Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Hummingbirds 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: Hummingbirds
Mexican Violetear
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
[Selasphorus hummingbird]
Broad-billed Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird(Selasphorus rufus)
YearSeasonNS
1974Fall 8-4 Itasca Mrs. Elizabeth Wachsberger.
1978Summer 10-11 through 25 Beltrami near Bemidji RJ, SM, TS, ES, DGW. Also reported Washington and Cass (See Loon, Vol. 51 No. 1).
1978Fall 10-11 through 25 Beltrami near Bemidji RJ, SM, TS, ES, DGW. Also reported Washington and Cass (See Loon, Vol. 51 No. 1).
1979Summer Seen in St. Louis on 6-16 (Loon 51: 197).
1980Fall One bird coming to a feeder in Bloomington, Hennepin County 10-14 RJ, 10-17 DB, OJ, 10-18 AJ, GS, 10-20 VL (see THE LOON, Vol. 52, No. 4, p. 187).
1985Summer Seen from 7/30-8/1 in Cook (The Loon 57:177).
1986Fall 9/16-23 Zumbro Falls, Wabasha Co. (I male) L. Martinson, m.ob. (The Loon 58: 200-201).
1990Summer An individual at a feeder in North Branch, Chisago Co., 7/17-19 (The Loon 62:170).
1992Fall Two reports! 8/21–23 West Twin Lake, Crow Wing County JS (The Loon 65:47–48), 8/23–24 Lake Mazaska, Rice County FKS et al (The Loon 64:235).
1999Summer Earliest fall date on record for this species 7/15–22 Cook (near Cascade S.P.) fide KMH. A photograph of this bird was published in the Cook County News-Herald.
2009Fall1 Adult male at feeder near Camden S.P. in Lyon 8/2–28 BMe, ph. BSc. First record in 10 years.
2013Summer1 Observed 7/24–26 St. Louis (Duluth) fide PHS. Found by Jerry Lundgren Sr., and photographed by Joyce Johnson.
2014Fall2 Two records of this Accidental species, both well-photographed adult males frequenting feeders and both providing first county records: 9/13–11/5 Le Sueur SMN, †TAT, ph. †RMD, †PCC, ph. †MJM, and digital images from nine more observers (see The Loon 87:91); 11/8–11 Ramsey (St. Paul) TeW, ph. †RMD, ph. †PEB, plus photographs from four more observers.
2015Summer1 Reported 7/28 Mower (adult male arrived at feeder after an early morning storm with strong SW winds) ph. DHp (pending acceptance).
2016Fall1 First county record of this Accidental species: 10/10–12/2 Isanti (adult female, Athens Twp.) JqB, ph. EEO, ph. RZi, plus photographs from ten additional observers contributed through eBird.
2016Winter1 One report: 12/2 Isanti (adult female, Athens Twp.; continuing from October–November) ph. JqB, PRH.
2017Summer1 Observed 7/24–26 Hennepin (adult male, Corcoran) v.t. HMa, ph. †LiH, ASu.
2019Fall2 All south 9/28 – 10/10 Le Sueur (immature/female, Le Sueur) ph. JHb, † BHW, 9/17 – 11/3 Dakota (adult male, Eagan) KJR, ph. † RMD, † DnS, † ADS, ph. † DWK, ph. RZi, † PRH, ph. † APi, ph. GHo, plus photographs from sixteen additional observers submitted to eBird.
2021Summer1 Observed 7/27–28 Wabasha (adult male, Lake City) ph. †DbR.
2021Fall1 One north report of this Casual species 11/6–30+ St. Louis (Duluth, adult female which reportedly first appeared in the neighborhood in late October) LME, ph. †REn, ph. †PHS, m.ob., plus photographs from 17 additional observers on eBird.
2021Winter1 One report: 12/1–4 St. Louis (Duluth, continuing from November) LME, m.ob. This is only the second winter record for this species; the first was 12/2/2016 in Isanti County (also continuing from the fall season).
2022Summer1 Second county record 7/25 – 8/8 Washington (adult male, Forest Lake) ph. SDA.
2022Fall1 One first seen in summer continued through 8/29 in Washington (adult male visiting feeders at a residence in Forest Lake) ph. †SDA.
 
 Twenty-three records: seven summer, one summer-fall, thirteen fall, and two fall-winter. Recorded in seven of the last ten years, most recently 2022. Four additional fall records of S. rufus/sasin, most recently in 2022.

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.
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.