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
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: Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
 [PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER]
Killdeer
 Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
 Wilson's Plover
Snowy Plover
Semipalmated Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus)
YearSeasonNS
1963SpringMarch 27, FargoMoorhead area (very early), Dr. Robt. Loeffler; April 20, Salt Lake, R Grant; May 30, Dorer Pools, Wabasha-Winona County line, the Dahms; June 1, Dakota County, H. Huber; June 2, Minneapolis, R. Janssen. Piping Plover:May 5,Salt Lake, 2 seen, R Grant; May 10, Minneapolis, 1 seen Avifaunal Club; May 19, Duluth, 3 seen, Bill Litkey, R Huber.
1963Fallearliest, July 27, Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club; latest, Oct. 5, Stevens Co., R. Grant.
1964Summerlast spring dates, 6-6,Lac qui Parle Co, DP; 6-7, Stevens Co, RAG; fall dates, 7-28, Brown Co, DB; 8-12, Clay Co, LWJ; 8/8, Duluth, DM; 9-6, Grant Co, RLH.
1964Fall9-6 Grant Co, RLH.
1965Springearliest 5-8 Salt Lake, RAG; latest 5-29 Hennepin Co, DB, Winona, WRP, Wabasha Co, WRP and Wisconsin Point, PBH.
1965Falllatest 9-11 Lyon Co, 40, PE, and Washington Co, 3, ACR; 9-22 Washington and Ramsey Co's, 4, BL.
1966Springearliest 4-6 Dakota Co, ACR; 4-13 Goodhue Co, ACR; 4-23 Minneapolis, EMB; latest 5-18 Sauk Centre,RPR; 5-19 Lyon Co, NMH; 5-26 Washington Co, BL.
1966Summer7-14 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co, 2 RBJ; 7-16 Dakota Co, 3, RBJ; 7-30 Carver Co, 4, VL.
1966FallLatest 9-15 Lyon Co., PE; 9-17 Lac qui Parle Co., JAH; 10-8 Lyon Co., PE.
1967Springearly 4-16 Nicollet Co., EMB; 4-24 Swift Co., JAH; 4-29 Lac qui Parle Co., DB, EHH; late 5-24 Stevens Co., JAH; 5-27 Duluth, ME; 6-7 Duluth, BB.
1967Summer7-30 Stevens Co., 6, JAH; 8-9 Clay Co., 15, LWJ.
1967Fall earliest 8-4 Lyon Co., PE; 8-9 Fargo-Moorhead, EGA; latest 9/20 Duluth, FN/ MAS; 10-8 Lyon Co.,PE.
1968Spring early 4-21 Nobles Co., 15, HSH; 5-3 Stearns Co., 20, KE; 5-6 Minneapolis, FN/ MAS; late 5-18 Carver Co., RTH; 5-24 Morrison Co., LSR; 5-25 Carver Co., RTH and Stevens Co., DB.
1968Summer 6-2 Marshall Co, GES; 7-20 Wilkin Co, DB; 7-22,8-2,8-14, Clay Co,fide EGA; 8-5 Clearwater Co, RBP.
1968Fall8-16 Mille Lacs ELC; 8-26 Cook (Grand Portage) JCG; 8-29 and 8-30 Watonwan DMF.
1969Spring5-1 Lincoln Co., BL; 5-3 (6) Nicollet Co., CKS, KP, DB; 5-8 Duluth, MMC; 5-24 (13) Duluth PBH; 5-27 Rice Co., FN j MAS; 5-30 THE LOON 72 Morrison Co., LSR; 6-9 Duluth, MMC.
1969Summer6-4 St. Louis Co. JJG; 6-14 Clearwater Co. JJG (very late spring migrant); fall migrants: 7/8 Dakota and Clay Co's.; 7-25 Sibley Co., RBJ; 7-27 Rock Co. EC. Ame·rican Golden Plover: 6-1 Waubun, MAHNOMEN Co. WF (very late inland record); 6-1 Duluth JJG; 6-4 (5) Duluth MMC; 8-8 Clay Co. 3 WF.
1969Fall8-18 Nobles many, HSH; 9-6 Duluth 6 TH; 8-26 Dakota EWJ; 8-27 Ramsey JJ; 9-1 Duluth MC; 9-2, 9-22 Mille Lacs MI; 9-24 Washington WHL.
1970Springearly south 4-25 Houston FL; 5-2 Nobles HH and jackson, Lyon EK, PE and Wilkin RG; early north 5-6 Mille Lacs Ml; late 5-29 Duluth GES; 6-4 Mille Lacs MI.
1970Summer6-1, 6-4 Mille Lacs Ml; 6-16 Duluth {5) J.P. Perkins.
1970Fallearly 8-5 Duluth RL; 8-8 Duluth KE, PE, Ch; late south 9-6 Lyon PE; late north 9-18 Marshall AR; 9-29 Duluth KE, RR.
1971Springearly south 4-18 Lac qui Parle KJG; 4-24 Sibley HK and Nobles HH; early north 5-8 Polk KE, RR; 5-15 Morrison LR; late 5-29 Swift and Pope BH; 5-30 Lyon PE.
1971Summer6-3 to 6-14 Aitkin TS.
1971Fallearly 7-16 Clay; 8-9 Lyon; late south 9-6 Stearns; 9-16 Carver; 9-26 Lyon; late north 9·14 Mille Lacs.
1972Summer6-19 (25), 6-21 (7) Aitkin; 7-20 Aitkin, 7-27 Clay.
1973Summer Clay (6-3 & 7-11); Le Sueur (St. Peter 6-1), St. Louis (Duluth 6-5 & 6-9 (15). Piping. Plover Nested in Duluth.
1973Fall Fewer reports than usual. Seen in Mille Lacs, Wabasha. Early 8-4 Hennepin (OLJ); 8-5 Cottonwood (LAF). Two late dates: 10-11, 10-13 St. Louis, (FN), J. Gallion.
