Duplicates
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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks |
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 |
| Species: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks |
| King Eider (C) (Somateria spectabilis) | Start Date 0000-00-00 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| 25:141-142 | 1953 | index | The Eider in the Upper Midwest | ||||||
| MOU | 1953-11-07 | Grand Marais | Cook | The Flicker 25:141 | Rejected | ||||
| 35:70 | 1963 | index | King Eider and Harlequin Duck in Lake County | ||||||
| 1 | MOU | 1963-01-05 | 1963-01-13 | Knife River | Lake | The Flicker 35:15, 35:70 | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1963-01-05 | 1963-01-13 | Lake | 1/5-13 Lake (first state record) (first county record) One seen at Knife River on Jan. 5, by Janet Green. Present until Jan. 13, when it was collected for Minnesota Museum of Natural History. This is either first or second Minn. record, dependent upon stillpending circumstances. A more comprehensive account of this will be published in a future issue. | |||||
| 36:136 | 1964 | index | Second King Eider Record for Minnesota | ||||||
| 2 | MOU | 1964-10-29 | Lost Lake, near Lake Vermilion | St. Louis | The Flicker 36:136 (shot) | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1964-10-29 | St. Louis | 10/29 St. Louis (second state record) (first county record) See Notes of Interest. | ||||||
| 43:90-91 | 1971 | index | Four King Eiders at Lower Red Lake | ||||||
| 3 | MOU | 1971-05-09 | Lower Red Lake | Beltrami | The Loon 43:90 | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1971-05-09 | Beltrami | 5/9 Beltrami (third state record) (first county record) 5-9 Lower Red Lake, Beltrami Co., 4 adults, KE, RR; third state record, see Notes of Interest. | ||||||
| avian information | 1973-10-16 | Crow Wing | 10/16 Crow Wing (fourth state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| 4 | MOU | 1973-10-16 | Mille Lacs Lake | Mille Lacs | The Loon 46:34 | Accepted | |||
| 46:34 | 1974 | index | King Eider on Mille Lacs Lake | ||||||
| 5 | MOU | 1974-12-12 | 1974-12-14 | Grand Marais | Cook | The Loon 47:11 | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1974-12-12 | 1974-12-14 | Cook | 12/12-14 Cook (first winter record) One found at Grand Marais, Cook Co. with the Harlequin and Barrow's Goldeneye on 12-12 and 12-14 (JG, BJ, DB); fifth state record. | |||||
| 47:11-12 | 1975 | index | Rare Sea Ducks at Grand Marais | ||||||
| 6 | MOU | 1976-11-03 | Lake Osakis | Todd | The Loon 49:179 (shot) | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1976-11-03 | Todd | 11/3 Todd (fifth state record) (first county record) One shot on Lake Osakis, Todd Co. on 11-3. | ||||||
| 49:179 | 1977 | index | King Eider Shot at Lake Osakis | ||||||
| 7 | 61:10 | 1988-10-30 | 1988-11-02 | Grand Marais | Cook | (vote 7-0; The Loon 61:38–39). The following records were voted on JulyDecember | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1988-10-30 | 1988-11-02 | Cook | 10/30-11/2 Cook (second fall record) 10/30-11/2 Grand Marais, Cook Co. SC et al. (The Loon 61:38). | |||||
| 61:38-39 | 1989 | index | A King Eider at Grand Marais | ||||||
| 8 | 63:41 | 1990-10-20 | 1990-11-20 | Grand Marais | Cook | (vote 7-0; The Loon 63:66–67). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1990-10-20 | 1990-11-24 | Cook | 10/20-11/24 Cook (third fall record) Reported I0/20-11/24 Cook (Grand Marais) PB, KR, mob (The Loon63:66-67). | |||||
| 63:66-67 | 1991 | index | Eleventh Recorded King Eider for Minnesota | ||||||
| 9 | 67:45 | 1994-11-28 | 1994-11-30 | Grand Marais | Cook | (The Loon 67:62–63). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1994-11-28 | 1994-11-30 | Cook | 11/28-30 Cook (fourth fall record) Reported 11/28–30 Grand Marais, Cook Co. (2) MB, KE et al (The Loon 67:62–63). | |||||
| 67:62-63 | 1995 | index | Another King Eider Record in Grand Marais | ||||||
| 10 | 69:28 | 1996-11-02 | Ray Berglund Wayside | Cook | The Loon 69:163 | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1996-11-02 | Cook | 11/2 Cook (fifth fall record) Reported 11/2 Ray Berglund Wayside, Cook Co. (immature/female) mob. | ||||||
| 11 | 70:44 | 1997-11-08 | Kimball Creek | Cook | (record #97–83, vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1997-11-08 | Cook | 11/8 Cook (sixth fall record) Only report: 11/8 Cook (female/immature) TBr, SR. | ||||||
