The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Grebes | 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: Grebes |
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Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe |
Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe |
Western Grebe Clark's Grebe |
[Western Grebe X Clark's Grebe] [Aechmophorus grebe] |
| Clark's Grebe(Aechmophorus clarkii) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Spring | 5/10 Grant TRF, first Minnesota record for this new species. (The Loon 58:110). | ||
| 1987 | Spring | 5/2 Heron Lake, Jackson, B. Pieper, D. Ruhme (The Loon 57:102). 5/7 Duluth M. Hendrickson, KE et al. (The Loon 59:210- 2/1 ). | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Single bird reported at Rushfeldt Lake, Clay Co. (6/26, LCF); this and all records of this species are currently being reevaluated. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Only report: 5/22 Moorhead, Clay Co. LCF (The Loon 61:150-151). | ||
| 1991 | Summer | One individual observed on 6/8 in Big Stone PS et al. (The Loon 63:194-196); two adults with two young on 7/27-30 at Lake Traverse, Traverse Co. KE et al. (The Loon 63:220-225). | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Reported 8/14 Traverse DB. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Seventh state record. 5/3 Jackson AB (The Loon 64:174). | ||
| 1992 | Summer | One discovered among Western Grebes on 6/25 at Diamond L., Kandiyohi Co. RJ, RG (The Loon 64:163). | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Reported 8/21–23 Yellow Medicine KE, mob. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Reported 5/1 Traverse PB, AH (The Loon 65:151–152), 5/25 Traverse (same bird) HHu. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Reported for third consecutive summer. One bird was seen on 6/8 at Lake Traverse, Traverse County PS (this individual was probably the same bird first discovered there in spring); another bird was observed on 6/20 at Long Lake in Meeker County AB. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 4/16 Lac qui Parle (2) CM (The Loon 66:106), 4/30 Traverse (third consecutive year) DJ (The Loon 66:154–155), 5/12 Big Stone WM. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Nested at Minnesota Lake in Faribault RJ, AH et al. (The Loon 66:208); this species has been reported for four consecutive summers and may prove to be regular in the state. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Reported for fifth consecutive summer. Single bird observed on 7/15 at Agassiz NWR in Marshall Co. (PB et al.; The Loon 67:187). | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Reported 8/19 Timm Lake, Yellow Medicine Co. (1) KE et al. (The Loon 67:252). Two birds first found in July were rediscovered in early August at Agassiz N.W.R., Marshall Co. DBM. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Only report: 5/4 Freeborn DN (The Loon 68:174–175). | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Three records of five individuals: 8/18 Clear Lake, Stevens (1) KE et al., 9/8 Minnesota Lake, Faribault (2) PeP et al., 10/4 Lake Traverse, Traverse (2) SKS. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Only report: 5/25 Big Stone LE. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | One adult with classic field marks observed tending a nest with three eggs at L. Osakis in Todd Co. KB (The Loon 69:225–226). The identity of this bird's mate was not documented —the possibility of hybridization cannot be ruled out. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Only report: 5/8–10 Renville (Boon Lake) KE et al. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Single adult observed among many Westerns on 6/15 and 7/11 at L. Osakis in Todd Co. PS, AH. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Only report: 8/16 Big Stone (Thielke L.) KE et al. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | One report 4/9 (record early date) Traverse (L. Traverse) CMa. [Corrected] | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Two reports: 6/6–18 Big Stone (Thielke L.) PS et al. and 6/12,29 Meeker (Long L.) DF. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Two adults found in June were reported through 8/29 Big Stone (Thielke L.) †KE et al. Two more on 8/29 Stevens (Clear L.) †KE et al. were at a location where this species has occurred in previous years. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | One found 4/23 Big Stone (Thielke L.) †PS and presumably relocated 5/4 RJ, 5/14 †WM. The second earliest date on record, following one at Lake Traverse on 9 April 1999 (†CMa). | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Record high number of reports. Hybrid pairing involving Western Grebe suspected at two locations: Big Stone (Thielke L., also see spring report) †PCC, †KJB et al., and 6/24–7/3 Nicollet (Swan L.) †CRM, MJF. Single adults also reported 6/19–28 Sibley (Swan L. — note that this is a different lake than the one in Nicollet) †CRM et al., 7/10–30+ Lyon (Section L.) †CRM et al., 7/23 Douglas (L. Osakis) †KRE. