Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon
The 1969-Fall Season
1 August through 30 November 1969
By Carol Urness

During the month of August generally warm and very dry weather prevailed over the state. The month's sunny skies, however, were not as memorable as its twelve tornadoes, including one that caused loss of life and serious property damage at Outing on August 6. Aside from that date, when there was some rain in most of the state, there was little precipitation in August.

September brought normal rainfall to the north, but continued dry weather to the south. August-September proved to be the driest period for the Twin Cities in the 131 years of records kept at Fort Snelling.

The weather in October was generally wetter and colder than normal.

The temperature averaged about 5 degrees lower than usual for the month. month the Indian summer weather early in November was most welcome.

The temperature during the month averaged 10 degrees above normal, and like Napoleon, we could pretend that winter would never come.

There were 267 species listed on 50 reports for the fall season-five more species and five less reports than last year. In the citations the general practice has been to choose significant dates for north and south counties, and to list concentrations when they were noteworthy. The order of presentation is date, place, number if used, and observer. It should be mentioned that there were many reporters for the Twin City area.

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

Species

Information

Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Greater White-fronted Goose
(Anser albifrons)
10-11 Douglas 12 BAH; 11-11 Winona BTV; 11-11 Olmsted 3 KE; 11-28 Olmsted RGL. Snow /Snow Goose (blue phase): 10-9 Marshall 10,- 000 AR; 11-1 Lac qui Parle 1000s RBJ; 9-25 Aitkin JGH; 9-26 Marshall AR and ETS; latest north 10-18 St. Louis JCG; 11-7 Marshall AR; early south 10-4 Washington WHL; 10-11 Blue Earth EDK; late 11-15 Washington RHJ; 11-22 Olmsted ETS.
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
11-1 Lac qui Parle 1000s RBJ; 11-22 Olmsted 5000+ ETS; 8-6 Carver KH; 8-18 Nobles HSH; 8-17 Aitkin RHJ; 9-17 Duluth MC; 10-13 Cook MAF; 10-13 St. Louis JCG and HM; 11-30 Wabasha DGM; 11-30 Winona BTV.
Tundra Swan
(Cygnus columbianus)
11-29, 11-30 Wabasha 500 AFR, DGM; 11-30 Winona 500 BTV; 9-9 Ramsey JJ; 9-18 Marshall AR; 11-19 Morrison LSR; 11-25 Mille Lacs MI; 11-30 Ramsey EC.
Wood Duck
(Aix sponsa)
10-21 Carver 2000 KH; 10-26 75-100 VL; 8-31 Cass BAH; 9-26 Roseau ETS; 11-29 Olmsted AFR; 11- 30 Ramsey EC.
Blue-winged Teal
(Spatula discors)
9-14 Wright 100+ BAH; 10-13 Carver 75-100 KH; 11-10 Ramsey JJ; 11-10 Lyon PE. 
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
11-23 Hennepin 25+ CH; 11-13 Lyon PE; 11-29 Hennepin 12 ETS; 11-30 Hennepin CH.
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
9-10, 10-24 Carver TH; 11-1 Lac qui Parle RBJ; 11-4 Winona BTV; 11-4 Carver 6 VL. THE LOON 20
American Wigeon
(Mareca americana)
8-28 Mille Lacs 50 MI; 10-2 Ottertail 50+ ETS; late north 10-4 Carlton JGH; 10-30 Duluth MC; south 11-24 Ramsey JJ; 11-29 Olmsted AFR. 
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
10-29 Carver 1000+ TH; 11-9 Carver 4000 KH; 11-30 Hennepin CH and MM; 11-30 Wabasha DGM; 11-30 Duluth MC.
American Black Duck
(Anas rubripes)
11-29 Henepin 25+ CH; 11-30 Carver 16 KH; 11-30 Duluth MC, Wabasha DGM and Winona BTV.
Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)
9-26 Marshall 50 ETS; 10-19 Hennepin 20 VL; 11-9 Carver KH.
Green-winged Teal
(Anas crecca)
10-18 Carver 15 TH; 11-4 Winona 7 BTV; 10-30 Duluth MC is the latest north; latest south 11-16 Houston FL; 11-19 Hennepin DB.
Canvasback
(Aythya valisineria)
10-19 Duluth 15 MC; 11-4 Winona 100 BTV; 11-11 Lyon PE; 11- 19 Hennepin KP.
Redhead
(Aythya americana)
9-10 Carver 6 TH; 11-4 Winona 30 BTV; 10-25 Cook BL; 11-22, 11-30 Ramsey DB and KP, EC respectively.
Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
11-4 Winona 20 BTV; 11-9 Carver 200 KH; 11-9 Aitkin KE; 11-22 Ramsey DB and KP; 11-29 Olmsted AFR.
Lesser Scaup
(Aythya affinis)
11-4 Winona 100 BTV; 9-28 Houston 300+ FL; (nothing like last year's report of a concentration of 25,000 on Lake Winnibigoshish!); 11-1 Aitkin RHJ; 11-30 Lake MC; 11- 30 Hennepin VL and CH; 11-30 Wabasha DGM.
Harlequin Duck
(Histrionicus histrionicus)
10-29 St. Louis 2 imm., 11-15 3 imm. MC; 11-1 St. Louis (Lester River) 2 imm., 11-20 3 imm. JCG; 11-11 St. Louis, Steve Gilbertson. 21 March 1970
Surf Scoter
(Melanitta perspicillata)
10-19 St. Louis 6 MC; 10- 19 Lake JCG; 10-29 St. Louis MC. Common Scoter: 10-25 St. Louis BL; 10-25 Cook 7 BL; 11-2 Cook 2 DB and KP.
White-winged Scoter
(Melanitta deglandi)
10-25 Cook 12 BL; 11-2 Cook 9 DB and KP; 10-22 Lyon 2 PE; 11-21 Ramsey JJ and RBJ; 11-23 Lake JCG; 11-30 Lake MC.
Long-tailed Duck
(Clangula hyemalis)
11-2 Cook 42 DB and KP; 11-13 Cook 2 JGH; 11-16 and 17 WRIGHT (Howard Lake) DA.
Bufflehead
(Bucephala albeola)
11-9 Aitkin 200 KE; 11-9 Carver 42 KH; 11-30 Lake MC; 11-27 Ramsey JJ; 11-29 Hennepin ETS.
Common Goldeneye
(Bucephala clangula)
11-20 Duluth 45 JCG; 11-30 Lake 28 MC; 11-22 Wabasha DGM; 11-30 Hennepin WKE.
Hooded Merganser
(Lophodytes cucullatus)
11-4 Hennepin 50+ ETS; 11-4 Carver 200 VL; 10-24 Marshall AR; 11-13 St. Louis JCG and MC; 11-22 Ramsey DB and KP.