| 12 | 72:40 | 1999-10-20 | Chippewa | (record #99–69, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||||
| avian information | 1999-10-20 | Chippewa | 10/20 Chippewa (first fall record) An eider shot by a hunter 10/22 Chippewa fide DNR was tentatively identified as a Common, but a photograph published in the 28 October 1999 issue of Montevideo American-News clearly shows an immature or female King. Another immature or female 11/22 Cook (Grand Marais) †KMH was then not relocated until 11/27 near Five Mile Rock, where it remained into early December. | ||||||
| 13 | 72:40 | 1999-11-22 | 1999-12-08 | Grand Marais and vicinity | Cook | (record #99–73, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1999-11-22 | 1999-12-09 | Cook | 11/22-12/9 Cook (seventh fall record) An eider shot by a hunter 10/22 Chippewa fide DNR was tentatively identified as a Common, but a photograph published in the 28 October 1999 issue of Montevideo American-News clearly shows an immature or female King. Another immature or female 11/22 Cook (Grand Marais) †KMH was then not relocated until 11/27 near Five Mile Rock, where it remained into early December. | |||||
| 14 | 73:35 | 2000-10-14 | 2000-10-16 | Good Harbor Bay | Cook | (record #2000-85, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2000-10-14 | 2000-10-16 | Cook | 10/14-16 Cook (eighth fall record) Fourteenth state record 10/14–16 Cook (probable first-year male, Good Harbor Bay) †JWL et al., †PHS (The Loon 73:130–131). This was the tenth report for the North Shore of Lake Superior, and except for the 9 May 1971 occurrence of two pair on Lower Red Lake in Beltrami County (The Loon 43:90–91), all records in the state have been immature/females between mid-October and mid-January. | |||||
| 15 | 73:168 | 2000-12-29 | 2001-01-15 | Two Harbors | Lake | (record #2001-05, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2000-12-29 | 2001-01-15 | Lake | 12/29, 12/29-1/15 Lake (sixth state record) (second county record) Female/immature seen 12/29 – 1/15 Lake (Agate Bay in Two Harbors) †JWL, †PHS, mob. | |||||
| 16 | 74:161 | 2002-05-07 | 2002-05-20 | Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2002-18, vote 7–0, The Loon 74:180–181). The documentation of this female, which was eventually seen by many observers, includes field notes and sketches made at the time of the observation. This is only the second documented spring record of this species in Minnesota. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2002-05-07 | 2002-05-20 | St. Louis | 5/7-20 St. Louis (seventh state record) (second county record) Sixteenth Minnesota record 5/7–20 St. Louis (female at Park Point, Duluth) †KJB, †PHS, m.ob. (The Loon 74:180–181). Second St. Louis record (first was at Lost L., 29 October 1964). | |||||
| 17 | 80:115 | 2007-11-28 | Shingobee Bay, Leech Lake | Cass | (record #2008-001, vote 6–1). Seventeenth state record. Female-type plumage, videotaped. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2007-11-28 | Cass | 11/28 Cass (eighth state record) (first county record) Sixteenth state record and first for Cass, found on Leech L. on 11/28 (ph. †BAW, DAY). | ||||||
| 18 | 83:99 | 2011-05-05 | Park Point Recreation Area, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2011-015, vote 7–0). immature male at St. Louis Bay; | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2011-05-05 | St. Louis | 5/5 St. Louis (ninth state record) (third county record) Third spring record for the state: 5/5 St. Louis (immature male, Park Point, Duluth) ph. †JLK, ph. †KRE, m.ob. | ||||||
| 19 | 85:99 | 2013-02-09 | 2013-02-24 | one-half mile northeast of the Lakewood Pumping Station | St. Louis | (record #2013-001, vote 7–0). First-year male, photographed. New winter record for St. Louis County. The bird was observed by several experienced observers who satisfactorily eliminated other similar species such as Common Eider. The photographs depict the bird quite far-away, but give support to the identification. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2013-02-09 | 2013-02-24 | St. Louis | 2/9, 23, 24 St. Louis (tenth state record) (fourth county record) Immature male 2/9 St. Louis (Duluth, Lake Superior near Lakewood Pumping Station) †BAF, ph. SHF. Rediscovered in the same general area 2/23–24 MLH, †PHS, †BWF, †PEB, †ELC, ph. †DWK, †HCT, m.ob. | |||||
