The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Ibises | 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: Ibises |
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White Ibis Glossy Ibis |
White-faced Ibis [Glossy Ibis X White-faced Ibis] |
[Plegadis ibis] Roseate Spoonbill |
| [Plegadis ibis](Plegadis sp.) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Summer | Two birds seen on 7/14 near Wheaton, Traverse Co. IL. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Two immature birds observed near Thielke L. in Big Stone Co. on 7/23 (AH, mob). | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Reported 9/10 Weaver, Wabasha Co. JW et al. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Flock of seven Plegadis, all probable White-faced Ibises, found 5/16 Jackson (Grover's Lake WMA) RG, RJ. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | All reports: 10/18 Chippewa and Swift (2) ABo, 10/25 Lac qui Parle and Swift (1) ABo. These unidentified ibises were all seen at the Lac qui Parle WMA and flew across the county line each time; total of two or possibly three individuals. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Two flying birds seen 6/18 Becker †PHS. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Singles photographed 10/29–30 Anoka (Carlos Avery WMA) JAn, †BSe, †AXH, and 11/10 Grant (L. Johnson near Herman) †DGr (The Loon 73:130). | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Probable White-faced Ibis photographed 4/15 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir near Rochester) †JJS. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Singles reported 9/28 Clay †MO, 10/17–18 Lyon †RJS et al. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Five additional Plegadis 4/17 at East Landfill Reservoir, Rochester (see above) were not conclusively identified as either White-faced or Glossy Ibis. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Individuals documented 8/24 Murray (near Dovray) RMD, RHy, 9/4 Lincoln (Tyler W.M.A.) †RJS, 9/5 Lyon (2 at Island L.) †RJS, 10/10–12 Becker (Hamden Slough N.W.R.) MM, ph. †PHS (The Loon 75:41). [Corrected] | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Unidentified Plegadis 4/17 Jackson (11 at Winkler W.M.A.) †BRB, 5/3 Hennepin (2 at Bass Ponds) †BAF et al. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | One seen in flight 6/26 Rock (near Magnolia) †DFN. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | One discovered 9/15 Faribault (Pilot Grove W.P.A.) †CJF. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | One Plegadis 4/30 Winona (Lewiston W.T.P.) ph. †PWP. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Documented 7/2 Lac qui Parle (13, Perry Twp.) †BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Documented 8/17 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) †BJU, 9/18 Big Stone (2 at West Toqua L.) †RHO, 10/3 Big Stone (3 in Odessa Twp.) ph. †PHS, 10/13 Lyon (Black Rush L.) †RJS, 11/7 Wilkin (Prairie View Twp.) †EJE. Also see undocumented reports. [Corrected] | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Unidentified Plegadis ibis 4/24 Mahnomen (Waubun) †BJU, 4/30–5/2 Lincoln (2 at Clare Johnson W.M.A.) †BSc, 5/28 Lac qui Parle (7 at Plover Prairie) †DB. [Corrected] | ||
