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The 2010-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 2010 Paul E. Budde, Robert M. Dunlap, Douglas W. Kieser, James W. Lind, and William C. Marengo |
A Ross's Goose was record-early in Roseau, and another provided a first record for Cass. Fall reports of Cackling Geese continue to climb, with reports from 63 counties this season, vs. 45 in 2009 and 46 in 2008. Both north and south had record-early Greater Scaup this fall. In addition to two or three female/immature Harlequin Ducks along the North Shore was a striking male briefly on Lake Calhoun. Together with the appearance of a Surf Scoter on Lake of the Isles and four White-winged Scoters on Lake Harriet, it was a good year for sea ducks in Minneapolis. Nearby Lake Vadnais in Ramsey produced three White-winged Scoters and a Long-tailed Duck, while to the west Lake Waconia in Carver harbored Surf and Black Scoters. An adult male Barrow's Goldeneye in Duluth marked the 11th consecutive year this species has been found in the state. Both Red-throated and Pacific Loons were reported away from Lake Superior, but few of these reports had details.
In August, a Clark's Grebe was photographed at Lake Osakis, while another photographed on Thielke Lake showed characteristics intermediate with Western Grebe. West-central Minnesota had Snowy and Cattle egrets, along with two Little Blue Herons. Additional Cattle Egrets were found in Aitkin, St. Louis, and in the East-Central region. The only Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was a juvenile photographed in Roseau.
Late August and early September at Hawk Ridge is the most expected place and time to find the Casual Mississippi Kite in the state, and this season proved to be no exception as our faithful counters spotted one on the first of September. Another Casual species, Ferruginous Hawk, was photographed in Lac qui Parle in late October. However, the most remarkable raptors of the season were the two Prairie Falcons banded near Duluth in mid-August and again in mid-September.
Yellow Rails are hard enough to find in spring migration when they're calling, so two southbound migrants flushed from grassy areas that produced two first county records for Dakota and McLeod were particularly noteworthy. Common Moorhens were found in predictable locations such as Houston, Sherburne, and Lac qui Parle, plus one from McLeod. There were, disappointingly, no reports of Piping Plover, Whimbrel, or Red Knot this season, and only one of Hudsonian Godwit. The high count for Buff-breasted Sandpiper was only 14, though the 119 Red-necked Phalaropes in Lac qui Parle in late August was a very respectable total.
Thankfully, gulls proved to be more exciting than shorebirds this season. An immature Black-legged Kittiwake was in Lac qui Parle near the end of November. Sabine's Gulls were found in Duluth on two occasions in late September. Duluth also harbored two adult California Gulls in November and the only Iceland and Great Black-backed gulls of the season. Lesser Black-backed and Glaucous gulls were also found in Duluth, along with other locations on Lake Superior. Wisconsin Point in Superior, Wisconsin, was an excellent location for viewing all three species of jaegers in mid-October. On occasion, several of these jaegers were also located in Duluth.
A fourth state record Common Ground-Dove was located in Bloomington, where it delighted Twin Cities birders for three days.
American Three-toed Woodpeckers were found in Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis, while Black-backeds were reported from seven counties. Two November White-eyed Vireos were nicely documented — one in Hennepin, the other in Lac qui Parle. Record numbers of Blue Jay and American Crow were counted by H.R.B.O. A Common Raven in Houston was surprising, but given their range in Wisconsin, not totally unexpected. One large gathering of pre-migratory Purple Martins was found this season at Lake Osakis in Douglas, with a conservative estimate of 50,000 birds in the flock. (Martin watchers track these flocks by radar!)
A Northern Wheatear in Anoka was the third fall and fourth state record of this species. Eight Townsend's Solitaires were located, along with two Varied Thrushes. Three Northern Mockingbirds were found in October — in Jackson, Kandiyohi, and McLeod. Bohemian Waxwings were well represented in 17 counties, but were confined to the north. At the end of August migrating Cedar Waxwings set a new high count record as over 12,000 of them moved through Duluth in a single day and 19,000 in a three-day period. Smith's Longspurs were only found in Duluth and at Sherburne N.W.R.
Unexpected early August warblers included an Orange-crowned documented in Duluth Township and a Blackpoll found in Carlton. Late migrants included two Common Yellowthroats found in St. Louis in mid-November. A Spotted Towhee was discovered in Lyon in October, while a Lark Bunting was in Sherburne in mid-August. Scarlet Tanagers had departed from the state by the end of September, except for one mid-November report that was photographed. Contrast this with the fact that in October and November Summer Tanagers were found in Crow Wing, Dakota, McLeod, Morrison, Lake, and Roseau! There was no notable southward push of winter finches during the season. A Eurasian Tree Sparrow that spent a week in late November visiting a feeding station in Kandiyohi rounded out the season.
Weather summary: August temperatures statewide were between 2° and 6° F above average, though St. Louis County did see 33° towards month end. Monthly mean temperatures in September averaged 1° to 3° below normal. October was quite warm, averaging 3° to 5° above normal. Local extremes ranged from 92° on the 8th to 14° on the 31st. November was only slightly above average. The first half of the month was quite warm, but this was offset by colder-than-average temperatures towards the end of the month.
Severe weather outbreaks were frequent in August, with 14 different dates reporting tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, or flooding rains. Monthly precipitation totals exceeded 8 inches in the central part of the state, while the Northwest, Northeast, and South-central were below average. Rainfall in September made the month the wettest in modern history. The southern third of the state was particularly hard hit, with totals in many areas exceeding 10 inches. October was exceptionally dry across the state through the 22nd, after which a very active four-day period nearly made up for the month's precipitation deficit. A major storm that marched across the state 26–27 October produced the lowest atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the state — 955 mb! It also created wind gusts exceeding 60 mph at many locations and dropped up to 9 inches of snow in areas of St. Louis County. November precipitation came mostly in the form of snow, including a major storm on the 13th–14th that dropped 6–10 inches over an area from the South-central, up through the Twin Cities to Duluth and the North Shore, and another that brought 6–12 inches across much of the state from the 29th through 1 December.
Documented reports still under review: Long-tailed Jaeger 10/15 St. Louis (Duluth); Cave Swallow (potential first state record) 10/30 Cook.
Undocumented reports: Red-throated Loon 10/16 Mille Lacs (2); Clark's Grebe 10/9 Big Stone; White-rumped Sandpiper 8/9 Kittson; Short-billed Dowitcher 10/6 Lac qui Parle; Iceland Gull 11/18 St. Louis; Forster's Tern 10/28 Ramsey; Parasitic Jaeger 10/31 St. Louis; Black-billed Magpie 8/10 Carlton; Hermit Thrush 9/2 Dakota (2); Orange-crowned Warbler 8/20 Douglas; Wilson's Warbler 8/7 Douglas; Eastern Towhee 8/23 Lake (2, Isabella); American Tree Sparrow 8/1 Kandiyohi, Ramsey, 8/23 Lake, 8/25 Ramsey, 9/18 Sherburne; Henslow's Sparrow 9/22 Carver (Assumption Lake); Fox Sparrow 8/9 Lincoln, 9/7 Ramsey; Lincoln's Sparrow 8/3 Lac qui Parle, 11/24 Polk; White-crowned Sparrow 9/6 Chisago (25); Dark-eyed Junco 8/1 Kandiyohi; Scarlet Tanager 11/15 Kittson; Eastern Meadowlark 10/12 Wilkin; Pine Siskin 8/9 Lincoln.
Acknowledgements: We thank Anthony Hertzel, Jeanie Joppru, and Jim Lind for providing transcripts of Minnesota's weekly birding reports. Special thanks to Peder Svingen for his review and many helpful comments of an earlier draft of this report, and to Dave Cahlander for building and maintaining the seasonal reports submission web page (http://moumn.org/moureports/season.php). Medians of recent arrivals and departures are based on published and unpublished seasonal report data from 1985 through 2008. Finally, and most importantly, our appreciation goes out to all our contributors. We are especially grateful to those who respond to our requests for details and who submit observations online.
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| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 22 | 19 | Early north (median 9/11) 9/4 Kittson DBM, CRM, LS, St. Louis ABL, 9/5 Marshall PRH, LMS, 9/6 Lake DaE. Early south (median 9/13) 9/30 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/1 Olmsted JPr. High counts 11/12 Lac qui Parle (350) PEJ, 11/11 Kanabec (250) BJU. Late north 11/12 Douglas ARW, 11/13 Todd HHD (median 11/30), but also see winter report. | ||
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | 4 | 9 | All north reports: 9/3 (record early) Roseau (3, Greenbush W.T.P.) KRE, 10/5 Cass (near Pine River) ABi, †DAY, 10/9 Roseau (Badger W.T.P.) HHD, 10/14 – 11/17 Lake (Two Harbors) KRE, JWL, m.ob., 10/22 Mahnomen HHD, KRE, LS. All south reports: 9/22 Lac qui Parle (Colbert W.P.A.) BJU, 10/1–3 Olmsted (2, Rochester) JWH, JPr, 10/3 Faribault CRM, Stearns (Paynesville W.T.P.) †PCC, 10/16 McLeod (Hutchinson) PLJ, 10/17–21 Hennepin (Rogers W.T.P.) HHD, m.ob., 10/31 Carver HHD, RAE, Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) †RBW, DWK, 11/12 Lac qui Parle (18) PEJ, BJU, 11/12 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) BJU, 11/21 Big Stone (2, Odessa) BJU, 11/27 Kandiyohi (Eagle Lake) BWF. | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 3 | 4 | All north 9/25–26 Lake (3, Beaver Bay W.T.P.) DBz, DAB, JWH, 10/2 St. Louis (McQuade public access) MTA, 10/10 Clearwater (Clearbrook W.T.P.) HHD. All south 9/25 Fillmore (12, Forestville S.P.) DAC, RBJ, 10/18 Lac qui Parle (3, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 10/25 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) BJU, 11/14 Lincoln HHD, 11/21 Lac qui Parle (14, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. | ||
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) | 26 | 37 | Early north (median 9/17) 9/13 St. Louis PLJ, 9/24 Lake KRE, m.ob. Early south (median 9/19) 9/14 Blue Earth ChH, 9/26 Wright HHD, 9/30 Stearns †PCC. High counts 10/2 St. Louis (269, Duluth) KJB, CRu, 11/6 Stearns (255, Albany Twp.) †PCC. Late north 11/20 Traverse, Wilkin RBW, 11/25 Hubbard PBB (median 11/20), but also see winter report. New county records: 11/11 Carlton (3, Moose Lake) BJU, 10/8 Red Lake HHD. Observers are asked to document all sightings of this species in the state when encountered in ususual locations, dates, or in unusual numbers. | ||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 33 | 52 | Reported throughout the state and the season. | ||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | No reports. | ||||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 26 | 29 | High counts 11/25 Hubbard (57) PBB, 11/7 Hennepin (34, Long Meadow Lake) BAF, 11/16 Otter Tail (22) fide JMJ. | ||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | 15 | 20 | Early north (median 10/1) 9/20 Lake of the Woods BSi, 9/24 Lake KRE. Early south (median 10/12) 9/30 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/17 Houston JWH. High count 11/13 Houston (5,000, Browns Island) RTe. Late north 11/14 Beltrami KVH, 11/15 Hubbard MAW, Pine SC (median 11/28). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 30 | 48 | High counts 8/16 Hennepin (67, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BeS, 10/4 Crow Wing (50, Agate Lake) JSB. Late north 11/2 Hubbard MAW, 11/23 Cass DAY (median 12/15). | ||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 29 | 46 | High counts 9/27 Houston (615, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Late north 10/23 Wadena PJB, 10/24 Clearwater LS (median 10/25). Late south 10/31 Blue Earth ChH, 11/13 Houston RTe (median 11/3). | ||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 24 | 45 | High counts 9/30 Stearns (695, Albany W.T.P. and Paynesville W.T.P.) PCC, 11/20 Hennepin (320) PEJ. Late north 11/11 Carlton BJU, 11/13 Douglas HHD (median 11/7). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 13 | 31 | High count 10/18 Wabasha/Winona (5,800, Pool 5, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Late north 11/10 Cook BJU, 11/13 Douglas HHD (median 11/17). | ||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 12 | 23 | High count 10/18 Wabasha/Winona (3,070, Pool 5, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Late north 11/8 Aitkin BJU, 11/11 Carlton BJU (median 11/28). Please see winter report for late south migrants. | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 32 | 52 | Reported throughout the state. High count 11/23 Houston (13,530, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. | ||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 11 | 11 | All north reports: Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cook, Lake, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Polk, St. Louis, Todd. Early south (median 8/25) 8/3 Hennepin BeS, 9/8 Freeborn RTP, 9/21 Hennepin SMC, 10/17 Houston JWH. | ||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 14 | 22 | High count 10/18 Houston (4,165, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Notable count for Northeast: 10/8 St. Louis (25, Park Point, Duluth) PHS. Late north 10/24 St. Louis ABL, 11/8 Aitkin, Morrison BJU (median 11/25). | ||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 26 | 32 | High counts 9/27 Wabasha/Winona (325, Pool 5, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 9/28 St. Louis (126, Park Point, Duluth) PHS. Late north 11/10 Cook BJU, 11/11 Carlton, Pine BJU, Mille Lacs RBJ, DAC (median 11/9). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 13 | 28 | High count 11/1 Houston (93,505, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Late north 11/8 Aitkin, Morrison BJU, 11/13 Todd HHD, 11/14 Beltrami DAY, St. Louis PHS (median 11/25). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 18 | 36 | High counts 11/1 Houston (610, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 10/23 Meeker (502, Lake Washington) RMa, 10/24 Carver (240, Lake Waconia) DWK. Late north 11/7 Polk JMJ, 11/13 Douglas, Todd HHD, 11/26 St. Louis KJB (median 12/10). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 27 | 39 | High counts 11/1 Wabasha/Winona (4,940, Pool 5, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 11/6 Ramsey (1,000, Lake Vadnais) BeH, 11/19 Carver (520, Carver Park) JCy. Late north 11/14 Morrison FGo, 11/16 St. Louis DBF (median 12/4). Please see winter report for late south migrants and overwintering birds. | ||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 8 | 10 | Early north (median 9/30) 8/4 (record early) St. Louis (Hearding Island, Duluth) KJB (same bird as 7/8 PHS?), 8/16 St. Louis (2) KJB, then no other north reports until 10/8 Pennington HHD, 10/12 Lake SCZ. Early south (median 10/17) 8/24 (ties record early south) Brown BTS, 10/3 Pope HHD, 10/15 Lyon RMD. High counts 10/29 St. Louis (61, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 11/17 Carver (54) JCy. Late north 11/9 Lake BJU, 11/10 Cook BJU, 11/19 St. Louis KJB (median 12/3. Please see winter report for late south migrants. | ||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 20 | 30 | High counts 11/12 Nobles (750, Lake Okabena) BTS, 10/28 Aitkin (500, Twenty Lake) RBJ, DAC. Late north 11/14 Morrison FGo, 11/20 St. Louis SLF, but also see winter report. | ||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 4 | 1 | More reports than usual: adult male found mid-October in Clearwater (Upper Rice Lake) SCo, 10/19 St. Louis (female/immature, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 10/24 Morrison (3 imm. found by DNR wildlife specialist on Rice-Skunk-Mud Lake complex) BeL, 10/30–31 Cook (female/immature, Grand Marais) KRE, m.ob., 11/7–10 Cook (possibly same female/immature, mouth of Brule River) CAK, ph. CMB, m.ob., 11/22 Hennepin (male, Lake Calhoun) ChM, ph. DAC, m.ob. | ||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 4 | 3 | All north reports: 9/27–11/9 St. Louis (max. 5, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, m.ob., 10/14 Lake (two at Knife River, one at Two Harbors) KRE, JWL, 10/15 St. Louis (2, Stoney Point) JCC, 10/24 Pennington (4, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JMJ, 10/27–11/9 Lake (max. 7, Two Harbors) JWL, 10/30–11/10 Cook (2, Grand Marais) KRE, m.ob. All south reports: 10/18 Lac qui Parle (2, Lac qui Parle Lake) BJU, 10/29–11/3 Carver (female, Lake Waconia) ph. JCy, m.ob., 11/2–11 Hennepin (female, Lake of the Isles) NiT, ph. DAC, †PEB, †BAF, m.ob. | ||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 6 | 4 | All north reports: 9/25–11/5 St. Louis (max. 5, Duluth) NAn, m.ob., mid-October Clearwater (10, Upper Rice Lake) SCo, 10/17–30 Pennington (3, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JMJ, 10/23–11/7 Cook (max. 38 between Five Mile Rock and Hovland) JWH, PLJ, m.ob., 10/23 St. Louis (9, Stoney Point) JTa, 10/27 Lake (14, Two Harbors) JWL, 11/6–19 Morrison (Green Prairie Fish Lake) †FGo, †MJB, †BWF, m.ob. All south reports: 10/17 Hennepin (Lake Harriet/Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis) TAT, ph. †CMB, †PEB, m.ob., 10/29 Hennepin (3, Lake Harriet) CMB, 11/20–27 Ramsey (two birds on Lake Vadnais joined by third bird on 11/26) †PEB, MAO, †DWK, †BAF, m.ob., 11/21 Lac qui Parle (3, Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 11/24 Wabasha (found dead at Lake Pepin) fide RPR. | ||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 6 | 2 | All north reports: 9/15 Cook (3, Grand Marias) CE, 10/8–11/8 St. Louis (max. 5, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 10/14–11/10 Lake (max. 17, Two Harbors) KRE, JWL, m.ob., 10/23 Cook (max. 27 between Five Mile Rock and Hovland) JEB, JWH, m.ob., 10/23 Itasca (Plughat Point, Lake Winnibigoshish) SC, 10/23 St. Louis (6, Stoney Point) JTa, 10/30 Cook (20, Paradise Beach) DRB, Pennington (5, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JMJ, 11/6–8 Crow Wing (Garrison, Mille Lacs Lake) WCM, BJU, 11/12 Itasca (3, Round Lake) EEO, SC, 11/13–17 St. Louis (adult male, Park Point, Duluth) PHS, m.ob. All south reports: 10/29–11/2 Carver (2, Lake Waconia) JCy, m.ob., 10/30–11/6 Meeker (Lake Ripley) DMF, DBM. | ||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 3 | 2 | All north reports: 10/13–11/13 St. Louis (max 11., Duluth) KRE, m.ob., 10/14 Lake (Knife River) KRE, JWL, 10/24–11/10 Cook (max. 53 between Colvill and Grand Portage) JEB, m.ob., 10/27–11/9 Lake (3, Two Harbors) JWL, m.ob. All south reports: 10/28 – 11/21 Ramsey (adult male, Lake Vadnais and nearby lakes) BRL, m.ob., 11/28 Wabasha (Lake Pepin) JWH. | ||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 23 | 28 | Early south (median 10/2) 8/6 Stearns (St. Martin) MJB, 8/7 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) PCC, 9/22 Lac qui Parle BJU. High counts 11/1 Houston (record high count of 7,230 in Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 11/5 Sherburne (80, Princeton W.T.P.) SWe, 10/3 Cass (75, Walker W.T.P.) DAY. | ||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 24 | 24 | Early south (median 10/16) 10/16 Meeker DPG, 10/18 Hennepin SLC. High counts 11/8 Houston (1,850, Pool #8, includes birds in Wisconsin) Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R., 11/8 St. Louis (498, Park Point, Duluth) KJB. | ||
| Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | 1 | Adult male seen 11/12–13 in St. Louis (Duluth) GGa, ph. †PHS, ph. (The Loon 83:91–92). KJB may have been the same individual that overwintered from November to March of 2008–2009 and 2009–2010. | |||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 23 | 31 | High counts 11/6 Ramsey (record high count of 3,500, Pleasant Lake) KJB, 11/12 St. Louis (400, Bear Island Lake) SLF. Late north 11/25 Hubbard PBB, 11/28 Mille Lacs HHD, but also see winter report. | ||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 15 | 13 | Early south (median 10/24) 10/25 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/5 Wright DPG. High counts 11/27 Wabasha/Goodhue (15,000, Lake Pepin, includes birds in Wisconsin) BAF. | ||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 7 | 10 | All north reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Lake, Mille Lacs, St. Louis. All south reports: 10/30 Stevens DPG, 11/6 Meeker DBM, 11/7 Blue Earth ChH, 11/12 Hennepin SLC, 11/14 Yellow Medicine HHD, 11/15 Ramsey BNW, 11/18 Rock BJU, 11/21 Big Stone, Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/27–28 Wabasha BAF, JWH. | ||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 15 | 38 | High counts 10/8 Lac qui Parle (1,338, Salt Lake) PCC, 10/10 Polk (350, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) CMK, 10/8 Yellow Medicine (330, Tyson Lake) KRE. Late north 11/8 Aitkin, Crow Wing BJU, 11/10 (median) Douglas ARW. Please see winter report for late south migrants. | ||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 19 | 35 | Reported as far north as Marshall in the Northwest, Clearwater (8/21 Itasca S.P.) BNW, Hubbard, and Cass in the North-central, and Aitkin and Pine in the Northeast. Some north reports probably refer to recently released birds. | ||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 22 | 7 | Only southeast reports: 8/28 Wabasha DPG, 10/20–11/20 Fillmore NBO, DCr, 11/26 Olmsted RMa. | ||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 4 | All reports: 8/15 Lake RTP, 8/17 Itasca (6, Scenic S.P.) BCS, 9/22 Lake (near Isabella) EEO, 9/24 Koochiching SC, 10/2 St. Louis SLF, 10/11 Cook (Gunflint Trail) fide JWL, 11/7 Cook (Lima Mountain Road) DWK, JLO, 11/9 Lake (MN Highway 1) BJU, 11/21 Lake (County Road 2) MSS. | |||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 10 | 3 | All north reports: 8/1 Lake of the Woods DWK, RMD, 8/2 Marshall WMu, 8/7 Aitkin KCR, 9/3 Roseau LMS, 9/4 Kittson LMS, 9/5–6 Marshall KRE, m.ob., 9/15–11/27 St. Louis (max 7, Sax-Zim Bog) PLJ, m.ob., 10/7–11/1 Kittson (max. 15, Joe River Road) TBr, 10/23 Polk (15) KRE, m.ob., 10/31 Penington SAu, 11/2 Pine (15, Mission Creek Twp.) LMS, 11/11 Carlton (Moose Lake) BJU, 11/29 Lake of the Woods BSi. All south reports: 8/11 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 8/12 Swift (Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) BJU, 11/21 Big Stone (Odessa), Lac qui Parle (10, Plover Prairie) BJU. | ||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 3 | 1 | All north reports: 8/2 Clay RHO, 9/11 Wilkin DBM, 10/23 Polk (40) KRE. Only south reports: 9/4 Lac qui Parle (3, Agassiz Twp.) BJU, 11/20 Lac qui Parle (7, Plover Prairie) HHD, presumably related to D.N.R. releases at Plover Prairie. | ||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 3 | 5 | All north reports: 8/9 Kittson (6, Joe River W.M.A.) TBr, 9/5 Marshall (12) KRE, 10/23 Polk (12) KRE, m.ob. Also reported from Big Stone, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Pipestone, Redwood. | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 10 | 45 | Reported as far north as Grant in the West-central, Wadena in the North-central, and Pine in the East-central region. | ||
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| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 30 | 46 | High counts 10/9 Stearns (57, Pearl Lake and Grand Lake) PCC, 8/7 Renville (31) WCM. Late north 11/19 Hubbard MAW, 11/23 Cass DAY (median 11/27), but also see winter report. | ||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 14 | 17 | Early north (median 8/18) 9/3 Roseau KRE, m.ob., 9/4 Kittson KRE, m.ob., 9/5 Lake JWL, Pennington KRE, m.ob. Early south (median 9/14) 8/12 (record early) Lac qui Parle (adult in alternate plumage at Marsh Lake) BJU, 9/3 Washington DFN, 9/15 Brown BTS. Late north 11/7 Cook KRE, m.ob., St. Louis PHS, ALo, 11/8 Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs BJU (median 11/19). Late south 11/17 Dakota PEJ, 11/26 Hennepin SIv, m.ob. (median 11/27). | ||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 16 | 9 | Late north 11/8 Aitkin BJU, 11/9 Otter Tail DvS, 11/27 St. Louis PHS (median 12/3). Late south 10/25 Big Stone BJU, 11/30 Hennepin m.ob. (median 11/10), but also see winter report. | ||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 5 | 8 | All north reports: 9/3 Roseau KRE, m.ob., 9/4 Kittson (2) MBe, 9/5 Marshall KRE, m.ob., Pennington CRM, 10/8 Pennington HHD, 10/10 Polk (East Grand Forks W.T.P.) CMK. Late south 9/28 Big Stone BJU, 10/1 Brown BTS (median 10/31). | ||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 9 | 11 | High count 8/22 Big Stone (40, Ortonville) RTe. Late north 10/16 Todd DBM, 10/30 Douglas JPE (median 11/3). Late south 10/30 Pope DPG, 11/11 Houston DFN, PEJ (median 11/17). Unusual Northeast report: 10/16 St. Louis (5, Park Point, Duluth) †PEB. | ||
| Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) | 1 | (Aechmophorus clarkii) Reported 8/2–26 Douglas (Lake Osakis) ph. DAC, m.ob. Intermediate grebe 8/22 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) with mostly Clark's characteristics: extensive white flanks and yellow-orange bill, but dusky gray surrounding both eyes (KRE). | |||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 33 | 53 | Observed statewide. High count 11/15 St. Louis (200, Interstate Island) KJB. | ||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 3 | 25 | North reports from Grant (Herman), Polk (Fertile), Wilkin (C.R. 12 / US 75). South reports from Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nobles, Pipestone, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Winona, Yellow Medicine. | ||
