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The 2008-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 2008 Paul E. Budde, Robert M. Dunlap, Douglas W. Kieser, James W. Lind, and William C. Marengo |
Surprising were reports of Snow Goose from six counties in August. Over a thousand Cackling Geese were counted at Hawk Ridge one day in late September. A cooperative drake Eurasian Wigeon lingered for a week in Hennepin.
Five Harlequin Ducks was an impressive number. Four ranged from Duluth to Grand Portage on Lake Superior in October, and the fifth appeared on Mille Lacs in mid-November. All three scoters were also located away from Lake Superior, as were 12 Long-tailed Ducks spread among six counties. Three male Barrow's Goldeneyes rounded out an active season for sea and western ducks in the state.
Eight Red-throated Loons in Duluth, one in Two Harbors, and a pair on Mille Lacs Lake formed an excellent number for a fall season (compared with four in 2006). Three Pacific Loons were also found along the North Shore.
Plegadis ibis were located in Marshall, Wilkin, and Dakota, though none was identifiable as to species.
A well-documented Swallow-tailed Kite in Watonwan was the fifth state record of the decade. Two Mississippi Kites passed by Hawk Ridge in early September, and another flew over the Twin Cities in the middle of the month.
Golden Eagles were widely reported from 13 different counties, but seeing a record high count of 53 over Hawk Ridge in a single day was most impressive. Three Prairie Falcons in western counties were each a month and a half apart, suggesting that any time in the fall is a good time to watch for this species.
A Piping Plover in Brown and a Whimbrel in Lake were the only representatives of their species. Park Point produced a record high fall count of Sanderlings in early September, while numbers of Buff-breasted Sandpipers and Red-necked Phalaropes were again rather low. A Red Phalarope photographed from the breakwater at Two Harbors was the best shorebird find of the season.
In mid-September, Sabine's Gulls were found in Cass and Brown and a Little Gull was in Beltrami. Franklin's Gulls shattered the record high count at Pelican Lake in early October. Duluth and the Twin Cities shared two to three Iceland Gulls this season, beginning in late-November. Single Lesser Black-backed Gulls appeared in Nicollet, Stearns, and St. Louis, while the Twin Cities enjoyed at least six! St. Louis County and the Twin Cities each produced two Great Black-backed Gulls in the last two weeks of the season. Jaegers were only found in St. Louis, where up to six Parasitic and between four and six unidentified jaegers were found.
The highlight of the fall was the state's first record of Long-billed Murrelet. Discovered in early November off Park Point in Duluth, it could not be refound the next day (please see pages 55–60 of this issue for details).
Eurasian Collared-Doves were found as far north as Polk.
Snowy Owls moved into 12 counties, including five in the southern half of the state, but Northern Hawk Owls didn't get any farther south than Itasca.
American Three-toed Woodpeckers were limited to the Northeast. On the other hand, 43 Black-backed Woodpeckers were counted at Hawk Ridge this season. Some of these migrants made it as far south as Sherburne, Anoka, and even Dakota counties!
A male White-eyed Vireo in Scott lingered from the summer season, while a record late first-year bird was found in Nicollet in mid-November. Rock Wrens were found on opposite sides of the state in the latter half of September, and Carolina Wrens appeared as far north and west as Itasca and Otter Tail.
The only Mountain Bluebird report was a fly-by at Hawk Ridge. Numbers of Townsend's Solitaire (four to five) and Varied Thrush (eight) were low. The best warblers of the season were southern Yellow-throated and Hooded warblers found north in St. Louis, and a first county Black-throated Blue in Pope.
A female Summer Tanager was found in Lake, marking the fourth consecutive fall this species has appeared along Lake Superior. The fifth state record Golden-crowned Sparrow was discovered on an island of Leech Lake in Cass, where it lingered for a few days. Smith's Longspurs showed up in the Northeast and in Lac Qui Parle — typical fall locations for this species.
A strong movement of White-winged Crossbills — highlighted by a record high day count from Hawk Ridge — portended an interesting winter season. By season's end they were widespread in the south.
Hoary Redpolls began to appear in the state in early November, but aside from one in Dakota, they were confined to the northern regions through the end of the season.
Weather summary: Monthly mean temperatures were near normal statewide through most of the season. November started with a very warm spell with some record highs, then settled into average and below average temperatures for the last three weeks of the month. The state's dry spell that began in late June extended through September. Rains returned to western and northern Minnesota in mid-October, but the southeast remained abnormally dry through the end of the season. The first notable snowfall occurred 26 October on the heels of a strong arctic cold front. Another strong low pressure system crossed the state 6 November and brought 60 MPH winds to the Twin Cities and significant rainfall to parts of the state.
Undocumented reports: Ruffed Grouse 9/5 Carver (4 near Chaska); Pacific Loon 10/11–11/15 Crow Wing/Mille Lacs (up to 3 on Mille Lacs Lake); Little Gull 9/20 St. Louis; Sabine's Gull 9/13–14 Beltrami; Common Raven 9/25 Olmsted.
Acknowledgments
We thank Karl Bardon and H.R.B.O. for migration data from the Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve in Duluth. Also, special thanks to Anthony Hertzel, Jeanie Joppru, and Jim Lind for providing transcripts of Minnesota's weekly birding reports. Peder Svingen provided a very helpful and careful review of this report — though any errors remain the responsibility of its authors. Special thanks to Dave Cahlander for building and maintaining the seasonal reports submission website (http://moumn.org). Medians of recent arrivals and departures were calculated by Paul Budde from published and unpublished seasonal report data from 1985 through 2006. Most importantly, many thanks to all of our contributors. We are especially grateful to those who respond to our requests for details and who submit their observations online.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 12 | 17 | Early north (median 9/11) 9/18 Cook EEO, 9/27 Cass DAY, BAW, Pennington JMJ, St. Louis LS. Early south (median 9/15) 8/2 Lac qui Parle (Mehurin Twp., present since 19 July) PCC, PHS, 8/4 Lyon CRM, Olmsted JWH, 8/10 Stearns HHD. Late north 10/30 Aitkin PEJ, 11/17+ Cass (juv. lingered through January in Walker) BAW. Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | 3 | 8 | All north reports: 9/24 Lake (7 at Two Harbors) †KRE, 9/27–28 St. Louis (9 total at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/1–10 St. Louis (ad. at Park Point) MLH, ph. PHS, ph. SCZ, 10/2–5 St. Louis (juv. at 40th Ave. West) ph. KRE, MLH, 10/4–21 Lake (Two Harbors) SC, JCG, 10/24 Wilkin (2) RBJ, DAC, 10/26 St. Louis (55th Ave. West, Duluth) SCZ. All south reports: 9/27 Stearns (Paynesville) PHS, 10/2 Big Stone (Otrey Twp.) PHS, 10/3 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, PHS, 10/18–19 Hennepin (juv. at Eden Prairie) JCC, †PEB, m.ob., 10/20 Mower (East Side Lake) ARW, 10/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 10/26 Kandiyohi JoS, 10/27 Hennepin (Lake Hiawatha) DDo, 11/9 Blue Earth (juv. at Lake Crystal) †ChH, 11/18 Brown (juv. at Sleepy Eye Lake) †BTS, 11/22 Nicollet (North Mankato) RMD, ChH. | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 1 | 3 | Only north report: 9/30 St. Louis (7 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. All south reports: 10/11 Meeker DMF, 10/15 Stearns MJB, 10/23–30 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/17 Meeker (17 on Lake Ripley) DMF. | ||
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) | 14 | 32 | Documented in four north counties and 13 south counties. Early north (median 9/17) 9/21 Lake †JWL, 9/26 Cass BAW, Traverse PHS. Early south (median 9/19) 9/20 Sherburne PLJ, Sibley RMD, Stevens DBM, 9/23 Ramsey RPR. Peak counts 9/27 St. Louis (1,071 at H.R.B.O.; record-high fall count) KJB, 11/26 Lac qui Parle (620 at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 10/2 Traverse (375 at White Rock Dam) †PHS. Late north 11/1 Grant †DPG, 11/2 Lake KRE (median 12/17). See winter report for late south migrants. New county records: 10/23 Fillmore JWH, 10/25 Pope MJB. Observers are asked to document all sightings with notes, photographs, or recordings to improve our understanding of this species in the state. | ||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 34 | 49 | Reported throughout the state and the season. | ||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 1 | 1 | Two birds of uncertain origin: mid-July – 8/8 Dakota (Schaar's Bluff) CMB, 11/9 Kanabec CAM. | ||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 18 | 22 | Peak counts 11/29 Wright (79 at 5 locations) DPG, 11/22 Sherburne (75) MJB. | ||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | 14 | 23 | Early north (median 10/2) 9/27 Pennington JMJ, 10/4 Roseau JMJ. Early south (median 10/12) 9/27 Carver JCy, 10/14 Nicollet RMD. High counts 11/26 Houston (15,335 at Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 11/2 Beltrami (949 at Upper Red Lake) BJU, 11/16 McLeod (800 at Whitney Lake) DPG. Late north 11/23 Wadena PJB, 11/28 Hubbard PBB (median 11/27). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 32 | 46 | High count 10/6 Houston (145 at Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Late north 11/8 Mille Lacs MJB, 11/15 Pennington JMJ, but also see winter report. | ||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 26 | 42 | High counts 9/10 Anoka (680 at Carlos Avery W.M.A.) CKB, 8/24 Marshall (504) PHS, 8/23 Anoka (350 at Round Lake) DWK. Late north 11/1 Grant DPG, Mille Lacs ASc, 11/8 Aitkin PEJ (median 10/25). | ||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 14 | 32 | High counts 11/9 Stearns (281 at Albany W.T.P.) PCC, 9/6 Lac qui Parle (275) PHS, 8/31 Pennington (250) PHS. Late north 11/8 Mille Lacs MJB, 11/13 Mille Lacs RBJ (median 11/1). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 13 | 24 | High counts 11/3 Houston (9,475 at Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 8/31 Marshall (400) PHS. Late north 11/13 Mille Lacs RBJ, 11/16 St. Louis (Park Point) PHS, 11/23 Otter Tail SPM (median 11/15). | ||
| EURASIAN WIGEON (Mareca penelope) | 1 | Adult male 11/2–8 at Hennepin (N. Anderson Lake) showed no evidence of hybridization †PEJ, †BAF, †DAB, †DDo, †JPM, †JLO, †PCC, ph. DAC, ph. ALD. | |||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 14 | 23 | High counts 10/20 Houston (2,620 at Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 8/31 Marshall (275) PHS, 11/8 Hennepin (261 at N. Anderson Lake) PCC. Late north 11/1 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/2 Beltrami BJU (median 12/4). Please see winter report for late south migrants. | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 33 | 48 | Reported throughout the state. High counts 10/28 Houston (10,095 at Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R, 8/24 Marshall (1,590) PHS, 10/18 Lac qui Parle (1,276) PHS. | ||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 6 | 14 | All north reports: Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Lake, Pennington, St. Louis. Early south (median 8/23) 9/2 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 9/13 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) CRM. | ||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 14 | 16 | Late north 11/1 Grant DPG, Mille Lacs ASc, 11/3 Cass BJU (median 11/20). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 19 | 29 | High counts 10/18 Hennepin (300 at Long Meadow Lake) BAF, 10/18 Lac qui Parle (255) PHS. Late north 10/25 Lake WCM, LS, 11/3 Cass BJU (median 11/11). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 14 | 23 | High count 11/3 Houston (29,650 at Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Late north 11/3 Crow Wing JSB, 11/6 St. Louis SLF (median 11/25), but also see winter report. | ||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 19 | 27 | High counts 11/1 Grant (400 at Island Lake) DPG, 10/2 Traverse (172 at Wheaton W.T.P.) PHS. Late north 11/3 Cass BJU, Crow Wing JSB, 11/10 Aitkin KCR (median 12/12). