Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4462
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1993 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus MOON HNHR 19 Apr I got the sample at 10 minutes and another 20 minutes after that. At this point (30 min after capture) I heard a garrick From one of the 88. Another garrick was heard (again From the nest tree) 10 minutes later. (Since birds were hanging out near the nest, I reset the ambusher after the First bleed, but no luck. Looking at the 99 swollen cloaca, I realize that the specimen From RANA probably had not laid an egg that day, whereas this 9 had. So... even though she was From Buckeye, she had dispersed off the study area, and was .. Fair game. I collected her for sperm storage analysis at 0855. I opened her up (without looking inside) and put her in formalin. I had removed her eggs and replaced them w 2 dead eggs From the Fridge. Her eggs measured (order not known for 1+2) 1: 23.8 x 18.1, 2: 23.75 x 17.6, 3: 24.65 x 17.35. These are small eggs... From a small 9. Another cost of asynchrony!! I will put them in the aviary 1100 Arrive to set nets - dead quiet. Put up nets or play tape or immediately catch 2085 (BM) See cap recs. Soon afterwards we got a NOBA 9 (the 1st participant) Stress series banded. Let her go or immediately regretted it. She'll probably