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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