MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Sandpipers	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.

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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
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock

Spotted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
Red Knot (C) (Calidris canutus)						Start Date 1936-01-01
	avian information	1941-06-11			Lake of the Woods	6/11 Lake of the Woods (first summer record)
	avian information	1946-05-26			Hennepin	5/26 Hennepin (first state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1946-07-27			Traverse	7/27 Traverse (second state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1946-07-27			Wright	7/27 Wright (third state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1949-06-02			Hennepin	6/2 Hennepin (fourth state record) (second county record)
	avian information	1950-10-15			Hennepin	10/15 Hennepin (fifth state record) (third county record)
	avian information	1952-08-09	1952-09-06		Scott	8/9, 9/6 Scott (sixth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1953-09-26			Scott	9/26 Scott (seventh state record) (second county record)
	avian information	1954-06-10			Marshall	6/10 Marshall (first summer record)
	avian information	1964-06-06			Lac qui Parle	6/6 Lac qui Parle (first summer record)
	avian information	1969-05-22			Hennepin	5/22 Hennepin (eighth state record) (fourth county record)
	avian information	1969-05-24			Kandiyohi	5/24 Kandiyohi (ninth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1973-05-20			Lyon	5/20 Lyon (tenth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1977-06-12			Clay	6/12 Clay (eleventh state record) (first county record) 2 reports: 6-3 Duluth (ES); 6-12 Clay (RJ).
	avian information	1977-08-16			Big Stone	8/16 Big Stone (twelfth state record) (first county record) All reports 8-27 Duluth (5) (KE), 828 Cook (KE, PE), 8-16 Big Stone (RJ).
	avian information	1979-05-23			Todd	5/23 Todd (thirteenth state record) (first county record) 5-23 St. Louis KE (6), Todd NH; 5-24 St. Louis PF.
	avian information	1982-07-24			Polk	7/24 Polk (first summer record) Late migrant North: 6/8 Duluth (NMH). Early migrant North: 7/24 Polk (S&DL).
	avian information	1982-08-24			Dodge	8/24 Dodge (fourteenth state record) (first county record) 8/23 St. Louis LE, 8/24 Dodge RJ, 8/28 Stevens RJ, 10/10-13 Duluth D. Green, B. Ulvang.
	avian information	1982-08-28			Stevens	8/28 Stevens (fifteenth state record) (first county record) 8/23 St. Louis LE, 8/24 Dodge RJ, 8/28 Stevens RJ, 10/10-13 Duluth D. Green, B. Ulvang.
	avian information	1983-06-07	1983-06-09		Lake of the Woods	6/7-9 Lake of the Woods (second summer record) Late migrant North: 6/7-9, Lake of the Woods. Early migrant North: 7/29 Hubbard (AS).
	avian information	1983-07-29			Hubbard	7/29 Hubbard (first summer record) Late migrant North: 6/7-9, Lake of the Woods. Early migrant North: 7/29 Hubbard (AS).
	avian information	1983-08-07			Carlton	8/7 Carlton (first county record) 8/7 Carlton (2) KL, 8/25 St. Louis (I) KE, 8/26 (1) MH, 9/6 (1) SC, 9/13 Two Harbors, Lake Co. (2) SWIMS, 9/19 Beaver Bay, Lake Co. (1) SWIMS -all reports.
	avian information	1984-08-24			Dodge	8/24 Dodge (second county record) 9118 to 10/21 Lake of the Woods (4 plus, one injured) AJ.
	avian information	1986-05-17	1986-05-18		Nicollet	5/17-18 Nicollet (first county record) All reports: 5/15 to 5/17 St. Louis (1 0 max.) fide KE, 5/15 Marshall (5) ANWR, 5/17 Nicollet (6) TBB, 5/18 (14) BDC, MF, 5/18 Traverse RJ, 5/24 Marshall K. Overman , 5/26 and 5/27 Marshall (3) KE, 5/28 Jackson RJ.