1974Spring Early south 4-27 Lyon RBJ; 4-27 Le Sueur GR; 4-27 Cottonwood RD; early north 5-16 St. Louis GJN; 5-19 Clay KZ; 5-21 St. Louis JG.
1974Summer 6-3 Clay (EA); 6-6 Lac qui Parle (JG).
1974Fall Early 7-20 Marshall AR; 7-27 Cottonwood, Lyon, Lac qui Parle RBJ; 8-5 Mille Lacs MI; late south 9-3 Dakota MW; 9-10 Le Sueur GR; late north 9-3 Mille Lacs MI; 9-8 Duluth GC.
1975Spring Early south 5-11 Lyon HCK; 5-14 Wabasha WDM; early north 5-11-5-25 Aitkin JB; 5-24 St. Louis MMC; 5-26 Aitkin TS; late 5-27 Lyon HCK.
1975Summer Late migrant 6-15 Lyon (BDC).
1975Fallearly north 7·27 Mille Lacs MI; 8-9 Marshall SV; late north 10-5 Duluth DS; early south 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-6 Pipestone KE, PE; late south 9-24 Ramsey GC.
1976Fall Early north 7-25 Duluth, 8-18 Aitkin; early south 7-24 Yellow Medicine, 7-28 Olmsted; late north 11-1 Duluth RJ, PE; late south 9-9 Rock, 9-14 Lyon.
1977Spring Early south 4-17 Scott ES; 4-22 Lyon DGW; 5 reports on 4-23; early north 4-16 St. Louis DA; 5-5 Otter Tail SM; 5-7 Otter Tail GEW; late 5-28 Olmsted JF; 5-29 St. Louis ES; peak 5-14 Steele (200+ ) RJ.
1977Summer Late migrants 6-1 Duluth and 6-12 Anoka.
1977Fall Early north 7-17 Grant (BB), 7-20 Marshall (SV), 7-21 Otter Tail (GO); early south 6-26 Lyon (DGW), 6-26 Hennepin (RJ).
1978Spring Early south 4-9 Olmsted JF.
1978Summer Late migrants North 6-4, 6-6.
1978Fall Late north 9-17 Duluth OJ, RJ; late south 9-3 Olmsted JF.
1979Spring Early south 5-8 Nicollet JCF, 5-12 McLeod RJ, Mower RRK; early north 5-13 Otter Tail GMO, 5-15 Cook MMC, Otter Tail SM.
1979Summer Late migrants South: 6-4, Anoka, Nicollet; North: 6-16, Duluth (D&GW). Early migrants South: 7-14 Stevens, 7-23 Hennepin.
1979Fall Late north 8-22 St. Louis KE, 9-15 Beltrami JM, 9-29 St. Louis OJ; late south 9-6 Carver RMA, 10-5 Waseca RJ.
1980Spring Early south 4-25 Lac qui Parle ES, 4-27 LeSueur EK, 5-3 Cottonwood RG, early north 4-21 Otter Tail GMO, 5-13 Marshall SY, 5-17 Morrison DCF.
1980Summer Early migrants North: 7-26; South: 7-7, 7-8, 7-10.
1980Fall Late north 8-27 Otter Tail SM, 9-13 Duluth BDC, 9-14, 15, St. Louis KE, LJF.
1981Spring Early south 4-5 Lac qui Parle OJ, 5-2 Carver SC, 5-8 Nicollet JCF, Olmsted JF, Ramsey BDC; early north 4-29 Grant SM, 5-3 Crow Wing JB, 5-14 Pennington KSS.
1981Summer Early migrants North: 7-18; South: 7-30 (two locations).
1981Fall Late north 9-9 Aitkin WN, 10-8 St. Louis KE, 10-14 Cook KMH; late south 9-25 Big Stone, BSNWR, 10-2 Goodhue BL, 10-7 Blue Earth JCF.
1982Spring Early south 4-24 Lac qui Parle SC, HK, 4-30 Hennepin ES, Nicollet JCF, Wabasha BL; early north 5-7 Otter Tail SDM, 5-8 Wilkin FL; late south 5-15 Olmsted BE, 5-27 Ramsey SC; late north 5-27 St. Louis MH, 5-30 Lake of the Woods TW.
1982Summer Early migrants North: 6/29-7/1 Lake of the Woods; 7/22 Pennington.
1982Fall Late north 9/12 Lake of the Woods KSS, 9/17 St. Louis JP, 9/26 Clay KL; late south 9/10 Nicollet JCF, 9/12 Hennepin ES.
1983Spring Early south 4/12 Blue Earth MF, 4/27 Wabasha WDM; early north 5/11 Otter Tail SDM, 5/13 Lake of the Woods TW; late south 5/17 Martin EBIK, 5/25 Hennepin AB; late north 5/20 St. Louis AB, 5/23 Polk MHa.
1983Summer Early migrants North: 7/20-29 Lake of the Woods, 7/30 Duluth; South: 7/30.
1983Fall Late north 9/17 Lake SWIMS, 9/23 Cook KMH, 10/2 St. Louis HRNR; late south 9.30 Nicollet JCF, 10/1 Stearns NH, 10/2 Lincoln RJ, Dakota MW.
1984Spring Early south 4/27 Lac qui Parle PL, 5/1 Wabasha WDM; early north 5/7 Cook KMH, 5/10 Ottertail GMO: late south 5/26 Nicollet JCF, Hennepin OJ, 5/30 Anoka RJ, 5/31 KL; late north 5/26 Lake of the Woods, Roseau AJ, 5/28 Aitkin JB, WN.
1984Summerthrough 6/26 Duluth; first fall date 7/14 Watonwan.
1984Fall Late north 9/2 Clay LCF, 9/16 St. Louis OJ, 9/22 Roseau AJ; late south 9/22 Goodhue DZ, 10/13 Fillmore RJ, 10/19 Goodhue BL.
