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The 1984-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1984 Don Bolduc, Steve Carlson, Oscar Johnson and Dick Ruhme |
For the season, 78 reports were received, recording a total of 314 species, 295 regular, 9 casual and l 0 accidental in occurence. Still another species, the Ross' Gull, number 398, was added to Minnesota's fast-growing state list.
Spring weather was not particularly pleasant. Cool temperatures, winds and a late April snowstorm deterred the appearance of both birds and birders. Despite these handicaps, a number of waterfowl arrived early and one hardy Red-necked Grebe tied the state record with its appearance noted on March 29.
According to widely-traveled observers, the shorebird migration was good; warblers were disappointing, and sparrows made the poorest showing in recent years. Declines were reported in Gray Partridge, both cuckoo species, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Harris' and White-crowned Sparrows.
There was only one scoter report; none at all were seen on Lake Superior.
On the brighter side, Cattle Egrets staged a comeback; Red-breasted Mergansers, Ruffed Grouse, Pine Siskins and Yellow- headed Blackbirds were more numerous.
The most exciting bird of the Spring, of course, was the Ross's Gull discovered April 4 by Jim Mattson at Agassiz National National Wildlife Refuge. It remained at least I 0 days and was seen by at least 25 highly appreciative birders, few of whom ever expected to see this rare creature, let alone add it to their state list. For rarity-seekers, there were other highlights as well. last winter's star, the Brambling, lingered at Owatonna until March 24. The rare Common Barn-Owl thrilled many birders at Wood Lake in Richfield. Other noteworthy sightings included Anhinga, Brant, Arctic Tern, Rock Wren, Yellowthroated Warbler, Summer Tanager, Blackheaded Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, House Finch and an Audubon's race Yellowrumped Warbler.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Early south 3/3 Olmsted RE, 3/6 Mower RRK; early north 4/1 Otter Tail SDM, 4/29 Aitkin WN; late south 5/4 Dakota JP/ AM, JD, 5/13 Hennepin SC; late north 5/4 Marshall ANWR, 5/26 Polk AB, Roseau AJ, KSS. | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | Early 3/3 Olmstead RE; also 3/17 Faribault RJ, 4/5 Rice KJ, 5/4 Marshall ANWR, 5/26 Lac qui Parle SC, PL. | ||||
| BRANT (Branta bernicla) | 4/21 Cook KL. (The Loon 56:194) | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Permanent resident, reported from 28 counties south, 14 north; waves of 1000s reported 4/21 along North Shore. Winter 1984 | ||||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 4/24 to 4/26 Duluth KE. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early south 3/2 Wabasha RRK (overwintered?) , 3/19 Sherburne SSa, 3/27 Dakota JD; early north 3/25 St. Louis R. Johnson fide KE, 4/1 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail SMD, GMO, Todd KL. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Early south 3/3 Dakota JD, KE (overwintered?) , 3/24 six counties south; early north 3/28 Otter Tail GMO, 3/30 Clay LCF, 4/2 Wilkin SDM. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Early south 3/16 Mower, Olmsted PP, 3/24 Houston FL, Dakota JD; early north 3/24 Otter Tail GMO, 4/1 Aitkin WN, 4/5 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 5/1 through 17 Hennepin (Lake Rebecca) m. ob., photographed. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Early south 3/24 Dakota SC, Mower RRK, 3/25 Rice KJ; early north 4/8 Clay LCF, 4/9 Lake SWIMS, 4/10 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Early south 3/15 Anoka KL, 3/17 Goodhue BL, ES, Freeborn, Rice RJ; Early north 3/18 Otter Tail SDM, 4/3 Marshall ANWR, 4/22 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Early south 3/6 Olmsted JEB, 3/15 Anoka KL, Dakota RJ; early north 3/24 Otter Tail GMO, 4/3 Marshall ANWR, 4/7 Clay, Morrison AB. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Permanent resident; reported from 27 counties south, 21 counties north. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Permanent resident; reported from eight counties south, six counties north. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Early south 3/25 Blue Earth JCF, 3/28 Wabasha WDM, 3/31 six counties south; early north 3/24 Otter Tail GMO, 3/29 Marshall ANWR, 4/1 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Early south 3/3 Ramsey RH, 3/24 Olmsted PP, 3/29 Wabasha WDM; t<_arly north 3/17 Otter Tail GMO, 4/5 'Marshall ANWR, 4/7 Clay AB. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Early south 3/3 Dakota ES, Olmsted RE, 3/19 Hennepin KJ; early north 3/3 Otter Tail GMO, 4/6 Marshall ANWR, KSS, 4/7 Clay AB. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Early south 3/3 Goodhue BL, DZ, 3/14 Dakota SC, 3/16 Olmsted PP; early north 4/2 Marshall ANWR, 4/7 Otter Tail AB, 4/11 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Early south 3/6 Olmsted PP ( overwintered), 3/14 Anoka DS, Dakota SC, 31I6 Goodhue OJ; early north 3/3 Otter Tail GMO, 3/14 Wilkin SDM, 4/2 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Early south 3/17 Anoka KL, 3/24 Dakota SC; early north 4/5 Marshall ANWR, 4/7 Otter Tail AB; late south 4/27 Hennepin ES, 5/1 Ramsey DS; late north 5/9 Cook EH, Roseau AJ. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Early south 3/14 Olmsted RE, 3/15 Dakota RJ, 3/16 Goodhue OJ; early north 3/3 Otter Tail GMO, 3/9 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 3/26 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 3/26, 27 Lake (Winton) SNP. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 4/2 Sibley HK. Only scoter report | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 5/15 Duluth J. Green, 5/20 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Permanent resident, reported from 22 counties south, II counties north. Burne head Early south 3/23 Olmsted RE, PP, 3/24 Dakota SSt, 3/25 Wabasha JPIAM; early north 3/18 Otter Tail GMO, 3/26 Mille Lacs ML WMA, 3/27 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 3/2 Dakota PL, 3/12 Washington TBB, 3/16 Mower RRK; early north 3/25 Duluth KC, MH, 3/26 Marshall ANWR, 41I Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Early north 3/3 Otter Tail GMO, 3/14 Koochiching GM, 3/27 Marshall ANWR; late south 4/25 Lincoln SWIMS, 4/26 Dodge JEB, 4/29 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Early south 3/18 Dakota RH, 3/19 Hen nepin KJ, 3/24 Houston FL; early north 31 24 St. Louis fide KE, 3/25 Otter Tail GMO, 4/5 Marshall KSS. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Early south 3/24 Dakota SSt, SC, Olmsted JPIAM, Rice 0. Rustad; early north 4/1 Otter Tail GMO, 4/8 Grant SDM, 4/15 Clay LCF. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | Permanent resident, reported 5/13 Houston (2) FL, 5/27 Houston KE. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | Permanent resident, reported 5/12 Goodhue (3, wild?) TBB, 5/19 Wabasha, Winona AB, 5/27 Houston KE, Houston (1-2 resident) EMF. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Permanent resident, reported from 14 north and ten south counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | Permanent resident, reported 4/4 St. Louis (1) SNP, 4/11 Poplar Lake, Cook Co. KMH, 5/15 Lake Twp., Roseau Co. AJ, Lake (no date) SWIMS. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Permanent resident, reported 4/1 Aitkin WN, Red Lake KSS, 4/8 Aitkin JB, 4/9 Marshall SDM, 4/11 JP/AM, 4/12 Polk ES, 4/29 Carlton RJ, 5/5 Marshall SNP, SS. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Permanent resident, reported 4/15 Cass JB, 4/17 Red lake KSS, 4/23 Marshall ANWR, 4/29 Wilkin SDM, 5/27 Clay, LCF, 5/30 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Permanent resident, reported from 13 counties south, six north; numbers generally down. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Permanent resident, reported from six north and 27 south counties. Winter 1984 | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Early south 3/1 Dakota JD, 3/24 Mower PP; RRK, Olmsted PP, early north 4/1 Otter Tail SDM, 4/4 Marshall ANWR, 4/7 Becker, Clay AB. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Early south 4/7 Hennepin PL, 41 II Ramsey OS, ES, 4/14 Blue Earth RJ, Nicollet JCF; early north 4/12 Polk KL, 41 14 Lake SWIMS, Otter Tail G MO. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Early south 3/29 Dakota SSt (equals earliest date on record), 4-21 Nicollet JCF, 41 26 Hennepin SC; early north 4/7 Duluth KE, 4/10 Marshall ANWR, 4/12 Polk KL. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Early south 4/28 Cottonwood LAF, Lac qui Parle many obs.; early north 4/12 Marshall KL, 4/28 Otter Tail GMO, 5/13 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Early south 4/19 Blue Earth MF, 4/21 Martin SWIMS, Nicollet JCF; early north 4/20 Otter Tail GMO, 4/21 Marshall AB, 5/19 Clay TBB. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Reported from eleven north and 25 south counties. | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Overwintered in the south; early north 3/26 Pennington KSS, 3/31 Cook EH, 4/1 Clay LCF, Beltrami SDM. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 5/18 Hennepin fide SC, 5/22 Nicollet MF, 5/27 Houston KE -all reports. COMMON BARN-OWL 5/11 Wood Lake Nature Center, Hennepin Co. m.ob. (The Loon 56:159-160) | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 4/29 Cottonwood WH, 5/15 Marshall ANWR, 5/20 Aitkin WN, 5/26 Lac qui Parle PL, 5/28 Olmsted JEB -all reports. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Early south 5/9 Lyon HK, 5/10 Blue Earth MF, 5/11 JCF; early north 5/16 Crow Wing JB, Aitkin WN, Pennington KSS, 5/17 Roseau AJ, 5/18 Cook EH. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Early south 4/26 Houston EMF, 5/2 Dakota JD, JP/AM, 5/12 Washington TBB, 5/14 Lac qui Parle FAE: early north 5/5 Polk KSS, 5/15 Roseau AJ, 5/16 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Early south 4/17 Blue Earth MF, 4/22 Sherburne AB, 4/25 Dakota JD; early north 4/28 St. Louis L. Erickson, Ottertail GMO, 5/6 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 5/9 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Early south 5/9 Washington RJ, Wabasha WDM, 5/10 Houston EMF, 5/11 Washington JP/AM, Mower DGS; early north 5/10 Pennington KSS, 5/12 Ottertail GMO, St. Louis K. Sundquist, 5/14 Crow Wing JB, Clay LCF, Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Early south 4/19 Anoka SC, 4/21 Washington DZ, 5/1 Cottonwood WH; early north 5/2 Marshall ANWR, 5/12 Polk AB, 5/16 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 5/21 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Early south 4/14 Dakota JD, 4/19 Blue Earth MF, 4/23 Anoka SC; early north 5/2 Marshall ANWR, 5/3 Red Lake KSS, 5/4 Kanabec KL. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 5/9 Hennepin SC, 5/13 ES, 5/19 Houston AB. Wabasha BL, DZ, 5/23 Cottonwood WH, 5/26 Houston DGW, 5/26 and 27 KE -all reports. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Early south 3/17 Rice RJ, 3/23 0. Rustad, 3/24 Blue EArth JCF, Mower RRK, Houston FL, Dakota SST; early north 31 I Ottertail (overwintered) GMO, 4/2 Marshall ANWR, 4/4 Clay LCF, 4/8 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 5/17 Marshall (3) ANWR, 5/21 Aitkin JB, WN, 5/25 Waubun marsh, Mahnomen Co. and Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. KE -all reports. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Early south 3/25 Anoka JH, Hennepin RMR, 3/29 Anoka WL, 4/4 Chisago SC; early north 3/28 Red Lake KSS, 41 I Mahnomen MHa, Ottertail GMO, 4/2 Marshall ANWR, Mille Lacs MLWMA. Also reported from Duluth 5/3 and 5/5 KE. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | Numbers up; early south 4/10 Lake Calhoun, Hennepin Co. (5) CH, 4/24 Lac qui Parle KL; early north 4/22 Lake of the Woods AJ, 4/27 Polk KSS ; late south 5/26 Lac qui Parle SC, 5/31 Watonwan EBIK; late north 5/18 Marshall ANWR, 5/26 Polk AB. Also reported from Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Martin, Rice, Waseca, Crow Wing and Ottertail. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early south 4/28 Lac qui Parle HK, 5/8 Dakota JPIAM ; early north 5/9 Ottertail GMO, 5/20 Roseau AJ ; late south 5/26 Olmsted PP, 5/30 Anoka RJ, KL, PL; late north 5/25 St. Louis DGW, 5/26 lake of the Woods KSS, 5/27 Clay SC, Roseau AJ. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early south 4/25 Swift RJ, Chippewa KL, 4/26 Lincoln SMIMS; early north 5/6 Ottertail GMO, 5/22 St. Louis KE, Cook KMH; late south 5/26 Nicollet JCF, Lac qui Parle PL, 5/27 Anoka KL; late north 5/27 Clay SC, 5/28 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Early south 3/3 Houston EMF, 3/15 Sherburne SSa, 3/18 Houston JPI AM; early north 3/24 Ottertail SDM, 3/25 GMO, 3/25 Aitkin WN, 3/27 Marshall ANWR, Mahnomen MHa. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early south 4/27 Lac qui Parle PL, 5/1 Wabasha WDM; early north 5/7 Cook KMH, 5/10 Ottertail GMO: late south 5/26 Nicollet JCF, Hennepin OJ, 5/30 Anoka RJ, 5/31 KL; late north 5/26 Lake of the Woods, Roseau AJ, 5/28 Aitkin JB, WN. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 4/28 Big Stone KE, SWIMS, 5/5 Mille Lacs, 5/10 St. Louis KE, 5/1 Lake (2) SWIMS, 5/16 Dakota JD, 5/19 Polk KSS, 5/19 St. Louis KC, 5/22 SC, 5/26 FL, SDM, 5/27 DB, 5/27 Aitkin (2) JB, WN, Lake of the Woods (total of 47) TW -all reports. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Early south 4/28 Swift KE, 4/30 GS, 5/4 Mower RJ, Anoka KL; early north 5/3 Ottertail GMO, 5/9 Clay LCF, 5/12 Polk AB. | ||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 5/19 St. Louis (I) KC, M. Hendrickson, 5/27 St. Louis (23) L. Hanson -all reports. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Early south 4/28 Lac qui Parle FAE, 41 29 Lyon HK, 5/10 Olmsted RE; early north 4/29 Wilkin SDM, 5/12 Polk AB, 5/15 Marshall (150) ANWR; late south 5/26 Hennepin OJ, 5/28 Lac qui Parle GS, 5/30 Waseca JCF; late north 5/27 Polk AB, Aitkin JB, WN, 5/28 Aitkin JB. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Early south 4/17 Chippewa GMO, 4/28 Lac qui Parle MH, HK, 5/5 Steams PL; early north 4/1 4 Ottertail SDM, 4/18 SDM, 4/20 Marshall ANWR, Wilkin PP. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Early south 5/8 Dakota JD, 5/16 Dakota PL; early north 5/9 St. Louis fide KE, 5/16 Marshall KSS; late south 5/30 Anoka PL, Hennepin ES, 5/31 Anoka KL; late north 5/27 Polk AB, St. Louis DB, 5/28 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 5/8 Dakota JD, 5/19 St. Louis KC, M. Hendrickson, 5/22 SDM, 5/22 to 5/31 Anoka M. ob., 5/26 Polk Ab, 5/28 St. Louis KE -all reports. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 5/15 Cottonwood WH, 5/18 Marshall ANWR, 5/19 Pope RJ, 5/21 Ottertail GMO, 5/25 Olmsted RE, Anoka KL, 5/26 Nicollet JCF, Hennepin OJ, 5/27 Polk AB, 5/30 Hennepin ES -all reports. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early south 5/6 Hennepin BL, 5/1 I Blue Earth JCF; early north 5/8 Ottertail GMO, 5/9 Lake of the Woods TW; late south 5/26 Lac qui Parle SC, PL, 5/27 Washington DS; late north 5/26 Wilkin SC, Roseau KSS, 5/27 Clay SC, St. Louis DGW. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early south 4/28 Big Stone SWIMS, 5/5 Goodhue RJ; early north 5/6 St. Louis L. Hanson, 5/8 Ottertail GMO; late south 5/26 Nicollet (200) JCF, 5/31 Hennepin OJ, Anoka KL; late north 5/26 Polk, Clearwater AB, Roseau AJ, KSS, 5/27 St. Louis DB, DGW, 5/28 Aitkin JB. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early south 4/28 Lac qui Parle KE, Big Stone SWIMS, 5/4 Rice RJ, Anoka KL; early north 4/10 Ottertail GMO, 4/16 Pennington KSS ; late south 5/30 Hennepin ES, 5/31 Anoka KL; late north 5/26 Roseau KSS, 5/27 St. Louis DB, 5/28 Aitkin JB. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early south 4/26 Hennepin SC, 4/29 Lac qui Parle KE, 5/2 Dodge JEB; early north 5/7 Cook KMH, 5/8 Ottertail GMO, 5/9 Clay LCF; late south 5/30 Hennepin ES, 5/31 Anoka KL; late north 5/26 Roseau KSS, 5/27 Aitkin JB. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Early south 5/9 Hennepin OJ, 5/12 Steele RJ, Chippewa BL, Olmsted JPIAM, Lac qui Parle DZ; early north 5/10 Marshall ANWR, Red Lake KSS, 5/11 Polk AB; late south 5/28 Olmsted RE, 5/30 Cottonwood WH, Anoka PL, Hennepin ES; late north 5/26 Roseau AJ, 5/27 St. Louis DB, Aitkin JB, WN. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 5/25 Carver Park Reserve, Carver Co. (!) AJo. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early south 4/1 I Wabasha WDM, Mower DGS, 4/12 Mower RRK; early north 4/21 Ottertail GMO, 4/26 Marshall ANWR, 4/28 Kanabec KL; late south 5/26 Chippewa SC, Lac qui Parle PL, 5/30 Anoka KL; late north 5/14 Lake SWIMS, 5/19 Aitkin WN, 5/27 JB. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early south 4/28 Lac qui parle KE, Yellow Medicine HK, 5/2 Dodge JEB, Wabasha WDM; early north 5/8 Ottertail GMO, 5/15 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/30 Hennepin ES, 5/31 Olmsted RE, Anoka KL; late north 5/26 Roseau KSS, 5/27 St. Louis DB, Aitkin JB, WN, Lake of the Woods TW; peak 5/26 Nicollet (710) JCF. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | 5/10 Wabasha WDM, 5/11 Swift KL, 5/18 Waseca JEB, 5/19 Rice KJ, 5/20 Marshall ANWR, Olmsted JPIAM, 5/24 Ottertail GMO, 5/24 and 5/25 Olmsted RE, 5/27 Aitkin JB, WN -all reports. Winter 1984 | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early south 5/6 Lac qui Parle DGW, 5/9 Hennepin OJ; early north 5/9 Clay LCF, 5/15 Marshall ANWR; late south 5/19 Goodhue AB, DZ, Hennepin OJ, 5/21 Anoka RJ; late north 5/19 St. Louis KC, Aitkin WN, Polk KSS, 5/22 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | Early south 5/4 Mower RJ, 5/6 Lac qui Parle DGW, 5/7 Olmsted RE; late south 5/18 Dodge JEB, 5/26 Nicollet JCF. Only reports north 5/12 Polk AB, 5/21 Ottertail GMO. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Early south 3/25 Washington TBB, 3/27 DS, 3/28 Cottonwood LAF, 3/30 Hennepin RMR; early north 3/18 Ottertail GMO, 4/1 St. Louis SNP, Mahnomen KSS, 4/5 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Early south 4/4 Dodge RJ, Hennepin RMR, 4/5 Olmsted JEB, 4/7 Brown JSp; early north 4/7 Mahnomen MHa, Kanabec KL, 4/8 Ottertail GMO, Marshall ANWR, 4/13 St. Louis J. Newman. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Early south 4/27 Hennepin ES, 4/28 Olmsted RE, 4/29 Hennepin CH; early north 4/20 Pennington KSS, 4/28 Ottertail GMO, 5/1 St. Louis KC, KE. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Early south 4/26 Dakota JD, 4/28 Lac qui parle HK; early north 4/21 Ottertail GMO, 4/25 Wilkin SDM, 5/3 Red Lake KSS; late south 5/25 Olmsted RE, 5/26 Nicollet JCF, Hennepin OJ; late north 5/19 Clearwater DGW, 5/20 Cook EH, 5/25 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Early south 4/26 Lac qui Parle SWIMS, 4/27 Hennepin DB, ES, Lac qui Parle PL: early north 4/29 Wilkin SDM, 5/8 Marshall ANWR, 5/9 St. Louis (6) KE, Clay LCF; late south 5/13 Washington JPIAM, 5/31 Anoka KL; late north 5/17 Roseau AJ, 5/23 Cook SDM. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Early south 4/7 Ramsey RH, Hennepin OJ, 4/10 Dodge RE; early north 4/14 Aitkin WN, 4/17 Ottertail GMO, 4/21 Pennington KSS; late south 5/21 Olmsted RE, 5/23 Anoka SC, 5/26 Hennepin OJ; late north 5/6 Crow Wing JB, 5/9 Clay LCF, 5/11 Lake SWIMS. Lesser Y ellowlegs Early south 4/1 Olmsted JEB, 4/10 Dodge RE, Mower DGS, Wabasha WDM; early north 4/14 Aitkin WN, 4/17 Ottertail GMO, 4/20 St. Louis MH; late south 5/26 Nicollet JCF, Wabasha DGW, 5/28 Hennepin OJ; late north 5/20 Cook EH, 5/26 Crow Wing RJ, 5/27 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Early south 4/25 Lac qui Parle KL, 4/26 SWIMS, 4/28 Olmsted RE, Nicollet JCF; early north 4/20 Pennington KSS, 4/29 Mahnomen MHa, 5/2 Marshall ANWR, 5/4 St. Louis SNP; peak 5/6 Lac qui Parle (200+) DGW, 5/12 (200+) DZ. | ||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 5/12 Lac qui Parle BL, DZ, 5/19 Polk KSS, 5/2 1 Ramsey RJ, Wilkin GMO, 5/26 Lac qui Parle SC, Nicollet JCF, Hennepin OJ, 5/27 Polk AB, 5/30 Hennepin ES, 5/31 OJ -all reports. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early south 41 I0 Ramsey DGW, 41 II Wabasha WDM, 4/12 Chippewa HK, Dakota JPIAM; early north 4/10 Marshall ANWR, 4/24 Crow Wing DB, 4/25 St. Louis KE, Wilkin SDM; late south 5/26 Hennepin OJ, 5/28 Anoka KL; late north 5/27 Polk AB, St. Louis DB, 5/29 Cook KMH; peak 5/9 St. Louis (2000) KE. | ||||
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | 5/13 Kanabec (3) KL, 5/26 Port Terminal , Duluth (one ad.) T. Lamey. | ||||
| ROSS'S GULL (Rhodostethia rosea) | First state record, 4/4 to 4/14 Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. James P. Mattsson, M.ob. (The Loon 56:128) | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Early south 4/8 Lincoln, Lyon HK, Big Stone JPIAM, 4/14 Dakota JD, Nicollet JCF; early north 4/5 Marshall ANWR, 4/7 RJ, 4/8 SDM, 4/9 Ottertail GMO, 4/12 Pennington KL. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Reported from 16 north and 19 south counties. | ||||
| CALIFORNIA GULL (Larus californicus) | 4/12 Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. KL. (The Loon 56: 194) | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from eleven north and 15 south counties. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 4/2 1 St. Louis (1) KE, MH. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 4/23 Lyon HK, 5/4 Wabasha WDM, 5/12 Houston (175) EMP, Blue Earth MF, Hennepin OJ, Freeborn RJ; early north 4/28 Mille Lacs KL, 5/3 St. Louis KE, 5/7 Lake of the Woods AJ, 5/9 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Early south 4/26 Sherburne SSa, 4/27 Ramsey SSt, 5/2 Rice KJ; early north 4/21 Aitkin WN, 5/4 Marshall SS, 5/8 Ottertail GMO, 5/13 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Early south 4/19 Hennepin VL, 4/21 Brown JSp, 4/23 Olmsted JEB, 4/24 Dakota JD; early north 4/28 Ottertail GMO, 5/4 Red Lake SNP, 5/5 St. Louis L. Hanson, 5/7 Lake of the Woods SWI MS. | ||||
| ARCTIC TERN (Sterna paradisaea) | 5/27 Anoka KL; (The Loon 56: 194) | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Early south 4/10 Dakota JD, 4/11 Hen nepin SC, 4/12 Chippewa HK; early north 4/23 Marshall ANWR, 4/28 Lake of the Woods AJ, Ottertail GMO, 5/4 Red Lake SNP, Marshall SS. Also reported 5/16 St. Louis (3) KE. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | Reported 3/31 through 4/7 Duluth KE, many obs. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Early south 3/31 Cottonwood LAF, Rice KJ, 41 I Dakota SC, early north 4/7 Otter Tail AB, 4/8 St. Louis KE, 4/9 Crow Wing WL. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Early south 3/20 Sherburne SSa, 3/31 Lac qui Parle BL, DZ, 4/4 Dakota DZ; Early north 4/6 Otter Tail GMO, 4/11 Big Stone, RJ, Mahnomen JD. ANHINGA 5/26 Scott DB, Karol Gresser; second Minnesota record. (The Loon 56:203) | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Overwintered again at Albert Lea (3117 Freeborn RJ); early south 4/10 Lyon HK, 4/14 Nicollet JCF, 4/18 Le Sueur EK; early north 4/20 Grant PP, Otter Tail GMO, 4/21 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Early south 4/23 Nobles SWIMS, 4/21 Watonwan SSt, 4/29 Lac qui Parle PL, Ramsey BL; early north 4/19 Cook EH, Marshall ANWR, 4/20 Mille Lacs MLWMA. | ||||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 5/4 Otter Tail GMO, 5/12 Freeborn RJ, 5/18 Marshall ANWR, 5/24 Blue Earth MF, 5/26 Olmsted RE. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Early south 3/19 Anoka OS, 3/23 Washington TBB, 3/24 Sibley HK, Steele OJ; early north 3/24 Becker RJ, Otter Tail SDM, 3/26 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Early south 3/28 Ramsey NL, 3/31 Houston AB, 4/1 Anoka KL; early north 41 7 Otter Tail GMO, 4/8 Marshall SDM, 41 14 St. Louis M. Stock. | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 5/18 LeSueur JEB, 5/21 through 25 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | No reports 1982. In 1983, 4/27 Winona SSt, 4/28 Houston FL, 5/5 Goodhue RJ, KJ, 5/13 Rice KJ, 5/20 Cottonwood WH (5), 5/26 Grant KE (15), Lac qui Parle PL. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Early south 4/17 Wabasha WDM, 4/27 Hennepin DB, 4/28 Houston FL; early north 5/3 Otter Tail GMO, 5/10 Marshall ANWR, 5/13 Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Early south 4/1 Hennepin SC, 4/10 Washington DS, 4/17 Cottonwood WH; Early north 4/19 Carlton KL, 4/20 Otter Tail GMO, Cook KL; also unusual in Duluth 5/10 through 31 KE, many obs. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 5/1 Anoka KL; only report. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Early south, 3/29 Houston EMF, 4/1 Mower RRK, 41I4 Blue Earth RJ (4); early north 3/30 St. Louis fide KE, 4/3 Otter Tail GMO, 4/14 Beltrami AB. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Early south 41IO Mower DGS, 4/14 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted JEB; early north 4/5 Lake SWIMS, 4/13 St. Louis J. Newman, 4/14 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Reported 3/1 Houston EMF, 3/11 Winona KE, 3/18 Dakota JD, 3/26 Marshall ANWR, 4/7 Todd GMO, 4/21 Marshall AB. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Early south 3/1 Le Sueur HC, Rock KE, 3/25 Mower RRK; early north 3/3 Otter Tail GMO, 3/11 Aitkin WN, 3/28 Polk KSS. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Early south 3/24 Hennepin SC, 3/25 Houston EMF, 41I Dakota JD; early north 3/2 Otter Tail GMO, 4/4 Marshall ANWR, 4/8 St. Louis fide KE, 4/22 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Early south 3/17 Hennepin OJ, 3/30 Houston EMF, 3/3I Wabasha AB; early north 3/7 Otter Tail GMO, 4/1 Aitkin WN, 4/21 Mille Lacs MLWMA. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Permanent resident; late south 41I5 Rice KJ, 4/26 Hennepin SC, 4/8 Nicollet MF. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Permanent resident, reported from 18 counties south, 15 north. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Early south 3/13 Wabasha WDM, 3/16 Dakota DB, JD, OJ, 3/31 Lac qui Parle DZ; early north 3/23 Otter Tail GMO, 4/10 Aitkin WN, 5/9 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Early south 4/1 Mower RRK, 4/15 Le Sueur HC, 4/20 Brown, Watonwan EB/K, Lyon HK, Washington DS; early north 4/4 Otter Tail GMO, 4/2I Aitkin WN, 4/23 St. Louis KC. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Early south 3/31 Dakota JD, 4/15 Mower RRK, 4/24 Rock SWIMS ; early north 4/3 Otter Tail GMO, 4/29 Wilkin SDM, 5/17 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Permanent resident, reported from 26 counties south, 13 north; early north 3/3 Otter Tail GMO, 3/18 St. Louis AE, 3/30 Mille Lacs MLWMA. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Late south 4/26 Sherburne SSa, 5/3 Cottonwood WH, 5/20 Washington DS; late north 4/29 Lake RJ, 5/3 Red lake KSS, 5/6 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | Reported 5/19 Polk KSS, 5/25 Clay KE, many obs. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Permanent resident, reported from Cottonwood, Martin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington, Clay and Ottertail. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Permanent resident, reported from eleven north and 28 south counties. One report of Arctic race 3/2 Renville (I) KE. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | 3/5 and 3/11 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Permanent resident, reported from 13 north and 13 south counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | Permanent resident, reported 3/13 Cook KMH, 3/24 St. Louis AE, 4/4 Aitkin WN, 5/19 St. Louis L. Weber, 5/19 Aitkin (nest with 3 young) WN, 5/21 JB, 5/20 and 5/23 Spruce Lake Bog, Carlton Co. KL, 5/27 Lake of the Woods AJ. Numbers up in Aitkin Co., total of 122 in March. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 4/21 Cook (I) MH, 4/28 Watonwan (I) GS, 5/4 Dodge (one, injured) RJ, 5/11 and 5/12 Martin EB/K, 5/25 Hubbard KE all reports. Winter 1984 | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 3/31 Lac qui Parle (4) BL, DZ, 5/1 Anoka (I) KL, 5!19 Becker TBB -all reports. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | 3/14 Cook (1) KMH, 3/19 Cook EH, 4/6 Cook (3) KMH, 4/20 Cook (I) KL, 4/21 Cook (I) MH, 5/27 Cook KMH -all reports. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Reported 3/ I to 3/4 Rice KJ, 3/2 RJ and from Cook, Itasca, Lake, Marshall, Pennington, Roseau and St. Louis counties north. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Some overwintered in the south; early north 3/2 Ottertail (overwintered) GMO, 3/25 Pennington KSS, 3/27 Lake SNP, 4/7 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Some overwintered in the south; num bers up in the northeast with reports from as far as Cook. Early north 3/23 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 4/7 Aitkin WN, 4/12 Bel trami KL. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from 24 counties south and Morrison and St. Louis (3) north. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Early south 4/5 Rice KJ, 4/6 Martin EBI K, 4/7 Nicollet JCF, Hennepin PL, Brown JSp, Goodhue, Ramsey DZ; early north 41 7 Clay LCF, Ottertail SDM, GMO, 4/8 St. Louis fide KE, Lake SNP, SWIMS, 4/9 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | All reports: Cook 4/17 SL, 4/21, MH, 41 22 KC, KE, 5/29 FL, throughout entire period KMH, EH; 5/19 Clearwater JEB, 5/29 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Permanent resident, reported from 17 north and 28 south counties. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Permanent resident, reported from 17 north and 23 south counties. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Early south 3/10 Le Sueur HC, 3/14 Hennepin SC, 3/16 Rice KJ; early north Otter Tail overwintering GMO, 3/15 St. Louis SNP, 3/25 Red Lake KSS, 4/5 Beltrami JC. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from twenty-two south and fifteen north counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Permanent resident, reported from 22 counties south 15 counties north; Early north 3/3 Otter Tail GMO, 3/4 Aitkin WN, 3/ll Wilkin SDM. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Early south 3/26 Houston EMF, 4/17 Cottonwood WH, 4/25 Hennepin AB; Early north 3/15 St. Louis D. Evans, 4/11 Cook KMH, 4/16 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | Wintered Duluth, last seen 4/8 KE. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Early south 4/2 Washington JP/AM, 4/18 Dakota JD, 5!5 Hennepin OJ, Steams PL; early north 4/29 Aitkin JB, WN, 4/30 Marshall ANWR, 5/6 Morrison DB; now reported from six counties south, eight counties north. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Early south 5/8 Ramsey SSt, 5/12 Waseca RJ, Le Sueur MF, 5/13 Dakota JD, Houston EMF, 5/14 Olmsted JEB, Hennepin SC, Washington DGW; early north 5/15 Clay LCF, 5/16 Crow Wing JB, St. Louis VR, 5/17 Marshall ANWR, Roseau AJ, 5/18 Hubbard HJF. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Early south 5/9 Pipestone JPa, 51 I 0 Murray HK, 5/12 Stevens KL, Lac qui Parle BL, DZ, 5/19 Rock AD; early north 5/10 Clay LCF, 5/13 Clearwater, Beltrami AB, 5/17 Kittson KSS, 5/19 Clearwater ES. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Early south 4/15 Cottonwood LAF, 5/5 Houston EMF, 5/6 Hennepin CH, 5/9 Wabasha WDM; early north 5/11 Wadena AB, 5/12 Kanabec KL, 5/15 St. Louis fide KE, Clay LCF, 5/16 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 5/11 Whitewater S.P., Winona m.ob. (The Loon 56: 199-200) | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 5/5 Nicollet JCF, 5/14 Cottonwood WH, Mower DGS, 5/16 Goodhue DB, Hennepin PL; early north 5/17 MLWMA, 5/21 Kanabec RJ, Otter Tail SDM, GMO, 5/23 Kittson KSS; late south 5/26 Anoka JH, Le Sueur GS, 5/30 Hennepin DB, 5/31 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Early south 4/28 Olmsted JEB, RE, 5/6 Cottonwood WH, Lyon HK, 5/8 Ramsey RH, SSt, Dakota JPIAM, 5/10 Mower PP, DGS: early north 5/10 Clay LCF, 5/19 Clearwater ES, 5/20 Marshall ANWR, Clearwater TB B, 5/21 Kanaabec RJ. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south 51 I I Sherburne SSa, 5/12 Lyon HK, 5/15 Ramsey RJ, Cottonwood WH ; early north 5/15 Cook KMH, 5/24 St. Louis KE, 5/27 Polk AB; late south 5/28 Hennepin OJ, DB, Cottonwood LAF, 5/29 Hennepin SC, 5/31 Anoka JH. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | All reports: 5/19, 20 Houston DGS, 5/27 KJ, 5/20 Olmsted JPIAM, 5/31 JEB. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Early south 5/2 Ramsey DZ, 51 I 0 Hennepin ES, 5/13 Houston EMF; early north 4/19 Aitkin WN, 5-10 Otter Tail GMO, 5/20 Marshall ANWR, Clay LCF, 5/23 Roseau AJ; observed south in June. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | Early south 51 II Hennepin OJ, 5/13 Washington TBB, 5/19 Houston AB, Wabasha DZ, Cottonwood WH, 5/20 Olmsted JPIAM; early north 5/10 Otter Tail GMO, 5/17 Kittson KSS, 5/26 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Early south 5/4 Brown JSp, 5/5 Murray AD, Nicollet JCF, Mower DGS, 5/6 Hennepin ES, 5/7 RJ, SC; early north 5/6 Aitkin WN, 5/10 Otter Tail SDM, 5/12 Polk AB, 5/14 Crow Wing JB, St. Louis AE, most reports were between the 5th and 20th. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Early south 4/5 Houston EMF, 4/7 Martin EBIK, Goodhue DZ, 4/8 Scott OJ, AB, Anoka JH, 4/9 Sherburne SSa, Brown JSp; early north 4/8 Otter Tail SDM, GMO, 4/9 Marshall KSS, 4/10 Becker WL, 4/11 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | All reports: Wabasha 5/l9 BL (2) DZ, 5/26 WDM, 5/21 Dakota PL, 5/28 Olmsted JEB (2). | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Early south 5/6 Cottonwood WH, 5/10 Olmsted RE, 51 II Sherburne SSa, Mower DGS; early north 5/14 Crow Wing JB, 5/17 Marshall ANWR, 5/19 Koochiching KL, Aitkin WN, Clearwater DGW. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 5/5 Brown JSp, Rice W. Evans, Hennepin JD, Le Sueur EK, 5/6 Cottonwood WH, Hennepin JE; early north 5/11 MLWMA, 5/13 Aitkin JB, WN, 5/14 Lake SWIMS, 5/15 Roseau AJ, Clay LCF, St. Louis SNP, 5/16 Cook KMH; late south 5/21 Goodhue DB, 5/28 Martin EBI K, Brown JSp. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 51 I I Cottonwood WH, 5/12 Blue Earth JCF, Anoka JH, 5/13 Rice KJ, Freeborn RHJ, Hennepin ES ; early north 5/15 Clay LCF, 5/19 Aitkin WN, 5/22 St. Louis SNP; 5/27 Cook KMH, late south 5/22 Nicollet MF, 5/25 Hennepin SC, 5/28 Olmsted RE | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Early south 5/5 Hennepin ES, 5/8 Winona JH, 5/10 Wabasha WDM; early north 5/14 St. Louis AE, 5/15 Itasca TCS, 5/16 Marshall KSS, ANWR, 5/17 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Early south 5/9 Houston FL, 5/11 Washington JD, 5/13 Houston EMF, 5/15 Hennepin CH, Winona JH; early north 5/15 Clay LCF, 5/17 Marshall ANWR, 5/18 Cook EH, MLWMA, 5/19 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Early south 4/16 Dakota JD, 4/24 Yellow Medicine KL, 4/28 Lac qui Parle FAE: only report north 5/9 Clay LCF: reported nesting in Clay, Sherburne and Washington Counties. Winter 1984 | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Late south 3/23 Blue Earth JCF, 3/25 Scott AB, Goodhue JP/ AM; late north 4/ I St. Louis KC, 4/7 Aitkin WN, 4/8 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and St. Louis Counties. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported from thirty south and twenty north counties. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Polk, St. Louis and Stevens Counties. Seen during entire period in Roseau; nests in Tower-Soudan S.P. and Pennington. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 27 south and 17 north counties; an albino on 4/29 Aitkin JB. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from fifteen north counties. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Reported from 28 south and 19 north counties. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Permanent resident in Cook and reported from Aitkin, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | Houston 3/ I 0 Lewis feeder, 5/19 DGS, 5/27 SP, resident EMF. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported from twenty south and twelve north counties. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Early south 4/10 Sherburne SSa, 4/20 Lyon HK, 4/24 Renville MLF, 4/28 Lac qui Parle MH, FAE, Nicollet JCF; early north 4/20 Otter Tail GMO, 5/1 Marshall ANWR, 5/12 Polk AB, 5/14 Aitkin WN, MLWMA. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Early south 4/3 Dakota RJ, ES, 4/4 Hennepin SC, 4/5 Rice KJ, 4/6 Lac qui Parle FAE, Washington DS; early north 4/4 St. Louis J. Newman, 4/5 Aitkin WN, 4/8 Itasca TCS, 4/9 Becker WL, Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Early south 4/15 Houston EMF, 4/16 Hennepin SC, 4/21 Nicollet JCF, Ramsey RH, 4/24 Dakota JD; early north 4-8 Clay LCF, Otter Tail 4/18 GMO, 4/19 SDM, 4/22 Roseau AJ. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Early south 5/8 Anoka JH, 4/ I 0 Hennepin AJo, VL, 4/11 Mower RRK, DGS, Wabasha WDM, 4/12 Renville FKS; early north 4/9 Becker WL, Otter Tail 4/14 GMO, 4/19 SDM, 4/21 Aitkin WN, 4/22 Beltrami AB. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Early south 4/ I 0 Sherburne SSa, 4/15 Mower DGS, 4/28 Hennepin DZ, Lac qui Parle FAE, MH, Big Stone HK, 4/29 Olmsted RE; early north 4/21 Pennington AB, 4/28 Otter Tail GMO, 4/30 Cass RJ, 5/1 Marshall ANWR. Bam Swallow Early south 4/10 Sherburne SSa, 4/17 Washington DS, 4/18 Lyon HK, 4/20 Rice KJ, Nobles AD; early north Otter Tail 4/17 GMO, 4/25 SDM, 4/20 St. Louis MH, 4/26 Mille Lacs DB. Winter 1984 | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 4/7 Olmsted JEB, Martin EB/K, Nicollet JCF, Brown JSp, Murray AD, 4/8 Hennepin CH, 4/9 Le Sueur HC; early north 4/8 Otter Tail GMO, 4/14 Carlton AB, St. Louis fide KE, BE, MF; late south 5/16 Goodhue PL, 5/17 Hennepin SC, 5/21 Olmsted RE. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early north 4/3 Pennington KSS, 4/14 Clay LCF, 4/16 Cook KMH, 4/18 Wadena RJ, St. Louis AE; late south 5/9 Washington JD, 5/12 Nicollet NCF, 5/13 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Late north 3/7 Crow Wing JB, 31 16 Polk KE (20), 3/23 Cook KMH, 3/24 Wadena Becker, Hubbard RJ, 3/31 St. Louis KE; late south 4/2 1 Washington DGW, 5/14 Anoka A. Hawkins, 5-29 Hennepin VL; reported from ten counties. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Reported from 26 south and 14 north counties. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported from eleven south, nineteen north counties. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported from 26 south, 16 north counties. 