Families |
Species: Gulls, Terns |
Black-legged Kittiwake (C) (Rissa tridactyla) | Start Date 0000-00-00 | ||||||||
Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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1 | MOU | 1964-12-15 | 1964-12-16 | Knife River | Lake | The Loon 37:59 | Accepted | ||
2 | MOU | 1976-10-30 | Mille Lacs Lake (Garrison) | Crow Wing | The Loon 48:189 | Accepted | |||
3 | MOU | 1979-11-24 | Grand Marais | Cook | The Loon 53:52 | Accepted | |||
4 | MOU | 1980-11-20 | Lakeside Twp., near Mille Lacs Lake | Aitkin | The Loon 53:55 | Accepted | |||
5 | MOU | 1982-05-27 | 1982-05-30 | Duluth | St. Louis | The Loon 54:190 | Accepted | ||
6 | 56:17 | 1983-06-11 | Greenbush | Roseau | (vote 7-0; Loon 55:123). | Accepted | |||
7 | 56:17 | 1983-09-11 | 1983-09-17 | Stoney Point | St. Louis | (vote 7-0; Loon 55:179). | Accepted | ||
MOU | 1983-09-11 | 1983-09-18 | Stoney Point | St. Louis | The Loon 55:179 | Accepted | |||
8 | MOU | 1983-11-20 | Kettle River | Carlton | The Loon 55:181 | Accepted | |||
9 | 57:119 | 1984-10-26 | Stoney Point | St. Louis | (vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1988-11-08 | Dakota | 11/8 Dakota (sixth state record) (first county record) 11/8 Hastings, Dakota-Washington Co. JD., TF (The Loon 60:187-88). | ||||||
10 | 61:10 | 1988-11-08 | Hastings | Washington | Dakota | (vote 7-0; The Loon 60:187-188). | Accepted | ||
11 | 61:121 | 1988-12-03 | 1988-12-05 | Black Dog L. | Dakota | Hennepin | (vote 7-0; The Loon 61:45-46). | Accepted | |
MOU | 1988-12-03 | 1988-12-08 | Black Dog Lake, Minnesota River | Dakota | Hennepin | The Loon 61:45-46 | Accepted | ||
12 | 61:121 | 1989-04-20 | Bemidji | Beltrami | (vote 7-0; The Loon 61:84-85). | Accepted | |||
13 | MOU | 1991-03-30 | Mississippi River at Lock & Dam #7 | Winona | The Loon 63:143 | Accepted | |||
14 | 64:15 | 1991-10-26 | 1991-10-27 | Tofte | Cook | (vote 7-0; The Loon 63:279). | Accepted | ||
15 | 64:138 | 1991-11-03 | Duluth | St. Louis | (vote 6-1; The Loon 64:123). | Accepted | |||
16 | 64:138 | 1991-11-18 | Temperance River S. P. | Cook | (vote 7-0; The Loon 64:124). | Accepted | |||
17 | 67:165 | 1994-12-26 | Duluth | St. Louis | (The Loon 67:110). | Accepted | |||
18 | 68:58 | 1995-09-16 | Duluth | St. Louis | Accepted | ||||
19 | 68:164 | 1995-11-12 | near Orwell Wildlife Management Area | Otter Tail | (The Loon 68:71). | Accepted | |||
20 | 68:164 | 1995-12-01 | 1995-12-02 | Black Dog Lake | Dakota | (The Loon 68:71-73). | Accepted | ||
21 | 69:28 | 1996-09-28 | Bena | Cass | (The Loon 69:44). | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1996-09-28 | 1996-11-10 | Cass | 9/28, 11/10 Cass (fourteenth state record) (first county record) Two reports from Lake Winnibigoshish, possibly the same bird, 9/28 Cass PS (The Loon 69:44) and 11/10 Cass PS (The Loon 68:247). | |||||
22 | 69:28 | 1996-11-10 | Bena | Cass | (The Loon 68:247). | Accepted | |||
23 | 70:44 | 1997-11-02 | 1997-11-17 | Grand Marais | Cook | (photo record #97–75, vote 7–0, The Loon 69:222– 223). | Accepted | ||
24 | 70:44 | 1997-11-27 | Two Harbors | Lake | (record #97–85, vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
25 | 71:36 | 1998-09-24 | 1998-09-26 | Duluth | St. Louis | (record #98–82, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||
26 | 72:40 | 1999-11-21 | Grand Marais | Cook | (record #99–72, vote 6–1, The Loon 72:59). | Accepted | |||
27 | 73:168 | 2000-10-21 | Grand Marais | Cook | (record #2001-09, vote 7–0, The Loon 73:124– 125). | Accepted | |||
28 | 73:35 | 2000-10-30 | 2000-11-02 | Two Harbors | Lake | (record #2000-89, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||
29 | 74:161 | 2001-11-12 | near Grand Marais | Cook | (record #2002-10, vote 7–0, The Loon 74:122). Clearly identifiable photos of this juvenile/first-winter bird were included in the documentation. | Accepted | |||
30 | 74:161 | 2001-11-30 | Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2002-12, vote 7–0, The Loon 74:176–177). There is the possibility that this and the other two kittiwake records (2002-10 and 13) all refer to the same individual. | Accepted | |||
31 | 74:161 | 2001-12-02 | near Sandstone | Pine | (record #2002-13, vote 7–0, The Loon 74:58–59). This gull was found under unusual circumstances: it was feeding on a deer carcass on the shoulder of Interstate 35. | Accepted | |||
32 | 78:126 | 2005-12-04 | Cenakio Lake, Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park | Anoka | (record #2005-088, vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
