This listing of 119 bird species consists of all species classified as accidental plus most that are classified as casual for Wisconsin. Hypothetical species are also included. All accepted state records for these 119 species were gathered from Samuel D. Robbins book Wisconsin Birdlife (1991) and from the Seasonal Field Notes of The Passenger Pigeon (1939 to the present).
These collected records were then sent to the following state birders for feedback and criticism Thomas C. Erdman, James C. Frank, John H. Idzikowski, Mark J. Korducki, Kenneth I. Lange, William P. Mueller, Mark S. Peterson, Thomas R. Schultz, Jerry H. Smith, Thomas K. Soulen and Daryl D. Tessen. After review by these birders, certain records gathered from the Seasonal Field Notes were found to be incorrect and were thus eliminated. Likewise, a record for a Mississippi Kite was added based on a specimen not previously noted. The above mentioned birders have now examined the corrected records and have found no further fault with them. In the future, if any of these birders or any other person should find errors in these records, please let me know so that the needed corrections can be made. With that said, the following records for Wisconsins rare birds are the most complete and exact that I know to exist. In addition, this listing will be kept in continual update as the WSO Records Committee accepts new reports.
I thank each of you for your help and advice. Replies can be made by e-mail. My e-mail address is rcd@execpc.com.
-- Robert C. Domagalski, Sept. 23, 2001
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Index of Species
Species List
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
4 records (spring - 2 records; summer 1 record; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - no mention)
May 17, 1998 -- Jefferson; Kay Burcar (3 adults)
Early April, 1999 -- Trempealeau; Nona Barenthin (2 adults, sketch)
Late Sept. to Oct. 25, 1999 -- Trempealeau; William Spencer (2 adults & eight 1st year birds, photos)
July 28, 2002 Milwaukee; Brian J. Boldt (one adult, photos)
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FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK
1 record (summer)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 148)
July 3-4, 1989 -- Columbia; William P. Mueller & Dennis Schwartz
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KING EIDER
25 records (winter - 7 records; spring - 4 records; summer - 1 record; fall - 11 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 181)
Until Nov. 1992, there were but 12 state records for the King Eider. From Nov. 1992 to Nov. 1998, there were 10 additional documentations; the eider being found every year except 1994.
pre - 1880 -- Milwaukee (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
pre - 1880 -- Milwaukee (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Dec. 25, 1899 -- Milwaukee; H. Russell (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Jan. 7, 1900 -- Milwaukee; H. Russell (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Nov. 28, 1903 -- Milwaukee; Henry L. Ward (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Nov. 8, 1933 -- Waukesha; W. Erlach (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
March 21, 1936 -- Milwaukee; Irving J. Perkins (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
June 16, 1937 -- Milwaukee; H. Meyer (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Sept. 21-30, 1953 -- Ozaukee; Richard F. Gordon (3 males & 1 female)
Dec. 11, 1960 -- Ozaukee; Carl and Dorothy Frister (female)
Dec. 22, 1973 to Jan. 7, 1974 -- Winnebago; John L. Kasper (female, photo)
Nov. 25, 1984 -- Sheboygan; David and Margaret Brasser (female)
Nov. 21-22, 1992 -- Ozaukee; Robert C. Domagalski (female, photos)
Nov. 28-29, 1993 -- Sheboygan; Daryl D.Tessen & Thomas Wood (female, photos)
March 11-24, 1995 -- Door; Barbara R. Stover (male, also a possible female)
Nov. 18-23, 1995 -- Kewaunee; John Regan (female)
Feb. 23-25, 1996 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski (female)
Jan. 7-26, 1997 -- Milwaukee; Mark J. Korducki (female)
Oct. 27, 1997 -- Bayfield; Richard L.Verch (female)
Jan. 10-13, 1998 -- Milwaukee; Mark J. Korducki (female)
Nov. 14, 1998 -- Door; Barbara R. Stover (immature male)
Nov. 22, 1998 -- Bayfield; Richard L.Verch (2 birds, females, photos)
March 9-24, 2001 -- Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn
April 14, 2001 -- Ozaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson
Nov. 15-17, 2002 Ozaukee; Thomas M. Uttech
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COMMON EIDER
4 records (spring - 1 record; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 180-181)
Nov. 1891 -- Jefferson; Kumlien & Hollister (female)
Nov. 11, 1940 -- Burnett; Norman R. Stone (7 birds, 1 lost female specimen)
March 24-26, 1960 -- Manitowoc; John Kraupa (immature male)
Nov. 10, 1968 -- Burnett; James R. March (specimen - wing only)
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SMEW
1 record (spring)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
1. March 24-25, 2000 Douglas; Shaun Putz
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MASKED DUCK
1 record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 197)
Nov. 1870 -- Rock; Thure L. Kumlien (female, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
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WILLOW PTARMIGAN
1 record (winter)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 232)
Dec. 1846 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy (2 birds trapped)
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PACIFIC LOON
40 records (winter - 2 records; spring - 4 records; summer- 1 record; fall - 32 records)
(Wis. Birdlife -- pp. 114-115)
(Stop keeping records for the Pacific Loon starting with fall of 2006)
before 1878 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy (specimen, Racine Co. Hist. Museum)
early Nov. 1893 -- Oconto; August J. Schoenebeck (male, lost specimen)
Oct. 22, 1973 -- Ozaukee; Louise W. Erickson
April 21-25, 1974 -- Ozaukee; Daryl D. Tessen
Sept. 25, 1975 -- Burnett; Alfred H. Grewe
June 11, 1977 -- Douglas; Craig A. Faanes
Oct. 29 - Nov. 1, 1978 -- Ozaukee; Roger H. Sundell (addition to Birdlife)
May 25, 1980 -- Douglas; Randy M. Hoffman
April 16-21, 1983 -- Ozaukee; Daryl D. Tessen (2 birds)
Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, 1984 -- Douglas; Kim Eckert (correction to Birdlife)
Oct. 26, 1988 -- Bayfield; Scott R. Swengel
Oct. 2, 1993 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Dec. 1, 1996 -- Washington; Robert C. Domagalski
Oct. 17, 1997 -- Douglas; Shaun Putz
Jan. 3-10, 1998 -- Green Lake; Jeff Baughman, Scott Baughman, Tom Schultz
Oct. 17, 1998 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson & Shaun Putz
Nov. 15, 1998 -- Green Lake; Steve Lubahn
Nov. 8, 1999 -- Douglas; Shaun Putz
Nov.14 to Dec. 6, 1999 -- Dane; William Hutcheson (photos)
April 23-24, 2000 -- Ozaukee; Carl Schwartz (2 birds)
Sept. 21-23, 2000 -- Douglas; Thomas R. Schultz and Daryl D. Tessen
Oct. 22-23, 2000 -- Shawano; Mark S. Peterson
Oct. 24, 2000 -- Douglas; Jim Williams (3 birds)
Oct. 31, 2000 -- Ashland; Daniel P. Williams
Nov. 2, 2000 -- Ozaukee; James C. Frank
Nov. 10-11, 2000 -- Portage; Murry Berner
Oct. 15, 2001 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Nov. 18-24, 2001 -- Dane; Aaron Stutz
Oct. 20, 2002 Sheboygan, Scott Baughman
Oct. 24-28, 2002 Shawano; Daryl D. Tessen
Oct. 26-30, 2002 Ozaukee; Thomas C. Wood
Oct. 31 to Nov. 10, 2002 Dane; Jesse J. Peterson
Nov. 9, 2002 Door; John & Fawn Shillinglaw
Nov. 9, 2003 Racine; Sean Fitzgerald
Sept. 24-25, 2004 Douglas; Tom Prestby
Nov. 26, 2004 Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Sept. 3, 2005 Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Sept. 22, 2005 Douglas; James C. Frank
Nov. 3, 2005 Ozaukee; James C. Frank
Nov. 15, 2005 Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
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CLARK'S GREBE
1 hypothetical record (spring)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 607)
May 7, 1987 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
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BROWN PELICAN
9 records (spring - 3 records; summer - 6 records; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 124)
late May or early June, about 1906 -- Sauk; S. Fisher (two birds, one specimen, a 2nd year bird, at Herman Fuchs home, Blackhawk, Sauk Co.)
early July, 1929 -- Trempealeau; E. J. McKern
July 31 to Aug. 1, 1943 -- Dane; A. William Schorger
(2nd year female, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum.)
April 22, 1978 -- Door; Mark Rispens (two birds)
July 4, 1992 -- Waukesha; Russell Droske (video)
May 16, 2001 -- Grant; Janet Avis Hewitt
July 25-27, 2002 Vilas; Bob Kelly (one adult, specimen)
Aug. 2-4, 2002 Iron; John Bates (one immature, photos)
July 13, 2004 Sheboygan; Fawn and John A. Shillinglaw
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ANHINGA
11 records ( spring - 9 records; summer - 1 record; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 127-128)
spring 1889 -- Oconto; Dr. Lawrence (male, lost specimen)
May 11, 1965 -- Sheboygan; D.D. Berger, H.C. Mueller, Kenneth Stoll
April 7-8, 1966 -- Milwaukee; D. & R. Bednarek (addition to Birdlife) (photo)
Sept. 27, 1980 -- Sheboygan; Daniel D. Berger & Helmut C. Mueller
May 2, 1982 -- Winnebago; Anita Carpenter
May 22, 1983 -- Wood; Don G. Follen, Sr.
May 22, 1983 -- Marathon; Ken & Jan Luepke (likely same individual as # 6)
May 4, 1997 -- Winnebago; Thomas Ziebell
May 17, 1997 -- Racine; Gerald A. De Boer (2 birds)
July 5-18, 1997 -- Oneida; Robert G. Spahn
May 17, 2002 -- Winnebago; Paul Bruce
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MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
2 records (both fall)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 129)
Aug. 1880 -- Milwaukee (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Sept. 28, 1988 -- Douglas; Donald Swedberg
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WHITE IBIS
2 records (spring 1 record; fall one record)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 607)
May 31, 1978 -- Marathon; James E. Hoefler & Todd Eisele
Sept. 10-14, 2002 Burnett; Robbye Johnson (one adult, photo)
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GLOSSY IBIS
12 records (spring - 9 records; summer - 2 records; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 144-145)
There are numerous other records of indeterminate Plegadis ibis.
