High Count Archive for The Loon - Caracaras, Falcons
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: Caracaras, Falcons
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
62019-05-13Sherburne CountyJohnsonGreat River nest box, Elk River, two adults, feeding 4 eyasses
52019-05-21Ramsey County, US Bank Building,44.9478866,-93.0914128LindellParents on Securian sign. Chicks in nest via webcam: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us
52009-05-18Olmsted CountyGreiner
52015-05-16Sherburne CountyJohnson2 adults and 3 young in nest box, on top of Great River Energy bldg in Elk River
52018-05-16Sherburne CountyJohnson4 young in nest box, atop Great River Energy in Elk River
42016-04-05St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816Nienhaus
42017-05-08Winona County, Whitewater SP,44.063488,-92.0442657BlackfordTerritorial display Also
42016-03-21Ramsey County, US Bank Building,44.9478866,-93.0914128LindellI was watching two PEFA roosting on the SECURIAN sign, and they took off to the
32013-03-09Washington County, Point Douglas Park,44.7487382,-92.8115986Smith
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
62020-06-15Hennepin County, 5411 Circle Down, Golden Valley US-MN 44.97180, -93.34878,44.97Karcz2 parents and 4 juveniles, which are starting to fledge, but one of them wasn’
62015-06-10Hennepin County, Mississippi River Lock and DamPepin2 adults with 4 young occupying area under Ford Bridge
62008-06-27Hennepin CountyBudde2 adults and 4 young atop the Wells Fargo Building at Xerxes and I-494 in Bloomi
62019-06-05Dakota County, Mississippi River Lock and Dam 2 (Dakota Co.),44.7581172,-92.8673SmithHastings Vet's Home field trip
62015-06-03Olmsted County, Mayo Clinic Campus,44.0213494,-92.4663033Uphoff4 chicks banded today at Mayo. 2 parents seen near nest later in the day.
52014-06-06Sherburne CountyJohnson2 adults and 3 downy young in nest box top of Great River Energy in Elk River
52012-06-09Hennepin County, Wells Fargo bldg, BloomingtonPepin2 adults, 3 young
52007-07-18Hennepin CountyBuddea family group near I-494 and Xerxes Ave in Bloomington
42009-06-09Sherburne CountyJohnsonNest on top of power plant, Hwy 10, Elk River
42011-07-02Sherburne CountyJohnsonGreat River Energy in Elk River
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
332013-09-30St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
252023-10-03St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212HRBO**High count, Counted 1x1 while passing along the Ridge and down the lake shore,
252019-09-19St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Data
212023-10-04St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212HRBO*high. back-to-back days of 20+ PG. unbelievable!
192018-09-13St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Richardson
172015-09-27St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Gahm6 juvenile, 10 adult, 1 unknown age
162014-09-28St. Louis CountyBardonH.R.B.O.
152013-09-26St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
132016-09-22St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Data9 adult, 2 juveniles, 2 unknown age
112010-10-02St. Louis County, H.R.B.O.Bardon
112013-09-29St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge Nature Reserve
102008-09-10St. Louis County, H.R.B.O.Bardon
62012-09-24St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Bardon
52008-09-24Blue Earth CountyHeins
52012-09-29St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212Bardon
 
Breeds mostly east. Migrant throughout. State designation: Special Concern.

Notes:

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