MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Caracaras, Falcons	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

Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
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Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
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New World Vultures
Osprey
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Screech-Owls, Owls
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Caracaras, Falcons
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Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers

Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Proceedings

Species: Caracaras, Falcons

Crested Caracara

Gyrfalcon

Peregrine Falcon

Prairie Falcon

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	2	3	Comment	Status
Gyrfalcon (C) (Falco rusticolus)								Start Date 2000-01-01
1:0	MOU	1940-01-15		Fertile	Polk			The Loon 19:15	Accepted
2:0	MOU	1950-11-03		Rat Lake	Koochiching			The Loon 22:122	Accepted
3:0	MOU	1952-02-22		Gooseberry River	Lake			The Loon 29:86	Accepted
4:0	MOU	1956-01-02		Fridley	Anoka			The Loon 28:32	Accepted
5:0	MOU	1956-03-26		Shakopee	Scott			The Loon 28:72	Accepted
	29:86	1957	index					Winter Occurrence of the Gyrfalcon in Lake County, Minnesota
6:0	MOU	1957-11-11		Plato	Carver			The Loon 30:26	Accepted
7:0	MOU	1959-10-25		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 32:31	Accepted
	32:31	1960	index					Gyrfalcons in the Duluth Area
8:0	MOU	1963-11-26		Sheep Farm Road, Minnesota River	Hennepin			The Flicker 36:25	Accepted
	36:24-25	1964	index					Sight Record of a Gyrfalcon
	36:25-26	1964	index					Gyrfalcon Sight Record
9:0	MOU	1964-01-15		French River	Saint Louis			The Loon 36:11	Accepted
10:0	MOU	1964-02-23	1964-02-24	Carlos Avery WMA	Anoka			The Loon 36:25	Accepted
11:0	MOU	1964-04-30	1964-05-19	Ely	St. Louis			The Loon 36:49, 37:53	Accepted
	37:53-54	1965	index					Gyrfalcon Record
12:0	MOU	1965-04-30		Schroeder	Cook			The Loon 37:137	Accepted
13:0	MOU	1965-12-13		French River	St. Louis			The Loon 38:60	Accepted
	38:71	1966	index					Gyrfalcon Observation in Lake County
	38:72	1966	index					Gyrfalcon Seen in Scott County
	38:144	1966	index					Gyrfalcon in Cook County
14:0	MOU	1966-01-29	1966-02-05	Two Harbors	Lake			The Loon 38:60, 38:71	Accepted
15:0	MOU	1966-02-12		Grand Marais	Cook			The Loon 38:60	Accepted
16:0	MOU	1966-03-10		Shakopee	Scott			The Loon 38:60, 38:72	Accepted
17:0	MOU	1966-11-05		Tofte	Cook			The Loon 38:144, 39:11, 39:62	Accepted
18:0	MOU	1966-12-07		Warroad	Roseau			The Loon 39:50, 39:104	Accepted
	39:62-63	1967	index					Gray Gyrfalcon in Cook County
	39:104	1967	index					Gyrfalcon in Roseau County
19:0	MOU	1967-10-22		Hinckley	Pine			The Loon 40:26 (possible)	Accepted
	40:26	1968	index					Possible Gyrfalcon
	40:55	1968	index					Possible Gyrfalcon at Duluth
20:0	MOU	1968-02-05	1968-02-19	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 40:43 40:55 (possible)	Accepted
	MOU	1969-04-24			Saint Louis			The Loon 41:72, 41:118	Not Accepted
	42:144	1970	index					A Minnesota Gyrfalcon
21:0	MOU	1970-11-05	1970-11-12	Sherburne NWR	Sherburne			The Loon 42:144, 43:13 (shot - died)	Accepted
22:0	MOU	1970-12-23		Millville	Wabasha			The Loon 43:63	Accepted
	43:32	1971	index					Gyrfalcon Loaded with Poisons
23:0	MOU	1971-09-16		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 44:12	Accepted
24:0	MOU	1971-09-22			Nobles			The Loon 44:12	Accepted
25:0	MOU	1972-01-18	1972-03-10	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 44:45	Accepted
26:0	MOU	1972-11-04		Black Dog Lake	Dakota			The Loon 45:13	Accepted
