MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Screech-Owls, Owls	Accepted Duplicates
	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

Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers

Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Anhingas
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey

Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds

Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Proceedings

Species: Screech-Owls, Owls

Northern Hawk Owl
Burrowing Owl

Great Gray Owl
Boreal Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	3	Comment	Status
Great Gray Owl (R) (Strix nebulosa)							Start Date 1936-01-01
	avian information	1969-02-28			Le Sueur		2/28 Le Sueur (first county record) First invasion since winter of 1965-66; more extensive than that year; see Jan Green's writeup this issue!
	avian information	1977-03-15			Fillmore		3/15 Fillmore (first county record) 4 reports: 3-21 Roseau (4) PH; 4-24 Aitkin (1) TS; 5-9 Aitkin Jim Breyen, Fred Thunhorst; 5-29 Roseau (1) DGW.
	avian information	1978-03-05			Stevens		3/5 Stevens (first county record) 3-5 Stevens NH; 5-28 Aitkin, Ray F. Boehmer, Ted J. Singletary. Also see LOON vol. 50, no. 2 for report on winter invasion.
	avian information	1979-12-15			Rice		12/15 Rice (first county record) Numbers down from last year. Reported from St. Louis: Aurora Dec. (NLB), Sax-Zim area 2-6 (KE) and Duluth Twnshp 12-4 (KH). Also reported from Lake of the Woods (TD), Chisago 1-5 (KL) and 2-20 Roseau (KE). Long-ea•red Owl Only one report: St. Louis 12-4 and 12-21 (DA).
	avian information	1982-06-19			Dakota		6/19 Dakota (first county record) Seen in Beltrami (6/26, Turtle River Twp.; JCR), St. Louis (5/29, 7/12, Linden Grove, Hwy 73).
	avian information	1983-12-06			Scott		12/6 Scott (first county record) Probably the largest North American invasion on record -see details elsewhere in this issue.
	5:59	1933	index				Northern Migrants
	6:10	1934	index				An Arctic Visitor
	8:12	1936	index				Great Gray Owl
	24:91-92	1952	index				Food of Owls
	31:137	1959	index				The Great Gray Owl and Indigo Bunting at Basswood Lake, Lake County, Minnesota
	36:108	1964	index				Summer Record of a Great Gray Owl
	37:45-46	1965	index				Great Gray Owl in Becker County
	37:150	1965	index				June Record for the Great Gray Owl
	38:44-45	1966	index				Influx of Northern Owls, Winter 1965-66
	38:107-108	1966	index				Great Gray Owl Seen in June
	41:36-39	1969	index				Northern Owl Invasion, Winter, 1968-1969
	42:88-93	1970	index				Great Gray Owls Nesting Near Roseau
	46:161-165	1974	index				Great Gray Owls Occupy Artificial Nest
	47:188-189	1975	index				Summer Record of Great Gray Owls in Aitkin County
	49:101-102	1977	index				Records of Great Gray Owls in Otter Tail County
	50:63-68	1978	index				Invasion of Great Gray and Boreal Owls, Winter 1977-78
	51:46-47	1979	index				Great Gray Owl Specimen from Filmore County
	51:47	1979	index				Summer Observation of a Great Gray Owl in Lake County
	51:199	1979	index				Great Gray Owl Nest in St. Louis County
	53:173	1981	index				Great Gray Owl in Anoka County
	54:73-104	1982	index				Raptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status
	54:194-195	1982	index				Three Young Great Gray Owls in Itasca County
	56:143-147	1984	index				A Record Invasion of Great Gray Owls
	56:207	1984	index				Great Gray Owl in Nest, Lake of the Woods County
	57:150-152	1985	index				Use of Artificial Nests by Great Gray Owls, Great Horned Owls, and Red-Tailed Hawks in Northeastern Minnesota
	59:105	1987	index				Great Gray Owl Nesting Activity
	60:121-123	1988	index				Use of Nestboxes by Great Gray Owls in Northern Minnesota
	61:115-117	1989	index				A Great Gray Owl Influx, Winter 1988-89
	61:189-191	1989	index				Nine Owls
1	62:134	1989-12-30		near Darwin	Meeker		(vote 6-1; The Loon 62:109).	Accepted
	avian information	1992-02-25			Kandiyohi		2/25 Kandiyohi (first county record) Record invasion year. Total of 196 individuals (fide KE) reported from 12 counties. Seen as far west as Roseau and as far south as Aitkin, plus Kandiyohi SE, RJ (*The Loon* 64:126–27), and Hennepin in late December fide RJ.
	avian information	1993-04-04	1993-04-10		Rice		4/4-10 Rice (second county record) Total of 19 individuals reported from Aitkin, Lake, Koochiching, Roseau, and St. Louis counties, with four young in a nest in Aitkin County (WN).
