1990 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Blomone HNHR 31 March 1000. There are definitely acorns still stored here. 1030. A ♀ here, but otherwise slow. 5 April 61693 seen at W Gate power struggle; see notes. 12 April 1137. ♀ NOBA here in the vicinity; not in the granary but nearby. 1850. 4 birds here at roosting—roosted in last year's nest hole in the tree out toward Far Knoll. Where's everyone else? 18 April Cleared out a starling nest from the high hole in the small nest tree next to the granary (with a nestbox). 19 April Cleared out a 2nd starling nest, in the same tree; this one was low in the limb that sticks out more or less toward Laguna Conejo. (I missed the ♀, unfortunately.) 24 April 945. No one in any holes. Watching for a bit. 28 April 1115. Bird flushed from last year's nest hole. 1405. 1 egg! Marked #1. Looks like a good bet for egg-tossing; I think I'll set up a video camera here. 29 April 550. Still the same 1 egg. Probably only 1 ♀, but I'm going to run the video camera for the hell of it anyway (there are $ up to 3 helper ♀♀ here, at any rate). Video-tape run: 615-815. 1400. 2 eggs: #1 still there, #2 marked. Apparently only 1 ♀ laying here after all. Too bad. See back for a transcription of the video tape. ♀1459 may be here after all.... 30 April 600. Flushed a bird out of the nest: now 3 eggs! (she does lay early). Set up the video at 613 and left—just in case ♀1459 exists after all. 815. ♀ in hole: still same 3 eggs. See video transcription on back of p.3.