The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Plovers | 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: Plovers |
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Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover |
[PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER] Killdeer |
Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover |
Wilson's Plover Snowy Plover |
| Piping Plover(Charadrius melodus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Summer | Gustav Swanson established the first Minnesota breeding record or this bird when he found a nesting colony on Curry Island, Luke of the Wocds, on Ju.l.y 21. There were mru.1y yolUlg birds and a nest with 2 eggs, one of which · h~tched the following day. | ||
| 1934 | Summer | I John Dobie's record of'.3 nests of this unusual spoi::dcs, each 'With 4 eggs, found June 15th on Oak Point, Lclte of tho 1:·Toqds, is one of our most interesting records. Club t1er.1bers will r1ei:1onber that the first Mix.u1esota breeding record of this species was es~ablished by Gust~v Swanson in 19.32 at Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1935 | Summer | Tho Lake of' the Woods colony of Piping Plover,.,as visited again in 1935, this time by Ralph Woolsey, who found n nest of 4 eggs on Curry Island July 20th. He comments that tho season was apparently late. Upon visiting the area again Aut;ust 10th he fo\ll'ld the water level so high ·that any nGsts built later than the first visit were flooded~ | ||
| 1936 | Summer | Charles DuToit reports the only record tor this species. Four small young were seen by Charles at Lake Ida on July 17th. Two days later he saw another small young at LeJ.{e Carlos. | ||
| 1937 | Summer | Lawrence Pittelkow, George Rysgaard, and Dr. A. F. Risser found four nests of this species that held four eggs each, at Lake of the Woods, June I6. On June 26 C. DuToit found a nest of four eggs near Lake Alexander, Douglas County. | ||
| 1938 | Summer | Dr. Olga Lakela, Casimir Hero, and other members uf the Duluth Bird Club made extensive observations on the Piping Plovers of Minnesota Point, Duluth. Between May I5 and July 23 they followed the history of 6 nests. All of ~hese but one held 4 eggs. In nest number 2 one egg was deposited on May 22, the second on May 23, the third on May 25, and the fourth on May 28. All four eggs hatched on June 23. The last nest at Minnesota Pount was found by C. Hero on Ju:y 23; it held 4 eggs. On July 5 at Lake of the Woods (Pine and Curry Islands) Gustav Swanson found I5 nests; all held 4 eggs each. | ||
| 1940 | Summer | Minnesota Point and Lake of the Woods were again the only reported nesting sites of the species. All nests reported contained 4 eggs. The Duluth reports came from C. Hero, 8 nests; Ornithology class of Duluth State Teachers, 4 nests; Mrs. Olin, 3 nests. The dates ranged from May 23 to June 7· K. Carlander and Mrs. Carlander were responsible for the reports from Pine Island, Lake of the Woods. They found 5 nests on June 23, and reported all eggs hatched by July I I. | ||
| 1944 | Summer | July 16, two young (which may have been in migration), Duluth, Lakela. | ||
| 1945 | Summer | 14 young, Duluth, July 25, Olga Lakela, Mary I. Elwell; 2 nests with eggs, Duluth, July 8, Olga Lakela. | ||
| 1946 | Summer | 3 nests (3, 3, and 2 eggs), June 26, Harbor Island, Duluth, Lakela. This bird was little known in Minnesota until recently when it has been found rather regularly nesting near Duluth. | ||
| 1947 | Summer | 2 nests with 3 eggs, June 26; 1 nest, 2 eggs, June 26; 2 nests, 7 eggs, July 7, Duluth, Lakela. | ||
| 1961 | Spring | Six were seen at Salt Lake by Avifaunal Club members on 6 May. Jan Green saw them in Duluth from 9 to 29 May. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | Two distinct pairs were seen at Salt Lake on 17 June by Avifauna} Club. Nesting very likely. This species used to nest on Minnesota Point, but in recent years it has apparently been displaced by Common Terns. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | April 28 Gaylord, Sibley Co., Bob Janssen; May 6 Duluth, first arrival there, seen by Janet C. Green; last seen at Duluth on May 27, Janet C. Green. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Aug. 30, Duluth, one seen, Janet C. Green. