1990 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Middle Prairie Home Field HNHR 11 May 955. The hole here now has 6 eggs a couple days incubated. Probably 2 99 here. Definitely a separate group from the "upper" canyon here; see their notes for earlier info on this group. Note that these 2 groups certainly existed last year as well, since there were 2 nests here then also. 18 May 1615. Checked the nest here, which now has 5 babies plus 1 egg, in which there was a hole ~ ½ cm in diameter from which the contents had been removed; clearly this 6th egg never hatched. 28 May 1530. Bled the 4 remaining babies. 1630. Well! Wandering down to the lower granary area (by box 115) I discovered yet a 3rd active nest here, with youngish babies! Hence, I think I'll have to change this group to "Middle PHF" and make the new 3rd group "LPHF". Heavens! 3 June There are stores remaining here. 9 June 1130. Oddly enough, only a single baby (#1840) is left in the hole there. Snake predation maybe? He, at least, was in OK shape.