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1982 R.C. Mumme
Melanerpes formicivorus
1500 Nest Record
27 May Opened 1979, 1981 nest hole, 1730: 3 eggs
Very long + skinny. Marked (1)-(3).
2 June Checked hole, 0715 4 eggs
(1) 27.1 x 17.6
(2) 27.3 x 18.6
hatched (3) 27.6 x 18.8
(4) 25.6 x 17.9
laid before or on 27 May
laid 28 May (or after)
12 June 0945, 3 Nestlings
no sign of 4th egg or nestling. Fragments of egg 3 present, so it hatched.
(1) CBlue-Red (2) → J818 (3) NB
22.0g 20.5g 14.2g
30 June gone wt. 80.0g gone
1615 wing 78
1 Remaining nestling banded Jun. 8/18.