The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | 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: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks |
| Barrow's Goldeneye(Bucephala islandica) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Spring | 4-13 Fond du Lac, (south edge of Duluth), JCG, BL, RLH. (See Notes of Interest in previous issue. | ||
| 1966 | Spring | on 3-1 the same adult male (?) seen in January near the Pig's Eye Sewage Disposal Plant in St. Paul was seen again by BL near Navy Island in St. Paul on the Mississippi River. Another report, without details, was received on 3-25 from northeast Minneapolis on the Mississippi River near Hall's Island, in company with the well-known wintering raft of Common Goldeneyes; perhaps also the same bird? | ||
| 1966 | Winter | 12-31 to 49 June 1967 about 3-15, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., 1 ad male seen by many observers, except on 1-31 when RAK and FN observed 2 ad males and what appeared to be a female because of the close association with the two males; this compares very nicely with a report on 2-11 at Blackdog, Dakota Co. (only a few miles from the St. Paul site) when EMB and his brother observed 2 ad males and a closely associated female. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 3-8 and 3-12 NSP Blackdog Plant, Dakota Co., 1 male, EMB; 4-12 Chisholm, St. Louis Co., 1 male, FVS. (See Notes of Interest) | ||
| 1967 | Winter | 1-1(VL, DB,RLH,RBJ), 1-3(FN/MAS) Blackdog, Dakota Co. | ||
| 1968 | Winter | 12-27 BL, 2-26 EC Ramsey (St. Paul) male; (seen also by RBJ, RG). | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 3-9 (pair) Hennepin Co., across from Black Dog, VL; 4-6 Lake Vadnais, Ramsey Co., LAF (no details) JJ. | ||
| 1969 | Winter | 12-13- all winter, Dakota EMB. | ||
| 1972 | Winter | 12-16 (1 male) Big Stone DP. | ||
| 1973 | Winter | A male was seen on 1-6 at Sartell, Stearns Co. (NH) and no less than 3 were reported on the St. Paul Christmas Count; this is a very rare bird in Minnesota and details should be submitted on all sightings; it is unfortun- ate that few if any birders were notified of the birds in St. Paul so that they could be checked out. | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 5-11 Nine Mile Lake, Lake Co., 2 males observed by H. Tucker. | ||
| 1974 | Winter | Three reports with good details: one female at Grand Marais, Cook Co. on 12-12 (JG, BJ); one male at Duluth on 2-1 (CF); another at Hovland, Cook Co. on 1-25 (Thunder Bay Field Naturalists). | ||
| 1977 | Fall | 10-15 Duluth 1 imm. male (KE, PE); 11-20 Mille Lacs 1 female (J. Blanich et al). | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 4-14 Otter Tail (2) GO. | ||
| 1979 | Winter | Lilydale, Ramsey Co. 12-30 until 1-4 (B. Litkey). | ||
| 1980 | Winter | A pair at Black Dog Lake, Dakota County 2-21 (ES) lingered into March (mob). Details in The Loon 53:110-111. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 3-4 through 7 Dakota (Black Dog) RA, MW. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | 11/24, 11/30-12/1 Hennepin SC (The Loon 56:67). | ||
| 1983 | Winter | Reports of two males at Black Dog, Dakota County from 1-7 till the end of the period (mob). Also reported from Lake Calhoun, Hennepin on 12-1 (SC) and on the Mississippi near Elk River, Sherburne Co. on 2-4, Gary Swanson. Bujjtehead Reported on the Grand Marais and Willmar CBC's. A January report from Two Harbors, Lake Co. on l-1 (SWMS). Spring migrants in the southeast in Houston 2-25, (FL) and Olmsted, 2-25 (KL). | ||
| 1984 | Winter | One at Black Dog L., Dakota Co. on 12-7; (The Loon 57:61-62). | ||
| 1985 | Fall | 11/9 Hennepin OJ | ||
| 1986 | Spring | 4/1-5 J. Kramer et al. (The Loon 58: 141). Olmsted JEB, RE, AMP. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | 11/29 Lake Calhoun Hennepin SC, GP (The Loon 59:55-56). .Common Goldeneye Early south 10/15 Anoka SC, Hennepin GP, 10/21 Washington TBB. Buffiehead Early north 10/4 Cook SL, Polk DS; early south 10/5 Ramsey KB, 10/15 Faribault NHo; late north 11/19 Cook KMH, 11/21 Duluth KE; late south 11/26 Waseca JF, 11.30 HEnnepin AB, SC, OJ. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | 5/27 Grand Portage, Cook Co. AB, BL (The Loon 61 :140). Buffiehead Early south 3/10 Cottonwood ED, 3/19 GoodhueAB ; early north 4/1 OtterTail SDM, 4/6 Duluth KE; late south 5/16 Goodhue APr, 5/20 Hennepin DZ. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Male found in late May at Grand Portage, Cook Co. (The Loon 61: 140); last reported on 6/4 WP. | ||
