Field notes, v4454
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1980 R.L. Mumme Melanpes formicivorus Road 1 12 June Start watch 1030. All 4 babies seen (couldn't see hands of anybody, but 4 juvs in the granary at one time. Still no interest in any holes, although I saw a ♀ looking out of the nest hole around roosting time. Perhaps an early roost in response to lousy weather. 14 June Start watch from hide at granary 0815 ♀383 x ♀269 here, ♀383 eats acorn .0851 Dom. at a hole, J580 metal/black JDom.* nails J578 Yellow/wt-green. J579 or/or also here, 3 ad I think I got a quick look at J577, too. 0919, no fnt * dom, J580 pecks J579! 0930, J577 brin-k/blk/m definitely here, a complete census! Will try for more juv dominance. 1115, Nothing else, but a lot of flycatching +foraging data. 20 June Start 0845, calls from above the granary. 0930, J578 Yellow/wnt-l Green pecks J579 sharply! Also a mild (perhaps none) interaction suggesting J577 >> J579. J579 turned away conspicuously when ♀79 brin-blk/metal approached. In sum so far, J580 > J578/J579 < J577 J580 dominates J578 > J579; J578 dominates J579. J579 subordinate to all J577 dominate J579 1000, J580 m/blk pecks J578, while latter working acorn. Later same interaction at a hole in valley oak below the 2° granary. 1110 Excellent! J577 brin-blk/m pecks J580 metal black, then J579. Right after that, (erright before), J580 nails J579 ♀ also! Assuming linearity, that means I have a complete dominance table.