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The 1990-Fall Season 1 August through 30 November 1990 Steve Carlson, Oscar Johnson, Kim Risen and Dick Ruhme Foreword by Robert B. Janssen |
Fall 1990 was a most exciting birding season as the fall often is in Minnesota. Who could ask for much more than a Whooping Crane and then a new state bird, an Ashthroated Flycatcher. Both species, for a change, stayed around long enough so that everyone who wanted to had a chance to see them.
As with any season, weather is a topic of much discussion in Minnesota. Falll990 was no exception. Generally, it was a mixed-bag of weather, but for the period it was both warmer and wetter than normal.
August was hot, humid and wet. On 2 August a downpour resulted in 1.21 inches of rain in a few hours in the Twin Cities. September was more like summer than fall; it was hot, wet and humid until the 22nd when a major cold front swept through the state,
dropping temperatures and bringing lots of migrants. Another intense cold front swept across the state on 6 October with strong northwest winds that produced excellent birding in many areas of the state. The first frost of the season in the Twin Cities occurred on 10 October which is later than normal. October weather can be beautiful in Minnesota and this was true for most of the state from the middle of the month until month's end.
These type conditions are not conducive to heavy migration but most of us were so excited about the Whooping Crane that the lack of other migrants wasn't that hard to take.
Novembers are always interesting months in Minnesota; they can be both very pleasant and very much like winter. November 1990 was both. On the Ist it was in the 70s all across the southern half of the state. However, on the 3rd, the day of discovery of the Ashthroated Flycatcher, the Twin Cities had up to three inches of sflow! Then it switched back to summer. Record highs of 71 o on the 14th, 67° on the 21st and 59° on the 24th were all record highs in the Twin Cities. In typical Minnesota fashion, by the 25th the temperature had dropped to 19°, the 26th saw a freezing drizzle and by the 29th the Twin Cities low was 8°. Winter was upon us.
The following will only be the highlights of a very interesting season. As can be seen from the bold-faced dates, many species remained later than normal.
Casual and Accidental species recorded were a Pacific Loon in Duluth; another King Eider at Grand Marais, this one remaining for over a month; the Whooping Crane in October in Marshall and Polk Counties which was the highlight of the season: a Ruff and Reeve in Lyon were unusual in that presence of two birds at the same time and place was a first; the Barn Owl that fledged six young in August was only the third nesting record in 30 years; the Ash-throated Flycatcher which was the other major highlight of the season; Carolina Wrens in Hennepin and Washington Counties through most of the period; and House Finches continued to spread northward with records in Clay and Otter Tail Counties.
Other highlights of the season included a peak of 175,000 Canada Geese at the Lac qui Parle WMA; at least three Gyrfalcon reports from Hawk Ridge, Duluth; a record late American Golden-Plover; very late Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Marsh Wren and Philadelphia Vireo.
Incredible was the movement and counting of over 43,000 Common Nighthawks over Duluth on 26 August in two and three quarter hours. How many nighthawks were in the state when there were this many in Duluth?
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Early north 9/16 Itasca AB, 9120 Cook SOL; early south 9/16 Chippewa RB, Ramsey KB; late north 10/29 Lake DPV, 11/17 Wilkin MO; late south 11/24 Cottonwood RJ, Nobles RG, RJ, 11/30 Martin BB. | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | Reported 9/16 Itasca AB, 9/21 Blue Earth BB, 9/30 Duluth KE, 11/10 Otter Tail MO. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Reported from 20 counties north, 29 south, peak ll/30 Lac qui Parle WMA, Lac qui Parle Co. (175,000). | ||||
| Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | Probable released birds reported 11 /14 Pine DO, ll/30 Sherburne DO. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early north 9/23 Aitkin WN, 10/11 Marshall DJ; early south 10115 Lac qui Parle AB, 10/26 Goodhue HH; late north ll/23 Otter Tail MO, 11/24 Itasca AB; late south 11130 Dakota RG, Wabasha DWM. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Late north 10116 Pennington KSS, 10/21 Aitkin WN, 10/24 Lake DPV; late south ll/12 Winona CS, ll/15 Anoka DS, ll/24 Dakota RH. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Late north 9/2 Red Lake AB, Roseau MO, 1017 Cook SOL, 10/20 Marshall KSS; late south 11/30 Dakota DC, Hennepin SC, GP, Martin BB. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Late north 9/22 Marshall BK, 10/ II Norman BK, 11/10 Otter Tail MO; late south 11110 Lyon RJ, ll/24 Dakota RH, EL, ll/30 Hennepin SC, GP. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Late north 10111 Marshall DJ, Illll Otter Tail MO, 11/24 Beltrami AB; late south 11 /24 Dakota RH, EL, ll/25 Hennepin SC, ll/28 Anoka RG. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Reported from 19 counties north, 24 south. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Late north 911 Roseau MO, 10/4 Lake DPV, 11/30 Cook KMH; late south 11124 Hennepin RH, EL, 11/28 Wabasha DWM, Washington DS. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Late north I0/20 Marshall KSS, ll/ 11 Grant MO, 11/26 St. Louis KE; late south 11/27 Winona CS, 11/30 Dakota DC, RG, Hennepin SC, GP. Blue-winged Thai Late north 10/13 Duluth EL, 10/l4 Wilkin MO, 10/20 Marshall KSS; late south 10117 Houston RJ, Wabasha SWM, 10/25 Winona CS, 10/26 Chippewa AB. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Late north 10/23 Wilkin RJ, 10/24 Clay AB, 11 11 1 OtterTail MO; late south ll/3 Rice TB, 11/4 Washington TEB, ll/25 Brown JS. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Late north ll/8 Clay LCF, 11/23 Mille Lacs SC, 11/24 Otter Tail MO; late south ll/17 Hennepin SC, GP, 11 /25 Big Stone SDM, 11/28 Wabasha DWM. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Late north 10/20 Marshall KSS, 11/11 Grant MO, ll/24 Beltrami AB; late south ll /24 Jackson RJ, 11127 Washington DS, ll/ 30 Hennepin SC, GP. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Late north 10/27 Cook KMH, 11/24 Itasca AB, 11/25 Otter Tail MO; late south 11/16 Olmsted AP, 11/24 Hennepin RH, EL, 111/27 Brown JS. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Late north 11/23 Otter Tail MO, 11/24 ItascaAB, 11/28 Cook KMH; late south 10/II Olmsted AP, 10/26 Chippewa AB, 11/18 Meeker RJ. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Late north 11/26 St. Louis KE, 11/28 Cook KMH, 11/29 Hubbard HJF; late south 11/30 Hennepin SC, Winona CS. | ||||
