Families |
Species: Screech-Owls, Owls |
Northern Hawk Owl Burrowing Owl |
Great Gray Owl Boreal Owl |
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
Burrowing Owl (A) (Athene cunicularia) | Start Date 1986-01-01 | ||||||||
Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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1:0 | MOU | 1932-07-14 | Madison | Lac qui Parle | Accepted | ||||
5:59 | 1933 | index | Burrowing Owls | ||||||
2:0 | MOU | 1937-04-22 | Milan | Chippewa | The Flicker 12:12 | Accepted | |||
3:0 | MOU | 1937-06-18 | Benson | Swift | The Flicker 14:36 | Accepted | |||
4:0 | MOU | 1939-05-19 | Fergus Falls | Otter Tail | The Flicker 12:20 | Accepted | |||
12:20 | 1940 | index | Western Burrowing Owl in Otter Tail County | ||||||
18:119 | 1946 | index | Burrowing Owl Observation | ||||||
5:0 | MOU | 1950-06-13 | near Graceville | Traverse | Accepted | ||||
6:0 | MOU | 1954-06-09 | 1954-07-23 | T114N45W | Yellow Medicine | The Flicker 27:40 | Accepted | ||
7:0 | MOU | 1954-07-18 | 1954-09-07 | T111N40W | Lyon | The Flicker 27:40 | Accepted | ||
27:40-41 | 1955 | index | Recent Observations of Burrowing Owls in Lyon and Yellow Medicine Counties, Minnesota | ||||||
28:160 | 1956 | index | An Unusual Day of Migrants | ||||||
28:168 | 1956 | index | Burrowing Owls | ||||||
28:170 | 1956 | index | Probable Burrowing Owl Record for Central Minnesota | ||||||
8:0 | MOU | 1956-04-09 | 1956-04-12 | 5 miles southeast of St. Cloud | Sherburne | The Flicker 28:170 | Accepted | ||
9:0 | MOU | 1956-05-25 | 1956-05-26 | Minnesota Point | St. Louis | The Flicker 28:160 | Accepted | ||
10:0 | MOU | 1956-08-08 | Wheaton | Traverse | The Flicker 29:87 | Accepted | |||
29:87 | 1957 | index | Additional Burrowing Owls in Traverse County | ||||||
30:159 | 1958 | index | Nesting Record of a Burrowing Owl | ||||||
11:0 | MOU | 1958-06-01 | 1958-07-31 | Chief Twp. | Mahnomen | The Flicker 30:159 | Accepted | ||
31:103 | 1959 | index | Note on Food Habits of the Burrowing Owl in Minnesota | ||||||
12:0 | MOU | 1959-05-23 | Highway 27 & County Road 15 | Traverse | The Flicker 31:96 The Flicker 31:103 | Accepted | |||
13:0 | MOU | 1959-07-11 | Mahnomen | The Flicker 31:103 | Accepted | ||||
32:127-128 | 1960 | index | Burrowing Owls in Martin County | ||||||
14:0 | MOU | 1960-04-22 | 1960-05-19 | Fraser Twp. | Martin | The Flicker 32:127 | Accepted | ||
15:0 | MOU | 1963-05-05 | 1963-07-26 | between Herman and Wheaton | Traverse | The Flicker 35:54 The Flicker 35:89 | Accepted | ||
16:0 | MOU | 1963-05-18 | 1963-06-08 | 3 miles northeast of Collis | Traverse | The Flicker 35:54 The Flicker 35:89 | Accepted | ||
17:0 | MOU | 1964-04-18 | near Wheaton | Traverse | The Flicker 36:50 | Accepted | |||
18:0 | MOU | 1964-06-01 | 1964-07-31 | Stevens | The Flicker 36:85 | Accepted | |||
19:0 | MOU | 1964-06-01 | 1964-07-31 | Traverse | The Flicker 36:85 | Accepted | |||
20:0 | MOU | 1964-09-01 | 1964-09-18 | Alberta | Stevens | The Flicker 36:122 | Accepted | ||
37:2-17 | 1965 | index | The Burrowing Owl in Minnesota | ||||||
21:0 | MOU | 1965-04-21 | Grant | The Flicker 37:139 | Accepted | ||||
22:0 | MOU | 1965-04-27 | Traverse | The Flicker 37:139 | Accepted | ||||
23:0 | MOU | 1965-05-02 | Big Stone | The Flicker 37:139 | Accepted | ||||
24:0 | MOU | 1965-05-22 | Traverse | The Flicker 37:139 | Accepted | ||||
25:0 | MOU | 1965-05-30 | Rochester | Olmsted | The Loon 38:37 | Accepted | |||
38:37-38 | 1966 | index | Burrowing Owl in Olmsted County | ||||||
26:0 | MOU | 1967-05-20 | Traverse | The Loon 39:92 | Accepted | ||||
40:101 | 1968 | index | Burrowing Owl in Watonwan County | ||||||
27:0 | MOU | 1968-04-05 | Rock | The Loon 40:82 | Accepted | ||||
