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| 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 |
| Species: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles |
| Ferruginous Hawk (C) (Buteo regalis) | Start Date 1987-01-01 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| 20:83 | 1948 | index | Ferruginous Rough-leg (Buteo regalis) in Minnesota in July | ||||||
| 35:103-104 | 1963 | index | Two Additional Records of the Ferruginous Hawk | ||||||
| 36:108 | 1964 | index | Ferruginous Hawk Sight Record for Traverse County | ||||||
| 37:109 | 1965 | index | Ferruginous Hawk Sight Record for Morrison County | ||||||
| 38:75 | 1966 | index | Adult Ferruginous Hawk | ||||||
| 48:74 | 1976 | index | First Winter Record for a Ferruginous Hawk | ||||||
| 48:121-122 | 1976 | index | Ferruginous Hawk at Lake Benton | ||||||
| 76:39 | 1976-09-05 | Tracy | Lyon | (record #2003-41, vote 3-4). This record previously had been voted on and Not Accepted, and the current Committee voted to reconsider the record and reaffirm that decision. The description could fit Red-tailed Hawk in all respects, since the only feature in the description suggesting Ferruginous was “windows present at the bases of the primaries.” However, immature Red-taileds also have wing windows or panels in this same area, and there is no mention of whether the windows extended on to the coverts, an important distinction between these two hawks. The record is also weakened by the fact that the bird was said to be 100 yards away and only seen with the naked eye. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 49:176 | 1977 | index | Probable Ferruginous Hawk in Lyon County | ||||||
| 49:176-177 | 1977 | index | Immature Ferruginous Hawk in Rock County | ||||||
| 49:234 | 1977 | index | Summer Observation of a Pair of Ferruginous Hawks | ||||||
| 51:102 | 1979 | index | Ferruginous Hawk, Traverse County | ||||||
| 51:150-151 | 1979 | index | Dark Phase Ferruginous Hawk | ||||||
| 54:42 | 1979-06-07 | Clay | (vote 0-7) Although originally accepted by M.O.R.C. in 1979 by a 4-3 vote, this vote was reversed when it was pointed out that the identification was based on a white patch on the upper wing surface, the white underside of the tail, and the white at the base of the tail; many paler Red-taileds also match this description, and the observers admitted they lacked experience with such Red-taileds. | Not Accepted | |||||
| 52:90-91 | 1980 | index | Immature Ferruginous Hawk | ||||||
| 1:0 | 53:129 | 1980-10-01 | Traverse | (vote 6-1, Loon 53:115-116) | Accepted | ||||
| 53:129 | 1980-10-20 | Lake Crystal | Blue Earth | (vote 1-6)Not enough description of this dark-phase buteo was given to eliminate the possibility of Rough-legged or "Harlan's" Hawk. Identification was based primarily on the underside of the tail which "was clear of any banding and . . . as pale as the un-derside of the primaries," but such an under tail pattern is also shared by other species. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 53:115-116 | 1981 | index | Ferruginous Hawk, Traverse County | ||||||
| 2:0 | 54:42 | 1981-08-07 | Willmar | Kandiyohi | (vote 7-0) 1981: | Accepted | |||
| 54:147 | 1981-09-28 | Wilkin | (vote 1-6) Since the identification was based primarily on the "white with some pinkish" tail and on "white patches on the outer upperwing surface," the possibility of a paler Red-tailed Hawk was not precluded. | Not Accepted | |||||
| 3:0 | 54:42 | 1981-10-02 | near Henderson | Sibley | (vote 7-0) | Accepted | |||
| 4:0 | 54:147 | 1981-12-12 | Clay | (vote 4-3) | Accepted | ||||
| 54:161-164 | 1982 | index | Field Identification of the Ferruginous Hawk | ||||||
| 54:179-180 | 1982 | index | Ferruginous Hawk and Snowy Egret at Big Stone Dam | ||||||
| 54:191 | 1982 | index | Ferruginous Hawk at Agassiz NWR, Marshall County | ||||||
| 5:0 | 54:147 | 1982-04-17 | Chippewa | (vote 7-0) | Accepted | ||||
