1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Plague (18 April) Hastings Reservation seen involving #245 and the unringed ♂. 1208. ♀ 6 flew into Plague, threatened/displaced by juv ♀. Things are noticeably quieter just in the last 10 minutes (presumably since the adult ♀ returned) 1210. Some chasing continues, but most displaying is now waka's among the 3 group birds. 1214. Several intruders around, including at least one ♂. 1220. Activity still relatively low. #245 still here. Chases occurring conspicuously less frequently. 1228. Still one intruder around anyway, but things are reasonably quiet. 1230. Off to Y for a stint. 1445. Things seem relatively quiet here too by now. A ♀ is in the telephone pole hole, but besides that there are no other AW in evidence. Correction: ♀157 is sitting quietly atop the 2° tree. The bird in the ⚫ hole is no doubt ♀245. The ♀ just came out of the hole, followed by the ♂. Maybe they usually copulate in the nest hole after all. With the set up in Plague, I caught 2 birds, one an unringed ♀, now #262, at 1500, and ♀157 at 1540. The latter was processed and released quickly. The former had been in the net longer and was held overnight to recover. 19 April 830. All 3 group birds are atop Plague; a 4th bird (unringed ♂) is eating leaf/flower buds in 2° tree; a 5th bird is also possibly in the area. Fair amount of waka'ing going on,