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.

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1961	Wild Turkeys in Minnesota	33	34-37	A
		1962	Another Minnesota Turkey Record	34	28	N
		1966	Possible Turkey in Stevens County	38	109-110	N
		1971	Attempt to Establish Wild Turkeys in Otter Tail County	43	59	N
		1973	Current Status of the Wild Turkey in Southeastern Minnesota	45	49-50	A
		1976	Wild Turkeys of the Whitewater	48	36	N
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1934	Ruffed Grouse in the Limelight	6	66-67	A
		1938	Grouse Observations	10(3-4)	14	A
		1941	A Submarginal Population of Ruffed Grouse	13	7-9	A
		1941	Ruffed Grouse Victims of Snowstorm	13	19	N
		1941	Ruffed Grouse Census	13	20	N
		1942	Unusual Additions to the University Museum Collection	14	16	N
		1943	Occurrence of Ruffed Grouse in Southeastern Minnesota	15	54-55	N
		1944	Notes on Fall Drumming of Ruffed Grouse and Distribution of Spruce Grouse	16	33	N
		1944	Behavior of the Ruffed Grouse	16	84	N
		1949	Cover Type Use of the Ruffed Grouse in Relation to Forest Management on the Cloquet Forest Experiment Station, Part I	21	29-44	A
		1949	Cover Type Use of the Ruffed Grouse in Relation to Forest Management on the Cloquet Forest Experiment Station, Part II	21	73-85	A
		1953	The Ruffed Grouse as a Snake Eater	25	2-3	AP
		1953	Ruffed Grouse Eats Garter Snake	25	47	N
		1956	Ruffed Grouse Brood in Fillmore County	28	43	N
		1959	The Ruffed Grouse Drums	31	14-15	AP
		1960	Garter Snake Eating by the Ruffed Grouse	32	99	NP
		1964	Fluctuations in the Ruffed Grouse Population of the Thunder Bay District, Ontario	36	74-83	A
		1965	Ruffed Grouse Cached by Raptor	37	88	NP
		1966	The Obituary of "Old Gray-tail"	38	132-134	A
		1971	Owl and Grouse Seemingly Try to Outdo Each Other as Noisemakers	43	59-60	N
		1975	Ruffed Grouse in Hennepin County	47	143	N
		1976	More on Ruffed Grouse in Hennepin County	48	122	N
		1978	A Nesting Study of Ruffed Grouse at the Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Minnesota	50	25-30	A
		1978	Growth and Behavior of Ruffed Grouse Chicks	50	106-112	A
		1980	An Experience with a Ruffed Grouse	52	37-38	N
		1981	The Impact of Goshawk Predation Upon Ruffed Grouse	53	82-84	A
		1981	Tame Ruffed Grouse!	53	101-103	AP
		1982	An Exceptionally Late Brood of Ruffed Grouse	54	185	N
		1988	A Remnant Grouse Population	60	10-11	A
		1988	Ruffed Grouse Survives Collision with Fence Post	60	92	N
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1929	Some Notes on the Spruce Grouse	1	37-38	A
		1939	Spruce Grouse at Grand Rapids, Minnesota	11	21	N
		1941	Canada Spruce Grouse Along the Gunflint Trail	13	18	N
		1944	Notes on Fall Drumming of Ruffed Grouse and Distribution of Spruce Grouse	16	33	N
		1978	Spruce Grouse Feeds on Mink Frog	50	207	N
		1979	Spruce Grouse Display	51	152-153	NP
		1982	A Spruce Grouse Record from Pine County	54	200-202	A
		1983	Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee	55	41-43	A
		1989	Male Spruce Grouse Displays	61	39-41	NP
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1934	Winter Notes from Roseau County	6	14	A
		1964	Willow Ptarmigan in Lake of the Woods County	36	66	N
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1996	Rock Ptarmigan at Grand Marais	68	79	AP
		1996	Some additional comments on the Rock Ptarmigan in Grand Marais	68	80-81	A
		1996	Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee	68	164-167	A
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1938	Grouse Observations	10(3-4)	14	A
		1955	A New Tip-Top Trap for Taking Prairie Grouse	27	123-125	A
		1957	Sharp-tailed Grouse in Minnesota	29	92-94	A
		1960	Sharptails	32	16-17	AP
		1960	Prairie Grouse Distribution in Minnesota	32	60-61	N
		1960	Nesting Distribution of the Greater Prairie Chicken and Sharp-tailed Grouse	32	69	A
		1990	Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Problems in the Great Lakes States: Does the Sharp-tail have a Future?	62	42-45	A