	45:25	1973	index					Gyrfalcon in Aitkin County
27:0	MOU	1973-01-28		McGregor	Aitkin			The Loon 45:25, 45:47	Accepted
28:0	MOU	1973-02-04	1973-02-06	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 45:47	Accepted
29:0	MOU	1973-12-29		Marine-on-St.Croix	Washington			The Loon 46:89	Accepted
	46:89-90	1974	index					Gyrfalcon Sighting
30:0	MOU	1974-11-20		Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 47:45	Accepted
	47:45-46	1975	index					A Gyrfalcon at Hawk Ridge
31:0	MOU	1976-04-13		Rothsay WMA	Wilkin			The Loon 49:177 (found shot)	Accepted
32:0	MOU	1976-09-19		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 49:142	Accepted
33:0	MOU	1976-12-05		Orwell WMA	Otter Tail			The Loon 49:159 (possible)	Accepted
	49:109	1977	index					Late Gyrfalcon -- Otter Tail County
	49:177	1977	index					Gyrfalcon Specimen
34:0	MOU	1977-04-03		Fergus Falls	Otter Tail			The Loon 49:109	Accepted
	MOU	1977-12-12		Eden Prairie	Hennepin			The Loon 50:158	Duplicate
	64:138	1977-12-18		Eden Prairie	Hennepin			(vote 1-6); previously voted on and accepted. The entire description was: "very large bird ... light underparts and darker on top of head and near eye ... long pointed wings, yellow legs, long tail." Such a description does not preclude Northem Goshawk, which often appears pointedwinged in flight, or Peregrine Falcon.	Not Accepted
35:0	MOU	1978-01-23		Sartell	Stearns			The Loon 50:158	Accepted
36:0	MOU	1978-02-06		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 50:158 (dead - poisoned)	Accepted
37:0	MOU	1978-02-08		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 50:158	Accepted
38:0	MOU	1978-04-13			Lake			The Loon 50:197	Accepted
39:0	MOU	1978-11-19		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 51:86	Accepted
40:0	MOU	1978-12-14	1979-02-26	Hwy 72, Waskish	Beltrami			The Loon 51:130, 51:148	Accepted
	51:148-149	1979	index					Gyrfalcon in Beltrami County
41:0	MOU	1979-01-24		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 51:130	Accepted
42:0	MOU	1979-04-01			Aitkin			The Loon 51:183	Accepted
43:0	MOU	1979-08-01		Kelsey	St. Louis			The Loon 52:73	Accepted
44:0	MOU	1979-12-01	1980-03-09	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 52:104 The Loon 52:157	Accepted
45:0	MOU	1979-12-07			Aitkin			The Loon 52:104	Accepted
46:0	MOU	1980-02-21			Roseau			The Loon 52:104	Accepted
47:0	MOU	1980-03-31			Lake of the Woods			The Loon 52:157	Accepted
48:0	MOU	1980-10-09		Moose Mountain	St. Louis			The Loon 52:144	Accepted
49:0	MOU	1980-10-11	1981-03-07	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 53:89 The Loon 53:107 The Loon 53:193	Accepted
50:0	MOU	1980-11-30		Sax-Zim	St. Louis			The Loon 53:89	Accepted
51:0	MOU	1980-12-24			Lake			The Loon 53:155	Accepted
52:0	MOU	1981-09-21		Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 54:119	Accepted
53:0	MOU	1981-10-22	1982-03-21	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 54:225 The Loon 54:119	Accepted
54:0	MOU	1981-10-24			Cook			The Loon 54:119	Accepted
55:0	MOU	1981-11-11			Otter Tail			The Loon 54:119	Accepted
56:0	MOU	1981-12-01	1982-03-05		St. Louis			The Loon 54:154	Accepted
	54:132-133	1982	index					Gyrfalcon in Wadena County
	54:181	1982	index					Gyrfalcon Recovery from West Central Minnesota
57:0	MOU	1982-02-21		Nimrod	Wadena			The Loon 54:132 The Loon 54:154	Accepted
58:0	MOU	1982-04-17		Paynesville	Stearns			The Loon 54:181 (dead)	Accepted
59:0	MOU	1982-11-07	1982-11-21	Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 55:70	Accepted
60:0	MOU	1983-03-16		Agassiz NWR	Marshall			The Loon 55:161	Accepted
61:0	MOU	1983-12-01	1984-04-08	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 56:150 The Loon 56:247	Accepted
