Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | ||
The 1997-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1997 Dave Benson, Paul Budde, Wally Swanson, and Tom Tustison Foreword by Peder Svingen |
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Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Reported from 24 counties. Late north 5/24 Wadena PBi. Peak counts 3/29 Rock (2,500) WM, 4/13 Jackson (1,000) KB. | ||||
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | Eleven reports from nine south and one north counties, including 3/22–25 Rice (1) RG, 3/26–27 Anoka (1) mob, 3/27 Olmsted (3) DA, BE, 3/29 Meeker (7) RJ. Late south 5/3 Lac qui Parle (1) PJ. Late north 5/31 St. Louis (one at 40th Avenue West in Duluth and one at Meadowlands) mob. Singles also reported from Cottonwood, Dakota, Jackson, Renville. | ||||
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | Reported from 21 counties. Peak counts 4/13 Jackson (620) KB; 4/19 Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Lincoln, Big Stone (2,500 combined) PJ, DN. Late south 5/12 Jackson (1) PS, 5/17 Dakota TT, 5/18 Big Stone LE. | ||||
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Reported from 70 counties. | ||||
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | Only report: 3/28 Rice (wild?) JL. | ||||
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | Reported from 23 counties. One (patagial tag #215) reported 3/2–29 Houston mob, was first captured near Fairbanks, Alaska in 1992 and released in 1994 at Tamarac NWR, Becker Co. (MDNR fide FL). Peak counts 3/15 Wright (25+) KB, 3/21 Becker (19) BBe. Probable nesting 5/16 Hubbard and 5/17 Becker RJ. | ||||
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Reported from 41 counties. Peak 4/2 Aitkin (1,000) WN. | ||||
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Reported from 69 counties. Overwintered in several locations. | ||||
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Reported from 68 counties. Early south 3/2 Houston EMF. Early north 4/3 Morrison WB. | ||||
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | All reports: 5/9 Otter Tail AE, 5/10 Dakota SWe. | ||||
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Reported from 62 counties. Early south 3/9 Cottonwood ED. Early north 3/29 Clay (3) RO. | ||||
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Reported from 52 counties. Overwintered in several south locations and probably in Moorhead, where reported 3/2 Clay (3) RO. | ||||
EURASIAN WIGEON (Mareca penelope) | Reported 4/19 Lincoln (male near Bohemian WMA) PJ/DN. | ||||
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Reported from 51 counties. Early north 4/1 Kanabec (2) CM. | ||||
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Reported from 73 counties. | ||||
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Reported from 19 counties. | ||||
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Reported from 50 counties. One overwintered through at least 3/1 at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. PJ. Early north 3/18 St. Louis FN. | ||||
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Reported from 48 counties. Overwintering flock reported 3/1 Dakota PJ. Early north 4/1 Morrison WB and Becker BBe. | ||||
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Reported from 50 counties. Peak 4/13 Nicollet (100+) TEB. | ||||
Redhead (Aythya americana) | Reported from 51 counties. Early north 3/11 Grant KKW (ten-year median early date 3/25). Several reports of 50+ birds south from 4/4–11. | ||||
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Reported from 51 counties. Peak 4/3 Anoka (250) DS. | ||||
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Reported from 29 counties. Early south 3/1 (overwintered?) Scott ABo, RO, 3/18 Kandiyohi RJF. Early north 4/16 Aitkin CB, 4/17 Beltrami DJo. | ||||
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Reported from 65 counties. Several reports of 100+ birds from 3/26–4/20, including 4/11 Nicollet (2,000) DS. | ||||
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | One report: 5/17 St. Louis fide KE. | ||||
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | One report: 5/25 Cook (9) DN. | ||||
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | No reports. | ||||
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | All reports: 4/14 Ramsey (4) KB, 4/19–23 Hennepin SC, mob, late April Cook (60) TD, 5/17 Cook fide KE, 5/25 Cook (10) DN, 5/25 Winona CS. | ||||
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Reported from 55 counties. | ||||
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Reported from 58 counties. Peak 3/16 Wright (1,400) KB. | ||||
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | Overwintered through 3/16 Scott (male) mob. | ||||
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Reported from 59 counties. Overwintered south. Early north 3/21 Becker KKW (ten-year median early date 3/22). | ||||
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Reported from 55 counties. Unusual local concentration 3/23 Dakota (360) KB. | ||||
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Reported from 39 counties. Late south 5/28 (second latest date south) Hennepin SC. Unusual local concentration 4/17 Ramsey (236) KB. | ||||
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Reported from 44 counties. Early south 3/10 Kandiyohi RJF, Cottonwood ED and Anoka KB. Early north 3/27 Clay CN and Grant KKW. | ||||
New World Quail | |||||
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | No reports of this struggling species except for an escapee in Hennepin SC. | ||||
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | Reported from 23 south and 2 north (wild?) counties. | ||||
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Reported from 7 south and 17 north counties. | ||||
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | Only report from Lake (Co. Road 2) KE. | ||||
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Numbers continue to dwindle: reported only from Aitkin (19), Roseau (3), and St. Louis (two locations). | ||||
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Numbers up again: 3/2 Wilkin (205) SDM, 3/6 Norman (41) RJ, 3/8 Wadena (14) PBi, also Clay (13) mob. | ||||
Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Reported from 11 south and 1 north counties. Numbers remain down. | ||||
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Reported from 37 south and 4 north counties. | ||||
Grebes | |||||
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Reported from 61 counties statewide. | ||||
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Reported from 40 counties. Peak counts 4/18 Hennepin (100+ on Lake Harriet) PBu, 4/26 St. Louis (1000+ on Lake Superior) ME. None found 5/24–26 in northwest region MBW. | ||||
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Reported from 31 counties. Early north 4/6 Kanabec CM (ten-year median early date 4/7). | ||||
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Reported from ten south and three north counties. Early south 4/13 Carver DBM. Early north 5/8 St. Louis SL, 5/10 Cass DJo. | ||||
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Reported from 20 south and 4 north counties. Early south 4/11 Nicollet DS (ten-year median early date 4/14). Peak 5/19 Big Stone (34) LE. | ||||
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) | Only report: 5/25 Big Stone LE. | ||||
Pigeons, Doves | |||||
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Reported from 38 south and 20 north counties. | ||||
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Reported from 36 south and 25 north counties. | ||||
Cuckoos | |||||
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | No reports. | ||||
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Early south 5/21 Scott AH, PH, 5/24 Hennepin DBM, SWe, 5/26 Freeborn ABa. Only north report 5/30 Wadena ABo. | ||||
Nightjars | |||||