1985Spring Early south 4/19 Olmsted JEB, AP, 4/20 RE, 4/27 Yellow Medicine KE, RH; early north 4/28 Wilkin SDM, 5/9 Marshall ANWR: late south 5/24 Hennepin SC, 5/25 Olmsted JEB, Cottonwood SSt; late north 5/25 Aitkin WN, 5/31 Cook KMH.
1985Summer Late migrants: South, 6/1 Goodhue; North, 6/5 Duluth, Cook. Early migrants: North, 7/25, 7/27 St. Louis; South, 7/10 Chisago.
1985Fall Late north 9/22 OtterTail SDM, 10/1 Cook KMH 10/19 St. Louis RJ; late south 9/21 Hennepin SC, ES, 9/27 Nicollet JCF, 10/12 Pipestone BL.
1986Spring Early south 4/26 Watonwan RG, RJ, 4/27 Mower RRK; early north 4/28 St. Louis P. Backstrom, 5/11 SS, SSt; late south 5/27 Goodhue TRF, 5/31 Redwood RJ; late north 5/24 Aitkin WN, 5/26 St. Louis SS.
1986Summer Late migrant 6/26 Duluth (KE). Early migrants: North, 7/9 Marshall; South, 7/4 Faribault, 7/8 Dakota. All reports.
1986Fall Late north 9/29 Lake KL, 10/16-19 Duluth m.ob. ; late south 9/2 Hennepin OJ, 9/3 Nicollet and Waseca JF.
1987Spring Early south 3/29 Blue Earth MF, 4/24 Cottonwood KE, 4/26 Lac qui Parle TBB; early north 5/4 Wilkin GAM, 5/5 St. Louis AE; late south 5/26 Steams NH, 5/31 Hennepin SC; late north 5/30 Otter Tail RJ, 5/31 St. Louis RSE.
1987Summer Early migrants: North, 7/12 Clay, 7/19 Lake of the Woods; South, 7/7 Dakota.
1987Fall Late north 8/30 Lake SS, SW, 9/26 Duluth SC, 10/3 Beltrami RJ; late south 9/4 Meeker RSE, 9/6 Dodge AP, 9/18 Nicollet JF.
1988Spring Early south 4/20 Carver RJ, 4/30 Meeker AB, DB and Big Stone KR; early north 5/8 Marshall ANWR, 5/21 Carlton LW; late south 5/23 Swift AB, 5/24 Steams NHi; late north 5/26 Lake of the Woods KH, 5/28 Pennington BSE.
1988Summer Seen in 13 counties. Early migrants: North, 7/23 Norman and Hubbard; South, 7/10 Wahtonwan, 7/11 Fillmore, 7/13 Mower.
1988Fall Late north 8/11 Polk AB, 8/18 St. Louis WP, 10/2 Beltrami AB; late south 8/22 Scott AB, 9/24 Blue Earth RJ, 10/11 Hennepin SC, ES.
1989Spring Early south 5/3 Blue Earth JCF, 5/6 Carver AB, Le Sueur LF, MF and Lyon TG; early north 5/10 Wilkin KB, 5/18 Duluth KE; late south 5/27 Wabasha RJ, 5/30 Olmsted (10) AP, 5/31 Brown JS, Goodhue JD and Olmsted BSE; late north 5/29 Aitkin WN, 5/31 Clay LCF.
1989Summer Seen in eight counties. Late migrant 6/l 4 Duluth; early migrant 6/27 Duluth KE.
1989Fall All reports: 8/4 Hennepin SC, GP, 8/5 Mille Lacs RJ, 8/9 Polk PS, 8/13 Pennington AP, 8/29 Cook KMH, 8/30 Anoka SC, 9/8 Dakota AP, 9/16 Kanabec RJ.
1990Spring Early south 4/25 LeSueur AP, Rock PG, 4/27 Houston AP, 4/28 Lac qui Parle CMB and Lyon HK; early north 4/23 St. Louis TW, 4/25 Polk PS, 4/29 OtterTail SDM; late south 5/25 Goodhue AP, 5/26 Le Sueur MF; late north 5/26 Aitkin WN and St. Louis TW, Clearwater AB.
1990Summer Only records: 6/9 Ramsey, 7/20 Stearns, 7/21 Wilkin.
1990Fall Late north 9/3 Clay MO, 9/23 Marshall KSS, 9/28 Lake DPV; late south 9/19 Mower RRK, 9/27 Dakota KB.
1991Spring Early south 4/24 Pipestone ND, 4/25 Cottonwood ED, 4/26 Lincoln KR; early north 5/11 Marshall KSS, 5/15 Becker MO, 5/16 Polk KB; late south 5/25 Carver RJ, 5/26 Olmsted BSE; late north 5/26 Marshall KB, 5/28 St. Louis DPY.
1991Summer All reports: 6/8 Big Stone, 6/13 Polk, 7/24 Clay, 7/25 Marshall, 7/28 Traverse.
1991Fall Early north 8/2 Clay MO, 8/4 Grant AB, 8/25 St. Louis AB; late north 9/6 Cook KMH, 9/22 Wilkin MO, 9/14 St. Louis KR; all south reports 8/4 Anoka EL, 9/14 Stevens KB, 9/28 Rock PS.
1992Spring Early south 4/22 Pipestone JP, 4/25 Carver DM, 4/29 Lac qui Parle SC; early north 5/8 Roseau MCBS, 5/13 Clearwater RJ, 5/18 Kanabec CM; late south 5/26 Rice TB, 5/27 Ramsey KB, 5/30 Hennepin SC; late north 5/24 Itasca AB, 5/30 St. Louis AE, 5/31 Roseau MCBS.
1992Summer Migrants seen in Polk, Clay, Lake, Ramsey; plus late migrant 6/19 St. Louis, early migrant 6/27 Lake of the Woods MCBS.
