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 |
| Ivory Gull(Pagophila eburnea) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Winter | one bird at Grand Portage, Cook Co., from about Christmas until third week of January, photographed by Mr. Hendricks, good details given to JCG; less than five records for our state. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | one possibly seen 10·28 Cook by Margaret and Matilda Wallblom; small size, all white body, black legs noted indicating adult plumage. | ||
| 1970 | Winter | one adult 2-17 Duluth city dump MMC; one adult 3-14 Knife River harbor Jim & Judy Brandenberg; probably same bird as seen in Oct. (Loon 42:146). | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 1 adult reported at Knife River, Lake Co. on 3-14 by J. Brandenberg; good details; a very rare species south of the Arctic. | ||
| 1975 | Winter | this rare and elusive Arctic visitor was found at Duluth on 1-1 (DS, J. Smith, C. and P. Bergman). | ||
| 1976 | Winter | Easily the most exciting and most frustrating bird of the season was an immature at Grand Marais discovered on 12-18 by DGW and photographed on 12-19 by S. Blanich (first Minn. photo record; there are still no specimens); unfortunately the bird had been present since about 12-1 according to local fishermen, leaving about 12-20, with none of the Twin Cities listers able to get there in time. | ||
| 1977 | Winter | An imm. was well described from a fishing boat off Duluth on 1-15 (D. Rau); this makes the third winter in a row that this very rare gull has been seen. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | One at Grand Marais, Cook Co. on 11/4 PS, SB, LR (The Loon 62:3-4). | ||
| 1991 | Winter | One present from 12/15–23 on the Mississippi River near Pigs Eye Lake in St. Paul, Ramsey/Dakota/Washington Counties DS, mob, and then by a second individual (apparently arriving independently) 12/23 BF, mob (The Loon 64: 3–5). | ||
| 2007 | Winter | 1 | Second only to the above Ross's Gull, both in terms of rarity (less than a dozen Accepted records) and frustration to many birders, was this first-cycle individual found 1/7 St. Louis (Canal Park, Duluth) ph. †PHS, ph. †JWL, ph. †KRE, ph. MSS, ph. PSw. The gull was seen and photographed by only a few lucky birders for about two hours before it lifted off and departed the area. | |
| 2015 | Winter | 1 | Twelfth state record and the first in eight years: juvenile first reported 1/1 St. Louis (W.L.S.S.D., Duluth) JLK, then relocated the same day at Canal Park where it was seen daily through 1/9 m.ob. (The Loon 88:95–96). It was not recorded from 1/10–17 except for a brief period on 1/15 (JLK), then continued daily from 1/18–24 m.ob. During its stay it was reported to M.O.U. or eBird by 294 different people, and was documented by many with photos and descriptions. On 1/24 several observers reported that it appeared to be in poor health, and it died later that day (PHS). An apparently fresh partly eaten carcass of another juvenile was found on 1/5 about two miles south in Superior WI (Connor's Point) fide LME. In addition, another juvenile was photographed on 2/17 near Bayfield WI roughly 65 miles east of Duluth. | |
| 2021 | Winter | 1 | One record: 1/3–12 St. Louis (Park Point) ph. CBg, CdP, SmH, †PHS, ph. †AXH, ph. REn, m.ob. Immature, discovered at Park Point Recreation Area, and relocated by many at various locations along Park Point, from Canal Park to near the airport. This is the 13th record for the state, and the first since January 2016. | |
| Thirteen records: 1 spring and 12 winter. Recorded in two (2016, 2022) of the last ten years. | ||||
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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. |