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2000
Waltur D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
2001
UAZ | UA2B
HNHR
23 May
1215. Checked the old underhanging hole, but it's
empty. Stores here, though.
1 June
Still tilch.
27 June
Still a fair number of stores here.
20 July
Still some stores.
1 September
Still stores.
UA2B, presumably
2001
11 May
1115. Finally! Bird flew from S-facing hole in the
lower Valley Oak: 3 babies ~ 2 do + 1 unhatched
egg (25.0 x 18.0 mm).
24 May
1200. Birds around the old hole and the nest
completely empty!
6 June
1100. Bird in (same) hole: 5 fresh eggs. EHD: b/16
19 June
1400. 3 babies 5-6 do + 1 unhatched (but developed)
egg. Band ~ 7/4.
29 June
2 groups here! The 2nd (in the traditional
hole all of 100' away!) are 2 kids about
the same age as these. The 8/9 helpers
apparently split and each got a NOBA hole!
2002
12 March
There are stores here, both in the UA2 tree and the
deat tree next door. Whether both groups remain here
remains to be seen, I suppose.
12 April
Still stores, but noone in a hole.
25 April
Bird in the UA2B hole.
2 May
1020. Noone in hole (UA2B hole) but 4 eggs, inc.
① 23.3 x 18.5 ② 24.2 x 18.2 ③ 23.2 x 18.1 ④ [Broken] 23.1 x 18.5