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1990 Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Blanone Nest Record
28 April 1405
1 egg, fresh. Marked #1
29 April 550
Still same egg.
1400
2 eggs #1 + #2 (new)
30 April 600
3 eggs; 3rd marked
" "
815
1 May 1400
4 eggs; 4th marked.
4 May 1850
5 eggs (1-4, + new 5th)
13 May 910
4 hatchlings (2 probably hatched yesterday, 2 this morning) + 1 unhatched unpipped egg (#3).
Egg is opaque and fertile, however.
Banded the 3 babies.