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1994
Walter D Koenig
Melanerpes formicivorus
Hay-Blom
(3 May)
1619.!
Bird now in the old nest hole on HNHR side facing fence!
That should be it!
4 May
Joey checked the hole: 6 eggs, a couple days old.
For measurements, see Joey's notes.
29 May
1400. Finally checked the hole: 4 kids. ① Yel 83.0 (44)
② Wh 81.5 (44) ③ LB 73.1 (42) ④ NBOA 64.8 (33)
5 June
1100. Banded & bled the 4 kids.
21 July
Skill stores here.
1995
12 April
1445. Checked holes. Also; there are plenty of stores
left here, although the granary is not particularly full -
perhaps only ⅓ or so.
26 May
1115. Skill a few stores here. No sign of a nest, though.
4 June
1300. Several birds up along the fence line on the way
up, including ③ (B-Yel) wn #1857.
1996
5 January
1430. Counted stores: 1100. Pretty bad, but it's a
record for the year! (save Plague).
19 April
1545. These birds are out of stores! Also, none in any
holes. I even watched for a bit, but didn't see zippo.
24 April
Opened the new hole in the Hastings tree, which was
way deep (not a likely nest hole) and set an ambush there.
Also, cleaned out the old nest hole, which had the beginnings
of a starling nest in it.
29 April
1930. There were 5 birds here tonight, only 1 of which