	avian information	1986-05-18			Traverse	5/18 Traverse (second county record) All reports: 5/15 to 5/17 St. Louis (1 0 max.) fide KE, 5/15 Marshall (5) ANWR, 5/17 Nicollet (6) TBB, 5/18 (14) BDC, MF, 5/18 Traverse RJ, 5/24 Marshall K. Overman , 5/26 and 5/27 Marshall (3) KE, 5/28 Jackson RJ.
	avian information	1988-09-24			Blue Earth	9/24 Blue Earth (first county record) All reports: 9/3 Clearwater AB, 9/24 Minnesota Lake, Blue Earth and Faribault Co. RG and 9/28 same location WN, AP.
	avian information	1988-09-24			Faribault	9/24 Faribault (first county record) All reports: 9/3 Clearwater AB, 9/24 Minnesota Lake, Blue Earth and Faribault Co. RG and 9/28 same location WN, AP.
	avian information	1989-08-23			Le Sueur	8/23 Le Sueur (first county record) All reports : 8/23 Le Sueur mob, 8/24 Pennington PS, 8/31 Duluth PB.
	avian information	1990-05-19			Blue Earth	5/19 Blue Earth (second county record) All reports: 5/19 Blue Earth MF, 5126 Duluth KE.
	avian information	1992-08-11			Becker	8/11 Becker (first county record) All reports: 8/21–9/1 St. Louis (3) mob, 8/25 Carver DM, 9/10 Cook TB.
	avian information	1992-08-25			Carver	8/25 Carver (first county record) All reports: 8/21–9/1 St. Louis (3) mob, 8/25 Carver DM, 9/10 Cook TB.
	avian information	1992-09-10			Cook	9/10 Cook (first county record) All reports: 8/21–9/1 St. Louis (3) mob, 8/25 Carver DM, 9/10 Cook TB.
	avian information	1995-09-02	1995-09-06		McLeod	9/2, 4, 6 McLeod (first county record) All reports: 9/2–4 McLeod (1) mob, 9/16 St. Louis (1) mob, 9/23 Roseau (1) PS.
	avian information	1997-08-09			Beltrami	8/9 Beltrami (first county record) All reports: 8/9 Beltrami (1) PS, 9/6 St. Louis (7) BL, 9/13–14 St. Louis (1) TBr.
	avian information	1998-06-05			Lake of the Woods	6/5 Lake of the Woods (third summer record) Only report: 6/5 Lake of the Woods (two at Morris Point) KB.
	avian information	1998-09-16			Stearns	9/16 Stearns (first county record) Only report: mid-September Stearns (near Belgrade, date uncertain) PKL.
	avian information	2000-05-12			Faribault	5/12 Faribault (second county record) All reports: 5/12 Faribault (2 in Lura Twp.) PS, 5/21 St. Louis (Duluth) fide KE.
	avian information	2001-06-03			Polk	6/3 Polk (second summer record) Only report: 6/3 Polk (Crookston sewage lagoons) PHS.
	avian information	2001-08-27			Cook	8/27 Cook (second county record) Juveniles reported 8/23 St. Louis (Park Pt., Duluth) MS, 8/27 St. Louis (Interstate Is.) PHS — same bird?
	avian information	2002-05-16			Waseca	5/16 Waseca (first county record) Exceptional migration at Lake Byllesby, Dakota, as ADS determined that no fewer than 32 knots transited that wetland between 5/14 and the end of the period, including peak count 5/18 (12) CFa. Only other south report: 5/16 Waseca (2 at Mott L.) JPS. All north reports: 5/20 St. Louis (40^th Ave. West, Duluth) FJN, 5/21 Marshall (4 at Agassiz N.W.R.) THK, 5/23 Norman (Ada lagoons) JJS, 5/24–27 St. Louis (4–6 at Park Pt., Duluth) KJB, FJN, 5/30 Roseau (12 at Springsteel Is., flew into Lake of the Woods County) KJB.
