94 JOSEPH HAYDOCK MELANERPEs FORMICIVOROUS 1800 HNHR 11April 8:45 ct-blue/orange-green plus one other seen foraging big ook at edge of field. 19April 16:20 Stores remaining. No birds seen in cavities. 10 May 10:15 2 nestling, 1 unhatched, good egg, 2 infertile eggs Nestling weights 4.5g, 6.5g (NOT marked) 14 June 11:45 - Checked holes for renesting - nobody seen Plenty of stores remaining 30 June 11:45 - Checked holes again for renesting - nobody seen 5Aug 19:20 Roost watch. Bird in hole (2nd nest). I watch 1800's main granny tree (1st nest) while Mary watches below at 2nd nest. 2+ birds go roost in my tree in this years 1st nest. Mary reports bird left hole in lower tree; no other birds seen entering hole. 6Aug. 18:00 - Set ambush on 1st nest hole 19:20 - Did not see anyone roost in hole - Bird in hole of 2nd nest. 7Aug. 9:30 - Tied ambush in place. Will try again in a couple of days. 9 Aug 18:30 Set ambush for another attempt. 19:30 - 1 bird C?) went into hole. Mary reports that they wanted to go to their lower nest hole - she scared them away. 10Aug. 4:30 - Ambush failed - no bird in hole and string broke anyway. -yuck.