MOURC Proceedings Archive - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles Accepted
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This is the 1981 to present Records Committee Proceedings archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Proceedings
Species: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
White-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
American Goshawk
Mississippi Kite
[Common Black Hawk]
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk

American Goshawk (R) (Accipiter atricapillus)Start Date 1936-01-01
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
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1978-04-08Houston4/8 Houston (first county record)
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1982-02-27Martin2/27 Martin (first county record)
Reported from six north and five south counties including Martin 2-27 (RBJ).
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1982-11-27Pipestone11/27 Pipestone (first county record)
Hawk Ridge count: 5819 (1982:981) an invasion year! Early south 8129 Anoka KL, 9/18 Cottonwood WH, 1016 Yellow Medicine JS.
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1983-04-09Rock4/9 Rock (first spring record)
Late south 5/4 Dakota JD, Lac qui Parle KL, Olmsted JEB, 5/6 Anoka AM/JP.
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1983-04-23Wilkin4/23 Wilkin (first spring record)
Late south 5/4 Dakota JD, Lac qui Parle KL, Olmsted JEB, 5/6 Anoka AM/JP.
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1984-04-05Murray4/5 Murray (first county record)
Permanent resident; late south 41I5 Rice KJ, 4/26 Hennepin SC, 4/8 Nicollet MF.
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1984-04-14Le Sueur4/14 Le Sueur (first county record)
Permanent resident; late south 41I5 Rice KJ, 4/26 Hennepin SC, 4/8 Nicollet MF.
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1996-04-051996-04-06Lincoln4/5, 6 Lincoln (first county record)
Reported from seven north counties. Five of the seven south reports occurred 4/6–22.
6:191934indexAt Home with the Big Blue Darter
9:71937indexGoshawks
14:301942indexBreeding Goshawks
15:381943indexMore Summer Goshawks in Minnesota
16:36-371944indexGoshawk Attacks Decoy
17:891945indexGoshawk Nesting in St. Louis County
18:161946indexNesting Birds of Prey: Goshawk
27:921955indexGoshawks at Camp Ripley, Minnesota
31:481959indexHawk Bill Passes Minnesota Legislation
37:1081965indexRaptor Predation Upon Raptors
37:1101965indexGoshawk Feeds on a Barred Owl
44:261972indexGreat Grays 4, Goshawk 0
45:1011973indexBald Eagle-Hawk Interaction
46:391974indexThere's a Hawk in My Basement!
47:191-1921975indexPrairie Chicken Killed by Goshawk
50:52-531978indexPartial Albinism: Saw-whet Owl and Goshawk
53:3-51981indexA Quarter Century of Goshawk Nesting at Cloquet
53:82-841981indexThe Impact of Goshawk Predation Upon Ruffed Grouse
53:112-1131981indexGoshawk Kills Prairie Chicken on Booming Ground in Northwest Minnesota
54:71-721982indexItasca Goshawks
54:73-1041982indexRaptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status
56:132-1331984indexNote on Foraging and Nesting Habits of Goshawks
58:1361986indexMaybe with a Little More Experience
63:741991indexNorthern Goshawk Predation on Sharp-tailed Grouse
70:441997-05-31Camden State ParkLyon(record #97- 49, vote 0-7). This distant soaring raptor was too far away and seen under unfavorable light conditions for the observer to see any diagnostic plumage features, and with nothing available for direct comparison the size of the bird remains uncertain. The general grayish coloration of the plumage suggests that, if a goshawk, this would be an adult far out of range and season, but it was felt the possibility if it being an adult Cooper's Hawk or even a male Northern Harrier is much more likely. Not Accepted
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2000-05-03Lyon5/3 Lyon (first spring record)
All north reports: 4/10 Morrison WB, plus Aitkin, St. Louis, Cook. Reported without details from four south counties.
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2000-11-27Houston11/27 Houston (second county record)
Reported from 11 north and 5 south counties. Record early south 9/1 Hennepin (adult) †ABo. First county record 10/7 Kandiyohi RBJ. All other south reports were in November from Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Rice.
