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2001
2002
2003
Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Cabin
HWHR
8 December 0700. Ambushed the nice hole Jen found in a Blue
Oak over by the watertanks (see Map on back-).
This is my first real lead on this group, which I
I totally spaced out last spring even though they
clearly existed. No doubt they nested here at
least one.
In any case, I hailed 4 birds: 3 NOBA Fy's
(9299, 18) + 93523, a kid from Plague. So!
Unless I'm wrong and one of those 9's was an
adult, the B? is still probably unbandied here, but
most likely I have everyone else, since The B88'
are Plague birds.
2002
30 March 530. Ambushed the roost hole up over from the
watertanks, nailing 1 bird (93636), one of
the Fy's I caught in December.
17 June 93635 seen roosting (or at least entering
the nest) at Plague.
2003
30 April 1400. Bird in hole up canyon over from Watertanks:
4 eggs, 2-3 do. ① 24.4 x 18.7 ② 24.8 x 18.3
③ 24.7 x 18.7 ④ 25.4 x 19.0. Hatch ~ 8 May.
This is actually Upper Barn!
11 May 1600. 2 kids, ~4 do. Band ~ 28 May. Hole
tagged #100. [This is Upper Barn!]
27 May Meanwhile, it looks like the 3 kids we
banded yesterday at "Plague" are really