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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Screech-Owls, Owls |
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| 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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| Species: Screech-Owls, Owls |
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Northern Hawk Owl Burrowing Owl |
Great Gray Owl Boreal Owl |
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
| Northern Hawk Owl (R) (Surnia ulula) | Start Date 1936-01-01 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| avian information | 1950-03-20 | Marshall | 3/20 Marshall (first spring record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1962-11-04 | Traverse | 11/4 Traverse (first county record) Oct. 26, 20 mi S International Falls,1 seen, Ray Naddy Oct. 27, 20 mi N Duluth, 2 seen, J.K. BronoelOct. 27-28, general Duluth area, 8seen, Lester MagnusOct. 29, Duluth, 1 seen, Ray Naddy Oct. 29, Chisholm, St. Louis Co., 1seen, Forest Strnad Oct. 31, Murphy City, Lake Co. 1seen, R. B. JanssenNov. 3, general Duluth area, 3 seen, Lester Magnus Nov. 3, Murphy City, Lake Co., 1 seen, Avifaunal Club Nov. 3, Greenwood L., Lake Co., 1 seen, Avifaunal Club Nov. 4, Mud Lake, Traverse Co., 1 seen, R. Grant Nov. 4, Hovland, Cook Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Sundquist Nov. 8-18, Ely, St. Louis Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Prigatel Nov. 10-25, Hibbing, St. Louis Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Micensky Nov. 13, Cass Co. near Nimrod, Wadena Co., 1 seen, R. Oehlensch-lager Nov. 16, Wawena, Itasca Co., 1 seen Ray Naddy Nov. 10-18, Mahtowa, Carlton Co., 1 seen, E. C. MyhreNov. 17, Duluth area, 3 seen, LesterMagnusNov. 17, Wabasha, Wabasha Co., 1seen, Bob Janssen Nov. 18, Mineral Center, Cook Co.,1 seen, Dr. A. E. Allin Nov. 18, Duluth area, 1 seen, Anne K. Atndt Nov. 23-24, Cass Co., to St. Louis Co., 12 seen, R. Oehlenschlager Nov. 24, Finland, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 24, Murphy City, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 24, Isabella, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 25, Duluth area, 1 seen, AnnE: K. Arndt DECEMBER, 1962 Nov. 26, Twig, St Louis Co., 1 dead, Stephen Haase Dec. 2, Beltrami/Lake-of-the-Woods Co.'s, 9 seen, Avifaunal Club Dec. 8, Beltrami/Lake-of-the-Woods Co.'s, 6 seen, Avifaunal Club A letter from Dr. A. E. Allin, dated Nov. 26, states that there were also four records from the Canadian Lake· head region by that date. He also said, "It would seem that this was the bigest flight of Hawk-Owls in recent decades. This is a happy thought as only a few years ago, it was consider- ed that the Hawk-Owl had become very scarce, and until the last two or three years, we had not had a flight and rarely saw an individual since the winter of 1938-1939.'' Avi- fauna! Club records, notes of interest in recent Flickers, and information in Birds of Minnesota (1936) would seem to indicate that this owl is, in limited numbers, a permanent resident of northern Minnesota, and can be seen every winter in small numbers. An increase in these numbers (5-10 re- ports) such as we had about three years ago, probably constitutes a min- or invasion which precedes by 1-3 years the large-scale invasion, such as we have this year. The Hawk-Owl in- vasion this winter, like the Goshawk invasion, is probably without prece- dent in Minnesota | ||||||
| avian information | 1962-11-13 | Wadena | 11/13 Wadena (first county record) Oct. 26, 20 mi S International Falls,1 seen, Ray Naddy Oct. 27, 20 mi N Duluth, 2 seen, J.K. BronoelOct. 27-28, general Duluth area, 8seen, Lester MagnusOct. 29, Duluth, 1 seen, Ray Naddy Oct. 29, Chisholm, St. Louis Co., 1seen, Forest Strnad Oct. 31, Murphy City, Lake Co. 1seen, R. B. JanssenNov. 3, general Duluth area, 3 seen, Lester Magnus Nov. 3, Murphy City, Lake Co., 1 seen, Avifaunal Club Nov. 3, Greenwood L., Lake Co., 1 seen, Avifaunal Club Nov. 4, Mud Lake, Traverse Co., 1 seen, R. Grant Nov. 4, Hovland, Cook Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Sundquist Nov. 8-18, Ely, St. Louis Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Prigatel Nov. 10-25, Hibbing, St. Louis Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Micensky Nov. 13, Cass Co. near Nimrod, Wadena Co., 1 seen, R. Oehlensch-lager Nov. 16, Wawena, Itasca Co., 1 seen Ray Naddy Nov. 10-18, Mahtowa, Carlton Co., 1 seen, E. C. MyhreNov. 17, Duluth area, 3 seen, LesterMagnusNov. 