MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons	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

Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers

Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Anhingas
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey

Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds

Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Proceedings

Species: Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons

Tricolored Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Green Heron

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (R) (Nyctanassa violacea)						Start Date 1936-01-01
	avian information	1958-05-10			McLeod	5/10 McLeod (first county record)
	avian information	1958-07-10			Winona	7/10 Winona (first county record)
	avian information	1960-07-29	1960-08-12		Ramsey	7/29-8/12 Ramsey (first summer record)
	avian information	1962-05-15			Olmsted	5/15 Olmsted (first county record) May 14 Frontenac, Goodhue Co., Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Lien; May 15 La Crescent, Houston Co., W. R. Pieper and R. Huber.
	avian information	1963-05-11			Goodhue	5/11 Goodhue (first county record) April 28, La Crescent, Houston County, Avifaunal Club; May 5, Pig's Eye area, Ramsey County, 2 adults, Bill Litkey; May 8, Minneapolis, 2 adults, Avifaunal Club; May 8, Pig's Eye area again, 1 adult, G. Laiuste; May 18, La Crescent, 3 nests with an adult on each nest, R. Janssen; May 30, Swan Lake, Nicollet County, 1 adult, Avifaunal Club; a report came in from the St. Cloud area, but no details as yet. It would appear that this heron is expanding its range in Minnesota.
	avian information	1963-05-21	1963-05-22		Stearns	5/21-22 Stearns (first county record) April 28, La Crescent, Houston County, Avifaunal Club; May 5, Pig's Eye area, Ramsey County, 2 adults, Bill Litkey; May 8, Minneapolis, 2 adults, Avifaunal Club; May 8, Pig's Eye area again, 1 adult, G. Laiuste; May 18, La Crescent, 3 nests with an adult on each nest, R. Janssen; May 30, Swan Lake, Nicollet County, 1 adult, Avifaunal Club; a report came in from the St. Cloud area, but no details as yet. It would appear that this heron is expanding its range in Minnesota.
	avian information	1963-05-30			Nicollet	5/30 Nicollet (first county record) April 28, La Crescent, Houston County, Avifaunal Club; May 5, Pig's Eye area, Ramsey County, 2 adults, Bill Litkey; May 8, Minneapolis, 2 adults, Avifaunal Club; May 8, Pig's Eye area again, 1 adult, G. Laiuste; May 18, La Crescent, 3 nests with an adult on each nest, R. Janssen; May 30, Swan Lake, Nicollet County, 1 adult, Avifaunal Club; a report came in from the St. Cloud area, but no details as yet. It would appear that this heron is expanding its range in Minnesota.
	avian information	1964-05-17			Goodhue	5/17 Goodhue (second county record) 5-3 La Crescent, BT; 5-9 Pig's Eye area, S. St. Paul just inside Dakota Co from Ramsey Co, RLH, nest found on 5-17; 5-17 Cannon Falls, Goodhue Co, photographed, BHL, IG.
	avian information	1964-06-06			Pine	6/6 Pine (first county record) breeding as usual at La Crescent, Houston Co, CFV, FN) and also breeding in South Saint Paul, Dakota Co, GL, RLH, photographed by HFH; another very interesting record was a single immature seen at Superior, Wisconsin, (just south of Duluth) on 7-9 by Mary Donald and others.
	avian information	1964-09-27			Stevens	9/27 Stevens (first county record) 8-26 (1 ad, 1 imm) and 9-1 (1 ad) Dakota Co, RLH; 9-27 Morris, Stevens Co, 1 imm observed for 40 minutes in mid-afternoon at 100250 yards with 25X scope by RAG; field marks he noted were slate-colored back and long legs. (See Notes of Interest)
	avian information	1965-07-10			Jackson	7/10 Jackson (first county record)
	avian information	1966-05-07			Goodhue	5/7 Goodhue (third county record) 5-7 Red Wing, MIG; 5-26 La Crescent, GD, GG, FV; 5-30 Rochester, CMJ.
