Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon
The 1987-Fall Season
1 August through 30 November 1987
Don Bolduc, Steve Carlson, Oscar Johnson and Dick Ruhme

Foreward by Bob Janssen The fall of 1987 was rather lack-luster in birds and in weather. The weather of the period was normal with a few big storms and near normal temperatures with below normal preci pi tat ion.

The mig.ration was fair to poor with migrants tncklmg through. The hawk migration at Duluth was mediocre at best with numbers down from previous years. There were just no weather systems to concentrate the birds over the ridge. Only II Peregrines were reported, the lowest in ten years. Conditions were about the same for warblers and shorebirds. There were some good warbler waves in early September but nothing that could be called unusual other than some early dates for the southern part of the state; for example, Cape May Warblers were in Dakota County on August I.

A summary of Twin Cities weather was typical for the state as a whole. August began hot and humid with temperatures in the upper 90's on August I and 2. There was a heavy rain on the eighth, totalling 2V2 inches. The rest of the month turned out to be average with September about the same, clear sunny days and normal temperatures for most of the month. There was a record high of 88° on the 27th in the Twin Cities.

October began windy and cool. On October 7th; the Twin Cities had the first below freezing temperatures for the season, 31 o. By the 9th, it was cool over most of the state with snow flurries along the North Shore of Lake Superior at Silver Bay. By the II th, Minneapolis recorded a record low of23° and temperatures remained somewhat below normal for the rest of the month. There was light snow in the Twin Cities on the 20th and snow was general across the northeastern part of the state on the 23rd. The first half of November was clear and mild but the second half of the month became cloudy and cold.

Most of the lakes in the state were frozen by month's end.

The most interesting bird event of the season was the discovery of Minnesota's first Cassin's Finch in Duluth on November 10 (The Loon 60:3-9). Other significant records included a Yellow-billed Loon on Lake Superior near Duluth on October 17th, two Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Meeker County from August 23 to October 3. Pacific Loons were seen in Duluth and in Kandiyohi County in October; Ross' Geese were at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge and Rochester.

The first Great Black-backed Gull record away from Duluth came from Wabasha County on November 21. There was another California Gull record from Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on October 29 and 30. The only other casuals seen in the state were Ruff, Sabine's Gull, Scissor-tailed Flycatchers and House Finches.

There were numerous late dates for warblers, the most significant being a Kentucky Warbler in Minneapolis on October 14, only the second fall record for this species in the state. A Cape May Warbler remained in Duluth from November 8 to 13. A Connecticut Warbler was still in Minneapolis on October 14, the second latest date for the state.

A Northern Waterthrush was in Dakota County on the 24th of October and a Mourning Warbler in Washington County on October 19, the latest dates on record for the state. A Philadelphia Vireo on October 18 and a Solitary Vireo on October 27th, both in Duluth, were late dates for the area.

A American Pipit seen at West Twin Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on August 8 was not only early but was the first August record for the state.

The first Snowy Owl of the season was not recorded in the north but at Pipestone in the far southwest corner of the state. I wonder how many others went through the state unrecorded? The first Northern Shrike also showed up in the south on September 24th in Olmsted County.

A Killdeer was still in Duluth on November 30 and a late Virginia Rail was seen at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge in Becker County on November 2. I wonder if this is an indication of another mild winter?

Key to the Seasonal Report
1.Upper case (LEAST TERN) indicates a Casual or Accidental species in the state.
2.Species are listed in brackets [Whooping Crane] when there is a reasonable doubt as to its origin or wildness.
3.Bracketed text following a species’ name indicates the total number of north and south counties.
4.Dates listed in bold (10/9) indicate an occurrence either earlier, later, or within the three earliest or latest dates on file.
5.Counties listed in bold (Aitkin) indicate an unusual occurrence for that county.
6.Counties listed in bold and with an underline (Becker) indicate a first county record.
7.Counties listed in italics (Crow Wing) indicate a first county breeding record.
8.Counts listed in bold (150) indicate a total within or exceeding the top three high counts for that species.
9.Dagger “†” preceding observer’s initials denotes documentation was submitted.
10.“ph.” denotes a species documented with a photograph.
11.“v.t.” denotes a species documented by video tape.
The Seasonal Report  is a compilation of seasonal bird sightings from throughout Minnesota. We particularly invite reports from parts of the state that have been neglected or covered lightly in past reports. To become a contributor, contact the Editor of The Loon (editor AT moumn.org).