17, Wabasha, Wabasha Co., 1seen, Bob Janssen Nov. 18, Mineral Center, Cook Co.,1 seen, Dr. A. E. Allin Nov. 18, Duluth area, 1 seen, Anne K. Atndt Nov. 23-24, Cass Co., to St. Louis Co., 12 seen, R. Oehlenschlager Nov. 24, Finland, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 24, Murphy City, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 24, Isabella, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 25, Duluth area, 1 seen, AnnE: K. Arndt DECEMBER, 1962 Nov. 26, Twig, St Louis Co., 1 dead, Stephen Haase Dec. 2, Beltrami/Lake-of-the-Woods Co.'s, 9 seen, Avifaunal Club Dec. 8, Beltrami/Lake-of-the-Woods Co.'s, 6 seen, Avifaunal Club A letter from Dr. A. E. Allin, dated Nov. 26, states that there were also four records from the Canadian Lake· head region by that date. He also said, "It would seem that this was the bigest flight of Hawk-Owls in recent decades. This is a happy thought as only a few years ago, it was consider- ed that the Hawk-Owl had become very scarce, and until the last two or three years, we had not had a flight and rarely saw an individual since the winter of 1938-1939.'' Avi- fauna! Club records, notes of interest in recent Flickers, and information in Birds of Minnesota (1936) would seem to indicate that this owl is, in limited numbers, a permanent resident of northern Minnesota, and can be seen every winter in small numbers. An increase in these numbers (5-10 re- ports) such as we had about three years ago, probably constitutes a min- or invasion which precedes by 1-3 years the large-scale invasion, such as we have this year. The Hawk-Owl in- vasion this winter, like the Goshawk invasion, is probably without prece- dent in Minnesota | ||||||
| avian information | 1962-11-24 | 1963-01-19 | Wabasha | 11/24-1/19 Wabasha (first county record) Oct. 26, 20 mi S International Falls,1 seen, Ray Naddy Oct. 27, 20 mi N Duluth, 2 seen, J.K. BronoelOct. 27-28, general Duluth area, 8seen, Lester MagnusOct. 29, Duluth, 1 seen, Ray Naddy Oct. 29, Chisholm, St. Louis Co., 1seen, Forest Strnad Oct. 31, Murphy City, Lake Co. 1seen, R. B. JanssenNov. 3, general Duluth area, 3 seen, Lester Magnus Nov. 3, Murphy City, Lake Co., 1 seen, Avifaunal Club Nov. 3, Greenwood L., Lake Co., 1 seen, Avifaunal Club Nov. 4, Mud Lake, Traverse Co., 1 seen, R. Grant Nov. 4, Hovland, Cook Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Sundquist Nov. 8-18, Ely, St. Louis Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Prigatel Nov. 10-25, Hibbing, St. Louis Co., 1 seen, Mrs. Micensky Nov. 13, Cass Co. near Nimrod, Wadena Co., 1 seen, R. Oehlensch-lager Nov. 16, Wawena, Itasca Co., 1 seen Ray Naddy Nov. 10-18, Mahtowa, Carlton Co., 1 seen, E. C. MyhreNov. 17, Duluth area, 3 seen, LesterMagnusNov. 17, Wabasha, Wabasha Co., 1seen, Bob Janssen Nov. 18, Mineral Center, Cook Co.,1 seen, Dr. A. E. Allin Nov. 18, Duluth area, 1 seen, Anne K. Atndt Nov. 23-24, Cass Co., to St. Louis Co., 12 seen, R. Oehlenschlager Nov. 24, Finland, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 24, Murphy City, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 24, Isabella, Lake Co., 1 seen, Janet C. Green Nov. 25, Duluth area, 1 seen, AnnE: K. Arndt DECEMBER, 1962 Nov. 26, Twig, St Louis Co., 1 dead, Stephen Haase Dec. 2, Beltrami/Lake-of-the-Woods Co.'s, 9 seen, Avifaunal Club Dec. 8, Beltrami/Lake-of-the-Woods Co.'s, 6 seen, Avifaunal Club A letter from Dr. A. E. Allin, dated Nov. 26, states that there were also four records from the Canadian Lake· head region by that date. He also said, "It would seem that this was the bigest flight of Hawk-Owls in recent decades. This is a happy thought as only a few years ago, it was consider- ed that the Hawk-Owl had become very scarce, and until the last two or three years, we had not had a flight and rarely saw an individual since the winter of 1938-1939.'' Avi- fauna! Club records, notes of interest in recent Flickers, and information in Birds of Minnesota (1936) would seem to indicate that this owl is, in limited numbers, a permanent resident of northern Minnesota, and can be seen every winter in small numbers. An increase in these numbers (5-10 re- ports) such as we had about three years ago, probably constitutes a min- or invasion which precedes by 1-3 years the large-scale invasion, such as we have this year. The Hawk-Owl in- vasion this winter, like the Goshawk invasion, is probably without prece- dent in Minnesota | |||||
