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1995
1996
Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
MPHF
HNHR
17 June
1000. Lots of stores but no sign of a renest here.
1996
11 April
1400. No stores left here!
23 May
1515. 3 eggs, measured. (See Joey's notes).
26 September
930. Came by to show this area to Carol & Geoff, only to
see a kid (old!) looking out of the hole! I blocked it
up and went back for supplies, eventually banding 1
kid only, old enough such that others may have fledged
already.!
8 October
2000. Finally ambushed an old MPHF hole and
got 82076 - a 1992 MPHF nestling who's not
been seen since January 1995! There's clearly
work to be done here!
15 October
530. Ambushed the traditional hole in the MPHF tree (same
one where the baby was on 26 Sept.) and caught 2 adults,
81962 (who we knew was here) and 82348, who we
didn't. In fact, we don't really have any idea what
she's doing here. Is she the mother of the nest? What
about 82509? What is going on here?