Species Index to The Loon - Blackbirds, Orioles

This is a complete species index to The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union through 2024-08-22.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.

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
Anhingas
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

Issues
Species: Blackbirds, Orioles
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
[Sturnella meadowlark]
Orchard Oriole
[Hooded Oriole]
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Scott's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
[Quiscalus grackle]

Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)Vol.PageKey
1953Yellow-headed Blackbird at Duluth25126N
1956Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Winona and Wabasha Counties28169N
1958Odd Colored Yellow-headed Blackbird3074N
1959The Kako Morita Painting of the Yellow-headed Blackbird3146-47AP
1968Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Cass County4057N
1982Yellow-headed Blackbird Winters in Hennepin County54135N
 
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)Vol.PageKey
1944The bobolink in St. Louis County1664-65N
1979Early Bobolinks51149-150N
 
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)Vol.PageKey
1955Meadowlark Habitat27133N
1992A Winter Meadowlark in Aitkin County64121N
 
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)Vol.PageKey
1955Meadowlark Habitat27133N
 
[Sturnella meadowlark] (Sturnella sp.)Vol.PageKey
 
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)Vol.PageKey
1947Immature Orchard Oriole at St. Cloud1925N
1956Orchard Oriole Observations2840N
1956Orchard Oriole in Otter Tail County28127N
1994Large Orchard Oriole Group66155N
 
[Hooded Oriole] (Icterus cucullatus)Vol.PageKey
1993Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6533-37A
 
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)Vol.PageKey
1966The First Baltimore Oriole X Bullock's Oriole Reported for Minnesota3873-74N
1969First Bullock's Oriole for Minnesota4141-42AP
2009Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee81115-119A
 
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)Vol.PageKey
1939Rachel, a Young Baltimore Oriole1122N
1966The First Baltimore Oriole X Bullock's Oriole Reported for Minnesota3873-74N
1967Cowbird Parasitizes Baltimore Oriole3924N
1967Unusual Winter Visitors at Northfield3962N
1969Baltimore Oriole Attempt to Winter in Minneapolis4128N
1969Oriole Nest Building with Synthetic Fiber4159N
1970Baltimore Oriole Attempts to Winter in Anoka42125-126N
1972A Baltimore Oriole Winter Record4490-91N
1980Possible Hybrid and Longevity Record for the Northern Oriole in Ramsey County5236-37NP
1994Unusual Summer Observations in Hennepin County66150-151N
2003Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee75160-163A
 
Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum)Vol.PageKey
1975Scott's Oriole Banded in Duluth4722-24AP
1976Scott's Oriole -- Further Information4834N
1993Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee65146-147A
2002Scott’s Oriole in Olmsted County74189-190AP
2003Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee7541-46A
2012Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee843-7A
 
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Vol.PageKey
1936Red-winged Blackbird812N
1938Marsh Bird Community Study10(3-4)1-3A
1946On a Blackbird Flyway18110-112N
1948Winter Records of Bronzed Grackles and Red-winged Blackbird near Fort William, Ontario2081N
1950Nesting Behavior of the Red-winged Blackbird2261-77A
1966Red-winged Blackbird uses Bluebird Box as Nesting Site3840N
1966Red-winged White Bird3877N
1967Unusual Winter Visitors at Northfield3962N
1970Red-wing Strikes Low Blow, Can't He Distinguish Pileated from Crow?42146N
1973Red-winged Black and White Bird4524N
 
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)Vol.PageKey
1933Not Easily Discouraged511N
1934Cowbird's Nest?659N
1943A Brown Thrasher Feeding Three Young Cowbirds1552N
1946A Rose-breasted Grosbeak-Cowbird Puzzle1862N
1947The Victims of the Cowbird1939-42A
1949Indigo Bunting Nest with Five Cowbird Eggs21121N
1950Cowbird-Wood Thrush Relationship22108-109N
1955Cowbird Parasitizing Goldfinch27131N
1967Cowbird Parasitizes Baltimore Oriole3924N
1968Odd Plumaged Cowbirds4060N
1968An Incomplete Albino Brown-headed Cowbird40100-101N
1974Concentration of Wintering Cowbirds4689N
1994Unusual Summer Observations in Hennepin County66150-151N
 
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)Vol.PageKey
1936Rusty Blackbirds812N
1973Rusty Blackbirds45134-135N
1975Second Summer Observation of a Rusty Blackbird47144-145N
1975Rusty Blackbird Observations Near Babbitt47192N
1981Rusty Blackbird Family Group at Swamp Lake, Cook County53223N
1982Minnesota's First Rusty Blackbird Nest54141-143AP
1982Rusty Blackbirds -- Lake County54246-247N
 
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)Vol.PageKey
1936Brewer's Blackbird812N
1952Brewer's Blackbird Colony on Minnesota Point, Duluth24163N
1986First Nest Record for Brewer's Blackbirds in Clay County5850-51N
1987Late Brewer's Blackbird at Duluth5951-52N
2000Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee72163-168A
 
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Vol.PageKey
1931Unusual Nesting Sites311A
1943Grackles Destroy Mallard's Nest1534N
1947Different Species Nest in the Same Tree19103N
1948Winter Records of Bronzed Grackles and Red-winged Blackbird Near Fort William, Ontario2081N
1958Our Grackle Guest30105-107A
1962Common Grackle Feeding on Fish34100N
1962Bird "Anting" With Moth Balls34131-132N
1965A White Empidonax and Mutants of the Common Grackle and the House Sparrow37110N
1969Common Grackles "Anting" with Oranges41130N
1976A Nesting Study of Common Grackles in Southeastern Minnesota48149-156A
1988An Albinistic Common Grackle in Morris60130-131NP
1990Common Grackle Attacks Bat62111N
 
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Vol.PageKey
1983Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5541-43A
1983A Probable Great-tailed Grackle in Dakota County5583-84N
1984Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5617-20A
1993Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee65146-147A
1993A Minnesota Great-tailed Grackle65148AP
1993A Minnesota Great-tailed Grackle With Notes on the Species' Range Expansion in the Midwest65148-150A
1998Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee70155-159A
2000Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee7239-43A
2000Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee72163-168A
2001Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee7335-38A
2001Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee73168-171A
2002Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee7436-40A
2002Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee74161-167A
2003Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee7541-46A
2003Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee75160-163A
2004Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee7639-45A
2004Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee76152-161A
2006Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee78126-133A
 
[Quiscalus grackle (Quiscalus sp.)]

Notes:

Each entry to the index is preceded with a code, which denotes one of the following:
  A
  AP
  N
  NP
-- the reference is a major or minor article
-- the reference is a major or minor article and is accompanied by a photograph
-- the reference is a Note of Interest
-- the reference is a Note of Interest and is accompanied by a photograph
 
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