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1987 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
1800 HUHR
23 Sept 1630-1640 Watched hole From lane - nothing.
24 Sept 0750-0850 Watch From distance - From lane and
then From 1500 side. I saw one visitation to the
typical hole, but the bird didn't go in - it just
looked in then hitched away. I noticed the birds
Flying over to their live oak snag in the woods
alot, and at 0845 I saw the female working on a
hole, pulling out chips (she was still having to back
out) Can I assume there's no nest (yet). Saw the
new juv. Saw 4 birds at least, but as I wasn't
censusing, (or far away) I ID'd only 4 193 & J=1438
A rather large limb fell on the uphill side of the gran.
They lost one, maybe 2, roost holes and several
hundred (250?) storage holes. I took a small piece.
2 Oct 0800-0810 Watched webbing hole - nothing.
0845-0855 Watched live oak snag From last
time. No one went near the hole they had been
working on, but one bird worked (very) briefly
on another hole start not far away.
18 Dec 1600 Acorn Count: 5300 main gran 3 5800
500 tree to east