Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Thrashers, Mockingbirds 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
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Gray Catbird
Curve-billed Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos)
YearSeasonNS
1945WinterOne in Minneapolis, winter of 1938-39, (Breckenridge).
1961SpringSeen by R. Grant just north of Centerville, Anoka County on 27 April.
1962SpringMay 3 and 5 St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Vincent Heig, bird remain ed in area for about a week; May 19 east of Rosemount, Dakota Co., Avifaunal Club.
1962SummerJune 24, St. Paul, adult female banded by Mrs. Robert Leach.
1963SpringMay 11 thru 26, Two Harbors, Lake Co., Ruth Kuchta; May 15, West Newton, Winona Co., Grace Gordon and E. Tyler.
1963FallNov. 7, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Elizabeth Leach.
1964Spring4-19 Anoka Co, RG, RBJ, LJ, RLH; 5-9 and 5-10 Duluth, JCG, BL.
1964SummerRamsey Co, 1 adult seen from about 5-1 to 7-1, Mrs. L. A. Carlson; 8-18, Minneapolis, KWE. DP informs me that a woman in Anoka Co brought several nestling Mockers home with her from Kansas and raised them as "pets" this summer.
1964Fall11-7 Fairfield Corners, Swift Co, RG, RBJ.
1964Winter12-10 to 12-12, Duluth, G. Sundquist, good details given to RN. Few winter records, especially as far north as Duluth.
1965Springmore reports than usual: 4-6 Minneapolis, WRP; 5-1 Goodhue Co, 2, RBJ, FL, photographed by DB; 5-4 Duluth, PBH; 5-8 Shotley, MG and Tofte, MOP; 5-9 Grand Lake, NH.
1965Fall11-10 and 11-11 Northfield, GNR.
1966Springreported in May from Long Lake in New Brighton by Mrs. Carlson; she said one had spent the previous summer in the same area; 5-2 Cyrus, Pope Co, WH (details?); 5-2 Bloomington, 1, H. M. Wynne; 5-10 Shotley, Beltrami Co, MG (details?) (very THE LOON northern record); 5-21 Duluth, PBH and Dakota Co, MRL; 5-22 Dakota Co, DB; more reports than we've had in a long time. Catbird: earliest 4-23 Dakota Co, MIG; 4-24 Cass Lake, EBH; 5-2 Rice Lake Refuge, CEP.
1966Summer6-6 West Duluth, fide RN; 6-7 Meadowlands, fide RN; 6-9 Two Harbors, 1 specimen taken, Vince Heig; 6-13 Fargo, 1 seen, good details, Mrs. F. B. Scheel; 7-16 Cyrus, Pope Co, WH; these reports are very interesting in that there are very few previous summer records for the state. Catbird: nesting in Scott, Lake, St. Louis, Anoka, Winona, Stearns and Douglas Co's; also reported from Cottonwood, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Hennepin, Goodhue, Washington, Wright, Aitkin, Olmsted, Wabasha, Stevens, Cass, Dakota, Beltrami, Nobles, Morrison, Polk and Crow Wing Co's.
1966Fall11-11 Cook Co., MAF (good details).
1966Winter12-11 to 1-11 Schroeder, Cook Co., MAF; 11-27 to 1-12 Randall, Morrison Co., Hildur Dalquist; good details on both records.
1967Springno less than 13 reports!! 4-14 Wright Co., EC; 4-20 Cook Co., MOP; 4~22 Nobles Co., HSH; 4-24 Winona Co., FV/ HVBC; 4-30 St. Louis Co., BB; 5-1 Aitkin Co., CEP; 5-4 Winona Co., DGM; 5-4 Hennepin Co., CFC; 5-7 Jackson Co., RBJ; 5-13 Hennepin Co., A WD; 5-25 Beltrami Co., MG; 5-27 Anoka Co., RBJ; 5-27 Cook Co., DH.
1968Spring 3-30 Mille Lacs Co., 1, KE (exceptional); 5-7 Pope Co., WH; 5-17 Minnetonka, Hennepin Co., Mrs. Rudolph Dvergsten.
1968Summer first seen on 5-30, gathering nest material on 6-2, nest with 4e on 6-9, 4y hatched on 6-20, ad feeding yin nest on 6-24, nest empty on 7-5, Royalton, Morrison Co, NMH - first Minnesota nesting record;
1968Fall9-9 Morrison (Royalton) NMH; 10-4 and 10-11 Mille Lacs (Onamia) MIV.
1968Winter12-2-20 Hennepin (Minneapolis) RZ, KP. Robin: Reported from Blue Earth, Goodhue, Rice, Hennepin, St. Louis, Carver, Morrison, and Ramsey Counties; 12-11 Blue Earth EDK; 2-26 Hennepin RG.
1969Summer8-20 Royalton, Morrison Co. 4 eggs hatching, 2nd nesting of the year and second reported Minnesota nesting record, EC; 7-(4-9) Hollow Rock, Grand Portage, Cook Co., one in juv. plumage, JJG.
1969Fall8-16 Morrison 2 DJ?; 9-6 Morrison RBJ and TH; 11-8 Wmona BTV· 11-22 Duluth MC; 11-23 Duluth JCG 'and R. Lender. Catbird: 9-23 Morrison LSR; 9-24 Mille Lacs Ml; 10-14 Hennep~n DB; 10-15 Ramsey JJ; 8-25 Hennepm 3 WKE.
1969Winter12-13 - 1-2 Redwood PE.
1970Spring6 reports, 4 from the north: 5-21 Wabasha TV; 5-23 Blue Earth HT; 5-2, 13, 23 Duluth MMC, jG; 5-23 Stoney Point, St. Louis Co., BL. Catbird: early south 4-29 Ramsey jj; 4-30 Goodhue KE and Winona TV· early north 5-6 Morrison LR; 5-13 Mille La~s MI.
