Species Index to The Loon - Caracaras, Falcons

This is a complete species index to The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union through .
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
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
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

Issues
Species: Caracaras, Falcons
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
[Merlin (Taiga)]
[Merlin (Prairie)]
[Merlin (Black)]
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)Vol.PageKey
1995Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6745-47A
1995Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6745A
1995Crested Caracara in Scott County6759-61N
 
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Vol.PageKey
1934Winter Sparrow Hawk613N
1941Adventures with a Sparrow Hawk1332N
1941Banded Marsh and Sparrow Hawk Returns1334N
1946Nesting Birds of Prey: Sparrow Hawk1816-17N
1946Notes on Hawks18108N
1948Sparrow Hawks Move into a Martin House2082-83N
1952Some Notes on Hawks, Owls, and Their Prey24127-129N
1955A Feeding Procedure of a Short-eared Owl and a Sparrow Hawk27134N
1957Sparrow Hawks Accept Make-shift Nest2939N
1959Hawk Notes31101N
1967Sparrow Hawks Catch Mouse and Eat Snake39109N
1969A Most Unusual and Unique Sparrow Hawk414-7AP
1972Sparrow Hawk Chases Junco4456N
1974Crow Harasses Kestrel46123N
1976A Kestrel Kill in Downtown Minneapolis48178N
1980Interesting American Kestrel Nest Site52195N
1982Raptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status5473-104A
1987American Kestrels Fledged5953NP
1988Albino American Kestrel at Duluth6044N
1995Minnesota's Mini-Falcon67136-138AP
19961995 fall raptor migration along the Mississippi River at Reno, Minnesota68158-164A
 
Merlin (Falco columbarius)Vol.PageKey
1936Pigeon Hawk851N
1939Banding Hawks and Owls1117A
1941Pigeon Hawk Recovered1310N
1955Eastern Merlin Releases Small Bird27128N
1959Pigeon Hawk Observed Capturing Chimney Swift31133N
1966Winter Record for the Pigeon Hawk3876N
1966The Pigeon Hawk in Minnesota38129-132A
1977Winter Observation of a Merlin in Polk County49108-109N
1978Winter Merlin in Sherburne County5047N
1982Raptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status5473-104A
1993An Unusual Merlin Diet65214-215N
1995A Tale of "Tails": New Records at Hawk Ridge679-12A
19961995 fall raptor migration along the Mississippi River at Reno, Minnesota68158-164A
 
[Merlin (Taiga)] (Falco c. columbarius)Vol.PageKey
 
[Merlin (Prairie)] (Falco c. richardsonii)Vol.PageKey
 
[Merlin (Black)] (Falco c. suckleyi)Vol.PageKey
 
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)Vol.PageKey
1957Winter Occurrence of the Gyrfalcon in Lake County, Minnesota2986N
1960Gyrfalcons in the Duluth Area3231N
1964Sight Record of a Gyrfalcon3624-25N
1964Gyrfalcon Sight Record3625-26N
1965Gyrfalcon Record3753-54N
1966Gyrfalcon Observation in Lake County3871N
1966Gyrfalcon Seen in Scott County3872N
1966Gyrfalcon in Cook County38144N
1967Gray Gyrfalcon in Cook County3962-63N
1967Gyrfalcon in Roseau County39104N
1968Possible Gyrfalcon4026N
1968Possible Gyrfalcon at Duluth4055N
1970A Minnesota Gyrfalcon42144N
1971Gyrfalcon Loaded with Poisons4332A
1973Gyrfalcon in Aitkin County4525N
1974Gyrfalcon Sighting4689-90N
1975A Gyrfalcon at Hawk Ridge4745-46NP
1977Late Gyrfalcon -- Otter Tail County49109N
1977Gyrfalcon Specimen49177NP
1979Gyrfalcon in Beltrami County51148-149N
1982Gyrfalcon in Wadena County54132-133N
1982Gyrfalcon Recovery from West Central Minnesota54181N
1991A Cure for the Winter Blahs6369-70N
1991An Influx of Northern Raptors, Fall-Winter 1990-199163163-167A
1991A Record Late Date for Gyrfalcon63201N
1992Gyrfalcon Observation in Norman County6468N
1992Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee64138-140A
1992A Record Invasion of Northern Owls, Fall-Winter 1991, 199264189-195A
1993Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6533-37A
1994Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6643-44A
1994A Home for a Wandering Gyrfalcon6670-71A
1994Gyrfalcon in Duluth66104N
1994Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee66127-128A
1995Eye to Eye with a Gyrfalcon67118-119N
1995Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee67165-166A
1996Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee68164-167A
1996Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee68164-166A
1997Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee69151-153A
1998Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee7043-46A
1998Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee70155-159A
2000Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee72163-168A
2002Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee74161-167A
2004Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee76152-161A
2005Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee77169-174A
2006Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee7840-47A
2006Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee78126-133AP
2006Gyrfalcon in Walter Township, Lac Qui Parle County78176N
2007Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee79123-129A
2009Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee81115-119A
2010Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee823-6A
2010Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee823-6A
2011Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee8399-103A
2013Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee853-7A
 
