1978 Walter D. Koenig 4 Melanerpes fomiticivorus 1500 Hastings Reservation (19 April) abandoned. Another one of those nest failure riddles, I fear - insoluble as always. 1450. Bird in the hole - there may be hope yet! 22 April 1430. Finally got up my nerve to check the nest. More or less as I'd feared, nothing is now there. 25 April 1740. Nobody in the hole here. 6 May 1800. Bird in the hole. 7 May 1535. Bird in hole. About time to see what's up again. 8 May 945. Checking the hole, there are again 3 opaque (incubated) eggs, which were measured and returned. Good going, birds! 1720. #DBRW#348 sitting in tree 3. 1930. Best I could tell, #88 (alone) is roosted in the nest hole this evening. 9 May 1630-1920. Watched nest here. Visits and action were as follows: 1639. # looked out of hole. Left at 1648. #348 #88 #296 #297 #298 1705. Landed at hole 1648; in 1705. Out. 1708. In 1715. Out 1716. In 1744. Out 1721. At lip. Flew away 1744. In 1746. Out 1749. At lip. Flew away 1746, In 1802. Out 1810. At lip. Left. 1818. At lip. In 1818. Out 1902. Out [1906. In] - No wing streaker, but too dark for sure id. 1907. At lip. Flew off 1914. Out 1916. In forevening 2 visits [illegible] Ovisit 2 visits 35 min. 24 min 33 min