The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Ibises | 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: Ibises |
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White Ibis Glossy Ibis |
White-faced Ibis [Glossy Ibis X White-faced Ibis] |
[Plegadis ibis] Roseate Spoonbill |
| White-faced Ibis(Plegadis chihi) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Spring | 2 reports Nobles Co., 3 photographed by Jim Brandenberg; 5-10 to 5-15 Heron Lake, Jackson Co., Ross Wagner; perhaps this species Is returning to Its former nesting range in Minn.? | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 8-29 Sulem Slough. Watonwan Co., 1 photographed by L. ltnpp; 9-2!; Travf> rse Co. 16 mi. e. of Browns Valley), KE (seeNotes of Interest in December Loon). | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 7-11 immature seen flying, Ramsev Co.. R. L. Huber. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 2 reports of this casual: 5-2 to 5-4 Lincoln (1) Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Davis; 5-5 and 5-13 Wabasha (2) (1) WDM, KG, BDC. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 9-14 Big Stone (2) TS. | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-5, 6 Rice (1) OR, RBJ. IBIS SP. 5-20 Cook M. Kilen, D. Zentner. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 5-3 Cottonwood LAF, m. obs., 5-30 Wilkin JPI AM. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 10/4-12 Dakota m. obs. ( The Loon 57:59) | ||
| 1986 | Spring | 4/26 Martin RJ, RG (The Loon 58:138); 4/27-28 Lac qui Parle et al. (The Loon 58:138). | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 4/23 Lac qui Parle Co. KE et al. (The Loon 60:137). ; | ||
| 1990 | Spring | 4/23-29 Dakota and Hennepin mob (The Loon 62:154-156); 5/8-12 Brown JS (The Loon 62:159-160). ; | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Three birds seen near Fairmont, Martin Co., 6/9 KH, DO; in past ten years, only one other ibis record in summer (1986). Thndra Swan Two reports: 6/16 Pennington RJ, 6/9 Polk (four) DJ. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported 5/8-25 Jackson mob, 5/20 Rice WS (The Loon 63:206). ; | ||
| 1996 | Spring | All reports: 5/11–13 Lake Augusta, Cottonwood Co. (2) ED et al. (The Loon 68:179), 5/12–15 Big Stone N.W.R., Lac qui Parle Co. (1–2) SSt, WM. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Only report: 9/25 Murray (two at Haberman WMA) JaH, RG. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Only report: 5/7–8 Meeker RE, mob. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Only report: 5/5–8 Dakota (2) mob. Although seen by dozens of observers, the only documentation for this Casual species was photographic (AH). | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Adult in alternate plumage reported 5/3–18 Le Sueur (Washington Twp.) WS, †PC, mob. Two unidentified Plegadis seen 5/14 Swift (Appleton Twp.) †WM were most likely this species. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Adult or subadult bird with red irides carefully identified at Carrigan L. (west of Montrose) 8/19–21 Wright DDM, BJM, †AXH, †PHS et al. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | First documented county record 4/26 Scott (adult at Spring Lake Twp.) †FTM, †KG. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | First summer record since 1990 (there have been three summer Plegadis sp. reports during the interim). Single bird photographed 6/19 Mower (about 20 miles east of Austin) JEM, †RNS et al. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | All reports: 4/17 Olmsted (3 at East Landfill Reservoir, Rochester) JWH, †RLE, †PWP, 4/23–29 Waseca (Mott L.) †RBJ, JEB, DDM, MJF, 5/5 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) m.ob., †JPE, Kandiyohi †RSF, 5/7+ Murray (5 at Hiram Southwick W.M.A.) JJS, †PCC, †PHS, m.ob. [Corrected] | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Two discovered 7/12 (both seen through 7/15, one still present 7/17) near Cedar Mills in Meeker Co. SPS, †DMF, †PHS, m.obs. Holdovers from May (please see spring report) observed 6/2 Murray (4 at Hiram Southwick W.M.A.) MSS. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Two seen in flight 9/11 Traverse (Mud L.) †KJB. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Accepted record 5/17–19 Lyon (6 at Cottonwood) †PHS et al. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Documented 6/1 Rock (5 adults at Luverne) RMD, †KRE et al. and 6/15 Big Stone (2 in Toqua Twp.) †PCC. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Documented 4/16 Dakota (L. Byllesby, second earliest) †CBr, †RMD, ph. JPM et al., 4/19–21 Otter Tail (Scott-Cray W.P.A., earliest north) †EJE, †DTT, ph. †SMT, †RHO, 4/25–28 Douglas (west of L. Osakis, second county record) ph. †PWP, †BWF, 5/2 Sherburne (Haven Twp.) †HHD, ph. CAM, 5/13–14 Carver (Mayer W.T.P.) †RMD, m.obs., 5/24–25 Meeker (Corvuso) BK, †DMF. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Accepted records of single birds 4/19 Rock (Hills W.T.P.) †DBz, 5/1 Rock (same location with no intervening sightings; presumably different bird) †RMD et al., 5/13–15 Douglas (Osakis W.T.P.) †JPE, 5/24 Lac qui Parle (one adult at Big Stone N.W.R., second adult accepted as Plegadis sp.) †BJU. [Corrected] | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Accepted records of single adults 4/21–22 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU, 4/22 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) JMc, ph. †AXH, 5/1–2 Otter Tail (Copeland W.M.A.) ph. †DTT, SMT, m.ob. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | Flock of 20 adults with Glossy Ibis and two Plegadis ibis sp. 4/29–5/1 Lac qui Parle (two miles southwest of Madison) †JPE, ph. DAC, ph. †KRE, v.t. PN, †BJU, m.ob. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 5/24–25 Steele (Straight River Marsh) AEB, ph. LA, ph. RLE, NFT. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 5 | All reports: 4/23 Lac qui Parle (3 with 12 Plegadis sp., near Big Stone N.W.R. headquarters) †SMC, 4/30 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) †CMB, †ADS, †LEC, ph. DAC, m.ob., 5/1 Nicollet (1 with 1 Plegadis sp., Nicollet W.M.A.) ph. RMD, 5/7 Lac qui Parle (4, near Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. †BJU, 5/23 Blue Earth (Perch Lake W.P.A.) ChH, ph. RMD, Lac qui Parle (Arena Twp.) †BJU, 5/24 Sherburne (Santiago Twp.) †PLJ. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | 8 | All reports: 4/17 Grant (2, North Ottawa Twp.) †DFN, PEJ, 4/24 Lac qui Parle (3, Florida Creek W.M.A.) ph. †BJU, 4/28 Martin (2 near Clayton Lake, no details) CRM, 4/29 Lyon (2, Tracy, no details) RJS, 4/30 Nicollet (near Nicollet) ph. RMD, 5/11 Chippewa (Kragero Twp.) ph. †BJU, Swift (Lubenow W.P.A.) ph. †BJU, 5/13–18 Lyon (3, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) WCM, 5/16 Nobles (near East Graham Lake) MDu. |
