1990 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Haystack-Blomquist HNHR 9 January 1200. Counted stores: 3842. The granary is pretty full; I'd put capacity at 4500. My count here is probably not as good as some, but I think I'm reasonably close. (If anything, I may have double-counted one limb with ~250 acorns or so). 31 March. 145. Lots of stores left here. 18 April 900. Bird flushed from a new hole in the Hastings Valley Oak roost tree. 950. Just since the last time I was here (31 March or maybe even 12 April) the limb with last year's nest hole has fallen. Rats. 19 April 1315. Opened the new hole, where once again a bird was ensconced. However, no eggs! The hole is, in fact, not quite finished, but they're obviously working on it. 26 April 1455. Bird in the new hole: checked it: very close to ready but still empty. 29 April 1340. None in the new hole. 1 May 1430. Bird in the new hole. Checked it: still empty, but ready to go. 4 May 1820. 3 eggs! 13 May 750. 4 eggs, incubated. Should hatch on or about 15-16 May. 29 May 1605. Set up to catch either ♀1078 or ♂1085. 1905. Light is awful. Leaving. 31 May 1430. Trying again. 1620. 3LB-won/cb #1673 fed. 1900. Leaving. What is going on here?!! 1 June 1405. And again. 1500. Got ♀1078! 1530. Plenty of stored acorns remaining here. Bye-bye. 2 June 920. Back for ♂1085.