1971Spring6 reports 5-23 Duluth, K. Sundquist; 5-23, 5-24 Crow WingJB; 5-27 Nobles, J. Brandenberg; 5-28 Olmsted HW; 5-29, 30 Duluth JG, RBJ, KJG.
1971Summer6-1 White Bear, Ramsey Co., S. Cunningham; 6-30 Hutchinson, McLeod Co.,.J. Nubel.
1971Fall1 report MI.
1972Summerseen in Hubbard (JM; 6-28 EW), Mille Lacs (7-23 Onamia Ml), Winona (7-3 two locations near Winona, D. Tessen).
1973Summer Itasca (7-2 BB), Wright (6-23 fide BAH), Polk (6-15 KE).
1973Fall One report: 11-11 Hennepin (RPR).
1973Winter One in St. Paul, Ramsey Co. from 12-18 to 1-8 (M. Goldberg).
1974Spring 8 reports: 5-4 Renville (1) DR; 5-10 Olmsted (2) HB; 5-17 St. Louis (1) MMC; 5-25 St. Louis (1) RBJ, DR; 5-26 Lake (1) MMC; 5-27 Lake (1) J. Gallian; 5-31 Beltrami (1) B. Carr.
1974Summer One reported 6-8 at Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. (RJ).
1974Fall 9-15 Duluth J. Telfer; 9-25 Cottonwood LF.
1975Spring 9 reports: 3-30 Hennepin JC, DY; 424 Olmsted (1) JF; 5-4 Blue Earth (1) OLE; 5-9 Crow Wing (1) CLH; 5-17 Cass (1) HRH; 5-18 Cook (2) MMC; 5-26 Hubbard KG; 5-31 St. Louis BL, H. Huber; 5-31 Rock (1) RL.
1975Summer 6-28 Albert Lea, Freeborn Co. (DG); only report.
1975Fallonly report 11-29 Grand Marais Cook county RJ, JG, PE.
1975Winterone at a feeder in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Co. from 12-5 to 12-14 (fide OJ). Gray Ca,tbird: one wintered at Warren, Marsha,ll Co. from 12-14 on (L. Johnson); only the 2nd overwintering bird on record.
1976Spring 4 reports: 5-5 Le Sueur Ward Tanner; early May Morrison (Royalton) NMH; 5-11 Carver HPR; 5-28 (Aitkin) Aitkin (1) Steve Blanich.
1976Fall 2 reports: 9-20 Two Harbors, Lake Co., J. Perkins; 10-9 Duluth EC, BL, KE.
1977Spring 3 reports: 5-21 Anoka (1) KLF; 5-26 Wadena RJ; 5-27 and 5-28 Clay LCF.
1977Summer A pair, seen by many observers in June at Blue Mounds St. Pk., Rock Co., eventually nested in July, raising 2 young (S. Herje, B. Anderson); only the second state nesting record.
1977Fall Only report 10-16 St. Louis (JG).
1978Spring 4-14, 5-11 Hennepin (1), Ramsey (1) BC; 5-23 Washington (2) JD.
1978Summer Seen in Beltrami (6-12, Waskish) and Washington (7-19, JD).
1978Winter Reported on the Minneapolis CBC; no other regular Minnesota species is more vague in its geographic and seasonal distribution than this one.
1979Spring 5-15 Morrison NH, 5-23 Cook MMC, 5-26 Babbitt TH.
1979Summer Seen in early July in St. Paul, Ramsey Co. (fide RBJ). Gra,y Catbird Breeding reported from St. Louis, Otter Tail, Big Stone, Stearns, Anoka, Washington, Houston; also seen throughout the state.
1979Fall Only report 10-7 Cottonwood (Mt. Lake) RG.
1979Winter Two reports, both from the north: Lake, Two Harbors 1-18 (KE) and Clearwater 2-16 (SY).
1980Spring 4-3 Hennepin RBA, 5-3 St. Louis KE, 5-7 Clay LCF.
1980Summer All records from early June: Beltrami (6-5, T155R30), Morrison (6-2, fide NMH), Ramsey (6-9 Shoreview), Lake (6-8 Knife River).
1980Fall 10-10, 16 Cook RBA, 10-18 Wadena RBA, 10-27 Dakota JD.
1981Spring All reports: 4-16 Cottonwood, 4-26 KLF, 4-28 Houston EMF, 5-30 Blue Earth JCF, 5-31 St. Louis B. Healey.
1981Summer One on 6-9 Orwell, Otter Tail Co. (SM).
1981Fall Only reports: 10-31 Grand Marais DB, 11-1 Red Lake AS.
1981Winter One reported on the Duluth CBC.
1982Spring Reported by m.ob. 4-27 to 5-22 from the following counties: Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle and St. Louis.
1982Fall All reports: 91 I Cottonwood LAF, I0117 Wilkin JB, 11/6 Aitkin LW, 11/12 St. Louis fide M. Carr.
1982Winter Reported only from Duluth on 1/23 (mob)-and 2/25 (JP/AM).
1983Spring All reports: 4/8 Ramsey BL, 4/23 Olmsted RE, JEB, 4/29 St. Louis KE, 5/12 Blue Earth MF, 5/13 Otter Tail RBA, 5/17 Lake of the Woods TW, 5/18 Ramsey J. Gislason fide KL, 5/21 Lake RBA, 5/23 St. Louis SDM, Stearns NH.
1983Summer One, 6/9 Lutsen, Cook Co. (K&MH, RBJ).
1983Fall 9/l 0 Cottonwood LAF, Ill16 to 11/27 Washington M.ob.
