The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Towhees, Sparrows | 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: Towhees, Sparrows |
| Lark Sparrow(Chondestes grammacus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Summer | The only nest of this distinctive member of the sparrow family was found by Rulph Woolsey at Shakopee on June 2nd1 and held five eggs. | ||
| 1931 | Summer | Alden Risser found a nest containing three fresh eggs on Hay 26th. | ||
| 1932 | Summer | Mrs. Wilson saw adult Lark Sparrows carrying food ~t Montevideo, July 8, and on the 2oth young Lark Sparrows were on the wi-~g ~d feeding th~selvos. | ||
| 1933 | Summer | A nest with one young bird was found on July 4th near Red Wing by Cummings. | ||
| 1934 | Summer | Our only data on occupied nests comes from St. Cloud. lliemcnz found a nest on June 22nd, when it held 3 eggs. vJhen he revisited it on June 27th, one egg had hatc:hed,.another wns hatching, and the third wo.s gone, but o. fresh Brown-headed Cowbird's egg had been added. He points out that it is not improbc.ble that the Brown-headed Cowbird r~1oved the missing egg..Another nest ifit,h 3 eggs was found by Hiemenz and funson on June 27th. Mr:::. ~Jilson saw young able to fly but still being fed, on July 15th at Hontovideo. | ||
| 1935 | Summer | Prosser's trained eye caught sight of a female Lark Sparrow hollowing out a cup-shaped depression at the basG of a small bush in readiness for a nest May 27th when Prosser was at Coon Crook uith the bird class. On June 9th, this nest hold 3 Lark Sparrow eggs and a Brown-headed Cowbird egg. At Madison, Mrs. Peterson identified a Lark Sparrow loThich was feeding young able to fly June 23rd. | ||
| 1937 | Summer | Mr. W.]. Brecken ridge found a nest of five eggs on the sand dunes of Anoka County on June 9· On June 15 he found young lark finches at the same place. | ||
| 1938 | Summer | On June 3 Rysgaard, Breckenridge, and Berthel found a nearly completed nest near Afton. | ||
| 1943 | Summer | July 1, Ha&~i·ng.:, 3 eggs. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||
| 1946 | Summer | Building and 3 eggs, May 25, Dakota Co., Bro. Hubert. | ||
| 1961 | Spring | Seen in Ramsey County 27 April by R. Grant. Seen 21 May in Big Stone County by Avifaunal Club members. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | May 16 Winona, Hiawatha Valley Bird Club; May 20 Barden Sand Dunes, Scott Co., Bob Janssen. | ||
| 1962 | Summer | June 17, Sand Dunes State Forest, Sherburne Co., singing male seen by W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 8, Winona, the Dahms; May 11, Scott Co., Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Scott Co., near Savage, Aug. 1, 2 ad with 5 y out of nest, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-12 Anoka Co, LJ; 5-2 Sherburne Co, RPR; 5-5 Winona, GD; 4-26 Scott Co, RG; 5-2 Wabasha Co, RBJ. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 7-25, Hennepin Co, ad feeding 2y, MAS. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | earliest 4-24 Sherburne Co, EAG, RPR; 5-10 Fargo, LWJ and one exceptional record on 5-7 at Schroeder, MOP (details?). | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 9-20 Cyrus, Pope Co, WH (details?), only report. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 4-18 Nobles Co, HSH (details? very early); 4-29 Agassiz Refuge, DLO (details? very northerly record); 4-29 Carver Co, DB; 4-29 Scott Co, EHH; 5-1 Hennepin Co, MHM; 5-7 Sibley Co, RBJ; 5-13 Scott Co. BL; 5-14 Goodhue and Wabasha Co's, EMB; 5-18 Sherburne Co, RPR; 5-30 Polk Co, GSM (details? very northerly record). | ||
| 1966 | Summer | reported from Anoka, Stearns, Sherburne, Carver, Wright, Fillmore and Scott Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | early 4-4 Hennepin Co., FN/ MAS; 4-5(1), 5-13(2) Cook Co., MOP, excellent details; 4-14 Stearns Co., RPR. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-27 Anoka Co., nest with Sy, ELC; small colony found in Richland Co., North Dakota (adjacent to Wilkin Co., Minn.) by JAH; also reported from Houston, Sherburne, McLeod, Wabasha, Jackson, Fillmore, FARGOMOORHEAD (fide EGA); may be extending range northwestward. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 9-9 Stearns Co., 1, KE; only report. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 4-28 Carver Co., EMB and Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-10 Sherburne Co., 40, KE; 5-18 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-27 Lac qui Parle Co., KE; one northwesterly record, 5-30 Wahpeton, North Dakota (just across river from Breckenridge, Minn.), 2, RLH. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | nested in Sherburne Co (RLH); also reported from Kanabec, Scott, Wabasha Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-30 Watonwan DMF; 9-12 St. Louis JCG; 9-15 Hennepin (Eden Prairie) VL. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-4 Jackson Co., HSH, and Two Harbors, RK; 5-6 Two Harbors, RK; 5-4 Jackson Co., HSH, and Clay Co., RBJ. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | reported from Wabasha, Sherburne, Red Lake (RBJ, JJG), and Pennington (RBJ, JJG) Co's. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 11-30 Chisago 2 FVS. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 4-27 Goodhue (12) KE; 5-10 Sherburne (3) KE; 5-17 Goodhue EB; 5-18 Scott RG ; 5-21 Wabasha TV; only reports. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | nested in Anoka· Co. and reported from Winona and Wabasha Co's. {Sand Prairie, BTV). Slate·colored Junco: possibly nested in Crow Wing Co. (1 juvenile seen on 8-2, TS). Reported from Beltrami, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook Co's. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 9-4 Anoka (20} BL; only report. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early south 5-8 Wabasha TV; 5-9 Anoka, Ron Huber; 5-15 Sherburne RLD; only reports north: 5-8 Marshall KE, RR; 5-10 Duluth MMC. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in Sherburne; no other reports. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 2 reports Lackore; 9-24 Grant KE. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | seen in Anoka, Sherburne, Lyon (HCK). | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Seen in Anoka, Sherburne, Washington. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested in Anoka and Polk; also reported from Stearns, Hennepin, Scott, Nicollet. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early south 5-2 Anoka REH; 5-3 Rock KE; 5-8 Anoka SC and Le Sueur RAG; only report north 5-14 and 5-15 St. Louis (1) JCG. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Reported from Clay, Renville, Sherburne and Houston; note the different locations of these counties; the range of this species continues to defy description. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early south 5-4 Olmsted VH; 5-5 Anoka KL; 5-6 Olmsted Helen Tucker; 1 report north 5-28 Clearwater ETS. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | reported from Marshall (6-26, BB), Sherburne (5 on 7-31, DGW), Anoka (3 locations on 6-18, KL) and Wabasha (7-13 and 7-24, up to 7, F. Lesher and BJ). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 9-11 Otter Tail GO, GW; only report. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early south 4-15 Cottonwood ED; 4-24 Sherburne DGW; 5-8 Renville KE; no reports south. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Renville (7-4, Minnesota R., 4 adults and 5 young; PE); also reported from Sherburne, Anoka and Wabasha. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Only report 8-16 Traverse (RJ). | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Anoka; seen also in Wabasha, Nicollet, Sherburne, Renville, Yellow Medicine, and Polk. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-16 Sherburne JH, 4-27 Anoka KL, Nicollet LCF; one report: north 5-3 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Two reports: 8-3 Nicollet JCF, 8-22 Cottonwood CMB. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 4-25 Nicollet JCF, 4-30 Nicollet EB; early north 5-5 Beltrami JM, 5-18 Red Lake RJ. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from Anoka; also seen in Sherburne, Wright, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Wilkin, Clay, Red Lake. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | One report: 8-1 Nicollet JCF. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early south 4-25 Anoka GP, 4-27 Anoka SC, 5-6 Anoka KL. One report north: 5-24 Polk SM. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Two reports: 8-12 Clay LCF, 8-19 Winona CMB. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 4-25 Houston JP1AM 4-26 Sherburne EHI SS, 5-1 Anoka JLH; early north 5-19 Wilkin KSS, 5-23 Clay LCF, 5-31 B ltrami RJ. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Polk, Anoka, Dakota, Wabasha, Houston. Also seen in Clay, Sherburne, Renville, Nicollet. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south 5/1 Anoka SC, 5/7 Houston FL, 5/16 Nicollet JSp; early north 5/10 Clay LCF, 5/15 Polk TL, 5/27 Norman RJ. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Breeding data from Anoka. Seen in Wabasha, Dakota, Sherburne, Douglas, Clay, Polk. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Two reports 8/10 Wabasha JP/AM, 8/28 Polk KL. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 4/23 Anoka SC, 4/28 Anoka JH, 4/29 Anoka DZ; early north 4/28 Otter Tail GMO, 5/9 Otter Tail SDM, 5/10 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Anoka and Clay (6/20 Moorhead, 2 young -LCF); also seen in Cook (6/1 Poplar L. and 7/6 Grand Marais -KMH), Washington, Sherburne, Nicollet, Dakota, Grant, Chippewa, Renville and Kittson (6/29, 3 pairs -SKS). | ||
