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2001
2002
2003
2004
Waltrid Koerig
Melanerpes famiciramus
Finds
(25 May) tagged (321) on the SW side of the road in a dead
sycamore near the road. I banded them #3441-
3444.
2002
22 May No sign of much here so far. Even The
"mystery" granary across from MacFlat
(tagged HNHR 1664) appears used up;
not much left out here in terms of stores.
2003
20 Apr There are definitely stores in the "burned out" granary;
there are birds here somewhere.
13 May 1715. Bird in middle hole of old sycamore!
17 May 845. Bird in hole again! Time to get up there
18 May 1200. Checked hole; 4 eggs, incubated.
① 26.3×18.6 ② 24.5×17.9 ③ 25.5×18.2
④ 26.7×18.2. EHD ~ 21 May.
27 May 930. 3 kits, ~8 days old. Band 9 June.
2 June 1600. Caught the NOBA ♀ here at the nest.
6 June 830. Banded #6 led the 3 kids. Stores: definitely
2004
17 Apr Old sycamore has fallen! Rats! Where
will these guys nest now?
11 May No stores left here. Not much sign of life,
really.
25 May Bird in hole in the Live Oak up the hill!
26 May 1200. Opened both holes in The Live Oaks. Higher
one is not quite deep enough; lower one is passable