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The 1982-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 1982 Janet C. Green |
Again the species total of 262 seen in /982 was almost the same as it has been for the past five years ( 1977-1981: 261, 262, 259, 260, 261 ). Breeding data was recorded for /59 species, including the first observed nest of a Rusty Blackbird. Two casual and three accidental species were found of which the most noteworthy was Minnesota's first record of Chuck-will' s-widow. The observer effort was up slighly with reports from 66 teams.
The style of the species accounts for the 1982 summer season is the same as it has been since I have been writing the report beginning with the 1978 season. The most extensive discussion of the meaning of terms is in the introduction to last year's report and I won't repeat it here (but do read it again: The Loon 54:14-15). The style may be the same but the reader will immediately notice that the bird names and the order of the species is not. For the first time the seasonal report is following the changes in nomenclature and taxonomic order from the 6th edition of the A.O.U.
Check-list of North American Birds to be published later this year. Beginning birders have an advantage over more seasoned observers now because they do not have to unlearn one order to make room for the new check-list in their memory file.
Highlights of the summer of 1982 include observations of two casual species (Arctic Loon and Bewick's Wren) and three accidental species (Snowy Plover, Chuck-will's-widow, McCown 's Longspur).
Breeding data was obtained for several species that have only occasionally been found nesting: Bufflehead, American Avocet, Solitary Sandpiper, Burrowing Owl, Boreal Owl, Rusty Blackbird and Henslow's Sparrow. It is hard to tell if these species are regular nesting birds or not, but additional breeding information is suggestive and I hope more can be accumulated in subsequent years.
However, a number of species that have nested in the state before were not even seen this summer: Northern Hawk Owl, King Rail, Sprague's Pipit, Northern Northern Mockingbird, Yellow-breasted Chat and Baird's Sparrow. Some of these species are not to be expected as regular breeding birds because Minnesota is on the extreme edge of their range and the previous nesters were undoubtedly pioneers. But the absence of Sprague's Pipit and Baird's Sparrow may mean the extirpation of these upland prairie birds as their native nabitat has shrunk to isolated patches in Minnesota.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | One on 6/2 Ottertail (SM); two on 6/21 Marshall (J. Mattsson). | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | |||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Adult near St. Cloud all summer (NMH). | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Breeding data from Pennington, Clearwater, Becker, Hubbard, Stearns, Isanti, Wright, Ramsey, Wabasha, LeSueur, Martin. Seen throughout the state including Cook. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Breeding data from Pennington, Clear- water, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton, Wabasha, LeSueur, Sherburne, Stearns, Douglas, Pope, Big Stone. Seen throughout the state except Lake, Cook. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Breeding data from Pennington. Seen throughout range plus Aitkin, Carlton, Duluth. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Breeding data from LeSueur. Seen throughout range. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Breeding data from Beltrami. Seen in Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Red Lake, Polk, Clay, Lyon, Steams, Aitkin, Itasca. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Breeding data from Cook, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Hubbard, Becker, Wilkin, Big Stone, Pope, Steams, Benton, Sherburne, Hennepin, Washington, Wabasha, LeSueur, Martin. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Breeding data from Lake; seen in Cook. Late July observations from Roseau, Marshall, Wright, Nicollet. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Breeding data from Kittson, Clay. Seen scattered throughout the western and central regions plus Lake, Cook. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Breeding data from Roseau, Clearwater. Seen in 16 other counties in all regions except the Southeast. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Breeding data from Marshall, Clearwater Mahnomen, Becker, Clay, Big Stone, M~rray. Seen in Ottertail, Lyon, Nicollet, Hennepin. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Breeding data from Mahnome~, S:lay, Big Stone. Seen in 19 other counties m all regions except the Northeast and Southeast. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Breeding data from Lake, Beltrami, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Becker, Anoka. Seen throughout the northern regions plus Ottertail, Sherburne, Wright, Meeker, LeSueur. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Scattered reports from Cook, Carlton, Anoka, Hennepin, Ottertail, Clay, Becker, Mahnomen, Pennington, Marshall, Lake of the Woods. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | One on 6112 Grand Marais, Cook Co. (BL). | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Nested in East Park WMA, Marshall Co. (DNR report). | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Itasca, Beltrami, Hubbard, Becker; nesting reported from Roseau, Lake of the Woods. Sick bird on 6/2 Ottertail (SM). | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Breeding data from Cook, Wright, Hubbard, Clearwater. Seen throughout the northern regions plus Big Stone. