Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4460
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1988 Mr. Stanback Mr. Formicivorus Chongo HNHR 29 Mar Roost watch + ambush set at 85 hole (low, nice). Nothing. Dec 87 Acorn Count: 2000 1 April Roost watch: birds dead quiet, dropped from hi in the gran at 1853. May have gone to the back hole, maybe dif tree. 4 April 1630 Peeped 85 hole - nothing. The new hole on the back side is a dead end. 20 Apr 0640 Hello'd holes - nothing. (30 Apr Walt reports 1 egg in Chgo/Buck hole watch 15 may 6 May "" 5 eggs in "" 15 May 0700 Tried to find the bloody nest and conduit. Afterwards Bant checked 86 hole - nothing. 1530 Finally Found the nest (grrrr) RL = 5.1, LL = 6.65, RW = 4.2 (new), LW = 6.3 + 1 unhatched fort egg see 19 May 1830 LW = 16 = R, LL = 23.1 = K Not Chongo Bant 21 May 1530 Well, I suppose someone should have done this @ 1 month ago. We missed the nest. Watching From the Banx side of Malvone Canon, I quickly see 5 birds. I only have binocs, but they (1-2) are acting like babies. I watched @ 20 min, but saw no flights to holes. 26 Jun 1400 1617 62.8 39 17.5 13 1618 61.2 29 16.4 - 1 Oct Roost watch at granary hole - nothing. 1 Nov 1300 Saw MLB-LP (1618) at pan trap + KNOL Set ambush at 86 hole - bird didn't like it 12 Dec Acorn Count: main tree + lean = 2100 [illegible] 2250 (saw 110) downed logs = 150 over->