Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | ||
The 2016-Spring Season 1 March through 31 May 2016 Paul E. Budde, Doug W. Kieser, Brian T. Smith, and William C. Marengo |
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Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna autumnalis) | 1 | Eleventh state record 5/19–23 Le Sueur (2, Eggert Lake) RBJ, RBW, ph. †DAB, †PCC, ph. †SBM, †TAT, ph. GHo, plus photographs from ten additional observers via eBird. | |||
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | 14 | 44 | See winter report for early south. Early north (also see winter report) 3/6 Otter Tail RHj, Polk (3, East Grand Forks) SAu, 3/7 Traverse DLP. High counts 3/6 Nobles (4,890) PEJ, DFN, 3/8 Lyon (2,500) GWe. Late south 5/15 Benton HHD, 5/18 Nobles HHD, 5/27–31 Nobles (2) KRE, m.ob. (median 6/1). Late north 4/21 Douglas (max. 3, Osakis W.T.P.) ToR, SDS, 5/11 Traverse ANy, 5/20 Grant AFa, DSc (median 5/29). | ||
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) | 5 | 35 | See winter report for early south. All north 3/7–12 Traverse DLP, MO, 3/12 Grant AaL, Crow Wing PSP, ph. EGa, m.ob., 4/6 Douglas ALu, 5/15 Polk (Brandt-Angus Impoundment) PEB, 5/21 Polk (Angus-Oslo Impoundment) SAu. High counts 3/6 Nobles (187) PEJ, DFN, 3/8 Lyon (100) GWe. Late south 4/12 Rice DAT, 4/13 Yellow Medicine GWe, 5/14 Washington JEc (median 5/14). | ||
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | 14 | 47 | Many south migrants appeared in February. Early north (median 3/25) 3/7 Traverse DLP, 3/10 Douglas JPE, 3/11 Clay SAu. High counts 3/6 Watonwan (5,900) PEJ, DFN, 3/6 Yellow Medicine (4,000, Miedd Lake) GWe, 3/12 Lac qui Parle (4,000) KeL. Late south 5/21 Brown (2) ChH, APi, Mower SWm, 5/27–31 Nobles (2) KRE, m.ob. (median 5/17). Late north 5/14 Marshall PEB, 5/17 Clay (3) ANy, DBz, 5/19 Norman CRM, m.ob. (median 5/18). | ||
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) | 13 | 34 | See winter report for early south. Early north (median 3/18) 3/6 Todd MJB, 3/7 Traverse DLP, 3/10 Douglas JPE. Descriptions provided in varying detail from 9 counties. High counts 3/12 Douglas (300, Little Rachel Lake) BEc, 3/6 Lyon (75, Cottonwood W.T.P.) GWe, 3/6 Nobles (75) PEJ, DFN. Late south 5/14 Washington (2) WCM, 5/18 Isanti RMD, 5/31 Hennepin (46) CMB (median 5/13). Late north 4/19 Hubbard (2) REn, AxB, 4/30 Cass (5, Longville W.T.P.) KHe, 5/14 Aitkin TLa, Hubbard (2) REn, AxB (median 5/21). | ||
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | 34 | 53 | Reported from all 87 counties. | ||
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 7 | All reports: 3/1–27 Kandiyohi (1, Little Kandiyohi Lake) RAE, m.ob., 3/2–4/18 Goodhue (4, Mississippi River Lock & Dam #3) SMu, m.ob., 3/5 Goodhue (imature, Sturgeon Lake) DBz, 3/7 Nicollet (1, near Nicollet) MiO, 3/10 Wright (1, Pelican Lake) RBW, 3/13 Houston (1, Brownsville Overlook) KvM, 4/3 McLeod (1, Eagle Lake) HCT, 5/8–18 Redwood (1, Gales Lake W.M.A.) DFN, PEJ, m.ob., 5/12–20 Nicollet (1, near Nicollet) CRM, m.ob., 5/30 (1, Frontenac S.P.) BCM. | |||
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) | 32 | 48 | High counts 3/15 Hennepin (300, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BHe, 3/17 Chisago (140, C.R. 17) DPi, 3/18 Mille Lacs (100, Lake Onamia) KNo, 3/26 Meeker (100) BNn. | ||
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | 30 | 37 | Early south (but also see winter report) 3/2 Rice (15) DAB, 3/3–7 Goodhue (max. 8, Lake Byllesby) NSc, BAF, 3/7 Carver (3) JCy, Dakota ADS, Olmsted (6) LAV. Early north (median 3/20) 3/13 Morrison (95, Crane Meadows N.W.R.) SEm, m.ob., Pine (68) TJo, 3/16 Becker (4) ShG, HeH, Pine (35) JFR, (40) KrM. High counts 3/24 Mille Lacs (1,800, Lake Onamia) RBJ, 3/20 Grant (1,560, North Ottawa Impoundment) KnM. Late south 4/22–23 Lac qui Parle (max. 24, Salt Lake) KvM, m.ob., 5/5–7 Le Sueur RAE, HHD (median 5/4). Late north 5/28 Becker (2) DBa, Clay DBa, m.ob., Norman RBJ (median 5/28). | ||
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | 34 | 53 | A drake overwintered in Douglas (Goose Park) and was still present 3/6 along with a female that arrived in February BEc. Early north migrants (median 3/17) 3/8 Todd (7) ALu, 3/11 Clay (3) PBB, Douglas (4) BEc, Morrison MEm, KEm. High count 4/10 Hennepin (225, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) KvM. | ||
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | 34 | 53 | Early south (median 3/13) 3/6–8 Hennepin AGu, m.ob., 3/7–8 Yellow Medicine GWe. Early north (median 3/30) 3/10 Douglas JPE, 3/12 Grant AaL, 3/27 Otter Tail WPl. High count 4/16 Morrison (405, Crane Meadows N.W.R.) JEm, SEm. | ||
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | 1 | One south report 4/30–5/1 Lac qui Parle (drake with Blue-winged Teal, Lac qui Parle S.P.) ph. †CSc, GWe. | |||
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | 34 | 53 | Reported in all 87 counties. See winter report for overwintering and early south migrants. Early north (median 3/26) 3/11–13 Douglas RnB, BEc, 3/14 Clay ShG, HeH, 3/15 Morrison SEm. High counts 4/9 Lincoln (820, Lake Hendricks) RCl, 4/5 Yellow Medicine (650, Spellman Lake) GWe. | ||
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | 32 | 53 | Early north (median 3/18) 3/7 Crow Wing EGa, Traverse DLP, 3/12 Grant AaL, Traverse MO. High counts 3/19 Houston (1,000, Blue Lake) SPu, 3/20 Lac qui Parle (750, Big Stone N.W.R.) JPR, ClN. | ||
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | 29 | 50 | See winter report for first south migrants. Early north (median 3/27) 3/12 Grant AaL, Morrison FGo, 3/13 Clay PBB, Morrison SEm, m.ob, Traverse DLP. High counts 3/19 Houston (500, Blue Lake) SPu, 3/26 Lyon (225, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. | ||
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 34 | 53 | Reported from all 87 counties. | ||
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | 13 | 21 | High count 3/8 St. Louis (20, Interstate Island W.M.A.) JPR. Late south 5/5 Scott RCu, 5/8 Hennepin BCl, JGo, 5/28–29 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) PCC, HHD (median 5/16). | ||
Mallard X American Black Duck (Anas platyrhynchos X A. rubripes) | 1 | 1 | Two reports: 3/27 Carver JCy, 4/9 Mille Lacs (5) PEJ. | ||
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 26 | 50 | See winter report for overwintering birds and early south migrants. Early north (median 3/18) 3/7 Traverse DLP, 3/7–8 St. Louis JPR, ClN, 3/11 Becker TCL, NaH. High count 3/20 Lac qui Parle (900, Big Stone N.W.R.) JPR, ClN. | ||
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | 32 | 53 | See winter report for overwintering birds and early south migrants. Early north (median 3/26) 3/7 Cass PSP, Traverse DLP, 3/8 Otter Tail BRL. High count 4/7 Hennepin (770, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) BAF. | ||
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | 27 | 47 | See winter report for early south migrants. Early north (median 3/28) 3/8 St. Louis JPR, 3/13 Douglas BEc, Morrison SEm, m.ob. High counts 3/20 Freeborn (8,500) PEJ, 3/11 Winona (4,400, Pools #5 & 5A) PEJ, 3/27 Lac qui Parle (2,200, Bolland Slough) KRE. | ||
Redhead (Aythya americana) | 34 | 53 | See winter report for overwintering and early south migrants. Reported in all 87 counties. Early north (median 3/23) 3/12 Grant AaL, Traverse MO, 3/13 Douglas BEc, Morrison SEm, m.ob. High counts 3/29 Steele (500, Oak Glen Lake) JnS, 3/12 Brown (300, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) KRE. | ||
Canvasback X Redhead (Aythya valisineria X A. americana) | 1 | One report 4/10 Freeborn (Geneva Lake, male) †PEJ. | |||
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | 34 | 52 | See winter report for overwintering and early south migrants. Early north (median 3/17) 3/6–11 Douglas RnB, LGl, 3/11 Mille Lacs KNo, Morrison MEm, KEm. High counts 3/9 Goodhue (1,000, Prairie Island) DVe, 3/19 Houston (1,000, Blue Lake) SPu. | ||
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | 23 | 42 | See winter report for early south migrants. Early north (median 3/31) 3/8 Crow Wing PSP, Douglas BEc, 3/12 Traverse AaL. High count 4/16 St. Louis (500, Park Point) BeA. Late south 5/13–15 Lyon GWe, DaB, 5/27 Benton HHD (median 5/17). Late north 5/25–27 St. Louis (all reports from Park Point) BMu, m.ob., 5/28 Douglas DPG (median 6/1). | ||
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 34 | 52 | See winter report for overwintering and early south migrants. Early north (also see winter report) 3/6 Todd MJB, 3/11 Becker TCL. High counts 3/19 Hou-ston (1,001, Blue Lake) SPu, 4/1 Winona (1,000, Prairie Island Park) DSt. | ||
Ring-necked Duck X Lesser Scaup (Aythya collaris X A. affinis) | 1 | One south report: 4/10 Freeborn (male, Geneva Lake) †PEJ. | |||
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) | 1 | Two north reports: 3/30, 4/19 Lake (female, Knife River Marina) ph. JWL. | |||
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | 2 | 1 | All reports: 5/1–15 Steele (adult male in alternate plumage, Rice Lake) JPr, †DAB, m.ob., 4/28–5/4 St. Louis (male and female, Park Point) BMu, m.ob., 5/18 Lake (1, Two Harbors) JWL. | ||
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | 2 | All reports: 5/12 St. Louis (3, Bear Island Lake) SLF, 5/12–17 St. Louis (max, 4, Park Point) ClN, m.ob., 5/16 Douglas (sub-adult male) DBz, ANy. | |||
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | No reports. | ||||
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | 3 | 1 | One south report 3/15–4/1 Hennepin (male, Long Meadow Lake) ANy, m.ob. North reports through 5/27 in Cook, 5/20 in Lake and 5/21 in St. Louis. High counts 4/16 Lake (26, Two Harbors) JWL, 3/12 St. Louis (25, Lakewood Pumping Station) JWL. | ||
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | 33 | 50 | See winter report for overwintering and early spring migrants. Early north (median 3/22) 3/6 Todd MJB, 3/10 Pine MJn, 3/12 Traverse AaL. High count 4/18 Hennepin (133) CMB. Late south 5/22 Le Sueur BMu, 5/22–25 Stearns ALu, DOr, 5/29 Freeborn BBu, OBu (median 5/29). | ||
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 32 | 45 | High count 3/6 Anoka (350, Coon Rapids Dam) RCl. Late south 5/4 Carver JTg, 5/5 Steele JnS, 5/6 Dakota SuE, SEg (median 5/12). | ||
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) | No reports. | ||||
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | 34 | 52 | See winter report for overwintering and early south migrants. Early north (median 3/15) 3/6 Douglas BEc, 3/7–8 Cass PSP, 3/7 Crow Wing LMS, Pine KrM, Todd ALu. High counts 3/17 Goodhue (63, Mississippi River Lock and Dam #3) KDS, 3/24 Mille Lacs (54, Lake Onamia) RBJ. | ||
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | 32 | 51 | High counts 3/13 Houston (155, Brownsville Overlook) KvM, 3/21 Pope (150, Malmedal Lake) BEc, Late south 5/19 Dakota (2) FHa, 5/20 Ramsey (2) VDo, 5/21 Freeborn (Albert Lea Lake) PEJ (median 5/25). | ||
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 24 | 44 | Early south (but also see winter report) 3/1 Ramsey (Pigs Eye Lake) BAF, 3/5 Rice DAB, ELC, and nine additional counties on 3/6. Early north (median 3/31) reports from counties away from Lake Superior: 3/18 Douglas (2) RnB, 3/22 Pine (2) TJo, Traverse DLP. High counts 5/7 Lake (126, Castle Danger) JWL, 4/7 Hennepin (84) CMB. Late south 5/21 Scott MAK, 5/28 Hennepin (10) CPa (median 5/20). | ||
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | 22 | 52 | Early south (also see winter report) 3/1 Scott PEJ, 3/6 Blue Earth, JWH, m.ob., Chippewa DLP, Nobles PEJ, DFN. Early north (median 3/30) 3/11–16 Douglas RnB, BEc, 4/16 Crow Wing AaL, followed by reports from 4 other counties. High counts 4/19 Lyon (400, Cottonwood Lake) GWe, 4/15 Martin (360, Pierce Lake) HCT. | ||
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 27 | 50 | Reported as far north as Marshall, Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis. High counts 3/20 Hennepin (43, Fort Snelling S.P.) PNi, MAl, 3/21 Goodhue (42, Pleasant Valley) DVe. | ||
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 28 | 13 | Found throughout normal range, essentially northeast of a line from Clay to Fillmore. Spring drumming counts were up 18% statewide in 2016 (MN DNR). | ||
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | 6 | All reports: 3/12 Lake (2, F.R. 1902) NLM, 3/28 Koochiching AMe, 4/22 Itasca DBz, m.ob., 4/23–26 St. Louis WPe, 4/27 Lake GA, 5/10 Lake of the Woods BSi, 5/28 Cook DFN. | |||
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | 11 | Reports from Carlton, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, and St. Louis. High counts 4/20 Roseau (25, 290th St.) AxL, 4/13 Kittson (24, Richardville Twp.) AxL. | |||
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | 7 | 2 | Two south reports: 4/9 Pipestone (one bird seen in flight east of Winter W.M.A., Altona Twp., The Loon 88:186) JSc, 4/17 Chippewa (2, Chippewa Prairie) RAE. All other reports from Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, Wilkin. High counts 5/20 Clay (40, Felton Prairie) LSm, 4/1 Clay (38, Bluestem Prairie) AKu. | ||
Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | 4 | 14 | Most reports south of the Minnesota river or in the western third of the state. High count 4/30 Goodhue (7, Warsaw W.M.A.) AlF. All other reports were of 1–3 birds. | ||
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | 22 | 53 | High counts 4/16 Yellow Medicine (16, Miedd Lake) GWe, 5/16 Washington (15, Lost Valley Prairie S.N.A.) RBd. All reports southwest of a line from Roseau to Pine. | ||
Grebes | |||||
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | 31 | 52 | Overwintering bird 3/2–5 Kandiyohi HHD, JoS. Early south 3/7 Carver JCy, Hennepin CMB, PEJ, 3/8 Dakota DVe, Olmsted KNK, Scott JEB. Early north (median 3/25) 3/11–18 Mille Lacs KNo, Morrison MEm, KEm, 3/20 Wadena PJB, 3/24 Becker HeH, ShG. High count 4/14 Hennepin (329, Lakes Harriet, Calhoun and Nokomis in Minneapolis) CMB. | ||
