2000 2001 2002 WaltorD Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Westgate HNHR 18 Apr 1315. Lots of stores. None in any holes, though. 8 May 1300. Used lots of ladders to get to the low hole in the bad limb (tagged 277) where there are 4 incubated eggs. EHD ~ 12 May. Band ~ 2 June. 2 June Banded the 4 kids. Plenty of stores left here. 30 August Apparently out of stores here, or at least very much on their last legs. 2001 7 May 1430. At last: bird in last year's hole! 25 May 1945. 1st, a bird who I saw as ?vd-red/m came and stayed for a couple of minutes; who is this bird? Then or/m #2773 came for the night. Note that I didn't see him really well, but I saw Or and thought I got a glimpse of The M band so I'm pretty sure it was him. 30 May Joey and I got up here finally and banded The 3 kids, who are young but not that young. 2002 22 August 1315. There would appear to be a power struggle going on here at last. Also, there are a few old stores left. 25 Sept. Ambushed tonight in The new hole nabbed only 93447 - The helper 9 from 2001. Several NOBA 9s here were missed entirely! 14 Oct. Ambushed tonight: the 280 + 2 NOBA 9s.