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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1979-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 1979 Janet C. Green |
This year 259 species were seen and 158 of them had nesting evidence.
The most noteworthy breeding discovery was the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Otter Tail County and the most interesting observation was the Black Rail in Hennepin County for three weeks in June.
The number of people turning in report forms has grown steadily during the last five years to a high of 56 observers in 1979. This effort is producing good coverage of the breeding birds in the state with the total species seen this year (259) and those with breeding evidence (158) slightly below the highs of 1978. The best find of the season was the Black Rail in Hennepin County in June. It is not inconceivable that this species might nest in the state. How many years will it be before we find out?
Again this year several breeding species on the regular list were not seen at all in their nesting areas Wild Turkey, King Rail, Sprague's Pipit, Philadelphia Vireo and Baird's Sparrow.
The vireo was undoubtedly overlooked because its song is so similar to a Red-eye's. The Wild Turkey and the rare prairie nesters were probably not visited by persistent birders at their known breeding locations. It is more difficult to assess the absence of the King Rail. This is the second year they were not found and they may be more marginal than we have previously supposed.
Several people doing intensive field work in Anoka County produced a very good list for that area including some northern surprises -Alder Flycatcher, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Northern Waterthrush. Summer investigations in the wooded parks and valleys in the southwestern region is turning up forest species that are not usually seen on the prairie -Redbellied Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Ovenbird, Northern Cardinal. Breeding for a few species at the margin of their
range was confirmed this season Swainson's Hawk in Wright County, Common Moorhen in Todd County, Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Duluth and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Otter Tail County. We need a lot more evidence like this for accurately mapping breeding ranges. Single summer observations can be very ambiguous. For example, were the Tennessee and Cape May Warblers seen carrying food in July in Duluth township nesting there or had their broods dispersed from a more northerly location?
Investigating new localities can also be rewarding by discovering new sites for the rarer species whose abundance and distribution is poorly known.
Bell's Vireo, Acadian Flycatcher and Louisiana Waterthrush were found this season in places other than the "usual spot." Also, the list of northern warblers on the fringe of their range in Becker and Otter Tail Counties is growing. The complex of natural vegetation in those counties has the patential for producing a varied avifauna with elements of northern, southern and western regions.
Two rare owls, the Great Gray and Boreal, were again found nesting in the state. Their numbers fluctuate from year to year and whether they are regular breeders is still uncertain.
The evidence for regular nesting for the Great Gray Owl is much stronger than for the Boreal Owl (or for the Hawk Owl which has not been seen in summer for a number of years). Two other permanent residents at opposite ends of the state were very scarce this summer -Tufted Titmouse and Boreal Chickadee.
Spring migration was later than norThe format that is used in this remal this year so many northern pasport is the same as in the 1978 Sumserines were still straggling through mer Season (Loon, vol. 51, no. 1). The the south in early June. Two casual index map from Minnesota Birds is species, the Ruff and Little Gull, were reprinted above to show the regional seen again this year. Are they about divisions and the county location. to become regular migrants? Several For the next breeding season would vagrants -Rufous Hummingbird, contributors please heed the following Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Hooded message. If you have actual nesting Warbler-were also spotted in June data, please put them on nest/ brood or July. cards where they can be filed by species and used in other distributional studies. Otherwise, the data get buried and are unretrievable. Additional cards can be requested from Kim Eckert or me.
