MOURC Proceedings Archive for The Loon - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons

	MOURC Proceedings Archive - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons	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.

Families

Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers

Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Anhingas
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey

Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds

Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Proceedings

Species: Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons

Little Blue Heron

Tricolored Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Green Heron

	Ref	First	Last	Location	County	Comment	Status
Little Blue Heron (C) (Egretta caerulea)						Start Date 1936-01-01
	avian information	1956-08-17			Wabasha	8/17 Wabasha (first state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1962-04-23			Washington	4/23 Washington (second state record) (first county record) One adult seen by Brother Theodore at Dunroven, Washington Co., April 23. Third record for state. Common Egret: April 21 Weaver, Wabasha Co., Mrs. J. M. Dahm; April 21 Swan Lake, Nicollet Co., Avifaunal Club; May 12 Washington Co., A. C. Rosenwinkel; May 12 Lac qui Parle Co., Avifaunal Club.
	avian information	1967-04-18			Winona	4/18 Winona (third state record) (first county record) 4-18 Prairie Island, Winona Co., 1 ad + 1 imm, FV, GD; compares nicely with one photographed at Valley City, North Dakota, by Leo Grim on 5-28. (See Notes of Interest)
	avian information	1970-05-09			Jackson	5/9 Jackson (fourth state record) (first county record) 5-9 Heron Lake, Jackson Co., 1 adult, BL.
	avian information	1970-06-01	1970-07-31		Lac qui Parle	summer Lac qui Parle (first summer record)
	avian information	1972-08-05	1972-08-13		Grant	8/5-13 Grant (fifth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1972-08-19	1972-09-09		Kandiyohi	8/19-9/9 Kandiyohi (sixth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1973-04-24			Houston	4/24 Houston (eighth state record) (first county record)
	avian information	1973-05-19	1973-08-25		Grant	5/19-8/25 Grant (seventh state record) (second county record)
	avian information	1973-06-25			Aitkin	6/25 Aitkin (ninth state record) (first county record) Nested in Pope (8 young produced from 3 nests Lake Johanna BAH) (6/30 7 adults RG), also seen in 6/25 Aitkin Co. (6/25 BB).
	avian information	1973-10-03			Wabasha	10/3 Wabasha (tenth state record) (second county record) were recorded at Lake Johanna, Pope County on 8-11 (BAH) 2 at Ashby Grant Co. on 8-25 (KRE) and a very late immature at Weaver, Wabasha County on 10-3 (JB).
	avian information	1974-04-13			Nicollet	4/13 Nicollet (twelfth state record) (first county record) 3 reports; 4-13 Nicollet Co., St. Peter (1) RBJ; 4-20 Lyon Co. Sewage Lagoons (1) HCK; 5-18 Pope Co., Lake Johanna (1 ad) BH.
	avian information	1974-04-20			Lyon	4/20 Lyon (eleventh state record) (first county record) 3 reports; 4-13 Nicollet Co., St. Peter (1) RBJ; 4-20 Lyon Co. Sewage Lagoons (1) HCK; 5-18 Pope Co., Lake Johanna (1 ad) BH.
	avian information	1974-06-25			Dakota	6/25 Dakota (first summer record) Did not nest this year at L. Johanna as it has the past few years, but an adult was seen there twice in July (R. Glassel, KE); also one seen at Black Dog L., Dakota Co. on 6-25 (VL).
	avian information	1975-05-18			Wabasha	5/18 Wabasha (thirteenth state record) (third county record) 2 reports 4-24 & 25 Olmsted JF and HT; 5-18 Wabasha WDM and HT.
	avian information	1976-04-23	1976-05-02		Winona	4/23-5/2 Winona (fifteenth state record) (second county record) 2 reports: 4-23 to 4-27 Winona (1) VH and Dave Palmquist; 5-9 Wabasha Helen Tucker.