	avian information	1993-12-18			Kandiyohi		12/18 Kandiyohi (second county record) Approximately 12 individuals (18 l.y.) reported from Lake (one individual along County Road 2), St. Louis (four individuals seen at Sax?Zim bog, one seen near Floodwood, and one seen near Melrude), Itasca (one individual near Grand Rapids), and Aitkin (up to four along County Road 18).
	avian information	1995-12-01	1996-02-28		Goodhue		winter Goodhue (first county record) Record invasion; reported from 31 counties, including many south reports in the greater metro area and as far south as Houston, Mower, Dodge, Olmsted, Freeborn and Wabasha in the southeast. CBC total of 42 includes an all-time North America record 28 found on the Sax-Zim CBC.
	avian information	1995-12-01	1996-02-28		Olmsted		winter Olmsted (first county record) Record invasion; reported from 31 counties, including many south reports in the greater metro area and as far south as Houston, Mower, Dodge, Olmsted, Freeborn and Wabasha in the southeast. CBC total of 42 includes an all-time North America record 28 found on the Sax-Zim CBC.
	avian information	1996-02-04	1996-02-09		Mower		2/4, 9 Mower (first county record) Record invasion; reported from 31 counties, including many south reports in the greater metro area and as far south as Houston, Mower, Dodge, Olmsted, Freeborn and Wabasha in the southeast. CBC total of 42 includes an all-time North America record 28 found on the Sax-Zim CBC.
	avian information	1996-02-13	1996-02-16		Houston		2/13-16 Houston (first county record) Record invasion; reported from 31 counties, including many south reports in the greater metro area and as far south as Houston, Mower, Dodge, Olmsted, Freeborn and Wabasha in the southeast. CBC total of 42 includes an all-time North America record 28 found on the Sax-Zim CBC.
	avian information	1996-02-19			Sherburne		2/19 Sherburne (first county record) Record invasion; reported from 31 counties, including many south reports in the greater metro area and as far south as Houston, Mower, Dodge, Olmsted, Freeborn and Wabasha in the southeast. CBC total of 42 includes an all-time North America record 28 found on the Sax-Zim CBC.
	avian information	1996-03-01	1996-03-09		Todd		3/1-9 Todd (first county record) Record 1995–96 invasion; reported from at least 24 counties this season alone, including numerous unusual south reports: Anoka, Chisago, Dodge, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Washington, Winona.
	avian information	1996-03-05			Anoka		3/5 Anoka (first county record) Record 1995–96 invasion; reported from at least 24 counties this season alone, including numerous unusual south reports: Anoka, Chisago, Dodge, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Washington, Winona.
	avian information	1996-03-14			Isanti		3/14 Isanti (first county record) Record 1995–96 invasion; reported from at least 24 counties this season alone, including numerous unusual south reports: Anoka, Chisago, Dodge, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Washington, Winona.
	avian information	1996-12-01	1997-02-28		Winona		winter Winona (first county record) Major irruption. Over 130 individuals reported this season alone, with unusual Twin Cities reports from Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington, and even farther south in Faribault, Goodhue, Rice and Winona.
	avian information	1997-02-06			Goodhue		2/6 Goodhue (second county record) Major irruption. Over 130 individuals reported this season alone, with unusual Twin Cities reports from Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington, and even farther south in Faribault, Goodhue, Rice and Winona.
	avian information	1997-02-07			McLeod		2/7 McLeod (first county record) Major irruption. Over 130 individuals reported this season alone, with unusual Twin Cities reports from Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington, and even farther south in Faribault, Goodhue, Rice and Winona.
	avian information	1997-02-21			Dakota		2/21 Dakota (second county record) Major irruption. Over 130 individuals reported this season alone, with unusual Twin Cities reports from Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington, and even farther south in Faribault, Goodhue, Rice and Winona.
	avian information	1997-03-01			Dakota		3/1 Dakota (third county record) Third largest irruption on record (The Loon 69:114–124). Many south reports this spring: Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington. Late south 4/2 Hennepin (Maple Grove) MSf, 4/4 Washington mob, 4/4–7 Hennepin (Westwood Hills) MOe, 4/12 Sherburne fide PS.