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | 25 | 40 | Early south (also see winter report) 3/15–18 Hennepin CMB, m.ob., 3/18 Washington GJa. Early north (median 4/6) 4/13–15 St. Louis JLK, BMu, 4/15 Beltrami DPJ, 4/16 Hubbard AxB, Lake JWL, Marshall MSp, Pennington JMJ. High count 4/18 Hennepin (428, Lakes Harriet, Calhoun and Nokomis) CMB. Late south 5/15 Olmstead LAV, 5/18 Isanti DPG, 5/19 Pope ANy, DBz (median 5/20). Late north 5/23 Pennington CAs, St. Louis JLK, 5/25 Beltrami DPJ (median 6/3). | ||
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | 24 | 27 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/20 Steele JWH, 3/29 Goodhue (2) PEJ, †KDS, 3/30 Faribault DFe. Early north (median 4/7) 4/5–14 St. Louis JPR, JLK, 4/9 Lake JWL. High count 5/13 St. Louis (356, Park Point) JLK. | ||
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | 12 | 26 | Early south (median 4/11) 4/20 Hennepin (Lake Calhoun) †TLo, 4/23–24 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) KEm, m.ob., 4/24 Big Stone DLP, Freeborn PSu. Early north (median 4/21) 5/1 Polk NWi, 5/2 Douglas JLK. High counts 5/9 Polk (35, East Grand Forks W.T.P.) SAu, 5/14 Stearns (18, Albany W.T.P.) RPR. | ||
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | 11 | 15 | Early south (median 4/11) 4/8–17 Big Stone DLP, ALw, 4/16 Lyon GWe, 4/17 Faribault RBW. Early north (median 4/20) 4/21 Douglas SDS, 4/24–25 Todd JAn, SEm, 4/27 Polk SAu. High counts 5/2 Douglas (426, Lake Osakis, counted individually) JLK, 5/30 Big Stone (76, Prairie State W.M.A., breeding colony, 38 pairs counted) GWe. | ||
CLARK'S GREBE (Aechmophorus clarkii) | No reports. | ||||
Pigeons, Doves | |||||
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | 34 | 53 | Reported from every county. High counts 3/13 Ramsey (100, Falcon Heights, University of Minnesota) OGo, 4/20 Dakota (100, Great Western Industrial Park) AlF. | ||
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 18 | 50 | Reported from almost all counties south of a line from Pennington to Pine, also reported from St. Louis. New county records: 5/7 Anoka (2, Fish Lake Nature Trails) AxB, 4/15 Pine (Pine City) SvM, 5/27 Red Lake SC. High count 4/23 Lac qui Parle (12) SEm, KEm, MEm. | ||
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | 34 | 53 | Reported from every county. High counts 4/26 Brown (25, Milford Twp.) CoM, 5/8 Chisago (20, Wild River S.P.) TAr. | ||
Cuckoos | |||||
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | 4 | 23 | Early south (median 5/15) 5/10 Steele PSu, 5/11 Washington PNi, 5/11–14 Carver JCy, ANy, DBz. All north reports: 5/21 Todd RSF, 5/23–28 Becker HeH, ShG, 5/28 Carlton JEd, DTr, Douglas FPE. High count 5/31 Goodhue (7, Prairie Island Indian Community survey, 1 seen, 6 heard) JEn. | ||
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 23 | 31 | Early south (median 5/9) 5/8 Jackson RAE, 5/10 Goodhue JTo, Murray HHD, Pipestone HHD, 5/12 Blue Earth CRM, m.ob., Chisago MHe. Early north (median 5/16) 5/16 Douglas ANy, DBz, 5/20 Otter Tail JsS, 5/21 reports from Becker, Clay, Kanabec, Morrison, Pine, Todd. | ||
Nightjars | |||||
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 28 | 41 | Early south (median 5/3) 4/21 Ramsey REH, 5/3 Washington PNi, 5/6 Winona DBz. Early north (median 5/10) 5/17 Otter Tail JsS, Wadena ANy, DBz, 5/18 Clearwater ASu, Crow Wing EGa, Traverse ANy, DBz. High count 5/28 Pine (30, Snake River) TJo. | ||
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | 7 | 15 | Early south (median 4/29) 4/21 Houston KAB, 4/23 Lac qui Parle BMu, 4/26 Sherburne JOs. Early north 5/11–13 Pine SC, 5/18 Carlton (2) GWe, St. Louis (3) SLF. High counts 5/24 Chippewa (7, Pete's Point Rd.) GWe, 5/17 Chippewa (5) WCM. | ||
Swifts | |||||
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | 26 | 50 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/17 Blue Earth AGo, 4/21 Dakota JMn, Scott RCu. Early north (median 5/1) 5/5 Otter Tail DST, 5/5–7 St. Louis JPR, FJN, JLK, 5/6–7 Morrison DSt, PSP. High count 5/14 Hennepin (120, Minneapolis) EBr. | ||
Hummingbirds | |||||
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 29 | 42 | Early south (median 5/1) 4/25–5/2 Mower RJW, SWm, 5/4 Carver WCM, Hennepin GAn, Wabasha JHn. Early north (median 5/5) 5/6 Red Lake fide JMJ, 5/7 Becker NaH, 5/8 Itasca EEO, Morrison SEm, Otter Tail RTo. High count 5/29 Dakota (9, at home feeder) AlF. | ||
Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | 18 | 40 | Early south (median 4/14) 4/16 Hennepin THa, Isanti JWH, ELC, 4/17 Blue Earth ChH, Faribault RBW. Early north (median 5/4) 4/24 Hubbard JWH, DBz, ANy, SC, 4/30 Otter Tail HHD, RAE, 5/1 Aitkin JdB. High counts 5/12 Lyon (5, 375th St. marsh) GWe, 5/24 Marshall (5, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM. | ||
Sora (Porzana carolina) | 25 | 50 | Early south (median 4/12) 4/10 Lac qui Parle DLP, 4/14 Big Stone DLP, Dakota DAB, 4/15 Stevens DLP, Swift DLP. Early north (median 4/23) 4/20 Crow Wing EGa, 4/24 Hubbard JWH, DBz, ANy, SC, 4/28 Otter Tail JsS. High counts 5/21 Roseau (20, estimated, Roseau Lake bed) SBM, HCT, PEB, DWK, 5/24 Marshall (13, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM. | ||
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | 1 | 2 | One north report 5/31 Grant (Niemacki Lake Park) †JFl. All south reports: 5/7–9 Hennepin (Wood Lake N.C.) †TJo, †CMB, m.ob., 5/21 Wabasha (3, Whitewater W.M.A.) SHo. | ||
American Coot (Fulica americana) | 30 | 52 | Overwintered in Scott and probably in Goodhue and Washington. Away from these locations, early south 3/4 Steele HHD, then in eight additional counties on 3/6. Early north 3/6–16 Douglas, BEc, RnB, 3/12 Grant AaL, 3/14 Crow Wing ph. EGa. High counts 4/13 Dakota (1,200, Lakeville) KvM, 4/17 Hennepin (1,050, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) RCl. | ||
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | 3 | All north 5/10 Todd (Hartford W.M.A.) SEm, 5/21 Roseau (Roseau Lake bed, likely several dozen birds heard calling, but could not distinguish one from another) PEB, DWK, SBM, HCT, 5/27–29 Aitkin (max. 3, McGregor Marsh) BBa, m.ob. | |||
Cranes | |||||
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) | 33 | 43 | First south migrants appeared in late February. Early north (median 3/18) 3/9 Pine TJo, 3/10 Douglas JPE, Mille Lacs (2) KNo, Todd (2) CSh. High counts 4/16 Clay (300) JSc, 4/9 Norman (290, Agassiz-Olson W.M.A.) JCC. | ||
Stilts, Avocets | |||||
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) | 1 | 1 | All reports: 5/18 Grant (1, North Ottawa Impoundment) †DBz, ph. ANy, 5/31 Lyon (1, flooded field near Tracy) DFe, ph. †GWe, m.ob. | ||
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 7 | 18 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/13 Big Stone (2) DLP, Yellow Medicine (34, Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/15 Renville (21, Bird Island W.T.P.) TAT. Early north 4/20 Crow Wing (max. 10, St. Mathias rice paddies) ph, EGa, m.ob., Todd (4, Browerville W.T.P.) BWF, 4/23 Marshall (1, near Warren) SAu, Polk (1) SAu. High count 4/25 Yellow Medicine (37, Miller-Richter State W.M.A.) SBE, LiH, KeL. | ||
Plovers | |||||
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 13 | 10 | Early south (median 5/1) 4/23 Goodhue (2) GJa, m.ob., Jackson JJu, 5/6–7 Stearns (max. 2, Getchell Lake) PCC, m.ob. Early north (median 5/16) 5/12 St. Louis (4) ClN, 5/18 Grant ANy, DBz, 5/19 Crow Wing ABi, Itasca (2) SC, RAE. High count 5/21 Marshall (15, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) SAu. Late south 5/26 Stearns (2) PCC, 5/27 Nobles KRE, m.ob., 5/30 Lac qui Parle (2, Salt Lake) GWe (median 6/6). Late north 5/26 St. Louis JLK, 5/28–29 Lake JWL, 5/29 Becker (2) ClN, (median 6/5). | ||
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) | 7 | 17 | Early south (median 4/8) 3/17 Faribault WAF, 3/18–26 Carver JuW, JCC, 3/29 Dodge JnS. Early north 4/23 Lake of the Woods BWF, Roseau JWH, m.ob., 5/2 Clearwater RMD, 5/21 Marshall SAu. High count 3/30 Freeborn (12) TAT. Late south 5/24 Big Stone DLP, but also see summer report (median 6/1). Late north 5/24 Grant DWK, PEB, HCT, SBM. | ||
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 34 | 53 | Reported from all 87 counties. Early south (but also see winter report) 3/3–5 Houston SHo, HHD, followed by reports from 14 other counties on 3/6. Early north (median 3/17) 3/6 Otter Tail KTe, 3/6–7 Todd MJB, JeM, 3/8 Douglas BEc. High counts 5/30 Yellow Medicine (41, Miedd Lake) GWe, 3/19 Carver (36, near Cologne) ToL. | ||
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 15 | 33 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/16 Chippewa (Lac qui Parle) WCM, 4/17 Dakota (max. 3, Lake Byllesby) DAB, DGu, Yellow Medicine GWe. Early north (median 5/8) 5/4 Grant CoM, 5/15 Polk SAu, Red Lake HCT. High count 5/19 Dakota (200, Lake Byllesby R.P.) PNi. See summer report for late migrants statewide. | ||
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | 1 | 2 | All reports: 5/7 Stearns (one at Lake Maria and up to 2 at Getchell Lake) ph. AaL, ph. ABm, ph. JlB, ph. MJB, ph. ToL,, 5/21–23 St. Louis (Minnesota Point) FJN, ph. JLK, ph. BeA, 5/22 Kandiyohi (Robbins Island Park) ph. JWd, ph. BAb | ||
Sandpipers | |||||
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | 7 | 16 | Early south (median 4/26) 4/29 Renville KBR, 5/1 Lyon GWe, 5/2 Faribault (2) WAF, Rock KEm. Many north reports from Clay beginning 4/30 Clay (Bluestem Prairie S.N.A.) ToL; additional early north reports 5/3 Polk (3, Tympanuchus Prairie) SAu, 5/10 St. Louis (2, Arkola & Poplar) JLK. High count 5/14 Clay (8, Bluestem South) HeH, ShG. | ||
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | 5 | 1 | Only south report 5/17 Stearns (max. 9, Albany W.T.P.) †PCC, m.ob. All north 5/15 Marshall and Polk (11, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) PEB, 5/18 St. Louis (Western Waterfront Trail) SDi, 5/19 St. Louis (Arkola & Poplar) JLK, 5/23 Red Lake (8 total: three at gravel pit in extreme southwest corner of county, five at rice paddies near Oklee) PEB, DWK, HCT, SBM, 5/27 Lake (Agate Bay) EEO, JPR. | ||
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | 7 | 14 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/13 Yellow Medicine GWe, 4/16 Big Stone PEJ, DFN, 4/17 Hennepin (2, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) DTr, DGu. All north 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/14 Hubbard AxB, 5/15 Itasca SC, Polk (max. 4) PEB, SAu, 5/19 Mahnomen SC, 5/20–22 St. Louis (Duluth) JPR, ClN, 5/24 Pine (Pine City W.T.P.) TJo. High count 5/15 Pipestone (12, Edgerton W.T.P.) SBM. Late south 5/30 Big Stone (2, Artichoke Lake W.P.A.) GWe, 5/31 Lyon DFe, RAE, GWe, but also see summer report (median 5/31). | ||
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | 19 | 17 | Early south (median 4/13) 4/12 Swift DLP, 4/16 Big Stone ALw, DOr, Chippewa (2) WCM, Lac qui Parle (2) WCM, DOr, Swift DOr. Early north (median 4/12) 4/15 Marshall (2) AxL, 4/16 Wilkin (3) ToL, 4/17 Marshall (2) SAu. Additional notable north reports 5/4 Koochiching RMD, 5/17 Itasca SC. High count 5/16 Hennepin (30, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) CRM, m.ob. | ||
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 8 | 10 | Early south (median 5/13) 5/8 Stearns (2, Getchell Lake) nine observers, 5/16 Hennepin ASu. Early north (median 5/14) 5/12 Wilkin (10) ANy, DBz, 5/17 Douglas ToR, 5/20 St. Louis BMu. High counts 5/26 Crow Wing (21, Garrison Wayside) ABi, 5/22 Marshall (17, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) PEB, DWK, SBM, HCT. Late south 5/30 Lac qui Parle GWe. Late north 5/31 Crow Wing (2) PSP, but also see summer report for late migrants north and south. | ||
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) | 1 | Only report 5/20 Wilkin (adult in alternate plumage at the Brown W.P.A.) BWF. | |||
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 6 | 21 | Early south (median 5/4) 5/1 Hennepin DAk, 5/8 Yellow Medicine (4) GWe, 5/12 Hennepin (4) GrS, 5/13 Jackson, Le Sueur and Rock. Early north 5/13 Grant ANy, DBz, 5/18 Kanabec RMD, 5/20 Wilkin (Brown W.P.A.) BWF. High count 5/22 Yellow Medicine (31, Miedd Lake) GWe. Late south 5/31 Lac qui Parle DFe; also see summer report. Late north 5/23 Red Lake (2) DWK, PEB, HCT, SBM, 5/27 Clearwater SC, 5/29 Grant TiW. | ||
Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 5 | 19 | Early south (median 5/4) 4/24 Yellow Medicine BMu, 4/25 Lac qui Parle (2) CMz, 5/7 Redwood BTS. Early north (median 5/11) 5/12 St. Louis JPR, Wilkin (2) ANy, DBz. High counts 5/28 St. Louis (46, Park Point R.A.) MLH, 5/25 Yellow Medicine (28, Miedd Lake) GWe. See summer report for late migrants, north and south. | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | 14 | 38 | Early south (median 4/16) 4/10–14 Goodhue / Dakota (Lake Byllesby) BDo, m.ob., 4/12 Swift DLP, 4/15 Hennepin (2) CMB, KvM, Yellow Medicine (4) GWe. Early north (median 5/11) 4/17–20 Crow Wing ph. EGa, PSP, 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/12 Wilkin ANy, DBz. High count 5/8 Yellow Medicine (68, Miedd Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/31 Cook (4) JWL, St. Louis (2) PNi, but also see summer report. | ||
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | 11 | 28 | Early south (median 4/5) 3/9–10 Brown (record early, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) BTS, ph. MiO, 3/27 Yellow Medicine (5) KRE, LS, 4/5 Big Stone DLP. Early north (median 4/27) 4/14 Crow Wing (2) PSP, 4/15 Beltrami DPJ, 4/16 Crow Wing SEm, Grant ToL. High count 4/24 Lac qui Parle (30, Salt Lake) KeL. Late south 5/31 Lac qui Parle DFe. Late north 5/27 Clearwater, Polk and Red Lake SC, 5/29 Lake JWL, but also see summer report for more late migrants north and south. | ||
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 25 | 44 | Early south (median 4/12) 4/10 Lincoln (2) JPR, JWH, 4/12 Swift DLP, 4/13 Yellow Medicine (4) GWe. Early north (median 5/6) 4/20 Crow Wing PSP, 5/1 Traverse DLP. High count 5/13 Yellow Medicine (346, careful count, Miedd Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/30 Aitkin (5) DMu, Wadena PJB, but also see summer report. | ||