| COMMON GROUND DOVE (Columbina passerina) | 1 | Individual discovered 10/18 Hennepin (Hyland P.R.) WMS subsequently seen and photographed (ph. †DAC, ph. ChG, ph. BeH, ph. †AXH, †PEB, †CMB, m.ob., The Loon 83:94) through the morning of 10/20. Interestingly, another was at Whitefish Point, Michigan on 10/20. | |||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 32 | 53 | Observed statewide. High count 8/21 Lac qui Parle (315) PCC. | ||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 1 | 7 | Only north report: 8/7 Otter Tail ChA. Late south 8/25 Yellow Medicine BJU, 9/4 Big Stone (Big Stone Lake) BJU (median 9/17). | ||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 1 | 6 | Only north report: 8/1 Beltrami DWK, JJS, KLa, RMD. Late south 8/27 Fillmore NBO, 9/4 Big Stone BJU (median 9/25). | ||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 25 | 36 | High count 8/29 St. Louis (1,563, Duluth) KJB, CRu. Late north 9/26 Pennington (2) JMJ, 9/27 Otter Tail (8) DST (median 9/27). Late south 10/8 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) CMB, 10/9 Lincoln (Tyler) KRE, m.ob. (median 10/9). | ||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 3 | 3 | All north reports: 8/2 Cass (Ponto Lake Twp.) BAW, 8/11 Roseau (Hayes Lake S.P.) CMK, 8/21 St. Louis SLF, 9/8 Cass (Ponto Lake Twp) BAW (median 9/4). All south reports: 8/5 Anoka (Nowthen) CKB, 8/17 Sherburne (2, Sand Dunes S.F.) PLJ, 8/24 Anoka (Andover) CKB, 9/12 Sherburne (2) PLJ, 9/26 Cottonwood (Windom, injured male) BRB (median 9/12). | ||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 21 | 37 | High count 8/6 Ramsey (146) HCT. Late north 9/5 Morrison (8, Little Falls) RPR and Wadena PJB, 9/12 Douglas JPE (median 9/14). Late south 9/26 Hennepin KRo, SLC, 9/30 Blue Earth ChH (median 10/6). | ||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 26 | 42 | High count 8/22 Dakota (20, Miesville Ravine) SWe. Late north 9/24 Otter Tail BDE, 9/25 Polk SAu (median 9/25). Late south 10/10 Rice TFB (median 10/13). | ||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 2 | 9 | Only north reports: 8/16 Cass LMS, CRM, 8/20 Douglas (Alexandria) RTe (median 9/10). Late south 10/2 Carver (2, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) JCy, 10/4 Martin CRM (median 10/7). | ||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | 6 | 12 | High count 8/28 Lake (11) JWL. Late north 9/11 Douglas JPE, 9/20 St. Louis JWL (median 10/1). Late south 10/18 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/23 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) CRM (median 10/11). | ||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 4 | All reports: 8/2 Houston DBz, 8/2 – 9/30 Sherburne (three immatures resulting from breeding during summer season, Sherburne N.W.R.) AXH, PLJ, ASc, 8/4 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 9/10 McLeod RZi. | |||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 24 | 46 | High count 10/22–23 Meeker (7,500, Lake Washington) RMa. Last reported north 11/14 Morrison FGo, 11/18 St. Louis (30) NAJ. Observed south throughout the season. | ||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 2 | First county records: 10/2 Dakota (Lakeville) †MAO, 10/10 McLeod (Schaefer Prairie Preserve) †DWK. Both observations were of birds flushed from grasses. | |||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 28 | 21 | High counts 10/22 Sherburne (4,314, Sherburne N.W.R.) fide BAB, 10/24 Pine (3,000) JZa. Late north 11/18 Mille Lacs ASc, 11/24 Mille Lacs (3) ASc (median 11/4). Late south 11/21 Big Stone (2) BJU, 11/23 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) BAB and Washington (30, Mahtomedi) BRL (median 11/8). | ||
| WHOOPING CRANE (Grus americana) | 1 | One in Goodhue on 9/13 NBr, presumably from the Necedah N.W.R. flock. | |||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 4 | All reports: 8/3 Lac qui Parle (2, Cory Lake) BJU, 9/4 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) BJU, 9/12 Lac qui Parle (7, Hamlin W.M.A.) PCC, 9/18 Stearns (Eden Valley W.T.P.) DWK, 9/22 Lac qui Parle (2, Cory Lake) BJU, 10/6 Jackson (6, west of Skunk Lake) BJU (median 10/3). | |||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 4 | 6 | Early north (median 8/9) 8/9 Kittson (Joe River S.W.A.) TBr. Early south (median 8/8) 8/3 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) BJU. High count 8/11 Kittson (17, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr. Late north 10/16 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) PHS (median 10/26). Late south 10/17 Houston (3, south of Brownsville) JWH and Lincoln (3) RMD (median 11/5). | ||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | 10 | 18 | Early north (median 8/17) 8/16 Todd (4) LMS. Early south (median 8/4) 8/3 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) BJU. High count 10/10 Sibley (140) DWK. Late north 10/30 Douglas JPE (median 10/27). Late south 11/4 Lac qui Parle PEJ, 11/6 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF, BRL (median 11/3). | ||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 28 | 53 | High counts 8/7 Lac qui Parle (917) PCC, 8/28 Lac qui Parle (867) PCC. Late north 10/30 Douglas JPE, 11/11 St. Louis BJU (median 10/26). Late south 11/20 Fillmore DCr, 11/22 Cottonwood BRB (median 12/4). | ||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 10 | 12 | See summer report for early migrants north and south. High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (30) PCC. Late north 9/18 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) AM, 9/25 Lake DBz (median 10/2). Late south 10/8 Lac qui Parle PCC (median 10/8). | ||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | No reports. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 2 | 3 | Only north reports: 8/1 Clay WMu, 9/5 Marshall PRH, LMS, CRM (median 8/15). Reported south in Big Stone, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle as late as 8/15 Kandiyohi JoS (median 8/22). High count 8/7 Lac qui Parle (33, record high southbound count, included 13 juv., Arena Twp.) PCC. | ||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | No reports. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 1 | Only report: 9/17 Lac qui Parle (2, Walter Twp.) BJU (median 9/29). | |||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 2 | Only reports: 8/3 Lac qui Parle (5, Perry Twp.) BJU, 8/12 Big Stone (2, Akron Twp.) BJU, 8/26 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU (median 8/20). | |||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 2 | 3 | Early north (median 8/7) 8/24 Lake fide JWL, also reported north in St. Louis as late as 9/21 (2, Park Point) EBr (median 9/27). Only south reports: 8/3 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) BJU (before early median 8/5), 8/15 Ramsey RZi, 9/4 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) BJU (after late median 8/30). | ||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | No reports. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 9 | 16 | High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (158) PCC. Late north 9/6 Marshall PRH, CRM (median 9/21). Late south 10/10 Redwood JJS (median 10/10). | ||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 6 | 11 | See summer report for early migrants north. Early south (median 7/23) 8/5 Rice TFB. High count 9/11 St. Louis (120, Park Point, Duluth) KRE. Late north 9/26 St. Louis HCT (median 10/11). Late south 10/17 Pope JJS (median 10/22). First county record: 8/27 Itasca JJS. | ||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 3 | 7 | All north reports: 9/19 Cass (2) DAY (after early median 9/2), 10/5 St. Louis (40th Ave. West) JWL, 10/30 Douglas JPE and St. Louis (Superior Entry) PHS (before median late north 10/31). Early south (median 8/25) 8/20 Dakota RZi. Late south 11/6 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) BAF (median 11/5). | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 15 | 22 | High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (75) PCC. Late north 9/20 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 10/3). Late south 11/6 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF (median 10/31). | ||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 22 | 33 | High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (463) PCC. Late north 10/10 Kittson (3, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr and Polk JWH (median 10/13). Late south 10/25 Blue Earth DBM (median 10/25). | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 3 | All reports: 8/15 Dakota (1) JPM, 8/27 Rice TFB, 9/22 Lac qui Parle (4, Salt Lake) BJU. Note: undocumented reports of fall migrant White-rumpeds prior to mid-August are not published. | |||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 2 | 13 | See summer report for early migrants north and south. High count 8/7 Lac qui Parle (14) PCC. Only north report away from St. Louis: 8/30 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. Late north 9/21 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) TAb (median 9/22). Late south 9/22 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) BJU, 10/6 Lac qui Parle (3) RBJ, RZi, 10/24–25 Blue Earth (east of Perch Lake) †ChH, †RMD, DBM (median 9/20). | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 15 | 27 | High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (288) PCC. Late north 10/24 Kittson (3, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr (median 10/30). Late south 10/31 Renville RBW, DWK (median 11/12). | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 14 | 22 | High count 8/21, 8/28 Lac qui Parle (256) PCC. Late north 9/16 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) PHS (median 9/27). Late south 10/18 Dakota (2) JPM (median 10/12). | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 3 | 7 | Only north reports: 8/9 Kittson (2, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr, 8/22 St. Louis ph. SCZ, 9/5 Polk CRM, LS (median 9/7). Late south 9/4 Big Stone BJU, 9/5 Stearns (Zion Twp.) PCC (median 9/11). | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 1 | 10 | Only north report: 9/26 Carlton DBz. Early south (median 8/1) 8/7 Lac qui Parle (2) PCC, 8/9 Lincoln JJS. High count 10/6 Nobles (27) BJU. Late south 10/29 Dakota (1) JPM, 10/31 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BAF, 11/1 Dakota LEC (median 10/25). | ||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 8 | 8 | Late north 10/23 Mahnomen fide JMJ, 10/25 St. Louis JWL (median 10/29). Late south 10/23 Sibley RBW, 11/6 Ramsey LMS (median 11/3). | ||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 15 | 28 | High count 10/24 Blue Earth (45) ChH. Late north 11/8 Aitkin BJU (median 11/9). Last reported south 11/7 Blue Earth (4) ChH, but see winter report for over-wintering birds. | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 26 | 33 | High count 8/2 Crow Wing (24, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. Late north 9/26 Lake DAB, JWH, 9/30 Mille Lacs (Isle) RBJ (median 10/13). Late south 9/25 Brown BTS, 10/6 Lac qui Parle RZi (median 10/10). | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 21 | 30 | High count 8/7 Pine (13, Askov W.T.P.) HHD. Late north 9/26 Itasca (2) EEO and Lake DAB, JWH (median 10/1). Late south 10/16 Le Sueur (Waterville fish hatchery ponds) JWH, 10/17 Houston (Eitzen W.T.P.) JWH (median 10/5). | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 22 | 33 | High count 8/7 Lac qui Parle (184) PCC. Late north 10/24 Kittson (15, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr (median 10/25). Late south 10/25 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 11/2). | ||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 2 | Only reports: 8/3 Lac qui Parle (juv., Mehurin Twp.) BJU, 9/5 Renville (Bird Island W.T.P.) DPG (median 8/20). | |||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 20 | 25 | High count 9/12 Lac qui Parle (13) PCC. Late north 11/8 Aitkin BJU, 11/11 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) KJB (median 11/3). Late south 11/12 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) PEJ (median 11/9). | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 6 | 7 | High count 8/7 Lac qui Parle (59) PCC. Late north 8/17 Todd CRM, 9/3 Roseau LMS, CRM (median 9/6). Late south 9/5 Renville DPG, 9/12 Lac qui Parle (2) PCC (median 9/15). | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 13 | 11 | Early north (median 8/1) 8/9 Kittson (5, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr. See summer report for early migrants south. High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (119) PCC. Late north 9/25 Cass (Cass Lake W.T.P.) BAW and Lake (Castle Danger W.T.P.) RTe, 9/26 Carlton DBz (median 9/22). Late south 10/6 Nobles (2, Worthington W.T.P.) BJU, 10/8 Lac qui Parle (5) PCC (median 9/26). | ||
| Jaegers | |||||
| POMARINE JAEGER (Stercorarius pomarinus) | 1 | One Juvenile plus an unaged individual see together 10/12 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) †KJB. | |||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 1 | All reports from Duluth in St. Louis beginning 9/16 (juv., Superior Entry) ph. KJB. Last reported 10/15 (subadult, Park Point) PHS. | |||
| Stercorarius jaeger (Stercorarius sp.) | 1 | Unidentified jaegers observed in Duluth, St. Louis 9/16 (Park Point) KRE, 9/25–26 St. Louis (Superior Entry) NAn, TPr, PHS, 10/15 St. Louis (juv. with subadult Parasitic, Park Point) PHS. | |||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (Rissa tridactyla) | 1 | Immature found 11/21 (third earliest date south) Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU and relocated the next day 11/22 RAE. | |||
| Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) | 1 | 1 | Two juveniles and one adult photographed in flight at Superior Entry 9/20 St. Louis ph. †KJB; possibly a fourth individual (juv.) observed later that day at Park Point ph. †KRE, ph. †PHS, m.ob. Also reported from St. Louis 9/25 (10 juv., Superior Entry) †PHS. Only south report: 9/12 Stevens (juv., Gorder Lake) †BWF, CH, JWH (The Loon 83:92–93). | ||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 18 | 28 | See summer report for early migrants north and south. High counts 9/19 Brown (200, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 10/2 Crow Wing (200, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB. Late north 11/16 Douglas ARW, 11/17 Beltrami ARW (median 11/23). Late south 11/22 Olmsted (4, Silver Creek Reservoir) JWH, 11/23 Hennepin (4, Lake Calhoun) DWK and Ramsey (2, White Bear Lake) BRL (median 11/24). | ||
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | 1 | Only report: 9/19 Crow Wing (Ironton W.T.P.) JSB, LS. | |||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 17 | 37 | High count 10/3 Stearns (400) DAk. Late north 11/8 Crow Wing (Garrison) BJU, 11/13 Todd (2, Browerville W.T.P.) MJB (median 10/24). Late south 11/12 Carver (Assumption Lake) JCy and Nobles BTS, 11/14 Lincoln HHD and Steele RBW (median 11/11). | ||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 32 | 49 | Reported throughout the season in all regions of the state. High count 11/28 Wabasha (3,200 at Lock & Dam 4) RPR. | ||
| CALIFORNIA GULL (Larus californicus) | 1 | Two reports from St. Louis, representing two different adults, both at Superior Entry: 11/12 ph. †KJB, 11/23 ph. †KJB (The Loon 83:93–94). | |||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 14 | 25 | First reported south 8/8 Houston AKe, 8/9 Ramsey (Vadnais Lake) BNW. High count 11/24 St. Louis (3,660, Duluth) KJB. | ||
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | 1 | Only report: St. Louis: 11/14 (adult, Duluth, Superior Entry) ph. †PHS. Second-cycle presumed hybrid Thayer's X Iceland Gull first found at Wisconsin Point 10/20 ph. MLH, ph. PHS, JLK, seen regularly in Duluth (primarily at Canal Park) beginning 10/31 ph. KJB, m.ob. | |||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) | 2 | Early north (median 9/21) 9/13 Lake (adult, Agate Bay, Two Harbors) JCG, ph. †KRE, refound at Superior Entry in St. Louis 9/16–30 KJB, ph. PHS. Additional reports from Superior Entry in St. Louis: 9/25 (third-cycle) ph. PHS, ph. KJB, 10/28 – 11/24 (adult) KRE, ph. PHS, KJB, 11/17 (first-cycle) ph. †KJB, 11/29 (first-cycle) ph. †KJB. | |||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 2 | Early north 11/9 St. Louis (first-cycle, Duluth) KJB, 11/10 Cook (first-cycle, Grand Portage) BJU. High count 11/24 St. Louis (4, Duluth) KJB. One adult “Nelson's” Gull (Herring X Glaucous Gull) reported from Canal Park, St. Louis 11/21 PHS and 11/28+ PHS, KJB. | |||
| Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) | 1 | Early north (median 11/15) 10/9 St. Louis (juv., Superior Entry) ph. PHS, all other reports from Duluth in St. Louis beginning 11/6 (juv., Canal Park) ph. †PHS. Total of 6 for the season including 5 first-cycles and a second-cycle bird 11/12+ KJB. | |||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 7 | 20 | High count 8/30 Carver (19, Rapids Lake Unit, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy. Late north 9/24 Crow Wing (2, Ironton W.T.P.) JSB (median 10/2). Late south 9/24 Winona DBz, 9/25 Hennepin RZi (median 10/2). | ||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 9 | 20 | High count 8/14 Lac qui Parle (163, Salt Lake) PCC. Late north 8/21 Grant (Herman) and Traverse (Lake Traverse) RTe, 9/3 Lake of the Woods CRM and Roseau (2) KRE, LMS, CRM (median 9/7). Late south 9/21 Ramsey (White Bear Lake) BRL, 9/22 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 9/15). | ||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 7 | 3 | All south reports: 9/5 Dakota (3, Black Dog Lake) DAd, 9/6 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 9/22 Lac qui Parle (9, Bolland Slough) BJU. High counts 8/2, 8/4 St. Louis (36, Interstate Island) KJB. Late north 9/26 St. Louis (2, Park Point, Duluth) KRE, 10/16 Mille Lacs RZi (median 10/1). | ||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 8 | 12 | High count 9/18 Pope (27, Starbuck Beach) DWK. Late north 9/19 Cass (4) DAY, 9/25 St. Louis (Superior Entry) NAn, TPr (median 10/11). Late south 10/6 Nobles BJU, 10/9 Big Stone (Big Stone Lake) RBJ (median 9/27). | ||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 2 | Reported from Park Point 10/1–5 (2), 10/16–17 (juv., also seen at Superior Entry), 11/7–12 (1) St. Louis †PHS, m.ob. Only report away from Duluth 11/1 Cook (2, Grand Marais) †KRE, m.ob. Also see undocumented reports. | |||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | 2 | 2 | All north reports: 10/18–31 St. Louis (Minnesota Point) †PHS, †JWL, m.ob., 11/5 Morrison (Fish Trap Lake) †MJB, †FGo, 11/26 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth; possibly same bird seen in late October) †KJB. Also reported from Aitkin, Crow Wing and Douglas with minimal or no details. Two south reports at the end of October in Carver and Stearns also included few details. | ||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 25 | 22 | High count 10/28 Aitkin (1,900, Mille Lacs Lake) RBJ, DAC. Late north 11/16 Otter Tail DST, 11/27 St. Louis KJB, PHS (median 11/25). | ||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 24 | 45 | High counts 10/12 Goodhue (2,066, Gores Pool #3 W.M.A.) SKS, 9/27 Dakota (1,870, Mud Hen Lakes) SKS, 10/12 Dakota (1,482, Spring Lake Park Reserve--Schaar's Bluff) SKS, 9/27 Dakota (1,390, Mississippi River Lock & Dam # 2) SKS. Late north 11/8 Aitkin BJU, 11/14 Douglas ARW (median 11/24). | ||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 19 | 37 | High counts 9/27 Dakota (1,000, Mud Hen Lakes) SKS, 9/27 Houston (882, Blue Target) SKS, 9/27 Dakota (804, Spring Lake Park Reserve--Schaar's Bluff) SKS, 9/27 Winona (750, Prairie Island Park) SKS. Late north 10/17 Polk SAS, 11/7 Polk JMJ, 11/9 Lake (4, Two Harbors) BJU (median 10/25). Late south 11/24 Dakota m.ob., 11/27 Wabasha BAF (median 12/18), but also see winter report. | ||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 6 | 4 | All north reports: 8/1 Aitkin KCR, 8/2 Lake JEl, 8/2–9/6 Marshall m.ob., 8/4 Polk fide JMJ, 8/18 Aitkin KCR, 9/1 Wadena DBM, 9/12 Cass DAY. All south reports: 8/4 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/12 Swift BJU, 8/20 Carver JCy, 9/4 Big Stone BJU. | ||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 1 | 4 | Only north report: 8/21 Grant (Herman) RTe. All south reports: 8/1–18 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ, m.ob., 8/4 Lac qui Parle (Plover Prairie) BJU, 8/12 Big Stone (Artichoke Lake) BJU, Swift (Lubenow W.P.A.) BJU, 8/22 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) KRE, (Ortonville) RTe. | ||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 29 | 48 | Late north 10/21 Crow Wing RBW, 10/23 Wadena PJB (median 12/1). | ||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 12 | 34 | High counts 8/20 Grant (100, Herman) RTe, 8/7 Sibley (63) WCM. Late north 10/21 Clay RGj, 10/28 Pennington JMJ (median 10/14). Late south 10/25 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/12 Hennepin SLC, 11/20 Dakota PEJ (median 11/7). | ||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 1 | Only report: 9/4 Big Stone (Otrey Twp.) BJU. | |||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | 2 | All south 8/21 Stevens (immature, Morris W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob., 9/4 Big Stone (adult, Toqua Twp.) BJU. | |||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 2 | 5 | All north reports: 10/29 St. Louis (near French River) ph. SCZ, ph. †PHS, 11/1–8 Aitkin (2, north of Aitkin) WEN, ph. BJU, RAE. All south reports: 8/3 Lac qui Parle (2, Perry Twp.) BJU, 10/8 Lyon (Sham Lake) KRE, m.ob., Scott (near Gifford Lake) DMF, 10/23–24 Carver †JCy, ph. DWK, 10/25 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) BJU, 11/12 Lac qui Parle PEJ. | ||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 17 | 35 | High count 9/8 Freeborn (11, Big Island S.P.) RTP. Late north 9/20 Morrison DBM, St. Louis (Duluth) JWL, 10/1 (median) Becker DFN. Late south 10/6 Jackson BJU, 10/8 Hennepin BAF, 10/12 Dakota SKS (median 10/20). | ||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 1 | 8 | Only north report: 8/6 Otter Tail (Grotto Lake, Fergus Falls) DST. Late south 10/18 Big Stone BJU, 11/1 Hennepin LVl (median 11/8). | ||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 1 | Only report: 8/31–9/3 Roseau (juvenile, Warroad) †KRE, ph. LMS, ph. BSi, m.ob. | |||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 29 | 47 | High counts 10/2 St. Louis (176 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/18 Rice (106) DAB. Late north 10/20 Marshall fide JMJ, 10/31 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 10/30). Late south 10/20 Hennepin CMB, 11/6 Kandiyohi JSr (median 10/21). | ||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 24 | 26 | Late north 10/10 Itasca EEO, 10/31 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 10/24). Late south 11/2 Hennepin MDa, 11/3 Carver WCM (median 11/11). | ||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 5 | 2 | H.R.B.O. reported 201 individuals 9/16 – 11/27, with a peak count of 26 on 10/28. All north reports away from Hawk Ridge: 10/14 Lake (ad., Castle Danger) KRE, JWL, 10/15 Cook (Hovland Woods S.N.A.) RBJ, 10/18 St. Louis (Duluth Twp.) JGr, (Duluth) ALo, 10/23 Carlton (ad., S.R. 210) PHS, 10/29 St. Louis PLJ, 10/30 St. Louis (Stony Point) KRE, WCM, LS, 11/4 Kittson (C.R. 10) TBr, 11/10 Cook (S.R. 61) BJU. Only south reports: 11/2 Sherburne PLJ, 11/28 Houston (Brownsville) RPR. | ||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 29 | 38 | High count 9/4 St. Louis (48 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 11/20 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/27 Mille Lacs ASc, Todd HHD (median 11/25), but also see winter report. | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 25 | 38 | Early south (median 8/10) 8/13 Anoka TAF, Washington JaH, 8/14 Carver JCy. High count 9/13 St. Louis (812 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 11/19 Clay RHO, 11/26 Polk SAu, 11/27 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 11/29), but also see winter report. | ||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 21 | 43 | High count 9/25 St. Louis (9 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 11/14 Morrison FGo, 11/25 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 11/2), but also see winter report. | ||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 7 | 4 | All north reports: Aitkin, Clay, Douglas, Lake, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis. Seasonal total of 185 from H.R.B.O., Duluth well below average of 656. All south reports: 9/30 Steele PSu, 10/16 Ramsey SeH, 10/24 Wright (Lake Maria S.P.) HCT, 11/6 Swift DBM. | ||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 33 | 50 | High counts 11/26 St. Louis (388 at H.R.B.O.) KJB, 11/28 Houston (106, Brownsville) RPR. | ||
