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2000
2001
2002-
Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Blomone
HNHR
9 May
900. Opened the new hole in the tree next to the
granary: 1 runt egg (!)
17 May
9445. Checked the hole (woone in it): empty,
Plenty of stores left here.
28 May
1015. 4 eggs, fresh. (#1) (measured a few days ago
with Joey) still there. Measured one more: 26.0 × 20.2.
Assuming we were here Thursday (25 May), they
could still lay another egg. Otherwise, EHD ~ 8 June,
31 May
1000. Still 4 eggs. Should hatch 8 June.
9 June
1530. 4 kits, 3-4 do; 1 runtish but could make it.
Band ~ 26 June.
26 June
1445. Banded the 3 kids. Still acorns here,
30 August
Still some (old) stores.
2001
10 April
1100. Bird in 2000 nesthole (hole 112): 3 eggs,
pretty fresh.
16 April
1000. Still 3 eggs. Measured one: 25.2 × 19.8.
20 April
1000. 3 babies, ~2 do.
8 May
1030. Banded the 3 babies, #3381-3383.
4 June
1230. Bird in same hole: 4 eggs, incubated.
(①) 24.7 × 19.7 (②) 26.0 × 20.2 (③) 26.0 × 20.2 (④) 27.6 × 19.2.
29 June
1100. Banded the 3 kids.
2002-
15 April
Still some stores, but none in any holes.
30 April
1500. Reopened the very old hole high up in the tree they've
been using recently: 3 incubated eggs. Old hole OK
but not cleaned out at all.