Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4444
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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