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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 2013-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 2013 Ann E. Kessen and Peder H. Svingen |
At least one Cackling Goose was reported from northwestern Minnesota, probably representing late migration. A Mute Swan spent a couple of days at Sherburne N.W.R. in late June, and late Tundra Swans were seen in Pine and Itasca counties early in the month. Also in June, Greater Scaup were found in a few scattered locations away from Lake Superior. The month saw Long-tailed Ducks at various Lake Superior locations in Cook County, but the lone female at the Thief River Falls W.T.P. in Pennington County was a real surprise.
Wild Turkeys continue to expand their range northward, with a new county record for Koochiching. Park Point and Grand Marais Harbor were visited by northbound Red-throated Loons through mid-June. The only Clark's Grebe sighting was from Lake Osakis in Douglas County. A Brown Pelican found with a flock of American White Pelicans in Freeborn County on May 31 and June 1 provided the fourth state record.
A Least Bittern in Lake County in July provided a first record for the county. Big Stone County hosted five Snowy Egrets in early June, and five White-faced Ibises provided a first county record for Roseau in early July. A Ferruginous Hawk was observed southeast of Crookston on a single day in late June.
Park Point in Duluth was visited by a single banded Piping Plover, which had hatched on North Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan in 2012. A Long-tailed Jaeger in the Roseau Lake W.M.A. in mid-June provided a first county record. An Iceland Gull was an unexpected find on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry in St. Louis County in June.
Evidence of Northern Hawk Owl breeding is always exciting, and that was true of the pair found feeding a nestling in the area of the Pagami Burn in Lake County. A Rufous Hummingbird spent a couple of days in Duluth in late July. Acadian Flycatchers north of their usual range provided first county records for Stearns and Isanti. Surprising was a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near the mouth of the Brule River in Cook County in early June.
Bell's Vireo was unexpected in Kandiyohi County in mid-June, where it provided a first county record. The only Carolina Wren record was from Steele County on July 1. A Kentucky Warbler was a surprise in Battle Creek Regional Park – West in Ramsey County. Yellow-throated Warblers spent the season in Whitewater S.P. in Winona County, where they provided the first county breeding record. Another individual was found in Carley S.P. in Wabasha County in late June, where it provided a first county record. There was one Yellow-breasted Chat report, from NW of Rushford in Fillmore County in June.
Lark Sparrows provided first county records in Stevens and Freeborn counties, and Henslow's Sparrow was recorded for the first time in Benton County. Another county first was the Nelson's Sparrow in Koochiching County. Harris's Sparrow was late in Pennington County on June 7. Also in early June, a Summer Tanager was a treat in Aitkin County. Blue Grosbeaks were seen for the first time in McLeod and Watonwan counties, and a Lazuli Bunting was a welcome visitor at feeders in Duluth in early June. East Rush Lake, in Chisago County, was visited by two Orchard Orioles in mid-June, providing a first county record.
Weather Summary: Following a four-month period of below-average temperatures, averages in June and July were near normal. Cool temperatures returned during the final week of July as a number of record cold high and low temperatures were recorded on 27 July.
Precipitation in June was well above-average, especially in the Southeast and South-central regions. Solar radiation measured at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, documented that this was the cloudiest June of the last 50 years. In July, rain totals were generally below historical averages — especially in the Southwest. Only in the far northern portion of the state and in parts of the East-central region were totals above-average.
Undocumented Reports: Mute Swan 6/19, 7/22 Goodhue, 6/20 Pine (unknown provenance); Red-throated Loon 7/24 St. Louis (exceptionally late); Horned Grebe 6/27 Stevens (2; out of range); Sharp-shinned Hawk 6/2 Brown, Carver, Dakota, 6/4 Hennepin, Ramsey, 6/8 Chisago, 6/18 Sherburne, 7/1 Stearns, 7/8 Houston, 7/31 Lyon (all out of range); White-rumped Sandpiper 7/27 Steele (all July reports need to be fully documented); Hermit Thrush 7/27 Wabasha (out of range); Cape May Warbler 6/7 Ramsey (late migrant).
