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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1975-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 1975 by Paul Egeland |
A record total of 285 species were
reported by 63 observers. In my several
years of compiling this report,
this was the most difficult to compile,
and happily so, because many more
observers are keeping better records
and more completely filling in the
seasonal report.
The weather is always a topic of conversation and has its effect on migration. The fall season saw a marked contrast from one corner of the state to the other and marked contrast from month to month. August was generally cooler and drier than normal with the exception being the southeast and south central which were both warmer and wetter than normal. September was much cooler than normal, being 2.4 degrees below in the northwest and 4.1 degrees below in the southeast, and also drier in all sections. October was a contrast to September with temperatures being aboye normal but precipitation was, agam, generally below average. November saw temperatures above normal, with precipitation being above the average by more than three inches in the south central and southeast, but below normal in the northwest.
There were a good number of casual and accidental bird sightings. The northern half of the state produced most of them with the Duluth area, again, being the hot spot. From Du· luth came the first state record of the Laughing Gull and the second state record of the Sabine's Gull. In addition, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Groove-billed Ani, Say's Phoebe, Thayer's Gull, and Townsend's Solitaire were seen.
Other highlights included a Carolina Wren and Burrowing Owl in Crow Wing County, a Worm-eating Warbler in Cass County, a Prairie Falcon in Clay County, a Carolina Wren in Minneapolis and Smith's Longspurs at Fort Snelling. The southwest produced all three scoters and a Little Gull at the Marshall Sewage Lagoons, two Burrowing Owls in Lincoln County, the first report in many years of a Barn Owl in Murray County and a Ferruginous Hawk in Pipestone County.
I have attempted to note birds of special interest by bold faced type and unusual dates also by bold face type. The style is consistent with that used in my prior work on this report and attempts to list early and late dates for the north and south parts of the state. This migration sea· son did not produce many concentrations, and therefore, few peaks were noted.
Special thanks is due Kim Eckert who gave me a lot of assistance in compiling all this data.
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Species |
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | early north 9-16 Duluth M. Kohlbry; 9-21 Marshall SV; early south 9-28 Murray NH; 10-1 Nicollet BDC; late north 11-7 Lake JG; 11-16 Ottertail SM; late south 1121 Ramsey M. Johnson; 11-22 Big Stone BSR; 11-28 Wabasha WL. | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 10-8 to 10-27 Wabasha (6) RB: 10·13 Olmstead JF; 10-18 Lincoln RJ, BL; 10-30 Lyon (2.. Glen Scott fide KE; more reports than usual. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | late north 11-18 Marshall SV; 11-20 Clay LCF; peak 10-10 Lac qui Parle (70,000) AFE; 1121 Olmstead (30,000). | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | early north 9-28 Marshall SV; early south 10-5 Murray KE; 10-26 Big Stone BSR; late north 11-17 Mille Lacs MI; 11-29 Ottertail SM; late south 11-30 Stearns NH; Goodhue CF, Wabasha DWM. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | late north 10-27 Marshall SV; 11-1 Aitkin JG: late south 11-25 Wabasha DWM; 11-26 Hennepin EM; 11-30 Ramsey GC. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | late north 10-25 Marshall DGW; late south 11-8 Lyon PE; 11-9 Stearns NH; 11-14 Wabasha DWM; peak 8-23 Lyon (2000) KE, PE, HK. | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 10-25 Cyrus Pope county (shot by hunter). | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | late north 11-5 Marshall SV; 11-6 Roseau KE; late south 11-8 Freeborn BSH; 11-15 Carver PVK; 11-23 Hennepin ES, CH. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | late north 11-6 Roseau KE; 11-12 Marshall SV; late south 11 16 Ramsey GC; 11-22 Wabasha DWM; 11-23 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | late north 11-9 Ottertail LCF; 11-11 Marshall SV; late south 11-15 Carver PVK; 11-23 Hennepin ES; 11-25 Wabasha RB. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | peak 11-14 Wabasha (5000) RB. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | late north 10·29 Marshall SV. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | late north 11-9 Duluth KE; 11-12 Marshall SV; late south 11-8 Wabasha DWM, Hennepin OJ; 11-16 Wabasha RB. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | late north 11-9 Ottertail LCF; 11-12 Marshall SV; late south 11·15 Hennepin OJ; 11-22 Wa basha DWM. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | late north 11-6 Roseau KE; 11-29 Ottertail SM; late south 1122 Hennepin ES: 11·25 Goodhue CF; 11-30 Wabasha DWM. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | late north 11-9 Duluth KE; 11-29 Ottertail LCF; late south 11-15 Wright ES; 11-30 Goodhue CF. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | late north 11-9 Duluth KE: 11-30 Ottertail SM; late south 11-15 Wabasha RB; 11-23 Hennepin ES: 11-25 Goodhue CF; peak 11-10 Wabasha (2000) RB. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | only reports north 10-25 Duluth RJ; 11-29 Cook RJ, JG. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | late north 11-17 Duluth DS; 11-30 Ottertail SM; early south 8-24 Lyon KE; late south 11-1"0 Wabasha RB; 11-13 Goodhue CF; 1115 Hennepin OJ; peak 11-9 Mille Lacs (5000). | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 9-30. 