1993 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus WGAT H NHR 3 Apr I've been helloing holes - nada 4 Apr 0830 Hello - nada . Gave 'em some dog Food. 13 Apr 0900 Bird in hole over road. 1615 Uh. oh, the door looks like its Falling out. 14 Apr Bird in road hole - hmmm - door just loose? The door Finally Fell out. Walt tried to replace it, but limb too dead. Then Veronica sees birds in a new Live limb. 1 May After visits over the last week or so ! Finally see a bird in the hole. Time to climb. 1300 Finally get a string up - go do Gate now FUCKING A.... I climb to Find that the wood's about 5 inches thick (and live). I decide to try to lasso the kids(odo) I take everything down, go back to Hastings, get lasso gear (r blood r banding stuff) and then go back up to the nest. A complete Failure. After about 40 mins I give up r start sawing. ! Finally complete '2 cuts and luckily I bring the drill to turn the corner, but dammit I need a keyhole saw to turn the corner (swiss army didn't work!). Out of the tree - home For dinner. 2 May 1700 Finally finished the cut! And inside... 4 kids, O = 54, split = 50.5, DB = 49, Y = 42.5 + 1 egg(normal) One more watch tomorrow, the helper T implants. 3 May 1030 Put in 2 Ravi kids From OKCO, after which an adult Flies out! Geez! Set - tied off ambusher.