	avian information	1976-05-09			Wabasha	5/9 Wabasha (fourteenth state record) (fourth county record) 2 reports: 4-23 to 4-27 Winona (1) VH and Dave Palmquist; 5-9 Wabasha Helen Tucker.
	avian information	1977-04-10			Meeker	4/10 Meeker (first county record) 2 reports: 4-10 Meeker (1) Douglas K. Johnson earliest date on record, see Loon 49:176; 5-29 Grant (Pelican Lake) 4 SM, GO.
	avian information	1977-09-04	1977-09-05		Becker	9/4-5 Becker (first county record)
	avian information	1978-04-29			Le Sueur	4/29 Le Sueur (first county record) 4-15 Wabasha (1) Alice Searles, Helen Tucker. Winter 1978 195
	avian information	1978-06-01	1978-07-31		Big Stone	summer Big Stone (first county record) Breeding reported from Lac qui Parle (one nest, Big Stone NWR, CMB); also seen in Grant (Pelican Lake).
	avian information	1978-07-22			Chippewa	7/22 Chippewa (first county record) Breeding reported from Lac qui Parle (one nest, Big Stone NWR, CMB); also seen in Grant (Pelican Lake).
	avian information	1978-08-12	1978-09-09		Lac qui Parle	8/12, 9/9 Lac qui Parle (second fall record) Summer resident Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge; reported 8-12 Lac qui Parle (2) CMB, KE, 8-26 Big Stone (2) DB, OJ, 9-2 Lac qui Parle (3) CMB, 9-9 Lac qui Parle RJ.
	avian information	1979-05-01	1979-07-15		Ramsey	5/1-7/15 Ramsey (first county record) 5-11 Lac qui Parle CMB, 5-12 Goodhue JD, 5-19 Lac qui Parle CMB.
	avian information	1979-06-15			Becker	6/15 Becker (second county record) Breeding reported ~rom Ramsey (Pig's Eye); also seen m Grant (6-3, Ashby), Lac qui Parle (Big Stone NWR, up to 2).
	avian information	1980-04-11			St. Louis	4/11 St. Louis (first county record) 4-26 Lac qui Parle FAE, 4-11 Duluth D. Follen fide KE, 4-13 Marshall SY.
	avian information	1981-04-25	1981-09-14		Big Stone	4/25-9/14 Big Stone (second county record) 4-25 Big Stone many observers, 5-13 through 19 Dakota KG, m. obs., 5-23 Pope (Lake Johanna) NH.
	avian information	1981-09-10			Chisago	9/10 Chisago (first county record) 9-10 Chisago DB, 9-14 Lac qui Parle CMB; only reports.
	avian information	1983-06-07			Clay	6/7 Clay (first county record)
	avian information	1983-08-03			Anoka	8/3 Anoka (first county record) 8/12 Rice R. Kettering.
	avian information	1983-08-12			Rice	8/12 Rice (first county record) 8/12 Rice R. Kettering.
	avian information	1985-05-23	1985-05-24		St. Louis	5/23-24 St. Louis (second county record) 4120 Olmsted fide JEB, 5/23,24 St. Louis SS (*The Loon* 57:135-136), 5130 Marshall ANWR.
	avian information	1986-04-07	1986-05-14		Faribault	4/7-5/14 Faribault (first county record) 4/7 Faribault WKB, 4/28 Cottonwood E. Duerksen, 5/5 OtterTail SDM, 5/14 Faribault WKB, 5/16-17 Nicollet m. ob., 5/17 Polk AB; all reports.
	avian information	1986-04-28			Cottonwood	4/28 Cottonwood (first county record) 4/7 Faribault WKB, 4/28 Cottonwood E. Duerksen, 5/5 OtterTail SDM, 5/14 Faribault WKB, 5/16-17 Nicollet m. ob., 5/17 Polk AB; all reports.
