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

Buff-breasted Sandpiper(Calidris subruficollis)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
31981-05-18Wilkin County, BreckenridgeJanssen
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
871999-07-30Dakota County, Jirik Sod FarmTustisonflocks of 30 + 13 + 44
841999-07-30Dakota CountySmithAt the Jirik Sod Farm in Empire Twp. All birds at this location. Seen early in t
802007-07-31Dakota CountyWestonEmpire Twshp
302012-07-24Dakota County, Jirik Sod Farms,44.6544895,-93.0591774Lewanskiscattered throughout on both sides. some came as close as 40 feet to road
152021-07-30Brown County, Stark TwspSmith
152021-07-31Waseca County, 12000-12348 340th Street, Waseca, Minnesota, US (44.054, -93.521)UnruhThis is a low count, no doubt. It was hard to keep track as there were at at le
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1102007-09-01Chisago CountyHeinSod farm on Jeffrey Avenue, north and east of North Branch.
812023-08-22Lac qui Parle County, Cory Lake / Hamlin WMA,44.9125474,-96.1724281BardonCounted by ones, spread out around whole lake, which is mostly dry now, so perfe
722007-08-02Dakota CountyAltJirik Sod Farms 7 am -9 am captured on video
672015-08-02Yellow Medicine CountyKieserNorth of 160th Ave at 520th St. There were at least 15 more just north of here
602020-08-22Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008Counted individually across the expansive flats with a spotting scope. Quite dis
532021-08-01Swift County, Hayfield: 80th Street SE, Murdock, (45.211, -95.388),45.2107130,-9BlombergTotal count after four panning recounts
462014-08-16Stevens County, 270th St jct 620th Ave,45.512191,-96.1981201HoekstraWe spent most of our time observing these birds with scopes. As we moved closer
422002-08-10Dakota County, Wagner Sod FarmTustison+
372008-08-30Lake of the Woods CountyEckert
301997-08-03Dakota County, Castle Rock - Wagner Sod FarmTustison1st fall - flock of 30+
302000-08-13Meeker CountyFlorensection 33 litchfield twsp.
251984-08-01Dakota County, Co. Rds. 66 & 79Tustison
 
Migrant throughout, primarily in fall.

Notes:

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