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) | One, 7-14, Hancock, Stevens (RBJ). | ||||
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | One crippled, 7-12, McCarthy Lake WMA, Wabasha. Canadta Goose Breeding reported from Lac qui Parle, Sherburne, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey; also seen in Houstoo, Olmsted, Dakota, Martin, Cottonwood, Stearns, Grant, Otter Tail, Becker, Pennington, Beltrami, Itasca, Pine, St. Louis (Duluth). | ||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Breeding reported from Goodhue, Anoka, Sherburne, Wright, Lac qui Parle, Marshall, Lake of the Woods, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake (Isabella River, SW); also seen throughout the state except Cook. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | |||||
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Breeding reported from Stearns, Lincoln; also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Otter Tail, Stevens, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Anoka. | ||||
| Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | |||||
| American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | Seen in Marshall, Beltrami, Itasca, Becker, Otter Tail, Lac qui Parle, Anoka, Hennepin. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Marshall, Wadena, Todd, Morrison, Benton, Stearns, Sherburne, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Marshall, Becker, Meeker (6-24, one, Litchfield), Hennepin (6-11, OLJ). | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Seen in Kittson, Polk, Pennington, Beltrami, Becker, Otter Tail, Stevens, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Faribault, Nicollet, Sibley, Hennepin, Sherburne. | ||||
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Breeding reported from Anoka, Lake (Isabella, SW); also seen in Beltrami, Polk, Becker, Otter Tail, Stevens, Pope, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Nicollet, Dodge, Hennepin, Meeker, Stearns, Sherburne, Cook (6-2, male, RBJ). | ||||
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Breeding repo_rted from Otter Tail, Murr~y, Hennepm (French Lake); also seen m_ Marshall, Beltrami, Big Stone, Lac Qm Parle, Lyon, Blue Earth (Pemberton). | ||||
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Breeding reported from Anoka, Hennepin; also seen in Blue Earth, Nicollet, Sibley, Meeker, Lyon, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Stevens, Douglas, Otter Tail, Becker, Mar shall, Itasca (7-30, four, Bass Lake). | ||||
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Sherburne, Anoka; also seen in Marshall, Pennington, Clearwater, Becker, Otter Tail, Todd, Douglas, Kanabec, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Blue Earth. | ||||
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Seen _in Marshall (6-20), Cook (6-2), Hennepm (up to 5 males, June & July), McLeod (6-24), Lac qui Parle (pair June), Winona (6-4, male). ' | ||||
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | Late migrant in St. Louis (6-14, N. Shore, Hoffman). | ||||
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) | Late migrant in St. Louis (6-2, pair, Stoney Pt., RBJ). | ||||
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Late migrant in Cook (6-2, male, RBJ). | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | B~eeding reported from Lake, St. Loms, Itasca, Hubbard, also seen in Cook, _Beltrami, Marshall, Becker, Otter Ta1l. | ||||
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Lake of the Woods, Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR); also seen in Beltrami, Becker, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Sherburne, Nicollet. Common Mer.ganser Breeding reported from Lake, Lake of the Woods; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Dakota (7-8, injured? male, RBJ). Red-breasted Merg·anser Seen in Lake, Marshall (Thief Lake); very scarce. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Breeding reported from Anoka, Sherburne, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Pope; also seen in Marshall, Otter Tail, Todd, Big Stone, Swift, Lincoln, Stearns, Meeker, McLeod, Hennepin, Washington, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Faribault. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | Seen in Fillmore, Houston. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Breeding reported from Cook, Lake, Itasca, Crow Wing, Marshall, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Sherburne, Anoka, Goodhue, Olmsted (Marion, JF); also seen in St. Louis, Cass, Beltrami, Clearwater, Roseau, Kittson, Becker, Pine, Rice, Houston. | ||||
| Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis; also seen in Beltrami (Waskish). | ||||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Breeding reported in Lake of the Woods; also seen in Aitkin, Beltrami, Pennington, Kittson. | ||||
| Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Seen in Polk, Wilkin, Otter Tail. | ||||
| Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | |||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Breeding reported in Benton, Sher burne, Anoka, Hennepin, Olmsted; also seen in 21 other counties in the southern and central regions plus Duluth in the northern regions. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | |||||
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Seen in Marshall (Thief Lake WMA, Agassiz NWR), Becker (Tamarack NWR). Visitants reported from Duluth (6-2, 6-9) and Lake (7-31). | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Breeding reported from Anoka, Todd; also seen in Marshall, Beltrami, Becker, Otter Tail, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Nicollet, (Oakleaf Lake). | ||||
| Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | Breeding reported from Nicollet, Lyon, Yellow Medicine; also seen in Wilkin, Becker, Marshall, Beltrami (Lake Movil). | ||||
| Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | Breeding reported from Todd, Wright, Nicollet, Murray, Lac qui Parle; also seen in Marshall, Pennington, Becker, Grant, Douglas, Pope, Traverse, Big Stone, Kandiyohi, Hennepin, Lincoln, Lyon, W a ton wan, Blue Earth, Goodhue (Lake Pepin, 7-3, one), Pine (6-2, three, Oak Lake, RBJ). | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Present throughout the state. | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Breeding reported from Marshall, Pennington, Clay, Big Stone, Rock, Cottonwood, Olmsted, Goodhue, Hennepin, Stearns, Morrison, Carlton; also seen throughout the state with the exception of Cook, Lake, Koochiching. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Breeding reported from Clay, Goodhue and St. Louis (Duluth, K. Hoffman); also seen throughout the South plus Otter Tail, Beltrami (Waskish). | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Breeding reported from Marshall, Lac qui Parle, Jackson, Goodhue, Anoka, St. Louis, Lake; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Breeding reported from Lake, Goodhue; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | Seen in Lake (Tomahawk Trail), St. Louis (Alden), Crow Wing, Otter Tail (Aurdal), Anoka (Bunker Hill), W abasha, Olmsted, Houston. | ||||
| Swifts | |||||
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Breeding reported from Stearns; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Breeding reported from Goodhue, Houston; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus rufus) | Seen in St. Louis on 6-16 (Loon 51: 197). | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Breeding reported from Anoka, St. Louis (Alden Twp.); also seen in Crow Wing, Otter Tail, Lyon, Hennepin, Washington, Olmsted. | ||||
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Breeding reported from Anoka; also seen in 30 other counties throughout the state except the Northeast (Duluth only). | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | Breeding reported from Todd (Lake Osakis, NMH), Anoka; also seen in Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Nicollet, Houston. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Breeding reported from Otter Tail, Todd, Pope, Stearns, Lyon; also seen in 20 other counties in all regions except the North Central and Northeast. | ||||
| Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) | Seen in Mahnomen, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin. | ||||
| BLACK RAIL (Laterallus jamaicensis) | Seen in Hennepin (Minnetrista Twp., 6-11 to 6-30, Loon 51:142). | ||||
| Stilts, Avocets | |||||
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | Late migrant 6-5 Lyon. Early migrant 7-29 Otter Tail. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Breeding reported from Lake, Itasca, Wadena, Pennington, Otter Tail, Stea,rns, Sherburne, Anoka, Hennepin, Goodhue, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Late migrants South: 6-4, Anoka, Nicollet; North: 6-16, Duluth (D&GW). Early migrants South: 7-14 Stevens, 7-23 Hennepin. | ||||
| Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | Breeding reported from Duluth (3 pair) and Lake of the Woods (7-5, 20-30 pair, Pine and Curry Islands). | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Breeding reported from Clay, Wabasha, St. Louis (Duluth airport); also seen in 17 other counties in the South plus Otter Tail, Polk, Pennington, Marshall, Kittson, Roseau in the North. | ||||
| Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) | Late migrants 6-3 (3) Wilkin (GO). | ||||
| Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) | |||||
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Late migrants South: 6-1 Anoka, 6-4 Nicollet; North: 6-2 Cook. | ||||
| RUFF (Calidris pugnax) | Early migrant 7-9 Lyon (Loon 51: 197). | ||||
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | Late migrant 6-7 Lyon. Early migrants South: 7-14 Meeker, Stevens; North: 7-24 Otter Tail. | ||||
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Late migrants 6-2, 6-16 Duluth. | ||||
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Late migrants South: 6-3 Nicollet, 6-9 Lac qui Parle; North: 6-15 Lake of the Woods. | ||||
| Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) | Late migrants 6-3 Lac qui Parle, 6-4 (100) Lyon. Early migrants 7-9 (5) to 7-16 (4) Dakota (MW) -only report. Lea.st Sandpiper Late migrants 6-4 Hennepin, 6-4 Lyon (200). Early mig,rants North: 7-5 Lake of the Woods, 7-14 Wilkin; South: 6-30 Ramsey, 7-8 Dodge. | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Late migrants 6-9 Lac qui PaTle, 6~10 Faribault, Traverse (100). | ||||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) | Early migrants 7-10 Lyon, 7-28 Pipestone, 7-31 (5) Anoka. | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Late migrants 6-3 Lac qui Parle, 6-5 Lyon. Early migrants South: 6-30 Ramsey, 7-14 Stevens; North: 7-11 Todd, 7-14 Wilkin. | ||||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | Late migrants South: 6-10 Faribault, 6-11 Hennepin; North: 6-10 Traverse, 6-15 Lake of the Woods. Early migrants 7-8 Dodge, 7-14 Wilkin. | ||||
| WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) | Late migrants 6-5 Lyon (HCK). Early migrants 7-14 Wilkin (GO), 7-31 Anoka (P&KL), Steele (RBJ). | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | Early migrants 7-14 Meeker (RBJ), 7-29 Otter Tail (GO). | ||||
| Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | Early migrants 7-18 Otter Tail (GO), 7-28 Marshall (S&KS). | ||||
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami, Clearwater, Wadena, Goodhue; also seen in Cook, Itasca, Crow Wing, Becker, Otter Tail (Erhard), Lac qui Parle (Yellowbank), Sherburne, Anoka, Le Sueur, Brown (Mulligan WMA), Martin (Exceder WMA). | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Breeding reported from Wadena, Goodhue; also seen in 25 other counties throughout the northern and central regions and Lyon in the southern regions. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | Breeding reported from Lake, Lake of the Woods; also seen in 23 other counties throughout the state. Early migrants 7-14 (11) Wilkin. | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Late migrants 6-3 Lac qui Parle, 6-5 Lyon. Early migrants North: 7-4 Otter Tail, 7-5 Lake of the Woods; South: 7-14 Stevens, 7-18 Olmsted, Hennepin. | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Late migrants 6-9 Lac qui Parle, 6-11 Hennepin. Early migrants North: 6-28, 7-4 Otter Tail, 7-11 Todd; South: 7-7 Hennepin, Kandiyohi. | ||||
