High Count Archive for The Loon - Caracaras, Falcons
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: Caracaras, Falcons
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon

American Kestrel(Falco sparverius)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
542008-03-30Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenAt least 54 kestrels tallied in about 93 miles driven in the central and west-ce
322008-03-30Sibley CountyMarengo32 total seen in various counties throughout the day
262009-04-05Kandiyohi CountyBlombergperimeter route outing 2-7pm
262011-03-20Lac qui Parle CountyUnzen
262014-04-20St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762Nicoletti
251978-04-01Brown CountyJanssen
201982-03-24Fillmore CountyJanssen
201978-04-01Redwood CountyJanssen
182011-04-02Brown CountySmithTotal found while birding around the county today.
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
202005-06-15Itasca CountyMeyer
172022-06-14St. Louis County, SZB,47.0995150,-92.7239670NicolettiChecking boxes today
112015-07-11Fillmore County, Cty 114 near cherry grove,43.570105,-92.3294964StrattonUnbelievable concentration of these birds. 6 were seen all together on the wire
112016-07-21Polk County, Glacial Ridge NWR,47.7212269,-96.3254884Aubol
112017-07-27Crow Wing County, Brainerd,46.35807,-94.20087Gallien
102015-07-18St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201Williams
102016-07-12Stearns County, Stearns Co,45.414238,-94.6489763Blomberg
91973-06-24Dakota County, FarmingtonJanssenBBS
91974-06-27Dakota County, LakevilleJanssenBBs
81979-06-17Dakota County, LakevilleJanssenBBS
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2812023-09-16St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212McLaughlinmigrant! huge AK flight, with a notable late evening push, 32 in the last 80 min
2462013-10-01St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
2182023-09-10St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212HRBO*high, the falcon with rounded, sickle shaped wings and whipping wing beats. fli
2062019-09-19St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Data
2052023-09-04St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Chappell*high count; careful count by ones; all migrants. Good movement of birds, usuall
1592015-09-08St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212GahmCareful count. Best day of the season so far - many females especially.
1582017-09-23St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212LamoreauxLarge number of migrant kestrels today - exact count
1582008-09-16St. Louis County, H.R.B.O.Bardon
1262014-09-21St. Louis CountyBardonH.R.B.O.
1262017-09-14St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212LamoreauxExact count of migrants
1202012-09-13St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Bardon
1092012-09-29St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Bardon
1052013-09-29St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
782013-09-16St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
632013-09-21St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
391999-09-15Lyon CountySchroeder
201978-09-02St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge, DuluthJanssen
172010-08-14Aitkin CountySchirmacher
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
82021-12-24Brown CountyBolduanTotal number seen on a drive across the county.
72017-01-21Houston County, Yucatan,43.6818,-91.6894MehusThis was the most kestrel's we have seen on this route. They were spaced a few m
62012-01-21Houston CountyHockema3-males, 3-females.
51990-12-08Houston CountyJanssen
51999-02-06Carver CountyJanssen
52014-12-12Sibley CountyNyhus
 

Notes:

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