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1976 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Bianca
Hastings Reservation
(25 September) So change this to 10 April ±2 months.
7 October
1230. There were birds all over here when I came to count
stores. ♀ LBRW#215 was seen among them. Note also the 1st-yr
bird (#303) from here mist-netted a little while ago in the storage
area at Black Cake.
Stores: Old tree: 178 Main tree: 640
VO on Knoll: 0 Blue Oaks: 42
"New" Area: 114 TOTAL: 9.74
14 October
1000. Watching
1010. (1)♀ Yel-Red/LG#141 preening near stores. (2)♂140 just landed
in main storage tree.
1023. (3)♂ub. 1-2 birds working stores, but all-in-all it's
rather slow (and hot!)
1026. (4)♂R/W #142 in Old Storage tree.
1035. (5)♀ LBRW#215.
1040. (6)♂Or/W #214. (This bird is reasonably distinguishable
from ♂(42). Birds mostly working stores.
1050. (7)♂LGW#217.
1120. Leaving.
1345. Back again. Several birds in VO storage tree on knoll, inc. ♂140
and (8)♀ M/LG~ #251 (wing-streamer gone).
1400. In hide behind main storage tree.
1410. ♂#142 chased a Plain Tmouze from the storage tree.
1500. Leaving (checking net and moving). I never did like this
spot very much.
1525. Back again.
1535. (9)♀DB-wch/M #304. This bird still has a fair
amount