1994 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus 2 1900 HNHR 30 May 630. Trying again. 650. (♀) [illegible] MR#2273 fed. (♀) 787 in tree. 730. Stanback just drove out - leaving for the last time and heading back to Seattle. Bummer! 745. Birds are flycatching in the tree but not feeding. Plus, I'm way too depressed to keep going. I'm going up to check the nest and (if they indeed exist) band the babies. 845. Well, I started to go up, only to hear babies in the nest, so I retreated, sought a bit of consolation from Janis, and returned with a posto-blind, which I've now set up in a bit farther away. 955. Got a bird feeding, but boy was I screwed up - it was 72273! So I let her go and took out the 2 (!) babies to band them. 2 June 840. Jeremy saw the 8 NOBA feed several times yesterday, so I'm back to try for him again. 950. Got him! 29 July 1600. ! Many found a nest w/ old kids high in a Valley Oak over near the creek. Came down to get it. One kid flew (well!) immediately upon trying to throw a string up. Rats. Got a 2nd, now#2554. So: fledged 2, (1 NOBA). If this is day 31, then hatching was ~29 June and LED 18 June. 24 December 700. An ambush in the rain at the granary nest hole'. Got 4 birds, including yet 1 more juv NOBA, presumably from the late July nest (now 4, I believe). (+3 others)