High Count Archive for The Loon - Sandpipers
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: Sandpipers
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope

Willet(Tringa semipalmata)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3272010-04-30Dakota County, Lake ByllesbyTustisonAt Lake Byllesby, in Randolph Twp. Counted by Conny Brunell.
2102020-05-13St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.0523620MartineauAWESOME. This distant flock flew back and forth a lot just over the horizon star
1042018-05-01Blue Earth CountyHeinsTwo flocks: 42 and 62
832020-05-01Yellow Medicine County, Timm Lake,44.5449713,-95.5363884SchroederCounted
812019-04-29Ramsey County, St. Paul Downtown Airport,44.9362559,-93.0546163Dunlap
752001-05-01Rice County, FaribaultJanssen
662005-05-01Lac qui Parle CountySvingenBorchardt Rosin WMA
652010-04-30Olmsted CountyVrieze
332013-04-27Fillmore CountyDingmannFarm pond on CR16 about 1 mile west of CR17
292013-04-30Faribault CountyFeder
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
172008-07-25Brown CountySmithFirst seen resting on one of the grass berms at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds. Aft
122013-07-13Sibley CountyKieser200th St
102020-07-06Lyon County, Lone Tree Lake (Lyon Co.),44.6276185,-95.7079124WeeExact count. Photos
82017-07-26Scott County, 13 flooded field,44.608862,-93.501476HeineckeWhite rump and black / white on wing feathers. Bulkier than yellowlegs in same
62018-07-03Cass County, US-Minnesota-Walker-203 Ross Place - 47.103x-94.578,47.1027524,-94.Otnes
52015-07-02Big Stone CountyPierzina
42011-07-10Wright CountyChuMiddleville and Cokato twps., Smith Lake.
42016-07-10St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362AndersonLocated on the bank at the parking area southwest of the ball fields. Shorebirds
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
102017-08-17Scott County, 13 flooded field,44.608862,-93.501476HeineckeSeen through scope and binoculars. White and black wings seen when they were in
92014-08-10Sibley CountyDingmannSand Lake on Hwy 15
92020-08-09Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008BardonCounted by ones
82006-08-01Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenSalt Lake.
82015-08-07St. Louis County, Duluth--Park Point,46.73057,-92.05238StutzLarge gray-brown shorebirds with black bills 1.5-2x width of head. Showed disti
72014-08-30Lac qui Parle County, (MN Lac qui Parle) Salt Lake,44.96064,-96.436394AndersonBirds seen in flight over the water in a tight group of 7 individuals. Large sh
61996-08-05Lac qui Parle County, Salt LakeTustisonflock of 6 - winter pl.
42013-08-19Lac qui Parle County, Salt Lake Minnesota side,44.9612756,-96.4364433Mcdonald
31953-09-13Hennepin County, Rice LakeJanssen
31984-08-21Dakota County, HastingsJanssen
32008-08-23Yellow Medicine CountyChuOmro Twp., CR 11 0.8 mi. N of CR 32. All three were adults, and were observed w
32008-08-29Crow Wing CountyBlanichIronton sewer treatment ponds
 
Former summer resident south and west. Migrant throughout.

Notes:

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