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1992 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
Murf
31 Mar 1105 Saw 9 RM, 187.6 from CVGR here. Flew to CVGR
1 Apr 1510 No acorns seen.
9 Apr 0830 I hear quite a bit of activity here. ?
12 Apr 0820 Nail a piece of wood to top of fence post
or put some dog food on it. They need encouragement.
0950 Platform food all gone! (pies?)
10 May 0910-0920 Spied from CV2. At 0920 a bird flushed
from a limb and another immediately flew to it
or went in a hole. Nest! In the uphill tree
Cloned. 4 well incubated eggs, 1 of which
is infertile. Should hatch soon. Set blind.
16 May 1130 Mv = 22.7 (10.1) DG = 21.8 (10.1). Val, next time
tell me when they feed during an incubation watch.
Oh well missed brood reduct. Found remains of all 3
eeggs (+ the infert - I removed) its very small).
17 May Roost: several birds in tree A
maybe 1-2 in tree B
1 bird flew to CVI to roost
19 May 1000 checked out 4 roost holes: couldn't find A-hole,
Free climbed B hole (yuk) and tied - set an ambush.
Wood too thick to cut for a dubious ambush, so I
just drilled a small hole down at the bottom. I'll
blow thru this v Freak the birds out. A big piece
of tree recently came down 100 m NW of here. Cloudy.
Roost: Val reports birds in C & D.
24 May 1430 Took down B ambush, set (v tied) one at nest.