The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Gulls, Terns | 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: Gulls, Terns |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull(Larus fuscus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Fall | 10/19 Park Point, Duluth, St. Louis Co. (one ad.) D. Johnson, M.ob., 10/23 Superior Entry, Duluth (one ad.) T. Savaloja. First state record (The Loon 56:240-241). | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Minnesota's second record was present at Black Dog, Dakota County from 12/20 through 12/25 (m.ob.). | ||
| 1988 | Fall | 9/11-18 Hennepin PG et al. (The Loon 61 :44-45). | ||
| 1988 | Winter | Fifth state record at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co., from 12/3 until 12/10 m.ob. (The Loon 61 :3-4,45). GREATER BLACK-BACKED GULL Recorded at Lake Harriet and Black Dog, Dakota Co., from 12/2 until12/8 m.ob. (The Loon 61 :3-4,39). | ||
| 1989 | Spring | 5/6 Winona BF, et al. (The Loon 61:8384). Winter 1989 | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Two reports: 4/5 Goodhue RG (The Loon 62:111-112), 4/29 Carver DM (The Loon 62:119). | ||
| 1991 | Fall | 10/26-27 Grand Marais, Cook County (one adult) PS et al. (The Loon 63:275-276). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | One report: 3/31–4/1 Washington County (first winter bird) RG, et al (The Loon 64:127). | ||
| 1992 | Fall | One report: 11/21–27 Lake Minnetonka, Hennepin County PB, AH et al. (The Loon 64:232). | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Adult present since 21 November at Lake Minnetonka, Hennepin Co. remained at Lakes Calhoun/Harriet, Hennepin Co. and Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. until 12/22 KB et al (The Loon 64:232). | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported 5/2 Anoka KB et al. (13th state record; The Loon 65:153–154). | ||
| 1993 | Fall | 9/11 Anoka KB (The Loon 65:207–208), 10/27 to 11/30 Hennepin and Dakota KB (The Loon 66:46–47). | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Adult present from fall remained at Lakes Calhoun/Harriet until 12/9 Hennepin and at Black Dog Lake until 12/11 Dakota KB et al. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | One report: 4/9–4/14 Oak Grove Township, Anoka Co. KB (The Loon 66:147–148). | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported 11/16 Hennepin SC, mob (The Loon 67:63–64). | ||
| 1994 | Winter | For the third year in a row, an adult was present in the Twin Cities (The Loon 67:63–64) where reported 12/2–3 at Lake Harriet, Hennepin Co. SC et al., and 12/9 at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. BF. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Three different birds (4/9 third-summer, 4/17–20 adult, 4/19–28 third-summer) reported from Oak Grove Township, Anoka Co. KB (The Loon 67:177–178). Another adult reported 4/17 Goodhue BL (The Loon 67:183). | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Three different birds reported: 10/12–11/14 Black Dog Lake, Dakota County (third-winter) KB, mob (also seen 10/21 on Lake Calhoun, Hennepin County SC); 10/19–early December Black Dog Lake, Dakota County and Lake Calhoun, Hennepin County (adult) KB, SC, mob; 11/3–15 Black Dog Lake, Dakota County and Lake Calhoun, Hennepin County (fourth-winter) KB, SC, mob. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Adult from fall season remained until 12/7 Dakota SC, mob. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | 4/5 Burnsville landfill, Dakota Co. KB, SC and same individual 4/10–13 from Old Cedar Ave. Bridge, Hennepin Co. (third-summer) SC, PBu; 4/22 Diamond Lake, Hennepin Co. (adult) OJ. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Two individuals well-documented by Bardon moved between Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. and Lake Calhoun, Hennepin Co., 9/30–10/16 (third-winter) and 10/9–10/31 (fourth-winter). One apparent adult 9/13 Hennepin PBu and undocumented reports of one–two “adults” in Dakota County likely referred to these two individuals since distinguishing adults from fourth-winter birds may not always be possible. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Reported 3/25 (earliest date on record) Dakota (adult at Spring Lake) KB, 4/6 Isanti (first-year bird in Athens Twp.) KB, 4/21 Dakota (Pine Bend, different adult) KB. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | One adult 10/4 Hennepin (Lake Harriet) PBu, was never relocated. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Third-winter individual seen 12/1–2 Wabasha (Lake City) KB, RG, RJ. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 3/4–5 (record early date) Ramsey and Dakota (third-year) KB, RJ, 4/5 Isanti (adult, Athens Twp.) KB, 4/9 Dakota (different adult, plus a third-year at Pine Bend) KB. [Corrected] | ||
| 1998 | Fall | All reports: 10/14–15 St. Louis (third-winter at the Superior Entry) KB, PS, 10/21–11/19 and 11/28+ Hennepin (fourth-winter or adult at Lake Calhoun) PBu, mob, 11/27 Dakota (third-winter, Inver Grove Heights) KB, 11/28 Dakota (adult in Burnsville) KB. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | As many as four individuals reported: 12/1–9 Dakota and Hennepin KB et al. (adult), 12/19 Goodhue (Red Wing) BL (adult), November through 12/28 Dakota KB, DBS (third-winter), and 12/26–1/4 Ramsey and Dakota KB (first-winter). Previous late date 12/25. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Only report: 4/5–9 Dakota (Burnsville) KB. This adult's mantle was paler than normal, but all other characters indicated this species and there was no other evidence of hybridization. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | One adult 10/3 Hennepin (L. Calhoun) †PBu was relocated 10/20–11/6, when it was joined by a second adult gull. One or both of these were then consistently reported on L. Calhoun, and in Burnsville 11/24+ Dakota †KB. See winter report for late dates. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Adult present in Twin Cities through 12/4 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) mob and 12/19 Dakota (Black Dog Lake) mob. Two adults reported 12/19 Dakota AH. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | None. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in western Minnesota and in summer for the first time; third-summer bird 6/2 Polk (Crookston sewage lagoons) †PPr (The Loon 73:60–61). | ||
| 2000 | Fall | The usual adult for the Twin Cities area was found 10/15 Hennepin (L. Calhoun) †PEB, with numerous sightings through the end of the period at L. Calhoun, and also from Dakota (Black Dog L.) beginning 11/26. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Adult seen 12/2 Dakota (Black Dog Lake) TAT. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | All reports: 4/4 Goodhue (adult on Lake Pepin) †KJB, 4/10 Wabasha (third-year on Lake Pepin) †KJB, 4/10 Hennepin (adult) JMa. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | One or two adults 9/29 Dakota (Pine Bend) TAT, 10/16+ Hennepin (L. Calhoun) †PEB and elsewhere in Twin Cities in November. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Adult from fall season last seen 12/23 Hennepin (L. Calhoun) KJB, SLC. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Providing the second record for western Minnesota (following one at the Crookston lagoons, Polk County, 2 June 2000) was a second-year bird 5/2–4 Traverse (Mud L.) †KJB, †PCC. Also observed 4/13 – 5/1 Dakota (probable first-year bird at Pine Bend) †KJB, 4/13–19 Dakota (adult at Pine Bend) †KJB, †PEB, m.ob., 4/27 Isanti (adult in Athens Twp.) †KJB. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | All reports: 9/20 Dakota (adult) KJB, 10/4+ Hennepin (adult at L. Calhoun) †PEB, followed by many reports of presumably the same adult in Dakota County throughout November. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | All reports: 9/28–10/1 Hennepin (adult at L. Calhoun) †PEB et al., 10/27+ Hennepin (same adult?) CRM, m.obs., followed by many reports of presumably the same bird 11/25+ Dakota (Black Dog L. and Burnsville landfill) TAT, †KJB, m.obs. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All reports: 3/31 Dakota (adult at H.P.B.C.) †KJB, 4/11 Isanti (third-year in Athens Twp.) †KJB, 4/13 Dakota (first-year and second-year at H.P.B.C., both flew across Pt. Douglas and into Washington County) †KJB. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | An adult on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry was well described 10/31 St. Louis †DBz. All south reports: 9/16+ Hennepin (adult at L. Calhoun) †CBr, m.ob., presumably the same bird also seen at Black Dog L. beginning 9/27 Dakota †ADS et al. An adult 10/13 Lyon (Black Rush L.) †RJS had a “very dark gray mantle” but was unexpectedly described as only slightly larger than nearby Ring-billed Gulls. | ||
| 2004 | Winter | Two birds (adult and second-winter) reported 12/3 Hennepin (L. Calhoun) BAF. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Record-high number of reports. A second-cycle bird at Pine Bend landfill 3/31 Dakota PEL may have lingered undetected until 5/31 Dakota (Black Dog L., record-late south) †ADS. Another (probably the same) was at Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie 5/12–19 Hennepin DWK, †CMB, PEB. An adult at Mora landfill 4/16 Kanabec †CAM was followed by two third-cycle birds 5/14 ph. †CAM. Finally, a second-cycle bird along the west shore of Mille Lacs L. furnished first county records 5/7–9 Crow Wing and Mille Lacs ph. KWR, CLR, JSB et al. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | All north reports: different fourth-cycle birds on Minnesota side of Superior Entry, St. Louis County 9/18–24 (earliest north date) DBz, CHo, ph. †PHS, 10/28 ph. †PHS. All south reports: second-cycle 9/19 Dakota †ADS, possibly the same as 10/22 Dakota †JPM; two adults 9/28 Hennepin (L. Calhoun) PEB, at least one of which lingered into winter season in Dakota/Hennepin †CMB, †ADS, m.ob. | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Only report: 12/5 Dakota (adult, Black Dog Lake) KJB, JPM. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Up to eight different individuals documented by KJB in Dakota and Goodhue counties. All reports: 3/11 Dakota (adult at H.P.B.C.) †KJB, 3/12 Goodhue (third-cycle at Lake Pepin) †KJB, 3/12–18 Goodhue (adult at Colvill Park) †KJB, 3/17–18 Goodhue (first-cycle bird at Colvill Park) †KJB, JPM, 3/23–28 Goodhue (two different third-cycle birds at Lake Pepin) †KJB, †PEB, 4/6 Dakota (first-cycle at Burnsville landfill) †KJB, 4/6–7 Dakota (adult at Burnsville landfill) †KJB. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | All north reports from St. Louis: record-early adult at Superior Entry 9/9–10, 9/20 MLH et al., †DWK, †PHS, third-cycle at Canal Park 10/27 PME, EG, BMu, WCM, adult at Bailey's Lake in Virginia 11/17–18 ph. †SLF, DBF, SES. All south reports from Hennepin and/or Dakota: adult at L. Calhoun and L. Harriet 9/25+ †CMB, †PEB, m.ob., second adult or fourth-cycle bird at Black Dog L. and L. Calhoun 9/30–10/7 ph. DWN, ChM, m.ob. Presumably one of these two was also at Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie 11/2 †CMB. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 2 | Probably the same adult reported 9/25+ Dakota (Lakes Calhoun and Harriet, see fall report) was still present 12/1 DWK. Based on plumage differences, another adult was seen 12/5, 12/13, and 12/16 (Bloomington CBC) Dakota (Black Dog Lake) †PEB, JPM. | |
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 3/16 Dakota (adult in alternate plumage at Spring Lake P.R.) JPM. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | 3 | A remarkable total of eleven individuals were found this season. Seven of these were in Duluth, St. Louis County, including adults 9/22 (DWK, JLO), 10/10 (ph. KJB), 10/11–17 (different adult, ph. KJB); second-cycle birds 9/12 (yellow legs, ph. KJB), 10/10 (pink legs, ph. KJB), 10/11 (third individual, KJB), and one or two birds 11/8–24 (KJB); first-cycle birds 10/5 †PHS and 11/10–19 †KJB, †PEB, ph. †KRE. No more than two individuals were ever seen together. At least one additional, distinguishable adult was also seen at the Superior landfill but was never reported from Minnesota. First reported south 9/5 Dakota (sub-adult in basic plumage) ADS, then 9/16 Hennepin (L. Calhoun) DDo and Dakota (adult in alternate plumage) ADS. High count south was also 2 (adults) on L. Calhoun in Hennepin on 11/21 PEB. Last reported south 11/29 Hennepin (L. Calhoun) JCC. First county record: 10/20 Stearns (bird molting into fourth basic plumage, Maine Prairie Twp., Pearl Lake; bird seen again on 10/27, 11/10, and 11/17 at same location) †PCC, HHD. [Corrected] |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 3/27 Olmsted (adult at South Landfill Reservoir) ph. †RLE. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 1 | 5 | Two north reports from St. Louis: 9/21 (imm., Park Point) JCG, 9/27 PBB. First reported south (median 9/29) 9/30–10/31 Hennepin (ad., Lake Calhoun) DDo, †PEB, †CMB. A second ad. was noted at this location 11/8–30 †BAF, †PEB. A second-cycle was found in Hennepin (Lake Harriet) 11/9 BAF. Reported from Dakota (Black Dog Lake) beginning 11/18 JPM, followed by a first- and second-cycle at Kaposia Landing in Dakota/Ramsey on 11/27+ KJB, †BAF, †PEB. As many as three present at Black Dog on 11/28 (2 ad. and 1 second-cycle) PEB. Also reported 10/14 Nicollet (ad.) ph. ChH, ph. RMD, 11/1–8 Stearns (ad., Pearl Lake) †PCC, HHD, 11/28 Ramsey (first-cycle) BAF, 11/28–29 Ramsey (second-cycle) m.ob. |
| 2008 | Winter | 3 | Infrequently seen, a first-cycle bird continued from late November (see Fall report) through at least mid-December in Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington †BAF, †PEB, ph. JPM. Also, a second-cycle bird was well described 12/13 Ramsey (Hardman Ave.) KJB, †BAF, †PEB. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 2 | All reports 3/28 Hennepin (adult, Diamond Lake, Minneapolis) DWK, †PEB, 4/5 Hennepin (adult, Grass Lake, Minneapolis; same as Diamond Lake bird?) ph. WW, DWK, 4/10 Martin (Martin Lake) †BWF. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 1 | 1 | Found in St. Louis in the north 10/3-31 (first-cycle, Minnesota side of Superior Entry; also seen at Port Termainal 10/19 †PHS) CRu, ph. KJB, ph. †PHS, 10/31+ (adult, Superior Entry and Canal Park) ph. †PHS, †KJB, 11/21-29 (first- cycle) PHS, ph. KJB. Only south report: 10/11 Stearns (adult, Pearl Lake) †PCC. |
| 2009 | Winter | 1 | 1 | All north 12/2 St. Louis (adult, Canal Park, Duluth) JCG, KJB (see also Fall report). All south 12/26 Dakota (second-cycle, Black Dog Lake) †PEB, JPM. |
| 2010 | Spring | 2 | Adult seen 4/8 in Big Stone (Thielke Lake) ph. BJU. Two birds (first- and third-cycle) observed 5/7 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) ph. †JPM. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 2 | Early north (median 9/21) 9/13 Lake (adult, Agate Bay, Two Harbors) JCG, ph. †KRE, refound at Superior Entry in St. Louis 9/16–30 KJB, ph. PHS. Additional reports from Superior Entry in St. Louis: 9/25 (third-cycle) ph. PHS, ph. KJB, 10/28 – 11/24 (adult) KRE, ph. PHS, KJB, 11/17 (first-cycle) ph. †KJB, 11/29 (first-cycle) ph. †KJB. | |
| 2010 | Winter | 1 | Two first-cycles found in St. Louis (Superior Entry) in November lingered into December: one until 12/3 ph. KJB, the other until 12/5 ph. KJB. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | 2 | First-cycle bird observed 3/19–20 St. Louis (Canal Park, Duluth) PHS, ph. MLH. Adult photographed 3/21 Lac qui Parle (Farrell W.P.A.) ph. BJU. Another adult was a first county record 3/27 Jackson (Loon and Little Spirit Lakes) PEJ, †DFN. |
| 2011 | Summer | 1 | Unusual observation 6/19 Wright (Middleville Twp., Smith L.) †PCC. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | 1 | All north reports from Duluth: 10/17–31 (adult) †PHS, 10/16 – 11/5 (second-cycle) KJB, ph. MLH, †PHS, 11/14 (adult) ph. †PHS. Only south report: 11/12 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) ph. CMB. [Corrected] |
