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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1967-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 1967 Ronald L. Huber |
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | reported from Olmsted, Cottonwood, Carver, Pope, Anoka Co's. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | nested Lyon (PE), Jackson, Clearwater (LWJ), Crow Wing (NR), Ramsey, McLeod, Carver Co's. and Fargo-Moorhead (fide EGA); also reported from Wabasha, Hennepin, Clay, Martin, Nobles, Morrison, Washington, Stevens, Houston Co's.; appears to be extending range northward and westward. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | nested Ramsey Co.; also reported from Stevens, Lyon, Big Stone, Traverse, Pope, Lac qui Parle, Washington, Morrison, Hennepin, Nobles, Clay, Hubbard, Carver, Wabasha, St. Louis, Cass Co's. 123 December 1967 | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | reported from Roseau, Becker, Stevens, Traverse, Pope Co's. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | reported from Nobles, Big Stone Co's. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | nested in Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Cook, Mahnomen, Sherburne Co's; also reported from Morrison, Nobles, Hubbard, Clearwater, Carver, Stevens, Big Stone, Traverse, Pope, Lac qui Parle, Washington, Wabasha, Cass, Crow Wing Co's. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | nested Cook, Lake Co's.; also reported from Ramsey, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lyon Co's. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Stevens, Traverse, Nobles, Clay, Lyon Co's. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 6-3 Nobles Co., HSH; 6-10 Lyon Co., PE; 6-22 Clay Co., 20, LWJ; 7-17 NOBLES Co., ad with y, HSH. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | reported from Anoka, Mahnomen, Lyon (6-24, PE) Stevens Co's. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | nested Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod Co's.; also reported Nobles, Stevens, Traverse, Pope, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle Co's. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | reported from Hennepin, Lake, Wright, Beltrami Co's. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 6-6 Ramsey Co., ELC; 612 Anoka Co., ELC; 6-14, St. Louis Co., JCG; 6-16 Hennepin Co., VL; all late migrants? | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 6-3 Two Harbors, Lake Co., 1, DB. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | reported from Lake, Cook Co's; one unusual record, 6-18 OTTERTAIL Co., 1 mi N. Luce, 4 females or immatures seen, BC, LC, RLH; chestnut head sharply separated from white breast, large size noted next to Mallards; nearest possible nesting area would be Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, about 15 mi. due N. where Common Goldeneye is also known to spend the summer (and breed?). | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | reported from Lake Co. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | nested in Ramsey, Lyon Co's; also reported from McLeod, Grant, Traverse, Hennepin, Swift, Stevens Co's. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | 6-13, 6-30 Wabasha Co., heard, DGM. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | nested in Washington, Cook, Lake Co's; also reported from Morrison, St. Louis, Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 6-23 Sea Gull Lake, Cook Co., 1, DS. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 6-5 St. Louis Co., nr Floodwood, DGF. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | nested in Jackson Co.; also reported from Nobles Co. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | nested in Cottonwood Co.; also reported from Pope, Nobles, Ramsey, Washington, Hennepin, Stevens, La qui Parle, Traverse, Big Stone, Wabasha Co's. Ruby -throated Hummingbird: nested Washington Co.; also reported from Cottonwood, Washington, Beltrami, Hennepin, Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Morrison, Hubbard, Houston Co's. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | nested in Ramsey, Hennepin, Beltrami Co's; also reported from Stevens, Big Stone, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Morrison, Nobles, Hubbard, Washington, Cass, Crow Wing Co's. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 6-9 St. Louis Co., 2, JCG, probably late migrants. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | nested at Assumption Lake, Carver Co. FN/ MAS, Sugar Lake, Wright Co., GES. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | June, Graham Lake, Nobles Co., HSH; 6-18 Herman, Grant Co., 40+, BC, LC, RLH; 6-10 Cottonwood, Lyon Co., PE. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | nested Stevens Co.; also reported from Pope, Traverse, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Cottonwood, Washington, Hennepin, St. Louis, Hubbard, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, Beltrami, Ramsey, Nobles, Lake Co's. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | reported from Washington, Hennepin, Houston, Wright, Winona Co's. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | reported from Stevens, Beltrami, Clearwater, Houston, Crow Wing, Morrison, Pope, St. Louis, Carver, Jackson, Ramsey, Washington, Anoka Co's and Fargo-Moorhead. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | reported from Stevens, Lac qui Parle, Washington, Hennepin, Beltrami, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Morrison, Pope, Wabasha, Lake, Hubbard, Nobles, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 6-29, 7-16 Wabasha Co., heard, DGM; also reported from Crow Wing Co. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | reported from Stevens, Cottonwood, Washington, Hennepin, Beltrami, Hubbard, Cook, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, St. Louis, Goodhue, Nobles, Martin, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| KING RAIL (Rallus elegans) | 6-20 Rosendale Twp., Watonwan Co., 1 ad, Roger Johnson fide EDK. | ||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | nested in Hennepin, Carver Co's; also reported from Crow Wing, Wright, Houston, Swift Co's. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | reported from Washington, Beltrami, Hubbard, Winona, Crow Wing, Stevens, Wabasha, Hennepin, McLeod, Carver, Anoka, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 6-7 Bloomington, Hennepin Co., 1, VL; 6-10 Dorer Pools, Wabasha Co., 1, HFH; 6-10 La Crescent, Houston Co., 2, FL; 6-12 Wacouta, Goodhue Co., 3, EHH; 8-15 Carver Co., 6, DB. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | nested in Ramsey, Lyon Co's.; also reported from Washington, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Hennepin, Clay, Nobles Co's. | ||||
| PURPLE GALLINULE (Porphyrio martinicus) | One adult found dead in upland field, Sheldon Twp., Houston Co., on June 11 or 12, brought to RO; now in Univ. of Minn. collection; second Minnesota record. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 6-18 Becker-Mahnomen Co. line, 4 mi. S. of Waubun, 4 heard calling at usual spot, BC, LC, RLH. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 7-30 Salt Lake, LAC QUI PARLE Co., 1, JAH. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | nested in Ramsey, Cook, Itasca Co's; also reported from Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Washington, Beltrami, Hubbard, Aitkin, St. Louis, Hennepin, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, Clearwater, Carver, Nobles Co's. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 7-30 Stevens Co., 6, JAH; 8-9 Clay Co., 15, LWJ. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 6-18 Clay Co., nr Ulen, many, BC, LC, RLH. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20, LWJ. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 7-30 Stevens Co., 10, JAH; 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20, LWJ. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 7-17 Nobles Co., many, HSH; 7-30 Stevens Co., 10, JAH; 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20-30, LWJ. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 7-26 Carver Co., 1, FN/MAS; 7-30 Stevens Co., 15, JAH; 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 20, LWJ. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 8/26 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., 2, call notes heard, RLH. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 6-4 nr Gowan (Co. ?), 5, DGF. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | reported from Washington, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Clay, Morrison, Nobles, Ramsey Co's. Upland Plover: reported from Stevens, Rock, Pope, McLeod, Anoka, Clay Co's. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | nested in Ramsey Co.; also reported from Lake, Anoka, Crow Wing, Stevens, Washington, Koochiching, Morrison, Hennepin, Wabasha, St. Louis, THE LOON 124 Clearwater, Nobles Co's. and Fargo Moorhead. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 7-26 Carver Co., 2, FN/MAS; 8-8 Clay Co., 4, LWJ. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 7-26 Hennepin Co., 2, FN/MAS; 7-31 Lac qui Parle Co., 35, JAH; 8-9, 8-16(15) Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA; 8-26 Lac qui Parle Co., 10, RLH. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 7-31 Lac qui Parle Co., 1, JAH; 8-9(30), 8-16(20) Clay Co., LWJ. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 6-18 Becker -Mahnomen Co. line, 4 mi. S. of Waubun, pair on territory at usual spot, BC, LC, RLH; 7-31 Lac qui Parle Co., many, JAH; 8-9, 8-16 Clay Co., 10, LWJ. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 6-18 Lake Mary (W. of Alexandria), Douglas Co., 3, BC, LC, RLH. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | reported from Stevens, Traverse, McLeod, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Pope, Nobles Co's. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | no evidence of breeding, but reported from Hennepin, Carver, Pope, Big Stone, Lake Co's. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | nested in Cook Co.; also reported from Lake, Washington, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Wabasha, Nobles, Cottonwood Co's. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 6-6 Excelsior, Hennepin Co., FN/MAS. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | nesting Hennepin, Ramsey Co's; also reported from Pope, Lyon, Stevens, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Washington, Hubbard, Crow Wing, Morrison, St. Louis, Beltrami, Becker, Nobles, Clay Co's. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | reported from Crow Wing, Morrison, Pope, Lake, Hubbard, Becker Co's. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | nested Hennepin Co.; also reported from Pope, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Nobles Co's. 125 December 1967 | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | reported from Lac qui Parle, Ottertail, Big Stone, Stevens, Traverse Co's. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 6-18 Lake Traverse, Traverse Co., 14, BC, LC, RLH; 6-24 Big Pelican Lake, Crow Wing Co., 4, Peter Cullen; 6-28 near Reno, Houston Co., 35, FL; 7-20 Lake Ocheda, Nobles Co., 1, HSH. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | reported from Nobles, Houston, Wright, Beltrami (JAM), Washington Co's. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | reported from Morrison, Nobles, Hubbard, Wright, Clearwater, Hennepin, Pope, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 6-6 Hennepin Co., Martha Stebleton fide YL; 610 La Crescent, Houston Co., 5, FL. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | nested in Jackson Co.; also reported from Cottonwood, Stevens, Pope, Washington, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | reported from Hennepin, Goodhue, Wright, Carver, MORRISON (LSR). Washington, POPE (WH), CROW WING (NR, MSB), Wabasha, Ramsey Co's.; nest, 3 young Cottonwood, Lyon Co., PE. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Common Egret: reported from Grant, Douglas, Hennepin, Stevens, Pope, Wabasha, Houston, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | nested Anoka Co.; also reported from Morrison, Swift, Jackson, Nobles, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Houston, Aitkin, Hubbard, Clearwater, McLeod, Goodhue, Carver, Stevens, Big THE LOON 122 Stone, Pope, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Washington, Wabasha, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | reported from Beltrami, Winona, Houston, Itasca Co's. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | nested in Hubbard, Crow Wing Co's.; also reported 6-10 Grand Lake, St. Louis Co., Dale Olsen fide JCG and 7-1 STEARNS Co., Lake Caroline, 1, HFH, probably southernmost summer record in 40 years? | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | nested in Anoka Co.; also reported Nobles, Wabasha, Pope, Washington, Stevens, Crow Wing, Cook, Aitkin, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | nested in Washington Co.; also reported from Cook Co. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | nested very early at Camp Wilder, Washington Co., fide ELC but nest abandoned, probably due to excessive human activity in immediate area; 6-23 St. Louis Co., near Duluth, DS. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | reported from Beltrami, Cook, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | reported from Wabasha, Winona, CROW WING (NR) Co's. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | reported from Hen nepin, Clearwater, Becker, Cook, Morrison, Lake, Washington, St. Louis, Beltrami, Crow Wing Co's. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 6-14 Goodhue Co., 2 mi. E. Etter, ELC; seen again in same area on 7-9, HFH; 6-10 and 7-3 Cottonwood, Lyon Co., PE. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | nested in Jackson, Swift, Pope, Stevens Co's; also reported Anoka, Carver, Nobles, Hubbard, Beck er, Cook, Wabasha, Hennepin, Morrison, Washington, Winona, Itasca, Beltrami, Houston Co's. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | reported from Washington, Ramsey Co's and Fargo-Moorhead. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | nested Traverse, Big Stone Co's; also reported from Washington, Beltrami, Wabasha, Carver Co's. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | reported from Cook, Washington, Wabasha Co's. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 6-2 Villard, Pope Co., 1, JAH; 7-29 Osakis, Douglas Co., 15, DB; 7-31 Starbuck, Pope Co., 1, JAH. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 6-2 Shatley, Beltrami Co., DGF. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | reported from Stevens, Traverse, Lyon, Washington, Beltrami, Itasca, Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Morrison, Pope, Wabasha, Cass, Hubbard, Carver, Goodhue, Jackson, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | nested Ramsey, Hennepin, Lyon, Nobles Co's. and FargoMoorhead; also reported from Pope, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Cottonwood, Washington, Beltrami, Hubbard, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, Goodhue, Carver Co's. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | nested Hennepin Co.; also reported from Carver, Wabasha, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | reported from Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Wabasha, Hubbard Co's. and FargoMoorhead. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | nested Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Crow Wing Co's; also reported from Stevens, Clearwater, Cook, Morrison, Pope, Wabasha, Hubbard, Carver, Nobles Co's. Black-backed American Three-toed Woodpecker: 6-23 Sea Gull Lake, Cook Co., 1, DS. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | nested Hennepin, Ramsey, Hubbard, Cook Co's. and FargoMoorhead; also reported from Washington, Stevens, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, St. Louis, Clearwater Co's. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | nested Ramsey, Lyon, Cook, Hubbard Co's. and FargoMoorhead; also reported from Lake, Stevens, Traverse, Pope, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Washington, Hennepin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, Clearwater, Goodhue, Carver, Nobles Co's. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | nested Cook Co.; also reported from Washington, Hennepin, Goodhue, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | nested Beltrami Co.; also reported Anoka, Ramsey, Nobles, Washington, McLeod, Carver, Pope, Wabasha, Hennepin, Morrison, Big Stone, Stevens, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Crow Wing, Cook, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | reported from Hennepin, Washington, Pope, Wright, Beltrami, Hubbard, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, St. Louis, Clearwater, Nobles, Jackson, Martin, Ramsey Co's. Eastern Phobe: nested Washington, Hubbard, Crow Wing Co's; also reported from Beltrami, Houston, Morrison, Wabasha, Cook, Clearwater, Carver, Jack-ยท son Co's. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | nested Morrison Co., 18 mi. E. Little Falls, pair with 2 y, ELC; also reported from Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Rock, Wabasha, Hubbard (LWJ) Co's. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | nested Ramsey, Hubbard Co's; also reported from Washington, Hennepin, Stevens, Traverse, Pope, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Beltrami, Clearwater, Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, Goodhue, Dakota, Carver, Nobles Co's. | ||||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 610 Winona Co., 1 mi. N. Elba, 1 adult seen, good details, HFH. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | June, MARTIN Co., 2, HSH, late migrants; also reported from Cook, Lake, Aitkin, Crow Wing Co's. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | nested Ramsey, Houston Co's.; also reported from Washington, Hennepin, Beltrami, Aitkin, Mahnomen, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, Cook, Hubbard, Clearwater, Goodhue, Carver, Jackson Co's. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 6-5 Cyrus, POPE Co., 1, WH (late migrant ?); 6-10 Sawhill Trail, Cook Co., 2, JCG. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | nesting pair found, Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston Co., on 7-3 by FL; seen by many observers for the next few weeks; feeding 4 y on 7-29 (BT); nest empty, adults gone, 8-13 (RLH); this is the first verified Minnesota Record. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | nested Hubbard, Crow Wing Co's; also reported from Cottonwood, Beltrami, Clearwater, Houston, Aitkin, Morrison, Cook, Hubbard, Goodhue, Nobles Co's. | ||||
