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

Sanderling(Calidris alba)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3862022-05-28St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Rec. Area,46.7337486,-92.0542164SvingenConservative count of this species during a spectacular concentration of shorebi
2352013-05-30St. Louis CountySvingenPark Point, Duluth.
1752013-05-31St. Louis CountySvingenPark Point, Duluth. Single flock of 175.
1502007-05-25St. Louis CountyKieser
1502021-05-25St. Louis County, Park Point--12th St. access,46.7718496,-92.0878744Lenz
1152019-05-23St. Louis County, Park Point--Beach near Sky Harbor Airport,46.7273524,-92.04582Hendrickson
1042015-05-26St. Louis County, US-MN-Duluth-4500 Minnesota Ave,46.732095,-92.050507Bardon
1002011-05-27St. Louis CountyNeitzel100-115, hard to count
832008-05-30St. Louis CountySvingenPark Point, Duluth.
752012-05-28St. Louis County, 22nd St SKraemer
652006-05-25St. Louis CountySvingenPark Point, Duluth.
582009-05-27St. Louis CountyBardon
342009-05-13Kandiyohi County, Olson Lake WPAFrederickson
132001-05-17Dakota County, Lake ByllesbyTustisonflock of 13 in br. pl.
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3602013-06-01St. Louis CountySvingenThird highest northbound count for Minnesota. My total of 360 Sanderlings during
1302017-07-13St. Louis County, Park Point--43rd St access,46.73742,-92.05694RichardsonMany more along shore north of 43rd and south of Beach house.
942022-06-02St. Louis County, Park Point--Minnesota Point (migration watch site),46.7247733,PietschExact count
852008-06-06St. Louis CountySvingenOn beach at Park Point Recreation Area, Duluth.
562021-06-03St. Louis County, Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport,46.7291800,-92.0484000Putman
502008-06-01St. Louis CountySvingenTwo at Interstate Island, 36 at Dune Bridge between Beach House and Sky Harbor A
462009-06-02St. Louis CountySvingenPark Point Recreation Area, Duluth.
442016-06-02St. Louis County, Park Point--22nd St access,46.761495,-92.0792699Kraemer
292010-06-06St. Louis CountySvingenPark Point, Duluth.
152008-06-01Cass CountyWielandat Pelican Island, Leech Lake
152009-06-07St. Louis CountyVrieze
112009-06-03Brown CountySmith@ Sleepy Eye sewage ponds.
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3562008-09-04St. Louis CountySvingenSanderlings were carefully counted as they moved north along the beach at Park P
2452013-09-15St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362Kraemercounted carefully by 5s - two large groups feeding between the airport and the b
1202010-09-11St. Louis CountyEckertPark Point, Duluth
852007-09-24St. Louis CountyBardonPark Point, Duluth
802018-09-15St. Louis County, Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport,46.72918,-92.0484Anderson
602015-09-27St. Louis County, Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport,46.72918,-92.0484Rieke
342012-08-08St. Louis County, Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport,46.72918,-92.0484Bruhnke
 
Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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