The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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High Count Archive for The Loon - Martins, Swallows | ||
| 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 |
| Species: Martins, Swallows |
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Bank Swallow Tree Swallow |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Purple Martin |
Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow |
| Purple Martin(Progne subis) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 500 | 2010-05-13 | Crow Wing County, Ironton sewer ponds | Blanich | 2000 swallows incl. (500+ purple martins), mainly tree, next high purple martin | |
| 250 | 2010-05-05 | Crow Wing County, Ironton sewer ponds | Blanich | 500 swallows, 1/2 purple martins, rest tree, cliff, barn, bank, rough-winged | |
| 200 | 2017-05-31 | Wright County, Home,45.2800085,-93.5937165 | Lau | 53 eggs in 21 nests, many partial nests | |
| 180 | 2018-05-30 | Wright County, Home,45.2800085,-93.5937165 | Lau | ||
| 150 | 2016-05-29 | Wright County, Home,45.2800085,-93.5937165 | Lau | ||
| 140 | 2014-05-22 | Wright County, Otsego, 14399 89th Street Northeast,45.28,-93.59367 | Lau | estimate. colony increasing well | |
| 125 | 2013-05-26 | Otter Tail County, Private Property Survey Lake,46.7130316,-95.8287191 | Searcy | lake this evening was teeming with martins and swallows...this is a conservative | |
| 92 | 2010-05-25 | Lake of the Woods County, Wheeler's Point Resort | Felker | ||
| 60 | 2013-05-11 | Wright County, Home,45.2764863,-93.570042 | Lau | ||
| 50 | 2011-05-26 | Houston County, Caledonia | Tervo | ||
| 45 | 2007-05-12 | Steele County | Thompson | ||
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 555 | 2016-06-26 | Wright County, Home,45.2800085,-93.5937165 | Lau | 94 nests, 367 nestlings | |
| 500 | 2015-07-01 | Wright County, Otsego, 14399 89th Street Northeast,45.28,-93.59367 | Lau | 81 nests with young | |
| 400 | 2020-07-28 | Washington County, Closmore Home,45.1541327,-92.9176077 | Closmore | all sitting on the top cross bar of a power tower and 16 on another lower tower. | |
| 375 | 2022-07-06 | Wright County, Home,45.2800085,-93.5937165 | Lau | Including nestlings | |
| 375 | 2022-07-05 | Wright County, Home,45.2800085,-93.5937165 | Lau | Including nestlings | |
| 370 | 2014-07-24 | Wright County, Otsego 14399 89th Street Northeast,45.28,-93.59367 | Lau | 57 active nests. over 250 nestlings/fledglings. | |
| 350 | 2018-06-26 | Wright County, Home,45.2800085,-93.5937165 | Lau | ||
| 285 | 2019-07-06 | Wright County, Home,45.2800085,-93.5937165 | Lau | ||
| 80 | 2010-06-18 | Ramsey County | Hertzel | About 20 occupied nests; I inspected 8 cavities, average clutch was 4 -- some wi | |
| 75 | 2016-07-09 | Aitkin County, Cabin,46.260224,-93.535121 | III | ||
| 51 | 2007-07-13 | Pipestone County | Blomberg | ||
| 50 | 2011-07-09 | Hennepin County, Co. Rd. 116 & Meister | Tustison | estimate - at farm with mltiple martin houses - owner reports 70 nests with 220 | |
| 45 | 2006-06-28 | Olmsted County | Pedersen | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 50,000 | 2010-08-26 | Douglas County, Lake Osakis | Janssen | Coming to an evening roost at Lake Osakis. Seen with Kelly Applegate who estima | |
| 10,000 | 2013-08-28 | Ramsey County, Bald Eagle lake roost,45.1106929,-93.007679 | Lau | Premigratory roost | |
| 5,800 | 2020-08-22 | Ramsey County, Bald Eagle Lake (Ramsey County),45.1124212,-93.0151463 | Hosch | *High. Counted by hundreds as they swarmed over the lake. This is one of the lar | |
| 5,500 | 2015-08-14 | Kandiyohi County, Willmar Purple Martin Staging Area,45.0815816,-94.9995518 | Wallestad | Purple Martins have historically staged here in large numbers before migrating s | |
| 4,500 | 2021-08-13 | Ramsey County, Bald Eagle Lake (Ramsey County),45.1124212,-93.0151463 | Hosch | *High. Counted by hundreds as the birds swarmed over the water. This is one of t | |
| 4,000 | 2016-08-21 | Stevens County | Eckert | Morris sewage ponds: careful estimate of birds perched on utility wires based on | |
| 525 | 2019-08-20 | Lyon County, Sham Lake,44.6188000,-95.6597000 | Wee | ||
| 500 | 2007-08-03 | Cass County | Wieland | Pelican Island | |
| 480 | 1996-08-19 | Lyon County, Cottonwood | Tustison | flocks of 400 & 80 - est. | |
| 64 | 2008-09-16 | Anoka County | Brown | heading south flying over CR 22 and Hwy 47 in Nowthen. | |
| 50 | 2005-08-05 | Mille Lacs County | Schirmacher | Short stretch of 35 | |
| Breeds throughout, except northeast. State designation: Special Concern. | |||||
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