Duplicates
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Finches |
Accepted Duplicates | |
| This is the 1981 to present Records Committee Proceedings archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
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| Species: Finches |
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Brambling Pine Grosbeak |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch House Finch |
Cassin's Finch Lesser Goldfinch |
| Cassin's Finch (A) (Haemorhous cassinii) | Start Date 0000-00-00 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| 1 | MOU | 1987-11-10 | 1987-11-12 | Duluth | St. Louis | The Loon 60:3 | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1987-11-10 | St. Louis | 11/10 St. Louis (first state record) (first county record) Ill II Duluth OK (The Loon 60:3-9). | ||||||
| 60:3-5 | 1988 | index | Minnesota's First Cassin's Finch | ||||||
| 60:6-9 | 1988 | index | Cassin's Finch: The Documentation and Research | ||||||
| 61:10 | 1988-04-07 | Crosby | Crow Wing | (vote 0-7). It was agreed that the described face pattern, overall size, bill shape and undertail coverts all indicated this may well have been a female Cassin 's Finch. The problem is that the observers were unable to see the bird long enough and well enough to provide a completely detailed description of these and other field marks. It was learned from the 1987 Duluth record that Cassin's vs. Purple Finch identification requires long and careful scrutiny of the bird involved along with good photos or meticulous written details , none of which were possible in this case. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 64:15 | 1991-07-09 | 1991-07-11 | Lac qui Parle Co. (vote 2-5). Although this bird was carefully studied and exten | Lac qui Parle | (vote 2-5). Although this bird was carefully studied and extensively described, and though it was agreed it may well have been correctly identified, the majority felt that this identification is so difficult and the species so unusual that even more thorough documentationincluding photos and sketches as was the case with the 1987 Duluth recordwas desirable. It was Spring 1992 also felt that early July would bean extremely unlikely time for this bird to wander out of range. There were House Finches present at the same feeder for direct comparison and several differences were noted, but it was felt that all the plumage, size and shape differences noted are within the range of variation in House Finch. There was also uncertainty expressed about the sex, age and stage of molt of the bird, so that the features listed which would seem to preclude Purple Finch might possibly not be diagnostic unless these uncertainties were clarified. | Not Accepted | |||
| 81:7 | 2008-09-05 | near Kettle River Scientific and Natural Area | Pine | (record #2008-042, vote 3-4). This may well have been correctly identified by an experienced observer, but the majority felt that female or immature Purple Finch (C. purpureus) was not conclusively eliminated. The identification of adult male Cassin's Finch is relatively straightforward, but unlike the first state record of this species, a female or immature which was photographed and studied at close range for extended amounts of time over a period of three days at a feeder (The Loon 60:3-9), this apparent female was observed through binoculars for only four minutes from up to 50 meters away. Subtle characteristics used to separate these species, including bill length and shape, would be difficult to ascertain at this distance, and no other species were nearby for comparison. The bird did not vocalize and a white eye-ring was not noted. | Not Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 2008-09-05 | Pine | 9/5 Pine (second state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| 90:83 | 2018-04-08 | 2018-04-09 | private residence, Edina | Hennepin | (record #2018-002, vote 7-0). Second state and first spring record. Female/immature, photographed. Last previous record was in fall 1987. | Not Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2018-04-08 | 2018-04-09 | Hennepin | 4/8, 9 Hennepin (third state record) (first county record) Second state record appeared in Edina 4/8–9 Hennepin ph. †MZa, †EzH, †IsH, m.ob. | |||||
| Two records: one spring (2018) and one fall (1987). | |||||||||
| The information in the above table comes from several different sources. The count in column 1 indicates which of the sources is considered the primary source. | ||
| 'Accepted' MOURC entries from The MOURC Proceedings | ||
| 'Not Accepted' or 'Rejected' MOURC entry from The MOURC Proceedings | ||
| Accepted MOU records assembled by David Cahlander | ||
| Sighting records for () | ||
| Avian information from the occurrence maps, in dark red, assembled by Robert Janssen. Seasonal report for the species/season published in The Loon or The Flicker has been added. | ||
| Information from The Loon index assembled by Anthony Hertzel and David Cahlander | ||