1993 1994 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Lower A2 HABR 3 February 1630. Counted stores: Main (burned) tree: 3343 ? 3546 Other misc: 203 could These guys are loaded and doing fine. Misc areas could hold more, but the main tree is essentially full. 7 April 1130. Lots of acorns still here; also several birds and some activity of some sort. 12 May 900. Banded & 6 fled the 4 babies here. Lots of stores still. → (2 transplanted from avian) 29 May 1630. 2 birds next to a new hole in the other back nest tree: 4 eggs, not fresh (peeped only). 1994 4 February 1245. Counted stores: Burned tree: 4010 ? 4470. Others 460 Looks like these guys get the "Max acorns stored" award. The waves of acorns in the burned tree are truly astonishing. 11 April 100. All quiet here. Plenty of stores, but none in any holes. 15 April 1115. Bird flushed from hole in rear Blue Oak. Unfortunately, it's a new hole out in a ladder limb (a full 20' one, most likely). 16 April 1700. Opened the hole: 4 babies, ~3-4d old. Also set up a blind. 17 April Jeremy's watch this morning suggests only 1 breeding ♂ is still here: 9 May 1630. Banded and bled the 3.6 babies. One was hidden in back, but I don't think I missed any. Plenty of stores here. 6 June 1645. 4 eggs in old nest hole in other tree. Won't hatch soon, if at all. 8 June 1510. Still 4 eggs, all but 1 possibly fertile (but if so, they are