1992Fall Early north 8/2 Beltrami DJ, 8/15 Cook SOL and Wilkin MO; early south 8/1 Chippewa RJ, Dakota TT and Hennepin SC, 8/2 Rice TB, 8/7 Lyon HK; late north 9/27 St. Louis KB, 10/2 Lake DPV; late south 10/3 Chippewa RG, RJ, 10/29 Carver (2) KR.
1993Spring Early south 5/8 Olmsted RJ, 5/12 Wabasha KB, 5/14 Freeborn MF. Early north 5/11 Kanabec CM, 5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/17 St. Louis DBe.
1993Summer All records: 6/2 Hennepin and Cook, 7/27 Renville, 7/29 Goodhue.
1993Fall All north reports 8/4 Kanabec CM, 8/21 Becker BBe, 9/5 Polk PS, 9/14 St. Louis PBa, 9/17 Cook KMH; early south 8/6 Dakota SK, 8/7 Goodhue TEB, 8/7 Swift RJ; late south 9/3 Hennepin SC, 9/14 Rice TB.
1994Spring Early south 4/18 Olmsted JBo, 4/24 Rice TB and Anoka PKL; early north 5/12 Cook KMH, 5/15 Otter Tail SDM, 5/15 Roseau PS.
1994Summer Observed in seven counties; late migrant 6/4 Roseau, early migrant 7/16 Sherburne.
1994Fall All reports from the north: 8/18 St. Louis MH, 8/26 St. Louis TW. Late south 8/20 Stevens FJ, 9/16 Olmsted JW, 10/8 Lac qui Parle AB.
1995Spring Early south 4/22 Lac qui Parle MB, 5/6 Mower JM and Traverse KB; early north 4/22 Clearwater DJ, 5/6 Beltrami and Roseau PS.
1995Summer Late migrant 6/3 Cook. Fall migrants observed in six other counties; early migrant 7/2 Ramsey, peak 7/22 Jackson (40+) KB.
1995Fall Late north 8/27 Clay RO, 9/9 St. Louis CM, 9/10 St. Louis TW. Late south 9/5 Le Sueur WM, 9/9 Olmsted JSt, 9/29 Carver DBS.
1996Spring Early south 4/20 Pipestone JP, 4/21 Big Stone PJ, 4/27 Dakota TT and LeSueur PBu. Early north 5/8 Clearwater ABo, 5/18 St. Louis mob.
1996Summer Only report: 7/28 Martin.
1996Fall Late north 9/9 Polk PS, 10/4 Kittson KB, 10/26 (second latest north date) Lake AH, PS. Late south 9/9 Winona CS, 9/14 Dakota TT, 10/6 Big Stone LE. Peak number 9/1 Duluth (15) AH.
1997Spring Early south 5/1 Olmsted DA, BE, 5/3 Lyon RgS. Early north 5/18 Becker RJ, Clay PP, and Morrison RJ. Peak 5/26 Douglas (20) SWa.
1997Summer Late migrant 6/1 Clearwater. Fall migrants observed in Big Stone, Renville, Dakota, Clay; early migrant 7/9 Big Stone.
1997Fall Late north 9/13 Clay CN and St. Louis WM, 10/25 Lake AH, PS. Late south 9/18 Hennepin SC, 9/20 McLeod PBu, 9/21 Big Stone LE.
1998Spring Early south 4/18 Lac qui Parle PJ, 4/29 Swift RJ, 5/1 Lyon RgS. Early north 5/7 Clay CN, 5/10 St. Louis PS, 5/12 Kanabec CM. Late south 5/31 Murray DJe. Peak count 5/17 Marshall (155 at Agassiz NWR) AH, PS.
1998Summer Migrants observed in ten counties; late spring 6/10 Marshall, early fall 7/19 Big Stone.
1998Fall Late north 9/5 Marshall JJ, 10/15 St. Louis KE. Fewer reports than usual. No representative late south dates when compared to the 13-year median departure date (9/28).
1999Spring Early south (4/24 Lac qui Parle mob) and north (5/17 St. Louis PS) were later than the recent median arrival dates. See summer report for late migrants. Peak counts 5/10 Meeker (40) DF, 5/23 St. Louis (40) DBM, 5/30 Aitkin (50) CB, WN.
1999Summer Migrants observed in ten counties. Late migrant 6/5 Lake of the Woods, early migrant 6/18 Big Stone MCBS (survey results suggest that late June dates represent early fall migration). Peak count 7/26 Big Stone (24) KB.
1999Fall Peak north 8/2 Becker (31 at Hamden Slough NWR) PS; peak south 8/18 Lac qui Parle (50 at BSNWR) BOl. Few north reports, where last reported 9/19 St. Louis TW. All south reports after the end of September: 10/2 Dakota TT, 10/26 (second latest south date) Lyon RgS.
2000Spring Reported from 18 south and 9 north counties throughout. Early south 4/7 Hennepin OJ, 4/15 Dakota BL. Peak count 5/8 Meeker (75) DF. Only April report north 4/22 Wilkin CM.
2000Summer Late spring migrant 6/2 Becker; early fall migrants in five counties beginning 7/4 Lyon CRM, 7/13 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle KJB. Peak count 7/31 Big Stone (18) KJB.
2000Fall See summer season for first fall migrants. High counts 8/21 Polk (68) EEF, 8/15 Big Stone (39) and Lac qui Parle (30) KJB, 8/3 Lac qui Parle (66 at BSNWR) BEO. Reported north through 9/11, but then only 10/1 Polk (2) PHS. Reported south in Meeker and Dakota 9/24–25, then last found in Lac qui Parle on 9/30 (DFJ, JJS). [Corrected]
2001Spring Reported from 15 south and 9 north counties statewide, but only Cottonwood in Southwest and Wilkin in West-central. Early south (median 4/22) 4/25 Dakota RBJ. Early north 4/29 Wilkin KJB, 5/16–20 in six counties. Peak count 5/23 Marshall (28) KJB. Last reported 5/29 Mower RDK, RCK.
