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2002
2003
Walter Koenig
Melanerpes famiciorous
Bianca North
HNHR
8 May
1000. Bird in (other) hole, just as predicted.
1245. Checked both holes, just to be sure: They're
both empty,
12 June
Still stoles, but noone in either of the holes.
2003
10 Apr?
Lots of stores. Noone in a hole.
17 Apr
1700. Opened the old hole, but empty.
26 Apr
1315. Bird in hole again: still empty.
30 Apr
1600. Noone in either hole,
10 May
1115. Bird in the other hole (the one they didn't
use last time): 6 eggs, fairly fresh. 2 were
broken (possibly, but not definitely, by @@@ wood
chips I made getting to the hole so I could reach
down to the bottom) and were thrown out
(these were not tiny punctures, but major cracks).
① 25.0 × 11.0 ② 25.7 × 18.8 ③ 25.9 × 19.0
④ 26.2 × 18.9 ⑤ 25.1 × 18.4 (thrown out) ⑥ 26.6 × 18.5 (thrown out)
Still 4 good eggs left.
20 May
1100. 3 hatchlings, + 1 egg, partly hatched.
Band ~ 10 June. Ambusher set.
1 June
1410. Going after the 1st of the 3 NOBAs here.
1505. Got 1 of the 9s. All for today.
3 June
1045. Got the NOBA 4 ♂. (After a disaster yesterday
when I missed the 2nd ♀ twice)
1100. Going for the 2nd ♀ again.
1310. Finally got her! Along with 63069 (collateral).