1989 1990 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Black Oak HINHB 23 April 1545. Saw 8 R-W/W-R #1006 sitting at the hole in the Black Oak up toward Bianca. 2 August 900. There are acorns remaining in The granary here. As for capacity, my guess is that it's probably down some from the old days, since The horizontal limb in The central area which used to hold so many has long since fallen. This may have been made up in part by new holes, but I doubt it's been replaced entirely. 1990 18 January 1615. Counted stores: Central area: 1462 Site area: tree 1: 1356 (with roost hole) → " " tree 2: 940 As the central area storage limbs continue to deteriorate, the birds have begun to go whole-hog into drilling holes in the 2 main side area trees. In particular, virtually all the holes in this area used to be in dead limbs, but in both trees they have begun to seriously drill holes in the bark of the major limbs. This area is well on its way to being a major storage facility. In any case, everything is fairly full, and I'd put current capacity at around 4000. (Note that I certainly missed these new limbs when I looked around last August (above). 2 April 1115. Lots of stores; no birds in any holes. 13 April 1500. Birds flushing from everywhere when I arrived here; 8 in the knot hole in the PO tree. 1505. 8 still looking out of the hole. 15 April 1550. No one anywhere here this time.