MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Warblers	Accepted Duplicates
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Proceedings

Species: Warblers

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
Louisiana Waterthrush (R) (Parkesia motacilla)						Start Date 1936-01-01
	avian information	1962-07-11			Wright	7/11 Wright (first county record)
	avian information	1962-08-19			Hennepin	8/19 Hennepin (first fall record)
	avian information	1968-09-04			Wright	9/4 Wright (second county record) 9 -4 Wright ETS.
	avian information	1970-05-16			Stearns	5/16 Stearns (first county record) 6 reports Winona TV; 5-3 Goodhue DB; 5-8 Goodhue KE; 5-9 Dakota FL; 5-13 Hennepin MM; 5-16 Stearns KE, PE.
	avian information	1975-05-03			Mower	5/3 Mower (first county record) 4 reports 4-30 (1) and 5-8 (1) Hennepin ETS; 5-3 Mower (1) RK; 5-10 Goodhue PVK.
	avian information	1977-08-07	1977-08-08		Otter Tail	8/7-8 Otter Tail (first county record)
	avian information	1978-05-28			Lake	5/28 Lake (first county record) 5-19, 30 Houston RK, KE, SM; 5-28 Lake (1) FL.
	avian information	1988-05-12			Red Lake	5/12 Red Lake (first county record) Early south 5/4 Ramsey AB, 5/6 Olmsted BSE, 5/7 Houston TM; one report north 5/12 Red Lake RG, RJ (*The Loon* 60:91).
	18:26-27	1946	index			Nesting of the Louisiana Waterthrush
	42:147-148	1970	index			Louisiana Waterthrush in Stearns County
	45:95-96	1973	index			The Louisiana Waterthrush Still Nests in Chisago County
	49:244	1977	index			Louisiana Waterthrush in Otter Tail County
	50:206-207	1978	index			Louisiana Waterthrush in Lake County
	55:89	1983	index			Louisiana Waterthrush in Pine County
1	61:10	1988-08-09		Lake Bronson S.P.	Kittson	(vote 7-0; The Loon 61:46-47)	Accepted
	avian information	1988-08-09			Kittson	8/9 Kittson (first county record) 8/9 Kittson AB (*The Loon* 61 :46-47).
	avian information	1990-05-18			Dodge	5/18 Dodge (first county record) Early south 5/6 Rice PS, 5!13 Washington AB, 5118 Dodge BSE, Houston FL.
	avian information	1990-06-30			Rice	6/30 Rice (first summer record) Only records from Rice (Nerstrand Woods State Park), Houston.
	avian information	1992-05-21			Dodge	5/21 Dodge (second county record) Early south 4/17 Washington WL, 4/25 Houston DN.
	61:34-37	1989	index			Louisiana Waterthrush in Washington County: Results of the 1988 Minnesota County Biological Survey Work
	61:46-47	1989	index			Louisiana Waterthrush in Kittson County
2	66:43	1993-10-04		Minneapolis	Hennepin	(vote 7-0).	Accepted
	67:74-76	1995	index			Nest Observations: Louisiana Waterthrush, Acadian Flycatcher, Winona County 1994
	67:201-204	1995	index			The Louisiana Waterthrush in Southeast Minnesota
3	69:28	1996-10-06		near Lancaster	Kittson	(The Loon 68:247).	Accepted
	avian information	1996-10-06			Kittson	10/6 Kittson (second county record) All reports: 8/3 Fillmore CS, 9/3 Winona CS, 10/6 Kittson (second county record and latest date ever in Minnesota) PS (The Loon 68:247).
	avian information	2000-05-22			Scott	5/22 Scott (first county record) All reports: 4/22+ Houston (max. 6 at Beaver Creek Valley S. P.) mob, 4/29+ Winona (Whitewater S. P.) CBe et al., 5/8+ Fillmore NO, RJ, 5/12+ Rice (Nerstrand Woods S. P.) TBo et al., 5/22 Scott (Sand Creek Twp.) BSt.
	avian information	2002-05-04			Meeker	5/4 Meeker (first county record) Early south 4/14 Wabasha (Whitewater W.M.A.) LJU, 4/17+ Houston (3 at Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) OWB, m.ob. First county occurrence 5/4 Meeker (Litchfield N.C.) †DMF. Also observed in Blue Earth (Minneopa S.P.), Chisago (Interstate S.P.), Rice (multiple locations), Washington (3 locations).
