Duplicates
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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Ibises |
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: Ibises |
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White Ibis Glossy Ibis |
White-faced Ibis [Plegadis ibis] |
Roseate Spoonbill |
| Glossy Ibis (C) (Plegadis falcinellus) | Start Date 1987-01-01 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| 59:57 | 1939-06-16 | Heron Lake | Jackson | (vote 4-6). As a first state record , all ten members voted. This published sight record (see The Wilson Bulletin 51:183) has been considered the only accepted record on the official Minnesota checklist for years, but the majority reconsidered and now finds it unacceptable. The identification of this adult ibis was based entirely on "no evidence of white in the very dark feathers about the base of the bill." However, there is no indication of the distance or light conditions involved , so it is unclear how well the bird was seen. Further, according to Douglas Pratt in Birding (8:2): "The white face [of White-faced Ibis] is acquired last in the sequence of changes leading to the breeding plumage and in some individuals is quite narrow and difficult to see." Therefore, the possibility of this ibis being a White-faced is not fully precluded , and Glossy Ibis is now considered deleted from the state li st. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 28:167 | 1956 | index | A Glossy Ibis at Weaver, Minnesota | ||||||
| 38:41 | 1966 | index | Glossy Ibises Observed on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge | ||||||
| 1 | 64:15 | 1991-05-08 | 1991-05-17 | Heron Lake | Jackson | (vote 10-0; The Loon 64:5-10). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1991-05-08 | 1991-05-18 | Jackson | 5/8-18 Jackson (first state record) (first county record) First confirmed (photographed) state record 5115-16 possibly present in same location since 5/8, Heron Lake, Jackson County KM, RJ, EB, KC, mob. | |||||
| 64:5-10 | 1992 | index | A Glossy Ibis in Minnesota | ||||||
| 2 | 77:169 | 2005-04-19 | 2005-04-22 | near Aitkin | Aitkin | (record #2005-008, vote 7-0). This cooperative adult in alternate plumage was studied and photographed by many observers, and established the state's second confirmed record. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2005-04-19 | 2005-04-21 | Aitkin | 4/19, 20, 21 Aitkin (second state record) (first county record) Adult in alternate plumage 4/19–22 Aitkin (Cedarbrook area) JSB, WEN, ph. KWR; written documentation †PCC, †CFa, †MLH, †PHS, †DTT, †SMT. Second state record. | |||||
| 78:53 | 2006 | index | Glossy Ibis in Aitkin County | ||||||
| 79:123 | 2006-08-30 | Folsom Township | Traverse | (record #2006-108, vote 1-6). The single submitted photograph did not show purple iridescence in the wing coverts and the bird's crissum could not be seen. Committee members were not convinced that the bird was an adult. Written documentation, which could have addressed questions about the bird's age and the possibility of hybridization, was not submitted in support of this record. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 3 | 79:123 | 2007-04-29 | 2007-05-01 | southwest of Madison | Lac qui Parle | (record #2007-020, vote 7-0). Adult in alternate plumage, photographed. Third state record. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2007-04-29 | 2007-05-01 | Lac qui Parle | 4/29-30, 5/1 Lac qui Parle (third state record) (first county record) Third state record 4/29–5/1 Lac qui Parle (two miles southwest of Madison) †WCM, v.t. PN, PME; also documented ph. DAC, ph. †KRE, ph. †JPM, †BJU. | |||||
| 4 | 83:99 | 2011-05-09 | Preston Township | Fillmore | (record #2011-016, vote 7-0, photographed). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2011-05-09 | Fillmore | 5/9 Fillmore (fourth state record) (first county record) Fourth state record (third since 2005) 5/9 Fillmore (near Preston) JWH, ph. †RLE, JPr, RTP. | ||||||
| 5 | 85:99 | 2013-04-24 | County Road 4, Lancaster | Kittson | (record #2013-003, vote 7-0). Adult. First county record. An excellent photograph indisputably confirms the identification. No evidence of hybridization. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2013-04-24 | 2013-04-29 | Kittson | 4/24-29 Kittson (sixth state record) (first county record) The end of April produced the state's fifth, sixth and seventh state records, each an adult in Definitive Alternate plumage: 4/24 Kittson (near C.R. 4 and 370th Ave.) ph. TBr, 4/26–27 Houston (C.R. 26 at the Root River) MPn, ph. †ANy, ph. DAC, 4/30 Olmsted (Silver Creek Reservoir) CAK, †JWH, ph. ANy. Also see documented reports still under review, and The Loon 85:199–212. | |||||
