2005 2006 2007 Walter D Voering Melanerpes formicivorus MacRoberts HNHR 30 May 1130. Caught 8299 for blood, then banded abled the 4 kids. ① 82.7g ② 80.6g ③ 79.7g ④ 75.4g 22 June 1200. Bird in hole over on Oak Ridge (tagged #6594): 3 eggs, incubated. ① 24.5 × 20.1 ② 24.0 × 20.1 (dented); ③ 23.7 × 19.8 (severely dented). Probably only #1 will hatch. 29 June 1330. As predicted, only 1 kid, ~3-4 do. 8 July 1545. Banded & bled the (single) kid. Stores? Oh yes. 1 Sept. 1450. Lots of stores here still. 2006 2 May 1115. Cleaned out hole #1305 of 2 older starling kids and a nest. 1120. The traditional hole (1303) empty but in good shape. Lots of stores here. Also, while I was at it, I opened #6594, which was also empty but not all fixed up like #1303, 2007 24 April 800. Stores: Yes. Bird in hole? No. But I checked the usual hole anyway and found 1 runt egg! 1 May 1315. 5 eggs (runt gone): ① 25.0 × 19.1 ② 24.2 × 18.2 ③ 25.7 × 18.7 ④ 25.2 × 18.7 ⑤ 26.6 × 18.7 LED ~29 Apr 7. ONH