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 - Finches | ||
| 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: Finches |
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Evening Grosbeak Pine Grosbeak House Finch |
Purple Finch Redpoll Red Crossbill |
White-winged Crossbill Pine Siskin American Goldfinch |
| White-winged Crossbill(Loxia leucoptera) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 40 | 2007-03-17 | Aitkin County | Kieser | Rabey Tree Farm | |
| 40 | 2022-04-04 | Benton County | Dingmann | ||
| 36 | 2004-03-06 | Lac qui Parle County | Unzen | Hantho Twp. | |
| 35 | 2022-04-24 | St. Louis County, 8500–8710 CR-948, Cook US-MN (47.8319,-92.6096),47.8318550,-92 | Dexter | Nice sized group foraging. No song from any males, didn’t not juvenile birds i | |
| 30 | 2012-03-09 | Brown County | Smith | Flock of at least 30 along Cemetery Ave., New Ulm cemetery. | |
| 30 | 2012-03-09 | Brown County, T110R30d,44.33294,-94.49015 | Schladweiler | Actively feeding on spruce cones on the ground as well as in the trees. | |
| 28 | 2012-03-03 | Crow Wing County, CR 1 and Lows Lake Rd | Bribitzer-Stull | ||
| 25 | 2012-03-02 | St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog--McDavitt Rd (CR 213) | Lewis | ||
| 20 | 2009-03-07 | Steele County | Bartkey | CR 60, south of Owatonna | |
| 19 | 2009-03-06 | Itasca County | Janssen | ||
| 13 | 2010-03-03 | Stearns County, St Stephen | Blomberg | in a sm.patch tamarack cones, CR5 | |
| 11 | 2009-03-14 | Brown County | Smith | ||
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 235 | 2008-07-16 | Cook County | Rossiter | location: Cascade state park a few hundred meters inland from the shore identif | |
| 40 | 2023-07-03 | St. Louis County, WFS,47.9822840,-91.8205620 | Ellis | Confirmed estimation. I had heard them rattling and jittering earlier but flock | |
| 33 | 2020-06-23 | Koochiching County, Fiero Road, mile 1-5.9 (counting from southern terminus),48. | Flake | Careful count of calling flyover birds, mostly giving the "typewriter" flight ca | |
| 30 | 2023-07-12 | Lake County, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center,47.3819338,-91.1948705 | Monson | Very large flock landed in trees near bridge then continued on. Distinct calls a | |
| 30 | 2021-07-14 | St. Louis County, Pine Lake, BWCA West Unit,47.9406080,-92.2450420 | Ellis | A flock of calling birds, giving short electric zhhit-zhhit calls. RECR would be | |
| 21 | 2021-07-14 | Koochiching County, Voyageurs National Park - Headquarters Pond,48.6034841,-93.3 | Hargis | Visible white wing bars and crossed bill in photos; exact count | |
| 18 | 2020-06-24 | Beltrami County, Minnesota 72, Waskish, Minnesota, US (48.301, -94.554),48.30117 | Socolar | ||
| 9 | 2019-07-20 | St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201 | Bradford | ||
| 8 | 2018-06-27 | Aitkin County, Pietz's Rd & Snowmobile Trail area,46.8264927,-93.5285854 | Hanske | ||
| 7 | 2019-07-16 | Lake of the Woods County, Pitt Grade Forest Road,48.4599837,-94.7554713 | Engdahl | ||
| 7 | 2019-07-05 | Beltrami County, Big Bog State Recreation Area,48.2768793,-94.5876503 | Swift | At the coordinates for the first CONW. Many singing, including birds lacking any | |
| 6 | 2016-07-02 | St. Louis County, Warren Nelson Memorial Bog,47.0757921,-92.6622748 | Nienhaus | ||
| 5 | 2007-07-02 | Lake County | Lind | flyovers at Wolf Ridge ELC | |
| 5 | 2016-06-25 | Lake County, US-MN-Fall Lake-Pipestone Bay - 48.0148x-91.7156,48.014781,-91.7155 | Hasegawa | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 1,805 | 2020-10-18 | St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9241500,-91.8174600 | Kolbe | 24, 40, 5, 4, 30, 11, 38, 17, 25, 8, 50, 7, 10, 40, 45, 4, 25, 40, 10, 11, 6, 15 | |
| 1,348 | 2021-11-05 | St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9264018,-91.8240325 | Kolbe | **high, apparent second highest daily count for MN. Careful 1x1 count of birds m | |
| 831 | 2012-10-28 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 760 | 2020-10-23 | St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9241500,-91.8174600 | Kolbe | 38, 27, 19, 13, 41, 12, 27, 9, 14, 15, 28, 6, 14, 9, 12, 46, 38, 44, 60, 34, 16, | |
| 744 | 2008-10-21 | St. Louis County, H.R.B.O. | Bardon | ||
| 700 | 2021-11-07 | St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9264018,-91.8240325 | Toutonghi | Careful count by ones of migrating birds moving down the shore. | |
| 615 | 2020-11-07 | St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.9241500,-91.8174600 | Kolbe | 22, 39, 20, 36, 17, 63, 12, 17, 44, 35, 37, 7, 67, 33, 6, 14, 16, 5, 10, 6, 20, | |
| 299 | 2012-11-24 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 209 | 2012-11-13 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 160 | 2011-10-28 | St. Louis County | Bardon | HRNR-Lester River Count | |
| 150 | 1977-08-01 | Cook County, State Forest Route 152 | Janssen | ||
| 149 | 2011-10-27 | St. Louis County | Bardon | HRNR-Lester River Count | |
| 101 | 2011-10-22 | St. Louis County | Bardon | HRNR-Lester River Count | |
| - - - Winter - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 359 | 2022-02-26 | Winona County | Hockema | Whitewater Township -- Fairwater Road - 350. Shared discovery with Kimberly Emer | |
| 200 | 2011-12-29 | St. Louis County, Sax Zim Bog | Kearns | undercounted - many large flocks found in spruce and tamaracks throughout the bo | |
| 175 | 2022-02-13 | Steele County, Lemond Township,44.007744,-93.369201 | Emerson | Estimate. I counted 149 in one photograph and more were in the air (out of frame | |
| 150 | 2012-01-28 | St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog | Jackson | ||
| 150 | 2021-01-02 | Cook County, Grand Marais RV Park and Campground,47.7465381,-90.3454256 | Engdahl | Several trees were completely loaded with crossbills gorging themselves excitedl | |
| 132 | 2009-12-30 | St. Louis County, Sax Zim Bog | Kearns | ||
| 115 | 2017-02-04 | St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201 | Corliss | ||
| 105 | 2017-02-11 | St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.2212004,-92.7009201 | Wee | ||
| 100 | 2009-01-25 | Dodge County | Otto | ||
| 100 | 2009-01-25 | Wabasha County | Hockema | Plainview Golf Course | |
| Rare breeder. Irruptive migrant mostly north-central and northeast. | |||||
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