Maps: A map is included for each species having at least one confirmed breeding record during 2013 (not necessarily just in summer). A county is colored black to show confirmed breeding, medium gray for probable breeding, and light gray for a summer observation. Those species with no breeding data have no map. The final map shows counties with their composite breeding totals. Darker counties had more species with nesting records, lighter counties had fewer.
Acknowledgments: Thanks to all who submitted summer season reports and breeding records. Your data make this report possible. Special thanks to Steve Stucker and the Minnesota DNR for providing Minnesota Biological Survey data. We are also grateful for the data provided by eBird. Thanks also to Anthony Hertzel, Jim Lind, and Jeanie Joppru for providing transcripts of weekly hot line reports, to Paul Budde for compiling early and late dates, to Bob Janssen and Peder Svingen for maintaining a list of county and seasonal occurrence records, and to Dave Cahlander for his work on the online seasonal report. Anthony Hertzel and Dave Cahlander produced the maps used in this report.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 1 | 2 | Found 6/4 Nobles (1 mi. N of Reading) †DBi, 6/5, 6/6 Washington (county road 7 & presumably same individual at county road 10/120th St.) KMo, 6/7 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) ANy, JWH. | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 1 | 3 | All reports: 6/4 Nobles (1 mi. N of Reading) †DBi, 6/12 Red Lake (Red Lake Falls W.T.P.) ANy, 6/29 Kandiyohi (7 mi. S of county road 7) RAE, 7/20 Scott BAb, GLa, (state highway 19, about 2 mi. W of New Prague) HHD. | ||
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) | 2 | Single individuals found with flocks of Canada Geese 6/4 Pennington (Thief River Falls W.T.P.), Polk (Lake Sarah) †RMD were possibly the same bird. Second summer record. | |||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 31 | 51 | |||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 1 | Observed 6/28–30 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) HHD, DBM, MJB, WPe, RAE. | |||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 30 | 32 | |||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | 2 | Late migrants reported 6/3 Pine (Clover Twp.) RPR, 6/5, 6/8 Itasca SC. | |||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 31 | 51 | |||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 30 | 46 | |||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 22 | 27 | |||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 16 | 23 | |||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 10 | 7 | Reported from scattered regions except East-central, Southeast, Southwest. | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 34 | 53 | |||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 7 | 1 | |||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 8 | 4 | |||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 20 | 10 | |||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 16 | 8 | |||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 19 | 23 | |||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 28 | 18 | |||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 3 | Late migrants 6/1 Grant DPG, 6/7 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) ANy, JWH, 6/16 Carlton (pair, Sand Lake, Blackhook Twp.) JFR. None had details. | |||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 17 | 16 | Found in all regions of state. | ||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 2 | All reports: 6/1 Cook (2, Cutface Creek Wayside) SRu, RBJ, WCM, 6/2 Cook (19, Cutface Creek Wayside) DAB, 6/12 Cook (3, Paradise Beach) ELC, Pennington (female at Thief River Falls W.T.P.) ANy. | |||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 9 | 3 | South reports 6/1 Jackson KDS, 6/11 Washington MJM. Seen north in Clearwater, Douglas, Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Washington, Wilkin. | ||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 13 | 2 | |||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 32 | 40 | |||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 12 | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 8 | 1 | |||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 13 | 27 | |||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 26 | 47 | |||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 25 | 8 | |||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 4 | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 12 | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 5 | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 5 | 9 | |||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 19 | 53 | |||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 27 | 38 | |||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 7 | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 13 | 16 | |||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 5 | 4 | |||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 9 | 15 | |||
| Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) | 1 | Observed 7/29 Douglas (Lake Osakis) RHi. | |||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 9 | 35 | |||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 7 | 26 | Observed in all regions of state. Early north (none reported in spring) 6/6 Cass JyB and Kanabec DPG, 6/7 Becker MO. | ||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 25 | 28 | |||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 20 | 42 | |||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 13 | 4 | |||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 32 | 53 | |||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 29 | 43 | |||
| RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus rufus) | 1 | Observed 7/24–26 St. Louis (Duluth) fide PHS. Found by Jerry Lundgren Sr., and photographed by Joyce Johnson. | |||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 29 | 31 | |||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | 33 | 35 | |||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 5 | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 18 | 35 | |||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 2 | Reported from Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) and Clearwater. | |||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 31 | 28 | |||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 1 | 3 | Observed in Big Stone, Brown, Lac qui Parle, Traverse. High count 6/7 Big Stone (8, Thielke Lake) DLP. | ||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 2 | Northbound migrants 6/5 Itasca SC, 6/11 St. Louis (3, Minnesota side of Superior Entry) PHS. | |||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | 1 | Northbound migrant 6/5 Itasca SC. | |||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 4 | 6 | Reported from Becker, Brown, Cook, Faribault, Morrison, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Sibley, Wright. Late spring migrants 6/7 Cook ALo, 6/19 Pennington JMs. Southbound migrants (no representative north dates): 7/5 Brown (4) BTS, 7/19 Brown (1) MiO, 7/20 Sibley HHD. | ||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 1 | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 11 | 17 | |||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 1 | Only report: 6/3 St. Louis (ball field on Park Point) CLW. | |||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | No reports. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 9 | 5 | |||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 1 | 2 | Early June northbound migrants in Big Stone, Brown, St. Louis. High count 6/5 St. Louis (18, beach near Sky Harbor Airport, Park Point) PHS. | ||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 1 | 11 | Observed in Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Nicollet, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, Wright. Northbound migrant: late south 6/8 Wright PCC; no late north dates. Southbound migrants: early north 7/19 Becker (5) MO; early south 7/5 Brown (4) BTS, 7/6 Stevens (9) DBM, Big Stone and Lac qui Parle DLP. | ||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 1 | 2 | Reported from Big Stone, Brown, St. Louis. Northbound migrants: late south 6/7 Brown (1) BTS, MiO; late north 6/15 St. Louis (7) CMn. Southbound migrants: early north 7/22 St. Louis (20, Duluth) KRE, EBr; early south 7/24 Brown (3) BTS. Third highest northbound count 6/1 St. Louis (360) PHS, including 76 at 12th Street, 70 at Beach House, and 214 SE of Sky Harbor Airport, all at Park Point. | ||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 3 | 4 | Seen in Becker, Big Stone, Lake, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Wright. Late spring migrants 6/8 Wright (3) PCC, 6/15 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) ph. CMn. | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 1 | 11 | Found in Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Nicollet, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Wright. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Big Stone DLP; no late north dates. Southbound migrants (no north reports): early south 7/2, 7/7 Carver JCy, 7/9 Sibley PRH. | ||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 11 | 30 | Seen in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/4 Stearns MJB; late north 6/2 Lake JWL. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28 Beltrami MBS, 6/29 Douglas JPE; early south 6/30 Carver JCy, 7/1 Dakota ADS. High count 7/22 Wright (176) CRM. First juveniles 7/21 Stearns (2) PCC. | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 3 | 6 | Reported from Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Freeborn, Itasca, St. Louis, Sherburne. Northbound migrants: late south 6/7 Brown (9) BTS, MiO, 6/17 Dakota (1) ADS; late north 6/4 St. Louis (2) MTA, 6/5 Itasca SC. Fall migrants are not expected until at least August (The Loon 74:65–82), so all July reports need documentation. | ||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 2 | Seen 7/21 Stearns (Paynesville W.T.P.) PCC, 7/31 Dakota (max. 4, Jirik Sod Farms) TAT, DWK. | |||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 3 | 24 | Reported from all central and southern regions plus Becker. Southbound migrants: early north 7/19 Becker MO; early south 7/6 Big Stone DLP, Brown BTS, Sibley JCy, Stevens DBM. | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 7 | 18 | Observed in all regions except Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Benton BWF, 6/17 Dakota (2) ADS; late north 6/15 St. Louis (2) CMn. Southbound migrants: no representative north dates; early south 7/7 Sibley BAb, RAE, HHD. | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 1 | 15 | Reports primarily clustered around southern central portion of state. Southbound migrants: early north 7/19 Becker ASM; early south 7/5 Brown (2) BTS, Sibley (1) DWK, 7/6 Big Stone DLP, Meeker (1) AHo. High count 7/13 Sibley (32) DWK. | ||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 18 | 10 | |||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 30 | 15 | |||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 28 | 39 | |||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 13 | 26 | Found in all regions except Southeast. Tantalizing midsummer reports in