MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - New World Quail	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.

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Proceedings

Species: New World Quail

Northern Bobwhite

	Ref	First	Last	County	Comment	Status
Northern Bobwhite (E) (Colinus virginianus)					Start Date 1936-01-01
	1:33-34	1929	index		The Quail in Minnesota
1	MOU	1941-12-25		Martin		Accepted
	avian information	1941-12-25		Martin	12/25 Martin (first state record) (first county record)
2	MOU	1948-08-08		Hennepin		Accepted
	avian information	1948-08-08		Hennepin	8/8 Hennepin (second state record) (first county record)
3	MOU	1949-03-27	1949-05-14	Hennepin		Accepted
	avian information	1949-03-27	1949-05-14	Hennepin	3/27, 5/14 Hennepin (third state record) (second county record)
4	MOU	1952-05-06		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1952-05-06		Scott	5/6 Scott (fourth state record) (first county record)
5	MOU	1952-07-13		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1952-07-13		Scott	7/13 Scott (fifth state record) (second county record)
	28:42	1956	index		A Quail Brood Near Weaver
6	MOU	1957-12-21		Washington		Accepted
	avian information	1957-12-21		Washington	12/21 Washington (sixth state record) (first county record)
7	MOU	1958-05-10		Winona		Accepted
	avian information	1958-05-10		Winona	5/10 Winona (seventh state record) (first county record)
8	MOU	1960-01-01		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1960-01-01		Scott	1/1 Scott (eighth state record) (third county record)
9	MOU	1960-07-10		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1960-07-10		Scott	7/10 Scott (ninth state record) (fourth county record)
10	MOU	1961-09-04		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1961-09-04		Scott	9/4 Scott (tenth state record) (fifth county record) R. Oehlenschlager saw two coveys near Caledonia, Houston County, on 24 and 25 Nov.
11	MOU	1961-12-30		Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1961-12-30		Ramsey	12/30 Ramsey (eleventh state record) (first county record)
	34:29-30	1962	index		Observations in Martin and Watonwan Counties -- Bobwhite
	36:60-61	1964	index		Minnesota's Bobwhite Quail
12	MOU	1964-07-04		Anoka		Accepted
	avian information	1964-07-04		Anoka	7/4 Anoka (twelfth state record) (first county record) 7-4, Carlos Avery Refuge, Anoka Co, 1 y found DOR, DP, JW, RLH; 7-18, Wabasha Co, ad and 3y, DRM; 7-25, Faribault, 1 calling, OR; 8-28, Castle Rock, Dakota Co, ad and 8y, OR.
13	MOU	1964-12-26		Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1964-12-26		Ramsey	12/26 Ramsey (thirteenth state record) (second county record) 12-15, Winona Co, 20, TST; 1226, White Bear Lake, Washington Co, 2, XC; 1-23, Kellogg, Wabasha Co, 1, DB, RBJ. I can't remember when someone last saw 20 at once.
14	MOU	1966-01-15		Dakota		Accepted
	avian information	1966-01-15		Dakota	1/15 Dakota (fourteenth state record) (first county record) 1/15/2/ 16 (9/10), Dakota, EMB, RBJ. Chukar. 1/8 (14), Ely, St. Louis Co., DAB. Gray Partridge. 12/9 (1), Olmsted, FGD; 12/22 (10), Clay, Xmas; Feb., Nobles, HSH; 2/2/28 (8), Dakota, EMB; 2/12 (4), Marshall, Az. Staff; 2/28 (2), Polk, G&SM.
15	MOU	1966-12-25		Rice		Accepted
	avian information	1966-12-25		Rice	12/25 Rice (fifteenth state record) (first county record) 12-9, 12-15, 1-8 Wabasha Co., DGM; 12-21 Rice Co., OAR, GNR.
16	MOU	1968-12-29		Winona		Accepted