10-1 Grand Marais, Cook county 2 females seen by L. and M. Confer. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 10-18 Lyon (14) RJ, BL; 10-31 Ramsey BDC; 10-12 Cook PF; 10-24 and 10-25 Lake and Cook RJ, JG. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 10-1 Yellow Medicine GO; 10-18 to 10-30 Lyon RJ, BL, HK. and Glen Scott; 10-4 Duluth L. Confer; 11-8 Grant J. Dow; and Cook county on 10-19 (7) DGW, 11-8 (8) KE, 11-29 (1) JG, RJ. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 10·18 Lyon RJ, BL; 10-25 to 11-11 Duluth 3 reports; 10-17 to 11-8 Cook 4 reports with 15 seen on 11-8 by KE, BL. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 10-19 Cook DGW; 10-24. 11-29 Cook RJ; 11-14 Duluth DS; all reports. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | early south 10-2 Pope DM; 10-12 Ramsey GA; late north 1129 Ottertail SM, Cook JG. RJ; late south 11-12 Wabasha DWM: 11-15 Hennepin VL, OJ; 11-16 Ramsey DGW. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | late south 11-15 Hennepin EM, Carver PVK; 11-23 Washington WL; 11-30 Ramsey GC; late north 10·24 Cook JG; 11-16 Otter tail LCF. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | late north 1116 Hubbard HF; Ottertail LCF; peak 11-25 Goodhue (2000) CF. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | late south 11-23 Hennepin ES; 11-30 Goodhue CF; late north 11-8 Mille Lacs PVK. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | late north 11-12 Marshall SV; 11-30 Ottertail SM; late south 11-5 Traverse KE; 11-9 Lyon PE. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | reported from Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Pine, Lake, Becker, St. Louis, Kanabec, Carlton, Cook, Kittson, Marshall, Morrison, Itasca, Ottertail, Winona, Wabasha, Washing ton and Dodge. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 8-30 Big Fork Itasca county 1M DB; 10-12 Hovland Cook county PF; only reports. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 9-17 Marshall SV; and 11-1 Aitkin (12) JG. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | only report 9-14 Wilken (3) SM. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | reported from Yellow Medicine, Ramsey, Rock, Swift, Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray, Mower, Goodhue, and Lac qui Parle, many reported that this bird is doing better than the Pheasant. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | reported from Cook, St. Louis, Wilkin, and 15 counties south. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | late south 11-15 Hennepin EM; 11-16 Washington DGW; late north 11-15 Itasca MS; 11 30 Ottertail SM. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | early south 8-23 Lyon HK; 9-21 Hennepin CH; late south 11·16 Washington DGW; 11-16 Hennepin EM; late north 11-8 Cook KE; 11-26 St. Louis JG. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | early south 8-3 Wright ES; 8-4 Yellow Medicine GO; late south 10-23 Wright ES; 11-15 Wright ES; late north 11-5 Marshall KE; 11-9 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 8-16 to 11-8 Lyon various observers; 9-20, 10-25, 11-16 Duluth various observers; 9-3 Marshall SV; all reports. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | late south 10-2 Pope DM; late north 10-27 Marshall SV; 11-9 Duluth KE; peak 9-8 Marsh all (203) SV. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | late north 11-6 Roseau KE; 11-8 Cook KE, BL. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| GROOVE-BILLED ANI (Crotophaga sulcirostris) | 10-27, Larsmont, St. Louis Co., G. Phipps. | ||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | only reports 8·23 Redwood KE, PE; 8-24 Olmstead JF; 8-30 Carver RJ. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | only report north 8-18 Duluth KE; late south 9-2 Le Sueur HC, Wabasha DWM; 9-13 Heimepin OJ; 9-17 Washington WL. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | late north 9-9 Clay LCF; 9-20 Duluth DGW; late south 10-2 Blue Earth VR; 10-13 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | late north 9-15 Duluth M. Kohlbry; late south 9-14 Ramsey DAB; 9-18 Blue Earth VR; 10·9 Hennepin EM. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | late north 9-10 Itasca MS; 9-20 St. Louis BDC; late south 9-29 Cottonwood LF; Dakota MW; 10-4 Lyon HK; 10-8 Wabasha RL. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | late north 9-28 Marshall SV; 10-21 Duluth D. Evans; late south 9-29 Washington GA; 10·1 Wabasha DWM; 10-19 Wright ES. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | late north 8-23 Marshall SV; 9-24 Cass MS; late south 9-30 Washington GA; 10-2 Yellow Medicine GO, and Goodhue CF. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 9-15 Hennepin ES; and 10-27 Wabasha DWM. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | late north Mille Lacs MI; 11-30 Ottertail SM; 11-23 Washington WL; 11-27 Hennepin ES; 11-30 Wabasha DWM. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 8·9 Marshall SV; 9-11 Duluth D. Evans; 9-20 Duluth Hawk Ridge; 10-9 Duluth (60) B. Murphy; 10-17 Marshall SV; 10-18 Beltrami; 10-1 Wilkin (350) SM; peak lOll Norman (3000) fide E. Anderson. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 8-24 Lyon KE, PE, HK; 8-16 Clay (4) fide E. Ander son; 10-18 Lincoln RJ, BL; only re ports. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | early 8-10 Lyon HK; 8-16 Duluth RJ; 8-27 Mille Lacs MI; late north 11-11 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-7 Yellow Medicine GO; 11-9 Lyon PE. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | early 8-7 Goodhue CF; 8-16 St. Louis RJ; 8·20 Swift HH; late north 11-18 Duluth JG; late south 10-20 Washington GA; 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE; peak 10-4 Rock (400) KE. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | late north 10-25 Duluth JG; 11-11 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-9 Lyon PE; 11-22 Carver JRG; 1130 Dodge VH; peak 8-23 Lyon (90) HK. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | early 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. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 7-27 Mille Lacs MI; only report. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 8-2 Big Stone, Swift RJ; only report. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 2 reports for this rare fall migrant 8-26 Mille Lacs MI; and 10-18 Lincoln RJ, BL. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | only reports 8·2 Big Stone RJ; and 8-30 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | early 8·10 Lyon HK; 8-16 Duluth RJ, PE; late 11-8 Cook KE, BL; only reports. | ||||
| Red Knot (Calidris canutus) | 9-24 Mille Lacs MI; 11-9 Mille Lacs T. Savaloja; only reports. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-20 Hennepin OJ; 8-9 Ottertail OJ; late north 9-21 Duluth KE, JG; 11-4 Mille Lacs BDC; late south 9-13 Martin RJ; 9-28 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 8-17 Duluth JG; 8-28 Hennepin OJ; late 11-14 Duluth DS. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | early 8-10 Lyon HK; 8-25 Mille Lacs MI; late north 11-11 Mille Lacs MI; 11-16 Duluth DS; late south 10-18 Lincoln RJ; 11-1 Nicollett PE, KE. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-14 Mille Lacs MI; 7-18 Hennepin OJ; late north 9-8 Mille Lacs MI; 10-25 Duluth JG; late south 11-1 Nicollet PE, KE; 11-8 Yellow Medicine PE. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | early 7-6 Pipe stone PE, KE; 7-7 Hennepin OJ; late north 9-21 Marshall SV; 9-21 Duluth KE; 10-25 Mille Lacs MI; only late report south 9·28 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 8-10 Ly on HK (6); 8-20 Mille Lacs MI; 10-16 Meeker BDC; only reports. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | reported on 8 dates from Duluth 8-10 to 9-21; peak in Duluth on 8-30 (13) PE, KE; also reported on 8-23 (2) and 9-1 from Lyon county HK. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-6 Pipestone PE, KE; 7-11 Lake of the Woods BB; late north 11-2 Marshall SV: 11-7 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-1 Nicollet PE, KE; 11-2 Wright ES; 11-8 Yellow Medicine PE. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | early 8-7 Marshall SV; 8-17 Duluth JG; late 9-12 Mille Lacs MI; 9-20 Duluth JG; 9-28 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | 8 reports, early 7-5 Pipestone KE, PE; 7·19 Lyon KE, PE. RJ; 8-16 Duluth RJ; late 8-23 Duluth JG; 8-26 Mille Lacs MI; with peak of (25) 8-23 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-18 Wright ES; late south 10-16 Meeker BDC. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | early 7-7 Hennepin OJ; 7-31 Wright ES; late south 10-18 Lincoln RJ; 11-1 Nicollet PE, KE; 11-8 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | late north 1030 Mille Lacs MI; 11-2 Pine BDC; late south 11-1 Olmstead JF; 11-5 Anoka fide OJ. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | late north 11-8 Crow Wing PVK; 11-8 Hubbard DM; and 11-11 Mille Lacs MI. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | late north 9-22 Mille Lacs MI; 10-4 Duluth L Confer; late south 10-4 Lyon HK; 10·21 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-5 Rock KE, PE; 7-12 Mille Lacs RJ; late north 9-28 Marshall SV; late south 9-2 Murray AD; 9-14 Mower RK. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7-3 Marshall SV; 7-4 Waseca RJ; late north 9-21 Duluth JG; 9-26 Marshall SV; late south 10-16 Meeker BDC; 10-30 Wabasha DWM; 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 7-19 Lyon KE, PE; 8-14 Marshall SV; and 9-5 Duluth GC; only reports. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | early 6-28 Lyon PE; 7·18 Washington GA; late north 11-7 Lake JG; 11-8 Marshall SV; late south 11-2 Hennepin KE, RJ, PE; 11-8 Lyon PE. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | late north 9-1 Clay BB; 9-24 Marshall SV; late south 9-13 Faribault RJ; ;9-13 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | early 7-13 Lyon KE; 7-18 Hennepin OJ; late north 8-19 Mille Lacs MI; late south 9-28 Yellow Medicine GO; 10-3 Watonwan RJ. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 8-28 Freeborn Lake Freeborn county RJ; 9-7 Knife River Cook county N. Sundquist; 9-20 Duluth BL, H. Huber et al. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) | second state record was seen on 8·30 at Duluth by KE, PE. | ||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | early 8-5 Mille Lacs RJ; 8-9 Marshall SV; 8-12 Aitkin ES; late north 11-9 Ottertail LCF; 11-17 Mille Lacs MI; late south 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE; 11-5 Big Stone KE. | ||||
| LITTLE GULL (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | 10-19 Lyon HK. | ||||
