1979 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Road I Hastings Reservation 16 May 825. Several Garricks and some activity over here- things don't appear to be entirely settled yet. 835. 003m/DB or #486 seen here (apparently leaf gleaning, though he may have been after catkins) along with ♂♀269. (in granary). 23 May 1130. Somebody here is just sitting and Garricking. Things are still unsettled here. Watching. 1136. ♂DB-wN(w)/or #269. ♂♂ or-wN/or #486 chasing someone. ♂♀DB-wN(w)/or #444. This last bird is still getting displaced by #486: this may yet be the root of the problems here. 1148. ♂444 just gave 2 loud Garricks while sitting alone atop the Sycamore perch tree. Furthermore, ♂444 seems to be here in the granary only when the others are scared off. 1150. ♂444 Drumming in the granary. 1153. ♂♂ or/DB-wN #294. Also an interaction between the 2 ♀♀, who are both in the granary. ♂♀269 > ♂444, who begged submissively in her presence. But ♂269 does still tolerate ♂444's presence for sure. 1155. Leaving. Still things happening here! 1 June 1400. On my way to the Valhalla tree (where Larry saw a bird in a hole this morning) I flushed a bird out of a hole in the Sycamore by Finch creek. In the Valhalla area were several birds and at least one of the holes is in good shape, but there are no eggs as yet. 1430. Bird in the Sycamore hole again! Arghh! 1900. And again! This time a ♂! 2 June 1800. Nobody in the Sycamore this time. Whew!