28:0 | MOU | 1968-08-26 | Fieldon Twp. | Watonwan | The Loon 40:101 | Accepted | |||
29:0 | MOU | 1971-05-15 | 1971-05-22 | St. Leo | Yellow Medicine | The Loon 43:85 | Accepted | ||
30:0 | MOU | 1972-04-15 | Dalton | Otter Tail | The Loon 44:78 | Accepted | |||
31:0 | MOU | 1973-04-17 | Ortonville | Lac qui Parle | The Loon 45:125 | Accepted | |||
46:171 | 1974 | index | Nesting Burrowing Owls | ||||||
32:0 | MOU | 1974-06-01 | 1974-07-31 | near Jeffers | Cottonwood | The Loon 46:171 | Accepted | ||
33:0 | MOU | 1975-03-25 | Lake Benton | Lincoln | The Loon 47:168 | Accepted | |||
34:0 | MOU | 1975-08-25 | Lincoln | The Loon 48:99 | Accepted | ||||
35:0 | MOU | 1975-11-20 | Crow Wing | The Loon 48:99 | Accepted | ||||
36:0 | MOU | 1976-05-07 | T109N41W | Lyon | The Loon 48:119 | Accepted | |||
37:0 | MOU | 1976-05-29 | Polk | The Loon 48:164 | Accepted | ||||
49:179 | 1977 | index | Burrowing Owl, Wilkin County | ||||||
38:0 | MOU | 1977-04-10 | 1977-04-29 | just west of Lawndale | Wilkin | The Loon 49:179 | Accepted | ||
39:0 | MOU | 1977-04-12 | Lincoln | The Loon 49:219 | Accepted | ||||
40:0 | MOU | 1977-04-16 | Jackson | The Loon 49:219 | Accepted | ||||
41:0 | MOU | 1977-08-01 | Prior Twp. | Big Stone | The Loon 50:15 | Accepted | |||
50:215-216 | 1978 | index | A Burrowing Owl | ||||||
42:0 | MOU | 1978-05-20 | Marshall | The Loon 50:199 | Accepted | ||||
43:0 | MOU | 1978-08-21 | Garfield Twp. | Lac qui Parle | The Loon 50:215 | Accepted | |||
44:0 | MOU | 1979-04-16 | Blue Earth | The Loon 51:186 | Accepted | ||||
45:0 | MOU | 1979-05-15 | Duluth | St. Louis | The Loon 51:186 | Accepted | |||
46:0 | MOU | 1979-09-28 | Blue Earth | D.O.R. The Loon 52:77 | Accepted | ||||
52:116 | 1980 | index | Burrowing Owls, Clay County | ||||||
47:0 | MOU | 1980-05-01 | 1980-07-09 | Downer | Clay | Accepted | |||
53:227 | 1981 | index | Burrowing Owls in Stevens County | ||||||
48:0 | MOU | 1981-04-29 | 1981-07-27 | Stevens | The Loon 53:227 | Accepted | |||
54:73-104 | 1982 | index | Raptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status | ||||||
49:0 | MOU | 1982-08-01 | 1982-10-15 | Cottonwood | The Loon 55:73 | Accepted | |||
50:0 | MOU | 1983-05-09 | 1983-05-14 | Hardwick | Rock | Accepted | |||
MOU | 1983-05-14 | Hardwick | Rock | Janssen sighting. at burrow | Duplicate | ||||
51:0 | MOU | 1983-06-01 | 1963-08-14 | Denver Twp. | Rock | The Loon 55:57 | Accepted | ||
52:1 | MOU | 1986-04-06 | Lac qui Parle | The Loon 58:180 | Accepted | ||||
53:2 | MOU | 1987-05-23 | Felton Prairie | Clay | The Loon 59:198 | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1987-05-23 | Clay | 5/23 Clay (first state record) (first county record) 5/23 Felton Prairie, Clay Co. KE; only report. | ||||||
54:3 | MOU | 1988-04-24 | 1988-09-14 | Yellow Medicine | The Loon 61:26 The Loon 61:70 The Loon 60:162 | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1988-04-24 | 1988-09-14 | Yellow Medicine | 4/24-9/14 Yellow Medicine (second state record) (first county record) | |||||
55:4 | MOU | 1988-06-01 | 1988-07-31 | Pipestone | The Loon 61:26 | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1988-06-01 | 1988-07-31 | Pipestone | summer Pipestone (third state record) (first county record) Probable nesting in Traverse, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Rock (JSc); more reports than usual. | |||||
56:5 | MOU | 1988-06-01 | 1988-07-31 | Rock | The Loon 61:26 | Accepted | |||
57:6 | MOU | 1988-06-01 | 1988-09-14 | Traverse | The Loon 61:26 The Loon 61:70 | Accepted | |||
61:189-191 | 1989 | index | Nine Owls | ||||||