| 2005 | Summer | One Plegadis 7/27 Big Stone (Swenson L.) †BJU. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Unidentified Plegadis ibis (all singles) 8/23 Lincoln (Royal Twp.) †BJU; 9/23–28 Dakota (juvenile at 180th Street marsh) †CMB, ph. TPB, ph. MRH, ph. LAK, ph. JPM, ph. SBM; 10/9–15 Big Stone (juvenile at Munnwyler L.) ph. †PHS, †PCC. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | One Plegadis ibis 5/4–6 Swift (Danvers W.M.A.) †CV, DDM, BJM. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Unprecedented number of mostly first-fall Plegadis ibises wandered into western Minnesota. All documented reports: 8/5 Big Stone (22 along CR 54, Toqua Twp.) †PCC; 8/6 Traverse (Mud L.) †RMD, †BWF, JWH; 8/15–10/7 Big Stone (max. 23 along MN 28, Toqua Twp.) DAY, ph. †PHS, m.ob.; 8/19 Big Stone (CR 61, near Clinton) †JMJ, †PHS; 8/19–9/3 Big Stone (Munnwyler L.) JMJ, ph. †PHS, DWK; 8/20 Big Stone/Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., Low Flow Area) †PHS, JMJ; 8/20–10/7 Lac qui Parle (max. 20 at Big Stone N.W.R., Auto Tour Route) ph. †PHS, JMJ, †CMB, †PCC, m.ob.; 8/30 Traverse (Folsom Twp.) ph. BJU, 9/3–9 Big Stone (CR 6, 1.0 mile west of Clinton) DWK, ph. †PHS; 9/4–19 Brown (3 in Albin Twp.) †BTS, ph. †DWK; 9/9 Nicollet (Swan L.) MOe, †RMD; 9/28–10/8 Steele (2 near Owatonna) ph. †NFT, †DAB, KRV; 10/22 Pope (Lake Johanna W.P.A.) †RBW. [Corrected] | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 2 | Two subadults with flock in Lac qui Parle (see above). One Plegadis ibis 5/27 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †PLJ. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 3 | All documented reports of unidentified Plegadis: 8/11 Big Stone (Toqua Twp.) †PHS, 8/25–9/9 Big Stone (max. 6 at Toqua Twp.) †PCC, 9/30–10/2 Lyon (2 juv. at Black Rush L.) †KRE, RBJ, m.ob., 10/26–11/1 Houston (Wildcat Landing) †FZL, JWH, NBO, 11/1 Brown (Albin Twp) †BTS. Also see undocumented reports. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 3 | All reports: 4/29 Meeker (2 in Darwin Twp.) †DMF, 5/15–18 Lyon (5 at Black Rush Lake) ph. †RJS, 5/17 Lac qui Parle (2 at Big Stone N.W.R.) †JCh, 5/27 Lac qui Parle (near Madison) †PHS. [Corrected] | |
| 2008 | Fall | 2 | 1 | All documented reports: 9/7–9 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ph. JMJ ph. GKN, 10/19 Wilkin (2 in Manston Twp.) †RMD, 11/11 Dakota (Hastings) †JPM. |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 5/17 Brown (Sleepy Eye W.T.P.) †BTS. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 3 | 2 | All north reports: 10/7 Grant (2 immatures, Spink W.M.A.) CRM, 11/20–21 Otter Tail (Western Twp.) SPM, m.ob., 11/27 Clay fide JMJ. All south reports: 11/30+ Blue Earth (Roberts W.P.A.) RKa, ph. †RMD, m.ob. |
| 2009 | Winter | 1 | Providing a first winter record was a bird found in November that lingered until 12/1 in Blue Earth (Roberts W.P.A.) RBW. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 3 | 4/23 Lac qui Parle (12 with 3 White-faced Ibis, near Big Stone N.W.R. headquarters) SMC, 5/1 Dakota (4, Gun Club Lake) PEJ, Nicollet (1 with 1 White-faced Ibis, Nicollet W.M.A.) ph. RMD. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 3 | All reports: 4/19 Lyon (21, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) RJS, 4/28 Big Stone (near Ortonville) ph. BJU, 5/2 Nicollet (9, Nicollet W.M.A.) ph. RMD, ChH. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | All reports 8/13 Lac qui Parle (8 immatures, Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU, 11/12–13 Lac qui Parle (14 immatures, Walter Twp) ph. BJU, DLP. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 4 | All reports: 3/31 Lac qui Parle (Agassiz Twp.) BJU, 4/15 Martin (7, Pierce Lake W.P.A.) BRB; 4/21 (23), 4/22 (20), 4/23 (4), 4/28 (2) Lac qui Parle (Cory Lake) KSm, RTe, †PCC, DLP; 4/22 Blue Earth (Lily Lake) AnK, ChH, HHD, 4/26 Lac qui Parle (4 miles W of Boyd) FAE, 5/3 Faribault (Walnut Lake) RBJ, DAC. [Corrected] | |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: approx. 4/24 in Swift (3 near Danvers) CaG, 5/5 Wilkin (5 at Manston Marsh, along with 17 White-faced Ibis) RAE. Additional reports of Plegadis ibis were identified as White-faced by others and have been included in that account. |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | The only ibis of the season was a subadult prudently left unidentified at Great Western Industrial Park in Dakota on 9/18 that was chased off by an immature Peregrine Falcon (TAT). | |
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | Only report 5/20 Nicollet (Swan Lake) ARW. | |
| 2014 | Summer | 1 | Seen in flight 6/1 Grant (7) PEB. | |
| 2014 | Fall | 3 | All south 8/12–13 Yellow Medicine (juvenile, Fortier Twp.) ph. †KRo, RBJ, 9/21 Lac qui Parle (4 juveniles) DLP, 10/14 Big Stone (near Ortonville) HHD. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 4 | All reports: 9/17 Lac qui Parle (1, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP, 9/19 Renville (1, Bird Island W.T.P.) †DWK, 10/17 Lac qui Parle (1, Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. DFa, and then late for either species were reports11/6 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7, S of 230th St) JSc, 11/6–11 Lac qui Parle (Haydenville W.M.A.) DLP, 11/14–15 Stearns (juvenile, Getchell Lake) DBz, †MJB, †PCC, m.ob. | |
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | One unidentified Plegadis seen 7/18 Douglas (C.R. 3 and Housen Rd.) HHD. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 2 | 2 | All north 8/13 Traverse (25, circling flock) MJB, 8/14 Traverse (2) MJB, 8/18 Traverse (C.R. 2, just E of C.R. 3) KRE, 10/21 Grant DFe. All south 10/8 McLeod (juvenile, Hutchinson) BHa. |
| 2017 | Spring | 2 | Two records: 4/16 Big Stone (4) KRE, 5/20 Nicollet APi, ChH. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 2 | 2 | Fall Plegadis left unidenitified included north reports 8/12 Grant (2) KRE, LS, 9/4 Grant (5) PLJ, 9/17 Traverse (15) DLP and south reports 10/8 Brown (2, Mulligan Twp.) ph. BTS, MiO, 10/12 Watonwan BAb. |
| 2018 | Spring | 3 | Three records: 5/5 Stearns †PCC, 5/6 Yellow Medicine TAT, 5/16 Faribault WAF. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 2 | 4 | Â All north 9/26 Traverse (3, Arthur Twp.) WCM, 10/2 Grant DFe. All south 9/2 Scott BAb, 9/25 Faribault BHW, 9/27 Lac qui Parle (3, Big Stone N.W.R.) HHD, 10/5 Big Stone (4, Lake 14) DLP, 10/11 Big Stone (6, Lake 14) DLP. |
| 2019 | Spring | 1 | Only report 5/7 (2, Lily Lake) Dakota RPR. | |
| 2019 | Fall | 1 | 4 | Only north 8/3 Grant (6, North Ottawa Impoundment) LiH. All south 10/12–14 Goodhue (Prairie Island) KDS, m.ob., 10/14, 19–20, 30 Steele (max. 4, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) RBW, m.ob., 10/15–17 Houston DBz, 10/27–30 Le Sueur (Sanborn Lake) DWK, m.ob. |
| 2020 | Spring | 1 | 6 | All south 4/18–19 Steele (2 in addition to 2 P. chichi, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) DAB, 5/14 Stearns (6, Albany W.T.P.) MJB. Only north report: 5/18 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) JH, m.ob. (Birds identified in other reports at the species level not included here.) |
