Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4452
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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).