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1985 Mark Stanback
M. formicworm
PRARIE HOME FIELD
HNHR
20 June 20 1600-1800 Found new group. They live in the
2nd gully to the right (if you're standing
on the road). They have a large snag at the
bottom of their area that sticks out into
PHF proper. I found the birds hanging out
near the top of the gully. There are at
least 4 adults. I saw 2 unbanded ♂, 1 unbanded ♀, 1 banded ♀ (couldn't read
bands); no babies seen or heard. Sky birds.
21 June 0815-1115 The birds never left the gully area.
Last evening one flew across PHF, but
now I realize that this was probably because
when I played the Lucia tape, the bird
thought there was an intruder from
across PHF - this is where the nearest
neighboring group is (I found them today too-
however, they are less accessible than these
PHF proper birds) There are many trees
with acorn storage holes - many have acorns.
The birds did not seem to concentrate their
interest or activities to any one area, but
they did give me some hints - there are
roosting holes everywhere though.