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2001-03-23Lyon3/23 Lyon (second spring record)
More than twice as many reports as last spring. Reported from eight south counties (same number as winter season) through 4/15 Ramsey REH, 4/17 Hennepin OLJ. Reported from ten north counties, including 4/5 Wilkin SPM, 4/14 Mille Lacs MRN.
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2001-04-05Wilkin4/5 Wilkin (second spring record)
More than twice as many reports as last spring. Reported from eight south counties (same number as winter season) through 4/15 Ramsey REH, 4/17 Hennepin OLJ. Reported from ten north counties, including 4/5 Wilkin SPM, 4/14 Mille Lacs MRN.
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2001-12-27Nobles12/27 Nobles (first county record)
Except for the 21 counted at Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve in Duluth on 12/8, about 42 individuals were reported from 16 north and 8 south counties. Most southerly were 12/27 Nobles RBJ, 1/20 Winona (adult) †JBr.
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2002-04-14Big Stone4/14 Big Stone (first spring record)
Seen in six south and four north counties. Late south 4/14 Big Stone RPR, 5/10 Hennepin BRL. Also see Table 1.
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2005-09-09Lac qui Parle9/9 Lac qui Parle (first county record)
All north reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis, Wadena. Only south reports: 9/9, 10/14, 11/22 Lac qui Parle PME, BJU, 9/21 Houston ph. FZL, 10/22 Cottonwood WCM, 11/13 Blue Earth ChH, 11/22 Dakota JPM.
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2005-10-22Brown10/22 Brown (first county record)
All north reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis, Wadena. Only south reports: 9/9, 10/14, 11/22 Lac qui Parle PME, BJU, 9/21 Houston ph. FZL, 10/22 Cottonwood WCM, 11/13 Blue Earth ChH, 11/22 Dakota JPM.
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2005-10-22Cottonwood10/22 Cottonwood (first fall record)
All north reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis, Wadena. Only south reports: 9/9, 10/14, 11/22 Lac qui Parle PME, BJU, 9/21 Houston ph. FZL, 10/22 Cottonwood WCM, 11/13 Blue Earth ChH, 11/22 Dakota JPM.
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2005-11-26Lincoln11/26 Lincoln (second county record)
All north reports: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis, Wadena. Only south reports: 9/9, 10/14, 11/22 Lac qui Parle PME, BJU, 9/21 Houston ph. FZL, 10/22 Cottonwood WCM, 11/13 Blue Earth ChH, 11/22 Dakota JPM.
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2006-03-23Wilkin3/23 Wilkin (third spring record)
Seen in seven south and nine north counties; no reports from Northwest. Late south 3/30 Meeker DMF, 4/4 Lyon RJS. Also see Table 1.
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2006-04-04Lyon4/4 Lyon (third spring record)
Seen in seven south and nine north counties; no reports from Northwest. Late south 3/30 Meeker DMF, 4/4 Lyon RJS. Also see Table 1.
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2008-04-13Faribault4/13 Faribault (first county record)
North reports from Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, and Morrison. Late south 3/29 Ramsey REH, 4/13 Faribault DBM (median 4/20).
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2009-06-27Mille Lacs6/27 Mille Lacs (first summer record)
Unusual observation 6/27 Mille Lacs (sitting on prey (rabbit), then flushed along county road) ASc. All other reports: 6/1 St. Louis KRE, 6/24 Aitkin KCR, 7/8 Cook MCBS, 7/10 St. Louis TD.
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2010-05-03Pennington5/3 Pennington (first county record)
All south reports: 4/3 Ramsey ALo, 4/4 Washington DFN. North reports from Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Roseau, St. Louis. No reports with details. Also see Table 1.
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2010-11-06Swift11/6 Swift (first county record)
All north reports: Aitkin, Clay, Douglas, Lake, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis. Seasonal total of 185 from H.R.B.O., Duluth well below average of 656. All south reports: 9/30 Steele PSu, 10/16 Ramsey SeH, 10/24 Wright (Lake Maria S.P.) HCT, 11/6 Swift DBM.
