Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4459
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1987 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus Road 1 8 Jan 1000 Acorn Count: Syc gran by road 599 = 850 Oak gran on hill = 338 Total = 1088 20 Feb 1545 # roost holes Acorn Count: syc @ 650 Oak 132 Total 782 4 April 1610 Acorn Count: syc 200 total 200 Oak 0 6 April 0700 5 birds here Cin a vocalizing clump = mate guarding? Flying around together. I saw a 4 w LB/K-Y for sure and she doesn't match the field list. Cyndy watched afterwards and reports nothing unusual. 17 April 0900 Mate guarding, drumming, 1 chase. 2 birds checked out The 86 Wolf hole together, so I climbed it. Empty, but nice chips. Gaping hole in back. Repaired. Alas, I hope they don't use it. Need a watch hole. 23 April 1100 2 birds went to the Wolf hole. One went in. They also use the Wolf black oak. Climbed - empty. 26 April 1530 Bird to hole 1700 Empty. 2 May 1530 Bird in hole on arrival. Climbed - empty. 8 May 1530 Empty. I'm beginning to have doubts. 13 May 1500 Empty. Really doubting. But I saw a bird flush from this area of the limb! I watched a while before climbing; but no one went in despite the fact that this is their active area. I found Wolf's granary