	avian information	2002-09-10			Hennepin	9/10 Hennepin (second fall record) All reports: 9/7 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) KJB, 9/10 Hennepin (Wood L.) †TAT, †PEB.
	avian information	2004-05-08	2004-05-16		Sibley	5/8, 16 Sibley (first county record) Located in seven counties in the southeastern quarter of the state. Early south 4/18 Winona JJS, 4/24 Houston FZL. Most northerly reports from Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) and Carver (along Minnesota River near Sibley County line).
	avian information	2005-05-10	2005-05-15		Clay	5/10-15 Clay (first county record) Early south (median 4/24) 4/9 Winona PWP, 4/14 Houston (4) OWB, 4/17 Fillmore (2) JWH, 4/21 Winona JJS; also reported from Chisago (5/14 JJS, HHD), Olmsted, Rice, Waseca, Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.). Only north report 5/10–15 Clay (Felton Prairie) †RHO, BWF, JMJ, SAS, †PHS, DPJ (*The Loon* 77:259).
	78:126	2005-05-13		Madrena W.M.A.	Lac qui Parle	(record #2006-008, vote 1-6). The observer's experience with this species was unclear and the field sketch showed a supercilium tapering to a sharp point behind the eye.	Not Accepted
	avian information	2006-05-07			Lac qui Parle	5/7 Lac qui Parle (first county record) Early south 4/9 Winona JJS, JWH, 4/15 Rice TFB, 4/21 Houston FZL, and 4/23 Rice DAB (same location?) all preceded the recent median arrival (4/24). Additional south reports from Fillmore, Olmsted, Waseca, Blue Earth, Hennepin.
	avian information	2006-06-01	2006-06-31		Rice	6/1-31 Rice (second county record) Reported from five counties: Scott, Rice, Blue Earth, Fillmore, Houston.
	avian information	2006-06-01	2006-06-31		Scott	6/1-31 Scott (second county record) Reported from five counties: Scott, Rice, Blue Earth, Fillmore, Houston.
	avian information	2007-05-12			Renville	5/12 Renville (first county record) Early south 4/14 Winona PWP, 4/22 Blue Earth LS and Winona JWH were ahead of the 4/23 median. First county record 5/12 Renville (Beaver Falls C.P.) †JCC. Also reported from Hennepin, Nicollet, Rice, Olmsted, Houston. Only north report: 5/19 Pine (Banning S.P.) JCy.
	avian information	2008-05-22			Sibley	5/22 Sibley (second county record) Early south reports 4/29 Olmsted JWH, 5/2 Rice TFB, 5/5 Olmsted HHD well after 4/22 median. No north reports.
	avian information	2008-06-01			Rice	6/1 Rice (third county record) Observed 6/1 Rice DAB, JWH, Washington (2) DFN, 6/6 Winona JCC, 6/7 Sibley DBM.
	avian information	2008-06-07			Sibley	6/7 Sibley (third county record) Observed 6/1 Rice DAB, JWH, Washington (2) DFN, 6/6 Winona JCC, 6/7 Sibley DBM.
	avian information	2010-05-09			Lac qui Parle	5/9 Lac qui Parle (second county record) Early south arrivals were well ahead of the 4/23 median: 4/9 Houston (2, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) NBO, 4/18 Houston DBz, Rice (3) DAB. One West-central report 5/9 Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle C.P.) ph. BJU. Only north reports (median 5/13) 4/29 Pine (Banning S.P.) SC, 5/1 Pine (Chengwatana S.F., on Pine/Chisago county border) PEB. High counts 4/18 Rice (3) DAB, 5/1 Rice (3, Cannon River, Faribault to Northfield) SLP.
	avian information	2010-08-24			Rice	8/24 Rice (fourth fall record) Only two reports, both south: 8/2 Houston SC, 8/24 Rice TFB (median late 8/25).
	avian information	2011-05-09			Lac qui Parle	5/9 Lac qui Parle (third county record) Early south (median 4/23) 4/17 Rice DAB, 4/23 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) DFN, Winona DBz. No north reports. New county record 5/13 Lyon (Camden S.P.) WCM. Also unusual was one 5/9 Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle C.P.) ph. BJU. High count 4/25 Houston (7, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) DWK.
	avian information	2011-05-13			Lyon	5/13 Lyon (first county record) Early south (median 4/23) 4/17 Rice DAB, 4/23 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) DFN, Winona DBz. No north reports. New county record 5/13 Lyon (Camden S.P.) WCM. Also unusual was one 5/9 Lac qui Parle (Lac qui Parle C.P.) ph. BJU. High count 4/25 Houston (7, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) DWK.
