Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4463
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95 HAYDOCK MELANERPES FORMICIVORUS SCHOOL HILL WEST HWHR 29 MAY Obs. of power struggle continued: ♀ m / mauve-black [2502] west gate. ♂ m / (w) / Mauve [2506] " ♀ white-red/m ? ♀ < blue / green [2505] W.GATE ♀ Red / orange [2507] W.gate. - So west gate ♀'s are ground, but Wolf report both school hill breeders are ground (in their granary) so this looks to be an attempted coup rather than a traditional power struggle. 30 MAY 9:00 - obs. of power struggle continued. The following individuals are observed. ♂ M Tgreen : lt blue / ltblue-lgreen [2288] (H) SHW (located just North of granary.) ♀ RED/orange MA / (mauve-Dbule)? = 2507. [2507] seen later well. wr metal located just uphill from granary. Obs. 2288 with ♀'s (prob Wgate). Seem to be getting along OK. ♂ M (Black marked by (N) (Mauve orange (mauve-Dbule [2506] {All just above granary All (Split) LtBlue/Ltgreen [2505] ? / ? - 1608 seen (BORSHW) Wgate