Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4442
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1976 Walter D. Koenig 2 Melanerpes formicivorus Upper Arnold 2 Hastings Reservation (26 January) 835. 3 birds (1♀, 2♂) in upper side of territory together, none identified, tho the ♂ was banded (not the A♀ here, however). They all seemed to fly back toward A3. 850. The ♂ out of the above returned, and was, most likely, the A♀ here after all (♀ yellow/ seen). The ♂ have not come back, however. 917. Now ♂RRRW#205 (jaw from A3) is up in the border tree. A 2nd bird was "border" also here; he was only seen flying off toward A3. ~N ↑ 921. ♀ yel/ m#128 is now in the border tree sitting again as before. #205 is still here also, leaving at 922 but not chased at all. 925. ♀ flew down to storage tree, per waking as she landed (possibly greeting someone). 940. ♂ returned to roost tree after having disappeared for about 10 minutes, 9A2. ♂ flew off toward LA2 (see dotted line on map above). 1040. ♀ here again, flew to gatch (below storage area). 1055. ♀ seen in storage tree; then a 2nd bird flew in sans vocalizations of any type. Seconds later I lost both of these birds, but saw a ♂ and ♀ in the roost tree. The ♂ was not identified, nor was the ♀ except that she was not ♀ yel/ #128 (her age color was much too light). They sat there for a few minutes. Eventually they were gone and I saw ♀128 there instead. Then, a minute or two later, several chases occurred in the storage tree with ♀128 chasing a 2nd bird, with a few wakas; the