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Early south 5/7 Rice JL, 5/11 Hennepin ABo, 5/13 Mower RJe. Early north 5/1 Grant SDM, 5/10 Todd JSK/SDu. | ||||
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Early south 5/6 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/11 Hennepin SC, 5/14 Brown JSp. Early north 5/25 Cook OSL, 5/31 St. Louis AH, PH. | ||||
Swifts | |||||
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Early south 4/29 Hennepin SC, 5/3 Kandiyohi RJF and Olmsted DA, BE. Early north 5/1 Grant SDM, 5/4 Beltrami SCM. Peak 5/23 Battle Lake, Otter Tail Co. (400–500 roosting in one chimney) SDM. | ||||
Hummingbirds | |||||
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Early south 5/6 Washington WL, 5/8 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/9 Houston EMF. Early north 5/10 Aitkin WN and Todd JSK/SDu. | ||||
Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | All reports: 4/25 Kanabec CM, 4/30 Dakota TT, 5/4 Hennepin SC, 5/9 Olmsted CH, 5/25 Roseau KE et al. | ||||
Sora (Porzana carolina) | Early south 4/8 Hennepin TT, 4/24 Olmsted DA, BE, 4/26 Yellow Medicine ABo. Early north 4/27 Aitkin WN, 5/6 Kanabec CM, 5/10 Clay GN, DW. | ||||
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | Only reports: 4/11 Winona fide AH, 4/12 Washington DS. | ||||
American Coot (Fulica americana) | Overwintered in Scott mob. Early south 3/1 Winona BL, 3/8 Cottonwood ED. Early north 4/12 Kanabec CM, 4/19 Aitkin PP and Wadena PBi. | ||||
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | All reports: 5/17–24 Aitkin (max. 3) WN, 5/25 Roseau (3) mob, 5/31 St. Louis (1) mob. | ||||
Cranes | |||||
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Early south 3/15 Freeborn ABa, 3/20 Houston FL, 3/21 Anoka WL. Early north 3/28 Pine KE, 3/29 Todd JSK/SDu, 3/30 Wilkin SDM. | ||||
Stilts, Avocets | |||||
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | All reports: 4/15 Blue Earth (2) MF, 4/19–20 Rock (3) fide AH, 4/28–5/1 Aitkin fide AH, 5/5 Olmsted DA, BE, CH, 5/10 Kandiyohi (11) RJF, 5/12 Jackson PS, 5/18 Renville PS, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (2) WM. Total of 22 birds, numbers down from last spring. | ||||
Plovers | |||||
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early south 5/15 Freeborn ABa, 5/18 Big Stone LE and Lac qui Parle PS. Early north 5/18 Becker RJ and Clay PP, 5/23 Morrison RJ. Peak count 5/24 Traverse (13) WM. | ||||
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early south 3/29 Dodge (3) DC, RG, 4/26 Lac qui Parle TT, 5/10 Cottonwood ED. Early north 5/18 Marshall GS, 5/22 Otter Tail and Wilkin DN. Peak count 5/11 Rock (175) PS. | ||||
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Overwintered in Houston EMF; 3/7 Olmsted CH. Early north 3/27 Otter Tail KKW, 4/1 St. Louis TW, 4/2 Aitkin WN. Peak of >100 on 3/30 Big Stone LE. Nested in Nicollet LF et al. | ||||
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early south 5/1 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/3 Lyon RgS. Early north 5/18 Becker RJ, Clay PP, and Morrison RJ. Peak 5/26 Douglas (20) SWa. | ||||
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | Five reports of migrants (all singles): 5/10 Renville (beet ponds) BL, TT, 5/11 Rock (Vienna Twp.) PS, 5/12–13 Olmsted mob, 5/17 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) mob, 5/18 Big Stone (Almond Twp.) LE. Also reported 5/25 Lake of the Woods (two on Pine-Curry Island) mob. | ||||
Sandpipers | |||||
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Early south 4/26 Lac qui Parle TT, 5/9 Jackson MJC. Early north 5/3 Clay RO, PW, 5/11 Carlton LW, 5/23 Douglas GS. | ||||
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | All reports: 5/17 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) PBu, DBS, 5/24 Sherburne (3) DJe, 5/25 Cook (21) MO, 5/31 St. Louis in two locations: Minnesota Point (4) and Stoney Point (13) mob. | ||||
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Early south 5/11 Rock (6) PS, 5/12 Jackson (4) PS, 5/13 Houston (1) PS. Early north 5/22 Otter Tail and Wilkin DN, 5/24 Marshall (8) mob. Peak counts 5/18 Big Stone (20) LE, 5/24 Lac qui Parle (15) BL, 5/25 Roseau (23) mob. Total at least 125 birds in 25 counties. | ||||
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Early south 4/19 Big Stone DN, 4/25 Renville DBM, 4/26 Lac qui Parle mob. Early north 4/13 Wilkin SDM, 4/15 Otter Tail SDM, 4/20 Clay RO, DW. Peak counts 4/26 Wilkin (20) BBe, 5/21 St. Louis (24) MEv. Nested in Clay EG, WM. | ||||
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Early south 5/15 Blue Earth RJ, 5/17 Carver WM, DBM and Dakota DBS, PBu. Early north 5/20 Cass SCM, 5/22 Otter Tail DN, 5/31 St. Louis mob. Peak counts 5/17 Carver (13) WM, DBM, 5/20 Scott (11) WM. | ||||
RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | Reports up: 5/24 St. Louis (2) DN, 5/29 Le Sueur (12) AH, 5/29–31 St. Louis (1–2) mob, 5/31 Polk (1) ABo, 5/31 Le Sueur (same as 5/29?) DS. | ||||
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early south 5/5 Olmsted (peak of 6) DA, BE, 5/11 Rock (4) PS, 5/13 Houston (2) PS. All north reports: 5/22 Wilkin DN, 5/31 Clearwater ABo. | ||||
Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early south 5/17 Dakota TT, 5/18 Lac qui Parle (12) PS, 5/23 Benton RJ. Early north 5/18 St. Louis TW, 5/31 Clearwater ABo. Peak 5/31 St. Louis (15) mob. | ||||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early south 4/16 McLeod RJ, 4/19 Hennepin SC, 5/12 Jackson PS. Early north 5/18 Roseau NJ, 5/20 Wadena PBi. Peak count of 50 on 5/21 Sherburne fide AH and 5/24 Anoka DZ. | ||||
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Few reports. Early south 4/12 Jackson HT, 4/26 Lac qui Parle TT and Stevens ABo. Early north 4/27 Aitkin WN, 5/20 Wadena PBi, 5/27 Pine AH, PH. Peak 5/18 Big Stone (11) LE. | ||||
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early south 5/3 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/6 Blue Earth MF and Rice TBo. Early north 5/20 Wadena PBi, 5/24 Kanabec CM and St. Louis DN. Peak 5/31 Nicollet (350) DS. | ||||
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Early south 5/5 Olmsted DA, BE, scattered reports on 5/10, peak 5/11 Rock (25) PS. All north reports: 5/22 Wilkin DN, 5/31 Clearwater ABo. | ||||
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early south 4/5 Lac qui Parle DN, 4/12 Jackson KE, 4/14 Le Sueur RJ. Early north 4/30 Aitkin WN, 5/16 Kanabec CM, 5/20 Wadena PBi. Peak 4/26 Lac qui Parle (48) TT. | ||||
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early south 4/26 Yellow Medicine DBM, 5/7 Rice TBo. Early north 5/6 Cass SCM, 5/20 Wadena PBi, 5/24 St. Louis DN. Apparently scarce; peak 5/18–25 Big Stone (8) LE. | ||||
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early south 4/26 Lac qui Parle WM, 5/3 Houston DN, 5/5 Olmsted DA, BE. Early north 5/16 Kanabec CM, 5/17 Roseau NJ, 5/18 Clay PP. Peak 5/14 Winona (17) AH, PS. | ||||
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | Early south 4/27 Hennepin ABo, 5/5 Mower RRK and Olmsted DA, BE. No reports north. Peak 5/12 Jackson (14) PS. | ||||
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Early south 3/22 Hennepin DN and Olmsted DA, BE, 3/26 Brown BBo. Early north 3/27 Todd JSK/SDu, 3/31 Becker BBe, 4/1 Aitkin WN and Kanabec CM. | ||||
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Early south 3/26 Hennepin SC, 3/30 Murray ND. Early north 4/13 St. Louis JN and Wadena PBi. Peak counts 4/12–19 Olmsted (max. 70) mob, 4/22 St. Louis (43) JN. | ||||
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Early south 4/25 Lac qui Parle RH, 4/26 Yellow Medicine WM. Early north 5/3 Kanabec CM, 5/7 Mahnomen GS, 5/10 Clay CN. Peak 5/14 Winona (30) AH, PS. | ||||
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Early south 4/19 Hennepin SC, 4/26 Lac qui Parle TT, RH, 4/29 Dakota DBS. Early north 4/30 Aitkin WN, 5/8 Beltrami DJo, Kanabec CM. | ||||
