High Count Archive for The Loon - Blackbirds, Orioles
This is the 1930 to present species high count report archive for
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
Families
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
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

Seasons
Species: Blackbirds, Orioles
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle

Yellow-headed Blackbird(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
4101994-04-29Lyon CountySchroeder
3002002-05-23Marshall CountyOrf
3002022-05-07Lac qui Parle County, Big Stone NWR--Auto Tour Road,45.2548790,-96.3903820Hosch
3002002-04-26Lyon County, Black Rush MarshJanssen
2912019-05-11Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008Hoekstra
2502022-05-13Lyon County, Black Rush Lake WPA,44.3378464,-95.8991432Douglas
2002017-05-18Lac qui Parle County, Big Stone NWR--Auto Tour Road,45.254879,-96.390382Danielson
2002018-05-27Lac qui Parle County, Big Stone NWR--Auto Tour Road,45.254879,-96.390382Kolbe
1602007-04-14Hennepin CountyZumeta
1252009-05-29Murray County, T105R41aBonkoski
1202016-05-23Polk County, Crookston sewage lagoons,47.77327,-96.64097MacAulay
1172013-05-29Becker County, Hamden Slough NWR,46.9482795,-95.9762192Midthune
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
7582017-07-24Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008SundvallConservative estimate, likely thousands more. Multiple flocks of hundreds of bir
5872018-06-26Lyon County, Coon Creek WMA,44.3405474,-96.0633373WeeHard to get an exact count, but this is the number I arrived at throughout the h
5002020-07-29Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008EngdahlVery conservative count. We attempted to estimate the number of YHBL, but only w
2752019-06-04Lac qui Parle County, 56257, Nassau US-MN (45.0717,-96.3487),45.071745,-96.34872
2502022-07-17Yellow Medicine County, Spellman Lake,44.6691000,-95.7719000Wee
2002016-06-04Marshall County, Agassiz NWR,48.3504,-95.9501Field
2002016-06-11Nicollet County, Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area,44.3075104,-94.2553329DavisEasily 200. This was just in Nicollet Bay.
1902008-07-26Wilkin CountySvingen
1452008-07-18Big Stone CountySvingen
1332008-07-25Big Stone CountySvingen
1302015-06-07Yellow Medicine County, Spellman Lake,44.6691,-95.7719Wee
1172008-07-26Lac qui Parle CountySvingen
1002009-06-09Carver CountyHertzelMany nests, many very recently fledged young.
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1,5002017-08-20Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008NienhausPresent for evening roost. Nearly all of the blackbirds present were YHBL, with
8202020-08-04Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008BardonCounted by fives, including nearly pure flock of over 520, plus additional birds
5602020-09-04Lac qui Parle County, Salt Lake,44.9645052,-96.4437363WeeMany migrating, estimates as groups were flying over in the morning. Almost excl
5002017-08-02Lac qui Parle County, Salt Lake,44.9645052,-96.4437363Sundvall
5002017-08-11Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008Harper
4822008-09-05Big Stone CountySvingen
4702018-08-16Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008Bierman
3752007-09-03Jackson CountySvingenObserved from "The Grade" on Minnesota side of border (Jackson CR 2).
3002016-09-15Lyon County, Black Rush Lake WPA,44.3378464,-95.8991432WeeLater date, large group mixed with Red-winged Blackbirds! Skeins of blackbird sp
2502014-08-16Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008Hoekstra
2502015-09-05Yellow Medicine County, Miedd Lake,44.6601731,-95.7585418Wee
1852014-08-01Lyon County, Cottonwood WTP,44.6117954,-95.6582165Wee
1502012-08-29Lyon County, Cottonwood City Park,44.6064584,-95.6708621Wee
632013-08-16Stevens CountyMandel[4]
622011-08-20Big Stone County, David H. Steen WMAChu
 

Notes:

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