Duplicates
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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. |
| Families |
| Species: Gulls, Terns |
| California Gull (C) (Larus californicus) | Start Date 1987-01-01 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| 47:130-131 | 1975 | index | Minnesota's First California Gull | ||||||
| 1:0 | MOU | 1975-05-30 | Split Rock S.P. | Pipestone | The Loon 47:130 | Accepted | |||
| 2:0 | MOU | 1976-09-09 | Mille Lacs Lake | Aitkin | The Loon 49:56 | Accepted | |||
| 49:56 | 1977 | index | California Gull in Aitkin County | ||||||
| 3:0 | MOU | 1977-11-08 | Garrison and St. Albans Bay, Mille Lacs Lake | Crow Wing | The Loon 50:53 | Accepted | |||
| 76:39 | 1977-11-12 | 1977-11-19 | Malmo | Aitkin | (record #2003-43, vote 0-7). | Not Accepted | |||
| 50:53-54 | 1978 | index | The California Gull in Minnesota | ||||||
| 50:54-55 | 1978 | index | Immature California Gulls at Mille Lacs Lake | ||||||
| 50:123 | 1978 | index | California Gulls, Clay County | ||||||
| 50:205 | 1978 | index | Another Minnesota California Gull | ||||||
| 4:0 | MOU | 1978-04-10 | north of Barnesville | Clay | The Loon 50:123 | Accepted | |||
| 5:0 | MOU | 1978-07-27 | west of Clinton | Big Stone | The Loon 50:205 | Accepted | |||
| 6:0 | MOU | 1979-08-09 | Mille Lacs Lake | Crow Wing | The Loon 52:76 The Loon 53:116 | Accepted | |||
| 52:190 | 1980 | index | California Gulls in Northwestern Minnesota | ||||||
| 54:42 | 1980-04-20 | Bemidji | Beltrami | (vote 5-2, with 7-0 required for acceptance) The minority was of the strong opinion that the light conditions were unfavorable enough that the bill spots and leg color may not have been as perceived, especially since it was stated that "the red spots on the bills of Herring Gulls were nearly invisible as a result of the intense morning sunlight," and since the group of gulls observed were 200 yards away a difficult distance to determine bill and leg color unless light conditions are perfect. (This record was published, Loon 52:190, as a result of a clerical error in recording the vote.) | Not Accepted | ||||
| 54:42 | 1980-05-06 | Agassiz N.W.R. | Marshall | (vote 4-3, with 7-0 required for acceptance) The minority was of the opinion that the description was too brief to be convincing; "yellow legs and black spots" is the only plumage description provided. (This record was published, Loon 52:190, as a result of the same error above.) | Not Accepted | ||||
| 53:116-117 | 1981 | index | California Gull Record from Mille Lacs Lake | ||||||
| 56:194 | 1984 | index | California Gull at Agassiz NWR | ||||||
| 7:0 | 56:160 | 1984-04-12 | Agassiz N.W.R. | Marshall | (vote 7-0; The Loon 56:194). | Accepted | |||
| 8:0 | 57:34 | 1984-11-25 | 1984-12-15 | Duluth | St. Louis | (vote 7-0; The Loon 57:60-61). | Accepted | ||
| 57:60-61 | 1985 | index | First Duluth Record for the California Gull | ||||||
| 9:0 | 58:42 | 1985-11-02 | Silver L. | Clay | (vote 6-1). Although the record was accepted, the observers decided that the bird was only a possible California Gull, based on the comments of the person voting against the record. | Accepted | |||
| 10:0 | MOU | 1985-11-05 | 1985-11-15 | Lake Harriet | Hennepin | The Loon 58:16 | Accepted | ||
| 58:16-18 | 1986 | index | A "Mysterious" Gull at Lake Harriet | ||||||
| 58:71-74 | 1986 | index | Gull Identification: The Sequence of Plumages | ||||||
| 11:1 | 60:13 | 1987-10-29 | 1987-10-30 | Minneapolis | Hennepin | (vote 7-0; The Loon 60:49-50). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1987-10-29 | 1987-10-30 | Hennepin | 10/29-30 Hennepin (first state record) (first county record) 10/29-30 Minneapolis SC (The Loon 60:49-50). | |||||
| 60:49-50 | 1988 | index | Another California Gull in Minneapolis | ||||||
| 61:149 | 1989 | index | California Gulls at Thielke Lake | ||||||
| 61:153 | 1989 | index | Adult California Gull at Black Dog Lake, Dakota County | ||||||
| 12:2 | 62:12 | 1989-06-10 | 1989-06-11 | Thielke L. | Big Stone | (vote 7-0; The Loon 61:149). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1989-06-10 | 1989-06-11 | Big Stone | 6/10-11 Big Stone (second state record) (first county record) Two adults 6/10-11 Thielke Lake, Big Stone Co. (The Loon 61:149). | |||||
