Duplicates
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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys |
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: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys |
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Spruce Grouse |
Willow Ptarmigan |
Rock Ptarmigan |
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse (R) (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Start Date 1936-01-01 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| avian information | 1968-02-04 | Cook | 2/4 Cook (first county record) 12-30 Hibbing, St. Louis Co., 2, HM; 2-3 Payne, St. Louis Co., 2, BL; 2-4 Grand Marais, Cook Co., 1, FL (may be only Cook Co. record?); 2-22 Meadowlands, St. Louis Co., 11, DB; 2-26 and throughout winter, Marshall Co., A WR; "resident", Roseau Co., PEB. | ||||||
| 10:14 | 1938 | index | Grouse Observations | ||||||
| 27:123-125 | 1955 | index | A New Tip-Top Trap for Taking Prairie Grouse | ||||||
| 29:92-94 | 1957 | index | Sharp-tailed Grouse in Minnesota | ||||||
| 32:16-17 | 1960 | index | Sharptails | ||||||
| 32:60-61 | 1960 | index | Prairie Grouse Distribution in Minnesota | ||||||
| 32:69 | 1960 | index | Nesting Distribution of the Greater Prairie Chicken and Sharp-tailed Grouse | ||||||
| 64:138 | 1979-05-12 | near Barnesville | Clay | (vote 1-6); previously voted on and accepted. The description was not written until more than a year after the observation, light conditions were unclear, and field guides were consulted in order to make the identification, which seemed to be based entirely on "very light outer tail feathers". These uncertainties now suggest this record should be considered doubtful. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 62:42-45 | 1990 | index | Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Problems in the Great Lakes States: Does the Sharp-tail have a Future? | ||||||
| 62:230 | 1990 | index | Peregrine Falcon Preys on Sharp-tailed Grouse at Lek | ||||||
| 63:74 | 1991 | index | Northern Goshawk Predation on Sharp-tailed Grouse | ||||||
| 1 | 64:138 | 1992-04-12 | Skree Twp. | Clay | (vote 5-2). | Accepted | |||
| 2 | 69:152 | 1996-10-16 | Rothsay WMA | Wilkin | (reconsidered record #97-16, reaffirmed as Acceptable by 5-2 vote). The following records were voted on at the meeting and found to be Unacceptable: | Accepted | |||
| 3 | 71:156 | 1998-02-28 | near Luverne | Rock | (record #98-21, vote 6-1). After the identification was accepted, there was a discussion and vote 157 Fall 1999 on the question of origin at the August meeting; by majority vote, the record will be filed as a Regular (o) species: i.e., the possibility of this bird being an escape or release from captivity is considered to be about the same as the possibility of it being a naturally occurring vagrant. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1998-02-28 | Rock | 2/28 Rock (first county record) Reported from Aitkin, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching and St. Louis. Peak 12/7 Aitkin (26) WN. CBC total 14. | ||||||
| 4 | 74:161 | 2002-03-18 | Big Stone | (record #2002-29, vote 7-0). This individual probably wandered in from nearby northeastern South Dakota. In Minnesota, the nearest Sharp-tailed Grouse are found in Polk County, about 150 miles north of Big Stone County. | Accepted | ||||
| 5 | 76:152 | 2004-01-05 | Walter Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2004-001, vote 7-0). This female was found dead and photographed. The photos showed no evidence of hybridization with Greater PrairieChicken (hybrids have been documented in Minnesota and elsewhere). This record and record #2004-002 complement recent occurrences in Wilkin (16 October 1996) and Big Stone (18 March 2002) counties, and may indicate immigration of Sharptaileds from the eastern Dakotas. | Accepted | |||
| 6 | 76:152 | 2004-02-26 | Odessa Township | Big Stone | (record #2004-002, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2005-12-22 | Traverse | 12/22 Traverse (first county record) Reported from 13 north counties in range. Of interest were several reports from four West-central counties (wintering birds from South Dakota?): 12/22 Traverse (2, flying across river from South Dakota), 12/22 Big Stone (one at Beardsley), 2/14 Lac qui Parle (one at Plover Prairie East Unit), 2/23 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.), 2/23 Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp.) BJU; possibly related to an early ice storm in northeast South Dakota were the following observations by Minnesota D.N.R. staff in late January: Big Stone N.W.R. (flock of 20), Yellow Medicine (flock of 10, Mounds Spring S.N.A.), and additional sightings at Chippewa Prairie and Lac qui Parle W.M.A. (10–12) fide JSc. | ||||||
