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1984
1985
Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Keep Out
HNHR
1 November
840. Watching from hide. There are new acorns in the
granary, so there are certainly birds here.
841. ? m / ca? ? Not ?900, last listed for here.
930. ? rei? / wr? Banded, anyway. ① ? m / red (B1k
looks pretty much
like ?706.
1010. 2nd bird: ? LB / yell → looks very much like 9739
from SOBO. Yes: ? m / LB: rei?
1020. Leaving. I wouldn't swear there's not a 3rd bird
here, but my guess is there are only these 2: ?706 &
?739. The 2 helpers are most likely gone. (?899 & ?900).
*Group Update*
Add ?739; last seen at SOBO 15 April, will sort of
arbitrarily be sent to Keep Out on 1 July (as far
as I can tell, nobody watched either of these groups
much last spring). But! Lets add her after the loss of ?900 seen
?899. Last seen 1 March (by whom?). Disappeared
by 1 Nov → DA. 1 July ± 4 months
?900. Last seen 8 June (by whom?) Gone, we'll say,
~1 July.
Timing is pretty arbitrary here; nobody paid much
attention to this group, apparently.
1985
12 February
1115. Counted stores: 617. Pretty good for this group.
7 April
1000. ? in hole in Live Oak. Could be the 1st nest of the year!
13 April
1530. ? in hole, along with 5 eggs (numbered 1-5 in probable
laying sequence as determined by dirt on eggs),