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)Vol.PageKey
1940Duck Hawks of the Mississippi River Bluffs1232-33N
1941Adventure with a Duck Hawk1313-14A
1941Further Notes on Duck Hawks1338N
1942Duck Hawks of the Mississippi and the North Shore1432N
1942Duck Hawk Strikes Decoys1453N
1946Nesting Birds of Prey: Duck Hawks1816N
1948Two Interesting Bird Incidents2064N
1955Duck Hawk at West Twin Lake27130N
1955Evidence that Falcons Fly at Night27132N
1965Peregrine Falcon in Western Minnesota3783-84N
1968Peregrine Falcon Sightings4041A
1968A Fall Record for the Peregrine Falcon in Western Minnesota4054N
1968Peregrine and Krider's Hawk Records40132N
1972Winter Peregrine Sighting4430N
1972Summer Peregrine Sighting4454-55N
1972Fall Peregrine Sighting44123-124N
1974Peregrine Seen46125-126N
1975Peregrine Falcons in Clay County4743N
1978Peregrine Falcon Sightings in Northwestern Minnesota5051-52N
1978Peregrine Falcon Shot50204N
1979Green-winged Teal vs. Peregrine Falcon51200N
1979Peregrine Falcon Observation51206N
1981Summer Sighting of a Peregrine Falcon in Nobles County53219-220N
1982Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5442-46A
1982Raptors of Minnesota -- Nesting Distribution and Population Status5473-104A
1983Minnesota's Peregrine Falcon Reintroduction Project: 1982 Hack Site Report553-8AP
1985An Observation of a Peregrine Falcon57183N
1988Peregrine Falcon Sightings at NSP King Plant60138NP
1988Dispersal, Nest Site Selection, and Age of First Breeding in Peregrine Falcons Released in the Upper Midwest, 60148-151AP
1988Falcons at French Lake, Hennepin County60183N
1989Peregrine Falcon Restoration: Expectation vs. Reality61160-162AP
1990Spring Peregrine Falcon Sightings in Western Minnesota62117N
1990Peregrine Falcon Preys on Sharp-tailed Grouse at Lek62230N
19911991 Peregrine Falcon Nesting Summary -- Midwest United States63191-193A
1993Peregrine Falcon Behavior65100-101N
1993Peregrine Paternity Case65107-110AP
1993Immature Peregrine Falcon Preys on Sharp-shinned Hawk65213-214NP
19961995 fall raptor migration along the Mississippi River at Reno, Minnesota68158-164A
2002A Mythical Undiscovered Peregrine Falcon Population74191-193A
2006Vertically Mobile Nesting Peregrine Falcons78123-125A
2006Are There Undiscovered Peregrine Falcon Nests in the Midwest?78185-187A
2008Amelia803-4AP
 
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)Vol.PageKey
1943Golden Plovers, Magpie, Prairie Falcon, and Buteos at Lake Traverse1511-12N
1959Prairie Falcons in Mahnomen and Pennington Counties31135N
1974Mountain Bluebirds and Prairie Falcon in Rock County46119-120N
1974The Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee46166A
1974A Prairie Falcon in Anoka County46168N
1974Prairie Falcon46168-169N
1975Prairie Falcon in Yellow Medicine County4798-99N
1976A Prairie Falcon in Clay County4838-39N
1977Additional Prairie Falcon Reports for Minnesota4947-48N
1977Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Prairie Falcon in Morrison County4954N
1977Prairie Falcon at Blue Mounds Park49106N
1977Prairie Falcon, Otter Tail County49231N
1977Prairie Falcon in Aitkin County49231-232N
1977Prairie Falcon Seen at Rothsay49244N
1978Prairie Falcon at Rothsay Prairie50216N
1979Prairie Falcon Near Fergus Falls5149-50N
1979Prairie Falcon Observed at Hawk Ridge51205-206N
1980More Prairie Falcons in Western Minnesota5240-41N
1980A Prairie Falcon in Lake County5290N
1980Prairie Falcon in Roseau County5291-92N
1981The Prairie Falcon: Minnesota's Next Regular?53104-107A
1981Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee53129-131A
1982Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5442-46A
1982Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee54147-150A
1982Prairie Falcon and Cattle Egret in Cottonwood County54179N
1983Prairie Falcon Observations55122-123N
1984Prairie Falcon Returns to Winter at Rothsay56130N
1988Falcons at French Lake, Hennepin County60183N
1989Prairie Falcon in Hennepin County6142-43N
1989Prairie Falcon Seen in Olmsted County61153-154N
1989Smith's Longspurs and Prairie Falcons in Western Minnesota61200N
1990The Prairie Falcon in Minnesota6263-69A
1990Two Prairie Falcons in Marshall County62106-108N
1990Prairie Falcon in Cottonwood County62117N
1992High Numbers of Prairie Falcons in Western Minnesota6464N
1992Prairie Falcon in Minneapolis6469N
1992Prairie Falcon in Renville County6469N
1992Prairie Falcon at Black Dog Lake6470N
1995Prairie Falcon Overwinters in Minneapolis67114N
1997Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6928-30A
2000Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee7239-43A
2001Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee7335-38A
2002Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee74161-167A
2006Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee78126-133A
2007Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee79123-129A

Notes:

Each entry to the index is preceded with a code, which denotes one of the following:
  A
  AP
  N
  NP
-- the reference is a major or minor article
-- the reference is a major or minor article and is accompanied by a photograph
-- the reference is a Note of Interest
-- the reference is a Note of Interest and is accompanied by a photograph
 
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