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1991 Walter D. Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Road 3
HNHR
7 January
1020. Bird flushed! There are stores here:
Main tree: 1220) 1560.
VO: 340
This group exists once more, although I suppose it's possible
that there are the MacIat birds over here storing....
(Yes - fide Amy).
4 May
1030. Checked the new (likely) hole here for Mark: empty.
24 May
915. Retrieved a parasite board and put in another one; also
weighed the 3 babies: ① 16.6 Or (Mark Kien) ② 13.9 (Mark Raline) ③ 3.1
The nest was feisty (relatively) but on the way out nonetheless.
27 May
1900. Parasite board gone. Only 2 babies left.
2 June
2015. Watched roosting. Bird in the hole when I got
there just stayed. However, I got lucky and ③ rel/M #1633
came to the hole at one point and then left; hence, I think
I can safely conclude that ③1510 spent the night
in the nest.
See back for some face markings. (or it could have been
the ③(③1451), apparently!)
5 June
Morné watched tonight and got ③1633 roosting!
6 June
Morné reports tonight that ③1451 spent the night
in the nest! Not only may this be a first (she was, as far
as he knew, by herself) but this now makes once for all 3
birds here roosting in the nest! (but see note attendant for June)
8 June
2000. The bird never left so I don't know who roosted
here tonight but it was a ③, markings consistent
with ③1510 (but I have no comparable look at ③1633
as yet).
11 June
2000. ③1854 came by but then only ③1510 roosted