Common Merganser
(Mergus merganser)
9-14 Winona 16 BTV; 10-26 Hennepin 18 VL; 11-13 Lake JCG; 11-22 Lake MC; 11-29 Olmsted AFR; 11-30 Wabasha DGM.
Red-breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)
10-30 Winona 25 BTV; 11-29 Olmsted 10 AFR; 11-23 St. Louis JCG; ·ll-30 Ramsey EC.
Ruddy Duck
(Oxyura jamaicensis)
8-25 Winona 7 BTV; 11-29 Hennepin ETS; 11-29 Olmsted AFR.
New World Quail
Northern Bobwhite
(Colinus virginianus)
10-16 Watonwan 4 EDK; 11-10 Ramsey JJ.
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Ruffed Grouse
(Bonasa umbellus)
Reported from Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake; Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, St. Louis, Sherburne, and Winona counties.
Spruce Grouse
(Canachites canadensis)
9-27 St. Louis 5 RBJ.
Sharp-tailed Grouse
(Tympanuchus phasianellus)
9-26 Roseau 2 ETS.
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Reported from Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Lyon, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Watonwan and Winona counties. Gray Patridge: 8-10 Nobles 2 HSH; 9-18 Wabasha DGM.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
(Podilymbus podiceps)
9-7 Wright ETS; 10-2 Washington 12+ RHJ; latest 11- 15 Houston FL; 11-23 Hennepin VL; 11-29 Duluth BL and RGL.
Horned Grebe
(Podiceps auritus)
Latest 11-8 Lyon PE; 11-19 Duluth MC; 11-29 Hennepin ETS; concentrations, 8-19, 9-16 Cook, 10 and 6 respectively, MAF.
Red-necked Grebe
(Podiceps grisegena)
8-15 St. Louis MC; 9-23, 11-1 St. Louis JCG.
Western Grebe
(Aechmophorus occidentalis)
10-9 Hennepin MHM; 10-25 Hennepin KP.
Pigeons, Doves
Mourning Dove
(Zenaida macroura)
9-10 Ramsey 40 BAH; 10-19 Carver 50 KH; 8-5 Duluth MC; 10-9 Cook MAF; 10-27 Duluth JCG; 11-28 Blue Earth EDK; 11-29 Lyon PE.
Cuckoos
Black-billed Cuckoo
(Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
8-13 Hennepin KP; 8-18 Wright ETS; 9-11 Morrison LSR; 9-23 Washington WHL.
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)
8-30 Duluth 188 PBH; 9-5 Hennepin 200+ VL; 9-5, 9-7 Duluth PBH; 10-2 Hennepin WKE; 10- 4 Hennepin DB and CH. 1Chimney Swift: 9-14 Hennepin 20 WKE; 9-22 Hennepin 50+ VL; 8-31 Cottonwood LAF; 9-1 Washington WHL; 9-5 Duluth PBH. R u by-throated Hummingbird: 9-6 Wright 2 ETS; 9-16 Cottonwood 3 LAF; 8-31 Chisago 1 banded FVS, 9-3 Beltrami MK; 9-26 Wabasha DGM; 9- 28 Duluth KS; 10-2 Chisago EL.
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Virginia Rail
(Rallus limicola)
9-7 Wright ETS; 9-21 and 11-6 Carver TH; 10-21 Watonwan EDK; 10-30 Lyon PE.
Sora
(Porzana carolina)
8-31 Cass 12 BAH; 9-10 Winona 2 BTV; 9-6 Duluth (dead on road) RBJ; 10-5 Lyon KE; 10-25 Hennepin KP.
Common Gallinule
(Gallinula galeata)
9-21 Winona BTV.
American Coot
(Fulica americana)
9-30 Washington 2200 WHL; 10-5 Wright 1000 BAH; 10-22 Wabasha 1000 DGM; 11-11 Mille Lacs 1000 MI; 11-26 Lake JCG; 11-30 Hennepin CH.
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
(Antigone canadensis)
9-3 Morrison 4 EC; 9-6 Morrison 4 RBJ and TH; 9-11, 9-12 and 9-26 in Marshall County, 52, 68 and 34 cranes resectively, AR.
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
(Pluvialis squatarola)
9-21 Duluth 6 CH; 10-25 Duluth 10 MC; early 9-13 Duluth BTV; late 11-4 Mille Lacs MI; south 8-17 Nobles HSH.
American Golden-Plover
(Pluvialis dominica)
8-24 Nobles 35 HSH; 10-2 Clay 24+ ETS; 9-13 Duluth BTV; 11-9 Duluth KE; 9-11 Mille Lacs MI; 9-24 Washington WHL; 11-12 Lyon PE.
Killdeer
(Charadrius vociferus)
8-31 Pope 50 WH; 9-20 Duluth 37 BL; 10-10 Mille Lacs MI; 11-8 Dakota RGL; 11-11 Hennepin ETS; 11-12 Duluth TH.
Semipalmated Plover
(Charadrius semipalmatus)
8-18 Nobles many, HSH; 9-6 Duluth 6 TH; 8-26 Dakota EWJ; 8-27 Ramsey JJ; 9-1 Duluth MC; 9-2, 9-22 Mille Lacs MI; 9-24 Washington WHL.
Piping Plover
(Charadrius melodus)
Reported Duluth only,
Sandpipers
Whimbrel
(Numenius phaeopus)
9-21 Duluth, by J. P. Perkins. Upland Plover: 8-25 Hennepin 4 VL.
Hudsonian Godwit
(Limosa haemastica)
8-12 St. Louis PBH. (Very few fall dates for this species)
Ruddy Turnstone
(Arenaria interpres)
9-13 Duluth 6 BTV; 8-1 Anoka WHL; 8-16 Nobles HSH; 9-6 Duluth TH and RBJ.
Stilt Sandpiper
(Calidris himantopus)
8-1 Sibley DB; 9-2, 9- 11 Mille Lacs 5, 2 MI.
Sanderling
(Calidris alba)
9-6 Duluth 30 TH; 8-5 Duluth 5 MC; 9-13 Duluth BTV; 10-28 Duluth KP; 8-21 Wright ETS; 10-2 Clay ETS.
Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
8-31 Cass 6 BAH; 9-1 Cass BAH; 9-20 Duluth BL, DB, BTV; 10- 10 Mille Lacs MI; 11-5 Hennepin RGL.
Baird's Sandpiper
(Calidris bairdii)
9-20 Duluth 8 DB; 10-18 Lac qui Parle 6 BL; 9-1 Cass BAH; 9-6 Duluth TH; 8-19 Wright ETS; 8-26 Dakota EWJ; 11-1 Lac qui Parle RGL and RBJ.
