High Count Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
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: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

Black Scoter(Melanitta americana)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
112013-05-22St. Louis County, Park Point--Duluth Rowing Club,46.7421619,-92.0641851KraemerWe found one tight group of five and a very short distance away, we found anothe
52012-04-17St. Louis County, Bus TurnaroundKraemer
22007-05-19St. Louis CountyWiensPark Point, Duluth
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
582007-10-21Aitkin CountyHertzelNumerous smaller groups, but one flock of 35 birds near Reddy Creek.
501977-10-26Cook County, Paradise BeachJanssen
262010-10-30Cook CountyJohnsonParidise Beach
202010-10-31Cook CountyEckertseen by m.ob. at Paradise Beach
172010-10-27Lake CountyLindBurlington Bay, Two Harbors
92009-10-30Meeker CountyFlorennine birds observed on lake ripley
62010-10-23St. Louis CountyLindJeanne Tanamachi saw six BLACK SCOTERS on the 23rd at Stoney Point
52010-10-30Pennington CountyJoppruat Thief River Falls lagoon - photo available upon request
42007-10-27Meeker CountyFlorenlake ripley
 
Migrant primarily on Lake Superior, rare elsewhere.

Notes:

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