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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 2019-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 2019 Ann E. Kessen and Peder H. Svingen |
Many birds of interest were seen throughout the season, including a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck that was a one-day wonder at the North Ottawa Impoundment, Grant County, on 24 June. A Surf Scoter was unexpected at Wells W.T.P. in Faribault County, for about a month in early summer.
From June into July two Eurasian Collared-Doves, possibly a pair, spent time in Kanabec County, providing the first county record. A Whooping Crane was sighted in Mille Lacs County in June and another in Sherburne County in early July. Though these birds were likely from experimental/captive flocks, the sightings were nonetheless exciting.
Gulls and terns put in a good showing during the season, starting with a Laughing Gull in June in Faribault County, a first county record. A California Gull visited the Breckenridge W.T.P. in Wilkin County in late July. An observation of a single Least Tern provided first county records for both Lake of the Woods and Roseau counties as the bird flew over the lake and loafed on the beach near Warroad in June.
A Neotropic Cormorant was found at Richfield Lake in Hennepin County, starting in late July. Unexpected was a Mississippi Kite seen overhead in St. Louis County just north of Duluth in early June. Also in June, a Loggerhead Shrike was reported for the first time in Crow Wing County.
A singing White-eyed Vireo visited Houston County in early summer. In early July, a Bell’s Vireo in Cass County provided a first county record, and only the third record from the northern part of the state. A Common Raven continuing from winter into June in Dakota County, at Miesville Ravine P.R., provided further evidence of this species’ gradual range expansion.
On 5 June, a Sage Thrasher was seen at Floodwood in St. Louis County. Also in June, Nelson’s Sparrow was documented for the first time in Pipestone County. A Yellow-breasted Chat was enjoyed by many for a few weeks in June and July, as it provided a first county record for Redwood County.
From spring to the end of June, a Prairie Warbler spent about a month in Gordon Anderson R.A. in Houston County. In June, a Summer Tanager was found again in Afton S.P., Washington County, after a year’s absence from that location. Breckenridge W.T.P. hosted a Blue Grosbeak in late July, for a first Wilkin County record.
Weather Summary: Statewide average temperatures for both months of this season were close to expected values. The low for the season was 25ºF near Tower on 2 June. Six days later it was 97º in Crookston. The season’s high was only a tad higher — 98ºF on 20 July in Marshall, Lyon County.
Rainfall totals in June and July were below normal in the north and above normal in the south. Strong storms brought hail and high winds to Le Sueur County on 4 June, a tornado to Polk County of 8 June, a cluster of thunderstorms to the southwestern quarter of the state on 20 June, and heavy rains to the Rochester area on 28 June. The second half of July was also marked by severe thunderstorms. The third week of the month saw daily thunderstorms, including two derechos — straight line wind events that caused damage over a swath exceeding 250 miles in length — on consecutive days. The last week brought two storms that pelted the Northeast and just north of the Twin Cities with hail described as between ping-pong ball and tennis ball in size, and four tornadoes across the Central and East-central regions.
Documented Records Still Under Review: Laughing Gull 7/19 Dakota / Washington (Spring Lake P.R.).
Insufficiently Documented Reports of Regular Species: Long-billed Dowitcher 7/21 Grant (unexpected in summer); Bohemian Waxwing 6/6 St. Louis (Duluth) (unusual summer report).
Maps: A map is included for each species having at least one confirmed breeding record during 2019 (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 (see sample above).