	avian information	1986-05-05			Otter Tail	5/5 Otter Tail (first county record) 4/7 Faribault WKB, 4/28 Cottonwood E. Duerksen, 5/5 OtterTail SDM, 5/14 Faribault WKB, 5/16-17 Nicollet m. ob., 5/17 Polk AB; all reports.
	avian information	1986-05-16	1986-05-17		Nicollet	5/16-17 Nicollet (second county record) 4/7 Faribault WKB, 4/28 Cottonwood E. Duerksen, 5/5 OtterTail SDM, 5/14 Faribault WKB, 5/16-17 Nicollet m. ob., 5/17 Polk AB; all reports.
	avian information	1986-05-17			Polk	5/17 Polk (first county record) 4/7 Faribault WKB, 4/28 Cottonwood E. Duerksen, 5/5 OtterTail SDM, 5/14 Faribault WKB, 5/16-17 Nicollet m. ob., 5/17 Polk AB; all reports.
	avian information	1987-04-26	1987-04-27		Winona	4/26-27 Winona (third county record) 4/26-27 Winona AP; only report.
	avian information	1987-06-12			Marshall	6/12 Marshall (first county record) One bird reported from Agassiz NWR, Marshall (6112, JM). Unusually far north. First summer report since 1982.
	avian information	1988-06-08			Ramsey	6/8 Ramsey (second county record) Pair observed at Pig's Eye Island, Ramsey Co., but no nest found (6/8, second summer report in past six years).
	avian information	1988-08-12	1988-08-13		Yellow Medicine	8/12-13 Yellow Medicine (first county record) 8/12-13 Yellow Medicine m.ob.; only report.
	avian information	1991-04-27	1991-05-03		Anoka	4/27-5/3 Anoka (second county record) Reported 4/29-5/3 Anoka mob (*The Loon* 63:136-137).
	avian information	1991-06-14	1991-06-24		Rock	6/14-24 Rock (first county record) One immature seen 6/14,24 Rock RDR, ND.
	avian information	1991-08-18			Lyon	8/18 Lyon (second county record) Reported 8/18 Lyon HK (*The Loon* 64:68).
	avian information	1991-08-29			Houston	8/29 Houston (second county record) Reported 8/18 Lyon HK (*The Loon* 64:68).
	avian information	1992-08-25	1992-08-26		Washington	8/25, 26 Washington (second county record) Reported 8/25 Washington County RG, RJ, BL.
	avian information	1993-08-11			Sibley	8/11 Sibley (first county record) Reported 8/22 Anoka, DT.
	avian information	1993-08-22			Anoka	8/22 Anoka (third county record) Reported 8/22 Anoka, DT.
	avian information	1994-04-30	1994-05-06		Houston	4/30-5/6 Houston (third county record) Reported 4/30?5/8 Houston (2) DN, mob, 5/1 Cottonwood ED, 5/23 Ramsey DS.
	avian information	1994-05-01			Cottonwood	5/1 Cottonwood (second county record) Reported 4/30?5/8 Houston (2) DN, mob, 5/1 Cottonwood ED, 5/23 Ramsey DS.
	avian information	1994-05-23			Ramsey	5/23 Ramsey (third county record) Reported 4/30?5/8 Houston (2) DN, mob, 5/1 Cottonwood ED, 5/23 Ramsey DS.
	avian information	1995-08-14	1995-09-03		Cottonwood	8/14-9/3 Cottonwood (third county record) An immature was found 8/14–9/3 Cottonwood ED, mob.
	avian information	1996-06-01	1996-06-02		Le Sueur	6/1-2 Le Sueur (second county record) First summer reports since 1991. Observed 7/3 Otter Tail SM, 6/1–2 Le Sueur WS, mob.
	avian information	1996-07-03			Otter Tail	7/3 Otter Tail (second county record) First summer reports since 1991. Observed 7/3 Otter Tail SM, 6/1–2 Le Sueur WS, mob.
	avian information	1996-08-06	1996-08-07		Anoka	8/6-7 Anoka (fourth county record) Only report: 8/6–7 Anoka DaB.
