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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1962-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1962 by Ronald L. Huber |
Weather: Unusual and extreme weath·
er conditions, over the whole nation in
general, brought about one of the most
unusual spring migrations ever wit·
nessed in Minnesota. Many observers
afield in many parts of the state un·
covered many uncommon Minnesota
transients from the south, east and
west.
March was cold and snow-laden with ne wrecord low temperatures and sus· tained below-zero periods.
April presented undulating temperatures, with alternate cold and warm periods. The first wave of early migrants in early April looked promising, but the nice weather did not hold out.
A snow-storm in mid-April, with new record low temperatures for that period, temporarily halted migration. By the last third of April, warm weather and seventy-degree temperatures pre· vailed. The second wave of early migrants moved through slightly late and almost simultaneously with the first wave of late migrants. The latter were somewhat early because of the extremely warm weather (such thermosensitive creatures as the tiger beetles, Mourning Cloak, Tiger Swallowtail and Spring Agaristid butterflies were active by late April and early May) and strong southerly winds. These southerly winds brought with them many ornithological surprises, as the reader will soon discover. The second wave of later migrants also moved in early (the Black-billed Cuckoo and Connecticut Warbler, both very late migrants were in the Twin City area by midMay).
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | April 15 Lowry Elliott saw 46 at Swartz's slough, South Dakota, a few miles from the Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota line. Blue and Snow Geese: May 12 Salt Lake Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club saw a small flock. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | April 1 Weaver, Wabasha Co., Mrs. J. M. Dahm saw about 1200; April4 near Clara City, Chippewa Co., Mrs. Paul G. Kief say 12; April 4 Dakota Co., A.C. Rosenwinkel saw 40; April 7 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager saw 20; April 10 Duluth, Janet Green; April 15 near Big Stone Lake, Lowry Elliott saw at least 520; April 23 near Mankato, Blue Earth Co., Mrs. Allan saw 65. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | April 8 Hennepin Co., Frank Kelley; April10 Winona Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; April 12 Duluth, Janet C. Green; April 28 Sibley Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | April 16 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; April 21 Duluth, Janet C. Green; April 21 Nicollet Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | April 7 Dakota Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 7 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; April 8 Hennepin Co., Frank Kelley; April 12 Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | March 31 Duluth, John G. Hale; April 16 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; April 21 Duluth, Jan Green reports 2500. Common Scoter: Janet C. Green saw a pair at Duluth on May 16 at very close range. The birds were on the harbor side of Minnesota Point. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | Two were seen on May 24 at Duluth by Janet C. Green. The two were again seen on May 26 by P.B. Hofslund. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | Seen at Duluth between April 30 and May 31 by Janet C. Green. Largest groups were on May 12 and 24, when 25 birds of this species were present. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | May 30 booming just south of Waubun, but in Becker Co., also many were flushed from a field between Felton and Ulen, Clay Co., on the same day, Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | April 28 Leota, Nobles Co., Avifaunal Club; May 12 near Hutchinson, McC!eod Co. and near Watson, Chippewa Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | April 9 Duluth, Robert Ulvang; April 18 Minneapolis, Bob Janssen; by May 12 this species was on all Minneapolis lakes. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | April 28 Swan Lake, Nic· olett Co., Bob Janssen; May 27 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | April 30, Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | May 12 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 23 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | May 14 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; May 16 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 23 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | May 24 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 20 Hennepin Co., R. Huber and R. G!assel; May 27 Swan Lake, Nicollet Co., one heard, Avifaunal Club; May 30 one flushed in Becker Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | One captured and banded on May 30 in Becker Co., just south of Waubun, Mahnomen Co. Six others heard ticking in sedge meadow. Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | April 28 Salt Lake, about 20, Avifaunal Club; April28 near Gaylord, Sibley Co., Bob Janssen; May 12 Salt Lake, besaved as if nesting, Avifaunal Club; May 19 Salt Lake, probably nesting, various M.O.U. members; May 19 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., Avifaunal Club.. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | April 28 Lake Benton, Lincoln Co., Avifaunal Club; April 28 Sibley Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 29 Windom, Cottonwood Co., Avifaunal Club; May 5 Dodge Co., Avifaunel Club; May 11 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 12 and 27, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. Blacl:·bellied Plover: May 24 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 30 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund saw about 20. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | April 28 Gaylord, Sibley Co., Bob Janssen; May 6 Duluth, first arrival there, seen by Janet C. Green; last seen at Duluth on May 27, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | Janet C. Green saw three on Minnesota Point, Duluth on May 24. Last seen there on May 31. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | April 28, Salt Lake, 3 gray, 1 red, Avifaunal Club; May 12 Salt Lake, 4 gray, Avifaunal Club; May 15 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 24 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | April 29, near Windom, on Jackson/ Oottonwood Co. line, Avifaunal Club; May 12 Salt Lake, Avifaunal Club; May 30 Becker, Clay and Mahnomen Counties, common, breeding, Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | May 12 and 27, Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; May 24 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 31 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund saw about 75. American Woodcock; March 31 Bass Ponds, Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen and Ray Glassel flushed one out of the snow; April 4 Duluth, John G. Hale. Upland Plover: April 28 Sibley Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 28 Madison, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; April 29 Jackson Co., Avifaunal Club; May 30 Becker, Mahnomen and Clay Counties, common, breeding, Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | May 24 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund saw about 100; May 12 and 27, Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., spring and fall plumages, Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | May 12 (many) and 27 (few), Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; May 26 two at Duluth, R. Huber and R. Glassel; May 31 Duluth, two, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | May 16 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., R. Huber and W. R. Pieper saw and heard one, spring plumage, call note tu-tu instead of the usual three syllables. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | April 28 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., six in spring plumage, call note was keek, Avilfaunal Club )owitcher, species undetedmined: April 29 near Windom, Cottonwood Co., no call-notes heard, Avifaunal Club; May 11 Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | April 28 Salt Lake, Avifaunal Club; seen there again by same group on May 12 and 27, displaying some sort of courtship flight; most unusual record was at Duluth on April 30, seen by Janet C. Green. Knot: May 24 Duluth, Minnesota Point, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| LONG-TAILED JAEGER (Stercorarius longicaudus) | Richard Oehlenschlager saw one, an adult, flying down the Crow Wing River, 4 miles east of Nimrod, Wadena Co., on April 21. He observed very little white in the primaries, no twist in the central retrices (which were about six inches long) and a marked contrast between the back and the black crown patch. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Many seen thoughout the southern and western parts of the state during spring. Most unusual record was on April 30 at Duluth, seen by Janet C. Green. (First record for Duluth?) | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | Last seen at Duluth on April17, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) | One adult seen in a flock of sitting adult and immature Herring Gulls on April 30 at Duluth by Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | April 15 Winona, Winona Co., Mrs. J. M. Dahm; April 21 Duluth, St. Louis Co., Robert Ulvang; on all Minneapolis lakes by third week in April., | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | April 21 Rice Lake, Hen· nepin Co., Avifaunal Club; May 2 Co· kato, Wright Co., 400 seen by Mrs. War· ren Christopher. HERONS, EGRETS, ETC.: | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | May 27, Swan Lake, Nicollet Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | This fellow doesn't have a Diners Club credit card, but he is served his own fishy menu on whatever slough or stream he decides to patronize. The lake in this case happened to be Frog Lake, in Western Minnesota, where this spooky Great Blue Heron eats bullheads all summer long. His rapier thrusts, with his razor sharp bill are so accurate he seldom goes hungry. Ernest Strubbe, Alberta, Minnesota has observed many Blue Herons on Frog Lake and he states that "on many occasions the heron beats the fish on the ground until it is tenderized to suit his pallet." Ken Haag, St. Paul, Minnesota. | ||||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | One adult seen by Brother Theodore at Dunroven, Washington Co., April 23. Third record for state. Common Egret: April 21 Weaver, Wabasha Co., Mrs. J. M. Dahm; April 21 Swan Lake, Nicollet Co., Avifaunal Club; May 12 Washington Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 12 Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | One in non-breeding plumage seen 3 miles east of Vasa, Goodhue Co., on May 13 by Vincent Heig. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | May 14 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Lien; May 15 La Crescent, Houston Co., W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||||
| Ibises | |||||
| GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus) | Two were seen at Frontenac, Goodhue Co., on May 13 by Jo Herz, Lester Badger and others. What may have been the same two birds were seen again on May 19 near Bellingham, Lac qui Parle Co. by Jan Green and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Peleaux. These are the second and third "post-Roberts" records for Minnesota. DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | April 9 Duluth, John G. Hale; May 5 near Red Wing, Goodhue Co., and again near Hastings, Dakota Co., by Bob Janssen and Brother Theodore. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | April 21 Duluth, Nels Hervi; April 28 Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; May 1 Winona, Hiwatha Valley Bird Club; May 4 Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | St. Louis Co. adult Janet C. Green; April 1-7 adult and 3 immature Janet C. Green; April 25 adult Janet C. Green. Hennepin Co.: March 27 adult R. Huber March 31 adult Bob Janssen; April 7 immature Bob Janssen. Anoka Co.: May 19 adult A. C. Rosen winkel | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | March 27 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; March 31 Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; April 19 Hibbing, St. Louis Co. Harriet Micen· sky. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | March 28 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; April 6 Duluth, Robert Ulvang; April23 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | April 12 Duluth, Janet C. Green; April 28 Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co., Avifaunal Club; April 29 Claremont, Dodge Co., Bob Janssen; May 16 Cannon Falls, Goodhue Co., W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||||
| Barn Owls | |||||
