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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 2015-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 2015 Ann E. Kessen, Peder H. Svingen, and Paul E. Budde |
The summer of 2015 saw two records of Mute Swans, in Becker and Todd counties. As is often the case, whether they were of wild origin is uncertain. A Surf Scoter could be seen on Lake Superior in the area of Two Harbors for much of June. Park Point was the place to be in mid-June, when three Red-throated Loons in alternate plumage put in an appearance one day, and the next day a Pacific Loon was seen. Eared Grebes nested in Polk County at the East Grand Forks W.T.P., where about a hundred nests were counted.
A Snowy Egret was spotted in northwestern Minnesota in early June, and a Cattle Egret was found in Renville County in mid-July. This latter record represents the lowest number of summer observations of this species in recent years. Unexpected was a Northern Goshawk documented in Hennepin County in mid-June. Common Gallinules were down from the last few years, with reports from only three counties.
Two dozen American Avocets were fun to see in Big Stone County in the middle of July. Two Red Knots were photographed at Park Point in early June. Caspian Tern reports were way up compared to recent years. A late July surprise was an adult male Rufous Hummingbird that visited a Mower County feeder the morning after a storm. A pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was found in the Big Bog State Recreation Area in the middle of June.
The big event of the summer was a first state record Tropical Kingbird that lingered for nearly three weeks in June and July in Murphy-Hanrahan Park Reserve, Scott County, and was extensively documented by written descriptions, photographs, and audio recordings. Always a treat, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher visited Beltrami County in early June.
Bell's Vireo was found in five counties clustered in the southeastern quarter of the state, and Tufted Titmouse was reported as far north as Hennepin and Ramsey counties. South Minneapolis enjoyed a visit from a Carolina Wren for one day in late July, and a Bewick's Wren spent about a week in early June at Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A., providing a first record for Dakota County. Northern Mockingbirds were reported from seven counties, more than twice the number of the past few years.
A total of five Hooded Warbler nests were found in Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve in Scott County. Whitewater State Park in Winona County again hosted a Yellow-throated Warbler. This species has been seen at this location for several years in a row. A Prairie Warbler was a surprise at Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A. in Dakota County for one day in June.
A pair of Yellow-breasted Chats nested in Olmsted County, providing the first county breeding record for this species. Unfortunately, the nest was parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds, and it's unclear whether any young chats fledged. A Summer Tanager was an exciting find in Afton State Park in Washington County in mid-July. The season saw a dramatic reduction in Evening Grosbeak reports compared to previous years.
Weather Summary: The weather in Minnesota this season was notably mundane. For both June and July, average monthly temperatures were close to historical averages in most areas of the state. While precipitation levels in June varied considerably locally, on an overall basis totals were near normal. In July, rainfall was above-average in most areas from the northwest to the southeast corners of the state, but below-average in the Northeast and Southwest regions.
Insufficiently documented reports: Common Raven 7/9 Olmsted (out of range, with no details); Western Tanager 6/22 Lyon (an exceptional midsummer report of a Rare-Regular species that was Accidental/Casual prior to 1998).
Maps: A map is included for each species having at least one confirmed breeding record during 2015 (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.
