MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon - Rails, Gallinules, Coots

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Rails, Gallinules, Coots	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: Rails, Gallinules, Coots

King Rail

Purple Gallinule

Yellow Rail

Black Rail

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
King Rail (C) (Rallus elegans)						Start Date 1936-01-01
1	MOU	1936-08-05		Ten Mile Lake, Hackensack	Cass	The Flicker 8:48	Accepted
	avian information	1936-08-05			Cass	8/5 Cass (first state record) (first county record)
2	MOU	1937-05-22			Goodhue		Accepted
	avian information	1937-05-22			Goodhue	5/22 Goodhue (second state record) (first county record)
3	MOU	1937-06-09			Jackson		Accepted
	avian information	1937-06-09			Jackson	6/9 Jackson (third state record) (first county record)
4	MOU	1939-05-30	1939-06-03	White Bear Lake	Washington	The Flicker 12:11	Accepted
	avian information	1939-05-30	1939-06-03		Washington	5/30-6/3 Washington (fourth state record) (first county record)
5	MOU	1939-06-01	1939-07-31		Jackson		Accepted
	avian information	1939-06-01	1939-07-31		Jackson	summer Jackson (fifth state record) (second county record)
6	MOU	1940-05-30			Hennepin		Accepted
	avian information	1940-05-30			Hennepin	5/30 Hennepin (sixth state record) (first county record)
7	MOU	1941-09-01			Hennepin		Accepted
	avian information	1941-09-01			Hennepin	9/1 Hennepin (seventh state record) (second county record)
8	MOU	1942-05-22			Stearns		Accepted
	avian information	1942-05-22			Stearns	5/22 Stearns (eighth state record) (first county record)
9	MOU	1942-06-21			Stearns		Accepted
	avian information	1942-06-21			Stearns	6/21 Stearns (ninth state record) (second county record)
	17:64-65	1945	index			Four Rails on a Road
10	MOU	1945-07-25		Albert Lea	Freeborn	The Flicker 17:64	Accepted
	avian information	1945-07-25			Freeborn	7/25 Freeborn (tenth state record) (first county record)
11	MOU	1946-08-20			Lac qui Parle		Accepted
	avian information	1946-08-20			Lac qui Parle	8/20 Lac qui Parle (eleventh state record) (first county record)
12	MOU	1947-05-19			Hennepin		Accepted
	avian information	1947-05-19			Hennepin	5/19 Hennepin (twelfth state record) (third county record)
13	MOU	1948-05-31			Dakota		Accepted
	avian information	1948-05-31			Dakota	5/31 Dakota (thirteenth state record) (first county record)
14	MOU	1948-07-21			Renville	The Flicker 20:95	Accepted
	avian information	1948-07-21			Renville	7/21 Renville (fifteenth state record) (first county record)
15	MOU	1948-07-22			Kandiyohi	The Flicker 20:95	Accepted
	avian information	1948-07-22			Kandiyohi	7/22 Kandiyohi (fourteenth state record) (first county record)
16	MOU	1949-05-30			Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1949-05-30			Ramsey	5/30 Ramsey (first county record)
17	MOU	1950-05-14			Goodhue		Accepted
	avian information	1950-05-14			Goodhue	5/14 Goodhue (second county record)
18	MOU	1950-06-01			Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1950-06-01			Ramsey	6/1 Ramsey (second county record)
19	MOU	1950-07-13			Steele	The Flicker 22:106	Accepted
	avian information	1950-07-13			Steele	7/13 Steele (first county record)
20	MOU	1952-07-04			Blue Earth		Accepted
	avian information	1952-07-04			Blue Earth	7/4 Blue Earth (first county record)
21	MOU	1954-08-21		St. Paul	Ramsey	The Flicker 26:111	Accepted
	avian information	1954-08-21			Ramsey	8/21 Ramsey (third county record)
22	MOU	1955-08-01			Nicollet		Accepted
	avian information	1955-08-01			Nicollet	8/1 Nicollet (first county record)
	28:127	1956	index			Interesting Observations from Kandiyohi and Lac Qui Parle Counties
