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1978 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
1500 Nest Record
Hastings Reservation
See 1500 notes, for indications of a nest as early as 9 April.
18 April 930
3 eggs, dirty and opaque (incubated).
① 25.3 × 18.7
② 25.7 × 18.5
③ 25.5 × 18.5
22 April 1430.
Nest failed. No eggs inside.
6 May 1800
Bird in hole
8 May 945
3 eggs, dirty and opaque (incubated)
① 26.2 × 19.8
② 26.3 × 18.9
③ 26.5 × 18.7
12 May 1000
Still 3 eggs, warm.
(441)
① Red-Haave
② No band
17 May 1600 [WT (length)] 17.4 (10mm) 17.1 (9 mm)
28 May 1800 62.7 (21mm) 60.6 (18mm)
6 June 1900 88.5 (76mm) 82.5 (76mm)