| 1989 | Winter | A well-described female remained at Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co. Ill to 3/4, SDM (The Loon 62:96-99). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | 3/29-4113 Sherburne SNWR (The Loon 62:165). Buffiehead Early south 3/4 Cottonwood ED, 3/10 Houston FL, Pipestone ND; early north 3/31 St. Louis DE, 4/1 OtterTail SDM, 4/8 Itasca TS; late south 5/4 Steele BSE, 5/11 Hennepin SC. | ||
| 1993 | Winter | Imm. male observed on the Mississippi River at Elk River, 2/24–25 Sherburne KB et al. | ||
| 1994 | Winter | Adult male reported 12/25–1/10 on the Mississippi River, Ramsey Co. AH (The Loon 67:176–177), and 1/20–29 at Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. mob (details provided). Although there were no February reports, this bird apparently overwintered since what was presumably the same bird was reported again at Black Dog Lake in March. An adult female also reported 1/1–2 on the Mississippi River, Ramsey Co. WW et al. (The Loon 67:61-62), 2/26 Lac qui Parle WMA RSc. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Reported through 3/13 Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. BF, PJ, AH and through 3/24 Pigs Eye Lake, Ramsey Co. (adult male) KB. This same individual had overwintered in area (The Loon 67:145). | ||
| 1995 | Fall | One male 11/29 Lilydale, Ramsey Co. KB. | ||
| 1995 | Winter | Adult male overwintered at Blue Lake treatment plant, Scott Co. CMa, mob (The Loon 68:130–131). | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Overwintered through 3/24 Scott (male) mob. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Reported 11/13+ (overwintered) at Blue Lake lagoons, Scott Co. (male) mob. This was considered the same individual that overwintered in 1995–96. | ||
| 1996 | Winter | For the second year in a row, an adult male overwintered at the Blue Lake treatment plant, Scott Co. mob. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Overwintered through 3/16 Scott (male) mob. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Reported 11/19+ Scott (Blue Lake sewage lagoons) mob, overwintering male. | ||
| 1997 | Winter | For the third year in a row, an adult male overwintered at the Blue Lake treatment plant, Scott Co. mob. The same individual was reported 2/22–23 Black Dog Lake, Dakota Co. PJ. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Male overwintered through 3/11 Scott mob. | ||
| 2000 | Winter | Adult male found 2/3 St. Louis (Canal Park, Duluth) HHD remained through end of period. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Immature female seen 3/1 Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) †KJB (The Loon 73:180–182). The drake at Canal Park in Duluth since 2/3 was last reported 3/19 St. Louis fide KRE. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Adult male photographed 11/17 Houston (Pool #8 near Reno) †PEJ(The Loon 74:118–119). | ||
| 2002 | Winter | Female reported 1/30–2/28+ Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) †SPM, †PHS et al. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Adult male 4/2 Hennepin (Long Meadow L.) †TAT, †PEB, m.ob. Female at Fergus Falls since 1/30 last reported 3/11 SPM et al. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Adult male seen 11/11–15 Houston (second earliest south, Pool #8) †PEJ, DFN. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Adult male 11/21 Houston (Pool #8) †DFN, †PEJ. Third November record from this location since 2001. | ||
| 2004 | Winter | Adult male 12/27–1/11 Dakota (seen in both MN and WI from Freedom Park, Prescott, WI) ph. †JPM, †CMB, †PEB, †PHS; also recorded on the Hastings-Etter CBC, and 1/1 Washington (2 adult males, Afton CBC) †Peter Rodewald et al. [Corrected] | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Adult male 11/20 Houston (Pool #8) †DBz, CHo, JWH. Fourth November record from this location since 2001. | ||
