Duplicates
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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Grebes |
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: Grebes |
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Western Grebe |
Clark's Grebe |
| Clark's Grebe (R) (Aechmophorus clarkii) | Start Date 1936-01-01 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| 58:42 | 1983-04-24 | Marsh Lake | Lac qui Parle | (vote 3-4). Formerly considered just a race of the Western Grebe, the Clark's Grebe was recognized as a full species by the A. 0. U. in 1985. As a result of this decision, this record was submitted, which included brief field notes stating "that in one individual the black of the crown ended above the eye [i.e., indicating Clark's Grebe] and that on another nearby Western Grebe the black of the crown extended below the eye." It was unanimously agreed that the bird was probably Clark's, but the majority felt that for a first state record a more complete description was needed, especially noting the bill color (bright yellowishorange in Clark's, dull greenish-yellow in Western), which is said to be more diagnostic than the extent of the black cap. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 57:134 | 1985 | index | Clark's Grebe Reported Seen in Minnesota | ||||||
| 58:109-111 | 1986 | index | Minnesota Records of Clark's Grebe | ||||||
| 58:112-116 | 1986 | index | Identification and Distribution of Clark's Grebe | ||||||
| 1 | 58:146 | 1986-05-10 | Ash L. | Grant | vote 10-0; The Loon 58:110). Another potential first state record with all ten members voting. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1986-05-10 | Grant | 5/10 Grant (first county record) 5/10 Grant TRF, first Minnesota record for this new species. (The Loon 58:110). | ||||||
| 59:57 | 1986-05-23 | Lake Osakis | Todd | (vote 4-3, with 7-0 required for Acceptance). This sight record (see The Loon 58:110-111) was described by Clark's Grebe expert John Ratti as "probably" a Clark's Grebe with "abnormal coloration" that he had never seen before ; he also stated that " it could be a hybrid ." The minority felt, therefore, that while the individual may have been a Clark's, the possibility of it being a hybrid still existed, and that for such an unusual species (only one accepted state record) only fully typical Clark's Grebes should be accepted for the time being. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 59:102 | 1987 | index | Clark's Grebe in Minnesota | ||||||
| 59:210-211 | 1987 | index | A Clark's Grebe in Duluth | ||||||
| 2 | 59:143 | 1987-05-02 | Heron L. | Jackson | (vote 7-0; The Loon 59:102). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1987-05-02 | Jackson | 5/2 Jackson (first county record) 5/2 Heron Lake, Jackson, B. Pieper, D. Ruhme (The Loon 57:102). 5/7 Duluth M. Hendrickson, KE et al. (The Loon 59:210- 211 ). | ||||||
| 3 | 60:13 | 1987-05-07 | Duluth | St. Louis | (vote 7-0; The Loon 59:210-211). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1987-05-07 | St. Louis | 5/7 St. Louis (first county record) 5/2 Heron Lake, Jackson, B. Pieper, D. Ruhme (The Loon 57:102). 5/7 Duluth M. Hendrickson, KE et al. (The Loon 59:210- 211 ). | ||||||
| 61:99-108 | 1989 | index | Identification and Status of Clark's Grebe in Minnesota | ||||||
| 61:150-151 | 1989 | index | Clark's Grebe in Clay County | ||||||
| 62:12 | 1989-04-29 | Big Stone L. | Big Stone | (vote 2-5). Although the "bright yellow" bill and "considerably paler" flanks were carefu lly noted in direct comparison with Western Grebes, this grebe had an intermediate facial pattern of the eyes "bisected by the black cap" and "white" !ores. Because of this facial pattern , the majority (as well as the observer himself) fe lt this was enough uncertainty to preclude acceptance as a definite Clark's Grebe. However, this and other Clark's Grebe records may be reconsidered in the future as more is learned about this species' status and identification. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 4 | 61:121 | 1989-05-22 | Moorhead | Clay | (vote 7-0; The Loon 61:150-151). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1989-05-22 | Clay | 5/22 Clay (first county record) Only report: 5/22 Moorhead, Clay Co. LCF (The Loon 61:150-151). | ||||||
