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The 1982-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 1982 Richard Ruhme, Don Bolduc, Oscar Johnson |
For this season 65 reports were turned in recording 291 species of birds.
Birding during this time was very rewarding as there was much to see and hear most of the time. There was only one negative report, that being from Duluth.
Otherwise comments ranged from "a good migration" to "best season ever" for certain species. Even much singing of sparrows during some warm days was a welcome change from the usual silent days that we can have in the fall.
August weather was trying because it was very warm and humid the first third of the month -even 100° in places! That was followed by record lows of 45° around the tenth of the month. Later it became alternately cold and warm which no doubt triggered the early beginning of m;gration,
e.g. flycatchers and warblers, which continued till the end of the month.
In Hennepin County a Snowy Egret was seen, in Aitkin a Yellow-crowned NightHeron, in St. Louis a Prairie Falcon, and in Cottonwood a Burrowing Owl.
Unsettled weather resulted in rainy, humid conditions for most of the month of September. That caused a gradual movement and frequent grounding of migrants, warblers in particular. In the north warblers were seen on the 9th, 12th and 15th.
A good wave of flycatchers was reported from the southwest on the 13th and from the east central on the 16th. Many sp·rrrows were seen around the 21st, the last of the Gray Catbirds on the 27th, with a few warblers present through the first few days of October.
Unusuals in September were: Arctic Loon, an almost unbelievable An!1inga and Band-tailed Pigeon from Hi~wk Ridge, Pomarine Jaeger and Mew GuH from Knife
River, Northern Wheatear in Roseville and Smith's Longspur from Hennepin County.
October produced good birding nearly all month. Finches, kinglets and sparrows were visible most of the time in their proper habitat. One report mentioned 73 species in west central Minnesota on the 13th, especially numerous were Hermit Thrushes, kinglets, Lincoln, Swamp, Song and White-throated Sparrows.
It was rainy and cloudy for the first half of the month. Noticeable was a stationary low that stayed over the whole midwest from the 5th through the IIth with hardly a peak at the sun. On the 20th seven inches of snow fell in the southwest with strong winds that caused five foot drifts in places. Yet, on the 20th it was warm enough that Fox and White-throated Sparrows were singing in T. S. Robert's Sanctuary in Minneapolis. On the 27th there was a strong movement of robins, sparrows and juncos.
A Cattle Egret appeared in Cook County in October. More unusuals were: Mute Swans, a Sabine's Gull, Northern HawkOwl, American Three-toed Woodpeckers, many Black-backed Woodpeckers migrating at Hawk Ridge, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Northern Northern Mockingbird, Summer Tanager and Black-headed Grosbeak.
The first part of November was cold with snow flurries in the south and much snow in places in the north, as much as 22" near the border. The second snowstorm of the season in the southwest dropped 13" on the 12th followed by cold weather that drove most of the ducks out of the state. After that things returned to normal with higher temperatures and rain in the north.
A Brant, Iceland Gull and Red-bellied Woodpecker appeared in the northeast and
a late Cape May Warbler lingered into December in Wabasha County.
There is a very worthwhile article in the November 1982 AMERICAN BIRDS, vol. 36, no. 6, p. 951 titled "Shorebird Migration" by Don Roberson. He states six rules to aid in the identification of migrant shorebirds.
Rule I. All shorebirds have three distinct
plumages.
Rule 2. With a few exceptions adults migrate before juveniles.
Rule 3. Each species of shorebird has a particular timing of its migration.
Rule 4. For species in which males have most or all of the chick-raising duties, females migrate earlier than the males.
Rule 5. Except for Wilson's Phalarope, shorebirds that migrate early do not molt into winter plumage until the wintering grounds are reached.
Rule 6. Summering shorebirds remain in winter plumage or in incomplete molts.
Acquaint yourself with this article and
remember the rules.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Late north I 0-19 Cook KMH, 10/21 St. Louis LE, 10/30 Otter Tail DS; late south 10-29 Nicollet JCF, 11/20 Olmsted KL, I I /29 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 10/16-23 Olmsted RE. | ||||
| BRANT (Branta bernicla) | 11/16 Cook KE, KMH. See The Loon (55:36) | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Permanent resident; reported from II counties north, 26 south. | ||||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 10/20 to 11111 Duluth, JB, KE, many obs. On Lake Superior this species is presumed wild, probably wandering from a feral colony at Ashland, Wisconsin; elsewhere in Minnesota it would be presumed an escaped captive. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early north 9/15 Cook KMH, 10/8 Marshall AB; early south 11 /6 Carver and Sibley RJ, 1117 Hennepin BH; late north 11 / 19 Pine TP, 11/25 Beltrami JC; late south 11/30 Houston FL and Wabasha WDM; peak 11116-20 Wabasha (7000) RJ. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Late north I0/9 Aitkin WN, I0/ 18 Pennington KSS, 10/26 Beltrami JC; late south 11 / 12 Washington DS, 11-14 Scott ES, II / 22 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Late north I0/2 Beltrami JP and Cass NH, 10/9 Aitkin WN, 10/31 Pennington KSS; late south 10117 Anoka DS and Cottonwood WH, 10/29 Nicollet JCF, 10/30 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Late north 9/25 Aitkin DZ/MC, 9/30 Pennington KSS; late south 10/24 Chippewa AB, 11/18 Wabasha WDM, 11127 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Late north 10/9 Marshall JP, I0/ 14 Polk KSS, 10/30 Otter Tail DS; late south 11 /6 Lyon HK, 11-18 Scott KL, 11/30 Houston FL. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Late north I0/23 St. Louis KE, I0/30 Otter Tail DS, 1111 Cook KMH; late south 11/14 Scott ES, 11116 Wabasha WDM, III 30 Houston FL. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Permanent resident; reported from 15 counties north, 26 south. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Late north 10/30 Otter Tail DS, 11 /20 St. Louis LW, 11 /27 Cook DZ/MC; late south 11/30 Hennepin SWIMS, Houston FL, Olmsted RE and Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Late north I 0/3 Cass NH, 10/8 Marshall AB, 11 /3 St. Louis KE; late south 11/16 Wabasha WDM, 11/20 Goodhue DS and Winona RJ, 11/24 Houston FL. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Late north 10/8 Marshall AB, I 0/3 I Pennington KSS, II117 St. Louis KE; late south 10/30 Isanti RJ, 1115 Wabasha MS, 11/14 Houston FL. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Late north 10/30 Otter Tail DS, 11 /4 Clay NH, 1117 Beltrami JP; late south Ill II Nicollet CJF, 11/30 Houston FL and Wabasha WDM; peak 11/23 Houston (2500) KE. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Late north I0/30 Cook KE and Otter Tail DS, 11/13 Beltrami JP, 11117 St. Louis KE; late south 10/29 Nicollet JCF, 11 /6 Lyon HK, 11/8 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Late north I 0/25 Cook KMH, I 0/30 Otter Tail DS, 11/20 St. Louis LW; late south 11/14 Houston FL, 11/18 Wabaslia WDM, 11/24 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 8/22 St. Louis LE, 8/25 Marshall KSS, 11 /21 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Late north 11125 Marshall KSS, I I 126 Cook KMH, 11 130 Beltrami AS; late south 11 123 Ramsey KL, 11129 Hennepin ES and Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | I0123 Cook DGW, also I 0124 many obs. and 10130 through 11 12 KMH. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 1015 through 11/27 Cook, KMH, KL, DGW. 10/16 through 1116 Mille Lacs Lake JB, KE, TS, 10122 Beltrami TS, 11 /5 Cass JS. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 10/13 Marshall JM, 10117 through 11 126 Cook KE, LE, KMH, KL, DGW, 10124. Mille Lacs KE, 11 16 Otter Tail NH, 11/20 Wabasha BL. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 1019 through I 0131 Mille Lacs Lake JB, TS, 10121 through 11/2 Cook KE, LE, KMH, DGW, 10/22-24 Beltrami AS, TS, 11120 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 10123 Cook DGW, also 10128 KMH, 10130 KE, LE, 1112 KMH, and 11127 KL. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early north 8121 Pine RJ, I019 Marshall JP; early south I0115 Hennepin DB and Steams CM; late north 11121 Aitkin WN and Lake SWIMS, 11130 Beltrami AS; late south 11/22 Ramsey KL, 11128 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Late north 11/24 Lake SWIMS, 11127 Cook DZIMC, 11 128 Beltrami AS; early south 10115 Hennepin OJ and Olmsted JEB, 11/29 Ramsey DZ/MC. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Late north I 117 Cook KMH and Otter Tail NH, 11115 Beltrami JP, 11117 Mille Lacs JB; late south 11/20 Goodhue BL, 11/22 Ramsey KL, 11-30 Houston FL and Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Late north 11 /23 Cook KMH, 11/24 Lake SWIMS, 11129 Hubbard HJF. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Late north 10117 Mille Lacs JB, 10128 Otter Tail DS, 11121 St. Louis SWIMS, 11123 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Late north 10/14 Polk KSS, 10122 Beltrami TS, 1013 1 Otter Tail DS; late south 11!11 Nicollet JCF, 11114 Houston FL, Ill 25 Dakota MW. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | Nesting reported Rock County fide KE, alson seen 11 /24 Houston (three) KE. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 10/16 Houston EMF, 11122 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Permanent resident, reported from 14 counties north, eight south. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 8121 Lake SWIMS, 10/15 Lake SWIMS, 11 127 St. Louis (Echo Trail) KE. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Reported Aitkin and St. Louis KE, no dates; also 8/14 Aitkin SC, 8/15 Roseau John C. Robinson, 8/21 Aitkin WN. 10/9 Marshall JP, II /13 Aitkin SC. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Permanent resident, reported from three counties north, I I south. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Permanent resident, reported from four counties north, 20 south. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Late north 10/14 Polk KSS, 10131 Hubbard HJF, I I 16 Beltrami JP; late south I I I 4 Nicollet JCF, 11 16 Lyon RJ, 1117 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Late north I 013 I Polk KSS, I I 16 Cook BL, Crow Wing WN, 11 121 Lake SWIMS ; late south 11 14 Nicollet JCF, 11/21 Ramsey DZIMC. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Late north 11 15 Crow Wing JB, 11/10 Todd NH, 11115 Beltrami JP; late south 11 127 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 8/21, 28, 29 Carlton, Kittson, Wilkin RJ, 9111 Marshall JP, 9/17 Nicollet JCF, 10131 Polk KSS. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Late north 10130 Otter Tail DS, 1117 Todd NH, 11116-21 Crow Wing WN, TS; late south I0124 Chippewa and Lac qui Parle AB, 11 /6 Le Sueur KL, 11/11 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Permanent resident, reported from 15 north and 16 south counties. | ||||
| BAND-TAILED PIGEON (Patagioenas fasciata) | The fourth state record, 9/18 Hawk Ridge TS, RA. See Notes of Interest in The Loon, (54:249) | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Reported from 15 north and 26 south counties. Late north lll28 Hubbard AB. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 8/1 Hennepin AB, Mower RRK, 8/2 Houston EMF, 8/6 Hennepin OJ, DB, Nicollet JCF, 8/21 Clearwater AB, 8/29 Brown JSp, 8/30 Murray AD -all reports. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Reported from 20 counties, late north 9/ 9 Red Lake KSS, 9/12 Beltrami AS, 9/25 Wadena AB, DB, 9/26 Hubbard DJ; late south 9/22 Houston EMF, 9/30 Hennepin SC, 10/10 Cottonwood WH. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Late north 9116 Polk KSS, 9/17 St. Louis DB, LE, 9/26 Clay LCF, Becker KL, 9/29 Otter Tail SDM; late south 10/3 Mower BJ, Ramsey GS, 10/4 Blue Earth JCF, 1017 Brown JSp, 10/8 Martin EB/K. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Late north 8/30 Marshall RJ, 9!9 Lake SWIMS, 9/26 Pennington KSS; late · south 917 Hennepin SC, 9115 Houston EMF, 9/ 18 Anoka SC. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Late north St. Louis 8/25 L W, 9/2 MH, 8/26 Pennington KSS, 8/28 Wilkin OJ; late south 9/28 Hennepin ES, 9/29 RJ, 9/30 DB, 10/7 SC, 9129 Brown JSp, Wright KL. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Late north 9/ 18 Hubbard HJF, 9/22 Cook KMH, SL, Pennington KSS, 9/24 St. Louis LE; late south 9/23 Dakota MW, 9/24 Wright ES, 9/25 Olmsted RE, 10/18 Renville FKS. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 8/8 Scott AB, 8/22 St. Louis KE, 8/25 Stearns NH, 8/28 Swift RJ. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Late north 9/12 Clay LCF, 1013 Cass NH, 10/14 Polk KSS; late south 912 Sherburne JP, 9/11 Chippewa RJ, I 0/4 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 8/13, 9110 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Late north 10/14 Hubbard HJF, 10/31 Pennington KSS, 11 /6 Beltrami JP; late south 11/16 Wabasha WDM, 11120 Houston FL, I I /30 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Late north I 0/13 Marshall KSS, I 0/23 Norman TS, 10/29 Wilkin SDM; peak 10/ 17 Norman (8-10,000) JB. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early north 8/3 St. Louis KE; early south 8/4 Lyon HK, 8/6 Washington BL; late north I 0/30 Cook KE, LE, 10/31 Pennington KSS; late south 10/22 Lac qui Parle BL. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early north 8110 Cook KMH, 8/30 St. Louis LE; early south 8/6 Washington BL and 8/14 Hennepin ES; late north I0/3 Cass NH, 10119 St. Louis KE; late south 10/22 Lac qui Parle BL. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Late north I 0/2 Beltrami JP, I 0/ 14 St. Louis KE, 10116 Aitkin WN; late south 10/ 24 Le Sueur RJ, Murray AD and Washington DS. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Late north 9/ 12 Lake of the Woods KSS, 9/17 St. Louis JP, 9/26 Clay KL; late south 9110 Nicollet JCF, 9/ 12 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 8/27 Steams NH. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 8/14 Sibley JS, 9/11 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Marshall JM, no date, 9/ 12 Roseau KSS. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 8/26 St. Louis MH, 917 St. Louis LE, 9/ 12 Lake of the Woods KSS, 9/ 18 St. Louis MF, 9/ 19 Duluth DB. | ||||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 8/23 St. Louis LE, 8/24 Dodge RJ, 8/28 Stevens RJ, 10/10-13 Duluth D. Green, B. Ulvang. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early north 8/ I Aitkin WN, 8/3 St. Louis KE, 8/13 LE; early south 8/4 Lyon HK, 8/11 Waseca JCF, 8/15 Hennepin SC; late north Pennington 9/6 KSS, 9/11 JP, 9/ 19 St. Louis TBB; late south 9-11 Renville RJ, 9/20 Steams NH. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early north 811 Aitkin WN, 8/3 St. Louis KE, 817 Pennington KSS; early south 8/4 Lyon HK, 8110 Hennepin OJ; late north St. Louis 9/27 LE, 10/3 KE, 9/ 29 Polk RJ, 10113 Todd RJ; late south 9/ 12 Hennepin ES, 1111 Cottonwood LAF. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 8/4 Lyon HK, 8/22, 9/6 Pennington KSS, 9117 St. Louis DB, JP, 9/19 TBB, 10/9 LE, 10/19 KE, 10/24 Watonwan RJ, Marshall JM (no date) -all reports. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early north 8/ I Aitkin WN, 817 Pennington KSS, 8110 Cook KMH; early south 8/10 Steams NH, 8/11 Waseca JCF, 8/21 Hennepin VL; late north 9/ 16 St. Louis LE, 9117 RA, 9/20 Cook KMH; late south 9110 Nicollet JCF, 9/11 Renville RJ. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early north 817 Pennington KSS, 8118 St. Louis BDC, 8/21 FL; early south 8/1 Olmsted JEB, 8/3 Hennepin SC, 8/4 Lyon HK; late north 9110 Polk KSS, 9/16 St. Louis LE, 9119 JP; late south 9110 Steams NH, 9/11 Renville RJ, 1011 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 817 Pennington KSS, 8/21 Clearwater AB, 913 Stearns NH, Marshall JM (no dates) -all reports. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 8/6 Washington BL, 8/21 St. Louis KE, LE, FL, 8/22 BDC, 915 KE, 9117 JP, 9110 Polk KSS, 9111 Renville RJ, 9/13 Cook KMH, 9/18 Red Lake AS-all reports. Short-1lilled Dowitcher 8/1 Aitkin WN, 8/3 St. Louis KE, 9119 L~, 8/4 Lyon HK, 8/7 Hennepin SC, 8/30 Kittson RJ. Also reported from Pine, Dodge and Marshall. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Late north I 0/31 Pennington KSS, 1116 Mille Lacs KE, 11/16 Cook KE, KMH; late south I0/15 Nicollet JCF, IIII Cottonwood LAF and Le Sueur RJ. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early north 817 Pennington KSS, 8116 St. Louis LE, 8/21 FL, 8/21 Clearwater AB; early south 8/1 Hennepin AB, OJ, Olmsted JEB, 8/4 Lyon HK, Hennepin VL, 8/5 Hennepin SC, 8/6 Nicollet JCF; late north 9/ 12 Lake of the Woods KSS, 9/ 16 St. Louis LE, 9117 JP; late south 9/10 Steams NH, 9111 Renville RJ, Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | 8/4 Lyon HK, 817 Pennington KSS, 8/16 St. Louis LE, 8/23 MH, 9/26 LE, 9110 Steams NH, Polk KSS-all reports. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 8/3 ~t. Louis KE, 8/7 Pennington KSS, 8/.13 Nicollet JCF, 9/12 Clay LCF, 10/15 Nicollet JCF-all reports. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Late north I0/ 13 Grant RJ, I 0/31 Pine KL, 11/7 Marshall JM; late south 10/31 Isanti DB. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Late north 10/8 Clearwater and Marshall AB, 10/13 Beltrami JP, 10/23 Cook KMH; late south I0/31 Sherburne DB, 11/7 Scott DZ/MC, 11/20 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Late north 9116 Pine TP, 9/18 Beltrami AS, 9/12 ST. Louis LW; late south 1017 Hennepin VL, 10/9 Dakota TBB, BL. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Late north 9/ 10 Polk KSS, 9/ 11 Beltrami JP, 10/3 Aitkin WN; late south 9/29 Steele RJ, 10/2 Ramsey BL, 1017 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Late north 10/8 Marshall, Polk AB, 10/ 16 Aitkin WN; late south 10/ 10 Winona SWIMS, 10117 Anoka DS, Cottonwood WH. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 817 Hennepin SC, 1017 Mille Lacs DS. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Late north 10/19 St. Louis KE, 10/28 Wilkin SDM, 10/31 Pennington KSS; late south 10/22 Hennepin SC, Nicollet JCF, 10/24 Chippewa AB. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Late north 8/18 St. Louis KE, 8/22 Pennington KSS, 8/28 Wilkin RJ, DB, OJ, 8/ 29 Clay RJ; late south 8/4 Lyon HK, 8/ 10 Steams NH, 8/14 Renville KE. | ||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | Early north 8/7 Pennington KSS, 8/28 Wilkin DB, 9/4 Kittson KL; early south 8/ 14 Renville KE, 8/20 Nicollet JCF, 8/21 Hennepin OJ; late north 9/26 Clay KL, 9/ 29 Pennington KSS ; late south 9/3 Nicollet JCF, 9/ II Hennepin OJ, 9/29 Freeborn RJ. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| POMARINE JAEGER (Stercorarius pomarinus) | 9/6 Park Point, Duluth (one imm.) KE, LE, MH. See The Loon, (54:248) | ||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 8/3 to 8/27 Duluth (one imm.) M.ob. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) | I 0/ 17 Lac qui Parle RJ, JP/ AM. See The Loon (55:30-3 1) | ||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early north 8/3 St. Louis KE, Beltrami JP, 8/4 Roseau JR, 8/14 Aitkin WN; early south 9/12 Hennepin ES, 9/15 Anoka KL; late north 11114 Mille Lacs SC, 11/17 JB, 11/14 Crow Wing AB, 11/21 WN, 11 /24 TS; late south 10/30 Hennepin RA. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Reports from 27 counties, late north 91 12 Crow Wing TS, 10/14 Red Lake KSS; late south 10115 Nicollet JCF, 10/22 Cottonwood JEB, 10/31 Meeker AB, 11/6 Murray RJ. | ||||
