1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus (800) (9 June) 1017. ♀♂B/W/Bike hawking in main tree (#166). 1035. [illegible] ♂ back in main tree barrit-cutting. 1050. Calls over at 1500 took me over there; in tree 3 a banded ♀ who was ♀wn/− #42? was seen. Nobody else was in the area, and I lost her after 2 minutes or so. 1102. The above ♀ more or less headed toward 1800. Over in the main tree at 1800 was ♂B/W#43. 1110. Leaving. Surely the 3 adults are intact here, at least. Some activity seems to be going on up behind the main tree. Also, of course, they seem to be at least casually interested in the vacated 1500 territory. 18 June 1830. Counted stores: Nest tree 248 ? 444 Main tree 196 Nobody seen. 19 June See 1500 concerning ♂wn/DB above. 12 July See 1500 again → ♂wn/DB is ♂wn #260 and lives at 1500. 13 July 900. Watching. 903. ♂B/♂B/♀?#43 in nest tree [illegible] acom around. 2nd bird in main tree. 930. ♀B/W/Bike #166 in main tree. ♂ just drummed (!) once in nest [illegible] tree and flew off to the Live Oaks [illegible] from the main tree. 1045. Leaving. These 2 birds remained in the vicinity most of the time. I never did see the adult ♀; she is either laying very low or is gone. 14 July 830. Back again. ♂166 in main tree. 840. ♂ there briefly, then flew over to middle side of School Hill, where the ♀ had gone also. I watched the 2 of them go around together there for 10 min. or so; no 3rd bird at all. Saw some hawking and Hastings Reservation