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | 13 | 28 | Early south (median 4/28) 5/3 Yellow Medicine GWe, 5/6 Mower SWm. Early north (median 5/13) 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/12 Wilkin ANy, DBz, 5/15 Polk (4) PEB, SAu. High count 5/27 Yellow Medicine (325, estimate, Miedd Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/28 St. Louis MLH, JLK, Wilkin RBJ, 5/30 Wadena PJB, but also see summer report. | ||
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | No reports. | ||||
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | 18 | 39 | Early south (median 4/1) 3/22 Freeborn (2 locations) TAT, 3/29 Wright (4) DWK, 4/3 Hennepin RaF. Early north (median 4/17) 4/14–17 Crow Wing (3) PSP, m.ob., 4/16 Grant (2) ToL, DFN, Morrison (4) JEm, SEm. High counts 4/19 Dakota (312, Lake Byllesby R.P.) GH0, 4/23 Stearns (127, Getchell Lake.) PCC. See summer report for late south migrants.Late north 5/31 Douglas (5) DBi, but also see summer report. | ||
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 18 | 36 | Early south (median 4/17) 4/10 Yellow Medicine (2) GWe, 4/12 Swift DLP. Early north (median 5/4) 4/30–5/1 Polk (2) JPR, 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz. High counts 5/30 Hennepin (650, counted by 5s, many more likely hidden in vegetation, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) BAF, 5/25 Yellow Medicine (364, Miedd Lake) GWe. See summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/30 Wadena PJB, 5/31 St. Louis PNi, (4) PNi, but also see summer report. | ||
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 14 | 28 | Early south (median 4/30) 4/23, 4/26 Big Stone DLP, 5/3 Stevens DLP, Yellow Medicine (3) GWe, 5/5 Faribault WAF. Early north (median 5/11) 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/12 Wilkin (9) ANy, DBz, 5/13 Grant ANy, DBz. High count 5/16 Hennepin (50, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) SBM. Late south 5/27 Yellow Medicine (14) GWe, but also see summer report. Late north 5/21 Clearwater HCT, PEB, DWK, SBM, St. Louis JLK, 5/22 Marshall and Polk HCT, PEB, DWK, SBM, St. Louis ClN, JPR (median 5/27). | ||
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | 2 | 24 | Early south (median 4/19) 4/1 Scott JLO, 4/15 Yellow Medicine GWe, 4/17 Chippewa WCM, Rice DAT. All north 5/16 St. Louis (9, Meadowlands W.T.P.) TPM, 5/19 Marshall CCr, 5/22 St. Louis (Duluth) ClN, JPR. High counts 4/24 Yellow Medicine (30, Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/24 Lac qui Parle (21, Salt Lake) KeL. Late south from six counties on 5/16, then 5/17 Pipestone HHD, Stearns DOr (median 5/19). | ||
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | 26 | 34 | Early south (median 3/13) 3/4 Houston DBz, 3/6 Rice TFB, 3/7 Washington RBd. Early north (median 3/26) 3/12 Pine MJn, 3/13 Todd (2) ALu, 3/14 Mille Lacs (2) KNo, St. Louis (2) ClN. High counts 4/13 St. Louis (28, Sax-Zim Bog) ClN, 3/28 Washington (20, Afton S.P., North Prairie Loop) EzH, IsH. | ||
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | 31 | 43 | Early south (no winter reports from these counties) 3/5 Hennepin MPi, 3/8 Yellow Medicine (2) GWe, 3/10 Carver MJB. Early north (median 3/31) 3/29 Aitkin (2) SNe, 3/31 Crow Wing PSP, 4/3 Crow Wing (2, Ray Cook W.M.A.) JPR, 4/5 Traverse and Wilkin HHD. High counts 4/7 Dodge (60, Ripley Twp.) JnS, 4/18 Stearns (51, Getchell Lake) MJB. | ||
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | 33 | 51 | Early south (median 4/19) 4/14 Hennepin SKS, TLo, 4/16 Goodhue BHe, Lyon BAb. Early north (median 4/29) 4/15 Beltrami DPJ, 4/21 Crow Wing DBz, ANy, DAB, BWF, 4/25 Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Todd. High counts 5/22 Rice (24, Cannon River, Faribault to Wilderness Area) DAT, 5/15 Lac qui Parle (13, Salt Lake) KnM. | ||
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | 13 | 43 | Early south (median 4/17) 4/16–17 Dakota (4, Lake Byllesby) SOa, LFr, 4/17 Swift WCM, Wright (2) RBd. Early north (median 4/30) 4/21 St. Louis RHg, 4/28 Morrison (5) JLK, 5/1 Douglas ToR, Todd AaL. High count “5/9 Dakota (15, Lake Byllesby) AlF. Late south 5/28 Ramsey OGo, 5/29 Pipestone DFe, CRM, 5/30 Big Stone GWe (median 6/1). Late north 5/21 Crow Wing AaL, Kanabec JWH, MJB, 5/23 Red Lake PEB, DWK, HCT, SBM, 5/30 Cook (2) AaL (median 6/3). | ||
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 29 | 50 | Early south (median 3/30) 3/18–20 Carver JuW, m.ob., 3/20 Hennepin AtK, 3/30 Big Stone DLP. Early north (median 4/8) 4/3 Polk SAu, 4/9 Cass RBJ, 4/13 Crow Wing (3) PSP, 4/14 Itasca SC. High counts 5/7 Stearns (347, Getchell Lake.) PCC, 5/8 Dakota (310, Lake Byllesby) ALw. Please see summer report for late south migrants. Late north 5/25 Beltrami DPJ, 5/27 Red Lake SC, RBJ, Wadena RBJ (median 6/6). | ||
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | 11 | 33 | Early south (median 4/23) 4/19 Hennepin (3) SBE, 4/22 Kandiyohi JoS, JWd, Lyon (2) GWe, JPR. Early north (median 4/30) 4/29 St. Louis BMu, (4) JPR, JlB, ABm, 5/7–8 Crow Wing EGa, KNo, 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz. High counts 5/12 Wilkin (11) ANy, 5/3 Olmsted (7, Silver Lake) MMe, 5/11 Dakota (7) RAE. Late south 5/24 Faribault WAF, BAy, Stearns PCC, 5/29 Hennepin BAF (median 5/26). Late north 5/24 St. Louis JLK, 5/27 Red Lake SC, RBJ, 5/29 Itasca SC (median 6/1). | ||
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 27 | 48 | Early south (median 3/27) 3/15 Big Stone DLP, 3/16 Dakota KDS, 3/17 Hennepin DWK, BAF. Early north (median 4/7) 3/22 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) DPG, 3/31 Mille Lacs RBJ, 4/5 Crow Wing EGa, Wilkin HHD. High count 5/7 Yellow Medicine (148, Miedd Lake) GWe. Late south 5/30 Big Stone (2) GWe, Yellow Medicine (Miedd Lake) GWe (median 5/31). Late north 5/23 Pennington CAs, 5/27 Red Lake RBJ, 5/29 Itasca SC (median 5/30). | ||
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | 25 | 34 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/23–24 Lac qui Parle DGu, JJo, m.ob., 4/25 Big Stone DLP, Scott (2) HCT, JWZ, Yellow Medicine SBE, LiH. Early north (median 5/1) 4/15 Beltrami DPJ, 4/30 Polk (2) JPR, 5/8 Douglas (5) SEm. High counts 5/23 Red Lake (210, Red Lake Falls W.T.P.) PEB, HCT, SBM, DWK, 5/23 Polk (156, Crookston W.T.P.) KnM. | ||
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) | 4 | 13 | Early south (median 5/12) 5/8 Scott RBW, DBz, 5/14 Stearns RPR, GVa, 5/16 Pipestone (2) HHD. Early north 5/23 Pennington CAs, Polk (8) KnM, Red Lake (2) PEB, DWK, HCT, SBM. High counts 5/30 Yellow Medicine (42, Miedd Lake) GWe, 5/26 Faribault (26, South Wells W.T.P.) WAF. See summer report for late migrants, south and north. | ||
Jaegers | |||||
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) | 1 | Only report 5/28–29 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) †JWL, JLK. | |||
Gulls, Terns | |||||
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | 24 | 40 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/26 Rice (Cody Lake) BAb, 3/27 Rice (same location?) DAB, 3/28 Hennepin (Purgatory Creek wetlands) WFe, (2, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) BAF, Pope MJB. Early north (median 4/12) 4/14 Crow Wing ABi, Todd DFe, 4/15 Cass, Crow Wing and St. Louis. High count 5/18 St. Louis (410, Park Point, counted by 10s) JGB, JLK, ClN, KSt, JPR. Late south 5/26 Faribault GLa, 5/30 Sherburne SOa, RCl (median 6/2). | ||
LITTLE GULL (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | 1 | All reports: 5/2 St. Louis (Superior Entry) BMu, 5/18 St. Louis (2 adults, Park Point) †PHS, †JLK, ph. JPR, m.ob. | |||
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | 14 | 28 | Early south (median 3/25) 3/26–27 Lyon GWe, 4/3 Yellow Medicine GWe, 4/5 Rice HCT. Early north (median 4/9) 4/10 Roseau JMJ, 4/14 Otter Tail KPe, 4/16 Polk MSp. High count 5/16 Brown (105, Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) KnM. | ||
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 32 | 53 | See winter report for early south migrants. Early north 3/2 St. Louis (1, Canal Park) JPR, 3/4 St. Louis (10, Canal Park) JPR. High count 3/27 Isanti (3,200, pig farm; about 4,000 gulls, 80% Ring-billed) RCl. | ||
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | 24 | 40 | Overwintered north and early south migrants appeared in February. High counts 3/29 Lake (975, Knife River Marina, counted by fives) JWL, 3/27 Isanti (800, pig farm; about 4,000 gulls, estimate 20% Herring Gulls) RCl. | ||
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | 1 | 1 | All south 3/26–27 Scott (flooded field on S.R. 13, 1/2 mile south of C.R. 8) BAb, †RMD, RBW, DWK, 4/3 Scott (same location) BAb. All north 3/3–4 St. Louis (Canal Park) ph. JPR, 3/6 St. Louis (Canal Park) YK, 3/7 St. Louis (Interstate Island W.M.A.) JPR, 3/15 St. Louis (2, Park Point R.A.) JPR, 4/9 St. Louis (2, Superior Entry) PHS, 4/27–29 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) PHS, JWL, MLH, 5/1 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) ClN. | ||
Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus g. thayeri) | 1 | 6 | Often absent from south in spring, so reports (though none with details beyond age class) from Goodhue, Hennepin, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, and Washington were unusual. Early south 3/6 Washington PNi, BDo, GJa, ToL, JWZ, BDo, 3/10 Goodhue (first-cycle, Prairie Island) BRL. Late south 4/29 Sherburne (Lake Fremont) RBJ. Late north 5/10 St. Louis (first-cycle, Canal Park) KRE. | ||
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) | 1 | 5 | All south 3/9–13 Wabasha (second-cycle, Lake City) ph. †DAB, m.ob., 3/12 Washington (across Mississippi River from Lake Rebecca Park) ph. †BAF, 3/26 Hennepin (adult, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ChM, TAT, RBW, 4/10 Isanti ph. †ELC, HHD, 4/11 Hennepin (adult, Purgatory Creek wetlands) ph. †DWK, 4/27–29 Sherburne (max. 3 adults or near adults, Lake Fremont) ToL, DWK, m.ob. All north 4/25, 4/28 St. Louis (3rd/4th-cycle, Park Point R.A.) PHS, ph. JPR, ph. ClN, ph. TJo, AM, BMu, 4/28 St. Louis (second-cycle, Park Point R.A.) †MLH, ph. ClN. | ||
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) | 2 | 3 | All south 3/3 Goodhue (adult, Lake Pepin) HHD, RAE, 3/13 Wabasha JPr, (first-cycle, Lake Pepin) JWH, JmP, ph. JPr, 4/11 Isanti (first-cycle) RBJ. Late north 4/19 St. Louis (immature, Virginia) DBF, 4/28 St. Louis BMu, (first-cycle, Park Point R.A.) MLH, JPR. | ||
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) | 1 | 1 | All south 3/9–13 Wabasha (2, both third-cycles) †DAB. All north reports were from St. Louis, where last seen 4/28 (three age groups), then 5/3 (first-cycle, Duluth harbor) ClN. High count 3/15 St. Louis (4, Park Point R.A.) JPR. Also see Insufficiently Documented Reports. | ||
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | 17 | 24 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/20 Goodhue DBz, 5/1 Freeborn PEJ, 5/4 Hennepin JBs, Olmsted MiD, Swift HHD. Early north (median 5/1) 4/15 Beltrami DPJ, 4/28–29 St. Louis BMu, MLH, 4/30 Cass (15) KHe. High counts 5/14 Hubbard (50, Akeley W.T.P.) AxB, 5/22 Carver (45, Wahibo Marsh) JWZ. See summer report for late south migrants. | ||
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | 22 | 45 | Early south (median 4/30) 5/4 Stearns (10) DOr, 5/7 Goodhue SWe, 5/8 Sherburne RFr, Yellow Medicine PEJ, GWe. Early north (median 5/8) 5/12 Clay (3) THv, Wilkin ANy, 5/17 Hubbard DFe, Wadena ANy, DBz. High count 5/30 Lyon (115, Lone Tree Lake) GWe. | ||
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | 13 | 15 | Early south (median 4/26) 4/24 Jackson DAk, 5/7 Goodhue (Villa Maria Retreat Center) SWl, (Frontenac S.P.) SWe, TLg, (Hok-Si-La Park: seen just north of park) SWe. Early north (median 5/1) 5/7 St. Louis (4) JLK, 5/8 Crow Wing KNo, Otter Tail RTo, St. Louis (5) JPR. High count 5/19 St. Louis (219, Park Point near Sky Harbor Airport) JLK. Late south 5/26 Olmsted (2) LAV, 5/29 Dakota (4) MJM (median 6/4). | ||
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | 21 | 40 | Early south (median 4/10) 4/2 Yellow Medicine GWe, 4/9 Washington NHy, 4/10 Wright JlB, ABm. Early north (median 4/17) 4/24 Clay (2) THv, 4/29 Crow Wing PSP, 4/30 Douglas ToR, Otter Tail HHD, RAE. High counts 5/17 Dakota (30, Lake Byllesby R.P.) LiH, 5/18 Olmsted (28, Chester Woods) ShG, HeH. | ||
Loons | |||||
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | 2 | 3 | All south 4/3–4 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir) RLE, JPr, JmP, †LAV, ph. MiD, †JWH, m.ob.; 4/26–28 Sherburne (Lake Fremont) †PLJ, †DWK, †PRH; 5/15–16 Le Sueur (Eggert Lake) RBW, PRH, †DAB, ph. DWK. North reports included a record-early individual found 3/10 by Clayton Pederson in Baxter, Crow Wing County, where it apparently landed on wet pavement and could not take flight. It was brought to a rehabilitator, Katie Baratto, and released on 3/13 in Brainerd, and then was serendipitously refound 3/14–19 (PSP, ph. EGa, ph. LMS, m.ob.). Additional north reports from Park Point in St. Louis: 5/2 (1) MLH, 5/23, 5/25 (1) JLK, 5/29 (5) JLK. | ||
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) | 1 | 1 | An adult in alternate plumage was discovered just east of Blue Mounds S.P. in Rock 5/15–17 †RPE, ph. †DAB, ph. JWd, ph. JmP, ph. DWK, ph. JCk, ph. ChA, ph. KEm. A bird in basic plumage was found off Park Point in St. Louis 5/30 †PHS. | ||
Common Loon (Gavia immer) | 32 | 41 | One overwintered in Benton/Stearns. First migrants found south 3/13 Wabasha (Lake Pepin) DBz, JWH, 3/15 Hennepin CMB, 3/18 Rice RBW. Early north (median 4/1) 3/19 Mille Lacs (2) KNo, 3/22 Lake JWL, 3/25 Cass DAY. High counts 5/6 Lake (14, Burlington Bay) JWL, 4/14 Hennepin (13) CMB. | ||
Cormorants | |||||
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | 32 | 50 | Early south (median 3/14) 3/7 Rice (3, Sakatah Lake S.P.) WPS, 3/9–10 Rice (locations?) TFB, MJB, 3/11 Blue Earth ChH, McLeod (2) ANy, LSe, JWZ. Early north (median 3/31) 3/19 Otter Tail (Hansel Lake) AaL, 3/27 Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) WPl, 3/29–30 Lake (4) JWL. High counts 5/28 Meeker (600, Pigeon Lake, Dassel) PLJ, 4/19 Becker (265, LaBelle and Duck lakes) ShG, HeH. | ||
Pelicans | |||||
