Blackbird
(Euphagus cyanocephalus)		6 nests, May 13 to June 11, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; 2 nests, one with egg, May 21, one with 4 young, July 3, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; nest with young, June 9, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest, Ramsey Co., May 13, William Longley; 5 nests with eggs and young, Fred Blanch and Larry Flahavan.
Common Grackle
(Quiscalus quiscula)		2 nests Ramsey Co., April 29, May 6, Russell Hofstead; nest with 4 eggs, Washington Co., May 12, Brother Hubert; 2 nests with eggs, 14 miles N. of Duluth, May 29, Bruce Hanson, Elmo Magnuson; 2 nests with young, May 25, Ramsey Co., William Longley; nest with 5 eggs, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch, Larry Flahavan.
Warblers
Ovenbird
(Seiurus aurocapilla)		Nest with eggs, May 19, Washington Co., Brother Hubert; nest, 4 eggs, July 11, Itasca Park, William Longley.
Prothonotary Warbler
(Protonotaria citrea)		11 nests, Washington Co., July 10, Brother Hubert; nest, Washington Co., June 3, William Longley.
Tennessee Warbler
(Leiothlypis peregrina)		Nest, Cook Co., June 8, Brother Hubert.
Mourning Warbler
(Geothlypis philadelphia)		2 young with parent, August 8, Cook Co., William Longley.
Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas)		oven-bird, western meadowlark 2, prothonotary warbler, myrtle warbler, phoebe.
American Redstart
(Setophaga ruticilla)		Nest, Ft. Snelling, May 26, Brother Hubert..
Magnolia Warbler
(Setophaga magnolia)		1 young with parents, August 25, 2 young wilh parents, August 17, Cook Co., William Longley.
Blackburnian Warbler
(Setophaga fusca)		Nest with 3 eggs, July 21, Cook Co., Brother Hubert.
Yellow Warbler
(Setophaga petechia)		2 nests, June 11, Ramsey Co., Russell Hofstead; nest, June 27, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; 3 nests with eggs and young, Hennepin Co., June 3, 9 nests with eggs and young, Wright Co., June 26, Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Setophaga coronata)		2 young with parents, August 25, young 2 with female, August 9, Cook Co., 1 young, July 9, Itasca Park, William Longley. Common Yellowthroat. Young with parents, Hennepin Co., July 21, Don and Eldeen Jacobs. LOUISIANA WATER -THRUSH. Nest with 5 young, Washington Co., June 17, Don and Eldeen Jacobs. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER. 2 young with parent, August 25, Cook Co., William Longley.
Black-throated Green Warbler
(Setophaga virens)		2 young with parents, Cook Co., August 22, William Longley.
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks
Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)		Nest, Dakota Co., July 8, Russell Hofstead; 1 cardinal hatched, April 23, W. J. Breckenridge; 2 nests with eggs, April 28, May 26, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert; nest with eggs, Frontenac, May 13, nest with young, July 10, Hennepin Co., Don and Eldeen Jacobs.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
(Pheucticus ludovicianus)		Nest, 1 egg, Wright Co., June 28, nest with young, Hennepin Co., July 4, Don and Eldeen Jacobs; nest with eggs, June 1, Hennepin Co., Fred Blanch, Larry Flahavan.
Indigo Bunting
(Passerina cyanea)		4 nests with eggs, July 17 to August 22, 1 nest with young, August 31, Ramsey Co., Brother Hubert.