The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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High Count Archive for The Loon - Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys | ||
| 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 |
| Species: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys |
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Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse |
Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse |
Greater Prairie-Chicken Gray Partridge |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
| Gray Partridge(Perdix perdix) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 21 | 2001-03-23 | Lyon County | Schroeder | ||
| 21 | 2013-03-01 | Kittson County, St. Vincent | Janssen | ||
| 17 | 2023-04-09 | Marshall County, Agassiz Valley (Marshall Co.),48.1806579,-96.6525006 | Hughes | 2 coveys | |
| 16 | 2008-03-09 | Stearns County | Russell | 1 mile east and also 2 miles SE of Holdingford | |
| 16 | 2014-03-04 | Clay County | Lamey | ||
| 15 | 2007-03-07 | Mower County | Williams | 2 at 790 Ave. and 180th St.;5 on Co. Rd. 3 just east of Co. Rd. 20;7 on Co. Rd. | |
| 14 | 2019-03-02 | Fillmore County, Fillmore County,43.7312353,-91.7416578 | Ludwig | ||
| 12 | 1965-04-03 | Hennepin County, Co. Road 37 & 1 | Janssen | ||
| 12 | 2007-03-07 | Fillmore County | Williams | Co. Rd. 14 about a mile east of Co. Rd. 1 | |
| 11 | 2010-03-07 | Brown County | Smith | Found along Cty Rd 10, Lake Hanska twsp. | |
| 11 | 2007-03-03 | Brown County | Smith | Covey found along Brown Cty. 8, just south of Essig. | |
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 40 | 2005-07-17 | Rock County | Lind | 3 coveys with 40 total birds | |
| 29 | 1975-07-19 | Yellow Medicine County, Burr | Janssen | ||
| 20 | 2000-07-09 | Lyon County | Schroeder | ||
| 16 | 1999-07-14 | Lyon County | Schroeder | ||
| 15 | 2021-07-30 | Yellow Medicine County, 220th Ave Gray partridge,44.7180377,-96.3253267 | Marengo | Rough count as many flushed at once and mostly stayed hidden in the grass. | |
| 13 | 2021-07-19 | Pipestone County, Minnesota West,44.0226153,-96.3196170 | Klumper | What an unexpected surprise to scare up a whole flock of partridges on the north | |
| 12 | 2020-07-29 | Fillmore County, T102R13b,43.59468,-92.32973 | Benz | 2 adults; 10 young | |
| 12 | 2022-07-23 | Big Stone County, Big Stone Lake SP--Meadowbrook Area,45.3854607,-96.5339470 | Cooley | ||
| 10 | 2012-07-11 | Lake of the Woods County | Martin | assume some of the covey were young but all 10 were the same size | |
| 10 | 2020-07-24 | Meeker County, CG pasture,44.9090106,-94.7175579 | Fank | ||
| 8 | 2016-07-26 | Martin County | Erpelding | Covey of 8, 1/3 grown birds, able to fly | |
| 8 | 2016-07-28 | Jackson County | Williams | 400th Ave at the south side of the I-90 overpass | |
| 8 | 2016-07-31 | Cottonwood County | Kieser | Male, female and 6 chicks on 450th just south of Jeffers sewage ponds | |
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 27 | 2005-08-23 | Lincoln County | Unzen | Ash Lake Twp. | |
| 26 | 1987-08-15 | Rock County, Blue Mounds State Park | Janssen | ||
| 25 | 2013-10-18 | Brown County | Loken | ||
| 21 | 2006-11-06 | Yellow Medicine County | Unzen | near Lanners Lake. | |
| 20 | 2006-08-25 | Yellow Medicine County | Marengo | near Spellman Lake | |
| 20 | 2006-10-29 | Pennington County | Joppru | ||
| 13 | 2001-11-04 | Lyon County | Schroeder | ||
| 11 | 2007-08-05 | Olmsted County | Hockema | unexpected covey near the airport. | |
| 10 | 2006-09-16 | Cottonwood County | Bolduan | ||
| - - - Winter - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 163 | 1991-01-05 | Mower County, Dexter | Janssen | ||
| 73 | 1978-12-26 | Wilkin County, Rothsay | Janssen | ||
| 41 | 2022-02-24 | Pennington County | Joppru | 5 groups | |
| 40 | 2023-02-19 | Polk County, 41102 180th St NW, Warren US-MN 48.13793, -96.93406,48.1379320,-96. | Hughes | Harry Miller anI counted them 2 coveys | |
| 37 | 2021-01-19 | Becker County, Spring Creek Township, Minnesota, US (47.083, -96.047),47.0827631 | One flock of 28 and a second flock of 9. | ||
| 37 | 2013-02-02 | Marshall County | Aubol | 7 - Cty 6 east of Stephen (west of 330th Ave); 30 - Cty 1 south of 450th St NW | |
| 32 | 2007-12-26 | Renville County | Floren | just north of Buffalo Lake | |
| 28 | 2010-02-13 | Pennington County | Joppru | MN 1 east of Goodridge | |
| 28 | 1970-01-17 | Dakota County, Coates | Janssen | ||
| Introduced in North America. Permanent resident south and west. | |||||
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