May 14 to Aug. 23, 1956 -- Dodge; Raymond B. Dryer (as many as12 birds; photo)
May 8-15, 1962 -- Dodge (3 birds; photo)
May 26, 1965 -- Dodge; W. D. Carter & Leta D. McMaster
May 20, 1966 -- Winnebago; Richard P. Narf
June 28 to July 20, 1976 -- Oconto; Dennis K. Gustafson & Thomas C. Erdman
Nov. 19, 1989 -- Trempealeau; Charles A. Kemper & Janine L. Polk
May 2, 2001 -- Oconto; Mark S. Peterson
Oct. 25-26, 2002 Jackson; a number of observers
May 27, 2004 Fond du Lac; Jeff Bahls
May 12-16, 2006 Dodge; Thomas C. Wood (photos)
May 19-20, 2007 Dodge/Fond du Lac; Dave Freriks (photos)
May 18-21, 2007 Grant; Thomas R. Schultz (photos)
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WHITE-FACED IBIS
13 records (spring - 10 records; summer - 2 records; fall 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 145-146)
April 23 to May 3, 1987 -- Dodge; Jeffery L. Baughman (3 or 4 birds; photos)
May 19-20, 1988 -- Waukesha; Mark S. Peterson
April 27-29, 1990 -- Dodge; Thomas R. Schultz
June 1-2, 1992 -- Milwaukee; Robert C. Domagalski
April 24, 1995 -- Racine; Gerald A. DeBoer
June 15, 1996 -- Fond du Lac; John O'Brien & Andy Sigler
April 26, 1999 -- Dodge; Chad Heins & Anne Moretti (photo)
May 7, 2000 -- Outagamie; Robert M. Smidt
Oct. 22-28, 2000 -- Dodge; Thomas R. Schultz
May 5-8, 2002 -- Dunn; Janine Polk
April 18 to May 1, 2003 Dodge; Jeff Bahls (4 adults)
May 19, 2005 Trempealeau; Matt Paulson
May 5, 2006 Grant; Maureen Gross
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ROSEATE SPOONBILL
1 record (summer)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 146)
August 1845 -- Rock; Thure L. Kumlien (specimen head, wing & leg at Thure Kumlien collection)
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WOOD STORK
5 record (spring - 2 records; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 147)
1800's -- Rock; Thure L. Kumlien (lost specimen)
Sept. 1852 -- Milwaukee; Philo R. Hoy (specimen at St. Historical Society Museum, Madison)
Sept. 1868 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy (lost specimen)
May 3, 1973 -- Fond du Lac; Fran Brown
May 15, 1981 -- Sawyer; Frank Pratt (26 birds)
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BLACK VULTURE
6 records (spring 1 record; summer - 1 record; fall - 5 records; winter - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 198)
November 1925 -- Rock (specimen at Janesville HS)
July 2, 1951 -- Milwaukee; John L. Diedrich & William Schultz (captured & photo)
Oct. 26, 1980 -- Manitowoc; James Steffen
Oct. 27, 1980 -- Sheboygan; Daniel D. Berger & Chris Whelan
(likely the same individual as # 3) (photo)
Oct. 7-15, 1989 -- Sauk; Lisa Hartman
Nov. 13 to Dec. 29, 1996 -- Sheboygan and Ozaukee; Cedar Grove Banding Station (photo & specimen)
April 28, 2007 Manitowoc; Ida and Ty Baumann
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SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
12 records (spring - 6 records; summer - 3 records; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 202-203)
1848 (breeding record) -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy
1854 (breeding record) -- Dane; Thure L. Kumlien
May 15, 1888 -- Milwaukee; Kumlien & Hollister (male, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
July 26, 1901 -- Ashland; Richard Blome (specimen)
July 23, 1906 (breeding record) -- Oconto; August J. Schoenebeck (adult female & egg, specimen at U.W. Stevens Point)
Sept. 27, 1949 -- Dunn; Helmer M. Mattison
May 30, 1965 -- Dane; George J. Knudsen
May 15-17, 1982 -- Door; James B. Hale
May 31 to June 8, 1982 -- Waukesha; Richard Sharp
(possibly the same individaul as # 8)
May 12, 1992 -- Marquette; Rebecca Ratering
Aug. 22, 1997 -- Green Lake; Eric G. Ratering
May 23, 1999 -- Dane; Stanley A. Temple
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WHITE-TAILED KITE
3 records (spring - 1 record; summer - 1 record; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - p.203)
June 6-27, 1964 -- Portage; Frances Hamerstrom (photo)
May 15-17, 1987 -- Wood; Dennis Seevers (photos)
Sept. 9, 1989 -- Burnett; Pat Savage
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MISSISSIPPI KITE
21 records (spring - 11 records; summer - 6 records; fall - 4 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 204-205)
Sept. 10, 1970 -- Sheboygan; Daniel D. Berger
Sept. 11, 1970 -- Oneida; Louise and Paul Engberg (20 to 25 birds, adults)
May 21, 1972 -- Door; Edward B. Prins (photo)
May 27, 1976 -- Burnett; Pershing B. Hofslund & Gerald J. Niemi
May 14, 1977 -- Oconto; Dennis K. Gustafson
May 14, 1977 -- Brown; Randy Korotev
May 20, 1978 -- Milwaukee; Harold A. Bauers (photo)
May 17, 1979 -- Dane; Michael Myers
June 5, 1980 -- Ozaukee; Mary E. Decker
Early Oct., 1982 -- Outagamie; Lee Hammond (specimen and slides of specimen at 1000 Island Nat. Pres., Outagamie)
June 25, 1985 -- Dane; G. William Foster & John T. Emlen
June 7, 1987 -- Ozaukee; Mary F. Donald
Sept. 20, 1988 -- Ozaukee; William J. Cowart (correction to Birdlife date)
April 26, 1990 -- Portage; Richard A. Hunt
May 23, 1990 -- Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson
May 13, 1998 -- Ozaukee; William J. Cowart
May 16, 1999 -- Waukesha; Dennis K. Gustafson
May 8, 2000 -- Door; John Regan (two birds)
June 17, 2003 Door; Barbara Stover
June 5, 2004 Milwaukee; Mark J. Korducki
July 22, 2005 Rock; Richard L. Smallwood-Roberts
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HARRIS'S HAWK
1 record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 613 -- listed only as "possible escape")
Oct. 25, 1994 -- Sheboygan; Daniel D. Berger & Helmut C. Mueller (trapped, banded & photographed)
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FERRUGINOUS HAWK
15 records (winter - 4 records; spring - 3 records; summer - 1 record; fall - 7 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 219)
Nov. 10, 1893 -- Jefferson; A. Ludwig Kumlien (2 birds,specimens at Kumlien Collection)
Oct. 1894 -- Jefferson; A. Ludwig Kumlien (specimen at Kumlien Collection)
Nov. 11, 1913 -- Waukesha; R. E. Martin (specimen)
Feb. 26, 1950 -- Green; Gordon H. Orians
Oct. 9, 1950 -- Brown; William Fisk
Dec. 8, 1951 -- Oconto; Carl H. Richter
June 24, 1965 -- Door; Louise W. Erickson
Jan. 2, 1971 -- Walworth; Clarence O. Palmquist
Oct. 25, 1974 -- Burnett; Wayne Norling
Feb. 17, 1978 -- Columbia; Randy M. Hoffman
Sept. 24, 1978 -- St. Croix; Craig A. Faanes
April 12, 1979 -- Wood; Don G. Follen, Sr. (adult)
Oct. 8, 1988 -- Ozaukee; Mike Jones (immature, trapped & banded, photos)
May 4, 1991 -- Pepin; Randy M. Hoffman
April 24, 2002 Douglas; Frank Nicoletti (photo)
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PRAIRIE FALCON
10 hypothetical records (winter - 1 record; spring - 2 records; fall - 7 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 607-608)
Sept. 23, 1957 -- Sheboygan; D. D. Berger, H. C. Mueller, Frank Kuhlman
Oct. 31, 1976 -- Vernon; William A. Smith
Sept. 16, 1979 -- Douglas; Janelle M. Humphrey
Oct. 15, 1982 -- Sheboygan; D. D. Berger, H. C. Mueller, George Allez
Nov. 30, 1989 -- Portage; Thomas Hoppa & Larry Semo
Oct. 16, 1990 -- Racine; Gerald A. DeBoer
Feb. 9, 1991 -- Portage; Erik Munson
March 15, 1991 -- Portage; Daniel R. Spuhler
Oct. 12, 1996 -- Grant; Jeff Dankert
April 22, 1998 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson & Shaun Putz
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BLACK RAIL
7 records (spring - 5 records; fall - 2 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 608)
May 12-13, 1956 -- La Crosse; Alvin and Mae Peterson (addition to Birdlife)
May 13, 1967 -- Winnebago; Eunice Fisher
May 9, 1972 -- Dodge; Ruby Bere & Frederick N. MacMillan
May 4-8, 2002 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski
Sept. 13, 2003 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski
Nov. 7, 2004 Waukesha; Michael Sears
May 8, 2007 Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski
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PURPLE GALLINULE
16 records (spring - 13 records; summer - 1 record; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 245-246)
Sept. 24, 1939 -- Grant; Ben Logan
April 21, 1944 -- Dodge; Watson Beed & Russell Neugebauer (2 birds)
May 5, 1956 -- Milwaukee; Dixie L. Larkin (capture & photo)
May 18, 1956 -- Dane; William L. Hilsenhoff
May 3-12, 1969 -- Racine; Richard Garber
April 27, 1973 -- Racine; Michael McGhee (specimen)
April 27, 1973 -- Waukesha; Bruce Spangenberg
April 30, 1973 -- Marquette; Owen J. Gromme
May 2, 1973 -- Florence; Gary Pearson (specimen at Arnold Pearson home, Florence Co.)
