1993 1994 1995 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Knoll HNHR 21 January 1200. Counted stores: Marin Valley Oak: 1924) 2136 (Calong Wickerhill Trickle) Other limbs (VO nearest) 202 Doing well here, I'd say. 27 April 1150. Bird in high sycamore hole (across from lower Barn): 4 eggs, at least several days incubated. By the way: plenty of stores left here. (There are even some in a crack in the telephone pole below 6ox #11.) 1994 19 January 1450. Counted stores in the Valley Oak: 2080) 2310 Other limbs: 230 These facilities are quite full! 4 May 1000. Opened the (new) hole here across the creek from the Schoolhouse: 4 eggs, pretty fresh. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get them out to measure, however. 12 May 1600. Checked nest: Nada. Another failure. Can't even be sure we had a complete nest. Plenty of stores left here. 17 June 1220. Banded & bled the 4 kids from the agave hole. 7 July 1100. Stores remaining. 1995 5 February 1500. Counted stores: Main tree: 1962 other limb: 32 (mostly fell since '94) Note that there are also some stores (maybe 200?) in the locust by the lower Barn that presumably belongs to this group (?) 12 May 1300. Bird flushed from canyon hole - no doubt the nest.