MOURC Proceedings Archive - Plovers Accepted
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This is the 1981 to present Records Committee Proceedings archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Proceedings
Species: Plovers
[Pacific Golden-Plover]
Piping Plover
Wilson's Plover
[Mountain Plover]
Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover (A) (Charadrius nivosus)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
MOU1926-05-19FrontenacGoodhueNot Accepted
48:1151976indexSnowy Plover at Marshall
1MOU1976-05-01Marshall W.T.P.LyonThe Loon 48:115Accepted
avian
information
1976-05-01Lyon5/1 Lyon (first state record) (first county record)
5-1 Lyon HK, first state record.
53:220-2211981indexSnowy Plover at Big Stone NWR
54:421981-04-24Big Stone N.W.R.Lac qui Parle(vote 2-5) Although no one doubted that the bird described was indeed a Snowy Plover, there was not good enough evidence to suggest that this was a different individual than the one photographed (Loon 53:220); therefore, it stands that there was only one Snowy Plover present, and not two as the observer reported. ● Northern Three-toed Woodpecker, 7-4-81, Duluth Twp., St. Louis Co. (vote 2-5) The brief description was considered too brief to be convincing, and several thought the bird could well have been an immature sapsucker which also has "horizontal bars on the back." Not Accepted
2MOU1981-04-24Big Stone NWRLac qui ParleThe Loon 53:220Accepted
avian
information
1981-04-24Lac qui Parle4/24 Lac qui Parle (second state record) (first county record)
avian
information
1982-06-171982-07-18Lake of the Woods6/17, 7/11-18 Lake of the Woods (third state record) (first county record)
One at Lake of the Woods 7/11-18 (The Loon 54:242).
54:2421982indexSnowy Plover at Lake of the Woods
3MOU1982-07-111982-07-18Pine/Curry IslandLake of the WoodsThe Loon 54:242Accepted
55:1771983indexAnother Snowy Plover at Lake of the Woods
456:171983-07-28Zipple Bay State ParkLake of the Woods(vote 7-0; Loon 55:177). Accepted
MOU1983-07-28Zipple Bay State ParkLake of the WoodsThe Loon 55:177Accepted
avian
information
1983-07-28Lake of the Woods7/28 Lake of the Woods (fourth state record) (second county record)
One, 7/28 Lake of the Woods (NMH). (Loon 55:177).
58:142-1431986indexMinnesota's Fifth Snowy Plover Record
559:571986-06-30near Glyndon Clay(vote 7-0; The Loon 58:142). Accepted
avian
information
1986-06-30Clay6/30 Clay (fifth state record) (first county record)
One seen 6/30 in Clay (KE, The Loon 58:142-143; fifth state record.)
59:1551987indexA Snowy Plover at Agassiz NWR, Marshall County
660:131987-05-15Agassiz N.W.R.Marshall(vote 7-0; The Loon 59:155). Accepted
avian
information
1987-05-15Marshall5/15 Marshall (sixth state record) (first county record)
5/15 Agassiz NWR, J. Matts son (The Loon 59:155).
770:441997-08-16Crookston W.T.P.Polk(record #97–58, vote 7–0). The Loon 70:177Accepted
avian
information
1997-08-16Polk8/16 Polk (seventh state record) (first county record)
Seventh state record 8/16 Polk (Crookston lagoons) AH.
876:1522004-06-042004-06-05Albany wastewater treatment pondsStearns(record #2004-047, vote 7–0). This adult was well-described and photographed by many observers. The Loon 77:48Accepted
avian
information
2004-06-042004-06-05Stearns6/4-5 Stearns (eighth state record) (first county record)
Eighth state record 6/4–5 Stearns (Albany) ph. †KJB; †CBr, †PCC, ph. †PHS, ph. †DTT, †SMT, m.ob (The Loon 77:48–49).
avian
information
2006-06-302006-08-27Lac qui Parle6/30-8/27 Lac qui Parle (ninth state record) (second county record)
Discovery of an adult male Snowy Plover at Big Stone N.W.R., 7/1 Lac qui Parle †PCC, ph. †PHS, led to an adult female with the male 7/3 (ph. DWK, JLO) and two recently hatched chicks on the 8th (DBz, CCB, ph. RLE). The female was last observed 7/9. The chicks were faithfully attended by the male through at least 7/29, when both apparently fledged; at least one bird lingered through 8/27. Ninth state record, second refuge record, and first state nesting record.
979:502006-07-012006-08-27Big Stone N.W.R.Lac qui Parle(record #2006-061, vote 7–0 for each of four individuals and for confirmed breeding). An adult male found 1 July led to the discovery of an adult female with the male on the 3rd, and ultimately, two chicks on the 8th. The chicks were faithfully attended by the male until they fledged sometime after 29 July; at least one indvidual was still present 27 August. Ninth state record and first breeding record. The Loon 79:22 The Loon 79:194Accepted
79:194-1962007indexFirst Breeding of the Snowy Plover in Minnesota
79:2402007indexSnowy Plover at Park Point, Duluth
1079:1232007-05-302007-05-31Park Point, DuluthSt. Louis(record #2007-035, vote 7–0). This adult male was initially found with a Piping Plover (C. melodus). As with the following two shorebird species, identifiable photographs were submitted with written details. The Loon 79:240Accepted
avian
information
2007-05-30St. Louis5/30 St. Louis (tenth state record) (first county record)
Tenth state record 5/30–31 St. Louis (Park Point, Duluth) ph. SCZ, ph. †KRE, ph. †PHS, ph. CLW, m.ob. (The Loon 79:240).
1181:1152009-05-30Lansing Parker Pool, Agassiz National Wildlife RefugeMarshall(record #2009-027, vote 7–0). Second refuge record. Adult in alternate plumage, photographed. Accepted
avian
information
2009-05-30Marshall5/30 Marshall (eleventh state record) (second county record)
One bird observed 5/30 Marshall (Parker Pool, Agassiz N.W.R., second refuge and 11th state record) ph. †DBW, JMJ.
1289:872017-06-082017-06-09North Ottawa ImpoundmentGrant(record #2017020, vote 7–0). Photographed. First county record. Sixth summer record. Accepted
avian
information
2017-06-082017-06-10Grant6/8-10 Grant (twelfth state record) (first county record)
Seen 6/8–9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. †GHo, †SAu, †RAE, †REn, m.ob.
 
 Twelve records: five spring, six summer, and one fall. One breeding record (2006). Recorded in two (2009, 2017) of the last ten years, Formerly Casual.

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