1979 Ronald L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Lower Haystack Hastings Reservation 25 March Walter & I watched a "mini-revolution" in progress #307 up here today. The lone ♂, (Orange RWS) had been joined by unbanded ♂ and ♀. ♂# 307 was chasing the other ♂ pretty vigorously around the granary tree, the unbanded ♂ occasionally giving chatter calls. The ♀, however, was giving emphatic high-intensity (wing spread) waka calls. She seemed very tame, and stayed put in the granary tree when Walt and I approached to count stores. By this time the unbanded ♂ had disappeared, about 1 hour after initial observation. The ♀ seemed very "attached" to the granary tree, eating several acorns, seldom flying from it, waka calling frequently with occasional garricks (furks). I watched roosting in the evening and saw only one bird roast in the hole in the granary tree. 26 March Up here from 9:30-10:30 and saw only the ♀. No ♂♂, banded or unbanded. 21 June A nest watch here in the afternoon, seeing the unbanded ♀ and ♂307. Early in cycle, the ♀ was doing most of the incubating. Didn't see the third new ♂ from last year, ♂461. Details on back. 22 June Totally blew an attempted nest watch here this afternoon. I called it a total failure, scaring birds away by moving in the hide, missing a ♀ that entered, etc. I won't even pretend I did a watch. 30 June A not-bad nest watch here in the afternoon (details on back. The only real high point was that I saw