April 18 to May 5, 1976 -- Sheboygan; Harold Koopmann (photo)
April 23, 1976 -- Ozaukee; Charles M. Weise (addition to Birdlife)
June 15-16, 1977 -- Milwaukee; Don Hanbury
April 25 to May 9, 1981 -- Milwaukee; Eugene Cupertino (photos)
May 5-9, 1983 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski (addition to Birdlife) (captured)
May 8, 1993 -- Kenosha; Ronald R. Hoffmann
Oct. 16, 1993 -- Milwaukee; John Jonas (specimen)
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WHOOPING CRANE
1 record (since 1878)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 250)
April 17, 1959 -- Waukesha; Owen J. Gromme
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SNOWY PLOVER
4 records (spring - 2 records; summer - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 253)
June 1, 1934 -- Kenosha; Walter Weber (male, specimen at Chi. Academy of Sciences)
June 4, 1967 -- Douglas; Richard F. Bernard & Marvin Granlund
April 20-26, 1991 -- Manitowoc; Jerry & Karen Smith (photos)
May 12, 1992 -- Marinette; Jerry & Karen Smith
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WILSONS PLOVER
2 records (both spring)
(Wisconsin Birdlife no mention)
May 9, 2004 Douglas; Robbeye J. Johnson and Sparky Stensaas (photos)
May 13-15, 2006 Bayfield; Ryan Brady (photos)
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BLACK-NECKED STILT
23 records (spring - 19 records; summer - 3 records; fall - 4 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 256)
April 1847 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy ( small flock with 1 specimen at Racine Co. Historical Museum)
May 18, 1951 -- Dodge; Richard Mihale
k (specimen at U.W. Madison)
Aug. 11 to Sept. 6, 1986 -- Dodge; Darrell Haugen (photos)
May 24-25, 1987 -- Columbia; William J. Cowart
June 3, 1989 -- Dane; Jon Sutton (2 birds)
May ?, 1991 Marathon, Tony Geiger and Beth Arthur-Lane
Oct. 10-11, 1991 -- Milwaukee; Brian J. Boldt
May 19, 1996 -- Fond du Lac; Thomas R. Schultz & Daryl D. Tessen
May 22-23, 1996 -- Dodge; Brian J. Boldt
May 31, 1996 -- Waukesha; Jean M. Strelka
May 8, 1999 -- Racine; John E. Bielefeldt
May 27 to Aug. 28, 1999 (1st state breeding record) -- Dodge; Jack Bartholmai (3 adult & 5 young, photos)
May 23, 2000, Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag
Sept. 2-3, 2000 -- Dodge; Daryl D. Tessen
April 15-17, 2004 Trempealeau; Jean Ruhser
May 13-17, 2004 Dane; Philip Ashman
May 14 to Aug. 26, 2004 Fond du Lac; Seth Cutright
May 28 into early August, 2004 Jefferson; Kincaid (nesting)
April 17, 2005 Fond du Lac; Thomas C. Wood
April 16, 2006 Bayfield; Tim Oksiuta
May 5-6, 2006 Dodge; Daryl D. Tessen
April 23, 2007 Eau Claire; Janine L. Polk
May 17, 2007 Dodge; Smith
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SPOTTED REDSHANK
1 hypothetical record (spring)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 609)
April 28, 1960 -- Dodge; Peg and Howard Winkler
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ESKIMO CURLEW
2 records
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 264)
sometime between 1870 and 1876 -- Racine; J. H. Martin (specimen at Racine Co. Historical Museum)
spring of 1903 -- Dodge; Delos Hatch (specimen at Univ. of Minnesota)
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LONG-BILLED CURLEW
Nested in Wisconsin prior to 1860. There are only 7 records since 1900.
8 records (spring - 6 records; summer - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 266)
1. April 17, 1868 -- Milwaukee; Albert Busjaeger
2. May 15, 1911 -- Sauk; Herbert L. Stoddard
June 14, 1936 -- Sheboygan/Fond du Lac; Owen J. Gromme
May 17, 1952 -- Dodge/Fond du Lac; Owen J. Gromme
May 27, 1963 -- Sheboygan; Helmut C. Mueller
May 25, 1966 -- Burnett; Norman R. Stone (correction of Birdlife date)
May 26, 1969 -- Racine; Dorothy and Joy Joslyn
July 6, 1975 -- Brown; Thomas C. Erdman (photo)
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BLACK TURNSTONE
1 record (spring)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 270)
May 22-25, 1971 -- Winnebago; Robert Pritash & Thomas J. Underwood (photos)
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CURLEW SANDPIPER
8 records (spring - 7 records; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 279)
Sept. 15, 1968 -- Brown; Daryl D. Tessen
May 15-19, 1971 -- Jefferson; Phillip A. Mallow (photos)
May 15, 1982 -- Milwaukee; Roger H. Sundell & Mary F. Donald
May 21, 1983 -- Dodge; Randy M. Hoffman
May 23-26, 1987 -- Columbia; Darwin Tiede(a correction of Birdlife dates)(photos)
May 28-29, 1995 -- Dane; G. William Foster
May 29, 1999 -- Door; Chari Rutledge
May 26-27, 2000 -- Brown; John Regan
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RED PHALAROPE
27 records (winter - 1 record; summer - 1 record; fall - 25 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 290-291)
Nov. 1, 1847 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy (specimen, lost?)
June 4, 1877 -- Jefferson; Thure L. Kumlien (female, specimen)
Sept. 3, 1891 -- Jefferson; Kumlien & Hollister (1 adult female & 3 1st year birds)
Oct. 18, 1899 -- Dane; N. C. Gilbert (specimen at U.W. Madison)
Oct. 11, 1902 -- Walworth; W. Holland (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Oct. 8, 1921 -- Sheboygan; Herbert L. Stoddard (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Sept. 22, 1935 -- Dane; John S. Main (specimen, lost?)
Oct. 21, 1944 -- Milwaukee; Howard L. Orians
Oct. 27-28, 1949 -- Racine; George Prins (photo) (addition to Birdlife)
Sept. 13, 1953 -- Brown; Clara H. Hussong
Oct. 25-28, 1962 -- Racine; Louise W. Erickson
Nov. 13, 1972 -- Racine; Louise W. Erickson
Oct. 5, 1974 -- Racine; Louise W. Erickson
Nov. 24, 1978 -- Milwaukee; Raymond C. Glassel
Nov. 19, 1988 -- Milwaukee; William J. Cowart
Nov. 4, 1991 -- Racine; William J. Cowart & Gerald A. De Boer
Oct. 31, 1993 -- Winnebago; Don Nussbaum
Nov. 7, 1993 -- Door; Barbara R. Stover
Nov. 25-30, 1993 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski (photos)
Dec. 4-7, 1996 -- Milwaukee; Chad J. Heins
Oct. 19 to Nov. 19, 1999 -- Milwaukee; Marilyn Bontly (2 birds; photos)
Oct. 14, 2000 -- Douglas; Charles M. Juhnke
Oct. 19-21, 2002 Sheboygan; William P. Mueller
Oct. 19-21, 2005 Milwaukee; Seegert
Nov. 19-22, 2005 Milwaukee; William P. Mueller
Sept. 13-17, 2006 Milwaukee; William Cowart (2 birds -photos)
Oct. 18, 2006 Waukesha; Maureen Gross
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POMARINE JAEGER
15 records (spring - 1 record; summer - 2 records; fall - 12 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 292)
Oct. 1879 -- Jefferson; Thure L. Kumlien (3 birds, 1specimen at U.W.- Madison)
July 2, 1942 -- Dane; George Curran (immature, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Sept. 20, 1965 -- Brown; Thomas C. Erdman (photo)
Oct. 22, 1983 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag (specimen at U.W.-Green Bay)
July 26, 1984 -- Calumet; Thomas C. Erdman (male, specimen at U.W.-Green Bay)
Nov. 12-16, 1996 -- Pepin; Daryl D. Tessen
May 22, 1997 -- Douglas; Scott and Ann Swengel (adult)
Sept. 26-27, 1998 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson and Shaun Putz
Aug. 13, 1999 -- Dodge; James Pilu
Sept. 25, 1999 -- Douglas; Robbye Johnson & Shaun Putz (2 birds, photos)
Nov. 7, 1999 -- Ashland; Ryan Brady (photos)
Sept. 28, 2003 -- Douglas; Daryl D. Tessen
Sept. 18, 2004 Douglas; Robbye Johnson
Nov. 15, 2005 Douglas; Robbye Johnson
Sept. 9-23, 2006 Douglas; Robbye Johnson (multiple birds -photos)
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LONG-TAILED JAEGER
11 records (spring - 1 record; summer - 1 record; fall - 9 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 294)
Oct. 1916 -- Walworth; Francis T. A. Junkin (specimen, not saved?)
Aug. 1-4, 1973 -- Fond du Lac; Rockne and Kevin Knuth (adult, photos)
Sept. 5-13, 1981 -- Douglas; Randy M. Hoffman & Richard L. Verch
May 23, 1988 -- Chippewa; Janine L. Polk
July 16, 1989 -- Ashland; Alan J. Knue (adult light morph)
Sept. 5, 1996 -- Sheboygan; Myron LaPean (juvenile, photos & specimen)
Sept. 5-7, 2001 -- St. Croix; N. Goetzinger and Thomas Ramsey
Sept. 18, 2005 Douglas; Hendrickson
Sept. 21, 2002 Douglas; Robbye Johnson
Oct. 14, 2002 Ozaukee; Thomas M. Uttech
Sept. 22-23, 2006 Douglas; Thomas R. Schultz
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BLACK-HEADED GULL
11 records (winter - 2 record; spring - 2 records; summer - 3 records; fall - 4 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 298-299)
Oct. 14 to Nov. 18, 1978 -- Milwaukee; Daryl Tessen & Dennis Gustafson
June 27 to July 18, 1983 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag
Aug. 11, 1984 -- Fond du Lac; Thomas R. Schultz
Dec. 21, 1984 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski (adult, photo)
April 28, 1985 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski
June 21-23, 1990 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag
June 11-13, 1991 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag
Nov. 22, 1994 -- Milwaukee; Vernon D. Aune
Oct. 8, 1998 -- Manitowoc; Daryl D. Tessen
May 28-30, 2001 -- Milwaukee and Racine; Boldt and Lubahn (photos)
11. Dec. 2-21, 2001 -- Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn
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BLACK-TAILED GULL
2 records (spring 1 record, summer 1 record)
May 29, 2003 Ozaukee; James C. Frank (same individual as below)
June 12, 2003 Racine ( Eric Howe) and Kenosha (Brian Boldt) (photos) (same individual as above)
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MEW GULL
35 records (winter - 17 records; spring - 8 records; fall - 12 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 300)
March 1-7, 1986 -- Milwaukee; Gerald A. De Boer (2 birds, 1 adult & 1 2nd year, photos)
Oct. 30, 1986 -- Manitowoc; Jeffrey L. Baughman
Feb. 28, 1988 -- Milwaukee; Roger H. Sundell (2nd winter)
Dec. 8, 1989 -- Milwaukee; Daryl D. Tessen
Jan. 7-23, 1990 -- Milwaukee; Thomas R. Schultz (adult, could be same bird as #4)
March 3, 1990 -- Sheboygan; Jeffrey L. Baughman (adult)
March 18, 1990 -- Manitowoc; Paul Sunby
Nov. 30, 1990 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag (adult in winter plumage)
Jan. 4 to Feb. 10, 1992 -- Milwaukee; Thomas R. Schultz (photos)
Jan. 31 to Feb. 25, 1993 -- Racine; Gerald A. DeBoer
Feb. 2-13, 1993 -- Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson (adult)
March 2-19, 1993 -- Milwaukee; Mark J. Korducki (adult, perhaps 2 birds)
March 20-21, 1993 -- Ozaukee; Brian J. Boldt (adult, perhaps one of the Mil. birds)
April 3, 1993 -- Manitowoc; Mark S. Peterson (adult)
Dec. 11, 1993 to Feb. 22, 1994 -- Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson (adult)
March 12-13, 1994 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag (adult)
Nov. 9, 1994 -- Ozaukee; Brian J. Boldt (adult)
Dec. 12-13, 1994 -- Ozaukee; Thomas M. Uttech (adult)
Feb. 18-22, 1995 -- Ozaukee; Steve Thiessen (adult)
Nov. 22, 1995 -- Ozaukee; Thomas M. Uttech
Jan. 3, 1998 -- Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson (adult)
Dec. 12, 1998 -- Milwaukee; Mark J. Korducki (1st winter)
Dec. 17, 1998 -- Douglas; Karl Bardon & Peder Svingen
Feb. 13, 1999 -- Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn
Sept. 25, 1999 -- Bayfield; Jeffrey L. Baughman (adult)
Nov. 20, 1999 -- Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson (adult)
Nov. 11 to Dec. 1, 2000 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski (photos)
Dec. 9-20, 2001 -- Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn
March 31 to April 4, 2002 -- Racine; Rick Fare
Nov. 3, 2002 Ozaukee; James C. Frank
Nov. 23, 2003 Racine; Sean Fitzgerald
Nov. 26, 2003 to Jan. 3, 2004 Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson (likely same indiv. as above)
