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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 2020-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 2020 Ann E. Kessen and Peder H. Svingen |
Two Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks provided a first county record for Pipestone as they spent two weeks foraging at a farm from late June to mid-July. Other waterfowl of interest included two Mute Swans that visited Grass Lake in Hennepin County from the middle of June to the end of July, and a Cinnamon Teal that spent one day at Agassiz N.W.R. in Marshall County in June.
After a couple of summers with no reports, a Clark’s Grebe was seen in June at Lake Osakis in Todd. The bird was paired with a Western Grebe and the pair had at least one chick. For the first time in Aitkin County, a Eurasian Collared-Dove was observed. The bird was at Palisade in early July. White-winged Doves put in a good showing with first county records in Goodhue and Ramsey in June and July, respectively. There were also records from Hennepin and Rice counties.
A Black-necked Stilt in a flooded field in Sibley County provided a first county record, and three individuals were also seen in Steele County. Both records were from June. In July, a single Piping Plover at Lake Shakopee County Park was a new county record for Chippewa. Up to six Whimbrels at Park Point Recreation Area in St. Louis County provided a treat for birders for two weeks in June. On 28 June in Big Stone County, a spot near Correll proved to be lucky when both an alternate-plumaged Red Knot and a female Ruff were found foraging among other shorebirds.
In June, a California Gull feeding on a dead carp at Mud Lake provided a first county record for Traverse. There were two Lesser Black-backed Gull sightings, St. Louis County in June and Hubbard County in July. The latter was a first county record. An adult Least Tern at Mother Lake in Hennepin County was enjoyed by many even though it was only present for one day in June.
Red-throated Loons were once again recorded from Park Point in St. Louis County, with up to ten being seen during the month of June. At least one Neotropic Cormorant spent nearly the whole summer at Richfield Lake in Hennepin County, and another briefly visited Sherburne NWR that month, providing a first county record for Sherburne.
June saw Scissor-tailed Flycatchers visiting both Benton and Pipestone counties. Say’s Phoebes had extended stays in Clay (June) and Big Stone (June and July) counties, but paid only single-day visits in Polk and Traverse in June and July, respectively. A male Vermilion Flycatcher was a surprise in Cook County on 6 June.
A Carolina Wren was a first county record for Renville on 7 July. This species was also found in eleven other counties in the southern half of the state, a very good showing. Continuing from spring, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow spent two weeks in Two Harbors in Lake County. In July, Wadena County enjoyed its first Henslow’s Sparrow record.
A Kentucky Warbler was seen by many in Anoka County in June. Two Yellow-throated Warblers spent a week in Houston County in June, and Ramsey County saw its first breeding record for this species. Also in June, a cooperative Prairie Warbler was seen by many during its three-week stay in Houston County.
Weather Summary: The statewide average temperatures for both June and July were above normal (+3ºF in June, +2ºF in July). The warmest temperature reached this season was 102ºF on 7 June at Granite Falls. A week later on 13 June the coldest temperature, 29ºF, was reported several miles north of Two Harbors. In July the hottest temperature was again in the West-central region when Browns Valley reached 96ºF on 26 July, and the coldest was again in the Northeast when Brimson in St. Louis County fell to 40ºF on 23 July.
Statewide average precipitation was slightly above normal in both months, but those averages belied local experiences. Major storm systems at the end of the first week of June brought heavy rains and strong winds to the Northwest and North-central regions. At the end of the month, a series of thunderstorms dropped 5 to 8 inches of rain to many monitoring stations in the Southeast, East-central, and Central regions.
On 8 July, an EF4 tornado touched down from Grant to Otter Tail County. It was the strongest tornado in Minnesota since 2010. Another storm dropped golf ball to tennis ball-sized hail from Pope to Jackson County on 11 July. On the 17th and 18th, two waves of severe thunderstorms crossed the state, with the highest winds in the Northwest, North-central and Central regions. On 25 July a final major storm for the season brought little wind but produced over ten inches of rain in parts of Sibley County.
Insufficiently Documented Reports of Regular Species: Sharp-shinned Hawk 6/2 Ramsey (please describe south records in summer to distinguish from the much more likely Cooper’s Hawk); Philadelphia Vireo 7/11 Red Lake (range); Orange-crowned Warbler 7/6 Itasca (far from normal summer range).
