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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1981-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 1981 Richard Ruhme, Don Bolduc and Oscar Johnson |
Many interesting things happened
during this period weatherwise as well
as birdwise. Except for high humidity
on the first few days, August was mild
to pleasant, that is to say, without the
extreme high temperatures that we
have seen in years past. Showers occurred
frequently with many being
statewide, perhaps accounting for the
moderate temperatures. Yet, it was
noted that this month was 2.1 ° warmer
than average with precipitation 1.99
inches above normal. In the middle of
the month reports of early migrating
warblers began to filter in and by the
28th and 29th there were many reports.
September was about average in temperature and precipitation. It was cool the first few days, then cool the last few, with highs in the mid to high seventies on the 7th and 8th.
Robins were on the move with a cold wave on the 10-12th; sparrows, mostly White-throated, on the 18th. Warblers were migrating steadily throughout the month with waves noted in Mille Lacs County on the 15th. There were waves in T. S. Roberts, Hennepin County on the 16th, 18th and 25th, with dwindling numbers seen on the 28th.
October arrived with snow and cold in the north; rain and warm by midmonth; followed by snow on the 24th and a warm 64 o the last few days of the month.
The first two weeks in November broke many records. These were the warmest since 1930, making the first half of the month about 25o above normal. A weak cold front moved through on the 8th and 9th. By the 19th snow and wind combined to bring about a drastic change so that on the 21st it was 6° in the morning. It snowed the 24th through the 26th, putting eight inches on the ground in the north.
There were 66 reports with 286 species being reported. Some of the highlights were: Arctic Loon, Duluth and Mille Lacs; Western Grebe, Duluth; Little Blue Heron, Chisago and Carlton Counties; Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Duluth; an all time high of 79,000 geese at Lac qui Parle Refuge; a late Swainson's Hawk, Dakota County; an invasion of Gyrfalcons at St.
Louis, Otter Tail and Cook Ciunties; Peregrines in St. Louis, Itasca, Cook, Polk, Hennepin, Crow Wing, Anoka, Ramsey, Wabasha, Blue Earth and Clay Counties; Purple Sandpiper, Long-tailed Jaeger and Little Gull, Duluth; two Boreal Owls and 400 Sawwhets banded at Hawk Ridge; Blackbacked and Northern Three-toed Woodpeckers in five counties each; Townsend's Solitaire from five different locations; Bell's Vireo, Rock County; late Tennessee, Magnolia and Baybreasted Warblers; Black-headed Grosbeak, Cook County. Shore birds were reported as scarce except at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 10-6 Pennington GMO (40), 11-10 Olmsted JEB, 11-14 JPI AM. Sno·w Goose Early north 9-16 Traverse SDM, 9-23 Marshall KSS; early south 9-29 Murray JP, 10-2 Hennepin ES; late north 10-26 Duluth SDM, 11-25 Otter Tail SDM; late south 11-8 Houston FL, Renville FKS, 11-18 Nicollet FKS (5000). | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Peak of 79,000, a record high, reported at Lac qui Parle 10-26 AE. Reported from 28 counties. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early north 10-19 Pennington JP, 10-20 Cook KMH; early south 10-21 Washington DMB, 10-27 Wabasha WDM; late north 11-29 Beltrami AS, Polk Terry Wolfe; peak south 11-29 Wabasha (6000) OJ. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Late north 10-21 Todd RJ, 10-25 Beltrami JP, 11-28 Aitkin WN; late south 10-19 Blue Earth MF, 11-10 Stearns NH, 11-25 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Late north 10-19 Marshall JP, Pennington KSS, 11-28 Crow Wing WN; late south 11-3 Chisago RJ, 11-10 Stearns NH. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Late north 10-19 Marshall JP, Pennington KSS, 11-6 Grant KL; late south 11-12 Scott SC, 11-14 Hennepin VL, 11-29 Big Stone RG. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Late north 10-9 Cook KMH, 10-19 Marshall JP, 11-29 Otter Tail SDM; late south 11-17 Wabasha WDM, 11-21 Dakota SC, 11-28 Sherburne KL. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Late north 10-31 Beltrami JP, 111 Otter Tail GW, 11-4 Marshall KSS; late south 11-22 Mower RRK, 11-29 Hennepin RJ, Wabasha OJ. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Peak of 35,000 reported from Lac qui Parle AE. Reported from 25 additional counties. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Late north 11-26 Otter Tail GW, 11-28 St. Louis LW, 11-30 Cook KMH; late south 11-25 Rice HC, 11-26 Mower BJ, 11-29 Wabasha OJ. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Late north 10-13 Aitkin WN, 10-19 Marshall JP, St. Louis TW; late south 11-4 Mower RRK, 11-25 Houston FL, 11-29 Wabasha OJ. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Late north 10-14 St. Louis TW, 10-19 Pennington KSS, 10-20 Cook KE, KMH; late south 11-7 Wabasha RJ, 118 Dakota RA, 11-19 Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Late north 9-25 Pennington KSS, 10-26 St. Louis KE, SDM, 11-30 Beltrami JP; late south 11-27 Wabasha WDM (250), 11-28 Wright ES, 11-29 Wabasha OJ. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Late north 10-25 Pennington KSS, 11-26 Crow Wing WN, 11-29 Beltrami JP; late south 11-15 Carver RJ, Hen- nepin OJ, Houston JPIAM, 11-28 Wright ES. Ring•necked Duck Late north 10-31 Aitkin WN, 11-4 Marshall KSS, 11-8 Cook KMH; late south 11-15 Carver RJ, Mower RRK, 11-25 Houston FL, 11-28 Wright ES (75+). | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Late north 10-24 Aitkin WN, 10-27 Cook KMH, 11-22 Beltrami AS; late south 11-7 Wabasha KE, 11-27 Pope RJ, 11-28 Wright ES. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Late north 11-28 Itasca TL, Crow Wing WN, 11-29 Otter Tail SDM, 11-30 Cook KMH; late south 11-25 Houston FL, 11-28 Olmsted JEB, Wabasha WDM, Wright ES. | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | All reports from St. Louis: 11-22 SW / MS, KE, 11-27 KL, 11-29 TL. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 10-14 Cook KMH, 10-17, 20 KE, 1031 St. Louis WN. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | Early dates: 10-21 St. Louis TW, 10-24 Cook DGW; other dates 11-7 to 15 Houston KE, RG, RJ, JPI AM, Otter Tail SDM, 11-20 Big Stone GMO. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 10-16 St. Louis KL, 10-20 Cook KE, 10-23 Itasca TL, 10-24 Lake DGW, 10-25 Anoka KL, 11-7 Houston JPI AM, 11-25 Wabasha KL. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 10-8 Becker GMO, TNWR, 10-21 St. Louis TW, 11-19 Ramsey RBA, 11-22 T. Hallett (6), 11-28 Cook KL (300). | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early north 8-24 Pennington KSS, 10-7 Beltrami AS; early south 10-16 Scott SC, 10-17 Big Stone RJ; late north 11-30 Beltrami JP, Cook KMH; late south 11-25 Houston FL, 11-29 Wabasha OJ. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Late north 11-24 Itasca TL (500+), 11-28 Crow Wing WN, 11-30 Beltrami JP; early south 8-12 Wright ES, 10-19 Ramsey KL, 10-24 Washington DS. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Late north 11-25 Itasca TL, 11-26 Crow Wing WN, 11-30 Beltrami JP; late south 11-15 Carver R.J (200), 11-28 Wabasha WDM, 11-30 Houston JPI AM. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Late north 10-22 Todd R.J, 11-7 Beltrami JP, AS, 11-12 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Late north 11-12 Cook KMH, 11-16 Mille Lacs JB, 11-30 St. Louis KE; south 11-4 Stearns NH. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Late north 10-17 Duluth KE (32), 10-19 Marshall JP, 11-22 St. Louis TL; late south 11-5 Stearns NH, 11-7 Houston R.J (1000) Renville FKS, 11-30 Houston JPI AM. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | 8-10, 15 Lac qui Parle CMB (escapee?), 10-25 Houston JP1AM (30), Rock EBK, no date. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | Permanent resident; reported Houston EMF, no dates. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Permanent resident; reported from 22 counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | Permanent resident; 9-16, 9-27 Lake SWI MS, only reports. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Permanent resident; reported 8-8 Aitkin WN, 10-6 Pennington GMO (14), 11-29 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Permanent resident; 11-29 Wilkin SMD, only report. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Permanent resident; reported from 15 counties. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Permanent resident; reported from 20 counties. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Late north 11-7 Beltrami JP, 11-13 Pennington KSS, 11-26 Otter Tail GW. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Early south 8-24 Pipestone GS; late dates 11-3 Mille Lacs ES, 11-7 Beltrami AS, 11-13 St. Louis TL, TW. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Late north 10-22 Todd RJ, 10-31 Crow Wing WN, 11-13 Itasca MS, St. Louis TL. No reports south. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Early south 8-11 Le Sueur KL, 8-25 Nicollet MF; late dates 10-8 Becker RN, 10-17 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Late north 10-22 Todd RJ; late south 10-23 Lac qui Parle DB, 11-2 Nicollet JCF, 11-29 Big Stone RG. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Reported from 79 counties. Late north 11-28 St. Louis JPI AM. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Reported from 15 counties. Late north 9-4 Pennington KSS, 9-27 Kanabec DB; late south 9-6 Martin EBI K, Houston EMF, 9-20 Ramsey DGW, 10 3 Houston FL, 10-6 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Late north 9-12 St. Louis DB, Clay LCF, 9-16 Otter Tail GW, 9-20 St. Louis TL, 10-4 Otter Tail SDM; late south 9-22 Washington DS, 9-23 Hennepin SC, 9-25 Nicollet JCF, 10-10 Martin EB/ K. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | All reports: 8-19 Winona CMB, 8-27 Pine KL, 9-2 Sherburne EHI SS, 9-5 Olmsted KL, 9-13 Houston EMF, 9-16 Pennington KSS, 9-28 banded at Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Late north 9-8 St. Louis LW, 9-10 KE, 9-12 RA, JP; late south 10-2 Hennepin KL, 10-3 RJ, 10-4 VL, 10-7 SC. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Late north 9-13 Cook KMH, Lake SW / MS, 9-15 Mille Lacs RJ, DB, 9-19 St. Louis KE, Otter Tail GW; late south 9-20 Nicollet MF, 9-21 Wright ES, 9-22 Olmsted JEB. Belted Kingrfisher Reported from 46 counties. Late north 11-2 Otter Tail GW, 11-16 GMO, 11-13 Carlton LW. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 9-2 Duluth KE, 11-21 Ramsey MW, only reports. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Late north 9-9 St. Louis KE, 9-12 Lake SWI MS, 10-26 Beltrami HF; late south 9-18 Nicollet JCF, 9-28 Hennepin SC, 10-9 Chippewa AE. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 10-12, 13, 15 Wabasha! (6) WDM, only report. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Late north 10-24 Aitkin WN, 11-7 Beltrami JP, 11-20 Otter Tail SDM; peak 10-31 JPI AM (10,000); late south 11-21 Houston JPI AM, 11-28 Sherburne RJ, 11-30 Washington DS. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 8-6 Norman, Lee Pfannmueller, only report. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Late dates: 10-15 Cook KL, Wilkin OJ, 10-19 Marshall JP, 10-16 Beltrami RJ, 10-28 Kittson RJ. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 9-11 and 9-18 BSNWR, only reports. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early north 8-9 St. Louis KE, 8-29 Wilkin DB; early south 8-2 Renville ES; late north 10-13 Aitkin WN~ 11-13 Itasca TL, St. Louis TW; late south 10-21 Blue Earth MF. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early north 8-28 St. Louis KE, ES, Wilkin DB; early south 8-7 Nicollet JCF, 8-11 Le Sueur RJ, ES; late north 10-29 Pennington KSS, 10-31 St. Louis KE; late south 10-31 Cottonwood RJ, 11-13 Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Late north 10-10 Aitkin WN (100), 10-15 Wilkin OJ, 11-4 Itasca JC; late south 11-13 Blue Earth JCF, 11-16 Olmsted JEB, 11-25 Houston FL. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Late north 9-9 Aitkin WN, 10-8 St. Louis KE, 10-14 Cook KMH; late south 9-25 Big Stone, BSNWR, 10-2 Goodhue BL, 10-7 Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 8-28 Duluth KE, only report. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 8-1 Lac qui Parle CMB, 8-2 Renville KE, 8-11 Fillmore RH. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | All reports: 8-2 Yellow Medicine KE, 8-7 Pennington KSS, 8-16 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 8-9 Dakota· RG, 8-12 Dakota RJ, 8-16 St. Louis KE, 8-29 ES, 9-11 St. Louis TW. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early north 8-8 Pennington KSS, 8-10 Cook KMH; early south 8-2 Lac qui Parle KE, 8-9 Ramsey KL, 8-10 Chisago KL; late north 8-19 Cook KMH, 8-29 Wilkin OJ; late south 9-9 Blue Earth JCF, 9-22 Nicollet RJ. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early north St. Louis 8-25 KE, 8-28 KL; early south 8-1 Ramsey KL, 8-7 BSNWR, 8-11 Brown KL, 8-12 Washington DMB; late north 9-26 St. Louis KL, LW, 10-12 TW, 10-14 KE; late south 9-23 Lac qui Parle KL, 9-25 BSNWR, 10-13 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early north 8/23 Wilkin KL, 8/24 Polk KL; early south 8/10 Chisago KL, 8/11 Cottonwood KL; late north St. Louis 10/1 KE, 10/22 RG, 10/27 Itasca TL; late south 10/25 Ramsey KL, 10/31 Cottonwood RJ. | ||||
