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1976 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Gate
Hastings Reservation
27 October
1145. 8'258 in Waate tree when I came to count stores:
Waate tree: 471
Gate tree: 160
{ 6.31
23 November
1200. lots of birds here, mostly sitting around in the 2 storage
trees: 1) 8 BP-w/m #258, 2) 8 RRLW #238, 3) 8 m #60, plus 2 unbanded
88 together in the Waate sycamore. Offhand I don't know
where this 2nd ub 8 is to come from, but he is apparently here
indeed and will have to be dealt with somehow.
10 December
1500. Counted stores: Waate tree: 545
Gate tree: 408
{ 953
Waate tree in particular pretty well full.