1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Haystack-Blongquist Hastings Reservation 6 May 1730. Woopee!! Noone in the hole but there are now 4 eggs! They're both doing it! 7 May 710. Watching nest from hide. Flushed a bird out of it when I arrived. 716. ☐30 or 42/or #171 plus a ♀ come here; ♂ preens at lip for a minute before entering nest, ♀ leaves. 730. #171 looking out. 731. #171 out. Nest empty. 735. #173 in. 747. #173 out. Empty./751. ♀ #247 in./757. ♂ #173 looked in, left; ♀ #176 (now wing streamer) looked in, left. ♀ #247 still inside. /801(?) out./805. #173 in./817. out./818. ♂ #176 in./822. #171 in. Then ♀ #176 out./ 829. #247 in./835. #173 in.#171 out./842. #247 out./843. ♂ #176 in./845. #173 out? 852. #176 out, #171 in./856. #171 out, #173 in./#173 gave "begging" warble as he was at lip and #171 poked his head out./ 902. #176 in./902.5. #173 ⚪ out./914. #176 out, #171 in./926. #171 out./ E/929. #247 in./933. #176 landed at hole, wailed, got a reply from inside, and left./935. #247 left, ♂ #173 in./ 941. #176 in. 952. #176 out / 953. #173 out, #247 in./1003. #247 out/E/1007. #173 in./ 1015. #247 in./ 1016. Leaving (2 birds in hole). Hole is certainly being continuously occupied (and then some!). 1615. Checked nest: 6 warm eggs, the 2 new ones of which were measured while all 6 were weighed. 8 May 1700. Nest checked: 7 eggs. 7th measured. Bird in hole. 10 May 1200-1500. Watched nest. See back. 11 May 800-1100. Watched nest. See back of p.4. Also checked