| 13:3 | 62:12 | 1989-08-20 | Black Dog L. | Dakota | (vote 7-0; The Loon 61:153). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1989-08-20 | Dakota | 8/20 Dakota (third state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| 64:125 | 1992 | index | California Gulls at Breckenridge | ||||||
| 14:4 | 64:138 | 1992-04-07 | L. Breckenridge | Wilkin | (vote 7-0; The Loon 64:125). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1992-04-07 | Wilkin | 4/7 Wilkin (fourth state record) (first county record) One report: 4/7 Breckenridge, Wilkin County (two) RG, RJ (The Loon 64:125). | ||||||
| 15:5 | 66:43 | 1993-10-09 | Ortonville | Big Stone | (vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1993-10-09 | Big Stone | 10/9 Big Stone (fifth state record) (second county record) Two reports; 10/9 Big Stone RJ, RG, 10/20 Washington RJ (The Loon 66:45). | ||||||
| 16:6 | 66:43 | 1993-10-20 | Forest Lake | Washington | (vote 7-0; The Loon 66:45). | Accepted | |||
| 76:39 | 1993-10-20 | Forest Lake | Washington | (record #2003-44, vote 2-5). These two records had previously been voted on and Accepted, but the current Committee voted to reconsider the records and reverse these decisions. The identifications of these immature gulls in both cases rested primarily on their “all dark” tails, with no other marks clearly described to indicate these were Californias. However, as illustrated in the Geographic field guide, first-winter Ringbilled Gulls can also have tails which appear almost entirely black like a California Gull. | Not Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 1993-10-20 | Washington | 10/20 Washington (seventh state record) (first county record) Two reports; 10/9 Big Stone RJ, RG, 10/20 Washington RJ (The Loon 66:45). | ||||||
| avian information | 1993-11-07 | Sibley | 11/7 Sibley (sixth state record) (first county record) Two reports; 10/9 Big Stone RJ, RG, 10/20 Washington RJ (The Loon 66:45). | ||||||
| 66:45 | 1994 | index | California Gull at Forest Lake | ||||||
| 68:14-34 | 1996 | index | Gull Migration in the Twin Cities | ||||||
| 68:177 | 1996 | index | California Gull at Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County | ||||||
| 17:7 | 68:164 | 1996-03-30 | Fergus Falls | Otter Tail | (The Loon 68:177). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1996-03-30 | Otter Tail | 3/30 Otter Tail (eighth state record) (first county record) Reported 3/30 (earliest date on record) Fergus Falls, Otter Tail (adult) SDM (The Loon 68:177). | ||||||
| 18:8 | 70:44 | 1997-06-11 | Lake Vermilion | St. Louis | (record #97-36, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1997-06-11 | St. Louis | 6/11 St. Louis (first summer record) One adult carefully identified on 6/11 at Vermilion L. in St. Louis Co. GOl; the only previous summer records for the state occurred in 1978 and 1989. | ||||||
| 19:9 | 70:44 | 1997-08-16 | Inver Grove Heights | Dakota | (record #97-65, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1997-08-16 | Dakota | 8/16 Dakota (ninth state record) (second county record) One first-year bird reported 8/16 Dakota (Pine Bend landfill) DBS. | ||||||
| 20:10 | 70:156 | 1998-04-05 | Thief River Falls | Pennington | (record #98-23, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1998-04-05 | Pennington | 4/5 Pennington (tenth state record) (first county record) All reports: 4/5 Pennington (Thief River Falls) PS, 5/13 Roseau (Roseau sewage lagoons) PS (The Loon 70:245–246). | ||||||
| 21:11 | 70:156 | 1998-05-13 | Roseau | Roseau | (record #98-47, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1998-05-13 | Roseau | 5/13 Roseau (eleventh state record) (first county record) All reports: 4/5 Pennington (Thief River Falls) PS, 5/13 Roseau (Roseau sewage lagoons) PS (The Loon 70:245–246). | ||||||
| 22:12 | 72:40 | 1999-11-06 | 1999-11-20 | Minneapolis | Hennepin | (record #99-65, vote 6-1). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1999-11-06 | 1999-11-21 | Hennepin | 11/6-21 Hennepin (twelfth state record) (second county record) This Casual species was reported 11/6–21 Hennepin (second-winter individual on L. Calhoun) †PBu, †PS, mob (The Loon 72:119–120). | |||||
| 23:13 | 72:164 | 2000-05-13 | Cottonwood | Lyon | (record #2000-33, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2000-05-13 | Lyon | 5/13 Lyon (thirteenth state record) (first county record) One adult 5/13 Lyon (Sham L. near Cottonwood) †PE (The Loon 72:242). | ||||||
