High Count Archive for The Loon - Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
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: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

White-winged Scoter(Melanitta deglandi)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3772013-05-22St. Louis County, Duluth--Park Point,46.73057,-92.05238Bardonrecord high count along Park Point and Leif Erikson Park
301974-05-25St. Louis County, Stony PointJanssen
282014-05-09St. Louis County, DuluthBardon
221986-05-11Cook County, Lake Superior North ShoreStucker
202018-05-14St. Louis County, Park Point--37th Street,46.7449888,-92.0664731NienhausTotal count. Group of 12, 6, and 4 singles.
192011-05-16St. Louis CountyLindMatti Hakkila saw 19 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on the 16th on Lake Superior just west
72017-05-22St. Louis CountyEckertPark Point
52010-05-11St. Louis CountyLindDave Benson saw 5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Park Point near the Sky Harbor Airport
41978-05-20St. Louis County, Stony PointJanssen
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
722007-10-21St. Louis CountySvingen
452007-10-08St. Louis CountyBardon
382010-10-30Cook CountyJohnsonFive Mile Rock
372010-10-31Cook CountyMarengoeast of grand marais - 5 mile rock, etc
322010-10-31Cook CountyEckertseen by m.ob. near Five Mile Rock
202004-10-28Cook County, Grand MaraisJanssen
142010-10-27Lake CountyLindBurlington Bay, Two Harbors
92010-10-23St. Louis CountyLindJeanne Tanamachi saw nine WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on the 23rd at Stoney Point
42007-11-17St. Louis CountyLindDave and Lars Benson saw four WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on the 17th at 27th Avenue We
 
Migrant primarily on Lake Superior, rare elsewhere.

Notes:

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