High Count Archive for The Loon - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
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: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Goshawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk

American Goshawk(Accipiter atricapillus)
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1,0681982-10-15St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Data
402020-11-01St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212HRBOSeason high count for 2020.
282019-10-23St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Data
262020-11-02St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212HRBOLittle high but normal for this time of year
251993-10-26St. Louis CountyBudde25
212017-10-24St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Lamoreaux5 adult, 1 second-year subadult, 15 juvenile
192018-10-20St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Richardson
182014-10-09St. Louis CountyBardonH.R.B.O.
182016-10-20St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Data15 juveniles, 3 unknown
172012-11-15St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Bardon
162012-10-14St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Bardon
152015-10-16St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212GahmAll were juveniles
122013-10-18St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
121985-10-19St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge, DuluthJanssen
111999-10-23St. Louis County, Hawk RidgeTustisonall imms.
92000-11-04St. Louis County, Hawk RidgeTustison9-10 ind. all adults - some seen at very close range
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
72020-12-02St. Louis County, HRBO Banding Station,46.8452962,-92.0386877NicolettiAll adults migrants. 4 captured and banded, 2 SY females, one ASY female and SY
42020-01-22St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog--north of Meadowlands,47.0957794,-92.7241802Richardson
31974-12-27St. Louis County, KelseyJanssen
32021-12-27St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201eBird
 
Breeds locally north-central and northeast. Irruptive migrant and winter visitant mostly north. State designation: Special Concern.

Notes:

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