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1996 Walford Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
School Hill
HNHR
3 January
1345. Counted stores: Main tree: 1225 2 1235
2° tree : 10
Mediocre to be sure, but not terrible. Note: a lot of these
are Black Oak acorns, taken apparently from the few trees
off in the canyon toward SWest!
19 April
1500. No birds in holes, but there are still stores here (again,
mostly kelloggii acorns).
26 April
1600. Bird in last year's (low) nest hole: 4 eggs, incubated.
Sizes are: ① 24.3 x 20.0 ② 24.3 x 19.9 ③ 24.8 x 19.7 ④ 24.4 x 19.7.
29 April
1230. Still 4 eggs. Getting close.
2 May
850. Still 4 eggs!