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M. Stanback
1994
M Formicivorus
Road One
HNHR
1 Mar Well, it Finally happened... the sycamore granary Fell.
still Full of acorns so it must've been recent.
1600 Returned w Walt + retrieved the pieces (except
For the biggest one - which we leaned againts the
trunk. We'll probably put the pieces at Pipe.
2 Mar Roost watch. Arrived (late) at 1800 to Find the birds
in several of the 93 holes. They Flushed. We left.
4 Mar I don't want to talk about it.... They've now drilled
6 holes. I plugged the top (looked ricket) +
bottom + set 2 ambushers in the 2nd - 3rd
highest hole. Well... they wanted in the top, pulled
out the leaf + went in ... 6 of them, one
in the next hole down. Great! But then an
intruder (?) came + tried to get in a lower
hole. A bird burst out of the high hole +
started chasing (like squirrels around the trunk)
Of course they hit a string, the ambusher fell,
he yelled, and all 6 birds Flushed + yelled.
Arrrrrgh. Finally 3 came back + went in the
high hole. (Oh yes, there were Fresh chips in the 2 ambushers holes)
5 Mar 0530 I pole it + don't hit it perfect. All
3 birds escape. I hate this job.
8 Mar Roost watch. Were in hole at 1755. I watched +
they played musical holes til bed time. Ended up
with birds in the top 3 holes (esp top ?)
9 Mar Set ambush at high hole. It was kinda crazy, but I
think 6 (?) Birds ended up inside. 2 (?) into next, 2 in next.
hole