1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. 26 May 1330. Watching the nest by the fry pond over on Blouquist's (near [N of] Gazebo) from hide. ♀ in hole. Looking for any obvious banded birds. 1342. ♂ub came with food. ♀ wouldn't leave the hole yet, though. 1355. A 2nd ♀ came to feed. She flew off; then finally the ♀ in the hole flew out. 1430. I'm clearly a disturbance here, and it's time to go anyway, so I'm off. In any case, there are at least 2♀♀ and 1♂ here, and the 2 birds whose legs I saw for sure (1♀ and 1♂) were unbanded. 1440. Now watching at Gazebo. None in hole. 1500. ♀ub here. 1520. ! Wow! ♂or-cam/or-YelRW#237 came to feed babies! He's one of the 1st yr. birds I caught up at Lower Haystack in August 1975! (Also seen there 10 May 1976). Far out! 1525. ♂ub fed. 1540. ♂237 fed again. 1610. Leaving. So here, there are at least 2♂♂ (237 and ♂ub) and 1♀ (♂ub). Good. 27 May 1330. Over on Lambert's, no one was in any hole at Bar-6-q, nor at Near Lambert; a bird was inside the same hole at the Far Lambert group, however. 30 May 1400-1900. Walked up Poison Oak Hill (with the rope ladder!) and opened the 3 nests I found on 12 May (I also checked the 4th and 5th that I thought might be nests, but saw no sign of anything at either). The run down was as follows: Nest 1 (Ridge). 4 babies (#374 to 377), about [illegible] 24 days old; all in good shape except #375 (who looked in shock and