MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon - Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks	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.

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Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Proceedings

Species: Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager

[Pyrrhuloxia]
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting

Dickcissel

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
Lazuli Bunting (C) (Passerina amoena)						Start Date 0000-00-00
	avian information	1930-05-07	1930-05-10		Jackson	5/7, 10 Jackson (first state record) (first county record)
1	MOU	1930-05-08	1930-05-10	Lakefield	Jackson	Roberts 1932:344	Accepted
2	MOU	1935-06-04		Madison	Lac qui Parle	Roberts 1932:819	Accepted
	avian information	1935-06-04			Lac qui Parle	6/4 Lac qui Parle (second state record) (first county record)
3	MOU	1943-06-24		five miles south of St. Cloud	Sherburne	The Flicker 37:53	Accepted
	avian information	1956-05-25			Lac qui Parle	5/25 Lac qui Parle (third state record) (second county record)
4	MOU	1956-05-26		Madison	Lac qui Parle	Janssen 1987:293	Accepted
	MOU	1956-10-20			Ramsey	Janssen occurrence table	Rejected
5	MOU	1956-10-20			Ramsey	Janssen 1987	Accepted
	avian information	1956-10-20			Ramsey	10/20 Ramsey (fourth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1964-05-16			Rock	5/16 Rock (sixth state record) (first county record)
	36:105	1964	index			Lazuli Bunting Observation
6	MOU	1964-05-18	1964-05-19	Moorhead	Clay	The Flicker 36:105	Accepted
	avian information	1964-05-18	1964-05-19		Clay	5/18-19 Clay (fifth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1964-07-04			Rock	7/4 Rock (seventh state record) (second county record)
	37:47	1965	index			Hybrid Indigo Bunting X Lazuli Bunting from Rock County
	37:53	1965	index			Unusual Minnesota Records: Lazuli Bunting
	46:115-116	1974	index			Lazuli Bunting in Moorhead
7	MOU	1974-05-22		Moorhead	Clay	The Loon 46:115	Accepted
	avian information	1974-05-22			Clay	5/22 Clay (eighth state record) (second county record) 5-22 Moorhead, Clay Co. (1 male) C. Falk (see last issue of LOON, Vol. 46, No. 3 for details). Winter 1974
8	MOU	1979-05-27		Plymouth	Hennepin	(specimen) The Loon 51:193	Accepted
	53:162-163	1981	index			Lazuli Bunting at Grand Marais
9	MOU	1981-05-24		Lutsen	Cook	The Loon 53:163	Accepted
	avian information	1981-05-24	1981-05-26		Cook	5/24, 26 Cook (ninth state record) (first county record) 5-26 Cook KMH, see The Loon Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 162-163.
10	53:129	1981-05-26		Grand Marais	Cook	(vote 7-0, Loon 53:162-163)	Accepted
	55:41	1982-05-20	1982-05-22	Golden Valley	Hennepin	(vote 1-6) The majority felt that this reported female, identified solely on the basis of its wing bars, may well have been a hybrid of an aberrant Indigo Bunting. Also the description mentioned the bird had some side streaking which the female Indigo has (the Lazuli does not), and there was no mention of the pale blue on the rump and tail which the female Lazuli should have.	Not Accepted
	55:120	1983	index			Lazuli Bunting in Chisago County
11	56:17	1983-06-26		near North Branch	Chisago	(vote 6-1; Loon 55:120).	Accepted
	avian information	1983-06-26			Chisago	6/26 Chisago (tenth state record) (first county record) One male, 6/26 Chisago (Loon 55:120).
	56:262	1984	index			Two Lazuli Buntings Seen in Duluth
12	57:34	1984-05-18		Duluth	St. Louis	(vote 7-0; The Loon 56:262).	Accepted
	avian information	1984-05-18	1984-05-26		St. Louis	5/18, 5/22-26 St. Louis (eleventh state record) (first county record) 5/18 St. Louis fide KE adult male, 5/22 St. Louis fide KE immature male, 5/23 St. Louis JB, 5/24 St. Louis SDM. (*The Loon* 56:262)
13	57:34	1984-05-22	1984-05-26	Duluth	St. Louis	(vote 7-0; The Loon 56:262).	Accepted
	57:110-111	1985	index			A Very Early Lazuli Bunting
14	57:119	1985-04-17		White Bear Lake	Ramsey	(vote 7-0; The Loon 57:110-111).	Accepted
	avian information	1985-04-17			Ramsey	4/17 Ramsey (twelfth state record) (second county record) 4/ 17 Washington E. Campbell (The Loon 57:110-111).