Least Sandpiper
(Calidris minutilla)
8-25. 8-29 Anoka 8, 9 WHL; 8-8 McLeod MHM; 8-10 Nobles HSH; 9-23 Carver TH; north 8-10, 8-11 Duluth MC, J. P. Perkins; 10-4 Mille Lacs MI.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
(Calidris subruficollis)
9-13 Duluth 3 MC.
Pectoral Sandpiper
(Calidris melanotos)
9-23 Mille Lacs 22 MI; 10-28 Hennepin 23 ETS; 8-27 Mille Lacs MI; 9-13 Duluth BTV; 10-29 Lake MC; 11-9 Morrison KE; 8-14 Nobles HSH; 8-30 Carver KH; 11-8 Dakota RGL; 11-11 Hennepin ETS.
Semipalmated Sandpiper
(Calidris pusilla)
9-13 Duluth 10 BTV; 9-15 Mille Lacs 6 MI; 8-10 Sibley KP; 8-18 Nobles HSH; 10-30 Lyon PE; 8-10 Duluth MC; 10-2 Clay ETS; 10-10 Mille Lacs MI.
Long-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus scolopaceus)
9/29 Hennepin 3 VL; 9/30 Hennepin ETS.
American Woodcock
(Scolopax minor)
8-27 Duluth MC; 9-28 Kanabec DB; 10-5 Washington WHL; 10-9 Hennepin MM; 11-3 Mille Lacs MI; 11-9 Cook EL.
Wilson's Snipe
(Gallinago delicata)
10-2 Ottertail 50+ ETS; 10-11 Watonwan 100+ EDK; 11- 8 St. Louis JCG; 11-9 Morrison KE; 11-14 Lyon PE; 11-17 Ramsey JJ.
Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularius)
8-4 Mille Lacs 6 MI; 9-6 Duluth 6 TH; 9-2 Cook 7 MAF; 8-31 Cass BAH; 10-2 Winona BTV; 10-11 Hennepin ETS.
Solitary Sandpiper
(Tringa solitaria)
8-28 Mille Lacs MI; 8-31 Cass BAH; 9-17 Duluth TH; 8-1 Washington WHL; 8-3 Carver KH; 10- 12 Hennepin RGL; 10-10 Washington WHL.
Lesser Yellowlegs
(Tringa flavipes)
8-6 Carver 6 KH; 9-30 Washington 10 WHL; 8-10 Duluth MC; 8-18, 9-11 Mille Lacs MI; 8-21 Wright ETS; 11-9 Carver KH; 11-11 Hennepin ETS. Knot: 8-10 Duluth MC; 9-6 Duluth RBJ (2) and TH. 23 March 1970
Willet
(Tringa semipalmata)
8-31 Lac qui Parle 2 KP; 9-26 Marshall ETS; 10-19 Duluth 19, by P. Getman.
Greater Yellowlegs
(Tringa melanoleuca)
8-17 Nobles, many HSH; 10-22 Washington 4 WHL; 8-27 Mille Lacs MI; 9-1 Duluth MC; 8-1 Anoka WHL; 8-8 McLeod MHM.
Wilson's Phalarope
(Phalaropus tricolor)
8/3 Nobles 7/8 HSH; 9/26 Marshall 3 AR.
Gulls, Terns
Bonaparte's Gull
(Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
11-5 Mille Lacs 50 EC; 11-9 Aitkin 500 KE; 8-9 Ramsey EC; 11-2 Winona FL; 9-6 Duluth TH and RBJ; 11-1 Aitkin RHJ.
Franklin's Gull
(Leucophaeus pipixcan)
8-23 Swift 300+ BAH; 10-2 Ottertail 500+ ETS; 10-13 Carver 300+ TH; 11-1 Lac qui Parle 1000 RG L; 11-1 Kandiyohi, Meeker and Chippewa RBJ; 11-11 Pope WH; 11-12 Lyon PE.
Ring-billed Gull
(Larus delawarensis)
9-26 Mille Lacs 250 MI; 10-23 Hennepin 500 VL; 11-27 Hennepin 200+ CH; 11-30 Wabasha 800 DGM; 11-13 Duluth JCG; 11-26 Carver TH.
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
11-4 Winona 60 BTV; 11-8 Ramsey 8+ RHJ; 11-10 Pope 5 WH; 11-29 Hennepin 50+ ETS; 11-30 Wabasha 10 DG M.
Glaucous Gull
(Larus hyperboreus)
11-30 Duluth 1 imm.
Caspian Tern
(Hydroprogne caspia)
8-24 Ramsey JJ; 8-31 Morrison LSR; 9-6 Duluth RBJ.
Black Tern
(Chlidonias niger)
8-14 Mille Lacs 5 Ml; 9-2 Houston 4 BTV; 9-1 Cottonwood LAF; 10-12 Wright ETS.
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
8-1 Mille Lacs 13 BAH; 9-13 Duluth 8 BTV; 8-5 Carver KH; 8-28 Mille Lacs Ml; 8-31 Swift BAH; 9-6 Duluth TH; 9-20 Marshall AR.
Forster's Tern
(Sterna forsteri)
8-15 Nobles HSH; 8-25 Winona BTV; 8-31 Hennepin VL.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
(Gavia stellata)
9-26 St. Louis JCG.
Pacific Loon
(Gavia pacifica)
11-22 St. Louis 1 JCG.
Common Loon
(Gavia immer)
Latest 11-19 Duluth MC; 11-9 Aitkin KE; 11-10 Lyon PE; 11-25 Ramsey ETS; 11-11 Mille Lacs 100s EC; 8-18 Wright 8 ETS.
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant
(Nannopterum auritum)
8-29 Pope 13 WH; 10-5 Lyon 50 KE; 8-11 Duluth J. P. Perkins; 8-4 Pope WH; 10-12 Morrison LSR; 10-21 Hennepin VL and ETS; 11-15 Houston FL.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
9-7 Jackson 900 to 1000 LAF; 9-15 Wright 700 DA; 10-7 Cottonwood LAF; 11-1 Nicollet KH.
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
American Bittern
(Botaurus lentiginosus)
10-4 Mille Lacs MI; 10-24 Washington RHJ; 10-25 Cass MC for W.H. Carr; 11-11 Pope WH.
Least Bittern
(Ixobrychus exilis)
8-1 Nicollet 2 DB.
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
8-3 Carver 100 KH; 8-14 Wright 50 BAH; 10-19 St. Louis JCG; 11-1 Swift RBJ; 11-4 Pope WH.
