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2005
2006
Walter D Koewing
Melanerpes formicivorus
Road 1
HNHR
(26 March)
I'm also going to wipe the putative fall nest
from the AWHATCH & AWREPRO files. It could,
of course, have existed, but with only the
one brief observation, it seems better to assure
we didn't miss one after all, and that the NOBA
fledgling the FAs saw was from somewhere else.
21 April
1630. Bird in (old) hole (tag #297): 5 inc. eggs.
① 25.9 × 19.4 ② 25.6 × 19.4 ③ 25.2 × 18.8 ④ 25.5 × 19.3
⑤ 25.2 × 18.9. EHD ~ 26 Apr 7.
29 April
1115. Checked hole: 5 babies, 1-2 da. Band
~18 May.
12 May
1108. Here to catch the NOBA ♀ Lisa says is here.
②3441 is still here, so I guess it's that kid from
last fall after all (?) that I discussed back
in March. ② 8 yell/♀ #2543.
1240. Have to try again later. Nope! Got her!
And she would seem to indeed be a 2Y Grid!
Remeplate that fall nest, I guess!
16 May
1700. Banded & bled the 4 kids, plus took blood
for SI (Matched w/ The 2Y bird caught on 12 May).
18 Sept.
A few new, green acorns stored here but otherwise
I think they must have run out this summer.
2006
23 May
There are birds here, but stores are out best I can tell.
21 June
Looks like hole 297, in which 25 birds were
roosting last week, may be in the process of
being taken over by Honey Bees!