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2004
2005
Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
6
Gate
HNHR
(29 Sept) first (training - thin & weak) set (in ...93).
...93 1st 2nd 3rd
11(new: 3) 3 21
21 (no old tip) actually, I broke it off!
...94 6 5 26
(no tips)
43
So! The thin, 1st set is replaced, at this late date,
with the "adult" set!
2005
30 March Opened the new hole way up in the (new)
limb: empty!
12 April Checked the hole: still empty.
18 April Still empty. But They're still working on it.
29 April Still noone in a hole. But, there's a Starling
in the hole They've used the last couple of
years, which explains why they had to make
a new one.
1200. Bird in hole this time: checked it: still
empty!!
6 May 1330. Bird in hole. Checked it: still empty, but-
a lot deeper than it was last time!
12 May 1100. Now using the hole 2' above The other one!
Opened it: 4 eggs, ~2 dinc. (EHD ~ 21 May).
Measured one: 24.3 x 19.1 mm.
23 May 1615. 4 kids, young (~1 do). Band ~6/12
11 June Banded & bled the 4 kids. Stores: definitely.
8 Sept. Quite a few old stored acorns here.