The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Warblers | Occurrence | |
| This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
Seasons |
| Species: Warblers |
| Cerulean Warbler(Setophaga cerulea) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Summer | One of the season's most unexpected discoveries was ronde by Prosser when he found a number of Cerulean Warblers nesting ncar Linwood, Anoka County. Details will be presented in a separate article at a later date. The reported nests were June 13th, nest and 1 egg (Prosser); June 20th, nest with 2 eegs and one large young (soe list of observers under BOB-WHITE); Juno 24thi building (Hilton Thompson nnd Prosser); and June 27th, feeding young in nest (Douglas Campbell and Prosser). P. 49 | ||
| 1935 | Summer | Prosser, who created quite a ~uror last year by finding the first Minnesota nests of this species and. the Ajawah Camp Scouts at Linwood Lu.l{e saw a young bird out of the nest but unable to fly being fed. The date was July 4th. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | May 4 Hennepin Co., Bob Janssen; May 16 Vasa, Goodhue Co., several seen and heard, W R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 4, Vasa, Goodhue Co., one seen, one heard, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Goodhue Co., Vasa, Aug. 10, pair with 3y out of nest, D. Pearson. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-13 Collegeville, Stearns Co, "1 remarkable influx" there on 5-16, v;hen 14 singing males noted, RPR & EAR; 5-13 Goodhue Co, MAS. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 6-14, Goodhue Co, RG, RLH; all summer, Anoka Co, DP, RG, JW, RLH. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 5-16 Washington Co, WWL; 5-18 Stearns Co, NMH; 5-21 Collegeville, RPR; 5-22 Stearns Co, NMH; 5-22 Goodhue Co, DB, EMB; 5-25 Collegeville, 16, RPR; 5-30 Vasa, EHH. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | nested at Vasa, Good hue Co, as usual; also reported from Rice, Stearns and Crow Wing (6-14 to 6-27, MSB; 7-11, NR) Co's. (See Notes of Interest) | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 5-17 Rice Co., OAR; 5-18 Goodhue Co., EWJ; 5-19 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | reported from Houston, Goodhue, Mahnomen (see Notes of Interest in previous issue) Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 5-11 Houston Co., DB, KP, FL; 5-12 Houston Co., VL, ELC, RLH, GNR, Minneapolis, RBJ; 5-14 Stearns Co., KE, Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS, EHH, Becker Co., LJK; one southwesterly record, 5-28 Mt. Lake, Cottonwood Co., LAF. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-2 Franconia, Chisago Co, 2 singing, WHL; 6-3 Grand Lake, Stearns Co, 2 singing, NMH. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-20 Goodhue BL. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-14 Houston Co., FL, and Goodhue Co., DB, WKE, FN I MAS; 5-15 Winona Co., BT, and Goodhue Co., JH, RDT. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 6-2 Wright Co. DB; also reported from Houston Co. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 6 reports EB; 5-12 Goodhue WL; 5-16 Houston FL and Goodhue BDC; 5-18 Winona TV; 5-22 Stearns (5) KE, PE. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | reported from Stearns (Collegeville), Houston (Beaver Creek), Goodhue (Vasa), Winona, and Washington Co's. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 5-13 Winona TV and Houston FL and Goodhue DB FN WKE-5-15 Stearns KE, PE, RR; peak 5-17 Goodh'ue (lOJ FN. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | reported from Goodhue, Chisago and Pope (6·6 Starbuck, J. Hart). The Loon | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 8-22 Wright (2) KG, only report. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | seen in Ramsey (6·3 T. Soulen), Washington, Rice (Nerstrand Woods). | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Nested in Anoka; seen in Morrison, Stearns, Ramsey, Nicollet, Goodhue, Houston. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Seen in Anoka and Nicollet. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early south 5-11 Hennepin PCHS; 5-16 Houston FL; also reported from Goodhue, Stearns, Winona, Anoka and Becker (5-18 (1) TRS). Blackburnian Wa,rbler Early south 5-9 Wabasha JF; 5-10 Mower DS; 5 reports on 5-11; early north 5-14 Pine ML; 5-16 Mille Lacs MI; 3 reports on 5-21; late south 5-30 Hennepin VL; 6-2 Houston KE. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Reported from Stearns, Goodhue, Rice, Nicollet, Winona, Houston, Fillmore; also 6-3 Todd (RJ). | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 4-24 Hennepin JC, earli est date on record; 5-10 Washington (2) REH; 5-12 Goodhue (1) DB; 5-13 Goodhue (4) BDC, VRL; also reported from Stearns, Houston, Olmsted, Fillmore Co's. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested in Goodhue; also reported from Stearns, Sherburne, Wright and Houston. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 5-13 Goodhue BDC; 3 reports on 5-14; also reported from Sherburne, Stearns, Hennepin, Houston, Dakota, Fillmore. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | reported from Chisago, Washington, Goodhue, Winona, Houston and Fillmore. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 5-6 Houston FL and Goodhue DB, LH; also reported from Hennepin, Carver, Stearns and Winona Co's. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Reported from Chisago, Goodhue, Olmsted, Fillmore, Winona and Houston. | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 1 report out of usual range 5-20 Otter Tail GO, GW. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Seen in Goodhue and Houston. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Four reports: 5-20 Mower RRK, 5-21 Houston EMF, 5-25 Olmsted JSD, JF. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Seen in Houston, Wabasha, Goodhue, Anoka, Chisago (Co. Hwy. 16), Stearns (Grand Lake), Otter Tail (Ma- plewood SP, Long Lake). Blackburnian Wa·rbler Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis; also seen in Cook, Carlton, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater, Becker (Tamarack NWR). | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 5-16 Dakota KG. Nine additional reports from the following counties: Anoka, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted and Stearns. Bla~kburnian Warbler Early south 5-4 Anoka KL, 5-10 Hennepin SC, Meeker JM, Murray RJ, Wabasha OJ; early north 5-15 Lake SW, 5-16 Crow Wing RH, St. Louis JG, TH; late south 5-21 Sherburne EH, 522 Olmsted JB. Winter 1980 | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from Otter Tail (SM), Olmsted; also seen in Stearns, Anoka, Houston. Blackburnian Wa1rbler Breeding reported from Clearwater; also seen throughout the Northeast and North Central Regions plus Becker (Green Water Lake), Pine (Kettle River NA). | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 5-10 Houston JPIAM, KE, 5-15 Houston SM, 5-16 Anoka KL, Goodhue RR. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Seen in Houston, Fillmore, Winona, Olmsted, Rice, TODD (Turtle Creek Twp., DB). | ||
| 1981 | Fall | One report: 8-13 Winona CMB. ; | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 5-5 Wabasha DWM, 5-8 Hennepin OJ, 5-9 Goodhue SC; one report north 5-31 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Hennepin. Also seen in Olmsted, Houston. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 5/15 Hennepin SC, 5/18 Hennepin ES, 5/20 Hennepin DB; one report north 5/30 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Seen in Houston, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Wright, Isanti, Ottertail. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 5/10 Mower DGS, 5/12 Rice PL, 5/13 Dakota JD, 5/16 Houston JPIAM; only north report 5/19 Douglas RJ. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | Seen in Fillmore, Nicollet and Scott. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Only report 9/1 Nicollet RJ. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Reported from nine counties; early south Olmsted 5/6 AP, 5/8 RE, 51 I 0 JEB, 5/8 Le Sueur RJ, 51 II Goodhue SSt. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Scott (RJ). Also seen in Houston, Winona, Dakota, Sibley, Nicollet, Brown (Flandrau State Park, female on 6/2, singing male until 6/23, JSp). | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Reported from 11 counties; early south 4/30 Goodhue RJ, 5/8 Fillmore AMP, 5/10 Mower RRK, 5/11 Dakota JD, 5/12 Olmsted RE, Stearns NH. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Probable nesting in Ramsey. Also seen in Mille Lacs, Scott. Houston. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Two reports: 8/15 Goodhue BL and 8/30 Redwood RJ. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 5/9 Winona JB, RSE, 5/10 Ramsey KB and Goodhue TBB, 5/12 LeSueur GS, 5/14 Nicollet MF, MT, only report north 5/29 Mille Lacs SC. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested in Brown (JSp). Also seen in Steams, Scott, Nicollet, Fillmore, Houston. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 5/5 Goodhue TT, 5/7 Scott TT, 5/10 Olmsted JEB, BSE. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Relatively few reports: nested in Scott; also seen in Steams, Houston. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 5/13 Goodhue AB, 5/15 Dakota JD, 5/18 Steele KV; also reported from Brown, Houston and Stearns. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Seen in Ramsey, Scott, Dakota, Brown, Wabasha, Fillmore, Houston. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | All reports: 8/22-23 Brown JS, 8/3 0 Redwood RJ. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 5/8 Hennepin SC, 5!12 Dakota JD and Scott AB, 5!13 Brown JSp and Goodhue KE; one north report 5/22-31 Otter Tail (four locations) SDM. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Seen in Houston, Goodhue, Rice, Scott, Brown, Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 5/6 LeSueur MTS, 5/7 Olmsted AP, 5/11 Fillmore GMD, Goodhue mob and Lyon HK; one north report 5/U (earliest date on record) Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Seen in Brown, Washington, Dakota, Goodhue, Houston. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | One report: 8/11 Brown JS. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 5/9 Hennepin TT, Houston DN, 5/10 Goodhue DZ, 5/11 Olmsted JB, Rice TB; one north report 5/17 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Probable breeding in Ramsey; also seen in Morrison, Wright, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Brown. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | All reports: 8/7 Nicollet DM, 8/10 Ramsey KB, 8/24 Brown JS. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 5/6 Hennepin OJ, 5/7 Anoka KB, 5/8 Redwood KE, Rice TB and Winona CS. One north report 5/9 Otter Tail County CS/KC. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Probable nesting in Brown, Nicollet. Also seen in Winona, Scott, Hennepin, Anoka; plus 6/1–8 Otter Tail CS/KC. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | All reports: 8/8 Becker (one) fide BBe, 8/13–27 Rice TB. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 5/7 Houston MH, 5/11 Olmsted JBo, JSt and Winona CS, 5/12 Brown JS; one north report 5/15 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Most reports in 14+ years. Nested in Winona HVA; probable nesting in Nicollet. Also observed in Anoka, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Brown; plus a pair possibly nesting at Sibley S.P. in Kandiyohi Co. RF et al., two singing males on 6/26 in Otter Tail Co. SDM, and a mid-summer sighting on 6/25 in Rock Co. ND (The Loon 66:154). | ||
| 1994 | Fall | 8/5 Nicollet RJ, 8/26 Winona CS. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 5/8 Ramsey TT, 5/9 Rice TB, 5/11 Winona CS; two north reports 5/24–31 Becker BBe, 5/29 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Most reports in 15+ years (over double the usual number); range appears to be expanding toward northwest. Probable nesting in Houston; eight territorial males found at Murphy-Hanrahan Park in Scott and Dakota County. Also observed in Winona, Goodhue, Rice, Nicollet, Brown, Ramsey, Anoka, Kandiyohi, Stearns; plus 6/4–5 Otter Tail, 6/5–8 Becker (RG, BB), 6/12–18 Clay (Red R. Woods, near Moorhead; RO). | ||
| 1995 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 5/18 Freeborn ABa and Scott DN, 5/22 Brown JSp; no reports north. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Reported in Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Brown, Nicollet, Rice, Olmsted, Winona, Fillmore. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Only report 9/4 (latest date on record) Goodhue MF (details requested). | ||