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 25 | 25 | High counts 10/9 Aitkin (9,500) PEJ, 10/28 Houston (7,730 at Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Late north 11/15 Aitkin MDN, 11/16 Pennington JMJ (median 12/8). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 5 | 8 | Early north (median 10/5) 8/20 St. Louis (40th Ave West †PHS, 9/28 Lake (Beaver Bay W.T.P.) JWL. Early south (median 10/21) 10/17 Meeker RMD, 10/23 Sherburne PLJ. High count 11/12 St. Louis (52) PHS. Late north 11/2 Cook HHD, 11/30 St. Louis PHS (median 12/4). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 13 | 20 | Late north 11/25 Hubbard MAW, but also see winter report. Approximately 1,200 found dead on Lake Winnibigoshish in early November (6,000-7,000 found dead in 2007), possibly due to exotic faucet snails infested with the trematode Sphaeridiotrema globulus (MN D.N.R.). | ||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 4 | All reports: 10/1 Cook (2 females at Grand Portage S.P.) BRL, 10/4 Cook (imm./female at Paradise Beach) AXH, PHS, 10/24 Lake (male at Two Harbors) fide JWL, 10/25–26 Cook (female at Grand Portage sewage ponds, possibly one of the birds from 10/1) BAF, 10/26 St. Louis (imm./female at Park Point) PHS, 11/15 Mille Lacs JSB, WEN, ASc. | |||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 4 | 3 | All north reports: 9/14 St. Louis (flyby at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/28–11/19 St. Louis (max. 6 at Park Point) KRE, m.ob., 10/9 Cook (2 at Taconite Harbor) KRE, 10/13–15 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) DAY, JSB, 10/19 St. Louis (flyby at McQuade Road) MLH, 10/25 Cook (Paradise Beach ) DBM, 11/6–13 Cass (Lake Winnibigoshish) BAW. All south reports: 10/17, 11/9 Meeker (female on Lake Ripley) DMF, 10/19 Dakota (imm./female at Black Dog Lake) ADS, †BAF, 11/1 Rice (Lake Mazaska) †DAB, JWH. | ||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 4 | 4 | All north reports: 10/7–11/16 St. Louis (max. 2 at Park Point) KJB, m.ob., 10/22–11/1 Lake (Two Harbors) JWL, m.ob., 10/25 Cook (3 females at Grand Marais) BAF, 11/2 Beltrami (2 males on Upper Red Lake) BJU. All south reports: 11/17–19 Sherburne (2 on Big Lake) CRM, m.ob, 11/18 Meeker/Stearns (2 on Lake Koronis) DMF, 11/22 Houston (Pool 8 of Mississippi R.) PEJ, DFN. | ||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 4 | 4 | All north reports: 10/4 Cook AXH, SC, 10/18 Lake (Palisade Head) MDu, 10/19–11/9 St. Louis (max. 2 imm./females at Park Point) ALD, m.ob., 10/24–11/8 Cook (max. 3 imm./females at Grand Marais) BAF, m.ob., 10/24–26 Lake (female at Two Harbors) BAF, m.ob., 10/25 Cook (2 females at Paradise Beach) BAF, 10/31–11/13 Cass (max. 4 imm./females on Lake Winnibigoshish) BAW, m.ob. All south reports: 11/1–2 Meeker (female on Lake Ripley) DMF, 11/1 Stearns (imm./female on Grand Lake) PCC, 11/9 Blue Earth (female on Loon Lake) †ChH, 11/16 Carver (imm./female on Lake Waconia) DWK. | ||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 5 | 4 | All north reports: 9/28–11/14 St. Louis (Park Point) KRE, 10/25–10/26 Cook (Taconite Harbor) LS, BAF, 10/31–11/2 Cass (2 on Lake Winnibigoshish) BAW, BJU, 11/2–8 Cook (max. 50 between Hovland and Grand Marais) KRE, m.ob., 11/6–23 Lake (6 at Two Harbors) DWK, JWL, 11/8 Pennington (5 at Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JMJ. All south reports: 11/9 Meeker (female on Lake Ripley) DMF, Stearns (adult male at Albany W.T.P.) PCC, 11/18 Ramsey (2 on Lake Vadnais) GW, 11/26–28 Hennepin (female on Lake Calhoun) PEB, m.ob. | ||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 19 | 22 | Early south 8/1–29 (record early) Big Stone (2 imm./females) †PHS, 8/8 Pope KRE, HHD, 10/1 Lac qui Parle BJU. High counts 11/11 Meeker (650 on Lake Ripley) DMF, 11/3 Crow Wing (500 at Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. | ||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 14 | 25 | Early south 10/15 Big Stone BJU, 10/17 Meeker DMF. Peak counts 11/17 Houston (5,590 at Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 11/19 St. Louis (582 at Park Point) PHS. | ||
| Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | 1 | 2 | All documented reports: 11/1+ St. Louis (ad. male at Park Point) ph. †PHS, †MLH, †DAC, †KRE, m.ob., 11/17–19 Meeker (ad. male on Lake Ripley) †DMF, ph. RWS, m.ob., 11/22 Houston (ad. male on Pool 8 of Mississippi R.) †PEJ, DFN. | ||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 22 | 32 | High count 10/31 St. Louis (650 on Bear Island Lake) SLF. Late north 11/19–20 Cass MRN, 11/23 St. Louis PHS, Wadena PJB, but also see winter report. | ||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 12 | 16 | Early south (median 10/24) 11/1 Dakota ADS, Meeker DMF, 11/9 Ramsey DAB, Stearns PCC. High counts 11/16 Wabasha (500 at Lake City) WCM, 11/16 Goodhue (300) LEC. | ||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 9 | 9 | All north reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Mille Lacs, St. Louis, Wadena. High count 11/12 Beltrami (250, L. Bemidji) MRN. All south reports: 10/23 Kandiyohi DPG, 11/8–18 Meeker DMF, PRH, 11/9 Blue Earth ChH, 11/15–29 Chisago LS, DMF, 11/15–18 Stearns PCC, DMF, 11/22 Houston PEJ, DFN, 11/23 Anoka DWK, Carver PEJ, 11/28 Hennepin DAB, JWH. | ||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 11 | 28 | High counts 10/18 Lac qui Parle (600) PHS, 8/10 Big Stone (380 near Graceville) KRE. Late north 10/31 Beltrami DPJ, 11/1 Grant DPG (median 11/10). Late south 11/23 Wright DPG, 11/26 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 12/14). Also see winter report. | ||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 14 | 34 | Reported as far north as Clay in the Northwest, Wadena and Cass in the North-central, and Mille Lacs and Pine in the East-central. Some north reports probably refer to recently released birds. | ||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 18 | 6 | All southeast reports: 10/8–12 Fillmore NBO, 8/11 Houston MJB. | ||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 2 | All reports: 9/25 St. Louis (2 near Lake Vermilion) DMF, 9/30–10/20 Lake of the Woods GMM, MHK. | |||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 7 | 1 | All north reports: Aitkin (2) WEN, Beltrami fide JMJ, Carlton KCR, Kittson JMJ, Marshall JMJ, LMS, Red Lake (2) SAS, Roseau (max. 5) HHD, JCC, LS. Only south report 8/26 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. | ||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 2 | 2 | All north reports: 11/1 Norman (4 in Flom Twp.) BJU, 9/25 Wilkin fide JMJ. All south reports: 9/6 Swift (near Benson) PHS, 11/26 Lac qui Parle (2 at Plover Prairie) BJU, presumably related to D.N.R. releases at Plover Prairie. | ||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 2 | 10 | All north reports: 8/28 Red Lake SAS, 10/27 Pennington (5) JMJ. High count south 8/16 Nicollet (16 in Granby Twp.) JCC. Also reported from Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Meeker (2), Renville, Rice, Swift (3), Waseca, and Watonwan. | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 12 | 37 | Reported as far north as Clay in the Northwest, Wadena and Cass in the North-central, and Kanabec in the East-central region. | ||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 30 | 43 | High count 8/1 Big Stone (41) PHS. Late north 11/13 Mille Lacs RBJ, 11/19 Cass MRN (median 11/27). Late south 11/17 Sherburne CRM, 11/18 Meeker PRH (median 12/20). | ||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 12 | 10 | Early north (median 8/19) 8/17 Lake MSw, 8/24 Marshall PHS. Early south 9/26 Big Stone PHS, 9/30 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 11/3 Cass, Lake of the Woods BJU, 11/12 St. Louis PHS (median 11/19). Late south 11/22 Carver WCM, Winona PEJ, DFN, 11/29 Hennepin JCC (median 11/27). | ||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 15 | 16 | Late north 10/26 St. Louis PHS, 11/13 Marshall fide JMJ (median 12/3). Late south 10/14 Pope, Swift DMF, 10/27 Hennepin DDo, SLP (median 11/10). | ||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 5 | 7 | Late north 9/1 Marshall, Pennington CRM, m.ob., 9/28 Wilkin DBM. Late south 9/14 Stearns DMF, 10/7 Brown BTS (median 11/2). | ||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 7 | 15 | Unusual location 9/11, 11/1 St. Louis (Park Point) BCM, PHS. Late south 10/14 Swift DMF, 11/1 Meeker DMF (median 11/17). | ||
| Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) | No reports. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 33 | 49 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. High count 11/19 St. Louis (269) PHS. | ||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 5 | 15 | First county record 11/23 Waseca (Janesville) †DAB. Also reported north in Traverse (Wheaton), Otter Tail (Perham), Itasca (Grand Rapids), Polk (Climax) and south in Big Stone (Clinton, Ortonville), Blue Earth (Mapleton), Brown (Hanska), Chippewa (Clara City, Milan), Faribault (Winnebago), Lac qui Parle (Madison, Marietta), Renville (Olivia, Renville), Sibley (Gaylord), Stearns (Paynesville), Steele (Ellendale), Stevens (Chokio, Morris), Swift (Appleton, Murdock), Watonwan (Madelia). Reported without details from Rice. | ||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 33 | 49 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. High count 8/31 Rice (110, River Bend N.C.) FVS. | ||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 1 | Only report: 8/9 Lac qui Parle BJU. | |||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 3 | 10 | Late north 8/13 Beltrami DPJ, 8/24 Wadena PJB (median 9/7). Late south 9/1 Carver DWK, 9/12 Stearns RBJ (median 9/25). | ||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 23 | 32 | High count 8/18 St. Louis (1,361 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 10/9 Otter Tail DST (median 9/27). Late south 10/5 Fillmore CWG, 10/12 Rice TFB (median 10/9). | ||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 1 | 4 | Only north report: 8/3 Cass BAW. All south reports: 8/22 Sherburne PLJ, 8/29 Ramsey (migrating in the early afternoon) AXH, 9/6 Stearns MDN, 9/11 Lac qui Parle BJU. | ||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 15 | 38 | High count 8/28 Rice (150) DAB. Late north 8/31 Roseau CRM, 9/1 Mahnomen HHD, Red Lake LS, JCC, and Wadena PJB (median 9/14). Late south 9/24 Blue Earth ChH, 9/25 Hennepin (10) ALD (median 10/8). | ||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 23 | 34 | Late north 9/24 Hubbard MAW, 9/25 St. Louis DMF and Wadena PJB (median 9/25). Late south 10/13 Goodhue LEC, 10/22 Washington TEB (median 10/11). | ||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 5 | 20 | Late north 8/28 Becker JCC, 8/30 Lake of the Woods LS and Roseau LMS (median 9/10). Late south 9/12 Murray RBW, 9/14 Stearns DMF (median 10/7). | ||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | 13 | 29 | High count 8/9 Marshall (10) PHS. Late north 9/12 Morrison DMF, 10/10 Aitkin PEJ. Late south 10/4 Hennepin (3, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF and (Crow-Hassan P.R.) DWK, 10/17 Sherburne ASc (median 10/11). | ||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | No reports. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 28 | 44 | High count 9/27 Lac qui Parle (8,563, including 8,500 at Salt Lake) PCC, PHS. Last reported north 11/13 Mille Lacs RBJ. | ||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 1 | Only report: 9/13 Pope FGo, MJB. | |||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 26 | 24 | High count 8/31 Marshall (545) PHS. Late north 11/15 Mille Lacs HHD, 11/20 Mille Lacs MHe (median 11/4). Late south 11/20 Hennepin (3) DDo and Sherburne (3) ASc, 11/24 Sherburne (185, Sherburne N.W.R.) ASc (median 11/4). | ||