Green Heron
(Butorides virescens)
8-15 Nobles 8 HSH; 9-9 Hennepin 6 VL; 9-4 Mille Lacs MI; 9-8 Morrison LSR; 9-26 Carver TH and MHM; 10-3 Winona BTV. Common Egret: 8-27 Pope 50 WH; 10-7 Hennepin 24 VL; 10-5 Ottertail KP for Alma Aune; 10-17 Houston FL; 10-26 Wabasha DGM.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
8-15 Cottonwood 6 LAF; 8-24 Freeborn 4 RJ; 9-13 Cottonwood LAF; 10-21 Hennepin WKE.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
(Nyctanassa violacea)
9-5 Houston 3 BTV; 9-15 Houston FL 9-28 Hennepin CH.
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
(Cathartes aura)
10-8 Duluth 108 PBH; 10-9 Duluth 44 MC; 9-7 MC and PBH; 9-15 Duluth LSR; 9-25 Wabasha DGM.
Osprey
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
9-12 Duluth 17 PBH; 8-9 Duluth MC and PBH; 10-22 MC for W. N. Carr; south early 9-8 Washington TH; 10-6 Lyon KE; 11-5 Hennepin TH. 10-4 Sherburne 10 BAH; early and late north 8-2 Duluth PBH; 10-26 St. Louis JCG; 10-16 Mille Lacs MI; south 8-5 Carver KH; 11-29 Lyon PE; 11-30 Carver TH.
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Golden Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)
8-26 Duluth MC; 9-26 Duluth PBH; 10-12 Duluth 2 PBH; 10- 13 Carver 1 imm. KH; 10-29 Lyon PE; 11-1 Lac qui Parle RGL and RBJ; 11- 7 Cook, Mrs. Hazel Solhaug; 11-15 Cook MAF; 11-16 St. Louis HM; 11-16 Wabasha 2 BTV.
Northern Harrier
(Circus hudsonius)
9-12 Duluth 47 PBH; 10-18 Duluth 10 PBH; 8-2 Duluth MC and PBH; late 10-25 Cass MC; 10-27 Duluth MAF; south 8-20 Nobles HSH; 11-6 Carver TH; 11-28 Wabasha RGL.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
(Accipiter striatus)
9-7 Duluth 258 PBH, 262 MC; 9-20 78 CH; early north 8-1 Duluth PBH and MC; south reports 9-22 Carver TH; 11-6 Ramsey JJ; 11- 27 Wabasha DGM.
Cooper's Hawk
(Accipiter cooperii)
early north 8-19 Duluth PBH and MC; 8-20 Todd VL; late 10-22 Cook MAF; south reports 10-4 Washington WHL; 10-6 Carver TH; 11-8 Winona FL.
American Goshawk
(Accipiter atricapillus)
8-31 Cass BAH; 9-9 Duluth MC and PBH; 10-9 Duluth PBH; 10-25 Lake BL; 11-23 Pine MIG; 11-26 Duluth MC; 11-30 Ramsey 1 imm. EC.
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
11-11 Wabasha 23 BTV; 11-21 Houston 11 ad. 3 imm. FL; 8-6 Chisago EL; 8-16 St. Louis RHJ; late records south 11-26 and 11-27 Wright (Howard Lake) 1 ad. DA; 11-28 Wabasha RGL; 11-30 Wabasha DGM; north 11-27 Duluth JGH; 11-28 Duluth MC.
Red-shouldered Hawk
(Buteo lineatus)
9-20 Winona BTV; 10-8 Washington WHL; 10-28 Carver MHM.
Broad-winged Hawk
(Buteo platypterus)
9-16 Duluth 4409 MC; 9-17 Duluth 5013 PBH; 8-2, 10-11 early and late Duluth MC and PBH; MC; early south 8-16 Nobles HSH; late 10-28 Ramsey JJ.
Swainson's Hawk
(Buteo swainsoni)
8-25 Dakota BTV; 9-4 Hennepin WKE; 10-26 Wabasha DGM.
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
8-8 Duluth 89 MC and PBH; 10-18 Duluth 68 PBH; early north 8-2 PBH; late 11-24, 11-28 Duluth JCG and MC respectively; early south 8-1 Carver KH; late 11-30 Winona Krider's Red-tailed Hawk: 9-13 Hennepin VL; 11-1 and 11-10 Lyon PE.
Rough-legged Hawk
(Buteo lagopus)
10-27 Duluth 36 MC; 11-11 Ramsey 4 EC; 9-23 Duluth PBH; 9-23 Washington WHL.
Screech-Owls, Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl
(Megascops asio)
9-24 Olmsted HBW; 9-26 Hennepin MM; 11-29 Hennepin VL.
Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
Cass, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Wright.
Snowy Owl
(Bubo scandiacus)
This owl remained around Farmington, Dakota County for a few days around December 10, 1969. It was the only report for the species this winter.
Barred Owl
(Strix varia)
8-28 Cook JJ; 10-1 Chisago EL; 11-9 Blue Earth EDK; 11-17 Duluth MC; 11-23 Pine MIG.
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)
9-27 Mille Lacs 2 MI; 10-18 Duluth 1 dead JCG; 11-15 Freeborn RJ; 11-30 Blue Earth EDK; 11-30 Hennepin VL; 11-30 Carver MHM; also 11-27 Duluth 2, D. Sheer.
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
10-19, 11-1 Duluth 3 by P. Getman, 1 M. Howe; 10-21 Marshall AR; 10-29 Blue Earth EDK.
Boreal Owl
(Aegolius funereus)
11-4 Cook, J. P. Perkins.
Northern Saw-whet Owl
(Aegolius acadicus)
9-22 St. Louis HM; 10- 15 Chisago 1 banded, FVS; 11-4 Hennepin DB, RBJ, RGL; 11-5 Ramsey 1 banded MIG.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
(Megaceryle alcyon)
8-5 Carver 5 KH; 9-20 Carver 4 TH; 11-28 Duluth PBH; 11-21 Olmsted HEW; 11-30 Ramsey EC.
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
8-3 Cottonwood 17 LAF; 11-8 Mille Lacs MI; 11- 29 Wabasha DGM; 11-30 Winona BTV.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
(Melanerpes carolinus)
Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Goodhue, Ramsey, Wabasha, and Winona counties. 25 11arch 1970
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus varius)
9-18 Chisago 5 EL; 9-26 St. Louis 2 JCG; 9-16 Aitkin RBJ; 9-28 St. Louis HM; 10-16 Cook JP; 10-13, 10-14 Hennepin EWJ, DB.
Downy Woodpecker
(Dryobates pubescens)
Carver, Chisago, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Watonwan, Winona counties. Black-backed American Three-toed Woodpecker: 10-22 Duluth KS; 11-9 Cook 3 EL.
Hairy Woodpecker
(Dryobates villosus)
Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, Wright counties.
Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)
9-13 St. Louis approx. 50 HM; 10-8 Duluth 100+ JCG; 11-13, 11-28 Cook JGH, JP respectively; 11-29 Wabasha DGM; 11- 30 Pope WH. RED-SHAFTED FLICKER: 10-14 Pope WH.
