WESTERN GREAT LAKES 
Oct in Waukesha, W1 (ASz) and 22 Oct in 
Berrien, MI (BRA). 
A female Summer Tanager was found along 
the North Shore in Lake 30 Oct-2 Nov (JWL, 
KRE et al.). Even later were Summer Tanagers 
in Oakland, MI 19 Nov (NMB) and Waukesha, 
WI 22 Nov (fide HB), and a Scarlet Tanager in 
St. Clair, MI 7 Nov (DM). Easterly was the 
Western Tanager in Sauk, WI 15 Aug (ALD). 
Fitting the expected pattern of late Sep-Oct 
occurrences in w. Minnesota was a Spotted 
Towhee in Clay 24-27 Sep (RHO). Single Lark 
Sparrows at Whitefish Ft. 2 Sep (TB) and 2-3 
Nov (CN) will both be reviewed by M.B.R.C. 
Migrant Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows were 
found in only two Minnesota and four Wis- 
consin locations, making Michigan’s report of 
2 in Berrien 11 Sep (p.a., TB, m.ob.) all the 
more remarkable. Harris’s Sparrow was inex- 
plicably scarce throughout the Region. Fur- 
nishing the 5th Minnesota record was an imm. 
Golden-crowned Sparrow on an island in 
Leech L., Cass 16-18 Oct (ph. KRE, ph. DAC, 
ph. BAW et al). Single Smith’s Longspurs were 
at three Minnesota locations along the North 
Shore, and 2 wandered farther e. to Alger, MI 
12 Sep (p.a., SCH, DPa). A record-high count 
of 103 Great-tailed Grackles came from Jack- 
son, MN 12 Oct OWH). Early signs of a win- 
ter irruption of White-winged Crossbills were 
present in all three states, but none were as 
dramatic as the total of 3691 for the season at 
Hawk Ridge, including a record-high count of 
744 on 21 Oct (KJB). 
Corrigenda: For fall 2007 in Minnesota, the 
record high count at Murphy-Hanrehan 2 
Aug was 61 Solitary Sandpipers, not Spotted 
Sandpipers as published. 
Cited observers (subregional editors in 
boldface); Bradley R. Anderson, Nancy Auer, 
Tom Auer, Tim Baerwald, Rick Baetson, Karl 
J. Bardon, Ty Baumann (TyB), Giff Beaton, 
Steve Betchkal (SBe), Harlow Bielefeldt, John 
Bielefeldt, Bruce Bowman, Ryan S. Brady, 
Calvin Brennan, Rick Brigham (RBr), Barb & 
Jeff Brockway (B&JB), Joseph Brown (jBr), 
Nancy M. Brown, Eric Bruhnke, Paul E. Bud- 
de (Minnesota), Steve Burke (SBu), Adam 
M. Byrne (Michigan), David A. Cahlander, 
Leah Carlson (LCa), Betty Carmichael, Mike 
Champagne, Allen T. Chattier, Philip C. 
Chu, Lathe Claflin, Greg Cleary, Karen & 
Randy Conat (K&RC), Shawn Conrad, 
Nathan Crawford, Paul Cypher, Luke 
Dahlber, Alyssa L. DeRubeis, Greg Desort, 
Bob Domagalski, Diana Doyle (DDo), Robert 
M. Dunlap, Ryan Dziedzic, Kim R. Eckert, 
Robert Epstein, Bruce A. Fall, Rick Fare, 
Sean Fitzgerald, Dan M. Floren, Chip 
Francke, Darlene Friedman, Ben W. Fricht- 
man, Steve Frye (SFr), Zach Gayk, Nancy 
Gillis, Dennis Gustafson, Skye Haas, Lyle 
Hamilton, Chad Heins (ChH), Michael L. 
Hendrickson, Don Henise, Robyn Henise 
(RHe), Max Henschell (MHe), Anthony X. 
Hertzel, Scott C. Hickman, Mary Hindelang 
(MHi), John W. Hockema, Randy Hoffman 
(Wisconsin), Aaron Holschbach, Joanie 
Hubinger, Mark Hubinger (MHu), Matt Hy- 
sell (MHy), Paul E. Jantscher, Donjennette, 
Douglas P. Johnson, Jeanie M. Joppru, Joe 
Kaplan, Don O. Kienholz, Gregg Knutsen, 
Jan and Larry Kraemer O&LK), Steve La Val- 
ley (SLa), James W. Lind, Bill R. Litkey, An- 
drew B. Longtin, Scott Loss (SLo), Dennis & 
Barbara Martin (D&BM), James E Mattsson, 
Owen S. McMurtrey, Dan Miller, Sena Mul- 
der, Brad Murphy, Joe Nault, David F. 
Neitzei, Sheryl Nelson, Chris Neri, Frank]. 
Nicoletti, Robert H. O’Connor, Karl Over- 
man, Andy Paulios, David Pavlik (DPa), 
David Peters (DPe), Ellen Peterson, Glenn 
Peterson, Donald Poppe (DPo), Tom Prestby, 
Caleb Putnam, Kim & Cindy Risen 
(K&CR), Paul Schilke, Robert W. Schroeder, 
Andrew D. Smith, Brian T. Smith, Charles 
Sontag, Linda Sparling, Alex Stark (ASt), 
Mark “Sparky” Stensaas, Peder H. Svingen, 
Andrea Szymczak (ASz), Daryl Tessen, Steve 
Thiessen, Dan & Sandy Thimgan (D&ST), 
Molly Tranel (MTr), Mary Trombley (MT), 
Mindy Walker, Nancy Warren, Ben A. 
Wieland, Tom Wood, Dale A. Yerger, 
Quentin Yoerger, Jerry Ziarno, Shawn C. 
Zierman, Ken & Barbara Zimmer (K&BZ). 
We offer sincere thanks to the hundreds of 
contributors who could not be cited here in- 
dividually. © 
Pgder H. Stingen, 2602 East 4th Street 
Duiuth, Minnesota 55812, (psvingen@d.unin.edu) 
Iowa & Missouri 
Bill Eddleman 
W eather and birds seemed unexcep- 
tional this fall in Iowa. There were 
few extremes, no heat waves, av- 
erage precipitation, and the season ended a 
bit cool, with early snow. Missouri, on the 
other hand, had average to above-average pre- 
cipitation over much of the state, especially in 
the north and east. Southwestern Missouri 
was dry, however, and some isolated pockets 
in the Missouri Bootheel received essentially 
no rain. The passage of two hurricanes 
through Missouri (Gustav on 3 September 
and Ike on 14 September) resulted in no con- 
firmed rarities. August was slightly cooler 
than normal and much drier than normal in 
Iowa but wetter in Missouri. Severe weather 
occurred only twice in Iowa in August, over 
the eastern two-thirds of the state 4-5 August, 
and in the northwest on 13 August. Septem- 
ber saw rainfall extremes, from Mason City’s 
mere 3.5 cm of rain for the month, to 18 cm 
that fell in one event in the southeast in mid- 
September; however, precipitation ended av- 
erage in Iowa, somewhat above average in 
Missouri. Temperatures leveled out after the 
first few days and stayed even and cool 
through most of October. Killing freezes came 
very late this year in Iowa, with the northern 
half of the state holding out until 21 October 
and southern Iowa until 28 October. The only 
heavy rains of October were in the west. On 
26 October, the first snow fell across the 
northeast. November temperatures steadily 
sank, and more snow fell in the north on 6-7 
and 11 November. Most of the western Iowa 
counties saw more snow on 22 November, 
and then the entire state was blanketed on 29- 
30 November. 
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