| Empidonax flycatcher (Empidonax sp.) | reported from Stevens, Kandiyohi, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Morrison, Anoka, Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 6-10 Dorer Pools, Wabasha Co., 2, HFH; 6-12 Winona Co., 1, EHH; 7-14 Hennepin Co., Cedar Ave. Bridge, 1 singing, RLH. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | nested Hubbard Co.; also reported from Houston, Wabasha, Washington, Clearwater Co's. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | nested Hubbard, Beltrami Co's. Red -eyed Vireo: nested Crow Wing, Lyon, Chisago Co's.; also reported from Houston, Rock, Wright, Hennepin, Morrison, Wabasha, Hubbard, Lake, Carver, Goodhue, Cook, Nobles, Clearwater, Beltrami Co's. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | nested Fargo -Moorhead; also reported from Hennepin, Cottonwood, Morrison, Wabasha, Beltrami, Hubbard, Clearwater, Goodhue, Carver, Nobles, Washington, Crow Wing, Anoka Co's. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | reported from Hennepin, Anoka, Morrison, Redwood, Big Stone Co's. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | nested Lake, Cook Co's., also reported from St. Louis and AITKIN (RLH) Co's. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | nested Ramsey, Cook, Hennepin, Benton, Hubbard Co's. and FargoMoorhead; also reported from Stevens, Pope, St. Louis, Nobles, Clearwater, Beltrami, Lake, Wabasha, Morrison, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Washington, Cottonwood Co's. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 6-4 Roseau Co., near Pine Creek, 2, GES. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | |||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | nested Cook, Lyon, Hennepin, Ramsey Co's. and FargoMoorhead; also reported from Carver, Stevens, St. Louis, Hubbard, Nobles, Clearwater, Beltrami, Pope, Wabasha, Morrison, Crow Wing, Washington, Cottonwood Co's. 127 December 1967 | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | still scarce; reported from Hennepin, Houston Co's. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | nested Nobles, St. Louis, Clay Co's.; also reported from Washington, Stevens, Traverse, Pope, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Morrison, Wabasa, Hubbard, McLeod, Anoka Co's. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | nested Anoka, Lyon, Hubbard Co's; also reported from Wabasha, Hennepin, Morrison, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Pope, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | nested Ramsey, Beltrami, Hubbard, Lyon, Rice, Stearns, Cook Co's; also reported from Nobles, McLeod, Lake, Wabasha, Pope, Hennepin, Crow Wing, Morrison, St. Louis, Aitkin, Stevens, Traverse, Washington, Big Stone Co's. THE LOON 126 | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | reported from Ramsey, Carver, Hennepin, Crow Wing, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | nested Hubbard, Lyon, Ramsey, Aitkin Co's. and Fargo-Moorhead; also reported from St. Louis, Hennepin, Nobles, Goodhue, Beltrami, Wabasha, Pope, Morrison, Crow Wing, Cottonwood, Stevens, Big Stone, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | nested Ramsey, Lyon, Hennepin, Washington Co's.; also reported from St. Louis, Beltrami, Clearwater, Nobles, Goodhue, Dakota, Carver, McLeod, Hubbard, Wabasha, Pope, Morrison, Crow Wing, Cook, Cottonwood, Stevens, Big Stone, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | nested Hubbard, Cook Co's.; also reported from St. Louis, Todd, Martin, Clearwater, Cass, Wabasha, Aitkin, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | reported from Lake, Cook Co's. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | reported from Lake, Cook Co's. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | nested Cook, Hubbard, Kanabec Co's; also reported from Hennepin, Aitkin, Morrison, Wabasha, Beltrami, Clearwater, Stevens, Martin, Washington, Crow Wing, Pope, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | reported only from Cook Co. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | nested Ramsey Co. and Fargo-Moorhead; also reported from Goodhue, Carver, Stearns, Hubbard, Houston, Nobles, Clearwater, Wabasha, Hennepin, Morrison, Crow Wing, Cottonwood, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | reported from Clearwater, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 7-3 Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston Co., 1 ad + 2 y, FL; 7-12 Whitewater State Park, Winona Co., 1, FL. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | one singing male found by Eve O'Leary on 7-15 at Ft. Snelling State Park, Hennepin Co.; seen by many observers until 8-1 2(BL). | ||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | nested Hennepin, Lyon, Ramsey, Cottonwood, Hubbard, Beltrami, Washington, Rice, Cook, Crow Wing Co's. and Fargo-Moorhead; also reported from Goodhue, Stevens, Nobles, Clearwater, St. Louis, Wabasha, Pope, Morrison, Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 6-10 Cook Co. 6, JCG; 6-14 Lake Co., JCG. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | nested Ramsey Co.; also reported from Becker, Wright, Mahnomen, Carver, Beltrami, Jackson, Cook, Wabasha, Mille Lacs, Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | reported from Anoka, Lyon, Hennepin, Wright, Carver, Becker, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle Co's. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | nested Washington, Anoka, Lyon, Aitkin, Hubbard Co's; also reported from Hennepin, Goodhue, Carver, Stevens, Beltrami, St. Louis, Nobles, Clearwater, Wabasha, Pope, Morrison, Crow Wing Co's. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | nested Hennepin, Lyon, Cook, Washington Co's and Fargo-Moorhead; also reported from Goodhue, Carver, Lac qui Parle, Itasca, Hubbard, Beltrami, Nobles, St. Louis, Wabasha, Pope, Morrison, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Cottonwood Co's. Robin: nested Nobles, Cook, Lyon, Washington, Hennepin, Hubbard, Ramsey, Beltrami, Itasca, Crow Wing Co's. and Fargo-Moorhead; also reported from Carver, Pope, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Traverse, Clearwater, Lake, Wabasha, Morrison, St. Louis, Aitkin, Cottonwood Co's. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | nested Ramsey, Jackson, Cottonwood, Hubbard, Cook, Kanabec, Rice, Dakota, Crow Wing Co's; also reported from Hennepin, Aitkin, Morrison, Wabasha, Beltrami, Carver, Washington, Pope, Itasca Co's. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | nested in Crow Wing Co.; also reported from Cook, Lake, Pope, Rice, Beltrami, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis, Morrison Co's. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | 6-5 Fargo-Moorhead, 1, late migrant, fide EGA. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 6-8 Nobles Co., 1, HSH, late migrant; 6-9 Fargo-Moorhead, 1, fide EGA, late migrant; reported from Lake, Cook Co's. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | reported from Lake, Cook Co's. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | reported from Washington, Anoka, Hennepin, Rice, CROW WING (MSB), COOK (JCG) Co's. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | 6-18 Clay Co., usual spot near Felton, 1 singing male, RLH. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | nested in Cook, Clearwater, Crow Wing Co's.; also reported from Lake, St. Louis, Hubbard Co's. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | nested Cook, Crow Wing Co's; also reported from Hubbard, Clearwater, Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | nested at Moorhead, Clay Co., 3-31 to 4-20, LWJ (see Notes of Interest in previous issue), first documented nesting for state; still in general area until 6-9 fide EGA; other reports 6-17 Bemidji, Beltrami Co., JAM; 6-22 Grand Marais, Cook Co., LAC. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 6-1 Hennepin Co., VL; 6-10 Cook Co., JCG; 6-23 Hennepin Co., VL; 7-21 Hubbard Co., LWJ; June/ July St. Louis Co., JCG. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | nested Cook Co.; also reported from Crow Wing, Hubbard, Clearwater, St. Louis, Ramsey, Anoka, Goodhue, Carver, Beltrami, Cottonwood, Wabasha, Hennepin, Aitkin, Morrison, Nobles, Pope, Washington, Lac qui Parle Co's. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | 6-lO(EHH), 6-18(BC, LC, RLH) Clay Co., usual spot near Felton; numbers reduced from last year; a few still in area on 8-7, but on this date we noted that the area had been mown for hay-it will be interesting to see how this affects the wildlife population there in the next few years. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | nested Hubbard Co.; also reported from Washington, Lyon, Pope, Houston, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Jackson, Nobles, Washington, Clay Co's. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 6-27 Anoka Co., nest with Sy, ELC; small colony found in Richland Co., North Dakota (adjacent to Wilkin Co., Minn.) by JAH; also reported from Houston, Sherburne, McLeod, Wabasha, Jackson, Fillmore, FARGOMOORHEAD (fide EGA); may be extending range northwestward. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | nested Cook, Anoka, Kanabec, St. Louis, Hubbard Co's and Fargo -Moorhead; also reported from Clearwater, Crow Wing, Lake, Carver, Beltrami, Cottonwood, Wabasha, Hen- THE LOON 130 nepin, Aitkin, Morrison, Nobles, Washington, Pope, Stevens Co's. Clay -colored Sparrow: nested Pope, Ramsey, Hubbard, Washington Co's.; also reported from Clearwater, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Mahnomen, Clay, Norman, Roseau Co's. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | small nesting colony found near Starbuck, POPE Co., JAH; may represent significant range extension northwestward; other reports from Houston, Fillmore, Winona, Wabasha, Anoka, Ramsey, Sherburne, Jackson, Washington Co's. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | reported from Aitkin, Lake Co's. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | late migrants 63 Grand Marais, Cook Co., LAC; 6-6, 6-9, Clifton, St. Louis Co., JCG. White -throated Sparrow: nested Cook Co.; also reported from Lake, Aitkin, Clearwater Co's. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | nested Anoka, Ramsey, Jackson, Hubbard, Washington Co's; also reported from McLeod, Carver, Wabasha, Hennepin, Morrison, Nobles, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Lac qui Parle Co's. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | reported from Clay, Becker, Mahnomen Co's. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 7-29 Becker-Mahnomen Co. line, 2, DB. | ||||
| BAIRD'S SPARROW (Centronyx bairdii) | 6-4 Roseau Co., near Pine Creek, 4+, (details ?), GES. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 6-12 (EHH), 7-12 (FL) Winona Co. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | reported from Clay, St. Louis, Anoka, Washington, Ramsey, McLeod, Houston, Nobles, Roseau Co's. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | nested Cook, Ramsey Co's; also reported from Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Lake, Goodhue, Carver, Beltrami, Hennepin, Cottonwood, Aitkin, Wabasha, Morrison, Nobles, Pope, Washington, Stevens, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Mahnomen Co's. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | nested Ramsey Co.; also reported from Aitkin, Anoka, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Cook, Lake, Carver, Hennepin, Morrison, Washington, Jackson Co's. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | nested Jackson Co.; also reported from Crow Wing, Clearwater, Washington, Beltrami, Aitkin, Sherburne Co's. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | nested Ramsey Co.; also reported from Cottonwood, Wright, Hennepin, Houston, Nobles, Morrison (LSR), Pope, Washington (DS), Becker, Stevens, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Cass (JAM), Crow Wing (MSB), Traverse Co's. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | reported from Hennepin, Washington, Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Aitkin, Wabasha, Morrison, Nobles, Jackson, Pope, McLeod, Clay, Crow Wing, St. Louis Co's. 129 December 1967 | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | reported from COTTONWOOD (LAF), Hennepin, Wabasha, Washington, Crow Wing, Beltrami Co's and FARGO-MOORHEAD (fide EGA). | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | nested Hubbard; also reported from Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Wabasha, Morrison, Nobles, Pope, Crow Wing, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Traverse, Stevens, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | nested Rock, Lyon Co's.; also reported from Houston, Wabasha, Goodhue Co's. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | nested Hennepin Washington, Lyon, Wabasha, Hubbard, Crow Wing Co's. and Fargo-Moorhead; also reported from Beltrami, Cottonwood, Morrison, Nobles, Pope, St. Louis, Clearwater Co's. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | nested Washington, Beltrami, Cass, Hennepin, Crow Wing Co's. and Fargo-Moorhead; also reported from Cottonwood, Aitkin, Wabasha, Morrison, Nobles, Pope, Hubbard, Lake, Clearwater, Stevens, Traverse, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | nested St. Louis, Cook Co's; also reported from Aitkin, Nobles, Martin, Washington, Stevens, Crow Wing, Lac qui Parle, Hubbard Co's. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | nested Washington, Hubbard, Stevens, Cook Co's; also reported from Hennepin, Wabasha, Beltrami, Cottonwood, Aitkin, Morrison, Nobles, Pope, Lake, Clearwater, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Traverse, Crow Wing Co's. Brown-beaded Cowbird: parasitized Rosebreasted Grosbeak in Hennepin, Ramsey Co's; Robin in Hennepin Co.; Chipping Sparrow and Yellow Warbler at FargoMoorhead; "warbler nest" in Cottonwood Co.; also reported from Wabasha, Beltrami, Morrison, Nobles, Martin, Cook, Pope, Clearwater, Washington, Hubbard, Stevens, Traverse, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Crow Wing, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | reported from Cook, Washington, Anoka, Houston, Aitkin, Rice, Lake, Morrison, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Itasca, Beltrami Co's. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | reported only from Cook Co.; 8-10(1), 8-15(4) FargoMoorhead, fide EGA, early migrants. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | reported from Clearwater, Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | reported from Winona, Goodhue, Dakota Co's. Golden-winged x Blue-winged hybrid: 714 Vasa, Goodhue Co., 1 ad, identified as the "Brewster's" phenotype, FN/ MAS. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | reported from Clearwater, Cook Co's. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | reported from Houston, Wabasha, Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 6-11 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA, late spring migrant; reported from Lake and Cook Co's.; 7-25 Morrison Co., LSR, first fall migrants ? | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | nested Clearwater and presumably Morrison Co's; also reported from Hubbard, Crow Wing, Lake, Cook Co's. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 6-3 Beltrami Co., nr Shotley, DGF; 6-10 Cook Co., JCG; 6-14 Lake Co., JCG. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 6-11 Fargo -Moorhead fide EGA and 6-12 Hennepin Co., GES, late migrants; reported from Cook, Lake, Crow Wing, Clearwater, Aitkin Co's. Yellowthroat: nested Ramsey, Lyon, Crow Wing Co's; also reported from Washington, Anoka, Cottonwood, St. Louis, Aitkin, Becker, Mahnomen, Wabasha, Morrison, Hennepin, Nobles, Pope, Goodhue, Carver, Clearwater, Cook, Lake, Beltrami, Hubbard Co's. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | nested Goodhue, Hubbard, Crow Wing Co's; also reported from Cook, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | reported only from Cook Co. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | reported from Houston, Goodhue, Mahnomen (see Notes of Interest in previous issue) Co's. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | reported from Lake, Cook Co's. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 6-2 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA, late migrant; reported only from Cook Co. during breeding season. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | reported from Cook, Clearwater Co's; 8-15 FargoMoorhead, fide EGA, early migrant. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | nested Anoka, Beltrami, Hubbard, Crow Wing Co's. and FargoMoorhead; also reported from St. Louis, Clearwater, Washington, Pope, Cook, Nobles, Rice, Morrison, Wabasha, Goodhue, Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | nested Crow Wing Co.; also reported from DAKOTA Co. (female banded 7-5 had brood patch, MRL), Cook, Lake, Clearwater, Aitkin Co's. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 6-3 Tofte, Cook Co., along Sawhill Trail, 1, DB; also in same area on 6-10 (Heartbreak Ridge), JCG; 8-31 North St. Paul, Washington Co., 1 ad female banded, JO, early migrant. Myrtle Warbler: reported from Lake, Cook, Clearwater Co's. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | reported from Crow Wing, Clearwater, Lake Co's; 7-22 Isanti Co., near Grandy, RLH, early migrant ? Pa1m Warbler: 8-30 Wabasha Co., DGM, early migrant. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | reported from Cook, Clearwater Co's. THE LOON 128 | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 6-2 Meadowlands, St. Louis Co., DGF; 6-10 Cook Co., 16, JCG. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | reported from Isanti, Cottonwood, Washington, Anoka, Car ver, Houston, Morrison, Clearwater, Cook (JCG), Crow Wing, Beltrami (DGF) Co's. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | nested Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington Co's and FARGO-MOORHEAD (fide ECA); also reported from Cottonwood, Wabasha, Goodhue, Stevens Co's. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | nested in Hennepin, Ramsey Co's. and Fargo-Moorhead; also reported from Jackson, Morrison, St. Louis, Washington, Clearwater, Lake, Cook, Hubbard, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Goodhue Co's. | ||||
| BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus melanocephalus) | mid July to Aug. 9, Mendota Heights, Da kota Co., one adult male came regularly to feeder of Bernard Friel; seen feeding a young grosbeak on 8-6 by HFH; photo graphed in color; first verified state rec ord. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 7-10 Rock Co., 1 singing male just E. of Beaver Creek and another at usual spot just S. of Manley, BC, ELC, RLH; this species is now expected to occur yearly. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | nested Ramsey, Crow Wing Co's.; also reported from Goodhue, Carver, Washington, Anoka, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Winona, Wabasha, Morrison, Martin, Nobles, Pope, Hubbard, Clearwater, Beltrami Co's. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | reported from Anoka, Isanti, Lyon, Washington, McLeod, Wright, Carver, Hennepin, Wabasha, Rock, Nobles, Martin, Pope, Clay, Stevens, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Pipestone, Lincoln, Redwood Co's. | ||||