Dec. 3-18, 2004 Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson
Nov. 14-26, 2005 Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson
Nov. 4-14, 2006 Milwaukee; David B. Johnson
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CALIFORNIA GULL
7 records (winter - 3 records; spring 2 record; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - no mention)
1. Nov. 29 to Dec. 8, 1991 -- Sheboygan; Robert D. Hughes (photos)
Feb. 20, 1994 -- Milwaukee; Daryl D. Tessen (adult)
Nov. 13, 1994 -- Sheboygan; Scott Baughman
April 5, 1997 -- Brown; Jan Hansen
May 8-9, 2000 -- Fond du Lac; Thomas R. Schultz (adult, photos)
Nov. 5, 2000 -- Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn (2nd year)
Jan. 2, 2004 - Winnebago; Daryl D. Tessen
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SLATY-BACKED GULL
2 records (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Nov. 13, 2001 -- Milwaukee; Brian J. Boldt (photos)
Nov. 17-19, 2006 Douglas; Peder Svingen (photos)
Dec. 16, 2006 to Jan. 1, 2007 and, again, Feb. 28, 2007 Winnebago; Daryl D. Tessen
Jan. 2-3, 2007 La Crosse; Dan Jackson
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GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL
5 records (winter - 2 records; spring - 3 records; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - no mention)
Jan. 1-4, 1996 -- Ozaukee; Thomas Uttech & John Idzikowski (adult, photos)
March 9, 1997 -- Manitowoc; Thomas M. Uttech (1st year, photos)
Nov. 26, 1997 to Jan. 8, 1998 -- Douglas; Karl Bardon & Peder Svingen (2nd year, photos)
March 26, 2005 Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson (photo)
March 21, 2006 La Crosse; Jackson (photos)
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SABINE'S GULL
25 records (all fall records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 311)
Oct. 7, 1900 -- Walworth; H. P. Hare (young male, specimen at Ned Hollister Collection)
Sept. 22, 1968 -- Dane; G. William Foster (2 birds, photos)
Oct. 6-12, 1978 -- Dodge; Randy M. Hoffman
Oct. 28-30, 1987 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson (photos)
Sept. 21, 1991 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Oct. 2, 1993 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Oct. 11-27, 1996 -- Fond du Lac; Josh Knuth (adult, photos)
Nov. 16, 1996 -- Ozaukee; James C. Frank (juvenile)
Nov. 24, 1996 -- Kenosha; John O'Brien (juvenile)
Nov. 29, 1996 -- Sheboygan; Robert C. Domagalski (juvenile)
Aug. 26, 1997 -- Marathon; Dan Belter & Lynn Ott (adult)
Sept. 23-26, 1998 -- Douglas; Daryl D. Tessen (4 birds)
Sept. 21-23, 2000 -- Douglas; Thomas R. Schultz & Daryl D. Tessen ( on Sept. 23rd there were 30+ birds, mostly juvenile with at least 3 adults, photo)
Nov. 5, 2000 -- Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn (juvenile)
Sept. 15-23, 2001 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson (2-3 juvenile, 1 adult)
Sept. 19, 2001 -- Iron; James C. Frank (juvenile)
Oct. 12, 2001 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Sept. 28, 2002 Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Sept. 3, 2003 Columbia; Aaron Holschbach
Sept. 26-28, 2003 Douglas; Daryl D. Tessen
Nov. 22, 2003 Racine; Jim and Susan Heneveld
Sept. 22-27, 2004 Douglas; Daryl D. Tessen
Sept. 25, 2005 Douglas; Thomas R. Schultz
Sept. 19-24, 2006 Douglas; Aaron Stutz (a number of individuals)
Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, 2006 Portage; Gerry Janz (photos)
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R0SSS GULL
One record (winter)
(WI. Birdlife no mention)
Dec. 6-8, 2001 -- Bayfield; Travis Mahan (adult; photos)
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IVORY GULL
12 records (winter - 5 records; spring 4 records; summer -1 hypothetical record; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 312)
March 7-8, 1947 -- Oconto; Lyle Follett (adult female, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
March 8, 1947 -- Manitowoc; LeRoy J. Lintereur
April 3-6, 1959 -- Burnett; Norman R. Stone (3 birds)
July 24, 1972 (hypothetical) -- Dodge; Daryl D. Tessen
Jan. 7-10, 1989 -- St. Croix; Ted Schmidt (photos)
Nov. 28, 1991 -- Milwaukee; William J. Cowart (immature)
Dec. 2-3, 1991 -- Ozaukee; Flieschmann (immature, same indiv. as # 6)
Nov. 26, 1994 -- Brown; Ty and Ida Baumann
Dec. 31, 1997 to Jan. 3, 1998 -- Ozaukee; Shaun Putz (immature, photos)
Jan. 10-13, 1998 -- Ozaukee; Larry Michael (adult, photos)
Dec. 21, 1998 -- Sheboygan; James C. Frank
March 13, 2000 -- St. Croix; Peter Rodewald
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SOOTY TERN
1 record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 319)
Sept. 10, 1984 -- Columbia; Peter McCormick (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
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LEAST TERN
15 records (spring - 4 records; summer - 8 records; fall - 4 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 318-319)
June 1893 -- Jefferson; A. Ludwig Kumlien (3 birds, lost specimens)
Aug. 19, 1934 -- Sheboygan; Clarence S. Jung (immature female, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Aug. 20, 1936 -- Winnebago; Francis S. Dayton
June 3-4, 1969 -- Fond du Lac; Rockne A. Knuth (photo)
Aug. 17, 1971 -- Burnett; Rockne A. Knuth
May 29, 1980 -- Milwaukee; Ronald P. Gutschow (photo)
July 8-9, 1982 -- Milwaukee; Winnie Woodmansee
June 14, 1983 -- Dunn; Janine L. Polk
June 14 to Aug. 2, 1984 -- La Crosse; Frederick Z. Lesher (adult, photo)
June 19, 1986 -- Douglas; Jane Stephan
May 28, 1987 -- Dunn; Janine L. Polk
May 28-30, 1987 -- Columbia; Allen and Susan Shea
July 25, 1992 -- Buffalo; Philip C. Whitford (2 adults)
July 7, 1993 -- Brown; John Regan (adult)
May 18, 1999 -- Dane; Aaron Stutz (adult)
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WHITE-WINGED TERN
1 record (summer) -- the only North American record for this species until 1963
(Wis. Birdlife p. 320)
July 5, 1873 -- Jefferson; A. Ludwig Kumlien (adult female, specimen at U.S. National Museum)
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ROSEATE TERN
1 hypothetical record (spring)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 609)
May 11, 1950 -- Dane; N.R. Barger, S.D. Robbins, Walter E. Scott
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ARCTIC TERN
27 records since 1900 (spring - 14 records; summer - 8 records; fall - 5 record)
(Wis. Birdlife - pp. 316-317)
May have nested in Wisconsin into the 1890's.
May 15, 1922 -- Dane; Warner Taylor (2 birds)
April 25, 1965 -- Brown; Thomas C. Erdman (2 birds, photos)
June 22, 1974 -- Racine; Louise W. Erickson
May 8, 1976 -- Brown; Thomas C. Erdman (2 birds)
May 4-7, 1979 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag (addition to Birdlife)
June 12-20, 1979 -- Manitowoc; Robbins & Tessen
May 7, 1980 -- Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson
May 15, 1980 -- Manitowoc; Daryl D. Tessen
May 17, 1980 -- Bayfield; Samuel D. Robbins (correction to Birdlife)
June 10, 1980 -- Milwaukee; Daryl D. Tessen
Aug. 6-13, 1980 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag
May 17, 1981 -- Manitowoc; Daryl D. Tessen
May 20, 1983 -- Manitowoc; Daryl D. Tessen
May 24, 1984 -- Ashland; Samuel D. Robbins
June 1-7, 1987 -- Manitowoc; William J. Cowart (2nd summer bird)
April 24-26, 1988 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag (2 birds)
June 11, 1988 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag
July 16, 1988 -- Manitowoc; William P. Mueller (adult)
June 24, 1994 -- Green Lake; Daryl Christensen (photos)
June 8, 1997 -- Sheboygan; Robert D. Hughes (photos, adult)
May 23, 1998 -- Milwaukee; Mark J. Korducki
May 14, 2000 -- Milwaukee; Brain J. Boldt
May 27, 2000 -- Racine; Robert D. Hughes
Sept. 21-23, 2000 -- Douglas; Thomas R. Schultz
Sept. 19, 2001 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Sept. 26, 2004 Douglas; Peter Svingen
Sept. 25, 2005 Douglas; Thomas R. Schultz
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ROYAL TERN
4 records ( summer - 2 records; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife - p. 314)
Sept. 5, 1965 -- Outagamie; Daryl D. Tessen
June 18 to July 15, 1985 -- Manitowoc; J. Baughman, T. Schultz, C. Sontag (photos)
July 6, 1986 -- Manitowoc; Charles R. Sontag
Aug. 2-3, 1988 -- Milwaukee; Paul Sunby
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DOVEKIE
2 records (winter - 1 record; spring - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 322)
Jan. 11, 1908 -- Ozaukee; C.W. Beemer (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
March 3, 1949 -- Monroe; Joseph Rice (specimen at U.W.-Madison)
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THICK-BILLED MURRE
1 record
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Pre 1900 Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski (specimen at UW-Milwaukee)
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LONG-BILLED MURRELET
2 hypothetical records (spring - 1 record; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Nov. 24, 1998 -- Ozaukee; Steve Lubahn
March 6, 2000 -- Washington; Robert C. Domagalski
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ANCIENT MURRELET
5 records (winter - 1 record; spring - 1 record; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 322-323)
Oct. 2, 1882 -- Jefferson; G. E. Gordon (lost specimen)
Dec. 9, 1940 -- Columbia; Howard L. Van Ness (correction of Birdlife)(immature, captured and then released)
Nov. 10, 1964 -- Rusk; Alvin Christman (specimen at U.W.-Madison)
April 2, 1967 -- Dane; Nicki Russos (specimen at U.W.-Madison)
Nov. 12, 1975 -- Barron; Jerry Perkins (specimen at U.W.-River Falls)
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BAND-TAILED PIGEON
2 Records (winter 1 record; spring 1 record; fall 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Oct. 24-27, 2002 Waushara; Jerald K. Discher (photos)
late Nov. 2005 through April 9, 2006 St. Croix; John J.Agger
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EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
(stop keeping records after spring of 2002)
7 records (winter 1 record; spring - 3 records; summer - 4 records; fall - 4 records)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
May 19 to Aug. 2, 1998 -- Ozaukee; Noel J. Cutright (photos)
July 26 to Sept. 22, 1998 -- Portage; Joe Schaufenbuel (photos)
mid-Jan to April 29, 2000 -- Rock; Ray Potter (2 birds)
May 16, 2000 to summer of 2002 -- Oconto; Dennis Kaehney (2 birds)
July 19, 2001 to spring of 2002 -- Ozaukee; Joan M. Sommer
Jan. 9, 2002 -- Grant; Harold Peterson (1 bird)
Jan. 9, 2002 -- Grant; Harold Peterson (3 birds) (dif. location than #6)
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WHITE-WINGED DOVE
7 records (spring 3 records; summer 2 records; fall 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Sept. 29, 1997 -- Ozaukee; William J. Cowart
Oct. 16, 1999 -- Ozaukee; William J. Cowart
June 10-17, 2000 -- Portage; Kathy Plaisance & Kent D. Hall (photos)
May 12-15, 2004 Milwaukee; Brian J. Boldt (photos)
April 26, 2005 Milwaukee; William J. Cowart (photo)
June 23 to July 4, 2006 Brown; Ed Houston (photos)
May 16, 2007 Kenosha; Spitzer
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COMMON GROUND-DOVE
2 records (spring - 1 record; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 328)
May 22, 1966 -- Washington; Ann Maurin (two birds)
Oct. 15, 1973 -- Milwaukee; Mary E. Decker (adult female, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
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GROOVE-BILLED ANI
15 records, 3 of them ani species only (summer - 1 record; fall - 14 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 332-333)
Oct. 12, 1913 -- Pierce; Walter L. Gantenbein (specimen at Univ. of Minn.)