| 2011 | Summer | 1 | Reported 6/8 Goodhue (near Treasure Island Casino complex) ph. GMi. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | Only report 8/20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. BJU. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | 5 | All reports: 4/15–16 Dakota/Goodhue (7, Lake Byllesby) ph. †SHF, †BAF, †RPR, m.ob, 4/15–21 Hennepin (max. 3, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ph. †BAF, ph. †CMB, ph. †ACr, ph. †BeH, ph. RTe, m.ob., 4/22 Lac qui Parle (30 at Cory Lake accompanied by 20 Plegadis sp., another one in Walter Twp, and two more in Yellow Bank Twp.) †PCC, 5/4 Dodge (west of Dodge Center) †RBW, m.ob., Hennepin (Old Cedar Avenue Bridge) †MJM, 5/6–8 Dakota (180th Street Marsh) †BAF, 5/20 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) DBM, REH. Note: apparent hybrids among Glossy and White-faced Ibis are increasing. When reporting these taxa, please comment on how individual Plegadis are identified at the species level. [Corrected] |
| 2013 | Spring | 9 | 17 | A remarkable total of 43 records comprising 157 birds for the season! All reports were south and west of a line from Winona to Meeker to Marshall counties. Early south (median 4/28) 4/16 Lyon DaB. Early north 4/19 Becker ASM, 4/20 Clay (2) TCL. Many first county records: 4/20 Freeborn (Myre-Big Island S.P.) HHD, 4/24–5/1 Kittson (max. 7 at C.R. 4 and 370th Ave.) TrB, 5/4 McLeod (along Meeker McLeod Avenue about 1/4 mile north of C.R. 14) ph. MiO, 5/3–6 Pennington (2, west side of Thief River Falls) PJo, ph. JMJ, 4/27 Stevens (2, Alberta) DLP. Freeborn, Kittson and Stevens also had subsequent records this season. High counts were 30 on 5/1 in Stevens (near Donnelly) DO, and 17 on 5/5 in Wilkin (Manston Marsh, with 5 additional Plegadis) RAE. See summer report for late spring migrants, north and south, and The Loon 85:199–212. for a more complete summary of this season's influx. |
| 2013 | Summer | 2 | 2 | Seen 6/1 Blue Earth †DWK, 6/6, 6/7 Clay (8) †RMD, 6/8 Big Stone DLP, 7/4 Roseau (5, Roseau River W.M.A.) †MaG. Also see The Loon 85:199–212. |
| 2013 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | 9 | All south reports: 4/26 Lac Qui Parle (Salt Lake) ph. JPR, m.ob., 4/26 Yellow Medicine SGa, 5/2–13 Lyon (max. 5, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) ph. RJS, ph. JWd, m.ob., 5/5–6 Winona (Bartlet Lake Rd.) ph. †DBz, ANy, 5/9–14 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) BAB, ph. ALD, ph. †DWK, ph. AWi, m.ob., 5/11–23 Wabasha DBz, m.ob., 5/14 Carver (Laketown Twp.) WCM, 5/14 Cottonwood (7, near Westbrook) DHr, 5/26 Lincoln (3) RAE. One north report 5/3–30 Grant (max. 3, North Ottawa Impoundment) DFN, PEJ, m.ob. High count 5/16 Wabasha (20, flooded field along C.R. 24 near Kellogg) BWF. |
| 2014 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Reported 6/1 Grant (at least 4, continuing from spring at North Ottawa Impoundment) PSP, JPR, 6/2 Dakota ADS. |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | Only report 10/2 Lac qui Parle (2, Big Stone N.W.R.) RBJ. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | 7 | All south reports: 4/17 McLeod (2, Eagle Lake) †PRH, 4/18–19 Nicollet (1, north of Nicollet) WCM, ph. JRg, ph. JWZ, m.ob., 4/27 Big Stone (6) DLP, 5/3–9 Yellow Medicine (max. 9, Miedd Lake) ph. JWd, ph. GWe, 5/8 Faribault (1) WAF, †ClN, 5/22 Carver (1, Wahibo Marsh) MJa, BaS, Jackson (1, Heron Lake) KJB, 5/26–27 Carver (1, Chevalle Ponds) JCy, m.ob. One north report: 5/3 St. Louis (1, Park Point) DiG, BMu, ph. †TRK, ph. †KRE, ph. †PHS, ph. ClN. |
