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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