The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | 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: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys |
| Gray Partridge(Perdix perdix) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1934 | Summer | A nest of this species containing 15 eggs and 2 eggs of the Rin~necked Pheasant~ was discovered b~ar Iaville, South Sakata, by Mrs. C. E. Peterson on June 5th. The Flicker, 1934 -f.36 | ||
| 1940 | Summer | C. Edward Carlson was the only observer who reported chis species. His dates for 8 nests ranged from May 20 to June 26. The nests were all found in Martin County and usually contained from I2-20 eggs. Only a few eggs were successfully hatched. | ||
| 1945 | Winter | Present throughout the year. | ||
| 1946 | Summer | 10 young, July 17, Kandioyohi Co., Barrett. CHUKAR PARTRIDGE. 9 young, Aug. 9, Lake Co., Barrett. | ||
| 1961 | Spring | were reported 13 May at Hampton, Dakota County by R. Janssen and 20 May at Gaylord, Sibley County by R. Janssen and Brother Theodore. Two were seen near Hoffman, Grant County by members of the Avifaunal Club 21 May. ; | ||
| 1961 | Summer | Two adults with 17 young seen on 15 July just south of Felton, by Avifauna} Club members. RAILS: | ||
| 1961 | Winter | Mrs. B. L. Duckstad saw nine on January 15 at Fertile, Polk County. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | April 28 Leota, Nobles Co., Avifaunal Club; May 12 near Hutchinson, McC!eod Co. and near Watson, Chippewa Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Nov. 17, near Dawson, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; Sept. 2, near Marietta, Lac qui Parle Co., 10 seen, R. Grant. | ||
| 1962 | Winter | Feb. 23, near Roseau, Roseau, Co., staff members of Minn. Museum of Natural History. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 18, Marietta, Lac qui Parle County, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Clay Co., Moorhead, July 17, ad, lly, D. Meyer. Mahnomen Co., June 28, ad, 6y, R. Grant. Pipestone Co, Aug. 31, 2 ad, 15 y, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Winter | Feb 1, Roseau, Kitts ·on Counties, small flock in each county R. Grant and Tom Jegla; Feb 4 through 11, Dakota Co., Mpls Audubon Society. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-18 Artichoke Lake, RG, RLH; 4-19 Wabasha Co, JPF; 5-5 Wright Co, EC. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-30 Stevens Co, 8, M. Jacobson; 11-7 Swift Co, RBJ. | ||
| 1964 | Winter | 1-2, Moorhead, Clay Co, 15, XC; 2-24, Alberta Stevens, Co, 1, ES; 2-7, Caledonia, Houston Co, 2, RO. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | many more reports than usual, mostly in March; Wabasha Co, DGM, DB; Dakota Co, RBJ, FL; Hennepin Co, RBJ, FL, TEM; Eyota, FGD; Stevens Co, RAG; Sherburne Co, EAR, RPR. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 10-8 Collegeville, 3, RPR. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 3-1 Nobles Co, 2, HSH; "seen in March" Agassiz Refuge, DLO; "fairly common this spring," Rice Co, OAR; 4-13 Ada, Norman Co, 3, BRK; 5-3 Wabasha, 2, DGM; 5-21 Norman Co, 2, BL. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | reported from Rock, Stevens, Roseau Co's. Sandhill Crane,: 8·4 Carlos Avery Refuge, Anoka Co, usual nesting pair had 2y, RG; 8-12 Roseau Co, 2 ad-2 sub-adults, perhaps family group, PEB; good details. (See Notes of Interest) | ||
| 1966 | Fall | "Several seen in Lincoln Co.," PE. | ||
| 1966 | Winter | reported from Olmsted (20 in one flock, CMJ, JPF), Dakota, Rice, Blue Earth and Roseau Co's.; also from Fargo. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | March, Nobles Co., HSH; 3-1 (8), 3-12 (4) Dakota Co., EMB; 3-25 Dakota Co., 4, RBJ; 4-10 Dakota Co., 1, EHH; 4-19 Dakota Co., 3, VL; 5-1 to 5-16 Fargo-Moorhead fide EGA. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | nested in Jackson Co.; also reported from Nobles Co. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 8-12 Lyon Co., 1, PE; 8-13 Redwood Co. , 1, PE; 10-28 Lac qui Parle Co., 13, JLS; 11-11 Lyon Co., 20, PE. | ||
| 1967 | Winter | 2-22 Rice Co., 1, OAR; 2-24 Olmstead Co., AFR; "resident", Roseau Co., PEB. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | more reports than usual, 3-3 Rice Co., 2, OAR; 3-31 Nobles Co., 2, HSH; 4-6 Traverse Co., 8, KE; 4-10 Lincoln Co., 2, BL; 4-13 Rice Co., 2, DB; 5-4 Stevens Co., 2, JAH; 5-10 Clay Co., 2, TEM; 5-15 Faribault Co., 2, EDK; 5-21 Nobles Co., 2, HSH; 5-25 Swift Co., 1, EHH. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | reported from Nobles, Rice, Blue Earth Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-18 Stearns 10 NMH; 8-20 Watonwan 12, R. N. Johnson fide DMF; 11-3 Pope 15 WH. Reported common in Blue Earth by EDK and resident in Roseau by PEB. | ||
| 1968 | Winter | Reported from Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, and Winona Counties; numbers ranged from 5 Wabasha (Elgin) DB, to 20 Nobles, HSH. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 3-2 Nobles Co., HSH; 3-18 (2) Dakota Co., EIS, FNj MAS, VL; 3-21 (8) Blue Earth Co., DMF, EDK; 3-22 (2) Blue Earth Co., HBT· 5-7 (2) Faribault Co., EDK. ' | ||
| 1969 | Summer | reported from Watonwan, Blue Earth, Rock, Nobles, Rice, and Wabasha Co's. | ||
| 1969 | Winter | Reported from Watonwan, Blue Earth, Rice, Dakota (28), Goodhue, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Fillmore, Olmsted, Nobles, Wright. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 4-25 jackson (1) HH; "May" Nobles (several} HH; "present" Rice OR; "resident" Watonwan and Blue Earth EK; "permanent resident" Hennepin EB; 3-28 Lyon (2) PE; 5-10 Yellow Medicine PE. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 6·6 Nobles Co. (2) HSH. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | no reports of this or Prairie Chicken. | ||
