1998 1999 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus A! 12 June Found the nest! (Joey) high up in a new hole in the Valley Oak above the granary. Kids are old, and I bolted. We candied two, I eventually found the third, but then he got away. However, I think we can assume they fledged 3, and that LED est. LED was about ~29 April). 1999 30 April 1420. Checked nest: 8 eggs, 1 a mint! There were 4 back on 24 April so! DEFED = 22 April, e.hatch. date = 7 May, 299 here, apparently!