MOURC Proceedings Archive - Warblers Accepted
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Proceedings
Species: Warblers
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
[Brewster's Warbler]
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Kirtland's Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Painted Redstart

Prairie Warbler (C) (Setophaga discolor)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
1MOU1961-05-12Bass Ponds, BloomingtonHennepinThe Flicker 33:92Accepted
2MOU1968-05-30WayzataHennepinThe Loon 40:59Accepted
3MOU1975-06-10Spring GroveHoustonThe Loon 48:70Accepted
461:1211989-05-13Elm Creek Park ReserveHennepin(vote 7-0; The Loon 61:82-83) . Accepted
564:1381992-06-06Blue Mounds S. P.Rock(vote 7-D; The Loon 64:174-175). The following records were voted on (note that several of these records had previously been voted on, accepted and/or published): Accepted
6MOU1993-05-01CyrusPopeThe Loon 65:152Accepted
766:1271994-05-31Cedar Creek N.H.A.Anoka(The Loon 66:148). Accepted
876:391994-10-15Grand MaraisCook(record #2003-45, vote 7–0). The documentation for this ten-yearold record, which had never been voted on, had only recently been found. Since it includes original field notes and a sketch made at the time of the observation, the record was able to be Accepted. Accepted
968:1641996-06-041996-06-24Cedar Creek Natural History AreaAnoka(photo record). Accepted
1070:441997-05-18FridleyAnoka(record #97–34, vote 7–0). Accepted
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1997-05-181997-05-21Anoka5/18-21 Anoka (tenth state record) (third county record)
Only report: 5/18–21 Anoka SC, GP, mob.
1170:441997-06-08Cannon River Bike TrailGoodhue(record #97– 57, vote 7–0). Accepted
1270:441997-07-041997-07-24near LanesboroFillmore(photo record #97–72). Accepted
1372:401999-05-021999-05-10Lake ByllesbyDakota(record #99–68, vote 7–0). Accepted
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1999-05-02Dakota5/2 Dakota (thirteenth state record) (first county record)
One was photographed 5/2 (second earliest south) Dakota (L. Byllesby) KG et al.
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1999-06-121999-06-26Dakota6/12-26 Dakota (fourteenth state record) (second county record)
1472:401999-08-121999-08-19RichfieldHennepin(record #99–54, vote 7–0). Accepted
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2000-04-30Rice4/30 Rice (first county record)
1573:1682001-04-30FaribaultRice(record #2001-19, vote 5–2). Accepted
1675:412002-04-20Coon Rapids Dam Regional ParkHennepin(record #2002-49; vote 5–2 on first individual; vote 0–7, Not The observer who originally found the bird(s) provided an adequate description of a singing male. A second individual present at the time was thought to have been a female Prairie Warbler, but both the observation and the description were too brief, and this second bird was not accepted. Other observers also reported seeing a Prairie Warbler at this same location through at least 25 April, but none of these reports could be accepted since none was accompanied by adequate documentation. Accepted
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2002-04-202002-04-25Hennepin4/20-25 Hennepin (fifth county record)
Episodic reports 4/20–25 Hennepin (Coon Rapids Dam) JKS, †RLR, †OLJ. This bird was apparently difficult to relocate as many observers searched in vain multiple times.
1776:392003-06-022003-06-03Murphy-Hanrehan Park ReserveScott(record #2003-60, vote 7–0). This bird was seen by many observers and photographed. Accepted
1876:1522004-05-20St. John's University, St. CloudStearns(record #2004-028, vote 7–0). Three observers each submitted convincing written details. Independently prepared documentation from multiple observers, especially if accompanied by contemporaneous field notes, greatly enhances the validity of sight records. Accepted
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2005-05-21Stearns5/21 Stearns (second county record)
1978:402005-06-062005-07-02Ritter Farm ParkDakota(record #2005-038, vote 7–0). This territorial male attracted scores of observers, but sadly no female Prairie Warblers. Accepted
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2005-06-18Scott6/18 Scott (second county record)
Reported 6/6–7/2 Dakota (singing male at Ritter Farm Park) ph. †JPM; also documented by †CMB, †PCC, ph. †DAC, ph.†PHS, †DTT, SMT.
2078:1262006-06-042006-06-05near EllsworthNobles(record #2006-052, vote 7–0. Digital images and written details were submitted by multiple observers. Accepted
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2006-06-042006-06-06Nobles6/4-5, 6 Nobles (first county record)
Twentieth state record 6/4–5 Nobles (singing male near Ellsworth) †DBz, COB; ph. DAC, †PHS.
2179:1232007-05-282007-05-31Ritter Farm ParkDakota(record #2007-034, vote 7–0). Of special interest was this bird's presence at the same location where a territorial male sang 6 June – 2 July 2005 (The Loon 78:30, 78:44). Accepted
2281:1152009-05-13DundasRice(record #2009-016, vote 6–1). Second county record. Adult male, photographed at a banding station. Accepted
2381:1152009-05-23MankatoBlue Earth(record #2009-028, vote 7–0). First county record. Singing adult male. Accepted
2487:952015-06-07Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A.Dakota(record #2015-023, vote 7–0). Vocalization recorded. Accepted
2588:912016-06-15Sand Coulee S.N.A., HastingsDakota(record #2016-024, vote 7–0). Audio recorded. Comparison of sonograms with a Prairie Warbler also recorded at this same location on 7 June 2015 indicates the bird is almost certainly different from the 2015 male, taking into consideration pronounced differences in the songs. Accepted
2689:872017-05-26private property in BlackduckBeltrami(record #2017-023, vote 6–1). Adult male, photographed and audio recorded. First county record. Accepted
2791:892019-05-312019-06-29Gordon Anderson Recreation Area, Richard J. Dorer State Memorial Hardwood ForestHouston(record #2019-029, vote 7–0). Adult male, photographed. Accepted
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2019-05-31Houston5/31 Houston (second county record)
One report that continued into the summer season 5/31 Houston (Richard J. Dorer S.F., Gordon Anderson R.A.) a.t. DBz.
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2019-06-012019-06-29Houston6/1-29 Houston (third county record)
 Continuing from spring (since 5/31) through 6/29 Houston (Gordon Anderson R.A.) a.t. † EzH, ph. RZi, ph. GHo, ph. ToM, ph. MHn, m.ob. Song recorded by no fewer than 14 observers!
2892:922020-06-062020-06-07Hillside Road several miles north of the junction with State Highway 26Houston(record #2020-032, vote 7–0). Two singing males; one photographed. Both were described as singing their “diagnostic slightly buzzy ascending series of notes.” The species may have persisted until 17 June 2020 as evidenced by a couple of other reports in proximity to this location. Accepted
2992:922020-06-062020-06-28Richard J. Dorer State Forest, Gordon Anderson Recreation AreaHouston(record #2020-033, vote 7–0). Adult male, photographed. A second bird may also have been present here; but the documentation was insufficient for MOURC to accept more than one bird. Interestingly, a Prairie Warbler was documented very near this location in May and June 2019. Accepted
3093:32023-05-172023-05-19 Silverwood Park, St. AnthonyRamsey (record #2023-051, vote 7–0). Adult male, photographed. First county record (The Loon 95:50–51).

Accepted
 
 Thirty records: 16 spring, 12 summer, and 2 fall. Recorded in four of the last ten years, most recently 2017.

Notes:

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