| avian information | 2008-04-19 | Morrison | 4/19 Morrison (first county record) High counts 4/1 Red Lake (25) SAS, 4/13 Marshall (15) JMJ, 5/30 Pennington (14) JMJ. Also reported from Aitkin, Norman, Pine, and Polk. Unusual south reports outside their typical range in Lac qui Parle (2 locations) BJU, SWe, Swift CRM. | ||||||
| avian information | 2011-04-09 | Traverse | 4/9 Traverse (second county record) South reports outside of typical range in Chippewa (Chippewa Prairie) BJU, Lac qui Parle (Plover Prairie and Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, JMN, Swift (Chippewa Prairie North), Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp.) BJU. Total of 2,212 individuals observed on 216 dancing grounds; similar to 2010 (MN DNR). North reports from Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, St. Louis, 4/9 Traverse (5, Croke Twp.) BJU. High counts 4/7 Kittson (40, county road 1) TrB, 3/19 Marshall (32) JMJ, 5/2 Kittson (25, county road 56) TrB. | ||||||
| avian information | 2012-11-09 | Traverse | 11/9 Traverse (third county record) All north reports: 8/1–11/25 St. Louis (max. 8, Sax Zim) m.ob., 8/20 Marshall PLJ, 8/31 Lake of the Woods KRE, m.ob., 9/1–03 Roseau KRE, m.ob., 9/13 Pine (C.R. 20) RBJ, 9/25 Polk (Tympanuchus W.M.A.) VLa, 9/30 Pennington JMJ, 10/20 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.), 10/25 Aitkin FGo, 11/9 Traverse BJU. Only south report 10/10 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU. | ||||||
| avian information | 2013-04-07 | Lyon | 4/7 Lyon (first county record) Only south report 4/7 Lyon †JCC was well out of range and likely a released bird. High counts 3/30 Pennington (42) KLa, 3/4 Red Lake (32) SAS, 3/2 Polk (30) BJS. Additional north reports from Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Clearwater, Kittson, Koochiching, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis. | ||||||
| avian information | 2016-06-13 | 2016-06-14 | Lake | 6/13, 14 Lake (first county record) Reported from all northern regions plus Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine. | |||||
| avian information | 2016-08-21 | Otter Tail | 8/21 Otter Tail (first county record) One south report 8/7–8 Yellow Medicine (max. 2, Mound Spring Prairie) KnM, GWe. North reports from Aitkin, Clay, Clearwater, Koochiching, Marshall, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, St. Louis. High counts 11/26 Aitkin (15) ASu, 8/11 St. Louis (9) CBH. | ||||||
| avian information | 2017-06-11 | 2017-07-01 | Norman | 6/11, 7/1 Norman (first summer record) Reported from Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Polk, St. Louis, plus 6/26 Yellow Medicine (near last year's report in Normania Twp.) GWe. | |||||
| avian information | 2018-01-01 | Mahnomen | 1/1 Mahnomen (first winter record) North reports from 13 counties, the same as last year; these are the most in the past ten winters. High counts 2/10 Aitkin (26, near Palisade) KCR, 1/9 Marshall (20) JHs. One south report: 2/24 Lac qui Parle (7) DLP. | ||||||
| avian information | 2018-03-24 | 2018-05-22 | Grant | 3/24, 5/22 Grant (first county record) Two south reports: 3/26–4/28 Lac qui Parle (max. 5, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP, m.ob., 4/1–5/28 Yellow Medicine (max. 7, Mound Spring Prairie S.N.A.) WCM, KeL, ASu, LiH, m.ob. High counts 4/1 Polk (50, Euclid) ebd, 3/10 Polk (48, Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) MSS. Additional north reports from Aitkin, Grant (3/24, 12 individuals at the North Ottawa Impoundment, ph. WPl), Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Wilkin. | |||||
| avian information | 2018-05-06 | Lake | 5/6 Lake (second county record) Two south reports: 3/26–4/28 Lac qui Parle (max. 5, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP, m.ob., 4/1–5/28 Yellow Medicine (max. 7, Mound Spring Prairie S.N.A.) WCM, KeL, ASu, LiH, m.ob. High counts 4/1 Polk (50, Euclid) ebd, 3/10 Polk (48, Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) MSS. Additional north reports from Aitkin, Grant (3/24, 12 individuals at the North Ottawa Impoundment, ph. WPl), Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Wilkin. | ||||||
| avian information | 2018-06-25 | Lake | 6/25 Lake (third county record) Observed in all northern regions plus Grant, Pine. | ||||||
| avian information | 2018-07-16 | Grant | 7/16 Grant (second county record) Observed in all northern regions plus Grant, Pine. | ||||||
