MOURC Proceedings Archive - Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks Accepted
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Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Proceedings
Species: Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
[Pyrrhuloxia]
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel

Scarlet Tanager (R) (Piranga olivacea)Start Date 1936-01-01
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
5:211933indexA Strange Bird
5:501933indexAbnormally-colored Scarlet Tanager
11:231939indexA Xanthocroid Scarlet Tanager
24:381952indexA Possible Xanthocroic Scarlet Tanager
43:1241971indexScarlet Tanager in Late November
54:1471982-01-22Cook(vote 0-7) This was identified as a male Scarlet Tanager because of the "red body and black wings and tail." However, winter males of this species lose their red plumage in winter, and it was thought this bird was probably a Red Crossbill. Not Accepted
59:1431987-04-04BloomingtonHennepin(vote 0-7). This greenish bird with black wings might have been an extremely early tanager, but not enough description of other features-e.g., size, shape or bill -was given to eliminate other possibilities like a female crossbill. Not Accepted
avian
information
2012-06-02Murray6/2 Murray (first summer record)
Reported throughout the state. High count 6/24 Dakota (8, Lebanon Hills R.P.) TAT. First county breeding record from Rice KSm.
avian
information
2013-06-30Murray6/30 Murray (second summer record)
Found in all regions of state. First county breeding records from Hubbard MaH, Pine CCa.
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information
2014-08-12Nobles8/12 Nobles (first fall record)
As typical for fall, majority of reports in the eastern half of the state. High counts 8/25 Carver (6, Carver P.R.) PTn, 9/16 Steele (5) PSu, 9/20 Morrison (5) KEm, JEm. Late north 9/20 Itasca SC, Morrison KEm, JeM, 9/26 Crow Wing PSP (median 9/20). Late south 9/27 Anoka BRL, 9/28 Hennepin TAT, 10/1 McLeod BHa (median 10/1).
avian
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2017-07-08Murray7/8 Murray (third summer record)
Reported throughout state. High count 7/2 Le Sueur (10, Sakatah Lake S.P.) LiH, ASu.
avian
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2017-07-16Big Stone7/16 Big Stone (first summer record)
Reported throughout state. High count 7/2 Le Sueur (10, Sakatah Lake S.P.) LiH, ASu.
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2018-06-28Nobles6/28 Nobles (second summer record)
Found in all regions. First county breeding records 7/26 Blue Earth REJ, 8/10 Carlton SrS.
avian
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2018-07-27Big Stone7/27 Big Stone (second summer record)
Found in all regions. First county breeding records 7/26 Blue Earth REJ, 8/10 Carlton SrS.
avian
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2018-08-26Grant8/26 Grant (first fall record)
 High counts 8/16 St. Louis (5, Park Point R.A.) JLK, 9/10 Scott (5, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) ebd. Late north 9/17 St. Louis JLK, 9/20–21 Crow Wing PSP (median 9/24). Late south 10/3 Hennepin CMB, 10/5 Washington BDo, 10/25 Houston KRz (median 10/2).
avian
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2019-06-03Wilkin6/3 Wilkin (first summer record)
 Reported from all regions. First county breeding record: 5/31 Fillmore MJM.
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2019-08-31Kittson8/31 Kittson (first fall record)
High counts 8/7 Carver (6, Carver P.R.) JCy, 8/15 Crow Wing (5, Bay Lake Twp.) ebd, 8/18 Dakota (5, Miesville Ravine P.R.) MJk. Late north 10/19–21 Cass (Deep Portage Learning Center) ebd (median 9/23). Late south 10/6 Dakota MwT, Hennepin (Eden Prairie) MyP, HPe, 10/16 Hennepin (Powderhorn Park) ebd, 10/29 Hennepin (Elm Creek P.R.) MkC (median 10/2).
avian
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2020-07-26Big Stone7/26 Big Stone (third summer record)
 Found throughout state. First county breeding records: 7/18 Grant AXH, 6/20 Martin EzH. High count 6/25 Scott (8, Murphy-Hanrehan P.R.) BAF.
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2020-09-04Kittson9/4 Kittson (second fall record)
Found in all regions; Northwest and Southwest contained the fewest reports. Increases of 43% (north) and 46% (south) from their respective 10-year average number of reporting counties, although both numbers are similar to the past two fall seasons. Unusual fall record 9/4 Kittson (Twin Lakes W.M.A.) NaH, DFe, JCJ. Notable high counts 8/29 Lyon (7, Garvin C.P.) JbS, 8/16 St. Louis (6, Stony Point) StK. Late north all from St. Louis: 9/17 (Hartley Park) JLK, 9/22 (Brighton Beach) StK, TRK, 9/26 (Hartley Park) ebd (median 9/23). Late south 10/3 Ramey DHo, 10/6–11 Hennepin (Golden Valley) DAs, 10/13 Hennepin (Mississippi Gorge R.P.) DCZ (median 10/2).
avian
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2021-06-13Pipestone6/13 Pipestone (first summer record)
Encountered in every region. High count 6/25 Chisago (8, Wild River S.P.) ebd.
avian
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2021-08-28Nobles8/28 Nobles (third fall record)
Found statewide, though few reports from the western third of the state. High counts 8/22 St. Louis (11, Stony Point) RyS, 8/14 St. Louis (6, Park Point R.A.) IDv, 8/29 Carver (6, Carver P.R.) JCy. Late north 9/17 Crow Wing LiH, 9/19 Morrison DOr, 9/22 St. Louis JLK (median 9/25). Late south 10/3 Hennepin TAT, 10/4 Chippewa WCM, 10/5 Hennepin CMB (median 10/4).
avian
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2022-08-28Kittson8/28 Kittson (third fall record)
Found in all regions. High count 8/30 Blue Earth (5, Minneopa S.P.) ebd. Late north 9/24 Otter Tail BEc, St. Louis (H.R.N.R.) SEm, JsC, ebd, 9/26 St. Louis (H.R.N.R.) ebd, 10/29–30 Cook REn, RLF, m.ob. (median 9/25). Late south 9/28 Scott ebd, Winona (3) ebd, 10/1 Carver KBg, ebd, Pope BKn, 10/5 Stearns HHD (median 10/4).
avian
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2023-06-06Murray6/6 Murray (fourth summer record)
Encountered throughout state.
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2023-09-04Kittson9/4 Kittson (fourth fall record)
Reported from every region, though fewest reports from the Southwest. High count 9/5 Crow Wing (5, Crow Wing S.P.) KEm, JWH. Late north 9/21 Pine ebd, St. Louis MrC, JsC, EBr, 10/3 Crow Wing DMz, then none until 10/22 Cook EzH, MrC (median 9/25). Late south 10/2 Ramsey (Maplewood N.C.) ebd, (2, Battle Creek R.P.) JZj, 10/3 Hennepin (2, Wood Lake N.C.) KOC, VRL, CoM, 10/4 Hennepin (Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) ebd, 10/14 Hennepin (T.S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary) ebd (median 10/5).
avian
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2024-01-022024-01-05Hennepin1/2, 3, 4, 5 Hennepin (first winter record)
79:7-102007indexA Nesting Summer Tanager X Scarlet Tanager in Minnesota
 
 Breeds throughout except southwest. Migrant throughout.

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