High Count Archive for The Loon - Screech-Owls, Owls
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: Screech-Owls, Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Short-eared Owl(Asio flammeus)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
352007-03-09Wilkin CountyJoppruJohn Ellis
272007-03-10Polk CountyJoppruNear Melo Church
222006-04-22Pennington CountyJoppruin flight over a CRP field along 190th St NW, some vocalizing, some interacting
112019-03-25Otter Tail County, 11526–12262 130th St, Campbell US-MN (46.1520,-96.2337),46.Perala
112021-03-11Lac qui Parle County, Marsh Lake Area LQP,45.15706,-96.088289EngdahlWe counted eleven Short-eared Owls from a single stationary viewpoint all at one
101996-04-13Traverse County, rothsay areaMarengo
92011-04-24Kittson County, county road 56Brewer
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
192006-07-20Kittson CountyJoppruNear Lancaster-Larry Wilebski
132006-07-01Pennington CountyJoppru
92006-07-04Kittson CountyJopprupair w/ 7 young- Larry Wilebski
72010-07-12Aitkin CountyRisen
72012-06-23Polk County, US-MN-Warren Unnamed Rd,48.151005,-96.641527Hughes
62006-06-08Pennington CountyJoppruLinda Felker
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
122010-08-14Kittson CountyJoppruLarry Wilebski
82021-11-27Steele County, Armstrong Wetland Restoration,44.1456457,-93.0661988HawkinsHunters flushed up 3 walking the fields 5 on other side. Witnessed by a dozen b
82014-08-31Roseau CountyEckert440th Ave NE of Roseau
62012-09-02Roseau CountyEckertin a single hayfield near Roseau
62014-08-31Roseau CountyTowle440th Ave
62020-10-24Otter Tail County, 13533 CR-7, Campbell US-MN (46.1663,-96.2528),46.1663190,-96.Perala6 SEO working the fields right at sunset.
41992-10-24Wilkin CountyMarengo
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
242007-01-22Wilkin CountyJopprufemale- Tom and Sheryl Smith
192006-12-13Wilkin CountyThimgan
162006-12-30Marshall CountyJoppruWarren CBC
162006-12-22Anoka CountyHertzelEstimated total.
152007-01-07Anoka CountyHertzelSame number and gender ratios are reported in December. I have heard reports of
62021-01-16Polk County, Pankratz Memorial Prairie,47.7385153,-96.4596391EngdahlCombination of birds seen hunting along Co Hwy 36 in both the north and south Pa
42017-12-14Steele County, 4264-4904 Northeast 84th Avenue, Owatonna, Minnesota, US (44.138,Hoekstra
42018-01-05Steele County, Steele,44.02137,-93.23067Harper
 
Breeds northwest. Migrant mostly west. Irregular winter visitant. State designation: Special Concern.

Notes:

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