	avian information	1966-08-08			Redwood	8/8 Redwood (first county record)
	avian information	1969-08-01			Winona	8/1 Winona (second county record) 9-5 Houston 3 BTV; 9-15 Houston FL 9-28 Hennepin CH.
	avian information	1971-04-18			Stearns	4/18 Stearns (second county record) 4-29 (5), 6-1 (2) La Crescent, Houston Co. FL, TV, KE; also 3 extralimital reports: 5-1 to 5-11 Westbrook, Cottonwood Co. (2), Gladys Point; 4-18 St. Cloud, Stearns Co. NMH; 5-16 Nobles, many observers.
	avian information	1971-05-16			Nobles	5/16 Nobles (first county record) 4-29 (5), 6-1 (2) La Crescent, Houston Co. FL, TV, KE; also 3 extralimital reports: 5-1 to 5-11 Westbrook, Cottonwood Co. (2), Gladys Point; 4-18 St. Cloud, Stearns Co. NMH; 5-16 Nobles, many observers.
	avian information	1971-05-26			Wabasha	5/26 Wabasha (first county record) 4-29 (5), 6-1 (2) La Crescent, Houston Co. FL, TV, KE; also 3 extralimital reports: 5-1 to 5-11 Westbrook, Cottonwood Co. (2), Gladys Point; 4-18 St. Cloud, Stearns Co. NMH; 5-16 Nobles, many observers.
	avian information	1971-06-15			Anoka	6/15 Anoka (first county record) nested in the usual area near LaCrescent, Houston Co.; one was also photographed on 6-15 in Anoka Co. by J. Larson.
	avian information	1972-05-07			Pope	5/7 Pope (first county record)
	avian information	1972-06-25			Pope	6/25 Pope (second county record) nested in Houston LaCrescent); 6-25 (RBJ). 7-3 & 23 (BAH), one adult, Lake Johanna, POPE Co.; early Julv, one adult photographed by Mrs. Carl Oiala in rice beds north of Aitkin, AITKIN Co. (fide TS).
	avian information	1972-07-01	1972-07-31		Aitkin	7/1-31 Aitkin (first county record) nested in Houston LaCrescent); 6-25 (RBJ). 7-3 & 23 (BAH), one adult, Lake Johanna, POPE Co.; early Julv, one adult photographed by Mrs. Carl Oiala in rice beds north of Aitkin, AITKIN Co. (fide TS).
	avian information	1972-08-05			Pope	8/5 Pope (third county record)
	avian information	1974-06-11			Stearns	6/11 Stearns (third county record) Nested at La Crescent, Houston Co. (three adults and one young on 7-26, FL); also an adult and immature were seen at St. John's Univ., Stearns Co. on 6-11 (NF).
	avian information	1974-08-08			Aitkin	8/8 Aitkin (second county record) 9-17 Houston (1 immature) FL.
	avian information	1975-07-09			Goodhue	7/9 Goodhue (fourth county record) Reported from Goodhue only (peak of 3, CF; 7-9, RJ); apparently missing from the usual spot at La Crescent.
	avian information	1976-05-08			Anoka	5/8 Anoka (second county record) 2 reports: 5-6 Hennepin (1) JRG; 5-29 to 6-2 Aitkin (2)· W. Nelson.
	avian information	1976-06-14			Crow Wing	6/14 Crow Wing (first county record) nested at La Crescent, Houston Co.; also seen 7-15 and 7-24 at Rochester, Olmsted Co. (JF) and on 6-14 in Crow Wing Co. (L. and H. Bennetson).
	avian information	1977-04-24			Otter Tail	4/24 Otter Tail (first county record) 9 reports: 4-13 Hennepin (Elm Creek) HCP, OJ; 4-24 Otter Tail (Orwell Wildlife Area) 1 Bee-Nay-She Council; 4-29 Mower (1) RK; 4-30 Houston (1) DGW; 5-5 Cottonwood (1) ED; 5-10 Crow Wing (1) Dennis Hanson; 5-14 Ramsey (2) RH; 5-22 Houston JG; 5-29 Houston (2) KE.
