Occurrence
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Ibises |
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 |
| Species: Ibises |
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White Ibis Glossy Ibis |
White-faced Ibis [Glossy Ibis X White-faced Ibis] |
[Plegadis ibis] Roseate Spoonbill |
| White-faced Ibis(Plegadis chihi) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Spring | 2 reports Nobles Co., 3 photographed by Jim Brandenberg; 5-10 to 5-15 Heron Lake, Jackson Co., Ross Wagner; perhaps this species Is returning to Its former nesting range in Minn.? | ||
| 1971 | Fall | 8-29 Sulem Slough. Watonwan Co., 1 photographed by L. ltnpp; 9-2!; Travf> rse Co. 16 mi. e. of Browns Valley), KE (seeNotes of Interest in December Loon). | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 7-11 immature seen flying, Ramsev Co.. R. L. Huber. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 2 reports of this casual: 5-2 to 5-4 Lincoln (1) Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Davis; 5-5 and 5-13 Wabasha (2) (1) WDM, KG, BDC. | ||
| 1976 | Fall | 9-14 Big Stone (2) TS. | ||
| 1978 | Spring | 5-5, 6 Rice (1) OR, RBJ. IBIS SP. 5-20 Cook M. Kilen, D. Zentner. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 5-3 Cottonwood LAF, m. obs., 5-30 Wilkin JPI AM. | ||
| 1984 | Fall | 10/4-12 Dakota m. obs. ( The Loon 57:59) | ||
| 1986 | Spring | 4/26 Martin RJ, RG (The Loon 58:138); 4/27-28 Lac qui Parle et al. (The Loon 58:138). | ||
| 1988 | Spring | 4/23 Lac qui Parle Co. KE et al. (The Loon 60:137). | ||
| 1990 | Spring | 4/23-29 Dakota and Hennepin mob (The Loon 62:154-156); 5/8-12 Brown JS (The Loon 62:159-160). | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Three birds seen near Fairmont, Martin Co., 6/9 KH, DO; in past ten years, only one other ibis record in summer (1986). Thndra Swan Two reports: 6/16 Pennington RJ, 6/9 Polk (four) DJ. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Reported 5/8-25 Jackson mob, 5/20 Rice WS (The Loon 63:206). | ||
| 1996 | Spring | All reports: 5/11–13 Lake Augusta, Cottonwood Co. (2) ED et al. (The Loon 68:179), 5/12–15 Big Stone N.W.R., Lac qui Parle Co. (1–2) SSt, WM. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Only report: 9/25 Murray (two at Haberman WMA) JaH, RG. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Only report: 5/7–8 Meeker RE, mob. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Only report: 5/5–8 Dakota (2) mob. Although seen by dozens of observers, the only documentation for this Casual species was photographic (AH). | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Adult in alternate plumage reported 5/3–18 Le Sueur (Washington Twp.) WS, †PC, mob. Two unidentified Plegadis seen 5/14 Swift (Appleton Twp.) †WM were most likely this species. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Adult or subadult bird with red irides carefully identified at Carrigan L. (west of Montrose) 8/19–21 Wright DDM, BJM, †AXH, †PHS et al. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | First documented county record 4/26 Scott (adult at Spring Lake Twp.) †FTM, †KG. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | First summer record since 1990 (there have been three summer Plegadis sp. reports during the interim). Single bird photographed 6/19 Mower (about 20 miles east of Austin) JEM, †RNS et al. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | All reports: 4/17 Olmsted (3 at East Landfill Reservoir, Rochester) JWH, †RLE, †PWP, 4/23–29 Waseca (Mott L.) †RBJ, JEB, DDM, MJF, 5/5 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) m.ob., †JPE, 5/7+ Murray (5 at Hiram Southwick W.M.A.) JJS, †PCC, †PHS, m.ob. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Two discovered 7/12 (both seen through 7/15, one still present 7/17) near Cedar Mills in Meeker Co. SPS, †DMF, †PHS, m.obs. Holdovers from May (please see spring report) observed 6/2 Murray (4 at Hiram Southwick W.M.A.) MSS. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Two seen in flight 9/11 Traverse (Mud L.) †KJB. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Accepted record 5/17–19 Lyon (6 at Cottonwood) †PHS et al. Also see undocumented reports. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Documented 6/1 Rock (5 adults at Luverne) RMD, †KRE et al. and 6/15 Big Stone (2 in Toqua Twp.) †PCC. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Documented 4/16 Dakota (L. Byllesby, second earliest) †CBr, †RMD, ph. JPM et al., 4/19–21 Otter Tail (Scott-Cray W.P.A., earliest north) †EJE, †DTT, ph. †SMT, †RHO, 4/25–28 Douglas (west of L. Osakis, second county record) ph. †PWP, †BWF, 5/2 Sherburne (Haven Twp.) †HHD, ph. CAM, 5/13–14 Carver (Mayer W.T.P.) †RMD, m.obs., 5/24–25 Meeker (Corvuso) BK, †DMF. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Accepted records of single birds 4/19 Rock (Hills W.T.P.) †DBz, 5/1 Rock (same location with no intervening sightings; presumably different bird) †RMD et al., 5/13–15 Douglas (Osakis W.T.P.) †JPE. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Accepted records of single adults 4/21–22 Lac qui Parle ph. BJU, 4/22 Anoka (Carlos Avery W.M.A.) JMc, ph. †AXH, 5/1–2 Otter Tail (Copeland W.M.A.) ph. †DTT, SMT, m.ob. | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 1 | Flock of 20 adults with Glossy Ibis and two Plegadis ibis sp. 4/29–5/1 Lac qui Parle (two miles southwest of Madison) †JPE, ph. DAC, ph. †KRE, v.t. PN, †BJU, m.ob. | |
| 2008 | Spring | 1 | Only report: 5/24–25 Steele (Straight River Marsh) AEB, ph. LA, ph. RLE, NFT. | |
| 2010 | Spring | 5 | All reports: 4/23 Lac qui Parle (3 with 12 Plegadis sp., near Big Stone N.W.R. headquarters) †SMC, 4/30 Dakota (Lake Byllesby) †CMB, †ADS, †LEC, ph. DAC, m.ob., 5/1 Nicollet (1 with 1 Plegadis sp., Nicollet W.M.A.) ph. RMD, 5/7 Lac qui Parle (4, near Big Stone N.W.R.) ph. †BJU, 5/23 Blue Earth (Perch Lake W.P.A.) ChH, ph. RMD, Lac qui Parle (Arena Twp.) †BJU, 5/24 Sherburne (Santiago Twp.) †PLJ. | |
| 2011 | Spring | 1 | 8 | All reports: 4/17 Grant (2, North Ottawa Twp.) †DFN, PEJ, 4/24 Lac qui Parle (3, Florida Creek W.M.A.) ph. †BJU, 4/28 Martin (2 near Clayton Lake, no details) CRM, 4/29 Lyon (2, Tracy, no details) RJS, 4/30 Nicollet (near Nicollet) ph. RMD, 5/11 Chippewa (Kragero Twp.) ph. †BJU, Swift (Lubenow W.P.A.) ph. †BJU, 5/13–18 Lyon (3, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) WCM, 5/16 Nobles (near East Graham Lake) MDu. |
| 2011 | Summer | 1 | Reported 6/8 Goodhue (near Treasure Island Casino complex) ph. GMi. | |
| 2011 | Fall | 1 | Only report 8/20 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. BJU. | |
