| Canada Goose(Branta canadensis) |
| - - - Spring - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 20,035 | 2006-03-04 | Cottonwood County | Bolduan | |
| 18,400 | 2006-03-04 | Lac qui Parle County | Unzen | |
| 17,550 | 2018-03-15 | Lac qui Parle County, Lac qui Parle State Park,45.0349288,-95.9104142 | Wee | Estimate, counted by 50s |
| 12,000 | 2017-03-25 | Clay County, Home,46.916493,-96.411296 | Beauzay | Estimate, probably too conservative. Migratory flocks of 50 to 200 geese per flo |
| 10,348 | 2019-03-23 | Lyon County, Cottonwood,44.6080834,-95.6717777 | Wee | 220-600-35-200-300-750-10-300-40-30-60-200- 300-200-100-500-200-50-17-10-300-100 |
| 10,000 | 2011-03-26 | Cottonwood County, near Talcot MWA | Bolduan | Very very rough number no attempt made to estimate - just trying to give an idea |
| 8,000 | 2009-03-15 | Jackson County | Claus | Estimated in vicinity of Sioux Valley and Skunk Lake WMAs |
| 5,000 | 2005-03-16 | Watonwan County | Bolduan | Very low estimate. I would be reasonably certain tens of thousands present. |
| 5,000 | 2012-03-09 | Dakota County | Fall | Sprng Lake Archery Range; estimated as flocks departed in late afternoon for fee |
| 3,000 | 2013-03-29 | Lyon County, Cottonwood WTP,44.6117954,-95.6582165 | Wee | |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 1,000 | 2018-06-04 | Marshall County, Agassiz Valley--Marshall County,48.1806579,-96.6525006 | Aubol | Numerous skeins of 100-200 each, heading north, along with the resident nesters |
| 625 | 2022-06-05 | Marshall County, Agassiz Valley (Marshall Co.),48.1806579,-96.6525006 | Hughes | 500+ flyover |
| 615 | 2018-06-05 | Mahnomen County, Waubun Prairies,47.1788915,-95.9139705 | Miller | large flocks flying over |
| 600 | 2017-07-02 | Cottonwood County, GTGR WPA,44.0217131,-95.2701846 | Sundvall | Minimum many Gos. Waterfowl production area. |
| 523 | 2008-07-26 | Lac qui Parle County | Svingen | |
| 500 | 2017-06-03 | Aitkin County, Deer Run WMA,46.606783,-93.667231 | Sundvall | 3 flyover flocks: 1 with 100, and 2 with 200. Conservative estimate by 5s. |
| 411 | 2013-06-08 | Chisago County, Wild River SP--Boat Ramp,45.5227211,-92.7291584 | Sausen | All flying north in very large flocks |
| 400 | 2012-06-01 | Polk County, My yard,47.9433358,-97.0280421 | Aubol | |
| 355 | 2017-07-31 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362 | Kraemer | |
| 290 | 2012-06-06 | St. Louis County | Falkowski | High flying north bound migrants. |
| 263 | 2016-06-01 | St. Louis County, Western Waterfront Trail,46.722741,-92.1876526 | Kraemer | |
| 150 | 2011-06-12 | Clearwater County, Anchor-Matson Road, north end | Jones | |
| 143 | 2010-06-10 | Aitkin County, Rabey Tree Farm | Wood | |
| 91 | 2010-07-26 | Hennepin County, Sylvan Lake | Sandstrom | |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 10,000 | 2017-11-12 | Lac qui Parle County, Lac qui Parle State Park,45.0349288,-95.9104142 | MacAulay | |
| 10,000 | 2021-11-06 | McLeod County, 55336, Glencoe US-MN 44.75218, -94.20151,44.7521830,-94.2015100 | Abendroth | |
| 9,000 | 2014-11-05 | Hennepin County, brooklyn park,45.1315266,-93.3463669 | Lochner | feeding on new cut corn field huge flock spread over entire acres of corn more t |
| 8,000 | 2017-11-11 | Clay County, Moorhead Lagoons,46.901903,-96.7415714 | MacAulay | |
| 7,500 | 2019-11-17 | Polk County, 2 U.S. 2 Business, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, US (47.92, -96.994) | Aubol | |
| 6,000 | 2015-11-25 | Lyon County, Cottonwood,44.6080834,-95.6717777 | Wee | A count of all the birds surrounding the cottonwood area, most birds were out fe |
| 5,000 | 2006-10-25 | Big Stone County | Svingen | Total of several flocks seen at various locations during shorebird survey. |
| 5,000 | 2017-09-25 | Polk County, East Grand Forks sewage lagoons,47.9692144,-97.047917 | Aubol | |
| 5,000 | 2006-10-27 | Polk County | Svingen | Crookston W.T.P. |
| 4,000 | 2014-11-10 | Lyon County, Cottonwood,44.6080834,-95.6717777 | Wee | |
| 4,000 | 2015-11-28 | Lac qui Parle County, Lac qui Parle State Park,45.0349288,-95.9104142 | Wee | |
| 3,600 | 2014-11-24 | Clay County, Clay County Road 18,46.9047764,-96.6109371 | Hundt | Numerous geese in the air and on the ground in the vicinity of the Crystal Sugar |
| 2,745 | 2012-09-07 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census |
| 2,500 | 2007-11-12 | Dakota County | Mattsson | 2,500 - Kegan Lake, Rosemount |
| 2,200 | 2007-11-23 | Hubbard County | Beauzay | Fish Hook Lake |
| 2,129 | 2011-11-25 | Washington County, CNC | Heggerness | |
| 2,000 | 2011-11-30 | Olmsted County, Silver Lake | Vrieze | |
| 1,700 | 2008-11-16 | Brown County | Schroeder | |
| - - - Winter - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 20,000 | 2012-12-14 | Lac qui Parle County, Lac qui Parle | CBC | |
| 12,000 | 2007-02-18 | Dakota County | Thompson | |
| 8,150 | 2000-02-28 | Lyon County | Schroeder | |
| 8,000 | 2011-12-17 | Otter Tail County | Ehlers | Brad and Dee Ehlers at Orwell Reservoir |
| 5,000 | 1992-12-06 | Dakota County, Black Dog | Tustison | |
| 5,000 | 2011-12-23 | Chippewa County, Lac Qui Parle dam | Vold | |
| 4,500 | 2007-12-03 | Lac qui Parle County | Unzen | Total number present at Lac Qui Parle Lake. The only open water was the four spo |
| 4,000 | 2017-02-22 | Jackson County, Jerry Schotzko WPA,43.50724,-95.096893 | Emerson | |
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| Breeds throughout. Locally overwinters. |