Maps: A map is included for each species having at least one confirmed breeding record during 2020 (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 confirmed breeding data have no map.
Acknowledgements: 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 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 6/29 – 7/17 Pipestone (2, foraging in farm feed lot, N of intersection of 41st St. and 190th Ave., near Edgerton) †LVD, ph. †KEm, ph. †GWe, ph. †NMe, ph. †LBa, ph. †CRM, m.ob (The Loon 93:46). | |||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 1 | 1 | Reported 6/3 Lake ABm, 6/18 McLeod BHa. | ||
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | 2 | Observed 6/2 Hennepin ebd, 6/9–10 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) HHD, DOr, MtS, PCC, PLJ, ebd. | |||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 1 | 2 | Found 6/3 Stevens (Clear Lake) DLP, 7/22 Lac qui Parle (injured wing) DFN, 7/24–30+ Carlton (Forbay L., Jay Cooke S.P.) AVa, RAE, MJB, ebd. | ||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 1 | Seen 6/14 – 7/26 Hennepin (2, Grass Lake, Prairie Bluff Conservation Area) DFe, BHe, †JGW, m.ob. | |||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 30 | 41 | |||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | No reports. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 31 | 44 | |||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 1 | Seen 6/7 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) AyS. | |||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 18 | 15 | |||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 16 | 18 | |||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 9 | 7 | Found in widely scattered locations in all regions except Southeast. | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 34 | 52 | |||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 8 | 2 | South reports 7/26 Big Stone LiH, 6/4 Stearns PCC. Also seen in Cass, Clay, Cook, Grant, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis. | ||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 7 | 8 | Observed in all western regions plus Koochiching, Steele, Watonwan. | ||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 21 | 19 | |||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 13 | 10 | |||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | 13 | 15 | |||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 28 | 17 | |||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 1 | Observed 6/1 St. Louis (4, Park Point R.A.) ebd. | |||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 7 | 11 | Found in widely scattered locations in all regions. | ||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | No reports. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | No reports. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 5 | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 18 | 2 | |||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 30 | 45 | |||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 17 | 4 | |||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 5 | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 13 | 25 | |||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 29 | 49 | |||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 18 | 8 | |||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 8 | Found in Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. | |||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 7 | Observed in Aitkin, Clay, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Roseau, St. Louis. | |||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 5 | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 2 | 16 | |||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 18 | 53 | |||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 20 | 41 | |||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | No summer reports, but breeding evidence reported 8/5 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ebd. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 16 | 18 | |||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 4 | 6 | Found in widely scattered locations in all western and southern regions plus Sibley. | ||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 5 | 7 | |||
| Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) | 1 | Reported 6/19 Todd (adult paired with Western Grebe, one chick, L. Osakis) ph. TaW. | |||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 17 | 46 | |||