Species

Information

Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
(Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Reported 8/23 to 10/3 Meeker (2) m.ob. (The Loon 59:2 17). 
Snow Goose
(Anser caerulescens)
Early north 9/5 St. Louis TM, 9/7 Becker BK,; early south 8/19 Blue Earth MT, lOIII Dodge AP and Lac qui Parle AB; late north 10/23 Roseau MC, 10/31 CookWP; late south 11/28 Olmsted JEB, 11/30 Steams NH.
Ross's Goose
(Anser rossii)
Reported 9/20 to 10/9 Marshall ANWR (The Loon 60:66-69), 10/21-29 Olmsted JEB (The Loon 59:215).
Greater White-fronted Goose
(Anser albifrons)
Only report ll/6-7 Otter Tail KE.
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
Reported from 16 counties north, 26 counties south.
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Reported 10/23 to 11/27 St. Louis KE.
Tundra Swan
(Cygnus columbianus)
Early north 11/6 Mille LaesAE ; early south 11/14 Wabasha DZ (5000 + ); late north 11/20 Roseau MG, 11/25 Itasca TS; late south ll/28 Lac qui Parle EL and Washington SC, GP, 11/30 Houston EMF, RJ.
Wood Duck
(Aix sponsa)
Late north 10/4 Itasca DB, 10/17 Aitkin WN, 11/29 Hubbard AB: late south 11/14 WasecaAP, 11/28 ChippewaEL, 11/29Anoka GP.
Blue-winged Teal
(Spatula discors)
Late north 10/10 St. Louis RSE, 10/16 Pine JMM, 10/17 Aitkin WN; late south 10/15 Nicollet JF, 10/17 Lac qui Parle RJ, 10/31 Washington OS.
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Late north 8/31 Polk AB, 9/22 Clay LCF; late south 11/20 Wabasha DWM, 11/24 Scott ES, 11/27 Martin RJ, AP.
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Late north 9/20 St. Louis TM, 10/3 Polk OS; late south 11/19 Washington OS, 11/24 Scott ES, 11/30 Hennepin SC.
American Wigeon
(Mareca americana)
Late north 9/30 Cook KMH, 10/17 Aitkin WN, 11/1 St. Louis SS; late south 11/27 Martin RJ, AP, 11/28 Houston FL, 11/30 Hennepin SC.
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Reported from 15 counties north, 27 counties south.
American Black Duck
(Anas rubripes)
Late north 9/26 Red Lake RG, 10/16 Pine JMM, 10/18 Duluth AB, 10/24 Cook RJ ; late south 11/23 Stearns NH, 11/30 Hennepin SC and Washington OS.
Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)
Late north 9/2 Lake of the Woods IT, 10/6 Cass TS, 10/11 Aitkin WN: late south 11/28 Houston FL, Lac qui Parle EL and Waseca AP.
Green-winged Teal
(Anas crecca)
Late north I0/3PolkDS, 10!17AitkinWN, 10/31 Cook SOL; Late south 11/11 Hennepin DZ, 11/12 WinonaAP, 11/15 WabashaTBB.
Canvasback
(Aythya valisineria)
Late north 10/17 Aitkin WN, 11 II 8 Roseau MC, 11/22 Douglas AB; late south 11/23 Wabasha DWM, ll/25 Hennepin DB,SC, ll/28 Houston FL.
Redhead
(Aythya americana)
Late north 11/6 Cook KMH and Crow Wing DB, ll/22 Becker BK and Douglas AB; late south 11/28 Chippewa and Lac qui Parle EL, 11/30 Ramsey RH.
Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
Late north 10/24 Beltrami KH, 11/25 Hubbard JL, 11/26 Beltrami AB; late south 11/27 Waseca RJ and Washington DBC, 11/29 Wabasha DWM, 11/30 Ramsey RH.
Greater Scaup
(Aythya marila)
Reported 11/21 Wabasha AB, 11/26 Beltrami AB, 11/28 Waseca AP, ll/30 Ramsey RG.
Lesser Scaup
(Aythya affinis)
Late north 11/26 Beltrami AB and Cook KMH, 11/29 Becker BK; late south 11/29 Wabasha DWM, 11/30 Ramsey RH and Sherburne DO.
Harlequin Duck
(Histrionicus histrionicus)
Reported 10/6 Duluth BE.
Surf Scoter
(Melanitta perspicillata)
Reported I 0112 to 11/11/26 Ramsey KB, SC, 10/23 St. Louis BE, PB, 10/27 to 11/30 Washington BDC et al. 11/10-14APWabasha.
White-winged Scoter
(Melanitta deglandi)
Reported 9/18 St. Louis BE, 10/21 Blue Earth JF, 10/24 Murray RG, 10/29 St. Louis PB, 10/31 HoustonFL, 11/5CottonwoodED, 11/10-21 Wabasha AB, ES, 11/16-28 Washington RJ eta!., 11/27 Cook fide KE, 11/30 Ramsey RG, DS.
Black Scoter
(Melanitta americana)
Reported 10/23 St. Louis BE, PB, 11/7-8 Wabasha AP, 11/8-11 Waseca RG,RJ,AP, Ill 12 St. Louis KC.
Long-tailed Duck
(Clangula hyemalis)
Reported 11/18 Hennepin SC et al.
Common Goldeneye
(Bucephala clangula)
Late north (away from Lake Superior) 11/6 Mille Lacs DB, 11/8 Beltrami KH, 11/28 Crow Wing WN; early south 10/28 Hennepin SC and Washington WL, 10/29 Olmsted RSE. Buffiehead Early north 8/10 St. Louis DBC, 10/6 Lake SW; early south 10/10 Lac QuiParle AB, 10/1 I Olmsted RSE; late north ll/28 Crow Wing WN and Lake SW; late south 11/28 Chippewa EL and Washington SC, GP, 11/30 Ramsey RH.
Hooded Merganser
(Lophodytes cucullatus)
Reported north 10/18 St. Louis RSE, 11/3 Cook KMH, 11/26 Beltrami AB; south 11/5 LeSueur EK, llll8 Waseca JF, 11/25 Hennepin DB, SC, 11/28 Houston FL.
Common Merganser
(Mergus merganser)
Early south 10/24 Washington WL, 11/8 Dakota TT and Goodhue DZ; late north I I /6 Cook SOL, ll/11 Mille Lacs DB, 11/26 Beltrami AB.
Red-breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)
Late north 11/6 Mille Lacs DB, 11/28 Crow Wing WN; late south ll/11 Wabasha JM, 11/25 Blue Earth JF, lll28 Hennepin SC.
Ruddy Duck
(Oxyura jamaicensis)
Late north 8/29 Otter Tail DS, 9/22 Clay LCF; late south 11/7 Brown JS, ll/21 Wabasha AB, 11/27 Waseca RJ. Thrkey Vulture Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 368 ( 1986: 249); late north 10/2 Crow Wing DS, 10/15 Hubbard JL, 10/18 Duluth HR; late south 10/7 Winona AP, 10/8 Anoka RJ( II), 10/ II Goodhue RG.
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Ruffed Grouse
(Bonasa umbellus)
Reported from 15 north and seven south counties.
Spruce Grouse
(Canachites canadensis)
All reports: St. Louis (3) MH/JS, 9/3-11/24 Lake JMM, SW, 9/25 Beltrami (5) KH, 11/12 Cook KMH.
Sharp-tailed Grouse
(Tympanuchus phasianellus)
Reported from Aitkin, Lake of the Woods, Marshall and St. Louis Counties. Wild Thrkey Reported from Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted and Winona Counties.
Greater Prairie-Chicken
(Tympanuchus cupido)
Wilkin KE; only report.
Gray Partridge
(Perdix perdix)
Reported from three counties north, 18 south.
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Reported from four north and 24 south counties.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
(Podilymbus podiceps)
Late north 10/17 Aitkin WN, 10/24 Beltrami KH, 11/6 Mille Lacs DB; late south 11/1 Olmsted JEB, ll/11 Washington TBB, 11/14 Hennepin SC.
Horned Grebe
(Podiceps auritus)
Late north 10/13 Cook KMH, 10/27 Duluth RJ, ll/11 MilleLacsAB,DB; latesouth 11/8 Wabasha AP, 11/18 Blue Earth JF, 11/30 Hennepin SC.
Red-necked Grebe
(Podiceps grisegena)
Late north 9/3 Marshall IT, 10/18 Duluth AB, 10/30 Beltrami KH; late south 8/16 Pope AB, 9/13 Meeker RJ,AP, 10/9 Nicollet JF.
Eared Grebe
(Podiceps nigricollis)
8/14 Dodge BSE, 8/15 Nicollet JF, 8/31 Polk AB.
Western Grebe
(Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Late north 9/3 Marshall IT, 9/15 Becker MM, 11/22 Douglas AB; late south 10/17 Kandiyohi RJ, 10/18 Stevens EL, IllS Nicollet JF.
Pigeons, Doves
Rock Pigeon
(Columba livia)
