Species Index to The Loon - Rails, Gallinules, Coots

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: Rails, Gallinules, Coots
King Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
Yellow Rail
Black Rail

King Rail (Rallus elegans)Vol.PageKey
Edit Delete 1945Four Rails on a Road1764-65N
Edit Delete 1956Interesting Observations from Kandiyohi and Lac Qui Parle Counties28127N
Edit Delete 1964Breeding Observations of the King Rail in Martin County, Minnesota - 19623628-29N
Edit Delete 1966More on Breeding Observations of the King Rail in Southcentral Minnesota3876N
Edit Delete 1966King Rails Near Buffalo Lake38112N
Edit Delete 1966King Rails in Houston County38145N
Edit Delete 1969King Rail Seen at Agassiz Refuge4127N
Edit Delete 1974King Rail in Duluth46121-122N
Edit Delete 1981King Rail in St. Paul53225-226NP
Edit Delete 1984King Rail Nesting in Stearns County5672N
Edit Delete 1984A King Rail in Duluth56190-191N
Edit Delete 1985Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5734-36A
Edit Delete 1988Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee60108-109A
Edit Delete 1991A King Rail Observation6373-74N
Edit Delete 1991Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee63154-155A
Edit Delete 1992Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6415-18A
Edit Delete 1992King Rail in Swift County6464-65N
Edit Delete 1992Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee64138-140A
Edit Delete 1992Unusual Feeding Behavior Observed for King Rail64162-163N
Edit Delete 1992King Rail Record64170NP
Edit Delete 2004Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee76152-161A
Edit Delete 2010Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee823-6A
Edit Delete 2010Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee823-6A
Edit Delete 2014Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee86107-110A
Edit Delete 2015Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee874-8A
 
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)Vol.PageKey
Edit Delete 1938Marsh Bird Community Study10(3-4)1-3A
Edit Delete 1954A Field Study of Sora Rail and Virginia Rail in Central Minnesota262-32A
Edit Delete 1959Wintering Virginia Rails in Minnesota3123N
Edit Delete 1960Plover, Rail and Godwit Nesting on a Study Area in Mahnomen County, Minnesota325-9A
Edit Delete 1965Our Virginia Rail3754N
Edit Delete 1969Virginia Rail Chick on Upper Rice Lake4158-59N
Edit Delete 1988Late Virginia Rail Sighting6055N
Edit Delete 1988Social Preening in Soras and in Virginia Rails6059-63A
Edit Delete 1991Heard-Only King and Virginia Rails63139N
Edit Delete 1993Early Date for Virginia Rail65101N
 
Sora (Porzana carolina)Vol.PageKey
Edit Delete 1938Marsh Bird Community Study10(3-4)1-3A
Edit Delete 1954A Field Study of Sora Rail and Virginia Rail in Central Minnesota262-32A
Edit Delete 1960Plover, Rail and Godwit Nesting on a Study Area in Mahnomen County, Minnesota325-9A
Edit Delete 1971Late Sora4398N
Edit Delete 1974Sora Nest Building Behavior4691N
Edit Delete 1988Social Preening in Soras and in Virginia Rails6059-63A
 
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)Vol.PageKey
Edit Delete 1965Common Gallinule at Agassiz Refuge3783N
Edit Delete 1965Common Gallinule Record for Stevens County37106NP
Edit Delete 1966First Common Gallinule Record for Northeastern Minnesota3872N
Edit Delete 1966Common Gallinule Near Grand Rapids38109N
Edit Delete 1984Common Moorhen in Pine County56269N
Edit Delete 1989Breeding Bird Records for Jackson County, 1902-190461150N
Edit Delete 1993Common Moorhen in Lake of the Woods County65102N
Edit Delete 1993Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee65146-147A
 
American Coot (Fulica americana)Vol.PageKey
Edit Delete 1933A Note on Coot Behavior523N
Edit Delete 1952Waterfowl Mortality Due to Oil Pollution in the Vicinity of Red Wing, Minnesota24116-118AP
Edit Delete 1986Weather-induced Migration of Coots5849-50N
Edit Delete 1996Diverse concentration of waterfowl in Dakota and Goodhue counties68129-130N
 
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus)Vol.PageKey
Edit Delete 1964Purple Gallinule Specimen Found in Minnesota3623N
Edit Delete 1970Purple Gallinule Near St. Peter42119N
 
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)Vol.PageKey
Edit Delete 1950Yellow Rail Captured Near St. Paul2245-47N
Edit Delete 1950Yellow Rail at Duluth2247-48N
Edit Delete 1959Yellow Rails in Becker and Mahnomen Counties, Minnesota3182-83A
Edit Delete 1960Yellow Rails Again Found in Becker County, Minnesota32102NP
Edit Delete 1963Preliminary Observations on a Yellow Rail in a Becker County Marsh3528-29N
Edit Delete 1964Yellow Rail Specimen from Lake County3666N
Edit Delete 1967Possible Yellow Rail in Minneapolis3968N
Edit Delete 1974New Yellow Rail Area4641-42N
Edit Delete 1978Yellow Rail Heard in Beltrami County50205-206N
Edit Delete 1984Yellow Rails of Aitkin County5668-69NP
Edit Delete 1985Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee5734-36A
Edit Delete 1987Yellow Rail in Lac Qui Parle County59149N
Edit Delete 1989Yellow Rail in Hennepin County61204N
Edit Delete 1991The Yellow Rails of McGregor Marsh6392-97AP
Edit Delete 1993Yellow Rails Recorded from Unusual Locations in Minnesota65196-199A
Edit Delete 2006Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee78126-133A
 
Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)Vol.PageKey
Edit Delete 1965Unusual Minnesota Records: Black Rail (?)3752N
Edit Delete 1968Black Rail Seen in Anoka County40101N
Edit Delete 1971Black Rail in Goodhue County4358N
Edit Delete 1972Black Rail in Bloomington44121N
Edit Delete 1979A Black Rail in Hennepin County51142N
Edit Delete 1988Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee6013-16A
Edit Delete 1996Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee68164-167A
Edit Delete 2003Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee75160-163A
Edit Delete 2004Proceedings of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee76152-161A

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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