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1988 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
Big T
H NHR
29 Mar 1140 1234 (R KWN) at Big T. (From LA2)
Dec 87 Acorn Count : 150
7 Apr 0700 Chasing 4 wakas + drumming - what's up?
26 Apr 0900 Found nest - lowish on S side of big tree in woods
dying
(E facing hole) 9 eggs (8+1 runt)
27 Apr 0700 Cut a door. Cavity has a hole in the back
wall near the bottom that a chick could fall in. (I
stuck a wad of duct tape in it. Of the 9 eggs, 1
others
was infertile, one a runt (both removed by me) opague
28 Apr am No one in hole. I climb + peep - none hatched
29 Apr 0800 Hello hole, nothing! The bastards musta Farted abandoned. 2nd
tape!
3 May 0720 RL: 10.1 LL: 10.2 RW: 7.5 LW: 11.9 r = 3.6
There was an infertile egg in the hole (!?) and another that
seemed to die at pipping (?) as a result of being capped
by a larger egg
So, all eggs accounted for
4 May 0915 12.9 13.9 10.2 15.2 3.6
6 May 0715 (B) 18.3(8.5) 16.5(0) 12.1 20.5(9.4)(W)
8 May 0645 21.6(10) 20.2(10) 14.2 28.3(11.2)
10 May 0630 31.7(11.9) 26 (11.75) 19.1(11.5) 36.5(13.1)
12 May 0935 4.37(13.95) 39.5(13.5) 28.9(13.05) 50.5(14.85)
14 May 0630 50.9(in) 2.8(2.3)|47.5 (14.7)|35(14.35)|56.8(16.2) 4.5 (4.4)
16 May 0700 65.5 39.5 (17.2) 13.4 - 9.7 10.4
LB 59.9 32 16.3 9 - 6.2 8
- 43 15.5 2
Q 57 31 16.35 8.5 - 5.1 6.6