	avian information	1968-12-29		Winona	12/29 Winona (second county record) 12-21 Fillmore 7 AFR.
	41:93	1969	index		Bobwhite Quail Observation
	42:38	1970	index		Bobwhite Observation in Winona
17	MOU	1970-12-27		Winona		Accepted
	avian information	1970-12-27		Winona	12/27 Winona (third county record) 1-3 (8) sec. 12, Walcott Twp., Rice Co. OAR.
18	MOU	1971-01-01		Washington		Accepted
	avian information	1971-01-01		Washington	1/1 Washington (second county record) 1-3 (8) sec. 12, Walcott Twp., Rice Co. OAR.
19	MOU	1972-01-02		Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1972-01-02		Ramsey	1/2 Ramsey (third county record) 2-13 (7) Elko, Scott Co. JAB. Rina-necked Pheasant: North reported by 5 people in Mille Lacs, Wilkin, Ottertail, St. Louis (Duluth). South reported by 33 people in 24 counties.
20	MOU	1972-01-02		Winona		Accepted
	avian information	1972-01-02		Winona	1/2 Winona (fourth county record) 2-13 (7) Elko, Scott Co. JAB. Rina-necked Pheasant: North reported by 5 people in Mille Lacs, Wilkin, Ottertail, St. Louis (Duluth). South reported by 33 people in 24 counties.
21	MOU	1973-07-14		Dodge		Accepted
	avian information	1973-07-14		Dodge	7/14 Dodge (first county record) Nested in Rice (7-26 OAR), Dodge (RBJ); seen in Hennepin (6-25 PT), Itasca (7-4 BB) escapees; Cottonwood (6-20 LAF).
22	MOU	1975-12-28		Winona		Accepted
	avian information	1975-12-28		Winona	12/28 Winona (fifth county record) found during the Wi nona Christmas Count period; this has been a very scarce bird in recent years.
	53:167-168	1981	index		Bobwhite in Rock County
23	MOU	1982-09-11		Chippewa		Accepted
	avian information	1982-09-11		Chippewa	9/11 Chippewa (first county record) Nesting reported Rock County fide KE, alson seen 11 /24 Houston (three) KE.
24	MOU	1984-01-01		Washington		Accepted
	avian information	1984-01-01		Washington	1/1 Washington (third county record) Reported only from Houston (EMF).
25	MOU	1984-12-29		Ramsey		Accepted
	avian information	1984-12-29		Ramsey	12/29 Ramsey (fourth county record) Reported in Houston on 12-15 (7), near Caledonia (EMF).
26	MOU	1988-05-14		Lincoln		Accepted
	avian information	1988-05-14		Lincoln	5/14 Lincoln (first county record)
27	MOU	1991-06-25		Dakota		Accepted
	avian information	1991-06-25		Dakota	6/25 Dakota (second county record) Seen near Wilmington, Houston Co.
28	MOU	1999-07-19		Winona		Accepted
	avian information	1999-07-19		Winona	7/19 Winona Male calling on 7/19 near Lewiston Sewage Lagoon in Winona Co. CW (probably a wild bird — good numbers of Bobwhites were recorded at several locations nearby in Wisconsin).
29	MOU	2000-06-20		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	2000-06-20		Scott	6/20 Scott Reported 7/2 Winona (Great River Bluffs S.P.) fide BSe, 7/18 Winona (along Winona Co. Rd. 104, near Great River Bluffs S.P.) fide AXH (wild?). Probable escaped/released birds in Scott (3 juveniles) RBJ.
	MOU	2007-08-13		Dakota		Not Accepted
	avian information	2007-08-13		Dakota	8/13 Dakota (third county record)
	MOU	2008-05-11		Winona		Not Accepted
	avian information	2008-05-11		Winona	5/11 Winona
	avian information	2017-08-05	2017-08-06	Houston	8/5, 6 Houston (first fall record)
	avian information	2022-07-28		Cottonwood	7/28 Cottonwood (first county record)

	Former permanent resident south. All recent observations are likely of released or escaped birds.

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