1996 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes fomiticivorus Lower Arnold 2 HNHR 9 January 1520. Conenary is loaded here: 3200, and I suspect I missed quite a few. Note, however, that ¼-⅓ of the stored acorns look old and are almost certainly from last year! Hence, the number of functional stores here is not all that much - perhaps 2000+. 12 April 1455. Lots of stores still here, but none in any holes. 4 June 1030. Banded #6 led the 4 kids here (2 + 2 transplants from Plaque put here 22 May). 11 August No stores left here! 27 Novem 630. In our continuing pursuit of the 2 NOBA ♀♀ here (who are somehow coexisting with #1873 in some unclear way) we ambushed at the horizontal hole (where we had caught #1873 and one of the ♂♂ a ☉ month ago or so) and missed 1 bird. We also ambushed at a new hole on the back side of the same tree and got 2 ♂♂, both banded. So where are these ♀♀? I'm beginning to think they aren't roosting here at all, going along with my intuition that there is something strange about them - like they are really at another group somewhere?