1988 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus 1500 HNHR Dec 87 Acorn Count: 4970 4 Ap 1000 Climb. Empty, but good shape - looks likely. 13 Ap 1300 Bird in hole - climb, but no eggs (Ok yes, Walt cut open a hole on the lane that had a bird in it - no eggs - very rotten - I broke the limb that same day - cops. 18 Apr 1720 5 Freshie eggs (not super fresh, and slightly warm) 24 Apr 0915 Checked - 5 unhatched eggs 25 Apr am - still not hatched 27 Apr 1345 - still not hatched damnit. 28 Apr 1400 RL: 6.1, LL: 4.55, 1 pipping, 2 unhatched 29 Apr 1400 9.3 7.0 RW = 3.9, + 1 pipping egg - so where is the other baby (or egg)? 30 Apr 1415 13.1 9.5 3.5 3.1 (Last 2 going fast) 1 May 1400 Arriving to Find a low level power struggle - & must've kicked off. Babies ice cold (dead) and have Fly eggs all on them. The mustive did last night and didn't sleep w the kids. I brought the kids back to the lab for pickling and while I washed the Fly eggs off, they moved! Alive, but not for long - they both died later today 17 May ? 1200 4 Fresh eggs (#4 laid today (?)) 20 May pm Still 4 eggs 27 May 1000 RL = 5.0, LL = 4.9, 1 egg piping (#2), #4 not yet pip 28 May 0800 7.5 7.4 RW = 5.25, #4 pip 30 May 0815 14.5 16 8.8 #4 hatched, died, removed by birds 31 May 0840 Y=19.75 (9.15), LB = 19.6 (9.1), RW = 11.2 1 Jun 0850 23.6 (10.15) 23.7 (10.05) 15.9 2 Jun 0827 29 (11.05) 28.9 (11) 17.7 (9.3)