Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4452
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2003 2004 Walter D Koering Melamurpes [illegible] Wolfpack HNNR 8 Apr 1400. Bird at hole: empty, but basically ready to go. 25 Apr 1400. Birds in artificial nest cavity over in the granary! Checked hole: 8 fresh eggs (no nerts). 9 May 1600. 4 kids, ~7 days old. Set ambush; get those FF in about a week. Band ~23 May. 17 May 815. Set up to get a NOBA. Acorns still in this tree (stored), by the way. 1039. Got one. One to go (tomorrow, perhaps). 18 May 830. Trying for #2. 900. Missed her! Trying again. 930. Got her! Banded her and the 4 kids (1 a runt). 14 June 1135. Lindsay had seen a bird in the (artificial) hole, so I checked it, but there ain't nothin' in it now. 6 July 1530. Checked nest hole - zilch. 2004 11 May No sign of anyone here so far.