The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Woodpeckers | 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: Woodpeckers |
| Red-headed Woodpecker(Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1930 | Summer | Nests of this species were found in several localities; the earliest, in which a bird was incubating, on May 21st, near Shakopee (Leander Fischer). AMong the other nests reported was one at Robbinsdale, June 25th (Marius Morse), and one at Frontenac on June 21st, also containing young (Alden Risser). | ||
| 1931 | Summer | A bird observed excavating on May 2.3rd (Swedenborg). | ||
| 1932 | Summer | The first occupied nest of this handsone woodpecker was seen Hay 28th (S. Stein and L. Fishehcr), while the latest wns seen August 28th and contained vociferous young (Evans) • | ||
| 1933 | Summer | Ten nests wore seen, but few were investigated. Birds were seen excavating on May 26th by Hiononz, St. Cloud. Nests with incubating birds were observed on May 20th ( v.ri ter) and Hay 26th (Hierlenz), but further investigations of the nests were not nude. Cummings reports a noat vrith 5 soall young at Red '\'Jing on June 1oth, and Grines found a nest en Juno 21st in Pcnnll1gton County which hold 3 sr~ young. | ||
| 1934 | Summer | The first nests of this flycatching, borry-pickine, egg-eating knnve were reported from St. Cloud. Hanson and Hicnenz reported "several nests" for May 16th. Mr. ond Mrs. Swec1onbore found the latest nest on July 1st, when it contained snall young. Hiat1onz observed sran.ll young out of the nest ~ich were still being fed, on Augus~ 22nd near St. Cloud. | ||
| 1935 | Summer | At Coon Creek, Anoka County, a Red-hec.d·.. · chiselled c. nest hole in a red oak stub. When erickson ca.tle along July 5th there wore 4 young almost ready to leave the nest. Ten dnys later, July 15th, Prosser watched another Anoka County Red-houd feeding young in a nest at Johnsville. Leander Fischer and Turner saw a bird of this species enter a nest hole June 15th at Linwood Lake. I:n the srune locality on July 2nd, Prosser found a Yelliw-bclJ.y to be feeding· youn~ in tho nest·. · # -\ | ||
| 1936 | Summer | On July 5th a nest of small young was found by E. D. Swedenborg near Hinneapolis; on the some date he observed young just out of the nest. llll'se~ Peterson at Madison reported ~·oung just out of the nest on July 11th. YELLQW=BELLIED SAPSUCKER Kenneth Carlander located a nest with eggs in Itasca State Park on May 3oth. Robert Upson, on June 24th, found u nest of young. A record from Thompson at.'.Aurora. reports found young out of nest on June 28th. | ||
| 1937 | Summer | On May 31 D. Struthers saw an adult male red-headed woodpecker at the entrance of a nesting hole about forty feet up in a tree. | ||
| 1938 | Summer | On July 4 at Minneapolis, E. D. Swedenborg found a nest with large young; on September 8, also at Minneapolis, he noted large young being fed. At Red Wing on July 10, Arnold Erickson saw one large young out of the nest. | ||
| 1940 | Summer | Near Avon on June 19, a nest, containing an undetermined number of young, was found by the T. S. Roberts Club. | ||
| 1943 | Summer | May 24, St. Paul, nesting. K. Carlander. July 29, Cass Lake, young. K. Carland er. | ||
| 1944 | Summer | 2. June 6, feeding young, St. Paul, Olson. July 6, feeding young, St. Paul, Bro ther Hubert and Brother Pius. | ||
| 1945 | Summer | nest, Sturgeon Lake, June 6, George A Rickert. | ||
| 1945 | Winter | At Minneapolis, December 21, 1941, (Audubon Society members); eight near Weaver, Decemper 21, 1941 (Dr. Keating) ; a few other records. | ||
| 1946 | Summer | Young, June 22, June 30, in Dakota Co. and Ramsey Co., Bro. Hubert. | ||
| 1947 | Summer | 2 nests, June 8, Lac qui Parle, Willis; young, June 2, Mankato, Jacobs; young, July 11, Le Sueur Co., Jacobs. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | On 24 June, Forest Strnad banded two young in nest near Kasson. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | March 24, Etter, Dakota County, Jack Gardner; March 24, Fargo-Moorhead area, Red River Valley, Dr. Robt. Loeffler; March 29, Benson, Swift County, E. D. Strand; April 21, McLeod County, A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 4, Frontenac, Goodhue County, R. Janssen; May 5, Cokato, Wright County, Erma Christopher; May 12, Rice County, 0. Rustad; May 17, Shatley, Beltrami County, Mabel Goranson. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Becker Co., Cotton Lake, July 18, 2y out of nest, D. Meyer. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | latest, Nov. 10, Winona, Pauline Wershofen. | ||
| 1963 | Winter | Jan 4, Fron· tenac, Goodhue Co., Brother Theodore; Jan 12, Martin Lake, Anoka Co., 4 seen, Lucia Johnson; Feb 14, Coon Lake, Anoka Co., Mpls Audubon S:::J· ciety. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 3-15 Ramsey Co, ACR; 4-18 Hennepin Co, MEH; 4-28 Wright Co, EC; 5-2 Frontenac, RBJ; 5-4 Fargo, EGA; 5-4 Stearns Co, RPR; 5-4 Washington Co, DH; 5·8 Lake and Cook Co's, 3, JGH; 5·9 Crow Wing Co, MSB; 5-14 Cook Co, fide AEA; 5-18 Marshall Co, DLO. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | breeding Ramsey (ELC), Beltrami (fide MG), Hennepin (MAS), Dakota (MAS) and Goodhue (GD) Counties. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-5 Crow Wing Co, TEM; 9-13 Two Harbors, RK; 9-25, 10-12 Ramsey Co, ACR; 10-17 Dakota Co, MIG; 11-1 Anoka Co, RLH; 11-10 Anoka Co, FN. | ||
| 1964 | Winter | Winter in g along eastern edge of state and Mississippi River north to Collegeville, Stearns Co, (RPR), Mora, Kanabec Co, (RHJ) and Cambridge, Isanti Co (RBJ). Peak numbers of 16, 17 and 20 on the NE SUB St. Paul, Afton and Winona XC's, respectively and two of the Anoka Co XC's totalled 14 between them. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | earliest 4-~ Goodhu·~ Co, EMB; 4-9 Minneapolis, EMB; 4-~~3 St. Paul, MIG. ; | ||
| 1966 | Summer | nested in Wright Co; also reported from Wabasha, Stearns, Benton, Ramsey, Morrison, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Nobles, Stevens, Lac qui Parle, Dakota, Rice, Pope, St. Louis (NJH, comes to feeder), Winona, Washington, Hennepin, Cottonwood and Cook Co (MOP, at feeder). THE LOON | ||
| 1966 | Fall | Latest 10-9 Weaver, MIG; 10-12 Washington Co., WWL. Yellow -bellied Sapsucker: Latest 10-9 Cook Co., MAF; 10-12 Cook Co., MOP; 10-13 Lake Co., RK; interesting that all 3 were along the north shore of Lake Superior. Black-backed American Three-toed Woodpecker: Numerous reports in Cook Co., from 9/8 to 11-19; also reported 10-13, 10-15 Vermillion, DGM; 11-13, 11-19 Leech River, Cass Co., EAH; 11-13 Chisago Co., WHL; 11-14 Roseau Co., PEB. | ||