| PURPLE SANDPIPER (Calidris maritima) | 10-30 Duluth TW, many observers. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early north 8-3 St. Louis KE, 8-15 Otter Tail KL, 8-19 Cook KMH; early south 8-3 Blue Earth MF, 8-7 BSNWR, 8-10 Chisago KL, 8-11 Brown KL; late north 9-11 St. Louis SC, 9-12 JPI AM, 10-17 KE, 9-13 Lake RJ, Aitkin WN; late south 9-25 BSNWR, Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early north 8-3 Itasca TL, 8-4 Cook KMH, 8-15 Otter Tail KL; early south 8-1 Ramsey KL, 8-3 Blue Earth MF, 8-8 Chisago DB, 8-10 Waseca GS, Chisago KL; late north 9-4 Pennington KSS, 9-13 Aitkin WN, Lake RJ; late south 9-17 Pope KL, 9-25 BSNWR, 107 Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | All reports: 8-10 Chisago.KL, 8-24 Lac qui Parle CMB, 9-4 Blue Earth JCF, 9-8 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | Early north 8-18 St. Louis KE, 8-27 Cook KMH; early south 8-2 Lyon HK, 8-2, 8-4 Anoka KL; late north 9-23 St. Louis KE; late south 9-6 Anoka DGW, KL. Also reported from Chisago, Dakota, and Lyon counties. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Late north 10-25 Lake RG, RJ, SDM, 10-31 Crow Wing WN, 11-6 Pennington KSS; late south 10-26 Mower RRK, 10-28 Blue Earth JCF, 10-31 Cottonwood RJ. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early north 8-7 Pennington KSS, 824 Polk KL, 8-27 Cook KMH; early south 8-4 Lyon HK, 8-9 Ramsey KL, 8-10 Chisago KL, 8-11 Cottonwood KL, Dakota RA; late north 9-4 Pennington KSS, 9-9 Aitkin WN, 9-13 Lake RJ; late south 9-18 Nicollet JCF, 9-25 BSNWR. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | Early north 8-9 St. Louis KL, 8-10 Cook KMH, KE, 8-15 Otter Tail KL; early south 8-9 Ramsey KL, 8-11 Brown, Ramsey KL, 8-15 Ramsey BL, 8-16 Lyon HK; late north 8-29 Wilkin OJ, 9-1 St. Louis LW, 9-2 KE; late south 8-24 Lac qui Parle CMB, 9-18 BSNWR. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early north 8-8 Pennington KSS, 8-12 Clay LCF, 8-13 St. Louis TL; early south 8-2 Lyon, 8-20 KE; late north Aitkin 9-13, 10-10(?) WN, 9-25 Pennington KSS; late south 9-1 McLeod RJ. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | Early north 8/2, 8/9 St. Louis KE, 8/8 Pennington KSS, 8/23 Wilkin KL; early south 8/11 Cottonwood KL, 9/4 Nicollet JCF, 9/8 Lac qui Parle CMB; late north 9/9 Aitkin WN, 9/13 Lake RJ, 9/18 Otter Tail KL; late south 10/6 Lyon P. Egeland, 10/7 Blue Earth JCF, 10/19 Hennepin VL, 10/31 Cottonwood RJ. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Late north 10-16 Lake DB, 10-17 Carlton LW, 10-21 Beltrami JC; late south 10-3 Stearns NH, 10-18 Washington DS, 10-26 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Late north peak 8-28 St. Louis KE (60), 10-24 Aitkin WN, 10-25 Otter Tail GW, 10-26 Cook KMH; late south 11-10 Hennepin VL, peak 11-12 Houston FL (50+), 11-14 Dakota MW, 11-25 Houston FL. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Late north 10-10 Aitkin WN, 10-14 Beltrami JP, 11-4 St. Louis TW; late south 9-18 Nicollet JCF, 9-19 Blue Earth MF, 10-6 Mower RRK. Solita·ry Sandpiper Late north 9-20 Lake SW / MS, 10-5 St. Louis TW, 10-10 Aitkin WN; late south 9-18 Nicollet JCF, 9-22 Martin RJ, 10-2 Big Stone BSNWR. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Late north 9-25 Pennington KSS, 10-29 Otter Tail GMO, 10-31 Crow Wing WN; late south 11-7 Houston KE, RJ, 11-16 Martin EBK, 11-19 Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 10-3 Big Stone BSNWR, only report. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Late north 11-4 Otter Tail GMO, 11-7 Mille Lacs BL, 11-8 Aitkin SDM; late south 11-6 Wabasha WDM, Washington BL, 11-14 Dakota MW. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | All reports: 8-11 L Sueur RJ, 8-27 Pennington KSS, 8-29 Wilkin OJ, DB, 9-4 Nicollet JCF, 9-25 Pennington KSS, 9-11, 18 BSNWR, 10-5 Blue Earth JCF. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | All reports: Duluth 8-27, 9-3 KE, TL (1), 9-13 KE, JB, OJ (1), 9-26, 27 KE (1), 10-9 TL. | ||||
| LONG-TAILED JAEGER (Stercorarius longicaudus) | 8/24 Duluth (2 ad.) KE, only report. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early north 8-8 Aitkin WN, 8-19 St. Louis KE, 8-29 ES, 9-11 Pennington KSS; early south 9-10 Dakota MW, 9-25 BSNWR, 9-28 Hennepin VL; late north 11-7 Beltrami AS, Mille Lacs ES, 11-22 Mille Lacs DB, 11-28 Crow Wing WN, 11-29 SC. | ||||
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | Only report 9-29 Duluth KE (1 im.). | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Reported from 36 counties including St. Louis where it is rare (KE, MH) 8-31. Late north 10-8 Pennington KSS, 10-15 Wilkin OJ, 10-19 Marshall JP; late south 10-31 Watonwan RJ, 11-6 Blue Earth JCF, 11-14 Carver RBA. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Reported from 21 north and 32 south counties. Late north 11-30 St. Louis KE, Beltrami JP, AS. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from 29 counties. Late north 11-28 Itasca TL. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | All reports: 10-26 Duluth KE, SDM, 11-28 KE, 10-31 Cook DB. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early north 9-3 St. Louis MH, 9-11 SC, 9-12 SDM, JPI AM, 9-13 RA; early south 9-4 BSNWR, 9-13 Wright ES, 9-23 Dakota MW; late north 10-4 Itasca A. Lamey fide TL, 10-11 Beltrami JP, 10-15 Beltrami AS; late south 10-5 Martin JCF, 10-15 Hennepin SC, 10-16 Dakota SC, 11-18 BSNWR. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Late north 9-2 St. Louis KE, 9-13 Aitkin WN, 9-25 Pennington KSS; late south 8-30 Stearns NH, 9-9 Martin EB/ K, 9-11 Nicollet JCF. Species scarce this year. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Late north 9-1 Cass HJF, 9-27 Lake of the Woods RJ, Mille Lacs KL, 10-4 St. Louis KE, 10-10 Itasca TL; late south 8-28 Hennepin SC, 8-31 Ramsey KL, 9-23 Lac qui Parle KL. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Late north 8-14 Marshall KL, Roseau KL, 8-16 Otter Tail SDM, 8-29 Grant OJ; late south 8-25 Nicollet MF, 9-7 Lac qui Parle CMB, Pope KL, 9-9 Wright RJ, DB. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 11-1 Anoka KL, 11-13 Itasca MS. | ||||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | 9-12,13 Duluth JG, many obs., 10-24 to 11-10 Mille Lacs RA, JB, TS. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Late north 11-10 Becker WL, 11-29 Otter Tail SDM, 11-30 St. Louis KE, Beltrami AS; late south 11-7 Winona KE, RBJ, 11-15 Wright ES, 11-26 Rice RG. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Late north 10-25 Clay LCF, 10-26 Beltrami JP, St. Louis RA, 10-31 Pine KL; late south 11-22 Rice HC, 11-26 Mower RRK, 11-29 Dakota MW. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Late north 9-16 Traverse; late south 11-2 Ramsey KL, 11-7 Wabasha KE, RJ, WDM, 11-30 Dakota MW. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Late north 8-18 Cook KMH, 9-9 St. Louis KE, 9-13 Pine RJ (2); late south 10-3 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 8-12 Freeborn RG (6), 8-25 Nicollet MF (8), 9-25 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Late north 11-3 Marshall KSS, 11-7 Beltrami JP, AS, Otter Tail GMO; late south 11-8 Mower RRK, 11-22 Houston FL, 11-29 Big Stone RG. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Late north 10-6 Pennington GMO, 10-13 Becker RN, 10-19 Marshall JP, ANWR; late south 10-18 Houston JPI AM, 10-21 Dakota SC, Hennepin RA. | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 9-17 Lac qui Parle CMB; only report. | ||||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | 9-10 Chisago DB, 9-14 Lac qui Parle CMB; only reports. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 9-2 Blue Earth JCF (2), 11-8 Polk KSS, Marshall MH. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Late north 9-25 Beltrami JP, 10-4 Itasca TL, 10-17 Carlton LW; late south 10-18 Washington DS, 10-20 Hennepin SC, 11-22 Le Sueur HC. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Late dates: 10-14 Washington WL, 10-16 Blue Earth JCF, 11-10 Dakota MW. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 8-3 Cass DJ, 8-24 Aitkin (1 imm.) WN, 8-29 Duluth RG; 9-14 Aitkin (2) WN. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Hawk Ridge total 384 (1980:243); late north 10-25 Hawk Ridge, 11-3 Lake SWI MS, 11-8 Mille Lacs RBA; late south 10-6 Hennepin SC, 10-7 Wabasha WDM, 10-12 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Hawk Ridge total 164 (1980: 157); late north 10-26 Hawk Ridge, 11-3 Clearwater JP, 11-24 Aitkin WN; late south 10-8 Le Sueur HC, 10-28 Washington DS, 11-18 Houston JPI AM. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Hawk Ridge total 11 (1980: 10); late dates: 10-8 Marshall KSS, 10-23 Polk Tom Fiers fide MH, 10-28 St. Louis KE, 11-1 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Hawk Ridge total 9971 (1980: 11,127); late north 11-8 Hawk Ridge, 11-11 Beltrami AS; late south 10-23 Ramsey RJ, 11-29 Big Stone RG. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Hawk Ridge total 60 (1980:117); peak 9-28 Duluth 9 in one hour; late north 10-28 Hubbard HF, 11-7 Mille Lacs ES; late south 10-21 Stearns NH, 11-5 Anoka SC, 11-28 Pope RG. Red-ta,iled Hawk Hawk Ridge total 7320, a record high (1980:3941); peak 10-18 1657. Reported from 37 additional counties. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Hawk Ridge total 981 (1980:250); early south 10-26 Houston EMF, 11-25 Anoka BH. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Hawk Ridge total 149, a record high (1980:82); early south 8-8 Chisago DB, OJ, 9-6 Wabasha KL, 10-10 Houston FL; late north 11-26 Itasca TL, 11-27 Hawk Ridge (3), 11-28 Hubbard HF; south 11-30 Wabasha (30A, 4 imm.) OJ. Manh Hawk Hawk Ridge total 811 (1980:582); late north 11-5 Hawk Ridge, 11-8 Pine KL, 11-27 Otter Tail GMO; late south 11-1 Goodhue DB, OJ, 11-5 Cottonwood LAF, 11-11 LeSueur HC. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 8-3 Ramsey R.J, 8-12 Hennepin SC, 8-15 Carlton R.J, 8-21 Wabasha GS, 9-28 Hawk Ridge (1 imm.), 8-30 Becker DJ, 10-6 Aitkin RJ, 11-29 Winona OJ. Broad-winged Ha;wk Hawk Ridge total 30,905 (1980: 16,307); peak 9-14 9020; late north 10-14 Lake SWI MS, St. Louis (Hawk Ridge), 10-19 Marshall JP; south 9-20 Nicollet MF. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Hawk Ridge total 10 (only 5 in 6 previous years); late north 9-25 Beltrami KL, 9-27 Otter Tail SDM (7), Hawk Ridge (6), 10-18 Hawk Ridge (1); late south 10-2 Jackson KL, 10-11 Dakota JD, 11-7 Renville FKS. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Hawk Ridge total 278 (1980:389); early north 10-2 Hawk Ridge, 10-3 Mille Lacs WL, 11-6 Lake SWI MS; early south 9-20 Lac qui Parle AE, 10-12 Washington DMB, 10-17 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | 8-7 Kandiyohi HK, 9-20 Wilkin KSS, 10-2 Sibley KL. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reported from the following counties: Blue Earth, Clay, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Martin, Ramsey, Stevens and Washington. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Reported from 15 north and 18 south counties. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Only reports: 11-2 Pennington KSS, 11-17 St. Louis fide KE, 11-20 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SDM, 11-24 Itasca TL. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 11-8 Two Harbors L. Ronning, 11-21 Isabella fide SW, late November Cook A. Hawkins. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from 11 north and six south counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | All reports: 8-13 Koochiching KL, 8-15 Aitkin LW, 11-2 Lake RBA, 11-8 St. Louis fide K. Sundquist. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | All reports: 8-17 Lyon HK, 10-13 Hubbard DJ, 10-23 St. Louis LW, 10-25 Cook DGW, 11-2 Le Sueur JCF. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 10-20 Cook KMH, 11-3 Lyon EBI K, only reports. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | On 11-3,4 two banded at Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 9-30 Crow Wing WN, 10-10 St. Louis LW, 10-15 Anoka BH, 11-23 Hubbard DJ. During October and November there were a total of 407 banded on Hawk Ridge with a peak of 56 on 10-1,2 fide KE. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Reported from 45 counties. Late north 9-13 Aitkin WN, 9-23 Lake SW / MS, 9-25 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, St. Louis and 21 south counties. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Reported from 15 counties. Late north 10-3 Cook KMH, 10-6 Kanabec RJ, 10-15 St. Louis KE; late south 10-13 Cottonwood LAF, Hennepin 1014 VL, 10-16 SC, 10-16 Houston EMF, 11-25 Hennepin W. Jiracek. | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | All reports: 9-19 to 11-1 Duluth m.o.b., 10-4 Cass E. Schmid, 10-15,20 Lake KE, 10-21 Cook KMH, 10-28 Duluth KE, 11-1 Hawk Ridge fide KE, 11-7 Itasca A. Bolduc fide DB, 11-23 Babbitt KE, St. Louis MH. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | Present throughout the period in Lake County SW / MS, 9-19 to 10-25 Duluth, several sightings (9 on 10-15), 10-3 Itasca A. Bolduc fide DB, 10-5 TL, 11-25 TL, 10-18 Lake DB, 10-21 JB, 10-25 DGW, 10-24 Cook DGW, 10-31 DB, 11-4 St. Louis TL, 11-17 Crow Wing JB, 11-25 Rice REA. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Reported from 16 north and 20 south counties. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Reported from 17 north and 23 south counties. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Reported from 54 counties. Late north 10-25 Clay LCF, 10-29 Pennington KSS, 10-31 Crow Wing WN; late south 11-2 Nicollet JCF, 11-7 Houston RJ, 11-30 Lac qui Parle AE, Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from 19 north and 20 south counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Hawk Ridge total 732 (1980: 781); late north 10-20 Pennington KSS, 1122 Becker TL, 11-30 Clay SDM. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Hawk Ridge total 30 (1980:46); late north 10-8 Clay LCF, 10-27 Cook KMH, 11-5 St. Louis TL; south 9-23 Murray JMP, 10-3 Goodhue BL, 11-8 Mower RRK. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | 9-21 Hawk Ridge, 10-22 Duluth KE, RG, BL, 10-24 Cook DGW, 11-11 Otter Tail SDM, 11-25 Duluth Sam Cooper. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Hawk Ridge total12 (1980:15); early south 8-7 Hennepin Dana Struthers, 8-14 Ramsey RBA, 9-7 Dakota MW; late north 9-29 Cook KMH, 10-11 St. Louis KE, 11-6 Clay LCF; late south 11-28 Dakota JD, 11-29 Wabasha OJ. Other reports from Anoka KL, Crow Wing JB, Itasca RG, RJ, Kandiyohi RBA. | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 8-29 Willkin, Grant SDM, only report. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Four counties north with late dates 8-18 St. Louis KE, 8-24 Itasca JC, 9-10 Pennington KSS; nine counties south with late dates 9-2 Ramsey KL, 9-4 Mower RRK, Nicollet JCF, 9-7 Meeker RJ, 9-19 Blue Earth MF. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Late north 8-29 Wilkin DB, Otter Tail OJ, 8-30 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GW, 9-11 Clay KL, 9-12 Pennington · KSS; late south 8-11 Cottonwood KL, 8-17 Lyon HK, 9-2 Sherburne EH/ SS. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Late north 9-9 St. Louis KE, 9-13 RJ, 9-11 Itasca TL, 9-12 Pennington KSS, Mille Lacs KL; late south 9-8 Sherburne EH/ SS, 9-10 Nicollet JCF, 9-12 Big Stone GW, 10-3 Morrison RBA fide RJ. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 8-2 Anoka KL, Isanti KL, 8-8 Anoka SC, 8-13 Hennepin DB; late north 8-23 Crow Wing JB, Cook KMH, 8-26 St. Louis KE, 8-29 Wilkin OJ; late south 9-5 Wabasha KL, Dodge RJ, 9-8 Hennepin SC, 9-13 Mower RRK, 9-20 Cottonwood LAF. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Late north 9-15 Mille Lacs RJ, DB, 9-26 Pennington KSS, 9-28 Lake SW1 MS, 10-4 Beltrami JP; late south 9-13 Houston EMF, 9-14 Cottonwood LAF, Redwood JMP, 9-19 Wright ES, 10-3 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Late north 8-14 Lake SW / MS, 8-16 Cook KMH, 8-27 St. Louis KE; late south 9-1 Hennepin SC, 9-5 Washington DMB, 9-9 Kandiyohi RJ, 9-10 Wright ES, 9-17 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Only reports: 8-22 Morrison RJ, Wright ES, Aitkin WN, 9-5 Washington DMB, 9-8 Aitkin WN. Empidonax sp.? 8-25, 9-2 Anoka KL, 9-18 Houston EMF, 10-7 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | One report 8-11 Mower RJ. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Late north 9-15 Mille Lacs DB, 10-1 St. Louis KE, 10-6 Aitkin RJ; late south 9-14 Redwood JMP, 9-15 Wright ES, 9-23 Cottonwood LAF, 9-29 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Late north 9-25 Aitkin WN, 10-4 Beltrami JP, 10-6 Clay LCF, 10-20 Pennington KSS; late south 10-16 Mower RRK, 10-19 Hennepin SC, 10-21 ES, 10-19 Martin EB/ K, LeSueur HC. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | One report: 9-24 Rock GS. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Two reports north 9-4 Clay LCF, 9-12 Crow Wing JB; late south 9-9 Swift RJ, 9-13 Wright ES, 9-29 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Late north 9-26 Itasca RJ, 9-28 Cook KMH, 10-2 Beltrami JP; late south 10-5 Ramsey BL, 10-7 Hennepin SC, 10-8 Houston EMF. Red-eyed Vi reo Late north 10-2 Otter Tail GMO, 10-4 Otter Tail RG; late south 10-2 Hennepin DB, 10-5 Ramsey BL. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 8-26 Sherburne EH/ SS, 8-28 Hennepin SC; late north 9-24 St. Louis KE, 10-6 St. Louis L W, 1 0-18 Aitkin WN; late south 9-19 Dakota MW, Houston EMF, 9-20 Nicollet MF, 9-22 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Three reports: 8-2 Lac qui Parle KE, 8-14 Mower RRK, 8-25 Renville FKS. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Early north 10-7 Lake SW / MS, 10-9 Mille Lacs DB, OJ, 10-10 St. Louis KE, WL; early south 10-20 Blue Earth EB/ K, 10-25 Chisago RJ, Wabasha WDM, Washington DMB, 10-31 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported 10-7 to 11-16 from Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Lake and St. Louis counties. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported from 24 north and 33 south counties. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported from Becker, Beltrami, Hubbard, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and St. Louis counties north. One report south 10-27 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 27 north and 40 south counties. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from 11 north counties. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Reported from 19 north and 26 south counties. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | All reports: 10-14 Lake SW /MS, 10-15,22 St. Louis KE, 10-21 Cook JB and Itasca County TL. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | All reports: 8-19 Winona CMB, 10-10 Fillmore RJ, BL, 11-7 Houston RJ, KE, 11-15 JEB, 11-21 JPI AM. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported from 21 counties with late north 11-1 Clay LCF, 11-6 St. Louis TL, 11-28 Aitkin WN, 11-29 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Late north 8-20 Becker RN, 8-22 Crow Wing RJ, 8-26 St. Louis KE, 8-29 Wilkin OJ; late south 9-9 Kandiyohi DB, 9-11 Nicollet JCF, 9-13 Washington KL, 10-3 Wright ES, Anoka DS. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Late north 10-2 Otter Tail TL, 10-11 GW, 10-21 GMO; late south 10-7 Houston EMF, 10-9 Hennepin OJ, 10-10 Olmsted JEB, 10-17 Houston FL, Big Stone RJ, BL. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Late north 8-18 Cook KMH, 9-11 Wilkin KL, 10-11 Otter Tail GW; late south Hennepin 9-25 ES, 9-29 DB, 10-2 RA, 10-12 SC. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Late north 9-1 St. Louis KE, 9-7 Beltrami AS, 9-11 Douglas KL, 9-23 Clay LCF; late south 9-4 Hennepin SC, 9-7 Washington WL, 9-30 Anoka KL, 10-3 DS. There were many reports from Winona 8-8 to 8-24 with a peak of 30,000 on 8-14. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Late north 10-4 St. Louis TL, 10-6 KE, 10-6 Morrison DB, 10-11 Otter Tail GW, 10-31 SDM; late south 10-4 Wright ES, 10-7 Olmsted JEB, 10-9 Hennepin OJ, 10-17 Big Stone RJ. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Late north 9-6 St. Louis LW, 9-11 Wilkin KL, 9-13 Pine RJ, 9-28 St. Louis KE, Cook KMH; late south 9-5 Scott DB, Hennepin SC, Rice KJ, 9-17 Hennepin VL, 10-3 Lyon, Nobles, Pipestone KL, Wright ES. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 8-23 Houston EMF, 8-30 Hennepin OJ, 9-9 Sherburne EH/ SS; late north 10-16 Cook KMH, 10-17 St. Louis LW, 10-22 KE, BL, 10-25 Beltrami JP; late south 10-24 Dakota MW, 10-25 Anoka JLH, 10-29 Hennepin ES, 10-31 Watonwan RJ, Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 9-16 Anoka JLH, 9-18 Hennepin SC, 9-25 ES; late north 10-21 Clay LCF, 10-31 Aitkin WN, 11-3 Marshall KSS, 11-14 Clearwater JP. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Early north 10-15 St. Louis KE, 1022 Cook RG, 10-24 DGW, KMH, 10-25 RJ, 10-25 Lake SDM. Also reported from Beltrami County and one reportfrom Hennepin 1 0-4 VL. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | • Reported from 15 north and 29 south counties. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported from 18 north and 22 south counties. 10-20 Grand Marais KE. Red•breasted Nuthatch Reported from 17 north and 23 south counties. Early south 10-2 Blue Earth, Hennepin KL. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Reports from 29 counties; early south 8-20 Washington WL, 9-20 DS, 9-16 Anoka JLH, 9-18 Houston EMF; late north 11-23 Clay LCF, St. Louis MH, 11-28 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | All reports: Houston 8-8 FL, 9-11 EMF, 8-19 Winona CMB, 8-21 Wabasha GS, 9-5 RJ, 9-4 Nicollet JCF, 9-13 Wright ES, 9-16 Hennepin DB, SC. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Late north 9-13 Clay LCF, 9-17 Becker RN, 9-24 Beltrami JP, 10-7 St. Louis LW; late south 10-2 Hennepin PF, 10-3 Houston FL, 10-4 Martin EB/ K, 10-10 Houston RJ, BL, 10-15 Hennepin SC, Dodge RG. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 8-29, 9-2,22 Hennepin SC; late north 10-12 Cook KMH, 10-14 Lake SW / MS, 10-19 DB, 10-22 St. Louis TL; late south 10-20 Anoka KL, 10-21 Hennepin KL, 11-16 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Late north 8-1 Itasca, Kanabec DB, 8-26 Cook KMH; late south 9-24 Rice KJ, 9-29 Murray JMP, 10-3 Hennepin SC, 10-7 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Late north 10-3 Pennington KSS, 10-4 Cass RG, 10-16 St. Louis TL, 10-18 Otter Tail SDM; late south 10-3 Washington DS, Nicollet JCF, 10-10 Freeborn RJ, BL, 10-20 Hennepin SC, 1031 Rice KJ. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Late north 9-25 Beltrami JP, Kittson KL, 9-28 Cook KMH, 9-30 Clay LCF, 10-10 Aitkin OJ, DB; late south 9-28 Washington DS, 9-28 Hennepin VL, 10-2 SC, 9-30 Houston EMF, 10-4 Wright ES. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Late north 9-14 Clay LCF, 9-21 St. Louis TL, 9-26 KE, 9-25 Beltrami JP; late south 9-25 Nicollet JCF, 9-30 EMF, 10-8 Hennepin SC, 10-15 ES. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | Only reports: 10-31 Grand Marais DB, 11-1 Red Lake AS. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Reported from nine north and 14 south counties. Late north 10-14 St. Louis KE, LW, TL, 10-25 DGW, 10-15 Wilkin OJ. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | All reports: 9-11 Houston EMF, 9-19 Beltrami JP, 10-15 Duluth KE, 10-17 Beltrami AS, 10-19 Grand Marais KMH, 10-26 Duluth fide K. Sundquist, 11-11 Ramsey D. Meyer. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | All reports: 8-2 Ramsey KL, &-8 Anoka OJ, 8-9 KL, 8-14 Roseau KL, 8-15 Aitkin RJ, 8-28 Washington DMB, Hennepin SC, 10-14 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | All reports: 8-30 Washington DMB, 9-15 Mille Lacs DB, RJ, 9-19 St. Louis LW, 9-27 Renville FKS, 9-28 Ramsey BDC. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 8-12 Ramsey RBA, 8-26 Sherburne EH/ SS, 8-28 Washington DMB, Hennepin SC, 8-29 Renville FKS; late north 9-13 Lake RJ, 9-24 Clay LCF, 9-26 Beltrami JP; late south 1010 Mower RRK, Hennepin 10-15 ES, 10-17 sc. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 9-1 Mower RRK, 9-20 Nicollet MF, 10-4 Isanti KL; late north 10-18 Lake DB, 10-20 Cook KE, 10-24 KMH, 11-7 Otter Tail GMO; late south 10-19 Washington BL, 10-19 Hennepin PF, 10-27 ES, 11-4 SC, 10-31 Jackson RJ, 11-4 Martin EB/ K. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Only report: 8-6 Houston EMF. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported from 22 north and 43 south counties. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | Only reports: 9-20 Duluth D. Scheer, 11-17, 18 Hennepin RBA fide RJ. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early south 9-9 Blue Earth JCF, 9-12 Anoka KL, 9-21 Hennepin ES, 9-22 Wright RBA; late north 10-25 Lake DGW, 10-27 Cook KMH, 11-1 Aitkin WN, 11-3 Marshall KSS, 11-9 St. Louis KE; late south 10-14 Blue Earth JCF, 10-16 Lac qui Parle HC, 10-19 Mower RG. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Early south 10-25 Olmsted JEB, 11-2 Cottonwood LAF, Dakota JMP, 11-10 LeSueur HC. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Early north 10-3 Itasca DB, 10-6 Pennington KSS, 10-21 Cook KMH, Lake SW/ MS; no reports south. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from 14 counties north and 22 counties south. | ||||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | Early north 10-9 St. Louis M. Carr, 10-13 Polk MH; early south 10-25 Anoka JLH, 10-27 Hennepin ES, 11-1 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) | Two reports: 11-16 Mille Lacs KE, 11-29 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Reported from six counties north and six counties south. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Eight reports: 8-8 thru 11-14 St. Louis KE, 9-6 Itasca RG, 10-6 Pennington KSS, 10-25 Lake RJ, St. Louis SDM, 10-26 Polk MH, 10-31 Watonwan RJ, throughout period Cook KMH. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from 16 counties north and 14 counties south. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from nine counties north and 15 counties south. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early north 9-6 St. Louis KE, 9-13 St. Louis OJ; early south 10-20 Blue Earth EB/ K, 10-30 Mower RRK; late north 11-27 Becker RN, 11-30 ClayLCF. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | One report: 10-29 Stevens GMO. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Early north 10-1 Itasca NH, 10-7 Lake SW/ MS, St. Louis TW, 10-10 Pennington KSS; early south 10-30 Lyon JCF, 11-20 Lyon HC, Renville FKS, 11-27 Olmsted JEB, Pope RJ. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | One report: 8-11 Fillmore RJ. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Two reports: 8-12 Clay LCF, 8-19 Winona CMB. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Late north 10-19 St. Louis TW, 10-20 Cook KE, KMH, St. Louis 11-8 St. Louis TL; late south 10-17 Stevens BL, 10-19 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Late north 9-29 Cook KMH, 10-15 St. Louis KL; one report south 10-5 Ramsey BL. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | One report north: 10-4 Cass RG; late south 10-8 Rice KJ, 10-10 Houston RG, BL, FL, Mower RRK. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early north 9-15 Cook KMH, 9-19 Itasca DB; early south 9-18 Hennepin SC, 9-20 Houston EMF, Washington DMB; late north 10-28 Crow Wing JB, St. Louis TW, 11-5 Clay LCF; late south 11-10 Hennepin RA, 11-11 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Early south 9-15 Washington DGW, 9-17 Houston EMF, 9-18 Nicollet JCF. Tree Sparrow Early north 9-28 Clay LCF, 10-2 Cook KMH; early south 10-2 Nicollet JCF, 10-7 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early north 9-10 Crow Wing JB, 9-11 St. Louis DB; early south 9-18 Nicollet JCF, 9-22 Washington GS; late north 10-28 St. Louis KE, 10-31 Cook KMH; late south 10-23 Hennepin RA, 11-5 Ramsey WL. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early north 9-15 Cook KMH, 9-17 St. Louis KE; early south 10-19 Hennepin SC, 10-25 Nicollet JCF; late north 10-30 Beltrami AS, 11-4 Clay LCF; late south 11-20 Lac qui Parle CMB, Nicollet JCF, 11-29 Traverse RG. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 9-9 Houston EMF, 9-14 Hennepin SC; late north 10-30 Clay LCF, Hubbard HJF, St. Louis TL, 1031 Aitkin WN, St. Louis LW; late south 11-12 Hennepin ES, 11-23 Dakota MW. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Late north 10-15 Wilkin OJ, 11-3 Cook KMH; late south 10-17 Chippewa RJ, 10-21 Cottonwood LAF. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Five reports: 9-26 Itasca RJ, 9-28 Hennepin SC, 9-29 Murray JMP, 10-1 Polk MH, 10-9 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | Two reports: 8-8 Pennington KSS, 10-3 Lyon Paul Egeland. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | One report: 8-8 Winona 2a 1y FL. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Late north 10-24 Cook KMH, 10-26 St. Louis KE; late south 10-29 Hennepin ES, 10-31 Watonwan RJ. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Late north 10-25 Clay CLF, 11-1 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 9-5 Wabasha RJ, 9-10 Wright ES; late north 10-10 Itasca TL, 10-12 Clay LCF; late south 10-16 Waseca RG, 10-20 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Late north 10-25 Clay LCF, 10-27 Cook KMH; late south 11-1 Hennepin VL, ES, 11-11 Anoka GS. | ||||
| Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) | Three reports of western race 10-15 Hennepin SC, 11-19 Houston female EMF, 11-25 Houston male EMF. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Two reports north: 8-23 Beltrami JC, 10-20 Otter Tail GMO; late south excluding western race 10-14 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Late north 9-27 St. Louis KE, 10-18 St. Louis TL; late south 10-2 Nicollet JCF, 10-17 Swift BL, RJ. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Late north 8-29 Aitkin WN, Wilkin OJ, 9-15 Mille Lacs RJ; no reports south. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Late north 10-15 Lake KL, 10-31 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Late north 11-1 Clay LCF, 11-29 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Four reports: 8-12 Clay LCF, 8-19 Winona CMB, 8-29 Hennepin SC, 9-6 Marshall KSS. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Late north 9-5 Clay LCF, 9-9 Pennington KSS, 11-1 Hubbard HJF; late south 9-5 Houston EMF, 9-13 Wright ES. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Late north 11-15 Clay LCF, 11-24 Mahnomen KSS. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Late north 10-18 St. Louis KE, 10-23 Itasca TL; late south 10-17 Treverse RJ, 11-20 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early north 9-20 St. Louis KE, 9-26 Cook RJ; 9-30 Lake SW/ MS; early south 10-21 Dakota SC, 11-5 Anoka SC; late north 11-5 Clay LCF, Cook KMH, 11-6 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Late north 10-31 Marshall KSS, 11-4 St. Louis LW. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Late north 11-14 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail GW, 11-23 Cook KMH, 11-24 Becker KSS. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Late north 9-26 St. Louis LW, 10-6 Wadena Al Bolduc; late south 9-24 Martin EB/ K, 9-25 Hennepin ES, 10-2 Hennepin SC, Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 8-19 Hennepin VL, 8-26 Sherburne EH/ SS, 8-28 Hennepin DB, SC, Washington DMB; late north 9-17 Pennington KSS, 9-26 Itasca RJ; late south 9-23 Hennepin, 9-24 Hennepin SC, 9-26 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Four reports: 8-22 Aitkin WN, 8-30 Pine RJ, 9-1 Houston EMF, 9-7 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | One report: 9-11 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 8-16 Anoka JLH, KL; late north 9-26 St. Louis KE, 9-29 Cook KMH; late south 9-25 Hennepin DB, 9-26 Houston EMF, 9-29 Rice KJ. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | One report: 9-23 Houston CMB. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 8-8 Anoka DB, OJ, 8-16 Houston EMF, 8-17 Anoka JLH; late north 10-22 St. Louis KE, 10-24 Cook KMH, 10-31 Roseau KSS; late south 10-10 Houston RJ, 10-15 Hennepin SC, Martin EB / K. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early north. 8-18 Clay LCF, 8-22 St. Louis KE; early south 8-28 Nicollet JCF, 8-29 Hennepin SC; late north 10-6 St. Louis KE, 10-9 Mille Lacs DB, OJ, 10-13 Clay LCF, Crow Wing JB; late south 10-19 Mower RG, 10-20 Wright ES, 10-26 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 8-11 Houston EMF, 8-19 Anoka JLH; late north 10-5 Clay LCF, Cook KMH, 10-5 St. Louis LW, 10-25 Crow Wing JB; late south 10-19 Dakota RBA, 10-20 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Five reports: 8-20 St. Louis KE, 8-26 Sherburne EH/ SS, 8-30 Carlton RJ, 9-11 Dakota JD, 9-19 Le Sueur HC. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Late north, two reports: 8-14 Lake SW / MS, 8-19 Cook KMH; late south 9-18 Hennepin DB, 9-20 Nicollet MF. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Late north 10-3 Aitkin WN, 10-6 St. Louis KE; late south 10-10 Freeborn BL, RJ, 10-12 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Late north 10-6 Aitkin RJ, 10-18 St. Louis KE; late south 9-28 Hennepin ES, 10-5 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Six reports: 8-17 Anoka JLH, 8-19 Cook KMH, 8-23 St. Louis KE, 8-29 Carlton RJ, 9-2 St. Louis LW, 9-13 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | One report: 8-13 Winona CMB. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 8-28 Hennepin DB, 8-29 Hennepin SC; late north 9-6 Lake SWI MS, St. Louis KE, 9-10 Itasca TL, 9-12 Cook KMH; late south 9-24 Hennepin ES, 9-25 Hennepin DB, SC, 9-29 Rice KJ. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 8-25 Hennepin SC, 8-28 Nicollet JCF, 8-29 Washington DS; late north 10-6 Aitkin RJ, 10-18 Aitkin L. Paynter; late south 9-25 Hennepin ES, 9-28 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 8-17 Anoka JLH, 8-21 Hennepin SC; late north 10-1 St. Louis KE, 10-12 Aitkin WN; late south 9-23 Hennepin SC, 10-13 Hennepin RBA. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 8-16 Houston EMF, 8-18 Hennepin RBA, 8-19 Hennepin PF; late north 9-24 St. Louis KE, 10-16 Clay LCF; late south 9-23 Houston EMF, 9-25 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Late north 9-10 St. Louis KE, TW, 9-15 Mille Lacs DB, RJ; late south 8-28 Hennepin SC, Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Late north 9-15 Itasca TL, Mille Lacs RJ, 9-19 St. Louis KE, LW; late south 9-21 Anoka JLH, Houston EMF, 9-25 Hennepin DB, 10-10 Ramsey KL. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early north 8-27 Pennington KSS, St. Louis KE, 8-29 Cook KMH; early south 8-29 Washington GS, 9-14 Anoka JLH; late north 9-26 St. Louis KE, 9-28 Red Lake RJ; late south 10-3 Houston FL. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Eight reports: 9-4 Washington GS, 9-7 Red Lake KSS, 9-14 Lake SW / MS, 9-18 and 9-19 Hennepin SC, 9-23 and 9-24 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 8-18 Blue Earth JCF, 8-24 Washington GS; late north 10-25 Beltrami JP, 10-27 St. Louis LW, 1031 Cook DB, Bill Pieper; late south 10-11 Isanti RJ, 10-13 Hennepin ES, 10-15 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 8-31 Renville FKS; late north 9-21 St. Louis TL, 9-22 Crow Wing JB, 9-26 St. Louis KE; late south 9-16 Washington GS, 9-23 Hennepin VL, Houston EMF. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 8-23 Lyon HK, 8-29 Hennepin SC; late north 10-27 Cook KMH, St. Louis LW, 10-28 St. Louis TW, 11-30 St. Louis KE; late south 11-9 Houston EMF, 11-10 Anoka SC. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 8-16 EMF, 8-28 Nicollet JCF, 8-29 Washington DGW; late north 9-17 Lake SW / MS, 9-19 St. Louis LW, 9-24 St. Louis KE; late south 9-22 Watonwan RJ, 9-23 Houston EMF, 9-24 Houston ES. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 8-13 Hennepin DB, 8-17 Hennepin RBA; late north 8-30 Crow Wing JB, 9-9 Lake SW/ MS; late south 9-19 Hennepin SC, 10/10 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early north 8-12 Clay LCF, 8-17 Cook KMH; early south 8-12 Ramsey RBA, 8-21 Hennepin SC; late north 9-7 Beltrami JP, 9-9 St. Louis LW; late south 9-19 Renville FKS, 9-25 Lincoln JMP. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 10-19 thru 11-7 St. Louis KE, TL, MH, SDM, TW, WN. | ||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Late north 9-25 Beltrami JP, 10-8 St. Louis KE; late south 10-3 Hennepin SC, 10-14 Hennepin MW. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from Mille Lacs and fourteen counties south. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Late north 9-15 Pennington KSS, 9-16 Beltrami AS, 10-1 St. Louis KE; late south 10-5 Washington BL, 10-6 Hennepin SC, 10-10 Houston RJ. | ||||
| BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus melanocephalus) | 10-19 thru 10-25 Cook KMH, KE, JB, RG, DGW, SDM. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Late north 9-15 Mille Lacs DB, 9-23 St. Louis KE; late south 10-4 Wright ES, 10-10 Houston BL, RJ. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Two reports: 8-23 Nobles GS, 9-5 Dodge RJ. | ||||