MOURC Proceedings Archive - Rails, Gallinules, Coots Accepted
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This is the 1981 to present Records Committee Proceedings archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Proceedings
Species: Rails, Gallinules, Coots
King Rail
Purple Gallinule
Yellow Rail
Black Rail

Yellow Rail (R) (Coturnicops noveboracensis)Start Date 1936-01-01
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
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1963-09-21Watonwan9/21 Watonwan (first county record)
Sept. 21, Watonwan Co., T.V. Tower kill, 2 specimens found, Avifaunal Club. Ptu-ple Gallinule: Nov 11, one imm found dead, 18 mi SE of Hibbing St. Louis Co., by a hunter. The specimen was sent to the Museum of Natural History on Minneapolis campus. Although this species is listed on the hypothetical list for our state, all previous records are completely unsubstantiated. Amplifying details will appear in a future issue of The Flicker.
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1967-09-08Cook9/8 Cook (first fall record)
9-8 Lutsen, Cook Co., 1, JNG; 10-3 Duluth, 1 found injured fide JCG.
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1967-10-03St. Louis10/3 St. Louis (first fall record)
9-8 Lutsen, Cook Co., 1, JNG; 10-3 Duluth, 1 found injured fide JCG.
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1974-05-25Benton5/25 Benton (first county record)
4-28 Aitkin (11 + calling) TS; 5-18 Aitkin (several heard) KE; 5-25 Benton (1) NMH; May (calling in over 20 different marshes) Aitkin TS.
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1976-06-10Ramsey6/10 Ramsey (first summer record)
present early in the summer in the Aitkin Co. marshes (T. Savaloja), but later on the drought dried up these marshes and some were being hayed and plowed! -also no report for the third summer in a row from the Waubun marsh; the only bright spot for this species was a stray found on 6-10 at North Oaks, Ramsey Co. (good details, J. Fitzpatrick).
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1979-10-07Itasca10/7 Itasca (first county record)
8-25 Anoka KL, 10-7 Itasca TL; only reports.
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1982-04-301982-05-02Houston4/30-5/2 Houston (first county record)
4-30 to 5-2 Houston JPI AM, FL.
22:45-471950indexYellow Rail Captured Near St. Paul
22:47-481950indexYellow Rail at Duluth
31:82-831959indexYellow Rails in Becker and Mahnomen Counties, Minnesota
32:1021960indexYellow Rails Again Found in Becker County, Minnesota
35:28-291963indexPreliminary Observations on a Yellow Rail in a Becker County Marsh
36:661964indexYellow Rail Specimen from Lake County
39:681967indexPossible Yellow Rail in Minneapolis
46:41-421974indexNew Yellow Rail Area
50:205-2061978indexYellow Rail Heard in Beltrami County
56:68-691984indexYellow Rails of Aitkin County
57:341984-07-22near High ForestOlmsted(vote 1-6). The description did not fully preclude immature Sora, and the color of the under tail coverts in particular seemed to indicate Sora rather than Yellow Rail , since they were described as "buffy" a Yellow Rail has brown under tail coverts. Also, no white wing patch was seen, and the observer seemed unsure about the overall size and back pattern. Not Accepted
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1987-04-26Lac qui Parle4/26 Lac qui Parle (first county record)
All reports: 4/25-26 Lac qui Parle KE, 511-5114 Aitkin (max. 2) TK, KE, WN, 5/ 11 Marshall (many) RG, RJ.
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1989-10-03Scott10/3 Scott (first county record)
One found dead at Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Scott County on 1013 (The Loon 61 :204).
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1991-04-28Wabasha4/28 Wabasha (first county record)
All reports: 4/27-28 WabashaTSa, AP, PS, 5/4-7 Hennepin GSw, SC, 5114 Aitkin WN, 5119 Kittson KB, 5/21 Roseau KB.
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1992-05-19Morrison5/19 Morrison (first spring record)
All reports: 5/10 Marshall MCBS, 5/15 Pennington MCBS, 5/18 Aitkin (12) WN, 5/19 Morrison MCBS.
