-Lazuli Bunting, 5/5-11/86 , near Clear-

water, Stearns Co. (vote 7-0; The Loon

58: 192) .

-Clark's Nutcracker, 9/13/86, Austin,

Mower Co . (vote 7-0; The Loon 58 : 199).

-House Finch, 4/7/86, St. Cloud , Stearns

Co . (vote 7-0; The Loon 58:204) .

-Barrow's Goldeneye , 11 /29/86, L. Cal-

houn , Minneapolis, Hennepin Co . (vote 6-1 ;

The Loon 58:60) .

-Iceland Gull , 12/8/86 , L. Calhoun , Min-

neapolis , Hennepin Co . (vote 7-0; The Loon

58:61).

The following records were voted on July-

December, 1986, and found Unacceptable:

-Black-headed Grosbeak, 5/26/86, An-

dover, Anoka Co . (vote 2-5). Although the

description seemed to indicate Black-headed

Grosbeak and no other species, the main

problem with the record was that the obser-

vers were unaware that the species was un-

usual since they claimed to have seen the

species twice before in Minnesota , but did

not report them , in 1983 and 1984. The

majority , therefore , felt it most unlikely that

someone could have seen thi s accidental

species three times in three years in the state .

-Upland Sandpiper, 10/27/86 , Co. Rd .

15 , Washington Co . (vote 3-4). The long

yellow legs , long straight bill , upright stance,

size and shape all fit Greater Yellow legs just

as well as, if not better than , Upland

Sandpiper, which normally departs Min-

nesota in August.

-Mississippi Kite , 9/23/86, Duluth , St.

Louis Co . (vote 6-1 , with 7-0 required for

Acceptance) . Although the observer was un-

able to see or describe all features of this

flying bird (e.g., nothing about the tail was

described), the majority felt the detail s were

complete enough to indicate Mississ ippi Kite

and preclude all other possibilities. However,

the dissenting member felt the record was

exceptional enough to require that a more

complete description should be given for ac-

ceptance.

- Red-billed Pigeon , 7/4/86, West St.

Paul , Dakota Co . (vote 6-4, with I0-0 re-

quired for Acceptance) . As a potential first

state record, all ten members voted. Although

the description seemed to fit Red-billed Pi-

geon, the minority felt the detail s could also

fit some sort of variant Rock Dove . Even 1f

the description were unanimously acceptable,

however , it was agreed that a Red-billed Pi -

geon could " never" reach Minnesota on its

own and would certainly be an escape.

-Clark ' s Grebe, 5/23/86, Lake Osak is,

Todd Co. (vote 4-3, with 7,0 required for

Acceptance). This sight record (see The

Loon 58 : 110-111) was described by Clark's

Grebe expert John Ratti as "probably" a

Clark's Grebe with "abnormal coloration"

that he had never seen before ; he also stated

that " it could be a hybrid ." The minority felt,

therefore, that while the individual may have

been a Clark's, the possibility of it being a

hybrid still existed, and that for such an un-

usual species (only one accepted state record)

only fully typical Clark's Grebes should be

accepted for the time being .

-Glossy Ibis, 611611939, Heron Lake ,

Jackson Co. (vote 4-6). As a first state record ,

all ten members voted. Thi s published sight

record (see The Wilson Bulletin 51 : 183) has

been considered the only accepted record on

the official Minnesota checklist for years, but

the majority reconsidered and now finds it

unacceptable. The identification of this adult

ibis was based entirely on " no evidence of

white in the very dark feathers about the base

of the bill. " However , there is no indication

of the distance or light conditions involved ,

so it is unclear how well the bird was seen.

Further, according to Douglas Pratt in Bird-

ing (8:2): "The white face [of White-faced

Ibis] is acquired last in the sequence of

changes leading to the breeding plumage and

in some individuals is quite narrow and dif-

ficult to see." Therefore, the possibility of

this ibis being a White-faced is not fully pre-

cluded , and Glossy Ibis is now considered

deleted from the state li st.

-Common Raven, 12/6/86, Sumner

Twp. , Fillmore Co. (vote 1-6). The two indi-

viduals were identified only on the basis of

tail shape (which was only seen without

binoculars) and size (however, nothing was

present for direct comparison). Also , no voc-

alizations were described, and the observer

apparently had no previous experience with

raven vs . crow identification. 9735 North

Shore Dr., Duluth, MN 55804.

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