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Breeding data from Cook. Seen in Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Breeding data from Cook. Seen in Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Breeding data from Steams, Carlton (Moose Lake sewage ponds, KL). Seen throughout range. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | Seen in Houston. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | Seen in Houston. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Beltrami, Hubbard, Wabasha. Seen throughout range but none in the Northwest. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | Breeding data from Cook. One seen 6/ 20 Chengwatana SF, Pine Co. (The Loon 54:200-202). | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Breeding data from Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Polk. Seen in Kittson, Pennington, Aitkin. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Seen in Marshall, Polk, Norman, Clay, Wilkin, Hubbard, Cass. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Breeding data from Olmsted, Sherburne, Steams. Seen throughout range plus Hubbard. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Breeding data from Stearns, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, LeSueur, Chippewa. Seen throughout range as far north as Duluth, Bemidji, Polk. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Breeding data from Roseau, Marshall, Clay, Douglas, Todd, Steams, Pope, Wright, LeSueur, Martin. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Seen in Marshall (Agassiz NWR), Pope (Lake Amelia; HCK). | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Breeding data from Itasca, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Todd, Pope (Lake Johanna), Steele (Oak Glen Lake). Also seen in Roseau, Marshall, Clearwater, Hubbard, Clay, Ottertail. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | |||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | |||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Occus throughout the state; no data. | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Breeding data from Polk, Clay, Douglas, Morrison, Stevens, Pope, Stearns, Sherburne, Kandiyohi, LeSueur, Olmsted, Houston. Seen throughout the state including Lake. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Breeding data from Wright, Hennepin. Seen in the southern half plus Mille Lacs (CF), Clearwater (AB), Polk (K&SS). Yellow-billed Cuckoo nest, French Lake, Hennepin County -Photo by Don Bolduc Eastern Eastern Screech-Owl Breeding data from Renville, Olmsted. Seen in Cottonwood, LeSueur, Hennepin, Ramsey. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Breeding data from Clay. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Breeding data from Lake. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (Antrostomus carolinensis) | First state record in Sherburne m June and July (The Loon 54:139-141). | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Breeding data from Marshall. Seen in Roseau, Koochiching. St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Pope (Moe Woods TNC), Sherburne, Anoka, Houston . | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Breeding data from Clearwater, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Breeding data from Marshall, Lake (Hog Creek; SW). Seen in II other counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Breeding data from Stearns. Seen in 38 other counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | Seen in Hennepin (Minn. River Valley NWR), Aitkin (Rice Lake NWR), Marshall (Agassiz NWR). | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Breeding data from Marshall, Wilkin, Todd, Steams, Martin, St. Louis (Duluth). Seen throughout the state except Lake, Cook. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | Seen in Marshall, Polk (three locations), Cass (Swamp Lake; RBJ), Aitkin. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Breeding data from Marshall. Seen in Kittson, Pennington, Polk, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Carlton, Sherburne, Anoka. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | Breeding data from Polk (E. Grand Forks; S&DL). Greater Y ellowlegs Early migrants North: 6/30, 7/2, 717; South: 7115, 7/16. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Late migrants North: 6/12 Pennington; 6/ 17 Cass; 6/12, 6/ 17, 6/30 Lake of the Woods. Early migrant North: 7/27 Lake of the Woods. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early migrant North: 7/20 Roseau (TS). | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Big Stone, Steams, Hennepin, LeSueur, Martin. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early migrants North: 6/29-7/1 Lake of the Woods; 7/22 Pennington. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | Breeding data from Lake of the Woods, Duluth. | ||||
