| Hooded Merganser(Lophodytes cucullatus) |
| - - - Spring - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 500 | 2012-03-24 | Houston County, Upper Mississippi River NWR--Reno Bottoms | Puchalski | |
| 400 | 2022-04-02 | Goodhue County, Lake Byllesby (Goodhue Co.),44.5159708,-92.9888391 | Hosch | Conservative estimate |
| 344 | 2006-03-15 | Dakota County | Bardon | Black Dog Lake |
| 300 | 2013-04-13 | Ramsey County, Red Rock Road Lake,44.90091,-93.01613 | Majeski | Conservative count, many ducks on the water |
| 246 | 2013-04-02 | Dakota County, Blackdog Lake | Jantscher | |
| 238 | 2008-04-09 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Total includes Duluth harbor off Park Point and area between Interstate Island a |
| 150 | 2013-04-09 | Anoka County, Coon Rapids Regional Dam Park (Anoka County),45.1441073,-93.304149 | Hirsimaki | |
| 110 | 2006-03-27 | Washington County | Bardon | St. Croix River |
| 101 | 2009-03-27 | Carver County | Marengo | Rapids Lake |
| 100 | 2011-03-19 | Dakota County, Vermillion River Bottoms | Pfannmuller | |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 61 | 2020-06-20 | Lyon County, Sham Lake,44.6188000,-95.6597000 | Wee | Total count of adults and young. Multiple broods |
| 42 | 2021-06-18 | Roseau County | Hertzel | With TBH |
| 32 | 2021-06-19 | Lyon County, Cottonwood WTP,44.6117954,-95.6582165 | Wee | Many young. I’m unsure if dump nesting happens for Hooded Mergansers but it es |
| 30 | 2011-07-30 | Carver County, Carver Park Preserve--Lowry Nature Center | Sandstrom | |
| 27 | 2022-06-18 | Lyon County, Cottonwood WTP,44.6117954,-95.6582165 | Wee | Many young with two broods |
| 25 | 2020-07-21 | Lac qui Parle County, Big Stone NWR--Auto Tour Road,45.2548790,-96.3903820 | Egelhoff | |
| 25 | 2021-07-03 | Otter Tail County, Prairie Wetlands Learning Center,46.2648964,-96.0640240 | Plage | Mostly ducklings |
| 24 | 2009-06-21 | Carver County, rice lake | Marengo | three broods totalling 19 baby mergs |
| 23 | 2014-06-08 | Hennepin County, Hyland Lake Park Reserve,44.83615,-93.37491 | Hurben | Different broods seen in different locations. This is a conservative count of th |
| 23 | 2017-06-16 | Grant County | Chu | North Ottawa Twp., North Ottawa Impoundment. |
| 23 | 2018-06-24 | Pine County, Pine City WTP,45.8469322,-92.9633773 | Harper | |
| 21 | 2012-06-02 | Carver County, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum,44.8625613,-93.6154461 | Sowizral | |
| 20 | 2010-06-11 | Rice County, St. Olaf College Natural Lands | Anich | |
| 18 | 2007-06-30 | Lac qui Parle County | Chu | Yellow Bank Twp., Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. The total of 18 represent |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 3,500 | 2010-11-06 | Ramsey County, Pleasant Lake | Bardon | record high count |
| 2,400 | 2012-11-14 | Ramsey County, Pleasant Lake | Bardon | High count |
| 2,120 | 2011-11-29 | Ramsey County, Pleasant Lake | Bardon | second highest count for state |
| 1,200 | 2013-11-14 | Ramsey County, Pleasant Lake- beach,45.1042775,-93.0879002 | Bardon | |
| 900 | 2014-11-14 | Ramsey County | Collins | Conservative estimate of the Hooded Mergansers at the north end of Vadnais Lake |
| 650 | 2008-10-31 | St. Louis County | Falkowski | On Bear Island Lake near Ely. |
| 400 | 2006-11-24 | Hubbard County | Beauzay | Long Lake near Park Rapids. |
| 400 | 2010-11-12 | St. Louis County, T61R13d,47.77625,-91.99677 | Falkowski | There could have been well over a thousand as they kept flying in well after it |
| 300 | 2011-11-25 | Ramsey County, Vadnais Lake | Wilson | |
| 260 | 2005-11-24 | Meeker County | Floren | Lake Ripley |
| - - - Winter - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 600 | 2012-12-01 | Ramsey County, Pleasant Lake- beach,45.1042775,-93.0879002 | Bardon | |
| 520 | 2016-12-08 | Ramsey County, Pleasant Lake- beach,45.1042775,-93.0879002 | Bardon | Large raft of over 3,000 divers counted at dusk comprising 1700 COGO, 800 COME, |
| 500 | 2021-12-02 | Ramsey County, Vadnais Lake,45.0512105,-93.0955696 | Gleason | |
| 400 | 2015-12-10 | Ramsey County, N Pleasant Lake,45.1032135,-93.0912566 | Regelmann | |
| 400 | 2017-12-05 | Ramsey County, Pleasant Lake, South,45.0857935,-93.0999899 | Regelmann | |
| 311 | 2001-12-03 | Dakota County, Black Dog | Tustison | + |
| 50 | 2001-12-05 | Goodhue County, Wacouta | Janssen | |
| 45 | 2013-02-20 | Scott County, Blue Lake sewage lagoons, Scott Co.,44.79914,-93.43086 | Hoekstra | |
| 22 | 2009-12-02 | Cass County | Wieland | Sylvan Lake, Sylvan Twp |
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| Breeds throughout. |
