[mou] another Black-backed Woodpecker

[Kim R Eckert]

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To add to this month's growing list of Black-backed Woodpecker 
sightings, there was one today in Duluth along Chester Park Dr between 
Skyline Pkwy and 18th Ave E, which is just E of Chester Creek.

It's worth noting there were similar fall incursions of Black-backeds 
along the North Shore and in Duluth in 1982 and 1985, with some high 
counts that birders this fall have yet to equal. In 1982, a total of 14 
Black-backeds migrated by Hawk Ridge on 16 October, with a total of 22 
individuals seen in Duluth that day. Then in 1985, a larger incursion 
was documented, with a minimum of 100 Black-backeds seen in Duluth 
during the fall, almost all of them during October. Of these, a total 
of 71 was counted during the season at the Lakewood Pumping Station, 
with 14 counted there in 3 hours (see The Loon 58:68).

By the way, this fall's incursion of Gray Jays, which seems to be 
waning along the North Shore, is so far no match for a larger movement 
in 1986. A minimum of 470 individuals was counted just within Duluth's 
city limits and vicinity (up to the Lake Co line). The highest one-day 
totals were 60 during a 3-hour period on 24 September, and 110 
individuals on 1 October, with 103 of these counted in 2.5 hours (see 
The Loon 59:41-44).

Interestingly, there was also a major movement of Boreal Chickadees 
along the North Shore in the fall of 1986. The peak flight day occurred 
on 8 October when 40 individuals were counted between the Lester River 
and Stoney Point, with 22 of these seen in a single flock! So far this 
season, there has been no evidence of any incursion of this species.

- Kim Eckert


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To add to this month's growing list of Black-backed Woodpecker
sightings, there was one today in Duluth along Chester Park Dr between
Skyline Pkwy and 18th Ave E, which is just E of Chester Creek. 


It's worth noting there were similar fall incursions of Black-backeds
along the North Shore and in Duluth in 1982 and 1985, with some high
counts that birders this fall have yet to equal. In 1982, a total of
14 Black-backeds migrated by Hawk Ridge on 16 October, with a total of
22 individuals seen in Duluth that day. Then in 1985, a larger
incursion was documented, with a minimum of 100 Black-backeds seen in
Duluth during the fall, almost all of them during October. Of these, a
total of 71 was counted during the season at the Lakewood Pumping
Station, with 14 counted there in 3 hours (see <italic>The
Loon</italic> 58:68).


By the way, this fall's incursion of Gray Jays, which seems to be
waning along the North Shore, is so far no match for a larger movement
in 1986. A minimum of 470 individuals was counted just within Duluth's
city limits and vicinity (up to the Lake Co line). The highest one-day
totals were 60 during a 3-hour period on 24 September, and 110
individuals on 1 October, with 103 of these counted in 2.5 hours (see
<italic>The Loon</italic> 59:41-44).


Interestingly, there was also a major movement of Boreal Chickadees
along the North Shore in the fall of 1986. The peak flight day
occurred on 8 October when 40 individuals were counted between the
Lester River and Stoney Point, with 22 of these seen in a single
flock! So far this season, there has been no evidence of any incursion
of this species.


- Kim Eckert 



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