| WHOOPING CRANE (Grus americana) | 4 | Five reports, all of captive birds from the Wisconsin flock: 8/5 Jackson (4, east of Bergen, present since 8/1) RPR, 8/11 Pope (4, near Lake Emily) RPR, 9/2 Isanti (3) CAM, 10/5 and 10/7 Lincoln (4, Limestone Twp.) RJS, BJU. | |||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 2 | All reports: 8/1 Big Stone (2, Toqua Twp.) PHS, 9/2–10/3 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) m.ob. (late south median 10/5). | |||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 8 | 15 | Early north (median 8/10) 8/9 Marshall (5) PHS, 8/24 Marshall PHS. Early south (median 8/7) 8/9 Yellow Medicine (10) PCC, 8/16 Lac qui Parle PCC. First juvenile 9/4 St. Louis (Duluth) PHS. High count 9/20 Lac qui Parle (22) PCC. Late north 10/17 Cass m.ob., 11/1 Cass (Little Pelican Island, Leech Lake) BAW (median 10/25). Late south 11/5 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 11/4). | ||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | 8 | 16 | Early north (median 8/18) 8/7 Wilkin EEO, 8/30 Lake of the Woods m.ob. Early south (median 8/2) 8/2 and 8/8 Lac qui Parle m.ob. First juveniles 9/4 (1), 9/7 (5) St. Louis PHS. High count 10/19 Wilkin (404) BWF, RMD. Late north 10/4 Cook PHS, 10/19 Wilkin BWF, RMD (median 10/27). Late south 11/4 Dakota ADS, JPM (median 10/27). | ||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 31 | 48 | High count 8/30 Lac qui Parle (471) PCC, PHS. Late north 10/2 Traverse PHS, 10/9 Morrison RBJ (median 10/27). Last reported south 11/16 Houston NBO. | ||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 12 | 24 | First juveniles 8/16 Lac qui Parle (2 at Salt L.) PCC. High count 8/31 Marshall (99) PHS, JMJ. Late north 9/17 St. Louis (2) PHS, 9/24 Kittson LW (median 10/2). Late south 10/11 Lac qui Parle (6) PCC (median 10/8). | ||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 1 | Only documented report: 9/7 Brown †BTS. | |||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 2 | 7 | Two north reports: 8/2 Marshall FGo, 8/9 Traverse (3) HHD, LS, KRE. Observed south in Big Stone, Brown, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, and Wright as late as 8/24 Faribault HHD (median 8/20). | ||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | Only report 8/25 Lake JWL. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 2 | 3 | Early north (median 8/25) 8/24 Marshall (2) PHS. Early south (median 8/14) 8/4 Olmsted (2) JWH, 8/24 Brown BTS. Late north 9/1 Marshall HHD, 10/19 Wilkin BWF, RMD, the latter record one month later than the median (9/19). Late south 9/2 Lac qui Parle (3) BJU, 9/6 Lac qui Parle PHS, JMJ (median 10/2). | ||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 2 | 3 | High count 8/1 St. Louis (21, Park Point) KJB. Observed in Marshall and St. Louis in the north as late as 8/31 Marshall (2) PHS (median 8/18). Observed south in Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine as late as 9/13 Big Stone PBB (median 8/20). | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 5 | 1 | Early north (median 8/12) 8/28 St. Louis (2) PHS, 8/31 Pennington PHS. Late north 9/28 St. Louis (juvenile at Park Point) KRE, PHS (median 9/25). Only south report: 9/12 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. | ||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | No documented reports. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 14 | 24 | High count 8/30 Lac qui Parle (996) PCC, PHS. Late north 9/13 Grant HHD, 9/17 St. Louis PHS (median 9/21). Late south 10/18 Big Stone (3) PHS and Lac qui Parle (8) PHS, 10/23 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/9). | ||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 5 | 10 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. First juvenile 8/16 Lac qui Parle PCC. High count 9/4 St. Louis (356, Park Point, Duluth, highest fall count on record) PHS. Late north 10/17 Cass (3) m.ob., 11/1 Cass (Little Pelican Island, Leech Lake) BAW (median 10/9). Late south 11/4 Rice TFB (median 10/22). | ||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 3 | 9 | All north reports: 8/31 Marshall m.ob., 9/1 Marshall HHD, 9/21 St. Louis PHS, 10/16 Cass DAY. Early south (median 8/28) 8/22 Big Stone PHS, 9/13 Pope (3) MJB. First juveniles 10/11 Lac qui Parle (11) PCC. High count 10/18 Lac qui Parle (61) PHS. Late south 11/9 Dakota DAB, ADS, JWH (median 11/5). | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 15 | 28 | First juveniles 8/10 Lac qui Parle (9 at Salt L.) PCC. High count 8/20 Stearns (86) PCC. Late north 9/27–29 St. Louis (Park Point) m.ob. (median 10/3). Late south 11/3–15 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 10/31). | ||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 21 | 41 | High count 8/30 Lac qui Parle (851) PCC, PHS. Late north 9/27 St. Louis HHD, LS, 9/28 Lake JWL (median 10/13). Late south 10/30 Brown BTS, 11/1 Rice DAB, JWH (median 10/25). | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 2 | 8 | All north reports: 8/24 Marshall †PHS, JMJ, 8/31 Marshall (3) m.ob. and Roseau LS. Early south (median 8/2) 8/9 Big Stone †PCC, 8/16–23 Lac qui Parle †PCC. Late south 10/29–11/2 Brown (juv., Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 9/30). | ||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 5 | 16 | See summer report for early southbound migrants. Numbers down, with only about 115 individuals reported (300 in fall 2007). First juveniles 8/27 Stearns (1) PCC, 8/29 Big Stone (1) PHS. High count 8/30 Lake of the Woods (37) KRE. Late north 9/9 Lake (Beaver Bay W.T.P.) LBF, 9/28 St. Louis fide JWL (median 9/21). Late south 9/20 Lac qui Parle PCC and Sibley RMD, 9/21 Blue Earth ChH (median 9/18). First county record: 8/31 Benton DWK. | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 14 | 37 | First juveniles 8/30 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, 8/31 Marshall (2) PHS. High count 8/29 Big Stone (442) PHS. Late north 10/2 Traverse (4) PHS, 10/17 Cass (2) m.ob. (median 10/30). Late south 11/9 Dakota DAB, ADS, JWH, 11/14–15 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS (median 11/12). | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 15 | 29 | First juvenile 8/2 Lac qui Parle PHS. High count 8/24 Marshall (884) PHS, JMJ. Late north 9/7 St. Louis PHS, 9/9 Cass (2) BAW (median 9/27). Late south 10/23 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/11). | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 3 | 11 | First juveniles 8/9 Marshall (4) PHS, 8/16 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC. Late north 8/31 Marshall PHS, LMS, JMJ, 9/1 Marshall m.ob. (median 9/8). Late south 9/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/21 Blue Earth ChH (median 9/9). | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 4 | 11 | Early north (median 8/28) 8/9 Marshall PHS, 8/31 Marshall m.ob. Early south (median 8/1) 8/2 Yellow Medicine PCC, 8/4 Brown BTS. First juvenile 8/23 Yellow Medicine PCC, RSF. High count 10/18 Lac qui Parle (162) PHS. Late north 9/17 St. Louis PHS, 10/19 Wilkin BWF, RMD (median 10/15). Late south 10/18 Lac qui Parle PHS, 10/23 Lac qui Parle (31) BJU (median 10/26). | ||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 7 | 13 | Late north 11/9 Kanabec CAM, 11/15 Marshall GT (median 10/29). Late south 10/11 Washington BAF, 10/19 Pope (2) ARW (median 11/3). | ||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 17 | 30 | High count 8/9 Marshall (112, third highest count for Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ. Late north 11/4 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/8 St. Louis fide JWL (median 11/11). Last reported south 11/23 Houston (30, Wildcat Landing) NBO. | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 25 | 38 | High count 8/2 Lac qui Parle (32) PCC, PHS. First juveniles 8/9 Big Stone (5) PCC. Late north 10/25 Cook WCM, 11/7 Cook BRL (median 10/12). Late south 10/12 Rice JCC (median 10/6). | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 21 | 35 | High count 8/9 Marshall (21) PHS, JMJ. Late north 10/1 St. Louis SLF, 10/5 Todd HHD (median 10/1). Late south 9/27 Sibley JCC, 10/4 Carver (3) JCy (median 10/5). | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 20 | 40 | High count 8/9 Marshall (1,131) PHS, JMJ. Late north 9/28 Traverse DBM, 10/19 Wilkin BWF, RMD (median 10/25). Late south 10/24 Brown (8) BTS (median 11/2). | ||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 2 | 5 | Two north reports: 8/29 Crow Wing (3, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB, 8/31–9/1 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) m.ob. First juvenile 8/10 Lac qui Parle PCC. Late south 9/13 Big Stone PBB, 10/28 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) ph. AXH, the latter the latest date on record, more than two months later than the median (8/19). | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 19 | 34 | First juvenile 8/2 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS. High count 8/9 Marshall (114) PHS, JMJ. Late north 10/26 Carlton LAW, 11/1 Grant DPG (median 11/3). Late south 11/8 Ramsey BRL, 11/9 Sherburne ASc (median 11/10). | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 7 | 14 | High count 8/2 Lac qui Parle (253) PCC, PHS. Late north 9/1 Marshall m.ob. and Pennington JCC, 9/9 Mille Lacs (2) ASc (median 9/6). Late south 10/11 Nicollet (3) RMD, 10/9–20 Brown BTS (median 9/14). | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 10 | 20 | Total of 276 individuals reported. High count 8/10 Lac qui Parle (47) PCC. First juveniles 8/10 Lac qui Parle (20) PCC. Late north 9/13 Grant HHD, 9/26 Traverse PHS (median 9/22). Late south 9/27 Brown BTS and Lac qui Parle (4) PCC, PHS, 10/14 Kandiyohi (Lake Lillian W.T.P.) DPG (median 9/24). | ||
| RED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus fulicarius) | 1 | Single bird found 10/22 Lake (Agate Bay, Two Harbors) ph. †SCZ. Sixteenth state record; sixth in last ten years. | |||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 1 | Only reported from St. Louis: 9/19 H.R.B.O. KJB; 9/20 imm., Minnesota side of Superior Entry PHS; 9/21 1 ad. light morph and 1 dark juv., Superior Entry JWH; 9/28 ad. light morph, Park Point DDo, PHS; 10/6 ad., Park Point MLH. | |||
| Stercorarius jaeger (Stercorarius sp.) | 1 | Reports of unidentified jaegers: 9/21 St. Louis (2 imm. dark morph, Minnesota side of Superior Entry) PHS, m.ob., 9/27 St. Louis LS, 9/28 St. Louis (Park Point) BAF and (ad. light morph, Park Point, probably a Parasitic) KRE, 10/11 St. Louis PHS. | |||
| Alcids | |||||
| LONG-BILLED MURRELET (Brachyramphus perdix) | 1 | First state record found 11/4 St. Louis (Park Point) †PHS; relocated later that same day ph. †AXH, ph. MSS, †DOK, †MLH (The Loon 81:55–60). | |||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) | 1 | 1 | Two documented reports: 9/7 Cass (2, Walker W.T.P.) †DAY, ph. MM; 9/12–13 Brown (first-cycle, Sleepy Eye W.T.P., found dead on 9/14) ph. †LS, †BTS, ph. KRE, ph. †JCh. | ||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 14 | 19 | See summer report for early southbound migrants north. Early south (median 8/2) 8/9 Nicollet (juv.) RMD, 9/10 Dakota DAC. High count 11/8 Aitkin (956, Mille Lacs Lake) WCM. Late north 11/17 Mille Lacs MHe, 11/26 Crow Wing MRN (median 11/22). Late south 11/19 Stearns DPG, 11/22 Carver WCM (median 11/25). | ||
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | 1 | All documented reports: 9/14–15 Beltrami (Lake Bemidji) DPJ. | |||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 19 | 37 | Record high count of 75,000 at Pelican Lake, Grant 10/1 BWF. Out of range was an imm. at Interstate Island W.M.A., St. Louis 9/17 †PHS. Late north 10/25 Clay (40) RHO, 11/1 Grant (5) DPG (median 10/24). Late south 11/11 Freeborn ARW, 11/16 Sibley DPG (median 11/11). | ||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 31 | 45 | High count 11/15 Hennepin (3,500, Lake Harriet) BAF. Last reported north 11/26 Crow Wing MRN, St. Louis (3) PHS, but see winter report for late migrants north. | ||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 18 | 20 | High count 11/7 St. Louis (4,587, Duluth and Minnesota side of the Superior Entry) PHS. | ||
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | 1 | 2 | All reports: 11/22 St. Louis (ad. “Kumlien's” at Port Terminal, Duluth) †PHS, 11/24 St. Louis (ad. at Canal Park) ph. KJB, 11/25+ St. Louis (first-cycle at Canal Park) ph. KJB, 11/27–29 Ramsey (ad. “Kumlien's”) †DAB, †PEB, m.ob., 11/29+ Dakota (first-cycle, Black Dog Lake) DAB, JWH, 11/30+ Dakota (ad. “Kumlien's” at Black Dog Lake, different from Ramsey bird) †BAF, †DWK, †PEB. | ||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) | 1 | 5 | Two north reports from St. Louis: 9/21 (imm., Park Point) JCG, 9/27 PBB. First reported south (median 9/29) 9/30–10/31 Hennepin (ad., Lake Calhoun) DDo, †PEB, †CMB. A second ad. was noted at this location 11/8–30 †BAF, †PEB. A second-cycle was found in Hennepin (Lake Harriet) 11/9 BAF. Reported from Dakota (Black Dog Lake) beginning 11/18 JPM, followed by a first- and second-cycle at Kaposia Landing in Dakota/Ramsey on 11/27+ KJB, †BAF, †PEB. As many as three present at Black Dog on 11/28 (2 ad. and 1 second-cycle) PEB. Also reported 10/14 Nicollet (ad.) ph. ChH, ph. RMD, 11/1–8 Stearns (ad., Pearl Lake) †PCC, HHD, 11/28 Ramsey (first-cycle) BAF, 11/28–29 Ramsey (second-cycle) m.ob. | ||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 2 | 3 | Early north (median 10/31) 10/30 St. Louis (first-cycle, Duluth.) PHS. First county record 11/9 Wadena (2 ad., Menahga W.T.P) PJB. Reported from Dakota, Hennepin, and Ramsey in the south beginning 11/20 Dakota (ad., Black Dog Lake) JPM (median 11/25). | ||
| Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) | 1 | 2 | Two north reports from St. Louis: 11/13 (first-cycle, Virginia) †ERC, 11/25+ St. Louis (fourth-cycle, Duluth) ph. KJB. All south reports: 11/20+ Dakota/Ramsey (first-cycle at Black Dog Lake and Pig's Eye S.N.A.) †JPM, †BAF, †DAB, †PEB; 11/30 Dakota (second-cycle at Black Dog Lake) †BAF, †DWK, †PEB. | ||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 9 | 15 | High count 9/9 Cass (48, Little Pelican Island, Leech Lake) BAW. Late north 9/9 Cass BAW and St. Louis PHS, 9/14 Beltrami DPJ and St. Louis (2) CMB (median 10/2). Late south 10/3 Scott (2) BAF, 10/4 Goodhue RPR (median 10/2). | ||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 15 | 28 | High count 8/23 Lac qui Parle (162) PCC, PHS. Late north 8/31 Marshall m.ob., 9/1 Marshall m.ob. and Pennington JCC (median 9/7). Late south 9/13 Lac qui Parle WCM and Martin DAB, JEB (median 9/15). | ||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 6 | 3 | Late north 9/28 St. Louis (7, Park Point) PHS, 10/8 St. Louis (4, Minnesota side of Superior Entry) PHS (median 9/26). All south reports: 9/2 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 9/6 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) PHS, 9/13 Pope (5) MJB, 9/16 Hennepin (2, Purgatory Creek wetlands, Eden Prairie) JCy. | ||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 11 | 10 | Late north 10/11 Otter Tail SPM, 10/17 Cass m.ob. (median 10/11). Late south 9/13 Yellow Medicine (2) WCM, 9/14 Olmsted (22, Silver Creek Reservoir) JWH (median 9/27). | ||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 4 | All reports: 9/27 (2 flyovers at H.R.B.O.) KJB, m.ob., 10/11–11/22 Crow Wing/Mille Lacs (2 at Mille Lacs Lake) ASc, m.ob., 10/12–18 St. Louis (ad., Park Point) MLH, ph. †KRE, m.ob., 10/16 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/24 St. Louis (2 juv., Park Point) †BAF, †PHS, 10/26–11/6 St. Louis (2 ad., Park Point) †PHS, †MLH, 11/1–2 Lake (Two Harbors) †KRE, m.ob. | |||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | 2 | All documented reports: 10/19 St. Louis (juv. at Park Point) †ALD, †MLH, 10/24–11/6 St. Louis (2 adults at Park Point) †PHS, †MLH, m.ob., 11/2–7 Lake (Two Harbors) †KRE, m.ob. | |||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 26 | 20 | High counts: 11/8 Aitkin (526 on Mille Lacs Lake) WCM, 10/18 Mille Lacs/Crow Wing/Aitkin (182 on Mille Lacs Lake) AXH. Late north 11/13 Marshall fide JMJ, 11/22 Mille Lacs FGo (median 11/25), but also see winter report. Late south 11/22 Carver WCM, Hennepin DWK, 11/23 Anoka DWK (median 12/1). | ||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 26 | 43 | High counts 8/22 Mille Lacs (1,075 on Mille Lacs Lake) ASc, 9/17 Lake of the Woods (1.000) MRN. Late north 11/3 Cass, Itasca BJU, 11/15 Mille Lacs HHD (median 11/27). Late south 11/22 Carver WCM, Dakota BAF, 11/28 Dakota DAB, JWH, but also see winter report. | ||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 17 | 41 | High counts 8/31 Dakota (1,900 at Black Dog Lake) BAF, 9/4 Goodhue (400) LEC, 9/13 Waseca (350 at Lake Elysian) JPS, 9/5 Big Stone (295) PHS. Late north 10/26 Lake JWH, 11/3 Lake of the Woods BJU (median 10/25). Late south 11/29 Dakota DAB, JWH, Ramsey m.ob., 11/30 Dakota ALD, CRM, but also see winter report. | ||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 6 | 3 | Late north 8/31 Marshall PHS, 9/5 Itasca EEO. Late south 10/1 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/15). | ||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 3 | 11 | All reports: 8/3 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) DWK, JCC, JLO, 8/3 Sherburne PLJ, 8/3–10 Blue Earth ChH, DBM, 8/3–9/2 Morrison (Rice Lake W.M.A.) FGo, 8/4 Steele ARW, 8/9 Wadena PJB, 8/10 Redwood (2 at Willow W.M.A.) RMD, et al., 8/12 Swift (found dead in Appleton) BJU, 8/15 Nicollet RMD, 8/17 Otter Tail SPM, 8/25 Wright (2 at Pelican Lake) fide RPR, 8/26 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 9/12 Sibley (Sand Lake) RBW, 9/27 Scott (found dead) PEJ. | ||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 26 | 48 | Late north 10/27 Beltrami PJR, 11/1 Grant DPG (median 12/9). | ||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 13 | 39 | High counts 9/6 Lac qui Parle (135 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PHS, 8/7 Scott (80 at Belle Plaine W.T.P.) RBW. Three northeast reports: 8/16 St. Louis (flyby at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/15 Lake (Two Harbors) fide JWL, 9/20–10/5 St. Louis (40th Ave. West) m.ob. Late north 10/5 Grant HHD, 10/10 Becker fide JMJ (median 10/14). Late south 10/23 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/26 Washington DFN (median 11/7). | ||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 2 | Only report: 8/26–10/3 Lac qui Parle/Big Stone (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, †PHS, m.ob. | |||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | No reports. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 1 | 4 | All reports: 8/2 Lac qui Parle (6 at Marsh Lake) BJU, 8/21 Freeborn (12 in Freeman Twp.) FKB, 9/22 Stearns (near Freeport) DMF, 10/3 Lac qui Parle (3) MHe, 10/8 St. Louis (Duluth) †KRE, m.ob., 11/6 McLeod (15) †JCr. | ||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 14 | 30 | High count 8/25 Wright (20 at Pelican Lake during U.S.F.W.S. survey) fide RPR. Late north 9/27 Todd RBW, 9/28 Mille Lacs ASc (median 10/1). Late south 10/11 Carver JCy, 10/12 Washington DFN (median 10/21). | ||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 3 | 11 | High count 9/4 Hennepin (14 at Lake Hiawatha/Minnehaha Cr.) BAF. All north: 8/5 Traverse (4) DPG, 8/10 Otter Tail EEO, 8/24 Marshall (4) PHS, JMJ, 8/31 Marshall PHS. Late south 10/18 Lac qui Parle PHS, 11/15 Hennepin BAF (median 11/8). | ||
| Ibises | |||||
| Plegadis ibis (Plegadis sp.) | 2 | 1 | All documented reports: 9/7–9 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ph. JMJ ph. GKN, 10/19 Wilkin (2 in Manston Twp.) †RMD, 11/11 Dakota (Hastings) †JPM. | ||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 28 | 42 | Peak counts 10/1 St. Louis (181 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/18 Fillmore (100 at Preston) NBO. Late north 10/11 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/28 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 11/1). Late south 10/12 Sibley WCM, 10/14 Fillmore NBO, Meeker DPG, Swift DMF (median 10/21). | ||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 16 | 25 | Peak count 9/6 St. Louis (37 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 10/17 Clay RHO, 10/19 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 10/24). Late south 10/13 Dakota ADS, 11/11 Lyon RJS (median 11/11). | ||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Elanoides forficatus) | 1 | Fifth Minnesota record in past ten years 8/22–28 Watonwan (near Madelia) †MTr, ph. LCa, ph. †JPM, †ADS. | |||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 6 | 7 | Record high count of 53 in St. Louis at H.R.B.O. on 10/31 KJB. Early north (median 10/2) 9/17 St. Louis ABL, 9/27 Wadena PJB. Early south (median 10/18) 10/20 Rice TFB, 11/4 Stearns MJB. Last reported north 11/8 Aitkin MDN, 11/9 Cook JLO, DWK. | ||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 32 | 32 | High count 9/15 St. Louis (39 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 11/16 Marshall JMJ, 11/18 St. Louis NAJ, but also see winter report. | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 21 | 31 | Early south (median 8/15) 8/4 Benton MDN, 8/10 Lyon LS. High count 9/27 St. Louis (1,037 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 11/9 Kanabec CAM, 11/17 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, but also see winter report. | ||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 14 | 33 | Late north 11/3 Itasca BJU, 11/9 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, Pennington SAS, but also see winter report. | ||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 6 | 3 | All north reports: Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Mille Lacs, St. Louis. Seasonal total of 248 from H.R.B.O. well below average of 705. All south reports: 10/17 Sherburne ASc, 11/15 Rice DAB, 11/18 Meeker DMF. | ||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 32 | 44 | High counts 10/31 St. Louis (273 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/1 Houston (203 near Brownsville) RPR. | ||
| MISSISSIPPI KITE (Ictinia mississippiensis) | 1 | 1 | Two singles reported from H.R.B.O. in St Louis on consecutive days: 9/8 †KJB, †ABL and 9/9 KJB, ph. †ABL. One south report 9/17 Ramsey (juv. in Mounds View) †AXH. | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 2 | 10 | All north reports: 8/4–10, 9/12 Otter Tail DST, 9/20, 10/18 Otter Tail SPM, 10/1, 10/20 St. Louis (singles at H.R.B.O.) KJB. | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 16 | 21 | High count 9/15 St. Louis (21,661 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 9/24 Carlton, Kanabec, Pine DMF, 10/3 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 10/18). Late south 9/28 Carver JCC, 10/14 Pope, Swift DMF (median 10/10). | ||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 3 | 11 | Only north reports: 8/29 Norman DPG, 8/30 Marshall DPG, 9/8–17 St. Louis (total of 6 at H.R.B.O., including 3 dark morphs on 9/17) KJB. Late south 10/7 Stearns MJB, 10/14 Dakota JLO, 10/20 Hennepin DDo (median 10/3). | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 33 | 47 | Peak count 10/20 St. Louis (1,157 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. | ||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | 18 | 18 | Early north (median 9/17) 8/23 Hubbard MAW, 9/27 St. Louis PBB. Early south (median 9/30) 10/3 Murray TJM, 10/9 Benton MDN. | ||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 1 | 7 | Two north reports from Mille Lacs: 9/4 RBJ, DAC, 10/16 RBJ. South reports from Anoka, Faribault, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Sibley, Stevens. | ||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 20 | 24 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. | ||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | 7 | 4 | Early north (median 11/7) 10/23 Roseau SWd and Wilkin GAM, 10/24 Pennington JoB. All south reports: 11/19 Lac qui Parle BJU and Meeker/Wright DBM, 11/26 Nicollet CKB. | ||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 6 | Observed in Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis beginning 10/29 Cook (2, Gunflint Trail) EEO (median 10/17). | |||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 13 | 18 | Observed throughout the season in all regions of the state as far southwest as Brown. | ||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 4 | Observed in Aitkin, Koochiching, Pennington, St. Louis. High count 11/30 St. Louis (4) BKY. | |||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 1 | 5 | Only north report: 11/15 Morrison FGo. South reports began with 10/30 Blue Earth ChH, then from Anoka, Dakota, Meeker, and Rice. | ||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 9 | 3 | Reported from Aitkin, Becker, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Otter Tail, Polk, Roseau, St. Louis in the north and Anoka, Lac qui Parle, Rice in the south. | ||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | 1 | Only report: 11/15 St. Louis ABL. | |||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 1 | 4 | Two north reports: 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 9/27 St. Louis ABL. First found south beginning 11/3 Sherburne (bird found recently dead on road, Sherburne N.W.R.) RBJ, then reported in Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne. | ||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 31 | 44 | Last reported north 11/7 St. Louis SES, 11/9 Wadena PJB. Reported south throughout the season. | ||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 13 | 29 | Late north 10/16 Mille Lacs RBJ, 11/2 Mille Lacs MDN (median 11/7). Likely migrants south last reported 9/20 Pope DBM, 9/27 Le Sueur JCC. Probable over-wintering birds reported 11/15 Anoka SWe, 11/30 Anoka (2) CKB. | ||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 17 | 41 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state as far northeast as Lake. | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 23 | 34 | High count 9/25 St. Louis (22, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/28 St. Louis (13, Park Point) BAF. Late north 9/29 Otter Tail ARo and St. Louis (5, Park Point) PHS, 10/2 Clay RHO (median 10/18). Reported