| KING EIDER (Somateria spectabilis) | Reported I0/20-11/24 Cook (Grand Marais) PB, KR, mob (The Loon63:66-67). | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | Reported 10/20-11/1 Cook (Grand Marais) PS, mob. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | Reported 9/26 and 10/20 Cook KMH, PB, KR, 11/24-25 Goodhue RG, BL. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | Reported 9/22-11/ 19 Cook mob, 10/17 Duluth KE. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | Reported 9/2-11 /1 1 Cook mob, 10/24 St. Louis BL. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | Reported 10/20 Roseau SW, 10/27-11111 Cook mob, 11/12-15 Mille Lacs RG, SDM. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early north 10/1 Becker BK, 10/5 Norman PS; early south 10/4 Carver RB, 10/7 Dakota KB; late north 11/27 Lake DPV, 11/28 Cook KMH; late south 11/27Washington DS, 11/30 Dakota DC. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Early south 10/24 Ramsey KB, 10/29 Hennepin SC, Washington WL. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Late north 11/15 Cook SOL, 11 /23 Mille Lacs SC (70 +), 11124 Beltrami AB ; late south 11/26 Wabasha DWM, II /29 Hennepin SC, 11 /30 Dakota DC, RG. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Early south 10/28 Goodhue KB, Ramsey RH, 11/10 Lincoln RJ. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Late north 11110 Aitkin WN, 11117 Lake DPV, 11/23 Crow Wing SC; late south 10/25 Ramsey KB, 11117 Olmsted AP, 11128 Washington WL. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Late north 8/12 Clay LCF, 9/2 Red Lake AB, 11/3 Becker MO; late south 11/14 Hennepin SC, 11117 RiceTB, 11/18 Meeker RJ. Thrkey Vulture Hawk Ridge count: 569; late north 10/4 Lake DPV, 10/8 Norman BK, 10/23 Hawk Ridge; late south 10/2 Wabasha DWM, 10/31 Goodhue HH, 11/5 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | Reported from Fillmore, Houston and Wabasha Counties. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Reported from 20 north and 11 south counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | All reports: 9/ 12 Cook KMH, 9115 Lake SWIMS, 10/6 Lake KR, 11/2 Cook KMH, 11/7 Lake of the Woods (6) MK, 11118 Beltrami DJ. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Reported from Aitkin, Carlton and Roseau Counties. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | All reports: 10/6-10/ 13 Wilkin (max 30) MO, SDM, 10/20 Clay MO, 10/27 Polk (10) DC. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Reported from six counties north, 19 south. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Reported from six north and 24 south counties. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Late north 10/21 Aitkin WN, 10/28 Pen nington KSS, 11 /4 Clay MO; late south ll/9 Winona CS, 11/10 Lincoln RJ, 11/20 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Late north ll/4 Mille Lacs KE, 11/10 Beltrami DJ, 11/30 Lake DPV; late south 11/12 Hennepin KB, SC, 11 /25 Brown JS. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Late north 10/14 OtterTail DS, IllII Cook SDM, 11/24 Lake DPV; late south 9/27 Hennepin OJ, 10130 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Reported 817 Steele RJ, 9/2 Polk AB, 9/25 Hennepin KB, 10/28 Otter Tail MO. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Late north 8/24 Todd RJ, 10/14 Otter Tail DS, 11/13 Douglas RG; late south 10/5 Blue Earth MF, 10/17 Chippewa AB. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Reported from ten north and 30 south counties. | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Reported from nine north and 20 south counties; late north 10128 OtterTail MO, 1113 Aitkin WN, 1117 Becker BK. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Two north reports 814 Aitkin WN, 8119 Wilkin MO; late south 8/25 Anoka KB, 9/1 Brown JS and Houston EMF, 919 Winona CS. Yellow-bellied Cuckoo All reports: 81 I Dakota AP and Washington WL, 813 LeSueur EK, 8113 Rice FKS, 8126 Brown JS. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Late north 9114 Clay MO, 9124 Clearwater AB; late south 9128 Hennepin AB, DC, 1015 Nicollet LF, Olmsted AP and RiceTB ; major movements recorded 8124 Koochiching (IOO's) GM, 8/26 Cass (150 +) TS and St. Louis (43,690 in 23f4 hours!) MH, KE (The Loon 63:68-69). | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | All reports: 814-917 Cook SOL, 819 Houston EMF, 8112 St. Louis KB, 917 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Two north reports 8122 Cass AB, 9114 Clay MO; late south 9/24 Ramsey EL, 9128 Rice TB, 10111 Hennepin SC, GP. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Late north 9115 Cook SOL, 9125 Aitkin WN and Clay LCF; late south 9/14 Rice TB, 9123 Houston EMF, 9126 Nicollet MF. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Only north report 9/10 Becker BK; late south 8/25 Big Stone RJ, 8/26 Hennepin BH, 9/28 Winona CS. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Late north 8/25 Cook KMH, 9115 Becker MO; late south 9130 Hennepin SC, 10/ 14 Rice TB, 10/31 Blue Earth LF. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Late north 1112 Morrison RJ, 11 /9 Cook KMH, IIIII Otter Tail MO; late south 1118 Wabasha DWM, ll/26 Rice FKS, ll/30 Hennepin GP. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Reported from 14 counties; all north reports 10/6-10/18 Marshall (max 5,000) KSS, RJ, 10/21 Wilkin (3,000) SDM, 10/23-10/28 Polk (max 2,000) RJ, DB, DJ; late south 1017 Anoka JH, 11 /3 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| WHOOPING CRANE (Grus americana) | 10/11 Marshall MH, 10/21-10/28 Polk DSV mob (The Loon 62:177-181). | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | All reports: 8/9 Washington (4) WL, 8/24 Lyon (6) HK, 9/8 Blue Earth (4) MF, 919 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early north 9/9 St. Louis AB, 9/10 Beltrami DJ; early south 8/8 Blue Earth RJ, 8/19 Dakota EL; late north 9/23 Marshall KSS, 10/6 St. Louis KR, 10/22 Lake DPV; late south 10/28 Le Sueur AP, 11/10 Washington BL. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early north 9110 Beltrami DJ, 9114 Cook KMH; early south 8/8 Swift KE, 8/20 Carver PS; late north 10/6 Lake KR, 10/27 Wilkin MO; late south 11/11 Carver RG, 11/24 Nobles RG, RJ (latest date on record). | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Late north 10/22 Marshall BK, 10/27 Polk DC and Wilkin MO; late south 11/2 Pipestone JP, 11/14 Olmsted AP, 11/24 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Late north 9/3 Clay MO, 9/23 Marshall KSS, 9/28 Lake DPV; late south 9/19 Mower RRK, 9/27 Dakota KB. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | All reports: 8/18 Lake of the Woods (2) KE, 8/25 Stevens (2) RG, RJ, 8/28 Blue Earth MF. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | All reports: 8/11 Clay MO, 9/1 Clay LCF, 9/14 Pipestone JP. Whimbrei One report: 9/15-18 Duluth KR, PS. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | All reports: 8/8 Polk PS, 8/20 Steele AP, reported from Lac qui Parle and St. Louis Counties PS. | ||||