| 2011 | Winter | 2 | All reports: 12/3 Wright (adult, Pulaski Lake) †DWK, †PEB, 12/7–17 Hennepin (Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun) †CMB, †TAT, †BAF, †ACr, m.ob. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | Adult bird observed 3/22 St. Louis (20th Ave. West, Duluth) †GJN, m.ob. | |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | 3 | All north reports from Duluth beginning 9/20 (ad., Superior Entry) CHk (early median 9/21). Total of one adult and two first-cycle birds present in Duluth (Canal Park/Superior Entry) in October; first-cycle last reported 10/26 (Superior Entry) BWF, m.ob. All south reports: 10/20–21 Dakota (ad., Burnsville) CMB, KRo, 10/21 Lyon (first-cycle, landfill southeast of Camden S.P.) KRE, m.ob., 11/27–29 Hennepin (2 ad., Lake Calhoun) C. Meyers, m.ob., 11/30 Hennepin (ad., Lake Harriet) CMB. [Corrected] |
| 2012 | Winter | 3 | All reports: 12/1–19 Hennepin/Dakota (adult, continuing from fall season) ph. CMB, †BAF, m.ob.,1/14 Ramsey (Upper Landing Park, St. Paul, possible third-cycle) SBM. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 2 | 4 | All south 3/16 Washington (adult, Point Douglas) BRL, ph. SBM, †DWK, 4/7 Winona (Prairie Island) MGo, DBz, refound 4/14 ANy, 4/21 Wabasha (adult, Wabasha) ph. BAy, 4/21–22 Lyon (Cottonwood Lake) HHD, GWe. All north 4/21 Lake (adult, Two Harbors) ph. JWL, 5/4 St. Louis (adult, Superior Entry) KJB. |
| 2013 | Fall | 2 | 2 | All age groups of this species were reported from Duluth. First reports of each: adult 9/14 ELC, third-cycle 9/21 JLK, first-cycle 9/28 MLH, m.ob., second-cycle 10/18 ph. PHS, ph. MLH. Away from Duluth, reported 9/22 Wadena (adult, east of Menagha) ANy, †BWF, 10/19 Lyon RJS, 10/25–11/1 Hennepin (Lake Harriet) CMB, SBM; an adult found in Hennepin on Lakes Harriet and Calhoun 11/17 (†BAF), 11/29 (†BAF), 11/30 (MPi) was likely a second individual. See winter report for December sightings in Hennepin and St. Louis. |
| 2013 | Winter | 1 | 1 | One north 12/10 St. Louis (second-cycle at Canal Park) ph. PHS, KRE, ph. JLK. Only south report 12/1 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun, adult continuing from November) †SBM. |
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | 3 | All south 3/20, 3/22, 3/29 Dakota (Black Dog Lake) ph. †CMB, ph. †DWK, m.ob., 4/8 Ramsey (Crosby Farm R.P.) ph. †DAd, 4/26 Kandiyohi (Atwater W.T.P.) ph. †JWd. All north 5/1 Polk (south of Erskine) ph. DBM, CRM, m.ob. |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | 1 | All north reports were from St. Louis and south reports from Hennepin. North reports consisted of a first-cycle 9/10 (Park Point) ph. †PHS, which was the earliest hatch-year bird ever found in Minnesota. It was followed by 10/26 (Superior Entry, first-cycle) MLH, †JLK and 10/30 (Superior Entry, second-cycle) †PHS, ClN. South reports began as north reports ended: 10/30 (adult, Lake Harriet) CMB, 11/6 (first-cycle, Lake Harriet) †CMB, (first-cycle, Lake Calhoun) PEB, †DWK, 11/7 (2, one in juvenile and one in firstwinter plumage, Lake Calhoun) PEB. At least three different first-cycles were ultimately reported from Lake Calhoun in November, and the season was capped off with an adult 11/23 (Lake Calhoun) ph. DWK, TAT. |
| 2014 | Winter | 1 | One report: 12/25 Hennepin (third-cycle, Lake Harriet) †PEB. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | 3 | All south (possibly the same individual?): 3/22–23 Rice (adult, Cannon Lake) †TFB, †DAB, JWH, 3/30–31 McLeod (adult, Hutchinson) ph. †PRH, BHa, 4/17 Stearns (adult, Getchell Lake) MJB, HHD. All north reports were of apparently the same second-cycle individual in Duluth, St. Louis County: 4/30 Superior Entry TRK, 5/1 Superior Entry RJ, 5/15 Park Point R.A. JLK. |
| 2015 | Fall | 2 | 1 | All north 9/18 Lake (Knife River Marina) †JWL, PHS, 9/26 St. Louis (Park Point ball fields) ph. JLK, m.ob., 10/1 St. Louis (adult, Superior Entry) ClN, ClN. All south 11/6–8 Hennepin (adult, Lake Calhoun) †BAF, ph. †CMB, JmM, DPa, ph. JPR, 11/23–25 Hennepin (different adult, Lake Harriet) BAF. |
