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

Bald Eagle(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1,2162022-03-17St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.1238160McLaughlinAn amazing 1206 migrants! A new site record as well as a NA Hawkwatch record. 91
1,2132006-03-12Goodhue CountyBardonLake Pepin, Goodhue and Wabasha counties
1,0802019-03-21St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816Nicoletti1076 migrants, record daily high. 822 previous daily record recorded on 3/26/200
6352019-03-19St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816Richardson4th highest spring daily count.
6072016-03-12St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762Nicolettilikely high count for season.
5732021-03-22St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.1238160NicolettiMigrants 553 plus approximately 20 hanging around the ice /trees n the bay.
4762014-03-30St. Louis County, DuluthBardonWest Skyline
3752018-04-11St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816Nicoletti366 migrants rest non migrants. Best BAEA flight of the season.
3082013-03-17Wabasha County, Lake Pepin overlook,44.4099952,-92.1047401JrMany along the edge of ice, perched in trees, soaring over bluffs, and actively
3002007-03-18Dakota CountyMattsson300 migrating in groups of 5 - 35, near Prescott
2502006-03-12Goodhue CountyBell
2002011-03-16Rice CountyBoevers
1502013-03-13Wabasha County, Reads Landing,44.4024532,-92.072897Manderfeld
1282010-03-15Dakota CountyMattsson128, migrating
1202010-03-12Rice CountyBoevers
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1042022-06-11Isanti County, Pig Farm,45.4432715,-93.4100747Clearmanusually summer numbers are less than 100.
702019-07-04Isanti CountyBlombergCR8 hog farm east of Crown
442022-07-08Goodhue County, Frontenac SP--Sand Point,44.5108901,-92.3159250DietzCounted individually at one time perched in trees along Southern curve of Sand P
392021-07-27Goodhue County, Mississippi River, Colville-Frontenac, Minnesota, US (44.564, -9DietzExact count. Mostly perched in trees or on river bank and sand bars.
382020-06-20Isanti County, Pig Farm,45.4432715,-93.4100747ClearmanNormal low numbers during summer
302017-07-23Isanti County, Pig Farm,45.4432715,-93.4100747ClearmanPig farm draws lots of eagles year round.
272007-07-03Becker CountyJoppru27 eaglets from 22 nests- Wayne Brininger- Tamarac NWR
212014-06-04Goodhue County, Prairie Island (Lower Island - Conservation Area),44.6449026,-92Millerseveral known nests were checked and there was a large congregation of young bir
202015-06-26Houston County, Brownsville Lookout, Pool 8,43.6845084,-91.2747574Collins
152016-06-01Goodhue County, Prairie Islands Indian Community--Mississippi River Islands,44.6Engel
92016-06-25Lake County, US-MN-Fall Lake-Pipestone Bay - 48.0148x-91.7156,48.014781,-91.7155Hasegawa
82012-07-02Goodhue County, Red Wing,44.56247,-92.53379Sparschu2juv by
62010-06-05Koochiching CountyHertzel
51995-06-03Sherburne CountyBudde5
52010-06-08Dakota CountySmith
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
7431994-11-22St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Data
5332022-11-21Blue Earth CountyHawkwatch
4882012-11-12St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Bardon
4612020-09-05St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212HRBOHuge eagle flight all day. Very high
4602019-09-04St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Data
3582018-11-18Blue Earth CountyHawkwatch
3422013-10-19St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
3132017-11-19Blue Earth CountyHawkwatch
3102015-11-15Blue Earth CountyHawkwatch
2772014-10-05St. Louis CountyBardonH.R.B.O.
2762015-09-19St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212GahmExact count - mix of ages. Many mixed with Broad-wings.
2732008-10-31St. Louis County, H.R.B.O.Bardon
2592012-11-15St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Bardon
2032008-11-01Houston CountyRussellSeen from new overlook near Brownsville, all from one location!
1952007-11-18Houston CountyFallPool 8; nearly all (176) counted from new observation deck S of Brownsville (inc
1752011-11-18Houston County, HoustonPotthoff
1062010-11-28Houston County, Brownsville, MNRussell
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
6062012-12-05Houston County, pool 8, UMRNWFR,43.6007232,-91.2580709BardonCarefully counted throughout the morning, with over 450 visible at one time
3832022-12-09Isanti County, Pig Farm,45.4432715,-93.4100747Clearmannew high count, wow, eagles are counted individually scanning trees, ground, bui
3102011-12-08Houston County, Reno bottoms (UMNWFR pool 8)Bardon
2712021-12-04Isanti County, Pig Farm,45.4432715,-93.4100747Clearmanmost eagle in back field and trees to east of barns
2592019-12-07Isanti County, Pig Farm,45.4432715,-93.4100747ClearmanNumbers down from last week
2152018-12-24Isanti County, Pig Farm,45.4432715,-93.4100747ClearmanAbout 40 on ground, 10 in air, the rest in trees
2132022-01-04Winona County, Lock & Dam 5Jantscher
2002021-01-16Wabasha County, Hwy 61 just N of Minneiska,44.1999774,-91.8794278
1972015-12-05Blue Earth CountyHawkwatch
1662009-12-29Wabasha County, Lake Pepin--EastKearns
1652018-01-03Goodhue County, Colvill Park,44.5660233,-92.5053467Hoekstra
1622013-12-05St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
1492017-02-25Blue Earth CountyHawkwatch
1452010-01-22Wabasha County, Read's LandingBardon
 
Breeds throughout. Winter visitant throughout.

Notes:

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