| 1997 | Spring | All reports: 5/16 Washington DS, 5/18 Nicollet and Scott DN, 5/21–24 Nicollet mob; 5/24 Freeborn ABa, Scott BF, Rice JL, and Anoka (2) DZ; 5/30 Wright (2) DZ. Twelve nesting territories reported at Murphy-Hanrahan Park (Dakota and Scott Co.) BF. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Probable nesting in Nicollet; also observed in Becker, Otter Tail, Morrison, Anoka, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Winona. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 5/11 Olmsted CK, 5/15 Scott (6) BSe, 5/16 Nicollet. Also seen in Brown, Chisago, Houston, and Rice. No reports north. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Observed in Anoka, Washington, Brown, Nicollet, Rice, Houston. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | No reports, same as last fall. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | More reports than last spring. Arrived south exactly on the recent median arrival date (5/8) in Rice TBo and Goodhue (Hok-si-la Park) DN. Unusual location 5/11 Meeker DF. Peak count 5/16 Scott (6 at Murphy-Hanrahan Park) DN. Also reported within usual range from Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek), Carver (Carver Park), Hennepin, Chisago, Goodhue (Cannon R.), Olmsted, Fillmore, Houston. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Seen in Hennepin, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Olmsted, Houston. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported in low numbers from nine south counties. All south reports: 5/4+ Rice (location?) TBo, 5/4 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave.) SC, 5/7+ Scott (max. 3 at Murphy-Hanrahan Park) SL et al., 5/11+ Houston (max. 4 at Beaver Creek Valley S. P.) AH, PS et al., 5/12 Carver WM and Washington DS, 5/13 | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Seen in Brown, Nicollet, Washington, Fillmore, and Houston. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported in low numbers from seven south counties: 5/1+ Scott/Dakota (Murphy-Hanrehan Park) CMM, mob, 5/6+ Houston (Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) GLS et al., 5/12+ Goodhue (Frontenac S.P.) CRM, DFN, 5/14 Rice TFB, JJS, 5/15 Hennepin (Elm Creek Park) SLC, 5/20 Goodhue (Red Wing) KJB and Rock (male at Blue Mounds S.P.) BRL. Only north reports: 5/19+ Becker (TNWR) mob, 5/26 Otter Tail SPM, DKM. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Possible nesting in Becker (female carrying nesting material) DDM, BJM. Also observed in Wright, Anoka, Nicollet, Rice, Goodhue, Olmsted, Fillmore, Houston; plus 15 known pairs at Murphy-Hanrehan Park in Scott and Dakota counties BAF. [Corrected] | ||
| 2001 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Seen in 11 south counties. Early south 5/5+ Scott (max. 5 at Murphy-Hanrehan) DWK, m.ob, 5/8+ Houston (max. 3 at Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) GLS et al. All other reports: 5/12 Sherburne (L. Ann) ADB, 5/13 Freeborn AEB, 5/13–14 Mower (Austin) m.ob, 5/22 Rice (Cannon R. Wilderness) TFB, 5/23 Anoka (Linwood L.) KJB, 5/23 Dakota (female at Schaar's Bluff) TAT, 5/23 Hennepin (female at Cedar L.) SLC, 5/25 Rice (L. Sakatah S.P.) DAB, 5/26 Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek C.P.) PH, 5/27 Wright (8 at Lake Maria S.P.) HHD. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Most reports since 1995. Seen in 11 counties within normal range, as far north as Mille Lacs; plus 6/6–22 Pope M.C.B.S., 6/9 Otter Tail SPM, 6/15 Kandiyohi (Sibley S.P.) DFN. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Observed in ten south counties beginning 5/8 Scott CMM (same as median), 5/10 Blue Earth and Nicollet ChH; also reported from Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Rice, Washington, Wright. One north report: 5/21 Otter Tail (2 at Folden W.M.A.) EJE. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in Anoka, Hennepin, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Nicollet; plus 6/13 Stearns (St. Joseph Twp.) PCC, 6/23–30 Lyon (male singing at Camden S.P.) RJS. Peak count Scott and Dakota (12 territories at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Early south 5/8 Hennepin (Bryant Lake Park) HCT, 5/10 Rice TFB. Also found in Carver (Carver P.R.), Houston (Beaver Valley Creek S.P.), Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek C.P.), Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.), Stearns (Collegeville), Steele (Rice Lake S.P.), and Wright (Lake Maria S.P.). | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Numbers down (9 territories) at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., Dakota/Scott BAF. Also seen in Becker, Otter Tail, Todd, Nicollet, Winona, Ramsey, Anoka, Chisago, Wright. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | A male and female reported from Sakatah Lake S.P., 9/6 Le Sueur WCM was the first fall record since 1996. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Early south 5/6 Scott WCM, 5/7 Olmsted LAV (median 5/8). Also reported from Rice, Nicollet, Brown, Meeker (5/21 Darwin-Dassel Park, DMF), Stearns (5/21, RPR, HHD), Houston, Fillmore, Dakota, Chisago (5/21 along CR 16, 1.0 mile S of CR 71, ABi, REH), and Anoka (5/29 at Carlos Avery W.M.A., JHi). | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Same number of territories (9) as last year at Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., Scott/Dakota BAF. Also seen in Anoka, Goodhue, Rice, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Renville, Otter Tail. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Only report: 8/13 Lac qui Parle (male in Cerro Gordo Twp.) †BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Early south 5/4 Fillmore NBO, with subsequent reports from Houston, Rice, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley, Scott, and Wright; in addition, a male discovered 5/15 Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) WCM was refound 5/25+ (ph. DAC, RBJ). Only north report: one female at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors, 5/4 Lake ph. †JWL, SLL (also a first record for the Northeast region). | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Found in 14 counties, 12 south plus Otter Tail, Todd. Unusual location 6/6 Yellow Medicine (singing male from spring still present at Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | 14 | Early south 5/1 Olmsted JWH, 5/6 Goodhue JWH, 5/9 Rice TFB (median 5/8). Only north report: 5/15 Todd (Oak Ridge W.M.A.) BWF, RLE, RAE, CAS, JJS (median 5/19). High count 5/13 Rice (6) DAB. |
| 2007 | Summer | 2 | 7 | New county records: 6/1 Koochiching (Bill Counters PWA on the Big Fork River along Highway 6) RBW, 6/15 Carlton (North Fork of the Nemadji River at County Road 103) RBW. Also seen in Sibley, Scott, Dakota, Brown, Rice, Wabasha, Houston. |
| 2007 | Fall | 3 | All reports: 8/12 Sibley (Rush River C.P.) JCC, RBW, 9/1 Dakota (immature female) ADS, 9/2 Goodhue SWe (median late south 8/27). | |
| 2008 | Spring | 15 | Early south (median 5/7) 5/4 Dakota JLO, 5/6 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) CMB, 5/10 Meeker (Woodland Park) DMF. | |
| 2008 | Summer | 14 | Reported from Stearns, Wright, Carver, Sibley, Scott, Hennepin, Dakota, Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice, Blue Earth, Winona, Houston. | |
| 2008 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | 17 | Early south (median 5/7) 5/5–7 Rice TFB, 5/8 Sibley (Rush River C.P.) WCM, 5/9 Le Sueur DAB. Only north report 5/27 Grant (singing male at Tipsinah Mounds Park) PHS. No counts of more than three individuals. |
| 2009 | Summer | 13 | All reports: Stearns, Sherburne, Wright, Sibley, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Brown, Nicollet (adults observed with recently fledged young, WCM), Rice, Steele, Goodhue, Fillmore. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 3 | All reports 8/3 Rice TFB, Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) ASc, 8/23 Dakota (2) LEC, SWe, 9/2 Rice TFB (median 8/29). | |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | 11 | Early south (median 5/7) 5/6 Houston (Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) NBO, 5/8 Rice TFB, 5/9 Hennepin CMB. Only north report 5/23 Morrison FGo. High count 5/30 Hennepin (3, Elm Creek P.R.) RLR. |
| 2010 | Summer | 1 | 14 | Reported from the southeastern quarter of the state. |
| 2010 | Fall | 1 | 5 | Only north report 8/20 Douglas JPE. All south 8/16 Goodhue LS, 8/18 Sherburne ASc, 8/19 Sibley RBW, 8/28 Carver JCy, 9/6 Hennepin (Minnehaha Creek) TAT median 8/29. |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | 10 | Early south (median 5/7) 5/7 Goodhue MDe, BNW, 5/8 Goodhue LEC, 5/10 Brown BTS, Rice TFB, 5/11 Olmsted JWH, JPr, Wright HCT. One north report 5/21 Douglas (Lake Irene) JPE. High count 5/21 Houston (9 on territories at Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) AXH. |
