1976 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Haystack-Blonquist Hastings Reservation 5 July Runge: ♀178. Last seen 18 February, gone by 17 March → Dis. About 2 March? Cubs 20 August 1130. Watching. (1) j301 seen in telephone pole hawk ing when I arrived; several other birds in the vicinity. 1145. ♂ now ing streamers, presumably unbanded, picking green acorn from Valley Oak on Blonquist’s. 1205. ♂301/RW#246, a ♀, and a juv. together over on Blonquist’s. 1245. Both ♀♀, ♂247 and ♂301/ble#176, hawking from the telephone pole. j301 came and begged from them. 1302. I’m fairly sure, but not positive, that I saw the 2nd juvenile: j ♀? #300, hawking from the storage tree. He then flew over toward Lower Hay (to the tree up where I often sit) and I followed him there, but couldn’t get a better look at him. 1430. Both babies seen on the way back (though again the bands on #300 were not seen well, but 2 juvs were definitely here). 14 September 1430. Watched with Pam here for ½ hour while the birds were very busy eating acorns, storing acorns (5+ flights with acorns to the storage tree were seen) chasing scrub jays from the Valley Oaks where they were gathering the acorns (several of which had a very good crop), and hawking now and again. Seen were all birds except ♀246, thus ♂247, Dub, ♀176, j300, j301 were all seen well. The juvs were also seen harvesting and eating acorns. 1615. The birds are still in the vicinity harvesting, storing. One Valley Oak here has at least 8 Scrub Jays in it harvesting acorns; there are frequent chases twixt AW and the jays. A few newly stored acorns are in the granary.