| 1984 | Fall | One report 10/22 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/26 Anoka SC, GP, 4/28 Anoka JH, Houston FL, 4/30 Dakota JD; early north 5/2 Becker MBW, 5/4 Clay LCF, 5/5 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Anoka; probable nesting m Becker. Also seen in Clay, Sherburne, Wabasha, Goodhue, Nicollet. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | One report 8/25 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 4/20 Anoka SC, 4/24 Anoka ES, 4/27 Anoka GP; early north 4/29 St. Louis KE, 5/6 Clay LCF, 5/7 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Probable nesting in Clay, Otter Tail (one long-tailed young out of nest being fed by adults, Seven Sisters Prairie, SDM), Anoka. Also seen in Polk, Red Lake, Isanti, Dakota, Wabasha, Olmsted, Winona, Houston. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Late north 9/1 Duluth T. Savaloja; late south 8/9 Dakota JP/AM, 8/15 Anoka JH, 9/27 Mower JM. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 4/19 Anoka SC, GP, 4/24 Dakota JD, 4/28 Wabasha RJE; early north 4/13 Cook EH, 5/10 Red Lake RG, RJ, 5/15 Duluth fide KE. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested in Clay; probable nesting in Anoka. Also seen in Red Lake, Renville, Nicollet. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 4/25 Anoka SC, 5/1 Dakota JD, 5/13 Nicollet JF; early north 4/30 Clay LCF, 5/10 Red Lake RJ, 5/20 Norman MS. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Nested in Anoka, Yellow Medicine (JSc). Also seen in Aitkin (6/23, McGregor, fide KE), Clay, Sherburne, LeSueur. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Late north 8/9 Marshall AB, 8/22 Clay LCF, 10/10 Cook KMH; late south 9/19 Nicollet JF, 8/25 Cottonwood ED. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 4/14 Anoka JH, 4/18 Washington DS, 4/22 Anoka GP; early north 5/8 OtterTail RG, 5/17 Clay LCF, 5/27 Duluth AB. Lark Bunting. One report: 5/25 Wilkin KB. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Relatively few reports none from the northwest. Probable nesting in Anoka; also seen in Sherburne, Blue Earth, Wabasha. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | One report 10/20 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/22 Anoka GP, 4/26 Sherburne SNWR, 5/2 and 5/11 Rock PG; early north 5/10 Clay LCF, 5/27 Polk AB. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Many more reports than usual. Nested in Anoka, probable nesting in Houston; also seen in Washington, Polk, Sibley, Nicollet, Clay, Renville, Marshall, Wabasha, Otter Tail, Becker, Le Sueur, Sherburne. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | All reports: 8/4 Anoka GP, 8/19 Wilkin MO. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/22 Anoka GP; early north 4/12-19, Duluth KE, PS, PB. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Nested in Anoka; probable nesting in Clay, Washington. Also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Polk, Renville, Sherburne, Wabasha. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Late north 8/30 Becker BB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 4/29 Dakota, 5/3 Sherburne GS; early north 5/5 St. Louis AE, 5/9 Becker BBe and Wadena DB. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Many reports. Nested in Anoka; probable nesting in Marshall, Clay. Also seen in Kittson, Red Lake, Becker, Sherburne, Washington, Renville, Scott, Blue Earth, Wabasha. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Late north 8/1 Becker BBe; late south 8/6 Goodhue BL, 8/16 Renville HT. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/23 Hennepin OJ, 4/24 Goodhue BL. Early north 4/27 Becker BBe, 4/30 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | More reports than usual. Nested in Anoka, Wabasha; probable nesting in Kittson, Becker, Carver. Also reported in Roseau, Marshall, Grant, Crow Wing, Sherburne, Chisago, Washington, Hennepin, Sibley, Brown, Goodhue. