Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4463
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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.