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 - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | 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: Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons |
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Least Bittern American Bittern Little Blue Heron |
Tricolored Heron Snowy Egret Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
Black-crowned Night Heron Green Heron Great Egret |
Western Cattle-Egret Great Blue Heron |
| Tricolored Heron(Egretta tricolor) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1971 | Summer | RBJ and others observed an adult at Thief Lake Wildlife Area, Marshall Co. on 6-12; only the second state record; could this be the same bird that was seen at Agassiz Refuge only a few miles away in the 1960's? (see Notes Of Interest The Loon 43:93) | ||
| 1977 | Summer | On 6-20 C. Bergman found 3 at Pelican L., Grant Co. (4 seen later that day by GO), which resulted in many (but not all) observers seeing this species here into July (last seen on 7-24 in nearby Otter Tail Co., S. Millard); only the third state record. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 5-4 to 8 (Sherburne NWR) R. Joarnt. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 4-20, 21 Becker JP, J. Mittleholtz. Louisiana Heron, 20 May.1982, Osage, Becker Co. -photo by JeH Mittelholtz | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Single bird photographed at Agassiz NWR, Marshall Co. (6/25, JM; 8th state record, The Loon 59:49). | ||
| 1986 | Fall | 8/24 Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Marshall, m.oh. (The Loon 59.49). ; | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Reported 5/4-20 Bloomington, Hennepin Co. TH, m.ob. (The Loon 61 :82). | ||
| 1990 | Summer | One bird observed on 7/28-29 in Carver (The Loon 62:233). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Reported 5/25 Winona PW (The Loon 64:171–172). | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Reported 5/9 Scott (Louisville Swamp) BF (The Loon 70:170–171). | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Adult 5/29+ Dakota (near Hastings) †TT et al. (The Loon 72:242–243). Thirteenth state record. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Thirteenth state record and first summer occurrence since 1990. Single adult originally found in late May (The Loon 72:242–243) seen 6/1–4 Dakota (near Hastings) †TAT et al. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported 5/21 Lake (near Two Harbors) †KRE et al. (The Loon 73:182–183). Fourteenth state record but first for the Northeast. | ||
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | New county record: 6/5–8 Lyon (Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) †RBJ, refound and documented †CMB, †PCC. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | Adult seen 5/19 Wright (Succonix W.M.A.) †MJB. | |
| 2017 | Spring | 1 | The first record since 2012 was found 4/22–23 Murray (Slaughter Slough) ph. KeA (The Loon 89:87–91). | |
| 2022 | Fall | 1 | The first fall record since 1990 was an adult discovered 8/9–10 Blue Earth (Watonwan W.P.A.) BSa, †EzH, ph. †KEm, ph. †CRM, ph. †BLz, ph. RZi. | |
| Eighteen records: ten spring, one spring-summer, five summer, one summer-fall, and one fall. Recorded in two (2017, 2022) of the last ten years. | ||||
| 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. |