1979 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. (4 May) and then passed by at least one other territory (nothing) on the way down. I did not go up past the Revolution Group. The ♀ seen at PO Hill #1 would appear to have been ♀ M /Maur beeen ♀ Daren/Orange #417 - a bird banded by Pan up at the Arnold Spring back on 18 Sept. 1977! 17 May 1010. I flushed a bird over at Near Lambert today but I did not see anyone in any of the holes. 6 June 1630. Checked the groups in Corral Viejo Canyon. I did flush a couple birds at the C.V.#2 group (where I banded babies last year) but otherwise I uncovered no possible ests and noted nothing unusual or of interest. 11 June 1600. Checked Bar-b-q and Near Lambert, but noted no activity or signs of any nests. 19 June This afternoon Ron and I walked up Poison Oak Hill with remarkably little to show for our efforts. No sign of any nests anywhere (as we went up by PO Hill #1, 2, 3, 4, down to the field, and back to the road) and worse yet we only saw 3-4 birds the entire trip. Things are clearly bad up there this year, as they are everywhere else. 24 June Walked over to Corral Viejo Canyon this afternoon, checking the 2 groups in the canyon itself and the 3rd one off toward HNHR slightly. I did see several birds and found an apparent est at CV Canyon #1 which still must have eggs. I also saw an unbanded ♂ and ♀ at this group. Otherwise there were no clear signs of nests at either of the other groups, though a bird at the third group acted slightly suspiciously.