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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1977-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1977 Terry Savaloja |
The weather this spring was for the
most part warm, wet and beautiful.
March was warm enough to open many of the lakes and rivers early and April was one nice, clear, warm day after another. May was hot enough to set records all across the state. Most of the state received normal or above normal precipitation, improving the water levels of the lakes and marshes.
Summary: A total of 295 species were recorded by 98 observers.
There were about 30 new early dates set this spring, but very few peak or even good migration days. In the large wading birds Little Blue Herons were reported twice, Snowy Egrets once, Yellow-crowned Night Herons nine times, from various parts of the state, and one report of an Ibis sp?. American Bitterns may be in trouble and should be watched. In geese and ducks, White-fronted Geese showed up in good numbers, a Ross' Goose was reported from Cottonwood Co. and Cinnamon Teal were reported three times. The European Wigeon reported from Hennepin Co. could be an escapee but is still interesting as are the two Harlequin Ducks reported from the SE. Swainson's Hawks appear to be doing well and Red-shouldereds are still expanding. A Gyrfalcon in Otter Tail Co. set a new late date.
Sandhill Cranes were reported in good numbers and Yellow Rails were again reported in Aitkin Co. Shorebirds were in good numbers and provided a few new early dates. Hudsonian Godwits and American Avocets appeared in the SE. A Red Phalarope in spring plumage at the Moorhead sugar beet lagoons was a beautiful sight and also a third state record. Glaucous Gulls were reported five times all from St.
Louis Co., the single record of a Little Gull also came from St. Louis Co. Another bird which is possibly in trouble and should be watched is the Franklin's Gull. The owls made a good showing with one Hawk Owl, three Burrowing Owls, four Great Grays and one Boreal Owl. The report of 12 singing Acadian Flycatchers is interesting but the Western Wood Pewee took the glamour in the flycatcher group and may have been the best bird of the spring. The Mountain Bluebird from Lake of the Woods Co. is evidence that it is a rare but regular spring migrant in western counties.
American Pipits were reported in good numbers for spring, Sprague's Pipits were reported twice. Loggerhead Shrikes showed up in the best numbers in several years. White-eyed Vireos were reported twice and were also confirmed for the state list. The best and possibly only warbler waves were on May 20 and 22. May 22 was probably the best with hundreds of Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Cape May, Blackpoll and Blackburnian Warblers in Duluth. There was one report of a Yellow-breasted Chat. A Scarlet Tanager was very early and Northern Cardinals are still expanding to the SW. Four reports of Blue Grosbeaks were encouraging as were three reports of Lark Bunting. Baird's Sparrows have "returned" to Felton and both Henslow's and Nelson's Sparrows were reported in good numbers.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | 1 report: 4-6 Cottonwood (11) ED, See Loon 49:186-187. | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 22 reports of 400+ individuals; early 3-8 Otter Tail (2) GO; 3-25 Lyon (8) HK; peak 4-17 Lincoln (80) KE; late 5-8 Big Stone (8) GSP. Snow/Snow Goose (blue phase) Early south 3-1 Hennepin GSP; 3-11 Stearns NH; 3-15 Lac qui Parle CB; early north 3-15 Wilkin GO; 3-24 Otter Tail SM; peak 3-27 Murray (4,000) KE; late 5-25 St. Louis GN. | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Early north 3-11 Marshall SVA; 3-24 Crow Wing DK; 3-25 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early south 3-13 Murray HK; 3-16 Wabasha RL; 3 reports on 3-19; early north 3-26 Otter Tail GO, SM; late 5-29 Anoka (120) KLF late date south. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Early south 3-9 Wabasha DM; 3-10 Hennepin HCP; 3-11 Carver JRG and Wright PH; early north 3-11 Otter Tail SM; 3-22 Crow Wing DK; 3-25 Crow Wing TS; 3-28 Morrison PM. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Early south 3-18 Carver JRG, HCP; 3-20 Rice BE; early north 3-25 Crow Wing TS; 3-26 Crow Wing DK; 3-28 Otter Tail GO; peak 5-6 Marshall (9,000) SVA. | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 3 reports: 5-7 Grant (2) SM, GO, see Loon 49:177-178; 5-23 Clay (1) Ron Nellermoe; 5-22 Clay Virginia Sheel. | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Early south 3-12 Houston JG; 3-13 Murray HK; 3-14 Hennepin HCP; early north 3-26 to 4-2 Otter Tail SM, GO, GEW; peak 5-6 Marshall (1,300) SVA. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Early south 3-1 Hennepin GSP; 3 reports on 3-12; early north 3-22 Otter Tail GO; 3-25 Otter Tail SM; 3-27 Crow Wing DK; peak 5-6 Marshall (6,800) SVA. | ||||
| EURASIAN WIGEON (Mareca penelope) | 1 report: 4-3 Carver Park Hennepin Co., James and Mark Schultz. A probable escape. | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Early. south 3-1 Hennepin GSP; 3-9 Goodhue JD new early dates; 3-10 Wabasha DM; early north 3-22 Douglas GO and St. Louis GN new early date; 3-25, 4-2 Otter Tail SM, GEW; peak 5-6 Marshall (2,200) SVA. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Peak 4-15 Marshall (13,850) SVA. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Early south 3-1 Hennepin GSP; 3-6 Hennepin DGW, BE; 3-8 Wabasha RL; early north 3-11 Otter Tail SM; 3-28 St. Louis DA; 3-29 St. Louis GN. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Early south 3-1 Hennepin GSP; 2 reports on 3-9; early north 3-14 Otter Tail SM; 3-19 Otter Tail GO, GEW and Crow Wing DK; peak 4-15 Marshall (1,400) svA. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Early south 3-10 Olmsted JF; 3-13 Cottonwood ED; 3-14 Olmsted VH; early north 3-11 Otter Tail SM new early date; 3-26 Crow Wing DK; 3-28 Otter Tail GO; peak 4-22 Marshall (7' 000) svA. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Early south 3-9 Wabasha DM; 3-10 Olmsted JF; 3-12 Freeborn RK and Wabasha DGW; early north 3-26 Otter Tail SM and Crow Wing DK; 4-12 St. Louis GN; peak 5-19 Marshall (500) SVA. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Early south 3 reports on 3-9; early north 3-24 Otter Tail SM new early date; 3-27 Crow Wing DK; 3-29 St. Louis GN; peak 4-28 Marshall (1,000) SVA. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Early south 3-9 Wabasha DM; 2 reports on 3-10; early north 3-11 Otter Tail SM; 3-25 Crow Wing DK; 3-27 Marshall SVA; peak 4-15 Marshall (10,000) SVA. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 25 reports: early south 3-20 Dakota GSP; 4-1 Ramsey RH; 4-2 Houston RJ; early north 3-28 Otter Tail GO; 4-6 St. Louis KE; 4-24 St. Louis PM; peak 4-24 Crow Wing (600?) LF. Winter 1977 | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Early south 3-6 Dakota DGW; 3 reports on 3-9; early north 3-7 Hubbard HF; 3-11 Otter Tail SM; 3-25 Crow Wing DK; 3-26 Otter Tail GO; peak 4-15 Marshall (25,000) SVA. | ||||
| Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 2 reports 3-30 Goodhue (1 female) JD, Bette Jung, see Loon 49: 183; 4-25 Goodhue (1) Harlan Fierstine, Jeff Diltrich. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 2 reports: 5-11 & 5-20 St. Louis (1) GN; 5-16 St. Louis (3) DA. | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 4 reports: 4-7 St. Louis (1) KE; 5-6 St. Louis (1) DGW; 5-7 Crow Wing, Mille Lacs Lake (1) TS; 5-20 St. Louis (1) GN. | ||||
| Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | 2 reports: 4-26 St. Louis (1) GN; 5-7 Lake (2) KE. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 3 reports: 3-6 Dakota (1) ES (details?); 4-7 St. Louis (1) KE; 4-11 to 4-16 Cook HC. | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Early south 3-9 Wabasha RL; 3-12 Dakota RJ, OJ; 3-15 Pipestone AD; early north 3-10 St. Louis DA; 3-19 Crow Wing DK; 3-24 Otter Tail SM; 3-25 Morrison PM; peak 4-22 Marshall (900) SVA. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Late south 4-26 Lac qui Parle CB. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Early south 3-9 Wabasha DM and Dakota RJ; 3-11 Hennepin SH, OJ; early north 3-4 St. Louis GN; 3-25 Otter Tail SM; 2 reports 3-26. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Early north 3-1 St. Louis GN; 3-11 Otter Tail SM and St. Louis DA; late south 4-30 Washington DS; peak 3-20 Dakota (500+ ) DGW. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Early south 3-9 Nobles GO; 3 reports on 3-12; early north 3-9 St. Louis GN; 3-21 St. Louis DA; late south 2 reports on 5-l. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Early south 3-19 Wabasha DM; 3-11 Anoka HCP; 5 reports on 3-12; early north 3-26 Otter Tail SM; 3-28 Otter Tail GO. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | 4 reports all from Houston Co.: 3-5 (11) and 4-2 (2) RJ; 3-5 (11) SM; 5-1 (2) DGW. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 3-5 (3) FL; 3-6 (6) SM; both in Whitewater State Park, Winona Co. | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Reported from 19 counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 2 reports: 3-22 St. Louis (2) HPD; 5-19 Cook (1) NH. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 8 reports: 3-22 Roseau, 3-27 Lake of the Woods PH; 4-2 Aitkin (5) TS; 4-23 Itasca (25) LF; 4-26 Aitkin (12) JB; 5-25 Polk (3) RJ; 5-30 Roseau DGW; also reported from Marshall. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 14 reports from 3-2 to 5-30 in Wilkin (peak 71), Clay (peak 30), Polk (1) and Red Lake (11). | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Reported from Wilkin, Otter Tail, Clay, Pipestone, Rock, Lincoln, Murray, Yellow Medicine, Morrison, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Pope, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Chippewa, Steele, Lyon, Dakota, Nicollet, Meeker and Redwood. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Reported from 24 counties. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Early south 3-11 Wright PH and Anoka HCP; 2 reports 3-12; early north 3-10 Crow Wing DK; 3-11 Otter Tail SM; 3-13 Crow Wing TS. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Early south 3-4 Dakota Donn S. Mattsson earliest date on record; 3-12 Freeborn RK; 3-26 Olmsted JF; early north 3-26 Crow Wing DK earliest date north; 4-12 St.. Louis GN and Clay JB; 4-16 Grant SM. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Early south 4-9 Stearns NH; early north 4-5 St. Louis GN; 4-16 Otter Tail SM; GO. 211 Winter 1977 | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Early south 4-5 Hennepin VL; 4-8 Lyon BL; 4-9 Pipestone KE; Early north 4-15 Morrison PM; 4-24 Otter Tail GO; 4-26 Marshall SVA; 1 report NE, 5-3 St. Louis GN. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Early south 4-22 Meeker RJ; 7 reports on 4-23; 1 report from the eastern part of the state, 4-26 Hennepin VL; early north 4 reports on 4-24. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Early north 3-6 Morrison PM; 3-14 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 5-9 Hennepin ES; 5-11 Washington RJ; 5-16 Ramsey SH; also reported from Houston, Clay, Wabasha, Mower, Lac qui Parle, Houston, Murray, Winona and St. Louis (5-22 and 5-28 DA details?). | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Early south 5-9 Hennepin ES; 5-14 Freeborn HK; early north 5-13 Crow Wing TS; 5-14 Otter Tail BE, GO; 5-17 Marshall SVA and Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Early south 4-9 Dakota MW (details?); 4-20 Olmsted Ms. Snyder; 5-6 Wabasha DM; 5-7 Cottonwood LAF; early north 4-30 St. Louis DA earliest date on record; 5-11 Otter Tail GO and Crow Wing DK; 5-16 Cass AES and Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Early south 4-15 Washington DS; 4-20 Houston EF; 4-25 Houston FL; early north 5-2 St. Louis HPD; 5-13 Roseau SVA; 5-14 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Early south 4-29 Cottonwood LR; 4-30 Houston DGW and Stearns NH; 3 reports on 5-1; early north 4-26 St. Louis DA; 5-3 Otter Tail SM; 5-5 St. Louis GN. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Early south 5-6 Blue Earth VR; 5-7 Hennepin JRG; 3 reports on 5-8; early north 5-8 Otter Tail GO; 5-9 Cass AES and Itasca MS; 5-10 Morrison PM. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Early south 4-16 Hennepin HCP; 4-17 Goodhue DGW; 4-23 Hennepin OJ; early north 4-17 St. Louis DA; 5-5 St. Louis GN; 5-7 Wilkin GO. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Early south 4-14 Freeborn ED; 4-20 Ramsey RH; 4-21 Carver JRG; early north 4-17 Otter Tail SM; 5-2 St. Louis DA; 5-3 Marshall SVA. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 9 reports: 5-3 Hennepin AJ, VL; 5-15 Houston TS; 5-21, 5-24 Washington DGW and Anoka (1) KLF; 5-29 Houston KE; 5-29 Houston FL; 5-31 Washington RJ. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Early south 3-5 Winona RJ; 3-9 Dakota JD; 3-10 Wabasha DM; early north 3-26 Otter Tail GO; 3 reports on 4-10. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 5-18 Aitkin (1) TS; 5-21 Aitkin, Rice Lake NWR (2 heard) RJ, KE, TS. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 17 reports, more than usual: 3-19 Anoka KLF earliest date on record; 4-8, 4-15 (200), 5-29 Marshall SVA, DGW; 4-8 Yellow Medicine; 4-10 Wilkin (22) GO; 4-10 Itasca (50) MS; 4-11 (4), 4-13 (9) Wilkin SM; 4-11 Freeborn (1) HK; 4-27 Sherburne (2) NH; 4-30 Mille Lacs (1) PH; 5-15 Morrison (3) DF; 5-25 Polk (2) RJ; 5-25 Morrison (3) PM; 5-28 Aitkin (2) TS; 5-30 Beltrami (2) DGW. Winter 1977 | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 14 reports from 4-23 to 5-29 from Lac qui Parle, Olmsted (5-1, 36) see Loon 49:182, Clay, Otter Tail, Grant, Lyon, Big Stone and Marshall. Winter 1977 | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Early south 5-1 Chippewa HK; 5-10 Lyon GO; 5-14 Steele ES; early north 5-9 Aitkin TS; 5-15 St. Louis DA; 5-17 Otter Tail SM; late 5-30 St. Louis, Clay, and Lincoln. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early south 3-27 Lyon HK; 4-17 Lincoln KE, Goodhue RJ; 4-18 Watonwan ED; early north 4-24 Otter Tail TS, JB; 4-25 Otter Tail SM; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Early south 3-3 Stearns NH; 3-7 Ramsey SH; 3-8 Washington DGW, Hennepin HCP; early north 3-11 Otter Tail SM; 3-14 Crow Wing DK; 3-21 Otter Tail GEW. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early south 4-17 Scott ES; 4-22 Lyon DGW; 5 reports on 4-23; early north 4-16 St. Louis DA; 5-5 Otter Tail SM; 5-7 Otter Tail GEW; late 5-28 Olmsted JF; 5-29 St. Louis ES; peak 5-14 Steele (200+ ) RJ. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 9 reports: 4-10 Nobles KE earliest date on record; 4-17 Anoka (1) KLF; 4-23 Lyon (4) DGW; 5-7 to 5-25 St. Louis up to 19. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Early south 4-15 Cottonwood ED; 4-22 Lyon, Murray DGW; 4-23 Lac qui Parle RJ, KE; early north 5-7 Wilkin SM, GEW; 5-8 Wilkin LCF. | ||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 1 report: 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Early south 4-10 Lyon LF; 4-14 Lyon HK; early north 5-10 Otter Tail SM; 5-11 Aitkin TS and St. Louis GN; late 5-28 Clay SM; several reports from the eastern part of the state; 5-14 Goodhue (3) TS; 5-15 Ramsey (1) LH; 5-21 to 5-24 St. Louis DA, RJ, KE, JB. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Early south 4-21 Anoka KLF; 4-22 Lincoln KE; 5 reports on 4-23; early north 3-26 Otter Tail GO earliest date on record, first March record· 4-9 Wilkin DF; 1 report in SE 5-14 'Goodhue (1) TS. | ||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Early south 5-7 and 5-8 Lyon HK, KE; 5-10 Lyon GO; early north 5-15 St. Louis DA; 5-17 Otter Tail SM; 5-18 St. Louis GN; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Red Knot (Calidris canutus) | 5 reports all from St. Louis Co.: 5-16 (1), 5-29 (5), 5-30 (2) DA; 5-28 (8) JG; 5-29 (1) ES. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Early south 4-24 Lyon KE, SM; 5-7 Lyon GSP; early north 5-21 Otter Tail GEW; late 5-30 Clay RJ. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early south 5-2 Washington DS; 5-10 Lyon GO; 5-12 Lyon HK; early north 5-11 St. Louis GN; 5-15 St. Louis DA; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early south 3-25 Hennepin JG; 3-26 Lac qui Parle RJ; 4-4 Big Stone KE; early north 4-8 Grant SM; 5-7 Grant GEW; late 5-25 St. Louis GN. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early south 3-21 Lyon HK earliest date on record; 4-8 Lyon GO; 3 reports on 4-23; early north 5-7 Grant GEW; 5-9 Aitkin TS and Marshall SVA; late 5-23 Winona VH. Dun lin Early south 4-24 Hennepin HCP; 5-7 Lyon GSP and Goodhue JF; 5-8 Lyon KE; early north 4-28 Otter Tail SM; 5-7 Grant GEW and Otter Tail GO; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Early south 4-23 Lac qui Parle CB; 5-7 Lyon GSP; 5-8 Lyon KE and Hennepin OJ; early north 5-15 Otter Tail SM, GO; 5-18 St. Louis GN; 5-21 Otter Tail GEW; late 5-30 Lincoln KE and Clay RJ. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early south 3-21 Lyon HK earliest date on record; 4 reports on 3-26; early north 3-25 Otter Tail SM earliest date north; 4-10 St. Louis TS; late 5-30 Clay RJ. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early south 4-3 Lyon HK; 4-8 Lyon GO; 4-22 Lyon DGW; early north 5-7 Otter Tail GEW; 5-11 St. Louis GN; 5-14 Marshall SVA; late 5-30 Lincoln KE. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | 4 reports: 4-3 (6) HK earliest date by almost 3 weeks; 4-8 (2) GO; 4-22 (2) DGW; 4-24 (1) KE, SM, all reports were from Lyon Co. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 5/11 Aitkin TS; 5/14 Steele (25+ ), St. Louis RJ, only ones with call note data. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 4-23 Lac qui Parle (1) RJ only report with call note data. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Early south 3-13 Carver JRG, HCP earliest date on record; 3-18 Redwood KE; 3-20 Benton PH; early north 3-25 Beltrami KLF; 3-27 Crow Wing TS, DK; 3-29 Crow Wing JB; also reported from Pipestone and Clay (4-30, nest). | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Early south 3-17 Carver JRG; 3-25 Mower RK; 5 reports on 3-26; early north 3-26 Otter Tail SM, GO; 4-9 Crow Wing DK; 4-10 Marshall SVA, Itasca MS. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Early south 4-23 Lac qui Parle LH; 4-27 Hennepin ES, Lyon HK; early north 4-9 St. Louis DA; 4-11 Itasca MS; 4-14 Morrison PM. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Early south 4-16 Pope BSH; 4-18 Mower RK; 4-22 Sibley, Lyon DGW; early north 4-26 Otter Tail GO; 4-29 Otter Tail SM; 5-5 St. Louis GN; late 5-22 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Early south 3-19 Lac qui Parle CB; 3-23 Lyon HK; 4 reports on 3-26; early north 3-29 Crow Wing TS; 4-4 Otter Tail SM; late 5-19 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Early south 4-2 Anoka (1) DGW earliest date on record; 3 reports on 4-23; 1 report north 5-7 Mille Lacs (1) TS; late 5-22 Lyon ED. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Early south 3-19 Wabasha DGW earliest date on record; 3-21 Lyon HK; 3-26 Chippewa RJ; early north 3-26 Otter Tail SM, GO; 4-5 St. Louis GN; 4-10 Marshall SVA; late 5-17 Marshall SVA. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Only 4 reports: south 5-20 Freeborn ERW; 5-22 Lyon RJ, HK, ED; reports north 5-17 Otter Tail SM, GO; 5-21 Wilkin GEW; 5-27 to 5-29 Clay DGW, LCF, TS. | ||||
| RED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus fulicarius) | 1 report 5-27 to 5-29 Moorhead Beet Sugar Lagoons Clay Co. (1) Martha Curry, Mary Wyatt, Elizabeth Anderson, DGW, OJ, TS and many others. See Loon 49:172 & 173. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early south 4-9 Dakota BE; 4-11 Cottonwood ED; 4-16 Dakota ES, DGW; early north 4-4 Traverse KE earliest date on record; 4-13 Wilkin SM; 4-15 Marshall SVA; peak 5-11 St. Louis (1,478) GN; late 5-30 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| LITTLE GULL (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | 1 report: 5-21 St. Louis (1 ad) RJ, TS, KE, see Loon 49:178. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Early south 3-26 Chippewa RJ; 3-27 Cottonwood ED; 4-3 Murray HK; early north 3-25 Otter Tail SM; 4-10 Marshall SVA; 4-11 Otter Tail GO; also reported from the SE 4-2 Houston RJ; very few reports. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Early south 3-13 Dakota BE; 3-15 Wabasha DM and Dakota RJ; early north 3-10 Otter Tail SM earliest date north; 3-16 St. Louis GN; 3-21 Otter Tail GO. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Early south 3-5 Dakota SH; 3-6 Dakota DGW; 3-12 Freeborn RK and Washington LF; early north 3-22 St. Louis KLF; 3-24 St. Louis HPD; 3-25 St. Louis MH and Crow Wing DK. | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 5 reports all from St. Louis Co.: 3-16 (1), 3-22 (3), 5-3 (1) GN; 4-3 (1), 4-11 (2) DA. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 5-1 Goodhue GSP; 5-14 Goodhue TS; 5~20 Freeborn ERW; early north 5-3 & 5-11 St. Louis GN; 5-12 St. Louis DA; late 5-30 Itasca LH. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Early south 5-1 Carver ES; 5-2 Cottonwood LAF; 5-3 Washington DS; early north 5-7 Otter Tail GEW and Grant SM; 5-9 Crow Wing TS; 5-14 Marshall SVA. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Early south 4-13 Ramsey SH; 4-19 Hennepin VL; 3 reports on 4-23; early north 4-23 Big Stone SM; 5-1 Hubbard HF; 5-2 Otter Tail GO. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Early south 4-9 Hennepin BE; 4-10 Hennepin ES; 4-12 Ramsey SH; early north 4-14 Otter Tail SM; 4-17 Otter Tail GO; 4-21 Mille Lacs TS. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Early south 3-28 Hennepin HCP; 3 reports on 4-2; early north 3-21 Crow Wing DK; 3-25 Otter Tail GO new early dates north; 4-10 Crow Wing TS; 4-11 Marshall SVA and Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Early south 3-26 Lac qui Parle RJ, DGW; 4-4 Big Stone KE; 4-8 Lyon BL; early north 4-3 Otter Tail TS; 4-8 Cook Norman Denis; 4-10 Marshall SVA. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Early south 3-30 Cottonwood ED; LAF; 4-3 Murray HK; 4-8 Lac qui Parle BL; early north 4-9 Marshall SVA; 4-13 Otter Tail GO; 4-14 Otter Tail SM; 5-25 Cook, See Loon 49:170 171. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | 5-7 Anoka DAS; 5-25 Polk RJ. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Early south 4-14 Rock KE; 4-16 Carver DGW; 4-17 Anoka KLF; early north 4-21 Marshall SVA; 4-24 Marshall MS and Otter Tail GO; 4-25 Otter Tail SM. IBIS SP? 1 report: 5-25 (3) Mahnomen John R. Tester, Bruce A. Fall, David F. Parmelee, see Loon 49:181. | ||||
| LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea) | 2 reports: 4-10 Meeker (1) Douglas K. Johnson earliest date on record, see Loon 49:176; 5-29 Grant (Pelican Lake) 4 SM, GO. | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 1 report: 5~12 Big Stone Co. Big Stone NWR (1) Bradley D. Ehlers, see Loon 49:185. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | 9 reports: 4-13 Hennepin (Elm Creek) HCP, OJ; 4-24 Otter Tail (Orwell Wildlife Area) 1 Bee-Nay-She Council; 4-29 Mower (1) RK; 4-30 Houston (1) DGW; 5-5 Cottonwood (1) ED; 5-10 Crow Wing (1) Dennis Hanson; 5-14 Ramsey (2) RH; 5-22 Houston JG; 5-29 Houston (2) KE. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Early south 4-2 Hennepin ES; 4-5 Hennepin VL; 4-7 Washington DS; early north Stearns (1) Al Grewe (details) 3-8 earliest date for state; 4-10 Marshall SVA; 4-19 Otter Tail; 4-25 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Early south 4-7 Hennepin ES; 4-10 Washington DGW; 4-11 Hennepin VH; early north 5-5 Marshall SVA; 5-6 Otter Tail GO, SM. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Early south 3 reports on 4-9; early north 3-9 Otter Tail SM new early north date by about a month; 4-18 Marshall SVA; 2 reports on 4-24. | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | 3 reports: 4-25 Washington (1) DGW; 5-20 Grant Elizabeth G. Anderson; 5-26 Grant (6) KLF. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Early south 3-8 Hennepin HCP; 3-13 Murray HK; 3-14 Mower RK; early north 3-25 St. Louis HPD; 3 reports on 3-26. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Early south 3-26 & 3-31 Goodhue BL, RJ; early north 3-29 St. Louis HPD; 4-8 Crow Wing JB; 4-9 Cass AES. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Early south 4-9 Dakota SH; 4-10 Hennepin HCP; 4-17 Hennepin GSP; early north 3-25 Crow Wing JB; 4-11 Morrison PM; 4-13 Crow Wing TS; earlier in the north again this year, very few reports. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 9 reports of 12 individuals: 3-5 Winona (1 ad, 1 imm.) FL; 3-6 Wabasha (1) DM; 3-9 Houston (1) EF; 3-13 Murray (1) HK; 3-20 Lac qui Parle (2) RJ; 3-22 Hennepin (1) AJ; 3-23 St. Louis (1) PH; 4-7 Marshall (1) SVA; 5-28 Itasca (2) PM (details?). | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Early south 3-1 Anoka KLF; 3-5 Wabasha RJ; 3-9 Dakota JD; early north 3-10 Wilkin, Otter Tail SM; 3-15 Crow Wing DK; 3-16 Morrison PM. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Early south 3-2 Wabasha DM; 3-5 Winona FL; 3-12 Carver OJ, RJ; early north 3-16 Crow Wing DK; 3-17 Otter Tail GO; 3-25 Aitkin TS. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Early south 3-31 Scott HCP; early north 3-27 Becker SM; 4-4 Aitkin TS, JB; 4-6 Otter Tail GO; very few reports. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 5 reports: 3-10 Anoka KLF; 3-31 Itasca MS; 4-25 St. Louis CNS; 5-9 St. Louis MH; 5-23 St. Louis BE. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 44 reports from 3-5 to 5-28 for a total of 154 individuals (32 adults, 47 imm., 75 no age): reported from Houston (3), Winona (1), Wabasha (43), Dakota (3), Big Stone (12), Lac qui Parle (1), Mahnomen (1, Hennepin (2), Carver (1), Lake (1), Clearwater (1), Crow Wing (6), St. Louis (45), Traverse (7), Grant (1), Olmsted (1), Morrison (1), Itasca (5), Marshall (5), Wilkin (1), Hubbard (4), Becker (4), Cass (3), Anoka (2). | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Early south 3-6 Winona SM, BE, and Wabasha DM; 3-11 Hennepin HCP; 3-12 Anoka KLF; reports north 3-16 Aitkin TS; 3-16 Otter Tail and 3-20 Becker SM, GO; still increasing north and west. Broad•winged Hawk Early south 3-24 Dakota GSP (details?); 3-25 Lyon HK (details?); 4-10 Stearns LH; early north 4-21 Crow Wing TS; 4-22 Aitkin GN; 4-23 Lake CNS. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 23 reports of 34 individuals: early 3-27 Murray KE; 4-11 Fillmore, Mower RK; other reports from 4-17 to 5-28 from Lac qui Parle, Wilkin, Clay, Lyon, Big Stone, Dakota and Rock. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Early north 3-18 Otter Tail SM and Crow Wing DK; 3-19 Becker GO, GEW; 3-25 St. Louis HPD. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Early north 3-15 Otter Tail GO and Crow Wing DK; 3-20 Becker SM; 3-25 Aitkin TS; late 5-21 Olmsted (details?) VH; 5-28 Murray (details?) LAF; new late dates south. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reported from Hennepin and Lac qui Parle. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Reported from 24 counties. | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | 11 reports: 3-2, 3-6 St. Louis DA; 3-13 Olmsted JF; 3-16, 3-22, 4-5 St. Louis GN; 3-20 Lac qui Parle CB; 3-31 Ramsey BSH; 4-2 Marshall SV A; 4-24 Lake PM and Becker John SchadweiHer. