High Count Archive for The Loon - Towhees, Sparrows
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: Towhees, Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee

Harris's Sparrow(Zonotrichia querula)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
692006-05-13Clay CountyO'Connorcounty-wide
602013-05-18Grant CountyKieserabundant, many locations
502017-05-07Rock County, Blue Mounds SP,43.7055536,-96.1861757Klumper
452014-05-14Lac qui Parle CountyEckhardt45+ in yard
402015-05-02Pipestone County, Pipestone National Monument,44.0140832,-96.3249493Kahler
372000-05-06Lyon CountySchroeder
352013-05-14Brown CountyOetken25 Shag Road feeders . 10 Flandrau S.P.
302009-05-12Lac qui Parle CountySvingenObserved by Fred A. Eckhardt (FAE). At least 30 birds in backyard (Boyd).
302007-05-07Cass CountyWielandvarious locations in Cass County
252006-05-14Martin CountyFelkermore than 25, but that's what I counted
252006-05-17Jackson CountySvingen
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1002002-10-15Pipestone County, Split Rock Creek State ParkJanssenabundant
1002001-10-12Cass County, southern part of countyJanssen
802022-10-16Rock County, Blue Mounds SP--Campground Area,43.7164700,-96.1874500Abendroth
642022-10-21Pipestone County, Split Rock Creek SP,43.8972700,-96.3641700Klumper
592021-10-09Lac qui Parle County, Refuqe Road, Ortonville, Minnesota, US (45.261, -96.416),4eBird
551998-10-08Lyon CountySchroeder
452019-10-17Otter Tail County, Jason's 440,46.1122682,-95.6580496Swelstad
402011-10-22Swift CountyKieserEast of Artichoke Lake
402012-10-06Le Sueur CountyKieserKasota Prairie
352015-10-08Polk County, My yard,47.9433358,-97.0280421Aubol
162013-10-03Polk County, My yard,47.9433358,-97.0280421Aubol
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
102002-12-30Faribault County, Verona Township, along Blue Eart RiverJanssen
72020-12-05Yellow Medicine County, Blue Devil Valley SNA,44.8004133,-95.5543184WeeCounted, photos. Large piles of cut buckthorn are laying everywhere within the S
72020-12-17Martin CountySmith
61999-12-17Cottonwood CountySchroeder
61999-12-17Redwood CountySchroeder
32008-01-01Clay CountyO'ConnorS. Moorhead
32015-12-12Martin CountyBolduan
 
Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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