58:7 | MOU | 1989-04-15 | Crookston | Polk | The Loon 61:180 | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1989-04-15 | Polk | 4/15 Polk (fourth state record) (first county record) Only reports: mid April Crookston, Polk Co. fide KH, Rock m.ob. (nesting). | ||||||
59:8 | MOU | 1989-04-15 | 1989-10-04 | near Blue Mounds State Park | Rock | The Loon 61:180 The Loon 62:28 The Loon 62:87 The Loon 63:64 | Accepted | ||
60:9 | MOU | 1990-04-08 | near Blue Mounds State Park | Rock | The Loon 62:215 | Accepted | |||
61:10 | MOU | 1990-05-11 | Lincoln | The Loon 62:215 | Accepted | ||||
62:11 | MOU | 1990-07-21 | Mound Twp. | Rock | The Loon 62:227 | Accepted | |||
63:12 | MOU | 1991-05-23 | 1991-09-07 | Rock | The Loon 63:257 | Accepted | |||
64:13 | MOU | 1992-04-19 | Dunnell | Martin | The Loon 64:209 | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1992-04-19 | Martin | 4/19 Martin (fifth state record) (first county record) Two reports: 4/19 Martin, reported in Fairmont Photo Press of 4/22, 4/26 Traverse EL. | ||||||
65:14 | MOU | 1992-04-26 | Traverse | The Loon 64:209 | Accepted | ||||
66:15 | 68:58 | 1995-04-30 | Troy Twp | Pipestone | The Loon 67:217 The Loon 68:59 | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1995-04-30 | Pipestone | 4/30 Pipestone (sixth state record) (second county record) Only report 4/30 Co. Roads 13/73, Pipestone Co. AB. | ||||||
67:16 | 69:28 | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-28 | Moulton Township | Murray | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-28 | Murray | 5/16, 28 Murray (seventh state record) (first county record) Reported 5/16 and 5/18 Leota Township, Nobles Co. ND, 5/28 (same bird) Moulton Township, Murray Co. ND. | |||||
68:17 | 69:28 | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-28 | Leota Township | Nobles | The Loon 68:201 | Accepted | ||
avian information | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-18 | Nobles | 5/16-18 Nobles (eighth state record) (first county record) Reported 5/16 and 5/18 Leota Township, Nobles Co. ND, 5/28 (same bird) Moulton Township, Murray Co. ND. | |||||
69:18 | 69:152 | 1997-05-31 | Duluth | St. Louis | (record #97-28, vote 7-0, The Loon 69:168-169). | Accepted | |||
avian information | 1997-05-31 | St. Louis | 5/31 St. Louis (ninth state record) (first county record) Reported 5/31 Duluth (40th Avenue West/Erie Pier) PS et al. (The Loon 69:168–169). | ||||||
70:19 | 74:161 | 2002-05-06 | 2002-06-02 | Lowville Township | Murray | (record #2002-43, vote 7-0). This individual was seen by many observers and photographed. Although observed in and near an apparent badger hole, the owl apparently disappeared after a few weeks and no nesting evidence was ever reported. | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2002-05-06 | 2002-06-02 | Murray | 5/6-6/2 Murray (tenth state record) (second county record) An unmated adult faithfully attended a burrow 5/6+ Murray (Lowville Twp.) m.ob., ph. DAC (The Loon 74:165). First documented record since May 1997. | |||||
71:20 | 76:152 | 2003-05-05 | 2003-05-13 | Moyer Township | Swift | (record #2004-008, vote 7-0). This individual was found dead on the latter date and the specimen was turned in to the Bell Museum of Natural History (BMNH #44835). | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2003-05-05 | 2003-05-12 | Swift | 5/5-12 Swift (eleventh state record) (first county record) Reported 5/5–13 Swift (Moyer Twp.). Found dead 5/13 and subsequently deposited at the J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis as specimen #BMNH44835. | |||||
