Duplicates
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Sandpipers |
Accepted Duplicates | |
| This is the 1981 to present Records Committee Proceedings archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
| Families |
| Species: Sandpipers |
| Purple Sandpiper (A) (Calidris maritima) | Start Date 0000-00-00 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOU | 1966-12-17 | 1966-12-20 | Grand Marais | Cook | The Loon 39:64 | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1966-12-17 | 1966-12-20 | Cook | 12/17-20 Cook (first state record) (first county record) 12-17 (JCG), 12-19 (DP) Grand Marais, Cook Co.; first state record, specimen collected for Museum of Natural History. | |||||
| 39:64 | 1967 | index | Purple Sandpiper at Grand Marais, December 17, 1966 | ||||||
| 2 | MOU | 1977-11-14 | 1977-11-17 | Big Sandy Lake | Aitkin | The Loon 50:47 | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1977-11-14 | 1977-11-17 | Aitkin | 11/14-17 Aitkin (second state record) (first county record) 11-14 to 11-17 Big Sandy Lake, Aitkin Co (Steve Blanich et al). | |||||
| 50:47-48 | 1978 | index | Purple Sandpiper in Aitkin County | ||||||
| 3 | 54:42 | 1981-10-30 | Duluth | St. Louis | (vote 7-0, Loon 54:58-59) | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1981-10-30 | St. Louis | 10/30 St. Louis (third state record) (first county record) 10-30 Duluth TW, many observers. | ||||||
| 54:58-59 | 1982 | index | Purple Sandpiper in Duluth | ||||||
| 4 | 64:15 | 1991-11-21 | 1991-11-23 | Grand Marais | Cook | (vote 7-0; The Loon 64:56-57). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1991-11-21 | 1991-11-23 | Cook | 11/21-23 Cook (fourth state record) (second county record) Minnesota's fourth record appeared at Grand Marais, Cook County 11/21-23 KMH et al. (The Loon 64:56-57). | |||||
| 64:56-57 | 1992 | index | Purple Sandpiper in Grand Marais | ||||||
| 5 | 79:50 | 2006-09-26 | 2006-09-29 | Lake Winnibigoshish at Bena | Cass | (record #2006-086, vote 7-0). Digital video and numerous digital photographs of this juvenile were submitted in addition to written details. Fifth state record and earliest ever by more than a month. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2006-09-26 | 2006-09-29 | Cass | 9/26-29 Cass (fifth state record) (first county record) Fifth state record and earliest ever by more than a month 9/26–29 Cass (L. Winnibigoshish at Bena) v.t. †BAW; this cooperative juvenile was refound and photographed by m.ob., with written documentation also provided by PBB, PCC, PHS, DTT, and SMT. | |||||
| 6 | 84:3 | 2011-10-15 | 2011-10-27 | juvenile, Lubenow W.P.A. | Swift | (record #2011-035, vote 7-0). There were numerous high-quality photos of this bird. It was well-documented with 13 observers submitting documentation. The Committee did discuss the difficulty of distinguishing Purple Sandpiper from Rock Sandpiper at its 4 December 2011 meeting. The distinctly orange-yellow legs and bill base shown in numerous photos are more typical of Purple Sandpiper. There is virtually no documentation of inland wanderings of Rock Sandpiper (apparently, there is only one inland record away from the Pacific coast which is a specimen from British Columbia). This is the 6th state record and first county record for this Accidental species. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2011-10-15 | 2011-10-22 | Swift | 10/15-22 Swift (sixth state record) (first county record) A juvenile discovered 10/15 Swift (Lubenow W.P.A.) DBM was documented and photographed by m.ob. It was last seen 10/27. Sixth state record. | |||||
| 7 | 84:107 | 2012-03-17 | Split Rock Lighthouse State Park | Lake | (record #2012-003, vote 7-0). The photo is diagnostic. Interestingly, this is the seventh state record, first county record, and first documented spring record. The bird appears to be in first winter plumage. The conspicuous orange-yellow bill base and legs are consistent with Purple and not Rock Sandpiper. For a recent discussion of the rationale for excluding Rock Sandpiper as a possibility, see The Loon 84:3-4. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2012-03-17 | Lake | 3/17 Lake (seventh state record) (first county record) Basic-plumaged bird photographed 3/17 Lake (Split Rock Lighthouse S.P.) HPi. Seventh state and first spring record for Minnesota. | ||||||
| 88:3 | 2014-11-26 | Canal Park, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2014-055, first vote 4-3, recirculated vote 2-5). Photographed. Several members felt that some of the features, noted by the observer to be in the photographs, could not be clearly discerned. There was unease that other species such as Dunlin could not be completely eliminated. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 8 | 88:91 | 2014-11-26 | Canal Park, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2014-055, initial vote 4-3; recirculated vote 2-5, The Loon 88:3-5; reconsidered vote 7-0). Photographed. This record was reconsidered based upon new photographic analysis. The analysis proved that the legs were not dark or black in the original photos but were, instead, within the spectral range of yellow to orange. This new information eliminated Dunlin so the Committee voted unanimously to accept the observation based on the written description and photographic evidence. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2014-11-26 | St. Louis | 11/26 St. Louis (eighth state record) (second county record) The eighth state record (MOURC #2014-055) was found 11/26 St. Louis (Canal Park) ph. †PHS. [Corrected] | ||||||
| Eight records: one spring, six fall, and one winter. Recorded in one (2014) of the last ten years. Formerly Casual. | |||||||||
| 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 | ||