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Late north 8/21 Wadena RG. Late south 8/21 Wabasha WM, 8/22 Wabasha PB, Winona KE. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 4/23 Anoka JH, 4/24 Anoka SC, CF and Chippewa AB; early north 4/27 Becker BBe, 5/2 Red Lake KSS. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Nested in Otter Tail SDM, Anoka; probable nesting in Becker, Goodhue. Also reported in Clay, Sherburne, Chisago, Washington, Dakota, Houston. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | One report: 8/8 Goodhue DSm. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Amazing winter record reported 12/18 Rice GB (The Loon 67:67). First winter record, and latest date by almost two months. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south reports 4/30 Pipestone AB, 5/5 Nicollet KE, 5/6 Dakota County TT; early north reports 5/8 Becker BBe, 5/20 Cook OSL and St. Louis DBe, 5/22 Lake KE, PS. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Nested in Polk, Anoka; also seen in Roseau, Marshall, Becker, Otter Tail, Sherburne, Isanti, Carver, Ramsey, Washington. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Late north 8/15 Becker County BBe, 9/27 (third latest date north) Kittson SKS. Late south 8/12 Sherburne KB, 8/20 Anoka RH. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Early south 4/13 Waseca JZ, 4/28 Anoka JH, 5/2 Goodhue DBS. Early north 4/30 St. Louis NJ, 5/5 Polk SKS, 5/7 Becker BBe. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Nested in Anoka; also reported in Roseau, Becker, Morrison, Sherburne, Brown, Scott, Dakota, Wabasha. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Only report 8/3 Nicollet MF. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Early south 4/26 Anoka JH and Goodhue BL, 5/3 Wabasha DN. All north reports: 5/10 Becker BBe, 5/17 Clay GN, 5/19 Kittson GS, 5/26 Roseau PS et al. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Probable nesting in Sherburne, Winona; also observed in Roseau, Clay, Otter Tail, Anoka, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Wabasha. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 8/3 Washington GS, 8/10 Sherburne PBu, 8/15 St. Louis (Cotton) fide KE | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/26 Pope SDM, 5/1 Anoka RH, 5/3 Sherburne DJe. Early north 5/16 Clay AH, PS, 5/17 Marshall AH, PS, 5/29 Morrison WB. Also reported from Rock (Blue Mounds S. P.) on 5/21 by PS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Reported in Kittson, Clay, Renville, Sherburne, Anoka, Chisago, Scott, Wabasha. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | All reports: 8/15 Lac qui Parle KE, 8/21 Anoka RH, 8/31–9/2 Lake JLi, 10/3 Rock KE. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Early south 4/25 Lac qui Parle BSe and Anoka JH, then no reports until 5/3 Washington RJ. Few reports and apparently arrived later than usual north, where first reported 5/17 Morrison WB. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Observed in Marshall, Otter Tail, Kandiyohi, Renville, Anoka, Washington, Scott, Dakota, and Wabasha. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | More north than south reports! All north reports: 8/18 Traverse CMa, 9/20 Cook DBM, 9/23 Morrison MJ/DT. Only south report: 8/24 Dakota TT. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Observed in 11 south counties within usual breeding range, plus 5/31 Kandiyohi RJF. Early south (recent median 4/23) 4/21 Chisago RH, 4/22 Dakota SWe. All north reports: 5/13 St. Louis TW, 5/14 Lake JLi, 5/15 Douglas RH, 5/20 Otter Tail SDM. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Most reports since 1993. Observed in Kittson, Norman, Otter Tail, Mille Lacs, Benton, Isanti, Sherburne, Anoka, Washington, Scott, Renville, Brown, Blue Earth; plus 7/27 St. Louis (singing male at Park Point, Duluth) fide KRE. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | All: 8/26 Norman KRE, 9/1 Anoka REH, 9/30 Lac qui Parle JJS. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Observed in 11 south counties within normal breeding range, plus 5/1 Martin CRM, JJS. Arrived south on time, where first seen 4/23 Dakota CRM. All north reports: 5/8 Kittson PHS, approximately 5/11 Polk fide BAB, 5/12 St. Louis (state highway 135) ALE, 5/13 St. Louis (Lakewood Twp.) †TPW, 5/18+ Pennington JMJ. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Observed in Kittson, Polk, Pennington, Crow Wing, Sherburne, Anoka, Dakota, Wabasha, Blue Earth, Le Sueur; plus 7/28 Rock (migrant?) TAT. [Corrected] | ||
