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1990 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes fomincivorus
Upper Arnold 2 Nest Record
3 May 1215
Found & opened nest: 1 hatchling,
3 fertile eggs, & 1 infertile egg
(= clutch of 5)
5 May 1100
4 babies (MTS weighed). 2 very
small (runts), so I bled them
as #1802#1803 (neither expected
to survive) These hatched
3-5 May (MTS)
11 May 1420
All 4 babies still alive!
15 May 1700
" " " "!
26 May 1500
Banded & bled The 4 babies
①1833 ②1834 ③1802 ④1803
26 May 500 84.5(82) 76.9(75) 57.8(47) 40.8(42)