Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - New World Vultures 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: New World Vultures
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture

Black Vulture(Coragyps atratus)
YearSeasonNS
2001Fall One photographed 8/28 St. Louis (H.R.N.R. in Duluth) †FJN, †KRE et al. First state record (The Loon 74:63–65).
2004Spring Third state record 5/26 Lake (state highway 61 at Encampment Forest) †JWL.
2007Spring1 Fourth state record (and first away from North Shore of L. Superior) 3/24–25 Washington (Afton) BRL, ph. †AXH, ph. †DWK, †WCM, v.t. PN, m.ob.
2010Spring1 Fifth state record and third for St. Louis County 5/15–16 St. Louis (Stoney Point) †JGr, †JCG, ph. †PHS, PRH.
2011Spring1 Sixth state record, all since 2001: 5/11 Ramsey (North Oaks) ph. v.t TAN.
2016Spring1 Seventh state and sixth spring record: 5/4 Blue Earth (Bethany Lutheran College) †ChH.
2019Fall1 Eight state and second fall record: 8/18 St. Louis (H.R.N.R.) † JPR.
2021Summer1 Found 6/6 Stearns (Waite Park) ph. †JOs, †PCC, ph. †DRL, m.ob.
 
 Twelve records: ten spring and two fall. Recorded in four of the last ten years, most recently 2023.

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.