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 - Sandpipers | 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: Sandpipers |
| Ruff(Calidris pugnax) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Spring | See articles elsewhere in this issue. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | an adult male was disiovered on 4-26 by F. Kedney 7 mi. W. of Green Isle, Sibley Co.; the bird was seen by 21 observers and remained until 5-2; second state record. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | (REEVE) 1 report, fourth record for the state: 5-11 Lyon, Marshall Sewage Lagoons HCK (1 female). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 2 reports: 10-2 Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co. (1 breeding plumaged male) GO; 9-12, 13, 14 and 24 Marshall, Lyon Co. (3) H. Kyllingstad. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | A female present at Moorhead, Clay Co. until 6-4 was seen by many observers; formerly only accidental, this species is now well established on the Minnesota casual list. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | One seen 7-22 Otter Tail (GLO. Common Loon 50:211). | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Early migrant 7-9 Lyon (Loon 51: 197). | ||
| 1982 | Spring | 5-9 · kin JB, WN (1m,lf). See Notes of Interest, THE LOON, Vol. 54, No. 3, p. 193. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | All reports: 4/29 to 5/1 St. Louis J. Newman, 4/30 St. Louis TL, MF, JP, 5/14 Steams Mob, 5/20 Lyon (2) HK. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | 7/23 Crookston sewage ponds, Polk Co. (The Loon 56: 203-204). | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 8/12 Carlos Avery WMA, Chisago Co. K. Wensley (The Loon 56: 263.) | ||
| 1985 | Spring | 5/19 Goodhue JP/AM (The Loon 57: 137-138). | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Seen 7/18, 19 in Lyon (HK, The Loon 57:183-184). | ||
| 1986 | Spring | 4/1 9 Sherburn, Martin Co. (1) RG. (The Loon 58:139). | ||
| 1987 | Fall | 8/1 Stacy, Chisago Co. RJ, AP (The Loon 59:217). | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 5/11 Dodge (1 female) AP (The Loon 60:93), 5/15-17 Hennepin (1 female) TI, m.ob. (The Loon 60:125); both first county records. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | 8/9-14 French Lake, Hennepin Co. SC, et al. (TheLoon60:181), 8/21 GeisLake, Scott Co. RG (The Loon 60:181). | ||
| 1990 | Fall | 8/3 Tyson Lake, Yellow Medicine County (2, 1 Ruff and I Reeve) HK (The Loon 63 :73). | ||
| 1991 | Summer | One female observed on 7/31 at Carlos Avery W.M.A., Anoka Co. PS (The Loon 63:280). | ||
| 1992 | Spring | All reports: 4/29 Lac qui Parle SC (The Loon 64:169), 5/9 Carver (photographed) PS, 5/16 New Germany, Carver Co. PN et al (The Loon 64:173–174) and Polk (two) KSS (The Loon 64:167–169). | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Reported 5/11 Lac qui Parle WM. | ||
| 1999 | Summer | First record since 1994, and first summer record since 1991. Adult female observed 6/15 Big Stone (Thielke L.) KB (The Loon 72:55–56). | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Female (Reeve) observed 4/26 Dakota (Vermillion Twp.) †ADS (The Loon 73:246–247). | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Female 5/23 Dakota (L. Byllesby) †TAT et al. (The Loon 74:240). Second consecutive spring for this species in Dakota. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Male reported 8/7 Dakota (Waterford Twp.) †ADS, †MAO (The Loon 75:117). | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Male, probably in first-alternate plumage, observed 5/17 Anoka (Bunker Hills Regional Park) GP, ph. †KJB (The Loon 75:236–237). | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Reported 8/7 Kandiyohi (near Lake Lillian) †RSF (The Loon 76:106–107). | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Observed 5/9 Big Stone (Otrey Twp.) †PCC, ph. †PHS (The Loon 76:236), 5/17 Dakota (L. Byllesby) ph. †JPM. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Reported 7/25–29 Big Stone (Otrey Twp.) ph. †PHS, †JMJ; ph. DAC, †DTT, †SMT, †BJU, m.ob (The Loon 77:50–51). Third county record and 42nd overall. | ||
| 2007 | Summer | 1 | Third county record 7/28 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) †PHS, DAY (The Loon 80:44–45). | |
| 2009 | Spring | 1 | Alternate-plumaged female present 5/14 Dakota/Goodhue (Lake Byllesby) †JPM, †DWK, JLO, CMB, m.ob. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | Female (Reeve) observed and photographed 5/10 Wright (Annandale W.T.P.) ph. †JJS, RAE, MJu, JPr. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | Alternate-plumaged male found 4/18 Olmsted (Silver Creek Reservoir) CAK, RLE, ph. DBM, ph. CWG, ph. ANy, ph. JWH, m.ob. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | An adult male was present in Hennepin at the Bass Ponds (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) 5/3–10 SLC, †BAF, ph. ANy, †CMB, ph. JuW, m.ob. Remarkably, a female was discovered at this same location 5/18 †BAF. | |
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | The first fall report since 2003 was also a first county record: 8/8 Renville (Renville sugar beet ponds) ph. †MHe. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 1 | An adult male was the first record in three years 4/25 Big Stone (Artichoke Twp.) ph. †DLP. | |
| 2018 | Fall | 1 |  Only report was a first county record 8/2 and then again 8/15 Freeborn ph. † PSu, † DWK, m.ob. | |
| 2020 | Summer | 1 | Found 7/26 Big Stone (female, 6/5th Ave, Correll) ph. KJB. | |
| 2021 | Fall | 1 | One report of this Casual species: 8/18 Freeborn (Albert Lea Lake) ph. †PEJ. | |
| 2022 | Spring | 1 | An adult male in alternate plumage was discovered 5/2–3 Pine (Falcon Ave., Rock Creek) KrM, †EzH, ph. †LBa, ph. †TBu, m.ob. | |
| Fifty-five records: 32 spring, 10 summer, and 13 fall. Recorded in six 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. |