| 6:0 | 54:147 | 1982-04-24 | Big Stone N.W.R. | Lac qui Parle | (vote 7-0), Loon 54:179 | Accepted | |||
| 7:0 | 55:41 | 1982-05-07 | Agassiz N.W.R. | Marshall | (vote 7-0, Loon 54:191) | Accepted | |||
| 8:0 | 55:41 | 1982-05-15 | Cottonwood | (vote 6-1) | Accepted | ||||
| 56:268 | 1984 | index | Immature Ferruginous Hawk -- Wilkin County | ||||||
| 57:138-139 | 1985 | index | Ferruginous Hawk -- Further Notes on Identification | ||||||
| 57:180 | 1985 | index | Ferruginous Hawk in Big Stone County | ||||||
| 9:1 | 60:108 | 1987-08-16 | Land Twp. | Grant | (vote 7-0; The Loon 60:52). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1987-08-16 | Grant | 8/16 Grant (first state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| 60:52 | 1988 | index | Ferruginous Hawk in Grant County | ||||||
| 61:92 | 1989 | index | Ferruginous Hawk in Dodge County | ||||||
| 61:121 | 1989-01-07 | La Moille | Winona | (vote 2-5). The observation was made somewhat casually, with the observer having claimed to have seen this species more than once before in Winona. Only one useful mark the "dark V of the legs" was given, but this was mentioned only in passing with more emphasis given to other features shared by other Buteos, especially Krider'stype Red-taileds. (Also, when very pale or albinistic Red-taileds fly overhead, the darkest part of their underparts is their tarsi; the feathering on the tarsus is dark on a Ferruginous, and should be stated as such). Also, two individuals were reported, which tends to make the record less credible. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 10:2 | 61:121 | 1989-05-10 | near Eden | Dodge | (vote 7-0; The Loon 61:92) . | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1989-05-10 | Dodge | 5/10 Dodge (second state record) (first county record) Only report: 5!10 Dodge BSE (The Loon 61 :92). | ||||||
| 11:3 | 63:41 | 1989-06-03 | Mound Twp. | Rock | (vote 7-0 The Loon 62:64). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1990-06-03 | 1990-06-25 | Rock | 6/3, 25 Rock (first summer record) | |||||
| 63:64 | 1991 | index | Summer Record of Ferruginous Hawk | ||||||
| 63:200-201 | 1991 | index | Immature Ferruginous Hawk in Wilkin County | ||||||
| 63:279 | 1991 | index | Ferruginous Hawk at Felton Prairie | ||||||
| 12:4 | 64:15 | 1991-07-24 | Felton prairie | Clay | (vote 7 -0; The Loon 63:279). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1992-03-29 | 1992-03-31 | Otter Tail | 3/29-31 Otter Tail (third state record) (first county record) Only report 3/29–31 Otter Tail CS/KC. | |||||
| avian information | 1993-05-08 | Stevens | 5/8 Stevens (fifth state record) (first county record) Reported 5/8 Stevens fide PB, 5/25 Pope HH. | ||||||
| avian information | 1993-05-25 | Pope | 5/25 Pope (fourth state record) (first county record) Reported 5/8 Stevens fide PB, 5/25 Pope HH. | ||||||
| avian information | 1994-05-07 | Roseau | 5/7 Roseau (sixth state record) (first county record) Reported 4/16 Big Stone DN et al., 4/30 Lac qui Parle HK, 5/7 Roseau PS. | ||||||
| avian information | 1994-09-19 | Dakota | 9/19 Dakota (seventh state record) (first county record) Reported 8/28 Red Lake KSS, 9/19 Dakota TT. | ||||||
| avian information | 1995-04-23 | Yellow Medicine | 4/23 Yellow Medicine (eighth state record) (first county record) Only reports 4/22 Lac qui Parle AB, DB, OJ and 4/23 Yellow Medicine DBM. | ||||||
| avian information | 1995-08-15 | Itasca | 8/15 Itasca (ninth state record) (first county record) Unusual report 8/15 Itasca (immature) SCM (The Loon 67:187). | ||||||
| avian information | 1997-05-10 | Lincoln | 5/10 Lincoln (eleventh state record) (first county record) All reports: 5/10 Lincoln (Tyler) PS, 5/12 Jackson (Delafield Twp.) PS, 5/18 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) AH, PH, PS. | ||||||
| avian information | 1997-05-12 | Jackson | 5/12 Jackson (tenth state record) (first county record) All reports: 5/10 Lincoln (Tyler) PS, 5/12 Jackson (Delafield Twp.) PS, 5/18 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) AH, PH, PS. | ||||||