Reported from II north and 19 south counties.
Mourning Dove
(Zenaida macroura)
Late north II I I Aitkin WN, 11/4 Duluth WE, 11/6 Cook SOL.
Cuckoos
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
(Coccyzus americanus)
Late south 9/6 Mower JM, 9/10 Freeborn NHO, 9/11 Fillmore ANO; two north reports 9/5 Duluth KR, 9/27 St. Louis DJ.
Black-billed Cuckoo
(Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Late south 8/19 Houston EMF, 8/28 Brown JS and Lack qui Parle EL, 10/3 Mower RRK and Olmsted RSE; one north report 8/9 Clay LCF.
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)
Late north 8/28 Clearwater AB, 9/3 Lake JMM 9/6 Aitkin WN; late south 9/27 Cottonwood, BF, Hennepin SW and Washington OS, 9/28 Brown JS, 9/30 Stevens EL.
Eastern Whip-poor-will
(Antrostomus vociferus)
All reports: 8/1-9/9 Houston EMF, 9/2 Roseau TT, 9/4 Cook SOL.
Swifts
Chimney Swift
(Chaetura pelagica)
Late north 8/29 Clay LCF, 8/30 Lake SS, SW, 10/18 St. Louis AB; late south 9/28 Blue Earth JF, 10/3 Dakota TT, 10/13 Hennepin sc.
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
(Archilochus colubris)
Late north 9/12 Koochiching GM, 9/13 Beltrami KH, 9/15 Cook SOL; late south 9/23 Lyon HK, 9/25 Cottonwood BF, 9/27 Wright ES.
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Virginia Rail
(Rallus limicola)
All reports: 8/8 Brown RJ, AP, 8/16 Grant AB, 8/25 St. Louis EL, 9/5 Hennepin TI.
Sora
(Porzana carolina)
Late north 9/1 Lake MH/JS, 9/6 Beltrami AB, 10/25 Hubbard JL; late south 9/9 Waseca AP, 9/14 Freeborn NHO, 10/14 Hennepin SC.
Common Gallinule
(Gallinula galeata)
All reports: 8/22 - 9/9 Wright (max. 3) m.ob., 9/3 Wabasha (3) AP.
American Coot
(Fulica americana)
Late north 10/25 Aitkin WN and Hubbard JL, 11/14 Roseau MC, 11/30 Cook KMH; late south 11/27 Waseca RJ and Washington DBC, DS, 11/28 Ramsey GP, 11/30 Hennepin m.ob.
Yellow Rail
(Coturnicops noveboracensis)
9/10 Wood Lake Nature Center, Hennepin Co. DB; only report.
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
(Antigone canadensis)
Late north 9/7 Becker BK, 10/4 Marshall RJ, 10/17 Clay LCF; late south 10/13 Lyon HK, 10/19 Anoka GP, 11/21 Olmsted JEB, RSE; peak 9/27 Marshall ( 4000) ANWR.
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
(Pluvialis squatarola)
Early north 9/6 St. Louis DBC, 9/27 Cook KMH; early south 8/16 Stearns AB, 9/18 Nicollet JF; late north 11/2 Duluth WE, 11/7 Otter Tail KE; late south 10/22 Steele AP, 10/28 Pipestone ND.
American Golden-Plover
(Pluvialis dominica)
Early north 8/24 Cook KMH, 9/13 Duluth AB; early south 8/19 Blue Earth MF, 9/4 Dodge RSE; late north 10/25 Clay LCF, 11/1 Cook KE; late south 10/11 Anoka GP and Hennepin SC, 10/17 Chippewa RJ. 
Killdeer
(Charadrius vociferus)
Late north 10/18 Clay LCF, 10/21 Norman BK, 11/30 Duluth KE; late south 11/2 Brown JS, 11/3 Anoka m.ob., 11/28 Martin RG.
Semipalmated Plover
(Charadrius semipalmatus)
Late north 8/30 Lake SS, SW, 9/26 Duluth SC, 10/3 Beltrami RJ; late south 9/4 Meeker RSE, 9/6 Dodge AP, 9/18 Nicollet JF.
Sandpipers
Upland Sandpiper
(Bartramia longicauda)
All reports: 8/15 Rock KE, RH, 9/1 Duluth KC. Whim brei 8/27- 10/16 Duluth (max. 2) m.ob.; only report.
Hudsonian Godwit
(Limosa haemastica)
All reports: 8/7 Lyon (3) HK, 9/27 Cottonwood BF.
Marbled Godwit
(Limosa fedoa)
8/14 Lyon KE; only report Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/30 Goodhue DB, 9/4-9 Dodge m.ob., 9/6-20 St. Louis m.ob.
RED KNOT
(Calidris canutus)
9/18-21 Duluth m.ob.; only report.
RUFF
(Calidris pugnax)
8/1 Stacy, Chisago Co. RJ, AP (The Loon 59:217).
Stilt Sandpiper
(Calidris himantopus)
Early north 8/19 Cook KMH, 8/25 St. Louis SW; early south 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/8 Brown RJ, AP; late north 9/14 Duluth DB 9/25 Otter Tail RG; late south 9/9 Dodge RJ : Steele AP and Wright ES, 9/23 Pipestone JP.
Sanderling
(Calidris alba)
All reports : 8/8-9/23 Washington DS. 8/14 Cottonwood RJ, AP, 8/30 Cook SOL and Lake SS, SW, 9/18 Nicollet JF, 9/19- 10/14 Duluth m.ob., 10/25 Swift RG.
Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
All reports : 8/28 Lyon HK, 9/19-20 St. Louis RSE, 9/27 - 10/22 Steele RJ, AP, 10/25 Cook RJ, 11/1-3 Anoka m.ob., 11/6 Mille Lacs WL, 11/8 Dodge AP.
Baird's Sandpiper
(Calidris bairdii)
Early north 8/24 Cook KMH, 8/25 St. Louis SW; early south 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/14 Dodge RSE; late north 9/13 Duluth AB, 9/14 Cook KMH; late south 10/3 Wright ES, 10/23 Steele RJ.
Least Sandpiper
(Calidris minutilla)
Early north 8/1 Lake SW, 8/17 Clay LCF; early south 8/4 Brown JS, 8/5 Wright ES; late north 9/3 Marshall TT, 9/20 St. Louis RSE; late south 9/27 Lyon HK and Steele RJ, AP, 10/3 Hennepin SC.
White-rumped Sandpiper
(Calidris fuscicollis)
All reports: 8/11 Steams NH, 8/15 Rock RSE, 8/28- 9/27 Lyon HK, 10/29 Duluth PB.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
(Calidris subruficollis)
All reports: 8/1 Dakota (7) TT, 8/27 - 9/19 Duluth KE, RSE, 8/28-30 Lake SS, SW, 9/8 Minneapolis (2) DBC.
Pectoral Sandpiper
(Calidris melanotos)
Late north 9/25 Lake SW, 10/25 Clay LCF, 11/1 Cook KE; late south 11/8 Goodhue DZ 11/9 Hennepin SC, 11/14 Wabasha DZ. '
Semipalmated Sandpiper
(Calidris pusilla)
Late north 8/24 Cook KMH, 8/30 Lake SS, SW, 8/31 Polk AB, 9/6 St. Louis TM; late south 9/12 Goodhue RSE, 9/13 McLeod AP, 9/27 Lyon HK, 10/17 Swift RJ.
WESTERN SANDPIPER
(Calidris mauri)
All reports: 8/6 Chisago RH, 8/7-27 Lyon HK, 8/14 Cottonwood RSE, 8/16 SteamsAB, 9/9 Steele RJ, AP.
Short-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus griseus)
All reports : 8/1 Anoka AP, 8/8 Brown RJ, 8/13 Mower RRK, 8/14 Cottonwood RSE, 8/16 Murray RH and Pope AB, 8/28 - 9/27 Lyon HK, 9/3 Marshall TT, 9/9 Steele RJ, AP.
Long-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Early south 8/7 Lyon HK, 8/16 Mower RRK; late south 10/19 Anoka GP, 10/31 Winona RSE; two north reports 8/31 Polk AB, 9/6-28 Duluth m.ob.
American Woodcock
(Scolopax minor)
Late north 10/11 Clay LCF, 10/16 Pine RSE, JMM and St. Louis MH/JS, 10/25 Cook SOL and Kanabec AB, DB; late south 10/25 Swift RG, 11/1 Anoka DS, Brown JS, Houston EMF and Lac qui Parle FE, 11/3 Fillmore ANO.
Wilson's Snipe
(Gallinago delicata)
Late north 10/16 Cook SOL, 10/29 Becker BK, 10/31 St. Louis SS; late south 11/19 Houston EMF, 11/10 Wabasha ES, 11/11 Hennepin DZ and Steams DO.
Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularius)
Late north 9/26 Duluth SC, 10/3 Beltrami RG and Cass RJ, 10/5 Polk DS; late south 91 II Nicollet JF, 9/12 Dakota TI, 9/27 Brown JS and Dodge AP.
Solitary Sandpiper
(Tringa solitaria)
Late north 9/20 Roseau IT, 9/24 Lake SW. 10/3 Koochiching RG, RJ; late south 9/23 Hennepin SC, 9/24 Brown JS and Stearns NH, 10/9 Pipestone JP.
Lesser Yellowlegs
(Tringa flavipes)
Late north 8/30 Lake SS, 9/13 Duluth AB, 10/11 Clay LCF; late south 11/1 Fillmore AB, 11/3 Anoka m.ob., IIIII Stearns DO.
Willet
(Tringa semipalmata)
