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

Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2,0402020-05-14Yellow Medicine County, Timm Lake,44.5449713,-95.5363884WeeOur total together, a rough number based on counts and calculations.
1,3472013-05-15Wright CountyChuMarysville Twp., Malardi Lake WMA.
7352018-05-10Lyon CountyChuLucas Twp., Lone Tree Lake.
4002015-05-07Yellow Medicine County, Miller-Richter WMA,44.7943227,-96.0744309Saffle
3462016-05-13Yellow Medicine County, Miedd Lake,44.6601731,-95.7585418WeeClose to exact count, plus or minus ten to fifteen birds.
3352005-05-18Traverse CountySvingen
3192011-05-13Wright CountyChuMiddleville and Cokato twps., Smith Lake.
3002009-05-18Hennepin CountyDufortLong Meadow Lake, Bass Ponds
3002010-05-16Dakota CountyFallLake Byllesby
2702000-05-08Dakota County, Lake ByllesbyTustisonest.
2482000-05-13Lyon CountySchroeder
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2,3802020-07-19Big Stone County, Marsh LakeHosch
2,3162006-07-09Lac qui Parle CountySvingenRecord-high count during shorebird survey in Lac Qui Parle County by PCC, PHS, J
8002023-07-25Lac qui Parle County, Cory Lake,44.9125474,-96.1724281Bardon
4572021-07-16Yellow Medicine County, Curtis Lake,44.5780567,-95.4799071Wee
4302005-07-25Lac qui Parle CountyUnzen
3962008-07-13Lac qui Parle CountyChu
3812010-07-31Lac qui Parle CountyChu268 were in Hamlin Twp. at Hamlin WMA.
3002019-07-28Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008Hosch
2352017-07-21Lyon County, Lone Tree Lake (Lyon Co.),44.6276185,-95.7079124Wee
2002016-07-18Yellow Medicine County, Miedd Lake,44.6625484,-95.7561064Wee
1902011-07-10Wright CountyChuMiddleville and Cokato twps., Smith Lake.
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
4,5002023-08-12Sibley County, Indian Lake WMA,44.5650592,-94.3407695Hosch*high. Counted by tens and rounded down to nearest hundredth. New state high cou
1,5002021-08-04Sibley County, High Island Lake,44.6715828,-94.2211533SundvallFewer than the PESA, but not by much.
1,2002020-08-30Yellow Medicine County, 1017 550th Street, Wood Lake, Minnesota, US (44.549, -95Socolar
1,1122012-08-26Grant CountyChuOf these, 519 were in Lawrence and Stony Brook twps. at Ash Lake, and 500 were i
1,0532006-08-27Lac qui Parle CountySvingenTotal for shorebird survey at Big Stone NWR, Lac Qui Parle County, by Philip C.
9302020-09-04Lac qui Parle County, 56212, Bellingham US-MN (45.1843,-96.1458),45.1843240,-96.Marengo
8512008-08-30Lac qui Parle CountySvingen
8002020-08-11Big Stone County, 615th Ave, Correll US-MN (45.2120,-96.1957),45.2120140,-96.195Bardon
5782007-08-18Marshall CountySvingenTotal for shorebird survey at Agassiz N.W.R. by Peder H. Svingen and Jeanie M. J
4202017-08-05Carver County, New Germany area, Carver Co.,44.8763087,-93.9908266Marengo
4152017-08-04Lyon County, Lone Tree Lake (Lyon Co.),44.6276185,-95.7079124Wee
2562011-08-27Big Stone CountyChu
2442014-08-09Grant CountyChuNorth Ottawa Twp., North Ottawa Impoundment.
 
Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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