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Early south 4/5 Lac qui Parle PJ, DN, 4/12 Hennepin SC, 4/13 McLeod TT. Early north 4/6 Kanabec CM, 4/19 Aitkin WN, 4/26 Wadena PBi. Peak 5/14 Winona (75) AH, PS. | ||||
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Early south 4/26 Yellow Medicine ABo, 4/27 Hennepin mob and Olmsted (2) DA, BE. Early north 5/5 Hoyt Lakes, St. Louis Co. (9) AE, NJ, 5/17 Becker SDM. Unusual report 5/31 Duluth (1–2) mob. Total at least 38 birds in 13 counties. | ||||
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Early south 4/3 Olmsted DA, BE, 4/4 Houston FL and Martin RJ. Early north 4/19 Aitkin PP, 4/20 Marshall SCM and Wilkin SDM. Peak 5/10 Big Stone (36) LE. | ||||
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Early south 5/3 Le Sueur PJ, 5/4 Sibley KE, 5/5 Olmsted DA, BE. Early north 5/9 Aitkin WN, 5/17 Roseau NJ. Peak 5/18 Roseau (>100) NJ. | ||||
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | Scarce again this spring. All reports: 5/17 Carver DBM and Winona HT, 5/18 Stearns OJ and Lac qui Parle DT, 5/19 Kandiyohi RJF. Only north report 5/31 Duluth (1) mob. | ||||
Jaegers | |||||
Stercorarius jaeger (Stercorarius sp.) | Unidentified jaeger 5/23 St. Louis DRa. | ||||
Gulls, Terns | |||||
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early south 4/4 Watonwan RJ, 4/5 Dakota TT and Lac qui Parle DN, PJ, 4/12 Jackson MBW. Early north 4/20 Todd JSK/SDu, 4/24 Crow Wing WB, 4/29 St. Louis TW. Peak count on 4/21 Wabasha (650) KB. | ||||
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | All reports: 5/15 on Blue Earth/Faribault county line (adult at Minnesota Lake) RJ, 5/19 Big Stone (immature on Louisburg Road, The Loon 69:227–228) LE, 5/30–6/2 Wright (Pelican Lake) ABo, mob. | ||||
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Early south 4/13 Watonwan TEB, 4/15 Cottonwood ED, 4/17 Blue Earth MF. Early north 4/20 Kittson PS and Otter Tail SDM. Unusual report 5/31 Duluth (1) BY et al. | ||||
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Reported from 31 south and 20 north counties. Peak 4/10 Dakota (16,000–17,000) KB. | ||||
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from 18 south and 15 north counties. Early south 3/11 Renville KB. Early north 3/11 St. Louis NJ. Peak 3/29 Koochiching (1,200) PS. | ||||
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) | Reported 3/25 (earliest date on record) Dakota (adult at Spring Lake) KB, 4/6 Isanti (first-year bird in Athens Twp.) KB, 4/21 Dakota (Pine Bend, different adult) KB. | ||||
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | Many south reports: 3/22 Goodhue BL, 3/27–4/11 Dakota (3 immatures, 1 adult) KB, DBS, 3/29 Carver RJ, 3/30 Hennepin (max. 3) DC, PJ, 4/12 Jackson (two at Illinois Lake) KE et al., 4/13 Jackson (one third-year at Round Lake) KB. Only north report 4/10 St. Louis TW. | ||||
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 4/21 Faribault RJ, 5/7 Hennepin WM, 5/15 Scott RH. Early north 5/5 Kanabec CM, 5/6 Cass SCM, 5/10 Aitkin WN. Peak 5/17 Dakota (40) TT. | ||||
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Early south 5/7 Lac qui Parle FE, 5/8 Kandiyohi RJF and Nicollet MF. Early north 5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/17 Cass CN. Peak 5/24 Marshall (600–800 at Agassiz NWR) mob. | ||||
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Early south 4/25 Lac qui Parle RH, 4/28 Cottonwood ED, 5/4 Jackson MJC. Early north 5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/16 Becker RJ, 5/18 St. Louis TW. | ||||
ARCTIC TERN (Sterna paradisaea) | Reported 5/29 from Park Point, St. Louis Co. (second-summer) KE, DBe. | ||||
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Early south 4/19 Big Stone PJ, Carver RJ, Hennepin SC, WM, and Lyon PJ. Early north 5/1 Becker BBe, 5/6 Crow Wing PP and Otter Tail GS. | ||||
Loons | |||||
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | All reports: 5/24–6/1 St. Louis (max 5) mob. | ||||
Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Reported from 20 south and 31 north counties. Early south 3/29 Winona PJ, DN and Dakota KB. Early north 4/1 Kanabec CM. | ||||
Cormorants | |||||
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Reported from 60 counties. Early north 3/20 Otter Tail SDM (ten-year median 4/1). | ||||
Pelicans | |||||
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Reported from 53 counties. Overwintered in Freeborn ABa. Probably overintered in Dakota DN, DZ. (Ten-year median arrival 3/27). Early north 4/6 St. Louis KE (ten-year median 4/8). | ||||
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Reported from 8 south and 12 north counties. Early south 4/5 Hennepin TT and Dodge THF. Early north 4/26 Wadena PBi, 4/27 Aitkin WN, 4/28 Kanabec CM. | ||||
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | All reports: 5/10 Lincoln PS and Lyon RgS. | ||||
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Reported from 67 counties. | ||||
Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Reported from 36 south and 11 north counties. Early south 3/20 Goodhue DN and Dakota SC, 3/21 Houston DN, 3/22 Rice RJ. Early north 3/26 Becker (30) BBe, 3/30 St. Louis CL. Peak 5/17 Douglas (100) SWa. | ||||
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | Only report: 5/1 Hennepin DBM. | ||||
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | No reports. | ||||
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | Reported from only seven counties. All south reports: 5/10 Big Stone (28) LE, 5/18 Big Stone (3) LE, 5/24 Freeborn ABa, 5/26 Kandiyohi RJF. All north reports: 5/10 Becker (6) BBe, 5/24 Traverse (15) WM and Wilkin (1) WM. | ||||
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Reported from 29 counties. Most reports were from 5/4–18. | ||||
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Reported from 24 counties. Early south 4/3 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/9 Douglas SWa. | ||||
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | No reports. | ||||
New World Vultures | |||||
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Reported from a total of 49 counties. Early north 3/27 St. Louis TW, 3/31 Carlton, 4/1 Becker (2) BBe (ten-year median early date 4/2). | ||||
Osprey | |||||
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Reported from 40 counties. Early north 3/28 Hubbard HJF, 3/29 Aitkin WN (ten-year median early date 4/1). At nest 4/21 St. Louis AE, 4/22 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/12 Hubbard RSM, 5/14 Winona AH, PS, 5/22 Mahnomen BK. | ||||
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | All reports: 3/9 St. Louis BY, 3/18 St. Louis BY, 3/29 Watonwan (4) DBr, 4/2 Stearns MJ/DT, 4/11 St. Louis (6) FN. | ||||
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Reported from 63 counties. | ||||
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Reported from 45 counties. | ||||
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Reported from 42 counties. Early south 3/2 Waseca JZ (ten-year median early date 3/7). Early north 3/18 Becker BBe. At nest 4/13 Hennepin DZ, 5/31 McLeod RbS. | ||||
American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Two reports south: 3/28 Rice JL, 4/18 Chisago SWe. Reported from five counties north. | ||||
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Reported from 63 counties. At nest 4/2 Mahnomen BK, 4/9 Becker BK, 4/28 Renville JL, 4/29 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/10 Hennepin DZ, 5/17 Becker SL, 5/24 Sherburne DJe, 5/30 Renville JL. | ||||
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Reported from 17 south and 10 north counties. Early north 3/16 Becker BBe. Unusual records north 3/28 Clay DW and 5/31 St. Louis FN. | ||||
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Reported in 27 south and 20 north counties. | ||||
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Reported from 18 south and 4 north counties, including 5/20 St. Louis FN. Early north 3/31 Clay RO, 4/8 Pine SL, 4/20 Wilkin SDM. | ||||
