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1984 R.L.Mumme
Acorn Woodpecker
Dark Hollow
23 April 0630-0730, I confirm what Denise has been seeing.
Dark Hollow now has is 1982 composition: ♂584,
♀695 M/Maute and ♀696
or-wht/or-Blt, all here +
seen well. Also a lot of intrusion, including ♂721
M/Lw-Yellow from Plaque.
15 May After flushing a ♀ from the 83 nest hole, I return with
the rope ladder but find no eggs.
16 May Watching here 0605: Su-uvagu-, at 0705 ♀695 entered
the hole, left at 0725. I climb up and find
1 Fresh egg 26.1 x 19.1 mm. Nothing really
unusual about the egg. All 3 birds (♂584, ♀695,
♀696) see well. By 1100, Nobody except ♂584
had entered the hole, though ♀696 had taken a good
long look at it. With Beth watching with me, a long
wait but 1145, ♀696 enters finally, then flies out immediately
with the egg in her bill! Yeah! Carried to the 82 nest
tree, but then I lost track. Yessir, ♀695 laid, ♀696
(the victim the previous two years) tossed! Beth's first egg toss
17 May Watching 0615 0740, Nothings up. Both ♀♀
paid brief visits to the nest, But no eggs laid.
19 May Watching 0555. 0608, ♀696 enters, ♀695 follows at
0615. ♀695 leaves at 0625 followed by ♀696 at
0630. Both ♀♀, there plus ♂584, were there in and out
of the hole a few times. At 0640, I climb up to
the nest and find one fresh egg, probably laid this Am
between 0608 + 0630 Laid by ♀696. Didn't bring the
calipers, but the egg is fairly round, heavily marbled,
4 birds here
breeding male
(♂584)