MOURC Proceedings Archive - Storks Accepted
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Proceedings
Species: Storks
Wood Stork

Wood Stork (A) (Mycteria americana)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
176:1522004-06-17near Grand MaraisCook(record #2004-076, identification Accepted 10–0 / origin Accepted 10–0 / physical evidence Accepted 10–0). All ten MOURC members vote on potential first state records, on questions of origin, and on whether or not the identification can be made based on physical evidence alone (in this case, a videotape). This species has been predicted to occur in Minnesota based on records in nearby states and provinces. It was discovered by a 3 and 1/2 year old boy in his backyard and was videotaped by his father. Full details will be published in The Loon. Accepted
286:1072014-06-192014-06-23at a farmstead roughly one -half mile west of 345th Avenue and just north of IntFaribault(record #2014-033, Accidental, vote 7–0). Sub-adult, photographed. Second state and first county record. The bird was last seen on 23 June 2014. Accepted
387:42014-08-012014-08-11Manning Trail north of 155th StreetWashington(record #2014-038, vote 7–0). Sub-adult, photographed. Third state, first county, and first fall record. Based on plumage characteristics, it was determined to be distinguishable from the sub-adult Wood Stork seen in June of the same year in Faribault County. Accepted
491:32018-09-13in a coulee about one mile east of HallockKittson(record #2018-039, vote 7–0). First county and fourth state record. Immature, photographed. Accepted
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information
2021-09-02Anoka9/2 Anoka (fifth state record) (first county record)
The fifth state record was an immature found 9/2 Anoka (Ham Lake) ph. †CAt.
 
 Four records: three summer and one fall. Recorded in two (2014, 2018) of the last ten years. Federal designation: Threatened.

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