1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Haystack-Blomquist Hastings Reservation (26 June) 850. The occasional calling to be heard is coming from well down the hill, possibly from the pond. 905. 8DrRW in storage tree. I thereby assume that the other 8 was the unring bird. 925. Found the birds, who were over toward Far Tortuga. First seen was the A8 again, who had flown into an Elderberry Bush (Sambucus) and was hanging at an inflorescence of green berries picking them off. She stayed about a minute, getting 20 berries at least, then flew over to a Valley Oak, where [illegible] 8ub, and perhaps others were sitting. She later seen after was seen feeding the kid. 933. Another trip to the berry bush. 945. 8Yel/Ble#176 and the A8 below. 1000. j m/ Da-Feo #39 in Valley Oak below, killing time waiting for the adults. 1005. No doubt he is rather inefficient, but the kid, while waiting to be fed, walks slowly along the limb, pecking and probing into the bark in a good attempt at bark probing. He perhaps occasional even gets something; it's at least one thing they can do without flying. 1020. Both babies are here. 1030. Leaving. Everybody here except 978, who I strongly suspect is gone. Some of the Elderberry berries were collected for later study. 4 July 1150. Most or all of the group is down [illegible] on Blomquist's just below the old "fence" in the Blue-Willow Oak forest sap-sucking. One jaw seen; lots of other birds here. This prompted me to go up and check the storage tree, where sure enough the remaining stores (there hadn't been many) are gone.