Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4443
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1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus School Hill (7 August) The biggest upset of the morning was ♀193, who had moved to School Hill West with ♂191 quite a while ago, then was with ♂191 still when both were down at (800) during the revolution there (20 June), but was not seen at School Hill in July (9, 11 July) while ♂191 was, and therefore had been assumed still at School Hill West. Clearly that is no longer the case, so for a guess: ♀193. Moved [back to] School Hill between 11 July - 7 August → 24 July ±2 weeks. For more information on ♂191,193 see 1580 notes, 17 July 1977. Hastings Reservation 31 August 900. Watching from hide. 920. I was just getting upset over an ab♀ who was here by herself eating a green acorn, but then several birds appeared, inc. (1) ♂ Maube/Maube#86 and (2) ♂wr-/la#256 making her very-touchy and eventually displacing her. (3) ♂wr-/la#419 here also. 951.(4)♂m/red#191 drilling at an acorn in the storage area. 1010.(5) M/#399. Seen well enough that I'm fairly sure he was a scruffy-looking (nothing) ♂-type juvenile 1025.(6) ♂-type yoe/red#402. Seen better in the nest tree. 1136. A Prairie Falcon just circled several times above the area heading uphill - quieting down the birds for several minutes. With that I think I'll go. Wish I'd seen 399 again, but I'm fairly sure I did see both the juveniles (402 for sure, 399 moderately sure). I don't know what's up with ♂88 or ♀193 - maybe both have left again. As for stores, I was able to find only 1 limb (the dead one in Tree"2")