	avian information	1997-08-24			Carlton	8/24 Carlton (first county record) Only report: 8/24 Carlton (adult) AH.
	avian information	1998-05-21			Otter Tail	5/21 Otter Tail (third county record) All reports: 5/20–22 Olmsted (East Landfill Reservoir) BE et al., 5/21 Otter Tail (Lake Alice) SDM.
	avian information	1998-10-07			Beltrami	10/7 Beltrami (first county record) Only report: 10/7 Beltrami (immature near L. Bemidji) DJo, PBD (The Loon 71:48–49). Unexpected location and the latest date on record for Minnesota!
	avian information	1999-06-07			Scott	6/7 Scott (first county record) More reports than usual. Single adults observed on 6/2 at Gun Club L. in Hennepin Co. AH and on 6/7 at Murphy-Hanrahan Park Reserve in Scott Co. FR; plus an immature (originally misidentified as Snowy Egret) present from 7/30 into August in Olmsted Co. CW.
	avian information	1999-07-30	1999-08-07		Olmsted	7/30-8/7 Olmsted (first county record) More reports than usual. Single adults observed on 6/2 at Gun Club L. in Hennepin Co. AH and on 6/7 at Murphy-Hanrahan Park Reserve in Scott Co. FR; plus an immature (originally misidentified as Snowy Egret) present from 7/30 into August in Olmsted Co. CW.
	avian information	2000-04-26			Scott	4/26 Scott (second county record) All reports: 4/26 Scott fide AH, 5/13 Kandiyohi RJF, 5/14 Dakota (Vermillion Twp.) SWe, 5/18–31+ Dakota (Ritter Farm Park) CFx, mob.
	avian information	2000-05-13			Kandiyohi	5/13 Kandiyohi (second county record) All reports: 4/26 Scott fide AH, 5/13 Kandiyohi RJF, 5/14 Dakota (Vermillion Twp.) SWe, 5/18–31+ Dakota (Ritter Farm Park) CFx, mob.
	avian information	2001-04-17			Carver	4/17 Carver (first county record) All observations: 5/8 Clay (Gooseberry Park in Moorhead) RHO, 5/16 Ramsey AXH, 5/18 Houston (La Crescent) CBe.
	avian information	2001-05-08			Clay	5/8 Clay (second county record) All observations: 5/8 Clay (Gooseberry Park in Moorhead) RHO, 5/16 Ramsey AXH, 5/18 Houston (La Crescent) CBe.
	avian information	2001-05-16			Ramsey	5/16 Ramsey (fourth county record) All observations: 5/8 Clay (Gooseberry Park in Moorhead) RHO, 5/16 Ramsey AXH, 5/18 Houston (La Crescent) CBe.
	avian information	2001-05-18			Houston	5/18 Houston (fourth county record) All observations: 5/8 Clay (Gooseberry Park in Moorhead) RHO, 5/16 Ramsey AXH, 5/18 Houston (La Crescent) CBe.
	avian information	2001-08-16	2001-08-25		Carver	8/16-25 Carver (second county record) An immature was observed 8/16–24 Carver (Carver Park) RMD et al.
	avian information	2002-08-15			Carver	8/15 Carver (third county record)
	avian information	2003-05-28			Cook	5/28 Cook (first county record) All reports: 5/28 Cook (Grand Portage) †SVe, SGu, 5/31 Roseau (Lost River W.M.A.) †MLa.
	avian information	2003-05-31			Roseau	5/31 Roseau (first county record) All reports: 5/28 Cook (Grand Portage) †SVe, SGu, 5/31 Roseau (Lost River W.M.A.) †MLa.
	avian information	2003-06-16			Marshall	6/16 Marshall (second county record) Several reports: 6/16 and 6/24 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) †JMJ et al., JJS (*The Loon* 76:54), 7/12 Hennepin (adult at French L.) OLJ, 7/20–August Douglas (max. two adults and one immature at Bah L.) †JPE, m.ob.
