MOURC Proceedings Archive - Sandpipers Accepted
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Proceedings
Species: Sandpipers
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Eskimo Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Red Knot
Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Spotted Sandpiper
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Curlew Sandpiper (A) (Calidris ferruginea)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
24:1601952indexCurlew Sandpipers at Lake Winona
1MOU1952-07-28Lake WinonaWinonaThe Flicker 24:160Accepted
65:1461992-10-03DuluthSt. Louis(vote 0-10). The lengthy documentation was difficult to follow, and it was often unclear if the description was of the bird in question, the other shorebirds with it, or a field guide illustration. While it was agreed the identification might have been correct, no one was convinced that Dunlin or White-rumped Sandpiper was fully eliminated, and it was felt that a first state record should be more clearly described. Not Accepted
65:1461993-05-26Medicine L.Hennepin(vote 1-9). The identification of this standing shorebird was based entirely on its "dark red breast" and "slightly decurved bill." However, other shorebirds have rusty underparts, some of which can have slightly decurved bills. The bird was also described as having a "black crown," which does not fit a Curlew Sandpiper; there was also no mention of a white rump, and it is difficult to accept a record of such an unusual species without this key field mark. 8255 Congdon Boulevard, Duluth MN 147Not Accepted
66:113-1141994indexMinnesota's First Curlew Sandpiper
2MOU1994-05-211994-05-22Prairie IslandGoodhueThe Loon 66:113Accepted
avian
information
1994-05-211994-05-22Goodhue5/21-22 Goodhue (first state record) (first county record)
First state record 5/21–22 Goodhue BL, mob (The Loon 66:113–114).
70:1561997-10-09near New GermanyCarver(recirculated record #97-67, vote 1-6). Although the majority of the Committee initially voted to accept this record, it was reconsidered as two problems with the documentation were pointed out. First, the description of the rump/tail is inconsistent and contradictory: although the sketch and parts of the written documentation indicate the rump was white, the description also states in two places that the rump and tail were black. Second, the overall shape of the bird is described as slender and yellowlegs-like, which would fit a Stilt Sandpiper more than a Curlew Sandpiper; though the black legs would seem to preclude the former, there is the possibility of the legs actually being greenish and covered with mud to make them appear black. For such an unusual sighting (there is only one accepted Minnesota record), it was felt the documentation — though well-written by an experienced observer Kim R. Eckert, MORC Chairman — should not include any ambiguities. Not Accepted
376:1522004-05-162004-05-17near ClintonBig Stone(record #2004-023, vote 7-0). Like Minnesota's only previous record on 21-22 May 1994, this adult male was identifiably photographed. Accepted
avian
information
2004-05-162004-05-17Big Stone5/16-17 Big Stone (second state record) (first county record)
Second state record 5/16–17 Big Stone (adult male near Clinton) ph. JWL, †PHS, †JMJ, SLL, †WCM (The Loon 76:233).
78:2342006indexCurlew Sandpiper at Lake Byllesby, Dakota County
478:1262006-05-07Lake ByllesbyDakota(record #2006-054, vote 7-0). Accepted
avian
information
2006-05-07Dakota5/7 Dakota (third state record) (first county record)
Third state record 5/7 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) †MMa, LWM, SHM, TWi (The Loon 78:234–235).
590:832018-05-082018-05-09Lone Tree LakeLyon(record #2018-013, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record and fourth state record. Accepted
avian
information
2018-05-082018-05-09Lyon5/8, 9 Lyon (fourth state record) (first county record)
An adult male in alternate plumage was the fourth state record 5/8–9 Lyon (Lone Tree Lake) ph. †GWe, ph. †NMe, †RMD, †EzH, ph. IsH, †REn.
 
 Four spring records. Recorded in one (2018) of the last ten years.

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