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1979 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Finch Nest Record
23 May 1130.
1815.
25 May 645
30 May
2 June 1815
Hastings Reservation
Bird in hole.
Hole opened; 4 eggs, fresh.
Marked and returned.
Still 4 eggs:
① 27.2 × 20.5
② 25.5 × 19.7
③ 26.9 × 19.4
④ 26.6 × 20.2
Eggs hatched
Checked nest; 4 babies:
#499 #500 #501 #502
① B1k-Mv. ② Y-LB ③ DP-DB (may lose band) ④
② 2 June 1815 20.8 16.6 14.1 11.2
21 June 1330 91.0 74.0 80.5 68.8