1983 R.C. numme M. formicivorus Road (20 April) notes). The complications are that we moved the blind much closer to the hole and this may have bothered Q269. She made only one brief appearance outside the hole prior to 10am, and did not enter. What's more, at 1000 I discovered that she was entering the 1982 first nest hole in the sycamore 2° g-r-a-n-y. I climbed up and checked that hole at 1010, found it empty, left the piece off the hole (to encourage Q269 back to the other hole), moved the blind back to its original position, and set Susan up watching the hole. Q269 returned and removed Q383's egg within 20 minutes. 21 April Another day, another egg foss. Q383 laid once again here between 0627 and 0702, and Q269 carried it out at 0731. But, even though Q269 returned to the nest at 0733 and stayed for ~1/2 hour, she still did not lay herself. Maybe tomorrow? See watch details on back. 22 April Strange watch today. Basically, nobody came to the hole until 0812, when Q383 went in. She laid a 24.9 x 21.0 egg at that time [illegible]. (before 0812 ad 0830). Philip relieved me at 0940, and at 0953, Q269 threw the egg out. Fate of egg unknown. What's going on? Q383's late laying (~2 hours later than yesterday) suggests to me that she may not lay tomorrow. I also wondered