	avian information	1977-05-10			Crow Wing	5/10 Crow Wing (second county record) 9 reports: 4-13 Hennepin (Elm Creek) HCP, OJ; 4-24 Otter Tail (Orwell Wildlife Area) 1 Bee-Nay-She Council; 4-29 Mower (1) RK; 4-30 Houston (1) DGW; 5-5 Cottonwood (1) ED; 5-10 Crow Wing (1) Dennis Hanson; 5-14 Ramsey (2) RH; 5-22 Houston JG; 5-29 Houston (2) KE.
	avian information	1977-06-28			Cass	6/28 Cass (first county record) No less than 7 reports from Houston (2 at La Crescent), Ramsey (2 at St. Paul, 7-11 to 7-25), Hennepin (7-21, OJ), Olmsted (7-4, JF), Lac qui PaÂ•rle (7-9 to 7-19, Big Stone N.W.R.), Otter Tail (7-25, GO, GW) and Cass (6-28, L. McGinty, M. Loss).
	avian information	1977-07-09			Lac qui Parle	7/9 Lac qui Parle (first county record) No less than 7 reports from Houston (2 at La Crescent), Ramsey (2 at St. Paul, 7-11 to 7-25), Hennepin (7-21, OJ), Olmsted (7-4, JF), Lac qui PaÂ•rle (7-9 to 7-19, Big Stone N.W.R.), Otter Tail (7-25, GO, GW) and Cass (6-28, L. McGinty, M. Loss).
	avian information	1977-08-20			Anoka	8/20 Anoka (third county record)
	avian information	1978-05-08	1978-05-17		Anoka	5/8-17 Anoka (fourth county record) Reports out of SE; 5-17 Anoka KL; 5-19 Ramsey BC; 5-22 Morrison PM.
	avian information	1978-05-22			Morrison	5/22 Morrison (first county record) Reports out of SE; 5-17 Anoka KL; 5-19 Ramsey BC; 5-22 Morrison PM.
	avian information	1978-06-14			Ramsey	6/14 Ramsey (second county record) Breeding attempted in Ramsey (Maplewood Park, Common Loon 50:214-215); also seen in Rock (7-1, KRE) and Lac qui Parle (6-11, 6-22, 7-10, Big Stone NWR).
	avian information	1978-07-01			Rock	7/1 Rock (first county record) Breeding attempted in Ramsey (Maplewood Park, Common Loon 50:214-215); also seen in Rock (7-1, KRE) and Lac qui Parle (6-11, 6-22, 7-10, Big Stone NWR).
	avian information	1978-09-09			Lac qui Parle	9/9 Lac qui Parle (second county record) Reported 8-2,4 Lac qui Parle CMB, 8-8 Otter Tail GO, 9-9 Lac qui Parle RJ, 9-24 Washington DS.
	avian information	1978-09-24			Washington	9/24 Washington (first county record) Reported 8-2,4 Lac qui Parle CMB, 8-8 Otter Tail GO, 9-9 Lac qui Parle RJ, 9-24 Washington DS.
	avian information	1979-05-01			Cass	5/1 Cass (second county record) 4-21 Lac qui Parle OJ, 5-1 Cass DNR; 5-17 Hennepin OJ, 5-18 Stearns OJ. No reports from usual Houston County location.
	avian information	1979-05-18			Stearns	5/18 Stearns (fourth county record) 4-21 Lac qui Parle OJ, 5-1 Cass DNR; 5-17 Hennepin OJ, 5-18 Stearns OJ. No reports from usual Houston County location.
	avian information	1979-06-21			Becker	6/21 Becker (first county record) Seen in Ramsey, Dakota (Thompson Lake), Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR), Becker (Tamarack NWR, 6-21).
	avian information	1979-08-11			Ramsey	8/11 Ramsey (third fall record) 8-11 Ramsey DGW, 8-14 Jackson RJ, 9-6 Lac qui Parle CMB; only reports.
	avian information	1979-08-14			Jackson	8/14 Jackson (second fall record) 8-11 Ramsey DGW, 8-14 Jackson RJ, 9-6 Lac qui Parle CMB; only reports.
