Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4452
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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