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W.B. Richardson
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White-headed Woodpeckers.
May 19
Quaking Aspen Meadow
Fulda Co., California.
Found two nests
of this bird today, each
containing five eggs. The
first nest was found
near the meadow in
a broken decayed stump
of a white fir. This nest
was about 4 ft off the
ground. The nest hole
was about 7 inches deep
and entrance was about
1½ inch in diameter.
The other nest was in
the thick forest in
a cut white fir log.
This log had been
sawed in a three foot
length for fire wood
and was standing
upright on the ground.
The nest was about
6" from the top of the
log. This nest was
6-2" deep and entrance
about 1½" in diameter.
The female remained