Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Loons 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: Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon

Yellow-billed Loon(Gavia adamsii)
YearSeasonNS
1980Fall 11-16 Itasca (L. Winibigoshish) TS, 11-26 Duluth KE, JG, 11-27 Two Harbors TS, 11-28 Two Harbors, Burlington Bay KE, last sighting.
1987Fall 10/17 Duluth KE et al. ( The Loon60:37).
1995Fall A juvenile and fourth state record 11/11–13 on Mille Lacs Lake, Crow Wing Co. KE et al. (The Loon 68:59–60).
2001Fall Juvenile seen 11/4 Mille Lacs (Mille Lacs L.) †PHS, †PCC. Fifth Minnesota record.
2004Winter Sixth state record 1/4 Lake (Two Harbors) †TW, AC, DL; refound 1/8,10,11 †RMD, †KRE et al., ph. JWL.
 
 Eight records: five fall and three winter. Recorded in two (2022, 2023) of the last ten 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.