MOURC Proceedings Archive - Woodpeckers Accepted
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Proceedings
Species: Woodpeckers
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
[White-headed Woodpecker]

Lewis's Woodpecker (C) (Melanerpes lewis)Start Date 0000-00-00
RefFirstLastLocationCounty23CommentStatus
1MOU1974-12-281975-05-01SantiagoSherburneThe Loon 69:212Accepted
avian
information
1974-12-281975-05-01Sherburne12/28-5/1 Sherburne (first state record) (first county record)
One found near Santiago, Sherburne Co. on 12-28 on the Sherburne Christmas Count (OJ); remained in the exact same spot all winter and was seen and photographed by many; first state record.
47:39-401975indexMinnesota's First Recorded Lewis' Woodpecker
64:160-1611992indexLewis' Woodpecker in Grand Marais
265:331992-05-10near Grand MaraisCook(vote 7-0; The Loon 64:160-161). Accepted
avian
information
1992-05-10Cook5/10 Cook (second state record) (first county record)
Second Minnesota record; 5/10 Grand Marais, Cook County AH (The Loon 64:160–161).
66:2101994indexLewis' Woodpecker Near McKeowen Lake, Cass County
367:451994-05-31McKeowen LakeCass(The Loon 66:210). Accepted
avian
information
1994-05-31Cass5/31 Cass (third state record) (first county record)
Third state record 5/31 McKeowen Lake, Cass Co. BH (The Loon 66:209).
486:32013-11-022014-05-15RooseveltLake of the WoodsRoseau(record #2013-061, vote 7-0). Overwintering adult, photographed. Fourth state record and first county record for both Roseau and Lake of the Woods counties. Documented by many observers in both counties. Accepted
avian
information
2013-11-022014-05-15Lake of the Woods11/2-5/15 Lake of the Woods (fourth state record) (first county record)
The state's fourth record was an adult that was first found 11/2 at a feeding station in Roosevelt on the Roseau / Lake of the Woods county line and continued through the end of the season (JtA, ph. SC, †JMJ, ph. SAu, ph. BU, ph. RZi, ph. †RLL, ph. †LS, ph. †MJM, †PCC, ph. RTe, m.ob., The Loon 86:103).
86:32013-11-022014-05-15at a feeder in the town of Roosevelt, along Roseau county Road 17 just north of Roseau(record #2013-061, vote 7-0). Overwintering adult, photographed. Fourth state record and first county record for both Roseau and Lake of the Woods counties. Documented by many observers in both counties. Rejected
avian
information
2013-11-022014-05-15Roseau11/2-5/15 Roseau (fifth state record) (first county record)
The state's fourth record was an adult that was first found 11/2 at a feeding station in Roosevelt on the Roseau / Lake of the Woods county line and continued through the end of the season (JtA, ph. SC, †JMJ, ph. SAu, ph. BU, ph. RZi, ph. †RLL, ph. †LS, ph. †MJM, †PCC, ph. RTe, m.ob., The Loon 86:103).
589:872017-05-172017-05-24private residence one and one-half miles southwest of the center of AuroraSt. Louis(record #2017-014, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. Fifth state, first county, and third spring record. Accepted
avian
information
2017-05-22St. Louis5/22 St. Louis (sixth state record) (first county record)
Minnesota's fifth record visited a feeding station in St. Louis (southwest of Aurora) 5/17–24 ph. SGW (The Loon 89:191–192).
691:32018-10-032018-10-10West Height of the Land Drive, about 3.2 miles northeast of RochertBecker(record #2018-042, vote 7-0). Sixth state and first county record. Adult, photographed. Accepted
avian
information
2018-10-032018-10-10Becker10/3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 Becker (seventh state record) (first county record)
 The state†™s sixth record was an adult observed 10/3–10 Becker (west side of Height of Land Lake) BKM, NaH, ph. † EzH, ph. IsH, ph. † REn.
avian
information
2020-12-292021-02-24Morrison12/29, 31, 1/1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 2/3, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24 Morrison (eighth state record) (first county record)
 Third winter record for this western species: 12/31 – 2/24+ Morrison (Lake Alexander) WmF, PSP, ph. †LBa, ph. †MSS, †ANy, ph. GrS, ph. JDB, ph. †KEm, m.ob.
793:32020-12-312021-04-15 private residenceMorrison (record #2021-001, vote 7-0). Adult, photographed. Seventh state and first county record.

Accepted
avian
information
2021-03-032021-04-30Morrison3/3, 6, 22, 4/30 Morrison (ninth state record) (second county record)
A continuing individual first reported during the prior winter was observed sporadically until 4/30 in Morrison (Lake Alexander) REn, RLF, RBJ.
894:32022-05-04 county road 15 about 0.3 mile south of 660th Street, Canisteo TownshDodge (record #2022-017, vote 6-1). First county and eighth state record.

Accepted
avian
information
2022-05-04Dodge5/4 Dodge (tenth state record) (first county record)
Minnesota’s eighth state record was also the fifth in the last ten years: 5/4 Dodge (Canisteo Twp.) †LHl.
 
 Eight records: four spring, one fall, one fall-spring, and two winter-spring. Recorded in four of the last ten years, most recently 2022.

Notes:

The information in the above table comes from several different sources. The count in column 1 indicates which of the sources is considered the primary source.
'Accepted' MOURC entries from The MOURC Proceedings
'Not Accepted' or 'Rejected' MOURC entry from The MOURC Proceedings
Accepted MOU records assembled by David Cahlander
Sighting records for ()
Avian information from the occurrence maps, in dark red, assembled by Robert Janssen. Seasonal report for the species/season published in The Loon or The Flicker has been added.
Information from The Loon index assembled by Anthony Hertzel and David Cahlander