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | 25 | 51 | Early south (median 3/16) 3/6 Winona (15) †RSA, 3/8 Freeborn BLs, Wabasha (25) JmP. Early north (median 4/5) 3/12 Douglas (2, Little Rachel Lake) †BEc, 4/5 Traverse HHD, 4/10 Cass (10, Shamps Pond) DAY, Douglas (Osakis W.T.P.) BEc, Marshall (3) RAE, Roseau JMJ. High counts 4/23 Lac qui Parle (500, total for county) SEm, KEm, MEm, 5/6 Meeker (500, Pigeon Lake) DSt, 4/15 Washington (427, Carpenter N.C.) CNC. | ||
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | 4 | 3 | All south 5/6–30+ Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) JlB, m.ob., 5/7 Lyon (Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) RJS, 5/27–29 Anoka (3, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) RMD, ELC. All north 5/17 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R., South Tamarac Access Drive) PEB, 5/20 Morrison (Scandia Valley) RPR, 5/21 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R. Visitor's Center) DPi, LSm, NaH, 5/24 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) CAs, 5/27 Red Lake RBJ. | ||
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | 25 | 33 | Early south (median 4/16) 4/4 Le Sueur DWK, 4/11–23 Dakota (180th St. Marsh) RWh, CRa, ADS, 4/12 Dakota (Hastings S.N.A.) AlF. Early north (median 4/17) 4/17 Aitkin SNe, 4/26 Crow Wing EGa, 4/28 Itasca SC. High counts 5/8 Sherburne (6, Sherburne N.W.R., Wildlife Drive) ABm, 5/21 St. Louis (6, Duluth) NWi, 5/24 Marshall (6, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM. | ||
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea) | 1 | 1 | One south 5/10 Jackson (immature, Sioux Valley Twp.) ph. Cody Wiig fide KEm. An adult found near Indian Point (LME) and refound along the Western Waterfront Trail (ph. JLK) in Duluth 5/15–16 was the first in St. Louis County since 1985; it was subsequently photographed by many. | ||
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 7 | All south 4/23 Big Stone (six miles south of Thielke Lake) DLP, 4/24 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) KvM, DGu, 4/25 Renville (Bird Island W.T.P.) SBE, LiH, 4/29 Lyon (375th St. marsh near Runholt's Slough) ph. GWe, 5/1 Freeborn (Bear Lake) PEJ, 5/13 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) ph. †DAB, 5/16 Dakota (2, Lake Byllesby) ph. JBu, 5/20 Olmsted (South Landfill Reservoir) RLE, m.ob. | |||
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | No reports. | ||||
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 4 | 15 | Early south (median 4/1) 4/13 Big Stone (4) DLP, 4/15 Hennepin (Golden Valley) ToL, 4/16 Hennepin (Veterans Memorial Park, Richfield) SBM, CMB, JRg. All north 4/20+ Otter Tail (Grotto Lake) DST, m.ob., 5/20–21 St. Louis (mouth of Miller Creek) BFr, JPR, ClN, 5/24 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) CAs, 5/29 Becker (Tamarac N.W.R.) WPl. High count 5/16 Houston (16, flying over La Crescent) SHo. | ||
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 19 | 37 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/16 Hennepin (2, Shiloh Park) LSe, 4/17 Hennepin (Lower Riverside Park) ASu, 4/18 Washington RBd. Early north (median 5/3) 5/3 Marshall JSm, 5/4 Crow Wing DMu, 5/6 Otter Tail JSm. High count 5/18 Hennepin (5, Veterans Memorial Park, Richfield) JmM. | ||
Great Egret (Ardea alba) | 11 | 46 | Early south (median 3/23) 3/16 Ramsey REH, 3/18 Hennepin RSA, 3/22 Goodhue (2) GJM, Washington ECl. Early north (median 4/1) 4/5 Grant HHD, 4/7 Otter Tail DST, 4/10 Douglas BEc. High counts 5/1 Otter Tail (146, Grotto Lake) ToL, 4/17 Washington (41, Boomsite Rookery) BCo. | ||
Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | 1 | 6 | All south 5/8 Kandiyohi (C.R. 27 marsh east of C.R. 1) †JoS, †DWK, 5/15 Redwood (Willow Lake W.M.A.) MiO, JSc, BTS, 5/24 Watonwan JEB, 5/27 Nobles (8, season high count, C.R. 57 south of Worthington) KRE, m.ob., Scott (Belle Plaine W.T.P.) BAb, RBW, 5/30 Big Stone (Artichoke Lake W.P.A.) GWe. Only north report 5/22 Kittson (Hallock W.T.P.) ph. SBM, HCT, ph. PEB, DWK. | ||
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | 32 | 53 | Reported from all counties except Kittson and Norman. Early south away from overwintering areas 3/7 Blue Earth MJB, Hennepin (2) CMB, (3, Marshall Terrace Park) AsB, Houston SHo, Rice (2, Sakatah Lake S.P.) WPS. Early north (median 3/20) 3/16 Douglas BEc, 3/20 Pine TJo, 3/21 Kanabec RAE. High counts 4/14 Hennepin (160, Marshall Terrace Park Rookery, Minneapolis) SKS, 4/17 Wright (125, 80th St. Rookery) RBd. | ||
Ibises | |||||
GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus) | 1 | 1 | Two new county records: 4/21 Yellow Medicine (Miedd Lake) ph. †GWe, ph. DaB, 5/11 Traverse (marsh 0.7 miles east of C.R. 2 and C.R. 3) †DBz, ph. ANy. | ||
White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) | 2 | 10 | Most reports were southwest of a line from Wilkin to Martin. Early south (median 4/26) 4/12 Lincoln (32) TAT, 4/16–18 Lac qui Parle (max. 4, Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) DOr, ALw, ph. KeM, 4/18 Hennepin (2, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) SLC, BAF, m.ob. All north 5/20 Wilkin (Brown W.P.A.) BWF, 5/31 Grant (2, Mud Lake W.P.A.) CoM. High count 4/21 Yellow Medicine (44, Miedd and Spellman lakes) GWe. Late south 5/23 Kandiyohi (C.R. 27 wetland east of C.R. 1) ph. JWd, 5/30 Big Stone (2, Artichoke Lake W.P.A.) GWe, Hennepin (3, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) ph. DyP, DGn, ph. AmS. A total of 96 individuals reported. | ||
New World Vultures | |||||
BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus) | 1 | Seventh state and sixth spring record: 5/4 Blue Earth (Bethany Lutheran College) †ChH. | |||
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | 34 | 53 | Seen in every county. Numerous south arrivals during February. Early north (median 3/26) 3/7 Pine KrM, 3/13 Itasca SC, 3/20 Crow Wing ToL. High count 4/5 St. Louis (67, W.S.H.C., Thompson Hill) FJN. | ||
Osprey | |||||
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 25 | 35 | Early south (median 3/27) 3/20 Hennepin PNi, MAl, 3/21 Carver JTg, 3/28 Rice TFB. Early north (median 4/2) 3/27 Crow Wing JPR, 3/31 Mille Lacs RBJ, 4/5 Morrison DLP. High count 4/24 Olmsted (12, Lake Zumbro) SHo. | ||
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | 6 | 14 | Fairly frequent south reports in March, then only 4/4 Olmsted (juvenile) PRH, 5/14 Washington (immature, William O'Brien S.P.) WCM. Many reports from the W.S.H.C. in St. Louis from early March through mid April, chiefly FJN, m.ob. Late north 4/16, 4/19 Hubbard (Kabekona Lake) AxB, REn, 4/29 St. Louis (2, W.S.H.C.) FJN, 5/5 St. Louis (W.S.H.C.) FJN, JLK (median 5/2). | ||
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | 33 | 53 | Found in every county but Cook. Overwintered south, with probable early migrants also in February. Early north (median 3/10) 3/7 Pine (Pine City) KrM, St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) SJu, SNe, Traverse DLP. High count 4/3 Blue Earth (11) BHW. | ||
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 28 | 51 | Reported south and north from the beginning of the season. High counts 4/29 St. Louis (104, W.S.H.C.) FJN, 5/5 St. Louis (69, W.S.H.C.) FJN. | ||
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | 26 | 53 | Early north (median 3/15) 3/6 St. Louis (W.S.H.C.) FJN, m.ob., 3/11 Clay (2) KaS, 3/12 Cass JWM, Morrison FGo. High count 3/29 St. Louis (7, W.S.H.C.) FJN. | ||
American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 11 | 4 | All south 3/30 Ramsey JFR, 4/15–5/12 Hennepin (pair breeding in Bloomington; also see summer report) ADS, RBW, †CMB, ph. DlC, m.ob., 4/25 Blue Earth BHW, 5/8 Washington BDo. | ||
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | 34 | 53 | Reported from every county. High counts 3/12 St. Louis (607, W.S.H.C., Thompson Hill) FJN, 3/12 Dakota (223, including one kettle of 42, all viewed from Freedom Park overlook) BAF. | ||
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 14 | 25 | Most reports from the Southeast, East-central, and Central regions. Early north (median 3/14) 3/6 St. Louis (W.S.H.C.) FJN, m.ob., 3/7 Crow Wing (2) EGa, 3/9 Otter Tail KPe, Pine TJo. | ||
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | 31 | 41 | Early south (median 4/7) 3/22 Blue Earth BHW, 4/4 Ramsey LMk, 4/6 Carver JCy. Early north (median 4/11) 4/14 Carlton AVa, 4/15 Mille Lacs JSa, 4/16 Clearwater NMr, St. Louis BHo. High counts 4/25 Blue Earth (547) BHW, 4/29 St. Louis (421, W.S.H.C.) FJN, 4/25 Scott (350, Spring Lake R.P.) BHe. | ||
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | 4 | 22 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/9 Lincoln JWH, JPR, Pipestone JSc, 4/12 Lincoln (4) TAT, Mower (2) SWm. Early north 4/16 Clay (2) ShG, 5/5 St. Louis (W.S.H.C.) FJN, 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz. High count 4/15 Big Stone (7) DLP. | ||
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 34 | 53 | Found in all 87 counties. High counts 3/29 St. Louis (271, W.S.H.C., including one adult dark/rufous and an adult Krider's) FJN, 4/5 St. Louis (258, W.S.H.C.) FJN, 3/28 St. Louis (255, W.S.H.C., including 5 adult dark/rufous) FJN. | ||
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | 24 | 33 | High counts 3/3 Polk (12, Tilden Twp.) SAu, 4/10 Roseau (11) RAE, 3/11 St. Louis (8, W.S.H.C.) FJN. Late south 5/6 Dakota (2) JhS, 5/7 Anoka ASl, 5/29 Pipestone BMu (median 5/8). Late north 5/10 Lake of the Woods BSi, 5/14 Aitkin (Rice Lake N.W.R.) TLr (median 5/25). | ||
Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | 1 | 18 | Widely reported south of a line from Lac qui Parle to Washington. Only north report 4/28 Otter Tail JsS. Successful breeding in Hennepin (JBc) and Houston (KAB, AXH). Two individuals noted as gray morphs, none as red morphs. | ||
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 22 | 45 | Reported throughout the season and state. Adults on nests or with newly fledged young in 13 counties. | ||
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) | 7 | 5 | Wintering birds were scattered around the state as the spring season began. Late south 3/15 Olmsted (C.R. 9 just west of C.R. 10) THu, 3/16 Jackson DOB, 4/2 Scott DAs. Late north 3/30 Pine fide MJB, 4/10 Polk (two miles east of Eldred) fide JMJ, 4/24 Polk (6 miles east of Climax) LnT. | ||
Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) | 1 | No reports. | |||
BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) | 1 | One was present in Wilkin, northeast of Breckinridge, 4/23–5/23 MJM, ph. †JMJ, ph. PHS. | |||
Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 34 | Observed statewide, though fewest reports from the Southwest region and northernmost tier of counties. Unusual report 5/14 Rock DAB. | |||
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | 6 | Found in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Aitkin, St.Louis, Lake. | |||
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | 5 | 7 | Found in five south counties in March, then only 4/6 Hennepin RFo, 4/10 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP. North reports began 3/21 Pine LEv, 3/31 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) DCl. Confirmed breeding in St. Louis (AXH). | ||
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 4 | 7 | Found south in Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Steele, Rice, Hennepin, Washington; only report after mid-April was 5/20 Rice TFB. All north 4/5 St. Louis (Park Point) JPR, 4/13 Kittson (2) AxL, 4/23 Lake of the Woods JWH, RMD, SC, ANy, DAB, BWF, 4/26 Roseau BSi. | ||
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | 1 | The only report was of one calling 4/17 Lake SGW, which was not refound on subsequent visits. | |||
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | 10 | 1 | Early north 3/3 Pine LEv, 3/7 Cook (Trail's End Campground) DDd, 3/12 St. Louis (Western Waterfront Trail) LME, JWL, 3/13 St. Louis (Park Point) JPR, 3/14 St. Louis (4, season high count, Sax-Zim Bog) ClN, 3/15 Lake JWL. All south 3/24 Benton (Little Rock Lake) MJB. | ||
Kingfishers | |||||
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | 32 | 53 | Found south throughout the winter. Early north (median 3/24) 3/8 Todd (Ahrens Pond) ALu, 3/12 Morrison GLa, BAb, 3/15 Polk SAu. | ||
Woodpeckers | |||||
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | 22 | 38 | Overwintered south in Anoka; one reported 3/11 Dakota AlF may also have overwintered. First south report apart from these was 4/14 Hennepin (2) SGt (median 4/12). Early north (median 4/25) 3/20 Mille Lacs (2, Mille Lacs Lake, Vineland Bay) ToL, 4/4 Mille Lacs (location?) PSP, 4/13 Crow Wing PSP. High counts 5/7 Anoka (8, Fish Lake) VDo, THl, 4/30 Rice (7, Nerstrand Big Woods S.P.) AlF. | ||
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 29 | 53 | Reported from every county except Kittson, Norman, Lake of the Woods, Carlton, Cook. High counts 4/16 Hennepin (10, Elm Creek P.R.) TLo, 4/26 Washington (10, Afton S.P.) DAd, 5/1 Wright (10, Lake Maria S.P.) MiH. | ||
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | 34 | 48 | Early south migrants were difficult to distinguish from overwintering individuals. Early north (median 4/2) 3/29 Pine (Audubon Center of the North Woods) JTy, 3/31 Mille Lacs (2) RBJ, 4/5 Polk SAu. High counts 4/23 Fillmore (12, Magelssen Bluff Park) MHn, 5/8 Goodhue (12, Frontenac S.P.) CEl. | ||
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) | No reports. | ||||
Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | 6 | Reported from Clearwater (Itasca S.P.), Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods (two nests, GMM), Roseau, St. Louis. No reports of more than two individuals. | |||
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 33 | 53 | Reported from every county but Pennington. High counts 3/17 Crow Wing (22, Kiwanis Park) JnP, 4/10 Lyon (16, Camden S.P.) JtH. | ||
Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | 32 | 53 | Found statewide. High counts 3/27 Washington (15, Oakdale Nature Preserve) JDS, 3/26 St. Louis (10, Sax-Zim Bog) TmP. | ||