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2011-04-16Swift4/16 Swift (second county record)
All south reports: 3/14 Hennepin (migrant, Lakewood Cemetery) TAT, 3/19 Lac qui Parle (immature, Perry Twp.) †BJU, 4/1 Ramsey REH, 4/16 Swift JOr. North reports from Aitkin, Becker, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Roseau, St. Louis.
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2011-10-27Chippewa10/27 Chippewa (first county record)
All north reports: Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis. Seasonal total of 233 from H.R.B.O., Duluth, well below average of 656. Only south reports 10/27 Chippewa (immature, Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) BJU, 11/27 Benton (immature, Sartell W.M.A.) HHD.
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2012-03-142012-05-24Kittson3/14, 4/1, 5/24 Kittson (first spring record)
All south 3/19 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) CRM, 3/24 Ramsey REH, 3/31 Lac qui Parle BJU. North reports from Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, St. Louis.
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2012-06-102012-07-10Kittson6/10, 7/10 Kittson (second county record)
Reported from Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Roseau, St. Louis.
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2012-07-01Pennington7/1 Pennington (second county record)
Reported from Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Roseau, St. Louis.
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2013-03-29Rock3/29 Rock (second county record)
All south reports: 3/8 Hennepin JCn, 3/15 Lac qui Parle (juvenile, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP, 3/29 Olmsted MHm, Rock (immature, Blue Mounds S.P.) †KRE, 4/24 Chisago JSa, 5/17 Hennepin †DWK. North reports from Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, St. Louis.
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2013-10-04Kittson10/4 Kittson (third fall record)
North reports from Cass, Clay, Cook, Kittson, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. Season total of 164 from Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census KJB. Only south reports 10/9 Anoka DvS, 11/13 Blue Earth BHW.
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2013-12-12Jackson12/12 Jackson (first county record)
Reported from fewer north counties than last winter (9 vs. 15) but only one documented: 12/21 Crow Wing BU, JPR. Most reports were from Sax-Zim Bog (St. Louis). All south (three were well documented): 12/12 Jackson HHD, RAE, †CRM, 12/21 Austin CBC, Redwood ph. MJM, 12/28 St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) CBC, 1/4 Wright HHD, DFe, 1/9 Dakota †DVe.
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2014-03-152014-03-16Brown3/15-16 Brown (second spring record)
All south reports 3/15–16 Brown (juvenile, Lake Hanska C.P.) †BTS, †MiO, 3/26, 3/30 Blue Earth (max. 2, Land of Memories Park) BHW, ChH, 4/12 Sherburne (Zimmerman) THl, 5/21 Hennepin (adult, Nine Mile Creek) †DW. North reports from Beltrami, Cass, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, Polk, St. Louis.
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2014-04-24Polk4/24 Polk (first spring record)
All south reports 3/15–16 Brown (juvenile, Lake Hanska C.P.) †BTS, †MiO, 3/26, 3/30 Blue Earth (max. 2, Land of Memories Park) BHW, ChH, 4/12 Sherburne (Zimmerman) THl, 5/21 Hennepin (adult, Nine Mile Creek) †DW. North reports from Beltrami, Cass, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, Polk, St. Louis.
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2015-03-14Watonwan3/14 Watonwan (first county record)
All south reports 3/14 Watonwan (juvenile) †DWK, SBM, 3/15, 3/19 Blue Earth BHW, 3/31 Carver (adult, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake Unit) JCy, 4/19 McLeod BHa, 5/2–21 Hennepin (Nine Mile Creek) ph. JuW, ph. ROx, m.ob. North reports from Aitkin, Carlton, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pine, St. Louis, Todd.
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2015-06-122015-06-17Hennepin6/12, 17 Hennepin (first summer record)
Seen in Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis, and 6/12, 6/17 Hennepin (adult, Nine Mile Creek, Bloomington) †DWK, †KRo.
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2016-05-24Grant5/24 Grant (first county record)
All south 3/30 Ramsey JFR, 4/15–5/12 Hennepin (pair breeding in Bloomington; also see summer report) ADS, RBW, †CMB, ph. DlC, m.ob., 4/25 Blue Earth BHW, 5/8 Washington BDo.
