2006 Weldford Poening Melanerpes formicivorus Seto Springs HNNR 24 March Still some stores here. Going to try ambushing the hole which I finally found last night. 1715. Turns out it's a crap hole in a blue oak with no bottom. So I cut it off! They have to do better than that! 30 May 430. Yet a 4th straight zero in my attempts to ambush up here. 7 June 1900. Finally, on the 5th try, I got 4 birds here - losing a 5th who zipped out of the (old) hole as I pulled the string. 3 were NOBAs - presumably the kids from last year - plus 83483. With luck, they may all be banded here again. 2007 1 June 1300. Finally found the nest here, in a new hole in the face of the large broken limb. Hole now tagged #250. 6 kids, ~2 do, + 1 unhatched (but pipped) egg [23.8 x 19.3]. Band ~ 20 June. 20 June 1300. Banded the 3 kids here. Still stores. 2008 2 May 1000. Opened the (new) hole in tree 7741 (w nestbox 322): empty! But ready. (One bird roosted here last night, I believe.) 8 May New hole still empty - but birds in the vicinity. 12 May Still empty! Maybe not it after all?