Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4461
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1991 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus 1800 2 June 1800 RL = 8.8, LL = 9.8, RW = 7.1, egg A (pip) = 4.35, Egg B = 4.6. Didn't put in cardboard, put up bee thang for Barthell. June → 3 Jun 1830 11.3, 13.5, 10.3, 5.6, r last egg pipping. Wow! 5 eggs hatching over 4 days! Put cardboard in. 4 June 0930 Never underestimate the power of hatching async. The last egg hatched and the parents adults promptly removed the chick (probably ate it). I found the egg shells. Of course I brought my camera so I could line up all 5 for a photo. As my weighing gear was on the ground (with the camera), I did not bother weighing the remaining 4 (though now I realize I should have. Oh well. The runt is on his way out. Even with dog food, 2 kids die. Final est: 13.5, 11.3, 10.3, 5.6, [illegible]. Oh yes, The cardboard says 2 June, but I really put it in on 3 June. To you missed one! 6 June 1630. RL = W = 25 (9.15), LL = DB = 27.3 (10.5), RW = Y = 21.8 (9) Removed old cardboard, put in new. Runt is marginal. 17 June Walt catches #787 (74.8 g) 19 June " " " 77.9g (145) 27.4 (87) 12 July 0830 Saw 1438 at Pump pan trap. 6 Aug Nest site: valley oak, dead limb, reused hole, 28 Ft high, 90"