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97 J. HAYDECK
98
MELANERPE FORMICIVORUS
CAVITY
HNHR
9 April 17:30 - Transferred plague nestling into group to force a renest by plague. Cavity now has 4 babies
20 April 10:00 - Removed all 4 nestlings and replaced them with eggs to attempt to make the &B egg loss. (for National Geographic Film crew). Took blood samples from the 4 nestlings. Returned them to nest after visits.
10 July 7:15 - 3 babies - 58-37g. All look healthy.
Same hole as 1st nest.
16 July 13:30 - Banded 3 nestlings 54-64g - look healthy
#'s 2939-2941
1998
6 MAY 11:15 - 4 eggs, well incubated. (LED ifia)
16 MAY 16:20 - Removed 2 babies to force renest.
# 2973 ~ 30 g; Red-L-blue - Moved to Stromberg.
# 2974 ~ 30 g; D-blue-white - Moved to Burkoge.
No eggs remaining in nest.
1999
6 April 9:25 - No birds seen. No evidence of a nest
21 May 12:00 - Banded & bled 3 babies with Deborah # 3066-3068