MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Barn Owls	Accepted Duplicates
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Proceedings

Species: Barn Owls

Barn Owl

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
Barn Owl (C) (Tyto alba)						Start Date 0000-00-00
	avian information	1891-06-01	1891-07-31		Rice	summer Rice (first state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1895-08-01	1895-10-31		Hennepin	8/1, 10/1-31 Hennepin (second state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1910-06-01	1910-07-32		Martin	year-1910 Martin (third state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1912-06-15			Redwood	6/15 Redwood (fourth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1912-12-01	1912-12-31		Redwood	12/1-31 Redwood (fifth state record) (second county record)
	avian information	1916-08-08			Hennepin	8/8 Hennepin (sixth state record) (second county record)
	avian information	1917-10-09			Faribault	10/9 Faribault (seventh state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1921-05-29			Hennepin	5/29 Hennepin (eighth state record) (third county record)
	avian information	1921-06-29	1921-06-30		Murray	6/29-30 Murray (ninth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1922-10-14			Hennepin	10/14 Hennepin (tenth state record) (fourth county record)
	avian information	1923-06-01	1923-07-31		Martin	summer Martin (eleventh state record) (second county record)
	avian information	1924-05-06			Martin	5/6 Martin (twelfth state record) (third county record)
	avian information	1925-05-20			Nicollet	5/20 Nicollet (thirteenth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1925-09-16			Otter Tail	9/16 Otter Tail (fourteenth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1925-12-01	1926-02-28		Otter Tail	winter Otter Tail (fifteenth state record) (second county record)
	avian information	1926-10-01	1926-10-31		Clay	10/1-31 Clay (first county record)
	avian information	1927-10-16			Douglas	10/16 Douglas (first county record)
	avian information	1927-12-01			Otter Tail	12/1 Otter Tail (third county record)
	avian information	1928-03-28			Meeker	3/28 Meeker (first county record)
	avian information	1928-08-01	1928-08-31		Hennepin	8/1-31 Hennepin (fifth county record)
	avian information	1928-10-01			Scott	10/1 Scott (first county record)
	avian information	1928-10-04			Roseau	10/4 Roseau (first county record)
	avian information	1928-12-01	1929-02-28		Scott	winter Scott (second county record)
	avian information	1929-01-09	1929-01-11		Otter Tail	1/9-11 Otter Tail (fourth county record)
	avian information	1929-05-06			Grant	5/6 Grant (first county record)
	1:39	1929	index			Barn Owls
1	MOU	1929-12-22		Shakopee	Scott	The Loon 9:7, 78:156	Accepted
	avian information	1929-12-22			Scott	12/22 Scott (third county record)
	avian information	1931-03-01	1931-09-02		Wright	3/1-9/2 Wright (first county record)
2	MOU	1931-12-01		Red Wing	Goodhue	The Loon 4:4	Accepted
	avian information	1931-12-01	1931-12-31		Goodhue	12/1-31 Goodhue (first county record)
	avian information	1933-09-12			Lac qui Parle	9/12 Lac qui Parle (first county record)
3	MOU	1940-01-22		St. Paul	Ramsey	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished	Accepted
	avian information	1940-01-22			Ramsey	1/22 Ramsey (first county record)
	avian information	1940-10-01	1940-10-31		Rice	10/1-31 Rice (second county record)
4	MOU	1940-10-30		Faribault	Rice	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished, A.C. Rosenwinkel	Accepted
5	MOU	1944-07-28		Park Rapids	Hubbard	The Loon 16:72	Accepted
	avian information	1944-07-28			Hubbard	7/28 Hubbard (first county record) July 28, large young out, Park Rapids, Eastman. This is the most northerly record of this species' breeding, according to Dr. Roberts in Audubon 1\Iaga.zine, Field Notes Section, November-December, 1944.
