Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4462
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1992 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus RAVI HNHR (4 May) The chick was bleeding + bruised + had some hematomas, but I thought it would be OK. At 1015 I took K & DG up the Arnold to LAZ, but DG was dead when I got up there. Damn. 12 May 1000 It's about time! Egg #1 in middle log. Video pm 13 May 0815 New eggs (2 dots). Bleed 1783, 1785, 1788, 1789. Marked Foreheads For video. Start video @ 0840 14 May Video am. At 1200 I added in 3 cold eggs from OUTB (#1-3) and marked the new egg here (::). 15 May 0930 She laid #4 (::). I need to check to see how eggs are moved around, both individually and as a group. Today it was new [illegible]. Well wait, I do know eggs get moved during the egg laying period, but how often? 1515 Check position: :: = 5, :: = 6, :: = 7 16 May 1230 Well, well, she laid another egg (her #5, I numbered it #8. No longer the tight cluster of 7. 7^2 4 And they do shift eggs around. See -> 17 May 1200 1 4 6 8 3 5 7 , Didn't give 'em mealworms today 19 May 0900 1 6 8 2 8 6 7 5 4 2 1 6 8 5 20 May 1145 21 May 1100 all still translucent! 2 7 1 23 May 1030 Damn! What gives? All eggs still not opaque! They're all dead! How did it happen? What now? 24 May 1600 I declare the nest dead, give them mealworms, acorns, steal the eggs, & measure them. 1 = 26.2 × 20.25, 2 = 27.5 × 21.05 3 = 26.5 × 20.6, 4 = 27.6 × 20.55 , 5 = 27.3 × 20.3