Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4452
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2003 Wallford Kenny Meleornipes famocerarus Keep Out HNHR 10 May 1000. Bird in the hole just up from the turnaround (i.e., in KeepOut area, not over at Fanny Arnold). Checked it: 4 eggs, a couple days incubated. However, the odd thing was that 3 of them (at least) had small punctures in the shell, and will surely not develop. (Looks like a good candidate for a transplant from the experimental LODO eggs). They are: ① 24.8 × 19.8 ② 26.8 × 19.6 ③ 24.9 × 19.2, and ④ 25.3 × 18.7. 1,2,4 had punctures; 3 may have also but I didn't notice one. 4 June 1330. Banded The 1 kid here. 10 June 1630. Walking by the tree down near the road just down from the next tree (see back) I flushed a bird from a hole, which I opened to find 2 incubated (almost hatching, if they're going to hatch) eggs! (① 24.1 × 18.7 ② 250 × 19.7). This may not be Keep Out - perhaps it Arnold 1? Hard to tell. It's in the same tree that Big Tree nested in a few times long ago. 11 June Michelle watched the nest, which is A1's. 10 July 1130. Bird in nest hole. Checked it: 4 eggs, partly incubated! Heavens! ① 24.8 × 19.4 ② 240 × 19.3 ③ 24.6 × 19.5 ④ 24.0 × 18.9. 15 July 1900. Still 4 eggs, warm and incubated!