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1978 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes famicius
6
School Hill
Hastings Reservation
25 July
935. Watching.
1055. Nothing. Going to check stores.
Stores: Tree 1: 18 ?
Tree 2: 104 Total 122
28 July
715. Watching.
740. 18 here. seemingly [illegible].
815. Going to wander around; the birds just aren't coming up here.
830. 0082m #86 sitting alone at lower edge of the field.
29 August
1715. Passed by, seeing no birds and stores, except for.
2 green acorns newly stuck up in the storage areas.
13 September Ron Mumme watched up here from 815-1045 this morning
seeing only 886 and j454.
23 September I'm changing the history here of the 2nd
Fub, who presumably laid here • in 1975. I'm going to
guess that she may have been the ♀ who moved down to
1500 in August 1975, thus — Dis. Abt. 750821. 2ub ♂♀
were seen together here in May 1976, but this was during
or just before egg laying, in which only 1 ♀ was taking
part. Thus, she might have just been visiting briefly. In any
case, this makes as much sense as any other explanation.
30 September 840. Watching. ①♂?P/M #86 have right away.
905. 886 back again. Things are amazingly slow.
930. Amazingly there has still been absolutely no sign of anyone
yet besides 886, who is here pretty consistently. No storing
was seen, though he did chase a few jays here and there.
Counted stores: 132 (only), all in tree 2.
13 October Ron watched up here between 700-1030, once again seeing