Thanks,Steve. I forwarded that information to the homeowners. Nancy Henke Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 5, 2018, at 3:10 AM, Thomas George <tomgee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you Steve for that very insightful explanation. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 5, 2018, at 2:56 AM, Steve Weston <swesto...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Tom, >> >> this is, if I am correct, the 6th Lewis WP found in Minnesota, with the >> first being in 1974. The last two were found in 2013/2014 and 2017. Having >> just traveled through California, where it is found, I am not at all >> surprised that a western woodpecker has shown up in Minnesota. The Sierra >> Nevada mountains and other areas out west where this bird is found have been >> decimated by drought and an associated infestation of the western pine bark >> beetle that has weakened vitality of conifers. Hundreds of millions of >> mature pine trees stand brown, dead, in forests through the west. Many of >> these trees have burned and are now black and dead. Many blame the severe >> drought over the last five years on the change in climate out west. It is no >> surprise that that this woodpecker, which is prone to wander anyway, has >> been found here. >> >> Steve Weston >> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN >> swest...@comcast.net >> >> >>> On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 11:32 PM Thomas George <tomgee...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Kim >>> >>> Can you tell me (us) why a Lewis’s Woodpecker would be spotted in our area >>> when it is so out of its range?? >>> >>> Is it just accidental, or a storm that moved it East, a rarity or something >>> caused by climate change? >>> >>> I looked it up on Ibird pro and it really is a beauty, unlike the typical >>> red and black of Minnesota Woodpeckers >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 3, 2018, at 3:49 PM, Kim R Eckert <ecker...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> It looks like my earlier message did not go through. Here are the details… >>>> >>>> Nancy Henke texted me earlier this afternoon that a Lewis’s Woodpecker was >>>> seen today at a friend’s feeder near Tamarac NWR in Becker Co. Its ID has >>>> been confirmed by photos. The address is 21958 West Height of Land Drive, >>>> and Nancy reports that the homeowner said it’s OK to look for the bird >>>> with these conditions: >>>> >>>> - Park along the road near their driveway, making sure you do not block >>>> their driveway or any others. Do not drive into their driveway or park >>>> there. >>>> >>>> - Birders need to stay along the road and watch for the bird from there; >>>> do not walk into the yard. (They have dogs described as “very anxious”.) >>>> >>>> If you have any questions, contact Nancy at <wchen...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:wchen...@gmail.com>>. >>>> >>>> >>>> Kim Eckert, Duluth >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---- >>>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> ---- >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
