Worm-eating Warbler(Helmitheros vermivorum) |
Year | Season | N | S | |
1962 | Spring | | | On April 27 Dr. W. J. Breckenridge saw one in his yard in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Co. Several observers saw it between then and April 30 when he collected the specimen. This is the first specimen for Minnesota; and there are only 3 or 4 other reliable records of its occurrance here. |
1963 | Spring | | | One seen on May 5, 6 and 8, in the T. S. Roberts Sanctuary, near Lake Harriet, Minneapolis by many observers. It is believed that the same bird lingered in the area during the period of observation. |
1967 | Spring | | | 5-13 Theodore Wirth Park, Hennepin Co., 1, good details, HFH. |
1974 | Spring | | | 4-27 Richfield, Hennepin Co. S. Mahowald (see last issue of LOON Vol. 46, No. 3 for details). |
1975 | Spring | | | 1 report: 5-18 Hennepin (1) DB, KG, FN. |
1975 | Fall | | | an exceptional record by Steve Blanich 11-15 Boy Lake Cass county. ; |
1976 | Fall | | | 11-12 Duluth, M. Carr; another north November record! |
1979 | Spring | | | Three reports: 5-5 Hennepin ES, 5-7 Hennepin SC, 5-20 Otter Tail GMO. (see The Loon, Vol. 51, No. 3). |
1981 | Spring | | | 5-5 Mower RRK, see The Loon, Vol. 53, No. 3, p. 172. |
1982 | Spring | | | 5-7 through 5-9 Wood Lake Nature Center Hennepin m.ob., 5-19 T.S. Roberts Sanctuary Hennepin DB. |
1983 | Spring | | | Two reports 5/11 Brown JSp, 5/17 Blue Earth MF (The Loon 55:126). |
1984 | Spring | | | 4/29 ·Cottonwood WH, 5/8 Waseca R. Glassel (The Loon 56:193-194). |
1985 | Spring | | | Two reports 5/4 Olmsted J. Morrison (The Loon 57: 142); 5/24 Olmsted JEB, RE, AP (The Loon 57:142-143). |
1986 | Spring | | | Three reports south 5/8 LeSueur MF (The Loon 58:39), 5/11 Fillmore AMP (The Loon 58:113), 5/22 Fillmore AMP (The Loon 58:133). |
1988 | Spring | | | Three reports: 5/4 Mower RRK, 5/4 Ramsey AB (The Loon 60:179), 5/8 Mower RG (The Loon 60:93). |
1990 | Spring | | | 4/30 Rice WS (The Loon 62:118). |
1991 | Spring | | | Two reports: 5/11 Watonwan RJ, RG (The Loon 63:208), 5/18 Hennepin SC (The Loon 63:203). |
1992 | Spring | | | All reports: 5/9 Steele KV, 5/11 Hennepin SC (The Loon 64:170–171), 5/12–17 Rice TB (The Loon 64:171), 5/12 Washington EC (The Loon 64:166). |
1992 | Fall | | | One report: 10/1 Washington DS. |
1993 | Spring | | | Reported 5/8 Hennepin TT, 5/9 Washington DN. |
1994 | Spring | | | Only report, one bird on 5/14, Hennepin, County, TT. |
1995 | Spring | | | Two reports: 5/10 Theodore Wirth Park, Hennepin Co. SMc et al., 5/15 Wood Lake Nature Center, Hennepin Co. CMo. |
1997 | Spring | | | Only documented report: 5/27–30 (latest date on record) Ramsey JWe, mob. |
1998 | Spring | | | No documented reports. |
1998 | Summer | | | First summer record for this species in the state. Single male singing on 6/2 at Seven Mile Creek County Park in Nicollet PB, AH. |
1999 | Spring | | | Like the other “southern” warblers, more reports than usual. All records: 5/2–3 Kandiyohi (near Willmar) RJF, 5/8 Kandi-yohi (Sibley S. P.) RE, 5/9–12 Winona (Whitewater S. P.) mob, 5/29 Mower (Hormel Nature Center) AH, 5/31 (second latest south) Wabasha (Co. Rd. 29) PS. |
1999 | Fall | | | No reports. Only one fall record (1992) since 1976. |
2000 | Spring | | | Only report: 5/13 Meeker (Darwin-Dassel Park) †DF. |
2000 | Fall | | | No reports (accidental in fall). |
2001 | Spring | | | Documented 5/1 Hennepin (Veteran's Park, Richfield) LE, SLC, †TAT, 5/12–20 Hennepin (Hyland Park) †PEJ. |
2001 | Summer | | | Second summer record for the state (the first was in 1998), an individual documented 7/28 Anoka (near Carlos Avery WMA) †CF.
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2002 | Spring | | | No reports. |
2002 | Fall | | | No fall reports since 1992. |
2003 | Spring | | | No reports for second consecutive spring. |
2005 | Spring | | | A record-early individual was netted, banded, and photographed at Warner N.C. 4/15 Washington MP, ph. KM, fide PWS. |
2007 | Spring | 1 | 1 | First reports since 2005. First county records 4/23 Lyon (Camden S.P.) †RAE (The Loon 79:238), 5/6 Clay (Moorhead, near the Red River) †DPW, †PBB (The Loon 79:239–240). |
2009 | Spring | | 1 | Two reports, both from Hennepin: 4/26 at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Minneapolis †KRo, and 5/15 in Veterans Memorial Park, Richfield LE, †TAT, ADS. |
2013 | Spring | | 1 | The first spring report since 2009 was 5/4 Anoka (Fridey) †CF, same bird also reported 5/5 ELC. |
2014 | Spring | | | |
2015 | Spring | | 1 | First county record 5/30 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) ph. †BAb, †CRM, ph. †RMD, m.ob.. Only the second spring report since 2009. |
2016 | Spring | | 1 | Singing male 5/14–18 Rice (Cannon River Wilderness Area) †CJE, †TFB, †DAB, RBW, BWF. |
2017 | Spring | | 3 | All reports 5/16 Steele (Somerset Twp.) †PSu (The Loon 89:87–91), 5/22 Le Sueur (Sakatah S.P.) †RBW (The Loon 89:87–91), 5/31 Renville (810th Ave. at Hawk Creek) †GWe (The Loon 89:87–91). |
2018 | Spring | | 2 | Two reports: 5/4 Hennepin (Wood Rill S.N.A.) ph. SuH, 5/13 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) †VKl. |
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  | Sixty-nine records: 63 spring, 2 summer, and 4 fall. Recorded in five of the last ten years, most recently 2023. |