1976 Walter D. Koenig 4 Melanerpes formicivorus New 1800 Hastings Reservation (29 April) 1030. ? , unwrung (?) chased from storage tree, headed out across creek. 1032. 8LB/10 just chased a bird toward 1500 [844?] from about me near the border. 1035. 8L66 hawking in nest tree. Another bird just got chased down to the creek. 1040. 2 adults now in nest tree, juvenile down by the creek (?) 1042. A bird from 1500 just flew down along the creek. 1043. A bird got chased from here in trees 4-4a to 1500, apparently by an 1800 bird. Clearly the boundaries, physical and psychological, are not yet quite fixed between these 2 groups. 1055. There are still strange birds in the vicinity: one seen in the old tree again, another well up on School Hill wandering briefly down the slope toward 1800 territory. 3 May 1450. One bird flushed from storage/nest tree but nobody in any holes and everything else quiet. 9 May 1930. Nobody in holes in the 2° storage tree; one AW silhouette seen over in the main tree, however. 10 May 1735. Watching. At least 1 bird in main tree. ?9 W/B1k #166 greening there. 1740. ? flew over my head to trees [illegible] above crossing area [ ] Pretty quiet. 1947. 2 birds in 'nest' tree. There does appear to be interest in one or the other of the holes there. 1955. Bird in '75 nest hole. No doubt that's it, but my guess is that it's still quite early (i.e. eggs just about to begin being [illegible]).