	avian information	1997-03-01			Washington		3/1 Washington (first spring record) Third largest irruption on record (The Loon 69:114–124). Many south reports this spring: Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington. Late south 4/2 Hennepin (Maple Grove) MSf, 4/4 Washington mob, 4/4–7 Hennepin (Westwood Hills) MOe, 4/12 Sherburne fide PS.
	avian information	1997-03-13			Wabasha		3/13 Wabasha (first spring record) Third largest irruption on record (The Loon 69:114–124). Many south reports this spring: Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington. Late south 4/2 Hennepin (Maple Grove) MSf, 4/4 Washington mob, 4/4–7 Hennepin (Westwood Hills) MOe, 4/12 Sherburne fide PS.
	avian information	1997-03-14			Rice		3/14 Rice (third county record) Third largest irruption on record (The Loon 69:114–124). Many south reports this spring: Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington. Late south 4/2 Hennepin (Maple Grove) MSf, 4/4 Washington mob, 4/4–7 Hennepin (Westwood Hills) MOe, 4/12 Sherburne fide PS.
	avian information	2001-05-07	2001-05-12		Olmsted		5/7-12 Olmsted (second county record) Record high number during 2000–2001 irruption (The Loon 73:135–143). Peak count 3/22 St. Louis (17 in vicinity of Aurora-Hoyt Lakes) NAJ. Reported into late May in Aitkin, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis.
	avian information	2003-04-17	2003-04-19		Mower		4/17-19 Mower (second county record) Reported from Aitkin (county road 18), Lake of the Woods (Faunce Road/Rapid River Trail, MLK), St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog).
	avian information	2003-04-26			Dakota		4/26 Dakota (fourth county record) Reported from Aitkin (county road 18), Lake of the Woods (Faunce Road/Rapid River Trail, MLK), St. Louis (Sax-Zim Bog).
	avian information	2004-11-09			Clay		11/9 Clay (first county record) Largest documented irruption in Minnesota history. August birds in Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) and St. Louis (Sax-Zim bog), and 9/19 Roseau MBr had probably summered, but five at the Northwest Angle 10/15+ Lake of the Woods HH et al. were harbingers of the thousands that eventually entered the state. Please see future issues of *The Loon* for details of this and other species during the irruption.
	avian information	2004-12-28	2005-01-07		Carver		12/28-1/7 Carver (first county record) Largest irruption ever documented in Minnesota with reports from 26 north counties plus Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Winona in the south. Hundreds were found dead. An amazing and unprecedented 256 were counted by a single party 2/20 Pine/Aitkin/Kanabec fide JWL. Single-day counts in Aitkin peaked 1/19 (174) CLB, KWR and 1/29 (187) CLW et al. First county records 1/24–3/27 Red Lake (Huot, also found in two more locations) RAE et al., 1/29 Benton (2.5 miles east of Rice) HHD. Many reports of unusual plumaged birds, including a melanistic bird photographed 12/15 St. Louis (CR 15) ph. MCA, ph. JWL. Complete details and data analyses will be published in *The Loon*.
	avian information	2005-01-21	2005-02-09		Dakota		1/21, 22, 23, 31, 2/9 Dakota (fifth county record) Largest irruption ever documented in Minnesota with reports from 26 north counties plus Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Winona in the south. Hundreds were found dead. An amazing and unprecedented 256 were counted by a single party 2/20 Pine/Aitkin/Kanabec fide JWL. Single-day counts in Aitkin peaked 1/19 (174) CLB, KWR and 1/29 (187) CLW et al. First county records 1/24–3/27 Red Lake (Huot, also found in two more locations) RAE et al., 1/29 Benton (2.5 miles east of Rice) HHD. Many reports of unusual plumaged birds, including a melanistic bird photographed 12/15 St. Louis (CR 15) ph. MCA, ph. JWL. Complete details and data analyses will be published in *The Loon*.
	avian information	2005-01-22			Meeker		1/22 Meeker (first county record) Largest irruption ever documented in Minnesota with reports from 26 north counties plus Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Winona in the south. Hundreds were found dead. An amazing and unprecedented 256 were counted by a single party 2/20 Pine/Aitkin/Kanabec fide JWL. Single-day counts in Aitkin peaked 1/19 (174) CLB, KWR and 1/29 (187) CLW et al. First county records 1/24–3/27 Red Lake (Huot, also found in two more locations) RAE et al., 1/29 Benton (2.5 miles east of Rice) HHD. Many reports of unusual plumaged birds, including a melanistic bird photographed 12/15 St. Louis (CR 15) ph. MCA, ph. JWL. Complete details and data analyses will be published in *The Loon*.
