1987 M. Stanback M. Formicivorus Gate HNVHR 19 May 0800 Bird to hole in live oak in sg. nail flat. 26 May aw helloed > hole. Nothing 28 May 1400 " 29 May 0745 Watched hole a bit, helloed. Nothing. Heaved garricks, checked out main quan + something's up, though I'm not sure what. Garricks, chases, mate guarding, at least 5 birds, (one being unbanded ♀) Is it all just very intense mate guarding? 22 Aug 1500 Watched here awhile - saw NOBA ♀, maybe a NOBA ♂, 1313, and 1312. They are using both Gate and W Gate, though mostly the latter. They disappear into Sg. Nail Flt. Watched SNF awhile. Nada. 1530 There's a bunch of birds hanging out S of the lane and E of Martia road. They range up the hill quite a ways. Are they spill- over from the R1 weirdness. Some are chasing g/o enthusiastically. There are at least 3 birds in a "territory" between Pipe & Gate. 24 Aug 1335 - 1415 Census: 1108, 1106, 1097. During this time I twice saw birds at the 86 Gate hole. 6 Sept People report lotsa activity here. 9 Sept 0815 Well, well. Confusion certainly reigns... Gate and W Gate have split (and there may be a 3rd group down by the telepole in front of the A frame) Gate consists of ≥1 NOBA ♂, ≥1 NOBA ♀. They are nesting