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | 34 | 53 | Found in every county. Early north (median 3/26) 3/3 Clay (S. Moorhead; apparent migrant as none reported here since early January) RHO, 3/17 Kanabec ELC, 3/20 Crow Wing BMr. High counts 4/10 Hennepin (81, Powderhorn Park: 61 counted from 7:35 to 7:45 A.M., all flying low WNW, plus an additional 10 birds before 8:49 A.M.) TAT, 4/15 St. Louis (41, Enger Tower, Duluth) ClN. | ||
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | 32 | 46 | Reported statewide. High count 4/15 Cass (8, North Country Trail) DoH. | ||
Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 33 | 53 | Early north (median 3/8) 3/6 Morrison PSP, 3/8 Morrison SwM, 3/9 Crow Wing PSP, ph. EGa, Mille Lacs PSP, Otter Tail BEc, Pine TJo, Wadena BEc. High count 4/26 Brown (10) CoM. | ||
Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 27 | 34 | Early north (median 3/13) 3/6 Polk SAu, St. Louis JPR, ClN, FJN, 3/7 Polk SAu, 3/12 Pennington ZL. Numerous high counts of 3 individuals. Probable late south migrants 5/20 Mower JEB, 5/24 Nicollet JEB, 5/27 Nobles DOK (median 5/18). | ||
GYRFALCON (Falco rusticolus) | 1 | Two overwintering individuals in the Duluth-Superior harbor area continued through 3/21 St. Louis KRE (median 3/21). | |||
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 17 | 30 | Overwintered south, and Duluth in the north. Early south migrants/returnees 3/6 Blue Earth KnM, Dakota BAF, SHF, Washington BAF, SHF (median 3/14). Early north 3/25 Crow Wing JPR, PSP, 3/31 Lake JWL (median 3/23). High counts 3/21 Ramsey (4, US Bank Building) JLl, 4/5 St. Louis (4, W.S.H.C.) ClN. | ||
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) | One West-central report, but without sufficient documentation. | ||||
Flycatchers | |||||
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | 29 | 49 | Early south (median 5/1) 4/30 Washington (2) GaJ, 5/1 Ramsey BNW, 5/4 Dakota AGu. Record-early north (median 5/7) 4/12–14 St. Louis (Duluth, Indian Point) JLK, JPR, 5/6 Douglas JSw, JsS. High count 5/30 Scott (12, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) EHg. | ||
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | 9 | 19 | Early south (median 5/7) 4/30 Pipestone BMu, 5/8 Yellow Medicine GWe, 5/13 Rock DAB. Early north (median 5/10) 5/9 Polk SAu, 5/11 Otter Tail JSm, 5/16 Traverse RAE. High counts 5/19 Yellow Medicine (4, Miedd Lake) GWe, 5/22 Kittson (4, Kennedy W.T.P.) PEB, DWK, SBM, HCT. | ||
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | 32 | 51 | Early south (median 4/27) 4/26 Ramsey RSn, TSI, 4/27 Fillmore RTP, 4/29 Washington MiO. Early north (median 5/7) 5/2 Todd ALu, 5/11 St. Louis ClN, ClN, Traverse ANy. High counts 5/19 Yellow Medicine (22, Miedd Lake) GWe, 5/18 Hennepin (20, Crow-Hassan P.R.) GAn, 5/23 Hennepin (20, Westwood Hills N.C.) JcM, 5/28 Clay (20, Felton Prairie) SAu. | ||
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | 13 | 35 | Early south (median 5/8) 5/7 Goodhue MSz, PPa, Olmsted SPe, LyH, 5/8 Goodhue TLg, Steele PSu, 5/10 Waseca BAb. Early north (median 5/13) 5/14 St. Louis BMu, 5/15 Crow Wing EGa, 5/17 Cass DAY, Roseau PEB. High counts 5/15 Carver (3) RHe, 5/28 St. Louis (3) JLK. See summer report for late south migrants (median 6/11). | ||
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | 30 | 44 | Early south (median 5/6) 5/7 Chisago ToF, TSI, Jackson BAb, Mower RTP, 5/8 Goodhue SHk, Hennepin CRz, SKe. Early north (median 5/12) 5/15 Todd ALu, 5/18 Carlton GWe, Clearwater LSm. High counts 5/25 Carver (9, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy, 5/30 Scott (9, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) EHg | ||
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | 8 | 20 | Reported with identification notes from 6 south and 2 north counties. Early south (median 5/12) 5/13 Hennepin CMB, 5/20 Rice TFB, 5/22 Carver JCy. Early north (median 5/20) 5/26 St. Louis BHo, DFN, 5/28 St. Louis ph. ACr. High count with details 5/24 Steele (4) PSu. Please see summer report for late south migrants. Note: During spring and fall migration, undocumented records of silent Empidonax flycatchers are not included in this report. Observers are encouraged to include identification details in their reports. | ||
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | 7 | Identification notes included from all 7 reporting counties! Early south (median 5/17) 5/14 Goodhue (2) ODa, 5/19 Rice DWK, JWH, BWF, 5/19 Houston ph. SHo. Found as far north as 5/21 Chisago (Interstate S.P.) RMa, MBg, ATa. High count 5/21 Washington (6, Falls Creek S.N.A.) DCZ. | |||
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | 21 | 26 | Reported with identification details from 18 south and 7 north counties. Early south (median 5/16) 5/14 Mower ph. BLs, 5/16 Hennepin CMB, 5/19 Isanti ELC. Early north (median 5/20) 5/18 Crow Wing EGa, 5/22 Becker JBu, BBd, 5/24 Pine LEv. High counts 5/29 Lake (22, Whyte Rd) ASn, 5/28 St. Louis (18, Sax-Zim Bog) BBa, DBa, RBk. | ||
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 6 | 28 | Reported with details from 1 north and 10 south counties. Early south (median 5/10) 5/11 Hennepin CMB, 5/14 Goodhue ODa, Hennepin ACr, Washington ECl. Only north report (median 5/18) 5/28 Douglas DPG. High count 5/23–25 Dakota (8, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Cliff Fen) GHo, LiH, SBE. | ||
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | 33 | 51 | Reported with details from 17 south and 14 north counties. Early south (median 5/1) 5/7 Rice TFB, Steele PSU, Winona DWK, 5/8 Hennepin CMB, TLo, Steele PSu, Yellow Medicine GWe. Early north (median 5/9) 5/12 Itasca EEO, 5/14 Cook JBs, 5/15 Red Lake HCT. | ||
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | 34 | 52 | Early south (median 3/21) 3/15 Hennepin SBE, 3/21 Hennepin WFe, and from seven additional counties on 3/22. Early north (median 3/30) 3/27 Morrison PAv, 3/29 Pine LEv, 3/31 Pine MJn. High counts 4/13 Carver (11, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy, 4/18 Washington (11, Lake Elmo R.P.) TEB. | ||
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | 1 | Only documented reports 5/8 Clay (2, Felton Prairie) ph. †JuW, 5/20 Clay (Felton Prairie) CRM, m.ob. | |||
Vireos | |||||
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | 5 | Reported from Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha, and Washington. Early south (median 5/15) 5/12 Wabasha MJM, 5/21 Dakota BCh, Rice TFB. High count 5/25 Dakota (3, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Cliff Fen) LiH, SBE. | |||
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | 30 | 48 | Early south (median 5/1) 5/5 Washington PNi, 5/6 Rice TFB, 5/7 Goodhue SWe, m.ob., Washington PRH, PNi, ASu, Winona DWK. Early north (median 5/9) 5/11 Kittson LSm, Pine TJo, 5/12 Pine SC, 5/13 Otter Tail ANy, DBz. High count 5/12 Steele (6, Oak Glen Lake) JnS. | ||
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | 23 | 47 | Early south (median 4/28): Two record-early reports of birds singing in the observer's yards, 4/15 Dakota ADS, 4/16 Washington KIs, then 4/22 Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/4) 4/30 Morrison JEm, SEm, 5/8 Morrison RPR, Wadena PJB, 5/10 Cass DAY, Itasca SC. High count 5/20 Becker (12, Tamarac N.W.R.) ShG, HeH. Late south 5/29 Washington JDS, 5/30 Dakota JBu, Rock m.ob. (median 6/2). | ||
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | 12 | 30 | Early south (median 5/8) 5/5 Fillmore RTP, 5/8 Sherburne ABm, 5/9 Ramsey ASi. All north 5/16 Todd JMK, 5/18 Traverse CoM, 5/20 Clay CRM, m.ob., Pine LEv. High count 5/28 St. Louis (4, Park Point) NWn, StK. Late south 5/30 Rock CRM, m.ob. (median 5/31), but see summer report. | ||
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | 30 | 51 | Early south (median 5/1) 5/2 Kandiyohi JWd, 5/2–4 Hennepin (Veterans Memorial Park, Richfield) CMB, m.ob., 5/4 Dakota AlF, Lyon GWe. Early north (median 5/8) 5/8 Cass DAY, 5/10–11 Beltrami DPJ, 5/11 Crow Wing ABi, Itasca SC, Kittson LSm, Traverse ANy. High counts 5/16 Hennepin (25, Westwood Hills N.C.) ASu, 5/14 Hennepin (16, Westwood Hills N.C.) ASu, 5/20 Ramsey (16, Crosby Farm R.P.) DAd. | ||
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | 32 | 50 | Early south (median 5/7) 5/2 Ramsey MaK, EFe, 5/6 Scott ECg, ARn. Early north (median 5/10) 5/14 Douglas JPE, 5/16 Pine DFN, Todd JMK. High counts 5/28 Carlton (46, Jay Cooke S.P.) DTr, JEd, 5/28 St. Louis (32, Minnesota Point) JLK. | ||
Shrikes | |||||
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | 2 | 12 | Early south (median 3/23) 3/23 Steele KRh, 3/26 Swift KRE, m.ob., 3/30 Dakota TJo. Early north (median 4/15) 4/30 Clay (2) ToL, Polk JPR, 5/3 Clay SAu. | ||
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | 20 | 18 | Late south 4/11 Lac qui Parle ToR, 4/14 Sherburne JOs, 4/16 Hennepin JAn (median 4/8). Late north 4/12 St. Louis JWL, 4/13 Polk SAu, 4/14 St. Louis JLK (median 4/19). | ||
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | 8 | Reported from all counties northeast of a line from Carlton to Beltrami. High count 3/7 St. Louis (6, Sax-Zim Bog) SNe. | |||
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 34 | 53 | Reported statewide. High migration counts, all from St. Louis (Park Point): 5/12 (1,500) ClN, 5/4 (1,245) JLK, 5/19 (1,038) ClN. | ||
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | 20 | Reported throughout traditional range, as far south as Otter Tail. High counts 3/18 Hubbard (7) AxB, REn, 5/27 St. Louis (7, Sax–Zim Bog) DBa, BBa, RBk. | |||
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 34 | 53 | Reported statewide. High count 3/1 Hennepin (1,500, evening roost at University of Minnesota–East Bank campus) JuW. | ||
Common Raven (Corvus corax) | 32 | 8 | Reports from nearly the entire north region, plus 8 south counties. Among them 3/27 Wilkin PSP and 3/8 Wright RBJ were outside this species' normal, but expanding, range. High count 3/6 St. Louis (19, W.S.H.C.) ClN. | ||
Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 34 | 53 | Reported statewide. | ||
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | 6 | Reported from Beltrami, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. High counts 3/5 Lake (6, East Tomahawk Road) NLM, 5/29 St. Louis (6, nest with six chicks) AXH. | |||
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 11 | Reported from the Southeast counties north to Ramsey, Washington. High counts 3/9 Goodhue (4) SMu, 3/9 Houston (4) KRz, 3/13 Houston (4) KvM. | |||
Larks | |||||
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | 26 | 53 | Largely absent east of a line from Carlton to Roseau counties, with only single reports from Koochiching and St. Louis in this area. High counts 3/17 Polk (100) SAu, 3/26 Lac qui Parle (100, Salt Lake) WSc, AHn. | ||
Martins, Swallows | |||||
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | 24 | 45 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/14 Hennepin SKS, 4/15 Dakota AlF, Washington GJa, 4/16 Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/1) 4/15 Otter Tail DST, 4/24 Wadena JWH, ANy, SC, 5/4 Lake KRE, JWL. High counts 5/10 Yellow Medicine (300, Miedd Lake) GWe, 5/20 St. Louis (100, Duluth, 40th Ave. West / Erie Pier) ClN, JPR, 5/22 St. Louis (100, Duluth, 40th Ave. West / Erie Pier) ClN, JPR. | ||
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 34 | 53 | Early south (median 3/19) 3/12 Lyon GWe, Mower SWm, Olmsted LAV, 3/15 McLeod KdB. Early north (median 4/3) 3/31 Mille Lacs RBJ, 4/1 Morrison MEm, KEm, 4/3 St. Louis JSa. High counts 4/30 Lyon (3,000, Runholt's Slough) GWe, 5/10 Yellow Medicine (2,800, Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/28 Todd (1,000, county total) JLK. | ||
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | 26 | 46 | Early south (median 4/11) 4/13 Ramsey WRe, MRe, 4/14 Carver ANy, 4/15 Rice TFB. Early north (median 4/21) 4/24 Pine JWL, Wadena JWH, SC, ANy, 4/25 Mille Lacs JWH. High counts 5/14 Anoka (100, Cenaiko Lake) JKe, 5/14 Goodhue (100, Hok-Si-La Park) KeA, 5/24 Washington (50) NSa. | ||
Purple Martin (Progne subis) | 28 | 43 | Early south (median 4/5) 4/6 Wright ToL, 4/10 Fillmore RTP, Lincoln JWH, JPR, KnM. Early north (median 4/11) 4/17 Crow Wing PSP, 4/22 Morrison SEm. High count 5/29 Wright (150) ToL. | ||
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 33 | 53 | Early south (median 4/9) 4/2–3 Hennepin ph. JBs, 4/5 Ramsey DFN. Early north (median 4/19) 4/16 Otter Tail DST, Pine MHs, 4/22 Wadena PJB. High counts 4/26 Brown (100) CoM, 5/12 Washington (100) KvM, 5/14 Anoka (100) JKe, 5/14 Goodhue (100) KeA. | ||
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 29 | 52 | Early south (median 4/18) 4/14 Hennepin NiT, 4/19 Stearns DOr, 4/22 Washington PNi, Winona JPR. Early north (median 4/25) 4/25 Kanabec DBz, ANy, 5/1 Marshall JMJ, Polk NWi, Traverse DLP, Wadena PJB. High counts 5/10 Yellow Medicine (400, Miedd Lake) GWe, 5/16 and 5/24 Olmsted (200, Mayo Park) ShG, HeH, PAR. | ||
Kinglets | |||||
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | 32 | 52 | Early south (median 3/28) 3/25 Washington JDS, 3/26 Waseca DAB, Washington KCr, 3/27 Renville DFe, JMs. Early north (median 4/6) 3/29 Polk SAu, 4/2 Becker HeH, 4/5 Traverse HHD, Wilkin HHD. High count 4/24 Hennepin (50, Lower Riverside Park) ASu. Late south 5/20 Cottonwood JnH, Goodhue AlF, 5/21 Brown APi, 5/30 Rock CRM, m.ob. (median 5/27). | ||
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | 26 | 44 | Probable overwintering birds 3/5 Sherburne LSf, 3/8 Lyon GWe, 3/12 Carver WRe, MRe, likely early south migrants (median 3/23) 3/14 Hennepin (2) CWB, 3/15 Ramsey KCh, 3/17 Hennepin DWK. Early north (median 3/26) 3/27 Lake NLM, 3/29 Morrison SEm, Polk (4) SAu. High count 4/9 Dakota (22, Miesville Ravine P.R.) AlF. Late south 5/5 Dakota AlF, 5/8 Hennepin WFe, 5/15 Lac qui Parle FAE (median 5/7). | ||
Waxwings | |||||
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | 13 | Widespread north reports. Several high counts of over 1,000 individuals, including 3/17 St. Louis (2,000, Portman Park) ph. JPR, 3/28 St. Louis (1,751, W.S.H.C.) FJN, 3/29 St. Louis (1,685, W.S.H.C.) FJN. Late north reports from Lake and Itasca on 4/14, then only from St. Louis including 4/22 (18) EHi, JLK, 4/23 (2) KEJ (median 4/18). | |||