| 2015 | Winter | 1 | Five different individuals reported Hennepin (Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun): 12/17–18 (third-cycle) †BAF, SBM, 12/19 (adult) †BAF, 12/23–27 (first-cycle) †CMB, †ClN, 12/30 (adult) †CMB, 12/30 (second-cycle) PEB. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 1 | 5 | All south 3/9–13 Wabasha (second-cycle, Lake City) ph. †DAB, m.ob., 3/12 Washington (across Mississippi River from Lake Rebecca Park) ph. †BAF, 3/26 Hennepin (adult, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ChM, TAT, RBW, 4/10 Isanti ph. †ELC, HHD, 4/11 Hennepin (adult, Purgatory Creek wetlands) ph. †DWK, 4/27–29 Sherburne (max. 3 adults or near adults, Lake Fremont) ToL, DWK, m.ob. All north 4/25, 4/28 St. Louis (3rd/4th-cycle, Park Point R.A.) PHS, ph. JPR, ph. ClN, ph. TJo, AM, BMu, 4/28 St. Louis (second-cycle, Park Point R.A.) †MLH, ph. ClN. |
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | New county record 7/15–25 Pope (2nd-cycle type, Glenwood Beach) ph. CRM, ph. GHo, ph. DOr, ph. DvK. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 2 | 3 | More reports than typical for fall. All north 9/23–29 St. Louis (adult, Superior Entry and Park Point R.A.) ph. NAn, SC, ALx, StK, JLK, 10/22, 10/25 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) MLH, ph. PHS, †RJ, 10/29, 11/8 Lake (first-cycle, Knife River) BWF, ph. JPR, m.ob., 11/6 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) ClN, 11/26–27 St. Louis (first-cycle, Canal Park) ALx, ph. JPR, JLK, MLH. It is likely that some reports of adults or first-cycles from St. Louis (and Lake?) represent the same, continuing individual (s). All south 9/9 Dakota (adult, Spring Lake P.R.) †BAF, 10/28 Sherburne (third-cycle, Woodland Trails Park) †LnK, 11/18 Goodhue (Mississippi River Lock and Dam 3) AJF. |
| 2016 | Winter | 1 | One report 12/7 Hennepin (adult, Lake Harriet) DWK, BAF. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 1 | 7 | All south 3/4–6 Hennepin/Dakota (adult, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge and Black Dog Lake west outflow) BeH, m.ob., 3/5 Ramsey (adult, Pig's Eye) RMD, ELC, m.ob., 3/5 Ramsey (first-cycle, Pig's Eye) LiH, 3/10–11 Dakota (first-cycle, Black Dog Lake west outflow) BAF, m.ob., 3/12 Dakota (adult, Lock and Dam 2) AJF, 3/8 Wabasha (adult) DBz, 3/24–25 Scott (adult, Prior and Spring lakes) ph. BAb, m.ob., 3/30 Scott (presumed first-cycle, Spring Lake) BAb, 4/13 Isanti (adult, C.R. 5) CRM, m.ob., 4/14 Swift (adult, Marsh Lake) DLP. All north 5/1 St. Louis (adult, Park Point) ph. JPR, JLK, 5/18–19 St. Louis (second-cycle, Park Point) JPR, PHS, m.ob. Some of these different Twin Cities reports are likely of the same individuals. |
| 2017 | Summer | 2 | Seen 6/5–12 Clay (2nd-cycle? with dull pink legs, gravel quarry) †REn, AxB, †ShG, †HeH, JCC, JBu, RAE, 6/23 Mille Lacs (2nd-cycle, Bayview W.T.P.) †HHD, †CRM. Also see undocumented reports. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 3 | 4 | All north 8/3 Clay (Clay County Gravel Pits; same bird as the one present at this location in early June?) HeH, ShG, 8/23 Clay (location?) HHD, 10/22 Kanabec (adult and second-cycle) ph. † SPS, 11/3 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) † PHS, another first-cycle was found 11/5 St. Louis (Superior Entry) and at least one of these continued through 11/20 m.ob. Early south 10/19 Hennepin (Bush Lake) RCo, 10/23 Wabasha (third-cycle) ph. DBz. At least two adults or near-adults found in Minneapolis beginning 11/5 Hennepin (adult, Lake Harriet) † BAF, CMB, through the end of the season; one also found roosting in Dakota. Additional south reports 11/16–20 Sherburne (Orono Lake) PLJ, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Winter | 1 | 3 | One north report: 12/3 St. Louis (first-cycle, Duluth, Canal Park) †KSz. South reports (all singles) from 12/2–11 Hennepin (Lake Harriet, Bde Maka Ska) m.ob., of at least two different adults. Also reported 12/3 Dakota (adult, Spring Lake P.R.) and Washington †REn. |
| 2018 | Spring | 2 | 4 | All south 3/27–31 Winona (presumed third-cycle, Lake Winona) ph. DBz, ph. JPr, m.ob., 4/11 Rice (King Mill Dam) DAB, m.ob., 4/12–15 Winona (third-cycle, Lake Winona) EzH, ph. IsH, m.ob., 4/13–15 Winona (first-cycle, Lake Winona) ph. DBz, 4/29 Isanti (adult, C.R. 8) ANy, 5/4–5 Stearns (third-cycle, Millwood Twp.) MJB, †PCC, m.ob. All north 4/17 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) HHD, RAE, 5/12 St. Louis (Interstate Island W.M.A.) ASu, LiH, 5/19 St. Louis (adult, Superior Entry) NWn, 5/27–28 St. Louis (adult, Duluth) ClN, JPR. |
