High Count Archive for The Loon - Rails, Gallinules, Coots
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: Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Yellow Rail

Sora(Porzana carolina)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
332006-05-09Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenFlorida Creek
252014-05-20Polk County, Polk--Tilden Twp., 2.5 mi SE of US 2,47.7301955,-96.3165486LaneCalling from EVERY depression and wetland we passed. This is a conservative esti
212022-05-22Becker County, Hellikson Prairie WPA (West),47.0789960,-96.0778881Kahler
202016-05-21Roseau County, Roseau Lakebed,48.9274,-95.8543TowleBest guess estimate, constant calling from all directions
162017-04-30Dakota County, 140th St. Marsh,44.7465808,-93.0168629Mann
162018-05-06Dakota County, 140th St. Marsh,44.7465808,-93.0168629Thompson
142010-05-12Polk County, Glacial Ridge NWR--Shorebird Survey Transect 14SAhlering
122011-05-05Dakota County, 180th Street MarshWeston
92013-05-13Hennepin CountyMandelMVNWR
62013-05-14Olmsted County, Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center,44.0386Theimer
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
432016-06-11Roseau County, Roseau Lakebed,48.9274,-95.8543Boydmaybe an undercount
222015-06-14Roseau CountyHertzel
162017-07-27Clay County, Belsly Park,46.8371872,-96.7648691Goodchild
122022-06-28Marshall County, Agassiz NWR,48.3504000,-95.9501000Paulson
102016-06-07Marshall County, Agassiz NWR,48.3504,-95.9501SaffleSaw one heard the rest
102017-07-07Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008HeineckeHeard
92014-06-24Marshall County, Agassiz NWR,48.3504,-95.9501Lane
92011-06-05Dakota CountyHertzelAdult on a nest of nine eggs.
62014-06-26Polk County, Parnell Water Impoundment,47.921519,-96.5657902Lane
52012-06-09Aitkin County, McGregor Marsh,46.59538,-93.28817Bribitzer-StullHeard only.
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1002021-09-11Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge,44.8306236,-93.2436534ForbesLikely an undercount. Huge numbers calling from wild rice at end of boardwalk. A
302022-09-01Wadena County, Yaeger Lake WMA,46.7071182,-94.9683203HicksUnlike anything I have ever seen. Shallow rice lake with dense Lilly pads seemin
292018-08-19Becker County, Hamden Slough NWRPierzina
262022-09-20Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge,44.8306236,-93.2436534WattsVery easy to detect right now. 8 walking in the open from the bridge, 6 more cal
242020-09-11Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds,44.8447900,-93.2300700Sweet
202012-10-03Wabasha CountyNyhus
201974-08-24Blue Earth County, Minnesota Lake Game RefugeJanssenheard
202020-09-18Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge,44.8306236,-93.2436534Mochinski
202012-09-08Hennepin CountyFallOld Cedar Ave. Bridge, from observation platform; at least 11 were seen (nearly
182007-09-05St. Louis CountyFalkowskiOn the Pike River near Biwabik.
182006-08-24Chippewa CountyUnzen
112010-08-28Lake CountyLindflushed while harvesting wild rice
102009-09-25Hennepin CountyFallOld Cedar Ave. Bridge, Long Meadow Lake viewing platform; all calling, plotted b
102008-08-09Marshall CountySvingen
 
Breeds throughout.

Notes:

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