| 20 | 86:3 | 2013-12-12 | 2013-12-14 | Lake Superior near 23rd Avenue East, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2013-066, vote 7–0). Female, photographed. Observed by several experienced observers and supported by one high-quality photograph. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2013-12-12 | 2013-12-26 | St. Louis | 12/12, 13, 14, 26 St. Louis (eleventh state record) (fifth county record) Two records: 12/12–14 St. Louis (female, Duluth, Lake Superior near 23rd Ave. East) GrG, ph. †KRE, ph. †TRK, ph. MSS, ph. AM, ph. JLK, m.ob., 12/26 St. Louis (first-year male, Duluth, Lake Superior near French River) ph. †JLK, ph. †PHS. These are the second and third records in 2013, all of different individuals and all from Duluth. | |||||
| 21 | 86:3 | 2013-12-26 | French River | St. Louis | (record #2013-067, vote 7–0). First-fall male, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 22 | 87:4 | 2014-11-01 | Good Harbor Bay | Cook | (record #2014-048, vote 7–0). Female/juvenile, photographed. Twenty-second state and thirteenth fall record. | Accepted | |||
| 23 | 91:89 | 2019-01-02 | 2019-01-21 | Duluth, mouth of Lester River | St. Louis | (record #2019-001, vote 7–0). First-year male, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2019-01-02 | 2019-01-21 | St. Louis | 1/2-21 St. Louis (twelfth state record) First-year male, 1/2–21 St. Louis (Duluth, Lester River mouth and Brighton Beach) ph. † JLK, m.ob. This is the 23rd state record and was reported by over 160 different observers. | |||||
| 24 | 93:47 | 2020-11-06 | 2020-11-07 | Lake Bemidji, from the Paul Bunyan Bike Trail on the east side | Beltrami | (record #2020-069, vote 7–0). Apparent first winter male, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2020-11-06 | 2020-11-07 | Beltrami | 11/6, 7 Beltrami (thirteenth state record) (second county record) Twenty-fourth state and second county record of this Casual species: 11/6–7 Beltrami (immature male, Lake Bemidji) ph. †DPJ, ph. AxB, †ASu, m.ob. | |||||
| 25 | 93:47 | 2020-12-19 | 2021-01-15 | Good Harbor Bay and Grand Marais | Cook | (record #2020-076, vote 7–0). Female, photographed. Ani sp. (Crotophaga ani/sulcirostris) 20 August 2020, Park Point, by Sky Harbor Airport, St. Louis County (record #2020-045, vote 5–2). Eleventh record of the genus with eight Accepted as Groove-billed Ani. Not Accepted at the species level (vote 2–5). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2020-12-19 | 2021-01-23 | Cook | 12/19-23, 1/1-23 Cook (ninth winter record) Female, 12/19 – 1/23 Cook (Grand Marais) HSo, JRi, ph. †JGW, ph. LWd, m.ob. Discovered in Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais and seen there until 12/24, then relocated in Grand Marais harbor and vicinity 1/1–23. Reported to MOU or eBird by over 50 different observers, and photographed by many. | |||||
| 26 | 93:111 | 2021-12-08 | 2022-01-15 | Lake Pepin, near Lake City | Goodhue | Wabasha | (record #2021-088, vote 7–0). Apparent first-winter female, photographed. First county record for both Goodhue and Wabasha counties. | Accepted | |
| avian information | 2021-12-08 | 2022-01-03 | Wabasha | 12/8, 28, 30, 31, 1/1, 2, 3 Wabasha (fifteenth state record) (first county record) One record: 12/8–17 Goodhue and Wabasha (female, Lake Pepin near Lake City) ph. †PEJ, and 12/28 – 1/3 Wabasha (east of Camp Lacupolis) PEJ, REn, RLF, ph. ToM, m.ob. This is only the second south record; the first was 10/20/1999 Chippewa (shot by a hunter). | |||||
| avian information | 2021-12-10 | 2021-12-17 | Goodhue | 12/10, 12, 14, 16, 17 Goodhue (fourteenth state record) (first county record) One record: 12/8–17 Goodhue and Wabasha (female, Lake Pepin near Lake City) ph. †PEJ, and 12/28 – 1/3 Wabasha (east of Camp Lacupolis) PEJ, REn, RLF, ph. ToM, m.ob. This is only the second south record; the first was 10/20/1999 Chippewa (shot by a hunter). | |||||
| 27 | 94:115 | 2022-11-16 | 2022-11-18 | Agate Bay, Two Harbors | Lake | (record #2022-101, vote 7–0). First winter male, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2022-11-16 | 2022-11-18 | Lake | 11/16, 17, 18 Lake (third county record) Third county record of this Casual species: 11/16–18 Lake (immature male, Two Harbors) ph. AwG, ph. †HTo, ph. †TPu, m.ob. | |||||
| Twenty-two records: 3 spring, 13 fall, and 6 winter. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently 2014. Three additional records of Somateria sp. | |||||||||
| 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 | ||