Acknowledgements: 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 (MBS) data. We are also grateful for the data provided by eBird. Thanks also to 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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Species |
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 1 | One individual seen in flight, then killed by two Bald Eagles 6/5 Clay KRE, LGl. | |||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 1 | One individual seen 6/19, 7/19 Scott (New Prague W.T.P.) †SWe, BAb. | |||
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) | 1 | Seen 6/1 Pope (single bird in flock of Canada Geese) †RMD. | |||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 34 | 49 | |||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 2 | Observed 6/20–21 Becker (Bisson L., Hamden Slough N.W.R.) JCC, KRE, RZi, †HeH, m.ob., 7/3 Todd (no details) FGo. The provenance of these birds is unknown, though the location of the Hamden Slough bird suggests wild origin. | |||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 28 | 30 | |||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | 2 | Reported 6/11 Roseau BSi, 7/26 Todd JeM, SwM, 7/28 (2) SwM. | |||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 33 | 48 | |||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 28 | 37 | |||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 21 | 21 | |||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 18 | 14 | |||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 13 | 2 | Observed in all northern regions plus Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Lyon, Wright. | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 34 | 51 | |||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 8 | 1 | |||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 9 | 7 | |||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 17 | 14 | Observed in all regions except Southeast. High counts 7/19, 7/28 Yellow Medicine (15, Miedd L.) GWe. | ||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 12 | 6 | |||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 19 | 20 | |||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 29 | 14 | |||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 3 | All reports: 6/2 Douglas (pair in flooded farm field with mixed flock) RAE, 6/10 Carlton HHD, RAE, 6/11 St. Louis (male, 37th St., Park Point) CLW. | |||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 18 | 9 | Seen in all regions except Southwest, Southeast. High counts 6/7 Pennington (15, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JLK, 6/8 Polk (14, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) JLK. | ||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 1 | Found 6/2–26 Lake (Two Harbors) PAs, JyH, ph. JWL, ph. GHo, KDS, ph. JPR. | |||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 10 | 4 | |||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 15 | 1 | |||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 29 | 38 | |||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 11 | 1 | |||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 7 | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 18 | 27 | |||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 26 | 38 | |||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 19 | 4 | |||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 3 | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 9 | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 4 | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 6 | 9 | |||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 15 | 49 | |||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 21 | 36 | |||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 3 | 2 | All reports: 6/2–7/4 McLeod (Clear L.) PRH, BHa, 6/6 Marshall (2, Thief Lake W.M.A.) WaB, 6/8 Pennington (2, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) †WaB, 7/1 Lake (alternate plumage, Burlington Bay, Two Harbors) †JWL, 7/4 Steele (basic plumage, Rice Lake) RZi. | ||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 13 | 10 | |||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 7 | 3 | Found in Northwest, West-central plus Brown. High count 7/3–7/24 Polk (200, about 100 nests in mid-July, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) SAu. | ||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 8 | 3 | |||
| Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) | No reports. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 34 | 51 | |||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 10 | 40 | |||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 5 | 30 | |||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 26 | 35 | Observed throughout state. | ||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 18 | 30 | |||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 9 | 7 | Reported from scattered locations in all northern and central regions, plus Goodhue, Houston. High count 6/4 Chippewa (6, county road 40) JWd. | ||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 33 | 45 | Observed statewide. High counts 7/31 Olmsted (99, 17th St. NE, Rochester) OWB, 7/9 Todd (23, Long Prairie) CSh. | ||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 30 | 42 | |||
| RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus rufus) | 1 | Reported 7/28 Mower (adult male arrived at feeder after an early morning storm with strong SW winds) ph. DHp (pending acceptance). | |||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 19 | 18 | |||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | 31 | 25 | |||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 3 | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 13 | 24 | |||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 4 | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall. | |||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 29 | 32 | |||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 2 | 2 | Probable northbound migrant 6/1 Todd MJB, RAE. Reported throughout season in Big Stone, including high count 7/16 (24) DLP. Fall migrants 7/3 Polk (1) SAu, 7/18 Stevens (2) DAB, JEB, JWH. | ||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 1 | 2 | Northbound migrants 6/1–6/9 McLeod (one adult in partial alternate plumage, one in basic plumage, Eagle Lake) PRH, 6/4 Roseau MBS, 6/9 Brown (6, New Ulm Airport) MiO. | ||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | No reports. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 5 | 11 | Observed in scattered locations in all regions except North-central, Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/4 Dakota DVe; late north 6/11 Carlton CRM. Early south (north dates not representative) 7/18 Stevens DAB, JEB, JWH, Yellow Medicine GWe. | ||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | No reports. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 10 | 17 | |||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | No reports. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | No reports. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 12 | 2 | |||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 1 | 1 | All reports: spring migrant 6/2 Marshall (Warren W.T.P.) JPr, GHo, KDS, fall migrant 7/19 Yellow Medicine (Miedd L.) GWe. | ||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 1 | Reported 6/2 St. Louis (2, Park Point) ph. JLK. | |||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 3 | 11 | Observed in West-central, Central, South-central, plus Crow Wing, Yellow Medicine. Late spring migrant 6/1–4 Brown m.ob. Southbound migrants: early north 7/17 Crow Wing EGa; early south 7/8 Big Stone, 7/11 Lac qui Parle DLP. | ||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 3 | 1 | Northbound migrants 6/2 St. Louis (38, Park Point) JLK, 6/3 (4) KRE; 6/3 Brown MJB, 6/3 Crow Wing (Mille Lacs L.) EGa. Only fall migrant 7/31 Douglas JPE. | ||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 4 | 3 | Reported from Benton, Brown, Cook, Douglas, Marshall, McLeod, Todd. Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Benton HHD, RAE; late north 6/7 Cook JPR. | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 4 | 11 | Observed in all western and central regions plus Brown. Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Benton HHD, RAE; late north 6/15 Marshall (5) AXH. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/18 Carver, Stevens, Yellow Medicine. High count 7/18 Yellow Medicine (75, Miedd L.) ph. GWe. | ||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 11 | 27 | Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/15 (1), 6/16 (2) Stearns RPR, HHD; late north 6/8 Marshall (3) JLK, 6/11 Carlton (1) CRM. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/2 Big Stone, 7/3 Lac qui Parle DLP. | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 5 | 8 | Seen in scattered locations in all regions except Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/16 Stearns (2) HHD, 6/18 Big Stone DLP; late north 6/11 Carlton (2) CRM, 6/17 Wadena (5) JCC, GLa. | ||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 1 | 4 | Reported from Anoka, Dakota, Douglas, Renville, Yellow Medicine. Early south 7/28 Renville GWe, 7/31 in five counties. | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 8 | 23 | Observed in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Lyon (2) GWe; late north 6/8 Marshall (13) JLK. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/3 Lac qui Parle DLP, 7/5 McLeod PRH. High count 7/28 Yellow Medicine (300, Miedd L.) GWe. | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 11 | 19 | Found in every region. Northbound migrants: late south 6/15 Carver (1) PRH, Stearns (24) RPR, 6/16 Stearns (6) HHD; late north 6/12 Aitkin (1) CLW, 6/15 Marshall (3) AXH. Early south fall migrants (north dates not representative) 7/3 Rock SBM, 7/8 Big Stone DLP. | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 3 | 10 | Seen in West-central, Central, Southwest, South-central, plus St. Louis. Only northbound migrants 6/5 Lac qui Parle (2) DLP. Southbound migrants: early north 7/6 St. Louis (12, Park Point) MJB; early south 7/3 Lac qui Parle (3) DLP. High count 7/11 Lac qui Parle (38, Salt L.) DLP. | ||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 14 | 15 | |||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 27 | 15 | Reported in all regions except South-central but most commonly found in northern two-thirds of state. | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 25 | 38 | |||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 8 | 24 | |||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 10 | 24 | Seen in all regions, but least widely observed in North-central, Southeast. Southbound migrants: early north 6/30 St. Louis SGW, 7/3 Polk SAu; early south 6/24, 6/30 Big Stone DLP, 7/3 Faribault, Freeborn DFN. | ||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 4 | 5 | Northbound migrants 6/3 Crow Wing EGa, 6/7 Renville SBn. Unclassified mid-summer reports 6/20 Polk, 6/26 Lake of the Woods, 7/2 (5) Big Stone, 7/11 (2) Dodge/Steele. Southbound migrants 7/24 Swift, 7/25 Traverse DLP. | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 9 | 16 | Observed in all regions except North-central, Southeast. Only northbound migrant 6/6 Cook AXH. Southbound migrants: early north 7/1 St. Louis SGW; early south 6/27 Cottonwood DWK, SBM, 6/29 Wright RBd. | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 14 | 12 | |||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 3 | 1 | All reports: late north 6/1 Kittson, 6/2 Marshall, Pennington; only fall migrants 7/11 Lac qui Parle (2) DLP. High count 6/2 Pennington (12, Thief River Falls W.T.P.) JPr, KDS. | ||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 4 | 1 | Reported from Beltrami, Cook, Crow Wing, Sherburne, St. Louis. Most unusual was the probable early south fall migrant 7/25 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) JCn. | ||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 12 | 24 | |||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 31 | 38 | |||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 12 | 6 | |||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 14 | 13 | Reported from all regions. | ||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 26 | 39 | |||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 10 | 1 | Found in all northern regions plus Mille Lacs. | ||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 16 | 20 | |||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 1 | Only report: 6/11 St. Louis (3 in alternate plumage, Park Point) CLW. This species normally migrates well into June. | |||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | 1 | Reported 6/12 St. Louis (seen on L. Superior from Lafayette Square, Park Point) ph. BMu. | |||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 28 | 20 | |||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 21 | 39 | |||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 23 | 43 | Observed throughout state. High count 6/14 Meeker (400, Pigeon L.) PLJ. | ||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 19 | 12 | |||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 10 | 14 | |||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 32 | 48 | |||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 10 | 33 | |||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 1 | Only report: 6/2 Marshall (Agassiz Valley Impoundment) JPr, GHo, KDS, ph. SAu. | |||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | No reports. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 1 | Found 7/18 Renville (Fairfax W.T.P.) ph. DWK, MiO. | |||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 23 | 39 | |||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 5 | 9 | Reported from scattered areas in all regions except Northwest, Southeast. | ||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | No reports. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 23 | 18 | |||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 31 | 37 | Seen throughout state. High count 7/1 Clay (6, northern portion of county) JHd, SHd. | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 13 | 3 | Reported from all northern regions plus Pine. Undocumented summer reports from southern half of state (4 this year) are not published. | ||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 18 | 33 | |||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 7 | 1 | Seen in Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis, and 6/12, 6/17 Hennepin (adult, Nine Mile Creek, Bloomington) †DWK, †KRo. | ||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 33 | 43 | |||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 2 | 17 | |||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 25 | 15 | |||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 2 | 15 | Found in scattered locations in all western and southern regions plus Dakota, Kandiyohi. | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 34 | 50 | |||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 3 | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 10 | 21 | |||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | No reports. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 14 | 20 | Found in all regions except Southwest. | ||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 5 | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 3 | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 2 | Observed 6/3, 6/21 Beltrami MBS, RMD, 7/3 Polk (Parnell impoundment area) SAu, 7/9 Polk (Euclid, county road 19) SAu, MSp. | |||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | No reports. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 2 | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 29 | 42 | |||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 19 | 31 | |||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 24 | 44 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 33 | 39 | |||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 1 | Observed 6/15 Beltrami (pair, Big Bog State R.A.) MBS. | |||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 7 | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 33 | 50 | |||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 29 | 42 | |||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 34 | 49 | |||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 29 | 39 | |||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 32 | 50 | Observed in every county except Chippewa, Clearwater, Le Sueur, Pipestone, Traverse. High counts 7/11 Fillmore (11, County road 114) DSt, 7/18 St. Louis (10, Sax-Zim Bog) MoW. | ||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 17 | 7 | |||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 7 | 11 | |||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | Injured juvenile female picked up 7/20 St. Louis (downtown Duluth) fide PHS. Successfully rehabilitated at the Raptor Center and released ~45 days later at Big Stone N.W.R. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 33 | 51 | |||
| TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus) | 1 | First state record 6/24–7/19 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., north horse/pet trails) ph. a.t. †BAF; also documented and photographed by m.ob. | |||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 14 | 16 | |||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 1 | Observed 6/4 Beltrami (County road 702, about 6 miles east of Grygla) ph. †KJB. | |||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 14 | 8 | Reported from every region except Southwest, Southeast. Late south spring migrant (away from known breeding areas) 6/9 Benton HHD. Early south fall migrant 7/30 Grant CNn. | ||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 33 | 52 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 10 | 8 | Observed in all regions except West-central, Southwest, but most consistently found in northern regions. Presumed spring migrant 6/5 Sherburne JlB. | ||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 1 | 10 | Reported in Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Otter Tail (4th consecutive year at Maplewood S.P.), Rice, Scott, Washington, and new county record 6/12 Sibley (singing male, county road 6, Jessenland Unit, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) ChH, †CRM. High counts 7/3 Houston (8, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) JCr, 7/25 Washington (7, Falls Creek S.N.A.) DCZ. | ||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 28 | 17 | Found in all regions except Southwest, Southeast. Late south migrant (away from known breeding locations) 6/20 Ramsey JWH. | ||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 16 | 43 | |||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 34 | 36 | |||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 33 | 41 | |||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 5 | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 30 | 44 | |||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 15 | Found in North-central, Northeast, plus Becker, Roseau. | |||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 6 | 1 | Found in Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, plus late south migrant 6/1 Hennepin DAd. | ||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 31 | 51 | |||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 32 | 48 | |||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 2 | 9 | |||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 8 | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 33 | 51 | |||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 19 | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 29 | 5 | |||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 5 | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 6 | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 17 | 44 | |||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 28 | 49 | |||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 19 | 39 | |||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 27 | 39 | |||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 33 | 51 | |||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 8 | 1 | Found in North-central, Northeast, and Roseau, plus early fall migrant 7/29 Chisago (Wild River S.P.) JOB. High count 6/14 Cook (5, Sawbill Campground) GCa. | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 9 | Found in North-central, Northeast, plus Roseau. High count 7/17 Cook (6, Eagle Mountain Trail) MoW. | |||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 21 | 11 | |||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 34 | 49 | |||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 13 | 5 | |||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 4 | 32 | |||
| Wrens | |||||
| BEWICK'S WREN (Thryomanes bewickii) | 1 | Reported 6/1–9 Dakota (Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A.) †TLe, †ALe, KSc, †BAF, †ADS, SHF. | |||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 1 | Seen 7/18 Hennepin (south Minneapolis) DCZ. | |||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 33 | 52 | |||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 10 | 2 | Reported from North-central, Northeast, plus Becker, Isanti, Pine. | ||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 33 | 48 | Found statewide. High count 6/11 Aitkin (40, McGregor Marsh) CLW. | ||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 28 | 43 | |||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 29 | 48 | |||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 2 | 5 | Seen in Cook, Dakota, Lake, McLeod, Rice, Steele, Washington. | ||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 32 | 49 | |||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 33 | 18 | |||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 6 | 2 | Found in Beltrami, Cook, Hennepin, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pipestone, St. Louis, Wadena. Late spring migrants 6/4 Pipestone BSc, 6/14 Hennepin (2 countersinging, Elm Creek P.R.) †TLo. | ||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 21 | Reported from all northern regions plus Kanabec, Morrison, Pine. | |||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 20 | 30 | Found in all regions of state, but least abundant in western regions. | ||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 2 | Observed in Cook, St. Louis. | |||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 30 | 43 | |||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 26 | 5 | |||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 6 | Observed in Beltrami, 6/11 Carlton (25, Cloquet S.F.) CLW, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. | |||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | No reports. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 21 | 5 | Found in northern half of state plus Chisago, Hennepin, Jackson, Olmsted, Sherburne. | ||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | 1 | All reports from Clay (max. 3, Felton Prairie). | |||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 16 | 37 | |||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 9 | 28 | |||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 33 | 47 | |||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 11 | 48 | |||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 9 | Reported from North-central, Northeast, plus Pine, Roseau. High count 6/28 Lake (5, Whyte Road) ph. JWL. | |||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 3 | Seen 6/2 Clay JKy, 6/11 Roseau BSi, 6/20 Itasca v.t. SC. | |||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | 1 | Seen 6/8 Todd (Beauty L. public access) SwM, ph. JeM. | |||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 19 | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 27 | 49 | |||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 17 | 1 | Reported from northern half of state plus 6/14 Lyon (Sham L.) a.t. GWe. | ||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 7 | Found in