Duplicates
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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles |
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. |
| Families |
| Species: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles |
| Swallow-tailed Kite (C) (Elanoides forficatus) | Start Date 0000-00-00 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| Roberts | 1832-07-19 | Hubbard | Rejected | ||||||
| avian information | 1832-07-19 | Hubbard | 7/19 Hubbard (first state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| Roberts | 1875-07-08 | Wright | Rejected | ||||||
| avian information | 1875-07-08 | Wright | 7/8 Wright (second state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| Roberts | 1883-05-25 | Becker | Rejected | ||||||
| avian information | 1883-05-25 | Becker | 5/25 Becker (third state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| Roberts | 1886-06-07 | Becker | Rejected | ||||||
| avian information | 1886-06-07 | Becker | 6/7 Becker (fourth state record) (second county record) | ||||||
| Roberts | 1893-06-01 | 1893-07-31 | Aitkin | Rejected | |||||
| avian information | 1893-06-01 | 1893-07-31 | Aitkin | summer Aitkin (fifth state record) (first county record) | |||||
| Roberts | 1893-06-01 | 1893-07-31 | Otter Tail | Duplicate | |||||
| avian information | 1893-06-01 | 1893-07-31 | Otter Tail | summer Otter Tail (sixth state record) (first county record) | |||||
| avian information | 1902-07-01 | Clearwater | 7/1 Clearwater (seventh state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1902-08-22 | Jackson | 8/22 Jackson (eighth state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1904-05-01 | 1904-08-15 | Stearns | 5/1-8/15 Stearns (ninth state record) (first county record) | |||||
| avian information | 1907-06-15 | Aitkin | 6/15 Aitkin (tenth state record) (second county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1914-09-14 | Cass | 9/14 Cass (eleventh state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1916-03-20 | Hennepin | 3/20 Hennepin (twelfth state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1921-05-18 | Sherburne | 5/18 Sherburne (thirteenth state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| avian information | 1923-07-29 | McLeod | 7/29 McLeod (fourteenth state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| 21:71-72 | 1949 | index | Swallow-tailed Kite in Fillmore County | ||||||
| 21:89-90 | 1949 | index | Swallow-tailed Kite Near Garrison, Minnesota | ||||||
| 1 | MOU | 1949-08-18 | Spring Valley | Fillmore | The Flicker 21:71-72 | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1949-08-18 | Fillmore | 8/18 Fillmore (fifteenth state record) (first county record) | ||||||
| 2 | MOU | 1949-10-09 | Garrison | Crow Wing | The Flicker 21:89 | Accepted | |||
| 3 | MOU | 1951-03-18 | Newport | Washington | The Flicker 23:52 | Accepted | |||
| 4 | MOU | 1951-04-15 | Mendota | Dakota | The Flicker 23:52 | Accepted | |||
| 28:41 | 1956 | index | Swallow-tailed Kite Again Recorded in Minnesota | ||||||
| 5 | MOU | 1956-06-23 | Wayzata | Hennepin | The Flicker 28:41 | Accepted | |||
| 6 | MOU | 1957-10-19 | 1957-10-25 | Duluth | St. Louis | The Flicker 29:155, 30:35 | Accepted | ||
| 30:35 | 1958 | index | Sight Record of Swallow-tailed Kite | ||||||
| 33:57 | 1961 | index | Report of Swallow-tailed Kite Sighting | ||||||
| 7 | MOU | 1961-04-25 | Gun Club Lake (Marsh Lake) | Hennepin | The Flicker 33:57 | Accepted | |||
| 8 | MOU | 1966-04-29 | Marine-on-the-St. Croix | Washington | The Loon 38:86 (DOR on State Highway 95) | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1966-04-29 | Washington | 4/29 Washington (first county record) 4-29 Marineon- St.-Croix, Washington Co, one bird found DOR on State Hwy 95 by Charles P. Stone and his son, Charles, Jr. The specimen was taken to the Minnesota Museum of Natural History on Minneapolis campus where it is now on display. | ||||||
| 39:67 | 1967 | index | Swallow-tailed Kite Specimen | ||||||
| 45:136 | 1973 | index | Possible Swallow-tailed Kite Sighting | ||||||
