Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4451
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1993 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Blomone HNHR 3 April 1130. No stores here! Is there still a group around? 1140. Upon closer inspection, there may be a very few stored acorns remaining. In any case, a bird is here flycatching in the granary. 29 April 1200. This time I found a few stored acorns, but only a few. 25 May 1615. Checked the hole: 3 eggs, look opaque. 19 June 1500. Banded the 3 babies, who are all rather runty. I could not find any remaining stores. 1994 1 February 900. Granary is not packed by any means, but has a fair number of stores. Tree is probably 50% full. 14 April 1120. Still stores. Noone in any holes, however. 19 April 1105. Noone in holes. 9 July 1600. Quite a few stores left here. 1995 24 May 1200. Still no sign of a nest here. Some stores still here, though. 1996 5 January 1500. There are a few acorns stored here, but not a lot - 200 - 300 at most, I'd say.