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Reported from 66 counties. Early north 3/3 (overwintered?) Morrison WB. At nest 5/24 Todd JSK/SDu. Unusual local concentration 3/31 Otter Tail (332) SDM. | ||||
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Reported from 27 counties. Peak 4/20 Roseau (32) PS. | ||||
FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | All reports: 5/10 Lincoln (Tyler) PS, 5/12 Jackson (Delafield Twp.) PS, 5/18 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) AH, PH, PS. | ||||
Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reported from only eight counties south and Todd in the north. | ||||
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Reported from 27 south and 7 north counties. Nested in Fillmore RJ, Hennepin SC. | ||||
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Second largest documented invasion on record (The Loon 69:114–124). Peak 3/6 western Minnesota (20) RG, RJ, SDM (The Loon 69:153–155). Late south 4/3 Lincoln fide RgS, 4/4 Mower fide AH, 5/18 Mille Lacs (Long Siding) fide KE. Late north 5/22 Duluth fide KE, 5/27 Roseau fide PS. | ||||
Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | Second largest documented invasion on record (The Loon 69:114–124). Many north reports, including 3/7 Marshall (near Holt) SKS. Late north 5/25–26 Roseau (Highway 310, relocated in June) mob, 5/26 Lake of the Woods (Hogsback-O'Brien Trail) CMa. | ||||
BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | Reported 5/31 Duluth (40th Avenue West/Erie Pier) PS et al. (The Loon 69:168–169). | ||||
Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from 17 south and 8 north counties. | ||||
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | Third largest irruption on record (The Loon 69:114–124). Many south reports this spring: Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington. Late south 4/2 Hennepin (Maple Grove) MSf, 4/4 Washington mob, 4/4–7 Hennepin (Westwood Hills) MOe, 4/12 Sherburne fide PS. | ||||
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | All reports: 3/29 Rock WM, 3/30 Scott (3) fide AH, 4/15 Kandiyohi RJF, 5/30 Clearwater ABo, 5/31 St. Louis mob. | ||||
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | All reports: 3/21 Hennepin (Hyland Park) LE, 3/22 Hennepin (airport) SC, 3/30 Big Stone (Malta Twp.) LE, 3/30 Wilkin SDM, late March Winona fide AH, 4/8 Olmsted RSi et al., 4/11–17 Aitkin WN, 4/13 Otter Tail SDM, 4/16 St. Louis TW, 4/21 Blue Earth RJ, 4/27 Hennepin TT, 4/29 Duluth FN. | ||||
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | Largest irruption on record with many south reports (The Loon 69:125–129). Reported through 3/22 at Springbrook Nature Center, Anoka Co. (The Loon 69:111–113). Despite high mortality during the 1996–97 irruption, 44 Boreal Owls were detected by Bill Lane during standardized surveys this spring in northeast Minnesota (The Loon 69:145–150). 3/1-31 Todd ph. JSK (The Loon 69:198). Record high total of 263 Boreal Owls during their 1996-1997 irruption (The Loon 69:125-129). | ||||
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Only reports: 3/15 Kandiyohi RJF, 3/23 Lake DV, plus three different birds in St. Louis. | ||||
Kingfishers | |||||
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Reported from 35 counties south. Early north 3/29 Todd JSK/SDu, 4/6 Cass SCM, 4/7 Morrison WB. | ||||
Woodpeckers | |||||
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Reported from 29 south and 10 north counties. Attempted nesting in Nicollet (evicted from cavity by starlings) LF. | ||||
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from 29 south and 8 north counties. Unusual report 5/23 Lake (Tettegouche State Park) DV. | ||||
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Early south 3/30 Mower RSe, 4/1 Ramsey RH, 4/3 Dakota DBS. Early north 3/31 St. Louis JN, 4/5 Wadena PBi, 4/6 Beltrami SCM. | ||||
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | No reports. | ||||
Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | Only report: 5/31 St. Louis AH, PH, PS. | ||||
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Reported from 29 south and 16 north counties. | ||||
Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Reported from 29 south and 19 north counties. | ||||
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Reported from 38 south counties. Early north 3/30 Morrison MJ/DT and Wilkin SDM. | ||||
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from 22 south and 19 north counties. | ||||
Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Reported from 68 counties. Several observers south noted lower numbers than usual. | ||||
Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Reported from 17 counties. Overwintered in Duluth. Early north 3/1 (overwintered?) Clay RK. Late south 5/12 Houston RJ, 5/24 Hennepin DBM. Noteworthy reports 3/9 Clay SDM and 3/30 Wilkin SDM both of adult male richardsonii. | ||||
GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | Only documented report: 3/2 Beltrami (Waskish) DJo. | ||||
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Some birds overwintered. Reported from 16 counties. Early north 3/14 St. Louis ME, 3/17 St. Louis TW, 3/23 Morrison MJ/DT. | ||||
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | Only reports: 3/22 Marshall (Agassiz NWR) JJ, SKS, 4/26 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/20 (ties latest date north) Marshall (Warren lagoons) CMa. | ||||
Flycatchers | |||||
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Early south 5/6 Rice TBo, 5/10 Goodhue HH. Early north 4/28 (second earliest north) Beltrami SCM, 5/10 Becker BBe, 5/16 Kanabec CM. | ||||
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Early south 5/10 Lac qui Parle (3) BL, TT, 5/17 Murray ND. Early north 5/16 Clay RJ, 5/24 Traverse WM and Clay TBr. Unusual report of at least 21 birds in a single flock and a total of 26 on 5/25 Lake of the Woods (near Rocky Point) DBe, PS et al. Grand total 17 records of 49 individuals (20 records of 33 birds l.y.). | ||||
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Early south 5/9 Waseca JSe, 5/10 Rice JL and Lyon RgS. Early north 5/9 Douglas SWa, 5/10 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/15 Aitkin WN. | ||||
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 5/10 Washington DN, 5/14 Mower (2) RJe, 5/15 Cottonwood ED. Early north 5/17 St. Louis ME and Aitkin WN, 5/18 Clearwater SDM. | ||||
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Early south 5/6 Fillmore NO, 5/9 Dodge THF, 5/10 Rice JL. Early north 5/18 Becker BBe, 5/24 Douglas SWa and Wadena PBi, 5/25 Beltrami DJo. | ||||
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | All reports: 5/12 Fillmore NO, 5/22 Brown JSp, 5/23–25 Hennepin TT, 5/24 Dakota TT, 5/25–26 Fillmore NO, 5/27 Brown JSp. Note: Only those records of singing/calling Empidonax flycatchers (as indicated on the Seasonal Report forms) are included in this report. | ||||
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | Only reports (both from Elm Creek Park Preserve, most likely the same bird): 5/24 Hennepin SC, 5/27 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | All reports south: 5/18 Hennepin (2) TT, 5/24 Hennepin SC, 5/25 Brown JSp, 5/26 Hennepin TT, 5/31 Brown JSp. Early north 5/15 Cass EP, 5/30 St. Louis (2) WM. | ||||
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | All reports: 5/8 Hennepin OJ, 5/15 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/18 Hennepin TT, 5/24 Hennepin PBu, 5/26 Dakota TT and Hennepin SC, 5/30 Dakota TT. | ||||
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Early south 5/1 Cottonwood ED, 5/5 Hennepin TT and Fillmore NO. Only north report: 5/15 Cass EP. | ||||
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Early south 3/27 Houston EMF and Rice TBo, 3/28 Freeborn ABa, 3/29 Anoka JH, Brown JSp and Dakota KB, TT. Early north 3/28 Todd JSK/SDu, 3/30 Kanabec BA, 3/31 Aitkin WN and Crow Wing PP. Nested in Stearns MJ/DT. | ||||
