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 - 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 |
| Species: Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys |
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Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse |
Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse |
Greater Prairie-Chicken Gray Partridge |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
| Ring-necked Pheasant(Phasianus colchicus) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 238 | 2007-03-04 | Lac qui Parle County | Unzen | Lac Qui Parle Township. | |
| 68 | 2019-03-08 | Cottonwood County | Tustison | ||
| 50 | 2021-04-04 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Eckles | ||
| 50 | 2023-04-09 | Otter Tail County, 11501–11627 CR-2, Fergus Falls US-MN (46.1810,-96.2330),46.18 | Perala | ||
| 46 | 2023-03-23 | Swift County, Marsh Lake Dam,45.1718268,-96.0932708 | Pierzina | ||
| 45 | 2020-03-31 | Otter Tail County, Otter Tail Prairie Scientific and Natural Area,46.1556645,-96 | Engdahl | ||
| 45 | 2021-04-04 | Otter Tail County, Otter Tail Prairie Scientific and Natural Area,46.1556645,-96 | Azar | ||
| 41 | 2011-03-11 | Blue Earth County, T107R29c,44.02882,-94.30932 | Heins | single flock | |
| 38 | 2018-04-12 | Lyon County, Lone Tree Lake (Lyon Co.),44.6276185,-95.7079124 | Wee | ||
| 36 | 2013-03-08 | Brown County | Smith | ||
| 28 | 2017-04-01 | Lac qui Parle County, Sweetwater WMA,44.8942688,-96.3583374 | Clearman | Flushed 27 in 100 yards on gravel road | |
| 28 | 2017-04-11 | Jackson County, Heron Lake WMA--West Heron Unit,43.7239401,-95.2505744 | Akers | ||
| 23 | 2009-03-15 | Wadena County | Binek | ||
| 14 | 2013-03-02 | Douglas County, Co Rd 8 & Stoneridge Road,45.9047026,-95.5724716 | Taylor | ||
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 66 | 1961-06-19 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 57 | 1973-06-24 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 54 | 1972-06-17 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 53 | 1970-06-20 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 48 | 2006-06-23 | Big Stone County | Russell | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 120 | 1960-11-12 | Kandiyohi County, Priam | Janssen | 11 shot | |
| 75 | 2022-11-05 | Yellow Medicine County, Reishus Farm,44.7025796,-95.5793101 | |||
| 50 | 2023-11-04 | Yellow Medicine County, Reishus Farm,44.7025796,-95.5793101 | |||
| 50 | 2002-11-19 | Pipestone County, Split Rock Creek State Park | Janssen | ||
| 45 | 2016-09-29 | Jackson County, Minnesota WPA,43.502329,-95.312126 | Emerson | ||
| 40 | 2021-10-06 | Cottonwood County, Lake Augusta WPA,44.007844,-95.250495 | Emerson | ||
| 34 | 2010-11-26 | Washington County, CNC | Heggerness | ||
| 31 | 2018-09-14 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Clearman | ||
| 30 | 1961-11-19 | Hennepin County, Rice Lake | Janssen | ||
| 30 | 1981-11-27 | Pope County | Janssen | 6 shot | |
| 25 | 1983-10-22 | Pope County, Lybeck Lake | Janssen | 1 shot | |
| 23 | 2008-08-29 | Big Stone County | Svingen | ||
| 16 | 1998-10-02 | Washington County, William O'Brien State Park | Janssen | ||
| - - - Winter - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 350 | 2020-01-26 | Chippewa County | Nyhus | conservative estimate - they were EVERYWHERE!! | |
| 200 | 1971-02-13 | Dakota County | Janssen | ||
| 175 | 2021-12-17 | Lyon County, Green Valley WMA,44.5184362,-95.7063700 | Wee | My total pheasant count for my area of the Cottonwood CBC was 222. A vast majori | |
| 150 | 2021-01-30 | Jackson County | Emerson | Pheasant population seems to be doing well. | |
| 149 | 2009-01-18 | Brown County | Smith | Birded SW Brown Cty. today and saw a total of 149. Largest flock was 85 birds. | |
| 140 | 2018-12-13 | Murray County, 2532–2598 191st St, Currie US-MN (44.1235,-95.5635),44.123458,- | Akers | ||
| 134 | 2008-12-30 | Lac qui Parle County | Schroeder | ||
| 133 | 2017-01-15 | Yellow Medicine County, 130th st - Canby,44.7228008,-96.4014072 | Wee | Of the 133 counted between us two, nearly 60 were observed feeding in corn stubb | |
| 108 | 2019-01-05 | Kanabec County | Stucker | ||
| 100 | 2015-12-08 | Swift County | Orr | 75 to 100 in two fields sw of Clontarf | |
| 84 | 2013-02-25 | Big Stone County, CR25 & CR73 | Nyhus | just one flock | |
| 83 | 2019-02-16 | Yellow Medicine County, Dikes Road Cattle Feedlot,44.8401989,-95.5884275 | Wee | Feeding in feedlot on corn with cattle | |
| 63 | 2014-01-01 | Brown County | Smith | ||
| 60 | 2010-12-16 | Martin County | Bolduan | ||
| 52 | 2017-01-13 | Clay County, 60th Ave S and 150th St | Otnes | ||
| Introduced in North America. Permanent resident mostly south and central. | |||||
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