| 24:14 | 74:36 | 2001-05-22 | Breckenridge | Wilkin | (record #2001-35, vote 7-0, The Loon 74:50-54). Three subadults were involved, and all three were clearly photographed. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2001-05-22 | Wilkin | 5/22 Wilkin (fifteenth state record) (second county record) Documented 5/22 Wilkin (3 third-summer individuals at the Breckenridge lagoons) †KJB and 5/26 Lyon (Fairview Twp.) †RJS (The Loon 73:250–251). All were photographed. | ||||||
| 25:15 | 74:36 | 2001-05-26 | Fairview Township | Lyon | (record #2001-29, vote 7-0). Three individuals were seen and photographed, two adults and one second-year immature, but only one of the adults was documented and photographed clearly enough to be accepted. The second adult was also probably correctly identified, but the vote on it was 4-3, with a 5-2 vote needed to accept reports of this species. The identification of immature California Gull is much more difficult, and the vote on this individual was 0-7 (most felt it was probably a Ring-billed Gull). | Accepted | |||
| 74:36 | 2001-05-26 | Fairview Township | Lyon | (see Acceptable record #2001-29). | Not Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 2001-05-26 | Lyon | 5/26 Lyon (fourteenth state record) (second county record) Documented 5/22 Wilkin (3 third-summer individuals at the Breckenridge lagoons) †KJB and 5/26 Lyon (Fairview Twp.) †RJS (The Loon 73:250–251). All were photographed. | ||||||
| 75:41 | 2001-10-17 | near Lynd | Lyon | (record #2002-64, vote 0-7). There is nothing in the written description of this juvenile gull to preclude the more likely possibility of a Herring Gull. The bicolored bill pattern as described could fit either a Herring or California gull, and the gull's overall size as described could also fit either species. Nothing else in the description indicates it was a California Gull more than any other species. Finally, this observer mentions in the documentation that field notes and a sketch were made during the observation, but neither was provided and both would have been helpful. | Not Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 2001-10-17 | Lyon | 10/17 Lyon (third county record) | ||||||
| 74:36 | 2001-11-04 | Bloomington | Hennepin | (record #2001-61, vote 1-6). The identification of this apparent adult was based heavily on its dark iris, but the distance and light conditions at the time were not clearly indicated, suggesting this may well have been a pale-eyed gull, which often appear dark-eyed at a distance. Similarly, the darker mantle color of this gull as described may not have been accurately seen. The inexperience of the observer is also a problem, since his analysis of similar species includes several inaccuracies. Field notes taken at the time of the observation would have strengthened the record. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 26:16 | 74:161 | 2002-04-25 | Clay County landfill | Clay | (record #2002-22, vote 7-0 one individual / vote 6-1 both individuals). | Accepted | |||
| 27:17 | 74:161 | 2002-05-03 | Athens Township | Isanti | (record #2002-23, vote 7-0). Two of the three individuals involved in this and the previous record (2002-22) were full adults, with the other a bird in nearly adult plumage. All diagnostic field marks were described by the observer who is very familiar with the difficulties of gull identification. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2002-05-03 | Isanti | 5/3 Isanti (first county record) Documented 4/25 Clay (2 adults, Hawley Twp.) †KJB (The Loon 74:239–240), 5/3 Isanti (fourth-year bird, Athens Twp.) †KJB (The Loon 74:239–240). | ||||||