6	MOU	1950-05-28		Waseca	Waseca	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished, Constance Everett	Accepted
	avian information	1950-05-28			Waseca	5/28 Waseca (first county record)
7	MOU	1953-08-01		Lutsen	Cook	The Loon 33:23	Accepted
	avian information	1953-08-01	1953-08-31		Cook	8/1-31 Cook (first county record)
8	MOU	1955-12-02			Hennepin	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished	Accepted
	avian information	1955-12-02			Hennepin	12/2 Hennepin
	MOU	1959-12-01	1960-02-28		Cottonwood	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished	Not Accepted
	avian information	1959-12-01	1960-02-28		Cottonwood	winter Cottonwood (first county record)
	32:101	1960	index			Barn Owl at Hastings
	32:101	1960	index			Barn Owl at Duluth
	32:101	1960	index			Barn Owl at Kasson
	32:125	1960	index			Barn Owl Record from Steele County
9	MOU	1960-02-12		Duluth	St. Louis	The Loon 32:101	Accepted
	avian information	1960-02-12			St. Louis	2/12 St. Louis (first county record)
10	MOU	1960-05-09	1960-05-11	Kasson-Mantorville	Dodge	The Loon 32:101	Accepted
	avian information	1960-05-09	1960-05-11		Dodge	5/9-11 Dodge (first county record)
11	MOU	1960-05-30		St. James	Watonwan	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished	Accepted
	avian information	1960-05-30			Watonwan	5/30 Watonwan (first county record)
12	MOU	1960-07-04		near Hastings	Dakota	The Loon 32:101	Accepted
	avian information	1960-07-04			Dakota	7/4 Dakota (first county record)
13	MOU	1960-10-29		Ellendale	Steele	The Loon 32:125	Accepted
	avian information	1960-10-29			Steele	10/29 Steele (first county record)
14	MOU	1960-12-01		Mountain Lake	Cottonwood	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished	Accepted
	avian information	1960-12-01			Cottonwood	12/1 Cottonwood (second county record)
	33:23	1961	index			Barn Owl Record for 1953
	MOU	1961-06-14			Freeborn	Janssen Occurrence	Not Accepted
	avian information	1961-06-14			Freeborn	6/14 Freeborn (first county record)
	34:65	1962	index			Another Barn Owl Record for Dodge County
15	MOU	1962-04-28	1962-04-29	Kasson-Mantorville	Dodge	The Loon 34:65	Accepted
	avian information	1962-04-28	1962-04-29		Dodge	4/28-29 Dodge (second county record) On April 28, Glen Keller captured one in his barn, about 2 miles northeast of Mantorville, Dodge Co. On April 29 Bob Janssen released the bird.
	MOU	1963-05-06			Martin	Janssen Occurrence	Not Accepted
	avian information	1963-05-06			Martin	5/6 Martin (fourth county record)
16	MOU	1963-09-01	1963-11-29	Truman	Martin	The Loon 35:88, 124, 36:6	Accepted
	avian information	1963-09-01	1963-11-09		Martin	9/1, 7, 21, 11/9 Martin (fifth county record) The nesting in Martin Co. this summer was reported in the last issue of The Flicker. The last of the young left the silo on Nov. 29, with the assistance of Brother Theodore and Dean Honetschlager.
	36:6-7	1964	index			A Family of Barn Owls
	36:110	1964	index			Owl Observations -- Barn Owl
17	MOU	1964-04-23		Minneapolis Airport	Hennepin	The Loon 36:110	Accepted
	avian information	1964-04-23			Hennepin	4/23 Hennepin
18	MOU	1965-09-19		Edina	Hennepin	The Loon 38:51	Accepted
	avian information	1965-09-19			Hennepin	9/19 Hennepin 9-19 Edina, Hennepin Co, fide FN (no details). Northern Saw-whet Owl : 10-6 Cook Co, HH; 10-13 Duluth, 1, JCG; 10-15 Duluth, 1 DOR, JCG; 10-28 Cedar Creek Forest, Anoka Co, 2 trapped by Tom Nicolls; 11-28 Lester River, 1, JCG; 11-28 French River, 1 DOR, JCG.
19	MOU	1970-06-15		Red Wing	Goodhue	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished	Accepted
	avian information	1970-06-15			Goodhue	6/15 Goodhue (second county record)
	MOU	1971-04-12		Worthington	Nobles	The Loon 43:85	Duplicate
	avian information	1971-04-12			Nobles	4/12 Nobles (first county record) one reported on 4-12 at Worthington, Nobles Co. by J. Brandenberg; one of the very few reports for this species in recent years.
