Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Nittle PHF HNHR 6 May 720. Checked hole: 7 eggs!!. Egg was long (suggesting ♀1533?). (But ♀1533 laid late yesterday (>800) suggesting she was done.) 730. Watching. 758. ♀1533. ♂1613 looking, but left. ♀1533 enters. 839. ♂1613 at hole, leaves. 844. ♂1613 at hole. ♀ looks out, leaves. ♂ enters. 845. Checked hole: still 7 eggs. Well, I think ♀1531 laid today, given that ♀1533 seems to have laid her last egg yesterday and is now acting very broody. (Given that ♀1531 laid earlyish, she could lay again tomorrow, so I should be ready to look once again! 7 May Monré watched and reported that none laid today, although ♀1531 acted as if she was thinking about it. In any case, this would appear to be all here. 11 May 1015. Still The 7 eggs. Egg #6 ♂ is dented a bit at the air-hole end, but all eggs appear to be developing. 15 May 1845. No hatching yet. 16 May 745. Eggs 1-5 hatched. Eggs 6&7 look fertile and close. All I did was mark the 5 babies with some enamel so I will (hopefully) be able to distinguish them later on today from the late-hatching babies. 1620. Checked nest again: all but egg #6 hatched. See back for weights. 18 May 1400. Checked the nest: all 7 babies OK, although I probably on the way out (the newly hatched baby from egg #6). Remark ed. Also put in a parasite board. 19 May 1945. Watched broosting. ♂1613 came, followed a couple minutes later ♀ 1614. After this 2nd bird entered