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1992 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
RAVI
HNHR
7 Apr Started giving them acorns, Bird in log.
12 Apr " " mealworms " . No eggs
14 Apr 1130 Bled "i leg". 80.9 g, 35.7 bill , No eggs
incit: 57.5, 59.5, 54, 53, 54, 48 green paint
large 1630 lap = 87.3, 33.5=culm, tail=86, wc=151 yellow paint
large RO: 55, 33.3, 83 (shot), 152 blue paint
OW: 80, 32.8, 82 (shot) 148, purple, no lay
15 Apr 1100 1 Fresh egg ! Marked it.
16 Apr 1100 2 eggs. " green ✓
17 Apr 1130 3 eggs. Marked. Bled 1789 -purple
18 Apr 1200 4 eggs. Marked.
19 Apr 1300 Still 4 eggs ... that's all Folks
1783 = OW = purple paint
1785 = GG = yellow " : bled this guy today (1500)
1788 = leg = green "
1789 = RO = blue paint
Tried jugular bleed on 1783. didn't work, big hematoma
Trial " " . 1785 after doing a wing bleed
For blood, Jug didn't work. In Final desparation, I
tried it on the 9, didn't work there either
23 Apr 1150 Bled 1783. Afterwards Knol birds (all 4!) came
up + Fought with RAVI birds. Landed on the
aviary top + pecked at 'em! RAVI birds all
attacked back in Force (Knol bird(s) one at a
time on aviary top.