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 - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | ||
| 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: Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons |
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Least Bittern American Bittern Little Blue Heron |
Snowy Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Green Heron |
Great Egret Western Cattle-Egret Great Blue Heron |
| Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 250 | 2006-05-04 | Ramsey County, Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery SNA | Janssen | ||
| 200 | 2021-04-07 | Hennepin County, Marshall Terrace Park,45.0190261,-93.2747519 | Monko | On heron rookery. Approximate hand count, many hunkered in nest,, perhaps rain h | |
| 200 | 2022-04-09 | Hennepin County, Marshall Terrace Park,45.0190261,-93.2747519 | Freeman | Marshall terrace park blue heron breeding islands in Mississippi River | |
| 173 | 2020-03-27 | Hennepin County, Marshall Terrace Park,45.0190261,-93.2747519 | Stiteler | There’s a heron rookery. | |
| 160 | 2016-04-14 | Hennepin County, US-MN-Minneapolis-Marshall Terrace Park - 45.0183x-93.2745,45.0 | Stiteler | Rookery | |
| 155 | 2015-03-31 | Wright County, Wright County MN | Guynn | Camp Courage adj CR7 | |
| 145 | 2012-05-20 | Wright County | Blomberg | CampCourage rookery | |
| 135 | 2015-04-12 | Washington County, Boomsite Rookery,45.0729145,-92.8021145 | Collins | Rookery, many nests | |
| 100 | 2014-04-10 | Wright County, Otsego riverview co rd 42,45.2555407,-93.5437778 | Lau | ||
| 100 | 2014-05-10 | Meeker County | Hertzel | Estimated number of nests | |
| 96 | 2013-04-28 | Carver County | Marengo | Lake waconia colony | |
| 90 | 2009-04-08 | Wright County, T121R27b,45.26794,-94.04340 | Guynn | ca 80 occupied GBHE nests, ca 30 occupied DCCO nests, still a few apparently vac | |
| 80 | 2008-04-09 | Meeker County | Guynn | at and on nests at Pidgeon Lake | |
| 50 | 2005-05-11 | Douglas County, Osakis | Janssen | ||
| 50 | 2009-03-28 | McLeod County, Pigeon Lake | Blomberg | Heron Rookery | |
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 180 | 2016-06-27 | Wright County, 80th St Rookery,45.26771,-94.04428 | Badger | Rookery | |
| 174 | 2017-07-04 | Wright County, Camp Courage Rookery,45.2698039,-94.0419753 | Lau | ||
| 150 | 2017-07-04 | Meeker County, Pigeon Lake Overlook,45.0413864,-94.3566799 | Lau | ||
| 130 | 2021-06-29 | Washington County, St. Croix River Boat Ramp and Boom Site--Stillwater,45.080229 | Hosch | *High, but known colony. Counted 1x1. Higher than yesterday. | |
| 115 | 2015-06-25 | St. Louis County, Canosia SWMA,46.9184831,-92.2311258 | Kraemer | rookery - many nests with 2 -4 chicks in each (some chicks may not be visible) a | |
| 109 | 2015-06-06 | Wright County, CampCourage rookery,45.26969,-94.04181 | Blomberg | 109 nests mostly with nestlings (and much feeding going on) | |
| 100 | 2016-06-29 | Washington County, St. Croix River, MN side,45.083725,-92.7863646 | Gould | ||
| 100 | 1984-06-30 | Le Sueur County, Lake Jefferson | Janssen | ||
| 76 | 2012-06-12 | Hennepin County, Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park (Hennepin Co.),45.1411,-93.3131 | Lochner | rookery of about 39 adults, 25 nests, 28 young almost full grown and some adults | |
| 56 | 1981-06-20 | Meeker County, Dassel | Janssen | ||
| 55 | 2011-06-08 | Washington County, LOSA20B | Maercklein | ||
| 53 | 2011-06-07 | Chisago County, LOSA19A | Maercklein | Partial view of rookery | |
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 200 | 1959-09-12 | Hennepin County, Rice Lake | Janssen | ||
| 100 | 1960-08-14 | Hennepin County, Rice Lake | Janssen | ||
| 100 | 2018-08-18 | Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR--Rice Lake,44.816249,-93.5145157 | Baumtrog | ||
| 60 | 2021-08-17 | Anoka County, Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve--Canoe Launch Area,45.16320 | Fellows | Estimate - quick count | |
| 60 | 1958-09-06 | Hennepin County, Rice Lake | Janssen | ||
| 51 | 1971-09-06 | Hennepin County, Rice Lake | Janssen | ||
| 45 | 1998-09-29 | Lyon County | Schroeder | ||
| - - - Winter - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 16 | 2010-12-22 | Ramsey County, Pigs Eye outflow, Mississippi River, Ramsey Co. | Kolbeinsson | *high count; careful count of birds along waters edge | |
| 12 | 2005-01-24 | Ramsey County | Rising | Rookery, N. Mississippi Regional Park | |
| 11 | 2008-02-23 | Ramsey County | Fall | Mississippi River at Pig's Eye, around sunken barge. All standing/fishing at riv | |
| 10 | 2012-01-27 | Ramsey County | Fall | Kaposia Landing; all 10 were within 50-75m of each other on the island W of the | |
| 9 | 2010-12-29 | Ramsey County | Fall | Kaposia Landing; scattered along east river bank. | |
| 7 | 2009-12-11 | Ramsey County, Pigs Eye outflow, Mississippi River, Ramsey Co. | Fall | scattered along far shore along limited area of open water (perhaps 200-300 m lo | |
| Breeds throughout. | |||||
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