Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Gulls, Terns 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
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Gulls, Terns
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ivory Gull
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull
Ross's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
[Herring Gull (American)]
[Herring Gull (Vega)]
Iceland Gull
[Iceland Gull (Thayer's)]
[Iceland Gull (Kumlien's)]
[Iceland Gull (Iceland)]
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull
[Herring Gull X Glaucous Gull]
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Forster's Tern
[Sterna tern]
[Royal Tern]
Sandwich Tern
Elegant Tern

Ross's Gull(Rhodostethia rosea)
YearSeasonNS
1984Spring First state record, 4/4 to 4/14 Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. James P. Mattsson, M.ob. (The Loon 56:128)
1992Spring Second Minnesota record; 4/16 Goose Lake, Pennington County SSt (The Loon 64:156–158).
2007Winter3 Certainly the highlight of the season was this third state record basic adult photographed near Grand and Hardman Avenues on the Mississippi River on 12/15 in South St. Paul ph. †BAF, ph. †DAC, ph. †AXH, †JPM, ph. †PHS (The Loon 80:174). Seen by a relatively small number of birders, the gull unfortunately departed the area at nightfall and could not be relocated the following day despite intensive searching. During its brief visit, the diminutive arctic gull obligingly added three new county records — Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington (The Loon 80:108–110).
2021Fall2 A well-photographed first-cycle provided the fourth state and second county record before being found deceased on 11/30: 11/27–29 Washington/Dakota (Point Douglas), found by †BDo and documented by 21 other individuals (The Loon 93:210–213).
 
 Three records: 2 spring and 1 winter. Recorded in one (2007) of the last 10 years.

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.
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.