| 1966 | Winter | 12-21 Rice c OAR GNR 1 4 St C RPR o..,, ; -earns o., ; fewer reports than usual. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 3-10 Blue Earth Co., EDK; next date 3-31 Hennepin Co., MHM. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | nested Ramsey, Hennepin, Lyon, Nobles Co's. and FargoMoorhead; also reported from Pope, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Cottonwood, Washington, Beltrami, Hubbard, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wabasha, Goodhue, Carver Co's. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | latest 9-28 Washington Co., DS, WWL; 10-2 Pine Co., ACR; 11-17 Stearns Co., KE. | ||
| 1967 | Winter | reported only for Stearns (Kimball, JAH and Collegeville, KE) and Chisago (Taylors Falls, EL) Counties. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | early 3-29 Mille Lacs Co., MIV; 4-7 Chisago Co., FVS; 4-17 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 4-26 Wright Co., EHD; northerly records, MOP. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | nested in Mille Lacs, Hennepin Co's; also reported from Stearns, Nobles, Jackson, Itasca, Morrison, Wabasha, Lyon, Blue Earth, Carver, Beltrami, Cottonwood, St. Louis, Anoka, Rice, Washington, Crow Wing, Pine, Sherburne, Wright, Winona Co's. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-8 Cottonwood 15 LAF; latest 11-17 Mille Lacs MIV; 11-23 Chisago (Stacy) MIG. | ||
| 1968 | Winter | A good winter, especially in the "Big Woods" in the central part of the state; reported from Morrison, Isanti, Kanabec, Olmsted, Wabasha, Houston, Hennepin, Chisago, Rice (Nerstrand Woods), Wright, Mille Lacs, Washington, Ram sey, Crow Wing (Crosby, all winter, T. Savaloja) Counties. Black-backed American Three-toed Woodpecker: 2-2 Cook (Cascade River) 2 VL; 2-12 Aitkin (Rice Lake Refuge) CEP. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | W. or N. only; 3-17 Kanabec Co., RHJ; 5-3 Nobles Co., HSH; 5-8 Pope Co., WH; 5-10 Bemidji, JAM, and Duluth, JCG. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | nested in Becker and Blue Earth Co's.; also reported from Hennepin, Carver, Wabasha, Mille Lacs, Winona, Morrison, Pope, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Anoka, Rice, Beltrami, Cottonwood, Stearns ("more common"), Washington, (increased"), Ramsey, Sherburne, Watonwan, Nobles ("increased"), and St. Louis Co's. Apparently a population ,peak for this species. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 8-3 Cottonwood 17 LAF; 11-8 Mille Lacs MI; 11- 29 Wabasha DGM; 11-30 Winona BTV. | ||
| 1969 | Winter | Reported from Winona, Olmsted, Stearns, Goodhue, Houston, Chisago, Rice, Fillmore, Wabasha, Mille Lacs (1-6-12, Isle, MI). | ||
| 1970 | Spring | early W. or N. 3-24 Crow Wing (wintered?) JB; 4-1 Aitkin RHJ; 4-27 Nobles HH. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 1nested in Wright, Wabasha, Wright, Mille Lacs, Carver, Stearns (Brooten, BAH), and Cottonwood (1 pair, LF ) Co's. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | late north and west: 9-23 Cook JP; 10-1 Mille Lacs Ml; 10-6 Cottonwood LF. | ||
| 1970 | Winter | reported from Crow Wing (12-8, JB), Mille Lacs (Dec. to 1-8, Ml), Anoka, Sherburne, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | early north 4-15 Clearwater RCD; 4-17 Crow Wing JB; 3-28 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1971 | Summer | nested in Carver, Lac qui Parle, Wright, Hennepin, Lyon and McLeod; also reported from 23 other counties. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | late south 10-19 Wabasha; J.0-24 Hennepin; 11-1 Sherburne; late north 10-4 Cook; 10-9 Ottertail. | ||
| 1971 | Winter | North reported from Mille Lacs (3 birds), Crow Wing (4+birds); South reported from Sherburne, Anoka, Hennepin, Winona, Wabasha. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | breeding cards from Pope and Nobles, nesting reported in 7 others; seen In 23 other counties including Duluth, Clearwater. | ||
| 1972 | Winter | NORTH All winter Deer wood, Crow Wing and Cove, Mille Lacs. Reported also from Morrison 12-19 (3) LSR. SOUTH Report ed from Dakota, Sherburne and Stearns (8 all winter). | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Reported from 33 counties, including St. Louis (Duluth JCG); Lake of the Woods (6-18 Baudette MMC). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Seen in 17 counties. | ||
| 1973 | Winter | Reported from 14 counties north to Crow Wing (TS). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | Early north 4-20 Morrison LSR; 5-5 Aitkin GJN; 5-6 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested in Stearns, Wright, Hennepin, Le Sueur; also reported from 35 other counties. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | Late north 9-19 Clay LCF; late west 10-3 Murray AD. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | Reported from Sherburne, Dakota, Steele, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona, Houston and Mower Co's. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | Early north 5-6 Mille Lacs Ml; 5-10 Marshall SV; 5-12 Becker TRS. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested in St. Louis, Mille Lacs and Hennepin; also reported from 34 other counties. Yelfow-bellied Sapsucker Nested in Lyon (HK) and Mille Lacs; also reported from 17 other counties including Brown. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | late north 10-14 Morrison EC; 11-8 Mille Lacs PVK; late west 10-4 Rock KE; 10-5 Murray AD; 10-19 Lac qui Parle AFE. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | reportedfrom 16 counties north and west to Crow Wing (Crosby Christmas Count) and Stearns Co's; peak of 17 on the Sherburne and Winona Christmas Counts; more reports than usual. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | Early north 3-25 Crow Wing DK; 4-20 Pine ML; 5-9 Mille Lacs MI. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in Cass Stearns Lincoln and Rock; also repo~ted fro~ 38 other counties. | ||
| 1976 | Winter | Reported from 16 counties west to Lyon (12-18; LJF). | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Early north 3-1 Morrison PM; 3-26 Crow Wing DK; 4-24 Aitkin TS. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Clay, Isanti, Anoka, Ramsey and Lac qui Parle; also reported from 31 other counties throughout the state. | ||
| 1977 | Winter | Reported from 15 counties including Lyon (Marshall CBC) and Morrison (PM). | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported in American Crow Wing, Stearns, Anoka, and Ramsey; also seen in 31 other counties north to St. Louis, Cass and Roseau. | ||
