Gorder Lake (Frog Lake)

Lake name:
Gorder Lake (Frog Lake)
Location:
Minnesota
Latitude:
45.5173977
Longitude:
-96.0207058
Comments:
In Stevens County, Frog Lake is now known as Gorder Lake. Not much information about this lake.

Summary of Surveys (2)

Survey Citation:
Burger, Joanna. 1971. “The Western Grebe in Minnesota.” Loon 43: 4–9. AND Henderson, Carroll L. 1977. Minnesota Colonial Bird Nesting Site Inventory. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/projects/consgrant_reports/1977/1977_colonial_birds.pdf.

  • Time period
    1961, 1965
  • Source
    Notes
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 100 1963
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 100 1963
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks 1 to 100 4 1965
Most Recent Chicks 1 to 100 4 1965

Comments:

Observations from 1961 to 1963 and 1965 but none noted for 1964. These records reported in the MNDNR Minnesota Colonial Waterbird Nesting Inventory 1977 report.

Survey Citation:
Green, Janet C., and Robert B. Janssen. 1975. Minnesota Birds: Where, When and How Many. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

  • Time period
    ~1965, ~1975
  • Source
    Book (species account)
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 presence ~1965-1975
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 presence ~1975
Max Nests 1 to 100 presence ~1965-1975
Most Recent Nests 1 to 100 presence ~1975
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

States that breeding was observed for the last 10 years on this lake. I am approximating ~1965 to 1975 due to publication year.

Sources of Information