MOURC Proceedings Archive - Sandpipers Accepted
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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
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Spotted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope (C) (Phalaropus fulicarius)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
1MOU1963-11-17Knife RiverLakeThe Flicker 35:124 The Flicker 36:25Accepted
avian
information
1963-11-17Lake11/17 Lake (first state record) (first county record)
Nov. 17, Knife River, Lake Co., P. B. Hofslund and D. Meyer. Like the Purple Gallinule, this species is also on the hypothetical list for our state, and also by virtue of unsubstantiated evidence. The above observation was·made by two very competent spotters and will be well-documented in a future issue of The Flicker. Jaeger, species? Aug. 28, Duluth, D. Meyers; Sept. 15, Lake City, Wabasha Co., Frank McKinney.
36:251964indexThe Red Phalarope in Minnesota
2MOU1976-10-29GarrisonCrow WingThe Loon 49:44Accepted
avian
information
1976-10-29Crow Wing10/29 Crow Wing (second state record) (first county record)
Second state record on 10-29 Garrison, Crow Wing Co. TS, JB.
49:44-451977indexMinnesota's Second Red Phalarope
49:172-1731977indexRed Phalarope at Moorhead
3MOU1977-05-271977-05-29Moorhead Sugar Beet LagoonsClayThe Loon 49:172Accepted
avian
information
1977-05-271977-05-29Clay5/27-29 Clay (third state record) (first county record)
1 report 5-27 to 5-29 Moorhead Beet Sugar Lagoons Clay Co. (1) Martha Curry, Mary Wyatt, Elizabeth Anderson, DGW, OJ, TS and many others. See Loon 49:172 & 173.
4MOU1977-11-191977-11-29Mille Lacs LakeMille LacsThe Loon 50:45Accepted
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information
1977-11-191977-11-29Mille Lacs11/19-29 Mille Lacs (fourth state record) (first county record)
11-12 to 11-29 Mille Lacs Lake (BL, RJ and others).
50:45-461978indexRed Phalarope -- Mille Lacs Lake
5MOU1980-10-151980-10-17Minnesota Point, DuluthSt. LouisThe Loon 53:60Accepted
avian
information
1991-09-181991-09-29Dodge9/18, 9/26-29 Dodge (fifth state record) (first county record)
9/27-29 Claremont sewage lagoons, Dodge County RG, et al. Only the sixth state record for Minnesota, also the first southern record and a record early date! (The Loon 64:67-68).
53:60-611981indexFirst Red Phalarope for Minnesota Point
664:151991-09-261991-09-28ClaremontDodge(vote 7-0; The Loon 64:67-68). Accepted
64:67-681992indexRed Phalarope in Dodge County
65:208-2091993indexRed Phalarope in Hennepin County
766:431993-09-201993-09-21Diamond LakeHennepin(vote 7-0; The Loon 65:208-209). Accepted
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information
1993-09-201993-09-21Hennepin9/20-21 Hennepin (sixth state record) (first county record)
Two reports: 7th state record 9/21 Hennepin KB (The Loon 65:208–209), 8th state record 10/8 Roseau PS.
866:431993-10-08Lost River W.M.A.Roseau(vote 7-0). Accepted
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information
1993-10-08Roseau10/8 Roseau (seventh state record) (first county record)
Two reports: 7th state record 9/21 Hennepin KB (The Loon 65:208–209), 8th state record 10/8 Roseau PS.
67:1091995indexRed Phalarope in Roseau County
970:441997-10-30Lake BemidjiBeltrami(record #97-69, vote 7-0, The Loon 70:66). Accepted
avian
information
1997-10-30Beltrami10/30 Beltrami (eighth state record) (first county record)
Ninth state record found 10/30 Beltrami (Lake Bemidji) DJo (The Loon 70:66).
1071:361998-10-231998-10-24CrookstonPolk(record #98-87, vote 7-0). Accepted
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information
1998-10-231998-10-24Polk10/23-24 Polk (ninth state record) (first county record)
Tenth state record 10/23–24 Polk (juvenile at the Crookston lagoons) PS, mob.
1171:1561999-05-29DuluthSt. Louis(record #99-25, vote 7-0, The Loon 71:166). Accepted
avian
information
1999-05-29St. Louis5/29 St. Louis (first spring record)
Reported 5/29 St. Louis (male, off Park Point in Duluth) KE et al. (The Loon 71:166).
1273:1682000-10-14DuluthSt. Louis(record #2000-86, vote 7-0, The Loon 73:183-184). Accepted
73:1682001-05-20Acton Township.Meeker(record #2001-25, vote 1-6). The brief documentation seems consistent with this species, but the observer indicates he had doubts about his identification since the plumage did not match any of the references he consulted. The entire description is brief, incomplete and only included in the sketch, which does not clearly show the extent of “light reddish color” on the bird's underparts or what colors or markings there were on the back and wings. Not Accepted
1377:92004-09-112004-09-13Salt LakeLac qui Parle(record #2004-094, vote 7-0). Written documentation and images of this juvenile were submitted by multiple observers. Accepted
avian
information
2004-09-112004-09-14Lac qui Parle9/11-13, 14 Lac qui Parle (tenth state record) (first county record)
Thirteenth state record 9/11–13 Lac qui Parle (juvenile at Salt L.) †PCC; also documented ph. DAC, †JMJ, ph. †JWL, ph. †PHS.
