High Count Archive for The Loon - Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks
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: Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel

Blue Grosbeak(Passerina caerulea)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
52019-05-28Pipestone County, 181st Street,44.111412,-96.0769951KlumperThree males and two females
52007-05-26Rock CountyEckertBlue Mounds State Park
52012-05-28Rock CountyEckertBlue Mounds State Park
31975-05-30Rock County, Blue Mounds State ParkJanssen2 males, 1 female
32007-05-26Rock CountyClausMBW
32015-05-22Lyon County, Cottonwood WTP,44.6117954,-95.6582165WeeAll males
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
62019-06-16Rock County, Blue Mounds SP,43.7055536,-96.1861757Wee4 male 2 female
52011-07-11Rock CountyHertzelFour singing males, one which was feeding a flightless chick on the ground.
52010-06-01Rock County, Blue Mounds State ParkDunlap4 males, 1 female
52010-06-15Rock CountyBlombergBlueMoundSP, 2 female, 3 male (along bike trail near historic quarry site)
41980-06-21Rock County, LuverneJanssen3 on Ash Creek BBS
42016-06-03Rock County, Blue Mounds SP--Interpretive Center,43.691645,-96.1956744ForbesTwo pairs, one seen on road to center near rock outcrop, other pair behind build
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
82021-08-06Pipestone CountyErpeldingSeen & heard singing, only 1 of the 8 birds was in Blue Mound State Park
61963-08-03Rock County, ManleyJanssen2 pairs, 2 imm.
52014-08-01Renville County, DanubeWallestadBLGR 1: dirt piles by RR tracks 200 yds east of 300th St just north of US 212 B
51972-09-04Rock County, Beaver CreekJanssen2 ad, 3 imm.
52011-08-06Pipestone CountyDingmann(1) CR2 & 60th Ave, (2) Poplar Creek WMA
52020-08-22Pipestone County, Pheasant Terrace,44.0262110,-96.1775805Klumper
42007-08-22Rock CountyTallmantwo pairs, males singing and giving courtship displays
41974-08-17Rock County, Blue Mounds State ParkJanssen3 males, 1 female
 
Breeds locally mostly southwest and recently east-central.

Notes:

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