High Count Archive for The Loon - Sandpipers
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: Sandpipers
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2252017-05-29Polk County, East Grand Forks sewage lagoons,47.9692144,-97.047917AubolConservative estimate, at least 160 (possibly closer to 200) in south cell, an
592008-05-15Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenSalt Lake.
532015-05-22Jackson County, Heron Lake area,43.7188226,-95.2429247Bardon
502021-05-23Marshall County, Warren Sewage Lagoons,48.2042834,-96.7997217HughesA large flock flew in together and stayed separate from the dozen or small group
492015-05-27Jackson County, Heron Lake area,43.7188226,-95.2429247Bardon
422016-05-30Yellow Medicine County, Miedd Lake,44.6601731,-95.7585418WeeThey were everywhere, many groups of them surrounding the lake!
302014-05-20Brown CountySmith@ Sleepy Eye WTP's
282004-05-28Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenSalt Lake.
222009-05-28Lac qui Parle CountyJohnsonsalt lake
212000-05-13Lyon CountySchroeder
191953-05-21Hennepin County, 70th & 24th Avenue, BloomingtonJanssen
192000-05-15Traverse CountyMarengo
182000-05-18Norman County, Ada sewage pondsMarengo
152009-05-11Kandiyohi County, Olson Lake WPAFrederickson
62009-05-15Dakota CountyMattsson6
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
302016-06-02Lac qui Parle County, Salt Lake,44.9645052,-96.4437363Parkin
232022-07-24Big Stone County, Graceville WTP,45.573549,-96.459364Weaver
212023-07-16Marshall County, Warren Sewage Lagoons,48.2042834,-96.7997217HughesContinuing
202021-06-04Marshall County, Warren Sewage Lagoons,48.2042834,-96.7997217FellSeveral Large Flocks on Northeast Sewage Ponds photo of one group included
192020-07-24Big Stone CountyPierzina
152022-06-05Marshall County, Warren Sewage Lagoons,48.2042834,-96.7997217HughesPhoto
142017-07-26Marshall County, Warren Sewage Lagoons,48.2042834,-96.7997217HughesSee Photos
142021-06-03Big Stone CountyPierzina
122008-07-13Lac qui Parle CountyChu
112012-06-02Kittson County, Hallock WTP,48.7493981,-96.9469643BrewerHave pics if needed.
102017-06-01Brown County, Sleepy Eye WTP,44.2612907,-94.7197437Smith
92008-06-01Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenSalt Lake.
62010-07-31Lac qui Parle CountyChuAll six were in Mehurin Twp. at Salt Lake.
52009-06-07Lac qui Parle CountyChuMehurin Twp., Salt Lake.
52011-07-31Lac qui Parle CountyChuMehurin Twp., Salt Lake.
32009-07-14Brown CountySmithThree adult females at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds. All were in breeding plumage
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2402020-09-06Pennington CountyKieserCounted by 5s by Craig Mandel, Thief River Falls WTP
2142007-08-25Pennington CountySvingenThief River Falls W.T.P. Second highest count for Red-necked Phalarope Minnesota
1662007-08-31Pennington CountyUnzenThief River Falls WTP.
1452009-09-06Roseau CountyEckertWarroad sewage ponds; second highest count ever in Minn?
1352011-09-04Pennington CountyEckertThief River Falls sewage ponds
1192010-08-28Lac qui Parle CountyChuOf the 119, 114 were in Mehurin Twp. at Salt Lake.
1112006-08-20Lac qui Parle CountySvingenTotal for shorebird survey by PHS and JMJ; 19 were at Big Stone NWR and 92 were
 
Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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