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2000 Waltor D Koening
2001
Mclanerpes formicivarnus
Plague
HNHR
3 May
1100. New hole in VO by the upper barn, now #1149.
5 eggs, (1 a runt). Measured one: 25.5 x 19.0.
Fresh. EHD ~12 May.
15 May
1330. 4 kids, 1-2 do. Band ~ 3 June.
2 June
1100. Banded the 4 kids. Stores: Yes,
19 July
1500. Checked nest #2 (same hole): 3 kids, large,
but eyes not yet open, ~8 do. Band ~ 1 August.
31 July
1600. Banded the 3 kids: the last of the year. Plenty
of stores left.
[illegible]
3 April
1215. Checked how old twix (#364): 4 eggs (I just
peeped it so I'm not sure how old they are but
they look newish.)
2001
4 May
1330. Finally: in a new, dead limb up in
the Plague tree (now tagged #1313):
4 eggs, fresh. One a runt (!). Measured
one: 25.1 x 19.9. [note: all measured on 8 May]
6 May
1930. Watched roosting. First, ?bikyrs-blu #3244
(a helper) went in, followed a bit later by
? M - #2056. When 2056 came he tussled a
bit with 3244, but best I could tell
both stayed for the night.
7 May
1930. Roosting tonight was something of a zoo,
with 82702, 82056, 82428, and 83244 all showing
up. 82056 83244 went in early like last night
and probably stayed. After that several birds