Oct. 27, 1949 -- Dane; Enoch Reindahl
late Sept., 1953 -- Wood; Simon Vanderploeg (lost specimen)
Nov. 8, 1968 -- Milwaukee (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Oct. 29-30, 1969 -- Columbia; John Slepicka (correction of Birdlife date) (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Oct. 7, 1973 -- Iowa; Robert S. Ellarson (specimen at U.W.-Madison)
Oct. 8, 1975 -- Brown; Amy Kienitz (adult female, specimen at U.W.-Green Bay)
Nov. 18, 1979 -- Manitowoc; Loraine Hoffman (two birds, one specimen at U.W.-Green Bay)
Sept. 26, 1981 (sp.) -- Ashland; C. Loewecke
Oct. 17-23, 1981 -- Columbia; William A. Smith (addition to Birdlife)
Oct. 21, 1981 (sp.) -- Ashland; Richard L. Verch
Oct. 23, 1981 -- Marathon; James Bragg (specimen at U.W.-Stevens Point)
Aug. 26 to Sept. 11, 1982 -- Buffalo; Frank N. Freese (correction to Birdlife)
Oct. 19, 1987 (sp.) -- Sheboygan; Hans W. Kuhn
June 30 to July 3, 2001 -- Brown; Brian Love (photos)
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BURROWING OWL
14 records (spring - 10 records; summer - 1 record; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 341-342)
April 9, 1939 -- Jefferson; William H. Elder (specimen at U.W.-Madison)
Oct. 8, 1941 -- Sheboygan; Walter C. Pelzer (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
March 23-29, 1948 -- Milwaukee; Howard & Gordon Orians (photo)
May 19, 1967 -- Portage; Frank B. Renn
May 28, 1968 -- La Crosse; Frederick Z. Lesher
April 6, 1971 -- Brown; John & Eugene Jacobs (trapped, banded & photo)
Nov. 8, 1975 -- Milwaukee; Eric J. Epstein
Sept. 5, 1981 -- Portage; Jonathan W. Wilde
May 16-17, 1983 -- Douglas; Ronald & Julie Perala (photo)
April 24-27, 1988 -- Columbia; Ronald & Elaine Hall (photo)
May 26, 1990 -- Burnett; Randy M. Hoffman
June 11-12, 1992 -- Burnett; James E. Hoefler
April 11, 2000 -- Kenosha; Ronald R. Hoffmann
April 4, 2005 St. Croix; Diane Bystrom
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CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW
24 records (spring - 17 records; summer - 14 records; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 353-354)
May 28-29, 1969 -- Richland; Warren A. Scott (taped)
Aug. 16, 1970 -- Marquette; Roy J. Flaherty
May 18-27, 1973 -- Columbia; Albert Bentley, William Smith, Steven Krings (taped)
Summer of 1976 -- Dane; George MacLean
May 29 to July 7, 1977 -- Dane; George MacLean (same location as # 4) (taped)
Sept. 8, 1983 -- Richland; Brad Grover (specimen, tail feathers only)
May - June, 1984 -- Adams; Joan E. Humphrey
Early May to Sept. 6, 1985 -- Adams; Joan E. Humphrey (same loc. as # 7)
May 8 to July 2, 1986 -- Adams; Joan E. Humphrey (same location as # 7-8)
May 10 into June, 1986 -- Polk; Joseph P. Hudick
May 22 into June, 1987 -- Polk; Joseph P. Hudick (same location as # 10)
May 15 to June 28, 1988 -- Polk; Joseph P. Hudick (same location as # 10-11)
13. May 17 to June 7, 1989 -- Polk; Joseph P. Hudick (same loc. as # 10-12)
14. June 20, 1989 -- Monroe; Loren Ayers
15. May 12, 1990 -- Sauk; Allen K. Shea
16. May 16, 1990 -- Polk; Joseph P. Hudick (same loc. as # 10-13)
Early June to July 13, 1991 -- Oconto; Mark S. Peterson
First part of July, 1992 -- Oconto (same location as # 17)
May 29 to June 16, 1993 -- Oconto; Mark S. Peterson (same location as # 17-18)
May 5, 2000 -- Ozaukee; James C. Frank
May 29 to June 13, 2004 Vernon; Jesse Peterson
May 30, 2005 Vernon; Daniel E.Jackson
May 10-23, 2006 Vernon, Daniel E. Jackson
July 2, 2006 Jackson; QuintenYoerger
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GREEN VIOLET-EAR
4 records (all from the fall)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Sept. 22 to Nov. 1, 1998 -- La Crosse; John Hayden, Edwin & Marcella Larson
(male, photos & specimen)
end of July through early October, 2002 -- Dunn; Dale Dahlke (photos)
Aug. 31-Sept. 3 , 2005 Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Sept. 4, 2005 Sauk; Lynn Ott (photos)
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BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD
1 record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
1. Oct. 20-31, 2000 -- Dodge; Dave Freriks (adult, photos)
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ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
3 records (winter - 2 records; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 359)
late Aug. to Dec. 3, 1990 -- Waukesha; David & Susan Schmidt (male, photo)
Dec. 17, 1992 to Jan. 4, 1993 -- Racine; William Pinnow
early Nov. to Nov. 16, 1998 -- Waukesha; Scott Diehl (2nd year male, photos & trapped)
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RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
31 records, 12 of them Selasphorus sp. only (summer - 6 records; fall - 25 records, winter- 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 359)
(Stop keeping records on the Rufous Hummingbird staring with the fall of 2006)
Sept. 14-16, 1976 -- Racine; Norma B. Struckhoff
Aug. 31, 1980 -- Dane; Randy M. Hoffman
June 13-14, 1986 -- Ozaukee; Linda & Vincent Vogt (photos)
Aug. 8, 1989 -- Milwaukee; Eleanor J. Schmitz (male)
July 30-31, 1992 -- Lincoln; Bell & LoAnn Martello (male)
July 12-15, 1994 (sp.) -- Ashland; Maybelle Hardy
Aug. 8-10, 1994 -- Washington; Robert C. Domagalski & Mark J. Korducki (male)
July 24, 1995 -- Price; Grace Flagstad (adult male, photo)
Aug. 1-3, 1995 -- Columbia; Becki Tomlinson
Oct. 15 to Nov. 21, 1995 -- Milwaukee; Scott Diehl & Mark J. Korducki (trapped)
Oct. 4 to Nov. 7, 1996 -- Walworth; Mr.& Mrs. Gleason (male, photo & trapped)
Oct. 22 to Nov. 8, 1996 -- Lincoln; Ken & Mary Krahn (male, photo & specimen)
2 days in June, 1999 -- Manitowoc; Chris Katz (adult male, photo)
Oct. 20 to Nov. 11, 1999 (sp.) -- Crawford; Barbara Jacobs (photos & specimen)
Oct. 13-28, 2000 (sp.) -- Ozaukee; Thomas M. Uttech
Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 2000 -- Winnebago; David Kuecherer (photo)
Oct. 30 to Nov. 22, 2000 (sp.) -- Washington; John H. Idzikowski (photo)
Nov. 17, 2000 (sp.) -- Milwaukee; Scott Diehl (netted, photos)
Late July to Sept. 20, 2001 -- Marquette; Joyce M. Timm (adult male)
Aug. 17 and 19, 2001 (sp.) -- Milwaukee; W. Paul Andre
Oct. 19 to Nov. 13, 2002 (sp.) Waukesha; Mary J. Kubesch
Oct. 25 to Nov. 28, 2002 Lincoln; Mike Specht (adult male, photos)
Nov. 1-4, 2002 (sp.) Walworth; Patricia Parsons
Nov. 7-14, 2002 (sp.) Waukesha; Mike Hanrahan
Aug. 2, 2003 (sp) Menomonee; Daryl D. Tessen
Aug. 28, 2003 Outagamie; Daryl D. Tessen
Dec. 7-12, 2003 (sp) Ozaukee, John H. Idzikowski (photos)
Aug. 5-11, 2004 Bayfield; Sandy Brown
Sept. 16-Oct. 8, 2005 Milwaukee; Boos
Sept. 27-Nov. 15, 2005 (sp) Fond du Lac (photos)
Oct. 30, 2005 Dane, Aaron Stutz
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LEWIS'S WOODPECKER
2 records (winter - 1 record, spring - 1 record, fall 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 362)
Jan. 1 to April 20, 1969 -- Marinette; Harold L. Lindberg (photos)
(correction of Wis. Birdlife date)
Oct. 21, 2003 Ozaukee; William J. Cowart & Seth Cutright
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WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE
2 records (summer - 1 record; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 609-610)
June 7, 1981 -- Bayfield; Laura L. Erickson
Sept. 17, 1996 -- Oconto; Thomas C. Erdman (specimen)
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DUSKY FLYCATCHER
1 record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Oct. 8, 1996 -- Oconto; Thomas C. Erdman (specimen)
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SAY'S PHOEBE
3 records (spring 2 records; fall 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 385)
May 10, 1848 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy (lost specimen)
April 12, 1999 -- Kenosha; Karl David
Sept. 10-11, 2006 Jean M. Strelka (photos)
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VERMILION FLYCATCHER
5 records (spring - 2 records; fall - 3 records; winter 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 610)
May 9, 1950 -- Milwaukee; Mr. & Mrs. William F. Jackson (1 male & 1 female)
Oct. 3, 1982 -- Ozaukee; Charles Gilmore, Harold Koopmann, Robert Treibensee (male)
May 11, 1992 -- Waukesha; Mary Jo Welnak (adult male)
Oct. 18, 1992 -- Calumet; Scott Hauser (adult male with poss. female)
Nov. 10 to Dec. 2, 2001 -- Jefferson; Brenda Rozelle (photos adult male)