| 1970 | Winter | reported from Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson (20), Murray, Blue Earth, Watonwan, Rice, Olmsted, Winona, Wabasha, Dakota (23). | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 11 reports from Dakota, Nobles, Rice, Olmsted, Murray, Lyon, Goodhue, and Blue Earth. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in Dodge, Pope and Rice; also reported from Dakota, Nobles, Clay and Nor man. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 8-8 Pope BH; 8-28 Dodge BH; 9-24 Dakota BH; reported with no dates from Nobles HH, Blue Earth EK, Murray ND, Lyon PE. | ||
| 1971 | Winter | reported from Ottertail (10), Clay (13), Stearns (4), Rice (13), Nobles, Rock, Murray (12), Blue Earth, Watonwan, Dakota (20), Scott (17). | ||
| 1972 | Summer | nested in Dakota; seen also in Rice, Blue Earth, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Nobles, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Pope (JCG), Clay (KRE). | ||
| 1972 | Winter | Reported from Clay (7). Blue Earth (several cavies), Dakota (2), Lac qui Parle (2), Murray (15) Olmsted (13), Rice, Scott (8), Stearns (2), Watonwan (several cavies). | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Nested in Dakota & Murray; seen in Rice, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Ste~rns, Clay, & Norman. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Reported from Marshall, Rock, Lac qui Parle, Clay, Dakota, and Dodge. | ||
| 1973 | Winter | Reported from 12 counties; peaks of 42 on the Moorhead Christmas Count and 71 on the Warren (Marshall Co.) Christmas Count; more common than usual. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Reported from Clay, Morrison, (4-27, Pierz 1, DCF); Otter Tail, Cottonwood, Redwood, Stearns, Rock, Pipestone, Lyon, Meeker & Swift. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested in Kandiyohi, Lyon, Cottonwood, Martin; also reported from Pennington, Wilkin, Pope, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Lincoln, Murray, Rock, Dakota. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Reported from Clay, Faribault, Murray, Lac qui Parle. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | Reported from 18 counties; more widespread than usual; at least two observers reported this species to have survived the January 10-11 blizzard with little or no losses. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Reported from Rock, Redwood, Blue Earth, Kandiyohi, Pope, Swift, Morrison (3-28 Genola (2) DF), Murray, Lac qui Parle, Dodge, Mower, Fillmore, Olmsted, Rice, Freeborn, Yellow Medicine, Goodhue, Pipestone, Chippewa, Clay Co's. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested in Yellow Medicine; also reported from 11 other counties north to Big Stone and Stearns. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | reported from Yellow Medicine, Ramsey, Rock, Swift, Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray, Mower, Goodhue, and Lac qui Parle, many reported that this bird is doing better than the Pheasant. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | reported from 16 counties including 105 on the Mt. Lake-Windom Christmas Count. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Reported from Yellow Medicine, Stearns, Rock, Nobles, Murray, Lac qui Parle, Pipestone, Lincoln, Cottonwood, Dakota, Mower, Rice, Jackson, Otter Tail, Marshall, Redwood, Crow Wing, Norman and Wilkin. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in Lincoln, Lyon and Jackson; also reported from Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Pipestone, Rock, Murray, Nobles, Le Sueur, Rice and Mower. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Reported from 16 counties. | ||
| 1976 | Winter | Reported from 18 counties from Marshall to Fillmore Co's. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Reported from Wilkin, Otter Tail, Clay, Pipestone, Rock, Lincoln, Murray, Yellow Medicine, Morrison, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Pope, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Chippewa, Steele, Lyon, Dakota, Nicollet, Meeker and Redwood. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Lyon and Sibley; also reported from 14 other counties (including 8 seen in Duluth on 7-3 and 7-17 by DM; the origin of these birds is open to question); more reports than usual. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Many reports, this bird is at one of its highest peaks ever. | ||
| 1977 | Winter | Continues to do well with reports from 25 counties including a peak of 1/9 on the Warren CBC; also a survey in Wilkin Co. by S. Musielewicz turned up no less than 866 individuals in 1/1 covies! | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 3-8, 4-1 Morrison PM, DF; good numbers elsewhere. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported in Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Brown, Sherburne and Dakota; also seen in 10 other counties in the South plus Morrison (Buckman) and Roseau (Roseau) in the North. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Permanent resident; reported from 13 counties. | ||
| 1978 | Winter | Obviously still increasing with reports from 29 counties including 163 on the Mt. Lake -Windom CBC, 80 along a 15 mi. drive in Murray Co. (AD), and the first report ever from the Rochester CBC. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Permanent resident. Reported from 30 counties including 3-4 Wilkin SM (105), 3-9 Beltrami KE, RJ. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Lyon, Steele, Olmsted; also seen in 14 other counties throughout the western and southern regions plus Sibley and Sherburne (Becker). Sandhill Cra.ne Breeding reported from Anoka, Polk; also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Marshall, Pennington, Sherburne. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Permanent resident; reported from 21 counties. | ||