| White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) | 4 | Found 6/4 Rice (since 6/2 according to homeowner, city of Faribault) †DAB, RBJ, RBW, 6/12–15 Hennepin (27th Ave. S., Minneapolis) JHv, ph. PSt, m.ob. and first county records 6/15 Goodhue (Red Wing) †EBy, 7/2 Ramsey †LiH. | |||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 13 | 52 | Observed in all regions. High count 6/20 Carver (6, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake Unit) JCy. First county breeding record 7/16 Redwood GWe. | ||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 30 | 39 | Found in all regions, but most frequently in northeastern two-thirds of state. | ||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 17 | 39 | |||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 12 | 11 | Reported from every region except the South-central. Most widespread in counties along eastern border of state. | ||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 31 | 51 | |||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 30 | 48 | |||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 22 | 40 | |||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | 25 | 27 | |||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 13 | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 10 | 27 | |||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 2 | 1 | Reported from Aitkin, Anoka (continuing from spring through 6/3, Carlos Avery W.M.A.), Otter Tail. | ||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 31 | 38 | |||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| BLACK-NECKED STILT (Himantopus mexicanus) | 2 | Documented 6/1 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) DFe, ph. BAb, 6/9 Sibley BHe, ph. †DWK, m.ob. | |||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 1 | 5 | Reported from Big Stone, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Sibley, Yellow Medicine. High count 7/22 Big Stone (13, 615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 3 | 1 | Late spring migrants 6/5 St. Louis (2) ebd. Fall migrants 7/18 Big Stone (Marsh Lake, adult in prebasic molt) KWR, m.ob., 7/27–31 Big Stone (adult, alternate) KJB, 7/29–31 Grant MZa, m.ob., 7/29 Otter Tail (8) ebd. | ||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | 3 | 2 | Northbound migrants in Clay, Grant, Kanabec, last reported 6/5 Clay PBB. Fall migrants 7/26–27 Big Stone (1), Olmsted (1). | ||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 8 | 16 | Observed in all regions except Northeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/6 Stearns HHD, Swift RAE; late north 6/12 Grant ELC. Southbound migrants: early north 7/12 Polk SAu; early south 7/9 Big Stone DLP. High count 7/21 Big Stone (53, 615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 1 | New county record 7/21 Chippewa (Shakopee Lake) †MJB, RAE. | |||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 8 | 19 | |||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 1 | Observed 6/1–15 St. Louis (up to 6, Park Point R.A.) MLH, m.ob. | |||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 3 | 2 | Late spring migrants 6/12 Grant ELC, DnS, 6/13 Polk (3) HHu. Fall migrants 7/26 Big Stone (2, West Toqua Lake) LiH, 7/26+ Big Stone (3, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 10 | 5 | |||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 2 | 3 | Northbound migrants: late south 6/7 Swift KEm, JWH; late north 6/21 St. Louis (Duluth) KJB. Early fall migrants 7/26, 7/27+ Big Stone LiH, KJB. | ||
| RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) | 1 | Observed 7/28 Big Stone (adult in alternate plumage, 615th Ave, Correll) ph. KJB. | |||
| RUFF (Calidris pugnax) | 1 | Found 7/26 Big Stone (female, 615th Ave, Correll) ph. KJB. | |||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 4 | 20 | Seen in all Central and Southern regions plus Clay, St. Louis. Late spring migrants 6/2 Grant WPl, 6/4 Stearns PCC. Southbound migrants: early north 7/16 Clay (2) TCL; early south 7/6 Big Stone DLP, Lyon GWe. High count 7/25 Big Stone (312, 615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 2 | 3 | Reported from Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Stearns. Spring migrants 6/2 St. Louis (2) ebd. Southbound migrants: early north 7/29 Otter Tail (6) BAr; early south 7/18 Lac qui Parle (4) m.ob., 7/19 Stearns (1) PCC. | ||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 2 | 4 | Observed in Big Stone, Clay, Kanabec, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine. Late spring migrants 6/6 Kanabec SPS, 6/7 Stearns PCC. Only fall migrant 7/30 Yellow Medicine GWe. | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 6 | 13 | Observed in scattered locations in all regions except North-central. Late spring migrants 6/4 Mahnomen NaH, 6/11 Stearns (4) DnS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/6 Clay (3) PBB; early south 7/6 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe, 7/6 Carver (5) JCy. High count 7/19 Big Stone (45, Marsh Lake) EzH. | ||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 19 | 42 | Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late north 6/4 Mahnomen NHa; late south 6/4 Sherburne (5) PLJ. Midsummer report 6/17 Steele lacked details and thus could not be classified on the basis of age or molt. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Clay (2) PBB; early south 6/26 Yellow Medicine (3) GWe. Record high count from 2 separate locations on drawn-down Marsh Lake 7/19 Big Stone (2,380) EzH, CLR, KWR, ASu. | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 3 | 9 | Seen in all central regions plus Clay, Lyon, Steele, Yellow Medicine. Late spring migrants 6/22, 6/26 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe. Exceptionally early fall migrant 7/14 Lyon (one still in breeding plumage at Lone Tree Lake) †GWe; though possibly attempting to over summer there were no other reports from this location. | ||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | 2 | 3 | All reports were of 1 or 2 southbound migrants: early north 7/27 Clay †PBB, 7/28 Grant LBa; early south 7/27 Stearns ebd, 7/28, 7/29 Lyon GWe, 7/29 Steele PSu. | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 8 | 29 | Observed in all regions except North-central. Spring migrants through 6/7 Swift, 6/9 Sibley m.ob. Southbound migrants: early north 6/24 Clay (1) PBB, 7/10 Clay (3) MO, BHw; early south 6/26 (3) and 7/1 (1) Yellow Medicine GWe. High count 7/22 Big Stone (1200, 615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 10 | 29 | Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Sibley (1) m.ob., 6/20 Stearns (injured) PCC; late north 6/10 St. Louis (9) JPR. Midsummer report 6/26 Yellow Medicine (2) GWe — 15 days after the last non-injured spring migrant and 11 days before the first unequivocal fall migrants. Southbound migrants: early north 7/16 Clay (3) TCL; early south 7/7 Carver (3) JCy, 7/9 Lyon (8) GWe. High count 7/21 Big Stone (615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 4 | 22 | Seen in every region except North-central. Only spring migrant 6/3 St. Louis (Duluth) MLH. Southbound migrants: early north 7/16 Clay (2) TCL; early south 6/26 Yellow Medicine (1) GWe, 7/5 Yellow Medicine (1) ASu, DnS. High count 7/19 Big Stone (45, Marsh Lake) EzH, CLR, KWR, ASu. | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 1 | Vocalizing 7/26–28 Big Stone (up to 8 adults in alternate plumage, 615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | |||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 14 | 14 | |||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 31 | 25 | Found in all regions. | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 32 | 51 | |||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 14 | 35 | Observed in every region. High counts 7/27 Carver (15, New Germany area) MMk, 7/29 Jackson (15, South Heron Lake) KEm. | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 22 | 41 | Found in all regions. Northbound migrants: late south 6/12 Dakota (1) RBW, Lac qui Parle (2) EzH, IsH, ASu; late north 6/7 Kanabec MAJ. Southbound migrants: early north 6/26 Marshall (1) HHu, 6/27 Douglas (8) SPS; early south 6/22 Yellow Medicine (4) GWe. High counts 7/19 Big Stone (3,250, Marsh Lake) EzH, CLR, KWR, ASu, 7/22 Big Stone (2,780, 615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 2 | 5 | Reported from Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cook, Hennepin, Lyon, Yellow Medicine. Late spring migrant 6/9 Hennepin ebd. Potential fall migrants 7/1 Big Stone (1) DLP, 7/6 Lyon (10, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. Unusual report from Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 7/9 Cook (Sea Gull Lake) †DBg. | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 8 | 29 | Observed in all regions. Only spring migrant 6/9 Sibley MaJ. Southbound migrants: early north 6/18 Cook NMe, 6/19 Clay m.ob. (median 6/29); early south 6/26 Scott MZa (median 6/27). High count 7/25 Big Stone (42, 615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 8 | 13 | Seen in all western and central regions. High count 7/26 Big Stone (205, 615th Ave, Correll) KJB. | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 6 | 7 | Reported in all western regions plus Benton, Hubbard, Stearns. Northbound migrants: late south 6/9 Yellow Medicine ph. GWe; late north 6/5 Clay (3) †PBB. Southbound migrants: early north 7/18 Marshall (7) HHu, Pennington (2) AaL, CLu; early south 7/16 Lyon (2) GWe. | ||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 7 | 6 | Seen in North-central, Northeast, and in scattered areas in West-central, Central, South-central. Late south spring migrant 6/9 Sibley ebd; early south fall migrant 7/15 Faribault PEJ. Most unusual was 2 immature birds summering in flooded fields along S.R. 25, Carver (reported on 24 dates by m.ob.). | ||
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | No reports. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 17 | 31 | Reported from all regions. Unusual location and date 7/6 St. Louis (first-cycle, Park Point R.A.) †BEA. High count 7/29 Freeborn (1,500) PEJ. | ||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 32 | 45 | |||
| CALIFORNIA GULL (Larus californicus) | 1 | New county record 6/5 Traverse (adult, Mud Lake Public Access) ph. †WCM. | |||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 13 | 6 | |||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) | 2 | Documented 6/2 St. Louis (immature, Superior Entry) ph. †PSk, 7/6 Hubbard (2nd cycle, Kabekona Lake) ph. REn, RLF. | |||
| LEAST TERN (Sternula antillarum) | 1 | Photographed by m.ob. 6/29 Hennepin (adult, Mother L.) †TAT, ph. †ADS, †DWK, †EzH. | |||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 14 | 13 | Observed in every region. | ||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 19 | 37 | |||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 7 | 1 | |||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 14 | 20 | Found in all western and central regions. First county breeding record 6/12 Lac qui Parle ASu. High count 7/11 Lac qui Parle (42, Big Stone N.W.R.) GWe. | ||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 1 | Spring migrants 6/1–30 St. Louis (max. 10 on 6/11, Park Point) ASu, PHS, BEA, JPR, ToL, ebd. | |||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 31 | 23 | |||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 22 | 45 | |||
| NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Nannopterum brasilianum) | 2 | One found 6/3 Hennepin (Richfield Lake Park) †BAF, ph. †CMB, ph. BAb, m.ob., was joined by a second bird 7/19 †SLC; both were seen and photographed through at least 8/21 m.ob. New county record 6/4 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †ToL. | |||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 29 | 49 | |||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 18 | 16 | Reported from all regions except Southeast. | ||
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | 7 | 22 | Found in every region except Northwest, North-central. High count 6/29 Hennepin (6, Mother Lake) KWR. | ||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 31 | 52 | |||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 10 | 38 | |||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 1 | 4 | All reports: 6/3 Steele (Armstrong Restoration Wetland) LHl, 6/12 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. ELC, ph. MSS, DnS, 6/20–21 Scott (Shakopee) RBW, m.ob., 7/1 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) ASu, 7/26 Stevens (Spooner Slough) LiH. | ||
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | No reports. | ||||
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 1 | 5 | Found in Big Stone, Grant, Pipestone, Pope, Sherburne, Yellow Medicine. High count 6/2 Pipestone (8, near Edgerton) LVD. | ||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 24 | 43 | |||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 3 | 9 | |||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 1 | 1 | Reported 7/4 Waseca PAl, 7/22–29 Grant (juvenile, North Ottawa Impoundment) †KTP, REn, RLF. | ||
| Ibises | |||||
| White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) | 2 | 1 | Single birds reported 6/12–17 Clay (by Hawley) ph. †PBB, m.ob., 6/13–14 Watonwan (S. of Madelia) ph. STa, 7/29–30 Otter Tail (by Fergus Falls) ph. BAr. | ||
| Plegadis ibis (Plegadis sp.) | 1 | 1 | Singles seen 7/23–29 Grant (immature, North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob., 7/27 Big Stone (Correll) †KJB. | ||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 27 | 25 | |||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 32 | 33 | Seen in all regions, but least often in southern third of state. | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 13 | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 19 | 40 | |||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 6 | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 16 | 19 | |||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 24 | 23 | |||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 3 | 12 | Seen in all western and southern regions. | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 10 | Reported from Big Stone, Brown, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Dodge, Houston, Nobles, Renville, Scott, Washington, and a spring nesting record from Hennepin. | |||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 12 | 25 | |||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | No reports. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 16 | 30 | |||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 1 | Observed 7/17 St. Louis (2, Sax-Zim Bog Visitor Center) CIN. | |||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 2 | Found 6/16 Cook (Gunflint Lodge) ebd, 6/12, 7/7 St. Louis SLF, ebd. | |||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | No reports. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | No reports. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 2 | Reported from Cook, Lake, and a spring breeding record from St. Louis. | |||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 29 | 53 | |||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 22 | 42 | |||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 25 | 50 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 33 | 48 | |||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 1 | Found 6/5, 6/7, 6/19, 7/7, 7/23 St. Louis JPR, ebd. | |||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 9 | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 29 | 53 | |||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 29 | 51 | |||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 31 | 42 | |||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 34 | 52 | Seen in all counties except Mower. First county breeding record 7/26 Big Stone KEm. | ||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 21 | 9 | Reported from every region except Southwest. Interesting reports from S. Minneapolis of “Prairie” Merlin (F. c. richardsonii) 6/17 Hennepin (second-year male) †BAF, 7/4 Hennepin (after second-year male) BAF, suggest continuing breeding by this taxon and/or intergrades between richardsonii and nominate columbarius in the Twin Cities (The Loon 72:72–75, 75:132–134). | ||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 