| MISSISSIPPI KITE (Ictinia mississippiensis) | 1 | Only report: 9/1 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) †KJB, CRu, ABL (The Loon 83:47). | |||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 10 | 13 | Late north 10/7 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/16 Douglas JPE, St. Louis PEB, 10/20 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/29 Carlton (adult, east of Moose Lake) RPR (median 10/28). Other north reports from Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Douglas, Mille Lacs, and Morrison. | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 24 | 20 | High count 9/14 St. Louis (6,933 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Peak count away from Hawk Ridge: 9/18 Rice (790, River Bend N.C.) DAB. Late north 9/29 Otter Tail DST, 10/21 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB (median 10/16). Late south 10/13 Hennepin SLC, Sherburne PLJ, 10/16 Dakota SWe (median 10/10). | ||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 5 | 11 | All north reports: 8/28 Red Lake JMJ, 9/4 Kittson KRE, m.ob., 9/5 Marshall KRE, m.ob., 9/12 & 9/19 St. Louis (Duluth) KJB, ABL, 9/19 Marshall JMJ, 9/26 Polk SAu. Late south 10/6 Murray BJU, 10/9 Lincoln CRM, 10/22 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/5). | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 33 | 53 | High count 10/26 St. Louis (960 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. Subspecies harlani in Blue Earth 11/21 ph. †ChH | ||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | 22 | 25 | Early north (median 9/17) 10/11 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/13 Cass BAW, 10/14 Aitkin PEJ. Early south (median 10/2) 10/9 Lyon CRM, 10/14 Lac qui Parle BJU. High counts 11/17 & 11/23 St. Louis (61 at H.R.B.O.) KJB. | ||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | 1 | Light-morph adult found 10/25 Lac qui Parle (near Rosen) ph. BJU. | |||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 2 | 15 | Only north reports: 9/9 Aitkin RBJ, 10/9 Todd DBM. South reports from Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Nobles, Pipestone, Ramsey, Swift, Winona, Wright. | ||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 13 | 29 | Observed statewide. | ||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | 1 | Only report from Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) 11/18 MAn. | |||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 5 | First reported north (median 10/22) 11/4 Lake of the Woods BSi. Also reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Roseau, St. Louis. | |||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 15 | 18 | Observed in all regions of the state but only as far southwest as Lac qui Parle. | ||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 2 | Reported from the northeast in Aitkin and St. Louis beginning 10/24 Aitkin (C.R. 18) WEN, WMS. | |||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 2 | 4 | All north reports: 9/1 Itasca (Dunning Lake) EEO, 11/22 Cook (C.R. 7) JRi, 11/28 Cook (C.R. 2) JJ. All south reports: 10/6 Kandiyohi (Willmar) RAE, 11/1–2 Nicollet (Linnaeus Arboretum, Gustavus Adolphus College) RMD, 11/12 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 11/28 Hennepin (2, Hyland P.R.) SLC, DWK, PEB, CMB, 11/29 Hennepin (3, Hyland P.R.) SLC. | ||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 6 | 3 | Reported north from Beltrami, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, St. Louis as late as 11/12 Kittson (C.R. 1) TBr. All south reports: 10/8 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 10/18 Lac qui Parle (Cerro Gordo Twp.) BJU, 11/18 Lyon (Nordland Twp.) BJU, 11/27 Stearns (Freeport) HHD, FGo, MJB, RAE. High count 8/14 Kittson (12) LW. | ||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | No reports. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 2 | 3 | All north reports: 10/2 St. Louis ABL, 11/9 Aitkin BJU, 11/19 Aitkin KCR. All south reports: 11/5 Rice TFB, 11/10 Ramsey AXH, 11/14 Hennepin DWK, 11/28 Hennepin (Hyland P.R.) PEB, DWK. | ||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 28 | 46 | Last reported north 11/6 Mille Lacs WCM. Reported south throughout the season. | ||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 11 | 20 | Late north 9/27 Lake (imm., Two Harbors) JWL, 10/16 Mille Lacs JFR TAb (median 11/7). Last reported south 10/17 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) MFa, 10/29 Houston DBz. | ||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 23 | 46 | Observed in all regions of the state as far northeast as Lake. High count 10/23 Meeker (20, Lake Washington) RMa. | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 27 | 30 | Late north 10/10 Beltrami JWH and Lake of the Woods HHD, 10/16 Mille Lacs RZi (median 10/19). Late south 11/27 Hennepin TAT, JJo. Late migrants difficult to distinguish from potential over-wintering birds. | ||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 3 | All reports: 8/18 Itasca (Scenic S.P.) BCS, 10/25 St. Louis (Hoyt Lakes) NAJ, 11/1 St. Louis (Duluth Twp.) JCG, 11/1 St. Louis (Knute Lake) DMK, 11/9 Lake (C.R. 2) BJU. | |||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 7 | Reported from Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Hubbard, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 32 | 53 | Observed statewide. | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 30 | 48 | Observed statewide. | ||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 30 | 50 | High count 9/21 Steele (22) PSu. Last reported north 11/20 Traverse (Wheaton) RBW, 11/26 Clay (Moorhead) RHO (median 12/19). Observed south throughout the season. | ||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 30 | 36 | Observed in all regions of the state as far southwest as Lyon. High count 11/5 Morrison (7, Lincoln) MJB. | ||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 32 | 52 | Observed north as late as 11/27 Todd HHD, 11/28 Mille Lacs HHD. Observed south throughout the season. High count 8/14 Aitkin (17) ASc. | ||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 24 | 24 | Early south (median 8/18) 8/7 Dakota (breeding birds from summer season) ADS, 8/8 Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) RBJ, 8/10 Hennepin (Bloomington) SLC, 8/11 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU. High count 9/24 Lake (20, non-migrants along the North Shore) KRE. Last reported north 11/26 Clay (Moorhead) RHO and Polk SAu. | ||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 9 | 23 | Last reported north 11/24 Hubbard PBB. Observed south throughout the season. | ||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 1 | Two individuals banded in St. Louis 8/25 and 9/12 by FJN at Moose Valley in Lakewood Twp. (The Loon 83:89–91). | |||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 16 | 37 | Late north 8/27 Itasca EEO, 9/5 Wadena PJB, 9/11 Wilkin DBM (median 9/20). Late south 9/19 Hennepin TAT, 9/20 Rice TFB, 9/21 Steele PSu (median 9/22). High count 8/16 Ramsey (5) NMa. | ||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 6 | 6 | High counts 8/3 Lac qui Parle (8) BJU, 8/21 Traverse (6) KRE. Late north 8/23 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) RSt, 9/13 Lake (Two Harbors) KRE (median 9/10). Out of range migrants in St. Louis 8/15 FJN, 8/19 FJN. Late south 9/4 Big Stone (2) BJU, Lac qui Parle (3) BJU, 9/8 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 9/9). | ||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 27 | 42 | High counts 8/24 St. Louis (153) CRu, 8/29 St. Louis (60) CRu. Late north 9/5 Morrison DFN, 9/7 Lake DBz, 9/11 Douglas JPE (median 9/18). Late south 9/15 Hennepin PME, 9/25 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/29 Ramsey (Maplewood N.C.) AGu (median 9/23). | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 16 | 25 | Summering individual continued into the fall season, Blue Hill trail, Sherburne. Early south migrants (median 8/3) 8/4 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/8 Blue Earth ChH, 8/11 Benton MJB. High count 8/21 St. Louis (6) CRu. Late north 9/6 Marshall PRH, CRM, MBe, 9/12 St. Louis ABL (median 9/7). Late south all from Hennepin: 9/16 SLC, 9/18 RTe, 9/20 (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BeH (median 9/21). | ||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 29 | 44 | High count 9/4 Scott (18, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. Late north 9/11 Wilkin DBM, 9/12 Douglas PJK, 9/18 Otter Tail HHD (median 9/19). Late south 9/21 Hennepin SLC, Rice TFB, 9/27–28 Steele PSu (median 10/3). | ||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 1 | 5 | Only north report with identification notes 8/21 St. Louis (3) PHS. Median late 9/2. All south reports 8/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/21 Dakota JPM, Stearns RBW, 9/5 Wright DWK, 9/21 Steele PSu. Median early south 8/12, late south 9/16. Reported from an additional 3 north and 7 south counties without details. Note: During spring and fall migration, undocumented records of silent Empidonax flycatchers are not included in this summary. Observers are encouraged to include identification details in their reports. | ||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 2 | All reports: 8/2 Rice TFB, 8/5, 8/9 Goodhue (Cannon Valley Bike Trail) SLP. Median late 8/25. Reported from 2 additional south counties without details. | |||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 1 | 5 | Only north report 8/6 Cook (Superior N.F.) ph. DMB. Median late north 8/27. All south 8/2 Rice TFB, 8/9, 8/10 Hennepin SLC, 8/15 Anoka DWK, 8/27 Sherburne PLJ, 9/5 Blue Earth ChH. Median late south 8/30. Undocumented reports from an additional 7 north, 1 south counties. | ||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 4 | All south 8/1 Rice TFB, 8/3 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/4 Big Stone BJU, 8/11 Sherburne PLJ. Median late north 8/9, south 9/9. Undocumented reports from an additional 2 north, 3 south counties. | |||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 2 | 7 | All north with identification notes 8/17 Cook ph. DMB, 8/21 St. Louis (25, Park Point, record high fall count) CRu, PHS, 8/30 Cook ph. DMB. Median late north 9/20. Late south 9/5 Fillmore NBO, 9/11 Anoka REH, 9/19 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. bridge) BAF (median 9/26). Reported from an additional 15 north and 22 south counties without details. | ||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 29 | 45 | Late north 10/2 Douglas JPE, 10/3 Wadena PJB, 10/9 Douglas JPE (median 10/14). Late south 10/16 Renville HHD, 10/22 Houston DBz, 10/25 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/31). | ||
| Vireos | |||||
| WHITE-EYED VIREO (Vireo griseus) | 2 | Two very late south reports: 11/3 Hennepin (Pond-Dakota Mission Park) †SLC. A record-late, first county record individual was found 11/20 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 66, Hantho Twp.) †HHD, still present 11/21 ph. BJU. | |||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 1 | Only one report, 8/27 Wabasha PME (median late south 8/21). | |||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 19 | 32 | High counts 9/4 Scott (6, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. Late north 9/11 Traverse DBM, 9/18 Otter Tail HHD (median 9/19). Late south 9/21 Hennepin SKS, SLC, 10/1 Carver DBM, followed by 10/10 Rice (banded) ph. DAT, two weeks after the 9/27 median. | ||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 18 | 31 | Early south (median 8/20) 8/22 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/25 Yellow Medicine BJU, 8/26 Carver JCy, Dakota HHD, Hennepin TAT. High count 8/23 Lake (6) BWe. Late north 9/24 Koochiching SC, 9/26 Lake DAB, JWH, well before the 10/10 median. Late south 10/13 Hennepin SLC, 10/14 Hennepin (Powderhorn Park) JJo (median 10/16). | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 8 | 21 | Early south (median 8/19) 8/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/18 Hennepin SLC. High counts 9/4 Chisago (4) DWK, 9/4 Washington (3) DAB. Late north 9/7 Lake DBz, 9/18 Douglas HHD (median 9/26). Late south 9/26 Steele PSu, 10/1 Hennepin CMB, followed by 10/18 Hennepin (Mother Lake) TAT well past the 10/1 median. | ||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 10 | 28 | Late north 9/12 Douglas JPE, 9/18 Douglas HHD, Grant HHD (median 9/12). Late south 9/13 Isanti LMS, CRM, 9/15 Hennepin SLC, 9/20 Fillmore CRM (median 9/25). | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 28 | 45 | High count 8/27 Carver (15, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 10/2 Lake MTA, 10/19 Cook (2) HFH (median 9/30). Late south 10/2 Carver (2) JCy, Washington KCr, 10/6 Jackson BJU, Nobles CRM (median 10/3). | ||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 3 | All south reports 8/3 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/14 Dakota (4) BAF, Lac qui Parle PCC, HHD, 9/4 Big Stone BJU (median late south 9/2). | |||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | 22 | 22 | Early north (median 10/8) 10/4 St. Louis fide JWL, 10/9 Clearwater HHD, 10/11 Kittson TBr. Early south (median 10/15) 10/10 Anoka JMu, 10/11 Dakota (Ritter Farm Park) SLP, Hennepin DAh, 10/16 Chippewa WCM. High count 10/23 Polk (8) KRE. | ||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 14 | Well-represented with many reports from across north. Some seasonal movement indicated, with 50 individuals counted from late September through mid-October at H.R.B.O. in St. Louis, including a high count of 10 on 10/11 KJB, CRu. | |||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 32 | 53 | Reported statewide. Record-high seasonal count of 65,116 from H.R.B.O. (St. Louis), with a new record single-day count of 7,612 on 9/14 KJB, CRu. | ||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 16 | Reported throughout normal range. High counts 8/23 Marshall (25, Agassiz N.W.R.) RSt, 9/4 Kittson (20) MBe. | |||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 34 | 53 | Reported statewide. This fall's extraordinary corvid movement continued with this species, H.R.B.O. (St. Louis) recorded a new seasonal record of 16,020 individuals, with a record-high count of 3,252 on 10/23 KJB. Away from Hawk Ridge was another notable high count of 700 on 10/15 in Cook (Hovland Woods S.N.A.) RBJ. | ||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 26 | 5 | Reported throughout usual north range. South reports from Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, plus an out-of-range report 11/28 Houston (2, Brownsville) RPR. High count 11/5 St. Louis (62, H.R.B.O.) KJB, CRu. | ||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 34 | 53 | Reported statewide. | ||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 6 | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. High count 8/23 Lake (20, Isabella) BWe. | |||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 6 | Reported from Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona. | |||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 20 | 44 | Late north reports 11/11 Carlton BJU, Pine BJU. High counts 11/14 Carver (52) JCy, 