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The 1979-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1979 Don Bolduc, Oscar Johnson and Dick Ruhme |
For the greater part of this threemonth period, most of Minnesota endured the "usual" run of weather we've experienced in recent years.
That is, temperatures were cooler than normal, snow cover was heavier than normal and flooding was extensive in the Red River Valley. A few spurts of warmth in April gave us false hopes which were quickly cooled in early May. High lake levels and extensive casual water in fields seemed to scatter migrating shorebirds rather than concentrate them, but a mid-May cold front across the state stalled the movement of some late arriving passerines.
On May 11, 12 and 13, thousands of migrating warblers, swallows and other species were killed by passing cars along US Highway 61 south of Lake City as cool weather delayed the normal insect hatch and forced them into a frenzy of feeding on low level insects along the roadside.
Despite the slow and fitful arrival of Spring, it was an eventful and interesting season. Some 83 observers reported a total of 298 species, including 14 casuals or accidentals and one new entry onto the state list.
Noteable sightings were fairly evenly distributed throughout the state.
Among them were Snowy Egrets in Lac qui Parle and Nicollet counties, a Little Blue Heron in Dakota, a Gyrfalcon in Aitkin, a Long-billed Curlew and Say's Phoebe in Wilkin. That perennial hot spot, Duluth recorded a Sabine's Gull, which now moves from Hypothetical to Accidental on the State List and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher for good measure. Worm-eating Warblers were seen in Hennepin and Otter Tail counties and Kentucky and Hooded Warblers observed in Hennepin and Rice. Western Tanagers appeared in Hennepin and Beltrami and a Summer Tanager in Martin County. A Lazuli Bunting was found dead in Hennepin as well. Carolina Wrens were seen in Goodhue and Dakota and a Rock Wren was discovered, appropriately enough, in Rock county.
The outstanding bird of the season, however, was the Townsend's Warbler identified May 22 in Scott county, the first recorded observation of this species in Minnesota history.
As in previous reports, the listing that follows employs capital letters to call attention to species of special interest and bold-faced type to indicate out-of-the-ordinary dates or locations.
Finally, your compilers are again moved to repeat their plea for more consistency in reporting. Please use the appropriate MOU seasonal form to report anything more than a few sightings. If you don't have one, write Kim Eckert for a copy; his address is in the masthead of this magazine.
Computer printouts, check lists, and out-of-season forms made it difficult and tedious to check the more than 20,000 items which produced this report.
Also, please identify locations other than your own base by county, not simply by town, refuge or lake.
Inconsistent listings not only add work but also greatly increase the probability of errors which detract from the considerable value of your reports.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Early south 3-25 Olmsted JSD, 3-31 Dakota JD, 4-1 Lyon HK; early north 3-24 Otter Tail RJ, 4-2 Crow Wing TS, 4-14 Otter Tail GMO. Peak 4-14 Traverse DGW (30,000). | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 3-31 Wabasha DGW, 4-8 Anoka KL, 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, 4-16 Lac qui Parle JS (25), 4-20 Lac qui Parle KE. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Early north 3-1 Otter Tail GMO, 3-20 Lake SW, 3-29 Becker TNWR. Peak 4-26 Lac qui Parle JS (45,000). Reported from 42 counties. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early south 3-1 Wabasha JSD, 3-8 Dakota KG, 3-11 Olmsted RE; early north 3-14 Otter Tail SM, 4-4 St. Louis KE, 4-17 Itasca MS. Peak 4-7 Wabasha DGM (3000). | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Early south 3-4 Ramsey DGW, 3-16 Nicollet JCF, 3-17 Houston RJ; early north 4-7 Aitkin TS, Otter Tail GMO, 4-15 Beltrami JM. Peak 5-1 Becker TNWR (1200). | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Early south 3-14 OJ, 3-16 Hennepin VL, 3-17 Goodhue DGW; early north 4-13 Marshall ANWR, 4-14 Otter Tail SM, 4-17 Wilkin FKS. Peak 5-8 Marshall ANWR (6720). | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Early south 3-19 Dakota RJ, Martin EB and Olmsted JF; early north 4-7 Otter Tail GMO, 4-12 Becker TNWR, 4-17 Marshall ANWR. Peak 5-16 Marshall ANWR (840). | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Early south 3-2 Nicollet JCF, 3-10 Winona DB, OJ, 3-11 Scott RA; early north 3-16 Otter Tail GMO, 4-17 Marshall ANWR, 4-28 St. Louis KE. Peak 4-30 Marshall ANWR (1160). | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Early south 3-5 Nicollet JCF, 3-11 Scott RA, 3-13 Lac qui Parle JS, Olmsted JB; early north 3-18 Otter Tail GMO, 3-22 Becker TNWR, 3-24 Cook TS. Peak 5-8 Marshall ANWR (1000). | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Reported from 38 counties. Peak 4-30 Marshall ANWR (2260). | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Early south 3-4 Ramsey RH, 3-8 Anoka KL and Olmsted JB; early north 3-24 Cook TS, 4-1 Otter Tail SM, 4-7 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Early south 3-6 Nicollett JCF, 3-11 Olmsted, 3-12 Sherburne JH; early north 4-15 Beltrami JM, Marshall SS, 4-17 St. Louis KE. Peak 5-16 Marshall ANWR (1030). Winter 1979 | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Early south 3-5 Nicollet JCF, 3-21 Lac qui Parle SM, 3-31 Anoka KL, Brown RJ, Hennepin OJ, Murray JH; early north 3-29 Cass TS, 4-7 Aitkin TS, 4-17 St. Louis KE. Peak Marshall ANWR (360). | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Early south 3-11 Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle GMB, 3-21 Nicollet JCF, 3-24 Chippewa RJ; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, 4-17 St. Louis KE, 4-19 Marshall ANWR. Peak 5-8 Marshall ANWR (1320). | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Early south 3-3 Wabasha DWM, 3-4 Nicollet JCF, 3-17 Dakota RE; early north 4-8 Otter Tail GMO, 4-19 Marshall ANWR, Polk SS. Peak 5-16 Marshall ANWR (1770). | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Early south 3-6 Olmsted JB, 3-16 Olmsted JF, VH, 3-18 Dakota KG; early north 4-17 Marshall ANWR, St. Louis KE, 4-18 Beltrami JM. Peak 4-30 Marshall ANWR (2840). | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Early south 3-11 Scott RA, 3-17 Sherburne JH, Wabasha RJ, Washington BL; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, 4-19 Otter Tail KE; late north 5-29 St. Louis SM; late south 5-31 Lac qui Parle CMB, Blue Earth MF. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Early south 3-3 Wabasha DWM, 3-6 Olmsted JF, 3-10 Olmsted VH; early north 3-21 St. Louis KE, 4-7 Otter Tail GMO, 4-13 Itasca TOS. Peak 4-30 Marshall ANWR (16750). | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | No reports for this period. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 3-6 Wabasha DWM, 5-6 Kittson DNR, 5-8 St. Louis KE, 5-10 St. Louis MMC, 5-12 KE, BL, 5-21 Lake SW, 5-26 St. Louis KE, 5-31 St. Louis BB. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 5-8 St. Louis KE, 5-10 St. Louis MMC, 5-12 St. Louis KE, BL, 5-21 Lake SW, 5-31 Kittson DNR, St. Louis BB. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 5-2 Sherburne EH; 5-14 Cook MMC, KE. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early south 3-24 Dakota RE, 3-26 Goodhue LH; early north 4-1 Otter Tail GMO, 4-17 St. Louis KE; late south 5-28 Nicollet JCF; late north 5-25 Becker TNWR. Peak Marshall ANWR (720). | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Late south 5-16 Cottonwood JB, 5-20 Sherburne EH, 5-25 Stearns NH; late north 5-25 Becker TNWR, 5-27 Hubbard HF, St. Louis SM. Peak 4-30 Marshall ANWR (660). | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Early south 3-2 Nicollet JCF, 3-11 Wabasha DWM, 3-17 Houston RJ; early north 3-11 Otter Tail GMO, 3-28 Itasca TOS, 4-4 Wadena JM. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Early north 3-14 Cass TS, 3-23 St. Louis KE, 3-28 Becker TNWR; late south 4-21 Redwood LJF, Rice LB, 4-28 Pope BS. Peak 4-30 Marshall ANWR (309). | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Early south 3-14 Hennepin VL, 3-17 Dakota RE; early north 4-17 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-12 Pope BS; 5-20 Anoka KL. Peak 4-13 Rice RJ (500). | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Early south 3-17 Sherburne JH, 3-20 Olmsted JB, JSD, JF, Wabasha DWM; early north 4-7 Otter Tail GMO 4-22 Wilkin FKS, 4-28 Marshall ANWR. Peak 5-16 Marshall ANWR (1250). | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | No reports for this period. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 5-15 Houston EMF, only report. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Permanent resident. Reported from 23 counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | Permanent resident. Reported resident Lake sw, seen occasionally St. Louis TH. Only reports. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 3-9 Beltrami, 3-31 Aitkin TS, 4-8 Aitkin BB, 4-13 Lake of the Woods JM, 4-30 Aitkin BB, 5-5 Pennington SS. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Reported from Clay, Otter Tail, Polk, Wadena and Wilkin counties; high count 4-2 Wilkin DGW (27). | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Permanent resident. Reported from 30 counties including 3-4 Wilkin SM (105), 3-9 Beltrami KE, RJ. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Permanent resident. Reported from 31 counties. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Early south 3-2 Nicollet JCF, 3-11 Dakota RE, 3-15 Martin EB; early north 4-11 Becker TNWR, 4-17 Marshall ANWR, 4-18 Beltrami JM. Peak 5-8 Marshall ANWR (880). | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Early south 4-10 Olmsted JB, 4-12 Hennepin RA and Olmsted JF; early north 4-18 St. Louis KE and Otter Tail GO, 4-20 Beltrami JM and Wilkin GS. Peak 5-8 Marshall ANWR (590). | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Early south 4-13 Chisago DGW, 4-14 Anoka KL, 4-17 Hennepin BS; early north 4-11 St. Louis KE, 4-16 Itasca WL, 4-20 Beltrami JM. Peak 5-8 Marshall ANWR (420). | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Early south 4-20 Mower RRK, 4-21 Kandiyohi DBA and Lac qui Parle LJF; early north 4-14 Itasca WL, 4-18 Otter Tail SM, 4-20 Grant KE. Peak 5-8 Marshall ANWR (210). Unusual 5-21 Lake SW. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Early south 4-19 Stearns CM, 4-20 Anoka KL, McLeod RJ and Traverse KE; early north 4-18 Otter Tail SM, 4-27 Pennington SS, 5-6 Marshall ANWR. Peak 5-31 Grant GMO (300). | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Early south 3-1 Sherburne JH, Hennepin RH, 3-2 Houston EMF; early north 3-6 Otter Tail SM, 3-30 Cass TS. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Five reports: 5-10 Hennepin BDC, 5-26 Hennepin TD, 5-28 Murray AD, 5-30 Hennepin DB, ES. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Early south 5-10 Anoka BB, 5-17 Hennepin SC, Nicollet MF; early north 5-17 Otter Tail GMO, 5-18 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Early south 4-25 Stearns NH, 5-1 Washington DS; early north 5-17 Marshall ANWR, 5-19 Itasca MS. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Early south 4-22 Anoka JLH, 4-23 Houston FL; early north 5-15 Marshall ANWR, 5-22 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Early south 4-20 Nicollet JCF, 4-22 Rice OR, Stearns NH; early north 5-7 Beltrami JM, Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Early south 5-9 Houston EMF, 5-10 Mower RRK; early north 5-15 Otter Tail SM, Itasca WL. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| KING RAIL (Rallus elegans) | No reports this period. | ||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Early south 4-19 Ramsey RH, 4-21 Anoka KL, 4-29 Ramsey DGW; early north 4-20 Marshall ANWR, 5-16 Otter Tail GMO, 5-29 Aitkin SM. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Early south 4-13 Lac qui Parle CMB, 4-15 Martin EB, 4-18 Hennepin AJ; early north 4-20 Marshall ANWR, 5-2 Hubbard JM, St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 5-11 Ramsey BDC, 5-12 Cottonwood LJF, 5-16 Hennepin RA, 5-18 Stearns NH, 5-27 Anoka KL, 5-28 Houston GS. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Early south 3-2 Sherburne JH, 3-7 Winona DGW, 3-15 Martin EB; early north 3-18 Otter Tail SM, 3-23 Cook SW, 3-25 Cook TS. Peak 4-12 Lyon HK (1000s). | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 5-18 Aitkin KE, 5-20 Pennington SS, last week of May Aitkin TS (15+). | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Early south 4-1 Anoka BH, 4-8 Anoka KL, 4-15 Stearns EH; early north 4-8 Otter Tail GMO, Wilkin SM (130), Anoka KL, 4-10 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | Early south Lac qui Parle 4-20 KE, JS, 4-21 CMB, LJF; early north 4-27 Wilkin FKS, 5-13 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-27 Jackson DGW. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early south 5-12 Mower RRK, 5-18 Lyon HK, Nicollet JCF; early north 5-13 Otter Tail GMO, SM, 5-15 St. Louis KE; late 5-27 St. Louis SM. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early south 4-20 Nicollet JCF, 4-21 Cottonwood LF, McLeod EW; early north 4-28 Mahnomen JM, 4-29 Otter Tail SM; late date 5-27 Jackson DGW. Peak 5-17 Big Stone PF (100). | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Early south 3-3 Goodhue JB, 3-11 Olmsted VH, 3-13 Houston EMF; early north 3-21 Cook SW, 3-31 Aitkin TS, Otter Tail GMO, 4-5 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early south 5-8 Nicollet JCF, 5-12 McLeod RJ, Mower RRK; early north 5-13 Otter Tail GMO, 5-15 Cook MMC, Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 5-5 Hennepin BDC, ES; 5-6 Hennepin RJ, 5-12 St. Louis KE, 5-31 St. Louis BB. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Early south 4-21 Yellow Medicine BL, OJ, 4-22 Chippewa JS, Lyon DGW, Rock KE, Yellow Medicine RJ; early north 4-29 Wilkin SM, Polk SS, 5-9 Clay HK. | ||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 5-7 St. Louis DA (11), 5-24 Cook Don Goodermote (150). Only reports. | ||||
| LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Numenius americanus) | 4-14 Wilkin DGW. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Early south 4-21 Lac qui Parle RE, Kandiyohi BL, 4-22 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-16 Clay LCF, 5-13 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-28 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Early south 4-15 Lac qui Parle SM, 4-21 Lac qui Parle RE; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, DGW. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Early south 5-11 Anoka KL, 5-23 Todd NH; early north 5-15 St. Louis KE, 5-17 Marshall ANWR; late 5-31 St. Louis BB. | ||||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 5-23 St. Louis KE (6), Todd NH; 5-24 St. Louis PF. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early south 4-18 Lyon HK, 5-12 Renville RJ; early north 5-7 Otter Tail GMO, 5-19 Clay KE, JM. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early south 4-26 and 5-1 Washington DS; early north 5-14 Otter Tail GMO, Winter 1979 5-15 St. Louis KE; late north 5-31 Marshall CMB. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early south 4-27 Mower RRK, 5-4 Redwood LJF; early north 5-6 Otter Tail GMO and 5-13 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-31 Nicollet JCF and late north 5-31 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early south 4-21, 22 Lac qui Parle RE, DGW; early north 4-27 Otter Tail GMO, 5-18 Marshall ANWR; late 5-31 Nicollet MF, St. Louis BB. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early south 4-21 Lyon HK; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-31 Lac qui Parle CMB and Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Early south 5-12 Mower RRK, Redwood RJ, 5-14 Anoka KL, McLeod JM; early north 5-13 Otter Tail GMO, 5-20 Otter Tail HK. Peak 5-25 Lac qui Parle CMB (50+); late dates 5-30 Olmsted JF, 5-31 Hennepin OJ, Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | One report: 5-17 Jackson LJF. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early south 4-2 Big Stone DGW, 4-14 Olmsted JF, JSD, Wabasha DWM; early north 4-27 Wilkin FKS, 4-29 Otter Tail SM. Peak 5-12 Sibley RJ (500+); late 5-25 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Earl south 4-21 Lyon HK; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO and Grant SM; late south 5-31 Redwood LJF and Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | 5-13 Renville HK, 5-15 Anoka KL, 5-19 Clay OJ, 5-22 Wilkin GMO, 5-25 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early south 5-12 Sibley RJ, 5-13 Hennepin OJ; early north 5-11 Beltrami JM, 5-13 Otter Tail SM, GMO. Long-billed> Dowitcher Early south 4-20 Nicollet JCF sp?, 5-4 Redwood LJF; early north 5-8 Otter Tail GMO, 5-10 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Early south 3-26 Anoka BH, 3-29 Rice LB, 3-31 Blue Earth RJ, Le Sueur HFC, Olmsted VH; early north 4-2 Aitkin TS, 4-10 Marshall ANWR, St. Louis KE, 4-18 Cass HH, St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Early south 4-6 Nicollet JCF, 4-8 Mower RRK, 4-9 Wabasha DWM; early north 4-8 Otter Tail GMO, 4-14 Marshall ANWR, Otter Tail DGW. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Early south 4-12 Anoka BH, 4-17 Nicollet JCF, 4-21 Rice LB, Winona JSD; early north 4-25 St. Louis KE, 4-28 Itasca MS, 5-7 Beltrami JM, Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Early south 4-12 Anoka BH, 4-21 Lac qui Parle RH, HK; early north 4-24 St. Louis KE, 5-3 Otter Tail GMO; late dates 5-23 Becker TNWR, 5-25 Mower RRK, Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Early south 4-9 Nicollet JCF, 4-13 Cottonwood LF, Lac qui Parle JSD; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, 4-20 Mille Lacs SC; late 5-26 Lac qui Parle KE. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Early south 4-21 Lac qui Parle HK, 4-27 Hennepin TD; early north 5-1 Pennington SS, 5-10 St. Louis DA; late dates 5-22 Lac qui Parle RE, 5-26 St. Louis BDC. Greater Yello,wlegs Early south 4-7 Redwood RJ, 4-8 Lac qui Parle CMB; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, 4-17 Marshall ANWR; late dates 5-18 Nicollet JCF, 5-27 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Early south 4/22 Lincoln KE, CMB, 4/28 Jackson RJ; early north 5/6 Otter Tail SM, GMO; late south 5/28 Olmsted JF. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) | 5-26 Duluth BL, KG, KE, DB (1 adult). | ||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early south 3-26 Goodhue LH, 4-14 Cottonwood RG, LF, Mower RRK; early north 4-23 Marshall ANWR, CMB; late south 5-20 Hennepin OJ; late north 5-21 Lake SW. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | (2000+). Early south 3-28 Lac qui Parle JS, 4-4 Big Stone SM; early north 4-7 Traverse GMO, 4-16 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Early south 3-16 Nicollet JCF, 3-17 Dakota RE; early north 3-17 Marshall HK, 3-23 St. Louis KE, 4-14 Rice RJ | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Early south 3-6 Wabasha DWM, 3-17 Dakota RE, Goodhue DGW, Wabasha RJ; early north 4-2 Bemidji JM, 4-4 Traverse SM. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 4-14/ 16 Lake KE, 4-15 Freeborn DMB, 5-10 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 4-16 Olmsted VH, 5-5 Isanti OJ, 5-6 Carver TD; early north 5-9 Beltrami JM, 5-13 Otter Tail SM, 5-27 Carver RJ (125+). | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Early south 5-2 Pipestone HK, Sherburne EH; early north 4-19 Clay LCF, Becker SM, 5-19 Becker TNWR (400+). | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Early south 4-14 Hennepin VL (very early, needs details), Dakota JH, 4-16 Sherburne EH; early north 5-8 St. Louis KE, 5-12 Becker RA. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Early south 3-31 Dakota KG, 4-4 Kandiyohi OJ; early north 4-18 Clay SM, 4-21 Marshall CMB. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Early south 3-18 Dakota KG, ES, 3-25 Dakota SC, 4-2 Anoka KL; early Winter 1979 179 north 3-16 Cass HH, 4-17 St. Louis KE, 4-20 Beltrami JM. Red"throated Loon No reports for this period. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Early south 4-6 Lyon HK, 4-7 Cottonwood LF, 4-8 Anoka KL, DGW; early north 4-18 Marshall ANWR, 4-20 Otter Tail GS, 4-21 Itasca JM. Peak 4-16 Lac qui Parle JS (300). | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Early south 4-7 Traverse GMO, 4-8 Freeborn DG, 4-10 Lac qui Parle CMB; early north 4-9 Becker TNWR, 4-17 Marshall ANWR, Itasca JM. Unusual 4-21 St. Louis KE. Peak 4-16 Lac qui Parle JS (300). | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Early south 4-18 Wright DCF, 4-21 Anoka KL, Lac qui Parle many observers and Winona JB, JSD; early north 4-17 Becker TNWR, Marshall ANWR, 4-18 Beltrami JM. Peak 5-16 Marshall ANWR (200). Whistling Swa,n Early south 3-1 Wabasha JSD, 3-8 Dakota KG, 3-11 Olmsted RE; early north 3-14 Otter Tail SM, 4-4 St. Louis KE, 4-17 Itasca MS. Peak 4-7 Wabasha DGM (3000). | ||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 5-11 Lac qui Parle CMB, Ramsey BDC, 5-13 Martin EB, 5-14 Le Sueur JM, 5-18 Beltrami ANWR, 5-26 Anoka BH and Hennepin RE, 5-31 St. Louis TS. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Early south 3-13 Fillmore John Weiss fide VH, 3-15 Freeborn DG and Ramsey BH; early north 3-17 Mille Lacs DB, Otter Tail GMO and Lake KE. Peak 5-31 Otter Tail GMO (808). | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Early south 3-30 Hennepin TD, LH, 3-31 Dakota KG, Winona DGW; early north 4-10 Marshall ANWR, Otter Tail GMO, 4-15 Beltrami JM, St. Louis Koni Sundquist. Peak 5-31 Grant GMO (720). | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 5-9 Lac qui Parle (2), 5-29 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | 5-11 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5-12 Goodhue JD, 5-19 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 5-9 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5-15 Otter Tail DNR, 5-29 Jackson Ingeborg Hodnefeld, 5-31 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Early south 4-4 Washington GS, 4-5 Hennepin RJ, 4-21 Hennepin ES, Ramsey DGW and Rice LB; early north 4-30 Otter Tail SM, 5-8 Becker TNWR, 5-14 St. Louis MMC, and Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Early south 3-15 Freeborn DG, 4-8 Anoka GS and Hennepin BS; early north 3-24 Otter Tail RJ, 4-17 Marshall ANWR, 4-25 Pennington SS. Peak 5-31 Grant GMO (412). | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 4-21 Lac qui Parle OJ, 5-1 Cass DNR; 5-17 Hennepin OJ, 5-18 Stearns OJ. No reports from usual Houston County location. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Early south 3-26 Goodhue LH, 4-7 Goodhue JD, 4-8 Carver DGW; early north 4-8 Cass HH, 4-10 Marshall ANWR, 4-11 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Early south 4-10 Hennepin RA, Washington DR, 4-12 Anoka BH, Olmsted JF, VH, Sherburne EH; early north 4-9 Hubbard HF, 4-12 Aitkin TS, 4-14 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 11 reports; Becker TNWR, Carver ES, Hennepin ES, Lac qui Parle CMB, Marshall ANWR, Otter Tail GMO, Ramsey FKB, Wilkin SM, Winona JSD, RE, JF. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Early south 3-5 Anoka KL, 3-16 Yellow Medicine JS, 3-17 Hennepin TD, Watonwan JB; early north 3-21 Marshall ANWR, 3-25 Pine KE, 3-29 Becker GMO. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Early south 3-1 Washington DGW, 3-8 Wabasha DWM, 3-21 Anoka JLH; early north 3-22 Becker TNWR, 4-2 Otter Tail GMO, 4-7 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Early south 3-1 Olmsted JSD, 3-20 Hennepin TD, 4-6 Nicollet JCF; early north 3-21 Hubbard JM, 4-1 Otter Tail GMO, 4-18 Pennington SS. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 9 reports; late south 4-13 Nicollet JCF, 4-15 Hennepin ES; late north 5-2 Beltrami JM, 5-27 St. Louis BDC. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 42 reports from 26 counties. Peak 3-11 Wabasha RE (18A, 51mm). Early north 3-1 Itasca MS, Becker TNWR, 3-4 Cass HH. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Early south 3-25 Lyon HK, 3-31 Ramsey RH, 4-7 Ramsey FKB; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 4-24 St. Louis DA, KE, 4-25 Marshall ANWR. Peak 5-10 St. Louis Mally Kohlbry (4000+) | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Early south 4-2 Lac qui Parle DGW, 4-7 Dakota JD, 4-8 Anoka KL; early north 4-21 Wilkin GS, 4-29 Wilkin SM. Reported from 13 counties. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Early north 3-25 Lake SS, 3-29 Clay SM, Otter Tail GMO. Harlan's ssp. noted in Rice, L. Scott Johnson, and in Yellow Medicine, Le Sueur and Renville RJ. Red-shouldered Ha1wk Early south 3-10 Winona DB, OJ; 3-17 Houston, 3-18 Pope BS; early north 3-29 Otter Tail GMO, 4-2 Becker TNWR, 4-19 Crow Wing TS. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | 3-20 Otter Tail GMO, 3-22 Aitkin TS; late south 4-21 Traverse GS, Yellow Medicine RJ; late north 5-23 Lake MMC, 5-27 Itasca TOS. | ||||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | 4-7 Traverse GMO. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reports from Cottonwood, Hennepin, Lyon, Ramsey, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Watonwan, Washington and Stearns counties. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Permanent resident; reports from 26 counties. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Wilkin 3-4 GMO, 3-10 SM, 3-24 FKS; 3-7 Murray AD, St. Louis 3-11 TH, 4-10 KE. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | Only report 3-15 Two Harbors KE. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | 4-16 Blue Earth DNR, 5-15 Duluth KE. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reports from 15 counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 4-2 Aitkin TS, 4-5 Aitkin DD, 5-12 Lake TW. Nest near Makinen, St. Louis fide KE. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 4-21 Lac qui Parle RJ, 4-25 Washington DMB, 5-12 Brown RJ, 5-29 Duluth SM. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | Reports from 5 counties. Early south 3-20 Lac qui Parle JS, 4-4 Murray AD; early north 3-4 Wilkin GMO, 4-18 Otter Tail GMO, 4-22 Polk SS. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | 3-27 Lake (DOR) fide Koni Sundquist. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Early south 3-14 Lyon HK; early north 4-13 Beltrami JM, St. Louis DA; late south 4-17 Cottonwood WF. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Early south 3-17 Redwood LJF, 3-20 Houston EMF; early north 4-7 Otter Tail GMO, 4-13 Itasca TOS. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Early south 3-18 Anoka KL, 4-15 Lyon HK; early north 3-9 (wintering) Pennington SS, 5-12 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Early south 4-7 Blue Earth JCF, Hennepin SC; early north 4-12 Aitkin TS, 4-16 Itasca MS. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 3-2 St. Louis TH, 5-19 Lake SW. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Permanent resident. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Permanent resident. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Early south 3-1 Wright (wintered) DCF, 3-2 Blue Earth JCF; early north 3-7 St. Louis JB fide KE, 4-18 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reports from 29 counties. Red-bellied> Woodpecker Reports from 23 counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Early north 3-12 Otter Tail SM, Pennington SS. Reported from 40 counties. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 7 reports. Early south 3-21 Martin EB, 3-25 Olmste~ RH, 3-31 Olmsted Winter 1979 JSD, 4-7 Hennepin TD, 4-12 Clay LCF, 4-22 Anoka KL, 5-13 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | 4-1 Aitkin, one white phase bird reported by Warren Nelson fide TS. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Early March St. Louis fide KE, 4-2 Ramsey DNR, 4-19 Ramsey FKB, 4-26 Marshall ANWR, 5-6 Otter Tail GMO, SM, 5-21 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Early south 5-3 Hennepin BDC, 5-7 Olmsted JSD, Dakota KG, Anoka JLH, BH, Hennepin ES; early north 5-13 Otter Tail DCF, 5-15 Itasca WL, Becker GMO. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Early south 5-12 Freeborn DG, Winter 1979 Washington DR, 5-13 Sherburne EH, 5-14 Otter Tail GMO, 5-18 Douglas RJ. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Early south 5-3 Hennepin TD, 5-5 Olmsted JSD; early north 4-19 Hubbard HF, 5-8 Itasca MS. | ||||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 4-29 Duluth KE. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 5-6 Anoka KL, 5-7 Stearns NH, Dakota KG, Hennepin BDC, DB, SC, ES; early north 5-12 St. Louis KE, Otter Tail RE. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Early south 4-13 Rice OR, 4-21 Sherburne JH; early north 5-19 Becker LH, 5-24 Otter Tail SM, Itasca TOS. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin VL, 5-7 Stearns NH, Hennepin ES; early north 4-26 (very early, needs details) St. Louis DA, 5-12 Beltrami JM; late south 5-30 Hennepin 10 DB, 5-31 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 5-23 Hennepin ES, Washington DMB. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Early south 5-6 Hennepin ES, 5-10 Hennepin JD; early north 5-23 Pennington SS, 5-26 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | Early south 5-12 Olmsted VH, 5-15 Freeborn DG; early north 5-27 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Empidonax flycatcher (Empidonax sp.) | 9 observations, species ? Least Flyca.tcher Early south 4-26 Hennepin ES, 5-3 Rice LB; early north 4-21 Becker TNWR, 5-7 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Early south 3-30 Nicollet JCF, 3-31 Washington BL; early north 4-11 Aitkin TS, 4-15 Itasca MS. | ||||
| Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | 5-12 Wilkin LCF. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | Wabasha county 5-27 GS, 5-30 BB. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Early south 5-7 Anoka JCH, Dakota DB, KG, Ramsey FKB; early north 5-14 Morrison DCF, 5-16 Becker SM. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 5-2 Mower RRK; early north 5-5 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 5-6 Goodhue RE, Olmsted JF; early north 5-16 Becker SM; late south 5-27 Hennepin DB, Rock DGW, 5-29 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Early houth 5-6 Olmsted JSD; early north 5-16 Becker SM, Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Early south 5-9 Olmsted JSD, JF; early north 5-8 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Early south 3-16 Nicollet JCF, 3-21 Martin EB; early north 4-19 Otter Tail KE, 5-14 Clay LCF. Starling Permanent resident. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Late south 3-21 Lac qui Parle SM, 4-2 Lac qui Parle DGW; late north 4-8 Aitkin BB, 4-10 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reports from Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Itasca and Lake counties. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reports from 34 counties. Permanent resident. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported from these counties: Marshall, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Red Lake, Clay, Kittson and Norman. __,.. , | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Permanent resident. Reports from 39 counties. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Late south 4-26 Washington DS, and 10 other counties. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Permanent resident. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 3-25 Cook TS, 3-30 Lake SW, 4-13 St. Louis KE, 5-19 St. Louis DA, TH. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 5-15 Scott AJ, daily Houston EMF. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reports from 15 counties. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Early south 4-14 Le Sueur EB, Dakota BL; early north 4-20 Otter Tail GS, 4-25 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Early south 3-31 Wabasha DWM, Houston DGW; early north 4-14 Cook KE, 4-15 Beltrami JM, Otter Tail, GMO. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Early south 4-14 Le Sueur EB, 4-15 Le Sueur HFC; early north 4-19 Beltrami JM, 4-20 Otter Tail KE. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Early south 3-31 Wabasha DWM, 4-8 Rice OR; early north 4-7 Otter Tail GMO, 4-8 Wilkin SM. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Early south 4-13 Anoka DAS, 4-14 LeSueur EB, Dakota RE; early north 4-15 Otter Tail SM, 5-7 St. Louis DA, Marshall ANWR, 5-7 Lac qui Parle JS (2000). | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Early south 4-14 Houston EB, 4-19 Lac qui Parle CMB; early north 4-19 Beltrami JM, 4-21 Aitkin SC. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 3-19 Lac qui Parle CMB, 4-4 Olmsted JF; early north 4-14 Cook TS, 4-16 Grant SM. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 3-25 Nicollet JCF, 3-31 Hennepin ES, GS, Rice LB; early north 4-15 Marshall ANWR, 4-18 St. Louis DA, Wilkin FKS. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Reports from 7 counties. Late south 4-2 Ramsey RH; late north 4-13 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Early north 3-3 Otter Tail GMO, SM; late south 5-12 Hennepin BB, 5-30 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Early south 3-2 Ramsey RH, 3-5 Wabasha DWM; late south 5-13 Houston EMF, 5-23 Sherburne RJ. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Permanent resident. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Early south 3-2 Hennepin VL, Olmsted JF; early north 3-1 Clay LCF, 3-5 Otter Tail SM. (all wintering?) | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Early south 4-18 Rice LB, 4-22 Carver TD, Dakota KG. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| ROCK WREN (Salpinctes obsoletus) | 4-22 Rock KE, CMB. | ||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 5-12 Goodhue BDC, Dakota JD. | ||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Early south 4-22 Hennepin TD, 4-23 Wabasha DWM; early north 5-3 Itasca MS, 5-6 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 4-7 Anoka SC, 4-14 Rice RJ; early north 4-17 St. Louis DA, 4-29 Cook KE. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Early south 5-6 Olmsted JSD, Hennepin SC; early north 5-7 St. Louis DA, 5-15 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Early south 5-7 Hennepin TD, Anoka BH, Washington DR; early north 5-12 Otter Tail RE, 5-15 Otter Tail SM, Pennington SS. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Early south 4-21 Sherburne JH, 5-2 Lac qui Parle CMB; early north 5-8 St. Louis DA, 5-11 Cass HH. ' Winter 1979 189 | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Early south 4-4 Stearns NH, 4-13 Olmsted JB; early north 4-25 Cass HH, 4-28 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 5-15 Morrison NH, 5-23 Cook MMC, 5-26 Babbitt TH. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Early south 3-16 Nicollet JCF, 3-21 Lac qui Parle SM, Carver TD, Houston EMF; early north 3-25 Otter Tail SM, 4-15 Otter Tail GMO. Reports from 26 counties. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | 4-1 Wilkin SM, Scott DGW, 4-2 Wilkin DGW, 4-7 Carver LH, 4-8 Carver DGW, RJ, 4-9 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 3-21 Lac qui Parle SM. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Early south 5-3 Rice OR, LB, 5-5 Hennepin SC, GS; early north 5-8 Duluth MMC, 5-11 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Early south 4-22 Hennepin BDC, 4-23 Hennepin OJ; early north 5-6 Clay LCF, 5-7 Otter Tail GMO, SM. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 4-14 Anoka BH, 4-17 Sherburne EH, Freeborn DG; early north 5-5 Otter Tail SM, 5-6 Clay LCF, 5-11 Lac qui Parle CMB about 117. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 4-7 Brown RJ, Mower RRK, Cottonwood RG, Redwood LJF; early north 4-8 Otter Tail SM, 4-10 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Early south 5-6 Goodhue RE, Cottonwood LF, 5-7 Dakota KG, DB; early north 5-15 Marshall SS, 5-16 Lake KE, SW. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Early south 3-5 Lyon HK, 3-13 Wabasha DWM; early north 3-19 Aitkin TS, 3-20 Hubbard HF. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 22 plus counties. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 4-22 Redwood RJ, 5-6 Carver ES, 5-12 McLeod RJ, 5-14 Cook KE, 5-22 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Late south 4-21 Rice LB. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Five reports: 3-5 St. Louis DA, 3-11 Cass RJ, Itasca LH, 5-15 Hubbard HF, 4-12 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Late south 5-19 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | Fire reports south: 3-5 Dakota KG, 3-8 Olmsted DH, 3-18 Chippewa CMB, 4-6 Anoka JLH, 4-12 Anoka KL; late north 5-6 St. Louis K. Sundquist, 5-7 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | One report: 3-22 Aitkin TS. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Present south and north throughout the entire period. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Early north 3-2 Hubbard HF, 3-18 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early south 3-31 Murray RJ (500 plus), 4-2 Traverse DGW; early north 3-3 Marshall ANWR; late south 4-13 Sibley LCF; late north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO (greater than 2000), Wilkin DGW, 4-15 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | Six Reports: 4-18 Clay SM, 4-21 Yellow Medicine KE, 5-19 Clay HK, 5-20 Clay OJ, 5-22 Wilkin GMO, and 5-25 Clay BB. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | Four reports: 4-15 Clay LCF (150), 4-19 Wilkin KE, 4-21 Yellow Medicine KE and RJ. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Late south 4-7 Traverse GMO, 4-14 Hennepin OJ, Murray AD, 5-27 Mower V. Shay (injured bird); late north 4-28 St. Louis KE, 5-11 St. Louis TH. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Early south 4-28 Rock BL, 5-6 Hennepin OJ; early north 4-22 Otter Tail GMO, 5-8 Becker TNWR. LeConte's Spanow Eight reports: 4-30 Martin EB, 5-7 St. Louis M. Hoffman, 5-11 Hennepin BDC, Red Lake JM, 5-13 Wilkin SM, 5-15 Ramsey BDC, 5-22 Wilkin GMO, Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Early south 4-16 Sherburne JH, 4-27 Anoka KL, Nicollet LCF; one report: north 5-3 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Early south 3-31 Washington DR, 4-9 Sibley MC, 4-10 Hennepin AJ; early north 4-18 Hubbard HF, 4-20 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Early south 4-22 Lac qui Parle JD, Lyon DGW; early north 5-3 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Early south 4-11 Hennepin RJ, 4-12 Washington DMB; two reports north: 4-20 Otter Tail GMO, 5-5 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early south 3-23 Wabasha DWM, 3-31 Blue Earth RJ; early north 4-8 Otter Tail SM, 4-13 Clay LCF; late south 5-5 Washington DR; late north 5-7 Lake SW. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Late south 5-10 Hennepin TD, 5-11 Hennepin ES, 5-12 Anoka JCH; late north 5-31 Otter Tail GMO. Tree Sparrow Late south 5-12 Redwood RJ; late north 5-12 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early south 4-23 Lac qui Parle CMB, 4-26 Lyon HK; early north 4-19 Becker TNWR, 4-22 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-23 Murray AD; late north 5-21 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early south 5-4 Lyon HK, Stearns NH; early north 5-5 Morrison DCF; Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-19 Lac qui Parle CMB; 5-20 Redwood LCF; late north 5-21 Clay LCF. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 3-27 Lac qui Parle CMB, 4-1 Hennepin TD, 5-2 Mower RRK; early north 4-17 Clay LCF, 4-18 Hubbard HF, Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-24 Hennepin OJ, 5-29 Sibley MC. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | One report: 5-19 Clay KE. Vesper Spanow Early south 4-8 Carver RJ, 4-10 Freeborn DG; early north 5-18 Marshall ANWR, 5-10 Otter Tail GMO, 5-20 Wilkin GS, 5-21 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Early south 4-18 Olmsted JF, 4-19 Anoka KL; early north 4-22 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GMO, Wilkin SM. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Early south 3-16 Nicollet JCF, 3-17 Houston RJ; early north 3-29 Becker GMO, 4-6 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 4-22 Lincoln CMB and KE, Hennepin ES, 4-26 Cottonwood LF; early north 4-18 Otter Tail GMO, 4-22 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-25 Anoka KL, 5-28 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Early south 4-8 Anoka KL, 4-18 Mower RRK; early north 4-22 Otter Tail GMO, St. Louis DA, Wilkin SM. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Early south 3-9 Lac qui Parle (seen at feeder, may have been an overwintering bird), 4-19 Houston EMF, 4-20 Freeborn DG, Olmsted JF; early north 5-9 Becker RJ. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Early south 3-17 Sherburne JH, 3-28 Redwood LJF; early north 4-15 Otter Tail GMO, 4-17 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Early south 4-21 Lac qui Parle JD (good details), 5-5 Freeborn DG, Houston EMF, Olmsted JB; early north 5-12 Otter Tail DCF, 5-13 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Early south 3-16 Anoka KL, Hennepin VL, Wabasha DWM; early north 4-7 Cass and Clearwater TS. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Early south 3-16 Cotonwood LF, 3-17 Kandiyohi BS, Sherburne JH; early north 3-26 Wilkin FKS, 3-30 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Reported from 5-7 thru 5-28 from the following counties: Cottonwood, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, LeSueur, Mower, Murray, Nicollet Olmsted and Rock. Nine reports north: Cass, Clay, Douglas, Hubbard, Otter Tail and St. Louis (KE, MMC 5-21). | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Early south 5-6 reported from eight counties; 5-7 reported from ten counties; early north 5-6 Clay LCF, 5-8 Itasca MS. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Early south 3-2 Anoka KL, 3-3 Carver TD; early north 3-1 Otter Tail GMO, 3-19 Aitkin TS. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Early south 3-18 Olmsted JB, 3-19 Hennepin RE; early north 3-14 Marshall ANWR, 3-15 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early south 3-19 Hennepin RE, 3-23 Washington DS; early north 4-1 Wilkin GMO; late south 4-21 Sherburne JH; late north 5-9 Cass HH, 5-28 Lake SW (details submitted), 5-29 Douglas RH. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Early south 3-21 Lac qui Parle CMB, Redwood LJF; early north 4-2 Wilkin FKS, 4-4 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Early south 3-1 Wright DCF, 3-2 Anoka KL, Rice LB; early north 3-29 Becker GMO, 44 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Early south 5-2 Olmsted JF, Sibley MC; early north 5-6, Clay LCF, 5-7 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | Three reports: 5-5 Hennepin ES, 5-7 Hennepin SC, 5-20 Otter Tail GMO. (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3). | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | Nine reports: 5-3 Rice LB, 5-5 Winona VH, 5-6 Hennepin TD, 5-7 Hennepin ES, 5-8 Anoka KL, Hennepin AJ, 5-10 Freeborn DG, 5-12 Goodhue FKB, Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 4-30 Hennepin ES, 5-1 Cottonwood LF; early north 5-5 Otter Tail SM and GMO; late south 5-28 Anoka JCH, Houston EMF. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Early south 5-7 Anoka JLH; early north 5-19 Becker SM. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | Early south 5-4 Olmsted VH; also reported from Dakota, Goodhue and Mower Counties. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 4-29 Rice BDC, Cottonwood LF; early north 5-2 Becker SM; late south 5-30 Anoka JLH. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Four reports, 5-8 Anoka KL, 5-12 Ramsey FKB, 5-20 Sherburne JH, 5-22 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin RE, Lyon HK, Rice LB, Washington DR; early north 5-2 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-30 Washington DR. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early south 4-17 Mower RRK, 4-21 Lac qui Parle OE, 4-22 Hennepin TD; early north 4-27 Marshall ANWR; late south 5-26 Washington DS; late north 5-24 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 4-24 Hennepin AJ, 4-20 Martin EB; early north 5-5 Otter Tail SM, 5-6 Clay LCF; late south 5-30 An oka JLH. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Early south 5-7 Olmsted VH, 5-10 Olmsted JF, Rice LB; early north 5-20 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-31 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 5-6 Freeborn DG, 5-7 Cottonwood LF; early north 5-14 Itasca WL; late south 5-31 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | Two reports: 4-22 Hennepin OJ (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3); 5-5 Rice Don Hagenan (details?). | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Early south 5-5 Rice LB, Washington JD, DR; early north 5-13 Beltrami JM. | ||||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 4-22 Rice M. Chick, 5-7 thru 5-29 Hennepin, many observers (see The Loon, Vol. 51, Nos. 2 and 3). | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Early south 4-27 Rice EW (details?), 5-4 Hennepin TD, 5-5 Cottonwood LF, Rice LB; early north 5-13 St. Louis TH, 5-16 Becker SM, Marsall ANWR. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 5-6 Hennepin DB and SC; early north 5-17 Lake SW, 5-19 Clearwater JM, 5-20 Otter Tail HK; Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Four reports: 5-20 Mower RRK, 5-21 Houston EMF, 5-25 Olmsted JSD, JF. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 5-6 Goodhue RE, 5-7 Anoka BH, Dakota DB and KG, Hen nepin SC and ES, Houston EMF, Olm sted JSD; early north 5-16 Becker SM; late south 5-26 Olmsted VH. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 5-6 Washington DR; ten reports from nine counties on 5-7 and 5-8; early north 5-12 Aitkin DAS; St. Louis KE; late south 5-29 Martin EB. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 5-7 Washington DR, 5-9 Olmsted JF; early north 5-16 Becker SM, 5-17 St. Louis DA; late south 5-26 Anoka RA, BH and KL, Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 5-6 Cottonwood RG, Goodhue RE, Lyon HK; early north 5-6 Grant SM; late south 5-30 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Early south 5-4 Olmsted JF, 5-5 Winter 1979 Hennepin DB, Swift CMB; early north 5-8 Beltrami JM, Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Early south 5-1 Freeborn DG, 5-6 Carver TD, Mower RRK; early north 5-16 Becker SM, Itasca WL, St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early south 5-4 Nicollet JCF, Stearns CM; early north 5-8 Clay LCF, 5-9 Beltrami JM; late south 5-27 Anoka BH. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Five reports 5-10 Olmsted VH, 5-14 Dakota JD, 5-18 Ramsey BDC, 5-23 Becker GMO and TNWR. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 4-22 Lac qui Parle LH, Ramsey FKB, 4-23 Ramsey RH; early north 5-5 Marshall ANWR, Otter Tail SM; late south 5-25 Anoka BH, Washington DR. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 5-7 Hennepin SC, 5-10 Mower RRK; early north 4-28 Pine RH, 5-2 Hubbard HF; late south, beyond breeding range 5-28 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 4-7 Hennepin SC, Ramsey FKB, 4-8 Hennepin ES and GS; early north 4-4 Otter Tail GMO, 4-6 Carlton fide KE; late south 5-27 Anoka BH. | ||||
| TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (Setophaga townsendi) | 5-22 Scott Barbara Clauson, (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3, First record for Minnesota. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 5-2 Cottonwood LF, 5-3 Olmsted JSD; early north 5-6 Clay LCF, Grant SM, Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-27 Rock DGW. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 5-7 Dakota DB, 5-9 Washington DR; early north 5-16 Becker SM, 5-18 St. Louis TH; late south 5-30 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 5-5 Washington DR, 5-6 Anoka KL, Olmsted JSD, 5-7 ten reports; early north 5-15 Otter Tail SM, 5-16 Otter Tail GMO, 5-17 Clay LCF; late south 5-31 Hennepin ES; Washington DR. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 5-12 Martin EB (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3). | ||||
| Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | South 5-9 Hennepin RE (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3); North 5-10 Beltrami Steven Mueller (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3). | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported northwest to Becker county 423 TNWR. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Early south 5-2 Freeborn DG, Hennepin BDC, Olmsted JF; early north 5-8 Clay LCF, Marshall ANWR, St. Louis DA. Winter 1979 ...,..,,,.....--·,· | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | One report: 5-23 Murray AD. | ||||
| LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena) | 5-27 Hennepin Jack Gauvitte, found dead Plymouth, specimen at Bell Museum. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin TD, 5-6 Cottonwood RG, 5-7 Houston EMF; early north 5-18 Douglas JM, 5-19 Cass HH, 5-20 Clay RJ. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Three reports: 5-13 Houston EMF, 5-18 Stearns NH, 5-27 Rock DGW. | ||||