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | Late migrant 6-16 Duluth (D&GW). | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Early migrants South: 7-7 Hennepin, 7-8 Mower; North: 7-14 Wilkin. | ||||
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) | Breeding reported from Lincoln, Polk; also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Pennington, Becker, Otter Tail, Lac qui Parle, Hennepin (all summer jet. 152 & Co. 13; 6/30 French Lake). Late migrants 6/7 (6) Lyon. Early migrants 7/14 (47) Wilkin, 7/21 Chisago. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | Late migrants 6-9 (25), 6-16 Duluth. Early? migrants, late June-July (100+) Mille Lacs Lake (TS), 7-5 (4) Lake of the Woods. | ||||
| LITTLE GULL (Hydrocoloeus minutus) | One adult, Duluth, 6-6 (KRE), 6-9 (KRE; JCG). | ||||
| Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | Seen in Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Grant, Traverse, Stevens, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Cottonwood, Jackson, Nicollet, Mille Lacs, St. Louis (6-2, two, Duluth, RBJ). | ||||
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Breeding reported from St. Louis (Duluth), Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs Lake); also seen in Roseau, Marshall, Beltrami, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Traverse, Douglas, Pope, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Kandiyohi, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota. | ||||
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Breeding reported from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Mille Lacs; also reported from Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Dakota, Wabasha. | ||||
| Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) | Late migrants South: 6-10 (40), 6-12 (10); North; 6-6 (350), 6-9 (75). Seen also in late June, July in St. Louis, Itasca, Otter Tail, Stevens, Todd, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver, Blue Earth. | ||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Breeding reported from Marshall, Pennington, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Goodhue, Washington, Anoka, Stearns; also seen throughout the state except the Northeast where reported only from Duluth. | ||||
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Breeding reported from Duluth Harbor, Mille Lacs Lake and Lake of the Woods (50 pak, Pine and Curry Is.); also seen in Marshall, Pennington, Otter Tail, Itasca, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington. | ||||
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) | Breeding reported from Marshall, Todd, Lyon, Anoka; also seen in 18 counties from Anoka, Todd and Marshall westward plus St. Louis (7-2, two, Duluth, DA). | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Anoka, Sherburne, Stearns, Beltrami, Lake, Otter Tail; also seen in 19 other counties south to Ramsey, Meeker, Lac qui Parle (non-breeders, Big Stone NWR) and west to Marshall (nonbreeders). | ||||
| Cormorants | |||||
| Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) | Breeding reported from Pope, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wright, Ramsey; also seen throughout western regions, Central, East Central plus Blue Earth, Hubbard, Beltrami. | ||||
| Pelicans | |||||
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) | Seen throughout the West Central plus Marshall, Beltrami, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Blue Earth, Nicollet, McLeod, Meeker, Chisago (25 over Rush Lake, 6-21). | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | Seen in Anoka, Hennepin, Wright, McLeod, Nicollet, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail, Marshall (Agassiz NWR), St. Louis (Duluth harbor, G. Niemi). | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | No breeding reported; seen throughout the state north of the Minnesota River. | ||||
| LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea) | Breeding reported ~rom Ramsey (Pig's Eye); also seen m Grant (6-3, Ashby), Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR, up to 2). | ||||
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | Seen in Nicollet (5-28 to 6-5), Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR, up to 6), Grant (7-15, Ashby). | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) | Seen in Ramsey, Dakota (Thompson Lake), Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR), Becker (Tamarack NWR, 6-21). | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Breeding reported from M;u-..shall (Thief Lake), Grant, Pope, Lae qui Parle, Lyon, Kandiyohi, Anoka; also seen throughout the western and central regions plus Nicollet and Duluth (6-2, two, Minn. Point. RBJ). | ||||
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | Breeding_ reported from St. Louis (rural Duluth), Lac qui Pa·rle; also seen in 30 other counties north to Itasca (Grand Rapids, Bass Lake, Prairie Lake), Marshall (E. Polk WMA, Thief Lake), Kittson (T161R45). Grea't Egret Breeding reported from Pope, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Wright, Sherburne, Anoka, Chisago, Rice, Le Sueur; also seen thrqughout the south half plus Douglas, Grant, Traverse, Otter Tail, Becker (Tamarack NWR), Hubbard, Cass (Gull Lake), Pine (Snake River at I-35). | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) | Seen in Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR, up to 25). | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Cass, Hubbard, Beltrami, Marshall, Grant, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wright, Stearns, Morrison, Sherburne, Anoka, Chisago, Rice, Le Sueur; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| New World Vultures | |||||
