1996 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus School Hill Hastings Reservation (10 June) The birds have been in the vicinity virtually the entire time; it's only the actual feeding visits that have been short and far between. Flash! 1506. Looked up to discover ♀ DB/LP-DB #193 feed the kids. Guess she's not gone after all! NOTES: 1530. I waited around, as the ub♀ was sitting with food in her bill. But ♂194 persistently begged from her and at one point even grabbed some of the food, and eventually she gave in and fed it all to him instead. Obviously they are not getting enough to keep everybody happy. 13 June 15 June 19 June 1500. Measured and bled the kids, who are all filthy but ok. 1700. Measured and banded the kids, #296 to 299. 620. In hide watching. 635. 2 birds went and fed babies. (1)♂ wh-DB/yel in tree 1 with food in bill. 645. (2)♂ LP/m #86 there was too. 652. (3)♀ DB-LP/DB #193 fed kids. (4)♂ wh/LW #195 eating acorn in storage tree. (5)♂ m/or #88 and (6)♀ BP/um #191 here. 656. (7)♂ 195 fed babies. (8)♂ p-w-r/m #194 here. 701. # more feedings. (9)♀ub; one 2nd yr ♂ begging from her. 710. ♂256 atop tree 1 with one of those beige fuzzy moths in his bill. After a minute he ate it. Then made a hawking flight. 720. (5) feedings by ♂86, ♂256, ♂194, a♀, and ♂86 again 723. (6) More, by ♂256, ♀?, ♀?, and ♂194, and ?. Lots of hawking going on now. 730. (7) More, by ♀191 and ♂?, and ♀?. Feedings: 732. ?? /? /♀?/♀?/♀191/♂?/♂195/♀?/♀?/♀?/♀ub/♂?/♀?/♀191/♀193 [15 min] 747. ♀191/♀193/♂256/♀ub/♂256/♂?/♂86/♀193/♀86/♀191/♂256/♀193 [12 min] 750. After considerable, sustained hawking for the last