Pileated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus)
Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, and Wright counties.
Caracaras, Falcons
American Kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
9-17 Duluth 44 PBH;
Merlin
(Falco columbarius)
8-14 Duluth MC; 8-17, 8-5 through 9-13 by BL, BTV, MC, 10-6 Duluth PBH; 9-20 Lake BL; 10- RBJ, TH, and DB. 14 Hennepin RGL.
Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
8-25 Duluth MC and PBH; 9-9 Duluth 5 MC and PBH; 9-20 Duluth BL and DB; 10-5, 10-9, 10-19 Duluth JCG, PBH, and MC; 10- 26 St. Louis JCG; 11-21 Duluth 2 seen by J. Brandenberg; 10-6 Lyon KE and PE; 10-30 Hennepin WKE.
Flycatchers
Great Crested Flycatcher
(Myiarchus crinitus)
8-9 Duluth MC; 9-8 Wabasha DGM; 9-10 Winona BTV.
Western Kingbird
(Tyrannus verticalis)
8-18 Wright ETS; 9-12 Dakota BTV; 10-2 Chisago 3 EL.
Eastern Kingbird
(Tyrannus tyrannus)
8-20 Duluth 25 MC; 8-23 Blue Earth 24 EDK; 9-6 Aitkin and Morrison RBJ; 9-12 Chisago BTV; 10-2 Chisago EL.
Olive-sided Flycatcher
(Contopus cooperi)
8-18 Nobles HSH; 10-2 Winona BTV; 9-1 Mille Lacs
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
(Empidonax flaviventris)
8-9 Hennepin VL; 8-28 Pine MHM; 9-2, 9-8 Morrison LSR; 9-8, 9-15 Wright ETS; 9- 15 Duluth KS.
Least Flycatcher
(Empidonax minimus)
8/19 Morrison 6 LSR; 9/21 Hennepin VL; 9/23 Duluth KS; 9/25 Morrison LSR.
Empidonax flycatcher
(Empidonax sp.)
8-22, 9-8 Wright 2, 6 ETS; 8-29 Duluth KS; 9-6 Morrison 7 LSR; 9-17 Hennepin ETS.
Eastern Phoebe
(Sayornis phoebe)
9-7 Wright 4 ETS; 9-17 Carver 5 TH; 9-8 Morrison LSR; 9-28 Mille Lacs MI; 10-20 Carver TH; 10-27 Hennepin RGL.
Vireos
Bell's Vireo
(Vireo bellii)
8-2 Winona BTV.
Yellow-throated Vireo
(Vireo flavifrons)
9-15 Wright
Philadelphia Vireo
(Vireo philadelphicus)
8-2 Duluth MC; 9- 5 Hennepin MHM; 9-6, 7, 8 Wright ETS; 9-8, 9-25 Morrison LSR; 10-1 Hennepin DB.
Warbling Vireo
(Vireo gilvus)
8-31 Cottonwood 4 LAF 9-4 Duluth PBH; 9-8 Morrison LSR; 9-22 Cottonwood LAF; 10-2 Winona BTV.
Red-eyed Vireo
(Vireo olivaceus)
9-2 Cook 5 MAF; 10-31 Hennepin 6 WKE; 10-8 Duluth KS.
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
(Lanius ludovicianus)
8-31 Cottonwood LAF; 9-6 Hennepin CH; 10-28 Washington WHL; 11-2 Carver KH. Starling: 10-13 50 WKE.
Northern Shrike
(Lanius borealis)
10-27 Duluth 3 MC; 10-29 Carver VL; 10-30 Pope WH.
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Canada Jay
(Perisoreus canadensis)
reported for ~ovember in Beltrami by MK. Also, m Cook and St. Louis counties.
Blue Jay
(Cyanocitta cristata)
8-1 Hennepin 20 WKE; 8-1 Chisago 10 EL; 9-16 Duluth 270 PBH; 11-11 St. Louis 8 HM. Black-bi lied Magpie: 9-24 Mille Lacs (Onamia) MI for Al Mohler; 9-27 Roseau 5 EDK.
CLARK'S NUTCRACKER
(Nucifraga columbiana)
9-9 Hennepin VL; 9-27 Duluth, by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flugum.
American Crow
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)
8-1 Chisago 20 EL; 9- 27, 10-12 Duluth 50 JCG; 10-17 Watonwan 254 LAF.
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
8-21 Kandiyohi 20 BAH· 9-27 Duluth 30 JCG; 8-9 Duluth MC.'
Chickadees, Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee
(Poecile atricapillus)
Reported from Beltrami, Blue Earth, Anoka, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Co~tonwood, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Mornson, Olmsted Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright.
Boreal Chickadee
(Poecile hudsonicus)
St. Louis reports 8-1 and 11-25 HM; 10-6 DB and JCG.
Tufted Titmouse
(Baeolophus bicolor)
9-10 and 11 Ramsey EC; 11-4 Washington EC.
Larks
Horned Lark
(Eremophila alpestris)
9-30 Cook 26 MAF; 10- 19 Duluth 20 MC and JCG; 10-26 Wabasha DGM; 11-11 Hennepin VL; 11- 13 Duluth MC and JCG.
Martins, Swallows
Bank Swallow
(Riparia riparia)
8-18 Hennepin 30-40 VL; 8-20 Washington 6 WHL; 9-1 Carver TH; 9-6 Morrison RBJ; 10-5 Lyon KE.
Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)
8-30 Cass 150+ BAH; 9-24 Watonwan approx. 1000 EDK; 9- 6 Morrison RBJ; 9-26 Mille Lacs MI; 10-10, 10-21 Hennepin ETS, VL respectively.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
8-1 Chisago 15 EL; 8-2 Winona BTV; 8-19, 9-7 Wright 15+ and 1, ETS.
Purple Martin
(Progne subis)
8-18 Wright 100+ ETS; 8-28 Cottonwood 23 LAF; 9-4 Mille Lacs MI· 9-6 Duluth TH; 9-23 Hennepin VL; '10-10 Hennepin ETS.
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
8-18 Blue Earth 150 EDK 9-7 Rock 260 LAF; 10-9 Duluth JCG;' 10-21 Hennepin ETS; 10-29 Lyon PE.
Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
8-1 Nobles, in good numbers, HSH; 9-6 Morrison RBJ; 9-6 Duluth TH; 9-13 Winona BTV.
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Corthylio calendula)
9-29 St. Louis 12 HM; 10-13 Pope 20 WH; 8-31 Hennepin WKE and CH; 9-10 Hennepin DB; 9-11 Morrison LSR; 9-25 Mille Lacs MI; 10-28 St. Louis KS; 11-5 Morrison LSR; 11-7 Hennepin RGL; 11-9 Cottonwood LAF.