| 1978 | Winter | Numbers down drastically; reported only from the La Crescent, Winona and Albert Lea CBCs; apparently a bad winter for acorns. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 3-18 Anoka KL, 4-15 Lyon HK; early north 3-9 (wintering) Pennington SS, 5-12 Otter Tail GMO. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Morrison, Benton, Anoka, Olmsted, Rock; also seen in 32 other counties throughout the state except Lake, Cook, Koochiching. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Late north 9-24 St. Louis DA, Crow Wing 11-8 E C, 11-14 RJ. | ||
| 1979 | Winter | Numbers up sharply from last year. Overwintered in Anoka, Blue Earth and Olmsted. Also reported from 20 additional counties north to Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, Wadena and Otter Tail. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Reported from 15 counties. Many overwintering birds. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from nine counties; also seen throughout the state in 43 other counties including Lake (Isabella, SGW). | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Reported from seven north and 15 south counties; late north 11-22 Aitkin BL; peak 9-13 Houston FL (188). | ||
| 1980 | Winter | Reported from 13 counties north to Crow Wing and Otter Tail. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | Early north 5-7 St. Louis JG, Pennington KSS, 5-8 Lake of the Woods TA, 5-9 Morrison DCF, Otter Tail OJ, Cook DS. Reported from 32 other counties. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Pennington, Itasca, Morrison, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Houston. Seen throughout the state except Koochiching, N. St. Louis, Lake, Cook. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Reported from 45 counties. Late north 9-13 Aitkin WN, 9-23 Lake SW / MS, 9-25 Pennington KSS. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | Reports from Anoka, Nicollet, Blue Earth and five southeast region counties. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early north 4-28 Otter Tail SDM 5-8 Aitkin WN, Pennington KSS, 5-9 bay LCF, Cook SL, 5-10 Becker DJ, Beltrami JSP. Reported from 10 other northern counties and 25 south counties. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Breeding data from LeSueur. Seen throughout the state including Lake (SW). | ||
| 1982 | Winter | North reports from Crow Wing, 12/18 (6) through 2/5 (mob) and Aitkin 2/6 (WN). Also reported from Lyon in the SW, Anoka, Washington and Dakota in the east central and Houston and Mower in theSE. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Some overwintered in the south. More reports from the northeast and as far as Cook. Early north 3/5 Aitkiin WN (overwintered), 4/17 Crow Wing DJ, Otter Tail SCM, 4/23 Douglas RJ. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Breeding data from Pennington, Brown, LeSueur, Anoka. Seen throughout the state including Lake, Cook. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Reported from ten north and 21 south counties. Late north 10/22 Aitkin DB, Beltrami JSP, Red Lake AS. | ||
| 1983 | Winter | Reported from Morrison, Crow Wing, (Crosby CBC), Aitkin 12-21 (WN) and Kanabec in the north and 16 south counties. Statewide CBC count of 29, of which I I were on the Owatonna CBC. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Some overwintered in the south; num bers up in the northeast with reports from as far as Cook. Early north 3/23 Mille Lacs MLWMA, 4/7 Aitkin WN, 4/12 Bel trami KL. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Anoka, Olmsted and Blue Earth; also seen in 32 other counties including Lake and Cook. | ||
| 1984 | Winter | Reported from a Duluth feeder until late Jan., (fideL. Erickson), Aitkin 12-16 until 2-22 (2) (WN) and the Crosby and Northwoods CBCs. Also reported from 13 Twin Cities, south central and southeast counties . A statewide CBC count of 32. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Some overwintered in the south and in Aitkin WN; early north SIS Clearwater, Polk AB, Otter Tail SDM, 5/8 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Nested in Aitkin (WN), Anoka, Brown. Also seen in 34 other counties south and west of Polk, Clearwater, Mille Lacs, Washington. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Reported from seven north and 18 south counties. Late north 9/21 St. Louis OJ, 10/16 Crow Wing RJ, 11/17 Itasca fide DB. | ||
| 1985 | Winter | Reported from four central and nine south region counties. A statewide CBC count of 37 (32 L.y.). Fall1986 | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Some overwintered in the south; early north 4/20 Aitkin WN, 5/4 Pennington KSS, Winter 1986 5/6 St. Louis J. Newman. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Nested in Murray, Nobles; probable nesting in Pennington. Also seen in 41 other counties south of a line from Kittson to Duluth. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Late north 9/4 Mahnomen RJ, 9/7 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1986 | Winter | Fewer reports than normal with reports only from Aitkin, Crow Wing and five south region counties. Statewide CBC total of six (37 L. Y.). | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early north 5/4 Wadena DB, 5/6 Wilkin GAM, 5/14 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested in Brown, Mower(RRK); probable nesting in Clay, Cottonwood, Le Sueur. Also seen in 33 other counties north to Aitkin, Beltrami, Pennington. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Late north 9/9 Duluth MH, 9/26 Wadena AB, 11/14 Aitkin WN. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Reported from Aitkin and 13 south and central region counties (6 L.Y.). Statewide CBC total of 17 (6 L.Y.). | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early north 4/11 Beltrami TK, 5/2 Otter Tail SDM, 5/5 Becker BK. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Nested in Stearns, Anoka, Brown, Le Sueur; probable nesting in Cottonwood, Freeborn, Fillmore. Seen in 48 other counties statewide although scarce in northeast. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Late north 9/11 Aitkin"WN, 9/21 Wilkin SDM, 10/7 Becker BK; also reported from 18 south counties. | ||
