1979 Ronald L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Road 3 Hastings Reservation 12 May I took a two-hour nest watching shift from 1600 to 1800. Walt checked the nest before I started, and he saw 3 eggs in the hole. The details of the watch are on the backs. Also attempted to see which roosted, but I was unsuccessful. One bird came fairly early, followed by another which perched outside. The two exchanged chatters before both flew off. As it was getting dark, one returned. I have no idea who anybody was. 4 July Cruised by here looking for babies. Both 490 Black-Yellow/metal reversed and 491 D Blue-Yellow (N) / L Green are here and doing OK. I even saw #491 do a little flycatching, Lots of attending the young, although I saw little feeding. females 444 D Blue-White (N)/Orange for sure, 265 D Blue/ female Yellow-L Blue for sure, 383 Yellow-D Green/Yellow for fairly sure, and one that seemed like it had to be 446 L Blue-Red / Red L Blue. The "Red" part seemed like it female was equal in width to the L Blue portions. I'll have to check with Walt or Larry, whoever, I saw that bird feed 491. I saw 490 & 491 together only once briefly, so I didn't catch any dominance interactions. Too Bad! 7 July Start watch from along road, near creek, at 0810. Nothing much happening. Birds flycatching in distance. End 0830. 15 July Watched roosting here, seeing 7 birds roost in two separate holes of the sycamore. Drawing on the back shows the holes. More than 7 could have roosted.