1979 Walker D. Koenig Melanerpes fornicivorus Road 3 Hastings Reservation 11 May 1000. Watching. 4 (!) birds here: ①♂ M/Bk-w/wh #184, ②♀ DB/wh-t8#265, and ③♀ DB-wh(w)/wh#269(!) All hawking. 1005. ♀269 is definitely here hawking with the others. 1013. The birds are hawking up a storm today. 1025. Argh! There is in fact a new hole here that I knew nothing about and a bird just went into it! 1035. ①♂ DB #68. 1040. Leaving. The new hole will have to be opened (or at least checked) as soon as possible. 1430. Hole opened: 3 eggs, fresh. All were measured marked and returned. (eggs were white and translucent). 12 May Watched incubation here this morning. Later, at 1500, I app checked the hole to confirm that there are only 3 eggs in it. 14 May Watched the nest today from 1030-1300. ♀269 was not seen at all either at the nest or elsewhere. 15 May Watched here from 1430-1700. See compilation below: 0.00. No one in hole (?) 3.10. ♂184 at hole 8184 [3.15. ♂184 went in. 25.00. Looking out. 25.05. Back down 27.55. " " 28.12. Leaving Total time watched: 150 min. (Still incubation) 18.20. ♂68 going in hole. Birds chattered [3000] 800 at greeting but no obvious dominance/subor. 15.00. Looking out. 16.40. Back down, 868 [21.50. ♂68 idling 21.55. ♀265 entered hole. ♀265 [35.15. Looking out 36.43. " " 40.50. Leaves ♂184 [40.55. ♂184 entered 44.20. ♂184 left 868 [44.27. ♂68 entered 51.10. Back down 49.50. Looking out. 52.00. ♀ intruder: ♀ Or/Bk-w? getting displaced by ♂184. 57.00. ♂68 left hole (continued on p.6)