62:0	MOU	1984-11-28			Roseau			The Loon 57:91	Accepted
63:0	MOU	1985-12-01	1986-01-15	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 57:157 The Loon 59:132	Accepted
64:0	MOU	1987-10-27		Agassiz NWR	Marshall			The Loon 60:76	Accepted
65:0	MOU	1989-04-01			Aitkin			Janssen occurrence table	Accepted
66:0	MOU	1990-09-24	1990-11-02	Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 63:167	Accepted
67:0	MOU	1990-11-04		Cove	Mille Lacs			The Loon 63:119	Accepted
68:0	MOU	1990-11-10		Clear Lake, Near Heron Lake, Kinbrae	Cottonwood	Jackson	Nobles	Janssen sighting. The Loon 63:119	Accepted
	MOU	1990-11-10		Near Heron Lake	Jackson			Janssen sighting. same bird The Loon 63:119	Duplicate
	MOU	1990-11-10		Kinbrae (near Dundee)	Nobles			Janssen sighting. same bird The Loon 63:119	Duplicate
69:0	MOU	1990-12-01	1990-12-07		Wadena			The Loon 63:167	Accepted
70:0	MOU	1990-12-16			Aitkin			The Loon 63:167	Accepted
71:0	MOU	1990-12-29	1991-01-12	Highway. 72	Lake of the Woods			The Loon 63:167	Accepted
	63:69-70	1991	index					A Cure for the Winter Blahs
	63:163-167	1991	index					An Influx of Northern Raptors, Fall-Winter 1990-1991
	63:201	1991	index					A Record Late Date for Gyrfalcon
	MOU	1991-01-12		Roseau	Roseau			The Loon 63:69	Duplicate
72:0	MOU	1991-01-12		north of Badger	Roseau			The Loon 63:167	Accepted
73:0	MOU	1991-01-27			Anoka			The Loon 63:167	Accepted
74:0	MOU	1991-05-01		Felton Prairie	Clay			The Loon 63:167 The Loon 63:201 The Loon 63:251	Accepted
75:0	MOU	1991-11-07	1991-11-14	Ely	St. Louis			The Loon 64:87	Accepted
76:0	MOU	1991-11-13		Home Lake Twp.	Norman			The Loon 64:68 The Loon 64:87 The Loon 64:87	Accepted
77:0	MOU	1991-11-14		Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 64:87	Accepted
78:0	MOU	1991-11-30			Cook			The Loon 64:87	Accepted
79:0	MOU	1991-12-01			Chippewa			The Loon 64:146	Accepted
80:0	MOU	1991-12-15		Hastings CBC	Dakota			The Loon 64:146	Accepted
81:0	MOU	1991-12-21		Lac qui Parle CBC	Chippewa			The Loon 64:146	Accepted
82:0	MOU	1991-12-25			Anoka			The Loon 64:146	Accepted
	64:68	1992	index					Gyrfalcon Observation in Norman County
	64:189-195	1992	index					A Record Invasion of Northern Owls, Fall-Winter 1991, 1992
83:0	MOU	1992-01-05			Roseau			The Loon 64:146	Accepted
84:0	64:138	1992-01-11		near Eyota	Olmsted			(vote 6-1). The Loon 64:146	Accepted
85:0	MOU	1992-01-20			Kittson			The Loon 64:146	Accepted
86:0	MOU	1992-02-17			Carlton			The Loon 64:146	Accepted
87:0	MOU	1992-03-01	1992-04-12	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 64:205	Accepted
88:0	MOU	1992-03-27			Martin			The Loon 64:205	Accepted
89:0	MOU	1992-04-13			Kittson			The Loon 64:205	Accepted
90:0	MOU	1992-10-03			Roseau			The Loon 65:69	Accepted
	65:33	1992-10-15		Martin Co. (vote 0-7). The documentation provided was lengthy but only included	Martin			(vote 0-7). The documentation provided was lengthy but only included a brief and vague description of the bird seen, which was identified as an immature white morph Gyr. The possibility of the bird actually being a gull, Snowy Owl or other species of hawk is not clearly ruled out.	Not Accepted
91:0	MOU	1992-10-26	1992-11-21	Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 65:69	Accepted
92:0	MOU	1992-12-26	1993-01-03		Aitkin			The Loon 65:124	Accepted
93:0	MOU	1993-03-07			Wilkin			The Loon 65:181	Accepted
94:0	MOU	1993-11-10		Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 66:78	Accepted
95:0	66:43	1993-11-28	1993-12-04	Grand Marais	Cook			(vote 7-0). The Loon 66:44	Accepted
96:0	66:127	1993-12-11	1994-02-15	Duluth	St. Louis			(The Loon 66:104).	Accepted
	66:70-71	1994	index					A Home for a Wandering Gyrfalcon
	66:104	1994	index					Gyrfalcon in Duluth