All reports: 8/13 Wabasha RG, 8/14 Dodge RSE.
Greater Yellowlegs
(Tringa melanoleuca)
Late north 10/4 Polk DS, 11/4 Duluth MS; late south 10/31 Houston RJ and Winona RSE, 11/1 FillmoreAB,AP, 11/7AnokaGP.
Wilson's Phalarope
(Phalaropus tricolor)
All reports : 8/8 Brown AP, 8/14 Jackson RSE, 8/16 Cottonwood KE, RSE and Murray RH, 8/23-9/13 Meeker m.ob., 8/31 Steams NH, 9/13 McLeod RJ, AP, 9/27 Clay LCF and Yellow Medicine HK.
Red-necked Phalarope
(Phalaropus lobatus)
All reports : 8/8 Brown AP, 8/16 Cottonwood KE, RSE and Murray RH, 8/23 Dodge RSE, 8/24 Cook KMH, 8/31 Polk AB, 9/5-13 Meeker m.ob., 9/13 McLeod RJ, AP, 9/17 Pipestone ND, JP, 9/27 Yellow Medicine HK.
Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
(Stercorarius parasiticus)
8/27- 10/27 (max. 6) Duluth m.ob.; only report.
Gulls, Terns
Sabine's Gull
(Xema sabini)
9/12 Lake Lillian, Kandiyohi Co. RG, B. Litkey (The Loon 60:41).
Bonaparte's Gull
(Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Early north 8/16 Cook EH/RB, 8/22 Aitkin WN; early south 8/19 Meeker TM, 8/27 Anoka RH and Yellow Medicine HK; late north 11/8 Otter Tai I KE, 11/II M i lie Lacs AB, 11/128 Crow Wing WN; late south 10/17 Sherburne AB, 10/28 Wabasha AP.
Little Gull
(Hydrocoloeus minutus)
All reports: 9/28 - 10/3 Mille Lacs Lake, Aitkin and Crow Wing Cos. TS, m.ob., 8/24 Lower Red Lake, Beltrami Co. RG.
Franklin's Gull
(Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Late north 9/6 St. Louis TM, 9/19 Lake of the Woods TT, 10/30 Douglas RG; late south 10/17 Chippewa RJ, 10/23 Cottonwood BF, 11/11 Nicollet JF.
Ring-billed Gull
(Larus delawarensis)
Late north 11/10 Hubbard HJF, 11/21 Beltrami AB, 11/28 Crow Wing WN.
CALIFORNIA GULL
(Larus californicus)
10/29-30 Minneapolis SC (The Loon 60:49-50).
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Reported from II north and ten south counties.
Glaucous Gull
(Larus hyperboreus)
All reports: 11/11-30 Cook m.ob., 11/19 Duluth KE.
Great Black-backed Gull
(Larus marinus)
11/21 Wabasha (ad.) AP; first non-Duluth record (The Looh 60:46-47).
Caspian Tern
(Hydroprogne caspia)
Early south 8/18 Washington WL, 8/19 Faribault MF; late north 9/18 Mille Lacs DB, 9/20 St. Louis RSE, TM, 10/5 Red Lake RJ ; late south 9/29 Dakota IT, 10/ I Chisago AP.
Black Tern
(Chlidonias niger)
All reports: 8/9 Dakota IT, 8/12 Stevens and Swift EL, 8/14 Jackson RSE, 8/16 Mower RRK, Murray RSE and Pope AB, 8/20 Brown JS, 8/23 Aitkin WN, 9/13 Kandiyohi AP, 9/18 Nicollet JF.
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
All reports : 8/4-9/2 Lake of the Woods MC, IT, 8/16 Stearns AB, 9/13-20 Duluth AB, RSE, 9/26 Hubbard HJF, 10/3 Crow Wing AP, 10/3-11 Aitkin m.ob.
Forster's Tern
(Sterna forsteri)
Late north 9/3 Duluth KE and Marshall TT, 9/6 St. Louis TM, 10/3 Beltrami RJ ; late south 9/6 Waseca RJ, 9/13 Kandiyohi AP, 10/14 Blue Earth JF.
Loons
Pacific Loon
(Gavia pacifica)
10/17 Duluth KE et al. (The Loon 59:221 ). 10/25 Kandiyohi RG (The Loon 59:213).
Common Loon
(Gavia immer)
Late north 11/6 Mille Lacs DB, ll/12 Hubbard JL, ll/15 Crow Wing WN; late south 11/14 Hennepin SC and Washington WL, 11/22 Wright ES.
YELLOW-BILLED LOON
(Gavia adamsii)
10/17 Duluth KE et al. ( The Loon60:37).
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant
(Nannopterum auritum)
Late north l 0/25 Aitkin WN, 11/7 Otter Tail KE, 11/17 Roseau MC; late south ll/10 Waseca AP, ll/24 Carver ES, 11/30 Wright DO.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Late north 9/3 Marshall IT, 11/4 Roseau MC; late south 9/29 Nicollet MF, 11/28 Jackson RG and Lac qui Parle EL; peak 9/5 Wright ES (500 + ).
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
American Bittern
(Botaurus lentiginosus)
Late north 9/3 Marshall IT, 9/20 Itasca AB, 10/10 Aitkin WN; late south 9/7 Washington TBB, 10/3 Hennepin IT.
Least Bittern
(Ixobrychus exilis)
Reported 8/8 Brown RJ, 8/16 Hennepin TT, 9/7 Stevens EL.
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
Late north 10/13 Clay LCF, 11/13 St. Louis SW, ll/24 Cook SOL; late south ll/10 HennepinES , ll/21 Steams DO, 11/29RiceFS.
Great Egret
(Ardea alba)
Late north 9/5 Clearwater AB, 9/7 Becker BK, 9/20 Clay LCF; late south 10/18 Wabasha DWM and Wright SC, 10/19 Winona AP, 10/23 Houston FL; peak 10/17 Dakota (70) DZ.
Snowy Egret
(Egretta thula)
Reported 8/4-16 Grant AB, BSE,RG, 8/8 Brown RG,RJ,AP, 8/14 Murray RJ,AP, 8/24 Big Stone EL, 8/25 Lyon HK.
Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
Reported 8/21-9/1 Wright ES,GP,SC, 101 26 Washington DS, ll/11 Cook KMH.
Green Heron
(Butorides virescens)
Late north 8/1 Aitkin WN, 9/6 St. Louis TM; late south 9/18 Stevens EL, 9/22 Hennepin SC, 11/2 Washington ITB.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
No reports north; late south 10/17 Dakota DZ, 11/14 WashingtonTBB, 11/18 Sherburne DO.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
(Nyctanassa violacea)
Reported 8/1 Chisago RJ, 9/15 Dakota IT.
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
(Cathartes aura)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 249 (1985:780) ; late north 10/11 Aitkin SC, 10/14 Cook KMH , 11/16 Duluth ; late south 10/1 Olmsted BE , 10/8 Houston EMF, 10/14 Fillmore AP.
Osprey
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 175 (1986: 145); late north 10/15 Hubbard, 11/8 St. Louis CO, 11/21 Cook WE; late south 10/16 Washington DS, ll/15 Mower JM, ll/18 Wright DO.
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Golden Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 6 (1986:31), a record low; late north 10/6 Duluth HR, Ill I Marshall ANWR, 11/27 Beltrami AB; late south 10/30 Ramsey and Washington RG.
Northern Harrier
(Circus hudsonius)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 429 ( 1986: 400); late north 11/9 Hubbard WL, 11/13 Duluth HR, 11/27 Aitkin WN; late south Ill 21 Fillmore AB, 11/29 Wabasha AP, 11/30 Houston EMF.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
(Accipiter striatus)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 11,492 (I 986: II,595); late north 10/ I 0 Hubbard HJF, 11/19 Duluth BE, 11/23 Cook BE, late south 11/22 Brown JS and Houston EMF, 11/27 Anoka SC.
Cooper's Hawk
(Accipiter cooperii)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 66 ( 1986: 88); late north 8/23 Aitkin WN, 9/20 Itasca AB, 10/10 Duluth HR; late south 10/30 Washington WL, 11/8 Olmsted RSE, 11/22 Sherburne DO.
American Goshawk
(Accipiter atricapillus)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 203 (1986: 354); early south Ill I Olmsted AB, II 114 Anoka GP.
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 166 (1986: 304), late north I 1/26 Becker BK, I 1/27 Beltrami AB, 11/30 Cook SOL; peak south 11/21 Wabasha AP (125).
Red-shouldered Hawk
(Buteo lineatus)
Reported 8/4 St. Louis DBC, 8/16 Stearns AB, 8/23 Scott AB, 10/28 Wabasha AP.
Broad-winged Hawk