1983Winter One found dead in Washington, 12-27 (JD).
1984Spring All reports: 5/13 Otter Tail GMO, 5/17 St. Louis J. Green, 5/18 Aitkin GS, 5/20 Roseau AJ, 5/23 St. Louis KE, 5/24 Roseau AJ.
1984Summer6/5 Grand Marais, Cook Co., (KMH); 6/9 Crow Wing (GSw); 6/18 Blue Earth (MF).
1984Winter The individual reported on the Rochester CBC remained until 1-16 (mob).
1985Spring All reports: 4/21 Olmsted m.ob., 5/10 Wadena KL, 5/11 Cook KMH, 5/14 Goodhue DB, 5/21 St. Louis KE, 5/24 Morrison NH.
1985Summer Seen in Morrison (6/2 Royalton, NH), Wabasha (one, 6/15, RJ).
1985Fall All reports: 9/7 Blue Earth MF, 10/19 Duluth M. Hendrickson, 10/31 Carver MS.
1986Spring All reports: 4/13 Freeborn AB, Otter Tail GAM, 5/3,6 St. Louis KE, 5/11 Clay LCF, 5/14 Cook KMH (2), WP, 5/16 Cook T. Dyke, 5/18 Clearwater KB and Renville KL. (no date)
1986Summer Seen in Cook for the third summer in the last four years (6/11-12, SL). Also first summer sighting in Wilkin in at least 13 years (7111, JD).
1986Fall 10/18 Duluth P. Backstrom.
1986Winter One report from Ramsey on the 12/7 MRBA but no details received. Also reported on the Cottonwood CBC.
1987Spring All reports : 4/26 Cottonwood LAF, 5/10 Faribault KWB, 5/11 Marshall AP, 5/14 St. Louis KE, 5/22 Polk KE and Clay LCF, 5/24 Redwood KE.
1987Summer County first sightings of the same bird on 6/28 in Murray and Pipestone (n.e. of Edgerton , AB).
1987Fall 1/17 Olmsted JEB.
1987Winter Reported in Moorhead from 12/22 until 12/26 (LCF).
1988Spring All reports: 4/29 Nicollet JF, 5/20 Norman MS, 5/21 Duluth BU.
1988Summer Only report: one bird along Lake Superior in Cook (6/3, KMH).
1988Fall Only report: 11/4-12/5 Beltrami ES.
1988Winter Reported on the Bemidji CBC. First seen and photographed on 12/4 ESm.
1989Spring All reports: 4/26 Pennington SKS, 5/3 Dakota JD, 5!18 Sherburne DO, 5/20 Scott AB.
1989Summer Only report: 6/11 Stevens SDM.
1989Fall Two reports: 8/27 Brown mob, 11/3-26 Cook PS et al.
1989Winter Found in Rice 12/4 TB et al.
1990Spring All reports : 5/3 Rock PG, 5/8 Olmsted JB, BSE, 5/11 Aitkin GP, 5/19-20 Duluth KE, MSt.
1990Summer More reports than usual; June sightings in Cook KMH, Lake SWIMS, Lac qui Parle CMB, Le Sueur RJ, PS.
1990Fall One report: 11/8 Koochiching GM.
1991Spring All reports: 5/10 Hennepin (I) SC et al. and Lake (I) DPV, 5/1 1-18 Pipestone (2) ND, JP, 5/15 Duluth (I) fide KE, 5/18 Duluth (1, different location) PB.
1991Summer Observed in Lake BR, Murray ND and Kittson RG.
1991Fall One report: 10/27 Lake (1) DBe.
1992Spring All reports: 5/2 Goodhue DZ, 5/4–8 near downtown Duluth CE, mob, 5/11 Clay LCF, 5/12 Park Point, Duluth TD, 5/14 Sherburne SNWR, 5/22 Grand Portage, Cook Co. TBe, 5/24 Cliff Creek, Cook Co. KMH, 5/31 Marshall KSS et al.
1992Fall All reports: 10/9–11/8 Cook DM et al, 11/4–10 Becker BBe.
1992Winter Reported 2/28 Scott KG et al. (The Loon 65:101).
1993Spring All reports: 3/1–5/1 Scott mob, 4/24 Winona AM, 4/24–27 Lac qui Parle mob, 4/29–5/2 and 5/31 Aitkin WN, 5/2 Mower fide PB, 5/5 Dakota fide PB, 5/6–18 Hennepin (five individuals at four locations) TT, PT, TBr, OJ, 5/8 Washington DS, 5/14–15 Marshall AE, 5/16 Duluth fide KE, 5/25 Stevens BBo.
1993Summer Only report: one bird observed in Watonwan Co. from 6/15 through end of period (RG et al.).
1994Spring All reports: 4/23 Clay LCF, 4/30 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/14 Blue Earth ED and Kandiyohi RF, CJ, 5/14 and 5/16 Duluth (different locations) ME/SK, TW, 5/15 Lake DE, 5/30 Cook KMH.
1994Summer Three reports of single birds: 6/7,10 St. Louis (Park Point) fide KE and PBa; 6/17 Wilkin SDM; 7/8 Aitkin WN.
1994Fall Only report: 10/14 St. Louis DE.
1995Spring All reports: 3/12 Duluth SDM, 4/30 Clearwater SS, 5/3 Hennepin JPo, 5/16 Douglas PKL, 5/22 Murray ND, 5/23 Hubbard DJ.
1995Summer Two reports: single bird on 6/4 at Bass Ponds in Hennepin Co. OJ, and single bird on 6/4 near County Fairgrounds in Scott Co. fide AH.
