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 - Martins, Swallows | ||
| 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: Martins, Swallows |
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Bank Swallow Tree Swallow |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Purple Martin |
Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow |
| Barn Swallow(Hirundo rustica) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 400 | 2020-05-09 | Pipestone County, Pipestone WTP,43.9923200,-96.3612791 | Caddy | It has been brought to my attention that this is a very high count for this spec | |
| 300 | 2022-05-20 | Becker County, Tamarac NWR,46.9587766,-95.6546974 | Kunkle | Conservative. In feeding frenzy along road | |
| 300 | 2017-05-23 | Polk County, East Grand Forks sewage lagoons,47.9692144,-97.047917 | Spoor | ||
| 250 | 2022-05-16 | Ramsey County, Red Rock Rd,44.9019822,-93.0169144 | Brereton | 69 easily flew by me on the south shore of Pig’s Eye Lake. The entire lake to | |
| 200 | 2014-05-15 | Carver County, Rapids Lake, Hunter's Trail,44.7277312,-93.6464596 | Tallman | This is probably a low count. Many Tree and Barn Swallows were swarming over the | |
| 200 | 2014-05-15 | McLeod County, Biscay,44.8425708,-94.2951393 | Leuze | ||
| 200 | 2011-05-26 | Houston County, Caledonia | Tervo | ||
| 175 | 2017-05-28 | Marshall County, Warren Sewage Lagoons,48.2042834,-96.7997217 | Caddy | ||
| 160 | 2009-05-09 | Clay County, namc | O'Connor | ||
| 150 | 2017-05-30 | Scott County, US-MN-Sand Creek-1267-1269 170th St W - 44.7032x-93.5374,44.70321, | Cutts | ||
| 120 | 2013-05-22 | Goodhue County, Prairie Island,44.6300837,-92.6435358 | Versaw | ||
| 100 | 2007-05-15 | Dakota County | Koehn | ||
| 75 | 2008-04-25 | Fillmore County | Potthoff | ||
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 500 | 2020-07-19 | Big Stone County, Township Road 156, Correll US-MN (45.2152,-96.1957),45.2151870 | Risen | ||
| 150 | 2014-07-29 | Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR A,44.841234,-93.2356131 | Rich | ||
| 150 | 2020-07-19 | Swift County, 863–899 250th Ave SW, Appleton US-MN 45.19831, -96.08257,45.1983 | Sundvall | ||
| 135 | 2022-07-25 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Pelton | ||
| 120 | 2013-07-31 | Dakota County, Jirik Sod Farms,44.6544895,-93.0591774 | Kieser | ||
| 120 | 2017-07-28 | Rice County, 37665 Goodhue Ave, Northfield township US-MN (44.4055,-93.0403),44. | Bauer | ||
| 100 | 2017-07-13 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Lau | ||
| 100 | 2017-07-21 | Marshall County, Agassiz NWR,48.3504,-95.9501 | Ellwanger | ||
| 88 | 1977-06-25 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 80 | 1988-06-30 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 80 | 1989-06-21 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 79 | 1987-06-06 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 69 | 1985-06-26 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 20 | 2009-06-24 | Washington County, Grey Cloud Island | Bell | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 1,020 | 1998-08-14 | Lyon County | Schroeder | ||
| 1,000 | 2013-08-28 | Ramsey County, Bald Eagle lake roost,45.1106929,-93.007679 | Lau | Premigratory roost | |
| 800 | 2018-09-15 | Grant County, Niemackl Lake Park,45.7700974,-96.0688305 | Otnes | At about dawn in notice the chatter of Barn Swallows. I saw a huge flock of swa | |
| 800 | 2022-09-10 | Lyon County, Cottonwood Lake,44.6194000,-95.6867981 | Wee | Estimate, by 50s | |
| 617 | 2009-10-11 | Stearns County | Chu | 231 in Albany Twp. at the Albany sewage ponds; 106 in Paynesville Twp. at the Pa | |
| 500 | 2014-09-19 | Brown County, Sleapy Eye WTP | Janssen | ||
| 500 | 2018-08-10 | Freeborn County, 65701–65707 275th St, Alden US-MN (43.7615,-93.5601),43.76151 | Jensen | ||
| 500 | 2018-09-24 | Pipestone County, Pipestone WTP,43.99232,-96.3612791 | Janssen | est | |
| 450 | 2015-09-28 | Faribault County | Kieser | Wells WTP | |
| 323 | 2015-09-12 | Cottonwood County | Mandel | [7] | |
| 267 | 2008-09-26 | Traverse County | Svingen | Carefully counted at Wheaton WTP as birds lined up along fence. | |
| 266 | 2008-10-02 | Traverse County | Svingen | Mud Lake | |
| 208 | 2010-08-20 | Douglas County, Alexandria | Tervo | ||
| 200 | 2009-08-19 | Crow Wing County, Ironton sewer ponds | Blanich | ||
| Breeds throughout. | |||||
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