9 | 17 | |||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 2 | Found 6/27 Rock (Touch the Sky Prairie) ebd, 7/26 Big Stone LiH. | |||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 11 | 12 | |||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 2 | Seen 6/8 Benton (C.R. 15 just west of C.R. 58) †DOr, ph. †HHD, 6/30 Pipestone (Woodstock) ph. RJS, ph. †KEm, †NMe, GWe. | |||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 17 | 14 | Reported from all regions except Southwest. Late spring migrant (away from known breeding locations) 6/13 Isanti BAb. Potential fall migrant 7/28 Scott ebd. High counts 6/23 Koochiching (8, Fiero Road) JbS, ebd, 7/7 Lake (8, Lake Polly) ebd. | ||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 15 | 6 | Reported from all regions except West-central, Southwest, Southeast. High counts 6/24 Beltrami (13, near Waskish) JbS, ebd, 6/4 Cook (8, Lima Mountain Trail) ASu. | ||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 12 | Reported from East-central, Southeast, plus 7/8–17 Lyon (Garvin Park) a.t. ph. †RJS, m.ob., Rice, Scott. | |||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 30 | 19 | Found in all regions except Southwest. Late south migrants (vocalizing, away from known breeding range) 6/21 Olmsted (Chester Woods) LAV, 6/27 Carver (Lake Minnewashta R.P.) ebd. Potential fall migrant 7/31 Olmsted (calling “free-beer” at Suess W.M.A.) LAV. High counts 6/23 Koochiching (29, Fiero Road) JbS, ebd, 6/4 Cook (28, Lima Mountain Trail) ASu. | ||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 17 | 51 | |||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 34 | 42 | |||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 33 | 47 | |||
| Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | 3 | 1 | All reports: 6/4–24 Clay (Felton Prairie) TCL, †CMk, †SHo, m.ob., 6/12 – 7/27 Big Stone (2 adults, Big Stone Gravel Pits, fledged young photographed 8/2 BAb) †EzH, IsH, ASu, ph. KEm, m.ob., 6/26 Polk (Mentor Prairie) ph. RMD, 7/11 Traverse (C.R. 3, Browns Valley) GWe. | ||
| VERMILION FLYCATCHER (Pyrocephalus rubinus) | 1 | Seen 6/6 Cook ph. †GFa. | |||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 7 | Reported from Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington. | |||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 29 | 49 | |||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 14 | 1 | Reported along and northeast of a line from Roseau and Clearwater to Pine, plus spring migrant 6/1 Meeker PKF. High count 6/23 Koochiching (18, Fiero Road, 4.9 miles surveyed by foot in 10.5 hrs) JbS, ebd. | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 3 | 2 | Observed in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, plus late south migrants 6/2 Isanti ebd, 6/3 Hennepin JST. | ||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 33 | 53 | Found in every county except Cook. High count 6/9 Hennepin (18, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) LAi. First county breeding record 7/30 Kandiyohi BHo. | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 3 | 9 | |||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 8 | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 21 | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 30 | 11 | |||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 7 | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 1 | 7 | |||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 21 | 48 | |||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 24 | 49 | |||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 26 | 49 | |||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 28 | 47 | |||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 32 | 53 | |||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 10 | 1 | |||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 9 | 1 | Reported from Beltrami, Carlton, Clearwater, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, Sherburne, St. Louis. High counts 7/7 St. Louis (15, C.R. 948, Cook) EKr, BSr, 6/23 Koochiching (12, Fiero Road) JbS, ebd. | ||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 23 | 19 | |||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 31 | 52 | |||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 12 | 5 | Observed in North-central, Northeast, Central, East-central. | ||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 12 | 47 | |||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 12 | Found in Central, East-central, South-central, Southeast. New county record 7/7–12 Renville (Vicksburg C.P.) a.t. GWe, a.t. KEm, m.ob. | |||
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 12 | Found in all northern regions plus Pine. High count 6/23 Koochiching (36, Fiero Road, 4.9 miles surveyed by foot in 10.5 hrs) JbS, ebd. | |||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 34 | 53 | Reported from every county. High count 6/25 Aitkin (40, MN 65, just S. of McGregor Marsh) JbS, ebd. | ||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 30 | 50 | Reported statewide. High count 6/28 Marshall (40, Agassiz N.W.R.) ebd. First county breeding record 7/4 Scott BxP. | ||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 30 | 52 | |||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 2 | 3 | Observed in Anoka, Clay, Hennepin, Polk, Washington. | ||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 32 | 48 | |||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 31 | 23 | |||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 14 | Observed in North-central, Northeast, plus Douglas, Ramsey. High count 6/23 Koochiching (24, Fiero Road) JbS, ebd. | |||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 20 | 2 | |||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 22 | 36 | |||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 33 | 53 | |||
| EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus) | 1 | Continuing from spring 6/1–4, 6/17 Lake (Two Harbors) ph. JtE, CLR, KWR, JWL, SLL, ASu, DFe, ebd. | |||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 1 | Seen 7/2 Lake (Gooseberry Falls S.P.) ph. JkS. | |||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 4 | Seen in Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis. | |||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 30 | 52 | |||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 27 | 4 | |||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 13 | 1 | |||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 6 | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 16 | 7 | Found in every region except West-central, South-central. First county breeding record 6/10 Polk SAu. | ||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) | No reports. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 18 | 47 | |||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 11 | 36 | |||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 33 | 51 | |||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 13 | 49 | |||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 9 | Observed in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis. High count 6/24 Beltrami (7, S.R. 72, Waskish) JbS, ebd. | |||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 19 | 6 | Reported from normal summer range in all northern regions, East-central, plus Sherburne. Late spring migrants 6/20 Steele NFT, 6/22–23 Winona †ToM. High counts 6/23 Koochiching (200, Fiero Road) JbS, ebd, 6/4 Cook (40, Lima Mountain Trail) ASu. Probable fall migrant 7/16 Ramsey ph. JmS. | ||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 29 | 51 | |||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 25 | 8 | Observed in all northern and central regions plus 7/15 Rock (4, Touch the Sky Prairie) ph. KEm. | ||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 2 | All reports: 6/4, 6/27 Clay (Gruhl State W.M.A.) PBB, ASu, 7/18 Kittson (C.R. 7, Halma) SAu. | |||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 6 | 27 | Reported in scattered locations in every region except Northeast. Unusual location 7/13 Red Lake (TNC tract E of S.R. 32) MJB. New county record 7/18 Wadena (Leaf River Road) KEm. | ||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 33 | 47 | |||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 8 | Reported from North-central, Northeast. High count 6/24 Beltrami (20, Big Bog S.R.A.) JbS, ebd. | |||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 34 | 52 | |||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 18 | 31 | |||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | 5 | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 23 | 47 | |||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 34 | 50 | |||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 13 | 34 | |||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 21 | 39 | |||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 16 | 53 | |||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 32 | 53 | |||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | No reports. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 30 | 26 | Seen in all regions but least frequently in southern regions. High counts 7/29 Morrison (70, McDougall Homestead) MhJ, 7/6 Todd (45, Staples, Airport Rd Pedestrian Path) ebd. | ||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 3 | Seen 6/6 Watonwan (Madelia) MWS, ebd, 6/26 Nobles (Worthington Rest Area, Hwy 60) ebd, 7/4 Jackson (Lakefield) DnS, ASu. | |||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 29 | 37 | |||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 1 | 5 | |||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 17 | 3 | Reported from all northern regions plus Anoka, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine, Wright. High count 6/23 Koochiching (29, Fiero Road, 4.9 miles surveyed by foot in 10.5 hrs) JbS, ebd. | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 24 | 8 | Reported from all northern and central regions. High counts 6/9 Pine (15, Saint Croix S.P.) TJo, ebd, 6/5 St. Louis (11, Sax-Zim Bog) KWR. | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 2 | 26 | Found in all southern regions, Central, East-central, plus 6/2 Beltrami (Bemidji) †RMr. High counts 6/5 Carver (12, Carver P.R., Grimm Rd. Area) JCy, 6/6 Scott (11, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BxP. | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 27 | 11 | Observed in all northern and central regions plus (late migrant?) 