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | St. Louis Co., Duluth, Minnesota Point, presumed breeding, since they were present from May thru Sept.; just across the harbor, on Wisconsin Point, Dennis Meyer found a nest with 4 eggs on June 21. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | July 2, Stevens Co., R. Grant; latest, Sept. 3, Duluth, Avifaunal Club and Sept. 28, Traverse Co., R. Grant, exceptionally late. Are these the first September records for Minnesota? | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-7 Duluth, PBH; 5-10 Salt Lake, RLH. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 6-16, Duluth, RBJ; 8-14, Duluth, JCG; 8-18, Duluth, DM; 8-22, Duluth, DP, FL. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | 5-14 Fargo, LWJ; 5-29 Duluth, PBH. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 5-5 (2, JCG) and 5-28 (1, DB) Duluth, St. Louis Co. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-4 Duluth, St. Louis Co, RG; 6-8 Agassiz Refuge, Marshall Co, 1, DLO; 7-9 Duluth, St. Louis Co, RG, BL. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 5-4 Lac qui Parle Co., 10, JAH; 5-16 Carver Co., 1, RDT; 5-17 (EHH), 5-18 (FN/ MAS), 5-19 (DB), 5-20 (HFH) Carver Co.; 5-27 Duluth, ME; 5-27 Wilkin Co., JAH; 5-23 FargoMoorhead, fide EGA; 6-7 Duluth, BB. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 7-29 Duluth, 1, BL; only report. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 5-10 Moorhead, Clay Co., 1, TEM; 5-12 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., EMB and Duluth, 2, KE, JPP; 5-25 (10) Duluth, CLH; 6-3 (2), 6-4 (1) Duluth, KE. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-1 Duluth, St. Louis Co, DB, EHH; 6-2 Lake Auburn, Carver Co, RBJ. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 5-24 Duluth, CLH; 6-4 Duluth, MMC. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | nested at Park Point, Duluth and recorded in June and July by RR, RL, and MMC. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | Reported Duluth only, | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 5-2 Lyon KE, PE; 5-3 Rice KE, PE; Duluth: 4-30 RL, 5-20 MMC, 5-23 BL, 5-24 CH. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 7·2 Duluth (ad and 3 y) J.P. Perkins; 6·2 to 7·29 Duluth (1-2} RL. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 8-8 and 9 Duluth (6) KE, PE, CH, RL; only reports. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 11 reports; 6 in Duluth from 5-11 to 5-30; 1 from Lac qui Parle (5-12 RR); 4 from Lyon 5-2, 5-8, 5-15, 5-16. as many as 3, HK, PE, KE, RR). | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested at Duluth (J. P. Perkins counted 5 adults with "many" young on 7-9). | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 8-10 and 11 Mille Lacs MI, only report. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | nested in Duluth. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Only one report! 8-25 St. Louis (2) (RBJ). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 18 reports: 9 in Duluth from 4-24 to 5-26, up to 5 in number; 1 from Yellow Medicine 5-11 (2) BDC; 1 from Olmsted 5-11 (8) JF; 1 from Lac qui Parle 4-2 (2) JS; 6 from Lyon 5-3, 5-9, 5-11, 5-12, highest number 2, RD, KE, PF, HCK. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested as usual at Duluth's harbor area; no other reports. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 4 reports from Duluth 8-6 to 8-14 JG, MMC, ES, KE. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 9 reports: 8 in St. Louis from 4-25 to 5-29, up to 4 in number; 1 from Hennepin 4-27 PG. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested as usual at Duluth; no other reports. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 7-27 Mille Lacs MI; only report. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 16 reports: 4-22, 5-1 Lyon HK; 7 reports on 4-24 Lac qui Parle; 4-25 Lac qui Parle ETS, CB; 5-5 Lyon BDC; 6 reports from St. Louis from 5-21 to 5-29 up to 6 in number. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | only report was of the usual nesting birds at Duluth. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 2 reports: 8-10 Anoka B. Bratlie and 8-20 Duluth RJ, KE. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 9 reports: 4-10 Nobles KE earliest date on record; 4-17 Anoka (1) KLF; 4-23 Lyon (4) DGW; 5-7 to 5-25 St. Louis up to 19. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Duluth; 3 also seen on Pine I., Lake of the Woods on 6-13, 2 of which appeared to be in territorial conflict (KE, T. Savaloja); there have been no breeding records away from Duluth since 1941, when breeding was last recorded on Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Only report 8-6 Duluth (3) (KE). | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from St. Louis (Port Terminal at Duluth, 6 pair, GN); not seen elsewhere. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | 9-11 Duluth KE; only report. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | 5-5 Hennepin BDC, ES; 5-6 Hennepin RJ, 5-12 St. Louis KE, 5-31 St. Louis BB. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Duluth (3 pair) and Lake of the Woods (7-5, 20-30 pair, Pine and Curry Islands). | ||
| 1979 | Fall | All reports St. Louis County, 8-7 OJ, 9-5 KL, 9-6 KMH. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 5-3 Big Stone SC, Lac qui Parle GP, St. Louis KE, 5-11 Dakota KG, 5-21 Pennington KSS. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding in St. Louis (Duluth Port Terminal, 3 nests), Marshall (Agassiz NWR, 4 nests), Lake of the Woods (Pine and Curry Islands, 12 nests). Early migrant North: 7-26. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 8-9 Wilkin GMO, 8-27 Stearns NH. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | South 4-17 Nobles BL, 5-9 Pipestone RJ, 5-27 Hennepin SE; north all from Duluth 5-6 JG, TL, 5-27 KE, 5-31 SC. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Duluth, Lake of the Woods (Loon, this issue). Early migrants North: 7-26, five, Kittson. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 8-28 Duluth KE, only report. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 4-24 Lake of the Woods TW, Lincoln BL, HK, 4-25 Lac qui Parle BL, 5-8 St. Louis JG, TL and 5-22 St. Louis LW. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from Lake of the Woods, Duluth. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/27 Steams NH. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Reproted 4/24 Lake of the Woods TW (35 +), 5/15 Otter Tail AM/JP, 5/20 Duluth SDM, others. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Nested at Duluth (3 nests) and Lake of the Woods (45 adults, 20 + successful nests, TW). | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 8/4 Roseau AJ, 8/10 St. Louis (2) MH. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 4/28 Big Stone KE, SWIMS, 5/5 Mille Lacs, 5/10 St. Louis KE, 5/1 Lake (2) SWIMS, 5/16 Dakota JD, 5/19 Polk KSS, 5/19 St. Louis KC, 5/22 SC, 5/26 FL, SDM, 5/27 DB, 5/27 Aitkin (2) JB, WN, Lake of the Woods (total of 47) TW -all reports. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Lake of the Woods (Pine-Curry I., only 13 young from 27 nests -TW) and Duluth (2 successful, 6 unsuccessful, nests -L. Hanson). | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/14 St. Louis (1) KE. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | All reports from St. Louis Co.: 4/30 M. Stock, 5/18 SSt, 5/19 AB, 5/22 (I) TTu, 5/27 (I) JPIAM, 5/28 (2) JB/TS, 5/30 (nest) NH, 5/30 (2) FL. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Reported only from Duluth (nest with four eggs, NH). | ||
| 1986 | Spring | All reports: 5/2 St. Louis fide KE, 5/7 Hennepin C. Hom (The Loon 58:94). Winter 1986 | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Nested at Pine-Curry Is. and Morris Pt., Lake of the Woods Co. (only nine young from II breeding pairs, fewest in five years of monitoring); no breeding pairs in Duluth for first time in at least fourteen years (fide L. Pfannmuller). | ||
| 1987 | Spring | All reports: 5/9 Steams NH, 5/17 Clay LCF, 5/22 Washington TBB. None for the first time ever in Duluth. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested at Pine and Curry Is. and Morris Pt., Lake of the Woods Co. (The Loon 59: 1/3-117). No Duluth report again. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Only report: 5/26-29 Lake of the Woods (nesting) KH, RG. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Eight pairs on Pine/Curry Island, Lake of the Woods; absent from Duluth for third consecutive year. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | All reports: 5/10 Nobles (1) RG, 5/18-19 Duluth (2, first record in three years) KE et Winter 1989 a!., 5/19 Pine and Curry Islands, Lake of the Woods Co. (8 pairs) KH. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Only report from Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | All reports : 5/3 Duluth PS, 5/12 Frontenac, Goodhue Co. BL, DZ, 5/15-5119 Duluth mob. (Second consecutive year in Duluth after a three-year absence.) | ||