| avian information | 1963-01-15 | Ramsey | 1/15 Ramsey (first county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1963-03-02 | Hubbard | 3/2 Hubbard (first county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1965-11-07 | Polk | 11/7 Polk (first county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1978-03-12 | Redwood | 3/12 Redwood (first county record) 3-4 St. Louis OJ, RBJ; 3-5 Beltrami SV; 3-12 Redwood HC; 3-14 St. Louis KE; 3-21 Cook, Helen Tucker; 3-25 Lake KE; 5-6 Lake VH. | ||||||
| avian information | 1979-01-06 | Stevens | 1/6 Stevens (first county record) Four reports: 12-5 Duluth Twp., St. Louis Co. (M. Hoffman); late Feb. near The Loon Sax-Zim, St. Louis Co. (4, fide KE); 2-28 Hwy. 61, Lake Co. (LCF); overwintered from 12-31 on, Two Harbors, Lake Co. (possibly same individual as last year that was here). | ||||||
| avian information | 1980-03-08 | Carlton | 3/8 Carlton (first spring record) Reported 3-1 St. Louis KE, Carlton KG, 3-8 RJ, 3-9 Aitkin SC, GP, 3-22 WN, 3-31 Beltrami JHMN. | ||||||
| avian information | 1980-07-13 | Beltrami | 7/13 Beltrami (first summer record) First Minnesota nesting record: 5-9, seven young in nest, Aitkin, S. Loch; one also seen in Beltrami (7-13, north of Waskish, Loon 53:53-54). The second nest for Minnesota was found by Martin Kehoe in Lake of the Woods Co. southwest of Pitt. It contained six young in mid-June. | ||||||
| avian information | 1982-11-07 | Otter Tail | 11/7 Otter Tail (first county record) Only reports: ll/7 Otter Tail SDM, ll13 St. Louis fide KE. | ||||||
| avian information | 1984-01-09 | Todd | 1/9 Todd (first county record) Reports of about eight individuals from six north counties. A first refuge record from Aggassiz NWR, 12-9 until 12-23 (JM) (KSS); one on the Baudette CBC; Beltrami Co. near Waskish on 12-9 (AJ); Staples, Todd Co. on 1-9, R. Hoffman; three Aitkin Co. locations, Co. Rd 18 and two at different locations on Highway 200 (mob) and one near Duluth on the 2-23 DRBA. | ||||||
| avian information | 1985-04-05 | Clearwater | 4/5 Clearwater (first county record) 3/25 Mille Lacs C. Butler, 4/6 Greenwood Twp., Clearwater Co. AB. | ||||||
| avian information | 1986-01-23 | Wadena | 1/23 Wadena (second county record) No additional details were received on a 1/23 MRBA report of one picked up dead along a highway in Wadena County. | ||||||
| avian information | 1986-12-28 | Morrison | 12/28 Morrison (first county record) More reports that usual. Up to six in the Roseau Bog area (m.ob.), three in the Duluth area (fide, KE) and additional reports from "Arctic" Great Horned Owl, 24 January 1987, Mankato, Blue Earth County. Photo by John P. Bollenbacher. Cotton, Isabella, Two Harbors and Jackson Lake, all in the NE region. An unusual central region report from Morrison 12/28 (L. Johnson). | ||||||
| avian information | 1990-11-07 | Mille Lacs | 11/7 Mille Lacs (first fall record) All reports: 9/28Waskish, Beltrami County RR, 11/9 Beltrami fide KH, 11115 St. Louis fide KE, II 124 Aitkin WN. | ||||||
| avian information | 1991-10-31 | 1991-11-09 | Sherburne | 10/31-11/9 Sherburne (first county record) As with the other northern owls, an invasion year with reports from most of the northern counties, totaling 71 individuals by 30 November! Early north 10/11 – 11/30 Sax-Zim Bog, St. Louis County (max 11 on 11/10 SS), 10/29 - 11/30 Aitkin County (max nine on 11/16 WN), 10/26 Lake of the Woods DJ, 10/31 Cook KMH; only south report 10/31 - 11/9 Sherburne N.W.R., Sherburne Co. mob. | |||||
| avian information | 1991-12-01 | 1992-02-28 | Becker | winter Becker (first county record) Record invasion year. Total of 142 individuals (fide KE) reported from at least 12 counties as far west as Roseau and Marshall, and as far south as Pine (near Grasston). | |||||
| avian information | 1992-03-10 | Becker | 3/10 Becker (second county record) All reports: 3/1 Koochiching SDM, 3/8 Aitkin WN, 3/10 Becker fide BBe, 3/11 St. Louis TW, 3/27 Beltrami DJ, 5/5 Aitkin WN. | ||||||
| 8:12 | 1936 | index | Hawk Owls | ||||||
| 18:40 | 1946 | index | Saw-Whet Owl, Hawk Owl, and Sandhill Cranes | ||||||
| 28:84 | 1956 | index | Hawk Owl in Carlton County | ||||||
| 31:23 | 1959 | index | Hawk Owls -- Lake of the Woods County | ||||||
| 31:96 | 1959 | index | Summer Sight Record of a Hawk Owl in Beltrami County, Minnesota | ||||||
| 35:77-78 | 1963 | index | Hawk Owl Invasion, Winter 1962-63 | ||||||
| 35:129-134 | 1963 | index | Hawk Owls in St. Louis County, Minnesota | ||||||
| 43:123-124 | 1971 | index | Hawk Owl Seen in Beltrami County | ||||||
| 45:19 | 1973 | index | Hawk Owl Observation in Aitkin County | ||||||
| 51:54 | 1979 | index | Hawk Owl Seen in Stevens County | ||||||
| 52:117-118 | 1980 | index | Diet of a Minnesota Hawk Owl | ||||||
| 53:53-54 | 1981 | index | Summer Hawk Owl Record | ||||||