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Breeding reported from Aitkin; also seen in Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Hubbard, Becker, Clay, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Wabasha, Olmsted, Winona, Houston, Fillmore. | ||||
| Osprey | |||||
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Seen in Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater, Becker, Hubbard, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Wright (7-29, Sugar Lake, ES), Washington (7-8, St. Croix River, WHL), Olmsted (6-2, Rochester, J&SD). | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) | Breeding reported from Anoka; also seen in 20 other counties in the six northern and central regions plus Olmsted (only county in the southern regions). | ||||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Seen in Cook, St. Louis, Beltrami, Marshall, Becker, Hubbard, Isanti, Chisago, Watonwan (6-2, Mrs. LAF), Houston (Eitzen). | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Seen in St. Louis (rural Duluth, 6-2, DA), Sherburne, Anoka, Hennepin, Houston. | ||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | Breeding reported from Beltrami; also seen in St. Louis, Cook. | ||||
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Breeding reported throughout the Northeast and North Central plus adjacent counties to the west and south (Loon 51:177) and Houston and Chisago Counties; also seen in Big Stone and Stearns. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Breeding reported from Hubbard (Loon 51:148), Crow Wing (Loon 51: 43), Otter Tail; also seen in Becker, Stearns, Chisago (Co. Rd. # 16, TS), Wabasha, Houston. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Crow Wing, Wadena, Beltrami, Stearns, Anoka; also seen in Cook, Lake, Carlton, Itasca, Cass, Hubbard, Clearwater, Roseau, Marshall, Becker, Otter Tail, Sherburne, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Chisago, Wabasha, Olmsted, Houston. | ||||
| Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) | Breeding reported from Big Stone, Wright (pair at nest, Silver Creek Twp., EAH); also seen in Marshall, Clay, Becker, Wilkin, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock, Mower, Olmsted, Dodge, Washington (Cottage Grove). | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Breeding reported from Stearns, Sherburne, Wright, Meeker; also seen in 39 other counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | Breeding reported from Cottonwood, Martin, Olmsted; also seen in Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail (Fergus Falls). | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Breeding reported from Lake, Crow Wing, Stearns, Olmsted; also seen in 18 other counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Breeding reported from Wadena, Crow Wing, Ramsey; also seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Otter Tail, Wright, Anoka, Olmsted, Mower, Houston. | ||||
| Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) | Breeding reported from St. Louis (Makinen); also seen in Lake, Carlton (Barnum), Pine (Bremen). | ||||
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | Breeding reported from St. Louis (two nests, Duluth Twp., KRE, M. Hoffman). | ||||
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | Seen in Roseau, Marshall, Polk (Pembina WMA), Becker (Waubun), Lake of the Woods (Pine and Curry Is.). | ||||
| Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) | Breeding reported from Cook (Loon 51:198-199). | ||||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Breeding reported from St. Louis. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | Seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Morrison, Benton, Anoka, Olmsted, Rock; also seen in 32 other counties throughout the state except Lake, Cook, Koochiching. | ||||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Breeding reported from Stearns, Wright, Anoka; also seen in Lyon (T111R42), Nicollet, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Olmsted, Winona, Houston, Carver, Hennepin, Chisago. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Breeding reported from Lake. St. Louis, Stearns; also seen in 23 other counties including as far south as Lyon (Camden State Park), Blue Earth (Mankato). | ||||
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | Breeding reported from St. Louis (Babbitt), Lake; also seen in Cook. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Breeding reported from Big Stone, Cottonwood, Stearns, Hennepin, Anoka; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) | Breeding reported from Lake, Anoka, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Breeding reported from Cook, Lake, Benton, Stearns, Hennepin, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Breeding reported from Olmsted; also seen in 22 counties, including Redwood, Lac qui Parle along the Minnesota River but not further south. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Breeding reported from Pennington, Wadena, Stearns, Anoka, Olmsted, Lac qui Parle; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Breeding reported from St. Louis (Burntside Lake); also seen in Lake. | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Stearns, Goodhue; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | |||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami, Clay, Lac qui Parle, LeSueur, Goodhue, Washington, Anoka, Hennepin, Sherburne. | ||||
| SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus forficatus) | Seen in Clay 7-8, 7-22 (Loon 51:199200). | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) | Late migrants 6-10 Murray, 6-11 Hennepin. Early migrants 7-31 Isanti. Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Cass, Clearwater, Beltrami, Roseau. | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Stearns, Sherburne; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Late migrants 6-1 Hennepin, Washington. Early migrants 8-3 Washington. Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Aitkin, Itasca (Big Fork). | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | Seen in Chisaco, Rice (Nerstrand Woods, RBJ), Olmsted (Marion, JF); breeding reported from Houston. | ||||
