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

American Woodcock(Scolopax minor)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
302007-04-24St. Louis CountyFalkowski6 miles south of Cook going west from Hwy 53 on Heino Road at mileage of 2.4 (2)
282016-04-13St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201NienhausHad woodcock at 8 of 10 owl survey stops! I had 5 before the survey began along
262022-04-02Washington County, Afton SP,44.8554802,-92.7749723Hosch*high. Careful 1x1 count on the North Prairie Loop.
242010-04-23Lake CountyLindSpent ~3 hours surveying CR 2, Stoney River FR, and Forest Highway 11.
202016-03-28Washington County, Afton SP--North Prairie Loop,44.8735108,-92.7881241HoschAbout 20 birds calling and displaying.
202004-05-28Kittson CountySvingen
172006-04-27Swift CountyUnzenLac Qui Parle WMA.
152013-04-13Winona County, Crane Count 2013,44.0724876,-91.76543Gold
152010-04-16Dakota County, T27R24b,44.79359,-93.27223Dufort
82006-04-08Mille Lacs CountySchirmacherDisplaying at Kunkel WMA
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
132005-06-15Itasca CountyMeyer
132020-06-03Cook County, Magnetic Rock Trail,48.1110990,-90.8315277SundvallExact count of displaying birds + those on the road.
92018-06-18Clearwater County, Itasca SP,47.1975,-95.202Baumtrogcrossing the road, single file. very easy to see distinct body type and walk.
82015-06-06Anoka County, Carlos Avery WMA,45.3193,-93.0738Meyer
72012-06-22Kittson County, Skull Lake WMAJanssen
72017-07-13Aitkin County, Rice Lake NWR,46.531,-93.3374Nichols
62013-06-11Lake of the Woods County, Lake of the Woods Co.-FB FR,48.5838034,-95.2613354Keyel
32016-06-07St. Louis County, US-Minnesota-Tower-4755 Mud Creek Rd - 47.892x-92.189,47.89203Storey
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
202021-09-30Sherburne County, Sherburne NWR,45.5210223,-93.7185287ForbesFlushed while hunting. Likely an undercount.
201968-09-29Mille Lacs County, Mille Lacs WMASchladweiler
122019-08-04St. Louis County, Cloquet Valley State Forest, Makinen US-MN (47.2448,-92.1195),Anonymous
112023-09-22St. Louis County, 8728–8798 Owl Ave, Meadowlands US-MN (47.1467,-92.7247),47.146Dexter-NienhausFlushed from roadside in small groups. All groups flew N after being flushed (we
102017-09-30St. Louis County, St. Louis Co.-Lost River Rd,48.1721351,-93.0122066Keyel
102020-09-26Rice County, Carleton College Cowling Arboretum--Lower Arb (Rice Co.),44.4673235ZappaCounted along the prairie trail, all seen with flashlight
82017-08-27Koochiching County, Toomey W,48.2252795,-93.9735792MacAulay
62017-10-07Todd County, Farm,46.107257,-94.6587288Kraemerseen in the old pasture almost at dark bathing in a mud puddle
62005-10-20Dakota CountySmithAt Black Dog Fen
62013-08-21Cook County, Sawbill Trail - between The Grade and the Outfitters,47.8285382,-90Wilson
52009-10-20Hubbard County, shingobeeHudson
52011-10-13Cass CountyMattson
52012-09-28Hubbard County, Near Shingobee CreekWeber
 
Breeds throughout, except far south. Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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