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Observer

species 1.

Great Blue Heron

Count 1

Jason Hedlund

species 2.

Trumpeter Swan

Count 5

Matthew Thompson

species 3.

Canada Goose

Count 8

Pete Lokken

species 4.

Wood Duck

Count 6

Pete Lokken

species 5.

Blue-winged Teal

Count 4

Pete Lokken

species 6.

Northern Shoveler

Count 6

Pete Lokken

species 7.

Mallard

Count 8

Pete Lokken

species 8.

Northern Pintail

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 9.

Ring-necked Duck

Count 6

Pete Lokken

species 10.

Bufflehead

Count 4

Pete Lokken

species 11.

Hooded Merganser

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 12.

Common Merganser

Count 3

Pete Lokken

species 13.

Pied-billed Grebe

Count 3

Pete Lokken

species 14.

American Coot

Count 12

Pete Lokken

species 15.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 16.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 17.

Turkey Vulture

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 18.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 19.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 20.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 21.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 22.

Hairy Woodpecker

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 23.

Northern Flicker

Count 3

Pete Lokken

species 24.

Eastern Phoebe

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 25.

Blue Jay

Count 3

Pete Lokken

species 26.

Black-capped Chickadee

Count 4

Pete Lokken

species 27.

Tree Swallow

Count 6

Pete Lokken

species 28.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 29.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 30.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 31.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 32.

European Starling

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 33.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 4

Pete Lokken

species 34.

Hermit Thrush

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 35.

American Robin

Count 8

Pete Lokken

species 36.

House Finch

Count 3

Pete Lokken

species 37.

American Goldfinch

Count 6

Pete Lokken

species 38.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 39.

American Tree Sparrow

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 40.

Fox Sparrow

Count 2

Pete Lokken

species 41.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 1

Pete Lokken

species 42.

Song Sparrow

Count 7

Pete Lokken

species 43.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 20

Pete Lokken

species 44.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 5

Pete Lokken

species 45.

Common Grackle

Count 7

Pete Lokken

species 46.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 3

Pete Lokken

species 47.

Northern Cardinal

Count 4

Pete Lokken

species 48.

Green-winged Teal

Count 4

Kathryn Sibila

species 49.

Rock Pigeon

Count 2

Kathryn Sibila

species 50.

Mourning Dove

Count 1

Kathryn Sibila

species 51.

Sandhill Crane

Count 1

Kathryn Sibila

species 52.

American White Pelican

Count 35

Kathryn Sibila

species 53.

Bald Eagle

Count 1

Kathryn Sibila

species 54.

American Crow

Count 1

Kathryn Sibila

species 55.

Gadwall

Count 5

Nathan Ukens

species 56.

Common Goldeneye

Count 2

Nathan Ukens

species 57.

Killdeer

Count 1

Nathan Ukens

species 58.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Count 1

Nathan Ukens

species 59.

Merlin

Count 1

Nathan Ukens

species 60.

Lesser Scaup

Count 15

Izzie Myers

species 61.

Purple Finch

Count 1

Izzie Myers

species 62.

Canvasback

Count 9

Melissa Onyango-Robshaw

species 63.

Herring Gull

Count 1

Gene Glover

species 64.

American Kestrel

Count 1

Gene Glover

species 65.

Tundra Swan

Count 4

Izzie Myers

species 66.

House Sparrow

Count 4

Murphy N

species 67.

Northern Shrike

Count 1

Chris Mansfield

species 68.

Wild Turkey

Count 1

Todd Finlayson

species 69.

American Wigeon

Count 4

Tyler Beames

species 70.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Tyler Beames

species 71.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 1

Cuneyt Yilmaz

species 72.

White-crowned Sparrow

Count 1

Cuneyt Yilmaz

species 73.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 2

Cuneyt Yilmaz

species 74.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 1

Cuneyt Yilmaz

species 75.

Palm Warbler

Count 2

Cuneyt Yilmaz

species 76.

Blue-headed Vireo

Count 2

Charlie Carroll

species 77.

Gray Catbird

Count 5

Charlie Carroll

species 78.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Count 2

Charlie Carroll

species 79.

Swamp Sparrow

Count 5

Charlie Carroll

species 80.

Nashville Warbler

Count 3

Charlie Carroll

species 81.

Ovenbird

Count 1

Thaine Dirks

species 82.

Franklin's Gull

Count 14

Matthew Thompson

species 83.

Great Egret

Count 1

Thaine Dirks

species 84.

Sora

Count 1

William Vest

species 85.

Green Heron

Count 1

William Vest

species 86.

Osprey

Count 1

William Vest

species 87.

Yellow-throated Vireo

Count 1

William Vest

species 88.

Barn Swallow

Count 5

William Vest

species 89.

Brown Thrasher

Count 1

William Vest

species 90.

Swainson's Thrush

Count 1

William Vest

species 91.

Magnolia Warbler

Count 1

William Vest

species 92.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Count 6

Charles Stebelton

species 93.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Count 5

Charles Stebelton

species 94.

