Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4459
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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