suitable breeding habitat 6/17, 6/22 Koochiching †TRK. Presumed fall migrants 6/30 St. Louis BHo, 7/1 Chisago ELC, RMD, Dakota ADS. High count 7/7 Carver (12) JCy. | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 9 | 26 | Seen in the central and southern portions of state, but also Becker, Lake, Polk. Late spring migrants 6/1 Dakota DVe, Traverse DPG. Southbound migrants: early north 6/27 Beltrami MBS, 6/29 Douglas JPE; early south 6/25, 6/27 Jackson GHo, KDS. | ||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 7 | Reported from Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley. Late spring migrant 6/8–9 Renville JWH, DWK, ANy, HHD. Southbound migrants 7/6 Lac qui Parle DLP, 7/7 Sibley JCy. High count 7/13 Sibley (12) DWK. | |||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 6 | 15 | Observed in scattered locations except in North-central, Southwest, Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/12 Dakota (2, Jirik Sod Farm) ADS; late north 6/1 St. Louis KRE. Southbound migrants: early north 6/25 Marshall KHO; early south 7/5 Meeker AHo, Brown BTS. | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 10 | 10 | |||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 1 | 2 | All northbound reports: 6/6 Grant ANy, JWH, 6/7 Big Stone DLP. Only southbound report: 7/28 Redwood (2) BTS. | ||
| Jaegers | |||||
| LONG-TAILED JAEGER (Stercorarius longicaudus) | 1 | Tenth state record 6/14 Roseau (Roseau Lake W.M.A.) ph. †ANy (The Loon 86:53–54). | |||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 4 | 1 | Found in Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Houston, St. Louis. Most of these were late spring migrants or non-breeding birds; most unusual was the adult with 3 first-cycle birds 6/6 Houston SHo. Probable fall migrants 7/26, 7/28 Beltrami ThH, DPJ. | ||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 9 | 18 | |||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 30 | 35 | |||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 13 | 6 | |||
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | 1 | First summer record 6/10 St. Louis (first-cycle, Minnesota side of Superior Entry) ph. †PHS. | |||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 7 | 7 | |||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 26 | 40 | |||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 6 | 2 | |||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 14 | 27 | |||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 2 | Seen 6/2 St. Louis (groups of 3 and 2, Park Point) JLK, PHS, 6/3 St. Louis (Park Point) CLW, 6/5 Cook (Grand Marais Harbor) CLW, St. Louis (Park Point) KRE, 6/12 St. Louis GLa. | |||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 29 | 20 | |||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 25 | 42 | |||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 26 | 47 | |||
| BROWN PELICAN (Pelecanus occidentalis) | 1 | Fourth state record 6/1 Freeborn (Myre-Big Island S.P., associating with American White Pelicans) JPr, ph.† GLa, HHD, JWH. Originally found 5/31 BAb. | |||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 25 | 13 | |||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 6 | 13 | Found in widely scattered locations in all regions except Southwest. First county record 7/10 Lake (county road 15, east of Beaver River Road) DBM. | ||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 30 | 50 | |||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 9 | 40 | |||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 1 | Seen 6/4 Big Stone (5) DLP. | |||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | No reports. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 2 | 6 | Found in Big Stone, Carver, Lyon, Marshall, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Rice, Winona. | ||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 26 | 42 | |||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 5 | 12 | |||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | No reports. | ||||
| Ibises | |||||
| White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) | 2 | 2 | Seen 6/1 Blue Earth †DWK, 6/6, 6/7 Clay (8) †RMD, 6/8 Big Stone DLP, 7/4 Roseau (5, Roseau River W.M.A.) †MaG. Also see The Loon 85:199–212. | ||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 32 | 51 | |||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 21 | 16 | |||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 33 | 39 | |||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 16 | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 22 | 34 | |||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 9 | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 33 | 44 | |||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 10 | 16 | |||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 25 | 20 | |||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 2 | 14 | |||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 34 | 52 | |||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | 1 | One documented 6/26 Polk (about 2 mi. SE of Crookston) †MaG, DKi. | |||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 8 | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 17 | 21 | |||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 1 | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 16 | 23 | |||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 6 | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 1 | Seen 7/2 Marshall fide JMJ. | |||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 2 | 1 | Observed 7/17 Polk PCh, 7/19 Marshall SAS, 7/28 Murray GWe. | ||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 2 | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 