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1989 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
LHAY
HHNHR
Dec 88 Acorn Count: 10,000
~23 Mar Hello holes-nothing
28 Mar 1430 Theres a nice, new, low hole (E Facing) in
the tree S of the granary.
1445 Saw 9 1522 on the 14-B side of the Fence (r
down. a good ways)
4 Apr am Lynn reports lots of visits to hole.
1200 I climb hole - peep - empty, but Fresh chips.
I couldn't reach the bottom, so I added a whole Pnut
butter jar of chips - then topped w real ACW chips.
8 Apr 1400 Checked - empty, but they kept the chips (looks
like they removed a few real ACW chips)
13 Apr 1100 Checked hole - still empty. No one in Walt's hole
or the nice new hole in the tree just up
r to the S of the granary tree (E Facing)
16 Ap Lynn reports mate guarding but no interest in holes.
19 Ap 1230 Aha! One new egg in 88 hole. Set round blind
Roast watch: 3-4 birds in (probably 3?) Lynn
20 Ap 1500-1800 Nest watch, followed by roast watch.
Everybody wanted in, but the first bird discouraged
them. At one point 3 were definitely inside, but
some were being evicted as fast as they were
going in. It was ugly - there were still birds trying
to get in at 1920. I heard pecking (I could've
sworn it was outside) as I was leaving at 1922.
Oh yes, I marked egg #2.
30 Ap 0800 4 eggs: one of the unmarked ones has a small dent on