	avian information	2011-08-10			Fillmore	8/10 Fillmore (first fall record) All south 8/3 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) KMo, 8/10 Fillmore SC, 8/13 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) PJM.
	avian information	2012-05-02			Freeborn	5/2 Freeborn (first county record) Early south arrivals were well before the 4/23 median: 4/8 Rice (Cannon River Wilderness Park) DAB, 4/12 Rice TFB, 4/14 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) DFN. Unusual record 5/2 Freeborn AEB.
	avian information	2012-08-30	2012-08-31		Dakota	8/30, 31 Dakota (first fall record) All south 8/3 Washington JoF, 8/8 Washington FGo, 8/9 Washington JoF, 8/15 Washington RMa, 8/30 Dakota MaB, 8/31 Dakota CTa (median 8/22).
	avian information	2013-04-27			Steele	4/27 Steele (first county record) Early south (median 4/23) 4/13 Rice DAB, 4/27 Steele PSu, 4/28 Washington DFN. High counts 5/11 Winona (4, Whitewater S.P.) DCZ, 5/25 Houston (4) CRM.
	avian information	2015-05-02	2015-05-20		Anoka	5/2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 20 Anoka (first county record) Early south (median 4/23) 4/21 Winona DBz, 4/29 Rice TFB, 4/30 Rice RBW. High counts 5/3 Houston (5, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) SHk, 5/2 Winona (4, Trout Run Trail, Whitewater S.P.) JWH. Reports outside usual range: 5/2–5/20 Anoka (Rice Creek) CF, m.ob., 5/7 Carver (Rapids Lake, Minnesota Valley N.W.R.) JCy.
	avian information	2016-08-10			Winona	8/10 Winona (first fall record) All reports of this early fall migrant: 8/6 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) BDo, 8/10 Winona (Trout Run Creek Trail) HCT, 8/21 Chisago (Checkerboard C.P.) RdC (median 8/25).
	avian information	2017-04-13			Kanabec	4/13 Kanabec (first county record) Early south (median 4/17) 4/9–10 Ramsey (Sarita Wetland) †AHn, RMD, Winona (Whitewater S.P.) JHD, 4/12 Rice TFB, 4/18 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) BDo. First county record 4/30 Chippewa (Englebritzon Boat Launch) †SWe. North reports 4/13 Kanabec (near Mora) ph. AyC and 5/25 Pine (Snake River) KrM.
	avian information	2017-04-30			Chippewa	4/30 Chippewa (first county record) Early south (median 4/17) 4/9–10 Ramsey (Sarita Wetland) †AHn, RMD, Winona (Whitewater S.P.) JHD, 4/12 Rice TFB, 4/18 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) BDo. First county record 4/30 Chippewa (Englebritzon Boat Launch) †SWe. North reports 4/13 Kanabec (near Mora) ph. AyC and 5/25 Pine (Snake River) KrM.
	avian information	2017-05-01	2017-05-17		Scott	5/1, 17 Scott (third county record) Early south (median 4/17) 4/9–10 Ramsey (Sarita Wetland) †AHn, RMD, Winona (Whitewater S.P.) JHD, 4/12 Rice TFB, 4/18 Washington (Falls Creek S.N.A.) BDo. First county record 4/30 Chippewa (Englebritzon Boat Launch) †SWe. North reports 4/13 Kanabec (near Mora) ph. AyC and 5/25 Pine (Snake River) KrM.
	avian information	2017-06-02			Rice	6/2 Rice (fifth summer record) Found in Brown, Chisago, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Pine, Rice, Washington.
	avian information	2017-07-02			Brown	7/2 Brown (first summer record) Found in Brown, Chisago, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Pine, Rice, Washington.
	avian information	2018-05-11			Wright	5/11 Wright (third county record) Reported from its usual range from East-central and Southeast counties. Early south (median 4/17) 4/16 Dakota (Miesville Ravine P.R.) KDS, 4/21 Hennepin (Ninemile Creek) ph. MZa, 4/26 Winona JmP, JPr, 4/28 Washington ebd. Reported outside usual range 5/11 Wright (Monticello Twp.) Ish, EzH, CbH.
	avian information	2019-06-01	2019-07-31		Olmsted	6/1, 22, 7/31 Olmsted (first summer record) Â Reported along the eastern edge of the state from Chisago, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Washington, Winona.