| 2011 | Summer | 1 | 9 | Found in East-central, Central, Southeast, South-central. |
| 2011 | Fall | 2 | Reported from Miesville Ravine in Dakota 8/21–27 SWe, m.ob. and 9/2 Hennepin (imm. female at Cedar Lake) †SLC. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 2 | 13 | Early south (median 5/7) 5/2 Rice TFB, 5/5 Rice (4, high count) DAB, 5/9 Le Sueur (Sakatah S.P.) RBW, 5/10 Sherburne ASc, 5/11 Scott (male, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R., north trails) BAF, SHF, 5/12 Brown (male, extreme northwest corner of county) BTS, MiO. All north 4/28 Morrison TMu, 5/17 Mille Lacs (male, Mille Lacs Kathio S.P.) ASc, JFR, GHo, KSm. Unusual Southwest record 5/16 Lyon (2 singing, Garvin C.P.) BWF. |
| 2012 | Summer | 2 | 13 | Observed in scattered locations in all central and southern regions. New county record 6/16 Pine (T40R20b) NRRI. Unusual location 6/15 Lyon (Garvin C.P., first found 5/17) RAE. High counts 6/23 Houston (5, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) DSt, 6/24 Scott (3, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF. |
| 2012 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2013 | Spring | 2 | 15 | Early south (median 5/7) 5/5 Hennepin (Elm Creek P. R.) TLo, 5/13 Houston JEB, Olmsted SWs, Ramsey (Crosby Farm R.P.) SeH, Rice TFB, 5/14 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) DWK, Wright (Lake Maria S.P.) RLR. All north 5/25 Morrison FGo, 5/26 Otter Tail JSe. |
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | 16 | Observed in Central, East-central (including Pine), and all southern regions. Unusual location 7/4–12 Lyon (Garvin C.P.) RJS, HHD, CRM. |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | 3 | Only north report 9/1 Douglas JPE. All south 8/1 Lyon (Garvin Park) RBJ, 8/14, 8/23 Rice TFB, 8/24 Rice DAB, ANy, 8/25 Goodhue BAb, RZi. (median 8/30). |
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | 19 | Well represented this season beginning with early south (median 5/7) 5/5 Carver MJa, 5/8 Olmsted MHm, 5/9 Fillmore ToM, Renville JEB. Only report away from typical range 5/23 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R., "Historic Old Indian Trail") WCM, PME, m.ob. |
| 2014 | Summer | 2 | 11 | Found in all regions except North-central, Northeast, Southwest. Unexpected location 7/11 Mahnomen CRM, KMS. |
| 2014 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Spring | 15 | All reports south and east of Stearns, beginning (median 5/7) 5/3 Houston TFo, Winona DBz, 5/5 Rice TFB, 5/8 Carver BAb, Washington PNi. | |
| 2015 | Summer | 8 | Reported from Goodhue, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright. High count 6/14 Goodhue (8, Collishan Rd. & State Trail) SWe. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | Only report 8/17 Wright (Crow River Preserve) JCn. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 14 | Early south (median 5/6) 5/7 Goodhue (Hok-Si-La Park) KeA, SWe, Rice DAB, (Cannon River Wilderness Area) GBa, 5/8 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) TLg, 5/10 Le Sueur (Sakatah S.P.) BAb. One out-of-range occurrence: 5/15 Lyon GWe. No notable high counts. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 10 | Reported from Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright. High count 6/12 Goodhue (6, Collishan Rd. and State Trail) SWe. First county breeding record 6/29 Houston KnM. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | Only report 8/6 Meeker (Lake Stella) ph. LWz. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 14 | Reported from its typical range in the southeastern quarter of the state beginning (median 5/6) 5/5 Goodhue (Hok-Si-La Park) LiH, 5/9 Houston JuT, SHo, Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek C.P.) STa, 5/10 Carver (Carver P.R.) JWZ, Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BrT. High counts 5/13 Nicollet (5, Seven Mile Creek C.P.) MiO, ChH, KEm, MEm, 5/27 Houston (4) KRE. Furthest northwest reports: 5/16–23 Stearns (St. John's Arboretum) HHD, ANy, DBz and 5/26 Kandiyohi (Robbins Island Park) JWd. | |
