High Count Archive for The Loon - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
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: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Goshawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk

Swainson's Hawk(Buteo swainsoni)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
4052022-04-24Blue Earth CountyHawkwatchMoving in small groups heading southeast from 10am until 3pm with southwest wind
72021-05-25Otter Tail County, 10703 395th Ave, Evansville US-MN 46.11199, -95.66618,46.1119SwelstadA group of 7 large, agile hawks were observed riding strong winds over a promine
72017-04-29Lac qui Parle County, Lac Qui Parle County,45.0322279,-96.2268019Orr
72019-04-15Pipestone County, Hwy 30 West,43.9939068,-96.3435942Klumper7 hawks sitting in the tree line on the west side of the acreage.
72019-04-21Cottonwood CountyEmersonFlyovers
72016-04-15Big Stone CountyPierzina
62001-04-14Stevens County, MorrisJanssen
62017-04-21Rock County, Touch the Sky Prairie Marengo
52005-04-16Rock CountyDunlap
42016-04-12Lincoln CountyTustison
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
42020-07-21Rock CountyJantscher
31985-06-15Wabasha County, Carley State ParkJanssen
32007-07-08Olmsted CountyHockema1 adult and 2 young seen on nest.
32011-06-11Lac qui Parle CountyUnzen
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1512013-10-02Otter Tail County, T131R44b,46.14913,-96.18262MajeskiLarge kettle circling into a stiff easterly wind. One individual was a dark morp
701976-09-26Pipestone County, PipestoneJanssen
602016-10-06Kandiyohi County, Joel's house,45.242843,-95.1532423SchmidtTwo groups of kettling hawks flying over the farm fields just east of our house.
101984-09-06Traverse County, Co. Road 9Janssen
101988-08-27Big Stone CountyJanssendifferent localities
52014-10-03Blue Earth CountyHawkwatch
41994-10-01Swift County, AppletonJanssen
 
Breeds south and west. Migrant throughout, but rare north-central and northeast.

Notes:

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