1981 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Haystack-Bloquist Hastings Reservation (9 June) here at all, we unfortunately have no idea what went wrong. I will, however, check the granary and the other holes. Counted stores: 635. No cause to fail there. 18 June 1400. After seeing a bird up in the old nest hole both going and returning from lower Haystack I opened it up and found 4 eggs. 26 June 745. Came up here to check the nest and to add, if reasonable, the 3 babies from the recently fallen nest at Buckeye. The babies have were fine: there were 3, 2 of whom were particularly healthy, and no sign of the 4th egg. Although they were notably larger and healthier than the 3 Buckeye babies, I added them anyway. The indigenous babies were marked but not individually. 28 June 840. Checked the nest. Only the 3 Hay.Blon babies remain; they were weighed and marked. 10 July 1930. Babies heard from the hole here. 18 July 1700. Banded and bled the 2 babies as #711 and 712. Inside the nest I found some remains of a demolished, [illegible] not-too-large Sceloporus, which had apparently been fed to the babies!