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1978 Ronald L. Mumme
Melanerpes formicivorus
School Hill Hastings Reservation
(13 Oct) Barrit-cut since I've been up here. The lone \u2640 has
been flycatching almost the entire time. I haven't seen
him harvest or store a single acorn. Of course, there
doesn't seem to be any acorns for him to harvest. As
for the other five birds in the group, I can't imagine
where they might be. I walked up and around the hill
area, seeing zilch. Lots of Cedar Waxwings, and lots of
Mistletoe up here, but most of the Waxwings were flycatching.
1050 I've had enough! Going to check stores.
1100 Well, I take a little of the above back. Roughly 100
stored acorns, But since I'm not familiar with their granary
areas, I could have easily missed many more. Turkey retrix
under granary. 1115 So long!
14 Oct Tried to watch roosting here with Walt, but saw no
birds. Weird things are happening here.
11 Dec Start watch 1440. Some acorns still in granary, but
couldn't be more than 50 or so. \u2640 #86 seen,
That's all. end 1530.