	58:192	1986	index			Lazuli Bunting in Stearns County
15	59:57	1986-05-05	1986-05-11	near Clearwater	Stearns	(vote 7-0; The Loon 58: 192) .	Accepted
	avian information	1986-05-05			Stearns	5/5 Stearns (thirteenth state record) (first county record) 5/5-11 Stearns, L. and D. Loch (*The Loon* 58:192).
	59:143	1986-08-27		Stoney Point	St. Louis	(vote 4-3, with 6-1 required for acceptance). The rump and tail were not visible, which would show some diagnostic blue coloration on a Lazuli, and some felt the description of this female or immature could also fit a juvenal American Goldfinch or an atypical Indigo Bunting or possibly a hybrid bunting. It was agreed that the identification was possibly correct, but identification of female/immature buntings is tricky enough that the minority felt it was best not to accept.	Not Accepted
	61:141	1989	index			Lazuli Bunting at Detroit Lakes
16	61:121	1989-05-14		near Detroit Lakes	Becker	(vote 7-0; The Loon 61 :141).	Accepted
	avian information	1989-05-14			Becker	5/14 Becker (fourteenth state record) (first county record) 5/14 Becker BMW (*The Loon* 61:141).
	63:194	1991	index			Lazuli Bunting at Eloise Butler Wildflower and Bird Sanctuary
17	63:154	1991-05-21		Minneapolis	Hennepin	(vote 7-0; The Loon 63:194).	Accepted
	avian information	1997-05-15	1997-05-28		Lyon	5/15-28 Lyon (fifteenth state record) (first county record) All reports: 5/25–26 Lyon (male at feeder near Lynd) RM, 5/28 Lyon (female at same feeder) RJ, 5/29 Olmsted m.ob. [Corrected]
18	69:152	1997-05-25	1997-05-26	near Lynd	Lyon	(record #97-26, vote 7-0).	Accepted
	avian information	1997-05-26	1997-05-29		Olmsted	5/26, 29 Olmsted (first county record) All reports: 5/25–26 Lyon (male at feeder near Lynd) RM, 5/28 Lyon (female at same feeder) RJ, 5/29 Olmsted m.ob. [Corrected]
19	69:152	1997-05-28		near Lynd	Lyon	(record #97-27, vote 6-1).	Accepted
20	70:44	1997-05-29		Rochester	Olmsted	(record #97-62, vote 7-0).	Accepted
21	71:156	1999-05-19	1999-05-21	Boyd	Lac qui Parle	(record #99-22, vote 7-0, The Loon 71:165).	Accepted
	avian information	1999-05-19	1999-05-21		Lac qui Parle	5/19-21 Lac qui Parle (third county record) Reported 5/19–21 Lac qui Parle (male in Boyd) FE et al. (The Loon 71:165).
22	72:164	2000-05-16	2000-05-21	Lynd Twp.	Lyon	(record #2000-48, vote 7-0).	Accepted
	avian information	2000-05-16	2000-05-21		Lyon	5/16-21 Lyon (second county record) Male seen 5/16–20 Lyon (near Lynd) RM, documented 5/19 (†PC, †PS) at the same feeder where pair occurred in spring 1997 (The Loon 69:151–153).
23	75:41	2001-05-18		Climax	Polk	(record #2002-80, vote 7-0). This male is satisfactorily documented by a lone photograph, although no written description was provided.	Accepted
	avian information	2001-05-18			Polk	5/18 Polk (first county record) One photographed 5/18 Polk (male at Climax) LDT.
24	75:41	2002-05-16		Louisville Swamp	Scott	(record #2002-56, vote 7-0). This sight record of a male was the first of four records of this Casual species in May 2002.	Accepted
	avian information	2002-05-16			Scott	5/16 Scott (first county record) Males seen 5/16 Scott (Louisville Swamp) †BAF, SHF, 5/23 Kandiyohi (Long L.) GEB, ph. DAC, 5/26 Kandiyohi (male, Willmar, different location than 5/23+) †RSF, Otter Tail (North Turtle L.) †EJE, †DTT, †SMT, 5/29 Otter Tail (Star L.) †AMR, 5/30–31 Crow Wing (Nisswa) Marie and Charles Boudrye, ph. JSB.
