1979 Ronald L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold 3 Hastings Reservation 28 April Start watch 1015. Considerable sapsucking in Blue Oak to west (downhill) of blind. ♀#120 L Pink-white/ Metal seen, plus ♂#123 DBlue/Metal, ♀207 Mauve/ L Pink Red. Also, a male White/Metal was hanging around, a "peripheral" group member, according to Walt. Two unbanded ♀♀ came in about 1115, much subsequent garrick, yuck, etc. Noticed the ♂♂ did most of the sapsucking, ♀#207 was mostly eating catkins, although I twice saw her chase a Nuttall's Woodpecker from a smaller, apparently secondary sap tree. No dominance activities seen, I'm afraid. End 1200. 12 May Looked here briefly in passing, seeing tons of Starlings and saw [illegible]#120 L Pink-White/ Black/Green, sapsucking from Blue Oak. 20 June Start watch outside hide at 1000. Nest recently failed. Two adult Scrub Jays feeding fledglings nearby. ♀207 mauve/LPink Red and ♂120 LPink- White/Metal, LPink-White/Black-Green both seen, preening, some flycatching, poking around in granary, loafing, etc. Nobody else seems to be around end watch 1200. 21 June Start watch from hide 1140. Two birds, a ♂ + ♀, seen only at a great distance. End 1245 22 June Start watch from hide 1225. Hold on to your hats, folks, it's a mini-revolution! An unbanded ♂ suddenly appeared, and ♂123 DBlue/Metal started to chase hell out of him. This went on for 5 min or so, with the