97:0	66:127	1994-01-08	1994-01-20	near Grand Marais	Cook			(The Loon 66:70-71).	Accepted
98:0	66:127	1994-01-15		near Wannaska	Roseau				Accepted
	66:127	1994-01-27		Northfield	Rice			Other than the mention of "breast streaking," the documentation includes no other actual description of anything else in the plumage of this raptor.	Not Accepted
99:0	MOU	1994-01-29		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 66:104	Accepted
	67:118-119	1995	index					Eye to Eye with a Gyrfalcon
100:0	68:164	1996-01-15	1996-02-15	Duluth	St. Louis				Accepted
101:0	69:152	1996-12-09		Brandt Twp.	Polk			(recirculated record #97– 12, vote 3–4). While the Committee felt the identification was probably correct, the description is too vague and confusing for the majority to find it acceptable. For example, no one was sure what was meant by the wings being described as “pointed in the middle” and “pointed at the shoulders”. There is no clear description of the under wing pattern or of the head/face pattern, and the more likely Northern Goshawk only seemed to be eliminated by the lack of a “broad eye stripe”; however, immature goshawks often lack an obvious white supercilium.	Accepted
102:0	70:44	1997-03-02		near Waskish	Beltrami			(record #97–39, vote 7– 0).	Accepted
103:0	70:156	1997-11-21	1997-11-27	Minneapolis	Hennepin			(record #9808, vote 5–2).	Accepted
104:0	70:156	1998-03-22		Norway Twp.	Kittson			(record #98-22, vote 7– 0).	Accepted
	72:164	1999-12-25		near Pillager	Cass			(record #2000-03, vote 0–7). The observer only had a brief and apparently “going-away” look at this raptor, and the identification was made without the use of optics. The brief first impression of the bird being a “white Rock Dove” is inconsistent with the much larger Gyrfalcon. Only the undersides of the bird are described and said to be lacking any distinct markings, although even whitemorph Gyrs have dusky tips on the outer primaries. An adult Northern Goshawk would fit the description since its undertail banding is faint and hard to see, its gray barring on the breast and belly is often faint and also hard to discern, and goshawks typically show a pointed-wing profile, especially when flying into the wind, as was the case here.	Not Accepted
105:1	MOU	2000-11-06		Bayside Park, Silver Bay	Lake			The Loon 73:87 The Loon 73:142	Accepted
	avian information	2000-11-06			Lake			11/6 Lake (first fall record) Two observations: 11/6 Lake (Bayside Park near Silver Bay) CRM et al., 11/16 St. Louis (HRNR) FN. Both were gray-morph adults -— same bird?
106:2	MOU	2000-11-16		Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 73:87 The Loon 73:142	Accepted
107:3	MOU	2000-12-18	2001-03-05	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 73:142 The Loon 73:242	Accepted
108:4	MOU	2000-12-23		Grand Marais CBC week	Cook			The Loon 73:157	Accepted
109:5	MOU	2000-12-23		Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 73:142	Accepted
110:6	MOU	2001-01-11	2001-01-13	Virginia	St. Louis			The Loon 73:142	Accepted
111:7	MOU	2001-01-12		Ross Twp.	Roseau			The Loon 73:142	Accepted
112:8	MOU	2001-01-19		Donaldson	Kittson			The Loon 73:142	Accepted
	avian information	2001-01-19			Kittson			1/19 Kittson (first state record) (first county record) Seven individuals found. Subadult gray morph overwintered at the Port Terminal in Duluth, St. Louis County beginning 12/23 DLE, mob. Immature gray morph also reported from Duluth on 12/18 †PHS. Additional reports on Grand Marias CBC (count week), 1/12 Roseau (adult gray morph) MO, 1/11–13 St. Louis (adult gray morph at Virginia) BKY, 1/19 Kittson (immature gray morph at Donald-son) †CA, and 2/18 Roseau MAG.
