1985 Rabelter Koenig 4 Melanerpes formicivorus Plague H NHR 29 April 1415. Found the nest here: 1 egg, marked #1. Unfortunately, it's not only up the canyon but in a new, difficult to get-at hole to boot! [No! Plague Annex group!] 2 May 1430. Checked the hole: 4 eggs, as expected. A bird flushed, so they may be incubating. [→Note: this is the Plague Annex nest] 12 May 1400. Checked the hole: The babies are hatching! 3 are out and the 4th is pipping (it may or may not make it). This means they had an incubation time of 10 days! (actually no, assuming the remaining egg was the last laid). 15 May 1600. Babies are squeaching up there - 20 May !! Important note!! Philip reports a nest with 5 babies in the Valley Oak by the Upper Barn - about 8 do or so!! My heavens - this means we have no idea whose nest is up the canyon! 21 May Injected the 4 babies at the "mystery nest" for DLW. This "group," which consists of 8723 & 8983 from Plague along with an unknown but banded ♀, will be known as The Plague Annex **Group Update** 88723, 983. At Plague still at the beginning of April (4 April), but apparently budded off soon thereafter to "Plague Annex": Moved 10 April ±1 week. 29 May 1600. Banded the 5 babies at Plague nest (in tree near upper Barn) as #1067-1071: (1067) (1068) (1069) (1070) (1071) 80.1 (79) 77.8 (74) 79.8 (73) 74.2 (71) 72.2 (66) 20 June Philip reports 5 eggs in a 2nd nest here (in 20 tree).