Golden-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus satrapa)
10-26 Anoka 15+ BAH; 11-9 Hennepin 15 CH; 8-27 Chisago EL; 9-24 Washington WHL; 9-25 St. Louis JCG; 9-29 St. Louis HM; 11-11 St. Louis HM; 11-22 Morrison LSR; 11-22 Washington WHL; 11-27 Carver TH.
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing
(Bombycilla garrulus)
10-25 Duluth MC; 11-22 Morrison LSR.
Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)
10-21, 10-25 Chisago 65 EL; 11-4 Hennepin 200 RGL; 11-5 St. Louis 55 JCG; 11-6 Hennepin 200 WKE. 27 March 1970
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta canadensis)
Earliest dates south 9-7 Hennepin EH; 9-8 Wright ETS; '9-8 Hennepin WKE.
White-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta carolinensis)
Reported in Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, C?ttonwood, Crow Wing, Hennepm, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis,. Sherbur~e, Wabasha, Washington, Wmona, Wnght.
Creepers
Brown Creeper
(Certhia americana)
9-9 St. Louis, 1 banded HM; 9-19 Hennepin VL; 9-26 Cottonwood LAF; 11-27 Carver TH; 11-30 Ramsey JJ.
Wrens
House Wren
(Troglodytes aedon)
8-3 Hennepin 4 WKE; 8-15 Cottonwood 4 LAF; 9-14 Duluth KS; 10-8 Carver TH; 10-20 Olmsted HEW.
Winter Wren
(Troglodytes hiemalis)
9-1 Duluth MC; 10-5 Duluth KS· 11-4 Hennepin ETS; 11-4 Carver VL; 11-10 Hennepin RGL.
Sedge Wren
(Cistothorus stellaris)
8-8 Carver 2 MHM; 8-18 Pope WH; 9-10 Hennepin KP; 9-25 Mille Lacs 3 MI.
Marsh Wren
(Cistothorus palustris)
9-7 Wright 4 ETS; 9-3 Duluth MC; 10-5 Lyon KE; 11-7 Lyon PE.
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufum)
9-9 Chisago 6 EL; 10-11 Winona BTV; 10-22 Duluth MC; 10-28 Carver KH; 10-29 Cook MAF. Robin: 9-28 Hennepin 143 MM; 10-8 Duluth 200 JCG; 11-21 Cook JP; 11-29 Duluth MC· 11-30 Nobles HSH; 11-30 Ramsey EC; 11-30 Hennepin CH.
Northern Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
8-16 Morrison 2 DJ?; 9-6 Morrison RBJ and TH; 11-8 Wmona BTV· 11-22 Duluth MC; 11-23 Duluth JCG 'and R. Lender. Catbird: 9-23 Morrison LSR; 9-24 Mille Lacs Ml; 10-14 Hennep~n DB; 10-15 Ramsey JJ; 8-25 Hennepm 3 WKE.
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
9-20 Carver 20 TH; 10-18 Carver RBJ; 10-25 Morrison RBJ; 10-25 Lake BL; 11-9 Cottonwood LAF; 11-9 Wabasha DGM; 11-27 and 28 Cook JP.
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD
(Sialia currucoides)
10-14 Hennepin 2 DB and KP.
Veery
(Catharus fuscescens)
8-2 Crow Wing BAH; 8-24 Ram- 8-31 Hennepin CH; 9-5 Ramsey JJ; sey JJ; 8-26 Morrison LSR; 9-1 Duluth 10-3 Morrison LSR; 10-14 Hennepin ~. VL
Gray-cheeked Thrush
(Catharus minimus)
9-9 Hennepin ETS; 10_5 Chisago EL. EWJ; 8-31 Hennepin VL; 9-14, 9-27, 10-14 Duluth KS. Blue-headed Vireo: 9-17 Carver 3 TH;
Swainson's Thrush
(Catharus ustulatus)
10-11 Wright ETS; 10-19 Duluth KS and MC; 10-25 Lake BL; 10-29 Ramsey MIG.
Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus)
10-14 Hennepin 4 RGL; 10-15 Mille Lacs MI; 10-27 Carver TH; 10-28 Ramsey MIG.
Wood Thrush
(Hylocichla mustelina)
8-19 Itasca VL.
Varied Thrush
(Ixoreus naevius)
8-30 Hennepin DB; 10-16 Duluth KS; 10-22 Duluth, Mary Chagnon.
Pipits
American Pipit
(Anthus rubescens)
9-26 Mille Lacs 30 MI; 10-14, 10-24 St. Louis 30 JCG; 9-13 Mille Lacs MI; 9-28 Duluth, S. Robbins; 10-2 Clay ETS; 10-18 Sibley RBJ; 10- 27, 10-29 St. Louis JCG, MC; 11-1 Le Sueur KH; 11-5 Hennepin RGL.
SPRAGUE'S PIPIT
(Anthus spragueii)
10-15 St. Louis JCG.
Finches
Evening Grosbeak
(Coccothraustes vespertinus)
9-4 Hennepin VL; 10-18 Chisago FVS; 11-10 Mille Lacs 200 MI; 11-12-11-24 St. Louis 100s JCG.
Pine Grosbeak
(Pinicola enucleator)
11-13 St. Louis 50 JCG; 11-19 Cook 100 JP; 10-30, 11-5 St. Louis MC, JCG.
Purple Finch
(Haemorhous purpureus)
11-20 Chisago 16 EL; 11-29 Ramsey 12 CO; 9-11 Hennepin WKE; 11-3 Duluth KS; 11-15 Morrison LSR.
Common Redpoll
(Acanthis flammea)
10-26, 10-28 S.t. Louis 3000, "thousands" JCG, KS; 11- 23 Wright 300+ ETS; 10-1 Olmsted HBW; 10-22 St. Louis HM; 10-24 Mille Lacs MI.
Red Crossbill
(Loxia curvirostra)
8-10 Pope WH; 8-19 Hennepin VL; 10-1 Mille Lacs MI; 10- 8 St. Louis JCG; also reported in Chisago, Cottonwood, Goodhue, Lyon, Pine, Ramsey, Wabasha, Watonwan, Winona.
White-winged Crossbill
(Loxia leucoptera)
10-12 Lake 100, J. Brandenberg; 10-28 Goodhue 40 KE; 11-9 Cottonwood 40 LAF; 8-9, 10-8 St. Louis MC, JCG; 9-22 Hennepin VL; 10-18 Washington WHL; also reported in Dakota, Lyon, Marshall, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Watonwan, Winona.
Pine Siskin
(Spinus pinus)
10-1 Cottonwood 40 LAF; 10-9 and 10-17 St. Louis 1000 JCG; 8-3 Ramsey JJ; 8-6 Chisago EL; 8-16 29 ~arch 1970
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
(Calcarius lapponicus)
11-10 Lyon 300+ PE; 11-30 Dakota 50+ DB; 9-24 St. Louis JCG; 9-27 Duluth RBJ and VL; 11-19 Duluth MC.