Warbling Vireo

Count 4

Charles Stebelton

species 95.

Red-eyed Vireo

Count 2

Charles Stebelton

species 96.

House Wren

Count 1

Charles Stebelton

species 97.

Veery

Count 1

Charles Stebelton

species 98.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 3

Charles Stebelton

species 99.

Vesper Sparrow

Count 1

Charles Stebelton

species 100.

Northern Waterthrush

Count 2

Charles Stebelton

species 101.

Common Yellowthroat

Count 1

Charles Stebelton

species 102.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Count 2

Charles Stebelton

species 103.

Indigo Bunting

Count 6

Charles Stebelton

species 104.

Eastern Kingbird

Count 2

Mia Bauer

species 105.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Count 1

Lin S

species 106.

Pileated Woodpecker

Count 1

Lin S

species 107.

American Redstart

Count 2

Lin S

species 108.

Yellow Warbler

Count 2

Lin S

species 109.

Barred Owl

Count 1

Dan Foley

species 110.

Chimney Swift

Count 10

Tyler Beames

species 111.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 1

Tyler Beames

species 112.

Least Flycatcher

Count 1

Tyler Beames

species 113.

Great Crested Flycatcher

Count 2

Tyler Beames

species 114.

Bank Swallow

Count 15

Tyler Beames

species 115.

Cliff Swallow

Count 5

Tyler Beames

species 116.

Marsh Wren

Count 3

Tyler Beames

species 117.

Baltimore Oriole

Count 2

Tyler Beames

species 118.

Tennessee Warbler

Count 1

Tyler Beames

species 119.

Solitary Sandpiper

Count 1

Beatrix Pond

species 120.

Willow Flycatcher

Count 6

Beatrix Pond

species 121.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Count 4

Beatrix Pond

species 122.

Great Horned Owl

Count X

Austin N

species 123.

Broad-winged Hawk

Count 1

Tate Putman

species 124.

Harris's Sparrow

Count 1

Tyler Beames

species 125.

Connecticut Warbler

Count 1

Tyler Beames

species 126.

Blackpoll Warbler

Count 5

Tyler Beames

species 127.

Canada Warbler

Count 2

Tyler Beames

species 128.

Wilson's Warbler

Count 3

Tyler Beames

species 129.

Eastern Towhee

Count 1

Austin N

species 130.

Virginia Rail

Count 1

Cornell Anderson

species 131.

LeConte's Sparrow

Count 1

Cornell Anderson

species 132.

Common Loon

Count 1

David Zens

species 133.

Ruddy Duck

Count 4

Pete Carlson

species 134.

Redhead

Count 1

Judy Pollock

species 135.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 1

Judy Pollock

species 136.

Bay-breasted Warbler

Count 1

Thaine Dirks

species 137.

Blackburnian Warbler

Count 1

Thaine Dirks

species 138.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Count 1

Thaine Dirks

species 139.

Caspian Tern

Count 1

Aletta Bergman

species 140.

Clay-colored Sparrow

Count 1

Aletta Bergman

species 141.

Field Sparrow

Count 1

Aletta Bergman

species 142.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 1

Aletta Bergman

species 143.

Pine Siskin

Count 1

Carl Stein

species 144.

Rusty Blackbird

Count 1

Carl Stein

species 145.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 2

Jesse Schabert

species 146.

Rough-legged Hawk

Count 2

Jeffrey Wells

species 147.

Winter Wren

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

species 148.

Snowy Owl

Count 1

James Misuraca

species 149.

Wilson's Snipe

Count 1

James Loy

species 150.

Least Bittern

Count 1

James Loy

species 151.

Brewer's Blackbird

Count 1

Thaine Dirks

species 152.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Count 2

Matthew Thompson

species 153.

Black-necked Stilt

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

species 154.

Willet

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

species 155.

Greater Yellowlegs

Count 6

Matthew Thompson

species 156.

Least Sandpiper

Count 7

Matthew Thompson

species 157.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Count 4

Matthew Thompson

species 158.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Count 3

Matthew Thompson

species 159.

Purple Martin

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

species 160.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Count 5

Matthew Thompson

species 161.

Sedge Wren

Count 2

Matthew Thompson

species 162.

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Count 3

Matthew Thompson

species 163.

Black-and-white Warbler

Count 3

Matthew Thompson

species 164.

Northern Parula

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

species 165.

Greater Scaup

Count 1

Alex Sundvall

species 166.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Alex Sundvall

species 167.

American Black Duck

Count 2

Anna Kilian

species 168.

Philadelphia Vireo

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

species 169.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

species 170.

Orchard Oriole

Count 1

Alessandro Perri

species 171.

Black Tern

Count 75

Rachel Willson-Broyles

species 172.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Count X

Kyle Te Poel

species 173.

Snow Goose

Count 3

Alex Sundvall

species 174.

Glaucous Gull

Count 1

Alex Sundvall

species 175.

Common Nighthawk

Count 1

Gina Berthiaume

species 176.

Red-headed Woodpecker

Count 1

Gina Berthiaume

species 177.

