MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Wrens	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: Wrens

Rock Wren
Bewick's Wren

Carolina Wren
Northern House Wren

Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	2	Comment	Status
Bewick's Wren (A) (Thryomanes bewickii)							Start Date 0000-00-00
1	MOU	1920-07-14	1920-07-20	Rushford	Fillmore			Accepted
	avian information	1920-07-14	1920-07-20		Fillmore		7/14, 20 Fillmore (first state record) (first county record)
2	MOU	1920-08-13		Preston	Fillmore			Accepted
	avian information	1920-08-13			Fillmore		8/13 Fillmore (second state record) (second county record)
3	MOU	1923-06-01	1923-07-31	near Preston	Fillmore		pair built a nest and reared young	Accepted
	avian information	1923-06-01	1923-07-31		Fillmore		summer Fillmore (third state record) (third county record)
4	MOU	1924-04-28		near Red Wing	Goodhue			Accepted
	avian information	1924-04-28			Goodhue		4/28 Goodhue (fifth state record) (first county record)
5	MOU	1924-05-29	1924-07-01	near Preston	Fillmore		pair built a nest and reared young	Accepted
	avian information	1924-05-29	1924-07-01		Fillmore		5/29-7/1 Fillmore (fourth state record) (fourth county record)
6	MOU	1924-06-01			Freeborn			Accepted
	avian information	1924-06-01			Freeborn		6/1 Freeborn (sixth state record) (first county record)
7	MOU	1932-04-03	1932-05-08		Ramsey			Accepted
	avian information	1932-04-03	1932-05-08		Ramsey		4/3-5/8 Ramsey (seventh state record) (first county record)
8	MOU	1934-04-22			Winona			Accepted
	avian information	1934-04-22			Winona		4/22 Winona (eighth state record) (first county record)
9	MOU	1937-10-31		St. Paul	Ramsey		MOU files, Bell Museum, unpublished report, L. Peabody	Accepted
	avian information	1937-10-31			Ramsey		10/31 Ramsey (ninth state record) (second county record)
10	MOU	1940-04-09		Stewartville	Olmsted		MOU files, Bell Museum, unpublished report, Alden Risser	Accepted
	avian information	1940-04-09			Olmsted		4/9 Olmsted (tenth state record) (first county record)
11	MOU	1940-07-31		La Crescent	Houston		MOU files, Bell Museum, unpublished report P. Skaar	Accepted
	avian information	1940-07-31			Houston		7/31 Houston (eleventh state record) (first county record)
12	MOU	1944-04-28		Minneapolis	Hennepin		MOU file, Bell Museum, unpublished report	Accepted
	avian information	1944-04-28			Hennepin		4/28 Hennepin (twelfth state record) (first county record)
13	MOU	1945-09-09		Duluth	St. Louis		The Loon 25:33	Accepted
	avian information	1945-09-09			St. Louis		9/9 St. Louis (thirteenth state record) (first county record)
	22:108	1950	index				Bewick's Wren Nesting at Fort Snelling
14	MOU	1950-04-23	1950-07-08	Fort Snelling	Hennepin		The Loon 22:108	Accepted
	avian information	1950-04-23	1950-07-08		Hennepin		4/23-7/8 Hennepin (fourteenth state record) (second county record)
15	MOU	1951-04-30	1951-06-01	Northfield	Rice		The Loon 29:103	Accepted
	avian information	1951-04-30	1951-06-01		Rice		4/30-6/1 Rice (fifteenth state record) (first county record)
16	MOU	1951-06-01		Minneapolis	Hennepin		MOU files, Bell Museum, unpublished report, nest	Accepted
	avian information	1951-06-01			Hennepin		6/1 Hennepin (third county record)
17	MOU	1951-06-25		White Bear Lake	Ramsey		MOU files, Bell Museum, unpublished report, bird remained in area for six weeks! R. Schumacher	Accepted
	avian information	1951-06-25			Ramsey		6/25 Ramsey (third county record)
18	MOU	1952-06-02		Fridley	Anoka		MOU files, Bell Museum unpublished report, W.R. Pieper	Accepted
19	MOU	1952-06-28		Zimmerman	Sherburne		The Loon 24:161	Accepted
	avian information	1952-06-28			Sherburne		6/28 Sherburne (first county record)
	31:96-97	1959	index				Bewick's Wren Nesting in Anoka County
	31:137	1959	index				Bewick's Wren in Houston County
20	MOU	1959-04-15	1959-07-12	Anoka	Anoka		The Loon 31:96	Accepted
	avian information	1959-04-15	1959-07-12		Anoka		4/15-7/12 Anoka (first county record)
21	MOU	1959-09-12		Reno	Houston		The Loon 31:137	Accepted
