The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | Occurrence | |
| This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
Seasons |
| Species: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys |
| [Chukar](Alectoris chukar) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Fall | Thirteen were seen at Ely, St. Louis County on 28 Oct by Avifaunal Club. GRUIFORMES: Five of the 8 species known to occur in Minnesota were reported. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Nov. 1, Ely, St. Louis Co., small flock, Bob Janssen. | ||
| 1962 | Winter | Dec. 31, Ely, St. Louis Co., Avifaunal Club; Feb. 2, Ely, Avifaunal Club and Janet Green. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | still present at Ely, St. Louis County. Only 2 seen there on May 5, by Avifaunal Club and Jan Green, possibly indicating that nesting had begun. | ||
| 1963 | Winter | Feb 29, Ely, St. Louis Co., 7 seen, Brother Theodore. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-30 Ely, St. Louis Co, 2, JCG. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 7-10, Ely, St. Louis Co, ad and ly, Will Chester. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | two reports from White Bear in mid-May and one was photographed in south Minneapolis, appeared in Richfield newspaper; all are presumed escapees from some local game farm. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 8-20 Ely, St. Louis Co, 2 ad-2ly, RG, DB, BL. | ||
| 1966 | Winter | 2-18 Ely, St. Louis Co., 9, RBJ. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 3-4 Ely, St. Louis Co., 10, EHH; their last stronghold. | ||
| 1968 | Winter | St. Louis (Ely) 17 DB, RG, BL. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 1-10 (8) K&JG, DAB; 2-14 (7) KRE; Ely, St. Louis Co. | ||
| 1970 | Winter | 1-10 (8) K&JG, DAB; 2-14 (7) KRE; Ely, St. Louis Co. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 10-22 Elv (9\ RBJ. | ||
| 1971 | Winter | 1-11 (6) Ely FN. | ||
| 1973 | Fall | 9-4 Ely (14) (RBJ). One of the few reports of this species in recent years. | ||
| 1973 | Winter | 7 of the resident flock at Ely, St. Louis Co. seen 12-27 (TS). | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Reported once from Ely on 6-18 (BDC); in recent years the birds at Ely have become difficult to locate and may be dying out. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 11-12 Sartell Stearns Co. NH (probable escape or release). | ||
| 1974 | Winter | 3 found at Ely, St. Louis Co. on 1-18 (RG). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 11-12 Ely, St. Louis Co. TS. | ||
| 1976 | Winter | Still hanging on at Ely with 1 seen on 1-23 (TS). | ||
| 1977 | Summer | One seen on 7-16 at Ely (KE); this may well have been the last sighting of this introduced species; at the time of this writing (March 1978) there have been no reports by local residents since last summer. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | St. Louis (Ely) 5-6 reported during fall season fide Bill Toeft; first report for several seasons. | ||
| 1979 | Winter | Two were seen 12-7 along railroad tracks near an abandoned open pit mine between Aurora and Biwabik, about 35 miles from their last known location at Ely (J. Gross). | ||
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| Column N | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North. |
| Column S | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South. |