Species Index to The Loon - Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows

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: Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Canada Jay
Blue Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven

Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)Vol.PageKey
1930Another Canada Jay Record27N
1930The Clown of the North Woods215-16A
1953Whiskey Jack25134-135AP
1959Predation by Gray Jays on the Young of the Hoary Bat31100N
1963Nesting Record of the Gray Jay in Itasca County3568N
1967Gray Jay Invasion, Fall 19653922-23A
1967Unusual Winter Records for Stearns County3963N
1968Gray Jay in Edina4022NP
1982Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee54147-150A
1984Gray Jay Takes Live Mammal5672-73N
1987A Documented Invasion of Gray Jays in Duluth, Fall 19865941-44A
1987Incursion of Gray Jays into Southern Minnesota, 1986-8759153-154N
 
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Vol.PageKey
1933Blue Jay Notes521N
1933Blue Jay Notes521N
1944An Early Cardinal's Nest Plundered by a Blue Jay1659N
1946Concentration of Flickers and Blue Jays18106N
1955Blue Jay Attacks Little Brown Bat27175N
1957Blue Jay Banded Eight Years Ago29160N
1964Albino Blue Jay3666N
1970Jay Kills Hummingbird42118N
1980A Preliminary Report on the Breeding Behavior of the Blue Jay in Anoka County, Minnesota52146-149AP
1988Blue Jays Harass Purple Martins6053N
 
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)Vol.PageKey
1970Clark's Nutcracker in Hennepin County4234N
1972Clark's Nutcracker at St. John's College44125N
1973Clark's Nutcracker at Christmas Lake4520-21N
1974Clark's Nutcracker Record from Tracy4686N
1978A Clark's Nutcracker in Duluth50119N
1978Clark's Nutcracker in South Minneapolis50120N
1986Clark's Nutcracker Sighting58199N
1987Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5957-58A
2005Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee779-15A
2011Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee8399-103A
2013Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee853-7A
 
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)Vol.PageKey
1939The Magpie in Minnesota1121N
1943Golden Plovers, Magpie, Prairie Falcon, and Buteos at Lake Traverse1511-12N
1950Notes on the American Magpie in Minnesota, Winter, 1949-502242-44N
1951Magpies in Minnesota2390N
1954A Mallard Cowbird2640-41N
1955Magpie at Rochester, Minnesota2742NP
1957Distribution of the American Magpie in Minnesota2995-99A
1958Magpie Observations in Red Lake County3035N
1958A Magpie Invasion30159N
1959Black-billed Magpies in Wadena County3161N
1959The Magpie and Mockingbird in Anoka County, Minnesota31102N
1961Observations on Black-billed Magpies and American Woodcock3354N
1966Summer Observations in Roseau County38111-112N
1966Summer Record for the Magpie38144N
1967Black-billed Magpies in Roseau County39137N
1971Black-billed Magpie: New Breeding Records in Minnesota4378-79A
1973Black-billed Magpie Nestings in Clay County45120-123AP
1974Black-billed Magpie Nestings in St. Louis County46174-175N
1976Magpie Nesting in Polk County48119N
1988Black-billed Magpies Nest in Aitkin County60135-136NP
 
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Vol.PageKey
1934Lack of Crows at Madison613N
1936A Banded Crow82N
1963Albino Crows3599N
1969Pirate Crow4159-60N
1974Crow Harasses Kestrel46123N
1979Crows Preying on Juvenile Killdeer51149N
 
Common Raven (Corvus corax)Vol.PageKey
1942Ravens Seen Near Grand Rapids1448-49N
1943Another Minnesota Raven Record1539N
1944The Raven in Northwestern Lake County1618N
1950Strange Raven Antics in Minnesota Bog Country2242N
1950Raven Observations, Summers 1950-19522251-52N
1951Young Raven in Northeastern St. Louis County2356N
1953Raven Recorded from Blue Earth County25156-157N
1956Ravens Nesting in Northern Minnesota28170N
1958Raven Nesting Record for Minnesota3039-40N
1958Common Raven Nesting in Minnesota3039-40N
1958A Raven Nesting Observation30115N
1959On the Lookout for Ravens314-5A
1962Some Common Raven Records for Central and Southern Minnesota34100-101N
1979Scavenger, Predator Roles Reversed5148-49N
1987Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5957-58A
1987Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee59143-144A
1990Sighting of Common Raven at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge6257-58N
1992Common Raven Nest in Pine County64176N
1996Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee68164-167A
1996Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee68164-166A
1996A Common Raven sighting68177N
1998Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee7044-46A
2004Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee76152-161A
2006Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee78126-133A

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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