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 1 report: 3-11 and 3-13 St. Louis (1) HPO. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | 3 reports: 4-10 Wilkin GO, see Loon 49:179; 4-15 Lincoln (1) Bob Meyer; 4-16 Jackson (1) Ross Wagner. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from 12 counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 4 reports: 3-21 Roseau (4) PH; 4-24 Aitkin (1) TS; 5-9 Aitkin Jim Breyen, Fred Thunhorst; 5-29 Roseau (1) DGW. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 2 reports: 3-16 Crow Wing (1 dead) Rick Marsh; 5-9 Aitkin (1) TS. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 6 reports: 4-10 Rock KE; 4-16 Anoka KLF; 4-20 Lyon HK; 4-23 Lac qui Parle LH; 4-26 Aitkin JB; 5-9 Aitkin TS. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | 1 report: 3-10 Marshall (1 dead) SVA. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 8 reports: Crow Wing 3-28 (1 dead), 3-31 (1 dead); 4-21 Aitkin (1) TS; 4-7 St. Louis HPD; 5-11 Koochiching DB; 5-21 St. Louis GN; 5-21 Aitkin KE, RJ, TS; also Lake Co. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Early south 3-1 Hennepin SH; 3-11 Ramsey RH; 4 reports on 3-12; early north 3-19 Otter Tail SM, GEW, GO; 3-25 Crow Wing DK; 4-3 St. Louis DA; 4-9 Marshall SVA. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Early north 3-1 Morrison PM; 3-26 Crow Wing DK; 4-24 Aitkin TS. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from 20 counties. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Early south 3-24 Olmsted JF; 4-7 Mower RK; 3 reports on 4-9; early north 4-3 Marshall SVA; 4-7 Otter Tail GO; 4-8 & 4-9 Crow Wing TS, DK. | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | 2 reports: 4-11 Lake CNS; 5-10 Lake D. Olson. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 5 reports: 4-11 Lake (1), 4-28 St. Louis (1) CNS; 5-8 St. Louis (2) GN; 5-20 Cook NH; 5-21 Becker (1) GO. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Reported from 33 counties. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Reported from 34 counties. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Early north 3-22 Otter Tail GO; 3-25 Otter Tail SM and Crow Wing DK; 4-3 Otter Tail (1 red-shafted) TS. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from 26 counties. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Early north 3-2 Pine KLF; 3-9 Marshall SVA and Otter Tail GO. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 7 reports: 3-22 Hennepin HCP; 3-23 Cottonwood ED; 4-9 Dakota, 4-16 Hen nepin ES; 419 Chisago RJ; 5-8 Lac qui Parle CB; 5-19 Cook NH. | ||||
| GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | 1 report: 4-3 Otter Tail (1) GO, latest date for the state. | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 5 reports: 4-23 Lac qui Parle CB, LH; 5-5 Marshall SVA; 5-6 Goodhue DB and Dakota JG; 5-28 Mahnomen BE. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Early south 5-7 Wabasha DM; 5-9 Carver JRG; 5-10 Ramsey SH and Houston FL; early north 5-10, 11 JB, TS; 5-13 Itasca MS and Clay LCF. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Early south 5-10 Dakota BSH; 5-12 Stearns NH; 5-13 Stearns BE; early north 4 reports on 5-7. Winter 1977 | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Early south 4-16 Blue Earth VR; 4-22 Stearns MC; 5-5 Washington WL; early north 4-14 Morrison (2) PM earliest date on record; 5-1 St. Louis DA; 5-7 Cass MS and Morrison DF. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south 5-13 Ramsey BC and Hennepin RJ; 3 reports on 5-14; early north 5-10 Koochiching DB; 5-12 Mille Lacs PH; 5-17 Lake CNS. | ||||
| WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Contopus sordidulus) | 5-29 Roseau Co., Pelan Park (1 singing) Dennis Paulson, TS; see Note of Interest Loon 49:169-170. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Early south 5-1 Houston DGW; 5-10 Washington JD; 5-11 Carver JRG; early north 5-9 St. Louis DA; 5-16 Cass AES; 5-18 St. Louis CNS. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south 5-3 Lyon HK; 5-6 Hen-_ nepin ES; 5-9 Lac qui Parle FE; early north 5-8 Otter Tail GO; 5-10 Crow Wing JB; 5-21 Carlton TS. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 1 report: 5-28 Beaver Creek Valley State Park Houston Co. (12 singing) KE. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Early south 5-5 Lyon HK; 5-15 Hennepin ES; 5-22 Lyon RJ, KE; early north 5-14 Otter Tail GO; 5-20 St. Louis CHS, DA; 5-21 St. Louis TS. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 1 report: 5-30 Winona JF. 11Traill's11 Flycatcher Birds not reported as Willow or Alder: Early south 5-2 Lac qui Parle CB; 5-3 Lyon HK; 5-12 Houston EF; 2 reports north 5-22 Aitkin JB; 5-23 Morrison PM. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Early south 5-2 Wabasha DM; 4 reports on 5-5; early north 4-24 Lake PM (details?); 5-4, 5-5 Otter Tail SM, GO; 5-6 Pine SH. ; | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Early south 3-25 Houston EF and Hennepin ES; 6 reports on 3-26; early north 4-3 Cass TS; 4-6 Morrison DF; 4-7 Otter Tail GO. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) | 2 reports of this former hypothetical species: 5-3 (1) Washington Co., Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center, Bonite Heck, Jo Hondlik and Barbara Wojahn (banded & released). See Loon 49:174; 5-25 Wayzata Hennepin Co. PF, DB and many others; see Loon 49:174. | ||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 2 reports: 5-10 Hennepin (2) SH; 5-29 Winona (1) FL. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin DB; 5-6 Houston FL; 5-7 Olmsted JF; early north S-6 Crow Wing TS early date north; 5-9 Crow Wing JB; 5-12 Otter Tail GO. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 5-1 Washington DMB; 5-5 Olmsted JF and Blue Earth VR; 5-6 Hennepin ES; Early north 5-8 St. Louis GN; 5-10 Marshall SVA; 5-18 Lake CNS; early south 5-23 Blue Earth VR. | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 5-7 Hennepm B~; 5-8 Lac qui Parle FE; 5-11 Hennepm ES; early north 5-1 St. Louis GN; ~-12 Otter Tail GO; late south 5-22 Pipestone KE, TS. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Early south 4-30 Murray KE; 5-3 Houston FL; 5-4 Isanti OJ; early north 5-5 Clay LCF and Otter Tail GEW; 3 reports on 5-8. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Early south 4-18 Hennepin L~ earliest date on record; 5-5 Hennepm DB; 5-6 Hennepin ES; early north 5-9 Crow Wing TS; 5-11 Otter Tai~ SM; 5-12 Otter Tail GO and Crow Wmg JB. ; | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 28 reports from 3-19 to 5-21 fro_m Goodhue, Wilkin, Mille Lacs, St. Loms, Lac qui Parle, Stearns, Olmsted, Hennepin, Murray, Scott, Swift and Blue Earth. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Late south 3-23 Dakota JD; 4-3 Cottonwood LAF; late north 4-6 Aitkin JB; 4-24 St. Louis LH (details?). | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported from Otter Tail (3-11 (1) SM), St. Louis, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Marshall, Hennepin (3-10 (1) HCP); Stearns (3-10 to 4-3 (1) NH). | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported from 32 counties. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 2 reports: 3-14 Wilkin (1) SM; 3-20 Becker (1) GO, SM. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 36 counties. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from Cook, Itasca, Crow Wing, Washington, Lake, Marshall, Hubbard, Cass and St. Louis. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Reported from 30 counties. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 3 reports: 3-31 St. Louis (2) HPD; 4-21 Lake (3) CNS; 5-23 St. Louis (1) DA. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 3 reports: 3-12 Hennepin (1) Rob and Dana Rinicker, Frank Berdan; 4-3 Hennepin (1) PF; 5-28, 5-29 Houston KE. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 3 reports on 3-1. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Early south 4-9 Jackson LR; 4-17 Carver ES; 4-22 Ramsey RH; early north 4-11 St. Louis DA earliest date on record; 4-22 Otter Tail GO; 5-3 Morrison PM. Rough-winged Swa1llow Early south 4-9 Houston FL; 4-12 Dakota JD; 4-13 Houston EF; early north 4-18 St. Louis MH earliest date on record; 4-23 St. Louis DA; 4-29 Otter Tail GO. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Early south 3-26 Hennepin BE; 3-27 Dakota JD; 3-31 Wabasha DM; early north 4-8 Crow Wing TS; 4-9 Otter Tail DF and Crow Wing DK; 4-10 Cass AES and St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Early south 3-31 Hennepin PF, OJ; 4-2 Houston RJ; 4-3 Cottonwood RG; early north 4-9 Crow Wing TS and Otter Tail GO; 4-10, 4-16 Otter Tail SM, BE. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Early south 4-11 Hennepin ES and Carver JRG; 4-12 Lac qui Parle FE; 4-14 Lyon HK; early north 4-24 Wilkin TS; 4-27 Marshall SVA. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Early south 4 reports on 4-23, 24; early north 4-24 Marshall SVA; 5-1 Lake ME and St. Louis DA; 5-3 St. Louis GN. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 3-25 Hennepin VL; 3-26 Hennepin GSP; 3-27 Olmsted JF; early north 4-9 Otter Tail DF; 4-10 LCF and Cass AES; 3 reports on 4-11. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early south 3-3 Wabasha DM; 3-26 Hennepin BE; 3-27 Murray KE and Jackson LR; early north 3-26 St. Louis GN; 4-2 Crow Wing DK; 4-10 St. Louis HPD. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | 23 reports from 3-2 to 4-13 from Clay, Stearns, St. Louis, Hennepi!l, Washington, Cottonwood, Otter Tail, Crow Wing and Marshall; peak of 250. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Early south 3-1 Hennepin VL; 3-2, 3-4 Cottonwood LAF, RG; early north 3-11 Otter Tail SM, GO; 3-27 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 14 reports from St. Louis, Crow Wing, Otter Tail, Hubbard, Murray, Hennepin, Olmsted, Freeborn, Wabasha and Carlton Co's. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported from 32 counties. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Early south 3-3 Wabasha DM; 3-13 Hennepin DGW; 3-21 Stearns MC; early north 3-27 Crow Wing TS; 4-5 St. Louis GN; 4-9 St. Louis DA and Marshall SV A. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Early south 4-20 Houston FL; 4-23 Houston EF; 4-30 Houston DGW; also reported from Stearns Co. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Early south 4-13 Olmsted VH; 4-15 Olmsted JF; 4-18 Wabasha DM and Scott SH; early north 5-1 Otter Tail SM, GO; 5-6 Crow Wing TS and Cass AES; 5-7 Marshall SV A. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 3-27 Jackson LR; 3 reports on 4-9; early north 4-13 St. Louis HPD; 4-18 Lake and St. Louis CNS; 4-27 Itasca MS. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Early south 5-1 Mower RK; 5-4 Hennepin HCP; 5-6 Olmsted JF; early north 5~2 Marshall SVA and St. Louis DA; 5-11 Aitkin TS. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin ES and Carver JRG; 5-7 Lac qui Parle GSP; 5-8 Cottonwood LR; early north 5-9 Marshall SVA; 5-10 St. Louis KLF; 5-11 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Early south 4-19 Yellow Medicine GO; 4-22 Washington DMB; 4-25 Lac qui Parle FE; early north 5-9 Clay LCF; 3 reports on 5-11. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Early south 4-13 Houston EF; 5 reports on 4-15; early north 4-20 Clay LCF; 4-25 Otter Tail GO and Aitkin JB; 4-26 Otter Tail GN. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 3 reports: 5-21 Anoka (1) KLF; 5-26 Wadena RJ; 5-27 and 5-28 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Early south 3-8 Houston EF; 3-9 Cottonwood LAF; 3-10 Carver HCP, JRG; early north 3-15 Crow Wing DK; 3-19 Morrison DF; 3-27 Marshall SVA and Becker SM. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | 1 report: 3-28 (1) Lake of the Woods PH, Robert Nero. See Loon 49:171. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Early south 5-3 Fillmore RK and Hennepin VL; 5-5 Olmsted JF and Winter 1977 Lyon HK; early north 4-22 St. Louis HPD earliest date on record; 4-25 Lake CNS; 5-8 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Early south 4-21 Cottonwood ED; 5-1 Hennepin ES, DB; 5-5 Lac qui Parle CB and Hennepin GSP; early north 5-5 Otter Tail SM; 5-10 Otter Tail GO; 5-12 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 4-24 Stearns NH; 3 reports on 5-1; early north 4-30 Clay LCF; 5-3 Otter Tail GO; 5-5 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 4-2 Stearns MC; 3 reports on 4-9; early north 4-9 St. Louis DA; 3 reports on 4-14. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Early south 5-3 Hennepin VL; 5-5 Lac qui Parle CB; 5-7 Washington BL; early north 5-8 Cass AES; 5-14 Itasca SH; 5-16 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Early north 3-8 Otter Tail GEW; 3-11 Lake CNS; 3-14 Otter Tail GO and Crow Wing DK. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from most counties. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 6 reports: 3-14 Otter Tail (2) SM earliest date on record for the state; 3-26 Cottonwood (1) LAF, ED; 4-17 Scott (1) ES; 5-5 St. Louis (1) GN; 5-10 St. Louis (2) DA; 5-23 St. Louis (1) LF. | ||||
| SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (Anthus spragueii) | 2 reports: 5-25 Polk (1) RJ; 5-27 Clay (2) DGW. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Late south 4-17 Stearns NH. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | 4 reports.: 3-1 St. Louis MH; 3-2, 3-10 St. Loms AE; 3-28 Olmsted JF. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Late south 5-22 Olmsted JF; early north 3-19 Crow Wing DK; 3-23 Otter Tail SM; 3-25 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | 2 reports south: 3-10 Hennepin AJ and Washington DGW; late north 4-24 Clay Elizabeth G. Anderson. | ||||