		1990	Peregrine Falcon Preys on Sharp-tailed Grouse at Lek	62	230	N
		1991	Northern Goshawk Predation on Sharp-tailed Grouse	63	74	N
		1992	Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee	64	138-140	A
		1997	Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee	69	151-153	A
		1999	Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee	71	156-159	A
		2002	Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	74	161-167	A
		2004	Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	76	152-161	A
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1955	Possible Recent Occurrence of Prairie Chicken in Dodge County, Minnesota	27	132	N
		1956	Strange Actions of a Pinnated Grouse	28	165	N
		1959	Booming	31	124-125	AP
		1960	Prairie Grouse Distribution in Minnesota	32	60-61	N
		1960	Greater Prairie Chickens in Wadena County, Minnesota	32	66	N
		1960	Nesting Distribution of the Greater Prairie Chicken and Sharp-tailed Grouse	32	69	A
		1964	Greater Prairie Chickens in Hennepin County	36	135-136	N
		1970	Prairie Chicken Exodus: Notes on the Prairie Chicken in Central Minnesota	42	5-19	A
		1974	Interaction Between Greater Prairie Chickens and Marsh Hawk	46	42	N
		1975	Prairie Chicken Killed by Goshawk	47	191-192	N
		1977	Prairie Chicken Inventory, 1977	49	228	N
		1978	Prairie Chicken Inventory, 1978	50	178	N
		1980	Prairie Chicken Inventory, 1979	52	42	N
		1981	Goshawk Kills Prairie Chicken on Booming Ground in Northwest Minnesota	53	112-113	N
		1981	Prairie Chicken Inventory, 1981	53	229	N
		1982	A Remnant Flock of Greater Prairie Chickens in North Central Minnesota	54	5-13	A
		1982	Prairie Chickens -- Marshall County	54	245	N
		1983	Greater Prairie Chicken Survey, 1983	55	121	N
		1984	Prairie Chicken in Big Stone County	56	134-135	N
		1984	Summary of 1980-1984 Minnesota Prairie Chicken Inventory Data by County	56	202	N
[Sharp-tailed Grouse X Greater Prairie-Chicken] (Tympanuchus phasianellus X T. cupido)				Vol.	Page	Key
Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1930	The Hungarian Partridge in Minnesota	2	4	A
		1943	Unusual Pheasant Nests from Minnesota	15	29-31	A
		1951	Hungarian Partridge Courtship	23	19	N
		1977	Factors Contributing to the Increase of the Gray Partridge in Minnesota	49	205-210	A
		1984	Feeding Behavior of Gray Partridge	56	73	NP
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1943	Unusual Pheasant Nests from Minnesota	15	29-31	A
		1945	Effects of a Hail Storm on Pheasants and Other Wildlife	17	46-50	A
		1946	Plumage Reversal in the Ring-necked Pheasant	18	42-43	N
		1951	Minnesota's Most Important Game Bird: The Pheasant. Facts and Figures on Pheasant Studies 1939-1950	23	23-49	A
		1953	An Observation of Pheasants	25	80-81	N
		1956	Cooper's Hawk Preying Upon a Winter Pheasant Flock	28	164	N
		1957	Broken Pheasant Wing Mends	29	128	NP
		1959	Marsh Hawk-Ring-necked Pheasant Encounter	31	104	N
		1960	Experimental Marking and Dyeing of Ring-necked Pheasants	32	43-45	A
		1961	An Unusual Type of Ring-necked Pheasant Wound	33	24	NP
		1965	Rough-legged Hawk Attempts to Kill Pheasants	37	50	N
		1966	Pheasant Brood Observations	38	136-138	A
		1967	Effects of a Severe Winter Blizzard on Pheasants	39	82-85	AP
		1967	Red-tailed Hawk Kills Pheasant Chick	39	109	N
		1968	Instinctive Response to Danger by Pheasants	40	101	N
		1969	Food Habits of Minnesota Pheasants	41	119-123	A
		1972	Red-tailed Hawk Attacks Pheasant	44	56	N
		1981	Super Clutch, Poor Hatch, in Ring-necked Pheasant Nest at Duluth, Minnesota	53	57	NP
[Chukar] (Alectoris chukar)				Vol.	Page	Key
		1938	Chukar Partridge in Minnesota	10	3-5	A
		1955	The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris graeca) at Ely, Minnesota	27	94	N
		1960	The Chukar in Minnesota	32	64	N
		1983	Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee	55	41-43	A

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Notes:

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