1985 Walter D Koenig 2 Melanerpes formicivorus Gate HNHR 15 May 1000. ♀6♀ in top of tree- xxGroup Update xx ♂627, ♀6[5185] returned to Gate 20 April 1985. I still have very little idea what these birds were doing all winter, but for simplicity's sake I'll assume they were here all alone... 20 May 1015. Within 2min of getting up on the hill to watch I saw a bird enter a hole way up in the main sycamore. I think he was without food and that they are still incubating. 1900. Opened the hole: 4 eggs (couldn't see if they were incubated or not!). 4 June Checked the nest (1200): 3 babies ~7 do. 8 June After several misses I caught the ♀ on the nest with a tennis ball. She is now ♀1097. 20 June Banded the 3 babies as #1106-1108. 16 October 745. Out here watching with Katy. Four birds were here briefly, all in the Westgate tree (one flew in from Gate); I assume they are the Gate birds. 757. (1)♂ LP/DB #627; (2)♀ Red-Wm(w)/Red-Wm(w) #1097 in the Westgate tree. They are indeed the Gate birds. 800. (3)♀ Blk-Red/M #1107. Birds are busy storing in the Westgate tree. 820. (4)♂ DB-or/or?: #1106. (5)♀ DB/LP ?? Don't know who this one is; I don't think it was ♀1097. 830. ♀LB/m #1108 Seen well (?) left right away. That appears to be it. They're all here.