	avian information	2002-05-23			Norman	5/23 Norman (first county record) Exceptional migration at Lake Byllesby, Dakota, as ADS determined that no fewer than 32 knots transited that wetland between 5/14 and the end of the period, including peak count 5/18 (12) CFa. Only other south report: 5/16 Waseca (2 at Mott L.) JPS. All north reports: 5/20 St. Louis (40^th Ave. West, Duluth) FJN, 5/21 Marshall (4 at Agassiz N.W.R.) THK, 5/23 Norman (Ada lagoons) JJS, 5/24–27 St. Louis (4–6 at Park Pt., Duluth) KJB, FJN, 5/30 Roseau (12 at Springsteel Is., flew into Lake of the Woods County) KJB.
	avian information	2002-07-16			Dakota	7/16 Dakota (first summer record) All reports: 6/4 St. Louis (Duluth) JWB, 7/16 Dakota (L. Byllesby) ADS. Note that an exceptional number was recorded at the latter location during May (see the spring report).
	avian information	2004-08-25			Beltrami	8/25 Beltrami (second county record) Two reports of single birds: 8/18–19 St. Louis ph. MH, DOK, JWL, m.ob., 8/25 Beltrami (Lower Red L. at Waskish) RBJ.
	avian information	2006-08-09			Big Stone	8/9 Big Stone (second county record) Only report: 8/9 Big Stone (Artichoke L.) †BJU.
	avian information	2007-05-17	2007-05-20		Pope	5/17, 18, 20 Pope (first county record) All south reports: 5/17–20 Pope (Lowry W.T.P.) HHD, RBW, †CMB, †BJU, 5/19 Lac qui Parle (Augusta Twp.) PHS. Only north report: 5/24 St. Louis (Duluth) JLR.
	avian information	2009-09-06			Cass	9/6 Cass (first fall record) Only report: 9/6 Cass (basic-plumaged adult near Pelican Island, Leech Lake) ABi, BAW.
	avian information	2011-05-21			Wright	5/21 Wright (second county record) Two reports: 5/21 Wright (Smith Lake) †PEB, †DWK, 5/28 Lac qui Parle (Perry Twp.) ph. BJU.
	avian information	2014-05-22			Grant	5/22 Grant (first county record) All north 5/22 Grant (6, North Ottawa Impoundment) MO, 5/25 Roseau (basic plumage, along C.R. 3, 7 miles north of Badger) KRE, m.ob. Also see summer report.
	5:60	1933	index			Untangle This One
1	94:3	2015-05-19		Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, Bloomington	Hennepin	(record #2015-049, vote 7–0). Adult.	Accepted
	avian information	2015-05-19			Hennepin	5/19 Hennepin (fifth county record) One south report 5/19 Hennepin (Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) †CMB. North reports 5/28–29 St. Louis (2, Park Point) ph. JLK, m.ob., 5/30 Aitkin RBW, ph. ELC, m.ob.
	avian information	2016-05-20			Wilkin	5/20 Wilkin (first county record) Only report 5/20 Wilkin (adult in alternate plumage at the Brown W.P.A.) BWF.
	avian information	2016-08-10	2016-08-14		Grant	8/10, 11, 14 Grant (second county record) All north 8/10–14 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. JPR, BU, m.ob., 8/24 St. Louis (Grassy Point, Duluth) ph. JLK, 8/28 St. Louis (Bong Bridge area) ph. RHg.
	avian information	2017-05-26			Crow Wing	5/26 Crow Wing (first county record) All north 5/23–26 St. Louis (2, Park Point R.A.) ph. JmP, BMu, JPR, ToL, m.ob., 5/26 Crow Wing (Garrison) RPR, ph. EGa, m.ob.
	avian information	2017-09-04			Stearns	9/4 Stearns (second county record) Only report of this Casual fall migrant: 9/4 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) ph. KyP.
