The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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High Count Archive for The Loon - Martins, Swallows | ||
| 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 |
| Species: Martins, Swallows |
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Bank Swallow Tree Swallow |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Purple Martin |
Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow |
| Tree Swallow(Tachycineta bicolor) | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 3,000 | 2016-04-30 | Lyon County, Runholt's Slough,44.5912923,-95.6942225 | Wee | Large cloud of Swallows coming off a massive roost in the grove adjacent to the | |
| 2,800 | 2016-05-10 | Yellow Medicine County, Miedd Lake,44.6601731,-95.7585418 | Wee | Estimate, large number of swallows were seen foraging over the lake late in the | |
| 2,000 | 2010-05-01 | Crow Wing County, Ironton sewer ponds | Blanich | 2000 to 3000 swallows, mainly tree, incl. cliff, barn, rough-winged, bank | |
| 1,850 | 2020-05-04 | Yellow Medicine County, Spellman Lake,44.6691000,-95.7719000 | Wee | Counted by 50s, or at least tried... large groups of swallows feeding low over t | |
| 1,700 | 2012-04-09 | Houston County, Upper Mississippi River NWR--Reno Bottoms | Bruhnke | A truly impressive influx of Tree Swallows likely moved in the night before. Wit | |
| 1,000 | 2013-05-02 | Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge,44.8306236,-93.2436534 | Fall | Widely dispersed throughout Long Meadow Lake west of Hwy 77 bridge, but relative | |
| 950 | 2008-04-27 | Hennepin County | Fall | Long Meadow Lake, mostly SW of observation platform (count/estimate twice, simil | |
| 500 | 2009-05-02 | Pope County, Glacial Lakes State Park | Merefield | ||
| 500 | 2012-04-18 | Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge | Fall | ||
| 237 | 2013-05-04 | Ramsey County, Crosby Farm Regional Park,44.9011069,-93.1539191 | Hayden | ||
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 3,452 | 2008-07-25 | Big Stone County | Svingen | Includes 1,000 at WPA along 660th Ave, 1.5 mi N of US 12, and 1,800 at slough al | |
| 3,000 | 2020-07-19 | Big Stone County, Township Road 156, Correll US-MN (45.2152,-96.1957),45.2151870 | Risen | **High. Conservative estimate. The numbers were mind blowing. The mudflats were | |
| 1,500 | 2017-07-22 | Pine County, (45.8579,-92.7979),45.85791,-92.797935 | Moulton | Massive flock over pond and going down to Phragmities | |
| 1,200 | 2010-07-29 | Stearns County, 163rd Street, Maine Prairie | Hinz | Some of this very large flock was perched on utility wires beside the road. I e | |
| 1,000 | 2018-07-22 | Freeborn County, Arrowhead Point County Park, Alden US-MN (43.7360,-93.5691),43. | Manley | Conservative estimate | |
| 400 | 2019-07-28 | McLeod County, 19863 Kale Avenue, Silver Lake, Minnesota, US (44.903, -94.236),4 | |||
| 390 | 2008-07-18 | Big Stone County | Svingen | ||
| 350 | 2017-07-01 | Stearns County, Paynesville Sewage Lagoons,45.3936735,-94.6977711 | MacAulay | ||
| 300 | 2016-07-23 | Lyon County, Cottonwood WTP,44.6117954,-95.6582165 | Wee | ||
| 260 | 2016-07-23 | Big Stone County, US-MN-Toqua-770th Ave - 45.5582x-96.5140,45.558239,-96.514046 | Risen | ||
| 50 | 2007-06-02 | Anoka County | Marble | Carlos Avery WMA | |
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 6,100 | 2018-08-08 | Freeborn County, just outside of Arrowhead C.P. | Budde | counted by 25s. All were visible simultaneously, perched on telephone wires | |
| 6,000 | 2011-08-20 | Lac qui Parle County | Chu | Conservative estimate counting birds foraging over Salt Lake by groups of 100 an | |
| 5,000 | 2018-08-08 | Freeborn County, 65605 267th Street, Alden, Minnesota, US (43.742, -93.555),43.7 | Pruett | ||
| 5,000 | 2019-08-22 | Lac qui Parle County, Salt Lake,44.9645052,-96.4437363 | Fitzgerald | ||
| 4,300 | 2022-09-10 | Lyon County, Cottonwood Lake,44.6194000,-95.6867981 | Wee | Estimate by 50s and 100s. Hard to get an accurate count, As they were constantly | |
| 4,000 | 2014-09-03 | Lyon County, Lone Tree Lake (Lyon Co.),44.6276185,-95.7079124 | Wee | Gathered on the power lines running adjacent to the lake. --Used the poles to he | |
| 4,000 | 2015-08-03 | Lyon County, Cottonwood Lake,44.6194,-95.6867981 | Wee | An estimate, the entire backside of the lake was swarming with them, one tree al | |
| 3,000 | 2016-09-04 | Waseca County, Blowers Park,44.1077566,-93.4438276 | Suchanek | estimated number in huge flock and also scattered throughout area, at times drop | |
| 3,000 | 2013-10-05 | Sherburne County, Clear Lake | Blomberg | 3000+ (Stickney Lake) | |
| 2,870 | 2008-08-29 | Big Stone County | Svingen | ||
| 1,631 | 2008-08-01 | Big Stone County | Svingen | ||
| 1,200 | 2009-09-20 | Wright County, Albertville WWTP | Kieser | Midge hatch was occurring at the Albertville Sewage Ponds | |
| 1,000 | 2007-08-18 | Mille Lacs County | Schirmacher | thousands along lakefront | |
| 800 | 2006-09-02 | Stearns County | Russell | Paynesville sewage treatment plant | |
| 580 | 2007-09-28 | Hennepin County | Budde | Sylvan Lake | |
| Breeds throughout. | |||||
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