| 2001 | Fall | All reports: 8/18 Meeker DMF, 8/23 Scott (2) RBJ, 8/25 Wilkin TAT. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Observed in 14 south and 5 north counties, including 5/15 Murray (Lowville Twp.) †DFJ, 5/26 Cass (Heartland Trail) †DRu. No reports from Northeast. Early south 4/20 Goodhue BRL, 4/28 in three counties. Early north 5/4 Clay RHO and Traverse RBJ, 5/15 Polk EEF. Unusual location 5/28+ Hennepin SLC (nested, see summer report). | ||
| 2002 | Summer | New nesting records in Sherburne PLJ, Hennepin SLC, Scott RMD; also observed in Polk, Pennington, Yellow Medicine, Stearns, Isanti, Anoka, Carver, Sibley, Le Sueur, Dakota, Wabasha. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 Hennepin (2, see summer report) SLC, 8/10 Clay RHO, 8/11 Traverse PHS, 8/25 Clay (Felton Prairie) PHS, 10/14 (second latest date south) Carver/McLeod RMD. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Observed in 12 south and 5 north counties. No reports from North-central or Northeast, and only Redwood in Southwest, Nicollet in South-central. Early south 4/18 Anoka KJB, 4/25 Anoka JLH and Dakota ADS. Early north 5/3 Clay fide JMJ, 5/4 Polk EEF. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Reported in Polk, Pennington, Red Lake, Sherburne, Anoka, Washington, Scott, Renville, Nicollet, Blue Earth. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | All reports: 8/5 Sherburne PLJ, 8/22 Wabasha JLU, 8/30 Red Lake PHS, 9/1 Sherburne KTP, 9/15 Cook EO. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from 15 south and 10 north counties, including 5/2 Big Stone (2 locations) PCC, PHS, 5/14 Pine (Chengwatana S.F.) DFN. No reports from North-central or Northeast. Early south 4/18 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/21 Wabasha JJS. Early north 5/2 Polk EEF, 5/5 Clay JEB, RBJ. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported in three north and seven south counties, including pair with begging juvenile 7/4 Brown BTS. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Record-late north 11/7 Cook KRE, JJS. Only south report 8/3 Sherburne PLJ. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported from ten south and seven north counties, including 5/19 Yellow Medicine WCM. First county occurrences 5/7 Mille Lacs (west shore of Mille Lacs L.) ph. KWR, 5/23–24 Itasca (near Bigfork) DRM; remainder of north reports from Northwest region. Arrived within two days of recent medians south (4/23) and north (5/4). Early south 4/21, 4/25 Wabasha JJS, LS. Early north 5/5 Polk EEF. Highest reported count 5/29 Washington (6) AWJ. [Corrected] | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Seen in four north and fifteen south counties. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | All north reports: 8/23 Clay JEB, 8/24 Polk JEB, 8/30 Cook CJT. First county record 8/4, 8/23 Lincoln BJU. Only subsequent report: 10/14 Lac qui Parle BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Observed in 18 south counties beginning 4/14 Swift BJU, 4/20 Nicollet RMD, 4/21 Lac qui Parle BJU. Three reports north: 5/5 Clay (Bicentennial Prairie) PBB, 5/9 Polk DLT, 5/19 Cook (Grand Marais campground) JWL. Recent median arrivals: south 4/23, north 5/4. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Observed in 21 counties in all regions except North-central, Northeast. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Only north report: 9/4 Traverse BJU. Unusual location 9/3 Nobles (Worthington W.T.P.) †BTS. Late south 9/26 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/5 Yellow Medicine BJU. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 10 | 20 | Early south 4/25 Sherburne ASc, 4/26 Big Stone BJU (median 4/22). Early north 4/27 Marshall fide JMJ, 4/28 Clay PBB, RHO (median 5/5). Unusual in Northeast 4/29 Lake JWL, 4/30 Cook CJT. New county record 5/27 Hubbard PBB. Record high spring counts 4/28 Sherburne (7) JBB, 5/28 Anoka (10) AXH. |
| 2007 | Summer | 5 | 20 | Observed in all regions except North-central and Northeast. Unusual report 6/17 Fillmore CAB. High count 6/22 Anoka (10, Helen Allison Savannah S.N.A.) RBJ. |
| 2007 | Fall | 6 | 11 | All north reports: 8/25 Polk and Red Lake HHD, 8/31 Becker DPG, Pennington BJU, 9/8 Kanabec DPG, 9/13 Itasca SC. Late south 9/12 Redwood JEB, 9/21 Dakota SWe, 9/26 Meeker DMF, 9/28 Sherburne ASc. |
