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2001
2002
Waltw D Koening
Melanerpes famiciramus
Central Canyon
HNHR
13 June
1400. 2 babies + 1 unhatched eggs.
31 July
1000. Nelli found the 2nd nest, up in the
scraggly Valley Oak (Tagged #1082) just
up from the granary. 3 kids, ~24 do!
For cavity info (no tag) see back.
2002
15 April
1230. Checked the hole & they've been interested
in (#287): nice but empty.
30 April
1400. Checked #287 again: still empty.
7 June
1215. 8 or/or #2208 in granary.
1220. 9DB-or/M ?? Def. a ♀. Seen fairly well.
Out of stores, best I can tell.
9 June
1600. Wandered over to the 2nd canyon, where
there are 2 birds in a new hole in The nice
valley oak!. Flushed them out and didn't
hear anything, so perhaps eggs? Birds
flushed away from CECN, so There's the possibility
it's not even this group.
1730. Came back and opened the hole, Which has
4 incubated eggs: ① 24.3 x 20.0 ② 24.2 x 19.7
③ 24.1 x 20.0, ④ 23.5 x 19.3 (calipers checked).
Need watches here! EHD ~ 14 June. Hole tagged #5564
12 June
It's looking like the nest is not CECNs, but
a new (or at least previously unknown) group
that I'll call 2nd Cyn. Still no CECN nest!