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1985 Walfert Kocine
Melanerpes formicivorus
SOBO
HNHR
(1 May) bitch to get to (it's way up in a Valley Dale) but it's
obviously there. No sounds heard when the bird flushed, so
they probably still have eggs. I just hope I can find it
again when I come to open it!
4 May 1000. Opened the hole: 3 babies, ~9 do (eyes not quite
opened yet).
22 May 1500. Banded the 3 babies as #1037-1039. They are just
about ready to go!
(1037) (1038) (1039)
86.8 (93) 86.5 (93) 89.1 (94)
20 July Passed by here looking for a 2nd nest with no success.
However, I did note that they have no acorns remaining
in the granary.
21 August Stanback reports a "very few acorns stored here". I
suspect that means none.