	avian information	1959-09-12			Houston		9/12 Houston (second county record)
22	MOU	1960-04-17		Lake Elmo	Washington		MOU files, Bell Museum, unpublished report, bird banded, Jane C. Olyphant	Accepted
	avian information	1960-04-17			Washington		4/17 Washington (first county record)
23	MOU	1960-05-22	1960-06-08	New Ulm	Brown		MOU files, Bell Museum, unpublished report, Jack Sprenger	Accepted
	avian information	1960-05-22	1960-06-08		Brown		5/22-6/8 Brown (first county record)
24	MOU	1961-04-04		Northfield	Rice		The Loon 33:42	Accepted
	avian information	1961-04-04			Rice		4/4 Rice (second county record) Dr. Rysgaard saw one on 4 April at Northfield. Seen near Dorer Pools, Wabasha County on 13 May by Avifaunal Club members. Seen in same vicinity but in Winona County on 27 May by Brother Theodore.
25	MOU	1961-05-13	1961-05-27	Dorer Pools	Wabasha	Winona	The Loon 33:42	Accepted
	avian information	1961-05-13	1961-05-27		Winona		5/13-27 Winona (second county record) Dr. Rysgaard saw one on 4 April at Northfield. Seen near Dorer Pools, Wabasha County on 13 May by Avifaunal Club members. Seen in same vicinity but in Winona County on 27 May by Brother Theodore.
26	MOU	1963-10-07			Winona		The Loon 35:126	Accepted
	avian information	1963-10-07			Winona		10/7 Winona (third county record) Oct. 7, Winona Co., Grace Gordon.
27	MOU	1964-05-07			Winona		MOU Occurrence Table, unpublished record, Brother Theodore Voelker	Accepted
	avian information	1964-05-07			Winona		5/7 Winona (fourth county record)
28	MOU	1965-04-24	1965-04-29	Minneapolis	Hennepin		The Loon 37:140	Accepted
	avian information	1965-04-24	1965-04-29		Hennepin		4/24-29 Hennepin (fourth county record) 4-24 to 4-29 Minneapolis, one bird, MEH, RDT.
29	MOU	1967-05-18		Winona	Winona		MOU Occurrence Table, unpublished record, Brother Theodore Voelker	Accepted
	avian information	1967-05-18			Winona		5/18 Winona (fifth county record)
	54:42	1970-10-03		Minneapolis	Hennepin		(vote 0-7) This previously published record (Loon 43:16) was refiled as unacceptable since there was nothing in the brief description to even indicate the bird was a wren.	Not Accepted
	48:79	1976	index				Bewick's Wren in Crow Wing County
30	MOU	1976-04-08		Deerwood	Crow Wing		The Loon 48:79	Accepted
	avian information	1976-04-08			Crow Wing		4/8 Crow Wing (first county record) 1 report: 4-8 Crow Wing JB (first in several years).
	50:168-169	1978	index				Bewick's Wren at Winona
31	MOU	1978-05-15	1978-05-30	Winona	Winona		The Loon 50:168	Accepted
	avian information	1978-05-15	1978-05-30		Winona		5/15-30 Winona 5-15 to 5-30 Winona, Winona Co., W. Snyder et al.
	52:191	1980	index				Bewick's Wren in Robert's Sanctuary
32	52:191	1980-05-13		Robert's Sanctuary	Hennepin			Accepted
	54:42	1980-05-13		Minneapolis	Hennepin		(vote 5-2, with 7-0 required for acceptance) The minority was of the strong opinion that although the only wren "with white spots in the corners" is a Bewick's, the bird in question was only seen for a second as "it darted across the path." Such a brief look was felt to be unsatisfactory when dealing with such an unusual species, and the details did not even state why the bird was a wren in the first place. (This record was published, Loon 52:191, as a result of a clerical error in recording the vote.)	Not Accepted
33	MOU	1981-09-06		Minneapolis	Hennepin		The Loon 54:66	Accepted
	avian information	1981-09-06			Hennepin		9/6 Hennepin (fifth county record)
	54:66	1982	index				Bewick's Wren in South Minneapolis
	54:186-188	1982	index				Bewick's Wren in Ramsey County
	54:245-246	1982	index				Bewick's Wren in Freeborn County
34	MOU	1982-04-03	1982-04-13	Maplewood	Ramsey		The Loon 54:186	Accepted
	avian information	1982-04-03	1982-04-13		Ramsey		4/3-13 Ramsey (fourth county record) Reported Ramsey 4-3 to 4-10 by m.ob. See Notes of Interest, THE LOON, Vol. 54, No.3, p. 186.
35	55:41	1982-07-06		Nelson Wildlife Sanctuary	Freeborn		(vote 7-0, Loon 54:245-246)	Accepted