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | Only report: 4/27 Clay (Keene Twp., The Loon 69:226) CF. | ||||
Vireos | |||||
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | All reports: 5/15 Houston (2) DV, 5/18 Dakota TT, 5/19 Dakota SWe. | ||||
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Early south 5/2 Hennepin WM, 5/10 Hennepin SC and Rice JL. Early north 5/16 Morrison WB, 5/17 Aitkin WN and Kanabec CM. | ||||
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 5/3 Houston DN, 5/5 Rice TBo and Hennepin DZ. Early north 5/6 Kanabec CM, 5/10 Morrison MJ/DT and Crow Wing PP. Late south 5/26 Hennepin SC, 5/30 Hennepin KRv, 5/31 Brown JSp. | ||||
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 5/10 Hennepin SC, 5/13 Le Sueur MF, 5/15 Waseca RJ. Early north 5/23 Otter Tail SDM, 5/24 St. Louis TW and Wadena PBi. Late south 5/28 Hennepin TT, 5/31 Hennepin (2) SC, 5/31 Lyon RgS. | ||||
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Early south 5/9 Dakota TT and Goodhue RJ, 5/10 Rice JL. Early north 5/17 Aitkin WN, 5/18 St. Louis AE, 5/19 Becker TEB. | ||||
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Early south 5/12 Fillmore NO, 5/14 Winona AH, PS, 5/17 Carver WM. Early north 5/10 Morrison MJ/DT, 5/16 Carlton ESH, 5/21 Kanabec CM. | ||||
Shrikes | |||||
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Early south 3/11 Rice FKS, 3/18 Le Sueur SWe, 3/20 Hennepin fide AH. All north reports: 3/31 Clay (1) RO, 5/9–18 Clay mob. Reported from the following counties: Blue Earth, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota (nested — incubating on 4/28 TT), Freeborn, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, and Scott. Total of at least 27 birds (minimum of 35 l.y.). Reported from only 12 counties, down from the five-year spring average of 20. | ||||
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Late south 3/23 Nicollet BBo, 3/30 Stearns MJ/DT, 4/10 Rice OR. Late north 3/30 Aitkin SC, WN, 4/1 Aitkin CB. | ||||
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported throughout the period from the following seven counties: Aitkin, Cass, Clearwater, Itasca, Koochiching, Pine and St. Louis. Probable nesting in Cass EP. | ||||
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported throughout the state. | ||||
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported throughout the period from the following nine counties: Aitkin, Becker, Clay, Kittson, Koochiching, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, and St. Louis. | ||||
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported throughout the state. | ||||
Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported throughout the normal range; plus 4/21 Stearns BBo, 5/14 Sherburne (2) RJ. Reported nesting 5/8 St. Louis (White Lake) JN. | ||||
Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Reported throughout the state. | ||||
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Reported throughout the normal range. | ||||
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | All reports: (no dates, but seen almost daily) Houston EMF, 3/1 Fillmore NO, 3/1–5/15 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/10 Olmsted CH, 5/18 Nicollet SWe. | ||||
Larks | |||||
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported throughout the state. Peak count 3/1 Becker (4,728) BBe. | ||||
Martins, Swallows | |||||
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Early south 4/27 Rice TBo, 4/28 Anoka TBr, 5/1 Le Sueur RJ. Early north 5/8 Kanabec CM, 5/9 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/10 Clay RO/DWi. | ||||
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Early south 3/21 Houston DN, 3/25 Houston EMF, 3/28 Hennepin SC. Early north 4/3 Aitkin CB, 4/13 Otter Tail SDM, 4/16 Morrison WB. | ||||
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Early south 4/16 Washington TEB, 4/18 Anoka KB, 4/19 Hennepin RH. Early north 4/21 Otter Tail SDM, 4/25 St. Louis AE, 4/26 Aitkin WN. | ||||
Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Early south 4/13 Cottonwood ED, 4/19 Kandiyohi RJF and Freeborn ABa. Early north 4/20 Aitkin WN, 4/21 Becker BBe, 4/25 Aitkin PJ. | ||||
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Early south 4/11 Nicollet DS, 4/19 Hennepin and McLeod RJ. Early north 4/20 Otter Tail SDM, 4/26 St. Louis NJ, 4/29 Cass SCM. | ||||
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Early south 4/27 Anoka DN, 5/1 Washington WL, 5/3 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/3 Aitkin WN, 5/5 Pine DZ, 5/8 Kanabec CM. | ||||
Kinglets | |||||
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 3/3 (ties earliest date on record) Anoka TBr, 3/28 Brown JSp and Fillmore NO. Early north 3/28 Clay RO/DWi, 4/2 Aitkin WN and St. Louis TW. Late south 5/20 Scott WM, 5/21 Hennepin SC, 5/24 Anoka DZ. | ||||
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 3/20 Brown JSp, 3/27 Scott RH, 3/28 Mower RJe. Early north 3/9 (earliest north date on record, but more likely an overwintering bird) Aitkin WN, 3/22 Aitkin SC, 3/28 Morrison WB. Late south 4/26 Anoka JH, 5/4 Jackson (2) MJC, 5/10 Olmsted CH. | ||||
Waxwings | |||||
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | All reports: 3/2 St. Louis (50) ME, 3/3 Morrison WB, 3/5 Beltrami (40) DJo, 3/9 Aitkin WN, 3/22 Beltrami (20) DJo, 3/23 Pennington JJo, 4/3 Beltrami (80) DJo. | ||||
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Reported throughout the state. | ||||
Nuthatches | |||||
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported primarily in the north. Very scarce in the south. | ||||
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported throughout the state. | ||||
Creepers | |||||
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Reported throughout the state. Mid-March reports from Lake Co. (DV) and Duluth (JN) probably referred to overwintering birds. Late south 5/16 Dakota TT and Washington DS, 5/21 Rice TBo. | ||||
Gnatcatchers | |||||
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Early south 4/27 Freeborn ABa and Houston EMF, 5/1 Washington TEB. Early north 5/15 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/19 Morrison WB, 5/20 Kanabec CM. | ||||
Wrens | |||||
ROCK WREN (Salpinctes obsoletus) | Only report: 5/5–6 Hennepin (Minnesota River Valley NWR) TT, mob. | ||||
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | No reports. | ||||
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Early south 5/3 Houston EMF, Fillmore RJ and Anoka JH. Early north 5/5 Kanabec CM, 5/6 St. Louis ME, 5/9 Becker BK. | ||||
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 3/27 Fillmore NO, 4/1 Rice TBo, 4/3 Brown JSp. Early north 4/1 Cook OSL, 4/2 Crow Wing PP, 4/4 Aitkin WN. | ||||
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Early south 5/6 Hennepin SC and Rice TBo, 5/9 Waseca JSe. Early north 4/25 (second earliest north) Aitkin WN, 5/10 Kanabec CM, 5/16 Otter Tail TEB. | ||||
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Early south 3/27 (most likely an overwintering bird) Hennepin DBM, 4/20 Carver DBM, 5/7 Hennepin TT, 5/9 Waseca JSe. Early north 5/10 Aitkin WN, 5/17 Becker TEB, 5/19 Marshall NJ. | ||||
Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Early south 5/2 Hennepin TBr, 5/5 Anoka TBr, 5/6 Brown JSp. Early north 5/11 Kanabec CM, 5/13 Hubbard RSm, 5/17 Becker TEB. | ||||
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Early south 4/6 Mower RRK, 4/8 Hennepin SC, 4/25 Brown RJ. Early north 4/29 Otter Tail SDM, 5/4 Kanabec CN, 5/6 St. Louis SS. | ||||
SAGE THRASHER (Oreoscoptes montanus) | Only report: 5/1–4 (seventh state record) Anoka JHa, mob. | ||||
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | All reports: 5/8 Murray (Moulton Township.) ND, 5/12 Dakota (2) CSm, fide AH, 5/23 Hennepin (near Rogers Township) TBr, 5/24 Olmsted BBr, 5/25 Cook fide KE, 5/31 St. Louis (Meadowlands) mob. | ||||