113:9	MOU	2001-02-18		Spruce Twp.	Roseau			The Loon 73:142	Accepted
114:10	MOU	2001-03-09		Sax-Zim Bog	St. Louis			The Loon 73:142 The Loon 73:210	Accepted
115:11	MOU	2001-03-14		Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 73:142 The Loon 73:210	Accepted
116:12	MOU	2001-10-28		Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve	St. Louis			The Loon 74:91	Accepted
117:13	MOU	2001-12-03	2002-02-04	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 74:143	Accepted
118:14	MOU	2002-01-19	2002-03-01	Duluth	St. Louis			The Loon 75:140 The Loon 75:199	Accepted
	avian information	2002-02-28			Pine			2/28 Pine (second state record) (first county record) Immature gray morphs (same bird?) reported 12/3 (London Rd. and 16th Ave. East in Duluth) FJN, 1/5 (Superior Entry) †PHS, and 2/4 (Peavey elevator) MH, all in St. Louis County.
119:15	74:161	2002-03-31		Grand Plain Township	Marshall			(record #2002-28, vote 6â€“1). This was apparently an immature graymorph individual. The Loon 74:205	Accepted
120:16	MOU	2002-10-27	2002-10-31	Grand Portage	Cook			The Loon 75:86	Accepted
121:17	76:152	2003-12-05		county roads 64 & 67	Big Stone			(record #2004-004, vote 7–0).	Accepted
	avian information	2003-12-05			Big Stone			12/5 Big Stone (third state record) (first county record) Adult male gray morph overwintered in Duluth–Superior harbor 12/20–2/29+ DLE, †KRE, †PHS, m.ob. Also reported 12/5 Big Stone (Odessa Twp.) †BJU and 1/19 Dakota (Rosemount) †JPM.
122:18	76:152	2003-12-19	2004-03-15	Duluth-Superior harbor	St. Louis			(record #2004-005, vote 7–0).	Accepted
123:19	76:152	2004-01-19		Rosemount	Dakota			(record #2004-003, vote 7–0). This species was formerly Regular in Minnesota.	Accepted
	avian information	2004-01-19			Dakota			1/19 Dakota (fourth state record) (first county record) Adult male gray morph overwintered in Duluth–Superior harbor 12/20–2/29+ DLE, †KRE, †PHS, m.ob. Also reported 12/5 Big Stone (Odessa Twp.) †BJU and 1/19 Dakota (Rosemount) †JPM.
124:20	77:169	2005-01-09		Two Harbors	Lake			(record #2005-004, vote 5–2). Those not accepting this record of an adult gray morph were concerned that the identification was based primarily on size and shape; the bird was seen for less than a minute and only in flight.	Accepted
125:21	77:169	2005-02-03	2005-04-10	Nininger Township	Dakota			(record #2005-005, vote 7–0).	Accepted
	avian information	2005-02-03	2005-04-10		Dakota			2/3-4/10 Dakota (fifth state record) (second county record) Four accepted records; also see undocumented reports. Single adult gray morphs 1/9 Lake (Two Harbors) †BWF, 2/3–4/10 Dakota (Nininger Twp.) CCB, ph. †JPM, †PEB, m.ob., 2/21 Aitkin (CR 5, north of Palisade) †RJS. An unaged gray morph 2/6 Aitkin (CR 18, junction CR 5) †WCM et al. may have been the same individual as 2/21.
