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1984
1985
Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
School Hill
HNHR
20 March Jim reports having heard a woodpecker up here this
morning - reoccupation?
21 March 1520. Up here watching.
1550. No sign of Wicker life. But it's sort of a cool, windy day,
so maybe someone's hiding. My guess is There's woone here
permanently yet.
10 September 910. Well, that wasn't hard. There is a nest here with very
young babies up in the large Blue Oak above the enclosure!
104S. 3 babies, not so small...
1985
19 January 1210. Counted stores: Main tree: 990
2nd tree 60
There's no telling when this happened, but it appears that most
or all of the storage limbs at "School Hill B" have fallen. The
tree is still there, but there no longer seems to be places to put
acorns.
10 April #976 seen at CV# (Power Struggle today. See CV notes.
26 April 1700. 8 (and 6 eggs!) in my favorite old hole here, which
is currently in fine shape.
19 May Two babies and 4(!) unhatched eggs here!
31 May Banded the babies as #1082-1085. #1087 - 1088.
3 June Philip ambushed up here and caught a helper, #976.
we put a transmitter on her. Unfortunately, she ended
up getting her bill caught in the harness (it was a 5+grm
one) and died, either late on 4 June or on 5 June.