Acknowledgments: Thanks to all who submitted summer reports and breeding records. Your data make this report possible. We are grateful for the data provided by eBird. Thanks also to 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 | |||||
| BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna autumnalis) | 1 |  Seen and photographed 6/24 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †EzH, ph. REn, m.ob. | |||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 1 | Â Found 6/8 Murray (in flooded farm field on C.R. 4, W. of Iona) KEm. | |||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 3 |  Observed 6/5 Lyon (Marshall) GWe, 6/9–16 Hennepin (Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis) ADi, m.ob., 7/11 McLeod (Underwood Ave.) BHa. | |||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 2 | 3 |  Seen 6/6 Todd (2) RLF, 6/15 – 7/13 Kanabec (Ogilvie area) SPS, m.ob., 6/30 (2), 7/18, 7/20+ Hennepin (Flying Cloud Drive Overlook) TAT, IVa, ClB, TJo, ToL, AFo, PEB, 7/6–9 Martin (Swag W.M.A.) DWK, SBM, HCT, m.ob., 7/25 Wabasha (2, Weaver Landing) ebd. | ||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 32 | 43 | |||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 32 | 53 | |||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 31 | 47 | |||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 23 | 31 | Â Seen in all regions. | ||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 21 | 25 | Â Found in every region. | ||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 15 | 7 | Â Observed in all regions except Southwest, Southeast. | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 34 | 52 | |||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 9 | Â Seen in Cook, Grant, Itasca, Kittson, Lake, Marshall, Red Lake, St. Louis, Wadena. | |||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 8 | 11 | Â Found in all regions except East-central, Southeast. | ||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 30 | 24 | Â Observed in all regions except Southeast. | ||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 13 | 11 | Â Reported from all regions except East-central, Southeast. | ||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 17 | 27 | |||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 31 | 23 | |||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 2 |  Observed 6/2, 6/7 St. Louis (2–4, Park Point R.A.) JyM, DnS, MWS, 6/4 Marshall (2, Warren W.T.P.) HHu, 6/11 Marshall (1, Agassiz N.W.R.) CDB, MDB. | |||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 17 | 19 | Â Reported from all regions. | ||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 1 |  Seen 6/10 – 7/7 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) EzH, ph. LiH, m.ob. | |||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 12 | 4 | Â Observed in all regions except East-central, Southwest, Southeast. | ||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 18 | 1 | |||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 30 | 48 | |||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 17 | 2 | |||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 4 | 3 | Â Reported from Cook, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Meeker, St. Louis, Winona. | ||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 18 | 36 | |||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 28 | 49 | |||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 23 | 6 | |||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 5 | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 5 | 2 | Â Found in Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Marshall, Polk, Roseau, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine. | ||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 2 | Â Observed in Clay (primarily Bluestem Prairie S.N.A. and Felton Prairie), plus 7/5 Red Lake (Lake Pleasant Twp.) AaL, CLu. | |||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 3 | 8 | Â Found in scattered locations south and west of a line from Norman to Fillmore. | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 23 | 53 | |||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 27 | 43 | |||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 5 | 1 |  Seen 6/2 Stevens (2, Schultz W.P.A.) DLP, 6/3 Lake ebd, 6/9–10 Otter Tail (2, Fergus Falls) ShG, HeH, ebd, 6/11 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ebd, 6/16 Lake MLH, 6/17 Kanabec MAJ. | ||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 16 | 16 | |||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 6 | 6 | Â Observed in Northwest, West-central, Central, South-central regions. | ||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 5 | 17 | |||
| Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 19 | 49 | |||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 8 | 46 | |||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 28 | 40 |  Observed in all regions. First county breeding record: 7/11 Wadena ASu. | ||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 23 | 41 | Â Seen in all regions. Northbound flocks 6/1 Clay (45, Hawley) TuL, 6/2 Becker (34) HeH, ShG. | ||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 8 | 10 | Â Found in scattered locations in all regions except Southwest. | ||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 31 | 52 | Â Observed in every county except Clearwater, Koochiching, Mower, Wilkin. High count 7/30 Washington (384, carefully counted one-by-one entering roost at Mahtomedi High School) EzH. | ||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 29 | 48 | |||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 26 | 40 | |||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | 26 | 44 | |||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 8 | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 13 | 37 | |||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 4 | 1 |  North reports from Aitkin, Hubbard, Marshall, Pine. Probable late spring migrant 6/4 Lac qui Parle †RMD. | ||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 33 | 35 | |||
| WHOOPING CRANE (Grus americana) | 1 | 1 |  Adult from experimental flock 6/21 Mille Lacs (near Santiago) ph. ebd, 7/1–2 Sherburne (female #W7–17, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. ebd, †PLJ. | ||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 2 | 4 | |||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 3 | 1 | Â Late spring migrants 6/1, 6/4 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) MwT, JLK, JPR, MLH, ebd, 6/6 Dakota (Lake Byllesby Regional Park) AJF, 6/9 Cook ANy. Fall migrant 7/30 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) MJB. | ||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | 1 | Â Late spring migrant 6/1 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl. | |||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 6 | 8 | Â Reported from scattered locations in every region except Southwest, Southeast. Late north 6/12 Grant (2) MaJ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/19 Grant MO; early south 7/12, 7/20 Renville HHD, m.ob. | ||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 11 | 17 | Â Seen west and south of a line from Kittson to Freeborn, plus Mille Lacs, St. Louis. | ||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 2 | 1 |  Late spring migrants 6/5 Cook (11, Grand Marias Harbor) ebd, 6/8 St. Louis (Duluth) NMe, 6/12 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) WCM. Exceptional report of non-breeding bird 6/29 – 7/17 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) †Evelyn Mock, m.ob. | ||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 2 | 1 |  All reports: 6/1 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ClB, LiH, WPl, 6/1 Kanabec (2) SPS; late south 6/12 Faribault (C.R. 14) RAE, RBW. | ||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 11 | 6 | |||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 2 |  Spring migrants 6/1–5 St. Louis (up to 10, Park Point R.A.) MwT, JLK, Kls, HTr, ebd. Fall migrant 7/30 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) MJB. | |||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 3 | 6 |  Seen in Clay, Grant, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley, Watonwan. Late spring migrant 6/12 Grant FFa, MaJ was at the same location (North Ottawa Impoundment) where the first fall migrants appeared 6/26 DOr, 6/28 LS, 7/2–3 m.ob. Early south 7/15 Renville RBW. | ||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 4 | 2 | Â Found in Dakota, Grant, Marshall, Polk, St. Louis, Stearns. Northbound migrants: late south 6/3 Stearns (3) PCC; late north 6/10 Grant (1) CNn. Southbound migrants: early north 7/20 St. Louis (1) AFo, 7/21 Grant (2) LiH. | ||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 3 | 2 |  Observed in Becker, Brown, Dakota, Grant, St. Louis. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Brown (1) STa; late north 6/24 Grant (1) RAE, CNn, †STa. | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 9 | 8 | Â Reported from every region except Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/12 Blue Earth (1) GHo, KDS; late north 6/15 Kanabec (1) SPS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/18 St. Louis (2) AJF; early south 7/14 Yellow Medicine (2) GWe. | ||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 15 | 34 |  Seen in all regions except North-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Blue Earth DWK, HCT, Faribault FFa, ebd; late north 6/12, 6/14 Grant FFa, MaJ, ebd. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28, 6/29 Grant LS, MaJ; early south 7/6 Martin (10) DWK, SBM, HCT, Olmsted ebd. High count 7/28 Grant (300, North Ottawa Impoundment) EzH, ASu. | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 4 | 8 |  Found in scattered locations in every region except North-central, Southwest. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Blue Earth (1), Faribault (1) WCM; late north 6/24 Grant (1) CNn, 6/30 Grant (1) GUn. | ||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 1 | 1 |  Fall migrants 7/22 Isanti (3) †SPS, 7/30 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) MJB | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 8 | 28 | Â Seen in all regions, but largely absent from far north. Northbound migrants: late south 6/10 Blue Earth RBW, HHD, 6/16 Big Stone DLP; late north 6/10 Grant (6) CNn. Southbound migrants: early north 6/30 Grant (1) GUn, 7/2 Grant (4) ebd. High count 7/28 Grant (1,000 estimated, North Ottawa Impoundment) EzH, ASu (300 reported here the same day BDo, RMD, LiH). | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 13 | 18 |  Seen in every region except Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/13 Faribault (3), Blue Earth (4) WCM; late north 6/16 Kanabec (6) MJB, 6/22 Kanabec (1) SPS. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28, 6/29 (4), 6/30 (7) Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) LS, MaJ, GUn, 7/2–4 Grant (max. 5) m.ob. High count 7/28 Grant (150) EzH, ASu. | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 1 | 7 | Â Found in Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Grant, Lyon, Renville, Steele, Watonwan. Only northbound migrant 6/1 Dakota KBu, TBu. Southbound migrants: early north 6/28, 6/29 (4), 6/30 (2) Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) LS, MaJ, GUn; early south 7/12 Renville HHD, 7/15 Dodge (1) EzH. | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 1 |  See insufficiently documented reports (The Loon 89:160–161). | |||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 17 | 13 | |||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 32 | 34 | Â Found in every region. | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 26 | 52 | |||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 15 | 26 |  Reported from every region. Late spring migrants 6/4 Marshall (2) HHu. Southbound migrants: early north 6/27 (1), 6/29 (1) Grant MGo, CNn, MaJ; early south 6/24 Sherburne †SSd, ph. PSd, 7/4 Ramsey (1) JDv. | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 17 | 28 | Â Reported from every region except North-central. Late spring migrants 6/5 St. Louis (3) OGo, JPR, 6/6 Dakota (4) AJF. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Grant (max. 40, North Ottawa Impoundment) ASu, m.ob.; early south 6/29 Lincoln (8) AaL, CLu. High count 7/28 Grant (300, North Ottawa Impoundment) EzH, ASu. | ||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 4 |  Late spring migrant 6/9–11 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ph. SAu, HHu. All other reports: 6/24–26 Grant (max. 2) m.ob., 7/2–3 Grant (max. 3) m.ob., 7/21 Clay (2) TCL, MO, ph. JWZ, Grant (1) LiH, 7/28 Wilkin (1) IsH. | |||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 9 | 14 |  Found in every region except North-central, Northeast. Only spring migrant 6/12 Rice (no details) TFB. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 (2), 6/26, 6/29 (10) Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob.; early south 7/1 Stearns (1) LKo, MKo, 7/2 Carver (3) JCy. | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 7 | 16 |  Observed west of a line from Roseau to Steele. First county breeding record: 7/15 Yellow Medicine GWe. | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 3 | 1 | Â Reported 6/1, 7/17 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) PCC, KDS, DwS, 6/4 Marshall (Warren W.T.P.) HHu, 7/26 Todd (Browerville W.T.P.) RMD, BDO, LiH, MAJ, 7/27 Polk (2, Erskine W.T.P.) RMD, BDo, LiH. | ||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 5 | 2 | Â Seen in Cass, Crow Wing, Faribault, Marshall, Polk, St. Louis, Stearns. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Faribault MJB, FGo; late north 6/12 Marshall (2) CDB, MDB, Polk (5) HHu. Southbound migrants: early north 7/22 Crow Wing (5) SDz; early south 7/21 Stearns (7) ebd. High count 6/19 St. Louis (60, Park Point) ebd. | ||
| LAUGHING GULL (Leucophaeus atricilla) | 3 |  First-cycle 6/9–16 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) ph. †JWH, ph. †KEm, †EzH, ph. †WCM, m.ob. | |||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 19 | 29 |  Observed In all regions except Southeast. Unusual locations 6/4 St. Louis (Park Point) †MLH, m.ob., 7/21 St. Louis (Cook W.T.P.) AKO. | ||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 33 | 46 | |||
| CALIFORNIA GULL (Larus californicus) | 1 |  Seen 7/28 Wilkin (juvenile at Breckenridge W.T.P.) †EzH, †ASu, ph. REn, RLF. | |||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 14 | 4 | |||
| LEAST TERN (Sternula antillarum) | 2 |  Found 6/9 Lake of the Woods, Roseau (same adult observed flying over lake and standing on beach in Warroad) ph. †CDB, MDB. | |||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 17 | 15 | Â Observed in every region except Southeast. | ||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 28 | 47 | |||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 10 | 1 | Â Seen in all northern regions plus Grant, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Sherburne. High count 7/1 St. Louis (250, includes ~50 young at Interstate Island W.M.A.) NSn; many young found dead 7/22, probably from heat stress and recent storms. | ||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 16 | 29 | Â Seen in all regions except Northeast, Southeast. High counts 6/5 Wright (65, Granite Lake) RBd, 6/28 Clearwater (60, Upper Rice Lake) MSS. | ||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 2 | Â Seen 6/1, 6/3, 6/17 St. Louis (up to 3, Park Point R.A.) MwT, ebd, 7/8 Lake (2, Split Rock Trail Head Wayside Park) RZu, ph. OMo, EdK. | |||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 32 | 27 | |||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 27 | 47 | |||
| NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Nannopterum brasilianum) | 1 |  Observed 7/27–31+ Hennepin (Richfield Lake) ph. †BAF, †PRH, †EzH, ph. †DWK, ph. †CRM, ph. DnS. | |||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 31 | 49 | Â Seen throughout state. High count 6/1 Big Stone (1,500, Correll) GWe. | ||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 25 | 24 | Â Found in all regions. High count 6/1 Grant (7, North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl. | ||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 10 | 29 |  Observed in every region. Unusual locations 6/2 – 7/4 St. Louis (2, Mud Lake) JLK, m.ob., 7/7 Itasca (near Cohasset) BDo, LiH. | ||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 31 | 53 | |||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 13 | 40 | |||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 1 | 1 |  Found 6/15 Big Stone KRE, ph. CRM, m.ob., 6/24 – 7/3 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) AxB, REn, RAE, m.ob. | ||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 2 | 2 | Â All reports: 6/1 Big Stone (Ortonville) GWe, 6/8 Otter Tail (Grotto Lake) BAr, 7/16 Lyon (4, Lyon/Yellow Medicine conservation easement) NMe, 7/21 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH, 7/22 Otter Tail (Prairie Wetlands Learning Center) AJF. | ||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 26 | 43 | |||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 6 | 13 | |||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Ibises | |||||
| White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) | 1 |  Seen 6/7–9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †JyM, †MO, ph. WPl. | |||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 33 | 53 | Â Observed in every county except Pennington. High counts 6/27 Dakota (182, roosting on transmission towers along S.R. 13, Burnsville) ebd, 6/15 Fillmore (81, Rushford) EzH, LiH. | ||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 22 | 26 | |||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 32 | 36 | Â Seen in all regions. | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 12 | Â Found in all northern regions plus Pine. | |||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 27 | 37 | |||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 6 | Â Reported from Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Hubbard, Koochiching, St. Louis. | |||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 34 | 51 | |||
| MISSISSIPPI KITE (Ictinia mississippiensis) | 1 |  Flyover 6/6 St. Louis (Martin Rd., just W of Rice Lake Rd.) †DOK (The Loon 92:43). | |||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 14 | 16 | |||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 27 | 26 | |||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 6 | 13 | Â Seen west and south of a line from Marshall to Dakota to Mower. | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 3 | Â Found 6/3 Ramsey MRe, WRe, 6/16 Hennepin MZa, 7/25 Meeker PKF. | |||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 14 | 22 | |||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 21 | 27 | |||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 2 | Â Reported 6/2, 6/16 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) GrS, MGo, 7/7 Cass (near Boy R.) LiH. | |||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 4 | 1 |  Reported 6/1 Aitkin (McGregor) ebd, 6/2 – 7/1 Itasca SC, DBz, 7/3 St. Louis (2 adults and 4 fledglings, Cook) JuG, 7/6 Cass (Hackensack) DOr, 7/28 Hennepin (Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area) MWS. | ||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 1 | Â Only report: 7/4 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) BAr. | |||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 4 | 1 | |||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 31 | 49 | Â Reported statewide. High count 6/22 Winona (7, Minnesota City) ebd. | ||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 16 | 39 | |||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 27 | 50 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 31 | 49 | |||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 1 |  Seen 6/2–29 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) JuG, MGo, ebd. | |||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 8 | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 33 | 51 | |||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 33 | 49 | |||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 31 | 44 | |||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 34 | 50 | |||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 29 | 9 | |||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 5 | 16 | |||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 14 | 17 | |||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 16 | 22 |  Found in every region. Late spring migrant (away from known breeding locations) 6/28 Dakota (140th Street Marsh) SKe, LSh. Potentially on territory 7/7 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R., Blue Hill Trail) JQn. Fall migrant 7/27 Pipestone (Split Rock Creek