MOURC Proceedings Archive - Hummingbirds Accepted
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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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Proceedings
Species: Hummingbirds
Mexican Violetear
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
[Black-chinned Hummingbird]
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
[Selasphorus hummingbird]
[Broad-tailed Hummingbird]
Broad-billed Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (R) (Archilochus colubris)Start Date 1936-01-01
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
15:521943indexAerial Dance of the Hummingbird
16:22-251944indexObservations on the Life History of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird
17:201945indexSapsucker-Hummingbird Feud
23:86-871951indexA Caller in the Wilderness
27:1291955indexA New Feeder for Hummingbirds
37:521965indexRuby-throated Hummingbird Attracted by Cooking Jam
42:1181970indexJay Kills Hummingbird
42:1181970indexHummingbird Versus Bee
45:1331973indexUnusual Hummingbird Behavior
46:91-921974indexBanding Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in Minnesota
48:1821976indexHummingbird Behavior at Feeder
49:2381977indexDragonfly Attacks and Kills a Ruby-throated Hummingbird
56:2641984indexUnusual Location for a Hummingbird Nest
57:37-381985indexHummingbird Mortality on Electric Fencelines Using Red Plastic Insulators
57:1791985indexHummingbird Impaled on Fence
61:481989indexA Hummingbird Rescue
64:183-1881992indexObservations on a November 1992 Meeker County Ruby-throated Hummingbird
66:1271993-11-07North MankatoNicolletWhile there is no doubt that a hummingbird was seen, the brief description does not preclude, for example, an Anna's Hummingbird, which is much more likely in November than a Ruby-throated. Not Accepted
avian
information
1994-12-07Goodhue12/7 Goodhue (first winter record)
One bird reported until 12/7 Goodhue fide RJ when it died, becoming the latest date on record by a month.
66:211-2121994indexRuby-throated Hummingbird Observations: Winona
66:2131994indexA November Hummingbird in Red Wing
69:1521996-11-09FaribaultRice(record #97-10, vote 1-6). The brief description of this hummingbird is not nearly detailed enough to preclude some other vagrant species (e.g., Anna's). Not Accepted
avian
information
2018-06-02Lincoln6/2 Lincoln (first summer record)
Seen throughout state.
avian
information
2019-06-29Lincoln6/29 Lincoln (second summer record)
 Seen statewide.
avian
information
2020-12-24Scott12/24 Scott (first winter record)
Record late date 12/24 Scott ph. W.R.C. Picked up in a weakened condition in Prior Lake, fide AXH.
avian
information
2023-06-12Lincoln6/12 Lincoln (third summer record)
 
 Breeds throughout.

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