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 - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | 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: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles |
| Ferruginous Hawk(Buteo regalis) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Spring | seldom seen in Minnesota, although it may breed here, was seen by Avifaunal Club members on 18 March near Sebeka, Wadena County. Another was seen by William Pieper on 19 May near Clarksfield, Yellow Medicine County. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | Lowry Elliott saw "a large rough-leg hawk" that must have been this species on 20 August near Salt Lake but in South Dakota. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Nov. 5, Mud Lake, 1 immature seen on ground and flying, studied carefully at 100 yards through 20X scope, R. Grant. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | March 24, Hubbard County, Avifaunal Club; April 7, Waskish, Beltrami County, Avifaunal Club; May 24, Becker-Mahnomen County line, south of Waubun, R. Grant. | ||
| 1963 | Fall | Sept. 29, Barnesville, Wilkin Co., Avifaunal Club. Golden Eagle: Sept. 21 to Nov. 1, Duluth, 1 ad, 3 imm, fide Jan Green. Oct. 27, Rice Lake Refuge, 3 (age?), THE. FLICKER P. B. Hofslund. Oct. 27, Brimson, St. Louis Co., 3 (age?), Lyle Patterson. Oct. 28, Two Harbors, 1 imm Ruth Kuchta. Nov. 16, Scott Co., 1 imm Avifaunal Club. Bald Eagle: Sept. 7 to Nov. 10, Duluth, 8 imm, 4 ad, 1 (age?) fide Jan Green. Sept. 7, Ely, St. Louis Co., 2 ad, Jan Green. Sept. 14, Duluth, 1 ad, fide Jan Green. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 4-18 Lake Traverse, RG, RLH; very rufous above, extremely white, contrasty windows on dorsal aspect of primaries, pink tail, rough-leg shape. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | 4-24 Morrison Co, RPR, et. al.; See Notes of Interest in previous issue for details. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-28 Traverse Co, 2, EHH (awaiting details). | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 10-31 Roseville, Ramsey Co., first year bird shot while eating Golden Pheasant; specimen now in University collection; first actual specimen for state in many years. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 5-12 Collegeville, Stearns Co., 1 light-phase adult seen, RPR. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 9-3 Lake Benton, Lincoln Co., 1 imm, BL. | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 10-23 Rice Lake NWR, Aitkin Co., TS, JB; details? | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 4-27 Traverse (1) PG, JC, DY (details?). | ||
| 1975 | Fall | 9-23 Pipestone JD. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 1 report 5-23 Lake Benton Lincoln Co. light phase KE. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | reported with good details on 6-15 at Chandler, Murray Co. (J. Fitzpatrick). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 1 seen on 9-8 Chippewa GO. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | 2 reports: 6-3 Blue Mounds St. Pk., Rock Co., 1 imm. (KE); 7-9 L. Traverse, Traverse Co., 2 adults (KE, PE). Bald Eag.le Nested in Crow Wing, Itasca and St. Louis; also reported from Lake of the Woods and Washington (July, Woodbury, BSH). | ||
| 1977 | Fall | 10-16 Big Stone NWR (CMB). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 4-15 Big Stone (2) HK; 5-14 Clay (1) GO. Golden Eag.le 6 reports: 3-7 Houston EF; 3-11 Swift RBJ, 3-24 Wabasha OJ, 4-14 Cottonwood LF, 4-19 Becker Tamarac NWR, 5-27 Mahnomen BE. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Only report 10-2 Marshall (Thief Lake) NH. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Only report 10-2 Marshall (Thief Lake) NH. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | 4-7 Traverse GMO. | ||
| 1979 | Fall | 10-2 Marshall NH, 11-11 Aitkin RBA (unconfirmed). | ||
| 1980 | Spring | 4-23 Otter Tail SM. | ||
| 1980 | Fall | 10-20 Blue Earth EB. Golden Eag,le Hawk Ridge total 10 (last year 19); also reported 9-21 Otter Tail GMO, 10-5 Otter Tail SM, 10-11 Park Point KE, 10-12 Anoka KL and LeSueur HC, 10-17 Marshall ANWR, 10-19 Otter Tail GMO and Winona JP, 10-22 Benton EC, 11-29 Wabasha OJ, 11-30 WinonaLLH. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | 8-7 Kandiyohi HK, 9-20 Wilkin KSS, 10-2 Sibley KL. | ||
| 1981 | Winter | This species, which may well be regular in the western regions was reported from Clay 12-12 (LCF). | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 4-17 Chippewa KL, 4-24 Big Stone HK, 5-7 Marshall JM, 4-15 Cottonwood many obs. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 11/5 Pipestone KL. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Reported 5/19 Polk KSS, 5/25 Clay KE, many obs. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Reported 8/30 Duluth Hawk Ridge, 9/29 Kanabec KL, 10/21 Wilkin SDM. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | 4/19 Stearns NH, 4/27 Chippewa DB, FL, OJ (The Loon 57: 138-139). | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Reported I0/15 Otter Tail KL. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Reported 4/26 Lac qui Parle HK, 5/2 Rock KL; only reports. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 4/30 Lac qui Parle AB, DB, OJ. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | 9/21 and 24 Wilkin SDM; only report. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Only report: 5!10 Dodge BSE (The Loon 61 :92). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Reported 5/26 Pennington KSS. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported 4/6 Rock RG, 51 I Wilkin PS (The Loon 63 :200-201). | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Two reports, both from Felton Prairie in Clay Co.: one adult on 6/22 KE, one immature on 7/24 PS (The Loon 63:279). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Only report 3/29–31 Otter Tail CS/KC. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported 5/8 Stevens fide PB, 5/25 Pope HH. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Most summer reports in 14+ years. Single immatures were reported at three locations: 6/5 Wilkin KB, 6/15 Traverse BF, 6/16 Clay BF. This species nested in North Dakota near Grand Rapids, within 13 miles of the Minnesota border! | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Reported 9/5 Clay SDM. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 4/16 Big Stone DN et al., 4/30 Lac qui Parle HK, 5/7 Roseau PS. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported 8/28 Red Lake KSS, 9/19 Dakota TT. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Only reports 4/22 Lac qui Parle AB, DB, OJ and 4/23 Yellow Medicine DBM. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Fourth summer record in past five years. Single adult observed on 6/17 near Blue Mounds S.P. in Rock Co. AH. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Unusual report 8/15 Itasca (immature) SCM (The Loon 67:187). | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Only report: 4/27 Lac qui Parle NW. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Adult observed on 6/15 at Felton Prairie in Clay KR; possibly same adult seen at same location on 7/1 AH. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Two reports: 8/17 Red Lake (two immatures) SKS, 10/3 Red Lake (two, no details) WL. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | All reports: 5/10 Lincoln (Tyler) PS, 5/12 Jackson (Delafield Twp.) PS, 5/18 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) AH, PH, PS. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | All reports: 8/10 Kittson PS, 8/24 Aitkin WN, WSf (The Loon 60:65). | ||
| 1998 | Spring | No documented records. Note: For all seasons, reports lacking details are not published. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Adult carefully identified on 7/6 at Felton Prairie in Clay Co. PS. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | No documented records. Note: For all seasons, reports lacking adequate details are not published. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | After no fall 1998 reports, two or three were documented this year: 8/15 Polk †SKS, 8/21 Polk (adult at Mentor Ranch) †PS, 9/25 Lac qui Parle (adult along the Auto Tour at BSNWR) †AH. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Only report: 5/18 Wilkin (Manston WMA) †PS. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Only report: 5/12 Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp.) †TAT. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | All reports: 4/19 St. Louis (adult light morph at W.S.H.C., Duluth) ph. †FJN, DSC, 4/25 Clay (adult light morph, Hawley Twp.) †KJB. [Corrected] | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Immature light morph in kettle of eight Swainson's Hawks 9/21 Jackson (2.5 miles south of Sandy Pt. C.P.) †KRE et al., adult light morph 10/12 Clay (Felton Prairie) †PHS. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Only report: 4/23 Big Stone (Odessa Twp.) †BJU. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Three reports from West-central: 10/9 Big Stone (adult light morph) †BJU, 10/12 Lac qui Parle (juvenile near Salt L.) †RMD, JWH (The Loon 76:110), 10/14 Stevens (2, Synnes Twp.) †RBJ, JEB. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported 4/22, 4/27 Lac qui Parle †BJU, 4/27 Big Stone †BJU. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Only documented report: 10/13 Clay (adult at Felton Prairie) †PHS. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Two documented reports: 9/17 Yellow Medicine (imm. near Canby) †KRE, 10/8 Mahnomen (adult in Lake Grove Twp.) †BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | All reports: 4/14 Swift (immature light morph at Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) †BJU, 4/17 Big Stone (adult light morph near Twin Lakes) †BJU, 4/21 Lac qui Parle (adult light morph near Dawson) †BJU, 5/1 Lac qui Parle (adult light morph in Baxter Twp., same individual as 4/21?) †BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | No confirmed reports. | ||
| 2007 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All documented reports: 5/3 Sherburne/Stearns (juvenile) †MCA, 5/22 Marshall (adult at Agassiz N.W.R.) †PHS. |
| 2010 | Fall | 1 | Light-morph adult found 10/25 Lac qui Parle (near Rosen) ph. BJU. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | Only documented report 3/21 Lac qui Parle (Garfield Twp.) ph. †BJU. | |
| 2011 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | One documented 6/26 Polk (about 2 mi. SE of Crookston) †MaG, DKi. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 3 | 1 | All north 10/16 Red Lake (Plummer) ph. PCt (The Loon 90:79). All south 8/5 Lac qui Parle (State Line Rd.) ph. † DnS, MWS. Also see Documented Records still under Review. |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | Only report: 8/15 Lake (Old North Shore Rd., reported sick and found deceased the next day) ph. fide SPS. | |
| Migrant and summer visitant, mostly west. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently 2021. 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. |