| 76:39 | 2002-06-10 | Manfred Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2003-51, vote 2-5). Like the Western Sandpiper record above (#2003-50), the formal documentation, primarily written from memory, was not received until over a year after the observation. Again, therefore, the original field notes written at the time of the sighting carry more importance, and these notes are too brief and incomplete to be convincing. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 76:39 | 2003-04-26 | Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge | Lac qui Parle | (record #2003-66, vote 2-5). Although this may well have been an adult California Gull, neither eye color nor leg color was seen, and the described larger-than-Ring-billed size could fit other species of gulls. The identification essentially relies on only one field mark in ruling out Ring-billed Gull, its “noticeably much darker” mantle color, but this could also be consistent with Lesser Blackbacked Gull. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 76:39 | 2003-10-16 | Big Detroit Lake | Becker | (record #2003-67, vote 0-7). This apparent third-winter gull was identified by a visiting birder from California who is very familiar with this species. Unfortunately, however, the only useful feature included in the very brief documentation is the “blue-gray” leg color, and this alone is not enough to be convincing. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 28:18 | 76:152 | 2004-04-09 | East Grand Forks wastewater treatment ponds | Polk | (record #2004-069, vote 5- 2). Though experienced, the observer was unaware of this species' status in Minnesota and did not take field notes. Curiously, the folded primaries of this adult bird were described as dark brown. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2004-04-09 | Polk | 4/9 Polk (first county record) Observed 4/9 Polk (East Grand Forks) †EEF. | ||||||
| 76:152 | 2004-04-20 | Thielke Lake | Big Stone | (record #2004-033, vote 2-5). Mantle color was described as both “dark” and “much darker gray than an adult Ring-bill's” which does not fit California Gull (Howell, S. N. G. 2003. Shades of gray: a point of reference for gull identification. Birding 35:32-37). The observer did not compare wing span or wing width with adjacent Ring-billed Gulls when the birds took flight, and missed an opportunity to describe underwing pattern — e.g., adult California Gull's more extensive and crisply defined black wingtip. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 77:9 | 2004-07-15 | Breckenridge wastewater treatment ponds | Wilkin | (record #2004-085, vote 0-7). This juvenile was compared to Herring Gull, but it was unclear whether Herring Gulls were present for size comparisons. The bird had a bicolored bill, but juvenile California Gull has a blackish bill at fledging which gradually becomes pale; by October it is sharply two-toned in most individuals (Birding 34:540-544). | Not Accepted | ||||
| 29:19 | 77:9 | 2004-10-31 | 2004-11-15 | Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis | Hennepin | (record #2004-109, vote 7-0). This juvenile was carefully documented by several experienced observers. Distant photographs supported the identification. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2004-10-31 | 2004-11-15 | Hennepin | 10/31-11/15 Hennepin (third county record) Juvenile at L. Calhoun 10/31–11/15 Hennepin †BAF; also documented by †PEB, ph. †JPM, †PHS. | |||||
| 30:20 | 78:126 | 2005-03-30 | Inver Grove Heights | Dakota | (record #2006-027, vote 5-2). Though submitted one year late, the description was based on photographs. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2005-03-30 | Dakota | 3/30 Dakota (third county record) Adult 3/30 Dakota (near Pine Bend Landfill, Inver Grove Heights) ph. †KJB. Subadult (probably fourth-cycle) 5/7 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) ph. †PHS. [Corrected] | ||||||
| 31:21 | 77:169 | 2005-05-07 | Breckenridge | Wilkin | (record #2005-029, vote 6-1). Distant photographs and comparisons with Ring-billed Gulls (L. delawarensis) were included in the documentation. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2005-05-07 | Wilkin | 5/7 Wilkin (third county record) Adult 3/30 Dakota (near Pine Bend Landfill, Inver Grove Heights) ph. †KJB. Subadult (probably fourth-cycle) 5/7 Wilkin (Breckenridge W.T.P.) ph. †PHS. [Corrected] | ||||||
| 32:22 | 78:40 | 2005-11-05 | 2005-11-12 | Superior Entry, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2005-077, vote 7-0). This second-cycle gull had a bluegreen, pencil-shaped bill with a sharply demarcated black tip, and blue-green legs; its size and plumage were compared to adjacent Ring-billed and Herring gulls. Photographs and written details were submitted by each of three observers. One of the two previous St. Louis County records was also in late fall (Eckert 1985). | Accepted | ||