	avian information	1982-07-06			Freeborn		7/6 Freeborn (second county record) One seen 7/6 Freeborn (*The Loon* 54:245-46).
	55:121	1983	index				Bewick's Wren in Sherburne County
36	MOU	1983-06-03	1983-06-18	Zimmerman	Sherburne		The Loon 55:121	Accepted
	avian information	1983-06-03	1983-06-18		Sherburne		6/3-18 Sherburne (second county record) One at Zimmerman, Sherburne Co. 6/3 (Loon 55:121; m. ob.)-6/18 (SC).
	58:137-138	1986	index				Bewick's Wren in Olmsted County
37	58:146	1986-04-27	1986-04-28	near Salem Comers	Olmsted		(vote 7-0; The Loon 58:137-138).	Accepted
	avian information	1986-04-27	1986-04-28		Olmsted		4/27-28 Olmsted (second county record) 4/27-28 Olmsted JEB et al. (*The Loon* 58:137-138).
	62:145	1990	index				Bewick's Wren in Sherburne County
38	MOU	1990-06-05	1990-06-25	Clear Lake	Sherburne		The Loon 62:154	Accepted
	avian information	1990-06-05	1990-06-25		Sherburne		6/5-25 Sherburne (third county record) First summer record since 1983; single bird in Clear Lake, Sherburne Co., 6/5-25 (*The Loon* 62:154).
	63:53	1991	index				Bewick's Wren, 9 June 1990, Clear Lake, Sherburne County
39	70:156	1998-05-21	1998-06-15	near Sherburne NWR	Sherburne		(photo record #98-56, vote 7-0).	Accepted
	MOU	1998-05-21	1998-07-17	near Sherburne NWR	Sherburne		The Loon 71:28	Accepted
	avian information	1998-05-21	1998-07-17		Sherburne		5/21-7/17 Sherburne (fourth county record) Reported 5/21 through the end of the period Sherburne JH, mob.
	71:156	1999-05-16		Faribault	Rice		(record #99-21, vote 2-5). The brief description of the plumage only includes mention of a “warm, reddish brown” back, a “prominent, white eye stripe,” the white belly and chest, and “a little buff on its side.” However, these features suggest Carolina Wren as much as they do Bewick's. Also, the identification was only made later from memory while the observer consulted a field guide (which may have influenced his memory of the bird).	Not Accepted
	76:39	2003-07-20		Millville	Wabasha		(record #2003-77, vote 3-4). This identification may well have been correct, since the observer is experienced with this species from living in Arizona. However, the documentation is incomplete and apparently written only from memory after a five-month delay. It is curious that barring was seen and noted on the under tail, but at the same time white on the outer tail (a distinctive feature of Bewick's Wren) is not mentioned in the description.	Not Accepted
	88:3	2013-09-09		Overlook Circle, Bloomington	Hennepin		(record #2013-073, first vote 4-3, recirculated vote 1-6). Photographed. No one actually observed the bird in person. A single, feedercam photograph (that conveniently includes date, time, location, and weather information) stands alone as evidence. Most members felt that the bird might possibly be a Bewick's Wren. However, because there was an inexplicable white marking visible in the malar region, most members could not accept the sighting based on just one photograph with no additional documentation.	Not Accepted
40	87:95	2015-06-01	2015-06-09	Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A.	Dakota		(record #2015-022, vote 7-0). Vocalization audio recorded. First county record and first state record since 1998	Accepted
	avian information	2015-06-01	2015-06-09		Dakota		6/1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 Dakota (first county record) Reported 6/1–9 Dakota (Hastings Sand Coulee S.N.A.) †TLe, †ALe, KSc, †BAF, †ADS, SHF.
	89:3	2016-04-10	2016-05-04	private residence near La Crescent	Houston		(record #2016-016, initial vote 4-3, recirculated vote 0-7). Manipulation of the background color in the images shows that the bird had both buffy underparts and rufous upperparts strongly suggesting a Carolina Wren (T. ludovicianus) rather than a Bewick's.	Not Accepted

	Fifty-four records since 1900: 26 spring, 6 spring-summer, 13 summer, 7 fall, and 2 undated. Two breeding records (1950, 1959). Recorded in one (2015) of the last ten years.

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