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The 1989-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 1989 Steve Carlson, Oscar Johnson and Dick Ruhme Foreword by Robert B. Janssen |
At first glance it would appear that the fall
of 1989 was a rather dull season, with few
rarities, rather typical weather for Minnesota
and a less than spectacular migration.
However, if one looks a bit deeper, it was a most interesting season. There were indications that the severe drought of the past few years was beginning to lessen its grip on the state. During a few days in August, four to nine inches of rain fell in parts of northwestem Minnesota.
The season started out hot and humid with a 94° temperature on 4 August in the Twin Cities. It was windy all across the state during August, putting a damper on some birding activities. As mentioned above, some heavy rains at last fell in the state. On the 24th, the Twin Cities had a much needed 1.3 inches.
Much of early September was warm, humid and overcast, then by mid-month it was clear and cool with alternate periods of heavy overcast. On the 23rd the temperature fell to 34° in the Twin Cities. The last week of the month was mostly pleasant and warm across the state.
October started warm and windy with temperatures in the 60s on the 1st, but it was down into the 20s by 2 October. A record low of 27° was recorded in the Twin Cities on 8 October. It stayed cool until the 20th, then temperatures began to rise; record highs of 80° and 82° were recorded on the 24th and 25th respectively in the Twin Cities. It was back down in the 30s by 30 October.
November started out cold: it was 22o with snow on the 2nd across the southern part of the state. Snow flurries were recorded on 8, 9 and 14 October. Winter really started on the 16th when it was cold and windy with II o in the Twin Cities. It went down to a -1 o by 18 November. On the 21st, four inches of snow fell on the Twin Cities and it remained on the ground. It was windy and cold the rest of the month with more snow on the 27th and it was down to 2o on 28 November.
The bird highlights of the fall season include: ten Cattle Egrets at Grand Marais on 14 October; an ibis at Gatzke, Marshall County on 12 September; two Ross' Geese in Becker County on 13 October; and two Brant at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County from 9 to 14 October.
Over 67,000 hawks were counted at Hawk Ridge, Duluth, and over 262,000 migrant birds were counted at the Lakewood Pumping Station, Duluth during the season.Record numbers of Cooper's Hawks, American Kestrels, Merlins and Peregrine Falcons were recorded at Hawk Ridge, Duluth. The numbers of falcons is certainly encouraging. Broadwinged Hawk numbers were a very respectable 41,900. Most unusual were the two Swainson's Hawk records, from Duluth, one on the late date north of 31 October.
A Yellow Rail was picked up dead at Murphy- Hanrehan Park, Scott County on 3 October.
Unusual was the fall occurrence of two American Avocets on the late date of 28 October at the unusual location of Austin, Mower County. A maximum of three Parasitic Jaegers were in the Duluth harbor until 22 October. A beautiful first year Iceland Gull was present on 19 November (a warm summer- like day), on Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. Burrowing Owls were seen in Polk County until 4 October.
American Three-toed Woodpeckers were in Lake County during late October and November.
A very late Empidonax Flycatcher was seen in Minneapolis on 2 November.
The Mountain Bluebird is accidental anywhere in the state in the fall, but there was one report this fall in Cottonwood County.
Varied Thrushes began showing up in the state rather early; the first one of the season was in Cook County on 10 October. The first Northern Shrike of the season was seen in Duluth (of course) on 8 October. A late Loggerhead Shrike was still in Mower County on 26 November.
The warbler migration was spotty with a few good days interspersed with many rather poor days. On 25 and 26 August there was a good movement of warblers and vireos in the southwestern part of the state. There was a late Blackpoll Warbler at Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield, Hennepin County on 2 November.
A Western Tanager was seen in Duluth on 16 September and there was a late Henslow's Sparrow in Dakota County on 4 October. The Nelson's Sparrow is seldom seen in migration, but one was seen on 30 October at Ft. Snelling State Park, Dakota County.
The longspur migration was spectacular in western Minnesota during September and October; see The Loon 61:200-201 for details.
Large flocks of migrating Bobolinks were seen south of Mille Lacs Lake on 5 August.
A very late Bobolink was still in Duluth on 12 October.
Probably the most spectacular event of the fall season was the invasion ofWhite-winged Crossbills which reached its peak in November. Birds had begun to show up in July and built up very slowly in numbers during August and September and then "exploded" in numbers during October and November. On 18 November, Ray Glassel and I found them throughout the southwestern part of the state feeding on the abundant spruce cones in cemeteries and towns. On that date we recorded them in ten counties where they had never been reported! (See pages 69-71 in this issue).
House Finch numbers continue to increase across the southern part of the state. The Twin City area and southeast along the Mississippi River and the west central part of the state appear to be the areas of largest increase.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Early north 9/ 10 Clay LCF, 9/23 Pennington KSS; early south 9/23 Brown JS, | ||||
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | Reported 10/13 Becker RJ (The Loon 61:205). | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | Reported 10/ 13 and 10/28 Lac qui Parle AB, CMB, 10/21 Olmsted PS. | ||||
