Wasn't there an acorn woodpecker reported in the state a couple of years ago? That would put us at 11.
I've had 7 species (downy, hairy, red-bellied, red-headed, flicker, sapsucker, pileated) in my yard. On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Earl Orf <[email protected]> wrote: > I looked at the MN checklist on the MOU site and found 9 woodpecker > species. > The Lewis's will bring that up to 10. > > The answer to the "Woodpecker Trivia" question just arrived and I've > included it below. > > Earl Orf > <http://www.earlorfphotos.com/> www.earlorfphotos.com > > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Jeff Tufts > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 2:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza > > > Here's Steve's answer to the "woodpecker state quiz." > > > > Stephen Shunk [email protected] via > < > http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1311182&ctx=mail > > > lists.oregonstate.edu > 11:31 AM (52 minutes ago) > <https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif> > <https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif> > <https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif> > > > to obol, COBOL > <https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif> > All, > Thanks for the enthusiastic responses to the quiz on state/provincial > woodpecker rankings! > Here is a summary of your responses: > AB 1 (14 spp) > AK 1 (9 spp, but the only state with Great-spotted) > > AR 1 (10 spp) > BC 2 (14 spp) > CO 2 (12 spp) > FL 1 (10 spp) > HI 1 (No, Gates, there are no woodpeckers in Hawaii. However, there were > ALMOST woodpeckers in Hawaii...see below) > KS 1 (12 spp) > > NM 5 (14 spp) > NV 4 (see below) > RI 1 (lowest of all states and provinces with 6 spp) > (some of you guessed AZ and TX, but I already gave you their rankings in > the > original post) > > And, the answer is NEVADA! > Nevada is only missing 4 Nor Am woodpecker species (not counting > Great-spotted): Golden-fronted, Red-cockaded, Arizona, and Ivory-billed. > And, only 4 of Nevada's woodpecker species are considered "review" species, > giving the state 15 regularly occurring woodpeckers. > > Jim Kopitzke, Alan Contreras, Rob Conway, and Joel Geier all got this > correct. > > New Mexico is a good guess, especially since the state ranks 4th for all > birds on its list (just above Oregon, which rests comfortably in 5th place, > with CA, TX, and AZ in spots 1-3). > > Here are the top states and provinces: > > 19 - Nevada > 17 - California > 16 - TX and OR > 15 - AZ and OK > 14 - AB, BC, ID, NM, WY > 13 - MT, NE, UT, WA > > NOTE: It is possible that some of these have been bumped up a notch in the > last few years, as I have not had time to check the very latest official > state lists, except for the states at 15 and up. > > Regarding woodpeckers in Hawaii, the following note was published in the > November 1901 edition of The Condor: > > "The Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of the Territory of Hawaii is > desirous of securing a supply of live woodpeckers and writes Mr. W. Otto > Emerson as follows: > 'I am desirous of obtaining a number of the downy woodpeckers to be > introduced here on the different islands. Will you kindly let me know where > I can obtain say 100 or 200 and > the probable cost?' Those who can assist in the matter are urged to > communicate with W. Otto Emerson, Haywards, Cal." > Apparently, this never happened. > > Happy Holidays and Abundant Woodpeckers to All! > Steve Shunk > > > > -- > > Check out our new web site! > www.paradisebirding.com <http://www.paradisebirding.com/> > > > Stephen Shunk > Paradise Birding > P.O. Box 547 > Sisters, OR 97759 > 541-408-1753 > > _______________________________________________ > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
