1986 Walter J. Koenig Melanerpes fomiticivorus Lower Arnold 2 HNHR 23 January *Group Update* 8678. Last seen 19 Feb. 1985 (Philip?), gone by 9 April (probably, Missy watched). DA→15 Mar±3 wks. 7783. last seen by Stanback on 8 July, gone by 31 Oct. 1985; DA → 4 Sept ± 1 Month. 22 February 1400. Counted stores: Blue Oak: 856 others: 198 Pretty good! I'd set capacity here at 1300. (They in addition could very well have 200 more acorns stuck in crevices in the dead Blue Oak). 11 April 1000. None in any holes here. Mark found bits in a new hole here. 17 April 1630. Opened the new hole - 7 babies! not even just hatched, but probably about 3 days old!. This would give them a hatching date of 15 April (possibly 14 April), incubation thereby starting on 5 April, and thus a FED (exclusive of egg-tossing) of 3 April (probably even 2 April). This and UA2 become the new records for the earliest nests! (Walt, see BKOK 86) 30 April *Group Update* Feb. 9117. Moved to UA2 O 1986 ± 2 months. Actually, she was last seen here on 9 December and only recently seen here. See UA2 notes also. 22 April 1045. Ambusher set up at the next hole; trying to nab the 99. 1048. Bird in tree (not at hole): 8 LP10r-Ras[?] #1039 from SOBO 1215. Got one! Now 91207. Injected and released at 1330. 23 April 1200. Back up trying for the other 9 and to recapture 91207. 1415. No luck. I'm leaving - it's cold up here.