Proceedings of the Minnesota

Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee

Thomas A. Tustison, Chairman

The most recent meeting of the Min-

nesota Ornithologists’ Union Records

Committee was conducted at the Trail-

head Lodge at the Carpenter Nature Center,

Washington County, Minnesota, on 14 June

2014. In attendance and voting at this meeting

were MOURC members Dedrick Benz (alter-

nate), Terry P. Brashear (alternate), Robert M.

Dunlap, Kim R. Eckert, Bruce A. Fall, Andy

Forbes (alternate), Bob Russell, Andrew D.

Smith, and Tom A. Tustison (chair). Absent

was Anthony X. Hertzel. Minnesota Ornithol-

ogists’ Union President, Roy Zimmerman, was

also in attendance.

Subsequent to the most recent meeting,

the following records were voted on electron-

ically and were Accepted:

• Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope), 5–6

April 2014, Lake Byllesby Regional Park, Da-

kota County (record #2014-001, Casual, vote

7–0). The first of an unprecedented seven

spring records — all were adult males and all

were photographed.

• Eurasian Wigeon, 19 April 2014, Pur-

gatory Creek Wetlands in Eden Prairie,

Hennepin County (record #2014-004, Casual,

vote 7–0).

• Eurasian Wigeon, 25–26 April 2014,

Grass Lake, Winsted, McLeod County (record

#2014-007, Casual, vote 7–0).

• Eurasian Wigeon, 26 April 2014, Agas-

siz National Wildlife Refuge, South Pool, Mar-

shall County (record #2014-006, Casual, vote

7–0).

• Eurasian Wigeon, 7 May 2014, Brigh-

ton Beach, Duluth, St. Louis County (record

#2014-011, Casual, vote 7–0).

• Eurasian Wigeon, 9–16 May 2014, west

of Deer River, Itasca County (record #2014-

010, Casual, vote 5–2).

• Eurasian Wigeon, 10 May 2014, Waste-

water Treatment Plant, Cook, St. Louis County

(record #2014-013, Casual, vote 7–0).

• Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala is-

landica), 25–26 March 2013, Canal Park,

Duluth, St. Louis County (record #2013-072,

Casual, vote 7–0). Adult female, superlatively

photographed. It was seen in the same flock

as an adult, male Barrow’s Goldeneye that

was paired with a female Common Golden-

eye. While adult males are regularly record-

ed in winter and early spring, often showing

winter site fidelity, adult females are much

less frequently observed or photographed.

This species became Regular in 2014.

• Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), 19–

23 June 2014, at a farmstead roughly one -half

mile west of 345th Avenue and just north of

Interstate I-90, west of Blue Earth, Faribault

County (record #2014-033, Accidental, vote

7–0). Sub-adult, photographed. Second state

and first county record. The bird was last

seen on 23 June 2014.

• Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), 13

May 2014, north access Black Rush Lake, Lyon

County (record #2014-015, Casual, vote 7–0).

Adult, photographed. Was associating with

three White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi).

• Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippien-

sis), 21 May 2014, Land of Memories City Park,

Blue Earth County (record #2014-024, Casual,

vote 6–1). Adult, photographed. First county

record for both Blue Earth and Nicollet (the

same bird was also noted flying north into

Nicollet County by one of the observers).

• King Rail (Rallus elegans), 27 May

2014, West 3rd St, Zumbrota, Goodhue Coun-

ty (record #2014-034, Accidental, vote 7–0).

Adult, photographed. This normally cryptic

species was foraging amongst ferns and flow-

ers in a residential yard in broad daylight.

Last recorded in 1992.

• Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexi-

canus), 12–13 May 2014, southwest side of

Minnesota Lake, Faribault County (record

#2014-014, Casual, vote 7–0). Adult, photo-

graphed. First county record.

• Black-necked Stilt, 14–15 May 2014,

Fall 2014

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