	avian information	2005-01-25			Sherburne		1/25 Sherburne (second county record) Largest irruption ever documented in Minnesota with reports from 26 north counties plus Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Winona in the south. Hundreds were found dead. An amazing and unprecedented 256 were counted by a single party 2/20 Pine/Aitkin/Kanabec fide JWL. Single-day counts in Aitkin peaked 1/19 (174) CLB, KWR and 1/29 (187) CLW et al. First county records 1/24–3/27 Red Lake (Huot, also found in two more locations) RAE et al., 1/29 Benton (2.5 miles east of Rice) HHD. Many reports of unusual plumaged birds, including a melanistic bird photographed 12/15 St. Louis (CR 15) ph. MCA, ph. JWL. Complete details and data analyses will be published in *The Loon*.
	avian information	2005-01-29			Benton		1/29 Benton (first county record) Largest irruption ever documented in Minnesota with reports from 26 north counties plus Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Winona in the south. Hundreds were found dead. An amazing and unprecedented 256 were counted by a single party 2/20 Pine/Aitkin/Kanabec fide JWL. Single-day counts in Aitkin peaked 1/19 (174) CLB, KWR and 1/29 (187) CLW et al. First county records 1/24–3/27 Red Lake (Huot, also found in two more locations) RAE et al., 1/29 Benton (2.5 miles east of Rice) HHD. Many reports of unusual plumaged birds, including a melanistic bird photographed 12/15 St. Louis (CR 15) ph. MCA, ph. JWL. Complete details and data analyses will be published in *The Loon*.
	avian information	2005-03-01	2005-03-27		Anoka		3/1-27 Anoka (second spring record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-03-01	2005-06-06		Hennepin		3/1-4/14, 14, 5/1-6/6 Hennepin (first spring record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-03-05	2005-03-21		Winona		3/5-21 Winona (second county record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-03-09			Meeker		3/9 Meeker (second county record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-03-14			Wright		3/14 Wright (first county record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-03-15			Morrison		3/15 Morrison (first spring record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-03-19	2005-05-26		Polk		3/19, 26, 5/4, 26 Polk (first spring record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-03-20	2005-03-27		Red Lake		3/20, 27 Red Lake (first county record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-03-27			Sherburne		3/27 Sherburne (third county record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-05-27			Mahnomen		5/27 Mahnomen (first county record) Largest irruption in state history; please see articles in this and future issues of *The Loon* for details. Lingered through late May in Aitkin, Lake, Mahnomen, Pine, St. Louis; also see summer report for June records, including one in Hennepin!
	avian information	2005-06-01	2005-06-31		Kittson		6/1-31 Kittson (first summer record) Found in Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, and 6/1–6 Hennepin (Medicine Lake) fide AXH. Also see Table 4 in *The Loon* 77:194–208.
	avian information	2005-07-10			Chisago		7/10 Chisago (first summer record) Found in Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, and 6/1–6 Hennepin (Medicine Lake) fide AXH. Also see Table 4 in *The Loon* 77:194–208.
	avian information	2005-08-17	2005-11-11		Marshall		8/17-18, 10/22, 11/6-11 Marshall (first fall record) Above-average yet unexpectedly low numbers following last year's record-high irruption (*The Loon* 77:194–208). August reports from Aitkin, Pine, Roseau and St. Louis, then scattered reports into winter. Most unusual was one well-described near Trail (where Great Grays were found last spring, but not during the summer) 9/2 Polk MG fide JMJ.