	54:42	1971-04-15		Worthington	Nobles	(vote 0-7) This previously published record (loon 43:85) was refiled as unacceptable since photos of this bird were seen later and they indicated the bird in question to be a Short-eared Owl.	Not Accepted
20	MOU	1973-09-23		Denver Twp.	Rock	The Loon 46:37–39 Date is 1973-09-03	Accepted
	avian information	1973-09-23			Rock	9/23 Rock (first county record)
	46:37-39	1974	index			Say's Phoebe and Barn Owl Observed in Rock County
	MOU	1975-03-20			Winona	Janssen Occurrence	Not Accepted
	avian information	1975-03-20			Winona	3/20 Winona (first county record)
21	MOU	1975-10-20		near Edgerton	Murray	The Loon 48:40	Accepted
	avian information	1975-10-20			Murray	10/20 Murray (second county record) One seen in farm grove on 10-20 Murray AD.
	48:40	1976	index			Barn Owl in Murray County
	MOU	1976-12-15		Leota	Nobles	The Loon 49:160	Not Accepted
	MOU	1977-01-25		near Byron	Olmsted		Not Accepted
	50:211-212	1978	index			Barn Owl at Northfield
22	MOU	1978-03-14	1978-03-15	Northfield	Rice	The Loon 50:211–212	Accepted
	avian information	1978-03-14	1978-03-15		Rice	3/14-15 Rice (third county record)
	52:189	1980	index			Barn Owl in Wabasha County
	54:42	1980-03-26		Whitewater W.M.A.	Wabasha	(vote 5-2, with 6-1 required for acceptance) The minority was of the opinon that the description was too brief for such an unusual species, that this description did not preclude Short-eared Owl (which is also buff colored and can have a "monkey" face), and that no binoculars were used. {This record was published, Loon 52:189, as a result of a clerical error in recording this vote.)	Not Accepted
	MOU	1980-03-26		T110N R9W Sec. 32	Wabasha	The Loon 52:189	Duplicate
	avian information	1980-03-26			Wabasha	3/26 Wabasha (first county record)
23	MOU	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Waskish	Beltrami	Bell Museum, MOU files, data unpublished	Accepted
	avian information	1980-06-01	1980-07-31		Beltrami	summer Beltrami (first county record)
	54:73-104	1982	index			Raptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status
	56:159-160	1984	index			Common Barn-Owl Sighted at Wood Lake Nature Center
	56:195	1984	index			Common Barn-Owl Specimen from St. Louis County
24	MOU	1984-01-01	1984-01-31	Hermantown	St. Louis	The Loon 56:195	Accepted
	avian information	1984-01-01	1984-01-31		St. Louis	1/1-31 St. Louis (second county record)
25	MOU	1984-05-11		Wood Lake Nature Center	Hennepin	The Loon 56:159–160	Accepted
	avian information	1984-05-11			Hennepin	5/11 Hennepin
	avian information	1984-06-01			St. Louis	6/1 St. Louis (third county record)
	57:34	1984-09-30		near Madison	Lac qui Parle	(vote 3-4). The majority felt that the possibility of Short-eared Owl was not sufficiently precluded: some paler Short-eareds can appear quite white on the face and underparts, as was described here, and the marsh habitat and diurnal activity of the owl seen is more consistent with Short-eared.	Not Accepted
	MOU	1985-08-20	1985-09-25	Lake Vermilion	Saint Louis	The Loon 59:72-76	Not Accepted
	58:146	1985-08-28	1985-09-15	L. Vermillion	St. Louis	(vote 2-5). A family group of owls was heard on several nights, but none of them were ever seen clearly. A tape recording of their calls was made, and most agreed that they were foodbegging cries of juveniles, but that the calls were not diagnostic for bam-owls, since other owl species can give similar calls. The tape of the calls was submitted to several known bam-owl experts. When the results are known a report on this observation will be published in The Loon.	Not Accepted
26	MOU	1986-08-20		near Grand Forks	Polk	The Loon 59:47	Accepted
	avian information	1986-08-20			Polk	8/20 Polk (first county record)
	59:47-48	1987	index			Common Barn-Owl Sighting in Polk County
	59:72-76	1987	index			The Saga of the Lake Vermilion Common Barn-Owls
	62:231	1990	index			Barn Owl Nests in Dakota County
27	MOU	1990-07-13	1990-09-11	Vermilion Twp.	Dakota	The Loon 62:231	Accepted
	avian information	1990-07-13	1990-09-11		Dakota	7/13-9/11 Dakota (second county record) Nested in Dakota (*The Loon* 62:231); first nesting in state since 1963.
