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1980 Walter D. Koenig
6
Melanerpes fornicivorus
Lambert
Hastings Reservation
(14 July) unbanded juveniles!
640. This is starting to look a little better: first I saw a banded
juv. displace one of the unbanded juvs. Then after a few
minutes I saw M/Da-Or #284 along with jDk/LB-Dk#582
hawking in the far tree.
645. Meanwhile, there's still an unbanded bird (apparently A?)
hawking from the area right around the roost tree while 8284
still sits in the top of the far perch tree!
650. Now hawking together in one of the Valley Oaks by the
Lambert Fallen Granary are ① j Red/Red #567 (Arnold?) and
② A? unbanded (Lambert?). Also ③ j un-Dk/M #568 here.
Boy, I had totally forgotten how much juveniles wander
around - mostly unmolested - in their first summer!
5 August
1015. 2 birds in tree at upper edge of the territory: ①♂ La-Dk/Lyt-Dk 63.
and ② j? Da/DBlae 543(!) Who are these birds?? These are
apparently 863 and j543 from Finch!
1020. I also flushed 1 bird from the Hastings Valley Dale granary while
I was looking for stores: and found Q.
3 October
1000. Counted stores: LamFT: 5
Old VONest tree: 1 }
Hast FT: 1
Although not into storing yet, at least one Golden Oak here
(by the corner) is loaded, so I trust they'll do ok here.
I did see 1 bird briefly, but that was it.
9 October
1125. Down by the A3 corner (a old nest tree on side of hill by fence)
are several birds, one of whom was apparently ♂ Or/DG-Or#284;
the others may very well have been Lambert birds also (subadult).