| 54:73-104 | 1982 | index | Raptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status | ||||||
| 54:182-185 | 1982 | index | Nesting Hawk Owls in Lake of the Woods County | ||||||
| 59:165-174 | 1987 | index | Observations of Northern Hawk Owls Nesting in Roseau County | ||||||
| 63:163-167 | 1991 | index | An Influx of Northern Raptors, Fall-Winter 1990-1991 | ||||||
| 64:189-195 | 1992 | index | A Record Invasion of Northern Owls, Fall-Winter 1991-1992 | ||||||
| 65:146 | 1992-12-14 | Jackson | Jackson | (vote 2-5). The description and sketch were mostly consistent with this species, except that it was described as "whiter ... under his tail." This feature alone would preclude a hawk owl, which is barred on its under tail coverts in the same way as the rest of the underparts. It was thought the bird was more probably an Accipiter, most likely a Northern Goshawk, which would match the head pattern and underparts shown in the sketch. | Not Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 1996-11-10 | Polk | 11/10 Polk (second county record) Approximately 16 individuals reported, also the start of a major irruption. October reports 10/12 Itasca DJo, 10/20 near Meadowlands, St. Louis Co. SD, 10/24 Hawk Ridge, St. Louis Co. FN; all others were in November. Unusual were the reports 11/10 Mentor Prairie, Polk Co. fide AH and 11/29+ Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co. (second county record) mob. | ||||||
| avian information | 1996-11-29 | 1996-12-08 | Otter Tail | 11/29-12/8 Otter Tail (second county record) Approximately 16 individuals reported, also the start of a major irruption. October reports 10/12 Itasca DJo, 10/20 near Meadowlands, St. Louis Co. SD, 10/24 Hawk Ridge, St. Louis Co. FN; all others were in November. Unusual were the reports 11/10 Mentor Prairie, Polk Co. fide AH and 11/29+ Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co. (second county record) mob. | |||||
| avian information | 1996-12-01 | 1997-01-11 | Anoka | 12/1-31, 1/11 Anoka (first county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | |||||
| avian information | 1996-12-21 | Hennepin | 12/21 Hennepin (first county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | ||||||
| avian information | 1996-12-28 | 1997-02-15 | Polk | 12/28, 2/15 Polk (third county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | |||||
| avian information | 1997-01-12 | Dakota | 1/12 Dakota (first county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | ||||||
| avian information | 1997-01-26 | 1997-02-15 | Kandiyohi | 1/26-2/15 Kandiyohi (first county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | |||||
| avian information | 1997-02-07 | Washington | 2/7 Washington (first county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | ||||||
| avian information | 1997-02-09 | Becker | 2/9 Becker (third county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | ||||||
| avian information | 1997-02-15 | Ramsey | 2/15 Ramsey (second county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | ||||||
| avian information | 1997-02-22 | Kanabec | 2/22 Kanabec (first county record) Second highest documented invasion on record. Over 90 individuals reported through the end of February, with observations as far south as the Twin Cities area in Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington. Another first county record 1/26–2/15 Kandiyohi fide RJF. | ||||||
| avian information | 2001-02-10 | Pennington | 2/10 Pennington (first county record) From October through April, a record high 190 birds were reported (The Loon 73:135–143). | ||||||
| avian information | 2001-02-17 | Clearwater | 2/17 Clearwater (second county record) From October through April, a record high 190 birds were reported (The Loon 73:135–143). | ||||||
| avian information | 2004-11-01 | 2004-12-22 | Chippewa | 11/1-12/22 Chippewa (first county record) Biggest invasion in state history beginning 10/3 St. Louis (Stone Lake Road) DWi, 10/14 Lake of the Woods (south of Baudette) HH, 10/15 Lake (near Beaver Bay) CBr, LM. | |||||
| avian information | 2004-12-01 | 2005-01-29 | Kanabec | 12/1, 1/29 Kanabec (second county record) Largest documented invasion in state history; full details presented elsewhere in The Loon. Two in Norman (1/8–2/24 along state highway 32 south of Gary GAO et al. and 2/24 along CR 39, 4.0 miles west of Syre MEB) may have been the first in the county in >100 years. Total of 15 injured or dead fide PHS, including one taken by a Northern Goshawk and one killed by a Great Gray Owl. Noteworthy south reports through 12/22 Chippewa (near Milan, present since early November) DT fide JSc, BWF, RJS, 12/25 Wright (St. Michael) fide ML, 1/21–28 Isanti (Dalbo W.M.A.) TM, 1/28–2/1 Chisago (Nessel Twp.) DP, TAN, SPS et al. Astounding was the record-high count of 42 hawk owls on the Sax-Zim CBC 12/20 St. Louis fide MSS. | |||||