| 1990 | Fall | All reports: 8/18 Lake of the Woods (2) KE, 8/25 Stevens (2) RG, RJ, 8/28 Blue Earth MF. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Only report: 5/21 Morris Point, Lake of the Woods Co. PS. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Only report: 5/21–22 Park Point, Duluth NJ, PS. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Only report 5/29 Lake of the Woods PS. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | First summer report since 1989; nested in Lake of the Woods (nine adults fledged nine chicks on Pine & Curry Island). | ||
| 1994 | Spring | All reports: 4/30 Yellow Medicine mob, 5/5 St. Louis (3) mob, 5/13 St. Louis (2) TD, 5/15 Olmsted JBo,JSt. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Probable nesting at traditional site in Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Only report 5/6 Lac qui Parle KB. Nine reports last year. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Observed at traditional breeding site in Lake of the Woods Co.; plus early migrant 7/22 McLeod DBM. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Only report: 5/26 Lake of the Woods (2) AnH, AH, PS. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All reports: 8/5 Yellow Medicine (2) TT, 8/22 Goodhue (1) BL. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Five reports of migrants (all singles): 5/10 Renville (beet ponds) BL, TT, 5/11 Rock (Vienna Twp.) PS, 5/12–13 Olmsted mob, 5/17 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) mob, 5/18 Big Stone (Almond Twp.) LE. Also reported 5/25 Lake of the Woods (two on Pine-Curry Island) mob. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Observed at traditional Pine/Curry Island site in Lake of the Woods Co. mob. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Only report: 5/18 Lake of the Woods (2) AH, PS. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Only report: nested in Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Only report: 9/7 Faribault (Minnesota Lake) LE. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | All reports: 5/17 St. Louis (one near the airport on Park Point in Duluth) PS, 5/29+ St. Louis (pair on Hearding Island in Duluth) PS. One of the latter was observed making and sitting in a scrape, but there was no additional evidence of breeding and neither bird was seen after 6/1 when lake levels were higher. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Observed on 6/5 and 7/18 at traditional breeding site in Lake of the Woods Co. (maximum of three) NWi et al. Unusual were several records away from breeding site: 6/1 St. Louis (pair since 5/29 in Duluth) PS; 7/19,20 Becker (Hamden Slough NWR) PS, BBe, MW; 7/21 Lac qui Parle KB. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | All reports were from Duluth, St. Louis County. One was at Hearding Island 5/7–8 (PS), followed by a different individual at the 40th Ave. West/Erie Pier area 5/9 (†CB et al.). | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Only report: five pairs at traditional nesting site in Lake of the Woods Co. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Only two reports: 4/24 Dakota (2 at L. Byllesby) †ADS, 5/20+ Lake of the Woods (2 at Morris Pt.) mob. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Reported in Lake of the Woods County (where high water levels may have precluded breeding); plus apparent migrants 7/28 Big Stone (3) †PCC. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Possibly one of three birds at same location 7/28 (see summer report) found 8/12–27 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) †PCC, †PHS et al. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Best spring migration since 1984. All reports: 4/27–29, 5/9 Swift (Marsh L. dam) BSe et al., KJB, 5/2 St. Louis (2 at Duluth) DRB, RPR, 5/4 Grant (near Herman) JEB, RBJ, 5/6–10 Dakota (max. 3 at L. Byllesby) CRG, FTM et al., 5/7 Murray (Slayton) †CRM et al., 5/7–8 Clay (Sabin) RHO, 5/16 Washington (location?) DPS. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Only report 6/7 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) DFJ. At traditional site in Lake of the Woods Co., water levels reported to be way above normal; none were observed 6/21 JPE. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | All reports: singles 8/1 Jackson (South Heron L.) KJB, 8/4 Roseau (near Sprague Creek) PHS, 8/10 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) KRE et al., 9/2 Lincoln (Tyler W.M.A.) fide RJS. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Relatively good showing for second consecutive spring. All reports: 4/27–29 Big Stone (near Ortonville) PCC, PHS, KJB, 5/1 Le Sueur (St. Peter lagoons) KJB, 5/2 Traverse (Mud L.) KJB, JEB, RBJ, 5/10 Dakota (L. Byllesby) ADS, JPM, 5/16 St. Louis (Hearding Is., Duluth) DAG, 5/24–25 St. Louis (Park Pt., Duluth) m.ob. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Only report from Lake of the Woods. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All reports: 4/27–5/2 Lac qui Parle (max. 3 at Salt L.) †BJU, 5/6 Lac qui Parle (section 35, Perry Twp.) †BJU, 5/14–16 Hennepin SWe, m.obs., 5/18 Aitkin (rice paddies near Aitkin) MMc et al., 5/22–23 (2), 5/27 (1) St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) m.obs. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | All reports: 5/4 Jackson (CR 2) ET, 5/5–6 Winona (Mud L.) DBz, m.obs., 5/6, 5/16, 5/19 Dakota (2 or 3 different birds at L. Byllesby) m.ob, 5/15 Kandiyohi (section 21, T117N R33W) RSF. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Observed nesting on Pine Island, Lake of the Woods Bill Berg fide JMJ. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Only north report: nest-ing pair 6/15 Lake of the Woods (female incubating 4 eggs at Garden Island) JEB, RBJ. All south reports from Lac qui Parle: 6/11–26 Big Stone N.W.R. BJU, †PCC, m.ob., 7/16–21 Salt Lake (both sides of state line) PCC, BJU, NSc, 7/19–22 Big Stone N.W.R. BWF et al. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Only report: 8/29 Lac qui Parle (2 at Perry W.M.A.) †BJU. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All south reports: 4/22–23 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) †JLO et al., 5/25 Lac qui Parle (section 29, Perry Twp.) †BJU. All north reports: 5/21 St. Louis (Hearding Island, Duluth) KRE, 5/30–31 St. Louis (banded bird seen with Snowy Plover at Park Point) SCZ, m.ob. |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | 1 | All reports: 6/1–2 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 6/10–13 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) ph. †BTS. |
| 2008 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All reports: 4/28 Brown (2, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) ph. BTS, 5/4–17 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) †PHS, MSS, WCM, m.ob., 5/8 Polk (Crookston W.T.P.) ph. †DLT. |
| 2008 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2008 | Fall | 1 | Only documented report: 9/7 Brown †BTS. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 2 | 3 | All south reports: 4/25 Lac qui Parle MJB, 5/3–4 Kandiyohi (near Pennock) LS, m.ob., 5/3–19 Kandiyohi (at least 3, Olson Lake W.P.A.) HHD, m.ob., 5/17 Cottonwood (Talcot Lake W.M.A.) DPG. All north reports: 5/1 Becker (Detroit Lakes City Beach) BDS, 5/14–16 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) m.ob. |
| 2009 | Summer | 1 | Only report: 7/31 Rice TFB. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 1 | 1 | Two reports: 8/1 Rice TFB, 9/24–29 (record late) St. Louis (2, Park Point, Duluth) CRu, PLJ. |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 5/2 St. Louis (2, Park Point) ph. PHS, ph. MLH, 5/3 St. Louis (Twin Lakes, Aurora) NAJ, 5/15 Lac qui Parle (Arena Twp.) ph. BJU, 5/16 St. Louis (Minnesota Point) ph. SCZ. |
| 2010 | Summer | 1 | Nested in Lake of the Woods (Pine-Curry Island) KVH. | |
| 2010 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2011 | Spring | 2 | Two reports: 4/24 Lac qui Parle (Augusta Twp.) ph. BJU, 5/13 Wright (Smith Lake) PCC. | |
| 2011 | Summer | 1 | Found 6/2 Lake of the Woods (nest with 4 eggs on Pine/Curry Island S.N.A.) KVH. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | 2 | First county records 9/7 Itasca (Side Lake) PLe, 9/22 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) RBJ. Also reported south 8/12 Nobles (Round Lake) RBJ. |