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 32 | 49 | Present north and south as the period commenced. North reports increased dramatically in late May. High counts 5/12 Scott (250) RCu, 5/30 Steele (205) PSu. | ||
Nuthatches | |||||
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 24 | 26 | High counts 3/5 St. Louis (25, Sax-Zim Bog) DGu, 5/11 Otter Tail (10, Reames Lake) KiF. Probable late south migrants 5/22 Wabasha KnM, 5/22 Watonwan LKo (median 5/23). | ||
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 34 | 53 | Reported statewide. High counts 3/20 Hennepin (24, Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) TLo, numerous reports of 14 individuals. | ||
Creepers | |||||
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | 30 | 49 | High counts 4/10 Benton (25, Bend in the River R.P.) DOr, 4/4 Hennepin (15, Wood Lake N.C.) CoM, 4/12 Washington (14, Gateway State Trail) BDo. Late south 5/19 Dakota FHa, DTr, JEd, 5/27 Nobles DFe (median 5/16). | ||
Gnatcatchers | |||||
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | 10 | 48 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/16 Winona DBz, 4/17 Goodhue KeA, 4/19 Rice TFB. Early north (median 5/6) 5/4 Cass MMd, 5/12–14 Pine SC, MJn. Out-of-range north reports 5/24 Beltrami FLe, Hubbard AxB, REn. High counts 5/14 Ramsey (20, Crosby Farm Park) OGo, 5/14 Scott (14, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Louisville Swamp) RCu. | ||
Wrens | |||||
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 1 | Only report 3/27 Houston (Twin Island) KnD. | |||
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 32 | 52 | Early south (median 4/17) 4/16 Dakota RaM, Ramsey RMD, SWl, 4/17 Hennepin MHu, Olmsted LNe. Early north (median 4/30) 5/1 Polk NWi, 5/4 Morrison DLP, DSt, Otter Tail DST. High counts 5/15 Steele (19) PSu, 5/16 Ramsey (19) JDv. | ||
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | 14 | 27 | Likely overwintering birds 3/7 Dakota (Miesville Ravine) AlF, 3/9 Hennepin OGo, 3/17 Hennepin DWK, 3/19 Hennepin DGu. Early south migrants (median 3/27) 3/19 Rice TFB, 3/22 Olmsted JHB, 3/26 Murray GWe. Early north (median 4/9) 3/27 St. Louis ph. JMa, 3/29 Crow Wing EGa, 3/31 St. Louis BHo. High count 4/16 St. Louis (6) BHo. Late south 5/1 Benton HHD, Big Stone DLP, Hennepin CMB, 5/6 Hennepin JAn, CMB, 5/11 Brown BTS (median 5/13). | ||
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | 30 | 49 | Early south (median 4/27) 4/25 Rice TFB, 4/26 Washington JDS, 4/27 Dakota BAb. Early north (median 5/2) 4/29–5/3 Todd JLK, 5/5 Polk SAu, 5/6 Otter Tail DST, Todd JeM. High counts 5/24 Marshall (48, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM, 5/24 Wright (15, Robert E. Ney Memorial Park) RBd. | ||
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | 20 | 47 | Early south (median 4/25) 4/17 Lyon DaB, 4/18 Olmsted LAV, 4/22 Lyon JPR. Early north (median 5/4) 5/3 Todd JLK, 5/7 Morrison RPR, 5/10 Crow Wing EGa, Hubbard AxB. High counts 5/24 Marshall (29, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM, 5/7 Lyon (17, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) RJS. | ||
Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 33 | 52 | Early south (median 4/27) 4/15 Ramsey REH, 4/16 Scott MMy, 4/25 Hennepin RBt. Early north (median 5/5) 5/1 Otter Tail DST, Todd JLK, widespread arrivals 5/10. High count 5/18 Washington (14, Oakdale Nature Preserve) JDS. | ||
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 29 | 53 | Early south (median 4/12) 3/22 Brown JSc, 4/9 Dakota AlF, 4/10 Goodhue LEC. Early north (median 4/23) 4/16 Crow Wing ph. EGa, 4/17 Morrison SEm, 4/19 Itasca SC, Morrison SEm, Todd SDi. High count 4/23 Washington (10, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) JuW. | ||
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 5 | 9 | A major influx of this species, with 15 individuals reported. Early south (median 4/25) 4/16 Lac qui Parle PEJ, DFN, 4/17 Hennepin MHu, 4/29 Ramsey TAN. Also reports from Brown, Dakota, Olmsted, Rock, Sherburne, Steele. All north (median arrival 5/5) 4/14 Morrison JVl, 4/28 Otter Tail JsS, 5/2 St. Louis BET, 5/4 Koochiching RMD, 5/14 Aitkin TLr, 5/23 St. Louis BMu, JPR. | ||
Starlings | |||||
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 33 | 53 | Reported statewide. High counts all from the Hampton feedlot, Dakota, including 4/4 (600) BAF, 3/6 (450) SHF, BAF. | ||
Thrushes | |||||
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 34 | 53 | Present throughout the south region as the season commenced (median 3/1). Early north (median 3/16) 3/7 Morrison LMS, 3/8 Crow Wing JnP, Douglas BEc. High count 3/26 Washington (32, Afton S.P.) BDo. | ||
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia currucoides) | 2 | Two south reports. Long-staying adult male 3/5–28 Sherburne (Island View R.P.) ph. †MJB, ph. MwS, m.ob. Second adult male seen 3/12–16 Dakota (Spring Lake P.R., Schaar's Bluff) CWa, NAW, ph. †AlF, †CMB, ph. GHo, m.ob. Both birds also well-documented by photographs submitted to eBird. | |||
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) | 4 | 1 | Only south report 3/27 Carver (Lowry N.C.) RBW. All north: overwintering bird continued through 4/17 Cook (Grand Marais) JWn, ph. ISo, ph. SRr, ph. DMB, 3/14–17 Crow Wing (Kiwanis Park) PSP, ph. EGa, ph. KDS, m.ob., 3/20 Morrison (Rice Area Sportsmen's Club W.M.A.) ph. KnM, 3/21 St. Louis FJN, 4/12–15 St. Louis (Indian Point) ph. JLK, ph. JPR, 5/8 St. Louis (Cadotte Lake) ph. MaN (median late 4/14). | ||
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 30 | 37 | Early south (median 5/2) 5/7 Mower RTP, SWm, Olmsted LyH, 5/8 Goodhue CMz, CEl, Hennepin GAn. Early north (median 5/8) 5/6 St. Louis JCt, 5/9 Beltrami DPJ, 5/11 Pine SC. High counts 5/28 Carlton (33, Jay Cooke S.P.) JEd, DTr, 5/26 Clearwater (17, Itasca S.P.) ASu, 5/17 Lake (14) JWL. | ||
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | 19 | 44 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/4 Hennepin SBM, 5/7 Hennepin CMB, Mower SWm, Olmsted SPe, Rice TFB, Winona DWK. Early north (median 5/7) 5/11 Kittson LSm, Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/12 Becker HeH, ShG, Otter Tail ANy, DBz. High count 5/16 Hennepin (8, Westwood Hills N.C.) ASu. Late south 5/24 Hennepin BAF, Stevens JFl, 5/27 CRM, KRE, DOK, 5/29 Hennepin BAF (median 5/27). Late north 5/28 St. Louis MMq, JLK, 5/29 St. Louis EHg (median 5/27). | ||
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 30 | 51 | Early south (median 4/27) 4/25 Hennepin CMB, JD, TDv, Lac qui Parle DLP, 4/26 Hennepin BAb, CMB, JmM, 4/27 Dakota ADS, Olmsted MiD. Early north (median 5/2) 5/4 Clay KaS, 5/5 Cass DAY, 5/7 Clay LBK, Pennington JMJ. High counts 5/16 Lac qui Parle (43, Lac qui Parle S.P.) WCM, 5/16 Nicollet (35, Fort Ridgely S.P.) KnM. Late south 5/30 Hennepin DCZ, Rock KRE, m.ob., Sherburne RCl, 5/31 Lac qui Parle DLP, but see summer report (median 6/2). | ||
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 29 | 42 | Early south (median 3/28) 3/20 Washington DCZ, 3/26 Meeker JAn, 3/27 Dakota KDS. Early north (median 4/6) 4/1 Clay MO, Crow Wing DMu, Todd ALu, 4/2 Morrison MJB, St. Louis JWL. High count 4/21 Hennepin (24) CMB. Late south 5/20 Hennepin TAT, 5/23 Stearn AaL (median 5/18). | ||
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 17 | 34 | Early south (median 5/1) 5/1 Wright MiH, 5/2 Washington PSm. Early north (median 5/8) included multiple reports from Pine beginning 5/11 SC, then 5/16 St. Louis CyM. High count 5/30 Scott (9, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) EHg. | ||
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 34 | 53 | Reported from all 87 counties. High counts 4/8 Dakota (250) JBu, 4/11 Stearns (250) DOr. | ||
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) | 2 | Two north reports: a first county record 3/2 Red Lake (Plummer) ph. PCt, and an overwintering bird continued through 4/15 Beltrami DPJ. | |||
Old World Sparrows | |||||
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 33 | 53 | Reported from all counties except Cook. High count 3/13 Ramsey (75) OGo. | ||
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) | 1 | 1 | Reported from two counties in a season for the first time; the fourth consecutive year this species has been reported. One north report 4/8–13 Polk (feeder, East Grand Forks) ph. †SAu, ph. MSp, HHD, RAE, represents the second county record. One south report of two birds frequenting a feeder in Eagan 4/18–19 Dakota (third county record) ph. †KvM, m.ob. | ||
Pipits | |||||
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | 11 | 27 | Early south reports almost two weeks early (median 3/31) 3/18 Hennepin BAF, SHF, 3/20 Dakota (5) BAF, SHF, 3/29 Hennepin WPe. Early north (median 4/26) 4/2 Todd (2) ALu, 4/30 Marshall JPR, Polk JPR. High counts 5/8 Faribault (41) WAF, 5/15 Steele (29) PSu. Late south 5/22 Dakota RPR, Stearns AaL, 5/24 Nicollet JEB (median 5/20). Late north 5/22 Polk HCT, DWK, PEB, SBM, 5/24 Grant PEB, DWK, HCT, SBM (median 5/23). | ||
Finches | |||||
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | 9 | Most reports from the North-central and Northeast regions, though one also 3/4 Clay (Moorhead) BoA. No south reports. High counts 3/22 St. Louis (30, Sax-Zim Bog) WHi, 3/20 Itasca (25) BSi. | |||
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | 7 | Reported from its normal northern range and time frame with last reports 3/10 Carlton AVa, Roseau BSi, 3/11 Itasca SC (median 4/5). Only notable high count 3/5 St. Louis (10, Sax-Zim Bog) DGu. | |||
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 32 | 53 | Reported statewide. | ||
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | 28 | 35 | Found in all regions. Most reports north and east of a line from Clay to Fillmore counties. Late south 5/23 Stearns AaL, 5/24 Pipestone LFa (median 5/18). | ||
Redpoll (Common) (Acanthis f. flammea) | 26 | 20 | Reported mostly northeast of a line from Clay to Rice counties. High counts 4/1 St. Louis (800, Rice Lake) KGr, 4/5 St. Louis (510) FJN, 3/18 St. Louis (470) FJN. Late south 4/13 Chisago DPi, 4/14 Sherburne ABm, 4/19 Benton SWu (median 4/7). Late north 5/16 St. Louis JLK, JWL, 5/17 St. Louis JLK, ClN, 5/21 St. Louis ClN, JPR (median 4/27). | ||
Redpoll (Hoary) (Acanthis f. exilipes) | 12 | 1 | Only south report 3/1 Sherburne ABm. Late north 4/9 St. Louis BAb, JLK, 4/14 Itasca EEO, 4/15 Hubbard REn, 4/22 Koochiching DBz, JWH, m.ob. (median 4/5). Documented records 3/4 Lake JWL, 3/18 Carlton MSS, 3/23 Pine TJo, 3/26 Polk SAu. | ||
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | 3 | 3 | Only a handful of reports this season of this unpredictable species. All north 3/4 Mille Lacs AlF, 3/10 Hubbard MaH, 3/29 Polk TuL. All south 4/9 Chisago JSa, 4/10 Washington (east of Hugo) ECl, 4/12 Washington (Woodbury) LWg, 5/10 Olmsted JWH, 5/18 Chisago JSa. | ||
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | 1 | 2 | Few reports this season of this sporadic species: 3/2–14 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R., Blue Hill Trail), 3/6 Stearns MJB, 4/11 Otter Tail KPe. | ||
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | 34 | 42 | Found statewide with most reports from the northern half of the state. High counts 5/15 Benton (100) SWu, 5/12 St. Louis (63) AM, 5/10 Polk (50) SAu. Late south 5/29 Benton SWu, Steele PSu, 5/30 Yellow Medicine GWe (median 5/22). See summer report for more records in June and July, especially south. | ||
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 34 | 53 | Reported in every county. | ||
Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | 11 | 32 | Present both north and south from winter season. High counts 3/20 Stevens (450) JPR, ClN, 3/22 Freeborn (400) TAT, 3/17 Polk (350) SAu, 3/29 Rock (350, Touch the Sky Prairie) KEm. Late south 5/7 Dakota TAT, Mower JBu, 5/15 Lyon GWe, DaB (median 5/5). Late north 5/12 Wilkin ANy, 5/20 Douglas CoM, 5/22 St. Louis ClN, JPR (median 5/19). | ||
CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | 1 | First reported 4/30 Clay ToL (median 4/27). Continuing reports throughout the rest of the season from the Felton Prairie area. High count 5/20 (6) Clay KRE, m.ob. | |||
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) | 4 | All reports 4/9 Redwood (near Wahpeton W.M.A.) MJB, BTS, MiO, JWH, 4/23 Cottonwood JCu, Jackson JJu, Yellow Medicine (13) GWe (median 4/23). | |||
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | 12 | 8 | High counts 3/21 Roseau (200) BSi, 3/22 Grant (150, North Ottawa Impoundment) BAB. Late south 4/11 Lac qui Parle ToR, Rice GHo, 4/15 Rice GHo (median 4/5). Late north 4/24 Beltrami JWH, ANy, SC, DAB, BWF, Lake of the Woods JWH, ANy, SC, DAB, Polk LnT, 4/29 Lake TJo (median 5/7). | ||
Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | 8 | 36 | Early south (median 4/25) 4/18 Washington (Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) RBd, 4/21 Washington (Afton S.P.) PNi, 4/23 Lac qui Parle m.ob. Early north (median 5/5) 5/3 Wilkin LSl, 5/8 Clay JuW, Otter Tail JSw, JsS. High counts 5/14 Washington (15, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) KvM, ToL, BDo, GJa, 5/23 Clay (15, Felton Prairie) KnM, 5/28 Clay (15, Felton Prairie) SAu. | ||
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | 8 | 34 | Numerous reports all southwest of a line from Polk to Chisago counties. Early south (median 4/22) 4/16 Washington BKn, 4/22 Hennepin JSs, Wabasha JPR. Early north (median 5/2) 4/27 Todd JLK, 5/7 Polk JMJ, SAu, 5/10 Clay RHO, 5/12 Wilkin ANy, DBz. High count 5/20 Clay (8, Felton Prairie) NKu. | ||
LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | 1 | Only report of this Casual species 5/25–26 St. Louis (male, town of Cook) †SuF, ph. †JuG, ph. †DMK. | |||
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 34 | 53 | Early south reports were well before the median (3/25) arrival, but these are presumed migrants since there are no overwintering reports in these areas: 3/7 Lac qui Parle FAE, 3/11 McLeod BHa, 3/12 Cottonwood BRB, Hennepin TPB, 3/15 Lyon GWe. Early north (median 4/10) 4/10 Crow Wing PSP, Itasca SC, 4/11 Todd CSh, 4/13 Douglas BEc. High counts 5/14 Lake (35) JWL, 4/27 Wabasha (30) MJM, 5/8 Polk (30) SAu, 5/15 Crow Wing (28) ABi. | ||
