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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon | |
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The 1943-Summer Season 1 June through 31 July 1943 By Amy Chambers |
Gasoline and tire raltioning reduced the opp.ort:unities for many M. 0. U. members to carry on field work durimg the summer, b'ut despite this handicap 20 members collected nesting information on 94 species.
This year's leading nest fi·nders were Brother Hubert Lewis and Brother Pius. They reported on a total of 58 species representing 210 individual neS'tings. The fact th:>,t a large majority of their nes:ts were f,ound in and near St. Paul indicates that it is not necessary to go far afield to find amd study the nesting life of birds.
The material 1s presented in as brief a,style as possible in order to conserve on spoace and paper. * * *
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Information |
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| Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks | |||||
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | North Mpls. 13 eggs, April 17. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) | June 1, Winona Oounty, 10 eggs. Bros. Lewi.s and Pius. June 24-J'uly 5, 3 nests, Mpls. F. S. Davidson. | ||||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | June 3-9, 22 yomng, We·st City Limits MpLs. F. S. Davidson. July 28, 12 week old yo'ung, Cass Lake. K. Carlander. May 25, Fort Snelling, 2 nests. Bro·s. Lewis and Pius.. | ||||
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Duluth, August 2, one y.ou•ng able to fly. Hulda and Mabel Adams; Mary Elwell, 0. Lakela. | ||||
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 2 tnests, young out of nests, July, Leech Lake and Cass Lake. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Several families, North Arm Burntside Lake, July 26. A. Chambers. | ||||
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | August 1, Mp1s., 10 young. F. S. Davidsqn. | ||||
| New World Quail | |||||
| Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | Winona, June 5, 8 eggs. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | |||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | May 8-30, 3 nests, 42 eggs, Hennepin County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Grebes | |||||
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | June 29, 7 birds, We.st C'ity Limits Mpls. F. S. Davidson. July 25, nest with eggs, Lee.:h Lake. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | July 25, 3 egg1s, Leech Lake. K. Carlande;r. | ||||
| Pigeons, Doves | |||||
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | May 26, young, State Capitol, St. Paul. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | June 3, Mpls. F. S. Davids.on. May 13, Como Park, St. Paul. W. J. Breckenridge. May 5, 7 nests, Highland Park, St. Paul. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Cuckoos | |||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | 2 nests, Jlli'le 13, 8 eggs, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewi!S and Pius. | ||||
| Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | 2 nests, June 4, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | June 3, carrying nesting material, Mpls. F. S. Davidson. | ||||
| Rails, Gallinules, Coots | |||||
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | May 31 and June 6, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Mpls., 5 young, July 4, F. S. Davidsoo. | ||||
| Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) | May 31, 5 eggs, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Several nests with small young. West city limits of Mpls. F. S. Davidson. June 29 and July 3. | ||||
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Mpls., Several nests, JuoJle 3, July 15. F. S. Davidson. May 31, 5 nests, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Leech Lake, July 18, young out of nests. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Plovers | |||||
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | May 17, 3 nests, Ramsey County. Bl'o,s. Lewis and Pius. St. Louis County, 1 young, August 1. 0. Lakela. In May 20 eggs found in foUJr nests, Duluth by Misses Lakela, Elwell, and Brown. | ||||
| Sandpipers | |||||
| Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) | Crookston, 2 eggs, 6/8. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | North Mpls., a nest of 4 eggs hatched on June 15 and one of three eggs 0t11 June 17. W. J. Breckenridge. St. Louis County, 3 nests: May 29, M. Savage; June 19 and June 30, E. Jooes. | ||||
| Gulls, Terns | |||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | June 15-July 11, several nests, Mpls. F. S. Davidson. 15 nests, May 31, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Superior Bay, Duluth, August 1, 2 young. 0. Lakela. | ||||
| Loons | |||||
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | June 19, 6 young, North Shore, Lake Superior. E. J.ones. July 11, 1 young, Leech Lake. K. Garlander. | ||||
| Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | |||||
| Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) | Mpls., June 3, neS't being built; July 21, young well grown. Francis S. Davidson. | ||||
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Ramsey County, June 15, 4 egg1s. Bro,s. Lewis· and Pius. | ||||
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Ramsey County, May 8, 410 nes.ts; July 10, 1160 nests. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | June 12, feed1ng young, Washington County, Bro.s. Lewis and Pius. July 7, Leech Lake. K. Carlander. May 8, several nests in tree tops, Nine Mile Creek, Mpls. A. Chambers. | ||||
| Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | |||||
| American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) | 16 miles north Dul'uth. 2 birds, July 24. 0. Lakela. | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Ap·ril 26, 3 Y'Oung, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | May 31, 3 eggs, North Mpls. W.J. Breckenridge. June 17, small young, Rai'IlJ3ey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. July 26, St. Louis County, 2 half-grown youoJlg. A. Chambers. | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | April 26, above Stillwater. Bros. Le.wis and Pius. | ||||
| Screech-Owls, Owls | |||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) | May 9, young in nes+, north Mpls. Vern Carlson. | ||||
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | May 1, Minnesota River, He-nnipin County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Kingfishers | |||||
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | May 29 and June 28, 3 nests, Washington County. Bros. Lewis a;nd Pius. | ||||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | May 24, St. Paul, nesting. K. Carlander. July 29, Cass Lake, young. K. Carland er. | ||||
| Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | Lyndale Park, Mpls. April 25. K. Ca:rlander. | ||||
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | May 8, 6 nests, Ramsey County. Br,os. Lew'i!s and Pius. May 4, Ha~rriet Bird Refuge, Mpls. F. S. Davidson. | ||||
| Caracaras, Falcons | |||||
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | April 15, Ramsey County. Br,os. Lew1s and Pius, | ||||
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Minneapolis. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Leech Lake, July 24. K. Carlander. 3 young on telephone wire near Duluth, July 24. 0. Lakela. June 8, Winona County, 4 eggs. Bros. Lewis and Pius. June 13, Scott County, nest in farmer's pasture. A. Chambers. | ||||
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Mpl.s., 2 eggs, June 26. W. J. Breckmridge. St. Lou1s County, 3 young, July 29. 0. LakeLa. | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | July 3, 4 young, St. Louis County. E. Jones. June 28 and July 18, young and eggs, Cass County. K. Carlamder. North Mpls. June 2, 4 eggs. W. J. Breckenridge. April 20-July 7, 6 nests, Ramsey Coun,ty. Bros. Lewis and Pius. July 26, nest over Finnish Bath House, 2 birds, North Arm Burntside Lake. A Chambers. | ||||
| Vireos | |||||
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | No. Mpls., June 5, building. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Ramsey County, JUone 15 and 22, 3 ne.s:ts. Bros. Lewis aond Pius. | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Hibbing, 4 young, July 5. E. Jones, M. Smith. Cass County, young out of •nest, July 10. K. Carlander. June 10, 2 eggs, North Mpls., W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows | |||||
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 3 nests. Ramsey c.ounty; Dakota and Winona counties, May 5, 29, and June 8. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Harriet Bird Refuge (Mpls.), June 5. Fmncis S. Davidson. | ||||
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | St. Louis County, April 19, 4 eggs. E. JO'lles and H. Gilbert. May 8, Ramsey County, 5 nest.s. Hros. Lewia and Pius. | ||||
| Chickadees, Titmice | |||||
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | May 8, Hamsey. Com1ty. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Larks | |||||
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | April, 4 nests, Ramsey County. Bro.s. Lewis and Pius. May 23, yotmg being fed, Anoka Co=ty. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Martins, Swallows | |||||
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | June 24, Leech Lake. K. Carlander. May 8-29, 35 nests, near St. Paul. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | 6 nests, Ramsey Cou~~y, April 22-May 17. Bros. Lewis and Pius. North Mpls. 4 eggs, June 27. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | June 24, eggs lllnd young, Leech Lake. K. Carlander. 8 nests, June 22, Dakota County. Bros. Lewi,s and Pius. | ||||
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | June 24, eggs and young, Leech Lake. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | St. Louis County, July 19, 5 young. 0. Lakela. June 24, Leech Lake, young. K. Carlaillder. June 1-29, 5 nests, Ramsey Washington, and Winona Counties. Bros. Lewis ll!nd Pius. | ||||
| Waxwings | |||||
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Juille 18, Ramsey County, Bros. Lew1s and Pius. St. Louis County. 4 y,oung, July 30. 0. Lakela. Leech Lake, June 25. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Nuthatches | |||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | May 27, nest, St. Paul. K. Carlander. June 10, young being fed, north Mpls. W. J. Breckemidge. May 22, Stillwater. Bros. Lewi,s and Pius. June 17, 2 nests, Lake Johanna, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. June 6-9, 2 nests, Mpls. F. S. Davidson. | ||||
| Wrens | |||||
| Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | N. Mpls., 7 eggs, June 9. W. J. Breckenridge. 2 young, July 26, North Arm Burntside Lake, St. Louis County. A. Chambers. May 27, St. Paul, eggs. K. Carlander. July 10, 3 nests, Ca.ss County. K. Carlander. July 29, illest wiyth young, Cass County. K. Carlander. July 26, nest with young, Itasca County. K. Carlander. St. Louis County, 3 young, July 18. 0. Lakela. Duluth, 4 young, July 20. E. Jones. | ||||
| Thrashers, Mockingbirds | |||||
