Field notes, v569
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bird observed: Red breasted sapsucker. Place: North shore of Lake Mary. (1/2 mi. SW Donner Pass) Time: June 26, 1950. Times are P.D.S.T. 7100 ft. 8:16 a.m. Arrived at study area. 8:30 a.m. Red breasted sapsucker appeared on white fir about 50 feet from shore. 8:30 1/2 a.m. Sapsucker flew east across lake towards bluff. Feeding holes were on middle third of tree. Many holes were on south side of tree; one small feeding area on north. No evidence of feeding on other trees in vicinity. Squirrel in tree all during time of observance 9:13 a.m. Sapsucker returned from east bluff. Ate sap. Drilled a new hole. 6 min. 9:19 a.m. Flew around tree and cleaned bill, 9:20 a.m. Came back for more sap, 9:22 a.m. Flew to bluff, 9:23 a.m. Came back to same holes. 9:23 1/4 a.m. Left towards bluff. Indications are nest is located on bluff about 1/4 mi. away. 9:34 a.m. Squirrel getting sap out of same hole. 9:35 a.m. Squirrel came back, ate sap and peeled some bark. 9:35 1/2 a.m. Sapsucker came back from bluff. We left the study area. M. & V. Rosenbaum (members Colorado Bird Club, Denver, Colorado