[mou] Black-backed Woodpecker at Afton State Park, Washington County
Steve Weston
sweston2@comcast.net
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:50:37 -0600
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One of the things to watch for with Black-backed Woodpeckers (and =
Three-toeds) is the evidence that they are feeding in the area. Look =
for trees that the bark has been extensively stripped with the fresh =
bark at the base of the trees, while other woodpeckers will strip bark =
(the Pileated and Hairy) this is not their primary style, and they don't =
tend to hit as many trees or chisel the bark as systematically. I am =
sure that we had a Black-backed at Spring Lake Park in Dakota County two =
years ago in December from the bark stripping, but the bird was never =
located. =20
Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2@comcast.net
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Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 8:40 AM
Subject: [mou] Black-backed Woodpecker at Afton State Park, Washington =
County
This morning about 7:30am I found a female Black-backed Woodpecker =
along the trail that leads south from the visitor's center at Afton =
State Park in Washington County. Take the trail south 0.5 kilometers(as =
shown on trail map) and take the trail to the east into the woods. This =
trail then loops around to the south and then back to the west into a =
stand of very tall red pines. Ths bird was working very hard on one of =
these pines about 30 yards past the blue arrow along the path. I =
observed the bird for several minutes and saw all of the distinguishing =
marks. The bird also called several times.
The people at the office were notified and I left a map with the =
location of the bird there in case these directions are confusing.
Bob Williams, Bloomington
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One of the things to watch for with =
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area. Look for trees that the bark has been extensively stripped =
with the=20
fresh bark at the base of the trees, while other woodpeckers will strip =
bark=20
(the Pileated and Hairy) this is not their primary style, and they don't =
tend to=20
hit as many trees or chisel the bark as systematically. I am sure =
that we=20
had a Black-backed at Spring Lake Park in Dakota County two years ago in =
December from the bark stripping, but the bird was never located. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [mou] Black-backed =
Woodpecker at=20
Afton State Park, Washington County</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>This morning about =
7:30am I found a=20
female Black-backed Woodpecker along the trail that leads south from =
the=20
visitor's center at Afton State Park in Washington County. Take =
the trail=20
south 0.5 kilometers(as shown on trail map) and take the trail to the =
east=20
into the woods. This trail then loops around to the south and =
then back=20
to the west into a stand of very tall red pines. Ths bird was =
working=20
very hard on one of these pines about 30 yards past the blue arrow =
along the=20
path. I observed the bird for several minutes and saw all of the =
distinguishing marks. The bird also called several =
times.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The people at the office were =
notified and I left=20
a map with the location of the bird there in case these directions are =
confusing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob Williams,=20
Bloomington</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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