| 78:175 | 2006 | index | California Gull in Dakota County | ||||||
| 33:23 | 78:126 | 2006-05-01 | Clay County landfill | Clay | (record #2006-040, vote 5-2). Digital images were submitted of this first-cycle gull. It reportedly lacked pale inner primary “windows”, but it was unclear how well or for how long this bird was seen in flight. Two members concluded that Herring Gull was not eliminated. | Accepted | |||
| 79:50 | 2006-06-20 | Lac qui Parle Lake | Lac qui Parle | Swift | (record #2006-059, vote 7-0). No field notes or written details were submitted, but the single image was diagnosable as this species. | Recirculated | |||
| 87:4 | 2006-06-20 | Lac qui Parle Lake | Lac qui Parle | Swift | (record #2006-059, vote 7-0). No field notes or written details were submitted, but the single image was diagnosable as this species. | Not Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2006-06-20 | Lac qui Parle | 6/20 Lac qui Parle (first county record) Thirty-third state record 6/20 Swift and Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle L.) ph. BJU. | ||||||
| 79:50 | 2006-06-20 | Lac qui Parle Lake | Swift | (record #2006-059, vote 7-0). No field notes or written details were submitted, but the single image was diagnosable as this species. | Duplicate | ||||
| avian information | 2006-06-20 | Swift | 6/20 Swift (first county record) Thirty-third state record 6/20 Swift and Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle L.) ph. BJU. | ||||||
| 34:24 | 79:123 | 2006-10-22 | County landfill near Hawley | Clay | (record #2006-091, vote 7-0). Photographed, with written details provided by multiple observers. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2006-10-22 | Clay | 10/22 Clay (first fall record) A third or fourth-cycle bird at the county landfill near Hawley 10/22 Clay ph. †BWF, †RMD, was refound later that day ph. †KRE et al. | ||||||
| 35:25 | 80:5 | 2007-09-15 | 2007-09-16 | Walker | Cass | (record #2007-061, vote 7-0). Second-cycle bird. Photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2007-09-15 | 2007-09-16 | Cass | 9/15-16 Cass (first county record) First county record: 9/15–16 Cass (Walker City Park, second-cycle bird) ph. †BAW, †DAY, ph. ALB. | |||||
| 80:5 | 2007-09-17 | Walker | Cass | (record #2007-066, vote 1-6). Even though this first-cycle bird took flight and returned to land again, its upper wing pattern in flight was not described. The submitted description did not eliminate a small first-cycle Herring Gull (L. argentatus). | Not Accepted | ||||
| 80:5 | 2007-09-29 | Superior Entry | St. Louis | (record #2007-074, vote 0-7). This gull could not be aged from the description and important details, such as wing pattern and leg color, were not described. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 81:115 | 2009-05-04 | near mouth of Talmadge River, Duluth Township | St. Louis | (record #2009-013, vote 2-5). Though possibly correctly identified by an experienced observer who promptly submitted documentation, there was no direct comparison of size, structure, or mantle shade to nearby gull species. Bill size, bill shape, and orbital ring color were not noted. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 36:26 | 81:115 | 2009-05-23 | Headquarters Pool, Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge | Marshall | (record #2009-024, vote 7-0). Second refuge record. Adult in alternate plumage, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2009-05-23 | Marshall | 5/23 Marshall (first county record) Adult bird observed 5/23 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) ph. †KRE, m.ob. | ||||||
| 82:3 | 2009-11-14 | Fremont Lake, near Zimmerman | Sherburne | (record #2009-059, vote 0-7). Field notes were not taken. The description did not eliminate Ring-billed Gull (L. argentatus) or Herring Gull (L. argentatus). The bird was seen from a distance of 800+ yards, precluding determination of bill markings, bill size and shape, eye color, and leg color. Important plumage details including the exact pattern and color of the upper wing-coverts, secondaries, and inner primaries, might have been detectable in flight at this distance, but were not described. Though not affecting vote outcome, the observers erroneously attributed the location to Mille Lacs County. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 37:27 | 82:3 | 2009-11-21 | 2009-12-02 | Superior Entry | St. Louis | (record #2009-056, vote 7-0). Fourth county record. First-cycle bird, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2009-12-02 | St. Louis | 12/2 St. Louis (second winter record) A first-cycle individual was photographed 12/2 St. Louis (Superior Entry, Duluth) ph. †KJB; same individual first seen 11/21 (see Fall report). | ||||||