| 1979 | Winter | Reported from 13 counties eastward to Sherburne, Washington 12-14, near Forest Lake (WHL) and Olmsted. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Permanent resident; reported from 25 counties. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from Olmsted, LeSueur, Lyon, Sherburne, Stearns; also seen west of the Mississippi River in the southern and ceritral regions plus the Northwest. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Reported from 15 counties including Angle Inlet, Lake of the Woods Co. | ||
| 1980 | Winter | Reported from 19 counties east to Olmsted, Sherburne and Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Permanent resident; reported from 33 counties. Winter 1981 | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Sherburne, Wright, Olmsted. Seen throughout range. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Permanent resident; reported from 15 counties. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | Reported from 20 counties from the west, central, south central and southeast regions including a first ever report from the Sand Prairies in Wabasha (DWM). | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Permanent resident; reported from 11 counties north, 16 south. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Olmsted, Sherburne, Steams. Seen throughout range plus Hubbard. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from three counties north, I I south. | ||
| 1982 | Winter | Reported from 22 counties south and west of a line from Pennington to Dakota. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from 19 counties south, 12 north. Many observers reported numbers significantly down. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Breeding data from Sherburne. Seen throughout range. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Permanent resident reported from 2 counties north, 14 south; first Anoka county record 8/22 KL. | ||
| 1983 | Winter | Reported from eight north and 32 south counties in all regions except the north central, northeast and most of the east cen- tral. A statewide CBC total of I I 05 with peaks of 230 on the Windom-Mountain Lake count. Also in Winona, 12-8, Paul Pedersen. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from 13 counties south, six north; numbers generally down. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Pennington, Clay and Faribault; also seen in 14 other counties. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported scarce this season from 12 counties south, three north. | ||
| 1984 | Winter | This year's statewide CBC count of 129 was down sharply from last year's count of 1/05. Reported from only 20 counties (40 last year) in its normal range in the west, central and south regions. No significant peaks noted. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Reported from 19 counties south, nine north; many comments indicated numbers down. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Probable nesting in Polk, Benton, Houston, Nobles. Also seen in 15 other counties thro•tghout the western and southern regions plus Clearwater, Sherburne, Dakota. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Permanent resident, reported from four counties north, 14 south. | ||
| 1985 | Winter | A statewide CBC count of 406 (129 L.y.) with reports from 34 counties (20 L.y.) in the south and west regions. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Permanent resident, reported from 28 counties south, 6 north. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Probable nesting in Marshall, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore. Also seen in 25 other counties throughout the western and southern regions plus Stearns, Sherburne. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Reported from two counties north, 16 counties south. | ||
| 1986 | Winter | Fewer reports than usual. A statewide CBC count of 136 ( 406 L. Y.) and reported from only 18 counties in the west and southern regions. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Reported from 25 counties south; five north. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Probable nesting in LeSueur, Olmsted, Winona, Houston. Also seen in 24 other counties in the western and southern regions. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Reported from three counties north, 18 south. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Reported from 33 (18 L. Y.) counties in the west, central and south regions. A statewide CBC total of 659 (136 L. Y.) and a high count of 4/3 at Mountain Lake-Windom. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Reported from 22 counties south, 4 north. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Seen in 26 counties in western and southern regions plus Wadena, Meeker, Sibley. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Reported from four counties north, 15 counties south. | ||
| 1988 | Winter | Reported from 28 counties with a statewide CBC count of 282 (659 l.y.). | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Reported from 35 counties south, six counties north. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Seen in 32 counties throughout range, with majority of sightings from the south. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Reported from 6 counties north, 18 south. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | Reported from 28 counties (same l.y.) with a statewide CBC total of 1/2 (282 I. y.). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Reported from 34 counties south, six counties north. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Nested in Nobles, Le Sueur, Dodge, Waseca AB, Fillmore CH; seen in 25 other counties as far north as a line through Pennington, Morrison. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported from six counties north, 19 south. | ||
