1979 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes fornicivus Hastings Reservation 21 January 1230. Watching. 1320. Finally: 3(!) birds together: ①♂Bilk/an #476, ②♀W/lt #260, and ③♂Lkt-Bilk/Light #347 (previously thought to be defunkt). Don't know where this bird has been since last spring, but he is clearly here now (at least there are 3 birds here and he is the likeliest candidate for the 3rd). 1330. Leaving. 12 March 1045. Watching: Two ♂♂ up in the main tree: ①♂Lkt-Bilk/Light #347 and ②♂Bilk/46?#476. 1140. May have been a ♀ here briefly. 1245. No good sign of the ♀, even though I did end up with reasonable looks of the 2 ♂♂. It would be sad if she's gone. Counted stories: 7. These birds are pretty well out. 27 March Two birds were flushed by Ron from the 78 nest hole this evening. 12 April 1300 Some of the far-off Carricking I heard up at School Hill is from here - someone is upset in the Main tree and there are a bunch of birds around (note also ♀260's appearance for move) up at School Hill - see SHill notes). 1304. Somebody getting chased in Main Tree (more Carricks) ♂ 1Lk-Yel #298 from 1500 in 1800 "nest tree," away from main action. 1308. A ♀ (ub?) is doing the chasing over there. Meanwhile, there's a ♀ with the 1500 ♂♂ over here: ♀Yel-Bilk/Yel-wnt #435. ♂or-Yel/Dg #297 here also. Meanwhile some real fighting in the nest tree - I'm moving over to there. 1320. ①♀u6 here Carricking; probably another also. There are at least 2 ♀♀ here.