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | One report 8/3 Lac qui Parle (11, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 2 | 10 | Most reports were southwest of a line from Wilkin to Martin. Early south (median 4/26) 4/12 Lincoln (32) TAT, 4/16–18 Lac qui Parle (max. 4, Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) DOr, ALw, ph. KeM, 4/18 Hennepin (2, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) SLC, BAF, m.ob. All north 5/20 Wilkin (Brown W.P.A.) BWF, 5/31 Grant (2, Mud Lake W.P.A.) CoM. High count 4/21 Yellow Medicine (44, Miedd and Spellman lakes) GWe. Late south 5/23 Kandiyohi (C.R. 27 wetland east of C.R. 1) ph. JWd, 5/30 Big Stone (2, Artichoke Lake W.P.A.) GWe, Hennepin (3, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) ph. DyP, DGn, ph. AmS. A total of 96 individuals reported. |
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | Found 6/4 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) JWH, RZi, BWF. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | 3 | All reports: 9/10–23 Yellow Medicine (Miedd Lake; initial flock of 3 grew to 24 by 9/16, 8 still present on the last day) GWe, m.ob.; 10/2 Lyon (1, Lone Tree Lake) GWe; two in Stearns at the Albany W.T.P. were initially identified on 10/14 only to genus (DOr, †PCC, AaL), but they remained through 10/16 and were subsequently seen better and confirmed as this species (ph. ABm, ph. LiH); 10/15 (record late north, North Ottawa Impoundment) Grant ph. WPl. |
| 2017 | Spring | 3 | 7 | Many near-record early reports. Apart from 5/2 Scott (Marsh W.M.A.) CCx, m.ob., all reports were from the western third of the state. Early south (median 4/24) 4/9–11 Yellow Medicine (4, Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/11 Jackson (7, Heron Lake W.M.A.) DAk, 4/13 Lyon GWe. Late south 5/11–17 Lyon (max. 9, Lone Tree Lake) GW, m.ob., 5/24 Lac qui Parle (8, 155th AVe.) KeM, 5/26 Lac qui Parle (5) DOr. North reports from Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) 4/15 KRE, m.ob., 4/21 (2) JPR, 5/19 (2) JyF, 5/24 (2) WPl; also 4/29–5/1 Marshall/Polk (2, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) SAu, ph. HHu. |
| 2017 | Summer | 1 | Found 6/16–20 Grant (2 or 3, North Ottawa Impoundment and nearby) RAE, ASu, LiH, DFe, HeH, ShG, LGl. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 2 | 5 | Reports north from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant: 8/11 LiH, KnM, 8/12 (3) JDv, 9/17 (5) WPl, 10/10 (1) WPl, 10/24–25 (3) WPl, CRa, 11/2 WPl, 11/5 NaH, CNn. Away from Grant only north report 9/7 Traverse (12 among a large ibis flock were identifiable to species; Murphy Ponds) KnM. All south 9/3 Lac qui Parle (7) SMC, 9/4 Yellow Medicine (2, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) GWe, 9/20 Lyon (7, Coon Creek W.M.A.) GWe, 10/13 Kandiyohi (1 with several Plegadis sp., Pennock) DOr, 10/17–22 Olmsted (east of Viola.) JmP, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Spring | 3 | 9 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/20 Big Stone (11) DOr, 4/22–25 Lac qui Parle (max. 11) ebd, DLP, RAE, 4/28 Jackson JJu, Lac qui Parle (2, Bellingham) JST, KeL, KSz. Late south 5/21 Lyon (2) NMe, GWe, Watonwan (max. 9) BTS, m.ob., 5/23 Jackson †KEm. All north 4/26 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) fide JMJ, 4/29 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ASu, LiH, 5/3 Clay (Ulen Twp.) HeH, ShG. High count 5/9 Big Stone (19) FGo. |
| 2018 | Summer | 1 | 5 | First county records 6/23 Pope (C.R. 13 dogleg) † MJB, 6/17 Redwood (Hwy. 68 west of Wabasso) ph. MNv. High count 6/29–39 Waseca (11) † CRM, m.ob. Also found in Big Stone, Traverse (3), Yellow Medicine. |
| 2018 | Fall | 1 | 3 |  All north 9/8 Grant (Niemackl Lake Park) DFe, MO, and then only from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant: 9/14 (14) RCl, 9/25 (max. 117, all were presumed to be P. chihi) HHD, EzH, 9/26 (11) REn, 9/28 (max. 5) RAE, m.ob., 9/30 (max. 6) ph. TBo, CRa. All south 8/14–15 Lyon (Balaton) GWe, DFe, 9/6 Rice TFB, 9/11 Lyon (Island Lake) GWe, 9/18 Lyon (Sham Lake) GWe, 10/31 Steele (Armstrong Project) ph. GHo. |