| SHORT-BILLED GULL (Larus brachyrhynchus) | 9/19 Knife River, Lake County M.ob. See The Loon, (54:247) | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Reported from 15 north and 26 south counties. Late migrants into winter. Peak no. 10,000 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from 12 north and eight south counties. | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | 11/16 Grand Marais, Cook Co. (one ad.) KE. See The Loon (55 :38) | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | All reports: 11/2 Goodhue OJ, I I /16 Cook KE, KMH, 11 /26 KMH, 11 /27 KL, DZ/MC, I 1/28 St. Louis DZ/MC. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early north, reports throughout the summer; early south 9/3 Steams NH, 91 I I Hennepin OJ, VL, 9/13 DB, 9/11 Wright ES, 9/13 Anoka KL; late north 9/ 18 St. Louis AB, 9/ 19 OJ, JP, 9/22 KE; late south I 0/3 Kandiyohi RJ, I 0/6 Hennepin SC, 1017 VL, 10/9 Dakota TBB, BL. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Late north 8/21 Clearwater AB, 8/25 Pennington KSS, 8/28 Wilkin OJ, 9/11 Marshall JP; late south 9/ I Dakota MW, 9/ 3 Nicollet JCF, 917 Cottonwood GS, 9/11 McLeod, Renville RJ. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Late north 9/4 Red Lake AS, 9112 Lake of the Woods KSS, St. Louis LW; late south 9/14 Wabasha WDM, 9/16 Washington RJ, 9/20 Hennepin RA, 9/25 SC. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | All reports: 8/4 Roseau JR, 9/11 Blue Earth MF, 9/ 12 Lake of the Woods KSS, 10/3 McLeod RJ, 10/ 10 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | 9/16, 28 Crow Wing TS. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Late north II13 Cass JS, IIII 0 Beltrami JP, 11 114 Crow Wing AB, DB; late south 11125 Ramsey BL; peak 1115 Crow Wing (300+) JB. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Late north I0/23 St. Louis LE, I 0/24 Lake DGW, I0126 Beltrami JP; late south 11/17 Ramsey KL, 11120 Goodhue DS, I I /28 Dakota MW. ANHINGA Seen over Hawk Ridge in Duluth 9120 by KE, many others. First Minnesota record for this species. See The Loon (55:28-30) | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 8/19 Duluth D. Green; late north 10113 Grant RJ, I0126 Hubbard DJ; late south 10125 Faribault JCF, I 0/31 Chippewa AB, J 1121 Redwood JS. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Late north 8128 Marshall MH, 9/1 Lake SWIMS, 9/12 Roseau KSS; late south 9122 Hennepin SC, 10/14 Nicollet JCF, 11/1 Steams NH. | ||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 813 Marshall JM, 8/20 Kandiyohi JS, 9/ 4 Otter Tail DS, 919 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Late north 11 116 Lake KE, 11 118 Polk KSS, 11 122 Duluth KE; late south 11 120 Houston FL, KL, 11 121 Dakota MW. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Late north 9/10 Douglas and Grant FKS, 9/1 I Marshall JP, I 0122 Polk KSS, 10/19 Houston EMF, I 0/30 Dakota MW, 11120 Wabasha RJ, BL.See The Loon (55:34) | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 8/1 Hennepin AB, 813 Hennepin RA, 8122 Traverse (2) SDM. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 9121-22 Hennepin Mrs. James Lehr, 101 30 Lake (three) many obs. and Aitkin BL, Paul Kubic, 10/30 to 11/3 Wabasha (three) WDM. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Late north 8/29 Hubbard HJF, 917 St. Louis KE, 9111 Aitkin WN; late south 101 22 Nicollet JCF, I0/27 Hennepin OJ, I0/ 30 Chippewa AB. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | North 9/11 Marshall JP; late south 10/5 Hennepin RA and Washington DS, 10/9 Dakota TBB, BL. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 402 (1982: 384). Late north 1019 Beltrami JP, 10116 Hawk Ridge, 10127 Lake SWIMS; late south 10117 Cottonwood WH, 10125 Martin EBIK, 1013 1 Jackson LAF. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 97 ( 1982: 164). Late north Hawk Ridge 10/14, 10125 Beltrami JP; late south 10/15 Carver MS, 10/22 Nicollet JCF, 11113 Anoka DS. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Hawk Ridge count: 17 ( 1982: I I). Also reported 10/5 Marshall JM, 10/6 Murray RJ, 10/13 Hennepin VL, 11 /4 Hubbard DJ, 11/26 Cottonwood LAF. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Hawk Ridge count: 386 (1982: 811). Late north I0123 Aitkin WN, I 0/24 Hubbard DJ, 11/2 Hawk Rid~; late south 1115 Cottonwood WH and Nicollet JCF, 11127 Dakota FL. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Hawk Ridge count: 7150 (1982: 9971); late north 10113 Marshall KSS, 1117 Hawk Ridge; late south 11112 Le Sueur HC, Ill 21 Brown JSp, 11127 Goodhue BL. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Hawk Ridge count: 43 (1982: 60); late norht 11122 Hawk Ridge, 11123 Hubbard DJ; late south 11/20 Winona RJ, 11126 Cottonwood WH, 11 130 Goodhue DJ. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Hawk Ridge count: 5819 (1982: 981) an invasion year! Early south 8129 Anoka KL, 9/18 Cottonwood WH, 1016 Yellow Medicine JS. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Hawk Ridge count: 402 (1982: 149) a record high for the second year in a row! Early south 8-27 Blue Earth JS, 9117 Nicollet JCF; late north 11124-25 Cook KMH, SL, 11/25 Marshall KSS. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 917 Cottonwood GS, 9126 Otter Tail SDM, 10-16 Washington RA. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Hawk Ridge count: 17,809 ( 1982: 30,905) low numbers probably reflect poor weather during peak period. Late north I01 5 Hawk Ridge, 10/14 Lake SWIMS; late south 9/24 Nicollet JCF, 9/25 Sherburne RJ, I 0/3 Mower BJ. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Hawk Ridge count: three ( 1982: ten); late north I 0/3 Hawk Ridge, I 0/14 Polk KSS ; late south 9/21 Mower RRK, 10/4 Fillmore RJ. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Hawk Ridge count: 5410 (1982: 7320). Permanent resident reported from 17 counties north, 22 south. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Hawk Ridge count: 724 ( 1982: 278) high numbers reflect excellent November weather. Early north 9/27 Hawk Ridge and Beltrami JC; early south 10/6 Lyon HK and Houston EMF, 10/31 Meeker AB. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Permanent resident, all reports: 8/16 Clay LCF, 9-11 Nobles AD, 9125 Kanabec DZ/MC (dor), 10/1 Le Sueur HC, 1117 Olmsted JEB, 11112 Cottonwood WH, II / 24 Anoka KL. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Permanent resident, reported from 13 north and 22 south counties. 36 banded Hawk Ridge all season with eight on Ill 23. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | All reports: 10/16 St. Louis fide KE, Ill 7 Winona D. K. Palmquist, 11/9 Ramsey BH, 11 / 14 Wilkin SDM, ll/27 St. Louis KL, 11/28 Douglas fide RJ. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | Only reports: ll/7 Otter Tail SDM, ll13 St. Louis fide KE. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | Nested with three young near Hardwick, Rock Co. fide DNR. 8/1 to 10/15 Cottonwood LAF, WH-only reports. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Permanent resident reported from eight north and nine south counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | lll3, 10 Cook SL, ll/9 St. Louis fide K. Sundquist, 1ll24 Aitkin D. Holm fide WN -all reports. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | Only reports: 10/16 Houston FL, 10/31 Lake JP/AM. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | Only reports: 8/18 Wilkin JP/AM, 8/26 Morrison DJ, 10/23 Lac qui Parle JS. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 8/27 Pine KL, 9/25 Wadena AB, DB, 10-22 Clearwater TS (one dead), 10/31 Lake JP/AM -all reports. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Reported from 39 counties. Late north 11 /2 Pennington KSS, Lake SWIMS, 11 /6 Crow Wing KE, 11128 Mille Lacs TS, II / 29 Cass JC. Red-headed VVoodpecker Reported from nine north and 19 south counties. Red-bellied VVoodpecker Reported from Aitkin, Pine and St. Louis (at feeder) and 21 counties south. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Reported from 25 counties, late north 10/5 Pine TP, 10/14 St. Louis KE, LE, LW, 10/ 17 Clay LCF, 10/ 18 Cook KMH; late south 10/6 Murray AD, 10/8 Steams CM, 10/10 Anoka SC, 10/2 1 Houston EMF. Downy VVoodpecker Permanent resident reported from 16 north and 20 south counties. Hairy VVoodpecker Permanent resident reported from 15 north and 21 south counties. Three-toed VVoodpecker 8/6 Itasca P. Lindquist, I 0/ 14 St. Louis KE, 10/16 KE, LE, 10/20 KE, 10/21 KE, | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Reported from 14 north and 22 south counties, late north 10/14 St. Louis LE, LW, 10/15 Hubbard HJF, 10/31 Clay LCF. Pileated VVoodpecker Permanent resident reported from 15 north and 15 south counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Hawk Ridge count: 560 (1982: 732). Late north 10/9 Pennington JP, 10/16 Aitkin WN, 10/21 Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Hawk Ridge count: 31 ( 1982: 30). Late north 11 /6 Cook BL, 11/23 Duluth KE, II /28 Clay LCF; south 9/13 Anoka KL, 9/ 28 Watonwan EB/K, 10/3 Goodhue BL, 1117 Anoka OJ, KL. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | Three reported from Hawk Ridge 1117, I I 112, I I /21. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Hawk Ridge count: 23 (1982: 12). Late north 10/15 Hawk Ridge, 10/17 Wilkin JB, LC, BL, GS; south 9/10, 25, 10/2 Fillmore FL. Other reports 9/24 Marshall JM and 9/ 29 Marshall KSS. | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 8/28 Duluth S. Kohlbry, I 0/3 Wilkin SDM (2), 10/ 17 Wilkin JP/AM, 10/22 Traverse KL, I0123 Norman TS, I 0128 Wilkin SDM, !'0/30 Lac qui Parle AM. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Four counties north, late date 9/11 Roseau KSS; 13 counties south, late 9113 Hennepin DB, 9/17 VL, 10/14 SC, 9/15 Houston EMF, 9/ 17 Nicollet JCF, 9/20 Lac qui Parle FAE. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | All reports: 8/3 Beltrami JP, 8/4 Roseau JR, 8/7 Morrison DB, 8/15 Rock KE, 8/22 Pennington KSS, 8/28 Otter Tail OJ, DB, Stearns CM, 8/30 Kittson RJ, 8/31 Clay LCF, 9/5 Grant SDM; also Marshall and Traverse RJ. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Late north 9/ ll Aitkin WN, St. Louis LW, 9115 Pennington KSS, 9116 Cook KMH, 9118 St. Louis LE; late south 9/10 Olmsted RE, Nicollet JCF, 9./ 11 Yellow Medicine RJ, Washington BL, 9/14 Houston EMF, 9118 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | Reported 10/22 to 28 Aitkin (one imm.) M.ob. See The Loon (55:35-36) | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 8/6 Nicollet JCF, 8/7 Brown JSp, 8/15 Hennepin ES, Chisago DZ/MC, Rock KE; late north 9/7 St. Louis L W, 91 11 Cook KMH, 91 12 Lake of the Woods KSS, 10/13 Traverse SDM; late south 9/ 11 Renville, Chippewa RJ, 9/13 Hennepin SC, DB, Houston EMF, 9/16 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Late north 9/ 15 Beltrami AS, 9/16 Clay LCF, 9/23 Pennington KSS, 9/25 Aitkin DZ/MC; late south 9/20 Lac qui Parle FAE, 9/21 Hennepin DB, SC, 9/23 Houston EMF, 9/25 Sherburne RJ. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | All reports: 8/20 Hennepin SC, Nicollet JCF, 8/23 St. Louis LW, 8/25 Hennepin VL, 9/6 Brown JSp, 9!11 Cook KMH, 9/ 12 Martin EB/K, 9/17 Hennepin SC, 9/26 Cottonwood WH. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | All reports: 8/1 Hennepin AB, 8/5 Roseau JR, 8/7 Isanti RJ, Beltrami JP, 912 St. Louis MH, 9/11 Cook KMH, 9/15 St. Louis LE. VVillow Flycatcher All reports: 8/ 1 Hennepin AB, Isanti KL, 8/3 Roseau JR, 8/6 Hennepin DB, OJ, 8/8 Dakota AB, 8/15 Rock KE. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Late north 9/12 Clay LCF, 9/16 Cook KMH, 9/20 St. Louis LE, 10/13 Traverse RJ; late south 9/21 Hennepin DB, 10/2 Olmsted JEB, 10/6 Cottonwood LAF 10/13 Carver MS. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Late north 10/2 Beltrami JP, 10/12 Crow Wing fide JB, 10/13 Aitkin WN, Pennington KSS ; late south 10/15 Hennepin SC, 10!16 RJ, DB, 10/17 ES, 10/ 15 Houston EMF, 10/25 Washington DS. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Late north 9/5 Clearwater AB, 918 Clay LCF, 9/10 Pennington KSS; late south 9/ 10 Fillmore FL, Stearns NH, 9/23 Houston EMF, 9/25 Sherburne RJ. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Late north 9/17 Lake SWIMS, 9122 Cook KMH, 1016 St. Louis LE; late south 1013 Mower RRK, 10/10 Anoka SC, Brown JSp, 10/23 Washington GS. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 8111 Mower RRK, 8127 Washington SC, 8128 Stevens RJ; late north 9126 Clay LCF, 1013 St. Louis LE, 1019 Aitkin WN; late south 914 Fillmore RJ, 9115 Hennepin SC, 9/29 Brown JSp, Wright ES. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Late north 914 Clay LCF, 919 Red Lake KSS, 9/10 Douglas SDM; late south 9/4 Houston RJ, 9117 Houston EMF, 9119 Brown JSp, Mower RRK. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Late north 9/24 Cook KMH, 9/29 St. Louis KE, 10/11 St. Louis LE; late south 9121 Hennepin RA, Houston EMF, 1017 Hennepin SC, 10/17 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Four reports: 8/14 Cottonwood LAF, 81 15 Yellow Medicine KE, 8125 Stearns NH, 10/15 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Early north 10113 Hubbard DJ, 10/15 St. Louis KE, 10/16 Aitkin WN; one report south 1113 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Permanent resident reported from Aitkin WN, Beltrami JP, Cass JC, Cook KMH, DZIMC, SL, Itasca AB, DB, JC, Lake SWIMS, St. Louis LE. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Permanent resident reported from 19 north and 23 south counties. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Clearwater, Cook, Hubbard, Marshall, Pine and Polk counties. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 17 north and 26 south counties. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from 14 north counties. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Permanent resident reported from 17 north and 21 south counties. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | All reports: 9129 St. Louis KE, 10/14 LE, 10/23 Cook DGW, 11/27, 28 DZ/MC, 11 / 13 Itasca AB, permanent resident Cook KMH, Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | All reports: 8/18 Houston JP, 9/24 RRK, 10/14 and 11 120 to 22 EMF, 11123 KE, 11 /25 JPIAM. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported from 17 counties; late north 10/23 St. Louis KE, 10/30 LE, 10/30 Cook KMH, 10/31 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Late north 9/5 Clearwater AB, 9/6 Pennington KSS, 9/11 Marshall JP, 9/29 St. Louis KE; late south 8/23 Brown JSp, 9/3 Nicollet JCF, 9111 Blue Earth MF. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Late north 9/25 Wadena AB, 10/4 Otter Tail SDM, 10/9 Aitkin WN; late south 10/ 7 Anoka DS, I0/9 Rice RJ, I0/ 12 Houston EMF, Brown JSp, 10/15 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Late north 8/28 Wilkin OJ, DB; late south 9121 Hennepin VL, 9/22 AB, I0/8 SC, 9118 Nicollet JCF, 10/2 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Late north 915 Clearwater AB, 9/l 0 Cook KMH, 9/12 St. Louis LE. Clay LCF; late south 9/5 Olmsted RE, 9/l 0 Nicollet JCF, 9/12 Washington OS, 10/4 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Late north 10/3 Cass NH, 10/4 Otter Tail SDM, 10/13 Grant RJ. 10/18 Marshall, Wadena AB; late south 10/13 Anoka KL, 10/15 Nicollet JCF, 10/22 Lac qui Parle BL, 10/23 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Late north 913 Clay LCF, 91 II Aitkin WN, 9/ 12 St. Louis LE, Lake of the Woods KSS; late south 9110 Hennepin AB, 9111 OJ, 9/ I 0 Nicollet JCF, 9/ll Blue Earth MF, 10/3 Kandiyohi RJ. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 8/12 Hennepin VL, 913 Houston EMF, Nicollet JCF, 915 Brown JSp; late north 10117 Beltrami AS, 10/18 Cook KMH, 10129 St. Louis KE, 10131 Marshall KSS; late south I0/19 Houston EMF, 10123 Hennepin DB, Washington OS, 10124 Faribault RJ, 10130 Murray AD, Brown JSp. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | A good season with reports from 13 north and 27 south counties. Early south 91 16, 23 Houston EMF, 9/19 Anoka SC, 91 23 Brown JSp; late north I 1123 Lake SWI MS, I 1125 Marshall KSS, 11127 Clay LCF, II 128 Cook DZ/MC. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | All reports: 10122 Beltrami TS, 11/14 JP, 1117 Otter Tail SDM, 11/13 St. Louis fide KE, 11/19 LW, 11122 Crow Wing JB (50), 11 124, 29 Cass JC. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Reported from 16 north and 20 south counties. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported from 11 north and nine south counties; early south 8/28 Dakota JP/AM. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported from 16 north and 22 south counties. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Reported from 26 counties: early south 816 Nicollet JCF, 9116 Hennepin SC, 9120 Brown JSp, Mower RRK; late north 11116 Beltrami JP, 11123 Lake SWIMS, 11126 Clearwater AB, I I 129 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | All reports: 811, 10 Wright ES, 8/13 Nicollet JCF, 913 Goodhue BL, 9/4 Houston , Fillmore RJ, 916 Brown JSp, 9/15 Hennepin SC, 9117 Houston EMF, 10/27, 29 St. Louis B. Ulvang. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Late north 9/16 Clay LCF, 9125 St. Louis KE, LE, 9126 Pennington KSS, 101 21 Beltrami JP; late south I 013 Meeker RJ, 1014 Brown JSp, 1015 Hennepin SC, 10110 Murray AD. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 8117 Cottonwood LAF, 9/10 WH, 9117 Hennepin ES; late north 10113 Traverse RJ, 10114 Cook KMH, 10/18 Lake SWIMS, 10124 Otter Tail SDM; late south I0115 Hennepin SC, 10117 Brown JSp, 10129 Nicollet JCF, I 1/25 Houston EMF, JPIAM. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Late north 9119 Aitkin WN, I0113 Marshall KSS; late south 9130 Hennepin DB, 1015 SC, 1012 Ramsey BL, 1013 Anoka OS, 10/10 SC. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Late north 91 I I Beltrami JP, 9112 Lake of the Woods KSS, 1013 Cass NH, 10/13 Wilkin SDM, Traverse RJ; late south 9/11 Blue Earth MF, 1012 Nicollet JCF, 1015 Hennepin ES, 10/14 SC. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Late north Aitkin 9119 WN, 9125 DZI MC, 9/19 St. Louis JP, MF, 9121 Crow Wing JB, Beltrami JC; late south 1012 Brown JSp, 10/3 Dakota MW, 10/4 Anoka SC, 10121 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Late north 10/10 Clay LCF, 10/13 Traverse SDM, 10124 Hubbard HJF; late south 10/1 Nicollet JCF, 1014 Anoka SC, 10/13 Houston EMF, 1117 Washington DS. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | All reports: 91 I Cottonwood LAF, I0117 Wilkin JB, 1116 Aitkin LW, 11/12 St. Louis fide M. Carr. | ||||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Reported from 33 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Reported from I I north and 19 south counties. Late north 10123 Aitkin WN, 101 30 St. Louis KE, LE, I0131 Marshall KSS; late south 10/26 Wright ES, 10131 Jackson LAF, Brown JSp, 1111 LeSueur RJ, 1116 HC. There were 100 + in Duluth during Oct. KE. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 11130 Two Harbors J. Church. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Late north 9/11 St. Louis KE, 9112 LE, 11 16 Cook SL; late south 9/18 Isanti OS, 9123 Houston EMF, 9127 Washington OS, 9130 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | All reports: 8130 Wright ES, 9/11 Cook KMH, 9115 Hennepin DB, 9124 SC, 10117 MS, 9/15, 10115 Houston EMF, 9/20 St. Louis LW. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 8125 Hennepin ES, 919 SC, 8130 Mower RRK; late north 9118 St. Louis AB, DB, 9119 RA, OJ, SDM, JP, 91 25 KE, LE, 9/24 Cook KMH; late south 91 30 Olmsted JEB, 10/13 Houston EMF, 101 16 Dakota MW, 11/25 Carver M. Muehlhausen. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 10/2 Brown JSp, 1013 Hennepin SC, Cottonwood WH, 10/10 Goodhue SWIMS; late north 10/14 Cook KMH, 10124 St. Louis DGW, 11/7 LW; late south 10124 Lac qui Parle FAE, 10130 Brown JSp, 11/7 LeSueur EK. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | All reports: 814 Washington TBB, 814 St. Louis LE, 9/25 Cottonwood LAF, 10/2 Olmsted JEB, 11/6 Cook SL. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported from 17 north and 24 south counties. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | 10/22 Hennepin ES and 11124 Marshall (Thief Lake) KSS. | ||||
| Old World Flycatchers | |||||
| NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Oenanthe oenanthe) | 9/27 Roseville T. Soulen. See The Loon (55:27-28) | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 27 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Only south report 9126 Hennepin OJ; early north 9/11 Cook KMH, 9!15 Lake SWIMS, 9/16 St. Louis LE, 9/18 MH; late north 10114 St. Louis LE, 10/17 KE, 10123 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | One report south: 10/23 Lac qui Parle FAE. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Early north 10118 Crow Wing TS, 10119 Pennington KSS, 10/22 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from 14 counties north and 20 counties south. | ||||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | Four reports: 10/21 Pennington KSS, 10/ 29 Otter Tail DS, 1111 Cook KMH, 11/13 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Five reports: 8/20 Hubbard FL, 11/6 Lake SWIMS, 11/25 Marshall KSS, 11/27 St. Louis KE, throughout period Cook KMH. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Ten reports: 8/3 St. Louis BDC, 10/16 Carlton LW, St. Louis KE, LE, 10/21 Cook KMH, 10/23 St. Louis MH, 10/24 Hubbard TCS, 10/25 St. Louis LE, 11/26 Cook DZ/MC, 45 individuals on 10/28. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from eight counties north and three counties south. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from 12 counties north and 20 counties south. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early north 9116 Cook KMH, St. Louis LE, 9119 St. Louis AB, 9120 Lake SWI MS ; early south 9126 Hennepin OJ, 9129 Blue Earth EBK; late north 10/21 Cook KMH, St. Louis LE, 10124 Cook DGW, 10131 Clay LCF, Wilkin JB. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | Two reports: 9126 St. Louis KE, 10110 Hennepin OJ. See The Loon (55:34-35) | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Early north 10/1 Polk KSS, 10/14 Lake SWIMS, 10/15 Hubbard HJF; early south 10/15 Hennepin DB, OJ, 10/18 Cottonwood WH, 10123 Chippewa AB. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Late north 9/26 Clay LCF, I 0/ 13 Grant RJ, St. Louis L W, I 0/21 St. Louis KE, LE; late south 10/ 14 Hennepin SC, 10/22 Houston EMF, Nicollet JCF, 11 /2 Ramsey CF. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Late north 9/18 St. Louis DB, 9/20 St. Louis OJ, 10/ 13 Grant RJ; late south 9/30 Hennepin DB, 10/16 Washington BL, 10/ 31 Chippewa AB. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Late north 10/4 Otter Tail SDM, 10/13 Grant RJ ; late south 10/20 Houston EMF, 10/24 Watonwan RJ, 10/29 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early north 9/20 Cook KMH, 9/25 St. Louis LE, 9/29 Crow Wing JB ; early south 9/20 Hennepin SC, 9/21 Hennepin DB, 91 28 Blue Earth EBK; late north I 0/2 1 St. St. Louis LE, 10129 Wilkin SDM, 1115 Hubbard HJF; late south 11116 Mower RRK, 11118 Nicollet JCF, 11122 Dakota JPIAM. | ||||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | Early north 10/13 Grant RJ, 10/16 Aitkin WN, St. Louis LE, I 0118 Beltrami JP; early south 9/ 15 Cottonwood WH, I 0/ 13 Olmsted JEB, 10115 Hennepin DB, SC. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Early south 9118 Anoka SC, 9124 Nicollet JCF, 9/25 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early north 9115 St. Louis KE, 9116 St. Louis LE, 9/17 Lake SWIMS; early south 9118 Anoka SC, 9/23 Brown JSp, Hennepin ES, 9125 Washington DS; late north 10113 Grant RJ, 10114 Cook KMH, 10116 Aitkin WN, St. Louis LE; late south 1112 Brown JSp, 11 15 Murray AD, 11130 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early north 9/ 15 St. Louis KE, 9/ 19 Aitkin WN, 9129 Otter Tail SDM; early south 9125 Anoka SC, 9126 Wright ES, 9/30 Washington DGW; late north 11/2 Aitkin WN, 1117 Clay LCF, 11114 Pennington KSS; late south 11116 Lac qui Parle FAE, 11 11 8 Blue EArth JCF, 11 127 Pipestone RJ. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 913 Nicollet JCF, 916 Hennepin DB, 9112 Hennepin SC; late north 1117 Clay LCF, 11111 Lake SWIMS, St. Louis KE, 11114 Wilkin SDM; late south 11126 Hennepin SC, 11129 Dakota JPIAM, Lac qui Parle FAE, 11/30 Olmsted JEB, Ramsey DZ/MC. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Late north I 0/11 St. Louis L W, I 0/13 Grant RJ, I 0/ 17 Clay LCF; late south I 0/ 15 Hennepin OJ, 10116 Washington BL, 11/7 Isanti KL, 11/25 Cottonwood WH. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Two reports: 9/30 Hennepin SC, 10/9 Steele RJ. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | One report: 9/20 Stearns NH. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Late north I 0/17 Clay LCF, I 0/23 St. Louis KE, LE, 11/6 Cook BL; late south I 0/28 Hennepin VL, I 0/30 Cottonwood WH, 10/31 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Late north 10113 Grant RJ, Marshall KSS, 10116 Aitkin WN, 11114 St. Louis KE; late south 1116 Lyon RJ, 11/17 Hennepin SC, Murray AD, 11127 Goodhue BL. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 9112 Hennepin SC, 9121 Hennepin RA, DB; late north 1012 Itasca DB, 1018 Marshall AB, 10113 Grant RJ; late south 10116 Hennepin OJ, 10122 Nicollet JCF, 10124 Watonwan RJ. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Late north 10113 Grant RJ, Marshall KSS, Wilkin SDM, 10114 Cook KMH, 101 22 Wilkin BL; late south 10/15 Hennepin DB, OJ, 10120 Stearns NH, 10122 Nicollet JCF. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Late south 9/30 Hennepin SC, 10/14 Houston EMF, 11/ 19 Cottonwood LAF. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Late north 9/13 Cook KMH; late south 10122 Nicollet JCF, 10123 Cottonwood WH. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Late north 8/22 Pennington KSS, 8/28 Clay RJ, Wilkin OJ, 8/29 Clay LCF; late south 9129 Freeborn RJ. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Late north 1116 St. Louis BL. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Late north 10/14 Clay LCF, 10128 Mahnomen KSS, 10130 Mille Lacs RJ. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Three reports: 8/15 Clay LCF, 8/16 Washington TBB, 8/18 Rock KE. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Late north 8/28 Otter Tail DB, 8/30 Kittson RJ, 9/ 12 Clay LCF; late south 9/ 10 Houston EMF, 9/12 Hennepin SC, 9116 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Late north 11126 Marshall KSS, 11127 Clearwater AB, 11130 Beltrami AS. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Late north 9117 St. Louis DB, 10116 Aitkin WN; late south 10112 Cottonwood WH, 11122 Nicollet JCF, 11125 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early north 10/14 Lake SWIMS, 10130 St. Louis LE; early south 9123 Mower RRK, 9123 Cottonwood JEB, WH, 10124 Hennepin RA; late north 11113 St. Louis KE, 11114 Clay LCF, Lake SWIMS, 11127 Beltrami AS. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Late north 10114 Red Lake KSS. 10/23 Wilkin BL. Common Grakle Late north 11/21 Marshall KSS, 11/24 St. Louis LE, 11/27 Aitkin WM. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Late north 9118 St. Louis DB, 9/21 Crow Wing JB, 9/24 Cook KMH; late south 9/18 Brown JSp, 9/25 Murray AD, 9/30 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 8/11 Hennepin DB, 8/20 Hennepin SC, Olmsted RE, 8/23 Brown JSp; late north 9/ 13 St. Louis LE, 9/20 Cook KMH, 9/21 Crow Wing JB; late south 9/22 Hennepin SC, 9/26 Ramsey DZ/MC, 10/2 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Late north 9/11 St. Louis KE, LE, 9/15 Crow Wing JB; late south 9/17 Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, 9127 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | Three reports: 8/15 Brown JSp, 8/19 Houston JP, 8120 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 8/17 Anoka KL, 8/20 Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, 8/21 Hennepin DZ/MC; late north 9/20 St. Louis LE, 9/22 Cook KMH, 9/26 Pennington KSS; late south 9/23 Houston EMF, 9/24 Brown JSp, Nicollet JCF, 9/25 Houston FL. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | One report: 8/27 Goodhue BL. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 8/28 Steams NH, 8/30 Hennepin DB, Olmsted JEB; late north 9/19 Aitkin WN, 9126 Clay LCF. 1017 Cook KMH; late south 1019 Washington TBB, 10/13 Stevens RJ, 10/20 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early north 8127 Clay LCF, 9112 Cook KMH, 9/19 Aitkin WN; early south 8/11 Hennepin VL, 8128 Lyon HK, 916 Murray AD; late north 1017 Cook KMH, 10/10 Aitkin WN, Clay LCF. St. Louis KE, 101 13 Crow Wing JB, Marshall KSS; late south 10/22 Hennepin SC, 10/24 Watonwan RJ, I0129 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 8121 Anoka SC, 8128 Ramsey DZIMC, 8120 Lyon HK; late north 91 18 St. Louis AB, 9121 Crow Wing JB, 91 27 Cook KMH; late south 10/12 Brown JSp, 10/16 Houston EMF, 10/22 Houston FL. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Four reports: 9/9 St. Louis KE, 9/10 St. Louis LE, 9/13 Cook KMH, 9/20 Cottonwood LAF. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Late north 9112 Clay LCF, 9119 Aitkin WN; late south 9/27 Cottonwood WH, 91 30 Cottonwood LAF, Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Late north 9/20 Cook KMH, 9/25 Wadena AB, 9/26 Pennington KSS; late south 10/4 Wright ES, 10/7 Hennepin SC, 10/13 Traverse RJ. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Late north 10/2 St. Louis L W, 10/5 St. Louis LE, I 0/ 13 Clay LCF; late south 9/28 Wright ES, 9/30 Olmsted JEB, 10/10 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Six reports: 8/21 Pine KL, 8/25 Olmsted JEB, 9/11 Cook KMH, St. Louis LW, 9/ 19 St. Louis LE, 11/28 thru 11/30 Wabasha (at feeder) WDM. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Late north 9/13 St. Louis LE, 9/17 Cook KMH, 10/1 Beltrami AS; late south 9/3 Goodhue BL, 9/4 Houston RJ, 9/6 Faribault GS. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 8-20 Houston EMF, 8/28 Ramsey DZ/MC, 8/30 Hennepin DB, Murray AD; late north 9/19 St. Louis LE, SDM 10/5 Cook KMH, 10/8 St. Louis LW; late south 9/28 Anoka SC, 10/10 Martin EBK. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 8/28 Anoka SC, Ramsey DZIMC; late north 9/19 St. Louis LE, SDM, 9/20 Cook KMH, 9/23 Kanabec DB; late south 9/ 11 Chippewa RJ, 9/18 Anoka SC. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 8/27 Washington SC, 8/28 Houston FL, 8/31 Houston EMF; late north 9/12 St. Louis LE, 9/18 St. Louis SDM, 9/22 Cook KMH; late south 9/15 Hennepin SC, 9/24 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Late north 9111 Cook KMH, St. Louis LE, 9/ 12 Clay LCF; late south 8/23 Brown JSp, 8/28 Washington SC, 9/2 LeSueur RJ. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Late north 9/11 Crow Wing JB, 9/16 St. Louis LE, 9/20 Cook KMH; late south 9/ 16 Hennepin DB, Houston EMF, 9/ 17 Hennepin SC, 9/25 Houston FL. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early north 8/30 Kittson RJ, 9/2 Cook KMH; early south 9/13 Hennepin SC; late north 9112 St. Louis LE, 9/19 Cook KMH; late south 9116 Hennepin VL, 9/23 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Seven reports: 8/27 Goodhue BL, 917 Hennepin SC, 9/11 St. Louis TS, 9/16 Hennepin SC, 9/22 Cook KMH, 9/30 Olmsted JEB, 10/2 Brown JSp. Yellow-romped Warbler Late north 10/23 Cook KMH, DGW, 10/30 St. Louis LE, 11/8 St. Louis KE; late south I 0-29 Brown JSp, I 0/31 Anoka SC, 11/6 Nicollet RJ. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 8/30 Murray AD, 9/1 Hennepin SC; late north 10/13 Grant RJ, Marshall KSS, 10/14 St. Louis LE, 11/11 St. Louis KE; late south 10114 Houston EMF, 10115 Hennepin SC, 10/18 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 9/1 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted JEB, 9/4 Lac qui Parle FAE; late north 9/ 19 St. Louis LE, 11/11 St. Louis KE; late south I 0/1 Lac qui Parle FAE. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 8/20 Hennepin SC, 8/28 Ramsey DZ/MC, 9/1 Houston EMF; late north 9119 St. Louis SDM, 9/30 Cook KMH, 10/3 Aitkin WN; late south 9/23 Houston EMF, 9/25 Houston FL, I 0/ I Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 8/ 19 Houston JP, 8/21 Brown JSp, 8/23 Hennepin SC; late north 9/ 16 Cook KMH, 9/18 St. Louis AB, 9119 St. Louis OJ; late south 9/2 LeSueur RJ, 9/13 Brown JSp, Hennepin SC, 9/14 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early north 8/14 Clay LCF, 8/18 Pennington KSS, 8/26 St. Louis LE; early south 8/23 Hennepin SC, 8/25 Hennepin DB, 8/27 Washington DGW; late north 9/ 21 Crow Wing JB, 9/25 Beltrami JP, 9/29 Polk RJ; late south 9/17 Hennepin SC, 9/ 18 Brown JSp, 9/25 Houston FL. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | One report: I 0/30 Cook M. Brackney. | ||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Late north 9/ II Crow Wing JB, 9/ 15 Cook KMH; late south 9/18 Anoka SC, 9/ 24 Houston EMF, 9/26 Cottonwood LAF. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from Aitkin and St. Louis counties north and from ten counties south. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Late north 9/11 Cook KMH, 9/17 Clay LCF, 10114 St. Louis KE; late south 10/1 Nicollet JCF. 10/7 Olmsted JEB, 10/24 Wabasha WDM. | ||||
| BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus melanocephalus) | One report: 10/ 10 Lake J. Savage. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | One report: 8/ 15 Rock KE. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Late north 9/6 Red Lake KSS, I 0/7 Cook KMH; late south 9/24 Nicollet JCF, 9/27 Hennepin ES, 10/3 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Two reports: 8/5 Cottonwood LAF, Murray AD. | ||||