With the warm winter to begin 2024, it meant my first early start to birding in a few years. With Rapids Lake being ice-free by March 2, my waterfowl numbers were up compared to last year even though I was out only a few times early, but not all species were higher. Since the last half of March was a bit cooler, the early start slowed, and birds arrived normally through mid-April. It was not until late April that some species began arriving slightly earlier than normal. Leaf-out being 7 days ahead of last spring and 10-14 days ahead of spring 2022 did not allow for the consistent outstanding viewing through most of May as those two years. My cumulative count for all species was 15030 down 1.9% from spring 2023, not nearly the difference of the 2084 warbler being down 30.5% compared to last spring.
This spring I spent 114 hours in the field. That compared to 115 hours in the field during spring 2023. I did not plan to spend such a similar amount of time out, and it just worked out that way. There was a difference in how I spent that time though. With the late winter last year, I was only out once in March. This year I was out 3 times in March and once in late February. With those extra early days this year, I ended up going out 19 days this spring compared to 18 days last. During spring 2023 I went out 11 days in May compared to 9 days out in May this year. That small difference does affect comparing warbler totals year on year with this spring's 30.5% decline. But it's hard to say for sure, since last spring I went out on April 22, 24, 29 compared to spending more time out in later April this year when there were more warbler around. 6 of the days that I was out in late April and May were following relatively favorable overnights for migration into southern Minnesota, so even though I had planned the days I was going to go out several months in advance, it worked out pretty well. While the decrease in warbler this spring was relatively consistent across most of the species, there were a few that saw an increase this spring compared to last: Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Mourning, Common Yellowthroat, and Canada Warbler. All except Golden-winged can be explained because they arrived earlier this year. The increase in a few of the flycatcher species and Red-eyed Vireo can also be explained by them arriving earlier than last year. Besides Red-eyed, other vireo numbers were down, and Kinglet and Winter Wren numbers were down significantly. There were a good number of Veery and Wood Thrush, but numbers of other migrant thrush were not great. Once again, migrant sparrow numbers weren't particularly impressive. Even White-throated Sparrow were down significantly compared to last year. At least I saw a few more Harris's Sparrow than I usually do. Even with some of the numbers being down this year, birding was still outstanding throughout the spring. It appears that my last day out on May 22 was the last significant push of things into the area from the south, so I don't think I missed a lot after that. Carver County spring 2024 warbler species seen each day followed by cumulative migrant warbler counts with my new 2008-2023 average spring count in parenthesis(excluding Yellow, Yellowthroat, and Redstart) and a comparison to spring 2023 totals following that. Before April 27- 1 April 27- 6 (of 69 species at Carver Park Reserve) April 29- 6 (of 71 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) April 30- 6 (of 63 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 4- 16 (of 89 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 9- 22 (of 95 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 10- 22 (of 85 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 13- 22 (of 101 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 14- 16 (of 83 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 16- 17 (of 83 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 17- 16 (of 88 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) May 20- 15 (of 83 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 22- 15 (of 89 species at Carver Park Reserve) Blue-winged Warbler 114 (61) (15.2% increase from spring 2023) (High count of 20 on May 9) Golden-winged Warbler 23 (15) (53.3% increase from spring 2023) (High count of 12 on May 9) Brewster's Warbler 5 (each likely the same bird) Tennessee Warbler 187 (233) (62.3% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 60 on May 13) Orange-crowned Warbler 36 (30) (12.2% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 14 on May 4) Nashville Warbler 77 (97) (62.2% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 21 on May 9) Northern Parula 6 (13) (66.7% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 2 on May 9) Yellow Warbler 212 (25.4% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 40 on May 13) Chestnut-sided Warbler 40 (40) (13% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 17 on May 13) Magnolia Warbler 68 (50) (17.1% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 28 on May 13) Cape May Warbler 6 (5) (53.8% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 3 on May 9) Yellow-rumped Warbler 417 (596) (31.1% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 150 on May 4) Black-throated Green Warbler 11 (14) (56% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 6 on May 4) Blackburnian Warbler 16 (27) (40.7% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 5 on May 13) Pine Warbler 0 (2) (compares to 4 seen during spring 2023) Palm Warbler 113 (119) (50.9% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 43 on May 4) Bay-breasted Warbler 6 (6) (50% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 3 on May 13) Blackpoll Warbler 24 (51) (54.7% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 10 on May 20) Cerulean Warbler 1 (compares to 0 seen during spring 2023) Black-and-white Warbler 61 (48) (8.9% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 24 on May 4) American Redstart 317 (7% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 59 on May 22) Prothonotary Warbler 5(10) Ovenbird 51 (37) (No change from spring 2023)(High count of 14 on May 13) Northern Waterthrush 19 (37) (36.7% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 8 on May 4) Connecticut Warbler 2 (3) (compares to 3 seen spring 2023) Mourning Warbler 11 (13) (10% increase from spring 2023) (High count of 4 on May 14) Common Yellowthroat 214 (15.7% increase from spring 2023) (High count of 40 on May 13) Wilson's Warbler 30 (36) (55.2% decrease from spring 2023) (High count of 9 on May 13) Canada Warbler 12 (14) (71.4% increase from spring 2023) (High count of 3 on May 16 and May 22) Other species counts: Olive-sided Flycatcher 3 (No change from spring 2023)(High count of 2 on May 20) Eastern Wood-Pewee 38 (153.3% increase from spring 2023)(High count of 14 on May 22) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 4 (compares to 1 seen during spring 2023)(High count of 4 on May 22) Acadian Flycatcher 1 (compares to 0 seen during spring 2023) Alder Flycatcher 8 (60% increase from spring 2023)(High count of 5 on May 22) Willow Flycatcher 5 (37.5% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 2 on May 20) Least Flycatcher 69 (36.1% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 18 on May 13) Eastern Phoebe 12 (71.4% increase from spring 2023) Great Crested Flycatcher 71 (22.5% increase from spring 2023)(High count of 13 on May 14) Eastern Kingbird 41 (14.6% increase from spring 2023)(High count of 9 on May 17) Yellow-throated Vireo 34 (10.5% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 5 on multiple days) Blue-headed Vireo 19 (44.1% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 6 on May 4 and 13) Warbling Vireo 19 (24% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 7 on May 17) Philadelphia Vireo 1 (compares to 3 seen spring 2023) Red-eyed Vireo 108 (52.1% increase from spring 2023)(High count of 30 on May 22) Winter Wren 4 (76.5% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 2 on March 30) Golden-crowned Kinglet 17 (63% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 13 on April 13) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 97 (56.7% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 23 on April 27 and 30) Veery 14 (16.7% increase from spring 2023)(High count of 9 on May 13) Gray-cheeked Thrush 3 (66.7% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 2 on May 13) Swainson's Thrush 26 (10.3% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 13 on May 13) Hermit Thrush 3 (86.4% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 3 on April 13) Wood Thrush 14 (40% increase from spring 2023)(High count of 4 on May 17) Fox Sparrow 69 (5.5% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 33 on April 13) Lincoln's Sparrow 11 (31.3% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 6 on May 4) White-throated Sparrow 227 (34% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 75 on April 29) Harris's Sparrow 6 (compares to 1 seen during spring 2023)(High count of 5 on May 13) White-crowned Sparrow 6 (45.5% decrease from spring 2023)(High count of 4 on May 14) 2024 Spring Arrival Dates February 25: Greater White-fronted Goose, Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Horned Lark, Brown Creeper, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Pine Siskin, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco March 1: Tundra Swan, Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Redhead, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Red-winged Blackbird March 2: Snow Goose, Canvasback, Bufflehead, Sandhill Crane, Belted Kingfisher, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting, Song Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle March 21: American Kestrel March 30: American Woodcock, Herring Gull, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Tree Swallow, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Winter Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Purple Finch, Fox Sparrow April 4: Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler April 5: American Coot, Common Loon April 13: Pied-billed Grebe, Greater Yellowlegs, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Rough-winged Wallow, Hermit Thrush, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow April 27: Virginia