| 2019 | Spring | 2 | 5 | All south 4/24 Blue Earth (north of Minnesota Lake) ph. JCF, 5/4–6 Rice ph. GaM, m.ob., 5/4 Wabasha DBz, 5/5–7 Watonwan (2) KEm, RAE., 5/7 Cottonwood (3) ANy, m.ob. All north 4/27 Wilkin AxB (Meadows W.P.A.), ph. REn, m.ob., 5/4 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) AxB, ph. REn, m.ob. |
| 2019 | Summer | 1 | Â Seen 6/7–9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) † JyM, † MO, ph. WPl. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | 2 | All north 9/19–21 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl, m.ob. All south 9/14 Lyon GWe (C.R. 13, Russell) 9/28 – 10/2 Lyon (3, 190th St., Marshall) NMe, GWe. Note that many reports did not include identification details. |
| 2020 | Spring | 3 | 18 | A large influx of this species occurred south and west of a line from Marshall to Olmsted. Early south (median 4/23) 4/11 Lyon (Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) NMe, m.ob., 4/16 Big Stone (2) DLP, 4/18 Hennepin BeH, Lyon (30, combined total from Island Lake & Green Valley W.M.A.) NMe, m.ob., Redwood/Yellow Medicine (8, Timm Lake) ASu, RAE, m.ob., Steele DAB. All north 4/29 – 5/2 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) LBa, m.ob., 5/1–3 Marshall (2, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) HHu, m.ob., 5/23 Wilkin (Wolverton Twp.) AaL, m.ob., 5/25–27 Grant (max. 14, North Ottawa Impoundment) MO, WPl. High count 4/25 Jackson (47, C.R. 66, Lakeville) REn, m.ob. Late south 5/24 Lyon ebd, Olmsted MHn, m.ob., Yellow Medicine (6) NMe. See summer report for additional records both north and south. |
| 2020 | Summer | 2 | 1 | Single birds reported 6/12–17 Clay (by Hawley) ph. †PBB, m.ob., 6/13–14 Watonwan (S. of Madelia) ph. STa, 7/29–30 Otter Tail (by Fergus Falls) ph. BAr. |
| 2020 | Fall | 1 | 2 | All north 9/3 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) MTe. All south 9/8 Stevens (Donnelly Twp.) ASu, 10/16 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) GWe. |
| 2021 | Spring | 3 | 20 | For the second consecutive spring season, there was a large influx of this species, mainly southwest of a line from Traverse to Olmsted. Early south (median 4/24) 4/23 Big Stone (3) DLP, 4/24 Freeborn MGi, Lac qui Parle (9) ebd, Mower (15) SHo, m.ob., Pipestone (Woodstock State W.M.A.) VKl, Sibley DBz, Watonwan ((est. as many as 100, 320th St. Marsh, five groups of birds) RJA, m.ob. All north 4/30 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ebd, 5/2 Pine (Falcon Ave.) KrM, m.ob., 5/11 Traverse DFN, PEJ. Late south 5/26 Steele (Armstrong Restoration) RBW, 5/26–28 Watonwan (max. 2) ChH, m.ob. See summer report for additional records both north and south. |
| 2021 | Summer | 1 | 2 | Singles reported 6/3 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) WPl, 6/8 Big Stone (Marsh L.) ph. RMD, 6/28 – 7/28 Big Stone (no details, Artichoke W.P.A.) DLP, 6/11–12 Faribault (Minnesota L.) ph. GUn, RWB. Also see Plegadis sp. |
| 2021 | Fall | 2 | All south 8/1 Big Stone DLP, 8/7–13 Big Stone (max. 11, Otrey W.M.A.) DLP, m.ob., 8/12 Big Stone (C.R. 61) DLP, 8/29 Steele (11 of 18 identified as P. chihi, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) DAB. | |
| Rare migrant mostly west and south. Two breeding records (1894, 1895). There are additional records of Plegadis sp. | ||||
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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. |