1478:402005-10-01Lake SuperiorSt. Louis(record #2005-067, vote 7-0). This juvenile was initially misidentified as a Red-necked Phalarope (P. lobatus); photographs revealed its true identity. Accepted
79:2362007indexRed Phalarope in Lac Qui Parle County
79:2382007indexRed Phalarope in Big stone County
1579:1232007-05-28GracevilleBig Stone(record #2007-033, vote 7-0). Fifteenth state record, but only the third spring occurrence. Accepted
avian
information
2007-05-28Big Stone5/28 Big Stone (eleventh state record) (first county record)
One in alternate plumage 5/28 Big Stone (Graceville) ph. †PHS (The Loon 79:238–239). Third spring record and 15th record overall.
1681:72008-10-22immature at Two HarborsLake(record #2008-054, vote 7-0). Serendipitously photographed along the breakwater at the entrance to Agate Bay. Accepted
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information
2008-10-22Lake10/22 Lake (twelfth state record) (second county record)
Single bird found 10/22 Lake (Agate Bay, Two Harbors) ph. †SCZ. Sixteenth state record; sixth in last ten years.
1782:32009-10-17Gaylord Wastewater Treatment PondsSibley(record #2009-047, vote 7-0). Seventeenth state record and the first for Sibley. Juvenile, photographed. Accepted
avian
information
2009-10-17Sibley10/17 Sibley (thirteenth state record) (first county record)
Adult in basic plumage observed and photographed 10/17 Sibley (Gaylord W.T.P.) †RBW, ph. †RMD, †PEB, †DAB, ph. CH, m.ob. Seventeenth state record.
85:32012-09-21middle of Mille Lacs LakeMille Lacs(record #2012-032, vote 0-7). The record is undermined because no optics were used, no field notes were taken, and the identification was made solely from memory two days later after consulting a field guide. Most MOURC members were of the opinion that Red-necked Phalarope was not adequately eliminated from consideration. Not Accepted
1887:42014-10-21Brownsdale wastewater treatment plantMower(record #2014-047, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. Eighteenth state, first county, and fifteenth fall record. Accepted
avian
information
2014-10-21Mower10/21 Mower (fourteenth state record) (first county record)
One found 10/21 Mower (Brownsdale W.T.P.) ph. GHo, KDS was the eighteenth state record and first since 2009.
1988:32015-11-252015-11-27Wells W.T.P.Faribault(record #2015-042, vote 7-0). Apparent adult, photographed. First county record. Accepted
avian
information
2015-11-252015-11-27Faribault11/25-27 Faribault (fifteenth state record) (first county record)
Nineteenth state record (3 spring, 16 fall): 11/25–27 Faribault (Wells W.T.P.) ph. WAF, ph. ClN, m.ob. This was the latest fall migrant on record, and only the second November report.
2089:32016-10-13county road 32 just east of Tacoma AvenueCarver(record #2016-040, vote 7-0). Photographed. First county record. Accepted
avian
information
2016-10-13Carver10/13 Carver (first county record)
One south 10/13 Carver (Tacoma Ave. and C.R. 32) ph. RGz, †WCM, ph. JWZ, ph. DWK, ph. CRM, ph. ToL, ph. LiH. One north 10/19–22 St. Louis (Cook W.T.P.) JuG, ph. †PHS, ph. JPR, ph. RZi, ph. DOr.
2189:32016-10-192016-10-22Cook Wastewater Treatment PondsSt. Louis(record #2016-042, vote 7-0). Photographed. Accepted
2290:32017-10-28Black BeachLake(record #2017-046, vote 7-0). Other phalaropes eliminated using key field marks. Accepted
avian
information
2017-10-28Lake10/28 Lake (third county record)
Fourth consecutive fall season this species has been reported: 10/28 Lake (Black Beach, Silver Bay) KnM, † KRE, † WCM, m.ob.
2392:32018-09-14Cook Sewage LagoonsSt. Louis(record #2018-059, vote 7-0). Juvenile, photographed. Accepted
2491:32018-10-10Pipestone Wastewater Treatment PlantPipestone(record #2018-043, vote 7-0). First county record. Accepted
avian
information
2018-10-10Pipestone10/10 Pipestone (first county record)
  Fifth consecutive fall season this species has been reported: 9/14 St. Louis (Cook W.T.P.) ph. AKO, 10/10 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) † RBJ.
2593:32021-05-27 Browerville Wastewater Treatment PlantTodd (record #2021-043, vote 7-0). Age undetermined, transitioning into alternate plumage, photographed. First county record. This represents only the fourth spring record — all of which were discovered during the last week of May.

Accepted
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information
2021-05-27Todd5/27 Todd (first county record)
Just the fourth spring record for this Casual species was an apparent adult male in active pre-alternate molt found 5/27 Todd (Browerville W.T.P.) BWF, †EzH, ph. †REn, ph. IsH, m.ob.
2693:1112021-10-212021-10-24 Somsen Wildlife Management Area, New UlmBrown (record #2021-079, vote 7-0). Photographed. First county record.

Accepted
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information
2021-10-212021-10-24Brown10/21, 24 Brown (first county record)
The first fall record since 2018 was found 10/21–24 Brown (Somsen W.M.A.) ph. †BTS, ph. †KEm, m.ob.
 
 Twenty-five records: 4 spring and 21 fall. Recorded in six of the last ten years, most recently 2021.

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