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1992 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
Misc Groups
15 June Rana Creek II. Arrived at 1400, bird Flushed
From the hole. Climbed r peeped. I hatching r eggs.
The nest is in a back chamber, not the front one
I had peeped. Anyway, I set an ambush r waited
For an adult. One came, I pulled string, r it got
stuck! I reset it, waited, r Finally another adult
showed up, I pulled... stuck! Arrgh! By now its
past 1500 and as its a cold windy day, I say
To this sh--, climb up, open the nest (it kind
of fell apart) and pulled out ) cold baby r 3
cold eggs. I warmed them up a bit in the baby
box, then headed home (after holloing holes at
Rana I). To the aviary, where I stole their
dead eggs r put these in. Let's keep our
Fingers crossed!
16 June 0530 I've been seeing ACW's going to the Red House
jay platform For days now, r I had assumed it
was KNOl birds, but the was a Lewis with
them (2) today. There was I chase, but I
think it was a KNOl bird vs another ACW. These
mystery birds are SHIL I would guess.
10 Aug Rana II: 1630-1715 Spied For Fall nest - nada (though
there were birds around) Flights to the trees to W.
1800: Nest! One Fledged while I climbed. Banded the other!
Rana: 1725-1745 Spied, Lotsa birds (3 ME =
No obvious nestiness. After banding Rana II, I-flashlite
the low hole here - a bird!