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 - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons | ||
| 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: Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons |
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Least Bittern American Bittern Little Blue Heron |
Snowy Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Green Heron |
Great Egret Western Cattle-Egret Great Blue Heron |
| Great Egret(Ardea alba) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 500 | 2022-05-26 | Grant County, Pelican Lake (Grant Co.),46.0498546,-95.8073473 | Majeski | Rough count of occupied nests at Egret Island SNA | |
| 218 | 2021-05-21 | Otter Tail County, Grotto Lake,46.2154710,-96.1454910 | Perala | I counted them. | |
| 200 | 2017-05-19 | Otter Tail County, Grotto Lake,46.276021,-96.0620606 | Pinotti | NY Nest with Young | |
| 200 | 2022-05-26 | Pope County, Lake Johanna,45.466537,-95.2220857 | Majeski | # nests roughly estimated at 125- most positioned low in existing box elder and | |
| 180 | 2012-04-24 | Otter Tail County | Joppru | Brad and Dee Ehlers | |
| 150 | 2018-05-07 | Otter Tail County, Grotto Lake,46.276021,-96.0620606 | Stiteler | ||
| 146 | 2016-05-01 | Otter Tail County, Grotto Lake,46.276021,-96.0620606 | Lau | ||
| 146 | 2008-05-09 | Lac qui Parle County | Unzen | Marsh Lake pelican colony. Most birds on nests and/or in the nesting trees. | |
| 120 | 2015-05-25 | Otter Tail County, Adams/Grotto Park, Fergus Falls,46.2762583,-96.062479 | Schlegel | ||
| 100 | 1972-04-29 | Pope County, Lake Johanna | Janssen | ||
| 100 | 2011-05-16 | Otter Tail County | Thimgan | Grotto Lake and Lake Alice, Fergus Falls | |
| 100 | 2013-04-29 | Rice County, Cannon/Wells Lake--causeway,44.2815575,-93.350716 | Holden | ||
| 97 | 2010-04-17 | Carver County, lake waconia | Marengo | ||
| 91 | 2013-05-11 | Otter Tail County | Thimgan | Grotto Lake/Fergus Falls | |
| 83 | 2008-04-28 | Big Stone County | Unzen | Thielke Lake. | |
| 55 | 2011-04-29 | Rice County, Sakatah Lake Islands | Cunningham | ||
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 458 | 2008-07-17 | Lac qui Parle County | Bardon | roost at BSNWR | |
| 400 | 1990-07-24 | McLeod County, Reich Lake | Janssen | ||
| 320 | 2020-07-29 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Engdahl | Counted by 5s and likely a huge underestimate. Many more egrets were flying in a | |
| 311 | 2024-07-26 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Bardon | Counted by ones coming in to roost | |
| 255 | 2021-06-13 | Grant County, Niemackl Lake Park,45.7700974,-96.0688305 | Belgum | Using my spotting scope, I counted 255 individuals (by ones) and couldn’t coun | |
| 252 | 2018-07-16 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Blair/Powers-Blair | Counted throughout the Impoundment | |
| 250 | 2006-07-15 | Ramsey County, Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery SNA | Janssen | ||
| 250 | 2012-07-28 | Carver County, New Germany area, Carver Co.,44.8763087,-93.9908266 | Cyrus | ||
| 227 | 2008-07-03 | Hennepin County | Kieser | Total in Long Meadow Slough from Hwy 77 bridge to Bass Ponds | |
| 170 | 2001-07-08 | Dakota County, Gun Club Lake | Tustison | + | |
| 168 | 2005-07-03 | Big Stone County | Chu | Malta Twp., Centennial WPA | |
| 157 | 2009-07-14 | Hennepin County, purgatory creek | Kieser | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 867 | 2024-08-21 | Faribault County, Walnut Lake area,43.6618650,-93.7864230 | Bardon | Counted by ones leaving roost | |
| 450 | 2018-08-16 | Hennepin County | Nyhus | Rice Lake - East of 101 bridge - counted by fives - there were probably more tha | |
| 400 | 1990-08-28 | Carver County, Co. Road 30 | Janssen | ||
| 385 | 2014-08-16 | Carver County | Kieser | New Germany Area | |
| 320 | 2024-09-13 | Hennepin County, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge,44.8306236,-93.2436534 | Holmen | Fellow birder w scope counted 320... pictures of many | |
| 300 | 2012-08-02 | Carver County, New Germany area, Carver Co.,44.8763087,-93.9908266 | Cyrus | ||
| 257 | 2021-08-04 | Anoka County, Marshan Lake,45.1679500,-93.1092710 | Collins | Counted individually | |
| 247 | 2014-08-01 | Hennepin County, MVNWR | Brunell | Counted individually in one sweep. | |
| 200 | 2015-09-07 | Hennepin County, Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds,44.84479,-93.23007 | Eckles | ||
| 168 | 2012-08-19 | Grant County | Chu | Lawrence and Stony Brook twps., Ash Lake. | |
| 147 | 2005-09-17 | Le Sueur County | Marengo | Near entrance to St Peter sewage ponds | |
| 146 | 2009-08-22 | Blue Earth County | Heins | Perch Lake | |
| 135 | 2008-09-06 | Lac qui Parle County | Svingen | Big Stone NWR | |
| 128 | 2006-08-19 | Lac qui Parle County | Joppru | Big Stone NWR | |
| Breeds south and west-central. Migrant throughout, but rare northeast. | |||||
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