29 | 45 | |||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 20 | 45 | |||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 25 | 48 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 32 | 41 | |||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 2 | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 8 | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 32 | 48 | |||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 30 | 48 | |||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 30 | 33 | |||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 33 | 51 | |||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 17 | 5 | |||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 4 | 11 | |||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 34 | 50 | |||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 14 | 10 | |||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 1 | Observed 6/2–5 Cook (mouth of Brule River near Naniboujou Lodge) fide JWL, ph. BPl, CLW. | |||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 24 | 22 | |||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 34 | 51 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 18 | 9 | |||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 1 | 10 | Reported from Brown, Dakota, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, Olmsted, Otter Tail (2nd consecutive summer at Maplewood S.P., beginning 6/10+ BGi), Rice, Stearns, Washington, Winona. First county records 6/2 Isanti (Cedar Creek Natural History Area) LGR, KMc, 6/11+ Stearns (Kraemer Lake Wildwood C.P.) MJB, †PCC, HHD. | ||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 30 | 30 | |||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 12 | 47 | |||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 34 | 46 | |||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 33 | 43 | |||
| Vireos | |||||
| WHITE-EYED VIREO (Vireo griseus) | 1 | Found 6/19, 6/20 Rice TFB, DBM. | |||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 9 | Reported from Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha. New county record 6/15 Kandiyohi (north edge of Whitefield W.M.A., about 6 mi. SW of Willmar) RAE, JoS. Originally found by Randy Frederickson. | |||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 30 | 43 | |||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 18 | 3 | |||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 7 | 3 | |||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 32 | 53 | |||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 34 | 50 | |||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 2 | 10 | |||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 7 | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 33 | 51 | |||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 17 | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 27 | 5 | |||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 31 | 49 | |||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 6 | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 5 | Found in Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Washington, Winona. | |||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 25 | 49 | |||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 30 | 48 | |||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 23 | 45 | |||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 27 | 40 | |||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 10 | 1 | |||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 12 | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 33 | 51 | |||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 21 | 11 | |||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 30 | 50 | |||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 13 | 5 | |||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 10 | 36 | |||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 1 | Heard 7/1 Steele NFT. | |||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 13 | 1 | |||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 31 | 49 | |||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 29 | 49 | |||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 28 | 49 | |||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 3 | Reported 6/1–11 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ph. AM, (2) †MTA, (2) PHS, JLK, CLW, 6/5 Cook (mouth of the Brule River, Naniboujou Lodge) CLW, 6/6 Polk (NE of Winger) †RPR, 6/29 Cook (Gunflint Trail, South Brule River) ph. KOv, 7/13 Cook LGr. | |||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 34 | 43 | |||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 31 | 24 | |||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 11 | 2 | |||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 20 | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 23 | 32 | |||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 7 | Seen in Aitkin, Clearwater, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Marshall, and St. Louis. | |||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 31 | 50 | |||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 24 | 5 | |||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 2 | Observed 6/20 Beltrami and Clearwater MBS. | |||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 1 | Reported 6/18 Koochiching SC. | |||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 10 | 9 | |||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | 1 | All reports from Clay (max. 3, Felton Prairie). | |||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 18 | 41 | |||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 11 | 36 | |||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 34 | 49 | |||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 11 | 47 | |||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 8 | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 2 | Reported 6/2 Itasca PLe, Marshall CCr. | |||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | 1 North] Late north migrant 6/7 Pennington JMJ. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 23 | 5 | |||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 31 | 50 | |||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 28 | 4 | |||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 8 | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Polk, Wilkin and first county record 6/17 Koochiching DBM. | |||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 4 | 30 | |||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 34 | 50 | |||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 12 | 1 | |||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 33 | 48 | |||
| Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) | 1 | Observed 7/7 Clay (Buffalo River S.P.) MO. | |||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 14 | 28 | |||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | 1 | Reported 6/8 Fillmore (NW of Rushford) and 7/14 Fillmore (Perkins Valley Road) ShK. | |||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 26 | 47 | |||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 32 | 50 | |||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 15 | 38 | |||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 22 | 34 | |||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 11 | 48 | |||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 32 | 51 | |||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 30 | 27 | |||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 2 | Found 6/6, 6/13 McLeod ph. PRH, 6/14, 6/25, 7/27 Jackson (max. 3) RMD, GHo, KDS, †SBM. | |||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 32 | 32 | |||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 2 | Found in Washington, and Winona. | |||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 17 | 2 | |||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 27 | 9 | |||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 4 | 20 | |||
| Golden-winged Warbler x Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 1 | One “Brewster's” found 6/1 Carver (Carver P.R.) JCy. | |||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 29 | 9 | |||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 1 | 13 | |||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 18 | 18 | Found in all regions except Southwest. Late spring migrants 6/11 Hennepin BAF, 6/12 Rice JMs. Early south 7/27 Carver (2) JCy. Unusual concentration of fall migrants 7/31 St. Louis (26, H.R.N.R.) JLK. | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | 1 | Observed 6/1 Cook (Judge C.R. Magney S.P.) DAB. | |||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 26 | 7 | |||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 10 | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 23 | 12 | |||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | 1 | Seen and heard 6/15–18 Ramsey (Battle Creek R.P. – West) †PNi, †ASi, ph. †MJM, ph. PKa, ph. JZj, m.ob. First found by Julian Sellers. | |||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 5 | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 32 | 44 | |||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 10 | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 1 | 16 | |||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 14 | 1 | |||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 16 | 2 | |||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 8 | 2 | |||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 22 | 3 | |||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 26 | 17 | |||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 7 | 8 | Reported from scattered locations in all regions except Southwest, Southeast. Late south 6/1 in 8 counties. Late north 6/8 Pine CBu. | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 3 | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 11 | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 19 | 5 | |||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 20 | 3 | |||
| YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica) | 2 | Reported 6/1–7/30 Winona (Whitewater S.P., first reported in May) BTS, †KRE, m. ob. Second confirmed state breeding record (feeding juveniles, 7/21) JSf. First county record 6/26 Wabasha (Carley S.P.) †RBJ. | |||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 17 | 2 | |||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 13 | 1 | |||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 10 | 2 | Late south migrants 6/2 Carver JCy, Scott CLW. Late north (away from potential breeding locations) 6/4 St. Louis (5, Indian Point, Duluth) JLK, 6/5 Cook (Oberg Mountain) CLW, 6/5 Pine RPR. | ||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 1 | Adult male 6/6 Aitkin ph. JdB. | |||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 27 | 40 | |||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 19 | 47 | |||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 34 | 49 | |||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 9 | ||||
| LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena) | 1 | Reported 6/6–7 St. Louis (2nd-year male, Allendale Ave., Duluth) PKD; ph. †KRE, †DOK, ph. †PHS, ph. JLK, m.ob. | |||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 31 | 51 | |||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 11 | 49 | |||