| MOU | 1973-07-25 | 8 miles north of Ely | St. Louis | The Loon 45:136. Rejected 55:119 | Not Accepted | ||||
| 55:117 | 1973-08-01 | near Ely | St. Louis | (vote 3-4) This sighting was reported to an experienced observer four months after the observation. Their identification was based on the "pattern of pure glistening white below and jet black on the back" and "the long forked tail." It was agreed that the identification may well have been correct, but the majority had the following reservations: there was no clear indication of how experienced the observers were at bird identification; the observers did not write up their own record (it was submitted by the experien~ ed observer mentioned above), and while second-hand reports can be acceptable to M.O.R.C., they are less than desirable especially when extreme rarities or belated reports are involved; the description was not very complete, with no indication of where exactly the bird was black or white and no indication of size; and the possibility of Forktailed Flycatcher, which has occurred in Ont. and Wis., has not been eliminated. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 9 | MOU | 1974-07-13 | Cedar Creek N.H.A. | Anoka | The Loon 48:182 | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1974-07-13 | Anoka | 7/13 Anoka (first county record) | ||||||
| 48:182-183 | 1976 | index | 1974 Report of a Swallow-tailed Kite | ||||||
| 10 | MOU | 1976-04-22 | Itasca State Park | Hubbard | The Loon 49:181 | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1976-04-22 | Hubbard | 4/22 Hubbard (second county record) | ||||||
| 11 | MOU | 1976-05-15 | near Anchor Hill Tower, west of Itasca State Park | Clearwater | The Loon 49:181 | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 1976-05-15 | Clearwater | 5/15 Clearwater (second county record) | ||||||
| 49:181 | 1977 | index | Recent Sightings of the Swallow-tailed Kite in Itasca State Park | ||||||
| 54:73-104 | 1982 | index | Raptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status | ||||||
| 12 | 72:40 | 1999-05-15 | 1999-05-27 | Lower Sakatah L. | Rice | (record #99-44, vote 7-0, The Loon 71:173 and 71:176-178). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 1999-05-15 | 1999-05-27 | Rice | 5/15-27 Rice (first county record) Reported 5/15–27 Rice (Lower Sakatah L.) CVK, mob (The Loon 71:176-178). | |||||
| avian information | 2002-08-11 | 2002-08-20 | Dakota | 8/11-20 Dakota (first county record) Two documented reports, presumably referring to the same individual: 8/11 Dakota (U.S. highway 52, near Hampton) †LWC, and 8/25 Scott (county road 46, just north of county road 2) †DAB. Originally reported (CVK) at the latter location on the 11th. | |||||
| 13 | 75:41 | 2002-08-20 | 2002-08-25 | near Vermillion and near Elko | Dakota | Scott | and near Elko, Scott County (record #2002-83, vote 7-0). Although the locations of the two documented observations are about 15 miles apart, indications are this was probably the same individual at both locations. The written descriptions from two independent observers are both somewhat incomplete, but each observer provided good sketches of this kite, a species which would be difficult to confuse with any other bird. | Accepted | |
| avian information | 2002-08-25 | Scott | 8/25 Scott (first county record) Two documented reports, presumably referring to the same individual: 8/11 Dakota (U.S. highway 52, near Hampton) †LWC, and 8/25 Scott (county road 46, just north of county road 2) †DAB. Originally reported (CVK) at the latter location on the 11th. | ||||||
| 14 | 76:152 | 2003-08-18 | near Morristown | Rice | (recirculated record #2003-84, first vote 5-2, second vote 7-0). This record was discussed at the April meeting and was unanimously accepted after the observer was contacted and confirmed that descriptive notes written on a Record 2004-076. Wood Stork, 17 June 2004, Grand Marais, Cook County. Video image by Boyd A. Blomberg. seasonal report form represented contemporaneous field notes. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2003-08-18 | Rice | 8/18 Rice (second county record) One adult seen 8/18 Rice (near Morristown) †TFB (The Loon 76:108). | ||||||