76:152 | 2004-04-21 | Perry Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2004-032, vote 6-1). Field notes and sketches were submitted of a bird observed through a spotting scope at an estimated distance of 80 yards for 20 minutes beginning “just after 8:30 P.M.” According to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department, sunset was at 8:18 P.M. and civil twilight ended at 8:50 P.M. The dissenting vote was based on light conditions. | Recirculated | ||||
87:4 | 2004-04-21 | Lac qui Parle | The Loon 76:155 | Rejected | |||||
72:21 | 76:152 | 2004-05-22 | 2004-06-02 | near Lewisville | Watonwan | (record #2004-026, vote 7-0). This mated pair was photographed near a burrow, but the burrow was subsequently taken over by a fox. | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2004-05-22 | 2004-06-02 | Watonwan | 5/22-6/2 Watonwan (twelfth state record) (first county record) One seen 4/21 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) †BJU. Potential nesting pair 5/22+ Watonwan (near Lewisville) DLB, ph. AXH, unfortunately disappeared early June after burrow was dug out by fox. | |||||
73:22 | 77:169 | 2005-04-30 | 2005-05-14 | Hantho Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2005-012, vote 7-0). Digital images were obtained of this apparently unmated adult at a burrow. | Accepted | ||
78:178 | 2006 | index | Burrowing Owls in Norman County | ||||||
78:233 | 2006 | index | Burrowing Owls in Polk County | ||||||
74:23 | 78:126 | 2006-04-27 | 2006-05-06 | Tilden Township | Polk | (record #2006-041, vote 7-0 for each of two adults). | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2006-04-27 | 2006-05-07 | Polk | 4/27-5/6, 5/7 Polk (fifteenth state record) (second county record) Two adults claimed a burrow 4/27–5/6 Polk (Tilden Twp.) JEk et al., †JMJ, ph. †PHS (The Loon 78:233). A pair of copulating adults 5/6 Norman (near Lockhart) †ABL were still present 5/29. A calling male at the Rochester airport 5/9+ Olmsted †JWH, ph. CCB, †ADS was recorded by JJS and furnished a second county record, but failed to attract a mate. | |||||
avian information | 2006-05-05 | 2006-06-24 | Olmsted | 5/5-6/24 Olmsted (fourteenth state record) (first county record) Two adults claimed a burrow 4/27–5/6 Polk (Tilden Twp.) JEk et al., †JMJ, ph. †PHS (The Loon 78:233). A pair of copulating adults 5/6 Norman (near Lockhart) †ABL were still present 5/29. A calling male at the Rochester airport 5/9+ Olmsted †JWH, ph. CCB, †ADS was recorded by JJS and furnished a second county record, but failed to attract a mate. | |||||
75:24 | 78:126 | 2006-05-06 | 2006-05-29 | near Lockhart | Norman | (record #2006-042, vote 7-0 for each of two adults). | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2006-05-06 | 2006-05-29 | Norman | 5/6-29 Norman (thirteenth state record) (first county record) Two adults claimed a burrow 4/27–5/6 Polk (Tilden Twp.) JEk et al., †JMJ, ph. †PHS (The Loon 78:233). A pair of copulating adults 5/6 Norman (near Lockhart) †ABL were still present 5/29. A calling male at the Rochester airport 5/9+ Olmsted †JWH, ph. CCB, †ADS was recorded by JJS and furnished a second county record, but failed to attract a mate. | |||||
76:25 | 78:126 | 2006-05-09 | 2006-06-24 | Rochester airport | Olmsted | (record #2006-048, vote 7-0). All three Burrowing Owl records were documented by written descriptions and digital images; the Olmsted County bird was also recorded calling. | Accepted | ||
77:26 | 80:5 | 2006-06-18 | near Pipestone | Pipestone | (record #2007-083, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
avian information | 2006-06-18 | Pipestone | 6/18 Pipestone (third county record) Last seen and heard at Rochester Airport 6/24 Olmsted fide JWH (please see spring report). Another reported from the Southwest 6/18 Pipestone (near Pipestone) ph. Angela Kallsen. Two adults seen by local residents since at least 7/1 Stevens (Rendsville Twp.) were documented mid-August ph. DO. [Corrected] | ||||||
