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

Lesser Yellowlegs(Tringa flavipes)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1,5002015-05-03Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds,44.84479,-93.23007FallTotal shorebirds counted by 5s and rounded = 2,500 (1,100 E of E trail loop,
1,5002021-05-02Hennepin County, Rice Lake (Eden Prairie),44.8162490,-93.5145157ThompsonCount confirmed by others, they were everywhere!
1,4512012-04-22Lac qui Parle CountyChu1407 of these in Hamlin Twp. at the Hamlin WMA.
1,0752021-05-09Yellow Medicine County, Curtis Lake,44.5780567,-95.4799071WeeEstimate by 5s
1,0002012-04-17Lac qui Parle CountyLarsonCory Lake
1,0002020-04-26Lac qui Parle County, 140th St, Madison US-MN 44.86241, -96.42507,44.8624090,-96LarsonTwo large flocks clearly over 1000.
8262013-05-15Wright CountyChuMarysville Twp., Malardi Lake WMA.
5112012-04-29Lac qui Parle CountyChu350 of these in Hamlin Twp. at the Hamlin WMA.
5002012-04-21Lac qui Parle County, Cory LakeRussell
4202012-05-01Carver CountyMarengorice lake - mn river valley nwr
4002012-04-21Lac qui Parle County, Cory LakeTervo
3642005-05-09Polk CountySvingen
3102007-04-29Lac qui Parle CountyUnzen
2792008-05-04Lac qui Parle CountyPEB)
2502011-05-05Carver CountyMarengolaketown twsp
2422011-05-13Wright CountyChuMiddleville and Cokato twps., Smith Lake.
2001987-05-01Waseca County, Goose LakeJanssen
2001990-05-10Redwood County, Co. Road 5Janssen
1752010-05-07Stearns CountyChuAlbany Twp., Albany sewage ponds.
1502009-05-06Hennepin CountyDeRubeisLong Meadow Lake
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3,2502020-07-19Big Stone County, Marsh LakeHosch
2,3852023-07-25Lac qui Parle County, Cory Lake,44.9125474,-96.1724281BardonCounted by fives
9962012-07-28Grant CountyChuOf these, 938 were in Lawrence/Stony Brook twps. at Ash Lake. In addition, of t
6872006-07-09Lac qui Parle CountySvingenTotal for shorebird survey in Lac Qui Parle County by PCC, PHS, JMJ, RSF; 511 of
6842006-07-22Marshall CountySvingenTotal for shorebird survey by PHS, JMJ, SAS at Agassiz NWR.
6002022-07-24Sibley County, High Island Lake,44.6715828,-94.2211533Hosch*high. Counted total shorebirds flock by tens (1330), nearly all of which consis
4922008-07-26Lac qui Parle CountySvingen
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1,9002020-08-09Big Stone County, Marsh LakeHoschCounted by hundreds. Numbers way down.
1,6762007-08-03Marshall CountySvingenShorebird survey of Agassiz N.W.R. by Peder H. Svingen and Jeanie M. Joppru.
1,6172012-08-01Grant CountyBardoncounted shorebirds at Ash Lake, Denton Slough, and Towner Slough, all in Grant C
1,5001998-08-27Faribault County, Minnesota LakeJanssen
1,2502022-08-20Sibley County, High Island Lake,44.6715828,-94.2211533Hosch**High. Carefully counted by fives and tens in a survey around the lake.
1,1312008-08-09Marshall CountySvingen
8722006-08-11Marshall CountySvingenShorebird survey at Agassiz NWR by PHS, JMJ.
6492009-08-14Marshall CountySvingenTotal for shorebird survey at Agassiz NWR by PHS, JMJ.
5001954-08-08Hennepin County, Rice LakeJanssen
5002011-08-12Nobles County, Round LakeJanssen
 
Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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