Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4449
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1990 Walter D Koening Melanerpes fomincivorus HAZ HNHR (22 April) of the helpers still here in February. ♀1749 appears to have moved to Fanny Arnold; see Their notes. 1400. The ♀ I saw here (♀ CB-red/Red) is #1753, an Arnold Schwartz bird last seen early last fall or last summer. 25 April 1105. Still lots of activity here. 110 D♀ mu-LB / #1371. 2 ♀NOBA's here in the forest area. 115. ♂Or/Blk-wh(n)#? Seen well, in granary (!) Ah:♂1234. 1125. There must be 4-5 ♂NOBA's here causing the trouble. Several are garricking and drumming almost continuously. 1130. Don't know where the other ♂♂ are; none besides ♂1234 are conspicuous. 27 April 1020. Still some activity here. 1030. ! 2 ♀NOBA's here!! In granary with ♂1234. My goodness- have these 2 Girls won and evicted ♀1371? And where are all the ♂♂ these days? (or ♂'s all at least)? 1040. Leaving. Not clear what's all happened here. But The ♂NOBA's now seem to be in change. yesterday 19 May Found 2 new holes, in the burned area around toward UA2; Bird in one of the holes today - no doubt incubating as I heard no noise from the hole yesterday. 21 May 1400. 5 eggs here, incubated. 24 May 1500. 5 hatchlings, O-1 do. 5 June 1130. Set up to catch the new ♂NOBA's here. 1210. Got one! Now ♂1873. 1230. Now bleeding the Gobers: ① LBlue 1869 ② White 1870 ③ Orange 1871 ④ 1872 55.9 (33) 50.9 (33) 46.9 (26) 38.2 (22)