Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4457
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1984 R.L. Munne 2 Acorn Woodparrer 1500 13June ** GROUP UPDATE ** ① ♂770, ♂771, ♀NB(1891) 28 March 1984. All 3 first seen at 1500 that date. ♂770 + 771 also tried to co-trol 1800 ② ♂770, ♂771 moved to 1800 23 April 1984 ③ ♀1891 disappeared 23 April 1984 ④ ♂297, ♀601 returned to 1500 23 April 1984 14June Very interesting developments here: Walking by at 1000, I see 3 birds here: They prove to be ♂297, ♀601, and ♀682 Blue-Red/Blue, ♀601's sister from Gate, who has been seen haying out at Warp5! A very nice case of sisters moving independently, several years apart: ♀601 in August 81 (then May 82), and ♀682 in June 84. Good Stuff. All 3 birds look very comfortable together, flycatching from same tree, etc.