The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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High Count Archive for The Loon - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | ||
| 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 |
| Species: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles |
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Golden Eagle Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk |
American Goshawk Northern Harrier Bald Eagle |
Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk |
Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk |
| Broad-winged Hawk(Buteo platypterus) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 4,169 | 2018-05-03 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | Migrants counted. 3 adult dark morphs. | |
| 4,076 | 2019-04-25 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Counted migrants. 3 adult dark morph | |
| 3,253 | 2018-05-02 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Counted using mechanical clickers, migrants. See comments. Adult dark morph-1 | |
| 2,618 | 2022-05-04 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | McLaughlin | migrants, an exceptional first bust out day for BW. Small groups persisted in th | |
| 2,433 | 2018-05-01 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Counted, migrants | |
| 2,248 | 2018-05-05 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | Migrants, counted | |
| 1,464 | 2018-04-30 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Counted, migrants | |
| 643 | 2014-05-02 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | ||
| 547 | 2016-04-25 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | ||
| 500 | 2011-04-30 | Blue Earth County | Krenz | ||
| 421 | 2016-04-29 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | Normal migration period for this specie | |
| 350 | 2016-04-25 | Scott County, Spring Lake Regional Park,44.7172653,-93.4687701 | Heinecke | Three waves of migrating kettles of broad-winged hawks. Flying low under the cl | |
| 349 | 2016-05-05 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Normal migration time for this species on WSHC. | |
| 166 | 2015-04-27 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | ||
| 125 | 2008-05-04 | St. Louis County | Svingen | Total for just over one hour of counting from West Skyline Drive near Enger Towe | |
| 84 | 2013-04-27 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Kraemer | ||
| 61 | 2013-04-27 | Itasca County | Conrad | ||
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 10 | 2005-06-15 | Itasca County | Meyer | ||
| 8 | 2023-06-01 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Bruhnke | ||
| 7 | 2011-06-18 | Pine County, MN BBA block T41 16D | Yoerger | ||
| 6 | 2017-06-09 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Reed | all 2nd-cal | |
| 6 | 2019-06-02 | Polk County, EGF Greenway,47.9309513,-97.0346618 | Aubol | 1 perched. 5 kettling | |
| 5 | 2017-07-03 | St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201 | Manley | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 101,698 | 2003-09-15 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Data | ||
| 26,270 | 2017-09-17 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Lamoreaux | Massive flight of BW today - the flight started rapidly in the 9am hour and hour | |
| 21,661 | 2008-09-15 | St. Louis County, H.R.B.O. | Bardon | ||
| 16,815 | 2015-09-19 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Lamoreaux | An incredible flight of Broad-wings today - with a strong liftoff and AM flight | |
| 15,657 | 2024-09-20 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | McLaughlin | Awesome flight today with a shift of winds from previous days! Careful count by | |
| 15,204 | 2012-09-09 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Bardon | ||
| 8,163 | 2016-09-13 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Data | Mix of ages, but seemed to be more juveniles overall | |
| 7,228 | 2013-09-12 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve | |
| 7,219 | 2014-09-21 | St. Louis County | Bardon | H.R.B.O. | |
| 5,038 | 2012-09-13 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Bardon | ||
| 5,000 | 1993-09-14 | St. Louis County | Budde | 5000 | |
| 2,000 | 1970-09-27 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge, Duluth | Janssen | in one hour | |
| 1,175 | 2011-09-23 | Blue Earth County | Heins | Bethany Hawkwatch | |
| 790 | 2010-09-18 | Rice County | Bartkey | Observed migrating at River Bend Nature Center | |
| 197 | 2004-09-25 | Carver County, carver park | Marengo | ||
| Breeds north, central, and east. Migrant throughout. | |||||
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