Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4449
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1989 1990 Walther D Koenig Melwarpes formicivorus Road 3 HNHR 12 June Some acorns still in the granary here 27 June 1115. Watching from the truck. 1215. 1 bird came by, but noone's really using the granary here. 2 August 830. Birds seem to be out of stored acorns now. 1990 17 January 1400. Counted stores: Main sycamore: 346 2 347. Valley Oak: 1 Acorns appear to fill only a small proportion (10%?) of holes here; they are nowhere near capacity. They are also certainly at least somewhat past their peak, as there are some (not a lot) of shells up in storage holes. 29 March 1430. Not too surprisingly, The birds seem to be close to out of acorns here already. 24 April At least 1 bird flushed from the granary here this evening.