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1979 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
School Hill Nest Record
Hastings Reservation
19 May 1045
Noone in nest hole
20 May
1900.
Bird in hole.
Hole opened; 4 eggs, fresh, numbered
1-4.
23 May 745
Still 4 eggs:
① 27.3 x 20.6
② 26.7 x 20.6
③ 25.9 x 20.8
④ 25.9 x 19.7
30 May
Babies hatched
3 June 1730
Hole opened: 3 babies, no sign of 4th:
① LB-Y
② Or-BP
③
3 June 1730
18.3
14.0
12.3
12 June 1315
65.2 27
53.8 23.5
54.2 21.5
18 June 1550
Nest failed. All 3 babies dead in nest.
See notes.