Starlings | |||||
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Reported throughout the state. | ||||
Thrushes | |||||
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Early south 3/7 Freeborn ABa, 3/8 Houston EMF, 3/9 Rice OR. Early north 3/22 Becker BBe and Kanabec BA, 3/23 Morrison MJ/DT and Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | All reports: 3/23 Freeborn (Myre Big Island State Park) ABa, 3/30 Jackson (male on east side of Heron Lake, along Co. Road 24) KB, 4/9 Jackson (Hwy 71/Co. Road 4) CMa, 5/7–24 (nested with a female Eastern Bluebird behind Calgary Lutheran Church in Bemidji) Beltrami mob. | ||||
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | All reports: 3/20 Sibley RJ, 4/13 Otter Tail (Maplewood State Park) fide SDM. | ||||
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Early south 4/28 Ramsey RH, 5/10 Kandiyohi RJF, 5/12 Jackson PS. Early north 5/12 Kanabec CM, 5/14 Clay MRN, 5/17 Aitkin WN. | ||||
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Early south 5/5 Hennepin TT and Rice TBo, 5/6 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/19 Marshall NJ, 5/20 Otter Tail SDM, 5/21 Cass GS. | ||||
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 4/28 Ramsey RH, 5/1 Cottonwood ED and Washington TEB. Early north 4/29 Beltrami SCM, 5/6 Crow Wing PP and Kanabec CM. Late south 5/30 Dakota TT, 5/31 Hennepin SC, DZ. | ||||
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 3/4 (possibly an overwintering bird) Anoka TBr, 3/29 Hennepin SWe/MBr, 4/1 Hennepin HT, 4/4 Brown JSp. Early north 3/29 Clay RO/DWi, | ||||
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Early south 5/9 Rice TBo, 5/10 Rice JL, 5/14 Mower RRK. Early north 5/14 Aitkin CB, 5/16 Kanabec CM, 5/18 Aitkin CB. First county record 5/16 Kandiyohi RJF. Reported nesting 5/20 Scott (Murphy-Hanrahan Park) WM, EG. | ||||
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported throughout the state. | ||||
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | All reports: 3/5–10 Becker BBe, overwintered through 4/6 Aitkin fide CB, overwintered through 4/7 Kanabec CM. | ||||
Old World Sparrows | |||||
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 36 south and 18 north counties. | ||||
Pipits | |||||
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early south (only report) 4/26 Yellow Medicine ABo. Early north 4/19 Wilkin DS, 5/9 Douglas SWa, 5/12 Lake GS. Late south 5/16 Hennepin TT, 5/21 Dakota TT. Late north 5/16 Wadena RJ, 5/18 St. Louis TW, 5/26 Marshall KE. | ||||
Finches | |||||
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Reported from 13 north counties. | ||||
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | All reports: 3/1 Beltrami SCM, 3/2 Aitkin WN and Beltrami (2) DJo, 3/23 St. Louis (2) NJ, 3/29 St. Louis SL. | ||||
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | Reported from 32 south and 21 north counties. | ||||
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from 18 counties north. Unusually large numbers were present throughout the season in Beltrami DJo and Lake DV. Late south 5/3 Brown JSp and Olmsted DA, BE, 5/6 Fillmore NO, 5/7 Houston EMF. | ||||
Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | All reports: “late March” St. Louis fide KE, 3/30 Lake of the Woods PS and Washington DS, 4/26 St. Louis ME, 5/10 Becker (2) BBe. | ||||
Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) | No reports. | ||||
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | All south reports: 3/28 Scott (12) WM, 4/12 Jackson (2) KE. North reports from Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Morrison, Roseau, St. Louis and Wadena counties, evenly spread throughout the spring season. | ||||
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Reported from Aitkin, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Morrison, and St. Louis counties through early May, then 5/21–25 Cook OSL, 5/25 Roseau (6–8) MBW. | ||||
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from 7 south and 18 north counties. Large numbers were found in St. Louis (AE), but siskins were scarce in the southern part of the state (mob). | ||||
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from 36 south and 22 north counties. | ||||
Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Late south 5/3 Lac qui Parle PJ, 5/13 Spring Lake Park, Dakota Co. DZ, 5/17 (second latest date south) Vermillion Twp., Dakota Co. (41–44) PBu, DBS, TT. Late north 5/12 Lake GS, 5/16 Becker SL, 5/18 St. Louis TW. | ||||
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | Early north 4/25 Clay RO, DWi. | ||||
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | No reports. | ||||
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Late south 3/26 Rice JL, 3/30 Carver DBM, 4/11 Hennepin TT. Late north 4/10 St. Louis JN, TW, 4/16 Aitkin CB, 5/17 Douglas SWa. | ||||
Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Early south 4/27 Rice JL, 5/15 Wabasha (10) PS, 5/17 Dakota PBu, DBS, TT. Early north 5/10 Clay RO, DWi, 5/17 Becker SL and Roseau NJ. | ||||
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Early south 4/26 Anoka JH and Goodhue BL, 5/3 Wabasha DN. All north reports: 5/10 Becker BBe, 5/17 Clay GN, 5/19 Kittson GS, 5/26 Roseau PS et al. | ||||
LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | No reports. | ||||
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Overwintered through 3/29 Hennepin TT. Early south 3/21 Olmsted DA, BE, 4/1 Freeborn ABa and Mower RRK. Early north 4/6 Hubbard HJF, 4/15 Beltrami SCM, 4/18 Kanabec CM and Todd JSK/SDu. Peak number 5/10 Becker (106) BBe. | ||||
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Early south 4/15 Stearns MJ/DT, 4/27 Cottonwood ED, 4/29 Fillmore NO. Early north 5/7 Cass GS and Kanabec CM, 5/8 Aitkin WN. Peak number 5/20 Lyon (24 in one yard) RgS. | ||||
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Early south 4/2 Houston EMF, 4/5 Dakota PBu, TT and Hennepin OJ. All north reports: 5/10 Becker BBe, 5/27 Pine (nest with four eggs) AH, PH. | ||||
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Overwintered through 3/1 Houston EMF. Early south 3/13 Fillmore NO, 3/15 Freeborn ABa. Early north 3/27 Otter Tail SDM, 3/30 Aitkin WN, 4/1 Morrison WB and Todd JSK,SDu. Late south 4/28 Houston EMF, 5/4 Washington DS, 5/27 (latest date in the state, details requested) Watonwan DBr. Late north 5/12 Cook OSL, 5/13 Hubbard RSm. | ||||
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | Late south 4/29 Nicollet LF, 5/1 Hennepin KR and Houston EMF. Late north 4/29 Lake DV and St. Louis TW, 5/4 Aitkin CB. | ||||
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Peak movement between 3/20 and 4/10, with largest numbers (1,000s) reported on 3/30 Big Stone LE. Late south 5/9 Hennepin TT, 5/14 Lyon RgS, 5/17 Washington WL. Reported from 20 counties north. The “Oregon” race reported 3/28 Dakota DBS, 3/28–31 Washington WL, 3/30 Mower RJe. | ||||
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Birds were two weeks late, south and north, then appeared everywhere quickly. Early south 5/2 Rice TBo and Washington DS, 5/3 in three more counties. One overwintered in St. Louis fide KE. Early north 5/3 Beltrami SCM, 5/5 Kanabec CM and Otter Tail SDM. Late south 5/22 Lac qui Parle FE, 5/27 Brown JSp. Late north 5/24 Aitkin CB, Clearwater TBr and Marshall mob. | ||||
Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | One overwintered at a feeder through 4/29 Winona GJ. Presumably overwintering birds: 3/1 Lyon RgS, 3/2 Anoka SC, 3/26 Hennepin fide AH. Early south 4/28 Mower RRK, 4/30 Houston EMF. Early north 5/6 Aitkin WN, 5/7 Mahnomen GS, 5/8 Hubbard HJF and Morrison WB. Widespread this spring, showing up in 28 south and 17 north counties. Peak numbers 5/10–12 when PS found 112 in four southwestern counties. Late south 5/20 Hennepin PJ, TT, 5/21 Brown JSp and Scott WM. Late north 5/23 Wilkin GS, 5/25 Lake of the Woods PS, 5/26 St. Louis SL. | ||||