| 2005 | Winter | Adult male 2/19 Wabasha (Lake Pepin) inadvertently photographed by NyC among large group of Common Goldeneyes and later identified from image posted to MOU-net †JPM, DSM (The Loon 78:178). What was presumably the same bird refound 2/26 Wabasha †PEJ. | ||
| 2006 | Winter | 1 | Adult male found 1/19 Dakota (seen from Prescott, WI) KJB was refound 1/21 †JPM and documented through 2/1 †CMB, †PEB, ph. DAC, †PCC. | |
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | Adult male 3/26–4/11 Cass (Kabekona Narrows, Leech L.) ph. †BAW, MMa, DAY, PJR. | |
| 2007 | Fall | 1 | Male in eclipse plumage 10/6–7 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) †KRE, ph. JWL, †MLH, ph. †PHS. | |
| 2007 | Winter | 3 | Two alternate males first reported 12/16 Dakota (near Prescott, WI) were present in Dakota and Washington until 12/19; thereafter, one male remained until at least 1/13 †BAF, †PEB, †KJB, ph. †DWK, JPM, ph. DAC. What likely was the other of these males was found downriver 1/5 in Goodhue (Colvill Park, Red Wing) †PDe. An alternate male was also reported 2/2 Wabasha (Lake Pepin, Read's Landing area) †BAF. Subsequently, many observers reported 1 or 2 alternate males in Wabasha through 3/4, though only one was documented (BAF, JWH, m.ob.). | |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | One of the adult males wintering on the Mississippi River lingered until 3/4 Wabasha (Reads Landing) †BAF, m.ob. | |
| 2008 | Fall | 1 | 2 | All documented reports: 11/1+ St. Louis (ad. male at Park Point) ph. †PHS, †MLH, †DAC, †KRE, m.ob., 11/17–19 Meeker (ad. male on Lake Ripley) †DMF, ph. RWS, m.ob., 11/22 Houston (ad. male on Pool 8 of Mississippi R.) †PEJ, DFN. |
| 2008 | Winter | 1 | Probably the same adult male found 11/1 (Park Point) over-wintered in the Canal Park area of Duluth and was last seen in early March ph. †PHS, †MLH, †KRE, m.ob. | |
| 2009 | Spring | 2 | All reports: 3/1–8 St. Louis (over-wintering adult male, Duluth) †PHS, m.ob., 4/7–9 Itasca (Grand Rapids W.T.P.) KTP, †SC, ph. †EEO, m.ob. | |
| 2009 | Fall | 1 | Adult male seen 11/17+ in St. Louis (between Park Point and 21st Avenue East, Duluth) †PHS, †DDo, ph. EBr, m.ob. may have been the same individual that over-wintered from November 2008 to March 2009. | |
| 2009 | Winter | 1 | 4 | Providing the first record for the Duluth CBC and likely the same individual present in late November, an adult male over-wintered 12/8 – 2/28 St. Louis (Duluth) KJB, ph. †PHS m.ob. See also Fall report. Recorded 3 of last 10 years (2001, 2007, 2008) in Duluth area with no reports between the 1970's and 2000 fide PHS. An adult male was present Dakota/Washington (Prescott, WI area). First documented here 1/3 †BAF, and last observed 1/6 JPM. An adult male and 1st-year male were present and well documented 1/16 Wabasha (Camp Lacupolis, Lake Pepin) †BAF, †PEJ, ph. †KJB, m.ob. The adult lingered through 2/14 and was joined by a second adult male 2/6-13 †BAF, DBM. Another adult male was found 2/28 Sherburne (Mississippi River, Elk River) ph. †KJB. |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | Only reports: 3/16 St. Louis (over-wintering adult male, Park Point) ph. †KJB, 3/23–27 St. Louis (female, Park Point) †KJB, †PHS. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 1 | Adult male seen 11/12–13 in St. Louis (Duluth) GGa, ph. †PHS, ph. (The Loon 83:91–92). KJB may have been the same individual that overwintered from November to March of 2008–2009 and 2009–2010. | |
| 2010 | Winter | 1 | 2 | Only documented report: 2/27+ Wright (adult male, Mississippi River, Monticello) †PEJ, †DFN, †DWK (The Loon 83:141). |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 3/1–5 Wright (adult male lingered from late February, Monticello) PEJ, m.ob., 4/8 St. Louis (adult male, Park Point R.A.) †PHS. |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | Adult male seen 11/19–29+ in St. Louis (Duluth) ph. †PHS, †KRE, †JLK, ph. KJB may have been the same individual seen from November to March of 2008–2009 and 2009–2010, and April 2011. | |