	avian information	2003-07-24	2003-08-03		Douglas	7/24-8/3 Douglas (first county record) Several reports: 6/16 and 6/24 Marshall (Agassiz N.W.R.) †JMJ et al., JJS (*The Loon* 76:54), 7/12 Hennepin (adult at French L.) OLJ, 7/20–August Douglas (max. two adults and one immature at Bah L.) †JPE, m.ob.
	avian information	2003-08-31			Ramsey	8/31 Ramsey (fifth county record) Two adults and one immature found in July lingered through 8/31 Douglas (second latest date north, Bah Lakes W.P.A.) JPE, m.obs. Only other report: 8/31 Ramsey (adult at Snelling L.) fide AXH.
	avian information	2004-05-06	2004-05-07		Rice	5/6, 7 Rice (second county record) All reports: 4/21 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) BBB, †CBr, m.obs., 5/3 Lac qui Parle (subadult at Big Stone N.W.R.) †BJU, 5/6–7 Rice (River Bend N.C.) FVS, m.obs., 5/15 Lake of the Woods (county road 8, 0.5 mile west of state highway 172) †MHK.
	avian information	2004-05-15			Lake of the Woods	5/15 Lake of the Woods (first county record) All reports: 4/21 Hennepin (Bass Ponds) BBB, †CBr, m.obs., 5/3 Lac qui Parle (subadult at Big Stone N.W.R.) †BJU, 5/6–7 Rice (River Bend N.C.) FVS, m.obs., 5/15 Lake of the Woods (county road 8, 0.5 mile west of state highway 172) †MHK.
	avian information	2004-06-02	2004-06-25		Big Stone	6/2, 25 Big Stone (third county record) Only report: 6/2 Big Stone (adult, Prior Twp.) BJU.
	avian information	2005-05-05			Washington	5/5 Washington (third county record) Only report: 5/10 Mower (adunt at Austin) RCK, ph. JEM.
	avian information	2005-05-10			Mower	5/10 Mower (first county record) Only report: 5/10 Mower (adunt at Austin) RCK, ph. JEM.
	avian information	2005-06-10			Wilkin	6/10 Wilkin (first county record) Two records: 6/10 Wilkin (adult near Lawndale) JPS, 7/28 Sherburne (adult at Sherburne N.W.R.) ASc.
	avian information	2005-07-28			Sherburne	7/28 Sherburne (first county record) Two records: 6/10 Wilkin (adult near Lawndale) JPS, 7/28 Sherburne (adult at Sherburne N.W.R.) ASc.
	avian information	2005-08-07			Lac qui Parle	8/7 Lac qui Parle (third county record) All reports: 8/7 Lac qui Parle (adult at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 8/11 Sherburne N.W.R. (presumably same adult as 7/28, see summer report) fide ASc. Also see undocumented reports.
	avian information	2005-08-12			Sherburne	8/12 Sherburne (second county record) All reports: 8/7 Lac qui Parle (adult at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 8/11 Sherburne N.W.R. (presumably same adult as 7/28, see summer report) fide ASc. Also see undocumented reports.
	avian information	2005-08-25			Carver	8/25 Carver (fourth fall record) All reports: 8/7 Lac qui Parle (adult at Big Stone N.W.R.) BJU, 8/11 Sherburne N.W.R. (presumably same adult as 7/28, see summer report) fide ASc. Also see undocumented reports.
	avian information	2006-05-20			Lake	5/20 Lake (first county record) Impressive total of seven individuals. All south reports: 4/11–14 Dakota (adult near L. Byllesby) ph. JPM, †CMB, m.ob., 4/14 Lac qui Parle (subadult in Hamlin Twp.) †BJU, 5/4 Goodhue (adult at Frontenac S.P.) CBr fide HPe, 5/23 Ramsey (Demontreville L.) DPS, 5/26 Meeker (adult at Washington L., 2^nd county record) DMF. Two north reports: 5/20 Lake (adult at Two Harbors airport) ph. JWL, SLL, 5/26 Cook (adult at Schroeder, 2^nd county record) ph. †DJS.
