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 - 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 |
| Species: Blackbirds, Orioles |
| [Quiscalus grackle](Quiscalus sp.) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Spring | One 5/9–20 Nicollet (male at Swan L.) DDM, †JPE. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Male Boat-tailed/Great-tailed Grackle 6/26 Jackson (Sioux Valley Twp.) †DFN. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | A large non-vocalizing grackle 3/13 Jackson BRB documented by a poor-quality, distant photograph was probably a Great-tailed, but no other details were obtained. Reported as a Great-tailed but accepted as Boat-tailed/Great-tailed Grackle was one at Lac qui Parle S.P. 4/12 Lac qui Parle †BJU. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | A long-tailed grackle with glossy plumage 4/30 Meeker (section 15, Darwin Twp.) was larger than nearby Common Grackles and was probably a Great-tailed, but iris color, head shape, and vocalizations were not described. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | A very large grackle with a long, keel-shaped tail and a “flat-topped” head 7/4 Rice †EH was probably a Great-tailed, but eye color was not seen and the bird did not vocalize. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Three reports of large Quiscalus sp. compared with much smaller Common Grackles: 4/23 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) †PCC, 4/27 Lac qui Parle (Hantho Twp.) †BJU, 5/14–15 Martin (adult male near Pierce Lake) †LBF. All were likely Great-tailed, but due to lack of vocalizations their identities could not be confirmed. | ||
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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. |