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1976 Walter D. Keenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Keep Out
Hastings Reservation
1 August
900. ♂ or-y / Dr-Y #109 sapsucking in Live Oak on slope towards Arnold
Spring. Others hidden in the area.
1045. ♂ 1a/LB#118, a ♀, and ♂ or-/DB #202 (Lambert) in Middle tree
together; the 2 KO birds flushed towards KO, the Lambert bird
elsewhere.
8 August
915. ♀109 and ♂118 both seen in forest N. of granary on HNHR,
apparently eating green acorns. A juvenile in the same general
area turned out to be a Lambert bird.
1010. ♀ (109?) chasing a bird from area between storage tree and
forest downslope. She landed in a live oak briefly at one point and
immediately began sapsucking before going after the intruder again.
11 August Ponce:
♂250. Last seen 30 April 1976, gone by 14 June; Disappeared
about 22 May 1976 ± 2 weeks.
31 August
1915. ♀ Orange / Or-yel #109 in vicinity of storage tree.
5 September
1230. Several birds, including possibly some young birds, hiding
in the forest area on Lamberts between the fence and Middle tree.
6 September
1025. Anub ♂ Ad checking out the storage tree surely doesn't belong here?
♂ or-y / or-y #109 seen
more or less among them.
13 September
835. ♀ R-Y/R-Y #109 near granary.
24 September
1200. ♀ R-Y/R-Y #109 picking green acorn near granary.
7 October
1345. Counted stores: 412. Saw no birds, however--
11 October
900. Birds in the area included a j ♂ or / (#294?). Maybe someone
is left after all-- Flash-- I take it back-- he is apparently ♂ or-/DB #202
from Lambert--