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1979 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Plaque Nest Record
12 May 715
1500
Bird in hole.
Hole opened - 4 eggs, not fresh
(opaque) Marked 1-4.
16 May 1000
Still 4 eggs, warm:
① 27.1 × 21.0
② [illegible] 26.8 × 21.2
③ 25.2 × 20.6
④ 26.0 × 21.0 (did not hatch)
23 May 1000
3 babies and 1 egg (#4)
The egg was opaque.
① Tan-Red
② DP-Red
③ BP-Or
4-5
23 May 1000 (wt Wing Length) 11.2 11 mm 25.3 13 mm 24.0 13 mm
10-11
29 May 1600 (NO EGG) 42.1 20 mm 58.2 27.4 64.3 25.8
9 June 1300 (wt culmen) 83.2 21.3 80.8 22.9 92.0 23.4