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1981 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Plague Nest Record
14 April ~1300
~1430
15 April 650
16 April
17 April 1350
Hastings Reservation
1 egg in CH: ①26.3 × 19.1
eggshell in 2° tree: 26.3 × 19.1
2nd egg in CH ② 26.4 × 20.4 (9494)
1st egg in 2° tree ① 25.5×18.8 (9496)
2nd egg in 2° tree ② 25.3 × 19.4 (9494)
3rd egg in 2° tree③ 24.5 × 19.1
2° tree hole empty; Canyon
hole still with 2 eggs.
23 April
9 May 1630
Eggs 4&5 laid in new nest.
3 babies, 2 fertile unhatched
eggs [large embryos]
#660
① BR-W (W)
#661
② Or-Bm
③ #662
9 May 1630 25.3 20.8 20.0
27 May 1630 79.0 (86) 76.8 (82) 86.4 (82)
Devel.sequence (crown) 1 2 3