| avian information | 1989-07-12 | 1989-07-19 | Stevens | 7/12-19 Stevens (first county record) | |||||
| 63:194-196 | 1991 | index | Notes on a Clark's Grebe at Thielke Lake | ||||||
| 63:220-225 | 1991 | index | Possible Clark's Grebe Breeding Record in Minnesota | ||||||
| 5 | 63:154 | 1991-06-08 | Thielke Lake | Big Stone | (vote 7-0; The Loon 63:194196). | Accepted | |||
| 6 | 64:15 | 1991-07-27 | 1991-08-10 | Lake Traverse | Traverse | (vote 7-0; The Loon 63:220-224). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1991-07-28 | Traverse | 7/28 Traverse (first county record) One individual observed on 6/8 in Big Stone PS et al. (The Loon 63:194-196); two adults with two young on 7/27-30 at Lake Traverse, Traverse Co. KE et al. (The Loon 63:220-225). | ||||||
| 64:163 | 1992 | index | Clark's Grebe in Kandiyohi County | ||||||
| 64:174 | 1992 | index | Clark's Grebe in Jackson County | ||||||
| 64:233 | 1992 | index | Another Clark's Grebe Seen in Western Minnesota | ||||||
| 7 | 65:33 | 1992-05-03 | South Heron Lake | Jackson | (vote 7-0; The Loon 64:174). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1992-05-03 | Jackson | 5/3 Jackson (second county record) Seventh state record. 5/3 Jackson AB (The Loon 64:174). | ||||||
| 8 | 65:33 | 1992-06-25 | 1992-06-29 | Diamond Lake | Kandiyohi | (vote 7-0; The Loon 64:163). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1992-06-25 | 1992-06-29 | Kandiyohi | 6/25-29 Kandiyohi (first county record) One discovered among Western Grebes on 6/25 at Diamond L., Kandiyohi Co. RJ, RG (The Loon 64:163). | |||||
| 9 | 65:33 | 1992-08-21 | 1992-08-22 | Lone Tree Lake | Yellow Medicine | (vote 7-0; The Loon 64:233). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1992-08-21 | 1992-08-23 | Yellow Medicine | 8/21-23 Yellow Medicine (first county record) Reported 8/21–23 Yellow Medicine KE, mob. | |||||
| 65:151-152 | 1993 | index | Clark's Grebe in Traverse County | ||||||
| 10 | 65:146 | 1993-05-01 | L. Traverse | Traverse | (vote 7-0; The Loon 65:151-152). | Accepted | |||
| 66:106 | 1994 | index | Clark's Grebe Found in Lac Qui Parle County | ||||||
| 66:154-155 | 1994 | index | Clark's Grebe at Lake Traverse | ||||||
| 66:208 | 1994 | index | Possible Breeding for Clark's Grebes in Minnesota | ||||||
| 11 | 66:127 | 1994-04-16 | Lac Qui Parle Lake | Lac qui Parle | (The Loon 66:106). | Accepted | |||
| 12 | 67:45 | 1994-04-30 | Lake Traverse | Traverse | (The Loon 66:154-155). | Accepted | |||
| 13 | 67:45 | 1994-05-12 | Thielke Lake | Big Stone | Accepted | ||||
| 14 | 67:45 | 1994-07-09 | 1994-07-16 | Minnesota Lake | Faribault | (The Loon 66:208). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1994-07-09 | 1994-07-22 | Faribault | 7/9-22 Faribault (first county record) Nested at Minnesota Lake in Faribault RJ, AH et al. (The Loon 66:208); this species has been reported for four consecutive summers and may prove to be regular in the state. | |||||
| 67:187 | 1995 | index | Clark's Grebe at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge | ||||||
| 67:252 | 1995 | index | Another Clark's Grebe Record in Western Minnesota | ||||||
| 15 | 68:58 | 1995-07-15 | Agassiz N.W.R | Marshall | (The Loon 67: 187). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1995-08-05 | Marshall | 8/5 Marshall (first county record) Reported 8/19 Timm Lake, Yellow Medicine Co. (1) KE et al. (The Loon 67:252). Two birds first found in July were rediscovered in early August at Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. DBM. | ||||||
| 16 | 68:164 | 1995-08-11 | Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge | Marshall | Accepted | ||||
