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1985 Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes fomnicirous
UA2
1 May
1415. Found the nest: it's a new hole in the main granary. It
has 3 babies, 10-11 do, +4 eggs (1 nunt!) Is it possible that
2 9? laid here? Where does such a nunt come from?
8 May
1030. Injected the babies for DLW.
16 May
Missy watched here this morning, after which I added 2
babies from Lambert to give this group (temporarily) 5.
18 May
Banded the 3 babies (and returned the other 2 to Lambert)
as #1026-1028.
19 May
After weighing the babies today j1027 fledged...
28 June
Opened the 2nd nest here (new hole): there were
3 babies ~5 do, and no eggs.