[mou-net] FW: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza

2013-11-07 Thread Earl Orf
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

[mou-net] FW: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza

2013-11-07 Thread Earl Orf
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:

Re: [mou-net] FW: [RV Birds] Re: Woodpecker-palooza

2013-11-07 Thread Liz Stanley
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