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1993-05-291993-06-01Cook5/29-6/1 Cook (second county record)
All reports: 5/4–5/15 Aitkin WN, 5/25 Otter Tail (2) PS, 5/29 Lake of the Woods (1) PS, 5/30 Cook (2) KE et al.
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1994-06-011994-06-31Itasca6/1-31 Itasca (second county record)
Observed at traditional McGregor Marsh area in Aitkin Co.; also present at same Sax-Zim bog site in St. Louis Co as last year (see The Loon 65:196–199), and at sites discovered in 1992 within Morrison Co. (The Loon 66:117–126).
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1995-05-071995-05-10Kandiyohi5/7-10 Kandiyohi (first county record)
More reports than last year; reported from Aitkin, Becker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Polk, Roseau, and St. Louis counties north; also reported 5/7–20 Kandiyohi (max. four on 5/10) RF/JC.
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1995-08-20Big Stone8/20 Big Stone (first county record)
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1999-04-271999-05-14Kandiyohi4/27-5/14 Kandiyohi (second county record)
All reports: 4/27–5/15 Kandiyohi (max. 3) RE, RJF, 4/29 Morrison WB, 5/18 Roseau (4) AH, PS, 5/20 and 5/27 Aitkin (max. 5) WN, 5/22 St. Louis (west of Sax) MSt.
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1999-08-13St. Louis8/13 St. Louis (second fall record)
All north reports: 8/13 St. Louis (Sax-Zim) PWe, 10/6 Cook (Spruce Creek) KMH (unusual location and second latest north date). All south reports: 9/22 Jackson (Cotton-Jack WMA) †BBo, 10/10 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan Park) †SC.
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2002-10-22Cook10/22 Cook (third county record)
Only report: one seen skulking in grass surrounding a small pond 10/22 Cook (Grand Marais, record-late north date) AXH, PHS.
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2003-04-22Jackson4/22 Jackson (first spring record)
All south reports: earliest dates on record 4/18 Anoka (heard only, near Carlos Avery W.M.A. headquarters) †TAN, JH, 4/22 Jackson (Toe W.M.A.) †BRB; also reported 5/7 Anoka (pool #4 at Carlos Avery W.M.A.) KJB. Early north 5/11 Aitkin CLB, 5/17 St. Louis (county road 319) KWR et al. High count 5/23 Norman (min. 51 along a one mile stretch of county road 39 at Neal W.M.A.) AXH, PHS.
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2004-06-26Red Lake6/26 Red Lake (first county record)
All reports: 6/3 Pine RPR, 6/19–7/6 Aitkin KTP, KRE, DAB, BWF, 6/20–29 Roseau (12+ along county road 123) PHS, KLP, SSP, 6/26 Red Lake PHS.
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2004-09-22Swift9/22 Swift (first county record)
All reports: 9/22 or 9/23 Swift (tower kill near Appleton) DSo fide CH, 9/24 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan Park) †SLC, 9/24 Mille Lacs (Four Brooks W.M.A.) †BH, 10/5 Cottonwood (Expandere W.M.A.) BRB, 10/7 Jackson (Timber Lake W.M.A.) BRB.
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2004-09-24Mille Lacs9/24 Mille Lacs (first county record)
All reports: 9/22 or 9/23 Swift (tower kill near Appleton) DSo fide CH, 9/24 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan Park) †SLC, 9/24 Mille Lacs (Four Brooks W.M.A.) †BH, 10/5 Cottonwood (Expandere W.M.A.) BRB, 10/7 Jackson (Timber Lake W.M.A.) BRB.
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2004-10-05Cottonwood10/5 Cottonwood (first county record)
All reports: 9/22 or 9/23 Swift (tower kill near Appleton) DSo fide CH, 9/24 Hennepin (Crow-Hassan Park) †SLC, 9/24 Mille Lacs (Four Brooks W.M.A.) †BH, 10/5 Cottonwood (Expandere W.M.A.) BRB, 10/7 Jackson (Timber Lake W.M.A.) BRB.
