MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Gulls, Terns	Accepted Duplicates
	This is the 1981 to present Records Committee Proceedings archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members.

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Proceedings

Species: Gulls, Terns

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	2	Comment	Status
Black-legged Kittiwake (C) (Rissa tridactyla)							Start Date 0000-00-00
1	MOU	1964-12-15	1964-12-16	Knife River	Lake		The Loon 37:59	Accepted
	avian information	1964-12-15	1964-12-16		Lake		12/15-16 Lake (first state record) (first county record) 12-15 (JCG) and 12-16 (BL), Knife River, Lake Co, 1 imm seen at close range, excellent black & white photos obtained by JCG. First Minnesota record.
	37:59-60	1965	index				First Kittiwake for Lake Superior
	48:189	1976	index				Black-legged Kittiwake at Mille Lacs Lake
2	MOU	1976-10-30		Mille Lacs Lake (Garrison)	Crow Wing		The Loon 48:189	Accepted
	avian information	1976-10-30			Crow Wing		10/30 Crow Wing (second state record) (first county record) 10-30 Garrison, Crow Wing Co. (1 imm.) TS, JG, PE; second state record.
	54:42	1978-09-12		Stoney Point	St. Louis		(vote 5-2, with 6-1 required for acceptance) Since the size of this immature gull was not mentioned, the minority was of the opinion that the possibility of Little Gull was not precluded by the plumage description. (M.O.R.C. had previously voted on this record in 1978, but the result had been inconclusive.)	Not Accepted
3	MOU	1979-11-24		Grand Marais	Cook		The Loon 53:52	Accepted
4	MOU	1980-11-20		Lakeside Twp., near Mille Lacs Lake	Aitkin		The Loon 53:55	Accepted
	avian information	1980-11-20			Aitkin		11/20 Aitkin (third state record) (first county record) 11-20 Aitkin TS (1 found d.o.r.)
	53:52-53	1981	index				Immature Black-legged Kittiwake at Grand Marais
	53:55	1981	index				Minnesota's Fifth Black-legged Kittiwake Record
	54:42	1981-08-28		Duluth	St. Louis		(vote 2-5) It was felt that this immature gull was not seen well enough to rule out Sabine's Gull, which can have a similar appearing wing pattern when seen under unfavorable conditions as was the case here.	Not Accepted
	54:147	1981-11-11		German Lake	Isanti		(vote 2-5) The identification of this adult gull was based on "all black" wing tips, a "yellowish" bill, and "darkish" feet seen in flight. However, sub-adult Ring-billed Gulls also can have solid black wing tips, and the bill and feet colors described are too vague and were only seen while the gull was in flight when such features are difficult to observe.	Not Accepted
	54:190	1982	index				First Spring Record of a Black-legged Kittiwake
5	MOU	1982-05-27	1982-05-30	Duluth	St. Louis		The Loon 54:190	Accepted
	avian information	1982-05-27	1982-05-30		St. Louis		5/27-30 St. Louis (first spring record) 5-27 Park Point, Duluth KE, FL, SDM (1-2nd yr), 5-28 Duluth RJ, MH, 5-30 Duluth KE. See Notes of Interest, THE LOON, Vol. 54, No. 3, p. 190.
	55:123	1983	index				Black-legged Kittiwake in Roseau County
	55:179	1983	index				Black-legged Kittiwake at Stoney Point
	55:181	1983	index				Black-legged Kittiwake in Carlton County
6	56:17	1983-06-11		Greenbush	Roseau		(vote 7-0; Loon 55:123).	Accepted
	avian information	1983-06-11			Roseau		6/11 Roseau (fourth state record) (first county record) One immature, 6/11, sewage lagoons, Greenbush, Roseau Co. (Loon 55:123).
7	56:17	1983-09-11	1983-09-17	Stoney Point	St. Louis		(vote 7-0; Loon 55:179).	Accepted
	MOU	1983-09-11	1983-09-18	Stoney Point	St. Louis		The Loon 55:179	Accepted
8	MOU	1983-11-20		Kettle River	Carlton		The Loon 55:181	Accepted
	avian information	1983-11-20			Carlton		11/20 Carlton (fifth state record) (first county record) 9/11 to 9/18 Stoney Point, St. Louis Co. (one imm.) MH, KC, M.ob. (*The Loon* 55:179), 11/20 Carlton (one imm.) JP/AM (*The Loon* 55:181).
