The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Caracaras, Falcons | 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: Caracaras, Falcons |
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Crested Caracara American Kestrel Merlin |
[Merlin (Taiga)] [Merlin (Prairie)] [Merlin (Black)] |
Gyrfalcon Peregrine Falcon Prairie Falcon |
| Prairie Falcon(Falco mexicanus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Fall | Dec. 2, White Rock, on Minnesota-South Dakota line, north of Lake Traverse, one studied for 10 minutes at close range, black axillars dearly seen when bird flushed, R. and L. Grant. | ||
| 1962 | Winter | Feb. 15, in South Dakota near Salt Lake, Lac qui Parle Co., Minn, one seen on hay stack by Lowry Elliott; another reported on Manitoba Christmas Count at Winnipeg, just north of Kittson Co., Minn. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 1 report of this accidental species: 4-12 Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co. (1) KE. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 8-6 Duluth MMC; 9-4 Carlos Avery Game Refuge W. Shively. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | This casual visitant was reported on 12-14 on the Cottonwood (Lyon Co.) Christmas Count. (P. Egeland). | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 1 report: 3-21 Clay (1) M. Kohlbry, Dave Evans. | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 10-8 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | 8-14 Aitkin (RJ), 9-20 Brownton, McLeod Co. (D. Lindeman), 11-7 Wilkin Rothsay WMA (KE, JG). Large Falcon sp. 8-18 Chippewa (KE, PE); 11-13 Big Stone (CMB). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-14 Clay (1) GO. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Three reports: 9-15 Lac qui Parle CMB, 10-1 Wilkin RJ, 10-21 Otter Tail SM. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Three reports: 9-15 Lac qui Parle CMB, 10-1 Wilkin RJ, 10-21 Otter Tail SM. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | 9-2 Roseau Ray Glassel, 9-30 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge) KE, 10-7 Traverse SM, 10-21 Wilkin SM. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | 4-19 Lake Bill Pieper, Dick Ruhme, 4-27 Washington DS. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 8-17 Wilkin SM, 9-3 Clay SM, 9-16 Traverse SM, 10-19 and 29 Wilkin SM. | ||
| 1980 | Winter | Overwintered (3-4) in the FargoMoorhead area, Clay Co. (D. Evans). Also see the article by Steve Millard, The Loon 53:104-107. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 8-29 Willkin, Grant SDM, only report. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | Reported from Rothsay, Wilkin Co. 12-9 (SDM). | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 3-14 Wilkin SDM, 5-16 Cottonwood HK. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | 8/28 Duluth S. Kohlbry, 10/3 Wilkin SDM (2), 10/17 Wilkin JP/AM, 10/22 Traverse KL, I0123 Norman TS, I 0128 Wilkin SDM, !'0/30 Lac qui Parle AM. | ||
| 1982 | Winter | Three reports from the western regions; Wilkin, 1/5 through 2/22 (SDM, RBJ), Cottonwood 2/6 (L. Rupp) and Rock 2/19 (PKL). | ||
| 1983 | Spring | 4/20 Clay SDM, 5/3 Lyon HK. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 8/11 Otter Tail SDM, 10/1 Pipestone RG, RJ, 10/14 Wilkin JB, 1/16 Wilkin SDM. | ||
| 1983 | Winter | Overwintered near Lawndale, Wilkin County (SDM). | ||
| 1984 | Summer | 6/23 Felton prairie, Clay Co. (BE). | ||
| 1984 | Fall | All reports from Otter Tail County; 9/2 SDM, 9/30 SDM, 10/18 DB, OJ. | ||
| 1984 | Winter | An individual again overwintered at the | ||
| 1985 | Fall | All reports from Wilkin County 8/18, 9-8 11/27 SDM, many obs. | ||
| 1985 | Winter | Again overwintered in Wilkin and reports from Clay on 12/22 and 2/1 (LCF) and Cottonwood 1/28 and 2/8, E. Duerkson. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Reported 3/3 Wilkin SDM (4th winter). | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Reported 10/16-11/16 Wilkin SDM, TTU, 11/6 Grant SDM. | ||
| 1986 | Winter | Again overwintered at Rothsay in Wilkin County and one in Moorhead, Clay County until 11/1 (LCF). | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Reported from Wilkin County for the sixth consecutive year, 11/6 KE, 11/22 AB. | ||
| 1987 | Winter | Again overwintered at the Rothsay WMA, Wilkin County (SDM). | ||
| 1988 | Fall | 9/4 Clay LCF, 9/6 Hennepin OJ, 9/21-10/23 Otter Tail and Wilkin (7th consecutive year) SDM, also 10/21 Big Stone SDM, 10/26 Olmsted JB ; more reports than usual. | ||
