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
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
[Snow Goose X Ross's Goose]
Greater White-fronted Goose
[Snow Goose X Greater White-fronted Goose]
[Taiga Bean-Goose]
Brant
Brant (Atlantic)
Brant (Black)
Cackling Goose
[Snow Goose X Cackling Goose]
[Ross's Goose X Cackling Goose]
Canada Goose
[Snow Goose X Canada Goose]
[Greater White-fronted Goose X Canada Goose]
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
[Cygnus swan]
Wood Duck
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
[Blue-winged Teal X Cinnamon Teal]
Northern Shoveler
[Blue-winged Teal X Northern Shoveler]
Gadwall
[Northern Shoveler X Gadwall]
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
[Gadwall X American Wigeon]
Mallard
[Northern Shoveler X Mallard]
[Gadwall X Mallard]
American Black Duck
[Mallard X American Black Duck]
Mottled Duck
Northern Pintail
[Gadwall X Northern Pintail]
[Mallard X Northern Pintail]
Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian)
Green-winged Teal (American)
[Cinnamon Teal X Green-winged Teal]
Canvasback
Redhead
[Canvasback X Redhead]
Ring-necked Duck
[Redhead X Ring-necked Duck]
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
[Ring-necked Duck X Greater Scaup]
Lesser Scaup
[Ring-necked Duck X Lesser Scaup]
King Eider
Common Eider
[Somateria eider]
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
[Bufflehead X Common Goldeneye]
Barrow's Goldeneye
[Common Goldeneye X Barrow's Goldeneye]
Smew
Hooded Merganser
[Common Goldeneye X Hooded Merganser]
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

[Blue-winged Teal X Cinnamon Teal](Spatula discors X S. cyanoptera)
YearSeasonNS
1991Spring4/27 Lac qui Parle AB and 5/8/10 Aitkin WN, PS (The Loon 63:197198).
2002Spring Male apparent hybrids documented 4/19–20+ Goodhue (Frontenac) JSF, †AXH, ph. PHS, 4/22 Crow Wing (near Brainerd) ph. BiM, 5/2 Traverse (Mud L.) †KJB, 5/17+ Becker (Bisson L.) ph. FJN, m.ob.
2004Spring Male presumed hybrid photographed 4/6 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir by Rochester) DMA, PWP et al.
2013Spring Probable hybrids between Blue-winged and Cinnamon teal 4/9–22 Goodhue (S.R. 56 and Scotia Trail) ph. †GHo, RDa, ph. †CMB, m.ob., 4/17–18 Nicollet †MiO, 4/27 Freeborn (near Geneva) †PEJ, †DFN.
2015Spring One report: 4/16–26 Stearns (adult male, Albany W.T.P.) †RMD, ph. ANy, †MJB, †PCC, ph. GHo.
2020Spring3 All reports: 4/18–23 Goodhue (adult male, Lake Byllesby) RBW, MZa, †TGi, 4/21 – 5/2 Dakota (adult male, same individual reported from Goodhue side) FFa, ph. BHe, ph. TGi, EzH, 4/23 Freeborn (adult male) ph. †PEJ.
2021Spring2 Two south reports: 4/9 Winona (Glendale Hollow Pools) ph. †LHl, 4/20 Freeborn (Myre-Big Island S.P.) †NiR.
2022Spring2 Two south reports: 5/8 Lyon (Cottonwood W.T.P.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/10 Murray (no details) ANy.
 
 Hybrid Species.

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.
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.