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2505 Waltrid Koenig
Melanopis fuscicrassus
Middle Long Field I (toward LOLF)
HNYR
27Apr) 4 eggs. See 1800 notes.
30Apr) Still 4 eggs.
9 May 1380. 4 kids, ~1-2 do. Banded ~29 May.
7May 1330. Bleed the 3 kids for SI:
① Darn 42.1g
② Blk-Org 40.9g
③ DBI-WH 37.4g
Turns out the 4th kid was in there - extremely
emaciated, however, weighing all of 8 gmr!
He was almost dead, see 290ble him but I
left him in there did not take blood from him.
24 May 1700. Bleed the (remaining) 3 kids:
① 71.7g
② 74.1g
③ 71.9g
31May 1345. Banded & bled the 3 kids:
① 73.4g ② 79.7g ③ 80.1g
1530. No trying for one of the adults (blood for SI).
1745. I gave up. Finally had a feed, but the
bird didn't go in.
1June 415. Ambushed the nest and got 84031 for
SI blood.
1Sept No stores left here, best I can tell.