Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Plovers 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
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
[PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER]
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Wilson's Plover
Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover(Anarhynchus nivosus)
YearSeasonNS
1976Spring 5-1 Lyon HK, first state record.
1982Summer One at Lake of the Woods 7/11-18 (The Loon 54:242).
1983Summer One, 7/28 Lake of the Woods (NMH). (Loon 55: 177).
1986Summer One seen 6/30 in Clay (KE, The Loon 58:142-143; fifth state record.)
1987Spring 5/15 Agassiz NWR, J. Matts son (The Loon 59:155).
1997Fall Seventh state record 8/16 Polk (Crookston lagoons) AH.
2004Summer Eighth state record 6/4–5 Stearns (Albany) ph. †KJB; †CBr, †PCC, ph. †PHS, ph. †DTT, †SMT, m.ob (The Loon 77:48–49).
2006Summer Discovery of an adult male Snowy Plover at Big Stone N.W.R., 7/1 Lac qui Parle †PCC, ph. †PHS, led to an adult female with the male 7/3 (ph. DWK, JLO) and two recently hatched chicks on the 8th (DBz, CCB, ph. RLE). The female was last observed 7/9. The chicks were faithfully attended by the male through at least 7/29, when both apparently fledged; at least one bird lingered through 8/27. Ninth state record, second refuge record, and first state nesting record.
2006Fall Last seen at Big Stone N.W.R. 8/27 Lac qui Parle (1) PCC, PHS (please see summer report).
2007Spring1 Tenth state record 5/30–31 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) ph. SCZ, ph. †KRE, ph. †PHS, ph. CLW, m.ob. (The Loon 79:240).
2009Spring1 One bird observed 5/30 Marshall (Parker Pool, Agassiz N.W.R., second refuge and 11th state record) ph. †DBW, JMJ.
2017Summer1 Seen 6/8–9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. †GHo, †SAu, †RAE, †REn, m.ob.
 
 Twelve records: five spring, six summer, and one fall. One breeding record (2006). Recorded in one (2017) of the last ten years.

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.
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.