| 2011 | Winter | 2 | 4 | One north record of an adult male 12/11–2/19 St. Louis (Canal Park and then various other Lake Superior locations in Duluth from 27th Ave. West to 42nd Ave. East) KJB, ph. †PHS, ph. ANy, ph. CyB, m.ob. This is the same male recorded the previous month at Canal Park (11/19–29; see The Loon 84:70) and probably the previous three winters as well (since winter 2008). South reports involve possibly the same adult male found in Goodhue, Wabasha (Lake Pepin) and Winona (near Minneiska) 12/5–1/15 KJB, †PEJ, †DFN, ph. JWH, m.ob., and an adult female 12/26 Wabasha (in same flock with adult male) †PEJ, †DFN. Another adult male seen ;12/20 Benton (Mississippi River) †BAB. |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 3/16 Lac qui Parle (Bolland Slough) †JF, 3/22 St. Louis (overwintering adult male, Park Point) †PHS. |
| 2012 | Winter | 1 | Adult male overwintered St. Louis (Duluth, mostly Superior Entry) 12/25–2/17+ ph. KJB, ph. †PHS, †DWi, ph. †HCT, ph. †KRE, ph. JLK, ph. BU, ph. SLP, ph. AM, m.ob. Plumage characteristics from photos indicate this is probably the same male that has returned to this area annually since 2008. | |
| 2013 | Spring | 1 | 2 | All reports: 3/9–4/8 Anoka/Hennepin (male, Coon Rapids Dam) †CF, †RZi, †HCT, †DWK, 3/25–4/16 St. Louis (overwintering male in Duluth Harbor; female also documented 3/25–26 in the same flock) MFu, †KJB, †PHS, †JLK. |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | Adult male on Lake Pepin in Goodhue 11/23 †PEJ, †DFN. | |
| 2013 | Winter | 1 | 2 | All reports: 12/12–13 St. Louis (adult female, Duluth, 23rd Ave. East) EBr, ph. †TRK, †KRE, †PHS, †JLK, m.ob., 12/1 Wabasha (adult male, Pool 5) †PEJ, 1/11 Goodhue (adult female, Lock and Dam 3) †PEJ, 1/19 Goodhue (immature female, Lock and Dam 3) †PEJ. |
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | Adult female found 3/22 Winona (Pool #5 near Minneiska) †PEJ. | |
| 2014 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Winter | 1 | One report with comments: 12/19 Otter Tail †SPM, DST. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | Adult male reported on Brockway Lake (without details) 4/9–10 Cass JWM, DAY. | |
| 2015 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Winter | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Winter | 1 | 3 | One female was reported 12/24–1/1 Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) MJB, ph. WPl, m.ob., while presumably the same male moved along the Mississippi River as it froze and opened up 1/7–9 Wright (Monticello) ph. CLL, 1/21–2/14 Anoka and Hennepin (Champlin, Mississippi River) ph. ARh, m.ob. |
| 2017 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2017 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2017 | Winter | 1 | All reports: 1/17 Otter Tail (female, Orwell W.M.A.) ph. WPl, 2/1 Otter Tail (presumably the same female, Fergus Falls, Riverside Waterfowl Sanctuary) JsS, JSw. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | One north report 3/27 Otter Tail (female, Riverside Park, Fergus Falls) ph. WPl. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 1 |  Only report 11/9 Cass (drake harvested on Leech Lake) ph. fide AXH. | |
| 2018 | Winter | 1 | Female overwintered Otter Tail (Fergus Falls) 1/10–2/11 ph. WPl, m.ob. Possibly the same female was also reported from this location the previous two winters. | |
| 2019 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2019 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2019 | Winter | 3 | Â Two records: 12/19–1/14 Wabasha (female, near Camp Lacupolis) † PEJ, 1/28–2/24 Wright/Sherburne (female, Monticello) ToL, ph. REn, m.ob. | |
| 2020 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2020 | Fall | 1 | One north record 11/19 Beltrami (female, Lake Bemidji) †REn, AxB. | |
| 2021 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2021 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2022 | Spring | No spring reports since 2018. | ||
| 2022 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2022 | Winter | 1 | One report: 12/21 Wabasha (adult male, Mississippi River) †PEJ. This species has been reported in seven of the past ten winters. | |
| Rare migrant mostly east. Overwinters locally. Recorded in nine of the last ten years, most recently 2023. | ||||
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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. |