1976 Walter D. Kornig Melanerpes formicivorus 1500 Hastings Reservation 26 October 3 Birds here in tree 1. Counted stores: Tree 1: 1257 } Tree 2: 561 } 1818. Not bad. These birds are serious! 7 November 1500. A ♀ here: ♀ M1 #191 from School Hill. Maybe the lines aren't so clear yet. 1515. Haven't seen the first ♀ again, but several of the other birds are here, storing and working stores: ♂260, ♂194, ♂195. 16 November • 1025, ♂194 at MacRoberts. See notes. 7 December 1000. Counted stores: Tree 1: 1259 } Tree 2: 457 } 1716 1200. 3 Birds flushed from tree 1; ♂ R-W-R/M #194 flew to tree 3. Also seen: ♂ LB/or #195, seen hawk[ing] in Lower Sap Side. Also in the LSS: ♂ M/or #88, preening. 12 U.S. leaving. Everyone o.k. here, it seems. ♀ is surely around somewhere. Counted stores: 0 stores: 29 December 1115. ♂ LB/or #195 plus others here. Have come to investigate the relatively large amount of activity here. 1135. ♂ W-B/Or #258 in tree (!) First time that this School Hill bird's been seen here. 1146. ♂ R-W-R/M #194. Also 21 more♂, 1♀. 1150. ♂ LB/LP #296. 1st yr bird from School Hill. 1155. ♂ LP.? / Red, prob.#191 in tree 1, flew up toward School Hill; heard greeting birds upon her arrival there. 1235. The 4 ♂'s are still here; no ♀.