1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold I Hastings Reservation 4 May 1900. Nobody looked out of the hole here as I drove by this time. 5 May 1650. Bird in hole again. 6 May 1600. " " " . Nest surely going. 10 May 1720. Nobody in hole this time. 13 May 1100. " " " - I guess there's not a nest going there after all 1300. Checked all holes. Nobody, though I did flush somebody near the '75 nest tree, I think. I did not count stores here, but there are lots of stores remaining. (There's no way they are going to clean them out in the next 2 months, barring some huge invasion.) 17 May 1825. Bird in hole in granary. I can keep hoping, I guess. 18 May 1200. No one in hole this time around. Looks doubtful. 21 May 1715. Nobody anywhere even remotely connected with Al. 24 May 1740. Nobody seen in/near granary here. 27 May 1400. " " " . 31 May 1130. " " " the area. 1 June 2030. Nobody seen at all at dusk; nobody found in any of the holes I was able to check. 5 June 1545. Bird flushed from '75 nest tree, but nobody seen in any holes. 7 June 1030. ? in nest hole in granary this time. 10 June 1925. Bird in hole again... 11 June 1525. " " " . This time it must be a nest. 12 June 1830. Nobody in hole this time. Not this again, I hope! 13 June 1430. Bird in hole this time. 15 June 1910. Bird in hole again. Christ, they must have a nest going-