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1980 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Lower Haystack
Hastings Reservation
21 September 1630. Flushed 1 bird off when I came to check stores:
Main tree 380 (approx. 10-20% are new green acorns).
10 October 820. Watching from the hide.
825. ①♀DB/M
DA/Yel #515 over in '75 nest area. ②♂OrKW#307.
835. ③♂LB-WN#461 here storing an acorn along with ③307.
In granary also: ④jByel-DA/M #588.
The birds are harvesting from the area out beyond the '75 nest.
846. ③♀wn-DB, or #587 storing acorn.
905. Here she is: ⑥♀Yel/LP#589.
913. j♀587 just flew in with and stored an acorn.
920. That's it except for ③511, who is certainly gone.
14 November 1600. Counted stores: Main tree: 3004 ②3079.
20 tree: 75
Doing well, I should say.