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98 'HAYDOCK
MELANERPEs FORMICIVORUS
LOWER HAYSTACK
HNHR
15 MAY 10:40 - 2♂'s in hole (traditional nest hole).
4 eggs - late incubation. (1) 25.05 x 19.25.
21 MAY 12:00 - 3 babies 3-4d old. 1 infertile egg.
plenty of acorns remaining.
26 MAY 15:00 - Transplanted the 3 babies - all healthy
to SHIL.
6 July 17:00 - 3 babies (2-3d old) 1 egg - prob will
not hatch. (1) 25.35 x 20.5.
9 July 16:45 - 3 babies; 1 egg (removed)
Took blood and placed hatching band on
each baby.
16 July 8:15 - Added baby from aviary to nest.
placed one hatching band Black-orange on
left foot.
1999
6 April 10:00 - No birds seen; no evidence of ghost.
2 May 13:10 - Check traditional roost/nest cavity - No eggs found!
18 May 9:50 - Checked nest again (to see if hatchd; Wolf
checked and found eggs recently). No hatching
birds yet! 5 eggs - all look OK, except 1 is
a runt (?) size egg.
20 MAY 14:30 - 4 babies now; no eggs remaining
largest baby 10g.