126:22	77:169	2005-02-06		county road 18 near county road 5	Aitkin			(record #2005-006, vote 6–1).	Accepted
127:23	77:169	2005-02-21		county road 5 north of Palisade	Aitkin			(record #2005-022, vote 5–2). Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) can show pointed wings under certain field conditions; two members concluded that written details were insufficient to conclusively eliminate this possibility.	Accepted
128:24	77:169	2005-03-21		Virginia	St. Louis			(record #2005-031, vote 6–1).	Accepted
	78:40	2005-04-09		Three Rivers Park at Coon Rapids Dam	Hennepin			(record #2005043, vote 0–7). A brief description of a very dark, soaring bird with a “relatively long tail” and a “relatively long head projection” drew no support.	Not Accepted
	78:126	2005-10-01		Cormant Township	Beltrami			(recirculated record #2006-017, first vote 4–3, second vote 2–5). Those voting against this record were concerned that the documentation may not have reflected what was visible in the field, since the observer was looking into the morning sun.	Not Accepted
	78:126	2005-11-10		Orwell Township	Otter Tail			(recirculated record #2005-087, first and second votes 4–3). Though seen from close range for an extended period of time by an experienced observer, field notes were not included with the documentation when it was submitted more than six weeks after the sighting. Three members felt that the brief description did not eliminate all other species of falcon.	Not Accepted
	avian information	2005-12-17	2006-03-25		Dakota			12/17, 12/25-3/25 Dakota (sixth state record) (third county record) Accepted records north: 12/29 St. Louis (adult gray morph at Park Point, Duluth) †PHS; 1/21–28 St. Louis (juvenile female gray morph at Park Point, age and sex confirmed 2/4 when banded by DLE in Superior) †KRE et al., †PHS, †BAW; 1/23–3/2 St. Louis (adult male gray morph at Port Terminal, Duluth, probably same bird as 12/29 and reported by DLE as previously banded and wintering for at least the fourth time) ph. †MLH, ph. †PHS, m.ob. Accepted records south: 12/25–3/25 Dakota (adult gray morph, near Hastings) ph. †JPM, ph. DOB, †PEB, ph. LAK, †ADS, m.ob., 2/6 Lac qui Parle (juvenile gray morph, Walter Twp.) ph. †BJU (*The Loon* 78:176–177).
	78:126	2005-12-17		near Fairmont	Martin			(recirculated record #2006-026, first vote 4–3, second vote 2–5). Field notes were taken after looking at field guides. A mustachial mark was not seen by the observer writing the documentation, but instead was mentioned as being seen by another; second-hand information is less reliable and generally cannot be considered during evaluation of a record. Photographs were taken but not submitted in response to a request.	Not Accepted
	avian information	2005-12-17			Martin			12/17 Martin (eighth state record) (first county record) Accepted records north: 12/29 St. Louis (adult gray morph at Park Point, Duluth) †PHS; 1/21–28 St. Louis (juvenile female gray morph at Park Point, age and sex confirmed 2/4 when banded by DLE in Superior) †KRE et al., †PHS, †BAW; 1/23–3/2 St. Louis (adult male gray morph at Port Terminal, Duluth, probably same bird as 12/29 and reported by DLE as previously banded and wintering for at least the fourth time) ph. †MLH, ph. †PHS, m.ob. Accepted records south: 12/25–3/25 Dakota (adult gray morph, near Hastings) ph. †JPM, ph. DOB, †PEB, ph. LAK, †ADS, m.ob., 2/6 Lac qui Parle (juvenile gray morph, Walter Twp.) ph. †BJU (*The Loon* 78:176–177).
	78:126	2005-12-18		Black Dog Lake	Dakota			(record #2005083, vote 3–4). This bird and a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) “were overhead for just a few seconds” and were backlit by the sun. Though documented by an experienced observer, the majority were concerned about the brevity of the observation under difficult lighting. The bird in question was said to be clearly larger than the Peregrine, but this comparison did not rule out a large immature female Peregrine, since size is affected by sexual dimorphism and subspecies; e.g., a female of the largest subspecies (F. p. pealei) could have two to three times the body mass of a male tundrius (White et al. 2002).	Not Accepted
129:25	78:126	2005-12-25	2006-03-15	various locations near Hastings	Dakota			(record #2005-084, vote 7–0). This adult gray morph was seen and photographed by many observers, and was probably a returning individual from the previous winter.	Accepted
130:26	78:126	2005-12-29		Park Point, Duluth	St. Louis			(record #2005-085, vote 7–0).	Accepted
	78:126	2005-12-31		Roseau Lake W.M.A.	Roseau			(record #2005-086, vote 1–6). This bird was spotted from a vehicle that was still in motion on slippery roads. It was seen only in flight and for a brief period of time. Foggy conditions may have caused its pale appearance.	Not Accepted
	78:176	2006	index					Gyrfalcon in Walter Township, Lac Qui Parle County
131:27	78:126	2006-01-21	2006-01-28	Park Point, Duluth	St. Louis			(record #2006-002, vote 7–0). This juvenile was simultaneously found by an observer standing at the Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth and a group of observers standing on Barkers Island in Superior; the bird was on the ice between these two locations and eventually flew over the observer on Park Point.	Accepted
132:28	78:126	2006-01-23	2006-03-02	Port Terminal, Duluth	St. Louis			(record #2006-003, vote 7–0). Though not documented during the 25 days between 29 December 2005 and 23 January 2006, this adult was probably the same individual as record #2005-085.	Accepted
133:29	78:126	2006-02-06		Walter Township	Lac qui Parle			(record #2006-030, vote 7–0). This juvenile gray morph was well-described and photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2006-02-06			Lac qui Parle			2/6 Lac qui Parle (seventh state record) (first county record) Accepted records north: 12/29 St. Louis (adult gray morph at Park Point, Duluth) †PHS; 1/21–28 St. Louis (juvenile female gray morph at Park Point, age and sex confirmed 2/4 when banded by DLE in Superior) †KRE et al., †PHS, †BAW; 1/23–3/2 St. Louis (adult male gray morph at Port Terminal, Duluth, probably same bird as 12/29 and reported by DLE as previously banded and wintering for at least the fourth time) ph. †MLH, ph. †PHS, m.ob. Accepted records south: 12/25–3/25 Dakota (adult gray morph, near Hastings) ph. †JPM, ph. DOB, †PEB, ph. LAK, †ADS, m.ob., 2/6 Lac qui Parle (juvenile gray morph, Walter Twp.) ph. †BJU (*The Loon* 78:176–177).