59:1491987indexYellow Rail in Lac Qui Parle County
61:2041989indexYellow Rail in Hennepin County
63:92-971991indexThe Yellow Rails of McGregor Marsh
65:196-1991993indexYellow Rails Recorded from Unusual Locations in Minnesota
78:1262005-06-16Lubenow W.P.A., Shible TownshipSwift(record #2006-023, vote 0–7 for both birds). A narrative was submitted without field notes seven months after the observation. This report of a notoriously secretive, nocturnal species, walking along the edge of a lake for 30 minutes during daylight hours, garnered no support. Not Accepted
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2005-09-12Brown9/12 Brown (first county record)
First county record 9/12 Brown (near Bashaw W.M.A.) †BRB.
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2006-04-22Kandiyohi4/22 Kandiyohi (third county record)
All south reports: heard 4/23–27 Anoka (2 or 3 at Carlos Avery W.M.A.) WCM, SBM and 4/27 Lac qui Parle (Louisburg Road) BJU; one seen 5/16 Lac qui Parle (Augusta Twp.) †BJU. Early north 5/2 Aitkin KCR, 5/9 Polk RPR; also reported from Clay, Lake of the Woods.
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2007-05-12Mille Lacs5/12 Mille Lacs (second county record)
All south reports: 4/30 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) JHu, TAN, 5/12–13 Hennepin (Baker P.R.) PEB, DWK, HCT, m.ob. All north reports: 5/9 Polk (Pembina Trail Preserve) NGE, 5/12 Mille Lacs (Milaca W.T.P.) NSc, 5/27 Aitkin (12) CAM.
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2008-05-14Itasca5/14 Itasca (third county record)
First reported north 5/5 Aitkin (2, McGregor Marsh) KRE. Only south report: 5/17 Anoka (2, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) JWH. High count 5/28 Aitkin (27, McGregor Marsh) CMB, SLS. [Corrected]
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2008-06-012008-07-31Itascasummer Itasca (fourth county record)
Reported 6/8, 6/27, 6/29 Cass BAW, MaH, RBW, 6/9 Aitkin (3) ph. KRE, 6/16, 6/23, 6/26, 6/30, 7/1 Itasca MCBS.
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2008-09-13Pope9/13 Pope (first county record)
Only report: 9/13 Pope FGo, MJB.
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2009-05-02Meeker5/2 Meeker (first county record)
All south reports: 5/2 Meeker (vocalizing birds) DBM, 5/17 Stearns (vocalizing bird) BWF, DRB, RMD, 5/17–18 Swift (vocalizing bird) WCM. All north reports: 5/6 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) NGE, 5/27 Aitkin (6, McGregor Marsh) CMB, 5/28 Cass (2, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW.
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2009-05-03Murray5/3 Murray (first county record)
All south reports: 5/2 Meeker (vocalizing birds) DBM, 5/17 Stearns (vocalizing bird) BWF, DRB, RMD, 5/17–18 Swift (vocalizing bird) WCM. All north reports: 5/6 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) NGE, 5/27 Aitkin (6, McGregor Marsh) CMB, 5/28 Cass (2, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW.
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2009-05-17Stearns5/17 Stearns (first county record)
All south reports: 5/2 Meeker (vocalizing birds) DBM, 5/17 Stearns (vocalizing bird) BWF, DRB, RMD, 5/17–18 Swift (vocalizing bird) WCM. All north reports: 5/6 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) NGE, 5/27 Aitkin (6, McGregor Marsh) CMB, 5/28 Cass (2, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW.
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2009-05-18Swift5/18 Swift (second county record)
All south reports: 5/2 Meeker (vocalizing birds) DBM, 5/17 Stearns (vocalizing bird) BWF, DRB, RMD, 5/17–18 Swift (vocalizing bird) WCM. All north reports: 5/6 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) NGE, 5/27 Aitkin (6, McGregor Marsh) CMB, 5/28 Cass (2, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW.
