The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Wrens | Occurrence | |
| This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
Seasons |
| Species: Wrens |
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Rock Wren Bewick's Wren |
Carolina Wren Northern House Wren |
Winter Wren Sedge Wren |
Marsh Wren [Cistothorus wren] |
| Rock Wren(Salpinctes obsoletus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Fall | 10-29 Grand Marais, Cook Co., RG, EMB, BL and photographed in color by HFH. A remarkable record; probably fourth state record. | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 8-23 Pipestone KE. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | 4-22 Rock KE, CMB. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 5/12-13 Gooseberry Falls S.P., Lake L. Weber (The Loon 56:270-271 ); 5/28-30 Bemidji, Beltrami m.ob (2). (The Loon 56: 192-193) | ||
| 1984 | Summer | through 6/17, Bemidji, Beltrami Co., pair built, abandoned nest (A. Schmierer The Loon 56:192-193). | ||
| 1986 | Fall | 10/17 Duluth K. Camburn et al. (The Loon 58:199-200). | ||
| 1987 | Spring | 4/19,20 Eagan, Dakota Co. TT (The Loon 59: 156) | ||
| 1990 | Spring | 4/29 Bloomington, Hennepin Co. BF et al. (The Loon 62:116-117). | ||
| 1991 | Fall | 9/26 Minneapolis EW (The Loon 63:282). | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Only report: 5/5–6 Hennepin (Minnesota River Valley NWR) TT, mob. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Reported 5/22–23 Houston CMa et al. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | One seen 4/21 Clay (Moorhead) †DDW. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | One seen 10/4–9 Hennepin (Bloomington) †JC. Fall records of this species have occurred about once a decade: in 1962, 1966, 1974, 1986, and 1991. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | One at the entrance to Acacia Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Dakota County, was seen, documented, and photographed by many observers 4/28–5/2 Dakota †DWK, JO, including last date documented 4/30 †PCC. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | One documented 6/8 St. Louis (Fredenberg Twp.) †SG et al. Second county record and the first summer occurrence in the state since 1984 (The Loon 56:192–193). | ||
| 2004 | Spring | One singing at Felton Prairie 5/8+ Clay †WCM, m.obs. attracted a mate (see summer report). Also reported 5/2–3 Pipestone (Split Rock Creek S.P.) JMu, †RMD et al., †PHS. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Second adult (see spring report) 6/6–7/17 Clay (Felton Prairie, 4 young fledged) †PCC, m.ob. First nesting record for this Casual species. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | One reported from rock pile #6002 at Felton Prairie in Clay, where a pair bred last year. First seen 5/10 JEB, RBJ; documented through end of season and into August †CMB, ph. JJB, †PCC, †PHS, †DTT, †SMT. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | One adult (see spring report) in same Clay County location where a pair nested in 2004; observed throughout season and into August m.ob. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | One at Felton Prairie since May was last seen 8/23 Clay JEB, RBJ. Another was seen and heard among the rocks at the Taconite Harbor boat launch 10/17–21 Cook †SLF, †DBF; also documented †JWL and heard by KRE. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | One was found on private property 5/7–8 in east-central Rice †GDB, LMy, †TFB. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Twenty-fourth state record and second county occurrence 6/7 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) ph. †MSS. | ||
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | One found 9/19 in Otter Tail at Inspiration Peak was a third county record (ph. †DST). Another third county record was one 9/25–10/2 in Cook at the Grand Marais Campground (†SC, fide JWL). | |
| 2012 | Fall | 1 | New county record 10/11 Blue Earth (rural Mankato) ph. †FSe. First fall report of this species in four years. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | First spring report since 2006 and a new county record: 4/18–25 Kittson (dam at Lake Bronson S.P.) ph. †CSc (The Loon 87:140–141). | |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | One report, 10/8 Hennepin ph. † EWM, found at the Minnesota River Valley N.W.R. headquarters, represents the first fall report since 2012. Another was found at precisely the same location in May 1997. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 1 | First county record 10/4–5 Scott (Belle Plaine) ph. †CLH, ph. †BAb, ph. †BHe. | |
| Thirty-two records: 14 spring, 2 spring-summer, 1 spring-fall, 2 summer, and 13 fall. One breeding record (2004). Recorded in four of the last ten years, most recently 2023. Formerly Accidental. | ||||
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| Column N | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North. |
| Column S | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South. |