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Proceedings of the Minnesota

Ornithological Records Committee

Kim R. Eckert, M.O.R.C. Chairman

There were two meetings of the

Committee earlier this year, on 11

April 1999 and 29 August 1999.

Among the items on the agenda at these

(and previous) meetings were discussions

of certain records, according to our pro-

cedures:

• those which are potential first state

records;

• those for which there is a question

of origin (i.e. , whether or not the bird

might have been an escape/ release from

captivity);

• those which are recirculated after

inconclusive first-round votes;

• those with completed votes which

are reconsidered at the request of a

member;

• those primarily or entirely docu-

mented with a photograph or tape re-

cording (which are difficu lt to circulate

by mail).

Formerly, actual votes on these

records were taken at the meetings them-

selves, but now members usually have

the option of mailing in their votes later.

Accordingly, the results of the votes of

records discussed at the April meeting are

included below, and the results of those

discussed at the August meeting will be

included in the Spring 2000 issue of The

Loon.

The following records were voted on

January -Ju ly 1999 and found to be Ac-

ceptable:

• Sharp-tailed Grouse, 28 February

1998, near Luverne , Rock Co. (record

#98-21 , vote 6--1) . After the identification

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