2001Summer Late migrants 6/1 Meeker, 6/10 Aitkin. Fall migrants seen in eight counties; early migrant 7/7 Marshall. Peak count 7/25 Lac Qui Parle (35) BEO.
2001Fall See summer report for early migrants. First juvenile identified 8/12 Big Stone PCC. High counts 8/8 (136) BEO and 8/25 (128) PCC at Big Stone N.W.R., Lac qui Parle County. Late north 10/22 St. Louis JRN, though reported from only three north counties. Late south 10/23 Jackson CRM and Dakota ADS.
2002Spring Reported from 24 south and 11 north counties, and in all regions except the North-central. Early south 4/22 Jackson KJB, 4/25 Dakota ADS. Early north 5/2 Traverse KJB, 5/4 Grant JEB, RBJ. Late south 5/31 Rice TFB and Dakota ADS, but see summer report. High counts 5/8 & 5/13 Traverse (120+ at Mud L.) KJB.
2002Summer Record-high number of reports; June and July migrants seen in 14 counties scattered statewide. Late migrant 6/20 Dakota ADS, early migrant 7/2 Dakota TAT; peak count 7/28 Lac qui Parle (35) PCC.
2002Fall Reported from 9 north and 12 south counties. Please see summer report for first fall migrants. Record-high count 8/1 Jackson (219 at Heron L.) KJB. First juvenile 8/12 Jackson KJB (same date as last year). Late north 10/12 Becker PHS. Late south 10/8 Lac qui Parle BEO.
2003Spring Reported from 16 south and 8 north counties. Early south (median 4/22) 4/15 Hennepin (2 at Eden Prairie) SLC, 4/23 Anoka JJS. Early north 5/2–3 Traverse m.ob., 5/6 Traverse KJB. Late south 5/31 Dakota ADS and Hennepin BWF, but see summer report. Record-high count 5/23 Marshall (233 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS.
2003Summer Many reports, similar to previous year; both June and July migrants observed in 13 counties. Late migrant 6/14 McLeod DMF, early migrant 7/1 Lac qui Parle BJU; peak count 7/30 Marshall (47 at Agassiz N.W.R.) KJB.
2003Fall Reported from 8 north and 13 south counties in all regions except North-central. Please see summer report for first fall migrants. First juveniles 8/9 Big Stone PCC and Marshall PHS. Highest reported counts 8/17 (46), 8/31 (53) Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS et al. Late north 10/4 Marshall PHS, 10/9 Polk CRM. Late south 9/27 Lac qui Parle PCC, 10/11 Waseca JPS.
2004Spring Reported from 22 south and 9 north counties in all regions. Early south (all singles) 4/14 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/19 Dakota BRL and Stearns PCC. Early north 4/25 Aitkin WEN, 5/1 Otter Tail DTT, SMT and Traverse (42) PHS. Highest reported counts 5/6 Lac qui Parle (290 among a total of 3325 shorebirds in section 35, Perry Twp.) BJU, 5/16 Big Stone (155 on survey route) JWL, PHS et al. Good numbers also reported at L. Byllesby, Dakota County (max. 100+ on 5/13, ADS).
2004Summer Spring migrants 6/1–4 Lac qui Parle BJU. Mid-summer reports 7/1 Lac qui Parle BJU, 7/3 Traverse PCC, the latter possibly an early fall migrant (The Loon 74:65–82), but no subsequent reports until 7/17 Lac qui Parle (7), 7/18 Big Stone (2) PCC, PHS. Highest reported count 7/31 Traverse (154 at Mud L.) PCC et al.
2004Fall Observed in 9 north and 11 south counties in all regions except the Southeast. Please see summer report for high count and fall migrants. First juveniles 8/12 Traverse KJB, 8/14 Marshall PHS. Late north 9/18 Todd JSK, SID, 9/22 St. Louis JWL. Late south 10/11 Yellow Medicine (2) PHS, 10/12 Big Stone (2) PHS.
2005Spring Reported from 20 south and 9 north counties in all regions. Early south 4/20 Dakota BRL, 4/24 Lac qui Parle PCC. Early north 5/7 Grant JEB, 5/8 Traverse (20) PHS. Highest reported count 4/29 Dakota (65+) SWe.
2005Summer Northbound migrants 6/7 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/11 Polk SAS. One mid-summer report 6/28 Marshall BWF. Southbound migrants reported from Traverse, Wilkin, Polk, Lake, Todd, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, and Dakota counties. Earliest south migrants reported 7/16 Lac qui Parle (8 individuals) PCC, 7/16 Big Stone (5 individuals) PCC, PHS.
2005Fall Observed in 6 north and 11 south counties in all regions. Please see summer report for high count and first fall migrants. First juveniles 8/13 Big Stone PHS and Lac qui Parle PCC. Late north (median 10/2) 10/8 Mahnomen (6) BJU. Late south (median 10/3) 10/16 Swift BJU.
2006Spring Observed in 21 south and 8 north counties. Early south 4/17 Dakota (1) JJS and Lac qui Parle (1) BJU, 4/20 Dakota JLO; high count 5/21 Dakota (40) SWe. Early north 5/13 Otter Tail DTT, SMT, 5/17 Cook JW; high count 5/22 Marshall (31 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS.
2006Summer Reported from 18 counties in all regions except North-central, Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/17,24 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS; late north 6/10 Becker (2) PHS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/8 Becker (2) and Marshall (2) JMJ, PHS; early south 7/4 Stevens BJU, 7/9 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, RSF, JMJ, PHS. High count (but see fall report) 7/29 Lac qui Parle (127) PCC, RSF, PHS.
2006Fall Observed in 10 north and 20 south counties in all regions. Please see summer report for first fall migrants. Record high count 8/6 Lac qui Parle (329 at Big Stone N.W.R.) PCC, PHS. First juvenile 8/12 Lac qui Parle PCC, PHS, JMJ. Late north 9/24 Marshall (8) PHS, JMJ (median 10/2). Late south 10/16 Freeborn JWH and Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/22 Stearns HHD (median 10/3).