| 2012 | Spring | 1 | 5 | All reports: 4/15–16 Dakota/Goodhue (7, Lake Byllesby) ph. †SHF, †BAF, †RPR, m.ob, 4/15–21 Hennepin (max. 3, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge) ph. †BAF, ph. †CMB, ph. †ACr, ph. †BeH, ph. RTe, m.ob., 4/22 Lac qui Parle (30 at Cory Lake accompanied by 20 Plegadis sp., another one in Walter Twp, and two more in Yellow Bank Twp.) †PCC, 5/4 Dodge (west of Dodge Center) †RBW, m.ob., 5/6–8 Dakota (180th Street Marsh) †BAF, 5/20 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) DBM, REH. Note: apparent hybrids among Glossy and White-faced Ibis are increasing. When reporting these taxa, please comment on how individual Plegadis are identified at the species level. |
| 2013 | Spring | 9 | 17 | A remarkable total of 43 records comprising 157 birds for the season! All reports were south and west of a line from Winona to Meeker to Marshall counties. Early south (median 4/28) 4/16 Lyon DaB. Early north 4/19 Becker ASM, 4/20 Clay (2) TCL. Many first county records: 4/20 Freeborn (Myre-Big Island S.P.) HHD, 4/24–5/1 Kittson (max. 7 at C.R. 4 and 370th Ave.) TrB, 5/4 McLeod (along Meeker McLeod Avenue about 1/4 mile north of C.R. 14) ph. MiO, 5/3–6 Pennington (2, west side of Thief River Falls) PJo, ph. JMJ, 4/27 Stevens (2, Alberta) DLP. Freeborn, Kittson and Stevens also had subsequent records this season. High counts were 30 on 5/1 in Stevens (near Donnelly) DO, and 17 on 5/5 in Wilkin (Manston Marsh, with 5 additional Plegadis) RAE. See summer report for late spring migrants, north and south, and The Loon 85:199–212. for a more complete summary of this season's influx. |
| 2013 | Summer | 2 | 2 | Seen 6/1 Blue Earth †DWK, 6/6, 6/7 Clay (8) †RMD, 6/8 Big Stone DLP, 7/4 Roseau (5, Roseau River W.M.A.) †MaG. Also see The Loon 85:199–212. |
| 2013 | Fall | No reports. | ||
| 2014 | Spring | 1 | 9 | All south reports: 4/26 Lac Qui Parle (Salt Lake) ph. JPR, m.ob., 4/26 Yellow Medicine SGa, 5/2–13 Lyon (max. 5, Black Rush Lake W.P.A.) ph. RJS, ph. JWd, m.ob., 5/5–6 Winona (Bartlet Lake Rd.) ph. †DBz, ANy, 5/9–14 Sherburne (Sherburne N.W.R.) BAB, ph. ALD, ph. †DWK, ph. AWi, m.ob., 5/11–23 Wabasha DBz, m.ob., 5/14 Carver (Laketown Twp.) WCM, 5/14 Cottonwood (7, near Westbrook) DHr, 5/26 Lincoln (3) RAE. One north report 5/3–30 Grant (max. 3, North Ottawa Impoundment) DFN, PEJ, m.ob. High count 5/16 Wabasha (20, flooded field along C.R. 24 near Kellogg) BWF. |
| 2014 | Summer | 1 | 1 | Reported 6/1 Grant (at least 4, continuing from spring at North Ottawa Impoundment) PSP, JPR, 6/2 Dakota ADS. |
| 2014 | Fall | 1 | Only report 10/2 Lac qui Parle (2, Big Stone N.W.R.) RBJ. | |
| 2015 | Spring | 1 | 7 | All south reports: 4/17 McLeod (2, Eagle Lake) †PRH, 4/18–19 Nicollet (1, north of Nicollet) WCM, ph. JRg, ph. JWZ, m.ob., 4/27 Big Stone (6) DLP, 5/3–9 Yellow Medicine (max. 9, Miedd Lake) ph. JWd, ph. GWe, 5/8 Faribault (1) WAF, †ClN, 5/22 Carver (1, Wahibo Marsh) MJa, BaS, Jackson (1, Heron Lake) KJB, 5/26–27 Carver (1, Chevalle Ponds) JCy, m.ob. One north report: 5/3 St. Louis (1, Park Point) DiG, BMu, ph. †TRK, ph. †KRE, ph. †PHS, ph. ClN. |
| 2015 | Fall | 1 | One report 8/3 Lac qui Parle (11, Big Stone N.W.R.) DLP. | |
| 2016 | Spring | 2 | 10 | Most reports were southwest of a line from Wilkin to Martin. Early south (median 4/26) 4/12 Lincoln (32) TAT, 4/16–18 Lac qui Parle (max. 4, Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) DOr, ALw, ph. KeM, 4/18 Hennepin (2, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) SLC, BAF, m.ob. All north 5/20 Wilkin (Brown W.P.A.) BWF, 5/31 Grant (2, Mud Lake W.P.A.) CoM. High count 4/21 Yellow Medicine (44, Miedd and Spellman lakes) GWe. Late south 5/23 Kandiyohi (C.R. 27 wetland east of C.R. 1) ph. JWd, 5/30 Big Stone (2, Artichoke Lake W.P.A.) GWe, Hennepin (3, Minnesota Valley N.W.R., Bass Ponds) ph. DyP, DGn, ph. AmS. A total of 96 individuals reported. |
