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2005
2006
Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Dipsy
HNHR
15 March
600. Succeeded in snatching success from the arms
of defeat by getting the F in the low (old bluebird)
hole here after ambushing at the old H-B hole!
She is indeed #3463; bands were changed/faded
a whole lot. I put new bands on her.
A second bird (presumably the 8) was missed.
Note that on 12 March, this hole contained
one Aneides lugubris!
6 April
There are stores in the tree here.
19 April
1220. Bird in low hole (old bluebird hole):
empty but in good shape.
26 April
1700. Checked the hole again (tag #1307):
still empty.
2 May
1600. Bird in hole (1307): 5 eggs, 1 a rount:
① 25.6 × 20.4 ② 24.4 × 19.6 ③ 25.2 × 20.3 ④ 25.7 × 19.9
⑤ 19.4 × 15.3. EHD: 12 May.
14 May
1500. 4 kids, ~1-2 do, + The rount egg. Band
~ 2 June.
1 June
1200. Banded & bled the 4 kids. Stores: Yes!
Sept.
A few (old) stores left here.
2006
6 March
Some stores here, at least.
28 May
1500. Walked by the low hole here (tag 1307), where
the birds had been roosting up to a couple of
weeks ago (side Justin) only to have a starling fly
out! I checked it: one egg. I cleared it all out.
30 May
430. Squeezed the F starling + again cleared out