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1987 M. Stanback 3
M. Formicivorus
MacFlat HNHR
June
10 June 1530 Bird wt Chor 1's 1° Tc TN BW TS T
G 78 58 22.4 29.5 20.35 13.6 7.75 12 21
R 78 58 23.4 31.4 19.9 13.4 7.9 13 22.2
11 June 1445G 80.1 63 24 35 20.4 14.3 7.9 13 24
R 79.6 63 26.6 36.7 20.1 13.9 7.8 13.9 25.4
12 June 1515 R 71.8 67 22.5 40 20.85 13.9 8 16 27.5
dead G 66 (26) (37) 14.2 25.8
bead + right wing gone. Weasel? The other baby was at
the hole when I opened it - very hungry & very upset.
Have he been abandoned by the adults? Walter says
to give the kid some crickets or leave him in the hole.
I think I'll set some traps too.
= dissection = well, if there were 2 of
those little gobbies, I'd say 2, but
I see only one (on the bird's right side) so...
1730 Gave the survivor 15 crickets (Force Fed last 2)
He must have ruptured a (some?) air sacs, since
his neck & chest were all puffy. I set 4
Shermans at the base of the tree.
13 June 0600 Traps unsprung. Baby crying (but warm). Ate 15
more crickets. He's still all puffy. Owl?
1730 Weighed 63 g. I declare him abandoned. I gave him
15 crickets and put him in the aviary.
14 June 0700 Found dead in aviary - didn't seem pecked up, just
neglected. Air sacs still puffy. Dissection revealed no gobbies.
Thus no babies were Fledged along the road this year.
26 Aug 9 988 (the breeder) is now at Finch !!