High Count Archive for The Loon - Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
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
Limpkin
Cranes
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Anhingas
Cormorants
Ibises
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
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: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Gray Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant

Gray Partridge(Perdix perdix)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
212013-03-01Kittson County, St. VincentJanssen
212001-03-23Lyon CountySchroeder
172023-04-09Marshall County, Agassiz Valley (Marshall Co.),48.1806579,-96.6525006Hughes2 coveys
162008-03-09Stearns CountyRussell 1 mile east and also 2 miles SE of Holdingford
162014-03-04Clay CountyLamey
152007-03-07Mower CountyWilliams2 at 790 Ave. and 180th St.;5 on Co. Rd. 3 just east of Co. Rd. 20;7 on Co. Rd.
142019-03-02Fillmore County, Fillmore County,43.7312353,-91.7416578Ludwig
121965-04-03Hennepin County, Co. Road 37 & 1Janssen
122007-03-07Fillmore CountyWilliamsCo. Rd. 14 about a mile east of Co. Rd. 1
112010-03-07Brown CountySmithFound along Cty Rd 10, Lake Hanska twsp.
112007-03-03Brown CountySmithCovey found along Brown Cty. 8, just south of Essig.
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
402005-07-17Rock CountyLind3 coveys with 40 total birds
291975-07-19Yellow Medicine County, BurrJanssen
202000-07-09Lyon CountySchroeder
182024-07-14Polk County, MN Agassiz Water Inpoundment Area,48.1696623,-96.6363075Johnson
161999-07-14Lyon CountySchroeder
152021-07-30Yellow Medicine County, 220th Ave Gray partridge,44.7180377,-96.3253267MarengoRough count as many flushed at once and mostly stayed hidden in the grass.
132021-07-19Pipestone County, Minnesota West,44.0226153,-96.3196170KlumperWhat an unexpected surprise to scare up a whole flock of partridges on the north
122020-07-29Fillmore County, T102R13b,43.59468,-92.32973Benz2 adults; 10 young
122022-07-23Big Stone County, Big Stone Lake SP--Meadowbrook Area,45.3854607,-96.5339470Cooley
102012-07-11Lake of the Woods CountyMartinassume some of the covey were young but all 10 were the same size
102020-07-24Meeker County, CG pasture,44.9090106,-94.7175579Fank
82016-07-26Martin CountyErpeldingCovey of 8, 1/3 grown birds, able to fly
82016-07-28Jackson CountyWilliams400th Ave at the south side of the I-90 overpass
82016-07-31Cottonwood CountyKieserMale, female and 6 chicks on 450th just south of Jeffers sewage ponds
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
272005-08-23Lincoln CountyUnzenAsh Lake Twp.
261987-08-15Rock County, Blue Mounds State ParkJanssen
252013-10-18Brown CountyLoken
212006-11-06Yellow Medicine CountyUnzennear Lanners Lake.
202006-10-29Pennington CountyJoppru
202006-08-25Yellow Medicine CountyMarengonear Spellman Lake
132001-11-04Lyon CountySchroeder
112007-08-05Olmsted CountyHockemaunexpected covey near the airport.
102006-09-16Cottonwood CountyBolduan
- - - Winter - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
1631991-01-05Mower County, DexterJanssen
731978-12-26Wilkin County, RothsayJanssen
412022-02-24Pennington CountyJoppru5 groups
402023-02-19Polk County, 41102 180th St NW, Warren US-MN 48.13793, -96.93406,48.1379320,-96.HughesHarry Miller anI counted them 2 coveys
372013-02-02Marshall CountyAubol7 - Cty 6 east of Stephen (west of 330th Ave); 30 - Cty 1 south of 450th St NW
372021-01-19Becker County, Spring Creek Township, Minnesota, US (47.083, -96.047),47.0827631One flock of 28 and a second flock of 9.
322007-12-26Renville CountyFlorenjust north of Buffalo Lake
281970-01-17Dakota County, CoatesJanssen
282010-02-13Pennington CountyJoppruMN 1 east of Goodridge
 
Introduced in North America. Permanent resident south and west.

Notes:

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