(Buteo platypterus)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 12,622 ( 1986:18,290), a record low ; late north 9/26 Morrison AB, 9/27 Clay LCF, 10/18 Duluth HR; late south 9/27 Cottonwood BF, 10/5 Wabasha AP.
Swainson's Hawk
(Buteo swainsoni)
Late north 8/24 Becker BK, 9/27 Wilkin SDM (45), 10/4 Todd DBC; late south 8/28 Swift EL, 9/12 Lac qui Parle RG, 10/21 Nicollet JF.
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 2060 ( 1986: 2667), a record low; reported from II counties north, 29 south.
Rough-legged Hawk
(Buteo lagopus)
Duluth Hawk Ridge Count: 261 (1986: 495); early north 8/20 Duluth HR (5), 10/10 Aitkin WN, 10/13 Pine JMM; early south 8/26 Pipestone HK, 9/10 Lac qui Parle AB, 10/ I Olmsted RSE.
Screech-Owls, Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl
(Megascops asio)
Reported from Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Murray, Rock, Swift, Waseca and Yellow Medicine Counties.
Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
Reported from 13 north and 23 south counties.
Snowy Owl
(Bubo scandiacus)
All reports: 10/19-28 Pipestone ND, JP, 10/28 Duluth fide KE, 10/31 Lake KE, 11/2 Marshall ANWR, ll/6 Cook EH/RB, WP, 11/9 Beltrami KH, ll/11 Waseca AP, ll/17 Wabasha AP, 11/22 Wilkin (2) SDM, 11/24 Pope DO, 11/27 Aitkin WN and Clearwater AB.
Northern Hawk Owl
(Surnia ulula)
All reports: 10/13 Cook fideWP, 11/13-28 St. Louis CO, m.ob., 11/28 Aitkin WN.
Barred Owl
(Strix varia)
Reported from ten north and nine south counties.
Great Gray Owl
(Strix nebulosa)
All reports : 8/24 Cook KMH, 8/24-ll/21 Roseau m.ob., 10/1-11 /27 Aitkin AB, WN, 10/10-11 /22 St. Louis (several locations) m.ob., 10/23 Koochiching (2) C. Weaver, II I 8 Hubbard TS.
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)
Roseau (no date) MC; only report.
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
All reports : 9/28-10/11 Duluth WE, fide KE, 10/17 Lake m.ob., 10/28 Ramsey RG.
Boreal Owl
(Aegolius funereus)
All reports: 10/10 (2) - 11/19 Duluth (8 banded at Hawk Ridge) KE, 10/28 Duluth WE.
Northern Saw-whet Owl
(Aegolius acadicus)
Reported from Cook, Hennepin, Olmsted, Roseau, St. Louis (incl. 34 banded at Hawk Ridge on 9/23 KE) and Washington Counties.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
(Megaceryle alcyon)
Late north 10/3 Itasca AB, 10/13 Cook SOL, 10/24 Aitkin WN.
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Late north 9/9 Duluth MH, 9/26 Wadena AB, 11/14 Aitkin WN.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
(Melanerpes carolinus)
Reported from Aitkin and 10/26 Clay (2) fide LCF in the north and from 22 south counties .
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus varius)
Late north 10/6 Clay LCF, 10/16 Pine JMM, 10/20 St. Louis SS; late south 10/9 Fillmore ANO, 10/12 Hennepin GP, 11/26 Dakota TT.
American Three-toed Woodpecker
(Picoides dorsalis)
All reports: 10/20-28 Cook EH/RB, KMH, 11/10-26 Lake SW.
Black-backed Woodpecker
(Picoides arcticus)
Reported from Clearw_ater, Cook, Hubbard, Roseau and St. LoUis count1es.
Downy Woodpecker
(Dryobates pubescens)
Reported from 15 north and 32 south counties .
Hairy Woodpecker
(Dryobates villosus)
Reported from 14 north and 29 south counties.
Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)
Reported from 27 south and ten north counties; late north 11/28 Clay LCF.
Pileated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus)
Reported from 15 north and 32 south counties.
Caracaras, Falcons
American Kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 880 (1986: 927); late north 11/21 Aitkin WN, 11/22 Douglas AB, 11/27 Clay LCF.
Merlin
(Falco columbarius)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 141 (1986: 115), a record high; early south 8/28 Big Stone EL, 9/6 Dodge AP, 9/7 Fillmore ANO; late north 10/26 Cook RJ, 11/27 Clearwater AB and Lake fide KE.
GYRFALCON
(Falco rusticolus)
Reported 10/27 Marshall ANWR.
Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 11 (1986:27), lowest in 10 years; late north 10/1 Duluth PP, KE, 10/4 Cook WP, 10/25 Clay LCF; late south 9/27 Anoka RH, 10/17 Chippewa RG,RJ, 11/6 Ramsey TI.
Prairie Falcon
(Falco mexicanus)
Reported from Wilkin County for the sixth consecutive year, 11/6 KE, 11/22 AB.
Flycatchers
Great Crested Flycatcher
(Myiarchus crinitus)
Late north 9/5 Clearwater AB, 9/27 Clay LCF; late south 9/11 Hennepin DBC, 9/12 WasecaAP and Nicollet JF, 9/15 Pipestone JP.
Western Kingbird
(Tyrannus verticalis)
Late north 8/7 Becker BK, 8/18 Duluth PB, 8/26 Clay LCF; late south 8/16 Pope AB, 8/24 Meeker OS, 10/15 Anoka GP.
Eastern Kingbird
(Tyrannus tyrannus)
Late north 9/6 Aitkin WN, 9/12 Pine JMM, 9/20 St. Louis RSE; late south 9/10 Brown JS, 9/11 Nicollet JF, 9/15 Rock NO.
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
(Tyrannus forficatus)
10/16 Goodhue C. Hanson.
Olive-sided Flycatcher
(Contopus cooperi)
Early south 8/9 Brown JS, 8/11 Anoka DB, 8/12 Olmsted RSE; late north 8/31 Polk AB, 9/7 Aitkin WN; late south 9/7 FillmoreANO, AP, 9/11 Nicollet JF.
Eastern Wood-Pewee
(Contopus virens)
Late north 9/12 Aitkin WN, 91 13 Pine AB, 9/20 St. Louis RSE; late south 9/17 Cottonwood BF, 9/20 Hennepin SC and Brown JS, 10/6 Fillmore ANO.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
(Empidonax flaviventris)
Early south 8/9 Brown JS, 8/15 Rock RH, 8/22 Anoka SC; late north 8/22 Clay LC~; late south 9/6 Steele RJ, AP, 9/ II Hennepm sc.
Acadian Flycatcher
(Empidonax virescens)
All reports: 8/13 Scott DB, 8/18 Fillmore AP, 9/2 Gillmore AP, RJ, (calling).
Alder Flycatcher
(Empidonax alnorum)
All reports: 8/9 Dakota IT, 8/22 Aitkin WN, 8/30 Dakota DB.
Willow Flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii)
Late north 8/27 Becker BK, 8/31 Polk AB; late south 9/10 Cottonwood BF, 9/27 Houston EMF, 10/4 Olmsted RSE.
Least Flycatcher
(Empidonax minimus)
Late north 9/13 Duluth AB, 9/14 Cook KMH; late south 9/13 Brown JS and Meeker AP, 9/20Washington WL, 9/21 Hennepin SC.
Eastern Phoebe
(Sayornis phoebe)
Late north 9/13 Aitkin WN and Pine AB, 9/14 Cook KMH, I0/9 Todd SDM; late south 10/27 Houston EMF, 10/29 Hennepin SC, ES, 10/3 1 Anoka JH.
Vireos
Bell's Vireo
(Vireo bellii)
All reports: 8/ I Dakota TT, 8/20 Houston EMF.
Yellow-throated Vireo
(Vireo flavifrons)
Late north 8/31 Polk AB, 9/5 Clay LCF, 9/19 Duluth PB; late south 9/12 Houston EMF, 9/18 Hennepin SC, 9/26 Dakota TT.
Blue-headed Vireo
(Vireo solitarius)
Early south 8/23 Hennepin DB, 8/28 Brown JS; late north 9/26 Wadena AB, 10/8 Lake DB, 10/27 Duluth WE; late south 10/1 Houston EMF, 10/8 Hennepin SC, 10/9 Faribault FS.
Philadelphia Vireo
(Vireo philadelphicus)
Early south 8/10 Pipestone RJ, 8/11 Blue Earth MF; late north 9/ II Cook KMH, 91 19 Clay LCF, 10/18 Duluth PE; late south 9/7 Stevens EL, 9/13 Dakota TT, 9/28 Hennepin sc.
Warbling Vireo
(Vireo gilvus)
North 8/31 Polk AB; late south 9/24 Brown JS, 9/27 Houston EMF, 10/13 Fillmore AP.
Red-eyed Vireo
(Vireo olivaceus)
Late north 9/11 Cook KMH, 9/12 Aitkin WN, 9/13 St. Louis AB, SS; late south 9/22 Murray JP, 9/28 Hennepin SC, 9/30 Fillmore ANO.