	avian information	1980-06-02			Ramsey	6/2 Ramsey (fourth summer record) Single birds seen in Ramsey (6-2 7- 21), Big Stone (Big Stone NWR, 6-5 7- 6; two birds on 6-11, KRE), Otter Tail (Orwell WMA, 6-8, GO), Marshall (Agassiz NWR, 6-6 -24).
	avian information	1980-06-05			Big Stone	6/5 Big Stone (first county record) Single birds seen in Ramsey (6-2 7- 21), Big Stone (Big Stone NWR, 6-5 7- 6; two birds on 6-11, KRE), Otter Tail (Orwell WMA, 6-8, GO), Marshall (Agassiz NWR, 6-6 -24).
	avian information	1980-06-06	1980-06-24		Marshall	6/6-24 Marshall (first summer record) Single birds seen in Ramsey (6-2 7- 21), Big Stone (Big Stone NWR, 6-5 7- 6; two birds on 6-11, KRE), Otter Tail (Orwell WMA, 6-8, GO), Marshall (Agassiz NWR, 6-6 -24).
	avian information	1981-04-27			Anoka	4/27 Anoka (fifth county record) 4-19 Otter Tail GMO, 4-27 Anoka GP, 5-14 Olmsted m. obs., 4-27 Aitkin M. Kern.
	avian information	1981-05-05			Olmsted	5/5 Olmsted (second county record) 4-19 Otter Tail GMO, 4-27 Anoka GP, 5-14 Olmsted m. obs., 4-27 Aitkin M. Kern.
	avian information	1981-06-04			Koochiching	6/4 Koochiching (first county record) Breeding data from Dakota (Loon 53:171); nesting suspected from AITKIN (Loon 53:232). Seen at Big Stone NWR, Lac qui Parle Co. (6-19, one; 7-17, two; C&MB). KOOCHICHING (6-4 Big Falls, J. Schneeweis).
	avian information	1981-08-03			Cass	8/3 Cass (third county record) 8-3 Cass DJ, 8-24 Aitkin (1 imm.) WN, 8-29 Duluth RG; 9-14 Aitkin (2) WN.
	avian information	1982-05-08			Scott	5/8 Scott (first county record) 5-8 Scott RJ.
	avian information	1982-06-01	1982-07-31		Scott	summer Scott (second county record) Seen in Marshall, Aitkin (rice paddies), Big Stone, Hennepin, Scott, Washington.
	avian information	1982-06-01	1982-07-31		Washington	summer Washington (second county record) Seen in Marshall, Aitkin (rice paddies), Big Stone, Hennepin, Scott, Washington.
	avian information	1982-08-07			Washington	8/7 Washington (third county record)
	avian information	1983-05-17			Todd	5/17 Todd (first county record) 5/21 Aitkin WN, 5/22 Olmsted JEB, 5/23 Dakota B. Fall. IBIS (sp?) 5/21 Polk (Crookston) KE, HK, TS. (The Loon 55:128)
	avian information	1983-06-01	1983-07-31		Aitkin	summer Aitkin (third county record) Breeding data from AITKIN (WN). Seen in Rock (6116, Blue Mounds SP, OJ).
	avian information	1983-06-16			Rock	6/16 Rock (second county record) Breeding data from AITKIN (WN). Seen in Rock (6116, Blue Mounds SP, OJ).
	avian information	1984-05-01			Anoka	5/1 Anoka 5/1 Anoka KL; only report.
	avian information	1984-08-21			St. Louis	8/21 St. Louis (first county record) 8/21 Duluth KE, second local record.
	avian information	1985-06-01	1985-07-31		Scott	summer Scott (third county record) Seen in Hennepin (*The Loon* 57:142, Dakota (6/15 Schmitt Lake, one, TTu), Scott (AB, RJ).
	avian information	1985-07-22			Washington	7/22 Washington (fourth county record) Seen in Hennepin (*The Loon* 57:142, Dakota (6/15 Schmitt Lake, one, TTu), Scott (AB, RJ).
	avian information	1986-04-11			Olmsted	4/11 Olmsted (third county record) 4/12 Olmsted AMP, 5/6 Fillmore AMP, 5/10 Hennepin ES.