| 1990 | Winter | Population boom in the south! Reported from 36 counties (28 l.y.) with a statewide CBC total of 6/9, over five times l.y. total of 1/2 (see introduction for comments on this phenomenon). RJ found 48 in one field in Cottonwood, observers in Fillmore reported flocks up to 30, and DS found 50 in Houston 2/21 and 22. Recorded northeast to Sherburne with normal or even below normal numbers in west central and northwest counties. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported from 29 counties south, 7 north. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Nested in Winona HVA; probable nesting in Clay, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Mower. Seen in 19 other counties within range. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported from 13 counties south, seven counties north. | ||
| 1991 | Winter | Reported as scarce from only 16 counties (36 l.y.) in the south and west as far north as Roseau. Statewide CBC total 136 (619 l.y.). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Reported from 17 counties south, 8 counties north. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Decline in reports over past two years. Probable nesting in Clay,Cottonwood; seen in 14 western counties plus Nicollet, Martin, Rice, Freeborn, Goodhue, Olmsted. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported from 10 counties south, six north; numbers down. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Scarce again. Reported from 23 counties (16 l.y.) in the south and west as far north as Kittson and Roseau. CBC total 95 (136 l.y.). | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported from 18 counties south, nine north. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Sharp decline in number of reports continues for second straight year; many observers noted seeing fewer birds. Probable nesting in Cottonwood. Seen in ten other western counties as far north as Clay; plus Martin, Wabasha, Winona, Houston. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported from one county north, nine counties south, far fewer than usual. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Very scarce. Reported from 18 counties (23 l.y.) in the south and west as far north as Polk. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported from 13 counties in the south and four counties in the north; numbers down from previous years; mob. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Number of reports has dropped almost threefold since 1989. Nested in Winona, probable nesting in Houston; also observed in Otter Tail, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Rock, Murray, Cottonwood, Rice, Goodhue, Olmsted. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported from only two counties north, five counties south. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Probably lowest number of reports ever. Since a population boom in 1991 (The Loon 63:175), this species has steadily declined. Reported from only six counties with a statewide CBC total of only 15 (619 in 1991 and 1,105 in 1985). Although fluctuation in numbers is normal for this species, it seems possible this species could be completely wiped out by a harsh winter. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Reported from 12 south and three north counties. Numbers down mob. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Very few reports, similar to last year. Nested in Lyon; observed in six other western counties plus Watonwan, Carver, Dakota, Rice, Goodhue. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Reported by nine observers from three north and six south counties. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Reported from 15 counties (6 l.y.) in the south and west. CBC total 98 (15 l.y.). Increase after record low numbers last year. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Reported from 15 south and 2 north counties. Numbers remain down. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Few reports, similar to previous three years. Nested in Murray, Winona; probable nesting in Freeborn. Seen in seven other southern counties plus Otter Tail, Wadena. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Only north report from Wilkin. Reported from twelve south counties including peak counts in Waseca (9) JSe, Watonwan (14–18) DBr, BSe, Houston (12) EMF. | ||
| 1996 | Winter | Numbers up dramatically. Reported from 28 counties in the south and west (15 l.y. and 6 two years ago). CBC total 397 (98 l.y.). | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Reported from 11 south and 1 north counties. Numbers remain down. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Few reports, similar to previous three years. Probable nesting in Carver, Freeborn, Olmsted; also observed in Clay, Wilkin, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock, Murray, Cottonwood, Dodge, Fillmore. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Only reports from Freeborn, Houston, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Rice. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Reported from nine counties in the south and west (28 l.y.). CBC total 85 (397 l.y.). | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Reported from 21 south counties. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Probable breeding in seven southern counties; also observed in Brown, Martin, Cottonwood, Wilkin, Clay, Mahnomen, Polk. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Reported from Wilkin, plus 14 south counties. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Reported from 17 counties in range. CBC total 72, with a peak of 38 at Warren. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Reported from 15 south counties, plus Becker, Clay, Otter Tail. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Fewest reports ever for this species. Seen in Meeker, McLeod, Sibley, Lyon, Redwood, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Rice, Jackson, and Freeborn. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Reported from six counties in the southwest region (max. 12 in Pipestone), plus Freeborn, Martin, Meeker, Waseca, and Watonwan. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Reported from the counties of Dakota, Meeker, Olmsted, and Wilkin, plus the Albert Lea (2), Crookston (3), Lac qui Parle (3), and Mountain Lake-Windom (20) CBCs. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported from total of 22 south counties but none in east-central region and only Houston in southeast. Only north reports: Polk, Wilkin. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Seen in nine western counties plus Meeker, McLeod, Watonwan, Goodhue, Freeborn, Fillmore. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Reported only from Kittson (fide BAB) in the north, plus 11 south counties. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Increased numbers. Reported from 27 counties in the south and west. Maximum counts 2/5 Murray (44) ND, and on the Mountain Lake-Windom CBC (62). | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from 15 south counties (22 last spring), primarily in Southwest. Peak count 3/4 Renville (7) DMF. Only north reports: Clay (2), Wilkin (2). | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Fewest reports in 18+ years. Observed in Stearns, Swift, Lac Qui Parle, Meeker, Lyon, Cottonwood, Jackson, Freeborn, Houston. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | No north reports. Seen in 11 south counties, all in Southwest except Freeborn, Martin, Meeker, Waseca. Peak count 11/4 Lyon (13) RJS. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Reported only from Cottonwood, Meeker, Mower, plus the Warren (14), Marshall (12), and Albert Lea (6) CBCs. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Small numbers reported in 12 south counties: Cottonwood, Fillmore, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Meeker, Murray, Pipestone, Renville, Rock, and Yellow Medicine. Only north reports: Polk (6), Todd, and Wilkin (2). | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Few reports, like last year. Seen in Polk, Clay, Pipestone, Murray, Nobles, Jackson, Watonwan, and Freeborn. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Only north reports: 10/13 Clay (7) PHS, 10/27 Otter Tail (22) SPM. Seen in 10 south counties, including 9/3 Winona (5 near Stockton) DBz. Noteworthy counts 8/19 Sibley (adult with 12 young) RBJ, 11/13 Cottonwood (20 south of Bingham L.) LWF. Also observed in Big Stone, Freeborn, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville. | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Reported from Cottonwood, Meeker, Dakota, Steele and Freeborn counties. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Found in 19 south counties (12 last spring) as far southeast as Goodhue and Houston. All counts single digits except (no date) Lac qui Parle (flock of 23, Walter Twp.) BJU. All north reports: Clay (4 locations), Kittson (2), Traverse (2), Wilkin (2). | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Fewest reports ever; only observations from Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Rock, Meeker. Minnesota D.N.R. surveys indicate a significant increase in the Southwest, but elsewhere in the state, counts were the same or less than last year. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Most unusual was a covey of 15 reported by a hunter familiar with this species on 11/15 Lake of the Woods (about one mile north of Faunce Tower) fide MHK. Additional north reports from Becker (1), Pennington (max. 9), Polk (6–9 birds in each of three locations), Todd (3), Wilkin (4–6 in each of two locations). All south reports: Big Stone (12), Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle (10–15), Martin, Rice (6). | ||
| 2003 | Winter | At least 130 individuals reported from 17 counties in the south and west (but 4 reports lacked number of birds). Highest reported counts 12/20 Crookston CBC (18) and 2/1 Brown (20) BTS. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Seen in 20 south counties as far southeast as Mower and Winona. All counts south of one or two birds except (no date) Brown (4) BTS. All north reports: Wilkin, Clay (2), Pennington (13 on 3/15) fide JMJ, Polk (10 on 3/21) EEF. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported from six counties in western regions of the state, plus Todd, Stearns, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | All north reports: 9/11 Clay (6) fide JMJ, 10/2 Pennington JMJ, 10/17 Wilkin BJU. Seen in 10 south counties, including 8/15 Houston (3) FZL. High counts 8/14 Lac qui Parle (23) KTP, 9/18 Cottonwood (19) BRB. Also reported from Big Stone (3), Brown, Freeborn, Meeker, Traverse (8), Watonwan (12), Yellow Medicine (13). | ||
| 2004 | Winter | All reports: 1/25 Freeborn AEB, 1/29 Red Lake JMJ, 2/6 Pennington JMJ, (no date) Cottonwood BRB, plus the Henderson (8) and New Ulm (15) CBCs. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Observed in 12 south counties; only Wright and Fillmore in east. All counts one or two birds except 5/25 Lac qui Parle (4) PHS. All north reports: 3/30 Polk (2) EEF, 4/24 Clay (2) RHO, 5/20 Wilkin (3) PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Reported from eight counties in western regions of state, plus Kandiyohi, Renville, Brown, Watonwan, Rice, Freeborn. Highest reported count 7/17 Rock (total of 40 in 3 coveys) JWL et al. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | All north reports: 10/13 Norman (Winchester Twp.) BJU, 11/3 Kittson fide JMJ, 11/12 Polk EEF. Seen in 11 south counties, including 8/13 Fillmore (7) JWH. High counts 8/27 Lincoln (27 in Ash Lake Twp.) BJU, 10/18 Watonwan (13) BRB. Also reported from Brown (12), Chippewa, Freeborn, Kandiyohi (4), Lac qui Parle (5), Meeker, Rock (10), Stearns (5), Traverse (8), Watonwan (12), Yellow Medicine (13). | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Reported from 9 north and 16 south counties as far northwest as Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Roseau. CBC total of 228 on 14 counts, including Rothsay (59), New Ulm (40), and Warren (45). All reports in Southeast: 12/18 Goodhue JV, 12/19 Olmsted (4) JWH, 2/17 Fillmore (location?) JLO, 2/27 Fillmore (Chatfield) JWH. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Observed in 17 south counties as far southeast as Olmsted and Fillmore, and 7 north counties as far northwest as Kittson, Marshall. All counts single digits except 3/12 Wilkin (11) BDS. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Most reports since 1992. Found in 15 counties in the southwestern portion of state, plus Fillmore. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | All north reports: 9/10 Norman (14 near Ada) BWF, 10/22 Marshall (15 near Newfolden) SBr, 10/29 Pennington (20) JMJ. Seen in 14 south counties, including high counts from Yellow Medicine 8/25 (20 near Spellman L.) WCM and 11/6 (21 near Lanner's L.) BJU. Also reported from Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood (10), Jackson, Lac qui Parle (5), Meeker (6), Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood (2), Renville. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 4 | 6 | All north reports: 12/3 Marshall (15) SBr fide JMJ, 12/16 Clay (13, Fargo-Moorhead CBC), 12/20 Kittson LW fide JMJ, 1/11 Clay (12, county road 52) CMB. High count south 1/21 Brown (14) BTS. No reports from Southeast. |
| 2007 | Spring | 3 | 20 | High counts south 3/3 Brown (11 near Essig) BTS, 3/3 Houston (15 near Spring Grove) JPE, 3/7 Mower (15) and Fillmore (12) RBW. All north reports: 3/12 Wilkin (2) RBW, 3/16–4/11 Kittson LW, 4/15–5/25 Clay (max. 4) m.ob. |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | 13 | Seen in Traverse, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Cottonwood, Jackson, Stearns, Meeker, Rice, Brown, Watonwan, Martin, Dakota, Fillmore. |
| 2007 | Fall | 3 | 10 | All north reports: 8/31 Red Lake (3 in L. Pleasant Twp.) BJU, 9/3 Traverse (1 in Croke Twp.) BJU, 11/10–11 Kittson fide JMJ. High counts south 8/24 Lac qui Parle (17 near Louisburg) BJU, 10/12 Cottonwood (12 at Red Rock Prairie) JCC, 8/5 Olmsted (11) JWH. Also reported from Dakota (3), Meeker (2), Pipestone (3), Renville (3), Steele, Stevens, and Yellow Medicine. |
| 2007 | Winter | 5 | 7 | All north reports 12/15 Kittson (8), 1/19 Pennington (7), 1/31 Red Lake (6), 2/4 Red Lake (6), 2/14 Pennington (15), 2/28 Polk (10) — all fide JMJ. All south reports in Dakota, 12/5 and 2/22 (180th St. and Joan Ave.) RBW, 2/22 (180th St. and Emery Ave.) BAF; in Meeker 12/6 (10), 1/3 (3, Greenleaf Twp.) DMF; in Renville 12/6 (20), 12/19 (21, Buffalo Lake), 12/26 (high count of 32 just north of Buffalo Lake) DMF; and 12/7 Fillmore (20, C.R. 12) NBO; 12/27 Lac qui Parle (Cerro Gordo Twp.) BJU; 12/29 McLeod (6) DMF. |
| 2008 | Spring | 6 | 15 | High counts 3/9 Stearns (16 near Holdingford) RPR, 3/7 Clay (9) CMB, 3/9 Marshall (7) JMJ, 5/23 Fillmore (6) ARW. All other north reports: 3/9 Kittson LW, 3/10 Norman HHD, 3/30 Otter Tail fide JMJ, 4/27 Polk (2 at Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) KRE, m.ob. |
| 2008 | Summer | 11 | Found in all southern and central regions except East-central, Southeast. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | 10 | All north reports: 8/28 Red Lake SAS, 10/27 Pennington (5) JMJ. High count south 8/16 Nicollet (16 in Granby Twp.) JCC. Also reported from Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Meeker (2), Renville, Rice, Swift (3), Waseca, and Watonwan. |
| 2008 | Winter | 5 | 5 | All north reports: 12/3 Kittson fide JMJ, 1/10 Polk (20) fide JMJ, 2/14 Roseau (2) JCC, 2/18 Wilkin (6) fide JMJ, 2/20 Kittson fide JMJ, 2/28 Red Lake fide JMJ. A very cooperative covey of up to nine present 12/26–2/28 near Hastings at 180th and Joan Ave. m.ob. |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | 16 | High count 3/5 Meeker (5, Acton Twp.) DMF; all other reports were of 1–2 birds. Only north report: 5/26 Clay RHO. |
| 2009 | Summer | 1 | 7 | Reported from Clay, Big Stone, Rock, Meeker, Nicollet, Brown, Dakota, Mower. |
| 2009 | Fall | 1 | 12 | Only north report: 10/8 Red Lake (6) SAS. High counts south 8/2 Dakota (12) LS, 9/6 Lyon (9) DPG. Also reported from Big Stone, Blue Earth (2), Goodhue, Jackson (4), Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle (2), Meeker (2), Nicollet, Rice, Sibley. |
| 2009 | Winter | 7 | 21 | Numerous reports across southern one half of state. High counts 2/13 Pennington (28, east of Goodridge) JMJ, 1/9 Olmsted (20) JWH, 2/20 Goodhue (20, Featherstone Twp.) RCA. |
| 2010 | Spring | 5 | 15 | High counts 3/7 Brown (11, Lake Hanska Twp.) BTS, 4/29 Fillmore (8, Geothetic W.M.A.) RTP. Unusual report: 3/11 Lake of the Woods GM. |
| 2010 | Summer | 3 | 9 | Found in all western regions plus Central and South-central. |
| 2010 | Fall | 3 | 5 | All north reports: 8/9 Kittson (6, Joe River W.M.A.) TBr, 9/5 Marshall (12) KRE, 10/23 Polk (12) KRE, m.ob. Also reported from Big Stone, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Pipestone, Redwood. |
| 2010 | Winter | 4 | 21 | All north reports: 12/18 Fargo-Moorhead CBC (17), 12/19 Grand Forks-East Grand Forks CBC, 1/5–1/16 Morrison (12–14, Elmdale) MJB, RAE, HHD, 2/5 Polk (12) fide JMJ, 2/6 Pennington (4) JMJ. Numerous south reports across the region excluding Twin Cities Metro counties, with high count 1/9 Chippewa (20) RBW. CBC high count 12/18 Owatonna (21). |
| 2011 | Spring | 4 | 10 | High count 3/18 Kittson (4, Lancaster) RBJ, DAC; all other reports were of 1–2 birds. All other north reports: 4/10 Traverse (2) m.ob., 5/3 Clay (2) RHO, 5/16–21 Red Lake JPr, DBz. |