25	75:41	2002-05-23	2002-06-15	near Willmar, Long Lake	Kandiyohi	(record #2002-69, vote 6-1). The documentation of this male includes a photograph. The Loon 75:38 The Loon 74:223	Accepted
	MOU	2002-05-23	2002-06-15	Long Lake, near Wilmar	Kandiyohi	The Loon 74:223	Accepted
	avian information	2002-05-23	2002-06-15		Kandiyohi	5/23-6/15 Kandiyohi (first county record) Males seen 5/16 Scott (Louisville Swamp) †BAF, SHF, 5/23 Kandiyohi (Long L.) GEB, ph. DAC, 5/26 Kandiyohi (male, Willmar, different location than 5/23+) †RSF, Otter Tail (North Turtle L.) †EJE, †DTT, †SMT, 5/29 Otter Tail (Star L.) †AMR, 5/30–31 Crow Wing (Nisswa) Marie and Charles Boudrye, ph. JSB.
26	75:160	2002-05-26		Willmar	Kandiyohi	(record #2003-10, vote 7-0).	Accepted
27	75:41	2002-05-26		near Battle Lake (North Turtle Lake)	Otter Tail	(record #2002-57, vote 7-0). This male is documented by both photographs and extensive written descriptions. The Loon 74:223	Accepted
	avian information	2002-05-26	2002-05-29		Otter Tail	5/26, 29 Otter Tail (first county record) Males seen 5/16 Scott (Louisville Swamp) †BAF, SHF, 5/23 Kandiyohi (Long L.) GEB, ph. DAC, 5/26 Kandiyohi (male, Willmar, different location than 5/23+) †RSF, Otter Tail (North Turtle L.) †EJE, †DTT, †SMT, 5/29 Otter Tail (Star L.) †AMR, 5/30–31 Crow Wing (Nisswa) Marie and Charles Boudrye, ph. JSB.
28	75:41	2002-05-29		Star Lake	Otter Tail	(record #2002-68, vote 7-0). There is no indication or reason to assume that this male was the same individual as the one seen in the same county three days earlier. The Loon 74:223	Accepted
29	75:160	2002-05-30	2002-05-31	Nisswa	Crow Wing	(record #2003-09, vote 5-2).	Accepted
	avian information	2002-05-30			Crow Wing	5/30 Crow Wing (first county record) Males seen 5/16 Scott (Louisville Swamp) †BAF, SHF, 5/23 Kandiyohi (Long L.) GEB, ph. DAC, 5/26 Kandiyohi (male, Willmar, different location than 5/23+) †RSF, Otter Tail (North Turtle L.) †EJE, †DTT, †SMT, 5/29 Otter Tail (Star L.) †AMR, 5/30–31 Crow Wing (Nisswa) Marie and Charles Boudrye, ph. JSB.
30	75:160	2003-05-31		Blue Mounds State Park	Rock	(record #2003-29, vote 7-0). The two unanimously accepted records were of easily identified and well-documented adult males. The other record, also of an adult male, was documented only by a single photograph without written details, and those dissenting felt the photo was not clear enough to confirm an identification.	Accepted
	avian information	2003-05-31			Rock	5/31 Rock (third county record) Adult male 5/31 Rock (Blue Mounds S.P.) †KRE et al.
31	76:39	2003-10-26		near Grand Marais	Cook	(record #2003-79, vote 7-0). This female-plumaged bird was only present for a few minutes, but it was observed by several observers, and the documentation includes photographs.	Accepted
	avian information	2003-10-26			Cook	10/26 Cook (second county record) A female carefully identified 10/26 Cook (east of Grand Marais) †KRE et al., ph. DDM furnished the state's first fall record (*The Loon* 76:109–110).
32	77:9	2004-05-27		Moulton Township	Murray	(record #2004-043, vote 5-2). This adult male in alternate plumage was observed at close range. Members not accepting the record were concerned that the written description did not fully address the possibility of hybridization with Indigo Bunting. Indices for evaluating hybrid characteristics were presented in Auk 76:443-463, 92:66-80, and Wilson Bulletin 87:145-179. The following records were voted on August - December 2004 and were Not Accepted. (Please note that a record which is Not Accepted only means that the documentation was not complete or convincing enough to include the sighting in The Loon, the journal of the MOU, or in the MOU's archives of confirmed bird records. Such a vote does not necessarily mean the observer misidentified the bird or did not see it. Summaries of the reasons why a record was Not Accepted are included here. These are in no way intended to be critical of the observer. The only purpose is to highlight the difficulties an observer may encounter while identifying or documenting these and similar species.)	Accepted
	avian information	2004-05-27			Murray	5/27 Murray (first county record) Adult male 5/27 Murray (section 32, Moulton Twp.) †NED.