Rail, Sora, Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Baird's Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Green Heron, Great Egret, Broad-winged Hawk, Eastern Kingbird, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Brown Thrasher, Grasshopper Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Black-and-white Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Palm Warbler April 29: Chimney Swift, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-headed Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher, Gray Catbird, Swainson's Thrush, Lark Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Northern Waterthrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak April 30: Caspian Tern, Double-crested Cormorant, Cooper's Hawk, Blue-headed Vireo, Savannah Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat May 4: Merlin, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Sedge Wren, Marsh Wren, Veery, Lincoln's Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Bobolink, Baltimore Oriole, Ovenbird, Golden-winged Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Blackburnian Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Indigo Bunting May 6: Common Nighthawk May 9: American White Pelican, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Cliff Swallow, Wood Thrush, Tennessee Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Scarlet Tanager May 10: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Cerulean Warbler, Canada Warbler May 13: Olive-sided Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo, Harris's Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, Mourning Warbler May 14: Connecticut Warbler May 16: Purple Martin May 17: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Acadian Flycatcher, Prothonotary Warbler May 20: Black-billed Cuckoo, American Bittern May 22: Eastern Whip-poor-will, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Early in fall, bird numbers were modest on the days I was out. The days when birds were most numerous occurred in October and November with later fall species. Most days I was out in August and September had moderate numbers. In addition to my normal fall trips to Carver Park Reserve and Rapids Lake, for the first time I did keep track of some backyard birds in August and September, enjoying better luck than I expected. While I would just casually look out at birds from my balcony when I happened to notice migrant activity, I did not keep track of the amount time I was doing this. By the end of November, I had gotten my fill of birding and was not out again after November 23. Cumulatively, warbler numbers were down 14.3% compared to fall 2023 with 1970 warbler counted during fall 2024. I did spend less time in the field this fall than last, about 145.5 hours, down 10.2%. The year-on-year fall warbler decline would have been greater, 26.6%, had I not paid attention to the yard. 15 warbler species saw a decline, 10 saw an increase, and there was no change with 2. I did have my best fall season for Cape May Warbler with only a couple spring seasons in the past being better. This was surprisingly thanks to the yard, as I saw the normal low amount at Carver Park and Rapids Lake. This fall was my best season, spring or fall, for Bay-breasted Warbler. They were more common than usual at Carver Park and Rapids Lake, and they were my 4th most numerous warbler species in the yard. Regarding other species, blackbird species saw some of the most significant increases this fall compared to last. Following the poorer fall 2023 season for most sparrow species, 2024 yielded improved numbers for most sparrow species this fall. American Tree sparrow and Savannah Sparrow had some of the greatest increase compared to fall 2023, 206% and 172% increase respectively. Chipping, Clay-colored, Song, and Swamp each had 40-50% increases, and Junco numbers were 28% higher than fall 2023. That may say more about the poor numbers last fall than this fall’s numbers actually being exceptionally higher than normal. Kinglets and migrant thrush species were higher as well. Flycatcher numbers were mixed, and all vireo species were less numerous than fall 2023. My cumulative count for all species this fall was 17480, like spring, down 1.9% from fall 2023. Fall 2024 warbler species seen each day followed by cumulative migrant warbler counts with the 2008-2023 average fall count in parenthesis (2013-2023 average for Yellow, Yellowthroat, and Redstart) and a comparison to fall 2023 totals following that. July 27- 5 (of 65 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) August 3- 7 (of 65 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 10- 7 (of 61 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 17- 12 (of 69 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 24- 12 (of 64 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 31- 16 (of 78 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) September 1- 19 (of 69 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 7- 20 (of 76 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 12- 16 (of 74 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 13- 15 (of 67 