MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Pipits	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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Proceedings

Species: Pipits

American Pipit

Sprague's Pipit

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
Sprague's Pipit (C) (Anthus spragueii)						Start Date 1987-01-01
1:0	MOU	1933-06-20	1933-06-24		Pennington	The Flicker 5:42	Accepted
2:0	MOU	1937-06-18		Warren	Marshall	The Flicker 9:34	Accepted
3:0	MOU	1941-04-27		Muskoda	Clay	The Flicker 22:103	Accepted
4:0	MOU	1946-08-01		near Foxhome	Wilkin	The Flicker 18:65	Accepted
5:0	MOU	1948-04-11		3.5 miles NW of Pennock	Kandiyohi		Accepted
6:0	MOU	1959-09-07		Jasper	Rock	The Flicker 31:137	Accepted
7:0	MOU	1961-06-17	1961-07-15	Felton prairie	Clay	The Flicker 33:76, 35:68	Accepted
8:0	MOU	1961-09-22		near Nimrod	Wadena	The Flicker 33:117	Accepted
9:0	MOU	1962-05-30	1962-06-23	Felton prairie	Clay	The Flicker 34:56, 34:84	Accepted
10:0	MOU	1963-05-30	1963-06-01	Felton prairie	Clay	The Flicker 35:56	Accepted
11:0	MOU	1964-04-25	1964-06-01	Felton prairie	Clay	The Flicker 36:52	Accepted
12:0	MOU	1964-05-13			Dakota	The Flicker 36:52	Accepted
13:0	MOU	1965-07-31	1965-08-01	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 38:17, 38:75	Accepted
14:0	MOU	1965-10-25		Cokato	Wright	The Loon 38:52	Accepted
15:0	MOU	1966-08-06	1966-08-13	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 39:15	Accepted
16:0	MOU	1967-06-18		Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 39:128	Accepted
17:0	MOU	1968-05-30	1968-06-03	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 40:84	Accepted
18:0	MOU	1969-06-10		Buffalo River State Park	Clay		Accepted
19:0	MOU	1969-06-13		Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 41:113	Accepted
20:0	MOU	1969-10-15		Duluth	St. Louis	The Loon 42:115	Accepted
21:0	MOU	1970-05-23	1970-06-13	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 42:95, 40:126, 42:95, 42:110, 42:134	Accepted
22:0	MOU	1970-09-23			Wadena	The Loon 43:64	Accepted
23:0	MOU	1971-05-01		Nimrod	Wadena	The Loon 43:86	Accepted
24:0	MOU	1971-05-14		Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 43:86	Accepted
25:0	MOU	1972-05-17		St. Joseph	Stearns	The Loon 44:79	Accepted
26:0	MOU	1972-06-02	1972-10-09	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 44:79	Accepted
27:0	MOU	1973-05-26	1973-10-10	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 46:23, 46:59	Accepted
28:0	MOU	1973-06-10		near Boyd	Lac qui Parle	The Loon 46:23	Accepted
29:0	MOU	1974-04-28	1974-05-05		Rock	The Loon 46:154	Accepted
30:0	MOU	1974-07-28	1974-08-03	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 47:86	Accepted
31:0	MOU	1974-10-13	1974-10-16	Moorhead sewage lagoons	Clay	The Loon 47:86	Accepted
32:0	MOU	1975-08-10			Mahnomen	The Loon 48:101	Accepted
33:0	MOU	1975-09-28			Rock	The Loon 48:101	Accepted
34:0	MOU	1975-10-03		Pierce Lake	Martin	The Loon 48:101	Accepted
35:0	MOU	1976-05-06		Blue Mounds SP	Rock	The Loon 48:167	Accepted
36:0	MOU	1976-05-30		Marcoux	Polk	The Loon 48:167	Accepted
37:0	MOU	1977-05-25		Pembina Trail WMA	Polk	The Loon 49:222	Accepted
38:0	MOU	1977-05-27			Clay	The Loon 49:222	Accepted
39:0	MOU	1978-05-14	1978-06-07		Clay	The Loon 50:200	Accepted
40:0	MOU	1978-10-01			Wilkin	The Loon 51:93	Accepted
41:0	MOU	1979-08-13		French L	Hennepin	The Loon 51:209, 52:80	Accepted
42:0	MOU	1979-09-29		Rothsay	Wilkin	The Loon 52:80	Accepted
43:0	MOU	1980-05-23	1980-07-01	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 52:164	Accepted
44:0	MOU	1980-05-26		Duluth	St. Louis	The Loon 52:164	Accepted
45:0	MOU	1980-07-01		Section 15, Rockwell Twp	Norman	The Loon 53:142	Accepted
46:0	MOU	1980-09-07		Duluth	St. Louis	The Loon 52:191, 53:96	Accepted
47:0	MOU	1980-10-18			Wilkin		Accepted
48:0	MOU	1981-07-25		Felton	Clay	The Loon 54:23	Accepted
49:0	MOU	1983-05-01			Lac qui Parle	The Loon 55:169	Accepted
50:0	MOU	1983-06-13		Bicentennial Prairie	Clay		Accepted
51:0	MOU	1984-05-27	1984-06-04	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 56:255, 57:46	Accepted
52:1	MOU	1987-07-22	1987-08-08	Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 59:149, 60:26, 60:83	Accepted