2007Spring825 Early south 4/21 Martin CRM et al., 4/23 Dakota m.ob. (median 4/21). Early north 5/15 Marshall, Lake, and Todd (median 5/7). Record high spring count 5/15 Dakota (300 at Lake Byllesby with 250+ present the previous day) JPM; next highest count 5/21 Marshall (66 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, TCL, CLW.
2007Summer111 Northbound migrants: late south 6/4 Sherburne PLJ; late north 6/12 St. Louis (2) PHS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/7 Traverse (2) PCC, PHS; early south 7/7 Swift BJU. High count 7/29 Marshall (135 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ.
2007Fall1124 See summer report for early southbound migrants. First juveniles 8/11 Marshall (1) PCC, 8/12 Jackson (1) KJB. Late north 9/26 Cass (Pelican Island, Leech L.) BAW, 10/14 Marshall (5) PHS, JMJ. Late south 10/13 Kandiyohi DPG, Yellow Medicine (2) and Big Stone PHS, PCC. High counts 8/11 Marshall (99, Agassiz N.W.R.) PCC, JMJ, 8/18 Marshall (57, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ.
2008Spring916 Early south (median 4/21) 4/26 Hennepin (2, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BAF, CMB and Lac qui Parle SWe. Early north (median 5/7) 5/15 Itasca (2) EEO. High count 5/20 Lac qui Parle (16) PHS. See summer report for late south and north.
2008Summer611 Record high number of reports. Reported from all regions except Southwest. Northbound migrants 6/5 Itasca (2) EEO, 6/21 St. Louis (Duluth) PHS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/24 Marshall (1) JMJ; early south 7/13 Lac qui Parle (8) PCC, 7/14 Nicollet (1) CRM.
2008Fall1224 First juveniles 8/16 Lac qui Parle (2 at Salt L.) PCC. High count 8/31 Marshall (99) PHS, JMJ. Late north 9/17 St. Louis (2) PHS, 9/24 Kittson LW (median 10/2). Late south 10/11 Lac qui Parle (6) PCC (median 10/8).
2009Spring1226 Early south (median 4/22) 4/18 Dakota (3, Lake Byllesby) MDu, 4/20 Dakota (3) JPM. Early north (median 5/8) 4/25 Itasca EEO, 5/9 Morrison FGo. High count 5/16 Dakota (125, Lake Byllesby) MDu. See summer report for late migrants south and north.
2009Summer611 Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Brown (1) BTS, 6/9 Dakota (3) ADS, JPM; late north 6/12 (4), 6/13 (1) Marshall PHS, JMJ. Mid-summer record 6/30 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC. Southbound migrants: early north 7/26 Douglas (2) PCC, early south 7/15 Grant (2) LBF, 7/18 Kandiyohi (1) DWK. High count 7/31 Marshall (65 at Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS, JMJ.
2009Fall1321 High count 8/8 Marshall (64, Agassiz N.W.R.) PHS. Late north 10/4 St. Louis KJB (median 10/2). Late south 9/24 Hennepin SLC, 9/25 Hennepin (3, Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie) SLP and Rice HHD (median 10/8).
2010Spring920 Early south (median 4/22) 4/18 Lincoln DBM, 4/24 Lac qui Parle m.ob. Earth north (median 5/8) 5/17 Cass ABi and Douglas JEB, 5/18 Kittson and Roseau JEB. High count 5/23 Marshall (135, Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, SAS, PHS. See summer report for late migrants south and north.
2010Summer59 Observed in all regions except Southwest and Southeast. Northbound migrants 6/7 Brown BTS, 6/10 Big Stone BJU and Sherburne PLJ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/17 Kittson JMJ, 7/24 Clay and Mahnomen HHD; early south 7/12 Lac qui Parle BJU, 7/24 Sibley DWK, RBW.
2010Fall1012 See summer report for early migrants north and south. High count 8/28 Lac qui Parle (30) PCC. Late north 9/18 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) AM, 9/25 Lake DBz (median 10/2). Late south 10/8 Lac qui Parle PCC (median 10/8).
2011Spring1022 Early south (median 4/22) 4/24 Lac qui Parle (2) BJU, 4/28 Big Stone BJU. Early north 5/13 Itasca EEO, SC, 5/14 Douglas JPE. See summer report for late migrants.
2011Summer210Reported from central regions plus Aitkin, Brown, Cass, Olmsted. Northbound migrants 6/9 Aitkin SC, 6/11 Wright (1) PCC. Southbound migrants: early north 7/26 Cass (2) DAY; early south 7/10 Wright (2) PCC, 7/12 Lac qui Parle (3) BJU.
2011Fall1024 See summer report for early southbound migrants; first juvenile reported 8/13 Big Stone PCC. High count 8/27 Big Stone (12) PCC. Late north 9/20 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) PHS, 9/28 St. Louis (Duluth) SCZ (median 10/2). Late south 10/9 Le Sueur RBW, 10/23 Jackson (3, Sandy Point Park) KSm (median 10/8).
2012Spring1833 Early south (median 4/22) 4/16 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) ANy, DBz, JWH, 4/17 Lac qui Parle (4, Hamlin W.M.A.) JF and Watonwan (2, Mud Lake) AnK. Early north (median 5/8) 5/5 Polk JOJ, 5/6 Polk RZi, PRH, JCC and Traverse DBz. High count 4/29 Lac qui Parle (49) PCC. See summer report for late migrants.
2012Summer811 Found in scattered location in all regions except Northeast and East-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/11 Nobles SC and Wright RAE; late north 6/12 Becker and Clearwater RAE. Southbound migrants: early north 7/17 Kittson TBr; early south 7/7 Lyon GWe, 7/9 Lac qui Parle BJU.
