Field notes, v4150
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M. B. Richardson 934 White-headed Woodpecker. quiet on the nest even though we broke in from the top. 5 h eggs at this later visit were taken. On the inside of the nest there was a watery gas oozing out that made the interior of the nest quite moist. One of the five eggs was infertile and the other four were about 4 incubated. These eggs are in Mr. Dixon's collection. There was no lining to the nest, the bottom being covered with the wood shavings of the excavation. May 20 4 mi NE Oaking Aspen Meadow 9000 ft. Tulare Co., California Mr. Dixon found another nest in a dead fir tree along the trail out of the meadow. The nest contained 4 eggs 3 incubated. The nest was 8" deep.