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | At least one adult was still present 8/6 (†RBJ), 8/8 (†KJB, †SLC), and 8/19 (CRM) at Thielke Lake in Big Stone County, where interbreeding with a Western Grebe suspected (see summer report). Also seen 9/12 Marshall (Agassiz NWR) †RBJ. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | One photographed at Coon Rapids Dam tied the earliest arrival date for the state 4/9–25 Hennepin †OLJ et al.; also reported without details from the Anoka County side. All other reports: 4/27 (second earliest north) Marshall (ANWR) †KJB, 4/28 Meeker (Long L.) †DDM, BJM, 5/5 Renville (Boon L.) †DMF. | ||
| 2001 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Documented reports: 5/5+ Big Stone (Thielke L.) †PCC, †PHS, 5/29 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) †KJB. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Observed 7/14 Big Stone (2 adults at Thielke L.) †PCC, †PHS. At this location in August, two young chicks were observed with one adult Clark's; it was likely that at least one parent was a Clark's. Also reported 7/4 and 7/15 Meeker (Long L.) †DMF, CBe. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Only report: adult with two chicks (see summer report) 8/11 Big Stone (Thielke L.) †PHS, FJN. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | All reports: 4/27+ Big Stone (Thielke L.) †PHS, †BJU, m.ob., 5/12 Dakota (L. Byllesby) †BRL, †ADS, †JPM, m.ob., 5/30 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) †PLJ. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | No documented records. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Adult present since spring at Thielke L., Big Stone County documented 8/3 (†JAB, JRW), 8/12 (†KJB), 8/18 (†PEB), 8/19 (†CRM), and through 10/2 (second latest date, †BJU). Record-high count 8/19–21 Todd/Douglas (4 at L. Osakis) †BWF. Also seen 9/24 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) †BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | All reports: 4/20+ Big Stone (Thielke L.) †BJU, †PHS, †CBr, †KRE, m.obs., 4/21 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) †BJU, 4/28–5/3 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) †BJU. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported 6/2, 6/9 Todd (2 at Lake Osakis) †BWF, JEB, 6/12–7/30 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) †PCC, †PHS, †BJU, m.ob., 6/30 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) †BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | All reports: 8/1 Big Stone (documented since spring at Thielke L.) m.ob., 8/5 Yellow Medicine (Timm L.) †CBr, LM, 8/15 Douglas (L. Osakis) †KRE. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Reported 6/20 Lac qui Parle (Salt Lake) †BJU, 7/5 Douglas (Lake Osakis) LS, †JME. At the latter location, a Clark's paired with a possible Western x Clark's Grebe hybrid produced two young. The possible hybrid had an “orangy-yellow” bill similar to the adult Clark's, but its black cap reached the eye on at least one side of the face; other identification criteria including width of nape stripe, flank color, and call were not noted. [Corrected] | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Adult observed feeding “two well-grown young” 9/27 Douglas (L. Osakis) RBJ. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | All documented reports: 4/17+ Big Stone (Thielke L.) †BJU, 5/21 Douglas (L. Osakis) †DBz et al., 5/28 Lac qui Parle (S. Rockwell L.) †PHS. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | All reports: 6/6 Redwood/Yellow Medicine (Timm Lake) †BJU and throughout the season in Big Stone (Thielke Lake) ph. †PBB. At the latter location, one or two adult Clark's (one showed signs of possible hybridization GLN fide PBB) each associated with an adult Western Grebe instead of with one another, and their chicks looked identical to Western Grebe chicks. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Reported 8/30–9/4 Big Stone (ad. with 2 probable hybrid young still present at Thielke L.) ph. BJU. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | Only documented report: 4/29–5/16 Big Stone (Thielke L.) CMN, †CMB, ph. †SLF, †BJU. | |
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Seen 6/22–27 Martin (Pierce Lake) MCBS, †SPS, 7/21 Todd (Lake Osakis) JCC, LS. |
| 2007 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2008 | Spring | 2 | 2 | All reports: 4/23–5/4 Douglas/Todd (max. 4 on Lake Osakis) MJB, KRE et al., 5/5 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) KRE, 5/17 Blue Earth (2 at Indian Lake W.M.A.) ChH, †RMD. |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | Reported 6/9 Douglas (Lake Osakis) MRN. | |
