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1990 Waltrid D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Chongo
(27 April) yesterday (♂ LB/Red) was most likely ♂1733 from Plague.
1620. ♂ R-oren)/wh #1530, also from Plague.
1625. ♂ LB/Bk-LB #1607. Someone who belongs here!
1643. ♂ wh-Blk/M #1729, also from Plague
1730. Well, looks like new ♂♂ here, along with 1(or both?) of
the old ♂♂.
6 May
1520. Flushed a bird from here, but none in any of the obvious
holes. In fact, I went ahead and checked the 2 holes in the
granary; the upper one is fine; the lower one had some evidence of
mouse residency but I cleaned it out and it's fine now too.
16 May
No one in any holes here; no obvious activity here at all,
in fact.
18 May
1300. Bird in last year's hole: 3 eggs, several days incubated!
22 May
930. Still 3 eggs, warm.
4 June
930. Bled the 3 babies, who look fine.
15 June
1800. Banded the 3 babies.
17 June
*Group Update*
Gone are
♀1606. Last seen 6 Nov '89 (Donna), apparently gone by
20 Nov. When Buckeye ♂♂ appeared to be invading
→D.A. 13 Nov '89 ± 2 wks.
♂1110. Last seen 21 Feb (Mike). Gone by 26 April, by which
time the Plague ♂♂ had moved in →D.A. 24 March ± 1 month
♂♂1739, 1756, 1758, 1759. All here in Sept '89, but gone
by 20 Nov. → D.A. 25 Oct '89 ± 1 month.
New here are
♂♂1530, 1665, ♂1729. All moved here from Plague,