	avian information	1988-06-01	1988-07-04		Polk	6/1-31, 7/4 Polk (second state record) (first county record) Nested (first state nesting record since 1972) in Polk (*The Loon* 60:104-108); also a singing male seen in Aitkin (6/26, The Loon 60:187).
53:2	61:10	1988-06-26		near Aitkin	Aitkin	(vote 5-2; The Loon 60:187).	Accepted
54:3	MOU	1988-06-26	1988-07-24	Dugdale	Polk	The Loon 60:104–108	Accepted
	avian information	1990-06-01	1990-09-01		Roseau	summer, 7/30-9/1 Roseau (third state record) (first county record) At least two singing males north of Roseau, Roseau Co., 7/28-29 (*The Loon* 62:167).
55:4	63:41	1990-07-28	1990-08-15	near Roseau	Roseau	(vote 7-0; The Loon 62:167).	Accepted
	MOU	1990-07-28	1990-09-01	Roseau	Roseau	The Loon 63:126	Accepted
56:5	MOU	1991-04-27	1991-06-01	Roseau	Roseau	The Loon 63:260	Accepted
	avian information	1991-04-27	1991-05-24		Roseau	4/27, 5/24 Roseau (fifth state record) (second county record) All reports: 4/27-5/31 Roseau (three returned to last year's site) MO et al., SIS Felton Prairie, Clay Co. (I) MO.
57:6	MOU	1991-05-05		Felton prairie	Clay	The Loon 63:260	Accepted
58:7	64:15	1991-05-25		Badoura Twp.	Hubbard	(vote 7-0; The Loon 62:284).	Accepted
	avian information	1991-06-01	1991-07-31		Roseau	summer Roseau (sixth state record) (third county record) Reported for second straight year in Roseau mob.
59:8	65:33	1992-08-22		Felton Prairie	Clay	(vote 7-0; The Loon 64:231).	Accepted
60:9	MOU	1994-05-18		near Beardsley	Big Stone	The Loon 66:186, 67:56	Accepted
61:10	67:45	1994-06-25		Felton Prairie	Clay	The Loon 67:31	Accepted
62:11	68:58	1995-05-31	1995-06-01	Kertsonville Twp	Polk	(The Loon 68:67–68), 68:50	Accepted
	avian information	1995-05-31			Polk	5/31 Polk (eighth state record) (second county record) One heard singing 5/31 Polk MCBS.
63:12	71:36	1998-10-24	1998-10-25	Rothsay W.M.A.	Wilkin	(record #98– 88, vote 7–0, The Loon 71:53–54).	Accepted
64:13	74:36	2001-09-21		Mendota Heights	Dakota	(record #2001-51, vote 7–0). Excellent written description and sketches by an experienced observer.	Accepted
	avian information	2001-09-21	2001-09-22		Dakota	9/21-22 Dakota (ninth state record) (first county record) One found 9/21 Dakota (Resurrection Cemetery) †TAT was relocated the next morning †ADS. One of the very few Minnesota records of this species away from western regions.
65:14	76:39	2003-05-01		Morris	Stevens	(record #2003-59, vote 5–2). Those not accepting this record were concerned that it was primarily documented by an excellent color sketch “taken from journal...done two hours after seeing bird.” However, the original field sketch, which would have been more useful in documenting the bird, was not submitted.	Accepted
66:15	77:9	2004-10-10	2004-10-11	Red Rock Prairie	Cottonwood	(record #2004-104, vote 7–0). One of the very few migrant Sprague's Pipits ever photographed in the state.	Accepted
67:16	79:50	2006-09-17		Duluth	St. Louis	(record #2006-085, vote 6–1).	Accepted
68:17	84:107	2012-06-08	2012-06-29	Felton Prairie area, Keene Twp.	Clay	(record #2012-017, vote 7–0). The photos and descriptions of behavior and song leave no doubt about the identification. Many people saw and heard this bird and provided adequate documentation. The bird was displaying and apparently in full song. When a rare species is present for an extended time period such as this one, it would be desirable to attempt to obtain a sound recording. Incidentally, this species has been recorded at Felton Prairie in twenty-one distinct years commencing in 1961.	Accepted
69:18	87:4	2013-06-27		Old LTV Tailings Basin, (T59R14d) 7.25 miles north of Hoyt Lakes	St. Louis	(record #2013-046, first vote 2–5, reconsidered vote 7–0). This is one of very few heard-only records ever accepted by MOURC.	Accepted
70:19	86:3	2013-10-18	2013-10-19	Rock Ridge Prairie S.N.A.	Cottonwood	(record #2013-059, vote 7–0).	Accepted
71:20	89:3	2016-10-05		South Heron Lake	Jackson	(record #2016-038, vote 6–1).	Accepted

	Former summer resident northwest. Last breeding record 1988. Recorded in 4 of the last 10 years, most recently 2013. State designation: Endangered.

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