	avian information	1986-05-06			Fillmore	5/6 Fillmore (first county record) 4/12 Olmsted AMP, 5/6 Fillmore AMP, 5/10 Hennepin ES.
	avian information	1986-05-09			Clay	5/9 Clay (first county record) 4/12 Olmsted AMP, 5/6 Fillmore AMP, 5/10 Hennepin ES.
	avian information	1987-06-19			Nicollet	6/19 Nicollet (second county record) Seen in Olmsted, Nicollet (6119, JF), Hennepin (Minneapolis, AB). Thndra Swan Single birds seen in Aitkin (7/2 Rice Lake NWR, KE) and Wabasha (7/7 Weaver Bottoms , DWM).
	avian information	1987-08-01			Chisago	8/1 Chisago (first county record) Reported 8/1 Chisago RJ, 9/15 Dakota IT.
	avian information	1988-05-11			Dodge	5/11 Dodge (first county record) 5/1 1 Dodge AP; only report.
	avian information	1988-08-27			Big Stone	8/27 Big Stone (second county record)
	avian information	1989-05-11			Pipestone	5/11 Pipestone (first county record) Only report: 5/11-13 Pipeston ND, JP. ;
	avian information	1989-06-17	1989-06-19		Winona	6/17-19 Winona (third county record) Single bird 6/27 Mound Prairie, Houston Co. AP and 6/28 Dakota KR; three birds 6117- 19 Agahming Park, Winona Co. CS.
	avian information	1990-05-24			Cass	5/24 Cass (fourth county record) Only report 5/24 Cass PS.
	avian information	1992-05-23			Brown	5/23 Brown (first county record) Reported 4/22 Ramsey DS, 5/3 Hennepin HH, 5/11 Hennepin SC, 5/15 Houston DJ, 5/23 Brown RJ, 5/25 Aitkin WN.
	avian information	1993-06-05			Cottonwood	6/5 Cottonwood (first county record) Only report: single bird (see spring report) observed 6/5 Cottonwood RJ.
	avian information	1996-06-19	1996-07-21		Ramsey	6/19, 7/21 Ramsey (fifth summer record) Single bird observed on 7/18 near Carlos Avery WMA in Anoka Co. AH; plus 7/19-20 Ramsey fide CS.
	avian information	1996-07-18			Anoka	7/18 Anoka (seventh summer record) Single bird observed on 7/18 near Carlos Avery WMA in Anoka Co. AH; plus 7/19-20 Ramsey fide CS.
	avian information	2000-05-11			Cottonwood	5/11 Cottonwood (second county record) Only reports: 4/9 Hennepin (near L. Hiawatha) TT, 5/11 Cottonwood (Mountain Lake) ED, 5/28 Houston (La Crescent) KE et al.
	avian information	2000-06-17			Otter Tail	6/17 Otter Tail (second county record) Two reports: 6/8–15 Hennepin (adult at Wood Lake Nature Center) BSe, †CRM et al., and 6/17–18 Otter Tail (adult at L. Alice in Fergus Falls) †PHS, SDM et al.
	avian information	2001-05-13			Meeker	5/13 Meeker (first county record) Only report: 5/13 Meeker (Pigeon L.) †DMF.
	avian information	2001-06-13			Grant	6/13 Grant (first county record) Three reports: 6/13 Grant (Pelican L.) GO, 6/21 Houston (Shepherd's Marsh, La Crescent) CBe et al., and 7/3 Waseca (Janesville water treatment plant) RBJ.
	avian information	2001-07-03			Waseca	7/3 Waseca (first county record) Three reports: 6/13 Grant (Pelican L.) GO, 6/21 Houston (Shepherd's Marsh, La Crescent) CBe et al., and 7/3 Waseca (Janesville water treatment plant) RBJ.
	avian information	2002-04-19			Washington	4/19 Washington (fifth county record) Only report: 4/19 Washington (adult at Colby L.) fide AXH.
	avian information	2003-04-01	2003-04-31		Mower	4/1-31 Mower (first county record) Only report: 4/19–27 Mower (adult at Dobbins Creek in Sutton Park, Austin) ph. JM, RDK, RCK, ph. DDM, m.ob.
	avian information	2004-06-24			Big Stone	6/24 Big Stone (third county record) Only report: one adult 6/24 Big Stone (Odessa Twp.) †BJU.
	avian information	2005-03-20	2005-05-22		Kandiyohi	3/20, 5/12-22 Kandiyohi (first county record) Only report: 5/12–22 Kandiyohi (adult at Willmar) RSF et al.
