Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Occurrence
This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Shrikes
Vireos
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Chickadees, Titmice
Nuthatches
Creepers
Wrens
Gnatcatchers
Dippers
Kinglets
Old World Flycatchers
Thrushes
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Waxwings
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Snow Buntings and Longspurs
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
[Taiga Bean-Goose]
Brant
[Brant (Atlantic)]
[Brant (Black)]
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
[Greater White-fronted Goose X Canada Goose]
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
[Cygnus swan]
Wood Duck
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
[Blue-winged Teal x Cinnamon Teal]
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Mallard
[Gadwall X Mallard]
American Black Duck
[Mallard X American Black Duck]
Mottled Duck
Northern Pintail
[Mallard X Northern Pintail]
Green-winged Teal
[Green-winged Teal (Eurasian)]
[Green-winged Teal (American)]
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
[Ring-necked Duck X Greater Scaup]
Lesser Scaup
[Ring-necked Duck X Lesser Scaup]
King Eider
Common Eider
[Somateria eider]
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
[Bufflehead X Common Goldeneye]
Barrow's Goldeneye
[Common Goldeneye X Barrow's Goldeneye]
Smew
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser
[Common Goldeneye X Hooded Merganser]
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

[Common Goldeneye X Hooded Merganser](Bucephala clangula X Lophodytes cucullatus)
YearSeasonNS
2001Winter Presumed hybrid 2/6 Dakota (female at Black Dog L.) †PEJ. Fourth report of this hybrid (The Loon 71:51–52).
2010Winter Two reports of this hybrid: adult male discovered 11/27 continued through 1/11 St. Louis (Duluth, Canal Park) ph. †KJB, ph. PHS, 12/18 Dakota (first-year male, Mississippi River at Prescott WI) ph. †BAF, ph. †JPM.
2011Fall
2011WinterTwo reports of this hybrid: immature male St. Louis (Canal Park, Duluth) from 12/12–21 PEJ, ph. KJB, adult male 12/12–2/7 St. Louis (Duluth, Canal Park and WLSSD / 27th Ave. West) ph. KJB, PHS. The latter is probably the same adult recorded the previous year at Canal Park (see The Loon 83:109).
2012Winter Two hybrids reported: 1/7 and 2/28 Goodhue (female, Prairie Island), 2/12 Dakota (male, Mississippi River near Prescott, WI) PEJ.
2014Winter Several reports of presumably the same individual from St. Louis (Duluth): 12/29 (male) †MJI, 1/2 †PEB, 1/3, 1/17 KRE.
2015Winter2 Two individuals were reported: 1/16, 1/23 Wabasha (adult male, Minneiska and Camp Lacupolis) PEJ, 1/23 Goodhue (immature male, Colvill Park) PEJ.
2016Winter1
2017Winter1 One report of this hybrid: 12/3 Goodhue (adult male, Lake Pepin) †PEJ.
2018Spring2 Two south reports 4/16 Hennepin GBu, 4/24 Blue Earth ChH.
2018Fall1 One report 11/16 Houston (adult male) †PEJ.
2018Winter1 One report of this hybrid 12/11 Wabasha (adult male associating with Common Goldeneyes, Lake Pepin outlet) †PEJ.
 
 Hybrid Species.

Notes:

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Column N  Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North.
Column S  Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South.