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1985 Mark Stanback
M. formicivorus
BLM 1
Glastings Reservation
6 June 0500 checked nest. 6 eggs. Flushed bird from
nearby tree upon arrival
0515-0815 watched nest from nearby blind. Not
only did no ff come to lay; no birds came
to tree at all.
1015 now sitting near pond. Maybe the birds
won't be so shy now. But no birds seen
1030 2 ff seen flycatching in granary (812 + ?)
1100 809 1B.
1125 birds would flycatch for a while, then
disappear. I don't know where to, but I
didn't see any birds leave the granary
1126 hear 3 birds. 1 from trees near granary
to SE. One bird is a banded ♂
1145 no bird in or near nest. Checked granary holes
7 June 0450-0550 watched nest from blind. No
birds entered tree. Heard birds in granary
and in tree near granary
1300 checked nest. 6 eggs. Also waited near
granary to see if birds were interested in any
other holes, but the birds didn't show.
10 June 0740 2 birds seen entering what seemed to be incomplete
nest hole. No more visits for next half hour