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 - Towhees, Sparrows | 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: Towhees, Sparrows |
| [Pipilo towhee](Pipilo sp.) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Winter | Individuals reported without details in Dakota and Stevens fide AH, and on the Morris and Winona CBCs. Towhees reported in winter in Minnesota should include details to determine whether they are Spotted or Eastern Towhees. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | A female Piplio, possibly a hybrid Spotted X Eastern Towhee, was seen through 1/1 Lake (Two Harbors) JWL, KRE, PHS. Another bird identified as Spotted but not convincingly described was seen 12/16 Northwest McLeod CBC. | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Reported 12/14 Crookston †CBC. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | The fall migration pattern for Spotted Towhee in Minnesota appears to be mid-September through late October, and primarily within the Southwest and West-central regions. An out-of-range and unseasonal bird 8/3–12 Washington (Grey Cloud Is.) was undocumented except for the barest of details passed over MOU-net. These indicated a repertoire of vocalizations that included both the Eastern Towhee's “drink-your-tea” and several buzzier songs. The bird apparently did not show significant amounts of white at the base of the primaries, but the extent of spotting on the scapulars and wing coverts was greatly reduced. Questions about the parentage of this individual were only raised because details were circulated; most of the other Spotted Towhees reported this season had no details. Another probable Spotted x Eastern Towhee in Murray †RMD was described as “giving vocalizations that seemed primarily Spotted, but the bird had obvious white primary patches in combination with limited white streaking on the back and some white on the tertials and scapulars.” | ||
| 2011 | Spring | |||
| 2020 | Winter | 2 | Two reports of Pipilo towhees were unidentified at species level or possibly hybrids: 2/23 Martin ebd, 2/23 Hennepin JST. | |
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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. |