	avian information	2006-05-23			Ramsey	5/23 Ramsey Impressive total of seven individuals. All south reports: 4/11–14 Dakota (adult near L. Byllesby) ph. JPM, †CMB, m.ob., 4/14 Lac qui Parle (subadult in Hamlin Twp.) †BJU, 5/4 Goodhue (adult at Frontenac S.P.) CBr fide HPe, 5/23 Ramsey (Demontreville L.) DPS, 5/26 Meeker (adult at Washington L., 2^nd county record) DMF. Two north reports: 5/20 Lake (adult at Two Harbors airport) ph. JWL, SLL, 5/26 Cook (adult at Schroeder, 2^nd county record) ph. †DJS.
	avian information	2006-05-26			Cook	5/26 Cook (second county record) Impressive total of seven individuals. All south reports: 4/11–14 Dakota (adult near L. Byllesby) ph. JPM, †CMB, m.ob., 4/14 Lac qui Parle (subadult in Hamlin Twp.) †BJU, 5/4 Goodhue (adult at Frontenac S.P.) CBr fide HPe, 5/23 Ramsey (Demontreville L.) DPS, 5/26 Meeker (adult at Washington L., 2^nd county record) DMF. Two north reports: 5/20 Lake (adult at Two Harbors airport) ph. JWL, SLL, 5/26 Cook (adult at Schroeder, 2^nd county record) ph. †DJS.
	avian information	2006-05-26			Meeker	5/26 Meeker (second county record) Impressive total of seven individuals. All south reports: 4/11–14 Dakota (adult near L. Byllesby) ph. JPM, †CMB, m.ob., 4/14 Lac qui Parle (subadult in Hamlin Twp.) †BJU, 5/4 Goodhue (adult at Frontenac S.P.) CBr fide HPe, 5/23 Ramsey (Demontreville L.) DPS, 5/26 Meeker (adult at Washington L., 2^nd county record) DMF. Two north reports: 5/20 Lake (adult at Two Harbors airport) ph. JWL, SLL, 5/26 Cook (adult at Schroeder, 2^nd county record) ph. †DJS.
	avian information	2006-07-27			Swift	7/27 Swift (first county record) One adult 7/27 Swift (Lubenow W.P.A.) BJU.
	avian information	2006-09-17	2006-09-21		Big Stone	9/17, 21 Big Stone (fourth county record) Reported 9/17–21 Big Stone (ad. at Big Stone N.W.R., second latest south) †MM, BJU.
	avian information	2007-05-23			Rice	5/23 Rice (third county record) Only report (seven last spring): 5/23 Rice (no details) TFB.
	avian information	2007-08-15			Scott	8/15 Scott (third county record) Only reports: 8/15 Scott (ad. at Fisher L.) RMD, 8/24 Swift (ad. at Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) BJU.
	avian information	2007-08-24			Swift	8/24 Swift (second county record) Only reports: 8/15 Scott (ad. at Fisher L.) RMD, 8/24 Swift (ad. at Lac qui Parle W.M.A.) BJU.
	avian information	2009-06-01			Becker	6/1 Becker (third county record)
	avian information	2009-06-27			Beltrami	6/27 Beltrami (second county record)
	avian information	2009-08-11			Anoka	8/11 Anoka (fifth county record) All reports: 8/11 Anoka REH, 8/24–9/21 Ramsey (immature, Turtle Lake) ECo, ph. †CMB, †JLO, †MDu, m.ob.
	avian information	2009-08-20	2009-09-24		Ramsey	8/20, 8/24-9/21, 9/24 Ramsey All reports: 8/11 Anoka REH, 8/24–9/21 Ramsey (immature, Turtle Lake) ECo, ph. †CMB, †JLO, †MDu, m.ob.
