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

Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
792006-05-08Polk CountyRussellall on Glacial Ridge NWR (multiple observers)
752005-05-21St. Louis CountySvingenFlock of 75 MAGO at Interstate Island, Duluth.
711969-05-16Wilkin CountyJanssenin one field
662006-05-06Polk CountySvingenGlacial Ridge NWR.
652007-05-09Polk CountyRussellone flock of 14 may have been migrants; remainder on territory. Product of Glac
501980-05-19Roseau County, Roseau River WMAJanssen
501973-04-21Otter Tail County, Orwell WMAJanssen
152002-05-02Dakota County, Lake ByllesbyTustisonflock of 15 - FOS
142001-05-19Dakota County, Lake ByllesbyTustison14 or 15 birds
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
882021-06-18Kittson CountyHertzelAt the Karlstad WTP. The large count of 88 individuals -- counted by ones -- inc
732022-06-15Roseau County, Roseau River WMAJantscher
412007-06-09Wilkin CountyUnzen19 at Manston Marsh, 22 in Rothsay WMA area.
402016-06-11Roseau County, Roseau Sewage PondsWilliamsPossibly more
382006-07-01Lac qui Parle CountySvingenTotal for shorebird survey by PCC and PHS in Lac Qui Parle County, including Big
372006-06-10Marshall CountySvingenShorebird survey at Agassiz NWR.
362006-06-10Polk CountySvingenGlacial Ridge NWR.
332006-07-01Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenBSNWR
312008-06-06Clay CountyBrunellFelton Prairie ~
302010-06-08Clay CountyBrunellFelton Prairie and surrounding area
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
792006-08-01Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenBSNWR.
322012-08-03Lac qui Parle County, Salt LakeHeins
252023-08-01St. Louis County, Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport,46.7291800,-92.0484000StuckVery large, long billed, long legged shorebirds flying S toward the harbor. Dark
212008-08-01St. Louis CountyBardonPark Point
212008-08-01St. Louis County, Park PointBardon
212012-08-08St. Louis County, Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport,46.72918,-92.0484BruhnkeHere is a photo I took of this flock-http://www.pbase.com/image/145274729
182009-08-08Marshall CountySvingenAgassiz NWR.
171977-08-16Big Stone County, Marsh LakeJanssen
42005-09-03Roseau CountyEckertRoseau River WMA
42005-09-11Lac qui Parle CountyWieland
32007-08-03Meeker CountyFlorensection 7 ellsworth twsp. (have very few fall records for the county)
 
Breeds northwest, west-central, and central. Migrant mostly west. State designation: Special Concern.

Notes:

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