Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4460
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1988 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus Blm 2 H/NHR Dec 87 Acorn Count: 1250 10 Apr 0830 Starling nest, ACW in tree top 19 Apr 1815 hello holes - nothing 26 Apr 1640 hello holes - and find some new ones, but no nest. 11 May 0800 hello holes (esp one Walt showed me) nothing 1800 Watched 1/2 hr for nestiness. Nothing. A suspicious disappearance to one tree, but I found no holes 20 May 1640, 1655 Hello'd hole - nothing. 21 May 0755 Hello hole - nothing 22 May 1630 Watched hole 5 min, bird to hole (not in) Climbed and peeped - empty. Door had big gaps so I Dapped it. 30 May 0920 I've been helloing the hole all week - nothing. There was a bird sitting near the hole holes in the dead small limb in the snaggy tree by L. Conjo 4 Jun 0545 Hello holes - nothing 11 Jun 1500 Power Struggle: 3-4 birds, chasing, drumming, garricks 12 Jun Jane reports no unusual activity here. 30 Jun Cruised by Canon Vista - nada. 3 July 0740 2 very bold birds here, but no scope (or was it 3 birds!?) 5 July 1510-1540 Watch - nada (2 quick visits) 10 July 0810 PID on 9. [illegible] 11 July 0715-0815 Census: 9 1356, 8 BYN/DB-LB, 8 OKO or LGOKO The 2nd 8 was chased by the 9 a couple times. The other 8 sat peacefully with him though. At one point 2 birds checked out a hole. A Lagu juv sat in the sparse tree by LC awhile.