Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee

Limpkin, 25 September 2023, Middletown

Township, Jackson County. Photo by Mark

Brown. Record #2023-102.

Ruff, 22 August 2023, Louriston Township,

Chippewa County. Photo by Kimberly A. Emer-

son. Record #2023-096.

Two adults were accepted and photographed.

Nesting was observed during this time period.

Then on 2 August 2023 at the same loca-

tion, three adults and three near-adults were

reported, but these birds were not separately

documented and no photographs were submit-

ted to the Committee.

• Black-necked Stilt, 15 June 2023, south

basin of the IC&E Waterfowl Production Area

near Alden, Freeborn County (record #2023-

073, vote 7–0). One adult, photographed. Two

birds were reported, but only one accepted.

• Black-necked Stilt, 28 June 2023, Cotton-

wood Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lyon County

(record #2023-083, vote 7–0). A single adult.

• Black-necked Stilt, 1 July 2023, Ellendale

Wastewater Treatment Plant, Steele County (re-

cord #2023-090, vote 7–0). Adult.

• Black-necked Stilt, 23 May 2018, in flooded

field along the south side of county highway 28

east of 785th Avenue, Big Stone County (record

#2023-103, vote 7–0). Adult.

• Black-necked Stilt, 14 July 2023, on the

west side of East Pool, Big Stone National

Wildlife Refuge, Lac qui Parle County (record

#2023-118, vote 7–0). Adult.

• Black-necked Stilt, 23 April 2023, west

ponds, near Reno, Houston County (record

#2023-119, vote 7–0). Adult male, photo-

graphed. First county record.

• Ruff (Calidris pugnax) [Casual] 22–25 Au-

gust 2023, Louriston Township, county road 277

at county road 40, Chippewa County (record

#2023-096, vote 7–0). Juvenile, photographed.

First county record.

• Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) [Ca-

sual], 23 September 2023, Purgatory Creek Park,

Hennepin County (record #2023-101, vote 7–0).

Molting adult, photographed.

• Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicau-

dus) [Accidental], 26 August 2023, southwest

Lake Winnibigoshish near Elvin R. Heller Me-

morial Harbor, Cass County (record #2023-098,

vote 7–0). Apparent adult or near adult, photo-

graphed. First county record.

• Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus an-

tiquus) [Accidental], 9 November 2023, Mis-

sissippi River backwaters a few miles north

of New Albin, Iowa, Houston County (record

#2023-107, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. First

county record.

• Ancient Murrelet, 18 November 2023, 31st

Street just south of Vermillion Road, Hast-

ings, Dakota County (record #2023-110, vote

7–0). Adult, photographed. First county record.

Found in the street within the city limits of

Hastings, where it was rescued then transported

to a rehabilitation center where it subsequently

died. Tenth state record.

• Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

[Casual], 14 June 2023, Lake Winnibigoshish,

Cass County (record #2023-094, vote 7–0).

Adult, photographed.

• Black-legged Kittiwake, 5–7 November

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