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

Long-billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
882002-05-06Dakota County, Lake ByllesbyTustisonflock of 88 with 2 SBDOs for diect comparison
812015-05-02Yellow Medicine County, Miller Lake (Yellow Medicine),44.7926207,-96.0737853Meyerdark red, humped shouldered shorebirds, bills twice as long as head.
712020-05-01Yellow Medicine County, Timm Lake,44.5449713,-95.5363884SchroederCounted
682018-05-01Carver CountyNyhusAlong Hwy 25, 5 miles north of NYA. Two groups in separate flooded fields about
552018-05-03Cottonwood County, Talcot Lake State WMA,43.8811912,-95.4503345Hollander
532000-05-13Yellow Medicine CountySchroeder
312006-05-05Big Stone CountyUnzenCalling in flight.
302005-05-08Big Stone CountySvingenFlock identified by call.
302012-04-28Lac qui Parle County, Cory LakeBribitzer-StullFlock "dowitching" on mudflats. Some were very reddish underneath and on breast.
182000-05-13Lyon CountySchroeder
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
101962-07-11Nicollet County, Swan LakeJanssenkeek call
82020-07-28Big Stone County, 615th Ave, Correll US-MN (45.2120,-96.1957),45.2120140,-96.195BardonExpected here in late July
51969-07-25Sibley County, HendersonJanssenkeek call
41996-07-08Chippewa County, T117R41a,44.94731,-95.74585Schladweiler
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1622008-10-18Lac qui Parle CountySvingenIdentified by call along CR 7, 0.2 mi S of CR 36. Also seen here were 29 unideni
1322017-10-08Grant CountyTowleNorth Ottawa Impoundment; counted individually
1262022-10-21Lyon County, 1973–2099 170th St, Balaton US-MN 44.29652, -95.88712,44.2965230,-9WeeCounted, large numbers found here on the last visit
1142020-10-03Swift CountyErpeldingExceptionally large group of birds seen on drawn down Marsh Lake, N of road to E
912005-10-02Big Stone CountySvingen
842005-10-21Big Stone CountySvingenTotal for county-wide shorebird survey; also had one unidentified dowitcher sp.
732016-09-13Yellow Medicine County, Miedd Lake,44.6625484,-95.7561064WeeLarge individual group that stuck together, vocalizations were made as well. A P
702014-09-29Hennepin CountyBrunellOn 9.28 Steve Carlson observed 55 LBDO at the MVNWR Long Meadow Lake Unit, this
402006-10-01Lac qui Parle CountyUnzen
322003-10-09Dakota County, Gun Club LakeTustison+
 
Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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