1981 R.L. Munne 27 Mela-erpes formicivorus Low Hay Hastings Reservation Lower Haystack 26 May Nest check 1130. No hatching yet. 27 May Checked the nest at 0715. Eggs (3), (4), x (5) had hatched, the 3 small nestlings were marked with ink on the right heel pad. Egg (2) appeared to be pipper, ad egg (1), the near runt, does not look like it will hatch. I would guess that hatching occurred between late yesterday ar today, (26-27 May), meaning 12-13 days of incubation. A little longer than most, probably because they really did not got into incubating until about 17 May. Oh, yeah. Plaster egg still in, removed. Not thrown out in 48 hrs. 29 May Checked nest 1000. 4 babies, ad egg #1 is gone, I would suspect that it was already thrown out, ad failed to hatch. Unfortunately, the marks I put on the first 3 27 May have already worn off. So hatching score is a tie: 2 nestlings for both P523 x P524 3 June Nest check 1710. 4 healthy babies 35.5 g Yellow. L Blunt 37.2 Or Brn 34.0 Mauve Black 20.0 IUB 1- 25 June Bad news. Bird #700 did not live long & prosper. After Mary's report of no feedings in 3 hrs yesterday, I check the nest to find the grim remain (well decomposed) of #700, but the remains of no other birds (!). I would suspect partial predation (weasel, fox, or what?), resulting in #700 being killed or the nest being abandoned. The group still has acorns, ad even if