| 1988 | Winter | One in Hennepin near the International Airport 12/28-31 m.ob. (The Loon 61 :42-43) and in Moorhead, Clay Co. 12/25 SDM. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Only reports: 3/18 Clay SDM, 5/5 Olmsted JB. (The Loon 61:153-154). | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Widespread reports: 8/6 Duluth TW, PE, 8/13 Pennington RJ, AP 8/23 Polk PS, 10/1- 25 Wilkin mob, 10/15 and 29 OtterTail SDM, 10/20 Cottonwood JB, 10/21 Clay KR, 10/4- 18 Hennepin SC, mob. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | Six reports ; Moorhead, Clay Co. 2/10 LCF; Jackson 2/23 RJ, AP; Fergus Falls, OtterTail Co. 12/16 SDM; Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. 2/25 EL et al. Rock (2) 2/19 ND at Blue Mounds State Park; and in Murray 12/4 & 5 ND. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Reported 4/22 Polk DJ, 5/13 Clay MM, 5/20 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Reported 9/20, 10/8, 11/21 Clay PS, SDM, 9/30 OtterTail SDM, 10/23, 28 Wilkin SDM, MO. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported 4/5 Douglas RB. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Only second summer record for state; one bird on 7/24 in Marshall MH/AJ (early migrant?). | ||
| 1991 | Fall | More reports than usual (The Loon 64:64). Late north 10/12 Norman MO, Kanabec RJ, 10/21 Otter Tail RJ, 10/23 Clay KR; late south 9/8 Pipestone ND, 9/27 Olmsted AP. | ||
| 1991 | Winter | Three reports in Twin Cities: Hennepin 12/8 AB, Hennepin 12/14 EL (The Loon 64:69), and Dakota 12/21 RH (The Loon 64:70). Also reported from Nobles 12/26 ND and Renville 12/8 HK (The Loon 64:69). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Reported 3/3 Clay MM, 4/11 Polk mob, 4/19 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported 8/28–10/6 Clay LCF, 9/6 Grant SDM, 10/8–12 Polk PS, 10/14 Wilkin SDM, 10/28 Meeker RG, 11/3 Hennepin AH, 11/22 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1992 | Winter | Only report 1/1 & 2/7 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported 3/21 Wilkin SDM. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported north: 9/22 Clay SDM, 10/9 Polk MO, 11/6 Hawk Ridge, 11/14 Clay LCF, 11/17 Wilkin SDM. South 8/29 Dakota SK, 10/11–11/30 Hennepin mob. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Only reports 12/12 and 2/9 Wilkin SDM. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 4/20 Red Lake KSS. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported 8/6 Roseau AH, PS, 8/13 Cass RG, 10/19 Wilkin AH, 10/23–11/6 Hennepin mob. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | One noted overwintering at grain elevators near the University of MN campus in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. BF (The Loon 67:114). Also reported on the Fargo/Moorhead CBC (although the four individuals reported seem unlikely and undoubtedly not all were in MN). | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Overwintered Hennepin through 3/13 fide AH; also reported 3/23 Norman DM, 4/22 Traverse TBr. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Only report 9/28 through November at the Minneapolis Airport, Hennepin Co. ABo, mob. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Overwintered at the Minneapolis International Airport, Hennepin Co. mob. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Overwintered in Hennepin mob. Only migrant 4/17 Clay CN. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Single bird observed 6/18 Norman BBe; plus single bird seen 6/10 Lac qui Parle RJ. These represent the third and fourth summer records for the state. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | All reports: 8/8 Otter Tail SDM, 8/20 Roseau BSi (found injured, later died), 11/10 St. Louis DEd (The Loon 69:45), 11/29 Ramsey JSe (The Loon 69:44–45). | ||
| 1996 | Winter | Only report 1/19 Moorhead, Clay Co. CF. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Only reports: 3/22 Marshall (Agassiz NWR) JJ, SKS, 4/26 Lac qui Parle mob, 5/20 (ties latest date north) Marshall (Warren lagoons) CMa. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Single bird observed 6/8 Clay GK. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Only reports: 9/18 Otter Tail SDM, 11/25 Hennepin mob (at least two individuals). | ||
| 1997 | Winter | Overwintered in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. mob. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Only reports: 8/16 Clay (Felton Prairie) RO, 10/15+ Hennepin (airport and along Hiawatha Ave.) LE, mob. | ||
