Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4458
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1985 Mark Stanback M. formicivorus CV 1 Hastings Reservation 26 May spent several hours in afternoon looking for nest. Nope 27 May 1200 Found nest! in tree in meadow NW of their "main" Nest tree is last tree on edge of knoll. To determine As viewed from CV 2 status I watched it for .5 hr. 1230 start 1245 ♂ arrives. Sits outside, looks in, enters, stays in @ 30 sec. Leaves 1247 ♀ arrives. Sits outside, looks in, enters, stays in. 1249 ♂ arrives, sits outside, looks in, leaves 1300 ♀ still inside. I think I can see her inside the hole (the white of her throat), but she never sticks head out. No birds observed to carry food to hole 3 June 1135 ♀ went to hole (that I cut out several days ago), looked in, flew away 1138 ♀ entered hole. Appeared soon afterward dumping sawdust (from me) out. She did this 3 times 1142 ♀ left hole, seen sitting with a ♂. No bands read on either, but I'm far away 1150 ♀ seen in hole again 6 June 1400 no bird in hole (there was one last evening)