Species Index to The Loon - Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys

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: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Willow Ptarmigan
Rock Ptarmigan
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
[Sharp-tailed Grouse X Greater Prairie-Chicken]
Gray Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant
[Chukar]

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Vol.PageKey
1961Wild Turkeys in Minnesota3334-37A
1962Another Minnesota Turkey Record3428N
1966Possible Turkey in Stevens County38109-110N
1971Attempt to Establish Wild Turkeys in Otter Tail County4359N
1973Current Status of the Wild Turkey in Southeastern Minnesota4549-50A
1976Wild Turkeys of the Whitewater4836N
 
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)Vol.PageKey
1934Ruffed Grouse in the Limelight666-67A
1938Grouse Observations10(3-4)14A
1941A Submarginal Population of Ruffed Grouse137-9A
1941Ruffed Grouse Victims of Snowstorm1319N
1941Ruffed Grouse Census1320N
1942Unusual Additions to the University Museum Collection1416N
1943Occurrence of Ruffed Grouse in Southeastern Minnesota1554-55N
1944Notes on Fall Drumming of Ruffed Grouse and Distribution of Spruce Grouse1633N
1944Behavior of the Ruffed Grouse1684N
1949Cover Type Use of the Ruffed Grouse in Relation to Forest Management on the Cloquet Forest Experiment Station, Part I2129-44A
1949Cover Type Use of the Ruffed Grouse in Relation to Forest Management on the Cloquet Forest Experiment Station, Part II2173-85A
1953The Ruffed Grouse as a Snake Eater252-3AP
1953Ruffed Grouse Eats Garter Snake2547N
1956Ruffed Grouse Brood in Fillmore County2843N
1959The Ruffed Grouse Drums3114-15AP
1960Garter Snake Eating by the Ruffed Grouse3299NP
1964Fluctuations in the Ruffed Grouse Population of the Thunder Bay District, Ontario3674-83A
1965Ruffed Grouse Cached by Raptor3788NP
1966The Obituary of "Old Gray-tail"38132-134A
1971Owl and Grouse Seemingly Try to Outdo Each Other as Noisemakers4359-60N
1975Ruffed Grouse in Hennepin County47143N
1976More on Ruffed Grouse in Hennepin County48122N
1978A Nesting Study of Ruffed Grouse at the Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Minnesota5025-30A
1978Growth and Behavior of Ruffed Grouse Chicks50106-112A
1980An Experience with a Ruffed Grouse5237-38N
1981The Impact of Goshawk Predation Upon Ruffed Grouse5382-84A
1981Tame Ruffed Grouse!53101-103AP
1982An Exceptionally Late Brood of Ruffed Grouse54185N
1988A Remnant Grouse Population6010-11A
1988Ruffed Grouse Survives Collision with Fence Post6092N
 
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis)Vol.PageKey
1929Some Notes on the Spruce Grouse137-38A
1939Spruce Grouse at Grand Rapids, Minnesota1121N
1941Canada Spruce Grouse Along the Gunflint Trail1318N
1944Notes on Fall Drumming of Ruffed Grouse and Distribution of Spruce Grouse1633N
1978Spruce Grouse Feeds on Mink Frog50207N
1979Spruce Grouse Display51152-153NP
1982A Spruce Grouse Record from Pine County54200-202A
1983Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5541-43A
1989Male Spruce Grouse Displays6139-41NP
 
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)Vol.PageKey
1934Winter Notes from Roseau County614A
1964Willow Ptarmigan in Lake of the Woods County3666N
 
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)Vol.PageKey
1996Rock Ptarmigan at Grand Marais6879AP
1996Some additional comments on the Rock Ptarmigan in Grand Marais6880-81A
1996Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee68164-167A
 