	avian information	2020-05-17			Mower	5/17 Mower (second county record) Early south (median 4/16) 4/26 Fillmore ToM, 4/30 Houston KEm, SHo, 5/1 Washington FFa, MaJ, Winona ToM. High count 5/14 Houston (4, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) RLF, REn.
	avian information	2020-06-06			Olmsted	6/6 Olmsted (second summer record) Found in Chisago, Houston, Olmsted, Pine (Banning S.P.), Wabasha, Washington
	avian information	2020-06-07			Wabasha	6/7 Wabasha (first summer record) Found in Chisago, Houston, Olmsted, Pine (Banning S.P.), Wabasha, Washington
	avian information	2020-09-02			Nicollet	9/2 Nicollet (first fall record) All reports of our earliest-departing warbler (median late south 8/23): 8/3 Washington (Crystal Spring S.N.A.) DFe, 8/6 Chisago (Lawrence Creek S.N.A.) AaL, CLu, plus new fall record 9/2 Nicollet (Seven Mile Creek C.P.) †NSg.
	avian information	2021-08-16	2021-08-18		Winona	8/16, 18 Winona (second fall record) All reports 8/26–31 Ramsey (Sucker Lake) †EzH, MWS, m.ob., 8/16–18 Winona (2–3 birds, Coolridge Creek A.M.A.) ToM, EHi.
	avian information	2021-08-26	2021-08-31		Ramsey	8/26, 27, 28, 29, 31 Ramsey (first fall record) All reports 8/26–31 Ramsey (Sucker Lake) †EzH, MWS, m.ob., 8/16–18 Winona (2–3 birds, Coolridge Creek A.M.A.) ToM, EHi.
	avian information	2022-05-13			St. Louis	5/13 St. Louis (first county record) Record early south (median 4/17) 4/4–17 Winona (Coolridge Creek A.M.A.) ph. ToM, DBz, then 4/17 Olmsted MiD, 4/19 Washington DFN. Two north reports: 5/10 Pine ebd, 5/13 St. Louis (Park Point) †PHS. High counts 5/10 Houston (8, Beaver Creek Valley S.P.) PEJ, DFN, 5/1, 5/29 Winona (4, Coolridge Creek A.M.A.) ToM.
	avian information	2022-06-03			Olmsted	6/3 Olmsted (third summer record) Found in Blue Earth, Chisago, Olmsted, Washington, Winona.
	avian information	2023-05-01	2023-05-02		Scott	5/1, 2 Scott (fourth county record) South reports confined to the southeast quarter. Early south (median 4/16) 4/9 Winona (2) ToM, 4/12–13 Houston ASu, 4/14 Olmsted (2) JPr, JmP. One north report 5/9 St. Louis (Western Waterfront Trail) †JLK. High count 5/16 Goodhue (5, Frontenac S.P., Sand Point) ebd.
	avian information	2023-05-05	2023-05-08		Mower	5/5, 8 Mower (third county record) South reports confined to the southeast quarter. Early south (median 4/16) 4/9 Winona (2) ToM, 4/12–13 Houston ASu, 4/14 Olmsted (2) JPr, JmP. One north report 5/9 St. Louis (Western Waterfront Trail) †JLK. High count 5/16 Goodhue (5, Frontenac S.P., Sand Point) ebd.
	avian information	2023-05-06			Le Sueur	5/6 Le Sueur (first county record) South reports confined to the southeast quarter. Early south (median 4/16) 4/9 Winona (2) ToM, 4/12–13 Houston ASu, 4/14 Olmsted (2) JPr, JmP. One north report 5/9 St. Louis (Western Waterfront Trail) †JLK. High count 5/16 Goodhue (5, Frontenac S.P., Sand Point) ebd.
	avian information	2023-05-09			St. Louis	5/9 St. Louis (second county record) South reports confined to the southeast quarter. Early south (median 4/16) 4/9 Winona (2) ToM, 4/12–13 Houston ASu, 4/14 Olmsted (2) JPr, JmP. One north report 5/9 St. Louis (Western Waterfront Trail) †JLK. High count 5/16 Goodhue (5, Frontenac S.P., Sand Point) ebd.
	avian information	2023-06-03	2023-07-15		Olmsted	6/3, 20, 25, 7/1, 3, 8, 15 Olmsted (fourth summer record)
	avian information	2023-06-13			Le Sueur	6/13 Le Sueur (second summer record)
	avian information	2023-08-19			Olmsted	8/19 Olmsted (fifth fall record)

	Breeds locally southeast, east-central, and south-central. State designation: Special Concern.

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