1996Spring All reports: 4/19 Blue Earth MF, 5/12 Lac qui Parle FE, 5/16 Clay DWi, 5/18 St. Louis DBe et al., 5/19 Hennepin TT, 5/19 (same bird may have been at this location for three consecutive years) Kandiyohi RJF, 5/23 Beltrami (2) GS, 5/26 St. Louis BT, fide SS, 5/27 Cook OSL.
1996Summer Many reports, including third nesting record for state. Successfully nested near downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin TT, mob; singing bird also reported 6/9 and 6/15 at different location in Hennepin SC. Additional records: 6/2 Pine fide AH, 6/5 Cook OSL, 6/8 Anoka AH, 6/9 Isanti TT.
1996Fall All reports 8/7 Hennepin (two immatures) TT et al., 10/31–11/1 Brown JSp.
1997Spring All reports: 5/8 Murray (Moulton Township.) ND, 5/12 Dakota (2) CSm, fide AH, 5/23 Hennepin (near Rogers Township) TBr, 5/24 Olmsted BBr, 5/25 Cook fide KE, 5/31 St. Louis (Meadowlands) mob.
1997Summer Only report: 6/1 St. Louis TW.
1997Fall All reports: 8/12 Brown JSp, 8/23 Aitkin WN, WSf, 10/25 Cook MH et al., 11/9 Hennepin BG, 11/24–30 Becker (Detroit Lakes) BBe.
1997Winter Overwintered in Becker (Detroit Lakes) BBe. Also reported 2/7 Wabasha fide AH.
1998Spring All reports: 4/24 Clay (Felton Prairie) RK, 4/30 Houston DS, 5/8 Otter Tail SDM, 5/11 Hennepin TT, 5/15 McLeod RbS, 5/15 Cook fide OSL, 5/18 Dakota fide AH.
1998Summer Total of three reports: 6/6 Aitkin AH; 6/3–12 Kanabec (first county record) CM, mob; mid-May through 7/22 Pipestone ND, mob.
1998Fall All reports: through 8/3 Pipestone (see summer season) RJ, 9/17 Ramsey fide AH, 10/25 Cook (Taconite Harbor) AH.
1998Winter Reported 12/20 Lake JLi, and 1/5 Beltrami DJo.
1999Spring All reports: 4/26–5/6 Washington mob, 5/8 Goodhue (Frontenac S. P.) GrP, 5/9 Carver fide AH, 5/13 Rice mob, 5/25 Isanti RH. There were also four reports from the Duluth area in late May which involved a total of two to four birds: 5/21–24 (40th Ave. West) RRS et al., 5/25 (Lester R. Road) TW, 5/26 (Park Point) NJ, 5/31 (Ryan Rd.) fide DBe.
1999Summer Four reports: 6/6 McLeod RTF, 6/13 Sherburne (Sherburne NWR) WSt, 6/19 Meeker DF, 6/19 Cook fide AH.
1999Fall Remarkably, the only two reports were from the most northeastern county and both were found by the same observers! Reported 9/19 Cook (Tofte) and 11/21 Cook (Hovland) DBM. This species made an appearance in Cook last fall also.
1999Winter Reported 12/1 Cook (Grand Marais) JDa, †KB, 12/2 Sherburne (Elk River) fide AH, and 1/7–21 St. Louis (Duluth) mob.
2000Spring No fewer than 14 individuals were reported in 9 counties. All were in May except those seen intermittently from 1/7 (see winter report) through 3/9+ St. Louis (Duluth) JHf and 4/13 Cottonwood (near Typhoon WMA) BBo. Also reported south from Kandiyohi (2), Anoka, Hennepin (2), and Mower. All additional north reports: 5/5 Marshall (Thief L.) †CHe (The Loon 72:249–250), 5/20 Beltrami (2) †PBD, 5/8 Lake (Knife R.) JLi, 5/15–19 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) FN et al., and 5/20–22 St. Louis (Duluth Twp.) mob.
2000Summer All reports: 6/5, 6/26 Dakota (Mendota Heights) SEL, TAT, 6/20 Watonwan (near Lewisville) DBr, 6/28 St. Louis (near Embarrass) †SS.
2000Fall Only reports: 9/23 Olmsted fide AXH and 10/21 Cook (northeast of Hovland) NAJ. This species has been reported from Cook in three of the last four fall seasons.
2000Winter No reports.
2001Spring All reports south: 4/24 McLeod RTF, 5/11 Ramsey TAN, 5/12 Goodhue DFN, 5/12 Meeker (Corvuso) TAT, 5/12 Yellow Medicine (Burr) BRL, TAT, 5/16 Kandiyohi fide RAE, 5/26 Rice TFB, JGL. Two north reports from St. Louis County: 5/5–7 (Duluth Twp.) UK, 5/23–27 (Park Point in Duluth) mob.
2001Summer Two reports: 6/17 Cook (photographed at Tofte) JWL et al. and 6/28–30 Olmsted (Chester Woods Co. Park) JGL.
2001Fall All reports: 10/26 Murray (Chanarambie Twp.) NED, 11/2–19 St. Louis (Duluth) m.obs., 11/9 Douglas (Garfield) SWi. [Corrected]
2001Winter Observed 12/13–1/17 St. Louis (Duluth) including the †Duluth CBC.
2002Spring All reports: 4/11 Olmsted (by county road 22) JWH, 4/16 Olmsted (county road 3) DMA, 4/24+ (Rosemont) TAT, m.ob., 5/1 Winona CAS fide JJS, 5/11 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave.) RMD, 5/18 Lac qui Parle BRL. Two north reports: overwintered through mid-April St. Louis (Duluth) m.ob., 5/27 Cook (Hollow Rock) †MeM, TV.
