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1985 Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
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HNHR
(26 May) So! We apparently missed any egg-tossing that may have
Taken place. See Mark's notes for more details.
27 May Two more eggs.
28 May " " " Eggs have been marked.
29 May 8 eggs now.
30 May Measured the 8 eggs. (Stanback measured them).
18 June This morning Missy watched, after which I took one of the
babies home for the day. (Only 2 hatched out of the 8 eggs!)
19 June Philip watched today after which I returned the 2nd baby.
20 June Added a 3rd baby (from R3) after Missy's watch today. It
was foggy and cool early today, as it was yesterday (but
not the 18th).
21 June During Missy's Watch this morning the 2 breeding FF tossed
the 3 remaining unhatched eggs!
I returned the R3 baby after her watch.
1 July Mark banded the 2 babies as # 1123-1124