Cape May Warbler

Count 2

Mark H

species 178.

Common Redpoll

Count X

Peter Eerdmans

species 179.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 1

Laura Gooch

species 180.

Scarlet Tanager

Count 1

Jonathan Heller

species 181.

Tufted Titmouse

Count 2

Rishi Palit

species 182.

Eastern Meadowlark

Count 2

Rishi Palit

species 183.

White-faced Ibis

Count 2

Gavin Anderson

species 184.

Short-eared Owl

Count 1

Simon Priestnall

species 185.

Ruff

Count 1

Scott Dirks

species 186.

American Avocet

Count 1

Elizabeth Closmore

species 187.

American Woodcock

Count 4

Susan Premo

species 188.

Cackling Goose

Count 2

Dan Versaw

species 189.

Black-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Elaine Hendricks

species 190.

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Count 1

Elaine Hendricks

species 191.

Prothonotary Warbler

Count 2

Elaine Hendricks

species 192.

Blue-winged Warbler

Count 1

Robert Coleman

species 193.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Count 2

Rod Miller

species 194.

Common Tern

Count X

Benjamin Martinson

species 195.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Count 1

Benjamin Martinson

species 196.

Horned Grebe

Count 6

Jillian Jarvis

species 197.

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Count 1

Tony Iovino

species 198.

Stilt Sandpiper

Count 1

John Holden

species 199.

Golden-winged Warbler

Count X

Steve Brandt

species 200.

Mourning Warbler

Count X

Steve Brandt

species 201.

American Bittern

Count X

Steve Brandt

species 202.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Marcia Balestri

species 203.

Pine Warbler

Count X

Steve Brandt

species 204.

Black-throated Green Warbler

Count X

Steve Brandt

species 205.

Forster's Tern

Count 14

Anne K

species 206.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Count X

Steve Brandt

species 207.

Dickcissel

Count X

Michael Bernard

species 208.

Acadian Flycatcher

Count X

Joan Strassmann

species 209.

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Count 1

Charles Nicholson

species 210.

Ring-necked Pheasant

Count X

Jeffrey Mollenhauer

species 211.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 1

Peder Svingen

species 212.

White-eyed Vireo

Count 1

Jason Weckstein

species 213.

Lapland Longspur

Count 15

Robin Maercklein

species 214.

King Rail

Count X

William Marengo

species 215.

Western Grebe

Count X

Todd Finlayson

Exotic: Provisional

species 216.

Mute Swan

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

Hybrids

Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)

Count X

Cuneyt Yilmaz

Additional taxa

Trumpeter/Tundra Swan

Count 20

Nathan Ukens

blackbird sp.

Count 1

Nathan Ukens

duck sp.

Count 20

Chris Mansfield

gull sp.

Count 250

Tyler Beames

new world sparrow sp.

Count X

Cuneyt Yilmaz

dabbling duck sp.

Count 3

Charles Stebelton

shorebird sp.

Count 3

Charles Stebelton

Catharus sp.

Count 2

Charles Stebelton

Larus sp.

Count 2

Tyler Beames

Empidonax sp.

Count 1

Tyler Beames

swallow sp.

Count 20

Tyler Beames

Spizella sp./American Tree Sparrow

Count 2

Cornell Anderson

passerine sp.

Count 2

Jonah Tamez

teal sp.

Count 1

Matthew Thompson

Rusty/Brewer's Blackbird

Count 1

Thaine Dirks

Forster's/Common Tern

Count 5

Ben Harste

Accipiter sp.

Count 1

Ben Harste

goose sp.

Count 20

Alex Sundvall

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 8

Becca Engdahl

bird sp.

Count 1

Justin Leahy

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher

Count X

Kyle Te Poel

woodpecker sp.

Count X

Kyle Te Poel

wren sp.

Count 1

Kathrynne & Paul Baumtrog

Cackling/Canada Goose

Count 2

Brian Henderson

hawk sp.

Count X

TJ McCarty

peep sp.

Count 6

Dan Versaw

falcon sp.

Count 1

Lancy Cheng

Downy/Hairy Woodpecker

Count 7

Susan Premo

Buteo sp.

Count 1

Matthew Pierce

swan sp.

Count 1

Tom Rohrer

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Observer	Date	Species
Jason Hedlund	15 Apr 2024	1
Matthew Thompson	14 Apr 2024	1
Pete Lokken	12 Apr 2024	47
Matthew Thompson	11 Apr 2024	1
Kathryn Sibila	10 Apr 2024	35
Nathan Ukens	6 Apr 2024	40
Izzie Myers	31 Mar 2024	1
Izzie Myers	31 Mar 2024	12
Melissa Onyango-Robshaw	30 Mar 2024	22
Gene Glover	29 Mar 2024	22

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Steve Brandt	157
2	Matthew Thompson	116
3	Robin Maercklein	103
4	Chris Dunford	92
5	Tyler Beames	88
6	Peter Schmidt	81
7	James McNamara	73
8	Ben Harste	72
9	Derek Bakken	69
10	Sharon Stiteler	68