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.

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: 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
3	MOU	1949-03-27	1949-05-14	Hennepin		Accepted
4	MOU	1952-05-06		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1952-05-06		Scott	5/6 Scott (second state record) (first county record)
5	MOU	1952-07-13		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1952-07-13		Scott	7/13 Scott (third 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 (fourth state record) (first county record)
7	MOU	1958-05-10		Winona		Accepted
8	MOU	1960-01-01		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1960-01-01		Scott	1/1 Scott (fifth state record) (third county record)
9	MOU	1960-07-10		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1960-07-10		Scott	7/10 Scott (sixth state record) (fourth county record)
10	MOU	1961-09-04		Scott		Accepted
	avian information	1961-09-04		Scott	9/4 Scott (seventh 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
	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 (eighth 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
14	MOU	1966-01-15		Dakota		Accepted
	avian information	1966-01-15		Dakota	1/15 Dakota (ninth 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 (tenth 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
	41:93	1969	index		Bobwhite Quail Observation
	42:38	1970	index		Bobwhite Observation in Winona
17	MOU	1970-12-27		Winona		Accepted
18	MOU	1971-01-01		Washington		Accepted
	avian information	1971-01-01		Washington	1/1 Washington (eleventh state record) (second county record) 1-3 (8) sec. 12, Walcott Twp., Rice Co. OAR.
19	MOU	1972-01-02		Ramsey		Accepted
20	MOU	1972-01-02		Winona		Accepted
21	MOU	1973-07-14		Dodge		Accepted
	avian information	1973-07-14		Dodge	7/14 Dodge (twelfth state record) (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
	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 (thirteenth state record) (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 (fourteenth state record) (third county record) Reported only from Houston (EMF).
25	MOU	1984-12-29		Ramsey		Accepted
26	MOU	1988-05-14		Lincoln		Accepted
	avian information	1988-05-14		Lincoln	5/14 Lincoln (fifteenth state record) (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
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	2010-05-30		Ramsey	5/30 Ramsey (first spring record)
	avian information	2015-06-19		Winona	6/19 Winona (first summer record)
	avian information	2017-08-05	2017-08-06	Houston	8/5, 6 Houston (first fall record)
	avian information	2021-09-09		Wright	9/9 Wright (first county record)
	avian information	2022-06-29		Ramsey	6/29 Ramsey (second summer record)
	avian information	2022-07-28		Cottonwood	7/28 Cottonwood (first summer 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