78:27 | 79:50 | 2006-07-01 | 2006-08-14 | Rendsville Township | Stevens | (record #2006-065, vote 7-0 for each of two adults). Two adults were photographed at a burrow, but there was no evidence of successful breeding; fourth occurrence of this Casual species for 2006. | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2006-07-01 | 2006-08-14 | Stevens | 7/1-8/14 Stevens (first county record) Last seen and heard at Rochester Airport 6/24 Olmsted fide JWH (please see spring report). Another reported from the Southwest 6/18 Pipestone (near Pipestone) ph. Angela Kallsen. Two adults seen by local residents since at least 7/1 Stevens (Rendsville Twp.) were documented mid-August ph. DO. [Corrected] | |||||
79:28 | 80:5 | 2007-06-01 | 2007-07-28 | near Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge | Polk | (record #2007-039, vote 7-0 for each of two adults and two juveniles). | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2007-06-01 | 2007-07-28 | Polk | 6/1-7/28 Polk (third county record) Observed 6/1–7/28 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) m.ob. Initially, two adults were found by BJE and confirmed by †CMM; later, two adults and two juveniles were reported. Also documented by †DAB, †PCC, †JPE, ph. BDF, ph. †JMJ. First known successful breeding in the state since 1991. One adult clung to the outskirts of Moorhead beginning 7/2 or 7/3 Clay ph. DJBe, ph. KVH. | |||||
80:29 | 80:5 | 2007-07-02 | 2007-10-02 | Moorhead | Clay | (record #2007-063, vote 7-0). | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2007-07-03 | 2007-10-02 | Clay | 7/3-10/2 Clay (second county record) Observed 6/1–7/28 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) m.ob. Initially, two adults were found by BJE and confirmed by †CMM; later, two adults and two juveniles were reported. Also documented by †DAB, †PCC, †JPE, ph. BDF, ph. †JMJ. First known successful breeding in the state since 1991. One adult clung to the outskirts of Moorhead beginning 7/2 or 7/3 Clay ph. DJBe, ph. KVH. | |||||
avian information | 2007-07-08 | 2007-07-11 | Pipestone | 7/8, 11 Pipestone (fourth county record) Observed 6/1–7/28 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) m.ob. Initially, two adults were found by BJE and confirmed by †CMM; later, two adults and two juveniles were reported. Also documented by †DAB, †PCC, †JPE, ph. BDF, ph. †JMJ. First known successful breeding in the state since 1991. One adult clung to the outskirts of Moorhead beginning 7/2 or 7/3 Clay ph. DJBe, ph. KVH. | |||||
81:30 | 80:5 | 2007-08-06 | 2007-08-18 | near Edgerton | Pipestone | (record #2007-051, vote 7-0 for one adult and one juvenile). | Accepted | ||
80:5 | 2007-08-06 | 2007-08-18 | near Edgerton | Pipestone | (record #2007-051, vote 3-4 for second adult, vote 2-5 for second juvenile). Submitted photographs depicted only one adult and/or one juvenile in each image. None of the observers submitted written documentation, which could have substantiated the presence of a second adult and a second juvenile. | Not Accepted | |||
avian information | 2007-08-06 | 2007-08-18 | Pipestone | 8/6-18 Pipestone (fifth county record) One lingered in Clay from early July until 10/2 (see summer report for more details). A total of 4 birds (2 adults and 2 young, though only one adult and one juvenile documented) was discovered near probable nest site near Edgerton in Pipestone beginning 8/6 ph. DAC, ph. JeF, RBJ and subsequently seen by several observers through 8/18. | |||||
