High Count Archive for The Loon - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
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: Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Least Bittern
American Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Green Heron
Great Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Blue Heron

Western Cattle-Egret(Ardea ibis)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
281993-05-08Houston County, "Houston Twp: hwy 16, 1.5 mi E of Houston"Stuckerflock of 28 indiv in wet pasture
172006-05-13Jackson CountyDingmann
162014-04-30Lyon County, Cottonwood Lake,44.6194,-95.6867981WeeSeen scattered along the waterway that the pelicans were feeding in, the cattle
151997-05-24Traverse County, SH 117Marengo
152008-05-15Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenSections 7/8, Arena Twp. Photographed.
122018-05-26Big Stone County, Hillman North WPA,45.295651,-96.297056Sundvall
112006-05-14Carver CountyMarengonear Lake Waconia (cr 30 & st hwy 5)
102006-05-13Carver CountyClausCty 30 and Hwy 5
92010-05-09Carver CountyBrunellNorth of US hwy 212 where MN Highways 25 and 5 turn south.
92010-05-12Meeker CountyFlorentotal of nine birds in three different locations in darwin twp. (five birds were
62005-04-20Olmsted CountyPedersenSoutheast Rochester, in a pasture, buffy markings, photographs
52010-05-01Meeker CountyFlorenin a pasture in section 14 of darwin twp.
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
382004-07-16Grant CountyBartkeyTraditional spot
142005-07-20Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenBSNWR.
131984-06-21Kandiyohi County, Co. Road 25Janssen
131984-07-01Kandiyohi County, WilmarTustisonAt Co. Rd. 25 & Hwy.71
121977-07-09Lac qui Parle County, Big Stone NWRJanssen
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
782003-08-19Grant County, Grant,45.9322,-96.01225Mandel
412005-08-23Lincoln CountyUnzenNear Hendricks.
242006-09-03Otter Tail CountyJoppruTom Nelson- north of I-94 at milepost 63
222021-10-15Houston County, 10081 Minnesota 16, Houston, Minnesota, US (43.767, -91.458),43.eBirdSmall white egret. Dark legs,short yellow bill,non breeding plumage
161990-10-02Wright County, Co. Rd. 30 & Hwy. 25Janssen
151990-09-08Sibley County, Titlow LakeJanssen
131993-09-04Lincoln County, Dead Coon LakeJanssen
121993-09-04Murray County, FuldaJanssen
 
Rare breeder mostly west. Rare migrant mostly south and west.

Notes:

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