| 2012 | Spring | 2 | Two reports, both before recent early south median 5/4: 4/20 Swift (ad. male, Lubenow W.P.A.) DLP, 4/26 Lyon RJS. | |
| 2012 | Summer | 1 | Observed 6/4 Lake of the Woods (nest with four eggs) KVH, 6/28 BLe, BWa., ph. ErR. | |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | Only report: 8/22 St. Louis (Minnesota Point) JLK. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 5/20 Sherburne (Princeton W.T.P.) PLJ. | |
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | Reported 6/1 St. Louis (Park Point) ph. MTA, ph. ALo, MLH, JMJ, PHS. This individual hatched from an egg laid on North Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan in 2012. | |
| 2013 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | One found at Park Point in St. Louis by local residents on 5/18 was first reported 5/19 PAs and documented 5/20 ph. JLK, ph. KRE, ph. PHS. It had been banded as a chick in July 2013 on the Missouri River north of Bismarck, North Dakota. | |
| 2014 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | Single individuals reported at Park Point in St. Louis 5/5–7 ph. JPR, ph. TRK, ph. RZi, m.ob., and 5/15–17 KJB, BMu, m.ob. | |
| 2015 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | Only report 8/29 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ph. JLK. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All reports: 5/7 Stearns (one at Lake Maria and up to 2 at Getchell Lake) ph. AaL, ph. ABm, ph. JlB, ph. MJB, ph. ToL,, 5/21–23 St. Louis (Minnesota Point) FJN, ph. JLK, ph. BeA, 5/22 Kandiyohi (Robbins Island Park) ph. JWd, ph. BAb |
| 2016 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | Only report 8/11–14 Laq qui Parle (1, Salt Lake) ph. ToL, ph. GWe, ph. BDo. | |
| 2017 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2017 | Summer | 1 | Observed 6/27 Lake of the Woods (Lake of the Woods) MBS. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 1 | 1 | One north report 8/27 Lake of the Woods (Zippel Bay S.P.) LiH, ASu. One south report 8/20 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) ToL. |
| 2018 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2018 | Summer | 1 | Pair at nest, 6/15 and 6/18 Lake of the Woods (Morris Point) REn, AxB. | |
| 2018 | Fall | Â No reports. | ||
| 2019 | Spring | 2 | 1 | All reports 5/4 Watonwan (1, 320th St. Marsh) STa, ph. BHe, m.ob., 5/9–10 St. Louis (max. 2, Park Point) ph. RHg, m.ob., 5/16–17 (1, flooded field near Aitkin) ANy, DBz, ph. EGa, m.ob. |
| 2019 | Summer | Â No reports. | ||
| 2019 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2020 | Spring | 7 | All reports: 4/17 Rock (Ash Creek farm pond) ph. †REn, RLF, 4/23 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) VKl, ph. †NMe, ph. †KEm, 4/27 Lyon (Green Valley W.M.A.) ph. †NMe, m.ob., 5/3 Freeborn (State-line Lake) ph. †PEJ, 5/14 Dakota/Goodhue (Lake Byllesby R.P.) WCM, †PRH, ph. PAl, m.ob., 5/15 Swift (Marsh Lake Dam) WGe. | |
| 2020 | Summer | 1 | New county record 7/21 Chippewa (Shakopee Lake) †MJB, RAE. | |
| 2020 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2021 | Spring | 1 | 5 | All south 4/24–25 Dakota/Goodhue (2, Lake Byllesby) †DAB, m.ob., 5/1 Renville (1, Bird Island W.T.P.) ph. DWK, m.ob., 5/15 Steele (Armstrong Wetland Restoration) LiH, 5/16 Big Stone (1, near Correll) JCC. One north report 5/14–16 St. Louis (1, banded female at Park Point) JLK, PHS, m.ob. |
| 2021 | Summer | Banded female returned and a pair nested for the 2nd consecutive year at Morris Point, Lake of the Woods County (The Loon 93:169–171). | ||
| 2021 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2022 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports were of singles: 4/24 – 5/20 St. Louis (banded bird at Park Point) SNe, StK, ebd, m.ob., 5/8–9 Lyon (near Balaton) GWe, ph. KEm, JWH, RJS. |
| 2022 | Summer | No reports for the 5th time in the last nine summers. | ||
| 2022 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| Rare breeder north. Rare migrant throughout. State designation: Endangered. Federal designations: Great Lakes population, Endangered; Northern Great Plains population, Threatened. | ||||
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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. |