	27:171-172	1955	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nests in Southeast Minnesota
	28:169	1956	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Herons Return to Houston County
	31:135	1959	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Herons at the Fish Hatchery Pool, St. Paul, Ramsey County
	34:64	1962	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Olmsted County
	35:102-103	1963	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Herons Expanding Range in Minnesota
	36:134-135	1964	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nesting in South Saint Paul
	37:80-81	1965	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in the St. Cloud Area
	37:81	1965	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Stevens County
	38:108	1966	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Record
	38:109	1966	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
	40:24	1968	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Reported from Hopkins
	42:98	1970	index			Where and How to Find the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Minnesota
	46:174-175	1974	index			A New Area for Yellow-crowned Night-Herons
	49:175-176	1977	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Cedar Creek
	49:230	1977	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Anoka County
	50:214-215	1978	index			Northern-most Nest of a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
	53:54	1981	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Agassiz NWR, Marshall County
	53:171-172	1981	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron's Nest at Pig's Eye
	53:232	1981	index			Probable Nesting of Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Aitkin County
	54:244-245	1982	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Herons Nest Again in Aitkin County
	54:250-251	1982	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Thief Lake
	57:67-78	1985	index			Colonial Waterbirds in Minnesota. An Update of Their Distribution and Abundance
	57:142	1985	index			Yellow-crowned Night-Herons
	63:67-68	1991	index			Late Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
	78:126	2005-06-01		Walter and Perry townships	Lac qui Parle	(record #2006-022, vote 1-6). Field notes were not included when a narrative was submitted more than seven months later. Optics were not used until the bird was almost out of sight. Light conditions were unspecified.	Not Accepted
	avian information	2005-07-31			Lac qui Parle	7/31 Lac qui Parle (third county record) Seen 6/30 Dakota (2 adults, West St. Paul) RPR, 7/31+ Lac qui Parle (2 juveniles near Madison) †PCC, ph. DWK, ph. PHS.
	avian information	2005-08-04	2005-08-22		Lac qui Parle	8/4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 22 Lac qui Parle (fourth county record) Only the second fall record since 1993! Two juveniles found 7/31 (see summer report) last reported 8/22 Lac qui Parle (Madison Twp.) †PCC, ph. SBM, ph. PHS, †BAW, m.ob.
	avian information	2006-05-07			Carver	5/7 Carver (first county record) Two reports of single adults: 5/5 Anoka (Fridley) TM, 5/31+ Murray (Hiram Southwick W.M.A., 2^nd county record) ph. MSS.
	avian information	2006-05-31			Murray	5/31 Murray (first county record) Two reports of single adults: 5/5 Anoka (Fridley) TM, 5/31+ Murray (Hiram Southwick W.M.A., 2^nd county record) ph. MSS.
	avian information	2008-07-01			Kandiyohi	7/1 Kandiyohi (second county record) Observed 7/1 Kandiyohi (Atwater) DMF.
	avian information	2009-08-18			Lyon	8/18 Lyon (first county record) All reports: 8/1–3 Hennepin (present since July in Minnetonka) m.ob., 8/18 Lyon (immature, Coon Creek W.M.A.) ph. MOs.
	avian information	2010-08-31	2010-09-08		Roseau	8/31-9/8 Roseau (first county record) Only report: 8/31–9/3 Roseau (juvenile, Warroad) †KRE, ph. LMS, ph. BSi, m.ob.
	avian information	2013-10-19			Mille Lacs	10/19 Mille Lacs (first county record) The only report was of a new county record for Mille Lacs on 10/19 (immature near Isle) AXH.