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 32 | 49 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/21 Mower SWm, 4/22 Lac qui Parle KvM, 4/23 Lac qui Parle BMu, RDa, 4/24 Chippewa CSl. Early north (median 4/27) 4/29 Todd JLK, 4/30 Clay ToL, 5/1 Otter Tail KPe, St. Louis ClN. High counts 5/15 Lac qui Parle (26, Big Stone N.W.R.) KnM, 5/17 Carver (20, Carver P.R.) JCy. | ||
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 9 | 49 | Early south (median 4/2) 3/26 Washington PNi, 3/29 Hennepin TSk, Washington DAd, PNi, 3/30 Olmsted JHD. Early north (median 4/18) 4/16 Todd ALu, 4/17 Pine LEv, 4/20 Crow Wing EGa. High counts 5/1 Goodhue (38, Frontenac S.P.) DTr, JEd, 4/16 Lyon (32, Camden S.P.) GWe, 4/24 Scott (24, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAb. All reports were south of a line from Felton Prairie to Duluth, except for 5/28 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) DBa, BBa, RBk. | ||
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | 29 | 48 | Early south (median 3/13) 3/8 Hennepin OGo, LaB, DyL, 3/9 Carver TTh, Fillmore (overwintered) NBO then many reports beginning 3/10. Record early reports north (median 3/29) 3/8 Todd SwM, JeM, 3/11 Becker HeH, 3/12 Traverse MO, 3/13 Crow Wing PSP, Morrison MEm, m.ob. High counts 3/25 Hennepin (39) TAT, 4/13 Sherburne (37, Sherburne N.W.R.) ALu. Late south 5/2 Ramsey EFe, 5/8 Hennepin TMc (median 5/4). Late north 5/4 Beltrami KCo, 5/19 Marshall CCr (median 5/12). | ||
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) | 29 | 52 | High counts 3/20 Lac qui Parle (200, Big Stone N.W.R.) JPR, ClN, 3/13 Cass (135) DAY, 3/20 Sherburne (106, Sherburne N.W.R.) JlB. Late south 5/3 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) DAs, Washington DSf, 5/4 Hennepin (Minnesota River N.W.R., Bass Ponds) OGo, DyL, Pipestone DbS (median 5/3). Late north 5/14 Lake JWL, 5/15 St. Louis TLs (median 5/12). | ||
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | 33 | 53 | Seen statewide. High counts 3/29 Polk (200) SAu, 4/10 Lyon (200, Camden S.P.) JtH. Late south 5/18 Nobles HHD, 5/19 Dakota FHa, 5/25 Sherburne SMn (median 5/22). | ||
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 25 | 45 | Many early south preceding median (4/21) of recent arrivals: 3/13 Hennepin (record early, Maple Grove) †JBs, 4/3 Rice DAB, 4/17 Lyon GWe, 4/18 Redwood EBo. Early north (median 4/25) 4/21 Todd SDi, 4/23 Cass DAY, 4/24 Crow Wing JPR. High count 5/11 Otter Tail (15) KiF. Late south 5/23 Stearns AaL, 5/28 Lincoln DPk, Rock m.ob. (median 5/21). Late north 5/26–28 St. Louis (Park Point) JFc, m.ob., 5/28 Cook DFN (median 5/26). | ||
Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) | 20 | 42 | Presumed first migrant south (median 4/1) 3/12 Lac qui Parle KeL, 3/18 Faribault BAy, 3/20 Rice DAB. Early north (median 4/27) 4/23 Todd AaL, Wadena PJB, 4/24 Clay MO, 4/26 Roseau BSi. High counts 5/7 Jackson (24, Kilen Woods S.P.) BAb, 5/7 Lyon (15) GWe, 5/14 Murray (15) GWe. Late south 5/18 Nobles HHD, Sherburne JlB, 5/19 Hennepin BAF, Yellow Medicine GWe (median 5/24). Late north 5/21 St. Louis RWy, 5/24 Marshall CAs, 5/26 Todd ALu (median 5/22). | ||
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | 32 | 53 | Early south migrants (median 3/18) indistinguishable from the many that overwintered south. Presumed early north 3/18 Hubbard AxB, REn, 4/9 Todd RSF, 4/14 Crow Wing PSP. High counts 4/25 Hennepin (150, Bass Lake Preserve) SKS, 4/25 Lac qui Parle (139, Garfield Twp.) KeL. Late south 5/22 Dakota JEd, DTr, Mower BLs, 5/26 Sherburne JGl (median 5/26). | ||
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | 24 | 52 | Early south (median 3/28) 3/15 Faribault WAF, 3/19 Dakota DFN, 3/27 Olmsted MiD. Early north (median 4/12) 4/13 Becker ASM, 4/16 Grant DFN, ToL, Kanabec MJB, ELC, JWH, Lake (Two Harbors) JWL. High counts 4/17 Washington (17, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) PNi, 5/3 Ramsey (9, Grove Park) JGo, 4/30 Clay (8, Felton Prairie) ToL. | ||
LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | 14 | 5 | All south 5/3 Blue Earth ChH, 5/15 Murray JJS, 5/16 Hennepin ASu, 5/25 Sherburne (Lake Ann S.F.) SMn, 5/29 Anoka ELC. Early north (median 5/2) 5/1 Polk NWi, 5/2 Cook JaJ, 5/3 Polk SAu, 5/4 Lake KRE, JWL. | ||
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | 4 | 1 | Only south report 5/12 Dakota ADS. All north 5/19 Becker (Hamden Slough N.W.R.) AMd, 5/20 Cass JKe, 5/21 Roseau PEB, SBM, 5/27 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) ASn, 5/29 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) JPR. | ||
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | 1 | 25 | Reported widely and frequently south. Early south (median 5/5) 4/16 Rice TFB, 4/17 Blue Earth (Lincoln W.P.A.) ChH, 4/19 Rice (Carleton College Cowling Arboretum) GHo, 4/20 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) MSw. Only north 5/21 Kanabec RMD, MJB, JWH. Record high count 5/14 Washington (18, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) BDo, m.ob., 5/21 Washington (17, Afton S.P.) DAd, PNi. | ||
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | 33 | 50 | Early south (median 4/2) 3/12 Dakota (Great Western Industrial Park) ASu, BDo, 3/13–14 Dakota (Miesville Ravine P.R.) AlF, KDS, 3/14 Lyon (Black Rush W.P.A.) GWe, JtH, 3/25 Olmsted DoH. Early north (median 4/15) 4/13 Becker ASM, 4/16 Aitkin SNe, Cass DAY, Clay PBB, Marshall MSp. High counts 4/23 Lac qui Parle (30) SEm, KEm, MEm, 5/3 Wilkin (22) LSl. | ||
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 34 | 53 | As typical, species was reported throughout the state. Numerous and widespread winter reports makes determining arrival of south migrants difficult. Early north (median 3/26) 3/12 Traverse AaL, Todd ALu, Morrison FGo, 3/13 Wadena PJB. High counts 4/16 Dakota (100, 190th St. W, Farmington) SWe, 4/16 Lyon (64, Camden S.P.) GWe. | ||
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 15 | 37 | Early south (median 4/12) 4/7 Dakota NVs, 4/12 Hennepin KeL, 4/13 Faribault WAF, Hennepin JWd. Early north (median 4/24) 4/16 Becker NaH, 4/20 Clay LSl, 4/30 Wilkin HHD. High count 4/29 Cottonwood (10) JnH and several reports of 5 individuals. Late south 5/24 Hennepin GrS, Le Sueur RCu, 5/30 Rock m.ob., Steele PSu (median 5/26). | ||
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | 33 | 53 | Found statewide, with record early reports south and north. Early south (median 3/24) 3/8 Yellow Medicine GWe, 3/12 Dakota ASu, BDo, Lac qui Parle KeL, Washington JEc. Early north (median 4/15) 3/20 Douglas JPR, ClN, 3/29 Morrison PAv, 4/9 Todd AaL. High counts 4/25 Hennepin (75, Bass Lake Preserve) SKS, 5/24 Marshall (47, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM, 4/25 Washington (42) JDS. | ||
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) | 1 | Only report 4/28 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP | |||
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 8 | 38 | Early south (median 4/16) 4/3 Houston DSt, 4/14 Houston ABa, Olmsted LAV, 4/15 Blue Earth, Fillmore, Rice, Washington. Early north (median 5/3) 4/26 Morrison SEm, Todd JLK, 5/4 Pine MJn, LEv. High counts 5/18 Winona (25, Great River Bluffs S.P.) SHo, 5/20 Sherburne (14, Sherburne N.W.R.) JlB. | ||
Yellow-breasted Chat | |||||
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | No reports. | ||||
Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | 28 | 48 | Early south (median 3/28) 3/7 Pope RAE, 3/19 Yellow Medicine GWe, 3/27 Lac qui Parle JJS, DFe, JMs. Early north (median 4/9) 4/5 Wilkin HHD, 4/9 Otter Tail DST, Polk SAu. High counts 5/23 Polk (120) KnM, 5/8 Yellow Medicine (114) GWe. | ||
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | 29 | 48 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/1 Anoka RCl, 5/3 Blue Earth ChH, 5/4 Steele PSu, 5/5 Dodge JnS. Early north (median 5/5) 5/11 Otter Tail JSm, Traverse ANy, 5/12 Clay TCL, Wilkin ANy. High counts 5/21 Becker (30, Hamden Slough N.W.R.) BBd, JBu, 5/28 Clay (30, Felton Prairie) DBa, BBa, RBk, 5/24 Dodge (25, Ashland Twp.) JnS. | ||
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | 18 | 41 | Early south (median 3/17) 3/6 Stearns MJB, 3/9 Dodge DAB, Steele DAB. Early north (median 3/24) 3/10 Douglas JPE, 3/22 Morrison HHD, 3/25 Aitkin SNe, Crow Wing PSP, JPR, Morrison SEm. High count 5/8 Goodhue (20, Frontenac S.P.) CEl. Noteworthy out-of-range reports occurred in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Nobles, Pipestone, and Pope counties. | ||
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 26 | 44 | Early south (median 3/15) 3/6 Nobles PEJ, DFN, 3/7 Lyon and Yellow Medicine GWe, 3/8 Dakota SBE, Watonwan JPr, JmP. Early north (median 3/17) 3/12 Polk SAu, St. Louis LAt, Traverse MO, 3/13 Clay MO, PBB. High counts 4/23 Lac qui Parle (24) SEm, KEm, MEm, 3/29 Clay (22, Felton Prairie S.N.A.) YGo. | ||
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | 6 | 40 | Early south (median 5/6) 5/6 Rice TFB, Washington PSm, 5/7 Goodhue TLg, SWl, 5/10 Chippewa ANy, DBz. Early north (median 5/15) 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/17 Morrison SEm, 5/19 Morrison AMd, 5/20 Clay CRM, m.ob. High count 5/22 Yellow Medicine (11, Miedd Lake) GWe. | ||
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | 34 | 53 | Reported in all counties. Early south (median 4/29) 4/21 Goodhue LEC, 4/24 Washington ECl, 4/27 Ramsey JZj. Early north (median 5/4) 5/5 Polk fide JMJ, 5/6 Red Lake fide JMJ, 5/8 Crow Wing PSP, Mille Lacs KNo, Otter Tail DST, Todd ALu, then many more reports beginning 5/9. High counts 5/8 Hennepin (30, Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) TLo, 5/11 Hennepin (30, Wood Lake N.C.) GMo, 5/18 Ramsey (30, Lake Phalen) MaK. | ||
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 34 | 53 | Reported from all counties. Overwintered both north and south. Presumed first north migrants (median 3/14) 3/6 Douglas BEc, Todd MJB, plu five more counties on 3/7. High counts 3/14 Lyon (2,700) GWe, JtH, 3/20 Swift (2,000) JPR, ClN, 3/5 Cottonwood (1,000) KEm. | ||
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 34 | 53 | Found in all counties. See winter report for overwintering birds. Presumed first migrants south (median 3/13) 3/2 Pipestone LVD, 3/7 Carver JCy, Pope RAE, 3/8 Watonwan JPr, 3/9 Anoka RBW. Early north (median 4/5) 3/21 St. Louis LEC, 3/25 Becker HeH, 4/3 Wadena PJB, 4/4 Polk SAu. High counts 4/4 Dakota (100) BAF, 4/9 Yellow Medicine (100) JBu, 5/5 Washington (100) KvM, 4/17 Olmsted (80) JPr, 5/14 Rice (80) DAT. | ||
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | 20 | 47 | A few individuals overwintered south. Presumed early migrants south (median 3/6) 3/6 Carver JCy, 3/7 Hennepin CMB, Houston SHo, KCa, SHo, Washington VWe. Early north (median 3/23) 3/10 Douglas JPE, 3/12 Becker SAu, Morrison FGo. High counts 3/10 Houston (150) SHo, 3/30 Faribault (150) BAy, 3/19 Carver (100) TJo. Late south 5/5 Hennepin KeL, JLl, 5/14 Stearns DCZ (median 5/3). Late north 5/2 Morrison JBi, 5/17 Polk PEB, 5/19 Marshall CCr (median 5/8). | ||
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | 26 | 39 | Early south (median 3/18) 3/7 Faribault MJB, 3/19 Winona MGo, 3/22 Stevens DPG, 3/24 Yellow Medicine GWe. Record early north (median 4/3) 3/14 Becker ASM, NaH, followed by 3/29 Morrison PAv, 4/8 Clay JCC. High counts 4/5 Goodhue (260) KDS, 4/10 Yellow Medicine (50) GWe. | ||
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 34 | 53 | Reported from every county. See winter report for overwintering birds and presumed early south migrants. Presumed early north (median 3/10) 3/7 Traverse DLP, 3/12 Becker SAu, St. Louis FJN, JWL, Todd ALu, Traverse AaL. High counts 3/14 Lyon (500) GWe, JtH, 3/25 Faribault (500) BAy, 4/19 Pine (500) LEv. | ||
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) | 4 | All reports 4/17–26 Swift (Danvers W.M.A.) †KnM, ph. JPR, m.ob., 5/7 Jackson (Caraway W.M.A.) BAb, 5/15 Redwood (2, Gales Lake W.M.A.) MiO, JSc, 5/20 Yellow Medicine (Clarkfield W.T.P.) GWe. | |||
Warblers | |||||
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 32 | 47 | Early south (median 4/30) 4/25 Hennepin TAT, 4/28 Hennepin RBW, 4/29 Dakota MKe. Early north (median 5/3) 5/1 Pennington LFi, 5/6 Koochiching SC, 5/7 Cass DAY, Pine SBE. High count 5/28 Carlton (82, Jay Cooke S.P.) JEd, DTr. | ||
WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum) | 1 | Singing male 5/14–18 Rice (Cannon River Wilderness Area) †CJE, †TFB, †DAB, RBW, BWF. | |||
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | 7 | Early south (median 4/17) 4/16 Houston (Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) JoP, 4/17 Carver (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy, Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) DFN, Winona (Whitewater S.P.) DWK, DBz, JPr. | |||
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 30 | 49 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/22 Hennepin ASu, 4/24 Big Stone DLP, Hennepin KRo, Rice TFB, Washington JDS. Early north (median 5/4) 5/2 Cass DAY, 5/8 Polk SAu, 5/9 St. Louis SLP, 5/10 Itasca SC, Polk SAu. High counts 5/7 Goodhue (10, Hok-Si-La Park) SWe, 5/16 Hennepin (10, Westwood Hills N.C.) GAn. Late south 5/26 Hennepin EGB, Stearns AaL, 5/28 Hennepin CWB (median 5/29). | ||
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | 24 | 41 | Early south (median 5/5) 4/30 Rice TFB, 5/4 Hennepin SBE, JcM, 5/6 Carver JCy, 5/7 Anoka. Early north (median 5/8) 5/11 Cass SC, Pine SC, St. Louis ClN, 5/12 Pine SC. High counts 5/23 St. Louis (17, Sax-Zim Bog) KCR, 5/22 Clearwater (15, Itasca S.P.) NKu. | ||
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | 3 | 30 | Early south (median 5/2) 4/28 Steele PSu, 5/3 Dakota GHo, and from Carver, Fillmore, Houston, Ramsey, Scott, Washington on 5/5. Also noteworthy were these reports beyond the species' typical range: 5/14 Murray JPr, 5/15 Redwood JSc, MiO, 5/28–30 Yellow Medicine (Spellman Lake) RCu, GWe. Only north reports 5/20 Kanabec DPG, 5/21 Morrison JSP, Clearwater (Itasca S.P.) ASu. High counts 5/12 Carver (11, Minnesota River Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy, 5/16 Scott (9, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) JCa. | ||