| 17 | 68:58 | 1995-08-19 | Timm Lake | Yellow Medicine | (The Loon 67:252). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1995-08-19 | 1995-08-25 | Yellow Medicine | 8/19-25 Yellow Medicine (second county record) Reported 8/19 Timm Lake, Yellow Medicine Co. (1) KE et al. (The Loon 67:252). Two birds first found in July were rediscovered in early August at Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. DBM. | |||||
| 68:174-175 | 1996 | index | Clark's Grebe | ||||||
| 18 | 68:164 | 1996-05-04 | Myre-Big Island State Park | Freeborn | (The Loon 68:174–175). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1996-05-04 | Freeborn | 5/4 Freeborn (first county record) Only report: 5/4 Freeborn DN (The Loon 68:174–175). | ||||||
| 19 | 69:28 | 1996-08-18 | Clear Lake | Stevens | Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 1996-08-18 | Stevens | 8/18 Stevens (second county record) Three records of five individuals: 8/18 Clear Lake, Stevens (1) KE et al., 9/8 Minnesota Lake, Faribault (2) PeP et al., 10/4 Lake Traverse, Traverse (2) SKS. | ||||||
| 20 | 69:28 | 1996-09-08 | Minnesota Lake | Faribault | (recirculated record). | Accepted | |||
| 21 | 69:152 | 1996-10-04 | Lake Traverse | Traverse | (record #97–04, vote 6–1). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1996-10-04 | Traverse | 10/4 Traverse (second county record) Three records of five individuals: 8/18 Clear Lake, Stevens (1) KE et al., 9/8 Minnesota Lake, Faribault (2) PeP et al., 10/4 Lake Traverse, Traverse (2) SKS. | ||||||
| 22 | 70:44 | 1997-05-25 | Thielke Lake | Big Stone | (record #97–47, vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
| 23 | 70:44 | 1997-07-01 | 1997-07-13 | Lake Osakis | Todd | (record #97–54, vote 7–0, The Loon 69:225–226). | Accepted | ||
| 24 | 70:156 | 1998-05-08 | 1998-05-10 | Boon L. | Renville | (record #98-44, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1998-05-10 | Renville | 5/10 Renville (first county record) Only report: 5/8–10 Renville (Boon Lake) KE et al. | ||||||
| 25 | 70:156 | 1998-06-15 | L. Osakis | Todd | (record #98-62, vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
| 26 | 71:36 | 1998-08-16 | Thielke L. | Big Stone | (record #98–76, vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1999-04-09 | Traverse | 4/9 Traverse (third county record) One report 4/9 (record early date) Traverse (L. Traverse) CMa. [Corrected] | ||||||
| avian information | 1999-06-12 | 1999-06-29 | Meeker | 6/12-29 Meeker (first county record) Two reports: 6/6–18 Big Stone (Thielke L.) PS et al. and 6/12,29 Meeker (Long L.) DF. | |||||
| avian information | 2000-06-19 | 2000-06-28 | Sibley | 6/19-28 Sibley (first county record) Record high number of reports. Hybrid pairing involving Western Grebe suspected at two locations: Big Stone (Thielke L., also see spring report) †PCC, †KJB et al., and 6/24–7/3 Nicollet (Swan L.) †CRM, MJF. Single adults also reported 6/19–28 Sibley (Swan L. — note that this is a different lake than the one in Nicollet) †CRM et al., 7/10–30+ Lyon (Section L.) †CRM et al., 7/23 Douglas (L. Osakis) †KRE. | |||||
| avian information | 2000-06-24 | 2000-07-03 | Nicollet | 6/24-7/3 Nicollet (first county record) Record high number of reports. Hybrid pairing involving Western Grebe suspected at two locations: Big Stone (Thielke L., also see spring report) †PCC, †KJB et al., and 6/24–7/3 Nicollet (Swan L.) †CRM, MJF. Single adults also reported 6/19–28 Sibley (Swan L. — note that this is a different lake than the one in Nicollet) †CRM et al., 7/10–30+ Lyon (Section L.) †CRM et al., 7/23 Douglas (L. Osakis) †KRE. | |||||
| avian information | 2000-07-10 | 2000-07-30 | Lyon | 7/10, 7/15-30 Lyon (first county record) Record high number of reports. Hybrid pairing involving Western Grebe suspected at two locations: Big Stone (Thielke L., also see spring report) †PCC, †KJB et al., and 6/24–7/3 Nicollet (Swan L.) †CRM, MJF. Single adults also reported 6/19–28 Sibley (Swan L. — note that this is a different lake than the one in Nicollet) †CRM et al., 7/10–30+ Lyon (Section L.) †CRM et al., 7/23 Douglas (L. Osakis) †KRE. | |||||
