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 - Grebes | ||
| 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: Grebes |
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Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe |
Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe |
Western Grebe Clark's Grebe |
| Horned Grebe(Podiceps auritus) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 4,600 | 2017-05-04 | St. Louis County, Park Point, etc.,46.738058,-92.057809 | Bardon | raft of grebes and ducks extended along 5 mile stretch of Park Point | |
| 4,137 | 2013-04-28 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Spring finally arrived at Duluth this weekend, but the St. Louis River and lake | |
| 2,588 | 2014-05-01 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Lake Superior between Lakewood Road and French River mouth. | |
| 2,416 | 2010-04-23 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Park Point, Duluth. Most of these were seen between 31st St (Lafayette Square) a | |
| 2,134 | 2021-04-23 | St. Louis County, Park Point--22nd St. access,46.7614950,-92.0792699 | Svingen | Counted individually except in flocks; flocks counted by tens. | |
| 1,913 | 2015-04-24 | Hennepin County | Brunell | Nokomis 882, Harriet 844, Calhoun 187. Each lake was scoped several times, and n | |
| 1,660 | 2014-05-05 | Hennepin County, Harriet & Calhoun - Mpls. | Brunell | These HOGR were counted individually (not estimated) first thing in the morning | |
| 1,603 | 2013-05-05 | Benton County | Chu | Mississippi River between the Sauk Rapids Regional Bridge (St. Cloud on the west | |
| 1,600 | 2013-05-05 | Stearns County, St. Cloud | Blomberg | amazing count estimate (by ~ten's I estimated 2200) Phil Chu came later with a | |
| 902 | 2008-05-06 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Park Point, Duluth. | |
| 750 | 2012-04-22 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport | Hendrickson | Observed huge rafts of Horned Grebes off Lake Superior. This is a conservative | |
| 688 | 2011-04-28 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Park Point, Duluth. | |
| 593 | 2013-05-05 | Hennepin County | Brunell | Harriet & Calhoun | |
| 576 | 2011-04-14 | Hennepin County | Brunell | Minneapolis lakes Harriet, Calhoun, & Nokomis. | |
| 500 | 1981-04-24 | Pine County, Sturgeon Lake | Janssen | ||
| 461 | 2002-04-21 | Hennepin County, Lake Nokomis | Tustison | almost all in br. pl. | |
| 438 | 2008-04-20 | Hennepin County | Kieser | Counted 192 from north end of Lake Nokomis, Mpls, and 244 on south end of Diamon | |
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 20 | 1971-06-12 | Roseau County, Roseau River refuge | Janssen | ||
| 6 | 2013-06-02 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362 | Kraemer | ||
| 4 | 2008-07-15 | St. Louis County | Sparling | ||
| 3 | 2016-07-29 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 3 | 2019-06-11 | Marshall County, Agassiz NWR--Headquarters Trail,48.3021162,-95.9800386 | eBird | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 198 | 2005-10-26 | Mille Lacs County | Svingen | Total of 198 HOGR on Mille Lacs Lake (Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs counties | |
| 191 | 2021-10-12 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Rec. Area,46.7337486,-92.0542164 | Davies | *high; 130 on lake, 61 harbor side | |
| 170 | 2011-10-23 | Mille Lacs County | Hertzel | Secondary survey of Horned Grebes made during a Common Loon survey of the entire | |
| 68 | 2013-10-19 | Mille Lacs County | Hertzel | Counted on Mille Lacs Lake in Mille Lacs, Aitkin, and Crow Wing counties. | |
| 63 | 2021-10-12 | Hennepin County | Brunell | Counted on Harriet & Bde Maka Ska. | |
| 60 | 2009-10-24 | Mille Lacs County | Svingen | Total for survey of Mille Lacs Lake (includes Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs | |
| 52 | 2011-10-13 | Sherburne County | Johnson | Lake Fremont | |
| 50 | 2005-10-13 | Lake County | Lind | Two Harbors | |
| - - - Winter - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 13 | 2005-12-27 | Lake County | Lind | L. Superior out from the Stewart River | |
| 10 | 2007-01-21 | Lake County | Lind | Reported by John Ellis. Present since December near mouth of Stewart River. | |
| 7 | 2009-12-17 | Lake County | Lind | 4 at mouth of Stewart R., 3 at Two Harbors | |
| 4 | 1998-12-10 | Hennepin County | Hockema | Lake Calhoun; birding companion was Chuck Juhnke. | |
| 3 | 2010-02-03 | Lake County | Lind | overwintering near the mouth of the Stewart River | |
| Rare breeder northwest. Migrant throughout. State designation: Endangered. | |||||
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