| Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 1,164 | 2021-04-16 | Lac qui Parle County, Salt Lake,44.9645052,-96.4437363 | Clearman | shovelers were lined up along north bank, out of wind, one after another |
| 1,140 | 1998-04-07 | Nobles County | Schroeder | |
| 1,065 | 2017-04-12 | Lyon County, Rock Lake,44.2761796,-95.9348488 | Wee | Estimate, counted by 10's and then smaller groups by 5. |
| 1,000 | 2021-04-20 | Freeborn County, Geneva Lake,43.8031161,-93.2679777 | Sterner | Very conservative estimate—spread out all over the lake in high concentra |
| 1,000 | 2012-03-24 | Houston County, Upper Mississippi River NWR--Reno Bottoms | Puchalski | |
| 1,000 | 2018-04-22 | Goodhue County, Lake Byllesby (Goodhue Co.),44.5159708,-92.9888391 | Engdahl | |
| 960 | 2009-04-24 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Total reflects Park Point between Lafayette Square (31st St) and Sky Harbor Airp |
| 850 | 2002-04-26 | Lyon County, Sham Lake | Janssen | |
| 850 | 2015-04-14 | Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds,44.84479,-93.23007 | Fall | Counted by 5s. |
| 820 | 2016-04-09 | Lincoln County, Lake Hendricks,44.500301,-96.4410782 | Clearman | Large flock of ducks in protected bay on north side of lake |
| 605 | 2008-04-16 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Park Point Recreation Area, Duluth. |
| 540 | 2014-04-12 | Lac qui Parle County, US-MN-Marietta - 44.9608x-96.4355 - Salt Lake Apr 12, 2014 | Larson | |
| 500 | 2008-04-12 | Yellow Medicine County | Janssen | |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 48 | 2022-06-05 | Marshall County, Agassiz Valley (Marshall Co.),48.1806579,-96.6525006 | Hughes | |
| 40 | 2016-06-16 | Marshall County, Agassiz NWR,48.3504,-95.9501 | Saunders | |
| 36 | 2019-06-26 | Lyon County, Cottonwood WTP,44.6117954,-95.6582165 | Wee | 3 broods |
| 35 | 2021-06-19 | Marshall County, Agassiz NWR--Habitat Dr,48.3369678,-96.0188770 | Kimberly | |
| 32 | 2017-06-02 | Marshall County, Agassiz Valley--Marshall County,48.1806579,-96.6525006 | Hughes | |
| 25 | 2016-06-02 | Lac qui Parle County, Salt Lake,44.9645052,-96.4437363 | Stolz | |
| 25 | 2017-06-04 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Meyer | |
| 20 | 2015-06-14 | Polk County, Crookston sewage lagoons,47.77327,-96.64097 | Rankin | |
| 18 | 2001-06-02 | Marshall County | Schroeder | |
| 17 | 2015-06-08 | Polk County, East Grand Forks sewage lagoons,47.9692144,-97.047917 | Kraemer | |
| 16 | 2012-06-05 | Becker County, Tamarac NWR,46.9566448,-95.6746518 | Drummond | |
| 14 | 2001-06-02 | Clay County | Schroeder | |
| 14 | 2010-06-01 | Lac qui Parle County, Salt Lake | Unzen | |
| 10 | 2010-06-10 | Polk County, East Grand Forks sewage lagoons | Merkord | |
| 9 | 2008-07-26 | Brown County | Martin | Sleepy Eye Sewage Ponds |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 1,500 | 2006-10-25 | Big Stone County | Svingen | Browns Valley W.T.P. |
| 1,000 | 2021-10-03 | Pennington County, Thief River Falls sewage lagoons,48.1073200,-96.2316100 | pennebaker | Accurate estimate large flocks |
| 1,000 | 2016-11-06 | Lincoln County, Lake Benton,44.2909266,-96.2529373 | MacAulay | Estimate, several large flocks. |
| 800 | 2017-10-10 | Pennington County, Thief River Falls sewage lagoons,48.10732,-96.23161 | Corliss | |
| 760 | 2016-10-29 | Lincoln County, Lake Hendricks,44.500301,-96.4410782 | Akers | |
| 695 | 2010-09-30 | Stearns County | Chu | 398 in Albany Twp. at the Albany sewage ponds, 297 in Paynesville Twp. at the Pa |
| 625 | 2007-08-25 | Pennington County | Svingen | Thief River Falls W.T.P. |
| 500 | 2006-10-27 | Polk County | Svingen | East Grand Forks W.T.P. |
| 500 | 2006-10-24 | Pennington County | Svingen | Thief River Falls W.T.P. |
| 407 | 2000-11-26 | Hennepin County, Lake Calhoun | Tustison | |
| 400 | 1999-10-15 | Kandiyohi County, Lake Lillian | Janssen | |
| 365 | 2000-11-23 | Hennepin County, Lake Calhoun | Tustison | |
| 281 | 2008-11-09 | Stearns County | Chu | Albany Twp., Albany sewage ponds. |
| 220 | 1998-10-20 | Lyon County | Schroeder | |
| - - - Winter - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 282 | 2016-12-03 | Stearns County | Chu | Of the 282, 66 were at Albany Twp., Albany, Albany Lake; the remaining 216 were |
| 200 | 2015-12-17 | Martin County | Bolduan | |
| 164 | 2001-12-05 | Hennepin County, Lakewood Cem. | Tustison | |
| 96 | 1999-12-12 | Hennepin County, Old Cedar Bridge | Tustison | est. |
| 95 | 2020-12-21 | Waseca County, Loon Lake,44.1549654,-93.6912554 | Houdek | |
| 92 | 2001-12-22 | Hennepin County, Lake Harriet | Tustison | + |
| 50 | 1999-12-13 | Hennepin County, Lake Calhoun | Janssen | |
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| Breeds mostly west. Migrant throughout. |
