Proceedings of the Minnesota

Ornithological Records Committee

Kim R. Eckert, M.O.R.C. Cha irman

The following records were voted on

August-December 2000 and found

to be Acceptable:

• White-tailed Kite, 10-19 May 2000,

Afton State Park, Washington Co. (record

#2000-36, vote 10-0, The Loon 72:193-

194). Note that all ten members, seven

regular members plus three alternates,

vote on potential first state records.

• White-throated Swift, 10 May 2000,

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. (record

#2000-37, vote 10-0, The Loon 72:191-

193). Note that all ten members vote on

potential first state records.

• Great-tailed Grackle, 14 May 2000,

Little Swan L., Cottonwood Co. (record

#2000-45, vote 7-0).

• Painted Bunting, 24 May - August

2000, Maple Grove, Hennepin Co.

(record #2000-51, vote 7-0).

• Tricolored Heron, 29 May - 4 June

2000, Hastings, Dakota Co. (record

#2000-52, vote 7-0, The Loon 72:242-

243)

• lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 June

2000, Crookston, Polk Co. (record #2000-

53, vote 7-0, The Loon 73:59-60).

• Great Black-backed Gull, 5 June

2000, Duluth, St. louis Co. (record #2000-

55, vote 5-2).

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 10-11 June

2000, Duluth, St. louis Co. (record #2000-

56, vote 7-0, The Loon 72:180).

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow, 11 June -

August 2000, Parke Twp., Clay Co.

(record #2000-57, vote 7-0, The Loon

72: 133-134).

• Plegadis ibis, 18 June 2000 , Audu-

bon Twp., Becker Co. (record #2000-58,

vote 7-0).

• White-eyed Vireo, 20 May 2000 ,

Glendalough State Park, Otter Tail Co.

(record #2000-63, vote 7-0, The Loon

72:250).

• Harris's Sparrow, 29 July - August

2000, Big Deep L., Cass Co. (record

#2000-65, vote 7-0).

• Yellow-throated Warbler, 18 June -

August 2000, William O'Brien State Park,

Washington Co. (record #2000-67, vote 7-

0, The Loon 73:61-62).

• Harris's Sparrow, 20 June 2000, near

Waubun, Becker Co. (record #2000-68,

vote 5-2).

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 8 July 2000,

Olmsted Co. (record #2000-70, vote 7-0).

• Prairie Falcon, 25 July 2000, near

Ortonville, Big Stone Co. (record #2000-

73, vote 5-2).

• Yellow-breasted Chat, 29 July 2000,

Carver Park, Carver Co. (record #2000-74,

vote 5-2).

• Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, 6 Au-

gust 2000, Delaware Twp., Grant Co.

(record #2000-75, vote 7-0 on identifica-

tion, The Loon 73:64). After the identifi-

cation was accepted, a discussion and

vote on the origin of this individual was

taken, and by majority vote (8--2; all ten

members vote on questions of origin) it

was accepted as Accidental (o) - i.e.,

the possibilities of captive vs. wild origin

are about equal.

• White-faced Ibis, 19-20 August

2000 , Carrigan L. , Wright Co. (record

#2000-76, vote 7-0).

• Sabine's Gull (26 individuals), 23

September 2000, Duluth, St. louis Co.

(record #2000-78, vote 7-0).

• Arctic Tern, 23 September 2000 , Du-

luth , St. Louis Co. (record #2000-79, vote

7-0).

• Pomarine Jaeger, 23 September

2000 , Duluth, St. Louis Co. (record #2000-

Spring 2001

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