	avian information	2010-04-17	2010-05-29		Fillmore	4/17-5/29 Fillmore (first county record) Only report: 4/17–5/29 Fillmore (no details) NBO.
	avian information	2010-08-21			Stevens	8/21 Stevens (first county record) All south 8/21 Stevens (immature, Morris W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob., 9/4 Big Stone (adult, Toqua Twp.) BJU.
	avian information	2010-09-04			Big Stone	9/4 Big Stone (fifth county record) All south 8/21 Stevens (immature, Morris W.T.P.) KRE, m.ob., 9/4 Big Stone (adult, Toqua Twp.) BJU.
	avian information	2011-04-24			Sibley	4/24 Sibley (second county record) All reports 4/24 Sibley (adult, Mud Lake, Severance Twp.) †DBM, 5/5 Rice (adult, Morristown Twp.) DAB.
	avian information	2011-05-05			Rice	5/5 Rice (fourth county record) All reports 4/24 Sibley (adult, Mud Lake, Severance Twp.) †DBM, 5/5 Rice (adult, Morristown Twp.) DAB.
	avian information	2011-08-29			Chippewa	8/29 Chippewa (second fall record) All south 8/29 Lac qui Parle/Chippewa (juvenile, Camp Release Twp.) ph. †BJU, 9/18 Big Stone (adult, Toqua Twp.) ph. BJU.
	avian information	2011-08-29			Lac qui Parle	8/29 Lac qui Parle (fourth fall record) All south 8/29 Lac qui Parle/Chippewa (juvenile, Camp Release Twp.) ph. †BJU, 9/18 Big Stone (adult, Toqua Twp.) ph. BJU.
	avian information	2011-09-18			Big Stone	9/18 Big Stone All south 8/29 Lac qui Parle/Chippewa (juvenile, Camp Release Twp.) ph. †BJU, 9/18 Big Stone (adult, Toqua Twp.) ph. BJU.
	avian information	2012-08-24	2012-08-25		Grant	8/24, 25 Grant (third county record) Only reported from Grant, where an immature bird was at Mud Lake 8/24 KRE, m.ob., 8/25 LMS.
	avian information	2012-08-25			Stevens	8/25 Stevens (second county record) Only reported from Grant, where an immature bird was at Mud Lake 8/24 KRE, m.ob., 8/25 LMS.
	avian information	2013-05-18			Nobles	5/18 Nobles (first county record) All reports 5/18 Nobles (Alternate II plumage, Round Lake) ph. RMD, m.ob., 5/29 Rice (adult, Cowling Arboretum) †JBk.
	avian information	2013-05-29			Rice	5/29 Rice (fifth county record) All reports 5/18 Nobles (Alternate II plumage, Round Lake) ph. RMD, m.ob., 5/29 Rice (adult, Cowling Arboretum) †JBk.
	avian information	2014-06-01			Washington	6/1 Washington (fourth county record) Reported 6/1 Washington LMS.
	avian information	2015-08-14			Mille Lacs	8/14 Mille Lacs (first county record) One report: 8/14 Mille Lacs (flushed along the Rum River) †RBJ.
	avian information	2016-05-10			Jackson	5/10 Jackson (second county record) One south 5/10 Jackson (immature, Sioux Valley Twp.) ph. Cody Wiig fide KEm. An adult found near Indian Point (LME) and refound along the Western Waterfront Trail (ph. JLK) in Duluth 5/15–16 was the first in St. Louis County since 1985; it was subsequently photographed by many.
	avian information	2016-05-15	2016-05-16		St. Louis	5/15-16 St. Louis (third county record) One south 5/10 Jackson (immature, Sioux Valley Twp.) ph. Cody Wiig fide KEm. An adult found near Indian Point (LME) and refound along the Western Waterfront Trail (ph. JLK) in Duluth 5/15–16 was the first in St. Louis County since 1985; it was subsequently photographed by many.
