1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus MacRoberts Hastings Reservation (19 April) Purge: ♀163. Last seen 9 Dec.'75, gone by 25 Feb.'76 → Dis. About 17 Jan. ± 1 month ♂164. Last seen 25 Jan '76, gone by 25 Feb.'76 → Disappeared ~10 Feb. ± 2 wks 3 May 1045. A running in main storage tree tending and eating acorns. 1055. A♂ here now too. ♂ flying and sitting in storage tree and a tree over toward the barn along the fence line. 1059. A 3rd bird joined them in the trees near the storage tree; it begged and was probably the 1st-year bird. In addition, a bird is being chased, a ♀ (unrung, I think), who stayed around for several minutes and then flew off toward Plague. 1112. ♂CWR#162 came to storage tree, ♀, who had been sitting there, immediately took off down into Blonquist's in the same direction the young bird had come. I'm off to see what's down there. 1140. ♂ in storage tree flycatching. 10 May 1930. Nobody in known holes (but a Kestrel is nesting in a large hole in their '75 nest tree [different hole than they used]). 11 May 1130. All 3 birds hawkling from storage tree. ♂ A♂ub. ♂CWR#162. ♀166. Watching for trip to a nest. 1200. ♀ went into the gulch out of sight; going to investigate. 14 May 1550. Nobody here. 1605. Still nobody. Going to check holes. 1615. One bird (♂) in storage tree as I walked back. He flew next door, and his karrit-cuts brought the 2 other birds. 21 May 1230. Checked holes and counted stores: 906. Saw nobody, but heard one karrit-cut from down over on Blonquist's. 1250. Sitting near the storage tree, an unrung ♀ came and landed in it, but then flew off towards Blonquist Knoll to greet a bird who had Garricked.