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1977 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Road 3 Nest Record
Hastings Reservation
26 April 1600.
Considerable interest in the hole,
27 April 1900.
Checked the hole not especially
competently with my mirror
device and saw nothing.
1 May 1030
Checked again with device and saw
5 eggs.
2 May 1100
Bird incubating; hole opened; 5 eggs:
① 26.1 × 28.0
② 25.4 × 19.5
③ 25.2 × 19.8
④ 25.4 × 20.2
⑤ 25.1 × 20.0
19 May 1415
3 babies left, measured:
① Pmp-Blk
382
21.5/14.7
47.8 22.5
82/22.5
93.9 25.7/56/36
② Or-LB
383
47.2 22.0
87/22.8
93.0 26.7/58/36
③ Bru-Or
384
44.0 21.4
82/22.6
89.4 24.2/52/34
Numerous
lice
19 May 1415
1 June 1900