| 2011 | Summer | 2 | 7 | Reported from widely scattered locations in western regions plus Dakota, Olmsted. |
| 2011 | Fall | 2 | 8 | Only north reports 11/18 Becker GO, 11/3–5 Morrison FGo. Also reported south from Big Stone (2), Chippewa (2), Lac qui Parle (3), Murray (2), Pipestone (8), Rock, Stearns, Steele (8). |
| 2011 | Winter | 3 | 7 | Reported from fewer than half the counties than the previous two years. All north: 12/18 Fargo-Moorhead CBC, Grand Forks-East Grand Forks CBC, 2/4 Marshall (5) SAS. No reports east of Meeker except 12/31 Hastings-Etter CBC. High count 12/26 Nobles (7) NED. |
| 2012 | Spring | 6 | 9 | All north reports: 3/10 Kittson TrB, 3/11–4/29 Polk HHu, m.ob., 4/22 Clay (Felton Prairie) RHO, 5/21 Morrison CRM, 5/28 Wilkin HHD, 5/29 Pennington JMJ. All reports were of 1–2 birds. |
| 2012 | Summer | 6 | 10 | Observed in scattered locations in all regions except Northeast. |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | 10 | Only north report: 10/26 Polk DLT. Also reported from Lac qui Parle, Mower, Murray (12), Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Renville (10), Rock, Swift and Winona (12). |
| 2012 | Winter | 7 | 7 | Reported from more north counties than last winter, all Northwest. North high count 2/2 Marshall (37) SAu, 2/19 Roseau (22) KJB. CBC high count Crookston (79). Reported from about the same number of south counties as last year, but only one-third as many as in 2009 and 2010. South high counts were all fewer than ten. |
| 2013 | Spring | 6 | 13 | All reports from the southern third or western edge of the state, except for 3/19–4/4 Koochiching (8, near Loman) ph. AMe, DAC, RBJ. Additional high counts 3/1 Kittson (21, St. Vincent) RBJ, DAC, 3/6 Polk (11) SAu, 3/13 Marshall (10) GAK, 3/11 Faribault (9) ANy. |
| 2013 | Summer | 5 | 9 | Observed in scattered western and southern locations. |
| 2013 | Fall | 3 | 7 | All north 8/15 Grant CRM, JLO, 8/19 Traverse (4) HCT, DWK, 8/28 Polk CRM, GLa. South reports from Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Nicollet, Murray, Stearns. |
| 2013 | Winter | 7 | 7 | Reported from the same number of counties both north and south as last year. North reports all from Northwest. North high counts 1/18 Pennington (19) JMJ, 1/10 Clay (18) RAE. South reports all of 7 or fewer, from Brown, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Olmsted, Renville, Steele, Winona. CBC high counts 12/14 Crookston (17), 12/21 Bluestem Prairie/Buffalo River S.P. (12), 1/1 Mountain Lake-Windom (12). |
| 2014 | Spring | 3 | 13 | All reports from the southern third or western edge of the state. High count 3/4 Clay (16) TCL, 3/4 Rice (10) GHo. All other reports were of 1–6 birds. |
| 2014 | Summer | 2 | 8 | Seen in Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Polk, Steele, Washington. |
| 2014 | Fall | 9 | All south reports from Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Murray, Olmsted, Steele, and Watonwan. High counts 9/13 Steele (7) PSu and 10/18 Dakota (7) DWK. | |
| 2014 | Winter | 3 | 5 | Reported from the fewest counties for the winter season in the past decade. All north reports: 12/14 Polk (17) East Grand Forks CBC, 2/12 Clay (4) PBB, 2/15 Roseau (10) JOJ. All south: 1/13 Yellow Medicine (11) DLP, 1/25 Freeborn AEB, 2/15 Fillmore (9) GRo, 2/16 Sibley (4) ArS, 2/20 Mower (6) ChA. |
| 2015 | Spring | 3 | 12 | Most reports south of the Minnesota River or in the western third of the state. High count 5/27 Mower (6) PMa. All other reports were of 1–3 birds. |
| 2015 | Summer | 6 | 9 | Observed in all western and southern regions plus Beltrami, Renville, Sibley. |
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | 8 | One north report 11/28 Polk (6) SAu. All south reports from Freeborn, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine. High counts 9/27, 10/11 Yellow Medicine (12) GWe, 9/9 Freeborn (10) TAT. |
| 2015 | Winter | 4 | 15 | Scattered north reports from four counties, with high counts 1/18 Clay (16) PBB, 12/26 Polk (15) SAu, 2/11 Red Lake (15) SAS. Reported from the most south counties for the winter season since 2010, with high counts 1/22 Goodhue (15), 1/19 Wabasha (14) HHD, RAE. CBC high counts 12/20 Grand Forks-East Grand Forks (22), 12/19 Crookston (20). |
| 2016 | Spring | 4 | 14 | Most reports south of the Minnesota river or in the western third of the state. High count 4/30 Goodhue (7, Warsaw W.M.A.) AlF. All other reports were of 1–3 birds. |
| 2016 | Summer | 6 | 12 | Seen in Northwest, Southwest, South-central plus Dakota, Renville. |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | 7 | One north report 9/30 Douglas ELu. All south reports 8/6 Cottonwood (5) JCC, 8/14 Renville (6) DWK, 8/29 Freeborn HCT, 9/1 Blue Earth (6) MiO, 9/2 Lincoln TCz, 11/19 Lyon GWe. High count 8/27 Brown (18, Eden Twp.) BTS. |
| 2016 | Winter | 6 | 6 | All north reports from six Northwest counties, with high counts 13 or fewer. South reports from six counties, down from last winter's 15, with modest high count 1/30 Olmsted (6) LAV. CBC high counts 12/17 Crookston (12), 1/2 Austin (12), 12/17 Fargo-Moorhead (11). |
| 2017 | Spring | 5 | 14 | Most reports south of the Minnesota river or in the western third of the state. High count 5/10 Jackson (4, two birds in each of two locations) PEB. All reports were of 1–2 birds. |
| 2017 | Summer | 7 | 8 | Reported from every region except North-central, Northeast. |
| 2017 | Fall | 3 | 11 | All north 9/2–3 Roseau (12) KRE, m.ob., 11/9 Polk (14, season†™s high count) SAu, 11/25 Kittson ABL. All south 8/5 Faribault DBz, 8/12 Jackson (12) BRB, 8/14 Cottonwood BRB, 8/17 Redwood APi, 8/19 – 9/20 Lincoln (max. 6) KnM, ASu, GWe, 8/29 Lyon TAT, 9/3 Mower JmP, 9/9 Steele PSu, 11/5 Brown (8) BTS, 11/9 Meeker (2) BNn, 11/29 Dakota (5) DVe. |