	avian information	2016-08-25	2016-09-13		Wright	8/25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 9/13 Wright (first county record) Four individuals reported: 8/8 Hennepin (juvenile, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) CRM, m.ob., 8/23–27 Hennepin (adult, Shiloh Park, Plymouth) ph. LiH, SBE, ph. LSe, ph. KvM, ph. KDS, ph. MAl, 8/31 Blue Earth (juvenile, west of Lake Crystal) RJA, ph. ChH, ph. MiO, ph. STa, 8/25–29, 9/13 Wright (east side of Pelican Lake) ph. TLa, ph. DOr, m.ob.
	avian information	2016-08-31			Blue Earth	8/31 Blue Earth (first county record) Four individuals reported: 8/8 Hennepin (juvenile, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) CRM, m.ob., 8/23–27 Hennepin (adult, Shiloh Park, Plymouth) ph. LiH, SBE, ph. LSe, ph. KvM, ph. KDS, ph. MAl, 8/31 Blue Earth (juvenile, west of Lake Crystal) RJA, ph. ChH, ph. MiO, ph. STa, 8/25–29, 9/13 Wright (east side of Pelican Lake) ph. TLa, ph. DOr, m.ob.
	avian information	2017-04-30			Goodhue	4/30 Goodhue (fifth county record) All south 4/30 Goodhue (Spring Creek, Red Wing) †ChS, 5/23 Faribault (adult, Thompson Park, Wells) ph. MeK.
	avian information	2017-05-23			Faribault	5/23 Faribault (first county record) All south 4/30 Goodhue (Spring Creek, Red Wing) †ChS, 5/23 Faribault (adult, Thompson Park, Wells) ph. MeK.
	avian information	2020-07-04			Waseca	7/4 Waseca (second county record) Reported 7/4 Waseca PAl, 7/22–29 Grant (juvenile, North Ottawa Impoundment) †KTP, REn, RLF.
	avian information	2020-07-22	2020-07-29		Grant	7/22, 29 Grant (second county record) Reported 7/4 Waseca PAl, 7/22–29 Grant (juvenile, North Ottawa Impoundment) †KTP, REn, RLF.
	avian information	2020-08-04			Steele	8/4 Steele (first county record) All north 8/22 – 9/26 Grant (juvenile, North Ottawa Impoundment, possibly continuing from the summer season, this individual proved to be very sporadic and difficult to find) †JGW, ph. BLz, m.ob. All south 8/4 Steele (juvenile, Morehouse Park) SGz, ph. LBa, m.ob., 8/18–27 Hennepin (juvenile, Richardson N.C.) ph. SOh, ph. PEB, m.ob.
	avian information	2020-08-22	2020-09-26		Grant	8/22, 9/2, 4, 6, 7, 14, 26 Grant (third county record) All north 8/22 – 9/26 Grant (juvenile, North Ottawa Impoundment, possibly continuing from the summer season, this individual proved to be very sporadic and difficult to find) †JGW, ph. BLz, m.ob. All south 8/4 Steele (juvenile, Morehouse Park) SGz, ph. LBa, m.ob., 8/18–27 Hennepin (juvenile, Richardson N.C.) ph. SOh, ph. PEB, m.ob.
	avian information	2021-04-17	2021-05-19		Freeborn	4/17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 5/10, 11, 13, 15, 19 Freeborn (first county record) Early south (median 5/8) 4/17 – 5/19 Freeborn (max. 2, Brookside Park) ph. AEB, ph. †KEm, ph. †RJS, ph. DWK, ph. ANy, ph. RZi.
	avian information	2022-05-10			Mower	5/10 Mower (second county record) All south 4/28 – 5/16 Hennepin (Hyland Lake P.R.) RCo, m.ob., 5/10 Mower (Hormel N.C.) RNS, ebd.
	avian information	2022-08-17			Freeborn	8/17 Freeborn (second county record) Only report 8/17 Freeborn (Fountain Lake) ph. AEB.
	avian information	2023-08-08			Otter Tail	8/8 Otter Tail (third county record)

	Rare summer resident mostly southeast. Recorded in nine of the last ten years, most recently 2023. Last breeding record 1984.

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