Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4462
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19 92 M. Stanback 1800 10 Apr late am. Hello'd holes - removed styrofoam granary 17 Apr 0800-0810. Watched from afar. Bird flew to 91 hole 1330 Climbed. Empty. 20 Apr Roost watch. Saw/heard one bird go up the canyon to the W. Hello'd holes beforehand - nothing 25 Apr 1140 Climbed. Empty, but looks very nice. 27 Apr 0945 Damn. Get up in tree r realize Walt still has peeper. Can't touch bottom of hole! Sawed some, but still can't reach. Damn. Roost watch - nothing in "nest" or granary trees. Uphill? 5 May 0730-0800 I try to spy (but lots of distractions at 1500) Anyway, saw 5 birds, saw 2 trips into the woods down a little from the granary. Also heard alot of activity at what I think is Korsetail (r also maybe SHW). Checked out HORS, nothing doing down there, so it must've been 1800 birds down at the corner 9 May Walt reports roosting way up the canyon, but no bird in hole 2 day. 12 May 1415-1515 Spied. Birds hanging out by creek or road, but I couldn't find anything. 16 May Walt reports 3 Fresh eggs in the snag up the canyon 8 June Set up a platform here 4 Aug 1415 Put Food on platform. 5 Aug 1100 Platform empty. added Food & water 6 Sept 1730 Helled mid to 1500 hole (nada). Gave Food 7 Sept 1120: Spent a bit watching. They're hanging out in 92 tree