Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4457
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1984 R.L. Mamme 2 Acorn Woodpecker Road 3 0745 27 March First watch here since 24 March, when Philip + E installed a piece of styrafoam with 100 acorns. There are 3 birds here: Two ♂ in the Valley Oak as I drove up, but I didn't get bands. Plus a ♀ whose legs I did not see either 0815 Great stuff! Now the 2 ♂ are ♂580 White/Black LBlue/DBlue-Yel(N) ♂672 DBlue-Yel(N)/M of Road 1! Saw ♂672 extract then eat of of our acorns from the styrafoam. Also the RNB is here. She has been in both the 82 + 83 nest holes. Neat! All 3 chased a Starling at 820, 0825, very pounding on the styrafoam. Great! I suspect that the two ♂ forced ♂552 back off to PO Hill. 0830 check the "graray". Mac, only ~45 acorns left in the styrafoam! Some have probably been restored, but the birds have taken to it well. 6 April A quick watch here, 1015-1100. The situation here seems to have stabilized. ♂580 m/Black and RNB seen here. No acorns left in the styrafoam (gone by 31 March according to Philip. ♂672 not seen today, but wasn't a good watch. 13 April Tried to watch here but birds aren't spending much time here. I did see a RNB and a second bird (is ♂672 gone), but they spent most of their time flycatching elsewhere on this hot sunny day. Did see a pair of Pigmy Owls investigating the "standard" nest hole