| Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
| - - - Spring - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 3,450 | 2006-03-17 | Goodhue County | Bardon | Lake Pepin |
| 2,300 | 2014-03-15 | Dakota County, Blackdog lake | Jantscher | |
| 1,000 | 2022-03-13 | Dakota County, Spring Lake Park Reserve--Schaar's Bluff,44.7673642,-92.9358816 | Nichols | Estimate |
| 810 | 2008-03-01 | Ramsey County | Fall | Mississippi River, between Pigs Eye L. and Grand Ave. in South St. Paul (on E si |
| 700 | 2009-03-28 | Dakota County | Fall | Lake Byllesby |
| 500 | 2014-03-21 | Goodhue County, Prairie Island (Lower Island - Conservation Area),44.6449026,-92 | Miller | best estimate of >2500 diving ducks observed |
| 400 | 2011-03-20 | Wabasha County, Lake Pepin--East | Russell | |
| 374 | 2008-04-08 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Total includes Duluth harbor off Park Point and area between Interstate Island a |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 74 | 2020-07-19 | Beltrami County, Bemidji--Paul Bunyan Bike Trail,47.4681333,-94.8476890 | Hubert | There were 74 total. 3 adult female, others were young ones. They were sitting |
| 54 | 2019-06-23 | Beltrami County, Paul Bunyan Bike Trail Bemidji,47.4681333,-94.847689 | Thomas | A huge flock of 50+ ducklings led by one adult female |
| 52 | 2021-06-16 | Beltrami County, Bemidji--Paul Bunyan Bike Trail,47.4681333,-94.8476890 | Fernandez | see photo - this is just one of the batches of chicks |
| 47 | 2020-07-06 | Lake County, Moose Lake,47.9889214,-91.4984984 | Plankis | 1 female w/ 46 young add iPhone photo |
| 45 | 2021-07-04 | Cass County, Ten Mile Lake--Hiram Loop Road NW,46.9779087,-94.5841925 | Purvis | Two groups of hen/ducklings. One on south side near boat parade |
| 43 | 2015-07-11 | Beltrami County, MN - Paul Bunyan Trail, Bemidji,47.4639742,-94.8577166 | Blancher | includes 3 large broods of young |
| 41 | 2015-07-19 | Mille Lacs County, Mille Lacs--CR 35 (Twilight Rd),46.142987,-93.7089157 | Thut | Females and juveniles. |
| 40 | 2016-07-19 | Crow Wing County, Mille Lacs Lake--Crow Wing Co.,46.2897826,-93.8156891 | Muzzy | |
| 31 | 2017-07-22 | Mille Lacs County, Mille Lacs Lake--Mille Lacs Co.,46.1298874,-93.6385345 | Janssen | |
| 28 | 2017-07-31 | Beltrami County, South border, Lake Bemidji | Zumeta | |
| 22 | 2011-06-20 | Beltrami County, Lake Bemidji State Park | Vold | One female with 21 young. |
| 20 | 2014-06-27 | Cook County, YMCA Camp Menogyn,48.0684539,-90.4315567 | Treves | |
| 18 | 2012-07-04 | St. Louis County, French River mouth,46.8989785,-91.8914032 | Kraemer | |
| 17 | 2008-06-23 | Crow Wing County | Brown | Mom with 16 babies (did take Picture) on smith lake just south west of Garrison. |
| 12 | 2010-06-23 | St. Louis County, T67R16c | Kuder | |
| 12 | 2011-07-24 | Lake County, South Kawishiwi Campground | Stearns | |
| 11 | 2008-06-26 | Mille Lacs County | Janssen | famale 10 young |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 50,000 | 2012-11-30 | Goodhue County, Lake Pepin (Goodhue Co.),44.4788094,-92.2976446 | Janssen | |
| 30,000 | 2021-11-27 | Goodhue County, Lake Pepin | Jantscher | |
| 22,000 | 1996-11-05 | Winona County | Schroeder | |
| 15,000 | 2010-11-27 | Wabasha County | Fall | Lake Pepin from Lake City marina point. Estimated over 1.5-hr period based on sa |
| 14,000 | 2005-11-26 | Goodhue County | Bardon | Lake Pepin |
| 10,000 | 2018-11-17 | Wabasha County, Lake Pepin | Jantscher | Estimated. |
| 10,000 | 2014-11-18 | Wabasha County, Lake City, MN. Wabasha Co.,44.4384376,-92.2415543 | Popp | US Fish & Wildlife Waterfowl Survey of Lake Pepin (includes Wabasha Co. only) Th |
| 8,500 | 2014-11-18 | Goodhue County, Frontenac, MN, Lake Pepin,44.527598,-92.3177719 | Popp | US Fish & Wildlife waterfowl survey of Lake Pepin (Goodhue Co. section). |
| 4,000 | 2009-11-28 | Wabasha County | Fall | Lake Pepin, from Lake City. Numbers estimated by scope field sample counts. Abou |
| 1,000 | 1996-11-11 | Wabasha County, Lake Pepin | Tustison | est. |
| 850 | 1996-11-23 | Hennepin County | Budde | 850 + |
| 300 | 2008-11-16 | Goodhue County | Coble | |
| - - - Winter - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 50,000 | 2011-12-09 | Wabasha County | Nyhus | |
| 30,000 | 2021-12-09 | Goodhue County, Lake Pepin | Jantscher | Rough-count/Estimated |
| 28,000 | 2020-12-21 | Wabasha County, Lake Pepin, Lake City,44.4531120,-92.2612581 | eBird | Estimated by hundreds, multiple large rafts both north and south of Lake City |
| 21,500 | 2012-12-03 | Wabasha County, Lake Pepin, Lake City,44.453112,-92.2612581 | Bardon | day-long, careful survey of entire Lake Pepin for Common Mergansers |
| 18,000 | 2019-12-08 | Wabasha County, Lake Pepin | Jantscher | Estimated |
| 17,500 | 2009-12-05 | Wabasha County, Lake Pepin | Bardon | |
| 15,810 | 2008-12-28 | Goodhue County | Weston | |
| 12,000 | 2007-01-07 | Wabasha County | Weston | Lake Pepin |
| 11,500 | 2005-12-01 | Goodhue County | Bardon | Lake Pepin |
| 4,000 | 2010-12-26 | Wabasha County, So. end Lake Pepin | Jantscher | |
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| Breeds mostly north-central and northeast. Migrant throughout. Overwinters locally. |