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2016-06-062016-07-25Hennepin6/6-7/25 Hennepin (second summer record)
Seen in all northern regions, but primarily Northeast. Exceptional breeding record 6/21 Hennepin PNi, apparently the first since the late 1800's.
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2017-02-05Chippewa2/5 Chippewa (second county record)
Most north reports were from St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog). South reports totaled about 9 individuals from 6 counties, but only 3 included any documentation: 1/2 Dakota ph. DVe, 1/3 Dakota †AJF, 2/7 Kandiyohi †DOr.
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2017-04-03Mahnomen4/3 Mahnomen (first spring record)
All south 4/16 Isanti (Wayside Prairie Park) RCl, 4/22 Olmsted (Rochester) ShC, 4/25 Hennepin (adult, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) LiH, 4/29 Washington (adult, Afton S.P.) DTr. North reports from Marshall, Mahnomen, Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis.
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2017-04-16Isanti4/16 Isanti (first spring record)
All south 4/16 Isanti (Wayside Prairie Park) RCl, 4/22 Olmsted (Rochester) ShC, 4/25 Hennepin (adult, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) LiH, 4/29 Washington (adult, Afton S.P.) DTr. North reports from Marshall, Mahnomen, Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis.
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2017-04-20Grant4/20 Grant (second spring record)
All south 4/16 Isanti (Wayside Prairie Park) RCl, 4/22 Olmsted (Rochester) ShC, 4/25 Hennepin (adult, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) LiH, 4/29 Washington (adult, Afton S.P.) DTr. North reports from Marshall, Mahnomen, Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis.
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2019-03-02Redwood3/2 Redwood (first spring record)
All south 3/2 Redwood (Kintire Twp.) MJB, DOr, 3/8 McLeod (Bergen Twp.) BDc, 3/16 Carver (Camden Twp.) MJB, 4/1 Fillmore (Spring Valley) LHl, 4/3 Blue Earth BHW, 4/13 Chisago (Wild River S.P.) AJF. North reports from Clay, Morrison, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis, Lake.
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2019-04-01Fillmore4/1 Fillmore (first spring record)
All south 3/2 Redwood (Kintire Twp.) MJB, DOr, 3/8 McLeod (Bergen Twp.) BDc, 3/16 Carver (Camden Twp.) MJB, 4/1 Fillmore (Spring Valley) LHl, 4/3 Blue Earth BHW, 4/13 Chisago (Wild River S.P.) AJF. North reports from Clay, Morrison, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis, Lake.
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2019-10-29Wadena10/29 Wadena (first fall record)
North reports from Carlton, Clay, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena. All south 9/19 Ramsey † EzH, 11/15 Blue Earth BHW, 11/23 Lyon (Balaton) GWe, 11/26 Lyon (Garvin Park) RJS, 11/30 Chippewa GWe. High counts 10/23 St. Louis (28) H.R.B.O., 10/17 St. Louis (13) H.R.B.O.
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2019-11-232019-11-26Lyon11/23, 26 Lyon (fourth fall record)
North reports from Carlton, Clay, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena. All south 9/19 Ramsey † EzH, 11/15 Blue Earth BHW, 11/23 Lyon (Balaton) GWe, 11/26 Lyon (Garvin Park) RJS, 11/30 Chippewa GWe. High counts 10/23 St. Louis (28) H.R.B.O., 10/17 St. Louis (13) H.R.B.O.
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2019-11-30Chippewa11/30 Chippewa (third fall record)
North reports from Carlton, Clay, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena. All south 9/19 Ramsey † EzH, 11/15 Blue Earth BHW, 11/23 Lyon (Balaton) GWe, 11/26 Lyon (Garvin Park) RJS, 11/30 Chippewa GWe. High counts 10/23 St. Louis (28) H.R.B.O., 10/17 St. Louis (13) H.R.B.O.
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2019-12-22Cottonwood12/22 Cottonwood (second county record)
 Reported from 29 counties statewide, the most since winter 1992 (37 counties). The great majority of reports were from St. Louis, especially Sax-Zim Bog, with high count 1/22 (4) JPR. South reports from 10 counties, higher than the ten-year average (4.9). New winter county records: 12/22 Cottonwood (Talcot Lake W.M.A.) JWH, KEm, 1/11 Pennington JMJ. CBC high counts 12/14 Duluth (3), 12/19 Glacial Ridge (2).
