High Count Archive for The Loon - Finches
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: Finches
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
House Finch
Purple Finch
Redpoll
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch

White-winged Crossbill(Loxia leucoptera)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
402007-03-17Aitkin CountyKieserRabey Tree Farm
402022-04-04Benton CountyDingmann
362004-03-06Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenHantho Twp.
352022-04-24St. Louis County, 8500–8710 CR-948, Cook US-MN (47.8319,-92.6096),47.8318550,-92DexterNice sized group foraging. No song from any males, didn’t not juvenile birds i
302012-03-09Brown CountySmithFlock of at least 30 along Cemetery Ave., New Ulm cemetery.
302012-03-09Brown County, T110R30d,44.33294,-94.49015SchladweilerActively feeding on spruce cones on the ground as well as in the trees.
282012-03-03Crow Wing County, CR 1 and Lows Lake RdBribitzer-Stull
252012-03-02St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog--McDavitt Rd (CR 213)Lewis
202009-03-07Steele CountyBartkeyCR 60, south of Owatonna
192009-03-06Itasca CountyJanssen
132010-03-03Stearns County, St StephenBlombergin a sm.patch tamarack cones, CR5
112009-03-14Brown CountySmith
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2352008-07-16Cook CountyRossiterlocation: Cascade state park a few hundred meters inland from the shore identif
332020-06-23Koochiching County, Fiero Road, mile 1-5.9 (counting from southern terminus),48.FlakeCareful count of calling flyover birds, mostly giving the "typewriter" flight ca
302021-07-14St. Louis County, Pine Lake, BWCA West Unit,47.9406080,-92.2450420EllisA flock of calling birds, giving short electric zhhit-zhhit calls. RECR would be
212021-07-14Koochiching County, Voyageurs National Park - Headquarters Pond,48.6034841,-93.3HargisVisible white wing bars and crossed bill in photos; exact count
182020-06-24Beltrami County, Minnesota 72, Waskish, Minnesota, US (48.301, -94.554),48.30117Socolar
92019-07-20St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201Bradford
82018-06-27Aitkin County, Pietz's Rd & Snowmobile Trail area,46.8264927,-93.5285854Hanske
72019-07-16Lake of the Woods County, Pitt Grade Forest Road,48.4599837,-94.7554713Engdahl
72019-07-05Beltrami County, Big Bog State Recreation Area,48.2768793,-94.5876503SwiftAt the coordinates for the first CONW. Many singing, including birds lacking any
62016-07-02St. Louis County, Warren Nelson Memorial Bog,47.0757921,-92.6622748Nienhaus
52007-07-02Lake CountyLindflyovers at Wolf Ridge ELC
52016-06-25Lake County, US-MN-Fall Lake-Pipestone Bay - 48.0148x-91.7156,48.014781,-91.7155Hasegawa
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1,8052020-10-18St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9241500,-91.8174600Kolbe24, 40, 5, 4, 30, 11, 38, 17, 25, 8, 50, 7, 10, 40, 45, 4, 25, 40, 10, 11, 6, 15
1,3482021-11-05St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9264018,-91.8240325Kolbe**high, apparent second highest daily count for MN. Careful 1x1 count of birds m
8312012-10-28St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
7602020-10-23St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9241500,-91.8174600Kolbe38, 27, 19, 13, 41, 12, 27, 9, 14, 15, 28, 6, 14, 9, 12, 46, 38, 44, 60, 34, 16,
7442008-10-21St. Louis County, H.R.B.O.Bardon
7002021-11-07St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9264018,-91.8240325ToutonghiCareful count by ones of migrating birds moving down the shore.
6152020-11-07St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9241500,-91.8174600Kolbe22, 39, 20, 36, 17, 63, 12, 17, 44, 35, 37, 7, 67, 33, 6, 14, 16, 5, 10, 6, 20,
2992012-11-24St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
2092012-11-13St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
1602011-10-28St. Louis CountyBardonHRNR-Lester River Count
1501977-08-01Cook County, State Forest Route 152Janssen
1492011-10-27St. Louis CountyBardonHRNR-Lester River Count
1012011-10-22St. Louis CountyBardonHRNR-Lester River Count
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3592022-02-26Winona CountyHockemaWhitewater Township -- Fairwater Road - 350. Shared discovery with Kimberly Emer
2002011-12-29St. Louis County, Sax Zim BogKearnsundercounted - many large flocks found in spruce and tamaracks throughout the bo
1752022-02-13Steele County, Lemond Township,44.007744,-93.369201EmersonEstimate. I counted 149 in one photograph and more were in the air (out of frame
1502021-01-02Cook County, Grand Marais RV Park and Campground,47.7465381,-90.3454256EngdahlSeveral trees were completely loaded with crossbills gorging themselves excitedl
1502012-01-28St. Louis County, Sax-Zim BogJackson
1322009-12-30St. Louis County, Sax Zim BogKearns
1152017-02-04St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201Corliss
1052017-02-11St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201Wee
1002009-01-25Dodge CountyOtto
1002009-01-25Wabasha CountyHockemaPlainview Golf Course
 
Rare breeder. Irruptive migrant mostly north-central and northeast.

Notes:

Click on the bird name to see a photographic image of the bird.