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Red-shafted Flicker
Colaptes cafer
4/13
1891
Apr. 15 Took a set of 6 today in Sycamore.
Incub. begun.
May 21 Took set 1/5. also found nest
which contained y.
Hal(?) Woodpecker.
1892
May 13 Took a set of 4 in bottoms.
Nest 22 ft up in dead stump
of oak(?) near top.
12 in. deep. Diam 4.75 in.
Diam. of entrance 1.75 in.
Eggs about size of Flickers
But thicker & rounder.
Bird; "Plain white stripe
Black Jet. - wings xc."
1844.
Feb. 17 Am (almost) sure that I heard one in Gage canal
mill, bigaroy. Sounded like Strawberry.