1989 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus CVL HNHR 19 Apr 0840 No one in hole on arrival, and there was a huge swarm of ants all around the hole. Abandon? (they did seem very noisy while I was doing my Murf spy. Anyway I hid r watched the hole for @ 5 min, and a bird Finally went in. Phew! So ants can be overcome (see also Lamb 88) 32 Apr 1200 RL: 6.35 - 1 = 5.35 egg #2 had not yet LL: 7.15 - 1 hatched RW 7.8 RL //// LL /// RW 1 look them to Bian 1400 RL: 4 LL: 3 RW: 3 3 May am I hello here everytime I go by, but nothing 5 May am Patti sees birds in nest hole twice. 1500 Dog my cats! 7 eggs! I has been punctured + I removed it. i marked one of the 2 Fresh ones (today?) with #1. Bird in hole on arrival. 15 May 1330 RL: 6 / LL: 6.2 / RW: 4.6 (still attached to egg) LW = 4.2. So I'll see if LW can catch up w RW (hatch order, egg size?) Patti reports lots of Feeding this am (37 Feeds - and probably just 3 chicks) (though RW was quite out of his shell - just hanging on by his umbilicus. 2 unhatched fertile eggs. 16 May am Patti watched - only 8 Feeds - due to good ants. 1300 Climbed. Not alot of ants visible around hole, but when I take the door out they're all inside. RW+ LL are dead, the other 2 on their way. I new hatching OK, the last egg still unhatched. I take