| LAUGHING GULL (Leucophaeus atricilla) | First state record was an immature bird seen at Stoney Point St. Louis county on 8-16 by RJ, PE, and R. Glassel. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | late north 10·26 Grant DGW; 10-26 Clay LCF; late south 11-1 Carver (1000) JRG; 11-3 Jackson FKS; 11-19 Carver JRG. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | late north 11-26 Hubbard HF; 11-29 Ottertail SM; late south 11-26 Hennepin CH; 11-30 Goodhue CF; 11-30 Wabasha DWM. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | late north away from Lake Superior 11-9 Ottertail LCF; 1117 Mille Lacs Ml; late south 11·26 Hennepin CH; 11-30 Wabasha DWM; peak 11-29 Cook (2000) RJ, JG, PE. | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus g. thayeri) | 11-28 St. Louis JG; 11-29 Grand Marais Cook JG, RJ, PE. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 11-29 Grand Marais Cook county RJ,JG, PE. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | late north.9·20 Duluth JG, RJ; 10-14 Mille Lacs MI; late south 9-22 Dakota M. Johnson; 9-28 Wright RJ; 10-11 Wabasha RB. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | late north 9-12 Marsh all SV; late south 9-1 Steele RJ; 9-2 Goodhue CF; 9-13 Wright ES. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | late north 9-11 Mille Lacs Ml; 9-21 Duluth JG, RJ; late south 10-3 Wabasha RB; 11-30 Dakota fide NMH. (needs details). | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | late north 9-26 Marshall SV; (only report north) late south 9-7 Lac qui Parle HC; 10-2 Pope DM. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | late south 11-23 Wright BSH; 11·26 Hennepin CH; late north 11-19 Hubbard HF; 11-28 Duluth RJ. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | late south 11-5 Traverse KE; 11-9 Lyon PE; 11-16 Las qui Parle AFE; late north 11-9 Duluth KE, Ottertail LCF. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | late south 10-18 Lincoln RJ, BL; 10-19 Freeborn DG; 11-23 Ramsey OJ; late north 10-19 Marshall SV; 10-26 Duluth, B. Rosen feld, peak 10-6 Meeker (2000) WL. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | only reports 8-19, 8· 20 Hennepin RJ, KE, PE; and 8-2, 8-8 Marshall SV. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | late south 11-11 Hennepin OJ; 11-13 Ramsey WL; 1021 Marshall SV. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | late south 9-28 Murray NH; 10-3 Martin RJ; 10-16 Hennepin OJ; late north 10-11 Marshall SV. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | late south 10-27 Washington EC; 10-29 Hennepin EM; 10-31 Ramsey DGW; late north 9-22 Marshall SV; 9-25 Pennington SV; record late dates both north and south. | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | 8-24 Lyon (12) KE, PE; 10-25 St. Louis ES; only reports. Common Egret: late south 10-12 Nicollet VR; 10-16 Hennepin OJ; 10 23 Wabasha RB; late north 9-1 Doug· las BB; 10-12 Marshall SV. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | late south 11-10 Pipestone AD; Carver JRG; 11-15 Hennepin VL; 11-26 Wabasha RB; late north 11-1 Pine DB; 11·28 Ottertail SM. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | late north 10-28 Duluth Hawk Ridge; 11-9 Hubbard DM; late south 11-1 Stearns NMH; 1025 Goodhue PF; peak 10-1 Duluth (116) Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | late north 9-26 Itasca MS; 10-25 Duluth many observers; late south 10-4 Washington GC; 10-25 Olmstead JF; 10-27 Wabasha RB; also reported from Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Hubbard, Ottertail, Freeborn, Swift, Steele, and Hennepin counties. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | only reported in north 10-2 Cook L. Confer; 10-26 Ottertail (2) DGW; 10-29 Marshall SV; 11-6 Kittson KE; 11-4 Mille Lacs BDC; and 5 reports from Duluth Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | late north 11-6 Ros· eau and 11-7 Beltrami KE; late south 10-26 Lac qui Parle AFE; 10-27 Freeborn RK; 11-6 Hennepin EM. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 9-18 Washington WL; 11-30 Stearns NMH; only reports south, 20 sightings from Hawk Ridge in Duluth. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | early north 9-6 Duluth GC; only report south 10-25 Benton BL. Sharp·shinned Hawk: late north 1025 Grant SM; 10-28 Duluth Hawk Ridge; late south 11-29 Hennepin PF; peak 9-7 Duluth (703) Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 51 either adults or unidentified plus 13 immatures reported from the following 14 counties, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Marshall, St. Louis, Hubbard, Ottertail, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Freeborn, Big Stone, Anoka, Yellow Medicine, Wabasha, Hennepin, Washington, Mower and Carver. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | reports north 8-5 St. Louis BDC; 10-4 Crow Wing PVK; 10·13 Duluth _JG; reported in south from Anoka, Washington, and Goodhue counties. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | late north 9-21 Marshall SV; 10-11 Duluth Hawk Ridge; late south 10-27 Olmstead (12) VH; peak 9-13 Duluth (10,160). | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | reported from 8 counties south late dates 9-18 Lincoln JD; 9-20 Mower RK; 10-3 Yellow Medicine (2) GO. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | late north 10-27 Marshall SV; 11-14 St. Louis JG; 11-15 Ottertain SM; peak 10-28 Duluth (1589) Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | early north 10-4 Duluth Hawk Ridge; 10-16 Marshall SV; early south 9·6 Wabasha DWM; 10-1 Hennepin WKE. | ||||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | 9-23 Pipestone JD. | ||||
| Barn Owls | |||||
