MOURC Proceedings Archive - Gulls, Terns Accepted
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Proceedings
Species: Gulls, Terns
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ivory Gull
Sabine's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull
Ross's Gull
Laughing Gull
Short-billed Gull
California Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Forster's Tern
Sandwich Tern
Elegant Tern

Black-legged Kittiwake (C) (Rissa tridactyla)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
1MOU1964-12-151964-12-16Knife RiverLakeThe Loon 37:59Accepted
2MOU1976-10-30Mille Lacs Lake (Garrison)Crow WingThe Loon 48:189Accepted
3MOU1979-11-24Grand MaraisCookThe Loon 53:52Accepted
4MOU1980-11-20Lakeside Twp., near Mille Lacs LakeAitkinThe Loon 53:55Accepted
5MOU1982-05-271982-05-30DuluthSt. LouisThe Loon 54:190Accepted
656:171983-06-11Greenbush Roseau(vote 7-0; Loon 55:123). Accepted
756:171983-09-111983-09-17Stoney PointSt. Louis(vote 7-0; Loon 55:179). Accepted
MOU1983-09-111983-09-18Stoney PointSt. LouisThe Loon 55:179Accepted
8MOU1983-11-20Kettle RiverCarltonThe Loon 55:181Accepted
957:1191984-10-26Stoney PointSt. Louis(vote 7–0). Accepted
avian
information
1988-11-08Dakota11/8 Dakota (sixth state record) (first county record)
11/8 Hastings, Dakota-Washington Co. JD., TF (The Loon 60:187-88).
1061:101988-11-08Hastings WashingtonDakota(vote 7-0; The Loon 60:187-188). Accepted
1161:1211988-12-031988-12-05Black Dog L.DakotaHennepin(vote 7-0; The Loon 61:45-46). Accepted
MOU1988-12-031988-12-08Black Dog Lake, Minnesota RiverDakotaHennepinThe Loon 61:45-46Accepted
1261:1211989-04-20Bemidji Beltrami(vote 7-0; The Loon 61:84-85). Accepted
13MOU1991-03-30Mississippi River at Lock & Dam #7WinonaThe Loon 63:143Accepted
1464:151991-10-261991-10-27TofteCook(vote 7-0; The Loon 63:279). Accepted
1564:1381991-11-03DuluthSt. Louis(vote 6-1; The Loon 64:123). Accepted
1664:1381991-11-18Temperance River S. P.Cook(vote 7-0; The Loon 64:124). Accepted
1767:1651994-12-26DuluthSt. Louis(The Loon 67:110). Accepted
1868:581995-09-16DuluthSt. Louis Accepted
1968:1641995-11-12near Orwell Wildlife Management AreaOtter Tail(The Loon 68:71). Accepted
2068:1641995-12-011995-12-02Black Dog LakeDakota(The Loon 68:71-73). Accepted
2169:281996-09-28BenaCass(The Loon 69:44). Accepted
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information
1996-09-281996-11-10Cass9/28, 11/10 Cass (fourteenth state record) (first county record)
Two reports from Lake Winnibigoshish, possibly the same bird, 9/28 Cass PS (The Loon 69:44) and 11/10 Cass PS (The Loon 68:247).
2269:281996-11-10BenaCass(The Loon 68:247). Accepted
2370:441997-11-021997-11-17Grand MaraisCook(photo record #97–75, vote 7–0, The Loon 69:222– 223). Accepted
2470:441997-11-27Two HarborsLake(record #97–85, vote 7–0). Accepted
2571:361998-09-241998-09-26DuluthSt. Louis(record #98–82, vote 7–0). Accepted
2672:401999-11-21Grand MaraisCook(record #99–72, vote 6–1, The Loon 72:59). Accepted
2773:1682000-10-21Grand MaraisCook(record #2001-09, vote 7–0, The Loon 73:124– 125). Accepted
2873:352000-10-302000-11-02Two HarborsLake(record #2000-89, vote 7–0). Accepted
2974:1612001-11-12near Grand MaraisCook(record #2002-10, vote 7–0, The Loon 74:122). Clearly identifiable photos of this juvenile/first-winter bird were included in the documentation. Accepted
3074:1612001-11-30DuluthSt. Louis(record #2002-12, vote 7–0, The Loon 74:176–177). There is the possibility that this and the other two kittiwake records (2002-10 and 13) all refer to the same individual. Accepted
3174:1612001-12-02near SandstonePine(record #2002-13, vote 7–0, The Loon 74:58–59). This gull was found under unusual circumstances: it was feeding on a deer carcass on the shoulder of Interstate 35. Accepted
3278:1262005-12-04Cenakio Lake, Coon Rapids Dam Regional ParkAnoka(record #2005-088, vote 7–0). Accepted