| 6 | 85:99 | 2013-04-26 | 2013-04-27 | Houston | (record #2013-004, vote 6-1). Adult, photographed. First county record. The photographs alone were inconclusive. Written documentation by one observer augmented the identification. It is regrettable that none of the other observers provided any documentation which might have made the ultimate identification more straightforward. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2013-04-26 | 2013-04-27 | Houston | 4/26, 27 Houston (fifth state record) (first county record) The end of April produced the state's fifth, sixth and seventh state records, each an adult in Definitive Alternate plumage: 4/24 Kittson (near C.R. 4 and 370th Ave.) ph. TBr, 4/26–27 Houston (C.R. 26 at the Root River) MPn, ph. †ANy, ph. DAC, 4/30 Olmsted (Silver Creek Reservoir) CAK, †JWH, ph. ANy. Also see documented reports still under review, and The Loon 85:199–212. | |||||
| 85:99 | 2013-04-28 | 2013-04-30 | Nicollet | (record #2013-005, vote 2-5). None of the observers submitted contemporaneous field notes. The photographs were inconclusive, showing either an ambiguous ibis species or a more-likely White-faced Ibis. Some descriptions noted the dark facial skin and dark eyes without red or pink, dark legs with pink only at the ankle joint, and lack of white feathers bordering facial patch and eye. However, one photograph seems to show a faint hint of pink in the eye. A second photograph appears to show a very faint pink tinge to the facial skin. There is nothing in the written material or the photographs that conclusively eliminates an immature White-faced Ibis in pre-alternate plumage. Finally, the possibility of hybridization was not adequately ruled out. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 7 | 87:4 | 2013-04-29 | south access, Swan Lake | Nicollet | (record #2013-074, vote 6-1). Adult, photographed. Eighth state and eighth spring record. One dissenting member thought that while the photo was suggestive, it was not clear enough to make a positive identification and that it could be just a delayed molt White-faced Ibis. | Accepted | |||
| 8 | 85:99 | 2013-04-30 | Silver Creek Reservoir | Olmsted | (record #2013-006, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. The report makes a disclaimer that part of the written report in the Request for Documentation was cut and pasted from another report of a different Glossy Ibis observed on an earlier date in another county. This practice is strongly discouraged, but there was enough independent evidence to permit acceptance of the record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2013-04-30 | Olmsted | 4/30 Olmsted (seventh state record) (first county record) The end of April produced the state's fifth, sixth and seventh state records, each an adult in Definitive Alternate plumage: 4/24 Kittson (near C.R. 4 and 370th Ave.) ph. TBr, 4/26–27 Houston (C.R. 26 at the Root River) MPn, ph. †ANy, ph. DAC, 4/30 Olmsted (Silver Creek Reservoir) CAK, †JWH, ph. ANy. Also see documented reports still under review, and The Loon 85:199–212. | ||||||
| 86:107 | 2014-05-04 | a wetland 2 miles west and 2.2 miles south of Minnesota Lake | Faribault | (record #2014-008, Casual, vote 0-7). The description was brief and did not rule out White-faced Ibis. Details such as eye color, facial skin color, and facial skin edging were not noted. The photographs were not diagnostic. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 9 | 86:107 | 2014-05-13 | Black Rush Lake | Lyon | (record #2014-015, Casual, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. Was associating with three White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2014-05-13 | Lyon | 5/13 Lyon (eighth state record) (first county record) One south record 5/13 Lyon (adult found with three White-faced Ibis at Black Rush Lake) ph. †RJS. | ||||||
| 10 | 88:91 | 2016-04-21 | Miedd Lake | Yellow Medicine | (record #2016-009, vote 5-2). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2016-04-21 | Yellow Medicine | 4/21 Yellow Medicine (tenth state record) (first county record) Two new county records: 4/21 Yellow Medicine (Miedd Lake) ph. †GWe, ph. DaB, 5/11 Traverse (marsh 0.7 miles east of C.R. 2 and C.R. 3) †DBz, ph. ANy. | ||||||
| 11 | 89:3 | 2016-05-11 | marsh 0.7 miles east of county roads 2 and 3 on south side of the road | Traverse | (record #2016-033, vote 7-0). Photographed. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2016-05-11 | Traverse | 5/11 Traverse (ninth state record) (first county record) Two new county records: 4/21 Yellow Medicine (Miedd Lake) ph. †GWe, ph. DaB, 5/11 Traverse (marsh 0.7 miles east of C.R. 2 and C.R. 3) †DBz, ph. ANy. | ||||||
