1980 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus ARF TOO Hastings Reservation 8 May 1200. Checked all the holes I know about here but didn't see anything promising. In fact, I didn't even see any birds here. But they're there somewhere, dammit, I know it! 9 May Walked all over here this morning, finding one or 2 new reasonable-looking holes but no good sign of a nest or of the birds themselves. I did, however, find the nest of the other group here on ARF (I presume it's the other group-the tree is very far away from ARF, too); they have young babies. I don't know what to call that group yet, but I'll begin a sheet for them anyway. 15 May Walked around some more today, but again with little success. I found another hole-and there was a bird nearby-but it wasn't obvious that anything definite was going on. 17 May 900. Made another round here, again failing to come up with anything promising. However, as a possible resolution of the dilemma, I began to at least entertain the notion that this group's nest is the one over by the other granary and that there's only 1 group up here after all. After I watch the nest there, maybe I can figure it out! 28 May 1600. Made a check of the known holes here, but still zilch. 13 June 1610. Checked holes, but didn't find anything for sure. I did flush a bird from one tree which could have something, but that was it. 29 December 1545. Checked the granary here, which has lots of stores. I also flushed 1 bird from the area-an unbanded ♀ with a dawle eye.