	56:271	1984	index				Black-legged Kittiwake at Leech Lake
	57:119	1984-07-11		Leech Lake	Cass		(record withdrawn by the observers). This record , which was originally accepted on a 6-1 vote and published (The Loon 56:271), was reconsidered by the observers and withdrawn after it was pointed out that the bird may actually have been a juvenile Common Black-headed Gull, rather than a first summer (i.e . , one-year old) kittiwake. All the details noted could fit either species, except for the "slightly forked tail"; however, viewing conditions were unfavorable , the tail shape on a kittiwake is difficult to see, and one of the observers never saw the tail shape. This observer, who now feels the bird was more likely a Common Black-headed, also had the impression of a brownish back and relatively long legs both of which would preclude kittiwake .	Not Accepted
9	57:119	1984-10-26		Stoney Point	St. Louis		(vote 7-0).	Accepted
	avian information	1988-11-08			Dakota		11/8 Dakota (sixth state record) (first county record) 11/8 Hastings, Dakota-Washington Co. JD., TF (*The Loon* 60:187-88).
	60:187-188	1988	index				Black-legged Kittiwake at Hastings
10	61:10	1988-11-08		Hastings	Washington	Dakota	(vote 7-0; The Loon 60:187-188).	Accepted
	avian information	1988-11-08			Washington		11/8 Washington (seventh state record) (first county record) 11/8 Hastings, Dakota-Washington Co. JD., TF (*The Loon* 60:187-88).
11	61:121	1988-12-03	1988-12-05	Black Dog L.	Dakota	Hennepin	(vote 7-0; The Loon 61:45-46).	Accepted
	MOU	1988-12-03	1988-12-08	Black Dog Lake, Minnesota River	Dakota	Hennepin	The Loon 61:45-46	Accepted
	avian information	1988-12-03	1988-12-08		Dakota		12/3-8 Dakota (eighth state record) (second county record) One at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. 12/3 to 12/5 m.ob. (*The Loon* 61 :3-4,45-46).
	avian information	1988-12-03	1988-12-08		Hennepin		12/3-8 Hennepin (ninth state record) (first county record) One at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. 12/3 to 12/5 m.ob. (*The Loon* 61 :3-4,45-46).
	61:3-4	1989	index				A Gathering of Gulls
	61:45-46	1989	index				Black-legged Kittiwake at Black Dog Lake
	61:84-85	1989	index				Black-legged Kittiwake at Bemidji
12	61:121	1989-04-20		Bemidji	Beltrami		(vote 7-0; The Loon 61:84-85).	Accepted
	avian information	1989-04-20			Beltrami		4/20 Beltrami (tenth state record) (first county record) 4/20 Bemidji, Beltrami Co. DJ (*The Loon* 61 :84-85).
	63:143	1991	index				Black-legged Kittiwake in Winona County
	63:279	1991	index				A Black-legged Kittiwake in Cook County
13	MOU	1991-03-30		Mississippi River at Lock & Dam #7	Winona		The Loon 63:143	Accepted
	avian information	1991-03-30			Winona		3/30 Winona (eleventh state record) (first county record) Only report: 3/30 Winona, Winona Co. CCB (*The Loon* 63:143).
14	64:15	1991-10-26	1991-10-27	Tofte	Cook		(vote 7-0; The Loon 63:279).	Accepted
	MOU	1991-10-26	1991-10-27	Tofte	Cook		The Loon 63:279	Accepted
15	64:138	1991-11-03		Duluth	St. Louis		(vote 6-1; The Loon 64:123).	Accepted
16	64:138	1991-11-18		Temperance River S. P.	Cook		(vote 7-0; The Loon 64:124).	Accepted
	64:123	1992	index				Black-legged Kittiwake at Duluth
	64:124	1992	index				Black-legged Kittiwake in Cook County
17	67:165	1994-12-26		Duluth	St. Louis		(The Loon 67:110).	Accepted
	avian information	1994-12-26			St. Louis		12/26 St. Louis (second winter record) One first-winter individual reported on 12/26 at Duluth, St. Louis County PS (this is the third winter record, not the second as erroneously stated in The Loon 67:110).