| 2008 | Spring | 9 | 20 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/22 Sherburne PLJ, 4/23 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/26 Chippewa RBW, 4/28 Dakota JPM, Goodhue JWH, 4/29 Le Sueur RBJ. Second county record 5/3 Mower ARW. Early north 4/24 Traverse DBM, 4/26 Polk LS, m.ob., 4/30 Otter Tail fide JMJ. Unusual locations 5/27 Lake (Castle Danger W.T.P.) DBz, JWH, 5/31 St. Louis (Bayfront Festival Park) CAG, m.ob. |
| 2008 | Summer | 2 | 22 | Observed in all regions except North-central, Northeast, Southwest. North reports from Clay, Red Lake. |
| 2008 | Fall | 3 | 6 | All north 8/9 Beltrami PBD, 8/24 St. Louis ph. BCM, 9/9 Cook SC. Late south 8/16 Lyon JLO, DWK, 8/17 Carver JCC, 8/25 Meeker DMF, 9/12 Lac qui Parle BJU. |
| 2009 | Spring | 12 | 28 | Arrived exactly on the median date 4/22 Carver JCy, 4/24 Cottonwood DHr, Rice DAB, 4/25 Stearns PCC, 4/26 Fillmore JWH. Early north (median 5/4) 5/2 Grant DPG, 5/6 Polk RWa, 5/10 Kanabec DBM. Unusual location 5/17 St. Louis (Leif Erikson Park) KJB, 5/19 St. Louis (Park Point Recreation Area) ph. PHS. Season high counts 5/8 Sibley (8) WCM, 5/15 Carver (7) WCM, 5/7 Meeker (6) DMF, 5/11 Anoka (6) DWK. |
| 2009 | Summer | 12 | 19 | Reported from Northwest, North-central, Central, South-central, Southeast plus unusual location 6/23 Cook (3 singing males along Old Gunflint Trail, west of Lake Iron Campground Road access in succession habitat recovering from forest fire) RPR. First county breeding records for Morrison RPR, Carver JCy, Washington TEB. |
| 2009 | Fall | 7 | No north reports. Late south 8/11 Sherburne LS, 8/16 Sibley HHD, 8/24 Anoka DPG, 8/27 Sherburne ASc, 9/19 Meeker DMF (median south 8/29). | |
| 2010 | Spring | 9 | 27 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/18 Murray DBM, 4/21 Sherburne ASc, 4/22 Anoka DWK, Lac qui Parle BJU, Rice DAB. Early north (median 5/4) 4/23 Lake (Iona's Beach S.N.A) ph. JWL, 4/29 Polk DLT, 5/9 Cass BAW, 5/10 Clay RHO, 5/14 Pennington JMJ. Season high counts 5/17 Yellow Medicine (8, Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) WCM, 5/23 Yellow Medicine (7, Upper Sioux Agency S. P.) BJU, 5/2 Washington (6, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) RTe, 5/12 Dakota (6) JPM. |
| 2010 | Summer | 5 | 22 | Observed south and west of a line from Kittson to Chisago. First county breeding record from Isanti DPG. |
| 2010 | Fall | 2 | 7 | Unusual north reports in St. Louis 9/11 MJB, 9/19–22 (H.R.N.R.) ABL, AM, m.ob. Late south 8/14 Lac qui Parle HHD, 8/17 Anoka (Cedar Creek Natural History Area) BeW, 8/25 Yellow Medicine BJU, 8/26 Anoka DPG, 9/4 Big Stone BJU. Follows normal pattern of reports ceasing in late August to early September. |
| 2011 | Spring | 12 | 30 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/17 Wabasha DBz, 4/23 Carver JCy, Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/25 Sherburne ASc, Wabasha ANy. New county records: 5/20 Waseca AnK, 5/15 Watonwan RMD. Early north (median 5/4) 4/23 Mille Lacs ASc, 5/7 Hubbard MaH, Polk SAu, 5/12 Beltrami MHe. |
| 2011 | Summer | 5 | 21 | Reported from all regions except Northeast, North-central. High count 7/24 Washington (11, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) SBM. |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | 16 | Only north 8/21 Traverse BJU. Late south 9/4 Rock BJU, 9/5 Lyon (near Lynd) BJU (median 8/29). |
| 2012 | Spring | 6 | 26 | Scattered reports all south of a line from Polk to Chisago. Early south (median 4/22) 4/15 Goodhue (Lake Byllesby) RPR, 4/21 Dakota JLO, DFN, 4/22 Carver JCy. Early north 4/20 Clay (Felton Prairie) DaP, 5/6 Polk (2) KRE, RZi, PRH, JCC, 5/14 Mille Lacs ASc. |
| 2012 | Summer | 18 | 24 | Reported from all regions of state. New county record 6/16 Todd (C.R. 6 just W of Hwy 71) †DAB, JWH. High count 7/20 Isanti (9, Spencer Brook W.M.A.) DPG. First summer record 7/21 St. Louis (Waseca Industrial Road) PHS. First county breeding record from Wilkin CCa. |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | 9 | Only north report 9/26 Todd JLK. Late south 8/23 Blue Earth ChH, 8/25 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 8/26 Winona ClN, CoN, 9/4 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 9/14 Hennepin ThM, 9/21 Redwood RAE (median 8/29). |
| 2013 | Spring | 9 | 33 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/15 Washington BDo, 4/26 Dakota JLO, Stearns PCC, Wabasha RMD, JWH, 4/27 Yellow Medicine JSc. Early north (median 5/4) 4/26 Todd JeM, 5/1 Polk SAu, 5/2 Grant PEB, 5/3 Polk PEB, Red Lake RAE. High count 5/18 Brown (10) MiO. New county record: 5/5 Steele JWH. |
| 2013 | Summer | 11 | 36 | Seen south of a line from Roseau to Crow Wing to Chisago. New county records 6/27 Stevens NCu, 7/30 Freeborn RPR. First county breeding record for Redwood DBM. |
