[Fregata frigatebird] (S) (Fregata sp.) | Start Date 1936-01-01 |
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status |
1 | 79:50 | 1988-09-22 | | Itasca State Park | Clearwater | | | (record #2006-098, vote 10-0). | Accepted |
| avian information | 1988-09-22 | | | Clearwater | | | 9/22 Clearwater (first county record)
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2 | 79:50 | 1988-10-01 | | Acacia Cemetery | Dakota | | | (record #2006-099, vote 10-0). | Accepted |
| avian information | 1988-10-01 | | | Dakota | | | 10/1 Dakota (first county record)
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3 | 78:40 | 2005-09-19 | 2005-09-21 | Big Lake off Echo Trail | St. Louis | | | (record #2005-064, vote 7-0). Please see Not Accepted records. | Accepted |
| avian information | 2005-09-19 | 2005-09-21 | | St. Louis | | | 9/19-21 St. Louis (first county record) Minnesota's third frigatebird was seen 9/19–21 St. Louis (Big Lake, off Echo Trail) †JIL, CL, FK (The Loon 78:115–116). Though probably a Magnificent Frigatebird, the documentation did not conclusively eliminate other species. The state's first two frigatebird records occurred in September/October 1988 after the remnants of Hurricane Gilbert tracked into the Great Lakes region (The Loon 61:55–56).
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4 | 89:3 | 2016-08-21 | | private residence, Mounds View | Ramsey | | | (record #2016-049, vote 7-0). First county record, adult male, photographed. This is the fifth accepted frigatebird record for the state. One was a Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) (Jackson County, 2 September 2007, The Loon 80:106-107) and all others Fregata sp. This is the only Fregata sp. to be photographed. The three previous Fregata sp. records are as follows: Clearwater County (22 September 1988, The Loon 80:106), Dakota County (1 October 1988, The Loon 80:106), St. Louis County (19-21 September 2005, The Loon 80:106). | Accepted |
5 | 91:89 | 2016-08-21 | | flying over a private residence in Mounds View | Ramsey | | | (record #2016-049, vote 7-0). Adult male. Not accepted as Magnificent Frigatebird, but remains accepted as Fregata frigatebird (See The Loon 89:4). | Accepted |
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