1976 Walder D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Lower Haystack Hastings Reservation (4 May) 1415. Wandered all over. Zero. Obviously the group is engaged elsewhere doing something. It might be worth trekking over Blonquist's sometime soon in search of them. I would be very interested to know what's going on (I should be so lucky!). 6 May 1010. Walked through again, finding none in holes but finally coming across 3 birds in the vicinity. One was unwingstreakered and was seen eating acorn bits over by the next tree before flying up into the far field somewhere. Second was ?RRR#236, who I flushed from the perch Valley Oak between fields; he flew first to the storage tree, then over to the crest of the knoll, then flew back into the main area somewhere apparently in response to a karrit-cut coming seemingly from there. These birds were not seen again as I walked back through, but then over by Haystack-Blonquist a short karrit-cut off down the hill brought the H-B adult ? and ?CHRW,#170 from Lower Haystack, who remained in the vicinity at least 10 minutes unmolested by whatever H-B birds were aware of her presence (see H-B notes). 1110. A strange bird down at 1500 turns out to be ?172, also from Lower Haystack! What's going on here? It would appear that someone loaded all these birds from this group in a shotgun and fired it - see 1500 notes. 9 May 1830. At least some of these birds (25) are where they're supposed to be for once - over next to the "nest" tree and