2002 2003 2004 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Pipeline HNHR 12 April 1315. Bird in last year's 2nd nest hole. 1400. Checked hole: in good shape but empty. Plenty of stores here. 4 June 1400. Bird apparently flushing from The lowest hole (old) in the other limb The last couple of days, so I checked it: empty. Still stores here, however. 22 August No stores left. 2003 5 May 1410. I think I finally found The nest - it's in one of the dead spindly sycamores over next to the creek. Almost impossible to see! 6 May 1230. Got up there - It's really in a fairly inaccessible spot. Oh well! 4 fresh eggs. ① 26.0 × 18.7 ② 27.0 × 18.7 ③ 27.2 × 18.3 ④ 27.0 × 19.1 Hatch ~ 17 May. 18 May 1240. Checked hole: 3 kids ~ 2 do. Banded ~ 6 June. Set ambusher for the NOBA 1 June 1100. Got the NOBA! Other 2 (92462 & 3576) feeding also. Banded & bled the 3 kids. 2004 11 May Still looking pretty much deserted out here. 14 May 1300. Bird (♀) here, checking things out? By the way, hole 1323 was lots of light shining in and is probably unusable. 25 May No sign of anyone here today.