MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Sandpipers	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.

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
Anhingas
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises

New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Silky-flycatchers

Nuthatches
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
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

Proceedings

Species: Sandpipers

Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Eskimo Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Red Knot

Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock

Spotted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
American Woodcock (R) (Scolopax minor)						Start Date 1936-01-01
	2:17	1930	index			Courtship of the Woodcock
	17:64	1945	index			Woodcock Lights on River
	22:1-7	1950	index			Woodcock Studies at Cloquet Forest Experiment Station, Minnesota
	27:128	1955	index			Census of Woodcock and Wilson's Snipe, 1955
	29:74-75	1957	index			American Woodcock in Thunder Bay District
	29:86	1957	index			Woodcock Observation in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
	29:127	1957	index			Woodcock Singing Grounds
	33:54	1961	index			Observations on Black-billed Magpies and American Woodcock
	36:67	1964	index			Late Record for the American Woodcock in Minnesota
	36:96-98	1964	index			Nesting American Woodcock
	39:138	1967	index			Observations of the American Woodcock
	41:129-130	1969	index			American Woodcock Near Itasca State Park
	42:31-33	1970	index			Woodcock Sex and Age Ratios and Weights in Minnesota
	42:40	1970	index			Additional Woodcock Records for Western Minnesota
	42:71	1970	index			American Woodcock Observations -- Northwestern Minnesota
	43:98	1971	index			A Woodcock on the Mall
	44:58	1972	index			American Woodcock
	45:100	1973	index			Woodcock Display
	46:173	1974	index			Hennepin County Woodcock Reports
	47:48	1975	index			Possible American Woodcock Nesting in Southwest Minnesota
	47:101	1975	index			Woodcock Nesting in Becker County
	48:89-91	1976	index			Woodcock Under the Northern Lights
	50:221	1978	index			American Woodcock Breeding in Rice County
	54:203-211	1982	index			Minnesota Woodcock
	56:66-67	1984	index			American Woodcock Carrying Young
	56:81-82	1984	index			Do Woodcock Carry Their Young?
	57:108	1985	index			American Woodcock Nesting in Pipestone County
	62:134	1990-02-28		Eden Prairie	Hennepin	(vote 3-4). This identification by an observer experienced with this species may well have been correct, but the sketchy description only mentions "short, stubby wings" and "peculiar flight antics," with nothing said about the bird's plumage or bill length. In addition, the observation was made without binoculars at about a half hour before official sunrise so that the bird could not have been seen all that clearly.	Not Accepted
	avian information	1997-07-09			Lac qui Parle	7/9 Lac qui Parle (first summer record) Reported in 14 counties in all regions except southwest and northeast. New nesting record in Kanabec CM; probable breeding in Freeborn.
	avian information	1998-02-28			Houston	2/28 Houston (first winter record) Record early migrant 2/28 Winona FL. First February report. [Corrected]
1	70:156	1998-02-28		Wiscoy Twp.	Winona	(record #98-14, vote 7–0).	Accepted
	avian information	1999-02-28			Faribault	2/28 Faribault (first winter record) Reported 2/28 Faribault TBo (ties earliest date).
	avian information	2000-06-23			Freeborn	6/23 Freeborn (first summer record) Reported in 15 counties in all regions except southwest and southeast; new nesting record in Crow Wing BiM.
	avian information	2001-06-18			Freeborn	6/18 Freeborn (second summer record) Record low number of reports, less than half the previous ten-year average. Observed in Marshall, Lake of the Woods, Aitkin, Stearns, Brown; plus new nesting record in Pine CaH.