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Overwintered in Hennepin TT, Washington WL, and until 3/23 St. Louis fide KE. Other south sightings began 4/12 Lyon RgS, 4/14 Olmsted DA, BE. Early north 4/19 Aitkin WN, 4/20 Crow Wing PP. Peak number 4/30 Fillmore (75+) NO. Late south 5/25 Brown JSp, 5/29 Washington DS. | ||||
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Early south 3/31 McLeod RJ, 4/2 Dakota fide AH. Early north 4/7 Morrison WB, 4/18 Wadena PBi, 4/20 Otter Tail SDM. Peak number 5/10 Becker (27) BBe. | ||||
LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Early south 4/4 (second earliest date south) Blue Earth MF, 5/14 Brown JSp, 5/18 Anoka JBe and Renville AH, PH, PS. Early north 4/30 Carlton LW, 5/16 Clay SL, 5/17 Aitkin WN. Late migrants 5/28 Lincoln (4) RJ. | ||||
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | All reports: 5/6 Lyon RgS, 5/17 Winona CS, 5/24 Aitkin WN. Breeding birds in northwestern Minnesota were late arriving on territory (MBW). | ||||
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | All reports: 5/24 Blazing Star Prairie, Clay Co. TBr, 5/29 O. L. Kipp State Park, Winona Co. CS. | ||||
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Early south 4/5 Hennepin TT, 4/8 Brown JSp, 4/13 Washington DS. Early north 4/14 Kanabec CM, 4/20 Todd JSK/SDu, 4/24 Pennington DJo and St. Louis AE. | ||||
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Early north 3/21 Morrison WB, 3/30 Otter Tail SDM, 4/2 Aitkin CB and St.Louis JN, TW. Reported from 38 south counties beginning 3/1, but with a major movement into the region around 3/20. | ||||
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Birds were two weeks later than usual, north and south, but left the south on time. Early south 4/17 Blue Earth MF, 4/26 Lyon RgS, 4/28 Freeborn ABa. Early north 5/6 Clay CN, Kanabec CM and Otter Tail SDM. Late south 5/24 Dakota TT and Hennepin PJ, 5/28 Brown JSp. | ||||
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Early south 3/27 Rice RJ, 4/1 Hennepin TT, 4/6 Dakota DBS. Early north 4/18 Becker (5) BBe, 4/25 Carlton LW, 4/26 Aitkin WN. | ||||
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) | All reports: overwintered through mid-March at Assisi Heights Convent in Rochester, Olmsted Co. fide AH, 5/10 Lyon RbS, RgS, 5/14 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Early south 4/20 Houston EMF, 4/23 Washington TEB, 4/27 Fillmore NO. Early north 5/5 Kanabec CM, 5/7 Hubbard GS. Peak numbers 5/18 Beltrami (20+) DJo. | ||||
Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | No reports. | ||||
Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Early south 3/29 Hennepin OJ, 4/5 Waseca JZ, 4/10 Murray ND. Early north 4/25 Otter Tail KKW, 4/26 Aitkin WN, Douglas SWa and Wadena PBi. | ||||
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Early south 5/6 Carver RH and Fillmore NO, 5/9 Olmsted DA, BE. Early north 5/10 Aitkin WN, Becker BBe and Todd JSK/SDu. | ||||
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Early south 3/10 Olmsted DA, BE, 3/15 Freeborn ABa, 3/18 Houston EMF. Early north 3/27 Aitkin WN and Morrison WB, 3/30 Carlton LW and Kanabec CM. Reported from 24 counties south. | ||||
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Early south 3/8 Murray ND, 3/10 Blue Earth MF and Jackson MJC. Early north 3/26 Todd JSK/SDu, 3/27 Clay CN and Norman BK. Reported from 32 counties south. Numbers were down in the southern and southwestern parts of the state (KB, RJ). | ||||
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Early south 5/8 Lyon RgS, 5/10 Lincoln PS, 5/13 Goodhue DZ. Present in seventeen counties south (more than usual) but only four north locations. All north reports: 5/17 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/20–29 Becker BBe, 5/23 Otter Tail TBr, 5/30 Morrison RJ. | ||||
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Early south 4/10 (earliest date in state) Cottonwood ED, 4/21 Mower RRK (second earliest date south), 5/6 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/7 Aitkin WN, 5/9 Kanabec CM, 5/10 Becker BBe. Peak numbers 5/19 Becker (75) BBe. | ||||
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Reported from 40 counties south. Early north 3/4 (second earliest date north) St. Louis JN, 3/8 Aitkin WN, 3/21 Crow Wing PP. | ||||
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Early south 3/16 Lac qui Parle FE, 3/21 Dakota KB, 3/26 Rock ND. Early north 4/2 Becker BBe, 4/4 Aitkin WN and St. Louis SL, 4/19 Becker BK. | ||||
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early south 3/8 Blue Earth BBo, 3/23 Dakota TT, 3/27 Brown JSp and Olmsted DA, BE. Early north 3/6 St. Louis JN, 3/9 Clay RO, DWi, 4/1 Crow Wing CB. Late south 4/26 Lac qui Parle TBr, 4/29 Fillmore NO, 5/2 Hennepin TT. Late north 4/20 Aitkin CB and Wilkin SDM, 4/21 St. Louis TW, 4/28 Kanabec CM. | ||||
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Early south 3/21 Rice (20) OR, 3/22 Freeborn ABa, 3/29 Steele DBS. Early north 4/3 Carlton LW, 4/8 St. Louis JN, 4/13 Wadena PBi. | ||||
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Reported from 42 counties south, including an overwintering individual in Hennepin. Early north 3/8 Aitkin WN, 3/22 St. Louis JN, 3/25 Mille Lacs ABo. | ||||
Warblers | |||||
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Early south 4/25 (ties second earliest date) Mower RRK, 5/3 Houston DN and Anoka SC. Early north 5/10 Beltrami DJo, St. Louis TW and Todd JSK/SDu. | ||||
WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | Only documented report: 5/27–30 (latest date on record) Ramsey JWe, mob. | ||||
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | Early south 4/23 Houston NO, 5/3 Houston DN, 5/22 Anoka TBr. No reports north. Total of sixteen birds reported from eight counties (ten birds from three counties last spring). | ||||
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 5/1 Fillmore NO, 5/2 Hennepin TT and McLeod RbS. Early north 5/5 Aitkin CB, 5/8 Kanabec CM, 5/9 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/10 Aitkin WN. Peak count of 40 on 5/14 Winona AH, PS. | ||||
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Early south 5/15 Scott RH and Hennepin SC, 5/16 Anoka JH. Early north 5/17 Aitkin WN, 5/20 (Brewster's hybrid) Kanabec CM, 5/22 Becker BBe and Kittson GS. Also reported 5/24 Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (1) MBW. | ||||
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | Early south 5/11 Houston EMF and Hennepin DZ, 5/15 Fillmore NO. Also reported 5/23+ Brown (Flandrau State Park) JSp, 5/31 Kandiyohi RJF. Only north reports: 5/27 Pine AH/PH, 5/29 Becker BBe. Peak count 5/24 Rice (7) JL. | ||||
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 4/11 Rice OR, 5/3 Kandiyohi RJFand Anoka SC. Early north 5/7 Hubbard GS, 5/8 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/9 Beltrami DJo. Peak number (25) on 5/17 Dakota BF. | ||||
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Early south 5/9 Goodhue RJ and Olmsted CH, 5/13 Goodhue DZ. No north reports. | ||||
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 5/4 Washington DS, 5/5 Fillmore NO, 5/6 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/17 Aitkin WN and Kanabec CM. Late south 5/31 Hennepin (10) SC, 5/31 Mower RJe. | ||||
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early south 4/21 Faribault RJ and Anoka DJe, 4/23 Hennepin TT. Early north 4/28 Becker BBe and Clay DJo, 5/5 Kanabec CM. Late south 5/25 Hennepin (4) SC, 5/26 Jackson MJL, 5/26 Hennepin (2) SC. Late north 5/25 Clay WM, 5/31 (ties second latest north) St. Louis AH, PH, PS. | ||||
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 5/5 Hennepin DBS, TT. Early north 5/7 Hubbard GS, 5/8 Morrison WB, 5/10 Aitkin WN and Becker BBe. High count on 5/14 Winona (22) AH, PS. | ||||
