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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1981-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1981 Dick Ruhme, Don Bolduc, and Oscar Johnson |
During this spring, most of Minnesota enjoyed one of the mildest March's in years with temperature average nearly 10 degrees above normal with virtually no snow cover except in the northeastern part of the state. April weather was about average in both temperature and precipitation, as was May. However, the lack of snow melt made things seem much drier and in fact lake levels were down and many favorite shorebird haunts totally dry.
If you had expected the abnormally gentle winter to bring migrants back early, you were absolutely right. The waterfowl migration was the earliest on record, so early that most arrivals were noted in the preceding Winter Report. As stated there, on a trip to southeastern Minnesota Feb. 28-March 1, KE and RJ recorded virtually every regular species of duck! Herons, pelicans and the like were not far behind with many early dates, but the warbler wave was about on time, possibly having been delayed by inclement weather south of the state.
For the record, 79 seasonal reports were submitted, providing good coverage of the state. 105 species were recorded, among them 10 casuals and 7 accidentals. Highlights from the northeast included Duluth's Mute Swan, Gyrfalcon, Whimbrel, Red Knot Parasitic Jaeger and Little Gull plus a Lazuli Bunting in Cook County.
Around the Twin Cities, an errant Western Tanager obliged many observers, and several unusual species were seen in the southeast.
Also worthy of special mention was the discovery of three active Bald Eagle nests along the Mississippi River in Houston County. Two nests with young were observed by FL on May 21. For obvious reasons, precise locations will not be revealed.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 3-1 Hennepin KE, 3-8 Dakota BH, TW, 3-10 Anoka KL, Ramsey RH (wintered); early north 3-15 Otter Tail SM, 4-2 Wilkin FKS, 4-24 Marshall KSS; peak 4-1 Otter Tail GMO (200). | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | Early south 3-28 Cottonwood JEB, JSD, 4-4 Dakota JD, Blue Earth MF; early north 3-21 Clay LCF, 3-26 Hubbard DJ, 4-28 Otter Tail GMO (19); peak 4-24 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Permanent resident; reported from 34 counties. | ||||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | Several reports from Duluth: 3-15 (7) fide KE, 4-18 JG and 5-11 KE; also 3-20 through 28 ltascat TL. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early south 3-13 Winona JP1AM, 3-25 Houston FL (75) and Sherburne EH; early north 3-26 Clay SM and Otter Tail GMO; peak 4-11 Duluth KE (1500); late north 5-21 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-31 Wilkin JPI AM, SM. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Early south 3-2 Ramsey BH, 3-9 Stearns NH, 3-13 Nicollet JCF; early north 3-18 Beltrami AS, 3-23 Becker TNWR, 3-26 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Early south 3-6 Dakota TC, Blue Earth JCF, 3-21 Houston FL; early north 3-24 Beltrami SY, 3-28 Aitkin WN, Morrison DCF and Otter Tail SM, 4-5 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 4-25 to 5-20 Douglas SM, many observers. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Early south 3-1 Scott KE, RJ, 3-12 Blue Earth JCF, 3-15 Dakota KG and Olmsted JSD; early north 3-26 Clay 190 The Loon Vol. 53 SM, 3-28 Otter Tail GMO (750), 4-8 Wilkin FKS. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Early south 3-12 Blue Earth JCF, 3-15 Dakota KG, 3-27 Cottonwood LAF; early north 3-29 Otter Tail SM, 4-10 Crow Wing TS, 4-12 Duluth JG. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Early south 3-12 Blue Earth JCF, 3-15 Dakota KG, Mower RRK and Olmsted JEB, JSD, 3-17 Wabasha WDM; early north 3-8 Otter Tail SM, 3-26 Beltrami JP, 3-27 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Permanent resident south; early north 3-8 Marshall, 3-18 Becker TNWR, 3-26 Wilkin FKS, reported from 29 other counties. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Many overwintering reports south; early north 3-6 Otter Tail GMO, 3-28 Itasca TL. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Early south 3-2 JEB, 3-4 Waseca JCF, 3-7 Scott RA; early north 3-14 Otter Tail GMO, 3-24 Marshall FDS, 3-27 Beltrami JP. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Early south 3-7 Scott RA, 3-15 Anoka KL, Dakota KG, Mower RRK, 3-17 Wabasha WDM; early north 3-16 Otter Tail GMO, 3-28 Morrison DCF, 3-30 Lake SW/ MS. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 3-1 Dakota RA, SC, KE, RJ, MW, 3-8 Houston FL, 3-9 Blue Earth JCF; early north 3-28 Otter Tail GMO, 3-29 St. Louis L W, 4-8 Wilkin FKS. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 3-1 Dakota SC, 3-4 Waseca JCF, 3-5 Blue Earth JCF; early north 3-15 Otter Tail SM, 3-28 Itasca TL and Lake of the Woods TA, 4-1 Beltrami JP; peak 3-15 Cottonwood LAF (200+). | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Early south 3-6 Blue Earth JCF, Wabasha WDM, 3-11 Houston FL, 3-13 Ramsey BL; early north 3-22 Itasca TL, 3-27 Beltrami JP, 3-28 Becker DJ, Morrison DCF, Otter Tail SM, GMO, GW. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Early south 3-19 Stearns MC, 3-21 Freeborn RJ, 3-23 Washington DR; early north 3-28 Beltrami JP, AS, 3-29 St. Louis LW, 4-3 Lake of the Woods TA. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Early south 3-1 Dakota SC, KE, RJ, 3-2 Olmsted JEB, JSD, 3-7 Wabasha WDM; early north 3-18 Otter Tail GMO and Becker TNWR, 3-28 St. Louis TW, 4-2 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 5-10 St. Louis JG, 5-25 St. Louis LW, only reports. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 4-11 Mille Lacs SE, 4-19 Cook KMH; all other reports St. Louis 5-2, 5-11 JG, 5-18 SM, 5-25 LW. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 5-10 St. Louis JG, only report. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 5-26 Cook KMH, only report. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early south 3-1 Houston JP1AM, 3-10 Blue Earth JCF; early north 3-23 Becker TNWR, 3-25 Marshall FDS; Winter 1981 late south 4-30 Ramsey BDC, 5-6 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Late south 4-8 Stearns NH, 4-9 Houston JPI AM, 4-28 Washington DS, 5-16 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | 3-4 through 7 Dakota (Black Dog) RA, MW. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Early south 3-8 Houston FL, 3-15 Anoka KL, 3-17 Wabasha WDM; early north 3-21 Beltrami JP, 3-24 Itasca TL, 3-28 Aitkin KE, Becker DJ and Duluth Dick Green. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Late south 4-12 Olmsted JF, 4-20 Anoka, 4-24 Nicollet JCF, KL, 5-5 Washington DS. Red•breasted Merganser Early south 3-10 Dakota GS, 3-15 Goodhue KE; early north (excluding Lake Superior) 3-28 Morrison DCF 3-29 Otter Tail SM; peak on Lake Su~ perior 4-28. St. Louis JG (900); late south 5-1 Nicollet JCF, 5-13 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Early south 3-14 Blue Earth JCF, 3-21 Freeborn RJ, Le Sueur EK and Washington DS; early north St. Louis LW, 4-13 Pennington KSS, 3-15 Otter Tail GMO; peak 4-20 Grant SM (800). | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | Reported from Houston 4-17 to 19, 5-25 and 5-29 JPI AM, 5-19 Rock (Blue Mounds) SM. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 4-13 Houston EMF, only report. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Permanent resident; reported from 30 counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 4-17 Lake of the Woods R.J, 5-7 Cook KMH, only reports. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Permanent resident; reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Marshall and St. Louis counties. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Permanent resident; reported from Cass, Clay, Hubbard, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington and Wilkin counties. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Permanent resident; reported from 33 counties. Winter 1981 | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Permanent resident; reported from 27 counties. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Early south 3-2 Nicollet JCF (wintered), 3-21 Olmsted EJB, 3-22 Anoka KL and Blue Earth MF; early north 3-25 Becker TNWR, 3-27 Beltrami JP, 3-28 Otter Tail SM and St. Louis TW. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Early south 3-29 Washington DR, 4-7 Hennepin VL, 4-10 Houston JP/ AM; early north 4-11 St. Louis TL, 4-12 Cook KE, 4-14 Morrison RJ; peak 4-24 Pine DB, RJ (500). | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Early south 5-1 Nicollet JCF, 5-12 Hennepin SC, VL, 5-14 Pope HK; early north 4-11 St. Louis KE and Otter Tail GMO, 4-13 Lake of the Woods TA, 4-15 Beltrami RJ. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Early south 4-10 Nicollet JCF, 4-18 188 The Loon Vol. 53 Rice KJ, 4-26 Dodge JSD and Steele JEB; early north 4-20 Otter Tail SM, 4-25 Wilkin JPI AM, 5-2 Beltrami JP. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Permanent resident reported from 29 counties. · | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Early north 3-5 Clay LCF, 3-6 Otter Tail GMO, 3-16 GW, 3-20 Hubbard DJ, 3-21 Aitkin KE, 3-22 Pennington KSS; reports from 10 other northern counties and 22 southern counties. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Early south 5-14 Blue Earth MF, 5-17 Le Sueur HFC, 5-18 Mower RRK, 5-19 Ramsey FKB; early north 5-23 Otter Tail SM, 5-29 St. Louis RR. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Early south 5-10 Fillmore GEE, 5-14 Washington DMB, 5-16 Cottonwood LAF, Anoka KL; early north 5-17 St. Louis JG, 5-18 Otter Tail RJ, 5-19 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Early south 4-1 Rock EB (amazing!), 5-1 Houston JP/AM, 5-6 Mower RRK, 5-7 Blue Earth JCF, Dakota MW; early north 4-10 Hubbard DJ (amazing!), 4-19 Becker DH, 5-11 Lake of the Woods TA. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Early south 4-12 Houston EMF, 4-20 Fillmore GBE, 4-25 Dakota TC; early north 5-2 Hubbard DJ, 5-3 Otter Tail GMO, 5-5 St. Louis KL, 5-6 Otter Tail SM, Lake SW / MS. Other reports from Anoka, Cook, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Marshall, Pennington, Rice and Wabasha counties. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Early south 4-25 Stearns NMH, Washington DR, 4-26 Ramsey FKB, Winter 1981 197 Washington WHL, 4-27 Dakota JD, Blue Earth MF; early north 4-29 Otter Tail GW, 4-30 SM, 5-1 Crow Wing TS. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Early south 5-3 Mower RRK, 5-4 Wabasha WDM, 5-5 Olq1sted JSD, 5-10 Washington DR; early north 5-3 Cook TB, 5-4 Crow Wing jB, TS, 5-8 St. Louis JG, 5-12 Hubbard HJF. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Early south 4-19 Hennepin (TSR) DB, 4-26 Mower RRK, 5-1 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 5-13 St. Louis KE (rare here), 5-21 Lake of the Woods KSS. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Early south 4-16 Houston JP1AM, 4-17 Martin BL, 4-22 Hennepin SC; early north 5-2 Otter Tail GMO, 5-4 St. Louis JG, 5-9 Aitkin JB, TS. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 5-2 Hennepin RA, 5-15 SM, 5-19 Mower RRK, 5-26 Anoka GP. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Overwintered Dakota, Scott, Waseca, other early south 3-23 Wabasha WDM, 3-26 Mower RRK and Washington WHL; early north 3-8 Otter Tail SM, 3-25 Beltrami JP, 4-10 Crow Wing TS; peak 4-14 Becker TNWR (1000s). | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | Reported 5-16 Anoka KL, 5-23 Wilkin KE, SM and 5-30 Aitkin KE. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Early south 3-22 Le Sueur HC, Anoka BH, 3-28 Anoka KL, GP, 3-30 Sherburne EH; early north 3-19 Lake of the Woods TA (?) 3-27 Marshall KSS, 4-1 Otter Tail SM and Wilkin FKS; peak 4-2 Otter Tail GMO (141). | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | All reports: 4-17 Rock (16) BL, 4-29 Otter Tail SM, GMO, 5-3 Marshall FDS, 5-19 KSS, FDS, 5-31 FDS, 5-4 Pennington KSS, 5-9 Olmsted JEB, JSD, 5-14 Stearns NMH, 5-16 Carver RJ, 5-17 Clay KE, 5-31 KE, 5-20 Cottonwood LAF, 5-31 Wilkin SM, JPI AM. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Eary south 4-25 Yellow Medicine HK, 4-26 Big Stone KE, 5-21 Houston FL; early north 5-18 Wilkin RJ, 5-19 Marshall RJ, FDS, 5-23 Norman and Pennington SM. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle OJ and Yelow Medicine HK, 4-29 Blue Earth JCF and Mower RRK; early north 4-26 Grant SM, 4-28 Otter Tail GMO; peak 4-26 Yellow Medicine FL (150). | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Early south 3-1 Cottonwood LAF, 3-6 Houston FL, 3-14 Dakota JD and Stearns NH; early north 3-14 Otter Tail GMO, 3-23 Hubbard DJ, 3-24 Clay LCF, Crow Wing JB and Pennngton KSS. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early south 4-5 Lac qui Parle OJ, 5-2 Carver SC, 5-8 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted JF, Ramsey BDC; early north 4-29 Grant SM, 5-3 Crow Wing JB, 5-14 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | South 4-17 Nobles BL, 5-9 Pipestone RJ, 5-27 Hennepin SE; north all from Duluth 5-6 JG, TL, 5-27 KE, 5-31 SC. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Eary south 4-2 Anoka BH, 4-25 Chisago, DB, BL, RJ; early north 4-25 Wilkin JPjAM, 5-1 Cay TL, 5-2 Grant GW. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Early south 4-15 Stearns, 4-17 Nobles BL, 5-4 Dakota KG; early north 5-5 Pennington KSS; late south 5-15 Stearns NMH, Wabasha WDM, 5-16 Wabasha JSD, Hennepin OJ; late north 5-19 Marshall FDS, 5-20 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-23 KE, SM; also reported from Blue Earth, Clay, Lincoln and Swift counties. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Early south 4-12 Traverse SM, 4-24 Chippewa RH, 4-25 Lac qui Parle, Stevens OJ, Big Stone HK, 4-26 Big Stone FL; early north 4-12 Otter Tail GMO, 4-15 Mahnomen RJ, 4-17 Pennington KSS, 4-25 Wilkin JPI AM, 4-26 Marshall FDS; other reports from Nicollet, Grant Beltrami, St. Louis, Kittson, Clay, Norman and Roseau counties. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Eary south 5-13 Hennepin DB, SC, 5-14 Stearns NH; early north 5-18 Wilkin RJ, 5-20 Marshall RJ; late south 5-26 Stearns NH; peak 5-25 Duluth JG (75). | ||||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 5-19 FDS, all others from Duluth: 5-25 JG, 5-29 RR, 5-30 ES. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Only reports: 5-3 Marshall KE, 5-5 Pennington KSS, 5-20 RJ, 5-9 Pipestone RJ, 5-15 Stearns NMH, 5-20 Anoka KL, 5-23 Norman SM, Cottonwood 5-24 JEB, 5-27 LAF. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4-25 OJ; early north 5-6 St. Louis TL, 5-17 OJ, Marshall KSS; late south 5-24 Cottonwood JEB, Hennepin SC, 5-25 Dakota KG, Washington DR; late north 5-30 St. Louis JW, 5-31 Cook KMH, Wilkin SM. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4-28 Olmsted JEB; early north Marshall 4-4 KSS, 5-10 FDS; late south 5-26 Stearns NMH, 5-31 Wright DCF; late north 5-26 Otter Tail GMO, 5-31 St. Louis SC. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4-25 Lyon HK, 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE, OJ; early north 4-30 Otter Tail SM, 5-3 GM, 5-2 Beltrami JP; late south 5-26 Stearns NMH, 5-27 Cottonwood LAF. Dun lin Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle OJ, HK, FL, 4-30 Mower RRK; early north 4-29 Grant SM, 5-2 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-30 Lac qui Parle OJ, Ramsey JW, 5-31 Hennepin ES; late north 5-25 St. Louis (75) JG, 5-31 St. Louis SC, Wilkin SM. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin RH, 5-7 Wright ES, 5-9 Lincoln RJ, 5-10 Washington DR; early north 5-17 Clay KE, 5-20 Lake of the Woods RJ; late south 5-30 Hennepin OJ, Yellow Medicine JPIAM; late north 5-31 Wilkin JP/AM. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 5-2 Wilkin GMO, 5-18 Wilkin RJ, only reports. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early south 3-29 Cottonwood LAF, 4-3 Nicollet JCF, 4-4 Dakota MW and Houston JP1AM; early north 3-28 Otter Tail GMO, 4-4 Marshall KSS, 4-15 Pennington RJ; peak 4-21 Washington WHL (20). | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early south 4-17 Nobles BL, 4-25 Big Stone FL, 4-30 Olmsted JEB; early north 4-20 Otter Tail SM, 5-2 GMO, 5-3 Marshall FDS; late south 5-30 Olmsted RJ, Lac qui Parle OJ, Hennepin VL; late north 5-31 St. Louis SC, Cook KMH. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle Rll, Lyon HK, 4-28 Anoka KL, 5-10 Wabasha KE, 5-12 Olmsted JEB; late south 5-26 Stearns NMH, 5-29 Hennepin SC; only north report 5-17 Marshall KSS; also reported from Hennepin, Houston and Stearns counties. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early south 4-11 Stearns NMH, 4-23 Washington WHL, 5-3 Rice KJ; early north 5-3 Clay LCF, 5-8 Lake SW / MS, 5-9 St. Louis KE; late south 5-24 Cottonwood JEB, 5-25 Anoka KL; late north 5-18 Aitkin WN, 5-20 Roseau RJ. Winter 1981 | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | Early south 4-15 Stearns NMH, 4-26 Lac qui Parle KE, 5-2 Sherburne RJ; early north 4-29 Grant SM, 5-2 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-16 Anoka KL, 5-20 Dakota JD; late north 5-17 Marshall KSS, 5-29 St. Louis RR. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Early south 3-22 Le Sueur HC, 3-24 Fillmore GBE, 3-25 Hennepn RH; early north 3-24 Marshal FDS, 3-25 Becker TNWR, 3-27 Lake of the Woods TA and St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Early south 3-3 Mower RRK, 3-26 Olmsted JEB, JSD, 3-27 Mower MW; early north 3-28 Otter Tail GMO, 3-29 Grant SM and St. Louis TH; peak 4-4 Isanti RJ (25). Whim brei 5-23 Duluth RR (2), only report. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Early south 4-17 Houston JP/AM, 4-24 Nicollet JCF, 4-25 Big Stone, FL, RR and Stearns NH; early north 4-20 St. Louis TH, 4-26 Wilkin FKS, 4-28 Lake SWI MS. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Early south 4-25 Mower RRK, Dakota ES; early north 4-26 Lake of the Woods TA, 3-27 Douglas SM; late south 5-8 Nicollet JCF, 5-9 Dakota TC; ate north 5-18 Grant RJ, 5-23 Otter Tail KE. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Eary south 3-28 Anoka KL, Dakota KG and Goodhue JD; early north 3-28 Otter Tail GMO, 4-7 St. Louis KE; late south 5-3 Hennepin DB, 5-8 Ramsey BDC; late north 5-3 Clay LCF and Crow Wing JB (24), 5-25 Kanabec RJ. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Early south 4-15 Hennepin VL, 4-17 Nobles BL; early north 4-29 Grant SM, 5-7 Pennington KSS; late south 5-15 Stearns NH, 5-20 Rock SM; late north 5-21 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-30 Wilkin GMO; peak 5-14 Duluth (12) P. B. Hofslund. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Early south 3-28 Anoka KL, 3-29 Washington BL; early north 3-28 Aitkin WN and Morrison RJ; late south 4-25 Stevens OJ and Swift KG; late north 4-30 Hubbard JC, 5-19 Polk RJ. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Early south 4/25 Yellow Medicine HK, 4/26 FL, 4/30 Rice RJ, 5/1 Stearns NMH; early north 4/30 Otter Tail SM, 5/2 GMO, Marshall JP. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 5-23 Duluth, D. Hojnacki fide KE. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early south 3-31 Sibley RJ, 4-4 Hennepin OJ, 4-11 Sherburne EH, Stearns NMH; early north 3-27 Grant FKS, 4-4 Beltrami AS, SY, 4-23 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5-30 Yellow Medicine JPI AM; late north 5-27 St. Louis JG, 5-30 JW, ES. | ||||
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | 5-9 St. Louis KE (1a), 5-23 RR, Bill Pieper. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Early south 3-14 Cottonwood LAF, 3-28 Le Sueur EK, 4-2 Blue Earth JCF, 4-5 Pipestone HK; early north 3-28 Otter Tail SM, 4-1 GMO, 4-2 Pennington KSS, 4-13 Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Reported from 33 counties, early south 3-9 Blue Earth JCF, 3-14 Dakota KE, Washington DR, Hennepin ES; early north 3-20 Otter Tail GMO, 3-23 Clay SM, 3-24 Itasca TL, Beltrami AS. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from 14 south counties and 12 north counties. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 3-17 Dakota SC, 3-22,25 St. Louis D. Green fide JG, KE, 3-30 Wabasha WDM, 4-2 Lake TS, 4-4 St. Louis TL; all reports. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 4-30 Stearns NMH, 5-10 Washington DR, 5-12 Daktoa DB, KG; early north 5-2 St. Louis JG, 5-9 KE, 5-10 Beltrami AS, 5-12 St. Louis LW, Beltrami JP. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Early south 4-29 Hennepin SC, 5-2 OJ, 5-4 Stearns NMH, 5-5 Hennepin VL, GP; early north 5-5 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-7 Pennington KSS, 5-10 Otter Tail SM, 5-13 Beltrami JP. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Early south 4-18 Washington DR, 4-21 Ramsey RH, Hennepin VL, 4-30 Stearns NMH; early north 5-1 Lake of the Woods T A, 5-4 St. Louis KE, 5-9 Otter Tail OJ, St. Louis JG. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Early south 4-9 Hennepin SC, 4-10 Nicollet JCF, 4-11 Ramsey FKB, 4-14 Hennepin VL, GP; early north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 4-26 SM, 5-2 St. Louis KE, Grant GW, 5-3 Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 4-29 Duluth KE, 5-24 Lake J. Church and 5-25 Duluth KE only reports. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Early south 3-30 Hennepin ES, 4-1 Anoka KL and Stearns SE; early north 4-3 Crow Wing JB, 4-4 Pine TC, 4-5 St. Louis G. Floyd and Hubbard DJ. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Early south 3-31 Dakota TC, Sibley RJ, 4-1 Traverse SM, 4-2 Blue Earth MF, Houston FL and Lyon HK; early north 4-6 Pennington KSS, 4-10 St. Louis TL, 4-11 Otter Tail GMO and St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Early south 4-12 Cottonwood LAF and Murray HK, 4-24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4-26 Big Stone FL and Wilkin FKS; early north 4-5 Lake of the Woods TA, 4-9 Otter Tail SM, 4-11 Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Early south 4-17 Martin BL, 4-21 Lyon HK, 4-24 Stearns NH; early north 4-17 Duluth JG, 4-29 Aitkin DB and Otter Tail GMO, 5-1 Lake of the Woods TA. | ||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 5-1 Otter Tail GMO, 5-10 Washington DS, 5-16 Dakota KG. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Early south 3-14 Anoka BH, 3-20 Stearns NH, 3-21 Dakota MW, Houston JPI AM and Olmsted JEB; early north 3-22 Itasca TL, 3-25 Hubbard HJF, 3-28 Duluth Dick Green, Otter Tail GMO and Todd RJ. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Early south 3-29 Washington BL, 3-31 McLeod RJ, 4-2 Anoka SC, BH; early north 4-10-11 Duluth KE (rare here), Otter Tail GMO, 5-3 Marshall A WNR, also 5-6 Beltrami AS and 5-20 Winter 1981 Roseau RJ. | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 4-10 Anoka (Carlos Avery) KL. | ||||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | 4-25 Big Stone many observers, 5-13 through 19 Dakota KG, m. obs., 5-23 Pope (Lake Johanna) NH. | ||||
| TRICOLORED HERON (Egretta tricolor) | 5-4 to 8 (Sherburne NWR) R. Joarnt. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 4-11 and 26 (4) Aitkin fide WN, 4-19 Nicollet JD. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Early south 4-17 Dakota MW, 4-24 Hennepin ES and Washington DS, 4-27 Anoka SC, GP; early north 4-16 Otter Tail GMO, 4-17 Aitkin WN, 5-2 Isanti RJ. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Early south 3-8 Dakota SC (wintered?), 3-30 Hennepin SC, ES, 3-31 McLeod RJ; early north 4-16 Otter Tail GMO, 4-19 St. Louis Dick Green, 4-23 Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 4-19 Otter Tail GMO, 4-27 Anoka GP, 5-14 Olmsted m. obs., 4-27 Aitkin M. Kern. | ||||
| Ibises | |||||
| White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) | 5-3 Cottonwood LAF, m. obs., 5-30 Wilkin JPI AM. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Early south 3-27 Fillmore GBE, 3-28 Anoka KL, Benton RJ, Wabasha JSD Wright DCF; early north 4-5 St. Loui~ KE, 4-6 Lake of the Woods TA, 4-8 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Early south 3-18 Houston EMF, 4-7 Mower RRK, 4-10 Anoka KL; early north 4-12 St. Louis TL, 4-13 Itasca MS, 4-15 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 3-14 Olmsted JEB, 3-15 Carver ES, 4-1 Otter Tail GMO, 4-7 Lake of the Woods TA, 4-27 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Early south 3-1 Sherburne DB, 3-12 Lyon HK, 3-13 Wabasha DB, OJ, WDM; early north 3-6 Otter Tail SM, 3-8 Aitkin WN, 3-15 Itasca SY. 192 The Loon Vol. 53 | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Early north 3-22 Hubbard DJ, 3-28 Aitkin KE, 3-29 Otter Tail GMO, 4-2 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Early north 3-7 Hubbard DJ, 4-1 Traverse SM, 4-7 Pennington KSS and St. Louis TL. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 3-7 Houston JPI AM, 3-14 Washington DS, 3-28 Washington WHL, only reports south. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Early north 3-4 Itasca JC and Beltrami AS, 3-10 Lake of the Woods TA, St. Louis fide KE; south 3 nests, 2 with young 5-21 Houston FL. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Early south 3-11 Anoka BH (3) KL, 3-22 Houston JP1AM, 4-11 Winona JEB, JSD; early north 3-18 Otter Tail GMO, 3-25 Becker TNWR, 3-28 Todd RJ. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Early south 3-9 Blue Earth MF, 3-10 Washington DR, 3-28 Faribault GS; early north 3-25 Becker TNWR, 4-12 Otter Tail GMO, 4-17 Crow Wing JB, Itasca TL; peak 4-26 Houston FL (300). | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 4-12 Mower RRK, 4-15 Lyon HK, 4-18 Olmsted JEB; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, 5-12 Traverse SM, 5-23 Clay SM. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Early north 3-4 Aitkin WN, 3-6 Otter Tail GMO, 3-7 Beltrami AS. Reported from 36 counties. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Late south 4-24 Chisago RJ, 4-27 Washington DS, 4-28 Scott ES; late north 5-8 St. Louis KE, 5-12 Aitkin WN, 5-25 Marshall KSS. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Permanent resident reported from Cottonwood, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin and Otter Tail counties. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Permanent resident reported from 26 counties south and 17 counties north. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Late south 3-11 Waseca JCF, 3-23 Lac qui Parle AE; late north 3-28 St. Louis TW, 4-19 KE, 4-20 Pennington KSS, 4-27 Cook P. Eikeland fide SW I MS; reports also from Aitkin, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods and Wilkin counties. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Resident reported from 15 south counties and nine north counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | All reports: 3-22 Aitkin WN, 4-3 Lake of the Woods TA, 4-26 Lake SW I MS, 4-28 St. Louis SS, 5-7 Beltrami SY, 5-23 St. Louis J. Green, 5-26 Itasca JC. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | All reports: 3-20 Hubbard DJ, 3-21 Cook KMH, 3-24 Fillmore GBE, 4-14 St. Louis JG, 5-17 Blue Earth MF. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 3-24 Marshall FDS, 4-8 Waseca JCF, 4-10 Mahnomen KSS, 4-17 Lake of the Woods RJ, 5-25 St. Louis KE, 5-31 Wilkin GMO (3 young), -all reports. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | All reports from Cook County, 3-27 to 4-28 KMH, 3-30, 4-1 TS (6), KE, 4-24 DB, RJ. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Reports from Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook 4-1 (10) TS, Crow Wing (still in nest box 5-31 JB), Goodhue, Houston, Marshall, St. Louis and Washington counties. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Early north 3-20 Aitkin TCS, 3-28 Hubbard HJF, Otter Tail GMO, St. Louis JG, 3-29 St. Louis LW. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Early north 5-7 St. Louis JG, Pennington KSS, 5-8 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-9 Morrison DCF, Otter Tail OJ, Cook DS. Reported from 32 other counties. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from Kanabec, Otter Tail, Pine, St. Louis and Todd counties and 24 south counties. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Early south 3-28 Freeborn GS, Olmsted JF, Mower RRK, 3-29 Dakota MW, 3-31 Wabasha JSD, Stearns NMH; early north 4-9 Beltrami SY, 4-10 JP, Crow Wing TS, 4-11 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 3-31 Cook TS, 4-25 Cook RJ, 5-2 St. Louis SS, 5-12 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-17 Hubbard TCS, 5-29 Cook KG, 5-30 KE, 5-30 Itasca TL -all reports. Northern American Three-toed Woodpecker Reported from St. Louis 4-30, 5-2, 5-12 TH, 5-2 SS, 5-1 Cook KMH, 5-21 Lake of the Woods KSS. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Permanent resident reported from 33 counties. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Permanent resident reported from 35 counties. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Early north 3-24 St. Louis KE, Otter Tail GMO, 3-25 Cook SE. Reported from 27 counties with a Red-shafted phase Nicollet County 3-6 JCF. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reports from 38 counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Early north 3-1 Otter Tail GMO and Pennington KSS (wintered), 3-9 Marshall FDS, 3-12 Crow Wing JB, 3-14 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Early south 3-21 Houston FL, 3-28 Anoka KL, 4-2 Lyon HK and Stearns NH; early north 3-26 Aitkin JB, 4-8 Beltrami AS, 4-14 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | One adult grey phase male reported in Duluth 3-3 KE and 3-7 AS. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 3-30 Hennepin RJ, 4-11 Otter Tail GMO, 5-12 Itasca TL, only reports. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Early south 4-30 Rice RJ, 5-2 Houston EMF, 5-4 Hennepin ES; early north 5-7 Crow Wing TS, JB, 5-11 St. Louis LW, Beltrami JP. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Early south 5-9 Pipestone RJ, 5-10 Washington DR, 5-13 Sherburne EH; early north 5-3 Clay LCF, 5-10 Otter Tail OJ, 5-11 SM. Reported from 8 other counties. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Early south 4-25 Washington DS, 429 Houston EMF, 5-2 Stearns GS; early north 5-3 Otter Tail SM, 5-5 Pennington KSS, 5-6 Itasca JC, 5-7 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 5-3 Stearns NMH, 5-6 Hennepin RH, 5-9 Lincoln RJ, Ramsey FKB, 5-10 Houston JP/ AM, FL, KE; early north 5-12 Itasca TL, 5-17 Mille Lacs WN, 5-23 Otter Tail SM, Crow Wing SE; late south 5-27 Hennepin RA, 5-28 SC, 5-31 Washington DR. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Early south 5-7 Wright DCF, 5-12 Hennepin VL, 5-14 GP, 5-15 Washington DS, Stearns NMH; early north 5-16 Morrison HK, 5-17 Polk KSS, 5-19 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin BDC, 5-14 Hennepin ES, SC, 5-16 Washington DR; early north 5-6 Pennington KSS, 5-12 St. Louis L W, 5-17 Otter Tail DCF; late south 5-23 Olmsted JF and 5-25 JSD. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 5-15 Houston FL. Willow Flycatche,r Early south 5-1 Lyon HK, 5-14 Ramsey RJ, 5-19 Hennepin DB, 5-20 Dakota KG; only north reports, 5-10 Otter Tail DCF, 5-24 Douglas GS. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Early south 5-3 Hennepin ES, 5-16 Sibley RJ, 5-17 Olmsted JEB, 5-18 Rock SM; early north Aitkin 5-9 TS, 5-13 WN, 5-16 Pennington KSS, 5-20 Lake WHL. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE, 4-30 Rice OJ, Hennepin DB, 5-1 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-30 Aitkin WN, 5-1 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-2 Otter Tail GS, 5-3 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Early south 3-21 Anoka KL, 3-28 Hennepin SC, Freeborn GS, 3-29 Dakota KG; early north 3-28 Otter Tail SM, GMO, Todd RJ, 4-2 Crow Wing JB, 4-4 Beltrami JP, Aitkin WN, Clay LCF. | ||||
| Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | Seen 5-17 at Felton in Clay County, KE. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | Five reports: 5-1 Wabasha DWM, 5-8 Washington RH, 5-15 Winona SM, 5-30 Fillmore RJ, Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Early south 5-2 Ramsey FKB, 5-3 Houston JPI AM, 5-5 Hennepin SC, VL, GP, ES, Mower RRK; early north 5-10 Otter Tail SM, 5-11 Crow Wing TS, 5-13 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 4-26 Blue Earth JCF, Hennepin KJ, 4-30 Rice RJ, 5-3 Hennepin SC, DB, ES, Mower RRK, Olmsted JF; early north 4-26 Otter Tail SM, 5-2 Otter Tail GW, 5-3 Marshall KE. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 5-4 Anoka KL, Hennepin SC, OJ, Rice KJ, 5-5 Hennepin VL, GP, ES, 5-6 Hennepin DB; early north 5-8 St. Louis JG, 5-13 Lake SWI MS, 5-15 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Early south 4-30 Houston JPI AM, 5-1 Faribault JCF, 5-2 Anoka GP; early north 5-5 Otter Tail JM, 5-7 Otter Tail SW, St. Louis KE, 5-9 Itasca TL, Otter Tail OJ. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Early south 4-28 Hennepin OJ, 5-3 Rice KJ, 5-5 Hennepin VL; early north 4-26 Aitkin WN, 5-7 Itasca MS, St. Louis TH, 5-10 St. Louis LW. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Early south 3-14 Hennepin ES, 3-28 Dakota JD, Goodhue KG, 3-30 Mower RRK; early north 4-6 Pennington RJ, 4-28 Clay LCF, 4-29 Otter Tail SM. Starling Permanent resident reported from 17 counties south and nine counties north. Winter 1981 | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Late south 3-22 Anoka KL, 4-7 Wabashe WDM; late north 3-28· Aitkin KE, 4-2 Cook KMH, 4-7 St. Louis JG. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Permanent resident reported from 22 south and 12 north counties. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported 3-1 to 5-23 from these counties: Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Itasca, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Polk and St. Louis. Two nests reported by KSS, 5-6 Polk and 5-19 Marshall. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Permanent resident reported from 22 south and 13 north counties. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Permanent resident reported from 10 north counties. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Resident reported from 20 south and 11 north counties. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Reported from Cook 3-28 ES, 5-13 KE, 5-29 KG, 4-28 St. Louis JG, 5-8,10 Lake SW/ MS, 5-10,12,30 Itasca TL, 5-21 Lake of the Woods KSS. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | Reported 3-1 through 5-31 Houston EMF, 3-1,7, 4-18, 5-10 JP/AM, 4-18 FL, 5-10 KE and 3-7 Fillmore RJ. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported from 18 south and 11 north counties. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Early south 4-16 Lyon HK, 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE, 4-28 Washington WHL; early north 4-19 St. Louis LW, 4-27 Becker TNWR, 5-2 Otter Tail GW. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Early south 3-15 Sherburne RH, 3-25 Wabasha WDM, 3-27 Meeker WHL, 3-28 Anoka KL, Le Sueur EK, Dakota KG, Goodhue, JD; early north 4-4 Beltrami SY, AS, 4-6 Crow Wing JB, 4-7 Otter Tail SM, St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Early south 4-4 Dakota KG, 4-11 Wabasha BL, Houston FL, 4-15 Lyon HK; early north 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 5-3 Beltrami JP. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Early south 3-8 Cottonwood LAF, 4-1 Dakota JD, 4-4 Wright DCF; early north 4-10 Crow Wing TS, 4-12 Otter Tail GMO, 4-15 Pennington KSS, Beltrami JC. Gra,y Jay Permanent resident reported from nine north counties. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Early south 4-3 Washington DR, 4-17 Nobles BL; early north 4-10 Aitkin WN, 4-22 Otter Tail SM, 4-29 Crow Wing JB, TS. Winter 1981 | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Early south 4-26 Lac qui Parle KE, 4-30 Rice RJ, Blue Earth MF; early north 4-28 Aitkin WN, St. Louis JG, Lake of the Woods T A, 5-1 Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 3-28 Olmsted JF, JSD, Hennepin 3-29 RJ, 3-30 SC, 3-31 Dakota VL; early north 3-28 Otter Tail GMO, 4-7 Pennington KSS, 4-9 St. Louis LW, Itasca JC; late south 5-18 Houston EMF, 5-19 Hennepin SC, 5-24 Washington DS. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early north 3-28 Pennington KSS, St. Louis 4-4 LW, 4-7 TH, JG; late south 4-17 Houston JPI AM, 4-28 Dakota TC, 5-1 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | All reports: 3-13 Beltrami JP, 3-22 Pennington KSS, 3-24 Cook KMH, 3-27 St. Louis LW, 3-28 Washington WHL, 3-29 Crow Wing MN, March and 4-5 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 50 reports from 34 counties. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported from 17 south and 11 north counties. Late south 5-17 Rice KJ, Nicollet JCF, 5-18 MF, 5-21 Dakota JD. Female feeding young in nest hole reported 3-31 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Permanent resident reported from 22 south and 11 north counties. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Late south 5-24 Stearns MC, 5-28 Hennepin SC; early north 3-8 Beltrami JP, Otter Tail 3-26 GW, 3-29 GMO. Reported from 34 counties. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Early south 4-18 Houston EMF, 4-19 Wabasha JSD, 4-24 Freeborn J. Zakelj fide JG, 4-26 Goodhue GS, 5-27 nest Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co., EB. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | One report 5-25 Duluth KL. | ||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Early south 4-16 Anoka SE, 4-20 Ramsey DL; early north 4-29 Otter Tail SM, 5-2 Clay LCF, 5-3 Beltrami JC, JP. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 3-15 Dakota JD, 3-29 Olmsted JF, 3-30 Hennepin SC; early north 4-9 Cook KMH, 4-13 Crow Wing JB, 4-15 Beltrami SY; late south 4-20 Olmsted JEB, 4-21 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Early south 4-20 Dakota JD, 4-20 Washington DS, 4-26 Steele JSD, 4-29 Hennepin RR; early north 5-9 Aitkin TS, 5-13 WN, 5-9 Otter Tail GMO, 5-10 Kittson KSS, Itasca TL. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Early south 4-24 Stearns NMH, 4-25 Lyon HK, 5-1 Nicollet JCF; early north Otter Tail 5-2 GMO, 5-10 SM, 5-15 Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Early south 4-16 Lyon HK, 5-3 Houston EMF, 5-4 Hennepin VL, Mower RRK; early north 5-7 St. Louis JG, 5-8 LW, TL, 5-8 Otter Tail GW, 5-10 Becker TNWR. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Early south 3-21 Dakota JD, 4-1 Stearns NMH, 4-11 Goodhue BL, 4-12 Dakota KG, Washington DR; early north 4-26 Grant SM, 4-30 Clay LCF, Aitkin JB. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | All reports: 4-16 Cottonwood, 4-26 KLF, 4-28 Houston EMF, 5-30 Blue Earth JCF, 5-31 St. Louis B. Healey. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Early south Houston 3-5 EMF, 3-7 FL, 3-13 Rice OJ, DB; early north 3-3 Otter Tail GMO, 3-18 SM, 3-26 Becker DJ. Reported from 22 other counties. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | Two reports: 3-27 Roseau FDS and 4-19 Wabasha JSD. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Early south 5-3 Mower RRK, 5-5 Hennepin ES, RH, SC, GP, Olmsted JSD, Stearns MC, 5-6 Sherburne EH, Stearns NMH; early north 5-6 Crow Wing TS, 5-9 St. Louis KE, Clearwater JP, Aitkin JG, 5-10 Itasca TL. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Early south 4-11 Washington B. Jung, 5-3 Hennepin SC, DB, ES, Stearns NMH, Martin EB, 5-4 Olmsted JF; early north Otter Tail 5-4 GW, 5-10 DCF, 5-9 St. Louis LW; late south 5-17 Houston JP/ AM, 5-18 Rock SM; late north 5-25 St. Louis JG, KE. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 5-1 Nicollet CF, 5-3 Stearns NMH, Hennepin SC, VL, DB, ES, Swift GS, Wabasha WDM, Mower RRK; early north 4-26 Beltrami SY, 5-4 Otter Tail GW; late south 5-17 Houston EMF, 5-19 Rock SM. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 4-1 Ramsey BL, Lyon HK, 4-2 Hennepin ES, 4-4 Ramsey JSD, Dakota JD, Olmsted JEB; early north 4-8 Aitkin JB, 4-12 St. Louis LW, 4-15 Mahnomen RJ; late south 5-6 Washington DMB, 5-29 Hennepin BDC. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Early south 4-11 Washington B. Jung, 4-16 Hennepin OJ, 4-18 Washington DS, 5-3 Mower RRK; early north 5-19 Itasca MS, 5-24 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported from 37 counties; March 1 date from Cottonwood, Fillmore, Rock, Stearns and Otter Tail. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 24 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early south 4-26 Lac qui Parle KE; early north 4-4 Marshall KSS, 4-25 St. Louis SS, 4-29 Grant SM; late south 5-14 Lyon HK; late north 5-14 Cook KMH, 5-15 St. Louis GP, SC, 5-17 OJ. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Late south 4-24 Swift RH, 4-28 Wabasha DWM, 5-7 Anoka JLH. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Late south 3-29 Dakota MW; late north 3-24 Cook KMH, Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Late south 5-7 Anoka GP, Dakota JD, Houston EMF, 5-16 Hennepin OJ, 5-31 Anoka JLH. | ||||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | Late south 5-5 Anoka KL; late north 4-16 Pennington KSS, 4-19 Cook KMH, 4-25 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) | Three reports: 3-9 Crow Wing JB, 3-23 Beltrami AS, 4-12 Cook KMH. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Seven reports: 3-3 Hennepin DB, Olmsted JF, 3-7 Aitkin TS, Crow Wing JB, 3-10 through 3-16 Dakota KG, 4-28 St. Louis SS, 5-17 Hennepin DS. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported throughout the period from 16 counties south and nine counties north. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from 20 counties south and nine counties north. Red Cross bill Reported from Anoka and Dakota counties south; Beltrami, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and Lake of the Woods counties north. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Late south 4-1 Traverse SM; late north 5-14 Cook KMH, 5-16 St. Louis KE, 5-19 St. Louis SS. | ||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | One report: 5-17 Clay KE. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | Two reports: 4-25 Wilkin JPI AM, 4-26 Big Stone KE, 25 birds. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Late north 5-15 Red Lake AS, St. Louis KE, SC, GP, 5-17 St. Louis OJ,. 5-25 St. Louis LW. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Early south 4-24 Chippewa RH, 4-25 Chippewa KE, Lac Qu Parle HK, Hennepin ES. Two reports north: 5-10 Kittson KSS and 5-30 Aitkin SC. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Early south 4-25 Anoka GP, 4-27 Anoka SC, 5-6 Anoka KL. One report north: 5-24 Polk SM. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Early south 4-1 Stearns NMH, 4-3 Hennepin SC, 4-6 Dakota TC; early north 4-13 Hubbard HJF, 4-17 Clay LCF, 4-20 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle FL, KE, RH, HK, 4-26 Anoka KL, 4-30 Houston JPI AM; early north 4-28 Otter Tail SM, GW, 4-29 Beltrami JP, Crow Wing JB, TS, 4-30 Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Early south 3-28 Olmsted JEB, Stearns SE, 3-31 Hennepin RJ, 4-3 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-17 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early south 3-20 Stearns NMH, 3-23 Washington DS, 3-24 Hennepin SC, Washington DMB; early north 3-26 Beltrami SY, 3-28 Beltrami JC, Crow Wing JB, Todd RJ, 4-2 Itasca MS; late south 4-12 Olmsted JF, 4-20 Hennepin SC, 4-26 Washington DMB; late north 4-29 Cook KMH, 5-1 St. Louis JG, 5-14 Beltrami AS. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Late south 5-5 Hennepin SC, GP, 5-10 Washington DS, 5-13 Ramsey RH. Tree Sparrow Late south 4-16 Hennepin SE, ES, 4-17 Hennepin SC, 4-27 Hennepin OJ, Ramsey RH; late north 5-2 St. Louis JG, 5-3 Lake SW / MS, 5-7 Cook KMH. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early south 4-17 Olmsted JEB, 4-24 Lac qui Parle RH, 4-25 Washington DS; early north 4-29 Otter Tail GW, 4-30 Becker TNWR, 5-3 Clay LCF, St. Louis JG; late south 5-18 Hennepin SC, 5-20 Stearns SE, Washington DMB, 5-23 Washington ES; late north 5-18 Wilkin RJ, 5-19 Cook KMH, St. Louis JG, 5-21 Lake of the Woods KSS. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early south 4-17 Martin BL, 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE, RH, 4-26 Lac qui Parle FL; early north 4-27 Douglas JB, 4-30 Clay LCF, 5-5 Aitkin WN, Pennington KSS, St. Louis KE; late south 5-17 Rice KJ, 5-12 Cottonwood LAF, 5-18 Lac qui Parle AE; late north 5-18 Wilkin RJ, 5-30 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 3-1 Houston EMF (overwintered), 3-16 Hennepin KE, 4-8 Hennepin GP, ES, 4-14 Hennepin SC; early north 3-24 Pennington KSS, 4-2 Itasca MS, 4-11 Cass DJ, St. Louis LW, 4-14 St. Louis JG; late south 5-13 Hennepin VL, Houston EMF, 5-14 Washington DR, 5-15 Dakota TC, Nicollet JCF, Stearns SE, Wabasha DWM. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Early south 3-26 Sherburne EH, 4-2 Blue Earth JCF, 4-4 Rice KJ; early north 4-12 Otter Tail SM, GW, 4-14 Morrison RJ, 4-17 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Early south 4-18 Mower RRK, 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE, FL, RR, 4-26 Anoka KL, Hennepin SC; early north 5-2 Pennington KE, 5-9 Aitkin TS, 5-14 TL. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | Two reports: 5-23 Mahnomen KE, SM, 5-30 Aitkin KE. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | One report: 5-4 Stearns NMH. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Early south 3-1 Houston EMF, 3-13 Hennepin SC, 3-14 Lyon HK, Mower RRK; early north 3-21 Lake of the Woods TA, 3-25 Crow Wing JB, Otter Tail SM, St. Louis D. Schneider, 3-27 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 4-8 Washington DR, 417 Hennepin SC, 4-18 Rock BL; early north 4-26 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SM, 5-7 St. Louis LW, 5-8 Cook KMH; late south 5-15 Cottonwood LAF, Nicollet JCF, 5-16 Le Sueur HFC, 5-20 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Early south 3-21 Olmsted RJ, 3-22 Anoka KL, 3-28 Olmsted JEB; early north 4-15 Becker RA, 4-16 St. Louis KE, 4-23 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Early south 4-11 Goodhue BL, 4-12 Olmsted JSD, 4-13 Houston EMF; early north 5-1 Beltrami JC, 5-6 St. Louis KE, 5-7 Beltrami JP. Western race reported on 5-19 Rock SM. Sava,nnah Sparrow Early south 4-6 Sherburne EH, 4-9 Ramsey FKB, 4-10 Anoka KL; early north 4-12 St. Louis LW, 4-16 Pennington RJ, 4-18 Aitkin SC. Winter 1981 | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Early south 3-30 Dakota TC 4-3 Nicollet JCF, 4-11 Anoka KL; ~arly north 4-12 Otter Tail SM, 4-16 Morrison DCF, 4-18 Becker TNWR Otter Tail EH. ' | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Early south 4-24 Blue Earth MR 5-1 Fillmore GEE, 5-3 Houston EMF' Rice KJ; early north 5-9 Otter Tail OJ: 5-10 Itasca TL, Marshall FDS Otter Tail DCF, SM, 5-14 Lake SW / MS. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Early north 3-6 Marshall FDS 3-14 Aitkin WN, 3-20 Clay LCF. ' | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Early north 3-14 Otter Tail GW 3-15 Otter Tail SM, Wilkin FKS, 3-20 Becker DJ. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Early south 5-3 Houston JP1AM, 5-10 Wabasha KE, 5-12 Olmsted JF, Wabasha JSD; one report north 5-25 Pine RJ. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Early south 4-26 Stearns C. Mobs, 4-27 Olmsted JSD, 4-28 LeSueur HFC; early north 5-3 Penningtpon KSS, 5-5 Otter Tail SM, Pennington GW 5-6 Aitkin WN. ' | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Early south 3-1 Blue Earth JCF, Cottonwood LAF, Pipestone R.J, Scott BDC, 3-2 Fil~more GEE, Houston EMF, 3-3 Hennepm RA; early north 3-11 Aitkin WN, 3-12 Otter Tail SM 3-14 Otter Tail GW. ' | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Early south 3-1 Pipestone RJ, 3-4 Houston EMF, 3-6 Nicollet JCF; early north 4-3 St. Louis D. Green, 4-4 St. Louis KE, 4-7 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early north 3-22 Otter Tail GW 4-11 St. Louis KE, 4-13 Cook KMH, 'Marshall KSS; late south 4-20 Stearns NMH, 4-24 Nicollet JCF; late north 5-1 Douglas SM, 5-9 Itasca MS. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Early south 3-1 Houston EMF 3-6 Nicollet JCF,.3-~4 Mower RRK; ~arly north 3-22 Wilkm FKS, 3-28 Pennington KSS, 4-13 St. Louis JG. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Early north 3-12 Otter Tail GW, 3-16 Hubbard HJF, 3-21 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Early south 4-29 LeSueur HFC, 4-30 Hennepin SC, Rice RJ, 5-2 Anoka GP; early north 5-2 St. Louis KE, 5-4 Crow Wing JB, 5-5 Cass TL. | ||||
| WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | 5-5 Mower RRK, see The Loon, Vol. 53, No. 3, p. 172. | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | Eight reports: 4-4 Houston JPI AM, 5-3 Hennepin ES, 5-5 Olmsted JSD, 5-7 Ramsey FKB, 5-10 Houston KE, FL, 5-15 Houston FL, 5-17 Olmsted JEB. Winter 1981 | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 4-28 Hennepin SC, Olmsted JF, 4-29 Hennepin OJ, ES, Olmsted JSD; early north 5-6 Pennington KSS, 5-9 Aitkin JG, Itasca TL, Marshall FDS, Morrison DCF, St. Louis D. Green, KE; late south 5-25 Anoka JLH, 5-26 Hennepin SC, 5-30 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Early south 5-2 Hennepin RR, 5-3 Hennepin DB, 5-5 Hennepin PF; early north 5-9 Aitkin JB, JG, 5-10 Crow Wing JB, 5-16 Mahnomen KE. Blue-wnged Warbler Early south 5-3 Houston JPIAM, 5-4 Hennepin VL, 5-5 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 4-22 Stearns MC, 4-25 Lac qui Parle HK, Washington DR, 4-26 Houston EMF; early north 4-30 Crow Wing JB, 5-1 Clay TL, 5-2 Otter Tail GW. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Five reports: 5-10 Houston JP/ AM, 5-14 Blue Earth MF, 5-16 Goodhue RR, Houston SM, 5-21 Houston FL. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 4-30 Ramsey FKB, 5-1 Fillmore GBE, 5-3 nine reports from eight counties; early north 4-29 Crow Wing JB, 5-8 Crow Wing TS, 5-9 Aitkin WN, Itasca TL. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early south 4-22 Ramsey RJ, 4-25 seven reports from five counties; early north 4-25 Clay LCF, 4-26 Grant SM, 4-27 Otter Tail GW; late south 5-20 Hennepin JC, Olmsted JF; late north 5-25 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 4-25 Hennepin OJ, ES, Sherburne NMH, 4-26 Anoka JCH, Mower RRK, 4-27 Anoka SC; early north 5-2 St. Louis TH, 5-3 St. Louis D. Green, 5-5 Pennington KSS, St. Lous KE, JG; late south 5-19 Hennepin SC, 5-20 Houston EMF, 5-25 Houston JPI AM. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Early south 5-14 Ramsey RJ, 5-16 Rice KJ, 5-20 Hennepin OJ; early north 5-17 Beltrami AS, 5-24 St. Louis JG, 5-25 St. Louis KE; late south 5-30 Cottonwood LAF. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin SC, GP, 5-10 Washington DR; early north 5-9 Aitkin WN, Itasca TL, 5-16 Becker RA, Beltrami AS, Mahnomen KE, 5-17 Crow Wing JB; late south 5-30 Fillmore RJ, 5-31 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Early south 4-28 Washington DS, 5-3 Blue Earth JCF, Lyon HK, Mower RRK, Wright DCF, 5-4 Wabasha DWM; early north 5-6 Polk KSS, St. Louis KE, 5-8 Clearwater JP, 5-9 Aitkin WN, JB, TS, Marshall FDS. | ||||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | One report: 5-26 Scott SM. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Early south 4-25 Washington RA, 5-3 Hennepin ES, Mower RRK, 5-4 Hennepin DB, SC; early north 5-7 Crow Wing JB, TS, 5-8 St. Louis KE, LW, 5-9 Clearwater JP, Itasca TL, Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 5-4 Wabasha DWM, 5-9 Goodhue FKB, JSD, Olmsted JEB, 510 Houston KE, JPIAM; early north 5-8 St. Louis TL, 5-9 Aitkin TS, Becker TNWR, Itasca TL, Marshall FDS, 5-10 Aitkin WN, Crow Wing JB, St. Louis D. Green; late south 5-20 Hennepin SC, DB. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Early south 5-10 Houston JPIAM, KE, 5-15 Houston SM, 5-16 Anoka KL, Goodhue RR. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 4-30 Houston JPIAM, 5-2 Wright RH, 5-5 Hennepin SC, GP, RR, Olmsted JF; early north 5-3 St. Louis D. Green, 5-6 Lake SWI MS, 5-8 Clearwater JP; late south 5-27 Hennepin. SC. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 5-3 Mower RRK, Olmsted JF, 5-4 Houston EMF, 5-5 Hennepin BDC; early north 5-3 St. Louis D. Green, 5-6 Lake SWI MS, 5-7 Crow Wing JB, TS; late south 5-26 Anoka JLH, Houston EMF, Rice KJ, 5-27 Hennepin DB, 5-29 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 5-5 Olmsted JF, 5-8 Hennepin SC, 5-9 Goodhue JEB, JSD, Washington RH; early north 5-9 Itasca TL, Otter Tail OJ, 5-10 Crow Wing JB, TS, Lake SWI MS, St. Louis D. Green; late south 5-25 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 4-29 Olmsted JF, 5-3 Houston JPJAM, 5-4 Hennepin OJ, Stearns MC; early north 5-5 Hubbard HJF, 5-8 Clearwater JP, 5-9 St. Louis D. Green; late south 5-26 Rice KJ, 5-27 Hennepin SC, DB. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Early south 5-3 Hennepin DB, Houston JPIAM, Kandiyohi GS, Lyon HK, Sherburne NMH, 5-4 Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, Mower RRK, Wabasha DWM; early north 5-3 Crow Wing JB, 5-5 Itasca MS, Otter Tail SM, 5-6 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Early south 5-3 Cottonwood LAF, Hennepin DB, ES, 5-5 Houston EMF, Hennepin VL, Mower RRK, Olmsted JF, Rice KJ, 5-6 Hennepin PF, Olmsted JSD, Wabasha DWM; early north 5-8 Clearwater JP, Crow Wing JB, 5-9 Itasca TL, Morrison DCF, 5-10 Beltrami AS. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle HK (RQD pending), 5-3 Houston JPI AM, Olmsted JF, 5-4 Hennepin SC, VL; early north 5-7 Crow Wing JB, TS, 5-9 Itasca TL, St. Louis KE, 5-10 Beltrami JP, AS; late south 5-28 Hennepin SC, 5-31 Hennepin ES; late north 5-26 St. Louis KE, 5-31 Cook KMH, St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Early south 5-25 Dakota KG, Murray A. Dekam; early north 5-1 Hubbard DJ, 5-18 Cook KMH, 5-25 St. Louis KE, JG. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 4-24 Houston JPI AM, EMF, 4-25 Lac qui Parle KE; early north 4-23 Beltarmi JP, 4-26 Aitkin WN, JB, Becker SM, Beltrami AS; late south 5-18 Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, 5-21 Anoka JLH. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 4-24 Swift RH, 5-4 Washington DS; early north 4-22 Crow Wing TS, 4-25 Beltarmi JP, 5-3 St. Louis JG; late south 5-26 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 3-1 Wabasha DWM (overwintered), 4-1 Lyon HK, 4-7 Dakota TC; early north 4-8 Aitkin WN, 4-10 Beltrami JP, 4-14 Crow Wing RJ, St. Louis JG, LW; late south 5-21 Olmsted JF, 5-22 Houston EMF, 5-30 Anoka JLH, 4-25 Stearns NMH Audubons race. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 4-26 Mower RRK, 4-28 Hennepin ES, 4-29 Hennepin OJ, Olmsted JF; early north 5-1 Crow Wing JB, TS, 5-9 Itasca TL, St. Louis KE, 5-10 St. Louis D. Green, LW; late south 5-26 Anoka SC. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 5-8 Hennepin OJ, 5-9 Hennepin ES, 5-13 Houston EMF; early north 5-16 Mahnomen KE, Pennington KSS, 5-17 Crow Wing WN, Mille Lacs JB, 5-18 Douglas RJ; late south 5-25 Olmsted JSD, Washington DR, 5-26 Houston EMF, 5-28 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 4-28 Hennepin VL, 4-30 Rice RJ, 5-1 Fillmore GBE; early north 5-3 St. Louis D. Green, 5-7 Beltrami JP, Crow Wing JB, TS, 5-8 St. Louis TL; late south 5-28 Hennepin SC; late north 5-25 St. Louis JG, 5-27 Cook KMH, St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 5-9 Goodhue Alice Johnson, see The Loon Vol. 53, No. 3, p. 170. | ||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Early south 5-4 Anoka KL, 5-6 Sherburne EH, 5-7 Ramsey FKB; early nort~ 5-9 Aitkin TS, Itasca TL, 5-15 Mornson NMH, 5-16 Becker RA. | ||||
| Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | 4-30 through 5-9 Ramsey RJ, OJ, DB, BDC, RR, DS, see The Loon, Vol. 53, No. 3, p. 169; 5-4 Mower Terry Dorsey. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from 19 counties south and from Crow Wing, Lake and St. Louis counties north. Rose-breated Grosbeak Early south 4-27 Hennepin ES, Houston EMF, 4-28 Wabasha DWM, 4-30 Lyon HK; early north 5-1 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-3 Crow Wing JB, 5-4 Itasca TCS. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | Two reports: 5-21 Rock SM, 5-30 Rock JP/ AM. | ||||
| LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena) | 5-26 Cook KMH, see The Loon Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 162-163. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Early south 5-4 Anoka KL, Houston EMF, Mower RRK, 5-7 Blue Earth MF, Hennepin SC, Houston JPI AM 5-8 Nicollet JCF, Stearns MC; early ~orth 5-12 Becker TNWR, 5-19 Aitkin CM St. Louis KE, 5-23 Crow Wing JB, st: Louis JG. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Four reports: 5-20 Wright DCF, 5-28 Olmsted JEB, 5-29 Nicollet JCF, 5-31 Mower RRK. | ||||