Species Index to The Loon - Longspurs and Snow Buntings

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: Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Smith's Longspur
Thick-billed Longspur
Snow Bunting

Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)Vol.PageKey
1931A Bird Surprise324A
1933The Longspur's Bluebird Song520N
1933A Flight of Longspurs520N
1965Hints on Identification3772-73A
1970Large Longspur Migration in SW Minnesota42148N
1982Impressive Longspur Migration, West Central Minnesota5459-60N
1983Summer Record of a Lapland Longspur55178N
1989Longspur Extravaganza at the Felton Prairie61201N
1991A Minnesota Longspur Tragedy6398-101AP
 
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)Vol.PageKey
1946Chestnut-collared Longspur and Sprague's Pipit1865N
1949A Nest of the Chestnut-collared Longspur in Clay County2164N
1960Chestnut-collared Longspurs in Clay County, Minnesota3299-100N
1965Comments on the Distribution and Abundance of the Lark Bunting and Other Prairie Fringillids in Minnesota and North Dakota3770-72A
1976Chestnut-collared Longspur on North Shore4879N
1986A Relict Population of Chestnut-collared Longspurs in Western Minnesota583-11AP
1986Longspurs Breed in Traverse County5851N
1987Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee59143-144A
1989Chestnut-collared Longspur in Lake County61146NP
1989Longspur Extravaganza at the Felton Prairie61201N
1992Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee64138-140A
1995Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee67165-166A
 
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus)Vol.PageKey
1960Smith's Longspur at Bush Lake, Hennepin County3231N
1965Hints on Identification3772-73A
1965Spring Record of Smith's Longspur37113-114N
1967Smith's Longspurs Observed in Traverse County3967N
1971Possible Smith's Longspurs, Duluth4356N
1971Fall Observations of Smith's Longspurs43126-127N
1972Smith's Longspurs in Lyon County4494N
1977A Smith's Longspur Concentration49241-242N
1982Impressive Longspur Migration, West Central Minnesota5459-60N
1983Smith's Longspur in Hennepin County5534-35N
1988Smith's Longspur in Lac Qui Parle County6089N
1989Smith's Longspurs and Prairie Falcons in Western Minnesota61200N
1989Longspur Extravaganza at the Felton Prairie61201N
1990Large Spring Concentrations of Smith's Longspurs62157N
1990Longspur Extravaganza II, Traverse County62157-158N
1991Smith's Longspurs in Norman County63141N
1991A Smith's Longspur in Cook County63283NP
1998Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee70156-158A
2004Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee7639-45A
 
Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)Vol.PageKey
1982Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5442-46A
1982First 20th Century Record of McCown's Longspur in Minnesota54195NP
1986A McCown's Longspur in Duluth58198-199NP
1988Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6013-16A
1993Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6533-37A
2000Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee72163-168A
 
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)Vol.PageKey
1933Snow Buntings520N
1934Snow Buntings613N
1937Snow Buntings9(2)7N
1943Concentration of Snow Buntings Near Shakopee1513-14N
1944Flight Speed of Snow Bunting1637N
1965Early Snow Bunting3755N
1968A Late Dickcissel Record and an Early Snow Bunting Record4054N

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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