| BARN OWL (Tyto alba) | On April 28, Glen Keller captured one in his barn, about 2 miles northeast of Mantorville, Dodge Co. On April 29 Bob Janssen released the bird. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | May 5, Claremont, Dodge Co., on nest with eggs, Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Janet C. Green saw them at Duluth as late as April 1. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | March 28 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; April 14 Dakota Co., Bob Janssen; May 15 Duluth, found dead, Janet C. Green; May 16 La Crescent, Houston Co., W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | April 16 Duluth, John G. Hale; April 28 Madison, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | April13 Cloquet Forest Research Station, Gordon Gullion. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | March 23 Minnetonka Mills, Hennepin Co., R. Ruber; April 9 Duluth, Robert Ulvang; April 3 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 10 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | March 20 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; March 28 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; April 7 Henepin Co., Frank Kelley; April 10 Two Harbors, Lake Co., Dr. Church; May 1 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund saw about 50. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | April 9 Duluth, Anne K. Arndt; May 5 Goodhue Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | April 7 Minneapolis, Bob Janssen; April 28 Lake Benton, Lincoln Co., Avifaunal Club; April 29 Heron Lake, Jackson Co., Avifaunal Club; May 24 Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | May 12 Chippewa Co., Avifaunal Club; May 24 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund and Janet C. Green; June 2 Encampment Forest, Lake Co., John Pratt. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | May 14 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 17 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; May 19 Ramiiey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 19 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; Olive-sided Fly.catcher: May 15 Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper and R. Huber; May 25 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 27 Rock Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | May 16 Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper and Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Swedenborg; May 18 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 27 Rock Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | May 16 several seen and heard at Reno, Houston Co., and one seen at Vasa, Goodhue Co., W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | May 12 Goodhue Co., A.C. Rosenwinkel; May 15 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; May 17 Minneapolis, Bob Janssen. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | May 3 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund; May 5 Mantorville, Dodge Co., Avifaunal Club; May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 13 Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; May 13 St. Paul, R. Grant; May 15 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund; May 16 May Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | April 14 Shakopee, Scott Co., Bob Janssen; April 28 Ivan hoe, Lincoln Co., Avifaunal Club; May 30 south of Felton, Clay Co., five nest lings banded, R. Huber. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Last report April 18 Hibbing, Harriet Micensky. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | April 24 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund; April 26 O'Brien State Park, along St. Croix River, Washington Co., Ward D. Tanner, Jr. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | April 11 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 15 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; April 24 Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | May 5 Mantorville, Dodge Co., Avifaunal Club; May 7 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 11 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Mrs. Paul G. Kief of Montevideo, Lac qui Parle Co., re ports an invasion there all winter up until the last week of March; March 20 Hibbing, Harriet Micensky; April 17 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April Duluth,.P B. Hofslund. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | April17 Two Harbors, Lake Co., Dr. Church; May 11 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 25 Minneapolis, Bob Janssen. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | May 16 Vasa, Goodhue Co., pair buiding nest out of cobwebs, W. R. Pieper and R. Huber; May 20 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. American Pipit; April 28 near Jasper, Rock Co., Avifaunal Club; May 12 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | April 28 Sibley Co., A.C. Rosenwinkel; April 29 Heron Lake, Jackson Co., Avifaunal Club; May 2 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 14 Duluth; Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | March 31 Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; April 2 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; April 17 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 19 Cloquet Forest Research Station, Gordon Gullion; May 26 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | May 15 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 27 Lincoln Co., Avifaunal Club; May 30 Becker, Mahnomen and Clay Counties, Avifaunal Club. MIMIC THRUSHES THROUGH | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | May 12 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., A vifaunal Club; May 27 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 27 Swan Lake, Nicollet Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | May 3 and 5 St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Vincent Heig, bird remain ed in area for about a week; May 19 east of Rosemount, Dakota Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | March 27, Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; March 30 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; April 12 Washington Co., Mrs. Allan; April 17 Cloquet Forest Research Station, Gordon Gullion; April 25 Hibbing, Harriet Micensky. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | May 8 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 11 Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | April 12 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; April 20 Cloquet Forest Research Station, Gordon Gullion; May 15 Duluth, Janet C. Green. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | May 11 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 11 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 15 and 29 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | May 30 between Felton and Ulen, Clay Co., two singing males, Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Scattered sparsely over eastern Minnesota during most of win· ter and spring. Jane Olyphant of Lake Jane, Washington Co., reports a large concentration of them from the last week of March until the first week of May. During the first three weeks of that period, she trapped and banded over 1000 of them. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | April 5 thru 20, Encampment F'orest, Lake Co., Myrtle E. Penner. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | April 28 near Tyler, Lincoln Co., one female or winter plumage male seen by Avifaunal Club; May 15 Duluth, Janet C. Green found one dead. Where are the longspurs this year? Chestnu,t-collared Longspur_· At least two singing males were seen between Felton and Ulen, Clay Co., on May 30 by Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Last report May 10 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | April 28 Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; May 30 Becl{er, Mahnomen and Clay Counties, Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | May 16 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 20 Barden Sand Dunes, Scott Co., Bob Janssen. | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | May 12, one adult male was seen and heard singing on a telephone wire 3 miles west of Dawson Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. ' | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | April 24 Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; May 8 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; May 12 Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel· May 14 Duluth, Janet C. Green. ' | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | April 17 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; April 21 Rice Lake, Henepin Co., Bob Janssen; May 14 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | April 23 Was_hington Co., _Dean Honetschlager; Apnl 27 Hennepm Co., Bob Janssen; April 28 Beaver Creek, Rock Co., Avifaunal Club; May 5 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund; May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosen winkel. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | April 28 Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; May 5 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., Bob Janssen; May 7 Du luth, Janet C. Green; May 13 Washing ton Co., Dean Honetschlager. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Arrived about as usual. One very early arrival seen on March 31 in Sibley Co., Bob Janssen. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | Several seen and heard by Avifaunal Club on May 30 in Becker and Mahnomen Counties | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | May 16 Winona, several seen and heard in alfalfa fields. One "singing" male approached to within 15 feet. W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | April 27 Hennepin Co, Bob Janssen; April 28 near Madi son, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; May 11 Ramsey Co., one seen and heard singing, W. R. Pieper; May 12 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund; May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | May 5 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; May 5 Claremont, Dodge Oo., Avifaunal Club; May 30 very common in Becker, Mahnomen and Clay Counties, Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | May 16 Reno, Houston Co., R. Huber; May 19 Wacouta, Good· hue Oo., Avifaunal Club. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | On April 27 Dr. W. J. Breckenridge saw one in his yard in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Co. Several observers saw it between then and April 30 when he collected the specimen. This is the first specimen for Minnesota; and there are only 3 or 4 other reliable records of its occurrance here. | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | May 1 Ramsey Co., and May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 1 and 15 Minneapolis, R. Huber. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 13 Hennepin Co., W. R. Pieper and R. Huber; May 20 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | May 5 Vasa, Goodhue Co, Bob Janssen; May 12 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwikel. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | May 11 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 16 Reno, Houston Co., W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | May 15 Minneapolis, R. Huber and W. R. Pieper; May 24 Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper saw three, May 25 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 30 Duluth, Janet C. Green ;May 27 first arrival at Hibbing, Harriet Micensky; she reports that they are very active as of June 6. | ||||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | June 2, Lake Jane, Washington Co., Jane Olyphant mist- netted and banded an adult male; second reoord for Minnesota. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | May 4 Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; May 16 Vasa, Goodhue Co., several seen and heard, W R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 13 Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper and R. Huber; May 15 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund. Cape-May Warbler: May 10 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund; May 12 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | May 11 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 13 Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | May 22 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | May 16 Duluth, Janet C. Green; May 18 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 26 Graham Lake, Carlton Co., Ray Glassel and A. Huber. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | May 5 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., Bob Janssen; May 12 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 13 Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper; May 14 Duluth, John Green. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | May 15 Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper; May 22 Duluth, P. B. Hofslund; May 24 Ramsey Co., A. C. Roisenwinkel. BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES AND | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | May 12 Ramsey Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 13 Minneapolis, W. R. Pieper; May 14 Duluth, John Green; May 15 Washington Co., Dean Honetschlager; May 18 Goodhue Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | May 20 Eden Prairie, Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; May 26 East Union, Carver Co., Bob Janssen; May 27 numerous throughout southwestern Minnesota, Avifaunal Club. Evening Grosbeak; Mrs. Paul G. Kief reports several in Montevideo, Chippewa Oo., from February 17 until April 2. Mrs. Lee E. Payne of Willmar, Kandiyohi Co., reports that a flock spent all of March at her feeder. Mrs. Allan had them at her feeder in Ramsey Co., until May 12. Ray Naddy saw them at Duluth as late as May 31. | ||||