| Sandhill Crane(Antigone canadensis) |
| - - - Spring - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 2,000 | 2008-04-15 | Polk County | Joppru | Nathaniel Emery |
| 2,000 | 2015-04-11 | Polk County, Brandt-Angus Impoundment,48.05905,-96.60902 | Aubol | Rough estimate |
| 1,100 | 2017-04-12 | Norman County, US-MN-Spring Creek-56510 - 47.4487x-96.3677,47.448727,-96.367747 | Hundt | Conservative estimate, large flock loafing in field |
| 1,000 | 2021-04-17 | Polk County, Glacial Ridge NWR,47.7018560,-96.2721430 | Aubol | |
| 838 | 2021-04-11 | Clay County, Home,46.9164930,-96.4112960 | Beauzay | |
| 500 | 2010-04-09 | Polk County, Glacial Ridge NWR area | Lambeth | |
| 400 | 2011-04-24 | Clay County, S. Moorhead | O'Connor | Flyover |
| 300 | 2013-04-05 | Hennepin County, General Mills Nature Preserve,44.9808149,-93.3970322 | Manderfeld | Huge flock flyover |
| 150 | 2013-04-27 | Pennington County | Joppru | |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 212 | 2022-06-12 | Sherburne County | Johnson | Sherburne NWR |
| 198 | 2021-06-24 | Clearwater County, 580th St,47.8475045,-95.4892127 | Mandel | Counted individually. |
| 190 | 2021-06-14 | Polk County, 120th Street Northwest, Thief River Falls, Minnesota, US (48.094, - | pennebaker | Accurate count Includes about 10 young birds,surprised to see so many |
| 186 | 2021-06-15 | Benton County | Nyhus | 45.7097863, -94.1063591 |
| 172 | 2021-06-24 | Steele County, Armstrong Wetland Restoration,44.1456457,-93.0661988 | Neitzel | |
| 160 | 2020-06-16 | Kanabec County, 1400–1498 120th Ave, Ogilvie US-MN 45.76059, -93.41431,45.7605 | Sack | Actual count. |
| 145 | 2015-06-01 | Anoka County, Carlos Avery | Holtz | |
| 125 | 2007-06-10 | Marshall County | Joppru | seen along Marshall CR 12 in wheat fields |
| 100 | 2017-06-01 | Benton County, CR 4 east of CR 1,45.6632265,-94.1183656 | Orr | I stopped counting when I got to 100. There were more in the surrounding fields. |
| 92 | 2020-06-17 | Stearns County, Getchell Lake,45.5972800,-94.6789200 | Orr | Actual count. |
| 75 | 2017-07-16 | Marshall County, US-Minnesota-Middle River-32001-32863 170th Avenue Northeast - | Anderson | |
| 60 | 2011-07-27 | Anoka County | Williams | Several families of cranes in a farm field on the east side of Co. Rd. 5 just so |
| 56 | 2012-06-11 | Benton County, Duelm area | Blomberg | CR87/CR7 |
| 50 | 2016-07-19 | Aitkin County, hwy 1,46.5825032,-93.6976397 | Muzzy | |
| 20 | 2010-06-04 | Isanti County | Guynn | or more, Crooked Road WMA |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 29,256 | 2022-11-08 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR | Carlstrom | Official refuge crane census |
| 14,578 | 2019-10-31 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR,45.5210223,-93.7185287 | Carlstrom | Sherburne NWR crane count coordinated by refuge staff and volunteers. |
| 13,130 | 2021-11-09 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR | Carlstrom | Official refuge crane survey |
| 11,286 | 2017-11-08 | Sherburne County | Karel | Sherburne NWR Sandhill Crane Census.The total was from counts completed at 6 dif |
| 11,244 | 2020-10-29 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR,45.5210223,-93.7185287 | Carlstrom | Our highest total was 11,244 cranes counted coming off roosting locations on the |
| 11,194 | 2018-11-08 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR,45.5210223,-93.7185287 | Dehmer | The Sherburne NWR peak crane count occurred on 11/8/2018 with 11,194 cranes coun |
| 8,797 | 2014-10-30 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR,45.5210223,-93.7185287 | Hewitt | Refuge record high count of staging birds, as noted by Anthony Hewitt, Wildlife |
| 7,000 | 2011-11-16 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR,45.5210223,-93.7185287 | Beneke | NWR staff count |
| 7,000 | 2015-10-25 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR,45.5210223,-93.7185287 | Beneke | |
| 6,500 | 2013-11-05 | Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR,45.5210223,-93.7185287 | Beneke | We did a sandhill crane count this morning (Tuesday, 11-05-13) and had 6,500 bir |
| 5,000 | 2015-11-25 | Marshall County | Steinhauer | Cliff Steinhauer |
| 1,500 | 2011-10-12 | Marshall County, Flood control impoundment near Warren | Hughes | 1500 is a conservative number - wave after wave of cranes flew overhead heading |
| 1,344 | 2011-10-19 | Marshall County, Flood control impoundment near Warren | Hughes | |
| 1,000 | 2007-10-06 | Kittson County | Joppru | Larry Wilebski |
| 900 | 2006-11-19 | Anoka County | Sitz | Carlos Avery WMA, from points along northernmost road, from noon to 12:50pm, fou |
| - - - Winter - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 100 | 2009-12-06 | Isanti County | Kieser | Flock flying south, hwy 47 & Isanti/Anoka County line |
| 100 | 2009-12-06 | Anoka County | Kieser | Flock flying south from Isanti County at hwy 47 |
| 90 | 2016-12-07 | Washington County, Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center,45.1709041,-92.8335285 | Smithson | large flock moving SE in a kettle formation. Heard them first and then saw floc |
| 75 | 2016-12-08 | Anoka County, 17411 Baugh St NW | Guynn | seen and calling, flying southward |
| 53 | 2011-12-03 | Anoka County | Guynn | flying over Linwood CP adj CR22, seen & heard |
| 50 | 2011-12-01 | Washington County, Carpenter Nature Center | Coble | I had just viewed the Summer Tanager at the orchard store for the first time, an |
| 13 | 2017-02-19 | Washington County, Hazen P. Mooers Park,44.7916274,-92.9789901 | Zakelj | flying west, calling frequently, could hear the distinctive call before they cam |
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