1994 1995 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes fomicirons Horsetail HNHB 21 January 1115. No stores here. Presumably no group, either. 1995 24 April 1400. Came by here to show Jim and found stores! A fair number of them no less! There is a group here. 25 April Jim watched and saw 2 birds (♀ banded) and evidence of a nest in the granary. So I checked it this afternoon, but it was empty. (It's a new hole). 3 May 1230. Bird in hole! Joey checked it: still empty! 12 May 1345. This time 4 (fresh) eggs. Measured 1: 24.4 × 18.2 mm. Hole fell apart - I pieced it back together but I'd be very wary about opening it again! (until banding, at any rate). 24 May 1015. Checked nest, where the kids have hatched (and are very young). I didn't open the hole, so I couldn't be certain, but there are certainly 2 kids plus, I think, 1 unhatched egg. It's possible, though, that there are 3 kids. 31 May 1500. Kid(s) OK. Set up ambusher 3 June 1440. Set up to catch the ♀ here, 1540. Got him! 12 June 1500. Banded and bled the 2 kids here, both of which were big & healthy. There are, strangely enough, some stored acorns left in the tree here. 1996 3 January 1410. No stores here or sign of life.