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 - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | ||
| 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: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles |
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Golden Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Cooper's Hawk American Goshawk Bald Eagle |
Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk |
Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk |
| Red-tailed Hawk(Buteo jamaicensis) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 1,312 | 2014-04-20 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | 24 adult dark/roufus, 3 Krider's inter grade, 1 partial albino. | |
| 1,030 | 2019-04-16 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | Includes 20 adult rufous/dark morphs, 1 adult light Harlan’s. | |
| 785 | 2020-04-05 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Richardson | Good flight, all adults except one immature seen. 9 adult dark morph. | |
| 590 | 2019-04-14 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | Included are 7 adult rufous/dark morphs. All migrant were adults | |
| 526 | 2019-04-15 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | 7 adult dark morph. One nearly all white adult, few dark feathers in primaries a | |
| 440 | 2018-04-11 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | 437 migrants, all adults including 3 adult dark morphs and one partial albino. 3 | |
| 337 | 2018-04-20 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Adults migrants. 3 adult dark and one partial albinisic. | |
| 337 | 2018-04-23 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Four adult dark/rufous | |
| 271 | 2016-03-29 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | One adult dark/rufous and an adult Krider's. | |
| 258 | 2016-04-05 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | ||
| 255 | 2016-03-28 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | 5 adult dark/rufous | |
| 137 | 2017-04-12 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nienhaus | ||
| 102 | 1998-03-28 | Dakota County | Tustison | Migrating - including 5 dark phase birds | |
| 66 | 1995-04-02 | Dakota County | Tustison | strong migration | |
| 59 | 1962-04-07 | Hennepin County, 1817 W. 59th Street, Minneapolis | Janssen | migrants overhead | |
| 56 | 2013-04-22 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Bruhnke | migrating | |
| 55 | 2001-03-28 | Mower County | Janssen | ||
| 23 | 2013-04-21 | Douglas County | Ellis | ||
| 18 | 2013-03-07 | Stearns County | Winkelman | Clearwater to County Rd 48 | |
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 14 | 2017-06-17 | Hubbard County, US-MN-Akeley township-22500 Gosling Trl - 46.9855x-94.7631,46.98 | Cerra | They were riding a thermal as a storm was brewing over the lake | |
| 12 | 2010-07-31 | Rice County | Bartkey | ||
| 9 | 2010-07-12 | Yellow Medicine County, Canby | Tervo | ||
| 7 | 1979-07-08 | Olmsted County | Janssen | ||
| 7 | 2011-06-19 | Kittson County, T160R46a | Wangerin | ||
| 6 | 2001-06-02 | Clay County | Schroeder | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 3,988 | 1994-10-24 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Data | ||
| 1,377 | 2018-10-17 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Richardson | ||
| 1,257 | 2017-10-24 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Lamoreaux | Huge flight of Red-tails! 943 adult (including 8 dark adult), 40 juvenile (inclu | |
| 1,205 | 2014-10-25 | St. Louis County | Bardon | H.R.B.O. | |
| 1,157 | 2008-10-20 | St. Louis County, H.R.B.O. | Bardon | ||
| 1,135 | 2013-10-21 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve | |
| 1,102 | 2016-10-24 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Data | Massive migration of Red-tails today, including 9 adult rufous type, 1 juvenile | |
| 1,012 | 2016-10-20 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Data | Large migration of Red-tailed Hawks - 797 adults, 76 juveniles, 139 unknown age | |
| 888 | 2015-10-17 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Gahm | Another great flight of Red-tailed Hawks today, which helped us push past 70,000 | |
| 824 | 2015-10-16 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Gahm | Another great push of Red-tailed Hawks! This count doesn't include the 9 Western | |
| 641 | 2012-10-14 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Bardon | ||
| 590 | 2012-10-12 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Bardon | ||
| 137 | 2011-10-13 | Blue Earth County | Heins | Includes 2 Dark-phase birds and 1 Krider's | |
| - - - Winter - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 26 | 2010-01-16 | Houston County, Houston,43.67338,-91.47697 | Pruett | ||
| 25 | 2007-01-01 | Winona County, Winona,44.01964,-91.68877 | Peterson | ||
| 19 | 2007-12-15 | Rice County | Bartkey | ||
| 16 | 2022-02-20 | Winona County, Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest, Lewiston US-MN ( | eBird | One dark adult | |
| 15 | 2006-01-07 | Dakota County | Schirmacher | Primarily along 55 & 42 while searching for Gyrfalcon | |
| 12 | 2006-01-23 | Renville County | Marengo | ||
| 12 | 2006-12-23 | Renville County | Beauzay | ||
| 11 | 2019-12-14 | Washington County, William O'Brien State Park,45.2191102,-92.7749276 | eBird | ||
| 8 | 2020-02-03 | Scott County, Shakopee (total) | Varghese | ||
| 8 | 2021-01-07 | Hennepin County | Tustison | ||
| 7 | 2021-01-26 | Blue Earth County | Hepler | ||
| 7 | 2019-12-21 | Hennepin County | Brunell | ||
| Breeds throughout. Winter visitant mostly south. | |||||
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