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1981 R.L. Munne
Melanerpes formicivorus
Road I
16 Oct Start watch 1100-1300, granary census + storage data on reverse. Complete census: 4 breeders, 4 ad helpers, and J672 all seen very well. Confirms that J673 has indeed disappeared. A moderate amount of acorn storage, and a lot of flycatching on a beautiful warm day.
20 oct Another storing + acorn census. Data on reverse. Everyone seen, except ♂294. A bit of storing, but mostly flycatching on a nice warm day.
30 Oct Watching again 0820, granary census below, + storage data
0820 nobody
defense
storage
25 "
30 "
35 ♀249 ♂383 10
40 ♂269
45 "
50 nobody
55 ♂269 ♂383 ♂486 10
0900 ♂269 ♂383 ♂486 ♂577
05 ♂383 ♂579 ♂486
10 ♂486 ♂383 ♀ ♂269
15 ♂577 ♂383
20 ♀486 ♂383 ♂579
25 ♂486 ♂578 ♂269
30 ♂383
35 nobody
40 ♂269
45 ♂269
50 ♂269 ♂579 ♂578
55 ♂269 ♂383 10 | ♀486 ♂294 20
1000 ♂269 10 | ♂578 ♂486 20
05 ♂486 20
15 ♂486 ♂579 ♂578 ♂269 ♂672 10g
20 ♂578 ♂577 10g |
Complete census, everybody seen well. Plus, a new worlds record for storing activity 70 total acorns in the two hours, 47 alone in the first hour.
Almost harvesting second to occur up by Valhalla,