Proceedings of the Minnesota

Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee 

Thomas A. Tustison, Chairman

The most recent meeting of the Min-

nesota Ornithologists’ Union Records

Committee (MOURC) was conducted at

the Trailhead Lodge at the Carpenter Nature

Center on 23 July 2017. In attendance and

voting at this meeting were MOURC members

Dedrick A. Benz, Robert M. Dunlap, Anthony

X. Hertzel (alternate), Douglas W. Kieser, Wil-

liam C. Marengo (alternate), Andrew D. Smith,

and Thomas A. Tustison (chair). Absent were:

Andrew R. Forbes, Robert P. Russell, and Ped-

er H. Svingen (alternate).

At, or subsequent to, the meeting the fol-

lowing records were voted on and were Ac-

cepted:

• Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) [Casu-

al], 16–23 April 2017, rice paddies near Ait-

kin, Aitkin County (record #2017-028, vote

6–1). Photographed, adult male.

• White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

[Casual], 16 April 2017, private residence

in Montgomery, Le Sueur County (record

#2017-032, vote 7–0). Photographed. First

county record. The bird stayed for approxi-

mately one week although the observer was

uncertain of the exact date it was last seen.

• White-winged Dove [Casual], 12 May

2017, Lake Crystal, Blue Earth County (re-

cord #2017-007, vote 7–0). Photographed.

First county record.

• King Rail (Rallus elegans) [Accidental], 15

June – 19 August 2017, North Ottawa Im-

poundment, Grant County (record #2017-

024, vote 7–0). Two birds were present.

Both were photographed and accepted.

Second county record; first record was 26

June 1923 near Herman.

• Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexica-

nus) [Casual], 25 April – 2 May 2017, Lone

Tree Lake, Lyon County (record #2017-004,

vote 7–0). Photographed.

• Black-necked Stilt, 9 May 2017, County

Road 14 north of Minnesota Lake, Blue

King Rail, 24 June 2017, North Ottawa Impound-

ment, Grant County. Photo by Larry Sirvio.

Earth County (record #2017-005, vote 7–0).

Two birds both photographed and accept-

ed.

• Black-necked Stilt, 12–13 May 2017,

North Ottawa Impoundment, Grant Coun-

ty (record #2017-031, vote 7–0). One bird

photographed and accepted. During this

period as many as two, or possibly three,

Black-necked Stilts were reported at the

impoundment. However, only very limited

details were provided without formal docu-

mentation.

• Black-necked Stilt, 15 June – 17 August

2017, North Ottawa Impoundment, Grant

County (record #2017-025, vote 7–0). Two

birds both photographed and accepted. It

is possible that one of these birds was the

same bird as record #2017-031 (see previ-

ous); however, an interval of 26 days sepa-

rates the sightings and there is no specific

evidence linking the two records.

• Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) [Ac-

Fall 2017

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