| 1988 | Winter | Reported from 11 south and central region counties (13 l.y.). Statewide CBC total of 20 (36 l.y.). | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early north 5/8 Clay LCF, 5/20 Duluth MH and Pennington SKS, 5/22 Beltrami fide DJ. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Nested in Todd PH; probable nesting in Aitkin, Anoka, Le Sueur, Fillmore. Seen in 43 other counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Reported from ten north and 18 south counties ; late north 9/24 Aitkin WN, 10/2 Cook OSL, 10/22 Pennington KSS. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | Reported from 16 south and central region counties and on the Grand Rapids CBC. Statewide CBC total of 24 (20 l.y.). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Reported from Aitkin, Cass, Clay, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, St. Louis, Todd Counties in the north and from 2S south counties. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Probable nesting in Anoka, Le Sueur, Waseca, Olmsted; seen in 38 other counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported from four north and 21 south counties; late north 9/3 Clay MO, 9/9 Becker BK, 9/16 Lake SWIMS. | ||
| 1990 | Winter | Very scarce with only eight reports from seven counties north to Sherburne (CBC). CBC statewide total only eight (24 I. y.). | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported from 13 north and 24 south counties. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Fewer reports than in previous three years; several observers noted declining numbers. Nested in Aitkin, Rock; probable nesting in five counties. Seen in 32 other counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported from ten north and 18 south counties; late north 10/1 Cook KMH, 10/9 Wadena AB, 10/20 Roseau SDM. | ||
| 1991 | Winter | Reported from 17 counties (7 l.y.), but more widely reported on CBC's with a total of 43 individuals (8 l.y.). Overwintered in Winona, Rock, Olmsted, and Houston in the south, plus north reports from Aitkin 1/6 WN, Clay 1/1 LCF, and Crosby and Detroit Lakes CBC's. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Reported from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Kanabec, Otter Tail, Polk, Roseau and St. Louis counties in the north, and from 28 south counties. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Nested in Aitkin; probable nesting in Morrison, Anoka, Le Sueur, Cottonwood. Observed in 44 additional counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kanabec, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Roseau, St. Louis and Traverse counties in the north; late north 10/4 Aitkin WN and Clay LCF, 11/7 Becker BBe; also reported from 22 south counties. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Reported from 13 eastern counties as far north and west as Todd and Crow Wing (Long Prairie and Crosby CBCs; only north reports). CBC total 52. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported from 10 north and 27 south counties. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Nested in Winona JPo; probable nesting in Becker, Aitkin, Anoka. Seen in 38 additional counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported from eight north and 15 south counties. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Reported from nine counties (12 l.y.) as far north and west as Aitkin and Otter Tail. Large numbers noted locally with as many as 20 on 12/18 Crow Wing WN. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported from ten north and 17 south counties. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Fewest reports in ten+ years. Nested in Aitkin, Winona; probable nesting in Otter Tail, Anoka. Seen in 23 other southern counties plus Douglas, Todd, Kanabec, Roseau. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported from seven north and 15 south counties. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Reported from 11 counties south and east of Kanabec, plus 2/1 Murray ND in the southwest, Clay mob in the northwest, and 12/28 St. Louis ME/SK in the northeast. Largest number noted was 15 overwintering at Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Anoka Co. JH. CBC total 25. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Reported from 21 south and ten north counties. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Nested in Nobles; probable nesting in Anoka, Dakota, Pipestone. Observed in 33 other counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Reported from two north and twenty south counties. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Reported from 13 south counties. Only report of overwintering was in Anoka. CBC total 33. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Reported from 27 south and 11 north counties. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Probable nesting in Isanti, Anoka, Freeborn; observed in 44 other counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 26 south counties. | ||
| 1996 | Winter | As usual, very locally distributed. Reported in 12 counties from Becker and Aitkin southeastward. Only overwintering noted was in Anoka (20 attempted wintering) JH, Crow Wing (peak of 19 on the Crosby CBC), and Olmsted DA, BE. All other reports were in December (all but one of these on CBCs). CBC total 38 (33 l.y.) | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Reported from 29 south and 10 north counties. Attempted nesting in Nicollet (evicted from cavity by starlings) LF. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Although number of counties reported was average, many observers noted on-going declines. Seen in 42 counties as far north as Clay, Clearwater, Itasca, Carlton; probable breeding in Cass, Morrison, Anoka, Freeborn. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Late north 10/9 Clay SDM, 10/18 Aitkin WN, 10/26 Mille Lacs TT. Reported from 18 south counties. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Reported from 14 counties as far north as Otter Tail and Aitkin. Overwintering mentioned in Otter Tail, Houston and Anoka. CBC total 22. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Early south 4/4 Lac qui Parle DN, 4/9 Houston EMF, 4/11 Yellow Medicine KB. Early north 4/10 Aitkin WN, 4/16 Morrison WB. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Seen in 41 counties in all regions, including St. Louis in northeast; probable nesting in Pennington, Cass, Sherburne, Renville, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Freeborn. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Late north 10/18 Becker BK, 10/20 Cook KMH, 11/6 Aitkin ABo. Unusual location 8/31, 9/5, 9/20 St. Louis (HRNR) FN. Reported from at least 24 south counties. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Reported from 11 counties as far north as Anoka. CBC total 18. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Early north 4/25 Douglas ABo, 4/30 Aitkin WN. Reported from 28 south and 8 north counties. Unusual location 5/16 St. Louis (Duluth) FN. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Fewest reports since 1994. Observed in 31 counties statewide, including 6/3 Cook (Grand Marais) KB. First breeding record for Lyon RJS. [Corrected] | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Reported from 7 north and 24 south counties in all regions except the northeast. Not found north after September, except for 11/8 Mille Lacs AH. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Very few reports: Anoka and Sherburne, plus the Albert Lea, Austin, Rochester, and Winona CBCs. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Reported as scarce by mob, though seen in 30 south and 11 north counties as far north as Pennington, Koochiching, St. Louis. Very few overwintered (see the winter report), possibly due to poor acorn crop (JH). Apparent migrant 4/30 Waseca JSe, followed by more than a dozen south reports during the first week in May. Early north 4/10 (ties earliest north date) Koochiching (near International Falls) DS, then no north reports until 5/7 Todd CM and Aitkin WN. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in 40 counties in all regions except northeast. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Reported from 10 north and 24 south counties in all regions. Late north 11/1 Todd JSK, SDu, 11/3 Morrison WLB. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Reported from 14 counties as far north and west as Crow Wing, Becker. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from 28 south and 13 north counties (30 and 11 respectively, last spring) as far north as Kittson, Roseau, Clearwater, and Cass. No reports from Northeast. Arrivals indistinguishable from overwintering in most areas (see winter report). Migrants 5/3 Pennington JMJ, 5/6 Cass WLB. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Observed in 32 counties as far north as Kittson in the west and Cass, Aitkin in the east. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Reported from 7 north and 36 south counties. Only report from Northeast: 9/30 St. Louis (adult at H.R.N.R. in Duluth) FJN. Late north 10/17 Clay RHO, 10/19 Cass JMJ, SAS. Also see winter report. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Reported from 13 counties as far north as Cass and Becker. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Reported from 32 south and 15 north counties in all regions, but only St. Louis in Northeast. About 20 overwintered at Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Anoka County (JLH). Observed in five Houston locations, but numbers low in Southwest. High counts north 5/19 Marshall (8 at Old Mill S.P.) ZL, 5/26 Beltrami (7 near Upper Red L.) DPJ. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Seen in 40 counties as far north as a line through Kittson, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin, Pine. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported from 12 north counties, including five locations in southern St. Louis. Late north 10/23 Todd SPM, 11/8 Clay RHO. Observed in 26 south counties, including Dakota (6 reports) and Renville (6 locations). High counts 9/15 Houston (12) FZL, | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Reported from nine south counties plus Cass, Morrison and Todd in the north. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Observed in 23 south and 12 north counties in all regions, but only St. Louis in Northeast. Fewer reports than last spring. Eighteen overwintered at the Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Anoka County (JLH); also overwintered north (see winter report). Highest reported count 5/17 Rock (8 birds in 5 locations) AXH, PHS. Multiple reports from Becker (3 locations), Lac qui Parle (7 birds, 5/16–31), Rice (7–10 birds, 5 locations), Wadena (3 locations). | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Observed in 38 counties as far north and east as a line through Roseau, Wadena, Aitkin, and Pine. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Reported from 12 north and 14 south counties as far north as Kittson County (2 locations) in the Northwest, and Lake (Two Harbors) and Cook (Grand Portage) in the Northeast. No fewer than 26 individuals inhabited one square mile at Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Anoka County JLH. Additional reports of multiple birds in Beltrami (3 at Lower Red L., DPJ), Houston (3+, FZL), Lac qui Parle (3 locations, including an immature and several adults near Boyd, FAE), Olmsted (3, OWB), Sherburne (4 on county road 9, PLJ), and Stearns (family group in August, MAJ, DCT). Late north 10/11 Hubbard MAW and Otter Tail ARo, 10/20 Cook DRB, but see winter report. | ||
| 2003 | Winter | Reported from Crow Wing and Morrison in the north, plus 8 south counties. Overwintered in Anoka (Cedar Creek N.H.A.) JLH and Rice (Nerstrand Big Woods S.P., but a location was not given for the February reports) DAB, DWK, TFB. The only additional post 1/1 reports were 1/17 Houston DAB and 1/19 Olmsted CRM. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Observed in 27 south and 13 north counties as far north as Pennington, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis (Hibbing), and Cook (5/27 Oberg Mountain, DJS). Early north 5/1 Todd (2) BWF, 5/7 Becker BRK. Total of 12 birds in 8 Lac qui Parle locations BJU. Populations stable at Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Anoka County JLH. About half of all reports were of multiple birds or singles in multiple locations, e.g., four locations in Rice including 4/13 (5 at Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) JMP. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Fewest reports ever: seen in 29 counties in all regions except Northeast. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Reported from 5 north and 17 south counties. Three reports from Duluth: 9/14 (2) MTA, 9/17 (adult at H.R.B.O.) FJN, 9/26 (juvenile at H.R.B.O.) FJN, the latter also late north. All other north reports: Cass, Clearwater, Polk, Wadena (4 in two locations). Twenty birds inhabited one square mile at Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Anoka County JLH. Additional reports of multiple birds in Houston (6+), Lac qui Parle (3), Sherburne (max. 9). | ||
