1980 Ronald L. Murme Melanerpes formicivorus Bloom Haystack Blomquist Hastings Reservation 29 March Start watch 0900. I bird in granery as I arrive. 0910, ♂173 or/m flycatches ♀ from Valley Oak above granary. ♀484 Yel-LBlue/Black now here, hawking ⚫. She was greeted with wukas from ♂173. Coopers Hawk calling from wooded Area on Blomquist. End 0935. 6 April A♂+ a ♀ in passing here. 15 April Sandy reports both here. 21 April A bird looking out of the VO hole along the fence on a rainy nasty morning. Nest or just bad weather? 13 June Start watch 0800. 0840 J575 LGrrn/DGrn in granery ♂173 + ♀484 also here. At least 2 other babies, but no good looks at bands. J575 appeared to be sap sucking from the top branches of the granary Valley Oak (!), but I wasn't completely sure. End 0940. 18 June Trying again here 0810. 0840, JS74 metal/Lec-white here, plus one I believe was J576 LBlue-B/K/LBlue-B/K, certain however. Both ♂173 ad ♀484 here. Also, J575 DGreen-LGrn/Metal Also a fleeting look at J573(?) Metal or white/ but I wasn't certain. No dominance birds difficult to watch. 29 June Once more 0735. J576 LBl-B/K/LBl-BlK, J573 here, also J575 LGreen-DGrn. 0900 Thank God, a dominance interaction! J575 DGrn-LGrrn/m Pecks J576 on utility pole. ♂173 had been there, flew off. ♀484 feeds J575. 0905, now I believe I saw J576 chase J574 R-w/DB-w from the utility, Pole. Now all I have to see is how J573 fits in ````<V08`</V08>` ``` `metal/LGreen` ```