| 2013 | Fall | 2 | 12 | All north 8/3–30 Polk SAu, 9/19 Red Lake SAS. High counts 8/10 Brown (6) MiO, 8/7 Isanti (5) JSa. Late south 8/29 Big Stone DLP, 9/1 Stearns BWF, 9/10 Goodhue WAn, 9/14 Redwood BTS (median 8/29). |
| 2014 | Spring | 14 | 33 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/16 Dakota JWL, 4/20 Isanti (Spencer Brook W.M.A.) DPG, 4/24 Sherburne ToL. Early north (median 5/4) 4/26 Clay (Buffalo River S.P.) MO, 4/30 Becker ShG, HeH, 5/3 Clay PBB, Traverse HHD. New county record 5/7 Dodge ANy, and an unusual north report 5/7 St. Louis †JLK. Impressive high count from a traditional location 5/13 Anoka (16, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) SKe. Also notable, 5/19 Wabasha (7, Weaver Dunes S.N.A.). |
| 2014 | Summer | 7 | 24 | Found in every region except Northeast. New county record 6/5 Lincoln JEB. High count 6/26 Sherburne (12, Sherburne N.W.R., Wildlife Drive) SKe. |
| 2014 | Fall | 3 | 10 | All north 8/13 Norman HHD, 8/27 Carlton MSS, 9/20 Clay HeH, ShG. Late south 8/17 Nicollet ChH, 8/21 Goodhue GJM, 9/2 Nobles HHD (median 8/29). |
| 2015 | Spring | 13 | 32 | All reports southwest of a line from Kittson to Chisago, except 5/16 St. Louis (Lafayette Square) PHS, RJ. Early south (median 4/22) 4/21 Anoka RLR, 4/25 Wabasha DBz, 4/26 Faribault WAF. Early north (median 5/4) 5/3 Kittson CSc, 5/5 Clay JSf, Wilkin JSf. High counts 5/4 Washington (6, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) BCl, 5/5 Wilkin (6) JSf, 5/16 Anoka (6) MRe, WRe. |
| 2015 | Summer | 9 | 28 | Reported from all regions except North-central, Northeast. High count 7/9 Brown (10, Isaac Walton League Road) MiO. |
| 2015 | Fall | 2 | 10 | Only north reports 8/2 Mille Lacs DlH, 8/10 Clay DPJ. Late south 9/10 Sherburne JGb, 9/27 Washington GJa (median 9/4). |
| 2016 | Spring | 8 | 34 | Numerous reports all southwest of a line from Polk to Chisago counties. Early south (median 4/22) 4/16 Washington BKn, 4/22 Hennepin JSs, Wabasha JPR. Early north (median 5/2) 4/27 Todd JLK, 5/7 Polk JMJ, SAu, 5/10 Clay RHO, 5/12 Wilkin ANy, DBz. High count 5/20 Clay (8, Felton Prairie) NKu. |
| 2016 | Summer | 8 | 29 | Reported from all regions except North-central, Northeast. |
| 2016 | Fall | 2 | 8 | Noteworthy high count 8/25 Sherburne (7, Sherburne N.W.R.) JGb. All north 8/12 Beltrami KBe, 9/24 Norman HeH, ShG (median 9/3). Late south 8/29 Sherburne MyP, 9/2 Dakota DVe, 9/20 Anoka DPG (median 9/5). |
| 2017 | Spring | 11 | 34 | Numerous reports all southwest of a line from Kittson to Chisago counties. Early south (median 4/21) 4/15 Blue Earth a.t. APi, 4/20 Kandiyohi DOr, 4/21 Anoka RTa, GAn, Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/2) 5/5 Norman HHD, 5/9 Grant WPl, 5/10 Marshall CoM. Unprecedented high count 5/25 Yellow Medicine (47, Swedes Forest S.N.A.) GWe. |
| 2017 | Summer | 9 | 31 | Observed in all regions except Northeast. First county breeding record 6/29 Ramsey LiH. High count 7/8 Anoka (10, Fish Lake Nature Trails) JEc. |
| 2017 | Fall | 3 | 15 | Except for a few reports, this species was found in its normal range along major river valleys and the western tier of counties. High counts 8/6 Le Sueur (13) WCM, 8/22 Washington (4, Afton S.P.) ERH. All north 8/5 Polk (Tympanuchus Prairie) SAu, 8/8 Clay RMD, 8/10 Marshall HHD, RAE, 8/30 Polk (East Grand Forks) SAu. Late south 9/21 and 9/28 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) JGb (median 9/9). Noteworthy out-of-range reports 8/12 Cottonwood BTS, 8/10 Nobles TCu, 8/21 Kandiyohi HHD, MJB. |
| 2018 | Spring | 18 | 34 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/12 Chippewa SC, 4/23 Ramsey AGu, Steele PSu, 4/28 Brown MiO, Lac qui Parle KeL. Early north (median 5/2) 5/2 Polk ebd, 5/3 Clay TCL, 5/5 Clay (different location) PBB, Grant GUn, Traverse GLa, CRM, AaL. Two out-of-range reports 5/8 St. Louis (Bayfront Park) KSz, 5/10 Lake (near Isabella) NLM. High counts 5/19 Washington (7, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) LAi. |
| 2018 | Summer | 16 | 38 | Seen in every region except Northeast. High count 6/12 Anoka (12, Northwoods Preserve) ebd. First county breeding record 8/17 Chisago JSa. |
| 2018 | Fall | 5 | 16 | Â High counts 8/10 Red Lake (7) ASu, 8/3 Anoka (6, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) ebd, 8/17 Chisago (5) JSa. All north 8/4 Otter Tail ebd, 8/5 Traverse ebd, 8/10 Red Lake LiH, ASu, 8/12 Clay PBB, 8/18 Clay PBB, 9/3 Polk SAu. All reports of this species had ceased by late August, which is typical, except for these exceptionally late reports: 9/21 Lyon GWe, 9/27 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) JGb, 9/29 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) IVa (median 9/14). |
