High Count Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
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: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

Mute Swan(Cygnus olor)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
42017-03-23Chisago County, T33R21b,45.33718,-92.89953TerrellFour birds, two adults and two firs-years on Green Lake.
42016-03-02Goodhue County, Mississippi River Lock and Dam 3,44.6095347,-92.6160765MuellerFour Mute Swans flew in just as I arrived at the point at the end of the gravel
31991-05-05St. Louis County, Lake Superior - Stony PointStuckergroup of 3 indiv
22003-03-22Dakota County, Gun Club LakeTustison
22010-03-14Rice CountyBartkey"The Narrows" between Upper & Lower Sakatah Lakes.
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
32018-07-25Hennepin CountyAbendroth
32010-06-27Goodhue CountyWilliams2 Adults and a chick in a pond behind the Treasure Island Casino
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
32022-11-06Dakota County, Lake Rebecca Park,44.75084,-92.8678157SmithOrange bill, long neck and black knob.
32022-11-18Washington CountyWilliamsHazen P Mooers Park as previously reported
32019-10-03Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge,44.8306236,-93.2436534Fall
32020-09-19Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge,44.8306236,-93.2436534Orange bill clear. On the two closer ones you can see the black eye peak. All
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
52015-12-12Wabasha County, Pool #5 near Minneiska MNJantscher
42017-12-24Scott CountyAbendrothContinuing
42018-01-02Scott CountyBuddeBlue Lake
32014-12-20Wabasha County, Pool #5Jantscher2 adults, 1 Immature
32009-12-03Goodhue County, PI - Parcel-D MarshlandsMiller
31975-02-15Cook County, Grand MaraisJanssen
32011-12-22Goodhue County, Prairie Island (Lower Island)Millerwild or domestic strays; 2 have been present since Oct, whereas the third is add
 
Introduced in North America. Rare at any season; some records likely involve birds of captive origin. Two breeding records (1988, 2005).

Notes:

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