Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Thrashers, Mockingbirds 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: Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Gray Catbird
Curve-billed Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird

Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus)
YearSeasonNS
1985Spring 5/13-14 Marshall, J. Matts son (The Loon 57: 1/5-117.
1986Summer One seen 6/16 at Carlos A very Refuge, Anoka Co. (The Loon 58: 139; third state record).
1987Spring 5/14 Cook KMH and m.ob. (The Loon 59:150-151 ).
1988Summer Fifth state record; 6/17 Hennepin (The Loon 60:127).
1994Fall Reported 10/23–29 Richfield, Hennepin Co., TT, mob (6th state record, The Loon 66:206).
1997Spring Only report: 5/1–4 (seventh state record) Anoka JHa, mob.
1999Winter First reported in Edina, Hennepin Co. as early as 2/7, but not confirmed until 2/20. Eighth state record and first winter occurrence (The Loon 72:181).
2000Spring Eighth state record (The Loon 72:181). One from February (see winter report) was documented 3/1 Hennepin †VK, 3/4 †RJ.
2003Fall Ninth state record 10/17–11/11 Cook (Grand Marais) †JWL, †KRE et al. Photographed by m.obs. with additional written documentation 10/18 †PCC, †TAT, 10/21 †PHS (The Loon 76:111).
2004Spring Tenth state record 5/11–12 Cook (Schroeder) †DJS.
2004Summer Eleventh state record 6/26 Dakota (Dodge Nature Center) ph. DN. [Corrected]
2009Spring1 One at Lake Harriet, Hennepin 4/13–14 †TAT, ph. †DWK, ph. †MDu, †PEB, ph. TPB, ph. JMu, ph. DOB, m.ob. provided the first spring record since 2004.
2018Spring1 New county record and first record since 2009: 5/29 St. Louis, discovered by ClN near Sky Harbor Airport, Duluth, ph. †PHS, †EzH, ph. †KRE, ph. †REn, m.ob.
2019Summer1 Seen 6/5 St. Louis (Floodwood) † StK.
 
 Sixteen records: seven spring, four summer, four fall, and one winter-spring. Recorded in four of the last ten years, most recently 2023. Formerly Accidental.

Notes:

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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.