3378:1262005-12-072005-12-24Black Dog LakeDakotaHennepin(record #2005-082, vote 7–0). Both of these records referred to firstFall 2006 129 winter kittiwakes and may have involved the same individual; the latter was photographed by many observers. Accepted
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information
2005-12-072006-01-01Dakota12/7-24, 1/1 Dakota (fourth county record)
Two accepted records, possibly involving the same 1st-winter bird: 12/4 Anoka (Cenakio Lake, Coon Rapids Dam R.P.) †GP, 12/7–24 Dakota/Hennepin (west outflow of Black Dog Lake) ph. †JPM, m.ob. The latter was also documented by †CMB, ph. DAC, †PCC, ph. †AXH, †PSV as it lingered for a record 18 days and provided the first record for a Minnesota Christmas Bird Count (Bloomington CBC).
3479:1232007-01-112007-01-12Lake PepinWabasha(record #2007-010, vote 7–0). Record late by more than two weeks (26 December 1994, The Loon 67:110). Accepted
3582:32009-10-31Superior EntrySt. Louis(record #2009-049, vote 7–0). Ninth county record. None of the state's 35 records refers to adults. Accepted
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information
2010-11-212010-11-22Lac qui Parle11/21, 22 Lac qui Parle (first county record)
Immature found 11/21 (third earliest date south) Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. BJU and relocated the next day 11/22 RAE.
3684:32011-12-132011-12-17Canal Park, DuluthSt. Louis(record #2011-042, vote 7–0). The 17 December 2011 photo (taken during the Duluth Christmas Bird Count) is diagnostic, as is the description from the original observer. first-cycle;Accepted
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information
2011-12-132011-12-18St. Louis12/13, 17, 18 St. Louis (third winter record)
Two reports St. Louis (Canal Park) of probably the same first-cycle bird: 12/13 †JCa and 12/18 ph. †KJB.
3785:32012-11-10Canal Park in DuluthSt. Louis(record #2012-040, vote 7–0). Juvenile. While not photographed, the record is supported by written details from a highly-knowledgeable gull observer. Accepted
3885:32012-11-28Canal Park in DuluthSt. Louis(record #2012-042, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. This appears to be the first documented adult on record in the state. Accepted
3986:32013-02-03Lakeview Park, Two HarborsLake(record #2013-068, vote 7–0). Only the second state-record adult. Observed by at least one experienced observer. Accepted
avian
information
2013-02-032013-02-10Lake2/3, 10 Lake (fourth county record)
See documented reports still under review.
4088:912016-01-162016-02-12Canal Park, DuluthSt. Louis(record #2016002, vote 7–0). Two first-cycle individuals, both photographed 16–18 January (The Loon 88:138–139). At least one of the two birds lingered until 12 February 2016. Accepted
4189:872016-02-15Agate Bay, Two HarborsLake(record #2016-053, vote 7–0). Juvenile, photographed. Accepted
4289:32016-11-07Agate Bay, Two HarborsLake(record #2016-043, vote 7–0). Juvenile, photographed. Accepted
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information
2017-11-242017-11-25Washington11/24-25 Washington (second county record)
First-cycle seen 11/24–25 Washington (Hazen P. Mooers Park) †KIs, ph. PNi, ph. †MJM, †EzH.
4390:32017-11-25Washington County (record #2017-048Washington(record #2017-048, vote 7–0). Great find and photo documentation Accepted
4490:862017-11-25Washington County (record #2017-048Washington(record #2017-048, vote 7–0). Great find and photo documentation Accepted
4593:1152022-03-292022-03-30 Canal Park, DuluthSt. Louis (record #2022-076, vote 7–0). Apparent first-cycle, photographed. Accepted
4693:32022-12-16 Lake PepinWabasha (record #2022-100, vote 7–0). Juvenile/first cycle, photographed.

Accepted
 
 Forty-three records: 3 spring, 1 summer, 27 fall, and 12 winter. Recorded in six of the last ten years, most recently 2017.

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