Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4460
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1988 M, Stanback M. Formicivorus CV2 Annex H NHR (30 Mar 0930 Saw 3 birds, 2 were ♂♂ - 1 of these males seemed to have ♂, others seemed NOBA (?) Dec 87 Acorn Count: 11000 1 Apr 1600 Way to go Jane! She found the nest! Way out on the limb that points to the gran. Not convenient. 2 Apr 1015 Opened nest (thin) 3 Fresh eggs 5 Apr? Sent Jane for incub watch (to det whether ♂♂ B or H), but, alas, no one showed up. Predated? 9 Apr 1100 Check hole - empty. Damn. Back to square 1. √11 Apr 1515 Found nest! W Facing hole up canyon. Bird in hole on arrival 12 Apr 1415 Cut open hole - 6 Fresh eggs - not too warm. 21 Apr 1630 RL: 7.9 LL: 5.6 RW: 9.3 LW = 6.15 +2 inf eggs The babies all looked "new" (pink, not white - no ribs showing, fat) bullshit → I'll wager they all hatched this am (RW with jump on 'em) 22 Apr 1715 11.2 7.6 13.4 9.5 24 Apr 1630 RL=19.5 (9.7) : R | LL=11.3 | RW=20.9 (10.2) = B | LW=18.1 (8.8) Scrub jay nest nearby - cute! 2 eggs still in ↑ nest. +2 eggs 26 Apr 1530 (R: 27.6 (11.4)) (Y: 24.8 (11)) (B: 29.7 (12.4)) 21.8 (10.3) 28 Apr 1615 39.6 (13.35) 36.2 (12.7) 40.8 (14.55) 30.1 (12.3) no eggs 30 Apr 1630 47 (15) 44 (14.5) 49.3 (16.35) 37.3 (14.2) 3 May 1800 63 (17.2) 2.5 60.8 (16.4) 3.8 (2.2) 69.9 (17.9) 6.3 (3.6) 51.5 (15.7) 9 May 1500 R 80.5 53 20.25 22.7 26.6 13.6 18 Y 83.5 53 19 17 25.1 14 18 LB 97.5 60 21.25 20.5 32.5 16.5 22 ~ 72 46 18.8 18.2 22.7 14.7