1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Hastings Reservation 11 January 1545. 2 birds were in one of the Black locusts on the south side of the barn by the trough; one was unbanded. 12 January 1000. Unbanded in tree next to storage tree, flew to telephone pole. Stores appear to have diminished considerably - only a few marked acorns seem to remain. 1605. ♂CB/CB in Live Oak just above road across from lower barn. His activity not at all clear. (♂#22) [Probably Sapsucking (2/4/76)] 19 January Counted stores: only 50 remain. Of the marked acorns, I could find only 6. These birds have really torn through their stores. At 1650 I finally saw ♂or/R-w/n sitting in the locusts by the barn by herself. 28 January Only 13 acorns remain in storage. 3 February 1540. I'd heard some calls from over here, so I stopped to look- at a bird sitting in the large sycamore at the fork, who turned out not to be a Y bird at all but good old j#192 (♂RW) from School Hill (where I'd seen her this morning). She flew up to the next sycamore by the tall telephone pole and sat for a minute or so until ♂or = #16 displaced her; I lost her movement subsequently. Meanwhile I saw ♂ unbanded #309 eating an acorn in the locusts & in front of the barn. 1550. ♂ub and ♂DBlue/or = #22 were seen up in the sycamore by the tall telephone pole together. 5 February 1020. With 3" of snow around, 2 birds were up high in the pinetrees by the Schoolhouse karit-cutting through as I was leaving. I watched one for a short time, but he was apparently only sitting up here and not feeding.