| 2017 | Summer | 9 | Observed in Anoka, Goodhue, Houston, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington. | |
| 2017 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | 15 | Reported from a similar number of counties as in past years. Early south (median 5/6) 5/2 Goodhue ChS, 5/5 Houston BDo, ASu, LiH, 5/6 Nicollet ASu, LiH, 5/7 Olmsted LAV. Only north report a nicely described female 5/21 Otter Tail TFu. High counts 5/9 Houston (5, Eagle's Bluff) TFo, 5/16 Nicollet (4, Seven Mile Creek C.P.) STa. |
| 2018 | Summer | 13 | Found in all regions except northern and western. High count 6/16 Scott (5, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) ebd. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 3 | Â All reports 8/6 Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek C.P.) RBW, 8/19 Scott RBW, 8/21 Nicollet RBW, 8/22 Stearns (Beaver Island Trail) LKo, MKo. | |
| 2019 | Spring | 14 | Reported mostly from its normal range in the southeast along the Mississippi River Valley northwest to Stearns and along the Minnesota River Valley to Nicollet. Early south (median 5/6) 5/4 Goodhue JQn, 5/10 Rice (Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) ebd, 5/13 Houston SHo, 5/14 Carver (Rapids Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy, Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek C.P.) RHh. | |
| 2019 | Summer | 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. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 2 | Only two reports for this uncommon fall species: 8/10–11 Houston (near La Crescent) ebd, 9/6 Chisago (Riverwalk Park) DPG. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 13 | Reported mostly from its normal range in the Southeast and East-central along the Mississippi and St. Croix river valleys, northwest to Stearns and along the Minnesota River Valley to Nicollet. Early south (median 5/5) reported only from Houston County beginning 5/3 FFa, MaJ, m.ob. through 5/14. Then away from Houston 5/14 Goodhue ebd, 5/15 Scott AFo, Washington AJF, Nicollet ChH. High counts 5/12–14 Houston (5, near Reno) m.ob. One report from a less expected location 5/24 Lyon (Camden S.P.) NMe. | |
| 2020 | Summer | 14 | Reported from Central, East-central, South-central, Southeast. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 5 | Highest number of reporting fall counties in a decade. All birds: 8/6–14 Hennepin (Lake Rebecca P.R.) SuH, 8/17 Meeker (near Dassel) PKF, 8/20 Washington (Oakdale N.P.) JDS, 8/21 Houston (Hillside Rd. in Reno) AAz, 9/2 Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek C.P.) NSg (median departure 8/26). | |
| 2021 | Spring | 15 | Reports restricted to the southeastern quarter of the state, ranging from Houston to Stearns. Early south (median 5/5) 5/2–6 Nicollet DWK, StK, 5/3–4 Houston ToM, DSt, 5/6 Dakota MwT. High count 5/17 Houston (13, Hillside Rd., Reno) KWR, CLR. | |
| 2021 | Summer | 13 | Encountered in Central, East-central, South-central, Southeast. Found neither farther north than Wright nor farther west than Nicollet. High count 6/23 Houston (6, Reno, Hillside Rd.) ASu, DvN. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | Only report 9/8 Anoka (Andover) †ebd. | |
| 2022 | Spring | 13 | Reported mostly from the Minnesota, Mississippi, and St. Croix river valleys, from Houston to Nicollet, Stearns and Washington. On par with the ten-year average number of reporting counties. Early south (median 5/5) 5/7–8 Nicollet ebd, RHh, 5/8 Hennepin ebd, Houston ToM. All-time high spring count 5/21 Wright (10, Stanley Eddy Memorial Park, individually counted) ToL, plus 5/14–17 Nicollet (4, Seven Mile Creek C.P.) APi, AnB, MwT, ClB. | |
| 2022 | Summer | 13 | Found in Central, East-central, South-central, Southeast. High count 6/4 Wright (8, Stanley Eddy Memorial Park) RSk. | |
| 2022 | Fall | 5 | All south 8/1 Nicollet RBW, 8/11 Houston (Reno, Hillside Rd.) JGW, Wabasha (Watopa Twp.) ebd, 8/15 Winona (Whitewater S.P.) LHl, 8/20 Nicollet (2, Seven Mile Creek C.P.) BAb, 9/2 Ramsey (Lake Como) †LiH. | |
| Breeds southeast and central. State designation: Special Concern. | ||||
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| Column N | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North. |
| Column S | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South. |