2002Summer All observations: 6/24 Cass (near Whipholt) fide AXH, 6/29 Fillmore (Forestville S.P.) JPE, 6/29 – 7/29 Dakota (new county nesting record; four downy young found in nest near Empire) ES, JPM et al.
2002Fall All reports: through 8/11 Dakota (The Loon 75:116) JPM, TAT, 8/10 Olmsted (Chester Woods C.P.) OWB, 10/6 St. Louis (Park Point) fide DRB, 10/8 Ramsey (Falcon Heights) MEO, 11/8 Hennepin (Mounds Spring Park) TAT, 11/14 Cook (Croftville) PB.
2003Spring Major influx. First reported 4/14 Goodhue (Frontenac S.P.) KLa, 4/25–5/18 Mower (Hormel N.C.) m.ob., 4/29 Freeborn NAJ, CRM et al., plus two in Bloomington, Hennepin County (same bird?). Nine birds arrived in early May: 5/1 Hennepin (Bass Ponds), 5/2 Stevens (Morris), 5/3 Freeborn (White Woods C.P.), 5/3 Cook (Schroeder), 5/3 St. Louis (Church Rd., Duluth), 5/4 Winona, 5/5 Steele (Owatonna) †NFT, 5/7 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R.), and 5/10 Pine. Seven birds reported during the last week of May: 5/23 Lake (Two Harbors), 5/25 St. Louis (Sax-Zim bog), 5/25 Cook (Grand Marais), 5/26 Cook (Schroeder), and a surprising three individuals at Split Rock Cabins 5/26 Lake fide AXH. Grand total 20 or 21 birds!
2003Summer Reported 6/5 St. Louis (Hoyt Lakes) ALE, 6/7 Aitkin (no location) WEN, 6/27 Meeker (Kingston South Twp.) DMF.
2003Fall Only reports: 8/26 St. Louis (Duluth) fide AXH, 9/28 Cook (Cutface Creek) JWL et al.
2003Winter Reported 12/14–1/9 Cook (Grand Marais) m.ob.
2004Spring Seventeen reports of 18 birds! All south reports: 4/20 Hennepin (Wood Lake) fide AXH, 4/21 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) MJF, 4/21–22 Mower (River Bend Campground) JEM, 4/25 Lac qui Parle (Mehurin Twp.) BJU, 5/1 Wabasha (Weaver Dunes) JPS and Mower (Austin) RNS, 5/5 Fillmore JHD, 5/17 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) DBz, 5/18 Big Stone (Ortonville) BJU, and an undated report from Jackson (North Heron W.M.A.) BRB. North reports all from the North Shore: 3/16 St. Louis DRB, 4/22-24 St. Louis CE, 5/10 Lake (Flood Bay) KRE, PHS, JWL, 5/13 Lake (Iona's Beach) JWL, 5/18 Lake (2 at Split Rock Lighthouse S.P.) RBJ, JEB, 5/20 Cook (Schroeder) DJS, 5/27–29 Lake (Castle Danger) AXH, PHS. [Corrected]
2004Summer Five reports: 6/3 Cook (Spruce Creek) JGW et al., 6/4, 6/27 St. Louis DBF, SLF, 6/6 Yellow Medicine BJU, 6/13 Scott RMD, 7/3 Cook (Gunflint Trail) fide DRB.
2004Fall All reports: 10/2 McLeod (Hutchinson) PRH, 11/19 Murray fide AXH, 11/21 St. Louis (2) fide DRB.
2005Spring A veritable invasion across the state! At least 13 or 14 individuals reported south and 14–16 north. Early south 4/10 Murray fide AXH, 4/17 Mower (Austin) JEM, 4/17–18 Brown (Flandrau S.P.) JSS, BTS. Early north 3/31 Beltrami BJU, 5/10–22 Crow Wing (2) JSB, 5/14 Clay (north of Blazing Star Prairie) RHO, DPJ. Additional south reports in chronological order from Olmsted, Swift, Stearns, Nicollet, Redwood, Hennepin (2), Brown (second location), Scott, Ramsey, Lac qui Parle. Additional north reports from Marshall, Becker, Clay (Gooseberry Park), Cass, Crow Wing (2 birds, seven miles away from the first sighting in this county), Lake, and from five different locations in St. Louis between 5/21 and 5/27.
2005Summer Most reports ever: 6/1, 6/21, 7/27 Clay MM fide JMJ, BJU, 6/2, 6/9–13, 7/8 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/12 Lake JWL, 6/15 St. Louis BET, 7/1 Meeker DMF, 7/6 Ramsey JFR, 7/15 Renville BJU, 7/16 Le Sueur BJU, 7/26 Hennepin KS.
2005Fall All reports: 8/1 Hennepin (Golden Valley) fide AXH, 9/23 Olmsted CCB, 10/14 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU, 10/15 St. Louis (Scenic 61 near Homestead Road) AXH, PHS, 10/28 Douglas (Osakis W.T.P.) JPE.
2006Spring Statewide total of 21 reports from March (1), April (4), and May (16). South reports from Lac qui Parle (5 locations between 3/4 and 5/23, BJU), Swift, Kandiyohi, Wabasha, and Ramsey. Twelve north reports beginning 4/18 Douglas BDS; also found in Clay, Aitkin (2 locations), Carlton, St. Louis (3 locations), Lake, and Cook (2 locations).
2006Summer Three reports: 6/1 Cook SMc, 6/16 Le Sueur BJU, 7/4 Lac qui Parle BJU.
2006Fall Single reports north and south, respectively: 8/19 St. Louis (Hermantown) UK and 10/1 Big Stone (Odessa) BJU.
2006Winter2 All reports: 1/21 Lac qui Parle BJU, 1/24 Hennepin TLa.