	avian information	2004-12-20			Fillmore	12/20 Fillmore (first winter record) Reported 12/20 (second-latest date) Fillmore NBO.
	avian information	2005-07-11			Rock	7/11 Rock (first summer record) Observed in nine north and seven south counties. Highest reported count 6/15 Itasca (13) DRM. First breeding record for McLeod RWS.
	avian information	2009-02-16			Hennepin	2/16 Hennepin (first winter record) Exceptional early migrant 2/16 Hennepin (struck a building and died) fide AXH.
	avian information	2009-06-19	2009-06-22		Dodge	6/19-22 Dodge (first summer record) Found in all regions except West-central, Southwest. All south reports: Wright, Carver, Scott, Washington, Freeborn, Dodge.
	avian information	2009-06-25			Freeborn	6/25 Freeborn (third summer record) Found in all regions except West-central, Southwest. All south reports: Wright, Carver, Scott, Washington, Freeborn, Dodge.
	avian information	2010-06-10	2010-06-12		Lac qui Parle	6/10, 12 Lac qui Parle (second summer record) Found in all regions except Southeast. First county breeding records for Wilkin AXH, Yellow Medicine BR.
	avian information	2010-06-13			Rock	6/13 Rock (second summer record) Found in all regions except Southeast. First county breeding records for Wilkin AXH, Yellow Medicine BR.
	avian information	2010-06-15			Waseca	6/15 Waseca (first summer record) Found in all regions except Southeast. First county breeding records for Wilkin AXH, Yellow Medicine BR.
	avian information	2011-06-11			Lac qui Parle	6/11 Lac qui Parle (third summer record) Observed in all regions of state. First county breeding record from Swift SVa.
	avian information	2011-06-13			Dodge	6/13 Dodge (second summer record) Observed in all regions of state. First county breeding record from Swift SVa.
	avian information	2012-06-04	2012-07-26		Lac qui Parle	6/4, 7/26 Lac qui Parle (fourth summer record) Seen in all regions except Southeast. First county breeding record from Morrison fide BBA.
	avian information	2012-06-06			Jackson	6/6 Jackson (first summer record) Seen in all regions except Southeast. First county breeding record from Morrison fide BBA.
	avian information	2013-06-07			Blue Earth	6/7 Blue Earth (first summer record) Seen in all regions except Southwest. First county breeding records from Scott BAF, Steele PSu.
	avian information	2013-06-17	2013-06-21		Steele	6/17, 21 Steele (first summer record) Seen in all regions except Southwest. First county breeding records from Scott BAF, Steele PSu.
	avian information	2015-06-04			Redwood	6/4 Redwood (first summer record) Observed in all regions.
	avian information	2015-06-23			Steele	6/23 Steele (second summer record) Observed in all regions.
	avian information	2015-07-30			Mower	7/30 Mower (first summer record) Observed in all regions.
	avian information	2017-02-20			Houston	2/20 Houston (second winter record) Three reports of early spring migrants: 2/20 Houston KAB, 2/21 Rice TFB, 2/22 Olmsted (2) JWH. These are the first winter reports in eight years (since 2/16/2009).
	avian information	2017-02-21			Rice	2/21 Rice (first winter record) Three reports of early spring migrants: 2/20 Houston KAB, 2/21 Rice TFB, 2/22 Olmsted (2) JWH. These are the first winter reports in eight years (since 2/16/2009).
	avian information	2017-02-22			Olmsted	2/22 Olmsted (first winter record) Three reports of early spring migrants: 2/20 Houston KAB, 2/21 Rice TFB, 2/22 Olmsted (2) JWH. These are the first winter reports in eight years (since 2/16/2009).
	avian information	2017-07-08			Pennington	7/8 Pennington (first summer record) Found in every region except Southwest.
	avian information	2017-07-10			Blue Earth	7/10 Blue Earth (second summer record) Found in every region except Southwest.