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2009-06-13Red Lake6/13 Red Lake (second county record)
All reports: Kittson, Marshall, Red Lake, Polk, Mahnomen, Cass (Swamp L.), Aitkin (McGregor Marsh). All counts but one were of fewer than four individuals.
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2010-04-192010-04-20Rice4/19, 20 Rice (first county record)
Only south reports with details: 4/17 Winona (audio-taped) KAK, 5/22 Chisago (Fish Lake Twp.) PEB, DWK. Early north (median 5/11) 5/3 Marshall (2) JFr, 5/8 Morrison FGo. Also reported north 5/30 Cass (4, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW, LEC, LS.
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2010-05-08Morrison5/8 Morrison (second county record)
Only south reports with details: 4/17 Winona (audio-taped) KAK, 5/22 Chisago (Fish Lake Twp.) PEB, DWK. Early north (median 5/11) 5/3 Marshall (2) JFr, 5/8 Morrison FGo. Also reported north 5/30 Cass (4, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW, LEC, LS.
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2010-05-22Chisago5/22 Chisago (first spring record)
Only south reports with details: 4/17 Winona (audio-taped) KAK, 5/22 Chisago (Fish Lake Twp.) PEB, DWK. Early north (median 5/11) 5/3 Marshall (2) JFr, 5/8 Morrison FGo. Also reported north 5/30 Cass (4, Swamp Lake Marsh) BAW, LEC, LS.
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2010-10-02Dakota10/2 Dakota (first county record)
First county records: 10/2 Dakota (Lakeville) †MAO, 10/10 McLeod (Schaefer Prairie Preserve) †DWK. Both observations were of birds flushed from grasses.
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2010-10-10McLeod10/10 McLeod (first county record)
First county records: 10/2 Dakota (Lakeville) †MAO, 10/10 McLeod (Schaefer Prairie Preserve) †DWK. Both observations were of birds flushed from grasses.
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2011-04-22Carver4/22 Carver (first county record)
South reports 4/22 Carver (MN Landscape Arboretum) JCy, 4/28 Lac qui Parle (voice-recorded pre-dawn at Plover Prairie) still present 5/6 BJU. Two other south reports lacked convincing details. All north reports (early median 5/11) 5/9 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) MA, 5/11 Cass (Battleground S.F.) ABi, 5/23 Aitkin (McGregor marsh) SLo.
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2011-04-282011-05-06Lac qui Parle4/28, 5/6 Lac qui Parle (second county record)
South reports 4/22 Carver (MN Landscape Arboretum) JCy, 4/28 Lac qui Parle (voice-recorded pre-dawn at Plover Prairie) still present 5/6 BJU. Two other south reports lacked convincing details. All north reports (early median 5/11) 5/9 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) MA, 5/11 Cass (Battleground S.F.) ABi, 5/23 Aitkin (McGregor marsh) SLo.
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2011-09-20Lac qui Parle9/20 Lac qui Parle (third county record)
Only north report 8/22 Aitkin KCR. Two south reports: 9/10 Hennepin †TAT, 9/20 Lac qui Parle (Walter Twp.) BJU.
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2015-05-04Stearns5/4 Stearns (second county record)
All south 5/4 Stearns (St. Wendel Twp.) MJB, m.ob. Early north 5/9 Hubbard (Akeley Twp.) MAW, 5/22 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) JCr. High count 5/23 Aitkin (8, McGregor Marsh) DWK, PEB, HCT.
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2016-05-10Todd5/10 Todd (first county record)
All north 5/10 Todd (Hartford W.M.A.) SEm, 5/21 Roseau (Roseau Lake bed, likely several dozen birds heard calling, but could not distinguish one from another) PEB, DWK, SBM, HCT, 5/27–29 Aitkin (max. 3, McGregor Marsh) BBa, m.ob.
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2016-09-30Brown9/30 Brown (second county record)
One south report: 9/30 Brown (Cottonwood River S.N.A) BRB.
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2017-04-17Rice4/17 Rice (second county record)
All south 4/17 Rice TFB, 5/15–16 Meeker (2, 180th St. wetland) BAb, BNn, PKF. All north 5/12 Kittson (Sanctuary Road) JEe, DvM, 5/27 Aitkin (2, McGregor Marsh) ToL, CEl, ASu.
