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1983 R.C. Mumme
Melanerpes formicivorus
Upper Arnold 2
17 Jan ** GROUP UPDATE **
① J781 disappeared 2 Sept 1982±2months
Last seen 27 June, Gone by 7 Dec
7 May Nobody in any holes here, 1330
16 May Success! 1130 I flush a bird out of the 82 nest hole
(upper hole in the Blue Oak) and find 4 very fresh
eggs, ~day 1 (I'm not at all sure that the clutch
is complete). I should check this hole again 500- to
confirm final clutch size.
23 May Didn't flush any body out of the hole when I walked past
at 1430.
② 4 June Baby noises from nest, 1200
20 June Banded 3 nestlings here, with one dead nestling. See
nest + capture records.