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94 JOSEPH HAYDOCK
MELANERPES FORMICIVORAX
CV GRANDE
HAWHR
April 20
by.14
m1? [2336] and [2081](Yellow) both from
8:00} MPHf in cv grande grainery. Several other intruders
doing fly-bys.
7:50 Set net to catch intruders w/ Mark.
8:10 ? /m
orange (d blue-white) [2295]
8:25 Caught 2081, held.
April 22
8:00- Power struggle continues,
dblue/m
?/? [2295]
8:05 green [2172]
8:06 pink [2026]
8:12 white (red-blue)
?/?
↓ same bird. [2253, PLQE]
8:14 yellow/m
orange-blue/m
?/? [1616]
8:15 black stripe
white(d-blue)♀
red-blue
8:19 yellow/m ,♀
orange/blue/m
?/? [1616]
8:20 white/red-blue
?/? (old green paint)
[2253]
8:24 ♀ white/red-blue - [2253]
yellow/m
is being chased by several group members; keeps
returning to upper most branch in grainery. Several other
birds (2-4) in group; mostly doing fly-bys.
8:45- End obs. No others birds except white/red-blue able
to stay in granary.
April 22
Set ambush to catch/remove 2172 (Walt).-Later that
(with M. Stark) might we decide to postpone capture since ♀ has
lost nearly 15g defending her breeding position.
April 24
Remove ambush.
(1-3)
18:00 - Some intruding ♀s still in territory. None able
to (and and stay in grainery before being chased. Power
struggle seems to be winding down.