| 2008 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2009 | Spring | 2 | All documented reports: 4/22 Meeker (Lake Ripley) †DMF, 5/11–12 Anoka (Lake George, second county record) †DWK, KLF. | |
| 2009 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2010 | Spring | No documented reports. | ||
| 2010 | Summer | 3 | Found 6/10 Lac qui Parle BJU, 6/18 Big Stone RMD, 7/3, 7/17, 7/25 Stevens (2, hybrid pairing with Western Grebe, feeding two chicks, Gorder Lake) †DBM, AXH, LS. | |
| 2010 | Fall | 1 | (Aechmophorus clarkii) Reported 8/2–26 Douglas (Lake Osakis) ph. DAC, m.ob. Intermediate grebe 8/22 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) with mostly Clark's characteristics: extensive white flanks and yellow-orange bill, but dusky gray surrounding both eyes (KRE). | |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | Only report 5/7 Nicollet (Oak Leaf Lake) KRE, m.ob. | |
| 2011 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Reported 6/12 Lac qui Parle (Pegg Lake) ph. BJU, 6/27 Douglas (Lake Osakis) RHi. |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | Only report 8/1 Lac qui Parle (Pegg Lake; first seen in June) †BJU. | |
| 2012 | Spring | One reported 5/20 in Lac qui Parle ph. BJU. | ||
| 2012 | Summer | No summer reports. One August breeding record from Douglas, possibly involving hybridization with Western Grebe †AXH. Please see Fall report. | ||
| 2012 | Fall | 2 | All reports: 8/5 Douglas (Lake Osakis, adult with flightless juvenile, second parent unknown; though seen in Douglas, almost all grebe nesting habitat is on the Todd side of this lake) †AXH, 8/11 Todd (Lake Osakis, possible hybrid) †DBM. [Corrected] | |
| 2013 | Spring | No documented reports. | ||
| 2013 | Summer | 1 | Observed 7/29 Douglas (Lake Osakis) RHi. | |
| 2013 | Fall | 1 | Only report was of one north in Douglas on Lake Osakis 9/8 ToL. | |
| 2014 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Spring | 3 | All reports: 4/30 Kittson (Karlstad W.T.P.) †HHD, †RAE, ph. †JMJ, 5/2 Todd (Lake Osakis) †JLK, 5/14 Douglas (Lake Osakis) ph. †MTh. | |
| 2015 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2015 | Winter | 1 | One record: 12/7 Lake. A grounded individual was found by a motorist on the shoulder of C.R. 2 north of Two Harbors and about 3.7 miles northwest of Lake Superior. It was rescued by two DNR employees, Nancy Hansen and Bailey Petersen, and taken to Wildwoods Wildlife Rehabilitation in Duluth, where it was photographed by staff, determined to be uninjured, and then released in Lake Superior on 12/8 (fide AXH, KRE). This is the latest date for the state by over two months (prior late date 4 October 1996), and is only the second record for any of the North Shore counties (the other was 5/7/1987, Duluth). | |
| 2016 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2016 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2017 | Spring | 1 | One north report: 4/26 Douglas (Lake Osakis, associating with Western Grebes) †JLK. | |
| 2017 | Summer | 1 | Only report 7/28 Todd (Lake Osakis) LiH, ASu. One individual was observed, paired with a Western Grebe and accompanied by one dependent, presumably hybrid, young. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 1 | One report: 8/19 Todd (1, Lake Osakis, Battle Point Park, no details) ToL. | |
| 2018 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2018 | Summer | No reports. | ||
| 2018 | Fall | Â No reports. | ||
| 2019 | Spring | 1 | 1 | All reports: 5/4–5 Waseca (adult male, based on necropsy at the Bell Musuem; Loon Lake) ph. TFe, ph. † KEm, m.ob., 5/12 Todd (Lake Osakis) † JLK. |
| 2019 | Summer | Â No reports. | ||
| 2019 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2020 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2020 | Summer | 1 | Reported 6/19 Todd (adult paired with Western Grebe, one chick, L. Osakis) ph. TaW. | |
| 2020 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2021 | Spring | No reports. | ||
| 2021 | Summer | 1 | One adult seen 7/11, 7/26 Douglas (Lake Osakis in Peterson Bay) EzH, IsH, RLF, REn. | |
| 2021 | Fall | No fall reports since 2017. | ||
| 2022 | Spring | 1 | One south report 5/16 Watonwan (320th Street wetland near Madelia, in the company of 3 Western Grebes) †ChH, AnK, ph. †LBa, m.ob. | |
| 2022 | Summer | 1 | Second county record 6/29 – 7/6 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) †JSz, ph. †LBa, ph. TBu, m.ob. | |
| 2022 | Fall | No fall reports since 2017. | ||
| Recorded in eight of the last ten years, most recently 2023. Rare breeder; all records possibly involving hybrid pairings with Western Grebe (A. occidentalis). Formerly Regular. | ||||
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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. |