2012Fall826 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/1 Grant (73, Ash Lake, Denton Slough, and Towner Slough) KJB. Late north 9/9 Douglas JPE and St. Louis ANy, 9/22 Grant DBM (median 10/2). Late south 9/14 Swift HHD, RAE, 9/17 Lac qui Parle DLP and Ramsey LMS (median 10/8).
2013Spring625 Early south (median 4/22) 4/27 Goodhue BRL, 4/28 Dakota JLO, DWK, Lac qui Parle SOa, Wabasha ANy, Washington ELC. Early north (median 5/8) 5/13 Norman TCL, 5/16 Grant WCM. High count 5/15 Wright (23, Malardi Lake W.M.A.) PCC. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/2) and north (median 6/10).
2013Summer46 Reported from Becker, Brown, Cook, Faribault, Morrison, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Sibley, Wright. Late spring migrants 6/7 Cook ALo, 6/19 Pennington JMs. Southbound migrants (no representative north dates): 7/5 Brown (4) BTS, 7/19 Brown (1) MiO, 7/20 Sibley HHD.
2013Fall1119 See summer report for early southbound migrants. First fall reports north 8/1 Red Lake ANy, 8/2 Grant CRM, and south 8/1 McLeod CRM, 8/2 Big Stone RBJ. High count 8/24 St. Louis (17, Park Point) ClN. Late north 9/16 St. Louis (2) DAd, 9/20 Itasca SC (median 10/2). Late south 9/26 Big Stone DLP, 9/28 Steele JWH, BWF,10/3, 10/10 Brown (2) BTS (median 10/8).
2014Spring1628Early south (median 4/22) 5/3 Lac qui Parle (2) DAB, GHo, 5/4 Yellow Medicine RAE, HHD, 5/5 Scott JSP, Swift BJU. Early north (median 5/8) 5/16 Becker (3) JeL, DFe, Itasca SC, 5/17 Morrison FGo. High count 5/24 Washington (30, 190th and Fenway) ASi. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/2) and north (median 6/10).
2014Summer315Seen in all central regions plus Northeast, South-central. Northbound migrants: late south 6/4 McLeod (3, Silver Lake) MJa; late north 6/3 St. Louis (7, Park Point) DCZ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/17 Carlton BMo; early south 7/12 Carver (4) DWK. ;
2014Fall1421 Early north 8/2 Grant (34) PCC, DWK. See summer report for early south migrants. All high counts of this species were from the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant, where numbers peaked at 83 on 8/9 PCC. Late north 9/12 St. Louis ALo, 9/12–13 Mille Lacs (3) HHD, RAE, ALo, RBW (median 10/2). All south reports after September: 10/2 Big Stone DLP, 10/9, 10/12 Scott BAb, 10/9–16 Hennepin (max. 2, Bass Ponds) BAF, CMB, m.ob. (median 10/8).
2015Spring1126 Early south (median 4/22) 4/17 Stearns (Getchell Lake) MJB, 4/19 Big Stone DLP, 4/23 Stearns (Getchell Lake.) PCC, 4/24 Hennepin MDo, Yellow Medicine KMS. Early north (median 5/8) 4/18 Becker BWF, JWH, 4/25, 5/1 Becker (Bisson Lake) ShG, HeH, 5/7 Crow Wing (3) JPR. High counts 5/19 Hennepin (50, rough est., Bass Ponds, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BAF, 5/27 Jackson (43, Heron Lake area) KJB. See summer report for late migrants south (median 6/4) and north (median 6/10).
2015Summer511 Observed in scattered locations in all regions except North-central, Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/4 Dakota DVe; late north 6/11 Carlton CRM. Early south (north dates not representative) 7/18 Stevens DAB, JEB, JWH, Yellow Medicine GWe.
2015Fall1618 See summer report for early southbound migrants. Late north 9/28 St. Louis JHh, IsH, EzH, 10/17 Otter Tail KRE, m.ob. (median 9/28). Late south 9/20 Lyon GWe, 9/22 Dakota (5) BAF, 10/17 Redwood (2) BTS (median 10/9).
2016Spring1533 Early south (median 4/22) 4/16 Chippewa (Lac qui Parle) WCM, 4/17 Dakota (max. 3, Lake Byllesby) DAB, DGu, Yellow Medicine GWe. Early north (median 5/8) 5/4 Grant CoM, 5/15 Polk SAu, Red Lake HCT. High count 5/19 Dakota (200, Lake Byllesby R.P.) PNi. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2016Summer513 Observed at widely scattered locations in all regions except Northwest, Southeast. Late spring migrants 6/11 Douglas LGl, 6/13 Lac qui Parle DLP, Lake of the Woods MBS. Southbound migrants: 7/7 Carver JCy, 7/8 Big Stone DPG. High count 7/30 Yellow Medicine (50, Miedd L.) PNi.
2016Fall1524 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/27 Carver (35, Tacoma Ave.) CVa, 8/12 Lac qui Parle (14, Salt Lake) GWe. Late north 9/17 Cook ABL, and then only from St. Louis where last found 10/9 (Park Point R.A.) ALx, IGa (median 9/28). Late south 10/2 Carver ASu, ToL, 10/6 Sherburne (2) JGb, 10/9 Big Stone DLP (median 10/11).
2017Spring1331 Early south (median 4/20) 4/13–14 Lyon GWe, LiH, SBE, 4/17 Meeker BNn, 4/19 Dakota DVe. Early north (median 5/8) 5/12 Wilkin HHD, 5/13 Aitkin SC, 5/12–15 Becker (max.11, Hamden Slough N.W.R.) ShG, HeH. High counts 5/15 Dakota (60, Lake Byllesby R.P.) CEl, ToL, 5/16 Lyon (38, Lone Tree Lake) RJS. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2017Summer710 Reported from every region except East-central. Northbound migrants (mostly in Grant) through 6/11 m.ob. Southbound migrants 7/11 Grant (2) JmP, Lyon (3) GWe.