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)Vol.PageKey
1938Grouse Observations10(3-4)14A
1955A New Tip-Top Trap for Taking Prairie Grouse27123-125A
1957Sharp-tailed Grouse in Minnesota2992-94A
1960Sharptails3216-17AP
1960Prairie Grouse Distribution in Minnesota3260-61N
1960Nesting Distribution of the Greater Prairie Chicken and Sharp-tailed Grouse3269A
1990Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Problems in the Great Lakes States: Does the Sharp-tail have a Future?6242-45A
1990Peregrine Falcon Preys on Sharp-tailed Grouse at Lek62230N
1991Northern Goshawk Predation on Sharp-tailed Grouse6374N
1992Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee64138-140A
1997Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee69151-153A
1999Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee71156-159A
2002Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee74161-167A
2004Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee76152-161A
 
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)Vol.PageKey
1955Possible Recent Occurrence of Prairie Chicken in Dodge County, Minnesota27132N
1956Strange Actions of a Pinnated Grouse28165N
1959Booming31124-125AP
1960Prairie Grouse Distribution in Minnesota3260-61N
1960Greater Prairie Chickens in Wadena County, Minnesota3266N
1960Nesting Distribution of the Greater Prairie Chicken and Sharp-tailed Grouse3269A
1964Greater Prairie Chickens in Hennepin County36135-136N
1970Prairie Chicken Exodus: Notes on the Prairie Chicken in Central Minnesota425-19A
1974Interaction Between Greater Prairie Chickens and Marsh Hawk4642N
1975Prairie Chicken Killed by Goshawk47191-192N
1977Prairie Chicken Inventory, 197749228N
1978Prairie Chicken Inventory, 197850178N
1980Prairie Chicken Inventory, 19795242N
1981Goshawk Kills Prairie Chicken on Booming Ground in Northwest Minnesota53112-113N
1981Prairie Chicken Inventory, 198153229N
1982A Remnant Flock of Greater Prairie Chickens in North Central Minnesota545-13A
1982Prairie Chickens -- Marshall County54245N
1983Greater Prairie Chicken Survey, 198355121N
1984Prairie Chicken in Big Stone County56134-135N
1984Summary of 1980-1984 Minnesota Prairie Chicken Inventory Data by County56202N
 
[Sharp-tailed Grouse X Greater Prairie-Chicken] (Tympanuchus phasianellus X T. cupido)Vol.PageKey
 
Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix)Vol.PageKey
1930The Hungarian Partridge in Minnesota24A
1943Unusual Pheasant Nests from Minnesota1529-31A
1951Hungarian Partridge Courtship2319N
1977Factors Contributing to the Increase of the Gray Partridge in Minnesota49205-210A
1984Feeding Behavior of Gray Partridge5673NP
 
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)Vol.PageKey
1943Unusual Pheasant Nests from Minnesota1529-31A
1945Effects of a Hail Storm on Pheasants and Other Wildlife1746-50A
1946Plumage Reversal in the Ring-necked Pheasant1842-43N
1951Minnesota's Most Important Game Bird: The Pheasant. Facts and Figures on Pheasant Studies 1939-19502323-49A
1953An Observation of Pheasants2580-81N
1956Cooper's Hawk Preying Upon a Winter Pheasant Flock28164N
1957Broken Pheasant Wing Mends29128NP
1959Marsh Hawk-Ring-necked Pheasant Encounter31104N
1960Experimental Marking and Dyeing of Ring-necked Pheasants3243-45A
1961An Unusual Type of Ring-necked Pheasant Wound3324NP
1965Rough-legged Hawk Attempts to Kill Pheasants3750N
1966Pheasant Brood Observations38136-138A
1967Effects of a Severe Winter Blizzard on Pheasants3982-85AP
1967Red-tailed Hawk Kills Pheasant Chick39109N
1968Instinctive Response to Danger by Pheasants40101N
1969Food Habits of Minnesota Pheasants41119-123A
1972Red-tailed Hawk Attacks Pheasant4456N
1981Super Clutch, Poor Hatch, in Ring-necked Pheasant Nest at Duluth, Minnesota5357NP
 
[Chukar] (Alectoris chukar)Vol.PageKey
1938Chukar Partridge in Minnesota103-5A
1955The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris graeca) at Ely, Minnesota2794N
1960The Chukar in Minnesota3264N
1983Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5541-43A

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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