Northern Flicker

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Colaptes auratus

       
Order

Piciformes (Woodpeckers and relatives)

Family

Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Status

Common to abundant migrant and breeder

Habitat

Open woodlands and forest edges, fields, and meadows; swamps in winter

Food

 

Size

12½ to 13

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Range

Breeding: Throughout

Winter: Southern one-third of the state

Migration:

   
 
Sightings

Agassiz Dunes SNA

Blue Mounds State Park

Cherry Grove Blind Valley SNA

Glacial Lakes State Park

John A. Latsch State Park

Lake Louise State Park

Long Meadow Lake

Louisville Swamp

Lundblad Prairie SNA

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Old Mill State Park

River Terrace Prairie SNA

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Two Rivers Aspen Prairie Parkland SNA


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