| AMERICAN BARN OWL (Tyto furcata) | One seen in farm grove on 10-20 Murray AD. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 8-24 Cottonwood LF; 9-15 Hennepin FN; 10-5 Lac qui Parle AFE; also reported from Dodge, Lyon and Goodhue counties. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | reported 20 counties. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | early north 9·13 Aitkin J. Cole; 10-31 Duluth D. Evans; 10-31 Marshall SV; also reported from Hubbard, Cook, and St. Louis counties; no reports south. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | 8:25 Lincoln (2) Leon Krog; 11-20 Bay Lake, Crow Wing Co. fide T. Savaloja. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | reported from 13 counties. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 10-17, 11-9 Mille Lacs MI; also 79 were banded in Duluth at Hawk Ridge by D. Evans. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 10-10 Marshall SV; 11-1 Fillmore RJ; 11-8 Yellow Medicine GO; 11-20 Carver JRG; these were only reports. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | four sightings in Duluth on 9-19 JG, EC; 10-28 JG; 10-29 T. Bairg; 11-4 DS; 10-23 Hennepin VL; 10-30 Dakota JD; also 249 were banded at Hawk Ridge by D. Evans. Whip-poorwill: 8-2 Crow Wing EC; 8-17 Anoka WL; 9-5 Olmstead JF; all reports. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | late north 10-29 Marshall SV; 11-8 Hubbard DM; late south 11-22 Cottonwood LF; 11-23 Carver JRG. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 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. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | reported from 16 counties. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | late north 10-5 Marshall SV; 10-10 Itasca MS; late south 10-1 Hennepin RJ; 10-15 Ramsey BS. Black-backed 3-toed Woodpecker: 10-11 Isanti PE, RJ; 10-12 Duluth J_ Swanson; 10-16, 11-7 Crow Wing (2) EC; 11-8 Cook KE; all reports. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | late north 10-24 Cook JG; 11-2 Mille Lacs Ml; 11-15 Grant SM. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | reported from 23 counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | late north 10·24 Marshall SV; 11-30 Ottertail SM; peak 9-6 Duluth Hawk Ridge (56). | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 14 birds reported from St. Louis county from 8-5 to 10-25; also 8-27 Mille Lacs MI; 10-18 Itasca DB; 9-13 Lac qui Parle AFE; 10-2 Yellow Medicine (3) GO; 10-10 Anoka OJ. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 9-21 Duluth WL; 10-23 Marshall Joe Kotok; 9·8 to 10-8 Duluth Hawk Ridge (12) with an amazing (5) on 9-29; 10-1 Crow Wing NMH. | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | 10-8 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | late north 9-9 Itasca MS; late south 9-7 Hennepin WKE; 9-11 Olmstead JF; 9-22 Murray AD. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | only report north 8-15 Itasca DB; late south 8-6 Rock KE; 9-1 Murray AD. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | late north 9-21 Duluth JG; 9-26 Mille Lacs MI; late south 9-15 Swift HH; 9-16 Freeborn DG; 9-29 Ramsey DM; peak 9-1 Chippewa and Lac qui Parle (100) AFE. | ||||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 10-25 to 10-28 Duluth ES plus many more, the bird was killed by a car on 10-28 and specimen is at UMD. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | late north 8-27 Duluth JG; late south 9-6 Wright ES, Washington WL; 9-15 Hennepin WKE. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | late north 9-13 Pine BB; 9-20 Clay LCF; late south 9-28 Rock KE; 9-29 Freeborn DG; 10-1 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | late north 8-13 Morrison LR; 9-5 Duluth JG; late south 8-31 Hennepin OJ; 9-1 Steele RJ, KE; 9-3 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 8-20 Houston (3) KE; 8-24 Goodhue RJ_ | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | only reports 8-11 Marshall SV; and 8-21 Morrison LR | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | only reports 8-2 Big Stone RJ, PE; 8-6 Rock KE; 8-10 Olmstead JF_ | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | late north 9-4 Clay LCF; 9-9 Itasca MS; 9-20 Duluth DGW; late south 9-9 Ramsey BS; 9-14 Washington WL; 10-1 Hennepin EM. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | late north 10-12 Clay LCF; 10-25 St. Louis OJ, RJ. JG; late south 10-5 Washington WL; 10-11 Rock KE; 11-13 Hennepin CH. | ||||
| Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | this bird was seen by Marj Carr in rural Duluth on 9-24. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | late north 9-6 Clay LCF; 9-28 Hubbard WL; late south 9-6 Waseca RJ; 9-10 Goodhue CF; 9-21 Hennepin PF. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | late north 9-28 Hubbard WL; 10-3 Mille Lacs MI; early south 8-2 Lac qui Parle AFE; 8-27 Wright ES; late south 10-6 Waseca GC; 10-10 Hennepin RJ; 10-15 Ramsey BS. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | late north 9-21 Duluth DM; early south 8-28 Olmstead RJ; 8-30 Washington GA; late south 9-29 Hennepin EM; 10-3 Goodhue CF; 10-9 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | late north 9-7 Marshall SV; late south 9-25 Hennepin ES; 9-28 Rock KE; 10-14 Hennepin FN. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | late north 9-23 Itasca MS; 9-26 Morrison LSR; late south 9-28 Hennepin CH; 10-2 Blue Earth VR; 10-25 Washington WL. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | late north 10-26 Ottertail SM; 11-6 St. Louis JG; 11-9 Ottertail LCF; late south 11-27 Fillmore G. Erickson. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | early 10-19 Marshall SV; 10-15 Duluth JG; 10-25 Hennepin CH; 10·29 Ramsey DM. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | reported from Cook, Lake St. Louis, Pine, Itasca, Aitkin, and Koochiching_ | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | reported from 9 northwest and north central counties and at Duluth. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | reported from 14 counties in the north central and north east | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 8-31 Itasca (4) DB; 10-18 Becker GO; 11-24 Sax Zim St. Louis JG; 11-30 Stearns NMH. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | one unusual re port of one 9-1 Mille Lacs MI; also reported from Hennepin ES, KE. PE, RJ, WKE; Ramsey EC; Goodhue CF; and Olmstead JF. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | late north 11-8 Cook KE, BL; 11-9 Duluth KE; 11-29 Cook JG, PE. RJ. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | late north 8-28 Duluth JG; 9-15 Marshall SV; late south 9-12 Goodhue CF, Wabasha DWM; 920 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | late north 9-30 Hubbard WL; 10-9 Itasca MS; late south 10-7 Wabasha DWM, Ramsey EC; 10-9 Washington DGW. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | no reports north late south 9-15 Washington DGW; 9-25 Goodhue CF; 10-4 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | late north 9-7 Marshall SV; 9-12 Clay LCF; late south 9-12 Goodhue CF; 9-15 Hennepin ES, OJ; 9-20 Anoka DGW. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | late north 10-7 Clay LCF; 10-17 Marshall SV; late south 10-18 Lincoln, Murray RJ, BL; 10-30 Swift HH; 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | late north 8-30 Duluth KE, PE; 9-28 Marshall SV; late south 8-31 Hennepin OJ; 9-4 Anoka; 9-25 Goodhue CF, peak late August (4000) Marshall county SV. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | late north 10-19 Marshall SV; 11-5 Duluth JG; early south Hennepin FN; 8·28 Washington GA; late south 11-16 Lac qui Parle AFE; 11-19 Washington WL; 11-29 Hennepin RJ. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | late north 11-6 Ottertail SM; 11-8 Clay LCF; early south 9-21 Ramsey DM; 9-23 Hennepin ES; 9-24 Washington DGW. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | 10-27 St. Louis JG; 11-2 Ottertail SM; 11-8 Cook KE; 11-7 Koochiching KE; 11-5 Swift HH. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | early south 8-10 Washington WL; 8-18 Swift HH; and 9-2 Wright ES. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | late north 10-21 Marshall SV; 11-5 Duluth JG; 11-16 Ottertail LCF, SM; early south 9-6 Washington BB; 9-26 Hennepin CH; 9-28 Rock KE. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 8-20 Houston (4) KE; 8-24 Goodhue RJ; 8-30 Ramsey GC; 9-6 Washington BB. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 10-6 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 9-26 Morrison LR; 9-28 Clay LCF; were the late north records, the late south records were 10-4 Rock KE, Ramsey GC; 10-5 KE. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | late north 10-2 Hubbard HF; 10-22 Duluth DS; early south 9-13 Faribault RJ; 9-23 Wabasha DWM; late south 11-11 Rock KE; 11-24 Cottonwood LR. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | late north 9-14 Wilkin SM; 9-20 Duluth BL; late south 10-5 Pipestone KE; 10-22 Anoka :eB; 11-2 Mower RK. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | late north 10-4 Duluth L. Confer; 10-10 Marshall SV; late south 10-12 Hennepin ES; 1013 Scott BDC; 10-18 Lyon RJ. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | late north 9-28 Hubbard WL; 10-5 Duluth M. Kohlbry; late south 10-28 Freeborn DG; 11-2 Wright ES; 11-9 Stearns NMH. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | late north 9-9 Clay LCF; late south 11-2 Stearns NMH; 11-3 Olmstead JF; 11-17 Freeborn DG. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | only report 11-29 Grand Marais Cook county RJ, JG, PE. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | late north 10-26 Ottertail DGW, St. Louis PE, RJ, JG; late south 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE; 11-1 Hennepin PF; 11-5 Big Stone KE; 11-9 Blue Earth VR. Townsend's Solita,ire: 9-22 Duluth, M. Carr. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | late north 8-30 Duluth JG; 9·1 Marshall SV; late south 9-17 Blue Earth VR; 10-4 Olmstead JF. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | early 8-18 l 01 Duluth KE; 9-8 Marshall SV; late north 10-18 Duluth DGW; late south 10-13 Scott BDC; 10-18 Lincoln RJ. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | late north 10-5 Duluth JG; 10-12 Cook PF; early south 9·2 Lac qui Parle AFE; 9-3 Cottonwood LF; late south 10-17 Ramsey DAB; 10-20 Hennepin PF; 10-25 Mower RK. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | late north 10-18 Becker GO; 11-30 Ottertail SM; late south 11-5 Washington WL; 11-8 Jackson LR; 11-15, 16 Rock AD, KE. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | late south 9·28 Murray AD; 10-2 Ramsey BS; 10-19 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | 11-21 Esko, St. Louis county C. Spence; 11-24 Hennepin D. Murphy. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | early 9-5 Duluth GC; 9-8 Mille Lacs Ml; 9-8 Hennepin CH; 9-13 Blue Earth RJ; late north 10-27 Mille Lacs MI; 11-8 Cook BL; late south 10-13 Ramsey GA; 10-28 Dakota JD. | ||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | 8-10 Mahnomen R. Larson; 9-28 Rock KE; 10-3 Martin RJ. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | early south 10-16 Hennepin PF; 10-28 Ramsey EC. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | early 10-25 Duluth W. Russell; 11-17 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | early south 9-3 Good- hue CF; 9-13 Pipestone KE. | ||||
| Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | early north 1024 St. Louis JG, RJ; 10-29 Marshall SV; early south 11-1 Nicollet KE, PE; 11·5 Pope DM. | ||||