Snow Bunting
(Plectrophenax nivalis)
10-27 Cook 100s MAF; 10-27 Lake 85 JCG; 10-11 St. Louis JCG; 10-17 Lake JGH; 10-24 Lyon PE; 11-5 Hennepin RGL.
Towhees, Sparrows
Lark Sparrow
(Chondestes grammacus)
11-30 Chisago 2 FVS.
LARK BUNTING
(Calamospiza melanocorys)
9-18 Duluth MC.
Chipping Sparrow
(Spizella passerina)
10-16 Mille Lacs MI; 10-16 St. Louis JCG; 10-21 Hennepin EWJ; 10-21 Wabasha DGM.
Clay-colored Sparrow
(Spizella pallida)
8-31 Mille Lacs 6 MI; 9-15 Hennepin WKE; 10-8 Duluth KS; 10-9 St. Louis JCG.
Field Sparrow
(Spizella pusilla)
9-25 Carver MHM; 11-30 Winona BTV.
Fox Sparrow
(Passerella iliaca)
9-29 Carver 40 KH; 10- 12 Hennepin 25+ BAH; 9-26 Carver KH; 9-27 Duluth KS; 9-28 Hennepin RBJ; 9-28 Kanabec DB; 11-11 Ramsey EC; 11-19 Cook MAF; 11-20 Duluth MC; 11-30 Hennepin MM.
Dark-eyed Junco
(Junco hyemalis)
11-24-11- 28 Duluth at feeder, JCG, MC. Tree Sparrow: 11-11 Winona 125 BTV; TH; 10-19 Duluth MC and KS; 11-19 Cook MAF; 11-28 Cook JP; 11-30 Carver KH; 11-30 Hennepin MM.
White-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
10-16 St. Louis 7 JCG; 9-11, 9-20 Duluth KS, DB; 10-1 Washington WHL; 10-10 Carver TH, 10-23 Hennepin ETS; 11-4, 11-5 Duluth MC, KS.
Harris's Sparrow
(Zonotrichia querula)
10-14 Winona 8 BTV; 9-16 Beltrami MK; 9-18 Cook MAF; 10-6 Hennepin VL; 10-29 St. Louis MC and JCG; 11-1 Cook JP; 11-17 Watonwan EDK; 11-30 Cottonwood LAF.
White-throated Sparrow
(Zonotrichia albicollis)
10-9 St. Louis 40 JCG; 9-17 Washington WHL; 9-17 Hennepin WKE; 9-29 Carver 76 KH; 11-23 Duluth MC; 11-25 Mille Lacs WJH; 11-30 Olmsted HBW; 11-30 Winona BTV; 11-30 Hennepin MM and WKE.
Vesper Sparrow
(Pooecetes gramineus)
8-3, 10-1 Cottonwood 30, 15 LAF; 8-28 Pine MHM; 9-26 Cook MAF; 10-18 Carver RBJ; 10-27 Duluth MC; 10-25 Lake BL; 11-10 Pope WH.
Nelson's Sparrow
(Ammospiza nelsoni)
10-2 Clay ETS.
Henslow's Sparrow
(Centronyx henslowii)
8-2 Winona RBJ.
Savannah Sparrow
(Passerculus sandwichensis)
9-6 Duluth 25 TH; 9-16 Mille Lacs 28 MI; 10-3 Morrison LSR; 11-1 Lac qui Parle RBJ and
Song Sparrow
(Melospiza melodia)
10-6 Carver approx. 40 TH; 10-23 Chisago 50 EL; 10-28 Duluth KS; 11-4 Morrison LSR; 11-30 Carver KH; 11-30 Winona BTV.
Lincoln's Sparrow
(Melospiza lincolnii)
9-13 Duluth 6 BTV; 9-14, 10-11 Wright ETS; 9-16 Hennepin DB and EWJ; 10-14 Ramsey MIG; 11-2 Lake KP.
Swamp Sparrow
(Melospiza georgiana)
10-2 Washington 6 RHJ; 10-18 Wright 4 ETS; 10-26 Duluth KS; 10-29 Carver TH; 11-1 Morrison LSR; 11-7 Hennepin RGL.
Eastern Towhee
(Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
10-20 Pine 1 imm. MIG; 11-4 Duluth E. Putnam; 11- 21 Ramsey CO.
Blackbirds, Orioles
Yellow-headed Blackbird
(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
8-25 Pope 100 WH; 9-13 Cottonwood 75 LAF· 10-18 Lac qui Parle BL; 11-29 Lyon PE.
Bobolink
(Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
8-2 Winona 6 BTV; 8-11 Mille Lacs 20 MI; 8-16 Morrison RBJ; 8-24 Ramsey JJ; 9-13 Cottonwood 1 dead on road LAF.
Eastern Meadowlark
(Sturnella magna)
10-1 Winona 8 BTV; 10-17 Washington 6 WML; 10-25 Wright BAH; 10-28 Mille Lacs MI; 10- 30 Cook JGH.
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
11-1 Lac qui Parle RBJ; 11-1 Pope WH.
Orchard Oriole
(Icterus spurius)
9-3 Winona BTV.
Baltimore Oriole
(Icterus galbula)
8-1 Hennepin 12 WKE; 8-30 Cass 5 BAH; 9-1 Mille Lacs MI; 9-2 Morrison LSR; 9-11 Washington WHL; 9-15 Hennepin WKE.
Red-winged Blackbird
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
9-7 Wright 600+ ETS; 11-9 Cottonwood 3000+ LAF; 11-12 Duluth JCG; 11-22 Duluth MC; 11-30 Goodhue KE; 11-30 Winona BTV.
Brown-headed Cowbird
(Molothrus ater)
8-7 Wabasha DGM; 9-27 Duluth JCG; 9-30 Hennepin VL; 11-1 Lac qui Parle RBJ.
Rusty Blackbird
(Euphagus carolinus)
9-27 Wright 500+ Duluth 1000s KS; 11-4 Duluth MC; 11-30 Mille Lacs WJH. ETS; 9-19 Mille Lacs 100 MI; 11-30 Lyon 100 PE; 11-13 Lake JCG; 11-18, 11-26 Ramsey CO, EC. American Goldfinch: 8-30 Cass 100
Brewer's Blackbird
(Euphagus cyanocephalus)
9-28 Duluth 27 BAH; 11-25 Carver 42 KH; 10-6 Mille VL; 11-6 Winona BTV; 11-13 Carver Lacs MI; 10-16 St. Louis JCG. 12TH.
Common Grackle
(Quiscalus quiscula)
11-9 Cottonwood 800 LAF; 11-15 Washington 200 WHL; 11-30 Mille Lacs MI; 11-30 Cook JP; 11-30 Olmsted ARF; 11-30 Chisago EL; 11-30 Winona BTV.