6/6 Houston ASu. Astonishing count 6/23 Koochiching (98, Fiero Road, 4.9 miles surveyed by foot in 10.5 hrs) JbS, ebd. First county breeding record 7/12 Hubbard FFa. | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 1 | 17 | Reported from Central, East-central, South-central, Southeast. Unusual report 6/16 Benton (2, Bend in the River C.P.) MJB. | ||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 9 | 5 | |||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | 1 | Seen 7/16 Itasca (Dunning L.) EEO. | |||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 23 | 6 | |||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 8 | 1 | Found in all northern regions, plus late spring migrant 6/4 Hennepin CMB. High count 6/24 Beltrami (5, S.R. 72, near Waskish) JbS, ebd. | ||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 20 | 10 | Reported north and east of a line from Clay to Scott plus migrant in Steele. Difficult to separate late migrants from territorial birds in Twin Cities Metro Area, but one was monitored closely all season in Ramsey (Vadnais Lake) LiH, EzH, IsH. High count 6/23 Koochiching (43, Fiero Road, 4.9 miles surveyed by foot in 10.5 hrs) JbS, ebd. | ||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | 1 | Reported 6/20–22 Anoka (Locke Park/Rice Creek West Regional Trail) CF, RMD, DWK, †EzH, m.ob. | |||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 1 | 5 | Found in Chisago, Dakota, Morrison, Scott, Sherburne, Washington. | ||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 32 | 52 | |||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 6 | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 14 | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 14 | 4 | Found in all northern regions plus late spring migrant 6/19 Ramsey ebd, and probable fall migrants 7/7 Renville (Skalbekken C.P.) GWe, 7/19 Olmsted ebd, 7/27 Isanti MHe. High count 6/23 Koochiching (10, Fiero Road, 4.9 miles surveyed by foot in 10.5 hrs) JbS, ebd. | ||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 12 | 1 | |||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 8 | Observed in Beltrami, Carlton, Clearwater, Cook, Hubbard, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. | |||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 16 | 2 | |||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 34 | 53 | |||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 27 | 14 | |||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 2 | 1 | Late spring migrants 6/1 Hennepin DCZ, 6/3 Cook KWR, 6/4 Lake ASu. | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 5 | Found in Beltrami (Big Bog S.R.A.), Carlton (6/3, migrant), Cook, Lake, St. Louis. | |||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 8 | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis. High count 6/24 Beltrami (20, Big Bog S.R.A.) JbS, ebd. | |||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 18 | 12 | Found in all northern regions, Central, East-central, plus 6/1–15 Dodge (Mantorville) DWK, m.ob., 6/6 – 7/26 Winona (2, Great River Bluffs S.P.). High counts 6/17 Cass (11, Chippewa N.F., Cass Lake) JHd, SHd, 6/12 Clearwater (10, Itasca S.P., Wilderness Drive) DPW, 6/29 Crow Wing (10, Pine Cone Lane, Pequot Lakes) ebd. First county breeding record 8/4 Lake ebd. | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 16 | 2 | |||
| YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica) | 2 | Continuing from spring (though not formally reported since 5/16 and 5/23, respectively), 6/13–20 Houston (2, Reno) KHg, ToM, †JGW, m.ob., 6/13 – 7/20 Ramsey (Vadnais L.) EzH, LiH, ph. †PRH, m.ob. First county breeding record 7/7 Ramsey †EzH. | |||
| PRAIRIE WARBLER (Setophaga discolor) | 1 | Found 6/6–28 Houston (Gordon Anderson R.A.) FFa, ph. †LBa, ph. †KvM; a.t. and ph. submitted by many to eBird. | |||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 16 | 2 | Found in all northern regions plus late spring migrants 6/3 Dakota MAK, 6/11 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bluff Trails) ClB, 6/12 Hennepin (Minneapolis, Longfellow neighborhood) PRH, 6/26 Hennepin (Minneapolis, Howe neighborhood) DCZ (The Loon 92:85–86). High counts 6/23 Koochiching (42, Fiero Road, 4.9 miles surveyed by foot in 10.5 hrs) JbS, ebd, 6/27 Cook (18, Devil Track Canyon Trail) HSm. | ||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 9 | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 7 | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, plus apparent migrants 6/3 Carlton ASu, 6/14 Cass ebd, 6/24 Beltrami (Washkish) JbS, ebd, 7/4 Hubbard (Akeley) ebd. | |||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 1 | 1 | Single adult males 6/2–18 Scott (continuing from spring at Murphy-Hanrahan P.R.) CRM, KSz, m.ob., 6/17 Crow Wing (Crow Wing S.P.) †SHo. | ||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 29 | 39 | |||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 22 | 52 | |||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 31 | 53 | |||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 20 | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 31 | 53 | |||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 30 | 53 | |||