1976 Walter D. Koerig Melanerpes formicivorus Road 1 Hastings Reservation (2 May) I returned about 1100 and even though nobody uses in the holes I checked the 2 likely ones anyway. Nothing, however. 4 May Drove by about 800 flushing a bird from the lower hole facing the road in the sapmore. Could be it, I suppose. 7 May 1920. Flushed a bird from one of the upper holes facing the road - I sure hope that's not it! I've seen nobody in that other hole since the May 4 entry. 8 May 1150. Bird flushed from lower hole facing the road again. 1330. Hole opened: 6 eggs! 9 May 1250. I'm in luck. Eggs! Yahoo! 10 May 1530. Egg check yielded no more eggs. 20 May 1130. Counted stores: main tree: 1265 Nest tree: 407 Others 23 } 22 May 1815. Measured babies, 6 of whom made it. They are 3-4 days old, so I suspect that one egg just didn't hatch rather than the alternatives (starvation, [illegible] accidental injury). 30 May 1105. ♂222 flushed from the road (he was on the road) while driving 6q. 1 June 1855. A bird was flushed from the nest tree, possibly from the late '75 nest hole - a 2nd nest possibly? 6 June 910. ♂181 flushed from on road right near the nest tree. 1030. ♂183 seen at nest hole. 1740. Watching from hide (at nest tree). Flushed 2 birds from late '75 nest hole - were these birds roosting already or do they have a second nest? Nobody in storage tree, but some calling coming from forest above the storage area field. (go to P.10)