2007Spring75 Early south 4/23 Scott/Dakota (Murphy Hanrehan P.R.) JJE; May reports from Dakota (2), Hennepin (2), Ramsey, Scott, Wright. All north reports: 5/5 Todd JSK, 5/6 Polk PHS, 5/11 St. Louis (Ely) BET, 5/13–14 Kanabec †CAM, NSc, 5/18 Lake (Encampment Forest) JWL, 5/20 Lake (Isaacson Rd) JWL, 5/22 Aitkin (Rice Lake N.W.R.) MMc, 5/23 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, 5/25 St. Louis (40th Ave. West, Duluth) JLK, 5/27 Lake (Castle Danger) ph. JWL.
2007Summer1 Reported 7/9 St. Louis (Duluth Lakewalk) TAN.
2007Fall21 Only north reports: 9/15 Cook fide AXH and 11/17–29 St. Louis (Hoyt Lakes) †NAJ, LS, JCC, ph. MLH. From the south, only sighting 10/6 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) DSw.
2007Winter2 Two reports: 12/15+ Morrison (near Bowlus) †FGo, CGo, 2/27 St. Louis (Duluth) fide JWL.
2008Spring36 Early south 4/20 Mower ARW, 4/22 Faribault WAF. May reports from Mower, Meeker, Olmsted (2 separate reports), Blue Earth, Brown. All north 5/4–5 St. Louis DAG, FKB, 5/14 Lake (Two Harbors) JWL, 5/16 Lake (Castle Danger) fide JWL, 5/22 St. Louis MLH, 5/25 Cass ph. †BAW.
2008Summer22 Observed 6/4 Renville DMF, 6/8 Cass BAW, 6/9–26 Hennepin SWe, DWK, CMB, m.ob., 6/22 Hubbard MAW.
2008Fall14 All north 11/17 Cass (Walker) ph. BAW. All south 8/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/1 Dodge (Blooming Prairie) KRV, 11/16 Pope DRa, 11/30 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) †ChH.
2008Winter11 One discovered in mid-November in Cass (Walker) lingered until 12/3 BAW. Another first reported from Minneopa S.P. in Blue Earth on 11/30 was still present 12/1 DBM.
2009Spring45 All south 5/17 Anoka SIv, 5/19 Hennepin (2, Minneapolis) fide AXH, 5/19–30 Hennepin (MSP Airport) DDo, m.ob., 5/20 Dakota RLW, 5/22 Nicollet (St. Peter) RMD, 5/28 Washington (Stillwater) fide AXH. All north 5/16 Kittson ph. LW, 5/16–17 St. Louis (Crane Lake) DMK, 5/17 Lake (Iona's Beach) JWL, 5/20 Lake (Two Harbors) JWL, 5/21 Marshall fide JMJ, 5/21–24 St. Louis (Park Point Recreation Area, Duluth.) PHS, SCZ, MLH, FKB, 5/23 Marshall HHD.
2009Summer24 All north reports: 6/6–12 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth, probably same bird from late May at new location; its repertoire included excellent renditions of Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker and Eastern Phoebe) PHS, 6/20 Cass DAY. All south reports: one from spring through 6/23 Hennepin (MSP airport) m.ob.; one in Stillwater since 5/28 joined by second bird 7/8 Washington CMB, SSc, and last reported 7/16 m.ob.; 6/14 Wright HCT; 7/18 Blue Earth ChH.
2009Fall12 Only north report 9/27 St. Louis (Bayfront Park, Duluth) LS, KRE, SLP. All south reports: 8/1 Meeker (Litchfield golf course) DMF, 9/30 Olmsted (Rochester) CCB.
2010Spring45 All south reports 4/10 Olmsted RLE, 4/20 Wright (Buffalo) RaP, 4/21 Washington (Afton) DZa, 5/2 Le Sueur (north of Elysian) CVK, 5/4 Dakota (singing at Empire electric station) JPM. All north 5/3, 5/4 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R. headquarters) fide JMJ, 5/8–10 Lake (downtown Two Harbors) JWL, 5/18 St. Louis (Sky Harbor Airport) LME, 5/24 Pine CPr, 5/25 St. Louis (Park Point) PHS.
2010Summer2 Observed 6/3 Waseca fide BBA, 6/26 Hennepin fide AXH.
2010Fall3 All south 10/6 Jackson (north end of Spirit Lake) BJU, 10/8 – 11/21 McLeod (residence in Hutchinson) BEH, †PRH, ph DAC, m.ob., 10/21 Kandiyohi JSr.
2010Winter
2011Spring34 All south 4/23 Big Stone (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 4/30 Rice (River Bend N.C.) DAB, TFB, 5/19 Washington (Cottage Grove) fide BAF, 5/26 Nicollet (Benson Park, North Mankato) AnK, ChH. All north 5/6 Hubbard fide JMJ, 5/14 Cook (Grand Marais) ANy, and 3 locations in St. Louis: 5/9 (east Duluth) FKB, 5/11–19 (Duluth Rose Garden) DOK, PHS, 5/13–30 (Park Point R.A.) NAJ, EBr, ph. PHS, m.ob., 5/19 Brown (New Ulm) fide AXH.
2011Summer11Seen 6/5 Lake (Split Rock Lighthouse S.P.) RBe, 6/11 Lake (Two Harbors) AM, 6/24 Houston (location?) RTP.
2011Fall1 Only report 9/6 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU.
2012Spring34 All south 4/30 Rice TFB, Watonwan (Madelia) AnK, 5/13 Brown (Shag Road) MiO, 5/15 Murray (290th Ave. and C.R. 3) RMD. All north 3/23 Wilkin (Rothsay W.M.A.) JBB, 4/16 Marshall fide AXH, 5/18 St. Louis (Ely) fide JWL, 5/22 St. Louis (Duluth) ALo, 5/24 St. Louis (Park Point) LBe.
