Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Pigeons, Doves 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: Pigeons, Doves
Rock Pigeon
Passenger Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove

White-winged Dove(Zenaida asiatica)
YearSeasonNS
1985Fall 10/13 Lakewood Pumping Station, Duluth (I) P. Backstrom. First state record (see pages 92-92.)
1994Fall Second state record, 9/15 Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve, St. Louis Co., FN et al (The Loon 66:213–214). The first state record was also during a migration census (Lakewood Pumping Station) in Duluth on 10/13/85.
2003Summer Third state record 7/5 Cook (near Grand Marais) †JWH, CHo, †JWa (The Loon 76:47).
2004Spring Fourth and fifth state records 5/8–15 St. Louis (Ely) ph. †SF, m.obs., 5/14 Olmsted (county road 9 marsh, near Rochester) JWH et al., ph. JJS.
2004Summer Sixth state record 6/16 St. Louis (Gnesen Twp.) CE, †KRE, ph. MH, †PHS.
2005Spring Seventh state record 5/7–8 Dakota (Empire Twp.) ph. BSe (The Loon 77:171).
2005Summer Seventh state record and third consecutive summer occurrence: 7/10–16 Cook ph. †JGW, ph. †PHS, †PCC, m.ob (The Loon 78:54).
2006Spring Ninth state record 5/10–16 Kanabec (Mora) †CAM, ph. DAC.
2006Summer Tenth state record, fifth county record, and fourth consecutive summer record: 6/2–24 St. Louis (Nelson's Resort, Crane Lake) ph. JBP, ph. DMK.
2007Spring1 Eleventh state record 5/4–22 Kittson (Lancaster) ph. LW, †JMJ, †PHS.
2007Fall2 Two reports, both first county records: 10/15–21 Otter Tail (northeast of Elizabeth) MSa, ph. †DTT, †JMJ, m.ob., 11/20–21 Lake (Fernberg Trail) ph. fide BET.
2008Spring1 One bird present and photographed 4/16–22 Cook at a private residence near Lutsen fide JWL. This is the third record of this Accidental species in this county within the last six years.
2008Summer1 Fifteenth state record 6/15 Cook (Grand Portage) SSm, DCo, ph. SVe.
2009Fall1 Two reports from St. Louis: 8/24 (54th Ave. E. and Superior St., Duluth) †CRu, 10/4–10 (40th Ave. W./Erie Pier, Duluth) CRu, ph. †PHS, †DOK, ph. †JPM, m.ob. (The Loon 82:94).
2009Winter1 First state winter record, present at a private residence 12/10–23 Dakota (Burnsville) WJW, ph. KEO, ph. †CMB, ph. †DAC, †DWK, †DAB, m.ob. Second county record.
2010Spring2 Two reports: 4/15–16 Carver (Waconia) ph. †FPe, 5/28–31 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) †HHD, ph. BJU.
2011Summer1Reported 6/14–19 Wabasha (S. of Millville) ph. GMi.
2012Spring1 One bird found 4/21–29 Winona (Lewiston) HHD, ph. †ANy, m.ob.
2012Summer1 Observed 6/17–22 Itasca (feeder in La Prairie) ph. SC, m.ob.
2012Fall1 One bird observed 11/9 Cook (Taconite Harbor) †PLJ.
2014Spring2A second record for Lake was found in Two Harbors on 5/25 ph. †JWL, ph. †PHS, m.ob. Several days later another individual provided a first record for Grant (Elbow Lake) 5/30–31 ph. †CNn, †RSF.
2014Fall1 Only report 8/17 Kandiyohi †JoS.
2015Spring1 One report 4/25–5/1 Becker (Detroit Lakes) ph. NaH, †BAB, m.ob.
2016Fall1 The first fall report of this casual species since 2014: 11/23–12/4 Anoka (found at a private residence in Ramsey) MAJ, †DWK, †ASu, ph. GHo, ph. RZi, plus photographs from eight additional observers submitted via eBird.
2016Winter1 One report (continuing from November): 12/2–4 Anoka (Ramsey) m.ob.
2017Spring2 Two first county records: 4/16 Le Sueur (present for about a week in Montgomery) ph. DHv, 5/12 Blue Earth (Lake Crystal) ph. RJA (The Loon 89:87–91).
2017Summer1 New county record 7/28 Watonwan (La Salle) ph. STa.
2018Summer1 Found 7/4 Anoka (Ramsey) ph.† BoS.
2019Spring12 All reports: 4/23 Hennepin (Minneapolis, Minnehaha neighborhood) ph. DdS, PBl, 5/17 Faribault (Blue Earth) ph. † BAy, ph. † KEm, m.ob., 5/19–25 Lake (max. 2, Two Harbors) † JWL, † EzH, IsH, 5/22–23 Hennepin (Minneapolis, Standish neighborhood, 1.67 miles NNE from the April location) ph. PSt, ph. † PEB, m.ob.
2020Spring11 Two reports: 4/6–7 Polk (private residence, near Tympanuchus Prairie) ph. SJo, REn, RLF, 4/28–5/2 Blue Earth (1, private residence, Lake Crystal) RJA, ph. †ChH, ph. KEm.
2020Summer4 Found 6/4 Rice (since 6/2 according to homeowner, city of Faribault) †DAB, RBJ, RBW, 6/12–15 Hennepin (27th Ave. S., Minneapolis) JHv, ph. PSt, m.ob. and first county records 6/15 Goodhue (Red Wing) †EBy, 7/2 Ramsey †LiH.
2021Spring1 Second county record: 4/11 Faribault (1, Winnebago) LiH.
2021Fall1 The first fall report of this species since 2016: 9/19 St. Louis H.R.B.O.
2022Spring1 One north report 5/17 St. Louis (Peabody St., Duluth) ph. †PHS, JWL, m.ob.
 
 Rare migrant and summer visitant throughout.

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.