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) September 16- 13 (of 67 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 17- 12 (of 64 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 19- 11 (of 70 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 20- 13 (of 73 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) September 23- 11 (of 64 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 24- 11 (of 66 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 28- 7 (of 64 species at Carver Park Reserve) October 5- 5 (of 55 species at Carver Park Reserve) October 12- 3 (of 66 species at Carver Park Reserve) October 19- 2 (of 59 species at Carver Park Reserve) October 26- 1 (of 61 species at Carver Park Reserve) Ovenbird 15 (35) (42.3% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 4 on September 7) Northern Waterthrush 20 (31) 25% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 7 on August 31) Golden-winged Warbler 18 (22) (45.5% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 7 on September 1) Blue-winged Warbler 14 (15) (39.1% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 3 on September 1) Black-and-white Warbler 60 (67) (32.6% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 11 on September 1) Tennessee Warbler 233 (148) (37% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 22 on September 7) Orange-crowned Warbler 66 (89) (1.5% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 20 on September 28) Nashville Warbler 310 (204) (6.2% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 32 on September 20) Connecticut Warbler 1 (1) (no change from fall 2023) Mourning Warbler 6 (10) (25% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 2 on August 31) Common Yellowthroat 282 (254) (43.9% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 33 on September 7) American Redstart 173 (247) (33.7% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 28 on August 10) Cape May Warbler 17 (2) (240% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 2 on 4 days) Northern Parula 12 (7) (7.7% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 3 on September 12) Magnolia Warbler 58 (48) (45.8% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 14 on September 1) Bay-breasted Warbler 68 (15) (224% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 11 on September 1) Blackburnian Warbler 36 (24) (5.9% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 9 on August 24) Yellow Warbler 51 (39) (264% increase from fall 2023) Chestnut-sided Warbler 37 (78) (54.9% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 8 on September 1) Blackpoll Warbler 10 (5) (150% increase from fall 2023)(High count of 2 on September 12) Palm Warbler 21 (31) (72.4% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 5 on September 7) Pine Warbler 5 (3) (no change from fall 2023)(High count of 2 on August 31) Yellow-rumped Warbler 412 (465) (39% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 105 on September 28) Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 10 (12) (66.7% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 4 on September 7) Canada Warbler 22 (33) (29% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 7 on August 31) Wilson's Warbler 11 (30) (59.3% decrease from fall 2023)(High count of 2 on 3 days) Other species fall 2024 cumulative counts Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 (90.1% decrease from fall 2023) Eastern Wood-Pewee 148 (6.9% decrease from fall 2023) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 4 (33.3% increase from fall 2023) Alder Flycatcher 2 (50% decrease from fall 2023) Willow Flycatcher 4 ( 33.3% increase from fall 2023) Least Flycatcher 50 (2% decrease from fall 2023) Eastern Phoebe 47 (no change from fall 2023) Great Crested Flycatcher 57 (7.5% increase from fall 2023) Eastern Kingbird 43 (48.3% increase from fall 2023) Yellow-throated Vireo 42 (26.3% decrease from fall 2023) Blue-headed Vireo 31 (34% decrease from fall 2023) Philadelphia Vireo 5 (70.6% decrease from fall 2023) Warbling Vireo 17 (23.5% decrease from fall 2023) Red-eyed Vireo 153 (6.1% decrease from fall 2023) Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 (33.3% decrease from fall 2023) Winter Wren 23 (91.7% increase from fall 2023) Golden-crowned Kinglet 115 (311% increase from fall 2023) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 191 (39.4% increase from fall 2023) Veery 0 (compares to 2 during fall 2023) Gray-cheeked Thrush 6 (20% increase from fall 2023) Swainson's Thrush 41 (28.1% increase from fall 2023) Hermit Thrush 15 (200% increase from fall 2023) Wood Thrush 2 (no change from fall 2023) Fox Sparrow 44(13.7% decrease from fall 2023) White-crowned Sparrow 8 (60% increase from fall 2023) Harris's Sparrow 7 (compares to 0 seen during fall 2023) White-throated Sparrow 493 (34% increase from fall 2023) Lincoln's Sparrow 34 (278% increase from fall 2023) 2024 Fall Yard Warbler Counts (First counted on August 14 and last counted on September 25) Black-and-white Warbler 12 Tennessee Warbler 77 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 41 Northern Parula 2 Magnolia Warbler 6 Cape May Warbler 13 Bay-breasted Warbler 25 Blackpoll Warbler 