| 2017 | Winter | 7 | 8 | All north reports from six Northwest counties, with high counts 12/30 Clay (17) HeH, ShG, 2/22 Polk (10) REn, AxB. High counts south 12/31 Goodhue (7) JWH, 2/17 Dodge (7) ebd. CBC high counts 12/16 Crookston (41), 12/15 Agassiz N.W.R. (12). |
| 2018 | Spring | 4 | 15 | Most reports south of the Minnesota river or in the western third of the state. High counts 3/2 Rice (10) TFB, 3/23 Marshall (6) JHs. |
| 2018 | Summer | 7 | 14 | Observed south and west of a line from Roseau to Houston. |
| 2018 | Fall | 3 | 7 | Â All north 9/8 Roseau (7) JMJ, 10/20 Polk (12) SAu, JCJ, 11/5 Kittson (7) ebd, 11/21 Marshall JMJ, 11/24 Norman (9) AaL, ebd. All south 8/1–9 Olmsted (1) LAV, JPr, 8/4–19 Brown (max. 3) MiO, BRB, 8/7 Dakota (2) FFb, KDS, 8/19 Rice (1) BxP, 8/24 Freeborn (1) LS, JPr, 9/5 Murray (13) TAT, 10/16 Yellow Medicine (6) ebd. High count 9/5 Murray (13) TAT. |
| 2018 | Winter | 6 | 13 | All north reports from six Northwest counties, with high counts 12/30 Polk (15) LnT, 2/15 Mahnomen (14) JCJ, SAu. South high counts 2/28 Olmsted (16, Eyota) JmP, 12/13 Murray (14) DAk, 1/28 Mower (8) SWm, 2/28 Renville (8) RJS. CBC high counts 12/15 Crookston (23), 12/15 Marshall (8). |
| 2019 | Spring | 5 | 12 | Most reports from the southern third or Northwest region of the state. High counts 3/2 Fillmore (14) AaL, CLu, 3/3 Olmsted (10) JmP, 3/9 Mower (10, C.R. 2) SWm. |
| 2019 | Summer | 3 | 8 | Â Found in scattered locations south and west of a line from Norman to Fillmore. |
| 2019 | Fall | 3 | 9 | All north 8/11 Wilkin BAb, 8/30 Pennington JMJ, 9/1 Roseau (15, also the high count) KRE. All south 8/3 Kandiyohi (5) BDo, JWd, 8/5, 9/3 Jackson ANy, 8/13 Meeker RAE, 8/20 Murray (2) EzH, ASu, 8/21 Brown BTS, 9/5 Swift (6) JMs, m.ob., 9/19 Carver (3) VWe, 9/20 Olmsted (9) LHl, 10/6 Mower (5) SGa, 10/17 Jackson (6) KEm. |
| 2019 | Winter | 5 | 9 | Â All north reports from five Northwest counties, with high count 1/25 Polk (24, southwest of Warren) HHu, JHs. High counts from the other four north counties were 15 or fewer. South high counts 12/14 Jackson (10) KDS, 2/4 Lac qui Parle (9) DLP, 1/27 Dodge (8) NFT. CBC high count 12/14 Jackson County (10). |
| 2020 | Spring | 4 | 10 | Most reports from the southern third or Northwest region of the state. High count 3/7 Pennington (6, near Saint Hilare) SHo; all other reports were of 1–2 birds. |
| 2020 | Summer | 2 | 16 | Reported from all southern regions plus Clay, Meeker, Roseau, Stearns. |
| 2020 | Fall | 6 | 6 | All north 8/20 Grant (3, North Ottawa Impoundment) KIs, 8/29 Kittson (2, Hallock W.T.P.) AaL, CLu, 10/3 Lake of the Woods (2, near Baudette) AaL, CLu, 10/4 Pennington (14, also the high count) ANy, 11/7 Clay (14, near Moorhead) DnM, 11/9 Clay (Elmwood Twp.) CMk, 11/19 Polk (6, near Warren) HHu. All south 8/11–17 Rock (max. 3, Touch the Sky Prairie) KEm, JmP, 8/18 Brown (7, New Ulm) MiO, 9/4 Mower APi, 9/15 Meeker PKF, 9/21–11/28 Lyon (max. 9) GWe, RJS, 11/7 Kandiyohi (10, Blomkest W.T.P.) JWd. |
| 2020 | Winter | 6 | 11 | All north reports from five Northwest counties, with high counts 1/19 Becker (37, Spring Creek Twp.) TKa, 1/16 Becker (25) NaH, 1/7 Polk (17) REn, RLF. Most south reports were from Olmsted and Rice. South high count 2/24 Olmsted (14) LAV. CBC high counts 12/20 Murray County (16), 12/19 Henderson (8), 12/19 Owatonna (5). |
| 2021 | Spring | 7 | 18 | Higher number of reports than usual. Most reports from the southern third or the West-central and Northwest regions of the state. High count only 3. |
| 2021 | Summer | 6 | 13 | Observed in all western and southern regions plus Renville, Washington. |
| 2021 | Fall | 3 | 13 | Reported north only from the Northwest (Pennington, Polk, Red Lake). Found south in Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Pipestone, Renville, Watonwan. High counts 10/31 Polk (16, near Warren) HHu, 11/2 Red Lake (15) ANy, 11/17 Polk (15, Brandt-Angus Impoundment) HHu. |
| 2021 | Winter | 9 | 11 | Reported from 20 counties statewide, the most in at least the past ten winters. All north reports from eight Northwest counties plus Otter Tail, with high counts 2/24 Pennington (41 in five groups) JMJ, 2/12 Pennington (26, two groups) HHu. Most south reports were from Olmsted. South high counts 1/31 Meeker (25) PKF, 1/30 Dodge (14) DAB. CBC high counts 1/1 Whitewater State Park (10), 12/19 Grand Forks-East Grand Forks (7), Austin (6). |
| 2022 | Spring | 7 | 17 | For the second consecutive year there have been higher number of reports than usual. Most reports are from the southern third or Northwest region of the state. High count 3/13 Norman (14, Prairie Smoke Dunes) ShG, HeH. |
| 2022 | Summer | 5 | 15 | Scattered reports from all regions except North-central, Northeast, East-central. |
| 2022 | Fall | 9 | 12 | The highest number of fall reports statewide in the last 10 years. Reported north from the Northwest (Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Polk, Red Lake, Norman, Clay) and West-central (Traverse, Wilkin). Found south in Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Mower, Murray, Pipestone, Renville, Steele, Watonwan. High counts 9/23 Renville (18, near the Renville/Kandiyohi line) PKF, 11/24 Polk (17, near Tabor) HHu. |
| 2022 | Winter | 11 | 25 | Reported from 36 counties, by far the most in at least the past 20 years and over twice as many as the ten-year average (15). All north reports were from nine Northwest counties, plus Douglas and Otter Tail. North high count 2/19 Polk (40, southwest of Warren) HHu, ebd. Most south reports were from Dodge. South high counts 2/5 Watonwan (25, two flocks) ChH, 1/23 Dodge (24, two flocks) RBW, 1/28 Blue Earth (24, Lincoln W.P.A.) ebd, 12/29 Redwood (21, Delhi Twp.) ASu. CBC high counts 12/24 Redwood Falls (26), 1/4 Glacial Ridge (22), 1/2 Mountain Lake / Windom (18), 1/5 Newfolden (17). |
| Introduced in North America. Permanent resident south and west. | ||||
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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. |