The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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High Count Archive for The Loon - Woodpeckers | ||
| This is the 1930 to present species high count report archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
| Families |
| Species: Woodpeckers |
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Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker |
Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker(Colaptes auratus) | |||||
| - - - Spring - - - | |||||
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 1,025 | 2014-05-04 | St. Louis County, Duluth | Bardon | Counted flying along Park Point | |
| 586 | 2018-04-26 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362 | Kolbe | Careful count of migrant moving up the point. Some singles, but most in loose gr | |
| 194 | 2022-05-03 | St. Louis County, Park Point--ball fields & beach house area,46.7304410,-92.0526 | Hanson | Really nice flight this morning. Not unexpected given the date. | |
| 159 | 2018-04-29 | St. Louis County, Park Point Nature Trail,46.7213289,-92.0401472 | Walton | Exact count of migrating birds. | |
| 150 | 2013-04-28 | Beltrami County, Lake Bemidji--Mississippi River,47.4918048,-94.8349285 | Vold | Low estimate. | |
| 148 | 2019-04-20 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362 | Kolbe | Careful count of birds moving down the point. Clicked by ones. Moving in small s | |
| 124 | 2019-04-21 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362 | Kolbe | Careful count of migrants moving up the point. Clicked by ones. Some singles mus | |
| 87 | 2017-04-11 | Carver County, Rapids Lake Education & Visitor Center,44.718633,-93.6289601 | Brereton | This is an actual count of Northern Flickers, feeding on a recently burned field | |
| 78 | 2017-04-09 | St. Louis County, Park Point--Park Point Recreation Area,46.7311691,-92.052362 | Kolbe | Migrating up the point. Counted carefully by ones. Most in small groups of 2-6. | |
| 76 | 2010-04-19 | St. Louis County | Heins | Park Point | |
| 71 | 2014-04-19 | St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.92415,-91.81746 | Kraemer | counted carefully as they flew over us going in a south westerly direction as we | |
| 71 | 2016-04-10 | Hennepin County, Powderhorn Park,44.9428079,-93.2571834 | Tustison | actual count in ~ 10 minute span 7:35 to 7:45 A.M. all flying low WNW + addition | |
| 40 | 1981-04-15 | Clearwater County | Janssen | ||
| 35 | 2013-04-27 | Hubbard County, County RD's 17 & 13,46.8888238,-94.9081421 | Devore | These are just the ones we saw in the road ditches. | |
| 35 | 2013-04-29 | Becker County, Otter Tail River MN,46.9626821,-95.602684 | Stromberg | ||
| 34 | 2013-04-27 | Washington County, Grey Cloud Dunes SNA,44.7948709,-92.9639053 | III | ||
| 27 | 1995-04-15 | Dakota County | Tustison | ||
| 25 | 2008-04-24 | St. Louis County | Wiens | ||
| 21 | 2011-04-17 | Fillmore County, Forestville S.P. | Overcott | ||
| - - - Summer - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 16 | 2012-07-09 | St. Louis County, Sax-Zim Bog,47.1927783,-92.6346232 | Bruhnke | ||
| 13 | 2015-07-17 | Dakota County, Whitetail Woods Regional Park,44.6849181,-93.0836821 | Versaw | ||
| 13 | 2017-07-08 | Murray County, Big Slough WPA,43.956436,-95.709905 | MacAulay | ||
| 13 | 2020-07-30 | Grant County, North Ottawa Impoundment,45.9856315,-96.2471008 | Rawn | ||
| 12 | 2010-07-30 | Otter Tail County | Joppru | Brad and Dee Ehlers | |
| 12 | 2012-07-16 | Roseau County, Roseau River WMA,48.9522797,-96.0710946 | Brewer | ||
| 12 | 2013-07-28 | St. Louis County, Everett Woods,46.8415471,-92.0604896 | Kraemer | ||
| 12 | 1972-06-17 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 11 | 1980-06-16 | Dakota County, Lakeville | Janssen | BBS | |
| 10 | 2010-06-24 | Lake County, T64R10a | Niemi | ||
| - - - Fall - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 479 | 2014-09-21 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 405 | 2014-10-04 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 278 | 2015-09-22 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 241 | 2019-09-23 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Data | ||
| 224 | 2017-09-28 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Data | Huge flight, mostly in early AM | |
| 207 | 2012-09-17 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 136 | 2014-09-29 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 129 | 2015-09-20 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 100 | 2015-09-14 | Beltrami County, Big Bog Southern Section,48.1698877,-94.5122319 | Argue | a few individuals, but many large flocks also, all over the place and noisy | |
| 99 | 2011-09-25 | St. Louis County | Bardon | HRNR-Lester River Count | |
| 73 | 2010-09-20 | St. Louis County, H.R.B.O. | Bardon | ||
| 64 | 2013-10-02 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge/Lester River Census | |
| 55 | 2011-09-18 | Clay County, Gooseberry Park | Henkanaththegedara | some were feeding on the ground and some were passing the park | |
| 50 | 2012-09-16 | Hennepin County, The North 40,44.9994112,-93.3929336 | Butson | ||
| 35 | 2008-09-25 | St. Louis County, H.R.B.O. | Bardon | ||
| 30 | 2011-09-24 | Sibley County, Clear Lake County Park | Russell | probable migratory group all feeding on lawn of campground | |
| 26 | 2006-09-10 | Pine County | Potts | ||
| - - - Winter - - - | |||||
| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment | |
| 13 | 2019-01-07 | Hennepin County | Tustison | ||
| 11 | 2018-12-17 | Renville County, Renville - 115th ST Dead End,44.7490012,-95.4484086 | Schroeder | Aware this is a high count for this region, but location in MN River Valley has | |
| 11 | 2021-12-04 | Renville County | Erpelding | ||
| 11 | 2021-12-27 | Hennepin County, Pond Dakota Mission Park,44.8130880,-93.2695810 | Varghese | At least, and today all were in west fork of west ravine, very boisterous | |
| 10 | 2020-12-09 | Ramsey County, Lake Como,44.979462,-93.1406307 | Zumeta | Loose flock of 10 birds seen flying from west shore of lake just south of the pa | |
| 10 | 2020-12-17 | Hennepin County, T. S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary,44.9283187,-93.2982588 | |||
| 8 | 1993-01-16 | Renville County, Co. Road 15 | Janssen | ||
| 8 | 2016-02-16 | Carver County, Rapids Lake MVNWR | Cyrus | 5 birds in a group on the ground(little snow in their particular spot) near the | |
| 7 | 2014-12-02 | Hennepin County, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis,44.94123,-93.25745 | Tustison | a group of seven - four males and three females - some calling | |
| 6 | 2015-01-04 | Hennepin County | Brunell | yard heated birdbath | |
| 5 | 1960-02-06 | Chippewa County, Gluek | Janssen | ||
| 5 | 2013-12-19 | Renville County | Cahlander | ||
| 4 | 2002-02-16 | Renville County, Co. Road 15 | Janssen | ||
| 4 | 2011-12-17 | Rice County | Bartkey | ||
| 3 | 1960-02-06 | Chippewa County, Milan, along Highway 40 | Janssen | ||
| 3 | 1995-01-14 | Hennepin County, Old Cedar Bridge | Tustison | ||
| Breeds throughout. Overwinters locally. | |||||
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