5/20 nest in Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Early north 4/5 Hubbard HJF, 4/ II St. Louis KE, 4/20 Pennington KSS, St. Louis MH, Otter Tail GMO; late south 5/11 Hennepin SC, 5/13 Lyon HK, 5/15 Mower DGS, Brown JSp, 5/27 Lac qui Parle PL. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Early south 4/20 Washington WL, 4/26 Dakota JD, Houston EMF, Brown JSp, 41 27 Anoka SC, 4/28 Olmsted JEB, RE, Hennepin CH, DZ, Winona SSt; also reported from Pope 5/19 RJ. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| ROCK WREN (Salpinctes obsoletus) | 5/12-13 Gooseberry Falls S.P., Lake L. Weber (The Loon 56:270-271 ); 5/28-30 Bemidji, Beltrami m.ob (2). (The Loon 56: 192-193) | ||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Early south 4/13 Murray AD, Ramsey SSt, 4/26 Winona JH, Brown JSp, 4/27 Houston EMF, 4/28 Anoka SC 4/29 DZ, 4/30 Olmsted JEB, RE; early north 5/9 Aitkin WN, 5/15 St. Louis K. Sundquist, Lake of The Woods TW, 5/16 Marshall ANWR, Crow Wing JB, Pennington KSS, 5/17 Clay LCF, Roseau AJ. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 5/8 Hennepin SC, 4-9 Brown JSp, Hennepin ES, 4/10 Hennepin RJ; early north 4/18 MLWMA, 4/21 St. Louis MH, 4/22 Beltrami AB, Cook EH, St. Louis SNP, 4/25 Cook KMH, Lake SS; late south 5/10 Hennepin SC, 5/13 Washington DGW, 5/19 Pope RJ. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Early south 4/29 Brown JSp, 5/3 Hennepin SC, 5/5 Goodhue RJ, Olmsted RE, Mower DGS; early north 5/2 MLWMA, 5/4 Marshall SNP, SS, 5/12 Polk, Beltrami AB, 5/15 Marshall ANWR, Roseau AJ, 5/17 Polk KSS. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Early south 4/28 Houston FL, 4/29 Nobles GS, 5/3 Washington SSt, 5/7 Hennepin SC; early north 5/12 Polk AB, 5/15 Marshall ANWR, 5/16 KSS. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Early south 4/29 Cottonwood LAF, 5/1 Houston EMF, Dakota JPIAM, 5/3 Mower DGS, 5/4 Houston FL; early north 4/20 MLWMA, 5/8 Itasca TCS, 5/13 St. Louis MH, Aitkin WN, 5/14 Pennington KSS, 5/15 St. Louis J. Green, 5/16 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Early south 4/23 Washington SSt, 4/24 Olmsted RE, 4/25 Sherburne SSa; early north 4/23 St. Louis MH, 4/24 Marshall ANWR, 5/1 Clay LCF, Aitkin WN, Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | All reports: 5/13 Otter Tail GMO, 5/17 St. Louis J. Green, 5/18 Aitkin GS, 5/20 Roseau AJ, 5/23 St. Louis KE, 5/24 Roseau AJ. | ||||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Reported from 27 south and 18 north counties . | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Early south 3/10 Houston KE, 3/13 EMF, 3/25 Dakota JD, JPIAM, Anoka JH, 3/30 Olmsted RE; early north 3/6Crow Wing JB, 4/1 Otter Tail SDM, 4/7 Otter Tail, Wilkin AB ; reported from 35 counties . | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | Two reports: 3/31 Lac qui Parle m.ob, 4/1 I Marshall JD, JP/ AM. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Early south 4/12 Anoka JH, 4/17 Ramsey RH, 4/29 Lyon HK, 5/8 Olmsted JPI AM; early north 5/8 Otter Tail GMO, 5/12 Polk, Clearwater, Beltrami AB, 5/15 Marshall ANWR, 5/16 Crow Wing JB, St. Louis AE; late south 5/31 Olmsted RE; some migrants into June. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Early south 4/14 Le Sueur HC, 4/16 Lyon HK, 4/19 Anoka OS, 4/26 Olmsted JEB; early north 4/28 Clay LCF, 5/6 St. Louis MH, 5/8 Otter Tail GMO; late south 5/26 Anoka RJ, 5/29 Le Sueur HC, 5/30 Hennepin DB; late north 5/22 Roseau AJ, 5/23 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/27 Roseau KSS. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 4/18 Le Sueur EK, 4/20 Lyon HK, 4/22 Washington OS; early north 4/25 Beltrami JC, 5/2 Marshall ANWR, 5/3 Clay LCF, 5/5 Otter Tail SDM, 5/6 St. Louis J. Newman; late south 5/28 Olmsted JEB, Martin EB/K, Cottonwood LAF, 5/30 Hennepin DB, 5/31 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 4/6 Pipestone PJa, 4/7 Nicollet JCF, Renville FKS, 4/8 Hennepin ES, SC, Anoka JH, 4/9 Murray AD, Brown JSp; early north 4/14 St. Louis fide KE, 4/15 Otter Tail SDM, 4/20 Cook EH, Otter Tail GMO, Pennington KSS, 4/21 Aitkin WN; late south 5/12 Freeborn RJ, Brown JSp, 5/23 Lac qui Parle PL. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Early south 51 I Mower DGS, 5/2 Anoka JH, 5/8 Nicollet MF, 5/10 Houston EMF; early north 5/13 Aitkin WN, 5/17 Crow Wing JB, 5/19 St. Louis KE, Koochiching KL, Clearwater ES. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported from 29 south and 19 north counties. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | Only report: 3/11 Dakota JPIAM. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 40 counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early north 4-8 Otter Tail GMO, 4/24 Red Lake KSS, 5/9 Cook KMH, 5/11 Lake SWIMS, 5/13 Clearwater AB ; late north St. Louis 5/22 SC, KE, 5/27 DGW, Cook 5/23 SDM, 5/26 KMH; only report south 4/28 Yellow Medicine HK. | ||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | Only report: 5/27 Clay SC. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| BRAMBLING (Fringilla montifringilla) | Remained at Owatonna, Steele County through 3/24 (The Loon 56:79-80). | ||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Two reports south 4/1 Anoka JH, 5/7 Winona JH; reported from 19 counties north. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | One report south 3/2 Anoka JH, late north 4/9 St. Louis KC, 5/5 St. Louis fide KE, 5/16 St. Louis MH. | ||||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | Two reports 3/18 Stearns N. Ford (The Loon 56:194) and 4/25 Mower RRK (The Loon 56: 198). | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from nineteen counties north and twenty-five counties south. | ||||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | Late south 3/19 Hennepin SC, 3/24 Ramsey RH, 3/25 Anoka JH; late north 41 30 Lake SWIMS, 5/5 St. Louis SNP, 5/19 Clearwater DGW. | ||||
| Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) | Late north 3/25 St. Louis KE, MH, 4/1 Clay LCF, Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 3/16 Itasca KE, 3/24 Hubbard RJ, 5/2 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | One Report, 3/18 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from 22 counties north, 21 counties south. American Goldfmch Reported from 17 counties north, 29 counties south. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early north 3/25 Otter Tail GMO, 4/7 Clay AB, 4/21 Marshall AB; late south 4/8 Nicollet AB, 4/10 Dakota JD, 5/4 Dodge RJ; late north 5/9 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/ll Lake SWIMS, 5/14 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | Four reports 4/23 Clay LCF, 5/19 Clay TBB, Norman ES, 5/27 Clay SC. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | One report 5/12 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Late south 4/4 Dodge RJ, 4/8 Sibley AB, OJ, 4/14 Dodge JEB ; late north 4/20 Cook KMH, 4/21 St. Louis KE, MH, 5/25 St. Louis. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Early south 4/26 Olmsted PP, 4/29 Anoka DZ, 5/12 Nicollet JCF; one report north 5/19 Pennington KSS. Denslow's Sparrow Two reports 5/7 Hennepin SC, 5/28 Winona KE. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Early south 4/23 Anoka SC, 4/28 Anoka JH, 4/29 Anoka DZ; early north 4/28 Otter Tail GMO, 5/9 Otter Tail SDM, 5/10 Clay LCF. | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | Two reports 5/18 Nobles AD, 5/20 Aitkin WN (The Loon 56:191). | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Early south 4/9 Sherburne SSa, 4/12 Houston EMF, 4/14 Nicollet JCF, Washington WL; early north 4/16 Pennington KSS, 4/24 Otter Tail SDM, 4/25 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Early south 4/25 Dakota JD, 4/28 Anoka SC, Murray AD, 4/29 Hennepin ES; early north 4/29 Otter Tail SDM, St. Louis OJ, 4/30 Otter Tail GMO, 5/4 Cass JC. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Early south 4/6 Scott PL, 4/11 Brown JSp, Washington TBB, 4/13 Renville FKS; early north 4/22 Otter Tail SDM, 4/28 Otter Tail GMO, 5/12 St. Louis fide KE. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early south 3/l0 LeSueur EK, 3/31 Jackson RJ, 4/3 Hennepin SC; early north 4/3 Polk KSS, 4/7 Clay AB, LCF, 4/8 St. Louis KE, VR; late south 4/28 Nicollet JCF, 5/3 Hennepin SC, 5/18 Olmsted RE; late north 4/30 Cook SL, 5/2 Cook KMH, 5/13 Mahnomen MHa. | ||||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | Late south 5/8 Goodhue JPIAM, 5/10 Murray AD, 5/15 Nicollet MF; late north 5/5 Cook EH, 5/9 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/12 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Late south 5/13 Washington TBB, 5/15 Ramsey RH, JPAM, ES, 5/31 Olmsted JEB. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early south 4/25 Olmsted JEB, 4/27 Hennepin DB, Martin EBK, 4/28 Houston FL, Olmsted RE; early north 4/25 Pennington KSS, 4/27 Koochiching GM, 4/29 St. Louis fide KE; late south 5/14 Brown JSp, Houston EMF, 5/15 Hennepin PL, Winona JH, 5/17 Lac qui Parle FAE; late north 5/21 Cook EH, 5/22 Cook KMH, 5/25 Lake SWMS. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early south 3/4 LeSueur HC, (probable wintering bird), 4/29 Lyon HK, 5/4 Lac qui Parle FAE; early north 4/27 Otter Tail GMO, 4/30 Otter Tail JPa, 5/6 Mahnomen MHa; late south 5/15 Houston EMF, 5/19 Rock AD, 5/20 Lac qui Parle FAE; late north 5/20 Cook EH, 5/22 Roseau AJ, 5/23 Clay LCF, Lake of the Woods TW. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 3/1 Hennepin SC, Nicollet JCF, 3/4 Hennepin PL, 3/23 Hennepin RH, (probably all wintering birds); early north 4/3 Clay LCF, 4/10 Pennington KSS, 4/20 Aitkin WN; late south 5/17 Lac qui Parle FAE, Mower GS, Winona JH, 5/20 Olmsted RE, 5/26 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Early south 4/7 Nicollet JCF, 4/9 Washington WL, 4/10 Hennepin SC, AJo, VL; early north 4/19 Otter Tail GMO, 4/20 Cook KMH, 4/21 Marshall AB. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Early south 4/28 LeSueur EK, 5/2 Olmsted JEB, 5/4 Olmsted RE; early north 4/28 Marshall ANWR, 5/5 Marshall SNP, SS, 5/11 Lake SWMS, St. Louis fide KE. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | Three reports: 4/10 Carver, (The Loon 56:274), 5/21 Marshall ANWR, 5/26 Aitkin KL. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Early south 4/12 Lyon HK, 4/19 Hennepin SC, 4/24 Dakota JD, Rock SWIMS; early north 4/21 Polk AB. 4/23 St. Louis fide KE, MH, 4/25 Red Lake KSS, Wilkin SDM. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Early north 4/l St. Louis KC, 4/7 Clay AB, 4/8 Clay LCF, Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 4/13 Freeborn RHJ, 4/19 Blue Earth MR, 4/23 Olmsted JEB; early north 4/27 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SDM, 41 30 Otter Tail GMO, 5/10 St. Louis fide KE; late south 5/20 Cottonwood WH, Washington DS, 5/21 Hennepin SC, 5/26 Brown JS. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Early south 4/12 Brown JSp, 4/17 Hous ton EMF, 4/19 Anoka SC; early north 4/19 Cook SL, 4/20 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 4/22 Beltrami AB, Otter Tail SDM. Winter 1984 | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Early south 4/24 Dakota JD, 4/26 Houston EMF, Mower DGS, 4/27 Anoka SC, Sherburne SSa; early north 4/28 Koochiching GM, 5/4 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 5/10 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Early south 3/27 Sherburne SSa, 4/7 Nicollet JCF, 4/15 Washington DS; early north 4/11 Mahnomen JD, JP/AM, 4/14 Otter Tail GMO, 4/19 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Early south 4/25 Sherburne SSa, 5/2 Dodge JEB, 5/4 Cottonwood WH, Houston EMF; early north 5/6 Wilkin SDM. 5/10 Polk KSS, 5/12 Mille Lacs MLWMA. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Early north 3/25 Mahnomen MHa, 3/30 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 3/31 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Early north 3/31 Otter Tail GMO, 4/1 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SDM, 4/5 Marshall ANWR. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Early south 5/10 Mower PP, 5/11 Cottonwood WH, 5/18 Freeborn RHJ, Lac qui Parle FAE; early north 5/17 Otter Tail SDM, 5/19 Aitkin WN, 5/20 Clay HK. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Early south 5/4 Lyon HK, 5/5 Goodhue RJ, 5/6 Dakota JD, Hennepin ES, Wabasha WDM; early north 4/25 Aitkin WN, 5/1 Crow Wing JB, 5/8 Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Early north 3/3 Aitkin WN, 3/25 Otter Tail SDM, GMO, 3/26 St. Louis YR. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Early south 3/1 Wabasha WDM, 3/9 Lac qui Parle FAE, 3/11 Steele KE; early north 4/5 St. Louis KE, SNP, 4/9 Cook KMH, 4/11 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail GMO. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early south 31 I Rock KE, 3/5 Houston EMF, 3/24 Houston FL; early north 4/1 Otter Tail GMO, 4/7 Clay AB, 4/10 Cook EH, Lake SNP; late south 5/8 Hennepin PL, 5/9 Hennepin OJ; late north 4/24 Cook EH, 4/25 Marshall ANWR, 4/28 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Early south 3/24 Mower RRK, 3/25 Blue Earth JCF, 3/31 Dodge JEB, RE; early north 4/10 Cook KMH, 4/11 Otter Tail GMO, 4/12 St. Louis fide KE. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Early north migrants 3/26 Crow Wing JB, ST. Louis fide KE, 3/29 Hubbard HJF, 3/31 St. Louis KC. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Early south 4/26 Houston WDM 4/27 Martin EBK, 4/29 Rock GS; early north 5/9 Itasca DB, Mille Lacs MLWMA, 5/10 Crow Wing JB, 5/12 Clay LCF. | ||||
| WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | 4/29 ·Cottonwood WH, 5/8 Waseca R. Glassel (The Loon 56:193-194). | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | All reports 5/6 Hennepin ES, 5/9 Houston FL, 5/16 Houston JPAM, 5/19 Winona AB, 5/20 Hennepin SC, Olmsted JPAM, 5/28 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 4/26 Dakota JD, Ramsey BL, 4/27 Anoka SC, Hennepin DB, 4/28 Houston FL, Winona SSt; early north 5/9 Marshall ANWR, St. Louis fide KE, 5/10 Clay LDF, Itasca DB, Mille Lacs MLWMA, St. Louis MH, 5/11 Lake SWMS; late south 5/24 Hennepin SC, 5/25 Hennepin DB, 5/28 Hennepin PL. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Early south 5/8 Cottonwood WH (Brewster hybrid), 5/13 Dakota JD, Houston EMF, Goodhue ES, 5/16 Dakota AB, Hennepin SC, Goodhue PL; early north 5/13 Aitkin WN, 51!6 Marshall J. Mattson, 5/17 St. Louis KC, 5/18 KE, 5/19 Clearwater DGW. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | All reports: Hennepin 5/12 JB, 5/l5 SC, 5/28 OJ, DB, PL, Houston 5/13 EMF, 5/16 JPIAM, 5/19 DGS, Winona 5/16 JH, 5/19 AB, Anoka 5/18 SC, 5/20 JH, 5/19 Rice KJ, 5/20 Olmsted RE, Washington 5/20 DZ, 5/21 SSt. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 4/26 Hennepin OJ, VL, Lincoln SWMS, Winnona JH, 4/27 Anoka SC, 4/28 Lac qui Parle PL, Nicollet JCF, Olmsted JEB; early north 4/28 Clay LCF, 5/2 Otter Tail GMO, 5/5 Mille Lacs SSt. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | All reports 5/8 Winona JH, 5/14 Ramsey SC, RJ, 5/19 Chisago RH, Houston AB, 5/20 Ramsey BL, 5/31 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south, 5/5 Lyon HK, 5/8 Winona JH, 5/10 Hennepin ES, SC, Brown JSp; early north 5/6 St. Louis AE, 5/13 Aitkin WN, 5/16 Marshall ANWR, KSS; late south 5/20 Anoka JH, 5/22 Washington WL, Wabasha WDM, 5/23 Hennepin VL; late north 5/26 Polk AB, 5/27 Roseau KSS, 5/28 St. Louis SNP. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early south 4/24 Lyon HK, 4/25 Murray AD, 4/26 Lac qui Parle FAE, Hennepin ES, Lincoln SWIMS; early north 4/22 Otter Tail GMO, 4/27 Clay LCF, 4/29 Roseau AJ; late south 5/14 Ramsey JP/ AM, 5/15 Benton GS, 5/19 Pope RJ; late north St. Louis 5/20 KC, 5/21 SDM, 5/25 VR, 5/20 Cass PL. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 4/28 Anoka SC, 5/1 Mower DGS, 5/5 Hennepin CH, Lyon HK, Ramsey DZ; early north 5/11 MLWMA, St. Louis VR, 5/12 KE, 5/12 Hubbard HJF, 5/13 Aitkin WN, Crow Wing JB, Clearwater, Wadena AB, Clay LCF; late south 5/21 Hennepin DB, 5/25 SC, 5/28 Pipestone JPa. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Early south 5/8 Cottonwood WH, 5/15 OJ, early north 5/27 Roseau AJ, KSS, 5/28 Clay LCF, 5/29 St. Louis KE; late south 5/25 Hennepin DB, 5/26 Sherburne SSa, 5/30 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 5/ll Cottonwood LAF, 5/13 Dakota JD, 5/16 Mower GS ; early north 51 II Lake SWMS, 5/20 Clay LCF, 5/22 St. Louis SNP; late south 5/28 Brown JSp, Martin EBIK, Murray AD, Washington SSt, 5/29 Hennepin SC, VL, 5/31 Hennepin PL, Olmsted RE. | ||||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | One report 5/5 Redwood HK. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Early south 4/27 Anoka SC, 4/28 Yellow Medicine HK, 4/29 Ramsey BL; early north 5/10 Otter Tail SDM, St. Louis KE, 5/12 Polk AB, 5/13 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | All reports 5/6 Mower C. Wilson, 5/13 Dakota JD, 5/17 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Early south 5/6 Murry AD, 5/7 Hennepin SC, 5/8 Washington SSt; early north 5/10 Roseau KSS, 5/11 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 5/13 Aitkin WN. Winter 1984 | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 5/12 Rice PL, Washington TBB, 5/14 Winona JH, Wabasha WDM, 5/15 Hennepin AB, 5/16 Goodhue DB: early north 5/14 St. Louis fide KE, 5/17 Cook KMH, Lake SWIMS, 5/19 Polk KSS. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Early south 5/10 Mower DGS, 5/12 Rice PL, 5/13 Dakota JD, 5/16 Houston JPIAM; only north report 5/19 Douglas RJ. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 5/8 Ramsey RH, 5/10 Wabasha WDM, 5/13 Houston EMF, 5/14 Ramsey SC; early north 5/15 St. Louis VR, 5/16 Cook KMH, 5/17 Lake of the Woods TW, Lake SWIMS ; late south 5/20 Olmsted JPIAM, 5/22 Washington WL, SSt, 5/25 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 5/10 Wabasha WDM, Olmsted RE, Mower RRK, Hennepin ES, VL, 51 II Houston EMF; early north 5/ I MLWMA, 5/13 Aitkin WN, 5/15 St. Louis KC, SNP, Clearwater MM, 5/16 Marshall ANWR, KSS, Cook KMH; late south 5/25 Ramsey DGW, 5/29 Hennepin SC, Dakota JD. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 5/11 Cottonwood LAF, 5/15 Wright GS, Hennepin CH, 5/16 Goodhue DB, PL, 5/17 Hennepin ES, SC, Olmsted RE, Blue Earth MF; early north 5/16 Marshall KSS, 5/19 Lake SS, 5/20 St. Louis KC, Roseau AJ, Kanabec SSt; late south 5/26 Houston DGW, 5/28 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 5/ll Cottonwood LAF, 5/12 Hennepin ES, 5/13 Houston EMF, Washington DS; early north 5/16 Marshall KSS, ANWR, 5/17 Roseau AJ, 5/19 Cook EH, Clearwater DGW; late south 5/24 Hennepin SC, 5/28 Martin EBIK. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Early south 5/3 Olmsted JEB, 5/4 Houston FL, 5/5 Hennepin JD, 5/8 Wabasha WDM, Washington SSt; early north 5/8 Otter Tail GMO, 5! 10 Pennington KSS, Clay LCF, 5/12 Polk, Clearwater AB, Beltrami JC, MLWMA. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 5/1 Scott HC, 5/11 Hennepin OJ, ES, SC, 5/12 DB, 5/12 Olmsted JEB, RE, Houston EMF; early north 5/9 St. Louis fide KE, 5/15 Cook KMH, St. Louis SNP, 5/16 MH, 5/16 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early south 4-20 Lyon HK, 5/10 Wabasha WDM, Brown JSp, 5/11 Hennepin ES, SC, DB, Houston EMF, Cottonwood WH; early north 5/4 Otter Tail GMO, 5/12 Clearwater AB, Clay LCF, 5/13 Aitkin WN; late south 5/27 Mower RRK, Lac qui Parle PL, Pipestone JPa, 5/29 Hennepin SC, VL; late north St. Louis 5/24 VR, SWIMS, 5/26 AE, 5/27 Roseau KSS. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | All reports: 5/20 Hubbard, DGW, Cook 5/28 KMH, 5/29 FL (2), 5/29 Hennepin OJ, 5/30 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 4/26 Winona JH, Ramsey BL, 4/27 Anoka SC, 4/28 Dakota GS Olmsted JEB, RE, Houston FL, EMF, Nicollet JCF; early north 5/4 Beltrami SS, Red Lake SNP, 5/5 Pennington KSS ; late south 5/17 Hennein SC, 5/20 Washington DS; late north 5/27 Roseau KSS. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 4/30 Ramsey BL, 5/1 Hennepin SC, 5/4 Washington DS; early north 5/2 Crow Wing JB, 5/6 St. Louis fide KE, Carlton SSt, 5/13 Aitkin WN; late south 5/21 Isanti RJ, (probably breeds here), 5/22 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 4/9 Wabasha WDM, Brown JSp, Ramsey DZ, 4/10 Hennepin RJ, SC, ES, 4/11 Olmsted JEB, 4/12 Blue Earth MF; early north 4/13 St. Louis J. Newman 4/14 Crow Wing JB, Otter Tail GMO, 41 15 Clay LCF, 4/17 Red Lake KSS; late south 5/14 Ramsey RJ, Washington DGW, 5/23 Anoka SC. AUDUBON'S race 4/28 Lac qui Parle m.ob. | ||||
| YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica) | Only report: 5/9 Washington RJ. (The Loon 56: 188) | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 4/29 Mower RRK, Anoka DZ, 4/30 Winona JH, 5/3 Ramsey BL, Hennepin VL, 5/5 OJ, 5/5 Dakota JD, Washington TBB; early north 5/5 St. Louis J. Newman, 5/11 Lake SWIMS, 5/13 Crow Wing JB, Clearwater AB, Aitkin WN; late south 5/19 Hennepin SC, Washington GS, 5/22 Hennepin DB | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 5/10 Winona JH, 5/15 Cottonwood WH, Olmsted JPAM, Houston EMF, 5/18 Anoka SC, Dakota AB; early north 5/23 Lake SS, 5/24 Lake SWIMS, 5/26 Roseau AJ, St. Louis AE, VR; late south 5/25 Hennepin OJ, Mower RRK, 5/28 Martin EBIK, Murray AD, 5/29 Hennepin DB, SC. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 4/28 Hennepin CH, 5/3 Cottonwood WH, 5/5 Mower DGS; early north 5/8 Otter Tail GMO, 5/11 Clay LCF, 5/12 St. Louis fide KE, VR; late south 5/22 Washington SSt, 5/25 Hennepin DB, SC, 5/26 Brown JSp, Nicollet JCF; late north 5/27 Polk AB, Roseau KSS, 5/28 St. Louis SNP, 5/31 Lake of the Woods TW. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | All repports 5/10 Washington W. Evans, 5/12 Mower RBA, 5/14 Ramsey RBA (The Loon 56:201). | ||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Early south 5/10 Mower PP, 5/11 Hennepin SC, 5/13 Washington JPAM; early noth 5/19 Grant RJ, Mille Lacs MLWMA, 5/20 Kanabec SSt, 5/22 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | Three reports 5/10 Washington, 5/11 Washington JD, (The Loon 56: 133), 5/5 Ramsey (The Loon 56:269). | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from nineteen counties south; four reports north 4/20 Aitkin WN, 5/19 Cook EH, 5/20 Otter Tail SDM, Todd SDM. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Early south 4/27 Houston EMF, 5/3 Wabasha WDM, 5/5 eight reports from six counties; early north 5/8 Otter Tail GMO, 5/12 St. Louis VR, 5/13 Aitkin WN, Clay LCF, Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus melanocephalus) | One report 5/24 Ramsey R. Skarjune and L. Treeful (The Loon 56:196). | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 5/27 Olmsted C. Juhnke (The Loon 56:197). | ||||
| LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena) | 5/18 St. Louis fide KE adult male, 5/22 St. Louis fide KE immature male, 5/23 St. Louis JB, 5/24 St. Louis SDM. (The Loon 56:262) | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Early south 5/6 Olmsted JEB, 5/10 Olmsted PP, Rice PL, 5/11 Cottonwood WH, Hennepin SC, ES, Houston EMF; early north 5/10 Clay LDF, 5/16 St. Louis fide KE, 5/18 Aitkin WN, Roseau AJ. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | All reports 4/27 Sherburne SSa, 5/6 Cottonwood WH, 5/19 Rice KJ, 5/24 Scott PL, 5/25 Pipestone AD, 5/26 LeSueur GS. | ||||