1977 Walter D. Koenig 7 Melanerpes formicivorus Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co, Calif. (12 May) 1830. Nest #4 is in a very tall Valley Oak (will definitely need the rope ladder) up • a ways from the Rev. group and off slightly toward the road. A ♀ looking out at me finally flushed; I could not hear any nestlings from where I was - I suspect they haven't hatched yet. The area was marked with another labelled red tag. To find this tree, I put another red tag on a small but conspicuous Valley Oak right along the ridge just up from the tree [it says: "To #4 → (≈100m)"]. Walk toward Anastasia Canyon from that tree (not toward Arnold Flat). 1900. Up from the roadside to #4 along the crest about 40m is another group with lots of big trees, none of which seemed to have any promising holes. Going toward the road from there & about 80-100m is the area I watched on 27 April. There was still some chasing going on here, but none of the birds I saw had wing streamers. I also did not find any holes/nest here, but I was rather beginning to poop out. So much so, in fact, that I began heading down toward the road at this point. 17 May Found 2 nests over on Lambert's: 1 for the group that lives in the gigantic Valley Oak up past the bar-6-que pit along the road past the intensively watched group (bird in hole not flushed) and 1 for the Near Lambert Group (bird flushed - no nestling sounds inside, probably incubating). Now if I could just start finding some nests for the groups in the study area... 18 May 1800 - Up Poison Oak Hill again: ① Nest #1 has babies in it still. ② Calls but no birds at Revolution area. ③ Nests E-D not checked. ④ On Ridge just past sign for #4 is the group with lots of big trees; several were in a roost hole in a tall