| 2019 | Spring | 14 | 43 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/18 Anoka DPG, 4/21 Le Sueur RBW, 4/22 Faribault ebd, Hennepin SSc, TAT, KMS. Early north (median 5/2) 4/22 Clay (Felton Prairie) TCL, 4/24 Clay (Moorhead) ebd, 4/29 Becker ShG, HeH. High counts 5/14 Carver (8, Rapids Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy, 5/4 Anoka (7) ebd. |
| 2019 | Summer | 12 | 34 |  Reported from all regions, including 6/17 St. Louis (C.R. 29) SSd in Northeast. First county breeding records: 6/6 Mower SWm, 6/10 Rice MZa. |
| 2019 | Fall | 4 | 16 | High counts 8/1 Sherburne (9, Sherburne N.W.R.) JGb, 8/11 Faribault (7) WAF, 8/15 Clay (6, Felton Prairie) DgM. All north 8/2 Polk ebd, 8/15 Clay DgM, 8/29 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 9/22 Becker DFN. Late south 9/10 Hennepin JWl, 9/21 Nicollet CRM, RZi, 9/24 Nicollet RZi (median 9/19). |
| 2019 | Winter | 1 | Â Second winter record:Â 12/21–22, 1/1, 2/3Â Blue Earth (private residence near Minneopa S.P.; last date was reported by homeowners) ph. † ChH. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 10 | 43 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/15 Mower SWm, 4/21 Dakota (140th St.) KDS, (Lake Byllesby) KBg. Early north (median 5/2) 4/27 Clay PBB, Red Lake ANy, 5/2 Morrison ebd, Polk SAu. High counts 5/9 Wright (8) ToL, 5/6 Dakota (6, Miesville Ravine) DVe, 5/9 Wabasha (5) JDy. |
| 2020 | Summer | 11 | 36 | Observed along and south of a line from Marshall to Chisago. High count 7/18 Norman (8, Twin Valley W.T.P.) HeH, ShG. First county breeding records: 8/1 Lyon GWe, 6/27 Steele PSu. |
| 2020 | Fall | 3 | 13 | Reported largely from the western third and east-central regions. High counts 8/1 Lyon (14, Russell gravel pits) GWe, 8/2 Dakota (8, Lake Byllesby R.P.) KDS, 8/30 Washington (5, Cottage Grove) GJa. Late north 9/3 Wilkin DWK, 9/5 Clay (Cromwell Twp.) PBB, 9/18 Clay (Moorhead) CMk (median 9/7). Late south 8/31 Lincoln SDz, ebd, 9/14 Dakota ebd, 9/26 Freeborn (Myre-Big Island S.P.) ebd (median 9/19). |
| 2021 | Spring | 15 | 39 | Reported in all regions, with fewest reports from North-central. The number of northern reporting counties was likely the second highest ever for this season, only exceeded in 2018 (18). Early south (median 4/18) 4/17 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) ebd, 4/22 Rice SWe, 4/28 Dakota (Lakeville) MwT, ebd, Steele PSu. Early north (median 5/2) 5/1 Polk HHu, 5/2 Clay PBB, Otter Tail TFu, Red Lake ebd. High counts 5/18 Sherburne (20, Sherburne N.W.R.) AFo, 5/14 Ramsey (8, Tamarack N.C.) ebd. |
| 2021 | Summer | 15 | 33 | Found in all regions except Northeast. First county breeding record: 6/18 Big Stone DLP. High count 7/15 Norman (10, Spring Creek Twp.) DvP. |
| 2021 | Fall | 3 | 22 | Few north reports but the most south reporting counties ever for fall. North reports were restricted to the Northwest. High counts 8/3 Anoka (6, Ramsey) ebd, 8/4 Blue Earth (6, Garden City) ebd. Late north 8/14 Marshall HHu, 8/15 Polk HHu, 8/27 Clay PBB (median 9/9). All south reports after August: 9/3 Lac qui Parle JWH, KEm, 9/4 Ramsey ebd, 9/5 Sherburne MwT, 9/23 Wabasha PEJ, 10/3 Sibley MaS (median 9/20). |
| 2022 | Spring | 14 | 41 | Few reports from the Northeast, and no reports from North-central. Early south (median 4/18) 4/15 Blue Earth ebd, 4/19 Olmsted ebd, 4/21 Rice ebd, Washington GWe. Early north (median 5/2) 4/23 St. Louis ALw, ebd, 4/28 Polk DAh, 4/29 Norman TCL. High counts 5/25 Norman (6, total from two locations) JWH, 4/29 Norman (5, Ada) TCL, 5/4 Clay (5, Buffalo River Science Center) TCL, 5/8 Dakota (5, 140th St. Marsh) ebd. Notable spring record 5/22 Dodge (C.R. 38) SHo. |
| 2022 | Summer | 13 | 42 | Reported from every region except Northeast. New county record: 6/16 Koochiching (C.R. 32, 1.2 miles S of MN 11) DOK, LMc. |
| 2022 | Fall | 7 | 16 | Most north reports ever for fall season. High count 8/13 Dakota (6, 140th St. Marsh) ebd. Late north 8/14 Clay PBB, 8/16 Otter Tail (Glendalough S.P.) BAr, 9/5 Lake (Two Harbors) JWL, KDx, ClN, 9/9 Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) DFe, Wilkin DFe. Late south 9/9 Washington DuW, 9/10 Hennepin (Minneapolis) ebd, Pope ebd, 9/11 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) ebd (median 9/20). |
| Breeds locally except northeast. 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. |