| 66:53-55 | 1994 | index | Summer Record for Ferruginous Hawk | ||||||
| 66:212-213 | 1994 | index | Ferruginous Hawk Seen in Red Lake County | ||||||
| 67:187 | 1995 | index | Ferruginous Hawk in Itasca County | ||||||
| 13:5 | 70:156 | 1997-08-10 | McKinley Twp. | Kittson | (record #98-03, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1997-08-10 | Kittson | 8/10 Kittson (thirteenth state record) (first county record) All reports: 8/10 Kittson PS, 8/24 Aitkin WN, WSf (The Loon 60:65). | ||||||
| 14:6 | 70:44 | 1997-08-24 | near Aitkin | Aitkin | (record #97-59, vote 6-1, The Loon 70:65). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1997-08-24 | Aitkin | 8/24 Aitkin (twelfth state record) (first county record) All reports: 8/10 Kittson PS, 8/24 Aitkin WN, WSf (The Loon 60:65). | ||||||
| avian information | 1999-08-21 | Polk | 8/21 Polk (fourteenth state record) (first county record) After no fall 1998 reports, two or three were documented this year: 8/15 Polk †SKS, 8/21 Polk (adult at Mentor Ranch) †PS, 9/25 Lac qui Parle (adult along the Auto Tour at BSNWR) †AH. | ||||||
| avian information | 2001-05-12 | Yellow Medicine | 5/12 Yellow Medicine (fifteenth state record) (second county record) Only report: 5/12 Yellow Medicine (Florida Twp.) †TAT. | ||||||
| 74:161 | 2002-03-30 | Big Stone State Park | Big Stone | (record #2002-26, vote 0-7). The identification was based on the bird's apparent lack of a dark patagium and its limited amount of red in the tail. Since the observer mentions in the documentation that he had no experience with this species or Krider's-type Redtailed Hawks, the description provided could just as easily fit a Red-tailed. | Not Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 2002-04-19 | St. Louis | 4/19 St. Louis (first county record) All reports: 4/19 St. Louis (adult light morph at W.S.H.C., Duluth) ph. †FJN, DSC, 4/25 Clay (adult light morph, Hawley Twp.) †KJB. [Corrected] | ||||||
| avian information | 2002-09-21 | Jackson | 9/21 Jackson (second county record) Immature light morph in kettle of eight Swainson's Hawks 9/21 Jackson (2.5 miles south of Sandy Pt. C.P.) †KRE et al., adult light morph 10/12 Clay (Felton Prairie) †PHS. Also see undocumented reports. | ||||||
| avian information | 2003-10-14 | Stevens | 10/14 Stevens (second county record) Three reports from West-central: 10/9 Big Stone (adult light morph) †BJU, 10/12 Lac qui Parle (juvenile near Salt L.) †RMD, JWH (The Loon 76:110), 10/14 Stevens (2, Synnes Twp.) †RBJ, JEB. | ||||||
| avian information | 2005-09-17 | Yellow Medicine | 9/17 Yellow Medicine (third county record) Two documented reports: 9/17 Yellow Medicine (imm. near Canby) †KRE, 10/8 Mahnomen (adult in Lake Grove Twp.) †BJU. | ||||||
| avian information | 2005-10-08 | Mahnomen | 10/8 Mahnomen (first county record) Two documented reports: 9/17 Yellow Medicine (imm. near Canby) †KRE, 10/8 Mahnomen (adult in Lake Grove Twp.) †BJU. | ||||||
| avian information | 2006-04-14 | Swift | 4/14 Swift (first county record) All reports: 4/14 Swift (immature light morph at Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) †BJU, 4/17 Big Stone (adult light morph near Twin Lakes) †BJU, 4/21 Lac qui Parle (adult light morph near Dawson) †BJU, 5/1 Lac qui Parle (adult light morph in Baxter Twp., same individual as 4/21?) †BJU. | ||||||
| avian information | 2008-05-03 | Sherburne | 5/3 Sherburne (first county record) All documented reports: 5/3 Sherburne/Stearns (juvenile) †MCA, 5/22 Marshall (adult at Agassiz N.W.R.) †PHS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2008-05-03 | Stearns | 5/3 Stearns (first county record) All documented reports: 5/3 Sherburne/Stearns (juvenile) †MCA, 5/22 Marshall (adult at Agassiz N.W.R.) †PHS. | ||||||
