WESTERN GREAT LAKES 
This female Lazuli Bunting lingered at Star Lake, Otter Tail County, 
Minnesota 23-27 (here 26) May, and an adult male was seen at the 
same feeder 23-24 May. Photograph by Peder H. Svingea. 
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WI 22 May (RL). Minnesota produced 4 Blue 
Grosbeaks, including an early female in Blue 
Earth 30 Apr (DAC, RBJ) and a first county 
record for Nicollet 21-29 May (RMD, CH, CMB, 
m.ob.); 4 Blue Grosbeaks in Wisconsin were 
the most spring reports in memory. Buntings in 
Minnesota included a male Lazuli 23-24 Mar 
and a female 23-27 Mar at a feeder in Otter Trail 
(AR, PHS, m.ob.) and male Painteds in Clay 
19-21 May (KB, PBB, DAC, m.ob.) and Rock 20 
May (fide BAF). Other Painted Buntings were 
males in Door, WI 27 Apr (fide RB), Midland, 
MI 6 May QPf, JZ), and Alcona, MI 10-14 May 
(REr, CWh). Very early was a Dickcissel in 
Nicollet, MN 24 Apr (RMD); another in Carlton 
31 May (DC) was unusual for ne. Minnesota. 
Great-tailed Crackles were in two Minneso- 
ta counties. A Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was 
in St. Louis, MN 17 Mar (MR; p.a.). After the 
big winter invasion. White-winged Crossbills 
remained widespread in Mar, but few were re- 
ported in the s. portions of Michigan or Min- 
nesota in Apr or May; Michigan’s peak count 
was 100 in Livingston 14 Mar (LH, CK), an im- 
pressive total for s. Michigan. Pine Siskins did 
linger s. of normal in Michigan, with evidence 
of breeding in 19 s. counties. All three states 
reported lingering Hoary Redpolls, with the 
latest record on 10 Apr in Minnesota. A 
Eurasian Tree Sparrow visited the Whitefish 
Pt. feeders in Chippewa, MI 20 May (CN). 
Corrigenda: From spring 2008, the Snowy 
Plover in Green Lake, WI was the state’s 5th, 
not 2nd, state record. 
Cited contributors (subregional editors in 
boldface): Loren Ayers, Tim Baerwald, Steve 
Baker, Derek Bakken (DBa), Karl J. Bardon 
(KJB), Jack Bartholmai QB), David A. Bartkey, 
Patrick B. Beauzay, Dan Belter (DaB), Dedrick 
Benz (DB), Milt J. Blomberg, Dave & Mar- 
garet Brasser (D&MB), Ryan Brady, Kathy 
Bresee (KB), Connie M. Brunell, Marvin 
Budd (MB), Paul E. Budde, Jeff Bueck- 
ing (JBu), Glenn Buehlman (GB), Adam 
M. Byrne, David A. Cahlander (DAC), 
Jean Carpenter (|C), Lou & Pri Chap- 
pell (L&PC), Allen T. Chartier, Philip 
C. Chu, Lathe Claflin (LC), Scott M. 
Clark, Joel C. Claus QCC), Julie A. 
Craves, Donna Crider (DC), Noel 
Cutright, Alyssa L. DeRubeis, Ted Dick, 
Herb H. Dingmann, David Dister, John 
Dixon, Louie Dombroski, Patty Down- 
ham (PD), Matt DuFort, Robert M. 
Dunlap (RMD), Curtis Dykstra, Kim R. 
Eckert, Robert L. Ekblad (RLE), Chris 
Elmgren, Nathaniel Emery, Russell Em- 
mons (RE), Roger Eriksson (REr), 
Bruce A. Fall, Dan M. Floren, Chip 
Francke, Scott Franke, Randy S. Fredrickson, 
Frank Gosiak, Dan Graham (DGr), Janet C. 
Green, Dave & Sarah Grosshuesch (D&SG), 
Dennis Gustafson (DG), Dan & Pam Guynn 
(D&PG), Skye Haas, Lyle Hamilton, Dennis 
Hanser (DHa), Chad Heins (CH), Michael L. 
Hendrickson (MLH), John Heneghan (JH), 
Don Henise (DH), Anthony X. Hertzel, Scott 
Hickman (SHi), John W. Hockema QWH), 
Randy Hoffman, Eric Howe, Joanie Hubinger 
OHu), Mark Hubinger (MHu), Matt Hysell 
(MH), Robert B. Janssen (RBJ), Margaret S. 
Jewett, Paul L. Johnson, Rhoda Johnson (RJ), 
Jeanie M. Joppru, Scott Kahan, Joe Kaplan, 
Chris Kargel, Dan 0. Kienholz, Doug W. 
Kieser, Ken LaFond, Alec Lindsay, Steve Lub- 
han, Roy Lukes, William C. Marengo, Chester 
Martin, Dennis & Barbara Martin (D&BM), 
Ron E. Martin, James P. Mattsson, Daniel 
Miller (DM), William Mueller (WM), Mark 
Nofsinger (MNo), Earl E. Orf, Jim Otto, Karl 
Overman, Andy Paulios, Walter Pawloski, Jim 
Pfromm (jPf), Jim Pifher 0?), Ed Pike, Tom 
Prestby, Matthew Radzak, Jean Ranweiler 
(JRa), Jack Reinoehl (JR), Brace Robertson, 
Alma Ronningen, Richard Schadle (RS), Tom 
Schaefer (TSc), Joe Schaufenbuel QS), Paul 
Schilke, Dick Schinkel (DSc), Roger J. 
Schroeder (RJS), Jeff Schultz QeS), Tom 
Schultz (TS), Dave Slager (DS), Andrew D. 
Smith, Brian T. Smith, Charles Sontag, Linda 
Sparling, Dixie Stewart (DSt), Peder H. Svin- 
gen, Jack Swelstad QSw), Dan Tallman (DTa), 
Kyle TePoel, Daryl Tessen (DT), Joel Trick, 
Tom A. Tustison, Alison Vilag, Gerald York, 
Alexander R. Watson, Jennifer Wenzel, Chris 
West (CW), Steve Weston, Chris White 
(CWh), Myles Willard, Dan & Barbara 
Williams, Warren Woessner, Quentin Yoerger, 
Jerry Ziarno. 1^ 
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