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 |
| Swallow-tailed Kite(Elanoides forficatus) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1961 | Spring | was seen by members of Dr. Warner's ornithology class on 25 April by the Mendota | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 4-29 Marineon- St.-Croix, Washington Co, one bird found DOR on State Hwy 95 by Charles P. Stone and his son, Charles, Jr. The specimen was taken to the Minnesota Museum of Natural History on Minneapolis campus where it is now on display. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Reported 5/15–27 Rice (Lower Sakatah L.) CVK, mob (The Loon 71:176-178). | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Two documented reports, presumably referring to the same individual: 8/11 Dakota (U.S. highway 52, near Hampton) †LWC, and 8/25 Scott (county road 46, just north of county road 2) †DAB. Originally reported (CVK) at the latter location on the 11th. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | One adult seen 8/18 Rice (near Morristown) †TFB (The Loon 76:108). | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | One seen briefly 5/4 Anoka (Fridley, northeast of Moore L.) †AXH, AMH. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 1 | Fifth Minnesota record in past ten years 8/22–28 Watonwan (near Madelia) †MTr, ph. LCa, ph. †JPM, †ADS. | |
| 2020 | Fall | 2 | The first two records since 2008, both possibly involving the same bird, were found 8/16 Pine (Hammond Rd., Finlayson Twp.) †KPJ, 9/6 Carlton (Duesler) ph. †RoK. | |
| 2022 | Fall | 1 | One report of this Accidental species: 8/20 St. Louis (adult, H.R.N.R.) SeM, ph. †FJN, m.ob. | |
| Former summer resident. Twenty-two records since 1900: seven spring, one spring-fall, three summer, ten fall, and one undated. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently in 2023. 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. |