1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold 1 Hastings Reservation 5 July 930. Finally decided that I had to check the nest, and thus found 4 babies, who were left unmeasured, but whose eyes were fully opened and whose 1º were just barely popping thru their sheathes, thus indicating that they are about 13 or so days old, and thus that they should be banded on 15 July or thereabouts. 9 July 1135. Pam saw ♂ un/Down(n)#267 at the Arnold Spring. 14 July 1730. Nest failed. Only 1 baby was inside the hole, and he was well gone. Weight was 42gm.; Wing length 67mm Culmen - 19.4 mm Length of 6th P 40mm Boo. Maybe next year. (This indicates that this last survivor was about in day 18 when he died). 16 July ♂267 seen at Arnold Spring this morning at Arnold Spring. (by P.L.Williams). P.L.Williams is very cute. 23 July ♂ M/Blz #266 seen by Pam at the spring. Discovered some problems in the main list. I'm not entirely satisfied, but the following changes help a little: ♂199. This bird, caught on the nest in June 1975, is clearly still #1 man here. Accordingly, I feel he should be considered the ♂ here since July 1972, who is Presumed banded 20 June '75. ♂266. The group here obvious had some strange+unusual shakeups between May '75 and early '76. For philosophical reasons I feel that ♂266 and 267, both caught together (probably on the nest) in May 1976, most likely