south throughout the season; late migrants difficult to distinguish from overwintering birds. | ||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 2 | All reports: 10/26 Cook KRE, LS, 11/7 Lake JLO, DWK, 11/16 Lake fide JWL. | |||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 10 | 3 | Reported from Aitkin, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis in the north. A total of 43 migrants counted in St. Louis at H.R.B.O. 9/5–11/4 KJB. South reports: 10/18–11/26 Sherburne (2, male and female, Sherburne N.W.R.) SLo, m.ob., 10/29 Dakota (female, Acacia Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights) †ADS, 10/29 Dakota (female, Cowling Arboretum, Carleton College) ph. †OSM, 11/19 Anoka (male) BRL, 11/24 Anoka (female, Martin Lake) CKB. | ||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 31 | 46 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 26 | 42 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. | ||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 31 | 43 | High count 9/25 St. Louis (35, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/19 Hennepin (17, Wood Lake N.C.) CMB. Last reported north 11/5 Cass BAW, 11/29 Otter Tail BDE. Reported south throughout the season. | ||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 23 | 33 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state as far southwest as Brown. | ||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 32 | 46 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. High count 9/16 St. Louis (158 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. | ||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 20 | 20 | Reports 8/3, 8/10 Hennepin (Lake Hiawatha) BAF were likely over-summering (breeding?) birds. Early south (median 8/21) 8/17 Freeborn (3) RTP. Last reported north 11/30 St. Louis, but also see winter report. | ||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 8 | 14 | High count 9/10 St. Louis (10 at H.R.B.O.) KJB; high count away from Hawk Ridge 9/24 Blue Earth (5) ChH. Last reported north 11/14 St. Louis PHS, but also see winter report. | ||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 3 | Three reports: 8/10 Yellow Medicine RBJ, 9/27 Pipestone (Pipestone N.M.) RJS, 11/7 Lyon †RJS. | |||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 19 | 31 | Late north 9/1 Marshall LS, 9/5 St. Louis SLF, 9/6 St. Louis JPM, 9/12 Morrison DMF, 11/9–10 (record late) St. Louis †JLK, †MLH (median 9/19) (The Loon 81:109–110). Late south reports from 6 counties during the 9/13 Minnesota River Valley birding day, followed by 9/15 Mower JWH, 9/20 Swift DBM (median 9/22). | ||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 10 | 9 | Young still in nest 8/9 Traverse KRE, HHD, LS. Late north 9/1 Roseau CRM, 9/3 Lake (Two Harbors golf course) JCG, 9/7 Cook RBJ (median 9/10). Late south 9/1 Cottonwood BRB, then no more reports until 9/26 Dakota RLW, well past the 9/9 median. | ||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 29 | 44 | High counts 8/28 Norman (24) JCC, 9/3 Lake (20, Two Harbors golf course) JWL, 8/21 Pine (16) RBJ, DAC. Late north 9/9 Kanabec DPG, 9/12 Morrison DMF, Otter Tail DST, 9/20 Wadena PJB (median 9/18). Late south 9/24 Blue Earth RBW, 9/28 Waseca DAB, RMD, JWH (median 9/23). | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 11 | 24 | Early south (median 8/3) 8/7 Martin RMD, RBW, Sherburne PLJ, 8/8 Pope HHD, KRE, 8/9 Scott DBM. Last north reports 9/8 Aitkin KCR, 9/10 Clay RHO, 9/12 Morrison DMF (median 9/7). Late south 9/15 Hennepin CRM, 9/20 Blue Earth DPG, Pope DBM, 9/21 Benton DBM (median 9/21). | ||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 21 | 40 | Record high counts both from BAF at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R. in Scott: 8/30 (34, north trails) and 8/29 (23, south horse trails). Late north 9/12 Morrison DMF, Otter Tail DST, 9/13 Grant HHD, 9/14 Crow Wing CKB (median 9/19). Late south 9/23 Washington DFN, 9/25 Hennepin ALD, 10/4 Hennepin PEB (median 10/3). | ||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 2 | 6 | All north reports 8/18 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/12 St. Louis PHS (median departure 8/30). All south 8/17 Hennepin †CMB, Le Sueur RMD, 8/24 Fillmore NBO, 8/29 Nicollet RMD, 9/7 Anoka RLR, 9/19 Scott BAF, 9/21 Scott BAF (median early 8/12, late 9/15). Also reported from Carver, Rice, and Stearns, but lacking identification notes. Note: During spring and fall migration, undocumented records of silent Empidonax flycatchers are not included in this report. Observers are encouraged to include identification details in their reports. | ||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | Reported from Rice and Winona, but without identification details. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 2 | 3 | All north 8/3 Cass (2) BAW, 8/9 Marshall (3) PHS (median late 8/29). All south 8/1 Scott (3, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF, 8/17 Le Sueur RMD, 8/20 Pope (2) DPG. Reported without details from an additional 5 north and 5 south counties. | ||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 6 | High counts 8/2 Lac qui Parle (5, Big Stone NWR) PCC, PHS. Late south 8/10 Nicollet RMD, Sherburne PLJ, 8/17 Carver (3) JCC (median 9/10). Reported from additional 8 south counties without details. | |||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 2 | 5 | High counts 9/8 Hennepin (8) ALD, 9/9 St. Louis (4) PHS. Late north 9/9, 9/12 St. Louis PHS, 9/12 Morrison DMF (median 9/21). Late south 9/16 Nicollet RMD, 9/21 Scott (3) BAF (median 9/27). Reported without ID notes from an additional 13 north and 16 south counties. | ||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 26 | 40 | Record-high count 8/28 Crow Wing (24) found at the Ironton W.T.P. by JSB, who also found 12 at the same location 8/30. Late north 9/28 Otter Tail DST, 10/5 Todd HHD, 10/10 St. Louis (Park Point) PHS (median 10/14). Late south 10/23 Hennepin (Elm Creek P.R.) RLR, 10/25 Hennepin ALD, 11/1 Anoka (Locke C.P.) DWK (median 10/31). | ||
| Vireos | |||||
| WHITE-EYED VIREO (Vireo griseus) | 2 | Singing male first reported 7/19 continued through 9/7 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) †BAF, DBM. A record-late juvenile at Gustavus Adolphus College's Linnaeus Arboretum was first seen 11/14 Nicollet ph. †RMD, and reappeared at the same location 11/17 RMD. | |||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 1 | Only report 8/31 Dakota, two males still singing at Cliff Fen S.N.A., BAF. | |||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 16 | 28 | High counts 8/16 Carver (7, Rapids Lake Unit, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy, 8/30 Scott (7, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., north trails.) BAF. Latenorth 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis PHS, 9/13 Grant HHD, St. Louis KCR (median 9/19). Late south 9/19 Fillmore NBO, 9/20 Pope DBM, 10/10 Dakota ADS, JPM (median 9/27). | ||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 12 | 31 | Early south (median 8/20) 8/31 Goodhue LEC, 9/5 Hennepin CMB, Meeker DMF, 9/6 Brown BTS. Late north 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 9/27 Cass BAW (median 10/11). Late south 10/10 Scott BAF, 10/11 Carver JCy, Le Sueur JCC, 10/12 Rice DAB, TFB (median 10/16). | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 7 | 20 | Early south (median 8/20) 8/9 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy, 8/25 Sherburne PLJ, 8/27 Lac qui Parle BJU. No counts of more than 3 individuals. Late north 9/15 St. Louis SLF, 9/18 Carlton LAW, 9/28 Mille Lacs ASc (median 9/26). Late south 9/20 Carver (2) JCy, Hennepin JCC, Pope DBM, Swift DBM, 9/21 Blue Earth ChH, Stearns HHD, 9/26 Anoka REH (median 10/1). | ||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 10 | 29 | High count 8/24 Le Sueur (16) RBJ. Late north 9/4 Mille Lacs RBJ, DAC, 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis (2) PHS, 9/18 Wilkin RBJ, DAC (median 9/10). Late south 9/20 Swift DBM, 9/21 Scott BAF (median 9/25). | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 25 | 37 | High counts 9/12 St. Louis (21) PHS, 8/30 Scott (19, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., north trails.) BAF. Late north 9/20 Carlton LAW, St. Louis CKB, 9/24 Carlton, Kanabec and Pine DMF, 9/25 St. Louis DMF (median 9/30). Late south 9/26 Fillmore NBO, 9/27 Carver JCy, Washington DFN, 9/29 Stearns MDN (median 10/5). | ||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 3 | All reports 8/2 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/3 Sibley RMD, 8/7 Sibley RBW, 8/9 Lac qui Parle (two adults and begging juvenile) BJU, then only 8/22 Stearns DMF, two weeks before the 9/4 median departure. | |||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | 20 | 28 | Both north and south arrivals 6 days ahead of median. Early north (median 10/8) 10/2 Itasca JEB, 10/3 Kittson fide JMJ, 10/12 St. Louis PHS. Early south (median 10/16) 10/10 Anoka JCC, 10/11 Blue Earth (2) ChH, 10/14 Sherburne PLJ. High count 10/20 Clay (10, South Moorhead) RHO. | ||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 13 | Reported across the northern tier of counties, and as far south as Pine in the east. Unlike the previous two fall seasons, no seasonal movement was noted. High counts 10/31 St. Louis (7 along CR 16) EEO, 9/20 Cook (6, Arrowhead Trail) EEO, 10/29 Cook (6, Gunflint Trail) EEO. | |||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 32 | 45 | Reported statewide. Numbers up in Cass, Crow Wing MRN. High counts 9/16 St. Louis (2,456 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/24 Blue Earth (100) ChH, 9/27 Blue Earth (100) ChH. | ||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 11 | Reported throughout normal Northwest and North-central range, as far east as St. Louis. No significant high counts. | |||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 34 | 48 | Reported statewide. High counts 10/17 St. Louis (2,557 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/3 Lake of the Woods (391) BJU, 10/11 Pine (300) DPG. | ||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 20 | 3 | South reports from Sherburne, Anoka, and Chisago, but also see undocumented reports. | ||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 34 | 46 | Reported statewide. High counts 11/16 St. Louis (49) PHS, 8/2 St. Louis (25) TPW. | ||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 4 | Very few reports. Single reports from Beltrami (11/2 BJU), Koochiching (11/3 BJU) and Lake of the Woods (9/30 fide JMJ), reported twice from St. Louis (9/25 DMF, 11/25 DPG). | |||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 5 | Found in Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Rice. | |||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 21 | 37 | Late north reports 11/3 Lake of the Woods BJU, 11/8 Cook DWK, 11/9 Cook JLO, DWK, but see winter report (median 11/24). | ||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 12 | 35 | High count 8/29 Big Stone (360) PHS. Late north 9/9 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/12 Morrison DMF, 9/13 Grant HHD (median 9/9). Late south 9/8 Wright CRM, 9/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, Murray RBW, 9/13 Brown SWe, Lyon RBW, Stevens HHD, Yellow Medicine WCM (median 9/17). | ||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 27 | 47 | High counts 8/29 Big Stone (2,870) PHS, 8/1 Big Stone (1,631) PHS, 8/26 Grant (800) DPG. Late north 9/25 Wadena PJB, 9/28 Traverse DBM, 9/30 Hubbard MAW (median 10/2). Late south 10/16 Wright (50) DPG, 10/22 Brown BTS, 10/25 Hennepin (25) JCC, Rice (2) DAB (median 10/18). | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 3 | 20 | All north reports 8/22 Otter Tail MJB, 8/23 Douglas, Otter Tail DMF, 8/29 Hubbard DBM (median late 9/6). Last south reports well before the 10/3 median: 8/27 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy, 8/31 Sibley WCM, 9/12 Fillmore NBO, Lac qui Parle BJU, Murray RBW. | ||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 12 | 34 | High counts 8/1 Big Stone (65, Long Tom Lake) PHS, 9/16 Anoka (64) CKB. Late north 8/29 Clearwater DBM, 8/30 Roseau HHD, JCC, 9/13 Grant HHD (median 9/8). Late south 9/12 Murray RBW, Stearns RBJ, Swift DWK, 9/13 Chisago MHe, Watonwan DAB, JEB, 9/16 Anoka CKB (median 9/15). | ||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 32 | 47 | High counts 9/26 Traverse (267, Wheaton W.T.P.) PHS, 10/2 Traverse (266, Mud Lake) PHS. Late north 9/25 Wadena PJB, 9/26 Traverse PHS, 9/28 Traverse DBM, 10/2 Traverse PHS (median 10/8). Late south 10/14 Pope DMF, followed by a record-late