23	MOU	1956-05-14		Ten Mile Creek Watershed	Lac qui Parle	The Flicker 28:127	Accepted
	avian information	1956-05-14			Lac qui Parle	5/14 Lac qui Parle (second county record)
24	MOU	1956-10-05			Hennepin		Accepted
	avian information	1956-10-05			Hennepin	10/5 Hennepin (fourth county record)
25	MOU	1958-09-01			Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1958-09-01			Ramsey	9/1 Ramsey (fourth county record)
26	MOU	1959-05-24			Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1959-05-24			Ramsey	5/24 Ramsey (fifth county record)
27	MOU	1959-06-10	1959-07-20		Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1959-06-10	1959-07-20		Ramsey	6/10, 7/20 Ramsey
28	MOU	1959-06-13		St. Paul	Ramsey	The Flicker 31:73	Accepted
29	MOU	1960-05-01			Wabasha		Accepted
	avian information	1960-05-01			Wabasha	5/1 Wabasha (first county record)
30	MOU	1960-07-15			Anoka		Accepted
	avian information	1960-07-15			Anoka	7/15 Anoka (first county record)
31	MOU	1960-07-19			Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1960-07-19			Ramsey	7/19 Ramsey
32	MOU	1960-07-20			Ramsey	The Flicker 32:77	Accepted
33	MOU	1961-05-27		La Crescent	Winona	The Flicker 33:40	Accepted
34	MOU	1961-05-30	1961-07-20	Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area	Anoka	The Flicker 33:73	Accepted
	avian information	1961-05-30	1961-07-20		Anoka	5/30-7/20 Anoka (second county record) seen 27 May at La Crescent by Brother Theodore.
35	MOU	1962-05-26	1962-06-21	NW 1/4 of Section 24, Township 103, Range 31	Martin	The Flicker 36:28	Accepted
	avian information	1962-05-26	1962-07-11		Martin	5/26-7/11 Martin (first county record)
36	MOU	1962-06-16			Anoka		Accepted
	avian information	1962-06-16			Anoka	6/16 Anoka (third county record)
37	MOU	1963-06-11			Todd		Accepted
	avian information	1963-06-11			Todd	6/11 Todd (first county record) Anoka Co., Carlos Avery Game Refuge, July 14, ad, 2 downy black y, Avifaunal Club.
38	MOU	1963-07-14		Carlos Avery WMA	Anoka	The Flicker 35:88	Accepted
	avian information	1963-07-14	1963-07-22		Anoka	7/14-22 Anoka (fourth county record) Anoka Co., Carlos Avery Game Refuge, July 14, ad, 2 downy black y, Avifaunal Club.
39	MOU	1963-09-01		Alberta	Stevens	The Flicker 35:123	Accepted
40	MOU	1963-09-21		Section 3, Township 105, Range 29	Blue Earth	The Flicker 36:29	Accepted
	avian information	1963-09-21	1963-10-15		Blue Earth	9/21, 10/15 Blue Earth (second county record) Sept. 1, Alberta, Stevens Co., Ken Haag.
41	MOU	1963-10-15		Section 27, Township 106, Range 29	Blue Earth	The Flicker 36:29	Accepted
	36:28-29	1964	index			Breeding Observations of the King Rail in Martin County, Minnesota - 1962
42	MOU	1965-06-11		Section 16, Township 106N, Range 30W	Watonwan	The Loon 38:76	Accepted
	avian information	1965-06-11			Watonwan	6/11 Watonwan (first county record)
43	MOU	1965-09-08		Mickelson Wetland Unit	Brown	The Loon 38:76	Accepted
	avian information	1965-09-08			Brown	9/8 Brown (first county record)
	38:76	1966	index			More on Breeding Observations of the King Rail in Southcentral Minnesota
	38:112	1966	index			King Rails Near Buffalo Lake
	38:145	1966	index			King Rails in Houston County
44	MOU	1966-07-17		Highway 212, 2 miles east of Buffalo Lake	Renville	The Loon 38:112	Accepted
	avian information	1966-07-17			Renville	7/17 Renville (second county record) 7-17 Buffalo Lake, Wright Co, 2 ad-5y, PE (see Notes of Interest in previous issue); La Crescent, Houston Co, 1, RG. (See Notes of Interest)
45	MOU	1966-07-20		Blue Lake, south of the La Crescent-La Crosse causeway	Houston	The Loon 38:145	Accepted
	avian information	1967-05-01	1967-05-31		Blue Earth	5/1-31 Blue Earth (third county record)
46	MOU	1967-06-20		Rosendale Twp.	Watonwan	The Loon 39:124	Accepted