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2017-05-152017-05-16Meeker5/15, 16 Meeker (second county record)
All south 4/17 Rice TFB, 5/15–16 Meeker (2, 180th St. wetland) BAb, BNn, PKF. All north 5/12 Kittson (Sanctuary Road) JEe, DvM, 5/27 Aitkin (2, McGregor Marsh) ToL, CEl, ASu.
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2017-06-10Murray6/10 Murray (second county record)
Found in Aitkin, Kittson, Roseau, and 6/15 Douglas (Roger M. Holmes W.M.A.) LKo.
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2017-06-15Douglas6/15 Douglas (first county record)
Found in Aitkin, Kittson, Roseau, and 6/15 Douglas (Roger M. Holmes W.M.A.) LKo.
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2017-09-032017-10-17Lyon9/3, 4, 10/17 Lyon (first county record)
One north report 8/26 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) ebd. Three south reports 9/34 Lyon (Sham Lake) GWe, 9/27 Freeborn (Bhagyam W.P.A.) KEm, 10/17 Lyon (Glynn Prairie S.N.A.) BRB.
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2017-09-27Freeborn9/27 Freeborn (first county record)
One north report 8/26 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) ebd. Three south reports 9/34 Lyon (Sham Lake) GWe, 9/27 Freeborn (Bhagyam W.P.A.) KEm, 10/17 Lyon (Glynn Prairie S.N.A.) BRB.
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2018-04-26Rice4/26 Rice (third spring record)
All south 4/26 Rice TFB, 5/2 Redwood (flushed during a prescribed burn) BRB, 5/28 Yellow Medicine (Fortier Twp.) ASu. All north 5/7 Wilken (Rothsay) SKS, 5/24–28 Aitkin (high count 3, McGregor Marsh) ASu, KiH, JmP, 5/25 Roseau (Roseau River W.M.A.) CAs.
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2018-05-02Redwood5/2 Redwood (first county record)
All south 4/26 Rice TFB, 5/2 Redwood (flushed during a prescribed burn) BRB, 5/28 Yellow Medicine (Fortier Twp.) ASu. All north 5/7 Wilken (Rothsay) SKS, 5/24–28 Aitkin (high count 3, McGregor Marsh) ASu, KiH, JmP, 5/25 Roseau (Roseau River W.M.A.) CAs.
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2018-05-07Wilkin5/7 Wilkin (first county record)
All south 4/26 Rice TFB, 5/2 Redwood (flushed during a prescribed burn) BRB, 5/28 Yellow Medicine (Fortier Twp.) ASu. All north 5/7 Wilken (Rothsay) SKS, 5/24–28 Aitkin (high count 3, McGregor Marsh) ASu, KiH, JmP, 5/25 Roseau (Roseau River W.M.A.) CAs.
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2018-05-28Yellow Medicine5/28 Yellow Medicine (first county record)
All south 4/26 Rice TFB, 5/2 Redwood (flushed during a prescribed burn) BRB, 5/28 Yellow Medicine (Fortier Twp.) ASu. All north 5/7 Wilken (Rothsay) SKS, 5/24–28 Aitkin (high count 3, McGregor Marsh) ASu, KiH, JmP, 5/25 Roseau (Roseau River W.M.A.) CAs.
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2019-06-04Lac qui Parle6/4 Lac qui Parle (fourth county record)
 North reports from Aitkin, Hubbard, Marshall, Pine. Probable late spring migrant 6/4 Lac qui Parle † RMD.
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2020-04-30Itasca4/30 Itasca (fifth county record)
One south: 5/15–28 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) RMD, LiH, JGW. All north: 4/30 Itasca (private property) †SC, 5/6 Hubbard RLF, REn, 5/12–27 Aitkin (max. 6, McGregor Marsh) JuW, m.ob., 5/23 Roseau JPR, 5/24 Lake of the Woods (9, season’s high count, Norris Roosevelt Rd.) JPR.