| 38:28 | 83:99 | 2010-11-12 | Superior Entry, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2010-044, vote 7-0, photographed). adult | Accepted | |||
| 39:29 | 83:99 | 2010-11-23 | Superior Entry, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2010-046, vote 7-0, photographed). adult | Accepted | |||
| 83:99 | 2011-04-13 | adult in alternate plumage at Clear Lake | Stevens | (record #2011-010, vote 5-2). Dissenting members commented that the submitted photographs did not clearly depict mantle shade and soft parts color. | Recirculated | ||||
| 87:4 | 2011-04-13 | adult in alternate plumage at Clear Lake | Stevens | (record #2011-010, vote 5-2). Dissenting members commented that the submitted photographs did not clearly depict mantle shade and soft parts color. | Rejected | ||||
| 83:99 | 2011-04-23 | Sections 29 and 20, Perry Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2011-011, vote 7-0). Two adults in alternate plumage were voted on separately and both Accepted. | Recirculated | ||||
| 87:4 | 2011-04-23 | Sections 29 and 20, Perry Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2011-011, vote 7-0). Two adults in alternate plumage were voted on separately and both Accepted. | Rejected | ||||
| 40:30 | 86:107 | 2012-06-07 | Baudette | Lake of the Woods | (record #2012-049, Casual, vote 7-0). Adult. First county record. This record was originally submitted to eBird on 16 June 2012 nine days after the observation. A written response to an eBird inquiry was received the following day; however, this documentation was not communicated to the Committee until 22 March 2014; hence, the delay in voting. For future reference, the importance of contemporaneous field notes and sketches should be emphasized even though none was taken in this instance. | Accepted | |||
| 41:31 | 86:3 | 2013-08-01 | Red Lake Falls sewage ponds | Red Lake | (record #2013-048, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record (The Loon 86:54). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2013-08-01 | Red Lake | 8/1 Red Lake (first county record) Adult found 8/1 in Red Lake (Red Lake W.T.P.) ph †ANy. | ||||||
| 42:32 | 86:3 | 2013-08-09 | Cottonwood Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cottonwood | Lyon | (record #2013-049, vote 2-5 for each of the two birds). Photographed. Several members felt the description alone was insufficient for positive identification. The photographs were lacking in clarity and generally regarded as not very helpful in the identification. | Accepted | |||
| 43:33 | 86:107 | 2014-04-22 | Centerville Lake | Anoka | (record #2014-005, Casual, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2014-04-22 | Anoka | 4/22 Anoka (first county record) One report: 4/22 Anoka (Centerville Lake) ph. BRL, ph. †DWK, SBM, ELC. | ||||||
| 44:34 | 87:4 | 2014-10-19 | 2014-12-22 | Superior Entry and Canal Park respectively Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2014-046, vote 7-0). First-cycle, photographed. Third fall-winter record. After its initial sighting in October on the Minnesota side of Superior entry, it disappeared for nearly two months before reappearing at Canal Park for two days. Detailed photographs confirmed that this was, indeed, the same individual. | Accepted | ||
| 45:35 | 87:4 | 2014-12-21 | 2014-12-22 | Minnesota side of Superior Entry and Canal Park respectively Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2014-046, vote 7-0). First-cycle, photographed. Third fall-winter record. After its initial sighting in October on the Minnesota side of Superior entry, it disappeared for nearly two months before reappearing at Canal Park for two days. Detailed photographs confirmed that this was, indeed, the same individual. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2014-12-21 | St. Louis | 12/21 St. Louis (third winter record) First-cycle individual reported St. Louis (Duluth, Superior Entry) 10/19–22 (see Fall 2014 report) reappeared almost 2 months later (12/21–22, record late) at Canal Park, Duluth ph. KJB, ph. JLK, ph. TRK, DTr. This is the latest date on record for the state. Photos confirmed (KJB) that it was the same individual present in October. | ||||||
