Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4456
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1982 R.C. Mumme 6 Melanerpes formicivorus 1500 22 June Tried to watch roosting here, but nobody roosted in the nest, despite the young age of the nestlings. 30 June Here to bad the nestlings at 1615, I am surprised to find only one nestling! Two, including the heaviest, have disappeared without a trace. Very strange. Could be a case of partial predation, I suppose, but there's no way to tell. Anyway he was bated juv. 818 After thought: Could the other 2 nestlings fallen from the nest, to be carried off eaten by something? Not impossible at all, considering that this hole points downward, and considering what happened at Black Oak last year 7 Aug Watching here 0740. Wow, by 0800, 3 Juv (possibly just fledged) Coopers Hawks have flown from the N ridge above the granaries into the Big Creek area. There must have been a nest on School Hill, as I think these are not the same Coopers that have been around Plaque. 0900, ♂297, ♂622, ♀601, and ♀818 all seen well, but no sign of ♂677 or ♂675. 16 Aug Counted storks, [illegible] 0915: 2° granary 0 1° granary 115 115 TOTAL ♀601, ♂622, plus e Juv. Seen here in passing.