| 1998 | Winter | Reported in February at the Hiawatha Ave. grain elevators, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. for the second consecutive winter. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Overwintered through 3/4 Hennepin mob. Documented reports: 5/5 Lyon RgS, 5/15 Marshall JJ, SKS. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | All reports 8/2 (second earliest north) Clay (Felton Prairie) PS and St. Louis (Duluth Twp.) JG, 11/13+ Hennepin BF, mob. | ||
| 1999 | Winter | Overwintered at Hiawatha Avenue grain elevators, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. for third consecutive winter. Also reported 12/31 Otter Tail SDM and 2/13 Wilkin SDM. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported 7/25 Big Stone (near Ortonville) †MT, †MD. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | None documented. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Reported 6/9 Wilkin (near Rothsay WMA) †CRG, †SDo et al., 6/23 Wilkin (no location) †CAK. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Only reports: 8/26 Rock (Mound Twp.) AXH, PHS, 9/15 Wilkin (Rothsay W.M.A.) MO. | ||
| 2001 | Winter | Reported without details 12/1 Polk (near Wetland, Pines, and Prairie Audubon Sanctuary) fide BAB. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Reported 3/30 Murray (Belfast Twp.) †PEJ, †DFN. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Singles were carefully identified 8/22 Roseau (Roseau lakebed) KJB, 10/19 Polk (Tilden Junction) PHS. | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Only report 2/25 Wilkin (county roads 3 & 30) CRM. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Three reports from the Northwest: 8/31 Kittson (juvenile 10 mi. east of Lake Bronson) †KRE et al., ph. JJS, 10/25 Red Lake (by Plummer) SAS, 11/2 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) JMJ, PHS. | ||
| 2003 | Winter | Reported 12/11 Lac qui Parle (Yellowbank Twp.) †BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All reports: 3/20 Chippewa/Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle Lake) †BJU, 4/11 Meeker (Litchfield) †DMF, 5/2 Pennington (Pembina Trail) †JMJ, SAS. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2004 | Winter | One report: 12/27 Meeker †DMF. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | One at Western Prairie S.N.A., 4/3 Wilkin †JPE was likely the same individual seen nearby on 4/5 †DTT, SMT. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Unusual report: 7/24 St. Louis (hatching-year male found injured near Duluth and transported to The Raptor Center) fide DAG. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Documented 9/17 Cass (near Cass Lake) †BJU, 10/8 Becker (Spring Creek Twp.) †BJU. Also observed (no details) from banding station at H.R.B.O. | ||
| 2005 | Winter | One north report: 12/31 Roseau CBC †JMJ, †SAS. Only documented south report: 2/8 Lac qui Parle †BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Documented 3/19 Wilkin (Rothsay W.M.A.) †PBB, 5/15 Lac qui Parle (near Rosen) †BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Only documented report: 8/17 Becker (Hamden Slough N.W.R.) †PBB. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 1 | Seen through binoculars at close range 12/31 Steele (dark “wingpits” noted, east side of Owatonna) †CCB. | |
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | Documented 3/25 Meeker (Harvey Twp., black “arm-pits” visible) DMF. Two additional reports lacked details. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | 1 | Two reports: 9/16 Stearns (near Greenwald) †JPE, 10/20 Clay (near Buffalo River S.P.) PBB. |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | One report: 4/30 Chippewa (east of Clara City, dark axillaries seen) DMF. | |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | Juvenile found 7/29 Cass (Longville W.T.P.) ph. †BAW. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 3 | Three reports: 8/10 Yellow Medicine RBJ, 9/27 Pipestone (Pipestone N.M.) RJS, 11/7 Lyon †RJS. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | The only report was one at Hamden Slough N.W.R. in Becker on 4/15 fide JMJ. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 4 | Three reports: 9/19 Pipestone (adult at Woodstock W.M.A.; no details) DBM, 10/5 Kandiyohi/Meeker DMF, 10/11 Yellow Medicine (Mound Springs S.N.A.; good details) RBJ. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 2 | Only report with adequate details: 4/22 Meeker (Litchfield) DMF. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 1 | Two individuals banded in St. Louis 8/25 and 9/12 by FJN at Moose Valley in Lakewood Twp. (The Loon 83:89–91). | |
