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1976 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Road 3
Hastings Reservation
3 November
1300. Here. 2 birds hiding
1315.①♂ or /LB #68.
1330.②♀ 26S. 1339.③♂ 184. Where are all the kits?
Adults are busy storing.
1345.④? my wn-blue #269.
1400. Leaving. One kit here, at least, but I do
wonder about the others.
4 November
1030.♂ 184 here. 1052.♀ 26S.
1115. Slow. Leaving.
8 November
1530. Once again. ①♂wn-Bik/Bik-wN #184 storing. ②♂ or/LB #68 across the
creek. ③♀ DB-W(n)/W #269 in nest tree. ④♀ 26S with acorn.
1600. Leaving. ⑧⑧ 271/292 are pretty surely gone, rethinks.
18 November
1215.♂ Dblue #68 in nest tree along with a ♀
1220.♀ DB-W(n)/W #269 here. Also a 3rd Girl_
1230.♂ My/Bik-wN #184 in Valley Oak on N side of road working storage
holes (?)
23 November Purge: j♂ 271 and 272. Last seen 9 October, gone by
3 November, : Disappeared about 21 October ± 1 week.
10 December
1420. 3 birds around when I came to count stores.
Stores: Sycamore: 912 }
Valley Oak: 698 } 1610
18 December
1215.⑥♀ M/W-DB #269 have working stores.
1225.⑦♂ or/LB #68 storing.
1232.③♀ DB/LP #26S now here working stores.
1235.④♂ wn-Bik/Bik-wN #184 just flew in. That's it.