	67:110	1995	index				Black-legged Kittiwake in Duluth
	67:248-249	1995	index				Black-legged Kittiwake at Black Dog Lake
18	68:58	1995-09-16		Duluth	St. Louis			Accepted
19	68:164	1995-11-12		near Orwell Wildlife Management Area	Otter Tail		(The Loon 68:71).	Accepted
	avian information	1995-11-12			Otter Tail		11/12 Otter Tail (twelfth state record) (first county record) Reported 9/16 St. Louis (first-winter) AH (The Loon 68:131); picked up 11/12 near Orwell W.M.A., Otter Tail (first-winter) fide GO, SDM (The Loon 68:71).
20	68:164	1995-12-01	1995-12-02	Black Dog Lake	Dakota		(The Loon 68:71-73).	Accepted
	avian information	1995-12-01	1995-12-02		Dakota		12/1-2 Dakota (thirteenth state record) (third county record) First-winter individual reported 12/1–2 at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. BF, mob (The Loon 67:248–249, 68:71–73).
	68:14-34	1996	index				Gull Migration in the Twin Cities
	68:71	1996	index				Black-legged Kittiwake in Otter Tail County
	68:71-72	1996	index				Black-legged Kittiwake in Dakota County
	68:131	1996	index				Black-legged Kittiwake in Duluth
21	69:28	1996-09-28		Bena	Cass		(The Loon 69:44).	Accepted
	avian information	1996-09-28	1996-11-10		Cass		9/28, 11/10 Cass (fourteenth state record) (first county record) Two reports from Lake Winnibigoshish, possibly the same bird, 9/28 Cass PS (The Loon 69:44) and 11/10 Cass PS (The Loon 68:247).
22	69:28	1996-11-10		Bena	Cass		(The Loon 68:247).	Accepted
23	70:44	1997-11-02	1997-11-17	Grand Marais	Cook		(photo record #97-75, vote 7-0, The Loon 69:222- 223).	Accepted
24	70:44	1997-11-27		Two Harbors	Lake		(record #97-85, vote 7-0).	Accepted
	avian information	1997-11-27			Lake		11/27 Lake (fifteenth state record) (second county record) One bird in first-winter plumage 11/2–17 Cook (Grand Marais) KE et al. (The Loon 69:222–223) was possibly the same individual seen 11/27 Lake (Two Harbors) MT, MD.
25	71:36	1998-09-24	1998-09-26	Duluth	St. Louis		(record #98-82, vote 7-0).	Accepted
26	72:40	1999-11-21		Grand Marais	Cook		(record #99-72, vote 6-1, The Loon 72:59).	Accepted
27	73:168	2000-10-21		Grand Marais	Cook		(record #2001-09, vote 7-0, The Loon 73:124- 125).	Accepted
28	73:35	2000-10-30	2000-11-02	Two Harbors	Lake		(record #2000-89, vote 7-0).	Accepted
	avian information	2000-10-30	2000-11-02		Lake		10/30-11/2 Lake (third county record) Single first-winter birds discovered 10/21 Cook (Grand Marais) †DBz, †CRG et al. (The Loon 73:124–125); 10/30 and 11/2 Lake (Agate Bay, Two Harbors) †PHS, †AXH, †JWL (The Loon 73:129). All reports may refer to the same individual, but good numbers were noted elsewhere on the Great Lakes this fall, e.g., a total of 11 during the fall season at Whitefish Point on eastern L. Superior.
29	74:161	2001-11-12		near Grand Marais	Cook		(record #2002-10, vote 7-0, The Loon 74:122). Clearly identifiable photos of this juvenile/first-winter bird were included in the documentation.	Accepted
30	74:161	2001-11-30		Duluth	St. Louis		(record #2002-12, vote 7-0, The Loon 74:176-177). There is the possibility that this and the other two kittiwake records (2002-10 and 13) all refer to the same individual.	Accepted
31	74:161	2001-12-02		near Sandstone	Pine		(record #2002-13, vote 7-0, The Loon 74:58-59). This gull was found under unusual circumstances: it was feeding on a deer carcass on the shoulder of Interstate 35.	Accepted
	avian information	2001-12-02			Pine		12/2 Pine (first county record) First-winter individual found feeding on road-killed deer along I-35 on 12/2 Pine (near Sandstone) †TPW (*The Loon* 74:58–59).
