2001 Walter D Koenig 2 Melanerpes formicivorus Gate (4 April) get The ♂, who was in when we got there and never left. Otherwise, ♀3180 (a helper) came out left, and ♀3182 (another helper) dashed in the hole, so 2 birds roosted: ♂ (uk) and ♀3182. Based on this, I'd say that ♀3182 was the 3rd bird last night as well, not ♂3178. 5 April One more try tonight. 2 birds roosted: ♂2773 and the guy who zips in, presumably (but not definitively) ♀3182. ♀2969 came to the hole but didn't go in. 6 April 1000. Collected the eggs. Measured them: ① 25.0 × 19.5 ② 25.7 × 20.1 ③ 25.1 × 20.3 ④ 26.4 × 20.5 ⑤ 25.5 × 20.1 ⑥ 25.0 × 19.8 ⑦ 25.8 × 19.9 ⑧ 27.7 × 20.0 ⑨ 25.3 × 19.9. All look fertile! And all were. One was underdeveloped and probably wouldn't have hatched, but the rest looked fine. They are now #3330-3338. Let the renest begin! 23 April 1430. New nest in same hole! Again: 9 eggs (fresh). Measured one: 24.9 × 20.0. 27 April 1930. Watched roosting with Lance: ♂2773 roosted for sure, then a 2nd bird zipped in so fast we couldn't identify him (or her!). Looking back to the 1st nest, it would seem likely that this 2nd bird was ♀3182, a helper (see 4 April!). There's also a hole the birds are roosting in here that I'd not known about before!