MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Screech-Owls, Owls	Accepted Duplicates
	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: Screech-Owls, Owls

Burrowing Owl

Great Gray Owl

Boreal Owl

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
Burrowing Owl (C) (Athene cunicularia)						Start Date 1986-01-01
1:0	MOU	1932-07-14		Madison	Lac qui Parle		Accepted
2:0	MOU	1937-04-22		Milan	Chippewa	The Flicker 12:12	Accepted
3:0	MOU	1937-06-18		Benson	Swift	The Flicker 14:36	Accepted
4:0	MOU	1939-05-19		Fergus Falls	Otter Tail	The Flicker 12:20	Accepted
5:0	MOU	1950-06-13		near Graceville	Traverse		Accepted
6:0	MOU	1954-06-09	1954-07-23	T114N45W	Yellow Medicine	The Flicker 27:40	Accepted
7:0	MOU	1954-07-18	1954-09-07	T111N40W	Lyon	The Flicker 27:40	Accepted
8:0	MOU	1956-04-09	1956-04-12	5 miles southeast of St. Cloud	Sherburne	The Flicker 28:170	Accepted
9:0	MOU	1956-05-25	1956-05-26	Minnesota Point	St. Louis	The Flicker 28:160	Accepted
10:0	MOU	1956-08-08		Wheaton	Traverse	The Flicker 29:87	Accepted
11:0	MOU	1958-06-01	1958-07-31	Chief Twp.	Mahnomen	The Flicker 30:159	Accepted
12:0	MOU	1959-05-23		Highway 27 & County Road 15	Traverse	The Flicker 31:96 The Flicker 31:103	Accepted
13:0	MOU	1959-07-11			Mahnomen	The Flicker 31:103	Accepted
14:0	MOU	1960-04-22	1960-05-19	Fraser Twp.	Martin	The Flicker 32:127	Accepted
15:0	MOU	1963-05-05	1963-07-26	between Herman and Wheaton	Traverse	The Flicker 35:54 The Flicker 35:89	Accepted
16:0	MOU	1963-05-18	1963-06-08	3 miles northeast of Collis	Traverse	The Flicker 35:54 The Flicker 35:89	Accepted
17:0	MOU	1964-04-18		near Wheaton	Traverse	The Flicker 36:50	Accepted
18:0	MOU	1964-06-01	1964-07-31		Stevens	The Flicker 36:85	Accepted
19:0	MOU	1964-06-01	1964-07-31		Traverse	The Flicker 36:85	Accepted
20:0	MOU	1964-09-01	1964-09-18	Alberta	Stevens	The Flicker 36:122	Accepted
21:0	MOU	1965-04-21			Grant	The Flicker 37:139	Accepted
22:0	MOU	1965-04-27			Traverse	The Flicker 37:139	Accepted
23:0	MOU	1965-05-02			Big Stone	The Flicker 37:139	Accepted
24:0	MOU	1965-05-22			Traverse	The Flicker 37:139	Accepted
25:0	MOU	1965-05-30		Rochester	Olmsted	The Loon 38:37	Accepted
26:0	MOU	1967-05-20			Traverse	The Loon 39:92	Accepted
27:0	MOU	1968-04-05			Rock	The Loon 40:82	Accepted
28:0	MOU	1968-08-26		Fieldon Twp.	Watonwan	The Loon 40:101	Accepted
29:0	MOU	1971-05-15	1971-05-22	St. Leo	Yellow Medicine	The Loon 43:85	Accepted
30:0	MOU	1972-04-15		Dalton	Otter Tail	The Loon 44:78	Accepted
31:0	MOU	1973-04-17		Ortonville	Lac qui Parle	The Loon 45:125	Accepted
32:0	MOU	1974-06-01	1974-07-31	near Jeffers	Cottonwood	The Loon 46:171	Accepted
33:0	MOU	1975-03-25		Lake Benton	Lincoln	The Loon 47:168	Accepted
34:0	MOU	1975-08-25			Lincoln	The Loon 48:99	Accepted
35:0	MOU	1975-11-20			Crow Wing	The Loon 48:99	Accepted
36:0	MOU	1976-05-07		T109N41W	Lyon	The Loon 48:119	Accepted
37:0	MOU	1976-05-29			Polk	The Loon 48:164	Accepted
38:0	MOU	1977-04-10	1977-04-29	just west of Lawndale	Wilkin	The Loon 49:179	Accepted
39:0	MOU	1977-04-12			Lincoln	The Loon 49:219	Accepted
40:0	MOU	1977-04-16			Jackson	The Loon 49:219	Accepted
41:0	MOU	1977-08-01		Prior Twp.	Big Stone	The Loon 50:15	Accepted
42:0	MOU	1978-05-20			Marshall	The Loon 50:199	Accepted
43:0	MOU	1978-08-21		Garfield Twp.	Lac qui Parle	The Loon 50:215	Accepted
44:0	MOU	1979-04-16			Blue Earth	The Loon 51:186	Accepted
45:0	MOU	1979-05-15		Duluth	St. Louis	The Loon 51:186	Accepted
46:0	MOU	1979-09-28			Blue Earth	D.O.R. The Loon 52:77	Accepted
47:0	MOU	1980-05-01	1980-07-09	Downer	Clay		Accepted
48:0	MOU	1981-04-29	1981-07-27		Stevens	The Loon 53:227	Accepted
49:0	MOU	1982-08-01	1982-10-15		Cottonwood	The Loon 55:73	Accepted
50:0	MOU	1983-05-09	1983-05-14	Hardwick	Rock		Accepted
51:0	MOU	1983-06-01	1963-08-14	Denver Twp.	Rock	The Loon 55:57	Accepted
52:1	MOU	1986-04-06			Lac qui Parle	The Loon 58:180	Accepted
53:2	MOU	1987-05-23		Felton Prairie	Clay	The Loon 59:198	Accepted
