MOURC Proceedings Archive - Cuckoos Accepted
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Proceedings
Species: Cuckoos
Groove-billed Ani
[Crotophaga ani]

Groove-billed Ani (A) (Crotophaga sulcirostris)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
1MOU1958-10-20NassauLac qui ParleThe Flicker 31:60 (found dead)Accepted
avian
information
1958-10-20Lac qui Parle10/20 Lac qui Parle (first state record) (first county record)
31:601959indexGroove-billed Ani in Lac Qui Parle County
31:1331959indexGroove-billed Ani Specimen Taken in Minnesota
2MOU1959-09-17near OrtonvilleBig Stonespecimen (MMNH #15765) Janssen 31:133Accepted
avian
information
1959-09-17Big Stone9/17 Big Stone (second state record) (first county record)
MOU1959-09-17OrtonvilleLac qui ParleThe Loon 46:34Rejected
3MOU1968-10-15Woodbury Twp.WashingtonThe Loon 41:19 The Loon 41:54Accepted
avian
information
1968-10-15Washington10/15 Washington (third state record) (first county record)
A specimen was collected sometime between 10-14 and 10-1 8 in Washington County. It is now at Wisconsin State University, River Falls. Reported by BL.
41:541969indexGroove-billed Ani Record for Washington County
4MOU1973-10-05Roseau River Wildlife AreaRoseauThe Loon 46:34Accepted
avian
information
1973-10-05Roseau10/5 Roseau (fourth state record) (first county record)
avian
information
1975-10-27Lake10/27 Lake (fifth state record) (first county record)
10-27, Larsmont, St. Louis Co., G. Phipps.
5MOU1975-10-27LarsmontSt. LouisThe Loon 48:99Accepted
48:731976indexProbable Groove-billed Ani
6MOU1978-07-17between Brooten and BelgradeStearnsThe Loon 52:185Accepted
avian
information
1978-07-17Stearns7/17 Stearns (sixth state record) (first county record)
52:185-1861980indexA Groove-billed Ani in Stearns County
756:171983-10-05LutsenCook(vote 7-0; Loon 56:75). Accepted
avian
information
1983-10-05Cook10/5 Cook (eighth state record) (first county record)
10/5 Lutsen, Cook Co. KMH (The Loon 56:75), 11/4 to 11/12 Sleepy Eye, Brown Co. M. ob. (The Loon The Loon 56:74-75).
8MOU1983-11-041983-11-12Sleepy EyeBrownThe Loon 56:74Accepted
avian
information
1983-11-041983-11-08Brown11/4, 8 Brown (seventh state record) (first county record)
10/5 Lutsen, Cook Co. KMH (The Loon 56:75), 11/4 to 11/12 Sleepy Eye, Brown Co. M. ob. (The Loon The Loon 56:74-75).
56:74-751984indexGroove-billed Ani Near Sleepy Eye
56:751984indexGroove-billed Ani in Cook County
57:341984-10-21near WarrenPolk(vote 5-2, with 6-1 required for Acceptance). The minority agreed that the bird probably was an ani, but there were reservations about it only being seen at a distance of 50 yards without binoculars, that the bill shape, though suggestive of an ani, was not seen or described completely, and that the plumage was only described as "dark colored", and not black. Not Accepted
57:1781985indexGroove-billed Ani Taken in Stearns County
9MOU1985-10-26AvonStearnsThe Loon 57:178Accepted
avian
information
1985-10-26Stearns10/26 Stearns (ninth state record) (second county record)
1069:281995-10-15LutsenCook(The Loon 68:172- 173). Accepted
avian
information
1995-10-15Cook10/15 Cook (tenth state record) (second county record)
10/15 Cook (Lutsen sewage ponds).
68:172-1731996indexGroove-billed Ani record from Lutsen, Cook County
 
 Eight records: one summer and seven fall. Last recorded 1995. Three additional fall records of C. ani/sulcirostris, most recently 2020.

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