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Early south 5/9 Olmsted CH, 5/14 Winona AH, PS, 5/18 Hennepin DZ. Early north 5/20 Aitkin WN, 5/24 Beltrami SCM and Clearwater TBr. Still present in several southern counties on 5/31, including Kandiyohi RJF. | ||||
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 5/16 Houston DV, 5/17 Fillmore NO, Freeborn GS and Scott RH. Early north 5/17 Douglas SWa, 5/19 Morrison WB, 5/20 Aitkin WN. Still present in several southern counties on 5/31. | ||||
KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | Only report: 5/31 Elm Creek Park, Hennepin Co. OJ. | ||||
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Early south 5/5 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/7 Rice TBo, 5/9 Cottonwood ED and Fillmore NO. Early north 5/12 Clay RO, DWi, 5/17 Aitkin WN, 5/18 Kanabec BA and Wadena PBi. | ||||
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | All reports: 5/18–31 Murphy-Hanrahan Park, Scott Co. (up to 4 territories) mob, 5/21–23 Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, Hennepin Co. (one male feeding on insects around a deer carcass) mob, 5/22 Washington (1) DS, 5/30 Cannon River Wilderness Park, Rice Co. TBo. | ||||
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Early south 5/9 Goodhue RJ and Anoka TBr, 5/10 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/10 Morrison MJ/DT, 5/13 Hubbard RSm, 5/14 Aitkin WN. | ||||
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 5/10 Goodhue SWe, 5/11 Dakota DBS, 5/14 Mower RJe. Early north 5/11 Kanabec CM, 5/12 St. Louis TW and Beltrami DJo. Late south 5/24 Anoka (3) DZ, 5/25 Hennepin TT, 5/25 Anoka RH. | ||||
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | All reports: 5/16 Washington DS, 5/18 Nicollet and Scott DN, 5/21–24 Nicollet mob; 5/24 Freeborn ABa, Scott BF, Rice JL, and Anoka (2) DZ; 5/30 Wright (2) DZ. Twelve nesting territories reported at Murphy-Hanrahan Park (Dakota and Scott Co.) BF. | ||||
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 5/10 Rice TBo, JL , 5/10 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/14 Beltrami SCM, 5/18 Clearwater SDM, 5/19 Becker BBe and Morrison WB. Late south 5/26 Hennepin SC, 5/31 Hennepin DZ, 5/31 Kandiyohi RJF. Peaks on 5/14 Winona (10) AH, PS and 5/17 Dakota (9) BF. | ||||
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 5/8 Rice TBo and Hennepin SC, 5/10 Goodhue SWe. Early north 5/17 Aitkin CB and Kanabec CM, 5/18 Clay PP. Late south 5/29 Hennepin SC, 5/30 Mower RJe, 5/31 Mower RRK. | ||||
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 5/14 Winona AH, PS, 5/18 Hennepin HT, 5/19 Dakota SWe. Early north 5/17 Aitkin WN, 5/18 Aitkin CB and Wadena PBi. Late south 5/26 Waseca JSe, 5/29 Kandiyohi RJF, 5/31 Olmsted CH. High counts of ten on 5/24 Sherburne DJe and eight on the same date in Rice JL. | ||||
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 5/11 Hennepin SC, DZ, 5/13 Rice TBo. Early north 5/17 Aitkin WN, 5/18 Aitkin CB, 5/24 Beltrami SCM. Late south 5/31 Hennepin SC, DZ, 5/31 Mower RJe. | ||||
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Early south 5/4 Hennepin SWi, 5/5 Dakota DBS, 5/7 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/9 Douglas SWa, 5/10 Becker BBe, Clay RO/DWi and Wadena PBi. Unusual number (at least 28) on 5/14 Winona AH, PS. | ||||
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Early south 5/8 Rice TBo, 5/9 Hennepin OJ, 5/11 Hennepin SC. Early north 5/17 Kanabec CM and Aitkin WN, 5/18 Wadena PBi. | ||||
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early south 5/10 Scott RJ and Hennepin SC, WM. Early north 5/10 Wadena PBi, 5/12 Clay RO/DWi. Late south 5/30 Hennepin KRv, 5/31 Hennepin SC, CH. Late north 5/27 St. Louis AE, 5/31 Lake DV. Peak 5/24 Marshall (15) PS, mob. | ||||
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | All reports: 5/11 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/15–16 Hennepin TT, mob, 5/18 Goodhue BBa, 5/20 Hennepin HT, 5/24 St. Louis TW, 5/31 St. Louis (Sax Zim) SL, DSa. | ||||
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 4/7 (second earliest date on record) Washington DS, 4/27 Hennepin TT, 4/28 Mower RJe. Early north 4/23 Becker BBe, 4/30 Morrison WB, 5/3 Aitkin WN and Becker BK. Late south 5/24 Washington DS, 5/25 Anoka JH, 5/28 Hennepin SC. Peak count (50) on 5/9 Dakota DZ. | ||||
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 4/30 Dakota (2) TT, 5/3 Dakota DBS and Chisago RH. Early north 4/27 Aitkin WN, 5/1 Kanabec CM, 5/4 Beltrami DJo. Also reported 5/26 Big Stone (Bonanza Grove — same location as the first county record last fall) LE. | ||||
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 3/26 (ties second earliest record) Washington BL, 3/31 Dakota SWe, 4/1 Hennepin TT. Early north 4/1 (ties second earliest north) St. Louis DSa, 4/6 Aitkin CB, 4/10 St. Louis TW. Late south 5/26 Washington DS, 5/27 Anoka RH, 5/29 Houston EMF. Peak counts 4/30 Becker (400) BBe, 5/17 Dakota (300) BF. | ||||
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica) | All documented reports: 4/27 Rice (Northfield, The Loon 69:229–230) PHi, 5/13–16 Hennepin (south Minneapolis) MMo, mob, 5/18 Hennepin (Old Cedar Avenue, The Loon 69:229) HT, 5/19 Dakota (Lebanon Hills) REv, 5/23–24 Marshall (Agassiz NWR) mob. An unprecedented five records in one season; two additional reports remain undocumented. | ||||
PRAIRIE WARBLER (Setophaga discolor) | Only report: 5/18–21 Anoka SC, GP, mob. | ||||
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 5/3 Rice TBo, 5/4 Hennepin SC, 5/7 Washington TEB. Early north 5/10 Morrison MJ/DT, 5/11 Becker BBe and Carlton LW, 5/16 Beltrami DJo. Late south 5/30 Mower RJe, 5/31 Olmsted CH and Washington TEB. | ||||
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 5/17 Freeborn GS, Scott RH, Steele CH and Washington DS. Early north 5/10 Becker BBe, 5/18 Aitkin WN and Wadena PBi. Still present in several southern counties on 5/31. | ||||
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 5/5 Henepin TT, 5/7 Ramsey RH and Rice TBo. Early north 5/7 Hubbard GS, 5/10 Becker BBe, 5/15 Beltrami DJo and Grant SDM. Still present in several southern counties on 5/31. | ||||
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | All reports: first-year males identified 5/14–25 Westwood Nature Center, Hennepin Co. mob, 5/28–29 Baxter, Crow Wing Co. PP. One was seen and heard calling 5/27 Camden State Park, Lyon Co. RgS. | ||||
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Early south 5/11 Hennepin TT, 5/15 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/16 Anoka JH. Early north 5/18 Becker BBe, 5/21 Crow Wing PP and Kanabec CM, 5/23 Morrison RJ and Otter Tail GS. Peak numbers 5/25 Hennepin (22) TT. | ||||
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | All documented reports: mid-May in Otter Tail (male photographed by Dave Erwin, near Battle Lake) DST, 5/14–19 Sibley (videotaped by Dolores Hagen, Hender-son) fide AH, 5/14–15 Olmsted (near Ro-chester) CK, mob, 5/16 Olmsted (Byron) DA, BE, 5/19 Roseau (near Greenbush) JA. | ||||
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from 28 south and 8 north counties. | ||||
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Early south 5/2 Fillmore NO, 5/4 Mower RRK, 5/5 Houston EMF. Early north 5/2 Todd JSK/SDu, 5/7 Aitkin WN, 5/8 Morrison WB. Peak number 5/14 Mower (30 in one yard) RJe. | ||||
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus melanocephalus) | 5/24 Clay TBr. | ||||
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | No documented reports. | ||||
LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena) | All reports: 5/25–26 Lyon (male at feeder near Lynd) RM, 5/28 Lyon (female at same feeder) RJ. 5/29 Olmsted mob. | ||||
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Early south 5/5 Stearns MJ/DT, 5/6 Blue Earth MF. Early north 5/3 Beltrami SCM, 5/15 Kanabec BA, 5/17 Aitkin WN. | ||||
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | All reports: 5/13 Le Sueur MF, 5/21 St. Louis (Virginia) NJ, 5/27 Murray ND, 5/28 Lincoln RJ, 5/30 Jackson MJC, (no date) Brown BBo. |