33	77:169	2005-05-13		Owatonna	Steele	(record #2005-021, vote 6-1). This adult male was documented only by two photographs, which appeared to show some pale blue on the bird's belly. A written description might have addressed one member's concern that this suggested possible hybridization with Indigo Bunting (P. cyanea).	Accepted
	avian information	2005-05-13			Steele	5/13 Steele (first county record) Two accepted records: 5/13 Steele (male at Owatonna) ph. NFT, 5/18 Meeker (male in Greenleaf Twp.) †DMF.
34	78:40	2005-05-18		Greenleaf Township	Meeker	(record #2005-039, vote 5-2). This adult male was briefly described.	Accepted
	avian information	2005-05-18			Meeker	5/18 Meeker (first county record) Two accepted records: 5/13 Steele (male at Owatonna) ph. NFT, 5/18 Meeker (male in Greenleaf Twp.) †DMF.
	78:126	2006-05-24		Marshall	Lyon	(recirculated record #2006-050, first vote 4-3, second vote 0-7). Though possibly this species, the brief description omitted key field marks (exact color of blue on the head and presence of wing bars) that might have ruled out the possibility of hybrid Lazuli X Indigo Bunting (P. amoena X P. cyanea).	Not Accepted
35	78:126	2006-06-10		St. Clair	Blue Earth	(record #2006-057, vote 7-0). Photographed and well-described.	Accepted
	avian information	2006-06-10			Blue Earth	6/10 Blue Earth (first county record) Thirty-fourth state record 6/10 Blue Earth (adult male at St. Clair) SBP, ph. DWK, †JLO.
	80:5	2007-05-14		Moulton Township	Murray	(recirculated record #2007-036, first vote 4-3, second vote 3-4). The brief description neither considered nor eliminated a hybrid Lazuli Bunting X Indigo Bunting.	Not Accepted
36	80:115	2008-05-21		Minnetonka	Hennepin	(record #2008-029, vote 7-0).	Accepted
37	81:115	2009-05-23	2009-05-24	Star Lake	Otter Tail	(record #2009-025, vote 6-1 for male). adult male. Third county record and the second time this species has occurred in this yard! The female was photographed. Males account for 43 of the state's 46 records.	Accepted
38	81:115	2009-05-23	2009-05-27	Star Lake	Otter Tail	(record #2009-025, vote 7-0 for female). adult female. Third county record and the second time this species has occurred in this yard! The female was photographed. Males account for 43 of the state's 46 records.	Accepted
	avian information	2009-05-23	2009-05-27		Otter Tail	5/23-27 Otter Tail (second county record) Male present 5/23–24 and female present 5/23–27 at feeder in Otter Tail (Star Lake) †ARo, ph. †PHS, CRM, DST, m.ob.
39	82:3	2009-07-18		Vale Wildlife Management Area	Sibley	(record #2009-033, vote 7-0). First county record. This adult male could not be refound.	Accepted
	avian information	2009-07-18			Sibley	7/18 Sibley (first county record) New county record: 7/18 Sibley (male at Vale W.M.A.) †JCC.
	83:99	2011-05-28		near Hamden Slough headquarters	Becker	(record #2011-024, vote 2-5, adult male). The observer seems to have limited experience with only one other observation. He does not seem to consider possible hybridization. This might well have been a Lazuli, but the documentation falls short of what is expected for this species.	Not Accepted
	84:107	2012-05-06		Lakefield	Jackson	(record #2012-012, vote 5-2). This difficult identification was determined to be that of a Lazuli Bunting. Some members commented that the bird may have been a hybrid because the bird lacked the clean separation between the blue of the head and the rust of the breast, had a reduced and pale rusty breast, and had thin, dull wing bars, particularly the upper bar. These features might indicate hybridization. However, a subadult, or even a second year bird, molting into alternate plumage may also exhibit these same characteristics, particularly in late winter or early spring.	Recirculated
	87:4	2012-05-06		Lakefield	Jackson	(record #2012-012, first vote 5-2, reconsidered vote 1-6). After comparing this bird with several hybrid museum specimens, it was concluded that hybridization could not be ruled out. While some members felt that the bird might possibly be a first or second-year male, the majority thought that it had hybrid characteristics such as a hood much lower onto the breast than is typical, and a mixture of rusty and blue in the upper breast. It was suggested by two members that the bird might represent a second-generation backcross Lazuli X Indigo hybrid.	Not Accepted
40	MOU	2012-05-06	2012-05-07	Jackson	Jackson	photo and article in local newspaper, May 24, 2012, Bell Museum files	Accepted
	avian information	2012-05-06			Jackson	5/6 Jackson (second county record) One report: 5/6 Jackson (Lakefield) ph. †DVr.
