High Count Archive for The Loon - Towhees, Sparrows
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: Towhees, Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee

Vesper Sparrow(Pooecetes gramineus)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
302005-04-16Rock CountyFagyal
292013-04-12Faribault CountyFeder
282015-05-11Lyon CountySchroeder
252013-05-19Otter Tail County, Jason's 440,46.1122682,-95.6580496Swelstad
252010-05-31Yellow Medicine County, T114R39aEgeland
212011-05-01Stearns CountyChuAshley Twp., total for all sites combined.
202011-05-28Rock County, T101R45dHakkila
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
262015-07-28Yellow Medicine County, Miedd Lake,44.6601731,-95.7585418Wee
172013-06-01Hennepin County, T116R21dRivers
132014-06-02Goodhue County, Prairie Island (Upper Island),44.6546914,-92.6944357Miller
102013-06-21Otter Tail County, Jason's 440,46.1122682,-95.6580496Swelstad
102012-07-21Otter Tail County, Ottertail Prairie SNA and area,46.1662573,-96.2373677Meyer
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
252013-09-20Otter Tail County, Jason's 440,46.1122682,-95.6580496Swelstad
192018-09-21Lyon County, Small Pond,44.5943178,-95.6554699Wee
182017-10-02Otter Tail County, Jason's 440,46.1122682,-95.6580496SwelstadMany migrants present in a weedy pasture
172019-10-13Murray CountyTustison
152012-10-04Lac qui Parle County, Plover Prairie--East Unit,45.2019983,-96.2481708Meyer
152018-09-25Yellow Medicine County, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement,44.6305653,-9Meyer
142016-09-25Lyon County, US-MN-Lucas-3333 380th st,44.596182,-95.6448698Wee
122013-10-15Faribault County, 160th St.,43.7167754,-94.1268682NienhausEstimation of the number of birds seen in this general area. Right now vespers a
122015-09-09Dakota County, Whitetail Woods Regional Park,44.6849181,-93.0836821Versaw
102010-10-03Stearns County, St. CloudBlombergRiverBluffsRegPark(floodplain thistle field)
72010-10-11Olmsted CountyBruins
62011-09-03Clay County, Felton PrairieBetchkal
 
Breeds throughout, but rare northeast.

Notes:

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