2	94:3	2018-05-26	2018-05-27	Naniboujou Lodge beach, Grand Marais	Cook	(record #2018-069, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2018-05-26	2018-05-27		Cook	5/26, 27 Cook (third county record) All north 5/18 St. Louis (12, Park Point R.A.) StK, 5/21 St. Louis (1, Park Point, Dune Bridge) JPR, 5/26–27 Cook (Naniboujou Lodge) ph. †DFN, ANy, BWF, 5/30 St. Louis (location?) FGo, BAb, 5/31 St. Louis (1, mouth of Miller Creek) ArL, m.ob., (2, Minnesota Point) ebd. Also see summer report.
	avian information	2018-08-23	2018-08-28		Stearns	8/23-24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Stearns (third county record) Â All north 8/21–22 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ebd, BMu, 9/6 Cook (Artist†™s Point, Grand Marais) JLA, 9/6–9 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ASu, m.ob. All south 8/23–28 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) † PCC, ph. EzH, m.ob.
	avian information	2018-09-06			Cook	9/6 Cook (fourth county record) Â All north 8/21–22 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ebd, BMu, 9/6 Cook (Artist†™s Point, Grand Marais) JLA, 9/6–9 St. Louis (Park Point R.A.) ASu, m.ob. All south 8/23–28 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) † PCC, ph. EzH, m.ob.
3	94:115	2018-09-06		Park Point Recreation Area, Duluth	St. Louis	(record #2018-071, vote 7–0). Juvenile, photographed.	Accepted
4	92:3	2019-05-18		Dakota County (record #2019-037	Dakota	(record #2019-037, vote 7–0). Five adults, photographed.	Accepted
5	92:3	2019-05-26		Agate Bay, Two Harbors	Lake	(record #2019-038, vote 6–1). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
6	93:3	2019-08-10		Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area	St. Louis	(record #2019-070, vote 5–2). Adult. The observer states that “No notes were taken at the time of the observation, as the species was still considered Regular in the state at the time.” This explains the lack of details in the write-up and subsequently the two votes to not accept. It was not until publication of MOURC's 2019 Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota in October 2019 that this species was retroactively listed as Casual effective 1 January 2019.	Accepted
7	93:3	2020-07-28		615th Avenue, the bay at the north end of Marsh Lake (locally known as the &ldq	Big Stone	(record #2020-087, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2020-07-28			Big Stone	7/28 Big Stone (third county record) Observed 7/28 Big Stone (adult in alternate plumage, 615th Ave, Correll) ph. KJB.
8	93:47	2020-08-18		Stony Point	St. Louis	(record #2020-044, vote 7–0).	Accepted
9	93:111	2020-08-20	2020-08-22	Brighton Beach	St. Louis	(record #2020-096, vote 7–0). Juvenile, photographed.	Accepted
10	93:111	2020-08-26		near Correll	Big Stone	(record #2020-098, vote 7–0). Juvenile, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2020-08-26	2020-10-11		Big Stone	8/26, 10/11 Big Stone (fourth county record) All north 8/18–19 St. Louis (juvenile, Stony Point) IDv, †PHS, 9/7–10 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †DWK, ph. †LBa, m.ob., 9/8 Traverse (Tintah Twp., same individual that was reported in Grant) ASu, m.ob. All south 9/11 Lyon (3, Lone Tree Lake) LiH, †GWe, RJS, 10/11 Big Stone (Marsh Lake) ph. †DLP. Also see Documented reports still under review.
11	93:47	2020-09-07	2020-09-10	North Ottawa Impoundment	Grant	(record #2020054, vote 7–0). Also seen in Traverse County 8 September 202. Juvenile, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2020-09-07	2020-09-10		Grant	9/7, 8, 10 Grant (third county record) All north 8/18–19 St. Louis (juvenile, Stony Point) IDv, †PHS, 9/7–10 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †DWK, ph. †LBa, m.ob., 9/8 Traverse (Tintah Twp., same individual that was reported in Grant) ASu, m.ob. All south 9/11 Lyon (3, Lone Tree Lake) LiH, †GWe, RJS, 10/11 Big Stone (Marsh Lake) ph. †DLP. Also see Documented reports still under review.
	avian information	2020-09-08			Traverse	9/8 Traverse (third county record) All north 8/18–19 St. Louis (juvenile, Stony Point) IDv, †PHS, 9/7–10 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †DWK, ph. †LBa, m.ob., 9/8 Traverse (Tintah Twp., same individual that was reported in Grant) ASu, m.ob. All south 9/11 Lyon (3, Lone Tree Lake) LiH, †GWe, RJS, 10/11 Big Stone (Marsh Lake) ph. †DLP. Also see Documented reports still under review.
