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1976 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Arnold 3
(15 July) tree at 742. She was not getting chased.
750. As far as I could tell an ub ♂ and ub ♀ just got displaced
from the perch tree just up from the granary by ♂ DB/WR #123.
Jwvs are doing their best to eat acorns in the granary.
Meanwhile, the birds are flowing over into UA2 territory.
800. ♂128 here again. Jwvs are certainly not being discouraged
from getting acorns from the granary.
810. ♂128 back above storage tree again. 814. Flew over toward UA2.
815. Several birds (♂128 among them, I believe) are apparently
sapsucking in a LiveOak up by Lambert's Fence.
820. Quick break to check UA2. [See UA2 notes for ♂207]
and others.
1150. Back finally.
1212. ♂ub first to show up again. j288 begging from him while he
eats an acorn.
1220. j288 eating acorn in storage tree; a banded ♂ landed with wings
outstretched, then proceeded to walk up, displace the baby from the
acorn, and eat it himself while the kit begged next to him.
1225. ♂205 (UA2?) in perch tree above storage tree here now.
Several birds flying to and can be heard from UA2.
1230. ♂ crwn/Bik green #120 here in granary eating acorn
and feeding one of the jwvs.
1245. j290 is here; ♂205 is sitting in the perch tree between the
granary and the nest tree. ♂128 preening in perch tree above
granary!
1330. Both UA2 birds still here (or back).
1332. ♂205 landed in storage tree, followed shortly by an adult