	avian information	2017-10-04			Clay	10/4 Clay (first fall record) High counts 9/30 St. Louis (10, Lost River Rd.) TRK, 8/27 Koochiching (8, Toomey Williams Rd.) KnM, LiH, ASu. Late north 10/25 Clearwater DFN, 10/27 Douglas BEc, 10/28 Otter Tail JsS (median 10/31). Late south 10/30 Washington GAn, 11/4 Rice TFB, 11/12 Benton DOr (median 11/4).
	avian information	2018-11-04			Clay	11/4 Clay (second fall record) Â High counts 9/25 Todd (3, Little Elk Twp.) JLK, 10/9 Otter Tail (3, Millerville) JsS. Late north 10/26 St. Louis (2) ebd, 11/4 Clay MO, Kanabec SPS (median 10/31). Late south 10/31 Benton DOr, 11/3 Mower SWm, 11/7 Rice TFB (median 11/5).
	avian information	2019-07-28			Waseca	7/28 Waseca (second summer record) Â Reported from all regions except Southwest.
	avian information	2019-10-14			Clay	10/14 Clay (third fall record) High counts 8/4 St. Louis (12, Cloquet Valley S.F.) ebd, 8/25 Anoka (3, Rice Creek Chain of Lakes R.P.) ebd. Late north 10/27 Aitkin CDg, 10/28 St. Louis (Northland Twp.) BTr, 11/2 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) ClN, m.ob. (median 10/31). Late south 10/30 Yellow Medicine SDi, 10/31 Olmsted MGi, 11/3 Washington PNi (median 11/5).
	avian information	2019-10-30			Yellow Medicine	10/30 Yellow Medicine (first fall record) High counts 8/4 St. Louis (12, Cloquet Valley S.F.) ebd, 8/25 Anoka (3, Rice Creek Chain of Lakes R.P.) ebd. Late north 10/27 Aitkin CDg, 10/28 St. Louis (Northland Twp.) BTr, 11/2 St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) ClN, m.ob. (median 10/31). Late south 10/30 Yellow Medicine SDi, 10/31 Olmsted MGi, 11/3 Washington PNi (median 11/5).
	avian information	2020-06-11			Mower	6/11 Mower (second summer record) Reported from all regions, but only Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) in Southwest. High count 6/3 Cook (13, Magnetic Rock Trail) ASu.
	avian information	2020-07-04			Steele	7/4 Steele (third summer record) Reported from all regions, but only Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) in Southwest. High count 6/3 Cook (13, Magnetic Rock Trail) ASu.
	avian information	2020-07-10			Fillmore	7/10 Fillmore (second summer record) Reported from all regions, but only Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) in Southwest. High count 6/3 Cook (13, Magnetic Rock Trail) ASu.
	avian information	2020-07-14			Yellow Medicine	7/14 Yellow Medicine (second summer record) Reported from all regions, but only Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux Agency S.P.) in Southwest. High count 6/3 Cook (13, Magnetic Rock Trail) ASu.
	avian information	2020-09-01			Grant	9/1 Grant (first fall record) High count 9/26 Rice (10, Carleton College Cowling Arboretum) MZa. Late north 10/31 Douglas LGl, 11/7 St. Louis (Morse Twp.) MPi, 11/8 St. Louis (Duluth) ebd (median 10/31). Late south 11/1 Blue Earth ChH, 11/5 Hennepin JCC, 11/7 Carver JCy (median 11/5).
	avian information	2022-06-04			Blue Earth	6/4 Blue Earth (third summer record) Found in every region except Southwest.
	avian information	2022-08-27			Clay	8/27 Clay (fourth fall record) High count 10/17 Carlton (6, Silver Brook Twp.) ebd. Late north 10/29 Itasca SC, 11/1 St. Louis ebd, 11/4 Cass ebd (median 11/1). Late south 11/8 Fillmore (2) ebd, Ramsey (University of Minnesota) AnA, 11/12 Ramsey (Little Pigs Eye Lake) JZj (median 11/5).
	avian information	2022-10-22			Grant	10/22 Grant (second fall record) High count 10/17 Carlton (6, Silver Brook Twp.) ebd. Late north 10/29 Itasca SC, 11/1 St. Louis ebd, 11/4 Cass ebd (median 11/1). Late south 11/8 Fillmore (2) ebd, Ramsey (University of Minnesota) AnA, 11/12 Ramsey (Little Pigs Eye Lake) JZj (median 11/5).

	Breeds throughout, except far south. Migrant throughout.

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