Record 2006-078. Plegadis Ibis, 9 September

2006, Big Stone County. Photo by Peder H.

Svingen.

Record 2006-61. Snowy Plover, 12 July 2006,

Big Stone NWR, Lac Qui Parle County. Photo

by James P. Mattsson.

not to add this species to the state list

based on the information presented by

Breckenridge (1995) and Hertzel (2004).

The recent status of Plegadis ibis was

discussed and by a vote of 8–1, it was

decided to Accept records submitted as

unidentified Plegadis and to continue vot-

ing on records submitted as either Glossy

Ibis (P. falcinellus) or White-faced Ibis (P.

chihi), species which are currently Acci-

dental and Casual, respectively. Similar

to the treatment of rare Regular species,

documentation will still be requested for

all records submitted as Plegadis ibis and

these records can still be circulated for

voting at the discretion of the chairper-

son.

Also discussed were a recirculated

record of the Townsend’s Warbler (record

#2006-058), a previously Not Accepted

record of Williamson’s Sapsucker (record

#2005-054), and a 4 January 1968 record

of a dark-mantled gull (The Loon 41:55–

56), thought to be a Slaty-backed (Larus

schistisagus), that had never been voted

on in the past. For the Williamson’s Sap-

sucker record, the Committee reviewed

the additional information submitted by

the observer and voted 8–0 to not re-

consider the record. In accordance with

its procedures for the evaluation of “old”

records, a vote was taken on whether or

not to bring the Slaty-backed Gull record

forward for review; the Committee voted

9–0 to evaluate the documentation.

The following records were voted on

August – December 2006 and were Ac-

cepted (also see Not Accepted records

#2006-074, 2006-098, and 2006-099 which

involved qualified Accepted votes).

• Frigatebird sp. (Fregata sp.), 22 Sep-

tember 1988, Itasca State Park, Clearwater

County (record #2006-098, vote 10–0).

• Frigatebird sp., 1 October 1988, Aca-

cia Cemetery, Dakota County (record

#2006-099, vote 10–0).

• Glossy/White-faced Ibis (Plegadis

sp.), 5 August 2006, 22 first-fall birds

along county road 54, 1.6 miles west of

county road 61, Toqua Township, Big

Stone County (record #2006-066, vote 7–0

for each of 22 individuals).

A dramatic beginning to an unprece-

dented influx of mostly immature ibises

into Minnesota.

• Glossy/White-faced Ibis, 6 August

2006, Mud Lake, Traverse County (record

#2006-067, vote 7–0).

• Glossy/White-faced Ibis, 15 August

Spring 2007

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