Aitkin, Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Norman, Wilkin. | |||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 4 | 13 | Found in scattered locations in every region except North-central, Northeast. High count 7/26 Washington (12, Afton S.P.) ToL. | ||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 34 | 46 | Found in all regions. | ||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 7 | 1 | Observed in Beltrami, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | ||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 32 | 47 | |||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 10 | 23 | |||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | 1 | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 25 | 44 | |||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 31 | 48 | |||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 13 | 27 | |||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 21 | 29 | Found in all western and central regions plus Dakota, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, St. Louis. High count 6/17 Clay (Felton Prairie) DAd, PNi. | ||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 15 | 44 | |||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 33 | 51 | |||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | 1 | Observed 6/18 Roseau BSi. | |||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 24 | 25 | |||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 2 | Observed in Cottonwood, Swift. | |||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 29 | 27 | |||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 1 | 3 | Found in Houston, Pine, Washington, Winona. | ||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 16 | 2 | Reported from all northern regions, plus Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec. High count 6/11 Lake (4, Parent L.) JWL. | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 26 | 3 | Observed in northern half of state plus Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne. First county breeding record for Otter Tail SrS. | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 2 | 22 | |||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 27 | 9 | |||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 18 | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 9 | 4 | Found in North-central, Northeast, plus Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wright. High count 6/4 St. Louis (12, Coe College Wilderness Field Station) CnC. | ||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 21 | 7 | |||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 9 | Found in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis. High counts 6/7, 6/9 St. Louis (4, Sax-Zim Bog) ClN, CLW, 6/8 Itasca (4, Otenagen Rd. Bog) ScW. | |||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 18 | 5 | |||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | No reports. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 5 | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 33 | 40 | |||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 4 | Found in Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 7/23 St. Louis (23, Hawk Ridge/Lester River census) KJB. | |||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 8 | Reported from Goodhue, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright. High count 6/14 Goodhue (8, Collishan Rd. & State Trail) SWe. | |||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 15 | 1 | |||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 10 | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 4 | Observed in Cook, Lake, Pine, St. Louis. High count 6/14 Cook (4, Sawbill Campground) GCa. | |||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 16 | 1 | |||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 34 | 49 | |||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 28 | 10 | |||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 2 | Late north spring migrants 6/3 Roseau BSi, 6/20 Otter Tail (Grotto L.) ph. SrS. | |||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 3 | Reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis. | |||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 7 | Observed in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 20 | 6 | Found in all northern regions, Central, East-central. High count 6/8 Clearwater (6, Itasca S.P.) SBM. | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 19 | 1 | |||
| YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica) | 2 | Observed 6/6–22 Winona (continuing from spring at Whitewater S.P.) DBz, DTr, JEd, JoS, ELC. | |||
| PRAIRIE WARBLER (Setophaga discolor) | 1 | Seen 6/7 Dakota (Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A.) a.t. †BAF, SHF, †ADS, †ALw. | |||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 16 | Reported north and east of a line from Roseau to Becker to Pine. High count 6/14 Cook (20, Sawbill Campground) GCa. | |||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 11 | 1 | Found in North-central, Northeast, plus Pine, Roseau. Late spring migrant 6/12 Hennepin (male, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis) TAT. High count 7/1 St. Louis (7, Twin Lakes near Ely) BHo. | ||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 6 | Observed in Beltrami, Crow Wing, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. | |||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 1 | Observed 7/19 Washington (Afton S.P. — North Prairie Loop) JBu. | |||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 25 | 33 | |||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 23 | 49 | |||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 33 | 48 | |||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 10 | Reported from Southwest, western counties of South-central, plus Renville. | |||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 28 | 50 | |||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 4 | 39 | Reported from all central and southern regions plus Carlton. Greatest concentration in southern regions. | ||