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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