The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Towhees, Sparrows | 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: Towhees, Sparrows |
| Lark Bunting(Calamospiza melanocorys) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Summer | Adults were seen feG«Ung young at Lac qui Parle by Mrs. E. o. Wilson<" on July 19th. The following day Mrs. c. E. 'Peterson at Madison ~ound a nest ot four eggs. On August 5th Mrs. Peterson saw tw broods or yoMg being fed out of the nest. | ||
| 1961 | Fall | R. Oehlenschlager saw several on the Cass County-Wadena County line, east of Nimrod, on 31 Aug. and 1 Sep. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | May 12, one adult male was seen and heard singing on a telephone wire 3 miles west of Dawson Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club. ' | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Sept. 1, Manley, Rock Co., Avifanual Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-9 Schroeder, Cook Co, one male, Marie Aftreith; 5-24 Two Harbors, one male, RK; 5-24 Salt Lake, LaJc qui Parle Co, colony, RAG; 5-26 Big Stone Co, TJ, several males·, not seen again on 5-27. | ||
| 1964 | Summer | 5-31, Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co, nest and 4e, RAG, photographed by ES; (see photo section); Rock Co, all summer, 100 or more, BWA. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-5 Salt Lake, Lac QuiParle Co, 1, RBJ. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | retreated westward again this year and no nests noted in eastern Dakotas; in view of this, these two records are of special interest: May (exact date?), Nobles Co, near Adrian, HSH and 5-11 Grand Marais, BAF (see Notes of Interest in previous issue). | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 5-23 Mille Lacs Co, S. of Onamia, 1 male, ELC, TRC, good details; 5-24 Lac qui Parle Co, 1, DB, EHH; 5-24 Cook Co, Tofte, 2, MOP (details?); 5-31 Duluth, JCG; also on 5-19 DGM saw a bird in Wabasha Co which he felt may have been this species. Savannah Sparrow earliest 4-5 Mille Lacs Co, WJH; 4-22 Agassiz Refuge, DLO; 4-28 Two Harbors, RK, Hibbing, SM and Cook Co, MAF. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 6-4 Rock Co, 1 male in each of 2 different townships, BL; 6-6 Indian Lake Township, 1 male, Nobles Co, HSH; 6-11 Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co, 3, ELC; 6-19 Nobles Co, Hersey December, 1966 Township, 3 males, HSH; 7-14 Yellow Medicine Co, 3 males and Lac qui Parle Co, 3 males, RG, RLH. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 10-29 Cook Co., 3 mi S of Split Rock, EMB, BL, RG, photographed in color by HFH. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 5-27 St. Paul, Ramsey Co., 1 ad male, KH (see Notes of Interest in previous issue). | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 6-1 Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co, 1, LAF ; 6- 18 Cottonwood, Yellow Medicine Co, 1 ad male, PE; 6-19 western Nobles Co, 1, HSH. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 9-12 St. Louis 1 female JCG. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 6-4 (31) Rock and Nobles Co.'s, BL; 5-24 Nobles Co., HSH. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 6-10 Felton, Clay Co., 6 photographed, FL. | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 9-18 Duluth MC. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 3 reports (2) LF; 5-27 Rock and Nobles (2) H H; 5-31 jackson (1) HH. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 5-16 Nobles (1) RBJ; 6-7 Nobles (1) 1-IH; only reports. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 8-12 Watonwan LF; 10-8, 9, 10 Tofte, Cook Co. JP. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | 6-24 Rock (KE), 6-25 Aitkin (BB), 6-5 St. Louis (Minn. Pt. JCG). | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 5-31 Pipestone (1) RAG, RBJ; 5-30, 5-31 Rock (6 male, 1 female) L. Campbell, (4) ETS, 5-31 (4 male, 1 female) KG, 5-31 (1 male) KE; 7 male and 1 female reported on MOU weekend 531, 6-1 Rock Co. | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Two males were found on 6-15 in Rock and Pipestone Co. (BDC); very few summer reports recently, probably late migrants. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 9-20 Duluth, RJ, JG. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | one male seen on 6-13 near Lake Benton, Lincoln Co., (LK); probably a late migrant; continues to be scarce in summer. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | From 9-26 to 9-30 in Duluth DS, JG; at the W. Snyder feeder in Winona from 11-11 through the winter; 10-2 Cottonwood (6) CMB. | ||
| 1976 | Winter | Even more amazing than the Ivory Gull was this male Lark Bunting wintering at the W. Snyder feeder in Winona from November into April; not only was it Minnesota's first winter record, but perhaps the first winter report ever from the North Central U.S.; it managed to survive January temperatures in the -30°F range which some House Sparrows in the yard did not survive! | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 3 reports 3-5 to 4-22 Winona (1) SM, RJ, TS, JB; 5-17 Nobles (1) AD; 5-21, 5-22 (2) 5-30 (1) Lac qui Parle CB. Winter 1977 | ||
| 1977 | Summer | 2 reports: 7-12, Collegeville, Stearns Co. (S. Hansen); 7-17 Rock (2, BE); probably post-breeding wanderers. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Only report 8-6 Pipestone (OJ, RJ). | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Late migrants 6-2 Traverse (fide RBJ), 6-8 Lake (SW). Early migrants 7-25, two males, Pipestone (NMH). | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Late migrants seen in Traverse (6-4 KRE), Lac qui Parle (6-7 KRE), Rock (6-21 RBJ). | ||
