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The 1990-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 1990 Steve Carlson, Oscar Johnson, Kim Risen and Dick Ruhme Foreword by Robert B. Janssen |
Spring 1990 was dominated by the wind;
it seemed it was windy just about everyday.
Wind is definitely a negative factor as far as birding is concerned, and as a result, Spring 1990 was not a spectacular season for most birders.
March came in like a lamb over most of the state with the temperature reaching 60° on I March. A week later there was snow, a pattern typical for March in Minnesota. A record high temperature of 69° was recorded in the Twin Cities on the 12th, and a temperature of 62° on the 14th tied the record high.
Northwest winds were very strong from the 17th to the 22nd bringing lots of clouds, precipitation and low temperatures. Skies cleared by the 24th, but it stayed cold. A warming trend by the end of the month helped keep the average temperature at 7° above normal in the Twin Cities. The 3.66 inches of March precipitation in the Twin Cities was 1. 95 inches above normal.
Winter 1990 April continued windy. The first few days of the month saw snow and 30 mph winds which brought most migration to a halt. The roller-coaster weather of March continued into April ; by the 11th temperatures were back into the 50s and 60s across the state. The winds blew just about every day and, as the winds changed to the south, temperatures began to rise. On the 21st, it was a summerlike 79° in the Twin Cities, and by the 23rd a record high of 86° was recorded there.
Winter wouldn't give up totally; as five to six inches of snow fell on the 29th across northern regions of the state. April, as last year, was wetter than normal over most of the state, but the drought continued in the northwest.
May continued the pattern of cold and windy, and hot and windy. For example, on the 2nd it was clear, cold and windy with the temperature in the 20s, but by the 7th the winds changed and the temperature rose into the 90s across the southern part of the state.
By the 17th, which is usually peak migration time for many Minnesota species, it was cold and windy with a temperature in the 30s and 40s. By the end of the month, it was summerlike but it continued to be windy.
There were a number of interesting birds recorded during Spring 1990, probably the most interesting being the Long-billed Curlew which spent four days in a Rice County field feeding on angle worms (The Loon 62: 167-168). Thank goodness there are some farmers like Larry Ritchie, who don't soak their fields with pesticides and herbicides! A Green-tailed Towhee, only the second record for the state, spent the morning of 13 May in a residential yard in Moorhead, Clay County.
A White-faced Ibis spent a week in Dakota and Hennepin Counties during late April, giving Twin City birders a good chance to increase their county lists. Another White-faced Ibis spent five days in early May at a small pond near New Ulm, Brown County.
A Rock Wren spent a few hours "prowling around" the Control Data building in Bloomington, Hennepin County 29 April; fortunately Bruce Fall and his class were watching Peregrine Falcons in the area at the time.
The male Mountain Bluebird at Crow-Hassan Park in northern Hennepin County in early March was seen and photographed at dose range by many birders.
Other highlights of Spring 1990 included Ross' Geese in Winona and Lac qui Parle Counties; a Eurasian Wigeon in Goodhue County; Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Goodhue and Carver Counties; a Say's Phoebe at Big Stone NWR; a Carolina Wren during most of the season in Houston County; a Barrow's Goldeneye at Sherburne NWR; and a Western Tanager in Otter Tail County; a Red-throated Loon, two Parasitic Jaegers and a Little Gull during M.O.U. 's DuluthNorth Shore Birding Weekend; and a large cooperative flock of breeding-plumaged Smith's Longspurs during the M.O. U. Salt Lake Weekend. The most spectacular event, in my opinion, during Spring 1990 was the concentration of shorebirds and waterfowl at the Milroy WMA in Redwood County during late April and into mid-May (The Loon 62:162-163). This area was a birders ' paradise. Hurrah for wildlife management areas!
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | Early south 319 Murray NO, Pipestone JP; early north 3/3 OtterTail SDM, 3/12 Hubbard BK; late south 5124 Mower JM, 5127 Cottonwood ED; late north 4122 Marshall, Polk DJ. | ||||
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | Reported 4/15 Winona AP (The Loon 62:117-118), 4128 Lac qui Parle mob, 5111 RG, RJ (The Loon 62:168). | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | Early south 3/10 Nobles RJ, 3111 Cottonwood AP, and Murray AP, ED; early north 418 Clay LCF, 4128 Duluth JG; late south 5111 Rock RJ, 5123 Hennepin AB, DB, OJ; no late reports north. Winter 1990 | ||||
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Reported from 33 counties south, 18 counties north. | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Early south 3/20 Dakota JD, Washington TEB; early north 3/21 Grant SDM, 3/29 Clay MM, Beltrami fide DJ; late south 5/6 Big Stone AB, 5/10 Sibley RJ. | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Early south 312 Nicollet JCF, 318 Nobles NO, 319 Cottonwood ED; early north 3/12 Otter Tail SDM, 3131 Aitkin WN, 411 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | Early south 3113 Rice OR, 3114 Fillmore GMD, Winona CS; early north 3128 Otter Tail SDM, 3130 Todd PH, 3131 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | Adult male 5/10 Redwood RJ. [Corrected] | ||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Early south 3110 RiceTB, OR, Martin 88, 3111 Dakota AB, Faribault JCF, Watonwan AP; early north 3/12 Otter Tail SDM, 3/21 Beltrami DJ, 3131 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | Early south 319 Cottonwood ED, Rice TB, OR; 3/10 Houston FL, Jackson RJ, AP; early north 3/12 Otter Tail SDM, 4/14 Marshall AB, 4116 Clay LCF. | ||||
| EURASIAN WIGEON (Mareca penelope) | 4/3 Goodhue JLa (The Loon 62:116). | ||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Early south 3/1 Cottonwood ED, 3/3 Blue Earth JCF, 3/4 Watonwan AB; early north 3/ 13 Grant SDM, 3/31 Aitkin WN, OtterTail MO. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Reported from 34 counties south, 15 counties north. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Late south 417 Anoka SC, Kanabec RJ. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Early south 312 Blue Earth JCF, 314 Cottonwood ED, Watonwan AB; early north 3/9 OtterTail SDM, 3130 Cass PS, Cook KMH. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Early south 318 Cottonwood ED, 3/11 Murray and Cottonwood AP, Faribault, CJF Murray CJF, AP; early north 3/13 Grant SDM, 3130 Cass PH, 3131 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail MO, St. Louis DE. | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Early south 3/2 Nicollet JCF, 3/4 Cottonwood ED, Watonwan AB; early north 3/ 13 Grant SDM, 3/31 Otter Tail MO, 411 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Early south 311 Dakota JD, 3/3 Cottonwood ED, 3/4 Nicollet JCF, Watonwan AB; early north 3/13 Otter Tail SDM, 411 Clay LCF, 3114 Polk AB. | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Early south 311 Brown JSp, 3/4 Blue Earth CJF, 3/ 10 Cottonwood RJ, four other locations ; early north 3/12 Otter Tail SDM, 3/31 Aitkin WN, St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Early south 3/3 Olmsted BSE, 3/4 Scott AB, 3/ 11 Murray AP; early north 3/30 Cass PS, 4/ 19 Koochiching GM, 3/22 Aitkin WN, Pine AB. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Early south 311 Dakota JDM, Scott RH, 3/2 Nicollet JCF; early north 3117 St. Louis AE, 4/1 Clay LCF, 4/6 Todd PH. | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | SIS Duluth KE, S/20 Duluth MSt, 5/23-27 Hennepin mob (The Loon 62:166). ; | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 4/21-28 Yellow Medicine RA, RJ, PS, 4/25-5/11 Hennepin SC, 5/5-26 Duluth KE, 5/27-28 Cook KE. | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 3/3 Duluth KE, 5/6 Duluth ME, 5/12 Steele KV, 5/12-31 Goodhue BL, mob. 31 May 1990, Sand Point, Frontenac, Goodhue County. Photo by Peder Svingen. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Late south 4118 Ramsey AB, 4/28 Hennepin SC, 5/4 Winona CS. | ||||
| Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | 3/29-4113 Sherburne SNWR (The Loon 62:165). Buffiehead Early south 3/4 Cottonwood ED, 3/10 Houston FL, Pipestone ND; early north 3/31 St. Louis DE, 411 OtterTail SDM, 4/8 Itasca TS; late south 5/4 Steele BSE, 5/ 11 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Early south 3/2 Olmsted JB, 3/4 Watonwan AB, 3/9 Cottonwood ED; early north 3/31 St. Louis AE, DE, Aitkin WN, 411 Cook OSL, Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Late south 4/20 Hennepin SC, Le Sueur LF, 4/21 Lyon AB. | ||||
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Early south 3/ 12 Blue Earth JCF, Washington BL, 3/ 16 Cottonwood fide ED; early north 3/31 Otter Tail SDM, 4/8 Aitkin WN, 4113 Wadena AB. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Early south 3/ 12 Lac qui Parle FE, Martin BB, 3116 Blue Earth BB; early north 4113 Douglas RJ, 4/22 Pine AB, Polk DJ. Thrkey Vulture Early south 3113 Rice OR, Wabasha WDM, 3115 Fillmore NAO; early north 3/20 Becker BK, 4/3 Lake DV, 4/6 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | All reports: 41 II FillmoreAP, 4117 Houston EMF. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Reported from 15 north and 12 south counties. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | All reports: 313!.4/18 Lake mob, 317 St. Louis fide KE, 3130 St. Louis KMH, 4123 Cook KMH. | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Clearwater, Pine and Polk Counties. Wild Tinkey Reported from Fillmore, Houston and Olmsted Counties. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | All reports: 4/1-5/19 Clay mob, 5119 Polk PS. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Reported from 34 counties south, six counties north. | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Reported from 10 north and 36 south counties . | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Early south 3/12 Olmsted JB, 3/21 Cottonwood ED and Rice TB, OR: early north 4/2 Lake DV, 4/6 Todd PH, 4/7 Beltrami DJ. | ||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Early south 3/30 Hennepin AB, 4/5 Washington TEB, 4/15 Murray PS; early north 4/15 St. Louis KE, 4/20 Lake DV, 4/22 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Early south 4112 Sherburne SNWR, 4/18 Hennepin SC, 512 Waseca KV; early north 4115 Aitkin SC, 4/20 St. Louis KE, 4/21 Marshall MO. | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Early south 4/8 Rock AB, 4/28 Steele KV, 513 Big Stone SC; early north 4/25 Polk PS, 5/3 Beltrami DJ, 5/6 Wilkin MO, also 5117 Duluth mob. | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Early south 4/22 Lincoln PS, 4/28 Big Stone TEB, Lac qui Parle mob, Swift AB. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Reported from 17 north and 29 south counties. | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Early north 313 Itasca TS (probably a wintering bird), 413 St. Louis TW, 4/11 Norman BK, 4113 Marshall AB. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Early south 5123 Washington DS, 5126 Winter 1990 Fillmore NAO, 5127 Goodhue AP and Le Sueur EK; one north report 5/27 Polk AB. | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Early south 5/12 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5/15 Blue Earth MF, Hennepin SC and Wabasha WDM, 5117 Nicollet BB; early north 5/20 St. Louis SS, 5124 Clay LCF, 5128 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Early south 4122 Wabasha WDM, 512 SNWR; early north 4/19 Becker BK, 4/25 Koochiching GM, 5119 Hubbard TS. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Early south 4124 Fillmore NAO, Sll Goodhue HH, Sl2 Washington WL; early north Sl9 St. Louis BA, Sl20 Aitkin WN, Sl23 Cook OSL and Pennington KSS. Nested in Houston CH (The Loon 62:1S8-1S9). | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Early south 4121 Dakota JD, 4123 Olmsted BSE; early north 4/22 Otter Tail SDM, SIS Clay LCF, 516 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Early south SIS Hennepin KR, Sl7 Rice OR, S/12 Goodhue BL, DZ; early north 5/5 Pennington KSS, 518 Becker BK, Sl9 Todd PH. On 4/22 an unidentifed hummingbird (most likely a Ruby-throated) was seen near Finland, Lake County by AS. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Early south 4124 Mower JM, 4128 Cottonwood RJ, Freeborn AP and Waseca AP; early north 512 St. Louis SWIMS, 5120Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Early south 4121 Hennepin, 4124 Mower JM and Washington DS; early north 4121 Aitkin WN, 4122 Clay LCF, 512 St. Louis SWI MS. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Early south 311 Olmsted BSE, Winona FL, 319 Cottonwood ED; early north 3131 Otter Tail SDM, 4/13 Clearwater AB, 4120 St. Louis TW and 4121 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | Only report: 517-5131 Aitkin mob, maximum 24 calling 5120. | ||||
| Cranes | |||||
| Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | Early south 3/18 SNWR, 3122 Anoka SC, 3130 Dakota and Goodhue JD; early north 3/26 Aitkin DY, 3129 Clay MM, 416 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | All reports 4119 Duluth (7) PS and Pine (2) LD (The Loon 62:153-154), 4/21 Carver (6) SC, GP, Redwood AB, BL and Yellow Medicine PS, 4128 Big Stone (13) PS, 4130 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5111 Big Stone RJ, 5112 Yellow Medicine RJ, 5116 Lyon PS, 5128 Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | All reports: 4/15 Lake DV, 4121 Lyon AB, BL, 5/13 St. Louis TW, 5117 Martin BB, 5118 Mower RRK and Nicollet JCF, 5119 Polk PS, 5120 Winona RJ, AP, 5126 Big Stone GS, 5127 Washington DS. | ||||
| American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | Early south 412 Cottonwood ED, 4121 Redwood AB, BL, Renville and Yellow Medicine PS; late south 5112 Pope and Steams RJ, 5/18 Lyon HK, 5120 Wabasha RJ, AP; only north reports 4126 St. Louis TW, 4128 Clay MO, 516 Wilkin SDM. | ||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Early south 314 Washington TEB, 317 Fillmore NAO, Blue Earth BB; early north 3112 Otter Tail SDM, 3113 Aitkin WN and St. Louis MST. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Early south 4125 LeSueur AP, Rock PG, 4127 Houston AP, 4128 Lac qui Parle CMB and Lyon HK; early north 4/23 St. Louis TW, 4125 Polk PS, 4129 OtterTail SDM; late south 5125 Goodhue AP, 5126 Le Sueur MF; late north 5126 Aitkin WN and St. Louis TW, Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | All reports : 513 Duluth PS, 5/12 Frontenac, Goodhue Co. BL, DZ, 5115-5119 Duluth mob. (Second consecutive year in Duluth after a three-year absence.) | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Early south 4125 Rock PG, 4127 Blue Earth MF, 4128 Cottonwood RJ, Lac qui Parle AB and Lyon HK; early north 4128 Clay MO, 4129 Otter Tail SDM, 5117 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | Only reports: 5/17 St. Louis (25) KE, 5/26- 27 Cook mob. Winter 1990 | ||||
| LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Numenius americanus) | 4/23-26 Rice LR eta!. (The Loon 62:167- 168). | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Early south 4115 Redwood DC, 4120 Rock PG, 4124 Scott RJ, 511 Hennepin CHo (The Loon 62: 114); late south 5/20 Olmsted JB, 5123 Redwood RJ, KV, 5124 Nicollet JCF; all north reports 4119-26 Duluth mob., 5113 Grant (80) SDM, 5/20 Becker MO, 5127 Polk AB. On 5!11 300 present in Lac qui Parle County RJ. | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Early south 4/7 Lac qui Parle SMB, 4114 Lyon BL, 4115 Redwood DC; early north 4111 Becker PS, 4113 Mahnomen RJ, 4115 Otter Tail SDM. Ruddy Thrnstone All reports: 5!14 Steele KV, 5115 Duluth PC, 5116 Redwood PS, 5118 Nicollet JCF, 5119 Wabasha BL, 5120 Goodhue SC, GP and Olmsted mob, 5/21 Lac qui Parle GS, 5123 Redwood RJ, 5126 St. Louis TW, 5/27 Cook KMH, Goodhue AP, 5128 Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Red Knot (Calidris canutus) | All reports: 5/19 Blue Earth MF, 5126 Duluth KE. | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | All reports : 5112 Rock PG, 5/ 13 OtterTail SDM and Wilkin MO, 5/14 Hennepin SC and Murray ND, 5/23 Redwood RJ. ButT-breasted Sandpiper Only report: 5119 Polk (2) PS. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Early south 4128 Lac qui Parle MB, 512 Rock PG, 5111 Big Stone RJ; early north 5111 Aitkin KR and Clay LCF, 5!12 Mille Lacs KR, PS, 5115 St. Louis PC; late south 5123 Carver RJ and Olmsted BSE, 5128 Lyon HK; late north 5126 St. Louis TW, 5/28 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Early south 4/24 Scott RJ, 4/28 Lac qui Parle AB, CMB and Lyon HK, 5/2 Rock PG; early north 4/26 Pennington PS, 5/13 Clay LCF, Grant SDM and Wilkin MO; late south 5/26 Blue Earth MF, 5/27 Anoka GP, Goodhue and Wabasha AP, 5/3 1 Washington DS; late north 5/27 Red Lake AB, 5/28 Clearwater AB, 5/30 Lake DV. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Early south 3/24 Pipestone ND, JP, 4/8 Dakota JD, 4/16 Rock PG, 4/21 Martin BB, Redwood AB and Yellow Medicine PS; late south 5/26 LeSueur MF, 5/29 Sherburne KR; only north report 5/6 Wilkin MO. | ||||
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Early south 4124 Murray ND, 4125 Le Sueur AP, 4/26 Mower JM and SNWR; early north 4123 St. Louis DK, 5113 Clay LCF and Otter Tail SDM; late south 5123 Houston EMF, 5/24 Winona CS, 5/26 Le Sueur MF and Washington DS; late north 5/26 Aitkin WN and Clay GS, 5/27 Red Lake AB. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Early south 4/28 Big Stone PS and Lac qui Parle CMB, 5/4 Rock PG, 519 Steele AP; early north 5/ 13 Wilkin MO, 5117 St. Louis KE; late south 5/26 Washington DS, 5/27 Goodhue AP; late north 5/27 Polk AB, 5/28 Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Early south 4/5 Cottonwood GS, 4/ 13 Blue Earth MF, 4/ 15 Nicollet JCF; early north 4/22 Aitkin WN, 4/23 St. Louis MST, 4/29 Clay LCF; late south 5/20 Wabasha AP 5/26 Big Stone GS; late north 5/14 Otter Tail SDM, 5/20 Clay GS. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Early south 4127 Mower RRK and Olmsted JB, 4/28 Lac qui Parle CMB, Lyon HK and Yellow Medicine RJ; early north 4/29 Otter Tail SDM, 519 Polk PS, 5113 Wilkin MO; late south 5126 Big Stone GS, 5127 Goodhue, Rice and Wabasha AP, 5129 Hennepin SC; late north 5126 Aitkin WN, 5127 Clay GS, 5128 Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early south 4/28 Lac qui Parle AB, CMB and Lyon HK, 5/6 Big StoneAB, 517Winona JD; early north 5/6 OtterTail SDM, 5/9 Polk PS; late south 5119 Wabasha BL, 5/20 Olmsted mob, 5/22 Steele KV; late north 5118 Polk DJ. | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | All reports: 4117 Murray ND, 4/24 Rock PG, 4/26 Pennington PS, 4/28 Lac qui Parle CMB and Yellow Medicine RJ, 4/30 Mower AP, 5/ 1 Hennepin SC, 5/6 Rock PG, 5/ 10 Steele AP, 5112 Cottonwood ED, 5/17 Lyon HK, 5/20 Olmsted JB, BSE. | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Early south 3/13 Houston EMF, 3114 Anoka JH, 3/ 16 Fillmore NAO and Hennepin DZ; early north 3/29 Cook OSLand St. Louis AR, 3/30 Aitkin WN, 417 Becker DJ. One on 5112 Rock PG. | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Early south 3/24 Houston RJ, 3/27 Olmsted AP, 4/3 Hennepin RM; early north 3/30 Aitkin WN, 3/31 St. LouisAR, 4/ IOTodd PH. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Early south 4/14 Lyon HK, 4125 SNWR, 4126 Winona CS; early north 4126 St. Louis TW, 515 Aitkin WN, 51 10 Lake DV. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Early south 4117 Lyon HK, 4124 Mower RRK, 4126 Hennepin mob and Olmsted JB; early north 4/26 St. Louis KE, 4130 Lake DV, 515 Aitkin WN; late south 5118 Renville GS, 5/24 Hennepin SC; late north 5120 Crow Wing AB, 5128 Cook DJ. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Early south 4113 Anoka SC and Wabasha WDM, 4114 Pope BH and Lac qui Parle CMB, 4115 Fillmore GMD and Nicollet JCF; early north 4/19 Lake SWIMS and St. Louis KE, PS, 4122 Aitkin WN and Carlton AB; late south 5120 Winona RJ, 5123 Hennepin SC, 5124 Winona CS; late north 5120 Aitkin WN and Clay LCF, 5127 Polk AB. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Early south 4116 Rock PG, 4121 Martin BB, 4125 Blue Earth AP; late south 5111 Hennepin DC, 5!12 Stevens RJ, 5118 Mower RRK and Nicollet JCF; all north reports 4/20 Duluth MST, PS, 4128 Pine TEB, 4129 Duluth (20) MSTand OtterTail SDM, 5/14 Lake DV. | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Early south 418 Martin BB, 419 Blue Earth JCF, 4112 Pipestone JP; early north 4114 Mille Lacs SC, 4119 St. Louis KE, PS, 4120 Todd PH; late south 5117 Lyon HK, 5118 Dodge BSE and Hennepin SC, 5122 Winona CS; late north 5127 Polk AB, 5130 St. Louis SDM. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Early south 4/21 Yellow Medicine PS, 4/24 Rock PG, 4/28 Lac qui Parle CMB, BK and Redwood RJ; early north 5/9 Polk (300) PS, 5112 Beltrami DJ and Lake fide KE. | ||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | All reports: 5112 Redwood RJ, 5113 Mower JM, RRK, 5116Cottonwood ED, 5/ 17 Mower JM, 5/18 Redwood GS, 5/27 Red Lake AB, 5/28 Norman GS. | ||||
| Jaegers | |||||
| Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | Only report: 5/26 Duluth PB, KE (The Loon 62:163-164). | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Early south 4/5 Lyon HK, 4/13 Dakota BL and Winona CS, 4114 Wright BH; early north 4115 Mille Lacs GS, 4/21 Beltrami DJ, 4/22 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| LITTLE GULL (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | Only report: 5/25 Duluth PB. | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Early south 3111 Blue Earth JCF and Murray ND, 3/24 Goodhue BL, 3/31 Lyon HK; early north 4/13 Otter Tail SDM and Wilkin RJ, 4114 Marshall AB. | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Early north 3/U Duluth MST, 3/29 Beltrami DJ, Lake DV and Otter Tail SDM, 4/ 1 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Reported from 15 north and 20 south counties . | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus g. thayeri) | All reports: 4/25 Lake Jefferson, Le Sueur Co. AP, RG, 4128 Cottonwood RJ, 512 Kandiyohi RJ. | ||||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) | Two reports: 415 Goodhue RG (The Loon 62:111-112), 4129 Carver DM (The Loon 62:119). | ||||
