High Count Archive for The Loon - Stilts, Avocets
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: Stilts, Avocets
American Avocet

American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
722018-05-01Lyon County, 1907 160th St, Balaton US-MN (44.2827,-95.9081),44.28274,-95.908138WeePhotos
592013-05-15Big Stone CountyPierzina
412006-04-14Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenFlock flying up Minnesota River Valley near where CR 18 crosses the river. Also
412006-04-14Chippewa CountyUnzenFlock flying up Minnesota River Valley near where CR 15 crosses the river. Also
392021-04-23Rice County, 2999 Millersburg Blvd, Faribault US-MN 44.42772, -93.32123,44.42771BuckinghamShorebird with Rust colored neck, black and white wings, white body. Counted by
372016-04-25Yellow Medicine County, Miller-Richter State WMA,44.7957166,-96.0730049ElliottActively feeding in the south end of the WMA
322015-05-01Lac qui Parle CountyPierzinaBSNWR
302013-04-20Brown CountySmithI first found a flock of 16 at Lone Tree lake, Eden Twsp. @ 10:00 a.m. I was ale
271996-04-27Lac qui Parle County, Salt LakeJanssen
201998-04-23Kandiyohi County, Lake LillianJanssen
202009-05-23Marshall CountySvingenFlooded fields along state highway 220, between state highway 317 and state high
182001-05-06Hennepin County, Co. Rds. 144 & 13Tustisonall in br, pl.
182010-04-30Dakota County, Lake Byllesby (Dakota Co.)Tervo
182011-04-25Goodhue CountyLitkey
182001-05-06Hennepin County, near RogersMarengo
122010-04-30Dakota CountyOtto
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
502021-07-05Lac qui Parle County, Marsh LakePierzina
482018-07-10Polk County, East Grand Forks sewage lagoons,47.9692144,-97.047917AubolYes
382021-07-01Swift County, Marsh LakePierzina
272017-07-08Polk County, East Grand Forks sewage lagoons,47.9692144,-97.047917AubolExact count of what I could see, possibly more tucked in between the gulls
252014-07-29Stevens County, 45.7161,-96.1246Nyhus
242015-07-16Big Stone CountyPierzina
152016-07-06Big Stone CountyPierzina
122014-07-27Grant CountyEckertN Ottawa impoundment
82013-06-07Big Stone CountyPierzinaThielke Lake
81977-06-12Clay County, MoorheadJanssen
72010-06-10Big Stone CountyUnzen6 in section 10, Toqua Twp. and one in section 22.
71988-07-02Dakota County, Black DogTustison
72009-06-20Big Stone CountyChuToqua Twp., MN 28 0.6 mi. W of CR 61.
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
762021-08-11Swift County, Marsh LakePierzina
642021-08-01Swift CountyErpeldingSeen looking N from dike on E side of new Marsh Lake Dam, SW of Appleton, MN. T
632021-08-08Lac qui Parle County, Marsh Lake Dam, LQP,45.1703823,-96.0953837MarengoWas able to identify this number of avocets at a distance due to their unique sh
272014-08-01Stevens CountyErpeldingFlooded field @ intersection of Co Rd 20 & 580th Avenue
272020-09-01Olmsted County, Silver Creek Reservoir,44.037586,-92.357025PruettPictures
222002-10-05Jackson CountyWilliamsStony Point County Park on Heron Lake
202020-08-02Big Stone County, marsh lake,45.2162720,-96.2021340Abendroth
192007-09-03Traverse CountyUnzensection 19, Croke Twp.
162013-08-09Traverse CountyPierzina
152011-08-20Grant CountyUnzenNorth Ottawa Impoundment.
72010-09-12Lac qui Parle CountyChuHamlin Twp., Hamlin WMA.
71988-08-20Dakota County, Black DogTustison
41997-10-09Carver County, New GermanyJanssen
 

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.