1980 R.L. Munne Melanerpes formicivorus PRE-NESTING BEHAVIOR SUMMARY Road 3 30 May - 1 June association 95 points (5 min intervals), core 3 (♂184 ♂68 ♀265) all together (within approx. 10 meters or same tree) Only 3 sampling times were they separate, (2 times ♂184 separate, once ♀265 alone in nest area) following core not both ♂♂ follow ♂184 alone ♂68 alone fail to follow flights away from ⏐ together ⏐ not together ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ♀265 ⏐ ⏐ 95 3 46 2 1 1 2 6 2 2 June - 4 June association -- 78 times I saw one or more core members ⏐ together not together alone pairs ♂184 ♂68 all 3 ♀265 ♂184 ♂68 ♀265 7 19 9 9 69 26 30 11 ♂184 - 4 following both ♂♂ follow ♂184 alone ♂68 alone fail to follow flights away from ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ⏐ ♀265 ⏐ ⏐ 1 0 4 9 6 11 10 Eggs laid 30 May, 1 June (broken), *2 June, 4 June. So "pairing" broke down with the laying of the penultimate egg, about when incubation started. total ♂ follows non-follows total ♂ follows nonfollows 85 3 6 15 "before" "after"