| 1982 | Spring | One report: 5-12 Lake USFS. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Late migrants: 6/7 male, Felton, Clay Co. (KRE); 6/7 female, s. of Moorhead, Clay Co. (L&CF). Male on 7/4 near Canby, Yellow Medicine Co. (KL). | ||
| 1983 | Summer | One male, 6/14 near Hawley, Clay Co. (KRE). | ||
| 1983 | Fall | One report 9/6 St. Louis SC. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Two reports 5/18 Nobles AD, 5/20 Aitkin WN (The Loon 56:191). | ||
| 1985 | Spring | All reports 4/27 Lyon HK, 5/5 Cook KMH, Wilkin GAM, 5/18 Mahnomen MHa, 5/24 Cook Holly Peirson. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Two reports 5/6 St. Louis KE, 5/27 Blue Earth MF. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Unusual reports north 10/19 Cook KMH 10/29 Duluth J. Newman (TheLoon59:53). | ||
| 1987 | Spring | One report 5/15 Blue Earth MF. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | One report 5/26 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Adult male seen in Clay (6/20, LCF; 7/2, BHa); up to three birds in Big Stone (6114-21, copulation observed, BHa); two males in Aitkin (6/20-29, The Loon 60:137). | ||
| 1989 | Summer | One singing male observed 6/22-23 Wilkin KB. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | One report 8/28 Cook KMH. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | One report 4/27 Big Stone DC. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | One male observed 6/23 Chippewa CMB. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Two records, both unusually far north. One adult male observed on 6/4 just south of Thief L. WMA in Marshall Co. MCBS; another male seen on 6/5,6 at Felton Prairie in Clay Co. KR et al. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Only report: one male in a field near Cyrus, Pope Co. on 6/1 BBo (migrant?). | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Three observations, all away from usual range: one male on 6/1 at Camp Ripley in Morrison Co. SM (The Loon 66:118), a male photographed on 6/2 near Springsteel Island in Roseau Co. PS/SB, and a single bird on 6/24 near Duluth in St. Louis Co. fide KE. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Single report: male on 6/12 at Felton Prairie in Clay Co. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Only documented report: 8/25 Hennepin (MSP Airport) TT, m.ob., 9/28 St. Louis (40th Ave. West in Duluth) SR. [Corrected] | ||
| 1999 | Spring | One report 5/20 Yellow Medicine (male, Normania Twp.) PE. [Corrected] | ||
| 2000 | Spring | One male was well-documented 5/13–17 St. Louis (Stoney Point) RKo, †DBe et al. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | One report 5/23 Lac qui Parle (near Dawson) †Beth Dillon. [Corrected] | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Two reports of this Casual species, both from the Northeast: 9/6 St. Louis (basic-plumaged female at 40th Avenue West/Erie Pier in Duluth) †MTA, ph. MH, ph. †PHS, 10/4 Lake (Gooseberry Falls S.P.) †RPR. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Two accepted records: adult female 5/26 St. Louis (Ely) BET, †PHS and adult male 5/27–29 Lake (Castle Danger) ph. LL. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | One in female-type plumage 8/30 Cook (Schroeder) †CJT. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Adult male discovered during Breeding Bird Survey 6/14 Beltrami (Benville Twp.) †BAB. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Female/immature found 8/19 Lake (Split Rock Lighthouse S.P.) ph. DAG. [Corrected] | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 1 | Late migrant 12/11 St. Louis (Airport Road, Duluth) †DAG, †JWL, ph. KRE. | |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | Singing male observed 6/23–7/1 Polk (near Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) LS, JCC, †DAB, †PCC, ph. †JMJ, ph. †PHS, m.ob. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | Adult male 5/28–29 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ph. †BRB. This was the third county record and the first to be photographed for the refuge. | |
| 2010 | Fall | A second county record 8/17 Sherburne (Mahnomen Trail, Sherburne N.W.R.) †DMa. | ||
| 2012 | Summer | 1 | Seen 6/14 Jackson (Round Lake Twp.) ph. † JSc. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | One report 5/18 Nobles ph. v.t. †RMD, ph. ANy, †DAB, m.ob. This is the tenth modern Nobles county record for this casual species. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | A female/immature was found in Cook along the Old Gunflint Trail on 9/14 ph. †JHn. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 1 | Only report of this Casual species 5/25–26 St. Louis (male, town of Cook) †SuF, ph. †JuG, ph. †DMK. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 2 | 2 | Seen 6/4, 6/6 Lac qui Parle (male, C.R. 12, Mehurin Twp.) †PHS, JEB, 6/6 Wilkin (pending acceptance by MOURC) ph. JPk, 6/11 Polk (male, Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) ph. †CBh, 6/21–22 Lyon (Lone Tree L.) ph. †GWe. |
| 2018 | Fall | 1 | 1 |  Two reports of this casual species: 8/2 Lac qui Parle (adult male, Hamlin W.M.A.) †LiH, 10/22–24 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) DEd, ph †PHS, ph †REn, †IsH, †EzH, †KRE, ph LME, ASu, LiH, DOr, m.ob. Also see records awaiting review by MOURC in the introduction. |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | One report of this casual species 9/28–29 Lake (Two Harbors) JGW, ph. †KEm, †JWH. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | Fifth fall record in the past decade: 9/26 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) PAl, ebd, †EzH, ph. IsH, ph. †PHS, m.ob. | |
| Former summer resident southwest and west-central. Last breeding record 1964. Recorded in seven of the last ten years, most recently 2018. | ||||
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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. |