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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.