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2020-01-11Pennington1/11 Pennington (third county record)
 Reported from 29 counties statewide, the most since winter 1992 (37 counties). The great majority of reports were from St. Louis, especially Sax-Zim Bog, with high count 1/22 (4) JPR. South reports from 10 counties, higher than the ten-year average (4.9). New winter county records: 12/22 Cottonwood (Talcot Lake W.M.A.) JWH, KEm, 1/11 Pennington JMJ. CBC high counts 12/14 Duluth (3), 12/19 Glacial Ridge (2).
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2020-02-29Nobles2/29 Nobles (second county record)
 Reported from 29 counties statewide, the most since winter 1992 (37 counties). The great majority of reports were from St. Louis, especially Sax-Zim Bog, with high count 1/22 (4) JPR. South reports from 10 counties, higher than the ten-year average (4.9). New winter county records: 12/22 Cottonwood (Talcot Lake W.M.A.) JWH, KEm, 1/11 Pennington JMJ. CBC high counts 12/14 Duluth (3), 12/19 Glacial Ridge (2).
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2020-03-01Murray3/1 Murray (second spring record)
All south 3/1 Murray (Currie Dam) AaL, m.ob., 3/6 Redwood TAT, 3/11 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) ebd, 4/14 Dakota (Eagan) ebd. North reports from Polk, Clay, Douglas, Crow Wing, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, St. Louis, Cook.
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2020-03-06Redwood3/6 Redwood (second spring record)
All south 3/1 Murray (Currie Dam) AaL, m.ob., 3/6 Redwood TAT, 3/11 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) ebd, 4/14 Dakota (Eagan) ebd. North reports from Polk, Clay, Douglas, Crow Wing, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, St. Louis, Cook.
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2020-03-28Polk3/28 Polk (second spring record)
All south 3/1 Murray (Currie Dam) AaL, m.ob., 3/6 Redwood TAT, 3/11 Hennepin (Westwood Hills N.C.) ebd, 4/14 Dakota (Eagan) ebd. North reports from Polk, Clay, Douglas, Crow Wing, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, St. Louis, Cook.
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2020-10-24Lac qui Parle10/24 Lac qui Parle (second fall record)
More widely reported statewide than in any previous fall since at least the mid-90s. North reports from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis. All south 10/4 Kandiyohi SGa, 10/9 Olmsted †LAV, 10/24 Lac qui Parle ebd, 10/30 Sherburne NMe, †JGW, 11/1 Blue Earth BHW, 11/5 Hennepin ebd, 11/13 Blue Earth BHW, 11/25 Chippewa GWe, 11/28 Washington DFN, Yellow Medicine GWe, 11/30 McLeod (adult observed taking a Merlin) ph. BDc. High counts 11/1 St. Louis (40) H.R.B.O., 11/2 St. Louis (26) H.R.B.O.
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2020-11-25Chippewa11/25 Chippewa (fourth fall record)
More widely reported statewide than in any previous fall since at least the mid-90s. North reports from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis. All south 10/4 Kandiyohi SGa, 10/9 Olmsted †LAV, 10/24 Lac qui Parle ebd, 10/30 Sherburne NMe, †JGW, 11/1 Blue Earth BHW, 11/5 Hennepin ebd, 11/13 Blue Earth BHW, 11/25 Chippewa GWe, 11/28 Washington DFN, Yellow Medicine GWe, 11/30 McLeod (adult observed taking a Merlin) ph. BDc. High counts 11/1 St. Louis (40) H.R.B.O., 11/2 St. Louis (26) H.R.B.O.
