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94 JOSEPH HAYDOCK
MELANERPE S FORMICIVOROUS
BLOMTHREE.
HNHR
April 12
9:20 Checked cavities - nobody answered - bird flew from
tree w/ starting box as we approached, (Not from
cavity). Removed starting box,
April 21 9:05 Checked cavities - no birds seen.
April 22 15:20 5 eggs. No birds flushed from cavity.
① 25.1 x 19.3 ③ 24.3 x 19.2 ⑤ 23.8 x 18.4
② 24.1 x 19.5 ④ 24.7 x 19.6
Eggs fairly fresh,
May 11
9:30 5 babies
① 32g L blue ③ 28.5 or ⑤ 21.0 NOBA
② 30.0 Yellow ④ 25.5 pink
14 June 10:20 Checked hole in nest tree - nobody seen.
Plenty of acorn stores remaining in granary.
30 June 10:25 Checked holes - nobody seen.
16 July 9:35 Checked holes - nobody seen - A few
acorns remaining in granary.
14 Aug 8:40 NOBA ♂ adult lands in top of nest
free with green acorn. Nobody else seen, no
stores remaining.