	avian information	2006-02-15			Polk			2/15 Polk (ninth state record) (first county record) Accepted records north: 12/29 St. Louis (adult gray morph at Park Point, Duluth) †PHS; 1/21–28 St. Louis (juvenile female gray morph at Park Point, age and sex confirmed 2/4 when banded by DLE in Superior) †KRE et al., †PHS, †BAW; 1/23–3/2 St. Louis (adult male gray morph at Port Terminal, Duluth, probably same bird as 12/29 and reported by DLE as previously banded and wintering for at least the fourth time) ph. †MLH, ph. †PHS, m.ob. Accepted records south: 12/25–3/25 Dakota (adult gray morph, near Hastings) ph. †JPM, ph. DOB, †PEB, ph. LAK, †ADS, m.ob., 2/6 Lac qui Parle (juvenile gray morph, Walter Twp.) ph. †BJU (*The Loon* 78:176–177).
	avian information	2006-03-09			Polk			3/9 Polk (eleventh state record) (second county record) Adult gray morph overwintering in Dakota last reported 3/25 (Nininger Twp.) †ADS. Adult gray morph overwintering in Twin Ports last reported on Minnesota side 3/2 (Duluth) DLE.
	78:126	2006-04-20		Richfield	Hennepin			(record #2006-034, vote 0–7). This report referred to a bird observed without binoculars as it rapidly flew by an office window.	Not Accepted
	avian information	2006-04-20			Hennepin			4/20 Hennepin (tenth state record) (first county record) Adult gray morph overwintering in Dakota last reported 3/25 (Nininger Twp.) †ADS. Adult gray morph overwintering in Twin Ports last reported on Minnesota side 3/2 (Duluth) DLE.
	avian information	2006-04-22			Aitkin			4/22 Aitkin (first spring record) Adult gray morph overwintering in Dakota last reported 3/25 (Nininger Twp.) †ADS. Adult gray morph overwintering in Twin Ports last reported on Minnesota side 3/2 (Duluth) DLE.
	79:123	2006-12-15		near Virginia	St. Louis			(record #2007-009, vote 3–4).	Not Accepted
134:30	79:123	2007-01-03	2007-02-16	Port Terminal, Duluth	St. Louis			(record #2007002, vote 7–0).	Accepted
135:31	79:123	2007-01-19	2007-03-23	Vermillion Township	Dakota			(record #2007-005, vote 7–0).	Accepted
	avian information	2007-01-23	2007-02-24		Dakota			1/23-25, 27, 30, 2/2, 2/9-13, 18, 24 Dakota (twelfth state record) (fourth county record) Adult gray morph 1/3–2/16 St. Louis (Port Terminal, Duluth) DLE, †PHS, m.ob. For the third consecutive year, presumably the same adult gray morph (based on behavior) overwintered in the Hastings area 1/19–3/23 Dakota BSe, ph. †JPM, †LEC, †NFT, ph. DAC, m.ob.
	avian information	2007-03-05	2007-03-20		Dakota			3/5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20 Dakota (thirteenth state record) (fifth county record) Adult gray morph overwintering in Dakota last reported 3/23 (Nininger Twp.) m.ob.
