High Count Archive for The Loon - Gulls, Terns
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: Gulls, Terns
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern

Caspian Tern(Hydroprogne caspia)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
5712009-05-14Hennepin County, purgatory creekMarengo
5212009-05-12Hennepin County, purgatory creekMarengo
5202009-05-11Hennepin County, Purgatory Creek, Eden PrairieWeston
4752009-05-18Hennepin CountyKieserPurgatory Creek
4702009-05-13Hennepin CountyMarengopurgatory creek
4302013-05-15Hennepin County, Purgatory Creek WetlandBrunell
4302009-05-26Hennepin County, Purgatory CreekWeston
4162009-05-21Hennepin County, purgatory creekMarengo
3352005-05-14Hennepin CountyBuddeAt Purgatory Creek wetland in Eden Prairie
3132008-05-18Hennepin CountyBrunellPurgatory Wetlands ~ Eden Prairie
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2001979-06-02St. Louis County, Minnesota Point, DuluthJanssen
1322009-06-01Hennepin CountyKieserPurgatory Creek wetlands
802012-06-15Cass CountyMortensenAbout 80 nests on Litte Pelican Island.
502021-06-03Cass County, Leech Lake--Pelican Island,47.1100639,-94.3751979eBird
452019-06-02Cass County, Walker WTP,47.0716417,-94.5787239Tiller
322017-06-03Hubbard County, US-Minnesota-Nevis-28292 Junco Drive - 47.073x-94.902,47.0729646Reyes
202017-07-01Cass CountyHertzel
92016-06-07Hennepin County, Purgatory Creek Wetlands,44.854226,-93.4422398Peterson
72016-06-12Carver County, Lake Waconia, Wagener's Bay (SW part of the lake),44.8587588,-93.Zempel
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
4002014-08-02Cass County, Leech Lake--Pelican Island,47.1100639,-94.3751979young400 is an approximate count many - breeding
752016-08-12Cass County, US-MN-North Central Cass-56655 - 47.1191x-94.3717,47.119076,-94.371youngCaspian terns were nesting on bird island i am giving a low count
482008-09-09Cass CountyWielandLittle Pelican Island, Leech Lake
362006-09-19Hennepin CountyKieser12 juveniles. Purgatory Creek Rec. Area
352020-08-15Cass County, Longville WTP,46.9845792,-94.2002027
342006-09-07Beltrami CountyJohnsonMajor flight ahead of cold front on L. Bemidji over 1.5 hour period
292015-08-20Washington County, Mississippi River--Hastings Sandbar,44.7500554,-92.856515Nichols
212012-09-21Hennepin CountyBrunellPurgatory Wetlands
 
Breeds very locally north-central. Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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