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2020-06-012020-06-03Anoka6/1, 2, 3 Anoka (first summer record)
 Reported from Aitkin, Anoka (continuing from spring through 6/3, Carlos Avery W.M.A.), Otter Tail.
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2020-07-27Otter Tail7/27 Otter Tail (first summer record)
 Reported from Aitkin, Anoka (continuing from spring through 6/3, Carlos Avery W.M.A.), Otter Tail.
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2020-09-23Scott9/23 Scott (second county record)
All south reports were of single individuals: 9/23 Scott (Bradshaw Lake W.M.A.) KeM, 9/26 Brown (Mulligan W.M.A.) KEm, JWH, 9/29 Pipestone (Holland Well Fields) KEm, 10/4 Olmsted (East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) MwT.
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2020-09-26Brown9/26 Brown (third county record)
All south reports were of single individuals: 9/23 Scott (Bradshaw Lake W.M.A.) KeM, 9/26 Brown (Mulligan W.M.A.) KEm, JWH, 9/29 Pipestone (Holland Well Fields) KEm, 10/4 Olmsted (East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) MwT.
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2020-09-29Pipestone9/29 Pipestone (first county record)
All south reports were of single individuals: 9/23 Scott (Bradshaw Lake W.M.A.) KeM, 9/26 Brown (Mulligan W.M.A.) KEm, JWH, 9/29 Pipestone (Holland Well Fields) KEm, 10/4 Olmsted (East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) MwT.
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2020-10-04Olmsted10/4 Olmsted (first county record)
All south reports were of single individuals: 9/23 Scott (Bradshaw Lake W.M.A.) KeM, 9/26 Brown (Mulligan W.M.A.) KEm, JWH, 9/29 Pipestone (Holland Well Fields) KEm, 10/4 Olmsted (East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir) MwT.
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2021-04-26Blue Earth4/26 Blue Earth (first county record)
Two south: 4/26 Blue Earth (1, near Good Thunder) ph. fide KEm, 5/13 Hennepin (1, found distressed in Minneapolis and brought to a wildlife rehab center) ph. fide AXH. All north 5/7–22 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) RLF, REn, SC, 5/30 Kittson (2, also the season high count, along C.R. 7) ANy, DBz, 5/31 Hubbard (Akeley Twp.) fide MAW.
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2021-09-23Ramsey9/23 Ramsey (second fall record)
One north 9/29 St. Louis (Duluth, injured bird sent to rehab facility) FJN. All south 9/23 Ramsey (Tony Schmidt Park) †LiH, 9/26 Waseca (Lundquist W.M.A.) †KEm, JWH, 10/1 Nicollet (Middle Lake) †APi.
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2021-09-26Waseca9/26 Waseca (first county record)
One north 9/29 St. Louis (Duluth, injured bird sent to rehab facility) FJN. All south 9/23 Ramsey (Tony Schmidt Park) †LiH, 9/26 Waseca (Lundquist W.M.A.) †KEm, JWH, 10/1 Nicollet (Middle Lake) †APi.
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2021-09-29St. Louis9/29 St. Louis (third county record)
One north 9/29 St. Louis (Duluth, injured bird sent to rehab facility) FJN. All south 9/23 Ramsey (Tony Schmidt Park) †LiH, 9/26 Waseca (Lundquist W.M.A.) †KEm, JWH, 10/1 Nicollet (Middle Lake) †APi.
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2021-10-01Nicollet10/1 Nicollet (first fall record)
One north 9/29 St. Louis (Duluth, injured bird sent to rehab facility) FJN. All south 9/23 Ramsey (Tony Schmidt Park) †LiH, 9/26 Waseca (Lundquist W.M.A.) †KEm, JWH, 10/1 Nicollet (Middle Lake) †APi.
