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 |
Species: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys |
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
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1961 | Wild Turkeys in Minnesota | 33 | 34-37 | A |
1962 | Another Minnesota Turkey Record | 34 | 28 | N |
1966 | Possible Turkey in Stevens County | 38 | 109-110 | N |
1971 | Attempt to Establish Wild Turkeys in Otter Tail County | 43 | 59 | N |
1973 | Current Status of the Wild Turkey in Southeastern Minnesota | 45 | 49-50 | A |
1976 | Wild Turkeys of the Whitewater | 48 | 36 | N |
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1934 | Ruffed Grouse in the Limelight | 6 | 66-67 | A |
1938 | Grouse Observations | 10(3-4) | 14 | A |
1941 | A Submarginal Population of Ruffed Grouse | 13 | 7-9 | A |
1941 | Ruffed Grouse Victims of Snowstorm | 13 | 19 | N |
1941 | Ruffed Grouse Census | 13 | 20 | N |
1942 | Unusual Additions to the University Museum Collection | 14 | 16 | N |
1943 | Occurrence of Ruffed Grouse in Southeastern Minnesota | 15 | 54-55 | N |
1944 | Notes on Fall Drumming of Ruffed Grouse and Distribution of Spruce Grouse | 16 | 33 | N |
1944 | Behavior of the Ruffed Grouse | 16 | 84 | N |
1949 | Cover Type Use of the Ruffed Grouse in Relation to Forest Management on the Cloquet Forest Experiment Station, Part I | 21 | 29-44 | A |
1949 | Cover Type Use of the Ruffed Grouse in Relation to Forest Management on the Cloquet Forest Experiment Station, Part II | 21 | 73-85 | A |
1953 | The Ruffed Grouse as a Snake Eater | 25 | 2-3 | AP |
1953 | Ruffed Grouse Eats Garter Snake | 25 | 47 | N |
1956 | Ruffed Grouse Brood in Fillmore County | 28 | 43 | N |
1959 | The Ruffed Grouse Drums | 31 | 14-15 | AP |
1960 | Garter Snake Eating by the Ruffed Grouse | 32 | 99 | NP |
1964 | Fluctuations in the Ruffed Grouse Population of the Thunder Bay District, Ontario | 36 | 74-83 | A |
1965 | Ruffed Grouse Cached by Raptor | 37 | 88 | NP |
1966 | The Obituary of "Old Gray-tail" | 38 | 132-134 | A |
1971 | Owl and Grouse Seemingly Try to Outdo Each Other as Noisemakers | 43 | 59-60 | N |
1975 | Ruffed Grouse in Hennepin County | 47 | 143 | N |
1976 | More on Ruffed Grouse in Hennepin County | 48 | 122 | N |
1978 | A Nesting Study of Ruffed Grouse at the Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Minnesota | 50 | 25-30 | A |
1978 | Growth and Behavior of Ruffed Grouse Chicks | 50 | 106-112 | A |
1980 | An Experience with a Ruffed Grouse | 52 | 37-38 | N |
1981 | The Impact of Goshawk Predation Upon Ruffed Grouse | 53 | 82-84 | A |
1981 | Tame Ruffed Grouse! | 53 | 101-103 | AP |
1982 | An Exceptionally Late Brood of Ruffed Grouse | 54 | 185 | N |
1988 | A Remnant Grouse Population | 60 | 10-11 | A |
1988 | Ruffed Grouse Survives Collision with Fence Post | 60 | 92 | N |
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1929 | Some Notes on the Spruce Grouse | 1 | 37-38 | A |
1939 | Spruce Grouse at Grand Rapids, Minnesota | 11 | 21 | N |
1941 | Canada Spruce Grouse Along the Gunflint Trail | 13 | 18 | N |
1944 | Notes on Fall Drumming of Ruffed Grouse and Distribution of Spruce Grouse | 16 | 33 | N |
1978 | Spruce Grouse Feeds on Mink Frog | 50 | 207 | N |
1979 | Spruce Grouse Display | 51 | 152-153 | NP |
1982 | A Spruce Grouse Record from Pine County | 54 | 200-202 | A |
1983 | Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee | 55 | 41-43 | A |
1989 | Male Spruce Grouse Displays | 61 | 39-41 | NP |
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1934 | Winter Notes from Roseau County | 6 | 14 | A |
1964 | Willow Ptarmigan in Lake of the Woods County | 36 | 66 | N |
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1996 | Rock Ptarmigan at Grand Marais | 68 | 79 | AP |
1996 | Some additional comments on the Rock Ptarmigan in Grand Marais | 68 | 80-81 | A |
1996 | Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee | 68 | 164-167 | A |
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1938 | Grouse Observations | 10(3-4) | 14 | A |
1955 | A New Tip-Top Trap for Taking Prairie Grouse | 27 | 123-125 | A |
1957 | Sharp-tailed Grouse in Minnesota | 29 | 92-94 | A |
1960 | Sharptails | 32 | 16-17 | AP |
1960 | Prairie Grouse Distribution in Minnesota | 32 | 60-61 | N |
1960 | Nesting Distribution of the Greater Prairie Chicken and Sharp-tailed Grouse | 32 | 69 | A |
1990 | Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Problems in the Great Lakes States: Does the Sharp-tail have a Future? | 62 | 42-45 | A |
