The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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High Count Archive for The Loon - Rails, Gallinules, Coots | ||
| 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 |
| Species: Rails, Gallinules, Coots |
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Virginia Rail Sora |
Common Gallinule American Coot |
Yellow Rail |
| American Coot(Fulica americana) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 8,500 | 2012-03-24 | Houston County, Upper Mississippi River NWR--Reno Bottoms | Puchalski | ||
| 8,300 | 2017-04-13 | Carver County, Lake Waconia,44.8692,-93.7822 | Marengo | Spent about 30 minutes surveying and estimating the count for these coots. They | |
| 5,000 | 2013-04-25 | Houston County | Jackson | ||
| 4,200 | 2022-04-09 | Houston County, La Crescent, Minnesota, US (43.822, -91.297),43.8220807,-91.2967 | Hosch | ||
| 4,000 | 2009-04-04 | Wabasha County | Fall | Maloney Lake, Mississippi River | |
| 4,000 | 2022-04-22 | Winona County, Prairie Island Road,44.0641987,-91.6690132 | T | ||
| 3,300 | 2008-04-27 | Hennepin County | Fall | Long Meadow Lake | |
| 2,750 | 2014-04-25 | Faribault County, Rice Lake WMA,43.7706576,-94.1124538 | Nienhaus | Most of the "waterfowl" on the lake were coots. | |
| 2,000 | 2013-04-25 | Houston County, La Crescent,43.8228904,-91.304884 | Stratton | ||
| 2,000 | 2013-05-08 | Chisago County, North Dam Carlos Avery,45.3918653,-92.9611802 | Sausen | Probably more, but will have to look at the photos | |
| 2,000 | 2013-04-04 | Winona County, Upper Mississippi River NWR--Verchota Landing,44.0923935,-91.7195 | Nienhaus | ||
| 1,000 | 2007-03-30 | Mower County | Thompson | ||
| 1,000 | 2011-04-19 | Stearns County | Blomberg | SW of Albany(Gretchell Lake) | |
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 750 | 2018-07-16 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Sundvall | Underestimated. Many family groups with mostly precocial young, by far the predo | |
| 636 | 2008-07-25 | Big Stone County | Svingen | ||
| 537 | 2008-07-18 | Big Stone County | Svingen | ||
| 497 | 2008-07-26 | Lac qui Parle County | Svingen | ||
| 415 | 2017-07-17 | Lac qui Parle County, Big Stone NWR--Auto Tour Road,45.254879,-96.390382 | Wee | Estimate | |
| 214 | 2017-06-16 | Grant County, T129R44c,45.96541,-96.25113 | Chu | North Ottawa Twp., North Ottawa Impoundment. Among the 214 was a pair with thre | |
| 200 | 2016-07-28 | Marshall County, Agassiz NWR,48.3504,-95.9501 | Hengeveld | ||
| 179 | 2001-07-28 | Lyon County | Schroeder | juvenile birds | |
| 40 | 2000-06-24 | Sibley County, Swan Lake near Gibbon | Tustison | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 18,000 | 2015-10-19 | Meeker County, Lake Washington,45.0824604,-94.3888664 | Maercklein | greater extent of flock than previously. | |
| 12,000 | 2014-10-15 | Douglas County, Lake Christina,46.0908528,-95.722847 | Swelstad | Estimated count guessing 100 at a time. Off in the distance a huge raft. I belie | |
| 11,000 | 2007-10-13 | Kandiyohi County | Guynn | 8000 on Lake Calhoun, 3000 on Eagle Lake | |
| 10,400 | 2011-11-13 | Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge | Dufort | Lake covered in them. Counted by 100s. | |
| 10,000 | 2012-10-27 | Pope County, Glenwood-Starbuck | Blomberg | Lake Minnewaska | |
| 10,000 | 2011-11-01 | Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR - Bluff Trail | Sandstrom | The whole river south of the Old Cedar Ave. Bridge is a carpet of Coots right no | |
| 8,563 | 2008-09-27 | Lac qui Parle County | Svingen | Total includes 8,500 at Salt Lake. | |
| 8,500 | 2005-10-14 | Mille Lacs County | Schirmacher | Lake Onamia | |
| 7,800 | 2001-10-26 | Lyon County | Schroeder | ||
| - - - Winter - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 5,000 | 2009-12-03 | Houston County, reno bottoms pool 8 | Bardon | ||
| 600 | 2016-12-05 | Carver County, Lake Waconia,44.8692,-93.7822 | Marengo | Roughly counted. All were located in the SW corner of the lake | |
| 500 | 2012-12-02 | Houston County, pool 8, UMRNWFR,43.6007232,-91.2580709 | Bardon | ||
| 500 | 2016-12-04 | Ramsey County, White Bear Lake County Park,45.0932847,-92.9967192 | Nichols | ||
| 300 | 1973-12-02 | Hennepin County, Lake Harriet, Minneapolis | Janssen | ||
| 200 | 2021-12-04 | Carver County, Lake Waconia,44.8692000,-93.7822000 | Weaver | ||
| 150 | 2015-12-04 | Carver County, Lake Waconia | Cyrus | single raft | |
| 100 | 2011-12-01 | Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge | Kinner | ||
| 40 | 2017-02-04 | Scott County, Blue Lake W.T.P | Jantscher | Overwintered | |
| 18 | 2010-01-10 | Scott County | Jantscher | ||
| Breeds throughout, except northeast. Migrant throughout. | |||||
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