| 2020 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Singles seen 7/23–29 Grant (immature, North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob., 7/27 Big Stone (Correll) †KJB. |
| 2020 | Fall | 1 | 3 | All north 8/4–6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) KJB, m.ob., 9/3–4 Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) MTe. All south 9/12 Lyon (Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) KeM, m.ob., 10/17–18 Big Stone DLP, 10/26 Murray (Lake Sarah) KEm. |
| 2021 | Spring | 1 | 7 | All south 4/24 Winona (74, second highest tally of any Plegadis in Minnesota, Prairie Island Rd.) DBz, 4/28 Jackson (7, North Heron Lake) MiO, BTS, 5/17 Big Stone (Graceville Twp.) WCM. All north 5/10 Morrison (2, Hwy 238, first record of any ibis from this county) FGo. (Birds identified at the species level are not included here.) |
| 2021 | Summer | 2 | All reports: 6/11–12 Faribault (3, Minnesota Lake) GUn, RBW, 7/30–31 Big Stone (juvenile, Otrey W.M.A.) DLP. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 2 | 4 | All north 8/16 Becker NaH, (Hamden Slough N.W.R.) NaH, 9/7 Grant (Kube-Swift W.M.A.) WPl. All south 8/1–9 Big Stone (max. 12, Otrey W.M.A. DLP, m.ob.; undoubtedly, some of these ibis were identified by some observers as P. chihi. 8/29 Steele (7 of 18 not identified to species, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) DAB, 9/19 Lyon (Coon Creek W.M.A.) GWe, 11/8–9 Kandiyohi (Lake Florida) ebd, SGa. |
| 2022 | Spring | 3 | 5 | All south 4/22 Lac qui Parle (15, Hantho Twp.) ebd, (4, 3/1th Ave., Dawson) WCM, 4/24 Lac qui Parle (15, Walter Twp.) KeL, 5/5 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R) WCM, Lyon (Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) LiH, 5/6 Lyon (Island Lake) GWe, 5/9 Hennepin (7, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) ebd, 5/13 Lyon (3, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) BDo, LiH, 5/20 Big Stone (10, Odessa Twp.) ebd, 5/24 Nicollet (Swan Lake) SLP. All north 4/23 Grant (10, North Ottawa Impoundment) ebd, 5/2 Douglas/Todd (Lake Osakis) HHD. |
| 2022 | Summer | 1 | A flock of ibis seen only in flight 6/7 Lyon / Lincoln (28 of the 34 in Lyon were followed as they flew west 8+ miles across the county line into Lincoln; though probably all or most were White-faced, none landed and none was seen well enough to describe beyond “dark birds with decurved bills and long legs”) NMe. Prudently left unidentified due to distance: 7/30 Big Stone (16, Artichoke W.P.A.) DLP. | |
| 2022 | Fall | 3 | 7 | All north 9/2 Traverse (C.R. 2) DLP, 9/11 Marshall (Warren W.T.P.) HHu, 9/13 Traverse (9) ANy, 10/26 Grant (Lien Twp.) CNn. All south 8/2 Big Stone (7, Artichoke W.P.A.) DLP, 8/3 Big Stone (4, C.R. 61) DLP, 8/12 Big Stone (2, David H. Steen W.M.A.) DLP, 9/2 Big Stone (Otrey Twp.) WCM, (5, Artichoke W.P.A.) WCM, (2, David H. Steen W.M.A.) WCM, 9/8 Lac qui Parle (2, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP, 9/10 Swift (Marsh Lake) DLP, 9/13 Big Stone (6) ANy, 9/15 Big Stone (David H. Steen W.M.A.) DLP, 9/25 Swift (2, Marsh Lake) DLP, 9/26 Stevens (3, Moore W.P.A.) ANy, DBz, 9/27 Nobles (6, Swessinger W.M.A.) ANy, 9/30 Big Stone (3, Artichoke W.P.A.) DLP, 10/11 Big Stone (34, U.S. 12) DLP, 10/16 McLeod (Kings Lake) BDc, m.ob., 10/26 Grant (Spink Swamp) CNn, 11/1 Waseca (St. Mary Twp.) KEm. |
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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. |