| 2010 | Winter | |||
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | One photographed near Dawson in Lac qui Parle 5/9 ph. †BJU. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 2 | 1 | One bird discovered 8/30 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) RLE was subsequently observed 8/31 and 9/6 at the same location ARW. Also observed north 8/31 Clay (Felton Prairie) DBM. One south report: 11/22 Lac qui Parle (Bellingham) ph. BJU. |
| 2011 | Winter | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Spring | No documented reports. | ||
| 2012 | Summer | 1 | New county record 7/27 Hubbard (Todd Twp. east of Park Rapids) RBW, †RMD. | |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | Two reports: 8/10 Big Stone (Big Stone N.W.R. Auto Tour) †PLJ, and 8/28 Big Stone (Graceville W.T.P.) ph. BJU. | |
| 2013 | Spring | No documented reports. | ||
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | Two sufficiently documented reports: 9/7 Clay (Felton Prairie) ph. GTa, CMg, 11/11 Clay (C.R. 1/3) †PBB. | |
| 2014 | Spring | 2 | Two north reports, though neither with details: 4/10 Roseau (near Greenbush) DBM, 4/19 Polk JMJ. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 2 | Two reports: 8/26 St. Louis (banded at H.R.B.O.) FJN, ph. KNi, 11/1 Clay (Bluestem Prairie S.N.A.) †PBB. | |
| 2015 | Spring | Two reports, but neither with any identification details. | ||
| 2015 | Summer | Injured juvenile female picked up 7/20 St. Louis (downtown Duluth) fide PHS. Successfully rehabilitated at the Raptor Center and released ~45 days later at Big Stone N.W.R. | ||
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | One report 8/21 Traverse (Wheaton W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob. | |
| 2016 | Spring | One West-central report, but without sufficient documentation. | ||
| 2016 | Fall | 2 | Two reports, 8/25 Lyon (Camden S.P.) †GWe, 10/29 Pipestone DAk. | |
| 2016 | Winter | 1 | First winter report since 2006 and new county record 1/16 Lincoln (Lake Benton) ph. TCz. | |
| 2017 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2017 | Fall | 2 | Two late-August reports south: 8/23 Stearns (C.R. 10 and 240th Street NW) ph. †DOr, 8/27 Yellow Medicine (Hanley Falls) †PEB. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | Only report 3/23 Lyon †GWe. | |
| 2018 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Found 7/24 Stevens (near Alberta Marsh W.M.A.) †ASu, 7/25 Traverse (juvenile, Metz W.M.A.) ph. GHo, KDS. |
| 2018 | Fall | 2 | 1 |  All north 10/6 Clay (Sabin W.T.P.) ShG, HeH, 10/13 Douglas (Osakis W.T.P.) †HHD. One south report 10/23 Redwood (5.7 miles S. of Milroy) TAT. |
| 2018 | Winter | 1 | A sighting 12/13 Murray DAk was only the second winter report since 2006. | |
| 2019 | Spring | 1 | 1 | One south report, a new county record: 3/31 Brown (near Comfrey) †BTS, †MiO. One north report, 4/18 Polk (Thorson Prairie W.M.A.) EH. |
| 2019 | Fall | 2 | One report 8/8–13 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) RAE, MJB, DOr, ph. FFa, m.ob.; the same bird was observed over the county line in Traverse 8/8 RAE, MJB, DOr. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 2 | New county record 3/7 (River Bend N.C., Faribault) Rice †DAB. One additional south report, 3/1 Rock †PRH. | |
| 2020 | Summer | 2 | Found 6/27 Rock (Touch the Sky Prairie) ebd, 7/26 Big Stone LiH. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 2 | 4 | Reported from six counties, the highest single-season total since Fall 1993. All north 8/2 Koochiching (Pine Island S.F.) ebd, 8/20 Morrison (Bellevue Twp.) FGo. All south 8/5 Jackson (Jerry Shotzko W.P.A.) †ASu, 8/15 Big Stone (Correll Landing) †AaL, 9/13 Carver (Rapids Lake) †JCy, 10/5 Lyon (Amiret Twp.) †RJS. |
| 2020 | Winter | No reports for second consecutive winter after three years with single observations. | ||
| 2021 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 4/16 Blue Earth (Mankato) †BHW. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 2 | 3 | All north 8/12 Aitkin (Turner Twp.) ph. MHJ, 9/7 Otter Tail (south of Rothsay) †BAb. All south, new fall record 8/29 Nicollet/Blue Earth †BHW, 9/27 Blue Earth BHW, 11/4 Yellow Medicine (Mound Spring Prairie S.N.A.) †WCM. |
| 2021 | Winter | No reports of this species that has been seen in only three of the past ten winters, the last being in 2018. | ||
| Rare migrant mostly west. | ||||
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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. |