1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Haystack-Blonquist Nest Record Hastings Reservation 27 April 1630. Bird in hole but no eggs. 5 May 1700 2 eggs, fresh: wt(7 May) ① 25.3 × 19.2 5.2 gm [infertile] ② 25.8 × 20.0 5.4 gm 6 May 1730 4 eggs: ③ 25.7 × 19.8 5.5 gm Hatched! ④ 21.0 × 18.0 3.5 gm 7 May 1615 6 eggs, also all eggs weighed ⑤ 26.2 × 19.9 5.6 gm ⑥ 23.9 × 19.2 4.9 gm 8 May 1700 7 eggs: [infertile] ④ 24.9 × 19.5 5.2 gm. wt(8 May) 11 May 1130 Still 7 eggs 21 May 1430 5 babies and 2 undeveloped eggs: Brown-Or ① 23.6 gm ② 21.0 gm Manue-DB ③ 17.0 gm ④ 11.9 gm No band ⑤ 3.9 gm (starving) No band Eggs #② and #⑦ did not Neither contained catch a developed embryo. 10 June 1730 4 babies, 6 led + banded ① 448 (Brn-Or) ② 449 (LB-Yel) ③ 450 (M-DB) ④ 451 (NB) WL 88.4 (97mm) 81.4 (90) 79.0 (84) 81.1 (76)