Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists’

Union Records Committee

Thomas A. Tustison, Chairman

The most recent meeting of the Minneso-

ta Ornithologists’ Union Records Com-

mittee (MOURC) was conducted at the

Trailhead Lodge at Carpenter Nature Center

on 7 December 2014. In attendance and vot-

ing at this meeting were MOURC members

Dedrick A. Benz (alternate), Robert M. Dun-

lap, Kim R. Eckert, Bruce A. Fall, Andrew R.

Forbes (alternate), Anthony X. Hertzel, Doug-

las W. Kieser (alternate), Robert P. Russell,

Andrew D. Smith, and Thomas A. Tustison

(chair).

At, or subsequent to, the most recent

meeting, the following records were voted on

(most electronically) and Accepted:

• Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope), 26–31

March 2015, northwest quadrant of the in-

tersection of county roads 9 and 86, Jackson

County (record #2015-020, vote 5–2). Adult

male, photographed.

• Eurasian Wigeon, 17–18 April 2015, Twin

Lakes Wildlife Management Area, Kittson

County (record #2015-006, vote 7–0). Adult

male, photographed.

• Eurasian Wigeon, 30 April – 1 May 2015,

Mud River Pool, Agassiz National Wildlife Ref-

uge, Marshall County (record #2015-011, vote

7–0). Adult male, photographed.

• Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexica-

nus), 25–26 April 2015, Getchell Lake, Oak

Township, Stearns County (record #2015-005,

vote 7–0). Two birds were photographed, and

both were accepted.

• Ruff (Calidris pugnax), 3–10 May 2015,

Bass Ponds, Minnesota Valley National Wild-

life Area, Hennepin County (record #2015-

007, vote 7–0). Probable first spring male,

photographed. It is interesting to note that

three of the four Hennepin County records

for this species were from the Bass Ponds; the

fourth was at French Lake.

• Ruff, 18 May 2015, Bass Ponds, Minne-

sota Valley National Wildlife Area, Hennepin

County (record #2015-014, vote 7–0). Reeve.

Record #2015-009, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher,

6 May 2015, Clay County. Photo by Kara

Susag.

• White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica),

9 June – 6 July 2015, private residence in Ea-

gles Nest Township, St. Louis County (record

#2015-018, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forfi-

catus), 12–13 April 2015, Rice County (record

#2015-002, vote 7–0). First county record.

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 6 May 2015, pri-

vate residence, Clay County (record #2015-

009, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 13 May 2015,

Stoney Point, St. Louis County (record #2015-

024, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 4 June 2015, in

a large pasture near the town of Grygla, Bel-

trami County (record #2015-025, vote 7–0).

Adult, photographed. There are now eighty-

eight accepted records for this species.

• White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus), 9

May 2015, Hok-Si-La Park, Goodhue County

(record #2015-012, vote 7–0). Adult, photo-

graphed.

Fall 2015

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