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1979 Ronald L. Mumme
Melanerpes formicivorus
Haystack - Blomquist Hastings Reservation
26 March Start watch 0900. Overcast, gray day. 0935. a
single ♂ seen so far, but no activity. 1010 beginning
to suspect that nobody else is around. A few karit-cuts
from the ♂ (presumed #173 Orange - Black), but not
much else. (cool, overcast, breezy) End 1010
27 April Start watch 1100. ♂ #173 Orange/Black here
(saw him extract and eat a stored acorn) plus
the ♀ from Blom-one, ♀#484 B Pink-Orange/ Black
Orange - Metal only bands I saw on ♂. End 1230.
Looking fairly tight, probable pair-formation in
progress