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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1980-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1980 Dick Ruhme, Don Bolduc, and Oscar Johnson |
For this report 81 observers reported 297 species. The temperature for the month of March averaged 1° below normal and the average precipitation was.56 inches below normal.
There were snowstorms in the north central part of the state during this month, the southern half of the state was mostly free of snow.
It seems certain that the many early sightings for this season were weather related, i.e., a mild winter and an unusually warm April.
The following observations were noteworthy for March: Mute Swans at a few locations around Duluth, very early Broad-winged Hawks in Aitkin and Anoka counties, Gyrfalcons at Duluth and Lake of the Woods, Northern American Three-toed Woodpeckers at Ely, Townsend's Solitaire from Nicollet County, Varied Thrush from Hennepin County, an early Hermit Thrush from Cottonwood County and a Whitethroated Sparrow from Hubbard County.
In April the temperature averaged 4.1" above normal with a record high of 95° on the 21st, precipitation was 1.21 inches below normal. Observations included a Little Blue Heron in Lac qui Parle County, Cinnamon Teal in Pipestone County, Long-tailed Duck in Big Stone County, Surf Scoter in Scott County, Prairie Falcon in Washington County. Very early were Caspian Terns in Minneapolis, Eastern Kingbirds at Duluth and Stearns County, Eastern Wood Pewee in Sherburne County, Veery in Martin County, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Murray County, Yellow-throated Vireo in Meeker County and a Nelson's Sparrow in Stearns County.
In May the weather was cool, proof being that the temperature was 4.4 ° below normal, precipitation was 1.08 inches below normal.
Fewer than expected warblers were seen during the MOU weekend, May 10-11 at Winona. Small groups were seen in scattered locations only.
A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron appeared in Hennepin County, Cinnamon Teal in Anoka County, Peregrine Falcon in Otter Tail County, Whimbrel at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Burrowing Owl in Clay County, Boreal Owl in Cook County, Northern Mockingbird in St. Louis and Clay Counties, Sprague's Pipit at Duluth, White-eyed Vireo in Olmsted County and a Blue Grosbeak in Dakota County. The real shocker was a Yellow-throated Warbler in Ramsey County. This was a first record for Minnesota.
Miscellaneous scraps of paper that are used by some observers easily get misplaced or lost in the constant shuffle, therefore an item or two may inadvertently get omitted from these reports. -DAB
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Early south 3/15 Nicollet JCF, 3/18 Freeborn DG, 3/19 Mower RRK (130); early north 3/25 St. Louis P. Stelenski fide KE, 4/11 Pennington KSS, 4/12 Traverse AT. | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | Early south 3-22 Faribault RJ, 3-23 Wabasha DGW, 3-26 Blue Earth JCF; early north 4-16 Otter Tail GMO, 5-6 Marshall ANWR, 5-19 Roseau RJ. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Early north 3-26 Marshall ANWR, 4-4 Lake of the Woods TA, Aitkin WN, 4-16 Cook TB. Reported from 38 additional counties. | ||||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | Many reports from St. Louis and Lake counties 3-8 (2), 3-16 (7), 3-25 (2) sp?, 3-30 (5), 5-23 (1) sp?, 5-31 (1), several observers. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early south 3-28 Le Sueur HC, 3-29 Houston FL (85), EMF, Kandiyohi AT, Olmsted JB, JSD; early north 3-30 Wilkin FKS, Otter Tail SM; peak 3-30 Wabasha (5000+) ES. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Early south 3-15 Freeborn DG, 3-16 Anoka KL Dakota BDC; early north 3-31 Otter Tail GMO, 4-2 Becker TNWR, 4-4 Clay LCF, Itasca TL. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Early south 3-16 Martin EB, 3-19 Olmsted JB, 3-22 Faribault RJ; early north 3-30 Otter Tail GMO, 4-8 Lake of the Woods T A, Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 5-11 Murray JH, 5-18 Anoka KL, 5-20 Pipestone LJF. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Early south 3-16 Olmsted JSD, 3-19 Mower Bob Jessen, 3-22 Faribault RJ; early north 4-1 Otter Tail GMO, 4-2 Marshall ANWR, 4-9 Becker KSS. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Early south 3-16 Martin EB, 3-17 Dakota SC, GP, 3-19 Blue Earth DJ, Dakota RJ; early north 4-2 Marshall ANWR Otter Tail SM, 4-10 St. Louis KE. Winter 1980 | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Early north 3-1 Sherburne JH, 3-2 Ramsey JD, DGW, Scott KG; early north 4-3 St. Louis KMH, 4-10 Lake SW, 4-13 Otter Tail GMO. Gadwa1ll Early north 3-2 Scott KG, 3-19 Anoka KL, Olmsted JB; early north 3-30 Otter Tail GMO, 4-6 Marshall ANWR, 4-17 Beltrami JM. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Early south 3-16 Martin EB, 3-18 Nicollet JCF Olmsted JB; early north 3-30 Otter Tail GMO, 3-31 Marshall ANWR, 4-2 Pennington KSS, 4-3 Beltrami JM. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Early south 3-2 Ramsey JD, 3-21 Nicollet JCF, 3-22 Faribault RJ, Watonwan JB; early north 3-30 Otter Tail GMO, 4-8 Marshall ANWR, 4-15 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Early south 3-3 Olmsted JB, JSD, 3-16 Martin EB, 3-23 Olmsted JF Wabasha DGW; early north 4-1 Otter Tail GMO, 4-2 Grant SM, 4-15 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Early south 3-16 Martin EB, 3-19 Dakota RJ, Olmsted JB; early north 3-30 Otter Tail GMO, 4-2 Grant SM, 4-7 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Early south 3-3 Olmsted JB, 3-15 Nicollet JCF, 3-16 Martin EB, Mower RRK, Wabasha WDM; early north 3-30 Otter Tail GMO, 4-6 Marshall ANWR, St. Louis KMH. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Early south 3-20 Dakota ES, 3-28 Houston FL, 4-1 Washington RJ; early north 4-3 St. Louis KE, 4-17 Beltrami JM, MBH, JH, 4-18 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Early south 3-3 Olmsted JB, 3-16 Houston FL, Martin EB, Wabasha WDM; early north 3-30 Otter Tail GMO, 4-3 St. Louis KE, 4-5 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 4-14 Scott RJ. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 5-20 Cook TB, 5-6 St. Louis KE, 5-11 Wabasha EW, 5-14 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 5-2 Cook KMH, 5-12 St. Louis KE, 5-17 Cook KE. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 4-17 Washington BL, 4-27 Big Stone L. Thielke fide KE. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early south 3-16 Washington DMB, Olmsted JF, Sherburne JH; early north 4-7 Marshall ANWR, 4-9 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-18 Washington DR; late north 5-16 Lake SW. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Late south 5-2 Anoka KL, 5-9 Washington DR; late north 4-18 Otter Tail GMO, 5-4 Hubbard HF, 5-13 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Early south 3-2 Dakota JD, KG, 3-15 Mower RRK, 3-16 Martin EB; early north 4-3 St. Louis KE, KMH, Otter Tail GMO, 4-6 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Early north 3-19 St. Louis AE, 3-23 Becker SM, 3-28 Beltrami JM; late south 4-13 Winona GBE, 4-15 Stearns, 5-25 Washington DS. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Early south 3-22 Martin RJ, Washington BL; early north 4-8 Marshall ANWR, 4-13 St. Louis KE; late south 4-13 Winona GBE, Wright DCF. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Early south 3-3 Olmsted JB, 3-16 Dakota BDC, RJ, Martin EB, Sherburne JH; early north 3-23 Otter Tail SM, 4-18 Marshall ANWR, 4-19 Pope BSH. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | 5-17 Houston KG, only report accepted; others probable escapees. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 4-5 Wabasha JB, 5-17 Houston BL; only reports. Sa·ndhill Crane Early south 3-21 Anoka BH, 4-4 Houston KSS, 4-5 Anoka KL; early north 4-5 Marshall ANWR, 4-11 Becker TNWR, Otter Tail GMO, Polk KSS. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Permanent resident; reported from 28 counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 4-16 Cook (10) TB; also reported as permanent resident Lake of the Woods TA. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 3-1 Aitkin WN, 3-25 Lake of the Woods TA,. KE, 3-31 Beltrami MBN, JH, 4-19 Pme BL; also reported, no dates, Marshall ANWR, Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 4-13 Polk KSS, 4-21 Pennington KSS, 4-25 Wadena DJ; also reported as permanent resident Otter Tail SM, GMO. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Permanent resident; reported from 25 counties. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Permanent resident; reported from 30 counties. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Early south 3-8 Hennepin ES, 3-15 Anoka KL, Nicollet JCF; early north 3-9 Otter Tail GMO, 4-5 Cook KE, 4-6 St. Louis KMH, Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Early south 4-4 Murray RJ, 4-12 Anoka SC, GP, 4-18 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-19 St. Louis KE, SNF, SW, 4-20 Beltrami JM, SY, 4-23 Grant SM. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Early south 4-18 Nicollet JCF, 4-27 Hennepin OJ; early north 4-15 St. Louis KE, 4-18 Marshall ANWR, 4-19 Pine RJ. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Early south 4-6 Lyon HK, 4-24 Freeborn DG, 4-25 Mower RRK, Nicollet JCF; early north 4-17 St. Louis SNF, 4-23 Grant SM, 5-13 Pennington KSS, Marshall SY. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Early south 4-14 DG, 4-19 Kandiyohi BSH, 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE, Nicollet JCF, McLeod RJ; early north 4-24 Grant SM, 5-13 Marshall ANWR, 4-21 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Early north 3-30 Marshall ANWR, Otter Tail GMO, 4-2 SM. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Early south 5-21 Winona FL, 5-22 Stearns NH; early north 5-18 Red Lake RJ, 5-24 Otter Tail GMO, 5-28 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Early south 5-4 Le Sueur, EK, 5-18 Cottonwood RG, 5-19 Houston EMF, Lyon HK; early north 5-18 St. Louis KMH, 5-21 AE, 5-20 Lake WL. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Early south 4-4 Nicollet MF, 4-18 Hennepin BDC, 5-4 Stearns NH; early north 5-14 Otter Tail SM, 5-17 Aitkin WN, Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Early south 4-25 Houston EMF, 4-28 Winona FL, 4-29 Wabasha WDM; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 5-21 St. Louis DA, 5-22 Lake of the Woods KE. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Early south 4-24 Stearns CM, 4-29 NH, 4-29 Dakota BL, 5-1 Anoka BH; early north 5-2 Marshall ANWR, 5-3 Mille Lacs RJ, Otter Tail SM, Wadena KSS. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Early south 5-4 Murray AD, 5-6 Stearns MC, 5-10 Hennepin SC; early north 5-17 Beltrami SY, St. Louis KE, Becker RJ, 5-18 Lake of the Woods TA. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Early south 4-28 Mower RRK, 5-4 Olmsted JF, 5-8 Stearns NH; early north 4-21 St. Louis KE, 5-1 Marshall ANWR, 5-9 Red Lake KSS. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Early south 3-18 Mark Johnson fide OJ, 4-19 Le Sueur EK, 4-24 Freeborn DG; early north 4-26 Otter Tail GMO 5-2 Beltrami JM, 5-3 Clearwater SY. ' | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 5-17 Houston KG, 5-18 Ramsey BL; only reports. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Early south 3-2 Scott KG, 3-9 Hennepin ES, 3-14 Olmsted JB; early north 3-30 Otter Tail, SM, GMO, 4-3 St. Louis KMH, 4-6 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 5-20 and 5-23 Lake of the Woods JHMN; only reports. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | Early south 5-12 Lac qui Parle JS (28), 5-13 Cottonwood LF, 5-14 RG, Big Stone JS; early north 5-2 Marshall ANWR, 5-13 Wilkin GMO, 5-21 Becker TNWR, Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | E~rly 5-2 Otter Tail GMO, 5-12 Hennepm ~S, 5-19 Roseau RJ; late 5-27 St. Loms SM. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early south 4-4 Le Sueur HC, 4-5 Stearns Ken Palmersheim fide NH 4-20 Big Stone SC; early north 5-2 Otter Tail GMO, 5-5 Marshall ANWR· late date 5-25 Wilkin DGW. ' | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Early south 3-1 Blue Earth DJ 3-6 Winona JB, JSD, 3-15 Nicollet JCF; early north 3~25 Otter Tail SM 3-29 St. Louis DA, 3-30 Aitkin WN,' Hubbard SY, Marshall ANWR, KSS. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle ES, 4-27 LeSueur EK, 5-3 Cottonwood RG, early north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 5-13 Marshall SY, 5-17 Morrison DCF. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 5-3 Big Stone SC, Lac qui Parle GP, St. Louis KE, 5-11 Dakota KG, 5-21 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Early south 4-26 Lac qui Parle ES, 5-3 Big Stone SC, GP, 5-8 Sherburne EH; early north 5-2 Pennington KSS, 5-6 Marshall ANWR, 5-8 Clay SM Wilkin GMO. ' | ||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 5-3 Marshall RBA; only report. | ||||
| LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Numenius americanus) | 5-20 Lyon Paul Egeland. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Early south 4-19 Pipestone LJF, 4-25 Lac qui Parle JD, 5-10 Winona BDC; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 5-10 Beltrami JM, 5-14 Big Stone NH (35+), 5-21 St. Louis TH. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Early south 4-13 Swift AT, 4-15 McLeod Ray Glassel, 4-16 Lyon HK; early north 4-13 Wilkin SM, 4-15 Otter Tail GMO, 4-16 Marshall ANWR, 5-19 St. Louis KE, Roseau RJ (50+). | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Early south 4-16 Nicollet JCF 5-15 Hennepin ES; early north 5-13 Wilkin GMO, 5-19 St. Louis KE; late 5-27 St. Louis SM. | ||||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 5-19 Pennington KSS, JH, 5-27 Duluth SM. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early south 5-10 Murray JH, 5-14 Cottonwood RG, 5-15 Stearns KP fide NH; early north 5-12 Marshall ANWR, 5-13 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early south 5-11 Dakota JD, 5-12 Sherburne JH, 5-13 Olmsted JB; early north 5-17 St. Louis KE, 5-21 Pennington KSS, 5-22 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early south 4-26 Lyon HK, Lac qui Parle BDC, JH, BL, ES; early north 5-7 Marshall ANWR, 5-17 St. Louis KE; late south 5-24 Rice RJ. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early south 4-5 Goodhue BL, 4-25 Lac qui Parle BDC, 4-26 JH; early north 4-15 Pennington KSS, 4-21 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-18 Dakota MW. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early south 4-16 Lyon HK, 5-3 Lac qui Parle SC; early north 5-5 Marshall ANWR, 5-14 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-27 Stearns NH. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Early south 5-11 Martin EB, 5-17 Olmsted JSD, JF; early north 4-15 Pennington KSS, 5-16 MarshallANWR; late 5-24 Rice RJ. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early south 4-7 Dakota JH, 4-16 Lyon HK; early north 4-23 Otter Tail SM, 5-1 Lake of the Woods TA; late dates 5-20 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-21 Lake SW. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early south 4-26 Lac qui Parle BDC, FAE, JH, RJ, ES; early north 4-23 Otter Tail SM, 5-6 Marshall ANWR, | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | Early south 5-7 Anoka KL, 5-11 Murray JH, 5-13 Lyon HK; early north 5-21 Pennington KSS, 5-27 St. Louis KE. Also Big Stone, Stearns and Washington counties. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early south 5-11 Martin EB, 5-13 Stearns NH, Olmsted JB, JSD, JF; early north 5-7 Marshall ANWR, 5-13 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | Early south 5-10 Murray JH, RJ, Winter 1980 5-13 Swift JS, Olmsted JB, JF; early north 5-13 Otter Tail GMO, Pennington KSS. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Early south 3-26 Le Sueur, 3-28 Anoka KL, 3-31 Dakota MW; early north 4-1 Cook TB, 4-2 Lake SW 4-3 St. Louis TH. ' | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Early south 3-8 Winona JB, JSD, 3-28 Hennepin ES, 3-30 Washington RJ; early north 4-3 Mahnomen JM, 4-5 Cook TB, 4-6 Otter Tail SM, GMO, St. Louis KMH. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Early south 4-20 Washington DR, 4-25 Nicollet JCF, 4-26 Lac qui Parle ES; early north 5-1 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-3 St. Louis KE, 5-4 Hubbard SY. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Early south 4-16 Lyon HK, 4-18 Nicollet JCF, 5-1 Cottonwood LJF; early north 5-6 St. Louis TH, SNF, Lake SW; late dates 5-23 Nicollet JCF, 5-25 Lake SW. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Early south 3-21 Mower RRK, 4-1 Anoka KL; early north 4-13 Otter Tail SM, 4-20 Kittson KSS; late dates 5-20 Lake SW, Lake of the Woods RJ, TA, 5-28 Cook TB. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Early south 4-27 Martin EB, 5-8 Lyon HK; early north 4-29 St. Louis KE, 5-19 Marshall John Herman, Roseau RJ; late date 5-24 Wilkin GW. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Early south 3-27 RBA, 4-5 Rock RJ; early north 4-6 Otter Tail GMO 4-17 St. Louis DA; late dates 5-14 Big 'stone NH, Olmsted JF, 5-15 Washington DR DS. ' | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Early south 4/25 Nicollet JCF, 4/26 Lyon HK, Lac qui Parle KE, JH, RJ; early north 4/21 Otter Tail SM, 5/9 Red Lake KSS, 5/19 Roseau RJ (500+), 5/23 Lake SW. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early south 4-19 Washington DR, Lyon LJF; early north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 4-22 SM; late south 5-17 Olmsted JF, 5-29 Anoka KL; late north 5-16 St. Louis DA (200+), 5-30 SM. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Early south 4-5 Murray RJ, 4-11 Cottonwood RG, 4-12 Martin EB; early north 4-5 Marshall ANWR, 4-6 Otter Tail SM, GMO, 4-15 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Early south 3-16 Dakota RJ, Martin EB, Winona FL; early north 3-30 Otter Tail DM, GMO, 4-2 Clay LCF, Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 3-1 to 4-26 reported from 16 counties. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 3-20 to 4-12 St. Louis KMH, KL, KE (1 Im.). | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 4-16 Hennepin VL, 5-3 Anoka KL, 5-11 Dakota KG; early north 5-12 St. Louis KE, 5-14 Otter Tail SM, 5-17 Cass DMB; late south 529 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Early south 5-4 Blue Earth MF, Le Sueur JCF, 5-5 Ramsey FKB; early north Otter Tail 5-11 GW, 5-13 GMO, 5-13 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Early south 4-16 Washington DR, 4-26 Lyon HK, Anoka KL; early north 4-24 Douglas WL, 4-27 Pennington KSS, 5-3 Crow Wing RJ. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Early south 4-13 Hennepin TL, 4-16 ES, 4-17 RJ; early north 4-11 Pennington KSS, 4-16 Grant GMO, 4-24 Traverse SM. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Early south 4-4 Sherburne JH, 4-7 Anoka KL, Kandiyohi AT; early north 4-3 Itasca TOS, 4-8 Cook TB, 4-16 Grant GMO, Otter Tail GW. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Early south 4-3 Blue Earth MF, 4-6 Anoka KL, Dakota JH; early north 4-13 Otter Tail SM, 4-16 Grant GMO, 4-17 Marshall ANWR, Wright DCF. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Early south 4-16 Le Sueur MF, 4-17 Freeborn DG, 4-20 Cottonwood RG, Martin EB; early north 4-18 Marshall ANWR, Lake of the Woods TA, 4-19 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Early south 4-13 Blue Earth JCF, 4-17 Sherburne JH, 4-22 Wright DCF; early north 4-20 St. Louis DA, 4-24 Becker TNWR, Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 5-17 Olmsted JSD, JF, 5-22 Marshall ANWR, 5-23 Nicollet JCF, 5-24 Lac qui Parle JS, 5-29 Grant GMO, 5-31 Swift BSG. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Early south 3-16 Ramsey BDC, 3-17 Dakota RJ, 3-19 Anoka KL (100+); early north 3-27 Otter Tail GMO, 3-30 Hubbard HF, 4-1 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 3-29 Washington BL, 4-6 Anoka BH, KL 4-8 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-16 Gr~nt GMO (50), 4-18 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | 4-26 Lac qui Parle FAE, 4-11 Duluth D. Follen fide KE, 4-13 Marshall SY. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 5-11 Wabasha OJ, WDM, 5-26 Rock JH, only reports. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Early south 4-19 Wabasha WDM, 4-20 Cottonwood LF, RG, LeSueur EK, Mower RRK, Washington JD; early north 4-28 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-3 Mille Lacs RJ, 5-4 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Early south 3-29 Hennepin ES, 4-6 Anoka KL, 4-10 Washington DS; early north 4-16 Grant GMO, 4-19 Duluth KE, 4-25 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 5-15 Hennepin RBA, 5-22 Otter Tail GMO, only reports. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Early south 3-24 Houston EMF, 3-30 Olmsted JB, 4-5 Dakota JD, Fillmore RRK, Goodhue KG; early north 4-12 Itasca TOS, Lake SW, St. Louis SNF. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Early south 4-1 Mower RRK, 4-13 Olmsted JF, Winona FL; early north 4-19 Aitkin WN, 4-20 St. Louis SNF, 4-22 Cook TB. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 3-6 Otter Tail, GMO, 3-29 Wabasha BDC, 4-2 Pennington KSS, 4-3 Wabasha JD, 5-10 Chisago RH. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Early south 3-7 Nicollet JCF, 3-15 Redwood LJF, 3-18 Stearns NH, Wabasha WDM; early north 3-15 Otter Tail GMO, 3-20 Mille Lacs TL, 3-21 Pine KE. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Early south 3-1 Anoka JH, Isanti OJ, 3-12 Washington DMB; early north 4-1 Otter Tail SM, 4-15 St. Louis KE, 4-16 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Early south 4-2 Stearns NH, 4-5 Hennepin VL, 4-11 Sherburne EH; early north 3-29 Otter Tail GMO, 4-11 Itasca TL, 4-18 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Late south 3-19 Hennepin RH, 4-1 Washington RJ, 4-24 Dakota JD; late north 4-4 Beltrami JM, 4-29 Roseau TA, 5-16 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Peak south 3-23 Wabasha (18) DGW; early north 3-4 Beltrami JM, 3-11 St. Louis SNF, 3-20 Cass TOS. | ||||
| MISSISSIPPI KITE (Ictinia mississippiensis) | 3-25 Traverse S. Greenfield, S. Schon. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Early south 3-14 Sherburne EH, 3-22 Goodhue BL, 3-30 Chisago RJ; early north 4-2 Otter Tail SM, 5-10 Crow Wing OJ, 5-21 Aitkin WN; also 4-25 Swift KE. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Early south 3-16 Anoka SE, 3-29 Fillmore OJ, 4-5 Mower RRK (125); early north 3-30 Aitkin WN, 4-1 Duluth KMH, 4-6 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Early south 3-29 Dakota JD, 4-18 Big Stone SC, 4-26 Lac qui Parle F AE, Lyon HK; early north 4-24 Traverse SM, 5-11 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Winter resident south; early north 3-3 St. Louis TH, 3-18 Lake of the Woods TA, 3-29 Otter Tail SM, Marshall KSS. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Late south 4-22 Houston EMF, 4-24 Hennepin BDC, 4-26 Lac qui Parle ES; late north 4-19 Aitkin RJ, 5-22 Clay LCF, 5-28 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | 4-23 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Permanent resident. Reported from Fillmore, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Otter Tail, Washington and Wright counties. Photo by Warren Nelson | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Permanent resident. Reported from 33 counties. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Reported 3-1 Aitkin WN, 3-1-30 St. Louis DGW, SC, RJ, GP, KL, AE, FKB, 3-8 Dakota JD, 3-24 Stearns GMO, 4-14 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | Reported 3-1 St. Louis KE, Carlton KG, 3-8 RJ, 3-9 Aitkin SC, GP, 3-22 WN, 3-31 Beltrami JHMN. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | Seen in Clay County 5-1 through 24 by GMO and M.Ob. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Permanent resident; reported from 20 counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 4-11 Lake SW, 4-15 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-1 St. Louis SNF, 5-7 Bel- trami JHMN, 5-26 Koochiching SY. Long-ea,red Owl Reported from Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carlton, Hennepin, St. Louis and Sherburne counties. Three nests within 112 mi. radius in Duluth Twp. KE. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | Early south 3-22 Goodhue BL, 4-1 Faribault DJ, 4-20 Anoka KL; early north 4-7 Otter Tail GMO, 4-24 Marshall ANWR, Beltrami JHMN, 4-13 Polk KSS. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | St. Louis 3-1M. Carr, 3-10-12 E. Fox, 5-2 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Reports from Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Roseau, St. Louis, Sherburne and Winona counties. 4-4 1 nesting Cook KE, 5-17 adult at nest hole Norman RJ. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Early north 4-1 St. Louis KMH, 4-2 Crow Wing SE, Otter Tail GW, 4-16 LCF. Winter 1980 | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Reported from 15 counties. Many overwintering birds. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reports from 25 counties. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Early south 3-29 Ramsey RBA, 4-2 Redwood LJF, Le Sueur, EK; early north 4-7.St. Louis AE, KMH, 4-8 Otter Tail GMO, 4-9 Cook TB, St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 9 reports from Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and St. Louis counties. Northern American Three-toed Woodpecker 3-1 St. Louis TH, 5-10 Lake SW; many reports RBA. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Early north 3-30 Kittson KSS, 4-6 St. Louis KMH, Otter Tail SM, Todd GW, 4-7 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reports from 31 counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Winter resident south; early north Winter 1980 3-4 Clay SM, 3-8 Clearwater KSS, 3-16 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 3-9 Stearns Robert Chapel, Jeanine Polk, 3-22 Sherburne JH, 3-30 Otter Tail GMO, 4-2 Grant SM, 4-10 Marshall ANWR, 5-7 Lake NH. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | Two Duluth reports: 3-1 KG, DGW, 3-9 KE, KL; also 3-31 Lake of the Woods JHMN. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 3-22 Sherburne JH, 4-11 St. Louis DA, 4-21 Itasca TL, 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 4-26 Lac qui Parle ES, 5-5 Marshall ANWR, 5-9 Otter Tail GMO, 5-11 Anoka RBA, 5-28 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 4-19 Lake Bill Pieper, Dick Ruhme, 4-27 Washington DS. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Early south 4-29 Washington DR, 5-4 Blue Earth JCF, 5-8 Anoka JLH; early north 5-10 St. Louis KMH, Otter Tail 5-16 GMO, 5-17 GW. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Early south 4-14 Stearns KP fide NH, 5-3 Goodhue BL, 5-6 Redwood LJF; early north 4-19 St. Louis SNF, 4-20 SW, 5-13 Otter Tail GMO. Weste,rn Kingbird Early south 5-8 Sherburne JH, 5-12 EH, 5-9 Washington DR, Stearns NH; early north 5-4 Otter Tail SM, 5-12 Clay LCF, 5-15 Wilkin GMO. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 5-10 Winona RG, Hennepin SC, 5-11 ES, Winona OJ, Anoka BH; early north 5-20 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-21 RJ, Lake SW. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Early south 4-16 Sherburne JH, 5-9 Le Sueur JM, Olmsted JSD; early north 5-14 Marshall ANWR 5-20 Morrison NH, 5-21 Pennington KSS Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south 5-11 Wabasha OJ, 5-13 Anoka KL, 5-17 Hennepin ES; early north 5-19 Cook KMH, 5-20 Otter Tail GMO, 5-22 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Early south 5-11 Hennepin ES, 5-17 Anoka JLH; early north 5-10 Otter Tail GMO, 5-19 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-23 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | Reported 5-17 Houston EMF, 5-23 Anoka KL, 5-24 Ramsey DGW, 5-25 Olmsted JF, 5-26 Dakota MW, Washington BL. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Early south 4-19 Lac qui Parle FAE sp?, 4-20 Pipestone LJF, 5-4 Ramsey BL, 5-8 RJ, Washington DR; early north 5-11 Otter Tail GMO, 5-14 DM, 5-13 St. Louis KE, 5-14 AE, 5-14 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Early south 4-2 Fillmore GBE, 4-4 Watonwan RJ, Houston EMF, Olmsted JSD, Washington DMB; early north 3-29 St. Louis DA, 4-2 Morrison SE, 4-6 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| WHITE-EYED VIREO (Vireo griseus) | 5-23 Olmsted JB (see The Loon, Vol. 52, No. 3). | ||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | Three reports: 5-20 Winona JSD, 5-22 Cottonwood RG, Houston FL, 5-31 Olmsted JF. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Early south 4-20 Meeker AT, 5-9 Hennepin DB; early north 5-15 Otter Tail GMO, 5-19 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 5-9 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted JF, Wabasha JSD, 5-10 report from eight counties; early north 4-19 Aitkin WN, 5-4 Otter Tail SM, 5-10 Clay LCF, St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 5-5 Olmsted JF, 5-9 Washington DS; early north 5-13 St. Louis SNF, 5-24 St. Louis KMH. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Early south 5-4 Dakota JD, Wabasha WDM; early north 4-28 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-9 Otter Tail GMO, 5-12 Itasca TOS. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Early south 5-8 Washington DR, 5-9 Freeborn DG; early north 5-11 Otter Tail GW, 5-14 Cook TB. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 3-23 Anoka KL, 4-23 Stearns NH; early north 5-3 Morrison RJ, 3-13 St. Louis KE. Starling Permanent resident reported from 33 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Late south 3-28 Houston EMF, 3-31 Anoka BH; late north 3-23 Wadena DB, 3-30 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Permanent resident. Reports from 36 counties. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported from Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and St. Louis counties. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Permanent resident. Reports from 37 counties. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Late south 3-2 Anoka JLH, 3-30 Chisago RJ. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 3-1 St. Louis TH, RBA 75, 3-14 DA, 4-5 Cook KE, 4-17 Lake SW, 5-9 Koochiching JHMN. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 3-9 Hennepin RBA, 3-28 Le Sueur HC, Houston EMF, 4-17 St. Louis R. Ulvang. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported from 35 counties. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Early south 4-5 Wabasha WDM 4-26 Lac qui Parle ES, Lyon HK; 'early north 4-14 Beltrami JHMN, 4-23 Grant SM, 4-26 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Early south 3-31 Dakota BL, 4-3 JD, 4-1 Anoka KL; early north 4-1 Cook TB, 4-6 Otter Tail GMO, 4-7 Beltrami JM. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Early south 4-5 Wabasha WDM, 4-6 Martin EB, 4-13 Hennepin TL; early north 4-19 St. Louis SNF, 4-23 Otter Tail GW, SM. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Early south 4-5 Wabasha WDM, Murray AD; early north 4-10 Cook TB Otter Tail SM. ' Gra'y Jay Reports from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods and St. Louis counties. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Early south 4-3 Wabasha WDM, 4-18 Lyon HK, 4-19 LJF; early north 4-19 Morrison DCF, 4-21 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Early south 4-26 Lac qui Parle JH, 4-27 FAE, KE, Lyon HK; early north 4-19 Itasca TOS, beltrami JM, Pine RJ, 4-20 St. Louis TH. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 3-16 Le Sueur HC, 4-1 Freeborn DG, 4-2 Houston EMF; early north 4-7 Clay LCF, 4-9 Otter Tail GMO, 4-11 Polk KSS, Becker EH; late south 5-26 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Late south 4-12 Olmsted JF, 4-19 Dakota MW; early north 3-2 Otter Tail SM, 3-23 Hubbard GP, 4-2 Polk KSS. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 44 reports from 24 counties. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported from 8 northern counties and these southern counties 3-3 to 15: Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Washington and Wabasha. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Early north 3-1 Otter Tail GW, SM, 3-18 Crow Wing WN. Reported from 18 counties. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Early south 4-17 Murray AD, 4-20 Anoka KL, Olmsted JSD, 4-26 Houston FL; early north 5-3 Mille Lacs R. Glassel. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Early south 3-5 Olmsted JSD, 4-17 Murray AD, 4-21 Wabasha WDM; early north 5-2 Otter Tail GMO, 5-4 SM, 5-3 Morrison RJ. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 3-17 Winona D. Palmquist, 4-2 Hennepin GP, SC, 4-4 Olmsted JSD; early north 4-15 St. Louis SNF, 4-16 DA, 4-17 KMH. Long-billed Manh Wren Early south 4-28 Ramsey RH, 5-10 Washington DS, 5-13 Hennepin OJ; early north 5-18 Pennington RJ, 5-20 Marshall ANWR, 5-21 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Early south 5-8 Stearns NH, 5-10 Anoka KL, 5-11 Dakota KG; early north 5-17 Mahnomen RJ, 5-20 Marshall ANWR, 5-28 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Early south 3-23 Winona F. Clark, 5-2 Fillmore GBE, 5-4 Washington DS, Nicollet MF; early north 5-16 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GMO, 5-17 GW, Morrison DCF, KE, DA. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Early south 4-1 Hennepin OJ, 4-9 Sherburne EH, 4-17 Dakota JD; early north 4-22 Pine SW, 4-28 St. Louis DA, 5-1 KMH, Otter Tail GMO. American, Robin Early south 3-9 Ramsey RH, 3-10 Washington DR, 3-13 Lac qui Parle FAE; early north 3-2 Cook DG, 3-15 Clay LCF, 3-16 Otter Tail. Overwintered north and south. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 4-3 Hennepin RBA, 5-3 St. Louis KE, 5-7 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Early south 3-17 Houston EMF, 3-21 Nicollet JCF, 3-22 Wabasha JSD; early north 3-30 Otter Tail SM, 3-31 Cook TB, 4-3 Morrison DCF. Reports from 31 counties. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | 3-18 Carver L. Burmeister. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 3-7 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Early south 4-18 Houston EMF, 4-19 Martin EB, 5-11 Hennepin ES, Olmsted JSD; early north 5-8 Beltrami JHMN, 5-10 Clay LCF, 5-13 St. Louis JG. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Early south 5-1 Blue Earth MF, 5-5 Hennepin VL, 5-7 OJ; early north 4-27 St. Louis DCF, 5-10 Otter Tail GMO, 5-11 GW, Clay LCF. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 5-3 Cottonwood RG, 5-5 Hennepin OJ, 5-6 Wabasha WDM; early north 5-9 Koochiching JHMN, 5-11 Otter Tail GW, GMO, 5-12 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 4-10 Olmsted JB, Hennepin ES, BDC, 4-13 TL, 4-11 Sherburne EH, 4-13 Ramsey FKB; early north 4-7 Becker RG, 4-20 St. Louis KMH, TH, 5-1 Wilkin SM. One in yard from Dec. 21, '79 to Apr. 17, '80 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Early south 5-6 Freeborn DG, 5-9 Olmsted JSD, 5-11 JB, Hennepin SC; early north 5-17 St. Louis KMH, KE, Aitkin WN, 5-19 TOS. Winter 1980 | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | 3-4 Hennepin RJ, 3-25 SC, 3-29 ES. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 28 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 4-20 Big Stone SC, 4-23 Grant SM, 5-3 St. Louis KE, 5-10 DA, 5-7 Wilkin GMO, 5-10 Wright JM, 5-14 Waseca JCF, 5-21 Lake SW. Bohemian' Waxwing Two reports this period: 3-6 Otter Tail GMO, 3-25 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | 5-23 Clay NH, 5-26 Duluth KE, BL, M. Ob. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Late south 4-6 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Two reports: 3-7 Becker GMO, 5-14 Lake of the Woods TA. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Late south 5-8 Washington DR, 5-31 Sherburne DB singing male, GS. | ||||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | Three reports south: Lac qui Parle 3-1 and 4-4 FAE, 4-22 Houston BDC; late north 3-15 Lake of the Woods TA, 3-30 Becker JH and MN. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Nine reports from the following counties north: Becker, Beltrami, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from the following counties: south Lac qui Parle and Stearns; north Becker, Clay, Cook, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Pennington, Red Lake and St. Louis. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from throughout the state for the entire period. Winter 1980 Red Cross bill Four reports south: 3-30 Chisago RJ, 4-5 Anoka BH, 4-29 Sherburne RBA, 5-18 Anoka KL; reported from eleven counties north. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early south 3-7 Nicollet JCF, 3-18 Redwood LJF; early north 4-4 Pennington JM, 4-21 St. Louis KMH; late south 4-26 Lac qui Parle KE, 5-12 Lac qui Parle JS; late north 5-8 Wilkin GMO, 7,000 plus, 5-19 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | Three reports all from Clay County 4-16 SM, 5-23 NH, 5-24 DGW. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Late south 5-12 Redwood LJF; late north 4-25 Beltrami JH and MN, 5-l Beltrami JM. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Early south 4-27 Lac qui Parle JD, 4-30 Nicollet EB; early north 5-10 Otter Tail GMO, 5-11 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Early south 4-25 Nicollet JCF, 4-30 Nicollet EB; early north 5-5 Beltrami JM, 5-18 Red Lake RJ. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Early south 3-29 Hennepin DB, 4-2 Redwood LJF; early north 4-17 Lake of the Woods TA, 4-18 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Early south 5-3 Isanti RJ, Olmsted JD, 5-4 Big Stone SC, GP, Goodhue JD; early north 5-1 Otter Tail GMO, 5-2 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Early south 3-8 Ramsey BL, 3-19 Houston EMF; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 5-12 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early south 3-20 Houston EMF, 3-25 Mower RRK; early north 4-1 Otter Tail GMO, 4-5 Beltrami KM; late south 4-20 Lyon HK, 4-29 Ramsey FKB, Washington DR; late north 4-25 and 4-27 St. Louis DA, KMH. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Late south 5-8 Hennepin OJ, 5-14 Olmsted JF; late north 4-27 Clay LCF, 5-1 St. Louis JG. Tree Sparrow Late south 4-26 Lyon HK, 5-8 Wabasha WDM; late north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 5-3 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Earl south 3-1 LeSueur EK, wintering?, 5-3 Olmsted JB, JSD, Redwood LJF; early north 5-4 Clearwater SY, 5-5 Becker TNWR; late south 5-20 Washington DGW, 5-25 Olmsted JB, 5-31 Cottonwood LF; late north 5-21 Clay LCF, 5-25 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early south 3-1 Lac qui Parle FAE probable wintering bird, 3-7 Redwood LJF probable wintering bird; early north 5-3 Clay LCF, 5-8 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-15 Washington DGW, 5-26 Lyon HK; late north 5-15 Pennington KSS, 5-28 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 3-1 Houston EMF, probable wintering bird, Le Sueur EK; early north 3-2 Hubbard HF wintered?, 4-19 St. Louis KMH; late south 5-19 Dakota LF, 5-20 Lyon HK, RamseyDGW. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Early south 4-5 Stearns NH, 4-6 Blue Earth DJ, Nicollet JCF; early north 4-16 Grant GMO, 4-17 Clay LCF. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Five reports: 4-30 Beltrami JH and MN, 5-1 Marshall ANWR, 5-17 Mahnomen RJ, 5-22 Mahnomen KE, 5-31 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| BAIRD'S SPARROW (Centronyx bairdii) | One report: 5-23 Clay NH. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | Two reports: 5-20 and 5-21 Winona JSD, FL. Sharp-ta1iled Sparro,w One report: 4-23 Stearns NH. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Early south 4-18 Lac qui Parle SC, 4-19 Chisago RJ; early north 5-19 Otter Tail GMO, 5-20 Pennington TSS. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Early south 3-1 Houston EMF, 3-3 Hennepin DB both probably wintering; early north 3-31 Otter Tail SM, 4-1 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 4-25 Mower RRK, 4-26 Lac qui Parle BL; early north 4-23 Otter Tail SM, 4-24 St. Louis KE; late south 5-11 Dakota KG, Hennepin ES, Nicollet JCF, Ramsey RH, Redwood LJF, 5-16 Stearns NH. Swamp Spar·row Early south 3-30 Hennepin DB, 4-2 Anoka BH; early north 4-1 Lake of the Woods TA, 4-20 St. Louis DA, KE. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Early south 3-1 Sherburne, wintered RBA, 3-29 Fillmore JF, 4-17 Washington DR; early north 5-9 Beltrami JC, 5-11 Otter Tail DCF. | ||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | One report: 5-24 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Early south 4-7 Redwood LJF, 4-11 Nicollet JCF; early north 3-29 Otter Tail GMO (male seen with a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds), 4-13 Otter Tail SM. Two reports from Northeast 5-22 Lake JG, 5-23 Cook TB. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Early south 5-2 Lac qui Parle JD, 5-3 Freeborn DG; early north 5-15 Marshall ANWR, SY, Otter Tail GMO, SM, St. Louis TOS. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Early south 3-18 Blue Earth DJ, Olmsted JSD, Washington DR; early north 3-8 Aitkin WN, 3-29 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Early south 3-14 Nicollet MF, 3-15 Fillmore GBE; early north 3-2 Marshall ANWR, 3-16 Wilkin SM. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Reported from 5-15 through 5-28 from the following counties south: Blue Earth, Lac qui Parle, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Redwood, Rock and Washington; three reports north 5-23 Otter Tail GW, 5-27 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Early south 4-30 Dakota BSH, 5-2 Le Sueur HC, Wabasha WDM; early north 4-11 St. Louis K. Sundquist, 4-25 Beltrami JH and MN. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Early south 3-1 Le Sueur HC, EK, 3-7 Nicollet JCF; early north 3-1 Clay LCF, 3-9 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Early south 3-8 Redwood LJF, 3-12 Houston FL; early north 4-2 St. Louis KE, 4-12 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early south Le Sueur HC, Olmsted JB, 3-15 Redwood LJF; early north 330 Otter Tail GMO, 4-5 St. Louis AE; late south 5-9 Washington DR, 5-19 Ramsey FKB; late north 4-28 St. Louis DA, 5-5 Morrison BSH. Brewer,s Blackbird Early south 3-18 Olmsted JB, 3-24 Mower RRK; early north 3-31 Koochiching JHMN, 4-4 Wadena KSS. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Early south 3-7 Nicollet JCF, 3-8 Goodhue OJ; early north 3-6 Pennington KSS, 3-17 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Early south 5-4 Anoka JCH, 5-5 Olmsted JB; early north 5-1 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-7 Cook TB. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 4-27 Washington DS, 5-2 Olmsted JB; early north 5-8 Clay LCF, 5-10 Lake SW; late south 5-17 Houston KG, 5-26 Olmsted JF. Louisian'a' Waterthrush Two reports 5-11 Hennepin ES, 5-14 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Early south 5-9 Anoka JLH, 5-10 Dakota DGW, Washington DMB; early north 4-30 Otter Tail GMO, 5-14 St. Louis DA. Blue-winged Wa1rbler Early south 5-4 Dakota JD, 5-8 Ramsey DGW; also reported from Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Nobles, Olmsted and Winona counties. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 4-4 Anoka BH, 5-2 Hennepin OJ, Olmsted JB; early north 5-1 Cook TB, St. Louis AE, 5-4 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Four reports, 5-9 Houston GS, 5-11 Goodhue JB, 5-17 Le Sueur MF, Freeborn DG. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 5-3 Murray AD, 5-6 Washington DS; early north 5-4 Otter Tail GMO, 5-9 St. Louis KMH; late south 5-23 Nicollet JCF, 5-28 Lyon HK; late north 5-23 Clay NH, 5-31 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early south 4-19 Lac qui Parle FAE, 4-21 Anoka JLH; early north 4-23 Clay LCF, 5-3 Morrison RJ; late south 5-18 Stearns NH, 5-21 Blue Earth JCF; late north 5-11 Otter Tail GW, 5-27 St. Louis SM. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 4-22 Hennepin BDC, 4-26 Ramsey RH; early north 5-2 Pennington KSS, 5-4 St. Louis JG; late south 5-24 Washington DS, 5-25 Lyon HK, Winona FL. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Early south 5-11 Fillmore RRK, 5-21 Hennepin DB, SC; early north 5-17 St. Louis DA, 5-24 Itasca FKB; late south 5-31 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 5-10 Lyon HK, 5-17 Anoka SC; early north 5-7 Lake of the woods JHMN, 5-19 Lake WL, 5-20 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-26 Anoka KL, Hennepin ES, 5-30 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Early south 4-29 Hennepin SE, 4-30 Dakota KG; early north 5-14 Marshall ANWR, 5-15 Lake SW, Pennington TSS. | ||||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 5-17 Hennepin SC (see The Loon, Vol. 52, No. 3), 5-23 Scott RJ. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Early south 5-9 Goodhue JD, Ramsey OJ, Washington DR, 5-10 reported from eight counties; early north 5-6 Cook TB, 5-14 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 5-11 Olmsted JSD, 5-13 Nicollet MF; early north 5-12 St. Louis KE, 5-17 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-17 Hennepin SC, 5-18 Olmsted JF. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Early south 5-16 Dakota KG. Nine additional reports from the following counties: Anoka, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted and Stearns. Bla~kburnian Warbler Early south 5-4 Anoka KL, 5-10 Hennepin SC, Meeker JM, Murray RJ, Wabasha OJ; early north 5-15 Lake SW, 5-16 Crow Wing RH, St. Louis JG, TH; late south 5-21 Sherburne EH, 522 Olmsted JB. Winter 1980 | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 5-11 Hennepin SC, ES, 5-14 Hennepin BDC, Mower RRK; early north 5-10 Lake SW, St. Louis SNF, 5-12 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-16 Nicollet JCF, 5-18 Anoka JLH. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 5-10 Hennepin SC, Cottonwood RJ, Winona OJ, 5-11 Fillmore RRK; early north 5-10 Clay LCF, 5-13 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 5-10 Hennepin SC, 5-14 Hennepin SE, Mower RRK; early north 5-18 St. Louis JG, 5-19 Lake SW; late south 5-19 Dakota JD, 5-20 Dakota KG. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Early south 5-4 Anoka KL, 5-6 Wabasha WDM; early north 5-4 Hubbard SY, 5-8 St. Louis JG. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Early south 5-10 Murray RJ, 5-11 Fillmore RRK; early north 4-20 St. Louis J. Kotar, 5-1 Cook TB. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early south 5-4 Washington DR; early north 5-10 Otter Tail DCF, 5-11 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GMO, GW; late south 5-21 Sherburne EH, 5-22 Olmsted JF; late north 5-21 St. Louis AE, KE. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Four reports: 5-14 St. Louis SNF, 5-19 Otter Tail GMO, 5-23 Cook KMH, 5-25 Itasca FKB, all north. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 4-26 Freeborn DG, 4-29 Murray AD; early north 5-3 Mille Lacs RJ, St. Louis KE; late south 5-17 Anoka GS, 5-20 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 5-4 Washington DS, 5-10 Houston BDC; early north 4-20 Cook TB, 4-21 Itasca TL; late south 5-19 Redwood LJF. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 4-4 Houston EMF, 5-7 Wabasha WDM; early north 4-1 St. Louis KMH, 4-5 Beltrami JM, St. Louis AE; late south 5-18 Blue Earth JCF, Washington DS, 5-19 Washington DR. | ||||
| YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica) | 5-6 Ramsey T. K. Soulen, DB, RJ (see The Loon, Vol. 52, No. 3, First record for Minnesota). | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 5-1 Mower RRK, 5-3 Cottonwood RG, Washington BL; early north 5-10 St. Louis DA, KMH, 5-11 Otter Tail SM; late south 5-22 Olmsted JF, 5-25 Winona FL. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 5-14 Hennepin SE, 5-17 Goodhue JD, LeSueur EK, early north 5-17 Otter Tail GMO, 5-18 St. Louis TH; late south 5-23 Nicollet JCF, Scott RJ, 5-28 Redwood LJF. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 5-5 Anoka KL, 5-9 Washington DR; early north 5-14 Pennington KSS, 5-16 Marshall ANWR, Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-23 Olmsted JF, 5-31 Washington DR; late north 5-23 St. Louis DA, 5-25 Lake SW. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Early south 5-9 Washington DR, 510 Goodhue FKB; early north 5-13 Marshall SY, 5-16 Crow Wing RH. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from 20 southern counties and from north in Hubbard County. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Early south 5-2 Le Sueur HC, 5-3 Houston EMF, Ramsey FKB; early north 5-3 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-10 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | One report, 5-27 Dakota KG (see The Loon, Vol. 52, No. 3). | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Early south 5-4 Washington DR, 5-6 Anoka BH; early north 5-19 Becker TNWR, 5-22 Crow Wing DB. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Five reports 5-18 Murray AD, 5-24 Olmsted RJ, 5-25 Olmsted JF, 5-26 Dakota KG, 5-30 JCF. | ||||