| Redpoll (Hoary) (Acanthis f. exilipes) | 5 reports: 3-1 Crow Wing (1) JB; 3-4, 3-10 Marshall SVA; 3-5 Otter Tail (2) GO; 3-11 Otter Tail (2) SM. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Late south 5-31 Olmsted JF; early north 3-1, 3-30 Hubbard HF; 4-11 Itasca MS. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Early north 4-1 Crow Wing DK; 4-3 Otter Tail SM; 4-8 Clay MS. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Early south 3-5 Fillmore RJ; 3-12 Hennepin OJ, RJ and Rock KE; early north 3-26 Clay LCF; 4-6 St. Louis DA; late 5-3 St. Louis GN. | ||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | 6 reports: 4-12 Clay (12) JB; 4-24 Clay (20) BC; 5-8 Wilkin (8) LCF ; 5-27 to 5-30 Clay (Felton) DGW, TS, RJ. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Late south 3-7 Murray AD; late north 5-23 St. Louis LH. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Early south 4-14 Lyon HK (ties early date); 5-1 Rock KE; 5-2 Lac qui Parle CB; early north 5-8 Clay LCF and Crow Wing DK; 3 reports on 5-21. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Early south 4-15 Cottonwood ED; 4-24 Sherburne DGW; 5-8 Renville KE; no reports south. | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | 3 reports 3-5 to 4-22 Winona (1) SM, RJ, TS, JB; 5-17 Nobles (1) AD; 5-21, 5-22 (2) 5-30 (1) Lac qui Parle CB. Winter 1977 | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Early south 3-29 Hennepin HCP; 4-6 Lac qui Parle FE; 4-7 Hennepin BE; early north 4-12 St. Louis GN; 4-14 St. Louis HPD; 4-16 Otter Tail SM. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Early south 4-29 Hennepin HCP; 4-30 Murray KE and Washington DGW; 5-1 Washington DMB; early north 4-29 Clay LCF; 5-1 Otter Tail GO; 5-3 Otter Tail GEW. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Early 4-9 Rock KE; 4-10 Watonwan ED; 3 reports on 4-11; also reported from St. Louis (4-21 GN) and Clay Co's. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early south 3-10 Hennepin Pat Koontz; 3-11 Ramsey RH; 3-12 Houston DGW; early north 3-28, 3-29 Crow Wing JB, TS; 4-1 Crow Wing DK; 4-4 Hubbard HF; late 4-26 Lac qui Parle CB and Marshall SVA. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Late south 5-4 Hennepin ES; early north 3 reports on 3-1. Tree Sparrow Early north 3-8 St. Louis GN; 3-11, 3-12 Otter Tail SM, GEW, GO. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early south 4-24 Jackson LR; 4-25 Stearns MC; 4-26 Cottonwood LAF; early north 4-30 Hubbard HF; 3 reports on 5-1; late 5-15 Aitkin Lloyd Paynter. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early south 3-10 Murray AD; 3-31 Cottonwood RG; 4-2 Mower RJ; early north 4-17 Otter Tail GO; 4-20 Clay LCF; 4-29 Otter Tail GEW; late 5-22 Hennepin ERW. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early north 4-12 St. Louis GN; 4-14 Itasca MS and Crow Wing DK; 4-16 Otter Tail GEW; late 3 reports 5-17. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Early south 3-26 Cottonwood ED; 4-2 Swift BSH; 4-8 Murray HK, AD; early north 4-11 Wilkin GO, SM; 4-18 Crow Wing JB; 4-20 Clay LCF. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 8 reports: 4-23 Lac qui Parle SM; 5-6 St. Louis CNS; 5-7 Otter Tail GEW, GO; 5-11 Wilkin LCF; 5-17 Marshall SVA; 5-18 Aitkin (10+ ) TS; 5-21 Aitkin KE; 5-29 Marshall DGW. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 7 reports: 4-23 Lac qui Parle (2); 5-21 Aitkin; 5-20 Marshall (1) SVA; 5-22 Morrison (3 singing) TS; 5-23 Cook (1) LH; 5-28 Marshall (2) DGW; 5-30 Aitkin BB. | ||||
| BAIRD'S SPARROW (Centronyx bairdii) | 3 reports: 5-11 Wilkin (1) LCF; 5-29 Clay (Felton, 2) TS; 5-30 Clay (Felton, 1 seen 3 heard) RJ. See Loon 49:175. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 4 reports: 5-4, 5-7 Hennepin HCP, BC, RJ; 5-29 Winona (3) FL. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Early south 3-26 Lac qui Parle RJ; 4-8 Lyon HK; 4-10 Nobles KE; early north 4-10 Wilkin GO; 4-11 Wilkin SM; 4-16 Aitkin JB. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Early south 3-1 Carver HCP; 3-8 Wabasha RL; 3-10 Ramsey SH and Murray AD; early north 3-26 Otter Tail GO; 3-27 Otter Tail SM; 3-28 Crow Wing DK. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 4-16 Cottonwood RG; 4-17 Mower RK; 4-18 Cottonwood LAF; early north 4-14 St. Louis HPD; 4-19 Otter Tail GO; 4-23 St. Louis DA; late south 5-22 Pipestone TS. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Early south 3-26 Lac qui Parle RJ; 3-30 Houston EF; 4-6 Hennepin HCP; early north 4-9 Crow Wing DK; 4-10 Otter Tail GO; 4-16 Aitkin JB; 4-20 St. Louis GN. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Early south 3-30 Houston EF; 4-11 Hennepin Brad Johnson; 4-17 Le Sueur HC; early north 5-7 Clay LCF; 5-21 Becker GO. | ||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | 1 report: 5-15 Anoka Carlos Avery (1) KLF. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Early south 3-14 Blue Earth (1) VR (wintering?); 4-7 Hennepin BE; 4-10 Hennepin HCP; early north 4-7 Cass MS; 4-9 Otter Tail GO; 4-15 Otter Tail SM and Wilkin GEW. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Early south 4-24 Watonwan ED; 5-2 Carver HCP, JRG; 5-4 Hennepin RJ; early north 4-24 Aitkin JB; 5-7 Wilkin GO, GEW; 5-9 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Early south 3-10 Houston EF; 3-12 Wabasha DGW; 3-13 Houston FL; early north 3-25 Morrison PM and Crow Wing DK; 3-31 Aitkin TS. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Early south 3-8 Cottonwood ED and Lyon HK; 3-9 Cottonwood LAF; 3 reports on 3-12; early north 3-10 Wilkin, Otter Tail SM, GEW; 3-24 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 12 reports from 4-30 to 5-29 from Winona, Goodhue, Freeborn, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Rock, Murray and Pipestone. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Early south 4-30 Hennepin ES; 5-1 Hennepin JRG, HCP; 3 reports on 5-4; early north 5-6 Otter Tail SM and Crow Wing TS; 5-8 Otter Tail GO; 5-9 Crow Wing JB and Cass AES. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Early north 3-11, 14 Otter Tail SM; 3-15 Hubbard HF; 3-16 Morrison PM and Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Early south 3-25 Lyon HK; 3-26 Pipestone KE; 3-27 Rice BE; early north 3-31 Aitkin TS; 4-10 Wilkin GO and Cass AES. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early south 3-10 Lyon HK; 3-12 Pipestone KE; 3-15 Dakota VL; early north 3-6 St. Louis DA; 3-8 Otter Tail GO; 3-19 Wilkin GEW, SM; late south 4-15 Lyon HK; late north 5-7 Lake KE. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Early south 3-9 Murray AD; 3-10 Houston EF; 3-12 Sibley RJ. OJ; early north 3-27 Lake ME; 4-3 Wilkin TS; 4-9 Mahnomen MS. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Early south 3-6 Wabasha DM; 3-8 Lac qui Parle FE; 4 reports on 3-9; early north 3-13 Otter Tail GEW; 3-14 Wilkin SM. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Early south 5-4 Hennepin DB; 5-5 Olmsted JF; 3 reports on 5-6; early north 5-5 Otter Tail SM; 5-7 Itasca MS; 5-8 Cass AES. | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 12 reports: 4-22 Houston EF; 5-6 Ramsey WL; 5-8 Hennepin DB, VL, Dodge VH and Carver ES; 5-10 Washington JD; 5-11 Hennepin ES; 5-22 Winona JF; 5-28 Hennepin WE; 5-28, 29 Houston KE. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 3 reports on 5-1; early north 5-5 Otter Tail SM; 3 reports on 5-7; late south 5-29 Hennepin VL. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Early south 5-5 Blue Earth VR and Hennepin OJ; 5-6 Goodhue DB and Hennepin ES; 5-8 Mower RK; early north 5-8 Crow Wing JB; 5-9 Crow Wing TS; 5-11 St. Louis HPD. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 18 reports: 5-3 Fillmore RK; 5-6 to 5-29 Goodhue many observers; also reported from Washington, Houston, Hennepin and Rice Co's. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 4-29 Hennepin GSP; 5-1 Cottonwood ED, LAF; 3 reports on 5-4; early north 5-1 Marshall SVA; 3 reports on 5-5. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 5 reports: 5-3 Houston (1) FL; 5-12 Hennepin ES, WE; 5-14 Goodhue TS; 5-17 Hennepin DB, WE, ES, GSP, VL; 5-29 Houston (7) KE. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 3 reports on 4-30; early north 5-5 Otter Tail GO; 5-8 Crow Wing TS; late south 5-30 Cottonwood RG. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early south 4-18 Hennepin ES; 4 reports on 4-24; early north 5-5 St. Louis GN and Marshall SVA; 5-6 Clay LCF; 5-8 Crow Wing JB; late 5-23 Hennepin WE. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 4-29 Washington DGW and Hennepin OJ; 5-1 Cottonwood ED; early north 4-28 St. Louis CNS; 5-1 St. Louis DA; 5-5 Otter Tail SM, GO; late south 5-23 Olmsted JF. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 19 reports from 5-10 to 5-30 from Hennepin (2), St. Louis (8), Roseau (2), Pipestone (1), Pine (1), Lake (2), Otter Tail (1), Aitkin (2). | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 5-13 Hennepin ES; 5-14 Hennepin GSP and Mower RJ; early north 5-10 St. Louis MH; 5-16 Itasca MS and St. Louis DA; 5-17 Lake CNS; late south 5-29 Lac qui Parle FE. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Early south 5-5 Ramsey WL; 4 reports on 5-6; early north 5-6 Crow Wing TS and Otter Tail SM; 5-7 Wilkin GO, GEW. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Early south 5-3 Houston FL; 5-6 Hennepin HCP, ES; 3 reports on 5-7; early north 5-6 Crow Wing TS; 5-9 Otter Tail GO; 5-10 Marshall SV A. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 2 reports south: 5-8 Lac qui Parle CB; 5-16 Blue Earth VR; early north 5-7 Lake GN; 5-9 Crow Wing TS; 5-10 Marshall SVA. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Early south 5-6 Houston FL and Goodhue DB, LH; also reported from Hennepin, Carver, Stearns and Winona Co's. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin DB; 5-7 Mower RK; 5-9 Hennepin ES; early north 4-11 Clay LCF earliest date for the state (details?); 5-7 & 5-8 Lake GN, DGW; 5-10 Lake CNS; late south 5-14 Freeborn BB, OJ. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 4-22 Cottonwood LAF; 5-1 Cottonwood ED; 5-5 Hennepin OJ; early north 4-23 Hubbard HF earliest date for the state; 5-6 Clay LCF; 5-9 Otter Tail GO; late south 5-30 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 5-8 Hennepin JG and Cottonwood LR; 5-10 Hennepin ES, VL; 5-13 Blue Earth VR; early north 5-20 St. Louis GN and Crow Wing JB; late south 5-23 Ramsey WL. Winter 1977 | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 5-7 Hennepin DB; 5-8 Jackson ED and Lac qui Parle FE; 5-14 Mower RJ; early north 5-1 Lake GN; 5-8 Pine SH; 3 reports on 5-10; late south 5-20 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Early south 4 reports on 5-1; early north 5-5 Crow Wing TS; 5-6 Otter Tail SM and Hubbard HF; 3 reports on 5-9. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Early south 5-5 Hennepin ES and Olmsted JF; 5-6 Blue Earth VR and Washington DGW; early north 4-25 Lake CNS; 3 reports on 5-10. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early south 5-1 Olmsted JF; 5-2 Hennepin DB; 5-5 Hennepin OJ; early north 5-5 Otter Tail SM; 5-8 Otter Tail GO; 5-9 Clay LCF; late south 5-30 Pipestone KE. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 3 reports: 5-20 Lyon (Marshall, 1) HK; 5-23 St. Louis (1) HPD; 5-30 St. Louis (1) BC. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 4-16 Hennepin ES; 4-19 Hennepin VL, AJ; 4-20 Washington DMB; early north 4-24 Crow Wing TS; 4-28 St. Louis GN; 4-29 St. Louis MH; late south 5-14 Freeborn BB, OJ; 6-4 Fillmore JF. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 4-17 Goodhue DGW and Hennepin GSP; 5-6 Hennepin OJ; early north 4-18 to 4-25 Hubbard HF; 4-23, 24 Crow Wing JB, TS; 4-27 Itasca MS. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 3-26 Rock KE earliest date on record; 3-30 Hennepin RJ; 3-31 Wabasha DM; early north 4-7 Aitkin TS; 4-9 Itasca MS; 4-14 Marshall SVA and St. Louis HPD; late south 5-30 Stearns NH. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 4-28 Blue Earth VR; 5-3 Houston FL; 5-4 Houston EF; early north 5-7 and 5-9 Lake DGW, GN; late south 5-23 Hennepin DB. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 5-14 Mower RJ; 5-15 Hennepin TS; 5-16 Hennepin ES; early north 5-23 Lake CNS; 5-25 St. Louis CNS; late south 5-30 Hennepin ES. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 3 reports on 5-6; early north 5-8 Otter Tail GO; 5-9 Clay LCF; 5-10 Marshall SVA; late south 5-30 Lac qui Parle CB. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Early south 4-12 Wabasha Clifford & Helda Braatz earliest date on record; 5-7 Goodhue WE; 5-11 Washington RJ; 5-12 Hennepin DB; early north 5-11 Mille Lacs TS; 5-14 Itasca MS; 5-16 Otter Tail GO and St. Louis MH. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 3 reports out of the usual range: 4-24 Crow Wing (1) JB; 5-22 Pipestone (1); 5-30 Lincoln (1) KE. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Early south 4 reports on 5-1; early north 5-6 Crow Wing TS and Otter Tail SM; 5-7 Clay LCF; 5-8 Crow Wing JB. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 4 reports: 5-18 Rock KE; 5-27, 5-30 Murray, 5-30 Nobles AD. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Early south 5-3 Fillmore RK; 5-9 Goodhue LH; 5-10 Olmsted JF and Cottonwood LAF; early north 5-15 Wilkin SM; 5-21 Carlton TS and Becker GO; 5-~3 St. Louis DA. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Early 5-5 Cottonwood LAF; 5-12 Fillmore JF; 5-15 Freeborn HK and Winona TS; also reported from Carver, LeSueur, Goodhue, Wabasha, Murray, Mower and Otter Tail Co's. | ||||