The Ojibwe, who were here when the first Europeans paddled through, call Madeline Island Moningwanekaaning, which translates to Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker. Clements, version 2015 (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. If I’d never read Henry Miller I’d probably have cared less about Paris. It is the only species in the genus. Probably, I’d guess, not all that different than it does now. IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2 (v.1) 2013 revisions) (v.1)

What were they doing when the found it and so on. IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3 (v.1)

Clements, version 2018 (v.1) The ferry shudders underfoot, the diesel engine coming to life for the short passage to Madeline Island. I realized I was really going to miss Lake Superior. The oldest recorded Golden-fronted Woodpecker was a male, and at least 5 years, 11 months old when he was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in Texas. Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.1)

Just wondering why you think of The Yellow Wallpaper when you are in Louisiana…. We set out reasonably early for a little beach a local woman told us about and spent the morning playing on the shore and swimming.

Today, a more literal translation might be Island of the Northern Flicker, but that just doesn’t have the same ring to it. There are a few ways by which you can help the development of this page, such as joining the Flickr group for photos or providing translations of the site in addition languages. corrigenda 7) (v.1) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource (v.1), Avibase has been visited 309,270,485 times since 24 June 2003. We had to content ourselves with a day trip and after our short hike, we headed back to catch the ferry back to the mainland. Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol.

It is found from central Bolivia south through western Paraguay and western Uruguay to central Argentina. Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl.

I don’t know what it is exactly, some bodies of water just get under your skin. IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3 (v.1) Clements, version 2016 (v.1) You must be logged in to view your sighting details. Rufous woodpecker The Rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) is a brown woodpecker which is found in parts of India, Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar, and other parts of Asia. Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. Privacy policy, Bird checklists - taxonomy - distribution - maps - links. The green-barred woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. corrigenda vol.1-2) (v.1) Part of that could be that Madeline Island, save for the town of Laporte, actually hasn’t changed much since the 1830s, when the novel is set. IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1 (v.1)

Incubation is by both sexes for about 11 to 12 days. This is where the bulk of the action takes place in the first three novels of Louise Erdrich’s Birchbark House Series, which, as I’ve mentioned before, our kids are obsessed with. The scientific name melanochloros derives from the Greek melanos, meaning "black", and chloros, meaning "pale green", the principal colors of this bird. IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3 (v.1) Enter your login name or your email address and click on Send reminder to receive a reminder by email. Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl.

Genus:   Colaptes, Reference:   Bull.Soc.Hist.Nat.Moselle cahier8 p.11, Short link:   https://avibase.ca/FE44647D, Taxonomic Serial Number: IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1 (v.1) Golden-fronted Woodpecker. Howard and Moore 2nd edition (v.1) The scientific name melanochloros derives from the Greek melanos, meaning "black", and chloros, meaning "pale green", the principal colors of this bird. From what I could tell the museum is in four of the oldest remaining buildings on the island. Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2 (v.1) Clements 4th edition (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. But I’m sorry, everyone else will just have to wonder. Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015) (v.2) Beyond the pier sailboats are already unfurling sails and heading north, up the coast, currently downwind. The wind is light, the air still cool and heavy with the morning dew. And I’m never in New Orleans or near the Louisiana coast without thinking of The Awakening, A Confederacy of Dunces and The Yellow Wallpaper.

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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2 (v.1) But more likely it is the southern populations of the Green-barred Woodpecker ( Colaptes melanochloros ), as it intergrades with the northern populations along the Paraná and Uruguay Rivers. Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.1) Books fire the imagination in ways that travel guides and glossy magazines can’t.

I was wondering if anyone would notice that.

corrigenda 4) (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3 (v.1) I would have stayed another couple hours in the museum and really it was only three rooms, but the kids were hungry and wanting to swim so at the advice of one of the museum staff, we wandered down to a little park with a nice beach the kids could swim at.

(sensu lato) by some authors. Clements, version 2019 (v.1)

Clements 6th edition (incl. Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. Clements 5th edition (incl. The Golden-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes (melanochloros) melanolaimus) is a bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae.

The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) or common flicker is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family.

One of the women who worked there gave us a kind of personalized tour, pointing out artifacts and telling us not only the story of the artifact, what it was, where it came from and so on, but also how it came to be in the museum’s hands. Clements 5th edition (incl. James Lee Peters (original) (v.1)

corrigenda 1.2) (v.1) All the little “how do you decide where to go” things I’ve written about previously take a backseat the number of times I’ve gone somewhere because I read a book about it.

The young are fed by regurgitation and fledge about 25 to 28 days after hatching. The Ojibwe, who were here when the first Europeans paddled through, call Madeline Island Moningwanekaaning, which translates to Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker.

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Moningwanekaaning is one of twelve islands clustered near the western end of Lake Superior, off the coast of present day Wisconsin.

Clements 6th edition (v.1) TSN: 686414. 2009 revisions) (v.1) While none of the context is necessarily on display at the Madeline Island Museum, the staff seem to have all the information in their heads and if they see you studying something there’s a good chance they’ll come up and offer the full story of the artifact, what it is, what it was for, where it was found, who found it, what they were doing when they found it and how it ended up in the museum. To some people that might sound strange, traveling somewhere because a historical novel happens to be set there, but it’s not the first time I’ve done it.

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At lunch time Corrinne went back to the bus and brought some food over to the beach because no one wanted to leave yet. corrigenda 3.1) (v.1) After a short ferry ride over we stopped in at the Madeline Island Museum, which traces the history of the island, but is also part of that history. It crosses the border mainly in southern Texas, where it is very common, noisy, and conspicuous. Island Moningwunakauning, Madeline Island : Home of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker Family:   Picidae Clements 6th edition (incl. Clements 5th edition (incl. I, perhaps more than the kids even, wanted to see some of the places. Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. The golden-breasted woodpecker is sometimes included here as the southern subspecies group of this species and is sometimes considered a separate species, C. melanolaimus. The eggs are the second-largest of the North American woodpecker species, exceeded only by the pileated woodpecker's.