32	78:126	2005-12-04		Cenakio Lake, Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park	Anoka		(record #2005-088, vote 7-0).	Accepted
	avian information	2005-12-04			Anoka		12/4 Anoka (first county record) Two accepted records, possibly involving the same 1st-winter bird: 12/4 Anoka (Cenakio Lake, Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) †GP, 12/7–24 Dakota/Hennepin (west outflow of Black Dog Lake) ph. †JPM, m.ob. The latter was also documented by †CMB, ph. DAC, †PCC, ph. †AXH, †PSV as it lingered for a record 18 days and provided the first record for a Minnesota Christmas Bird Count (Bloomington CBC).
33	78:126	2005-12-07	2005-12-24	Black Dog Lake	Dakota	Hennepin	(record #2005-082, vote 7-0). Both of these records referred to firstFall 2006 129 winter kittiwakes and may have involved the same individual; the latter was photographed by many observers.	Accepted
	avian information	2005-12-07	2006-01-01		Dakota		12/7-24, 1/1 Dakota (fourth county record) Two accepted records, possibly involving the same 1st-winter bird: 12/4 Anoka (Cenakio Lake, Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) †GP, 12/7–24 Dakota/Hennepin (west outflow of Black Dog Lake) ph. †JPM, m.ob. The latter was also documented by †CMB, ph. DAC, †PCC, ph. †AXH, †PSV as it lingered for a record 18 days and provided the first record for a Minnesota Christmas Bird Count (Bloomington CBC).
	avian information	2005-12-07	2005-12-24		Hennepin		12/7-24 Hennepin (second county record) Two accepted records, possibly involving the same 1st-winter bird: 12/4 Anoka (Cenakio Lake, Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) †GP, 12/7–24 Dakota/Hennepin (west outflow of Black Dog Lake) ph. †JPM, m.ob. The latter was also documented by †CMB, ph. DAC, †PCC, ph. †AXH, †PSV as it lingered for a record 18 days and provided the first record for a Minnesota Christmas Bird Count (Bloomington CBC).
34	79:123	2007-01-11	2007-01-12	Lake Pepin	Wabasha		(record #2007-010, vote 7-0). Record late by more than two weeks (26 December 1994, The Loon 67:110).	Accepted
	avian information	2007-01-11	2007-01-12		Wabasha		1/11-12 Wabasha (first county record) Record late by more than two weeks (26 December 1994, *The Loon* 67:110) was a first-winter bird 1/11–12 Wabasha (Lake Pepin) †DBz, †JWH.
	81:115	2008-11-08		White Bear Lake	Ramsey		(record #2009-003, vote 2-5).	Not Accepted
35	82:3	2009-10-31		Superior Entry	St. Louis		(record #2009-049, vote 7-0). Ninth county record. None of the state's 35 records refers to adults.	Accepted
	avian information	2010-11-21	2010-11-22		Lac qui Parle		11/21, 22 Lac qui Parle (first county record) Immature found 11/21 (third earliest date south) Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU and relocated the next day 11/22 RAE.
36	84:3	2011-12-13	2011-12-17	Canal Park, Duluth	St. Louis		(record #2011-042, vote 7-0). The 17 December 2011 photo (taken during the Duluth Christmas Bird Count) is diagnostic, as is the description from the original observer. first-cycle;	Accepted
	avian information	2011-12-13	2011-12-18		St. Louis		12/13, 17, 18 St. Louis (third winter record) Two reports St. Louis (Canal Park) of probably the same first-cycle bird: 12/13 †JCa and 12/17 ph. †KJB. [Corrected]
37	85:3	2012-11-10		Canal Park in Duluth	St. Louis		(record #2012-040, vote 7-0). Juvenile. While not photographed, the record is supported by written details from a highly-knowledgeable gull observer.	Accepted
38	85:3	2012-11-28		Canal Park in Duluth	St. Louis		(record #2012-042, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. This appears to be the first documented adult on record in the state.	Accepted
39	86:3	2013-02-03		Lakeview Park, Two Harbors	Lake		(record #2013-068, vote 7-0). Only the second state-record adult. Observed by at least one experienced observer.	Accepted
	avian information	2013-02-03	2013-02-10		Lake		2/3, 10 Lake (fourth county record) See documented reports still under review.
