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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")