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1981 R.L. Mumme
Melanerpes formicivorus
Warp 5
21 June Set up blind, watching nest at 0715, 0915 An interesting
watch. Only 2 birds come regularly ♀ 629 Or-Blue/wh-t-Blu,
and MBLB/M: ♂ 528 M / " " from the
ARF 2 list. Also present coming to the nest once is
Lorn/M
♂ 636 Lorn/Dern-Lorn, also of the ARF 2 list. No
evidence of other birds. See nest watch on reverse. Don't
know what to make of these ♂ here. Probably truly originated
from ARF 2 moved here this year, but we may never
know. Another problem is that on 12 June I thought I saw
♂ 630 here, but no sign of him today. Perhaps I saw just
Metal LL, and assumed that it was ♂ 630, who really ♂ 528.
End 0930.
7 July Wande up here 0740. In the granary as I arrive and
cPink-Dern/Metal
surprisingly not flushed is' J704 Lpink / Black,
Also, I think that I've found their sap tree. A live oak
(of course), 25 meters South (up the hill and slightly toward
the ravine) of the granary. Map on backs. I flushed 3 birds
out of this tree when I walked up, and it has numerous capholes.
Finally, these guys are very close to being out of acorns. I could count
only five or so. ♂ 820. Yes, J704 sapsucking in the tree I described,
0900, ♂ 577 Bpink-BLK/m
shows up in the granary, extracts
and eats a live oak acorn. Not chased, but flew off nervously
after about 10 min.
19 Sept Having briefly seen birds at Pipeline 17 Sept, I watch at
Pipeline 0600, but am distracted by Warp 5 birds
instead. Pretty sure that I saw J702 or -Pep/M a-
J704 Lpink/BLK upon the hillside. 4 birds together at once