Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4461
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1990 M. Formicivorus Aviary HNHR Mar Gave them a nice new nest cavity Mar Bled all 4. 9 Apr Started giving them a daily handful of dry acorns 10 Apr Nest empty, no chips (though have enlarged cavity) 12 Apr " some chips at bottom. Put brick on lid 20 Apr 0900 Eggs! 1 runt, 1 regular (#1) 0945 Bled all 4 21 Apr 0930 Nest empty - broken eggs on ground below 23 Apr 1100 2 eggs! Presumably one laid yesterday? 24 Apr 1130 4 eggs (#3 + #4). So was it egg tossing on 21 Apr? Were 2 eggs laid yesterday. 25 Apr 1130 Marked egg #5. (Put in Way 3 into next cage yesterday at 1100. Dead this am) 26 Apr 1000 Eggs. #6 + #7 5 May #1 = 3.92, #2 = 4.64, 3 = 4.66, 4 = 4.84, 5 = 4.74, 6 = 5.38, 7 = 4.22. All Fertile 6 May 0745 RL (3?): 4.42, LL = 4.02 (2), RW = 4.82 (4), LW = 3.29 (1). Eggs 5,6,7 unhatched. 1100 RL = 5.42, LL = 5.18, RW = 5.66, LW = 3.80. No pips 1545 RL = 5.48, LL = 6.68, RW = 7.0, LW = 4.68. #7 dead 7 May 0615 7.02 6.82 7.78 4.96 4.33 #6 pip 1400 RL = 8.94 LL = 8.56 RW = 9.94 LW = 5.46 B = 6.24 BL = 5.92 8 May 0645 9.94 10.94 11.06 7.34 6.82 6.14 9 May 0700 12.19 12.68 13.35 5.82 8.62 7.9 10 May 0730 17 18.16 18.86 ultracold 12.24 11.5 1200: Blood 1 = LG M, 2 = RM, 3 = Rova, 4 = Ptery