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, also seen in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Clearwater, Beltrami, Otter Tail, Aitkin, Mille Lacs, Pine, Lake, Cook, Anoka (Cedar Creek, JLH). | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | Seen in Houston, Fillmore, Winona, Olmsted, Martin, Meeker, Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Anoka, Chisago, Otter Tail, Becker (Tamarack NWR), Clay(Moorhead), Marshall (Thief Lake WMA). | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Breeding reported from Lake, Stearns; also seen throughout the state. ; | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Crow Wing, Clay, Morrison, Stearns, Pope, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) | Breeding reported from Wabasha; also seen in Dakota (Burnsville, fide RBJ). | ||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Breeding reported from Sherburne; also seen in Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Washington, Anoka, Hennepin, Crow Wing (TS), Otter Tail, Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Beltrami (Waskish), Marshall, Kittson. | ||||
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Late migrant 6-10 Swift (C&MB). Seen in Cook, Lake, Itasca, Otter Tail (6-15, Aurdal, GO). | ||||
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Late migrant 6-10 Swift (C&MB). Warbling Virl!o Breeding reported from Big Stone; also seen in 34 other counties in all regions. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Pennington, Pine, Morrison, Stearns, Anoka; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Shrikes | |||||
| Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Seen in Wilkin, Otter Tail, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Rock, Sherburne. Starling Breeding reported from Stearns, Anoka, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | Breeding reported from Cook, Koochiching; also seen in Lake, St. Louis (Duluth Twp.), Itasca (Grand Rapids, Squaw Lake, Big Fork), Beltrami (Waskish). | ||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Stearns, Anoka, Hennepin, Goodhue, Cottonwood, Otter Tail, Clay; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) | Seen in Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Beltrami (Waskish), Lac qui Parle (7-9 to 7-13, Bib Stone NWR, C&MB). Common RaJVen Breeding reported from Lake, Roseau; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Kittson (T161R46). | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Breeding reported from Clay, Stearns, Goodhue; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Breeding reported from Lake, Stearns, Anoka, Goodhue; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | Only report: 7-14, family group, Clearwater (Iron Springs Bog), D&MB. | ||||
| Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | Only seen in Houston (Eitzen, Beaver Creek Valley). | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Breeding reported in Clay, Stearns, Hennepin; seen in 27 other counties as far north as Duluth, Hubbard, Roseau. Horned Lark nest with two cowbird eggs, May 11, 1980 St. Cloud, Stearns County. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Breeding reported from Morrison, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Olmsted, Goodhue, Anoka; also seen throughout the state except Lake, Cook. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Hubbard, Morrison, Stearns, Lac qui Parle, Cottonwood, Olmsted, Hennepin, Anoka; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Breeding reported from Otter Tail, Stearns, Anoka; also seen throughout the state except Lake, Cook. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Breeding reported from Clay, Crow Wing, Lac qui Parle, Rock, Hennepin, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Morrison, Otter Tail, Clay, Traverse, Rock, Stearns, Anoka, Hennepin, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Wright, Hennepin, Olmsted, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Pennington; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami. | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Stearns, Hennepin, Anoka, Washington, Goodhue; also seen throughout the state in all regions. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Cass, Hubbard, Beltrami. | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Breeding reported from Pennington, Clay, Stearns, Anoka, Goodhue; also seen throughout the state except the Northeast where reported only from Duluth Twp. | ||||
| Creepers | |||||
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Breeding reported from Anoka (7-7, family group, Cedar Creek, JLH); also seen in Lake, Itasca, Beltrami, Marshall, Clearwater, Hubbard and in the Minnesota River Valley (Lac qui Parle, Renville). | ||||
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Breeding reported from Goodhue, Hennepin, Washington, Otter Tail (Maplewood State Park); also seen in Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Nicollet, Stearns, Chisago (Co. Hwy. 16). | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Breeding reported from Clay, Otter Tail, Stearns, Anoka, Goodhue, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Itasca, Cass, Beltrami, Clearwater. Long-billed Ma1rsh Wren Breeding reported from Duluth (Am>. Birds, Jan. 1980); also seen in 25 other counties throughout the state except the Northeast and Southeast. | ||||
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) | Seen in 31 counties in every region of the state. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Breeding reported from Morrison, Stearns, Hennepin; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | Seen in early July in St. Paul, Ramsey Co. (fide RBJ). Gra,y Catbird Breeding reported from St. Louis, Otter Tail, Big Stone, Stearns, Anoka, Washington, Houston; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Breeding reported from Wabasha, Goodhue, Anoka, Sherburne, Stearns, Morrison, Otter Tail; also seen throughout the state except the Northeast. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis; also seen in 21 other counties in the wooded portion of the state west to Olmsted, Nicollet, Stearns, Otter Tail, Kittson. | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Late migrant 6-1 Houston. Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Becker (July, Tamarack NWR). | ||||
