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1991 Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Plague
HNHR
19 May
915. lots of chasing, quarricking, etc. here. Watching.
①♂La/DB #1757 here.
There are at least 5-6 birds here; 3-4 in central area alone.
②♀Rei/Yel-Da #973 here.
933. 3 birds together: 9973 + 2♂8. Mounting, etc.
③♂(?)/DB/M (could be 9973) → ⑤♀Ot/Yel-Da#973.
948. ♂DB-wN(N)/or? (N) band certain. Some serious grappling here, but I have no idea who's being chased.
955. Def. a♂M/DB and a♂DB-wN(N)
1000. ♂DB-wN(N)/LP #1398 → chased off, however
♂DB-wN(N)/Yel-Or
♂Rei/M or?? #1665?
♂NOBA stealing an acorn.
31578 (DB-wN(N)/Yel-Or #1398) here for sure.
1045. Not sure at all what's up here. ♂1757 plus (I think)
1 other♂ are solid here with 9973. Lots of other♂8,
including ♂1665 (a Plague bird recently going to Chonge),
♂1398 (a Buckeye baby), and others. Unclear who's chasing
and who's being chased, except for ♂1757 who's here for good
I should think.
1100. ♂or/DB-wN(N) #1729. (Momie).
Put net up to try and catch some birds. (Only bird
eventually caught was ♂1398 from Buckeye.)
20 May Didn't watch but everything seemed very quite here
all day, strangely enough.
21 May 1330. Bird in old nest hole: 4 fresh eggs! They didn't
waste any time here!