Proceedings of the Minnesota

Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee

Tom Tustison, Chairman

The most recent meeting of the Min-

nesota Ornithologists’ Union Records

Committee (MOURC) was conduct-

ed at the MVNWR Headquarters Building

in Bloomington on 28 August 2011. In at-

tendance and voting at this meeting were

MOURC members Robert M. Dunlap (alter-

nate), Kim R. Eckert, Bruce A. Fall, Anthony

X. Hertzel, James W. Lind, William C. Maren-

go, Bob Russell (alternate), Andrew D. Smith

(alternate), Steve Stucker, and Tom A. Tusti-

son (chair).

The following records from 2010 were

voted on by e-mail and were Accepted:

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Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala is-

landica), 12 November 2010, adult male in

Duluth, St. Louis County (record #2010-045,

vote 7–0, photographed).

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Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippien-

sis), 1 September 2010, Hawk Ridge, Duluth,

St. Louis County (record #2010-036, vote 6–1;

The Loon 83:142).

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Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis), 25

October 2010, adult in Walter Township, Lac

qui Parle County (record #2010-042, vote 6–1,

photographed).

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Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini), 12 Sep-

tember 2010, Gorder Lake, Stevens County

(record #2010-038, vote 7–0).

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Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini), 20 Sep-

tember 2010, one adult and two juveniles on

the Minnesota side of Superior Entry, Duluth,

St. Louis County (record #2010-039, vote 7–0,

photographed).

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California Gull (Larus californicus), 12

November 2010, adult on the Minnesota side

of Superior Entry, Duluth, St. Louis County

(record #2010-044, vote 7–0, photographed).

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California Gull (Larus californicus), 23

November 2010, adult on the Minnesota side

of Superior Entry, Duluth, St. Louis County

(record #2010-046, vote 7–0, photographed).

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Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus),

Record #2010-042, Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo

regalis), 25 October 2010, Walter Township,

Lac qui Parle County. Digital photo by Bill J.

Unzen.

19 December 2010, adult at Canal Park, Du-

luth, St. Louis County (record #2010-048, vote

7–0, photographed; The Loon 83:141–142).

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Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius poma-

rinus), 12 October 2010, two juveniles at Du-

luth, St. Louis County (record #2010-040, vote

7–0).

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Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer mon-

tanus), 22–28 November 2010, adult male at

Atwater, Kandiyohi County (record #2010-

047, vote 7–0, photographed).

The following records from 2011 were

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