12	93:47	2020-09-11		Lone Tree Lake	Lyon	(record #2020-056, vote 7–0). Three birds were accepted.	Accepted
	avian information	2020-09-11			Lyon	9/11 Lyon (second county record) All north 8/18–19 St. Louis (juvenile, Stony Point) IDv, †PHS, 9/7–10 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †DWK, ph. †LBa, m.ob., 9/8 Traverse (Tintah Twp., same individual that was reported in Grant) ASu, m.ob. All south 9/11 Lyon (3, Lone Tree Lake) LiH, †GWe, RJS, 10/11 Big Stone (Marsh Lake) ph. †DLP. Also see Documented reports still under review.
13	93:47	2020-10-11		Marsh Lake near Odessa	Big Stone	(record #2020-064, vote 6–1). Photographed.	Accepted
	93:111	2021-05-01		Clarkfield Wastewater Treatment Plant, Clarkfield	Yellow Medicine	(record #2021-022, vote 2–5). If a Red Knot, this bird would not only be a first county record, but would also represent the earliest date on record for Minnesota by one week (earliest date is 8 May). Using the entire month of April as a proxy for a next-day (1 May) observation, an examination of the eBird database for the past five years yields only a single inland record from Utah (this excludes overwintering birds from the Salton Sea in California only 78 miles from the Pacific Coast). Therefore, a significant degree of detailed documentation is required for this observation. Several members mentioned that the documentation did not adequately eliminate Sanderling, a species that did occur in three different Minnesota counties on the date of the observation.	Not Accepted
14	93:3	2021-05-22		Hickory Township	Pennington	(record #2021-037, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2021-05-22			Pennington	5/22 Pennington (first county record) All north 5/22 Pennington (Hickory Twp.) ph. †AxB, m.ob., 5/27 Lake (2, Knife River Marina) MAJ, ph. †TRK.
15	94:3	2021-05-27		Knife River Marina	Lake	(record #2021-096, vote 7–0). Two adults, photographed.	Accepted
16	93:111	2021-08-14		Interstate Island WMA / Port Terminal, Duluth	St. Louis	(record #2021-093, vote 7–0). Six birds accepted.	Accepted
17	93:111	2021-08-23	2021-08-24	Paynesville Sewage Ponds, Paynesville	Stearns	(record #2021-064, vote 7–0). Juvenile.	Accepted
18	93:111	2021-08-30	2021-09-01	Roberg Lake, approximately 3.4 miles south of Lake Park	Becker	(record #2021-066, vote 7–0). Three juveniles, photographed.	Accepted
19	94:3	2022-05-23		junction of state highway 310 and 340th Avenue, Jadis Township	Roseau	(record #2022-047, vote 6–1). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
20	94:3	2022-05-23	2022-05-30	Park Point near Sky Harbor Airport, Duluth	St. Louis	(record #2022-048, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
21	94:3	2022-05-25	2022-05-28	East Valley Township west of Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge	Marshall	(record #2022-050, vote 7–0). Two adults, photographed.	Accepted
22	94:115	2022-09-27		High Island Lake, New Auburn	Sibley	(record #2022-085, vote 7–0). Juvenile. First county record.	Accepted
	avian information	2022-09-27			Sibley	9/27 Sibley (first county record) One north report 8/29–31 St. Louis (2, Park Point R.A.) is pending consideration by the records committee. One south report 9/27 Sibley (High Island Lake) †WCM.
23	95:3	2023-05-20	2023-05-24	beach by Sky Harbor Airport, Minnesota Point, Duluth	St. Louis	(record #2023-055, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
24	95:3	2023-05-25	2023-05-27	just north of 130^th Street about 0.4 miles west of Kale Avenue betwe	McLeod	(record #2023-062, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2023-05-25	2023-05-26		McLeod	5/25, 26 McLeod (second county record)

	Former rare migrant. Recorded in eight of the last ten years, most recently 2018. Federal designation: Threatened. Formerly Regular.

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