S.P.) ChA. | ||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 20 | 11 | Â Observed north and east of a line from Clay to Pope to Steele. Late spring migrants 6/3 Hennepin, Scott, Steele, Pope. High counts 6/15 St. Louis (9, Northeast Grade Rd.) ebd, 6/16 St. Louis (8, Sax-Zim Bog) ClN. | ||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 15 |  Found in southeastern corner of state. High counts 6/13 Winona (7, Whitewater WMA) MBS, SPS, 7/27 Rice (6, Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) TSI. First county breeding record: 7/4 Washington (Crystal Spring S.N.A.) CUn, GUn. | |||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 30 | 28 | Â Reported from all regions. | ||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 16 | 50 | Â Found in all regions, but scarce in North-central, Northeast. | ||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 34 | 46 | |||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 33 | 49 | |||
| Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | 3 | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| WHITE-EYED VIREO (Vireo griseus) | 1 |  Found 6/2–6 Houston (Solberg Dr. and C.R. 2) JWn, †DWK, ph.†ToM, m.ob. | |||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 1 | 9 | |||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 32 | 49 | |||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 15 | 1 |  On territory in all northern regions, plus Pine. Late south migrants 6/1 Lyon GWe, 6/2–3 Grant CNn. High count 7/23 Lake (5, George Crosby Manitou S.P.) ebd. | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 7 | 6 | Â Reported from scattered locations in all regions except Northwest, Southwest, South-central. Late south migrants 6/2 in 3 Metro counties, 6/4 Houston FGo. | ||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 5 | 3 | |||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 9 | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 19 | Â Observed in all northern regions plus Douglas, Otter Tail. | |||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 31 | 9 |  Found north of a line from Clay to Pope to Dakota (6/25, continuing from winter at Miesville Ravine P.R.) MwT. | ||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 7 | Â Observed in Beltrami, Cook, Hubbard, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 6/25 St. Louis (9, Sax-Zim Bog, C.R. 788) MlM. | |||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 10 | Â Reported from Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Washington, Winona. | |||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 22 | 50 | Â Observed in all regions except Northeast. | ||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 29 | 50 | |||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 26 | 50 | |||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 30 | 48 | |||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 10 | Â Reported from Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. High count 6/23 Cook (8, South Brule & Lima Grade roads) ASu, JSu. | |||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 10 | Â Observed in Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. High count 6/17 St. Louis (8, near Cook) MGo, m.ob. | |||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 21 | 13 | |||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 11 | 5 | |||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 7 | 42 |  Found in all central and southern regions plus Aitkin, Crow Wing. First county breeding records: 8/11 Freeborn NhS, 7/31 Steele PSu. High counts 6/2 Hennepin (8, Mississippi Gorge R.P., Winchell Trail) ASo, 7/22 Houston (8, Shepard’s Marsh) ToM. | ||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 4 |  Reported 6/15 Houston (Hillside Rd., Reno) EzH, LiH, 6/23 Ramsey ph. AXH, 7/3–7 Washington (Mahtomedi) EzH, ANy, 7/31 Winona (Rush Creek) MJM. | |||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 14 | Â Found in all northern regions plus Pine. High count 7/1 Aitkin (13, Hedbom Logging Trail Rd.) ASu. | |||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 34 | 53 |  Found in every county. First county breeding records: 8/9 Carver KEi, 7/5 Otter Tail JSw. | ||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 32 | 51 | |||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 32 | 53 | |||
| SAGE THRASHER (Oreoscoptes montanus) | 1 |  Seen 6/5 St. Louis (Floodwood) †StK. | |||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1 | 1 |  Found 6/2 Hennepin RJA, 6/21–22 Lake (New Tomahawk Rd., just W of Stony River) WCM, ASu, JSu. | ||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 32 | 52 | |||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 32 | 26 | Â Found in all regions except Southwest. High counts 7/10 St. Louis (24, Hawk Ridge) JLK, 7/28 St. Louis (22, Hartley Park) JLK. | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | 1 | Â Late north spring migrant 6/1 Otter Tail (Maplewood S.P.) ebd. | |||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 11 | 9 |  Reported from all regions except West-central, Southeast. Late south migrants 6/7 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) TSk, BrT, 6/13 Steele (seen and heard singing) PSu. High counts 6/23 Cook (10, South Brule & Lima Grade