28	MOU	1991-03-01	1991-08-20	Vermilion Twp.	Dakota	The Loon 63:255, 64:27	Accepted
	avian information	1991-03-01	1991-05-31		Dakota	spring Dakota (third county record) Barn Owls returned to their nesting site in Vermillion Township, Dakota County (*The Loon* 63:231). They nested in a newly erected nest box placed by the Minnesota DNR.
	MOU	1991-08-20			Dakota	Janssen Observation	Not Accepted
	avian information	1991-08-20			Dakota	8/20 Dakota (fourth county record)
	MOU	1995-04-01	1995-04-30		Fillmore	Janssen Occurrence	Not Accepted
	avian information	1995-04-01	1995-04-31		Fillmore	4/1-31 Fillmore (first county record)
	82:3	1996-05-15		St. Augusta	Stearns	(record #2009-037, vote 1–6). Members felt that the bird's behavior and location were consistent with this species, but the description was based entirely on 13-yearold memories.	Not Accepted
	78:176	2006	index			Barn Owl Specimen from North Oaks, Ramsey County
29	78:126	2006-01-20		North Oaks	Ramsey	(record #2006-001, vote 7–0). Photographs were submitted of the specimen after the owl struck a window and died. Ninth winter record. The Loon 78:176	Accepted
	avian information	2006-01-20			Ramsey	1/20 Ramsey (second county record) A freshly killed individual was found 1/20 Ramsey after it collided with a window at a North Oaks residence on Long Lake KN, KK, ph †AXH (*The Loon* 78:176). The specimen was donated to the Bell Museum. This represents the first Minnesota record since 1995 (specimen picked up in April 1995).
	80:115	2008-02-18		near Fairmont	Martin	(record #2008-008, vote 0–7). Though possibly correctly identified, the brief description of a bird with a “heart-shaped face” and “white speckled underside” was insufficient to eliminate Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus).	Not Accepted
	84:3	2008-11-19			Meeker	(record #2008-067, vote 2–5). Factors that seemed to influence the members' votes were as follows: lapse of time between the observation and the documentation (submitted 17 April 2011); the lack of an explanation as to how other species might have been eliminated; sparse details in the description; and failure to explain what kind of lighting enabled the observer to see the bird at night.	Not Accepted
	83:99	2011-04-01		sections 25/36 Walter Township and section 30, Perry Township	Lac qui Parle	(record #2011-007, vote 7â€“0, photographed; The Loon 83:143). Excluded The Loon 87:5	Rejected
30	87:4	2013-05-05		Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area	Anoka	(record #2013-043, first vote 5–2, recirculated vote 7–0; first origin vote 5–3–2, second origin vote 6–4). Specimen, photographed. The bird was determined to be wild after considerable discussion regarding the circumstances surrounding its discovery. The initial two negative identification votes were essentially protest votes and more appropriately should have gone to the issue of origin rather than identification which was clearly evidenced photographically.	Accepted
	87:4	2014-08-01		five miles northwest of Houston in Perkins Valley	Houston	(record #2014-057, vote 3–4). This is a heard-only record. The audio attachments, including a sonogram, were confusing because they were not well-labeled. However, the observer should be commended for presenting the physical evidence. Several members felt that a diagnosis should not be made based on a distant, single, “short, harsh scream” that could be confused with a juvenile Great Horned Owl begging call.	Not Accepted
31	88:91	2014-08-01		five miles northwest of Houston in Perkins Valley	Houston	(record #2014-057, original vote 3–4, reconsidered vote 6-1). Audio recorded. This is a heard-only record that was originally Not Accepted. The Committee, at its 6 December 2015 meeting, agreed to reconsider this observation due to confusion regarding the initial audio file labeling (see The Loon 87:7–8). At this same meeting, the Committee reviewed the resubmitted spectrograms and compared them to other known Barn Owl recordings. At its most recent 4 December 2016 meeting, the Committee reviewed and discussed the spectrograms again. The Committee, as part of its new deliberations, also reviewed comments regarding the spectrograms and vocalizations submitted by an independent authority. After lengthy discussion, a second vote was taken and the record Accepted.	Accepted
32	89:87	2017-04-01		five miles northwest of Houston in the Perkins Valley	Houston	(record #2017-034, vote 7–0). Audio and video recorded. The video showed a captive Barn Owl responding repeatedly to a vocalizing, wild Barn Owl. Sonograms as well as additional voice recordings were provided. A Barn Owl was previously accepted at this same location on 1 August 2014 (record #2014-057, The Loon 88:92–93).	Accepted
	avian information	2017-04-01			Houston	4/1 Houston (first county record) One documented 4/1 Houston (Perkins Valley) a.t. KAB (*The Loon* 89:87–91).
