1979 Ronald L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus 7 Buckeye Hastings Reservation (27 Oct) stores an acorn . 0855 a second bird briefly in the granary . 0905 ♂234 L Blue /White -D Pink stores. 0908 ♂234 stores . ♂424 DBlue-Orange/DBlue- Orange with acorn piece. 0912 ♂252♀. 0918 ♂234♀ 0916 ♂424♀, 0917 ♂234♀, 0935 ♂424♀; 0942 ♂234♀ 0943 ♀ (?)504 white-red/DBlue-white narrow (♀); 0943 ♂252♀! 0945 ♂(?)504 ♀, 0946 ♂234♀, 0950 ♂234♀, 0952 ♂252 ♀ ♂424 working on a storage hole; 0958 ♂234♀ 1058 ♂234♀, ♂424♀: 1005 ♂234♀, ♂424♀, ♂252♀, ♂234♀, ♂504♀. 1012 ♂504(♀) 1018 ♂234(♀) 1030, ♂252, ♂424 now working on storage holes Much fussing around, less storing. Many acorns (almost all Q douglasii (?) stored. Juv. 504 a confirmed ♂? Don't know if ♀483 is still with us. → Storing ♂252 [5] ♂424 [4] ♂234 [12] ♂504[4] After about 1030, storing of new acorns declined, the ♂♂ began to work on transferring acorns and refurbishing storage holes. ♂504 much less prevalent in this aspect. I recorded only about half of all the storing. From 1015 - 1030, nearly continuous, and I couldn't keep up. Birds were poking around in a cavity (just proximal to the "high ladder hole" and ♂234 entered briefly on one occasion. Don't know if it's serious. End watch 1200. 18 Nov Start 1130. ♂252 chews Nut hatches twice. ♂234 also Red-DBlue/Red DBlue here briefly. 1205, ♀483 " " here!