Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4462
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1994 M. Stankback M. Formicivorus MuoF HNHR 4 Apr 1005-1020 Spy From CV2. Saw several visits to near the high Western hole. 19 Apr 1715 Hello holes - nothing, even the high "suspect" hole Joey reports a bird in the high hole later! 20 Apr 0915 Climb r peep (too deep to Feel(eggs). 4 eggs Hard to tell, but I'd say Freshish. 23 Apr Caught HF at cVER ps (she was here yesterday) 26 Apr Joey steals eggs (but drops 1 of the 5) Oops. 30 Apr am Put up platform r jay trap r Food 1700 Food gone, put out more. Measure eggs (not lay order) #1 = 26 x 19.1, 2 = 26.1 x 19.5, 3: 26.7 x 19.75, 4 = 27 x 19.7 1 May 0630 Egg #2 hatched 4 May Roost watch. I don't see much From where I am, but sounds like they're in the nest tree. Joey r 1 Flash holes afterward - see a bird in the 93 hole. Ambush tomorrow. 15 May Time to catch up on things. We Finally Found where they were roosting, but by then they were laying (2 eggs). Dumb me didn't get an egg laying watch (thinking they would lay only 4). They laid 6. Joey took 'em, another ambush Failed (make that 2). Today Joey r I spent 1.5 hrs here trying to net them with a Ravi? decoy. Nope 17 May Finally, a successful ambush! They caught the BM 1954 and also the HM 2341 with the tumorous Foot. Really gross, really huge. It wasn't the leg