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ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
2 record ( fall one record; winter one record)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 2000 -- Kewaunee; John Regan (photos)
Dec. 10-13, 2004 Racine; Dennis K. Gustafson (photos)
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CASSIN'S KINGBIRD
2 hypothetical records (spring - 1 record; summer - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 610)
June 17, 1969 -- Racine; Louise W. Erickson
May 29-30, 1978 -- Douglas; Daryl D. Tessen
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SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
38 records (spring - 17 records; summer - 12 records; fall - 10 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 390-391)
Oct. 1, 1895 -- Rock; A. Ludwig Kumlien (adult, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
May 12, 1956 -- Ozaukee; Elmer L. Basten
July 3, 1959 -- Manitowoc; Winnifred Mayer
Late April, 1964 -- Juneau; Theodora Starnes
June 8, 1973 -- Iowa; Alan J. Rusch
April 17, 1974 -- Juneau; Robert Peterson
June 20-22, 1975 -- Shawano; Karl E. Hafemann
July 19 to Oct. 20, 1977 -- Rock; Margaret Sayre (photo)
June 28, 1978 -- Door; Charlotte M. Lukes
June 5, 1980 -- Washburn; Bernard Kinnel
Late Aug. to Oct. 24, 1980 -- Rock; Gyda Mahlum (two birds)
June 7, 1982 -- Adams; David A. Ross
April 27, 1983 -- Racine; David Kosterman
May 5, 1985 -- Monroe; Eric J. Epstein
May 7, 1985 -- Jefferson; David Fallow
Aug. 17, 1985 -- Dane; Greg & Debbie Geller (photo)
Oct. 17, 1987 -- Ozaukee; Jeffrey L. Baughman (photo)
May 7, 1988 -- Ozaukee; Kim Wegman
May 20-22, 1988 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
Oct. 1, 1989 -- Shawano; Ronald Kersten (photo)
Oct. 14, 1989 -- Bayfield; David J. Hanson
April 24, 1990 -- Price; Maybelle Hardy
Oct. 7, 1992 -- Trempealeau; Eileen M. Kirsch
May 13-15, 1996 -- Shawano; Richard Shepard
Sept. 21, 1996 -- Dane; Teresa Michelsen & Larry Parnell
May 20, 1997 -- Door; Roy J. Lukes (adult male, photo)
May 18-19, 1998 -- Door; Richard Regnery
July 24-25, 1999 -- Portage; Julie Wilking
May 29, 2000 -- Ozaukee; Jan T. Lifjeld
June 15-16, 2000 -- Washington; Mike Hanrahan (likely same bird as #29)
June 12, 2001 -- Trempealeau; Lisa A. McCurdy
July 2-4, 2001 -- Brown; Carol and Tom Sykes
April 14, 2002 Ozaukee; David Dreifus
Oct. 12-13, 2002 Manitowoc; Scott Franke (photos)
May 17-28, 2006 Jackson; Randy M. Hoffman (photos)
June 13-15, 2006 Door; Leeds
May 3-4, 2007 Bayfield; Vietheler
May 28, 2007 St. Croix;
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FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER
3 records (summer - 1 record; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 391)
Nov. 13-16, 1978 -- Columbia; Frank N. Freese (photos)
June 24, 1988 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson & William Penning (photo)
Oct. 27-31, 2000 -- Dane; Mike K. Foy (photos)
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GRAY VIREO
1 record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 463)
Oct. 3, 1964 -- Sheboygan; Daniel D. Berger & Helmut C. Mueller (immature female, specimen at U.W.-Madison & photos)
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CLARK'S NUTCRACKER
5 records (winter - 2 records; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 404-405)
Late fall, 1875 -- Milwaukee; Mr. Hawley (lost specimen)
Nov. 6, 1961 -- Vilas; Fred J. Babcock
Jan. 1-10, 1964 -- Oneida; Cedric Vig
Oct. 19, 1964 -- Rock; Jonathan W. Wilde
Jan. 13, 1973 -- Manitowoc; Darwin Tiede
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CAVE SWALLOW
2 records (both fall)
(Wis. Birdlife; no mention)
Nov. 13-14, 2005 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski and William P. Mueller
Nov. 19-21, 2005 -- Milwaukee; Franke (photos)
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BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH
1 record (winter - 1 record; fall 1 record )
(Wis. Birdlife p. 416)
Late Oct. 1971 to Jan. 1972 -- Milwaukee; Lorrie Otto (photo)
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ROCK WREN
2 records (spring 1 record; fall 1 record)
Oct. 11, 2003 Bayfield; Richard Ouren
April 30-May 2, 2007 Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn (photos)
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YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER
1 hypothetical record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Oct. 21, 2006 Milwaukee, James C. Frank
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NORTHERN WHEATEAR
1 hypothetical record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 611)
Oct. 26-28, 1952 -- Kenosha; Richard F. Gordon
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MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD
20 records (winter - 6 records; spring - 10 records; fall - 4 records)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 434)
Oct. 17, 1954 -- Washburn; Mr. & Mrs. Carl Peterson
Dec. 16-19, 1954 -- Douglas; Mary Hayes, Mrs. W.J. Bohn, Mrs. Henry Flemming (at least 4 birds)
March 8, 1955 -- Douglas; Mrs. Henry Flemming (2 birds, likely same indivduals as # 2)
Early Jan., 1957 -- Door; Henry Anderson (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
March 27, 1967 -- Washburn; William S. Feeney
Dec. 21, 1974 -- Door; Roy L. Lukes
May 10, 1979 -- Wood; Don G. Follen, Sr.
Jan. 19, 1980 -- Douglas; Arthur C. Clarke
April 19, 1983 -- Outagamie; Bernard N. Brouchoud & Michael J. Brandel (photo)
Dec. 20, 1987 to Jan. 1, 1988 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski (photo)
May 20, 1989 -- Waukesha; Daryl D. Tessen (adult male)
Dec. 31, 1989 to Feb. 14, 1990 -- Ozaukee; Jerry Meid (adult male, photos)
Oct. 29, 1994 -- Ozaukee; Robert D. Hughes
April 4, 1996 -- Outagamie; Michael J. Brandel (male)
April 29, 1997 -- Outagamie; Robert Zimmer (male)
Oct. 23-24, 1998 -- Door; Barbara R. Stover (male, photo)
Nov. 14, 1998 -- Outagamie; Daryl D. Tessen (female)
May 6, 1999 -- Ashland; Jeff Van Hooser
May 16, 2002 -- Polk; Jeff Virant (male)
May 23, 2002 -- Manitowoc; Charles Geiger (male)
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SAGE THRASHER
3 records (winter - 1 record; spring - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 448-449)
May 10, 1972 -- Waukesha; John E. Bielefeldt
Dec. 15, 1979 to early Feb., 1980 -- Dane; John W. Fitzpatrick (photo)
May 14, 1988 -- Door; Kevin Glueckert
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CURVE-BILLED THRASHER
2 records
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 450-451)
early Oct., 1971 to Nov. 15, 1975 -- Buffalo; Merton & Lorena Maier (photos)
Nov. 24, 1986 to Feb. 10, 1987 -- Clark; Gary Hendrickson (photos)
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SPRAGUE'S PIPIT
3 hypothetical records (spring - 2 records; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 611)
April 6, 1930 -- Dane; A. William Schorger
March 30, 1967 -- Racine; Louise W. Erickson
Sept. 29, 1974 -- Racine; Louise W. Erickson
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PHAINOPEPLA
1 record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Oct. 31 to Nov. 30, 1993 -- Milwaukee; Marvin Calwart (photos)
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BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER
4 records (winter - 1 record; spring 1 record; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 488)
Dec. 5, 1968 -- Dane; Charles N. Lloyd (female, specimen at U.W.-Madison)
Sept. 10, 1989 -- Dodge; Carlo A. Balistrieri (adult male)
May 4, 2005 Jefferson; David L. Larsen (photo)
Aug. 31, 2005 Door; Barbara R. Stover
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TOWNSEND'S WARBLER
2 records (winter 1 record; fall 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Dec. 5-12, 1993 -- Milwaukee; Melvina Ralston (male, photo)
Oct. 29 to Nov. 8, 2006 Milwaukee, John H. Idzikowski (male, photos)
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HERMIT WARBLER
1 record (spring)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 489)
April 27, 1982 -- Outagamie; Dan & Paula Minkebige (photos)
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KIRTLAND'S WARBLER
29 records (spring - 13 records; summer - 16 records; fall 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 494-495)
May 20, 1853 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy
May 24, 1893 -- Jefferson; Kumlien & Hollister
