1979 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes fomivorus Lower Haystack Hastings Reservation 14 April 500. Ambush failed. 500 is too late - 445 is about right (or earlier) already. 1900. Nobody roosted here this time. Back to square O. 23 April 1645. 8'307 in sap tree. Several minutes later a was in this area also (though not in the sap tree itself). None in any holes, however. 26 April 8'307 over at Hay-Blom. 7 May 1845. 2 birds in the '77 nest hole - presumably denoting where these birds are now roosting. 16 May 1715. Nobody seen here in any of the holes or [illegible] 26 May 1600. Checked the '77 nest hole, where Nancy had seen a bird looking out of the hole, but there was nothing inside. 2 June 910. 1 bird flew in from the chaparral area on the Big Creek side of the hill while I was walking around here, but otherwise I didn't see anyone and there was noone in any of the known holes. 6 June 1700. Noone in any holes here or seen in passing. 10 June 1500. Opened the hole in the Granary, where Nancy saw a bird again recently, but nothing. Also, there are no stores here as far as I can tell. 18 June 1450. On the advice of Nancy I checked the hole in the granary once again, this time flushing out the and finding 4 eggs. 20 June 1650. Holy cow! Upon coming to the hole I flushed out & M / LB-WN #461 - one of last year's babies I wrote off last summer long before he even molted! Sometimes I wonder whether I in fact have the faintest idea what's really going on with these birds. (go to p. 6).