40	88:91	2016-01-16	2016-02-12	Canal Park, Duluth	St. Louis		(record #2016-002, vote 7-0). Two first-cycle individuals, both photographed 16-18 January (The Loon 88:138-139). At least one of the two birds lingered until 12 February 2016.	Accepted
	avian information	2016-01-16	2016-02-12		St. Louis		1/16-23, 2/10-12 St. Louis (fourth winter record) Two first-cycle individuals St. Louis (Canal Park) 1/16–18 StK, ph. †PHS, ph. †JWL, m.ob., then only one from 1/19–23 m.ob. (*The Loon* 88:138–139). Numerous additional photos m.ob. Presumably one of the same birds was rediscovered at the same location 2/10–12 TPM, KRE, ph. JPR, ph. AiP. Additional report (presumed same bird) 2/15 Lake (Two Harbors, Agate Bay) ph. BeB, KBy, ph. JWL, m.ob.
41	89:87	2016-02-15		Agate Bay, Two Harbors	Lake		(record #2016-053, vote 7-0). Juvenile, photographed.	Accepted
	MOU	2016-02-15		Agate Bay, Two Harbors	Lake		(record #2016-053, vote 7-0)	Accepted
	avian information	2016-02-15			Lake		2/15 Lake (fifth winter record) Two first-cycle individuals St. Louis (Canal Park) 1/16–18 StK, ph. †PHS, ph. †JWL, m.ob., then only one from 1/19–23 m.ob. (*The Loon* 88:138–139). Numerous additional photos m.ob. Presumably one of the same birds was rediscovered at the same location 2/10–12 TPM, KRE, ph. JPR, ph. AiP. Additional report (presumed same bird) 2/15 Lake (Two Harbors, Agate Bay) ph. BeB, KBy, ph. JWL, m.ob.
42	89:3	2016-11-07		Agate Bay, Two Harbors	Lake		(record #2016-043, vote 7-0). Juvenile, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2016-11-07			Lake		11/7 Lake Only report 11/7 Lake (first-cycle, Two Harbors, Agate Bay) ph. †ALx, JLf.
	avian information	2017-11-24	2017-11-25		Washington		11/24-25 Washington (second county record) First-cycle seen 11/24–25 Washington (Hazen P. Mooers Park) † KIs, ph. PNi, ph. † MJM, † EzH.
43	90:3	2017-11-25		Washington County (record #2017-048	Washington		(record #2017-048, vote 7-0). Great find and photo documentation	Accepted
44	93:111	2021-10-29	2021-11-14	Minnesota Point/Superior Entry, Duluth	St. Louis		(record #2021-080, vote 7-0). Juvenile, photographed.	Accepted
45	94:115	2022-03-29	2022-03-30	Canal Park, Duluth	St. Louis		(record #2022-076, vote 7-0). Apparent first-cycle, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-03-29	2022-03-30		St. Louis		3/29-30 St. Louis (fifth spring record) The first spring record of this species in over three decades was found 3/29–30 St. Louis (Canal Park) JiM, ph. ALw.
46	95:3	2022-12-16		Lake Pepin	Wabasha		(record #2022-100, vote 7-0). Juvenile/first cycle, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-12-16			Wabasha		12/16 Wabasha (second county record) One report: 12/16 Wabasha (first-cycle, Lake Pepin near Camp Lacupolis) ph. †PEJ. This is the first winter-season report since 2015.
47	95:115	2023-06-14		Lake Winnibigoshish	Cass		(record #2023-094, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2023-06-14			Cass		6/14 Cass (second county record)
	avian information	2023-06-21			Beltrami		6/21 Beltrami (second county record)
48	95:115	2023-11-05	2023-11-07	Palmers	St. Louis		(record #2023-122, vote 7-0). First cycle, photographed.	Accepted
49	95:115	2023-11-19	2023-11-22	Taconite Harbor	Cook		(record #2023-109, vote 7-0). Two first-cycle birds, photographed.	Accepted

	Forty-nine records: 4 spring, 2 summer, 30 fall, and 13 winter. Recorded in five of the last ten years, most recently 2023.

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