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

Wilson's Plover(Charadrius wilsonia)
YearSeasonNS
1981Summer First state record: 7-4 Duluth (Loon 53:123-5).
1982Spring 5-15 to 20 Duluth TL, LW, many obs.
2013Spring1 Minnesota's third state record was found 5/27 St. Louis (Minnesota Point, Duluth) ph. KJB, ph. †PHS, ph. MLH, ph. MSS, ph. AXH, †KRo, and seen by m.ob. before departing later that day.
2021Spring1 Fourth state record, all found in Duluth: 5/14–16 St. Louis (1, Park Point) TRK, †PHS, ph. †LBa, ph. †EzH, ph. †IsH, ph. AxB, m.ob.
 
 Three records: 2 spring and 1 summer. Recorded in one (2013) of the last 10 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.