41	85:3	2012-07-14		Shoreview	Ramsey	(record #2012-026, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed. First summer record for Ramsey County. Fifth summer record for the state; the first summer record was 4 June 1935 in Madison, Lac qui Parle County.	Accepted
	avian information	2012-07-14			Ramsey	7/14 Ramsey (third county record) Adult male 7/14 Ramsey (Shoreview) ph. †BaH.
42	85:99	2013-05-03		Newport	Washington	(record #2013-036, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed. First record for the county. Photographs and descriptions are diagnostic with no apparent evidence of hybridization. The Loon 85:102	Accepted
	avian information	2013-05-03			Washington	5/3 Washington (first county record) Most spring sightings on record. All reports 5/3 Washington (adult male, Woodbury) JG, ph. †ANy, †DAB, †TAT; 5/14 Pipestone (male, northeast of Edgerton) LVD, ph. VVD; 5/15 Nicollet (adult male, near Courtland) ph. NVo; 5/18–22 McLeod (adult male, Hutchinson) ph. †PRH, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (adult male, Pipestone N.M.) †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (first-year male, Pipestone W.T.P.) v.t. †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19–25 Clay (Moorhead) ph. †RHO, DWR; 5/21–22 Nobles (first-year male, Worthington) ph. †TMi; 5/27–30 Dodge (Westfield Twp.) CMW, †JWH, ph. JPr, ph. JJS.
43	86:3	2013-05-14		Osborne Township Section 1	Pipestone	(record #2013-069, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed. This is one of three Accepted Lazuli Bunting records for the spring of 2013 for Pipestone County. The Loon 86:4	Accepted
	avian information	2013-05-14	2013-05-19		Pipestone	5/14, 19 Pipestone (first county record) Most spring sightings on record. All reports 5/3 Washington (adult male, Woodbury) JG, ph. †ANy, †DAB, †TAT; 5/14 Pipestone (male, northeast of Edgerton) LVD, ph. VVD; 5/15 Nicollet (adult male, near Courtland) ph. NVo; 5/18–22 McLeod (adult male, Hutchinson) ph. †PRH, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (adult male, Pipestone N.M.) †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (first-year male, Pipestone W.T.P.) v.t. †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19–25 Clay (Moorhead) ph. †RHO, DWR; 5/21–22 Nobles (first-year male, Worthington) ph. †TMi; 5/27–30 Dodge (Westfield Twp.) CMW, †JWH, ph. JPr, ph. JJS.
44	85:99	2013-05-15		four miles southeast of Courtland	Nicollet	(record #2013-016, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed. First county record. The photographs are conclusive, showing no evidence of hybridization. The Loon 85:102	Accepted
	avian information	2013-05-15			Nicollet	5/15 Nicollet (first county record) Most spring sightings on record. All reports 5/3 Washington (adult male, Woodbury) JG, ph. †ANy, †DAB, †TAT; 5/14 Pipestone (male, northeast of Edgerton) LVD, ph. VVD; 5/15 Nicollet (adult male, near Courtland) ph. NVo; 5/18–22 McLeod (adult male, Hutchinson) ph. †PRH, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (adult male, Pipestone N.M.) †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (first-year male, Pipestone W.T.P.) v.t. †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19–25 Clay (Moorhead) ph. †RHO, DWR; 5/21–22 Nobles (first-year male, Worthington) ph. †TMi; 5/27–30 Dodge (Westfield Twp.) CMW, †JWH, ph. JPr, ph. JJS.