54:3	MOU	1988-04-24	1988-09-14		Yellow Medicine	The Loon 61:26 The Loon 61:70 The Loon 60:162	Accepted
55:4	MOU	1988-06-01	1988-07-31		Pipestone	The Loon 61:26	Accepted
56:5	MOU	1988-06-01	1988-07-31		Rock	The Loon 61:26	Accepted
57:6	MOU	1988-06-01	1988-09-14		Traverse	The Loon 61:26 The Loon 61:70	Accepted
58:7	MOU	1989-04-15		Crookston	Polk	The Loon 61:180	Accepted
59:8	MOU	1989-04-15	1989-10-04	near Blue Mounds State Park	Rock	The Loon 61:180 The Loon 62:28 The Loon 62:87 The Loon 63:64	Accepted
60:9	MOU	1990-04-08		near Blue Mounds State Park	Rock	The Loon 62:215	Accepted
61:10	MOU	1990-05-11			Lincoln	The Loon 62:215	Accepted
62:11	MOU	1990-07-21		Mound Twp.	Rock	The Loon 62:227	Accepted
63:12	MOU	1991-05-23	1991-09-07		Rock	The Loon 63:257	Accepted
64:13	MOU	1992-04-19		Dunnell	Martin	The Loon 64:209	Accepted
65:14	MOU	1992-04-26			Traverse	The Loon 64:209	Accepted
66:15	68:58	1995-04-30		Troy Twp	Pipestone	The Loon 67:217 The Loon 68:59	Accepted
67:16	69:28	1996-05-16	1996-05-28	Moulton Township	Murray		Accepted
68:17	69:28	1996-05-16	1996-05-28	Leota Township	Nobles	The Loon 68:201	Accepted
	avian information	1996-05-16	1996-05-18		Nobles	5/16-18 Nobles (eighth state record) (first county record) Reported 5/16 and 5/18 Leota Township, Nobles Co. ND, 5/28 (same bird) Moulton Township, Murray Co. ND.
69:18	69:152	1997-05-31		Duluth	St. Louis	(record #97–28, vote 7–0, The Loon 69:168–169).	Accepted
70:19	74:161	2002-05-06	2002-06-02	Lowville Township	Murray	(record #2002-43, vote 7–0). This individual was seen by many observers and photographed. Although observed in and near an apparent badger hole, the owl apparently disappeared after a few weeks and no nesting evidence was ever reported.	Accepted
71:20	76:152	2003-05-05	2003-05-13	Moyer Township	Swift	(record #2004-008, vote 7–0). This individual was found dead on the latter date and the specimen was turned in to the Bell Museum of Natural History (BMNH #44835).	Accepted
	avian information	2003-05-05	2003-05-12		Swift	5/5-12 Swift (eleventh state record) (first county record) Reported 5/5–13 Swift (Moyer Twp.). Found dead 5/13 and subsequently deposited at the J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis as specimen #BMNH44835.
72:21	76:152	2004-05-22	2004-06-02	near Lewisville	Watonwan	(record #2004-026, vote 7–0). This mated pair was photographed near a burrow, but the burrow was subsequently taken over by a fox.	Accepted
73:22	77:169	2005-04-30	2005-05-14	Hantho Township	Lac qui Parle	(record #2005-012, vote 7–0). Digital images were obtained of this apparently unmated adult at a burrow.	Accepted
74:23	78:126	2006-04-27	2006-05-06	Tilden Township	Polk	(record #2006-041, vote 7–0 for each of two adults).	Accepted
	avian information	2006-04-27	2006-05-07		Polk	4/27-5/6, 5/7 Polk (fifteenth state record) (second county record) Two adults claimed a burrow 4/27–5/6 Polk (Tilden Twp.) JEk et al., †JMJ, ph. †PHS (*The Loon* 78:233). A pair of copulating adults 5/6 Norman (near Lockhart) †ABL were still present 5/29. A calling male at the Rochester airport 5/9+ Olmsted †JWH, ph. CCB, †ADS was recorded by JJS and furnished a second county record, but failed to attract a mate.
	avian information	2006-05-05	2006-06-24		Olmsted	5/5-6/24 Olmsted (fourteenth state record) (first county record) Two adults claimed a burrow 4/27–5/6 Polk (Tilden Twp.) JEk et al., †JMJ, ph. †PHS (*The Loon* 78:233). A pair of copulating adults 5/6 Norman (near Lockhart) †ABL were still present 5/29. A calling male at the Rochester airport 5/9+ Olmsted †JWH, ph. CCB, †ADS was recorded by JJS and furnished a second county record, but failed to attract a mate.
75:24	78:126	2006-05-06	2006-05-29	near Lockhart	Norman	(record #2006-042, vote 7–0 for each of two adults).	Accepted
76:25	78:126	2006-05-09	2006-06-24	Rochester airport	Olmsted	(record #2006-048, vote 7–0). All three Burrowing Owl records were documented by written descriptions and digital images; the Olmsted County bird was also recorded calling.	Accepted