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2020-11-28Yellow Medicine11/28 Yellow Medicine (first fall record)
More widely reported statewide than in any previous fall since at least the mid-90s. North reports from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis. All south 10/4 Kandiyohi SGa, 10/9 Olmsted †LAV, 10/24 Lac qui Parle ebd, 10/30 Sherburne NMe, †JGW, 11/1 Blue Earth BHW, 11/5 Hennepin ebd, 11/13 Blue Earth BHW, 11/25 Chippewa GWe, 11/28 Washington DFN, Yellow Medicine GWe, 11/30 McLeod (adult observed taking a Merlin) ph. BDc. High counts 11/1 St. Louis (40) H.R.B.O., 11/2 St. Louis (26) H.R.B.O.
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2020-11-30McLeod11/30 McLeod (first fall record)
More widely reported statewide than in any previous fall since at least the mid-90s. North reports from Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis. All south 10/4 Kandiyohi SGa, 10/9 Olmsted †LAV, 10/24 Lac qui Parle ebd, 10/30 Sherburne NMe, †JGW, 11/1 Blue Earth BHW, 11/5 Hennepin ebd, 11/13 Blue Earth BHW, 11/25 Chippewa GWe, 11/28 Washington DFN, Yellow Medicine GWe, 11/30 McLeod (adult observed taking a Merlin) ph. BDc. High counts 11/1 St. Louis (40) H.R.B.O., 11/2 St. Louis (26) H.R.B.O.
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2020-12-05Wilkin12/5 Wilkin (fourth winter record)
 Reported from 28 counties, one fewer than last year and well above the ten-year average (17). Most reports by far were from St. Louis (especially Sax-Zim Bog), followed by Lake. Nearly all reports were singles, with only a few of 2. Unusual winter record 12/5 Wilkin (west of Rothsay) ph. GWe. South reports (all singles) from 12 counties, well above the ten-year average (6). A very cooperative juvenile in Hennepin (Pamela Park) was seen by many over a two-week period. CBC high counts 12/26 Fredenberg (5), Sax-Zim (3).
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2021-03-27Pope3/27 Pope (first county record)
All south 3/13 Olmsted (Rochester) LHl, 3/27 Pope (Hagstrom W.P.A.) KEm, JWH, 4/5 Blue Earth BHW, 4/10 Carver (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy, 4/26 Watonwan (Kansas Lake) BTS, MiO, 5/3 Hennepin (Richardson N.C.) ebd, 5/5 Ramsey (Chatham Open Space) LiH. North reports from Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass, St. Louis, Lake.
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2021-04-26Watonwan4/26 Watonwan (second county record)
All south 3/13 Olmsted (Rochester) LHl, 3/27 Pope (Hagstrom W.P.A.) KEm, JWH, 4/5 Blue Earth BHW, 4/10 Carver (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) JCy, 4/26 Watonwan (Kansas Lake) BTS, MiO, 5/3 Hennepin (Richardson N.C.) ebd, 5/5 Ramsey (Chatham Open Space) LiH. North reports from Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass, St. Louis, Lake.
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2022-01-162022-01-17Pennington1/16, 17 Pennington (fourth county record)
 Reported from 24 counties, well above the ten-year average (18). Most reports by far were from St. Louis (primarily Sax-Zim Bog), followed by Lake. Nearly all north reports were of singles, with only a few of 2. South reports from nine counties (all singles), but none from the southern two tiers. CBC high counts 12/18 Duluth (2), 1/1 Fredenberg (2).
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2022-01-30Chippewa1/30 Chippewa (fifth winter record)
 Reported from 24 counties, well above the ten-year average (18). Most reports by far were from St. Louis (primarily Sax-Zim Bog), followed by Lake. Nearly all north reports were of singles, with only a few of 2. South reports from nine counties (all singles), but none from the southern two tiers. CBC high counts 12/18 Duluth (2), 1/1 Fredenberg (2).
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2022-02-212022-02-25Goodhue2/21, 24, 25 Goodhue (first county record)
 Reported from 24 counties, well above the ten-year average (18). Most reports by far were from St. Louis (primarily Sax-Zim Bog), followed by Lake. Nearly all north reports were of singles, with only a few of 2. South reports from nine counties (all singles), but none from the southern two tiers. CBC high counts 12/18 Duluth (2), 1/1 Fredenberg (2).
