| Common Loon(Gavia immer) |
| - - - Spring - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 686 | 2013-04-30 | St. Louis County, Park Point to Stoney Point | Bardon | record high spring count |
| 670 | 2022-05-06 | Beltrami County, Lower Red Lake, SE Shore,47.8936664,-94.7784349 | Harrington | Very good count (not an estimate) of large rafts of common loons resting in the |
| 627 | 2022-04-29 | Beltrami County, Paul and Babe Lake Bemidji,47.4704002,-94.8789597 | Harrington | As for the counting, it was a simple left to right count using a Kowa 88mm spott |
| 545 | 2022-04-24 | Kanabec County | Stucker | 420 counted on Knife Lake (although parts of lake not visible); 125 on other lak |
| 459 | 2019-04-30 | St. Louis County, Park Point,46.7531163,-92.0733047 | Kraemer | exact number -counted carefully -They were all in the bay and we had to have mis |
| 298 | 2018-04-22 | Washington County, Afton Marina (Public Access),44.8998669,-92.7794002 | Sterner | |
| 245 | 2013-05-05 | Wadena County | Binek | |
| 200 | 2018-04-23 | Washington County, Wolf Marina - 514 Alder St E, Stillwater US-MN (45.0764,-92.8 | Eckles | Huge raft of loons - never seen anything like it. Counted 120 in one denser grou |
| 150 | 2011-04-17 | Chisago County | Martin | Rush Lake, 117 of these were on one side of the lake and seen without moving our |
| 146 | 2013-05-01 | Benton County | Dingmann | Little Rock Lake - probably more as I was unable to see all of the lake |
| 129 | 2008-04-29 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Totals include Lake Superior from 12th St, 22nd St, 31st St, and Beach House at |
| 122 | 2008-04-17 | Hennepin County | Kieser | 89 Staring lake, 26 Diamond Lake, 7 Purgatory Creek |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 36 | 2023-07-26 | Becker County, Detroit Lake, Detroit Lakes US-MN 46.77636, -95.81808,46.7763620, | Henke | |
| 34 | 2021-07-27 | Hubbard County, Kabekona Lake,47.1622000,-94.7639000 | Engdahl | Counted one by one. The gathering has begun. |
| 31 | 2017-07-28 | Cass County, Ten Mile Lake cabin,46.9539748,-94.5654631 | Howard | Presumably non-breeding adult loons; there are about 6 breeding pairs on the lak |
| 28 | 2023-07-06 | Itasca County, North Star Lake, Marcell US-MN (47.5401,-93.6486),47.5401410,-93. | Shaw | |
| 28 | 2020-06-28 | Itasca County, North Star Lake, Marcell US-MN (47.5401,-93.6486),47.5401410,-93. | Shaw | |
| 27 | 2014-06-17 | Crow Wing County, bay lake,46.3876751,-93.8543129 | Leonardo | 26 adults 1 baby on adult's back 1 egg on nest |
| 26 | 2021-07-09 | Cass County, Walker City Park and Jetty,47.1028360,-94.5760360 | McNeely | Counted individually. Some in large groups . Pics of couple groups later. |
| 26 | 2017-07-23 | Todd County, Big Swan Lake,45.8795365,-94.7499561 | Emerson | large raft of adult Common Loons, this lake is a staging area of adult Common Lo |
| 25 | 2015-06-11 | St. Louis County, Park Point--37th Street,46.7449888,-92.0664731 | Wood | |
| 24 | 2018-07-23 | Morrison County, Lake Shamineau | Russell | 5 broods, 2 with twins |
| 20 | 2016-07-30 | St. Louis County, Lake Vermilion - Simensen,47.942059,-92.622322 | Newberg | |
| 20 | 2016-07-02 | Lake County, BWCA Moose Lake Entry,48.0196974,-91.522336 | Dunnington | All over the place with multiple sighting of hitching babies. This single group |
| 20 | 2016-07-10 | Todd County, Big Swan Lake,45.8795365,-94.7499561 | Emerson | |
| 18 | 1964-06-16 | St. Louis County, Lake Superior, Duluth to Lake County line | Janssen | |
| 15 | 2011-07-14 | St. Louis County, Lake Vermillion | Palmer | |
| 12 | 1974-06-23 | St. Louis County, Clifton | Janssen | |
| 12 | 2010-07-04 | Crow Wing County, Deerwood | Taylor | |
| 12 | 2011-06-09 | Crow Wing County, Nokay Lake - Block T45R29a | Kraemer | |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 3,030 | 2011-10-23 | Mille Lacs County | Hertzel | Common Loon survey of the entire western shore of Mille Lacs -- which is in the |
| 2,729 | 2006-10-18 | Mille Lacs County | Svingen | Record-high count at Mille Lacs Lake with AXH; total includes Aitkin, Crow Wing, |
| 1,900 | 2010-10-28 | Aitkin County, Mille Lacs Lake | Janssen | |
| 1,133 | 2005-10-26 | Mille Lacs County | Svingen | Total of 1133 loons on Mille Lacs Lake (Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs counti |
| 750 | 2000-10-18 | Aitkin County, Mille Lacs Lake | Janssen | |
| 679 | 2009-10-24 | Mille Lacs County | Svingen | Total for survey of Mille Lacs Lake (includes Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs |
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| Breeds north and central. Migrant throughout. |