first-year individual in Scott at the Blue Lake W.T.P. 11/8 – 11/23 CRM, †DWK, PEJ (median 10/17). | ||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 18 | 41 | Late north 9/9 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/12 Morrison DMF, 9/28 Traverse DBM (median 9/15). Late south 9/14 Goodhue (albino in large flock) ph. DuD, 9/17 Nicollet RMD, 9/20 Brown DPG (median 9/28). | ||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 23 | 36 | Early south (median 8/28) 9/3 Waseca LBF, 9/6 Meeker and Stearns DMF. High counts 10/10 Scott (39, Louisville Swamp, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BAF, 10/12 Scott (26, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails) BAF. Late north 10/19 Cook MDu, 10/25 Cook BAF, Lake LS (median 11/1). Late south (but see winter report) 10/29 Anoka DPG, 10/30 Fillmore NBO, Nicollet RMD, 11/7 Hennepin CMB (median 11/21). | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 18 | 30 | Early south outside of known summering areas (median 9/16) 9/22 Stearns DMF, 9/25 Ramsey MDu, 9/27 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy. High counts 10/10 St. Louis (52, Brighton Beach, Duluth) SMC, 9/28 St. Louis (32S) PHS. | ||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | 5 | 1 | Very few reports this season. All north 11/1 Lake (8, Two Harbors) HHD, CMB, KRE, 11/3 Koochiching (9) BJU, 11/14 St. Louis SES, 11/17 Cass (2) BAW, 11/21 Hubbard (125) MAW (median 10/4). Only south report 11/14 Dakota, (1 adult with about 300 Cedar Waxwings) †JPM, JLO. | ||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 33 | 47 | Present north and south through the end of the season. High count 9/12 Carver (603, tamarack bog area in Carver P.R.) WCM. | ||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 22 | 19 | Present north and south at the beginning of the period, first reports south of Twin Cities metro 9/27 Le Sueur JCC, 9/30 Nicollet ChH, RMD. High counts 9/29 St. Louis (22, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/28 St. Louis (21) BAF. | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 30 | 44 | Reported statewide throughout the period. | ||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 14 | 27 | Early south (median 9/3) 8/26 Ramsey EEO, 9/16 Anoka DPG, 9/26 Rice DAT, Washington LMS. High counts 10/10 St. Louis (7) SMC, 11/13 Mille Lacs (5) RBJ. | ||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 5 | 28 | High count 8/10 Scott (14, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails.) BAF. Late north 9/4 Mille Lacs RBJ, DAC, Morrison RBJ, DAC, 9/5 Pine RBJ, 9/27 Cook (Grand Marais campground) fide JWL. Late south 9/13 Hennepin (3) ALD, Watonwan DAB, JEB, 9/19 Scott (Louisville Swamp) BAF (median 9/24). | ||
| Wrens | |||||
| ROCK WREN (Salpinctes obsoletus) | 2 | One found 9/19 in Otter Tail at Inspiration Peak was a third county record (ph. †DST). Another third county record was one 9/25–10/2 in Cook at the Grand Marais Campground (†SC, fide JWL). | |||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 2 | 5 | All north 10/21–23 Otter Tail (Battle Lake) ph. †DST, 11/2–18 Itasca (feeder north of Grand Rapids) ph. †KBZ. All south 8/11 Houston (2, Reno) MJB, mid-August+ Ramsey (St. Paul) ph. AXH, 11/12 Mower (Hormel Nature Center) ARW, 11/21 Hennepin †DDo, and one present throughout the period in Washington (Gray Cloud Island) TEB. | ||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 16 | 43 | High counts 8/11 Anoka (5) DWK, 9/13 Hennepin (5) ALD. Late north 9/24 Kanabec, Pine DMF, 9/25 Mille Lacs RBJ, 9/27 Clay RHO, Todd RBW (median 10/4). Late south 10/9 Dakota JLO, 10/11 Ramsey BRL, 10/12 Anoka (banded at Springbrook N.C., Fridley) RLR, Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails) BAF (median 10/16). | ||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 9 | 23 | Early south (median 9/7) 9/14 Anoka DWK, 9/15 Goodhue LEC, 9/21 Scott (2) BAF. High count 10/1 Hennepin (6) CMB. Late north 10/2 Beltrami and Itasca JEB, 10/14 St. Louis SLF, 10/18 Mille Lacs NSc (median 10/24). Late south 10/23 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/2 Hennepin DDo, 11/30 Hennepin DWK, but see winter report (median 12/13). | ||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 12 | 29 | High count 8/2 Lac qui Parle (19) PCC, PHS. Late north reports were well after the 10/12 median: 10/31 Aitkin PEJ, and a record-late sighting 11/10 St. Louis (cattail marsh near Indian Point Campground, Duluth) DOK. In contrast, south departures were well ahead of the 10/12 median; last reported south 9/27 Sibley JCC, 9/28 Steele DAB, RMD, JWH. | ||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 14 | 31 | High count 9/6 Lac qui Parle (12) PHS. Departed well before median dates both north and south. Late north 9/13 Grant HHD, 9/27 Cass BAW, Clay RHO, St. Louis HHD, KRE, LS (median 10/13). Late south 10/22 Hennepin DWK, 10/23 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/25 Brown BTS (median 11/4). | ||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 21 | 42 | High counts 9/21 Scott (44, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails) BAF, 8/29 Scott (33, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails.) BAF. Late north 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 9/27 St. Louis HHD, PBB, 11/7 Otter Tail SPM (median 10/29). Late south 10/12 Dakota JCC, Scott BAF, 10/23 Le Sueur RBJ, well before 11/21 median. | ||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 11 | 19 | Late north departures well before median: 9/13 Lake JWL, St. Louis CMB, 9/20 Wadena PJB, 9/24 Carlton DMF. Late south 9/19 Rice TFB, 9/28 Waseca DAB, JWH, 9/30 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/1 Hennepin CMB, 10/6 Hennepin CMB, 11/29 Wright (Montrose) DMF. | ||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1 | 4 | All north 11/17 Cass (Walker) ph. BAW. All south 8/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/1 Dodge (Blooming Prairie) KRV, 11/16 Pope DRa, 11/30 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) †ChH. | ||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 33 | 49 | Reported statewide throughout the period. | ||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 29 | 43 | High counts 10/7 Isanti (42, along CR 7 north of Crown) CKB, 10/16 Hennepin (42) CMB. Late north 11/2 Beltrami BJU, 11/3 Itasca BJU, 11/9 Kanabec CAM (median 11/14). Present through end of season south. | ||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | 1 | Migrant observed at H.R.B.O., St. Louis 10/27 KJB. | |||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 2 | 1 | Very few reports. All north 10/26 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) WRu, 10/27 Cook (Good Harbor Bay) BAn, 11/12+ St. Louis FKB, 11/29+ St. Louis DBF. Only south report: species returned for a fifth consecutive year to Sherburne (Ann Lake area of Sand Dunes S.F.). First reported 10/18 ASc, subsequent reports at this location through end of season from ASc, PLJ, MJB, CKB. | ||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 8 | 8 | Late north 9/8 St. Louis LBF, 9/10 St. Louis SLF, 9/13 Grant HHD (median 9/14). Late south 9/11 Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle S.P.) BJU, 9/13 Stevens HHD, 9/27 Stearns MJB. | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | 3 | 6 | All north reports: 9/10 Lake JWL, 9/20 Cass (Woodrow Twp.) BAW, 10/4 Roseau JMJ (median early 9/3, median late 10/3). All south reports: 9/4 Sherburne PLJ, 9/11 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/13 Waseca JPS, 10/4 Chisago LS, 10/9 Dakota JPM, 10/11 Rice SLP, 10/20 Sherburne (2) CKB (median early 9/2, median late 10/6). | ||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 7 | 17 | Early south (median 8/10) 8/13 Rice (adult male banded) DAT, 8/27 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/30 Sherburne ASc. High counts 9/13 Scott (16, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails) BAF, 9/12 Hennepin (15, Wood Lake N.C.) CMB. Late north 9/25 Cook EEO, 9/30 Cass DAY, 10/4 Itasca (Dunning Lake) EEO, Roseau JMJ, more than a week before the 10/17 median. Late south 10/4 Anoka and Washington HHD, Blue Earth and Faribault DBM, 10/20 Rice TFB (median 10/17). | ||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 13 | 18 | Early south (median 9/12) 9/27 Stearns MJB, 9/28 Steele JWH, 9/29 Anoka DWK. High count 10/3 Scott (23, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails) BAF. Late north 10/24 Clay (4) RBJ, DAC, 10/25 St. Louis (Duluth) DDo (median 10/28). Late south 11/9 Anoka (banded at Springbrook N.C. in Fridley) RLR, 11/16 Hennepin ( Lake Rebecca) DWK, 11/30 Hennepin (3, Pond Dakota Park, Bloomington) DWK, but see winter report. | ||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 2 | 9 | All north reports: 8/9 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/14 Carlton LAW. Late south 9/11 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/13 Scott BAF, 10/5 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) CKB (median 10/1). | ||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 32 | 48 | Reported statewide. High counts 10/15 St. Louis (17,667 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/23 Le Sueur (400) RBJ. | ||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | 4 | All reports 10/11 Clay fide JMJ, 10/27–28 Crow Wing ph. DAS, 11/27+ Becker ph. SEi, 11/29 Otter Tail (2, near Ottertail and Blanche Lakes) fide KRE, 11/29+ St. Louis (Ely) fide JWL, 11/30+ Clearwater (feeder north of Itasca S.P.) fide DPJ, St. Louis (Lake Vermilion) fide JWL. | |||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 31 | 45 | Reported statewide and throughout the season. | ||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 10 | 22 | Early north (median 9/10) 9/8 St. Louis PHS, 9/9 Cass BAW, Crow Wing (2) JSB, 9/12 Lake (2) LBF. Early south (median 9/15) 9/13 Lac qui Parle (2) PHS, Pope (8) MJB, 9/18 Hennepin (6) DDo. High counts 10/25 Clay (120) PBB, 9/20 Chisago (50) MHe. Late north 10/25 Clay (120) PBB, 10/29 Cook EEO, 11/3 Cass BJU (median 11/4). Late south 11/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/2 Rice (12) DAT (median 11/4). | ||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 7 | Few reports. Early North 8/2 St. Louis SLF, with additional August records from St. Louis and Aitkin. Also seen in Beltrami, Clearwater, Itasca, Cass, and Cook. | |||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | 10 | 1 | Early north (median 10/19) 9/22 Lake EEO, 10/17 Koochiching FGo, 10/27 St. Louis ABL, 10/28, 10/29 Cook EEO. High count 11/10 St. Louis (187 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Only south report 11/28 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) MDN. | ||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 27 | 35 | Reported statewide. | ||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 23 | 26 | Reported north throughout the season. Early south (median 8/28) 8/1 Sherburne ASc, 8/4 Stearns MDN, 8/29 Hennepin SMC, 9/4 Sherburne ASc. Record fall count 10/16 St. Louis (799, H.R.B.O.) KJB. | ||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | 16 | 13 | Early north (median 10/16) 10/2 Beltrami, Itasca JEB, 10/25 Lake DDo, Mille Lacs ASc, 10/31 Cass BAW. Early south (median 10/25) 11/1 Kandiyohi DMF, 11/9 Ramsey DAB, 11/15 Carver WCM, Dakota DWK, Rice DAB, JWH. New fall high count of 7,723 on 11/8 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB. | ||
| Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) | 4 | 1 | All north 11/1 Lake HHD, 11/18 Cass DAY, 11/22 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/23 Kittson LW, JMJ. Only south 11/24 Dakota †JLO. | ||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 6 | 1 | All north reports 8/2 Carlton DBM, 9/9 Cass BAW, 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 10/21 Douglas fide JMJ, 10/31 St. Louis ABL, SLF, 11/1 Aitkin KCR, 11/3 Lake of the Woods BJU, 11/26 St. Louis DPG. Only south report 11/26 Sherburne NSc. | ||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 18 | 14 | Reflecting the continued invasion, this species was reported throughout the season north. South records were only in Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) for August – September, but the Southeast and South-central saw regular reports starting 11/3 Dakota DAB, JWH, 11/9 Chisago DBM. New high count 10/21 St. Louis (744 H.R.B.O.) KJB were part of an impressive season total of 3,691. | ||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 28 | 27 | Reported throughout the season north. August reports from Sherburne and Anoka; otherwise throughout the season south. Season high count 10/17 St. Louis (847, H.R.B.O.). | ||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 35 | 46 | Reported statewide and throughout the season. | ||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | 19 | 13 | Early north (median 9/13) 9/15 Cass DAY, Lake JWL, St. Louis ABL, 9/16 Cook and Lake EEO, St. Louis PHS. Early south (median 9/24) 9/28 Waseca JWH, 9/30 Sherburne PLJ, 10/3 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS. Season high counts 10/25 Clay (3,000) RHO, 10/4 Cook (433) PHS. Late north 11/3 Cass, Hubbard, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods BJU, 11/9 Cook JLO, DWK, Polk SAS. There were some observations of this species north for the winter and many south, as usual (see winter report). | ||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | No reports. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | 2 | All reports: 10/3 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/4 St. Louis (Brighton Beach, Duluth) NAJ, 10/26 Cook (Lutsen W.T.P.) BAn, 10/31 Cook (Taconite Harbor) EEO. | |||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | 22 | 25 | Early north (median 10/5) 9/20 St. Louis ASc, 10/5 Roseau SWd, 10/6 Marshall fide JMJ. Early south (median 10/18) 10/17 Carver WCM, 10/21 Hennepin CMB, 10/24 Sherburne ASc, 10/25 Brown, Watonwan, Kandiyohi, and Pope. Season high counts 11/1 Grant (650) DPG, 10/27 St. Louis (722, H.R.B.O.) KJB. | ||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 3 | 10 | Similar to last year there were very few reports this season. All north reports 8/5, 8/7 Mille Lacs ASc, Traverse DPG, 8/29 Wadena DBM (median 9/5). Late south 9/13 Pope MJB, 9/30 Sherburne ASc (median 8/28). | ||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 3 | 6 | All north 8/9 Beltrami PBD, 8/24 St. Louis ph. BCM, 9/9 Cook SC. Late south 8/16 Lyon JLO, DWK, 8/17 Carver JCC, 8/25 Meeker DMF, 9/12 Lac qui Parle BJU. | ||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 31 | 44 | Late north 11/1 Cass MRN, 11/8 Aitkin MDN, 11/11 Clay RHO (median 11/4). Late south 10/23 Le Sueur RBJ, Rice DAB, 10/29 Blue Earth ChH, Nicollet RMD (median 11/11). Most reports of this species ceased after the third week in October. | ||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 20 | 20 | Late north 9/27 St. Louis HHD, LS, 9/28 Lake LS, 9/29 St. Louis PHS (median 10/16). Late south 10/3 Brown BTS, Hennepin JCy, 10/4 Hennepin DWK, 10/14 Swift DMF (median 10/14). The bulk of reports for this species ceased after the end of September. | ||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 4 | 29 | All north 8/3 Otter Tail DST, 8/7 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/16 St. Louis fide JWL, 10/21 Douglas fide JMJ (median 10/20). Late south 10/11 Carver JCy, Chisago LS, Le Sueur JCC, Washington BAF, 10/12 Ramsey HHD, 10/19 Hennepin WCM, Scott BAF (median 10/27). Season high counts 8/7 Scott 26, BAF, 9/13 Pope 20, MJB. This season was typical in that this species left the state by late October. | ||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | 18 | 29 | Early north (median 9/21) 9/16 Lake JWL, 9/20 St. Louis CKB, 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 9/27 Cass BAW, St. Louis KRE. Early south (median 9/19) 9/27 Hennepin BAF, Stearns RBW, 9/28 Carver JCC, Lac qui Parle FAE, 9/29 Anoka DWK, Sherburne PLJ. Late north 11/2 Beltrami BJU, Kanabec CAM, 11/3 Cass BJU, 11/9, 11/11 Crow Wing JSB (median 12/15). Late south 11/23 Le Sueur JCC, 11/30 Hennepin DWK (median 12/20). Please see winter reports for late migrants or over-wintering birds north and south. Season high counts 10/10 Scott (26, Louisville Swamp) BAF, 10/21 Carver (20, Rapids Lake MVNWR) JCy. The majority of reports for this species occur in late September through mid-November. | ||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | 22 | 28 | Early north (median 9/22) 10/1 Becker, Clearwater, Morrison JEB, St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) PHS, 10/2 Beltrami, Itasca JEB. Early south (median 9/30), 10/3 Anoka DPG, 10/12 Fillmore NBO, Stearns DMF. | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 30 | 38 | Early south (median 9/10) 9/8 Sherburne ASc, 9/20 Carver JCy, Pope DBM, Sherburne PLJ, 9/21 Chisago MHe, Scott BAF. Otherwise reported throughout the state and the rest of the season. | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 19 | 18 | An individual found in mid-July lingered until 8/2 St. Louis WLi. Early migrant north (median 9/10) 9/12 Lake JWL, 9/14 Kittson fide JMJ, St. Louis TPW, 9/15 St. Louis ABL. Early south (median 9/16) 9/16 Nicollet RMD, 9/21 Anoka DPG, 9/27 Hennepin, Lac qui Parle and Pope. Late north 10/18 Cass RMD, JEB, St. Louis TPW, DWK, 10/19 Mille Lacs HHD, LS (median 11/14). Late south 11/16–19 Anoka CKB, 11/29–30 Rice TFB (median 11/30). Reports for this species continued into December for south regions (see winter report). Number of reports and individuals continue to be low. | ||
| GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Zonotrichia atricapilla) | 1 | Fifth state record was an immature present 10/16–18 in Cass on Pelican Island, Leech Lake ph. †KRE, ph. †DAC, ph. †BAW, †PCC, m.ob. | |||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | 16 | 20 | Early north (median 9/17) 9/14 Beltrami DPJ, 9/20 St. Louis MJB, 9/23 Clay RHO, 9/25 Cass BAW. Early south (median 9/22) 9/15 Hennepin CRM, 9/19 Sherburne ASc, 9/21 Scott BAF, 9/22 Stearns DMF. Late north 10/24 Clay RBJ, DAC, 11/6 Cass MRN, 11/13 Otter Tail and Polk fide JMJ (median 11/30). Late south 10/25 Pope MJB, 11/1 Brown BTS, 11/5 Blue Earth ChH (median 12/18). There were only two reports of this species in the subsequent winter season. Number of reports for this species continues to be low compared to previous years. | ||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 28 | 36 | Early south (median 8/29) 9/6 Carver JCy, 9/9 Dakota DWK, 9/12 Carver WCM, Stearns RBJ, 9/13 Big Stone PBB. Season high counts 9/28 St. Louis (255) BAF, 9/29 St. Louis (230) PHS, 10/3 Scott (181) BAF. See winter report for additional south observations. | ||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 17 | 35 | Late north 9/28 Lake JWL, 10/7 Isanti CKB, 10/9 Morrison RBJ, 10/18 Itasca DAC, m.ob. (median 10/20). Late south 10/21 Carver JCy, 10/23, 10/29 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/27). | ||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 7 | 12 | Reported north throughout August then only two subsequent reports 9/1 Roseau KRE, 10/18 St. Louis FGo (median 10/3). Late south 10/6 Stearns, Wright DMF, 10/9 McLeod DMF, 10/12 Rice TFB, 10/14 Kandiyohi, Pope, Swift DMF (median 10/18). | ||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 3 | All reports 9/21, 9/28 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave Bridge) †JBB, 9/30 Lac qui Parle (Sweetwater W.M.A.) BJU, 10/1 Rice TFB, 10/4 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan P.R.) DWK. | |||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 4 | All reports 8/1 (12 individuals present) Steele fide PHS, 8/2 Lac qui Parle (Plover Prairie S.N.A.) BJU, 8/9 Scott DBM, 8/11 Winona (Great River Bluffs S.P.) MJB. | |||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 29 | 34 | Late north 10/4 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/9 Morrison RBJ, 10/19 Crow Wing HHD, LS (median 11/2). Late south 10/27 Dakota ADS, 11/2 Carver JCy, 11/12 Cottonwood BRB (median 11/3). Season high count 8/24 Pennington (40) PHS. | ||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 30 | 45 | Reported throughout the season. Reports mostly ceased after the third week in November. | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 17 | 26 | Late north 10/11 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/24 Clay RBJ, DAC, 11/13 Polk DLT (median 10/21). High count 8/9 Marshall (24 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Early south (median 8/31) 8/31 Dakota SWe, 9/6 Hennepin ALD, 9/7 Sherburne (Blue Hill Trail) DWK, PLJ. Late south 10/19 Hennepin WCM, 10/21 Carver JCy (median 11/9). | ||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 21 | 32 | Late north 10/18 St. Louis DWK, 10/26 Cook WCM, 11/3 Cass BJU (median 10/29). Frequent south reports through 10/21 Carver JCy, 10/22 Hennepin DWK, then only 11/23 Waseca DAB (median 11/22). | ||
| Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) | 1 | Only report 9/24–27 Clay †RHO, m.ob. | |||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 1 | 14 | Only north reports 9/28, 10/8 Mille Lacs ASc. Late south 11/12–13 Blue Earth ChH. Season high count of 7 found 8/7, 9/21, and 10/3 in Scott BAF. | ||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 8 | 22 | All north reports from the western half of the state. All south reports from the Southwest and South-central regions. Late north 9/1 Marshall HHD CRM, high count 9/5 Big Stone (482) PHS, 9/18 Wilkin RBJ, DAC, 9/26 Traverse PHS (median 10/9). Late south 9/13 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS, SWe, Yellow Medicine WCM, 9/27 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS (median 10/22). | ||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 15 | 13 | Late north 9/8 St. Louis ABL, 9/13 Grant HHD, 9/24 Lake KRE, 10/2 Beltrami JEB (median 9/18). Late south 9/12 Stearns RBJ, 9/16 Nicollet (3) RMD, 9/28 Steele and Waseca DAB, RMD, JWH (median 9/30). Season high counts 9/4 Lac qui Parle (52) BJU, 8/30 Lac qui Parle (50) PCC, PHS, 8/31 Nicollet (46) RMD. | ||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 3 | 10 | All north reports 8/7, 8/9 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/16 Isanti CKB, 10/9 Pine RBJ, 10/11 Mille Lacs ASc. Late south 10/11 Hennepin CMB, 10/24 Sherburne ASc, 11/4 Carver JCy. | ||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 15 | 15 | Late north 10/19 Cook WCM, LS, 11/3 Lake of the Woods BJU, 11/15 Marshall GT (median 11/5). Late south 10/18 Lac qui Parle PHS, 10/25 Renville DWK, 11/4, 11/26 Lac qui Parle BJU. | ||
| Sturnella meadowlark (Sturnella sp.) | Late unidentified Sturnella were 10/25 Clay (2) PBB and 11/9 Nicollet (2) RMD. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 3 | 9 | All north 8/7 Wilkin EEO, 8/9 Traverse HHD, LS, KRE, 8/19 Polk DLT. All south 8/9 Lac qui Parle BJU, Scott DBM, 8/11 Fillmore MJB, 8/17 Dakota ADS, Sherburne ASc and record late 9/9 Carver JCy. | ||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 15 | 29 | Late north 8/31 Roseau LS, JCC, CRM, 9/1 Wadena PJB, 9/8 Crow Wing JSB, 9/12 Hubbard MAW, Morrison DMF (median 9/14). Late south 9/9 Carver JCy, 9/12 Fillmore NBO, Hennepin CMB (median 9/24). | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 34 | 44 | Reported throughout state and into the winter (mainly south, see winter report). Late north 11/13 Polk fide JMJ. | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 19 | 26 | Late north 9/24 Carlton, Kanabec, Pine DMF, 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 10/24 Clay and Otter Tail RBJ, DAC (median 9/22). Late south 11/1 Anoka CKB, 11/2 Carver JCy, 11/10 Goodhue JWH, 11/15 Dakota ADS. Season high counts 9/19 Dakota (100) ADS, 8/1 Big Stone (77) PHS. | ||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | 20 | 19 | Early north (median 9/18) 9/14 Aitkin KCR, 9/20 Cook EEO, St. Louis JWL, 9/23 St. Louis SLF. Early south (median 9/21) 9/20 Chisago MHe, 9/26 Big Stone PHS, 9/27 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS, 9/28 Waseca DAB. Late north 11/13 Polk DLT, 11/14 Otter Tail DST, 11/23 St. Louis PHS (median 12/6). Late south 11/11 Dakota JPM, 11/12 Chisago MHe, 11/26 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 12/16). New record fall count 9/27 St. Louis (5,574 H.R.B.O.) KJB. Also see winter report. | ||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 19 | 14 | Late north 10/11–11/1 Mille Lacs ASc (median 11/7). Late south 10/25 Kandiyohi DPG, Pope MJB, 10/30 Sibley (albinistic individual) ph. DPG, 11/23 Waseca DAB, JWH (median 11/8). Season high count 9/25 Todd (500) PHS. | ||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 32 | 45 | Reported throughout the state in all regions. See winter report for over-wintering records. | ||
| Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 1 | Only report and new high count 10/12 Jackson (103) JWH. | |||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 17 | 28 | High count 9/12 Hennepin (16) CMB. Late north 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 9/27 Clay (Gooseberry Park) RHO, 9/29 Otter Tail fide JMJ (median 9/27). Late south 9/30 Hennepin CMB, DWK, Nicollet ChH, 10/4 Hennepin PEB, then one report well after the 10/11 median, 11/2 Hennepin RBJ. | ||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | No reports. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 9 | 22 | Early south (median 8/7) 8/11 Fillmore MJB, 8/14 Brown BTS, 8/16 Ramsey HHD. High count 9/13 Scott (6, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. Late north 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis PHS, 9/27 Cass BAW (median 9/28). Late south 9/24 Steele RBW, 9/29 Hennepin CMB, 9/30 Wright DMF (median 10/3). | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 10 | 17 | High counts 8/31 Anoka (5) DWK, 9/12 Hennepin (5) CMB. Late north 9/13 Crow Wing JSB, 9/16 Carlton LAW, 9/20 Lake MJB (median 9/9). Late south 9/14 Anoka DWK, Hennepin CRM, 9/15 Dakota JPM, 9/27 Stearns (2) MJB (median 9/22). | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 15 | High count 8/30 Scott (4) BAF. No north reports. September south reports 9/3 Waseca LBF, 9/4 Goodhue LEC, 9/7 Sibley WCM, 9/8 Fillmore NBO, 9/9 Carver JCy (median 9/12). | |||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 2 | Only two reports, both of small groups: 8/9 Scott (4, Louisville Swamp unit Minnesota Valley N.W.R.; 2 adults and 2 probable hatch-year birds in loose group) BAF, 8/16 Carver (6, Rapids Lake Unit, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy. | |||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 22 | 33 | Please see summer report for early migrants. High counts 9/14 Anoka (44) DWK, 9/12 St. Louis (33) PHS. Late north 10/4 Mille Lacs ASc, St. Louis SLF, 10/8, 10/11 Mille Lacs ASc (median 10/17). Late south 10/8 Blue Earth ChH, Fillmore NBO, 10/14 Pope DMF (median 10/16). | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | 16 | 28 | Early north 9/4 St. Louis (2) PHS, 9/6 St. Louis JPM, 9/8 St. Louis LBF. Early south 8/31 Anoka †DWK, 9/12 Hennepin CMB, ALD, 9/13 Stevens HHD. High count 10/10 Scott (20, Louisville Swamp) BAF. Late north 10/14 St. Louis SLF, 10/16 Mille Lacs RBJ, 10/19 Cook (2) WCM (median 10/23). Late south 10/24 Brown BTS, Hennepin DDo, 10/25 Hennepin DFN, just after the 10/24 median. Note: Undocumented August reports were excluded. | ||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 20 | 35 | Early south (median 7/25) 8/2 Sherburne DMF, 8/9 Carver JCy, Lac qui Parle (2) BJU, 8/15 Hennepin CMB. High counts 9/4 St. Louis (40) PHS, 9/9 Carver (35, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 10/8 St. Louis SLF, 10/18 St. Louis DWK, 10/20 Aitkin KCR (median 10/20). Late south 10/13 Blue Earth ChH, 10/14 Pope, Swift DMF, 10/16 Hennepin ALD (median 10/22). | ||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 3 | 5 | All north 8/30 Aitkin ASc, 9/6 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/12 Lake LBF, 9/23 Mille Lacs ASc. All south 8/27 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/29 Ramsey BRL, 9/12 Stearns RBJ, 9/17 Rice DAT, 9/30 Hennepin DWK. Median early south 8/23, late north 9/19, south 9/17. | ||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 8 | 11 | Late north 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis PHS, 9/14 Pennington JMJ, 9/20 St. Louis MJB (median 9/14). Presumed first migrants south (but see summer report) 8/27 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/30 Carver JCy, Sherburne ASc, 9/3 Nicollet RMD (median 8/16). Late south 9/13 Meeker DMF, 9/15 Rice DAT, 9/19 Scott BAF (median 9/30). | ||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | No reports. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 28 | 39 | Late north 9/24 Pine DMF, 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 9/27 St. Louis HHD, PBB, 10/4 Aitkin PEJ (median 10/14). Late south 10/6 Hennepin DWK, 10/13 Hennepin DWK (median 10/26). Season high counts 8/2 Lac qui Parle (31) PCC, PHS, 8/29 Scott (27) BAF, 8/1 Big Stone (20) PHS. | ||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 1 | 2 | Unusual north report 9/13 St. Louis KCR. Only south reports were from Murphy-Hanrehan P.R. in Scott/Dakota, where 7 still present on 8/30 BAF. | ||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 22 | 35 | High count 9/12 St. Louis (45) PHS. Late north 9/28 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/30 St. Louis SLF, 10/15 St. Louis fide JWL (median 10/6). Late south 9/29 Anoka DWK, DPG, Hennepin CMB, 9/30 Hennepin CMB, DWK, 10/4 Wright DWK (median 10/10). | ||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 10 | 7 | All south reports 9/2 Washington CRM, 9/4 Sherburne ASc, 9/6 Stearns DMF, 9/11 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/14 Meeker DMF, 9/15 Sherburne PLJ, 9/16 Carver JCy, 9/20 Swift DBM (median early 8/22, late 9/28). Late north 9/27 Cass (Battle Point, Leech Lake) DAY, 9/28 St. Louis KRE, LS, 10/3 Pennington JMJ three weeks before the 10/24 median. | ||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | No reports. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 8 | 17 | Early south (median 8/18) 8/27 Carver JCy, Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/30 Rice JLO, 8/31 Rice DAB. High count 9/9 St. Louis (6) PHS. Late north 9/24 Carlton DMF, 9/25 St. Louis DMF (median 9/27). Late south 9/21 Blue Earth ChH, 9/27 Stearns MJB, 10/3 Stearns MDN (median 9/28). | ||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 13 | 23 | Early south (median 8/15) 8/19 Carver JCy, 8/22 Meeker DMF, 8/24 Hennepin DWK. High count 9/12 St. Louis (20) PHS. Late north 9/21 Cass DAY, 9/23 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/28 St. Louis KRE, LS (median 10/1). Late south 9/28 Fillmore NBO, Steele DAB, 9/29 Hennepin CMB, ALD, 10/1 Hennepin CMB (median 10/6). | ||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 7 | 15 | Early south (median 8/19) 8/28 Rice DAB, 8/30 Fillmore NBO, Sherburne ASc, 8/31 Anoka DWK. High counts 9/14 Anoka (7) DWK, 9/12 St. Louis (6) PHS. Late north 9/13 St. Louis KCR, 9/14 Pennington JMJ, 9/16 Carlton LAW (median 9/29). Late south 9/27 Lyon RJS, 9/28 Dodge DAB, RMD, JWH, 9/30 Stearns MDN (median 10/2). | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 7 | 22 | Early south (median 8/9) 8/19 Sherburne ASc, 8/22 Rice (hatch-year female banded and photographed) DAT, 8/23 Dakota DDo, Le Sueur RMD, Sherburne PLJ. High count 8/30 Scott (5, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., north trails.) BAF. Late north 9/4 Mille Lacs RBJ, DAC, 9/8 St. Louis LBF, 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis PHS (median 9/20). Late south 9/16 Dakota JPM, Houston NBO, 9/20 Swift DBM, 9/21 Blue Earth ChH (median 9/25). | ||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 21 | 26 | High counts 8/7 Scott (17, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., south trails) BAF. Late north 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis PHS, 9/13 Crow Wing JSB, 9/28 St. Louis (Park Point) PHS (median 9/23). Late south 9/21 Scott LEC, 9/27 Stearns MJB, 9/29 Stearns MDN (median 9/30). | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 19 | 28 | High counts 9/12 Hennepin (18) CMB, 9/12 St. Louis (12) PHS. Late north 9/21 St. Louis ABL, 9/25 St. Louis DMF, 9/28 Otter Tail SPM (median 9/28). Late south 9/27 Stearns MJB, 9/28 Waseca DAB, RMD, JWH, 10/4 Chisago LS (median 10/1). | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 7 | 14 | Early north (median 8/25) 8/29 Marshall JCC, 8/30 Roseau HHD, LMS. Early south (median 8/21) 8/23 Sherburne PLJ, 8/27 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/30 Sherburne ASc. High counts 9/12 St. Louis (11) PHS, 9/9 St. Louis (10) PHS. Late north reports all from St. Louis: 9/13 KCR, 9/20 St. Louis CKB, 9/27 KRE, well before the 10/7 median. Late south 9/19 Fillmore NBO, 9/20 Swift DBM, 9/24 Ramsey REH (median 9/30). | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 1 | 7 | New county record: 9/20 Pope (juvenile or female caught in a Glacial Lakes S.P. skylight) DBM. All north 9/6 St. Louis JPM, 9/7 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/13 St. Louis CMB, KCR, 10/4 St. Louis FGo. All south reports 9/7 Anoka (2 banded at Springbrook N.C. in Fridley: 1 hatch-year male, 1 hatch-year female) RLR, Rice (hatch-year male banded) DAT, 9/10 Dakota DAC, 9/20 Pope DBM, 9/25 Hennepin HHD, 9/27 Lyon (2) RJS, 9/30 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/1 Lyon (adult male) ph. MKO, 10/9 Dakota JPM. | ||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 18 | 23 | Early south (median 8/25) 9/6 Hennepin DWK, 9/7 Sherburne PLJ, 9/10 Anoka REH. High counts 9/12 St. Louis (44) PHS, 9/24 Crow Wing (24) JSB. Late north 10/1 Becker JEB, 10/4 Aitkin PEJ, Cook PHS, Mille Lacs ASc, 10/12 St. Louis (2) PHS (median 10/23). Late south 10/14 Pope DMF, Swift DMF, 10/16 Hennepin CMB (median 10/18). | ||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 9 | 6 | Late north 9/15 Lake EEO, Mille Lacs ASc, 9/17 St. Louis LAW, 9/18 Cook EEO (median 10/3). All south reports: 8/7 Sherburne PLJ, 8/11 Anoka DWK, 8/24 Waseca HHD, 8/31 Anoka DWK, 9/6 Chisago LS, 9/7 Hennepin DDo, 9/16 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy (median late 9/24). | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 25 | 38 | Early south (median 8/21) 8/31 Anoka DWK, 9/9 Carver JCy, 9/12 Swift DWK. Several significant high counts, highlighted by 8,571 warblers, nearly all Yellow-rumpeds, 9/25 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB; 530 were counted there the previous day (9/24). Also in St. Louis County on 9/25 SLF counted 267 along Manganika Creek south of Virginia. Late north 10/25 Lake LS, 11/1 Lake HHD, 11/16 St. Louis TPW (median 11/21). Late south 11/29 Wright DPG, 11/30 Blue Earth (2) ChH, Carver RBW, but see winter report. | ||
| YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica) | 1 | New county record: 9/9 St. Louis †JLK found along Maple Grove Road in Duluth (The Loon 81:110). First fall report since 2003. | |||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 11 | 20 | Early south (median 8/20) 8/24 Dakota MDu, 8/27 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/30 Wabasha DAB. Late north 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis (3) PHS, 9/13 Aitkin KCR, 9/15 Mille Lacs ASc (median 9/29). Late south 9/25 Hennepin HHD, 9/27 Washington DFN, followed by the only October sighting, a hatch-year male banded and photographed 10/19 Rice DAT, two weeks after the 10/4 median. | ||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 6 | 23 | Late north 9/3 Lake RBW, 9/6 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/9 St. Louis PHS, 9/12 St. Louis PHS (median 9/15). Early south (median 8/13) 8/8 Rice DAT, 8/10 Sherburne PLJ, 8/16 Meeker DMF, 8/19 Rice DAT. Bulk of south records are from the last week of August to mid-September. Late south 9/14 Hennepin DWK, Olmsted JWH, 9/15 Wabasha JWH, 9/20 Swift DBM, 9/21 Carver WCM (median 9/23). | ||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 11 | 29 | Late north 9/9 Lake LBF, St. Louis PHS, 9/10 St. Louis SLF, 9/12 Morrison DMF, St. Louis PHS (median 9/22). Early south (median 8/15) 8/3 Hennepin DDo, 8/18 Hennepin ALD, 8/22 Meeker DMF, 8/23 Anoka DWK. Bulk of records south are from the third week of August to mid-September. Late south 9/24 Steele RBW, 9/27 Stearns MJB, 10/3 Stearns MDN (median 9/25). | ||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 1 | 1 | All reports 8/16–23 Le Sueur (Chamberlain Woods S.N.A.) †JCC, RMD, m.ob., 10/29–11/2 Lake fide JWL, HHD, m.ob. | ||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 6 | 17 | Late north 9/9 Isanti DPG, 9/12 Mille Lacs MRN, 9/19 Otter Tail SPM (median 9/21). Late south 9/14 Olmsted JWH, 9/19 Fillmore NBO, 9/22 Lac qui Parle FAE (median 10/2). | ||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 10 | 41 | Reported throughout the state. | ||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 20 | 31 | Late north 9/16 Crow Wing JSB, 9/20 Wadena PJB, 10/19 Kittson LW, 11/13 Otter Tail TSS (median 9/29). High count 9/12 Hennepin (18 at Wood Lake) CMB. Late south 9/25 Hennepin HHD, 9/27 Le Sueur JCC, 9/28 Waseca RMD, JWH, 9/30 Hennepin CMB, 11/30+ Hennepin (male at feeder in Orono) JJW (median 10/15). | ||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 2 | All reports 8/4–16 Lyon (Lynd W.T.P.) CRM, RBJ, JLO, DWK, 8/6 Brown BTS. | |||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 12 | 36 | Trend continues of few north reports. Late north 9/9 Kanabec DPG, 9/13 Lake JWL, 9/19 Hubbard MAW (median 9/23). Late south 9/18 Sherburne DPG, 9/27, 10/5 Hennepin BAF (median 10/10). | ||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 2 | 5 | All north 8/7 Wilkin EEO, 8/9 Traverse KRE. All south 8/1 Big Stone PHS, 8/2 Brown BTS, Lac qui Parle BJU, Meeker DMF, 8/9 Lac qui Parle MHe, Stevens HHD, LS (median 8/21). | ||