Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4447
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1982 1983 Walter D. Koenig 4 Melauerpes fonicivorus Plague HNHR (21 November) it wasn't even nearly full yet: Valley Oak: 18) Live Oak: 35) Blue Oak: 29) Weight: .37 kg. 22 November 1600. Took a sample of 60 acorns from the main trunk of the Plague tree for my monthly sample. See back for the results [15 more added 23 Nov.] 1645. Checked the hole in the telephone pole, which is still empty (the birds have added 1 or 2 acorns to it only). 23 November 1245. Added 15 more stores from the dead limb in Plague to the 60 I collected yesterday. 1645. Emptied the telephone pole hole, which only had Valley Oak: 2) Live Oak: 13) Blue Oak: 1) 19 December Picked 75 more acorns out of the Plague tree, mostly from the main trunk. See back for results. 1983 4 January 1400. Counted stores: Plague tree 1497) 20 tree: 108) 2080 (Hole is full) Tel pole: ~475) (again) 24 January Took a sample of 75 acorns from high on the main trunk. See back of P.5 for details of the contents of this batch. 3 March Took my sample of of 75 acorns today. See back of P.5 for details.