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The 1980-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 1980 Richard Ruhme, Don Bolduc, Oscar Johnson |
Notes taken concerning the weather for the month of August ·show that it rained for five consecutive days from the 18th through the 25th and every other day otherwise. It would seem that much rain would have moderated the heat wave of summer, but not so, as the temperature was 4 ° above normal, and as expected, the precipitation was.21 inches above normal.
With more rain the first part of September and a temperature of 63 °F on the ninth, the heat wave was broken.
Frost occurred on September 23rd and 26th. Temperatures averaged.5°F below normal and the precipitation was.95 inches above normal.
October was average as far as the temperature was concerned except for the three days of Indian Summer, the 8th, 9th and lOth of the month. Precipitation was 1.07 inches; normal is almost two inches. Snowfall occurred on the 17th, 23rd and 27th. Then on the 31st the temperature reached a high of 55OF!
Precipitation for November was.9 inches below normal with the temperature about normal. There was a record high of 58°F on the 2nd. On the 8th snow fell and covered the ground in the north probably to remain the rest of the winter.
For this period we had 67 reports from 86 observers and 34 counties.
A total of 287 species were reported.
In contrast to the reported "lackluster" spring migration, the fall migration was a very wild, exciting and interesting one. Everyone will surely admit that the "bird of the year" was
the YELLOW-BILLED LOON. Brief searching of back issues of AMERICAN BIRDS reveals only four other inland records: Alberta, California, Illinois and Wyoming.
Duluth was the place to be last fall.
Living there may have its advantages! For example: White Pelicans nearby in Aug. and Oct.; Cattle Egret, Oct.; Harlequin Duck, Sept., Oct., Nov.; Swainson's Hawk, Oct.; Gyrfalcon, Nov.; Peregrine Falcon, Whimbrel, Sept.; Red Phalarope, Oct.; Pomarine, Parasitic and a rare Long-tailed Jaeger in Oct.; Thayer's, Franklin's and a Sabine's Gull, Boreal Owl, Oct.; Townsend's Solitaire, Oct.; Sprague's Pipit, Sept.; Black-throated Sparrow, Oct.; Smith's Longspur; Summer Tanager; and a very late Cape May Warbler the last of November at Stoney Point.
Be sure you read "The Ides of October" by Kim Eckert in the LOON, Vol. 52, No. 4, p. 143.
For the remainder of the state, there was an ibis, (species?) in Lyon County, an out-of-range Surf Scoter in Polk
County, a White-winged Scoter in Grant County, Prairie Falcons in Clay, Wilkin and Traverse Counties, Monk Parakeet in Rice County, Rufous Hummingbird in Hennepin County, Northern American Three-toed Woodpecker in Cook County, White-eyed Vireo in Dakota County in October, a very late Solitary Vireo at Wood Lake Nature Center, Hennepin County in November, and an exceptionally early Blackpoll Warbler in August in Anoka County.
A few highlights from Hawk Ridge indicate that the numbers of Cooper's Hawks, Merlin's and Golden Eagles
were up, but the numbers of Broadwinged Hawks were down.
From personal observations and reports of others, it is evident that numbers of Red-breasted Nuthatches are nearing a peak again as happened a few years ago.
A small wave of warblers was seen on August 14, 23 and 27. On September 8, 9 and 10 a noticeable wave of vireos and flycatchers came through.
Then on September 22 another wave of warblers appeared. Sparrows showed up in numbers on the 1st and 14th of October.
Th~re were many dowitcher specie questiOn mark reports this time: is pebble tossing a lost art or a no-no? Some of the observers put a check mark in the left margin to indicate that the species is present in their home-base county much of the time but has no unusual date or number.
This has been helpful in tabulating a more complete list of the number of counties in which the bird has been seen.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Early north 9/1 Grant SM, 9/2 St. Louis KE; early south 9/21 Olmsted JEB, 9/27 Freeborn RJ; late north 11/0 St. Louis KE, 11/23 Wilkin FKS; late south 11/30 Wabasha JD and Waseca JCF peak 10/23 Marshall (1,500) ANWR. | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 11-16 Olmsted JF and J. Heather. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Peak at Lac qui Parle (no date) 74,000. Reported from 28 counties. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early north 9-16 Marshall ANWR, 10-18 St. Louis LW; early south 10-18 Houston JP, 10-26 Wabasha WDM; late north 11-13 Crow Wing EC, 11-17 Cass, Itasca KE; late south 11-30 JD, WDM, Houston FL; peak 11-29 Wabasha (6,000) OJ. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Late north 10-18 Atkin WN, 10-22 Mille Lacs RJ, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 11-15 Houston FL, 11-18 Hennepin AJ, 11-24 Stearns CM. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Late north 10-18 Aitkin WN, 11-1 St. Louis KE, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 10-19 Anoka KL, DS, 10-25 Stearns NH, 11-9 Wabasha JP. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Late north 10-25 Pennington KSS; late south 11-9 Olmsted JEB, 11-11 Wabasha WDM, 11-30 Waseca JCF. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Late north 10-6 Pennington KSS, 11-1 Mille Lacs DB, OJ, 11-2 Otter Tail DS; late south 11-18 Houston JP, 11-19 Hennepn ES, 11-20 Wabasha OJ; peak 10-15 Marshall (26,000) ANWR. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Late north 10-6 Pennington KSS, 10-10 Marshall (5,900) ANWR, 10-18 Aitkin WN; late south 11-19 Hennepin ES, 11-29 Wabasha OJ, 11-30 Anoka KL. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Late north 10-4 Cass NH, 10-10 St. Louis JG, 11-14 Cook KMH; late south 11-15 Meeker RJ, 11-29 Dakota MW and Wabasha OJ. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Late north 9-28 Becker SM, 10-12 Otter Tail SM, 11-3 Grant NH; late south 11-22 Brown RJ, 11-29 Wabasha OJ, 11-30 Waseca JCF. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Late north 10-18 Aitkin WN, 10-19 Wilkin SM, 11-3 Grant NH; late south 11-8 Carver RJ, 11-9 Wabasha JP, 1130 Stearns CM. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Late north 10-28 Marshall KSS, 11-1 Mille Lacs DB, 11-22 Otter Tail DS; late south 11-20 Ramsey EC, 11-30 Blue Earth JCF and Wabasha WDM; peak 10-26 Wabasha (4,000) WDM. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Late north 11-1 Aitkin DB, 11-2 Pennington KSS, 11-16 Mille Lacs JP; late south 11-25 Anoka KL, 11-29 Wabasha OJ, 11-30 Blue Earth JCF. Ring•necked Duck Late north 11-2 Pennington KSS, 11-9 Otter Tail DS and St. Louis KE; late south 11-23 Houston JP, 11-27 Anoka KL, 11-30 Waseca JCF. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 10-18 Aitkin WN, 10-19 St. Louis JG, 10-21 Nicollet JCF, 10-25 Houston JP. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Late north 11-6 Pennington KSS, 11-27 Cook KE, 11-28 Beltrami RJ; late south 11-23 Houston JP, 11-29 Wabasha OJ, 11-30 Le Sueur JCF. | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | Nine reports from 9-10 through 1129, all from Duluth, St. Louis or Lake KE, RJ, SM, Dean Schneider, others. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 9-9 Cook KMH, 10-4 St. Louis KE, 10-12 Mille Lacs JB, 10-15 Duluth KE, JG, RJ, 10-18 St. Louis WN, 10-24 Polk Greg Lambeth, 11-8 Hennepin OJ, 1115 Hennepin RJ. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | . 9-21 St. Louis JG, 10-5 St. Louis KE, 10-15 Duluth RJ, Cook KMH, KE, 10-17 Grant (shot) Don Gruening, 10-18 St. Louis (6) WN, 10-25 St. Louis JG, 10-30 Cook KE, 11-1 Aitkin DB, OJ, 11-4 Cook KMH, 11-27 Cook KE. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 9-16 Cook KMH, 10-4 St. Louis LW, 10-15 Duluth KE, JG, RJ, 10-18 St. Louis WN, 10-20 Hennepin RBA, 10-23 Mille Lacs EC, 10-30 Cook KE, 11-1 Crow Wing DB, OJ, 11-4 Cook KMH, 11-28 Lake KE. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 10-10 St. Louis Dick Green, 10-21 Cook KMH, 10-30 Cook (60) KE, 11-13 Aitkin KE, 11-16 Aitkin LP, Crow Wing WN, Mille Lacs JP, 11-27 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early north 10-5 Mahnomen JC, 10-7 Cook KMH; early south 10-4 Hennepin OJ, 10-5 Anoka KL; late north 11-27 Cook KE, 11-28 Beltrami RJ and Mille Lacs JB; late south 11-29 Wabasha OJ, 11-30 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Late north 11-28 Beltrami RJ, Lake LW, Mille Lacs JB; early south 10-28 Le Sueur JCF, 11-6 Anoka KL, 11-9 Ramsey RJ. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Late north 11-1 Mille Lacs OJ, DB, 11-3 Itasca TL, 11-27 St. Louis KE; late south 11-19 Stearns NH, 11-21 Anoka KL, 11-30 Le Sueur JCF. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Late north 11-21 Itasca TL, 11-28 Beltrami RJ and St. Louis L W; peak 11-16 Wabasha (5,000) JSD. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Early south 10-29 Faribault JCF, 11-2 Freeborn RJ, 11-12 Waseca JCF; late north 11-1 Aitkin DB, OJ, 11-27 St. Louis KE, 11-28 Mille Lacs JB. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Late north 9-29 through 10-2 St. Louis KE, 10-6 Pennington KSS; late south 11-1 Houston JP, 11-15 Wright RJ, 11-19 Faribault JCF. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Reported (no date) from Clay TL. Also reported from 22 additional counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 8-7 St. Louis SS, seen frequently August TL, 8-8 Itasca DB, 9-23 Cook REA, 10-3 Hubbard TCS. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 8-14 Aitkin WN, 8-22 Aitkin and St. Louis TCS, 10-12 Cass LLH, Itasca DB, 11-25 Carlton TCS. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Reported from 15 counties including Angle Inlet, Lake of the Woods Co. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Reported from 15 counties. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Late north 10-5 Pennington KSS, 10-9 Itasca JC, 10-12 Mahnomen JC. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Early south 10-3 Nicollet JCF, 10-26 Stearns NH; late north 11-11 Aitkin EC, 11-24 St. Louis KE; late south 1115 Hennepin AJ and Meeker RJ. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Late north 10-4 Mahnomen JC 10-7 St. Louis KE, 10-13 Cass LLH; late south 8-21 Anoka KL. Peak August (no date) Marshall (100+) ANWR. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Early south 9-27 Nicollet JCF; late dates 10-12 Cass LLH, 10-28 Marshall KSS; peak August (no date) Marshall (400) ANWR. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Late north 9-21 Clearwater RJ; late south 9-27 Freeborn RJ, 10-10 Pope NH, 11-14 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Reported from 26 counties; late north 11-29 Aitkin WN; late south 1130 Olmsted JSD. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 8-1, 9-24 Houston EMF, 8-8 O~msted JF, 8-10 Mower RRK, 9-1 Washmgton RJ, 9-6 Olmsted JEB, 9-12 Nicollet JCF -only reports. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Reported from 17 counties; late north 8-24 Clay LCF, 8-31 Cook KMH; late south 9-16 Anoka JLH, 9-21 Stearns, RH, 10-10 Redwood LJF. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Late north 9-15 St. Louis KE, 9-21 Red Lake RJ, 9-29 Otter Tail SM; late south 9-30 Hennepin DB (30+), Anoka JLH, 10-6 Hennepin OJ, 10-10 Le Sueur. Reported from 11 north and 19 south counties. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Only reports: 8-31 Anoka KL, 9-8 Houston EMF, 9-21 Itasca A. Bolduc fide DB. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Late north 9-2 Aitkin WN, 9-13 Clay LCF, 9-27 Otter Tail GW; late south 9-19 Nicollet JCF, 9-24 Hennepin RJ, 9-30 SC, 9-29 Martin EB. Reported from 23 counties. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Late north 9-22 Otter Tail GW 9-16 St. Louis KE, 10-17 JG; late south 10-1 Olmsted JEB, 9-26 Hennepin RJ 10-2 W. Jiracek. ' | ||||
| RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus rufus) | One bird coming to a feeder in Bloomington, Hennepin County 10-14 RJ, 10-17 DB, OJ, 10-18 AJ, GS, 10-20 VL (see THE LOON, Vol. 52, No. 4, p. 187). | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 8-6 Kandiyoh~ RH, 8-10 Hennepin VL and Isanti RJ, 8-21 Blue Earth JCF 8-30 Hennepin OJ, 9-11 and 9-2i Wright ES. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Late north 8-27 Cook KMH, 10-5 Otter Tail GMO, 10-6 Pennington KSS; late south 9-17 Big Stone SM, 9-27 Nicollet MF, 10-11 Le Sueur HC. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 8-8 Nicollet JCF, 10-5 Wabasha WDM, 10-10 Dakota JD, 10-14 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Late north 11-12 Mahnomen JC, 1113 Itasca JC, 11-17 Cass KE; late south 11-27 Dakota MW, 11-30 Anoka KL, Wabasha JD and Waseca JCF; peak 9-20 Beltrami RJ (1,000s). | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Late date 10-8 Marshall (1,100). Also reported from Anoka, Duluth Itasca Kittson, Lake, Red Lake Sh~rburne' Wilkin counties. ' ' | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early north 8-11 St. Louis KE, 8-24 Cook KMH; early south 8-24 Lincoln HC, 10-6 Stearns RJ; late north 11-6 Pennington KSS, 11-9 Duluth KE; late south 10-20 Rice KJ, 11-1 Goodhue BL. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early north 9-9 Cook KMH, 9-11 St. Louis KE; early south 8-17 Anoka KL, 9-6 Houston JP; late north 10-23 St. Louis KE, 10-30 Pennington KSS, 11-5 Otter Tail GMO; late south 11-21 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Late north 10-3 Clay LCF, 10-5 Mahnomen JC, 10-20 St. Louis LLH; late south 10-22 Houston JP, 11-9 Olmsted JEB, 11-28 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Late north 8-27 Otter Tail SM, 9-13 Duluth BDC, 9-14, 15, St. Louis KE, LJF. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 8-9 Wilkin GMO, 8-27 Stearns NH. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 8-6 Redwood LJF, 8-22 Clay LCF, 9-7 Redwood LJF. | ||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 9-9 through 14 Duluth, many observers. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 8-18 Pennington KSS, 8-23 Otter Tail GMO; only reports. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 9-3 Cook KMH, 9-6 Crow Wng WN, all other reports from St. Louis, late date 9-18 KE. | ||||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 9-13, 14 St. Louis BDC, Paul Egeland, JP. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early north 8-9 St. Louis KE, Wilkin GW, 8-16 Aitkin JB; early south 8-8 Nicollet JCF, 8-16 Rice DB; late north 9-3 St. Louis KE, 9-9 Cook KMH; late south 9-2 Stearns NH, 9-6 RJ. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE; early south 8-2 Washington DMB, 8-3 Hennepin OJ; late north 10-15 St. Louis JG, RJ, LW, 10-16 OJ, 10-18 WN, 11-9 KE; late south 9-2 Mower RRK, 9-3 Washington DS. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early north 8-16 Pennington KSS; early south 8-29 Anoka KL; late north 10-18 St. Louis WN, LW, 10-23 KE; late south 10-18 Olmsted JF, 10-24 Nicollet JCF, 10-25 Rice RJ. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE, 8-23 Lake SW, 9-4 St. Louis JG (30); early south 8-1 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted JEB, 8-2 Dodge RJ, 8-15 Dakota SC; late north 10-7 Otter Tail GMO, 10-18 St. Louis LW, 10-23 KE; late south 9-19 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE, 8-9 Wilkin GW; early south 8-1 Olmsted JEB, 8-2 RJ; late north 9-22 Pennington RJ, 10-26 KSS; late south 9-12 Nicollet JCF, Anoka KL, 10-19 Winona JP. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 8-10 Clay LCF; 10-5 St. Louis KE; only reports. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | Early north 8-9 St. Louis KE, 8-29 Lake JG; early south 8-2 Anoka KL, 8-10 SC, 8-26 Stearns NH; late north 9-23 Cook NMH, 9-14 St. Louis LJF, 10-18 WN. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Late north 10-31 Cook KE, 11-2 Polk DS, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 11-7 Nicollet JCF, 11-11 Mower RRK, 11-15 Rice Ray Glassel. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early north 8/9 St. Louis KE, Wilkin GW, 8/11 Cook KMH; early south 8/1 Olmsted JEB, 8/5 Hennepin OJ, 8/8 Nicollet JCF; late north 9/13 St. Louis BDC, LW, 9/14 LJF; late south 9/6 Stearns RJ, 9/9 Olmsted JEB, 10/4 Washington BL. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 8-2 Dodge RJ, 8-6 Olmsted JEB, 8-21 Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 8/21 Stearns NH. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Late north 10-16 Cass TL, 10-19 Itasca AT, 10-25 St. Louis LLH; late south 10-12 Nicollet JCF, 10-15 Anoka RJ, 10-19 Washington DS. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Late north 10-12 Mahnomen JC, 1024 Otter Tail GMO, GW, and St. Louis LLH; late south 11-9 Winona JP, 11-11 Mower RRK, 11-20 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Late north 9-22 Lake SW, 9-30 Pennington KSS, 10-17 St. Louis KE; late south 9-4 Olmsted JEB, 9-21 Stearns NH, 10-3 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Late north 9-6 St. Louis JG, 9-12 Cook KMH, 9-18 Lake SW; late south 9-4 Olmsted JEB, 9-18 Hennepin ES, 9-21 Dakota MW. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Late north 9-26 Cook KMH and Pennington KSS, 10-28 Otter Tail GMO, 10-29 Hubbard HJF; late south 10-10 Hennepin OJ, 10-19 Winona JP, 10-24 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 8-23 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Late north 10-18 St. Louis KE, 11-2 Pennington KSS, 11-15 Lake of the Woods TS; late south 11-11 Mower RRK and Nicollet JCF, 11-23 Dakota RBA. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 8/9 Wilkin GW, 8/27 Stearns NH, 8/29 Pennington KSS; only reports. | ||||
| RED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus fulicarius) | 10-15 Duluth RJ, TS, KE, JG, SM, 10-16 DB, OJ, BL. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| POMARINE JAEGER (Stercorarius pomarinus) | 10-15 Duluth JG (1 a.), SM. | ||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 8-30 Crow Wing RBA, 9-1 Aitkin TS, 9-13 Duluth BDC, 9-14 OJ, DB, 10-10 T. Sordall, 10-15 KE, SM, 10-18, 19 KE (1 dk. phase): | ||||
| LONG-TAILED JAEGER (Stercorarius longicaudus) | 10-14 Duluth KE (1 a. lt. phase), 10-15 RJ, JG, SM, TS, 10-16 DB, OJ, BL. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (Rissa tridactyla) | 11-20 Aitkin TS (1 found d.o.r.) | ||||
| Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) | 10-12, 10-13 Duluth TS, JG (1a), KE, D. Schneider. | ||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early north 8-4 St. Louis KE, 8-7 Crow Wing DB, 8-11 Clay LCF; early south 8-10 Olmsted JEB, 8-26 Anoka KL; late north 11-13 Aitkin KE, 11-16 Mille Lacs JP, 11-24 BL; late south 11-15 Wright RJ, 11-22 Brown RJ. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Reported from 21 counties; late north 10-18 Aitkin WN, 10-31 Otter Tail N. Jackson, 11-3 Grant NH; late south 11-2 Steele RJ, 11-8 Kandiyohi AT, 11-11 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Reported from nine north and 12 south counties; late north 11-29 St. Louis LW, Otter Tail GW; late south 11-30 Waseca JCF. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from 18 counties. Late north 11-30 St. Louis LW. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 11-2 St. Louis KE, 11-27 TS, also Cook Co. KE. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early north 9-1 Otter Tail TDS, 9-7 Mille Lacs OJ; early south 8-2 Sibley HK, 8-14 Wright ES; late north 10-10 Cass LLH, 10-19 Otter Tail SM; late south 10-4 Sherburne RJ, Goodhue BL, 10-21 Stearns NH. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Late north 8-25 Itasca TL, 9-13 St. Louis BDC; late south 9-13 Washington DS, 10-4 Nicollet JCF, 10-21 St. Cloud NH.. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | All reports: 8-10 Olmsted JEB, 8-22 Itasca TL, 9-2 Crow Wing WN, 9-11 St. Louis KE, 9-13 OJ, LW, 9-20 Marshall (Agassiz NWR staff), 10-6 Cass NH, 10-19 Chippewa A. Bolduc fide DB. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 8-16 Pennington KSS, 8-22 Dakota MW, 9-6 Kandiyohi RJ, 9-12 Nicollet JCF, 9-23 Anoka KL, 10-1 Big Stone SM -all reports. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 11-1 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Late north 11-10 Hubbard HJF, 1117 Cass and Itasca KE, 11-28,30 Lake KE, JG, LW; late south 11-14 Hennepin JC, 11-15 Meeker RT, 11-16 Wabasha JSD. | ||||
| YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Gavia adamsii) | 11-16 Itasca (L. Winibigoshish) TS, 11-26 Duluth KE, JG, 11-27 Two Harbors TS, 11-28 Two Harbors, Burlington Bay KE, last sighting. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Late north 11-2 Otter Tail DS, 11-22 Mille Lacs BL; late south 11-8 Houston JP, 11-9 Anoka KL; peaks August (no date) Marshall (500) ANWR, 10-21 Nicollet (400) JCF. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Late north 8-25 Grant SM, 10-28 Duluth KE, many obs.; late south 10-1 Big Stone SM, 10-4 Nicollet JCF, 1021 Olmsted JF; peak August (no date) Marshall (500) ANWR. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Late north 9-14 Itasca TL, 10-4 Cass NH, 10-15 Duluth RJ; late south 8-31 Watonwan JEB, 9-20 Sherburne OJ, 10-4 Nicollet JCF. IBIS (sp?) 10-10 Lyon, B. Meyer & T. Van Moer fide KE. | ||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 8-6 Kandiyohi RH, 9-5 Nicollet JCF, 10-8 Anoka RBA. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Late north 11-13 Clay LCF, 11-15 Lake of the Woods TS, 11-25 Polk fide KSS; late south 11-15 Houston FL, 1119 Hennepin SC, 11-30 Rice KJ. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Late north 8-13 Marshall ANWR, 8-15 Beltrami JG, 9-20 Cass RJ; late south 10-8 Ramsey BL, 10-19 Wabasha JP, 11-28 Dakota RBA. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 8-14 Anoka JCF, 10-17 Duluth D. Schimpf fide KE. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Late north 9-9 St. Louis KE, 9-28 Clay TL, 10-4 Beltrami JG; late south 10-19 Anoka KL and Dakota MW, 1026 Ramsey BL. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Late north 9-12 St. Louis LJF, 9-17 Traverse SM; late south 10-7 Anoka KL, 10-21 Ramsey BL, 10-31 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Hawk Ridge total 243 (last year 492); late north 9-28 Cass TCS, 10-2 Morrison EC, 11-2 St. Louis LLH; late south 10-7 Mower RRK, 10-8 Houston EMF, 10-18 Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Hawk Ridge total157 (last year 193); late north 9-28 Cass TOS, 10-6 Aitkin WN, 10-22 Crow Wing EC; late south 10-5 Wright ES, 10-6 Hennepin EC 10-17 Washington DS. ' | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Hawk Ridge total 582 (last year 562); late north 11-12 Morrison EC 11-16 St. Louis KE, LW, 11-30 Aitkin 'wN. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Hawk Ridge total 117 (a record high); late north 10-6 Marshall NH, 10-19 Itasca TL, 10-31 Beltram! JC; late south 10-5 Wright ES, Olmsted JEB, 11-30 Fillmore KSS. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Hawk Ridge total 250 (last year 326); 8-11 Lake SW, 9-14 St. Louis RJ, 10-5 Wright ES, 10-21 St. Louis JG, 10-27 Cook KMH, 10-31 St. Louis JG, 11-30 Wabasha JD. Sharp-shin,ned Hawk Hawk Ridge total 11,127 (last year 10, 795); late north 10-12 Traverse SM, 10-15 St. Louis JG, 11-12 Hubbard HJF; late south 11-19 Mower RRK, 1124 Hennepin OJ, 11-29 Houston FL. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Hawk Ridge total 82 (last year 86); late north 11-29 Atkin WN, 11-30 Itasca TL and St. Louis (5) Dick Green; early south 10-7 Dakota SC, 10-10 Nicollet JCF, 10-20 Olmsted JF. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 8-24 Otter Tail RBA, 10-8 Wabasha OJ, 11-1 Houston JP, 11-29 Wabasha OJ. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Hawk Ridge total 16,307 (second lowest recorded); late north 9-20 Aitkin WN, Anoka BA (587) and Cass RJ, 10-12 St. Louis LW; late south 10-4 Houston JP, 10-8 Sibley OJ, 10-12 Rice KJ. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Late north 9-27 Clay TL, 10-1 Grant SM, 1 0-18 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge); late south 9-7 Mower RRK, 9-20 Olmsted JEB, 10-26 Martin EB. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Hawk Ridge total 3,941 (last year 3,196); also reported from 27 counties. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Hawk Ridge total 389 (last year 409); early north inland 9-10 Beltrami JC, 10-7 Itasca JC, 10-10 Pine RJ; early south 9-5 Washington REA, 10-5 Olm· sted JEB, 10-10 Anoka OJ. | ||||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | 10-20 Blue Earth EB. Golden Eag,le Hawk Ridge total 10 (last year 19); also reported 9-21 Otter Tail GMO, 10-5 Otter Tail SM, 10-11 Park Point KE, 10-12 Anoka KL and LeSueur HC, 10-17 Marshall ANWR, 10-19 Otter Tail GMO and Winona JP, 10-22 Benton EC, 11-29 Wabasha OJ, 11-30 WinonaLLH. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | All reports: 8-20 Ramsey EC, 8-25 Hennepin VL, 10-14 Lac qui Parle OAE, 11-15 McLeod RJ, 11-22 Redwood LJF, 11-26 Hennepin ES. Also sighted in Cottonwood LF and Washington DS counties -no dates. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Reported from ten north and 14 south counties. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Early north 10-28 Aitkin WN, 10-29 St. Louis P. Morton, 10-29 Agassiz NWR (8); early south 11-2 Hennepin RBA, 11-12 Stearns EH, 11-16 Sherburne JP; reports from seven south counties. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | Early date 8-15 to 9-30 Lake of the Woods S. Dufer, T. Amble, 10-25 Beltrami J. Kingston. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from 15 counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | Only reports: 8-15 St. Louis (2a. seen, 2 fledged young heard), 11-16 KE, 10-18 Cook K. Pieper, 11-15 Lake of the Woods TS, 11-26 Aitkin KE, 11-30 WN. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 9-23 Cook KMH, 10-11 Mille Lacs R. Olson fide RJ, 10-12 Washington DMB. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 9-13 Beltrami JG, 10-11 St. Louis JG, RJ, 10-12 KE (4), 11-15 Lake of the Woods TS (4). From 8-6 to 11-19, 20 were reported at Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | 10-28 Hawk Ridge D. Evans (1). | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | All reports: 9-2 Lake SW (1a. 2im), 10-1, 2 Hawk Ridge D. Evans (111), 10-2 Crow Wing JB, 10-21 Washington DMB, 11-4 St. Louis JG, 11-27 Houston RBA, 11-28 Itasca MS. MONK PARAKEET Reported late Aug. and early Sept. Rice RBA. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Late north 10-25 St. Louis KE, 10-28 Hubbard HJF, 10-29 Clay TL, 11-29 Otter Tail GW. Reported from ten north and 16 south counties. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Reported from seven north and 15 south counties; late north 11-22 Aitkin BL; peak 9-13 Houston FL (188). | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from Aitkin, Morrison, St. Louis and 13 south counties. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Late north 10-5 St. Louis LLH, 10-6 KE, 10-18 Otter Tail SM; late south 10-4 Dakota JD, Houston EMF Hennepin OJ. Reported from ten n~rth and 14 south counties. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | All reports: 8-2 Cook R. Huber (M&F), 8-9 Lake SW, 8-24 SS (F), 8-15 Lake of the Woods TG (M&F), 8-16 St. Louis RH, 11-10 SS (F). Northern American Three-toed Woodpecker Only reports from Cook County 1115, 21 KMH. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Permanent resident reported from 11 north and 21 south counties. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Permanent resident reported from 12 north and 18 south counties. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Late north 10-10 Cass LLH, 11-3 Grant NH, 11-30 Clay LCF; late south 11-11 Cottonwood LF, 11-25 Redwood LJF, 11-30 Le Sueur HC, Olmsted KSS. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from 17 north and 16 south counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Hawk Ridge total 781 (last year 944); late north 10-10 St. Louis LLH, 11-6 Pennington KSS, 11-25 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Hawk Ridge 46 (highest recorded); late north 9-26 Cook KMH, Polk KSS, 11-1 St. Louis KE, 11-30 Clay LCF; late south 8-24 KL, 10-1 Stearns NH. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | 10-11 Duluth fide Pat Redig 11-30 St. Louis (Sax-Zim) KE. ' | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Hawk Ridge total 15 (last year 14); 8-22 Lyon HK, 8-30 St. Louis JG, 9-5 Cook KMH, 9-9 Lake of the Woods D. Struthers, 9-19 Nicollet JCF, 9-24 Otter Tail REA, 9-25 Hennepin REA, Duluth KE, 9-26 Polk KSS, 9-27 Anoka REA, Duluth KJ, 9-30 Anoka GP, 11-11 Anoka REA, 10-14 Anoka, one found dead, probably shot, J. Wolfe. | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 8-17 Wilkin SM, 9-3 Clay SM, 9-16 Traverse SM, 10-19 and 29 Wilkin SM. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Seven counties north with latest date 9-1 Pennington KSS, 9-2 St. Louis JG; 11 counties south with late dates 9-19 Nicollet JCF, 10-4 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | One reported 8-27 Clay LCF. ' | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Late north 9-14 Todd SM, St. Louis JG, 9-16 Pennington KSS, 9-23 St. Louis KE; late south 9-12 Nicollet JCF 9-15 Houston EMF, 9-27 Stearns NH. ' | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 8-10 Murray LJF, 8-11 Olmsted JEB, 8-15 Hennepin DB; late north 8-31 Crow Wing JB, 9-5 Cook KMH, 9-9 St. Louis KE; late south 9-12 Nicollet JCF, 9-20 Stearns NH, 9-26 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Late north 9-14 St. Louis LW, 9-18 Itasca TL, 9-20 Pennington KSS; late south 9-21 Wright ES, 9-24 Hennepin SC, 9-29 Houston EMF, 10-8 Olmsted RJ. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Late north 9-1 St. Louis LW, 9-2 JG, 9-3 KE; late south 9-2 Washington DMB, 9-3 Nicollet JCF, 9-28 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 8-24 St. Louis LW, 9-2 Aitkin WN, 9-9 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 8-15 Dakota MW, 8-24 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Late north 9-9 St. Louis LW, 9-10 JG, 9-15 KE, 9-13 Pennington KSS; late south 9-21 Houston EMF, 9-22 Hennepin VL, 9-26 DB. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Late north 9-28 Becker SM, 9-30 Otter Tail GW, 10-1 GMO; late south 10-12 Anoka JLH, 10-20 Houston EMF, 11-15 Fillmore A. Risser. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Two reports north 8-15 Pemiington KSS and 9-7 Clay LCF; four reports south 9-6 Pope RJ, 9-10 Houston EMF, 9-12 Nicollet JCF and 9-28 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Late north 9-20 Aitkin WN, 10-6 Cook KMH; late south 10-12 Washington DS, 11-15 Hennepin Paul Egeland. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 8-30 Anoka KL, 9-9 Hennepin DB, VL; late north 9-27 St. Louis LW, 9-30 Clay LCF; late south 9-30 Hennepin SC, 10-5 Washington DS. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Late north 9-2 Aitkin WN, 9-5 Beltrami JC; late south 9-21 Washington DMB, 9-25 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Late north 9-21 Polk RJ, 10-21 St. Louis KE; late south 10-5 Washington DS, 10-6 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Two reports: 8-2 Mower RRK, 8-8 Otter Tail SM. Starling Reported from eight counties north and 11 counties south; with a peak of 10,000 on 10-26 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Early north 10-10 Crow Wing JB, 10-18 Aitkin WN; early south 10-22 Waseca JCF, 10-26 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Marshall and St. Louis counties. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported from ten counties north and 19 south. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported from 18 northern counties; early 8-9 Kittson KSS; 100 present at Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. during Nov. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 12 counties north, large no. 10-16 Pine OJ (1,000) and 16 counties south. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Marshall, Pine and St. Louis counties. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Common resident of the state reported from 29 counties. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Reported from Cook, Itasca, Lake and St. Louis counties. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 11-10,30 Wabasha WDM, 8-1, 11-30 Houston EMF -only reports. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Late north 11-2 St. Louis LW, 11-4 Cook KMH, Pennington KSS; reportsfrom ten counties south. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Late north 9-1 St. Louis LLH, 9-4 KE, 9-6 Aitkin GS, 9-11 Pennington KSS; late south 9-6 Stearns RJ, 9-12 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Late north 9-14 Clay LCF, 9-20 Morrison RJ, 9-23 Otter Tail SM, 10-18 Todd LJF; late south 10-3 Olmsted JEB, 10-4 Anoka DS, 11-7 Nicollet JCF; Peak 9-10 Stearns RH (2,000). | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Late north 9-18 Otter Tail GW, 10-4 SM, 10-19 St. Louis LW; late south 9-21 Houston JP, 10-3 Nicollet JCF, 10-4 Hennepin OJ, 10-5 Wright ES. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Late north 9-13 St. Louis BDC, 9-14 Clay LCF, 9-20 Cass RJ; peak 8-31 Otter Tail DS (2,500); late south 9-15 Redwood LJF, 9-17 Anoka JLH, Hennepin SC, 9-26 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Late north 9-27 Wilkin GW, 9-28 Clay TL, 9-30 Otter Tail SM, 10-31 N. Jackson; late south 9-27 Nicollet MF, 9-28 Wright ES, Le Sueur RJ, 1010 Nicollet JCF, Redwood LJF, Murray AD. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Late north 9-8 St. Louis LLH, 9-27 KE, 9-11 Pennington KSS; late south 9-2 Stearns NH, 9-12 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 8-31 Anoka GS, 8-17 KL, 8-22 Nicollet JCF; late north 10-20 St. Louis JG, 10-26 LW, 11-5 KE; late south 11-1 Olmsted JEB, 11-7 Nicollet JCF, 11-10 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 9-16 Anoka JLH, Olmsted JEB, 9-19 Hennepin SC, 9-20 Houston FL, Sherburne OJ; late north 10-31 St. Louis JG, 11-1 TH, 11-29 Otter Tail GW; peak 9-28 Clay TL (70+). | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Early north 10-6 St. Louis KE, 10-8 LW, 10-15 RJ, 10-15 Cook KMH, 10-22 Crow Wing JB; only south report 11-27 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Reported from 27 counties. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported from 18 north and 18 south counties; early south 8-2 Washington DMB, 8-11 Olmsted JEB, 8-18 Stearns NH. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Permanent resident reported from 32 counties. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Early south 8-8 Nicollet JCF, 9-9 Hennepin DB, 9-10 Anoka JLH; late north 10-31 Hubbard HJF, 11-1 Otter Tail GW, 11-10 St. Louis LLH. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | All reports: 8-8 Nicollet JCF, 8-17 Wright ES, 8-23 RBA, 8-29 ES, 8-24 Olmsted JF, 8-27 Hennepin SC, 9-1 Washington BL, RJ, 9-21 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Late north 9-26 Clay LCF, 9-27 St. Louis LW, 10-1 Pennington KSS; late south 10-3 Hennepin ES, Houston EMF, 10-7 Olmsted JEB, 10-8 Dodge RJ, 10-9 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 9-21 Houston EMF, 9-22 Hennepin ES, 9-23 VL; late north 10-8 St. Louis JG, 10-18 WN, 10-13 Lake LW; late south 10-24 Nicollet JCF, 1025 Sibley RJ, 11-25 Redwood LJF. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Late north 8-7 Aitkin WN; late south 10-1 Hennepin VL, 10-3 Olmsted JEB, 10-19 Anoka DS. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Late north 9-11 Itasca TL, 9-21 Polk RJ, 10-12 St. Louis RJ, JG; late south 10-5 Nicollet JCF, 10-18 Hennepin SC, 10-26 Houston FL. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Late north 10-3 St. Louis KE, 11-19 Pennington KSS; late south 10-6 Hennepin ES, Houston EMF, 10-19 Anoka RBA, 10-28 Washington DS. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Late north 9-9 St. Louis LLH, 9-20 Clay LCF, 11-1 Polk DS; late south 9-22 Hennepin PF, SC, Murray AD, 9-25 Redwood LJF, 10-1 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 10-10, 16 Cook RBA, 10-18 Wadena RBA, 10-27 Dakota JD. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Late north 10-19 Wadena LJF, 10-20 St. Louis JG, 10-21 LW, 10-22 LK; reported from nine other north counties and 15 south. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 10-19 Hawk Ridge KE (2), 10-26 St. Louis (Stoney Point) GS and (Park Pt.) TS, no date. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Late north 9-13 Pennington KSS, 9-17 St. Louis LW, 9-23 LLH; late south 9-1 Winona JP, Olmsted JF, 9-6 Hennepin ES, 9-13 SC. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | 8-5 St. Louis KE, 8-24 LW, 9-28 KE, 9-10 Olmsted JF, 9-13 Marshall KSS, 9-17 Washington DMB-only reports. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 8-29 Stearns RH, 9-6 Houston EMF; late north 10-17 Otter Tail SM, 10-18 Cook KMH, 10-19 St. Louis KE; late south 10-12 Hennepin ES, 10-13 Houston EMF, 10-15 Olmsted JF, Cottonwood LF, 10-19 Anoka KL. Swa·inson's Thrush Early south 8-10 Washington DMB, 8-18 Hennepin SC, 8-27 DB; late north 9-28 St. Louis KE, 10-3 Clay TL, 10-6 Cook KMH; late south 10-6 Wabasha WDM, 10-11 Houston EMF, 10-21 Ramsey BL. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 8-4 St. Louis LW, 8-29 Nicollet JCF, 10-4 Olmsted JEB, 10-14 Hennepin VL, 10-16 sc. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported from 28 counties. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | Reported the first week of Nov. in Columbia Heights, Anoka OJ, and 11-8 Mpls. RBA. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early north 9-9 Cook KMH, 9-14 St. Louis OJ, 9-18 Lake SW; early south 9-10 Anoka KL, 9-24 Hennepin OJ, 9-27 Waseca RJ; late north 10-18 St. Louis WN, 10-30 Lake KE, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 10-10 Anoka OJ, 10-29 Stearns NH. | ||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | 9-7 Duluth L. Pearson, M. Wigg, 1018 Wilkin JB. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Early south 10-28 Anoka BH, 11-5 JLH, 11-1 Washington DMB. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Early north 9-28 Crow Wing JB, 10-6 Itasca DB; early south 11-10 Ramsey EC, 11-15 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from 11 counties north and 16 counties south. | ||||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | Early north 10-12 St. Louis KE, 1021 Cook KMH; early south 11-4 Anoka JLH, 11-5 Dakota JD. | ||||
| Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) | One report: 11-26 Aitkin KE. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Thirteen reports north; two reports south 11-10 Hennepin OJ, 11-21 Anoka JLH. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Early north 8-2 Cook Ron Huber; early south 10-21 Big Stone DB. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from ten counties north and 15 counties south. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from nine counties north and 14 counties south. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early north 9-11 St. Louis KE, 9-13 St. Louis LW; early south 10-10 Hennepin OJ, 10-17 Nicollet JCF; late north 10-26 St. Louis KE, JG, 11-14 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | One report: 9-3 Clay SM. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | One report: 9-11 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Early north 9-30 Itasca MS, 10-1 St. Louis TH; early south 10-19 Cottonwood LF, 10-25 Houston JP. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | One report north 8-3 Pennington KSS; late south 9-8 Stearns RH, 10-4 Sherburne RJ. | ||||
| BLACK-THROATED SPARROW (Amphispiza bilineata) | 10-7 St. Louis KE, JG second state record (see The Loon, Vol. 52, No. 4, p. 143). | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | One report: 8-1 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Late north 9-27 Pennington KSS, Wilkin GW, 10-7 St. Louis KE; late south 9-27 Freeborn RJ, 10-9 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Late north 10-2 Morrison EC; late south 10-11 Houston JP, 10-22 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early north 9-20 Itasca DB, St. Louis JG, 9-21 Clay LCF; early south 9-12 Anoka KL, 9-17 Washington DMB; late north 10-29 Hubbard HJF, 10-30 Cook KE; late south 10-31 Nicollet JCF, 11-5 Anoka JCH. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Early south 9-12 Olmsted JSD, 9-19 Anoka JLH, Houston EMF. Tree Sparrow Early north 9-7 St. Louis JG, 10-6 Red Lake KSS; early south 9-16 Murray AD, 10-4 Anoka DS. Chipping. Sparrow Late north 10-12 ·otter Tail GW, 10-22 St. Louis LW; late south 10-26 Houston EMF, 10-31 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early north 9-6 St. Louis KE, 9-8 Pennington KSS; early south 9-16 Anoka KL, 9-17 Olmsted JF; late north 10-28 Clay LCF, 11-6 St. Louis KE; late south 10-31 Nicollet JCF, 11-22 LeSueur HC. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early north 9-20 Hubbard RJ, 9-25 St. Louis KE; early south 9-23 Stearns RH, 9-27 Waseca RJ; late north 11-17 Aitkin fide JB, 11-30 Otter Tail GW; late south 11-19 Cottonwood LF, 11-28 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 8-27 Stearns RH, 8-31 Anoka KL; late north 10-27 St. Louis JG, 11-26 Lake fide SW; late south 11-29 Houston EMF, 11-30 Ramsey JP. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Late north 10-8 St. Louis KE, 10-19 Clay LCF; late south 11-12 Hennepin SC, 11-22 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Five reports: 8-3 Pennington KSS, 8-5 Kandiyohi RH, 9-8 Stearns RH, 9-27 Waseca RJ, 10-8 Wabasha RJ. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Late north 10-8 St. Louis KE, 10-12 Clay LCF; late south 10-17 Nicollet JCF, 10-18 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Late north 10-28 Marshall KSS, 1113 Otter Tail GW. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 9-2 Hennepin SC, 9-3 Sherburne EH; late north 10-12 Clay LCF, Itasca TL, 10-19 St. Louis LW; late south 10-20 Stearns EH, 10-24 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Late north 10-12 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GW, 10-18 Pennington KSS; late south 10-20 Hennepin SC, Stearns NH, 10-25 Sibley RJ. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Late north 9-6 Beltrami JC, 9-23 Polk RJ; late south 11-8 Hennepin RBA, 11-15 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Late north 9-5 Douglas SW, 9-6 Beltrami JC; late south 10-22 Jackson LJF, 11-21 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Five reports: 8-8 Aitkin WN, Olmsted JEB, 8-10 Clay LCF, 8-18 Pennington KSS, 8-22 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Late north 10-19 St. Louis LW, 10-21 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Late north 10-6 Pennington KSS, 10-26 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Two reports: 8-8 Clay LCF, 8-29 Stearns RH. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Late north 8-27 Clay LCF, 8-28 Pennington KSS; late south 9-8 Dakota JD, 9-15 Le Sueur HC. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Late north 11-10 Otter Tail Nancy Jackson, 11-27 Kanabec OJ. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Late north 10-5 St. Louis LW, 10-13 Itasca JC; late south 11-21 Nicollet JCF, 11-22 Redwood LJF. Scarlet Ta·nager Late north 9-2 St. Louis KE, 9-14 Lake SW; late south 9-30 Anoka KL, Mower RRK, 10-27 Hennepin RBA. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early north 9-12 St. Louis LJF, 9-14 St. Louis KE, OJ; early south 10-12 Washington DS, 9-13 Wabasha WDM; late north 9-21 St. Louis KE, JG, 9-25 Otter Tail GW, 9-27 St. Louis LLH, 11-15 Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co.; late south 11-15 Meeker and Wright RJ, 11-21 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Late north 10-31 St. Louis LW, 11-19 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Peak of 100,000 10-26 Anoka KL; late north 11-29 Otter Tail GW, 11-30 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Late north 9-10 Lake SW, St. Louis JG, 9-11 Cook KMH; late south 9-20 Washington DMB, 9-26 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 8-13 Washington DS, 8-17 Hennepin VL; late north 9-10 Lake SW, 10-6 Cook KMH; late south 9-21 Wright ES, 9-23 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Late north 8-29 Itasca TL, 9-2 Aitkin WN; late south 9-10 Anoka JLH, 9-19 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | Three reports: 8-24 Olmsted JF, 8-31 Houston EMF, 9-1 Washington BL. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 8-17 Anoka KL, 8-24 Olmsted JF; late north 9-18 Itasca TL, 9-24 Red Lake KSS; late south 10-6 Hennepin SC, 11-13 Hennepin laverone Larson. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 8-11 Olmsted JEB, 8-18 Washington DMB; late north 9-27 Cook KMH, 10-2 St. Louis JG; late south 10-9 Washington DMB, 10-15 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early north 8-25 Itasca TL, 8-30 Clay LCF; early south 8-15 Hennepin SC, 8-21 Stearns NH late north 10-18 Pennington KSS, 10-20 St. Louis JG; late south 10-18 Hennepin VL, 10-25 Sibley RJ. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 8-11 Sherburne EH, 8-13 Olmsted JEB; late north 10-11 St. Louis KE, 10-18 Otter Tail GW; late south 10-6 Hennepin SC, 11-11 Nicollet JCF. Northern Pa.rula Early south 8-30 Blue Earth JCF, Wright ES; late north 9-9 St. Louis LW, 9-16 St. Louis JG; late south 8-31 Anoka KL, 9-2 Hennepin SC. Yellow Wa1rbler Late north 9-16 Cook KMH, 9-18 Clay LCF; late south 9-7 Anoka KL, Wright ES. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | -Early south 8-27 Hennepin SC; late north 9-13 Itasca TL; late south 9-5 Washington DS. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Late north 9-7 Crow Wing JB, 9-8 St. Louis JG; late south 9-21 Stearns RH, 10-5 Winona JD. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Late north 9-27 Wilkin GW, 10-1 St. Louis JG; late south 10-3 Carver RJ, Hennepin SC, 10-4 Goodhue BL, Hennepin ES. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Late north 9-23 Cook KMH, St. Louis JG, 9-30 St. Louis CM, KE; late south 10-10 Nicollet JCF, 10-26 McLeod Ray Glassel. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 8-28 Hennepin SC; late north 10-26 St. Louis Dick Green, 11-29 St. Louis KE; late south 10-25 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 8-14 Hennepin DB, 8-17 Hennepin SC; late north 9-14 St. Louis OJ, 9-21 St. Louis JG; late south 9-22 Hennepin DB, SC, 9-29 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 8-3 Anoka JLH, 8-17 Hennepin VL; late north 9-16 St. Louis JG, 9-20 Aitkin WN; late south 9-18 Houston EMF, 9-22 Sherburne EH. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Late north 9-20 Aitkin WN, Cass RJ, 9-21 St. Louis JG; late south 9-27 Hennepin SC, 10-25 Washington DS. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early north 8-24 Cook KMH, St. Louis JG; early south 8-5 Anoka JLH, 8-17 Washington DS; late north 9-17 Lake SW, 9-26 Cook KMH; late south 9-24 Hennepin SC, 10-25 Sibley RJ. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Early south 8-26 Cottonwood LF, 9-2 Hennepin RBA late north 9-17 Clay LCF, 9-24 Red Lake KSS; late south 9-18 Hennepin RBA, 9-19 Hennepin sc. Yellow-rumped Warbler. Early south 8-10 Murray JD, 8-21 Lyon HK; late north 10-26 St. Louis LW, 11-3 St. Louis KE; late south 10-26 Dakota MW, Houston FL, 11-12 Redwood LJF. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 8-22 Mower RRK; late north 10-18 St. Louis JG, 10-20 St. Louis KE; late south 10-8 Hennepin SC, 10-19 Dakota JD. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 8-9 Washington DS, 8-17 Hennepin VL; late north 9-21 Beltrami RJ, 9-23 Hubbard HJF; late south 1026 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 8-24 Houston FL, 8-27 Dakota JD, Hennepin VL; late north 9-16 Cook KMH, 9-24 Red Lake KSS; late south 9-21 Houston EMF, 9-26 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 8-21 Anoka JLH, Hennepin SC, 8-26 Hennepin VL, Olmsted JF; late north 9-1 Pennington KSS, 9-20 Aitkin WN; late south 9-8 Houston EMF, 9-30 Washington DMB. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early north 8-10 Clay LCF, Cook KMH, 8-13 Pennington KSS; early south 8-12 Olmsted JEB, 8-14 Hennepin DB; late north 9-26 Cook KMH, 10-19 Clay LCF; late south 9-17 Hennepin SC, 9-22 Murray AD. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | Two reports: 8-24 St. Louis D. Green (see The Loon, Vol. 52, No.4, p. 189), 10-8 St. Louis T. Decker (see The Loon, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 143-144). | ||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Late north 9-2 St. Louis KE, 9-14 Lake SW; late south 9-30 Anoka KL, Mower RRK, 10-27 Hennepin RBA. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | One report north 11-28 St. Louis M. B. Nevers; reported from 16 counties south. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Late north 9-7 Clay LCF, St. Louis KE, 9-8 Pennington KSS; late south 9-30 Hennepin SC, 10-3 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Late north 9-22 St. Louis JG, 9-30 Clay LCF; late south 10-1 Hennepin DB, 10-8 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Five reports: 8-1 Nicollet JCF, Nobles LCF, 8-2 Olmsted RJ, 8-3 Mower RRK and 8-6 Jackson LJF. | ||||