Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4459
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M. Stanback 1987 M. Formicivorus Buckeye HUHR 6 Jan 1100 Acorn Count +7 Jan <drawn tree with limbs labeled 1, 2, 3> — these 3 limbs counted on uphill side only rain! = 1060 rest of tree = 1395 leaning logs = 53 Total = 2508 Total 2508 Not a very accurate count I must admit 8 Feb 1230 # roost holes = 13 Acorn Count: whole tree 5089 (w scope) leaning logs ~93 total 5182 26 Mar 0645 Arrive to Find a sudden blid (one of the good ones!) crumpled on the ground. Damn it Katy — that makes Blm 1, Gazebo, SHW, and here! Oh yes, the 85 86 nest hole has globs of what looks like ACW Feathers all around the entrance — as if someone were nailed there. Pretty worthless. 0645-0900 and only one fly by. 30 Mar 0715 See a NOBA 9 on arrival. Shit. Then see 1003. 0900 Small chase (?) between 665 and a 9. 0930, I quit. 31 Mar Walt told me of a hole facing uphill on the steep part, to the SE of the gran. 4 birds went in. 1 April They didn't like the ambush. Shit. Try pole next time. 17 April 0620-0645 Watched from Plan. No mate guarding. 2 short chases. 3 birds just sat quietly apart in granary.