| Common Grackle(Quiscalus quiscula) |
| - - - Spring - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 4,000 | 2021-03-22 | Jackson County, Jackson GLIB,43.5586990,-95.2331850 | Sundvall | Very Conservative estimate. Estimated the flock to be 5,000+ birds and COGR were |
| 4,000 | 2006-04-01 | Nicollet County | Bardon | leaving roost near St. Peter |
| 3,350 | 2020-04-01 | Yellow Medicine County, Spellman Lake,44.6691000,-95.7719000 | Wee | Estimate, very large movements of icterids. Many lines of birds moving northwest |
| 2,000 | 2017-03-20 | Lincoln County, Herschberger Slough,44.3962287,-96.3079119 | Wee | |
| 2,000 | 2022-03-29 | Goodhue County, Hay Creek downstream 320th St,44.48997,-92.56456 | Majeski | A mixed flock of common grackles and red-winged blackbirds. Estimated flock size |
| 2,000 | 2022-04-02 | Rice County, Cannon/Wells Lake--Causeway,44.2815575,-93.3507160 | Zappa | Huge flock, conservative count. May have been multiple times this number. Steady |
| 1,500 | 2020-03-31 | Jackson County, South Heron Lake,43.7322823,-95.2463150 | Sundvall | |
| 1,400 | 2018-04-13 | Lyon County, Black Rush Lake WPA,44.3378464,-95.8991432 | Schroeder | |
| 1,100 | 2019-03-28 | Lyon County, 3835 260th Ave, Cottonwood US-MN (44.6072,-95.7679),44.607151,-95.7 | Wee | |
| 1,000 | 2015-03-21 | Faribault County, Charlotte Hynes WMA,43.7575164,-94.0812114 | Nienhaus | Numbers estimated from percentage of birds in initial field of view, as explaine |
| 1,000 | 2015-03-28 | Nicollet County, Linnaeus Arboretum,44.3229424,-93.9802158 | Hager | |
| 1,000 | 2018-04-26 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362 | Kolbe | Moving up the point. |
| 795 | 2017-03-31 | Lac qui Parle County, Lake near Madison, mn,45.0024374,-96.1472797 | Clearman | |
| 500 | 2010-04-02 | Steele County | Thompson | |
| 500 | 2011-04-02 | Meeker County | Blomberg | NW Meeker (NFrkCrowRiv) |
| 486 | 2007-05-12 | Steele County | Thompson | |
| 300 | 2007-03-20 | Blue Earth County | Heins | |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 500 | 2019-07-13 | Dakota County, 180th St. Marsh (Marshall's Marsh),44.68822,-92.9659032 | Hosch | 86°F Wind calm Partly cloudy Habitat: Fairly large marsh with woodland edges |
| 403 | 1989-06-21 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS |
| 375 | 2018-07-13 | Dakota County, 180th St. Marsh,44.68822,-92.9659032 | | |
| 314 | 1987-06-06 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS |
| 300 | 1991-06-29 | Lincoln County, Lake Benton | Janssen | |
| 292 | 1974-06-27 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS |
| 291 | 1972-06-17 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS |
| 118 | 2007-06-24 | Steele County | Thompson | |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 60,000 | 2013-10-20 | Jackson County, 43.7928,-95.0916 | Nyhus | |
| 45,000 | 2019-10-25 | Becker County, Fig Lake Farm,46.7986640,-96.1216950 | Hundt | |
| 18,150 | 2018-10-07 | Lyon County, Sham Lake,44.6188,-95.6597 | Wee | Flying back and fourth from the WTP to Sham Lake. Did my best to count by 50s, w |
| 13,000 | 2012-08-29 | Lyon County, Cottonwood City Park,44.6064584,-95.6708621 | Wee | A good estimate of how many flew over during that period of time. I have videos |
| 12,300 | 2020-10-20 | Lyon County, Black Rush Lake WPA,44.3378464,-95.8991432 | Wee | Attempted counting by 100s. Mixed Blackbird sp. flock was observed entering a ro |
| 9,000 | 2019-10-12 | Lyon County, 1845 180th St, Russell US-MN (44.3068,-95.9375),44.3068430,-95.9374 | Wee | |
| 8,000 | 2017-09-23 | Rock County, Blue Mounds SP,43.7055536,-96.1861757 | MacAulay | |
| 8,000 | 2016-11-02 | Yellow Medicine County, 460th St,44.6468865,-95.7269068 | Wee | Mix with Red-winged Blackbirds. |
| 7,000 | 2018-09-29 | Lyon County, My yard,44.3992644,-95.8785492 | Meyer | |
| 5,000 | 2016-09-14 | Lyon County, Black Rush Lake WPA,44.3378464,-95.8991432 | Hill | See red wing blackbird description |
| 5,000 | 2010-10-24 | Sibley County, Co. Road 61 | Janssen | |
| 4,500 | 2001-10-04 | Lyon County | Schroeder | |
| 4,000 | 2015-10-29 | Pope County, MN 28 Pope East,45.6614233,-95.2998066 | George | An enormous flock that extended for 1/2 a mile from one field across the road t |
| 3,400 | 2014-11-09 | Murray County, Wee CRP,44.1918503,-95.885582 | Wee | Long linear skein lasting for about 10 minutes came from the east, all landed in |
| 2,000 | 2013-10-17 | Houston County, Upper Mississippi River NWR--Reno Bottoms,43.603168,-91.2703972 | Stratton | http://www.flickr.com/photos/chemteacher60/10339007426/--Have video too. Hundre |
| 1,600 | 2012-11-01 | Carver County, Assumption Lake,44.6896473,-93.8812637 | Cyrus | estimate |
| 1,000 | 2011-09-14 | Sherburne County | Blomberg | CR8/CR76 farm slough |
| 1,000 | 2011-11-10 | Mille Lacs County | Janssen | estimate |
| - - - Winter - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 450 | 2017-02-25 | Lyon County, Amiret WMA,44.359082,-95.6509037 | Wee | |
| 300 | 1998-02-28 | Dakota County | Tustison | |
| 200 | 2017-02-20 | Nobles County | Jantscher | Early Migrants |
| 160 | 2007-12-03 | Lac qui Parle County | Unzen | |
| 100 | 2006-01-05 | Le Sueur County | Dunlap | |
| 80 | 2002-01-09 | Le Sueur County, Kasota | Janssen | |
| 30 | 1959-12-12 | Dakota County, Nicols | Janssen | |
| 30 | 1960-01-01 | Dakota County, Nicols | Janssen | |
| 30 | 2000-02-27 | Carver County, Highways 7 & 25 | Janssen | |
| 25 | 1963-01-19 | Dakota County, Hastings | Janssen | |
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| Breeds throughout. Overwinters south. |