	avian information	2006-02-26	2006-03-12		Norman		2/26-3/12 Norman (first county record) Excluding potential breeding birds, PHS compiled a total of 96 individuals in 16 counties mid-August 2005 through March 2006, 69 of which were first found during the winter season. Following last year's record smashing irruption (*The Loon* 77:194–208), this “echo” effect, i.e., a smaller irruption immediately following a major one, was much smaller than anticipated. For example, the daily high count by a single party last winter was a dumbfounding 256 Great Grays; however, the highest count this winter was just 6 individuals 12/29 Lake of the Woods fide JMJ. This winter's birds essentially stayed within their normal winter range and habitat; the only exception was 2/26–3/12 Norman (near Gary) ph. PBB.
	avian information	2017-07-13			Carlton		7/13 Carlton (first summer record) Reported in Carlton, Crow Wing, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis. First county breeding record 7/13 Carlton ASu.
	avian information	2018-03-07			Hubbard		3/7 Hubbard (first spring record) Found in Lake of the Woods, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake.
	avian information	2020-11-21			Ramsey		11/21 Ramsey (first fall record) Approximately 23 individuals found in Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis, beginning 9/24 St. Louis ebd. One exceptional south report: 11/21 Ramsey (Battle Creek R.P.) JKp, AXH. Although a major irruption never materialized, there were scattered reports away from this species’ expected range into the winter and spring seasons, but see those Seasonal Reports. (This is considered a Sensitive Species in eBird and records are not public. This summary includes eBird records although they are not in the M.O.U. database.)
	avian information	2020-12-18	2021-01-10		Sherburne		12/18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 1/10 Sherburne (fourth county record) Reported from 13 north counties east of a line from Marshall to Carlton. Most reports were from St. Louis (especially Sax-Zim Bog) followed by Lake. High count 1/2 Lake (6, C.R. 2) FFa, but nearly all reports were of 1–2 individuals. Reported from three south counties: 12/18 – 1/10 Sherburne (southwest of Zimmerman) ph. EmN, m.ob., 12/26 Washington (St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) CBC), 2/13 Nobles (date approximate, within 1–2 days; undisclosed location) ph. LyB (first county record and first Southwest record). CBC high counts 12/19 Two Harbors (7), 1/2 Isabella (3), 12/26 Fredenberg (2). (This is considered a Sensitive Species in eBird and records are not public. This summary includes eBird records although they are not in the M.O.U. database.)
	avian information	2021-02-13			Nobles		2/13 Nobles (first county record) Reported from 13 north counties east of a line from Marshall to Carlton. Most reports were from St. Louis (especially Sax-Zim Bog) followed by Lake. High count 1/2 Lake (6, C.R. 2) FFa, but nearly all reports were of 1–2 individuals. Reported from three south counties: 12/18 – 1/10 Sherburne (southwest of Zimmerman) ph. EmN, m.ob., 12/26 Washington (St. Paul (Northeast Suburban) CBC), 2/13 Nobles (date approximate, within 1–2 days; undisclosed location) ph. LyB (first county record and first Southwest record). CBC high counts 12/19 Two Harbors (7), 1/2 Isabella (3), 12/26 Fredenberg (2). (This is considered a Sensitive Species in eBird and records are not public. This summary includes eBird records although they are not in the M.O.U. database.)
	avian information	2021-04-04	2021-04-23		Washington		4/4, 13, 18, 19, 20, 23 Washington (second spring record) Found north in Roseau, Beltrami, Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake, Cook. One exceptional south report was found 4/4 – 4/25 Washington (Manning Trail) ph. AXH, m.ob., before being struck by a vehicle, transported to rehab, making a successful recovery, and then released in the northern half of the state. (This is considered a Sensitive Species in eBird and records are not public. This summary includes eBird records although they are not in the M.O.U. database.)
	62:109	1990	index			Great Gray Owl in Meeker County
	62:229	1990	index			Great Gray Owl at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
	63:69-70	1991	index			A Cure for the Winter Blahs
	63:163-167	1991	index			An Influx of Northern Raptors, Fall-Winter 1990-1991
	64:126-127	1992	index			Great Gray Owl in Kandiyohi County
	64:189-195	1992	index			A Record Invasion of Northern Owls, Fall-Winter 1991-1992
	68:124-126	1996	index			Close encounters with a hungry Great Gray Owl
	78:3-10	2006	index			The 2004-2005 Influx of Northern Owls

	Permanent resident north-central and northeast; irruptive in winter north.

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