Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4460
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1988 M. Stanback 2 M. Formicivorus PLQE HNHR 31 May 1000 5 opaque eggs (one dented r cracked - dead) 2 Jun 0945 Not hatched yet. 4 Jun 1100 4 eggs (yep, one's gone, but ) Judy reports weird behav 6 Jun 0800 RL = 4.75 (hatched yesterday - skinny), LL = 3.7 The 2 other eggs died (were killed) while pipping. Was it the weird ♂ or dumb jnvs ? 7 Jun 0800 Failed due to the Annex movers yesterday. Judy saw O Feedings in 3 hrs (3 non-entry visits) 14 Jun pm Saw both Plge babies. 20 Jun I've been helloing holes here all along with no luck 27 Jun 0850 Bird to hole (88 nest) 1640 climb r peep 88 hole - nothing. 29 Jun 0715-0730 Watched For nestiness - nothing. Saw 1529 (MO) 1 July 0900 Saw bird make quick visit to hole. Climbed - empty, but seem to be a Few Fresh chips. 3 July 0800 4 into hole 15.30 1 Fresh egg (#1) 4 July 1515 Marked 2nd egg → 5 July 1900 3rd 6 July 1430 4th → 11 July 1015 Peeped and saw 5 eggs. 17 July 1640 RL = 5.95, LL = 6.8, LW = 5.95. Egg #4 pipped and finished his cut, but was capped and died. 1 removed. Egg #5 Fertile r unhatched, dead = 4.18 18 July 1725 RL = 8.7, LL = 10.6, LW = 7.7 + unpip egg 19 July 1725 12.4 13.3 10.9 4.0 20 July 1715 15.5 17 (8.6) 15.0 — gone (murder?)