| avian information | 2004-12-25 | Wright | 12/25 Wright (first county record) Largest documented invasion in state history; full details presented elsewhere in The Loon. Two in Norman (1/8–2/24 along state highway 32 south of Gary GAO et al. and 2/24 along CR 39, 4.0 miles west of Syre MEB) may have been the first in the county in >100 years. Total of 15 injured or dead fide PHS, including one taken by a Northern Goshawk and one killed by a Great Gray Owl. Noteworthy south reports through 12/22 Chippewa (near Milan, present since early November) DT fide JSc, BWF, RJS, 12/25 Wright (St. Michael) fide ML, 1/21–28 Isanti (Dalbo W.M.A.) TM, 1/28–2/1 Chisago (Nessel Twp.) DP, TAN, SPS et al. Astounding was the record-high count of 42 hawk owls on the Sax-Zim CBC 12/20 St. Louis fide MSS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-31 | Chisago | 1/1-2/31 Chisago (first county record) Largest documented invasion in state history; full details presented elsewhere in The Loon. Two in Norman (1/8–2/24 along state highway 32 south of Gary GAO et al. and 2/24 along CR 39, 4.0 miles west of Syre MEB) may have been the first in the county in >100 years. Total of 15 injured or dead fide PHS, including one taken by a Northern Goshawk and one killed by a Great Gray Owl. Noteworthy south reports through 12/22 Chippewa (near Milan, present since early November) DT fide JSc, BWF, RJS, 12/25 Wright (St. Michael) fide ML, 1/21–28 Isanti (Dalbo W.M.A.) TM, 1/28–2/1 Chisago (Nessel Twp.) DP, TAN, SPS et al. Astounding was the record-high count of 42 hawk owls on the Sax-Zim CBC 12/20 St. Louis fide MSS. | |||||
| avian information | 2005-01-08 | 2005-02-25 | Norman | 1/8-2/25 Norman (first county record) Largest documented invasion in state history; full details presented elsewhere in The Loon. Two in Norman (1/8–2/24 along state highway 32 south of Gary GAO et al. and 2/24 along CR 39, 4.0 miles west of Syre MEB) may have been the first in the county in >100 years. Total of 15 injured or dead fide PHS, including one taken by a Northern Goshawk and one killed by a Great Gray Owl. Noteworthy south reports through 12/22 Chippewa (near Milan, present since early November) DT fide JSc, BWF, RJS, 12/25 Wright (St. Michael) fide ML, 1/21–28 Isanti (Dalbo W.M.A.) TM, 1/28–2/1 Chisago (Nessel Twp.) DP, TAN, SPS et al. Astounding was the record-high count of 42 hawk owls on the Sax-Zim CBC 12/20 St. Louis fide MSS. | |||||
| avian information | 2005-01-17 | Hubbard | 1/17 Hubbard (second county record) Largest documented invasion in state history; full details presented elsewhere in The Loon. Two in Norman (1/8–2/24 along state highway 32 south of Gary GAO et al. and 2/24 along CR 39, 4.0 miles west of Syre MEB) may have been the first in the county in >100 years. Total of 15 injured or dead fide PHS, including one taken by a Northern Goshawk and one killed by a Great Gray Owl. Noteworthy south reports through 12/22 Chippewa (near Milan, present since early November) DT fide JSc, BWF, RJS, 12/25 Wright (St. Michael) fide ML, 1/21–28 Isanti (Dalbo W.M.A.) TM, 1/28–2/1 Chisago (Nessel Twp.) DP, TAN, SPS et al. Astounding was the record-high count of 42 hawk owls on the Sax-Zim CBC 12/20 St. Louis fide MSS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2005-01-21 | 2005-01-28 | Isanti | 1/21-28 Isanti (first county record) Largest documented invasion in state history; full details presented elsewhere in The Loon. Two in Norman (1/8–2/24 along state highway 32 south of Gary GAO et al. and 2/24 along CR 39, 4.0 miles west of Syre MEB) may have been the first in the county in >100 years. Total of 15 injured or dead fide PHS, including one taken by a Northern Goshawk and one killed by a Great Gray Owl. Noteworthy south reports through 12/22 Chippewa (near Milan, present since early November) DT fide JSc, BWF, RJS, 12/25 Wright (St. Michael) fide ML, 1/21–28 Isanti (Dalbo W.M.A.) TM, 1/28–2/1 Chisago (Nessel Twp.) DP, TAN, SPS et al. Astounding was the record-high count of 42 hawk owls on the Sax-Zim CBC 12/20 St. Louis fide MSS. | |||||