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2022-05-16Carlton5/16 Carlton (first spring record)
The highest number of spring reports statewide in the last 11 years. Two south reports: 5/21–28 Stearns (max. 2, Lake Wobegon Trail) MtS, HHD, DOr, MJB, AaL, CLu, m.ob., 5/26–31 Anoka (max. 2, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) LBi, m.ob. All north 5/16–30 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) CLR, KWR, m.ob., 5/16 Carlton (near Kettle River) CLR, KWR, 5/16 Hubbard (near Laporte) AxB, ebd, 5/23–29 Morrison (max. 5, Swanville Marsh) SEm, HHD, FGo, RAE, MJB, m.ob., 5/23–30 Roseau (several locations) AFo, LHl, JWK, EHi, 5/27–30 Kittson (340th St.) LHl, JWH, JGW, EHi, 5/29 Lake of the Woods EHi. High count 5/21 Aitkin (57, McGregor Marsh) KWR.
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2022-05-212022-05-28Stearns5/21-22, 5/24-28 Stearns (third county record)
The highest number of spring reports statewide in the last 11 years. Two south reports: 5/21–28 Stearns (max. 2, Lake Wobegon Trail) MtS, HHD, DOr, MJB, AaL, CLu, m.ob., 5/26–31 Anoka (max. 2, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) LBi, m.ob. All north 5/16–30 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) CLR, KWR, m.ob., 5/16 Carlton (near Kettle River) CLR, KWR, 5/16 Hubbard (near Laporte) AxB, ebd, 5/23–29 Morrison (max. 5, Swanville Marsh) SEm, HHD, FGo, RAE, MJB, m.ob., 5/23–30 Roseau (several locations) AFo, LHl, JWK, EHi, 5/27–30 Kittson (340th St.) LHl, JWH, JGW, EHi, 5/29 Lake of the Woods EHi. High count 5/21 Aitkin (57, McGregor Marsh) KWR.
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2022-05-232022-05-29Morrison5/23, 25, 27, 29 Morrison (third county record)
The highest number of spring reports statewide in the last 11 years. Two south reports: 5/21–28 Stearns (max. 2, Lake Wobegon Trail) MtS, HHD, DOr, MJB, AaL, CLu, m.ob., 5/26–31 Anoka (max. 2, Carlos Avery W.M.A.) LBi, m.ob. All north 5/16–30 Aitkin (McGregor Marsh) CLR, KWR, m.ob., 5/16 Carlton (near Kettle River) CLR, KWR, 5/16 Hubbard (near Laporte) AxB, ebd, 5/23–29 Morrison (max. 5, Swanville Marsh) SEm, HHD, FGo, RAE, MJB, m.ob., 5/23–30 Roseau (several locations) AFo, LHl, JWK, EHi, 5/27–30 Kittson (340th St.) LHl, JWH, JGW, EHi, 5/29 Lake of the Woods EHi. High count 5/21 Aitkin (57, McGregor Marsh) KWR.
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2022-06-012022-06-13Anoka6/1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Anoka (second county record)
Found in Aitkin, Anoka (continuing from spring through 6/13), Morrison, Stearns (continuing from spring through 6/4). High count 6/28 Aitkin (12, McGregor Marsh) ebd.
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2022-06-012022-06-04Stearns6/1, 4 Stearns (fourth county record)
Found in Aitkin, Anoka (continuing from spring through 6/13), Morrison, Stearns (continuing from spring through 6/4). High count 6/28 Aitkin (12, McGregor Marsh) ebd.
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2022-10-20Dakota10/20 Dakota (second county record)
Two south reports 10/20 Dakota (Eagan, found stuck in a vestibule of a department store and released) fide ph. LSc, 10/24 Olmsted (Silver Creek Reservoir) †JWH, †JPr, LAV, JmP.
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2022-10-24Olmsted10/24 Olmsted (second county record)
Two south reports 10/20 Dakota (Eagan, found stuck in a vestibule of a department store and released) fide ph. LSc, 10/24 Olmsted (Silver Creek Reservoir) †JWH, †JPr, LAV, JmP.
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2023-05-27Chisago5/27 Chisago (second county record)
 
 Breeds northwest and north-central. Rare migrant throughout. State designation: Special Concern.

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