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97 J. HAYDOCK
MELANERPIDES FORMICIVORUS
Los ARBOLITOS
HNHR
April 3 9:15 - Checked nest hole from last year - no birds seen:
April 14 12:00 - Checked nest hole - No birds seen
15 April 12:15 - Bird in hole - checked - No eggs, but ready
(6 April 15:30 - Still no eggs. (No bird in hole when I arrived)
23 April 14:30 - 3 eggs now - fresh; bird in hole when I arrived.
26 April 15:30 - 4 eggs - Bird in hole. 25.15 x 19.8
6 MAY 15:30 - 4 babies, all about the same size (5-6g range)
27 May 15:30 - 4 babies handled - all healthy and happy
# 2854-2857.
5 July 9:15 - Nobody seen in a hole; Saw adults fledgling
in granary tree; Plenty of acorns remaining. That
hole in this tree again soon - it look good.