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

Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2,8002018-03-10Wabasha CountyJantscher
1,8002018-04-17Stearns County, River Bluffs Regional Park,45.5056282,-94.1476651Blombergestimate by 10's
1,5632012-03-30St. Louis CountySvingenTotal for Duluth Harbor between Hearding Island and Park Point Recreation Area.
1,3742008-04-08St. Louis CountySvingenTotal includes Duluth harbor off Park Point and area between Interstate Island a
1,1002019-03-06Goodhue CountyJantscher
1,0002011-04-02Benton County, St. CloudBlombergWilsonPark
7222013-04-26St. Louis CountySvingenPark Point, Duluth.
5842010-03-27St. Louis CountySvingenTotal includes 27th Ave West and Park Point, Duluth.
5572009-03-03Dakota CountyJantscherBlackdog lake
5002013-04-03Houston County, Brownsville, HWY 26,43.7217381,-91.275444Stratton
5002013-04-22Cass CountyNorthGull River
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
502022-06-16Koochiching County, International Falls Sewage Lagoons,48.5884459,-93.3709145McGouirk
502016-07-23Koochiching County, International Falls Sewage Lagoons,48.5884459,-93.3709145Nichols
352014-07-12Lake of the Woods County, Baudette area,48.712486,-94.6018982Newabout 10 adults with at least 25 young
302021-07-02St. Louis County, Golden River,48.5276958,-93.0834041eBirdThe large flock of Goldeneye were disturbed by the boat coming up the river. The
302021-06-27Cass County, Walker WTP,47.0716417,-94.5787239eBird
272012-06-07Cass County, Walker WTP,47.0716417,-94.5787239MorelAll females, perhaps non-breeding birds.
242019-06-30St. Louis County, Lake Kabetogama,48.4475075,-93.0358753eBird
222020-06-06Cass County, Longville WTP,46.9850832,-94.2020988Bishop
172015-06-04Cass County, Walker WTP,47.0716417,-94.5787239ZemaitisIncluding 9 ducklings
162016-06-08St. Louis County, Lake Vermilion SP,47.8361916,-92.197483Scott6 adult females, 10 young with striking black caps and white cheeks, at sewage p
152011-07-31Itasca County, Swan LakeAbbott
142006-06-08St. Louis CountyEversadult with 8 young ducklings
122006-06-01St. Louis CountyFalkowskiBrood of 12 young, 1/6 grown, with adult female at the Biwabik sewage ponds.
122011-06-03Koochiching CountyHertzelChicks no more than 2 days old in a hidden pond north of Big Falls.
102011-07-25St. Louis County, Big Lake, Ely, St Louis Co, MNJr
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3,0002006-10-29Meeker CountyFlorenapprox. 3000 birds counted early in the a.m.
2,8002023-11-30Goodhue County, PepinJantscher
2,2202011-11-28Houston CountyServicePool 8, Upper Mississippi River N.W.F.R. Includes birds in Wisconsin.
2,0002005-11-24Meeker CountyFlorenLake Ripley
1,8592012-11-26St. Louis County, Park Point rec areaBardon
8502017-11-24Houston County, Pool #8Jantscher
6502009-11-20St. Louis CountySvingenSingle flock on Lake Superior late afternoon after birds from the harbor flew ou
6002009-11-20Cass CountyOrfLeech Lake
5822008-11-19St. Louis CountySvingenPark Point, Duluth
4982010-11-08St. Louis County, Duluth--Park PointBardon
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3,8392022-12-28Wabasha County, Mississippi River JantscherCarefully counted individually from video.
3,8002011-12-08Houston County, Reno bottoms (UMNWFR pool 8)Bardon
3,3002022-01-04Wabasha County, Lake Pepin - Camp LacupolisJantscher
3,0002011-12-30Goodhue CountyRyanJeff Fisher Jim Gay
2,2952009-12-04Houston County, Reno bottoms, pool 8Bardon
2,2002010-01-16Wabasha County, South end, Lake PepinJantscher
2,0002014-01-03Goodhue CountyTowleLock & Dam #3 - Prairie Island
1,2002017-01-15Goodhue County, Mississippi River Lock and Dam 3,44.6095347,-92.6160765Nichols
 
Breeds north. Migrant throughout. Overwinters locally.

Notes:

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