45	85:99	2013-05-18	2013-05-22	Hutchinson	McLeod	(record #2013-020, vote 7-0). Adult male, diagnostic photographs. First record for the county.	Accepted
	avian information	2013-05-18	2013-05-22		McLeod	5/18-22 McLeod (first county record) Most spring sightings on record. All reports 5/3 Washington (adult male, Woodbury) JG, ph. †ANy, †DAB, †TAT; 5/14 Pipestone (male, northeast of Edgerton) LVD, ph. VVD; 5/15 Nicollet (adult male, near Courtland) ph. NVo; 5/18–22 McLeod (adult male, Hutchinson) ph. †PRH, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (adult male, Pipestone N.M.) †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (first-year male, Pipestone W.T.P.) v.t. †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19–25 Clay (Moorhead) ph. †RHO, DWR; 5/21–22 Nobles (first-year male, Worthington) ph. †TMi; 5/27–30 Dodge (Westfield Twp.) CMW, †JWH, ph. JPr, ph. JJS.
46	MOU	2013-05-19	2013-05-25		Clay		Accepted
	avian information	2013-05-19	2013-05-25		Clay	5/19-25 Clay (third county record) Most spring sightings on record. All reports 5/3 Washington (adult male, Woodbury) JG, ph. †ANy, †DAB, †TAT; 5/14 Pipestone (male, northeast of Edgerton) LVD, ph. VVD; 5/15 Nicollet (adult male, near Courtland) ph. NVo; 5/18–22 McLeod (adult male, Hutchinson) ph. †PRH, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (adult male, Pipestone N.M.) †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (first-year male, Pipestone W.T.P.) v.t. †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19–25 Clay (Moorhead) ph. †RHO, DWR; 5/21–22 Nobles (first-year male, Worthington) ph. †TMi; 5/27–30 Dodge (Westfield Twp.) CMW, †JWH, ph. JPr, ph. JJS.
47	85:99	2013-05-19		Pipestone National Monument	Pipestone	(record #2013-038, vote 7-0). Adult male. First record for the county. Apparently enough of the bird was seen, if only briefly, to rule out a hybrid Lazuli/Indigo Bunting. The Loon 85:102	Accepted
48	85:99	2013-05-19		Pipestone Wastewater Treatment Plant	Pipestone	(record #2013-039, vote 7-0). Immature male, videotaped. The video is barely adequate for identification purposes, but shows the characteristics of a Lazuli Bunting. The Loon 85:102	Accepted
49	85:99	2013-05-21	2013-05-22	near Worthington	Nobles	(record #2013-037, vote 7-0). Immature male, diagnostic photographs. First record for the county. The Loon 85:102	Accepted
	avian information	2013-05-21			Nobles	5/21 Nobles (first county record) Most spring sightings on record. All reports 5/3 Washington (adult male, Woodbury) JG, ph. †ANy, †DAB, †TAT; 5/14 Pipestone (male, northeast of Edgerton) LVD, ph. VVD; 5/15 Nicollet (adult male, near Courtland) ph. NVo; 5/18–22 McLeod (adult male, Hutchinson) ph. †PRH, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (adult male, Pipestone N.M.) †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (first-year male, Pipestone W.T.P.) v.t. †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19–25 Clay (Moorhead) ph. †RHO, DWR; 5/21–22 Nobles (first-year male, Worthington) ph. †TMi; 5/27–30 Dodge (Westfield Twp.) CMW, †JWH, ph. JPr, ph. JJS.
50	93:47	2013-05-26		Corcoran	Hennepin	(record #2020-050, vote 7-0). Immature male, photographed. One of ten records from the spring of 2013	Accepted
51	85:99	2013-05-27	2013-05-30	Westfield Township	Dodge	(record #2013-026, vote 7-0). Immature male, photographed. First record for the county. The photographs are conclusive, with no apparent evidence of hybridization. The Loon 85:102	Accepted
	avian information	2013-05-27	2013-05-30		Dodge	5/27-30 Dodge (first county record) Most spring sightings on record. All reports 5/3 Washington (adult male, Woodbury) JG, ph. †ANy, †DAB, †TAT; 5/14 Pipestone (male, northeast of Edgerton) LVD, ph. VVD; 5/15 Nicollet (adult male, near Courtland) ph. NVo; 5/18–22 McLeod (adult male, Hutchinson) ph. †PRH, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (adult male, Pipestone N.M.) †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19 Pipestone (first-year male, Pipestone W.T.P.) v.t. †RMD, †DAB, m.ob.; 5/19–25 Clay (Moorhead) ph. †RHO, DWR; 5/21–22 Nobles (first-year male, Worthington) ph. †TMi; 5/27–30 Dodge (Westfield Twp.) CMW, †JWH, ph. JPr, ph. JJS.