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 13 illests, May 29, July 1, Ramsey, Dakota, Winona Counties. Bros. Lewis. and Pius. June 20, 4 eggs, 6 miles N. Mpls. W. J. Breckenridge. Duluth, 2 nests, July 18, Fay Cuzner; July 14, Sister Sheilagh. | ||||
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | June 4, Wiillona, 7 nests. Bro.s. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Starlings | |||||
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | May 19, young in nestt, State Capitol, St. Paul. K. Carlander. May 13, Lake Harriet, Mpls., yomng in nest. F. S. Davidson. | ||||
| Thrushes | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Ramsey County, 3 nests, April 6 to June 6. Bros. Lewis and Pius. St. Louis Comnty, 2 young out of nests, August 7. 0. Lakela. Six milro N. Mpls., 2 nests with 7 eggs. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Duluth, July 22 and July 31, young. 0. Lakela. | ||||
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | June 15, Ramsey County, 3 nests. Bro.s. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | 3 nests, June, 7 young, Hennepin County. S. C. Holmberg. 4 • young, May 20, Como Park. W. J. Breckenridge. 2 111ests, April 4, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. April 20, Cass County, left nest July 28. F. B. Smythe. April 13, Mpls. F. S. Davidson. St. Louis County, 4 nests, May 8-14. Maude Lundgre.n, Hulda Adams, Ralph Bolder. Joel Bronoel, 0. Lakela. July 10, 4 eggs, Ca.ss County. K. Cm·Iander. | ||||
| Finches | |||||
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | St. Louis Comnty, 1 young. 0. Lakela. | ||||
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 47 nests, with average.of 5 egg1s each; 18 nests from which young had g,one. Ramsey County, during Auguslt. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Dul'uth, feeding you-ng, September 18. H. R. Adams. Mpls., F. S. Davidson. June 14; 1carrying 'llesting material. | ||||
| Towhees, Sparrows | |||||
| Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) | July 1, Ha&~i·ng.:, 3 eggs. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | 8 nescs, • Winona and Wll!shington Counties, May 18-June 12. Bros. Lewis an1d Pius. 4 eggs, June 8, Crookston. W. J. BTeckenridge. June 13, Scott County, 2 yo·ung. A. Chambers. St. Louis County, July 24. 0. Lakela. | ||||
| Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) | 5 nests, Ju-ne 12-Augwst 21, Rams8y County. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | June 11, 4 eggs, Snelling Reservoir, St. Paul. Bros. l.,ewis and Piws. | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | North Mpls., 1 egg, June 17. W. J. Brm:kenridge. | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | May 25, 4 egg>s, Mpls. F. S. Davidson. | ||||
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | St. Louis County, 2 nests, June 27 and July 14. H. Adams, 0. Lakela, Dr. and Mrs. Gregg, C. Lieske, and E. Jones. 3 eggs, June 3, Mp1s. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Blackbirds, Orioles | |||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Ramsey Co'unty, 4 tnests, May 31. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Leech Lake, 1 nest, June 26. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | June 4, Wino-::~a, 3 young; June 22, St. Paul, 2 young. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 2 nests with 4 eggs, Fort Snelling, June 19. Ems. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | June 8, Winona, 4 eggs. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | July 26, Cass Lake. K. Carlander. May 29-June 22, Ramsey County, 4 nests. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Ramsey County, 17 nests, May 31 to June 15. Bros. Lewis and Pius. Leech Lake, 1 nest, June 24. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | July 26, 1 egg in Baltimore ·oriole's nest. Cass Lake. K. Carlrunder. St. Louis County, July 27, in chipping,sparr.ow's nest. 0. Lakela. | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) | Ramsey Cou-n,ty, 3 nests; May 5, building nest; June 13, feeding young. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | May 9, nest under Lake Street Bridge, Mpls. K. Carlander. | ||||
| Warblers | |||||
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) | July 10, Stillwater, ne•st in cavity of rock. B-ros. Lewis a;nd Pius. | ||||
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | St. Louis County, 2 young. 0. La.kela, E. Jones, C. Lieske, and Dr. and Mrs. Gregg. | ||||
| Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) | Duluth, July 17, 3 you·ng. E. Jones. | ||||
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | June 8, 4 eggs, Winona. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | North Mpls., completed nest, June 5. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) | Douglas Co'unty, Wisoon.sin (Salon Springs), 3 young, July 27. E. Jones. | ||||
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 2 nests, June 6, N. Mpls. W. J. Breckenridge. St. Louis County, 3 young, July 23. 0. Lakela. 6 nests, June 4 to 17, Winona and Ramsey Counties, June 6. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) | St. Louis County, 3 y.oung, July 11. E. Jones. | ||||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks | |||||
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | June 25, 1 egg, Glenwood Park, Mpls. S. C. Holmberg. Dakota Co'Unty, 2 nests with 7 eggs, May 29 and June 13. Bros. Lewis and Pius. | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Juone 13, 4 young, Ramsey County. Bros. Lewi1s.and Pius. ~orth Mpls., 3 eggs, June 13. W. J. Breckenridge. | ||||
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 3 nests, June 28, and August 4 and 11, Highland Park, St. Paul. Bros. Lewis and Pi'Us. | ||||