Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4463
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94 JOSEPH HAYDOCK MELANERPE FORMICIVOROUS MURE HNHR. 6 May 3 eggs. Marked 3rd egg. (11:00) 7 May 4 eggs Marked 4th egg (16:00) 11 May 6 eggs - removed to start experiment (10:30) (Subordinate breeder mole removal) ① 25.6 x 19.3 ③ 24.8 x 19.0 ⑤ 26.5 x 18.9 ② 25.3 x 18.7 ④ 25.2 x 19.2 ⑥ 26.7 x 19.4 12 May 19:30 3+ birds roost in 1st nest hole. 13 May 16:30 Set ambush (Wall) 1st nest hole 19:00 Ambush fell - reset, but nobody went to roost in hole w/ambush. 14 May 10:30 Fixed ambush in place so it would not fall 19:45 Reset ambush. 19:30 Saw only one birds go to this hole 15 May 4:30 - Only one bird in hole/captured #2339 See notes in Wall's field notes. 8 June 17:00 - Checked holes - no body seen. 10 June 12:00 - Checked holes - nobody seen. 14 June 11:20 - Checked holes - nobody seen - No stores remaining 21 June 7:00 - Opened new hole - 2 nestlings about 16d old. In tree w/ box 233. 25 June 11:30 Banded/bled 2 nestlings w/ Laura + Marcy 14 Aug 9:30 - Nobody seen, no acorns.