33	90:3	2017-07-07		Koester Prairie WMA; 13371 Lamb Ave Dennison, MN	Rice	(record #2017-047, vote 7–0). Nice photos, and description.	Accepted
34	90:86	2017-07-07		Koester Prairie WMA; 13371 Lamb Ave Dennison, MN	Rice	(record #2017-047, vote 7–0). Nice photos, and description.	Accepted
	avian information	2017-07-07			Rice	7/7 Rice (fourth county record) Observed 7/7 Rice (Koester Prairie W.M.A.) ph. †BbB.
	90:83	2018-03-18	2018-08-01	five miles northwest of Houston in Perkins Valley	Houston	(record #2018-022, vote 7–0). Audio recorded on 18 March, 21 May, and 1 August, 2018. All 2018 recordings are presumed to be the same bird(s). Wild Barn Owls have been previously audio-recorded at this location several times before in 2014, and spring through fall in 2017. It is possible that the 2017 recordings were the same bird(s). However, despite continuous audio monitoring in 2015 and 2016, no Barn Owls were recorded. Based on an average life expectancy of one to two years for this species, it is highly unlikely that the 2014 bird was the same recorded in 2018.	Not Accepted
	avian information	2018-03-18	2018-05-21		Houston	3/18, 5/21 Houston (second county record) Documented 3/18+ Houston (Perkins Valley) a.t. †KAB and 4/11–16 Faribault †WAF.
	90:83	2018-04-11	2018-04-16	undisclosed private property	Faribault	(record #2018-003, vote 7–0).	Not Accepted
	avian information	2018-04-16			Faribault	4/16 Faribault (second county record) Documented 3/18+ Houston (Perkins Valley) a.t. †KAB and 4/11–16 Faribault †WAF.
	avian information	2018-08-01			Houston	8/1 Houston (third county record) One report 8/1 Houston (Perkins Valley) a.t. †KAB. [Corrected]
35	92:3	2019-10-03		west side of Chatfield at intersection of County Road 30 and Orchard Ridge Road	Olmsted	(record #2019-050, vote 7–0). Specimen, photographed, probable first-year female based on physical measurements and all primaries being single-generation. First county record.	Accepted
	avian information	2019-10-03			Olmsted	10/3 Olmsted (first county record) Documented 10/3 Olmsted (Chatfield, first-year bird found dead) CSH, † KAB, 10/7 Houston (Perkins Valley) a.t. † KAB.
36	92:3	2019-10-07		five miles northwest of Houston	Houston	(record #2019-058, vote 5–2). Audio recorded.	Accepted
	avian information	2019-10-07			Houston	10/7 Houston (fourth county record) Documented 10/3 Olmsted (Chatfield, first-year bird found dead) CSH, † KAB, 10/7 Houston (Perkins Valley) a.t. † KAB.
37	93:3	2019-10-19			Otter Tail	(record #2019-069, vote 7–0). Single owlet at nest site, photographed. A second deceased owlet was also found at the nest site. There are three other records from the county in 1926, 1927, and 1929.	Accepted
38	92:92	2020-01-11	2020-01-12	Sax-Zim Bog; county road 7; near Byrnes Greenhouse	St. Louis	(record #2020-008, vote 7–0). Second-year male, photographed. This owl was hunting during the day on both days; it exhibited increasingly poor physical condition by the afternoon of the 12th. It was retrieved by several birders who took it to the University of Minnesota Raptor Center, but it died en route. A necropsy indicated that this second year male apparently died of hypoglycemia, probably due to a lack of food. It had no internal fat stores and there was obvious atrophy of the bone marrow fat in its tibiotarsus. All other tests came back within normal limits revealing no toxins and no signs of external trauma.	Accepted
	avian information	2020-01-11	2020-01-12		St. Louis	1/11, 12 St. Louis (fourth county record) One report: 1/11–12 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog, County road 7 south of Zim) † KRE, ph. HNk, ph. ClN, † PCC, m.ob. (*The Loon* 92:86–87). This owl was hunting during the day on both days, but was in increasingly poor physical condition by the afternoon of the 12th. It was picked up by several birders who took it to the University of Minnesota Raptor Center, but it died during transport. The Raptor Center necropsy revealed that the owl apparently died from starvation (fide Lori Arent). This is the first county record since 1984.
