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
Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ducks
New World Quail
Partridge, Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys
Grebes
Pigeons, Doves
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Limpkin
Cranes
Stilts, Avocets
Plovers
Sandpipers
Jaegers
Alcids
Gulls, Terns
Loons
Shearwaters and Petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and Gannets
Cormorants
Pelicans
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night-Herons
Ibises
New World Vultures
Osprey
Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles
Barn Owls
Screech-Owls, Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Caracaras, Falcons
Flycatchers
Vireos
Shrikes
Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows
Chickadees, Titmice
Larks
Martins, Swallows
Kinglets
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
Thrashers, Mockingbirds
Starlings
Dippers
Thrushes
Old World Flycatchers
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Towhees, Sparrows
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Seasons
Species: Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker(Sphyrapicus varius)
- - - Spring - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
272010-04-12Dakota CountyMattsson27, includes visual, voice, drumming
192022-05-07Goodhue County, Hok-Si-La Park,44.4689992,-92.2905090OulmanConservative count. They were everywhere
182018-04-25Beltrami County, Lake Bemidji State Park,47.5384414,-94.8169041Corliss
172014-05-03Clay County, Buffalo River SP,46.8657,-96.4676Otnes
152015-04-17St. Louis County, Timberdoodle,47.9715366,-91.9367695HohengartenVery vocal with lots of drumming all over. Number estimated.
152014-04-22Morrison County, Crane Meadows NWR,45.92616,-94.25311Emerson
132011-04-29Goodhue County, Frontenac State ParkAdair
122006-04-24St. Louis CountyWiens
122007-05-12Koochiching CountyHertzel
102013-05-12Clay County, Buffalo River SP,46.8657,-96.4676Otnes
92013-04-13Dakota County, Miesville Ravine Park Reserve--Trout Brook Trail,44.5468314,-92.8Douglas
- - - Summer - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
142015-06-24Washington County, Afton SP,44.8587887,-92.7773926AlbinAt least 3 nests with young calling (so I counted them as "2" when I saw an adul
142010-07-17St. Louis County, T52R14dLarson
112006-06-01Pine CountyPotts
112018-06-28Washington County, Afton SP,44.8554802,-92.7749723AlbinThree nest holes with chirping noises. Each one counts as one bird. Each hole al
102011-06-14St. Louis County, Echo Trail (FR 116) Superior National ForestWinger
102017-07-16St. Louis County, Hartley Park,46.8320271,-92.0883672Kraemer
72016-07-10Polk County, Rydell NWR,47.6585661,-96.0904169Maerckleinphotos
62014-06-08Pine County, Saint Croix SP,45.9502931,-92.6077768Winesett
- - - Fall - - -
NumberDateLocationObserverComment
4372015-09-28St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
2782015-09-22St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
2382017-09-28St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212DataHuge flight of sapsuckers! Mostly in AM.
1522017-09-28St. Louis County, Stoney Point,46.92415,-91.81746Reed*high. steady movement sw along shore throughout, perhaps strongest during mid-A
1352009-09-23St. Louis CountySvingenRecord high count obtained by Cameron Rutt and Peder H. Svingen. As posted to MO
982014-09-28St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
772016-09-21St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
432014-09-21St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
302014-09-22St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
222008-09-25St. Louis County, H.R.B.O.Bardon
182012-09-21St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
152011-09-28St. Louis CountyBardonHRNR-Lester River Count
152013-10-02St. Louis CountyBardonHawk Ridge/Lester River Census
132008-09-28St. Louis CountyFallPark Point
102007-10-14Cook CountyHockema
 
Breeds throughout. Winter visitant, mostly south.

Notes:

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