High Count Archive for The Loon - Sandpipers
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: Sandpipers
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope

Hudsonian Godwit(Limosa haemastica)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3001990-05-11Lac qui Parle CountyJanssenCo. Road 7
2502003-05-18Marshall CountyJanssenAgassiz NWR
1702009-05-23Marshall CountySvingenTotal of 170 HUGO counted by Ron E. Martin and others during a North Dakota Bird
962002-05-14Lincoln CountySchroeder
742004-05-13Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenPerry WMA.
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
112009-06-01Kandiyohi CountyWilliamsOlson Lake WMA
81984-07-14Watonwan CountyJanssenMadelia
72021-06-06Yellow Medicine County, Curtis Lake,44.5780567,-95.4799071Wee
52017-06-05Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008Engdahl
42010-06-03Brown CountyKessenMCBS
31998-06-09Big Stone CountyJanssenBarry
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
642015-08-22Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008Nelsoncounted by Dennis Martin; obvious white rump against black tail band legs extend
602023-08-09Washington County, Afton SP,44.8554802,-92.7749723KuoA big flock FO. See pics. ID help from Pete Nichols via MN Birding, a FB group.
592014-08-10Sibley CountyKieserFlock at Sand Lake
512020-08-20Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008FreemanCounted individually. Spectacular birds. Seen with a single Marbled Godwit for c
432014-08-08Yellow Medicine CountyPierzinaMiller Lake
242003-08-24Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenSalt Lake.
172014-08-02Stevens CountyChuDonnelly Twp., CR 20 at 580th Ave.
172001-08-25Big Stone County, OdessaTustisonsingle flock
102007-08-24Marshall CountySvingenTotal for shorebird survey at Agassiz N.W.R. by Peder H. Svingen 8/24/2007.
62006-09-03Lac qui Parle CountyKieserSalt Lake
52007-08-31Marshall CountySchirmacher
32008-08-30Lac qui Parle CountySvingenAgassiz Twp., Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.
 
Migrant mostly west, primarily in spring.

Notes:

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