2017Fall1821 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/4 Lyon (16, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. Late north 9/27–28 Carlton KDS, LiH, 10/4 Beltrami DPJ (median 10/1). Late south 9/17 Lyon (2) GWe, Yellow Medicine (3) GWe, 9/23–25 Sibley (2) BHe (median 10/10).
2018Spring2137 Early south (median 4/20) 4/22–24 Dakota/Goodhue (max. 2) m.ob., 4/25 Kandiyohi RBW, and in Brown, Fillmore, Lac qui Parle on 4/28. Early north (median 5/8) 4/28 Becker NRa, 4/29 Grant (2) ASu, LiH, 4/30 Crow Wing HHD. High count 5/10 Lyon (48, Lone Tree Lake) PCC. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2018Summer510 Seen in scattered locations in all regions except North-central, Northeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8 Wright PLJ; late north 6/6 Kanabec SPS. Southbound migrants: early north 7/4, 7/6 Polk (1, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) SAu; early south 7/13 Goodhue (3) KDS, m.ob.
2018Fall1231 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/5 Wright (18, Pelican Lake) RCl, 9/19 Scott (15, Clarks Lake) BHe. Late north 9/23–25 Lake (Two Harbors) JWL, DFe,10/2 Grant DFe (median 10/1). Late south 10/13 Big Stone DLP, 10/15 Dakota (2, Whitetail Woods R.P.) MwT, KDS, GHo (median 10/10).
2019Spring1333 Early south (median 4/20) 4/20 Renville LiH, SBE, 4/21 Lyon (2) GWe, 4/24 Ramsey DWK, m.ob. Early north (median 5/8) 5/8 Otter Tail HeH, ShG, 5/12 Todd (2) JLK, 5/14 Kanabec (10) KrM. High counts 5/23 Clearwater (62, Clearwater Rice Paddies) REn, 5/16 Dakota (60, Lake Byllesby) PNi. See Summer Report for late migrants statewide.
2019Summer68 Reported from scattered locations in every region except Southwest, Southeast. Late north 6/12 Grant (2) MaJ. Southbound migrants: early north 7/19 Grant MO; early south 7/12, 7/20 Renville HHD, m.ob.
2019Fall927 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/3 Grant (70, North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH, 8/28 Big Stone (39, near Correll) WCM. Late north 9/15, 9/23 St. Louis (Park Point) FFa, m.ob., 10/9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WMC.
2020Spring840 Early south (median 4/20) 4/18 Lyon RJS, 4/20 Rock RLF, REn, 4/21 Blue Earth STa, Dakota DVe. Early north (median 5/7) 5/2 St. Louis StK, 5/13 Clay (8) TCL, PBB, 5/15 Grant CNn, Kanabec SPS. High counts 5/14 Yellow Medicine (165) NMe, GWe, 5/15 Dakota (120, Lake Byllesby R.P.) BHe. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2020Summer816 Observed in all regions except Northeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/6 Stearns HHD, Swift RAE; late north 6/12 Grant ELC. Southbound migrants: early north 7/12 Polk SAu; early south 7/9 Big Stone DLP. High count 7/21 Big Stone (53, 6/5th Ave, Correll) KJB.
2020Fall1533 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/8 Grant (50, North Ottawa Impoundment) JWa, 8/16 Big Stone (50, West Marsh Lake) FFa. Late north 9/26 St. Louis (4, Park Point) ebd, 10/2 Grant (5) MO, 10/5 Douglas MJB (median 10/2). Late south 10/10 Stearns (2) PCC, 10/17 Jackson (2) KEm, 10/23 Brown RBW (median 10/11).
2021Spring2040 Early south (median 4/20) 4/23 Dakota/Goodhue (4, Lake Byllesby) DBz, m.ob., 4/24 from six additional counties. Early north (median 5/7) 5/1–2 Grant (max. 6, North Ottawa Impoundment) PLJ, TWe, BWe, 5/2 Aitkin SC, Clay TKa. High count 5/12 Marshall (100, Agassiz N.W.R., Headquarters Trail) ebd, 5/16 Big Stone (56, actual count, Correll) JCC. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2021Summer822 Seen in all regions except North-central. Late spring migrants 6/15 Nobles (1) KEm, 6/21 Big Stone (7) DLP. First fall migrants 7/17 Jackson, Sibley.
2021Fall1834 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High count 8/15 Sibley (26, High Island Lake) GWe. Late north 10/3 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 10/9–10 Mille Lacs BAb, DFe (median 10/4). Late south 9/27 Meeker ANy, DBz, 10/8 Wright (4) RCl, 10/9 Dakota BxP (median 10/11).
2022Spring1737 Early south (median 4/20) 4/18–21 Dakota (max. 3) PEJ, ebd, 4/21 Big Stone EHi, ebd, Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/7) 4/23 Crow Wing (4) LnH, JhH, 5/5 St. Louis StK, 5/9 Pine (6) KrM. High counts 5/19 Carver (47) LiH, 5/15 Dakota (44, Lake Byllesby) GHo. See summer report for late migrants statewide.
2022Summer919 Observed in all regions except Southeast. Northbound migrants: late south 6/8–9 Dakota KDS, m.ob., late north 6/11 Polk SAu. First fall migrants 7/1 Big Stone DLP, 7/10 Grant CJa.
2022Fall1732 See summer report for early southbound migrants. High counts 8/10 Sibley (37, High Island Lake) GWe, 8/6 Big Stone (16) DLP. Late north 9/16 Aitkin ebd, 9/18 St. Louis EHi, ebd, 9/20 Cook (2) ebd (median 10/4). Late south 9/24 Olmsted LAV, ToM, ebd, Sibley (2) EzH, 9/26 Big Stone ANy, 10/9 Rice (east of Farwell) RBW, 10/10 Rice ANy (median 10/11).
 
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