77:26	80:5	2006-06-18		near Pipestone	Pipestone	(record #2007-083, vote 7–0).	Accepted
78:27	79:50	2006-07-01	2006-08-14	Rendsville Township	Stevens	(record #2006065, vote 7–0 for each of two adults). Two adults were photographed at a burrow, but there was no evidence of successful breeding; fourth occurrence of this Casual species for 2006.	Accepted
79:28	80:5	2007-06-01	2007-07-28	near Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge	Polk	(record #2007-039, vote 7–0 for each of two adults and two juveniles).	Accepted
80:29	80:5	2007-07-02	2007-10-02	Moorhead	Clay	(record #2007-063, vote 7–0).	Accepted
	avian information	2007-07-03	2007-10-02		Clay	7/3-10/2 Clay (second county record) Observed 6/1–7/28 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) m.ob. Initially, two adults were found by BJE and confirmed by †CMM; later, two adults and two juveniles were reported. Also documented by †DAB, †PCC, †JPE, ph. BDF, ph. †JMJ. First known successful breeding in the state since 1991. One adult clung to the outskirts of Moorhead beginning 7/2 or 7/3 Clay ph. DJBe, ph. KVH.
	avian information	2007-07-08	2007-07-11		Pipestone	7/8, 11 Pipestone (fourth county record) Observed 6/1–7/28 Polk (Glacial Ridge N.W.R.) m.ob. Initially, two adults were found by BJE and confirmed by †CMM; later, two adults and two juveniles were reported. Also documented by †DAB, †PCC, †JPE, ph. BDF, ph. †JMJ. First known successful breeding in the state since 1991. One adult clung to the outskirts of Moorhead beginning 7/2 or 7/3 Clay ph. DJBe, ph. KVH.
81:30	80:5	2007-08-06	2007-08-18	near Edgerton	Pipestone	(record #2007-051, vote 7–0 for one adult and one juvenile).	Accepted
82:31	80:115	2008-05-22	2008-06-07	Moorhead	Clay	(record #2008-028, vote 7–0). Found in the same housing development as last year (The Loon 80:9). Photographed.	Accepted
83:32	83:3	2010-05-15		Co. Rd. 12	Clay	(record #2010-026, vote 5–2). The original documentation lacked a description of the sighting. Subsequently, additional information was obtained via email providing a description. Some members felt that allowing additional information to be considered subsequent to the original documentation was a break from tradition and therefore inappropriate. At the 5 December meeting, it was decided to re-vote on the record and permit consideration of the additional information. The record was accepted on the second round (record #2010-026, second round vote 5–2). Establishment of a written procedure addressing situations where additional information is submitted subsequent to the original documentation will be a priority of the Committee at its next meeting.	Accepted
84:33	MOU	2010-07-01		Tilden Twp.	Polk	MNBBA	Accepted
85:34	83:99	2011-05-18	2011-05-19	Clow Township	Kittson	(record #2011-021, vote 7–0).	Accepted
	avian information	2011-05-18			Kittson	5/18 Kittson (first county record) First county record 5/18–19 Kittson (2, Joe River State Wildlife Area) ph. LW, ph. †TrB, RAE.
86:35	88:91	2016-04-23	2016-05-23	northeast of Breckenridge	Wilkin	(record #2016-010, vote 7–0). Photographed.	Accepted
	avian information	2016-04-29	2016-04-30		Wilkin	4/29, 30 Wilkin (first county record) One was present in Wilkin, northeast of Breckinridge, 4/23–5/23 MJM, ph. †JMJ, ph. PHS.
87:36	93:3	2023-04-23		330th Avenue about one mile south of county road 20, Mulligan Township	Brown	(record #2023-018, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. First county record.	Accepted
88:37	93:3	2023-04-24	2023-04-30	210^th Street about 0.4 miles east of 450^th Avenue, northw	Faribault	(record #2023-021, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. First county record.	Accepted
	avian information	2023-04-24			Faribault	4/24 Faribault (first county record)

	Former summer resident southwest and west-central. Recorded in three of the last ten years, most recently 2016. State designation: Endangered.

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