2012Summer21 Seen 6/6 Murray RMD, SC, St. Louis FKB, 6/20 Goodhue BRL, 6/25 Polk fide BBA.
2012Fall31 All north 8/25 Koochiching †FGo, 9/2 Roseau (Springsteel Island) KRE, 10/28–11/11 Cook (Grand Marais) TAT, also reported by the m.ob. searching for the Cassin's Kingbird present. Only south report 10/30 Dakota JLO.
2013Spring46 All south 5/2–3 McLeod KdB, 5/6 Anoka ph. †CKB, 5/11–14 Ramsey (Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary) JPS, ph. LMS, m.ob., 5/18 Scott DiW, first county record 5/26 Chisago ph. †CaC. All north 4/29–5/7 St. Louis (Park Point) DRB, ph. PHS, ph. AM, ph. JLK, m.ob., 5/10–14 Pine †JMP, 5/11 Becker KBl, 5/30 St. Louis RAE, ALo, JLK, CRM, 5/31 Cook KRE, CRM. [Corrected]
2013Summer3 Reported 6/1–11 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ph. AM, (2) †MTA, (2) PHS, JLK, CLW, 6/5 Cook (mouth of the Brule River, Naniboujou Lodge) CLW, 6/6 Polk (NE of Winger) †RPR, 6/29 Cook (Gunflint Trail, South Brule River) ph. KOv, 7/13 Cook LGr.
2013Fall2 Two reports: 11/3 Cook (Grand Marais) KRE, ThM, PEB, 11/30 Koochiching (Loman) ph. AMe.
2014Spring43All south reports: 4/26 Martin (Fish Lake boat access) RBW, 5/9 Fillmore HHD, RAE, JWH, RTP, 5/11 Redwood MJM. All north: 5/11 Itasca ph. SC, 5/15–22 St. Louis (Park Point) ph. †JLK, †PHS, m.ob., 5/22 Lake (Agate Bay) JWL, 5/23 Becker (Rainbow Resort) ph. LiS, St. Louis (Everett St. and Morningside Ave.) SVB.
2014Summer21Seen 6/3 Washington (3M facility) KSc, 6/7 Cook (Grand Marais) HHD, KRE, LS, RAE, RZi, 7/17 St. Louis (Duluth) fide JWL.
2014Fall First fall season with no reports since 1995.
2014Winter1 First winter report since 2008: 1/1 Beltrami (Bemidji) ph. MLM, fide DPJ.
2015Spring35 All south reports: 5/2 Hennepin (Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) ph. KOk, Watonwan (Eagles Nest C.P.) BRB, ph. MiO, 5/13 Faribault WaF, Watonwan ph. ChH, †AnK, 5/15 Wabasha DBz, 5/17 Faribault (2) WAF, 5/17–19 McLeod (Piepenburg C.P.) ph. PRH, HHD, RAE. All north 5/3 Crow Wing ph. EGa, JPR, 5/16 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R.) ph. ShG, HeH, 5/24 St. Louis (Duluth Port Terminal) ph. JLK.
2015Summer25 Seen in Cook, Dakota, Lake, McLeod, Rice, Steele, Washington.
2015Fall1 Only reports from Cook, 10/31 (Good Harbor Bay) DAB, ph. JPR, ph. JWL, m.ob., 11/14 (Ray Berglund State Wayside) CIN.
2016Spring59 A major influx of this species, with 15 individuals reported. Early south (median 4/25) 4/16 Lac qui Parle PEJ, DFN, 4/17 Hennepin MHu, 4/29 Ramsey TAN. Also reports from Brown, Dakota, Olmsted, Rock, Sherburne, Steele. All north (median arrival 5/5) 4/14 Morrison JVl, 4/28 Otter Tail JsS, 5/2 St. Louis BET, 5/4 Koochiching RMD, 5/14 Aitkin TLr, 5/23 St. Louis BMu, JPR.
2016Summer53 More reports than usual. Seen in Aitkin, Beltrami, Dakota, Kandiyohi, Lake, Mower, Otter Tail, St. Louis.
2016Fall41 All north reports: 9/30–10/2 St. Louis (Canal Park) ph. ALx, ph. BeA ph. JLK, m.ob., 10/11 Otter Tail CNn, 10/26 Lake (Bayside Park, Silver Bay) ph. DOv, JuK, then relocated here 11/5–7 CRM, m.ob., 11/3–7 Lake (Two Harbors) ph. JWL, m.ob., 11/4 Polk ph. HHu, 11/16–30 St. Louis (Park Point) ph. ALx, ph. JLK, m.ob. Only south report 10/2 Carver (Minnesota Landscape Arboretum) JTg.
2016Winter1 One early winter report of bird continuing from fall season: 12/2 St. Louis (Southworth Marsh, Duluth) ALx, MMz.
2017Spring113 Another excellent spring for this species, although reports were confined to the south region apart from several individuals in Duluth. Early south (median 4/24) 4/15 Brown MiO, 4/19 Lac qui Parle JF, 4/26 Hennepin RBW, BAb. Unusual south records 4/28 Sibley ph. MiO, 5/10 Lincoln (150th Ave.) JCC, 5/18 Benton HHD, DBz, ANy. All north reports (median arrival 5/4) 4/10–12 St. Louis (Park Point) ph. JPR, ph. JLK, BMU, ClN, 4/25 – 5/4 St. Louis (Park Point, possibly the same individual) ph. JPR, ph. JLK, ph. ArL, m.ob., 4/27 St. Louis (Superior St., Duluth) JPR.
