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1977 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
9
Hastings Reservation
261f (3 June) closely by 8261. 1910. In mid-lewll somewhere. Now in Blue Oak sap tree.
1912. 8 to small Blue Oak (to water hole). 1913. To VO by fence. Followed by 88.
1914. To back of barn. 8Y seen there. Others now returning from across
the road. Disappeared. 1925. All 4 behind barn again. 1933. 8 to water
through, followed by 8. 1945. 8 sitting behind barn, 8RR nearby. 1950
888 8 to Live Oak across road, followed by 2 88. 2025. Still have not
seen/heard/found them again. 2042-8Y in staging tree (alone), flushed
to '75 nest tree.
At dusk, I watched the sycamore, where 1 bird (8Y?) did return
and roost, but there was no real staging, and except perhaps
for a 2nd bird maybe roosting there also I don't know where
the others roosted-
4 June
630. One bird only behind barn. Nobody else seen. (Probably 8Yel)
645. Another on side of School Hill, (not in canyon). None in hole.
650. 3 to Blue Oak sap tree from front of barn. 8RR and 8261 2 of them.
8261 to ground by '75 nest tree, pecking at ground. 702. 8RR+8261 still here
on lewll. 8Yel at barn doing some chasing of intruders. (Only bird here).
713. 8 now flew to front of barn, followed by other 2 88. Still nobody really
close to anyone else. 715. 8 hawked, went to back of barn. 718. 8 and at
least 1 8 hawking in sycamore along creek towards Plague. 722. 8 to
front of barn. 8Yel to back of barn; 88RR, 261 joined 8 in front of
barn. 724. 8 eating acorn. 732. 8 to sycamore by creek again. 734. 8 back
to front of barn. 742. 2-3 birds behind barn now. 745. 8 in sycamores
along creek. 747. All behind barn. 749. A chase in the sycamore. 753. I've
lost everyone. 755. Someone behind barn again, 758. 8Yel displacing an
intruder (8?). 8 intruder now in front of barn, softly Carrickling.
8Yel still here. Other 3 residents gone. 800. 8RR chased the intruder.