| 79:50 | 2006-09-05 | Wild River State Park | Chisago | (record #2006-075, vote 2-5). Though probably identified correctly, the description of this bird was limited to “distinctive forked tail,” “white undermarkings on its wings and body,” and comments about its size and graceful flight. It was felt that a more complete description would be needed for acceptance. The observers were unfamiliar with this species and did not sketch the bird or write down a description until after numerous references were consulted. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 15 | 79:123 | 2007-05-04 | Fridley | Anoka | (record #2007-022, vote 7-0). | Accepted | |||
| 79:123 | 2007-05-14 | state highway 210 at county road 1 | Cass | (record #2007-031, vote 0-7). The description was limited to “distinctive black and white wings on the underside.” It was unanimously felt that a more complete description that included size, tail shape, and other aspects of its plumage would be needed. | Not Accepted | ||||
| 80:173 | 2008 | index | Swallow-tailed Kite in Anoka County | ||||||
| 16 | 81:7 | 2008-08-22 | 2008-08-28 | near Madelia | Watonwan | (record #2008-041, vote 7-0). Subadult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2008-08-22 | 2008-08-28 | Watonwan | 8/22-28 Watonwan (first county record) Fifth Minnesota record in past ten years 8/22–28 Watonwan (near Madelia) †MTr, ph. LCa, ph. †JPM, †ADS. | |||||
| 83:3 | 2010-09-16 | Wabasha | (record #2010-029, vote 0-7). The observers may have seen this distinctive species, but the members uniformly agree that the observers unfortunately provided too few details. | Not Accepted | |||||
| 90:83 | 2018-05-11 | Arden Hills | Ramsey | (record #2018-020, vote 2-5). Possibly a correct identification, but the observers simply did not use the right terminology when describing it. They write “black primaries and white secondaries” which is incorrect for this species. The secondaries are also black. It is the under wing coverts and axillaries that are white (plus the head and belly, which are not mentioned). | Not Accepted | ||||
| 17 | 93:47 | 2020-08-16 | Hammond Road, Finlayson | Pine | (record #2020-043, vote 7-0). Adult. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2020-08-16 | Pine | 8/16 Pine (first county record) The first two records since 2008, both possibly involving the same bird, were found 8/16 Pine (Hammond Rd., Finlayson Twp.) †KPJ, 9/6 Carlton (Duesler) ph. †RoK. | ||||||
| 18 | 93:47 | 2020-09-06 | Duesler | Carlton | (record #2020-053, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. This is possibly the same adult that was seen three weeks earlier and roughly 23 miles southwest in Pine County (see the immediately preceding record #2020-043). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2020-09-06 | Carlton | 9/6 Carlton (first county record) The first two records since 2008, both possibly involving the same bird, were found 8/16 Pine (Hammond Rd., Finlayson Twp.) †KPJ, 9/6 Carlton (Duesler) ph. †RoK. | ||||||
| 19 | 95:3 | 2022-08-20 | Hawk Ridge Nature Preserve, Duluth | St. Louis | (record #2022-126, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2022-08-20 | St. Louis | 8/20 St. Louis (first county record) One report of this Accidental species: 8/20 St. Louis (adult, H.R.N.R.) SeM, ph. †FJN, m.ob. | ||||||
| 20 | 95:115 | 2023-08-06 | Seasons Park | Washington | (record #2023-092, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. Second county record; prior county record was 29 April 1966 (The Loon 38:86). | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2023-08-06 | Washington | 8/6 Washington (second county record) | ||||||
| Former summer resident. Twenty-two records since 1900: seven spring, one spring-fall, three summer, ten fall, and one undated. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently in 2023. Formerly Accidental | |||||||||
| 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 | ||