2000 2001 Waltford Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Cazebo HNHR 19 April) 1430. Bird in hole (tree by pond; same as last year). 20 April) 1345. Climbed to hole, pulling 92260 out from on the eggs, of which there were 6. Measured 2: ① 24.9 x 19.3 and ② 24.4 x 19.2. Incubated. EHD ~25 Apr. Still stores here. 18 May 930. Banded the 4 kids here. Lots of stores still. 13 June 2nd nest in same hole. Checked it: 5 eggs, incubated, I had a small peck hole in it and was essentially blown, while a second seemed partly dried up as well, leaving only 3 good eggs. One of them: 26.5 x 20.4. EHD ~17 June. 19 June 1145. 3 kits, 4-5 to. Band ~5 July. 4 July 1245. Banded the 3 kits. Still plenty of stores. 30 August Quite a few stores still. 2001 3 April 1400. Bird in the normal nest hole. 1645. Checked hole: empty but good. 5 May 1610. 3 birds in new hole in old nest tree to the S of the central area. 21 May Last week I watched roosting one night and saw lots of activity surrounding last year's nest hole. Then, on Friday 18 May, there was a bird in the same hole. So I expected the nest to finally be there. Today, howerver, I got here at 1215 only to find a Starling in the [illegible] hole!! Did They start? Is a nest still there? Has the Starling destroyed it?