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1994 M. Stanback
M. formicivorus
WGate
5 Mar 1550 Jeremy shows me where 4 birds roosted
last night. and a bird was in it! A new
high hole in center of tree.
7 Mar 1200 whoa! Finally got a string up, climbed, r
cut open Jeremy's hole. Looks good. Set a gall,
9 Mar 5 finds bird in hole on arrival for roost watch.
2 more go in... = 3 (?) total.
10 Mar Set ambush (ug). Birds upset but 3 Finally go in.
11 Mar Ambush! Caught all 3 breeders (no laps). It's both
my && and Jeremy's impression that there are only
5 or 6 birds here (roosting at least). Looking
at the Field list, only 5 birds were seen in Jan.
25 Mar 1730 Hello holes - nada (but bird near 93 a hole)
27 Mar 1100 "
1 Apr 1020 "
3 Apr 1135 Bird at high new hole (where we ambushed)
4 Apr 1105 Hello - nuthin, but there was a chase here
5 Apr Hello - nuthin
13 Apr 0630 Hello - nuthin
30 Apr 1000 Parked below tree r watched. There's a bird
working on a new hole at the base of the nut about 1/3
way up the tall straight dead limb where they used to roost.
3 May Alas, he is dead. 1582, the B.M., was found dead
on the road - a car casualty. He leaves a large
Family - though we need a census to find out how
large. Thanks to Jennifer for picking him up. He
weighed 89 g. Get testis size: [illegible] .9 x .6 mm