[mou-net] FW: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza
The discovery of the Lewis's Woodpecker here in Minnesota prompted me to pass on this woodpecker trivia question. I was recently on a trip to Oregon and California and, while I was there, I subscribed to several local bird lists. Oregon recently had a first state sighting of a Red-bellied Woodpecker. That gave rise to the following posts about which states have the most woodpecker sightings. Earl Orf http://www.earlorfphotos.com/ www.earlorfphotos.com _ From: rv-bi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rv-bi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Tufts Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 9:23 AM To: rv-bi...@googlegroups.com Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza Here's a hint if you're trying to guess the leading woodpecker state. California would need to find an American Three-toed Woodpecker to catch the leader. Oregon, which has that species, would need a Gila Woodpecker and a Gilded Flicker. On Thursday, November 7, 2013 6:16:46 AM UTC-8, Jeff Tufts wrote: The following message, of interest to all Oregon birders, was posted on COBOL this morning. Thirteen of the 15 have been recorded in Jackson County. Jeff Tufts Medford Greetings, birders, I'm excited to share some news regarding Oregon woodpeckers. With the recently confirmed RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in NE Oregon (which is sure to be accepted by the state records committee), Oregon is now tied for 3rd place among all North American states and provinces for its master list of woodpeckers. Here are the current standings: 4th place, with 15 species: Arizona, Oklahoma 3rd place, with 16 species: Oregon, Texas 2nd place, with 17 species: California Anyone care to guess which state or province holds the title of most woodpeckers--with a whopping 19 species?! No fair scouring the state/provincial bird lists; keep it fun and just guess! Email me your answers directly and I'll share your responses in a couple days. 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 -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rv-birds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Rogue Valley Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rv-birds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] FW: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza
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: rv-bi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rv-bi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Tufts Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 2:27 PM To: rv-bi...@googlegroups.com Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza Here's Steve's answer to the woodpecker state quiz. Stephen Shunk st...@paradisebirding.com via http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=enanswer=1311182ctx=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
Re: [mou-net] FW: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza
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 earl...@uslink.net 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: rv-bi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rv-bi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Tufts Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 2:27 PM To: rv-bi...@googlegroups.com Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza Here's Steve's answer to the woodpecker state quiz. Stephen Shunk st...@paradisebirding.com via http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=enanswer=1311182ctx=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