| avian information | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-04 | Otter Tail | 1/31, 2/4 Otter Tail (third county record) Largest documented invasion in state history; full details presented elsewhere in The Loon. Two in Norman (1/8–2/24 along state highway 32 south of Gary GAO et al. and 2/24 along CR 39, 4.0 miles west of Syre MEB) may have been the first in the county in >100 years. Total of 15 injured or dead fide PHS, including one taken by a Northern Goshawk and one killed by a Great Gray Owl. Noteworthy south reports through 12/22 Chippewa (near Milan, present since early November) DT fide JSc, BWF, RJS, 12/25 Wright (St. Michael) fide ML, 1/21–28 Isanti (Dalbo W.M.A.) TM, 1/28–2/1 Chisago (Nessel Twp.) DP, TAN, SPS et al. Astounding was the record-high count of 42 hawk owls on the Sax-Zim CBC 12/20 St. Louis fide MSS. | |||||
| avian information | 2005-02-06 | Polk | 2/6 Polk (fourth county record) Largest documented invasion in state history; full details presented elsewhere in The Loon. Two in Norman (1/8–2/24 along state highway 32 south of Gary GAO et al. and 2/24 along CR 39, 4.0 miles west of Syre MEB) may have been the first in the county in >100 years. Total of 15 injured or dead fide PHS, including one taken by a Northern Goshawk and one killed by a Great Gray Owl. Noteworthy south reports through 12/22 Chippewa (near Milan, present since early November) DT fide JSc, BWF, RJS, 12/25 Wright (St. Michael) fide ML, 1/21–28 Isanti (Dalbo W.M.A.) TM, 1/28–2/1 Chisago (Nessel Twp.) DP, TAN, SPS et al. Astounding was the record-high count of 42 hawk owls on the Sax-Zim CBC 12/20 St. Louis fide MSS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2005-03-19 | 2005-03-26 | Polk | 3/19, 26 Polk (fifth county record) Largest documented invasion in state history (The Loon 77:132–140). Pairs lingered into April in St. Louis (4 locations) and one at the Koochiching/Lake of the Woods county line 5/11 may have moved three miles east by early June, but none were known to nest. | |||||
| avian information | 2006-03-04 | 2006-03-07 | Marshall | 3/4, 7 Marshall (second spring record) Many early March reports from North-central and Northeast; wintering birds mostly gone by end of March. Few reports in April; numbers up in May with record-high number of breeding birds (see summer report). Probable non-breeding bird 5/8 Clearwater MHK. Injured bird 5/17 Beltrami RBJ. | |||||
| avian information | 2006-03-08 | Hubbard | 3/8 Hubbard (third spring record) Many early March reports from North-central and Northeast; wintering birds mostly gone by end of March. Few reports in April; numbers up in May with record-high number of breeding birds (see summer report). Probable non-breeding bird 5/8 Clearwater MHK. Injured bird 5/17 Beltrami RBJ. | ||||||
| avian information | 2006-05-08 | Clearwater | 5/8 Clearwater (third county record) Many early March reports from North-central and Northeast; wintering birds mostly gone by end of March. Few reports in April; numbers up in May with record-high number of breeding birds (see summer report). Probable non-breeding bird 5/8 Clearwater MHK. Injured bird 5/17 Beltrami RBJ. | ||||||
| avian information | 2006-06-04 | 2006-07-22 | Beltrami | 6/4, 12, 14, 21, 24, 29, 7/2, 22 Beltrami (second summer record) Most summer reports ever: observed in Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, Beltrami, Itasca. New nesting record for Beltrami DPJ. | |||||
| avian information | 2008-05-28 | Clearwater | 5/28 Clearwater (fourth county record) Three reports: 3/2 Cass DAB, JEB, JWH, 3/5 St. Louis fide JWL, 4/13 St. Louis (Sax-Zim) JMa. | ||||||
| avian information | 2009-01-18 | Clearwater | 1/18 Clearwater (fifth county record) A respectable 35–40 individuals reported north in a rectangle formed by Carlton and Lake in the Northeast and Roseau and Clearwater in the Northwest. Eleven individuals tallied statewide on CBCs. Totals were up somewhat from previous two years, but paltry compared to the mega-invasion of 2004–2005 when 154 were estimated in December alone including a North American CBC record of 42 on the Sax-Zim count (see The Loon 77:132–140). Unexpected was a brief visit by a single bird that pushed south into Nicollet where it was initially found by a non-birder and was well-documented ph. †ChH, ph. RMD. | ||||||
| avian information | 2009-01-20 | Nicollet | 1/20 Nicollet (first county record) A respectable 35–40 individuals reported north in a rectangle formed by Carlton and Lake in the Northeast and Roseau and Clearwater in the Northwest. Eleven individuals tallied statewide on CBCs. Totals were up somewhat from previous two years, but paltry compared to the mega-invasion of 2004–2005 when 154 were estimated in December alone including a North American CBC record of 42 on the Sax-Zim count (see The Loon 77:132–140). Unexpected was a brief visit by a single bird that pushed south into Nicollet where it was initially found by a non-birder and was well-documented ph. †ChH, ph. RMD. | ||||||
