High Count Archive for The Loon - Gulls, Terns
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: Gulls, Terns
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern

Sabine's Gull(Xema sabini)
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
602005-09-16St. Louis CountyAuer60-70 is a better number. 60 birds were counted in one flock and then another 10
102010-09-25St. Louis CountySvingenMinnesota side of Superior Entry. Written documentation with field sketches of 1
102021-09-18St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Rec. Area,46.7337486,-92.0542164Davies*unusual, high; 3 moving to SE at 12:51, 2 moving to NW at 2:12, 4 moving to NW
62021-09-19St. Louis County, Park Point--ball fields & beach house area,46.7304410,-92.0526EricksonWe scanned the lake carefully when we arrived because of the sightings yesterday
52020-09-12St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9241500,-91.8174600LindSeen in flight and roosting on water far out on lake from east end of Stony Poin
 
Rare fall migrant throughout. Recorded in nine of the last ten years, most recently 2023.

Notes:

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