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
(Lanius ludovicianus)
All reports: 8/2 Freeborn NHO, 8/7 Washington TBB, 8/9 Clay LCF and Mower JM, 8/12 Dodge RJ, AP, 11/4 Steams NH.
Northern Shrike
(Lanius borealis)
Early north 10/3 Aitkin WN, 10/10 Duluth fide KE, 10/11 Cook SOL; early south 9/24 Olmsted JEB.
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Canada Jay
(Perisoreus canadensis)
Reported from 12 north counties.
Blue Jay
(Cyanocitta cristata)
Reported from 14 north and 34 south counties; peak 9/8 Duluth (3400) PB.
Black-billed Magpie
(Pica hudsonia)
Eleven reports from eight north counties.
American Crow
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Reported from 16 north and 30 south counties.
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Reported from 13 north counties.
Chickadees, Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee
(Poecile atricapillus)
Reported from 15 north and 32 south counties.
Boreal Chickadee
(Poecile hudsonicus)
Reported from eight north counties. Thfted Titmouse All reports: Houston EMF, 11/1 Olmsted AB.
Larks
Horned Lark
(Eremophila alpestris)
Reported from six north and 21 south counties; late north 11/6 Cook KMH.
Martins, Swallows
Bank Swallow
(Riparia riparia)
Late north 8/23 Aitkin WN; late south 9/4 Hennepin IT and Dodge RSE, 91 13 Kandiyohi RJ and Washington OS and Renville AP, 10/27 Stevens EL.
Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)
Late north 9/13 Clay LCF, 10/17 St. Louis KE, RSE; late south 10/3 Meeker TM, 10/8 Wabasha DWM, 10/11 Wright ES.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Late north 8/29 Clay LCF; late south 9/6 Brown JS, 9/23 Fillmore AP, RJ, 10/10 Hennepin SC.
Purple Martin
(Progne subis)
Late north 8/31 Aitkin IT, 9/26 Clay LCF; late south 9/4 Murray ND, 9/6 Freeborn RJ and Washington DS, 9/21 Mower RRK.
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Late north 10/4 Clay LCF, 10/6 Duluth WE, 11/5 Sawbill Trail, Cook, Ellen Hawkins; late south 10/10 Lac qui Parle AB and Nicollet MT and Ramsey RH, 10/ II Wright ES and Dakota OZ.
Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Late north 8/30 Aitkin WN, 9/5 Clearwater AB, 9/13 Clay LCF; late south 9/12 Hennepin TT, 9/13 Kandiyohi RJ, 10/7 Winona AP.
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Corthylio calendula)
Early south 8/16 Olmsted RSE, 8/18 Mower RRK, 8/19 Freeborn NHO; late north 10/17 Clay LCF, 10/24 Cook RJ, 10/28 Duluth WE; late south II I I Lac qui Parle FE, 11/3 Anoka GP, 11/5 Houston EMF.
Golden-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus satrapa)
Early south 8/7 Dakota TT, 9/20 Hennepin SC and Anoka GP and Brown JS, 9/23 Mower and Fillmore AP; late north 10/23 Lake SW, 10/25 Kanabec AB, 10/31 Clay LCF.
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing
(Bombycilla garrulus)
Early north 9/15 Koochiching GM, 9/22 Duluth WE, PB, 10/24 Cook RJ ; early south 10/23 Washington WL, 11/15 Dakota TT, ll/24 Cottonwood BF.
Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)
Reported from eight north and 25 south counties; late north 10/30 Clay LCF, 11/30 Roseau MC.
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta canadensis)
Reported from 13 north and 15 south counties; early south 8/4 Anoka JH, 8/6 Hennepin DB.
White-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta carolinensis)
Reported from 16 north and 33 south counties .
Creepers
Brown Creeper
(Certhia americana)
Early south 8/23 Hennepin TT, 9/6 Freeborn NHO, 9/12 Nicollet JF.
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
(Polioptila caerulea)
Reported from 16 south counties; late south 9/7 Meeker SC and Fillmore ANO (25), 9/12 Houston EMF, 9/22 Murray NO.
Wrens
House Wren
(Troglodytes aedon)
Late north 9/26 St. Louis CO, 10/8 Clay LCF; late south 9/29 Houston EMF, 10/3 Hennepin SC and Olmsted RSE, 10/4 BrownJS.
Winter Wren
(Troglodytes hiemalis)
Early south 9/8 Freeborn NHO, 9/13 Anoka SC, GP; late north 10/8 Lake DB, 10/14 Cook KMH, SOL, 10/25 Kanabec AB, DB; late south 10/22 Brown JS, 10/24 Murray RG, 10/31 Houston m.ob.
Sedge Wren
(Cistothorus stellaris)
North 8/22 Aitkin WN, 8/28 Wilkin SDM, 9/5 Clearwater AB; late south 9/28 Hennepin SC, 10/3 Olmsted RSE, 10/13 Murray NO.
Marsh Wren
(Cistothorus palustris)
Late north 9/5 Clearwater AB, 10/4 Duluth WE; late south 9/29 Brown JS, 10/14 Hennepin SC.
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Gray Catbird
(Dumetella carolinensis)
Late north 9/12 Aitkin WN, 9/13 Carlton AB, 9/19 Clay LCF; late south 10/6 Fillmore ANO, 10/9 Washington DS, 10/13 Hennepin ES.
Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufum)
Late north 9/26 Clay LCF, 10/7 Becker BK, 10/24 Cook SOL; late south 10/23 Lac qui Parle FE, 10/25 Houston EMF, 10/26 Stevens EL.
Northern Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
11 17 Olmsted JEB.
Starlings
European Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Reported from 12 north and 29 south counties .
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
Reported from II north and 23 south counties; late north 10/21 Cook KMH, 10/24 Aitkin WN, 10/25 Kanabec AB.
Townsend's Solitaire
(Myadestes townsendi)
All reports : 10/18 Lake KE, 10/23 St. Louis KE, 10/3 1 Cook WE.
Veery
(Catharus fuscescens)
North 8/5 St. Louis DBC, 8/15 Hubbard JL, 9/26 Pine JMM; late south 10/4 Olmsted RSE.
Gray-cheeked Thrush
(Catharus minimus)
Early north 9/2 Itasca AB, DB, 9/26 St. Louis CO; early south 9/2 Hennepin SC; late north 10/2 Koochiching GM; late south 10/6 Hennepin BDC, 10/10 Mower RRK.
Swainson's Thrush
(Catharus ustulatus)
Early south 8/20 Olmsted RSE, 8/24 Hennepin SC, GP, 8/28 Dakota TT; late north 10/5 Cook KMH, 10/9 Lake RJ, 10/14 Duluth WE; late south 10/4 Olmsted RSE, 10/6 Hennepin DBC, 10/8 Freeborn NHO.
Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus)
Early south 9/12 Olmsted RSE, 9/22 Hennepin SC, 9/27 Houston EMF; late north 10/ I 0 Crow Wing WN, 10/11 Clay LCF, 10/27 Duluth WE; late south 10/23 Steele RJ, 10/25 Houston EMF and Brown JS, 10/31 Fillmore ANO.
Wood Thrush
(Hylocichla mustelina)
All reports: 8/1-3 Houston EMF, 9/5 Itasca AB, 9/25-10/4 Hennepin ES, fide SC, 10/4 Olmsted RSE.
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
Reported from 13 north and 22 south counties; late north 11/29 Clay LCF, 11/30 Otter Tail SDM; peak 9/30 Duluth (10,247) MH.
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Reported from ten counties north and 24 counties south.
Pipits
American Pipit
(Anthus rubescens)
Early north 8/8 St. Louis DBC; early south 9/7 Meeker SC, 9/12 Lac qui Parle RG; late north 10/1 7 Crow Wing (30) AB, 10/18 St. Louis RSE, 10/24 Lake RJ; late south 10/17 Hennepin TT, 10/19 Anoka GP, 10/22 Steele and Dodge AP.
SPRAGUE'S PIPIT
(Anthus spragueii)
All reports: 8/8 Clay RSE.
Finches
Evening Grosbeak
(Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Early south 9/6 Rock RG, 10/18 Fillmore ANO, 10/19 Hennepin SC, WashingtonWL.
Pine Grosbeak
(Pinicola enucleator)
Early north 10/19 Cook KMH, 10/21 St. Louis MH/JS, 10/24 Cook EH/RB ; one report south 10/29 LeSueur JEB.
House Finch
(Haemorhous mexicanus)
Two reports 10/14 Hennepin SC, 10/19thru 10/28 Washington WL.
Purple Finch
(Haemorhous purpureus)
Reported from II counties north and 16 counties south.
CASSIN'S FINCH
(Haemorhous cassinii)
Ill II Duluth OK (The Loon 60:3-9).
Common Redpoll
(Acanthis flammea)
Early north 11/7 Cook KMH, 11/8 St. Louis fide KE, 11/19 Cook SOL, St. Louis MH/JS, 11/27 Beltrami, Clearwater, Polk AB.
Hoary Redpoll
(Acanthis hornemanni)
One report 11/28 Beltrami AB.
Red Crossbill
(Loxia curvirostra)
Early north 8/15 St. Louis SS, 9/9 St. Louis KE, 9/13 CarltonAB; early south 8/12 Dakota TT, 9/6 Brown JP.
White-winged Crossbill
(Loxia leucoptera)
Five reports 8/ 1 Aitkin WN, 8/14 St. Louis KE, 8/31 Dakota TT, 9/2 Itasca AB, 10/28 St. Louis CO.
Pine Siskin
(Spinus pinus)
Reported from 11 counties north and l7 counties south.
American Goldfinch
(Spinus tristis)
Reported from 15 counties north and 28 counties south.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
(Calcarius lapponicus)
Early north 9/9 Cook KMH, St. Louis fide KE, 9/19 Lake of the Woods IT, St. Louis RSE, 9/20 Pine RJ ; early south 10/3 Hennepin SC, 10/10 Lac qui Parle AB, 10/20 Hennepin GP, 10/22 Dodge AP; late north 11/11 Clay LCF, 11!22 Wilkin AB.
Smith's Longspur
(Calcarius pictus)
One report 9/19 Cook RG.
Snow Bunting
(Plectrophenax nivalis)
Early north 9/30 St. Louis KE, 10/11 Hubbard HJF, 10/13 Cook KMH; early south 10/10 Chisago RH, 10/24 Fillmore AP, 10/29 Hennepin SC, ES, LeSueur JEB.
Towhees, Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
(Ammodramus savannarum)
All reports 8/9 Clay LCF, 8/15 Rock RSE, RH, RJ, AP
Chipping Sparrow
(Spizella passerina)
Late north 9/26 Wadena AB, 10/17 Aitkin WN, 11/10 St. Louis KE; late south 10/19 Hennepin DBC, 10/25 Cottonwood BF, 10/27 Freeborn NHO.
Clay-colored Sparrow
(Spizella pallida)
Late north 9/13 Clay LCF, 9/14 Cook KMH, 10/23 St. Louis fide KE; late south 9/21 Cottonwood BF, 9/27 Stevens EL.
Field Sparrow
(Spizella pusilla)
Late north 10/14 thru 10/16 Duluth fide KE; late south 10/8 LeSueur HJC, 10/15 Fillmore ANO, 10/18 Anoka JH, 10/22 Washington TBB.
Fox Sparrow
(Passerella iliaca)
Early north 9/7 St. Louis MH/JS, 9/20 Lake of the Woods IT, 9/22 Cook KMH, Todd DB; early south 9/8 Freeborn NHO, 9/21 Hennepin SC, 9/26 Ramsey RH; late north 10/22 Becker BK, 10/24 Aitkin WN, 10/25 Kanabec AB; late south 11/7 Hennepin ES, 11/9 Hennepin SC, 11/15 FillmoreANO, Olmsted JEB.
American Tree Sparrow
(Spizelloides arborea)
Early north 9/24 St. Louis KE, 10/4 Pennington RJ, 10/6 Cook KMH; early south 10/6 Murray NO, 10/10 Chisago AB, 10/12 Hennepin ES.
Dark-eyed Junco
(Junco hyemalis)
Early south 8/3 Anoka SC, 8/24 Washington WL, 8/26 Sherburne DZ.
White-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Early north 9/2 Itasca AB, 9/11 Koochiching GM, 9/13 Aitkin WN; early south 8/28 Hennepin DB, 9/8 Freeborn NHO, 9/12 Anoka GP; late north 10/13 Cook KMH, 10/15 Cook EH/RB, Mille Lacs DB, 10/18 Aitkin SC; late south 10/18 Olmsted JEB, 10/26 Brown MT, 11/14 Lac qui Parle FE.
Harris's Sparrow
(Zonotrichia querula)
Early north 9/17 Koochiching GM, 9/21 St. Louis KE, 9/24 Clay LCF, Cook KMH; early south 9/18 Pipestone ND, 9/28 Anoka GP, 10/4 Cottonwood BF, Stevens EL; late north 10/15 Becker BK, 10/17 Aitkin WN, 10/27 Clay LCF; late south 10/25 Brown JP, 10/28 Hennepin SC, 11/12 Murray ND.
White-throated Sparrow
(Zonotrichia albicollis)
Early south 9/2 Hennepin SC, 9/5 Hennepin TT, 9/7 Stevens EL; late north 10/24 Lake RJ, 11! I Clay LCF, 11!2 St. Louis SS; late south 11/16 Hennepin GP, 11/27 Hennepin DZ, 11/30 Fillmore ANO, Houston EMF.
Vesper Sparrow
(Pooecetes gramineus)
Late north 9/6 Clearwater AB, 10/11 Clay LCF, 10/15 Duluth KE; late south 10/22 Dodge AP, 10/23 Dodge RJ, 11/17 Olmsted JEB.
LeConte's Sparrow
(Ammospiza leconteii)
All reports 8/2 Aitkin WN, 9/27 Steele AP, 10/17 Kandiyohi RJ.
Henslow's Sparrow
(Centronyx henslowii)
8/4 thru 8/29 Winona FL.
Savannah Sparrow
(Passerculus sandwichensis)
Late north 10/19 Cook KMH, 10/24 Lake RJ, ll/8 St. Louis fide KE; late south 10/17 Dakota IT, Hennepin GP, 10/22 Dodge AP, 11/1 Fillmore AB, 11/17 Olmsted JEB.
Song Sparrow
(Melospiza melodia)
Late north 10/18 Clay LCF, 10/25 Aitkin WN, 10/28 Cook KMH.
Lincoln's Sparrow
(Melospiza lincolnii)
Early south 8/26 Hennepin SC, 9/4 Hennepin TT, 9/9 Waseca RJ, AP; late north 10/4 Itasca AB, 10/8 Clay LCF, Cook KMH; late south 10/15 Hennepin SC, 10/17 Brown JP, Chippewa RJ, 11/7 Olmsted JEB.
Swamp Sparrow
(Melospiza georgiana)
Late north 10/3 Itasca AB, 10/13 Cook KMH, 10/16 St. Louis RSE; late south 10/19 Hennepin DBC, 10/21 Fillmore AP, 10/28 Hennepin SC.
Eastern Towhee
(Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Late north 9/6 Beltrami AB, 11/7 Clay LCF; late south 10/4 Houston FL, 10/6 Hennepin AB, DB, ES, 10/19 Hennepin SC.
Blackbirds, Orioles
Yellow-headed Blackbird
(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Late north 10/6 St. Louis fide KE; late south 9/26 Dodge RSE, 9/29 Freeborn NHO, 10/4 Cottonwood BF.
Bobolink
(Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Late north 8/23 Aitkin WN, Clay LCF, 8/31 Polk AB; late south 9/12 Hennepin TT, 9/13 Lac qui Parle RJ, AP.
Eastern Meadowlark
(Sturnella magna)
Late north 10/17 Aitkin AB, ll/1 Aitkin WN.
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
Late north 10/2 Mille Lacs AB, 10/20 Clay LCF.
Orchard Oriole
(Icterus spurius)
Late north 9/5 Clay LCF; late south 9/6 Freeborn RJ, AP.
Baltimore Oriole
(Icterus galbula)
Late north 9/2 Itasca AB, 9/5 Clay LCF, 9/1 I Koochiching GM; late south 9/5 Freeborn NHO, Hennepin TT, 9/13 Anoka SC, 9/24 Murray NO, Ramsey RH.
Red-winged Blackbird
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
Late north 11!2 Cook SOL, 11/8 Aitkin WN.
Brown-headed Cowbird
(Molothrus ater)
Late north 9/19 St. Louis RSE; late south IIIII Blue Earth JF, 11/14 Waseca AP.
Rusty Blackbird
(Euphagus carolinus)
Early north 9/17 St. Louis KE, 9/19 St. Louis RSE, 9/20 Lake of the Woods IT; early south 9/11 Hennepin DBC, 9/23 Hennepin SC, 9/26 Dodge RSE; late north 11/15 Cook EH/RB, 11/23 Cook fide KE; late south 11!1 Fillmore AB, AP, 11/6 Murray ND, 11/11 Houston EMF.
Brewer's Blackbird
(Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Late north 10/4 Clay LCF, 10/18 Duluth AB, 10/20 St. Louis MH/JS; late south 11/11 Blue Earth JF.
Common Grackle
(Quiscalus quiscula)
Late north 10/24 Lake RJ, 10/27 Clay LCF, I l/30 Aitkin WN, Cook SOL.
Warblers
Ovenbird
(Seiurus aurocapilla)
Late north 9/20 Itasca AB, 9/24 Koochiching GM, 10/8 Clay LCF; late south 9/29 Brown JS, 10/12 Hennepin, 10/13 Hennepin ES.
Northern Waterthrush
(Parkesia noveboracensis)