| avian information | 2010-01-20 | 2010-01-31 | Norman | 1/20, 31 Norman (second county record) Seeing what was becoming an invasion year, MLH compiled records of 96 individuals in 14 north counties between 10/22/2009 and 3/17/2010. A review of all electronic records submitted for the winter period revealed approximately the following number of owls: 33 in December, 40 in January, and 34 in February for a total 117. No doubt this total includes some birds counted more than once; nonetheless, the actual total represents about the 5th highest invasion for the state (see Svingen and Nicoletti, The Loon 77:3). Most unusual were reports 1/20 and 1/31 Norman (East of Ada at intersection of CR24/CR27) fide JMJ. Recorded on 10 CBCs statewide. | |||||
| avian information | 2010-02-06 | Clearwater | 2/6 Clearwater Seeing what was becoming an invasion year, MLH compiled records of 96 individuals in 14 north counties between 10/22/2009 and 3/17/2010. A review of all electronic records submitted for the winter period revealed approximately the following number of owls: 33 in December, 40 in January, and 34 in February for a total 117. No doubt this total includes some birds counted more than once; nonetheless, the actual total represents about the 5th highest invasion for the state (see Svingen and Nicoletti, The Loon 77:3). Most unusual were reports 1/20 and 1/31 Norman (East of Ada at intersection of CR24/CR27) fide JMJ. Recorded on 10 CBCs statewide. | ||||||
| avian information | 2010-03-06 | Kittson | 3/6 Kittson (first spring record) Breeding activity in Aitkin (copulation observed, DWK), Lake (two nests, both failed, JWL) and St. Louis (fledged young, AXH). Also observed in Beltrami, Cass, Kittson (3/6 (2) LW), Koochiching, Lake of the Woods. | ||||||
| avian information | 2010-06-02 | 2010-06-04 | Aitkin | 6/2, 4 Aitkin (first summer record) Male from a pair found in spring reported carrying prey in Aitkin through 6/4 ASc, WEN. Though spring saw several failed nesting attempts in Lake, but June and July brought evidence of successful breeding: 6/6 Lake (4, 3 fledglings) ph. JWL, 6/11 Lake (3; pair with one juvenile) CLW, CDo, 6/14 (family) MSS, 7/8–9 Lake (4, 3 fledglings) MCBS. Found in Lake of the Woods 6/19 RMD, 6/29 (3, including 2 juveniles) BJS. Additional reports: 6/14 Roseau JDr, 6/19 St. Louis EFP, 6/22 Lake NLM, 6/23 Lake KRE. | |||||
| avian information | 2010-06-19 | St. Louis | 6/19 St. Louis (first summer record) Male from a pair found in spring reported carrying prey in Aitkin through 6/4 ASc, WEN. Though spring saw several failed nesting attempts in Lake, but June and July brought evidence of successful breeding: 6/6 Lake (4, 3 fledglings) ph. JWL, 6/11 Lake (3; pair with one juvenile) CLW, CDo, 6/14 (family) MSS, 7/8–9 Lake (4, 3 fledglings) MCBS. Found in Lake of the Woods 6/19 RMD, 6/29 (3, including 2 juveniles) BJS. Additional reports: 6/14 Roseau JDr, 6/19 St. Louis EFP, 6/22 Lake NLM, 6/23 Lake KRE. | ||||||
| avian information | 2011-06-12 | St. Louis | 6/12 St. Louis (second summer record) Observed 6/10 Lake CLW et al., 6/12 St. Louis MCBS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2012-06-29 | St. Louis | 6/29 St. Louis (third summer record) Observed 6/29 St. Louis (Toivola Swamp) MCBS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2013-01-18 | 2013-02-09 | Clearwater | 1/18, 19, 20, 2/2, 6, 9 Clearwater Best incursion into the state since winter 2009–2010. Individuals were found across the north in a rough triangle from Roseau in the northwest, southeast to Aitkin, and northeast to Cook. Most numerous in the Northwest region with high counts 2/16 Roseau (9) SPM, DKM, 1/5 Roseau (6) JMJ, 2/9 Lake of the Woods (4) BSi, and CBC high count 12/29 Roseau (5). Unusual was the report 1/18–2/9 Clearwater (south of Shelvin) SVo, DPJ, m.ob. In the Sax-Zim Bog, typically a good location for this species, only 1 or 2 birds were reported 12/21+ St. Louis m.ob. Also reported from Beltrami, Koochiching and Lake. | |||||
| avian information | 2013-03-13 | Pennington | 3/13 Pennington (second county record) Reported across the northern third of the state. First county record 3/13 Red Lake (4 miles north of Oklee) SAS. High count of 4 in Lake of the Woods on various dates between 3/6 and 3/30 BSi, GMM. Late north 4/20 Lake (Finland) CMn, 5/4 Kittson (C.R. 4 and 370th Ave.) RBJ, DAC, LW. Also found in Beltrami, Itasca, Pennington, Roseau, St. Louis. See The Loon 85:148–149 for a complete summary. | ||||||