| 2004 | Winter | All north reports: 12/11 & 2/19 Mille Lacs SPS, RCA, 12/31 Kanabec HHD. Overwintered Anoka (Cedar Creek, including 11 recorded on the Cedar Creek Bog CBC) JLH; additional south reports 12/7 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) PLJ, 1/29 Benton HHD, plus the Lamberton, Owatonna (2), and Sherburne N.W.R. CBCs. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Observed in 29 south and 13 north counties as far north as Kittson, Wadena, St. Louis. About two dozen successfully overwintered south in Anoka (Cedar Creek) JLH; 3/16 Otter Tail probably overwintered north (fide JMJ). Early north 5/9 Norman JEB, RBJ, 5/10 Clay RHO. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Seen in 23 south counties, plus Pennington, Marshall, Beltrami, Cook, Pine, Mille Lacs, Todd. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from 8 north and 19 south counties. Three reports from St. Louis: 9/18 (juvenile at Stoney Point) MTA, 9/19 (adult at Park Point) m.ob., 10/3 (Stoney Point) JCG, the latter also late north. Total of 15 at Cedar Creek Natural History Area 10/16 Anoka JLH. Additional south reports of multiple birds in Brown (4), Lac qui Parle (10 in four locations), Sherburne (3). | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Only north report: 12/26 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Lake) ASc. Non-CBC reports from four south counties, including two overwintering near Marion in Fillmore and adult overwintering at family farm in Fillmore JWH. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Observed in 33 south and 10 north counties in all regions except Northeast. Overwintered south; early north (same as median) 4/25 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) GT. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Seen in 38 counties in all regions except Northeast. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Seen in 12 north and 23 south counties in all regions, but only St. Louis in Northeast. Late north (but see winter report) 10/26 Cass fide MRN, 11/4 St. Louis ChM. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 1 | 4 | Only north report: 12/16 Clay (Fargo-Moorhead CBC) fide RHO. Several observations in Rice and Olmsted throughout the season. Also, an immature visited a feeder 12/4–1/2 Ramsey HF, REH, and one was seen 2/10 Fillmore DDM. |
| 2007 | Spring | 12 | 22 | Observed in all regions. Overwintered south; early north 3/25 Wadena PJB, then not reported again until 5/9 Cass BAW. Unusual location 5/22–31 St. Louis (max. 3 at Park Point, Duluth) KRE, m.ob. All counts ?4 birds. |
| 2007 | Summer | 14 | 28 | Reported from all regions. First county breeding record for Otter Tail DTT. |
| 2007 | Fall | 9 | 25 | Reported from Cass, Douglas, Isanti, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Pennington, Todd, and Wadena in the north; last reported north 9/19 Pennington JMJ. Last reported south 11/11 Blue Earth RMD and Lac qui Parle BJU, but see winter report for overwintering birds. High count 9/8 Anoka (7) RBJ. |
| 2007 | Winter | 1 | 9 | Only report north 1/9 Otter Tail fide JMJ. Widely scattered reports south from 12/8 Fillmore (2) JCC, 12/16 Anoka SMC, 12/20 Anoka RBW, 12/27 Lac qui Parle (juv.) BJU. Additional south CBC reports from Ramsey, Sherburne, Steele, and Winona. CBC high count was from Cedar Creek Bog (29), a remarkable total. |
| 2008 | Spring | 15 | 29 | Early south migrants difficult to distinguish from overwintering birds. South reports 3/1 Mower JEM and 3/8–4/10 Anoka (Cedar Creek S.N.A.) m.ob. probably refer to overwintering individuals; 4/22 Sherburne PLJ and 5/5 Wabasha JWH probably refer to early migrants. Early north (median 4/25) 5/5 Aitkin KCR, 5/14 Clay RHO. Also notable 5/24 Cook ph. LAn, 5/29 Itasca EEO. |
| 2008 | Summer | 10 | 23 | Reported from all regions of state. High count 6/29 Anoka (13, Cedar Creek S.N.A.) ALD. First county breeding record for Swift fide AXH. |
| 2008 | Fall | 13 | 29 | Late north 10/16 Mille Lacs RBJ, 11/2 Mille Lacs MDN (median 11/7). Likely migrants south last reported 9/20 Pope DBM, 9/27 Le Sueur JCC. Probable over-wintering birds reported 11/15 Anoka SWe, 11/30 Anoka (2) CKB. |
| 2008 | Winter | 5 | 4 | Above normal numbers north with 9 individuals. Only 5 reported on Cedar Creek Bog CBC, down from a whopping 29(!) last year. Interesting was a report of an immature coming to a feeder 2/4 Carver (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) fide ALD. The high count came from the Hutchinson CBC with an impressive 25. |
| 2009 | Spring | 16 | 21 | Observed south throughout the season. Early north (median 4/25) 4/13 Douglas MJB, 5/7 Crow Wing JSB. |
| 2009 | Summer | 11 | 26 | Reported from all regions except Northeast. First county breeding records for Freeborn fide BBA, Goodhue PaS, Chisago LS. High count 6/22 Anoka (45 adults, Cedar Creek S.N.A.) fide ALD; a total of 22 nests was found by the Red-headed Woodpecker Recovery Program in June and early July, compared to 18 nests in Summer 2008. |
| 2009 | Fall | 12 | 20 | High count 8/27 Mille Lacs (10) DAC, RBJ. Late north 11/14 Mille Lacs WCM (median 11/7). Reported south throughout the season; late migrants difficult to distinguish from potentially over-wintering birds. |
| 2009 | Winter | 6 | 9 | All north: 12/19 Crosby CBC, 12/30 Morrison (CR 23 and CR 48) RAE, 1/1 Pillager CBC (2), Cass (2, May Twp.) DAY, Long Prairie CBC (2), 1/8 Mille Lacs (Vineland) MRN, 2/26 Mille Lacs (4, Vineland) RBJ, DAC, 2/27 Mille Lacs (2, Kathio State Park) SLP. At least 22 individuals south with a high count 2/16 Rice (7, Nerstrand-Big Woods S.P.) FVS. |
| 2010 | Spring | 13 | 25 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/16 Sherburne (2) PLJ, 5/1 McLeod AnR; earlier reports 3/4 Wabasha (Maxville) HHu, 3/6 Hennepin (Brooklyn Park) BWi, Rice DFN, 3/26+ Rice m.ob. probably refer to over-wintering birds. Early north (median 4/25) 4/30 Cass (Meadowbrook Twp.) BAW, 5/8 Morrison FGo; earlier reports 3/21, 3/28 Kanabec (2, Mora) BHa probably refer to over-wintering birds. High count 4/10 Rice (9, Nerstrand-Big Woods S.P.) JTa. |
| 2010 | Summer | 11 | 28 | Seen in all regions except Northwest, Northeast. First county breeding records for Cottonwood BSa, Scott fide BBA. High count 6/20 Dakota (7 adults, Vermilion Twp.) JPM. |
| 2010 | Fall | 11 | 20 | Late north 9/27 Lake (imm., Two Harbors) JWL, 10/16 Mille Lacs JFR TAb (median 11/7). Last reported south 10/17 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) MFa, 10/29 Houston DBz. |