Early south 8/4 Hennepin DB, SC, 8/12 Houston EMF, 8/16 Pipestone KE, RSE, RH; late north 9/6 Clay LCF, 10/3 Itasca AB; late south 10/7 Hennepin DBC, 10/10 Hennepin DB, 10/24 Dakota TT.
Golden-winged Warbler
(Vermivora chrysoptera)
Late north 8/27 Mahnomen RG, 8/30 Aitkin WN and Hubbard JL; late south 9/2 Fillmore AP, 9/6 Dodge RJ, AP, 9/11 Hennepin SC.
Blue-winged Warbler
(Vermivora cyanoptera)
Reported from seven counties; late south 8/23 Scott AB, 8/28 Dakota TT, 9/1 Fillmore ANO.
Black-and-white Warbler
(Mniotilta varia)
Late north 9/13 Cook AB, 9/20 Clay LCF, 9/21 Cook KMH; late south 9/26 Dakota IT, 9/28 Hennepin SC, 9/29 Minneapolis DB.
Prothonotary Warbler
(Protonotaria citrea)
One report 8/ I thru 8/5 Hubbard JL (needs details).
Tennessee Warbler
(Leiothlypis peregrina)
Early north 8/1 Wilkin FS, 8/3 Lake FS; early south 8/1 Olmsted RSE, 8/3 Anoka SC; late north 10/3 Crow Wing AP, 10/8 Cook KMH, 10/12 Duluth WE; late south 10/3 Dakota TT and Olmsted RSE, 10/9 Hennepin SC and Fillmore ANO, 10/14 Washington WL.
Orange-crowned Warbler
(Leiothlypis celata)
Early north 8/13 Clay LCF, 8/31 St. Louis MH/JS ; early south 8/18 Mower RRK, 8/20 Hennepin SC, 8/32 Lac qui Parle FE; late north 10/13 Cook KMH, 10/18 Duluth AB; late south 10/16 Steams NH, 10/17 Hennepin TT and Stevens EL.
Nashville Warbler
(Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
Early south 8/3 Anoka SC, 8/4 Brown JS and Hennepin DB and Olmsted RSE; late north 10/4 Clay LCF, 10/8 Cook KMH, 10/9 Lake RJ and Duluth WE; late south 10/14 Hennepin SC, 10/16 Washington WL, 10/17 Dakota TT.
Connecticut Warbler
(Oporornis agilis)
Early south 8/20 Fillmore ANO, 8/23 Anoka GP; late north 8/27 Becker BK, 9/7 Clay LCF; late south 9/14 Hennepin SC, 10/14 Hennepin SC.
Mourning Warbler
(Geothlypis philadelphia)
Early south 8/16 Pipestone KE, RH, 8/17 Brown JS, 8/20 Hennepin SC; late north 9/6 Beltrami AB, 9/20 Clay LCF; late south 9/4 Hennepin SC, 9/7 Brown JS, Hennepin AB, 10/19 Washington WL.
KENTUCKY WARBLER
(Geothlypis formosa)
10/6 Hennepin SC, (The Loon 59:218).
Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas)
Late north 10/3 Itasca DB, 10/10 Aitkin WN, 10/18 St. Louis KE; late south 10/4 Murray NO, lOil i Dakota DZ, 10/14 Hennepin SC.
Hooded Warbler
(Setophaga citrina)
9/U Washington, BF (second latest date on record, needs details).
American Redstart
(Setophaga ruticilla)
Late north 9/20 St. Louis RSE, 9/21 Cook KMH, 10/19 St. Louis KE; late south 9/25 Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, 9/27 Steele RJ, AP, 10/3 Hennepin OZ.
Cape May Warbler
(Setophaga tigrina)
Early north 8/31 Polk AB, 9/3 St. Louis MH/JS; early south 8/1 Dakota TT, 8/4 Anoka JH, 8/10 Goodhue RG; late north 9/21 Cook KMH, 11/8-13 Duluth RN, WE; late south 9/22 Hennepin SC, 9/27 Steele RJ, AP, 9/28 Dakota TT.
Northern Parula
(Setophaga americana)
Early south 8/17 Olmsted RSE, 8/20 Hennepin SC 8/21 Wright ES; late north 10/9 Duluth MH, 10/13 Cook KMH; late south 9/23 Mower AP, RJ, 9/29 Hennepin DB.
Magnolia Warbler
(Setophaga magnolia)
Early south 8/4 Anoka JH, 8/14 Dakota TT and Wright ES and Houston FL; late north 9/18 Clay LCF, 9/20 Itasca AB and St. Louis RSE, 9/24 Cook KMH; late south 9/25 Fillmore ANO, 9/28 Hennepin SC, 10/10 Houston FL.
Bay-breasted Warbler
(Setophaga castanea)
Early north 8/15 Clay LCF, 8/22 Aitkin WN; eraly south 8/5 Chisago RG and Dakota TT, 8/11 Anoka DB, 8/12 Freeborn AP; late north 9/19 Clay LCF, 9/20 St. Louis RSE; late south 9/25 Ramsey RH, 9/29 Hennepin SC, 10/3 Washington FS.
Blackburnian Warbler
(Setophaga fusca)
Early south 8/3 Mower RRK, 8/4 Freeborn NHO; late north 9/13 Pine AB; late south 9/12 Houston EMF, 9/17 Hennepin SC, 9/25 Freeborn NHO.
Yellow Warbler
(Setophaga petechia)
Late north 9/10 Beltrami KH, 9/ II Cook KMH, 9/12 Pine JMM, 9/15 Duluth DB; late south 9/7 Pipestone JP and Fillmore AP, 9/15 Hennepin SC and Dakota TT.
Chestnut-sided Warbler
(Setophaga pensylvanica)
Late north 9/14 St. Louis MH/JS, 9/19 Itasca AB, 9/21 Cook KMH; late south 9/11 Dakota TT, 9/12 Houston EMF, 9/14 Fillmore ANO, 9/27 Hennepin SC.
Blackpoll Warbler
(Setophaga striata)
Early north 8/3 Lake FS, 9/2 Itasca DB and Lake of the Woods IT; early south 8/4 Anoka JH, 8/14 Wright ES; late north 10/3 Koochiching RJ, 10/4 Duluth WE; late south 9/13 Dakota IT, 9/27 Hennepin SC.
Black-throated Blue Warbler
(Setophaga caerulescens)
All reports : 9/2 Cook KMH, 9/9 Fillmore AP, 10/6 Hennepin SC.
Palm Warbler
(Setophaga palmarum)
Early north 8/12 Cook SOL, 8/14 Roseau MC, 8/15 Clay LCF; early south 8/18 Mower RRK, 8/22 Dakota TT and Murray NO; late north 10/9 Lake RJ, 10/13 Cook KMH, 10/18 Duluth AB; late south 10/8 Freeborn NHO, 10/9 Rice FS, 10/14 Hennepin SC.
Pine Warbler
(Setophaga pinus)
Early south 8/8 Dakota TT, 8/14 Wright ES, 8/19 Freeborn NHO; late north 10/3 Pine JMM, 10/4 St. Louis CO; late south 9/26 Dakota TT, 9/28 Houston EMF.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Setophaga coronata)
Early south 8/5 Dakota TT, 8/7 Wright ES, 8/10 Goodhue RG; late north 10/15 Cook KMH, 10/18 St. Louis AB, RSE, 10/24 Aitkin WN; late south 11/3 FillmoreANO, 11/7 Olmsted JEB, 11/24 Hennepin SC.
Black-throated Green Warbler
(Setophaga virens)
Early south 8/19 Freeborn NHO, 8/20 Hennepin SC, 8/22 Dakota IT; late north 9/12 Aitkin WN, 9/15 Cook KMH and St. Louis CO, 9/19 Itasca AB; late south 9/21 Mower JM, 9/27 Steele AP, RJ and Houston EMF, 10/6 Hennepin SC.
Canada Warbler
(Cardellina canadensis)
Early south 8/10 Goodhue RG, 8/15 Rock KE, RH, 8/16 Chisago GP; late north 8/28 Becker BK, 9/2 Clay LCF; late south 9/6 Waseca RJ, 9/12 Hennepin DB, 9/13 Hennepin SC.
Wilson's Warbler
(Cardellina pusilla)
Early south 8/16 Pipestone KE, RH, 8/17 Brown JS, Freeborn NHO, Hennepin SC, Mower RRK; late north 8/30 Clay LCF, 8/31 Polk AB; late south 9/15 Brown JS, 9/18 Hennepin IT, Murray NO, Pipestone JP, 9/27 Hennepin SC.
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks
Summer Tanager
(Piranga rubra)
10/1 thru 10/17 Crow WingTS, WN, DB, AB.
Scarlet Tanager
(Piranga olivacea)
Late north 9/7 Aitkin WN, 9/13 Duluth AB, 11/11 Cook KMH; late south 9/12 Fillmore AP, 9/16 Cottonwood BF, 9/20 Hennepin SC.
Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Reported from Clay and Otter Tail as well as 18 counties throughout the south.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
(Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Late north 9/6 St. Louis TM, 9/7 Aitkin WN, 9/13 Carlton AB, late south 9/28 Houston EMF, 9/29 Hennepin DB, 10/4 Hennepin sc.
Blue Grosbeak
(Passerina caerulea)
All reports 8/8 Pipestone NO, 8/15 Rock KE, 8/16 Rock RSE, 8/23 Rock NO, 9/2 Nobles NO and 9/23 Murray NO.
Indigo Bunting
(Passerina cyanea)
Two reports north 8/ I Aitkin WN and 8/8 Becker BK; late south 9/30 Houston EMF, 10/4 Dakota IT, 10/11 Hennepin SC.
Dickcissel
(Spiza americana)
All reports 8/8 Freeborn NHO, 8/12 Murray NO, 8/15 Rock AP, RSE, RH, RJ.