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Pine (Bruno, Elison), Itasca, Beltrami. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Seen in Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Le Sueur, Nicollet, McLeod, Hennepin, Wright, Stearns, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami (Waskish), Clearwater, Becker (Tamarack NWR), Clay (Moorhead), Polk (Red River), Kittson. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Breeding reported from Lake Pennington, Clay, Otter Tail, Wadena, Morrison, Stearns, Big Stone, Sherburne, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rock; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Breeding reported from Rock, Stearns, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Seen in nine counties in the Northeast and North Central plus Pennington (Thief River Falls), Becker (Tamarack NWR), Anoka (Cedar Creek). | ||||
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Seen in Lake, St. Louis (7-9 Alden), Otter Tail (6-2, 30), Ramsey (6-29 TS). | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Four seen on 7-8 Perent Lake, Lake Co. (SW). | ||||
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami, Clay (Moorhead), Stearns, Anoka, Hennepin, Nicollet (Mankato), Olmsted (Rochester). | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Breeding reported from Rock, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Longspurs and Snow Buntings | |||||
| CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR (Calcarius ornatus) | Seen in Clay (6-10, D&GW). | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Seen in 17 counties in the South plus Wilkin, Otter Tail, Clay, Pennington, Kittson, St. Louis (Elmer, KRE). | ||||
| LARK BUNTING (Calamospiza melanocorys) | Late migrants 6-2 Traverse (fide RBJ), 6-8 Lake (SW). Early migrants 7-25, two males, Pipestone (NMH). | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Morrison, Stearns, Anoka, Olmsted, Cottonwood, Lyon, Pope, Clay, Pennington; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | Breeding reported from Stearns, Sherburne; also seen throughout the state. Field Spaaow Breeding reported from Sherburne, Anoka, Goodhue; also seen in 14 other counties in the South plus Morrison (Royalton), Otter Tail (Maplewood SP, Fergus Falls), Becker (Tamarack NWR). | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Seen in Lake, Beltrami, Crow Wing (7-21 Markee Lake, DS). | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall (Thief Lake WMA), Stearns (6-30 Grand Lake, NMH), Pine (Kerrick, RBJ). | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Breeding reported from Polk, Clay, Lyon, Sherburne, Anoka, Dakota; also seen in 27 other counties in the southern and central regions and the Northwest plus Clearwater, Hubbard. Lark Spanow Breeding reported from Clay, Anoka, Le Sueur (Kasota Prairie); also seen in Roseau, Otter Tail, Lyon, Nicollet, Hennepin, Wabasha. | ||||
| LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) | Seen in Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Pennington, Beltrami, Mahnomen, Wilkin (Rothsay), Aitkin. | ||||
| Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) | Seen in Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Mahnomen, Aitkin (McGregor). Vesper Sparrow nest, June 20, 1980, Gilman, Benton County. | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) | Only reported from Kipp State Park, Winona Co. (FZL). | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Breeding reported from St. Louis; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Marshall, Stearns, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Beltrami (Waskish). | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Breeding reported from Lake, Goodhue; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Seen in Marshall, Clearwater, Becker, Hubbard, Cass, Pine, Anoka, Nicollet, Goodhue, Wabasha, Olmsted, Winona, Houston. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Breeding reported from Todd, Stearns, Anoka, Goodhue, Lyon, Lincoln; also seen throughout the southern and central regions, the Northwest plus Crow Wing, Itasca (Lake Winnibigoshish), St. Louis (Alden, Duluth harbor). | ||||
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Breeding reported from Stearns, Brown; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Breeding reported from Anoka; also seen in 18 counties from Mower, Stearns, Clearwater eastward. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | Breeding reported from Stearns, Sherburne, Anoka; also seen in 32 other counties in the southern and central regions, the Northwest plus Beltrami, Clearwater in the North Central and St. Louis (Cedar Valley Twp.) in the Northeast. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Breeding reported from Otter Tail (Western Twp.), Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Rock, Goodhue; also seen in Clay, Wilkin, Murray, Nicollet, Dakota, Wabasha. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Breeding reported from Pennington, Morrison, Stearns, Isanti, Anoka, Ramsey; also seen throughout the state including the Northeast. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Marshall, Morrison, Stearns, Anoka, Olmsted, Houston; also seen throughout the state in all regions. Red-winged Blackbird nest, June 6, 1980, Gilman, Benton County. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Breeding reported from Polk, St. Louis, Morrison, Stearns, Anoka, Cottonwood, R<;>ck; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Seen on 6-1 (1) Fiddle Creek Rd., Cook Co. (KRE). Brewer's Bla.ckbird Breeding reported from Lake (Isabella), Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd, Stearns, Benton; also seen in 12 other counties in the North plus Pope, Meeker, McLeod, Hennepin, Anoka, Washington, Wabasha in the South. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Breeding reported from Lake, Morrison, Big Stone, Stearns, Anoka, Hen- The Loon Vol. '52 nepin, Olmsted; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | Late migrants 6-2 Cottonwood. Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis, Anoka; also seen in 8ook, Itasca, Cass, Beltrami, Clearwater, Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Becker, Otter Tail, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Olmsted, Lyon (6-25 Camden SP), Chippewa (6-10 Crate Twp.). | ||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | Seen in Chisago, Olmsted (Marion), Blue Earth (Minneopa SP, 6-17, R. Glassel). | ||||