| 2018 | Fall | 2 | 4 | Â All north 10/6–27 Kanabec (two adults moved between Fish Lake, Knife Lake, and Mora Landfill) SPS, m.ob., 10/10 St. Louis (first-cycle, Duluth Port Terminal) JLK, m.ob., 10/12 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) EzH, m.ob. All south 10/20 Sherburne (adult or near-adult, Orono Lake) PLJ, 11/12–13 Hennepin (adult, Lake Harriet and Bde Maka Ska) BAF, m.ob., 11/20–25 Wabasha (fourth-cycle, Lake City Marina) LiH, ASu, m.ob., 11/23 Sherburne (Elk River Landfill) PLJ, 11/24–26 Goodhue (Lake City, presumably the same individual reported in Wabasha) DnS, JmP, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Winter | 1 | 1 | Two reports: 12/24 St. Louis (adult, Duluth, Canal Park) † MGo, 12/10 Hennepin (adult, Lake Harriet) † LiH. |
| 2019 | Spring | 3 | 6 | All south 3/31 Dakota (adult, Long Lake) ph. MwT, m.ob., 4/2 Hennepin (second or third-cycle, Lake Hiawatha) † BAF, 4/6, 4/13 Isanti (adult, C.R. 8) RCl, 4/7 Sherburne (adult, Elk River Cemetery) AxB, REn, 5/1 Swift (S.R. 7) ph. ASu. All north 5/2 St. Louis (adult, W.S.H.C.) FJN, JPR, 5/8 Clay (C.R. 23) ph. TCL, 5/19 St. Louis (adult, Park Point R.A.) † MLH, ph. JPR, m.ob., 5/24 Beltrami (third-cycle, Waskish Twp.) DBz, † DPJ, m.ob. |
| 2019 | Fall | 4 | 2 | All north 9/13 Beltrami (adult, Lake Bemidji) DPJ, 9/22 Kanabec (second-cycle, Fish Lake) SPS, 9/24 St. Louis (adult, Superior Entry) ASu, 10/14 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) † EzH, another first-cycle was found 10/15 St. Louis (Port Terminal) † PHS, with at least one continuing in the Duluth area through 11/10 m.ob., 10/25 Kanabec (adult, Knife Lake) ANy, DAB, 10/28 Kanabec (adult, Fish Lake, possibly the Knife Lake bird) JWH, KEm, 11/1–3 Cook (first-cycle, Grand Portage N.M.) † PHS, m.ob. All south 10/14–18 Sherburne (adult, Elk River Landfill & Orono Lake) PLJ, 11/4–15 Hennepin (max. 2, Lake Harriet) BAF, m.ob. |
| 2019 | Winter | 1 | 1 | Â One north report: 12/14 St. Louis (second-cycle, Duluth) ClN, JDx. South reports: 12/2–3 Hennepin (second-cycle, adult, Bde Maka Ska) ClB, DWK. This species has been reported in each of the past 12 winters. |
| 2020 | Spring | 2 | 9 | All south 3/29 Wright (adult, Pelican Lake) ToL, 3/31 – 4/2 Kandiyohi (adult, New London and Arctander Twps.) RSF, JoS, m.ob., 3/31 – 4/9 Scott (max. 2, adults, Spring Lake) BAb, m.ob., 4/10–18 Anoka (adult, Lake George) DWK, m.ob., 4/10–12 Isanti (max. 2, adults, German Lake) DWK, ANy, m.ob., 4/17 – 5/9 Sherburne (max. 3, adults, Elk River Landfill & Lake Fremont) PLJ, MJB, m.ob., 4/23 Freeborn (adult) ph. †PEJ, 5/5 Hennepin (first-cycle, Colman Lake) ASu, m.ob., 5/13 Lyon (first-cycle, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) ph. †NMe, m.ob. All north 5/10 Clay (adult, Clay County Landfill) ebd, St. Louis (adult, W. Knife River Rd.) JWL, m.ob. |
| 2020 | Summer | 2 | Documented 6/2 St. Louis (immature, Superior Entry) ph. †PSk, 7/6 Hubbard (2nd cycle, Kabekona Lake) ph. REn, RLF. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 2 | 4 | All north 9/7 St. Louis (second-cycle, Port Terminal) †PHS, 9/30 St. Louis (adult, Superior Entry) †MLH, 10/3–10 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) †JLK, †PHS, m.ob., 10/18 St. Louis (second-cycle, Superior Entry) PHS, 10/19–21 Beltrami (Lake Bemidji) AxB, 10/21 St. Louis (Port Terminal) JLK. All south 9/17–19, 10/7–8 Lyon (first-cycle, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) †RJS, GWe, m.ob., 10/16–11/26 Sherburne (max. 2, adults, Elk River Landfill & Orono Lake) PLJ, m.ob., 10/17 Blue Earth (first-cycle, Loon Lake) ChH, †KEm, 11/15–29 Dakota (at least 3 individuals, with a first-cycle, second-cycle, & adult all being reported from various locations in Rosemount) MwT, FFa, m.ob., 11/27–28 Blue Earth (adult, Lily Lake) ChH, m.ob. |
| 2020 | Winter | 1 | One report: 12/6–13 Dakota (first-cycle, SET-Empire compost site) ph. MwT, m.ob. This is the thirteenth consecutive winter that this species has been reported in the state. | |