| 2016 | Summer | 1 | Found 6/4 Lac qui Parle (Salt L.) JWH, RZi, BWF. | |
| 2016 | Fall | 1 | 3 | All reports: 9/10–23 Yellow Medicine (Miedd Lake; initial flock of 3 grew to 24 by 9/16, 8 still present on the last day) GWe, m.ob.; 10/2 Lyon (1, Lone Tree Lake) GWe; two in Stearns at the Albany W.T.P. were initially identified on 10/14 only to genus (DOr, †PCC, AaL), but they remained through 10/16 and were subsequently seen better and confirmed as this species (ph. ABm, ph. LiH); 10/15 (record late north, North Ottawa Impoundment) Grant ph. WPl. |
| 2017 | Spring | 3 | 7 | Many near-record early reports. Apart from 5/2 Scott (Marsh W.M.A.) CCx, m.ob., all reports were from the western third of the state. Early south (median 4/24) 4/9–11 Yellow Medicine (4, Miedd Lake) GWe, 4/11 Jackson (7, Heron Lake W.M.A.) DAk, 4/13 Lyon GWe. Late south 5/11–17 Lyon (max. 9, Lone Tree Lake) GW, m.ob., 5/24 Lac qui Parle (8, 155th AVe.) KeM, 5/26 Lac qui Parle (5) DOr. North reports from Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) 4/15 KRE, m.ob., 4/21 (2) JPR, 5/19 (2) JyF, 5/24 (2) WPl; also 4/29–5/1 Marshall/Polk (2, Agassiz Valley Impoundment) SAu, ph. HHu. |
| 2017 | Summer | 1 | Found 6/16–20 Grant (2 or 3, North Ottawa Impoundment and nearby) RAE, ASu, LiH, DFe, HeH, ShG, LGl. | |
| 2017 | Fall | 2 | 5 | Reports north from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant: 8/11 LiH, KnM, 8/12 (3) JDv, 9/17 (5) WPl, 10/10 (1) WPl, 10/24–25 (3) WPl, CRa, 11/2 WPl, 11/5 NaH, CNn. Away from Grant only north report 9/7 Traverse (12 among a large ibis flock were identifiable to species; Murphy Ponds) KnM. All south 9/3 Lac qui Parle (7) SMC, 9/4 Yellow Medicine (2, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) GWe, 9/20 Lyon (7, Coon Creek W.M.A.) GWe, 10/13 Kandiyohi (1 with several Plegadis sp., Pennock) DOr, 10/17–22 Olmsted (east of Viola.) JmP, m.ob. |
| 2018 | Spring | 3 | 9 | Early south (median 4/24) 4/20 Big Stone (11) DOr, 4/22–25 Lac qui Parle (max. 11) ebd, DLP, RAE, 4/28 Jackson JJu, Lac qui Parle (2, Bellingham) JST, KeL, KSz. Late south 5/21 Lyon (2) NMe, GWe, Watonwan (max. 9) BTS, m.ob., 5/23 Jackson †KEm. All north 4/26 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) fide JMJ, 4/29 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ASu, LiH, 5/3 Clay (Ulen Twp.) HeH, ShG. High count 5/9 Big Stone (19) FGo. |
| 2018 | Summer | 1 | 5 | First county records 6/23 Pope (C.R. 13 dogleg) †MJB, 6/17 Redwood (Hwy. 68 west of Wabasso) ph. MNv. High count 6/29–39 Waseca (11) †CRM, m.ob. Also found in Big Stone, Traverse (3), Yellow Medicine. |
| 2018 | Fall | 1 | 3 |  All north 9/8 Grant (Niemackl Lake Park) DFe, MO, and then only from North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant: 9/14 (14) RCl, 9/25 (max. 117, all were presumed to be P. chihi) HHD, EzH, 9/26 (11) REn, 9/28 (max. 5) RAE, m.ob., 9/30 (max. 6) ph. TBo, CRa. All south 8/14–15 Lyon (Balaton) GWe, DFe, 9/6 Rice TFB, 9/11 Lyon (Island Lake) GWe, 9/18 Lyon (Sham Lake) GWe, 10/31 Steele (Armstrong Project) ph. GHo. |
| 2019 | Summer | 1 |  Seen 6/7–9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) †JyM, †MO, ph. WPl. | |
| Rare migrant mostly west and south. Two breeding records (1894, 1895). There are additional records of Plegadis sp. | ||||
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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. |