1980 Walker D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Gate Hastings Reservation 5 June 1530. Noone looked out when I called up to the nest. 6 June 1400. Went up and put my hand over the hole: both babies still sound as if they're hanging in there. 18 June 1700. Banded the babies, both of whom are fine, as #600 and #601. 19 June Set up an ambush at the nest hole last night but the damn thing failed to cover the hole when I pulled it this morning. 22 June Last night Gwen watched roosting here and saw 3 birds; thus it would appear that there are 2♂♀ here. In the process of cutting limbs in order to get some lines up here near the hole, one of the babies (#600, I trust) flew the coup. 24 June 900. 15' set up in the tree in front of the nest hole, where the 2nd baby is still looking out. ①♂♀ rel/m #519 is atop the tree. 915. ②♂♀ came to chase out a Nuttall's Woodpecker from the gravany. 925 ③♂♀ chasing an intruder. ♂♀ here again. This ♂ has no mustache on his left side and the white bar in between the black portions of his face are quite wide (call this 3840) (=♂A) (see back). 1020. A 2nd ♂♀ (with a very reddish face) was here for 15s or so. 1030. Suddenly the baby had had enough, and fledged, flying out of the hole and turning around back toward the road. It looked like a good try, but I wasn't convinced it was successful. So I walked over and found him, j601, on the ground next to the road on the bank across from the sycamore. I took him, climbed back up the tree, stuck him in the hole, plugged him in until I could get back down, and then let him go. He stuck his head out immediately, but stayed in, at least until I walked out of sight. So much for mist-netting here for the time being.