1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Pipeline Blackbeech Hastings Reservation 31 August 1130. This territory was began this morning as Ron Munne, Steve Davis and I hoisted up 2 large sections of Road 1's old sycamore storage tree and nest tree (While fell last winter) artificially enriched to hold 1000 and 450 holes up into a sycamore near Finch Creek between the Caste and Road 1. I secured them one on top of the other with baling wire and a few nails. This tree has a dead top section with what at least appears to be a passable roost hole already, but I've never noted seeing any birds do more than fly by this area during the time I've been here. 1 September This afternoon I put the 3rd section into place with another 450 holes, cleared up the tree a little, and secured the other 2 sections more. This territory thus comes with an endowment of about 1900 holes; enough, I should predict, to get birds interested. 3 September 1100. Nobody seen here in passing. 8 September 1400. Well, well. Drove by and found 3 birds in or about the granary, all 88, and at least 2 of whom are unbanded. Two were working together in the granary (not on the holes; above them on the dead limbs) while a 3rd sat and watched from a nearby sycamore. This 3rd bird then flew off, leaving the other 2 here alone. 1410. One just hawked, the other probing in the top of the granary. 1412. Voilà une femelle. Unbanded! Sitting apart in another tree rod. Not a lot of calling here, but just occasional soft wakas between the birds.