1977 Walter D. Koenig 2 Melanerpes formicivorus Upper Arnold 2 Hastings Reservation 18 April 1110. Nobody seen / heard in the vicinity. Holes empty. 1115. No sooner written than 3 birds pop up from nowhere in the nest tree: an ub♂, a banded ♀ (wh / DB-wh? ?) * and a 3rd bird, being displaced by the ♀. Something's up here after all. *Perhaps ♂126? Not a ♀ at all? [Yes,-not doubt] 19 April 1215. 1 bird flushed from the area when I arrived. Watching. 1230. Some calls. ♀ (ub?) in tree; ♂ in nest hole. ♀ landed at nest hole, went inside with ♂. Then ♀ sat looking out for a minute, gave a Garrick, flew out ♂ and off with a 3rd bird, possibly an intruder. The ♂ then looked out for a minute before flying off himself. 1245. Several birds just returned, inc. Oak Red / DB-wh(n) #121 (A3). 1246. ♀ in hole now. ♂ ub. Just flew out. Still very possibly a 3rd bird here. 1255. ♂ub landed at hole briefly but did not go inside. 1315. Leaving. Things look pretty promising here for a group made up of 1 new ♀ and 1-2 ♂♂, one or both from A3 (♂121 +?). Nothing going on presently. 24 April 1400. 4-5 birds here in the storage tree and in a sap tree up near the top of the area (no doubt A3 birds). Watching. 1430. ♂ wh / DB-wh ♂ #126 here plus several others. 1500. Despite birds being around, they hid well enough so that I only saw one other: ♂ Blue / wh #123 (presumably) 26 April 925. A bird was Garricking (Urrking?) as I arrived, but I didn't see it. 930. 3 birds in "nest" tree: ♂ ub, ♂ DB-wh(n) / m #121, and