| 2010 | Winter | 1 | 9 | Only north report 12/1 Mille Lacs (Princeton) ASc. South reports throughout the season from Anoka (Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) and Rice (Nerstrand-Big Woods S.P.) Additonal south reports from Houston, Olmsted, and from the following CBCs: Albert Lea, Cedar Creek Bog (37 birds; no other CBC reported more than 2!), Rochester, St. Paul (Northeast Suburban), Henderson, Winona. |
| 2011 | Spring | 18 | 36 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/19 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) EMa; earlier reports 3/3 Rice TFB, 3/5 Washington (2, Carpenter N.C.) DDo, 3/7 Waseca BL, 3/16 Rice JLO, 3/24 Rice (Nerstrand-Big Woods S.P.) RTe probably refer to overwintering birds. Early north (median 4/25) 4/18 Morrison FGo, 5/7 Morrison FGo and Todd JeM. |
| 2011 | Summer | 14 | 34 | Observed in all regions of state. First county breeding records for Norman fide BBA, Pine SGF. |
| 2011 | Fall | 10 | 30 | High count 8/11 Sherburne (12, Blue Hill Twp.) CMB. Late north 10/29 Mille Lacs (Indian Point) JJo, 11/12 Morrison (4) MJB (median 11/7). Late south 10/9 Jackson KRE et al., Scott (2 juv., Louisville Swamp) BeH, Wright HCT, 11/5 Goodhue (Hay Creek) RTe. Probable overwintering birds observed 11/13 Anoka (Cedar Creek) JFR, 11/28 Anoka (5, Rum River Park) KWo. |
| 2011 | Winter | 6 | 10 | More reports than any of the previous 5 years, but just ahead of 2009 (6 north, 9 south) by one county. North reports 12/10 Douglas JPE, Kanabec (2) DPG, 12/18 Little Falls (5), 1/1 Long Prairie (2), 1/25 Crow Wing JSB, 2/4 Cass (McKinley Twp.) DAY. In the south, all reports were in the Central, East-central, South-central and Southeast regions. An incredible CBC high count: 12/18 Cedar Creek Bog (56). Individual high counts include 12/24 Anoka (8) DFN, 12/26 Anoka (4, Fish Lake Nature Trails) (Joe Reinemann), 1/29 Anoka (4, Fish Lake Trails) DWK. Additional CBC reports include 12/17 Rochester, St. Cloud-Collegeville, 12/30 Red Wing. |
| 2012 | Spring | 14 | 35 | Many reports south prior to recent median 4/22; overwintering birds difficult to distinguish from early migrants. Early north (median 4/25) 3/24 Cass DAY probably refers to overwintering bird; no other north reports until 4/28 Pine RAE. High count 4/14 Anoka (12, Fish Lake) VDo. |
| 2012 | Summer | 22 | 36 | Reported from all regions of state. |
| 2012 | Fall | 12 | 35 | High counts 8/8 Polk (6, East Grand Forks Greenway) SAu, 8/11 Goodhue (6) LEC. Late north 10/1 Lake MO, 11/21 Mille Lacs RAE (median 11/7). Late south 11/24 Houston RTP, 11/25 Dakota SK, but late migrants difficult to distinguish from possibly overwintering birds. |
| 2012 | Winter | 2 | 9 | All north: 1/4 Mille Lacs ToL, 1/20 Crow Wing MRN. Widely scattered across the south with no discernable pattern of dispersal. Notable winter record south: 12/25 Faribault CoN. CBC high count was significantly lower than any in the previous 5-year period: 12/15 Rochester (4). Compare to 2011 (56), 2010 (37), 2009 (7), 2008 (25) and 2007 (29). (Most of these CBC high counts were from the Cedar Creek Bog count, which reported none of this species in 2012.) |
| 2013 | Spring | 19 | 38 | First south observation 3/1 Houston DJa probably refers to overwintering individual; probable migrants well before recent median 4/22 first reported 4/5 Faribault WAF, 4/6 Lyon GWe. Early north (median 4/25) 4/19 and 4/27 Hubbard WDe, 5/16 Wadena JDi. High count 5/17 Rock (5, Blue Mounds S.P.) GJa. |
| 2013 | Summer | 20 | 45 | Observed in every region except Northeast. First county breeding records from Marshall DKb, Renville JSc. |
| 2013 | Fall | 14 | 25 | Two fledged in Anoka (Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) on the late date of 9/24 fide SWe. High counts 11/5 Rice (8, Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) DAT, 9/11 St. Louis (5, Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census) KJB. Late north 10/25 Morrison ANy, DBz, 10/26, 11/2 Lake (immature, Two Harbors) BWF, KRE, m.ob. (median 11/7). |
| 2013 | Winter | 2 | 14 | All north 12/14 Fergus Falls CBC, 12/21 Morrison MJB, JWH. Winter reports south from more counties than any year since 1989, mostly along the Minnesota River and on either side of a line from Stearns to Houston. High count 12/28 Houston (15) SHo.CBC high count 12/15 Cedar Creek Bog (21). |
| 2014 | Spring | 21 | 41 | Overwintered south, though 3/29 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) RDE was probably an early migrant. Early north (median 4/25) 4/28 Beltrami MFr, 5/5 Crow Wing 5/6 Mille Lacs PSP. High count 5/29 Anoka (8) SKe. |
| 2014 | Summer | 13 | 31 | Seen in all regions except Northeast. First county breeding records from Kittson MBS, Polk SAu, Steele PSu. |
| 2014 | Fall | 17 | 33 | High count 9/21 Lyon (16) GWe. Late north 9/29 Crow Wing JPR, 9/30 St. Louis KJB, 10/1 Morrison (2) JLK, 11/2 Mille Lacs JPr (median 11/7). No south reports after 10/30 Fillmore RTP, Sherburne MSc, 10/31 Mower RTP. |
| 2014 | Winter | 3 | 8 | All north 1/1 Long Prairie CBC, 1/3 Crow Wing (2, Crosslake) ph. JDB, 1/16 Todd DAC, RBJ, 1/23 and 2/26 Morrison (Crane Meadows N.W.R.) KEm. The eight south counties with reports were all east of a line from Sherburne to Blue Earth. High count 1/11 Olmsted (10, coming to an elaborate feeding station in Pleasant Grove) JPr. CBC high counts 12/20 Faribault (4), 12/20 Rochester (3). The Cedar Creek Bog CBC only tallied 2 this winter; their recent totals have been 21 in 2013, 0 in 2012, 56 in 2011, and 37 in 2010. |
| 2015 | Spring | 21 | 35 | Earliest south reports (median 4/12) may all have been overwintering: 3/12 Ramsey DVi, 3/16 Watonwan HHD, RAE, 3/20 Fillmore NBO. Overwintering birds reported in Morrison (Crane Meadows N.W.R.) KEm. Also likely overwintering was 3/7 Mille Lacs PSP. Probable early north migrants (median 4/25) began 4/14 Pine JEB. High count 5/9 Lyon (6) GWe. |
| 2015 | Summer | 19 | 31 | Found in all regions except Northeast. |
| 2015 | Fall | 17 | 31 | High count 11/9 Anoka (19, including 5 juveniles, on Fish Lake Nature Trails at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) LBi. Late north 9/24 Morrison DSt, 10/7 Kanabec RAE, 11/7 Becker DAB (median 11/5). |
| 2015 | Winter | 4 | 5 | Fewest reports in previous five years with most sightings from counties within Anoka sand plain. All north 12/6 Mille Lacs PSP, 1/1 Pillager CBC, 1/1 Morrison (Camp Ripley) KeM, 1/2 Uppgaard W.M.A. CBC, 2/27 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Kathio S.P.) GrS. CBC high count 12/20 Cedar Creek Bog (72). |
| 2016 | Spring | 22 | 38 | Overwintered south in Anoka; one reported 3/11 Dakota AlF may also have overwintered. First south report apart from these was 4/14 Hennepin (2) SGt (median 4/12). Early north (median 4/25) 3/20 Mille Lacs (2, Mille Lacs Lake, Vineland Bay) ToL, 4/4 Mille Lacs (location?) PSP, 4/13 Crow Wing PSP. High counts 5/7 Anoka (8, Fish Lake) VDo, THl, 4/30 Rice (7, Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) AlF. |
