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 - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | 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: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks |
| Tufted Duck(Aythya fuligula) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1999 | Winter | One found 1/1 at the Blue Lake sewage treatment plant, Scott Co. RJ et al. lingered through the season and was seen by mob, but was later discovered to be an escape from captivity (The Loon 72:186–187)). There are still no acceptable Minnesota records. | ||
| 2017 | Winter | 1 | First state record (The Loon 90:126–128). Adult male discovered 1/7 Goodhue (Colville Park, Red Wing) ph. JZj. Continued at that location through 1/8, then moved downstream 5 miles near Frontenac S.P. (1/8–10); relocated at Colville Park 1/12 and last reported there 1/18. Reported by 86 different observers during its 12-day stay. | |
| 2018 | Winter | 1 | Second state record (The Loon 91:38–39), 12/11–1/15 St. Louis (Duluth) † KRE, m.ob. Female-plumaged individual, discovered by KRE in the Canal Park shipping channel and subsequently seen by many at that location and nearby Bayfront Park and Pier B. Reported by more than 150 different observers during its five-week stay, and well photographed. | |
| 2019 | Spring | 1 | Third state record 5/15 Stearns (drake, Albany W.T.P.) † PCC, ph. DOr, m.ob (The Loon 91:181–182). | |
| Four records: two spring and two winter. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently 2023. One record involves a bird of uncertain origin. Formerly Accidental. | ||||
| 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. |