May 19, 1917 -- Dane; Warner Taylor
May 18, 1941 -- Outagamie; Nell M. Rogers
May 23, 1942 -- Kenosha; John L. Diedrich
May 23, 1946 -- Oneida; Lois Almon
May 20, 1956 -- Door; Clara H. Hussong
May 25-26, 1967 -- Brown; Brother Columban
May 21, 1971 -- Waushara; Delbert E. Greenman
June 9, 1978 -- Juneau; DNR personnel
June 10 to July 24, 1978 -- Jackson; Nancy G. Tilghman & Randy Rogers (two males, photo)
June 15 to July 7, 1979 -- Jackson; Eugene Kohlmeyer
June 14, 1980 -- Jackson; Daryl D. Tessen
June 9-18, 1988 -- Jackson; Janine L. Polk (4 males)
June 20, 1988 -- Douglas; Robbye J. Johnson
June, 1988 -- Washburn;
May 21-22, 1989 -- Douglas; Larry Semo
June 10, 1990 -- Jackson; Frederick Z. Lesher (photo)
May 30 thru most of June, 1991 -- Jackson; Wes Jones
June, 1992 -- Washburn; Terry O'Halloran
June 4, 1995 -- Jackson; Janine L. Polk (photo)
June 30 to July 7, 1996 -- Vilas; Robert G. Spahn (photos)
June 19 to July 12, 1997 -- Vilas; William J. Reardon
June, 1997 -- Marinette; Joel Trick (photo)
May 27 to June 15, 1998 -- Vilas; William J. Reardon
Oct. 8, 2002 Waukesha; Vernon D. Aune
May 31, 2003 Vilas; James E. Baughman
June 17-23, 2005 Jackson; Janine L. Polk (multiple individuals)
June 6 to July 29, 2006 Jackson; Tom Prestby
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SWAINSON'S WARBLER
2 records (both spring)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
May 9, 1976 -- Dane; Lester Barnes (specimen at U.W.-Madison & photos of specimen)
May 22, 2002 Brown; Ty Baumann
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MACGILLIVRAYS WARBLER
1 record (spring)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
1. May 10, 2000 -- Waukesha; Gene Albanese (trapped, banded, photos)
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PAINTED REDSTART
1 hypothetical record (spring)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 612)
April 22, 1965 -- Dane; Robert J. Sutherland
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WESTERN TANAGER
58 records (winter - 1 record; spring - 43 records; summer - 6 records; fall - 9 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 526-527)
Summer, 1877 -- Jefferson; Thure L. Kumlien (Wisconsin's only breeding record &
the only breeding record east of the Black Hill of the Dakotas)(specimens two adults, nest and eggs at U.W.-Madison)
June, 1878 -- Jefferson; Thure L. Kumlien (male)
July, 1891 -- Jefferson; A. Ludwig Kumlien (male)
May 8-12, 1955 -- Dane; Roy H. Lound
May 6, 1959 -- Kenosha; Walter Forbes
July 29, 1961 -- Washburn; Roy Ivens
May 4, 1966 -- Sauk; Kenneth I. Lange
Aug. 8, 1969 -- Grant; Clifford J. Dennis
May 14, 1978 -- La Crosse; Jerome R. Rosso
May 12, 1979 -- Vernon; William E. Wheeler
May 8-19, 1980 -- Ozaukee; Lewis A. Smith
May 10, 1982 -- Eau Claire; Janine L. Polk
May 7-8, 1983 -- Sauk; Robert McGann & Robert H. Miller
May 18, 1983 -- Milwaukee; Winnie Woodmansee
May 6, 1984 -- Outagamie; Paula R. Wydeven
May 9, 1984 -- Bayfield; Richard L. Verch
Aug. 1, 1984 -- Juneau; Roy F. Boehmer (female)
May 19, 1985 -- Eau Claire; Janine L. Polk
May 1-3, 1986 -- St. Croix; Mary K. Ward
June 2, 1986 -- Milwaukee; William J. Cowart
April 28, 1991 -- Marathon; Paul Risch (adult male)
May 4, 1991 -- Buffalo; Randy M. Hoffman (adult male)
May 16, 1992 -- Fond du Lac; H. Riedner & D. Whitney
Jan. 29 to April 30, 1993 -- Milwaukee; Vera B. Karon (male, photos)
April 28 to May 1, 1993 -- Dane; Samuel D. Robbins (adult male)
Aug. 18, 1993 -- Price; Maybelle Hardy (female)
April 27, 1994 -- Waukesha; Frank Hemauer (male, photo)
May 2-6, 1994 -- Sauk; Kenneth I. Lange (male)
April 28, 1995 -- Langlade; Linda Hendrickson (male)
May 7, 1995 -- Vilas; Robert Green (male, photo)
May 17, 1995 -- Door; Dorthea B. Carson (male)
Early May, 1996 -- Clark; Hartland & Bettie Kuhl
May 11, 1996 -- Waukesha; Vernon D. Aune (male)
May 12, 1996 -- Winnebego; William J. Rolf (male, photo)
May 13-17, 1996 -- Washington; Shaun Putz (male)
May 14, 1996 -- Racine; Gerald A. DeBoer (male)
May 14-16, 1996 -- Oneida; Hamilton
May 6-7, 1997 -- Eau Claire; Janine L. Polk (male)
May 13, 1997 -- Crawford; Dennis Kirschbaum (photo)
May 14-18, 1997 -- Pierce; Nathan Carlsen (male)
May 25, 1997 -- Bayfield; Peggy Denker (male, photos)
June 10-11, 1997 -- Washington; Mark J. Korducki (male, photos & specimen)
Oct. 3, 1997 -- Dane; Chuck Heikkinen (male)
Sept. 22, 1998 -- Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn (male)
Sept. 6, 1999 -- Outagamie; Daryl D. Tessen
April 27 to May 1, 2000 -- Trempealeau; Mary Anne Bixby
Sept. 10, 2001 -- Brown; Daryl D. Tessen
May 4, 2002 Price; Andrea LeClair (photo)
May 7, 2003 Dane; Paula Westaway (male, photo)
May 12-14, 2003 Winnebago; Marie A. Rohrer (male, photo)
Sept. 12, 2004 Dane; Kay L. Burcar
Oct. 2, 2004 Dane; Marty Evanson
May 13-18, 2005 Ozaukee; Marilyn Bontly
May 14, 2005 Winnebago; John Hoepfner
May 17, 2005 Waukesha; Ellen Gennrich
May 16, 2006 Milwaukee; Jym Mooney
April 26, 2007 Clark;
May 14, 2007 Portage;
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GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE
10 records (winter - 5 records; spring - 5 records; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 538)
Dec. 14-29, 1952 -- Winnebago; Lynn Cooper (specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Dec. 23, 1956 -- Dane; Robert A. McCabe (specimen at U.W.-Madison)
May 10, 1964 -- Pierce; Robert Garber (photo)
Feb. 25, 1968 -- Waukesha; Dwight Stoner (trapped)
Feb. 7 to April 4, 1969 -- Racine; Richard Garber (photos)(correction of Birdlife)
Early Nov., 1979 to April 15, 1980 -- Iron; Harvey Beach (photos)
May 16, 1991 -- Milwaukee; William J. Cowart
Oct. 10-22, 1992 -- Bayfield; Richard L. Verch
May 12, 1995 -- Winnebago; Tim Berkopec & Shawn Reed
Oct. 9-10, 1999 -- Milwaukee; David & Mariette Nowak (photos)
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SPOTTED TOWHEE
15 records (winter - 9 records; spring - 5 records; fall - 8 records)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention) As the Spotted and Eastern towhees were split from the former Rufous-sided Towhee only in 1995, there are likely earlier sightings of the Spotted that are unrecorded.
Dec. 16, 1990 to Feb., 1991 -- Dane; Samuel D. Robbins
winter, 1992-93 -- Dane; Samuel D. Robbins
Oct. 7, 1993 -- Dane; Ron Lockwood (male)
Oct. 20, 1993 to Feb. 12, 1994 -- Dane; Samuel D. Robbins (same bird as # 3?)
Late Oct. 1995 to April 8, 1996 -- Shawano; Ron & Lynn Ackley (photo)
March 31 to May 9, 1996 -- Milwaukee; Fran Huxley
Nov. 2 to Nov. 6, 1999 -- Dane; Philip Ashman
Oct. 16, 2001 -- Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn
Dec. 15-16, 2001 -- Dane; Glenna and Paul Schwalbe
Oct. 20-22, 2002 Dane; Ellen Hansen
Nov. 21, 2003 to April 19, 2004 Waukesha; Dennis K. Gustafson (photos)
Feb. 10, 2004 Waukesha; Vernon D. Aune (dif. indiv. from #11)
Nov. 8 , 2004 to Feb. 28, 2005 Wauskesha; Dennis K. Gustafson
Jan. 3 to April 22, 2005 Winnebago; Dave Kuecherer (photos)
Jan. 12 to April 14, 2005 Iowa; John Romano
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RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW
1 record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Nov. 25-26, 2000 -- Waukesha; Maureen Gross (photos & video)
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BLACK-THROATED SPARROW
7 records (winter - 5 records; spring - 3 records; fall - 4 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 547-548)
Dec. 23, 1959 to April 22, 1960 -- Dane; Earl Fetterer (photos)
mid-Feb. to early May, 1976 -- Waukesha; Gordon Krenn
Oct. 30 to Nov. 10, 1979 -- Milwaukee; Gary S. Casper (photo)
Nov. 21, 1982 to Feb, 5, 1983 -- Outagamie; Mary Jurack (photos)
Nov. 30, 1982 to Jan. 3, 1983 -- Price; William Gralow (photos)
Nov. 15-18, 1992 -- Winnebago; Gordon L. Foust
Jan. 6 to March 25, 2001 -- Dane; Jan Feucht
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LARK BUNTING
29 records (winter - 1 record; spring - 21 records; summer - 4 records; fall - 4 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 549-550)
May 16, 1922 -- Milwaukee; Gilbert O. Raasch
May 4, 1932 -- Douglas; T. J. McCarthy
May 4, 1933 -- Douglas; T. J. McCarthy
April 25, 1941 -- Brown; O. Langosch
June 24, 1953 -- La Crosse; Olive L. Compton (2 birds)
May 11, 1961 -- Douglas; Bernard F. Klugow
Dec. 17, 1963 to May 20, 1964 -- Rock; Janet Rumpf (photo & banded)
July 15, 1965 -- Wood; Don G. Follen, Sr.
