The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Towhees, Sparrows | Occurrence | |
| This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
Seasons |
| Species: Towhees, Sparrows |
| Baird's Sparrow(Centronyx bairdii) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Summer | Evanson, Ry ~gaard, Pittelkow and Risser found a nest of two eggs near Euclid, on June 20. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | Heard singing by Dr. Breckenridge on 22 June, when he was looking for a Greater Prairie Chicken nest. He saw one Baird's Sparrow at that time, between Felton and Ulen, Clay County. On 4 July, members of the Avifaunal Club visited the same area and found four singing birds. On 15 July at least 20 singing birds were seen and heard. Le Conte's Sparrows: An adult was seen to feed one young a worm on 26 August in Becker County just south of Waubun, by R. Huber. Bob Cohen reports taking a few specimens about 40 miles north of Duluth on 20 July. These would be the first Boreal Zone specimens for Minnesota. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | May 24, Clay Co., between Felton and Ulen, 2 seen and heard, R. Grant. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 4-26 Warroad, Roseau Co., 3, PEB, very good details. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-4 Roseau Co., near Pine Creek, 4+, (details ?), GES. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 5-30 Clay Co., 3 mi. SE Felton, 1 singing male seen by AB, RLH; all field marks noted, but the very distinctive song is still the most reliable character; this "itinerant feathermerchant" seems to be nomadic along our western border, but perhaps, optimistically, it may still breed in small isolated colonies of untouched prairie? | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 7-21 Clay Co, 3 mi SE Felton, 3 singing males, excellent details, DB. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 5-23 v1rg1n prairie spot near Felton, Clay Co. (5) KE, PE; see article this issue. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 6-13 Felton, Clay Co. (2) DB. Perhaps this rare species nested there this year? | ||
| 1971 | Spring | one reported by Tim I. Mjos on 5-13 at Felton, Clay Co.; no details. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 7-31 Felton, Clay Co. KRE. LeConte1 S Sparrow: seen in Marshall. Mahnomen, Clearwater, Hubbard, Aitkin, Lyon (HCK). | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 5-22 Clay Dr. Oscar Johnson; 5-31 Wilkin HK. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 3 reports: 5-11 Wilkin (1) LCF; 5-29 Clay (Felton, 2) TS; 5-30 Clay (Felton, 1 seen 3 heard) RJ. See Loon 49:175. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | After 2 or 3 were found on 5-29 at the Felton prairie by T. Savaloja, many observers added this elusive sparrow to their lists in early June; last seen on 6-18 (JB). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-14 Clay (2) GO. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Seen in Clay (Felton, BDC). | ||
| 1980 | Spring | One report: 5-23 Clay NH. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Seen in Clay (two males, Keene Twp., KRE). | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Seen in Clay (7/6 Felton prairie, LCF) and Crow Wing (6/24-28, The Loon 58: 131-132; first sighting in state away from western prairies). These are the first summer reports in the state since 1980. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Two singing males at Felton Prairie, Clay (6/24, The Loon 60:132-133). | ||
| 1991 | Summer | One observed on 6/1 in Felton Prairie area, Clay Co. KR (The Loon 63:275); also singing male observed 6/19 to 7/9 within Roseau River WMA, Roseau Co. KB (The Loon 63:284-285). | ||
| 1993 | Summer | As many as three singing males observed from 6/26 to 7/5 at Felton Prairie, Clay Co. (KE et al.). This species has now been reported in five of the past fourteen summers. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | First summer record since 1993. Single bird discovered singing on 6/7 at Felton Prairie in Clay Co. AH, PH (The Loon 70:62); subsequently seen through 6/12 mob. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Only the third summer that this species has been reported in the past ten years: 6/18 – 7/28+ Polk (Glacial Ridge Project) †JPR, ph. JJS, †PCC, †PHS, m.obs., and different individual 7/14 Polk (section 29, Tilden Twp.) †JPR. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Reported in Polk (at The Nature Conservancy's Glacial Ridge Project) through 8/10 fide AXH. A photograph of this bird appeared on the cover of the previous issue. | ||
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | Reported 6/13–20 Douglas (Ost Rd. and C.R. 6) DaC, v.t. BWF, SC, †ADS, m.ob. | |
| Former summer resident northwest. Last breeding record 1937. Recorded in one (2016) of the last ten years. State designation: Endangered. | ||||
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| Column N | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North. |
| Column S | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South. |