	avian information	1967-06-20			Watonwan	6/20 Watonwan (second county record) 6-20 Rosendale Twp., Watonwan Co., 1 ad, Roger Johnson fide EDK.
47	MOU	1968-05-25		Agassiz NWR	Marshall	The Loon 40:79, Janssen 1987:135	Accepted
	avian information	1968-05-25			Marshall	5/25 Marshall (first county record) 5-25 Marshall Co., 1, AWR (undoubtedly northernmost state record).
	41:27	1969	index			King Rail Seen at Agassiz Refuge
48	MOU	1971-08-16	1971-09-11	Regier Slough	Cottonwood	The Loon 44:12	Accepted
	avian information	1971-08-16	1971-09-11		Cottonwood	8/16-9/11 Cottonwood (first county record) 2 reports Co. (2) FL; 8-16 to 9-11 Regier Slough, Cottonwood Co., up to 4, photographed by L. Rupp.
49	MOU	1971-08-27		La Crescent	Houston	The Loon 44:12	Accepted
50	MOU	1972-06-01	1972-07-31	Heron Lake	Jackson	The Loon 44:108	Accepted
	avian information	1972-06-01	1972-07-31		Jackson	summer Jackson (third county record) nested in Jackson (Heron Lake JAB).
51	MOU	1972-10-21		Swan Lake	Nicollet	The Loon 45:13	Accepted
	avian information	1972-10-21			Nicollet	10/21 Nicollet (second county record)
52	MOU	1973-06-23		La Crescent	Houston	The Loon 46:19	Accepted
	46:121-122	1974	index			King Rail in Duluth
53	MOU	1974-05-03		Minnesota Point	St. Louis	The Loon 46:121	Accepted
	avian information	1974-05-03			St. Louis	5/3 St. Louis (first county record) 1 report, 5-3 Minn. Pt., St. Louis Co. (1) D. Reynolds; first report from the NE.
54	MOU	1975-04-23			Clearwater	The Loon 47:165	Accepted
	avian information	1975-04-23			Clearwater	4/23 Clearwater (first county record) 1 report: 4-23 Clearwater RCD (details?).
55	MOU	1975-06-13		Big Stone NWR	Lac qui Parle	The Loon 48:18	Accepted
	avian information	1975-06-13			Lac qui Parle	6/13 Lac qui Parle (third county record) One seen 6-13 at Big Stone N.W.R., Lac qui Parle Co. (PE).
56	MOU	1976-06-01	1976-08-07	La Crescent	Houston	2 young and 2 adults The Loon 49:32	Accepted
	MOU	1976-08-03		La Crescent	Houston	3 immature The Loon 49:143	Duplicate
57	MOU	1977-06-02		Gabriel Lake	Lyon	The Loon 50:13	Accepted
	avian information	1977-06-02			Lyon	6/2 Lyon (first county record) One seen and heard on 6-2, Gabriel L., Lyon Co. (PE).
58	MOU	1980-03-01	1980-05-31		Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1980-03-01	1980-05-31		Ramsey	spring Ramsey
	53:225-226	1981	index			King Rail in St. Paul
59	MOU	1981-05-15		St. Paul	Ramsey	The Loon 53:225	Accepted
	avian information	1981-05-15			Ramsey	5/15 Ramsey
60	56:17	1983-05-31	1983-06-02	Brockway Twp.	Stearns	(vote 7-0); Loon 56:72).	Accepted
	avian information	1983-05-31	1983-06-07		Stearns	5/31-6/7 Stearns (third county record)
	56:72	1984	index			King Rail Nesting in Stearns County
	56:190-191	1984	index			A King Rail in Duluth
61	MOU	1984-06-09	1984-06-16	Mud Lake, Duluth	St. Louis	The Loon 56:190	Accepted
	avian information	1984-06-09	1984-06-16		St. Louis	6/9-16 St. Louis (second county record) 6/9-15 Duluth (KE et al. The Loon 56:190-191).
	57:34	1984-06-14	1984-06-15	Carlos Avery W.M.A.	Anoka	(vote 1-6). There were two main problems with this report: first, the bird was never actually seen for sure (a shape was briefly seen in the direction of the vocalization heard, but no visual features were seen); second, the identification was based entirely on a call which could fit either the King or Virginia Rail (i.e., "bup-bup-bup", a call often attributed to the King Rail, is also given by the Virgina Rail).	Not Accepted
	60:108	1985-05-17	1985-05-18	Cokato	Wright	(vote 3-4). Although the observer is experienced with King Rails and their calls from his previous Minnesota records, and though he described a call given only by the King Rail, the majority voted not to accept because the rail was only heard and not seen, and because there is a considerable uncertainty about some rail vocalizations.	Not Accepted
