1979 Ronald L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus School Hill Hastings Reservation 27 March Start watch at 1350 on sunny breezy afternoon after morning and previous afternoon + night of hard rain. Male #86 (Pink/metal seen 1430, lands briefly in granary tree, proceeds to thin, spindly blue oak to east, sapsucks. 1445 chases a hummingbird from sap tree. 1450 I guess he's still alone. No other birds around. End 1500 27 April Start watch 0830. Male #86 Mauve/Mauve, is of course, still around, but also Female #260 White/Park Blue, formerly of 1800 fame. They look pretty cozy, and seem to be a definite pair. Lots of friendly wakas. Male sapsucking from same blue oak as 27 March. End watch 0930 11 May Start watch 0830 (MDT). Incredible continuous flycatching! Male #86 Mauve/Mauve, Female #260 White/D Blue, and Male #402 Yellow/D Pink all seen. Seemed to be sticking together pretty tightly, moving together, etc. Both Males were seen to peer into host holes, Male #86 in the lower "lower" Blue Oak and Male #402 twice in the "upper" Valley Oak hole. End 1030 1630 -- while sitting at 1500 with Nancy, saw 3Ah way up on School Hill, in a crooked Blue Oak, I charged up there, thinking that they might be 1500 birds at their mysterious roost hole. Alas, it was only the entire School Hill contingent (Male #86, Male #402, Female #260) I did see Male #402 drum once (in the dead Blue Oak), and when the F flew off, M#86 followed immediately, M#402 several seconds later, after brief drums