| 46:36 | 88:3 | 2015-09-24 | 2015-12-06 | from the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry and 27 September at Park Point Rec | St. Louis | (record #2015-031, vote 7-0). First-cycle, photographed (The Loon 88:41- 42). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2015-12-06 | St. Louis | 12/6 St. Louis (fourth winter record) One report: 12/6 St. Louis (first-cycle, Superior Entry) ph. JLK. | ||||||
| 47:37 | 92:3 | 2019-07-28 | Breckenridge Wastewater Treatment Plant | Wilkin | (record #2019-041, vote 7-0). Juvenile, Photographed. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2019-07-28 | Wilkin | 7/28 Wilkin (fourth county record) Â Seen 7/28 Wilkin (juvenile at Breckenridge W.T.P.) † EzH, † ASu, ph. REn, RLF. | ||||||
| 92:3 | 2019-08-28 | Cottonwood wastewater treatment plant | Lyon | (record #2019-044, vote 3-4). | Not Accepted | ||||
| 48:38 | 92:3 | 2019-11-03 | 2019-11-06 | Superior Entry | St. Louis | (record #2019-057, vote 5-2). Second-cycle. | Accepted | ||
| 49:39 | 92:3 | 2019-12-24 | Point Douglas Park | Washington | (record #2019-061, vote 7-0). First-cycle. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2019-12-24 | Washington | 12/24 Washington (second county record) Â New county winter record:Â 12/24 Washington (first-cycle, Point Douglas Park) † EzH, IsH. | ||||||
| 50:40 | 92:92 | 2020-03-15 | Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (off reservation trust land) | Scott | (record #2020-002, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. A surprising four records of this Casual species were recorded in the first one-half of 2020. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2020-03-15 | Scott | 3/15 Scott (first county record) Three reports: 3/15 Scott (adult, Shakopee) ph. †MwT, 3/23 Dakota (adult, 140th St. Marsh) MwT, †DWK, m.ob., 5/10 Clay (adult, Clay County Landfill) †PBB, m.ob. | ||||||
| 51:41 | 92:92 | 2020-03-23 | 140th Street Marsh | Dakota | (record #2020-004, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2020-03-23 | Dakota | 3/23 Dakota (fourth county record) Three reports: 3/15 Scott (adult, Shakopee) ph. †MwT, 3/23 Dakota (adult, 140th St. Marsh) MwT, †DWK, m.ob., 5/10 Clay (adult, Clay County Landfill) †PBB, m.ob. | ||||||
| 52:42 | 92:92 | 2020-05-10 | near the intersection of County Roads 12 and 23 | Clay | (record #2020-021, vote 5-2). Adult. | Accepted | |||
| 53:43 | 92:92 | 2020-06-05 | Mud Lake | Traverse | (record #2020-031, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2020-06-05 | Traverse | 6/5 Traverse (first county record) New county record 6/5 Traverse (adult, Mud Lake Public Access) ph. †WCM. | ||||||
| avian information | 2020-12-20 | 2021-01-10 | St. Louis | 12/20, 1/10 St. Louis (fifth winter record) One report: 1/10 St. Louis (second-cycle, Duluth Harbor) †REn, RLF. This is the sixth winter season record (all but one have been from Duluth), and the only winter record after December. An adult was reported 12/20 St. Louis (Duluth Harbor); this record has not yet been reviewed by MOURC. | |||||
| 54:44 | 93:3 | 2021-01-10 | Duluth Harbor | St. Louis | (record #2021-004, vote 6-1). Apparent second-cycle. | Accepted | |||
| 55:45 | 95:3 | 2023-04-24 | Clay | Landfill, Clay County (record #2023-014, vote 5-2). First cycle, photographed. | Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 2023-06-17 | 2023-06-19 | Stearns | 6/17, 18, 19 Stearns (first county record) | |||||
| avian information | 2023-09-25 | Aitkin | 9/25 Aitkin (first county record) | ||||||
| 56:46 | 95:115 | 2023-09-25 | Garrison Walleye Wayside | Crow Wing | (record #2023-100, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| Fifty-six records: 23 spring, 8 summer, 19 fall, 3 fall-winter, and 3 winter. Recorded in six of the last ten years, most recently 2023. | |||||||||
| 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 | ||