1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold 1 Hastings Reservation 17 June 1600. Watching hole; ♀ inside. 1625. A ♂ replaced her; no sign of food in his bill. 1655. The ♂ left the hole (empty); landed on a branch and proved to be ♂ Red/M #199. 1700. ♂199 flew off. I'm leaving. Odds seem quite good indeed that these birds do have a nest here again and that they are presently still incubating. 1905. A ♀ somehow got back in the hole. Clearly it is a nest. 18 June 1830. Watching hole again. ♀ inside. 1855. The 1♀ still in the hole while the long-awaited 2nd ♂ is in the granary (no bands seen), 1928. ♂ Red/M #199 took over. 1935. Leaving. (Fog has rolled in). 22 June 900. Bird in hole. 1915. Noone in hole, so I walked underneath it and actually heard babies rasping from the hole! My guess is that they're quite young- probably no older than 4's babies (who are in day 5). Now I can come back and watch birds feeding here. 23 June 705. Watching hole. Noone looking out. 722. ♂?♀?6 hawking in nest tree. Moved to hide (can no longer see hole) 836. Finally some action again: ♂ DB-WX(N) #267 hawking here. 905. ♂ Red/M 199 fed the kits. 915. Leaving. Not real exciting, but the birds are here and the nest is still going. More watching will have to be done, at least for ♂266, but with #267 definitely here I suspect the former is also. 30 June 4 July 1950. Pretty sure I heard sounds from the nest in passing. 1000. Pam saw ♂ Red/M #199 ♀ at the Arnold Spring.