1990 | Peregrine Falcon Preys on Sharp-tailed Grouse at Lek | 62 | 230 | N |
1991 | Northern Goshawk Predation on Sharp-tailed Grouse | 63 | 74 | N |
1992 | Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee | 64 | 138-140 | A |
1997 | Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee | 69 | 151-153 | A |
1999 | Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee | 71 | 156-159 | A |
2002 | Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee | 74 | 161-167 | A |
2004 | Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee | 76 | 152-161 | A |
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1955 | Possible Recent Occurrence of Prairie Chicken in Dodge County, Minnesota | 27 | 132 | N |
1956 | Strange Actions of a Pinnated Grouse | 28 | 165 | N |
1959 | Booming | 31 | 124-125 | AP |
1960 | Prairie Grouse Distribution in Minnesota | 32 | 60-61 | N |
1960 | Greater Prairie Chickens in Wadena County, Minnesota | 32 | 66 | N |
1960 | Nesting Distribution of the Greater Prairie Chicken and Sharp-tailed Grouse | 32 | 69 | A |
1964 | Greater Prairie Chickens in Hennepin County | 36 | 135-136 | N |
1970 | Prairie Chicken Exodus: Notes on the Prairie Chicken in Central Minnesota | 42 | 5-19 | A |
1974 | Interaction Between Greater Prairie Chickens and Marsh Hawk | 46 | 42 | N |
1975 | Prairie Chicken Killed by Goshawk | 47 | 191-192 | N |
1977 | Prairie Chicken Inventory, 1977 | 49 | 228 | N |
1978 | Prairie Chicken Inventory, 1978 | 50 | 178 | N |
1980 | Prairie Chicken Inventory, 1979 | 52 | 42 | N |
1981 | Goshawk Kills Prairie Chicken on Booming Ground in Northwest Minnesota | 53 | 112-113 | N |
1981 | Prairie Chicken Inventory, 1981 | 53 | 229 | N |
1982 | A Remnant Flock of Greater Prairie Chickens in North Central Minnesota | 54 | 5-13 | A |
1982 | Prairie Chickens -- Marshall County | 54 | 245 | N |
1983 | Greater Prairie Chicken Survey, 1983 | 55 | 121 | N |
1984 | Prairie Chicken in Big Stone County | 56 | 134-135 | N |
1984 | Summary of 1980-1984 Minnesota Prairie Chicken Inventory Data by County | 56 | 202 | N |
[Sharp-tailed Grouse X Greater Prairie-Chicken] (Tympanuchus phasianellus X T. cupido) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1930 | The Hungarian Partridge in Minnesota | 2 | 4 | A |
1943 | Unusual Pheasant Nests from Minnesota | 15 | 29-31 | A |
1951 | Hungarian Partridge Courtship | 23 | 19 | N |
1977 | Factors Contributing to the Increase of the Gray Partridge in Minnesota | 49 | 205-210 | A |
1984 | Feeding Behavior of Gray Partridge | 56 | 73 | NP |
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1943 | Unusual Pheasant Nests from Minnesota | 15 | 29-31 | A |
1945 | Effects of a Hail Storm on Pheasants and Other Wildlife | 17 | 46-50 | A |
1946 | Plumage Reversal in the Ring-necked Pheasant | 18 | 42-43 | N |
1951 | Minnesota's Most Important Game Bird: The Pheasant. Facts and Figures on Pheasant Studies 1939-1950 | 23 | 23-49 | A |
1953 | An Observation of Pheasants | 25 | 80-81 | N |
1956 | Cooper's Hawk Preying Upon a Winter Pheasant Flock | 28 | 164 | N |
1957 | Broken Pheasant Wing Mends | 29 | 128 | NP |
1959 | Marsh Hawk-Ring-necked Pheasant Encounter | 31 | 104 | N |
1960 | Experimental Marking and Dyeing of Ring-necked Pheasants | 32 | 43-45 | A |
1961 | An Unusual Type of Ring-necked Pheasant Wound | 33 | 24 | NP |
1965 | Rough-legged Hawk Attempts to Kill Pheasants | 37 | 50 | N |
1966 | Pheasant Brood Observations | 38 | 136-138 | A |
1967 | Effects of a Severe Winter Blizzard on Pheasants | 39 | 82-85 | AP |
1967 | Red-tailed Hawk Kills Pheasant Chick | 39 | 109 | N |
1968 | Instinctive Response to Danger by Pheasants | 40 | 101 | N |
1969 | Food Habits of Minnesota Pheasants | 41 | 119-123 | A |
1972 | Red-tailed Hawk Attacks Pheasant | 44 | 56 | N |
1981 | Super Clutch, Poor Hatch, in Ring-necked Pheasant Nest at Duluth, Minnesota | 53 | 57 | NP |
[Chukar] (Alectoris chukar) | Vol. | Page | Key | |
1938 | Chukar Partridge in Minnesota | 10 | 3-5 | A |
1955 | The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris graeca) at Ely, Minnesota | 27 | 94 | N |
1960 | The Chukar in Minnesota | 32 | 64 | N |
1983 | Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee | 55 | 41-43 | A |
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AP N NP | -- 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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