| 2016 | Summer | 14 | 32 | Found in all regions of state. High count 6/18 Anoka (15, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) JLy. |
| 2016 | Fall | 22 | 36 | High count 8/6 Anoka (7, Fish Lake Nature Trails) BDo. Late north 10/4 Cook MTh, 10/5 Itasca PCo, 10/18 Beltrami DPJ. |
| 2016 | Winter | 1 | 3 | Fewest reports in past 10 winters. Only north report: 1/2 Morrison FGo. All south reports: 12/17 Owatonna CBC, 2/1 Dakota RPR, 2/17 Anoka HCT. Notably absent from Cedar Creek Bog CBC following a count of 72 last year. |
| 2017 | Spring | 24 | 46 | Early south (median 4/12) 4/8 Wabasha ChA, 4/10 Fillmore RTP. Early north (median 4/25) 4/6 Todd (2) TLu, 4/25 Becker NaH, 5/2 Pine KrM. High count 5/13 Anoka (12, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) CyA, 5/25 Morrison (10, Camp Ripley) SKe. |
| 2017 | Summer | 19 | 37 | Observed in all regions. High counts 6/10 Anoka (16, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) ebd, 7/7 Anoka (15, Fish Lake Nature Trails) ebd. |
| 2017 | Fall | 16 | 41 | High counts 8/5 Faribault (12, throughout the county) DBz, 9/9, 9/20 Anoka (10, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) MRe, WRe. Late north 9/28 Crow Wing JhH, 9/30 Kanabec KRE, JJS, 10/18 St. Louis (Stoney Point) TRd |
| 2017 | Winter | 1 | 8 | Observed in eight counties in Southeast and East-central regions, twice as many counties as last year's low of four. Unusual north report 2/21 Kanabec HHD. High count 2/22 Houston (17, Reno Bottoms) SHo, 2/27 Anoka (10, Fish Lake Nature Trails) IWe. CBC high count 12/17 Cedar Creek Bog (83). |
| 2018 | Spring | 22 | 45 | Earliest south reports (median 4/12) had been overwintering: 3/1 Houston (4) SHo, 3/1–3 Anoka LKt, ASl, DNS, though 3/6 Meeker BNn is more difficult to classify. Early north (median 4/25) 4/4 Cass (east of Pillsbury) BEc, 4/17 Pine KrM, 4/26 Morrison SEm. High count 5/21 Anoka (11, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) ebd. |
| 2018 | Summer | 20 | 39 | Reported from all regions. High count 7/28 Anoka (16, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) ebd. |
| 2018 | Fall | 18 | 47 | Â High counts 8/3, 8/9, 9/6 Anoka (25, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) ebd. Late north 9/30 Cass REn, St. Louis ebd, 10/4–11 Becker EzH, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Winter | 3 | 12 | Observed in 15 counties, above ten-year average of 11 counties. No reports north of Crow Wing or west of Chippewa. First season record: 12/28 Kandiyohi JoS. Other unusual reports 12/17 Renville RJS, 12/19 Isanti LMS, 1/25 Nicollet JGI. High count 2/22 Houston (17) SHo. CBC high count 12/16 Cedar Creek Bog (24). |
| 2019 | Spring | 25 | 46 | Earliest south reports (median 4/12) pertain to overwintering individuals: 3/1–2 Dakota KDS, 3/3 Anoka ebd. Early north (median 4/25) 3/22–4/30 Morrison (overwintering?) SEm, m.o.b, 5/5 Cass PRH. High count 5/31 Anoka (10, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) ebd. |
| 2019 | Summer | 16 | 39 | Â Observed in all regions. High count 6/22 Anoka (12, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) ebd. |
| 2019 | Fall | 22 | 40 | High counts 8/2 Anoka (13, Fish Lake Nature Trails) MwT, 10/20 Anoka (12, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) EBy. Late north 10/16 Becker HeH, ShG, 10/19 Pine ebd, 10/24 St. Louis JLK. |
| 2019 | Winter | 7 | 6 | Â Found in 13 counties, slightly above the ten-year average of 12, including an unusually high number of north counties. Unusual north reports: 12/26–1/3 Roseau ph. JTi, 1/24 Wadena PJB, 2/2 Kanebec ABL. CBC high counts: 12/15 Cedar Creek Bog (98), 1/1 Pillager (7). |
| 2020 | Spring | 22 | 46 | Earliest south reports (median 4/12) likely pertain to overwintering individuals 3/1–6 Anoka (3) DCk, FFa, 3/7 Rice RBW. Early north reports much earlier than recent arrival dates (median 4/22) and probably also pertain to overwintering birds 3/3 Pine ebd, 3/6 Wadena PJB, 3/8 Morrison (2) ebd. High count 3/10–13 Winona (10, Great River Bluffs S.P.) ebd, m.ob. |
| 2020 | Summer | 22 | 42 | Seen statewide. First county breeding record 7/8 Pipestone VKl. |
| 2020 | Fall | 23 | 45 | High counts 9/3 Lyon (11, Lucas Twp.) GWe, 8/30 Anoka (8) DFN. Late north 10/24 Kanabec SPS, 10/19 – 11/6 Cook LGr, m.ob., 11/2 Wadena PJB. |
| 2020 | Winter | 1 | 11 | Only north report 1/14 Mille Lacs (Pease) REn, RLF. Notable south winter records: 12/6 Wright (St. Michael) ebd, 12/8 – 1/18 Scott (Johnson Slough) CCo, 12/9 Nicollet ebd, 2/5, 2/27 Carver (Carver P.R.) ebd. No counts of more than two birds. |
| 2021 | Spring | 27 | 50 | Early south reports (median 4/12) mostly pertain to overwintering individuals 3/1 Stearns REn, m.ob., 3/2 Benton ebd, Rice GHo. Early north (median 4/19) 3/7 Wadena PJB, 3/8 Cass PRH, 4/16 Aitkin SKS, Itasca (2) ebd. High counts 5/17 Blue Earth (6) MiO, 5/24 Anoka (6, Fish Lake Nature Trails) DAs. |
| 2021 | Summer | 23 | 46 | Found in all regions. First county breeding record: 8/31 Grant CNn. |
| 2021 | Fall | 24 | 47 | High counts 8/20, 9/26 Anoka (15, Fish Lake Nature Trails) MBw, ebd. Late north 10/12 St. Louis ASu, m.ob., 10/17 Crow Wing ANy, 10/19 Otter Tail LHl. |
| 2021 | Winter | 1 | 11 | Observed in 12 counties, identical to last winter’s total and the ten-year average. Only north 12/21 Polk (Red River State R.A.) ebd. Other unusual winter reports: 12/14 Wright ToL, 1/4 Le Sueur WCM. CBC high counts 12/19 Cedar Creek Bog (39), 12/18 Owatanna (5). |
| 2022 | Spring | 30 | 52 | Early south reports (median 4/12) likely pertain to overwintering individuals 3/5–10 Rice (max. 3) TWe, m.ob., 3/8 Dakota ebd, 3/10 Carver ebd. Early north (median 4/19) 4/11–21 Polk DaL, m.ob., 4/17 Crow Wing (2) ebd, 5/4 Otter Tail ebd. High counts 5/29 Pipestone (12) RAE, 5/2 Anoka (10, Fish Lake Nature Trails) ebd, 5/24 Rice (10, Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) AvB, ebd. |
| 2022 | Summer | 23 | 46 | Encountered statewide. High count 6/19 Anoka (11, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve) ebd. |
| 2022 | Fall | 28 | 49 | High counts 11/21 Houston (12, Reno Bottoms) SHo, 8/21 Anoka (11, Fish Lake Nature Trails) ebd. Late north 11/23–24 Cass ebd, 11/23 Otter Tail ebd, 11/25 Polk SAu. |
| Breeds throughout, but rare northeast. Overwinters locally. | ||||
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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. |