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2008
2009
2010
Waltord Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
LA2
HNHR
24 Apr
1000. Bird in old hole (tagged #903): 6 eggs,
freshish. (1a runt). ① 24.4×18.9 ② 24.5×18.0
③ 23.1×18.6 ④ 23.5×19.1 ⑤ 24.2×19.2 ⑥ ⑦ 17.4×14.1
EHD 3 May.
20 May
1530. Banded the 5 kids here. Plenty of
stores.
17 June
1000. With a bird in the old hole yesterday,
I went and reopened it: 5 eggs, 1a runt;
incubated. This is hole tagged #5552 in
The Valley Oak (tags 115/ K45/LA2).
EHD ~ 23 June.
2009
20 Apr
1440. ♂ m/dB. #4256 sitting by himself next
to a new (unopened) hole in the outer tree.
Noone inside, however (apparently).
Lots of stores here.
10 June
1100. Banded the 2 kids here. Plenty of stores,
Nest also had one old egg in it.
2010
15 May
900. Checked the nest: 3 kids, ~7 do, +1 unhatched
egg. Band 29 May.
29 May
915. Banded the 3 kids here. Plenty of stores.
Hole 88'9009 in the big Valley Oak.