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 31 | 50 | Early south (median 4/23) 4/16 Mower DAB, 4/24 Steele PSu, 4/25 Hennepin LSe, BAF. Early north (median 5/2) 4/30 Morrison JEm, SEm, 5/5 Cass DAY, 5/6 Douglas ToR, Hubbard REn, AxB, Koochiching SC, Todd ALu, CSh. High counts 5/23 St. Louis (25, Sax-Zim Bog) KCR, 5/14 Rock (12, Blue Mounds S.P.) LFr. | ||
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | 14 | Early south (median 5/4) 4/29 Goodhue (Hok-Si-La Park) ChS, Houston DBz, 4/30 Dakota (Mississippi River Lock and Dam #2) ODa. Noteworthy reports outside its usual range: 5/16 Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle S.P.) WCM, 5/23 Swift (Pomme de Terre River, US 12 Wayside) DOr. High count 5/19 Carver (6, Minnesota River Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy. | |||
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | 27 | 50 | Early south (median 4/29) 4/24 Rice DAB, 4/26 Steele PSu, 4/27 Brown CoM, Goodhue DVe. Early north (median 5/7) 5/6 Otter Tail JSw, JsS, 5/8 Morrison SEm, 5/9 Polk SAu. High count 5/15 Rock (30, Blue Mounds S.P.) KEm. Late south 5/29 Pipestone LS, m.ob., Rice TFB, 5/30 Rock KRE, m.ob., Scott EHg (median 6/6). See summer report for additional late migrants. | ||
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) | 22 | 47 | Early south (median 4/20) 4/16 Hennepin (Minneapolis) TAT, 4/17 Hennepin (Baker P.R.) MJB, (Minnesota River N.W.R., Bass Ponds) SHF, BAF, Washington JDS. Early north (median 4/25) 4/23 Pennington SAu, Polk RPa, 4/24 Douglas, Hubbard, Morrison, Pine. High count 5/8 Polk (7) SAu. Late south 5/24 Ramsey EGB, 5/26 Hennepin EGB, Stearns AaL (median 5/23). Late north 5/26 St. Louis JPR, ALo, 5/28 St. Louis DBa, m.ob (median 5/28). | ||
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | 26 | 50 | Early south (median 4/26) 4/24 Ramsey PRH, JuW, 4/25 Hennepin PRH, TDv, RDa, Washington ECl, BDo. Early north (median 5/3) 5/1 Cass RSA, 5/5 Aitkin JPR, St. Louis JLK. High counts 5/26 St. Louis (32, Sax-Zim Bog) EBr, 5/7 Goodhue (20, Hok-Si-La Park) KeA, 5/29 Lake (20) ASn. Late south 5/25 Washington PNi, 5/26 Hennepin EGB, 5/27 Chisago MPi (median 5/31). Also see summer report for late migrants, potential south breeders. | ||
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | 5 | 11 | Early south (median 5/12) 5/11 Ramsey RbC, 5/14 Chisago JSa, Hennepin ASu, 5/15 Carver JCy. Early north 5/17 Itasca TCL, 5/20 St. Louis AKO, 5/21 Itasca SC, Kanabec RMD, JWH, MJB, St. Louis JLK. Late south 5/28 Hennepin BAF, 5/29 Le Sueur RBW (median 5/30). | ||
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | 16 | 26 | Early south (median 5/9) 5/7 Goodhue SWe, 5/10 Ramsey PAl, 5/11 Hennepin TAT. Early north (median 5/14) 5/14 Itasca PLe, St. Louis BMu, 5/16 St. Louis TPM. High counts 5/28 Carlton (15, Jay Cooke S.P.) JEd, DTr, 5/30 St. Louis (8, Hawk Ridge N.R.) JLK. Late south 5/31 Hennepin TAT, but also see summer report for late migrants and possibly summering individuals. | ||
KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) | 3 | All south 5/14–15 Fillmore (Eagle Bluff E.L.C.) HHD, JWH, JmP, 5/19 Hennepin (T. S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary) CMB, 5/31+ Le Sueur (Sakatah S.P.) RBW. | |||
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | 34 | 53 | Early south (median 5/1) 4/25 Wabasha JHn, 4/29 Hennepin DAs, Stevens JFl, 5/1 Dakota JDv. Early north (median 5/7) 5/3 Wilkin LSl, 5/6 Otter Tail JSm, 5/10 St. Louis JLK, JPR. High counts 5/24 Marshall (93, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM, 5/21 Sherburne (61, Sherburne N.W.R.) RCl. | ||
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | 5 | All south 5/15–29+ Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) m.ob., 5/15–30 Washington (2, Afton S.P.) JEd, DTr, m.ob., 5/22 Wabasha (Carley S.P.) KnM, 5/23 Dakota (Gores Pool #3 W.M.A.) AlF, 5/26 Steele (Saco Farms) ph. PSu. See summer report for breeding records. | |||
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | 33 | 51 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/1 Dakota JDv, 5/5 Carver RBJ, RBW, JCy, Hennepin DCZ, Houston DFe, Rice GBa. Early north (median 5/7) 5/4 Cass MMd, 5/10 Crow Wing EGa, Hubbard REn, AxB. High counts 5/18 Winona (40, Great River Bluffs S.P.) SHo, 5/28 Carlton (37, Jay Cooke S.P.) JEd, DTr, 5/24 Marshall (36, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM. | ||
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | 11 | 20 | First migrants arrived south with a new early record (median 5/6) 4/24 Hennepin (adult male, Lower Riverside Park) †ASu, 5/7 Dakota GMo, Goodhue RDa, SWe. Early north (median 5/9) 5/3 Lake JWL, 5/7 St. Louis JLK, 5/8 Itasca SC. Late south 5/22 Washington PNi, JDS, 5/24 Hennepin KeL, JDS (median 5/24). | ||
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | 14 | Early south (median 5/6) 5/7 Goodhue (Hok-Si-La Park) KeA, SWe, Rice DAB, (Cannon River Wilderness Area) GBa, 5/8 Scott (Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) TLg, 5/10 Le Sueur (Sakatah S.P.) BAb. One out-of-range occurrence: 5/15 Lyon GWe. No notable high counts. | |||
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | 19 | 27 | Early south (median 5/1) 4/20 Rice TFB, 5/1 Dakota JDv, Hennepin JAn. Early north (median 5/6) 4/29 Clay JMJ, SAu, 5/6 St. Louis (Miller Hill) JLK, 5/7 St. Louis (Park Point) JLK. High counts 5/22 Itasca (20, Scenic S.P.) JEc, 5/30 St. Louis (10) BHo. Late south 5/29 Rice DOb, Washington JEc, 5/30 Scott EHg (median 5/26). | ||
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | 23 | 46 | Early south (median 5/5) 5/6 Faribault WAF, 5/7 Goodhue m.ob, 5/9 Rice TFB then many reports starting 5/10. Early north (median 5/8) 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz, 5/12 Cass DAY, Lake JWL, St. Louis ClN, Wilkin ANy, DBz. High counts 5/26 St. Louis (9) EBr, 5/28 St. Louis (9) ASn, 5/12 Olmsted (8). Late south 5/28 Hennepin TAT, ACr, 5/29 Pipestone m.ob. (median 5/31). | ||
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | 11 | 24 | Early south (median 5/8) 5/6–10 Faribault BAy, 5/11 Pipestone SRe, Rice DAB. Early north 5/13 Pine SC, 5/18 Morrison JeM, SwM, JMK, Wilkin ANy, DBz, 5/19 Marshall CCr. High counts 5/28 St. Louis (7) ACr, 5/28 St. Louis (5) MMq. Late south 5/22 Isanti ELC, Washington JDS, Yellow Medicine GWe (median 5/26). | ||
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | 25 | 36 | Early south (median 5/3) 5/1 Rice TFB, 5/5–7 Carver JCy, 5/7–8 Goodhue SHk, m.ob. Early north (median 5/8) 5/7 Cass DAY, 5/8 St. Louis JWL, 5/9–10 Itasca SC. High count 5/28 St. Louis (20, Hartley N.C.) EBr. Late south 5/23 Blue Earth ChH, Olmsted LAV, Steele PSu, Swift DOr, 5/24 Hennepin JWl, JJo, Kandiyohi LFa (median 6/1). | ||
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 33 | 52 | Early south (median 4/26) 4/25 Hennepin TDv, 4/27 Dakota JBt, 4/29 Hennepin MPi, Houston DBz, Ramsey CHi. Early north (median 5/4) 5/5 Beltrami fide JMJ, 5/6 Otter Tail JSm, Todd JeM, SwM. High count 5/24 Marshall (70, Agassiz N.W.R.) KnM. | ||
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | 31 | 48 | Record early south (median 5/6) 4/25 Hennepin (Plymouth) TDv, 5/6 Faribault WAF, Scott ECg, ARn. Early north (median 5/8) 5/10 Cass DAY, 5/11 Pine SC, St. Louis JLK. High counts 5/30 St. Louis (23) JLK, 5/23 St. Louis (21) JLK, 5/27 St. Louis (20) DBa, BBa, RBk. | ||
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | 26 | 46 | Early south (median 5/4) 5/6 Faribault WAF, Martin BAb, then many reports beginning 5/7. Early north (median 5/8) 5/11 Pine TJo, Polk SAu, Traverse ANy, 5/12 Douglas ToR, Wilkin ANy, DBz. High counts 5/13 Yellow Medicine (12) GWe, 5/15 Crow Wing (12) JPR, 5/15 Rock (10) KEm. Late south 5/28 Carver KSo, Chisago ACr, Hennepin CMB, Houston JWH, Washington JDS (median 5/31). Late north 5/29 Lake ASn, St. Louis DTr, EBr, OGo, 5/30 Pennington JMJ, St. Louis ACr (median 6/1). | ||
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | 4 | 6 | All south (median 5/11) 5/1 Hennepin (Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) JAn, 5/7 Goodhue (Hok-Si-La Park) SuE, SEg, 5/10 Waseca (Maplewood Park) BAb, 5/15 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) SKo, TSI, Goodhue LH, 5/18 Isanti (Spencer Brook W.M.A.) DPG, 5/24 Ramsey (Fort Snelling S.P.) EGB. Early north 5/14 Lake (Wolf Ridge E.L.C.) CEl, 5/16 St. Louis BcM, 5/18 Cook (Oberg Mountain) DMB, JBs, (Carleton Peak Trail) JTo. | ||
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) | 29 | 50 | Early south (median 4/22) 4/16 Hennepin TAT, 4/17 Brown MiO, Dakota LFr, Hennepin JBs, WFe. Early north (median 4/25) 4/17 Wadena PJB, 4/23 Morrison JBs, Polk RPa. High counts 4/29 Hennepin (35) DGu, 4/29 Hennepin (32) NiT. Late south 5/20 Hennepin RBm, Scott BrT, Washington JDS, 5/21 Hennepin BAF (median 5/23). | ||
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | 22 | 18 | Early south (median 4/21) 4/17 Carver ROx, Hennepin MJB, Washington DFN, 4/18 Goodhue HCT. Spring migration reports of this species south are almost always from the southeastern tier of counties, so these reports are unusual: 5/4 Lyon (Camden S.P.) GWe, 5/13 Nobles JPr, JJS. Early north (median 4/23) 4/16 St. Louis EPy, 4/17 Cass DAY, ABi, Clearwater NMr. High counts 4/30 Morrison (6, Charles A. Lindbergh S.P.) JEm, SEm, 5/1 Becker (6, Tamarac N.W.R.) WPl, 5/22 Clearwater (6, Itasca S.P.) NKu. | ||
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | 32 | 52 | Early March reports from overwintering lcoations. Presumed first migrants south (median 3/31) 3/27 Hennepin BAF, 3/28 Hennepin DCZ, Washington JDS. Early north (median 4/5) 4/1 Becker MO, 4/10 Aitkin SNe, Crow Wing EGa, Mille Lacs JSa, Wadena PJB. High counts 5/13 Jackson (150, Robertson Park) MEm, KEm, 4/27 Hennepin (100, Lake Harriet) CMB, CWB, 4/30 Washington (100, Grey Cloud Dunes S.N.A.) PNi. Late south 5/25 Hennepin TDv, 5/26 Washington JBr, 5/28 Washington JDS (median 5/29). | ||
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) | 2 | All reports 5/1–10 Winona (for the fourth consecutive season at Whitewater S.P.) †DBz, m.ob. but see summer report for continued observations. Also, 5/12+ Hennepin (2, Gold Medal Park, Minneapolis) †NMr, †DWK, †BAF, ph. PNi, ph. JBc, ph. RMD, plus documentation submitted by eight additional observers via eBird. This pair successfully nested into the summer season. | |||
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | 20 | 31 | Early south (median 4/30) 4/30 Anoka JH, Houston JAn, Washington WCM, 5/1 Faribault BAy, Stearns AaL. Early north (median 5/4) 5/4 Lake KRE, JWL, 5/5 St. Louis CiE, 5/6 Hubbard REn, AxB, St. Louis BMu. High counts 5/21 Itasca (20) JEc, 5/28 Carlton (16, Jay Cooke S.P.) JEd, DTr. Late south 5/22 Goodhue SHo, Isanti ELC, Mower BLs, Steele PSu, 5/24 Rice DAT, CRa (median 5/30). | ||
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | 17 | 25 | Early south (median 5/9) 5/8 Rice DAB, 5/10 Steele PSu, 5/12 Carver JCy, Rice TFB, Steele DFe, PSu. Early north (median 5/14) 5/14 St. Louis BMu, 5/15 Beltrami LSm, Morrison SEm. High counts 5/28 Carlton (8, Jay Cooke S.P.) JEd, DTr, 5/28 St. Louis (8, Park Point) ACr. Late south 5/28 Hennepin SOa, 5/29 Anoka LBi, 5/30 Rock RZi (median 6/1). | ||
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | 21 | 44 | Early south (median 5/4) 5/4 Rice TFB, 5/7–8 Goodhue m.ob., 5/8 Hennepin CMB, 5/9 Ramsey NMr. Early north (median 5/10) 5/12 Douglas ToR, 5/14 Douglas JPE, Lake JWL, St. Louis BMu. High count 5/28 St. Louis (21) ASn. Late south 5/28 Ramsey JZj, 5/29 Hennepin SWk (median 5/30). See summer report for late north migrants and potential breeders. | ||
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | 1 | 3 | All reports 5/10 Chisago (first-year male, Taylors Falls) ph. JoZ, 5/11 Otter Tail (feeder at Reames Lake; first appeared around 5/8) ph. KiF, 5/12 Dakota (C.P. Adams Park) KWr, 5/14–15 Murray (first-year male) JT, ph. JPr, m.ob. | ||
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | 22 | 43 | Early south (median 5/6) 5/7 Dakota DFN, Goodhue TLg, SWl, 5/8 Dakota RBW, Scott TLg. Early north (median 5/11) 5/11 Cass DoH, 5/12 Morrison SEm, 5/13 Otter Tail ANy, DBz. High counts 5/30 Scott (11, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) EHg, 5/20 Scott (9, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) WCM. | ||
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) | 2 | Two reports of this barely regular visitor: 4/26 Lac qui Parle (Mehurin Twp.) ph. KOd, CMz, 4/29 Kandiyohi (Pennock) ph. JoS, ph. JWd. | |||
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 21 | 53 | Reported from all regions except for portions of extreme Northeast and much of the Northwest. Noteable high counts 3/12 Hennepin (27, Hyland Lake P.R.) MHu, 4/14 Hennepin (24, Westwood Hills N.C.) JD, 4/3 Hennepin (20, Elm Creek P.R.) TLo. | ||
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 32 | 53 | Early south (median 4/28) 4/24 Fillmore ToM, 4/26 Hennepin NHa, Houston KRz, Olmsted LSf, Scott SLP, Washington RBr. Early north (median 5/3) 5/7 Pine SBE, 5/8 Mille Lacs KNo, Wadena PJB then many reports beginning 5/9. High counts 5/14 Carver (24, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy, 5/13 Houston (16) KRz, 5/16 Dakota (15, Whitetail Woods R.P.) DVe. | ||
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | 5 | All reports (median 5/21) 5/14 Lyon GWe, 5/24 Cottonwood JEB, 5/27 Steele (first-year male, Saco Farm) †PSu, 5/28–30 Rock CRM, m.ob., 5/29 Pipestone CRM, m.ob. | |||
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 23 | 41 | Early south (median 5/3) 4/24 Fillmore ToM, 5/4 Houston KRz, Sherburne ABm. Early north (median 5/9) 5/9 Todd CAr, 5/11 Hubbard AxB, REn, 5/13 Morrison SEm, Pine SC. High counts 5/30 Scott (13, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) EHg, 5/20 Ramsey (10, Crosby Farm R.P.) DAd, 5/26 Steele (10) PSu. | ||
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | 19 | First reports south 5/4 Brown BTS, 5/10 Rock KEm, 5/16 Olmsted JWH then, as typical for this species, reported much more frequently beginning the last week of May. |