	avian information	2016-09-04	2016-09-07		Marshall	9/4, 5, 7 Marshall (third county record) Two individuals north: 9/4–7 Marshall (immature, Farmes Pool, Agassiz N.W.R.) KRE, m.ob., 9/8 Pine †LEv.
	avian information	2016-09-08			Pine	9/8 Pine (first county record) Two individuals north: 9/4–7 Marshall (immature, Farmes Pool, Agassiz N.W.R.) KRE, m.ob., 9/8 Pine †LEv.
	avian information	2017-06-07	2017-06-10		Grant	6/7-10 Grant (fourth county record) Observed 6/7–10 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. LiH, KRE, m.ob.
	avian information	2018-05-26	2018-05-29		Rock	5/26-29 Rock (second county record) Only reports: 5/26–29 Rock (immature, Luverne) ph. LKt, ph. †KEm.
	avian information	2020-04-26			Grant	4/26 Grant (fifth county record) Only report: 4/26 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. MoB.
	avian information	2020-08-04	2020-08-09		Carver	8/4, 5, 9 Carver (fifth county record) All south 8/4–5, 8/9 Carver (juvenile, C.R. 30 & Yale Ave.) RBW, ph. VRL, m.ob.
	avian information	2021-06-06	2021-06-08		Watonwan	6/6, 7, 8 Watonwan (first county record) Observed 6/6–8 Watonwan (S. of Madelia, next to a Snowy Egret) ph. †KEm, m.ob.
	19:104-105	1947	index			Occurrence of the American Egret and Little Blue Heron in Northeastern Iowa
	28:165	1956	index			A Second Little Blue Heron in Minnesota
	36:69	1964	index			Little Blue Heron at Frontenac
	37:46	1965	index			Sight Record for a Little Blue Heron
	39:105-106	1967	index			Possible Little Blue Heron Sighting
	41:91	1969	index			Fourth Little Blue Heron Record
	42:73	1970	index			Adult Little Blue Heron at Heron Lake
	44:36-43	1972	index			Cattle Egret, Little Blue Heron, and Possible Snowy Egret Nestings at the Lake Johanna Rookery, Pope County, Minnesota
	44:123	1972	index			Little Blue Heron at Virginia
	45:21-22	1973	index			Cattle Egrets and Little Blue Herons in Grant County Heronry
	45:62-63	1973	index			Little Blue Heron Seen in Hennepin County
	46:125	1974	index			Early Date for a Little Blue Heron
	48:120-121	1976	index			Little Blue Heron at Whitewater
	49:48-49	1977	index			Little Blue Herons in Lac Qui Parle County
	49:103	1977	index			Little Blue Herons at Pelican Lake
	49:170	1977	index			First Minnesota Specimen Records of the Cattle Egret and Little Blue Heron
	49:176	1977	index			Early Little Blue Heron in Meeker County
	52:90	1980	index			Little Blue Heron at Duluth
	53:224	1981	index			Little Blue Heron Nests at Lake Johanna
	57:67-78	1985	index			Colonial Waterbirds in Minnesota. An Update of Their Distribution and Abundance
	57:135-136	1985	index			Little Blue Heron at Ely
	61:80-81	1989	index			Two Herons and Some Other Birds
	63:136-137	1991	index			Little Blue Heron in Anoka County
	64:68	1992	index			Little Blue Herons in Lyon County
	78:181	2006	index			Little Blue Heron, 12 April 2006, near Lake Byllesby, Dakota County
1	96:100	2024-05-02		Salt Lake	Lac qui Parle	(record #2024-032, vote 7–0). Diagnostic photos of an adult.	Accepted
2	96:100	2024-05-04		Jackson	Jackson	(record #2024-033, vote 7–0). Diagnostic photos of an adult.	Accepted
	avian information	2024-05-04			Jackson	5/4 Jackson (third county record)

	Recorded in eight of the last ten years, most recently 2021. Last breeding record 1981. Formerly Regular.

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