| avian information | 2013-03-13 | Red Lake | 3/13 Red Lake (first county record) Reported across the northern third of the state. First county record 3/13 Red Lake (4 miles north of Oklee) SAS. High count of 4 in Lake of the Woods on various dates between 3/6 and 3/30 BSi, GMM. Late north 4/20 Lake (Finland) CMn, 5/4 Kittson (C.R. 4 and 370th Ave.) RBJ, DAC, LW. Also found in Beltrami, Itasca, Pennington, Roseau, St. Louis. See The Loon 85:148–149 for a complete summary. | ||||||
| avian information | 2013-05-04 | Kittson | 5/4 Kittson (second county record) Reported across the northern third of the state. First county record 3/13 Red Lake (4 miles north of Oklee) SAS. High count of 4 in Lake of the Woods on various dates between 3/6 and 3/30 BSi, GMM. Late north 4/20 Lake (Finland) CMn, 5/4 Kittson (C.R. 4 and 370th Ave.) RBJ, DAC, LW. Also found in Beltrami, Itasca, Pennington, Roseau, St. Louis. See The Loon 85:148–149 for a complete summary. | ||||||
| avian information | 2014-01-10 | 2014-02-24 | McLeod | 1/10-11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 2/23, 24 McLeod (first county record) Found north in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin Cass, and two unusual records: 12/11 Marshall (Elm Lake W.M.A.) fide JMJ, 1/25 Polk (Agassiz Valley project) JMJ. The epicenters of activity were in the Sax-Zim Bog and also Aitkin County, with at least 3 individuals in each area, observed and well photographed throughout the season. Remarkable in what was not an invasion year was the lone south observation 1/10–2/24 McLeod ph. KLz, m.ob., another obliging and often photographed individual. | |||||
| avian information | 2014-01-25 | Polk | 1/25 Polk Found north in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Aitkin Cass, and two unusual records: 12/11 Marshall (Elm Lake W.M.A.) fide JMJ, 1/25 Polk (Agassiz Valley project) JMJ. The epicenters of activity were in the Sax-Zim Bog and also Aitkin County, with at least 3 individuals in each area, observed and well photographed throughout the season. Remarkable in what was not an invasion year was the lone south observation 1/10–2/24 McLeod ph. KLz, m.ob., another obliging and often photographed individual. | ||||||
| avian information | 2014-06-07 | St. Louis | 6/7 St. Louis (fourth summer record) Only report 6/7 St. Louis ph. MLH; nesting pair successfully fledged 4 owlets in Sax-Zim Bog. | ||||||
| avian information | 2015-01-21 | 2015-02-02 | Red Lake | 1/21, 22, 2/2 Red Lake (second county record) All reports from either the northwest (Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Beltrami), beginning 12/8 Beltrami GMM, or the northeast (Cook, Lake, St. Louis), beginning 12/19 Cook DMB. High counts 2/24 Roseau (10, north of Roseau) fide JMJ, 1/18 Roseau (8, north of Roseau) JMJ. | |||||
| avian information | 2015-02-02 | Pennington | 2/2 Pennington (third county record) All reports from either the northwest (Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Beltrami), beginning 12/8 Beltrami GMM, or the northeast (Cook, Lake, St. Louis), beginning 12/19 Cook DMB. High counts 2/24 Roseau (10, north of Roseau) fide JMJ, 1/18 Roseau (8, north of Roseau) JMJ. | ||||||
| avian information | 2017-04-05 | Marshall | 4/5 Marshall (third spring record) Reported north in St. Louis from Sax-Zim Bog through 3/11 m.ob. Additional north reports 4/5 Marshall (Warren) CoB, ph. HHu, 5/10 Lake of the Woods GMM. | ||||||
| avian information | 2018-03-09 | Clearwater | 3/9 Clearwater Reported north in St. Louis from Sax-Zim Bog through 3/21 m.ob. Additional north reports 3/8 Itasca SC, 3/9 Clearwater TCL. | ||||||
| avian information | 2020-03-13 | 2020-03-14 | Hubbard | 3/13, 14 Hubbard (fourth county record) Reported north in St. Louis from Sax-Zim Bog through 3/14 m.ob. Additional north reports 3/8 Aitkin KCR, 3/13–14 Hubbard REn, m.ob., May 20–22 Lake (two separate locations) ebd. (This is considered a Sensitive Species in eBird and records are not public. This summary includes eBird records although they are not in the M.O.U. database.) | |||||
| 65:58-60 | 1993 | index | Nesting Northern Hawk Owls | ||||||
| 65:102-103 | 1993 | index | Northern Hawk Owl Breeding Behavior Observed | ||||||
| 78:107 | 2006 | index | Unusual Natural Injury in aDouble-crested Cormorant and American White Pelican in Minnesota | ||||||
| 78:108-110 | 2006 | index | Extra Rectrices on Boreal and Northern Hawk Owls | ||||||
| Rare breeder north. Irruptive winter visitant mostly north. | |||||||||
| 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 | ||