| avian information | 2008-05-22 | Marshall | 5/22 Marshall (first county record) All documented reports: 5/3 Sherburne/Stearns (juvenile) †MCA, 5/22 Marshall (adult at Agassiz N.W.R.) †PHS. | ||||||
| 81:115 | 2009-05-04 | Forest City Township | Meeker | (record #2009-012, vote 3-4). This hawk may have been correctly identified, but the diagnostic features of Ferruginous Hawk were not clearly described. For example, the observer noted “white feathering in the primaries” but did not describe the location, shape, or extent of this feathering. The tail was described as “white with a rufous wash to it”, which fits either Ferruginous Hawk or western Red-tailed Hawk (B. jamaicensis). Field notes or a sketch showing the exact wing and tail pattern might have assuaged these concerns. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 83:99 | 2010-09-08 | eight miles southeast of Warroad on County Road 2 | Roseau | (record #2010-037, vote 2-5, photographed). Many members thought the photo and description were insufficient to rule out the more probable Red-tailed Hawk. The observer also had reservations about the bird and thought it possibly may have been a Redtailed Hawk. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 83:99 | 2010-10-25 | adult in Walter Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2010-042, vote 6-1, photographed). | Recirculated | ||||
| 87:4 | 2010-10-25 | adult in Walter Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2010-042, vote 6-1, photographed). | Rejected | ||||
| 83:99 | 2011-03-21 | Section 33, adult light morph at Garfield Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2011-006, vote 6-1, photographed). | Recirculated | ||||
| 87:4 | 2011-03-21 | Section 33, adult light morph at Garfield Township | Lac qui Parle | (record #2011-006, vote 6-1, photographed). | Rejected | ||||
| 83:99 | 2011-05-15 | Carver Park Reserve, Victoria | Carver | (record #2011-020, vote 0-7). The description is far too brief and casual for a species that's often involved in misidentifications in Minnesota. Several members felt that the more likely “Krider's” Red-tailed Hawk was not eliminated by the description. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 84:107 | 2012-06-23 | along U.S. Highway 75 | Traverse | (record #2012-019, vote 0-7). The photos clearly show a pale Red-tailed Hawk, possibly a similar-looking juvenile “Krider's.” Both observers mentioned that the legs were feathered (“lower on the legs” and “black spots on the tibia and tarsal feathers”). However, the photos are equivocal and seem to show unfeathered lower tarsi (a Ferruginous Hawk should be feathered to the toes). There are characters that seem at odds with a Ferruginous Hawk, including the white speckling on the upperparts (photo), the seeming lack of a dark eye line (photos), the description of rufous back and shoulders (juvenile Ferruginous Hawks lack rufous on the upperparts). There is no description of the tail or the wing pattern in flight (these are important identification features), even though the bird was seen flying initially. There are too many uncertainties in the description and the photos are too distant for confirmation of this record. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 85:3 | 2012-07-21 | County Road 24 | Pope | (record #2012-027, vote 0-7). Photographed. The observers themselves indicated that they were not comfortable with the identification. MOURC members overwhelmingly thought this was a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 15:7 | 86:3 | 2013-06-26 | County Roads 102 and 9 | Polk | (record #2013-070, vote 5-2). Age undetermined. Considerable weight was given to the experience of the observers. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2013-06-26 | Polk | 6/26 Polk (second county record) One documented 6/26 Polk (about 2 mi. SE of Crookston) †MaG, DKi. | ||||||