roads) ASu, JSu. | ||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 23 | 1 | |||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 20 | 37 | |||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 4 | Â Found in Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis. High count 7/21 Lake (11, Hyde home) ebd. | |||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 29 | 49 | |||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 23 | 2 | Â Found in northern half of state plus Isanti, Sherburne. | ||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 8 | 3 |  Found in North-central, Northeast plus 7/18 Lyon (Type 2, Marshall) a.t. GWe, Sherburne, 7/30 Steele (juvenile) ph. PSu, Todd. First county breeding record: 8/11 Todd SDi. | ||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 4 | Â Observed in Beltrami, Cook, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 19 | 23 | |||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | 1 | Â Reported from Clay (1 or 2, Felton Prairie) MGi, EzH, IsH, NRa, AFo, ASu, AJF. | |||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 21 | 47 | Â Found in every region except Northeast. High count 6/14 Clay (25, Felton Prairie) ebd. | ||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 12 | 34 | |||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 33 | 53 | Â Found in every county except Clearwater. | ||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 13 | 50 | |||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 8 | 2 |  Observed in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Polk, St. Louis, Wadena. Late spring migrant 6/10 Hennepin †CRa. | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 1 | Â Seen 6/6 Lake (2, Tettegouche S.P.) AFo. | |||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | 1 | Â Spring migrant 6/1 Scott (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Louisville Swamp) KMa. | |||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 21 | 3 | |||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 28 | 53 | Â Reported from all regions. | ||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 28 | 13 | Â Reported from all northern and central regions plus 6/7 Pipestone (Prairie Coteau S.N.A.) RMD, 7/3 Yellow Medicine (Mound Spring Prairie) GWe. | ||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 7 | 4 |  Found in scattered locations in western regions plus Aitkin, Beltrami. More reports than usual from Southwest, including probable late migrants 6/3 Lincoln (Altona W.M.A.) JGz, 6/14 Pipestone †KEm. Singles 7/2 Lac qui Parle WCM, 7/15 Yellow Medicine GWe were likely responding to relatively wet conditions. | ||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 3 | 38 | Â Reported from all central and southern regions plus Clay (Felton Prairie and Bluestem Prairie S.N.A.). High count 6/13 Washington (12, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) ebd. | ||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 34 | 51 | Â Found in all counties except Brown, Freeborn. High count 7/13 Polk (47, C.R. 46 near Crookston) SAu, JCJ. | ||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 12 | 1 | Â Reported from all northern regions plus Kanabec; late spring migrant 6/6 Olmsted MiD. High count 7/5 Beltrami (13, Big Bog State Recreation Area) GMd, RSw. | ||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 34 | 53 | Â Observed in all counties. High counts 7/21 Anoka (49, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) DnS, 7/2 St. Louis (26, Cedar Yard Bay) JLK. | ||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 18 | 36 | |||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | 3 |  All reports: 6/5 – 7/7 Washington (Afton S.P.) RTa, PNi, LMS, ph. MwT, m.ob., 6/16 – 7/7 Redwood (Cedar Rock S.N.A.) BDo, ASu, ph. JWd, m.ob., 6/29 – 7/10 Washington (Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) ELi, VRL, m.ob., 7/5, 7/27 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R., Blue Hill Trail) DvK, PLJ. | |||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 29 | 48 | |||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 31 | 52 | |||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 18 | 37 | |||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 23 | 36 | Â Found in every region. High count 6/29 Clay (23, Felton Prairie) SFg. | ||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 17 | 51 | |||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Â No reports. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 29 | 39 | |||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 3 | Â Seen 6/15 Lyon (pair, Balaton) GWe, 6/28 Redwood (Wabasso) NMe, 7/1 Nobles AJF. None had details. | |||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 31 | 36 | |||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 7 | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 15 | 5 | Â Found in all northern regions plus Central, East-central. Late south migrants 6/1 Hennepin JBn, 6/2 Washington JDS. | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 23 | 6 | |||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 1 | 26 | Â Found in all central regions plus South-central, Southeast. Unusual locations 6/1 Kanabec SPS, 6/17 Pope ANy. High count 6/2, 6/11, 6/18 Carver (9, Carver P.R., Grimm Rd.) JCy. | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler X Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera X V. cyanoptera) | 1 | Â Only report 6/2 Houston (Richard J. Dorer S.F., Gordon Anderson R.A.) IVa. | |||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 26 | 9 | |||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 1 | 13 |  Observed in Central, East-central, Southeast. Unusual locations 6/7–20 Pine (Snake River backwaters) m.ob., 6/24 Renville RMD. High counts 6/16 Dakota (9, Vermillion River Bottoms) IVa, 6/18 Sherburne (8, Elk River above Lions Park, Big Lake) DPG. | ||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 18 | 25 | Â Found in all regions. Late spring migrants 6/6 Hennepin DWK, 6/8 Scott HHD. Fall migrants: early north 7/11 St. Louis (3, Stoney Point) SKo; early south 7/30 Stearns MhJ. | ||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 21 | 11 | |||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 9 | 2 | |||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 21 | 13 | |||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 5 | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 34 | 51 | |||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 8 | Â Seen in Beltrami, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis. High count 7/30 St. Louis (11, Stoney Point) StK. | |||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 15 | Â Observed in Central, East-central, South-central, Southeast. High counts 6/29 Fillmore (7, Yellow River S.F.) SHk, 6/29 Houston (6, Reno, Hillside Rd.) AGj. | |||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 16 | 3 | Â Found in all northern regions plus Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Washington, Winona. Late south migrant 6/7 Washington (Crystal Spring S.N.A.) FFo, PBk. | ||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 10 | 7 | Â Reported from North-central, Northeast plus spring migrants in Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Rice, Wright. High count 6/23 Cook (14, South Brule & Lima Grade roads) ASu, JSu. | ||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 12 | 1 | Â Seen in all northern regions plus spring migrants 6/1 Grant, Lyon. High count 6/23 Cook (5, Lima Grade Rd.) ASu, JSu. | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 19 | 9 | Â Reported from every region except Southwest. Late spring migrant 6/3 Houston REn, AxB. Midsummer reports as far south as Sherburne, Stearns. Early south fall migrant 7/29 Nicollet WCM. | ||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 27 | 18 | |||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 14 | 9 | Â Spring migrants reported during first week of June from every region except Southeast. | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 5 | Â Reported from Clearwater, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. High count 6/17 Cook (8, Oberg Mountain) MGo, m.ob. | |||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 7 | Â Seen in Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis. Singing male at periphery of known breeding range 6/6 Pine (Park F.R.) CRM, m.ob. High count 7/2 Beltrami (11, Big Bog State R.A.) EOs. | |||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 20 | 6 | Â Found in all northern regions plus Central, East-central. High counts 7/4 Beltrami (8, Lake Bemidji S.P.) GMd, RSw, 6/29 Carlton (7) ClB. | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 18 | 2 | |||
| PRAIRIE WARBLER (Setophaga discolor) | 1 |  Continuing from spring (since 5/31) through 6/29 Houston (Gordon Anderson R.A.) a.t. †EzH, ph. RZi, ph. GHo, ph. ToM, ph. MHn, m.ob. Song recorded by no fewer than 14 observers! | |||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 15 | 1 |  Reported from all northern regions plus Isanti, Otter Tail, Pine. Intriguing report of singing male 6/30 Isanti (Springvale Twp.) LDa. High counts 6/15 Lake (18, Tettegouche S.P.) ebd, 7/14 Lake (16, Superior Hiking Trail from C.R. 6 to Finland Recreation Center) AVa. | ||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 12 | 4 | |||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 13 | 1 |  Seen in all northern regions plus Pine, Waseca. Spring migrants: late south 6/16 Waseca (male, Blowers Park) PSu; late north 6/12 Clay (Moorhead, Viking Ship Park) †DnM, 6/17 Aitkin (Rice Lake N.W.R.) ebd. Midsummer reports from 5 north counties. | ||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 2 | Â Found 6/1 Ramsey (first-spring male, Falcon Heights) ph. AnM, 6/10 Washington (Afton S.P.) AJF. | |||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 27 | 40 | |||
| Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | 2 |  Single adult males 6/5 Morrison (Little Falls) †FGo, 6/6 St. Louis (Duluth) fide PHS. | |||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 23 | 50 | |||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 33 | 52 | |||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 1 | 19 | |||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 31 | 52 | |||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 15 | 51 | Â Reported from every region except Northeast. Sparse in the Northwest and the North-central. | ||