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1986 Walther Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
1500
(12 June) This is no doubt the end of here of at least a minor power struggle.
14 September Ambushed this evening at the big hole in the main granary,
nabbing j♀1274 and the remaining unbanded ♀, now
♀1367.
*Group Update*
♀601. Last seen in a nestwatch on 9 May, gone by
the power struggle on 12 June; →DA. 5 June ± 1 wk.
She was replaced by 2 ub ♀♀, one of whom we caught
on 29 June (♀1329 - no listing for her short time as an
ub bird) and [illegible] the other on 14 September (♀1367,
formerly ♀5251). Both moved here ~12 Sept. 1986
14 December 1200. Counted stores: Main tree: 1292? 1446
2º tree: 154