Mexican Violetear (A) (Colibri thalassinus) | Start Date 0000-00-00 |
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status |
1 | 76:152 | 2004-06-12 | | Linwood Township | Anoka | | | (record #2004-077, identification Accepted 10-0 / physical evidence Accepted 10-0). All ten MOURC members vote on potential first state records and whether or not the identification can be made based Record 2004-044. Arctic Tern, 15 May 2004, Breckenridge, Wilkin County. Photo by Jim Lind. on physical evidence alone (in this case, the identification was based on a series of digital images originally submitted as a Magnificent Hummingbird, which were recognized by several MOURC members as depicting a Green Violet-ear). The images were reviewed and the identification endorsed by Nancy Newfield, Van Remsen, and Shari Williamson. Full details will be published in a future issue of The Loon. The Loon 77:3 | Accepted |
| avian information | 2004-06-12 | | | Anoka | | | 6/12 Anoka (first state record) (first county record) First state record 6/12 Anoka (Linwood Twp.) ph. CR (The Loon 77:3–7).
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2 | 78:126 | 2005-07-25 | 2005-08-21 | Straight River Township | Hubbard | | | (record #2006-025, vote 7-0). Stunning images of this adult male were submitted in February 2006. Second state record. | Accepted |
| avian information | 2005-07-25 | 2005-08-21 | | Hubbard | | | 7/25-8/21 Hubbard (second state record) (first county record)
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  | Two records: One summer (2004) and one summer-fall (2005). |