Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Blackbirds, Orioles 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: Blackbirds, Orioles
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
[Sturnella meadowlark]
Orchard Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Scott's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
[Quiscalus grackle]

Bullock's Oriole(Icterus bullockii)
YearSeasonNS
1968Fall3 reports from St. Louis County 10-12 -10-31 from H. Sims, Mrs. Benon and BL. 23 March 1969
1968WinterMid-Oct.-1213 St. Louis (Duluth) imm. male JCG et al.; (see article in this issue) June 1969 Loon; first Minnesota record; photographs on file National Photoduplicate File.
2013Spring1 An adult male was found on 5/14 in Hennepin at a residential feeder in St. Louis Park ph. †DeJ. This is only the second record for the state.
2019Spring2 The third and fourth state records occurred within days of each other: 5/10–14 Brown (adult male, Sleepy Eye) ph. † BTS, ph. † NMe, ph. † AXH, ph. † PHS, † DAB, † EzH, † PCC, † KRE, ph. NaH, m.ob. (The Loon 91:130–131), 5/18–20 Kandiyohi (first-year male, Wilmar) RSF, † EzH, ph. † KEm, ph. MEm, m.ob.
2020Spring1 Fifth state record 5/4–8 Crow Wing (male, Riverton) ph. BUk, ph. RZi, ph. †LS, ph. †WCM, m.ob.
2020Fall1 Minnesota’s sixth record and second fall record 10/26–30 (but see winter report) Itasca (Coleraine) ph. †SC, ph. †KEm, ph. †JGW, m.ob. Interestingly, four out of the six records have occurred since 2019.
2020Winter1 Minnesota’s sixth sighting and first winter record was last seen 12/18–19 Itasca (Colaraine) SC, EEO.
2022Spring11 Seventh and eighth state records: 5/9–10 Stearns (Waite Park, adult male) MBi, †PCC, ph. †DRL, 5/22 Itasca (Bigfork, first-year male) ph. JsM.
 
 Eight records: six spring, one fall, and one fall-winter. Recorded in four of the last ten years, most recently 2022. Formerly Accidental.

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.