82:31 | 80:115 | 2008-05-22 | 2008-06-07 | Moorhead | Clay | (record #2008-028, vote 7-0). Found in the same housing development as last year (The Loon 80:9). Photographed. | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2008-05-22 | 2008-06-07 | Clay | 5/22-6/7 Clay (third county record) One bird present 5/22+ Clay (Moorhead, observed sitting on mound of dirt beside hole) ph. DRe, CMN, ph. †PHS, m.ob. | |||||
83:32 | 83:3 | 2010-05-15 | Co. Rd. 12 | Clay | (record #2010-026, vote 5-2). The original documentation lacked a description of the sighting. Subsequently, additional information was obtained via email providing a description. Some members felt that allowing additional information to be considered subsequent to the original documentation was a break from tradition and therefore inappropriate. At the 5 December meeting, it was decided to re-vote on the record and permit consideration of the additional information. The record was accepted on the second round (record #2010-026, second round vote 5-2). Establishment of a written procedure addressing situations where additional information is submitted subsequent to the original documentation will be a priority of the Committee at its next meeting. | Accepted | |||
avian information | 2010-05-15 | Clay | 5/15 Clay (fourth county record) One bird observed 5/15 Clay (near Bluestem Prairie S.N.A.) †BMc, SBe. | ||||||
84:33 | MOU | 2010-07-01 | Tilden Twp. | Polk | MNBBA | Accepted | |||
85:34 | 83:99 | 2011-05-18 | 2011-05-19 | Clow Township | Kittson | (record #2011-021, vote 7-0). | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2011-05-18 | Kittson | 5/18 Kittson (first county record) First county record 5/18–19 Kittson (2, Joe River State Wildlife Area) ph. LW, ph. †TrB, RAE. | ||||||
86:35 | 88:91 | 2016-04-23 | 2016-05-23 | northeast of Breckenridge | Wilkin | (record #2016-010, vote 7-0). Photographed. | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2016-04-29 | 2016-04-30 | Wilkin | 4/29, 30 Wilkin (first county record) One was present in Wilkin, northeast of Breckinridge, 4/23–5/23 MJM, ph. †JMJ, ph. PHS. | |||||
87:36 | 95:3 | 2023-04-23 | 330th Avenue about one mile south of county road 20, Mulligan Township | Brown | (record #2023-018, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | |||
avian information | 2023-04-23 | Brown | 4/23 Brown (first county record) All south 4/23 Brown (Bowser Easment) ph. †BTS, ARW, RAE, JSc (The Loon 95:235), 4/24–30 Faribault (Delavan Twp., discovered by an anonymous Reddit user) ph. †WAF, ph. †KEm, ph. †ChH, BAy, JWH. | ||||||
88:37 | 95:3 | 2023-04-24 | 2023-04-30 | 210th Street about 0.4 miles east of 450th Avenue, northw | Faribault | (record #2023-021, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | ||
avian information | 2023-04-24 | 2023-04-30 | Faribault | 4/24, 25, 26, 30 Faribault (first county record) All south 4/23 Brown (Bowser Easment) ph. †BTS, ARW, RAE, JSc (The Loon 95:235), 4/24–30 Faribault (Delavan Twp., discovered by an anonymous Reddit user) ph. †WAF, ph. †KEm, ph. †ChH, BAy, JWH. | |||||
95:115 | 2023-06-26 | Sax-Zim Bog, on Sax Road just east of Cranberry Lane | St. Louis | (record #2023-095, vote 0-7). The observer saw the bird along the side of the road while driving in the dark about a half hour before sunrise. A Short-eared Owl, which is significantly more likely, could also appear long-legged in alert posture while standing on a flat surface such as a roadside. Moreover, the ten second observation was made without optics from a moving vehicle. | Not Accepted | ||||
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  | Former summer resident southwest and west-central. Recorded in two (2016, 2023) of the last ten years. Last breeding record 2007. State designation: Endangered. Formerly Casual. |
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 |