| Pectoral Sandpiper(Calidris melanotos) |
| - - - Spring - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 1,888 | 2012-04-29 | Lac qui Parle County | Chu | 1746 of these in Hamlin Twp. at the Hamlin WMA. |
| 1,500 | 2015-05-03 | Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds,44.84479,-93.23007 | Ellis | Very high number |
| 1,500 | 1990-05-10 | Redwood County, Co. Road 5 | Janssen | |
| 1,330 | 2022-05-22 | Lyon County, 3434 320th Ave, Cottonwood US-MN 44.55382, -95.64507,44.5538180,-95 | Wee | Counted/estimated by 10s. The most numerous shorebird at this spot by a fair mar |
| 1,300 | 2015-05-07 | Yellow Medicine County, Miller Lake,44.7951754,-96.0732293 | Bardon | |
| 1,180 | 2020-05-14 | Yellow Medicine County, Timm Lake,44.5449713,-95.5363884 | Meyer | |
| 1,000 | 2015-05-03 | Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds,44.84479,-93.23007 | Fall | Total shorebirds = 2,500 counted by 5s. |
| 500 | 1979-05-12 | Sibley County, Winthrop | Janssen | |
| 417 | 2007-04-26 | Big Stone County | Unzen | |
| 409 | 2000-04-29 | Lyon County | Schroeder | |
| 300 | 2010-04-24 | Lac qui Parle County | Unzen | |
| 250 | 2007-04-22 | Dakota County | Mattsson | 250 |
| 239 | 2000-04-08 | Martin County, Pierce Lake | Janssen | |
| 200 | 2009-04-23 | Dakota County | Mattsson | 200+ |
| 100 | 2006-04-28 | Dakota County | Mattsson | 100 |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 1,842 | 2012-07-28 | Grant County | Chu | Includes 1770 in Lawrence/Stony Brook twps. at Ash Lake. |
| 1,200 | 2020-07-22 | Big Stone County, 615th Ave, Correll US-MN (45.2120,-96.1957),45.2120140,-96.195 | Bardon | |
| 1,150 | 2016-07-18 | Yellow Medicine County, Miedd Lake,44.6625484,-95.7561064 | Wee | Rough estimate, was hard to count across the lake, many groups of birds would ge |
| 1,000 | 2019-07-28 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Hosch | |
| 983 | 2010-07-31 | Lac qui Parle County | Chu | 906 were in Hamlin Twp. at Hamlin WMA. |
| 344 | 2011-07-31 | Lac qui Parle County | Chu | |
| 245 | 2008-07-26 | Lac qui Parle County | Svingen | |
| 188 | 2009-07-26 | Lac qui Parle County | Chu | |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 8,439 | 2012-08-07 | Jackson County, North Heron Lake | Bardon | second highest state count, done by canoe |
| 4,351 | 2012-08-01 | Grant County | Bardon | counted shorebirds at Ash Lake, Denton Slough, and Towner Slough, all in Grant C |
| 3,800 | 2020-08-26 | Big Stone County, 615th Ave, Correll US-MN (45.2120,-96.1957),45.2120140,-96.195 | Bardon | Counted by fives and hundreds |
| 2,600 | 2023-09-03 | Sibley County, Indian Lake WMA,44.5650592,-94.3407695 | Hosch | *high. Counted by tens and rounded down to nearest hundredth. |
| 2,000 | 2021-08-04 | Sibley County, High Island Lake,44.6715828,-94.2211533 | Sundvall | The majority of shorebirds present. Likely an underestimate. |
| 1,600 | 2020-08-04 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Bardon | |
| 1,500 | 2020-08-30 | Yellow Medicine County, 1017 550th Street, Wood Lake, Minnesota, US (44.549, -95 | Socolar | |
| 1,224 | 2006-08-12 | Lac qui Parle County | Svingen | Total for shorebird survey at Big Stone NWR by PCC, PHS, JMJ. |
| 1,100 | 2013-08-03 | Wright County, Malardi Lake WMA,45.0810362,-93.8994598 | Bruhnke | |
| 788 | 2011-08-20 | Big Stone County | Chu | Among the 788 was our first juvenile of summer/fall 2011 - a single in Big Stone |
| 659 | 2011-08-13 | Big Stone County | Chu | |
| 500 | 1954-08-08 | Hennepin County, Rice Lake | Janssen | |
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| Migrant throughout. |
