MOURC Proceedings Archive - Pipits Accepted
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Proceedings
Species: Pipits
American Pipit
Sprague's Pipit

American Pipit (R) (Anthus rubescens)Start Date 1936-01-01
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
avian
information
1978-01-19St. Louis1/19 St. Louis (first winter record)
A most remarkable record 1-19 Duluth (EC); easily the first winter record since there had never been any record after November.
avian
information
1985-06-07Cook6/7 Cook (first summer record)
Very late migrant 617 Cook (KMH). First summer sighting in Minnesota.
31:60-611959indexEarly and Late Arrivals
50:561978indexWater Pipit at Duluth in January
160:131987-08-08West Twin LakeSt. Louis(vote 7-0; The Loon 60:50) . Accepted
60:491988indexAn Early Water Pipit
263:1541990-03-16near RochesterOlmsted(vote 5-2) . Accepted
avian
information
1993-06-03Cook6/3 Cook (second summer record)
First summer record since 1985; late migrant 6/3 Cook KMH.
avian
information
2009-06-05Cook6/5 Cook (third summer record)
Late spring migrant 6/5 Cook RBJ.
avian
information
2010-07-27Dakota7/27 Dakota (first summer record)
Reported 7/27 Dakota JPM.
avian
information
2014-06-02St. Louis6/2 St. Louis (second summer record)
Late spring migrants 6/2 St. Louis (2, Park Point) MLH.
avian
information
2016-12-09St. Louis12/9 St. Louis (third winter record)
Second winter record: 12/9 St. Louis (McQuade Small Craft Harbor) †LiH. The only other winter report was 19 January 1978 from Duluth (The Loon 50:162).
avian
information
2020-07-02Lake7/2 Lake (first summer record)
 Seen 7/2 Lake (Gooseberry Falls S.P.) ph. JkS.
avian
information
2020-12-042020-12-21Scott12/4, 5, 19, 21 Scott (first winter record)
 First winter report since 2016: 12/4–21 Scott (Blue Lake W.T.P.) †BAb, ANy.
avian
information
2021-12-18Dakota12/18 Dakota (second winter record)
 A single winter report for the second consecutive year, although only the fourth winter record ever: 12/18 Dakota (I-494 bridge over Minnesota River) †AlC.
avian
information
2022-05-132022-05-17Mille Lacs5/13, 17 Mille Lacs (first spring record)
Early south (median 3/29) 3/19 Yellow Medicine GWe, 3/24 Brown BTS, Goodhue RBW. Early north (median 4/23) 4/25 Red Lake ABL, 4/28 Becker RZi, DAh, Norman LGl, Polk DAh. High counts 5/8 Carver (70, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) MwT, 5/14 St. Louis (68, Sax-Zim Bog) ClN. Late south 5/20 Ramsey LiH, 5/21 Wright ToL, 5/24 Meeker PKF (median 5/21). Late north 5/24 St. Louis JLK, 5/28 Marshall EHi, HHu (median 5/24).
avian
information
2023-05-16Beltrami5/16 Beltrami (first spring record)
Early south (median 3/29) 3/18–22 Dakota (Black Dog Lake outflow) CF, ebd, 3/24 Dakota (Vermillion Twp.) ebd, 3/25 Ramsey LiH. Early north (median 4/23) 4/13 Clay ebd, 4/24 Douglas JPE, 5/1 Grant ANy. Unusual spring records 5/16 Beltrami (15, Beltrami) AxB, 5/26 Carlton (Moose Lake W.T.P.) BLz. High count 5/7 Carver (70, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) TWe. Late south 5/21 Pope BAb, 5/25 McLeod (Jade Ave.) DWK, 5/28 Watonwan (Wilson Lake, ties record late south date) AnK (median 5/21). Late north 5/25 Marshall HHu, 5/26 Carlton BLz, Cook AaL, Roseau KEm, JWH, St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) ebd, 5/29 St. Louis (North Shore Dr., Duluth) ebd (median 5/24).
avian
information
2023-05-26Carlton5/26 Carlton (first spring record)
Early south (median 3/29) 3/18–22 Dakota (Black Dog Lake outflow) CF, ebd, 3/24 Dakota (Vermillion Twp.) ebd, 3/25 Ramsey LiH. Early north (median 4/23) 4/13 Clay ebd, 4/24 Douglas JPE, 5/1 Grant ANy. Unusual spring records 5/16 Beltrami (15, Beltrami) AxB, 5/26 Carlton (Moose Lake W.T.P.) BLz. High count 5/7 Carver (70, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Rapids Lake) TWe. Late south 5/21 Pope BAb, 5/25 McLeod (Jade Ave.) DWK, 5/28 Watonwan (Wilson Lake, ties record late south date) AnK (median 5/21). Late north 5/25 Marshall HHu, 5/26 Carlton BLz, Cook AaL, Roseau KEm, JWH, St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog) ebd, 5/29 St. Louis (North Shore Dr., Duluth) ebd (median 5/24).
 
 Migrant throughout.

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