52	85:99	2013-06-06	2013-06-07	Duluth, Allendale Avenue	St. Louis	(record #2013-030, vote 7-0). Apparent second- year male in first-alternate plumage, photographed. First summer record for St. Louis County. The bird was seen and photographed by several observers. The Loon 85:102	Accepted
	avian information	2013-06-06	2013-06-07		St. Louis	6/6, 7 St. Louis (second county record) Reported 6/6–7 St. Louis (2nd-year male, Allendale Ave., Duluth) PKD; ph. †KRE, †DOK, ph. †PHS, ph. JLK, m.ob.
53	86:107	2014-05-11		Janesville	Waseca	(record #2014-023, Casual, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed. First county record.	Accepted
	avian information	2014-05-11			Waseca	5/11 Waseca (first county record) All reports 5/11 Waseca ph. CCBl, 5/21 Ramsey (Roseville) ph. DSg, 5/21–23 Hennepin (Orono) ph. LTM.
54	86:107	2014-05-21	2014-05-23	Orono	Hennepin	(record #2014-032, Casual, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed.	Accepted
55	86:107	2014-05-21		Roseville	Ramsey	(record #2014-031, Casual, vote 6-1). Adult male, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2014-05-21			Ramsey	5/21 Ramsey (fourth county record) All reports 5/11 Waseca ph. CCBl, 5/21 Ramsey (Roseville) ph. DSg, 5/21–23 Hennepin (Orono) ph. LTM.
	90:83	2018-05-06		private residence	Hennepin	(record #2018-012, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed.	Not Accepted
	90:83	2018-05-14	2018-05-20	private residence, Embarrass	St. Louis	(record #2018-024, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed.	Not Accepted
56	91:3	2018-05-14	2018-05-20	private residence, about 2.1 miles northeast of Embarrass	St. Louis	(record #2018-057, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed. The following records were voted on and were Not Accepted. (Please note that a record which is only means that the documentation was not complete or convincing enough to include the sighting in The Loon, the journal of the MOU, or in the MOU's archives of confirmed bird records. Such a vote does not necessarily mean the observer misidentified the bird or did not see it. Summaries of the reasons why a record was are included here. These are in no way intended to be critical of the observer. The only purpose is to highlight the difficulties an observer may encounter while identifying or documenting these and similar species.)	Accepted
	avian information	2018-05-17			St. Louis	5/17 St. Louis (third county record) Two reports 5/6 Hennepin (adult male, Bloomington) ph. †CDg and 5/14–20 St. Louis(adult male, Embarrass) ph. †HMh, ph. †REn.
57	91:89	2019-05-18	2019-05-20	private residence in rural Dassel	Meeker	(record #2019-020, vote 7-0). First year male, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2019-05-18	2019-05-20		Meeker	5/18, 19, 20 Meeker (second county record) The most reports since 2013 and the second highest spring total ever reported began 5/18–25 Hennepin (private property) † ADS, a.t., ph. † TAT, 5/23–25 Le Sueur (New Prague) ph. † GHo, † DAB, m.ob., 5/18–20 Meeker (Dassel) † EzH, ph. RZi, ph. † KEm, ph. DOr., m.ob., 5/26 Pipestone (private property) ph. † KRE, ph. RZi, ph. CRM, m.ob., 5/26–28 Rock ph. AMi.
58	91:89	2019-05-21	2019-05-25	private residence	Hennepin	(record #2019-024, vote 7-0). First year male, photographed.	Accepted
59	91:89	2019-05-23	2019-05-25	private residence in New Prague	Le Sueur	(record #2019-026, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed. First county record.	Accepted
	avian information	2019-05-23	2019-05-25		Le Sueur	5/23, 24, 25 Le Sueur (first county record) The most reports since 2013 and the second highest spring total ever reported began 5/18–25 Hennepin (private property) † ADS, a.t., ph. † TAT, 5/23–25 Le Sueur (New Prague) ph. † GHo, † DAB, m.ob., 5/18–20 Meeker (Dassel) † EzH, ph. RZi, ph. † KEm, ph. DOr., m.ob., 5/26 Pipestone (private property) ph. † KRE, ph. RZi, ph. CRM, m.ob., 5/26–28 Rock ph. AMi.
