1991 Waldorf Koening Melanerpes formicivorus Lower PHF HNHR 27 January *Group Update* j 1880, 1881. NSAB! 7 April ♀ 1863 seen. See MPH F notes. 1030.♂ Bile/0.1-Bile #1862 here in The granary. 17 April 930. Despite having seen ♀ 1863 10 days ago, today I saw an unbandit ♀ hanging out here; also, there's been a fair amount of activity (chasing, etc.) here. It's possible, I suppose, that there is a new ♀ here. 22 April 1030.♂ Bile/IR-Bile #1862 seen in granary. 1210.♀ or/ #1863 in granary; I think the pair is intact here after all. 27 April 830. Lots of activity and some chasing going on here. 16 May 800. Birds are still getting acorns from their granary here. 815.♀ or/1.0c-? #1863 in granary. 20 May 1915. Walking over randomly to the Valley Oaks in the forest that they fly to here, I heard young babies! It's the nest! See map on back. 21 May 900. Opened hole, added a parasite board, and weighed the 4 kits: ① Or Baskett ② Older Maure ③ 4.2 ④ 3.4 24 May 930 ① 24.8 ② 23.7 others gone. Parasite boards switched. 27 May 1600 ① 43.9 g ③ 4 42.9 g. Parasite board #2 removed. 7 June 1100. Set up to get the ♀ for DLW. 1215. Feeding here is pretty darn slow (8 fed once so far as best I could tell). 1235. ♀ finally fed but already did not go all the way into the hole! Giving up here. 14 June 830. Banded & bled the 2 babies here.