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | Only report: 3/12 Duluth MSt (2). | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Early south 4122 Hennepin DZ and Washington BL, 5/2 Kandiyohi RJ, 517 Winona CS; early north 513 Duluth DE, PS, 516 Aitkin WN, 5116 Beltrami DJ. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Early south 512 Fillmore PS, Rice TB, FKS and Waseca KV, 515 Hennepin SC, GP, 518 Sherburne DO; early north 5112 Morrison DPD, 5113 OtterTail SDM, 5/19 Beltrami DJ. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Early south 4127 Hennepin MB, 4/28 Big Stone CMB, 4/29 Stevens BK; early north 4/22 Mille Lacs WL, 5/4 St. Louis PS, 5114 Hubbard TS. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Early south 4/15 Ramsey EL, 4116 Dakota DB, 4118 Hennepin SC; early north 4114 Douglas RJ, 4123 Beltrami DJ, 4124 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | Only report 5/26 Duluth KE, PB (The Loon 62:170-171). | ||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Early south 3/29 Olmsted JB, 3/30 Hennepin AB, 3/31 Cottonwood ED, Scott AP and Washington BL; early north 4/8 Otter Tail SDM, 4110 Lake DV, 4113 Morrison AB. One on 5/6 Rock PG. | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Early south 3/21 Rice OR, 3/27 Blue Earth JCF, 3130 Dakota mob; early north 3/30 Otter Tail SDM, 4/10 St. Louis AE, 4/ 13 Douglas RJ. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Early south 3/12 Rice OR, 417 Lac qui Parle AB, 4/8 Lyon HK, Martin BB; early north 4/7 Traverse SDM, 4/14 Grant RJ, Mille Lacs WN. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | Only report: 5111 Rock PG. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Early south 4/27 Olmsted JB, BSE, 5/2 Steele KV, 5/5 HennepinAB, OJ; early north 4119 Beltrami DJ, Otter Tail SDM and St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | All reports 4128 Lac qui Parle mob, 517 Rock PG, 5111 Yellow Medicine RJ. | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | Only report 5/24 Cass PS. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Early south 3/28 Hennepin SC, 4/21 Lincoln PS, Lyon AB; early north 4/29 OtterTail SDM, 5/15 Beltrami fide DJ. | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Early south 4124 Dakota GP, SC, Mower RRK, 4125 Le Sueur EK; early north 513 OtterTail SDM, 5115 Clay LCF, 5118 Carlton LW, Cass AB. | ||||
| Great Egret (Ardea alba) | Early south 3127 Blue Earth JCF, 3129 Houston EMF, 415 Olmsted JB; early north 3/28 Otter Tail SDM, 4122 Clay LCF, 516 Mille Lacs WN. | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | All reports 4120 Lac qui Parle CMB, 515 Rice AB, RJ, 5112 Wabasha BL, 5126 Kandiyohi and Lyon HK. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Early south 3110 Rice TB, OR, 3112 Cottonwood ED, Olmsted JB; early north 3120 Todd PH, 3121 Clay LCF, 3128 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Ibises | |||||
| White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) | 4/23-29 Dakota and Hennepin mob (The Loon 62:154-156); 5/8-12 Brown JS (The Loon 62:159-160). ; | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Early south 4/9 Mower RRK, 4/ 18 Olmsted BSE, Houston RJ, Mower AP; early north 3/24 Aitkin WN, 411 Clay LCF, 4/ 13 Todd AB. On 5/ 11 Rock PG. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Late south 4/6 Goodhue AP, 4/ 17 Cottonwood fide ED, 5/12 Dakota JD; north 3/24 Carlton DE, MSt. | ||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Early south 3/4 Brown JSp, 3111 Blue Earth JCF, Rice OR; early north 3110 Aitkin WN, 3112 Otter Tail SDM, 3115 St. Louis GS. | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Early south 3/4 Rice TB, 3119 Hennepin RM, 3/24 Olmsted BSE; early north 3/2 Aitkin WN, 3/25 Clay LCF, 3/31 St. Louis DE. | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Early south 3/ 11 Murray AP, 3/21 Dakota JD, 3/26 Ramsey DZ; early north 4/4 St. Louis PS, 417 Grant SDM, 4113 Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Reported from 24 counties south, 16 counties north. Winter 1990 | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Early south 3/11 Houston FL, 3/20 Washington WL, 3/25 Dakota PS, Goodhue AB, Hennepin RA; early north 3/10 Crow Wing WN, 3/25 Otter Tail SDM, 5/12 Morrison DO. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Early south 4115 Fillmore GMD, 4/21 Anoka GP, Mower JM, Steele VK; early north 411 Clay LCF, 4114 Itasca TS, 4/21 Aitkin SDM, WN. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Early south 417 Lac qui Parle AB, 4/ 13 Swift DO; early north 4115 Otter Tail SDM, 5/2 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Reported from 33 counties south, 12 counties north. | ||||
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Late south 4/28 Hennepin DB, 5/2 Meeker RJ, 5/ 11 Olmsted JB; late north 4/29 Marshall KSS, 5/9 OtterTail SDM, 5/ 19 St. LouisTW. | ||||
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis) | Reported 5/26 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Reported from Clay, Cottonwood, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin , Mower, Nobles (nest, two eggs, three young 4122 ND), Ramsey and Washington Counties. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Reported from 13 north and 30 south counties . | ||||
| Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | Only report: 3129 Watonwan ED. | ||||
| Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | Only reports: 317 Sax-Zim Bog, St. Louis Co. MSt, 417 Knife River, Lake Co. fide KE. | ||||
| BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | Only reports: 4/8 Rock AB, 5/11 Lincoln HK. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Reported from nine north and 19 south counties. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | All reports: 319-4114 Lake KE, SWIMS et al., 515 St. Louis AE, 5112-26 Roseau Co. KSS, 5119 Sax-Zim Bog, St. Louis Co. (3) mob, 5121 Tamarac NWR, Becker Co. BK. | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | All reports: 4/5 Cook KMH, 417 Anoka SC, GP, 4114 Rock PS. | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | All reports: 3/10 Jackson RJ, 3/ 11 Dakota JD, 3121 Hennepin SC, GP, 417 Otter Tail SDM, 4119-20 Duluth PS, 5127 Carlton LW. | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | All reports: 314-5131 Echo Trail, St. Louis Co. SWIMS, 319-5119 Lake SWIMS, 3110-51 27 Cook mob. | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Reported from Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Otter Tail, Polk, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington Counties. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Early north 3/26 Todd PH, 3129 Otter Tail SDM, 414 St. Louis AE, 418 Beltrami TS. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Reported from Aitkin, Cass, Clay, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, St. Louis, Todd Counties in the north and from 2S south counties. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Reported from Aitkin, Crow Wing, Douglas, Kanabec, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd Counties in the north and from 32 south counties . | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Early south 418 Mower RRK, 419 Hennepin SC, 4/12 Olmsted JB; early north 4/lS St. Louis AE, 4117 Cook KMH, 4119 Koochiching GM and Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | All reports: 3129 Cook OSL, S/IS St. Louis (pair) AE; throughout period Beltrami DJ and Cook KMH. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Reported from 16 north and 30 south counties . | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Reported from 13 north and 30 south counties . | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Early north 3/10 Pennington KSS, 4/1 Clay LCF and Otter Tail MO, 414 St. Louis AE. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Reported from 18 north and 2S south counties . | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Early north 317 Wilkin SDM, 3/13 Mahnomen RJ. [Corrected] | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Only reports: 3/9 Cook WP, 3/17 Waseca AP, 4/22 Rock PG. [Corrected] | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Early south 4112 Sherburne SNWR, 4/16 Olmsted AP, 51 I Chisago JD; early north 418 Clay LCF, 4/13 Becker RJ, 4/22 Marshall DJ. (See The Loon 62:117 for spring records in Otter Tail County). | ||||
| Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | Reported 4/22 Polk DJ, 5/13 Clay MM, 5120 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Early south 4/22 Sherburne DB, 4/28 Anoka GP, Goodhue BL, Freeborn, Olmsted, Waseca AP; early north 5113 Carlton LW, 5/ 15 St. Louis AE, 5/19 Cass AB. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Early south 5/8 Murray ND and Sherburne DO, 5/ 13 Anoka GP, 5/21 Lac qui Parle GS; early north 5/ 10 Clay LCF, 5118 Polk PS, 5/19 Morrison AB and Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Early south 4/27 Sherburne SNWR, 4/28 Mower JM, 5/3 Olmsted JB ; early north 5/5 Koochiching GM, 5/ 17 Clay LCF, 5/18 St. Louis DK. | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Early south Sl8 Anoka GP, S/11 Brown JSp, S/12 Cottonwood ED, Goodhue DZ and Olmsted JB, BSE; early north S/16 Clay LCF, Douglas RJ and Otter Tail SDM, SII9 St. Louis DK, 5/21 Cook KMH; late south 5129 Anoka JH, 5130 Blue Earth LF, Hennepin JF and Murray ND. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Early south Sl2 Washington DS, 517 Hennepin OJ, Sl8 Olmsted JB; early north S/19 Polk PS, 5/20 Becker BK and Clay LCF, SI2S St. Louis AE. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Early south Si lO Freeborn and Steele AP and Murray RJ, 5113 Washington WL, 5/16 Ramsey AB; early north 5119 Polk PS, 5/22 St. Louis KE, S/2S Cook KMH; late south Sl30 Brown JSp, Sl31 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | All reports: 5/18-30 Scott DC, DZ, AB, S/23 Brown JSp and Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Early south 5/12 Hennepin PS, S/16 Blue Earth LF; early north 5/13 Clay LCF, Sl 18 St. Louis DK; late south Sl27 Goodhue AP, 5131 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | Early south S/8 Olmsted JB, S/11 Rock RJ, S/ 12 Hennepin OJ; one north report Si ll Clay LCF. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Early south 4/15 Fillmore GMD, 4/19 Cottonwood ED, 4127 Brown JSp 4/30 Rock PG; early north 4/23 St. Louis LE, 514 Clay LCF, S/6 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Early south 3112 Houston EMF, 3124 Rice OR, TB and Washington TEB, 3127 Wabasha, Houston AP and Winona CS; early north 3/29 Pine GS, 3/31 OtterTail MO, 4/S Clay LCF. | ||||
| Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | 5/5 Big Stone NWR, Big Stone Co. TM (The Loon 62: 164). | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | All reports: 5/23 Scott (1) DC, 5/24-30 Blue Earth (nesting) MF, BB, 5/29 Houston FL, 5/30 Dakota AB. | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Early south 4/28 Houston FL, 5/4 Washington WL, 517 Winona JD, CS; early north 5/5 Pennington KSS, 5/10 Kanabec GS, 5/12 Carlton LW and Otter Tail MO. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Early south 4/27 Hennepin SC, 4/28 Anoka GP, 4/29 Murray ND, Rock PG; early north 4/28 Carlton LW, 5/8 St. Louis fide KE, 5/ 10 Clay LCF, Cook KMH and Kanabec GS; late south 5/23 Anoka JH, 5/27 Hennepin DZ and Rice AP | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Early south 517 Washington DS, 5/8 Hennepin DZ, 5/ll Olmsted BSE; early north 5/12 Beltrami DJ, 5/16 OtterTail SDM, 5117 Clay LCF; late south 5/23 Yellow Medicine RJ 5/27 Goodhue AP. ' | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Early south 4/28 Hennepin BSE and Olmsted JB, 4129 Dakota JD, 5/5 Winona CS; early north 5/5 Itasca TS, 5/ 11 Clay LCF, 5/12 Morrison DPD, Otter Tail MO and St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Early south 517 Winona JD, CS, 5/8 Le Sueur MS, 5/ 10 Hennepin DZ and Washington WL; early north 517 Beltrami DJ, 5/12 Carlton LW, 5/15 Becker BK and Clay LCF. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Early south 3/21 Nobles ND, 3/25 Fillmore AB, 3/27 Hennepin OJ; early north 4/25 Clay LCF, 5/ 13 Wilkin MO, S/19 Morrison AB; also reported 5/26 Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. KE, et al. 5/28 Lake SWIMS. | ||||
| Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | Late south 3118 Mower JM, 3/22 Anoka SC, 4/ 10 Fillmore NAO; late north 4/6 Cook OSL, PS, 4/8 Aitkin WN, 4118 St. Louis SS. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Reported from seven north counties. | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Reported from 14 north and 27 south counties . | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Reported from Aitkin (two pairs nesting) WN et al., Beltrami, Clay, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, St. Louis and Wilkin Counties. Also reported 3/20 Cook WP. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Reported from 19 north and 30 south counties. | ||||
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Reported from nine north counties; two south reports 4/ 11-14 Anoka/Isanti GP, Anoka (nesting) JH. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Reported from 17 north and 29 south counties. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Reported from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook and Lake Counties. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | All reports: Houston (resident) EMF, FL, 4/24 Rice (l) OR, 5/ 12 Olmsted JB, BSE. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Reported from 16 north and 32 south counties . | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Early south 4/22 Brown JSp, 4/23 Dakota SC, 4/27 Olmsted JB, BSE; early north 5/6 Beltrami DJ, 5/11 Clay LCF, 5/ 17 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Early south 3/15 Houston EMF, 4/1 Ramsey EL, 4/4 Winona CS; Houston AP; early north 4114 Itasca TS and St. Louis SS, 4/15 Beltrami DJ and Kanabec GS, 4/17 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Early south 4/18 Winona RJ, 4/20 Blue Earth BB, MF and Houston EMF, 4/22 Brown JSp and Washington RA; early north 4/20 Todd PH, 4/22 Clay LCF, 4/23 Carlton MSt. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Early south 3/28 Lyon HK, 4/4 Cottonwood ED and Goodhue RJ, 4/9 Pipestone JP; early north 4/17 Aitkin WN, 4/19 Otter Tail SDM, 4/20 St. Louis PS. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Early south 4/18 Freeborn AP, 4121 Hennepin SC, DZ, Lac qui Parle CMB, Martin BB and Yellow Medicine PS; early north 4/22 Pine AB, 4/25 Beltrami DJ and Wadena DB, 4/29 Clay LCF and Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Early south 4/23 Sherburne SNWR, 4/27 Olmsted JB, BSE, 4/28 Hennepin SC, Houston FL, Lac qui Parle CMB, Lyon HK and Winter 1990 Swift AB; early north 4/21 Aitkin WN, 4122 Pennington KSS, 4/23 St. Louis TW. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Early south 418 Blue Earth JCF and Mower RRK, 419 Anoka GP, Hennepin SC and Sherburne SNWR; early north 418 Clay LCF, 4116 Pennington KSS, 4119 Lake DV and St. Louis TW; late south 5129 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Early north 3/10 St. Louis SK, 3124 Aitkin WN, 414 Cook KMH; late south 512 Olmsted BSE, 516 Fillmore GMD, 518 Rice TB. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Late south 3/2 Blue Earth AP, 3/6 Chisago JD, 3116 Brown JSp; late north 4/2 Lake DV, 4/11 Beltrami DJ and Otter Tail SDM, 4/16 St. Louis MC. | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Reported from nine north and 24 south counties. Winter 1990 | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Reported from 14 north and 26 south counties. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Reported from 15 north and 31 south counties . | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Reported from 15 north and 24 south counties. | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Early south 4120 Rock DG, 4124 Winona CS, 4/26 Dakota JD, Olmsted BSE and Rice TB; all north reports 5110 Clay BO, 5119 Crow Wing GS, 5120-31 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| ROCK WREN (Salpinctes obsoletus) | 4/29 Bloomington, Hennepin Co. BF et al. (The Loon 62:116-117). | ||||
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 3/31-5/31 Houston FL, AP. (The Loon 62: 156). | ||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Early south 4121 Blue Earth MF and Hennepin RM, 4/23 Fillmore NAO; early north 4125 Otter Tail SDM, 515 Becker BK and Clay LCF, 5112 Todd PH. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Early south 3127 Fillmore NAO, 419 Brown JSp, 4111 Olmsted BSE; early north 4/7 Cook KMH, 4120 Becker MO and Lake SWIMS, 4123 St. Louis AE; late south 511 Hennepin AB, 515 Rice RJ. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Early south 4127 Blue Earth MF and Brown JSp, 4128 Lac qui Parle CMB, 4129 Hennepin SC and Rice RA; early north 513 Aitkin WN and Clay MO, 5115 St. Louis KE, 5118 Carlton MSt. | ||||
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Early south 4127 Hennepin RH and Rice TB, 514 Dakota JD, 516 Chippewa AB; early north 514 Lake DV, 515 St. Louis JG, 5117 Carlton LW. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Early south 4120 Rice OR, 4126 Mower RRK, 4130 Cottonwood ED and Goodhue Mountain Bluebird, 21 March 1990, Crow Hassan Park, Hennepin County. Photo by Anthony Hertzel. AB; early north 5/ 13 Kanabec GS, 5/14 Clay LCF and Otter Tail SDM, 5115 Becker BK. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Early south 4/20 Le Sueur EK, 4/21 Cottonwood ED and Washington TEB, 4/22 Hennepin DZ, Mower RRK and Murray ND; early north 4/16 Clay LCF, 4/24 Aitkin WN, 4/25 Pennington KSS. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | All reports : 5/3 Rock PG, 5/8 Olmsted JB, BSE, 5/ 11 Aitkin GP, 5/19-20 Duluth KE, MSt. | ||||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Reported from 13 north and 29 south counties . | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Early south 3/1 Blue Earth MF, Fillmore NAO and Washington JD, 313 Winona CS, 314 Steele KV; early north 3/1 Hubbard JL, 3/U Otter Tail SDM, 3115 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | All reports : 3/15-25 Hennepin (1) mob, 4122-5116 Polk (male mated with female Eastem) DJ. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Early south 4125 Lyon HK, 511 Cottonwood ED, 5/7 Mower RRK, JM and Rice OR; early north 5114 Clay LCF, 5115 Pennington KSS, 5117 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Early south 515 Washington TEB, 5/7 Brown JSp, Hennepin SC, Mower JM and Rice OR, 518 Pipestone JP; early north 518 Otter Tail SDM, 5110 Clay LCF, 5116 Pennington KSS; late south 5/20 Dodge BSE and Martin BB, 5/26 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Early south 4127 Olmsted JB, BSE, 4129 Goodhue HH, Hennepin SC, Lac qui Parle CMB, Martin BB and Murray ND; early north 514 Cook OSL, 516 Clay LCF, 5111 Pennington KSS; late south 5130 Martin BB, 5131 Brown JSp. | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Early south 3/18 Hennepin AB, 418 Dakota JD, Fillmore GMD, Mower RRK and Washington EL; early north 4110 Clay LCF, 4118 Beltrami DJ, 4120 St. Louis GN, PS; late south 517 Fillmore NAO, 5115 Blue Earth LF, MF. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Early south 4121 Fillmore GMD, 515 Rice RJ, 517 Blue Earth LF; early north 5/7 Crow Wing WN, 5110 Carlton LW, 5120 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Reported from 15 north and 31 south counties. | ||||
| Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | All reports: 318 Aurora, St. Louis Co. (overwintered) AE, 3118-25 Polk fide DJ, 3/24 Mower JM, early March Duluth fide KE. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Reported from 15 counties north and 28 counties south. | ||||
| Pipits | |||||
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Early south 4/15 Winona AP; early north 4/14 Duluth DE, 4/28 Clay MO; late south 5/2 Meeker RJ, S/9 Olmsted JB SilO Rock PG; late north 517 Wilkin FKS. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Late south 3114 Sherburne SNWR. | ||||
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Only report south 3/4 Isanti RJ; reported from 14 counties north; late north 4/3 St. Louis TW, 4/13 Cook KMH. | ||||
| House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | Reported from Clay, Morrison, Otter Tail, St. Louis Counties north and 30 counties south. | ||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Reported from 17 counties north and 23 counties south. | ||||
| Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | Late south 4/2 Washington RJ, 4/4 Scott fide AP, 4/21 Washington WL; late north 5/4 St. Louis KE, 517 Lake MSt, 5110 Lake SW/ MS. | ||||
| Redpoll (Hoary) (Acanthis f. exilipes) | Late south 3/3 Lyon AP, 3/11 Cottonwood AP, 3/12 Sherburne SNWR; late north 3/ 19 Aitkin WN, 3/25 Clay LCF, 4/2 Duluth KE. | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Two reports 3119 Hennepin DZ, 4/8 Anoka GP, PS. | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Late south 515 Olmsted JB, BSE, 5/13 Hennepin KE, Rice OR, 5/17 Rice TB. | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Reported from 15 counties north and 30 counties south. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Reported from 14 counties north and 27 counties south. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Late south 4116 Blue Earth BB, 4129 Lac qui Parle AB, CMB, TEB; late north 4/29 Clay LCF, 4/30 Lake SWIMS, St. Louis SS, 5/4 Wilkin FKS. | ||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | All reports 514 Wilkin FKS, 5113 Clay DJ. | ||||
| Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | All reports 4/28 Lac qui Parle KE, Traverse PS, 4129 Lac qui Parle mob (The Loon 62:156-158), 4130 Lac qui Parle CMB. | ||||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Late south 3118 Mower JM, 3/24 Hennepin OJ, 3128 Dakota JD; late north 5110 Aitkin JF, Lake SWIMS, 5112 Cook KMH, 5119 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Early south 4/25 Rock PG 513 Olmsted JB, 515 RiceTB; early north 5/24 OtterTail SDM, 5128 Clay GS. Denslow's Sparrow Only report 5120-21 Winona AP, RJ. | ||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | Early south 4/22 Anoka GP, 4/26 Sherburne SNWR, 5/2 and 5/ 11 Rock PG; early north 5/10 Clay LCF, 5/27 Polk AB. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Early south 4/ 1 Washington WL, 4/8 Nicollet JCF, 4112 Brown JSp; early north 4/19 St. Louis PS, 4/20 Becker BK, 4/21 Aitkin RJ, Koochiching GM, Mille Lacs RJ. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Early south 4/23 Mower RRK, 4/26 Brown JSp, 4/27 Hennepin SC; early north 4/24 St. Louis KE, 5/25 Otter Tail SDM 4129 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Early south 3/28 Olmsted JB, 417 Anoka JH, 4113 Brown JSp; early north 4/19 Otter Tail SDM, 4/28 Clay MO. | ||||
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Early south 3113 Brown JSp, Hennepin RM, 3114 Anoka JH, 3116 Fillmore NAO; early north 415 St. Louis KE, 416 Cook WP, St. Louis AE, 4110 Aitkin WN, Clay LCF; late south 4122 Hennepin SC, DZ, 4123 Fillmore NAO, 4124 Mower JM; late north 4/22 Aitkin WN, Cook KMH, Koochiching GM, 5/20 Pennington KSS, 5/23 Clay MM. | ||||
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | Late south 4/23 Anoka GP, Hennepin SC, Olmsted JB, Winona CS, 4129 Ramsey EL, 5/4 Dakota JD; late north 4/25 Cook KMH, 5/2 St. Louis SS. | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Late south 512 Olmsted BSE, Sherburne SNWR, 515 Lac qui Parle CMB, Ramsey RH, 5114 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Early south 4/8 Olmsted JB, 4/22 Lac qui Parle FE, 4123 Murray ND; early north 4116 Koochiching GM, 4128 Lake DV; late south 5/21 Fillmore NAO, Lac qui Parle FE, Olmsted AP, Winona CS, 5/22 Hennepin SC, Lac Winter 1990 qui Parle CMB, 5/28 Hennepin DB; late north 5120 Aitkin WN, Lake SWIMS, Pennington KSS, 5/21 St. Louis TW, 5/23 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | Early south 3110 Cottonwood RJ, 4117 Rock PG, 4/25 Lac qui Parle FE, 4126 Sherburne SNWR; early north 4128 Clay MO, 518 Aitkin WN, St. Louis KE; late south 5/22 Hennepin DC, 5/23 Anoka JH, Murray ND, Washington DO, 5126 Lac qui Parle CMB; late north 5120 Aitkin WN, Lake SWIMS, 5123 Clay LCF. | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Early south 311 Houston EMF (probably a wintering bird) 3113 Hennepin GP, 3127 Cottonwood ED; early north 3/28 Cook OSL, 4122 Otter Tail SDM, St. Louis mob, 4/23 Clay LCF; late south 5/20 Brown JSp, Lac qui Parle FE, Martin BB, 5/21 Fillmore NAO, Murray ND, 5/29 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Early south 4/3 Hennepin OJ, 4/8 Blue Earth LF, Rock AB; early north 4113 Douglas RJ, 4/15 Wadena AB, 4/21 Todd PH. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Early south 5115 Hennepin SC; early north 4/22 Clay LCF, 4128 St. Louis KE, 5112 Aitkin WN, PS. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | Two reports 5127 Aitkin MSt, 5129 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Early south 4119 Olmsted BSE, 4/20 Brown JSp, 4/21 Hennepin SC, GP, Lyon AB, Murray ND, Steele KV, Wabasha WDM; early north 4/20 St. Louis PS, 4/21 Aitkin RJ, WN, Beltrami DJ, Norman MO. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Early north 3127 Todd PH, 3128 Otter Tail SDM, 3131 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Early south 418 Olmsted JB, 4121 Steele KV, Rock PG; early north 4/23 Cook KMH, 4124 Clay LCF, 4126 Otter Tail SDM; late south 5120 Dodge BSE, 5121 Hennepin DB, Rice AP, 5124 Hennepin OJ. | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Early south 3112 Fillmore GMD, 3127 Houston AP; early north 4119 Carlton MSt, 4120 Cook OSL, St. Louis PS. | ||||
| GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE (Pipilo chlorurus) | 5113 Clay LCF (The Loon 62:152-153). | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Early south 3/27 Fillmore NAO, 4/ 15 Houston EMF, 4/23 Rock PG, 4/24 Brown JSp; early north 5/4 Aitkin WN, Clay LCF, 5112 Pennington KSS, 5114 Otter Tail SDM. "Spotted" race on 4/29 Rock PG. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Early south 3/13 Washington JD, 3/29 Lac qui Parle FE, 4/8 Anoka GP, Rock AB, Waseca AP; early north 4/8 Wilkin MD, 4114 Mahnomen RJ, 4119 Marshall KE, St. Louis AE. | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Early south 515 Steele RJ, 518 Wabasha WDM, 519 Freeborn AP, Rice OR; early north 5110 Polk PS, 5111 Aitkin GP, Clay LCF. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Early north 3124 Aitkin WN, 3128 Itasca TS. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Early north 3/7 Wilkin SDM, 3114 Clay MM, Pennington KSS, 3117 Otter Tail MO. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Early south 5/11 Goodhue EL, 5112 Wabasha WDM, 5114 Murray ND; early north 5/27 Clay LCF, Polk AB. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Early south 4/30 Hennepin SC, 5/2 Winona CS, 5/3 Cottonwood ED, Wabasha WDM; early north 5/4 Mille Lacs TS, 5/8 Aitkin WN, 5111 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Early north 3/1 St. Louis AE, 3112 Otter Tail SDM, 3/13 Todd PH. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Early south Blue Earth JCF, 3/ 13 Fillmore NAO, Hennepin OJ, 3116 Houston EMF; early north 4/6 St. Louis KE, TW, 417 Otter Tail SDM, MO, Todd PH, 4113 Aitkin WN, Clearwater AB. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Early south 3/ lO Cottonwood RJ, 3/ II Blue Earth JCF, Brown JSp, Lyon HK, Murray AP, 3112 Sherburne SNWR; early north 3/4-7 Wilkin MO, SDM, 3/ 17 Cook KMH, St. Louis KE, Duluth DS; late south 4/17 Blue Earth MF, Houston EMF, 4/21 Hennepin SC, DZ, 4/23 LeSueur EK; late north 4/ 15 Mahnomen AB, 4/20 Duluth MSt, 4129 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Early south 3/ 10 Cottonwood ED, Mower JM, Rice OR, 3/16 Steele KV, 3/18 Goodhue JD, LeSueur MF; early north 4/1 Clay LCF, 417 Todd PH, 4112 Polk KSS. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Early north 3/1 Cook KMH, St. Louis AE, 3/10 Pennington KSS, 3112 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Early south 4127 Hennepin SC, 4129 Martin BB, 512 Goodhue PS; early north 513 Itasca DB, 515 Aitkin WN, 516 Beltrami DJ. | ||||
| WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | 4130 Rice WS (The Loon 62:118). | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | Early south 5/6 Rice PS, 5!13 Washington AB, 5118 Dodge BSE, Houston FL. | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Early south 4124 Brown JSp, Hennepin SC, GP, 4125 Dakota JD, BL, Rice AP; early north 5/3 Lake DV, 5/5 Clay LCF, 5112 Beltrami DJ; late south 5/18 Nicollet JCF, Winona CS, 5120 Martin BB and Wabasha AP, 5122 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Early south 5/8 Hennepin SC and Ramsey RH, 5/9 Anoka GP, 5111 Olmsted JB, BSE, Rice TB and Scott DC; early north 5/8 St. Louis BP, 5/ 10 Kanabec G~ 5/ 12 Carlton LW. | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | Early south 5/3 Fillmore NAO, 515 Hennepin RM, Washington DZ and Winona CS, 5111 Goodhue AB and Scott DC; "Brewster's" Warbler 5/ 19 Hennepin DZ, 5/28 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Early south 4127 Hennepin SC, Sherburne Winter 1990 DO, Washington BL, 4128 Steele KV, 4129 Murray ND, Rice TB; early north 512 Beltrami DJ, Clay LCF, 515 Aitkin WN, St. Louis SS, 5/8 Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Early south 4/28 Houston FL, 518 LeSueur EK, 5/10 Anoka GP; one report north 5119 Pope PS. | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Early south 4/28 Houston FL and Mower JM, 4/30 Hennepin SC, 5/4 GoodhueAB and Le Sueur EK; early north 5115 St. Louis BP, 5/1 6 Cook OSL, Otter Tail SDM and Todd RJ, 5/ 17 Carlton LW; late south 5/30 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5/31 Anoka JH and Hennepin sc. | ||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | Early south 4/22 Martin BB, 4/23 Hennepin SC, Pipestone ND, JP, Rock PG, and Ramsey AB; early north 4/25 St. Louis KE, 5/2 Clay LCF; late south 5118 Lyon GS, 5120 Rice SC, GP; late north 5/20 Crow Wing AB, 5/27 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Early south 4/28 Steele KV, 4/30 Goodhue AB and Hennepin SC; early north 517 Lake DV and St. Louis DK, 5/ 12 Beltrami DJ and Carlton LW, 5/15 Clay LCF; late south 5/28 Hennepin BH, 5/31 Carver MB. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Early south 5/1 Washington WL, 5112 Cottonwood ED, 5120 Ramsey BL; early north 5124 Clay LCF, 5126 Aitkin WN, 5127 Lake SWIMS; late south 5127 Lac qui Parle BL, Rice TB, 5129 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Early south 5112 Cottonwood ED, 5114 Ramsey AB, Rice TB, 5115 Hennepin SC; early north 5!16Todd RJ, 5!19 St. Louis KE, TW, 5120 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail SDM; late south 5127 Le Sueur EK and Rice AP, 5128 Hennepin BH, Scott DZ, 5/3 0 Scott SC, Washington RA. | ||||
| KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | One report 5/18 Houston FL. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Early south 4/30 Dakota JD, 5/6 Mower JM, 517 Ramsey KH; early north 5/ 11 Clay LCF, 5/ 13 Becker BK, 5/15 St. Louis KE. | ||||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | Only reports: 5/5 Winona JD, 5112-18 Scott mob. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Early south 515 Hennepin SC, 517 Winona JD, 518 Mower JM; early north 5!12 St. Louis KE, 5113 Pennington KSS, 5114 Becker DJ, Cook WP. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Early south 5110 Mower JM, 5/ 16 Ramsey AB and Sherburne DO; early north 5/9 St. Louis AE, 5/ 11 Cook KMH, 5116 Otter Tail SDM; late south 5/18 Washington WL, 5/23 Chippewa RJ. | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Early south 518 Hennepin SC, 5!12 Dakota JD and Scott AB, 5!13 Brown JSp and Goodhue KE; one north report 5122-31 Otter Tail (four locations) SDM. | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Early south 5/8 Hennepin DZ, 5/12 Dakota JD, Goodhue DZ and Olmsted BSE; early north 5112 Cook KMH, 5/16 St. Louis AE, Otter Tail SDM and Todd RJ; late south 5/23 Freeborn AP and Lac qui Parle RJ, 5/27 Rice AP and Wright RA. | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Early south 5110 Mower JM, 5/11 Olmsted JB, BSE; early north 5/ 12 St. Louis fide KE, Clay LCF, 5/15 Becker BK and Cook KMH; late south 5/25 Pipestone JP, 5/26 Brown JSp and Martin BB. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Early south 5114 Anoka JH, GP, 5117 Scott DC, 5!18 Washington WL; early north 5/16 St. Louis SW, 5!18 Cook KMH, 5!19 Cass AB and Lake SWIMS; late south 5122 Anoka JH and 5123 Freeborn AP. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Early south 4/28 Mower JM, 5111 Brown JSp, Goodhue AB, Olmsted JB, BSE and Rice TB; early north 519 St. Louis AE, 5/ 10 Douglas RJ, 5115 Cook KMH; late south 5127 Anoka GP, 5128 Hennepin SC, DZ and Scott DZ. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Early south 4/25 Murray ND and Winona CS, 4/26 Cottonwood ED, 4/27 Brown JSp and Hennepin SC, RM; early north 5/6 Otter Tail SDM, 519 St. LouisAE, 5/ 11 Clay LCF. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Early south 5/8 Anoka GP, 5111 Olmsted JB, 5112 Dakota JD, Fillmore NAO, Hennepin DC, RM, Mower RRK, JM, Scott AB, PS; early north 5112 Koochiching GM, 5/ 13 Aitkin SC and St. Louis AE, 5/ 15 Carlton LW. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Early south 4130 Hennepin DB, 514 Rice TB; early north 5116 OtterTail SDM and Todd RJ, 5!17 Clay LCF; late south 5126 Brown JSp, 5128 Hennepin SC; late north 5/22 Clay DJ, 5123 Beltrami DJ. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | All reports: 5/18 Carlton (1) MSt, 5119-24 St. Louis mob. | ||||
| Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | Early south 4122 Washington AB and Winona CS, 4/23 Fillmore NAO and Hennepin SC; early north 4125 St. Louis DE, 4126 Beltrami DJ, 4128 Carlton MSt; late south 5121 Blue Earth JCF, 5123 Mower JM. | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Early south 512 Ramsey RH, 5/16 Washington DS, 5127 Anoka GP; early north 512 Clay LCF, 513 Beltrami DJ, 515 Aitkin WN. | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Early south 3/13 Fillmore (overwintered?) NAO, 3/29 Sherburne SNWR, 4/4 Houston AP; early north 4/10 Otter Tail SDM, 4/ 14 St. Louis SS, 4/ 15 Carlton LW; late south 5/23 Freeborn AP, Yellow Medicine RJ, 5/24 Anoka JH, 5/26 Washington DS. ''Audubon's" Warbler 5/3 Clay LCF, 5/15 Sherburne SNWR. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Early south 4129 Rice TB, 517 Winona JD, 518 Hennepin SC and Ramsey DZ; early north 514 St. Louis JG, 5110 Beltrami DJ, 5111 Clay LCF; late south 5126 Brown JSp, 5127 Anoka GP. | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Early south 5/ 12 Goodhue EL, 5114 Olmsted BSE, 5/16 Hennepin DC, Mower RRK; early north 5116 Douglas RJ, 5119 Clay LCF, 5120 Crow Wing AB; late south 5/27 Lac qui Parle FE, 5/28 Scott DZ, 5/29 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | Early south 4/30 Lac qui Parle CMB, 517 Brown JSp, Winona JD; early north 5114 Beltrami DJ, 5115 St. Louis KE, 5116 Clay LCF, Otter Tail SDM, Todd RJ; late south 5/26 Fillmore NAO, 5/27 Goodhue AP, 5/29 Hennepin SC. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Early south 5/10 Hennepin RM, 5112 Freeborn KV, Goodhue DZ, EL, Olmsted BSE, Scott AB, PS; early north 5116 Otter Tail SDM, 5119 Beltrami AB, 5120 Aitkin WN, Beltrami MO. | ||||
| Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | 5/16 Otter Tail SDM (The Loon 62:154). | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Reported from six northern counties: Aitkin , Lake, Otter Tail, Pennington, St. Louis and Todd. Reported from 26 counties south. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Early south 4/21 Olmsted fide AP, 4/25 Fillmore NAO, 4/27 Rice OR; early north 5/4 St. Louis KE, 5112 Todd PH. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | Two reports 5/21 Nobles ND, 5122 Murray ND. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Early south 513 Goodhue PS, 5/9 Fillmore NAO, Rice TB, OR, 5/ 12 Blue Earth BB, Olmsted JB, BSE; early north 5/ 14 Pennington KSS, 5118 Clay LCF, Crow Wing GS, 5120 Aitkin WN, Otter Tail SDM. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Early south 5/ 13 Murray ND, 5118 Cottonwood ED, 5/26 Rice TB, OR. | ||||