Field notes, v4454
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1980 R.L. Mumme 6 Melanerpes formicivorus 1800 (9 Nov) everybody alive + well, [illegible] no problem. Granary attendance data on back of p. 5. End 13/0. Birds still storing acorns. 5 Dec start 1330. Granary census data on back. ♀563 does not appear to be here! Everyone else seen very well on numerous occasions. Perhaps the wicker remains (caft found recently were ♀563. Some storing still looks like Live Oak acorns brought in from creek area, perhaps. End 1330 Intruder here at 1530, thought first was ♂493 from... 1500, then wasn't sure. Looked like chased by ♀565. Later, I thought intruder was ♀ Metal/White Blue/Blue or something like that. 19 Dec Start 1215. Surprise, surprise after a long hour, ♀435 Metal finally shows up, Yellow-Blk/Yellow-White. Everyone else seen, as well. Also saw ♂492 M/Blk pack hard dow. → at ♀623, as the ♀ seemed to be begging from ♂297.