62	63:154	1990-05-02		Vermillion Twp.	Dakota	(vote 7-0; The Loon 63:73-74).	Accepted
	avian information	1990-05-02			Dakota	5/2 Dakota (second county record)
	63:73-74	1991	index			A King Rail Observation
63	64:15	1991-10-24		near Appleton	Swift	(vote 7-0; The Loon 64:64-65).	Accepted
	avian information	1991-10-24			Swift	10/24 Swift (first county record) 10/24 Edison Township, Swift County AB (*The Loon* 64:64-65).
	64:64-65	1992	index			King Rail in Swift County
	64:162-163	1992	index			Unusual Feeding Behavior Observed for King Rail
	64:170	1992	index			King Rail Record
64	64:138	1992-06-07	1992-06-14	Bloomington	Hennepin	(vote 7-D; The Loon 64:170).	Accepted
	avian information	1992-06-07	1992-06-14		Hennepin	6/7-14 Hennepin (fifth county record) First summer record since 1984. One bird present for most of summer at Minnesota River Valley NWR in Hennepin Co. (*The Loon* 64:170).
65	MOU	1996-07-04			Lyon		Accepted
	avian information	1996-07-04			Lyon	7/4 Lyon (second county record)
	76:152	2004-05-14		Plover Prairie	Lac qui Parle	(record #2004-057, vote 0-7). This brief observation of a bird flying with a flock of Blue-winged Teal garnered no support from the committee. The observer was driving and unable to use binoculars until just before the bird dropped into the marsh.	Not Accepted
	82:3	2009-05-09		Rice Lake	Steele	(record #2009-036, vote 0-7). A written description of non-diagnostic vocalizations by an unseen rail was submitted in early August. Similarities between King Rail and Virginia Rail (R. limicola) calls are well known. The observer noted that it gave only single “dik dik dik” calls and “did not make the ‘burrr' sound.”	Not Accepted
66	86:107	2014-05-27		West 3rd St, Zumbrota	Goodhue	(record #2014-034, Accidental, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. This normally cryptic species was foraging amongst ferns and flowers in a residential yard in broad daylight. Last recorded in 1992.	Accepted
	avian information	2014-05-27			Goodhue	5/27 Goodhue (third county record) The first since 1992 was found in a residential garden in Goodhue (Zumbrota) on 5/27 ph. EPa, ph. DAC, †KRo, ph. †PEB, ph. †MJM, †TAT, ph. †ANy, m.ob.
	87:4	2014-08-18		Newport	Washington	(record #2014-041, vote 0-7). The very sparse description does not rule out other rail species.	Not Accepted
67	89:87	2017-06-15	2017-08-19	North Ottawa Impoundment	Grant	(record #2017-024, vote 7-0). Two birds were present. Both were photographed and accepted. Second county record; first record was 26 June 1923 near Herman.	Accepted
	avian information	2017-06-15	2017-07-20		Grant	6/15-7/20 Grant (first county record) Second county record 6/15+ Grant (2, North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. WPl, well documented and photographed by m.ob.
68	MOU	2017-06-29			Grant	Janssen sighting.	Accepted
	avian information	2017-08-05	2017-08-19		Grant	8/5-19 Grant (second county record) Two adults first reported 6/15 continued to be seen 8/5–19 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) with a juvenile also present 8/12 † KRE, m.ob.
69	94:115	2022-05-22			Steele	(record #2022-106, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-05-22			Steele	5/22 Steele (second county record) The third record since 1992 was found 5/22 Steele ph. RhK.

	Former summer resident south. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently 2022. Last breeding record 2017. State designation: Endangered. 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