Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Pigeons, Doves 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
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Pigeons, Doves
Rock Pigeon
Passenger Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove

Band-tailed Pigeon(Patagioenas fasciata)
YearSeasonNS
1969Summerfirst state record; an individual observed near Morris, Stevens Co., during much of July, Ernest H. Stubbe et. al. (See The Loon, Vol. 41, No. 3 for an account).
1975Summer One seen on a roadside breeding bird count near St. Joseph, Stearns Co. on 6-23 (NH); only the third state record.
1982Fall The fourth state record, 9/18 Hawk Ridge TS, RA. See Notes of Interest in The Loon, (54:249)
1996Fall Fifth state record, photographed at Bonnie George's feeder, 9/8–19 Lawrence Township, Itasca Co.
1997Fall Apparently different birds seen 8/24 and 10/4 at Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve, St. Louis Co. mob.
2001Fall Eighth state record 10/18–20 Hennepin (at feeder in Golden Valley) m.obs.
2002Fall Ninth state record 11/20+ Dakota (Ravenna Twp.) CHT, †TEB, †PEB, †PHS, †TAT, ph. DAC, m.obs.
2002Winter Overwintered at a feeder in Ravenna Twp, Dakota Co. HCT, m.ob.
2003Spring Overwintered through 4/4 Dakota CHT (The Loon 75:238).
2009Fall1 One in Hubbard (Kabekona Lake, visiting a feeding station) 10/27?29 ph. RAl.
2011Spring1 One individual discovered 5/22 and photographed 5/23 St. Louis (Duluth) ph. †AKa.
 
 Twelve records: one spring, three summer, six fall, one fall-spring, and one winter. Recorded in one (2023) of the last ten years.

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.
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.