| avian information | 2000-09-11 | Lyon | 9/11 Lyon (second fall record) At least one adult was still present 8/6 (†RBJ), 8/8 (†KJB, †SLC), and 8/19 (CRM) at Thielke Lake in Big Stone County, where interbreeding with a Western Grebe suspected (see summer report). Also seen 9/12 Marshall (Agassiz NWR) †RBJ. | ||||||
| avian information | 2000-09-12 | Marshall | 9/12 Marshall (second fall record) At least one adult was still present 8/6 (†RBJ), 8/8 (†KJB, †SLC), and 8/19 (CRM) at Thielke Lake in Big Stone County, where interbreeding with a Western Grebe suspected (see summer report). Also seen 9/12 Marshall (Agassiz NWR) †RBJ. | ||||||
| avian information | 2001-04-09 | 2001-04-25 | Hennepin | 4/9-25 Hennepin (first county record) One photographed at Coon Rapids Dam tied the earliest arrival date for the state 4/9–25 Hennepin †OLJ et al.; also reported without details from the Anoka County side. All other reports: 4/27 (second earliest north) Marshall (ANWR) †KJB, 4/28 Meeker (Long L.) †DDM, BJM, 5/5 Renville (Boon L.) †DMF. | |||||
| avian information | 2001-04-28 | Meeker | 4/28 Meeker (second county record) One photographed at Coon Rapids Dam tied the earliest arrival date for the state 4/9–25 Hennepin †OLJ et al.; also reported without details from the Anoka County side. All other reports: 4/27 (second earliest north) Marshall (ANWR) †KJB, 4/28 Meeker (Long L.) †DDM, BJM, 5/5 Renville (Boon L.) †DMF. | ||||||
| avian information | 2001-05-05 | Renville | 5/5 Renville (second county record) One photographed at Coon Rapids Dam tied the earliest arrival date for the state 4/9–25 Hennepin †OLJ et al.; also reported without details from the Anoka County side. All other reports: 4/27 (second earliest north) Marshall (ANWR) †KJB, 4/28 Meeker (Long L.) †DDM, BJM, 5/5 Renville (Boon L.) †DMF. | ||||||
| avian information | 2002-07-04 | 2002-07-15 | Meeker | 7/4-15 Meeker (third county record) Observed 7/14 Big Stone (2 adults at Thielke L.) †PCC, †PHS. At this location in August, two young chicks were observed with one adult Clark's; it was likely that at least one parent was a Clark's. Also reported 7/4 and 7/15 Meeker (Long L.) †DMF, CBe. | |||||
| avian information | 2003-05-12 | Dakota | 5/12 Dakota (first county record) All reports: 4/27+ Big Stone (Thielke L.) †PHS, †BJU, m.ob., 5/12 Dakota (L. Byllesby) †BRL, †ADS, †JPM, m.ob., 5/30 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) †PLJ. | ||||||
| avian information | 2006-04-21 | Kandiyohi | 4/21 Kandiyohi (second county record) All documented reports: 4/17+ Big Stone (Thielke L.) †BJU, 5/21 Douglas (L. Osakis) †DBz et al., 5/28 Lac qui Parle (S. Rockwell L.) †PHS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2006-06-06 | Redwood | 6/6 Redwood (first county record) All reports: 6/6 Redwood/Yellow Medicine (Timm Lake) †BJU and throughout the season in Big Stone (Thielke Lake) ph. †PBB. At the latter location, one or two adult Clark's (one showed signs of possible hybridization GLN fide PBB) each associated with an adult Western Grebe instead of with one another, and their chicks looked identical to Western Grebe chicks. | ||||||
| avian information | 2006-09-16 | Stevens | 9/16 Stevens (third county record) Reported 8/30–9/4 Big Stone (ad. with 2 probable hybrid young still present at Thielke L.) ph. BJU. Also see undocumented reports. | ||||||
| avian information | 2007-06-22 | 2007-06-27 | Martin | 6/22-27 Martin (first county record) Seen 6/22–27 Martin (Pierce Lake) MCBS, †SPS, 7/21 Todd (Lake Osakis) JCC, LS. | |||||
| avian information | 2008-05-17 | Blue Earth | 5/17 Blue Earth (first county record) All reports: 4/23–5/4 Douglas/Todd (max. 4 on Lake Osakis) MJB, KRE et al., 5/5 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) KRE, 5/17 Blue Earth (2 at Indian Lake W.M.A.) ChH, †RMD. | ||||||
| avian information | 2009-04-22 | Meeker | 4/22 Meeker (fourth county record) All documented reports: 4/22 Meeker (Lake Ripley) †DMF, 5/11–12 Anoka (Lake George, second county record) †DWK, KLF. | ||||||
| avian information | 2009-05-11 | Anoka | 5/11 Anoka (first county record) All documented reports: 4/22 Meeker (Lake Ripley) †DMF, 5/11–12 Anoka (Lake George, second county record) †DWK, KLF. | ||||||
