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1978 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes famicius
1500
(3 June) yet entirely, it seems reasonable for me to add an unbanded ♀
to the group already:
Add: ♀ (unbanded). Moved here [age unknown] 22 May 1978.
4 June. 1945. An unwingstreamered ♂ spent the roosted in the
nest tonight; no sign of either wingstreamered bird.
6 June 1900. Zipped up to the nest and banded the 2 babies as
#441 and 442, the first of the year here on the reservation.
9 June Watched the nest today from 735-1035; see compilation
on back.
12 June Watched the nest from 1310-1610; see compilation on back.
The babies are within a day or three of fledging.
Afterwards I checked stores; I could find none = 0 in
Tree 2 but found 57 in tree!; certainly enough
to be certain that they still have something.
There was no sign of a ♀ here today, similar to the case
on 9 June.
1915. Returned for a final roost watch.
1955. Was able to observe first ♂298 (n band on left leg
seen) and then ♂88 both roost in the nest hole, for
an all-time first (though I'd had indirect evidence of
2 birds roosting in the nest hole at once before).
14 June Watched the nest here from 830-1130. See compilation on
back. An unbanded ♀ was seen twice in the area (once at
the hole) but did not feed the babies.
25 June 705. ♂RRR#88 ♂ in Valley Dale at female line up toward Hay-Blon.
1 July 1920. Came by to measure the nest hole, flushing lots of birds,
inc. 32 from the hole, at least one of which was a baby.