| 87:4 | 2014-11-23 | Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato | Blue Earth | (record #2014-054, vote 1-6). The observer had no prior experience with this often difficult-to-identify species. The written description is missing significant details. Other similar-looking species such as “Krider's” Red-tailed Hawk were not distinguished. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 87:95 | 2015-05-09 | Big Stone National Wildlife Area Auto Tour | Lac qui Parle | (record #2015-026, vote 0-7). Description given is not diagnostic of Ferruginous Hawk and could easily pertain to Red-tailed Hawk. No statement of experience with the species was given. There was no discussion of how other similar species were eliminated from consideration. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 16:8 | 90:3 | 2017-08-05 | Lac qui Parle County (record #2017-039 | Lac qui Parle | (record #2017-039, vote 7-0). The photos are marginal at best and don't clearly show the long gape. However, the large gape is mentioned in the description. . The observer mentions field marks pointing to Ferruginous Hawk such as the dark post-ocular eyeline and structure with the head. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2017-08-22 | Wilkin | 8/22 Wilkin (first fall record) All north 10/16 Red Lake (Plummer) ph. PCt (The Loon 90:79). All south 8/5 Lac qui Parle (State Line Rd.) ph. † DnS, MWS. Also see Documented Records still under Review. | ||||||
| 17:9 | 90:3 | 2017-10-16 | Red Lake County (record #2017-045 | Red Lake | (record #2017-045, vote 7-0). Photo is diagnostic. | Accepted | |||
| 92:92 | 2017-10-23 | Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory | St. Louis | (record #2017-052, vote 2-5). The Committee was somewhat split on this report. Some of the members who ultimately voted not to accept the observation commented on the overall difficulty of this vote. However, the documentation which was submitted two and a half years after the observation was eventually deemed inconclusive. Very distant raptors can be difficult to distinguish with certainty. Enough of the critical field marks needed to confirm the identification either were not seen due to the distance involved or were not mentioned. The bird was apparently so distant that neither an estimate of the distance or height was provided. For example, the upperparts were described as “Sandy-gray wash uniformly across [the] uppersides and tail.” However, there was no description of the shape or extent of the upper wing panel or tail. In addition, there was no discussion of the presence or absence of a patagial bar. Wing tip coloration and markings, if any, were not documented. It was eventually concluded by the Committee that while the documentation suggested Ferruginous Hawk, it was not persuasive enough to eliminate similar subspecies such as Krider's Red-tailed Hawk. | Not Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 2017-10-23 | St. Louis | 10/23 St. Louis (second fall record) All north 10/16 Red Lake (Plummer) ph. PCt (The Loon 90:79). All south 8/5 Lac qui Parle (State Line Rd.) ph. † DnS, MWS. Also see Documented Records still under Review. | ||||||
| 90:3 | 2017-11-25 | Hennepin County (record #2017-049 | Hennepin | (record #2017-049, vote 0-7). | Not Accepted | ||||
| 18:10 | 95:115 | 2019-10-11 | county road 59 about 0.5 miles south of county road 20 | Rock | (record #2019-072, vote 6-1). Indeterminate age and sex, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 19:11 | 93:111 | 2021-08-15 | private residence, Old North Shore Road southwest of Two Harbors | Lake | (record #2021-089, vote 7-0). Juvenile light-phase, photographed. The bird was found and photographed alive. It was reported to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources by the landowner and subsequently found dead the following morning. | Accepted | |||
| Migrant and summer visitant, mostly west. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently 2021. Formerly Accidental. | |||||||||
| 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 | ||