| avian information | 2010-06-10 | Lac qui Parle | 6/10 Lac qui Parle (first county record) Found 6/10 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/18 Big Stone RMD, 7/3, 7/17, 7/25 Stevens (2, hybrid pairing with Western Grebe, feeding two chicks, Gorder Lake) †DBM, AXH, LS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2010-07-03 | 2010-07-25 | Stevens | 7/3, 17, 25 Stevens (fourth county record) Found 6/10 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/18 Big Stone RMD, 7/3, 7/17, 7/25 Stevens (2, hybrid pairing with Western Grebe, feeding two chicks, Gorder Lake) †DBM, AXH, LS. | |||||
| avian information | 2011-05-07 | Nicollet | 5/7 Nicollet (second county record) Only report 5/7 Nicollet (Oak Leaf Lake) KRE, m.ob. | ||||||
| avian information | 2011-06-12 | Lac qui Parle | 6/12 Lac qui Parle (second county record) Reported 6/12 Lac qui Parle (Pegg Lake) ph. BJU, 6/27 Douglas (Lake Osakis) RHi. | ||||||
| avian information | 2011-08-01 | Lac qui Parle | 8/1 Lac qui Parle (third county record) Only report 8/1 Lac qui Parle (Pegg Lake; first seen in June) †BJU. | ||||||
| avian information | 2012-05-20 | Lac qui Parle | 5/20 Lac qui Parle (fourth county record) One reported 5/20 in Lac qui Parle ph. BJU. | ||||||
| avian information | 2012-08-11 | Todd | 8/11 Todd (first county record) All reports: 8/5 Douglas (Lake Osakis, adult with flightless juvenile, second parent unknown; though seen in Douglas, almost all grebe nesting habitat is on the Todd side of this lake) †AXH, 8/11 Todd (Lake Osakis, possible hybrid) †DBM. [Corrected] | ||||||
| avian information | 2012-08-28 | Traverse | 8/28 Traverse (fourth county record) All reports: 8/5 Douglas (Lake Osakis, adult with flightless juvenile, second parent unknown; though seen in Douglas, almost all grebe nesting habitat is on the Todd side of this lake) †AXH, 8/11 Todd (Lake Osakis, possible hybrid) †DBM. [Corrected] | ||||||
| avian information | 2015-04-30 | Kittson | 4/30 Kittson (first county record) All reports: 4/30 Kittson (Karlstad W.T.P.) †HHD, †RAE, ph. †JMJ, 5/2 Todd (Lake Osakis) †JLK, 5/14 Douglas (Lake Osakis) ph. †MTh. | ||||||
| avian information | 2015-12-07 | Lake | 12/7 Lake (first county record) One record: 12/7 Lake. A grounded individual was found by a motorist on the shoulder of C.R. 2 north of Two Harbors and about 3.7 miles northwest of Lake Superior. It was rescued by two DNR employees, Nancy Hansen and Bailey Petersen, and taken to Wildwoods Wildlife Rehabilitation in Duluth, where it was photographed by staff, determined to be uninjured, and then released in Lake Superior on 12/8 (fide AXH, KRE). This is the latest date for the state by over two months (prior late date 4 October 1996), and is only the second record for any of the North Shore counties (the other was 5/7/1987, Duluth). | ||||||
| avian information | 2017-08-19 | Todd | 8/19 Todd (second fall record) One report: 8/19 Todd (1, Lake Osakis, Battle Point Park, no details) ToL. | ||||||
| avian information | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-05 | Waseca | 5/4, 5 Waseca (first county record) All reports: 5/4–5 Waseca (adult male, based on necropsy at the Bell Musuem; Loon Lake) ph. TFe, ph. † KEm, m.ob., 5/12 Todd (Lake Osakis) † JLK. | |||||
| avian information | 2022-05-16 | Watonwan | 5/16 Watonwan (first county record) One south report 5/16 Watonwan (320th Street wetland near Madelia, in the company of 3 Western Grebes) †ChH, AnK, ph. †LBa, m.ob. | ||||||
| avian information | 2022-06-29 | 2022-07-06 | Hennepin | 6/29, 30, 7/1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Hennepin (second county record) Second county record 6/29 – 7/6 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) †JSz, ph. †LBa, ph. TBu, m.ob. | |||||
| Rare migrant, mostly west. A few breeding records, all possibly involving hybrid pairings with Western Grebe (A. occidentalis). | |||||||||
| 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 | ||