| 2021 | Spring | 2 | 9 | All south 3/7 Houston (Brownsville Overlook) †LHl, 3/21 Dakota (2, adult and first- or second-cycle, 180th St. Marsh) ebd, RLF, REn, m.ob., 3/22 Nobles (Ocheda Lake) ASu, KEm, Ramsey (adult, Snail Lake) REn, RLF, m.ob., 3/23–25 Ramsey (first-cycle, Vadnais Lake) EzH, IsH, 3/26 Dakota (possible second-cycle, Spring Lake P.R.) MwT, Scott (adult, Spring Lake) BAb, 3/26 – 4/29 Sherburne (adult, Elk River Landfill) MAJ, m.ob., 4/10–11 Anoka (adult and second-cycle reported separately, Lake George) DWK, RMD, RBJ, 4/24 Scott (adult, Spring Lake) BAb, 4/25, 5/11 Lyon (Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) VKl, ANy, DBz, SC, 5/27–28 Watonwan (first-cycle, 320th St Marsh) GRe, ph. †KEm, JWH, BAb. All north 3/22 St. Louis (second-cycle, Silver Lake) ph. †BEA, 4/11 Kanabec (2, adult and second-cycle, Arthur Twp.) ph. SPS, 5/22 St. Louis (second-cycle, St. Louis Bay) ph. PHS. |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | 4 | All north 9/18 St. Louis (first-cycle, Park Point R.A.) IDv, 9/19 St. Louis (adult, Park Point R.A.) IDv, 10/2 St. Louis (first-cycle, Park Point R.A.) StK, IDv, SNe, 10/15 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) PHS, 10/19 St. Louis (first-cycle, Park Point R.A.) IDv, 11/7 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) LiH, KvM. All south 8/14–20 Meeker (second-cycle, Belle Lake) ToL, m.ob., 8/20 Lyon (third-cycle, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) NMe, 11/13 Brown (adult, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, 11/16 Sherburne (adult, Elk River Landfill) PLJ. |
| 2021 | Winter | 5 | All reports: 12/2 Sherburne (adult, Elk River landfill) HHD, DOr, PLJ, MAJ, 12/3–4 Hennepin (2, adult and second-cycle, Bush Lake) m.ob., 12/12 Goodhue (apparent third-cycle, Lake City) DBz, JWH, 12/15 – 1/1 Ramsey (first or second-cycle, St. Paul, Upper and Lower Landing parks) APi, m.ob., 12/31 Dakota (immature, possibly the same as St. Paul bird, Black Dog Lake) LiH. | |
| 2022 | Spring | 6 | 14 | Incredible season for this species, with reports from 20 counties. Early south (median 3/27) 3/17–20 Goodhue (2, second-cycle and adult, Sturgeon Lake) KDS, ph. PEJ, m.ob., 3/20 Dakota (third-cycle, Spring Lake P.R.) EzH, IsH, m.ob., Washington (third-cycle, Lower Grey Cloud Island) EzH, IsH, m.ob. All north 4/2 Traverse (Murphy W.P.A.) LiH, 4/24 Kanabec (second-cycle) ph. SPS, 4/27 Clay (Hawley Twp.) TCL, 5/1 Mille Lacs (adult, Princeton Twp.) ANy, HHD, DBz, 5/7 St. Louis (first-cycle, Park Point R.A.) ClN, ebd, 5/18 Lake (first-cycle, Two Harbors) JWL. High counts 4/2 Lyon (3, two adults and an immature, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) DWK, 4/4 Rice (3, two adults and a second-cycle, Bridgewater Twp.) MZa, m.ob. Late south 4/16 Ramsey (St. Paul Downtown Airport and Red Rock Rd.) LiH, 4/20 Benton (max. 2, adult and second-cycle, Little Rock Lake) MJB, m.ob., 4/28–29 Scott (adult, Spring Lake) BAb, m.ob. (median 4/22). Additional first county records: 4/4 Le Sueur (adult, Lake Dora) RBW, m.ob., 4/3 Steele (adult, Rice Lake) DBz, m.ob. |
| 2022 | Fall | 5 | 5 | All north 8/27 – 9/2 Crow Wing (third-cycle, Mille Lacs Lake) MAJ, KEm (ph), m.ob., 10/4 Todd (first-cycle, Cedar Lake) ANy (ph), m.ob., 10/13 Clay (second-cycle, Hawley Twp.) †TkL, Kanabec (adult, Knife Lake) CRM, m.ob., 10/28 Lake (first-cycle, Silver Bay Marina) †LiH. All south 9/24 – 10/27 Sherburne (adult, Elk River Landfill) PLJ, 10/21 Sherburne (first-cycle, Elk River Landfill) BLz, 10/25 Blue Earth (first-cycle, Red Jacket Valley Park) BHW, 11/5 Dakota (first-cycle, Casperson Park) ArM, m.ob., Watonwan (Wood Lake W.M.A.) AaL, CLu, 11/30 Goodhue (adult, Lake Pepin.) PEJ. |
| 2022 | Winter | 1 | One report: 12/5 – 1/7 St. Louis (first-cycle, Duluth) †SeM, m.ob. This species has been reported in the state in 18 consecutive winters. | |
| Rare migrant and winter visitant. | ||||
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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. |