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 - Gulls, Terns | 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: Gulls, Terns |
| California Gull(Larus californicus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Spring | 1st record of this long overdue species for Minnesota: 5-30 Pipestone (Split Rock Creek St. Park) RBJ, RAG. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 9-9 Mille Lacs L., Aitkin Co. (1 adult) TS; second state record. Ring-billed. Gull Late north 11-6 Crow Wing, 11-20 Hubbard, 11-24 Duluth; late south 1/26 Washington, 11-27 Dakota, 11-30 Ramsey. | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 4-10 Clay (3) GO. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | One seen 7-27 Clinton, Big Stone Co. (NMH: Common Loon 50:205). | ||
| 1979 | Fall | 8-9 Mille Lacs Lake TS. Hopefully there will be some documentation of this record. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | 4/12 Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. KL. (The Loon 56: 194) | ||
| 1984 | Winter | One remained in the Duluth area through the CBC for the state's first winter record. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | 11/5 to 11/15 Lake Harriet, Hennepin Co. (one imm.) DB, m.ob. (The Loon 58:16I8) . | ||
| 1987 | Fall | 10/29-30 Minneapolis SC (The Loon 60:49-50). | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Two adults 6/10-11 Thielke Lake, Big Stone Co. (The Loon 61: 149). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | One report: 4/7 Breckenridge, Wilkin County (two) RG, RJ (The Loon 64:125). | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Two reports; 10/9 Big Stone RJ, RG, 10/20 Washington RJ (The Loon 66:45). | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Reported 3/30 (earliest date on record) Fergus Falls, Otter Tail (adult) SDM (The Loon 68:177). | ||
| 1997 | Summer | One adult carefully identified on 6/11 at Vermilion L. in St. Louis Co. GOl; the only previous summer records for the state occurred in 1978 and 1989. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | One first-year bird reported 8/16 Dakota (Pine Bend landfill) DBS. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | All reports: 4/5 Pennington (Thief River Falls) PS, 5/13 Roseau (Roseau sewage lagoons) PS (The Loon 70:245–246). | ||
| 1999 | Fall | This Casual species was reported 11/6–21 Hennepin (second-winter individual on L. Calhoun) †PBu, †PS, mob (The Loon 72:119–120). | ||
| 2000 | Spring | One adult 5/13 Lyon (Sham L. near Cottonwood) †PE (The Loon 72:242). | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Documented 5/22 Wilkin (3 third-summer individuals at the Breckenridge lagoons) †KJB and 5/26 Lyon (Fairview Twp.) †RJS (The Loon 73:250–251). All were photographed. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Documented 4/25 Clay (2 adults, Hawley Twp.) †KJB (The Loon 74:239–240), 5/3 Isanti (fourth-year bird, Athens Twp.) †KJB (The Loon 74:239–240). | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Observed 4/9 Polk (East Grand Forks) †EEF. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Juvenile at L. Calhoun 10/31–11/15 Hennepin †BAF; also documented by †PEB, ph. †JPM, †PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Adult 3/30 Dakota (near Pine Bend Landfill, Inver Grove Heights) ph. †KJB. Subadult (probably fourth-cycle) 5/7 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) ph. †PHS. [Corrected] | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Second-cycle bird at Superior Entry 11/5–12 St. Louis †MTA, ph. †MLH, ph. †PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | First-cycle bird 5/1 Clay (landfill near Hawley) ph. †PBB. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Thirty-third state record 6/20 Swift and Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle L.) ph. BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | A third or fourth-cycle bird at the county landfill near Hawley 10/22 Clay ph. †BWF, †RMD, was refound later that day ph. †KRE et al. | ||
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | First county record: 9/15–16 Cass (Walker City Park, second-cycle bird) ph. †BAW, †DAY, ph. ALB. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | Adult bird observed 5/23 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ph. †KRE, m.ob. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 1 | First-cycle bird observed 11/21 St. Louis (Minnesota side of Superior Entry) †MLH, †PHS then again on 11/24, 11/25, 11/30 ph. †KJB. | |
| 2009 | Winter | 1 | A first-cycle individual was photographed 12/2 St. Louis (Superior Entry, Duluth) ph. †KJB; same individual first seen 11/21 (see Fall report). | |
| 2010 | Fall | 1 | Two reports from St. Louis, representing two different adults, both at Superior Entry: 11/12 ph. †KJB, 11/23 ph. †KJB (The Loon 83:93–94). | |
| 2011 | Spring | 2 | Two reports with photographs: 4/13 Stevens (ad., Clear Lake) ph. †BJU, 4/23 Lac qui Parle (2 ad., Perry Twp.) ph. †BJU. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | Adult found 8/1 in Red Lake (Red Lake W.T.P.) ph †ANy. | |
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | One report: 4/22 Anoka (Centerville Lake) ph. BRL, ph. †DWK, SBM, ELC. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | First-cycle found 10/19 St. Louis (Superior Entry) ph. †PHS, MLH, ph. †JLK, RJ was refound 10/22 at the same location ph. PHS. | |
| 2014 | Winter | 1 | First-cycle individual reported St. Louis (Duluth, Superior Entry) 10/19–22 (see Fall 2014 report) reappeared almost 2 months later (12/21–22, record late) at Canal Park, Duluth ph. KJB, ph. JLK, ph. TRK, DTr. This is the latest date on record for the state. Photos confirmed (KJB) that it was the same individual present in October. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | First-cycle seen sporadically 9/24–10/30 St. Louis (chiefly seen at Superior Entry, Duluth) ph. KJB, ph. †PHS, ph. JLK. See the winter report for details of a return visit by this individual. | |
| 2015 | Winter | 1 | One report: 12/6 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) ph. JLK. | |
| 2019 | Summer | 1 | Â Seen 7/28 Wilkin (juvenile at Breckenridge W.T.P.) † EzH, † ASu, ph. REn, RLF. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | Second-cycle observed 11/3–6 St. Louis (Superior Entry) † ClN, † PHS, m.ob. | |
| 2019 | Winter | 1 | Â New county winter record:Â 12/24 Washington (first-cycle, Point Douglas Park) † EzH, IsH. | |
| 2020 | Spring | 1 | 2 | Three reports: 3/15 Scott (adult, Shakopee) ph. †MwT, 3/23 Dakota (adult, 140th St. Marsh) MwT, †DWK, m.ob., 5/10 Clay (adult, Clay County Landfill) †PBB, m.ob. |
| 2020 | Summer | 1 | New county record 6/5 Traverse (adult, Mud Lake Public Access) ph. †WCM. | |
| 2020 | Winter | 1 | One report: 1/10 St. Louis (second-cycle, Duluth Harbor) †REn, RLF. This is the sixth winter season record (all but one have been from Duluth), and the only winter record after December. An adult was reported 12/20 St. Louis (Duluth Harbor); this record has not yet been reviewed by MOURC. | |
| 2021 | Summer | 1 | Found 6/24 Lake of the Woods (3rd-cycle, fields west of Rocky Point Rd.) †PHS. | |
| Fifty-six records: 23 spring, 8 summer, 19 fall, 3 fall-winter, and 3 winter. Recorded in six of the last ten years, most recently 2023. | ||||
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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. |