| 12 | 89:87 | 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-19 | North Ottawa Impoundment | Grant | (record #2017-019, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-19 | Grant | 6/5-19 Grant (eleventh state record) (first county record) New county record 6/5–19 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. †SC, ph. †REn, †PRH, m.ob (The Loon 90:35). | |||||
| 13 | 92:92 | 2020-04-25 | 2020-04-26 | Sioux Valley Township | Jackson | (record #2020-011, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2020-04-25 | 2020-04-26 | Jackson | 4/25, 26 Jackson (twelfth state record) (second county record) Two reports of this Casual species: 4/25–26 Jackson (C.R. 66, Lakefield) BWF, ph. †FFa, ph. †KEm, †JWH, m.ob., 5/14 Watonwan (320th St. Marsh) ph. †KEm. | |||||
| 14 | 92:92 | 2020-05-14 | 320th Street Marsh, near Madelia | Watonwan | (record #2020-022, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. Since its initial discovery in the state in 1991 (The Loon 64:5-10), the species has been recorded on 13 more occasions through the end of 2020. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2020-05-14 | Watonwan | 5/14 Watonwan (thirteenth state record) (first county record) Two reports of this Casual species: 4/25–26 Jackson (C.R. 66, Lakefield) BWF, ph. †FFa, ph. †KEm, †JWH, m.ob., 5/14 Watonwan (320th St. Marsh) ph. †KEm. | ||||||
| 15 | 93:3 | 2021-05-07 | Armstrong Wetland Restoration | Steele | (record #2021-026, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2021-05-07 | Steele | 5/7 Steele (fifteenth state record) (first county record) Two reports of this Casual species: 5/7 Steele (Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. †PEJ, 5/14 Stearns (Lake Maria) JH, †PCC, ph. †DRL, m.ob. | ||||||
| 16 | 93:3 | 2021-05-14 | Stearns | (record #2021-029, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 2021-05-14 | Stearns | 5/14 Stearns (fourteenth state record) (first county record) Two reports of this Casual species: 5/7 Steele (Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. †PEJ, 5/14 Stearns (Lake Maria) JH, †PCC, ph. †DRL, m.ob. | ||||||
| 17 | 94:3 | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-29 | near Ada sewage ponds | Norman | (record #2022-014, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-29 | Norman | 4/28-29 Norman (first county record) Two new county records: 4/28–29 Norman (Ada W.T.P.) †KRE, †LBa, ph. †RZi, m.ob., 5/7 Freeborn (Geneva Lake) ph. †PEJ. | |||||
| 18 | 94:3 | 2022-05-07 | Geneva Lake | Freeborn | (record #2022-037, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2022-05-07 | Freeborn | 5/7 Freeborn (first county record) Two new county records: 4/28–29 Norman (Ada W.T.P.) †KRE, †LBa, ph. †RZi, m.ob., 5/7 Freeborn (Geneva Lake) ph. †PEJ. | ||||||
| 19 | 95:3 | 2023-04-23 | 2023-04-29 | Lyon | (record #2023-019, vote 5-2). Also seen in Yellow Medicine County. Adult, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2023-04-23 | 2023-04-29 | Lyon | 4/23, 29 Lyon (second county record) All south 4/23 Pipestone (2, Woodstock W.M.A.) ph. †VKl, ph. †DiH, 4/29 Lyon/Yellow Medicine (290th St., Burton Twp.) ph. †GWe, 5/1 Murray (Lake Sarah Twp.) ph. †KEm. | |||||
| 20 | 95:3 | 2023-04-23 | Woodstock WMA | Pipestone | (record #2023-013, vote 5-2). Apparent adults, photographed. Three birds were reported, but only two were accepted. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2023-04-23 | Pipestone | 4/23 Pipestone (first county record) All south 4/23 Pipestone (2, Woodstock W.M.A.) ph. †VKl, ph. †DiH, 4/29 Lyon/Yellow Medicine (290th St., Burton Twp.) ph. †GWe, 5/1 Murray (Lake Sarah Twp.) ph. †KEm. | ||||||
| 95:3 | 2023-04-29 | northwest quadrant of the intersection of state highway 40 and county road 5, e | Lac qui Parle | (record #2023-028, vote 2-5). Many members felt that the documentation was too casual regarding the facial features to eliminate an immature White-faced Ibis or even a possible hybrid ibis. | Not Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 2023-04-29 | Yellow Medicine | 4/29 Yellow Medicine (second county record) All south 4/23 Pipestone (2, Woodstock W.M.A.) ph. †VKl, ph. †DiH, 4/29 Lyon/Yellow Medicine (290th St., Burton Twp.) ph. †GWe, 5/1 Murray (Lake Sarah Twp.) ph. †KEm. | ||||||
| 21 | 95:3 | 2023-05-01 | 191st Street about 0.5 miles east of 140th Avenue, Lake Sarah Townsh | Murray | (record #2023-031, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2023-05-01 | Murray | 5/1 Murray (first county record) All south 4/23 Pipestone (2, Woodstock W.M.A.) ph. †VKl, ph. †DiH, 4/29 Lyon/Yellow Medicine (290th St., Burton Twp.) ph. †GWe, 5/1 Murray (Lake Sarah Twp.) ph. †KEm. | ||||||
| Twenty-three records: 21 spring and 2 summer. Recorded in seven of the last ten years, most recently 2023. More than 100 additional mostly fall records of P. falcinellus/chihi, most recently in 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 | ||