39	94:3	2020-03-11	2020-04-25	Houston	Houston	(record #2020-100, vote 7–0). Audio recorded.	Accepted
40	92:92	2020-04-16		in a field near Corcoran	Hennepin	(record #2020-009, vote 7–0). Adult specimen was superbly photographed and preserved. Bird was found dead in a field near the town of Corcoran in northwestern Hennepin County. The owl appeared to be in nearly pristine condition. The specimen has been donated to the Bell Museum collection.	Accepted
	avian information	2020-04-16			Hennepin	4/16 Hennepin One found dead in a field 4/16 Hennepin (Corcoran) ph. †AXH (*The Loon* 92:193).
41	94:115	2020-09-01		Yucatan Township	Houston	(record #2022-121, vote 7–0). Adult male found dead, photographed. The carcass was frozen and given to the International Owl Center, 8 September 2022. The finder's best estimate of the date of death was the fall of 2020.	Accepted
42	94:3	2020-09-19	2020-10-13	Houston	Houston	(record #2020-099, vote 7–0). Two calling birds; audio recorded.	Accepted
	93:3	2021-01-09		approximately two miles south of Cyrus, County Road 3	Pope	(record #2021-003, vote 0–7). The ten-second observation was made without optics at dusk while driving. Most MOURC members did not think that under these conditions a Short-eared Owl was satisfactorily eliminated from consideration.	Not Accepted
43	94:115	2021-04-01		Sheldon Township	Houston	(record #2022-117, vote 5–2). Audio recorded.	Accepted
44	94:115	2021-05-16		Chatfield Township	Fillmore	(record #2022-119, vote 6–1). Audio recorded.	Accepted
45	93:111	2021-10-05	2021-10-14	Minnesota State Highway 60 bridge, Wabasha	Wabasha	(record #2021-075, vote 7–0). Five owlets were photographed at the nest site by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN/DOT). The owls were first discovered on 5 October 2021 by the MN/DOT staff while working on a bridge construction project on the Minnesota side of the Mississippi River.	Accepted
46	94:115	2021-10-23		Amherst Township	Fillmore	(record #2022-120, vote 6–1). Audio recorded.	Accepted
47	94:115	2021-11-11		Sheldon Township	Houston	(record #2022-118, vote 6–1). Audio recorded.	Accepted
	avian information	2021-12-18	2022-01-18		Houston	12/18, 1/18 Houston (fifth county record) One report: 1/18 Houston, ph. NeW, ph. †KAB. Owl was perched on a rafter in a pole shed at an undisclosed location. The shed caretaker, Doug McPherson, indicated it had been present since the previous summer (2021), fide KAB.
48	94:3	2022-01-18			Houston	(record #2022-002, vote 7–0). Photographed. The caretaker of the shed where this owl was photographed stated that the bird had been present since the summer of 2021 (The Loon 93:53–54).	Accepted
49	94:115	2022-03-13		Wabasha	Wabasha	(record #2022-124, vote 5–2). Audio recorded.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-03-13	2022-05-28		Wabasha	3/13, 4/21, 5/2, 19, 22, 28 Wabasha (second county record) Documented from several Southeast locations: 3/13 – 5/28 Wabasha (Wabasha) a.t. †KAB, 4/1–10 Houston La Crescent Township) a.t. †KAB, 4/1 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) a.t. †EHi, 5/10 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) a.t. †KAB, 5/6 Winona ph. fide †KAB.
