High Count Archive for The Loon - Sandpipers
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: Sandpipers
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope

Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
632007-05-09Polk CountyRussellNew state high count!! Glacial Ridge NWR shorebird survey (80 miles of walking
492006-05-09Polk CountyRussellseen in 85 miles of walking surveys at Glacial Ridge NWR, some duplication possi
122014-05-18Clay County, Felton Prairie,47.0450695,-96.4238889Fritschel6 pairs
112012-05-12Clay County, My Clay North American Migration Count totalO'Connor
92017-05-07Clay CountyLamey
82005-05-13Big Stone CountySvingen
82009-05-31Clay CountyWilliamsBlue Stem SNA
72013-05-12Clay CountyLamey
62008-05-10Clay CountyO'ConnorBluestem Prairie
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
542016-07-31Jackson CountyErpelding33 seen in large harvested alfalfa field on W side of 400th Ave, N of Co Rd 14,
452013-07-06Stevens CountyMartinall in one mowed hayfield, 0 young. looking at Karls "high counts" booklet this
412014-07-29Stevens County, 45.4987,-96.1260NyhusFeeding in a fleshly mowed field
372021-07-31Yellow Medicine County, 56297, Wood Lake US-MN (44.6385,-95.6024),44.6384970,-95WeeCounted
342011-06-22Cottonwood County, T106R34aDigatono
312012-06-15Rock County, T104R45bWill
261997-06-21Lyon CountySchroeder
252003-07-03Big Stone CountyUnzen
192007-07-30Big Stone CountyUnzen19 birds in one loose flock in short-grass field.
182007-07-01Polk CountyChuKertsonville Twp., 300th St. SW from 1.7 to 2.0 mi. E of CR 44.
162005-07-13Redwood CountyFelkerin one place in a field right next to the road
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
332010-08-07Lac qui Parle CountyChuOf the 33, at least 13 were juveniles - my first juvenile Upland Sandpipers of 2
282015-08-02Redwood CountyKieserField at 210th and county 6 reported 8/1 by Brian Smith. This is a very large f
212014-08-02Stevens CountyKieser21 counted in mowed hayfield on county 8 previously reported by ANy, 3 additiona
202021-08-02Brown County, Stark TwspSmith
182015-08-01Renville County, County Road 11 and 200th StreetSchmidt
172016-08-05Lyon County, 290th Ave,44.6069978,-95.7027884Wee
152002-08-01Traverse CountyJanssen
82013-08-10Rock County, Blue Mounds SP,43.7055536,-96.1861757MerrillFlock flew over making a few calls!
71966-08-06Becker County, near OgemaJanssen
62011-08-01Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenPlover Prairie and Lac Qui Parle WMA area.
41963-08-03Rock County, LuverneJanssen
41966-08-06Norman County, near SyreJanssen
41972-08-05Clay County, AverillJanssen
 

Notes:

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