2 Palm Warbler 3 Pine Warbler 1 American Redstart 4 Blackburnian Warbler 20 Yellow Warbler 24 Chestnut-sided Warbler 10 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 37 Wilson's Warbler 4 2024 Fall Arrival Dates August 3- Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Tennessee Warbler August 10- Nashville Warbler August 14- Cape May Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler August 15- Blackburnian Warbler August 17- Solitary Sandpiper, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Golden-winged Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler August 21- Magnolia Warbler, Wilson's Warbler August 22- Black-throated Blue Warbler August 24- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, Canada Warbler August 27- Black-throated Green Warbler August 29- Blackpoll Warbler August 31- Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Pine Warbler September 1- Lincoln's Sparrow, Palm Warbler September 2- Red-breasted Nuthatch September 3- Yellow-rumped Warbler September 7- Short-eared Owl, Philadelphia Vireo, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Parula September 11- Ruby-crowned Kinglet September 12- Franklin's Gull, Common Raven September 13- American Wigeon, Peregrine Falcon September 15- Caspian Tern September 17- Connecticut Warbler September 20- Redhead, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Pipit September 22- Orange-crowned Warbler September 23- Merlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper September 24- Winter Wren, White-crowned Sparrow September 25- Purple Finch September 28- Dark-eyed Junco October 5- American Goshawk, Harris's Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird October 12- Ring-necked Duck, Hermit Thrush, Pine Siskin, Lapland Longspur, American Tree Sparrow, Fox Sparrow October 19- American Coot, Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Wilson's Snipe October 26-Tundra Swan, Bonaparte's Gull, Herring Gull, Red Crossbill November 9- Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, Snow Bunting November 16- Bufflehead November 23- Common Goldeneye, Redpoll 2024 Last of Fall Dates July 27- Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Prothonotary Warbler, Lark Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Dickcissel August 3- Bank Swallow, Grasshopper Sparrow August 14- Orchard Oriole August 15- Yellow-billed Cuckoo August 17- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Cliff Swallow August 22- Black-throated Blue Warbler August 24- Willow Flycatcher August 31- Chimney Swift, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Alder Flycatcher September 1- Baltimore Oriole September 7- Great Egret, Short-eared Owl, Gray-cheeked Thrush September 12- Sora, Common Raven September 13- Common Nighthawk, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Golden-winged Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Eastern Meadowlark September 16- Red-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Scarlet Tanager September 17- Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Purple Martin, Blue-winged Warbler, Connecticut Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Pine Warbler, Canada Warbler September 19- Caspian Tern, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Barn Swallow, Marsh Wren, Wood Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler September 20- Redhead, Pied-billed Grebe, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, American White Pelican, Red-headed Woodpecker, Mourning Warbler, Yellow Warbler September 23- Belted Kingfisher, Merlin, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak September 24- Green Heron, Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler September 28- Osprey, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Blue-headed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird, Tennessee Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Bobolink October 5- Cooper's Hawk, American Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Nashville Warbler, Palm Warbler, Indigo Bunting October 12- Double-crested Cormorant, House Wren, Sedge Wren, Swainson's Thrush, American Pipit, Common Yellowthroat, Field Sparrow October 19- Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Wilson's Snipe, Turkey Vulture, Eastern Phoebe, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler October 26- Blue-winged Teal, Sandhill Crane, Herring Gull, Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow November 9- American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Loon, American Coot, Killdeer, American Woodcock, Bonaparte's Gull, Franklin's Gull, Hermit Thrush, Pine Siskin, Lapland Longspur, Song Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Common Grackle November 16- Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Red Crossbill, Fox Sparrow November 23- Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Ring-billed Gull, Northern Flicker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Purple Finch, Redpoll, Snow Bunting, American Tree Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-winged Blackbird John Cyrus ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
