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1986 Walter D Koenig
2
Melanerpes formicivorus
Blonthree
HNHR:
(11 April) BlomZ) one of whom was ?BILK-BP(n)/BILK-BP(n) #1165(!)*
1630. Eggs, incubated, in the lower hole.
*if so, this is one of the Blomone babies, not seen
since being banded!
25 April 1830. Eggs not hatched yet. Plenty of acorns left in the
granary here.
27 April 1630. All 5 hatched now.
4 May 1045. All 5 OK; "Black" was left in the nest while we took
the other 4 for metabolic work today.
18 May Today we tried to take the transmitter out of "White" (#1258)
but not successfully. So we took all 5 and I put a Gazebo
baby in temporarily.
19 May 1115. The 5 babies returned to the hole.
24 May The transmitter was taken out of j1258 yesterday - he is
now fine and I put him back home today at 1600.
8 June *Group Update*
♀1055. Last seen 15 Nov '85 (Katy), gone by 5 Jan.
→D.A. 10 Dec. ± 3 wks. [Could be at CV#1 (Mark)]
(CR (1055)) → ♀1170. Now at CV#1, first seen there 27 May but
may have been there even sooner. Note, however,
see Mark's → that she was feeding at Blm3 as of 30 May.
So she has "dual" citizenship, of sorts.
29 September *Group Update*
♀1170. Back now here at Blonthree, as of 25 Sept. (MTS)
so Returned ~ August ± 1 month. Was last seen at
CVI on 6 Aug, → Returned home ~ 31 Aug ± 2 weeks
♀945. Now at CV#1. Apparently left at ~ same