| Red Knot (Calidris canutus) | Two reports: 8/22 St. Louis (2) KE, 9/3 St. Louis PS. | ||||
| RUFF (Calidris pugnax) | 8/3 Tyson Lake, Yellow Medicine County (2, 1 Ruff and I Reeve) HK (The Loon 63 :73). | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early north 8/8 Pennington PS, 8/12 Cook KMH, 8/ 17 Wadena AB ; late north 8/26 Otter Tail MO, 9/2 Cook PS ; all south reports 8/24 Lyon HK, 8/25 Hennepin SC, 8/26 Dakota EL, 9/1 Nobles RJ. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Late north 9119 Otter Tail RG, 10/6 St. Louis DPV; late south 8/21 Hennepin OJ, 9/24 Meeker RG. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early north 8/26 OtterTail MO, 8/29 Cook KMH; early south 8/3 Lyon HK, 8/5 Dakota Whimbrel, 15 September 1990, Park Point, Duluth. Photo by Peder Svingen. Stilt Sandpiper, 2 September 1990, Grand Marais, Cook County. Photo by Peder Svingen. AB; late north 9/16 Clay MO, 9119 Cook KMH; late south 9/8 Blue Earth MF, 11 /4 Winona CS. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Late north 9/3 Clay MO, 9/23 Marshall KSS, 9/24 Lake DPV; late south 9/23 Winona CS, 1011 Dakota KB, 10/28 Martin BB. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | All reports 8/12 Clay LCF, 8/29 Kittson KSS, 9/8 Rock RJ. | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | All reports: 8/3 Morrison (I 0) RJ, 8/8 Polk (16) PS, 8/9 Washington (10) WL, 8/18 Swift KE, 8/23 Pennington PS, 9/1-2 St. Louis mob, 9/1 Washington BL, 9/8 Lake of the Woods KSS. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Late north 10/15 St. Louis DPV, 10/28 MO; late south 10/28 Le Sueur AP and Winona CS, 11 /6 Olmsted AP. Donlin Early north 9/22 Hubbard RJ, 9/23 St. Louis AB; early south 10/21 Winona CS; late north 10/26 Wilkin MO, 1114 Mille Lacs KE, 11/9 Cook KMH; late south 10/26 Chippewa AB andLe Sueur RG, AP, 10/28 Martin BB. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Late north 9/2 Red Lake AB, 9112 Cook KMH, 9/23 Otter Tail MO; late south 8/ II Washington WL, 8/25 Hennepin SC, 917 Pipestone RJ. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early north 8/12 Cook KMH, RJ, 8/17 Marshall PS ; late north 9/2 Roseau MO, 9/4 Norman BK; two south reports 8/19 Dakota EL, 8/20 Rice AP. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | Early north 9/4 Lake DPV, 9/9 Clay LCF, 9120 Grant (100 +) RG; late north 10/ 14 Otter Tail MO, 10/28 Wilkin MO; all south reports 9/14 Stevens RG, RJ, 10/1 Dakota KB and Olmsted AP, 10/4 Hennepin SC and Mower RRK, 10/6 Winona CS, 10/12 Pipestone JP. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Late north 10/21 Itasca AB, DB, 10/31-11/ 7 Cook SOL; late south ll/3 Washington BL, 11 /4 Brown JS. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Late north 10/30 Beltrami DJ, 11/3 Hubbard RJ, 11/11 OtterTail MO; late south 11114 Houston EMF, 11!18 Martin BB, 11/28 Olmsted AP. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Late north 1017 Clay LCF, 10/22 Morrison RJ; late south 9/28 Winona CS, 10/2 Pipestone JP. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Late north 9/2 Polk AB and Roseau MO, 916 Cook KMH; late south 9112 Brown JS, 9/14 Pipestone JP, 9/ 18 Olmsted AP. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Late north 10/27 OtterTail MO, 10/28 Clay LCF, 11/3 Aitkin WN; late south 10/17 RamseyKB , 10/27McLeodAB, 11 /40lmstedAP. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | One report: 8/3 Cass (2) SWIMS. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Late north 10/24 Mahnomen BK, 10/28 Clay LCF, 11/3 Aitkin PS; late south 10/30 Le Sueur EK, 1111 Isanti DS, 11/2 Olmsted AP. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | All reports: 9/2 Red Lake AB and Roseau MO, 10/7 Clay BK. | ||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | Late north 9/2 Red Lake AB, 9/15 Douglas RJ, 9/20 Grant ( 65) RG, 9/27 Pennington PS ; all south reports 8119 Wright KE, 9/8 Pipestone RJ, 9/ I 0 Mower RRK. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 912 Duluth (I) PS. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early north 8/8 St. Louis KE, 8/9 Roseau PS; early south 8/4 Ramsey BL, 817 Steele RJ ; late north 11110 Aitkin WN and Otter Tail MO, 11123 Crow Wing (145) and Mille Lacs (25) SC; late south 11/12 Hennepin SC, Meeker RJ. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Late north 10/21 Clay MO, 10/24 Grant AB; late south 10117 Wabasha RJ, 10/24 Stevens AB, 11 17 Carver RG. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Reported from 14 north and 20 south counties ; late north 11!10Aitkin WN, 11 11 5 Becker BK, 11/30 Beltrami DJ. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from 12 north and nine south counties. | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus g. thayeri) | Two reports: 11/23 Hennepin (1 ad.) KE, 11!30 Hennepin (1st yr) SC. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | Two reports: ll/10 Cook KE, SDM, 11/2930 Hennepin (I ad, 1 imrn) SC, GP. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 8/17 Benton AB, 8118 Kandiyohi KE, 8/19 Dakota EL; late north 10/5 Becker BK, 1017 Crow Wing AB, 10/14 Otter Tail DS; late south 10/3 Ramsey EL, 10/19 Chisago AP. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Late north 8/23 Becker BK, 911 Marshall DJ, 912 Clearwater AB; late south 8131 Anoka KB, 9/8 Murray RJ, 10/1 Rice OR. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | All reports: 8/19 Dakota EL, 8124 Lake of the Woods AB, 8127 Goodhue RH and Hennepin OJ, 9122 Hubbard RJ. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Late north 9120 Beltrami OJ, 9/23 Mille Lacs WL, 1015 Becker BK; late south 91 I Olmsted AP. 919 Carver KB. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | Reported 10/27 Duluth KE. | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Late north Ill14 Cook KMH, Ill18 Mille Lacs AB, 11 /24 Lake DPV; late south ll/11 Ramsey RH, 11/12 RiceTB, ll/20 Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Late north ll/8 Pennington KSS, 11/11 OtterTail MO, 11/12 Duluth SDM; late south ll/24 Mower RRK, Cottonwood RG, RJ, 11 / 28 Washington WL, 11/30 Goodhue RG. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Late north 10/17 Beltrami DJ, 10/23 Polk SDM, 11/22 OtterTail MO; late south 11 /24 Dakota RB, Hennepin RH, 11 /25 Washington RG, 11129 Goodhue DO. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | Reported 8/23 and 8/30 Hennepin SC, 9115 Anoka KB. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Late north 8/9 Koochiching RJ, 8/25 Grant RJ, 9/14 Clay MO; late south 919 Anoka GP, 9/ 15 Rice TB, OR, 9/30 Washington DS. | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | Reported 817 Marshall PS, 8/18 Carver RG. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 10/10-11 Hennepin SC, mob (The Loon 63:67-68). ; | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Late north 9/9 St. Louis AB, lOll Roseau MO; late south 10/2 Hennepin SC, 10115 Rice OR, 10/22 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Late north 9/14 Clay MO, 9115 Duluth EL, Itasca AB; late south 10/25 Pipestone JP, 10/ 28 Blue Earth EK, 11118-U/1 Hennepin JP. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Late north 8/26 Mahnomen BK, 9/23 Marshall KSS, 10/4 Otter Tail MO; late south 10/27 Dakota EL, McLeod AB, 10/31 Blue Earth LF. | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | Reported 8/4 McLeod AB, 8/5,12 Carver GP, 9/8 Sibley RJ, 10/2 Wright RG, RJ, 10/24 Wabasha (8) DWM. [Corrected] | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Late north 1 1/3 Hubbard RG, Aitkin WN, 11 /4 Clay Mo, 1117 Koochiching GM; late south 11/20 Olmsted AP, 11/23 Pipestone JP, 11/29 Goodhue DP. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Hawk Ridge count: 190; late north 10/14 Cook KMH, 10/15 Hawk Ridge, 11/10 Beltrami DJ; late south 10/27 Rice FKS, 11/2 Goodhue BL, 11/15 Washington DS. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Hawk Ridge count: 29; early south 10/13 Sherburne SWR, 10/31 Houston EMF, 11113 Olmsted AP; late north 11117 Aitkin WN, 11/23 Clearwater AB, 11/28 Hawk Ridge. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Hawk Ridge count: 384; late n<;>rt~ 10/27 Otter Tail MO, Polk DS, 11 /3 A1tkm WN, 1114 Hawk Ridge; late south 11/24 Steams DO, 11127 Brown JS, 11 /28 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Hawk Ridge count: 9956; late north 10/13 Lake AB, Norman BK, SDM, 11/28 Otter Tail MO· late south 11112 Washington DS, 11/29 H;uston EMF, 11/30 Hennepin KB. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Hawk Ridge count: 93; late north 10/11 Clay MO, 10/14 Lake AB, 10/30 Hawk Ridge; late south 11/20 Goodhue OJ, 11/24 Rice FKS, 11/30 Washington WL. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Hawk Ridge count: 626; early north 8/9 Norman BK, 8/27 Hawk Ridge; early south 1017 Anoka DS, 10/24 Ramsey KB, 10/26 Washington TEB. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Hawk Ridge count: 422, another record high; late north 11130 Beltrami DJ, Hawk Ridge, Norman BK; peak 11/17 Wabasha (71 ). | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Hawk Ridge count: 1; late north 8/5 Aitkin WN, 9/21 Clearwater AB, 10/27 Hawk Ridge; late south 9/ 17 Sherburne SWR, 10/24 Ramsey KB, 10/26 Washington WL. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Hawk Ridge count: 24,461 ; late north 9/22 Aitkin WN, 9/30 Lake AB, 10/5 Hawk Ridge; late south 9/23 Hennepin SC, Winona CS, 9/24 Ramsey RH, 9/25 Waseca LF. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Hawk Ridge count: 3; late north 9/22 Mille Lacs DB, Otter Tail MO, 10/5 Aitkin DS, 10/12 Polk DS; late south 9/27 Pipestone JP, 9/30 Rice AB, 10/4 Brown JS. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Hawk Ridge count: 3397; reported from 13 counties north, 29 south. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Hawk Ridge count: 335; early north 9/24 Pennington KSS, 10/4 Hawk Ridge, 10/12 Marshall RG, RJ; early south 9/28 Pipestone JP, 10/5 Washington WL, 10115 Lincoln RB. | ||||
| Barn Owls | |||||
| AMERICAN BARN OWL (Tyto furcata) | Nested in Vermillion Township, Dakota County, 9110, six juveniles, RJ. There are only two recent breeding records for the Barn Owl in Minnesota: Martin County, 1963 (The Loon 62:231 and northern St. Louis County, 1985 The Loon 59:72-76). | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reported from Hennepin, LeSueur, Lyon, Nobles, Rice, Wadena and Watonwan Counties. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Reported from 11 north and 19 south counties. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | All reports: 10127 Cook mob and Duluth fide KE, 10131 Cook PS, 1113 Aitkin PS, 1114 Otter Tail (2) SDM, 11113 Todd DB, 11 115 Aitkin RG. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | All reports: 9/28Waskish, Beltrami County RR, 11/9 Beltrami fide KH, 11115 St. Louis fide KE, II 124 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from seven north and II south counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | All reports: 911 Roseau MO, 10112 Cook SOL, 10113 Lake AB, 11114 Cook KMH, 11/18 Beltrami (2) OJ, 11 124 St. Louis DE. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | All reports: 8123 Beltrami OJ, 1018 Bennepin SC, 11/9 Cook KMH · | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | All reports: 819 Clearwater PS, 1017 Hawk Ridge, St. Louis County KE, KR, 1019 Lakewood Pumping Station, St. Louis County KE, II /18 St. Louis fide KE. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | 10124 St. Louis mob, fide KE. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | All reports: 818 Lake SWIMS, 9126-27 St. Louis (calling male) SWIMS. Hawk Ridge Banding Station banded a seven year-old 91 23, this ties the longevity record for this species! | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Late north 10/12 Lake DPV, 10122 Becker BK, 10129 Beltrami KSS, 11/25 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Reported from four north and 21 south counties; late north 913 Clay MO, 919 Becker BK, 9/16 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from six north and 27 south counties; numbers are up in the northeast; late north 10127-11130 St. Louis (3) fide KE, 111 18 Aitkin AB, 11124 Cook SOL. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Late north 1015 Pine DS, 10/7 Itasca AB, 10/16 Lake DPV; late south 1015 Winona CS, 1016 Rice TB, OR, 10112 Houston EMF. | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | All reports: 9116-11130 Cook (1 female) KMH, 1118 Lake of the Woods MK. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | All reports: Cook (throughout period) KMH, 10/13 and 1113 Lake SWIMS, 1012729 St. Louis SWIMS, KE, 1114Beltrami DJ. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Reported from 18 north and 28 south counties. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Reported from 19 north and 26 south counties . | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Reported from 15 north and 24 south counties; late north 10/21 Aitkin WN, 1112 Becker BK, 11117 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from 19 north and 18 south counties . | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Hawk Ridge count: 1123; late north 11/2 Aitkin SC, 11/28 Mahnomen BK, 11/30 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Hawk Ridge count: 188; early south 9/6 Hennepin OJ, 9119 Winona CS, 10/ 13 Sherburne SWR; late north 1119 Hawk Ridge, ll/10 Clay MO, 11116 Pennington KSS. No late south dates. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | Reported 9/24, 10119, 1112, all at Hawk Ridge; also 11/4 Mille Lacs KE, 11/10 Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles (same bird) RG, RJ. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Hawk Ridge count: 18; late north 10113 Polk DS, 10/22 Cook AB, 1113 St. Louis mob.; late south 9/27 Ramsey RJ, 10/6 Winona CS, 11119 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | Reported 9/20, 10/8, 11/21 Clay PS, SDM, 9130 OtterTail SDM, 10/23, 28 Wilkin SDM, MO. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus cinerascens) | 1113-6 Morrison RG, RJ et al. First state record (The Loon 63:3-11). | ||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Late north 9/1 Cook KMH, 912 Clay LCF, Lake DPV and Red Lake AB, 919 Otter Tail MO; late south 9112 Washington TEB, 9/16 Hennepin SC, 9122 Rice TB. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Late north 8126 Otter Tail DS, 912 Cook PS, 919 Clay LCF; late south 8119 Kandiyohi KE, 9/7 Lyon RJ, 919 Murray ND. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Late north 918 Aitkin WN, 919 Lake AB and Pennington KSS, 9/16 Wilkin MO; late south 9/16 Winona CS, 1012 Washington DS, 10/15 Lac qui Parle CMB (ties latest date on record). | ||||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | 9/26 Norman PS (The Loon 63:62). | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 817 Rice TB, 8113 Hennepin SC and Houston EMF; late north 8126 Otter Tail MO, 912 Lake DPV, 918 Aitkin WN; late south 9113 Hennepin SC, 9114 Brown JS. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Late north 8124 Becker BK and Pennington KSS, 912 Beltrami DJ and Red Lake AB, 919 Clay LCF, MO; late south 9124 Washington DS, 9126 Winona CS, 9130 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south 8119 Anoka GP, 8120 Brown JS and Scott AP; late north 8120 Lake DPV, 8126 Clay LCF; late south 917 Hennepin SC, 9112 Brown JS, 9123 Washington DS. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Late north 8122 Itasca AB, 8124 Cook KMH, 8126 Clay LCF; late south 8121 Washington WL, 911 Nobles RJ, 914 Brown JS. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | One north report 815 Clay MO; late south 918 Ramsey RH, 9114 Washington WL, 9119 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Late north 9115 Itasca AB and Pennington KSS, 9/16 Wilkin MO, 9120 Cook KMH; late south 9121 Pipestone JP, 9/23 Washington DS, 9125 Hennepin SC and Houston EMF. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Late north 9127 Becker BK, 9130 Clay MO, 1013 Pennington KSS; late south 10125 Ramsey KB, 1112 Houston EMF, 11/13 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | One report 8/11-9/1 Winona (2 ad., 4 imm.) CS, AP. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Late north 8/24 Douglas RJ, 8/26 Otter Tail SDM, 913 Clay MO; late south 9/19 Sherburne SWR, 9/23 Brown JS, 9/25 Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 8/28 Brown JS and Hennepin SC, PS, 8/29 Ramsey KB; late north 9/23 St. Louis AB, 9/29 Cook KMH, 10/12 Lake DPV; late south I 0/6 Swift RJ, 10/ 10 Sher burne DO, 10/13 Hennpin SC. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 8/15 Hennepin SC, 8/25 Ramsey EL; late north 9/8 Otter Tail MO, 9/10 Cook KMH, 9/15 Clay LCF and Lake DPY; late south 9/24 Hennepin SC and Washington DS, 10/11 Wright RG. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Late north 8/29 Kittson KSS, 91 I Clay LCF, 919 Otter Tail MO; late south 9/14 Hennepin SC, 9/ 15 Pope RJ and Winona CS, 9119 Brown JS. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Late north 9/ 15 Becker MO, 9123 St. Louis AB, 9/26 Lake DPV; late south 9/23 Ramsey EL, 9/24 Hennepin SC, 9/26 Sherburne SWR. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | All reports: 8/1 Goodhue/Rice (6) and Dakota (5) AP (The Loon 62: 164-5), 8/5 Dakota (1 ad., I imm.) AB, 8/8-22 Washington TEB, 8/ 11 Clay (4) MO, 8119 Wilkin (I) MO, 9/3 Murray ND, 1017 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Early north 10/4 Lake DPV, 10/ 12 St. Louis KB, 10/20 Cook KMH, KR and Norman MO; early south 10/19 Chippewa AB, 10/22 Sherburne SWR, 10/26 Anoka GP. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported m II north counties. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported from 19 north and 29 south counties; peak 9/ 10 Lakewood Pumping Station, Duluth (3268) fide KE. Black-bellied Magpie Reported from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau and Wilkin Counties. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 17 north and 29 south counties; peak 10/7 Lakewood Pumping Station, Duluth (2415) KE. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from 16 north counties including Clay on 9/30 MO; two south reports 10/2 Benton (2) RG, 8/1-10117 Anoka JH. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Reported from 24 north and 30 south counties. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Thfted Titmouse One report: 8/1-ll/28 Houston (max. 4) EMF. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported from seven north and 15 south counties; late north 10/29 Lake DPV, I 1/6 Cook KMH, 11122 Otter Tail MO. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Late north 9/2 Clearwater AB, 9/9 Otter Tail MO, 9/23 Clay LCF; late south 9/7 Pipestone RJ, 9/ 11 Blue Earth BB, 9/12 Brown JS. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Late north 9/ 15 Aitkin WN, 9/23 Clay LCF, 10/ 14 Otter Tail DS; late south 1017 Brown JS, 10/12 Olmsted AP, 10/14 Rice TB and Winona CS. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Late north 8/22 Itasca AB, 9/22 Otter Tail MO, 9/23 Clay LCF; late south 8/26 Hennepin EL, 9/8 Blue Earth EK, 9/14 Lac qui Parle CMB and Washington WL. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Late north 8/24 Lake of the Woods AB, 915 Clay LCF, 9/8 Otter Tail MO; late south 8/26 Lac qui Parle CMB, 9/1 Pipestone JP, 9/11 Washington DS. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Late north 9/19 Pennington KSS, 10/7 Clay LCF, 10/18 Otter Tail SDM; late south 10/3 Lac qui Parle CMB, 10/6 Swift RJ, 10/14 Winona CS. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Late north 9/ I Aitkin WN, 9/2 Polk AB, 9/23 Clay LCF; late south 9/ 17 Lac qui Parle CMB, 9120 Brown JS, 9/23 Washington DS. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 8/30 Nicollet MF, 917 Hennepin SC; late north 10/23 Cook KMH, 1111 Clay LCF, 11 /10 Lake DPV; late south 10/26 Lyon HK, 11/ 1 Hennepin EL, 11130 Goodhue RG. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 9/19 Hennepin SC and Washington WL, 9/23 Anoka GP, Houston EMF and Ramsey RH; late north 11112 Becker MO and Lake DPV, 11 /22 Aitkin SC; late south 11/29 Houston EMF, 11/30 Brown JS. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Early north 10/20 Cook KR, 10/21 Lake KR, 10/28 Beltrami DJ; no south reports. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Reported from ten north and 24 south counties; late north II /6 Becker BK and Cook KMH, 11117 Aitkin WN, 11125 Otter Tail SDM; peak 8126 Lakewood Pumping Station, Duluth (2015) KE. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported from 16 north and nine (28 last year) south counties; early south 8/27 Hennepin DB, 8/28 Washington RJ, 8/31 Mower RRK. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported from 20 north and 31 south counties. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Reported from 13 north and 16 south counties; late north 11 /21 Cook KMH, ll/22 Aitkin SC and OtterTail MO, ll/23 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Three north reports 8/9 OtterTail SDM and Pine RG, 8/12 Becker MO; late south 9114 Winona CS, 9116 Washington BL, 9/28 Hennepin RB. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 9/24-11 /30 Hennepin mob (The Loon 62:231), ll/14 Washington TEB (The Loon 63:64-65). | ||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Late north 10/2 Clay LCF, I0/6 Wilkin MO, 10/11 Cook KMH; late south lOIII Houston EMF, 10/12 Washington TEB, 10/14 Martin BB. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 9/16 Hennepin SC and Ramsey KB, 9/23 Anoka GP; late north 10/20 St. Louis KB, 10/23 Cook KMH; late south 10/18 Anoka GP, 10/22 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Late north 9/2 Clearwater AB, 9/8 Aitkin WN, 10/20 Clay MO, 10/21 Wilkin MO; late south 1017 Washington DS, 10/14 Martin BB, 10/22 Rice FKS. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Late north 9/21 Otter Tail MO, 9/26 Polk PS, 10/22 Lake DPV; late south 10/20 Anoka DS, 10/28 Martin BB, 11/25-30 Rice TB. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Late north 9/28 Lake DPV, 10/21 Cook BL, 11/6 St. Louis KE; late south 10110 Hennepin SC, 10/24 Ramsey KB, 10/31 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Late north 9/10 Pennington KSS, 9/21 Clay LCf and Otter Tail MO, 11/4 Morrison KE; late south 10/5 Anoka GP, 10119 Olmsted JB, 10/23 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | One report: 11 /8 Koochiching GM. | ||||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Reported from 13 north and 29 south counties. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Late north 11/3 Aitkin WN, 1115 Morrison SC, 11 /6 Cook KMH; late south 11/ 13 Houston EMF, 11116 Sherburne DO, 11/30 Goodhue RG. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | All reports: 10/15 Lac qui Parle AB, 10/21 Lake MS. | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | All reports: 10/20-21 Cook (I) BS eta!., 11111 Olmsted (1) JB, 11118 Norman (1) MO. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Late north 8/9 St. Louis RJ, 8/18 Clearwater AB, 9/6 Lake DPV; late south 8/29 Ramsey KB, 912 Washington WL, 9117 Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | All reports: 9/2 and 9/17 Hennepin SC, DB, DC, 10/19 Olmsted JB. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 8/28 Hennepin KB, SC, 917 Lyon RJ; late north 9/30 Aitkin WN, 10/6 Lake KR, 10111 Clay LCF; late south 10/4 Washington OS, 10/8 Hennepin KB, 10119 Olmsted JB. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 9/6 Houston EMF, 9/26 Hennepin SC, 9/29 Ramsey KB; late north 10116 Cook SOL, 10/21 Itasca AB, 10/22 Lake DPV; late south 10/22 Hennepin SC, 10/28 Brown JS, 11112 Anoka JH. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | All reports: 8116 Brown JS, 8118 Waseca RJ. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported from 13 north and 24 south counties; late north 11 / 11 Otter Tail MO, 11115 Mille Lacs AB, 11!30 Koochiching GM; peak 1017 Lakewood Pumping Station, Duluth (9820) KE. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | One report: 9/16-17 Wilkin MO, SDM. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 14 counties north and 24 counties south. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early north 9114 Cook KMH, 9115 Lake DPV; early south 9/5 Hennepin OJ, 9/23 Anoka GP; late north 1017 Otter Tail SDM and St. Louis KR, 10/19 Cook KMH; late south 10/28 Le Sueur AP and Martin BB, 10/30 Olmsted JB. | ||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | One report: Late July -9/1 Roseau (2) MO eta!. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Reported from 14 counties north. One report south: 10/26 Winona CS. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Early north 10/23 Cook KMH, 10/24 Duluth KE, 10/26 St. Louis SWIMS. | ||||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | Reported from Clay and Otter Tail and ten counties south. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from 13 counties north and 18 counties south. | ||||
| Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | Early north 10118 Cook SOL, 10/28 Pennington KSS, 11 /2 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Reported from eight counties north. One report south 11/17 Wabasha BL. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Only one report: 10/27 Duluth KE. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from 13 counties north and 17 counties south. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from 17 counties north and 27 counties south. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early north 9/16 Wilkin MO, 9117 Cook KMH, Lake DPV, 9/20 Beltrami DJ, Clay PS; early south 9118 Hennepin OJ, 9/22 Olmsted AP, 9/23 Anoka SC, GP; late north 10/14 Clay LCF, 10/19 Cook KMH, 10/22 Cook AB. | ||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | All reports: 8/22 Clay PS, 9/3 Clay MO. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | All reports: 10/13 Norman PS, 10/20 Clay MO, 10/21 Wilkin MO. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Early north 10/5 Cook KMH, 10118 Lake DPV, 10/19 Lake PS; early south 10/19 Hennepin KB, OJ, I 0/25 Hennepin SC, GP, 10/26 Winona CS. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Late north 9/2 Clay LCF, 9/23 Wilkin MO; late south 9/1 Pipestone JP, 10/1 GoodhueAP. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | All reports: 8/4 Anoka GP, 8/19 Wilkin MO. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Late north I0/19 Cook KMH, I0/29 Koochiching GM, 10/31 Cook SOL; late south 10/23 Hennepin SC, 10/26 Lac qui Parle CMB, 11/11 Wright RG. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Late north 9/22 Lake DPV, 9/23 Wilkin MO, 9/30 Clay LCF; late south 10/9 Hennepin DC, 10/ 10 Houston EMF, 10/ 13 Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Late south 10/18 Washington TEB, 10/23 Houston EMF, 10/24 Winona CS. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early north 9/23 Cook KMH, 9/26 Koochiching GM, Lake D PV, I 0/6 Itasca AB, Otter Tail MO; early south 9/15 Washington OS, 9119 Anoka GP, 9/22 Rice OR; late north 10/23 Clay MO, ll/2 Cook KMH, I115 Koochiching GM; late south IllI Hennepin SC, Washington WL, 11/2 Anoka GP, I 115 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | Early north 10/5 Pine DS, 10/8 Lake of the Woods SWIMS, 10/11 Cook KMH; early south 9/27 Rice OR, 10/12 Anoka JH, 10113 Hennepin SC, Sherburne SWR. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Early south 9/15 Hennepin SC, Olmsted JB, Winona CS, 9/23 Ramsey EL, Washington OS, 9/24 Sherburne SWR. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early north 9114 Koochiching GM, 9115 Duluth EL, 9/16 Wilkin MO; early south 9/15 Washington OS, 9/16 Rice AP, 9118 Mower RRK; late north 10/19 Cook KMH, 10121 Aitkin WN, 10/22 Lake DPV; late south I 0/16 Hennepin KB, 10/ 18 Winona OJ, 10/22 Winona CS. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early north 9/12 Cook KMH, 9116 Wilkin MO, 9/18 Wilkin SDM; early south 9/15 Washington OS, 9/19 Ramsey EL, 9/22 Murray NO; late north 10/28 Clay LCF, 1115 Morrison SC, 11 /10 Otter Tail MO; late south 10/28 Martin BB, 11/18 Lac qui Parle CMB, 11/19 Lac qui Parle DC. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 917 Hennepin SC, Rice TB, 9/8 Anoka GP, Ramsey RH, 9/11 Hennepin OJ; late north 11/6 Koochiching GM, 11/12 Lake SWIMS, 11/18 Clay LCF; late south 11 / 15 Washington DS, 11/23 Washington WL, 11/25 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Late north 9/25 Pennington KSS, 10/11 Clay LCF, 10114 Wilkin MO; late south 10/6 Winona CS, 1017 Blue Earth MF, Rice TB, 10/14 Hennepin GP. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Late north 8/5 Aitkin WN, 8/11 Clay MO; late south 10/7 Brown JS, 10/8 Hennepin KB, 10/14 Olmsted AP. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | All reports: 8/12 Clay LCF, 9/29 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Late north 10118 Lake DPV, 10/19 Cook KMH, 10/21 Wilkin MO; late south 10/18 Lac qui Parle AB, 10/21 Winona CS, 10/25 Winona AP. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Late north 10/21 Aitkin WN, 1116 Cook KMH, 11/11 Cook SOL. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 917 Ramsey KB, 9/14 Hennepin SC, 9/15 Winona CS; late north 10/13 Lake AB, DPV, 10/20 Clay MO, 10/21 St. Louis KR; late south 10/21 Hennepin GP, 10/23 Hennepin SC, Winona CS, 10/28 LeSueur AP | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Late north 10/13 Lake AB, DPV, 10/20 Clay MO, 10/21 Cook KMH, St. Louis KB; late south 10/23 Winona CS, 10/31 Ramsey KB, 11/14 Olmsted AP | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Late north 9/30 Clay MO; late south 10117 Anoka GP, 10/30 Houston EMF, 11111 Wright RG. | ||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | One report 8/27 Murray ND. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Late north 9/4 Cook KMH, 10/12 Marshall RJ, 11/11 Otter Tail MO; late south 9/8 Blue Earth MF, 9/25 Waseca LF, 10/1 Winona CS. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Late north 9/8 Aitkin WN, 9115 Clay LCF, 9116 Wilkin MO; late south 8/31 Winona CS, 917 Pipestone RJ, 9/30 Dodge AB. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Late north 11/3 Aitkin WN, Mille Lacs KE, 11 /6 Cook KMH, 11/22 Cook SOL. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Late north I 0/22 Norman DB, I 0/27 Wilkin MO, 10/28 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | All reports: 8112 Wilkin SDM, 8116 Clay LCF, 8/ 18 Kandiyohi KE, 8/24 Pipestone JP, 8/26 Otter Tail MO. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Late north 9/3 Becker BK, 9/8 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail MO, 919 Pine AB, late south 9/9 Nicollet LF, Winona CS, 9/11 Hennepin DC, 9114 Pipestone JP. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Late north II/18 Clay LCF, 11119 Cook SOL, 11123 OtterTail MO, Polk KSS. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Late north 911 Aitkin WN, 9/22 Becker BK; late south 10/26 LeSueur AP, 11/18 Martin BB. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early north 9115 Becker MO, 9/23 Aitkin WN, St. Louis PS, 9/28 Lake DPV; early south 10/9 Sherburne SWR, 10/10 Rice TB, 10115 Ramsey KB; late north 11117 Aitkin WN, 11/21 Wilkin SDM, 11/23 Aitkin SC, Otter Tail MO; late south ll/3 Hennepin SC, GP, Nicollet LF, 11118 Martin BB, 11/24 Cottonwood RJ. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Late north 10112 Lake DPV, 10/21 Wilkin MO, 11/2 Cook KMH; late south 11/2 Pipestone JP, II /6 Carver RG, 11/20 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Late north 11119 Cook SOL, 11 /25 Clay MO, Jl/28 Aitkin WP. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Late north 9/14 Clay LCF, 9/ 15 Becker MO, 9/19 Cook KMH; late south 9/19 Houston EMF, 9/20 Brown JS, 9/23 Anoka GP, 9/29 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 8/13 Hennepin SC, 8/ 17 Brown JS, Houston EMF, 8/20 Rice AP; late north 919 Clay LCF, 9/14 Cook KMH, 9/19 Lake DPV; late south 9/ 15 Winona CS, 9/19 Ramsey KB, 9/26 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Late north 8/8 Lake DPV, 8/12 Becker MO, 8/26 Beltrami DJ; late south 9/6 Brown JS and Sherburne DO, 9/13 Ramsey RJ, 9116 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | All reports: 8/2-9/5 Houston EMF, 8/19 Brown JS, 8120 Rice TB, 8/28 Washington RJ, 9/2 Winona CS. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Late north 9/16 Beltrami DJ, Wilkin MO, 9/25 Cook KMH, 10/6 Lake KR; late south 9/23 Brown JS, 9/24 Sherburne SWR, 9/25 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | One report 9/2 Winona CS. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 8113 Hennepin SC, 8114 Ramsey EL; late north 9126 Cook KMH, 9/29 Todd RJ, 10/6 Lake KR; late south I 0/6 Houston EMF and Winona CS, I 0/9 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early north 8/20 Clay LCF, 8/24 Lake of the Woods AB; early south 8/21 Ramsey PS, 9/2 Hennepin SC; late north 10/7 Otter Tail MO, 10/20 St. Louis KR; late south 10119 Chisago AP, 10/21 Ramsey EL. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 8/ 13 Winona CS, 8/14 Anoka OJ; late north 1011 Pennington KSS, 10/2 Clay LCF, 10112 Lake DPV; late south 10/6 Brown JS and Winona CS, 10112 Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | All reports: 8/20 Lake DPV, 8/31 Ramsey RH, 9/2 Olmsted JB, 9112 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 8117 Winona CS, 8119 Brown JS, Hennepin SC, 8/20 Hennepin PS; late north 9/2 Cook KMH, 9/9 Otter Tail MO, 10/13 Lake DPV; late south 9/28 Olmsted JB, 9/29 Olmsted AP, 10/3 Lac qui Parle FE. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Late north 9/27 Clay MO, 10/8 Lake DPV, 10/19 Cook KMH; late south 9/30 Dodge AB, 10/3 Hennepin GP, 10/8 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | All reports: 8/6 Washington RG, 8/12 Washington AB, 8/18 Washington EL. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Late north 9124 Lake DPV, 10/4 Cook SOL, 10/6 Lake KR; late south 9/19 Houston EMF, 9/20 Washington WL, 9/21 Winona CS. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 8/26 Hennepin SC, 8/29 Ramsey KB ; late north 9/2 Roseau MO, 1016 Lake KR, 10/20 Norman MO; late south 9/8 Anoka GP and Rice TB, 9/10 Hennepin DC, 9/15 Pope RJ and Washington WL. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 8/17 Hennepin SC, 8/29 Ramsey KB; late north 9/ 10 Lake DPY, 9115 Clay LCF, 9/18 Cook KMH; late south 9115 Anoka GP, 9120 Ramsey KB. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 8/18 Anoka GP, 8/21 Brown J S, Houston EMF and Ramsey KB; late north 9/ 16 Wilkin MO, 9/22 Cook KMH, 10/6 Lake KR; late south 9/21 Winona CS, 9126 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 8/21 Ramsey KB, 8/22 Henne pin SC; late north 9/22 Cook KMH, 9129 Todd RJ, 11/13 Grant RG (The Loon 63:72); late south 9/25 Hennepin SC, 9/27 Pipestone ND, JP, 10/1 Olmsted AP | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 8/10 Blue Earth LF, 8/15 Hennepin SC; late north 9/2 Roseau MO, 9/3 Cook KMH, 9/19 Pennington KSS; late south 9/20 Murray ND, 9/28 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Late north 911 Aitkin WN and Lake DPV, 9/4 Cook KMH, 9111 Clay LCF; late south 9116 Hennepin SC, 9117 Brown JS, 10/3 Washington AP. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Late north 9/11 Lake DPV, 9/ 15 Becker MO, 9/26 Cook KMH; late south 9/21 Houston EMF, 9/23 Washington DS. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early north 8/26 Cook KMH, 9/8 Lake DPV; early south 8/21 Ramsey KB, 8/28 Brown JS ; late north 9/23 Cook KMH and St. Louis AB, 10/6 Lake KR; late south 9/19 Brown JS, 9125 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | All reports: 8/18 Cook KMH, 9/27 Pipestone ND, JP, 10/6 Lake KR. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 8/28 Winona CS, 919 Anoka GP and Rice TB ; late north 10/ 13 Lake DPV, 10/14 Clay LCF, 10/22 Cook AB ; late south 10/2 Winona CS, 10/10 Hennepin SC, 10/12 Washington TEB. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Late north 9/9 St. Louis AB, 9/5 Becker MO, 9/26 Beltrami DJ; late south 9/ 17 Hennepin DC, 9120 Houston EMF, 9/28 Goodhue RH. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 8/5 Lyon HK, 8/31 Ramsey RH; late north 11/6 Lake DPV, 11/14 St. Louis KE, 11/30 Becker BK; late south 10/21 Washington DS, 10/26 Winona CS, 11/7 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 8/21 Ramsey EL, 8/28 Brown JS and Goodhue RH ; late north 9/22 Cook KMH, 9/23 St. Louis AB, 9/28 Lake DPV; late south 9/13 Ramsey RJ, 9/24 Houston EMF, 9/25 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 8/11 Rice TB, 8/15 Hennepin SC, PS, 8/16 Brown JS; late north 9110 Lake DPV, 9114 Cook KMH, 9119 Pennington KSS; late south 9/14 Hennepin SC, 9/19 Brown JS, 10/1 Olmsted AP. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 8/14 Lac qui Parle FE, 8/18 Hennepin SC, 8/20 Brown JS, Murray ND; late north 9/17 Lake DPV, 9/20 Cook KMH, 10/6 Lake KR; late south 9115 Anoka GP, 9/ 19 Brown JP, 9/21 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Late north 911 Hubbard AB, 9/15 Becker MO, 9/20 Cook KMH; late south 9/25 Brown JS, Houston EMF, 9/27 Hennepin SC, 10/3 Hennepin GP. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from Clay, Cook and Otter Tail plus 20 counties south. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Late north 9/9 Otter Tail MO, St. Louis AB, 9112 Cook KMH, 9/14 Clay LCF; late south 9/27 Houston EMF, 9/29 Hennepin SC, 10/14 Martin BB. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | All reports: 8/24 Pipestone ND, 911 Pipestone JP, 9/30 Murray ND. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Late north 8/20 Lake DPV, 9/10 Clay LCF, 9/30 Clay MO; late south 9/30 Mower AB, 1015 Washington TEB, WL, 10/10 Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Late north 8/19 Wilkin MO; late south 8/5 Carver GP, 8/8 Pipestone JP, 8/14 Brown JS. | ||||