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1987 M. Stanback
3
M. Formicivorus
LA2
H NHR
17 April 1430 Murphy's law in effect. Anyway, 1 egg in hole, #1.
Cut new door (I tried widening last one but still no go)
Oh please don't let them abandon !!!
19 April 1320 Egg #2.
19 April 1030 Easter Egg #3
20 April 1630 Egg #4.
30 April 1715 No eggs pipped yet.
1 May am "". Egg 3 has hole in it.. dead
2 May 0815 3 eggs hatched. 1 chick dead ( 4.0g)
RL LL
5.8 4.6
3 May 1160 8.4 4.8
4 May 1030 12.0
5 May 1030 15.0 (Katy reports Fighting at the hole)
6 May 1100 20.7 Egg still there.
7 May 1100 24.5 Most of egg still there.
8 May 1000 Limb broke at the nest in yesterdays wind. No
sign of baby (or dead adults). The hole may be
salvageable. Cut it off a foot above & re install.
11 May I destroyed the hole attempting to salvage it.
13 May 1015 I find a hole they seem to be working on
just inside the woods (Fresh chips lying around) in the
tree w all the wood leaning against it (S-Facing hole)
19 May 1145 Yep, it's a nest (4 eggs). Didn't have keyhole saw or
brace & bit, so I'll saw it next time.
28 May 1045 RL = 12 LL = 8.8 + 1 egg