High Count Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
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: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
272013-05-22St. Louis County, Duluth--Park Point,46.73057,-92.05238Bardonrecord high count along Park Point and Leif Erikson Park
62017-05-04St. Louis County, Park Point--19th St access (Bayside),46.7628557,-92.0861484EricksonFlock flew rapidly overhead away. All were very dark, including belly. I studied
52017-05-23St. Louis County, Park Point--Lafayette Square,46.7523659,-92.0714593Kraemerfly over
41978-05-20St. Louis County, Stony PointJanssen
42009-05-05Olmsted CountyHockemaseen @ East Landfill Reservoir. FOY.
42009-05-17St. Louis CountySvingenTwo adult males and two females at Park Point, Duluth.
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
232018-10-05St. Louis County, Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport,46.72918,-92.0484BardonSmall flocks passing by park point
212007-10-08St. Louis CountyBardonDuluth
182023-10-04St. Louis County, DuluthEckert
141975-10-18Lyon County, MarshallJanssen
121993-10-29Cook County, Paradise BeachJanssen
101977-10-26Cook County, Paradise BeachJanssen
102004-10-24St. Louis County, DuluthTustison
102005-10-23St. Louis CountyEckert
92009-10-17Meeker CountyFlorenas many as nine birds observed on lake ripley
72010-10-27Lake CountyLindBurlington Bay, Two Harbors
52009-10-11Meeker CountyFlorennow five birds on lake ripley (three observed yesterday)-i was able to film all
 
Migrant primarily on Lake Superior, rare elsewhere.

Notes:

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