| SNOWY PLOVER (Charadrius nivosus) | One at Lake of the Woods 7/11-18 (The Loon 54:242). | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Breeding data from Clay, Swift, Rock. Seen in 26 other counties throughout the state except the Northeast. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Late migrants North : 6/5 Duluth (KRE), 6/12 Marshall (K&SS). | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Breeding data from Kittson, Clay. Also seen in Roseau, Marshall, Red Lake, Polk, Norman, Wilkin, Ottertail. Early migrants 711 Pine/Curry Is., Lake of the Woods Co.(TW). | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Late migrant North: 6/1, 6/5. Early migrant North: 7/21 Lake of the Woods. | ||||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | Late migrant North: 6/8 Duluth (NMH). Early migrant North: 7/24 Polk (S&DL). | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Late migrant North: 6/12 Lake (RBJ). Early migrants North: 7/7, 7118, 7/20; South: 7/24. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Late migrants South: 6/2; North: 6/8 Duluth, 6/16, 6/25 Lake of the Woods. Early migrants North: 7110, 7/ 17, 7/21. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Late migrants South: 6/1; North: 6/1; Duluth 6/5, 6/9, 6/24 (JCG). Early migrant (?): 7/5 (HCK). | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Late migrant South: 6-4 (NMH). Early migrants North: 7/20, 7/21, 7/28. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Late migrant South: 6/4; North: 6/4. Early migrants North: 711, 7/2, 7/4; South: 7/3, 7/5, 7/6. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Late migrants South: 611; North: 6/12. 6/ 16. Early migrants North: 7114; South: 7/ 24. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | Early migrant North: 7/24 (S&DL). | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early migrants North: 6/24 (JCG), 7/9, 7/ 11; South: 7114, 7119, 7/23. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Late migrants South: 6/2; North: 6/9, 6/ 12, 6/24 (JCG). Early migrants North: 717, 7110, 7/21; South: 717, 7/8, 7115. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | Late migrant North: 6/8 Duluth (KRE). Early migrants North: 7/5 Duluth (JCG), 7/ 8, 7117. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early migrants North: 6/30 (TW), 7/2, 7/8; South: 7/6, 7/20. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Breeding data from Lake, Mille Lacs, LeSueur. Seen in 14 other counties including Ottertail, Pope (Ordway TNC), Kandiyohi (Regal Meadow TNC). | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Breeding data from Polk. Also seen in 28 other counties south and west to Olmsted , Kandiyohi, Wilkin. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Breeding data from Cook, St. Louis, Clearwater, Stearns. Seen in 24 other counties in all regions except the Southwest. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Second state nesting record from Cook (The Loon 54: 144-147). Early migrants North: 717, 7112, 7115; South: 6/20 (HCK), 7/6. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Late migrant South: 6/19 (KL). Early migrants North: 6/24, 6/30, 711 ; South: 6/ 25, 6/30, 7/2. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Late migrants (?) South: 6/1 Watonwan (EB-K), 6/20 Martin (RBJ). Early migrants North: 7/6 (4) Knife River, LAKE (J. Eaton). | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Seen in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Becker, Wilkin, Aitkin, Steams, Nicollet. Late migrant South: 6/2 Rice. Early migrant North: 7110 Lake of the Woods. | ||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | Late migrants South: 6/1 ; North: 6/9. Early migrant North: 7/20. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Scattered reports in the northern regions plus Grant in June and July; more numerous in late July. Peak at Mille Lacs 7/25 (500) JB. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Nesting at Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (very large colony). Scattered reports in the western and central regions, especially after mid-July. At Pine/Curry Is., Lake of the Woods Co. 5000 on 7/21 (JCG). | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Breeding data from Duluth. Seen in 29 other counties in all regions but mostly in the Northwest and North Central. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, St. Louis. Seen in 11 other counties including Washington (WHL), Ramsey (OLJ). | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Seen in 15 counties in June and July; more reports in June including 6/23 (20) Chisago (St. Croix NSW). Reports distributed from Winona, Wright, Becker north and east to Lake of the Woods, Duluth. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Breeding data from Beltrami, Pope, Steams, Ramsey. Seen in 40 other counties in all regions except the Northeast. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Breeding data from Lake of the Woods, Duluth. Also seen in Roseau, Beltrami, Becker, Hubbard, Cass, Mille Lacs, Washington. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Breeding data from Todd; nesting reported from Marshall. Seen in 14 other counties throughout the range. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | ' One seen on 6/5 Clearwater (The Loon 54: 178-179). | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Breeding data from Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Cass, Hubbard, Beltrami, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Becker, Clay (Lake Thirteen, Parke Twp.), Isanti, Ramsey (Lake Vadnais). Seen throughout range plus Freeborn (Lake Geneva). | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Breeding data from Grant, Pope. Seen throughout the western regions and in all other regions except the Southeast. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Seen throughout the western regions plus adjacent counties in the North Central region and Faribault, Freeborn. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Seen in 27 counties in all regions except the Southeast and South Central. More reports than last year. | ||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | Breeding data from Marshall, Pope. Seen in Washington, Scott, Nicollet, Freeborn. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Breeding data from Lake, Hubbard, Grant, Pope, Rice. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Breeding data from Grant, Pope. Seen in 21 other counties as far north as Pine, Clearwater, Marshall. | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | Single birds on 6/25 Kuester Slough, Nicollet Co. (JCF), 7/31, Crow Hassan Park, Hennepin Co. (RBJ). | ||||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | Single bird on 617 Moorhead sewage ponds, Clay Co. (KRE). | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | One bird on 6/18 Big Fork River, Itasca Co. (G. Breining) and two on 7/27 Faribault Co. (J. Schladweiler). | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Breeding data from Stearns, Ramsey. Seen in all regions as far north as Lake (Beaver Bay Twp.), Itasca, Polk. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Breeding data from Grant, Pope. Seen throughout the southern half plus Cook (6/ 12, RBJ), Lake (6/29, KL), Lake of the Woods, Marshall. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | Seen in Marshall, Aitkin (rice paddies), Big Stone, Hennepin, Scott, Washington. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Seen eastward of a diagonal bounded by Fillmore, Morrison and eastern Polk; also on 617 Rock (J. Schladweiler). | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Breeding data from Hubbard, Cass, Crow Wing; nesting reported from Beltrami, Mille Lacs. Seen throughout the Northeast and North Central regions plus Pennington, Ottertail, Sherburne, Washington. Bald Eagle. Breeding data from Lake, Beltrami, Hubbard. Also seen in Itasca, Cass, Aitkin , Mille Lacs, Chisago, Washington (nest in St. Croix River Waterway). | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Breeding data from St. Louis. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Seen mostly in the North Central, Central and East Central regions plus Cook, Mahnomen, Clay, Swift, LeSueur, Houston . | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Breeding data from Winona, Hennepin; nesting reported from Anoka, Marshall. Seen in all regions except the Northeast and Southwest. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Seen in St. Louis; "nesting pair" at Northwoods Audubon Center, Pine Co. (M. Link). | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Breeding data from Wabasha; nesting reported from Pine (Northwoods Audubon Center; M. Link). Also seen in Clearwater, Becker, Ottertail, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Washington, Hennepin, LeSueur, Lac qui Parle. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Breeding data from Lake, Washington, Hubbard, Beltrami, Clearwater. Seen throughout range including Pope (Moe Woods TNC). | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Nesting reported from Mower. Seen throughout the western regions plus Hennepin, Dakota, Rice, Olmsted. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Breeding data from Becker, Hubbard, Pope, Washington, Winona. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Breeding data from Hubbard, Stearns, LeSueur. Seen in 31 other counties in all regions. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | Breeding data from Rock (Denver Twp.; J. Schladweiler). | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Breeding data from Hubbard, Crow Wing. Seen in 17 other counties in the wooded eastern and northern regions plus Pope (Moe Woods TNC). | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | Seen in Beltrami (6/26, Turtle River Twp.; JCR), St. Louis (5/29, 7/12, Linden Grove, Hwy 73). | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | Seen in Hubbard, Becker only. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | Seen in LeSueur (Ottawa Bluffs TNC), Hubbard (TI39R34), Polk (at least ten individuals in six locations). | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | Nested in Cook (The Loon 54:212-214). One heard 711 Hwy 169 (mile post 292) Itasca (RBJ). | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Seen in Hubbard only. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Breeding data from Cook, Stearns. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Breeding data from LeSueur. Seen throughout the state including Lake (SW). | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Seen in 19 counties in the south half plus Morrison (MacDougal Homestead TN C). | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Breeding data from Cook, St. Louis. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | Seen in Cook, Lake. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake. Seen in Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Breeding data from Cook, Pennington, Pope, LeSueur. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, LeSueur. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Hubbard, Steams, LeSueur, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Breeding data from Cook. Seen throughout the state except the Southwest. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Breeding data from Lake, Hubbard, Becker, Stearns, Ramsey. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Seen in Cook, Lake. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | One adult on 6/6 Dakota (JD). | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Breeding data from Clearwater. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Breeding data from Hubbard, Big Stone, Steams, Sherburne; reported nesting in Anoka (Coon Rapids). Seen throughout the western regions plus Beltrami (near Bemidji), Wadena, Morrison, Benton, Ramsey. Late migrant: 6112 Stoney Pt., St. Louis Co. (RBJ). | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Breeding data from Cook, Hubbard, Sherburne, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Le Sueur, Wabasha, Winona, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Late migrants: 6/9 Houston, 6/9 Ottertail, 6112 Marshall. Seen in Cook, Lake, Itasca, Beltrami. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Breeding data from Le Sueur. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Late migrant: 617 Hennepin; early migrant: 7/21 Houston. Seen in Cook, Lake, Carlton, Aitkin, Roseau. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | Breeding data from Houston. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Seen throughout the northern regions plus Pine, Mille Lacs, Stearns, Sherburne, Anoka. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | Seen south and west of a diagonal from Anoka, Sherburne, Ottertail, Polk (KRE; K&SS). | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Clearwater. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Breeding data from St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Marshall, Clearwater, Becker, Aitkin, Morrison, Steams, Sherburne, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | Breeding data from Wabasha. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Seen in 30 counties in a wide diagonal band across the state but not in the Northeast, Southwest or most of the West Central. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami, Crow Wing. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Seen in Cook, Lake. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Breeding data from Big Stone, Hennepin. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Breeding data from Clearwater, Itasca. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | An encouraging number of reports which include five nesting locations (Morrison, Benton, Anoka, Dakota, Clay), plus eight other locations in Polk, Clearwater, Clay, Todd, Sherburne, Blue Earth, Lyon, Yellow Medicine. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Breeding data from Cook. Seen in Lake, Beltrami. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Breeding data from Pennington, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Steams, Sherburne, Ramsey, Washington, LeSueur. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Breeding data from Marshall; reported nesting in Pennington, Polk. Also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Clearwater. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Breeding data from Cook, Polk. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake of the Woods. Also seen in Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Beltrami, Roseau. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Breeding data from St. Louis, Pennington, Cottonwood, LeSueur, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Breeding data from Cook. Also seen in Lake, Itasca (Scenic SP), Beltrami (8 miles n. of Bemidji), Hubbard. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | Seen in Houston, Washington (Copas). | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Breeding data from Hubbard, Steams. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Seen throughout the state. ClifT Swallow Breeding data from Big Stone, Steams. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Breeding data from Cook, Pennington, Clearwater, Becker, Hubbard, Stearns, Kandiyohi, LeSueur, Wabasha, Winona, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Breeding data from Hubbard, LeSueur, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Benton, Steams, LeSueur. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Breeding "data from Cook. Seen in Lake, Beltrami (8 miles n. of Bemidji). | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Seen in Cook, Lake, Koochiching, Beltrami, Clearwater, Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs WMA; CF). | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Hubbard, Sherburne, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake. Seen in St. Louis, Beltrami, Clearwater, Becker (Tamarac NWR), Cass, Mille Lacs. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Breeding data from Lake, Pennington, Hubbard, Steams, Sherburne, Anoka. Seen throughout the state including Cook (Hovland). | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Breeding data from Clearwater. See11 also in Hubbard, Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis, Cook, Mille Lacs, Washington (Copas). | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Breeding data from Houston, Brown (Flandrau SP). Seen in Winona, Olmsted, Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek), Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Wright (Sugar Lake), Washington, Chisago. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| BEWICK'S WREN (Thryomanes bewickii) | One seen 7/6 Freeborn (The Loon 54:245-46). | ||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Breeding data from Lake, Pennington, Pope, Stearns, Sherburne, Washington, Cottonwood, LeSueur, Olmsted, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Seelf in Cook, Lake, Koochiching, Beltrami, Pennington, Aitkin, Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs WMA; four fledged young; CF). | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Seen in 46 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Seen in 42 counties throughout the state except Lake, Cook. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Breeding data from Clearwater, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Stearns, Hennepin, LeSueur, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Breeding data from Morrison, Stearns, Big Stone, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Breeding data from Cook, Pennington, Polk, Stearns. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Breeding data from Clearwater, Becker, Hubbard, Morrison, Benton, Stearns, Sherburne, Wabasha, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. Eastern Bluebird nest and young, St. Augusta, Stearns County, May 30, 1982 -Photo by Clare Mohs Eastern Bluebird nest and eggs, St. Cloud, Stearns County, June 4, 1982-Photo by Clare Mohs | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Breeding data from Lake, Hubbard. Seen throughout the northern regions and south to Pope (Ordway TNC), Kandiyohi (Regal Meadow TN C), Ramsey, Olmsted, Houston. Veery nest and eggs, Lake Vermilion, St. Louis County, June 13, 1979-Photo by J. Halunen | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Late migrant: 6/2 Cottonwood. Breeding data from Cook. Seen in Lake, St. Louis. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Breeding data from Lake. Seen in Cook, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Hubbard, Clearwater, Beltrami. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Seen throughout the eastern half of the state eastward from Clearwater, Wright, Nicollet, Freeborn (Helmer Myre SP) plus Lyon (6110 Garvin Park; HCK). | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Pennington, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Stearns, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washingon, Wabasha, Olmsted, Houston. LeSueur, Martin, Cottonwood. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | throughout the state. Seen in eight counties in the Northeast Purple Finch and North Central plus Clay (6/ 1; C&LF). Breeding data from Cook. Seen throughout the Northeast and North Central plus House Sparrow Pennington, Becker, Mille Lacs, Isanti, Breeding data from Steams, LeSueur. Washington. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Breeding data from Hennepin, Houston, Seen in ten counties scattered across the Mower, Big Stone. Seen throughout the northern regions plus Lincoln, Lyon, Mur western regions as far north as Red Lake ray, Mower, Hennepin. Co. plus Renville, Freeborn, Goodhue, Dakota, Washington (May Twp.). American Goldfinch Breeding data from Lake, Clearwater, | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | Breeding data from Clay. | ||||
| THICK-BILLED LONGSPUR (Rhynchophanes mccownii) | Male at Grand Marais, Cook Co. (The Loon 54:195). | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Breeding data from Wabasha. Seen in 22 other counties throughout most of the state but only in Aitkin in the North Central and Northeast regions. Denslow's Sparrow Breeding data from Hennepin (The Loon 54:192). Also seen in Winona, Clay (Blazing Star TNC; KRE). | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Breeding data from Polk, Anoka, Dakota, Wabasha, Houston. Also seen in Clay, Sherburne, Renville, Nicollet. | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | Late migrants: 617 male, Felton, Clay Co. (KRE); 617 female, s. of Moorhead, Clay Co. (L&CF). Male on 7/4 near Canby, Yellow Medicine Co. (KL). | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Clearwater, Polk, Morrison, Steams, Cottonwood, Martin, LeSueur, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. Chipping Sparrow nest and eggs, St. Cloud, Stearns County, June 28, 1982 -Photo by Clare Mohs | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Breeding data from Clay, Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Sherburne. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Breeding data from Pope, Sherburne, Houston. Seen throughout the southern half of the state and as far north as Crow Wing (n. of Crosby; TS), Clay (Buffalo River SP, JCG; near Moorhead, L&CF). | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Breeding data from Cook. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Mille Lacs, Hubbard. Seen throughout the Northeast and North Central regions plus Roseau. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Breeding data from Norman, Stearns, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state including Lake, Cook. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Seen in 17 counties in the northern half of the state plus Ramsey (7/24 Shoreview; BL). | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | Seen in Roseau, Marshall (two locations), Polk (nine locations), Cass (I mile e. of Leader; KL), Aitkin. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Breeding data from Lake, Polk, Ottertail, Douglas, Kandiyohi. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Breeding data from Stearns, LeSueur, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Seen in Cook, Lake, Aitkin, Beltrami (8 miles n. of Bemidji; JSP). | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Clearwater. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Breeding data from Hubbard. Seen in 15 other counties in a diagonal band from Houston and Rice to Kittson and Koochiching. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Breeding data from Todd, Stearns, Martin. Seen throughout the state except the Northeast. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Breeding data from Mille Lacs. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Seen in 25 counties as far west as Beltrami, Todd, LeSueur, Freeborn. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Breeding data from Pennington, Becker, Clay, Douglas, Morrison, Sherburne, Rock. Seen in 45 other counties throughout most of the state except the Northeast where seen only in Carlton. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | |||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Breeding data from Pennington, MorriHubbard, Steams, Sherburne, McLeod, son, Stearns, Sherburne, Anoka, Ramsey, Olmsted. Seen throughout the state. Hennepin, Dakota, LeSueur, Martin. Seen | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Breeding data from Lake, Marshall, Pope, Stearns, Hennepin, LeSueur, Martin, Olmsted, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Nesting in Cook (The Loon 54:141143), Lake (The Loon 54:246-247). | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Breeding data from Stearns. Seen throughout the state except the tier of counties north of the Iowa line. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Breeding data from Cook, Pennington, Morrison, Pope, Big Stone, LeSueur, Martin. Seen throughout the state. Brown-headed Cowbird Red Crossbill Breeding data from Cook, Itasca, ClearNesting data from Cook. June reports water, Morrison, Big Stone, Steams, Sherfrom Dakota, Washington; July reports burne, Dakota, Houston, Rock. Seen from Pennington, Beltrami, Itasca, Crow throughout the state. Wing, Carlton. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Breeding data from Cook, Clearwater. Also seen in 26 other counties but not westward of Olmsted, Rice, Pope. | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | Seen in Houston, Washington (Copas), Chisago (Interstate SP). | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Seen in Cook, St. Louis, Beltrami (Turtle Lake), Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs WMA), Anoka (Cedar Creek NHA). | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Breeding data from Hubbard. Seen also in II other counties throughout range plus Anoka (Cedar Creek NHA), Koochiching (Koochiching SF; JCR). | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | Breeding data from Washington (Afton SP). Seen in Houston, Fillmore, Olmsted, Goodhue, Rice, Hennepin, Anoka. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Seen in nine counties in the Northeast and North Central regions plus Pine, Mille Lacs, Kittson (Norway Dunes TNC), Anoka (Cedar Creek NHA). | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Seen in Houston, Ramsey, Washington, Anoka, Chisago. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Seen in Cook, Beltrami. Early migrants: 7/30 Houston. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Breeding data from Cook, Lake, Hubbard. Seen in II other counties throughout range plus Washington (Afton SP; DZ). | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Seen in Cook, Koochiching, St. Louis, Aitkin. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Breeding data from Clearwater. Seen in 14 other counties throughout range plus Ramsey (6/ 1 Lake Vadnais), Washington (Copas; Wm. O'Brian SP). | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Breeding data from Clearwater, Hubbard, Mille Lacs. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Breeding data from Houston. Seen in 31 other counties throughout range but not westward of Freeborn, Nicollet, Douglas. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Seen in Cook. Early migrants: 7/30 St. Louis (Duluth Twp. ; JCG). | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Breeding data from Hennepin. Also seen in Olmsted, Houston. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Seen in 11 counties throughout range. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Breeding data from Cook. Also seen in Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Seen in Cook. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Seen in six counties in the Northeast and North Central regions. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Breeding data from Clearwater, Morrison, Stearns, Big Stone, Washington, LeSueur, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Breeding data from Clearwater. Seen in 20 other counties throughout range including Hennepin (6/8; ETS), Houston (6/4; E&MF). | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Breeding data from Cook. Also seen in Lake, Koochiching (Koochiching SF; JCR). | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Seen in St. Louis, Aitkin. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Seen in eight counties in the North Central region Plus Todd, Lake, Washington, Ramsey (Lake Vadnais). | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Breeding data from Lake, Itasca. Seen in six other counties throughout range. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Seen in nine counties in the Northeast and North Central regions. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching (Koochiching SF). | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Seen in Lake, Cook. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Seen in 33 counties throughout most of the state but not seen in the Southwest or West Central regions. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Breeding data from Hennepin, Steele, Wabasha. Seen in 21 other counties as far north as Morrison and Duluth (6/5 male; JCG). | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Breeding data from Pennington, Hubbard, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Scott, LeSueur, Houston. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | Seen in Murray, Nobles, Rock. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Breeding data from Marshall, Clearwater. Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Seen in 22 counties in the southern half of the state as far north as Chisago, Sherburne, Traverse. | ||||