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1990 Walter D Koening
Melanerpes formicivorus
Arf too
HNHR
4 June 1715. Bird in one of the old holes in the blue cale: 8 eggs, incubated!
11 June 1400. 6 babies, young, plus 2 unhatched (infertile) eggs.
Weights: ① 12.8 g ② 11.0 q ③ 8.6 q ④ 5.2 q
⑤ 6.4 q ⑥ 4.4 q
Not more than 2 do.
16 June 1400. 4 babies left, with 1 very nearly gone, so much so that
I don't think I can even get blood from it so I didn't try.
2 July 1500. Banded the 3 babies here, and set up for a nocturnal
ambush of the 3.
3 July 400. 8 not home. However, There were 3 birds roosting in
the lower hole, of whom I got 2: 991793 1794. Better
than nothing, at least.