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

Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
5001980-05-19Roseau County, Roseau River WMAJanssen
5002009-05-09Lac qui Parle CountyNeitzel500+ on Salt Lake, many more at other locations
3302022-04-26Pipestone County, Pipestone WTP,43.9923200,-96.3612791SchroederHigh number of Wilson‘s Phalarope first observed by Lois Van Dyke. Counting Me
3001961-05-06Lac qui Parle County, Salt LakeJanssen
2502021-05-26Marshall County, Warren Sewage Lagoons,48.2042834,-96.7997217Hughes
2462005-05-09Polk CountySvingenTotal of 246 WIPH at Crookston WTP.
832007-05-07Brown CountySmithLarge flock found at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds.
752010-04-30Brown CountySmithFlock of seventy-five at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds.
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
2102013-07-22Lac qui Parle CountyNeitzelapprox. count
2052020-07-26Big Stone County, 615th Ave, Correll US-MN (45.2120,-96.1957),45.2120140,-96.195Bardon
1892008-07-26Lac qui Parle CountySvingen
1642010-07-31Lac qui Parle CountyChuJust one was in Hamlin Twp. at Hamlin WMA.
1432011-07-31Lac qui Parle CountyChu
712012-07-25Lac qui Parle CountyJohnsonSalt Lake
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
3182006-08-01Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenSalt Lake.
2532008-08-02Lac qui Parle CountySvingen
1501978-08-12Wilkin County, BreckenridgeJanssen
1402020-08-09Big Stone County, Marsh LakeHoschCounted by ones and tens. Most in complete basic plumage. Numbers up significant
1382011-08-01Lac qui Parle CountyUnzenSalt Lake.
782013-08-17Sibley CountyGuynnGaylord WTP
 
Breeds locally west and central. Migrant throughout, but rare in the northeast. State designation: Threatened.

Notes:

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