33 | 78:126 | 2005-12-07 | 2005-12-24 | Black Dog Lake | Dakota | Hennepin | (record #2005-082, vote 7–0). Both of these records referred to firstFall 2006 129 winter kittiwakes and may have involved the same individual; the latter was photographed by many observers. | Accepted | |
avian information | 2005-12-07 | 2006-01-01 | Dakota | 12/7-24, 1/1 Dakota (fourth county record) Two accepted records, possibly involving the same 1st-winter bird: 12/4 Anoka (Cenakio Lake, Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) †GP, 12/7–24 Dakota/Hennepin (west outflow of Black Dog Lake) ph. †JPM, m.ob. The latter was also documented by †CMB, ph. DAC, †PCC, ph. †AXH, †PSV as it lingered for a record 18 days and provided the first record for a Minnesota Christmas Bird Count (Bloomington CBC). | |||||
34 | 79:123 | 2007-01-11 | 2007-01-12 | Lake Pepin | Wabasha | (record #2007-010, vote 7–0). Record late by more than two weeks (26 December 1994, The Loon 67:110). | Accepted | ||
35 | 82:3 | 2009-10-31 | Superior Entry | St. Louis | (record #2009-049, vote 7–0). Ninth county record. None of the state's 35 records refers to adults. | Accepted | |||
avian information | 2010-11-21 | 2010-11-22 | Lac qui Parle | 11/21, 22 Lac qui Parle (first county record) Immature found 11/21 (third earliest date south) Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU and relocated the next day 11/22 RAE. | |||||
36 | 84:3 | 2011-12-13 | 2011-12-17 | Canal Park, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2011-042, vote 7–0). The 17 December 2011 photo (taken during the Duluth Christmas Bird Count) is diagnostic, as is the description from the original observer. first-cycle; | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2011-12-13 | 2011-12-18 | St. Louis | 12/13, 17, 18 St. Louis (third winter record) Two reports St. Louis (Canal Park) of probably the same first-cycle bird: 12/13 †JCa and 12/17 ph. †KJB. [Corrected] | |||||
37 | 85:3 | 2012-11-10 | Canal Park in Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2012-040, vote 7–0). Juvenile. While not photographed, the record is supported by written details from a highly-knowledgeable gull observer. | Accepted | |||
38 | 85:3 | 2012-11-28 | Canal Park in Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2012-042, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. This appears to be the first documented adult on record in the state. | Accepted | |||
39 | 86:3 | 2013-02-03 | Lakeview Park, Two Harbors | Lake | (record #2013-068, vote 7–0). Only the second state-record adult. Observed by at least one experienced observer. | Accepted | |||
avian information | 2013-02-03 | 2013-02-10 | Lake | 2/3, 10 Lake (fourth county record) See documented reports still under review. | |||||
40 | 88:91 | 2016-01-16 | 2016-02-12 | Canal Park, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2016002, vote 7–0). Two first-cycle individuals, both photographed 16–18 January (The Loon 88:138–139). At least one of the two birds lingered until 12 February 2016. | Accepted | ||
41 | 89:87 | 2016-02-15 | Agate Bay, Two Harbors | Lake | (record #2016-053, vote 7–0). Juvenile, photographed. | Accepted | |||
42 | 89:3 | 2016-11-07 | Agate Bay, Two Harbors | Lake | (record #2016-043, vote 7–0). Juvenile, photographed. | Accepted | |||
avian information | 2017-11-24 | 2017-11-25 | Washington | 11/24-25 Washington (second county record) First-cycle seen 11/24–25 Washington (Hazen P. Mooers Park) † KIs, ph. PNi, ph. † MJM, † EzH. | |||||
43 | 90:3 | 2017-11-25 | Washington County (record #2017-048 | Washington | (record #2017-048, vote 7–0). Great find and photo documentation | Accepted | |||
44 | 90:86 | 2017-11-25 | Washington County (record #2017-048 | Washington | (record #2017-048, vote 7–0). Great find and photo documentation | Accepted | |||
45 | 93:115 | 2022-03-29 | 2022-03-30 | Canal Park, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2022-076, vote 7–0). Apparent first-cycle, photographed. | Accepted | ||
46 | 93:3 | 2022-12-16 | Lake Pepin | Wabasha | (record #2022-100, vote 7–0). Juvenile/first cycle, photographed. | Accepted | |||
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  | Forty-three records: 3 spring, 1 summer, 27 fall, and 12 winter. Recorded in six of the last ten years, most recently 2017. |
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 |