Warblers
Ovenbird
(Seiurus aurocapilla)
9-11 Morrison 4 LSR; 9-18 Duluth KS; 9-21 Hennepin VL; 9-23 Hennepin EWJ; 10-2 Hennepin VL.
Northern Waterthrush
(Parkesia noveboracensis)
9-2 Morrison 4 LSR; 8-17 Chisago 1 banded FVS; 10-3 Duluth KS; 10-19 Pope WH; 10-21 Ramsey MIG; 10-25 Lake BL.
Golden-winged Warbler
(Vermivora chrysoptera)
8-1 Mille Lacs BAH; 9-6 Wright BAH; 9-13 Hennepin DB; 9-24 Mille Lacs MI. Brewster's Warbler: 8-31; 9-4 Hennepin VL.
Black-and-white Warbler
(Mniotilta varia)
8-22 St. Louis 3 banded HM; 8-31 Hennepin CH and WKE; 9-22 Hennepin VL; 9-27 Duluth KS; 10-9 Duluth MC; 10-11 Chisago EL.
Tennessee Warbler
(Leiothlypis peregrina)
8-1 Duluth MC; 8-22 St. Louis 1 banded HM; 8-31 Washington WHL; 9-4 Hennepin DB and KP; 9-30 Washington WHL; 10-1 Morrison LSR; 10-1 Winona BTV; 10-8 Duluth KS.
Orange-crowned Warbler
(Leiothlypis celata)
9-8 Wright ETS; 9-19 Hennepin EWJ; 9-23 Morrison 3 LSR; 10-9 Duluth KS; 10-9 Morrison LSR; 10-16 Hennepin VL; 11-3 Hennepin RGL. Nashville WarbiE;r: 9-10 St. Louis 4 banded HM; 9-8 Wright 4 ETS; 9-9 10-10 Duluth MC; 10-18 Winona BTV; 10-26 Chisago EL. 
Connecticut Warbler
(Oporornis agilis)
9-6 Duluth RBJ and TH; 9-22 Hennepin VL.
Mourning Warbler
(Geothlypis philadelphia)
8-19, 9-11 Morrison 2 LSR; 9-10 Hennepin DB. Yellowthroat: 8-3 Cottonwood 7 LAF; 9-6 Wright 5 ETS; 9-23 Morrison LSR; 9-25 Duluth JCG; 10-2 Winona BTV; 10-25 Hennepin KP.
American Redstart
(Setophaga ruticilla)
8-9 Duluth 6 MC; 9-10 Mille Lacs 10 MI; 10-4 Washington RHJ; 10-14 Ramsey EC; 10-19, 10- 22 St. Louis MC, HM.
Cape May Warbler
(Setophaga tigrina)
9-6 Duluth MC.
Northern Parula
(Setophaga americana)
8-23 Wright ETS; 8-31 Hennepin VL; 10-2 Winona BTV.
Magnolia Warbler
(Setophaga magnolia)
9-9 Hennepin EWJ; 9-16 Ramsey BAH and VL; 9-28 Duluth JCG; 10-10 Hennepin CH.
Bay-breasted Warbler
(Setophaga castanea)
8-8 Duluth MC; 9-6 Morrison LSR; 9-8 Wright ETS; 9-10 Hennepin DB; 10-2 Winona BTV; 10-10 Cottonwood LAF.
Blackburnian Warbler
(Setophaga fusca)
9-8 Wright ETS; 9-11 Morrison LSR; 9-15 Washington WHL; 10-2 Winona 2 BTV.
Yellow Warbler
(Setophaga petechia)
8-1 Mille Lacs 15 BAH; 8-5 Duluth 5 MC; 9-2 Morrison LSR; 9-6 Carver MHM; 9-8 Wright ETS.
Chestnut-sided Warbler
(Setophaga pensylvanica)
8-22 Wright ETS; 8-31 Hennepin WKE; 9-13 Winona BTV; 9-15 Duluth KS; 9-16 Ramsey VL; 9-24 Duluth KS.
Blackpoll Warbler
(Setophaga striata)
8-31 Duluth MC; 9-10 Hennepin DB; 9-19 EWJ; 9-29 Hennepin WKE; 10-8 Duluth JCG; 10- 9 Duluth KS.
Black-throated Blue Warbler
(Setophaga caerulescens)
9-2 Hennepin EWJ; 9-24 Hennepin VL. Myrtle Warbler: 9-26 Carver 100+ TH; 9-27 Duluth 100s PBH; 9-8 ETS; 9-9 Hennepin WKE; 10-28 Carver MHM; 10-28 Pine MIG; 10-29 St. Louis JCG.
Palm Warbler
(Setophaga palmarum)
9-5, 9-6 Duluth, PBH; 9-8 Wright ETS; 9-11 Hennepin WKE; 10-1 St. Louis 6 JCG; 10-6 Hennepin 6 VL; 10-14 Carver KH; 10-16 St. Louis JCG; 10-14 Ramsey MIG.
Pine Warbler
(Setophaga pinus)
9-21 Hennepin VL; 10-7 Ramsey JJ; 10-9 Duluth KS; 10-25 Lake BL.
Black-throated Green Warbler
(Setophaga virens)
8-18 Wright ETS; 9-1 Hennepin WKE; 9-14 Duluth KS; 10-2 Winona 2 BTV.
Canada Warbler
(Cardellina canadensis)
8-16 St. Louis RHJ; 8-31, 9-3 Hennepin CH, VL; 9-6 Morrison LSR; 9-12 Cottonwood LAF.
Wilson's Warbler
(Cardellina pusilla)
9-2 Morrison 11 LSR; 8-15 Morrison 5 LSR; 8-22 Wright ETS; 8-24 Hennepin DB; 9-1, 9-6 Duluth MC, RBJ; 9-13 Morrison LSR; 10-2 Winona BTV.
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks
Scarlet Tanager
(Piranga olivacea)
9-17 Hennepin WKE; 9-22, 9-25 Duluth 7, 1 MC.
Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Reports from Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington, Winona.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
(Pheucticus ludovicianus)
9-8 Wright 4 ETS; 9-13 Morrison 4 LSR; 10-1 Winona BTV; 10-15 Hennepin WKE; 11- 3, 11-11 St. Louis MC, JCG.
Indigo Bunting
(Passerina cyanea)
9-5 Hennepin 6 VL; RGL. 9-8 Morrison LSR; 9-26 Pope WH; 10- 2 Winona BTV. Le Conte's Sparrow: 8-30 Cass BAH; 9-6 Wright ETS.
Dickcissel
(Spiza americana)
8-8 Cottonwood LAF; 8-30 Lac qui Parle KP.