| BRANT (Branta bernicla) | Reported 10/9-14 Marshall ABe, RJ (The Loon 61 :204). | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Reported from 18 counties north, 26 south. Cattle Egrets, 14 October 1989, Grand Marais, Cook County. Photo by Peder Svingen. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Late north 10/14 Kittson RJ, 10/17 Lake DPV, 10/28 Aitkin WN; late south 10/31 Wabasha DWM, 11 /2 Stearns DO, 11 /5 Washington TEB. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Late north 10/6 Lake DPV, 10/15 Aitkin WN, 11 / 1 Douglas RJ; late south 10/22 Chippewa AB, 1117 Washington WL, 11 /9 Winona CS. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Late north 9110 St. Louis AB, 10/1 Clay LCF; late south 11 / 11 Rice and Le Sueur AP, 11112 Hennepin DZ, 11125 Wabasha BL. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Late north 9/24 Lake SWIMS; late south 1114 Hennepin SC, DZ and Sibley RJ, 11 17 Washington WL, 11 / 10 Dodge AB. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Late north 10/20 St. Louis SS, 10/28 Clay DJ, 11 /3 Lake SW /MS; late south 11 /1 0 Steele AB, 11111 Ramsey EL and Wabasha TBB. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Reported from 20 counties north, 24 south. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Early south 9/2 Ramsey RH, 9/5 Sherburne SWR, 10/5 Hennepin SC; late north 10/20 St. Louis SS, 11 / 19 OtterTail SDM, 11/24 Cook WP. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Late north 10/2 St. Louis DPV, 10/10 Aitkin SC, 11/19 OtterTail SDM; late south 11 /9 Sibley RJ, 11110 Dodge AB, 11 /25 Dakota SC, GP. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Late north 10/7 Itasca AB, 10/ 11 Lake DPV, 1111 Cook OSL; late south 11 /9 Houston AP, 11110 Dodge AB, 11112 Dakota AP. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Late north 8/4 Mahnomen BK, 8115 Polk AB; late south 11/19 Goodhue AB, 11121 Wabasha DWM, 11 /25 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Late north 10/8 Clay LCF, 10/28 Cook KMH, ll/1 Douglas RJ ; late south 11110 Steele AB, ll/14 Hennepin SC, 11 /30 Ramsey DS. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Late north 10/28 Cook KMH, 11/1 Douglas RJ, ll/3 Mille Lacs AB; late south 11! 14 Ramsey EL, ll/22 Wabasha DWM, 11130 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Late north 11 / 1 Todd RJ, 11 /3 Pine AP, 11/5 Cook AP; late south 11110 Steele AB, 11 / 11 LeSueur AP, 11 /28 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Late north 10/28 Clay DJ, ll/1 Cook OSL, 11127 Lake DPV; late south 11/23 Winona CS, 11 /30 Hennepin SC and Ramsey DS. | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | Reported 10/6-11/3 Cook KMH, mob. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | Reported 10/11-11/5 Cook KMH, mob, 10/ 12 Duluth KE, 10/13 Becker and Mahnomen RJ, 10/25 Winona AP, 11110 Wright AB. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | Reported 10/7-ll/6 Cook mob, 10/ 13 Lac qui Parle AB, 1114 Renville RJ, 11 /9-20 Wabasha AB, DB, KR, 11110 Wright AB. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | Reported 10/9-18 Duluth KE, PS, 10/ 13-29 Cook mob, 10/21-22 Winona AP, CS. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | Reported north 10/14-ll/5 Cook mob; south 11/18 Wabasha KE, 11/25 Washington BL, 11/30 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early north 8/15 Polk AB, 10/15 Clay LCF; early south 9/30 Hennepin JF, 10/12 McLeod AB; late north 11/12 Aitkin WN, 11/28 Cook KMH; late south 11/19 Dakota EL, 11/30 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Early south 10/21 Ramsey GP, 10/22 Dakota JD, 10/31 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Late north ll/3 Mille Lacs AB, 1118 Cook KMH, 11 / 15 Beltrami DJ; late south 11 /9 Dakota ELand Goodhue AB, 11128 Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Early south 10/29 Ramsey EL, 11 /2 Sherburne SWR; peak 11 / 18 Wabasha KE (75,000). | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Late north 1113 Mille Lacs AB, II /4 Lake DPV, 11/26 Aitkin WN; late south 11119 Wabasha AB, 11/26 Hennepin SC, ll/30 Ramsey DS. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Late north 9123 Douglas RJ, 9/24 Clay LCF; late south 1118 Cottonwood ED, 11114 Ramsey EL. 11 /21 Wabasha DWM. Thrkey Vulture Hawk Ridge count: 869; late north 10/7 Lake DPV, 10111 Cook OSL, 10119 Duluth HR; late south 1019 Olmsted AP, 10113 Freeborn AP, 10/14 Wabasha BL. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Reported from 18 north and six south counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | All reports: 8126 St. Louis (6) SWIMS, 8128-11130 Cook KMH, OSL, 9122 St. Louis (1) MHIJS, 1015-11129 Lake (10 +)SWIMS. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Reported from Aitkin, Clearwater, Marshall and Red Lake Counties. Wild Thrkey Reported from Fillmore, Houston, Wabasha and Winona Counties. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | All reports : 10122-11126 Wilkin (max. 72) KE, DB, SDM, 11125 Norman RJ. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Reported from 6 counties north, 18 south. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Reported from six north and 24 south counties . | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Late north 1018 Itasca AB, 1019 Cook KMH, 10/15 Aitkin WN; late south ll/LO Olmsted JB and Ramsey RH, 11128 Washington AB, 11/30 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Late north 11/1 Douglas RJ, 1113 Mille Lacs AB, 11/4 St. Louis AP; late south 1119 Wabasha AB, ll/JO Hennepin SC and Rice FKS. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Late north 11/1 Todd RJ, 1114 Duluth KE, 11124 Lake DPV; late south 9111 Sherburne SWR, 11110 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Reported 8/12 Marshall AP, 8/13 Pennington RJ, 8126 Cottonwood AP, 9114 Pennington PS. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Reported 81 13 Clearwater AB, 9123 Freeborn AP, 10/10 Sherburne DO, 10120 Marshall PS, 11/J9 Hennepin AB, SC, RJ. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Reported from 13 north and 24 south counties. | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Late north 10/29 Clay LCF, 1117 Lake DPV, 11123 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | All reports: 8/3-11 Cook OSL, 8115 Rice OR, 8/29 Sherburne SWR, 10/6 Brown JS. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Late north 8113 Beltrami DJ and Kittson AP, 8117 Pennington AB, 9122 Cook KMH; late south 9/6 Hennepin PS, 9112 Fillmore NAO, 9/28 Nicollet LF. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Late north 917 Beltrami DJ, 9120 Pennington KSS, 9/21 Todd AB; late south 9/28 FreebomAP, 10/3 BrownJS, 10/4RiceOR. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | All reports: 9/6-9 Anoka JH, GP, SC, 8/5-9/ 8 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Late north 9/21 Todd AB, 9/24 Clay LCF; late south 9/24 Fillmore DZ and Ramsey EL, 10/4 Hennepin KR. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Late north 9/ 16 Cook OSL and St. Louis PS, 9/20 Koochiching GM, 9/21 Clay LCF; late south 9/26 Nicollet LF, 9/29 Dakota JD, 10/2 Mower JM. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Late north 8113 Kittson RJ, AP, 10/23 Beltrami DJ, 11/6 Lake fide SWIMS; late south 8115 Hennepin PS, 9124 Scott AB, 10121 Stearns DO. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Late north 912 Aitkin WN, 9/10 St. Louis AB, 9/17 Clay LCF; late south 9121 Murray ND, 1019 Dakota SC, 10/26 Anoka DS. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | All reports: 816-28 Anoka (2) GP, SC, 8130 Winona (2) CS. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Late north 10122 Clay LCF, 10131 St. Louis DPV, 1113 Lake SWIMS; late south 11 119 Winona CS, ll/28 Washington AB, 11/30 Hennepin mob and Ramsey DS. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | One found dead at Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Scott County on 1013 (The Loon 61 :204). | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Reported from 12 counties; late north 10/22 Clay LCF, Pine WL and Wilkin KE, 10/23 Pennington KSS, 11/2 Mille Lacs DO; late south 913 Anoka GP | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | One report: 10/28 Austin, Mower Co. (2) RRK. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early north 819 Polk PS, 9/10 St. Louis AB; early south 9117 Goodhue AP, 9/23 Freeborn AP; late north 10/26 Lake DPV 1111 Duluth KE; late south 10131 Sherburne SWR 1114 Goodhue BL. ' | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early north 9/10 St. Louis AB, 9/19 Cook WP; early south 8/SWashington PS, 8120 Yellow Medicine CMB, KE; late north 10/15 Clay LCF, ll/1 Duluth KE; late south 10122 Chippewa AB, 10/25 Pipestone ND, JP | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Late north 10/10 Aitkin SC, 10/15 Clay LCF, 10121 Wilkin KE; late south 1114 Goodhue BL, 11111 Rice AP, 11/24 Olmsted JB. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | All reports: 814 Hennepin SC, GP, 815 Mille Lacs RJ, 819 Polk PS, 8/13 Pennington AP, 8129 Cook KMH, 8130 Anoka SC, 918 Dakota AP, 9116 Kanabec RJ. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | One report: 912 Duluth (1) DE. Stilt Sandpipers and Lesser Yellowlegs, 24 August 1989, Thief River Falls, Pennington County. Photo by Peder Svingen. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | All reports: 8/19-20 Big Stone mob, 10/6-9 Duluth (2) OK. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | One report: 8/9 Polk (2) PS. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 8/12 Beltrami, Clearwater (I) RJ, AP. | ||||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | All reports : 8/23 Le Sueur mob, 8/24 Pennington PS, 8/31 Duluth PB. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early north 8/3 St. Louis PS, 8/13 Kittson AP and Pennington RJ; early south 8/13 Hennepin SC, 8/19 Swift and Yellow Medicine CMB; late north 9/3 Cook WP, 9/ 10 St. Louis AB; late south 9/23 Freeborn AP, 9/28 Waseca AP. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | All reports : 8/13-24 Pennington RJ, AP, PS, 8/ 15 Polk AB, 9/10-30 Duluth AB, OS, 1017 Cook WP, 11/4 Wabasha BL. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early north 8/12 Clearwater RJ, AP, 9/ 10 St. Louis AB; early south 8116 Washington WL, 8/22 Dakota JD; late north 10/ 13 Becker RJ, 10/29 Cook KE; late south I Oil Freeborn AP, I 0/25 Rice AP. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early north 8/3 St. Louis PS, 8/13 Kittson AP; early south 8/5 Isanti RJ, 8/8 Ramsey RJ; late north 9/ 10 St. Louis AB, 9112 Cook KMH; late south 11/4 Goodhue BL, 11/11 Rice AP. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Late north 8/21 Cook KMH, 9/10 St. Louis AB, 9/27 Lake DPV; late south 9/23 Freeborn AP, 9/27 Sherburne SWR, 10/25 Rice AP. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | All reports: 8/ 14-10/14 Duluth PS, KE, 8/ 24 Pennington PS, 9/20 Le Sueur EK, 10/13 Becker RJ and Freeborn AP. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | Numbers up, reported from nine counties; early north 8/3 Duluth PS and Pine KR, 8/ 10 Cook KMH, WP; early south 8/ 1 Washington KR, 8/4 Carver RJ; late north 9/3 Clearwater AB, 10/6 Duluth DK; late south 9/ 11 Hennepin OJ, 9/12 Dakota PS. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Late north 10/15 Lake PS, 10/21 Wilkin KE, 10/29 Cook KE; late south 10/29 Ramsey EL, 11/11 Rice AP, 11/14 Winona CS. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Late north 8115 Cook KMH, 8/ 17 Beltrami DJ, 9/30 St. Louis DJ; late south 8/28 Anoka SC, 9/8 Dakota AP, 1017 Goodhue BL. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early north 8/3 St. Louis PS, 8/12 Cook WP; early south 8/4 Hennepin SC, GP, 8/6 Dakota JD; late north 9/16 Kanabec RJ, AP and St. Louis KR; late south 9/9 Martin AP, RQD. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | Early south 9/24 Ramsey and Scott AB, 9/28 Freeborn and Waseca AP; late south 10/ 20 Blue Earth AP, 10/25 Rice AP; only north reports 9/16 Duluth KR, PS, 10/9 Duluth KE. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Late north 10117 Lake SWIMS, 11 /5 Cass DO, 11/10 Cook OSL; late south 10/25 Washington TEB, 10/31 Fillmore NAO, 1111 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Late north 11/3 Becker BK, 11/4 Aitkin WN, 11 /5 Itasca AB; late south 11 / 1 Washington TEB, 11 /4 Anoka DS, ll/25 Hennepin SC, GP. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Late north 9/11 Beltrami DJ, 9121 St. Louis PS, 9126 Lake DPV; late south 9124 Scott AB, 10/14 Blue Earth LF, 10/19 Washington TEB. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Late north 9/17 Lake SWIMS, 9119 Beltrami DJ, 9/24 Aitkin WN; late south 9127 Hennepin SC, 9130 Murray ND, 10/1 Freeborn AP and Washington DS. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Late north 10110 Aitkin SC, 10/15 Pennington RJ, 10/19 Duluth PS; late south 10119 Cottonwood ED, Isanti DS and Ramsey RH, 10120 Blue Earth and Rice AP, 10121 Stearns DO. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | All reports : 8119 Swift (2) CMB, KE, 10/19 Cottonwood (5) ED. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Late north 10116 Clay LCF, 10129 Cook (80) KE, 1111 Douglas DO; late south 10/29 Ramsey EL, 10130 Hennepin SC, 1111 Winona CS. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | All reports: 8/9 Polk PS, 8/ 12 Clearwater RJ, AP, 8/13-17 Pennington RJ, AB, 8114 Duluth MH 8/20 Yellow Medicine CMB. | ||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | All reports: 8/8-9 Duluth DE, 8113 Kittson AP, 8/13-17 Pennington RJ, AB, 8115 Polk AB, 8119 Lyon KE, 8/20 Yellow Medicine CMB and Beaver Bay, Lake Co. DE, MH, 8/23 Le Sueur KR, 8/27 Clay LCF, 8/30 Two Harbors, Lake Co. DPV, 9/6 Steele AP. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | All reports: 9/30 Duluth (I) BL, DS, 10/14-22 Duluth (max. 3) mob. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early north 811 Beltrami DJ, 8/ 12 Aitkin WN; early south 8/4 Carver RJ, 9/21 Steams AB; late north 11/11 Beltrami DJ, 11118 Aitkin WN; late south 11 /3 Hennepin SC, 11 /21 Dakota KR. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Late north 9/21 Todd AB, 9124 Aitkin WN, 10/23 Otter Tail DS; late south 11 /4 Sibley RJ, ll/10 Freeborn AB, 11111 Waseca AP. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Reported from 12 north and 17 south counties; late north 11 / 10 Hubbard HJF, 11113 Lake DPV, ll/18 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from eight north and ten south counties. | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | 11119 Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis (imm.) SC eta!. (The Loon 61:207-208). | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | All reports: 11/25-30 Hennepin (2) mob. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 915 Hennepin DB, 919 Dakota EL, Faribault RJ, AP and Washington DS; late north 9/ 17 Beltrami DJ, 10/8 Aitkin WN; late south 10/8 Washington JD, 11/2 Hennepin SC, GP. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Late north 8117 Pennington AB, 8/25 Becker DZ, 912 Aitkin WN; late south 8/19 Wabasha DWM, 912 Anoka SC, RH, 915 Washington WL. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | All reports: 8/ 10 Lake of the Woods PS, 8/ 13 Aitkin WN, 9/ 10 St. Louis AB, 10/13 Lac qui Parle AB. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | All reports: 811 Beltrami DJ, 8/15 Polk AB, 9/6 Washington DS, 919 Faribault AP, 9/21 Winona CS, 9/23 Pope RJ, 10/10 Aitkin and Mille Lacs SC. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Late north 11/10 Aitkin, Mille Lacs SC, I I I I 8 Becker BK, 11125 Lake DPV; late south 1111 Ramsey RH, 11/12 Washington OS, Il l 14 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Late north 10128 Clay DJ, 1114 Aitkin WN, 1115 OtterTail SDM; late south 11/17 Ramsey EL, 11/19 Goodhue AB, 11/25 Dakota GP. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Late north 919-l 011 Duluth mob, 9117 Lake fide KE, 1016 Crow Wing AB; late south 9130 Cottonwood ED, I I 14 Wabasha BL, II I 21 Freeborn AP. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Late north 819 Clearwater PS, 8/12 Marshall AP, 1018 Cook OSL: late south 9/15 Hennepin DC, 10/7 Anoka DS, 10120 Rice AP. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Late north 11/7 Duluth KE, 11/18 Aitkin WN, 11126 Wilkin SDM; late south 11115 Sherburne SWR, 11121 Dakota KR, 11/28 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Late north 813 Becker BK, 9114 Duluth mob, 10/20 Marshall SP; late south 1018 Washington DS, 10122 Ramsey RH, 10130 Hennepin EL. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | Reported 10114 Cook WP, KR, PS (The Loon 61 :202). | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Late north 8/10 Aitkin WN, 9110 St. Louis AB, 9/14 Clay LCF; late south 10115 Washington DS, 10/17 AnokaGP, 10/29 Ramsey EL. 10/7 Hennepin GP; late north 11111 Lake DPV, 11/30 Otter Tail SDM: late south 1111 Olmsted JB, Rice FKS, 1119 Olmsted AP. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Reported north 8/16 Duluth KE, 9/10 St. Louis AB; south 8117 Ramsey DZ, 9/21 Hennepin AB, 10/8 Dakota SC. IBIS, sp. 9/12 Marshall JH (The Loon 61 :201). Thndra Swan Early north 10/4 Kittson RJ, 10/ 10 Duluth PB; early south 10115 Swift AB, 10/21 Wabasha AP; late north 11/26 Beltrami DJ; late south 11/24 Wabasha DB, 11 /29 Houston EMF. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Hawk Ridge count: 869; late north 10/7 Lake DPV, 10111 Cook OSL, 10119 Duluth HR ; late south 1019 Olmsted AP, 10113 Freeborn AP, 10/14 Wabasha BL. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Hawk Ridge count: 279; late north 1018 Aitkin WN, 10113 Red Lake RJ. 1113 Duluth HR; late south 10127 Washington TEB, 1116 Olmsted AP, 11111 Mower JM. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Hawk Ridge count: 19; early south 10/5 Sherburne SWR, 10119 Rock ND, 10123 AP; late north 11112 Lake WL, 11117 Duluth HR, 11124 Mahnomen RJ. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Hawk Ridge count: 1198; late north 11111 Lake WL, 11112 Duluth HR; 11124 Roseau AB; late south ll/10 Steele AB, 11/24 Fillmore JM, 11 /27 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Hawk Ridge count: 16,989; late north 11/ 18 Duluth HR, 11/20 Otter Tail SDM, 11/30 Becker BK; late south 11110 Steele AB, 11/15 Murray ND, 11/18 Cottonwood RJ. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Hawk Ridge count; 144, a new record high; late north 9110 St. Louis AB, 9116 Kanabec RJ, AP, 11/16 Duluth HR; late south 10128 ScottRH, 11110SteeleAB, 11130Washington RJ. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Hawk Ridge count: 106; reported north 81 12 Marshall RJ, AP; 10128 Cook WP; south 10/7 Anoka DS. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Hawk Ridge count: 396, a new record high ; late north 11124 St. Louis TW, 11126 Aitkin WN, 11/29 Lake DPV. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Reported 10110 and 1117 Washington WL, DS. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Hawk Ridge count: 41,900; late north 9/23 Cook WP, 10114 Duluth HR and Aitkin WN; late south 9110 Hennepin SC, 9116 Ramsey RH, 10123 Wabasha AP. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Reported north 9123 and 10/31 Duluth HR; south 8/7 Mower RRK, 8/13 Pipestone JTS, 8128 Dakota JD, 919 Martin RJ, AP, 9127 Fillmore GMD. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Reported from 12 counties north, 22 counties south. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Hawk Ridge count: 359; early north 9/22 Lake WL, 1013 Duluth HR, 10116 Grant SDM; early south 10/7 Anoka DS, 10115 Lac qui Parle AB. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reported from Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, LeSueur, Mower, Murray, Nobles and Pipestone Counties. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Reported from 14 north and 20 south counties . | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | All reports: 11122 Duluth DEv, 11126 Wilkin SDM. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | All reports: 8112-10/4 Rock (3) mob. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from six north and nine south counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | All reports: 8/ 13 Beltrami DJ, 11 /23 St. Louis (1) JL. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | All reports: 9/22 Cook KMH, 9/30 Steele AP, 10/6 Lake DPV, 10/18 St. Louis PS. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | All reports: 10/8 Clay LCF, 10110 Duluth PB, 10/28 Hennepin BL. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | All reports : 9/22-10118 St. Louis KE, PS; record numbers at Hawk Ridge Banding Station (173) and 1017 (293) KE. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Late north 10/29 Cook OSL, 11/4 Becker BK, 11/30 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Reported from ten north and 18 south counties ; late north 9/24 Aitkin WN, 10/2 Cook OSL, 10/22 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from 11 north and 26 south counties ; late north 11/22 Cook WP, 11 /25 Douglas RJ, 11 /30 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Late north 9/20 Lake DPV and St. Louis TW, 10/3 Clay LCF, 10111 Cook KMH; late south 10/4 Winona CS, 10/5 Washington WL, 11/22 Dakota JD. | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | All reports: late Oct. Lake (I) JL, 11118 Lake (1, different location) JL. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | All reports: 8/ 11 and 10/8 St. Louis SW/ MS, DJ, 1117LakeSW/MS, 11114CookWP. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Reported from 18 north and 31 south counties . | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Reported from 21 north and 26 south counties. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Reported from 15 north and 23 south counties; late north 10/14 Clay LCF, 10/18 Cook OSL, 1111 Duluth KE; peak 9/22 Duluth (about 9000) KE. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from 20 north and 21 south counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Hawk Ridge count: 1898, a new record high; late north 11112 Aitkin SC, 11125 Todd RJ, 11/30 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Hawk Ridge count: 208, a new record high; early south 911 Steele AP, 914 Fillmore NAO; late north 11115 Duluth HR, 11/26 Wilkin SDM; late south 11/24 Lyon TG, 11/29 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Hawk Ridge count: 53, a new record high; late north 101 I 0 Cook fide OSL, 10111 Duluth HR, 10/24 Marshall RJ; late south 10116 Sherburne SWR, 11111 Ramsey RH. | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | Widespread reports: 8/6 Duluth TW, PE, 8/13 Pennington RJ, AP 8/23 Polk PS, 10/1- 25 Wilkin mob, 10115 and 29 OtterTail SDM, 10120 Cottonwood JB, 10/21 Clay KR, 1014- 18 Hennepin SC, mob. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Late north 9/ 1 St. Louis TW, 9/2 Clearwa- ter AB, 9/3 Clay LCF; late south 9/ 12 Fillmore NAO, 9117 Nicollet LF and Washington DS, 9/ 19 Hennepin SC and Houston EMF. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Late north 8/ 13 Kittson RJ, 8/27 Clay LCF, 8/27 and 9/ 10 Duluth LE, MH; late south 9/4 Murray JP, 9/8 Hennepin OJ, 9/20 Murray ND. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Late north 9112 Pennington KSS, 9117 St. Louis SDM, 9/30 Cook OSL; late south 9111 Murray ND. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 8/3 Brown JS, 8/10 Hennepin SC; late north 911 St. Louis TW, 9/4 Lake DPV; late south 9/20 Winona CS, 9/24 Watonwan ED. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Late north 8/25 Becker DZ, 8/28 Beltrami DZ, 9/16 Clay LCF; late south 9/25 Houston EMF, 10/3 Hennepin SC, 10/7 Goodhue BL. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south 8/13 Hennepin SC, 8/20 Fillmore NAO; late north 9/6 Cook KMH, 919 Aitkin WN; late south 917 Steele AP, 919 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | One report: 8/3 Scott DB. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Late north 8/ 13 Kittson AP, 8117 Pennington AB, 9/21 St. Louis PS; late south 9/6 Steele AP, 9/7 Anoka RH, 9/U Chippewa RJ. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | Two north reports 8113 Kittson AP, 8/19 Clay LCF; late south 9/ 11 Steele AP, 9/24 Cottonwood ED, 9125 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Late north 9/ 10 Beltrami DJ, 9/22 Cook KMH, 9/24 Duluth PS; late south 9/22 Brown J S, 10/1 Ramsey RH, 11/2 Hennepin SC (The Loon 61 :206). | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Late north 9/25 Pennington KSS, 10/2 Beltrami DJ, 11/5 Cook KE; late south 10/21 Brown JS, 10/24 Hennepin GP, 10/30 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Late north 9110 Beltrami DJ, 9116 Kanabec RJ, 9/21 Duluth PS; late south 9110 Fillmore NAO, 9/20 Hennepin SC, 9/21 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 8/23 Houston EMF, 8/26 Anoka GP; late north 9117 Beltrami DJ, 9120 Lake WL, 10/2 Cook KMH; late south 1011 Anoka GP and Brown JS, 10/23 Hennepin SC and Wabasha AP. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 8/26 Anoka GP, 8/29 Dakota AP; late north 9/ 17 Beltrami DJ, 9/22 Cook KMH; late south 9/26 Winona AP, 9/29 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Late north 8/20 Aitkin WN, 8/22 Clearwater DZ, 9/8 Cook KMH; late south 9/21 Hennepin SC and Winona CS, 9/22 Brown JS, 9/24 Watonwan ED. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Late north 9/9 Lake DPV, 9/ 10 St. Louis AB, 9/26 Cook KMH; late south 9/27 Houston EMF, 9/29 Hennepin SC, 10/ 1 Brown JS. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | All reports: 8/2 Washington TEB, 8/2-11 Hennepin OJ, 11/U Dakota AP, 11/26 Mower RJ, AP (The Loon 62:58). | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Early north 10/8 Duluth PB, 10/ 10 Pennington KSS, 10113 Lake DPV; early south 10/ 18 Sherburne SWR, 10/24 Dakota JD, 11 / 12 Hennepin GP. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported from nine north counties. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported from 19 north and 30 south counties . | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington , Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis and Wilkin Counties, and 10/ 17 Duluth (1) KE. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 20 north and 26 south counties . | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from 15 north counties; only south reports 9/3 and 10/21 Anoka JH, 10/5 Sherburne (1) SWR (The Loon 62:57-58). | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Reported from 25 north and 32 south counties . | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Reported from Aitkin, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Thfted Titmouse All reports: 8/1-11130 Houston (max. 3) EMF, JM. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported from nine north and 16 south counties; late north 10/25 Cook KMH, 10/29 Clay LCF, 11/20 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Late north 8117 Pennington AB, 8/20 Clay LCF, 9/28 Todd PH; late south 8/27 Brown JS, 8/30 Pipestone JP, 9/27 Winona CS. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Late north 9/ 17 Wadena AB, 9/24 Clay LCF, 9/28 Todd PH; late south 9/30 Mower RJ, 10/3 Houston AP, 10/4 Winona CS. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Late north 9117 Clay LCF, 9/28 Todd PH; late south 9/4 Fillmore NAO, 9/24 Winona CS, 10/5 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Late north 8/25 Becker DZ, 9/ 16 Todd PH, 9117 Wadena AB; late south 9/6 Anoka SC and Washington WL, 917 Pipestone ND, JP, 9119 Mower AP. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Late north 10/4 Duluth KE, 10/5 Clay LCF, 10/23 Otter Tail DS; late south 9/30 Mower RJ, 10/4 Winona CS, 10113 Freeborn AP. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Late north 9/4 Aitkin WN, 9/17 Clay LCF, 9/28 Todd PH; late south 9117 Dakota AP, 9/21 Scott AP, 9/28 Freeborn AP. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 8/26 Lyon TG, 9/2 Anoka SC; late north 10/2( Lake DPV, 10/23 Clay LCF, ll/2 Cook KMH; late south 10/29 Murray ND, I0/30WinonaCS, ll /9FillmoreNAO. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 9/20 Hennepin SC, 9/24 Cottonwood ED; late north 11115 Pennington KSS, 11123 Cook KMH, 11/25 Aitkin WN; late south ll/20 Fillmore NAO, 11126 Brown JS. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Early north 1017 Cook WP, 10/ 10 Duluth PB, 10115 Pennington KSS; only south report 11/4 Renville ( 1) RJ. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Reported from 14 north and 23 south counties ; late north 10/26 Clay LCF, 11121 Lake DPV, 11 /24 Kittson AB. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported from 20 north and 28 south counties ; early south 8/26 Anoka GP, 8/28 Hennepin JF, 8/29 Dakota JD, AP. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported from 19 north and 29 south counties . | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Reported from 12 north and 21 south counties ; late north 11/16 Clay LCF, 11/19 Otter Tail SDM, 11129 Lake DPV. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | One north report 9/21 Duluth PS; late south 9/ 10 Fillmore NAO, 9/18 Winona CS 9/20 Hennepin PS. ' | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Late north 9/15 St. Louis SDM, 9/26 Clay LCF; late south 10/12 Blue Earth LF, 10/ 13 Houston EMF and Winona CS, 10/19 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 9/23 Hennepin SC; late north 10/3 Cook KMH, 10/20 St. Louis TW; late south Ill I Hennepin SC, 11/20 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Late north 8/ 11 Aitkin AP, 8116 Clearwater AB, 919 Lake DPV; late south 10/6 Hennepin SC, 10/8 Brown JS, 10/15 Dakota EL and Lac qui Parle AB. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Late north 9117 Clay LCF, 10/1 Kanabec AB; late south 10115 Lac qui Parle AB 10/20 Pipestone JP, 10/28 Hennepin GP. ' | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Late north 9/23 Clay LCF, 9126 Lake DPV, 9/28 St. Louis TW; late south 10/25 Hennepin SC, 10/26 Houston EMF, 10/29 Lac qui Parle FE. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Late north 9/9 Lake DPV, 9/20 Cook KMH, 1011 Clay LCF; late south 10/1 Brown JS, 10/6 Hennepin SC, 10/8 Anoka GP. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | Two reports: 8/27 Brown mob, 11 /3-26 Cook PS et al. | ||||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Reported from 14 north and 27 south counties . | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Late north 10/20 Pennington KSS, 10/22 Lake DPV, 11111 Beltrami DJ; late south Ill 13 Houston EMF, 11/19 Nicollet LF and Olmsted JB, 11/25 Washington TEB. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | One report: 10/20 Cottonwood (1) JB. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | All reports: 9/22-23 Duluth (1) LE et al., 10/21 Minneapolis (I) SC, 10/29 Split Rock Lighthouse, Lake Co. (1) WS, 10/31 Cook (I) KMH, WP, 1114 Two Harbors, Lake Co. (I) mob. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Late north 8/21 Hubbard DZ, 8/25 St. Louis TW, 9112 Lake DPV; late south 9/2 Anoka SC and Fillmore NAO, 9/21 Ramsey EL. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | All reports: 8/22 Washington WL, 8/27 Mower RRK, 911 Lyon TG, 9/2 Hennepin late south 10117 Pipestone ND, 10/24 Dakota SC and Ramsey EL, 9/27 Otter Tail SDM. JD. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 8/9 Hennepin JF, 9/5 Houston EMF; late north 9/22 Cook KMH, 9/24 Clay LCF, 10/2 Koochiching GM; late south 10/9 Winona AP, 10114 Blue Earth LF, 10/26 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 9/23 Hennepin SC and Olmsted AP, 9/30 Anoka GP and Mower RJ, AP; late north 10/ 10 Clay LCF, 10/ 11 Beltrami DJ, 10117 Cook KMH; late south 10/28 Ramsey EL, 11110 Mower AB. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | All reports: 9/9 Hennepin DB, SC, 9/20 Fillmore GMD and Lake DPV, 10/ 1 Brown JS. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported from 16 north and 24 south counties; late north 11 /24 Kittson and Roseau AB, 11/30 Becker BK and Cook KMH. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | All reports: 10/10 Cook KMH, 11 /3-4 Duluth KE, 1117-12 Olmsted mob, 11 /8 Lake KE, 11113 Aitkin WN, 11114 Clay LCF, 11 /23- 26 Cook JW, 11126-28 Pennington KSS, 11 / 29-30 Duluth fide KE, late Nov. Carlton fide KE, late Nov. Aurora, St. Louis Co. JB. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 15 counties north and 26 counties south. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early north 9112 Cook KMH, 9117 Lake SWIMS; early south 9/21 Dakota and Goodhue AP, 9/23 Wright RJ; late north 10113 Becker and Mahnomen RJ, 10/14 Cook PS; | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Early south 10119 Cottonwood ED, 10/20 Washington BL, 11 /2 Sherburne SWR. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Early north 10/14 Cook KMH, 10/15 St. Louis MH/JS, 10116 Lake SWIMS; early south 11/2 Hennepin SC, 11122 Anoka GP, 11123 Benton AB, Carver RJ. | ||||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | Reported from Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Faribault, Hennepin, Nicollet and Ramsey counties. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from 16 counties north and 20 counties south. | ||||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | Early north 10115 Duluth PE, 10/24 St. Louis SS, 10/28 Cook WP; early south 10122 Washington BL, 11112 Cottonwood ED, 111 15 Sherburne SWR. | ||||
| Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) | Three reports 11124 Kittson AB, Mahnomen RJ, ll/26 Cook KE. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Early north 8/4 Lake SWIMS, 8/5 Duluth KE, 8/22 Becker DZ; early south 10118 Dakota JD, 11 /4 Anoka GP, 11122 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Reported from 17 counties north and 16 counties south. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from 15 counties north and 24 counties south. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from 17 counties north and 23 counties south. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early north 9!12 Duluth KE, 9/20 Lake BL, 9121 Duluth PS; early south 9/6 Steele AP, 9124 Dakota AP, 9128 Waseca AP, 9130 Mower AP, RJ; late north 10/11 Clay PS, 10114 Aitkin WN, 10/20 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | One report 9/27 Clay PS. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | All reports 10111 Clay PS, 10120 Clay PS, 10121 Clay WN, KR, Wilkin KE, 10122 WilkinSDM, 10125WilkinDB, 10128CiayOJ. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Early north 10/1 Mille Lacs KR, 1016 Polk KSS, 1017 Cook WP; early south 10114 Steams DO, 10117 Hennepin SC, Sherburne SWR, 10120 Wright RJ. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Only date 8120 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | One report 10/20 Cook KMH. | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | One report 8128 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Late north 10/15 Koochiching GM, 10/29 Aitkin WN, 11/3 Hubbard HJF; late south 10116 Brown JS, 10/21 Hennepin SC, 11/9 Goodhue AB, DB. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Late north 9/24 Cook WP, 9/27 Clay PS, 1011 Aitkin WN; late south 1013 Hennepin AB, Winona CS, 10/4 Hennepin SC, 1018 Anoka GP | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Late south 10/23 Rice FKS, 10127 Houston EMF, 10/31 Winona CS. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early north 9128 Koochiching GM, 1011 Cook KMH, Kanabec AB, 1013 Lake DPV; early south 9/22 Hennepin SC, 9124 Scott AB, 9126 Fillmore NAO; late north 11/2 Cook KMH, 11/8 Clay LCF, 11118 Pennington KSS; late south 11113 Houston EMF, 11114 BrownJS, Hennepin EW, 11118 FillmoreJM. | ||||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | Early north 9/29 Cook KMH, 10/5 St. Louis PS-, 10/6 Cook RJ, Lake DPV; early south 10115 Anoka GP, Hennepin JF, Olmsted JB, Swift AB, 10118 Brown JS, 10/28 Washington TBB. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Early south 9/2 Hennepin OJ, 9120 Dakota JD, 9123 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early north 919 Lake DPV, 9111 Cook KMH, 9/13 Beltrami DJ; early south 9119 Mower AP, 9/22 Hennepin SC, 9/23 Hennepin OJ, LeSueur EK, Pope RJ, Washington TBB, Winona CS; late north 11/5 AP, 11/21 Duluth LE, 11/29 Cook WP; late south 11/7 Winona CS, 11/9 Houston RJ, AP, 11/10 Steele AB. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early north 9/3 Beltrami DJ, 9116 St. Louis KR, 9121 Cook KMH, Koochiching GM; early south 9123 Brown JS, Murray ND, Pope RJ, 9128 Winona CS, 9129 Lyon TG; late north 10129 Aitkin WN, Beltrami DJ, 11/U Pennington KSS, 11/20 Clay LCF; late south 11/17 Cottonwood ED, 11118 Lac qui Parle CMB, ll/24 Murray ND. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 9/9 Anoka GP, Hennepin SC, DZ, 9110 Houston EMF, Ramsey PS, 9111 Hennepin OJ, Washington BL; late north II I 13 Pennington KSS, 11116 Cook KMH, 11/19 Cook OSL; late south II I 11 Houston EMF, Lac qui Parle CMB, Steele AB, 11114 Hennepin EW, 11/21 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Late north 9/27 Clay PS, 10/10 Clay LCF, 11/4 Cook KE, AP; late south 10/20 Pipestone JP, 10/24 Dakota JD, 11/10 Murray ND. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Late north 8112 Aitkin WN, 919 Lake DPV, 1016 Cook RJ ; late south 10113 Freeborn AP, 10/14 Pipestone JP, 10124 Dakota JD. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | Three reports 8/20 CB, 913 Clearwater AB, 9130 Hennepin RC (The Loon 61 :204). | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | One report 10/4 Dakota JD. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Late north 1016 Cook KMH, 10114 Kittson Roseau RJ, AP, 10122 Clay LCF; late south 10123 Hennepin DC, 10128 Hennepin SC, 10/31 Winona CS. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Late north 10/20 Clay LCF, St. Louis TW, 11/5 Pennington KSS, 11/15 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 8/27 Mower RRK, 919 Anoka GP, Hennepin SC, OJ, 9123 Pope RJ, Washington TBB; late north 1013 Clay LCF, 1014 Cook KMH, 1015 Carlton RJ; late south 10/25 Hennepin JF, ll/2 Hennepin SC, 11/10 Steele AB. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Late north 10114 Aitkin WN, 11/3 Lake SWIMS, 1114 Lake KE; late south 11/5 WashingtonTBB, WinonaCS, 11/7 Hennepin SC, 11110 Steele AB. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Late north 9116 Wadena AB, 9/21 St. Louis PS; late south 10/ 10 Hennepin SC, 10116 Houston EMF, 11 /4 Hennepin DZ. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Late north 9/ I 0 Clay LCF, 9112 Cook KMH, 10113 Norman RJ ; late south IO!l5 Big Stone AB, 10/ 19 Washington TBB, 10/27 Anoka DS. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Late north 913 Clearwater AB, 10/8 Clay LCF, 10/12 Duluth KE; late south 8120 Lac qui Parle CMB, 8126 Nobles RJ. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Late north 10128 Aitkin WN, 10131 Cook OSL. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Late north 10113 Beltrami OJ, 10129 Clay LCF, 10131 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Two reports 8/6 Clay LCF, 8/25 Rock RJ. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Late north 8/27 Beltrami OJ, Clay LCF, 8/31 Aitkin WN, 9/2 Wadena AB; late south 9/ 10 Lac qui Parle CMB, Ramsey EL, 9/17 Dakota AP, 9/24 Fillmore DZ. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Late north 11/13 Cook OSL, ll!l6 Clay LCF, 11/19 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Late north 9!17 Aitkin WN, 10113 Norman RJ, 10116 Duluth KE; late south 10125 Hennepin JF, 11 /6 Dakota JD, 11114 FillmoreAP. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early north 914 Aitkin WN, 9!16 Cook AP, Kanabec RJ, 9/22 Duluth PS, Lake DPV; early south 9/10 Murray ND, 9/25 Sherburne SWR; late north 11/11 Hubbard HJF, Ill 14 Duluth TW, 11 /23 Clay LCF; late south 1116 Dakota JD, 11/10 Dodge AB, ll/19 Brown JS. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | · Late north 10/21 OtterTail KE, 10/22 Wil- kin SDM, 1118 Clay LCF; late south 10/23 Mower RRK, 11/6 Dakota JD, ll/10 Dodge AB. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Late north 11/22 Cook OAL, 11/23 St. Louis TW, 11127 Becker BK. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Late north 9/16 Kanabec AP, Wadena AB, 9119 Clay LCF; late south 9/26 Fillmore NAO, 9/28 Washington BL, 9/29 Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 817 Anoka GP, 8/8 Hennepin SC, 8/ll Hennepin DB; late north 9/ 16 Kanabec AP, RJ, 9117 Cook KMH, 9126 Lake DPV; late south 9/20 Anoka GP, 9/23 Hennepin SC, 9/27 Winona CS. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Late north 8/ 11 Aitkin RJ, AP, 811 8 Clearwater AB, 8/28 Beltrami DJ; late south 9/9 Fillmore NAO, 9/20 Hennepin SC, OP, 9/21 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | All reports: 8/1-9/8 Houston EMF, 8/1 1 Fillmore NAO, 8/28 Anoka SC, 9/19 Hennepin SC. Brewster's 9/2 Anoka SC. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Late north 9119 Koochiching GM, 9/20 Cook KMH, Lake DPV, 10/18 Duluth PS; late south 9/21 Houston EMF, 9/22 Anoka GP, 9/25 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Late south 8/6 Hennepin PS, 9/5 Winona CS. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 8/ 10 Hennepin SC, 8/ 13 Anoka OP; late north 9/22 Clay LCF, 10/ 10 Lake DPV, 10/29 Cook KR; late south 9/28 Washington WL, lOll Anoka OP, 10/6 Hennepin SC and Winona CS. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early north 8/25 Becker DZ, 8/26 Clay LCF; early south 8/26 Hennepin JF, 8/30 Sherburne SWR; late north 10/8 Clay LCF and Itasca AB, 10/28 Lake KR; late south J0/ 13 Fillmore NAO and Freeborn AP, 10/ 14 Anoka OP and Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 8/ 10 Winona CS, 8/20 Fillmore NAO; late north 9/28 Clay LCF, 1011 St. Louis TW, 10/28 Lake KR; late south 10/9 Anoka OP, Dakota SC and Winona AP, 10/ 15 Hennepin PS. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Late south 8/26 Nobles RJ, 9!9 Hennepin PS. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 8/8 Hennepin SC, 8/13 Anoka GP, 8/14 Brown JS; late north 8112 Aitkin WN, 8/22 St. Louis TW, 9/ 12 Cook KMH; late south 9/22 Brown JS, 9/24 Cottonwood ED, 9/28 Lac qui Parle FE. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Late north 9/23 Lake DPV, 9/24 St. Louis PS, 9/29 Cook KMH; late south 10/3 Brown JS, Hennepin SC, 10/4 Winona CS, 10/7 Wabasha BL. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Late north 9116 Kanabec AP, RJ, 91 18 Cook OSL, 9/22 Cook KMH, Lake DPV; late south 9/26 Hennepin SC, 9!29 Winona CS, 10/1 l Ramsey BL. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | All reports: 8/1 J -12 Koochiching RJ, AP, 8/ 14-911 Hennepin SC, 8/14 Lake PS, 8/23 St. Louis TW, 8/23-25 Anoka JH, 9/4 Aitkin WN, 9/ 16 Kanabec RJ, AP, 10/ 11 Cook KMH, 10/29 Lake WS. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | All reports: 8/22-23 Brown JS, 8/3 0 Redwood RJ. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 8/23 Anoka JH, OP, 8/27 Hennepin SC; late north 9/16 Kanabec RJ, AP, 9/18 Cook KMH; late south 9/20 Brown JS, 9/21 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 8/14 Anoka OP, 8/ 19 Hennepin SC; late north 9/21 Clay LCF and St. Louis PS, 9/23 Cook KMH, 9/30 Lake DPV; late south 9/27 Houston EMF, 9/29 Fillmore NAO, 9/30 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 8/14 Anoka OP, 8117 Fillmore NAO; late north 9/4 Aitkin WN, 9116 Kanabec RJ, AP, 9/21 Cook KMH and St. Louis PS; late south 9/22 Anoka OP, 9/26 Fillmore NAO, 9/30 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 817 Hennepin SC, 8/ 14 Anoka GP; late north 8/30 Lake DPV, 9/4 Aitkin WN, 9/14 Cook KMH; late south 9/20 Hennepin SC and Houston EMF, 9126 Fillmore NAO. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Late north 9/9 Clay LCF and Lake DPV, 9/ 11 Aitkin RJ, 9/ 16 Duluth BL; late south 919 Faribault RJ, AP and Winona CS, 9/20 Hennepin SC, 10/9 Lac qui Parle FE. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Late north 9/2 Aitkin WN, Clearwater AB and St. Louis TW, 9/20 Cook KMH; late south 9/22 Anoka OP, 9/27 Hennepin SC, 10/10 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early north 9/4 Aitkin WN, 9/7 St. Louis PS; early south 8/22 Brown JS, 8/25 Lyon TG; late north 9/28 Cook KMH; late south 10/9 Winona AP, 11/2 Hennepin SC (The Loon 61: 199). | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | All reports: 911 Lake DPV, 9/6-29 Hennepin (six individuals) SC, PS, DB. Yellow-romped Warbler Early south 8/22 Winona CS, 8/25 Lyon TO; late north 10/15 Clay LCF, 11112 Duluth JO, 11 /26 Cook PE; late south 10/29 Ramsey EL, 11 / 11 Fillmore NAO and Houston EMF, 11/20 Wabasha KR. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 8/25 Murray ND, 8/26 Lyon TO; late north 10117 Lake DPV, 10/20 St. Louis TW, 11/4 Cook KE, AP; late south 10113 Freeborn AP, 10/16 Winona CS, 10/23 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Late north 8/23 Clearwater and Hubbard DZ, 8/27 Cook OSL, 9/4 Beltrami DJ; late south 9/3 Winona CS, 9126 Hennepin SC and Sherburne SWR, 9/27 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 8/21 Anoka JH, 8/28 Brown JS ; late north 9/12 Lake DPV, 9/21 Cook KMH and St. Louis PS ; late south 9/28 Hennepin SC, 9129 Winona CS, 9/30 Fillmore NAO. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 8/10 Hennepin SC, 8115 Brown JS, 8/19 Hennepin GP; late north 8/12 Koochiching RJ, 8/24 St. Louis TW, 9/8 Cook KMH; late south 9/ 12 Hennepin GP, 9119 Hennepin SC, 9/22 Brown JS. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 8115 Brown JS, 8/20 Lac qui Parle CMB, Washington TBB, 8/21 Hennepin SC; late north 8/26 OtterTail SDM, 919 Clay LCF, 10/17 Lake DPV; late south 9115 Hennepin DC, 9!20 Fillmore NAO, Hennepin GP, PipestoneJP, 9/2 1 Brown JS, Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Late north 9/l Lake DPV, 9/2 Clearwater AB, 9/16 Kanabec AP, RJ, St. Louis KR; late south 9/21 Hennepin SC, Houston EMF, 9/22 Anoka GP, Brown JS, 9/23 Ramsey RH, 10/7 Dakota JD. | ||||
| Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | 9116 Duluth PS (The Loon 61:198-199). | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Twelve reports from Aitkin; Carlton, Lake and Duluth. Reported from 26 counties south. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Late north 9/5 Cook KMH, 9116 Wadena AB, 9/23 Clay LCF; late south 10/ 14 Wabasha BL, 10/29 Anoka SC, 10/31 Anoka GP. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | Late south 8/1 Pipestone ND, 8/ 13 Pipestone JP, 8/28 Nobles ND, 8/29 Rock ND, 9/20 Murray ND. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Late north 8/ 12 Clearwater AP, 8/25 Becker DZ, 9/ 16 Clay LCF; late south 9/29 Hennepin JF, 10/1 Ramsey EL, 10/4 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Late north 10/10 Duluth KE; late south 9/ 13 Mower AP, 9/28 Murray ND, 10/4 Pipestone JP. | ||||