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1978 Walter D. Koenig
2
Melanerpes formicivorus
Gate (westgate)
Hastings Reservation
25 April 1320. No one in any holes here.
26 April 1430. 3" in hole in Live Oak.
27 April 1330. No one in holes in the Live Oak or the Willow this time.
3 May 1215. Bird in the high hole in the WGate Sycamore. Arghh!
4 May 1550. 3"? [#58?] in WGate tree.
5 May 1115. Bird in hole in WGate Sycamore again. Looks bad, fans.
6 May 1530. No one in the WGate hole this time.
7 May 1515. No one in any holes anywhere.
8 May 1015. Counted stores: Gate: O ? 49. Not much, but definitely something.
WGate: 44
Nobody in any holes anywhere.
1805. Watching.
1810. Activity over in the field by the Live Oak (across the creek).
1820. Nothing here, however, except mosquitoes! Going fara look around.
1828. Bird in hole in Live Oak.
9 May 815. Watching the Gate Sycamore. ①♀ub, ②♀wn-Rat/M #433, ③♂ub.
830. ♂DB Rest/DB #396.
12 May 1135. No one in any holes.
13 May 1215. Bird in the new hole in the Gate sycamore.
16 May 645. Watching - ①♂or-w/M#258, ②♀2-w/M#433. Also an intruder in Gate tree briefly displaced by the ♀, ③♂ub -
650. #433 plus one other just flew to hole in Live Oak! Could be it after all! 655. ♂ub in Gate tree.
715. Everyone's disappeared here now for the last 15 minutes.
722. 1-2 birds possibly at the '77 Willow nest-free.
735. 4 birds here now, #433 quite aggressive - chased another