10/6 St. Louis (50, H.R.B.O.) KJB, CRu. | ||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 12 | 27 | High counts 8/22 Sibley (320, Gaylord W.T.P.) DWK, 8/3 Lac qui Parle (300, Salt Lake) BJU. Late north 8/21 Grant (Herman) and Traverse (100, Lake Traverse) RTe, 8/26 Douglas (Lake Osakis) RBJ, DAC, 9/11 Douglas JPE (median 9/10). Late south 9/7 Blue Earth ChH, 9/23 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 9/16). | ||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 24 | 47 | High counts 9/12 Lac qui Parle (316, Salt Lake) PCC, 8/21 Stevens (300) RTe, 9/6 Rice (300) FVS. Late north 9/20 Crow Wing JLO, 9/25 Traverse HHD (median 10/2). Late south 10/16 Rice and Waseca DAB, JWH, 10/23 Rice DAB (median 10/18). | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 5 | 21 | High count 8/20 Washington (25, Carpenter N.C.) JaH. Late north 8/20 Douglas and Grant (4) RTe, 9/1 Wadena DBM (median 9/6). Late south 9/7 Scott GLa, 9/8 Stearns STW, 9/15 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/3). | ||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 12 | 22 | A huge roost conservatively estimated at 50,000 birds gathered at Lake Osakis, Douglas on 8/26 KAp, RBJ, DAC. Late north 8/29 St. Louis CRu, 9/12 Douglas JPE (median 9/8). Late south 9/4 Nobles BTS, 9/9 Anoka RBW (median 9/15). | ||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 29 | 48 | High count 8/20 Douglas (208, Alexandria) RTe. Late north 9/25 St. Louis KRE, LS, RTe, Traverse HHD, 10/28 St. Louis (2, Sax-Zim Bog) MaA (median 10/8). Late south 10/9 Lincoln CRM, ALo, Winona DBz, 10/16 Rice DAB, JWH (median 10/17). | ||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 14 | 33 | High count 8/16 St. Louis (1,575, H.R.B.O.) KJB. Late north 9/1 Wadena DBM, 9/4 Wadena PJB, 9/11 Douglas JPE (median 9/15). Late south 9/23 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/28 Big Stone BJU (median 9/28). | ||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 28 | 47 | Early south (median 8/28) 8/21 Le Sueur DBM, 8/22 Dakota JLO. High counts 10/1 Carver (48, Carver P.R.) JCy, 10/1 Washington (30, Washington) LMS. Late north 11/5 Lake CRM, St. Louis KRE, 11/12 Clay RHO (median 10/30). Late south 10/28 Fillmore NBO, 10/29 Ramsey REH, 11/7 Hennepin (Lake Hiawatha) BAF, (Powderhorn Park) JJo (median 11/21). | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 31 | 41 | Early south migrants (median 9/17) 9/14 Hennepin SLC, 9/16 Meeker RBW, 9/17 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU. High counts 10/12 Anoka (80, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) MDu, 10/1 Fillmore (24) NBO, 10/10 St. Louis (24) PHS. Late north 11/24 Hubbard (2) PBB, 11/26 St. Louis KJB, 11/27 Mille Lacs ASc, but see winter report (median 11/22). | ||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | 17 | Best fall showing for this species in several years, with reports from the northeast, far northwest, and as far south as the southern tier of north counties. Early north (median 10/4) 9/24 Lake (3, Beaver Bay) KRE, ALo, 9/25 Cook DAB, JWH, Lake (3) KRE, LS, RTe. High counts 11/20 St. Louis (450, Virginia.) SLF, 11/29 St. Louis (300, Virginia) fide JWL. | |||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 30 | 49 | Spectacular flight during late August in Duluth, with many counts of more than 1,000 birds. Record count 8/29 St. Louis (12,612, H.R.B.O., 11,661 of these from the Lester River location, CRu, KJB). Other notable Duluth counts: 8/28 (3,291) CRu, 8/30 (3,102) CRu, 8/30 (1,566 in 2 hours) PHS. H.R.B.O season total 35,041. Present both north and south at the end of the season. | ||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 30 | 35 | Earliest south migrants difficult to distinguish from summering birds. Probable early migrants 8/2 Anoka DaS, 8/7 Ramsey BNW (median 8/18). High count 8/26 Cook (22, Hall Road, Superior Hiking Trail) CRu. | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 33 | 52 | Reported statewide. High count 9/21 Scott (22, Cleary Lake R.P.) SLP. | ||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 20 | 37 | Early south (median 8/30) 8/15 Dakota RLW, 8/21 Anoka (Linwood-Island-Martin R.P.) DWK. High count 9/20 Hennepin (10) CMB. | ||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 7 | 33 | High count 8/5 Carver (7, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 8/23 Douglas HHD, Polk JCC, then one well out-of-range bird 9/4 Kittson (Lake Bronson S.P., same location as May 2009) KRE, m.ob. Late south 9/19 Anoka DWK, 9/21 Hennepin LMS, Steele PSu (median 9/23). | ||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | No reports. | ||||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 16 | 40 | High counts 8/8 Dakota (6) RTe, 8/16 Ramsey (6) NMa. Late north 9/19 Polk SAu, St. Louis IHu, 10/10 Pine MHe, a week past the 10/3 median. Late south 10/10 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) BAF, 10/18 Lac qui Parle BJU, (median 10/14). | ||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 8 | 20 | Early south (median 9/7) 9/4 Big Stone BJU, 9/5 Hennepin TAT. New fall high count 9/28 St. Louis (33, H.R.N.R. hiking trails) KJB. Late north 10/8 Red Lake HHD, 10/10 St. Louis (13) PHS well before the 10/23 median. Late south 10/16 Carver JCy, Lac qui Parle WCM, followed by November Hennepin reports (Pond-Dakota Mission Park): 11/14, 11/21 DWK, 11/26 SLC (median 12/13). | ||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 16 | 23 | Late north 10/2 St. Louis JWL, 10/15, 10/21 Aitkin PEJ (median 10/12). Late south 9/18 Hennepin SLC, 9/19 Dodge JWH, 10/9 Carver JCy, Dakota RTe, Lincoln CRM, ALo (median 10/12). | ||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 8 | 25 | Late north 10/8 Itasca EEO, 10/16 Douglas JPE (median 10/11). Late south 10/17 Dakota BAF, Hennepin (2) BWe, Winona (2) JWH, 10/23 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. bridge) BAF, 10/24 Hennepin SLC (median 11/1). | ||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 28 | 42 | High counts 8/8 Anoka (14, Springbrook N.C.) BSa, 9/18 Hennepin (10) CMB. Late north 9/22 Morrison LBF, 9/25 Cook DAB, JWH, 9/26 St. Louis ALo well before the 10/30 median departure. Late south 10/10 Dakota RTe, 10/18 Hennepin SLC, 10/29 Hennepin NTa (median 11/12). | ||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 9 | 20 | Late north 9/25 Polk SAu, 10/3 St. Louis NAJ, 11/4 Lake (Two Harbors) CRu (median 12/13). Late south 10/18 Swift BJU, 10/22 Dakota CTa, 10/29 Hennepin ChC (median 12/22). | ||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 3 | All south 10/6 Jackson (north end of Spirit Lake) BJU, 10/8 – 11/21 McLeod (residence in Hutchinson) BEH, †PRH, ph DAC, m.ob., 10/21 Kandiyohi JSr. | |||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 34 | 53 | High counts 8/20 Hennepin (500) JaC, 11/17 St. Louis (500, 27th Avenue West, Duluth) KJB. | ||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 28 | 47 | High counts 10/7 St. Louis (96, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/22 Washington (72, Carpenter N.C.) JaH. Late north 10/30 Douglas JPE, 11/8 Morrison BJU, 11/29 Clay RHO (median 11/17). | ||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | No reports. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 3 | 2 | All north reports (median arrival 10/12): 10/10 St. Louis (2, Duluth Twp. and West Skyline Parkway) fide JWL, up to 3 individuals present 10/23 – 11/9 Lake BSt, ph. KRE, m.ob., first county record 11/8,9 Morrison (Fish Trap Lake) BJU, †FGo. All south (median early 10/28) 10/28 – 11/17 Sherburne (Sand Dues S.F., seventh consecutive fall at this location) PLJ, ASc, 11/12+ Ramsey (Vadnais Lake) GWi, ph. m.ob. | ||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 10 | 7 | High count 8/25 Anoka (5) DWK. Late north 9/3 Roseau CRM, 9/7, 9/25 Itasca PLe (median 9/14). Late south 9/5 Chisago (Wild River S.P.) JCC, 9/6 Anoka (2) DWK (median 9/17). | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | 2 | 6 | Only three north reports 9/4 St. Louis ALo, 9/26 St. Louis LS, 10/1 Aitkin ASc (median early 9/3, late 10/3). All south 9/2 Dakota (Miesville Ravine P.R.) MaK, 9/8 Sherburne PLJ, 10/1 Carver DBM, 10/2 Chisago DBM, Wright DPG, 10/12 Stearns (St. Cloud) MJB (median early 9/2, late 10/7). | ||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 14 | 21 | Early south (median 8/12) 8/16 Hennepin SLC, 8/17 Anoka BWe, 8/21 Le Sueur DBM. High counts 9/6 Anoka (9) DWK, 9/5 Chisago (8, Wild River S.P.) JCC. Late north 9/26 St. Louis LS, 9/28 Hubbard MAW, 10/3 Mille Lacs SMC (median 10/17). Late south 10/8 Carver JLO, 10/9 Hennepin KRo, 10/19 Dakota SWe (median 10/17). | ||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 18 | 31 | Early south (median 9/14) 9/6 Hennepin JLO, (2) RTe, 9/19 Anoka DWK. High count 10/5 Hennepin (9, T.S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary) TAT. Late north 10/23 Polk fide JMJ, 10/24 Polk HHD (median 10/28). Late south 11/26 Hennepin SLC, 11/27 Winona (2, Whitewater W.M.A.) BAF, but see winter report. | ||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 2 | 7 | All north 8/11 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/25 Beltrami DFN, 9/8 Mille Lacs ASc (median late 9/9). Late south 9/13 Hennepin (2, Westwood Hills N.C.) BTo, JuC, 9/20 Steele PSu (median 10/1). | ||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 34 | 53 | Reported statewide. High counts 10/6 St. Louis (6,124, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/23 Hennepin (2,660, Bloomington) PME, 10/29 Otter Tail (300) fide JMJ. | ||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | 3 | Three individuals reported, 11/20 Morrison ph. DHa, 11/22–30+ Kittson ph. TBr, 11/27 Beltrami fide JMJ. Median north arrival 11/4. | |||
| Old World Flycatchers | |||||
| NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Oenanthe oenanthe) | 1 | Fourth state record 9/4 Anoka ph. †JCo. First county record, and third fall record, found foraging in a harvested wheat field. | |||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 30 | 52 | Reported statewide. | ||
| EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus) | New county record: 11/20–28 Kandiyohi RAE, †HHD, ph. DAC, m.ob. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 18 | 28 | Early north (median 9/9) 9/4 Crow Wing JSB, 9/5 Lake DaE, 9/7 Lake DBz. Early south (median 9/15) 9/19 Stearns (6, Albany W.T.P.) RHi, 9/22 Lac qui Parle (4) BJU, 9/26 Anoka MDu. Record high count 9/27 St. Louis (1,056, H.R.B.O.) CRu, KJB, also 9/24 Lake (300 along North Shore) KRE. Late north 10/29 Cook PLJ, 10/30 Douglas JPE, 11/5 Aitkin RBJ (median 11/4). Late south 10/31 Lac qui Parle RBW, DWK, 11/14 Pipestone HHD, Steele RBW, 11/27 Meeker DAB (median 11/4). | ||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 13 | More reports than last year. Early in the season 8/5 St. Louis KJB, 8/12 Roseau CMK, 8/16 St. Louis ABL. Frequent reports north begin in mid-October and continue for the rest of the season. No reports south. | |||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | 7 | Early north 10/19 Itasca RoS, 10/23 St. Louis SLF, 10/30 Lake WCM. Season high count 11/4 St. Louis (186, Duluth) KJB, CRu. | |||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 26 | 43 | Reported from all regions. | ||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 24 | 31 | Reported north throughout the season. Early south 8/5 Carver GLa, 8/9 Scott GLa then beginning the last week of August reported throughout the remainder of the season. Season high count 10/29 St. Louis (1,244 at Duluth) KJB, CRu, with noteworthy counts of 1,170 on 10/13 and 1,077 on 10/8 at the same location. | ||
| Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) | 13 | 2 | Early north (median 10/15) 10/11 St. Louis (H.R.B.O.) KJB, 10/31 St. Louis ABL, 11/3 Polk SAu, 11/4 Lake CRu, 11/5 Aitkin RBJ, Itasca SC, Lake CRM, St. Louis ALo. All south 11/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/27 Kandiyohi RMD. Season high counts 11/11 Lake (57) CRu, 11/22 Hubbard (35) MaH, 11/7 Cook (30) DWK. | ||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 9 | Early north 9/27 Clearwater PLJ, then remainder of north reports start in mid-October and continue sporadically through mid-November. No south reports this season. | |||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 8 | All reports 8/2 Lake JEl, 8/26 Cook CRu, 9/3 Roseau CRM, 10/24 Clay HHD, 11/5 Itasca SC, 11/6 Cook CMB, Lake CMB, CRM, St. Louis (23, Duluth) CRu, 11/8 Aitkin BJU, Roseau BCS, 11/9 Lake BJU, Otter Tail (12) ARW, St. Louis BJU, 11/10 Cook BJU, 11/16 Aitkin KCR. | |||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 23 | 25 | Reported throughout the season north. Early south (median 9/10) 9/4 Big Stone BJU, 9/10 Blue Earth ChH, 9/14 Lac qui Parle BJU, Nicollet RMD then reported throughout the remainder of the season. Notable high counts 10/8 St. Louis (835 at Duluth) KJB, CRu, 11/11 Polk (110) SAu. | ||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 33 | 53 | Reported statewide throughout the season. Record high count 9/18 St. Louis (877 at Duluth) KJB, CRu. | ||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | 24 | 25 | Record early north (median 9/13) 9/1 Cook DAG, 9/10 St. Louis (2) KuS, PHS, 9/13 St. Louis SCZ. Early south (median 9/24) 9/17 Lac qui Parle (4) BJU, 9/26 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) MDu, 9/28 Big Stone BJU. Reports of this species continue throughout the winter both north and south (see winter report). Season high counts 10/23 Polk (1,000) KRE, 9/24 St. Louis (714, Duluth) KJB, CRu, 10/24 Kittson (300, Joe River S.W.A.) TBr. | ||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | 1 | Only report 8/2 Clay (Felton Prairie) RHO. Median late north 8/23. | |||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | 1 | 1 | All north 9/25, St. Louis (27th Avenue West, Duluth) ph. MFu, †CRu, m.ob. Median early north 10/2, late 10/22. Only south 10/7 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R. wildlife drive) PLJ. Median early south 10/17, late 10/22. No reports from usual west region haunts. | ||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | 24 | 18 | Early north (median 10/5) 10/15 Aitkin PEJ, Kittson (Lake Bronson S.P.) TBr, Lake of the Woods (12) TBr, 10/16 Douglas JPE, St. Louis KRo, (Park Point) PHS. Early south (median 10/17) 10/15 Brown (3, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) RMD, 10/21 Dakota (5) LEC, Sherburne JGb, 10/22 Stearns (5) JoS. High counts 10/31 Polk (540) SAu, 10/28 St. Louis (200, Sax-Zim Bog) MaA, 11/21 Blue Earth (175) ChH. | ||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 3 | 11 | All north reports 8/1 Clay WMu, Morrison JWH, 8/16 Todd LMS. All south reports after August: 9/30 Steele PSu, 10/10 Big Stone LMS, Lyon CRM and a record-late 10/24 Dakota BAF. | ||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 2 | 7 | Unusual north reports in St. Louis 9/11 MJB, 9/19–22 (H.R.N.R.) ABL, AM, m.ob. Late south 8/14 Lac qui Parle HHD, 8/17 Anoka (Cedar Creek Natural History Area) BeW, 8/25 Yellow Medicine BJU, 8/26 Anoka DPG, 9/4 Big Stone BJU. Follows normal pattern of reports ceasing in late August to early September. | ||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | A second county record 8/17 Sherburne (Mahnomen Trail, Sherburne N.W.R.) †DMa. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 30 | 50 | Late north 10/10 Beltrami JWH, Mahnomen JWH, 10/11 Grant JWH, Otter Tail JWH (median 11/4). Late south 11/14 Hennepin SeH, 11/20 Fillmore DCr, 11/21–29 Hennepin BeH (median 11/10). Season high counts 8/10 Hennepin (43) TAT, 8/7 Otter Tail (40) ChA, 9/22 Hennepin (20) JJo. | ||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 19 | 24 | Abundant reports statewide until mid-October. Season high count 8/22 St. Louis (14) CRu. Late north 10/8 Itasca EEO, 10/31 Cook LS, 11/1 Cook DBM (median 10/16). Late south 10/16 Lac qui Parle WCM, 10/17 Hennepin BeW, 10/18 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/14). | ||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 6 | 32 | Unusual north report 9/26–28 St. Louis RTe, PHS. Season high counts 9/5 Carver (12) JCy, 10/9 Scott (11) BAF, 8/1 Carver (9) JCy.Reported throughout its normal range until mid-October. Late north 10/3 Mille Lacs SMC, 10/11 Mille Lacs ASc, 10/22 Douglas JPE (median 10/20). Late south 10/18 Hennepin TAT, Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/21 McLeod RTe, Sherburne JGb, 10/22 Hennepin ALD (median 10/26). | ||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | 22 | 37 | Early north (median 9/20) 9/13 Morrison JEB, 9/14 Beltrami, Lake of the Woods JEB, 9/25 Aitkin KCR, Polk SAu. Early south (median 9/19) 9/16 Stearns RBW, 9/18 Sherburne ASc, 9/19 Anoka DWK, Hennepin TAT. Season high counts 10/21 Hennepin (30) ChC, 10/3 Hennepin (15) CMB. Late north 10/31 St. Louis ALo, Wadena PJB, 11/10 St. Louis ERo, 11/14 Otter Tail DST (median 12/15). Late south 11/20 Chippewa HHD, 11/27 Hennepin SLC, Rice TFB (median 12/20). See winter report for over-wintering records. | ||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | 28 | 39 | Early north (median 9/25) 9/14 Beltrami JEB, 9/26 St. Louis AM, 9/30 Aitkin RBJ, 10/1 St. Louis BeW. Early south (median 9/30), 9/26 Dakota GaB, 10/4 Steele PSu, 10/6 Hennepin JJo. | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 34 | 49 | Early south (median 9/9) 8/21–26 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 9/4 Hennepin GiH, 9/14 Anoka SKS, 9/18 Sherburne ASc. Season high counts 10/6 St. Louis (314, Duluth) KJB, CRu, 10/11 Sherburne (120) PLJ. Otherwise reported throughout the state and season. | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 17 | 32 | Early north (median 9/10) 9/12 St. Louis ABL, 9/13 Lake KRE, Morrison JWH, 9/14 Cook EEO, Polk SAu. Early south (median 9/16) 9/18 Sherburne ASc, 9/21 Hennepin TAT, 9/22 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/24 Carver JCy. Late north 10/23 Mahnomen JMJ, 10/27 St. Louis ERo, 10/29 St. Louis WCM, 11/27 St. Louis NAJ (median 11/14). Late south 10/31 Olmsted JWH, 11/14 Freeborn RBW, 11/21 Olmsted JWH (median 12/13). Bulk of reports for this species occur from mid-September through the end of October. | ||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | 21 | 28 | Early north (median 9/16) 9/20 Roseau BSi, St. Louis SES, 9/22 Cook DMB, St. Louis SCZ, 9/23 Polk SAu, DLT. Early south (median 9/22) 9/17 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/25 Dakota BAF, 9/26 Carver JCy. Late north 10/23 Beltrami DPJ, Mahnomen JMJ, 10/30 Douglas JPE, 11/2–6 Polk SAu, 11/20 Cass DAY (median 12/16). Late south 11/14 Lincoln HHD, 11/16 Steele NFT, 11/17, 11/19 Hennepin SLC (median 12/19). Bulk of species reports this season occur from the third week of September through the end of October. | ||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 28 | 46 | Early south (median 8/29) 8/26 Sherburne ASc, 9/3 Hennepin SLC, 9/4 Anoka DWK, Big Stone BJU, Carver JCy, Lac qui Parle BJU, Ramsey REH, Washington DFN. Late north 11/25 Douglas PJK, 11/27 St. Louis NAJ, Todd HHD (median 12/21). South reports continue into winter season. Season high count 9/16 Crow Wing (100, Agate Lake) JSB. | ||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 17 | 36 | Reported throughout its normal range until mid-October. Season high counts 10/3 Stearns (10) MJB, 10/11 Olmsted (7) OWB. Late north 10/3 Douglas JPE, Wadena PJB, 10/4 TBr, 10/8 Clay HHD, 10/9 Marshall HHD (median 10/20). Late south 10/18 Big Stone BJU, Stearns CRM, Swift BJU, 10/24 Blue Earth ChH, 10/25 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/27). | ||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 10 | 21 | Late north 9/13 Lake (Two Harbors) KRE, 10/16 Todd DBM (median 10/4). Late south 10/11 Nicollet RMD, 10/12 Winona DBz, 10/16 Rice DAB, JWH, Waseca DAB, JWH (median 10/17). Season high counts 10/11 Nicollet (19) RMD, 8/4 Lac qui Parle (11) BJU. Noteworthy was an observation of an adult and juvenile 8/20 Douglas KRE. | ||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 5 | All south 8/1 Lac qui Parle (Walter W.M.A.) BJU, 9/17 Olmsted JPr, 9/19 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BAF, 10/1 Olmsted JPr, 10/3 Olmsted JWH, 10/4 Martin CRM, 10/9 Lincoln (Lake Benton W.T.P.) KRE, LS. | |||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 3 | All reports 8/1 Chisago MJB, 8/4-12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/20 Dakota RZi. | |||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 28 | 44 | Reported statewide through late October. Season high counts 9/24 Lake (100) KRE, 9/26 Lake (34) RTe, 10/9 Dakota (24) RTe. Late north 10/30 Douglas JPE, 10/31 Cook WCM, 11/1 Cook RPR, 11/6 Lake KRE (median 11/2). Late south 10/31 Blue Earth ChH, Dakota BAF, 11/1 Nicollet RMD, 11/6 Carver JCy (median 11/5). | ||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 33 | 53 | Reported throughout the state through end of October with only a few records into November. Also see winter report. Season high counts 10/3 Hennepin (34) BAF, 9/20 Hennepin (25) ChD, 8/22 St. Louis (22) CRu, 10/3 Stearns (20) MJB. | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 16 | 28 | Early south (median 8/31) 8/25 Dakota GLa, 8/28 Hennepin SLC, 8/31 Ramsey REH, 9/4 Big Stone BJU, Carver JCy, Lac qui Parle BJU. Season high count 10/3 Stearns (20) MJB. Late north 10/9 Douglas JPE, 10/11 Otter Tail JWH, 10/16 Todd DBM, 11/24 Polk DLT (median 10/22). Late south 10/25 Hennepin TAT, SLC, 10/29 Houston DBz (median 11/9). | ||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 23 | 38 | Season high counts 10/5 Sibley (15) JCC, 10/6 Carver (9) JCy. Late north 10/11 Otter Tail JWH, 10/16 Douglas JPE, Todd DBM, 11/11 St. Louis KJB (median 10/30). Late south 10/30 Hennepin KRo, SIv, 10/31 Olmsted JWH, 11/17 Hennepin SLC (median 12/8). | ||
| Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) | Only report 10/9 Lyon ph. †KRE, LS. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 3 | 17 | All north 8/24 Kittson TBr, 9/24 Otter Tail BDE, 9/27 and 10/27 Kittson TBr. Late south 10/4 Steele PSu, 10/6 Jackson BJU, 10/18 Swift BJU, 11/24 Hennepin DeK (median 11/10). Season high count 9/29 Fillmore (20 in Preston) NBO. | ||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 5 | 19 | No reports north after 8/26 Douglas RBJ, DAC (median late north 10/8). Late south 10/6 Jackson, Murray, Nobles BJU, 10/24 Blue Earth ChH, 11/21 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/25). | ||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 9 | 19 | Season high counts 8/4 Lac qui Parle (35) BJU, 8/24 St. Louis (28) CRu, 8/14 Carver (18) JCy. Late north 9/4 Kittson KRE, LS, 9/5 Marshall KRE, LS, 9/18 St. Louis KRE (median 9/20). Late south 9/19 Dodge JWH, 10/4 Martin CRM, 10/6 Jackson BJU, Nobles CRM (median 9/30). | ||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 6 | 7 | Very few reports north with the latest being 9/26 Carlton DBz, 9/30 Pine LMS, 10/16 Mille Lacs TAb, RZi. Late south 10/5 Dakota LEC, 10/10 Carver, 10/13 Dakota RLW (median 10/29). | ||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 12 | 21 | Late north 10/23 Polk HHD, LS, 10/24 Kittson TBr, 11/14 Morrison FGo (median 11/8). Late south 10/30 Pope and Stevens DPG, 10/31 Yellow Medicine DWK, 11/12 Lac qui Parle PEJ, 11/17 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 11/3). Notable season high count 10/10 Kittson (25) TBr. | ||
| Sturnella meadowlark (Sturnella sp.) | 4 | These late sightings were left unidentified: 10/29 Anoka WCM, 10/30 Sibley RBW. An even later bird 11/21 Blue Earth ph. ChH never vocalized. | |||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 1 | 6 | Only north report 8/20 Grant KRE, RTe. Late south 8/12 Lac qui Parle, Swift BJU, 8/14 Lac qui Parle HHD, 8/18 Carver JCy. Season's reports follow typical pattern of departure by late August. | ||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 20 | 35 | Late north 9/5 Wadena PJB, 9/8 Otter Tail ARo, 10/5 Otter Tail TJa (median 9/14). Late south 9/11 Martin LMu, 9/15 Hennepin HCT, 9/19 Lac qui Parle FAE and a very late report 10/25 Blue Earth ph. JCN (median 9/23). Notable high counts 8/30 Lac qui Parle (15) FAE, 8/24 Kittson (11) TBr, 8/29 Stearns (10) MJB. | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 29 | 51 | Seen throughout the state and into the winter (see winter report). Notable high counts for the season 8/24 St. Louis (1,327) CRu, 10/12 Anoka (1,000) MDu, 10/23 Carver (1,000) JCy. | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 10 | 21 | Late north 9/18 Wadena PJB, 9/20 Cass LBF, 11/30 Polk SAu (median 9/30). Late south 10/24 Blue Earth ChH, Hennepin DWK, 10/25 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/6 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/20 Big Stone HHD (median 1/1). | ||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | 16 | 26 | Early north (median 9/17) 9/7 Lake DaE, 9/13 Morrison JEB, 9/19 Lake JWL. Early south (median 9/21) 9/25 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/29 Steele PSu. Season high count 9/30 St. Louis (exact count of 5,100 at Duluth) KJB, CRu, with noteworthy counts of 2,101 on 9/28 and 2,144 on 10/1 at the same location. Late north 11/11 Carlton BJU, 11/14 St. Louis PHS (median 12/6). Late south 11/21 Chippewa, Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/26 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 12/15), but also see winter report. | ||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 11 | 16 | Late north 9/25 Grant, Traverse HHD, Morrison MJB, 10/1–30 Douglas JPE, 11/21 Clearwater fide JMJ (median 11/7). Late south 10/31 Blue Earth ChH, McLeod RBW, Renville DWK, Wright HHD, Yellow Medicine RBW, DWK, 11/3 Carver JCy, 11/20 Big Stone HHD (median 11/11). Season high counts 10/28 Carver (250) JCy, 10/10 McLeod (50) DWK. | ||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 28 | 48 | Reported throughout the state. See winter report for over-wintering records. Notable high counts 10/24 Sibley (5,000) RBJ, 9/28 Steele (900) PSu, 10/12 Anoka (500, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) MDu. | ||
| Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 3 | All reports 10/6 Jackson (5, C.R. 86, Minneota Twp.) BJU, 10/23 Carver JCy, Sibley DBM (probably same individual). | |||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 14 | 30 | High count 9/6 Scott (7) JCC. Late north 9/7 Clearwater LMS, 9/12 Douglas PJK, St. Louis ABL, 9/23 Polk fide JMJ (median 9/27). Late south 9/22 Hennepin CMB, Steele (2) PSu, 9/25 Goodhue LEC, 10/1 Hennepin SLC (median 10/11). | ||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 2 | Only two reports, both south: 8/2 Houston SC, 8/24 Rice TFB (median late 8/25). | |||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 13 | 23 | Early south (median 8/7) 8/7 Hennepin SLC, Redwood WCM, 8/12 Hennepin BSa. High counts 8/24 St. Louis (5) CRu, 9/4 Scott (5, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. Late north 9/4 Kittson LMS, CRM, 9/5 Marshall LMS, LS, Polk LMS, 9/6 Clearwater LMS well ahead of the 9/28 median. Late south 10/3 Hennepin BAF, Ramsey (Maplewood N.C.) KCr, 10/4 Hennepin DWK, 10/6 Hennepin SLC (median 10/3). | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 15 | 20 | High count 8/15 Wadena (4) LMS. Late north 9/5 Marshall PRH, LMS, CRM, LS, 9/19 Todd HHD, then 11/6 Crow Wing †KRW, 18 days later than any previous records (median 9/9). Late south 9/16 Blue Earth (2) ChH, 9/17 Hennepin SLC, 9/18 Hennepin (2) CMB (median 9/22). “Brewsters” hybrid 9/4 Scott (male, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 1 | 13 | Only north 8/3 Mille Lacs ASc (median late 8/27). High count 8/6 Carver (3, Rapids Lake) JCy. Late south 9/13 Sherburne ASc, 9/20 Hennepin (Lake Hiawatha.) DDo (median 9/11). | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 27 | 38 | High counts 9/12 St. Louis (23, Duluth) KJB, CRu, 9/6 Nicollet (12, Seven Mile Creek C.P.) JCC. Late north 9/18 Grant HHD, 9/19 St. Louis IHu, Todd HHD, 10/9 St. Louis SLF (median 10/1). Late south 9/28 Steele PSu, 9/29 Fillmore NBO, Rock NED, 10/6 Jackson BJU (median 10/4). | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 3 | All south 8/6 Carver JCy, Washington (William O'Brien S.P.) LS, followed by several reports from Hennepin along Minnehaha Creek near Lake Hiawatha, 8/14 DDo, 8/20 BAF, 8/23 DDo, 8/26 TAT (median late 9/1). | |||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 23 | 33 | See summer report for early south migrants. High counts 8/24 St. Louis (29, H.R.B.O.) KJB, CRu, 8/21 St. Louis (17, Park Point) CRu, 8/25 Carver (15, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 9/26 St. Louis ALo, 9/30 Mille Lacs RBJ, 10/8 St. Louis PHS (median 10/17). Late south 10/8 Washington JaH, 10/10 Hennepin BAF, 10/17 Hennepin SLC (median 10/15). | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | 17 | 36 | Early north (median 8/22) 8/2 St. Louis (Duluth Township) †JCG, 9/4 St. Louis ALo. Early south (median 8/27) 9/3 Hennepin (Minnehaha Creek) JJo, 9/4 Lac qui Parle BJU, 9/11 Sibley RBW. High counts 10/1 Carver (7, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 10/9 Pine RBW, 10/10 Lake of the Woods HHD, 10/11 Mille Lacs ASc (median 10/22). Late south 10/24 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) DWK, 10/30 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) PNi, SLC (median 10/25). | ||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 28 | 36 | High counts 8/21 St. Louis (49, Park Point) CRu, 8/9 Hennepin (20) DDo. Late north 10/8 Itasca EEO, 10/16 St. Louis AM (median 10/20). Late south 10/13 Sherburne PLJ, 10/17 Hennepin SMC, 10/18 Hennepin SLC (median 10/21). | ||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 3 | 1 | Very few sightings this season. All reports 8/16 St. Louis TAb, 8/25 Beltrami TAb, 8/28 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/29 Hennepin DDo, 9/16 Hennepin RTe. | ||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 11 | 15 | Late north 9/1 Todd DBM, 9/8 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/13–14 Polk SAu (median 9/14). Late south 9/6 Chisago MJB, 9/14 Hennepin SLC, 9/17 Hennepin DWK (median 9/29). Bulk of season's reports are from the third week of August to the first week of September. | ||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 26 | 39 | Abundant north until late September. Late north 11/8 and 11/11 St. Louis ph. KJB (median 10/13). Reported throughout the season south until mid-October. Late south 10/24–25 Hennepin BAF, TAT, 11/14–15 Hennepin SLC, DWK (median 10/23). | ||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | Only reported from its normal range in Murphy-Hanrehan P.R. 9/4 Scott BAF. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 29 | 38 | High counts 9/12 St. Louis (199, Duluth) KJB, CRu, 8/26 Cook (19) CRu. Late north 9/25 Cook (Grand Portage S.P.) DAB, JWH, 9/28 Roseau fide JMJ (median 10/7). Late south 9/27 Hennepin TAT, SLC, Ramsey BNW, Steele PSu, 9/28 Steele (3) PSu, 9/29 Steele PSu, 10/6 Jackson BJU (median 10/10). | ||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 9 | 5 | Early south (median 8/22) 8/11 Sherburne MJB, 8/21 Anoka JLO, DWK, 8/24 Hennepin DDo. High count 8/24 St. Louis (25, Duluth) KJB, CRu. Late north 9/21 Cook EEO, Lake JWL, 9/22 Lake EEO, 9/26 St. Louis (4, Stoney Point) CRu (median 10/24). Late south 9/21 Hennepin SKS, 10/9 Carver JCy, followed by a very late individual first reported 11/23 Hennepin KIv, DBM, m.ob., a first-fall female that lingered at an Edina residence into December (median 9/27). | ||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 1 | 5 | Only north report 8/20 Douglas JPE. All south 8/16 Goodhue LS, 8/18 Sherburne ASc, 8/19 Sibley RBW, 8/28 Carver JCy, 9/6 Hennepin (Minnehaha Creek) TAT median 8/29. | ||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 8 | 15 | Early south (median 8/19) 8/4 Anoka REH, 8/6 Sherburne REH, 8/18 Hennepin TAT. High count 9/18 Hennepin (7) DDo. Late north 9/1 Todd DBM, 9/2 Beltrami DBM, St. Louis ABL, 9/14 St. Louis (Duluth) ALo (median 9/27). Late south 9/26 Dakota DFN, 10/12 Hennepin SLC, 10/22 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) DWK (median 9/28). | ||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 12 | 27 | Early south (median 8/15) 8/15 Anoka DWK, Hennepin SLC, 8/17 Anoka (2) BWe, Carver JCy. High count 8/21 St. Louis (15, Park Point) CRu. Late north 9/25 Lake LS, RTe, TAb, Polk SAu, 10/3 St. Louis AM (median 10/1). Late south 10/1 Washington (2) LMS, 10/3 Hennepin CMB, 10/6 Jackson BJU (median 10/6). | ||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 8 | 17 | Early south (median 8/19) 8/16 Goodhue LS, 8/19 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy, 8/21 Anoka JLO, Anoka (3) DWK, Carver (2) WCM, Hennepin SLC. No significant high counts. Late north 9/9 Aitkin RBJ, 9/11 Morrison JWH, 9/21 St. Louis ABL (median 9/28). Late south 9/27 Ramsey REH, 10/1 Washington LMS, 10/2 Chisago DBM (median 10/1). | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 10 | 18 | Early south (median 8/9) 8/7 Anoka DWK, 8/8 Hennepin DDo, Isanti HHD. High count 8/21 St. Louis (5, Park Point) CRu. Late north 9/9 Lake DaE, 9/11 Morrison JWH, 9/21 St. Louis ABL (median 9/20). Late south Waseca DAB, 9/16 Hennepin SLC, 9/26 Olmsted JPr (median 9/25). | ||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 21 | 23 | High count 8/6 Carver (12) JCy. Late north 9/18 Mille Lacs ASc, St. Louis AM, 9/25 Polk SAu, 9/26 St. Louis KRE (median 9/25). Late south 9/17 Mower RJW, 9/19 Hennepin KRo, 9/25 Anoka (2) DvS (median 9/29). | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 18 | 32 | High counts 8/22 Carver (9, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 9/16 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Kathio S.P.) BTo, JuC, 9/19 St. Louis (Park Point) IHu (median 9/28). Late south 9/27 Hennepin SLC, 9/29 Steele (Saco Farm Woods & Fields) PSu, 10/1 Washington LMS (median 10/2). | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 12 | 13 | Early north (median 8/25) 8/7 Carlton HHD, 8/21 Grant RTe, St. Louis CRu. Early south (median 8/21) 8/21 Anoka DWK, 9/1 Blue Earth ChH, 9/3 Carver JCy. High count 9/6 Hennepin (5, Minnehaha Creek) BeH. Late north 9/17 Clay RHO, 9/18 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/30 Hubbard fide JMJ (median 10/7). Late south 10/2–4 Hennepin (same bird feeding in a hackberry tree) TAT, 10/4 Martin CRM (median 9/29). | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 1 | 6 | Many south reports, mainly from Hennepin where about 14 were tallied † 8 by SLC alone! New county record 9/20 Steele PSu. Early south (median 9/3) 8/29 Hennepin (Minnehaha Creek) DDo, BAF, 9/8 Hennepin (T.S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary) JMc, Sherburne PLJ. High count 9/20 Hennepin (3, Cedar Lake) SLC. Only north report 9/19 Clay fide JMJ (median late 9/28). Late south 9/25 Hennepin PRH, 9/27 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. bridge) SLC (median 10/7). | ||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 22 | 28 | Early south (median 8/25) 9/4 Hennepin HCT, Ramsey REH, 9/5 Dakota (2) BAF, Isanti (4) JCC. High counts 9/29 Carver (13) JCy, 9/18 Hennepin (9) DDo. Late north 10/3 Cook MTA, Douglas JPE, St. Louis ChH, 10/9 Kittson HHD (median 10/23). Late south 10/10 Dakota TAT, Lyon LS, Rice TFB, 10/16 Hennepin SLC (median 10/18). | ||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 12 | 9 | New county record 9/12 Douglas JPE. High counts 9/5 Chisago (4, Wild River S.P.) JCC, 9/12 Anoka (4) DWK. Late north 9/12 Douglas JPE, 9/21 Cook (Taconite Harbor) EEO (median 10/1). Late south 9/12 Anoka (4) DWK, 9/13 Isanti LMS, CRM, 9/28 Big Stone (Lindquist W.M.A.) BJU (median 9/24). | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 31 | 48 | Early south (median 8/21) 8/4, 8/8 Freeborn (Big Island S.P.) RTP, 8/10 Hennepin DDo, Ramsey NMa. High counts 9/27 St. Louis (547, Duluth) KJB, CRu, 9/16 Mille Lacs (80, Father Hennepin S.P.) JuC, BTo, 10/1 Fillmore (76) NBO. Late north 11/5 Aitkin KCR, 11/25–27 Pennington JMJ (median 11/21). Late south 11/26 Ramsey DAB, JWH, 11/27 Winona (4, Whitewater W.M.A.) BAF. | ||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 8 | 19 | Early south (median 8/20) 8/18 Hennepin DDo, 8/20 Rice TFB, 8/21 Anoka JLO, DWK, Hennepin SLC. Late north 9/18 St. Louis ABL, 9/26 Lake DAB, JWH, 9/28 St. Louis NAJ (median 9/29). Late south 9/30 Hennepin BAF, 10/13, 10/23 Hennepin SLC (median 10/4). | ||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 8 | 28 | Early south (median 8/12) 8/7 Anoka DWK, 8/9 Hennepin DDo, 8/11 Hennepin TAT, 8/12 Lac qui Parle BJU. Late north 8/24 Carlton MJB, St. Louis CRu, 8/25–28 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/18 St. Louis TAb (median 9/15). Late south 9/16 Hennepin CMB, Stearns RBW, 9/18 Chisago DBM, 9/19 Hennepin MJB (median 9/22). Bulk of reports south are from mid-August to the first week of September. Season high counts 8/21 Carver (7) WCM, 8/23 Lake (5) BeW, 8/21 Anoka (4) DWK, 8/21 St. Louis (4) CRu. | ||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 13 | 29 | Early north (median 8/16) 8/14 Kittson TBr, 8/16 Mille Lacs ASc, 8/20 Douglas JPE, RTe, 8/21 Carlton, Grant, St. Louis. Early south (median 8/15) 8/8 Lac qui Parle FAE, 8/14 Carver BeS, 8/15 Pope JCC, 8/16 Hennepin SLC. Late north 9/8 St. Louis ERo, 9/12 Douglas JPE, PJK, 9/16 Cass ABi, 9/21 Lake JWL (median 9/22). Late south 9/22 Anoka DvS, 9/25 Olmsted JPr, 9/26 Hennepin KRo, 10/6 Nobles BJU (median 9/27). Bulk of reports are from mid-August through the third week of September. Season high count 8/21 St. Louis (15) CRu. | ||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 4 | 4 | There were many reports this season: 8/14, 21 Le Sueur (Chamberlain Woods S.N.A.) RMD, DBM; 10/8–11 McLeod ph. BEH, †PRH, †CMB, ph. DAC, m.ob.; 11/5 Clearwater (Gonvick) RLE; 11/4–11 Lake (Two Harbors) CRu, SaG, ph. KRE, ph. MLH, m.ob.; 11/7–13 Morrison (Fishtrap Lake) †FGo, HHD, DBM, m.ob.; 11/19 Roseau (Greenbush) RAE; 11/24–28 Crow Wing ph. GeS; 11/28 Dakota ph. †MiM. Another was in Redwood in mid-November for about a week fide PME. | ||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 11 | 18 | Late north 9/12 Douglas JPE, 9/13 Mille Lacs ASc, 9/16 Cass ABi (median 9/20), plus an almost record-late individual without details from Kittson. Late south 9/21 Hennepin SKS, 9/25 Rice TFB, 9/26 Hennepin SLC, followed by record late south 11/20 Stearns (female, St. Augusta) ph. DJD (median 10/1). | ||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 14 | 47 | Reported in most counties south of a line from Clearwater to Cook. | ||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 22 | 35 | Late north 9/16 Crow Wing JSB, 9/18 Wadena PJB, 10/19 Itasca RoS (median 9/29). Late south 10/9 Hennepin KRo, 10/10 Hennepin TAT, 10/23 Washington JFR (median 10/15). High counts 8/24 St. Louis (38) CRu, Dakota (17, Miesville Ravine P.R.) MaK, 9/5 Carver (10, Carver P.R.) JCy. | ||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | All reports from one observer: 8/4 – 9/18 Pipestone (Osborne Twp., adult female feeding one young) NED, 8/7–13 Murray NED, 8/14–21 Nobles NED (Leota Twp., adult with a young bird) NED. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 14 | 38 | Few north reports after mid-August: 8/17 Todd LMS, CRM, 8/25 Kanabec HHD, 9/2 Aitkin KCR (median 9/23). Late south 9/24 Winona DBz, 9/25 Hennepin BAF, 10/3 Hennepin BAF, Olmsted JWH, 10/8 Hennepin SLC (median 10/9). Bulk of reports south cease after the third week of September. Season high count 8/6 Carver (8) JCy. | ||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 7 | Late south 8/8 Blue Earth ChH, 8/11 Lac qui Parle BJU, 8/14 Brown BTS, 8/15 Lyon DBM, 8/20 Dakota RZi, 9/4 Lac qui Parle BJU. | |||