June 13, 1966 -- Ashland; Charles H. Snyder
May 13-15, 1967 -- Milwaukee; Raymond G. Treder
May 20, 1971 -- Ozaukee; Thomas Bintz
May 30, 1972 -- Milwaukee; Mary L. Hallett
Sept. 5, 1975 -- Milwaukee; Eric J. Epstein
Sept. 29, 1978 -- Columbia; Randy M. Hoffman
April 12, 1979 -- Dane; Cynthia F. Barnett (4 males)
May 3, 1979 -- Dodge; Mary F. Donald
May 20, 1980 -- Manitowoc; James F. Steffen
May 16, 1981 -- Iron; Ursula Schramm
April 4, 1982 -- Dane; Randy M. Hoffman
May 4, 1982 -- St. Croix; James O. Evrard
May 12-23, 1982 -- Ashland; Richard L. Verch
May 26, 1984 -- Ashland/Bayfield; Thomas R. Schultz (photos)
April 18, 1987 -- Fond du Lac; Kenneth Pruski
May 28, 1987 -- Ashland; Richard L. Verch
June 26, 1991 -- Marathon; Bill Breihan
May 3, 2001 -- Milwaukee; Dennis K. Gustafson
Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, 2002 Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn (photos)
Aug. 25-28, 2003 Racine; Dennis K. Gustafson
May 28, 2005 Bayfield; Ryan Brady (photo)
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BAIRD'S SPARROW
7 records (spring - 6 records; summer - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 551-552)
May 26, 1949 -- Ozaukee; Ivy N. Balsom
May 12, 1957 -- Burnett; Norman R. Stone
May 2, 1975 -- Burnett; Stephen V. Goddard
May 17, 1975 -- Door; Edward B. Prins
April 29, 1979 -- Waushara; Randy M. Hoffman
May 25, 1980 -- Burnett; Carl Schroeder
June 16-26, 1982 -- Manitowoc; Bernard N. Bouchoud (photo & banded)
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GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW
8 records (winter - 1 record; spring - 6 records; summer - 2 records; fall - 3 records)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 565)
fall, 1853 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy (specimen at the Racine Co. Hist. Museum but it is not known which of the 4 birds from the 1850s the individual is)
fall, 1854 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy
spring, 1856 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy
April, 1858 -- Racine; Philo R. Hoy (male)
May 5 to June 5, 1963 -- Bayfield; Janet L. Koslowski
May 15 to June 2, 1964 -- Bayfield; Janet L. Koslowski (likely same indiv. as #5)
May 10 to May 17, 1965 -- Bayfield; Janet L. Koslowski (likely the ind. of #5-6)
Nov. 26, 1992 to April 18, 1993 -- Sheboygan; Roger C. Reif (photos)
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SMITH'S LONGSPUR
14 records (spring - 8 records; fall - 6 records)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 572)
March 19, 1869 -- Jefferson; A. Ludwig Kumlien
Nov. 19, 1912 -- Waupaca; Francis S. Dayton
April 27-28, 1921 -- Sauk; Herbert L. Stoddard (3 specimens from flock of 20-30 at Mil. Pub. Museum)
April 17, 1922 -- Sauk; Warner Taylor
April 12, 1938 -- Waukesha; Howard A. Clapp
April 5, 1940 -- Iowa; Gilbert O. Raasch
Nov. 26, 1964 -- Racine; J. Allan Simpson
Sept. 29, 1978 -- Columbia; Randy M. Hoffman
April 12, 1984 -- Columbia; Randy M. Hoffman (3 birds)
Oct. 14, 1995 -- Milwaukee; Robert D. Hughes & John O'Brien
Oct. 4, 2000 -- Iron; Janet Avis Hewitt
March 16, 2002 -- Outagamie; Daryl D. Tessen
May 13, 2005 Ashland; Ryan Brady (photos)
Sept. 27, 2005 Florence; Kay Kavanagh
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CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR
3 records (spring - 2 records; summer - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 573)
March 20, 1976 -- Polk; Keith H. Dueholm (3 to 6 birds)
May 27, 1976 -- Ashland; James T. Harris
June 6, 1978 -- Sheboygan; Noel J. Cutright (photos)
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BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
17 records (winter - 5 records; spring - 8 records; summer - 1 record; fall - 5 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 530-531)
July 8, 1969 -- Crawford; Ronald Morrein (photo)
Nov. 11, 1969 to Feb. 25, 1970 -- Dane; Doris G. Baker (immature male, photo)
Aug. 8, 1971 -- Dane; Martha Lound (adult male)
Oct. 5, 1971 -- Racine; Dorothy Joslyn (adult male)
Nov. 10-11, 1971 -- Outagamie; Marilyn Bowker (young male)
March 23 to April 25, 1974 -- Rock; Martin Stabb ( young male, photo)
April 25-26, 1974 -- Ozaukee; Harold G. Liebherr (adult male, photo)
March 3 to April 13, 1975 -- Iowa; Charles N. Lloyd (adult male, photo)
May 14, 1978 -- Ozaukee; Roger H. Sundell (female, photo)
May 24, 1979 -- Pierce; Craig A. Faanes (adult male)
Dec. 29, 1979 to Jan. 3, 1980 -- Oneida; Robert Thompson (female)
May 29, 1983 -- Douglas; Fred Hennessy (male)
Dec. 25, 1985 to March 30, 1986 -- Waukesha; Loretta Hernday (male, photos)
Jan. 22, 1986 -- Polk; Richard W. Diers (male)
Sept. 23, 1987 -- Waukesha; Vernon D. Aune (immature male)
May 17, 1997 -- Juneau; Randy M. Hoffman (female)
Dec. 13-28, 2002 Sheboygan; Charlie Pountain (immature male)
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BLUE GROSBEAK
26 records (spring - 19 records; summer - 5 records; fall - 2 records)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 532-533)
June, 1860 -- Jefferson; Thure L. Kumlien (2 lost specimens)
May 23, 1950 -- Walworth; Helen Morgan (male)
May 23, 1956 -- Milwaukee; L.P.C. Smith (about 40 birds, both male & female)
May 14, 1957 -- Dane; John J. Brenner (1 male & 1 female)
May 14, 1961 -- Racine; Robert J. Barndt (1 male & 1 female)
May 10, 1970 -- Washington; Ann Maurin (male)
Aug. 16-23, 1970 -- Richland; Janice Jensen (only state nesting record, male & female with two young in nest)
June 11-13, 1978 -- Dane; Randy M. Hoffman (2 males)
May 9, 1979 -- Dane; Randy M. Hoffman (male)
May 10, 1982 -- Eau Claire; Mrs. J. G. Larson (2 males)
May 4-9, 1983 -- Milwaukee; Winnie Woodmansee (female)
May 8, 1983 -- Milwaukee; John H. Idzikowski (male)
May 21, 1983 -- Dane; Randy M. Hoffman (male)
May 15, 1985 -- Sauk; William K. Volkert (male)
June 1, 1989 -- Sheboygan; Roland J. Kuhn (male)
May 10-11, 1993 -- Portage; David Borchardt (1 male & 1 female)
May 17, 1994 -- Door; Carl Scholz (male)
June 22, 1995 -- Adams; Christopher L. Wood (adult male)
April 28, 1997 -- Door; Charlotte Yeomans (male, photo)
Aug. 5-22, 1999 -- La Crosse; Artis J. Aesen (male)
May 12-13, 2000 -- La Crosse; Artis J. Aesen (male)
May 13, 2001 -- Burnett; Chuck Heikkinen (male, photo)
May 21, 2002 Ozaukeee; Seth Cutright
July 10, 2002 Waupaca; Janet Avis Hewitt
May 11-12, 2004 Racine; Sean Fitzgerald
May 20-28, 2005 Rock; Andy Paulios
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LAZULI BUNTING
4 records (spring - 3 records; summer - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 533)
May 6-8, 1950 -- Rock; Mattie Anderson (adult male)
May 19-21, 1967 -- Douglas; Mark Baillie (addition to Birdlife date)(male)
June 3, 1980 -- Marathon; Harry M. Tiebout (adult male)
May 6-16, 1984 -- Washburn; Kay Ogren (photo)
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PAINTED BUNTING
14 records (spring - 13 records; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife pp. 535-536)
April 23, 1942 -- Milwaukee; Mrs. Thomas E. Bell (male)
Late April, 1972 -- Manitowoc; Larry Ketchbaw (male, lost specimen)
May 16, 1972 -- Kenosha; Louise W. Erickson & Edward B. Prins (male, photo)
May 12-16, 1983 -- Douglas; Laura A. Erickson (male)
Nov. 27, 1983 -- Door; Roy & Charlotte Lukes (female or immature, photo)
May 11-12, 1984 -- Racine; Edward B. Prins (addition to Birdlife) (male, photo)
May 12, 1984 -- Racine; Edward B. Prins (male, dif. loc. and indiv. from #6)
May 10, 1985 -- Door; Evelyn McNamara (male, photo)
May 19-20, 2002 -- Iron; Jime and Nancy Skowlund (male, video)
May 13, 2003 Sheboygan; Janet Hiebing (male, photo)
May 4-19, 2004 Calumet; Jodar Funk (male, photo)
May 12, 2004 Door; Carol Ann and Roy Osinski (male, photo)
May 5-7, 2005 Calumet; Lynn Ott (photo)
May 10, 2007 Milwaukee; Thomas C. Wood
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GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
2 records (winter 1 record; spring 2 records)
(Wisconsin Birdlife no mention)
Jan. 30, 2007 into spring Dodge; Larry Michael (photos)
May 3, 2007 Grant; John Romano
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HOODED ORIOLE
1 record (winter)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
1. Dec. 15-19, 2004 La Crosse; Tim Collins and Fred Lesher (photos)
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STREAK-BACKED ORIOLE
1 invalid record (winter)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Early Jan. to Jan. 15, 1998 -- Iron; Mike Stevens (specimen & photos) rejected due to question of origin
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BULLOCK'S ORIOLE
3 records (winter - 1 record; sprint 1 record; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 590)
Nov. 7-11, 1952 -- Milwaukee; Mary F. Donald (male, specimen at Mil. Pub. Museum)
Dec. 19-20, 1992 -- Milwaukee; D.Gustafson, R.Sundell & D.Tessen (male)
May 3, 2006 Milwaukee; Steve Lubahn
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SCOTT'S ORIOLE
1 record (winter - 1 record; fall - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Late Nov., 1995 to Feb. 3, 1996 -- Adams; Ross & Angie Newberg (male, photos)
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BRAMBLING
2 records (winter 1 record; fall 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife no mention)
Jan. 17-25, 1994 -- Winnebago; Kenneth V. Krake (adult male, photos)
Nov. 1-2, 2001 -- Milwaukee; Pat and Carl Brust (adult male, photos)
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GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH
1 record (winter - 1 record; spring - 1 record)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 591)
Feb. 19 to March 18, 1981 -- Dunn; John M. Russell (photos)
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LESSER GOLDFINCH
1 hypothetical record (fall)
(Wis. Birdlife p. 612)
Nov. 11-13, 1984 -- Douglas; Jane Stephan
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EURASIAN TREE SPARROW
5 records
(Wis. Birdlife p. 606)
March 29, 1966 -- Waukesha; Donald A. Beimborn (male, photo)
Jan. 5, 1988 to Jan. 29, 1992 -- Pierce; David R. Lindsley (male)
"before Christmas", 1993 to Feb. 13, 1994 -- Rock; Glen & Iola Thompson (male)
March 30, 1996 -- Door; Charlotte Yeomans
May 23, 2005 Oconto; Jerry and Karen Smith (photo)
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