	81:115	2009-01-06		two unaged birds near Voyageurs National Park	Koochiching			(record #2009-001, vote 0–7 for each individual). The brief description from an observer who had no experience with this species in flight included statements that ruled out Gyrfalcon. For example, the wings were said to be not as broad as a Peregrine Falcon's. The observer relied mostly on wing shape and flight style to eliminate Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), but these are subjective characteristics affected by wind direction and speed.	Not Accepted
136:32	82:3	2009-10-09		Lakewood Township	St. Louis			(record #2009-044, vote 7–0). Hatch-year female captured at a raptor banding station east of Duluth.	Accepted
	82:3	2009-10-11		near Moorhead	Clay			(record #2009-048, vote 1–6). Though identified by an experienced observer, the bird was seen for only four seconds “in the dawning light” without the use of optics, while the observer was driving a beet truck.	Not Accepted
	avian information	2010-12-17			Lac qui Parle			12/17 Lac qui Parle (fourteenth state record) (second county record) An adult gray morph was photographed in Lac qui Parle (Hantho Twp.) on 1/5 ph. BJU. An immature gray morph was found away from roads along nordic ski trails in St. Louis (Manganika Creek, near Virginia) on 1/10 †SLF.
137:33	83:99	2011-01-05		county roads 66 and 69 in Hantho Township	Lac qui Parle			(record #2011-001, vote 7–0, photographed). adult gray morph	Accepted
	83:99	2011-01-08			Cass			(record #2011-002, vote 0–7). Behavior, more than the field marks, is convincing, but this is insufficient. Size is subjective without direct comparison. The description is somewhat vague and inconclusive. Also, an observation from a moving car can be difficult depending on glass angle, speed etc. This record was only reluctantly Not Accepted by several members.	Not Accepted
138:34	83:99	2011-01-10		Manganika Creek, south of Virginia	St. Louis			(record #2011-003, vote 7–0).	Accepted
	85:3	2012-12-20		155th Avenue, just south of Lac qui Parle county Road 12	Lac qui Parle			(record #2012-045, vote 0–7). There were not enough details to satisfactorily eliminate other possible raptor species.	Not Accepted
139:35	85:99	2013-04-14		Great Western Industrial Park	Dakota			(record #2013-019, vote 7–0). Immature gray morph, photographed. The photos were of generally marginal quality, but were sufficiently supplemented by written details.	Accepted
	avian information	2013-04-14			Dakota			4/14 Dakota (fifteenth state record) Gray morph 4/14 Dakota †KRo, ph. JCo at the Great Western Industrial Park near Randolph represents the first spring report since 2007.
140:36	88:3	2015-11-02		Kandiyohi County Road 88 southeast of Willmar	Kandiyohi			(record #2015-038, vote 7–0). Juvenile photographed. First county record.	Accepted
	avian information	2015-11-02			Kandiyohi			11/2 Kandiyohi (first county record) The only report was a first record for Kandiyohi, where a gray-morph individual perched on a power pole southeast of Willmar on 11/2 ph. †JWd.
141:37	88:91	2016-01-24	2016-03-21	Duluth	St. Louis			(record #2016-003, vote 7–0). Juvenile graymorph female, photographed and banded. One of two that overwintered in Superior, Wisconsin (see next record).	Accepted
142:38	88:91	2016-02-14		St. Louis River near Grassy Point, Duluth	St. Louis			(record #2016-004, vote 7–0). Adult male, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2017-02-23			Lake of the Woods			2/23 Lake of the Woods (first county record) For second winter in a row (following a four year hiatus), a single report of this infrequent winter visitor: 2/23 Lake of the Woods (Baudette) ph. LBw.
143:39	93:47	2019-12-22		Shakopee	Scott			(record #2019-067, vote 7–0). Juvenile gray morph, photographed and video recorded.	Accepted
144:40	93:3	2021-02-14			Clay			(record #2021-007, vote 7–0). Gray morph juvenile.	Accepted
	avian information	2021-02-14			Clay			2/14 Clay (first county record) One documented report of this uncommon visitor, which has been seen in only three out of the last ten winters: 2/14 Clay (juvenile gray phase along I-94) †LHl.

	Migrant and winter visitant, mostly north. Recorded in six of the last ten years, most recently 2017.

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