| Redpoll (Hoary) (Acanthis f. exilipes) | all reports 10-28 Duluth DS; 11-15 Yellow Medicine GO; 11-24 St. Louis JG. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | early south 8-16 Lyon NH; 8-23 Renville KE, PE; also reported from Mower, Wabasha, Goodhue, Becker, Pine, Lake, Marshall, and Duluth. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | reported from Cook, St. Louis, Lake Itasca, Ottertail, Hubbard, and Duluth; only report south was 11-24 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | early south 9-3 Goodhue CF; 9-13 Pipestone KE; 9-26 Lyon GO; peak 10-25 Duluth (1000) JG. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | late north 11-6 Duluth JG; 11-16 Ottertail LCF; 11-30 Morrison LSR. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | early north 9-13 St. Louis CH; early south 9-27 Hennepin OJ; late north 11-1 AitkiN JG; 11~2 Wilkin SM. | ||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | 9-28, 10-4, 10-19 Rock KE; from 1 to 3 birds. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | 10-26 Fort Snelling Hennepin county (7) W. Jiracek. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | early north 10-13 Marshall SV; 10-16 Duluth JG; early south 10-16 Hennepin OJ; 10-20 Pope DM. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 8·2 Swift RJ; 10-4 Rock KE. | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | 9-20 Duluth, RJ, JG. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | late north 10-11 Cass HF; 10-12 Clay LCF; late south 10-14 Hennepin ES, Olmstead JF; 1016 Meeker BDC. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | late north 10-1 Clay LCF, Cook L. Confer; 10-11 Duluth JG; late south 10-9 Hennepin OJ; 10-12 Pipestone KE; 10-16 Dakota JD. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | late south 10-14 Olmstead JF; 10-17 Hennepin ES; 10-21 Rock GO. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | early north 9-20 Duluth RJ; 9-26 Marshall; early south 9-22 Wabasha DWM; 9-25 Hennepin AJ, Ramsey GC; late north 10-25 Morrison LSR; 10-31 Clay LCF; late south 11-16 Olmstead JF; 11-17 Cottonwood LF; 11-22 Carver JRB. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | early south 8-4 Wabasha DWM; 9-3 Wright ES; 9-9 Anoka BB; late north 11-15 Clay LCF; 11-18 Duluth JG; 11-30 Morrison LSR. Tree Sparrow: early north 10-4 Duluth DS; 10-10 Marshall SV; early south 9-28 Dodge VH; 10-11 Rock KE; Isanti PE, RJ; late north 11·11 Mille Lacs MI; 11-28 Ottertail SM. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | early north 9-6 Duluth JG; 9-12 Marshall SV; early south 9-22 Ramsey WL; 9-24 Stearns MC, Cottonwood LF; late north 10-21 Clay LCF; 10-22 Duluth M. Kohlbry; late south 10-19 Wright ES; 10-22 Murray AD. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | early north 9-11 Marshall SV; 9-20 Duluth JG; early south 9-27 Olmstead JF, Hennepin OJ; late north 10-21 Cass AS; 11-30 Clay LCF; late south 11-15 Ramsey DAB; 11·28 Cottonwood LF; 11-30 Lac qui Parle AFE; peak 10-11 Rock (200) KE. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | early south 9-3 Ramsey BS, Hennepin DB; late north 11·2 Clay LCF; 11-9 Duluth KE; late south 11-13 Goodhue CF, 11-19 Olmstead VH; 11-23 Lyon HK. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | late north 10-11 Clay LCF; 11-1 Aitkin JG; late south 10-14 Dakota AJ; 10-18 Lincoln RJ; 10·26 Goodhue CF. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | late north 10-11 Wilkin SM; early south 8-31 Hennepin OJ; 9-2 Lyon HK; late south 10-3 Watonwan RJ; 10-4 Hennepin OJ; 10-11 Olmstead JF. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | late north 10-26 Ottertail DGW, St. Louis JG; late south 10-22 Lyon NH; 10-26 Goodhue CF. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | late north 11-2 Mar shall SV; 11-8 Duluth BL; late south 11-23 Mower RK; 11-25 Lyon NH. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | early south 8-22 Lyon HK, Cottonwood LF; late north 10-12 Marshall SV; 10-11 Mille Lacs MI; late south 10·18 Lincoln BL; 10-19 Wright ES; 11-2 Hennepin RJ. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | late north 10-17 Marshall SV; 10-26 St. Louis JG; late south 10-19 Rock KE; 10-24 Ramsey DM; 10-29 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | late north 10-25 Duluth PE; late south 10-4, 11, 19 Rock (Spotted) KE; 10-8 Blue Earth VR; 11-26 Anoka S. Comstock. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | late north 10-28 Marshall SV; 10·18 Clay fide E. Anderson; late south 10-1 Yellow Medicine GO; 11-10 Swift HH. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | late south 8-2 Swift RJ; 8·23 Lac qui Parle; 8-30 Washington GC. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | late north 1026 St. Louis JG, RJ; 11-8 Lake BL; late south 10-27 Wright BSH; 11-27 Mower RK. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | late north 11-5 Marshall SV; Wilkin KE; 11-16 Ottertail SM; late south 11-22 Cottonwood LR; 11-27 Yellow Medicine GO. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | late 8-2 Big Stone, Swift RJ, PE; 8-6 Rock KE; 8-23 Redwood, KE, PE. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | late north 9-1 Marshall SV; 10·26 Ottertail SM; late south 9-12 Hennepin FN; 9-25 Goodhue CF; 11-9 Ramsey EC. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | late north 11-12 Marshall SV; 11-28 Ottertail SM. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | late north 10-28 Duluth JG; late south 11-11 Rock KE; 11-20 Dakota JD; 11-22 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | early south 10-3 Goodhue CF; 10-9 Hennepin OJ; early north 9-11 Itasca MS; 9-21 Duluth JG; late north 11-1 Aitkin JG; 11-13 Marshall SV; late south 11-23 Yellow Med· icine GO, Wright BSH; 11-30 Goodhue CF. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | late north 11-7 Itasca KE; 11·9 Ottertail LCF; late south 10-3 Martin RJ; 10-13 Scott BDC. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | late north 11-20 Mille Lacs MI; 11-29 Cook JG, RJ, PE; 11-30 Ottertail SM. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | late north 9-14 Mille Lacs MI; 9·26 Morrison LSR; late south 10-3 Goodhue CF; 11-2 Hennepin V. Louis. | ||||
| WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | an exceptional record by Steve Blanich 11-15 Boy Lake Cass county. ; | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | only report 8-11 Franconia Chisago co. EC. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | early south 8-4 Hennepin FN; 8-10 Murray AD; late north 9-6 Duluth JG; 9-13 Marshall SV; late south 9-14 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 9-4 Cass EM (only report north); late south 8-30 Washington GC, 8-26 Isanti RJ; 9-1 Cottonwood LF. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | only report 8-20 Houston KE. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | late north 9-23 Duluth JG; 10-1 5 Mille Lacs MI; late south 9-16 Ramsey DM; 9-23 Cottonwood LF; 10-1 Hennepin RJ. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 8-23 Ramsey GC; 8-30 Washington GC; only reports. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | early south 8-8 Hennepin EM; 8-18 Ramsey BS; late north 10-10 Duluth JG; 10-24 Cook RJ, JG; late south 10-4 Rock KE; lOll Washington BL; 10-15 Hennepin BDC. Orange·crowned Warbler: early 822 Clay LCJ, Lyon HK, Cottonwood LF; late north 10-18 Clay LCF; 10-28 Duluth JG; late south 10-16 Hennepin ES; 11-16 Wright BSH. Nashville Warbler early south 8-8 Hennepin EM; 8-18 Ramsey BS; late north 10-2 Duluth JG; 10-18 Ottertail LCF; late south 10-16 Hennepin EM; 10-24 Ramsey GC. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | late north 9-5 Duluth JG; 9-14 Mille Lacs Ml; early south 8-30 Hennepin EM; late south 9-12, 21 Cottonwood LF; only reports south. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | early south 8·22 Cottonwood LF; 8-23 Redwood KE, PE; late north 9-23 Duluth JG; late south 9-7 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | late north 9-26 Morrison LSR; 9-28 Marshall SV; late south 9-28 Dakota DGW; 10-3 Goodhue CF; 11-2 Hennepin KE, RJ, PE, JG. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | late north 10-2 Hubbard WL; 11-13 Duluth JG; late south 10-1 Hennepin RJ; 10-2 Blue Earth VR; 10-5 Washington WL. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | early south 9-1 Steele RJ, KE; 9-6 Wright ES; late north 10-26 St. Louis RJ, PE, JG; 11-16 Lake P. Hofsland; late south 10-9 Olmstead. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | late north 9-13 Mille Lacs MI; 9-17 Duluth JG; late south 9·11 Blue Earth VR; 9-13 Faribault RJ; 9-25 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | early south 8-19 Wright ES; 8-23 Lyon HK; late north 9-18 Hubbard HF; 10-2 Duluth M. Kohlbry; late south 9-28 Yellow Medicine GO; 10-5 Dodge VH; 11-10 Blue Earth VR. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | early south 8-22 Lyon HK; 9-2 Cottonwood LF; late north 9-21 Carlton RJ, Marshall SV; late south 9-21 Hennepin CH, WKE; 9·28 Dakota DGW. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | early south 8-23 Lyon HK; Renville KE, PE; late north 9-14 Mille Lacs MI; 9-21 St. Louis RJ, JG; late south 9-12 Cottonwood LF; 9-16 Olmstead JF. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | late north 9-11 Marshall SV; 9-21 Duluth KE; late south 9-3 Wright ES; 9-6 Le Sueur RJ; 9-9 Hennepin EM. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | early south 8-21 Hennepin VL; 8·22 Cottonwood LF; late north 9-15 Duluth JG; 9-30 Clay LCF; late south 9-13 Faribault RJ; 9-21 Hennepin WKE; 9-25 Goodhue CF. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | early 8-23 Lyon HK; 8-25 Duluth JG; 9-2 Cottonwood LF; late north 9-24 Duluth JG; late south 10-9 Olmstead JF. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 8-16, 19 Lake GC; 9-22 Duluth M. Carr; 8-24 Olmstead JF; and 10-17 to 10-21 Hennepin C. Jendro (2). | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | early south 8-21 Murray AD; 9-1 Ramsey DM; late north 10-4 Clay LCF, Marshall SV; 10-24 Cook RJ, JG; late south 10-12 Hennepin EM; 10-19 Washington BL; 10-30 Olmstead JF. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | early south 8-22 Hennepin EM; 8-23 Lyon HK; late north 9-23 Duluth JG; 9-28 Hubbard HF; late south 10-4 Olmstead JF; 11-1 Hennepin B. Pieper. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | early south 8-22 Lyon HK; 9-2 Wabasha DWM; late north 10-19 Cook DGW; 11-26 St. Louis JG; late south 11-2 Hennepin RJ; 11-6 Wabasha DWM; 11-10 Dakota M. Johnson. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | early south 8-23 Lyon HK; 9-1 Wright ES; late north 9-21 Duluth DM; 10·12 Cook PF; late south 9-19 Hennepin WKE; 9-28 Dakota DGW; 10-14 Olmstead JF. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | early south 8-19 Murray AD; 8-22 Lyon HK; late north 9-11 Duluth JG; 9-22 Lake of the Woods HF; late south 9-19 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | early 8-8 Murray AD; 8-18 Clay LCF; late north 9-21 Duluth DM; 9-28 Itasca MS; late south 9·18 Cottonwood LF; 9-20 Ramsey BS; 10-13 Hennepin CH. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 9-1 Rice Lake State Park Steele co., one heard KE. | ||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | late north 9-15 Mille Lacs MI; 9·29 Hubbard WL; late south 9-29 Ramsey EC; 10-4 Hennepin ES; 10-7 Washington DGW. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | reports from the edge of its range were 10-24 Duluth C. Grant; 11-10 to 17 Duluth H. Nelson; 11·18 Ottertail SM; 8-8 Clay LCF; 9-11 Rock KE. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | late north 9-25 Duluth JG; 10-24 Mille Lacs Ml; late south 9-24 Washington EC; 10-3 Olmstead JF; 10-17 Hennepin WKE. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | several reports from Blue Mounds State Park from 8-6 to 9-14 all from KE. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | late north 9-26 Morrison LSR; 10-2 Duluth JG; late south 9-6 Waseca RJ; 9-27 Ramsey DM; 10-17 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | only report 8-6 Rock KE. | ||||