2001 2002 2003 Walter D Koenig Melanurapes famicirious Gazebo HNHR (21 May) To try and get some idea about these questions, I climbed up, finding that The Starlings had indeed made a start at filling the hole with grass. I cleaned it out, for whatever good that will do! 4 June. 1115. Cleaned out The Starling nest and its 5 eggs from the traditional hole. Meanwhile, there's a bird in an old hole (whose keyhole cut has fallen out!) over in The central area. Definitely Starling problems here. 1500. Checked the hole (can just reach in!): 5 eggs, incubated. I measured one that was clearly rotten: 26.0 x [illegible] 20.4; I removed this egg as well, leaving 4. I also tried to make a new cutout for the hole. 13 June 1415. Checked the nest: 3 babies; I didn't feel anything else. 29 June 1045. Came to band the kids but nest is empty!! 2002 15 April 1330. Stores here. Bird in the hole over by The vernal pool. 16 April 1600. Checked the hole: 3 eggs, not fresh, 1 May 1800. Banded the 3 babies. 7 June Still stores. 2003 7 April Lots of stores. None in a hole.