50	94:115	2022-04-01		La Crescent Township	Houston	(record #2022-122, vote 6–1). Audio recorded.	Accepted
51	94:115	2022-04-01		Money Creek Township	Houston	(record #2022-103, vote 5–2). Audio recorded.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-04-01	2022-05-10		Houston	4/1-3, 5, 10, 5/4, 10 Houston Documented from several Southeast locations: 3/13 – 5/28 Wabasha (Wabasha) a.t. †KAB, 4/1–10 Houston La Crescent Township) a.t. †KAB, 4/1 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) a.t. †EHi, 5/10 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) a.t. †KAB, 5/6 Winona ph. fide †KAB.
52	94:3	2022-05-06			Winona	(record #2022-025, vote 7–0). Photographed (infrared trail cam capture after dark).	Accepted
	avian information	2022-05-06			Winona	5/6 Winona (second county record) Documented from several Southeast locations: 3/13 – 5/28 Wabasha (Wabasha) a.t. †KAB, 4/1–10 Houston La Crescent Township) a.t. †KAB, 4/1 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) a.t. †EHi, 5/10 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) a.t. †KAB, 5/6 Winona ph. fide †KAB.
53	94:115	2022-05-10		Money Creek Township	Houston	(record #2022-115, vote 5–2). Audio recorded.	Accepted
54	94:115	2022-06-01		Bancroft Township	Freeborn	(record #2022-123, vote 5–2). Audio recorded.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-06-01			Freeborn	6/1 Freeborn (second county record) Detected 6/1 Freeborn (Bancroft Twp.) a.t. KAB.
55	94:115	2022-08-04		Money Creek Township	Houston	(record #2022-116, vote 5–2). Audio recorded.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-08-04			Houston	8/4 Houston Documented 8/4 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) a.t. †KAB, 9/18 Olmsted (Oxbow Park, recorded during a nocturnal flight count) a.t. †fide KAB.
56	94:115	2022-09-18		Oxbow Park	Olmsted	(record #2022-089, vote 5–2). Audio recorded.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-09-18			Olmsted	9/18 Olmsted (second county record) Documented 8/4 Houston (Money Creek Twp.) a.t. †KAB, 9/18 Olmsted (Oxbow Park, recorded during a nocturnal flight count) a.t. †fide KAB.
57	93:115	2023-03-20		near Climax	Polk	(record #2023-133, vote 7–0). Specimen, photographed. Specimen now resides at the International Owl Center.	Accepted
58	95:115	2023-03-20		near Climax	Polk	(record #2023-133, vote 7–0). Specimen, photographed. Specimen now resides at the International Owl Center.	Accepted
	avian information	2023-03-20			Polk	3/20 Polk (second county record)
	avian information	2023-04-07	2023-05-16		Houston	4/7, 18, 5/5, 16 Houston
59	95:3	2023-05-05		state highway 26 and county road 16 intersection	Houston	(record #2023-032, vote 7–0). Specimen, photographed.	Accepted
60	93:115	2023-05-16		Money Creek Township	Houston	(record #2023-129, vote 6–1). Audio recorded.	Accepted
61	95:115	2023-05-16		Money Creek Township	Houston	(record #2023-129, vote 6–1). Audio recorded.	Accepted
62	93:115	2023-09-19		near the intersection of University Avenue Northwest and Quincy Drive Northeast	Isanti	(record #2023-126, vote 6–1). Audio recorded. First county record.	Accepted
63	95:115	2023-09-19		near the intersection of University Avenue Northwest and Quincy Drive Northeast	Isanti	(record #2023-126, vote 6–1). Audio recorded. First county record.	Accepted
64	93:115	2023-09-25	2023-10-11	Money Creek Township	Houston	(record #2023-130, vote 6–1). Audio recorded.	Accepted
65	95:115	2023-09-25	2023-10-11	Money Creek Township	Houston	(record #2023-130, vote 6–1). Audio recorded.	Accepted

	Former summer resident south and east-central. Last breeding record 2018. Recorded in four of the last ten years, most recently 2018. Formerly Accidental.

Notes:

The information in the above table comes from several different sources. The count in column 1 indicates which of the sources is considered the primary source.
	'Accepted' MOURC entries from The MOURC Proceedings
	'Not Accepted' or 'Rejected' MOURC entry from The MOURC Proceedings
	Accepted MOU records assembled by David Cahlander
	Sighting records for ()
	Avian information from the occurrence maps, in dark red, assembled by Robert Janssen. Seasonal report for the species/season published in The Loon or The Flicker has been added.
	Information from The Loon index assembled by Anthony Hertzel and David Cahlander