MOURC Proceedings Archive - Limpkin Accepted
Duplicates
This is the 1981 to present Records Committee Proceedings archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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
Anhingas
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
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

Proceedings
Species: Limpkin
Limpkin

Limpkin (C) (Aramus guarauna)Start Date 1936-01-01
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
193:1112021-05-302021-07-19 Paul Hugo Farms Wildlife Management AreaWashington (record #2021-045, vote 10-0). Adult, photographed as well as video and audio recorded. First county and first state record.

Accepted
296:62021-05-302021-07-18 Paul Hugo Farms WMAWashington (record #2021-045, vote 10–0). The physical evidence, standing alone, was sufficient to confirm the identification.

Accepted
avian
information
2021-05-302021-05-31Washington5/30, 31 Washington (first state record) (first county record)
First state record: 5/30–31 Washington (Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) a.t. †EzH, †IsH, †LiH, †PRH, a.t. †AXH, m.ob. Multiple a.t. in ebd. Reports continued into the summer.
avian
information
2021-06-012021-07-19Washington6/1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 30, 7/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Washington (second state record) (second county record)
First state record 6/1 – 7/19 Washington (continuing bird found by EzH, IsH at Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) documented, photographed, and recorded by m.ob.
395:32022-08-062022-08-08 Lake George, RochesterOlmsted (record #2022-084, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First seen at Lake George then it was seen two days later about 0.7 miles to the northeast near the Apache Mall. First county and second state record.

Accepted
avian
information
2022-08-06Olmsted8/6 Olmsted (third state record) (first county record)
The second state record of this Accidental species: 8/6–8 Olmsted (Lake George, Rochester) fide ph. †KEM.
avian
information
2023-05-31Watonwan5/31 Watonwan (fourth state record) (first county record)
Third state record: 5/31 Watonwan (330th St., Lewisville) ph. †RHh. Reports continued into the summer.
avian
information
2023-06-012023-06-18Watonwan6/1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18 Watonwan (sixth state record) (second county record)
Two reports: 6/1–18 Watonwan (continuing from May, 330th St., Lewisville) JSc, ph. †MiO, ph. †ARW, ph. ANy, ph. †KEm, ph. †ChH, ph. v.t. KCl, ph. †TWe, ph. †LBa, m.ob., 6/18 Chisago (Osceola Landing) †MBg, ph. †MTe, †EzH, ph. MKz, m.ob.
avian
information
2023-06-18Chisago6/18 Chisago (fifth state record) (first county record)
Two reports: 6/1–18 Watonwan (continuing from May, 330th St., Lewisville) JSc, ph. †MiO, ph. †ARW, ph. ANy, ph. †KEm, ph. †ChH, ph. v.t. KCl, ph. †TWe, ph. †LBa, m.ob., 6/18 Chisago (Osceola Landing) †MBg, ph. †MTe, †EzH, ph. MKz, m.ob.
495:1152023-09-09 along 70th Avenue South just north of Turtle LakeClay (record #2023-097, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. Since it was first recorded in the state on 30 May 2021 (The Loon 93:112), there has been a total of nine records through the end of 2023.

Accepted
avian
information
2023-09-09Clay9/9 Clay (eighth state record) (first county record)
Unprecedented reports from five counties of this now Casual species. Four north: 9/9 Clay (near Hawley) ph. †PBB, AJa, CMk, ShG, HeH, ebd, 10/24 Pine (near Pine City) ph. †Nicholas Bruesewitz, 10/29 St. Louis (Kabetogama S.F.) ph. †JWs, 11/3–20 Carlton (near Moose Lake) ph. †Katy Victor. One south: 9/25 Jackson (wetland along 700th Street on the state line) ph. †Mark Brown (The Loon 96:94–95).
595:1152023-09-25 north side of 700th Street near Iowa's Trickle Slough Wildlife Management AreaJackson (record #2023-102, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record.

Accepted
avian
information
2023-09-25Jackson9/25 Jackson (ninth state record) (first county record)
Unprecedented reports from five counties of this now Casual species. Four north: 9/9 Clay (near Hawley) ph. †PBB, AJa, CMk, ShG, HeH, ebd, 10/24 Pine (near Pine City) ph. †Nicholas Bruesewitz, 10/29 St. Louis (Kabetogama S.F.) ph. †JWs, 11/3–20 Carlton (near Moose Lake) ph. †Katy Victor. One south: 9/25 Jackson (wetland along 700th Street on the state line) ph. †Mark Brown (The Loon 96:94–95).
695:1152023-10-24 south of Lake Pokegama near the Snake River about 0.9 miles south of Pokegama LPine (record #2023-117, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record

Accepted
avian
information
2023-10-24Pine10/24 Pine (tenth state record) (first county record)
Unprecedented reports from five counties of this now Casual species. Four north: 9/9 Clay (near Hawley) ph. †PBB, AJa, CMk, ShG, HeH, ebd, 10/24 Pine (near Pine City) ph. †Nicholas Bruesewitz, 10/29 St. Louis (Kabetogama S.F.) ph. †JWs, 11/3–20 Carlton (near Moose Lake) ph. †Katy Victor. One south: 9/25 Jackson (wetland along 700th Street on the state line) ph. †Mark Brown (The Loon 96:94–95).
795:1152023-10-29 48.2749, -92.9337, about 0.2 miles east of the intersection of Sheep Ranch RoadSt. Louis (record #2023-112, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record.

Accepted
avian
information
2023-10-29St. Louis10/29 St. Louis (eleventh state record) (first county record)
Unprecedented reports from five counties of this now Casual species. Four north: 9/9 Clay (near Hawley) ph. †PBB, AJa, CMk, ShG, HeH, ebd, 10/24 Pine (near Pine City) ph. †Nicholas Bruesewitz, 10/29 St. Louis (Kabetogama S.F.) ph. †JWs, 11/3–20 Carlton (near Moose Lake) ph. †Katy Victor. One south: 9/25 Jackson (wetland along 700th Street on the state line) ph. †Mark Brown (The Loon 96:94–95).
895:1152023-11-032023-11-20 in a wooded swamp near Moose LakeCarlton (record #2023-113, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record.

Accepted
avian
information
2023-11-03Carlton11/3 Carlton (seventh state record) (first county record)
Unprecedented reports from five counties of this now Casual species. Four north: 9/9 Clay (near Hawley) ph. †PBB, AJa, CMk, ShG, HeH, ebd, 10/24 Pine (near Pine City) ph. †Nicholas Bruesewitz, 10/29 St. Louis (Kabetogama S.F.) ph. †JWs, 11/3–20 Carlton (near Moose Lake) ph. †Katy Victor. One south: 9/25 Jackson (wetland along 700th Street on the state line) ph. †Mark Brown (The Loon 96:94–95).
 
 Nine records: two spring-summer, one summer, and six fall. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently 2023.

Notes:

The information in the above table comes from several different sources. The count in column 1 indicates which of the sources is considered the primary source.
'Accepted' MOURC entries from The MOURC Proceedings
'Not Accepted' or 'Rejected' MOURC entry from The MOURC Proceedings
Accepted MOU records assembled by David Cahlander
Sighting records for ()
Avian information from the occurrence maps, in dark red, assembled by Robert Janssen. Seasonal report for the species/season published in The Loon or The Flicker has been added.
Information from The Loon index assembled by Anthony Hertzel and David Cahlander