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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1969-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 1969 by Robert P. Russell, Jr. |
Summer weather varied from June's
cold and wet to August's hot and dry
conditions. June was the coldest June
on record for the state with a mean
temperature of 58.4. Temperatures
ranged from a low of 24 o at Cotton
(St. Louis Co.) to 97° at Albert Lea
on the 5th. Rainfall was above normal
for most of the state with heavy rains
in the south (11.8 inches at Worthington
and 7.6 at Winona for the month).
Only the northwest was dry (Bigfork, 1.36 inches). Moderate storms racked the southwest on the 28th and 29th with some hail and Pipestone Co. had tornadoes on the 26th. The peak of the nesting season, though, seemed to get by without widespread storms. July was on the cool side, especially in. the· north, and averaged 1 to 3 degrees below normal for most of Minnesota.
Highest temperatures were surprisingly in the north where on the 12th, Thief River Falls registered a 98 and o an unofficial thermometer at Greenwood Lake north of Two Harbors on the 13th registered 95 o, a bad day for birds and men. July rainfall was spotty and a bit on the wet side (heaviest at Canby, Yellow Medicine Co. with 8.4 inches). August was hot and dry with some areas of the western prairies (Beardsley) receiving no rain the entire month. On the 6th the most severe storms of the season caused $1.2 million loss of timber and $2.0 million loss of crops in the counties of Aitkin, St. Louis, Itasca, and Cass.
There were 12 confirmed tornadoes and a waterspout, with moderate loss of life. Nesting season was past for most species, although locally many were probably killed. Damage is expected to eagle and Osprey nests in the storm's vicinity but data will not be in until next year's nesting survey.
Special thanks goes to Kim R. Eckert who helped in the preparation of this material and to Bedford P. Brown fr. of the United States Weather ~Bureau, Chicago Office, who obtained the weather information.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | nested in Marshall and Stearns Co's. Reported from Winona, Hennepin, Anoka, and Carver Co's and 20 at Sand Point Lake, St. Louis Co. on 7-14. Southern records may be semi-feral birds. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | nested in Morrison Co. where DF found an impressive 39 nests with many having 17, 18, & 19y. Also nested in Washington, Wabasha, Ramsey, Nobles, and Hennepin Co's. Reported from Rice, Winona, Hubbard, Chippewa, Cass, Carver, Blue Earth, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, and Ottertail. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | nested in Nobles and Crow Wing Co's. Reported from Cass, Marshall, Mahnomen, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Watonwan, Clay, Carver, Cottonwood, Swift, Nobles, and Mille Lacs Co's. ; | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | reported only from Cottonwood, Beltrami, and Marshall Co's. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | nested in Lac qui Parle Co. Reported from Nicollet, Marshall ("many in June"), and·1 male on Mille Lacs Lake, 6-24 (Ml). | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | reported only from Lac qui Parle, Marshall, and Mille Lacs Co's. THE LOON 106 | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 40 nests recorded from Itasca, Anoka, St. Louis, Ramsey, Cook, Beltrami, Wabasha, Lake, Morrison, Becker, Mille Lacs, Wright, Hennepin, Hubbard Co's. Brood size ranged from 2 to 17, averaging about 8 per nest. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | nested in Cook Co. Reported from Ramsey Co. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | nested in Watonwan and Beltrami Co's. Reported from Marshall, Mahnomen, Clay, Clearwater, Swift, Nobles, Nicollet, Wilkin, and Becker Co's. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | reported from Marshall Co., the Sherburne Refuge, and Green Lake, Kandiyohi Co. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Upper Rice Lake, Clearwater Co., 6-14, lOy (JJG). Also reported from Mahnomen, Pennington, Marshall, and Pope Co's. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | nested in Hennepin Co. Recorded from Carver, Nicollet, Marshall, Nobles, and Jackson Co's. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | two nests reported from Morrison Co. by DF, one of which was on a prairie pothole, an interesting habitat for this forest duck. Also reported from Beltrami (5 reports), Sherburne, Cass, Mahnomen, Marshall, and 6-7, Swift Co., 4, HH (possibly late migrants?) and 6-4, Carver Co. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | two pairs closely observed by JJG and RBJ at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Marshall Co. on 6-13 are very noteworthy. Nearest breeding area is the shores of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba and Ontario (Godfrey, The Birds of Canada, Ottawa, 1956). Late migrant recorded at Duluth, 6-1 (JJG). | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | reported from Duluth in June and July, Marshall Co., Clearwater Co., 6-9 Crow Wing, and 8-1, Winona Co. (BT). | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 6 (4-11) Duluth, 2 migrants (FL, JJG). | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 6-14 Upper Rice Lake, Clearwater Co., 2 males courting one female (RBJ, JJG). Summer records are scarce for this species and more information is needed to ascertain its status at this season. 107 December 1969 | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | nested in Cook Co., also reported from St. Louis, Marshall, and Clearwater Co's (6-14, Upper Rice Lake (1) and Lower Rice Lake (9) JJG. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | nested in Morrison (4 nests-lOy, lOy, 7y, & 1 nest destroyed), and Itasca Co's.; reported in Marshall, Clearwater, and Winona Co's. also. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | nested in St. Louis and Cook Co's.; reported from OTTERTAIL Co. (Lida Lake 6-7, 1, DS). | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | nested in St. Louis and Cook Co.; reported from La.ke Co. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | nested in Pope Co.; also reported from Cottonwood, Pope, Ramsey, Wright, Meeker, Carver, Nicollet (''common") and Watowan Co's. where 16 (14 males) were recorded on 6-10 (EK). | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | 7-9 Madelia, Watonwan Co., 1, fide Earl D. Kopischke. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | nested in Cook, Pine, Beltrami, and Cass. Also reported from St. Louis, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Clearwater, Morrison, Red Lake, and Winona. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 6-14 Marshall Co. 9, JJG. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | CLAY Co. (1 ad, 8 imm.) 7-19 DB. Also reported from Becker and Mahnomen Co's. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | reported from Watonwan, Blue Earth, Rock, Nobles, Rice, and Wabasha Co's. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | nested in Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, and Nobles Co's.; reported also from Carver, Blue Earth, Washington, Watonwan, St. Louis, Brown, Cottonwood, Rice, Wabasha, Rock, Kandiyohi, and Isanti Co's. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 6-1 (1) late migrant at Duluth (JJG) and 6-13 from Pennington Co. (JJG). | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | nested in Wright County. Good number of reports from Clearwater, Marshall, Mahnomen, and Ottertail Co's in the north and from Wright and Carver Co's in the south. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 6-13 Agassiz Refuge, Marshall Co. (6) RBJ. Swan Lake, Nicollet Co., 5 on 7-25 (RBJ) and 17 there 105 l)ecennber 19GY on 6-19 (FL) and an unusual eastern record from Lake Waconia, CARVER CO., 1 on 6-4 (TH). Pied-billed Grebe:· nested in Morrison, Pope, Washington, and Watonwan Co's. Reported from Marshall, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Clay, Hennepin, Carver, Sherburne, Meeker, Ramsey, Crow Wing, and Ottertail Co's. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| BAND-TAILED PIGEON (Patagioenas fasciata) | first state record; an individual observed near Morris, Stevens Co., during much of July, Ernest H. Stubbe et. al. (See The Loon, Vol. 41, No. 3 for an account). | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | nested in Wabasha Co. (bird used unfinished Robin's nest!); also reported from Stearns, Carver, Hennepin, Ottertail, Watonwan, Blue Earth, St. Louis, Winona, Ramsey, Wright, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Cottonwood, Beltrami, Hubbard, and Isanti Co's. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | reported from Stearns, Traverse, Rock, Rice, Hennepin, Ramsey and Wabasha Co's. Reported by JJG on 6-13 from Polk, Red Lake, and Marshall Co's. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | reported from Wright, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Pope, Dakota, Isanti, Stearns, Carver, Hennepin, Carlton, Washington, Marshall, Ramsey, Cottonwood, Rock, Morrison, and St. Louis (7-3 Duluth 2 MMC; 6-22 MEADOWLANDS, specimen to UMD, MH) Co's. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | reported from Hennepin, Wabasha, Rock, Anoka, Morrison, Cottonwood, Ramsey, Mahnomen, Nobles, Hubbard, Winona, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Red Lake, Polk, Cook, Hubbard, Morrison, Watonwan, and Crow Wing Co's. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | scarce, reported only from Wabasha and Marshall Co's. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | reported from Hennepin, Wabasha, Ramsey, Winona, Morrison, Rice, Wright, Mille Lacs, Cook, Cottonwood, Stearns, Ramsey, St. Louis, Nobles, Freeborn, Blue Earth, Washington, Carver, and Crow Wing. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | nested in Cook and Beltrami Co's. (2y fledged there as late as 8-30); also reported from Marshall, Clearwater, St. Louis, Hubbard, Cass, Goodhue, Wabasha, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Morrison, Mahnomen, Cottonwood, Ramsey, Sherburne, Isanti, Blue Earth, Ottertail, Wright, Houston, and Pope Co's. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | nested at Crosby Beach, Crow Wing Co.; at Sugar Lake, Wright Co.; and in Watonwan Co. New nesting locale was PINE Co. (along Route 23), 1y in the road, VL. Also reported in Anoka, Sibley, Mahnomen, and Nicollet Co's. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | nested in Isanti and Crow Wing Co's.; also reported from Stearns, Carver, Hennepin, Mahnomen, Todd, Polk, Ramsey, Wright, Mille Lacs, Brown, Clay, Marshall, Clearwater, Nicollet, and COOK Co's. (7-8 Grand Portage 1 heard, JJG). | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | only record, 7-24 Winona, 7,'BT. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | nested in Nicollet, Nobles, and Watonwan Co's., the latter in which birds were nesting as early as 4-29. Reported from Marshall and Mahnomen Co's. east to Crow Wing and Mille Lacs Co's and south to Hennepin, Wright, and Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 6-10 Waubun, usual spot, 1 seen, 3+ heard FL; 6-12 Waubun 2-3 JJG; 6-11 Felton, CLAY Co., call heard (EA). | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 6-24 Buckman, Morrison Co., pair (EC). | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | only report; 8-9 Clay Co. 4 EA. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 6-1 Duluth 30 JJG, 6-17 Duluth MMC. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | nested in Anoka, Meeker, Nobles, Pope, Wabasha, St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin (2 nests), and Dakota. Reported by most observors throughout the state. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 6-4 St. Louis Co. JJG; 6-14 Clearwater Co. JJG (very late spring migrant); fall migrants: 718 Dakota and Clay Co's.; 7-25 Sibley Co., RBJ; 7-27 Rock Co. EC. Ame·rican Golden Plover: 6-1 Waubun, MAHNOMEN Co. WF (very late inland record); 6-1 Duluth JJG; 6-4 (5) Duluth MMC; 8-8 Clay Co. 3 WF. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | nested at Park Point, Duluth and recorded in June and July by RR, RL, and MMC. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 6-2 St. Louis Co. 4 JJG; 6-29 Duluth 3 RL; 7-1 Duluth 2 RL. Latter two records p·erhaps extremely early fall migrants? | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | reported from Clay, Mahnomen, Wilkin, Becker, Polk, and Pennington. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 6-1 Duluth 75 JJG; 6-4 Duluth, MMC; 6-4 Lyon Co., HCK; 6-11 Duluth 3 FL. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 7-19 Clay Co. DB; 8-8 Clay Co. EA. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 6-1 Duluth 500, JJG; 6-11 Duluth 30 FL; 7-18 Clay Co. EA. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 6-1 Duluth 4 JJG; 6-5 Duluth 4 RL; 6-9 Duluth MMC; fall: 8-8 Clay Co. EA. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 8-8 & 9 Clay Co. 15 EA. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 6-11 Duluth FL; 6-14 Clearwater Co. 15 JJG. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 7-18 Dakota Co.; 8-9 Clay Co. 30 EA. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 6-1 Duluth 500 JJG; 6-2 St. Louis Co. 5 JJG; 6-24 Mille Lacs MI; fall: 7-22 Dakota VL; 8-8 Clay 30 EA. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 6-1 Duluth JJG. Dowitcher (sp.): 8-8 Clay Co. 40 EA. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | |||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | nested in Mille Lacs Co.; reported from Swift, Nobles, Wilkin, Clearwater, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Cass, Isanti, Scott, Marshall, Mahnomen, and Pennington. Records from the prairie counties are significant. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | nested in Anoka, St. Louis Co's. and reported by most observers throughout the state. Upland Plover: nested in Rock and Watonwan Co's.; reported from Freeborn (3 areas), Stearns, Mahnomen, Polk, Pennington, Anoka, Morrison, Clay (2 areas), and St. Louis Co's. (Mt. Iron, one found dead on 6-2 BAH, migrants?). | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 6-9 Duluth, MMC; 7-12 Sibley Co. DB, then late July records from Mille Lacs, Wright, and Dakota Co's. Greater Yellow-legs: 7-19 Clay Co. DB; 7-22 Dakota Co. VL; then records later in July from Mille Lacs, Cook, and Wilkin. Lesser Yellow-legs: 7-18 Clay Co. EA; 7-27 Dakota Co. VL. Knot: 6-1 Duluth 15 JJG; 6-5 Duluth 2 RL; 6-11 Duluth FL. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 7-25 Taconite Harbor, COOK Co. one male, JJG. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 6-1 Duluth, 1 immature found in desiccated condition JJG. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | late migrants reported from Duluth on 6-1 (25, JJG) and 6-5 (10, RL). | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | reported from Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Traverse, Ottertail, Nobles, Pope, Stearns, Wilkin, Lincoln, Crow Wing, Kandiyohi, and Marshall Co's. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | reported from Carver, Ramsey, Clearwater, Wright, Mille Lacs, Clay, Ottertail, 'and Duluth, St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | reported from St. Louis, Cook, Lake, Wright, Mille Lacs, and Nobles Co's. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 7-9 Gull Island, Leech Lake (Cass Co.) 2 nests with 2 eggs in each, Dwain Warner et. al. (See The Loon, Vol. 41, No. 3 for more detailed account). First recorded nesting for the state. Also reported from Duluth (6-3, 16 RL and 6-28, 2 RL); 7-5 Lida Lake, Ottertail Co. 5 DS; and Lake Vadnais, Ramsey Co. 6-3, 1 JJ. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | nested in Wabasha Co.; also reported from Benton, Stearns, Carver, Hennepin, Ottertail, Waseca, Hubbard, Wabasha, Nobles, Rice, Morrison, Clay, Watonwan, St. Louis, Ramsey, Wright, Mille Lacs, Beltrami, Cottonwood, Winona, Sherburne, Pope and Isanti. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | nested in Mille Lacs Co.; reported from St. Louis (Duluth and 7-11 Lac La Croix MMC), Crow Wing, Hennepin, Morrison, Beltrami, and Clearwater Co. (6-14, Red Lake, 30 JJG). | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | reported from Ottertail, Wright, Jackson, Nobles, Hennepin, and Marshall Co's. 109 December 1969 | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 6-4 & 5, Duluth, MMC. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | nested in Chisago, Ramsey, Wright, Becker, and St. Louis Co.'s; also reported in Beltrami, Lake, Morrison, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Cass, Anoka, Crow Wing, Pope, Mille Lacs, and Ottertail. Non-breeding pairs present on Lake Superior in June and July with 17 at Duluth on 6-6 (JJG). | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | reported from Lac qui Parle (50, FL), Marshall, Chippewa, Anoka (6-7, 1 bird), and Swift Co's. Also 7 (migrants) at Duluth on 6-1 (JJG) and 1 there on 7-19 (KE). The breeding colony at Lake Johanna, Pope Co., was again active this summer (BAH). | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 6-13, 3, Marshall Co. RBJ; 6-22, 12, Milan, Chippewa Co., BAH and 6-16 & 6-23, 1 in Jackson Co. HH. Rather scarce this summer. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | reported from Nicollet, Sibley, Wabasha, Wright, and Goodhue Co's. Slight increase in reports this year. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | reported from Beltrami, Marshall, Mahnomen, Clay, Pennington, Clearwater, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Ottertail, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Dakota, Morrison, Ramsey, Rice, Nobles, and Wright. Good numbers this summer. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 8-1, 2 in Winona Co. (BT) and 3 at La Crescent, Houston Co., (FL). | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | nested in Hennepin Co. Reported from Marshall, Hennepin, Chippewa, Dakota, Pope, Freeborn, Cottonwood, Nobles, Swift, Watonwan, Ramsey, and Ottertail Co's. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | nested at the northern limits of its breeding range in Crow Wing Co. at Crosby Beach, 7-6, 2y out of nest, JB. Two other exceptionally northern reports: 6-12 Lower Rice Lake, CLEARWATER Co., JJG and Trout Lake, ST. LOUIS Co., 7-16, RBJ, the latter record being the most northern report on record for the state. Also reported from Hennepin, Wright, Dakota, Morrison, Rice, Stearns, and Ramsey Co's. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | well represented in reports from the central counties including Kandiyohi, Swift, Chippewa, Carver, Scott, Ottertail, Pope, Sherburne, and Grant. Present along the Mississippi in Ramsey, Goodhue, Wabasha, and Dakota Co's. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | reported by 32 observors throughout the state. The colonies at Lake Johanna, Pope County and near Cold Spring, Stearns Co. were active this year. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | reported from Beltrami, Winona, Houston, Cass, Goodhue, and St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 49 active nests in the Chippewa National Forest produced 50 young this season (The Loon, Vol 41, No. 3). Also reported from St. Louis (Little Long Lake, Lake Vermillion, and Duluth) and Crow Wing Co's. ; | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | reported from St. Louis (2 areas), Mille Lacs, and Cook Co's. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | reported only from the central counties including Morrison, Crow Wing, Wright, and Mille Lacs. Recent sharp decrease in the East cautions us to report all observations from Minnesota and watch for any trends. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | May, Collegeville Stearns Co., female incubating on nest (Dr. Norman Ford, St. John's University). Northernmost breeding for state. 6-28 & 7-19, St. Francis, Anoka Co. (CH); also recorded in Winona, Goodhue, and Wabasha Co's. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | nested in Clearwater, Ottertail Co.; reported from Crow Wing, Isanti, St. Louis, Marshall, and Mille Lacs Co's. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 7-3 Rosemount, DAKOTA Co., 1 carrying rodent in talons at University of Minnesota Research Farm (BAH). · Bald Eagle: 60 active nests in the Chippewa Forest produced 44 young this season (The Loon, Vol. 41, No. 3). The species was also recorded in St. Louis Co. (Crane Lake and Lac La Croix) and WINONA Co., 7-28, 2 birds (BT). Marstr~Hawk: nested in Morrison Co.; also reported from Rice, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Cass, Carver, St. Louis, Rock, Ottertail, Isanti, Clay, Mahnomen, Wright, Cook, Mille Lacs, Nobles, and Ste | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | reported from 22 counties including Cottonwood, Becker, Norman, Pennington, Wright, Freeborn, Crow Wing, Rice, Morrison, Sherburne, Ramsey, Polk, Marshall, Stearns, Watonwan, Isanti, Carver, Blue Earth, Beltrami, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, and Nobles. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | nested Worthington, Nobles Co. (HH) and Little Falls, MOR RISON Co., 6y banded on 6-11 DF; also reported from Freeborn and Rice Co's. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | nested in Wabasha and Hennepin Co's.; also reported from Mahnomen, Winona, Ottertail, Hennepin, Marshall, Crow Wing, Rice, Cass, Isanti, St. Louis, Mille Lacs, and Becker Co's. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | nested in Ramsey and Wabasha Co's.; also reported from St. Louis, Rice, and Mille Lacs Co's. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 7-26 Isanti Co. CU; this species is seldom recorded at this season although probably present in small numbers throughout the forested areas. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 6-12 Waubun, Mahnomen Co., 4 RBJ; 6-14 Pennington Co. 1 RBJ; and 6-13 Becker Co., 1 JJG; also seldom recorded during summer but probably resident in undisturbed marsh and prairie areas of the state. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | nested in Cook Co.; reported from Hennepin, Carver, Wabasha, Wright, Lake, Mille Lacs, Winona, Washington, Rice, Beltrami, Ramsey, Isanti, Brown, St. Louis, Red Lake, Pope, Cottonwood, Morrison, Crow Wing, and Nobles. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | nested in Becker and Blue Earth Co's.; also reported from Hennepin, Carver, Wabasha, Mille Lacs, Winona, Morrison, Pope, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Anoka, Rice, Beltrami, Cottonwood, Stearns ("more common"), Washington, (increased"), Ramsey, Sherburne, Watonwan, Nobles ("increased"), and St. Louis Co's. Apparently a population ,peak for this species. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | nested in Hennepin (Bloomington) Co.; also reported from Wabasha, Wright (Pulaski), Winona, Washington, Rice, Goodhue, Ramsey, and Isanti Co's. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | nested in St. Louis and HENNEPIN Co's.; also reported from Marshall, Clearwater, Lake, Mille Lacs, Isanti, Cook, Winona, Beltrami, Crow Wing, and Red Lake Co's. in the north and 6-2 Fairbault, Rice Co. OR and 7-22 Goodhue Co. RL and Ramsey Co's. in the south. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | nested in Hennepin (5 reports), Cook, Ramsey, and St. Louis Co's; reported by most observers from throughout the state. THE LOON 110 | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | nested in Hennepin, Wabasha, and Ramsey Co's.; also reported from Red Lake, Pennington, Carver, Wright, St. Louis, Mille Lacs, Hubbard, Cook, Winona, Morrison, Rice, Washington, and Crow Wing Co's. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | nested in Pope, St. Louis, and Hennepin Co's.; reported from Carver, Wabasha, Lake, Rock, Dakota, Ramsey, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Winona, Morrison, Rice, Beltrami, Cottonwood, Isanti, Nobles, Marshall, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Washington, Wright, and Mahnomen Co's. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | reported from Hennepin, Wright, Anoka, Rice, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Cook, Washington, and Blue Earth (5 mi E of Amboy, 6-1 to 7-31 DMF) Co's. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | nested in Morrison Co.; reported from Freeborn, Stearns, Marshall, Cook, Mahnomen, Becker, Polk, Beltrami, Watonwan, Isanti, Carver, Blue Earth, St. Louis, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Cass, Wright, Wabasha, Pope, Dakota, Pennington, Cottonwood, Rice, Hennepin, Anoka, Winona, Ramsey, and Crow Wing. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 6-11, DULUTH (MMC); 7-10, Lac La Croix, St. Louis Co. (MMC); and 6-12, BELTRAMI Co. (ME). | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | reported from Polk, Red Lake, Marshall, Wabasha, Winona, Morrison, Hennepin, Watonwan, Wright, Anoka, Rice, Ramsey, Isanti, St. Louis, Washington, Brown, Mahnomen, Roseau, Nobles, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, and Beltrami. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | nested in Rock Co. and Morrison Co.; also reported from Ottertail, Mahnomen, Wilkin, Clay, Norman, Anoka, Lac qui Parle, Wright, Nobles, Sherburne, and Meeker Co's. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | nested in Rock, Wright, Hennepin, and Nob~es Co's.; reported by most observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 6-1 Hennepin (late migrant); 6-14 Carver Co., TH, exceptionally late migrant for south; 6-(1-13) Mille Lacs Co., MI; also reported from Duluth, Lake, and Marshall Co's in June. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 6-5, 9, 27 Duluth, 2 singing males JJG, MMC; 611 Morrison Co., 1 banded LR (late migrant); 6-21 Toivola, St. Louis Co., 3 singing males PH. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 6-15 Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Houston Co., female incubating eggs EC; 6-30 Beaver Creek 1 egg, 7-11 incubating (different nest?) FL. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | nested in Becker Co.; reported from Winona, Lake, St. Louis, Cook, Morrison, Hennepin, Crow Wing, Ramsey, Cass, Beltrami, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Norman, Clay, Red Lake, and 6/4, 7/25 Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co. LF (possibly late and early migrants?) and Nobles Co's. | ||||
| Empidonax flycatcher (Empidonax sp.) | reported from Mahnomen, Clay, Red Lake, Marshall, Roseau, St. Louis, Cook, Morrison, Rock, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Winona. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | nested in Pine, Hennepin, Clearwater, Carver, Anoka, and St. Louis Co's.; also reported from Mahnomen, Roseau, Beltrami, W abasha, Rice, Mille Lacs, Winona, Morrison, Clay, Goodhue, Ramsey, Wright, Crow Wing, Isanti, and Washington. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 8-3 Winona Co. TV, only report. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | reported from Beltrami, Red Lake, Clay, Mahnomen, Crow Wing, and Morrison Co's. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | reported from Cook, St. Louis, Clearwater, and Red Lake Co's. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 7-12 Grand Portage, Cook Co., 4 and 7-13 Deronda Bay, Cook Co., 1 JJG; 6-(1, 2, 4, 9) Duluth 1 singing male MMC. Early migrant: 7-30 Hennepin Co. GES. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | nested in Cottonwood Co. (parasitized by cowbird); also reported from 28 counties throughout the state. Increased reports this year. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | reported from 21 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | nested in Morrison Co.; also reported from Clay, Carver, Wright, Benton, Ramsey, Dakota, Wabasha, and Rock Co's. More reports than usual. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | nested in Cook and St. Louis Co's. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | nested in Hennepin, Wabasha, and St. Louis Co's.; also reported by most observers throughout the state. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | nested in Pine Co.; reported by most observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | reported from Cook, Marshall, Beltrami, St. Louis; 6-1 Hinckley, PINE Co. 2, RBJ and "June" Onamia, MILLE LACS Co. 1, MI. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | nested in St. Louis, Hennepin, and Carver Co's.; also reported by numerous observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 6-29 Duluth 2, RL, VL, only report. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 2 nests reported from Hennepin Co.; also reported from Houston and Rice. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | nested in Dakota Co.; also reported from 17 other counties. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | reported from 22 coun ties throughout the state. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | nested in St. Louis, Pine, Hennepin, Wabasha, and Rice (where DR found 22 nests, half successful, others destroyed by predators, vandals, sparrows, wrens, and bluebirds) Co's.; also reported by most observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | reported from Winona, Goodhue, Washington, Ramsey, Rice, Swift, Nobles, Cottonwood, Morrison, Mille Lacs, and Clay, Mahnomen, and St. Louis Co's., in the north. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | nested in Wright and Wabasha Co's; also reported by numerous observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | nested in Anoka, Wright, Hennepin, and Rock Co's.; reported by most observers throughout the state. Cliff Swallow:.. nested in Wright, St. Louis (Split Rock KE), and Beltrami Co's.; also reported from St. Louis, Cook, Lac qui Parle, Pennington, Brown, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Swift, Marshall, Sherburne, Wadena, Cass, Beltrami, and Wabasha Co's. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | June, Deerwood, CROW WING Co., found nest- THE LOON 112 ing JB; also reported from Cook, St. Louis (Duluth PH and Normana Twp. RL 6-29), 6-14 Marshall and Beltrami Co's JJG, RBJ. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | reported from Cook, St. Louis, and Marshall (6-14 JJG, RBJ) Co's. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | reported from 28 counties throughout the state including Kandiyohi, Pope, Nobles, and Cottonwood Co.s in the southwest. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 7-2 Bloomington, HENNEPIN Co., 2y out of nest being fed by adult, EH also nested in St. Louis Co. (Hibbing and Duluth); reported from Cook, Hennepin (all June, VL). | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | reported by numerous observers north to Lake, St. Louis and Beltrami Co's. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | nested in St. Louis Co. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 6-15 Houston Co., several nests EC; also reported from Winona Co. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | nested in Beltrami, Hennepin, Wright, Chisago, Washington, Rice, Wabasha, and Freeborn Co's.; also reported by most observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | reported from St. Louis and Cook Co's. Long-billed Marfll Wren: reported from Watonwan, Meeker, Nicollet, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sibley, Carver, Wright, Freeborn, Crow Wing, Cook, Mahnomen, Marshall, Pennington, Winona, Wabasha and Polk Co's. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | reportedfrom Watonwan, Carver, Wright, Mille Lacs, Cass, Cook, St. Louis, Mahnomen, Marshall, Isanti, Ramsey, Hennepin, Beltrami, Winona, and Polk Co's. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | nested in Hennepin Co.; reported from 32 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | nested in Hennepin and Blue Earth Co's.; also reported from 28 counties throughout the state. Robin: nested in St. Louis, Lake, Wright, Aitkin, Rock, Wabasha, Hennepin, Washington, Watonwan and Morrison Co's.; reported by most observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 8-20 Royalton, Morrison Co. 4 eggs hatching, 2nd nesting of the year and second reported Minnesota nesting record, EC; 7-(4-9) Hollow Rock, Grand Portage, Cook Co., one in juv. plumage, JJG. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | nested in St. Louis, Pine, Pope, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Rice (12 nests, OR) Co's.; also reported · from Carver, Washington, Blue Earth, Watonwan, Wright, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Swift, Nobles, Beltrami, Marshall, Mahnomen, Hubbard, Isanti, Wabasha, Wadena, Cass, Benton, Stearns, Morrison, and Winona. Holding their own with increases noted locally. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | nested in Clearwater, Mille Lacs Co.; also reported from usual forested areas of Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami, Hubbard, Marshall, Roseau, Polk, Pennington, Mahnomen, Clay, Cass, Crow Wing, Isanti, Morrison, Ramsey, Rice, and Hennepin Co's. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | reported from Marshall, St. Louis, and Cook Co's. Also 7-24 Winona Co., 4 banded TV (very early fall migrants). | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | reported from Beltrami, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook Co's. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | reported from Winona, Rice, and Hennepin Co's., in the south and from Crow Wing (JB, BAH), St. Louis (Duluth RL, JJG; ROSE LAKE 7-19 MMC) and 7-5 Farm Lake, LAKE Co., BAH. Appears to be spreading north in recent years. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | 6-13 usual spot near Felton, Clay Co., singing male JJG, RBJ; 6-10 Buffalo River State Park, Clay Co. 2 VL. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | nested in St. Louis and Crow Wing Co's.; also reported from Cook, Lake, Cass, and Beltrami Co's. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | reported from St. Louis Lake Cook, Carlton, Mille Lacs, Crow' Wing, Beltrami, Isanti, Cass Hubbard, Morrison and BENTON (MC) Co's. Increased reports could be connected with later winter invasion. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 7-11 Lac La Croix, St. Louis Co., 4 young, MMC, second nesting record for state; two unusual southern records: Pope Co. WH (no details); 6-30, one adult and one young, Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co. (nested? LF; 7-(23-28), 30+ seen at same location; small flocks reported from Cook Co. (early July, Grand Portage and Lucille Island), Duluth (first seen 6-10, PH, and again in late June and 115 December 1969 July, 20-30); also reported from Beltrami Co. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 6-27 Duluth, 6, JJG; 7-6 Bear Head Lake, St. Louis Co., 20+, BAH; flocks of 1020 in Cook Co., JJG. No reports last summer. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | major invasion from the south as follows: 7-9 Goodhue Co., 25-30, MHI; 7-22 Vasa, Goodhue Co. VL; 7-28 Winona Co., female with brood patch banded, TV; 7-21 to 8-19 Hennepin Co. RT; 7-16 Anoka Co. WHL; 7-30 Ramsey Co., 6, JJ; north reports: Hubbard Co., 20 in July and 50 in August, RP; 7-30 Duluth 100, MMC; also reported from C~dto,n, Crow Wing, Cook and Beltrami Co s. Unprecedented summer numbers. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | nested in Beltrami, Wright, Nobles, and Hennepin Co's.; also reported by numerous observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | 6-13 Clay Co., 3 pr. JJG, RBJ; 7-19 Clay Co., 7 DB. Both observations in usual spot SE of Felton. Species has been in low numbers last two years perhaps caused by mowing of area or increased rainfall locally which might limit this western species at its eastern limits. Migrant Shorebirds | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | nested in Rock Co.; reported from Ramsey, Freeborn, Nobles, Pope, Polk, Mahnomen, Clay, Rice, Winona and Dakota Co's. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | reported from Wabasha, Sherburne, Red Lake (RBJ, JJG), and Pennington (RBJ, JJG) Co's. | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | 6-10 Felton, Clay Co., 6 photographed, FL. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | nested in Anoka, Cook, Blue Earth, St. Louis, Swift, Pine, Chisago, and Hennepin; report ed by most observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | nested in St. Louis Co. (6 nests found in young white spruce plantations); widely reported this summer from Washington, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Clay, Polk, Sherburne, Ramsey, Anoka, Stearns, Marshall, and Red Lake Co's. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | nested in Watonwan and Hennepin Co's.; also reported from Washington, Wright, Freeborn, Swift, Houston,.. AnO-ka, Rice., Winona, Wabasha, and Carver Co's. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 6-21 Toivola, St. Louis Co. nest with 1y PH; also reported from Cook, Beltrami, and Duluth (6-2, 30, 7-6, 21 BH). | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | nested in St. Louis Co.; also reported from Cook, Marshall, Roseau, Beltrami, Clearwater, and Lake Co's. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | nested in Pine, Pope, and Morrison Co's.; also reported from Ramsey, Washington, Wright, Freeborn, Crow Wing, Nobles, Wabasha, Dakota, Rice, Mahnomen, Clay, Polk, Pennington, Red Lake, Marshall, Anoka, Hennepin, Cottonwood, Winona, Isanti, and Carver. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 6-11 Clay Co. EA; 7-(8, 9, 13) Hollow Rock, Cook Co., singing male, JJG; 7-19 Becker Co. DB; also reported from Beltrami, Mahnomen, Roseau, Polk, and Marshall ("many") Co's. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 6-11 Felton, Clay Co's. EA; 6-12 Waubun, Mahnomev Co. 2 JJG, RBJ; 7-19 Becker Co. DB. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | only report, '7-6 Winona Co. 2 TV. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | reported by numerous observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | nested in Cook, St. Louis, Pine, Hennepin, Rice, and W abasha Co's. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 6-21 Toivola, St. Louis Co., 5y PH. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | reported from Washington, Nicollet, Carver, Wright, Mille Lacs, W atonwan, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Cook, Clearwater, Marshall, Beltrami, Ramsey, Isanti, Rice, Morrison, Winona, and Mahnomen Co's. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | reported from Crow Wing, Anoka, Winona and W abasha Co's. Few reports this summer. | ||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | 7-24 Winona Co., 1 female, no brood patch TV, only report. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | nested in Watonwan, Wabasha Co's., also reported from 24 counties east to Mille Lacs and Wabasha Co's. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | reported from 26 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | reported from Hennepin, Rice, Anoka, Winona, Freeborn, Dakota, Wright, Wabasha, Ramsey, Blue Earth, Watonwan, Washing ton, Mille Lacs, St. Louis, Cook (7-13 Deronda Bay JJG), Hubbard? (7-14 RP) and Beltrami? MK. Northwestern records open to question. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | nested in Rock Co.; also reported from Winona, Wabasha, Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Rice, Cottonwood, Stearns, Morrison, and Beltrami Co's. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | nested in Nobles (HH) Co.; also reported from Wabasha (DWM) and Winona (TV) Co's. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | nested in Wabasha, Hennepin, Washington, Anoka, Morrison, and Beltrami; also reported throughout the state by numerous observers. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | |||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | nested in Hennepin (parasitized Tree Swallow, House Sparrow, Redwinged Blackbird, and Song Sparrow); also reported by numerous observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | reported from Washington, Clay, Norman, Polk, Pennington, and Marshall Co's. Should be more reports for this species. Overlooked? | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | nested in Washington, Wriglit, and Watonwan; reported by most observers throughout the state. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | nested in Clearwater and Lake Co's.; also reported from Mahnomen, Cook, Beltrami, Roseau, St. Louis, Winona, Morrison, Rice, Crow Wing, Cass, Isanti and Marshall Co's. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 6-15 Jacobson, Aitkin Co. JJ, only report. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 6-14 Pine Co. DB; 6-28 Rts. 2+31, St. Louis Co., 2, VL; 7-17 Crow Wing Co., 2 juv.; 8-2 Mille Lacs BAH. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | reported from Winona and Houston Co's. 113 December 1969 | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami, Roseau, and Marshall Co's; also 7-10 Mille Lacs Co. MI; 7-9 Morrison Co. LR. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 6-24 Hennepin Co. GES, only report. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | reported from Cook and St. Louis Co's. Early fall migrants reported from Duluth 7-25 MMC; Winona 7-28 TV; and Morrison 7-21 LR. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | nested in St. Louis Co. (Toivola and Bear Head Lake St. Pk.); also reported from Crow Wing Clearwater, Beltrami, Roseau, Marshall, Cook, Lake and Morrison Co's. 7-21 Winona Co. TV early migrant. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 6-14 Skime, Roseau Co., 3 singing males, JJG, RBJ. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | nested in Lake and St. Louis Co's.; also reported from Roseau, Beltrami, Cass, Cook and Crow Wing Co's. Yellowthroat: nested in St. Louis, Pine, and Hennepin Co's.; also reported by numerous observers throughout the state. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | nested in WrightCo.; also reported from Cook, St. Louis, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Ottertail, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Rice, Winona, Wabasha, Goodhue, and Stearns. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 6-20 White· Iron and Burntside Lakes; st. ·Louis Co. JJG. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 6-2 Wright Co. DB; also reported from Houston Co. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | nested in Cook Co.; also reported from St. Louis Co. (Burntside Lake, 6-20, JJG). | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 7-11 Lac La Croix, St. Louis Co. MMC, RL; 6-29 Duluth VL; 7-12 Gooseberry Falls, Lake Co., one singing male KE, RR, also reported from Cook Co. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | reported from St. Louis Co. (Crane and White Iron Lakes) and Cook Co. (Mineral Center). 6-14 Hennepin Co. (fide DB). Very late migrant. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | reported from St. Louis, Cook and Clearwater Co's. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | nested in St. Louis Co.; also reported from 24 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | nested in Cass Co.; also reported from St. Louis, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Cook, Lake, Morrison and Beltrami Co's. Late spring migrant 6-3 from Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co. LF. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | "June" Grand Portage, Cook Co., 4 localities JJG. Myrtle Warbler: reported from St. Louis, Cook, Roseau, Clearwater Co's; also 7-21 Carlton Co. DB; 7-6 Gull Lake, Cass Co., one male CH. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 6-21 Toivola-Meadowlands, St. Louis Co., 3 pairs feeding young, PH; 7-19 Cook, St. Louis Co. RBJ. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 7-22 CROW WING Co., adult feeding young, EC; 6-14 Skime, ROSEAU Co., JJG, RBJ; 6-10 Buffalo River St. Pk., CLAY Co., VL (good details: probably too late for a spring migrant; prairie record seems hard to explain at this season); also nested in St. Louis Co. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis and Clearwater Co's. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | reported from Cook and St. Louis Co's. (7-6 Bear Head Lake BAH and 7-13 Duluth KE, RR). | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | reported from Winona, Ramsey, Hennepin, Rice (Nerstrand Woods, OR) Isanti, Carver, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Crow Wing, Cass, Mahnomen, Beltrami, St. Louis and Cook Co's. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | nested in Hennepin (4-6 early); also reported from Winona, Wabasha, Dakota, Washington, Ramsey, Rice, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Wright, Carver, and Stearns Co's. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | nested in Hennepin, Carver, and St. Louis Co's.; also reported by numerous observers THE LOON 114 throughout the state; also 6-27 to ~-7 Minneapolis, albino seen: "very white except for the striping on the head and chest which was a light rufous colour," EH. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 7-6 Rock Co., DB, species returned after one year's absence. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | nested in Henne~in Co.; also reported from 15 c~mnt~es north to Roseau and Beltrami Cos.; also reported from Cook Co. JJG. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | reported in 18 counties north to Isanti and POPE (WH) Co's. | ||||