High Count Archive for The Loon - Pigeons, Doves
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: Pigeons, Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove(Streptopelia decaocto)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
342014-03-09Lyon County, Cottonwood,44.6080834,-95.6717777WeeCottonwood Elevator
302022-03-19Rock County, Hills, MNHoeger
292013-03-06Lyon County, Cottonwood Elevator,44.6086334,-95.6720996WeeExact number, birds were perched in the lone large elm at the street intersectio
272019-03-03Lyon County, Garrett's Backyard,44.605219,-95.6721961Wee
252022-03-15Stearns County, Meadowlark Meadows,45.6628606,-94.8184129LudwigActual count.
212021-03-20Dakota County, Vermillion Twsp north half (exc marsh and town),44.6987749,-92.97Versaw
192011-03-11Blue Earth CountyHeinsMapleton
182020-03-07Dakota County, Miesville (Town),44.6004906,-92.8055906SmithS65543759
162015-03-08Lyon County, Cottonwood,44.6080834,-95.6717777Wee
142017-03-05Sibley County, Sibley County MNGuynnon wires 280th St 0.2 mi. east of MN22, Gaylord
142017-03-08Dakota County, New Trier,44.6002462,-92.9339075Smith
102013-03-18Lincoln County, IvanhoeNyhus
102013-03-06Dakota County, 190th St. east of Vermillion ,44.6733834,-92.916677Smith
82013-03-03Scott CountyHockemaPreviously reported on Murphy Lake Blvd., north of Eagle Creek Blvd. Near large
82011-03-05Lincoln CountyMartinIvanhoe, grain bins on north end of town
62007-03-10Traverse CountyDingmannWheaton
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
522018-07-18Lyon County, Cottonwood Elevator,44.6086334,-95.6720996Wee
172022-06-18Lyon County, Cottonwood,44.6080834,-95.6717777Wee
162020-07-05Cottonwood County, SE Mountain Lake,43.9380257,-94.9260592Harder
152012-07-30Lyon County, Cottonwood Lake,44.6194,-95.6867981WeeThe most I have ever seen at a time, i was driving along Barstad Road and they w
142022-07-03Cottonwood County, SE Mountain Lake,43.9380257,-94.9260592Harder
122020-07-07Dakota County, Hastings Sand Coulee SNA--North Unit,44.7074012,-92.8238404Smith
112009-06-17Martin County, T101R29aWill
82019-06-02Dakota County, 180th St. Marsh (Marshall's Marsh),44.68822,-92.9659032Daves
72017-06-11Cottonwood County, SE Mountain Lake,43.9380257,-94.9260592Harder
72017-07-21Yellow Medicine County, Doves,44.7176027,-96.0956234Harper
72016-07-14Cottonwood County, SE Mountain Lake,43.9380257,-94.9260592Harder
62015-07-23Big Stone County, Hillman WPA,45.2911885,-96.3006485Mortensen
52008-06-19Swift CountyUnzenKerkhoven.
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1282018-09-24Lyon County, Cottonwood Elevator,44.6086334,-95.6720996Wee
1002015-11-25Lyon County, Cottonwood Elevator,44.6086334,-95.6720996WeeA quick estimate of the doves, many feed on the spilled grain and others were ro
892017-11-24Lyon County, Cottonwood,44.6080834,-95.6717777WeeAnother 40-50 were chilling near the elevator
722022-11-27Dakota County, Miesville (Town),44.6004906,-92.8055906SmithAll preached for binocular count. At one point they flew and returned making it
702016-10-02Lyon County, Cottonwood Lake,44.6194,-95.6867981Wee
472019-10-23Redwood CountyTustison
422017-09-18Steele County, Meriden,44.0737121,-93.3866215Suchanekmost lined up on power line along railroad tracks, checked birds and eliminated
402009-10-16Yellow Medicine CountyEckertClarkfield
362014-09-10Waseca County, Waseca County,44.116381,-93.506472Mandel
322010-11-07Blue Earth CountyHeinsMapleton, MN
312010-11-21Blue Earth CountyHeinsMapleton
262015-11-21Faribault County, Backyard,43.7614916,-94.1691879Nienhaus
232009-11-01Freeborn CountyBartkeyGlenville
192011-08-05Swift CountyBrunellIn Kerkhoven around the Farmers Grain Elevators and RR Tracks.
102006-10-08Brown CountySmithA flock of ten birds found on a utility wire and in a nearby tree in the town of
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1262019-01-19Lyon County, Cottonwood Elevator,44.6086334,-95.6720996Wee
1152020-12-30Lyon County, Cottonwood Elevator,44.6086334,-95.6720996WeeEstimate, not sure we even recorded this many on the CBC but we also didnâ€
1102016-01-01Yellow Medicine County, Cottonwood ElevatorWeeCottonwood CBC numbered 226 total birds with around 130 or more birds coming fro
902015-12-14Lyon County, Cottonwood,44.6080834,-95.6717777Wee
842017-01-29Lyon County, Cottonwood Elevator,44.6086334,-95.6720996Wee18 shown here, many more flying around and going to and from feeding areas with
842020-01-08Redwood CountyTustisonMilroy
822017-12-15Yellow Medicine CountyEckert51 in Wood Lake + 31 in Hanley Falls on Cottonwood CBC
632014-12-09Jackson CountyErpeldingHeron Lake, MN
472011-01-25Faribault CountyMartinWinnebago, in trees at south end of newer grain elevators, seems like a higher c
472010-12-26Dodge CountyErpeldingFlock of 47 seen in row of decidious trees south of RR tracks across from grain
442013-02-22Brown CountySmith28 found in Hanska, 5 in Comfrey & 11 in Springfield.
432006-12-13Renville CountyEgelandOlivia just off Highway 212 in town
372010-12-10Traverse CountyDingmannWheaton - In trees next to the John Deere dealer along Hwy 75 on north end town
342007-12-02Brown CountySmithFound in a favored roost tree and foraging on the ground at the Comfrey grain el
152004-12-27Swift County, BensonJanssen
 
Introduced in North America. Permanent resident mostly south and west.

Notes:

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