| avian information | 2019-04-01 | Grant | 4/1 Grant (third county record) All south 4/27–5/2 Lac qui Parle (max. 5) ebd, DLP. High count 5/4 Kittson (19, near Karlstad) REn, AxB. Additional north reports from Aitkin, Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Koochiching, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, St. Louis, Wilkin. | ||||||
| avian information | 2019-12-27 | Norman | 12/27 Norman (second winter record) Â North reports only, with the great majority from St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog). High count 12/19 Polk (26, near Pembina W.M.A.) ebd. Sax-Zim Bog counts were 7 or fewer. New winter record: 12/27 Norman (Twin Valley Prairie S.N.A.) ebd. CBC high counts 12/18 Newfolden (302), 1/4 Roseau (84), 12/19 Glacial Ridge (43), 1/5 Baudette (21). | ||||||
| avian information | 2020-10-24 | Lac qui Parle | 10/24 Lac qui Parle (first fall record) Two south reports 8/15–16 Yellow Medicine (max. 7, Mound Spring Prairie) WCM, JWZ, ebd, 10/24 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ebd. North reports from Aitkin, Clay, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Roseau, St. Louis. High counts 11/28 Roseau (35, field along 410th Ave.) JWH, JWa, 10/19, 10/22 Polk (26, near Warren) HHu, 11/28 Pennington (25, near Saint Hilaire) HHu. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-01-01 | 2021-01-06 | Becker | 1/1, 6 Becker (first winter record) North reports only, with the great majority from St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog), followed by Polk. Unusual winter record 1/1, 1/6 Becker NaH. High counts 1/8 Beltrami (72, Fourtown) REn, RLF, 1/24 Marshall (70, west of Holt) TWe, BWe, 1/12 Polk (45) JGW. CBC high counts 12/27 Roseau (152), 12/18 Newfolden (105), 12/19 Crookston (35). | |||||
| avian information | 2021-03-04 | Crow Wing | 3/4 Crow Wing (first county record) Three south reports: 3/13 Swift (9, Swift Lake Dam) ebd, 4/5 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) ASu, 4/10 Pipestone (2, near Woodstock) DGu, ebd. Higher number of north reports than usual from Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Grant, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Pine, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, and high count 4/10 Polk (40, Tympanuchus Prairie) ebd. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-04-06 | Grant | 4/6 Grant (fourth county record) Three south reports: 3/13 Swift (9, Swift Lake Dam) ebd, 4/5 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) ASu, 4/10 Pipestone (2, near Woodstock) DGu, ebd. Higher number of north reports than usual from Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Grant, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Pine, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, and high count 4/10 Polk (40, Tympanuchus Prairie) ebd. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-04-10 | Pipestone | 4/10 Pipestone (first county record) Three south reports: 3/13 Swift (9, Swift Lake Dam) ebd, 4/5 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) ASu, 4/10 Pipestone (2, near Woodstock) DGu, ebd. Higher number of north reports than usual from Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Grant, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Pine, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, and high count 4/10 Polk (40, Tympanuchus Prairie) ebd. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-12-18 | Becker | 12/18 Becker (second winter record) North reports only, with the great majority from St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog). High counts 1/29 Polk (68, Pankratz Memorial Prairie) SAu, JCJ, 1/4 Marshall (54, west of Newfolden) HHu, 12/11 Beltrami (52, north of Grygla) SAu, JCJ. CBC high counts 12/17 Glacial Ridge (124), 12/21 Newfolden (109), 1/2 Roseau (95). | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-12-18 | Norman | 12/18 Norman (third winter record) North reports only, with the great majority from St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog). High counts 1/29 Polk (68, Pankratz Memorial Prairie) SAu, JCJ, 1/4 Marshall (54, west of Newfolden) HHu, 12/11 Beltrami (52, north of Grygla) SAu, JCJ. CBC high counts 12/17 Glacial Ridge (124), 12/21 Newfolden (109), 1/2 Roseau (95). | ||||||
| avian information | 2023-08-04 | 2023-11-17 | Lac qui Parle | 8/4, 11/17 Lac qui Parle (second fall record) | |||||
| avian information | 2023-09-21 | Norman | 9/21 Norman (fourth fall record) | ||||||
| Permanent resident mostly northwest, north-central, and east-central. | |||||||||
| 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 | ||