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2022-03-03Goodhue3/3 Goodhue (second county record)
All south 3/3 Goodhue (Red Wing) ph. PEJ, 3/15 Blue Earth BHW, 4/13 Ramsey (University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus) EHi, 4/16 Ramsey (Shoreview) CMu, 4/19 Blue Earth BHW. North reports from Clay, Kittson, Grant, Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, Crow Wing, Pine, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, Cook.
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2022-04-03Grant4/3 Grant (third spring record)
All south 3/3 Goodhue (Red Wing) ph. PEJ, 3/15 Blue Earth BHW, 4/13 Ramsey (University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus) EHi, 4/16 Ramsey (Shoreview) CMu, 4/19 Blue Earth BHW. North reports from Clay, Kittson, Grant, Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, Crow Wing, Pine, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, Cook.
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2022-04-21Kittson4/21 Kittson (fourth spring record)
All south 3/3 Goodhue (Red Wing) ph. PEJ, 3/15 Blue Earth BHW, 4/13 Ramsey (University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus) EHi, 4/16 Ramsey (Shoreview) CMu, 4/19 Blue Earth BHW. North reports from Clay, Kittson, Grant, Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, Crow Wing, Pine, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, Cook.
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2022-07-22Mille Lacs7/22 Mille Lacs (second summer record)
Seen in North-central, Northeast, plus Mille Lacs.
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2022-11-05Yellow Medicine11/5 Yellow Medicine (second fall record)
North reports from Aitkin, Cass, Carlton, Clay, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena. All south 10/18 – 11/27 Ramsey (Vadnais Lake) EzH, m.ob., 10/23 Blue Earth BHW, Hennepin (Bryant Lake R.P.) ebd, 11/5 Yellow Medicine (Omro Twp.) NMe, 11/25 Stearns (Collegeville) REl, 11/30 Hennepin (Plymouth) KOC. High counts 10/17 St. Louis (7) H.R.B.O., 10/18 St. Louis (7) H.R.B.O.
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2022-11-18Wadena11/18 Wadena (second fall record)
North reports from Aitkin, Cass, Carlton, Clay, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena. All south 10/18 – 11/27 Ramsey (Vadnais Lake) EzH, m.ob., 10/23 Blue Earth BHW, Hennepin (Bryant Lake R.P.) ebd, 11/5 Yellow Medicine (Omro Twp.) NMe, 11/25 Stearns (Collegeville) REl, 11/30 Hennepin (Plymouth) KOC. High counts 10/17 St. Louis (7) H.R.B.O., 10/18 St. Louis (7) H.R.B.O.
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2022-12-17Le Sueur12/17 Le Sueur (second county record)
Reported north from 13 counties. Most reports by far were from St. Louis (primarily Sax-Zim Bog). Nearly all reports were of singles. South reports (all singles) from nine counties; no reports from Southwest region and only three from South-central, including 12/17 Le Sueur (Kasota Twp.) ChH, and one from Southeast. CBC high counts 12/19 Bluestem Prairie / Buffalo River SP (4), 12/17 Duluth (3), 12/31 Fredenberg (2).
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2023-01-17Chippewa1/17 Chippewa
Reported north from 13 counties. Most reports by far were from St. Louis (primarily Sax-Zim Bog). Nearly all reports were of singles. South reports (all singles) from nine counties; no reports from Southwest region and only three from South-central, including 12/17 Le Sueur (Kasota Twp.) ChH, and one from Southeast. CBC high counts 12/19 Bluestem Prairie / Buffalo River SP (4), 12/17 Duluth (3), 12/31 Fredenberg (2).
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2023-04-03Brown4/3 Brown (third county record)
All south 4/17, 4/25 Hennepin (Rush Creek Regional Trail) ebd, DEl. North reports from Roseau, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Crow Wing, Pine, St. Louis, Lake, Cook.
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2023-11-05Lac qui Parle11/5 Lac qui Parle (third fall record)
79:187-1932007indexDetermining the Sources of Northern Goshawks Passing Through Duluth, Minnesota
 
 Breeds locally north-central and northeast. Irruptive migrant and winter visitant mostly north. State designation: Special Concern.

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