60	92:92	2019-05-25		Rochester	Olmsted	(record #2019-065, vote 6-1). Photographed. Of the nearly 60 records since 1930, only four have involved a female. This would suggest that females of this species are overlooked.	Accepted
61	91:89	2019-05-26		private residence, Pipestone	Pipestone	(record #2019-028, vote 7-0). First year male, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2019-05-26			Pipestone	5/26 Pipestone (second county record) The most reports since 2013 and the second highest spring total ever reported began 5/18–25 Hennepin (private property) † ADS, a.t., ph. † TAT, 5/23–25 Le Sueur (New Prague) ph. † GHo, † DAB, m.ob., 5/18–20 Meeker (Dassel) † EzH, ph. RZi, ph. † KEm, ph. DOr., m.ob., 5/26 Pipestone (private property) ph. † KRE, ph. RZi, ph. CRM, m.ob., 5/26–28 Rock ph. AMi.
62	91:89	2019-05-26	2019-05-28	private residence, Edgerton	Rock	(record #2019-036, vote 7-0). First year male, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2019-05-26	2019-05-28		Rock	5/26, 27, 28 Rock (fourth county record) The most reports since 2013 and the second highest spring total ever reported began 5/18–25 Hennepin (private property) † ADS, a.t., ph. † TAT, 5/23–25 Le Sueur (New Prague) ph. † GHo, † DAB, m.ob., 5/18–20 Meeker (Dassel) † EzH, ph. RZi, ph. † KEm, ph. DOr., m.ob., 5/26 Pipestone (private property) ph. † KRE, ph. RZi, ph. CRM, m.ob., 5/26–28 Rock ph. AMi.
63	94:3	2022-05-09		near the Crow River just north of Thomas Trail, Hassan Township	Hennepin	(record #2022-030, vote 6-1).	Accepted
64	94:3	2022-05-13		Cottonwood	Lyon	(record #2022-039, vote 7-0). Apparent first-spring male, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-05-13			Lyon	5/13 Lyon (third county record) First reports since 2019 and fourth highest spring total. All south 5/9 Hennepin (Rogers) †JDM, 5/13 Lyon (Cottonwood) ph. MPp. All north 5/14–15 Otter Tail (Underwood) ph. HAB, 5/20–22 Hubbard (Kabekona Lake) ph. †DvH. All sightings were of males.
65	94:3	2022-05-14	2022-05-15	private residence, Underwood	Otter Tail	(record #2022-044, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-05-14	2022-05-15		Otter Tail	5/14-15 Otter Tail (third county record) First reports since 2019 and fourth highest spring total. All south 5/9 Hennepin (Rogers) †JDM, 5/13 Lyon (Cottonwood) ph. MPp. All north 5/14–15 Otter Tail (Underwood) ph. HAB, 5/20–22 Hubbard (Kabekona Lake) ph. †DvH. All sightings were of males.
66	94:3	2022-05-20	2022-05-22	private residence, north shore of Kabekona Lake	Hubbard	(record #2022-040, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed. First county record.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-05-22			Hubbard	5/22 Hubbard (first county record) First reports since 2019 and fourth highest spring total. All south 5/9 Hennepin (Rogers) †JDM, 5/13 Lyon (Cottonwood) ph. MPp. All north 5/14–15 Otter Tail (Underwood) ph. HAB, 5/20–22 Hubbard (Kabekona Lake) ph. †DvH. All sightings were of males.
67	95:3	2023-05-11		Sucker Lake	Ramsey	(record #2023-043, vote 7-0). Adult male, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2023-05-11			Ramsey	5/11 Ramsey (fifth county record) One well-documented individual 5/11 Ramsey (Sucker Lake) ph. †DnS. Two other birds seen in Rice and Morrison counties either showed signs of being a hybrid or were not documented well enough to eliminate that possibility.
	95:115	2023-05-12		private residence, Faribault	Rice	(record #2023-093, vote 3-4). Most members felt that the photos suggested hybridization.	Not Accepted
	95:115	2023-05-17		Little Falls Township	Morrison	(record #2023-053, vote 0-7). The bird showed evidence of hybridization such as the blue of the throat bleeding into the upper breast, weak wing bars, and deep blue coloration.	Not Accepted

	Sixty-four records: 55 spring, 1 spring-summer, 6 summer, and 2 fall. Recorded in five of the last ten years, most recently 2023.

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