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Breeding reported from Anoka (carrying food, Cedar Creek, JLH); also seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami. | ||||
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Breeding reported from Anoka (JLH); also seen in Otter Tail (Maplewood SP), Becker (Tamarack NWR), Clearwater, Beltrami (Waskish), Itasca (Big Fork), Crow Wing, St. Louis (Duluth Twp., Alden, Elmer, Lavell). | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | Seen in Houston, Winona, Olmsted, Goodhue. The Loon Vot 52 | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Mille Lacs, Anoka (Cedar Creek), Itasca, Cass, Clearwater, Otter Tail (Maplewood SP), Clay (Moorhead, 6-14, L&CF). | ||||
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Seen in Houston, Hennepin (Long Meadow Slough, Nine Mile Creek). | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) | Late migrants 6-2 Clay, 6-21 Murray; early migrants 7-16 Duluth. Seen in Lake, St. Louis, Clearwater, Beltrami (7-17). | ||||
| Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) | Breeding reported from Lake, Anoka (Cedar Creek); also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Kanabec, Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, Roseau, Clearwater, Becker, Otter Tail (Maplewood SP). Late migrants 6-1 Houston, Hennepin. | ||||
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Late migrants 6-4 Clay, 6-7 Duluth. Seen in Roseau, Beltrami, St. Louis, Carlton. Mourning Wa,rbler Late migrants 6-3 Otter Tail, 6-10 Swift. Breeding reported from St. Louis, Anoka (Cedar Creek, Centerville), Washington (Camp Wilder); also seen in Cook, Lake, Pine, Chisago, Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Breeding reported from Lake, Marshall, Stearns, Lac qui Parle, Anoka, Olmsted; also seen in 30 other counties throughout the state. | ||||
| Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) | Seen on 6-7 Sherburne (Loon 51: 156). | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Stearns, Sherburne, Olmsted, Houston; also seen in 20 other counties west to Nicollet, Otter Tail, Kittson. | ||||
| Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) | Seen in St. Louis (7-1, carrying food, Duluth Twp., M. Hoffman). | ||||
| Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) | Seen in Houston, Wabasha, Goodhue, Anoka, Chisago (Co. Hwy. 16), Stearns (Grand Lake), Otter Tail (Ma- plewood SP, Long Lake). Blackburnian Wa·rbler Breeding reported from Lake, St. Louis; also seen in Cook, Carlton, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater, Becker (Tamarack NWR). | ||||
| Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) | Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater, Becker (Tamarack NWR). | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) | Late migrant 6-1 Clay. Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater. | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) | Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis (6-4 Alden). | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Breeding reported from Lake, Marshall, Lac qui Parle, Stearns, Anoka, Hennepin, Olmsted; also seen in 23 other counties in all regions except the Southwest. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | Late migrants 6-1 Houston, Nicollet, Hennepin. Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Carlton, Anoka (Carlos Avery, Cedar Creek), Stearns (Rockville, Grand Lake), Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater, Becker (Tamarack NWR), Marshall (Thief Lake WMA), Kittson. | ||||
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Late migrants 6-1 Cook, 6-2 Duluth. | ||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) | Breeding reported from Lake (Grouse Lake, SW); also seen in Cook (Lima Mtn. Rd., Heartbreak Ridge), St. Louis (Babbitt). | ||||
| Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) | Seen in Ramsey (Lake Vadnais), Isanti (Dalbo), Crow Wing, Itasca, Cass, Becker, Clearwater, Beltrami. Palm Wa,rbler Seen in Beltrami (Waskish). | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Pine (Kerrick), Itasca, Hubbard, Clearwater, Beltrami, Roseau. | ||||
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Itasca, Cass, Beltrami, Clearwater, Becker (Tamarack NWR). | ||||
| Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) | Breeding reported from Lake; also seen in Cook, St. Louis, Beltrami. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Breeding reported from Anoka; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Seen in 20 counties in the Southeast, East Central, Central and South Central regions plus Redwood, Jackson, Rock (6-26 Blue Mounds VL). | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Sherburne, Hennepin, Goodhue, Lyon; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) | Breeding reported from Rock; also seen in Murray (Moulton Twp.}. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Breeding reported from St. Louis, Stearns, Anoka; also seen throughout the state. | ||||
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Breeding reported from Rock; also seen in 18 other counties north to Hennepin, Grant. Evening Grosbea·k Seen in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine (Oak Lake), Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater. | ||||