2017Summer14 Reported 6/2 Scott JEB, 6/15 St. Louis (Sunset Memorial Park) ArL, 6/20 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) ebd, 6/23 Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.) †ChH, 6/24 Wabasha FGo.
2017Fall Only the second fall season since 1995 with no reports.
2017Winter1 One report of this species that is observed in roughly every other winter: 12/10–23 St. Louis (Duluth) BMu, m.ob.
2018Spring55 All south reports (median 4/23) 5/1–16 Washington (Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) GJa, m.ob., 5/10 Freeborn (Hayward W.T.P.) PEB, 5/17–31+ Anoka (2, Fridley) CF, ph. RMD, m.ob., 5/21–22 Stevens (Perkins Lake) ANy, DBz, ASu, 5/28 Yellow Medicine (Mound Spring Prairie S.N.A.) GJa, ASu. All north (median 5/3) 5/8 St. Louis (Meadowlands) JuG, ClN, 5/11 Cook (Sugarloaf Point S.N.A.) ebd, 5/13 Aitkin (Rice Lake N.W.R.) LGr, 5/20 Clay LiH, 5/22 St. Louis (Park Point) JPR, 5/26 Cook (Hollow Rock Resort) WPe, Lake (C.R. 2 and C.R. 15) ANy, BWF, 5/28 Cook (Naniboujou Lodge) ANy.
2018Summer54 Observed in Anoka, Beltrami, Hennepin, Kittson, Lake, Meeker, Pine, Polk, Stearns. First county breeding record 6/2 Anoka CF; 4 young fledged 6/24 AXH (The Loon 91:32–35).
2018Fall2  Two individuals reported, both south. One from summer continued through 8/27 Anoka (Fridley) GWe, 8/30 Ramsey (Rice Creek North Regional Trail) LiH.
2019Spring28 Another good spring for this species with at least 12 individuals reported. All south (median 4/23) 4/28 Jackson (2, one photographed at Anderson C.P., one at Heron Lake) † KEm, JWH, SHo, 5/3 Anoka LiH, 5/4 Dakota SWe. 5/5 Fillmore JWH, ANy, 5/13 Rock AMi, 5/15 Freeborn ebd, 5/20–26 Hennepin (Staring Lake Park) ChP, m.ob., 5/31 Blue Earth ph. RJA. All north (median 5/3) 5/12 St. Louis (West Knife River Road) SLL, JWL, 5/13–14 Pine (Pine City) KrM, 5/20–28 St. Louis (Park Point) TVi, † MLH.
2019Summer11 Found 6/2 Hennepin RJA, 6/21–22 Lake (New Tomahawk Rd., just W of Stony River) WCM, ASu, JSu.
2019Fall No reports.
2020Spring36 All south (median 4/23) 5/7–8 Carver ph. BDc, m.ob. 5/10–16 Goodhue (Frontenac S.P.) MaS, ph. JDy, 5/12–13 Hennepin (Fort Snelling S.P.) MaS, ph. MZa, m.ob., 5/16 Dakota (Lake Byllesby R.P.) †KTP, 5/18 Washington (Carpenter N.C.) BDo, 5/24 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) LiH, 5/27 Scott (Jordan) CnM, ph. JnM, m.ob. All north (median 5/3) 5/20 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R.) ph. DMz, Clay (Hawley) ph. †PBB, 5/25 St. Louis (Western Waterfront Trail) †JLK.
2020Summer23 Observed in Anoka, Clay, Hennepin, Polk, Washington.
2020Fall1 Three reports, all from Grand Marias in Cook County: 9/26 ph. LBg, 10/3 ebd, 11/3 ebd.
2020Winter1 First report of a winter bird since 2017 for this species seen in three out of past ten winters: 12/25–31 Washington (Afton) ph. NLk.
2021Spring49 Early south (median 4/23) 4/17 Lyon (Camden S.P.) GWe, m.ob., 4/27 Wabasha †PEJ, 5/2 Renville (Bird Island) ANy. All north (median 5/4) 5/11 Aitkin JWl, 5/12 St. Louis PHS, 5/14 Cook LWd, 5/28 Clay CMk, ebd.
2021Summer22 All reports: 6/3 Beltrami (Big Bog S.R.A.) ebd, 6/5 Ramsey (St. Paul) RMD, ph. ELC, 6/20 – 7/6 Clay (pair near Hawley) PBB, ph. PHS, ph. RZi, m.ob., 6/24 Waseca (Courthouse Park) RBJ.
2021Fall1 Only report: 8/20 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) EHi.
2021Winter  No reports of this species which has been observed in four of the past ten winter seasons.
2022Spring72 All south (median 4/23) 5/9 Steele PSu, 5/28 Olmsted (Chester Woods) ebd. All north (median 5/5) 5/6, 5/15 Aitkin (Rice Lake N.W.R.) ph. LBa, ebd, 5/10 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) ebd, 5/12 Polk (Agassiz Valley) HHu, 5/14 Cass ph. DoH, 5/15 Lake (Gooseberry Falls S.P.) TPW, 5/26 St. Louis (Babbitt Golf Course) BDo, LiH, 5/29 Roseau EHi, 5/31 Cook (Grandview Park) ebd. All reports were of single individuals.
2022Summer11 Encountered 6/4 Cook (continuing at Grandview Park, Lutsen) ebd, 6/7 Cook (Naniboujou Lodge) ebd, and 6/18 Dakota (Miesville Ravine Park) ebd.
2022Fall1 Only report: 8/9 Otter Tail (Dead Lake W.M.A.) MRN.
2022Winter For second straight year, no reports of this species that has been observed in four of the past ten winter seasons.
 
 Rare in all seasons. Seven breeding records.

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