MOURC Proceedings Archive - Blackbirds, Orioles Accepted
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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.
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Proceedings
Species: Blackbirds, Orioles
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Scott's Oriole
Great-tailed Grackle
[Quiscalus grackle]

Bullock's Oriole (A) (Icterus bullockii)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
1MOU1968-10-121968-12-13DuluthSt. LouisThe Loon 41:23 The Loon 41:41 The Loon 41:47Accepted
avian
information
1968-10-191968-12-13St. Louis10/19-12/13 St. Louis (first state record) (first county record)
3 reports from St. Louis County 10-12 -10-31 from H. Sims, Mrs. Benon and BL. 23 March 1969
285:992013-05-14St. Louis ParkHennepin(record #2013-014, vote 7–0). Adult male, well-photographed. Second state record and the first for the county. Unfortunately, this Accidental species did not linger long enough to be seen by other observers. The first state record was an immature male, 19 October – 13 December 1968, Duluth (mist-netted and photographed), St. Louis County (The Loon 41:41–42). Accepted
391:892019-05-102019-05-14various locations in residential Sleepy EyeBrown(record #2019-014, vote 7–0). Adult male, photographed. First county and third state record (The Loon 91:130–131). Accepted
491:892019-05-182019-05-20private residence, WillmarKandiyohi(record #2019-021, vote 7–0). First year male, photographed. First county and fourth state record. Accepted
avian
information
2019-05-192019-05-20Kandiyohi5/19, 20 Kandiyohi (fourth state record) (first county record)
The third and fourth state records occurred within days of each other: 5/10–14 Brown (adult male, Sleepy Eye) ph. †BTS, ph. †NMe, ph. †AXH, ph. †PHS, †DAB, †EzH, †PCC, †KRE, ph. NaH, m.ob. (The Loon 91:130–131), 5/18–20 Kandiyohi (first-year male, Wilmar) RSF, †EzH, ph. †KEm, ph. MEm, m.ob.
592:922020-05-042020-05-08RivertonCrow Wing(record #2020-020, vote 7–0). Adult male, photographed. Fifth state and first county record. While this represents the fifth state record including the first in 1968 (The Loon 41:41–42), it is the third record in the last two years. Accepted
693:472020-10-262020-12-19private residence in ColeraineItasca(record #2020-066, vote 7–0). Immature male, photographed. Possibly present since mid-October according to the homeowners. First county and sixth state record. Interestingly, five of the six records have occurred since 2013. The first was recorded in 1968. Accepted
avian
information
2020-10-262020-10-30Itasca10/26, 30 Itasca (sixth state record) (first county record)
Minnesota’s sixth record and second fall record 10/26–30 (but see winter report) Itasca (Coleraine) ph. †SC, ph. †KEm, ph. †JGW, m.ob. Interestingly, four out of the six records have occurred since 2019.
avian
information
2020-12-182020-12-19Itasca12/18, 19 Itasca (seventh state record) (second county record)
 Minnesota’s sixth sighting and first winter record was last seen 12/18–19 Itasca (Colaraine) SC, EEO.
avian
information
2022-05-092022-05-11Stearns5/9-11 Stearns (ninth state record) (first county record)
Seventh and eighth state records: 5/9–10 Stearns (Waite Park, adult male) MBi, †PCC, ph. †DRL, 5/22 Itasca (Bigfork, first-year male) ph. JsM.
avian
information
2022-05-22Itasca5/22 Itasca (eighth state record) (third county record)
Seventh and eighth state records: 5/9–10 Stearns (Waite Park, adult male) MBi, †PCC, ph. †DRL, 5/22 Itasca (Bigfork, first-year male) ph. JsM.
 
 Two records: 1 spring (2013) and 1 fall-winter (1968).

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